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:00:11. > :00:13.Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, says he'll campaign for the UK
:00:14. > :00:15.to LEAVE the European Union, in June's referendum.
:00:16. > :00:18.Speaking in the last hour he said his decision came
:00:19. > :00:21.with a huge amount of heartache, that he didn't want to go
:00:22. > :00:25.I want a better deal for the people of this country.
:00:26. > :00:30.To save them money and to take back control.
:00:31. > :00:33.The move is seen as a severe blow for the Prime Minister,
:00:34. > :00:36.who'd earlier issued a plea to the Mayor.
:00:37. > :00:39.Linking arms with Nigel Farage and George Galloway and taking
:00:40. > :00:41.a leap into the dark is the wrong step for
:00:42. > :00:54.We'll be assessing how Boris Johnson's decision
:00:55. > :00:55.could influence the referendum debate.
:00:56. > :01:00.Donald Trump wins another important victory in
:01:01. > :01:03.the Republican Presidential race, as Jeb Bush decides
:01:04. > :01:09.And a mixed day for England's cricketers, good news for the women,
:01:10. > :01:27.A forehand smash for a long, long way!
:01:28. > :01:35.After days of speculation, the Mayor of London,
:01:36. > :01:38.has announced he'll back the campaign for the UK
:01:39. > :01:42.He said the decision came with a huge amount of heartache,
:01:43. > :01:45.and the last thing he wanted was to go against the Government.
:01:46. > :01:48.His decision, announced in the last hour, is a huge boost for the OUT
:01:49. > :01:50.campaign, and a major blow for the Prime Minister,
:01:51. > :01:55.who maintained again today that leaving the EU would be a 'leap
:01:56. > :01:57.Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is outside
:01:58. > :02:00.Mr Johnson's house in North London for us now,
:02:01. > :02:11.Boris Johnson had been sitting on the fence post: he must have had
:02:12. > :02:16.painful splinters. The decision we will all have to make is so big, one
:02:17. > :02:21.politician alone will not sing it but Charisma matters in any
:02:22. > :02:24.campaign, particularly one like this, and his personality and his
:02:25. > :02:28.political pitch could make a difference to many voters. When he
:02:29. > :02:32.came out to make his final decision and announce it to the cameras and
:02:33. > :02:38.has the kind of statement that may well have an impact on this campaign
:02:39. > :02:43.and my report on his final choice contains Flash photography. Breaking
:02:44. > :02:47.the habit of a lifetime, he has four days kept his views to himself. Now
:02:48. > :02:53.one of the few politicians in the country known by only his first
:02:54. > :02:57.name, Boris has made a big decision. To argue against his friend and
:02:58. > :03:05.rival, and it could set this race alight. We have a chance actually to
:03:06. > :03:10.do something. I have a chance actually to do something. I would
:03:11. > :03:17.like to see a new relationship based more on trade, and co-operation...
:03:18. > :03:21.But, as I is they, much less of this supranational element. So that is
:03:22. > :03:26.where I'm coming from. That is why I've decided after huge amount of
:03:27. > :03:30.heartache because I did not want to do anything... The last thing I
:03:31. > :03:34.wanted was to go against David Cameron or the government. But after
:03:35. > :03:39.a great deal of heartache I don't think there's anything else I can
:03:40. > :03:43.do. If that is what you have thought all along why have you kept your
:03:44. > :03:47.party waiting such a long time? Because the truth is that it has
:03:48. > :03:53.been agonisingly difficult. And I think for many of us, what I said
:03:54. > :03:59.over a couple of years now is, I would like to be in a reformed EU.
:04:00. > :04:06.That is my help. And EU that is based more on free trade,
:04:07. > :04:11.fundamental treaty change. Love him or loathe him you cannot ignore him.
