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Tonight on BBC London News: Tommy Robinson quits the English Defence | :00:06. | :00:13. | |
In his hometown of Luton, we ask if No! It is something that needs to be | :00:13. | :00:24. | |
done. He shouldn't even come around here. We need the EDL. They stand up | :00:24. | :00:31. | |
We'll be live at a press conference for us. The government doesn't. | :00:32. | :00:35. | |
We'll be live at a press conference in the next half hour as Tommy | :00:35. | :00:36. | |
Robinson explains his reasons. Also tonight: Tracey Connelly, the | :00:36. | :00:39. | |
mother of Baby Peter, is to be She's currently served four years. | :00:40. | :00:46. | |
How almost half of London's largest She's currently served four years. | :00:46. | :00:56. | |
How almost half of London's largest And this house once belonged to | :00:56. | :01:12. | |
Good evening and welcome to the It's an announcement that's taken | :01:12. | :01:18. | |
many people by surprise. The leader of the English Defence League has | :01:19. | :01:21. | |
decided to leave the controversial group he founded in Luton over four | :01:22. | :01:27. | |
organised numerous marches and demonstrations in London and across | :01:27. | :01:34. | |
recently it's been accused of being against Muslims generally. Tommy | :01:34. | :01:38. | |
Robinson says it's still his aim to "counter Islamist ideology, not | :01:38. | :01:41. | |
Robinson says it's still his aim to violence but with better, democratic | :01:41. | :01:45. | |
ideas." Tonight he's giving a press conference in central London to | :01:45. | :01:49. | |
affairs correspondent, Guy Smith, is I am outside a hotel in central | :01:49. | :02:01. | |
London, which we have been asked not to name. We are waiting for a news | :02:01. | :02:07. | |
conference to start in which Tommy has always claimed he is against | :02:07. | :02:19. | |
radical Islam, against an extreme ideology, not against Muslims. In | :02:19. | :02:21. | |
recent months, we understand he ideology, not against Muslims. In | :02:21. | :02:26. | |
become disillusioned with the EDL, which he believes harbours extreme | :02:26. | :02:30. | |
elements. Here is the background to It all started here in Luton in | :02:30. | :02:42. | |
2009, a reaction to this. A group of Islamist extremists demonstrated as | :02:42. | :02:48. | |
the Royal anger Regiment —— regiment toured through the town. —— Royal | :02:48. | :02:53. | |
Anglian Regiment. From a smaller group, the EDL has grown into a | :02:53. | :02:59. | |
national network with apparently thousands of supporters, some linked | :02:59. | :03:04. | |
to football hooliganism. This film by BBC London shows its leader, | :03:04. | :03:06. | |
of Muslims turning up. More commonly by BBC London shows its leader, | :03:06. | :03:15. | |
control extremist elements. The known as Tommy Robinson come he | :03:15. | :03:23. | |
We need the EDL. They stand up for reaction in Luton has been mixed. | :03:23. | :03:40. | |
We need the EDL. They stand up for The government doesn't. No, Tommy, | :03:40. | :03:40. | |
But who is he? He is that, born The government doesn't. No, Tommy, | :03:40. | :03:48. | |
bred in Luton, and one—time owner of a tanning shop. His views have | :03:48. | :03:52. | |
proved highly controversial and antifascist temporarily rubbed | :03:52. | :04:01. | |
through police lines to confront him and fellow marchers on their way | :04:01. | :04:07. | |
through Tower Hamlets, which is densely populated by Muslims. Any | :04:07. | :04:12. | |
change like this is welcome. There is hesitation on my part, though. We | :04:12. | :04:15. | |
have seen Tommy Robinson quite active over the last few days, both | :04:15. | :04:22. | |
in terms of online, and the activity has been an team is in prejudice. —— | :04:22. | :04:34. | |
and semen. What will this mean for We have already seen movements | :04:34. | :04:43. | |
splinter off before this statement. movements, the end of the defence | :04:44. | :04:51. | |
league in the UK and abroad. And so a new chapter for Tommy Robinson, | :04:51. | :04:58. | |
anti—extremist think tank who are helping him apparently moved away | :04:58. | :04:59. | |
from the EDL and perhaps onto a helping him apparently moved away | :04:59. | :05:06. | |
The question tonight is whether helping him apparently moved away | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
