20/07/2016 BBC News at Ten

Theresa May confirms she will not trigger the process

On her first overseas visit as Prime Minister,

Mrs May holds talks with the EU's most powerful leader -

And she underlined her wish for Britain and Germany to retain

close links after the UK has left the European Union.

I also want to be clear here today, and across Europe in the weeks

ahead, that we are not walking away from our European friends.

Britain will remain an outward looking country and Germany

will remain a vital partner and a special friend for us.

And from the Germans came a signal that they're willing to give

the UK some time to settle their negotiating position.

Everyone has an interest in things being prepared carefully

I find it absolutely understandable that a certain

We'll have details of today's visit to Berlin and we'll looking

at the negotiating challenge facing the Prime Minister.

Tributes to the soldier who died after completing a fitness test

In Recep Tayyip -- in Turkey, Erdogan buzz supporters out force,

as President Erdogan declares a state of emergency.

Trump's in town in Ohio, on the eve of his formal acceptance speech

as the Republican presidential candidate.

And Sunderland's Sam Allardyce is to be named the new England football

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Chris Froome tightens his grip

He's increased his lead at the Tour de France to almost

On her first overseas visit as Prime Minister,

Theresa May has held talks in Berlin with Angela Merkel.

The German chancellor said that Britain needed to have a clear view

on what kind of relationship it wanted with the European UnioN

before talks could begin on the process of withdrawal.

Mrs May said she would not trigger that process this year and went

on to insist that the outcome of the referendum did not mean

Britain walking away from its European friends.

Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg was travelling

When you host a special guest for the first time, you want everything

to be perfect. The music, immaculate surroundings, and then the moment.

Very good to meet you, she says. Even world leaders have to introduce

themselves to each other. It is just that these two winning, inspecting

the German military, have in their hands the future of our place in the

world. This wasn't just the first

appearance of this duo, but Theresa May's first press conference as

Prime Minister, as is her style, she had come prepared. Thanks for having

me. I will now go into English! Courtesy will only get you so far.

There is hard bargaining ahead. I have been clear that Brexit means

Brexit, and the United Kingdom is going to make a success of it. I

also want to be clear, here today, and across Europe in the weeks

ahead, we are not walking away from our European friends. Britain will

remain an outward looking country, and Germany will remain a vital

partner and special friend. But she will not start the official process

of leaving the EU, as some leaders want, until next year. Their German

counterparts seemed understanding, to an extent. But... TRANSLATION: No

real talks, formal or informal can start until the process begins. Has

Chancellor Merkel just started the clock? Is it worth sacrificing some

of our prosperity to have more control on immigration? Chancellor

Merkel, is it remotely realistic for the UK to expect to keep trading

rights and introduce tighter limits on immigration? It is clear to me

that one of the messages the British people gave in their vote that the

UK should leave the European Union was that they wanted to see control

brought into the movement of people from the European Union into the

United Kingdom. But I am also clear that we want to get the right deal

in trade, goods and services for the UK. TRANSLATION: It is no longer the

case that the British Prime Minister will sit round the table. But we

have to listen to what they want before we can find a solution. There

were halting moments. But the Prime Minister was no novice. Lifted,

perhaps, by Tory cheers at her first Prime Minister's Questions.

Questions to the Prime Minister. The Tory benches, delighted, as she

mercilessly went after Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Echoes,

perhaps, of a female Prime Minister that went before. I suspect many

members of the opposition benches may be familiar with an unscrupulous

boss. Maybe even a boss that exploits the rules to further his

own career? Remind him of anybody? Above all, it was a day of firsts.

You have just met for the first time, what do you make of each

other? Two women who, if I may say so, get on with the job, want to

deliver the best possible results for the people of the UK and

Germany. Would she agree? Exactly, she said. There is no doubt they are

together on that. But there is not much chance, with everything at

stake, that, in the coming months, they will agree on the lot. We will

be talking to Laura in Berlin in a few minutes time.

