09/11/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

Pressure on the Prime Minister

as she loses another

cabinet minister -

the second in a week.

Priti Patel's resigned last

night over unauthorised

meetings with Israeli officials -

labour says the government

is in chaos and theresa May

is losing her authority.

Good morning, it's Thursday

the ninth of November.

Also this morning -

The First Minister of Wales

will respond to criticism

over his handling of harassment

allegations against the former

minister Carl Sergeant

who apparently took his own life.

Some police control rooms

are struggling to meet demand

because of a surge in calls -

the Inspector of Constabulary warns

that budgest cuts are putting forces

under "significant stress".

Another day and another

update on house prices -

but this one is different.

It says house prices are falling.

So what's REALLY happening

to the property market?

I'll get an expert view.

In sport, a match English women

can't afford to lose. Australia is

batting first. They have lost just

one wicket.

And Carol has the weather.

A cloudy start the day for many of

us but patchy light rain drizzle.

The skies will filter slowly

southwards as a go through the day.

More details in 15 minutes.

Good morning, First, our main story.

Theresa May is under pressure

to restore stability

to the Government after the second

resignation from her Cabinet

in a week.

The International

Development Secretary,

Priti Patel, stepped down last night

after more questions were raised

about her unauthorised meetings

with Israeli politicians.

The departure of Ms Patel has

fuelled opposition accusations

that the government is in chaos,

and Mrs May is losing her authority.

Here's our political

correspondent, Alex Forsyth.

Arriving in London, Priti Patel

could have guessed her fate.

She had been summoned back

from Kenya by Number Ten,

an official trip

to Africa cut short.

She entered Downing Street

by the back door and left having

lost her job, resigning

after failing to disclose details

of unauthorised meetings

with Israeli politicians.

In her letter to the Prime Minister,

she said: I accept my actions fell

below the high standards that are

expected of a Secretary of State.

For the second time in just over

a week, Theresa May must now decide

how to fill a gap

around the top table.

Michael Fallon quit as defence

secretary last week over

his personal conduct.

This team was carefully chosen

to represent different Tory views

over Brexit, and some

are keen that is maintained.

There is a divide between people

who want Brexit to mean

we are basically

staying within the EU.

They are essentially

the Remainers who are unchanged.

And they give a veneer of acceptance

but haven't truly accepted.

There are quite a lot of people

who were quite balanced

when they made the decision

as to which side to support,

who are now really rather

enthusiastic about Brexit

and want to get on with it properly.

Whatever the Prime Minister's

decision about who should now sit

in her Cabinet, she will face

intense scrutiny over her choice.

Let's speak to our political

correspondent, Leila Nathoo,

who's in Westminster

for us this morning.

As we heard, scrutiny is paramount.

All eyes will be on Theresa May's

choice. She welcomed Priti Patel's

resignation but it was clear she was

forced to go. Theresa May make that

clear. She had to re-establish

authority over her Cabinet and be

seen to be doing something. It

seemed that she would got a way with

just a reprimand and it was only

since new information came to light

that Theresa May made it apparent

she must go. It does throw the light

on who Theresa May will choose to

replace her. Remember, we had and

other Cabinet replacement last week,

Michael Fallon was forced to resign

over sexual assault allegations.

Then there is the delicate Brexit

balance. Accept talks start again

today and Acra won a key leave

supporter and -- Priti Patel. It

gives ammunition to those who think

the wheels are coming off this

government.

Later, we'll be getting reaction

from the former Conservative leader

and cabinet minister,

Iain Duncan Smith.

That's at 07:10.

British officials will travel

to Brussels for further

Brexit talks today.

It's the first set of negotiations

since EU leaders agreed to begin

preparing for discussions

about the future relationship with

Britain.

The Brexit secretary,

David Davis and the EU's chief

negotiator Michel Barnier

will join the talks tomorrow,

which are likely to centre around

the UK's financial obligations

and the rights of British

people living in the EU.

The First Minister of Wales,

Carwyn Jones, is to issue

a statement today amid criticism

of the way he handled misconduct

allegations against a Welsh Cabinet

member, who is believed to have

taken his own life.

The family of Carl Sargeant -

who'd been accused of inappropriate

touching - say he was denied natural

justice because he wasn't given

details of the allegations

which led to his sacking.

Our reporter Tomos Morgan

is at the Welsh Assembly

for us this morning.

We believe it will be happening at

some time today. This is one of the

biggest challenges Carwyn Jones has

faced since being First Minister of

Wales, we believe. He will be coming

here to Cardiff Bay and discuss the

events of this week with Labour

assembly members here. It began last

Wednesday when a member was sacked

from his ministerial role for his

conduct. Yesterday, we saw the

-- between Carl Sargeant's family.

Last night, a former Cabinet member

and former ally of Carwyn Jones

criticised Carwyn Jones saying he

believes the process had not been

followed. The Labour back party

believes in line with the procedure

the nature of the allegations were

outlined to Carl Sargeant over the

last few days. The biggest challenge

that has faced Welsh politics and

Carwyn Jones in his ten year time in

Parliament.

Police forces in England and Wales

are struggling to meet demand,

due to a surge in the number

of calls from members of the public.

A survey by the policing watchdog

says the service is under

"significant stress"

because of budget cuts,

although it says forces could help

by making further efficiencies.

Our home affairs correspondent

Danny Shaw reports.

If you report a crime this

is where your call is dealt with.

The control room.

It is the nerve centre

of police operations.

There are more than 8 million

999 calls every year,

with millions of others

on the non-emergency number, 101.

The inspector of constabulary says

that police are struggling to cope.

He says that problems

retaining control room

staff and an overreliance

on outdated technology are to blame.

Some requests for police

to deal with crimes,

including criminal damage

and assault, go unanswered.

In Devon and Cornwall,

many callers hang up

because they have to wait so long.

The control rooms are right

at the heart of what our

police forces do.

The focus on getting that right

is really important for chief

constables, and we encourage them

to continue with this.

The reporting into police

efficiency says the service

is under significant stress.

It says forces will spend 6% less

on policing in the next three years

and will lose more

than 4,000 officers

and staff from the police workforce.

