As the new leader of the liberal democrats. The mp for East Dunbartonshire beat her rival ed davey. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar has more. New face, same promise stop brexit, or try. Jo swinson was favourite to win, and she did, easily. Jo swinson 47,000. Standing against brexit has been the lib dems best game plan, and she is sticking to it. In the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. We believe the uks best future is as members of the european union. And thats why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. She has come a long way. This tax on learning is not acceptable. As a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. Westminsters youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems popularity. She lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. Back two years later
Pleaded guilty to causing alarm and distress by using threatening or abusive language to the mp anna soubry outside the houses of parliament. 29 year old James Goddard was accused of shouting abuse at the mp for broxtowe, who supports another referendum, in two incidents last december and january. Angus crawford reports. Soubry anger and intimidation in the shadow of westminster. An mp trying to make her voice heard, drowned out by those who brand her a traitor. Crowd chants soubrys a liar. Earlier, she was even forced to break off a live tv interview. I do object to being called a nazi, actually. Crowd chants soubry is a nazi. Right, well, apologies to you if youre offended by what youre listening to. Sorry, ijust think this is astonishing. Leading the protest, filming the mp on his phone, James Goddard, wearing a yellow vest, aping the gilets jaunes demonstrators in france. Alongside him, brian phillips, shouting in herface, blocking the way. Finally, anna soubry has to force her way
Some of the political motivation for it sadly came from a negative although it was turned into a positive and there has been a lot of co operation between nations since then. Is there a role for britain in that . The absolutely is. We are not very good here in the uk at singing oui very good here in the uk at singing our own praises when it comes to the activities that we do within space. We are World Leaders in satellite technology, we contribute to the human space flight programme. Obviously, tim peake was our first European Space agency astronaut. We have a huge amount of research and by our involvement with the European Space agency, we have got a huge number of space scientists and space engineers working on these big european and multinational projects, so european and multinational projects, so there is a very, very alive and kicking space industry in the uk at the moment. So we should be celebrating and commemorating this as much about whats to come as what been . For me, it is
The building of new developments in england with separate entrances for private residents and social housing tenants. The communities secretary James Brokenshire said the so called poor doors can stigmatise those in social housing. Jenny kumah has the story. Social housing tenants in this development can only use this entrance, while those living in the privately owned homes here get to use this one. And for several years, the children of social housing tenants were prevented from mixing in this play space, as it was reserved for the wealthier families who had bought their homes. It did upset me, because i thought, why are the kids separated . Theres enough hate in the world as it is. Why do we want our kids to hate each other for what ones got and what one hasnt . It was really sad for us mums and for the children. The children used to watch through the windows down at us playing. We were like, come down and play they were like, we dont have permission. We were like, well give you per
Security concerns. Warship and irans revolutionary please confirm that you are not guard, moments before a british based oil tanker intending to violate international was seized in the gulf. Law by unlawfully please confirm that you are not intending to violate international attempting to boa rd. Law by unlawfully attempting to board. Iran said the stena impero had dramatic audio reveals how a british broken International Maritime rules warship warned Iranian Forces not after its forces boarded the vessel to seize a uk registered oil tanker. On friday in the strait of hormuz. It was one of the greatest the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, rounds of golf at a major. Has urged iran to reverse what he called its illegal actions. And it means irelands shane lowry is leading the open by four shots, going into the final day at royal portrush. Thejustice secretary, david gauke, has said he will resign and englands dreams of netball world cup gold are from the cabinet on wednesday, over after d