tom watson says the party needs to come together. we have had a bad start to our conference, i cannot do anything about that. there are divisions over labour's exit plans. saudi arabia says it will respond with "necessary measures" to last week's attacks on its oilfacilities, once again accusing iran. 75 years on, one of the last surviving veterans of the battle of arnhem takes to the skies to remember those who died. and defending champions the all blacks get their rugby world cup campaign off to a winning start. good evening. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has prevented an attempt by left—wing activists to oust tom watson as his deputy. mr watson likened the ploy to remove him to a "sectarian attack". the party leadership says mr watson's role will now be reviewed rather than abolished. but labour's divisions over brexit also surfaced on the first day of a conference which had been designed to demonstrate unity. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has been following the day's events in brighton. the day began in relative calm

tom watson likened the ploy to remove him as a "sectarian attack". our political correspondent iain watson reports. despite the smiles, friends of the labour leader said he was livid when he found out of plans last night by fellow left—wingers to oust his deputy, tom watson. there is no love lost between them but it is also on the eve of an expected election and that was politically dangerous and today he said he would rather review tom watson's than abolish it. we are going to consult on the future of diversifying the leadership positions to reflect the diversity of our society. he is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson set up a group of moderate mps in the party and he has accused some of his left—wing opponents of trying to politically assassinate him. i think it is very sad, we are supposed to be here this week to fight boris johnson and outline our positive vision for the country in a general election and it has been undermined on day one. i want this week to be the most positive one we can have, i want us

however, there has been a broader current of disaffection with tom watson. he has spoken out about anti—semitism, he has also spoken about the brexit position, which is still quite fuzzy and unclear. i think a lot of people felt that he was being punished for disloyalty, but the thing about a political party is you cannotjust have enforced purity of thought across every pa rt enforced purity of thought across every part of the party. it is a place where you have disagreements, you do have debates about things. but the mad thing about this is when the conservative party are so divided, when they have just expeued divided, when they have just expelled 21 long—standing mps, it just seems mad for the labour party to be going down that route. i even saw a momentum supporter tweeting, it hasn't done borisjohnson any harm to do that to his party, and thatis harm to do that to his party, and that is not how the labour party should be. i get the sense from delegates today, i have been speaking to people right across the from political spectrum, from the right win

tom watson was quite anonymous. and there was a reason for that. and i think the members have looked at this and the real trick a memo from why this has happened is a few tom watson came out of his own unilateral position brexit that went against the shadow cabinet and trade union movement and this is why triggered it among the members. people don't go into an election where they have a senior member of the party using his platform to undermine and divide and i think that is what it is about. many think for your time this morning. thomas cook has asked the government for financial help — as it tries to avoid collapse. britain's oldest package holiday firm could fall into administration this weekend unless it finds 200 million pounds to secure a rescue deal. katie prescott has more. it's a low season for thomas cook — in more ways than one. the weak pound makes it more expensive for it to buy the flights and hotels it pays for in euros and dollars. it is in a competitive market where profits are small and it has a lot of costs — hundreds of sh

watson. deputy leader tom watsonm deputy leader tom watson. it has been dealt with, withdrawn quickly, andi been dealt with, withdrawn quickly, and i am glad about that. we need to now move on to discuss the policies and a programme that we need to go into a general election. i think the focus has to be on what we are doing going forward and i am glad that that episode now appears to be closed. do you think it was a mistake? i was disappointed, closed. do you think it was a mistake? iwas disappointed, i'm glad it is closed, swiftly close, because i have been in a massive room of delegates just now and the yearning here is to get on with the job we have which is to bring our policies and programme to go into an election. brexit will be a part of that, do you hope that goes into labour being a party like this?|j think labour being a party like this?” think the move to have a referendum and remain, the best leave deal to be negotiated. there is huge support across the party for that. even if areas of the party voted and want to leave. that is a

does tom watson have your full confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration, leaving customers with uncertainty. just don't know what the situation is. they will either have a flight back into manchester and be fortunate are all things could... you know, things could collapse in the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing. the us is sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae in response to last week's attack to saudi arabia and the uae on saudi oilfacilities. 75 years on from the battle of arnhem — a mass parachute drop is taking place in the netherlands, to mark what was known as ‘0peration market garden‘ in world war two. and favourites new zealand, hold on to beat south africa in their opening match of the rugby world cup injapan. and coming up — for its second week as a tv show as well as a podcast — another b