The task facing Theresa May in negotiating Britain's exit

from the European Union has been made substantially more difficult

because of the lack of planning by David Cameron's Government -

that's the view of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee,

It was highly critical of the failure to draw up contingency

plans. Our diplomatic correspondent

James Robbins is here with his What we're seeing tonight in Berlin

is Britain facing the first of many challenges on the long

road to Brexit. Britain is in a unique position: No

member state has ever left the EU before and all the other 27 states

want their interests protected. Germany and Chancellor Merkel

are the dominant power. She's made very clear that,

for her, the interests of the EU 27 and the future health

of the EU are paramount. Tomorrow, Theresa May will be

in France where Francois Hollande, vulnerable to right wing anti-EU

sentiment, is likely to give And today a Commons Committee

condemned David Cameron for refusing to allow any contingency planning

for a leave victory, It was a considered decision not

to do that planning and of course on the Friday morning,

when the Prime Minister resigned, the situation, in that sense,

looked catastrophic. The country and the bureaucracy,

unprepared for the consequences. That's really, we believe,

unforgiveable because there were only two outcomes

from the referendum - we were either voting to say

or we were voting to leave. Of course, the biggest political

challenge will be the formal Ahead of them, Britain does

hold one strong card - deciding when to trigger divorce

proceedings. The legal process called

Article 50, probably late That starts two years of intense

bargaining between the UK and the EU on the exit terms,

including the framework At its political heart,

how much can Britain keep of its free trade

from the single market while, at the same time, taking back

control of migration from the EU? Views differ about the balance

which is in Britain's best interests, but many argue limiting

numbers is precisely what many The referendum was won

on a crystal clear basis - we're going to take back

control over our borders, That's what the referendum

has given us a mandate, What we need to thrash out

is the extent to which we continue to trade and that's

in both sides interests. Even when the exit deal has been

done, perhaps in 2019, there's a whole set of negotiations

with other countries The Government points to early

enthusiasm from Australia to boost trade, but do we have enough lawyers

and trade negotiators One leading lawyer who backed Remain

says each deal requires It's definitely much bigger

than anything we have seen before and much more complex than anything

that we have seen before. You know, these things take

typically teams of 50 The Government here does not have

bilateral trade negotiators. And Theresa May did confirm today

she's willing to hire It could prove very expensive,

but this is a Brexit government No wonder leaders across Europe

are delighted the summer Everyone wants to draw breath,

take stock, and plan strategy Live to Berlin and our political

editor Laura Kuenssberg. What did today's events tell us

about the way that Theresa May wants to manage the process? Well, there

was a massive moment here in Berlin. Downing Street is pretty encouraged

by how it went. It was warm, but brisk, relaxed, but businesslike.