leopard can change its spots. As Tommy Robinson seen the light? | :05:09. | :05:13. | |
Sceptics are questioning whether he significant moment in the history of | :05:13. | :05:21. | |
the far right. They have greeted the news with both elation and caution, | :05:21. | :05:23. | |
because now there is a vacuum at the news with both elation and caution, | :05:23. | :05:28. | |
because now there is a vacuum at the top of the EDL. What happens next? | :05:28. | :05:29. | |
That is the question, the fear. newspaper revealed he lives in a | :05:29. | :05:33. | |
will replace Tommy Robinson and newspaper revealed he lives in a | :05:33. | :06:06. | |
The mother of Baby Peter is to be released from jail, the Parole Board | :06:06. | :06:09. | |
has today. Tracey Connelly was jailed in May 2009 for causing or | :06:09. | :06:13. | |
allowing her son's death in north London. The toddler died at home in | :06:13. | :06:14. | |
Haringey after suffering months London. The toddler died at home in | :06:15. | :06:21. | |
abuse. Nick Beake is here now. Even with the passage of time, the | :06:21. | :06:26. | |
details of what happens to Baby Peter were shocking. He was 17 | :06:26. | :06:34. | |
had 50 injuries, including a broken back. Social workers, the police and | :06:34. | :06:41. | |
visited his help —— house 60 times in the eight months before he died. | :06:41. | :06:45. | |
It was his mother's lies that kept the authorities at bay. She was | :06:45. | :06:49. | |
built —— jailed indefinitely in 2009. It was recommended that she | :06:49. | :06:56. | |
served five years. Last year, she became eligible for parole. The | :06:56. | :06:59. | |
board decided against it but now we decided that she should be freed. | :06:59. | :07:08. | |
Do we know when she will be freed? No, it is a matter for the justice | :07:08. | :07:13. | |
secretary, Chris Grayling. There needs to be a plan for where she | :07:13. | :07:15. | |
will live. We don't know if she needs to be a plan for where she | :07:15. | :07:23. | |
identity. The failings led to a computer overhaul of the way child | :07:23. | :07:26. | |
protection is carried out in this released on licence if she breaks | :07:26. | :07:34. | |
the conditions of those —— will released on licence if she breaks | :07:34. | :07:45. | |
conditions, she will be jailed Almost half of London's largest | :07:45. | :07:53. | |
developments aren't meeting the affordable housing targets being set | :07:53. | :07:57. | |
according to new figures from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. | :07:57. | :07:58. | |
That means her rent will be about The National Housing Federation | :07:58. | :08:18. | |
can't believe how lucky I have been 30% lower than average prices in | :08:18. | :08:28. | |
can't believe how lucky I have been to be offered something like this. | :08:28. | :08:31. | |
If it was not for the scheme, I would not have been able to afford | :08:31. | :08:37. | |
renting an apartment like this. A charity that aims to keep people | :08:37. | :08:44. | |
living in central London has built these homes. The can see how many | :08:44. | :08:47. | |
developers are in progress. Because there is such a demand for homes | :08:47. | :08:52. | |
like this, when a developer submits a blank it has to commit to building | :08:52. | :08:57. | |
a certain of affordable homes. Colindale. This 3,000 home estate | :08:57. | :09:00. | |
promised to include affordable homes, and it has, but 283 fewer | :09:00. | :09:12. | |
If you don't have the percentage of affordable homes unique, people | :09:12. | :09:15. | |
If you don't have the percentage of to move outside London and it will | :09:15. | :09:17. | |
make it more expensive for London is not only to live in London but to | :09:17. | :09:24. | |
work in London. —— for Londoners. The council accepted the revision | :09:24. | :09:27. | |
because the developer said building the homes wasn't financially viable | :09:27. | :09:30. | |
and reflects changes to the housing By allowing this developer to drop | :09:30. | :09:38. | |
the affordable homes, it would allow plans and then revising them and | :09:38. | :09:43. | |
offering fewer. That, by and large, has not happened. It is not that | :09:43. | :09:49. | |
somebody rings up and says, will you agree to this? This was a difficult | :09:49. | :09:54. | |