That is why many chief constables

say they need extra resources

to deal with the increased demand.

Mike Cunningham says

it would be a good

thing for police to have more money,

but he says the service needs

to show the benefits

extra funding will

bring, and he says there is scope

for forces to use their existing

resources more efficiently.

US President Donald Trump has urged

the Chinese leader Xi Jinping

to "work very hard" on persuading

North Korea to give up

its nuclear weapons.

The two leaders held

more talks this morning,

on the second day of

Mr Trump's visit to China.

Our Beijing correspondent,

Stephen McDonnell has

been following events.

Stephen, the two men had

lots of praise for each other -

how much co-operation will there be

going forward do you think?

It has been quite something to see

the world's two most powerful people

standing together and pledging to

work with one another on winding

down North Korea's nuclear weapons

and boosting trade between these two

very powerful nations and certainly,

China has turned it on in terms of a

welcome for Donald Trump with honour

guards and banquets and the like.

When they spoke today, it wasn't a

press conference because she Xin

Ping does not answer questions, they

both spoke and Xi Jinping spoke of

the billions of dollars worth of

deals have been signed to coincide

with Donald Trump's visit. It is

hard to tell how many would be in

the member of understanding category

and how many would be real. Donald

Trump with distressing North Korea

and, now is the time to read the

region of the North Korean menace.

I'm not sure of that means regime

change because that would worry

China. But they are in the Greens of

getting rid of nuclear weapons. --

they are in agreeance.

An extended ban on a group

of controversial pesticides will be

supported "in principle"

by the UK government,

according to the environment

secretary Michael Gove.

Environmentalists have been

campaigning for tighter controls

over the use of neo-nicotinoids

which they say are harming bees

and other pollinators.

The government has previously

resisted EU restrictions but Mr Gove

says he recogises the mounting body

of evidence against the chemicals.

Now what's the first thing you'd do

if your numbers came up

on the lottery?

Smile. Have a cup of tea? I don't

know.

Hand your notice in?

That's exactly what six hospital

kitchen workers South Wales

have done after scooping 25 million

on the Euromillions.

The women have been playing

as a work syndicate

for the past six years.

They're currently planning a dream

holiday together to Las Vegas.

Good that they have all stayed

friends. Another question for you.

Can the former President

of the United States be called up

for jury service?

Yes, he can!

Barack Obama arrived for duty

at a Chicago courthouse

yesterday, and joined other

prospective jurors waiting to see

if they would be chosen to serve.

While he took the time to shake

a few hands and sign some

autographs, the former

Commander-In-Chief wasn't required

and was dismissed.

If he'd been selected,

he would have been paid the princely

sum of 13 pounds a day.

Yeah. Have you ever done jury

service? Rola no. They end up

picking a spokesperson. You would

imagine no one would really argue

with him. -- no.

It would be tricky.

We have a massive test match.

Crucial in deciding which way the

Ashes series is going to go. It is a

points system, they changed it. They

play one test match and there is

assist -- series of 20 20 matches.

There is only one test match that is

played.

Do they do that the men's

cricket?

Only the women's format.

But with the amount of points

available, they must win this

because they are trailing currently

in the series. It is a big day. They

are one wicket down on the opening

day. They have made a good start on

a put it that way.

An historic moment for Northern

ireland who are preparing

for the first leg of their World Cup

Play Off with Switzerland

-- this is a match they cannot

afford to lose. Remember this

moment? This generation of players

they cup layoff with Switzerland

later. Hoping to reach back-to-back

tournaments for the first time in

their history.

Both England and Germany will wear

black armbands bearing poppies

for tomorrow's friendly at Wembley

after rules were changed last month,

allowing the home nations to wear

a poppy if opposing teams

and the competition

organiser agrees to it.

Chelsea Women are a step closer

to the last eight of the Champions

League.

How about this for a goal,

from Fran Kirby, one of three

unanswered goals they scored to beat

Rosengard last night to take control

of their last sixteen tie.

At Manchester City play again later.

Both flying in the women's Super

League.

I always think it is lovely to see

the sunshine, it is that time of

year when it is nice to see.

We need

that reminder on these cold and

dreary mornings.

You know I am

usually quite anti- Windsor and

anti- cold, but when the sun shines

on a cold winter morning, I like it

-- anti- winter.

And just when it is

starting to get too

-- anti- winter.

And just when it is

starting to get too much, the winter

kicks them.

starting to get too much, the winter

kicks them.

And we are looking

through some of the front pages. On

the Daily Telegraph, these images of

Priti Patel, who went through that

ordeal of the journey back from

Africa, where she had all those

meetings, to Downing Street, and the

resignation. Something we will be

talking about throughout the morning

this morning. Another day, another

crisis. We will be talking to Iain

Duncan Smith, Cabinet member, later

on in the programme. She is also on

the front page of the Daily Mail. We

are also expecting a statement from

Carwyn Jones after Labour leaders

were accused of failing the minister

who was found dead after being

accused of sexual misconduct. That

was Carl Sergeant, and his family

had said they had warned the party

of their fears over his fragile

mental state. So First Minister --

First Minister Carwyn Jones expected

to give a statement later today. Of

course, another Cabinet minister

going and on the front page of the

Mirror, they are highlighting a

number of calls made to the child

line, children being abused or

suffering. We saw an interest rate

rise last week.

Yes, it seems like a

long time ago.

The first in more

than ten years and one of the

markets which is obviously affected

is the housing market. Whether it

helps temper prices.

Slow and steady

is what we have been told about

interest rate rises are already it

is about perception and sentiment in

the housing market, and already some

suggestion that it could be too

soon. We will be talking in half an

hour about this story, estate agents

growing gloomier over sales. It

seems every day we have a different

verdict on the housing market, but

the Royal Institute of chartered

surveyors has said that optimism has

affected the market, and that could

mean that prices stagnate or start

to fall, and that contrasts with the

suggestion that prices are rising in

most parts of the country but not in

London and the south-east.

Which is

the survey which is given the most

credence? It seems every day there

is a different...

It is difficult

because they look at different parts

of the process. So the Royal

Institute of Chartered Surveyors

looks at sales. Other organisations

look at selling prices, so it looks

at different stages of that process.

