17/01/2017 Victoria Derbyshire

I'm Victoria Derbyshire, welcome to the programme.

Brexit means Brexit. Brexit means Brexit. Brexit means

Brexit. And this morning we may get a little

bit more information about whether Brexit does

indeed mean Brexit. And find out exactly what that

famous phrase means. A blueprint for Brexit or a plan

with no policies? We will get some detail. We are leaving the single

market, but there is an awful lot Theresa May ain't going to tell us.

Plus George Michael's childhood friend tells this programme

he believes a cocktail of drugs and anti-depressants

were responsible for the singer's death on Christmas Day.

Hard drugs had been back in his life, it was not heroin. Are you

talking about cocaine? Cocaine, crack was one of his favourite

drugs. We'll bring you the full exclusive

interview with Andros Georgiou - who was so close to George Michael

they described themselves And we'll meet one of Britain's most

prolific organ donors who's already donated a kidney,

16 eggs and 80 pints of blood to people she's never met -

and plans to do much, much more. Welcome to the programme,

we're live until 11am. Do get in touch on all the stories

we're talking about this morning - We will bring you the latest news

and stories throughout the day. What do you want to hear Theresa May say

in her big Brexit speech which is due at around 1145, you will see

that on BBC News. If you have donated an organ, tell

us what motivated you. If you have received a stranger's organ, tell us

about that as well. If you text, you will be charged

at the standard network rate. The Prime Minister will this morning

set out her vision for the terms of the UK's departure

from the European Union. Theresa May has a list

of 12 demands for Brexit, and it's being trailed as a clean

break from the EU. She'll say she doesn't want

a half-in half-out membership - but a global Britain,

trading with everyone. We'll talk to Norman Smith

in Downing Street shortly but first our political

correspondent Carole After months of pressure to tell us

more about her Brexit plan, Theresa May will strike

an optimistic note, telling us she wants a truly global Britain,

which gets out into the world. The Prime Minister may not be

explicit but she will again signal that she's ready to take Britain out

of the European Single Market, and perhaps the customs union, too,

in order to gain control of immigration and freedom

from European law. I think it's highly likely we'll be

coming out of the formal structures of the customs union and the single

market, just because that's the way we can really grasp the golden

opportunities that Brexit presents, not just for controlling immigration

but also free trade opportunities. ..But she'll say she wants a new and

equal partnership, declaring... Donald Trump's offer of a quick,

fair trade deal with the UK got the thumbs up from leading

Brexiteers, but whilst the President-elect said the UK

was so smart to vote for Brexit, those who disagree want

Britain to fight to stay I think the Prime Minister must not

wave the white flag and give up on our membership of the single

market if she cares If she's going to fight for Britain

and fight our corner, then she needs to fight to be

in the single market She also needs to indicate

that the final deal will be put Theresa May will set out 12

priorities for a deal. But she faces two years of hard

bargaining with 27 members determined to safeguard the future

of the EU without Britain. Norman, how much detail will we

guest promises made today? You know those colouring in books

which are so popular now a day, today we get what I think is the

Brexit colouring book, the big picture, the outlines, but do not

expect Theresa May to pick up a felt tip and start colouring in any

detail. We will get her vision, her ambition, but in terms of policy, I

think lots of people will be pretty disappointed today.

Let me take you through it. On trade she will tell as we are leaving the

single market but she will not say whether we are also leaving the

bigger customs union, the broader European Economic Area which ensures

that goods do not have to phase customs checks and terrorists. They

are still deciding whether we are in all out of the customs union. --

have to phase customs checks and tariffs. How will Theresa May draw

down the numbers? Do not expect answers today. Summon Government

think we should have freedom of movement light, to say to work as

you can come here if you have a job. Others want a much more restrictive

system with quotas for particular sectors, setting limits. There is

the issue of the so-called transitional deal, to give breathing

space before we eventually leave the EU. Mrs May has said she is in

favour of an implementation period but we do not know how long that

will be, how much we might have to pay for it. I think by the end of

the day a lot of people will be thinking about she has an awful lot

more colouring in to do. Cheers for the moment, Norman.

Joanna is in the BBC Newsroom with a summary

Police in Turkey have arrested the main suspect

in the New Year's Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul.

Authorities in Turkey released this photo of Uzbek national

Abdulkadir Masharipov shortly after he was detained.

39 people were killed and 70 wounded at the Reina bar.

Our correspondent in Istanbul, Mark Lowen, gave us this update.

This was the culmination of the huge nationwide police manhunt that

appears to finally have apprehended 34-year-old and respect national. He

is believed to be the main suspect behind the stumble nightclub attack.

-- a 34-year-old National of Uzbekistan. He managed to flee the

scene, there were fears he could have left Turkey, managing to get

areas controlled by so-called Islamic State which said was behind

the attack, that is not the case. He was arrested in a Western Istanbul

suburb, along with his four-year-old Sun and others. They were reportedly

hiding in an apartment belonging to occur gives man here in Istanbul,

there will be questions about his support network and whether he had

support and accomplices going into the attack itself, in which he is

thought to have killed 39 people, mostly Arab tourists, some of them

Turkish nationals, people jumping into the freezing waters of the

Bosporus to escape. Photograph show him very heavily bruised, being held

by his neck wearing a grey T-shirt and bloodied. He has been

transferred to police custody. The Turkish authorities will be hugely

relieved by this capture but the greater challenge for Turkey going

forward is how to secure this country and prevent the wave of

terror attacks and golfing Turkey from continuing, how to step up

intelligence as to supporting a country that feels very

shaken at the moment. Childhood best friend of George Michael says he

believes strokes were the cause of the singer's death. Andros Georgiou

claims the friend he referred to as his cousin had taken a cocktail of

drugs, including antidepressants. A postmortem examination following

the death of George Michael on Christmas Day proved inconclusive.

He had stopped all the hard drugs, you know, and he was trying to lead

a normal life again and I just believe he was dragged back

in to the dark side and the people who dragged him back in have,

they need to answer for that, as far as I'm concerned.

And you can hear Victoria's full interview with Andros Georgiou

on the programme in the next few minutes.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage

girl who was found dead on a pathway in Rotherham.

The girl, who has been named locally as 16-year-old Leonne Weeks,

was found by a member of the public in the Dinnington area

The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared almost

Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing

The search was being led by Australia.

Despite debris being found off Africa are the cause of the crash

remains a mystery. A report into the violence at last

year's Notting Hill Carnival has revealed that four people almost

died from serious stab wounds. The London Assembly Police

and Crime Committee says the event is now at a tipping point

and is calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,

to get a grip on how it's managed. It says there are concerns

about overcrowding at the event, which is attended by more

than a million people. The Northern Ireland Secretary

will make a statement in Parliament today about the collapse

of the devolved The power-sharing coalition

collapsed after failing to reach a deal following the resignation

of deputy first minister This report from Chris Page contains

some flash photography. For ten years, politicians

and Stormont have shared power. But now the devolved government

is no more and there's a big question mark over how long it

will take to rebuild relations. Initially, the partnership between

the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein appeared to be

something of a political miracle. Old enemies compromising to run

Northern Ireland together. But there were frequent

disagreements. The final row came over a financial

scandal about a green energy scheme. Yesterday, the unlikely alliance

officially fell apart, leaving the Northern Ireland Secretary no

option but to call an election It will take place

on the second of March. While it is inevitable that

debate during an election period will be intense,

I would strongly encourage the political parties to conduct

this election with a view to the future of Northern Ireland

and re-establishing a partnership government at the earliest

opportunity after that poll. He'll speak about the crisis

in the House of Commons today. Theresa May has discussed

the situation with the Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny,

in a phone call. They said they wanted the Stormont

institutions to be back up The power-sharing government

here at Stormont has ended The election campaign is expected

to be particularly divisive. Restoring devolution

in Northern Ireland Two people have been seriously

injured in a suspected gas explosion Two houses in Blackley

were destroyed and another Fire and rescue crews say they have

now secured the building. A kitten was recovered

alive from the rubble. More than 40 learner

drivers are caught each year using impersonators

to take their tests. 209 people have been convicted

in the past five years, according to data published

by the Transport More than 100 others were convicted

of taking the practical or theory Motoring experts warn that offenders

are putting people's lives at risk. That's a summary of the latest BBC

News - more at 9:30am. Thank you. We are asking what you

are hoping for from Theresa May's speech on Brexit. James says, hoping

for? We demand what we voted for, a total exit from the EU.

