22/06/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga

The Kensington Council chief executive quits over the response

to the Grenfell fire in which at least 79 people died.

Nicholas Holgate says he was asked by the government to resign.

He's described the fire as "heart-breaking" but says his

continued presence would be a "distraction".

Good morning, it's Thursday the 22nd of June.

Also this morning: As Theresa May faces EU leaders today for the first

time since the Brexit talks began - she'll outline plans to protect

the rights of European citizens in the UK.

More than half of British summer fruit and salad growers could be

short of migrant workers to harvest their crops this summer

Olivia Campbell's mother tells us how she will remember her daughter.

I don't want her to be remembered as a victim of somebody who killed her

with a bomb. I want her to be remembered as Olivia, the girl that

she was. More than half of British summer

fruit and salad growers could be short of migrant workers

to harvest their crops this summer with many blaming the fall

in the value of the pound and uncertainty following Brexit

and there's concern the shortage So I am at this robbery farm this

morning looking at strawberries and other fruits, to find out what it

will mean for the industry. -- Strawberry farm.

He may play a crime boss in his latest blockbuster but we'll

hear why Kevin Spacey says he's one of the good guys on set.

In Sport, the Lions team is named for the first test

Ireland's Peter O'Mahony skippers the side and there's some surprise

But it is one of the biggest days in the racing calendar, gold cup Day.

And it is ladies Day. Did you know you can arrive by helicopter? Is

that how you came this morning? Carol, I think you know that we came

in a van. Yes. The weather forecast today's fresher than it has been for

the last few days, and for many of us it will stay dry. There will be

some showers, some of them thundery. We will be back with more later on.

The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has resigned

after criticism of the authority's response to the Grenfell Tower fire.

In a statement, Nicholas Holgate said the government had

He's described the fire as "heartbreaking" but says

he would have been a distraction if he had stayed in his post.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister apologised for failing victims

in the wake of the tragedy - and said she will put things right.

How was this possible? Will people be held to account? And why, as the

Prime Minister herself has now admitted, was the response following

the fire in adequate. The support on the ground for families in the

initial hours was not good enough. People were left without belongings,

without roofs over their heads, without even basic information about

what had happened, what they could do and where they could seek help.

That was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people

when they need it most. As Prime Minister, I apologise for that

failure. Without apology after so much anger in the days following the

fire. -- that apology. Some of it directed at the government, some at

the local council. Now the chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea

Council says the government has forced him to resign. In a

statement, Nicholas Holgate said: New flats have now been allocated

for survivors of the fire. So far that is have received some ?700,000

from the government. But a Conservative government and council

are still under pressure. Were warnings ignored? Why wasn't more

done to improve fire safety and tower blocks before a tragedy on

this scale could happen? Theresa May is expected to offer

certainty to EU nationals living in the UK when she meets

with European leaders in Brussels. It will be the Prime Minister's

first encounter with the other 27-leaders since she lost her

parliamentary majority and formal Our political correspondent

Ben Wright reports. It was a queen's Speech dominated by

Brexit. My government's hierarchy is to secure the best possible deal as

the country leaves the European Union. With Britain set to leave the

EU by March 2017 there is a vast amount of passed by a government

with no majority in the House of Commons. Today Theresa May heads to

Brussels for the first time since she lost her Commons majority in the

general election. Brexit negotiations began on Monday and one

of the sticking point is how to secure the status of the more than 3

million EU nationals living in the UK and the 900,000 Britons living

overseas. This evening Theresa May will set out her vision to the

leaders of the 27 member states in Brussels which she refused to be

drawn on in the election campaign. Labour says these rights should be

guaranteed immediately. How this early part of the negotiation goes

could be crucial to set the tone for the rest of the Brexit talks.

Our political correspondent Iain Watson joins us from

To what extent is this statement that Theresa May will make in

Brussels, to what extent is it a change from what she said

previously? People will be thinking back, her thinking seemed to have

been that to say in advance or she would do would undermine her

negotiation? That is right. The negotiations started with David

Davies effectively firing the starting gun on Monday. He will meet

the chief negotiator Michel Barnier. What they want to address was the

question of EU citizen rights and UK citizens, 1 million of them living

in the EU. They have come forward with proposals which we won't see

until Monday. I am surprised if they won't leak before that. Theresa May

will discuss it for half an hour at this two-day summit in Brussels. We

have heard it will be a generous offer to EU citizens. We will see

how it goes down. What you are getting at is well is she said in

the election campaign to voters to strengthen her hand and she is going

with a weaker hand because of a lack of a parliamentary majority and she

hasn't got a deal with the DUP, which makes it absolutely certain, I

know it is likely, to make is certain she can stay in power during

the negotiations. To an extent she has to give a peace offering to the

EU from the outset to get on the front foot in these negotiations,

having obviously not achieved a stronger mandate from the people

that she might have felt would have given her a bit more clout when she

was negotiating with the other 27 countries. Thank you.

The government is to spend ?75 million trying to reduce the numbers

of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa into

The money will be used to meet the cost of paying for migrants

to go home, and for food, water and medical care.

The UN says 70,000 people have made the journey so far this year

The Duke of Edinburgh has spent a second night in hospital

as a precautionary measure, after being admitted

with an infection arising from a pre-existing condition.

Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, who's 96,

remains in good spirits and is up and about inside King Edward

He missed yesterday's State Opening of Parliament,

where his place was taken by the Prince of Wales,

Two men have died after a crane collapsed at a building

Another man, who is believed to be the crane driver,

is in hospital with serious injuries that aren't thought

The occupants of a house damaged by the falling crane were not

British summer fruit and salad producers are struggling to recruit

enough migrant workers to harvest their crops,

More than half of the businesses that took part weren't sure

if they would have enough staff - many blame the weak pound

The vast majority of pickers come from Bulgaria and Romania.

It's being claimed a growing number of young people are having cosmetic

procedures such as botox because of online pressure.

The Nuffield Council on Bio-ethics says some social media sites

where photos can receive positive or negative ratings,

have increased levels of anxiety over body image.

This report by our Health correspondent, Dominic Hughes,

As social media brings us closer to the world of celebrity are younger

people trying to look like their idols? The influence of those with

millions of followers is hard to gauge. Doctors who specialise in

cosmetic work including Botox and dermal fillers say when celebrities

speak their fans listen. It may be a couple of pictures posted on

Instagram. They go out to tens of millions of followers. All of a

sudden the girls are looking at it, and young boys as well. They see

that as aspirational and associated with success, money, power. That is

what they want. The cosmetic procedure industry is largely

unregulated. Numbers are hard to come by. For the last decade it has

seen a greater availability and affordability. Most young people are

living in social media. After a two-year study researchers are

calling for better education, regulation and corporate

responsibility. The social media industry, SnapChat, Instagram,

should take more responsibility. We are not saying that they are

promoting these things. It is through those media. The fear is

social media, central to many lives, is also feeding anxiety about

appearance and driving the growth in unregulated cosmetic procedures.

Many of the UK's top universities have failed to achieve the highest

award in the first major assessment of teaching standards.

More than half of those that entered the Teaching Excellence Framework

Our education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves reports.

In future universities in England will be judged on the quality of

teaching and be awarded a bronze, silver or gold rating. If they want

to charge undergraduates ?9,250 per year they have to prove students get

value for money. Nottingham Trent which attracts many students from

less well off backgrounds achieved the highest award. Over all 59

universities gained a gold. 116 were rated silver and 56 achieved bronze.

It is measuring how likely the university is going to be at helping

you get a good job. It is measuring whether the university has systems

in place to keep you on your course when things are tough. It is

measuring the effectiveness and speed of feedback on your work. It

is looking at the quality of library and other learning resources. Some

prestigious universities have scored less well. London School of

Economics, Liverpool and Southampton are members of the elite Russell

group but only achieved bronze. Experts have warned students

shouldn't just use these rankings to decide where to study.

A song to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire

hit the number one spot on iTunes just two hours

More than 50 music stars including Stormzy, Craig David and Liam Payne,

recorded Bridge Over Troubled Water to support victims'

# I refuse to be silenced. # I refuse to neglect you.

The cover version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic was organised

It was unbelievably shocking and at the time I was thinking, what can

you do, personally. Everyone felt the same way. You want to do

something. Since I have a record label, what they can do is to make a

record. I was thinking at the time raise money and I thought raise

awareness and raise some support. I wanted it to be something that

weeks, months later, when you hear the record, you remember what

happened. Talking about the single that has

been released, Bridge Over Troubled Cattina water, and we will bring you

more later. Sally and Carol are at ascot today.

The Daily Mirror is looking at the Grenfell Tower blaze and this is the

remains of the building as crews search the block for victims and

assessed our victims were poisoned by cyanide following the

installation gave off a lethal gas. Yes, many stories emerging in

connection with the investigations, or the lack of them. The Guardian

says the Grenfell Tower renovations inspected 16 times by Kensington and

Chelsea council but they failed to prevent use of the flammable

cladding which many people say was responsible for the fast spread of

the fire. Theresa May is the focus of the front of the Times and she

says she faces revolt over the Brexit laws. And her vow to see

Brexit through has been thrown into doubt after the Scottish Parliament

and House of Lords could join hostile MPs to block legislation.

The Daily Telegraph looking at this as well. She has been warned of a

looming Brexit constitutional crisis. We will speak with Philip

Hammond later on in about one hour or so and we will speak to him about

how he thinks negotiations will go. The front of the Daily Mail have

taken some clips of an interview that Prince Harry has done with a US

magazine in which he was talking about issues around looking at the

monarchy more generally and around how members of the Royal family feel

about the possibility of becoming king. You can see the headlines.

They have taken some of the quotes from a US magazine. The Daily

Express taking a note that Prince Philip is in hospital. He is being

treated for an infection. And says the Queen put on a brave face

yesterday, going to Ascot after opening parliament. He has spent a

second night in the hospital. He was going to join the events. We are

going to get all of the weather first part a couple of stories in

relation to the weather. I am well aware that it wasn't everywhere. In

various parts of the country it wasn't very hot. Some ideas here.

One study says if you work in an office they should give you time.

People talk about staying out of the sun. This is suggesting you need a

certain amount of vitamin D and you do it when it is safe with the

requisite amount of cream on. I am factor 50, you have to get your skin

say. And we loved pet stories, don't we. Can you imagine, it is hot

enough for us, imagine if you have a fur coat. It will be even worse.

Fans, paddling pools, doggie ice cream. Pet owners had been putting

methods of keeping pets cool online. Animal welfare volunteer Charlotte

Fielder has kept her dog called by soaking a cleaning cloth. This bow

on this dog is a cleaning cloth soaked in water and then fashioned

as a neckerchief. Is it a myth that ice cream keeps you call? A hot cup

of tea is supposed to keep you cool. It is less of a shock. That is

right. What is the picture today with Carol?

You have a rather magnificent hat, Carol. Thank you. It is a bit easy,

I hope it stays on. It is lovely here at ascot, not as human as it

has been for the last few days. -- unit. That is the forecast for the

next few days, it is going to be changeable and fresher. If you have

had trouble sleeping, tonight will be easier. You can see behind me the

royal box with the crest. The pink chair, too. That is where,

historically, people propose. I say that if you propose to somebody on

that pink chair, Royal Ascot will provide you with a bottle of

champagne to celebrate. Weather that is true or not I don't know, I

haven't put it to the test. The weather forecast for ascot today is

cloudy. We will see sunny intervals as we go through the day. The high

temperature around 22. If you compare that to yesterday, when we

have the warmest day of the year so far, that was 34.5 at Heathrow. That

is quite a drop in temperature. So much more pleasant if you are out

and about. Today we start off with some thunderstorms. We have got some

across the south-east and East Anglia. The pollen level is also

very high. Some of those I had been thundery. Through the day they will

push into the North Sea. Then we have another line of them coming in

across north Wales, heading in the direction of north-east England as

we go through the day, particularly around Yorkshire. One showers in

Scotland ahead of a band of rain in the north-west in the afternoon, but

equally they will be lots of dry weather and sunny spells as well. It

is the same away from the thundery showers in the north of England. In

the Midlands, more cloud than we have been used to, nonetheless there

will be some sunny breaks. The remnants of these showers across

East Anglia, and meanwhile, across southern counties of England, here

too we have some brighter breaks. But more cloud again then in the

last few days. Temperatures also significantly lower. Into the

south-west, lots of dry weather around. What's of cloud across

western areas. We will hang onto that as we go through the afternoon

and the same for Wales. Brighter spells developing with 12 showers

left. One to make showers not impossible across Northern Ireland.

As we head through the evening and overnight we will see more rain

coming in across Northern Ireland and Scotland. The wind will also

pick up. Meanwhile, we see the showers exit into the North Sea. For

many of us, much more comfortable for sleeping and then we have seen

lately. Temperatures well down, for some of the last few days we have

had temperatures in the high teens and even in the low 20s. They are

going back down, closer to where they should be. As we head into

tomorrow, tomorrow of course being Friday. We are looking again at

changeable conditions. The rain band comes out, heavy at times across the

north and central areas. As it moves south, we will see that rain tending

to weaken. Most of it will be in the west on the hills. Behind it, some

sunny spells and also showers. Saturday, rather windy across the

north in particular. But it will be breezy wherever you are. More rain

in the north-west, and some of us will see some showers. So more like

what we would expect that this time of year. Certainly the temperatures

will be much more than we would expect at this time of year. If you

are fed up with it being muggy and hot like it has been, this will be

light relief coming your way. It's 06:20 and you're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. It's been the saddest

and most difficult of times, with four terror attacks

in the space of just three months - three in London and

one in Manchester. In March, five people were killed

in an attack on Westminster. Two months later 22 people,

many of them young girls, lost their lives at a pop

concert in Manchester. Eight people were then killed

in a third attack on London Bridge And then on Monday a mosque

in Finsbury Park was targeted. This morning, four weeks

after so many were killed at that Manchester concert, Louise has been

speaking to the mum of one of those who died, 15-year-old

Olivia Campbell-Hardy. I will remember Livia as the cheeky

little girl that she was, always singing, laughing, jumping on my

bed. -- Olivia. Just the typical Olivia, really. # what are we going

to do without your smart mouth? Her singing and her dancing and her make

up were the three most important things in her life. Her singing, she

absolutely lives for her singing. Everywhere she went, she saying.

Tell us a little bit about how she would have been at that concert,

because she was such a huge music fan herself, wasn't she? She would

have come out of that concert with the sorest throat ever, because she

would have sung every word to every song at the top of her voice. I am

surprised Ariana probably didn't hear her singing above everyone

else. She left here happy, as any young teenager would be common to go

to a concert. Did you ever imagine that this sort of thing could

happen? No, not in a million years, not in a concert that is aimed at

children especially. No. It was nearly 24 hours before we actually

got the phone call confirming that Olivia had probably passed. It

wasn't confirmed few days later that it was Olivia, but we knew then that

it was, because she wasn't anywhere else.

Please stay together, don't let this beat any of us. Please, don't let my

daughter be a victim. There has been a real sense across

Manchester, across so many communities, of hurt, and also

coming together, hasn't there? Yeah. Yeah, there is a lot of hurt, and

there is also a lot of hate. I don't want people to hate. You are taking

that hate and turning it into something that shouldn't be there.

Love, that is all we want. We want people to love. Before we go any

further I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for being

here today. I love you also much. Tell us about that concert. Ariana

Grande was just extraordinary in it, and to pull it all together, as

well. I've got so much respect for that young lady. She did pull off

the concert of a lifetime, she did it in memory of what happened, and

she was there herself. I didn't thing she would do it, to be honest.

And when she said she would, and we met her, she is as strong as I am,

and she was in fact to buy it as well. I want to also say I had the

pleasure of meeting Olivia's mum a few days ago. And as soon as I met

her I started crying and I gave her a big hard. And she said that I

should stop crying, because Olivia wouldn't have wanted me to cry. And

then she told me a Livia would have wanted to hear the hits. -- Olivia.

You have to sing the hits. That is what people heard that night and

that is what Olivia would have wanted. That is what she went to

see, so why shouldn't all the other people have seen it? You have got a

few tattoos, but you have a very special one now. Yes, my little bee

this Olivia. She is close to my heart so she is always with me. I

want to keep my daughter alive. I want her to have all my dreams --

her dreams. She is not going to get them, I know that. Don't get me

wrong, I know she is not going to get them. But if that is the one

thing I can do to her, that is what is going to keep the going. Yes, our

thanks to Charlotte for sharing some of her thoughts with us in paying

tribute to her daughter Olivia. Time And you can also get the latest

news, travel and weather on our website or

on BBC radio London. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment, He was a flamboyant

character who loved life, but it was tragically cut short

in the Manchester bombing. Now Martyn Hett's mum will be

here to tell us how we should all, # I refuse to be silenced. # I

refuse to neglect you. Stars of the music world have come

together to help those affected We'll be speaking to Simon Cowell

about the moment he realised And 90% of fruit pickers in this

country come from Eastern Europe. We're live on a farm to hear why

this summer the majority of growers are struggling to find workers

to harvest their crops. But now a summary of this

morning's main news. The chief executive of Kensington

and Chelsea council has resigned after criticism of the authority's

response to the Grenfell Tower fire. In a statement, Nicholas Holgate

said the government had He's described the fire

as "heartbreaking" but says he would have been a distraction

if he had stayed in his post. Yesterday, the Prime Minister

apologised for failing victims in the wake of the tragedy and said

she will put things right. And why, as the Prime Minister

herself has now admitted, was the response following

the fire inadequate? The support on the ground

for families in the initial hours People were left without belongings,

without roofs over their heads, without even basic information

about what had happened, what they could do and where

they could seek help. That was a failure of the state,

local and national, to help people As Prime Minister,

I apologise for that failure. That apology after so much anger

in the days following the fire. Some of it directed

at the government, some Now the chief executive

of Kensington and Chelsea Council says the government has

forced him to resign. In a statement,

Nicholas Holgate said... New flats have now been

allocated for survivors of the fire. So far victims have received some

?700,000 from the government. But a Conservative government and

council are still under pressure. Why wasn't more done to improve fire

safety in tower blocks before a tragedy on this

scale could happen? Theresa May will face the leaders

of the other EU states today, for the first time since the general

election and the start She will raise the question

of the future rights of EU citizens who live in Britain,

and of UK citizens who live Our correspondent David Eades

is in Brussels this morning. Good morning. It is going to be

interesting seeing the hand that Theresa May has when she goes into

these negotiations. It seems to be shifting all of the time. It will be

interesting, that is certainly true. Reflecting on what it is we

understand she will be able to do and say - wrecks it is not on the

formal agenda at all. This will be opened up during dinner this evening

-- Brexit. The Prime Minister will be given a slot to say what she

wants to, will it be about the reciprocal arrangement for the UK

and EU citizens. There will be no discussion, that is it, the chance

to lay that out. She will leave, as one ambassador put it, she will get

a chance to rest and the others will continue discussing some Brexit

issues. They will be picking over who gets the two EU agencies

currently based in the UK, the medicines authority and the European

banking authority. There is a bit of a fight over who gets some of the

benefits of Britain leaving. Just to add, Naga, Mrs May arrives with a

lot of challenge on her plate, let's put it that way. One of the

challenges is this, that thanks to the poster boy of the EU, and manual

Macron, the French President, there is a determined message coming out

of Brussels today that is perhaps the worst is over -- Emmanuel

Macron. The huge disillusion caught in the last couple of years, maybe

the tide is turning, maybe it is the time when courtesy of Germany and

France the EU can get together and push ahead. As long as that is the

message, Brexit frankly is not top of their agenda. How interesting.

Thank you. The government is to spend ?75

million in an effort to reduce the numbers of migrants

crossing the Mediterranean The money will be used to help

migrants return home and for food, The UN says 70,000 people have made

the journey so far this year The Duke of Edinburgh has spent

a second night in hospital as a precautionary measure

after being admitted with an infection arising

from a pre-existing condition. Buckingham Palace says

Prince Philip, who's 96, remains in good spirits and is up

and about inside King Edward He missed yesterday's

State Opening of Parliament, where his place was taken

by the Prince of Wales. Two men have died after a crane

collapsed at a building Another man, who is believed

to be the crane driver, is in hospital with serious

injuries that aren't thought The occupants of a house damaged

by the falling crane were not Prince Harry has told a US magazine

that no-one in the Royal Family British summer fruit and salad

producers are struggling to recruit enough migrant workers

to harvest their crops, More than half of the businesses

that took part weren't sure if they would have enough staff -

many blame the weak pound The vast majority of pickers come

from Bulgaria and Romania. Prince Harry has told a US magazine

that no-one in the Royal Family wants to be king or queen,

adding that "we will carry In an interview with Newsweek,

he suggests the Royal heirs will take on the role of monarch

because they have to, He also criticises the decision

that was made for him to walk behind his mother's coffin

before her funeral in 1997, saying no "child should

be asked to do that." Many of the UK's top universities

have failed to achieve the highest award in the first major assessment

of teaching standards. More than half of those that entered

the Teaching Excellence Framework Some of those ranked silver

and bronze have questioned This is measuring some core things

about life at university, measuring how likely the University is going

to be at helping you to get a good job, measuring whether the

university has systems in place to keep you on course when things are

tough, it is measuring the effectiveness and speed of feedback

on your work. It is looking at the quality of library and other

learning resources. Those are things, they am not the only things

that matter, but they do matter. It might have been the longest day

for us yesterday but people in the southern hemisphere found

novel ways of celebrating the winter Researchers at Australia's base

in Antarctica braved the icy waters for the traditional

mid-winters swim. While in the Tasmanian capital

Hobart, crowds bared it all for the fifth annual

nude solstice swim. Good for them. I would never do

that. We chose those pictures carefully.

Sally is at Ascot for us this morning.

Dressed up to the Nine's. You look great! What do you mean? I wear

these clothes every day. I can tell you, Naga and Charlie, a lot went

into this, and there was a lot of frantic work going on. I think she

has done a good job. We are at the Royal Ascot. Not as sunny and warm

as yesterday. We are going to talk about the racing in a second. We

start the sport with news from the other side of the world.

Warren Gatland has named his British and Irish Lions side to take

on New Zealand in the first test in Auckland on Saturday.

Peter O'Mahony - on the left - skippers the side, with Owen Farrell

- on the right - fit enough to play at fly half.

Elsewhere Alun Wyn Jones is in the second row

with Liam Williams and Elliot Daly included amongst the backs.

The full team can be found on the BBC Sport Website.

England's cricketers thrashed South Africa by nine wickets

in Southampton in the first of three twenty20 matches.

South Africa were restricted to 142 for three.

England were always in control and Jonny Bairstow made an unbeaten

60 as England won with 33 balls to spare.

It is very important. We were lucky that we played so soon after a

little disappointment. We learned a lot from that tournament and we have

a long way to go in the lead up to the World Cup. We are on the right

path. Today proves we are certainly believing in ourselves and we can

back it up with that performance. Naomi Broady's defeat to

Petra Kvitova at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham means Johanna Konta

is the sole remaining Brit in singles action

on grass this week. Broady lost in straight

sets to the two time Konta plays Coco Vanderweghe

in the last 16 later today. The upsets at Queens continued

as fifth seed Jo Wilfried Tsonga lost in straight sets

to Luxembourg's Gilles Muller. It means four of the top five

seeds are already out. 2014 champion Grigor Dimitrov came

through unscathed though The sixth seed could be on course

for his third title of the year. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only

goal of the game as Portugal beat Russia 1-0 in Moscow

in the Confederations Cup. Portugal insisted Ronaldo

was concentrating on the match despite having this week received

a court date for tax-evasion And the Queen came here after the

state opening of parliament yesterday. She arrived in time to

see the big race of the day, the Prince of Wales stakes, and the

winner was Highland Reel, and it was the trainer's first win. Decorated

Knight in second and Ulysses in third. I know what you want to know.

You want to know what's going to happen today. And who should we look

out for today? It is Gold Cup Day. The -- you look marvellous. It was a

big day yesterday. We expect to see the Queen here again today. It is

Gold Cup Day. This is one of the oldest and most famous races in

horseracing around the world. It goes back to 1807. It is a fantastic

race, signature race of the meeting. In the Gold cup you have horseracing

and long distance champions, these are the equine Mo Farahs of the

horseracing world. It celebrates courses that come back year after

year. The favourite order of St George had the race last year and

the Paula Radcliffe of you like is Simple Verse. Talk to me about the

Queen's involvement today. Does she have a runner? She does indeed. Her

first of the week, these five days go into the diary before anything

else, as you say, she came here yesterday after opening parliament,

shows how much he loved it. She has had tremendous success, and

Dartmouth was a big winner this year. Today a horse called Mass

Prize goes in the fifth race. She will have a chance as well. She

watches from a splendid box. She has the best view in the house. It is

very posh here, isn't it? It is certainly a major part of the social

scene. The great thing about Royal Ascot is you don't have to be posh.

It stretches all the way down. Come 2pm, just before the first race,

there will be 70,000 watching the royal procession. They don't all

have to dress like we do. They are encouraged to come smartly but

further down you find more normal people. We will be looking for them.

You talk about the horses, they have to be great long-distance runners.

What makes a great classic Asp got horse? They have to have speed and

stamina -- Ascot. There is a spot over their calls when we bought him

at the furthest point from the grandstand and to walk there you

know that you have climbed a big hill. You need to have speed as

well. On these conditions the ground is pretty quick. Although looking at

the sky is it is possible we might get drenched later on -- skies. So

the ability to handle the juice will be difficult. Who will win? Order of

St George. The top team. Aidan Bryan has won this on seven occasions in

the past. A fantastic record. He has the best horse in the race. For a

bigger prize on the card is Sweet Selection each way. Thank you. We

will go to our very own Sweet Selection, because I have my mate

with me, Carol is here with the weather. Apparently there are normal

people down there. They might let us in. What you think? No, sadly, we

are not normal. I like the forecasters will because Lee said we

would have some torrential rain. We might see one or two showers in the

next one or two hours but it should be dry after that. And you will

notice if you are coming to Royal Ascot or Queens is that it won't be

as unit and temperatures won't be as high -- humid. We were talking about

the dress code. It is strict in the Royal enclosure. I want to read it

to get it right. For ladies you need hats and headpieces at all times.

Fascinator is not permitted. Dresses and skirts should be of modest

length -- fascinators. I am going to get a thrill for Sally's dressed in

make it a little bit longer. She is a naughty one, that one. Trousers

and jumpsuits are allowed to be warned this year. It must be

full-length or ankle length. That is the ladies. Gentlemen, a requirement

to wear a waistcoat and dry, and black shoes -- tie. That is for the

world enclosure. The weather as Lee said is rain on the way this morning

but nothing heavy and it then should be dry. There will be more cloud

than yesterday and we will also see some sunny spells and the high is

around 22 degrees. For most of us we are looking at a fresh day with some

showers around. We have some at the moment. Some of them are heavy and

thundery. The heavy thundery ones are across East Anglia and the

south-east. We have more showers coming in across Wales and through

the day they will head in the direction of Yorkshire and northern

England generally. One or two showers across Scotland. In the west

there is more cloud around first thing. If we go into the afternoon

4pm across western Scotland we have showers. Later they will be replaced

by rain. Temperatures around 19 degrees in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

South into northern England, that is where we have thundery showers,

especially Yorkshire, with dry weather and we will see sunshine

coming through. For the Midlands, more cloud than the last couple of

days, the same for East Anglia and the south. Even so there will be

some bright breaks and some sunny intervals. Just a couple of showers

left into the North Sea. Moving into the and southern counties, a lot of

dry weather this afternoon with variable amounts of cloud, sunny

intervals developing, feeling much more fresh. Yesterday we hit 34.5

degrees, the war must so far - nothing like that today. Wales will

have variable cloud, sunny spells, one or two showers. Northern

Ireland, sunshine and feeling comfortable. Not a huge difference

in temperatures compared to the last few days. This evening and overnight

showers for north-west of Scotland are replaced with rain coming across

Scotland and Northern Ireland and heading in the direction of northern

England. The breeze will pick up and it will be a much fresher night. If

you haven't liked it so uncomfortable to sleep in, tonight

will be different where the elements have occurred. Through the courts of

Friday the wrangle move south. Heavy at times for northern and central

areas but tending to weaken as it moves south and most of the rain on

the hills in the west. Ahead of it we see sunny breaks and

behind it will be a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers. On

Saturday, changeable weather, showers, heaviest in the north-west

where it will be windy, and it will be quite breezy with showers popping

up here and there. Day by day into the weekend you will notice

temperatures will drop one or two degrees and for some of us it is

very welcome news. Certainly is. You look fabulous. Look forward to

seeing you later. We are going to talk about migrant

workers now. These are people who take up sometimes temperate jobs,

lots of them used in the farming industry. This morning we are

particularly talking about fruit growers here in the UK.

Sean is at a farm this morning looking at perhaps why many people

are struggling to recruit pickers. Good morning. We are at a strawberry

farm in Surrey, they grow a few other things as well. Miles and

miles, 3000 miles of these kinds of Strawberry rose all over the site.

It is a big business. One of those that could be affected by the

seasonal changes you were talking about. We have Adriana here, one of

the workers. Overall, the industry employs about 80,000 seasonal

workers. Right across the industry, that is quite a big deal. Lots of

the workers here, the vast majority, are from eastern Europe. The BBC has

done this survey, asking lots of these growers what is going on in

the industry generally. Overall, they say they are facing problems,

shortages over the summer. Over three quarters say they might reduce

UK production. Harry is the boss of this farm. Lots of growers are

saying they could see some reduction in their production, if the migrant

labour laws do not change or do not even stay the same Anjou leave the

European Union. How much of a difference would it make for you?

There is a strong correlation between the number of tickets you

have, the number of workers you have, and the volumes of fruit you

can produce. For every Tom, or every five tons of crop we produce, we

need one person, one member of staff, if you like. And about 40% of

our costs are Labour. It is a very intensive industry, although as you

can see, we have managed to increase our productivity greatly. When you

are looking at the productivity, you are looking to in crease this,

strolling down this road, you are paying people a certain amount for

this. Why is it that British workers will not work here? Why don't they

have as much desire as those around Europe? I think there has always

been a history, over the decades, of people coming into the country and

doing the horticultural work. I think that is always kind of being

the way. We tried, aggressively in some ways, to implement incentives

and initiatives to get local workers to come and work here. But we have

really struggled. There might come for one or two days and then find it

isn't for them. I am frustrated because more and more we make crop

systems that are much easier to pick, so historically, you would

have a devout 15 kilos are now on the floor, and now we can pick at 50

on a tabletop system like this. So we don't think the work is too

arduous. We can't really see that there is a reason for it not to

happen, but it just doesn't happen. We will talk about this Moora the

morning. We can catch up now with Lawrence, who represents the whole

of the British fruit industry. When we are looking here at the effects

that it could have on the industry as a whole, we just heard about why

it is tough to get British workers here, what kind of effect could it

have if you do not get what you want out of the Brexit negotiations?

Absolutely disastrous. If we get half the requirement, and industry

will be reduced by half. Simple as that. There is a direct correlation

between the number of workers we get and the size of the industry. When

you look at the fruits here, you can see that it is prime time. Is. --

prime time for strawberries. Yes, they are doing a great job, and

these are British bred varieties. Size of the fruit means it is much

more economical to grow and pick. What difference does it make if it

is British or grown abroad? Tremendous. The consumer wants

British grown fruit. If we have to import, which we will do if the

industry shrinks, we will important to consumer will suffer. Lawrence,

just before we go, we will quickly chat to Nicholas. How long have you

been working here? Five years. If the rules change, if it makes it a

little bit harder, either other places around Europe or you might be

able to work as well? It is very hard for us. Because we come here to

make money, nowhere else, when you work, you pay the tax, and now with

this Brexit, everything... It is tricky, it is making it harder. So

it is harder for workers like Nick and four owners of this is is like

Carrie. We'll be talking more across the morning about how it could have

an effect on food prices long-term. Thank you.

From The Usual Suspects to House of Cards with a spell at the Old Vic

theatre in between, Kevin Spacey is an actor who's

He's certainly no stranger to playing sinister baddies,

but he reckons in real life he's one of the good guys.

He's back as a crime boss in the new movie Baby Driver,

Baby Driver, that was fun. It looks like fun to make, because it was

certainly fun to watch. Edgar Wright is a remarkable force. Even from the

very beginning, when you get the script, and with it comes a CD of

all the tracks. So you get a sense from the very beginning when you

reboot of the tone, the pace and the energy, and how music will in many

ways try this particular story. There he is. Hague, baby. Why is he

listening to music all the time? He had an accident when he was a kid.

Still got a hum in the drum. He plays music to drown it out. There

is a soundtrack almost throughout it all. Was it cleverly edited so that

all your hand movements went with the music. No. How did that work?

Essentially, in addition to getting that CD when you first read it, that

extends to when you come to the set and you are in certain scenes. Edgar

wants you to physically be moving to the rhythm of the music, so you have

any week. They are counting down the music is going to start and then

unite a certain point the music -- the dialogue will begin. Literally,

there are scenes were I am moving physically to the rhythm of the song

that is going to play in that scene. How did you not just break into

dance? I did a couple of times, and Edgar told me to stop shaking my

shoulders. You are my lucky charm, and I'm not doing this job without

you. Your waitress girlfriend, she is cute. Let's keep it that way. You

went with some younger actors and some very established actors. How do

you pitch yourself when you rock up? Hi, I'm Kevin Spacey. If anything

got passed down to me from the great Jack Lemon, who was my mental, it

was that when you are playing a leading role, it is also a

leadership role. And that you have an opportunity in every situation,

whether it is a player a television series or a film, to leave the

company. So you have to do lead -- leave stutters, ego, all of that

stuff out the door. Because it doesn't get you anywhere. I've seen

examples of people who, you know, this treat others on a sat. I call

them out on it. I am a big believer in confrontation. Woollies are not

used to being confronted. You have spent a lot of time in London. We

are very mindful at the moment of the events in the UK and the feeling

of community that seems to be heightened by the attacks on London.

Do you feel there is a change in the way that Londoners are, or the UK,

as you spend time here? Look, I was in America won a lot of these events

happened, and what was disheartening was to see how a lot of this was

being referred to as London under attack, and wonder under siege, and

that is just absolutely not true. London is not under siege. These are

isolated incidents by a number of cowards, I am not even sure they

deserve to be called terrorists. There is nothing particularly clever

about what they are doing. I think we should just pay less attention to

who they are and what they are about and more attention to the people who

do these remarkable Acts of kindness. It has been an absolute

pleasure. Thank you, Kevin Spacey. Baby Driver is in cinemas on June

28. It was quite a moment beating Kevin Spacey. You know when you meet

people you really admire? -- meeting Kevin

on our website or on BBC radio London.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga

The Kensington Council chief executive resigns over the response

to the Grenfell fire in which at least 79 people died.

Nicholas Holgate says he was asked by the government to resign.

He's described the fire as "heart-breaking" but says his

continued presence would be a "distraction".

Good morning, it's Thursday, the 22nd of June.

Also this morning: As Theresa May faces EU leaders today for the first

time since the Brexit talks began, she'll outline plans to protect

the rights of European citizens in the UK.

Exactly one month since 22 people died in the Manchester Arena terror

attack, Olivia Campbell's mum tells us how she'll remember her daughter.

I don't want her to be remembered as a victim of someone who was killed

by the bomber, I want her to be remembered as Olivia, the girl she

was. Good morning. More than half of British summer

fruit and salad growers could be short of migrant workers

to harvest their crops this summer so I'm in Surrey to find out what it

will means for farms like this one Carol and Sally have

gone to the races. Morning. Yes, we are a Royal Ascot

today. We are here all day. On the other side of the world, Warren

Gatland has named his starting team for the first test against New

Zealand. Here at Ascot it is Gold Cup Day. And it is Ladies Day as

well and we could see one or two showers in the next one or two hours

but it should be dry in the afternoon. For most of the UK there

are thunderstorms around and equally some sunshine. We'll have more

details on everything later on. Thank you very much.

The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has resigned

after criticism of the authority's response to the Grenfell Tower fire.

In a statement, Nicholas Holgate said the government had

He's described the fire as "heartbreaking" but says

he would have been a distraction if he had stayed in his post.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister apologised for failing victims

in the wake of the tragedy and said she will put things right.

And why, as the Prime Minister herself has now admitted,

was the response following the fire inadequate?

The support on the ground for families in the initial hours

People were left without belongings, without roofs over their heads,

without even basic information about what had happened,

what they could do and where they could seek help.

That was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people

As Prime Minister, I apologise for that failure.

That apology after so much anger in the days following the fire.

Some of it directed at the government, some

Now the chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea Council

says the government has forced him to resign.

In a statement, Nicholas Holgate said...

New flats have now been allocated for survivors of the fire.

So far victims have received some ?700,000 from the government.

But a Conservative government and council are still under pressure.

Why wasn't more done to improve fire safety in tower blocks before

a tragedy on this scale could happen?

Theresa May is expected to offer certainty to EU nationals living

in the UK when she meets with European leaders

It will be the Prime Minister's first encounter with the other

27 leaders since she lost her parliamentary majority and formal

Our political correspondent Ben Wright reports.

It was a Queen's Speech dominated by Brexit.

My government's priority is to secure the best possible deal

as the country leaves the European Union.

With Britain set to leave the EU by March 2017 there is a vast amount

to pass by a government that does not have a majority

Today Theresa May heads to Brussels for the first time

since she lost her Commons majority in the general election.

Brexit negotiations began on Monday and one of the big sticking points

is how to secure the status of the more than 3 million EU

nationals living in the UK and the 900,000 Britons living overseas.

This evening Theresa May will set out her vision to the leaders

of the other 27 member states in Brussels, something she refused

to be drawn on during the election campaign.

Labour says these rights should be guaranteed immediately.

How this early part of the negotiation goes could be

crucial to set the tone for the rest of the Brexit talks.

Our political correspondent Iain Watson joins us from

The Brussels meeting is an important one but there is an awful lot on the

Prime Minister's plate. There is indeed, Charlie, it it is astute of

the Prime Minister to talk of an issue which the British government

and the EU Commission want to sort out early on in the Brexit

negotiations, and that is the question of EU citizens' rights,

which is more difficult to sort out than you would imagine if they say

that the European Court of Justice should guarantee those rights,

something which the Prime Minister says she wants to leave. The

difficulty for her is this - is set in the election she wanted voters to

strengthen her hand in the negotiations. -- she said. Although

the DUP welcome the Queen's Speech and the programme it is not clear if

there will be a long-term deal struck with the DUP which would lead

to the stability which the government needs. She cannot go to

Brussels and say with absolute confidence and certainty that she

will still be there at the end of the two-year negotiating period. For

the moment, thank you. The Duke of Edinburgh has spent

a second night in hospital as a precautionary measure,

after being admitted with an infection arising

from a pre-existing condition. Buckingham Palace says

Prince Philip, who's 96, remains in good spirits and is up

and about inside King Edward He missed yesterday's

State Opening of Parliament, where his place was taken

by the Prince of Wales, Two men have died after a crane

collapsed at a building Another man, who is believed

to be the crane driver, is in hospital with serious

injuries that aren't thought The occupants of a house damaged

by the falling crane were not British summer fruit and salad

producers are struggling to recruit enough migrant workers

to harvest their crops, More than half of the businesses

that took part weren't sure if they would have enough staff -

many blame the weak pound The vast majority of pickers come

from Bulgaria and Romania. It's being claimed a growing number

of young people are having cosmetic procedures such as botox

because of online pressure. The Nuffield Council on Bio-ethics

says some social media sites where photos can receive positive

or negative ratings, have increased levels

of anxiety over body image. This report by our Health

correspondent, Dominic Hughes, As social media brings us closer

to the world of celebrity, are younger people trying

to cosmetic procedures look The influence of those with millions

of followers is hard to gauge. But foctors who specialise

in cosmetic work including Botox and dermal fillers say

when celebrities speak It may only be a couple of pictures

posted on Instagram. They go out to tens

of millions of followers. All of a sudden these young

girls are looking at it, They see that as aspirational

and associated with success, The cosmetic procedure industry

is largely unregulated. But the last decade

it has seen a greater Most young people are

living in social media. Now after a two-year study

researchers are calling for better education, regulation

and corporate responsibility. The social media industries,

like SnapChat, like Instagram, they should be taking a bit

more responsibility. We are not saying that they are

promoting these things. The fear is social media,

central to many lives, is also feeding anxiety

about appearance and driving the growth in unregulated

cosmetic procedures. A song to raise money for those

affected by the Grenfell Tower fire hit the number one spot

on iTunes, just two hours # like a bridge over troubled

waters. More than 50 music stars

including Paloma Faith, who you saw there, Stormzy

and Liam Payne, recorded Bridge Over Troubled Water

to support victims' The cover version of the Simon

and Garfunkel classic was organised It was unbelievably shocking

and at the time I was thinking, Since I have a record

label, what they can do I was thinking at the time raise

money and I thought raise awareness I wanted it to be something that

weeks, months later, when you hear the record,

you remember what happened. We will hear a bit more from him

later and amongst other things they set up this recording studio and

people were literally a rising and he said, OK, here is your slot. We

will hear a little bit more about that later on.

"A failure of the State - local and national -

to help people when they needed it most."

They're the words of Theresa May as she apologised to

those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in the House

Now the Chief Executive of Kensington and Chelsea council

has resigned amid criticism over the borough's response

The Chancellor of Exchequer Philip Hammond joins us from Westminster.

Thank you very much for joining us this morning on Breakfast. Please

may we start with the Grenfell Tower, and Nicholas Holgate, chief

executive, as we mentioned, of Kensington and Chelsea council. He

says he was asked to resign by Sajid Javid, the Communities Secretary, is

it true, and white? I can't speak for those conversations between the

Communities Secretary and the chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea

council. All I know is the chief executive has decided to resign to

avoid being a distraction from the main effort that is going on to

provide support to victims of this terrible disaster. As a cabinet

minister, do you think it is appropriate for the government to

ask him to resign? I don't know that my colleagues in government did

speak to him about this, you are putting that to me. I have not been

privy to any conversation that may have occurred. What the Prime

Minister was pointing to yesterday was that we have an excellent set of

first responses to emergency in this country, fire, police, NHS services

responded superbly when a disaster of any kind occurs. Where we have

seen in this terrible tragedy Grenfell Tower that we are less well

organised is around the second line of response - how to support

victims, how to deal with people who are made homeless, for example, by a

disaster like this, not just those directly affected by people in the

surrounding area who might have to evacuate their homes. We leave that

to local authorities. The important observation is local authorities

vary enormously from large, well resourced authorities down to quite

small authorities and Kensington and Chelsea is the smallest in London.

The Prime Minister was talking yesterday about the decision to look

carefully at whether we should create some kind of civil

contingencies response unit so that there is a sort of cohort of

response trained people who can go into reinforce a local authority

facing a disaster on this kind of scale immediately to make sure that

we give as good a response to the victims and survivors as we do in

the first response by the police and fire services. Let's talk about the

Queen's Speech yesterday and Theresa May in parliament. There are some

concerns it has been flagged up that Holyrood Scottish Parliament and the

DUP and the Lib Dems in the House of Lords will not be necessarily

supporting Theresa May's government proposals. This puts the government

in a very weakened position. How is she going to tackle that? If you are

talking about the Brexit legislation, the centrepiece of the

programme for this session of parliament, and was always going to

be the centrepiece, of course we expect robust debate in the House of

Commons in the devolved administrations and the House of

Lords on this legislation. It is very important constitutional

legislation ringing back to the UK a set of legislation, a set of laws

that have for 43 years resided in Brussels, and preparing us for a

world in which we are responsible for our own laws, borders, customs

arrangements, VAT collection and so on and so forth. This is obviously a

very major set of legislation and we would expect that it was properly

and thoroughly scrutinised by both houses of parliament and the

devolved administrations who want to look at it as well. I am sure

everyone would hope it was thoroughly scrutinised and there

would be robust discussion. The problem is the Conservative Party is

weakened. The Prime Minister's hand is we can not only in parliament but

also when she heads to Brexit negotiations. She is a weak Prime

Minister with not many cards to play.

I disagree without. This is legislation there is a fact to

leaving the European Union. -- legislation to give effect. The two

parties which commanded the overwhelming majority of votes cast

at the election both supported. The overwhelming majority of voters at

the general election endorsed the decision to leave the European

Union. And across-the-board, across the wide variety of views there are

on the subject, the great majority of people now want us to get on with

that job, do it affect ugly and officially, get the very best deal

for Britain, and make sure that in doing so we protect the British

economy, British businesses and British jobs. What about other

policies? Even if Brexit is supported by Parliament, what about

the other policies propose? It has been called a watered down Queen's

Speech, watered down proposals, many of the proposals that when the

Conservative manifesto at the election not in there. The proposed

repeal of the foxhunting ban, for example. The Queen's Speech is a

programme for the first nearly two years session of this Parliament. It

is not the whole programme for the whole of the Parliament. Our

manifesto at the election set out an agenda for the whole Parliament. We

always knew, and my Cabinet colleagues have been getting worn

for the last nine months about this, that the covers of the heavy load of

Brexit related legislation, the first year or 18 months of this

Parliament, this period, was always going to be dominated by Brexit

legislation, and that is what the programme set out in the Queen 's

speech yesterday demonstrates. We have to do it now because we have to

prepare the country for 29th of March, 2019, when all of those laws

have to be repatriated and we have to start running for ourselves all

those things which have been run from Brussels for the last 43 years.

Theresa May was called an interim Prime Minister in Parliament

yesterday. There is doubt that she will be the Prime Minister of the UK

at the end of the Brexit negotiations. Do you think she will

be Prime Minister of the UK and leader of the Conservative Party by

the end of this year? Yes, I do. And I would remind you that when we

formed the coalition in 2010, people, with the greatest respect,

like you, were saying that it wouldn't last until Christmas. But

it proved extraordinarily resilient because it was doing a job dealing

with the terrible economic and fiscal crisis that we faced in 2010.

It was doing a job that the British people recognised had to be done.

And what's this government will be doing is addressing the big

challenges which the British people recognise this country has to face.

Getting a good Brexit deal, making sure that our economy is working

effectively, dealing with the challenge of delivering high-quality

public services in the face of an ageing population. Those are the big

challenges. Those are the challenges the government is committed to

addressing. I am sure that the public will recognise that.

Chancellor Philip Hammond, thank you for your time.

Thank you. I will tell you another big challenge. Keeping tabs on what

Carol is wearing today. Don't say I don't pay attention, Carol. Not only

has the heart changed, the whole outfit has changed.

Charlie, I am so impressed. Yes, you are absolutely right. I have my

feathers and my hat matching the birds on my dress. Thank you to

noticing. I am at Royal Ascot today, it is ladies Day, as well as being

gold cup Day. The Queen has not missed one race meeting here at this

time since her coronation, and if you remember yesterday, she was at

the state opening of Parliament in the morning in a lovely blue outfit,

and she got here in time for the races in the afternoon in a lovely

sapphire yellow. She comes down with other members of the royal family

attending along the racecourse, and she gets you around about two

o'clock in the afternoon. She then gets out of her carriage and heads

up to the royal box, which you can see just behind me, with the crest

on it. Today's weather, she may be pleased to hear, as many people will

be, that it is much fresher than it has been. The weather forecast for

Royal Ascot, we will have a few showers in the next couple of hours,

but then it will brighten up and the top temperature will be about 22.

Yesterday the highest temperature in England was at Heathrow, 34.5dC,

making it the hottest June day in 40 years, and the hottest day of the

year so far. It will be fresher today. We will start with some heavy

and thundery showers across East Anglia and south-east. We've also

got another arm of them coming in across Wales. More cloud in the west

this morning. More cloud generally, in fact, and a bit of dampers in

there. As we go through the day we will start to see some sunshine

developing. For north-west Scotland, we will hang on to some showers, and

later they will be replaced by some rain. In the afternoon it will be

showers. We will see some brighter spells developing, in Glasgow and

Edinburgh, around 19s. As we come across northern and we will have

some thundery showers crossing, especially for Yorkshire. Some of

those could be heavy and thundery. As we move into the Midlands, East

Anglia and southern counties, the thunderstorms continue to drift off

into the North Sea. Residual cloud in their wake, but that will break

up and we will see sunshine as well. Much cooler in the south compare to

lately, and much cooler in Wales can head to lately as well, where we'll

see some often sunshine developing and breaking through this morning's

cloud. Northern Ireland and western Scotland will see the lion's share

of the sunshine. Now, heading on through the evening and overnight,

while there are showers in the north-west replaced some rain coming

in, we will see that pouring in across Scotland and Northern Ireland

and eventually getting into northern England as well. For the rest of us,

a much better night for sleeping in. We are losing the committee, we are

losing the high temperature values. It will feel much better. As we head

on into tomorrow, the rain in the north, and through central areas,

will be heavy at times but as it heads southwards through the rest of

England's and also Wales, it will tend to weaken, and most of the rain

will be inhaled in the west. Elsewhere you might see patchy rain.

The head a Vatican, we are looking at Bright spells, some sunshine, and

behind it, for Northern Ireland in Scotland, lost three showers and

sunshine. The changeable theme continues into Saturday, with

further showers, particularly so in the north, where some of them will

be heavy. It will also be rather windy here. It will also be breezy

more or less across the board, but that will ease as we head into

Sunday. I agree with Charlie. But he failed

to say that you look fabulous again. I love the thinking of the feathers

matching the birds. So much goes into these outfits. Carol, thank you

very much. We will see later on. The time now is 7:22am. We will have all

the sport coming up later as well. It's one month since 22 people

were killed in a terrorist attack on a concert at Manchester Arena,

and for the families of those who have died it has been

an incredibly difficult time. 15-year-old Olivia Campbell-Hardy

was one of those who Her mum Charlotte has told Louise

who she wants her daughter I will remember Olivia as the cheeky

little girl that she was, always singing, laughing,

jumping on my bed. # What are we going to do

without your smart mouth? Her singing and her dancing

and her makeup were the three most Her singing, she absolutely

lives for her singing. Tell us a little bit about how

she would have been at that concert, because she was such a huge music

fan herself, wasn't she? She would have come out of that

concert with the sorest throat ever, because she would have sung every

word to every song at the top I am surprised Ariana probably

didn't hear her singing She left here happy,

as any young teenager would be, Did you ever imagine that this sort

of thing could happen? No, not in a million years,

not in a concert that is aimed It was nearly 24 hours before

we actually got the phone call confirming that Olivia

had probably passed. It wasn't confirmed few days

later that it was Olivia, but we knew then that it was,

because she wasn't anywhere else. Please stay together,

don't let this beat any of us. Please, don't let my

daughter be a victim. There has been a real

sense across Manchester, across so many communities,

of hurt, and also coming Yeah, there is a lot of hurt,

and there is also a lot of hate. You are taking that hate and turning

it into something that Before we go any further I want

to thank you all from the bottom Ariana Grande was just

extraordinary in it, and to pull it all

together, as well. I've got so much respect

for that young lady. She did pull off the concert

of a lifetime, she did it in memory of what happened, and

she was there herself. I didn't think she would

do it, to be honest. And when she said she would,

and we met her, she is as strong as I am, and she was

impacted by it as well. I want to also say I had

the pleasure of meeting Olivia's mum And as soon as I met her I started

crying and I gave her a big hug. And she said that I should stop

crying, because Olivia wouldn't have And then she told me a Olivia

would have wanted to hear the hits. That's what people heard that night

and that's what Olivia That's what she went to see,

so why shouldn't all the other You have got a few tattoos,

but you have a very special one now. She is close to my heart

so she is always with me. She is not going to get

them, I know that. Don't get me wrong, I know

she is not going to get them. But if that is the one

thing I can do for her, that is what's going

to keep me going. And our thanks to Charlotte for

sharing her thoughts with us. A couple of things stand out for me.

That phrase, I don't want people to hate. Very poignant. And

acknowledging that the community has come together and will not be out by

any attacks. -- Now, though, it's back

to Charlie and Naga. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga The chief executive of Kensington

and Chelsea council has resigned after criticism of the authority's

response to the Grenfell Tower fire. In a statement, Nicholas Holgate

said the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid had demanded that he step down

but accepted that he would have been a distraction, had

he stayed in his post. He will stay in post

until a successor has been Earlier the Chancellor Philip

Hammond said more needed to be done to help victims. Where we have seen

in this terrible tragedy at Grenfell Tower that we are less well

organised is around the second line of response - how we support the

victims and deal with people who are for example made homeless by a

disaster like this, not just the people directly affected but people

in the surrounding area who may have to evacuate their homes. We leave

that to local authorities and the important observation is that local

authorities vary enormously. Theresa May is expected to offer

certainty to EU nationals living in the UK when she meets

with European leaders It will be the Prime Minister's

first encounter with the other 27 leaders since she lost her

parliamentary majority and formal Our correspondent David Eades

is in Brussels this morning. Good to see you, David. So, what

happens today? Theresa May puts her proposals out, Wuxi have -- will she

have debate or discussion? She isn't. The question of Brexit is not

part of the formal council agenda. They will have to wait until dinner,

so, fairly late in the evening before she can put forward her

proposal as we understand, a generous offer as it was described

about EU citizens living in the UK post- Brexit. And of course the

equivalent, which is citizens abroad in the EU post- Brexit. It has been

described as an overview and some principles but a message of

reassurance. Once she has done that, whatever it is she has to say, you

might think it is open to discussion. Certainly not with her

in the room. She will be able to go and rest, as one EU official put it,

while the others will continue a bit of Exeter talk, maybe 30 minutes, a

chance to hear from the EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier who

started the negotiations at the beginning of the week -- Brexit

talk. And a chance for discussions as to which EU member states deserve

to take on those two EU agencies which are currently residing in the

UK. There are jobs at stake there and procedure as well, so maybe a

fight for that. The only other point I would make is the timing. It is

late in the evening. There is a clear message here among EU

supporters that this is a turning point for the EU. Economic figures

look better than before. A sense of optimism at a French president who

is pro-EU. They want to concentrate on the positives, not the negatives.

David, thank you very much. The Duke of Edinburgh has spent

a second night in hospital as a precautionary measure

after being admitted with an infection arising

from a pre-existing condition. Buckingham Palace says

Prince Philip, who's 96, remains in good spirits and is up

and about inside King Edward He missed yesterday's

State Opening of Parliament, where his place was taken

by the Prince of Wales. Two men have died after a crane

collapsed at a building Another man, who is believed

to be the crane driver, is in hospital with serious

injuries that aren't thought The occupants of a house damaged

by the falling crane were not It's being claimed a growing number

of young people are having cosmetic procedures such as botox

because of online pressure. The Nuffield Council on Bio-ethics

says some social media sites where photos can receive positive

or negative ratings, have increased levels

of anxiety over body image. It says online companies need

to take more responsibilty. Prince Harry has suggested that

no-one in the Royal Family wants In an interview with Newsweek,

Harry said "Is there any one of the Royal Family who wants to be

King or Queen? I don't think so, but we will carry

out our duties at the right time." He also criticises the decision

for him to walk a long way behind his mother's coffin

before her funeral in 1997. It might have been the longest day

for us yesterday. Those in the southern hemisphere

found novel ways of celebrating Researchers at Australia's base

in Antarctica braved the icy waters for the traditional

mid-winters swim. That makes me shiver just to watch

it. While in the Tasmanian capital,

Hobart, crowds bare it all for the fifth annual

nude solstice swim. Those pictures obviously before they

took to the water. We chose pictures carefully. We certainly did. Sally

has the sport and is at Ascot this morning. That hat is very smart.

I thought I would keep you all entertained with various hats in the

morning and at the end of the programme I want you to tell me

which is your favourite. We are at Royal Ascot this morning. It is not

as glorious as yesterday. Everyone is relieved because temperatures are

down. It will be much more pleasant for those coming here, and for the

horses. We will speak with a jockey about why today is special and what

you should look for when you beat your horse for the Gold cup. We will

start the sport on the other side of the world.

Warren Gatland has named his British and Irish Lions side to take

on New Zealand in the first test in Auckland on Saturday.

Peter O'Mahony, on the left, skippers the side, with Owen Farrell

Elsewhere Alun Wyn Jones is in the second row

with Liam Williams and Elliot Daly included amongst the backs.

The full team can be found on the BBC Sport Website.

England's cricketers thrashed South Africa by nine wickets

in Southampton in the first of three Twenty20 matches.

South Africa were restricted to 142 for three.

England were always in control and Jonny Bairstow made an unbeaten

60 as England won with 33 balls to spare.

We were lucky that we played so soon after a little disappointment.

We learned a lot from that tournament and we have a long way

to go in the lead up to the World Cup.

Today proves we are certainly believing in ourselves and we can

can back it up with that performance.

Naomi Broady's defeat to Petra Kvitova at the Aegon Classic

in Birmingham means Johanna Konta is the sole remaining Brit

in singles action on grass this week.

Broady lost in straight sets to the two time

Konta plays Coco Vanderweghe in the last 16 later today.

The upsets at Queens continued as fifth seed Jo Wilfried Tsonga

lost in straight sets to Luxembourg's Gilles Muller.

It means four of the top five seeds are already out.

2014 champion Grigor Dimitrov came through unscathed though

The sixth seed could be on course for his third title of the year.