Some look forward and stumbled

backwards. It is not always easy to

compare like for like.

Talking about

a crucial World Cup play-off to

come, and the steps managers

undertake to protect their players.

So ahead of a crucial qualifier

against Holland, they took to

kidnapping George Best, days before

their game, so that he didn't go

missing. Knowing that he was their

best player.

Was this in response to

concerns about his social

activities?

It may have come into

it. Three days before they kidnapped

him and looked after him so when

they played against Holland, they

knew that he would do the business

on the pitch. I am sure they don't

need to go to those kinds of length

these days.

It sort of makes sense.

Does, doesn't it, protecting your

interest. And the story from the

Times this morning. Uber and Uber

NASA. -- Uber and NASA. We talk

about this vision of the future and

all these things flying around our

head, but Uber are in a position

where they could launch a autonomous

flying taxis, but not before 2020.

And I have seen this with my own

eyes, it never ceases to amaze me,

these pictures. This is a ban which

has finally come in in the centre of

Venice. You look out over the

cityscape and you see these cruise

ships which more right next to the

square. And now Venice has finally

banned them from coming in quite so

close -- moor.

I am amazed that can

be so deep so close to the shore, as

well.

If you are enjoying your

coffee, or whatever it is.

I would

sit with my back to it.

Here is Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

Here is Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

For some of us, a crisp, sunny

start, but by no means is it like

that everywhere. It is a cloudy

start. We have some patchy light

rain and drizzle but we will see

some sunny spells developing

initially in the north, and as this

weather fronts sinks southwards, the

cold front will be colder behind it

but we will see that sunshine coming

through. It will not be until much

later in the day we see that in the

south. First thing this morning we

have some rain around, we have some

drizzle, we have a lot of cloud as

well, some patchy mist and fog here

and there, but not particularly cold

for most. In the far south-east it

is a bit nippy and as we travel

further north, where we have the

clear skies, again it is a wee bit

on the nippy side if you are

stepping out first thing. The other

thing we have a quite a lot of

showers in the north and west, and

here they are blustery. It is quite

windy, especially in the far north

of Scotland. Through the day you can

see how the sunshine comes out kind

this weather front, scooting down

towards the south-east, so it will

be quite dull for much of the day

across parts of southern England.

But look at these temperatures, they

are not bad at all for this time of

year. The average is nine to 11 but

in any sunny breaks in south-west

England we could see 13 or 14. As we

head on through the evening and the

overnight period, a lot of clearer

skies coming in from the west. Some

rain will be introduced on the

hills, as it continues its descent

southwards. Showers coming across

Scotland, over the hills, some of

those are likely to be wintry as

well. Tomorrow we have a weather

front sinking down towards the south

once again, taking its cloud and ran

with it. Behind it, it brightens up.

In a north-westerly flow by

tomorrow, you can see that by the

direction of the wind arrows, here

we will be blowing in some showers.

And again, on the hills in Scotland

we are likely to see some of those

being wintry in nature. Cool,

following on behind the weather

front. Six to eight in the north. As

we push down towards the south, 12

and 13. As we head into the weekend,

we continue with some changeable

weather. We have the remnants of

tropical storm Rina. It will have

lost its tropical storm elements by

then, so what we will have as a band

of cloud and rain courtesy of this,

pulling away during the course of

Saturday, Armistice Day. It

brightens up quite nicely, some

showers in the north and again it

will feel quite nippy if you are

stepping out. For Remembrance

Sunday, another dry and bright day.

Temperatures ranging from six in the

north to ten or 12 in the south, so

almost bang on for this time of

year. And as we head into the early

part of next week we are back in the

Atlantic weather fronts coming our

way, so it will not feel as cold. So

to answer your question about

whether it is cold or not, we have a

little bit of everything over the

next few days.

That is what we like,

Carol, you give us everything we

need.

You are watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning:

Theresa May is under pressure

after losing another

Cabinet Minister.

Priti Patel resigned last night,

as new details emerged

about unauthorised meetings

with Israeli officials.

The First Minister of Wales

is to respond to criticism

over his handling of harassment

allegations against the former

minister Carl Sergeant,

who is believed to have

taken his own life

after being sacked.

Tomorrow is the deadline for people

who have applied for the personal

independence payment to submit

details of their experience

to a group of MPs.

The Work and Pensions committee

is looking into the scheme,

which was introduced in 2013 to help

people with the extra costs

associated with long-term

illness or disability.

PIPs have been controversial

since their creation,

and disability rights campaigners

claim some people are being denied

the payments they need.

Breakfast's Tim Muffett has been

speaking to one woman

about her experience of the system.

PIPs are not just a familiar sound

to Daisy, she is reliant upon them.

Personal independence payments.

to Daisy, she is reliant upon them.

Personal independence payments. They

keep her financially afloat it was

her disability means she is at home,

unable to work.

So I have lupus, and

I have another syndrome, so a lot of

heart problems. I dislocate a lot,

mobility is pretty appalling, as is

everything else.

And how important

are the personal independence

payments, which you get?

They are

essential. It is the only way I

could afford to be disabled.

But at

first, Daisy was refused benefit.

PIP was introduced in 2013. The idea

was to ensure benefits go to those

with the greatest need. The big

change is the use of face-to-face

assessments to decide who gets the

money. Assessors make a judgement as

to how well a candidate can carry

out everyday tasks such as dressing,

cooking and moving about and these

assessments are carried out by

private companies. Daisy, what was

your experience?

Pretty

dehumanising, whether I could live

my knees up, how far I could live my

arms, and it was done by a

paramedic. He would have had no

professional knowledge of my

condition or understanding of a

disability or fluctuating chronic

illness. Took off and put on her

jumper. Average build, casually

dressed, did not appear to be

trembling.

So you think these

criteria are used to decide that you

don't qualify for these payments?

Yes, at best they are irrelevant. At

worst, they are a cynical

justification of trying to deny

needed money.

Daisy appealed, and

the judge agreed, overturning the

original decision. According to the

Department of Work and Pensions,

since PIP was introduced, more than

2.4 million decisions was made, and

of these, 8% were appealed, 4%

overturned.

