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chris mason, bbc news, the g7. my colleague shaun ley is in bavaria where the g7 leaders have been meeting. he told me more about what they have been discussing. a new plan to counter china's growing influence. i have one idea, one quite powerful idea they have. remember, china, as part of its bolton road initiative it has been getting support from other countries, building connections with other parts of the world, it has been getting raw materials and resources from africa, from caribbean nations in latin america, from other parts of asia and it has been doing it by offering money, offering loans, often gives to those countries to help them divert infrastructure. which funny love also helps china to, for example, provide ports and what else will help them go forward, and provide those raw materials more efficiently, so it has been quite a self—addressed for beijing. the g7 has realised that china has stolen a march on it. it is offering the equivalent of 600 billion us dollars of financial support to countries

as chris mason explains. as chris mason explains. the leaders of the world's richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare—chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister, though, acknowledges some are tiring of it. i think that the pressure is there and the anxiety is there and we've got to be honest about that. the g7 has been solid and we continue to be solid. but in order to protect that unity, in order to make it work, you've got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what's going on. these two men look like the best of friends. a reunion of a year old, now... but in private, the prime minister emphasised to the french president any attempt t

chris mason at the houses of— not go away. chris mason at the houses of parliament, - not go away. chris mason at the i houses of parliament, thank you. that latest analysis after the vote that came in about one hour ago. apologies, there is quite a bit of noise over there. i hope you get all the message we are delivering here loud and clear. there were a number of reasons why many conservative mps decided to vote against the prime minister tonight. decided to vote against the prime ministertonight. chris decided to vote against the prime minister tonight. chris mentioned some of them earlier. history has shown it can be hard for prime ministers to recover even when they win a confidence vote, as mrjohnson has done. our deputy political editor vicki young looks at boris johnson's leadership and what could lie ahead for him. he won the conservatives their biggest victory in decades. good morning, everybody. my friends, well, we did it! so why, just two and a half years later, have so many of borisjohnson�*s own mps turned on him? in the early days, breaking the brexit deadlock was

the thoughts of the bbc political editor chris mason-— chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee — chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee part — chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee part of _ chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee part of that _ chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee part of that is - chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee part of that is in - chris mason. the end of the party, the jubilee part of that is in the - thejubilee part of that is in the roaring politics. the premise are often spends time talking to other leaders as there was a phone call with the president of ukraine this morning and a meeting with the estonian prime minister in the afternoon. and borisjohnson said plenty of time to persuading his own mps to back him, staying here in downing street. in a letter to his mps, he said... and he concluded i am absolutely... earlierjust earlier just after earlierjust after 8pm in the morning —— 8am in the morning, the arrival of this man in front of the cameras told us borisj

our political editor chris mason reports. brexit is about borders, about different rules either side of them, but borders usually separate one country from another. and yet here in belfast, there is a border, checks, when goods arrive here from the rest of the uk. those checks happen because of a deal the government signed up to. but now it doesn't like what this means for northern ireland. people can't access the goods they need to access, we're not able to implement the same tax benefits in northern ireland as we are for the people of great britain, so this is a very serious issue that we need to fix. we have sought a negotiated settlement for the last 18 months, but as yet, the eu have been unwilling to change the terms of the protocol. and they've not changed their mind today, either. no workable alternative solution has been found to this delicate, long—negotiated balance. any renegotiations would simply bring further legal uncertainty for the people and businesses in northern ireland. for these reasons, the european u

here's our political editor, chris mason. salisbury plain, usually a place where british troops train. now those in ukrainian uniforms are here, too, being taught to use the weapons and equipment being given to them by the uk. this as the prime minister, at the end of the nato summit in madrid, promised more money to help ukraine further. the best way for us to win the argument around the world about our values is for the ukrainians to win. that's why i'm pleased today that we've announced another £1 billion worth of military support. so, prime minister, what is the overall objective of the uk's help and strategy for ukraine? we want to give them the means to repel the russians, to expel the russians from the territory that they have occupied, because that's the right thing under international law. this gathering of the world's biggest defence alliance has had a sense of urgency — even emergency. an invasion in europe, a hostile russia, an ongoing war without obvious end — huge human suffering, profound global economic c

