theresa may stayed on as pm, but onlyjust. i'm sorry for all those hard—working candidates and party workers who were not successful. with their majority gone, a vocal number of tory mps thought it stank and theresa may would have to clean up her mess. that's what she promised to do, but there was still pressure on her to resign, including from a former colleague, who had got a newjob as the editor of the london evening standard. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. tim farron decided it was time to go, even though the lib dems had regained an extra eight seats. to be a political leader of a progressive, liberal party in 2017 and to live as a committed christian to the bible's teaching has felt impossible for me. watching on was the man who took over, vince cable. the ukip leader paul nuttall, who failed to win a seat, also resigned. for us, although the tide may be out at this present moment in time, i am convinced it will return. deal or no deal, mrs foster? to get eno

he hammers theresa may everyday! i don't know, something tells me that george osborne doesn't necessarily consider his political career necessarily consider his political career to be over. if he was tojoin the house of lords, then maybe that would put the brakes on him ever returning to the house of commons. i don't know, whether this is something that he once? he certainly wasn't expecting anything from theresa may, the woman who sacked him... in her first act as prime minister comic she didn't even let him clear out his flat! in the story, friends of george osborne so that he never wanted a peerage. i can believe that, i wonder if he considers himself a tory still? it's an extraordinary thing to say about someone an extraordinary thing to say about someone who was chancellor less than two years ago but his politics are so different to theresa may. he's made it clear so often. he definitely does not see his career necessarily as being over but maybe he is looking at the french president, looking at theresa may —�

theresa may had built this up episode. theresa may had built this up as episode. theresa may had built this upasa episode. theresa may had built this up as a major refresh and an assertion of renewed authority. it did not live up to expectation. partly because she could not make will be changes that she wanted. let us will be changes that she wanted. let us have a quick look at some of the comings and goings and the big star of the reshuffle is david livingstone.

theresa may says, shoulder to shoulder, trump says joint at the hip. they must be virtually one body right now! laughter a horrible thought for all concerned. it is simply not true. bridging and the us offered further apart on key issues now than they have been for as long as i can remember. residents and prime ministers tried to stay in june remember. residents and prime ministers tried to stay injune as much as they can, they always claim that they are, but this time it's a complete fabrication. despite brexit, theresa may is in favour of global free trade, donald trump is a protectionist. they disagree fundamentally over iran and whether or not to carry on with the treaty signed there, they disagree over climate change, they disagree over the response to islamist and other terror threats. fundamentally disagree on whether or not the way to tackle that is to look for greater integration within society oi’, greater integration within society or, in donald trump's case, to push people out, because you don't like them. this nonsense about a special re

theresa may reshuffle in disarray, as justine theresa may reshuffle in disarray, asjustine greening theresa may reshuffle in disarray, as justine greening quits. night of the blunt stiletto, as ministers refuse to move in reshuffle. the daily mail have said no, prime minister. the health secretary turning down a newjob and theresa may forced to sack the education secretary after she refuses to move. and on the times, greening quits in shambolic reshuffle. another newspaper calling it a reshuffle ke rfuffle. newspaper calling it a reshuffle kerfuffle. let's talk to brendan lewis. good morning to you. thank you for coming on breakfast and reflecting on yesterday and looking ahead for us as well. i wonder, what has what we saw and heard yesterday, what does that say to the british public about your party this morning? if you look at what the prime minister outlined yesterday in terms of how the departments are working, there are some good people coming in, more women around the cabinet table than we have ever had before. we have actually very clear focus, if you look at what we have done with

the last thing theresa may wa nts america. the last thing theresa may wants is to be fighting trade battles on two france, to the east with the european union and to the west with america. today she will welcome mood music about the possibility of a free—trade deal. let's not say she has got it over the line, these deals take years. yes positive noise welcomed by the government but these negotiations are incredibly tough and will take yea rs are incredibly tough and will take years and years to execute. many thanks. laura, we heard the effusively words, the president met the prime minister. the tone at westminster slightly different? almost as the flashbulbs were going off as they met in davos, another war of words was breaking out at westminster over brexit with the chancellor, who by chance happen to be speaking in davos, saying after brexit he was hopeful the two economies, the eu and uk would only be different in a modest way, and that suggestion once we are out of the eu, we will be tightly together, was a red rag to ma

