10/06/2017 BBC Weekend News

The BBC understands that Conservative MPs are warning

Theresa May that unless she sacks her two key advisers, she WILL face

Mrs May's joint chiefs of staff Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy

are being blamed for failures in the election campaign.

It comes as the Prime Minister prepares for discussions

with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party to provide the extra

support the Conservatives need in the House of Commons

Here's our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier - her report

Waiting, but waiting for what? Theresa May might still hold the

keys to No 10, but she is deprived of a Commons majority, fighting to

save her own job. No chance, then, to govern alone, and it is the

Democratic Unionist Party the Tories have been forced to turn to. But a

deal with the DWP, a party opposed to same-sex marriage and

anti-abortion, is not without controversy. Luckily, we have a

parliament now which is going to count in terms of any legislation

which is passed. I am not going to support any legislation which I

would regard as not socially liberal. And there are warnings a

minority Conservative government with DUP support won't last long. We

have had a 20 feet in election. Then we had a referendum. Now, we have

had another general election. -- the 2015 election. So we have got to

have a period when we actually reflect on things. But I want to

make this clear - I don't see a minority government prospering

terribly well for very long. But it is Theresa May's closest aides, Nick

Timothy and Fiona Hill, who some Tories are blaming for much of what

went wrong. If they are not sacked this weekend, senior Conservatives

are now warning they will force Mrs May out with a leadership contest.

But this now former minister running losing his seat, remains loyal to

the Prime Minister. Should she stay on as Prime Minister? Yes. I think

the Conservative Party has got the largest number of votes, the most

MPs have we are the only party capable of forming a strong

governance to take us through these Brexit negotiations, and we need to

get behind Theresa May. The whole party needs to analyse the results

and learn lessons. Questions about Theresa May's time here continue.