the vote of confidence at the prime minister, and the result which chris mason, our political editor, was telling us earlier was a bit of a shock to the prime minister pours my own team. he did win, but i suppose onlyjust come in relative terms. what are people telling you now about the prime minister pulls my own future? two things, i think. historical context first, to put the numbers into some context tonight. both theresa may and john major faced confidence vote and a smaller proportion of their mps at the time, in the mid—90s then a couple of years ago, voted against them. theresa may was gone within six months and john major had a landslide election defeat a couple of years later, so that is the context. what about the at my now? i will read a couple of anonymously sent texts to me this evening was a minister. "a clear win. we now have to come together. there is a danger of a civil war and the party has to know a real opponents, labour, the snp and liberal democrats". that fear from the civil war. then this from a rebel. "time for the cabinet to show some leadership and realis

our political editor, chris mason, has the story of the vote and the result. after months of awkward question for borisjohnson, weeks of mounting speculation and a day of intense public, sometimes angry, arguments, the moment — a verdict, the result with yes, the potential to remove mrjohnson as prime minister but also shape his future in thejob. the vote in favour of having confidence in borisjohnson as leader was 211 votes and the vote against was 148 votes... gasping ..and therefore, i can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence. cheering a mathematical victory for borisjohnson but those numbers are awkward to him. more than 40% of his mps labelling him a liability the country would be better off without. but he insisted... i think it's an extremely good, positive, conclusive, decisive result which enables us to move on, to unite and to focus on delivery and that is exactly what we”re going to do. westminster is now digesting the result. those wanting mrjohnson out beaten tonight but insisting they're not defeated. i think frankly it

chris mason, bbc news at the g7 summit in germany. my colleague shaun ley is in bavaria where the g7 leaders have been meeting. he told me more about what they have been discussing. they what they have been discussing. had when idea an| quite they had when idea and one quite powerful idea and remember what china has been doing over the last few years. as part of its road initiative, it's been levering and support from other countries. it been building its connections with other parts of the world. it's been getting raw materials and resources africa and the caribbean areas, they have been doing it by offering money, offering loans, offering gifts offering loans, offering gifts of money to help those countries develop the infrastructure which finally enough also helps china providing ports and other things that will help them go forward and therefore be able to supply those raw materials more efficiently. it is been very much a latency of interest. the g7 is realised that china has stolen a march on it and basically it will offer a mar

chris mason, bbc news at westminster. depending who you are you willing to put it in very different ways of stopping of the newspapers, we will start on the left side of centre you like with the sort of opposition views. this is the guardian, pm clinging to power after vote humiliation, a line he has a critics cast doubt on leaders claim of extremely good conclusive results. the daily mirror goes for parties over, boris, saying he suffers a brutal attack by 148 of his own mps and is warned he will be out in a year. as for the times on the government side of the equation, a wounded vector, and the result is worse than expected, so that is the view even from his own side of the fence and the daily telegraph which is the paper that he has tended to write for as a journalist and a columnist, hollow victory tears tories apart, so not a lot of good news therefore borisjohnson in terms of interpretation. i should say if you want the unvarnished impartial view on it all go to our website and we have not only what happened over th

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. north korea could conduct a seventh nuclear test at any time. that's the warning from the us special representative, sung kim, who says the north has shown no interest in returning to the negotiating table. on tuesday, the us and south korea conducted joint exercises involving around 20 warplanes over the waters around the korean peninsula. the drills come after pyongyang fired a barrage of short—range ballistic missiles from multiple locations while conducting in its own tests on sunday. earlier, a senior us diplomat said there would be a swift and forceful response if north korea conducted a nuclear test. speaking after a meeting with her south korean counterpart, the deputy secretary of state, wendy sherman, said she expected the entire world to react. any nuclear test would be in complete violation of un security council resolutions. there would be a swift and forceful spots to and forceful response to such a test because, as the international atomic energy agency itself has sai

