And we stayed. As the general election is confirmed for december 12th we look at the role of social media in the campiagn as twitter says it will ban political adverts. Raging wildfires in california as a new blaze in the south of the state threatens the Ronald Reagan president ial library. Goals galore in the caraboa cup with ten scored in a single game between arsenal and liverpool and thats before it went to penalties, with the reds eventually sealing a place in the quarterfinal. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers anand menon, from uk in a changing europe, and jo tanner, former adviser to borisjohnson when he was london mayor. Good evening. The head of the london fire brigade, dany cotton, has rejected calls for her resignation from survivors of the fire at grenfell tower. She expressed her deepest sorrow for not being able to save more lives. 72 people died in the fire in west london in june 2017. A report following the first stage of the Public Inquiry criticised the london fire brigade for serious shortcomings in its response. The inquirys chairman said the absence of a plan to evacuate the tower was a major omission by the brigade. And he said more lives could have been saved had the policy of asking people to stay put in their homes been abandoned sooner. Our special correspondent lucy manning reports. Viewers may find some of the images in her report upsetting. Baffling myfamily. Here is my family. Why, why . They die, i cannot sleep, always crying. The last thing i was hearing from my aunt was, where are the firefighters . And i rest it at that. Where are the firefighters . I pray every single day, since the tower, to die sooner, because i have no meaning in my life. And they do not want to become a political football. No enquiry can comfort them. No blame brings them back. N0 warm words ease their harsh reality. Grenfell was a National Tragedy but their deeply personal one. This man lost his daughter, her husband and their two children. Leena, six months old, died in her mothers arms. Why, why . This is our families. I not come in here just to pass the time. I had a family. Fourfamily die the report blames the cladding that surrounded the building for spreading these flames. It broke building regulations. The fire so fierce because grenfells walls were covered in a material that was flammable. But the focus of this part of the enquiry is what happened on the night. Despite the bravery of some firefighters, the fire brigade is heavily criticised for institutional and systemic failures. Telling people to stay put in these flames cost lives. Paulos tekle was told to stay put in the building his 5 year old son isaac didnt make it out. 0n the night i was there, i was suffering, still i am suffering with this situation. But there was no excuse. We should have been rescued. We should have been helped by the firefighters. Nazanin aghlani lost her mother and her aunt. They were responsible to do a job, they had training, they had legislations that told them what to do if compartmentation is breached. They didnt do it. They should be prosecuted, im not saying individual firemen, they did a hard job, bless them, they probably dont even get paid that well. But the seniors at the top, they get good money to do a very seriousjob. The most senior fire officer is criticised for her remarkable insensitivity for her words at the enquiry. Ithink. Today she apologised to the families. The 72 lives lost were just the worst thing ever, and london fire brigade are truly sorry we could not have saved everyones life that night. But do you accept that more people died that night because you did not evacuate the building on time . I think it would be very difficult for us to make, draw that conclusion and i think even sir Martin Moore Bick says he has no expert evidence to draw that conclusion. But he does draw that conclusion. So, will you resign and some of the families are asking . No, i wont, i will retire in six months time. Because my commitment is to making those changes and if i resign, i cant do that. The report found training for high rise fires was gravely inadequate, that they failed to cope with the 999 calls and that firefighters struggled to share information as the Communication Systems did not work properly. 46 recommendations are made, including National Guidelines and training for evacuating high rise residential buildings. Grenfell survivor Edward Daffarn warned that there would be a serious fire in the building months before it happened. We first met him on the morning of the fire, in the clothes that he fled in. My life, my self, was saved by a brave firefighter, from the 16th floor, who came and rescued me when i was taking my last breaths, and sir Martin Moore Bick in his report points out that there are many instances of brave and courageous act by firefighters. My own personal view of dany cotton is that she needs to be dismissed from her post. 0n the grenfell tragedy. In the commons, they stood silent for a minute, as survivors and bereaved looked on at the politicians they asked for the truth, we promised them the truth, we owe them the truth. And, today, the whole country, the whole world, is finally hearing the truth about what happened at grenfell tower. The shameful fact is, mr speaker, that feet have been dragged, the exact same cladding is on similar high rise blocks, sprinklers have not been fitted, thousands of people will go to bed tonight and tomorrow night not feeling safe in this country. This tower, a devastating testament to the companies which made the cladding, the authorities that allowed it to be put on, and the fire brigade who saved some, but failed others. Earlier today at westminster it was probably the last prime ministers questions before the election, Party Leaders attacking each other on some of the issues sure to feature in the campiagn including the future of the nhs and brexit. Mps voted last night to hold a general election in six weeks time. The house of lords gave its approval earlier this evening. During the day, dozens of current