to defuse the tom watson. if there is going to bea the tom watson. if there is going to be a review, that is obviously going to bea be a review, that is obviously going to be a climb—down, clearly, from the position pushed for byjohn land ——jon the position pushed for byjohn land —— jon lansman the position pushed for byjohn land ——jon lansman and the position pushed for byjohn land —— jon lansman and ken mccluskey. there has been and is a backlash against the net as thomas and ed also hearing that jeremy against the net as thomas and ed also hearing thatjeremy corbyn will make a statement shortly to the nec. there was due to be a decision from the nec attorney and and then it was to go to the party conference this afternoon, but this will no doubt cause alarm bells despite what seems to be some attempt to try to resolve this from the leadership. now, it's thought more than a million people will soon be living with the symptoms of dementia in the uk — but, despite this, new research suggests there's still stigma around the conditi

does tom watson have yourfull confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration, leaving customers with uncertainty. just don't know what the situation is. they will either have a flight back into manchester and be fortu nate back into manchester and be fortunate are all things could... you know, things could collapse in the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing. the us is sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae in response to last week's attack on saudi oilfacilities. 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop is taking place in the netherlands , to mark what was known as ‘0peration market garden‘ in world war two. australia fight back to beat fiji in their opening game of the rugby world cup injapan. and coming up — click investigates whether technology companies bear responsibility for the opiod

does tom watson have your full confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the party conference has opened. among policy matters this afternoon, labour is set to announce proposals to give women experiencing the menopause more flexible working hours. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration, leaving customers with uncertainty. just don't know what the situation is. we'll either have a flight back and get back to manchester and be fortunate, or things could collapse in the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing. iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae, after last week's attack on saudi oilfacilities. there have been dozens of arrests at the latest anti—government, yellow vest protests in the french capital paris. pro—democracy demonstrators in hong kong have staged a 16th consecutive weekend of protests. police u

i think tom watson is entirely right, the clea nest tom watson is entirely right, the cleanest and most democratic way to deal with the brexit issue, into the fourth year since the referendum, is not to muddle it up with all of the issues, education, health but a general election. not to have a general election. not to have a general election. not to have a general election as a proxy for a referendum but to have a referendum and ask people now they know how deeply damaging to our economy and status in the world, brexit is going to be, to ask people once more whether that is what they want. i said at the beginning of this process three and a half years ago, that was the right thing to do, and this referendum how we began it. tom is right that labour should be pursuing that and unequivocally arguing that there is no such thing asa arguing that there is no such thing as a good brexit, no labour brexit would be better for the as a good brexit, no labour brexit would be betterfor the country, all forms of brexit are worse than the status quo and leave our constituents poorer and at odds wit

tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson leads a group of around 100 moderate mps and arriving this afternoon he accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unity. i am disappointed, because i hoped we could unite this week and i am still hoping that and that is what i am hoping to do. it is fair to say that the atmosphere has been heating up inside the labour party. make no mistake, if tom watson had been forced out of his position as deputy leader we could have seen a pre—election crisis in the main party of opposition and potentially even a split. this row has almost overshadowed the arguments about brexit. almost. labour's late national executive drew up its preferred brexit plan today. if passed by the party conference it would mean that a labour government would negotiate a new brexit deal in its first three months. they would then hold a referendum on this deal within six months but with the option to remain on the ballot paper. but crucially this would mean the party wouldn't decide whether to back

has there been any indication of tom watson's own reaction to this? i haven't personally spoken to tom watson this evening, i have spoken to some of those around him, some of his allies, they are incredibly gross. because this motion was sprung on them very last minute —— cross. they think it was an underhanded move and he wasn't himself able to be at and i's meeting because here had childcare issues, he was doing childcare. so they think what happened was very underhanded. tom watson will be coming down to brighton for the nec meeting, one presumes he will be trying to make his case. but i think more broadly, allies of tom watson, those in the party who support his stance on brexit, he thinks very clearly the labour party should be a remain and reform party. but his allies tonight we re reform party. but his allies tonight were defending him and i think that would be manoeuvres to try and stop maybe this motion from going towards the conference floor. you can't say for sure exactly what is going to happen. potentially it could be pulled, i don't