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the shipwreck containing billions of dollars of sunken treasure — being revealed to the world, after three centuries. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade - for the start of- trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. - as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick �*em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: us politicians are considering new laws in the wake of the texas shooting, including extra background checks f

our political editor chris mason reports. brexit is about borders, about different rules either side of them, but borders usually separate one country from another. and yet here in belfast, there is a border, checks, when goods arrive here from the rest of the uk. those checks happen because of a deal the government signed up to. but now it doesn't like what this means for northern ireland. people can't access the goods they need to access, we're not able to implement the same tax benefits in northern ireland as we are for the people of great britain, so this is a very serious issue that we need to fix. we have sought a negotiated settlement for the last 18 months, but as yet, the eu have been unwilling to change the terms of the protocol. and they've not changed their mind today, either. no workable alternative solution has been found to this delicate, long—negotiated balance. any renegotiations would simply bring further legal uncertainty for the people and businesses in northern ireland. for these reasons, the european u

chris mason reporting. wall street has had its worst performance for the first half of the year since 1970. the s&p 500 closed down almost a full percentage point today on the last day ofjune — putting it 20% off its peak injanuary. investors are wary amid high inflation and supply chain issues, which are fueling fears of recession — in the us and in the world's other major economies. the president of sri lanka is under continued pressure, amid the country's worst economic crisis since its independence. the island is close to running out of fuel which it can't afford to import. this week, it closed schools and stopped providing fuel to all but essential services. now, president gotabaya rajapaksa has written to vladimir putin to discuss buying cheap oilfrom russia. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanthan reports from the capital colombo. an endless struggle for this island nation. queues that go on and on and on. sri lanka's running out of fuel... ..and of hope. with only days of petrol left in

we can now speak to chris mason first of all. is borisjohnson going to be concerned about the tactics that nicola sturgeon is clearly developing? the that nicola sturgeon is clearly develoin: ? ~ , .,, developing? the prime minister was on his plane — developing? the prime minister was on his plane to _ developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid _ developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid to _ developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid to the - developing? the prime minister was on his plane to madrid to the nato l on his plane to madrid to the nato summit as nicola sturgeon was on her feet and i asked him about this and he said he would study it carefully and respond properly. take a step back, the uk government does not want another referendum any time soon and put yourself in the shoes of the prime minister or any uk prime minister, the idea of the family of nations they govern are breaking apart as they would see it is a horrible prospect. but for how long can they stand in the

here's the latest from our political editor chris mason. the prime minister took his jack russell, dilyn, out first thing this morning on a day when the biggest word in westminster is "loyalty", or the lack of it. a few hours later, another outwardly loyal bunch gathered, the cabinet. thank you, by the way, to everybody for all your good work yesterday because it was a very important day because we are able now to draw a line under the issues that our opponents want to talk about. desk thumping down the road from here, a bus stop, which it turns out, was on to the result last night before the rest of us. the 211 destined for keeping borisjohnson in office and 148 keen on a new driver. so, where is the party going now? the former cabinet minister andrea leadsom had criticised the prime minister. the party gave its views yesterday and today is another day, we move on. the former health secretary jeremy hunt has needed a helmet for more than a bike ride recently. i don't have any- comments to make. are you still running for the leadership? i'l

