A group of senior police officers at the Avon and Somerset force has given a vote of no confidence in under-fire chief constable Nick Gargan.

Twenty-four of 25 officers balloted said Mr Gargan should not be allowed to return to his post.
A panel found him guilty of eight counts of misconduct last month, but Mr Gargan, 48, was cleared to resume his duties after being suspended.
On Wednesday he was told to quit by the force's police and crime commissioner.
PCC Sue Mountstevens said Mr Gargan had "abused his position" by forwarding emails and "storing intimate images" on his work phone and revealed she had started the process of using new powers to call on him to quit.
The ballot results were disclosed in a letter written to Ms Mountstevens, the contents of which she revealed on Thursday.
Turbulent times for police chief
Of the 25 officers balloted, who are all of at least superintendent rank, 24 said they had no confidence in Mr Gargan, while one abstained.
Speaking on behalf of Mr Gargan, Mark Polin, the chair of the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association, said the PCC was using the wrong piece of legislation to remove the chief constable.
He said: "Section 38 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act lays out the process for suspending or removing a chief constable.  Home Office guidance states that a separate disciplinary procedure under the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 must be used instead of Section 38 where there is an allegation of misconduct.
"In CC Gargan's case, this misconduct procedure has taken place and the panel has recommended that CC Gargan should return to work.
"It seems evident from the statement issued by the police and crime commissioner that she intends to rely on essentially the same facts considered by the misconduct panel to seek to remove Chief Constable Gargan under Section 38, which we believe was intended to be used in different circumstances."
Last month, the independent panel cleared him of gross misconduct. It recommended a final written warning be issued for each of the eight misconduct counts - the severest possible sanction.
The letter to Ms Mountstevens, from the Police Superintendents' Association branch chair Ian Wylie, was sent on 14 August.
It urged her to take on board the officers' views when reaching her decision "in relation to the future leadership and direction of this organisation".
The letter said the officers were given the opportunity to change their votes after the full details of Mr Gargan's misconduct became known and that none of them did.
It added: "It is our opinion that his position is no longer tenable to maintain public or internal confidence."
The letter followed a call from three former chief constables of the force for Mr Gargan to resign.
He was appointed by Ms Mountstevens in January 2013 after his predecessor, Colin Port, quit when she asked him to reapply for his job.
Following Ms Mountstevens' call for Mr Gargan to quit, the Chief Police Officers Staff Association, on his behalf, said he had "complied with every requirement of the protracted misconduct investigation and subsequent hearing" and had apologised for misconduct.
"He placed his fate in the hands of an expert professional panel, which made a clear recommendation that he should go back to work," the statement said.
Mr Gargan remains on full pay but is suspended from duty.


ScotRail said it has reached an in-principle agreement with the RMT union to bring to an end a dispute over driver-only operated trains.

The company said the agreement included a guarantee that a conductor would be retained as the second member of staff on board new trains being rolled out next year.
The dispute led to several days of strikes over the summer.
Further industrial action was suspended earlier this month for more talks.
ScotRail said the RMT would now present the proposal to its members in a company-wide vote.
The company said discussions had also taken place with Aslef, the train drivers' union, and a similar in-principle agreement reached.
The RMT said it would make its position clear once the proposed deal has been discussed by its national executive on Tuesday.
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said: "I am pleased that we have reached an in-principle agreement with the RMT and Aslef unions that, if formally agreed, will bring this dispute to an end.
"This will end the uncertainty for our people and our customers, and will allow us to concentrate on delivering the best possible service for Scotland, every single day.
"What we have put forward in our proposal will make our service more efficient and more effective while maintaining and enhancing the service we provide to our customers.
"It means that the new faster, longer, greener trains that will arrive in autumn next year really will be a revolution in how we deliver our service."
An RMT spokesman said: "After long hard hours at the negotiating table, and a sustained period of determined and solid industrial action involving our members, RMT's team will be reporting back to the unions executive tomorrow where the details will be considered in full.
"A further statement will be issued by the union after that executive meeting."


Celtic scored three goals in the final seven minutes as they claimed all three points in the Highlands.

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Patrick Roberts put Celtic ahead after only three minutes, but County responded well and almost equalised when Andrew Davies' header hit the post.
Stuart Armstrong coolly slotted home to double Celtic's lead on 83 minutes.
Substitutes Scott Sinclair and Moussa Dembele added goals in stoppage time to add some gloss to the scoreline.
The win takes Celtic seven points clear of Aberdeen - who slipped up with defeat at Hamilton on Tuesday - at the top of the Premiership table.
Celtic made eight changes to their line-up with manager Brendan Rodgers perhaps looking at their schedule and feeling it was time to rest some players.
They came out of the blocks firing and took the initiative immediately when Armstrong's desire to press won the ball in a dangerous area.
He released Roberts who danced inside and curled a beautiful effort into the far corner.
County responded quickly though with Liam Boyce, back in the side after injury, pained to see Craig Gordon's boot deflect his shot wide when clean through on goal.
Armstrong, Leigh Griffiths, Roberts and Ryan Christie all went close to a second. It did not arrive until late on and County will feel very unlucky not to have levelled.
Martin Woods, Davies and Boyce all had good efforts as the home side grew into the game.
Celtic appeared to have regained their dominance early in the second half but County continued to battle.
Ryan Dow shot straight at Gordon before Davies towered to power a header towards goal which struck the inside of the post and away.
Celtic's introduction of Dembele, Sinclair and Bitton reflected County's increasing influence.
When Gordon came racing out of his box and clattered into Boyce it seemed a red card would emerge.
It didn't, much to the fury of Jim McIntyre who could not believe the goalkeeper had escaped with a yellow.
Dembele should have settled it but Scott Fox brilliantly saved before Roberts fed the impressive Armstrong who calmly fired into the corner.
Sinclair missed a sitter before finally ending the contest in injury time with a great finish before Dembele added insult to injury with a fourth.
It was very harsh on Ross County who put so much in to making the match the spectacle it was.
For Celtic, another win, a significant gap at the top of the Premiership and cries of "Championees" ringing out from the away end in October.
Match ends, Ross County 0, Celtic 4.
Second Half ends, Ross County 0, Celtic 4.
Goal!  Ross County 0, Celtic 4. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Goal!  Ross County 0, Celtic 3. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
Foul by Ryan Dow (Ross County).
Moussa Dembele (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Jay McEveley (Ross County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Schalk (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick Roberts (Celtic).
Ian McShane (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).
Goal!  Ross County 0, Celtic 2. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Substitution, Ross County. Alex Schalk replaces Marcus Fraser.
Foul by Tony Dingwall (Ross County).
Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Michael Gardyne (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristian Gamboa (Celtic).
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner,  Celtic. Conceded by Marcus Fraser.
Corner,  Ross County. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
Craig Gordon (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liam Boyce (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Gordon (Celtic).
Substitution, Ross County. Tony Dingwall replaces Chris Burke.
Substitution, Celtic. Nir Bitton replaces Leigh Griffiths.
Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Ross County. Conceded by Emilio Izaguirre.
Corner,  Ross County. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
Attempt saved. Chris Burke (Ross County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Jay McEveley (Ross County) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner,  Ross County. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
Ryan Dow (Ross County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Dow (Ross County).
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Celtic. Scott Sinclair replaces Liam Henderson.
Substitution, Ross County. Jay McEveley replaces Paul Quinn.


England captain Dylan Hartley was the "first name on the teamsheet" for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy, says head coach Eddie Jones.

Replacement hooker Jamie George has impressed after coming on for Hartley, 30, early in the second half of the victories over France and Wales.
But the 26-year-old will again be on the bench at Twickenham on Sunday.
"There was never any doubt Dylan was going to be captain and never any doubt he was going to start," said Jones.
Northampton's Hartley has led England since Jones took over, and was confirmed as captain for the Six Nations despite serving a six-week suspension for striking an opponent shortly before the tournament started.
"Obviously Jamie is disappointed, because he wants the spot," said Jones. "And at some stage he will get it. Dylan can't play until he's 50.
"We had [England cricketer] Alastair Cook at training today, and he has played 140 Tests, and you don't play 140 Tests as a hooker, because the game is a lot more exacting."
Centre Owen Farrell, who will win his 50th cap aged 25 on Sunday, has led the side when Hartley has been replaced, and the pair have been rooming together at the team hotel this week.
"He's my room-mate, and makes my coffees in the morning," Hartley said. "He's a hell of a singer - he sings in the shower.
"But for a relatively young guy, he is wise beyond his years. The way he turns up every day, the way he approaches things - he puts 100% in.
"He's a hell of a role model for guys in the team."
England came from behind late on to beat both France and Wales.
And Jones believes the strength in depth in his side's matchday squad is better than any other country in the world.
The likes of George, Ben Youngs and Jack Nowell are among the replacements against the Azzurri.
"We have picked a strong side, right from 1 to 23," Jones added.
"If you look at the quality of our bench, I don't think there is any team in the world that has that quality."
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As well as Cook, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was a guest in camp this week, and shared philosophies with the England coaching staff.
Jones says he was highly impressed by the Italian, and is not concerned about Conte passing on any classified information to Sunday's opponents.
"I don't think he knows too much about rugby, so I'm not that worried he is going to share any secrets with the Italians," Jones said.
"He's a very impressive guy, I really liked his attitude and the way he spoke about the way he developed his team.
"You can see his team play hard and run hard. Obviously that comes from him and his desire."
England: Brown, May, Te'o, Farrell, Daly, Ford, Care, Marler, Hartley, Cole, Launchbury, Lawes, Itoje, Haskell, Hughes.
Replacements: George, M Vunipola, Sinckler, Wood, Clifford, Youngs, Slade, Nowell.
Italy: Padovani, Bisegni, Campagnaro, McLean, Venditti, Tommaso Allan, Edoardo Gori, Lovotti, Ghiraldini, Cittadini, Fuser, Van Schalkwyk, Steyn, Favaro, Parisse.
Replacements: Gega, Rizzo, Ceccarelli, George Biagi, Mbanda, Bronzini, Canna, Benvenuti.