We have voters in the studio from Burnley, Manchester, Orpington,

Beaconsfield, what are you hoping for? What is Brexit mean to you? A

decade of uncertainty. Prosperity. A challenge with huge opportunities. A

new future. Difficulty for students. A brighter future. That is what some

photos here think or believe Brexit should mean. Do get into urged to

tell is what you are hoping for from Theresa May, what Brexit means to

you -- do get into it. If you text, you will be charged

at the standard network rate. It's been quite a day for the Brits

at the Australian Open. Heather Watson, Johanna Konta and

Kyle Edmund have gone through to the second round, adding that two Andy

Murray and Dan Evans yesterday and that is five British people through

to the second round of the Australian Open, that is for the

first time since 1987. Heather Watson, the last three

appearances in the Australian Open she has gone out in the first round.

This time she has beaten the 18th seed and the home favourite son

Stosur, and Sam Stosur is no easy opponent. She is a former US open

champion. It really is a remarkable achievement for Watson. They were on

call for over two I was in the Melbourne heat -- they were on

court. Watson was broken early on but took the first set 6-3, she

dropped the second set 3-6 and then stormed back 6-0 in the final set,

son Stosur did not get a look in. A really good day for British tennis

and more to come, Naomi Broady is on court in a couple of hours. What

else do you have? And Olympic funding review going on,

seven sports want to challenge UK sport and their funding decision to

basically a rate their funding going into the next Olympic cycle for

Tokyo 2020. Five of the seven were funded at the Rio Olympics and

Paralympics. Badminton was one of those, I was at Rio and watch the

badminton, followed it really closely and I saw the men's doubles

pair win their first badminton medal for British badminton and 12 years,

a bronze medal, they really thought that would be the catalyst to

inspire future generations to take up the sport and basically pave the

way for improved funding, it was a real shock for them to have funding

completely removed. For UK sport, they want each of these boards to

prove they can win medals in Tokyo 2020 -- each of those sports. There

is badminton, archery, fencing, weightlifting and wheelchair rugby,

table tennis is in the mix and today is the final day for those sports to

get their reviews in. One former Premier League manager calls time?

Louis van Gaal used a management resting a night, he is 65 years old,

had a 26 year career -- used to manage Manchester United. He has not

worked since winning the FA Cup at the end of last season with Man Utd,

he was later sacked. Dutch media have reported that part

of his decision was motivated because of the sudden death of his

daughter's husband, he wants to go away from football and spend more

time at home. He has had a remarkable career, not only managing

Manchester United but the likes of Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Fittingly he made his announcement about his retirement after receiving