New research shows six out of the 13 largest developments in the capital | :09:54. | :09:57. | |
don't meet targets set by local authorities. It found that of more | :09:57. | :10:00. | |
than 60,000 homes being built, about 25% were affordable. Council targets | :10:01. | :10:12. | |
Targets are aspirational and not negotiation between a council and a | :10:12. | :10:18. | |
developer. A local authority can approve plans with fewer homes than | :10:18. | :10:22. | |
something that the local authority thinks the community needs. Given | :10:22. | :10:33. | |
affordable housing should be the priority. Councils need to be clear | :10:33. | :10:42. | |
about what is and what is not an example —— an acceptable level of | :10:42. | :10:42. | |
says councils have to be make sure example —— an acceptable level of | :10:42. | :10:48. | |
says councils have to be make sure the homes they need are delivered. | :10:48. | :10:48. | |
But house builders say there's only the homes they need are delivered. | :10:48. | :10:52. | |
But house builders say there's only so much money so it's up to councils | :10:52. | :10:52. | |
They need to prioritise whether so much money so it's up to councils | :10:52. | :10:56. | |
would rather have a affordable housing, infrastructure or other | :10:56. | :10:58. | |
community benefits. You can't have affordable homes is a result of | :10:58. | :11:08. | |
community benefits. You can't have lull in house—building in general. | :11:08. | :11:19. | |
controversy when his" said to be predatory has had his sentence | :11:19. | :11:23. | |
increased. He was originally given a 12 months suspended sentence after | :11:23. | :11:29. | |
sexual activity with a 13—year—old girl. He will now serve two years in | :11:29. | :11:35. | |
Child abuse, an issue that has been at the forefront of public debate | :11:35. | :11:43. | |
13—year—old victim was described as predatory by both the judge and | :11:43. | :11:47. | |
13—year—old victim was described as barrister. The girl's abuser is | :11:47. | :11:50. | |
Niall Wilson, 40. Not in court today, this was him at an earlier | :11:50. | :11:57. | |
hearing. Now a suspended sentence has been overturned and he has been | :11:57. | :12:02. | |
given two years in prison. The jail term was handed down by three senior | :12:02. | :12:08. | |
London. The original sentence was described as I'm duly lenient. The | :12:09. | :12:10. | |
We are pleased at the NSPCC to see a gives an appropriate message to | :12:10. | :12:31. | |
victims and an appropriate message The barrister in the original case | :12:31. | :12:38. | |
is known on the prosecuting in such cases. This has been a high—profile | :12:38. | :12:45. | |
case. —— are no longer prosecuting. Dominic Grieve said he was pleased | :12:45. | :12:47. | |
Herne Hill. A water main burst, Dominic Grieve said he was pleased | :12:47. | :13:00. | |
damage to shops. But that was two which caused millions of pounds | :13:00. | :13:04. | |
damage to shops. But that was two months ago and still many business | :13:04. | :13:06. | |
owners say they're unable to reopen, In August, this road looked more | :13:06. | :13:15. | |
two months, but businesses are still dealing with the consequences. It | :13:15. | :13:26. | |
Hopkins runs this practice. They have been relocated while builders | :13:26. | :13:32. | |
I can't imagine how long it will devastating. Our insurance company | :13:32. | :13:40. | |
I have counted 18 premises that remain closed as a result of the | :13:40. | :13:46. | |
windows, you can see a lot of work is still going on to get things | :13:46. | :13:49. | |
windows, you can see a lot of work to normal. While that is happening, | :13:50. | :13:51. | |
traders are saying they are still It has been very stressful, because | :13:51. | :14:15. | |
managed. Others, though, are feeling the pinch, waiting on insurance | :14:15. | :14:20. | |
money and losing trade. Politicians are calling for Thames Water to | :14:20. | :14:23. | |
money and losing trade. Politicians more hands on. I think they need to | :14:23. | :14:25. | |
be matching what the council is doing. We set aside £100,000 to | :14:25. | :14:30. | |
be matching what the council is people through in this difficult | :14:30. | :14:35. | |
grants. Thames water should be matching that rather than relying on | :14:35. | :14:40. | |
