13/06/2017 BBC News at Ten

Still no majority for Theresa May, as the Conservatives and the DUP

She needs the ten seats won by Arlene Foster's DUP

in Northern Ireland - but what do they want in return?

There are issues around Brexit, obviously around counter-terrorism

and then doing what's right for Northern Ireland in respect

In Parliament, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn didn't miss

the chance to crack some jokes at Mrs May's expense.

I'm sure we all look forward to welcoming the Queen's Speech,

just as soon as the coalition of chaos has been negotiated.

Brexit is top of the agenda. meeting with a European

I think there is a unity of purpose among people in the United Kingdom.

It's a unity of purpose, having voted to leave the EU, that their

Government gets on with that and makes a success of it.

Mrs May insists that the Brexit negotiations will begin

next week, as planned, despite the political uncertainty.

Inflation jumps to a four-year high - squeezing family incomes

How children are starving in a country with one of the largest

President Trump's Attorney General denies allegations he colluded with

I have never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or

any foreign officials concerning any inferference with any campaign.

any foreign officials concerning any interference with any campaign.

And Harry Kane scores a double in Paris -

Coming up in Sportsday later in the hour on BBC News,

it's now two defeats in four matches for the Lions on tour,

and just over a week and a half to the first Test

Talks today between Theresa May and Northern Ireland's Democratic

Unionist Party about enabling the Prime Minister to form

-- to get a working majority in the Commons haven't yet resulted in a

deal. Both sides, though, said the talks

had gone well and an agreement The DUP leader, Arlene Foster, has

outlined her priorities - among them The former Conservative Prime

Minister, John Major, has added his voice to concerns

about the implications of a deal with the DUP and its possible

repercussions on the peace process Our political editor,

Laura Kuenssberg, reports. Both sides, though, said the talks

had gone well and an agreement With new MPs, Parliament

returning to its business. The Commons' Speaker elected, well,

dragged, by tradition, to his grand chair again,

but a Government in charge? Mr Speaker-elect, on behalf of

the whole House, may I congratulate Theresa May able to laugh

about losing seats, but no deal As we face difficult challenges

ahead, let us come together in a spirit of national unity,

to keep our country safe and build a stronger,

fairer and more prosperous future for everyone in every part

of our United Kingdom. The Labour Leader delighted

in throwing the Tory's Democracy is a wondrous thing

and can throw up some And I'm sure we all look forward

to welcoming the Queen's Speech, just as soon as the coalition

of chaos has been negotiated. Number 10's hoped-for deal with the

Northern Irish Unionists kept Even the resident cats involved

in a stealthy power play. The DUP, natural allies

with the Tories, seemed to be REPORTER: Are you ready to drive

a hard bargain Mrs Foster? Arriving for talks,

willing in principle, But time passed,

and more time passed. The DUP chose the back

door to leave. After nearly two hours of talks,

it's the Prime Minister I've been told the I's have been

dotted and the T's have been crossed but there is no sign

of a final deal. They're not exactly wearing

their influence lightly. You can't blame this small party

for seeming cock-a-hoop at their newly-public power,

even though their involvement We need some more people

over to the right. I think there's been a lot

of commentary around the issues that we're talking about and it

won't surprise anyone that we're talking about matters that pertain,

of course, to the nation generally, bringing stability to the UK

Government in and around Obviously counter-terrorism

and then doing what's right for Northern Ireland in respect

of economic matters. But relying on a Northern Irish

party for a Government pact is a danger, according to one former

Tory PM. Risking Northern Irish

peace and power-sharing I am wary about it,

I am dubious about it. The danger is, that however much

any Government tries, they will not be seen to be

impartial if they are locked into a parliamentary

deal at Westminster, with one of the Northern

Ireland parties. Concerns shared by the DUP's rivals

in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, who took a rare trip

to Parliament today. This new arrangement is very

unsettling and people are concerned and wary of what it may mean

and what promises will be given. Tonight, Theresa May, in Paris,

trying to get back to business, but when it's hard to keep her

papers in order, let alone her party, what options

does she really have? What we are doing, in relation

to the talks that we are holding, the productive talks we are holding

with the Democratic Unionist Party, is ensuring that it is possible to,

with their support, give the stability to the UK

Government that I think Yet no deal would be

a risk everywhere. "Chin up", as this card reads,

perhaps her only helpful advice. Laura Kuenssberg BBC