the lifetime achievement award by the Dutch FA for his contribution to

football. This morning, in an exclusive

interview, George Michael's childhood best friend has told this

programme he believes a cocktail of hard drugs and anti-depressants

may have been responsible for the singer songwriter's

death on Christmas Day. Andros Georgiou, who was so close

to George Michael growing up they called each other cousins,

says he believes the singer was "dragged back to the dark side

of hard drugs use" and claims In a wide-ranging interview

Mr Georgiou, who was in the process of reconciling his relationship

with the star after a falling out also says George Michael was "one

of the nicest people A post-mortem examination

on the 53-year-old has proved inconclusive and the police aren't

treating his death as suspicious. In his only broadcast interview

Mr Georgiou shares new insight into George Michael's extraordinary

generosity and says that his getting caught cottaging in a public toilet

in LA was, in the end, # Wake me up before you go go,

take me dancing tonight. From two years old when

he grew up together. There's nine months between us

in age, so pretty much we spent our childhood together and,

you know, we kind of really bonded It was one of those things that hit

both of us in such a big way, especially the likes of Queen

and Elton John. When we were around nine-years-old

we went to see Queen at Earls Court while our mums waited

in the Wimpey bar next to The George I know was

a very private person, and incredibly generous person,

and one of the nicest people He would never say, very rarely

say no to a photograph Elton John was always,

even in, he was a big fan Once we went to dinner at Elton's

house, he told as Princess Diana After dinner he said I really

want to play you my new album, So he got one of the servants

and said can you back the Bentley up and we were like,

where are we going? He said I just don't

have a good sound system. He has this magnificent

multi-million dollar house, So the driver parked outside,

Elton gets in the driver's seat, George is in the front seat and me

and Princess Diana are sitting in the back and I couldn't help

but pinch myself, because, wow. We listened to the album

and we were in the car You have got some music,

some songs, that George had What are you going to

do with those songs? No artist would do that. Would you

consider releasing those tracks? A hard question. Not on my mind at the

moment. It's not, you know, I don't know if, I mean, it is one of those

things probably in the future, you know, I'd have to get a producer in

to finish the record off. But I have a little bit more respect than that,

you know, we talked about finishing the album. I mean I've got all the

master tapes. I've got everything, you know, like sitting in a vault in

the West End somewhere. My accountant put them in there. So

right now, no, but I don't know what the future will bring. I mean right

now we are all raw and. And just the whole family

is incredibly upset and everyday there are more and more

stories that are completely untrue. I read one that he had done

heroin for the last four or five months of his life,

that is absolute rubbish. I know that was the one drug

he would never touch. # To careless whispers

of the good friend.# I'm going to come

back to that later. I want to ask positive stuff

about what George Michael did for LGBT rights by eventually

talking about his sexuality frankly, the fact he enjoyed sex,

the fact he wasn't ashamed of cottaging and criticising other

gay celebrities for saying things like the preferred to have a cup

of tea rather than have sex. He felt like a spokesman in the end

because he was a sex Every girl had a picture

of George Michael upon their wall. It was the Faith tour that really

put him in a position He just felt like he was pulling

the wool over people's eyes. Once he had been caught

he just figured I might Did he ever say it was a good

thing that I got caught? Yeah, he absolutely

said it's a relief. You hadn't seen George

yourself for 12 years. I think you fell out around the time

of the public toilet incident in LA. Well, because I got a phone

call at four o'clock from his PR and she told me

that he had been arrested I basically got up,

went to Heathrow, got When I got to the house the road

was full of cameras, So I presumed we would have a nice

quiet night in, but he was ready We went out that night

and it was probably one The trouble was the next day the LA

Times put in a story, because we used to take my son down

to the park before he was arrested and a children's playground is right

next to the rest rooms, So they kind of insinuated

that there was something So he asked me to book

a page in every Times and once he had written a letter

I read it and it was just so wrong,

I was like you just cannot do this. He went kind of crazy at me

because I wouldn't do what I was told to do and he said

well you might as well go. # Baby, I know you're

asking me to stay.# Can I ask you about the incredible

acts of generosity we have heard The woman who was on Deal Or No Deal

and he got in touch with the programme and paid

for her IVF, secretly bringing radio with the programme and paid

for her IVF, secretly ringing radio stations and donating money,

going round to homeless charities, That was the George that

you knew, presumably. We would often go out

on Christmas Eve with two Range Rovers full of food and travel

around the West End and feed all the homeless and he would give them

all ?50 or ?100 each for Christmas. Was he in disguise or did they know

it was George Michael? Not in disguise, he just had

a baseball hat like I've got on. You know, most people

didn't recognise him. Tell us about the time

you were at an Elton John aids foundation fundraiser on behalf

of George and he effectively given carte blanche to bid

would ever you wanted, We were supposed to go together

and at the last minute he decided he would pull out

for whatever reason. He said, you go and I will give you

?25,000 and buy a couple of things. We went, we had dinner,

but then did a private show It was like for people

on the Orient Express, all these crazy things and so every

time Elton said something I did. No one else bid, so I went

through the 25 pretty quickly, so I said give me one minute,

I went into the corridor, I rang up George and I said no

one is bidding here. I said it is full of

real famous people. I said no one is bidding and he said

just buy everything. Can I ask you about the moment that

you heard he had died? Well, first of all,

I did not believe it. I still needed confirmation,

so I was trying to call I couldn't get hold of anyone

until late that night, 11 o'clock before I got

hold of anybody. Then, it was all confirmed

to me and everything. I believe he obviously had suicidal

thoughts over the last few years because his mental health wasn't

in the best place, but I don't believe this was suicide

in a million years. Why would you arrange such a huge

dinner with the whole family if you were going to kill yourself the

night before? It just doesn't make any sense. There is a lot about this

that doesn't make sense. A pathology report has

proved inconclusive. In a way that, I mean, I can't

really say what I know, because. Well, you know, what I do know

is that hard drugs had been back in his life,

but it wasn't heroin. Yes, cocaine and crack was one

of his favourite drugs. So, when you say this

was an accident, what do you mean? I just mean that he took

too much of something, mixed with the anti-depressants

and other drugs he I think his heart

just stopped beating. If you take, if you are on Xanax,

for instance, or something, They are anti-anxiety drugs

and sleeping tablets, aren't they? He was planning the

Freedom documentary. He was a recluse for

nearly four years. The papers reported it as a year,

he was actually in the Swiss clinic for three years before he came out

and he had stopped He was trying to lead a normal

life again and I just believe he was dragged back

in to the dark side. You're adamant those reports

of George Michael taking heroin in recent months

absolutely not true. # Last Christmas I give

you my heart, the very next What other questions you want

answered? Who put him on hard drugs. He was not on them. He was getting

better. That is why I got in contact, because I heard he was

getting better. He was planning the Freedom documentary, you had written

some new songs. And I know he had been out as well. He was a recluse

who nearly four years. The papers reported it as a year,

he was actually in the Swiss clinic for three years before he came out

and he had stopped He was trying to lead a normal

life again and I just believe he was dragged back

in to the dark side. to the truth of what happened

exactly, what was in his blood at the time, why did

he have that again. The quicker this is all put to bed

then the quicker we can put him to rest and move on,

because until that happens I still cannot believe

what I'm talking about here. I can't even imagine that he is

lying on a slab in a fridge. It is shocking. Shocking experience.

Christmas will never be the same. His records, Last Christmas, it will

be played for ever. And the fans and the family, De Margaret Rowley.

Talking to you, I still can't believe it. I can't comprehend it.

It is like, no. It will pop up somewhere, you know? -- he will pop

up somewhere, you know? I still cannot believe what I'm talking

about here. Such a shame and may

he rest in peace. Thank you very much

for talking to us. And, of course, he did not

receive nor ask for a fee You can read more about our

exclusive interview with him on the BBC News site and watch

the full interview again on our We'll bring you more

reaction after 10am. Still to come: We'll meet one

of Britain's most prolific organ donors who has already donated

a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints 10,000 people killed and millions

more starving in Yemen war rages between Houthi rebels

and the Saudi-led coalition We'll talk to MP Andrew Mitchell

who has just returned from Yemen Here's Joanna in the BBC Newsroom

with a summary of today's news. The Prime Minister will this morning

set out her clearest vision yet for the terms of the UK's departure

from the European Union. Theresa May will say Britain

shouldn't be half-in, That's being taken as an indication

that she's prepared to leave the single market in order

to control Britain's Police have arrested the main

suspect in the New Year's Eve attack Authorities in Turkey released this

photo of Uzbek national Abdulkadir Masharipov shortly

after he was detained. 39 people were killed and 70

wounded at the Reina bar. So-called Islamic State said

it was behind the attack and that it was revenge for Turkish

military involvement in Syria. George Michael's childhood best

friend has told this programme that he believes drugs

were responsible for Andros Georgiou claims the friend

he referred to as his cousin had taken a cocktail

of drugs, including A post-mortem following George

Michael's death on Christmas Day An 18-year-old man has been arrested

on suspicion of murdering a teenage girl who was found dead

on a pathway in Rotherham. The girl, who has been named locally

as 16-year-old Leonne Weeks, was found by a member of the public

in the Dinnington area Concentrix - the US firm accused

of incorrectly withdrawing tax credits from hundreds of claimants -

has been criticised The National Audit Office says

the company had insufficient staff to handle the volume of calls

from people trying to find out why In one week alone, 19,000

calls went unanswered. Well, this programme has learned

that there are still families struggling with debt

after having their tax credits withdrawn -

and we'll be hearing from some The latest inflation figures

arrived. Let's get the details

from Rachel Horne, our business What is inflation? The way we

measure the prices of goods, if it is going up, if the price you pay at

the petrol pump or your cinema ticket or hotel room is going up,

that is inflation, the prices rising. What to the latest figures

show? Figures are right for December, we expected to see

inflation up about 1.4%, it is up around 1.6%. It is not much of eight

prize, we have heard about sterling falling because of Brexit concerns,

when the pound is weak, the price of stuff we buy into the UK, we import,

rises. There is the price of oil, around 12 months ago it was down $27

a barrel, it is a rentable lab. Inflation measures the price of

things now compared to last year, it is going up. Thank you, Rachel.

Now the sport with Jessica. Three British players have reached the

second round of the Australian Open overnight, bringing the total to

five. Johanna Konta beat Kirsten Flipkens in straight sets. The

British number one will face the Thai wild card or teenager Naomi

Osaka next. Heather Watson beta 18th seed and

local favourite stand so is there in three sets. She will next face

American Jennifer Brady league or one Belgian in her next match.

Kyle Edmund beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in straight sets.

He will face cab low -- Pablo Carreno Busta next.

The RFU is investigating a complaint from cell that one of their own

team, understood to be this play in blue, passed information to the

Bristol camp ahead of a narrow defeat this month.

Seven sports are attempting to challenge the UK sport decision not

to fund their programmes for the UK Olympics and Paralympics in 2020.

Badminton is among five sports which were funded the Rio 2016 and will

challenge the decision. More on that at just after 10am.

Now it's time to find out exactly what that means.

Prime Minister Theresa May is making her "big" Brexit speech

today and our political guru Norman Smith will be there.

Her speeches at 1145 and you will hear it on BBC News.

Norman? Today is the day when we are meant to find out what it is Theresa

May is trying to achieve, what her game plan is, what her blueprint is

for Brexit. We know she will say we will not do

some sort of hokey Cokie, halfway Inn, hardware and, we will not be

associate members of the EU, we will not have partial membership, we are

wrote. Understandably, prominent Brexiteers are delighted. Listen to

young Duncan is this morning. There is a real commonality of Pope --

purpose. We want the relationship between us, the EU and individual

nation states to be good. We are leaving the EU, not Europe, we will

be involved in defence and security and all these other things that we

will continue to be involved in. The key thing is that the jewel in the

crown in all of this when we leave is to be able to set our trade deals

around the world. What sort of detail are we going to

get? It is a bit like a high-stakes game of political poker, as Theresa

May enters the negotiating chamber. She has some cards in her hands but

let's look at the cards she wants to play. Card number one is the trade

card. She wants to say, we are leaving the single market. That is

the economic area where businesses have to play by the same set of

rules, there are no tariffs between different EU countries. She says we

will leave because we want to strike run trade deals.

The second card is the immigration card, she wants to say no more

freedom of movement where EU citizens can come to the UK

regardless of whether they have a job.

She wants to end that. The last card we know she wants to play is

justice, to stop the European Court of Justice being able to lay down

the law to British judges. But Theresa May will also keep some

cards pretty close to her chest, because she does not want to reveal

her hand before the negotiations. She will not tell as much about

playing the tax break card. We heard Philip Hammond say at the weekend

that if the EU gets tough with those we could start to cut business taxes

to make Britain more attractive for investments. She will not sure

whether she will pay the tariff card, if the EU gets tough with us

might we put tariffs on goods they want to export to us? She will not

say whether she will play the card marked EU citizens, because she will

not guarantee EU citizens the right to stay here until Brussels has

guaranteed the right of British people elsewhere in the EU to

continue living there. But Mrs May also has a number of aces up her

sleeve. Ace number one, the security card. We are the biggest military

power in Europe, we have an extensive intelligence network

crucial in the fight against terrorism and IS, so that is quite

an ace card. Money, another ace, we are a wealthy country with the City,

can other EU countries and companies really manage if Brussels seeks to

damage the City of London? Lastly we have the Donald, Donald Trump

yesterday clearly said he is backing Brexit and backing Britain, in other

words he is in our corner when it comes to negotiations. But a word of

caution, remember the last Prime Minister who tried to strike a deal

with Brussels? Have a look at this. Within the last hour I have

negotiated a deal to give the United Kingdom special status

inside the European Union. I believe this is enough for me

to recommend that the United Kingdom remain in the European Union,

having the best of both worlds. The British people have voted

to leave the European Union, I will do everything I can

as Prime Minister to steady the ship But I do not think it would be right

for me to try to be the captain that steers our country

to its next destination. It did not turn out too well for

him, did it?! The stakes are enormously high for Theresa May.

