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Defeating a Labour Amendment to the queens speech. It should also win the final vote on that queens speech tomorrow. So it will then have shown it can survive. But thrive . Not so clear. In the last 2a hours or so, weve seen raggedness of thought and ill discipline of purpose. We thought the goals for this government were to deliver brexit and reduce the deficit, but unity on both those looks to be disintegrating. Chancellor Philip Hammond made a thinly veiled joke at the expense of borisjohnson...

Coming up, the government sees off calls for an end to cuts to Public Services and the Public Sector pay cap. The ayes to the right, 309, the noes to the left, 323. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn clash at their first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament over whether council cuts were a factor in the grenfell fire. When you cut local Authority Budgets by a0 , we all pay a price in public safety. The cladding of tower blocks began under a blair government. And the governments told to ret...

Snowdonia. Figures today show the number of people being rescued in the mountains is up on last year. Later in the programme we will find out why. Ten years ago today, the first iphone went on sale sparking a smartphone revolution. But how have they changed the way we live . Ill be finding out. Weve come to sheffield to hear about a multi Million Pound plan by the Lawn Tennis Association to revamp grassroots tennis and were also launching our Breakfast Summer Challenge with world number one andy...

Could he be so stupid . The line went dead and he did not contact us again. Not for another three weeks. We will have an interview with the pa rents we will have an interview with the parents about the last time they spoke to their son. Will the government stand firm on its Spending Plans when their legislative programme is debated in the commons again today . We are live until 11, as we are each weekday morning. The question today is it time to relax their pay cap on firefighters, teachers, nur...

To the bbc news at one. Theresa may has confirmed that a retired high courtjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, has been chosen to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Sir martin this morning promised a vigorous inquiry that gets to the truth and said he understood the desire of local people for justice. The Prime Minister told mps that she expects he will produce an interim report as early as possible into the tragedy, in which 80 people are now presumed to have died. Sir Martin Moore...

Want a much broader investigation and i can fully understand why they would want that. Whether my inquiry is the right way in which to achieve that i am more doubtful. And no deal yet in Northern Ireland. The deadline for setting up a new Power Sharing Executive has passed. Its now extended until monday. Its 5pm. Were At Westminster where, eight days after the queens speech, the House Of Commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa mays authority, after the electi...

Meet tonight for the First Time Since the grenfell fire, well get reaction to the appointment of sir Martin Moore Bick to lead an inquiry into the disaster. Well have more on the queens speech, which the House Of Commons voted for earlier this evening. And well hear how the residents of Godolphin Cross in cornwall contacted Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for help renovating their local church. That is all ahead on bbc news. Now it is time for sports day. Hello and welcome to sportsday imj...

Coming up the government heads off the threat of a defeat on the queens speech, by offering a concession on abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland. We will be funding her department with additionalfunding so that she can make a grant to the external organisations who will provide these services. The culture secretary says shes minded to refer foxs proposed takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. And is another parliamentary tradition about to disappear, as the speaker hints hes relax...

Worst ever life. We know he is going to go. We dont even get a say on what will happen. So called Islamic State under siege in syria. American led forces surround is fighters in raqqa. Good morning. Theres no need for men to wear a tie in the House Of Commons from now on says the speaker of the house so this morning ill be seeing if formal dress codes at work are on their way out. In sport three days before wimbledon, the british number one Johanna Konta, recovers from a heavy fall At Eastbourne...

The week in parliament. Coming up, the government gets the queens speech through the commons, but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraow the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for De...