Summary

  • David Cameron delivers statement to MPs on the Tunisian beach attack and EU summit

  • The PM says the group known as Islamic State poses "an existential threat"

  • The terror attack last Friday left 38 dead, including at least 15 Britons

  • Home Secretary Theresa May visits Tunisia to pay condolences and for talks on the extremist threat

  • Lord Janner to face criminal proceedings on historical sexual abuse claims after a CPS U-turn

  • Chancellor George Osborne says a Greek exit from the eurozone would be "traumatic" for the rest of Europe

  1. 'Call Mr Juncker's bluff'published at 15.13

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  2. 'Existential threat' to Europublished at 15.05

    Robert Peston
    Economics editor

    So whether the Greek government likes it or not, and apparently it doesn't, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said that Sunday's referendum is a vote on whether Greece will stay in the euro.

    By implication it is also a vote on whether there is any chance of Greek banks re-opening as normal any time soon.

    Here is the big point: there is zero chance of the European Central Bank turning Emergency Liquidity Assistance - life-saving lending to banks -back on unless Greeks give an affirmative vote to a bailout proposal from the rest of the eurozone and the IMF, which Juncker sees as a proxy for Greece's monetary future.

    To read more from Robert Peston, click here.

  3. 'Keep Six Nations free'published at 14.59

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    Plaid Cymru's Lord Dadfydd Wigley has urged the BBC to do all it can to keep the Six Nations rugby tournament free to air, in both English and Welsh languages. He believes the tournament should be added to the list of protected events under the Ofcom Code.  This would mean it would have guaranteed free-to-air status.

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    "When I first wrote to Lord Hall [the director general of the BBC] regarding this matter back in March, I emphasised that the games in the Six Nations competition are probably the most important fixtures in our collective national calendar. My view remains that it would be an absolute outrage if the competition was, in future, to be broadcast on pay-per-view TV or a subscription channel."

    Lord Wigley's intervention comes after the European television rights for the Olympic Games were awarded to Eurosport and its parent channel in a 1.3bn euros (£922m) deal. For more about that deal, click here.

  4. 'Huge potential'published at 14:44

    Asked for the prime minister's response to the fracking decision by Lancashire County Council, David Cameron's official spokeswoman said "we respect the planning process", but restated the government's view that fracking potentially offers big benefits.

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    The government has been clear that we think shale has got huge potential and presents us with an opportunity to develop a new energy resource and create jobs. We will continue to look at how we can develop this industry in the UK."

  5. Janner: 'Full and fair inquiry urged'published at 14.39

    UKIP has welcomed the decision to prosecute Lord Janner in relation to allegations of historical child sexual abuse. Its justice spokeswoman, Diane James, said: 

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    If Lord Janner is able to continue to serve in the House of Lords and sit on committees and debate the laws of this land then it's clear to all that he should be able to face a police investigation. I hope over the coming weeks there will be a full and fair inquiry into these... allegations of child sexual abuse, and if he were to be found responsible for any of the charges he should face expulsion from the Lords."

  6. 'Immediate focus on practicalities'published at 14.39

    BBC News Channel

    The BBC's chief political correspondent, Vicki Young, has been speaking about how the UK is assisting in Tunisia after the attack which killed 38 people, including 18 confirmed British nationals.

    She said the "immediate focus" was on practicalities, such as bringing British tourists home from Tunisia. The government would also do what it could to help repatriate bodies, she added, and said work was ongoing to identify and confirm the identity of those who died.

  7. Countries would feel 'vulnerable'published at 14.15

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    Robert Peston told the World at One the situation in Greece was important because if the country leaves the euro, the currency would be perceived as not being "forever". 

    That would mean that countries like Portugal, Italy and Spain would feel vulnerable because investors may start withdrawing money from them, he said.