Although we may not get all the detail today, we are getting a sense

of what Theresa May is trying to achieve. She wants Britain to be

free of the constraints associated with the single market and the

European justice, but we don't really know what sort of curves she

will put on immigration and we don't really know whether there might be

some sort of transitional deal to ease our way out of Europe, so there

is still an awful lot we have to find out.

In a moment we will talk to voters from Manchester, Burnley, Orpington,

Beaconsfield. Thank you for your patience, we will be with you very

soon. In the meantime... Let's talk now to Peter Lilley,

the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden -

he voted to Leave - and to Jenny Chapman,

Labour's Brexit spokesperson What do you want to hear from

Theresa May, Peter Lilley? Logical conclusions of what she has already

said, because we are taking back control of our borders we cannot be

members of the European Economic Area. Once we are free of that we

can negotiate trade deals and services, we will no longer had to

pay ?250 million a week net into the European budget, and we will not be

subject to European law. We will also be outside the common external

tariff, so we will be able to cut tariffs on the sort of products we

don't make like food and clothing which have very high tariffs at the

moment, which by heavily on ordinary people's budgets. We can cut those

turrets and enter free trade agreements with the rest of the

world, which is the majority of our trade. How long would you expect

those dreich -- agreements to take? Well, the average time it takes to

negotiate Free Trade Agreement across the world are 28 months. If

there are a lot of countries, it takes more, if there are only two

countries, less. A trade deal between us and the United States

could be done in less than that, 18 months. Say similarly with New

Zealand and Australia, it would take longer with the really big prizes.

The only trade deals that matter are those with huge markets like India

and China. But Switzerland has negotiated such deals and I think we

could too. Yes, I think that took three years, but anyway, fair

enough, I take the point. Jenny, what do you want to hear from

Theresa May? Almost anything is an improvement on what we've heard so

far. Because let's not forget she doesn't want to make this speech

today. She didn't want to do this. She has been forced to make this

speech because Parliament obliged her to publish a plan. She needs to

publish more detail. I understand there will abstatement in the House

of Commons later today which hopefully will include some of the

detail that we have been asking for. But she is going to say by all

accounts, yes, we are leaving the single market, which you don't want?

If we're not going to have that, what are we going to have? She can't

stand up and give us the platitudes which has done previously, if we are

not going to be in the single market and the customs, what are we going

to have? She made promises to Nissan, without tariffs and won't be

damaged, she made that promise. So if we're not going to be in the

customs union... It was published that she made a commitment to them.

Yes. Yes. We don't know what it entails. If we are not going to be

in the customs union, which is a logical and reasonable think for her

to say... The broader economic area. That's what we need out of today's

speech. I'm not sure we're going to get that today. What are we going to

have? It is narrowed down to two options, either the European Union

will agree to continue trading with us on zero tariffs and no new

barriers. Highly unlikely if we are not accepting freedom of movement?

We are got deals with 50 countries. I agree it may not happen. Or we

will trade on the same terms as the EU trades with America and Japan and

Russia and China. So we will be no worse off than its best trading

partners if there is no agreement, if there is an agreement we will be

better off. Are you expecting any detail, either of you today, when it

comes toum gration? Ie if we are pulling out of the single market

then we don't have to accept freedom of workers from the EU, are you

expecting details about how EU workers will be able to come to

Britain, either guarantee of a job or will it be a visa system? I hope

we will apply the same criteria to European countries as we apply to

the rest of the world. So we have a colour-free immigration policy

whereas at present we have a different regime for people from

Europe as we do from people from the rest of the world and obviously

people who are coming on business back and forth it should be as easy

and as free as possible, but we want to put an end to mass immigration

which created, added to the housing crisis in our country and undermined

the incentive we have to train our own people up to the skills they

need. I think Peter's fantasy speech is

all very interesting and it is exactly what we were told during the

referendum campaign and a lot of this is fantasy politics. So I think

what we need to do is let's wait and see what she actually says because I

would be very, very surprised and I think you might be disappointed

later today if what she says is anything close to that which you've

just outlined. I think what we're going to get, it will be broad

brush, very high-level and we will have as many questions at the end of

today as we have now. This has been an over hyped speech and we could be

disappointed. Well, we will see, won't we? Thank you both very much.

Jenny Chapman and Peter Lilley, Conservative MP who voted to leave

the European Union. Our audience of Leave

and Remain voters are with us. You were looking for a brighter

future, prosperity. When politicians talk about it, does it make you any

clearer about what you want for the future of this country? No. It

muddles things up more. I don't think Jenny helps the situation when

you degrade people's opinions by calling them fantasy. There is

nothing fantasy about what he said. I disagree with the way you

approached the situation and it is quite irresponsible. The idea of it

being a fantasy resonates with me because at the moment we don't know

anything. A lot of the things that Theresa May has said has been Brexit

means Brexit but what does that actually mean? Today hopefully we

will get clarity on that because again, there will be some immigrants

for example who live here who are going to say, "Hey, what about me?

What's going to happen to me and my family?" Thank you.

More from you all at 10.15am. This programme has learnt

that there are still families struggling with debt

after having their tax credits wrongly stopped by Concentrix,

a company employed by the Government A teenager admitted throwing a stone

at a toxy in Birmingham leaving a woman with a fractured skull. The

taxi's CCTV captured the incident. This video does contain graphic

images. So, if there is anyone in the room that might be distressed by

it, just to let you know. Well, that 17-year-old boy admitted... Are you

OK folks? Are you OK folks? Hang on. Hang on. Hang on, folks. Hang on.

Hang on, folks. Hang on, folks. Hang on. We'll phone 999, folks.

The 17-year-old who threw the stone admitted he was drunk and targeting

taxis. He appeared in court with two other youths, two were found guilty

of wounding and all four were convicted of conspiring to damage

taxis. Next this morning, meet

one of Britain's most She's called Tracey Jolliffe,

she's 50 and she's already donated a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints

of blood to people she's never met. She intends to leave her brain

to science and is now hoping to give away part of her liver to a person

she may never meet. Tracey Jolliffee joins us now

alongside George Compton who became a trustee for the organ donation

charity Live Life, Give Life after she received a double lung

transplant which saved her Tracey it has been a gradual thing,

I know, it started when you signed up to donate blood and to the bone

marrow register when you were 18. What evolved after that? Well, I

donated blood on a regular basis. Bone marrow I have only been called

once and wasn't a match at final hurdle. The organ donation, it has

been something I have always been interested in. I think if you can do

something, you should. In terms of donating your kidney, that's quite a

big deal. Tell us the process. Well, I first read about it in the news in

2010. Just a few years after it became legal to donate to a stranger

and I thought about it for a while before I approached the local

transplant co-ordinator and chatted to her at length before I started

under going the tests. Right. OK. And the test involved what? Quite a

lot of blood tests. You have to have an MRI, a CT scan, a lot of kidney

function tests and you have to go and see a psychiatrist to make sure

you're donating for the right reasons. And your reasons were what?

I just thought it was a nice thing to do. As simple as that? Yes. I

don't know anyone who has kidney failure so I can't say it is a

personal story. I know there are people waiting for transplants. 300

people a year die waiting for a kidney transplant and I could do

something to save one of them. In terms of your surgery and recovery

time, how long in total? Ways in hospital for five days and probably

about six weeks before I was back to full health. But that's individual.

How did your family react? They were fine. They are used to me doing what

I want to do! Fair enough. The eggs as well, donating the eggs, that's a

pretty invasive procedure? It is. It does involve having a lot of

injections to stimulate the egg production and it is' general

anaesthetic to recover the eggs and you recover quickly from that. In

terms of the people that, that you are donate to go, you don't know any

of them? No, it is all done anonymously, no idea. Complete

strangers? Yeah. Do you have, do you want to, are you curious, would you

like to find out? It is not your call, as it happens, a recipient

could make an effort to get in touch with you, but as a donor you can't?