members of parliament have announced their decision not to stand in the forthcoming election as our Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg reports. I think he frankly must be out of. The warm up parliaments cameras capturing the last moments of this particular generation. The whole world knows that. Why cant he get it . The commons has examined every angle of brexit and failed to come to a conclusion. So that conclusion will now be for all of us to decide what we make of them. And the contrast between these two is profound. The choice at this election couldnt be clearer. People have a chance to vote for real change after years of conservative and lib dem cuts. Privatisation and tax hand outs for the richest. Theyll be scrapping to be heard this wont be a gentlemanly debate. Leadership mean standing up for the people of this country, and, above all, it means getting brexit done, and ending the dither and the delay. The time for protest is over, mr speaker. Its time for leadership. Today theyve all been trying out lines, practising their pitches, the slogans youll hearagain and again. But its the substance of their plans for the country that will determine who has the privilege of coming back to this place and, in the end, who takes up the prime ministers position in the glare, and under the pressure, at the dispatch box. Jeremy corbyn went straight from the commons to the campaign trail, first to a hospital, then a rally in a labour suggested today they might go for another referendum in scotland. Its for another referendum in scotland. Its harder than a group of toddlers. Keeping hold of any campaign is harder than directing a group of toddlers. The next five weeks are a big opportunity, as well as a risk for the snp. However you voted on brexit, its a mess, and the only way out of that mess is to stop brexit. Secondly, a vote for the snp is a vote to demand the right for scotland to choose their own future, not to have borisjohnson determining their future, but to put scotlands future into scotlands hands. And there might be huge change this time around. Several of the mps gathered with the lib dem leader here today, stood for different parties last time round. The liberal democrats are fighting our most ambitious election yet, because this general election is one where the future of the country for generations is at stake. And yet, ore than 50 mps have made their own decision to go. Including tonight, surprise from the current cabinet minister nikki morgan, citing a dilemma from 2019. How to squarer reality of being an mp in this climate with a desire to have a home life too. An era many are happy to leave behind. Taking their own histories with them. This painting is of my ma ma. Churchills grandson, an mp since 1983, is saying goodbye. Its become a rougher, coarser place. Were in a period of profound disruption. I have no idea what will happen in this election, one way or another, but we are in an era where things are just blown up, and institutions are all under great strain. Would you forgive me for asking what you think your grandfather might make of you standing down and what you have achieved since you have been here . Well, i dont think much, really but, i think hed be pleased that i tried. Thats the thing. Its been a great honour to be a member of parliament, and i really mean that. And im very sad to be going. I thank my wife and our three children, 0liver, freddie andjemima. Whether forced out or by choice, elections are about farewells. These are the speakers last days in his official chair, too. This chapter of our politics and the next is the story of individuals and us all. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. Twitter has announced this evening that it will ban all political adverts on its platform. Chief executive jack dorsey said that political messaging should be earned not bought. It comes amid growing concerns about how social Media Channels are being used to influence elections. 0ur media editor amol rajan has this assessment of how the fight for voters attention is increasingly being waged online. Recognise any of these . In the coming weeks brace yourself for a further onslaught of adverts in your social media feed. Elections used to be all about the ground and air war, leaflets through the letterbox or Party Political broadcasts. Today there is a third front, the cyber war, and this digital blitzkrieg is the most complex and controversial of the lot. Data from the Electoral Commission shows the proportion of Campaign Money going to Digital Advertising is growing fast. The issue isntjust Political Parties, its anyone with a political message to sell. Theres potential for a lot more money to be spent here. We dont know necessarily who is spending this, what the content of this advertising is, thats a big problem for us in terms of working out if there needs to be regulation here. Its in response to these concerns that tonight the boss of twitter announced there would be no more political advertising on twitter globally. But despite what might seem like a significant shift, political ads on twitter have a fraction of the impact of those on facebook. In the 2017 election, uk Political Parties spent £3. 2 million on facebook ads and just £56,500 on twitter ads. In any case, the vast majority of what cuts through on twitter is shared content, rather than paid for ads. If we act now, we can stop brexit. Every day, there is an avalanche of political campaigning online. In just the past 2a hours, the lib dems paid for this targeted ad. Meanwhile on their facebook page, the conservatives and the brexit party released rousing videos, aimed at energising their base. You would have seen one of these videos if you follow those parties on facebook or if a friend of yours does and shared or reacted to such a video. 