The message from Berlin was very clear. We are not intent on

punishing Britain for its decision, we will give you a little time. To

be frank, Britain must make up its mind about what it really wants from

its exit from the European Union before any real business can be

done. Now, to put it kindly, that picture is very much still evolving

at home. Until that moves on from being vague ambition, it is hard to

see how any significant progress can be made abroad. These talks are

going to be difficult. But we are nowhere near the stage of anything

concrete being part of the table. That is a message that maybe echoed

by other European leaders in the days to come. Laura Kuenssberg in

Germany. Police in mid-Wales

are investigating the death of a soldier who collapsed

at a barracks in the Brecon Beacons after a training exercise

on the hottest day of the year. 26-year-old Josh Hoole was a member

of the Rifles Regiment He had been preparing

for a selection course at the Dering Line Barracks,

from where our Wales Correspondent A dedicated soldier,

Josh Hoole's family say Tonight, they want to know

if the armed forces could have The 26-year-old was in

the Brecon Beacons to prepare At 7.00am, he went on an eight-mile

fitness test, carrying He collapsed back at the base,

paramedics couldn't save him. His family fear the rising

temperature may have played a part. My father had said he knew

he was training and it had bothered them that he was training

when we knew that it was that heat. You can't get your head round why do

you have people out when you know The army uses this terrain

to test its elite. Three years ago, an SAS selection

exercise, on the hottest day James Dunsby was found collapsed

near the finish line. Edward Maher suffered heat

exhaustion and died in hospital. Craig Roberts was found

on a different part An inquest found all three died

as a result of neglect. The Ministry of Defence says this

latest death was different. We don't yet know the circumstances

or indeed the reasons why he died. But I can confirm it was not

on Special Forces selection. This was about training for a career

course that he was going to do in Brecon to become a Sergeant

and we will understand what happened, I hope,

soon so that we're able to be clear The Army says this was a routine

test on local roads and that temperatures didn't go

above 22 degrees Celsius, but tonight again it faces questions

over the pressures soldiers face At least 500 people are now thought

to have been killed in South Sudan after soldiers turned on each other

in the capital, Juba, South Sudan became independent five

years ago, but in 2013 civil war broke out,

largely along ethnic lines, when the two most powerful

men in the country, from the two main ethnic

groups, fell out. A peace deal brought both men back

to the table in April, but barely three months later

tension between their troops turned This report starts with some

distressing images. Taban is just two,

this is a bullet wound. Peace has been shattered

in South Sudan, just a few months after a deal ended

two years of civil war. Taban's mother said

during the heavy fighting soldiers One opened fire, she fell backwards

and her baby was hit. Heavy weapons were fired

across the city. In the chaos, some international aid

workers were raped and beaten. Two died, as an under-resourced UN

was blocked from leaving its bases, They were trying to shoot those

soldiers who were here. Weeks of a tense ceasefire snapped

into heavy fighting at State House. The President and his rival

Vice-President were meeting inside when their bodyguards

suddenly started fighting. Journalists, waiting for a news

conference, cowered as gunfire We are calling on all

the population, all sides... Riek Machar and President

Salva Kiir, in the hat, jointly appealed for calm,

but their political differences started a broadly ethnic based civil

war and their words didn't I think what we are dealing with,

for me, is a setback. When it comes to

implementation of the key... But we have a huge challenge

in this country. Huge humanitarian challenge

that we're dealing with. The levels of needs in this

country are incredible. More than two million people have

been displaced by this crisis. Clinics are busy,

cholera has broken out. Two years of war and economic

collapse has weakened Every day we are seeing around 400

people in our mobile clinics. The problems, basically,

are malaria, malnutrition. We are seeing a lot of severe

acute malnutrition. Hundreds of soldiers and civilians

died in the recent fighting, their bodies are still being

collected, wrapped in bags There was a lot of heavy fighting

in this neighbourhood between the government

forces and the opposition, This was a bakery,

which was hit by a tank shell because an opposition

fighter was seen here. A lot of people now coming back

are complaining their shops Many, like 15-year-old Steven Zabar,

have lost everything. His mother, father and three sisters

were all killed when their home The future of this little boy,

of everyone here, is in the hands of leaders seemingly

unable to keep the world's In Turkey, President Erdogan has

tonight declared a three-month state of emergency and has

warned there will be more He said the authorities would hunt

down what he called "elements of the terrorist organisation"

involved in the failed coup So far, tens of thousands

of people have been arrested, From Istanbul our

special correspondent They had been told to expect a big

announce am. Thousands crowded into squares across the country. As

midnight a#3r0e67d, the President came on television and declared a

state of emergency. It could be mean sweeping powers of arrest and

detention. Press censorship, curfews all under an existing article of the

constitution. TRANSLATION: The purpose of the

declaration of the state of emergency is in fact to be able to

take the most efficient steps in order to remove this threat as soon

as possible, which is a threat to democracy, to the rule of law and to

the rights and freedoms of our citizens in our country. The small

boats conveyed the President's message of victory. A band played

military marches. Celebration to a warning rhythm. We met this woman, a

widow who sells flags on the square. She wants to see the coup leaders

hanged. TRANSLATION: We want a beautiful

Turkey. We don't want it to be like Syria or Gaza. We want peace in

Turkey. They will never be able to split us up. We will never allow it.

It has been framed as a defining national moment, a people's victory.