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. borisjohnson says one boris johnson says one of the priorities— boris johnson says one of the priorities for the government will be — priorities for the government will be cream. -- priorities for the government will be cream.— the bodies of some ukrainian fighters killed defending the key south—eastern port of mariupol have now arrived in kyiv. the soldiers' families say this was part of a swap with russia. more than 50 are the bodies of members of the azov regiment, who died defending the azovstal steelworks. in the city of mariupol, there has also been warning of a possible outbreak of cholera — many bodies are still believed to be buried under the rubble, and sewage reportedly contaminates the water supply. intense fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, with reports of civilians killed in strikes on kharkiv, and other areas of the donbas and the distribution of food from ukraine to the rest of the world continues to be a problem. russian foreign minister, sergei lavr

from the summit in madrid, here's our political editor, chris mason. the prime minister of the united kingdom... 0ne after another, they arrived, the leaders of the world's largest military defence alliance marking the moment it is getting bigger. nato sees russia as a significant and direct threat to its security, and its most powerful member is acting accordingly. nato is strong, united, and the steps we're taking during this summit are going to further augment our collective strength. to that end, today, i'm announcing the united states will enhance our force posture in europe. america's sending more warplanes to the uk and boosting its military presence across europe. british troops are already deployed in estonia. the prime minister likes to repeat the uk has europe's biggest defence budget and there's been a big increase in funding, but critics point out the army is shrinking. and remember, ukraine is not in nato, and so support for it is more indirect — and, in the view of this ukrainian mp here, nowhere near enough. we need ten times more - h

chris mason, thank you very much. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has unveiled what she called a �*refreshed' case for independence. nicola sturgeon said she believed the scottish parliament had a mandate for calling a referendum and urged westminster to respect that. downing street said it is not the time for another poll and said people across scotland want to see both governments working together. james cook has the story. many seasons have rolled by since scotland rejected independence, and the landscape has changed. we have had a pandemic, a cost of living crisis, and brexit, which was rejected by a majority of voters in scotland. it has affected us in so many different ways. sally williams says dragging the nation out of the eu against its wishes has been a disaster. it really boils down to governance and my belief that the scottish parliament is the best place to govern scotland. the damage that has been done by covid, by brexit, by everything else, in a funny way, it's probably the perfect t

chris mason, bbc news, at the g7 summit. nato has announced plans to boost its quick reaction force from 40,000 to more than 300,000 troops. it says the move follows a "direct threat" from russia to european security. the plan is due to be approved at a summit in madrid this week. 0ur europe editor katya adler is there. just explain how significant this is. , , ., , ., just explain how significant this is. very if you listen to nato's secretary _ is. very if you listen to nato's secretary general. _ is. very if you listen to nato's secretary general. he - is. very if you listen to nato's secretary general. he says i is. very if you listen to nato's. secretary general. he says this is. very if you listen to nato's - secretary general. he says this is the biggest overhaul since the end of the cold war and it doesn't really come as a surprise because russia's invasion of ukraine, the ambition, the aggression it is showing has upended any security assumptions held here in europe. when it comes to those rapid reaction forces of n

chris mason, bbc news, in blackpool. so, how will those government plans for boosting home ownership work? our home editor mark easton has been taking a look at the proposals. barnesville close is a cul—de—sac of traditional social homes in small heath in birmingham. what we used to call council houses. residents were part of a pilot for today's announcement, giving tenants who rent from housing associations, as they do in barnesville close, the right to buy their homes. i was trying to, you know, to buy my own house, instead of paying rent. brenda would like to own her own home and was disappointed not to be accepted on the government's right to buy pilot. i have my kids and grandkids growing up. you know, i would like to have them around me sometimes and say, "oh, if i go, this is yours." most residents in barnesville close are on benefits which cover their rent. the government is suggesting universal credit could be classed as income to get a mortgage, butjackie, who i met on her doorstep, is not alone in being sc