News, Downing Street. Theresa May is in Paris this

evening meeting her French Instead of opening discussions

about Brexit with the new French president from a position

of strength, a politically weakened Mrs May insisted,

nonetheless, that Brexit talks with the European Commission

will begin next week as planned. Our Europe editor, Katya Adler,

reports from Paris. It must have felt a bit lonely

getting out of the car today Emmanuel Macron's greeting

was friendly, though The Prime Minister will have

imagined this visit very differently But now she's on the Brexit back

foot, her credibility damaged in Europe, standing next

to the passionately Europhile French president, Theresa May

was determined to sound resolute. I think there is a unity of purpose

among people in the United Kingdom. It's a unity of purpose having

voted to leave the EU, that their government gets

on with that and makes But President Macron

had word of warning. That Britain shouldn't try to charm

individual EU countries. A Brexit deal, he said,

would be negotiated But he emphasised once again

that the EU is reluctant to see Britain go, and in case there's

a change of heart... TRANSLATION: The door

is always open. The negotiations of Brexit

haven't been finalised, but that decision has been made

by the people of the UK, And whether French or British

people, I feel one has This visit to Paris

is the Prime Minister's first trip abroad since the election,

and it has been awkward because of her political

difficulties at home and because of the confusion

here in Europe as to what kind Despite this, though,

Theresa May and the French president wanted to emphasise bilateral

relations between their two United in grief, the two leaders

stood for a minute's silence to remember the victims

of the attacks in Manchester in London and here in Paris, before

an England-France football friendly. Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron

today announced new joint counterterrorism plans that

will remain in place, In a moment we can speak

to our Europe Editor, Katya Adler, who's in Paris,

but first let's go to Westminster and our Political Editor,

Laura Kuenssberg. Let's return to that closer to home.

No sign of a deal as far as the Conservatives and DUP are concerned.

Where are we with the talks tonight? As Theresa May has been watching the

football with Emmanuel Macron and the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd,

negotiators have been hard at work but I'm told talks have broken up

for the evening, they will begin again in the morning. I have to say,

although they have been unable to conclude a deal in the last 48 hours

or so, there is no question that the DUP and the Tories are natural

allies and there isn't really anybody in Westminster who would say

that the prospect of doing that deal are in doubt. It is very likely they

will be able to sign on the dotted line at some point tomorrow, once

the Prime Minister is back in the country. The reasons for that -

well, it is not just because they have been informally working behind

the scenes with each other for the last couple of years but above all

else, the DUP sees an opportunity here to maximise their influence and

Theresa May absolutely needs this show of public affirmation, to show

to the country, to to her party and to Parliament, that she has the

numbers across the road to be a sustainable Prime Minister. That she

will actually be able to govern effectively without being buffeted

at every single turn. It seems, at this stage in the proceedings, while

there hasn't essentially been a conclusion to these talks, the deal

is not a question of if, but when. First time we've heard

President Macron talk about Brexit directly to a UK Prime Minister

and he struck a fairly Yes, Emmanuel Macron, among other

European leaders, at this delicate time politically for the UK and at a

time of Brexit, tried to choose his words carefully but yes, he had a

warning for the UK because assumption in the EU is as soon as

the Brexit negotiations start the British Prime Minister and her other

ministers will go on tours around Europe, trying to charm, persuade,

bully or bribe individual EU countries to give the UK an

advantageous Brexit deal. Forget t said Emmanuel Macron today, EU

countries have given the negotiating reins to the European Commission

alone. I'm hearing across Europe that he also underlined despite the

confusion and arguments in the UK right now, about what kind of Brexit

is preferable, the EU absolutely expects it to ha. He was pushed at

the press conference today and he said, of course the door remains

open to the UK to stakes right up until negotiations are finished. We

heard a similar message from the EU ear other great power Germany today

from the Finance Minister, but again the EU expects Brexit to happen and

until it is notified formally otherwise it is going along with

Theresa May's Brexit Plan A, the one she formally submitted back in

March, and that is that the UK would leave the European Union, which

includes leaving the European single market and the customs union as

well. Kata and lawyeria, thank you both very much. -- and Laura. o

Inflation is rising at its fastest rate for nearly four years.

