08/03/2016 BBC News at Six

The Governor of the Bank of England is caught in a row over

Mark Carney says a vote to leave the EU would have an impact

The issue is the biggest domestic risk to financial stability.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England,

finds himself accused of taking sides in the EU referendum debate.

This morning, Mr Carney told a committee of MPs that leaving

the EU would affect Britain's financial stability

Our Economics editor Kamal Ahmed watched the exchanges.

Had's the man charged with maintaining economic stability.

Today the governor of the Bank of England said that stability could be

at risk if Britain decides to leave the European Union. In evidence

before MPs, Mark Carney made it clear this was a vital economic

issue. The issue is the biggest domestic risk to financial stability

because, in part, of the issues around uncertainty. But also, if I

may just finish quickly, because it has the potential, potential,

depending on how it's prosecuted and how these issues can be addressed,

to amplify risks around the current account has discussed. Potential

risks around housing and market funding which we are trying to

mitigate. Sterling's value could fall, jobs could be lost, inflation

could rise. Mr Carney also wrote to the Select Committee praising the

Prime Minister's EU deal, saying it would improve competitiveness and

reinforce the positive impact of EU membership. The list of reasons for

staying in the EU was a long one. So long that MPs that back Britain

leaving the EU revealed their displeasure. The statements you make

about the dynamism of the country could he refer to the reforms

introyou deuced by Margaret that thor. It's beneath the dignity of

the Bank of England - I will not let that stand. Mr Carney making it

clear there could be dangers remaining in a single market.

Membership of the European Union brings risks as well. The principle

risk, risks I should say, there are more than one, are associated with

the unfinished business of European monetary union. After what were

sometimes bad tempered exchanges with MPs, Mark Carney returned here,

the somewhat safer environment much his office at the Bank of England.

I'm told he's pleased with today's session. He thinks he got across two

big points, firstly that, yes, there could be a short-term economic risk

if Britain were to leave the European Union and, second, that no

politicians lent on him to say that. Maybe not, but his critics said he

was drifting into dangerous territory. I think this was entirely

political. I think it is quite wrong for a governor of the Bank of

England to enter the political fray in this way. Mr Carney said this

would be his last substantial intervention in the referendum

debate and the governor made it clear it wasn't his job to make the

economic case for leaving or remaining in the EU. The decision on

June 23rd is not his. It's for the voters to decide. Kamal is with me

now. A very balanced statement there from the governor. What one think

should our viewers take away from his statement?

In the main the governor believes there are short-term risks to

leaving the European Union and the short-term risks are significant.

But he constantly made the point and I sat through all three hours of his

session, he was constantly making the point that this is nuanced.

There are lots of things we do not know. He was sending a signal to the

voters. They need to sweat this a bit. They need to look at the

arguments on both sides and make a judgment. People are constantly

asking for a fact in this debate. The governor went through some of

the negative about if Britain were to leave and said there were also

risks to staying in. He said you could not come to any firm decision

on this in the long term whether it would be better to be in or out.

Very complicated, the need to look at both sides, but in the main the

government seemed more pro-European union ban anti.

And there's more about the EU referendum

and the economic arguments on both sides on our

Boris Johnson has been accused of hypocrisy after an e-mail leaked

to the BBC revealed his office had warned his officials not

to contradict him and speak out in favour of staying in the EU.

Mr Johnson described the email as a "cock-up" but the rules remain

in place, despite his calls for an open debate on the issue.

Here's our Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg.

Why have you gag members of your staff and speaking out?

Boris Johnson is rarely known for keeping his views to himself. But on

Europe is there one rule for him and another for his senior team? Nobody

has been gagged. I was only made aware of this edict late last night

and it sees to be operated as soon as I was aware of it. But the

accusation followed him from home this morning all the way to

Westminster. Because the London Mayor's office did warn his staff to

keep quiet if they disagree with his view that we should leave the EU. So

far as that edict was ever offered, it is countermanded. Mr Johnson's

chief of staff, Sir Edward Lister, sent an e-mail on Friday to the

senior advisers. He wrote, during the referendum campaign I would

expect you either to advocate the Mayor's position or otherwise not

openly to contradict it. When the very next day Boris Johnson was

determinedly defending this man, John Longworth, bumped out of his

job as leader of the business group, the British Chambers of commerce,

because he argued to lead the EU. Mr Johnson called that a scandal and he

stands accused of hypocrisy. With every week that passes, Boris's

credibility not only as a Prime Minister, but somebody who wants to

play a vocal part in the EU referendum campaign has diminished.