here‘s what tom watson had to say to reporters. iam i am particularly disappointed with the loss of momentum because i think he has not just the loss of momentum because i think he has notjust undermined me, think is undermined jeremy, the party and frankly has undermined the momentum of the delegates because they wanted to stop why do you thinkjeremy corbyn knew about this plot? i do not know what he did or did not know. for a0 years edward burtynsky has travelled the world capturing images of humanity‘s impact on the planet. his latest project, anthropocene, is a collaboration with film—makers and explores the idea proposed by some scientists that a new geological epoch shaped by human activity has begun. it was premiered last year in canada and will go on theatrical release in the us next week. as an artist, i am bearing witness to these places, these very surreal and unfamiliar worlds that exist to be able to create the conditions that we call contemporary life. i have travelled the world and have been travelling the world

jeremy corbyn has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as the deputy leader of the labour party — a row which has overshadowed the start of the party's conference in brighton. iran reacts defiantly — in response to the us sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae after last week's attack on saudi oilfacilities. teenage climate activist greta thunberg arrives to cheering crowds at a youth summit on climate change in new york — ahead of the un general assembly next week. and 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop takes place in the netherlands to mark what was known as operation market garden in world war two. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford and john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent. good evening to both of you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the sunday telegraph looks at the future of labour and party leaderjeremy corbyn — suggesting that succession plans are well underwa

charlotte says, quite clear what tom watson is doing, trying to undermine jeremy clear what tom watson is doing, trying to underminejeremy corbyn. the inner house at the court of session, the government has already said it will appeal, they are disappointed with the decision, they say, and anna soubry is the leader of, and i'm going to get the name of your party wrong... please... i got it right last week. independent group for change. it is quite an extraordinary situation, before we all get overly excited, obviously, it will now be appealed by the government and it willjoin up with another action that has been taken in london, because obviously scotla nd in london, because obviously scotland has its own legal system, england and wales have their own legal system. there is a court action on the same point, the prorogation was unlawful because it was done for political purpose, to shut down parliament call, to shut us shut down parliament call, to shut us up, so that we cannot keep the government holding them to account, asking them questions about no deal. that will now be held by the

if he wants to —— tom watson has said that butjeremy corbyn is not backing his deputy leader? i mean, he should not get involved in the governing body of the party to determine what they do and what they say. members of the labour party can say what they like in their meetings. that is democracy. that is what we stand for. they can say what they like and we can have different opinions. i do not know how oftenjamie and tom speak on the phone, so i cannot comment on that. i do not know if they have communicated —— jamie that he wishes he was at the meeting. it was a shock for me to be dead. ican meeting. it was a shock for me to be dead. i can imagine that it would be a shock, but at the end of the day, we do have different procedures and structures in the party and i think that what we should really do is merely wait until they had their meeting this morning and then see what comes out of that because it might not even be talked about later on. you do not think it is going to happen? that has possession will not be abolished ? —— happen? that has possession will not be

i'm not all sing, of momentum, trying to nobble tom watson. i'm not allsing, i not of momentum, trying to nobble tom watson. i'm not all sing, i not all knowing, i did not know about that, but there was a public debate about the deputy leader was michael. as andrew fisher his policy director who has announced that he has had enough and is off by the end of the year, officially, because of his family and the pressure of the job, but it is difficult to meld the two. there have been suggestions of acrimony and infighting in the league puzzling office this morning, mr corbyn trying to play that down. i have obviously seen the words that andrew wrote and i discuss them with him at some length. he is wanting to leave in order to spend time looking after his son and his family be with his wife and family and this is a very stressful and fill a job and he is working with as for this rest of this year, but he will be rear for the general election campaign —— he will be here for the general election campaign. as we speak, he is downstairs. and we ha

and tom watson facing the other way. today, unlike his leader, he wanted another referendum before the election and a campaign to stay in. his way to win back lost supporters at election time. they just want us to take an unequivocal position, that whatever happens, we will fight to remain, and to sound like we mean it. and if we did, we could win. whereas, if we don't, i fear we won't. mr corbyn doesn't want to upset leave or remain voters, even if that upsets his deputy. it is tom's view. i don't accept it and i don't agree with it. our priority is to get a general election, in order to give the people a chance to elect a government that cares for them, not themselves. at the tuc in brighton, mr corbyn's gathered support among union leaders. his biggest supporter‘s counter strike at tom watson wasn't just political, it was personal. now and again, tom pops up from wherever he's been hiding and comes up with something, instead of supporting his leader, it's normally to try and undermine him, and i don't know why he do