chris mason, bbc news, germany. and in ukraine, the capital city kyiv has suffered intense attacks, more than a dozen missile strikes launched by russia — the most sustained barrage in months. it happened hours after president zelensky warned that the war is entering a difficult phase. a nine—storey residential building in one district was damaged during the strike. one person was killed and five injured, including a 7—year—old girl. our correspondent nick beake reports. once again, ukraine's capital is under attack. explosion this video said to show the city's horizon as more russian rockets hit. and once again, civilians are in the firing line. a residential block in the centre of kyiv smouldering, ripped apart. child screams inside, rescuers reach a young girl, pinned down by debris. they manage to bring her to safety and then take her to hospital. moments later, a ukrainian official appears outside, brandishing a russian passport, saying that one woman still trapped is originally from moscow. shortly aft

chris mason, bbc news, at the nato summit in madrid. newly released footage from ukraine has established that a shopping centre in the city of kremenchuk was hit directly by a russian cruise missile. the death toll from monday�*s strike in the east of the country has risen to at least 18 while more than 30 people are still missing. russia says it doesn�*t attack civilians and claims the target was an ammunition warehouse. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake reports. the brute force of russia�*s strike. a cruise missile fired from a plane hundreds of miles away, plunging towards ukrainian families doing their shopping. 18—year—old daria has been looking for her mum ever since. larissa, a cleaner, was at work in an electronics shop. translation: i am so composed, not because i don't feel _ anything, but because i need to support my relatives. that�*s how it is easier for me, but what i feel is emptiness. many more families have been searching in desperation. four days before the strike, shopping centre management told staff it

chris mason, bbc news, at the nato summit in madrid. newly released video from ukraine has established that a shopping centre in the city of kremenchuk was hit directly by a russian cruise missile. it comes as the mayor of the port of mykolaiv said at least five people have been killed by a strike on an apartment building. the death toll from monday's strike in the east of the country has risen to at least 18, while more than 30 people are still missing. russia says it doesn't attack civilians and claims the target was an ammunition warehouse. 0ur europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. a warning this piece contains some distressing images. the brute force of russia's strike. a cruise missile fired from a plane hundreds of miles away, plunging towards ukrainian families doing their shopping. 18—year—old daria has been looking for her mum ever since. larissa, a cleaner, was at work in an electronics shop. translation: i am so composed, not because i don't feel _ anything, but because i need to support my relatives. that's how it i

chris mason, bbc news, at the nato summit in madrid. the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, also said they recognize china's growing proximity to russia and investment in modern military capabilities. he went on to explain why china represents a serious challenge. including nuclear weapons, its neighbours, and threatening taiwan. investing heavily in critical infrastructure, including an allied countries. monitoring and controlling its own citizens to advanced technology. and spreading russian lies and disinformation. they are not our adversary, but we must be clear about the serious challenges it represents. whilst most of the focus of the nato summit in madrid has been on the conflict between russia and ukraine, the announcement that china is to be considered a �*strategic rival�* is a sign of how far attitudes have changed over recent years. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, has been speaking to the uk foreign secretary, liz truss. how secretary, liz truss. would you describe china? because how would you descri

chris mason, bbc news, in blackpool. fahad kamal is chief investment officer at kleinwort hambros. pledges that the prime minister is making to help ease the of living, you think that will help strengthen the pound or not? it help strengthen the pound or not? ,., ,, help strengthen the pound or not? ,, .,�* help strengthen the pound or not? , .,�* ., help strengthen the pound or not? , .,�* ._, not? it probably won't do a hue not? it probably won't do a huge amount _ not? it probably won't do a huge amount in _ not? it probably won't do a huge amount in the - not? it probably won't do a huge amount in the short l not? it probably won't do a i huge amount in the short run because we don't expect it to translate to a huge amount of economic growth over the next six months to a year, the uk is going to be one of the weakest major economies of the world really for the next 18 months. it is not completely the fault of the prime minister either to be sure. a lot of this is just very unfortunate rising costs of commodities, and a weakening pound, which is really causing a lot of hea