:04:12. > :04:16.Boris Johnson has just taken a huge political jump that could change
:04:17. > :04:20.this campaign. How are you doing? It has been a more likely in recent
:04:21. > :04:24.days that the Mayor of London would take the plunge. A dream for those
:04:25. > :04:30.campaigning to leave, character who could make the difference. Despite
:04:31. > :04:34.this last minute Frank appeal from the Prime Minister just this
:04:35. > :04:39.morning. I will say to Boris what I say to everyone else, which is that
:04:40. > :04:43.we will be safer, stronger, better off inside EU. I think the prospect
:04:44. > :04:47.of linking arms with Nigel Farage and George Galloway and taking a
:04:48. > :04:51.leap into the dark is the wrong step for our country, and if Boris and if
:04:52. > :04:54.others really care about being able to get things done in our world,
:04:55. > :05:11.then EU is one of the ways in which we get them done. But today
:05:12. > :05:14.has been Showtime for Tory ministers who disagree with each other.
:05:15. > :05:16.European Union, said this many times and been quoted, they spend money
:05:17. > :05:18.from British taxpayers. Mum what I want his best for button. Even if
:05:19. > :05:23.relatively polite, the clash of principles is profound. And Iain
:05:24. > :05:27.Duncan Smith in what he said was his first interview on TV for a decade,
:05:28. > :05:31.says the Prime Minister is plain wrong. Clearly a big moment for many
:05:32. > :05:35.people who have never had a say on whether they want to stay in the
:05:36. > :05:38.European Union, it's only in the UK that we play this silly game of
:05:39. > :05:42.pretending it is something else. It is not. It is a political union that
:05:43. > :05:47.has some marketing elements attached, not the other way round.
:05:48. > :05:57.The prime ministers said details need to be worked out, if this
:05:58. > :05:59.emergency brake and limits and child benefit go forward, much of it would
:06:00. > :06:02.have to be worked out with your department. Other plans workable?
:06:03. > :06:05.The Prime Minister has secured a deal, a deal very much in principle
:06:06. > :06:09.because a lot of the detail won't be thrashed out until after the UK
:06:10. > :06:13.decides to stay or leave. The big issue is not really around welfare,
:06:14. > :06:17.it is around control of our borders, we seen what happened in Paris where
:06:18. > :06:25.they spent ages planning so who is to say it's not beyond the wit of
:06:26. > :06:29.man... So staying in the EU makes us more vulnerable to Paris style
:06:30. > :06:37.attacks? The present status of the open borders we have now, many of us
:06:38. > :06:41.feel it leaves that door open. Another disagreement. Would you have
:06:42. > :06:45.the power to insist that European countries share with us border
:06:46. > :06:50.information so we know what terrorists are doing in Europe? We
:06:51. > :06:53.wouldn't. You would have an illusion of sovereignty, you wouldn't have
:06:54. > :06:58.power. You wouldn't have control. You wouldn't get things done. In a
:06:59. > :07:01.way it is quite simple, ordered Boston to come if you love this
:07:02. > :07:06.country, and I love this country so much, you want what's best for it
:07:07. > :07:10.and I want to make sure that we are stronger, safer. The campaigns are
:07:11. > :07:14.sketched now in primary colours with personalities as well as policies
:07:15. > :07:16.muttering. But only the end result will tell us if all this tension was
:07:17. > :07:27.really worth the wait. This has been the first full day of
:07:28. > :07:29.what has been quite a spectacle, conservatives taking completely
:07:30. > :07:33.opposing positions in public and it is clear now they will all argue
:07:34. > :07:37.their case load and proudly. He denies it but Boris Johnson's
:07:38. > :07:41.decision is unquestionably part of the rivalry that is already in the
:07:42. > :07:46.party over who will take over from David Cameron. Of course that is not
:07:47. > :07:51.the question that will be on the ballot paper for all of us. That's a
:07:52. > :07:55.much more profound question for anybody, there is no doubt who will
:07:56. > :07:59.lead the Conservative Party next is part of the intriguing backdrop to
:08:00. > :08:04.this campaign. Many thanks, Laura, in north London.
:08:05. > :08:07.Well, the Prime Minister firmly believes the deal he brokered
:08:08. > :08:10.with the EU will help convince voters he's right
:08:11. > :08:15.for EU migrant workers, can be limited for the first four years.
