09/07/2016 BBC Weekend News

Calls for a clean fight in the Tory leadership campaign -

as Andrea Leadsom denies suggesting she'd make a better leader

Her remarks to the Times newspaper were criticised by supporters

of her rival Theresa May, who doesn't have children.

But Mrs Leadsom's hit back at the way her comments

I am disgusted at the way that this has been presented.

I want to be crystal clear that everyone has an equal stake

in our society and the future of our country.

Jeremy Corbyn will face a leadership challenge -

from his former shadow cabinet colleague, Angela Eagle.

After the murders of police officers in Dallas -

President Obama calls the killer a "demented individual" who wasn't

And seventh heaven for Serena Williams with another

Wimbledon title and a record equalling 22nd Grand Slam.

It makes the victory even sweeter to know how hard I worked for it.

And thank you guys for being out here to see number 22.

The Conservative Leadership campaign has been hit by controversy

after one of its candidates Andrea Leadsom appeared to suggest

in a newspaper interview that being a mother would make her

Her rival Theresa May is childless and her supporters strongly

criticised the comments calling them offensive.

Andrea Leadsom has however said she was misrepresented

by the Times Newspaper and asked for a retraction as our

Political Correspondent, Eleanor Garnier, now reports.

The euro-sceptic energy minister who is exciting

But the mother of three is facing criticism for an interview

in The Times in which she suggested being a parent makes her a better

Genuinely I feel being a mother means I have a very real state in

the future of our country, a tangible stake. She possibly has

nieces and nephews, lots of people, but I have children.

This morning, outside her Northamptonshire home,

I was repeatedly asked about my children, and I repeatedly

made it clear that I did not want this to be in any way

I am disgusted at the way this has been presented.

I want to be crystal clear that everyone has an equal stake

in our society and in the future of our country.

But being a mum was a big part of her message during

I ran financial services businesses for 20 years.

I did a stint as city minister, and I am a mum.

It is clear that she wasn't trying

to be cruel to Theresa May, but it

has shown her inexperience and, some

say, her lack of judgment, crucial

Her team are making an official

But the journalist who did the interview is

I don't think it is gutter journalism, it is

I asked a question, she answered, it and I

Theresa May made a pledge for a clean campaign.

No official response from her today but she reposted it on social media.

Despite appeals for unity, after a fractious

referendum campaign, the Conservative leadership

race is already off to a controversial start.

The Labour party now faces its own leadership contest

after the former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle

announced she'll launch a formal challenge to Jeremy Corbyn.

It comes after talks between Labour's deputy leader -

Tom Watson - and union leaders broke down over their continued

Our Political Correspondent Iain Watson reports.

The band at the Durham miners far more harmonious relations between

the Labour leader and his own MPs. Most wanting to go but apparently

there are unstoppable force has met an immovable object. Jeremy Corbyn

told an audience of trade unionists that he would not be pressured into

resigning. There is no pressure on me, none whatsoever. The real

pressure, the real pressure is when you do not have enough money to feed

your kids. When you do not have a roof over your head. That went down

well here but he will now face a leadership challenge at Westminster.

The former Shadow Business Secretary Angela Eagle confirmed that she will

now trigger a contest. She had been pushing Jeremy Corbyn to go

voluntarily this week. Jeromy needs to stand down. Jeremy Corbyn needs

to resign. She had been waiting to see if the Labour deputy leader Tom

Watson could persuade his friends in the trade union movement to push

Jeremy Corbyn aside. Today he concluded there was no point in

further talks because the leader was not listening.

But soon afterwards the general secretary of the biggest union in

the UK accused the deputy Labour leader of an act of Savic as and a

deeply disingenuous move. Eight out of ten of Jeremy Corbyn 's Labour

MPs voted for a motion of no confidence in him so you might

wonder why he has not been challenged already. The fear is that

he might win any subsequent contest, because party members make a

decision and not MPs. Aaron Smith has also talked openly of the danger

of his party splitting but others said that a contest cannot be

avoided. I nominated Jeremy and many in my constituency were involved not

just in voting for him but supporting him and being active in

his campaign. Since September or they have seen is stagnation at the

top. If you go on the Labour Party website there are no policies,

literally nothing saying what journey is trying to achieve.

Tonight Angela Eagle was preparing for the formal launch of her

leadership bid on Monday. Soon the contest could decide not just her

future but that of the entire Labour Party.

And what happens next? I suppose rival networks might exaggerate a

bit but to be honest, this I think is the biggest crisis that the

Labour Party has faced since the 1980s when the SDP split from the

party. We had Owen Smith speaking about the dangers of a split and

also Len McCluskey, the head of the Unite union, saying the party is in

great peril. What happens next is a leadership challenge will be

triggered, and if Jeremy Corbyn wins any contests, more moderate members

of the Labour Party might decide to leave. In the interim the ruling

National executive must decide on the rules of the contest and it is

not even clear if Jeremy Corbyn would automatically be on the ballot

for the contest or would have to go out and seek nominations from other

MPs. It sounds like a technical point but it is crucial if on the

strength of feeling against him at Westminster, they might decide they

do not want on the ballot. In that case the party membership might be

in open revolt, and we would see a nasty Civil War ripping out in the

Labour Party all across the summer at a time when the Conservative

Party are fighting their own leadership contest.