can we start with the meeting between donald trump and theresa may. what is the substance of the relationship as you see it now?|j think relationship as you see it now?” think they put themselves back on an even keel after the kind of cancelled visit that was due to take place next month. after the tweet stormont donald trump retreated those anti—muslim videos and theresa may criticised donald trump. i think they have put it back on the right path. righted the ship. for bilateral meeting of this nature it was as much as anyone could have hoped for on the british side. warm words from the president talking about his very special relationship with theresa may. similar sentiments from theresa may herself and of course, beyond all of this is the trade deal that might have to be negotiated when britain leads the european union. theresa may needs donald trump to be on board as much as possible on that. i think the british were very keen to make progress on that. can we take it there will be a presidential visit to the uk this year? let me read you what

theresa may has been talking about that. toby young has been appointed to this newly established office of students which is meant to be the universities regulator and hold universities to account. lots of criticism from stu d e nts account. lots of criticism from students groups disappointed with him being appointed, somebody who is in the establishment of three schools. he is a writer and he has controversial views in some respects. since his appointment, people have been trawling through his social media and have found various things that have been deemed to be misogynist and also homophobic. he said people are out to get him. he says that does not reflect his views known. theresa may was asked about this on the andrew marshall and she made it clear she was not aware of it and was not happy about it, but toby young for the moment is staying that post. first of all, toby young has done exceedingly good work in relation to the schools. that is what led him to being appointed to the office for students. i was not aware about

theresa may left davos tonight, back to the uk and domestic matters. tomorrow, the president's big speech on america, trade and putting the us first. kamalahmed, bbc news, davos. in a moment we'll speak to laura kuennsberg in westminster. but first, our north america editor jon sopel, is in davos. so all friends again? yeah. a huge rapprochement has taken place. donald trump was saying, troubles in our relationship, almost fa ke troubles in our relationship, almost fake news. it is a false rumour. he has tweeted it was a positive relationship he had with theresa may. downing street saying the pm and president concluded by asking officials to work together on finalising the details of a visit by the president to the uk later this year. a visit, no mention of it being a state visit. 0n the british side they thought they had a visit lochinver february, when donald trump was going to open the new us embassy. —— locked in for a feathery. then he announced he would be coming. the british will not be taking anything for granted. britain needs america if t

the sunday times headline, theresa may plots to reshuffle times headline, theresa may plots to res huffle a n times headline, theresa may plots to reshuffle an entire sixpack of cabinet ministers. it is amazing how they make vics pack sound like a lot when there are lots and lots of cabinet ministers, many of whom we cannot remember the names of. —— sixpack. apparently they are going to change again on monday or tuesday. it was monday, but it could be tuesday. it could be the senior ones on monday, the morejunior ones ones on monday, the morejunior ones on tuesday. well, theresa may does not have a lot of time, because mr barnier is probably celebrating christmas and is not freely available for brexit talks. so you have to get your reshuffle in fast. a p pa re ntly have to get your reshuffle in fast. apparently they did research in the set one of the reasons the tories did not do well at the election was that people were very unhappy with the schooling of their children, which i think there is a feeling that schooling, we never come out anywhere near the top of the list is of children

the prime minister, theresa may has faced a complex task of trying to push present through the commons. keep northern iowa's democratic unions. she relies on getting this through. this will move bridget forward and shows little success. theresa may traveled to funds in september to make a big speech, offering assurances on eu citizens rise and urging a new economic and security relationship of the future. and while that may have been seen as a step forward, there was is -- a distinct wobble when they hit the prime minister had struck down with this approach by a prankster and standing in front of a disintegrating background. so there was wanted to talk about when parliament returned and mrs. mccann to the commons to update mps. speaker, this is between the sovereign united kingdom and a strong and successful european union, it is our ambition and friends,rary european achieving the partnership will require leadership and flexibility, not just from us but from our friends from 27 missions on the eu. demonstrated the scale of the mess the government is making of these negotiations. on fr

clearly theresa may putting him on notice. it is not what she needs at a time when she was trying to establish a new team. in the next few days, we will find out who will be in that. thank you. some of the uk's largest retailers have voluntarily agreed to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18—years—old. ministers hope the measure will help stop the rise in attacks until new laws are considered by parliament. here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. the human cost of an acid attack. where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? police officers pour water over the victim lastjuly. thieves wanted the london delivery driver's moped. his helmet saved him from serious injury. police recorded more than 500 attacks involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the year to last april. officials think the true figure could be twice as high. ministers have launched an acid action plan to cut attacks. today the first part of that plan, a voluntary ban by diy chains, including b&q, on selling

theresa may ‘s government should do something about it. jeremy corbyn has proposals to raise taxes, keep the same model, but put more cash into it. talk has been coming from downing street about a royal commission. that would be a fantastic way of kicking the problem into the long grass for the next five years and not do anything. all of this talk about raising taxes. in the short term that is more money m, the short term that is more money in, but something needs to be done, we cannot keep going into this situation. the population is getting older. strains will grow greater. and the internal argument between management and doctors will continue to grow. indeed. we mentioned the sunday express before. the polls saying trump isn't welcome. brexit enforcers is the headline. kate, i think it is your turn to explain. they are reporting that more than 100 mp5 will demand that theresa may ends freedom of movement and takes britain out of the single market in march 2019. what this is pointing out is that the transition period should not include a