tom watson described the ploy to remove him as a "sectarian attack". our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. what does he want to be talking about? the nec agreed this morning that we are going to consult on the future, of diversifying the deputy leadership positions to reflect the diversity of our society... policies? his plan for government? definitely. the green industrial revolution, green new deal that we are putting forward... factional infighting, getting rid of his deputy, probably not. tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. but, as labour gets ready for its annual conference, it is an internal row that is dominating. after mr corbyn‘s left—wing backers in momentum tried to oust tom watson by scrapping his deputy leader position. a straight sectarian attack on a broad—church party. and it is moving us into a different kind of institution, where pluralism isn't tolerated, where factional observance has to be adhered to completely. and it is kind of completely going against the traditions the

i did not vote to abolish tom watson, i voted to have abolish tom watson, i voted to have a debate on it, we had a debate, jeremy came, we had a wider debate, and we have agreed a position that almost every member of the nec has agreed to behind. to have a second deputy leader? we are having a review, and we may well have a second deputy, but i would not want to pre—empt the results of that review. i did promise to talk about the things in your speech, immigration, closing detention centres for example, and some of the grassroots activists here say they should be a clear commitment to close all detention centres, there should be community—based solutions found. you haven't gone quite that far. they have also said that as someone far. they have also said that as someone who voted to remain in the referendum, and others, they have been on the back foot in terms of freedom of movement, and you should be arguing for the benefits of that. would they be disappointed in your speech today? i have always argued for the benefits of freedom of movement, because i have been, for most of my po

to abolish tom watson? a discussion about the structure of the party in the next dayjeremy had the proposal and we voted for it. do you think that somebody who worked in the media, it was likely to dominate the headlines if you voted to debate the deputy leader's roll on the eve of the party conference amid criticisms of that deputy leader? the truth is, if the nec had agreed on weetabix for breakfast or bacon and eggs, journalists would frame this as a split story. the parliamentary labour party framed this as a split, they said this was counter—productive on the wrong thing to do on the eve of an election and even the chair of the p0 election and even the chair of the pop election and even the chair of the p0 p talked about the potential for internal civil war. that is not a journalist! i did not vote to abolish tom watson, i voted to have abolish tom watson, i voted to have a debate and we did the next day and jeremy came and we had a wider debate and almost every member of the nac has united behind th

to have a discussion about what will happen to tom watson's job and therefore not rush the decision that could have been as this afternoon to get rid of it. i understand that that momentum, who are thejeremy corbyn‘s supporting group, who had been spearheading this plot to get rid of thomason are happy with what arejeremy corbyn is suggesting and so are arejeremy corbyn is suggesting and so are withdrawing their motion, which would have got rid of tom watson's job, potentially later this afternoon. it looks, and it is not confirmed that that meeting is taking place and god knows, in politics anything can happen, but it looks, for the moment, like that plot to get rid of thomason might be. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello. apart from the odd pocket of fog this morning, it's been a fine start and that dry, that sunny weather, that sunny weather, will continue for most of us throughout the rest of the day. yes, there will be some low cloud lingering in the north—east of scotland and yes, there is the risk of a scattering of showers for south—west engl

at worst, put another candidate against tom watson, don't abolish the post because you do not like tom watson or what they stand in for. we are a big tent, we are a family. of course we have differences, but we come together when we realised that at the general election the choice is between a no—deal brexit prime minister not understanding the needs of the nhs, policing and schools, and a labour party led byjeremy corbyn with tom by his side campaigning for the many, not the few. that he can, many thanks, the mayor of london making his view very clear, saying to delegates, don't listen to what some people are telling them, some supporters of the party leader, trying to reach a compromise of fudge — we should go for lunch tomorrow in a vote and suggest that the party should campaignfor remain suggest that the party should campaign for remain during a general election and not simply discuss it after a general election. 0k, iain watson, thank you. hundreds of riot police have clashed with protestors at a shopping centre and railway station complex in hong kong, after hard—line acti