There is obviously one or two

Robbins with that report. We will

try and bring you the completed

version later on this morning. Tim

Muffett discussing the criteria for

PIP benefits, there. We will examine

more about the resignation of Priti

Patel. Was it forced, and as the

prime Minister's Cabinet in chaos?

We will talk to Iain Duncan Smith.

Still to come this morning:

As the BBC News website

celebrates its 20th birthday,

we will look at how digital services

have transformed the way people

get their headlines.

in half an hour.

Plenty more on our website

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to Charlie and Naga.

Bye for now.

Hello, this is Breakfast

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment,

but also on Breakfast this morning.

As Theresa May loses her

second Cabinet member

in a week - we'll ask former Tory

leader Iain Duncan Smith

where the latest departure

leaves the Prime Minister.

Scientists say that wounds sustained

during the day heal much

more quickly than those

suffered at night.

We'll find out how our internal body

clock affects every aspect

of our lives - from

sleeping to healing.

He's best-known for

transforming homes

across Britain with the help

of his "DIY SOS" team -

now Nick Knowles has teamed up

with Pudsey for a special

Children In Need challenge.

He'll be right here on the sofa.

Good Morning,

here's a summary of this morning's

main stories from BBC News.

Theresa May is under pressure

to restore stability

to the Government after the second

resignation from her Cabinet

in a week.

The International

Development Secretary,

Priti Patel, stepped down last night

after more questions were raised

about her unauthorised meetings

with Israeli politicians.

The departure of Ms Patel has

fuelled opposition accusations

that the government is in chaos,

and Mrs May is losing her authority.

Here's our political

correspondent, Alex Forsyth.

There is a divide. There are

essentially Remainers who are

unchanged and haven't truly

accepted. I think there are quite a

lot of people who work quite in the

balance when they made the decision

who are now really rather

enthusiastic about Brexit.

And we

will be seeking with Iain Duncan

Smith at ten past seven.

British officials will travel

to Brussels for further

Brexit talks today.

It's the first set of negotiations

since EU leaders agreed to begin

preparing for discussions

about the future relationship with

Britain.

The Brexit secretary,

David Davis and the EU's chief

negotiator Michel Barnier

will join the talks tomorrow,

which are likely to centre around

the UK's financial obligations

and the rights of British

people living in the EU.

The First Minister of Wales,

Carwyn Jones, is to issue

a statement today amid criticism

of the way he handled misconduct

allegations against a Welsh Cabinet

member, who is believed to have

taken his own life.

The family of Carl Sargeant -

who'd been accused

of inappropriate touching -

says he was denied natural justice

because he wasn't given details

of the allegations which led

to his sacking.

Police forces in England and Wales

are struggling to meet demand,

due to a surge in the number

of calls from members of the public.

A survey by the policing watchdog

says the service is under

"significant stress"

because of budget cuts,

although it says forces could help

by making further efficiencies.

US President Donald Trump has urged

Chinese leader Xi Jinping to "work

very hard" on persuading North Korea

to give up its nuclear weapons.

Discussions on how to deal

with North Korea's threats

to the region have dominated

the agenda during Mr Trump's

tour of Asia.

This morning he warned that "time

is quickly running out" to deal

with the North Korean

nuclear threat.

We agreed on the need to implement

all security resolutions and to

exert pressure on North Korea to

abandon it reckless and dangerous

path.

An extended ban on a group

of controversial pesticides will be

supported "in principle"

by the UK government,

according to the environment

secretary Michael Gove.

Environmentalists have been

campaigning for tighter controls

over the use of neo-nicotinoids

which they say are harming bees

and other pollinators.

The government has previously

resisted EU restrictions but Mr Gove

says he recogises the mounting body

of evidence against the chemicals.

Now what's the first thing you'd do

if your numbers came up

on the lottery?

Hand your notice in?

That's exactly what six hospital

kitchen workers South Wales

have done after scooping 25 million

on the Euromillions.

The women have been playing

as a work syndicate

for the past six years.

They're currently planning a dream

holiday together to Las Vegas.

Good for them!

S what have we got in sport?

Apart

from taking you all out for a meal,

maybe I would take you to Australia.

I don't think that would be the

first thing you would do, take us

all out for a meal.

You would

probably keep it under wraps,

wouldn't you? A fancy car and a

lovely -- is a gift away. -- would

be a giveaway.

It's ben a good morning so far

for England, they've lost just

the one wicket.

If they lose, the series is over.

But they have started well.

What a catch in the field. Tammy

Beaumont reached the boundary with

this shot.

England were 100 41. -- 100/1.

they're

playing their second warm up match

ahead of their Ashes series,

beginning on the 23rd of this month.

Northern Ireland manager

Michael O'Neill says

he believes his players

won't waste their opportunity

to qualify for the World Cup.

They face Switzerland

tonight in at Windsor park

in the first leg of a play-off,

with the second leg on Sunday.

The winners are off

to Russia next Summer.

The players have done fantastically

to get into this situation. I see in

the squad and opportunity they don't

want to waste but equally, they have

done everything so far and

anticipated they will do everything

over the next two games to try and

make it a reality.

Elsewhere tonight Scotland host

the Netherlands in a friendly.

England and Germany players

meanwhile will wear black armbands

bearing poppies for tomorrow's

friendly at Wembley.

It comes after rules

were changed last month,

allowing the home nations to wear

a poppy if opposing teams

and the competition

organiser agree to it.

Wales will also wear black armbands

bearing poppies for tomorrow's

friendly against France in Paris.

Eniola Aluko, the England striker

turned FA whistleblower says she's

'disappointed and surprised'

her national teammates haven't

backed her highlighting wider issues

at the organisation.

The Chelsea forward,

who hasn't played for England in 18

months, has been in a dispute

with the Football Association over

racial discrimination.

It's been very divisive and very

adversarial and I think the players

have been trapped into it. The

players have their own mind, though.

They should be able to say,

actually, maybe step back from this

and see how this may benefit. If I

have a problem, if they have a

problem, they have a process that is

going to protect them.

They won the first leg of their tie,

this, the pick of the goals. What a

finish to put the blues on their

way.

David Moyes says he's on 'a mission'

and has something to prove

in his new job at West Ham United.

