13/07/2017 London News


13/07/2017

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Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.

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A number of businesses, politicians and institutions have

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joined forces to send a strong message to the Government,

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calling upon it to protect London's interests during talks over Brexit.

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They argue London has specific needs and it must have access

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Our Brexit Reporter, Katharine Carpenter,

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has been to a business in east London which was today

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celebrating a very special honour bestowed on it -

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This family have been smoking salmon in London for over a century.

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It's now a cultural artefact, protected by European law.

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It's the same status that champagne has, and Parma ham.

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It really puts London up there with great foods.

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So our food can compete with Europe, but can our city

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32 officials have signed up to an open letter to the Government,

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asking it to bear in mind London's specific needs when it comes

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In particular, it wants to see a stable transition period

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with access to the single market, so businesses can plan.

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It wants to see a liberal migration policy so there

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And a deal which will mean it is easy to trade goods

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I don't think this letter will dramatically change the course

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of Brexit overnight, no, of course not.

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But it is just one walkway to keep...

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To keep the conversation going, to make the voice

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He says there has been a drop of European students signing up

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If we don't have a trade deal, many businesses in London will not

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Accountants won't have their qualifications recognised. Airlines

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won't be able to travel between the countries.

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Intellectual property rights may not be recognised in film and TV.

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Many vital services may not be able to trade if we do not have a good

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trade deal in place, a good transition.

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Back in the smokehouse, the Environment Secretary

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was sampling the fish, while the ambition to get a good

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He said that Brexit will afford opportunities.

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I think the object is to resell ourselves and to rebrand

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There is an irony that you're celebrating an honour given

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by the European Union, a body you campaigned to leave?

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And we have been in business since well before the EU came

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into being, and we were unaware that was going to happen.

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If Britain had its own award scheme, we would have done that.

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He doesn't know if he will keep his protected status after Brexit.

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Like everything else in this process, that has

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Our reporter Louisa Preston is with me.

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Calls for the Mayor of London to be allowed to be more involved

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That's right. We know many prominent figures in London are extremely

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concerned about the city in these negotiations. They are very

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concerned about businesses. It could be very damaging, with up to 70,000

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jobs going just in the financial sector. A report today specifically

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says that the mayor, Sadiq Khan, should have a prominent input in the

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negotiations, and he definitely wants a foot under the table. He's

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said that. But the EU Brexit cheap, Michel Barnier, says he'll only

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negotiate with the UK Government. But today Jeremy Corbyn met Michel

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Barnier, giving him an Arsenal shirt today with his name on it. We are

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told that went down well. And he met the Scottish and Welsh first

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ministers. But with EU nations relying heavily on the City of

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London for their financial needs, and Michel Barnier saying in the

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past, it would seem likely that Sadiq Khan will have some say at

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some stage. Thank you. A parliamentary vote on plans

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to expand Heathrow Airport has been delayed further,

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until at least next year. In a statement, Transport

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Secretary Chris Grayling said June's general election

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had led to the postponement. A Commons vote is expected

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to take place next year. The Queen has opened

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the Metropolitan Police's New Scotland Yard is now based

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at Victoria Embankment. The old headquarters

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were sold for hundreds of millions of pounds,

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and will be turned Last week, the Home Office announced

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a 12-month amnesty for illegal immigrants who'd been living

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inside the Grenfell Tower Investigators believe 350

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people were officially living there at the time,

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but it's not known how many more people may have been staying

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in the block when the fire started. We may never know how many illegal

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immigrants lived in Grenfell Tower, She agreed to speak

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to us on the condition What support have you received

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since the night of the fire? I'm not paying the rent and I'm not

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supposed to be in the tower. Investigators believe

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that around 350 people were living inside the tower,

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but residents like Rhea were not registered,

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and it's not known how many other people were in the same situation

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and whether they are among those Last week, the Home Office granted

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a 12-month deportation amnesty But with a young son

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in the UK and a family to support in the Philippines,

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she still has fears Her friend and her daughter

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both managed to escape They have since been

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discharged from hospital. But the ordeal has

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deeply affected Rhea. How have you coped with the trauma

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of surviving something as horrific That was an illegal immigrant

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speaking to our reporter. An aristocrat has been sentenced

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to 12 weeks in prison after being found guilty of making

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menacing communications towards the businesswoman and

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anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller. Rhodri Philipps - the 4th

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Viscount St Davids - wrote a post on Facebook offering

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?5,000 to anyone who ran her over. The 4th Viscount St Davids,

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Rhodri Philipps, forced to answer for his threatening

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abuse on Facebook. Well, justice will be

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served, without question. I have belief in the British courts,

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and anything that I've done wrong... He targeted Gina Miller,

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who took the Government to court over Brexit,

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writing: At first, I sort of read it

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and re-read it, because it seemed so barbaric, but that was the first

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time that I felt truly threatened. Lord St Davids was given the chance

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to speak to the court in person and, in a passionate speech,

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he said he realised that his comments were very unkind,

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unnecessary, self-indulgent expletives of anger

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which he could not contain. He'd claimed he was motivated by his

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family motto, love of country. The district judge, Emma Arbuthnot,

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said it was actually hatred of anyone who disagreed

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with his views and of those Privileged, entitled

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and now heading to jail, an establishment man brought down

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by the menacing racial abuse That's it for now from me, but let's

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find out what the weather's up It's not too bad, is it? 23 degrees

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today, and that was despite quite a bit of cloud across the capital and

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surrounding area. This was sent in late in the day, a lovely end to the

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day. It doesn't have to be sunny, does it? It doesn't look as though

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it will be quite as cool as last night, certainly comfortable. Just

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the outside chance of a light, drizzly shower in the north of the

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region tomorrow morning, but otherwise it looks a decent today.

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Despite starting on the cool side, the sun comes out and the afternoon

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looks fine for the men's semifinals. 22, 20 three Celsius, strong

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sunshine. Friday night and into Saturday, more chance of picking up

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the odd drizzly shower. A week weather front drapes itself to the

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north of us, but still lots of dry and bright weather. The outlook, it

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has been very hot in Spain, as and bright weather. The outlook, it

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has been very hot in Spain, as you may have seen. We could get some eat

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next week.

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