I did think about it. It would be nice to put a face to what I've

done. But and then I thought well, what if I meet them and I don't like

them? Oh. I think it is probably safest not to. They would be so

grateful to you, you're bound to fall in love with you. Possibly.

George, you were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a baby and went

on the organ transplant list for a second time in 2014. What does it

feel like from your point of view to have your life saved by a complete

stranger? Ah, it is incredible. I never experienced my life this well.

Growing up, I have always been in and out of hospital with chest

infections and never been able to breathe properly. It is incredible.

It really is the gift of life. I have been given a second chance and

I'm making the most of it and doing all that I can. How in need of the

lung transplant were you? I was days away from dying. I had my, it was my

fourth call that everything went ahead. I was in hospital and unable

to leave. I was on oxygen and I had an invase yave mask to help me

breathe. I was bed-bound and I could barely eat for myself. Things had

got as worse for myself at that time. Roger says, "I donated a

kidney two years ago. I looked to see if I could help some other way

and that's when I found about organ donations, different people at the

hospitals kept asking me why? I didn't have an answer at first, it

may have been for a variety of reasons. I think the simplest answer

is that I enjoy helping others." You are now a trustee of Live Life Give

Life, you want to encourage others to donate organs. Yes. Not

necessarily while they are alive, but that's possible, as we know. I

think what Tracey has done is incredible. We encourage people to

sign up for organ donation. Talk to their families, which is the most

important thing. Even when people sign up for organ donation, 48% of

families refuse, that's why it is important this to get people to talk

to every member of their family so they are aware of that des. Organ

donation is so special. From my experience, it is life changing and

to give someone that opportunity when you are not longer here or

still alive like Tracey. We like to promote it and get the word out

there and just see where we go. Thank you very much for coming on

the programme. Thank you, George, thank you, Tracey.

Later in the programme we'll be talking to a recovering alcoholic

who donated her kidney to a stranger.

Now the weather. Some of us seeing a cloudy start to the day and it will

remain cloudy with drizzle, but here it will be milder. Where some of us

have clearer skies this morning, so there is frost around. Also some

patchy fog too and currently for example, in Reading the temperature

is minus one, but in Lossiemouth, it is 11 Celsius! So a huge range in

temperatures. Now, I can show you some of the Weather Watchers photos.

This cat isn't stupid, he has got his umbrella out. In Gloucestershire

there is rain and drizzle. In Wales, some drizzle. Pushing further

towards the east, this is Sunningdale in Berkshire, a

beautiful start to the day. Across many south-eastern areas, that's

what you can expect. But there is still some patchy fog which could

take much of the morning to clear. We've got this weather front draped

across central areas. Behind the cold front, we're pulling in colder

Continental air, hence the lower temperatures, behind the warm front,

we've got milder air coming our way, hence the higher temperatures. But

there is a lot of cloud around. Some hill fog. The weather front

producing patchy rain and drizzle. To the south of that, under the

clearer skies, some of us in the sunshine and where we've got the

patchy fog, it will lift and more of us will see sunshine as we go

through the day. We're expecting more sunshine than we had yesterday.

And we could see it as far west as parts of Dorset, but across southern

counties, all the way to Kent, Essex and East Anglia and the Midlands,

only four Celsius in London. Across the Midlands, we are back under the

blanket of cloud producing drizzle and hill fog. Clearing up across

much of Scotland, but it will be fairly cloudy. Parts of the

north-east could well see sunshine. Temperatures up to 11 Celsius or 12

or 13 Celsius. A cloudy day across Northern Ireland. Again, high

temperatures for this stage in mid-January. As we push into Wales,

under the weather front once again, we've got more cloud. Still hill

fog. The odd spot coming out of that cloud as it will do across the

south-west. Now, through the evening and overnight, under the clear

skies, the temperature will drop away quickly. We're looking at a

frost. And some patchy fog. To give you an idea of the temperature

values we're looking at in towns and cities, freezing or just below,

rurally, somewhere in Hampshire we could see minus seven Celsius. Under

the clear skies, no problems with frost, but there will be a lot of

cloud around. Tomorrow morning, we will lose the patchy fog through the

morning allowing sunshine across southern areas. Although elsewhere,

across the UK, there will be quite a bit of cloud. It should break across

the Midlands and here it should brighten up as well. But we have a

weather front flirting with the far north of Scotland. That's

introducing rain and showers across the west Highlands. Here too, the

wind will strengthen, but the not temperatures, Northern Ireland and

Western Scotland still in double figures. Further south, despite the

sunshine, well, we're looking at about four or five Celsius.

Hello, it's 10am, it's Tuesday January 17th.

Prime Minister Theresa May this morning said that her Brexit plans.

What do you want to hear from the Prime Minister

when she delivers her big speech on Brexit?

-- sets out her Brexit plan. For myself, what happens now? They

mentioned the idea about the single market, if we will not have that and

allow people to trade or travel freely, what will happen?

Sovereignty, including migration, law, including how we make new laws

without reference to the EU, thirdly trade. I think the Government needs

to be bowled on trade. I want to make sure Theresa May does

the swift, clean Brexit, leaving the single market, the European Court of

Justice, the customs union. That is what I want to hear from Theresa

May. We'll be getting reaction

from a group of you - voters - a mix of people who voted

Leave and Remain. Plus George Michael's childhood

friend tells this programme he believes a mixture of drugs

and anti-depressants could have been responsible for the singer's

death on Christmas Day I think that he took

too much of something, mixed with the antidepressants

and other drugs he This programme has learned there are

still families struggling with debt after having their tax credits

wrongly stopped by concept tricks, the American firm employed by the

Government to stop benefit Ford. -- by concentrates. I have had to go to

a food bank, it is just hard. Here's Joanna in the BBC Newsroom

with a summary of today's news. Theresa May is expected to use

a speech on her Brexit strategy this morning to give a clear signal that

she's prepared to take Britain out of the single market, so the UK can

control its own borders and laws. Mrs May will tell an audience

in central London that she has no desire to be half-in,

half-out of the European Union. The main suspect in the Istanbul

nightclub attack has been arrested The 34-year-old Uzbek national

was detained during a police raid The governor of Istanbul says he has

confessed. 39 people were killed and 70 wounded

at the Reina bar on New Year's Eve. An 18-year-old man has been arrested

on suspicion of murdering Her body was found yesterday

morning on a path in She has been named locally as

16-year-old Leonne Weeks. Her body was found by a member of the public.

George Michael's childhood best friend has told the programme that

he believes drugs were the cause of the Singapore 's Mike death. Andros

Georgiou claims the friend he referred to as his cousin had taken

a cocktail of drugs including antidepressants. A postmortem

examination following the death of George Michael on Christmas Day

proved inconclusive. Police have arrested a man following

an explosion at a house in Manchester. Two people were

seriously injured following the blast in Leonne. Residents were told

to leave their homes while fire crews secured the area.

That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 10.30am.

Diana tweeted about organ donation, I donated a kidney in December, I

would love a little letter saying all is well, that would be so

special. Linda, I just thought was a nice

thing to do, what an understatement from you wonderful guest.

Sarah says that Tracy and others like her are awesome. As somebody

who has regular blood transfusions, 18 units since May, and kidney

problems. Keep those coming in. Around 100

people a year who are alive donate their organs. It is called

altruistic organ donation. If you are one of those, let me know. And

if you have received a stranger's organ, let me know as well.

Do get in touch with us throughout the morning -

Three British players have reached the second round of

That's a total of five players now, which is the first time since 1987.

She beat the former Wimbledon semi-finalist

The world number nine will now face Thai wildcard

Luksika Kumkhum or Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka.

I am very happy to have come through that, whether it was going to take

two or three sets I was prepared to stay out as long as I needed to.

Again, it was a tough first set and there was not much in it, I was just

happy that I was able to put my foot on the pedal and little bit but also

just manage really well the difficulties of the match.

A brilliant win for Heather Watson against an opponent 60 places

She beat home favourite and 18th seed Sam Stosur in three sets.

Up next is American Jennifer Brady or Belgian Maryna Zanevska

A bit later today, Naomi Broady plays number 22

I knew it would not be any easy match. I have played Sam a couple of

times before and she has beat me both times. She has a very different

style of play to most girls, she hits the ball very heavy and has a

great serve. So, yeah, I knew I would have to return well and try to

be the first want to dictate, otherwise she would have been all

over me. -- the first one to dictate.