insurers. What has happened here is horrendous. We know that. It is | :14:40. | :14:45. | |
insurers. What has happened here is fault. We are here to fix it. We | :14:45. | :14:46. | |
have 20,000 water pipes. 10,000 fault. We are here to fix it. We | :14:46. | :14:51. | |
in London. Many are over 100 years old. Sometimes, they burst. The | :14:51. | :14:54. | |
in London. Many are over 100 years way we can't guarantee the water | :14:54. | :14:57. | |
will come out of the pipes is if we don't run water through them, which | :14:57. | :15:02. | |
Thames Water are set to meet with traders again at the end of the | :15:02. | :15:04. | |
week, many of them hoping to be traders again at the end of the | :15:04. | :15:13. | |
remembering the pioneers of the trade union movement, the London | :15:13. | :15:22. | |
Matchgirls. At the battle to save the former home of JMW Turner, one | :15:22. | :15:22. | |
David Weir became the face of the the former home of JMW Turner, one | :15:22. | :15:44. | |
use the bathroom. The 34—year—old lives in Sutton with his fiancee had | :15:44. | :15:46. | |
three children but needs a home lives in Sutton with his fiancee had | :15:46. | :15:52. | |
but has a home with the —— but needs wheelchair racer has been living in | :15:52. | :16:01. | |
the house without a downstairs toilet. It means he has to drag | :16:01. | :16:04. | |
himself on his arms upstairs to toilet. It means he has to drag | :16:04. | :16:08. | |
the bathroom. However, his story is not unique. We are surprised and | :16:08. | :16:13. | |
shocked but these cases are not unusual. I met a wonderful lady | :16:13. | :16:19. | |
shocked but these cases are not was having to live with two young | :16:19. | :16:21. | |
children, confined to alone should. Her lounge became her bedroom, | :16:21. | :16:25. | |
bathroom. She had to be transported back to the hospital just to have a | :16:25. | :16:30. | |
shower. It was David's mother and fiancee who highlighted the issue. | :16:30. | :16:36. | |
association that deal with the parties here in Sutton were unable | :16:36. | :16:40. | |
to provide the family with a three bed home with a downstairs toilet | :16:40. | :16:47. | |
for fear of favouritism. With four without a golden postbox. We could | :16:47. | :16:51. | |
Russell Osborne lives in an adapted envelope and knows only too well the | :16:51. | :17:08. | |
difficulty of finding suitable accommodation. —— adapted bungalow. | :17:08. | :17:11. | |
I was waiting for six months to accommodation. —— adapted bungalow. | :17:12. | :17:18. | |
a place to live. And then six months for them to adapt the place. It | :17:18. | :17:25. | |
a place to live. And then six months waiting. For anybody suffering from | :17:25. | :17:29. | |
a disability, you should not have to debilitating. In David's case, the | :17:29. | :17:39. | |
result in the loss of upper limb function. The long—term cost to | :17:39. | :17:50. | |
We're talking about a national hero. function. The long—term cost to | :17:50. | :18:00. | |
We're talking about a national hero. In a statement, Sutton Council said | :18:00. | :18:02. | |
resolving his housing requirements. that they had been working to meet | :18:02. | :18:19. | |
industrial lesions in Britain. The 1400 women and teenagers walked | :18:19. | :18:26. | |
industrial lesions in Britain. The of the Bryant and May factory in | :18:26. | :18:30. | |
Hatay —— Bow, protesting inhumane working conditions. It is thought to | :18:30. | :18:33. | |
be a catalyst for the trade union movement. A century later, one | :18:33. | :18:38. | |
London MP is calling for the strike to be made part of the National | :18:38. | :18:39. | |
Ted Lewis has lived in the East to be made part of the National | :18:39. | :18:47. | |
of his life. His grandmother was a Matchgirls, working in the factory | :18:47. | :18:48. | |
on her way to school. Today was Matchgirls, working in the factory | :18:49. | :18:54. | |
proud one. I feel wonderful, to Matchgirls, working in the factory | :18:54. | :18:57. | |
her spoken about in the House of Commons. Terrific. Likely, she would | :18:57. | :19:03. | |
have said, all right, where is the nearest bar. The Matchgirls worked | :19:03. | :19:13. | |
in preconditions. The software they used rotted their mouths and maybe | :19:13. | :19:16. | |
he followed. In 1888, they marched out. The strike had a profound | :19:16. | :19:26. | |