Labour is "not yet doing enough" to win the 2020 general election, leader Jeremy Corbyn will tell MPs.

The Labour leader is expected to highlight positives from last week's elections but say the results were "mixed" for the party.
He will also criticise MPs for "parading on the media to give a running commentary on our party".
"We need, if not across-the-board unity, then at least respect for each other," he will say.
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In Thursday's elections, Labour held onto some key councils in England, remained the largest party in Wales and its candidate Sadiq Khan won the London mayoral election.
But it failed to make significant gains in England and slipped into third place behind the Conservatives in Scotland.
Addressing the Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr Corbyn is expected to point to the party's successes before adding: "But let's be clear. The results were mixed. We are not yet doing enough to win in 2020.
"This is only the first stage in our task of building a winning electoral majority, attracting voters from all the other parties and mobilising those who have been turned off politics altogether - as we did last week in Bristol and London.
"But overall we have moved in the right direction. And now we have to build on these results."
Following his victory, Mr Khan said Labour could only win elections if it reaches beyond its own activists to a "big tent" of people.
Most MPs did not back Mr Corbyn in last year's Labour leadership contest, and some senior figures have expressed concern about the direction of the party and its prospects following the elections.
Mr Corbyn will say: "I don't expect, or even want, blind loyalty, but members and supporters expect us all to focus on taking on the Tories - and for our debates to be focused on policy, not personality."
The leader will also say the party is united in its opposition to the government's "failed economic policies", claiming there is a "broad consensus in support of a different kind of politics".
He will add: "Last week's elections showed Labour's recovery has begun in earnest. We now need to work together to turn that into the kind of sustained revival that will deliver an election victory for the whole country in 2020."


Record-breaking performances and packed venues made the London Paralympics the most successful ever and many say it has changed the way people look at disability.

But the message may take some time to reach India.
The country had a lone shining moment with Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda's silver medal in Men's High Jump F42 class for athletes with an impairment that affects their arms or legs.
And deservedly the nation cherished Girisha's feat as medals have generally eluded India's Paralympians. But now questions are being raised at the country's ability to translate the congratulatory tone into awareness of disabled rights.
India is not known for being friendly towards the disabled and most public places still lack basic facilities to help them in everyday life.ã€€
'Second-class' citizens
Even before Girisha won his medal, Indian media was abuzz with stories about problems at the Athletes' Village.
Several athletes complained that the Paralympics Committee of India had failed to book accommodation for escorts and coaches at the facility. This made the lives of the athletes very tough as they were denied precious time with their coaches.
Taking to CNN-IBN, weightlifter Farman Basha said his preparation was severely affected because he could not move freely in the village without his escort. "I was confident of a medal and now all my training has gone in vain," he said.
The channel's editor, Rajdeep Sardesai, ran a special show to discuss whether India treats its Paralympians as second-class citizens. Many other channels and newspapers followed suit.
It's an irony that the controversy received more coverage than the Games themselves.
India may have won just one medal, but the Games were full of inspiring stories. The media seems to have clearly missed a chance to tell these stories to Indians in detail.ã€€
Speaking on the CNN-IBN show, Olympic silver medallist Rajyawardhan Singh Rathod said he was not surprised with the treatment of India's Paralympians.
He said much needs to be changed to give equal rights to Paralympians and millions of disabled people in India.
"It's an over-all attitude shift that we need to bring about in our country," he said.
There is another thread to the story that the India media seems to have missed. The Indian contingent at the Paralympics did not have a single female athlete.
While officials say this boils down to qualification woes, the problem runs much deeper.
Most schools and colleges lack basic sporting facilities for the disabled and the ones which do rarely encourage disabled women to participate.ã€€
While stories about the controversy continue to make headlines, nobody can take anything away from Girisha. The athlete certainly fought against the odds to make sure India did not return home from London empty handed.
He hails from the south Indian state of Karnataka and belongs to an average middle class family. But his determination to win a medal set him apart from others.
His training in Bangalore took place away from the glare of the media and fan recognition. With support from an NGO and government, Girisha quit his bank job six months ago to concentrate on training.
Today the result is there for everyone to see. And he hopes that his achievement will transcend the boundaries of sporting achievement and change the attitude of people towards disabled in India.
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Burnley have signed midfielder Joey Barton on a one-year deal.

Premier League club West Ham were close to signing Barton after his release by Queens Park Rangers this summer.
But Clarets boss Sean Dyche confirmed on Thursday they had been in talks with the 32-year-old for eight weeks before announcing he had arrived at Turf Moor.
Barton said he had no hesitation in wanting to work with Dyche, adding: "He's the most impressive guy I've sat in front of for a long, long time."
The ex-Manchester City and Newcastle player had a spell on loan at Marseille during 2012-13 and earned an England cap in 2007.
"I'm delighted we have Joey on board," Dyche told the club website.
"He was very respectful when speaking about us at the end of last season and during the summer.
"He is player who is in demand and who others think highly of.
"I know there is other stuff to his life and character, but on the pitch I think everyone speaks well of him."
The club revealed that the deal was sealed after Dyche cooked lunch for Barton on Wednesday.
Barton added: "We spoke at length about football over lunch. I knew as soon as I left his house that I wanted to play for Burnley."
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At least 32 people have died in a suicide attack targeting Shia in Iraq's capital Baghdad, officials say.

More than 60 were injured in the blast, carried out on a tent in a crowded market in a northern district of the city.
So-called Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack.
Many Shia pilgrims are taking part in mourning rituals commemorating the killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Hussein, in the 7th Century.
Reports say a militant detonated a suicide vest in the tent at lunchtime, when it was full of pilgrims.
IS said in a statement, published through the messaging service Telegram, that the attack on Saturday was carried out "in the middle of a gathering" in the Shaab area of Baghdad.
BBC Middle East editor Sebastian Usher says Sunni militants have long used such pilgrimages as targets for attacks causing large scale casualties.
This year, IS revived its bombing campaign in Baghdad killing hundreds of people, in what is seen as a response to the group's loss of much of its territory in Iraq.
In July, a lorry packed with explosives was detonated in central Baghdad's popular shopping district of Karrada in what was the deadliest single bomb attack in Iraq since 2007.
The latest attack comes as Iraqi forces prepare for an offensive in northern Iraq on Mosul, the last IS-held major city in the country.


Sweden's Alex Noren leads at the Nedback Golf Challenge after taking a two-shot lead over England's Chris Wood at the halfway stage.

Noren, 34, is eight under par at Sun City, with Wood, Fabrizio Zanotti, George Coetzee, Louis Oosthuizen and Jaco van Zyl all tied for second.
Zanotti leapt up the leaderboard after recording the first hole-in-one in the tournament's 35-year history.
The Paraguayan bogeyed the last two holes to finish with a round of 68.
"It was a great start, I couldn't believe it," said Zanotti, who holed out from 210 yards with a seven iron on the par-three fourth.
"It sounded strange when the tournament people told me I was the first to do it, but lucky for me that I'm the first one.
"I fought hard all day long and I'm in a very good position for the weekend."
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It was Oosthuizen's flawless 66 which was the lowest score of a second round delayed by an hour and 42 minutes due to the threat of lightning, which meant play ended in near-darkness.
But Noren did enough to take the outright lead and victory in South Africa would be his fourth European Tour title of the season.
A win on Sunday could take Noren to within 500,000 points of Race to Dubai leader and fellow Swede Henrik Stenson, who is seven shots off the lead after struggling to a two-over-par 74 in his second round.
It would also take the Swede into the world's top 10 for the first time, having been ranked 110th in May before winning the Scottish Open, European Masters and British Masters.
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Scotland boss Gordon Strachan says his side's second-half display against Lithuania was the "best we have played for a long time".