In the men's draw, Kyle Edmund beat Colombia's Santiago Hiraldo

in straight sets, taking just under two hours to do it.

He'll face 30th seed Pablo Carreno Busta next.

The RFU are investigating a complaint from Sale

that one of their own team passed information to the Bristol camp

ahead of a narrow defeat earlier this month.

It's understood to be Sale's former Bristol wing Tom Arscott -

Bristol fought back from 15-0 down to win the game

Seven sports are challenging the removal of their funding

for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020,

Badminton is among five sports which lost funding after Rio 2016

looking to reverse UK Sport's decision.

They are joined by goalball, not funded in 2016,

and table tennis which only gets Paralympic funding.

Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has announced his

He hasn't worked since winning the FA Cup with United and leaving

He made the announcement after receiving a lifetime

achievement award from the Dutch government for his

That is all the sport for now, I will have the headlines for you at

about 10:30am. Use Justin, the former Foreign

Secretary Jack Straw faces being sued over allegations over 2004

kidnapped after the Supreme Court ruled that a tortured Libyan

dissident's case must be heard in British courts. This dissident

alleges that MI6, which Mr Straw was responsible for, help the US abduct

him in a shirt to return him and his wife to Libya. The landmark ruling

is a blow for this government, which fought to stop the case being heard.

The lawyers for the Libyan said he is determined to sue unless he

receives an apology and a token ?1 in damages. The Supreme Court said

that the allegations will associate risk they had to be heard before a

British court, because if not they would never be heard anywhere else

in the world. The damages action is based on documents unearthed in

Tripoli following the fall of Colonel Gaddafi. In 2004, MI6

communicated with the regime over the fate of the dissident. According

to documents uncovered in Tripoli, MI6 tipped off the Libyan regime and

the couple were seized in Bangkok by US Secret Service is.

I think we can talk to our home affairs correspondent Dominic

Casciani outside of the Supreme Court. Can you hear me?

Hello, Victoria. Can you hear me? We are still getting microphones on. I

have read a little bit to the audience that former Foreign

Secretary Jack Straw faces being sued, Phil is in? -- Phil is in.

Have been long-running allegations of rendition, the UK's alleged role

competently in rendition. The cases about this man and his wife, the man

was a Libyan dissident who fled Libya after failing to overthrow

Colonel Gaddafi many years ago. He was hiding in China. In 2004 he

tried to leave to get to the UK to claim asylum. En route, according to

his allegations, MI6 tipped off the Libyan authorities and the Americans

then arranged for this couple to be kidnapped in Bangkok, supposedly en

route to claiming asylum. They were flown to Libya, imprisoned, she was

pregnant and only released days before she gave birth. Abdel Hakim

Belhaj was tortured over six years, told he would be executed and was

released shortly before the business of Colonel Gaddafi being overthrown.

Documents weren't covered in Tripoli after the overthrow of Colonel

Gaddafi which show, according to Mr Belhaj and his legal team, that MI6

had tipped off the Libyan authorities. It is a critical

message from a former counterterrorism official called Sir

Mark Allen which states that British intelligence was behind the tip-off

which led to the capture of Mr Belhaj and his subsequent rendition

and detention in Libya. For years the Government has tried to stop

this case from coming before the courts, it is argued that the case

cannot be heard because of it amounts to an allegation of torture

by one state elsewhere, nothing to do with Britain, but this is court

said it is not having that, that these allegations were so serious

against the British Government and the then Foreign Secretary Jack

Straw that they must be heard before British courts. Lord Manns has just

finished speaking and said that the Magna Carta itself, the ancient

documents, is the critical piece of law in this case because provides a

right for Mr Belhaj not to be held arbitrarily, to be tortured and so

on, he said that this case needs to go back to court. Mr Belhaj says he

is determined to sue, he does not want quiet compensation out of

court, he says he just wants an admission from the UK that it was

mixed up in complicity in his detention.

Does he want that apology from this current Conservative Government,

from Jack Straw of Labour, then the Foreign Secretary responsible for

MI6, who did the tipping off? In essence he wants the apology from

everyone. The way these things work is that Jack Straw was the minister

at the time. When this goes to the High Court, and I apologise for some

of the noise around here at the moment, when it goes to the High

Court they will have to look at whatever the allegations are and

whatever evidence there may or may not be about the director role of Mr

Straw and the alleged direct role of a former MI6 official called Sir

Mark Allen. As two individuals are there in essence, but then there is

MI6 itself, the Foreign Office and the Attorney General effectively

being sued as the Government. Effectively what has happened so far

is that the Government is not lawyers have been acting on behalf

of the likes of Mr Straw and Sir Mark Allen. -- the Government's

lawyers. They have neither confirmed nor denied the scope of the

allegations, this is a standard procedure they have always used in

secret cases, but Mr Belhaj says he wants his day in court and to

finally hear the truth of what has happened and he will fight on.

OK. You are doing well battling above the heckler, but we are

hearing everything you are saying. We have a statement from Preview,

the lawyer for the Libyan dissidents, the lawyer for rendition

victims, actually, saying that in 72 hours would be torture will take the

reins of the Earth's most powerful security state. This security state

is not just about history, the stakes could not be higher. We enter

the Trump euro was not a soul held to account for Britain's past role

in rendition. No official has condemned Trump's torture boasts.

Intelligence agencies might be pressured to help America torture

again. A final couple of lines, the Government brought years of delay by

wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds on this appeal when a simple

apology would have closed the case. Theresa May should apologise to this

family, draw a line in the sand against torture and restore British

honour. A really interesting statement from

that person at Reprieve. These allegations of British complicity,

allege British complicity go all the way back to the opening of

Guantanamo Bay in early 2002 when there were allegations brought that

British security officials on the ground in Afghanistan had

facilitated the transfer of British suspects to Guantanamo Bay. That

trench of cases were effectively wrapped up when the Government

settled with the individuals who had been held in Guantanamo Bay and then

released without charge to get on with their lives in the UK. Those

many, many cases went on for years. They settled out of court the

millions of pounds. That meant the evidence was never effectively add.

The Government than promised effectively a public inquiry and a

retired judge to get to the bottom of the rendition and ill-treatment

claims. That was suspended when these claims from Mr Belhaj and his

wife surfaced, these claims were so serious that there had to be a full

police investigation. That investigation was passed to the CPS,

the CPS said it could not charge because of insufficient evidence. To

date we have not had any full clarity or airing of all these

allegations, testing this evidence and seeing what the official papers

hidden deep in the bowels of MI6 under the government agencies say

about those event. Critically the testimony of individual officials or

ministers cheering all those years. The case of Mr Belhaj, assuming it

goes ahead and he does not get the apology and the ?1 compensation he

demands, if it goes ahead that will be the first time any of this will

be properly ad in the British courts. I think it will be absolute

fireworks if it gets to that stage. The Government is in a very tricky

position and I think we will have to wait to see how they respond. It is

really, really quite devastating a ruling from the Supreme Court.

What do you want to hear from the Prime Minister when she delivers her

speech on Brexit. Let's talk to a mix of people who voted leave and

remain the you heard from them briefly already. It is time to get

into the nitty-gritty. So welcome again all of you.

Introduce yourself. Tell us what you voted and tell us what you want to

her from Theresa May? I'm Linda and I'm interest Orpington and I voted

to leave. You were able to vote because you have lived here since

1979? That's right. What do you want from Theresa May? To hear her say

that she is going to invoke Article 50 and get on with the process of

moving us away from the European Union. Happen Happy with a clean

break? And look at opportunities in other countries to do direct deals

with them. OK, what about yourself, sir, what do you want to hear? I

want to hear her talk about sovereignty because people clearly

voted, I voted Remain, with reluctance in a sense, but people

want to know that Britain can celebrate its culture without being

xenophobic and mean-spirited to refugees. I want to hear her talk

about law because we need to be able to make laws in this country that...