Moyes faced the media for the first

time since replacing

Slaven Bilic and says he wants

to restore his reputation

after being relegated

with Sunderland last season.

Do you know something? I do have a

point to prove. I do. They think

maybe I have to do that. Sometimes

you have two repair things and

maybe...

And honest assessment of the job he

faces at West Ham.

Lewis Hamilton won't let the

controversy over his tax affairs

rattle him. He is one of the Ho --

high-profile figures who came under

scrutiny in the Paradise papers.

Nothing can really dented. -- dent

it. Try to win this race this

weekend. I still have two races to

go. Don't really have anything to

add to the whole scenario that is

happening.

He certainly cuts are relaxed

figure. The pressure is off. He

needs to go out and do what he does

best. He seems to perform best when

the pressure is on. Some people

really perform well to that. --

respond well.

Every year, police in England

and Wales receive more than eight

million 999 calls.

But a report by the policing

watchdog claims that some of those

calls - including requests to deal

with cases of criminal damage

and assault - are going unanswered.

The Inspectorate of Constabulary

says it recognises

that forces are under

"signifcant stress",

but says they could make further

efficiencies to meet demand.

Matthew Scott is from

the Association of Police and Crime

Commissioners.

Can you give us a sense of the

problems?

Both of the numbers' calls

have increased drastically. We are

seeing police being contacted more

eco- Ther are new and different

challenges facing residents and the

country as a whole. Where forces

have been under significant strain,

they are struggling to cope with

some of that demand. Police forces

have been asked to provide evidence

to the government of this

significant challenge. This

independent report has backed up

this. They need to back us with this

extra resources.

Your particular

area, you are in Kent, if you are in

a control room day in, day out, and

you find your officers can't cope

with the demand, what is happening

on the ground at that moment in

time? The very next day, do you have

the ability to put another officer

on the line and react in any way?

What we have seen in my area in

Kent, we have increased the number

of police officers in the last year

that not all police officers have

been in a position to do that. We

are prioritising 999 emergency calls

and people who are vulnerable,

making sure they get the service

they deserve. What we are seeing is

the impact where 999 calls are

projected over 101 calls, it's when

101 calls increase. The police force

is doing a good job and we are

trying to meet the challenges that

it is becoming harder.

The reality,

this morning, someone will be making

the emergency call and the reason

they are making the call is because

it is important for them. It could

be any number of offences. The

assumption people make is that

something will happen as a result of

making that call. What we are

realising is sometimes nothing at

all happens. The call just takes

place and nothing happens the odd

that.

I can speak for my own area

and make sure every crime is

investigated. Most police forces

Doedee that the sure we are

prioritising emergencies. -- most

police forces do that. We need to

make it a priority to prioritise. As

a police and crime commission is, we

have put a bid in to the government

for extra funding that will increase

the number of firearms officers so

we can do that. There are

significant are the challenges that

people are phoning 999 and 1014. --1

01. There needs to be an awareness

campaign around racy sure 999 and

101 are being used to the right

reasons. -- making sure.

In Kent,

your area, and I understand you

can't speak for other areas, you are

saying every 999 call is

investigated. That is a bold call

considering in this report examples

have come out where nothing is done

to investigate things including

violence and criminal damage.

What I

said was every crime in Kent is

investigated. A do a lot of work by

telephone to understand what the

issues are so every crime in Kent is

investigated. Performance in other

forces has been looked into...

You

are saying, "Raised some concerns"

forces has been looked into...

You

are saying, "Raised some concerns".

Raising some concerns in this case,

I could call up 909 and report a

violent crime and then nothing is

done.

Well, that shouldn't be the

case.

That this report is saying it

is the case.

Yes. It isn't -- it

shouldn't be the case will stop we

have to make sure that victims of

crime in our areas get the services

they deserve and that is what I do

and that is what my colleagues do.

-- it shouldn't be the case.

Matthew

Scott, thank you very much.

You are watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning:

Theresa May is under pressure

after losing another

Cabinet Minister.

Priti Patel resigned last night,

as new details emerged

about unauthorised meetings

with Israeli officials.

The First Minister of Wales

is to respond to criticism

over his handling of harassment

allegations against the former

minister Carl Sergeant,

who is believed to have

taken his own life

after being sacked.

Here is Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

Here is Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

Good morning, though. Good morning

to you. That is absolutely right.

The next few days' weather is

changeable, and into the weekend it

is going to turn much colder and the

beginning of next week, with

Atlantic fronts coming our way, it

won't feel as cold. This morning is

a great start to the day for many

parts. Patchy rain and drizzle,

brighter, clearer skies in the

north, but through the day you will

find that as this weather front

traverses southwards, the rain will

move southwards as well, arriving

late afternoon and in the evening

time. First thing this morning we

have a weak weather front producing

lots of cloud and some spots of rain

in the south. Before that arrives in

the extreme south-east, if you are

out early you will notice it is

quite chilly. As we move northwards,

again, still a fair bit of cloud

around. Some patchy, light rain and

some drizzle on that. But for

northern England, Northern Ireland

and Scotland, by the time we get to

8am, it will be brightening up quite

nicely, with the exception of some

showers across north and west of

Scotland. Getting off eventually

into the Dover Straits and behind it

we have this clear and brighter

weather coming in. So an improving

picture if you like the sunshine.

Still blustery across the north of

the country, and temperatures

ranging from eight in the north to

14 in parts of Wales in south-west

England in sunshine. Through the

evening and overnight, we start off

with clearer skies and it will be

chilly first thing. A weather front

coming in from the west introducing

thicker cloud and rain, and that

will be pushing eastwards and

southwards as we go through the

course of the night. Where it was

wet to start with it will be dry,

clear and cold. In Scotland we are

looking at widespread frost as well

as all those showers. Tomorrow, we

will still hang the showers across

Scotland. Some of them will be

wintry on the hills. A weather front

sinks South and clears more readily

from the south than it will do

today. Behind it, not a bad day,

actually. A lot of sunshine around.