Epitomised by this extraordinary imagery. A man confronting a tank on

the night of the coup attempt. He is run over once, then gets up and is

hit again. And yet he survives. , "I had three stones if my hand in case

I ran across any of those dogs dogs. All I could do is respond to the

tanks with the three stones that I had." The arrests and sacking of

public servants continued today, but there is no significant public

outcry. Nobody that I've spoken with across the political spectrum or in

civil society wanted this coup to succeed. In Turkey, military coups

have always meant disappearances, torture and executions. But the

question now, as President Erdogan continues what he calls his

cleansing of the state, is how far he will go and what kind of society

he wants to create. The struggle now is not the old battle of secular

versus Islamist but between those who wanted military dictatorship and

a democratibly President who has monopolised power. This academic was

accused of insulting the President. He will either change the course of

this country like Russia origin to share power with political

establishment more. What is the more likely option? The second one. Is

that blind optimism? It's optimism but not blind. They came from across

communities to mourn the dead of the failed coup attempt. Tonight, the

crowds were back, cheering the President and knowing their country

faces the most deep-rooted change in its recent history. Fergal Keane,

BBC News, Istanbul. A brief look at some

of the day's other news stories. The Labour Party says it's received

more than 180,000 applications to vote in the party's

upcoming leadership election. Cede those in the last 48-hours. --

received those in the last 48-hours. The leader, Jeremy Corbyn,

will face Pontypridd MP, Owen Smith, with the result announced

on the 24th September. Mr Corbyn has been attending a rally

of supporters in London tonight. A security alert in Brussels

has been described by Officers were called

following reports of a man The authorities say

that he was in fact a student researching radiation

levels in the Belgian capital. A senior British executive at HSBC

has been arrested in New York in a scheme designed to generate

profits at the expense Donald Trump has arrived this

evening at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland,

Ohio, where he'll formally accept the party's nomination

as its presidential candidate. Mr Trump is due to address

the delegates tomorrow, but much of the business

is still overshadowed by his wife's speech yesterday and the admission

by a Trump worker that chunks of it were taken from a speech

by Michelle Obama. Our North America editor,

Jon Sopel, has the story. The last two-days may have been

turbulent politically but, boy, does this quintessential showman

know how to make an entrance. The music from the film

Air Force One blaring as he touches We're going to win Ohio,

we're going to win it all. We're going to make

America great again. Last night his hostile takeover

of the Republican Party was complete as state after state

declared their support for him. And in some neat stage management,

it was the delegate votes from New York that

meant he'd now won. The declaration coming from his son,

Donald Trump Jnr. Congratulations, dad,

we love you! Trump Senior was in New York last

night and expressed his thanks I'm so proud to be your nominee

for President of the United States. I look forward to sharing my

thoughts with you on Thursday night on how we build a brighter and more

hopeful future for all Americans. There's still deep unease among many

Republicans about Donald Trump so they focused on the bit

they can unite on - attacking Hillary Clinton -

with Chris Christie almost literally leading

the prosecution case against her. As to Hillary Clinton,

lying to the American people about her selfish,

awful judgment in making But that rarest thing

from the Trump campaign today, as the speech writer responsible

for Melania Trump's address, you know, the one with key passages

borrowed from Michelle Obama, ...Like, you work hard

for what you want in life... The person responsible said she felt

terrible for the chaos she caused and apologised to Mrs

Trump and Mrs Obama. For 36-hours the campaign

tried to tough it out. Insisting they'd been mo plagiarism

and there was nothing Tonight the Republican leadership is

hoping that the focuses will switch to Donald Trump's running mate, the

Indiana governor. He is a Christian conservative with a long track

record as a political insider. That's important. He is on the

ticket to reassure traditional Republicans. The one thing he can be

trusted to do is not upstage Mr Trump himself. Huw. Jon, again,

thanks very much. Jon Sopel there for us, our North America editor in

Cleveland, Ohio. The Government is being urged

to divert billions of pounds intended for home-ownership schemes

into affordable rented housing. Property experts say there are signs

that private house-building might be slowing down following the Brexit

vote and local authorities and Housing Associations in England

are calling on ministers Our home editor, Mark

Easton, has the story. At the brickworks near Accrington,

in Lancashire, they're prepared These bricks are known

