Threshold. Now is not the time, says borisjohnson. Meanwhile the labour party pledges to compensate nearly four million women who lost out when their state pension age rose from 60 to 66. Voters in hong kong turn out in record numbers to cast their ballots in District Council elections. Five teenagers have been arrested after a large brawl at a cinema in birmigham last night which saw a number of Police Officers injured. Good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. Boris johnson has unveiled the conservative manifesto with a speech in which he promised to spend more money on Public Services without raising income taxes. He also pledged repeatedly to get brexit done, and vowed to keep the United Kingdom intact. The headline promise of this manifesto is the conservative pledge not to raise income tax, National Insurance contributions or vat. The so called triple tax lock. They also kept up the pressure on labour over the nhs by promising 50,000 nurses more than double what labour were proposing.
Without barely any notice and in just three days. But in a victory for borisjohnson without analysis of the economic they voted to back the contents impact of this bill. Of the deal itself. One way or another we will leave the eu, with this deal, to which this 329, 299 so the eyes private. House hasjust eu, with this deal, to which this house has just given eu, with this deal, to which this house hasjust given its assigned. So the eyes private. Hello and welcome back to westminster where mps have for the first time voted to approve the Prime Ministers brexit deal. But in a major blow to the government, mps have rejected Boris Johnsons timetable for rushing the legislation through in the next three days. The Prime Minister says he will pause the progress of the legislation whilst he consults with other eu leaders, but insists that the uk will leave the European Union under the terms of his Withdrawal Agreement. Heres what happened in the past hour. The debate is still ongoing this eveni
Was ousted from power. Hong kong sees further clashes between police and pro democracy protesters ahead of the 70th anniversary of communist rule in china. Lewis hamilton wins after Sebastian Vettel ignores team orders in the russian grand prix. Good afternoon. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, has told the conservative Party Conference in manchester that the government will strive in faith for a good brexit deal. But he said if the eu spurned the opportunity for what he called a win win agreement, the uk would leave at the end of october, no ifs, no buts. Earlier borisjohnson insisted hed been a model of restraint when speaking about brexit. The Prime Minister refused to apologise for words such as surrender when describing the legislation designed to stop the uk leaving the European Union without a deal. This report from our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake at the conservative Party Conference in manchester and it does contains some flash photography. Despite the weather, ma
Also on the programme. Could it be the real estate deal of the century . Donald trump confirms hes serious about buying greenland. And keep your paws to yourself we bring you the tale of a hungry pooch, and a country cake baking competition. What could possibly go wrong . Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington, david eades is in london. The uk government has announced that in the event of a no deal brexit on october 31st citizens of the European Union would immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. Under the previous governments plans freedom of movement would have continued for a limited period whether or not a deal was agreed. But thats now changed. Moreover, the new government plans tougher criminality rules for people entering the uk without proper documentation. Nick eardley, our political correspondent, is in westminster. Nick, unpicked at four as a bed. What is the government announcing here . It has dropped the two plans that was being explored as
To what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are thejournalist and broadcaster, caroline frost and the parliamentary journalist, tony grew. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The times reports the Prime Minister has been taken to hospital for tests, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. The telegraph says Boris Johnson was admitted on the advice of his doctor after continuing to have a high temperature. The mail says the Prime Minister will remain in charge of the governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The paper also has a picture of the queen who gave a special address to the nation this evening. we will meet again is the headline in the sun as her majesty echoed the lyrics of dame vera lynn. The mirror says the queen praised the work of front line nhs staff tackling the spread of covid i9. Her majesty said britain will succeed in its fight against the virus and promised better days ahead, thats on the front of the express. The queen is als