It will feel chilly in the northern

half of the country. Temperatures

five to about eight or nine. In the

south, still into double figures. We

are looking at ten to about 13 or

14. As we head into the weekend,

this is when it turns that bit

colder. For starters, we have the

remnants of ex- tropical storm Rina

coming our way. It will have lost

its tropical components but it will

bring us some cloud and rain. That

will move across us during the

course of Saturday morning,

Armistice Day. Behind it, we are

looking at brighter conditions, some

sunshine, but it will feel cold in

the north in particular. It will

feel cold wherever you are on

Saturday, and as for Sunday, a

different story. If you are going to

any outdoor services, you will need

to wrap up wobbly. Feeling cold,

temperatures in the north about six

or seven. As we come south, we might

squeeze out a ten or 12 and as we

get into the early part of next

week, the weather front comes back

from the Atlantic in the shape of

weather front so we are looking at

it not being as cold. -- weather

fronts.

Are house prices going up or down?

We seem to get a lot of updates

on the property market,

but they all show different things.

Ben is trying to get to the bottom

of what is actually happening.

I will try and explain why they show

different things. Good morning to

you.

Today's figures are from

the Royal Institution

of Chartered Surveyors,

and they suggest that sales

are falling, rather than just

slowing down, and that has meant

that prices were pretty

stagnant across the country.

And that is much more downbeat

than what we have heard

from the rest of the industry.

On Tuesday, the UK's biggest lender,

the Halifax, said that a shortage

of homes for sale pushed house

prices in October up by 4.5% -

the fastest rate since February.

And, earlier this month,

the Nationwide said prices

were going up 2.5% because of

that shortage of houses

and cheap mortgages.

So what is really going on?

Lucian Cook is with me.

He is head of research

at property group Savills.

Good morning. What is going on? Why

do all these surveys say different

things?

Well, the industry groups

often measure different things, so

Halifax and Nationwide reflect what

they have seen recently is the deals

which have actually been done. The

RICS tends to be a better indicator

of what has actually been done, so

it is slightly more up-to-date. In

totality it is suggesting the market

is relatively subdued, there is

relatively little upward treasure on

house prices and both buyers and

sellers are relatively cautious. So,

as much as people are not actively

out their bidding, nor are they

necessarily bringing a lot of

property to the market.

So why are

cautious? A lot of things have gone

on at the moment. Talk me through

it.

A lot of it is uncertainty about

the economic backdrop, things going

on with Brexit, and the mortgage

sector has been hit very hard. It is

paying higher rates of stamp duty

and just beginning to see the

effects of mortgage regulation, and

other tax measures are holding that

back. And then there is London. We

talk about house prices as a whole

but there is big regional variation,

and that London market which has had

a bullish run, 65 to 70% house price

growth in the last ten years, it is

just hitting the

growth in the last ten years, it is

just hitting the limits of what

people can afford.

That is London

and the south-east, and trends would

dictate that afterwards the rest of

the country catches up. Are we

seeing that happening?

I think over

the next five years, we are

forecasting at Savills that house

prices as a whole will go up 14% but

the strongest growing region is

likely to be the west, at around

14%, London much lower at 7%. That

really is a reflection of where we

sit in the cycle. The level of

catch-up is much slower than we have

seen in previous cycles, we are

anticipating, and that is against

the context of increasing mortgage

regulation and the degree of

uncertainty, as well as interest

rate rises.

What about the

north-west means it is the standout

region for you?

Part of it is about

Manchester as a city, and what that

brings. The economic vibrancy and

the range of the economy and the

services provided through

Manchester. We see that on the rise.

Part of it is simply looking at

trends as to what has happened in

the past. You tend to find in any

part of the cycle that the strong as

performing market is either London

or the north of the country, and the

rest sits somewhere in the middle.

And as promised, a word on interest

rate rises. We had that first rate

rise in more than ten years

recently. I guess it is too early to

see what effect that has on the

market, but there is a psychological

effects, first of all.

I think that

first increase is small, it is not

significant, it will not put any

families under significant financial

pressure but it does signify that

rates are going to go up over the

period of the next five years, and

that I think we'll really

constrained house price growth at

the back end of the next five-year

period. Not necessarily because

people can't afford their mortgage

and bring property... Can't afford

that mortgage and therefore have to

sell their property, but it is much

more that when they go to get a

mortgage, their ability to get a

mortgage becomes more constrained

and so their buying power is that

much less.

It is good to talk to

you. Thank you for explaining all of

that. I hope that explains some of

the role of view, and for you,

Charlie.

It is worthwhile, because

it is confusing. You hear one thing

one day, and a different thing the

next day.

They all measure slightly

different things, so look at it all.

The BBC News Channel and BBC News

online were both launched 20 years

ago this week, marking a watershed

in how people consume their news.

Here is Nick Higham,

with a look back to those early

days, and at the impact online

digital services have had on the way

we get our headlines.

Hello, and welcome for the first

time the BBC News 24. I am Gavin

Esler. And I am Sarah Montague.

November the ninth 1997 and BBC News

the evil goes on air. The first

time, BBC viewers did not have to

wait for the news at 6pm or nine

p.m.. It was available on tap.

I was

hoping that it would just become

something people would turn on when

they wanted to know the news. Why

should we tell them when they had to

sit down and watch the news? I

thought it would be a truly a

utility that once we started it

would never go off air.

Was that

what happened?

It went off air

almost immediately because of

technical difficulties. The

computers didn't work.

It took time,

but they did overcome the technical

problems.

You may have heard that

air fronts...

Jane Hill, the only

original presenter still on air,

recalls they came of age when an air

fronts Concorde crash in -- near

Paris.

It was the first time we were

Simulcast and the channel ran on BBC

One and BBC Two, because the

controllers of those big national

channels took the view that that was

such a big, unexpected story that

the audience appetite wanted to

watch that story unfold.

We have

some remarkable pictures coming in

from New York, which we can go to

now.

Since then, the channel has

covered many major stories.

Now,

some breaking news. Reports are just

coming in of an explosion at

Liverpool Street station here in

London. London Fire Brigade has

confirmed they are dealing with this

serious fire in a tower block at

Latimer Road in west London.