The hosts went behind to Fedor Cernych's strike just before the hour.
But Strachan felt that earning a 1-1 draw with a late James McArthur header was "a good point in the end".
"We made more chances than we did in Malta, it was exciting at times. To drag ourselves back after the body blow of the goal was terrific," he said.
"We congratulate the lads on that, and for going for it. We're second [in Group F], that's where it leaves us.
"There were a lot of chances cleared off the line, could have been handball, could have been this, could have been that. It could be a good point in the end.
"Only later on we'll find out if it's a good point. It's a strange group, Slovakia got beaten, England only beat Malta 2-0."
Although Scotland created chances for James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths after Cernych's opener, the equaliser did not come until the 89th minute.
Substitute Leigh Griffiths took a tumble in the box in added time as Scotland claimed a penalty, but Strachan remained positive despite the team being booed off at the end.
"I thought the first half was like an English Championship game, where one team hits the ball to their strikers, and then the other team does the same," the Scotland manager said.
"It was basically a game of knock-ons and knock-downs, who wins it, and it's very hard to play when the ball is in the air a lot. You need to be really brave and on top of our form to deal with that type of football.
"I don't see that we were lucky, I think that we were unlucky. I thought we'd win [as the game went on].
"There were a lot of chances, it just so happened we took the chance later on, which wasn't as good as some of the others we had.
"The ball just sliding by the post, the boy heading the ball off the line at the end, it maybe being a penalty. There are a few things that were unlucky. You might put it down to just not finishing well.
"Some would say there was a handball in there somewhere along the line. [Given the] chances in the second half, we were the far better team."
Strachan revealed captain Darren Fletcher was taken off at half-time with a thigh strain and is unlikely to feature in Tuesday's trip to face Slovakia, where he believes his team can take something from the game.
"Definitely, it can be done," he said. "We'll shake it up a wee bit, that's for sure, but there were some good performances, some brave performances.
"I thought Chris Martin was outstanding up front, bringing people into the game, Barry Bannan was terrific. There was a lot of good stuff from individual players. Some would probably want to play a bit better, that's for sure, but the effort and character was good.
"[The 1-1 draw] doesn't change much for us. We had a team in mind for that game on Tuesday and the way we're going to play, so it doesn't change much."
Lithuania manager Edgaras Jankauskas defended his team from accusations of time-wasting and said he felt the draw was "a fair result".
"We are not used to intensity of that level, so none of my players did that on purpose," Jankauskas said. "If they were lying down on the grass it was because they were exhausted, with cramps, they went down in a tackle or they were elbowed in the head.
"So I want to defend my players and say they didn't do that on purpose. There was no order to do that. We are here to play an honest game, our goal is not to take points at any cost. We want fair football.
"The game was very physical, at some points it looked like a battlefield, because elbows were flying. No-one was giving easy balls away, they were fighting for every yard of the pitch."


Spectators have been banned from using any type of horn at Millennium Stadium sporting events.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has issued the ban to "protect the unique match day atmosphere of the venue".
Air horns are already banned from the stadium but the new rule extends to all horns, including the vuvuzela.
The WRU said the move follows "spectator feedback", adding that fans entering the Cardiff venue with horns could now be stopped by stewards.


Padraig Harrington says his relationship with Sergio Garcia is "the best it has ever been" after they spoke and resolved their differences.

There has been an evident frostiness between the duo since Harrington's 2007 Open and 2008 US PGA wins over Garcia.
After Garcia's recent Masters triumph, Harrington described the Spaniard as a "sore loser" but the Irishman says their differences are now behind them.
"Sergio and I are on a much better footing," said Harrington on Tuesday.
"We've had a chat, because obviously clearly there was a bit of an elephant in the room about what I said.
"We have decided that we will look, going forward, at our similarities and the good in each of us rather than any other way. So we are in a great place. So if anything, it's worked out for the better."
Speaking at an R&A media briefing in Dublin to promote this year's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where Harrington won the title in 2008, the smiling Irishman refused to confirm that the duo had held their discussions at Rory McIlroy's wedding in County Mayo.
With McIlroy's handlers ensuring almost total privacy for the happy couple at Ashford Castle, there were few details about Saturday's events and when Harrington was asked whether he had met with the Spaniard in Mayo, the laughing Irishman replied: "It was somewhere.
"As you would expect with these things, literally the first person I met was Sergio.
"It was something that needed to be done straight away and the opportunity came up straight away.
"I've got to say, Sergio made it very easy. He was exceptionally good about it. He already was well informed, which was nice. That he looked into the deal of it and he understood what I was actually saying."
Three-time major winner Harrington is being tipped as a future Ryder Cup captain and Garcia could well be part of his team if the Irishman was to lead Europe against the USA.


Ian Bell remains an important part of the England Test team, says director of cricket Andrew Strauss.

The 33-year-old batsman said he would "take stock" when asked about his future on Sunday as England celebrated a 3-2 Ashes series win over Australia.
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"If he's got the motivation and drive to continue, then he's still got an important part to play," said Strauss.
"We know the number of high-quality performances we've seen from him over the years."
Warwickshire right-hander Bell has now played in five Ashes-winning teams, in which time he has scored more than 7,500 Test runs for England in 115 games.
He was moved up to number three in the batting order this summer, but his form has slumped - he averaged 26.87 against Australia in this series compared to 62.44 in the last Ashes series on home soil in 2013.
"He's at the stage of his career when he'll be thinking about what his future looks like," Strauss, who played alongside Bell for England and captained him for three years, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"For all those players who played an important part in the Ashes, it's time to sit down and take a couple of days off reliving the whole series in their mind without all the pressure on their shoulders."
Captain Alastair Cook said after England's Ashes win: "Ian is a class player and I hope he's around for a few more years."
England play away series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa this winter.
Strauss added: "Those two locations in particular are very tough.
"We have to play a lot better than we have done this summer and make some big improvements in a short space of time.
"After the winter, it will be a good gauge of where we are as a Test-playing nation."


A union leader has warned that the UK government's shake up of strike legislation could prove to be as controversial in Scotland as the poll tax was for Margaret Thatcher's government.

Gary Smith, from the GMB union, has called on the Scottish government to do more to oppose the bill.
UK ministers intend to introduce new laws in the Trade Union Bill.
The Scottish government said it was opposed to the legislation.
The new trade union law would force unions to give employers 14 days' notice of action and could limit the amount of money unions have to mount campaigns.
Mr Smith said: "The Scottish government needs to say very clearly that policing is about priorities, and trying to crush dissent and attack trade unions is not a priority for the Scottish police.
"The Scottish government has a choice here - they are either on the side of the trade unionists or they are going to be supporting the jailing of trade unionists.
"This is this generation's poll tax moment."
UK minister have argued the move is not "a declaration of war" on unions.
The community charge - more commonly known as the poll tax - was introduced in Scotland in 1989, a year before it was implemented in England and Wales.
It was a single flat-rate tax on every adult, set by the local authority.
Many people refused to pay it and the subsequent protests and riots contributed to Mrs Thatcher's downfall as prime minister.
After widespread civil unrest and protest, it was replaced by the council tax in 1993.
A Scottish government spokesperson said: "We have set out our clear and strong opposition to the proposals in the Trade Union Bill, which we regard as a totally unjustified attack on workers' rights.
"We will continue to oppose these plans in the strongest possible way, and we urge the UK government to look again at these deeply flawed proposals."
Meanwhile, Cosla - which represents 28 out of 32 Scottish councils - has said it stands "shoulder to shoulder" with trade unions in opposition to the UK government's proposed law.
The body's HR spokesman, councillor Billy Hendry, said: "Cosla leaders are highly concerned that these changes are being brought in with no evidence to back up the assertion that this would modernise the industrial relations between councils and their trade unions."
The announcement has been welcomed by the EIS teaching union and GMB.


Glamorgan spin bowling coach Robert Croft says the Welsh county's head coach vacancy appeals to him.

Croft, 45, who will join England's coaching staff for the one-day leg of their tour to South Africa, is viewed as a leading contender for the role.
Former Glamorgan boss Toby Radford left the job last month, a year before his contract was due to end.
"It's certainly a job that appeals to me. It's just whether it's the right time for the people here," Croft said.
"There is a process in place. Lots of people will be interested in coaching the wonderful club that we have here."
Former all-rounder Croft's playing career ended with Glamorgan in 2012.
Commenting of his new role within the England backroom team, Croft added: "It's a 12-day trip to South Africa. Nothing technical, purely tactical.
"Hopefully it will be an experience that I will gain from."


The trial has begun of a bin lorry driver accused of causing the death of an 80-year-old wheelchair user by dangerous driving.

Scott Hamilton, 44, is said to have collided with Peter Wills' motorised wheelchair on 3 December 2014 on Sheriffmuir Road, Dunblane.
It is alleged that as a result, Mr Wills was so severely injured that he died.
Mr Hamilton, from Bonnybridge, denies causing his death by dangerous driving.
The charge also accuses Mr Hamilton of reversing the bin lorry without taking "adequate steps" to ensure it was safe and clear, and without using a trained banksman provided for the purpose.
The trial, before Lord Ericht at the High Court in Stirling, is expected to last several days.


