Together so that we can do our historic mission. The former Health Secretary who took on the Junior Doctors. A man who was rigid, unyielding, narcissistic. We have our own armchair analysts to chew over their chances in the race to no 10. That was supposed to be a cast iron pledge, whats going on . Those are deliberately ambiguous words. I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life. I will leave my successor to seek a way forward which honours the result of the referendum. Enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve their country i love. It was the human moment, and with it, britains only route to brexit agreed with europe. A dramatic moment in downing street. She had fought to hold onto her party but now that struggle is now exhausted. The arithmetic of a hung parliament, the biggest defeat ever recorded. The ayes to the right, 202. The noes to the left, 432. The split in her party, the feeling theresa may was part of the problem. It all made her mis
about the political direction of the government during what she described as a tumultuous time. well, that development means that liz truss has now lost two very senior members of her cabinet injust a now lost two very senior members of her cabinet in just a few days. following the sacking of kwasi kwarteng as her chancellor of the exchequer. what an extraordinary few daysin exchequer. what an extraordinary few days in prime minister s questions, in the commons a little bit early on. liz truss said she is a fighter and not a quitter, but she is under more pressure than ever now. and this is the scene, you can see it in downing street. we may be hearing from the new home secretary, grant shapps, he was a supporter of rishi sunak who lost the tory leadership to liz truss. it is interesting now that liz truss is bringing people from that wing of the party, the rishi sunak wing of the party, if you want to call it that into the top echelons of her government. let s talk to our po
Hello and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. On todays programme as the eu signs what leaders have called an historic agreement on defence co operation, are we edging closer to the much wanted eu army . The European Parliament has been debating tax avoidance after the release of the Paradise Papers. Will the eu take action where Member States have struggled . Whats going on in poland . The European Parliament says the polish government has committed serious violations of the rule of law and could impose sanctions. Well have the latest. And as new figures on the numbers on eu nationals coming to the uk to work are released, has talk of brexitists of eu citizens leaving the uk been exaggerated . So all that to come and more in the next half an hour. And joining me for all of that is Rachel Sylvester from the times and toby young from the spectator. First, here is our guide to the latest from europe in just 60 seconds. As the grea
This is bbc news. The headlines. President mugabe has been dismissed as the leader of the ruling zanu pf party, a day after tens of thousands marched on the streets calling for him to resign. His wife, grace, has also been expelled from the party. Police say theyre confident that a body found near swanage is that of the missing teenager, gaia pope. Gaias sister described her as beautiful, emotionally wise and intelligent. The chancellor, philip hammond, has said britain needs to build an extra 300,000 homes a year to make an impact on the housing crisis. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the go ahead in this weeks budget. Now on bbc news, politics europe. Hello and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. 0n todays programme. As the eu signs what leaders have called a historic agreement on defence co operation, are we edging closer to the much vaunted eu army . The European Parliament has been debating tax avoi
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