The BBC

was late getting into the business

of rolling television news. CNN had

started in America in 1980. Sky News

here in Britain in 1989. But where

the BBC was a pioneer was in

providing news on the web. For

really significant events, that week

in November 1997, was the launch of

BBC News online. It started modestly

but soon grew rapidly, deliberately

trying to appeal to a new, younger

audience.

The idea was that online

would start to reintroduce young

people the news, because they were

using computers, and it was so

successful that very soon it became

difficult technically to keep up

with the demand. Because it was

being pumped down, you know,

Victorian copper telephone lines,

basically.

These days, online and

digital services are at the heart of

the BBC's newsroom. There has been a

fundamental shift in the way people

get their news, often through social

media like Twitter and Facebook.

That worries some.

When you were

just consuming your news maybe three

times a day from the television

bulletin, you were obliged to look

at things that you didn't know you

didn't know, or didn't know you

might be interested in. But now we

have already, to some extent,

decided what we are going to be

interested in, and who we are going

to want to discuss with and receive

news from. And that is a real

problem with the social media news

phenomenon.

The webolution in news

that started 20 years ago may not be

over yet.

That is one of those things that...

When you say that feels like

yesterday.

And some things don't

change, do they? Technical problems?

It is true that some things are

outside of our control, and they

remain the same. It is true, it's

true.

How to make friends!

and after that it's

going to become dry and chilly,

with a northerly wind

for the weekend.

I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London newsroom

in half an hour.

Plenty more on our website

at the usual address.

Now, though, it is back

to Charlie and Naga.

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

Pressure on the Prime Minister

as she loses another

cabinet minister -

the second in a week.

Priti Patel resigned last

night over unauthorised

meetings with Israeli officials -

Labour says the government

is in chaos and theresa May

is losing her authority.

Good morning, it's Thursday

the ninth of November.

Also this morning -

The First Minister of Wales

will respond to criticism

over his handling of harassment

allegations against the former

minister Carl Sergeant

who's believed to have

taken his own life.

Some police control rooms

are struggling to meet demand

because of a surge in calls -

the Inspector of Constabulary warns

that budgest cuts are putting forces

under "significant stress".

Sainsbury's has just said profit is

down. Supermarkets could be forced

to raise prices. Be talking to the

boss shortly.

Good morning in Sport.

A match England's Women

cannot afford to lose

Their ashes hopes hinge

on the outcome of today's test

with Australia, batting first

they've lost just the one

wicket at tea.

We will find out what different in

the speed that wounds heal can tell

us about the power of our internal

body clock.

And Carol has the weather.

Patchy light rain and drizzle but

bright, clear skies in the north and

three the course of the day, the

bright skies will push further

south, getting into the far south of

England late afternoon early

evening. More details in 15 minutes.

First, our main story.

Theresa May is under pressure

to restore stability

to the Government after the second

resignation from her Cabinet

in a week.

The International

Development Secretary,

Priti Patel, stepped down last night

after more questions were raised

about her unauthorised meetings

with Israeli politicians.

The departure of Ms Patel has

fuelled opposition accusations

that the government is in chaos,

and Mrs May is losing her authority.

Here's our political

correspondent, Alex Forsyth.

Arriving in London, Priti Patel

could have guessed her fate.

She had been summoned back

from Kenya by Number Ten,

an official trip

to Africa cut short.

She entered Downing Street

by the back door and left having

lost her job, resigning

after failing to disclose details

of unauthorised meetings

with Israeli politicians.

In her letter to the Prime Minister,

she said: I accept my actions fell

below the high standards that are

expected of a Secretary of State.

For the second time in just over

a week, Theresa May must now decide

how to fill a gap

around the top table.

Michael Fallon quit as defence

secretary last week over

his personal conduct.

This team was carefully chosen

to represent different Tory views

over Brexit, and some

are keen that is maintained.

There is a divide between people

who want Brexit to mean

we are basically

staying within the EU.

They are essentially

the Remainers who are unchanged.

And they give a veneer of acceptance

but haven't truly accepted.

There are quite a lot of people

who were quite balanced

when they made the decision

as to which side to support,

who are now really rather

enthusiastic about Brexit

and want to get on with it properly.

Whatever the Prime Minister's

decision about who should now sit

in her Cabinet, she will face

intense scrutiny over her choice.

Let's speak to our political

correspondent, Leila Nathoo,

who's in Westminster

for us this morning.

This has left the Prime Minister

in a problematic position,

hasn't it?

As we heard in that report, Theresa

May is left with another big

decision to make in amongst a pretty

chaotic situation.

Absolutely. She

is not out of the woods yet. She

will be watched closely for who she

replaces Priti Patel with as

International Development Secretary

shall. She has tried to move quickly

by effectively forcing Priti Patel

to resign to try and rein in her

ministers and keep some semblance of

control. But there is, as you heard,

remains a balance in the Cabinet.

She is under pressure to replace

Carl Sargeant. -- Priti Patel. The

talks begin again today for Brexit.

Sir Michael Fallon's there will be

scrutiny. This whole episode goes to

underline how fragile the government

is.

In a moment we'll speak

to the former Conservative leader

and cabinet minister,

Iain Duncan Smith -

that's at ten past seven.

The First Minister of Wales,

Carwyn Jones, is to issue

a statement today amid criticism

of the way he handled misconduct

allegations against a Welsh Cabinet

member, who is believed to have

taken his own life.

The family of Carl Sargeant -

who'd been accused of inappropriate

touching - says he was denied

natural justice because he wasn't

given details of the allegations

which led to his sacking.

Our reporter Tomos Morgan

is at the Welsh Assembly

for us this morning.

We are expecting a statement or

reaction from the First Minister.

This is undoubtedly one of the

biggest challenges that the First

Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones will

have faced. In his eight-year reign.

He has faced criticism from within

his own party for the way that he

handled this process when Mr Sargent

was sacked from the Cabinet for

alleged allegations on Friday and

the process which led to his death

on Tuesday. Just last night, a

former Cabinet Secretary in Carwyn

Jones's former government here in

Cardiff Bay, heaped more criticism

on Carwyn Jones and said he was

angry with the fact Carwyn Jones had

conducted media interviews just on

Monday, the day before Carl

Sargeant's death and he believes

that Carwyn Jones had not followed

the Chew process. Other parties

within Wales have also called for

Carwyn Jones to resign. The family

of Carl Sargeant want it as well.