We are coming out of the single market and coming out of the

jurisdiction of the European Courts of justice. It would take time I

want to hear more about that and trade. The Government needs to have

a bold attitude towards trade because we have a lot of talent in

this country and we can build a better future if we give them the

right leadership as opposed to political management. Your accent,

it is not British? It is a mongrel actually, I'm Australian, but I

lived in Denmark for ten years and in the UK for 12. So I understand

both sides of the EU situation. Jake, you voted leave. I did, yes.

You're from Burnley, what do you want to hear from Mrs May. The mood

ewesic, are you happy with it? I'm happy, the fact she wants a clean

break and we must leave the single market. Why? The single market has

got the freedom of movement and the freedom of money. We reject freedom

of movement and we cannot remain a member of the single market. This

vote meant we reject freedom of movement? No, that was, I think, my

main issue because we don't want to look back too much but the way that

immigration was portrayed and how it was a rhetoric of hate,

discrimination and using people's fears to kind of push this

ammunition behind the Leave campaign. For me, personally

speaking, I think freedom of movement who is thinking, you know,

I want to be able to easily, because that's the issue here, easily move

around and I know I will be able to go into another country and work or

even one day I was to run my own business and I wanted to import orks

port easily. All of that will be made difficult. You're studying in

Cambridge at the moment. Yes. You're going to be able to go wherever you

want once you get your English lit degree. Why do you say that? It is a

top university. No one is going to close the doors on T I don't have an

education. I have never been to university and yet I'm against the

freedom of movement even though it will make my life harder because it

is not about what I want. It's about the safety of other people. OK. It's

about control. If we control our borders and we can choose who we

want based on their skills, not on anything else, not on their

backgrounds or their religion, their skills. So if we need nurses, or

engineers, then why don't we let those people in to boost the

country? That's why I reject the whole notion of us rejecting like

the free movement of people because I think for me, this whole issue is

centred around an antiestablishment vote rather than necessarily a vote

for in and out. That was my rhetoric around it. There were a lot of

people angry about a lot of things and this was a stage for them to

say... But we are where we are, what do you want from Theresa May? I I

want clarity, the uncertainty for me as a Remain voter, the thing I'm

shocked about, she hasn't said much and we've talked about the fact she

has to keep her cards close. There is an incredible amount of people

who are uncertain. Even within the markets. You voted Leave, do you

feel really uncertain now? Is that something that worries you? Theresa

May made it clear that a clean, swift exit means leaving the customs

union. She hasn't been clear about leaving the customs union yet? She

said you can't have bits - half in and half out. Therefore, leave means

leave and that needs to happen because now, I feel like she's

delaying. Why is she delaying? Just get on with it. The whole world is

listening. We have got to remember that we're going to be in a pretty

tricky situation. We're going to have to negotiate with a lot of

different people. Now, if we show our cards straightaway. If Theresa

May was shouting out every single idea that she had before they had a

chance to explore the ideas properly we might find ourselves at a loss,

you know. This is a complex thing we're doing. This is a really big

thing for our country. So why would we play all our cards? Well, the

argument, there is that argument argument and the counter argument is

because voters need to know what's going on. The fact that it is a

complex process, I don't think we can be going, "Oh great, we're going

to do this in two years and that's what is going to happen." You think

it can't be done in two years? No. Does anyone else think it can't be

done in two years? No. That would mean a transitional deal. Would you

happy with that as a leaver? Yes, I would, but this can't be rushed. It

has got to be done right. Linda, would you happy with a transitional

deal? 23 if it has to take longer for certain pieces, yes, of course,

but they need to get on with it and make decision and not be swayed by

what the butcrats in Europe are going to tell us -- bureaucrats in

Europe are going to tell us. We should be going down a dual track

which is work on getting out of Europe and at the same time working

on the other deals. There is a nervousness when it comes to the

group in Parliament who say we need a second referendum. I think that's

disingenuous, I don't think you can say on one hand say we rule by

officials and then say, we don't like the result and we're going to

have a second referendum. There is no way we're going to have a second

referendum. There is an argument about once the deal is done, there

is a referendum to put to the people to say whether we like it or not? If

there is a referendum on the deal, I would be more open. If it was going

back to this is the deal we could get, are you sure you want to leave?

No. We have to move forward and we cannot keep going back and forwards.

People voted to leave and we have to leave. Do you want a referendum once

the deal is done and we don't know how long it will take, a lot of

European countries have to agree to it, do you want a referendum for you

to be able to say, yes, I like this or no, I don't like this? 100%. What

if the vote was majority, no, we don't like this deal? Do we still

leave or start again with the negotiations or go back to where we

were on 22nd June last year, what? That's a complicated and complex

thing to answer. For me, I feel as if democracy was left at the door

when you know, especially what I would call lies basically were told

in order to push the leave campaign. I know people are shaking their

head, but that's where I stand with it. Just initially for the big

things, you know, we heard about the 350 million, that's not going to

happen. You want to talk about lies and things like that. The Bank of

England put out a devastating projection. They have done a U-turn.

The IMF have done a U-turn. This little House of Cards that the

Remain campaign had on it is going to be terrible economically is

falling down every single day. One day people will realise that they

believed lies about this. Can I read comments from people watching you

around the country? Aaron says, "Brexit means increased poverty,

plus deeper and longer austerity." Stephen wants Theresa May to get

what the people voted for, to leave the EU mess and all that comes with

t it is called democracy. PJ, "Brexit means freeing up trade with

all." Jaky on Facebook, "I hope she will deliver what she says she will,

but I won't hold my heth." Colin says, "Go with what we voted for and

pull out of the EU and the single market." We forget that Europe is

part of this too and Europe is not moving in good directions when it

comes to border control. I'm going to pause you there. Thank you for

coming on the programme and thank you for being patient as well. I

really appreciate it. A statement from Jack Straw, former Foreign

Secretary Foreign Secretary. You heard about the fact that Jack Straw

could be sued by a Libyan dissident because Jack Straw was in charge of

MI6 back in 2004 when they tifd tipped off ed Americans of the

Libyan's location and the Libyan ended up being kidnapped. Jack Straw

says, "This judgement is about important points of law related to

how far it is possible to bring into a court process in the UK actions of

sovereign States abroad. However, at no stage so far have the merits of

the applicant's case been tested before any court. That can only

happen when the trial of action itself takes place. I repeat what I

said in the House of Commons in December 2013, that as Foreign

Secretary I acted at all times in a manner which was consistent with my

legal duties and with national and international law. I was never in

anyway complicit in the unlawful rendition or detention of anyone by

other States." 26 democrats in the US Congress have

said they'll boycott Donald Trump's It follows his attack

on the prominent civil rights campaigner and Democrat congressman

John Lewis who had said he wouldn't attend the ceremony

because he didn't believe Donald Trump was a

legitimate President. Congressman John Lewis

is the last surviving speaker from the Lincoln Memorial March

in 1963 where Martin Luther King Junior delivered his famous

I Have a Dream speech in Washington. In a speech to mark

Martin Luther King Day, John Lewis - who you can see in these pictures

with Martin Luther King - called on Americans to always

speak out against hate. We have come a distance,

we made a lot of progress as a nation and a people,

but we are not there yet. The scars and stains

of racism are deeply embedded We must not be at peace

with ourselves as a nation until we have the change that

Doctor King dreamed of. It is the power of the way

of peace, the way of love. As Dr Martin Luther King Jr said,

hate is too heavy a burden to bear. I say to you as young men,

the future leaders of this state, the future leaders of this nation,

the future leaders of the world, And John Lewis had this message

for a generation of voters under I say to you as role

models, never give up. When you see something that is not

right and not fair and not just, you have a moral obligation to do

something, to say something, Yes, we have come a distance,

we have made a lot of progress as a nation and as a people,

but we are not there yet. We almost become participants

in a democratic process. When you get old enough

to register to vote, It is the most powerful non-violent

instrument and tool that we have in a democratic society,

and we must use it. Dream dreams and never,

ever give up on your dreams. People all over this city,

all over this state, all over this nation

are pulling for you. More reaction to the fact that

former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw faces being sued over allegations of

the 2004 kidnapped by the Americans the Libyan dissident because of a

ruling in the last half-hour at the UK's Supreme Court.

You can see the judges sitting there.

Here's Joanna in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of today's news.

Theresa May is expected to use a speech on her Brexit strategy this

morning to give a clear signal that she's prepared to take Britain out

of the single market, so the UK can control its own borders and laws.