The Unity Bookshop in the New Zealand capital of Wellington was the site of a very civilised sort of protest on Thursday, when a group of people gathered outside to quietly read.

Their cause? The banning of Into the River, a teenage novel by New Zealand writer Ted Dawe about a Maori boy who faces bullying and racism and whose sexual encounters and experiences with drugs are described along the way.
Family First, a Conservative lobby group, objected to the novel's descriptions of sex and drug taking and New Zealand's Film and Literature Board of Review agreed, landing the title with an interim ban.
And so the book, which won top prize at the 2013 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, is now being pulled from libraries, schools, and bookshops around the country. Individuals caught distributing or exhibiting it face a fine of NZ$3,000 (Â£1,230), and companies NZ$10,000.
The small group of protestors in Wellington read Dawe's novel in plain sight, risking a fine for doing so, along with copies of other banned novels from history including Henry Miller's Tropic of Capricorn and JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.
Dawe now joins Salinger in a long list of authors whose novels for children or young adults have been banned or challenged. Here are some other cases from history.
Salinger's famous coming of age novel was banned and challenged in states across the US from 1960 to as recently as 2009. Among the reasons for bans and attempted bans were claims the book is "anti-white" (Ohio, 1963); "communist" (Washington, 1978); "centred around negative activity" (California, 1993); and simply a "filthy, filthy book" (South Carolina, 2001).
Harper Lee's tale of racism in 1930s Alabama has been included on school reading lists for decades but has never been far from controversy. It was banned in Minnesota in 1977 for its use of profanity and challenged frequently in the subsequent decades for its use of an offensive racial epithet. And it remains controversial to this day - sitting at 21 in a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009.
The Harry Potter titles have the dubious honour of being first on the list of most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009, up from number 48 in the previous decade. That may have as much to do with their number and popularity as their perceived offensiveness, but the titles have been frequently challenged and banned by schools around the world.
In 2000 a primary school in Kent banned its pupils from reading the series and 60 Christian schools in Australia did the same the following year. Religious schools in various US states have sought to ban the book over its occult themes and in 2002 people in New Mexico went as far as to stage a public burning of The Philosopher's Stone.
One of the more unusual reasons for banning a book - gay penguins. In 2014 Singapore authorities withdrew library copies of And Tango Makes Three, an illustrated children's book based on the real-life story of two male penguins who hatched an egg at the New York Zoo, on the grounds that it promoted homosexuality. The country's library board said in a statement that it takes "a pro-family and cautious approach" to children's books.
An extended version of the world's most famous diary was in 2010 removed from the syllabus of a Virginia school system in the US after a parent complained that it featured sexually explicit material and homosexual themes.
Among the offending passages was a detailed description by the author of her genitalia which was not included in the original 1947 edition.  In 2013 the same passage was accused of being "pornographic" by a mother in Michigan, who launched a formal complaint process to have the title banned but was unsuccessful.
Not the books, but the character of Winnie the Pooh was banned from a Polish playground in 2014 because of his "dubious sexuality" and "inappropriate" dress. The gentle bear was suggested as the face of a new play area in the small town of Tuszyn but was rejected by conservative councillors, one of whom accused the much-loved character of being a "hermaphrodite".
"The problem with that bear is it doesn't have a complete wardrobe," said Ryszard Cichy. "It is half naked which is wholly inappropriate for children."
It was talking animals that did for Lewis Carroll's much-loved 1865 novel, when in 1931 the governor of Hunan province in China said that it was "disastrous" to depict "animals and human beings on the same level" and promptly banned the book.
The adventure story had run afoul of censors as early as 1900, when it was suspended from classroom use at Woodsville High School in Haverhill, New Hampshire, because it contained expletives and sexual references. More recently it has been challenged in some US school districts by parents who feel the story encourages drug use.
Or Where's Waldo in this case, as it was the US version of the famous children's book that offended with a glimpse of a woman's breast. Hard as that sliver of naked breast may have been to find even when trying - it is approximately the size of a single letter in this sentence - it was spotted by eagle-eyed Waldo-finders in Long Island, New York and banned. View below at your discretion.


Cristiano Ronaldo moved three clear of Lionel Messi at the top of the Champions League scoring charts after a hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk.

His treble, which included two spot-kicks, took him to 80 Champions League goals and eight in his last two games.
Ronaldo's third was a header after Marcelo's shot had been parried.
Karim Benzema had tapped in Real's opener after keeper Andriy Pyatov dropped a cross, while Shakhtar had Taras Stepanenko sent off.
Real Madrid's main cause for concern from the game was forward Gareth Bale having to go off injured after 32 minutes.
The Wales international was holding his calf before being replaced by Mateo Kovacic, while the Spanish club's centre-backs Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos were also substituted with knocks.
Relive Tuesday's Champions League action
Ronaldo was level with Barcelona rival Messi on 77 Champions League goals before Real Madrid began their quest for a record 11th crown in Europe's top competition.
But after the Portuguese had bagged five goals against Espanyol on Saturday, he scored his third Champions League hat-trick to move clear on his own at the top.
Ronaldo and Messi have constantly overtaken each other for the honour of the competition's most prolific scorer and the latter will have the chance to respond when Barcelona meet Roma on Wednesday.
The first of Ronaldo's spot-kicks came after Darijo Srna was controversially adjudged to have handled the ball, despite a shot from the Real forward appearing to hit him on the back.
"I feel so proud and happy to score eight goals in two games but that is not my goal - my aim is to be good all season and for the team to succeed, which is the most important for me, and win trophies," said Ronaldo.
"It is just the beginning of the season. The league is long. It is too early to say we are amazing or bad. Let's work the same way and let's see what happens at the end of the season."
"Without playing a brilliant match we still created a lot of chances," said Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez.
"Bale had a spasm in his calf muscle. We must wait a day or two to see how serious it is. He had a similar issue last year."
Former Real Madrid and Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria scored the first goal of this season's Champions League group stages when he put Paris-St Germain on the way to a 2-0 victory against Malmo.
The Argentine sent an angled shot into the top corner for his first goal since scoring for United in an FA Cup tie against Yeovil in January, with an Edinson Cavani header following Zlatan Ibrahimovic's backheel completing the win.
Wolfsburg brought in Julian Draxler from Schalke as a replacement for Kevin de Bruyne and he scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow when he stabbed in a shot after his initial header was saved.
Atletico Madrid made a strong start to their campaign as they won 2-0 in Galatasaray courtesy of two first-half goals from Antoine Griezmann.
Borussia Monchengladbach were back in Europe's top competition after a 37-year absence but lost 3-0 to Sevilla.
The Spanish side had three penalties in the match. Kevin Gameiro scored the first but missed the next before handing over spot-kick duties to Ever Banega, who made no mistake for their second goal.
Yevhen Konoplyanka's shot from the right wing caught Monchengladbach keeper Yann Sommer out at his near post for Sevilla's third.
Champions League debutants Astana were the first team from Kazakhstan playing in the competition but were beaten 2-0 by Benfica after goals from Nicolas Gaitan and Kostas Mitroglou.
Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner,  Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt saved. Alex Teixeira (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Viktor Kovalenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco.
Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepe with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Pepe (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isco with a cross.
Corner,  Real Madrid. Conceded by Andriy Pyatov.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a headed pass.
Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Bernard replaces Olexandr Gladkiy.
Goal!  Real Madrid 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
Attempt saved. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco.
Corner,  Real Madrid. Conceded by Maksim Malyshev.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Maksim Malyshev (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Maksim Malyshev (Shakhtar Donetsk).
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Maksim Malyshev (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Teixeira.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Isco with a cross.
Corner,  Real Madrid. Conceded by Márcio Azevedo.
Olexandr Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Olexandr Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk).
Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Marlos.
Corner,  Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Isco.


The leader of the organisation representing councils in Wales has launched a scathing attack on plans to slash the number of local authorities.

Bob Wellington's comments come after Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said he wanted to cut councils from 22 to eight or nine in Wales.
Mr Wellington warned there was "nothing more dangerous in a combat zone than a general with a map".
He was speaking at a conference of the Welsh Local Government Association.
Mr Wellington said a proposed map of local government had been drawn up by "Cathays Park civil servants" without proper consultation with local government.
He told the WLGA conference in Swansea that against a backdrop of council budget cuts, ministers could end up merging "empty shells".
"We have to say, in the current climate local government reorganisation seems to perfectly fit with the old military maxim that the most dangerous thing in a combat zone is a general with a map," he said.
"The debate on devolution exclusively appears to dwell on empowering Cardiff Bay while local services are sinking in a sea of austerity.
"We cannot carry on with this level of doubt and ambiguity, it's draining and demoralising for our employees."
Mr Andrews took to the stage after Mr Wellington.
After muted applause but no open hostility from delegates, he said there was a "grand prize" available to local government, suggesting extra powers could be devolved to councils.
Mr Andrews also said a "long debate" would now follow the publication of the Welsh government's proposed map.
In a detailed speech, the minister cited examples around the UK where councils have dealt well with cuts by reforming their organisations.
Mr Andrews said the Welsh government had protected councils more than the UK government had in England, but there were "deep cuts" to come.