how please will theresa may be with what she got out of this? >> to be tilted your ear in the direction of downing street from where you were watching or listening around the u.k. you will hear relief because there was a huge sense getting to the point where they could move on to phase two which they wanted to do by christmas and they managed to do it. there is a huge amount of noise on the phone call from eileen foster back to the u.k. without having cut a deal and we can telephone diplomacy without having gone out there and getting the deal and the embarrassment elite leader in the house of commons vote. that is the prime minister said in the newspaper before christmas, she got to where she set out to get to at the outset. to that extent, yeah, she will be relieved. >> but i did take ages to get there and what does that tell us? >> it took ages. longer than originally thought because october was the first of mind, which was broken. remember, not everything in those discussions is resolved. the barrier was sufficient progress is the phase. it d

what theresa may is saying is that is not good enough. that the social media platforms have to take responsibility for the stuff that goes up responsibility for the stuff that goes up on responsibility for the stuff that goes up on the platforms, not to just say you can take free reign and if is offensive, then to take it down later. but this is global. that is the difficulty. but these are new challenge, and there is a danger. people have spoken about how google and you tube could be regulated like and you tube could be regulated like a broadcaster, the bbc, everything that i say, you say, it is regulated by ofcom. but you can't necessarily apply the old frameworks to new companies, partly as the people running the new companies, find this difficult to control. a few years ago we were not talking about fake news. so there is a danger to apply 20th century law, frameworks and models to 21st century challenges, where even the people responsible for the companies don't fully understand. thank you very much. the prime minister has condemned

where does theresa may go from here? the problem she has is it is an administration, you need an overarching, moral purpose. she cannot write the idea down which is what does britain looks like after brexit? the cabinet would then split, you can do more if you have a moral purpose. the problem is identifying just about struggling people, managing people, is not identify what you will do for them. right now we all know you are absolutely right to raise the nhs, it is on everybody's minds. a guy who has overseen the cancellation of non—urgent operations was reappointed with more power because theresa may did not have enough power to sack him. insofar as people are seeing politics, no one is obsessed with who is a junior minister but they are concerned that relatives being left on trolleys and being made to wait in waiting rooms. the person was promoted. that was done by nhs england. that is the sort of human shield for the government, isn't it? because of the tories act in 2012 jeremy hunt had less power than he should h

host: how will theresa may be when she comes out of this? >> i think if you tell your idea in the direction of dentistry, wherever you were watching or listening around the u.k., you could hear the size of relief because there is a huge sense that they're going to the point where they can move on to phase two -- this was the key thing that they said they wanted to do by christmas so they managed to do it. yes, there was a huge amount of noise about brussels and that phone call from the dep leader arlene foster and mrs. may having to trudge back to the u.k. without having a deal and then there being weak telephone diplomacy before going out and getting a deal. then the embarrassments, they were in the house of commons but as she said in that newspaper articles wrote that she got to where she set out to get to at the outset. host: but it did take absolutely ages to get there. what does that tell us? >> it took ages, it took longer than originally thought because october was the first deadline which was broken, and crucially remember that every

theresa may said at the time that any theresa may said at the time that a ny vote theresa may said at the time that any vote on that would be pushed back to 2019, and now it will be 2022. i don't think it is that surprising she wants to put that on the back burner because it's not really a vote winner. she has a lot of other things that people care about, such as the nhs, and those of the things that people will want to focus on aside from brexit. thank you. some of the uk's largest retailers have voluntarily agreed to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18—years—old. ministers hope the measure will help stop the rise in attacks until new laws are considered by parliament. here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. the human cost of an acid attack. where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? police officers pour water over the victim lastjuly. thieves wanted the london delivery driver's moped. his helmet saved him from serious injury. police recorded more than 500 attacks involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the year to last apri

he convinced theresa may to give him the social ca re theresa may to give him the social care belief as well. the difficulty for mrs may is to try and get a better sense of grip on the reshuffle and later in the morning i expect we will see come as they say, a good deal of new and young mps being promoted. the headache for mrs may is the toby young sager has political ramifications because just at the weekend mrs may was standing by to by at the weekend mrs may was standing by toby young when she was interviewed on the andrew marr programme. she said she thought his comments were regrettable but he didn't repeat them and he would be 0k. didn't repeat them and he would be ok. more is coming out of downing street now. i think that is the defence secretary coming out. claire perry, one of the new female business ministers who will be attending cabinet but is not actually a cabinet member. she is one of the new additions, female admissions, two new females who will be attending cabinet. there are no more female full—time members of the cabinet. the gender balance in the cabinet. the ge

