Today that he plans to stand as an independent if theres an election. Meanwhile, the governments Standing Firm about its decision to throw out the rebels. Many of the people who rebelled against the government are good people. I served in government with them, but they were told very clearly this was the consequence of their actions. That vote to trigger an election will take place this evening, but labour and the lib dems wont back it. So, what next . Also, this programme can reveal that 800 eu citizens have used the system set up in the wake of the windrush scandal to secure their status in the uk after brexit. Many have told us its because they dont trust the eu settlement scheme. I didnt want this to happen to another section of the community. What, we are going to have an italian windrush . Good morning. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. So, whos in charge . Opposition leaders ad backbench mps certainly for today what is your reaction to last nights events
Now on bbc news its hardtalk. Stephen sackur speaks to former Prime Minister sirjohn major. Welcome to hardtalk. Within weeks, the conservative party will have a new leader and britain a new Prime Minister. As with so much in uk politics, that battle between borisjohnson and jeremy hunt boils down to brexit. Who the tories believe it is better equipped to navigate the political and constitutional crisis that looms as the departure date of october 31 draws near. My guest is former Prime Minister sirjohn major. What kind of conservative party and what kind of country will emerge from the brexit mess . Welcome. The conservative Party Leadership is in its final lap. You have been watching it very closely. What is it telling you about the state of your party . I have been a member of the conservative party since my 16th birthday. Its been a very large part of my life. I owe a great deal to it and i hope i have given quite a lot to it. I do not think i have ever seen the party so divided or
Time for hardtalk. Apologies for that. We will bring the programme to you in a few minutes time. Stay with us, we are having a couple of technical difficulties. You can keep up to date on all the stories were covering online at our website and you can also reach me on twitter. We have plenty more of all of our top stories. Lets bring you a quick im rico hizon in singapore. Weather update. Thursday brought us the headlines a warm and humid day across many parts of the country but we also had the lion air crash in indonesia lawyers say the families of those heavy showers and thunderstorms as who died in the boeing 737 max have well. Been cheated out of compensation. A mix of sunny spells on friday and a few showers around across Eastern England and eastern scotland but many of us will avoid the showers President Trump has ordered that we have an area of low pushing all Government Agencies to provide off towards the east with High Pressure waiting out in the west records that will help de
Until elections can be held. At ten oclock tina dahele will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now Stephen Sackur interviews former british Prime Minister sir john major on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Within weeks, the conservative party will have a new leader and britain a new Prime Minister. As with so much in uk politics, that battle between Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt boils down into brexit. Who the tories believe it is better equipped to navigate the political and constitutional crisis that lives as at the departure date of october 31 draws near. My guest is former Prime Minister is sirjohn major, what kind of conservative and what kind of country will emerge from brexit mess . Welcome. The conservative Party Leadership is in its final lap. You have been watching it very closely. What is it telling you about the state of your party . I have been a member of the conservative party since my 16th birthday. Its been a very large part of my life. I have a great deal to
Downgrade is forthcoming and what are the reasons behind it . Are the reasons behind it . This is a warnin are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and i are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and i think are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and i think the Warning Signal and i think the message they are trying to send is that you have to take this seriously. We have seen what happened recently, it issued a warning saying it would downgrade the us governments Credit Rating and then it followed through on the threat so that is the situation the banks are in. There are concerns circling and we saw higher Interest Rates and the problems caused from regional banks but on top of that there are other concerns looming, notably from the commercial real estate sector, worries that high Interest Rates are causing real problems and the trend of re