that failed because jeremy tom watson as deputy leader. that failed becausejeremy corbyn got involved and he was not too happy that some of his backers were trying to get rid of mr watson. the other big question that labour have to a nswer big question that labour have to answer is brexit. the party's leadership want to have a policy where they will offer another referendum if they win power, but they will not decide what they're going to back in—out referendum until after an election, so potentially we could all be asked about without knowing whether we wa nt about without knowing whether we want —— whetherjeremy corbyn wants to stay in the eu are or leave. the vast majority of members here have put motion verbs want to stay in the eu, but as you say, a lot of arguments and ding—dong is here. parties like to argue over politics and labour is no different. is that little single decker bus glued to the wall beside you? no, it has a leaflet. i will bring one back. in fa ct, leaflet. i will bring one back. in fact, you'rejoining me to

at the heart of some tensions is brexit, with tom watson again calling this afternoon for the party to say it backs staying in the eu — to be unequivocally pro—remain. many members agree, and they are frustrated that the leadership hasn't picked a side. they are walking a tightrope, trying to appeal to both remain and leave voters, but mr corbyn just will not commit. we will put both views and say, this is the best deal we can get, this is the remain and hopefully reform option, these are the choices before you. if you negotiate what you regard as a good deal with brussels, do you campaign for it or not? lets see what we get and will put that final decision to the people. is he a prime minister in waiting? it is a question voters might be asked soon. if it wins power, jeremy corbyn says he will serve a full term, but what that means with brexit is still unclear. well, iain watson is at the party conference now. iain. that's right, as you heard there, one policy has been dominating discussions behind—the—scenes, and soon on the conference floor, the discussions around brexit, an

and tom watson facing the other way. today, unlike his leader, he wanted another referendum before the election, and a campaign to stay in. his way to win back lost supporters at election time. they just want us to take an unequivocal position that whatever happens we will fight to remain, and to sound like we mean it. and if we did, we could win. whereas if we don't, i fear we won't. mr corbyn doesn't want to upset leave or remain voters, even if that upsets his deputy. it is tom's view. i don't accept it and i don't agree with it. our priority is to get a general election in order to give the people a chance to elect a government that cares for them, not themselves. at the tuc in brighton, mr corbyn‘s gathered support among union leaders. his biggest supporter‘s counter strike at tom watson wasn't just political, it was personal. now and again, tom pops up from wherever he's been hiding and comes up with something, instead of supporting his leader, it is normally to try and undermine him, and i don't know why he do

the the deputy leader tom watson. united states is t( and the united states is to send troops and military defence systems to saudi arabia after drying and missile attacks on the kingdoms facilities. the rugby world cup‘s under way, the defending champions new zealand face south africa later, who could rival them for the title, in what's expected to be the most open tournament in years. good morning. it'll be another dry and sunny day for the vast majority of the uk. a little warmer for many of us than yesterday, but windier as well. but there are changes afoot as the day progresses, particularly in the west. i'll have more detail for you in around a quarter of an hour. it's saturday the 21st of september. our top story: thomas cook has asked the government for financial help as it tries to avoid collapse. britain's oldest package holiday firm could fall into administration this weekend unless it finds £200 million pounds to secure a rescue deal. katie prescott has more. it's low season for thomas cook, in more way

but is tom watson wrong then, should you be going for the referendum first? it is tom‘s view, i don‘t accept it and i don‘t agree with it, our priority is to get a general election, in order to give the people a chance to elect a government that cares for them, not themselves. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has held talks with iran‘s ambassador to the uk, following reports that two women with dual british—australian nationality are being detained in tehran. one of them is believed to be staying on the same prison ward as nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian charity worker, who was jailed almost three and a half year ago on spying charges. new research suggests that a record number of chain stores have disappeared from britain‘s high streets in the first half of this year. the report by the accountancy firm pwc and the local data company shows that, on average, 16 chain store branches shut down each day. a wave of restructurings and the shift to online shopping have been blamed. the government is to allow international students,

does tom watson have yourfull confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration, leaving customers with uncertainty. just don't know what the situation is.