:08:16. > :08:17.and that child benefit payments will be curbed too.
:08:18. > :08:20.The UK will be excused from a commitment to what Brussels
:08:21. > :08:30.And countries that don't use the euro will be able force debate
:08:31. > :08:32.through a safeguard mechanism, on proposals they don't like.
:08:33. > :08:34.But critics say the deal has fallen short
:08:35. > :08:37.in many areas, with UK sovereignty still undermined by EU
:08:38. > :08:40.Our Special Correspondent Lucy Manning has been to Leeds
:08:41. > :08:44.to gauge opinion on how the deal has been received.
:08:45. > :08:47.The argument about Britain and the EU has gone round and round,
:08:48. > :08:52.but now everyone will get a vote to decide.
:08:53. > :08:54.So will they follow the Prime Minister or vote to leave?
:08:55. > :08:56.We are such a little country by ourselves,
:08:57. > :09:01.Have you been persuaded by the deal to Prime Minister has done?
:09:02. > :09:06.No. Not at all.
:09:07. > :09:09.I'd already thought I would vote to stay anyway.
:09:10. > :09:13.There is lots for and lots against, really.
:09:14. > :09:16.Personally, I think we should leave it, become Great Britain again
:09:17. > :09:21.If Boris Johnson goes for the Out campaign,
:09:22. > :09:27.I think Boris is a very interesting character,
:09:28. > :09:28.but he wouldn't persuade me either way.
:09:29. > :09:34.Last year, 6,000 people came from the European Union
:09:35. > :09:40.So will the Prime Minister's new deal to restrict the benefits
:09:41. > :09:43.and child benefits that those coming from abroad can claim make
:09:44. > :09:48.any difference to those who want to come to work here?
:09:49. > :09:51.Leeds' Polish community gathered after church.
:09:52. > :09:54.Have they had too big a portion of the benefits
:09:55. > :09:59.Jimmy and Joanna have been here for ten years.
:10:00. > :10:02.The Poles do not come here to claim benefits,
:10:03. > :10:16.Dominic sends his child benefit back to Poland and thinks reducing it
:10:17. > :10:20.would be unfair, but he does back the plans to limit other benefits.
:10:21. > :10:23.I think the idea of Prime Minister David Cameron of increasing
:10:24. > :10:26.the period after which people will be entitled to four years,
:10:27. > :10:28.I think this is a good idea, because this
:10:29. > :10:31.may stop people who are purely coming to this country
:10:32. > :10:40.But for some Poles who came in, they now support Out.
:10:41. > :10:44.I think it is going to be better for the UK just to leave Europe.
:10:45. > :10:48.Even if it means that fewer Polish people can travel
:10:49. > :10:56.I think we need to have some kind of limitations.
:10:57. > :10:58.The politicians might be making up their minds,
:10:59. > :11:05.but it's the voters' views that count.
:11:06. > :11:07.Police in the American state of Michigan have arrested a man
:11:08. > :11:09.after a series of shootings left six people dead,
:11:10. > :11:22.A father and son were shot outside a car showroom,
:11:23. > :11:24.while the other victims were killed in a restaurant car park.
:11:25. > :11:26.A 14-year old girl was also seriously injured.
:11:27. > :11:29.Jason Dalton, who's 45, was arrested after a police search.
:11:30. > :11:31.The Syrian city of Homs and the capital Damascus,
:11:32. > :11:33.have been hit by a wave of deadly bombings, despite international
:11:34. > :11:36.efforts to secure a ceasefire in the country's civil war.
:11:37. > :11:39.Human rights observers say at least 57 people died in twin bomb
:11:40. > :11:40.blasts in the central district of Homs,
:11:41. > :11:43.a bastion of support for President Bashar al Assad,
:11:44. > :11:45.while Syrian state media says at least 30 people have died
:11:46. > :11:51.in explosions close to a Shia shrine in Damascus.
:11:52. > :11:53.The former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush, has pulled out
:11:54. > :11:58.of the Republican presidential race, after another win
:11:59. > :12:03.for Donald Trump,in the South Carolina primary.