specifically, these two, theresa may and for the paymentm was written by jacob theresa may and for the paymentm was written byjacob rees—mogg, who, as of today, has become the favourite to become the next conservative leader. much to the consternation and excitement of everyone. he is high—profile. i doubt this is normally his paper of choice, but he has a big column in their today. he denies all the talk he is interested in the topjob, as they always do. he feels philip hammond and theresa may need to unite. they should all sing from the same sheet, to be honest. one of the worst kept secrets in the last election was if she had done better, philip hammond would have been moved out, but she did not have the clout. that is extraordinary, jacob rees—mogg, you would think you would be the antithesis of the sun profile. it is amazing they are going to him he is almost beginning to ta ke going to him he is almost beginning to take over the borisjohnson title, the maverick right—wing voice in the conservative party. jacob rees—mogg has the role now. in the conservative party. jacob

i take your point, but theresa may does not have human reaction. you say your aunt could have died and she stares at you impassively. the idea she will erode back... what is she supposed to say other than i'm terribly sorry? —— she will demote it's a very difficult line for a prime minister to come back on but showing some sort of empathy might at some point be helpful as a piece of advice. she saying she's listening to the voters, i'm not sure i've ever heard a politician say they weren't. i disagree tony, i think someone like andrew marr, we don't realise how high—profile the likes of them are, you are in people's living rooms. people were affected by andrew marr suffering as he did and him going out and say that there is a very strong personal statement. i agree with tony that she doesn't demote on demand and she isa she doesn't demote on demand and she is a bit similar to the queen in that sense, she probably recognises a stand 100 miles away. she doesn't still weeping with him on television is going to be the answer. cordial disagreement

another change there to theresa may's top team. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: there has been a change in title for jeremy hunt to reflect his responsibility for health and social ca re responsibility for health and social care among all those cabinet changes. at the start of his trial, former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences against boys aged between 11 and 1a. the sport, andy murray has had hip surgery the sport, andy murray has had hip surgery and has targeted a return to tennis in the summer. and the grass court season. he has not played competitively since wimbledon last july. england's cricketers have lost the ashes series 4—0 after a defeat to australia in the final test. james anderson says the tests has not been a disaster for them. james anderson says the tests has not been a disasterfor them. billy coutinho is now officially a barcelona player, completing his £142 million move from liverpool. injuries could prevent him from making his debut for another three weeks. a ful

theresa may was asked about his new role. first of all, toby young has done exceedingly good work in relation to free schools. when he was appointed i was not aware of these comments he had made. iam not impressed by those comments. he is now in public office and as far as i am concerned, if he was continue to use that language and talk in that sort of way he would no longer be in public office. he has apologised and from your point of view that is enough. he has apologised but if he continues to use this language then he will no longer be in public office. some of the uk's largest retailers have voluntarily agreed to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18—years—old. ministers hope the measure will help stop the rise in attacks until new laws are considered by parliament. here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. the human cost of an acid attack. where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? police officers pour water over the victim lastjuly. thieves wanted the london delivery driver's mo

that is certainly the hope of theresa may. she wants to prove her government is more than brexit, she wa nts to government is more than brexit, she wants to have a domestic policy agenda and wants a good team in place but i think it was telling the first appointments we got earlier today were not in government, nothing to do with policy but actually in the conservative party itself so we had the outgoing chairman of the conservative party sir patrick mcloughlin leaving his post. he was replaced, the first person to be replaced in the cabinet by brandon lewis as the chairman at the helm of the conservative party. then a team of fresh faces appointed behind him, a new deputy, james cleverley, considered to be a rising star for the party and a cleverley, considered to be a rising starfor the party and a number of vice—chairs including two from last yea r‘s intake vice—chairs including two from last year's intake of new mps. it was telling there was a lot of change within the tory party itself. a lot of emphasis on trying to

we talked about theresa may finding this difficult. what is your message to colleagues who seem to be trying to colleagues who seem to be trying to put her out of her misery by writing a letter saying they want a leadership contest?” writing a letter saying they want a leadership contest? i think there is a certain amount of leverage speculation. i have not met a single member of parliament in my party who wa nts to member of parliament in my party who wants to get rid of theresa may and has sent a letter. if all these letters are going in, they are being extremely secretive. i have seen leadership coups before in my party. they have become much more obvious than now if there was to be a coup against theresa may. bernard jenkin, thank you. the headlines on bbc news: a sharp rise in serious violent crime and sex offences — knife crimes rise by more than 20%. president trump tells theresa may he loves britain and expects a "tremendous" increase in trade between america and the uk. but back home, more trouble in the conservative party