The cost of living, as measured by the consumer prices index,

With wage increases failing to keep pace with the rise

in inflation, many households are feeling the squeeze.

It gives fresh impetus to political arguments about austerity. Kamal

Ahmed has more. Whether paying for a foreign

holiday, finding the money for the electricity bill

or buying your children new clothes, Rising prices, which has seen

inflation increase from 0.3% Martin Jackson is

a nurse in Barnsley. The Government has capped

his pay since 2010. we might be able to manage

but because it's been over several years and the cost of living has

gone up significantly over that period, we're finding it

year-on-year, more and more difficult to manage finances

on a weekly and monthly basis. On every high street,

higher prices, largely caused by the fall in the pound,

linked to Brexit uncertainty. Real incomes are dropping

and at the same time Benefits, public sector pay -

austerity is still with us. all-influential chief-of-staff,

who I think made the most significant intervention on this

issue at the weekend. He said the public

were tired of austerity. It's a message that has cut deep

with this Government. Tired indeed and pay put the surge

in support for Labour last week down to that weariness,

despite evidence that controlling the public finances, rescued,

in part, the economy. For supporters of a different

approach, it's time for a change. We've had ten years of austerity

and with it, real economic My hope is that, finally, this

defunct economic theory will be put to one side and Government

will have the sense to understand that the public sector needs

to play a role in reviving Who could benefit if

austerity is relaxed? Theresa May's under pressure

from her new partners, the DUP, to ditch means testing

of the Winter Fuel Payments. In its manifesto, the DUP said it

wanted to guarantee pensions increases of at least 2.5%,

backing the present triple-lock. They also said they wanted

to maintain benefits. Could the benefits

freeze be reversed? But a warning from George Osborne's

former chief-of-staff - take care on opening those

spending flood gates. Well, the deficit a much

lower than it was. So if we ease up now,

we'll probably be OK for a while but at some point,

if another shock hits our economy, and we would really have repeated

the mistakes of the past. fall in real incomes,

rising prices and a Government Expect less on balancing the books

and cutting those debts and more on higher Government spending,

to make everyone's The European Union has announced

plans to exert greater control over the regulation of a business worth

billions of pounds to The draft law calls

for the European Commission to have greater oversight of financial

clearing houses, which move billions Currently, London is the undisputed

market leader in the sector. It processes three-quarters

of the vast trade, Here's our business

editor, Simon Jack. This rather plain building

is home to one of the crown Companies like this act as middlemen

in international trades, often between European

firms in euros, and that's why this has become

a front in the battle Buyers and sellers of special

financial insurance called derivatives sent their orders

from all over the world to clearing houses like this one behind me,

and London accounts for 75% Now that is worth a colossal

900 billion euros a day, for up to 83,000 direct

and indirect jobs. Little wonder, then, European

officials have always been keen to get their hands on a piece

of the action, and today launched We need to adjust to

the fact that the EU's largest financial centre

will be actually leaving the EU In the small print of today's

announcement, an explicit threat to force some businesses

to relocate to European centres, in the interests

of financial stability. One way to think about the city

is like a coral reef, it's a delicate ecosystem that's

grown up over centuries, lots of specialist organisms

and animals living next It's very hard to replicate,

very hard to build, but it doesn't Chip a piece of the coral off

and some of the animals, some of the plants that live next

to it also suffer. City lobbying groups insisted this

intervention was not really about managing financial

risk at all. This is something for which there

is no appetite amongst our members, no appetites amongst our customers,

no appetite amongst Nobody, literally nobody,

has come to me from an economic or commercial perspective and made

the case for this. So the only driver for this

is a political driver, and the important thing to recognise

here is that the politics need to be City veterans told the BBC that

Brussels may have some power over European firms,

but international firms are free And if there is a mutually damaging

fight between the EU and London, there is another reef out

there called New York. The European Court of Human Rights

has ruled that doctors should continue to treat a terminally ill

British baby, until midnight on Monday, to give his parents time

to prepare a legal case. The parents of 10-month-old

Charlie Gard, who has a rare genetic condition,

want to take him to America Charlie's doctors - backed by three

separate court judgments - insist it won't help him and argue