:12:04. > :12:12.Once regarded as the Republican favourite, Mr Bush finished fourth.
:12:13. > :12:15.For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton won a clear victory in the Nevada
:12:16. > :12:17.primaries, overcoming a strong challenge from her rival,
:12:18. > :12:20.Our North America Editor, Jon Sopel is in Columbia
:12:21. > :12:22.in South Carolina, and sent us this report.
:12:23. > :12:23.First, the uneasy anticipation at Trump HQ.
:12:24. > :12:36.There is nothing easy about running for president.
:12:37. > :12:42.It's tough, it's nasty, it's mean, it's vicious, it's beautiful.
:12:43. > :12:47.We're gonna do the wall, and by the way,
:12:48. > :12:49.who's gonna pay for the wall?
:12:50. > :12:58.Donald Trump has won South Carolina, following on from his victory
:12:59. > :13:06.He is clearly established as the front runner now.
:13:07. > :13:10.The question is, how many other Republican candidates have the money
:13:11. > :13:19.The person who had the biggest war chest and family connections
:13:20. > :13:21.last night bowed to the inevitable
:13:22. > :13:27.But the people of Iowa and New Hampshire have spoken,
:13:28. > :13:30.So tonight, I am suspending my campaign.
:13:31. > :13:47.Jeb Bush was crushed by Trump in the debates.
:13:48. > :13:51.And on the stump, he didn't seem one of life's natural campaigners.
:13:52. > :13:54...To get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world.
:13:55. > :14:00.In the Democratic race in Nevada, Hillary Clinton scored
:14:01. > :14:03.an important win over her socialist rival Bernie Sanders.
:14:04. > :14:09.After emphatic defeat in New Hampshire, her victory speech
:14:10. > :14:19.I am so, so thrilled and so grateful to all of my supporters out there.
:14:20. > :14:25.Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other.
:14:26. > :14:26.Hillary Clinton has renewed momentum,
:14:27. > :14:29.but Bernie Sanders has money and support, and in this race,
:14:30. > :14:38.on both Democrat and Republican sides,
:14:39. > :14:53.West Ham and Crystal Palace have made it to the quarterfinals of the
:14:54. > :14:58.FA Cup and so have Chelsea, they beat a week and Manchester City 5-1,
:14:59. > :15:00.William Mark with the second for Chelsea as they cruised to victory
:15:01. > :15:02.at Stamford Bridge. Cricket..and it was a day
:15:03. > :15:04.of contrasting fortunes England's women won their Twenty20
:15:05. > :15:07.decider against South Africa But the men were hammered
:15:08. > :15:21.by 9wickets, as the hosts sealed With the world champion just weeks
:15:22. > :15:25.away, a day to find form, to find confidence. Early on, however,
:15:26. > :15:29.England found very little, barring frustration and the odd post. Light
:15:30. > :15:33.at the end of that tunnel was for some time offered by Jos Buttler
:15:34. > :15:38.with Captain Eoin Morgan the pair provided promise. That was, until
:15:39. > :15:45.the collapse as rapid as it was spectacular. Unlucky at times,
:15:46. > :15:49.perhaps, like you, Morgan, run out. Such was the demise, even South
:15:50. > :15:55.Africa were struggling to watch. Seven wickets lost for just 14 runs,
:15:56. > :15:59.all out for 171. And faced with the talent and the power that the hosts
:16:00. > :16:04.possess, it never looked anything like enough. AB de Villiers brutal,
:16:05. > :16:11.71 from 29 balls. Hashim Amla equally punishing. Victory was more
:16:12. > :16:14.than five overs to spare. If England came to find their form they leave
:16:15. > :16:21.South Africa empty-handed. The England women a different story. Set
:16:22. > :16:26.132 to win by South Africa, it was Sarah Taylor who provided the
:16:27. > :16:30.inspiration. Her 60 helped them to a four wicket win, a series victory
:16:31. > :16:32.and plenty of confidence. Adam wild, BBC News.
:16:33. > :16:36.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel,
:16:37. > :16:37.and I'll be back with the late news at 10.