Mrs May will tell an audience in central London that she has no

desire to be half-in, half-out of the European Union.

Remain campaigners say leaving the tariff free single market would

damage the UK economy. A government attempt to block a

damages claim by a Libyan dissident and his wife who allege the UK

participated in there abduction to Tripoli more than a decade ago has

failed at the Supreme Court. Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his Moroccan wife

Fatima say they were fortunate under Colonel Gaddafi's regime and are

claiming against the former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. They have

offered to settle for token damages and an apology. The Supreme Court

judges said Magna Carta is on the couple's side.

George Michael's childhood best friend has told this programme

that he believes drugs were responsible for

Andros Georgiou claims the friend he referred to as his cousin

had taken a cocktail of drugs, including

A post-mortem following George Michael's death on Christmas Day

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage

girl who was found dead on a pathway in Rotherham.

The girl, who has been named locally as 16-year-old Leonne Weeks,

was found by a member of the public in the Dinnington area of the town,

Police have arrested a man following an explosion at a house in

Manchester. Two people were seriously injured following the

blast in Blackley. Residents nearby were told to leave their homes well

fire crews secured the area. More than 40 learner

drivers are caught each year using impersonators

to take their tests. 209 people have been convicted

in the past five years, according to data published

by the Transport More than 100 others were convicted

of taking the practical or theory Motoring experts warn that offenders

are putting people's lives at risk. In the last few minutes

Tate Galleries have announced Maria Balshaw is currently director

of the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, where she spearheaded

its ?17 million transformation, She was awarded a CBE in 2015,

and will become the Tate's ninth director when she takes up her role

in June. That's a summary of the latest

news, join me for BBC Three British players

have reached the second round of the Australian

open overnight, bringing Johanna Konta beat Kirsten

Flipkens in straight sets. The British number one will now face

Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka next. Heather Watson beat local

favourite and 18th seed The British number two will face

American Jennifer Brady or Belgian Maryna Zanevska

in her next match. In the men's draw, Kyle Edmund

beat Colombia's Santiago He'll face 30th seed

Pablo Carreno Busta next. The RFU are investigating

a complaint from Sale that one of their own team -

understood to be Tom Arscott, seen here in the blue -

passed information to the Bristol camp ahead of a narrow

defeat this month. Seven sports are attempting

to challenge UK Sport's decision not to fund their programmes

for the Tokyo Olympics Badminton is among five sports

which were funded for Rio 2016 challenging the decision

made in December. That's all the sport for now,

Victoria. Thank you.

This programme has learnt that there are still families

struggling with debt after having their tax credits

wrongly stopped by Concentrix, a company employed by the Government

The American firm has also been criticised in a report out today

It says Concentrix did not have enough staff to handle all the calls

from people finding out they were having their

In one week alone in August the company missed 19,000 calls.

We first broke the Concentrix story in September when we revealed

hundreds of people had their tax credits wrongly stopped -

one teenage mum told us hers had been cancelled because Concentrix

believed she was married to a pensioner who she'd never met.

He was accusing me of being married to a 74-year-old bloke who used

to live here way before I did, saying that it is a normal

thing for my kind of age and it is my sort of behaviour.

They seriously thought you were married to a 74-year-old?

They thought I was living with him and they also stated that

They didn't say he was my partner, they didn't say any relationship,

When I spoke to the council, they said that he was deceased

and died on the 5th of July 2016 and then they said you still need to

I said heaven doesn't have opening hours, so what do

The day we broke the story we were inundated with messages

from you about your own problems with Concentrix.

I had a phone call with them and it took me three to five hours a day

for a week to actually get hold of them.

I lost my child tax credits and my working tax

credits which is the bulk of what I get each month.

How much are you done by as a result of what you say are their mistakes?

I have had no money for two weeks now and I have had

to go to a food bank, it is just hard.

Because of this, my housing benefit could be stopped as well.

Hours after our story was broadcast, HMRC announced they wouldn't be

renewing its contract with Concentrix.

Our reporter Peter Whittlesea investigated and the Work

and Pensions Secretary Damian Green told us that HMRC had

Anyone who is dealing with people who are claiming benefits needs

to be sensitive to their needs as well as enforcing the rules.

Sources close to this have told me that just before we did our report,

our exclusive report, HMRC and Concentrix staff were close

Yes, what's more, sources have told me that Concentrix was only

told an hour before he HMRC told the press that their contract wasn't

being renewed and that's why some staff in Belfast heard that

potentially their jobs could be at risk because the contract was not

being renewed through tweets from the BBC rather

For some of our viewers - weeks of being without enough

money to live on ended when we highlighted

About half an hour or so ago we spoke to Nicola Crawford,

She told us she was getting her tax credits reinstated

after they were wrongly stopped by Concentrix.

But she did not know whether or not they would be backdated.

Since then, she has had some news, so she is back with us.

They have been trying to ring this morning.

They said all of the money will be backdated and it will be

I think that is what you call a result.

Right now if you are still in doubt because of the mistakes that HMRC

Concentrix made. I've been speaking to Marie Crowley,

who has ended up in debt after Concentrix wrongly

stopped her child tax credits, and SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

who has many constituents Marie, tell us first of all,

when your tax credits were stopped, how much were you losing out

on every week? That was to feed, clothe

my children, get them to university and school,

pay for after-school activities. At some point it was clear that

you were not going to be As soon as it stopped, I knew it

would be a tough month ahead. I had to take out a payday loan,

that was the only way I assumed it was a slight error

and it would be sorted out quickly and back paid,

so I could pay it off. Little did I know what

was waiting for me. The fight with Concentrix

in September, it was so difficult, trying to get information,

trying to get my child My friends and family

were bringing me food parcels. Lending me money so I could

drive my car to work. At one point I did not have enough

petrol in the car to get me It was day-to-day stress,

it was really tough. You won in the end,

Concentrix made a mistake, so the judgment they had

made was overturned. Your tax credits were

going to be restored. When they restored it,

instead of giving me a lump sum in back pay,

they said they would spread it over the rest of the tax year,

which meant my weekly tax credit went up, which impacted on other

benefits, like housing benefit, because now I cannot claim housing

benefit, because they have You have continued

to decline in debt? Yes, it took me a long time

after my divorce to get myself back on track,

get myself back into the black, and I have been doing really

well for five years, and within a month they have

wiped me and sent me back to five years ago,

where I am stressing about paying debts and having

to call debt companies, because they are chasing me

for missed direct debits. What would help you is HMRC

saying, "We will give Yes, because that does

not impact on the wider It would mean you can pay

off some of your debts. What did you think about the way

you have been treated? It is appalling, I made a complaint

to HMRC after the fiasco. The response I got, really, was,

"You got the money back, They were not happy to look

at the additional payments They said to give me a lump sum

I had to provide details and copies of all of my bills for absolutely

everything, my Sky TV, council tax, any debts I was paying out,

I had to copy it and send it in. After having to do that under my

expense with Concentrix I was not It was easier for me to just walk

away and continue battling on to get Let me bring in Tasmina

Ahmed-Sheikh, SNP MP, who has many constituents

affected by Concentrix. They did the right thing,

they restored her tax credits, but the way they are paying her back

is, as we have heard, leaving her in a right old mess,

and it is really stressful. Her story demonstrates

the ramifications of institutional incompetence and neglect

at the heart of the whole contract. HMRC, the Government,

over-anticipated the amount of fraud They thought they would

save ?1 billion of money, they adjusted the figures

to 400 million, gave a contract to a company who were not able

to deal with the number What does that mean

for people on the ground? They have been unable to get

back to the position This is a perfect example of how

she found her feet, doing well, but if you are getting money back

in piecemeal amounts and that is having other

effects, that is not fair. These are victims of a contract that

has not worked for them, they are entitled to seek

compensation from the Government. Not only should lump-sum payments be

paid back, but I have written to the Prime Minister and I have

said there must be proper compensation paid to the victims

of this scandal, and it needs Once again we asked HMRC and

Concentrix to come on the programme. HMRC told us, "It's absolutely

committed to paying tax credit claimants all the money

they're entitled to. HMRC terminated the contract

with Concentrix when it became clear it was not delivering the quality

of service we expect A Concentrix spokesman told

us its work for HMRC was, "A hugely complex contract

and programme, and a number of issues emerged at