lord heseltine. .. thank you, broaden the choice. lord heseltine... thank you, sorry to interrupt, but thank you for your time this afternoon. lord heseltine there. now on bbc news it is time for politics europe. hello and welcome to politics europe — your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. amazon is the latest us technology giant to be caught in an eu crackdown over its tax affairs. the company says it doesn't owe any back taxes. meps have voted to urge the eu not to open the next phase of brexit talks unless there is a major breakthrough. but are they treating the uk like a hostage? the crisis in catalonia following its independence referendum could spark civil war in the middle of europe according to one eu commissioner. we'll have the latest. so all that to come in the next half an hour. i'm joined for it all by kate andrews from the institute of economic affairs and george parker from the financial times. welcome to you both. first today, here's our round—up of some of this week's big political stories from europe in

the former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, says there's growing pressure on her leadership. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite. the country won't unite. it simply puts her further and deeper into difficulties. as the snp's annual conference gets under way in glasgow, nicola sturgeon says she will commit to exploring all options to secure eu citizens' status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america, hurricane nate moves inland in the south east of the united states. also in the next hour... the royal foundation announces a £2 million grant to help find digital solutions to mental health problems. it's the largest investment ever made by the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. the president of afghanistan talks about the scale of the challenges facing his country in the world's most difficultjob. that's in half

lord heseltine called on her to reassert her authority by reshuffling the cabinet. sirjohn major knows what it is like to be a prime minister in peril. it is time to put up or shut up. he saw off his internal critics two decades ago and now he wants to help theresa may do the same. writing in a sunday newspaper he said that the country has had enough of the self—absorbed and frankly disloyal behaviour and, he added, all tory mps must focus their minds instead on the needs of the british people, rather than their own personal ambitions. and, from a former prime minister to a future one, at least in the dreams of some tory activists. both with the same message. we have seen some quite unfortunate shenanigans in terms of a couple of people trying to push, but the pushback has been strong, the prime minister is the best person to lead us forward. borisjohnson, seen by some to be perpetually in the running for the top job and the chief irritant of theresa may said today that those agitating to topple her were "nutters", but could, should the prime minister sack or move

the former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says a reshuffle is inevitable. there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems inevitable. high—profile, very dangerous because you create more enemies than you attract. as the snp conference gets under way, nicola sturgeon says she won't think about a timescale on a second independence referendum until the brexit deal becomes clearer. it doesn't mean i will stop making the case for scotland being independent. as i say, with the chaos that engulfs the uk now and scotla nd chaos that engulfs the uk now and scotland being ta ken chaos that engulfs the uk now and scotland being taken down a path that we didn't want to go down, i think that case becomes ever—stronger. also this hour, a royal mission to find a digital way to improve our mental health. the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry invests £2 million to help improve how we feel through technology. in sport, disappointment for scotland as their world cup dream is over but northern ireland are now assure

the former conservative deputy prime minister lord heseltine has told us the current situation for the prime minister is unsustainable — and that we could see a general election much sooner than anticipated. i think there is a deep division in the conservative party that has been there for some time, but it has now erupted in public gaze and the brexit agenda is going to dominate the next couple of years, with all, in my view, the deteriorating news that it will produce. what does the prime minister do? you have only got to read today's newspapers or yesterday's to realise the present situation is unsustainable. she can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from brexit. but there are things that she could do. and the housing agenda is one. our failing schools is ano

heseltine says a reshuffle is now inevitable. the only alternative is to go forward and attack that seems to me inevitable now. it would mean a reshuffle, high profile, dangerous because you create more enemies than you actually attract. more than 300,000 people march through barcelona waving spanish flags, to oppose plans to declare catalonia independent. as the snp conference gets under way, nicola sturgeon says she won‘t think about a timescale on a second independence referendum until the brexit deal becomes clearer. it does not mean i will.

the former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says a reshuffle is inevitable. there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems inevitable. high—profile, very dangerous because you create more enemies than you attract.

former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says there is growing pressure. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite. the country will not unite. it simply puts her further into difficulties nicola sturgeon says she will explore all options to secure eu citizens‘ status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america, hurricane nate weakens as it moves inland in the south east of the united states. also this hour, the royal foundation announces a two million pound grant to help find digital solutions to mental—health problems. it‘s the largest investment ever made by the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. and england may already be through, but can scotland and northern ireland guarantee a place in the world cup qualifier play—offs? three home teams in action, we‘ll have all the latest. good after

we can speak now to lord heseltine, former conservative deputy prime minister. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. john swinneyjust saying that the left is chaotic and the right is chaotic, is he right? it does look pretty chaotic at the moment. i think there is a deep division in the conservative party, it has been there for some time, but it has been there for some time, but it has been there for some time, but it has now erupted in the public gaze. the brexit agenda is going to dominate the next couple of years, with all, in my view, the deteriorating news that it will produce. what is the prime minister doing? well, you have only got to read today's newspapers to realise the present situation is unsustainable. she can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so she has to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from b

but the former conservative deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, told me the current situation for the prime minister is unsustainable — and that we could see a general election much sooner than anticipated. i think there is a deep division in the conservative party that has been there for some time, but it has now erupted in public gaze and the brexit agenda is going to dominate the next couple of years, with all, in my view, the deteriorating news that it will produce. what does the prime minister do? you have only got to read today's newspapers or yesterday's to realise the present situation is unsustainable. she can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies than you attract by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from brexit. but there are things that she could do. and the housing agenda is one. our f

the former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, has called on her to reassert her authority. the present situation is unsustainable. she can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from brexit. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: there are conflicting signals on whether catalans will declare independence this week amid protests from those who say no to independence and want national unity. the north korean leader, kimjong—un has strengthened his grip on power and promoted his younger sister within the ruling workers' party. more from the us and that story with vice—president, mike spence. laura bicker is in washington. fairly unusual images there of mike pence leaving the game, although it has been a big, running row in the last few months.

heseltine says there's growing pressure on her leadership. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite, it simply puts her further into difficulties. as the snp‘s annual conference gets underway in glasgow, nicola sturgeon says she will commit to exploring all options to secure eu citizens‘ status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america, hurricane nate moves inland in the south east of

former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says there is growing pressure. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite. the country will not unite. it simply puts her further into difficulties nicola sturgeon says she will explore all options to secure eu citizens‘ status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america,

welcome to the debate, lord heseltine. thank you! if i can just take this for a second, the front page of the times shows david davis drawing up plans for no deal on brexit talks, is that something you thought we would be looking at in october? it is not what the government wanted, and it is what people like me always feared, that, actually, the difficulties and the entrenched positions would lead to this calamitous outcome. now, it is still possible that it will not happen, that there will be some way through, but every day that goes past, every delay, the delay in the legislative programme in this country, we see we will miss the deadline to move on to the second stage in our discussions... but is it wrong to put thatjust at the door of the uk government? there is holed up by eu leaders, who maybe enjoying seeing britain read up a bit at the end of the line, we have to make —— contingency plans, simple as that. yes, but you see there will be an increasing amount of abuse thrown at the europeans. but you have to understand, from