0n the e mail front, a so called chip in message from labour raised £190,000. Free speech is a pillar of our democracy but it only works if you and i know who is doing the talking. Alas, when it comes to social media platforms, sometimes we dont. For instance, we often dont know who is ultimately paying for this marketing. It could be foreign or malign actors who deploy social media precisely because regulation is so weak. And of course amid all the clamour and propaganda online, its those who engage our emotions rather than appeal to reason who find their messages cut through. Digital campaigns have no beginning or end. They are constant, its just the volume is turned up or down according to political need. In the coming weeks, the noise will be deafening. Amol rajan, bbc news. Lets speak now to tech journalist will guyatt. He is said to talk to us about this ban is here to talk to us about the band. Lets get more now on the news announced this eveing that twitter has banned all political advertising on its platform. Twitters Ceo Jack Dorsey announced the ban, unsurprisingly, on twitter. In a thread of tweets he said a political message earns reach when people decide to follow an account or retweet. Paying for reach removes that decision, forcing highly optimized and targeted political messages on people. We believe this decision should not be compromised by money. In an apparent veiled attack on facebooks decision, he tweeted its not credible for us to say were working hard to stop people from gaming our systems to spread misleading info, buuut if someone pays us to target and force people to see their political ad, well they can say whatever they want and he addressed possible free speech critics by saying this isnt about free expression. This is about paying for reach. And paying to increase the reach of political speech has significant ramifications that todays democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle. Its worth stepping back in order to address. The ban will be enforced from 22 november, with full details released by 15 november. That is the view of the ceo and that and to be implemented on november 22. Lets speak now to tech journalist will guyatt. I know you follow these things. What you make of this announcement . This is the attack dogs of twitter rounding on facebook and if you consider that twitters advertising revenue for the Second Quarter was 730 million and faceds was 16. 7 billion it is essentially a chihuahua doing its business on Mark Zuckerbergs lawn. It will not have impact. The issue is what if the sentiment goes against facebook and they have to stop a valuable source of advertising revenue. You can guarantee this morning that the phones would have been hot at facebook officers in london with discussion about strategy for the upcoming election and facebook have people working on this. They did when i was there in 2015. I think this is more of a symbolic issue. I think it is also jack dorsey and twitter realising that facebook is on the ropes from a regulatory point of view and using this as an opportunity to attack. It will not impact twitter agreed deal. The amount of money spent on adverts there is tiny but this is a symbolic gesture because we focus on the influence of this sort of advertising full it doesnt cost twitter that much to get in tune with the zeitgeist. It is really interesting in that twitter is a much smaller business. Twitter has about 30 Million People using it every month. Across the whole of the facebook business, it is about 2. 3 billion. A fraction of the size. But what it is doing is making a very strong gesture and a strong stance, particularly at a time when Mark Zuckerberg is in front of congress. He has been summonsed to talk in front of other political bodies around the world about how facebook will be controlled. The Biggest Issue here, broadcasters like the bbc are very closely monitored. Watchdog monitors and picks up what your journalist and experts watchdog monitors and picks up what yourjournalist and experts say. But thatis yourjournalist and experts say. But that is not the same as facebook or any other platform. They are just not fairly regulated. We have spoken about adverts coming through already from Political Parties. In the last 24 from Political Parties. In the last 2a hours alone, clear evidence of doctored photography being used to enhance and enforce political messages. Maybe that was a mistake that the photo was doctored, i dont know. But we are entering a period where we have not even started the official election period and social media is already being used as a platform to push messages. From my perspective, we spoke about digital and social media elections since 2010. Because this election has been called quickly you can guarantee that they do not have entered leaflets a nd that they do not have entered leaflets and manifestoes, all those bits and pieces available. But they can finish that now and within hours sherry digitally online. That will be the big issue. They will push solidly online and try to reach younger audiences as well through social media and other places online full. The u. K. s amino to the us in issues like this and the us has an upcoming president ial election next november. So this game is being played out on an american Political Landscape and the pressure you mention that facebook ceo is coming under at the hands of members of congress and from elizabeth warren, the democratic president ial hopeful, this will really put the heat on, wont it . This will really put the heat on, wont it . We would have to be crazy to think that the timing of this todayis to think that the timing of this today is not connected to the us election. It forces the issue before the us election. In looking at the us election in 2020 there will be 6 billion spent on advertising and according to one of the big media analysis and experts, they think about 20 of that will be spent on Digital Advertising stop the uk election will be much smaller but increasingly i know the social networks were doing this in 2015, they were actively talking to the Political Parties and giving them advice and saying, without naming names and saying that your rival is doing this, they were talking about the tactics that were working and what other people were doin