Barack Obama says America is not as divided as some have suggested

in the aftermath of the shooting of five policeman in Dallas.

The President said there was sorrow and anger,

He described the gunman Micah Johnson as a "demented"

individual and said he did not represent African Americans.

Our Correspondent, James Cook, is in Texas for us this evening.

This attack in Dallas which left five police officers and the gunman

dead has led to a tremendous amount of heartbreak but has also fuelled

the sense that this is a country on edge. Bitterly divided, not least

between supporters and opponents of the police. And today the president

did his best to try to play down those fears.

In Texas and across the United States, the men and women

The attack here in Dallas was the deadliest on law

Denise's husband Mike was an officer here for ten years.

And every night he came home, that was my prayer,

We need to start loving one another instead of hating one another.

The killer Micah Johnson was a US Army reservist

His social media postings reveal an interest in

And he told police he wanted to kill white police officers.

The gunman turning a peaceful protest at the police killings

of black men into an act of violent revenge.

In the 25-year-old's suburban home they found more guns and bullets,

bomb-making equipment, and a journal of combat tactics.

President Obama appealed for calm back home at a Nato summit. As

painful as this week has been, I firmly believe that America is not

as divided as some have suggested. But in many places the US appeals

divided. -- feels divided. In Atlanta and elsewhere thousands

of Americans are still taking to the streets to protest

against the police. And in Dallas they are preparing

to say goodbye to five officers who lost their lives

in the line of duty. At times it feels like this

has become the motif This time the shrine

is dominated by the colour blue. But the flowers, the prayers,

the heartbreaking The UK Anti-Doping agency has

launched an investigation into claims that British athletes

paid for performance enhancing drugs Kenyan police have already launched

an inquiry after two doctors and a self-styled medic

were secretly filmed by the Sunday Times newspaper making

claims that they'd been paid by British athletes to administer

a banned blood-boosting drug. UK Anti-Doping said the evidence

presented by the Sunday Times is of grave concern and significant

interest and it was being treated with the utmost

importance and urgency. David Cameron says MPs will decide,

in just over a week, on whether Britain should

renew its nuclear The vote on the proposal to replace

the four ageing Vanguard nuclear submarines, their missiles

and nuclear warheads, With all the sport,

here's Damian Johnson Serena Williams has won the women's

singles at Wimbledon She beat Angelique Kerber of Germany

in straight sets and has now equalled Steffi Graf's record

of 22 grand slam titles, For Serena Williams the shadow

of Steffi Graf looms large. A year spent chasing her grand slam

singles record, now a fourth Among those to deny her,

today's opponent, Angelique Kerber. Graf is Kerber's inspiration -

double motivation. If the quality of past finals has

been doubted, this one delivered. In the next rankings these will be

the world's top two. But Williams is number one and look

at what it meant to win set one. Kerber battled from the baseline

and even engaged in close combat. Williams was down but perhaps

that was simply a rehearsal The ghost of Graf finally

laid to rest. It's been incredibly difficult

not to think about it. I had a couple of tries this year,

lost to two great opponents, one actually being Angelique,

but you know it makes the victory even sweeter to know how

hard I worked for it. Thank you guys for being

here to see number 22. But records exist not only to be

equalled but broken, She has matched the record

of Steffi Graf but she's definitely not over, she wants

to break more records. With the singles sorted,

Serena was soon back on court joining forces

with her sister, Venus. And they did exactly what they do

best, winning a 14th grand slam The Williams sisters

dominating the day - A British pairing has won the men's

wheelchair doubles title Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid came

from a set down to beat top seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer

from France on a tie break. Tomorrow, Reid competes

in Wimbledon's first men's Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow's

British Grand Prix from Pole. The Mercedes driver beat his team

mate and title rival Hamilton now has four

British Grand Prix poles - Rosberg heads into the race 11

points clear in the championship. Chris Froome has won stage eight

of the Tour de France and moved The two-time Tour winner

and defending champion took the yellow jersey

with a stunning downhill attack. It was the fifth stage victory

for a British rider this Tour - following three for Mark Cavendish

and then Steve Cummings yesterday. Another Briton Adam Yates is second

overall behind Froome. And there have been two bronze

medals for Great Britain at the European Athletics Championships

in Amsterdam this evening. Julian Reid claimed his first

international medal Steph Twell came

third in the 5000m. Just before we go, Britain's oldest

person, Gladys Hooper from the Isle of Wight,

has died at the age of 113. The former teacher, concert pianist

and great-grandmother became the oldest person in the world

to have a hip replacement last year. Mrs Hooper was born in London

in 1903, the same year the Wright brothers made the first

powered aircraft flight. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel.