Summary

  • David Cameron chairs a meeting on Greece, after the country voted to reject the terms of an international bailout

  • Mr Osborne pledges that the government will do "whatever is necessary" to protect the UK's economy against the fallout

  • It is two days until Mr Osborne unveils his first Budget since the general election

  • Culture Secretary John Whittingdale confirms the BBC is to take on the cost of free TV licences for over-75s

  1. English votes for English lawspublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 6 July 2015

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  2. Commons questionspublished at 14.29

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    Coming up in the House of Commons in just a minute, Home Secretary Theresa May will be taking questions from MPs for an hour.

  3. £30m for quicker adoptionspublished at 14.28

    The government is to pledge £35m to try to speed up the process of finding adoptive parents for children in care in England. 

    In his Budget on Wednesday,  Chancellor George Osborne will promise the money to councils, in order to cover the £25,000 fee they have to pay if they find a potential adoptive family outside their own local authority area. 

    Children and Families minister, Edward Timpson, said:

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    By waiving that fee, particularly for those harder to place children - so children who've been waiting more than 18 months, who are older than five years of age and a sibling group, who have a disability or from a BME background - we want those children to get the chance to move on so they get the childhood they deserve and this £30m is focused directly on achieving just that."

  4. Tube strike negotiationspublished at 14:20
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    London Underground has made a "final" pay offer, including a 2% rise this year and £2,000 for drivers on the new all-night service, in a bid to avert a 24-hour Tube strike from Wednesday evening.

  5. 'Never, ever forget'published at 14:06

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    A Westminster Abbey service has been held to remember thousands of Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica killed by Bosnian Serb forces 20 years ago.

    About 100 events are being organised across the UK over coming days in memory of the genocide in 1995.

    Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes ahead of the Westminster service, saying people "must never, ever forget what happened".

    The massacre was the worst in Europe since World War Two.

    More here

  6. Will 'No' vote lead to Grexit?published at 13:57

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    More than 60% of Greeks have voted to reject eurozone cash-for-reform proposals, although Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says it is not a mandate against Europe.

    And yet several European leaders had warned that a "No" vote would mean a decision to leave the eurozone.

    So what happens next? Will Greeks remain in the euro or lurch out of the single currency - which has come to be known as Grexit?

    More here

  7. Financial fixpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 6 July 2015

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  8. Danczuk on decisionpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 6 July 2015

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  9. What's Greece's next move?published at 13:57 British Summer Time 6 July 2015

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  10. 'It's not a question of money'published at 13:41

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    Professor George Katrougalos, the Greek minister for administrative reform, said: "We want to remain in a Europe, but a social Europe. It's not a question of money."

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    Both sides have to compromise. It's not a question just concerning Greece. We have to leave some room for alternative approaches within the EU - we cannot say there is only one economic policy, otherwise why have elections?"

  11. Child abuse campaigning was 'all consuming'published at 13:38

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    Mr Danczuk says campaigning on child sex abuse was all consuming and affected his family life: "There were nights my wife had to say can we not speak about child abuse for one evening."

  12. 'I was getting flashbacks'published at 13:35

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    As already mentioned, Labour MP Simon Danczuk has told The World at One he's been suffering from depression for a year caused by his work on child sexual abuse.

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    I get flashbacks to what people have told me they've experienced. I would say I've been suffering depression, and I'm seeking help. I was getting angry and aggressive about things. I've been drinking more than I should... it's a lonely place."

  13. 'Old tricks'published at 13:28

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    Elmar Brok chairs the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, and is a close ally of Chancellor Merkel. 

    He told The World at One he didn't want to see "the same old tricks" from Greece in any upcoming negotiations. 

    "If you ask for money, you have to show a programme that afterwards your country is better," he said.

    He said Ireland, Portugal and others had had to accept a programme of austerity, and for Greece not to do so would "set a bad example".

  14. What cost?published at 13:24

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    Mr Bini Smaghi adds:

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    This is dramatic, because it would have geopolitical consequences. What is the price of keeping Greece in the EU? It might be too high. How costly it is to have on board members who refuse to agree to things other members have agreed to?"

  15. 'Highly probable'published at 13:23

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    Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, who for five years until 2011 was a member of the ECB's executive, says the possibility of a country exiting the euro "was "never so highly probable as it is now". He says there's a risk of not just economic, but political, contagion in the rest of Europe. Asked about the future of the eurozone, he says Europe needs to progress towards political and monetary union.

  16. 'Sustainable proposals' neededpublished at 13:22

    Dara Murphy, European Affairs minister, underlines the need to come to an agreement with Greece, which he says has to come back to the negotiating table with a "sustainable set of proposals". He says there was progress in the economy before Syriza came to power, adding that reform is of utmost importance.

  17. 'Anger and dismay' in Berlinpublished at 13:22

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    The BBC's Jenny Hill in Berlin says there's a "huge amount of anger and dismay" in the German capital over the Greek situation.

    She says the German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with French president Francois Hollande tonight - but she is facing increasing political pressure at home, with many German voters saying they've had enough of taxpayers money being poured into what one described as a "bottomless pit".

  18. MP stepping back from child abuse workpublished at 13:15

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    Labour MP Simon Danczuk says he is stepping back from his campaigning work on child sexual abuse to get help for depression.

    The Rochdale MP said he had sought help from a psychiatrist after listening to victims' accounts took its toll on his mental health.

    In an interview with Becky Milligan for BBC Radio 4's The World at One programme, he said it had also affected his marriage.

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  19. Simon Danczuk interviewpublished at 13:00

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  20. Urgent question on BBC licence feepublished at 12:57

    Commons Speaker John Bercow has granted Labour's request for an urgent question on reports that the BBC will have to meet the cost of free TV licences for over-75s. It is understood George Osborne will announce the move in his Wednesday Budget. A minister will have to come to the Commons to respond to the urgent question - which will be asked by shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant at about 15:30. Will it be the chancellor himself? Time will tell. Although it's more likely to be a minister from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Either way, it pushes Mr Osborne's statement on Greece back by 30-40 minutes.