Who else but Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game

as Portugal beat Russia 1-0 in Moscow

Portugal insisted Ronaldo was concentrating on the match

despite having this week received a court date for tax-evasion

And let's get to the racing, shall we?

The Queen dashed to Royal Ascot after the state opening

Her Majesty arrived in time to see the big race of the day,

And the winner was The nine to four favourite Highland Reel,

ridden by Ryan Moore, and was trainer Aidan O'Brien's

Decorated Knight was second, with Ulysses in third.

I said we would talk in detail about the racing and I am delighted to say

I am joined by Liz Kelly, the first female winner of a grade one race

over the jumps. Yes. That happened two Christmases ago at a racecourse

not far from here, Camden Park, followed up on the same course in

spring. So a fantastic achievement and we are a family -based business

and my parents trained horses and my mum owns that horse. Is it fantastic

to come and not have the pressure on you, because you're not writing? I

am the jumps jockey and it has been excellent to come and the flat

racing here -- riding? It is a totally different game. You can

appreciate the horses that are here, looking at them in the paddock and

quite how fast they go. To the untrained eye, what is the

difference. When we pick the horse for the Grand National or

Cheltenham, what is the difference when you are picking a horse for

Ascot? The difference mainly isn't a lot physically between flat horses

and jump horses. Primarily flat horses tend to be a little smaller,

whereas you have jump horses running over three or four miles and they

tend to be a lot taller and longer, whereas these are little pocket

rockets, small, quick and flick and great fun to watch. If I was in the

panic I would look for a horse who is not the biggest but has a lot of

muscle. Just very strong. And they are coming from all over the world.

In terms of global racing's profile, is Ascot up there? The leading

contender. There are people who bring horses from all over the

world, America, Australia, France. That is fantastic, because it really

is international. As you say, it really is global. That is a really

lovely feel about the Royal Ascot. It is just wonderful to talk to you.

I know that you have a really busy day lined up today. With that I will

hand it back to you. I just want to let you know that if you win the

Gold cup today I think you get about ?220,000. The first Gold cup in the

19th century was 100 guineas. How much is it in the old money? We

think it is ?105. Someone will tell me I am wrong. Well, you know more

than me, Sally. Thank you, see you later. 7:42am is the time now.

The Chief Executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has resigned

amid criticism over the borough's response to the Grenfell Tower fire,

in which at least 79 people died and many more were left homeless.

Nicholas Holgate claimed he was forced out by

the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid.

John Healey is the Shadow Housing Minister and joins us

Thank you very much for your time this morning. I wonder if you could

first of all comment on the resignation, Nicholas Holgate has

resigned from his position as chief executive of the Kensington Chelsea

council. It was right to go. He had to go. His counsel went AWOL in the

days after this terrible fire at a time when the victims' survivors,

those looking for the family members missing needed help on the ground

and above all someone to reassure them and Ward the relief and helped

efforts. -- and co-ordinate. The council was nowhere to be seen when

I was there the day after the fire. He had no option and it was right to

go. The process was as we understand it that SOG Javed had told him to go

-- SOG. Who knows what went on. The important thing is he has resigned,

he has gone, and he had no option after the Prime Minister said quite

rightly this was a failure of the state, national and local, to help

people when they needed that help most. She was also right to

apologise. She was also right to say the government was slow to get to

grips with the scale of this tragedy and she was right to take

responsibility for making sure that it does. I am reading between the

lines in what you're saying - people suggest way after they should have

done the Conservative Party, the government is starting to get to

grips with the problem and the aftermath of this terrible event. Is

that how you see it too? Ministers were very slow to grasp how grave

this tragedy was, how much help and how complex the action was that has

been needed. Our job as official opposition is to make sure that

those victims and survivors get all the help they need, that anyone who

is demonstrated to be culpable is called fully to account and also

that the changes in national policy and local practice are made so this

never happens again. You are right. Some of these things go beyond party

politics. This is about people's safety. Every night as people sleep

in their beds. What confidence to you have of the process of

identifying those at risk as we speak, what confidence do you have

that the process is being handled correctly? This will be part of what

we debate in the House of Commons when I leave for Labour on this

first full a debate in the Queen's Speech. What's most important is

that actually government can act now. It doesn't need to wait for the

findings of the investigations or the public enquiry. It can act on

the two coroners report it has had for four years following similar

tower block fires. That means starting as coroners recommended to

install sprinkler systems in the highest risk high-rise blocks and

starting the review of the building regulations on fire safety that they

promised to overhaul but have done nothing since. I want to ask if I

can in relation to Brexit, as you are the Labour spokesperson that we

have, although it is not directly or area, but this question of some kind

of consensus, this has been mentioned effectively for the first

time by the government, consensus over how Brexit goes forward. What's

your thoughts on that? I think it is a recognition of the

results of the election. We now have a Prime Minister with no majority,

no mandate, no authority. That is very serious for this country as we

go into these Brexit negotiations. This is a recognition that she

really has a mandate for that race to the bottom type of Brexit, no

majority to be able to force through a no deal is better than a bad deal

approach. So she's got to change her tone. She's got to change her

approach. She's got to start to put the interests of jobs, businesses,

the economy, as well as ending freedom of movement, at the top of

the negotiating priorities. And she's got to take the country and

the houses of Parliament with her when she does it. Can you be more

explicit for us? If she is talking about consensus, does that suit the

Labour Party? Are you prepared in any official way to be part of a

more concerns you will approach -- consensual approach to how those

Brexit negotiations go? Yes. We recognise, accept the result of the

referendum last year, written is leaving the EU. What matters most

now is the terms on which we live. Sorry, my question was more to do

with, if there is talk of consensus, what does that mean? If the

Conservatives come to the Labour Party are you prepared to get on

board that project or are you going to stick your line which is that you

are ready to go on your own in all issues? Or are you prepared to

somehow join forces, at least to discuss issues? Look, the hard truth

for the government and the Prime Minister now is that they have no

majority in the House of Commons. If they want to legislate for Brexit,

if they want to legislate as the Queen's Speech suggests they will on

some of the decisions we have to take about a new immigration system,

new arrangements for agriculture, fisheries and food, new trade

powers, then they have to have the full acceptance across the House of

Commons. That means Labour has a role to play. We will play that. But

the ball is very much in Theresa May's Court in present. John Healey,

thank you very much for your time. John Healey is Labour was a shadow

Housing Secretary, joining us from Westminster.

Time to go back to Ascot and talk to Carol, to find out what is happening

with the day's weather. Good morning. Good morning! It is a

chilly start then it has been, that we are always talking at Ascot and

about these other race meetings about the going. Somebody who knows

all about what the going is is with me this morning. Chris Stickle 's is

the clerk of the course here. Good morning. What you mean the going?

That is the description we used to describe how the track is going to

ride. Whether it is going to be fast or slow, we have descriptions from

Ferndown to heavy. -- firm down to heavy. It gives the jockey is an

indication of how it will ride. It must be soft today, because my heels

are digging in! It is important for the horses, because different horses

prefer different kinds? Yes, different forces have a different

action in their different gate. It depends on what they like. Generally

flat horses like far surface so they can skip across the ground. Heavier

built horses have a different action and hit the ground slab yard. They

prefer an easier, softer ground. What is it today? Have you tested

it? Today it is good to firm, watered. We wanted it because of

that hot and dry weather we had yesterday. Tell us about your job.

It must be really hard, because the weather is so contrary. Yesterday

was the hottest day of the year so far, today it is cooler. And we may

see showers today. Yes, to be honest it is easier when we see a settled

forecast stop we can water accordingly. When it is more

unsettled those decisions are trickier. But, yes, it is a great

job and I thoroughly enjoyed. I will let you get on with it. It has been

a pleasure. Well, this morning, as you are just hearing, it is a chilly

start, not just here at Royal Ascot but across the board, where it has

been so muddy of late. The forecast at Royal Ascot, if you are coming

down, is a temperature of about 22 Celsius. A bit more clout around.

You could see more showers about. Either time the races start those

showers should have cleared and it will be starting to brighten up. For

most of the United Kingdom we have lots of dry weather, some

thunderstorms, and it will be feeling fresher. This morning that a

thunderstorms across parts of east Anglia. We have got around

Oxfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Northampton at the moment. Lots of

cloud coming in from the west as well. Equally, there is lots of dry

weather and also some sunshine. The best of the sunshine today will be

across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Even so, across north-west

Scotland, there are some showers. We will have those on and off through