Many of you got in touch to tell us you weren't pleased when two of the country's most important politicians called each other names last week in parliament.

9 April 2014 Last updated at 09:49 BST
When the two men called each other a 'muppet' and a 'dunce' - lots of you told us what you thought.
Today, the Prime Minister David Cameron and Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband face each other in the House of Commons for the first time since then.
Ayshah has been reporting from outside the Houses of Parliament this morning.


A sixth member of an Australian family has died after a car crash on the way to the Taj Mahal in India.

A friend who wished to remain anonymous confirmed to the BBC on Thursday that the family's grandfather NK Paliwal had died.
Australian restaurateur Rupendra Dutta, 48, remains in hospital and is reportedly suffering a spinal injury.
His wife Anamika Dutta, 45, their son and two daughters aged between 12 and 20, and Mrs Dutta's sister were killed.
Witnesses said the family's hired SUV was speeding before it hit a barrier and flipped on Sunday.
The family friend said Mr Dutta remained in recovery and had not been told about his family.
On Tuesday the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed only that five Australians were involved in a crash, and did not provide an update on Thursday.
The grandfather is not believed to have been an Australian citizen.


The United States and United Kingdom have announced that laptops, e-readers and almost any other electronic device that is not a phone will be banned from cabin luggage on some flights.

The US rule only applies to 10 airports, but one of those is the world's busiest international airport - Dubai International.
The UK ban does not include Dubai, and only has six countries on the list.
The US rule is broad and wide-ranging, affecting almost anything that is not a phone.
It says: "Electronic devices larger than a cell phone/smart phone will not be allowed to be carried onboard the aircraft in carry-on luggage or other accessible property."
Anything larger will have to go in checked luggage in the hold.
But the advice does not define that size with any measurements, saying simply that "the approximate size of a commonly available smartphone is considered to be a guideline for passengers".
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave a list of examples, but said it was not exhaustive:
For US-bound passengers, it is not clear if the vague sizing could cause problems with interpretation, especially when it comes to larger phones or so-called "phablets" such as the iPhone 7 Plus.
In an accompanying document, the DHS said "their size is well understood by most passengers who fly internationally".
The examples specifically mention both portable media players and game systems.
But "necessary medical devices" will be allowed on board flights - after a security check.
The UK has offered clearer parameters: nothing bigger than 16cm (6.3ins) long, 9.3cm (3.6ins) wide or 1.5cm (0.6ins) deep will be allowed into the cabin - which means mobiles like the larger iPhone Plus will still be allowed.
Parents dread flight ban for laptops
The new rules apply to 10 airports if you are flying to the US:
The DHS said it had chosen the airports "based on the current threat picture" but did not provide any more details. It said it might add more airports in future.
There is also no time limit on the rules - they will stay in place "until the threat changes".
The rule change also requires no additional Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents, US authorities said - any increased security cost will be borne by the affected airports.
For UK-bound travellers, it affects all flights coming from:
This means it affects 14 airlines including British Airways, EasyJet and Monarch.
If you are on a business trip from Asia to the US, it is likely that a Middle Eastern airport like Dubai could be part of your itinerary.
But the document detailing the enhanced security refers to "last point of departure airports" - so if you change planes at one of the affected airports for the last leg of your trip, the rules still apply.
So, for example, going from Dubai to New York - a 14-hour flight - will leave you without a laptop or other device, no matter where you started your journey from.
"TSA recommends passengers transferring at one of the 10 affected airports place any large personal electronic devices in their checked bags upon check-in at their originating airport," the official advice says.
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said it was basing its decisions on "evaluated intelligence".
It said terrorists "continue to target commercial aviation" and are trying to find "innovative methods" to make such attacks - including hiding explosives in consumer electronics.
"We note that disseminated propaganda from various terrorist groups is encouraging attacks on aviation, to include tactics to circumvent aviation security."
"We have reason to be concerned," the agency said - but did not address any specific threat.
Instead, they cited three examples of attacks that caused concern: the 2015 downing of an aircraft in Egypt, the attempt to down an airliner in Somalia in 2016, and the 2016 armed attacks against airports in Brussels and Istanbul.
Some of the banned devices may not be much larger than a mobile phone, adding to the confusion. Homeland Security said they were allowing phones simply because the new rules aim "to balance risk with impacts to the travelling public".
Jim Termini, whose company Redline specialises in airport security, said that laptops could be modified to allow small devices to be hidden inside - as had happened in Somalia.
"The device functioned prematurely and the guy carrying it was ejected from the plane rather violently. But it did demonstrate that this method of operation in concealing an improvised explosive device within a large electrical device is a valid way of attempting to smuggle a threat item onboard an aircraft."
Mr Termini added that laptops could be adapted to create space where the battery is housed in order to allow an explosive device to be placed inside. "If a device is opened and turned on, you can prove functionality while it is still a valid IED (improvised explosive device), and the problem with these devices is that they are incredibly difficult to identify with X-ray technology".
But what is the difference between being in the cabin, or in the hold? Philip Baum, editor of Aviation Security International, told the BBC: "Inside the cabin, the terrorist, or duped passenger, can at least be guaranteed a seat next to the fuselage - as on Daallo Airlines last year - improving the chances of destroying the aircraft."
No. As part of the legal agreements that allow commercial airlines to enter US airspace, they must abide by TSA security rules.
The UK government also says that direct flights can only "continue to operate to the UK subject to these new measures being in place".
The DHS points out that the new rules will apply to a very small proportion of travellers - just 10 of the 250 or so airports which fly to the US.
Meanwhile, the UK says "decisions to make changes to our aviation security regime are never taken lightly" and it will work to "minimise any disruption these new measures may cause".
"A small percentage of flights to the United States will be affected, and the exact number of flights will vary on a day to day basis," it said.


The government could be forced to retreat on plans to compel every school in England to become an academy because of an emerging broad-based opposition, the National Union of Teachers claims.

The union's leader Christine Blower said there could be a rapid reversal, as happened with disability payments.
The NUT's conference is to vote on industrial action against the plans.
But Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is set to tell another union there is no "reverse gear" on the reforms.
"I want to be clear, there will be no pulling back," the education secretary will tell the NASUWT teachers' union, which is also holding its annual conference this weekend.
The NUT conference in Brighton on Saturday will debate calls for a wide-ranging campaign against compulsory academy status, including the threat of a one-day strike in the summer term.
Ms Blower, the union's general secretary, said that doubts about the academy plan stretched across the political spectrum.
"Sometimes the government gets it spectacularly wrong," she said. "There is very wide and deep opposition."
A number of Conservative party representatives in local government have spoken out against the plans which would remove the role of local councils and put all schools in the hands of academy chains.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron sent a message to the teachers' conference saying the compulsory academy plan is "worse than misguided - it is downright harmful. It will be a costly and disruptive process for thousands of schools".
John Howson, an expert on teacher recruitment and a Liberal Democrat, has urged faith groups to oppose the changes, arguing that they represent a "nationalisation" of local schools.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the NUT conference on Friday and called for the academy plans to be abandoned, accusing them of being "asset stripping".
Roy Perry, representing the Local Government Association, has warned: "Forcing schools to become academies strips parents, teachers and faith groups of any local choice."
The NUT conference will hear calls for industrial action in opposition to the changes, which union leaders say could threaten teachers' pay and job security, as such decisions about pay and conditions would be decided by academy chains.
They accuse the plans of being undemocratic and "evidence free".
The union's deputy leader, Kevin Courtney, described it as a non-manifesto policy which had been "written on the back of a fag packet".
The union has written to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan calling on her to provide evidence that academies were likely to improve more rapidly than local authority schools.
The NUT also challenges the idea that academies are more autonomous, arguing that individual schools will lose their identity and independence once absorbed into academy chains, which would not need to have parent governors.
Mr Courtney said the impact would be to "drive the public out of decision making".
The scale of the changes would be the biggest overhaul of England's education system for generations, he said, but argued that there was no convincing evidence to justify it.
A spokesman for the Conservative party said the proposed reforms would accelerate a process of improving schools.
"However, there is still more to do to ensure consistent world-class teaching across the country.
"We are creating a dynamic school-led system where parents have a more significant voice in schools and play an active role in their child's education.
"To drive up standards we will encourage more schools to work together in multi-academy trusts so they share resources, staff and expertise.
"The crucial change is that under the academies system, strong schools and leaders are able to spread their influence, and those which are struggling get the help they need more swiftly.
"It is a system with parents and children at its heart, and will ensure no area is left behind."


Politicians in Cardiff Bay will score a "massive own goal" if they reject the latest powers on offer to Wales, Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has warned.