chris mason, bbc news at the g7 summit in germany. so what do the talks mean for ukraine so what do the talks mean for i'm joined now by former uk ambassador to ukraine, simon smith. so what do you mabel of it in the we were a fly—on—the—wall in these talk, g7 talk, we know ukraine high up talk, g7 talk, we know ukraine high up the agenda what will have been discussed. it up the agenda what will have been discussed. , . ., up the agenda what will have been discussed. , . . , ., up the agenda what will have been discussed. , . ., , ., ., up the agenda what will have been discussed. , . ., ., ., discussed. it very clear you have a lot of representatives _ discussed. it very clear you have a lot of representatives round - discussed. it very clear you have a lot of representatives round the i lot of representatives round the table, let us remember that the european union is represented and thatis european union is represented and that is a whole lot of other countries too, and, everyone of course will be aware as you have mentioned,

chris mason, bbc news at the g7 summit in germany. i'm joined now by my colleague shaun ley in garmisch in the bavarian alps. nice to speak to you, the growing influence on china is also an effect. have leader spoke about how to deal with that? the? effect. have leader spoke about how to deal with that?— to deal with that? they have one owerful to deal with that? they have one powerful idea. _ to deal with that? they have one powerful idea. remember- to deal with that? they have one | powerful idea. remember china's to deal with that? they have one - powerful idea. remember china's been doing over the past years. part of its initiative is levering and support from other countries. it has been building its connections with other parts of the world and getting raw materials and resources from africa, caribbean nations, latin america and other parts of asia it's been doing it by offering money, loans and gifts of money to help those countries to develop infrastructure which funnily enough also helps china provide ports and the rest i w

chris, thank you. chris mason. a woman has died and a man is being treated for life—threatening injuries following a gas explosion that tore through a street in birmingham. 0ne house was destroyed in the blast and several others were badly damaged. neighbours risked their lives to clamber through the burning wreckage to pull out the injured man. phil mackie reports from the scene. a scene of devastation in dulwich road. a sunny sunday evening and a home blown apart. it road. a sunny sunday evening and a home blown apart.— home blown apart. it 'ust exploded. it was home blown apart. it 'ust exploded. n was reauy. h home blown apart. it 'ust exploded. it was really, really — home blown apart. itjust exploded. it was really, really scary. _ home blown apart. itjust exploded. it was really, really scary. i - it was really, really scary. i thought something had happened to my car. the airbags came out of the car, all the windows broken and the roof. it was really, really scary. try to explain how bad it was. brave

here's our political editor, chris mason. salisbury plain, usually a place where british troops train. now those in ukrainian uniforms are here too, being taught to use the weapons and equipment being given to them by the uk. this as the prime minister, at the end of the nato summit in madrid, promised more money to help ukraine further. the best way for us to win the argument around the world about our values is for the ukrainians to win. that's why i'm pleased today that we've announced another £1 billion worth of military support. so, prime minister, what is the overall objective of the uk's help and strategy for ukraine? we want to give them the means to repel the russians, to expel the russians from the territory that they have occupied, because that's the right thing under international law. this gathering of the world's biggest defence alliance has had a sense of urgency — even emergency. an invasion in europe, a hostile russia, an ongoing war without obvious end — huge human suffering, profound global economic co

here's our political editor chris mason. the prime minister took his jack russell dilyn out first thing this morning on a day when the biggest word in westminster is loyalty, or the lack of it. a few hours later, another outwardly loyal bunch gathered, the cabinet. thank you, by the way, everybody for all your good work yesterday because it was a very important day because we are able now to draw a line under the issues that our opponents want to talk about. desk thumping. down the road from here, a bus stop, which it turns out, was on to the result last night before the rest of us. the 211 destined for keeping borisjohnson in office and 148 keen on a new driver. so where is the party going now? the former cabinet minister andrea leadsom had criticised the prime minister. the party gave its views yesterday and today is another day, we move on. the former health secretaryjeremy hunt has needed a helmet for more than a bike ride recently. i don't have any comments to make. are you still running for the leadership? i'll try not