for their strength, they hold up the Empire State Building,

but when the chimneys stop smoking it's usually the first sign

of a slow down in house building, an industry that acts

as an early warning system The construction industry is built

on confidence and private house building was already falling even

before the Brexit vote and analysts say the situation is only

going to get much worse. There are different views,

but one respected consultancy is warning that a slow down,

like 2008, would wipe out a third of GDP growth and cost

120,000 jobs in 10 years. So the question is -

in uncertain times, who's At a Bingo session

at Sutton-in-Craven, just across the Pennines

in North Yorkshire, they think they may have the answer to keeping

Britain building during The Bingo is held in an old mill

that had been due to become luxury private flats before the last

recession, but the original developer went bust

after the crash and instead local Housing Associations stepped

in and rejigged the plans in favour Anne was one of the first

through the door. Oh, it was like a diamond

from heaven because at that I didn't want him to go

into a nursing home. I wouldn't have been able

to have my husband. With private builders likely

to retrench post-Brexit, Housing Associations are saying

they're ready to step in again, but for that to happen this time

they say Government should divert some of the ?7 billion earmarked

for homeownership schemes, such as starter homes,

into affordable rented housing. Can you really make the difference,

do you think? Housing Associations are ready

and willing to build as many homes We can really step in when house

builders have to turn We actually build with less public

funding than we've ever had. Every ?1 the Government puts in,

we can add ?6 of our own money to build the homes that these

communities around us need. Decisions on affordable housing

will be taken by the Chancellor The new Housing Minister,

Gavin Barwell, has said "conceding that a powerful case has been made

for investment in homes for rent The new England football manager

will be the Sunderland The BBC understands that he will be

appointed some time tomorrow, replacing Roy Hodgson who resigned

last month after the team was Our sports editor, Dan Roan,

has the story. With England in big trouble, the FA

have called for Billing Sam. He may not be everyone's choice, but Sam

Allardyce is now set for the job he's always coveted. Tonight the

61-year-old arrived for his final game in charge of Sunderland, a

pre-season friendly at lowly Hartlepool K United. His appointment

as the next England manager is expected to be confirmed in the next

24-hours. Questions will be asked about his style of football. He's

never had money to go and buy great players. Yes, at times he has played

direct and played with what he has got. He got the best out of the

players he had. The players like him. That is a huge bonus for

England. Allardyce enjoyed a 21 year-long career as a player,

starring for Bolton Wanderers in the 1970s. It was at the same club that

he went on to make his name as a manager, known as a Wheeler deal

dealer in the transfer market he led Bolton first to the Premier League

and then to Europe. Achievements that saw him interviewed for the

England job back in 2006. I just hope when the phone call comes it's

in my favour and nobody else's. Then if it doesn't I'll accept it. Having

masterminded Sunderland's escape from relegation last season, the FA

came calling. Tonight, the club's fans reacted to the news. I think

he'll do well. I think he's the right man for the job. Disappointed

he is leaving Sunderland. Best of luck to him. Sad, but it's been his

ambition and you can't stop anybody from wanting to fulfil their

ambition. Tonight, in a statement Sunderland said, "at the present

time Sam Allardyce remains our manager we share in the anger and

frustration of our supporters and would like to assure them we are,

woing to conclude the matter in the best interests of Sunderland AFC."

Sam Allardyce must con font those who see the role as England manager

as sports impossible job, breathing new life into the team after the hue

milliation of being knocked out of the Euros by Iceland. Roy Hodgson

resigning in the wake of that defeat. The governing body's chief

executive executive told me what he wanted from the man tasked with

giving the national team a new identity. Someone who inspires

people to get the best out of themselves that they can. Build

resilience and a adopt the psychological techniques that other

sports and frankly other football teams have done. Allardyce may have

never won a major trophy, he may be seen as old school, his reputation

as one of the country's leading coaches is based on the fact that

none of his teams have ever been relegated from the Premier League

either. His challenge now to lift England off rock bottom. Dan, Roan.

BBC News. Joy in the Conservative Party today,

is there also division? Theresa May seems to have a solid fist week. Far

be it from us to spoil it. Challenges lurk ahead. We will look

at some of those. Join me now on BBC Two. That's Newsnight with Evan.

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