effect. Today, the factory is luxury was the bold actions of 1400 women | :19:26. | :19:32. | |
and children all those years ago that brought about better working | :19:32. | :19:36. | |
conditions for them and many others, but also effectively gave birth | :19:36. | :19:40. | |
conditions for them and many others, the trades union movement and with | :19:40. | :19:43. | |
it, the Labour Party. Today, a debate in the House of Commons | :19:43. | :19:47. | |
sought to recognise this and push for a wider teaching of their tail | :19:47. | :19:54. | |
as part of history in schools. The women's victory was a touch tone, | :19:54. | :19:56. | |
landmark in the history of the women's victory was a touch tone, | :19:56. | :19:58. | |
landmark in the history of the labour movement, and it should be | :19:58. | :20:03. | |
not just the match women. They are And, dear SA, the curriculum. It | :20:03. | :20:10. | |
not just the match women. They are representative of millions of men | :20:10. | :20:14. | |
have played a part in history but and women across the country that | :20:15. | :20:17. | |
encouraging wider coverage. This is have not been given the credit | :20:17. | :20:30. | |
history they should be learning about. It is all about people that | :20:30. | :20:35. | |
important. 125 years after they He is one of our greatest painters, | :20:35. | :20:47. | |
landscapes and seascapes. Collectors pay millions for Turner's artwork | :20:47. | :20:52. | |
but his country would tweet in Twickenham, designed nearly 100 | :20:52. | :20:57. | |
but his country would tweet in 20 years ago, is at risk of falling | :20:57. | :21:00. | |
into disrepair. —— country retreat. It was a Sandycoombe Lodge that | :21:00. | :21:08. | |
Twickenham and on it, Sandycoombe celebrated landscape painter, JMW | :21:08. | :21:13. | |
designed by Turner as a retreat celebrated landscape painter, JMW | :21:13. | :21:23. | |
himself and his father. It became a place for rest, recreation and | :21:23. | :21:27. | |
inspiration. In the West End, he had a studio and gallery on Harley | :21:27. | :21:35. | |
Street. And his lodgings and house. He had a lot of clients coming in, | :21:35. | :21:38. | |
wanting paintings finished. He was always successful, even from his | :21:38. | :21:44. | |
teens. It was an extraordinary, busy, hectic life. And here, it | :21:44. | :21:49. | |
teens. It was an extraordinary, peaceful, a country retreat. What | :21:49. | :21:51. | |
was his lifelike here? In a certain way, he was relaxed. —— his life | :21:51. | :21:55. | |
like. His ideas about paintings way, he was relaxed. —— his life | :21:55. | :22:02. | |
always in his mind. This part of the Thames is still very beautiful and | :22:02. | :22:05. | |
it was absolutely inspirational Thames is still very beautiful and | :22:05. | :22:09. | |
him. The house is now in a pure state of repair and the house trust | :22:09. | :22:14. | |
has launched an appeal to say that. We would like to return the house to | :22:14. | :22:18. | |
what Turner himself designed. In order to do that, it comes back | :22:18. | :22:29. | |
what Turner himself designed. In money. We are going to need £2 | :22:29. | :22:34. | |
Heritage register of buildings at £600,000. We are on the English | :22:34. | :22:38. | |
Heritage register of buildings at risk. That means that the project | :22:38. | :22:38. | |
cannot wait indefinitely. We have risk. That means that the project | :22:38. | :22:41. | |
had some funding to help us keep out had some funding to help us keep out | :22:41. | :22:44. | |
excess of rainwater, because the house has been feeling neglected. | :22:44. | :22:47. | |
Probably for half a century. This is house has been feeling neglected. | :22:47. | :22:52. | |
Probably for half a century. This is a work by Turner. It cannot be | :22:52. | :22:52. | |
financial support from the Heritage allowed to fall to pieces. So with | :22:52. | :23:00. | |
financial support from the Heritage challenges on to raise the extra | :23:00. | :23:06. | |
Sandycoombe Lodge will be opened to the public in 2016 as a monument to | :23:06. | :23:10. | |
the great painter and a reminder of how this part of south—west London | :23:10. | :23:21. | |
Peter is here with a look at the weather. And like other it is going | :23:21. | :23:29. | |
I think you will be wearing winter boots by the end of the week! There | :23:29. | :23:35. | |