theresa may had built this up episode. theresa may had built this up as episode. theresa may had built this upasa episode. theresa may had built this up as a major refresh and an assertion of renewed authority. it did not live up to expectation. partly because she could not make will be changes that she wanted. let us will be changes that she wanted. let us have a quick look at some of the comings and goings and the big star of the reshuffle is david livingstone. he is the new damian green. you won't be called the first secretary of state would debbie prime minister. he does have the big and central role as the prime minister's right—hand man. some other notable reshuffle names would be two men who did not move, jeremy hunt, he stays in health, but it is a bigger departmental name, and greg clark who will stay at the business department, despite there being a loss of chatter about being kicked out. the prime minister tried but could not reshuffle or swap those to a round. nor could she get the education secretary, justin green, where she wanted. she has gone fro

it is theresa may apparently. he has told her she could become this generation is winston churchill. he made the comparison with britain's wartime leader in a phone call on december 19 last year, the date is interesting because remember, in december last year, they had this big bust up over him be treating the briton first upwelling tweets and she condemned him for that and he told her to mind her own business. a p pa re ntly told her to mind her own business. apparently they have made up. downing street could control this phone call why did they not let us know. 0ne one big photograph of theresa may‘s predecessor. this is not the first time he's been caught on camera, he was caught having in a jolly way when he handed over to theresa may. it will infuriate a lot of people, people might think, you were supposed to be such a big champion for remaining and now it sounds like you are accepting brexit which i don't think people will be happy to hear. i think hisjudgment is welcome that he not centrestage any more. a

saying he was looking to theresa may to lend greater support on two fronts. 0ne, theresa may to lend greater support on two fronts. one, the additional money for the security operation in and around the calais area. a security operation, let's not forget, which is about securing britain's borders because since the 2003 le touquet agreement it's on this side of the channel that the british borders exist, in terms of immigration controls and security and so forth. so the money that's being pledged today is all about that. the other issue that he is looking for progress on is on britain's willingness to take more migrants in, in two gadget grills. 0ne, those who have family connections in the uk and secondly those who are unaccompanied minors. migrants under the age of 18, of whom there are still quite a number at any given time here in the calais area. theresa may's people have been saying today that they are going to make a specific undertaking, but it doesn't sound as if there are going to be any numbers associated with that. it's basically a restatement of the government's willingne

i expect theresa may will bring that up. there's north korea where i think they support president trump's international campaign, but they are concerned about the president eeps potential rhetoric on twitter. there's a lot to talk about of substance. i suspect with the brits you can do that. >> kimberly dozier, again, the president went out of his way to say there's a false rumor that the two leaders don't like each other. he says i like theresa may, and i think the feeling is mutual. when it was her turn, she spoke about respect between the two countries, but i didn't hear her confirm the president's statement that the feeling is mutual. what do you make of that? >> i think she has decided by keeping this strictly business, she has everything to win back home. i think she's enjoying being the adult in the relationship here, that britain is, in general, that they can watch the spectacle of donald trump play out. think about british politics, they're used to big colorful characters. theresa may has to handle parliament questi

theresa: yes. there is also a case to be made for privacy. when you have a messenger system that you think is a closed communication line between two people, you have to assume it is bulletproof. facebook proves otherwise. if they receive a complaint, they can decrypt and read the most recent messages. brent: that is disconcerting, because if i am going onto facebook messenger and i think something is encrypted and have been told it is, that is a lie. if someone complains, a content manager has the authority and ability to look into my message, which means it is not encrypted. theresa: yes. i personally have never heard of it, but there are systems that are encrypted and bulletproof. i did not personally know facebook could read these. brent: there are also nondisclosure agreements. the point is, the transparency levels at facebook and other platforms are -- we don't know what happens when we send a message or share something, do we? theresa: what i do know is that facebook puts every link that is

what is your message to theresa may today? please please can we sit down and all have a proper conversation and stop putting sticky plasters on little problems to keep them away for a few month at a time, and invest properly where the money is needed for something that is sustainable into the future. ok, doctor miriam harris, thank you for talking to us today. the youtuber logan paul, who controversially posted a video showing the body of an apparent suicide victim in japan, has had his channels downgraded by youtube. 0ur reporter chi chi izundu explained the popularity of logan paul on the video sharing site. he has about 15 million subscribers which is quite huge financially for him. it is basically his whole life. and what did he do? what is this controversial video that has led to the sanctions? at end of last month he posted a video, as he said in your introduction, of him walking through a forest at the base of mount fuji while he was a trip with some of his friends. they featured the body of what appeared to be the dead