They have ditched the e-mail advice and say his team can say whatever

they want, but not when on official business. Boris Johnson has

dismissed this e-mail as a blunder, but the official rules are still in

place. It matters because all the big players in the arguments about

the EU one you to believe them and back their case. What his office

warned in Private sits comfortably alongside what the Mayor himself has

said loudly in public. Boris Johnson famously said his policy on cake is

pro having it and pro-eating it. But on the European Union might he have

It's barely 24 hours since EU leaders said they'd found a way

to end the migrant crisis and it's already under fire.

The United Nations says yesterday's plan to send migrants back

from Greece to Turkey would break international law.

As Mark Lowen reports from Izmire in Turkey,

any attempt to implement the expulsion proposal would face

huge resistance from migrants themselves.

Western Turkey, the waiting room for Europe. Doors may be closing, but

their dreams of Sanctuary will not be crushed. As news that the EU is

clamping down on migrant filters through, they are left confused but

determined. Will Europe let us in, this family comes to ask? The tiny

children tell me all they want is a boat to Greece. Those who have come

this far have endured so much. Mohammed Muir was tortured in

Damascus prison for opposing the Assad regime. Five of his children

are already in Western Europe, so if he is stopped and sent back when he

tries to join them, his family will split up. TRANSLATION: I am

disappointed by the decisions in Brussels, but there are no other

options for us but to leave. Either I succeed and live or die trying.

Those profiting from the boat trips are still doing a roaring trade. It

is a well practised routine for that migrants. Arrived in is mere, get

kitted up and go. This is just one of the businesses catering for

refugees. There are special bank accounts to play smugglers and

hotels for Syrians. The industry of transporting migrants here is so

established and widespread it seems inconceivable it could be dismantled

or even halted by decisions in Brussels. It is not even clear if

deporting migrants back to Turkey would be legal, so the whole

European plan could still fall apart. Collective expulsion of

foreigners is prohibited under the European Convention of human rights,

an agreement that would be tantamount to a blanket return of

foreigners to a certain country is not consistent with European law and

international law. Success of any deal hinges on tackling the

smugglers. A middleman we spoke to said he thinks any drop in numbers

would be temporary. TRANSLATION: For the last six days I have not had any

calls from customers. If they start sending people back, there might be

fewer, but the smuggling will not end. When the Coast Guard shows up,

we stop. But when people show up we organise their trip and that is

that. There are so many unknowns. Will this deal be approved? How will

it work? But there is one certainty, that those hoping for a new life

across these waters will not give up trying.

Maria Sharapova looks set to lose millions after three major sponsors,

including the sports wear firm Nike, cut ties with the tennis star

in the light of her failed drugs test.

Yesterday, the five-times Grand Slam winner revealed she'd tested

positive for a drug called Meldonium, saying she took it

Our sports correspondent, Richard Conway, reports.

It was the moment Maria Sharapova's life changed forever. Winning

Wimbledon aged just 17 made her a global star. Now almost 12 years on

her life has taken another dramatic turn. I made a huge mistake and I

have let my fans down and I have let the spot down. Sharapova claims a

family doctor legally prescribed her a drug called meldonium. But it was

banned by the world anti-doping agency in January this year due to

its ability to boost endurance in athletes. The current world number

one who defeated Sharapova on the same day the Russian tested positive

in January, today expressed admiration for her opponent's

stance. I am surprised and shocked, but at the same time most people

were happy that she was upfront and very honest and showed a lot of

courage to admit to what she had done and how she had neglected to

look at the letter. Sharapova insists she was unaware that

meldonium was prohibited, but the former head of the world doping

anti-agency says there should be no excuses. Leaving aside fair play, if

you are running a $30 million business, it depends on you stay

eligible to play tennis and you are taking something that is on a list

that you have known about for four months, I am sorry, that is a big

mistake. Maria Sharapova is the highest-paid women in sport and the

reason is because she transcends tennis in a way few others do. She

is a big name on the high street, but now her backers are distancing

themselves, including the biggest. The five times grand slam winner has

now lost a number of commercial endorsements. Porsche say they are

postponing any planned until they say all the facts are known. Tag

Heuer will not be renewing their contract with the Russian. Maria

Sharapova the brand has taken a considerable financial hit given her

admission of guilt. It is not about other people around you, it is not

about anything but yourself. She now hopes that efforts to explain why

she took a banned substance will would result in a lesser sanction.