he should be allowed Inquests into the deaths of five

of the victims of the London terror attacks have opened

and been adjourned. In all, eight people

were killed and dozens injured, when three attackers drove a van

into pedestrians on London Bridge, then stabbed people

in nearby Borough Market. Our Home Affairs Correspondent,

Tom Symonds, reports. They were mainly in their 20s

and 30s, a period of life when a London night out on a warm

summer's evening The Coroner's Court heard

they were all murdered close to London Bridge and the popular

Brough Market. Sara Zelenak was 21,

an au pair from Australia. She was found with a stab

wound to her neck. Not far away was James McMullan, 32,

a London entrepreneur. Kirsty Boden was 28,

an Australian nurse, she was found near Southwark Cathedral

with a chest wound. Sebastien Belanger

was 36, French, a chef. He was stabbed in the chest

in Borough Market. 39-year-old analyst

Ignacio Echeverria took on the killers but was stabbed

in the back near London Bridge. There would doubtless have been more

victims had it not been Dr Johnny Moses, off-duty, was at

a restaurant when it happened. I said, "I'm a doctor,

I'm here to help." One of the things I quickly

realised was that I mustn't He used heart compressions

to keep one man alive while he was being carried

by helpers towards the bridge. We need to keep

the circulation going. Trying to keep the chest

compressions going. As we were running, we had

help from the public. You used your training

and you probably saved lives. You are a hero, what do

you think of that? I guess I wish I could

have done more. A key task for the coroner

is to examine how the victims died. Not just look at the violence

inflicted on them, but also wider issues - for example,

the treatment they experienced The police investigation has

closed Borough Market, Last week it was the

former head of the FBI. Tonight it was the turn of America's

most senior lawyer - Jeff Sessions - to testify before a Senate

committee, this time to claim that any suggestion he was involved

in collusion between Donald Trump's election campaign and the Russian

government is "an appalling Senators are examining claims

that Russia attempted to influence the outcome of last

year's presidential election. From Washington,

Nick Bryant reports. Capitol Hill, on days such

as this, America's most The stage for the latest instalment

of a Russian saga gripping Washington and destabilising

the Trump White House. Last week saw Act I,

the testimony of this former FBI Now the sequel, Attorney

General Jeff Sessions, a former Trump campaign adviser,

now the head of the He came out counterpunching,

fierce in his denial that he'd held meetings with Russian officials last

year to discuss interfering The suggestion that I participated

in any collusion, that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian

governments to hurt this country, which I have served

with honour for 35 years or to undermine the integrity

of our democratic process. It is an appalling

and detestable lie. The Attorney General has recused

himself from the Russian investigation, but he was adamant

that shouldn't be misconstrued. I'm defending my honour against

scurrilous and false allegations. The Democratic senators

complained he refused to discuss his conversations

with President Trump. I believe the American people have

had it with stonewalling. I am following the historic policies

of the Department of Justice. Mr Comey said there were matters,

with respect of the recusal, that were problematic

and he couldn't talk about them. There are none, Senator,

there are none. I can tell you that

for absolute certainty. So for once, the most angry words

in Washington didn't He'd left town, seemingly

in a genial mood, but he can't escape the Russian cloud that hangs

still over his presidency. Donald Trump has made no secret of

his annoyance in the past with Jeff Sessions for accusing himself from

the Russian investigation, which means that his deputy has been

making all the key decisions. But I dare say that Donald Trump would

have been delighted with the performance of this Attorney General

in the last few hours on Capitol Hill, for it was the most passionate

rebuttal yet we have seen to the allegations of collusion between

team Trump and the Kremlin. Thank you.

There have been further demonstrations in the Venezuelan

capital Caracas, as the country's economic crisis deepens.

An unprecedented number of people are thought to be facing hunger.

The country should be one of the richest with one

of the largest oil reserves in the world, but the oil price

collapse has crushed an economy already in difficulty and sent

More than half of children across the country are showing

And last year the child mortality rate rose by 30%.

The international media is rarely given permission

to enter the country, but the BBC's Vladimir

Hernandez has been there - his report contains some images

This is Angelie, she's eight years old and weighs barely three stone.

This is an oil-rich nation, now unable to feed its own people.

This is a problem that the government is trying

The media can't get into hospitals, but at this private clinic,

doctors are desperate to show how bad things are.