He told MPs on the Welsh Affairs Committee the draft Wales Bill "enshrines permanently" the existence of the assembly.
Mr Crabb said it would be "ridiculous" for AMs to oppose the bill in a favour of a "row with the UK government".
First Minister Carwyn Jones will give evidence to the committee in November.
More powers over energy, transport and the running of the assembly have been offered in the draft Wales Bill which was published last Tuesday.
It also proposes a "reserved powers" model, which lists the policy areas still controlled by the UK government - such as defence and foreign affairs - with everything else assumed to be devolved.
Mr Jones has claimed that the reserved powers model could actually weaken devolution, calling for more cross-party talks on the plans.
Mr Crabb told the Welsh Affairs committee on Monday he wanted to create greater clarity about the share of powers between Wales and Westminster.
"The devolution arrangements have been found wanting - spectacularly so, I would say, given how vague, unclear, and how silent the existing devolution legislation is on so many aspects of policy that the two administrations need to work out who's responsible for," he said.
The Welsh secretary also warned AMs that there would be no further legislation about powers for Wales during this Parliament after the draft bill.
"I think if they were to walk away from this, that would be a massive, massive own goal," he said.
"If they were to say 'sorry we don't want that now' after having spent so long asking for everyone of those powers - then to turn round and say we don't want it after all, we'd rather have the row with UK government because it suits the political culture of Wales much better - I just think that's ridiculous."
The Welsh Affairs Committee will meet at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on 9 November to take evidence from assembly party leaders, other AMs and constitutional experts.


Rotherham's winless run was extended to 12 games as first-half goals from Jordan Hugill and Callum Robinson helped Preston to a comfortable win.

Robinson spurned a great chance before Hugill headed in off the post from Greg Cunningham's cross to open the scoring.
It was 2-0 when Aiden McGeady teed up Robinson for a tap-in from close range.
Substitute Peter Odemwingie crossed for Richard Wood to halve the deficit with a header, but Marnick Vermijl tapped in to seal the win on the counter-attack.
Rotherham are now without a win since 20 August and are eight points from safety at the bottom of the Championship.
Joe Mattock and Jon Taylor threatened for Kenny Jackett's side with long-range efforts, but the former Wolves manager has just one point from his opening four matches in charge.
Preston, meanwhile, responded perfectly to last week's 2-1 loss to Newcastle to move up a place into 11th with a fifth win from their last last eight matches.
It could have been an even bigger scoreline, but Robinson failed to make a proper connection from a McGeady cross and then smashed an effort from the edge of the box narrowly wide.
Rotherham manager Kenny Jackett: " "It's deflating for the players because you need to stay in games.
"We didn't do enough and we didn't have a defensive solidity about us that could keep us in the game.
"I am learning about the players and trying to find the best combination for us.
"We have quite clearly given away far too many goals this season. Since I've come in, we have conceded six goals in three games and it's very difficult to get points under those circumstances."
Preston manager Simon Grayson: " "We warned the players about Kenny being new to the club and him being desperate to get out of the run they have been on.
"We were professional and started the game well. We played some good stuff but also mixed it up and battled and scrapped when we had to do.
"I was really pleased with the individual and the team performance. It was a professional performance from us.
"We are pleased with how we are progressing but we won't get carried away. We will just keep plodding away and see where it takes us. Anything could happen for any club in this division because it's relentless."
Match ends, Rotherham United 1, Preston North End 3.
Second Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Preston North End 3.
Offside, Rotherham United. Isaiah Brown tries a through ball, but Peter Odemwingie is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jermaine Beckford.
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jermaine Beckford.
Foul by Simon Makienok (Preston North End).
Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Halford with a cross.
Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Aiden McGeady.
Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Baptiste.
Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
Attempt missed. Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson following a fast break.
Corner,  Rotherham United. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
Attempt blocked. Isaiah Brown (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Wood with a headed pass.
Foul by Simon Makienok (Preston North End).
Greg Halford (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Alex Baptiste (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Danny Ward (Rotherham United).
Goal!  Rotherham United 1, Preston North End 3. Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Preston North End. Marnick Vermijl replaces Ben Pringle.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Isaiah Brown replaces Jon Taylor.
Foul by Simon Makienok (Preston North End).
Greg Halford (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
Greg Halford (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Rotherham United 1, Preston North End 2. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peter Odemwingie.
Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Mattock (Rotherham United).
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
Bailey Wright (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jon Taylor (Rotherham United).
Corner,  Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
Corner,  Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
Corner,  Rotherham United. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.


The counselling service ChildLine had more than 34,000 consultations with children who talked about killing themselves in 2013/14, it has revealed.

The number of such consultations has increased by 116% since 2010/2011.
The NSPCC - which runs ChildLine - said that most of the children were aged between 12 and 15.
Sue Minto, head of ChildLine, said social media was making the problem worse because it meant young people were unable to escape from bullying.
"When I was a child you could go home, shut the door and you would have some escape and some release and a chance to pull yourself together again," she said.
"That doesn't happen for our children and young people. They live in a highly pressurised world where the internet never sleeps and even if they turn off their phone, it's still there waiting for them."
The figures come from a new report entitled On the Edge - ChildLine spotlight: Suicide.
The report also says the highest number of consultations on suicide - either conducted on the telephone or online - were on Sundays and Mondays.
ChildLine said it received calls from young people for various reasons but suicide was the only topic in which it had seen a significant rise in the number of people coming forward.
A 17-year-old girl who did not want to be named told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she had attempted to kill herself after being bullied at school.
"I felt alone and isolated - I wasn't happy because the bullying followed me everywhere and I didn't really have an escape," she said.
"I thought 'What's the point in being alive if nobody likes me?'. I thought 'Why am I still here - we're all going to die anyway so does it really matter if I go now'."
She is now getting help from counsellors.
From April 2013 to April 2014, ChildLine held 34,517 counselling sessions with children who talked about suicide. Six thousand of these children had told a counsellor they had previously attempted suicide.
ChildLine said six in every 10 counselling sessions for suicide involved 12 to 15-year-olds.
This year, more 15-year-olds were counselled than any other age group. Previously, the most prominent age was 17-year-olds.
There has also been an increase in counselling sessions for children aged 11 or younger - although they account for just 2% of all sessions.
One in three young people counselled about suicide also mentioned self-harm in 2013/14, an increase of 29% compared with 2012/2013.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that suicide rates for 15 to 19-year-olds remained broadly consistent between 2000-2012.
ONS figures show that 125 young people within that age range killed themselves in 2012.
Esther Rantzen, journalist and founder of ChildLine, said: "We must learn from what they are telling us, and persuade them not to feel fearful or ashamed to tell others of their feelings.
"The first step is to make sure that young people have sufficient support around them. And so our report offers a wealth of guidance to parents, carers and professionals on where to seek help and how to open up these critical conversations with young people."


Asian shares were mostly higher after a breakthrough deal in Greece for a bailout package from creditors provided some resolution in the debt crisis.

Eurozone leaders came out from talks on Monday in Brussels with a deal to keep Greece afloat and part of the euro currency union after months of negotiations.
But the euro fell from earlier gains to $1.0986, from $1.1004 in New York.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 1.6% at 20,411.40 in morning trade.
The euro also eased against the yen to 135.74, compared with 135.84 in US trade, as investors digested news of the long-awaited deal.
Evan Lucas, market strategist at trading firm IG said that although the deal reduces the risk of a Greek exit from the eurozone right now, the bloc still faces significant issues in the medium term.
"Greek politics could collapse under the strain of this new deal and the subsequent elections that may transpire," he said in a note.
"The viability of the programme is also a large risk if the 'reform' process is disjointed or feeble or straight out rejected by new governments."
Shares of Sony were down 2% after the electronics company announced its first new share offering in 26 years.
The move is intended to raise the capital for a larger restructuring program to push the business towards image sensors and video games.
Chinese shares opened lower on Tuesday after rallying for the last three sessions to recover losses from its recent plunge.
The Shanghai Composite was down 0.4% to 3,956.47, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was lower by 0.5% to 25,088.68 in early trade.
Shares of telecommunications equipment maker ZTE surged 10% in Shenzhen after its board approved a share buyback plan estimated to be 1bn yuan ($161m; Â£104m).
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was up 1.7% to 5,567.80 with miners leading the charge.
Index heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were up over 3% on expectations of good earnings reports next month.
South Korean shares were down 0.1% with the benchmark Kospi index at 2,059.07 points.


US basketball player Jason Collins has come out as gay, the first active male athlete in a major American professional team sport to do so.