  8. Referendum question 'not exactly snappy'published at 14:13

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  9. Minute's silence for Tunisia deadpublished at 14:12

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  10. Liam Fox on Greek crisispublished at 14.08

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    Reflecting on the situation in Greece in a video published on the Conservative Home website, external, former Defence Secretary Liam Fox says it would be "no panacea" for the country and the rest of Europe for it to leave the eurozone despite the "cultural gap" that exists between it and countries such as Germany. In such an scenario, he is worried that the Greek economy could fall into the hands of Russian and Chinese investors and that Greece could become a "strategic liability for the rest of Europe and the Nato alliance". 

  11. 'Enormously big moment'published at 14.05

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    BBC economics editor Robert Peston has been talking about Greece's financial crisis on today's World at One programme. He said: 

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    What's happening this weekend in Greece is an enormously big moment. Whether Greece stays in the Eurozone, whether banks can reopen. It's not just a big moment for Greece, it's an enormously big moment for the Eurozone.

  12. 'Change the narrative'published at 13:58

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    Labour's Yasmin Qureshi said there were already laws in place to deal with the incitement of hatred. 

    She said in principle she had no objections to further legislation but was felt it was not the best way to deal with the problem.

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    We need to challenge the narrative. If you prevent people from speaking about it, how are you going to counteract their prejudiced view, how are you going to counteract their negative or wrong narrative?"

  13. We need to be 'intolerant of intolerance'published at 13:46

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    Nadhim Zhawai, Conservative MP and member of the Foreign Affairs committee said people "need to be intolerant... of intolerance" and need to call to account people who go out and preach hatred:

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    It is the way, I think, ISIL and groups like ISIL begin the process of radicalisation."

  14. 'Preaching intolerance'published at 13:45

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    MP Nadhim Zahawi, a member of the foreign affairs select committee, has been talking about the government’s new counter-terrorism bill.

    He said there were some people in the UK who were effectively "preaching intolerance", and this was how the process of radicalisation began.  

  15. 'Western values'published at 13:41

    In response to a question from the BBC's Orla Guerin, Theresa May says there is "no evidence" that British citizens were deliberately targeted in Friday's attack. The home secretary said it was an attack on "Western values and freedoms that we all share and are united in accepting". With that, Tunisia's interior minister brings the conference to an end. 

  16. In pictures: Floral tributes in Tunisiapublished at 13:40

    Theresa MayImage source, Reuters
    Theresa MayImage source, Reuters
    Theresa MayImage source, Reuters
  17. The 'right decision'published at 13:35

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    Sarah Wollaston, the Conservative MP for Totness in Devon, said it was right to overturn the decision not to prosecute Lord Janner.

    She previously signed an open letter criticising Alison Saunders for not prosecuting Lord Janner. 

    She said Alison Saunders needed to "reflect on her position" but did not call for her to resign. 

  18. Tunisian press conferencepublished at 13.31

    Tobias Ellwood

    Speaking at the press conference in Sousse, Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood says plans to repatriate the bodies of British citizens killed in the terrorist attack were highly sensitive but people could be assured there will be an "efficient process" in place. Home Secretary Theresa May adds that the government's travel advice with regard to Tunisia will be kept under review. 

  19. 'Sympathy and solidarity'published at 13:30

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    BBC reporter Richard Galpin has been speaking about Home Secretary Theresa May's visit to Tunisia.

    He said the home secretary's trip was about expressing "sympathy and solidarity" with the Tunisian government and also offering help to the authorities with investigation into the attack.

    He said they would also discuss security measures the Tunisian government could now take to prevent another attack happening in the country. 

  20. DPP will not resignpublished at 13:20

    The World at One
    BBC Radio 4

    The director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders has told the BBC she does not think she should resign over the reversal of her decision not to prosecute Lord Janner. She was speaking after her decision was overturned under the recently-introduced CPS Victims' Right to Review scheme.

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    I don’t think it’s a decision I should resign over. It’s one I took very carefully with the victims in mind."