here's theresa may in beijing. the prime minister with the chinese prime minister giving a statement. she warned the chinese prime minister that china that it must respect international rules on trade and intellectual property. but let's be clear — the tone of this trip is positive. brexit means a new close trading relationship with china is essential. that is the priority. the two countries are expected to reveal $13 billion deals over the next few days but that's a small step — china is still only britain's eighth biggest trading partner. the uk wanted to shift up the list. theresa may included a stop in wuhan. not a major city in chinese terms but it's a hub for higher education in china. here's the prime minister meeting students and staff. britain is a high performer in this sector. the prime minister is there to make more connections and develop more business. theresa may will also return home with china having lifted a ban on imports of british beef. good news for uk farmers. let's get more from steve mc

that is what theresa may will try to sell to the chinese business community. how will she be received given the uk leaving the european union, what is on china's agenda? two things, the chinese will be wondering what exactly is the clarity of the present plan theresa may has. secondly, china sees a huge opportunity. china wanted to negotiate with the european union on free trade, it was not able to do that. it will probably be able to do that. it will probably be able to do that with the uk. what about the issue of fair trade, as it were. there is a lot of talk about unfair subsidies for things like steel, that it had a huge impact on the uk economy. that is just one example. to what extent will she make any inroads when it comes to the issue offair inroads when it comes to the issue of fair trade? i think it is more rhetoric rather than substance. she addressed that issue to her domestic audience, allies in the west. on the other hand, china is not really in condition mode with the british economy. china is manufacturing while britain is services. we seeing i

and what you think of theresa may's plastic plans? fantastic, or do they not go far enough? do get in touch. hello and welcome to business live. we start with brexit, and the future of britain's huge financial industry once it leaves the eu next year. today the uk chancellor, philip hammond, and brexit secretary david davis are in germany trying to win support for a favourable post—brexit trade deal, especially when it comes to financial services. the financial sector is the uk's biggest exporter, accounting for 10% of the entire economy and 2.2 million jobs. but the uk argues the city of london is also important for europe. mr hammond and mr davis will remind germany its firms need access to london's financial markets. the bosses of barclays, insurance giant aviva and goldman sachs international are thought to be among up to 15 top finance chiefs meeting prime minister theresa may later. she will be trying to reassure them the uk will remain a vibrant financial sector after brexit. there will be tough talks ahead. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has been clear

now on day two of the reshuffle theresa may's focus turns to the junior ministerial roles. number ten says the prime minister will promote young talent from the backbenches. downing street is promising the new ministerial team will be more diverse with more women mps from minority backgrounds, so it better reflects the country. nearly 100 firefighters have been tacking a blaze at a large paint factory in north london. london fire brigade said 15 engines were sent to the scene after eyewitnesses heard explosions. workers left the factory safely before crews arrived people in the area around staples corner were told keep their doors and windows shut the london fire brigade says the blaze has now been brought under control. an investigation's begun. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: north korea has offered to send a high—level delegation including athletes and journalists to next month's winter olympics, after the first talks with the south in more than two years. the prime minister of malta has told the bbc about the impact the death of investigative

david cameron and theresa may. only refused to move the tens of thousands target in previous manifestos. it is something they've always stuck to end it is something she is saying again. theresa may said today there is a difference between coming to great britain prior to march 29 and after that. there is an issue about classifying people coming to britain. some people coming to britain. some people will look at that and say, i don't care if gdp smaller would have been. ab inbev the country to take that it because i want this to happen. that's people's individual choice, i guess. happen. that's people's individual choice, iguess. but happen. that's people's individual choice, i guess. but you have to the fa cts choice, i guess. but you have to the facts to understand it. let's move to the daily telegraph. bbc women on the march in a story accompanied by a picture of high—profile women who turned out today to support the bbc‘s former china editor carrie gracie, giving evidence to select committees. they can be ra

meanwhile, prime minister theresa may has faced a complex task of trying to push present through the commons. also, keep northern iowa's democratic unionists, whose mps she relies on to get this through. this move to move brexit forward showed little success. theresa may traveled to funds in september to make a big speech, offering assurances on eu citizens rise and urging a new economic and security relationship of the future. and while that may have been seen as a step forward, there was a distinct wobble when they

i think theresa may felt, at least the uk, felt they had to do more to woo macron. when he was campaigning to be president, he said he would rip up the agreement between france and the uk about calais. absolutely. and with brexit as the undercurrent, it makes these talks more important. the guardian says steve bannon will meet with robert mueller, who is leading the investigation into russia interfering with the us election. we heard reports that steve bannon received a subpoena. now it seems they will talk together. no one us will be present. mixed messages. yes. i think the feeling is that a subpoen means steve bannon would be testifying in front of a number of different people. now this is behind closed doors with robert mueller. there seems to be a feeling a lot of ha rd there seems to be a feeling a lot of hard work is going to cover up, stop, a lot of the information steve bannon could have been in the public domain. robert mueller‘sjob is com pletely domain. robert mueller‘sjob is completely the opposite, getting the truth out, getting these stories out.

david davis might say he is taking a tough stand, theresa may might say she is, so stand, theresa may might say she is, so it goes on. i think the news that he thinks he is coming to two visit is the most interesting, as penny said. the fact that buckingham palace does not know anything about it and nor does downing street, does make me feel that he is a bit confused. we do know that he is due to make a working visit at the end of the year. that seems to be set in stone. but the idea of a state visit within the year. maybe it is one of those things when people say we must do lunch and you get your diary out and that you look horrified. it is reported that when it was brought up mrtrump said we reported that when it was brought up mr trump said we will talk about it. it has then moved on to two visits! who can tell? let's turn to the telegraph. a couple of stories that we are looking at on the front page. again, it is brexit. brexit betrayal, nigel. you could call it brexit common sense, it rather depends on which side of the argument you are on. what the telegraph is suggesting is tha

i know that the head of barclays and others are talking to theresa may about all of this. how do you feel with respect to your own company post 2019? well, our firm to your own company post 2019? well, ourfirm like to your own company post 2019? well, our firm like many to your own company post 2019? well, ourfirm like many other large to your own company post 2019? well, our firm like many other large asset managers operates both within the uk and within the european union, and the rest of the european union, quite active both in terms of actual investment operations, several here in the uk, several in europe, and lots of... and are you putting more in europe to hedge your bets? we don't feel we have to hedge our bets, because we are already located in both, and it is not a brass plated operation. but i do know that some of our peers and much of the banking community has to deal with this ina banking community has to deal with this in a much more cogent way. and i think this in a much more cogent way. and ithink in this in a much more cogent way. and i think in general wh

theresa may's here to do business, but the tories are trading in her future at home. she, envious perhaps of that kind of discipline, is trying, well, as she might say, to get on with the job. although i may be visiting in winter, i have had the warmest of welcomes, for which i am very grateful. but to get things done, leaders have to be able to lead. the prime minister says she will fight on but concedes something has to shift. prime minister, on the journey here you acknowledged that you and your government have to do more to be convincing. what is it that you plan to do differently and will you stand up to your critics? i think that there are many people in the united kingdom who want to ensure that they and their families can achieve the british dream, of ensuring that each generation has a better future than the past. and, yes, we do need to do more, and we do need to ensure that we are talking about what we have already achieved. but her chinese counterpart provided cheer... dangling the prospect of a future trade deal after brexit, with the start of formal conv

yeah, and theresa may, thatis remarkable. yeah, and theresa may, that is very perceptive. in britain and the united states we tend to elect actors as prime ministers. they love the performance of politics and the art of politics. they spend a lot of time reflecting on their own role on the stage. she isa on their own role on the stage. she is a publicly awkward, shy figure, who clearly doesn't like that side of politics, and it's unusual in britain to have that kind of prime minister. 0n philip hammond, in fairness to hammond, body said does not necessarily contradict the government's position. it is still so vague on government's position. it is still so vague on brexit. virtually anything can be said and could fit in. so what he said, he subsequently defended by saying, but we are hoping to have as close to a free—trade agreement as possible with the rest of the european union. but what isn't clear is how that becomes possible. so he can pop up and say, don't worry, things can be pretty much the same. that is true. that is the government aim. but they still are at the

i don't think there will be an theresa may has said it would undermine the democratic vote. she has been firm oi'i democratic vote. she has been firm on many things! we have seen a few reverses. watch that space. speaking of theresa may, our government has serious problems with the national health service. we are seeing that letter from a&e doctors saying conditions are intolerable and the front—page pictures on the metal and other papers are of an 18—year—old general bethany walker who has died despite being airlifted to hospital in inverness. she had flu. what do you make of that because this flu outbreak at the moment, a lot of serious problems in the nhs this winter. really tragic to see a young person, often the fluid tends to affect elderly and more surreal people. worrying to hear that the australian flu as it has been termed, though it is not from australia and not new, is about to ta ke australia and not new, is about to take off. 55,000 operations have been cancelled over this winter and the crisis in the nhs so far. theresa may today in a key speech used a q

