Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed poorly, losing 59 seats, many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing, and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
A warning of hidden waiting lists as the bbc discovers delays for thousands of Mental Health patients in england. Anthony joshua tells us that he holds no fear going into his highly anticipated rematch with andy ruinunior. I tell you, i am punching like a horse kicking back right now. My kinetic chain, my rhythm, theres no tension in my body. We say loose and heavy. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Iam i am annita mcvey. With just a week to go until the country goes to the polls, the conservatives have outlined what theyll do in their first 100 days in office. Borisjohnson has promised to bring a budget in february as soon as brexit is done, as well as protections for some of the pledges already made in the campaign so far. On the health service, theyve promsied to enshrine in law the extra £39. 9 billion a year they have promised for the nhs in england by 2023. 0n crime, theyve promised a law to end the automatic release of serious violent offenders, like the man responsib
Advantage. New zealand volcano, six people have died. Coming up on bbc news, liverpool are underway against rb salzburg as the holders try to secure qualification in the last 16 of the Champions League. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Just two days to go now until decision day, and theres no let up in the political campaigning, but its been a difficult day for labour, with the leak of damning comments made in a secretly recorded phone call by the Labour Shadow Health secretary about Jeremy Corbyn. Jon ashworth said he couldnt see labour winning the election, their prospects are dire abysmal and added that voters cant stand mr cobyn and believe labour has blocked brexit. Mr ashworth has apologised, but insists he was justjoshing about in the conversation. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has the latest from the campaign trail. Those nails might be nibbled down to the end by friday. This election matters so much in so many ways. The crowd in the cold in lancashire t
Like im going to have to fight this for the rest of my life. Weve got three people here whove struggled with the system in england. What should the parties be doing about this . Let us know your own experiences. Over 100 people who live in flooded fishlake near doncaster are defying the authorities and refusing to evacuate their homes. Well speak to some of them. And the Police Officer who was standing next to pc Yvonne Fletcher when she was shot dead outside the Libyan Embassy in london 35 years ago, john murray, tells us exclusively why hes still fighting forjustice for her. Hes brought a legal claim against a former aide to colonel gadaffi. I want the person responsible for what happened that day to face justice. The suspect was arrested two years ago. The cps decided there was insufficient evidence to press criminal charges. Hello. Welcome to the programme. We hope you had a good weekend. We are alive until 11 oclock this morning, as we are each weekday. you are still flooded, wher
Life and i very naively, im american, we dont have that they are. Two big legal changes in Northern Ireland are looming with abortion and same sex marriage becoming legal at midnight. It has prompted stormont to assemble for the first time in three years. Coming up one afternoon live, lizzie with all the sport. Hello, simon. We have squad news for the Rugby World Cup semifinals this weekend, there is good news for england but bad news for wales. 0k, back to you later. And we have the whether with matt taylor. Thanks, simon, half term week for some of you and some of you would appreciate something drier but rain will never be too far away from the forecast and i will tell you where that will be in around half an hours time. Good afternoon from westminster, where borisjohnson will this afternoon try again to get the backing of mps for his brexit deal with the European Union, after he abandoned his bid to secure parliamentary approval during a special sitting on saturday. The government i