The governor of the Bank of England says leaving the EU

would have a short-term effect on the economy.

Old habits die hard, but some town planners are thinking

Scotland looked to make a winning start as they faced Afghanistan

in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup in India.

They're one of eight teams bidding to reach the main stage

Junior doctors in England will begin a 48-hour strike tomorrow morning

in the continuing row over new contracts.

The walk-out will see some junior doctors provide emergency

But only hospitals in England will be affected.

Scotland and Wales have both said they will be sticking

to their existing contracts, while Northern Ireland has yet

Our health editor, Hugh Pym, has been following two doctors,

one in England, the other in Scotland.

Two junior doctors, both on the same contract, for now. Heading in

different directions, it seems, with future employment terms and

conditions. Matteo is preparing to go on strike tomorrow. He's angry

that a new contract will be imposed in England. One which he says will

mean more unsocial hours and patient care compromised. What I want is a

fair contract. One that recognises the hours we work and the job we do.

I want one that is safe for my patients. There is a strong body of

junior doctors out there who are unhappy enough and who are concerned

about our patients safety enough that we will hold this Government

accountable. Rachel, back at home with her daughter today, after a

night shift, is a surgical trainee in central Scotland. She spent all

her career north of the border and is happy that her contract won't be

changed. I think in Scotland we are protected. We know there won't be an

imposition of the contract and given reassurances by the Scottish

Government by that. When we compare ourselves to England morale is

higher because we feel protected. I was a junior doctors myself in

Scotland and benefitted from the fantastic training... The NHS in

Scotland is advertising for junior doctors and hoping there may be

English candidates wanting to move. Department of Health said the new

contract in Englands with a good one, which an increase in basic pay,

balancing lower unsocial hours payments and a cap on the number of

long shifts. NHS leaders said the strike was regrettable. There are a

difficult number of days ahead for the NHS. We have been working very,

very closely with hospitals up-and-down England in order to

ensure that they have robust plans in place. Ministers at Westminster

are adamant that changes to the contract in England are needed to

increase hospital staffing levels at weekends, that's hotly disputed by

junior doctors. The question is - why has the Scottish Government,

along with Wales and Northern Ireland, not opted to go down the

same route? We think there is scope for making that more appropriate for

modern-day working practices for the demographic of the doctors who are

coming into our professions now. We don't think that we need to do that

in order to make care safer at the weekends. The Government at

Westminster pressing on with its reforms, Scotland, Wales and

Northern Ireland will be watching developments closely. Hugh Pym, BBC

News. The chief executive

of Sunderland Football Club, Margaret Byrne, has resigned

because of her involvement The footballer is facing a jail

sentence after he was found guilty of sexual activity

with a 15-year-old girl. Sunderland has been criticised

for allowing Johnson to continue playing after he was charged

and despite Margaret Byrne being shown police evidence that

he'd groomed the girl. Our sports editor, Dan Roan,

is at Sunderland's ground, The club has been under pressure

ever since last week? That's right. In truth the club has been in crisis

ever since their former player, Adam Johnson, was convicted. Tonight, the

fallout, most certainlily, intensified when its Chief

Executive, Margaret Byrne, resigned over her handling of the case. If I

can take you through the time line here. Last March, Johnson was

arrested. He was suspended by the club. He was quickly reinstated two

weekses late. In April he faced four charges. Now, eventually Johnson was

sacked when he suddenly changed his plea to guilty on two of those

counts at the beginning of the trial last month. The club came in for a

barrage of criticism over why they had allowed him to play on, 28 more

matches, earn around ?3 million more despite those charges? A statement

today, Margaret Byrne, who is a qualified lawyer, admitted sole

responsibility saying she had taken a note from Johnson's barrister in

which it was said he kissed his 15-year-old victim and communicated

with her, but that she didn't share that information with anyone. She

went on to say she accepted Johnson should not have been permitted to

play on and it was a serious error of judgment on her part. The club

said they were sorry a young fan had been badly let down and lessons had

been learnt. Johnson has been told to expect a custodial sentence and

he will be sentenced at the end of this month. Dan, thank you.

A court has been told how a teenager murdered a police officer

by running him over in a stolen 4x4 in Merseyside.

Manchester Crown Court heard that Clayton Williams,

who's 19, struck PC Dave Phillips as he deployed a device to puncture

Our correspondent, Ed Thomas, has been in court.