He declared his sexuality in an article for Sports Illustrated, announcing: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."
President Barack Obama, NBA star Kobe Bryant and sportswear company Nike were among those expressing public support.
Former NBA player John Amaechi came out in 2007, but had already retired.
On Monday, Mr Obama, who last year announced his support for gay marriage, called Collins to tell him he was impressed with his courage and offer his support, the White House said.
Former President Bill Clinton called the move "an important moment for professional sports and in the history of the LGBT community".
His daughter, Chelsea, who knew Collins when they were both students at California's Stanford University, tweeted: "Very proud of my friend Jason Collins for having the strength and courage to be the first openly gay player in the NBA."
NBA Commissioner David Stern said in a statement: "Jason has been a widely respected player and teammate throughout his career and we are proud he has assumed the leadership mantle on this very important issue."
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was among several of Collins's fellow NBA players to offer his support publicly.
"Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others," Bryant tweeted, followed by the words "courage" and "support".
Sportswear company Nike, which has endorsed Collins, also supported his decision.
"Jason is a Nike athlete," its statement said. "We are a company committed to diversity and inclusion."
The reaction was not entirely welcoming: An analyst for sports broadcaster ESPN, Chris Broussard, said on Monday he did not believe that "you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle" and be a Christian. Collins had written in the article that he took "the teachings of Jesus seriously".
In the Sports Illustrated article, Collins, who has most recently played for the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, said: "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.
"But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, 'I'm different.' If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand."
He added that this month's bombings at the Boston Marathon had reinforced his conclusion that he should talk publicly about his sexuality.
"Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully?" Collins wrote.
Collins, who has played 11 seasons in the NBA with six teams and is not currently attached to a team, said he had tried to suppress his feelings through relationships with women.
"When I was younger I dated women. I even got engaged," he said. "I thought I had to live a certain way.
"I thought I needed to marry a woman and raise kids with her. I kept telling myself the sky was red, but I always knew it was blue."
Collins said he decided he should go public after his former roommate at Stanford University, Congressman Joe Kennedy, scion of the Kennedy political dynasty, marched in a Boston gay pride parade.
As basketball player at Stanford, Collins competed in the national collegiate championship tournament, reaching the fourth round. He has also played in two NBA finals. His twin brother, Jarron, is a former NBA player.
Collins explained that in 2012 he changed his uniform number to 98 - a number with significance for the gay community in the US - as a gesture of solidarity.
In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was brutally killed in what has been cited as one of the most notorious anti-gay hate crimes in the US.
Several male athletes have previously come out after retirement, including Amaechi, the NFL's Esera Tuaolo and Major League Baseball's Billy Bean. Collins is the first to do so while active in sport.


Matty Pearson scored a winner late in extra time for League Two's Accrington as they knocked out Premier League Burnley in the EFL Cup second round.

In a first competitive meeting between the two since 1893, fourth-tier Stanley beat a Premier League club for the first time in their history.
Pearson drilled home when the Clarets failed to clear a long cross.
Clarets substitutes Andre Gray and Scott Arfield both saw efforts well saved in extra time.
Stanley will now travel to West Ham's new Olympic Stadium home in round three.
Four top-flight sides have been knocked out in the second round, with Burnley joining Middlesbrough, West Brom and Watford in exiting the competition.
Accrington beat Bradford 11-10 on penalties in the last round but had won just one league game so far this season - now they will face West Ham at the London Stadium in round three.
Sam Vokes was the only player who survived 10 changes from Clarets boss Sean Dyche, who handed four full debuts including on-loan Liverpool full-back John Flanagan, winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson, goalkeeper Nick Pope and midfielder Aiden O'Neill.
Andre Gray replaced Vokes in the second half in his first appearance since being charged by the Football Association for misconduct over homophobic posts he made on Twitter in 2012.
Accrington boss John Coleman:
"It will be nice to go there [West Ham], it will be difficult. I'd have preferred Northampton at home.
"It's good for my family because my son-in-law is a West Ham fan and is trying to bring my two grandsons up as Hammers. There will be divided loyalties in our house. The acid test will be what top the two grandsons are having.
"It will generate some finance and it will help towards the playing side of it.
"If we want to compete with everyone else in our league we need more finance into the playing budget.
"We're not going to live beyond our means and I wouldn't encourage them to live beyond their means. This will be a massive boost for us."
Burnley manager Sean Dyche:
"I was really pleased with the performance in general.
"We created enough chances to certainly win. In cup games you always get a team who find a chance and they found probably two.
"The main thing I'm really pleased about is that one of my young players Aiden O'Neill didn't come away with a broken leg.
"I've seen a ridiculous challenge which is a red card immediately. There's a two-footed tackle in the second half let go. I'm amazed by the referee but that's part and parcel of the game."
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Burnley 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Burnley 0.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Paddy Lacey (Accrington Stanley) because of an injury.
Foul by Nick Pope (Burnley).
Paddy Lacey (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aiden O'Neill (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley).
Goal!  Accrington Stanley 1, Burnley 0. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross.
Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Burnley).
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Accrington Stanley. Matty Pearson tries a through ball, but Paddy Lacey is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Fredrik Ulvestad (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
Corner,  Burnley. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Flanagan.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Romuald Boco (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Janoi Donacien with a cross.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arron Davies (Accrington Stanley).
Second Half Extra Time begins Accrington Stanley 0, Burnley 0.
Substitution, Burnley. George Boyd replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
First Half Extra Time ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Burnley 0.
Foul by Andre Gray (Burnley).
Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Burnley. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
Offside, Accrington Stanley. Arron Davies tries a through ball, but Paddy Lacey is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Arron Davies (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner,  Accrington Stanley. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
Attempt blocked. Arron Davies (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Arron Davies replaces John O'Sullivan because of an injury.
Foul by Jon Flanagan (Burnley).
Steven Hewitt (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Burnley).
Elliot Parish (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Burnley. Conceded by Mark Hughes.


The head of Invest NI has said he is confident there will be no more job cuts at Bombardier in the near future.

This week the company announced more than 1,000 jobs were to go at its Belfast plant, which makes the wings for its new C-Series plane.
It is part of a cost-cutting drive that will see Bombardier shed 7,000 jobs across its global workforce.
Alastair Hamilton told the BBC's Inside Business programme he had confidence in management at the firm.
"I'd be pretty confident that if they are going to do a plan such as they've done over the last few days, that they will have that well thought through and they'll have built that to make sure that they are fit for the future," Mr Hamilton said.
Bombardier is one of Northern Ireland's largest private sector employers, providing jobs for 5,500 people and additional work for many other local suppliers.
It operates in four locations - east Belfast, Newtownabbey, Dunmurry and Newtownards.
The firm's significance to the economy is huge - it produces 10% of Northern Ireland's total manufacturing exports.
The company has been under severe financial pressure, as cost overruns on its new C-Series jet have drained cash out of the company.
"I think we're at a turning point for the C-Series," Mr Hamilton said.
"We've made our investment, we've made that investment at risk, we fully understand that, but this is about rebuilding this operation for a future of high-tech, high quality, composite-based manufacturing."


An oak tree planted in Glasgow nearly 100 years ago as a tribute to the city's suffragettes has been named Scotland's Tree of the Year.

The Suffragette Oak in Kelvingrove Park won a public vote from six trees shortlisted in the Woodland Trust Scotland competition.
It was nominated and championed by Glasgow Women's Library.
The oak will now compete with entries from 15 other countries to decide the 2016 European Tree of the Year.
Wendy Kirk, from Glasgow Women's Library, said she was "thrilled" the Suffragette Oak was chosen as the winner.
She said: "I'm sure that the suffragettes would have been delighted to know that nearly 100 years on the tiny sapling they planted has become the Scottish tree of the year."
Carol Evans, director of the Woodland Trust Scotland, said: "One of the reasons for holding the competition is to uncover the hidden history that many trees represent and to encourage people to value and care for them."


The daughter of a British diver who died while exploring a World War One shipwreck off the coast of Spain has paid tribute to her "caring" father.

Neil Fears, from Belper in Derbyshire, was reported missing by his fellow divers on Tuesday after he failed to surface.
The 51-year-old's body was recovered near the wreck of the SS Stanfield, near La Manga, about three hours later.
It is not yet known why the experienced diver failed to surface.
His daughter Cerys said: "He was always there if I needed him for whatever situation, he'd do anything to look after his family."
Mr Fears was a director of IT firm Davidson Richards in Derby.
"He was very hardworking and could be very determined," his daughter added.
"My boyfriend said he was strong and ambitious, but he was also very kind and caring, generous and very clever."
Mr Fears had been diving with three others and was paired up with one of them.
A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil in Murcia said the paired diver had "turned to his partner and realised he wasn't there".
The divers had been using equipment which regulated oxygen supply and pressure, depending on the user's depth under water.
This meant they had to return to the surface regularly, but Mr Fears failed to do so as planned.


Ex-Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair has been named as caretaker manager of National League North side Brackley.

He has taken control following Jon Brady's resignation on Sunday after six and a half years with the club.
Sinclair, 43, has been playing for the sixth-tier side since resigning as manager of Colwyn Bay in January.
A statement on the club website read: "Frank Sinclair has been appointed to take charge of the first team until a replacement can be found."
Brackley are 19th in the table and are away at Stockport on Saturday.


Boarding the train last night from Paris to Brussels, I had a bit of an unholy feeling, as did many of my fellow passengers.