is a chance of getting caught in the odd light shower this evening. We | :23:35. | :23:38. | |
have a weak weather front crossing the London area. Through the rest of | :23:38. | :23:41. | |
the week, a succession of these the London area. Through the rest of | :23:41. | :23:46. | |
southwards across the British Isles. As each of them come south, the | :23:46. | :23:54. | |
southwards across the British Isles. behind it will get colder. We're | :23:54. | :24:00. | |
going to lose the heavy temperatures of the last few days. By Thursday, | :24:00. | :24:09. | |
just 10 Celsius. The first of those weak weather fronts is just pushing | :24:09. | :24:18. | |
across at the moment. Wanted clears away, most of the night will be | :24:18. | :24:22. | |
across at the moment. Wanted clears and we will have a fair amount of | :24:22. | :24:24. | |
cloud. It will not be too chilly. The lowest imager likely to be | :24:24. | :24:29. | |
cloud. It will not be too chilly. Celsius. Onto tomorrow, and the | :24:29. | :24:30. | |
skies will be brightening during the morning. But as the north—westerly | :24:30. | :24:34. | |
breeze starts to freshen, we will get some more showers across the | :24:34. | :24:40. | |
northern areas. The top temperatures Celsius. And then the skies were | :24:40. | :24:49. | |
clear tomorrow night. —— will clear. particularly cold. In a moment, | :24:49. | :24:54. | |
clear tomorrow night. —— will clear. will see the minimum temperatures, | :24:54. | :24:55. | |
computer hinting at a touch of will see the minimum temperatures, | :24:55. | :25:06. | |
computer hinting at a touch of frost. So the end of the week, | :25:06. | :25:07. | |
to feel cold. The wind will be frost. So the end of the week, | :25:07. | :25:22. | |
the EDL. He has been giving a press Robinson announced that he has | :25:22. | :25:26. | |
the EDL. He has been giving a press conference while we have been on | :25:26. | :25:29. | |
photography coming up. Let's join our Home Affairs Correspondent who | :25:30. | :25:39. | |
In the last few moments, we have heard from Toby Robinson, who has | :25:39. | :25:42. | |
joined up with the anti—extremist group who is made up —— who are | :25:42. | :25:47. | |
joined up with the anti—extremist up of a number of former Islamists, | :25:47. | :25:54. | |
professes to dislikes much. What has happened with the EDL has had to | :25:54. | :25:58. | |
happen. I believe that the debate has had to be had and I believe | :25:58. | :26:04. | |
happen. I believe that the debate for the last four years, I have | :26:04. | :26:07. | |
happen. I believe that the debate it as part of the solution. I think | :26:07. | :26:09. | |
the feeling has had to get out there. I am now of the belief that | :26:09. | :26:15. | |
progressing, instead of being part of the solution, it might be part of | :26:15. | :26:18. | |
the problem. That is not what I of the solution, it might be part of | :26:18. | :26:25. | |
wanted. Tommy Robinson speaking of the solution, it might be part of | :26:25. | :26:27. | |
central London. The question tonight is what are the applications of | :26:27. | :26:31. | |
central London. The question tonight resignation? Clearly, people will be | :26:31. | :26:32. | |
keeping a close eye on what the resignation? Clearly, people will be | :26:32. | :26:38. | |
does next and on other far right Thank you for that update. And now | :26:38. | :26:49. | |
to the other headlines. A major 24—year—olds in England and Northern | :26:49. | :26:54. | |
Ireland lagged behind young people in other industrialised countries. | :26:54. | :27:02. | |
numeracy. Some of Britain's banks mortgages they will offer under | :27:02. | :27:08. | |
numeracy. Some of Britain's banks scheme. RBS, NatWest and Halifax | :27:09. | :27:10. | |
week. HSBC and virgin Money will will start taking applications this | :27:10. | :27:17. | |
week. HSBC and virgin Money will And the mother of Baby Peter is | :27:17. | :27:18. | |
week. HSBC and virgin Money will be released from prison. That is the | :27:18. | :27:20. | |
recommendation from the parole board. But they have not said when. | :27:20. | :27:23. | |
indefinitely in May 2009 for causing board. But they have not said when. | :27:23. | :27:39. | |
indefinitely in May 2009 for causing o'clock news. From all of us, thank | :27:39. | :27:39. |