PC Dave Phillips, described as the local boy,

A father, with two young daughters, who was killed, the court heard,

Today, his widow, Jen, was in court, supported by her parents,

the teenager accused of taking her husband's life.

Clayton Williams arrived at court to deny murder.

In the dock, the 19-year-old was described as ruthless,

driving a stolen car straight into PC Phillips.

The prosecution said he drove at vastly excessive speeds.

He drove along narrow residential roads, he careered through red

lights, drove on the wrong side of the road.

In October last year, Clayton Williams burgled this shop

and made his getaway in this stolen truck.

The court was shown CCTV of what happened next.

There was an absolute silence, Dave Phillips could be

seen crouching down, holding on to this stinger-type

Clayton Williams, behind the wheel, is seen veering right,

then left, hitting the officer head-on.

The prosecution told jurors, PC Phillips' fate was sealed,

he was tossed into the air before falling, lifeless,

The injuries he sustained as a result were catastrophic.

After his death, the widow of PC Phillips and their two children

Here, they laid flowers and read just some of

Clayton Williams is accused of using the car as a weapon.

He denies murder and says he never intended to kill.

Ed Thomas, BBC News, Manchester Crown Court.

The big car manufactures recognise that mass produced cars

The future, some believe, is driverless, electric vehicles -

cheap and available at the push of a button.

It is this revolution that has town planners rethinking the urban

Our home editor, Mark Easton, has this special report as part

It was all supposed to be so different.

NEWS REEL: Households rise and shine. The

suburbs promised the rural idle close to the big city. Instead of

leafy streets and beautiful gardens what we got was cars, cars and more

cars. But maybe we've reached peak car. Maybe new technology, like

driverless, electric vehicles and uber style taxi apps rather than

having a car parked up 95% of the time you press a button and summon

what you need far cheaper when you need it. Just think how that might

change the places we live in? This is Harrow, a classic suburban

street. Take the cars out of the picture, lay some grass, plant some

trees, the cluttered road become as green space, a community resource

where children can play and neighbours can meet. Instead of the

private car, people only use a car when they need it. It's a model that

politicians in London took a close interest in as a way of dealing with

the housing crisis and the design consultancy behind the proposals has

even come up with a name for it. It takes up much less space. Much

safer, it's smaller and it's not there when you don't need it. People

really like having their car just outside, just in case? And, when

they get used to the new technologies it will be just like

whistling for your dog. It will turn up immediately. We tried the idea on

the residents. Could you give up your car? No. It's not possible. No,

no, no. No! Do you really need a car? Yes, we need it. Every day?

Every day. You like seeing it sit outside? Taking cars out of cities

is hardly new. In southern Germany they started closing central streets

to traffic in the 1950s. Now the idea has spread to residential

neighbourhoods, a suburb to the south. You can have a car if you

live here, it's just you can't park it outside your house. Have you to

put it in the multi-storey on the edge of the estate where a space

calls 20,000 euros. People moved here, thought they would need a car,

quickly have just given it up. They realised after a while they don't

need to own one. Actually, sometimes they really felt very much relieved.

Kids go to school on their own, even to kindergarten. It's nice. It might

seem a long way from the streets of Harrow today, but if technology can

provide all the convenience and independence of a car whout having

to own one, then perhaps suburban Britain is about to head down a new

road. Mark Easton, BBC News. Time for the weather now with John

Hammond. Up-and-down a roller-coaster thchl was the scene

this morning in Henley-on-Thames. Very nice, too. This will not be the

scene tomorrow morning, I can assure you. Things turning rough tonight

and tomorrow. It is going down hill across Northern Ireland with a huge

great bank of cloud pushing in off the Atlantic. This is the culprit

for the wind and rain and snow over the next 24-hours. The rain across

Northern Ireland will spill eastwards. Some snow to high ground,

strong winds to South Western exposures. 8.00am gusts of

60mph-70mph to exposed coasts. Inland strong gusts. Watch out for

those. Rain will be an issue across many parts of England and Wales.

Snow over the high ground of the Midlands. Shouldn't amount to much.

Could see a brief covering. The rain of more concern more widely with an

inch more in some places. Surface water and spray around. Brightening

up across Northern Ireland. Improving picture to the west of

Scotland, showery rain and hill snow easing eastwards. More of a struggle

to improve across the more central and eastern parts of England though.

Here the damp weather will continue through the day. Slow improvements

out west. Brighter skies emerging across western parts of England and

Wales and certainly Scotland picking up especially out west where it will

be wet all day, it will be cold indeed. Thank you very much.

That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,