chris mason, bbc news. a national monument honouring the windrush generation of post—war caribbean migrants has been unveiled at waterloo station in london. the statue was designed by the jamaican sculptor, basil watson. speaking at the ceremony the duke of cambridge said the "windrush generation have made our culture richer and our services stronger". the queen also sent a message of congratulations. 0ur correspondent, celestina 0lulode was also there. cheering and applause. dressed in their sunday best, the new monument to remember the vital contribution of the windrush generation. the statue represents the thousands of caribbeans who travelled to the uk. they first arrived on the empire windrush 7a years ago today to help rebuild post—war britain. but despite living and working here for decades, many were told they were here illegally because of a lack of official paperwork, while some were wrongly detained and even deported after being classed as illegal citizens — something prince william address

chris mason, at the nato summit in madrid. well, in other developments today, ukraine says it has retaken the strategically important snake island in the black sea, which has been fought over since the start of the war. russia insists its forces have withdrawn from there only as a gesture of goodwill — but, as you can see, the island is in a key position, south of the blockaded port of odesa, and just 28 miles from the coast of romania, a member of nato. the island is also hugely symbolic for the ukrainians, the story in the early days of the conflict of a defiant ukrainian soldier telling the russian flagship the moskva to "get lost", in much more colourful language. that became a rallying cry for the war. and our europe correspondent nick beakejoins us from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. how important is this development today? it's a tiny island but a big strategic and symbolic significance and it's at the heart of the story we've spoken about in recent days, the grain crisis in this particular part of the world. russia is

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. a lot of room for interpretation of that result, so let's have a look at one or two of the newspapers. we will start on the left, the opposition benches stopping here is the guardian. pm clinging to power after vote humiliation and just adding here, critics cut out on leaders' claim of an extremely good conclusive results stopping the daily mirror on the left also, parties over, boris. very clear message there with a picture to suit that little title. is for the rights, the times, a wounded victor. apm whose party and the country left firmly in limp on territory, and a just thought i would show you also the conservative paper the daily telegraph which is the newspaper that boris johnson has long written for as a journalist, hollowjury tears tories apart, just a flavour of what the papers are saying. now back to ukraine. russia's un ambassador has walked out of a security council meeting after the president of the european council, charles michel, blamed the russian invasion of ukraine

chris mason with the latest at westminster, thank you. let's move on to the other main news of the day. it's already being billed as the biggest rail strike of modern times, involving tens of thousands of workers from network rail, as well as from 13 individual train companies. as things stand, not enough progress has been made in negotiations between employers and unions to stop the walkouts from going ahead next week. around 40,000 staff are due to go on strike onjune 21st, 23rd and 25th, in a long—running dispute about pay levels, job losses, and pensions. network rail has produced this map, showing where services will and won't run. the main urban centres will be prioritised. but that leaves extensive areas of scotland without any train services. similarly, areas west of birmingham and much of wales. and also many coastal areas will not be reachable by train. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports now on what is shaping up to be a week of major travel problems for millions of people. of major travel problems the clock is ti

our political editor chris mason is there. a real sense here at shock at what has happened this afternoon in ukraine. the british government here calling it callous and counter—productive and saying it and fellow g7 leaders will redouble their efforts to help ukraine as a result of what has happened today. here is a sense of the discussions on that topic of ukraine today. on the small screen in the corner, but the big theme of this summit, the man whose country's future dominates conversation here. president zelensky told g7 leaders the war mustn't drag on overwinter. if ukraine wins, you all win, he said. , ., if ukraine wins, you all win, he said. ., , ., ., said. good morning, chris, how are ou said. good morning, chris, how are you doing- — said. good morning, chris, how are you doing- a _ said. good morning, chris, how are you doing. a prime _ said. good morning, chris, how are you doing. a prime minister - said. good morning, chris, how are you doing. a prime minister told i said. good morning, chris, how are| you do