The Labour Party said in line with

the procedure, the nature was

outlined to Mr Sargent that he will

meet with people today in Cardiff

Bay and issue a statement.

Sainsbury's half-year results have

just come out this -

Ben's here with more.

Just got off the phone with them

telling us that profits are at 9%

and that is for the half of the

year, the last six months.

Like-for-like sales are up a little

bit. This is interesting because

sales are rising but profits are

falling. There has been

well-documented issues for all of

the supermarkets. The cost that they

pay are going up as well. Sainsbury

's case, it is interesting because

remember they bought Argos last

year. They have had to merge all of

those operations into their

business. Sainsbury's has been keen

to point out that it is always quite

before this time of year.

Nonetheless, a familiar picture.

Sainsbury's is the UK's second

largest. It has nearly 16% of the

market. We know there has been a lot

of job cut and cost cut. They have

changed the shift patterns including

not working overnight to save some

money. I will ask the boss what he

is doing next. He has indicated he

wants to save even more money so I

will ask him how that is going to

happen.

US President Donald Trump has urged

the Chinese leader Xi Jinping

to "work very hard" on persuading

North Korea to give up

its nuclear weapons.

The two leaders held

more talks this morning,

on the second day of

Mr Trump's visit to China.

Our Beijing correspondent,

Stephen McDonnell has

been following events.

Stephen, the two men had

lots of praise for each other -

how much co-operation will there be

going forward do you think?

What did they say?

They basically

just came out and made a couple of

statements. The two most powerful

people on the planet were heaping

praise on one another. We had Donald

Trump saying that Xi Jinping's

people were proud of him. His

critics would say how Donald Trump

is able to establish that is

unclear. He also said that China, if

it really wanted to, could quickly

and easily solve the North Korean

nuclear problem. There were some

audible gasps to be heard earlier

Ron went Donald Trump said I don't

blame China for the trade imbalance

between the two countries. He blames

the former American administrations.

As for Xi Jinping, he has been

pointing to the trade deals that

have been signed. Apparently $250

billion worth, between the two

countries, to coincide with his

visit. Some of those are in more of

the memorandum of understanding

category and not solid contracts

with delivery dates and the like.

And yet he is saying that the two

leaders are going to the able to

steer the world through the rough

seas ahead and we should all feel

much better about that.

Reports from Hollywood says Kevin

Spacey is to be edited out of a new

film six weeks before it is to be

released. Kevin Spacey who is in the

thriller All the Money in the World

will be replaced by Christopher

Plummer.

An extended ban on a group

of controversial pesticides will be

supported "in principle"

by the UK government,

according to the environment

secretary Michael Gove.

Environmentalists have been

campaigning for tighter controls

over the use of neo-nicotinoids

which they say are harming bees

and other pollinators.

The government has previously

resisted EU restrictions but Mr Gove

says he recogises the mounting body

of evidence against the chemicals.

Can the former President

of the United States be called up

for jury service?

Yes, he can!

Barack Obama arrived for duty

at a Chicago courthouse

yesterday, and joined other

prospective jurors waiting to see

if they would be chosen to serve.

While he took the time to shake

a few hands and sign some

autographs, the former

Commander-In-Chief wasn't required

and was dismissed.

If he'd been selected,

he would have been paid the princely

sum of 13 pounds a day.

Those are the main stories this

morning.

For the second time in a week,

Theresa May has a vacancy

in her Cabinet.

Last night, Priti Patel,

the International Development

Minister, resigned after growing

pressure over unauthorised

meetings in Israel.

Her departure follows

the resignation of the former

Defence Secretary,

Sir Michael Fallon,

over his personal conduct.

So what next for the Prime Minsiter,

and what do these latest events say

about the health of the government?

We're joined by the former

Conservative Party leader,

Iain Duncan Smith.

Thank you for your time this

morning. Two Cabinet ministers gone

in a day. This is a cabinet in

chaos?

No, not really. When Michael

Fallon went, there was a fast all

around Parliament. There was

investigations into people's

behaviour across all parties. In it

put that into context and that is

what that was all about. Dirt Priti

Patel issue is different. -- the

pretty Patel issue. -- Priti Patel

issue. The Prime Minister realise

she didn't have the full facts when

she is first spoke to her and Priti

Patel realised her behaviour was

unacceptable and came back and

resigned and that is exactly what

should have happened. She put out a

letter sent she is deeply sorry for

any damage she may have caused. She

said she will be the strong

supporter of the Prime Minister

going forward. The Prime Minister is

faced with a choice to make now this

morning which she needs to work out

who to replace Priti Patel with.

You

say this is a normal problem. It

seems like two out of two Cabinet

ministers don't know how to judge

their own behaviour.

But keep this

in context. Michael Fallon resigned

in the midst of what was rocking

every single party. An abuse of

power. You see resignations,

departures, sadly you have seen a

death in Wales as a result of this.

All of that is what he resigned

about. It was about things that

happened many years ago. It wasn't

to do with Theresa May's Cabinet or

any issues around that. Quite the

opposite. Let's not get this as

though it is aligning to separate

issues together. This issue is

about, and it happens time and

again, somebody gets it wrong and

has to go because they made a set of

errors which are themselves in

breach of the ministerial code. Also

in the way they conduct themselves

in a cabinet which has collective

responsibilities. Theresa May's

focus is on taking that forward.

Another point worth remembering,

this is a government with one of the

highest votes of most governments

coming in, a minority government. It

doesn't have a working majority. You

are going to see lots of turns and

lots of changes in the course of

that but that is the nature of what

the British public voted for.

Why would you see a lot of changes

in Cabinet when you are a minority

government?

They don't have the

power to drive changes through. So

you will see people essentially

making changes to policy. All that

sort of stuff is natural in a

government which is, as I say,

reliant on other people's votes to

get its business through. That is

what the people voted for. They did

not vote for a clear majority of the

Conservative government, and the

Conservative government got the

highest number of votes so the idea

they will be this incredible smack

of strong process will not be the

case. That is the nature of where we

are. But the Prime Minister is in

full charge of this Cabinet and I