She needs to back quickly to get a deal with the DWP. The Queen's

Speech, where the government will set out its agenda, is in just over

a week. And those crucial Brexit negotiations start in just nine

days. With ultimatums now on the table, Theresa May's gamble might

not just have cost the Tories their majority, but for her, her political

career. Our assistant political editor,

Norman Smith, is in Downing Street. How significant is this call

for the two aides to be sacked? Well, we're getting a sense of just

how fragile Mrs May's position is. Tory MPs have in effect issued her

with this ultimatum - sack your two chief advisers will face a

leadership contest. These advisers will not be known outside

Westminster, but they are hugely influential, and more than that,

blamed by many Conservatives for the election campaign which was widely

criticised, as was the manifesto. They were accused by one former

Downing Street insider this morning of creating a dysfunctional and

toxic atmosphere inside No 10. But above all come in since the

departure is seen by many Tory MPs as a test of Mrs May -- of Mrs May's

readiness to change, to show she gets it, she understands the reverse

she suffered in the election. A lot of Conservatives were aghast when

she appeared in Downing Street afterwards and did not seem to

accept any responsibility for what had happened. Soap opera Mrs May has

now been clearly told, either these two individuals are dismissed the

weekend, or she faces a leadership challenge, a challenge which would

come ahead of the crucial Brexit talks. It just underlines how much

pressure Mrs May is now under. There have been two further

arrests in connection with In total, eight people

are now in custody. Police investigating the murders say

the three attackers had wanted to hire a lorry -

but their card payment was declined. Our Home Affairs Correspondent

Daniel Sandford reports. This was the weapon found

still strapped to Khuram Butt's body He and his fellow attackers used

three identical 12-inch pink knives made of ceramic

to murder five people. Counter-terrorism detectives want

help on where the Ernesto The men had already killed three

other people on London Bridge Throughout the carnage,

heroic members of the public We have stories of people who came

out armed with chairs, other items, throwing bottles and anything

they could get their hands on with a view to trying to prevent

the attackers either coming into pubs and bars, but more

importantly to scare them off to try and stop other

people being attacked. Afterwards, in the van,

police found 13 petrol bombs, made with lighter fluid and cloth

cut from tracksuit bottoms, The day had started

with the ring leader, Khuram Butt, who was on police bail,

trying to hire a 7.5 tonne truck - So instead he hired the white B

van in Romford which the men picked Then leaving Barking soon

after 7.30pm, they set At 9.58pm they arrived

at London Bridge, driving across it and then back again before ploughing

into pedestrians By the time they crashed

the van at 10.07pm, At 10.16pm, they were then

shot dead by police. Detectives believe that behind this

green door in East Ham was the men's safe house,

in a top-floor bedsit, rented by Rashid Redouane

two months ago. Detectives discovered items

here which had been used and their fake suicide vests

and an English language copy of the Koran, left open at a page

referencing martyrdom. A week on from the attack,

people are being urged to visit London's bars and restaurants

in a show of "unity and resilience". The British Red Cross has

launched a campaign calling for people to go out

in the capital tonight. Theatres, bars, restaurants and taxi

services will be donating some of this evening's proceeds to those

affected in the attack The Duke of Edinburgh

is celebrating his 96th birthday today - his last before he steps

down from official duties. Philip will spend his birthday

privately at Windsor Castle. Next week, he's expected to help

the Queen celebrate her official 91st birthday at the annual Trooping

the Colour parade. With all the sport,

here's Mike Bushell Good afternoon. There is a spring in

the step of the British and Irish Lions rugby team now after they won

their most challenging match on their tour of New Zealand so far.

They beat the Crusaders 12-3 in Christchurch, and it was really

about the boot of Owen Farrell. This was the time for the British and

Irish Lions to call in the cavalry in Canterbury. The Crusaders are

regarded as the best club team in world rugby. But it was the tourists

who played like they were on home turf, stopping a side with eight All

Blacks in it from the off. The always influential Owen Farrell was

just that putting them 6-7 up. The home side got a solitary penalty in

the first half. While it was not free-flowing, riveting rugby, it was

solid, the Lions sniffing out danger and threatening in attack, too. This

was therefore an final penalty, converted by Farrell. Make no

mistake, this was effectively a Test match, a first defeat this season

for the Crusaders and a cavalry charge for the British and Irish

Lions. Alfie Hewitt has become the first British wheelchair tennis

player to win a French Open title. He lost the opening set to love

against his Argentinian opponent, who was the defending champion,

before fighting back to win the title. He will also be playing in

the doubles final later wrong with Gordon Reid. It is a big night of

World Cup qualifiers, with Northern Ireland playing Azerbaijan and

Scotland hosting England. David is there. I guess with all of the

history behind it, this is always a special fixture, but this is one

which Scotland really have to win? That's true, Mike. It is the oldest

international fixture rivalry in world football, dating back to 1872.

But this is certainly one of the most crucial for Scotland. If they

don't win today, they stand very little chance of qualifying for the

World Cup in Russia next summer. Currently, the situation in the

group is that England are top on 13 points. Scotland are fourth, six

points behind, but only two points off second place. And eight out of

the nine runners-up in the groups will go into a play-off. So there is

still hope, but Scotland must win this. And they have not beaten

England on home soil since 1985, winning just one out of the last ten

meetings home or away, so the odds are against them. There is pressure

on Gordon Strachan, the manager, so a win would be timely. And Harry

Kane is going to be England captain for the first time? That's right. 23

years old, he hasn't actually played at senior level for Gareth

Southgate, the England manager, due to injury. He has played for

Southgate at Under-21 level, but here tonight, on the biggest stage,

he gets to captain his side, and Ewok and honour that will be for a

player who scored 35 goals in 38 games last season for Tottenham. How

he would like a couple of goals tonight. He captains the side in the

absence of Wayne Rooney, and it could suggest that Harry Kane is the

future for England, in terms of both attacking and captaincy. A quick

update on England's match against Australia in the Champions Trophy.

Australia are making fairly slow progress, currently on 207-4. Mark

Wood has taken two wickets for England.

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

The next news on BBC One is at five past five - bye for now.

Good afternoon. Quite a variety of weather across the UK today, with

that low pressure just to the west of us. Weather fronts moving from

west to east. It has been