jeremy corbyn has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as the deputy leader of the labour party — a row which has overshadowed the start of the party's conference in brighton. former us vice—president joe biden accuses donald trump of an abuse of power, after reports the president put pressure on the ukrainian leader to investigate him. iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and missile defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae after last week's attack on saudi oilfacilities. and 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop takes place in the netherlands to mark what was known as operation market garden in world war ii. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford, and john rentoul the chief political commentator at the independent. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the sunday telegraph looks at the future of labour and the party's leader jeremy corbyn, suggesting that succession plans are well under way. the sunday times sa

does tom watson have your full confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration, leaving customers with uncertainty. just don't know what the situation is. they will either have a flight back into manchester and be fortunate are all things could...

does tom watson have your full confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the party conference has opened. among policy matters this afternoon, labour is set to announce proposals to give women experiencing the menopause more flexible working hours. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid

tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson leads a group of around 100 moderate mps and arriving this afternoon he accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unity. i am disappointed, because i hoped we could unite this week and i am still hoping that and that is what i am hoping to do. it is fair to say that the atmosphere has been heating up inside the labour party. make no mistake, if tom watson had been forced out of his position as deputy leader we could have seen a pre—election crisis in the main party of opposition and potentially even a split. this row has almost overshadowed the arguments about brexit. almost. labour's ruling national executive drew up its preferred brexit plan today. if passed by the party conference it would mean that a labour government would negotiate a new brexit deal in its first three months. they would then hold a referendum on this deal within six months but with the option to remain on the ballot paper. but crucially this would mean the party wouldn't decide whether to ba

and tom watson facing the other way. today, unlike his leader, he wanted another referendum before the election and a campaign to stay in. his way to win back lost supporters at election time. they just want us to take an unequivocal position that whatever happens, we'll fight to remain, and to sound like we mean it. and if we did, we could win, whereas if we don't, i fear we won't. mr corbyn doesn't want to upset to leave or remain voters, even if that upsets his deputy. it's tom's view. i don't accept it, and i don't agree with it. our priority is to get a general election in order to give the people a chance to elect a government that cares for them, not themselves. at the tuc in brighton, mr corbyn has gathered among union leaders. his biggest supporter‘s counter strike at tom watson wasn't just political, it was personal. now and again tom pops up from wherever he's been hiding and comes up with something instead of supporting his leader, it's normally to try and undermine him. i don't know why he does it. less an

labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has said the party's priority must be a new referendum on brexit, rather than a general election — and said labour must campaign unequivocally to remain. in a speech, he warned that a snap poll may not break the current deadlock at westminster. his comments are in contrast to those made yesterday by the leaderjeremy corbyn — who said labour would offer a fresh referendum after the next election, with a "leave" option on the ballot paper. here's our political correspondent ben wright. this is labour's official brexit spokesman trying to keep a divided party speaking with one voice going in the same direction. sir keir starmer told the tuc conference the only way forward was another referendum after the next election. remain should and will be on the ballot paper, along with a credible option to leave. we need to ask people a basic question. after three yea rs of people a basic question. after three years of failure by this government, do you want to leave on the terms on offer, or would you rather remain? sir keir starmer says labour should then

tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson leads a group of around 100 moderate mps and arriving at brighton station this afternoon he accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unity. i am disappointed, because i hoped we could unite this week and i am still hoping that and that is what i am hoping to do. it is fair to say that the atmosphere has been heating up inside the labour party. make no mistake about it, if tom watson had been forced out of his position as deputy leader we could have seen a pre—election crisis in the main party of opposition and potentially even a split. this row has almost overshadowed the arguments about brexit. almost. labour's ruling national executive drew up its preferred brexit plan today. if passed by the party conference, it would mean that a labour government would negotiate a new brexit deal in its first three months. they would then hold a referendum on this deal within six months but with the option to remain on the ballot paper. but crucially, this would mean the part

our headlines today: labour's deputy leader, tom watson condemns an attempt to remove him as a "sectarian attack" on the party's "broad church". thomas cook asks for emergency government funding to stop it going bust and leaving thousands of holiday—makers stranded. are our national parks in national treasure which too few use? we are here in derbyshire talking about big, bold plan for the future. in sport... australia make a winning start on day two of the rugby world cup as they beat a talented fiji side, with the game of the day to come — holders new zealand against south africa later. it will be another dry, sunny day for the vast majority of the uk. a little warmer for most of us, but when there as well. there are changes afoot as the day progresses, particularly in the west and i will have more detailfor you in around a quarter of an hour. good morning. it's saturday the 21st of september. our top story. labour's tom watson has condemned an attempt to oust him as deputy leader as a "sectarian attack" on the party's "broad church". a motion put forward by allies of the labour lea

saying of the move to hobble tom watson, i knew nothing about that, i get on well with him. on andrew fisher, the top eight who wa nts to andrew fisher, the top eight who wants to quit, saying, he was under a lot of pressure and wants to spend more time with his family. but such spats are nothing compared to the storm blowing in here over brexit, as mr corbyn tomorrow seeks to sell his new halfway house on brexit to this sceptical conference. mr corbyn‘s position is back, it seems, by the national executive, which is to say they will not take up a formal position until after a general election, and then there would be a special conference to back remain or brexit with a labour deal. that has incensed many party members, who want labour to unequivocally back remain, and i think, even if mr corbyn had a fleet of fire engines, he couldn't hose this one down! norman smith, assistant political editor. plans are in place to fly holiday—makers back to the uk if tour operator thomas cook collapses, according to the foreign secretary. dominic raab said the government would make s

tom watson won't have any impact on anybody. the truth of the matter is that jeremy corbyn is good at consulting, we will come up with a policy that unites the party and takes us to victory whenever the election comes. thank you very much, the leader of the unite union, not too impressed by the intervention of tom watson on brexit. thank you, ian watson at the tuc congress in ryton, we will continue to bring you reaction to that ruling from the court of session in edinburgh on the suspension of parliament, but right now, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, told me that although the judgment came as a surprise to some, it had been expected by others. it depends who you talk to, really. i think that a lot of people, everyone thought this would eventually end up at the uk supreme court and eventually, probably as early as next tuesday, that is likely to happen. but if you think about this was a scottish case, scotland voted to remain, it was some distance from westminster, if you like, and

does tom watson have your full confidence? tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. the party conference has opened — among policy matters this afternoon, labour is set to announce proposals to give women experiencing the menopause more flexible working hours. the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid

but the news of this effort to oust tom watson by abolishing the job he was let the two has sparked a spectacular clash. as members gather in brighton. the motion was tabled last night byjon lansman, the founder of momentum, a movement supportive of jeremy corbyn‘s leadership. as a last—minute proposal, it failed to gain the necessary support at the national executive committee. but it is now officially on the agenda for another meeting of labour's ruling body later this morning. if successful, the motion could then go to the conference floor with even some allies of tom watson not overly optimistic about his chances. because he has his fair share of critics, those who believe that the deputy has repeatedly undermined the leader, not least by straying on brexit policy. mps are furious at what has happened overnight, describing it all as a farcical destruction and self—destructive. jessica parker, bbc news. and we'll be speaking to one of tom watson's shadow cabinet colleagues, dawn butler, just after 8am. the us has said it will send military forces to saudi arabia after drone a

tom watson.” some in the labour party are not happy with tom watson. i think the role of a deputy leader is to be loyal to the party and the people who put him there in the first place andl who put him there in the first place and i think his intervention is irresponsible, big gamble and not what labour communities need. this argument will rumble through the labour party conference but labour has always grappled with the problem that lots of labour held constituencies in the north and the midlands voted to leave where as lots of labour members are pretty pro—remain now. that is the tension at the heart of some of these arguments going on within the labour party. ben, it is a really interesting. politics now, you could spend your life talking about it. it is fascinating. a growing number of children are being approached online for sex in england and wales, that's according to the nspcc. police data obtained by the charity found that the number of sexual communication offences with a child rose

tom watson has been seen to stray on the brexit policy and as well somebody who has been seen as a thorn in the side ofjeremy corbyn, not being a close ally of the labour leader. it seems efforts are under way and effo rts seems efforts are under way and efforts that could succeed by the end of the conference to remove tom watson from his position. thank you for that. a number of conservative party members have been suspended, for posting or endorsing islamophobic material on social media. the action was taken following a bbc investigation. there have been repeated calls for the conservatives, to hold an independent inquiry, into allegations of islamophobia within the party. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. just three months ago, during the race to be tory leader, this happened. shall we have an external investigation in the conservative party into islamophobia? absolutely. where we all agree? boris. excellent they agree. they certainly seemed to agree, including the man who is now the party's leader, but so far there's not been much movement. when is your independent in