They were given to me by medics in despair for treating children

like these since the turn of the year.

Patients are often in and out of hospital, but in a country

struggling for food, chances of survival are not high.

In big cities, desperate people are now

People in this area, where there are restaurants

and bakeries, say that never before have they seen so many

people chasing rubbish trucks, to try to get something to eat.

The lack of food is hitting mothers and children particularly hard.

Outside of the capital, food is even harder to come by.

At 11, he's half the average weight for his age.

Since I met Jermaine, he's been rushed into

hospital twice after getting help from a local NGO.

Vladimir Hernandez, BBC News, Caracas.

If you want more information about the situation in Venezuela,

and what's behind the crisis, you can find lots of

More on the aftermath of the election -

this week we'll be looking at some of the factors behind the result.

It was the Conservative performance in Scotland,

their best for 38 years, which helped them be in a position

And that was not the whole story - tonight our Scotland Editor,

Sarah Smith, looks at the return of the Conservatives

The architecture of Scottish politics has altered yet again. Over

one third of seats which hands, the direction of travel appears to

change. One of the biggest surprises was a bit of a comeback for Scottish

Labour. They won seven seats, with 27 percent share of the vote, up

nearly 3%. They started to regain some of their more traditional

hotlines. Winning back Gordon Brown's Kuldeep was hugely important

and Labour after the seismic shock of losing 40 of their Scottish seats

two years ago. They are still in third place in Scotland but they

suffer the wipe out many had feared. People voted Labour in large numbers

because they saw Labour as an alternative to both the Tories and

the SNP. I think the really interesting thing in Scotland now is

that you've got the SNP in decline, you've got Labour close to both the

SNP and the Conservatives, and we're really back in the game. One

important detail. In many of their seats like Cal Cordy and Cowdenbeath

that Labour won, there was much bigger swing towards the Tories.

They took votes from the SNP and allowed for a Labour victory. The

Tories took 13 seats across Scotland, with a 28.6% share, up

nearly 14%, but it was largely in rural areas. They are not

threatening the SNP in the big cities or central belt, they

celebrated in Stirling. It's their leader Ruth Davidson has detoxified

the Tory brand enough that conservatives now feel comfortable

in Scotland. But they're not that far ahead of Labour by total share

of the vote. They have not become the sole opposition to the SNP. The

SNP had a bad night, but they did win 35 seats, over half of the

Scottish constituencies. With 37% of the vote, down by 13%. They enjoy

its support across the country in the city of and islands. In 05 they

won by just two votes. This got tiny majorities elsewhere as well, but in

a first past the post system a win is a win, here and right across

Scotland. Of course it's disappointing that we've lost a

number of seats but still a victory and still winning more,

Parliamentary constituencies. A Westminster election is not a home

game for the SMB and we won the election nonetheless. It was

inevitable the SNP would lose votes and MPs but they fell further than

anyone expected. And it feels now as though the tide has turned against

their plans for another independence referendum. Sarah Smith, BBC News,

Fife. Spanish prosecutors have filed

a lawsuit against the Portugual and Real Madrid football star.

Cristiano Ronaldo, accusing him The case relates to non-payment

of money linked to image rights. As we heard earlier,

the Prime Minister has been attending a friendly football match

in Paris as part of In the game itself France

managed to win 3-2, despite being reduced to ten men

early in the second half. Here's our sports

correspondent Andy Swiss. A night of sporting solidarity

as the players emerged, the managers embraced,

a friendly in the But once the whistle

blew, this was no cosy Ryan Bertram's cross,

Harry Kane's trusty right boot, after just eight minutes

but if it is seen too good to last, it was,

as frailties were exposed. There was an equaliser

and with another save from Tom Heaton, once again went France's

way, the hosts had a half time lead. The referee referred it

to a video assistant, being trialled at this game who said

yes and a French red card, harsh? Well Harry Kane didn't mind,

England level and a man up. For the two watching

leaders, time for a quick Mexican wave but it was France that

ended up smiling, a late winner for France, England's season

ends in frustration. Newsnight is coming up on BBC Two.

Here is Evan. Tonight a Tory minister dropped from

Theresa May's team yesterday tells us why the party has to change its

ways and changed its name. Join me now on BBC Two.

Here on BBC