. —— theresa may's reshuffle. let's cross over to our assistant political editor norman smith, who is outside downing street for us. i think it is fair to say we do not have a lot of news in terms of actual confirmation, unless you have something just breaking? the only thing we have had confirmed is that guess what, a reshuffle is under way! that is the only thing officially which has been confirmed. but we know that patrick mcloughlin has left government, not a huge surprise, his position as party chairman was obviously going to be in question after the tory setback at the general election. also, by his own admission he had been in government for seven or eight years, a long serving minister and before then, going onto it back to mrs thatcher in the 1980s. so not a huge surprise that he has gone. who might replace him? there is speculation and it will inevitably be on immigration minister brandon lewis, because he arrived just before patrick mcloughlin left number ten, he was the first arrival outside. he would

mr president, are you looking forward to your meeting with theresa may? after their spat over those anti—muslim britain first videos and his cancelled trip to london, they were falling over themselves to be nice. problems in the relationship? a false rumour, said the president. thank you very much. it's an honour to be here with prime minister may. we have had a great discussion. we are on the same wavelength, i think, in every respect. the prime minister and myself have a really great relationship, although some people don't necessarily believe that, but i can tell you, i have tremendous respect for the prime minister and the job she's doing. and the prime minister beamed. we had a great discussion today and we continue to have that really special relationship between the uk and united states, standing shoulder to shoulder, because we're facing the same challenges across the world, and we're working together to defeat those challenges. and downing street has confirmed that officials are finalising arrangements for a working visit to the uk by donald tr

theresa may might not wa nt to minorities. theresa may might not want to be defined by brexit but it is dominating the time of the government and efforts and those who might have survived 2017, there are plenty of opportunities ahead for slip—ups and difficult times ahead. thank you. some of the uk's biggest retailers including b&q, wickes, morrisons and the co—op, have agreed to stop selling acids and corrosive substances, to customers under 18. the aim is to cut the number of acid attacks,until legislation is introduced to officially ban such sales. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has more. arthur collins, jailed for 20 years, for an appalling nightclub attack. watch this cctv. you can see him throwing acid on his victims. 22 people left with burns. a crime involving a household product that has been growing, year—on—year. police recorded more than 500 attacks involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the year to last april. officials think the true figure could be twice as high, minister

theresa may is set to shake up a top tea m theresa may is set to shake up a top team after she lost three cabinet members at the end of last year. we are in downing street to bring you all of the latest on the new faces in the cabinet. the read beasts and the brexiteers look set to be safe. but stand by for a clutch of long—serving middle ranking ministers to be axed. also other golden globe normal was last night, the first major awards ceremony since hollywood was hit by the sexual harassment scandals, it was a night of powerful speeches and a statement of powerful speeches and a statement of solidarity. i want all of the girls watching here and now to know that the new day is on the horizon! we will bring you all of the highlights. also we will introduce you to a remarkable man. moin won a pride of britain award for his work as an ambassador for his local hospice — work he does despite having a skin condition which causes his skin to tear and blister at the slightest touch. it's like false hope, getting that hope, yes, my mum is going to be able to have a rest and i'm going to get i

a revolt is possible against theresa may. a health warning, we have just had a reshuffle. ministers not promoted or moved where they want are grumbling. the observer is saying she has three months to get her act together or she would be kicked out, or an attemped oust. many places like london and birmingham will go to the polls. if she does not do well, they are talking about getting rid of her. personally, i do not think it will happen to be every tory mp knows if you risk that, you risk an election. the supporters of the loser will try to undermine the one winner, which could lead to a corbyn pm. so... may will not go in may. what is interesting is the paper says the alternatives would be the utter destruction of the tory party. alternatives would be the utter destruction of the tory partylj alternatives would be the utter destruction of the tory party. i am sure they will hold back. a lovely picture. the first danish person to wina grand picture. the first danish person to win a grand slam. the image of her face is wonderful. the mail. staying on your favourite subject.

so a big challenge there for him and it's clear that theresa may wa nts to him and it's clear that theresa may wants to try and change the face of the conservative party to some extent. she will see tomorrow how promoting younger female mps and more from the ethnic minorities. changing the face, does that change the politics of it? it doesn't necessarily. i think everyone realises that this government, of course, is pretty much based around brexit and what happens with brexit. that is the thing that is consuming them. she very much, the prime minister, wants to talk about domestic policy, whether it's education, social mobility, something she's talked about a lot, and whether it's trying to implement those housing changes that were announced in the budget. but there is no doubt that it's brexit that is dominating everything. as she carries out this reshuffle, although it's a time when prime ministers have an awful lot of power, she is still pretty limited because of the parliamentary arithmetic, because she lost the conservatives majority, she's not powerful enough to move some of the peop