no election until brexit is settled, says tom watson. you wonder how long he sees himself as labour's number two in ajeremy corbyn labour party. his statement, as we understand from this paper, is coming ina as we understand from this paper, is coming in a speech tomorrow. it seems to me it seems to me to be not what they agreed was going to be in the manifesto to their seaside get—together in brighton. the manifesto to their seaside get—together in brightonm the manifesto to their seaside get-together in brighton. it is definitely not the labour leadership line, of what tom watson is coming in with tomorrow. he thinks they will be a second referendum and what the labour leadership has been arguing for is that they must be an election to stop iris johnson's exit strategy and jeremy corbyn is absolutely raring to go for an election after october. corbyn would wa nt election after october. corbyn would want the position to be having a remain option and a credible labour negotiated brexit deal option to be put to the people in a referen

extraordinary logic in a week when we have heard the deputy leader tom watson talk about the attempt to unseat him as a drive past shooting, not the language we expect from our politicians. one of the most damaging lines and that may be, denouncing the leader's team for a lack of professionalism and competence. i have had people comment on this saying it is a real psychodrama, bloodbath in brighton, probably the worst agatha christie novel title ever but quite accurate. the word is used, vocabulary, rhetoric, it is outright war. what most shocked us reading it outside, we sat reading the papers, a bit low, talking aboutjeremy corbyn, seventh man, in the last days of decrepitude, a quote here —— 70—year—old man, an ally of corbyn, you would be rationally frightened ofa you would be rationally frightened of a 70—year—old man dropping down dead. they are emphasising his decrepitude and suggesting he actually wants to go. whether or not thatis actually wants to go. whether or not that is his view... takes us onto the sunday telegraph, josie, hard left in the party apparently

it comes after a failed bid to oust the deputy leader tom watson, as the labour conference begins. our assistant political editor norman smith is in brighton. fair norman smith is in brighton. to say, not the drean this fair to say, not the dream start for this party conference. it has been a very difficult start, but you got the sense this morning that mr corbin is trying to douse things down, trying to play down what tom watson cold the drive—by shooting, saying it was a non—story, saying he didn't know anything about the motion put down byjohn landman, and he thought tom watson was brilliant, albeit there is going to be a review of the deputy leader position. we don't know quite when that is going to start or when it is going to conclude. on the andrew fisher row, this is mr corbyn‘s policy director, who has said he has had enough and dissolved by the end of the year, again mr corbynjust dissolved by the end of the year, again mr corbyn just trying to play it down, saying that mr fisher had been under a lot of pressure, has a young family and decided he wanted out. have a

tom watson was jumping all over the place. david: i'd like to talk about how you and your wife have decided to focus your philanthropy on children's hospitals. jack: to see what has happened to these kids, it's more important than a four foot putt. ♪ david: when players are playing golf in a tournament, you are paired with somebody. do you talk? jack: sure. david: i thought they didn't even talk to each other. jack: the guys are good friends. arnold and i had a fierce rivalry. we blew more tournaments by playing against each other instead of worrying about the field. we would get off the golf course and say we did it again. we both shot 75 while everybody else shot 65. we were trying to beat each other. we would shake hands and ask where we were going to dinner. i love the golf kids today. i love watching when gary woodland finished. you don't see it on television, but you see four or five of the other players congratulated him after. when justice thomas won the pga two years ago. ricky fowler and jordan spieth and those guy

it comes after a failed bid to oust the deputy leader tom watson, as the labour conference begins. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in brighton. jeremy corbyn talking to andrew marr this morning and trying to calm things down a little bit. because this is a conference which wa nted because this is a conference which wanted to be talking about some of the big policy announcement we have already had such as abolishing prescription charges, scrapping 0fsted, removing some of the tax advantages, private schools have. much of the conference already has been devoted to internal feuding. 0f course we had that move to oust tom watson yesterday. this morning mr corbyn was saying he knew nothing about that emotion and got on well with tom watson. andrew fisher, one of mr corbyn key aides seeking to play that down as a nonstory seeing the biggest rows he ever had with mr fisher was ever football because mr corbyn is an arsenal fan and mr fisher is a spurs fan. have a listen to what he said on the andrew marr programme. i have obviously seen the words that andrew wrote and i discusse