The Andrew Marr Show

Eagle is now asked why she abstained on voting for welfare cuts. 

She says she abstained on second reading to see if Labour could get changes to the Bill. She says this is a "perfectly normal process".

The Andrew Marr Show

Angela Eagle is now speaking to Andrew Marr. She is asked about whether she would block another referendum on Scottish independence given Scotland voted to remain in the EU but the UK voted to leave. 

She says London voted to remain, along with Liverpool and Merseyside, and that it was important to get the terms of leaving right.  

She adds: "Let's see where we are."

Duncan Weldon, the former BBC Newsnight economics correspondent, has been responding to news that Australia is calling for a free trade deal with the UK following Brexit.

He says it's good news. although it's outside the top 10 when it comes to trading partners with the UK.  

You can read more about the story here. 

Ahead of Owen Smith and Angela Eagle making their pitches to become the next Labour leader on the Andrew Marr Show, a poll has been published comparing the leadership ratings of Mr Corbyn and the Conservative leader and Prime Minister Theresa May.  

Some more additions to Theresa Mays' government have been announced, including:

• Nick Gibb as Minister of State at the Department for Education
• Ben Wallace as Minister of State for Security at the Home Office
• Baroness Williams of Trafford as Minister of State at the Home Office
• Robert Halfon as Minister of State at the Department for Education
• David Jones as Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union
• Baroness Neville-Rolfe as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Lord Freud as Minister of State for Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions
• Gavin Barwell as Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London at the Department for Communities and Local Government
• George Eustice as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Rory Stewart as Minister of State at the Department for International Development
• Simon Kirby as Economic Secretary at HM Treasury
• Lord O’Neill of Gatley as Commercial Secretary at HM Treasury

In a moment we’ll hear from Angela Eagle and Owen Smith, who are hoping to challenge Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership contest following a vote of no confidence in him as leader.

But, as BBC political correspondent Alan Soady explains, only one of them is likely to ultimately challenge Mr Corbyn in a ballot. 

Good morning and welcome to the BBC politics live page.

Coming up at 09:00 BST is the Andrew Marr Show on BBC One, where the guests will be Labour leadership hopefuls Angela Eagle and Owen Smith and the recently-appointed education secretary, Justine Greening.

Our main political stories at the moment are:

Smith to launch Labour leadership bid

Australia calls for Brexit trade deal

Trident plans ‘need more scrutiny’

Here's the main headlines so far this Friday.

• Theresa May has told Nicola Sturgeon she is "willing to listen to options" on Scotland's future relationship with the EU
• But after talks in Edinburgh, their first since Mrs May entered Downing Street, the prime minister appeared unwilling to consider the First Minister's ambition for a second referendum on Scottish independence in the event of Brexit
• Theresa May says the UK must redouble its efforts to defeat terrorism, as she condemned the "brutal murderers" behind "horrifying" attacks like that in Nice.  
• The new minister in charge of Brexit, David Davis, says the UK should be able to formally trigger its departure from the EU "before or by the start of next year".  
• Rail minister Claire Perry, under fire for her handling of the Southern Rail industrial dispute, is the latest minister to resign from the government
• The funeral of the late Labour MP Jo Cox has taken place in her West Yorkshire constituency.

Giles Dilnot
Daily and Sunday Politics reporter

Politicians recall the highs and lows at start of their ministerial careers.They offer some advice for those starting to climb the ladder to greater political power, as new secretaries of state settle into fresh roles after Theresa May shaped her government with a raft of new faces.Free from the pressures of office, Daily Politics reporter Giles Dilnot spoke to some old hands who reveal what it was like for them on their first few days in power.  

The Daily Politics

The Pontypridd MP said he would re-write Clause 4 of Labour's constitution, and said there should be a second vote on the terms of British exit from the EU, as people "were sold a pup" by the Leave campaign.He was speaking to Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil about the differences in policy between himself, Angela Eagle and Jeremy Corbyn as the party gears up for a leadership vote.  

The Daily Politics

Mervyn King ran the Bank of England for ten years, working with Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, and George Osborne.

And now he wants to encourage state schools to get their school children playing cricket.

He puts the case in a Daily Politics film, and reveals he would rather have captained Worcestershire Cricket Club than have run the UK's finances.  

Theresa May has held her first meeting with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon since becoming prime minister. Here are a selection of images of the occasion, which took place at Bute House - the first minister's official residence in central Edinburgh. 

Image source, PA

Image source, PA

Image source, PA

Image source, PA

Image source, PA

And the wider symbolism of the occasion...

The Daily Politics

Tories were divided over a new leader a few days ago, but a new prime minister emerged within hours.News footage captured quite a week for British politics, which saw David Cameron leave Downing Street several weeks before he was expecting to move on.  

Image source, PA

MPs will vote on Monday whether to give the final go-ahead to the renewal of the UK's nuclear weapons system and the government has published the details of the Trident motion that MPs will vote on.

If passed, it would give the green light to the manufacture of the next generation of multi-billion pound nuclear submarines, which would come into service by the end of the next decade. 

The motion asks MPs to support "replacing the current Vanguard Class submarines with four Successor submarines" while also obliging ministers to continue to report to Parliament every year on the programme and acknowledging "the UK remains committed to reducing its overall nuclear weapon stockpile by the mid-2020s".

The motion is expected to pass comfortably on the back of overwhelming Conservative support although the SNP and much of Labour's front bench are expected to vote against it.

Labour is split on the issue and Jeremy Corbyn, who opposes Trident renewal, has given his MPs a free vote pending the outcome of the party's defence review later this year.

More than 75% of Labour MPs - including leadership challengers Owen Smith and Angela Eagle - are expected to support the government and back the motion.

Image source, Reuters

Theresa May has said she will “listen to any options” brought forward by the Scottish government over UK-EU negotiations. 

Speaking after a "constructive and positive" meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh, Mrs May said she was “very clear” about the Scottish government being “fully involved” in negotiations to leave the EU.

“I want to get the best possible deal for the whole of the United Kingdom,” she said.

Asked about the prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence, Mrs May said “the Scottish people had their vote” and that a “clear message came through”.

Both the British and the Scottish governments said they would abide by the outcome of the 2014 independence referendum at the time, Mrs May insisted.