chris mason, bbc news, in blackpool. so how will those government plans for boosting home ownership work? the government says the aim is to help more people get on the housing ladder, but labour says the plans could make the shortage of housing worse. our home editor mark easton has been taking a look at the proposals. barnesville close is a cul—de—sac of traditional social homes in small heath in birmingham, what we used to call council houses. four years ago, residents were part of the pilot for today's announcement, giving tenants who rent from housing associations, as they do in barnesville close, the right to buy their homes. i was trying to, you know, to buy my own house, instead of paying rent. brenda, like eight out of ten people, according to surveys, would like to own her own home and was disappointed not to get lucky in the ballot to be part of the government scheme. i have my kids and grandkids growing up, you know? i would like to have them around me sometimes and say, oh, if i go, this is yours. the bui

well, joining me now is our political editor, chris mason. we won't know the result until nine o'clock tonight, but what are the implications of this? this o'clock tonight, but what are the implications of this?— o'clock tonight, but what are the implications of this? this is a big moment for _ implications of this? this is a big moment for any _ implications of this? this is a big moment for any leader. - implications of this? this is a big moment for any leader. we - implications of this? this is a big j moment for any leader. we need implications of this? this is a big i moment for any leader. we need to unpack the arithmetic tonight from the politics. to give you a sense of the politics. to give you a sense of the jitters behind that door tonight, when the prime minister wrote all of his mps this morning he hand wrote his signature on every single letter and added a personal note to many, encouraging his supporters to back him or those who might not be tempted to back him. they are pretty confident of winning but it is about suppressing

chris mason sent this report. brexit is about borders, different rules either side of them, but orders usually separate 100 from another, and yet here in line in county antrim in northern ireland, there is a border, checks when goods arrive here from the rest of the uk. those checks happen because of a deal the government signed up to, which it now doesn't like. the -roblem which it now doesn't like. the problem at — which it now doesn't like. the problem at the _ which it now doesn't like. tue: problem at the moment, which it now doesn't like. tte: problem at the moment, which which it now doesn't like. tt2 problem at the moment, which is that in northern ireland the stormont assembly, the government of ireland, can't meet because of the effects of the protocol. it creates unnecessary barriers on trade east west. what we can do is fix that. it is not a big deal. , ., ., , deal. devolved governments here in northern ireland _ deal. devolved governments here in northern ireland is _ deal. devolved governments her

let's get the latest from our political editor chris mason at westminster. are there signs there may be some effort to get this dispute to a rapid close?— effort to get this dispute to a raid close? , ., ., rapid close? accepting an effort to t to do rapid close? accepting an effort to try to do that. _ rapid close? accepting an effort to try to do that, but _ rapid close? accepting an effort to try to do that, but no _ rapid close? accepting an effort to try to do that, but no real - rapid close? accepting an effort to try to do that, but no real sign - try to do that, but no real sign of a breakthrough either in this or another— a breakthrough either in this or another sector dashed by any other sector— another sector dashed by any other sector is— another sector dashed by any other sector is talking of industrial action — sector is talking of industrial action i_ sector is talking of industrial action. i am stressing it is day one and yes, _ action. i am stressing it is day one and yes, the — action. i am stressing it is day one and yes, the l

mason, faisal islam on the current economic situation in the uk and around the world, so i don't really accept that charge. obviously we are trying to refresh, modernise, evolve the programmes. and fantastic if we can bring in new viewers or people who are only occasional television news viewers, that would be fantastic. but i think what we have here is a much bigger and better impactful news programme for all our audiences. viewers are really noticing the amount of walking. stepping off once step, walking across the studio floor, up another step, it's clearly distracting them and it's not for them, so who is it for? i think, first of all, some viewers may be finding it distracting, but not all viewers, and again, it'sjust to produce a bit more energy and a greater dynamic into the programmes. equally, in the past, when presenters have sat behind a desk for the whole programme, we've had charges of the desk feeling like a barrier between the programme and the presenter, so what we are trying to do is explore ways in which we can perhaps bring a little bit more engagement and interactivi