I caught their eye as we settled nervously into our seats, and then looked away sheepishly.
How can you know which parcel, which passenger is suspicious?
Until it is too late.
Those who seek to sow fear and suspicion, to disrupt the security and stability of Europe we all too often take for granted, have succeeded in the short term.
Since the attacks on everyday Paris - local restaurants, a small concert hall and a football stadium - there is a sense of vulnerability across Europe: amongst parents with small children on packed buses, amongst young lovers off to the cinema.
Rome is installing metal detectors at the Coliseum after the FBI highlighted Italian monuments as terror targets.
Brussels cancelled an annual student festival in the city centre citing security concerns.
Copenhagen airport shut one of its terminals after a suspicious package alert.
Sweden raised the alarm nationwide after receiving intelligence of a planned attack, the same reason behind the last minute cancellation of this week's Germany-Netherlands football match in Hannover.
There are armed guards in the metro and soldiers in railway stations.
As well as the military operations underway in residential Paris and Brussels, the manhunt for missing gunmen and accomplices linked to the Paris attacks continues.
Those who follow the news on this continent are used to images of Middle Eastern turmoil. Now they fear the chaos and bloodshed has come home here.
France's normally quietly spoken President Francois Hollande has proclaimed over and again this week that his country is at war.
Agree with him or not, these are tough words with huge implications - for France's foreign policy in the Middle East, for civil liberties at home and for Europe as a whole.
Public outrage following the Paris attacks has united European countries (superficially at least) following recent bitter rifts over migration and the euro crisis.
They might also be a catalyst for bringing Russia back in from the cold.
France has declared it wants to destroy the so-called Islamic State (IS), which says it organised the Paris attacks.
But France can't go at it alone.
Russia is keen to be on board - and have its sanctions lifted. The recent G20 saw President Vladimir Putin chatting with President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron.
It is premature to speak of a grand anti-IS Coalition, but there are whispers of one in the making.
This is also a critical moment for European security.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has scolded fellow ministers for having "wasted too much time" on anti-terrorism, calling for action.
Fingers are again pointing at Schengen, that agreement between 26 European nations allowing passport-free travel from Helsinki to Malaga.
It is celebrated by the EU as one of its greatest achievements, allowing the free movement of goods and people across the continent.
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But post-Paris, it is accused of allowing the free movement of terrorists too, as it emerged, for example, that Belgian national Abaaoud travelled undetected from Syria to France.
France is demanding the more effective use of the Schengen Information System: a shared database allowing security forces to raise pan-Schengen alerts on individuals, objects and vehicles.
It is also calling for the easier sharing of airline passenger data and for a true Europe-wide agency to police Schengen's external borders. Though ministers still reject the idea of the latter.
Political promises flow easily following heart-stopping atrocities but as a high-level UK security advisor pointed out to me, secret services like to keep information, well, secret.
Sadly, Europe has experienced a number of terror attacks in recent years.
After Madrid in 2004, London in 2005 and this year's Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, pledges were made on cross-border co-operation.
They have all too easily dissolved into cross-border squabbling.
Maybe this time will be different.
There is a sense of urgency with the prospect of terror looming large.
The Le Pens of France, the Wilders of the Netherlands and the Salvinis of Italy want Europe to pull up the drawbridge on migrants but the attacks in Paris have highlighted the issue of home-grown jihad.
That horrific assault one innocent Friday night in Paris is having a huge impact on Europe as a whole.
Debates are now heated and passionate, about migrants, borders, Schengen, civil liberties, Assad, IS and more.
But once the dust has settled a bit, whose words will turn into actions?


Anthony Stokes has failed to produce the goods during his loan spell at Hibernian, according to former Easter Road striker Tam McManus.

Stokes arrived on loan from Celtic in January and has scored two goals in 11 appearances, with his partnership with Jason Cummings failing to fire.
"You've got Anthony Stokes and all the hoo-ha with bringing him in and he's just not produced," McManus said.
"I don't think Stokes' attitude at times has been great."
Allied to the Irishman's struggles in front of goal - he has failed to find the net in his past seven matches - strike partner Cummings is also in the midst of a dip in form.
He has contributed 20 goals in all competitions for Hibs this season, but just one of those has come in his last six matches, and McManus believes manager Alan Stubbs will dispense with the striking partnership.
"The Stokes - Cummings partnership for me, it just doesn't work," McManus told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme.
"You've got two guys who want to sit in the box and play. It's like a Kris Boyd and an Ally McCoist kind of partnership. Both of them want to sit in the box, get the glory and score goals. You've got to have a mix and a blend and Hibs have not got that at the minute.
"I think you'll see the end of that partnership. I don't think that's worked at all."
McManus thinks Stubbs may try to bring Stokes back into form by pairing him with a new strike partner.
"You've got Chris Dagnall there who could come in and play. You've got James Keatings who could come in and play.
"Maybe if you play him beside somebody else who is going to run wide and do all his running for him, you get Anthony Stokes in the box more and create more chances.
"I would maybe go and play Stokes and Keatings or Stokes and Dagnall and give Cummings a little rest. Sit him on the bench and bring him back in in a couple of games time."


Russian photographer Uldus Bakhtiozina challenges gender and cultural norms across her country through fairytale pictures.

The St. Petersburg-based artist pokes fun at stereotypes about people from Russia.
Ms Bakhtiozina takes a sideways look at the roles and perceptions of men and women in Russian society.
Men in Russia often have unrealistic expectations about women, she says.
If a teenage boy's dreams differ from those of his classmates he will be ridiculed, she says.
Russian women are often stereotyped as wanting to marry a foreign husband to secure a prosperous future, says Ms Bakhtiozina.
In some parts of the country, there is pressure for women to marry before they reach a "scary age", such as 25, says the photographer.
Ms Bakhtiozina says it would be surprising to see a man doing the house work in Russia as he would rather promote a tough image.
Ms Bakhtiozina says women who compete in beauty pageants are sometimes missing the point in life.
She says the standardised image of beauty in the modern world lacks uniqueness.
The artist was born in St Petersburg and studied photography at the University of Arts in London.
Her work has been exhibited across the world including London, Berlin and Moscow.
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The Netherlands will hold a controversial referendum next month on the EU's new partnership with Ukraine.

The Dutch parliament has already backed the EU association agreement with Ukraine, a landmark integration pact that removes trade barriers.
But Eurosceptic activists succeeded in triggering a referendum after securing about 450,000 signatures in support of their citizens' initiative.
The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, has warned that a No vote could lead to a "continental crisis".
The UK referendum campaign is now in full swing, ahead of the British in-out vote in June on whether to stay in the EU. It has totally overshadowed the Dutch referendum.
But the geopolitical stakes are high in the EU agreement with Ukraine. The ultimate aim is to integrate the ex-Soviet republic into the EU's internal market - and Russia is hostile to it.
Supporters see it as a key step to draw Ukraine out of Russia's orbit but Eurosceptics say it goes too far, too fast.
Under a new Dutch law, more than 300,000 signatures are required to secure a referendum. Once the signatures have been verified, the vote must be held within six months.
Next month's vote is the first under the new law, which was designed to improve Dutch democracy by giving citizens a bigger say.
A leading No campaigner, Thierry Baudet, said: "This is a chance to say we're here too, the most important thing is to finally give the Dutch people a vote on the continuous expansion and increase of powers of the European Union."
He accused the EU of "reckless geopolitical moves".
An association agreement must be ratified by all EU member states. So could a No vote by the Dutch block the deal?
Tony van der Togt of the Clingendael Institute, a Dutch foreign affairs think-tank, said a No would mean "uncharted waters" - even though the referendum is not legally binding.
A big rejection of the agreement would oblige the government to resubmit it to parliament for approval, he said.
But a low turnout would make it easier for politicians to dismiss the result.
Andre Krouwel, a political scientist at VU Free University in Amsterdam, said Commission President Juncker's warning was counter-productive.
"He's telling people who want to vote against, 'If you get a majority then you create a crisis' - and that's exactly what the anti-European camp wants."
The referendum comes at a time of voter frustration. With the migrant crisis and economic uncertainty, people are increasingly questioning the EU's ability to provide security and stability.
The vote is being seen as a litmus test of public opinion.
According to Mr Krouwel, the Eurosceptics are abusing the referendum process.
"They're increasing our ignorance because they're not talking about what really should be decided," he complained.
"If people want to get out of the EU, let's ask them that. With this referendum, people will not know what it means."
And Russia is already a factor in this vote.
Many of those in favour of the Ukraine deal say a vote against it will throw Russian President Vladimir Putin a propaganda victory.
In a jazz bar in the north of Amsterdam, newspaper columnist Bert Lanting showed me a big feature with a photo of the mangled wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
He said he had received hate mail after writing an article accusing the Eurosceptics of taking Russia's side.
"It's true," he said. "If you're saying No to the [Ukraine] treaty you're supporting the people who downed flight MH17."
The Netherlands suffered the most deaths - 193 - when the passenger jet was shot out of the sky over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Many of the 298 victims' families blame President Putin.
The West and Ukraine say Russian-backed rebels brought down the Boeing 777 but Russia blames Ukrainian forces.
"Most people in Ukraine, they supported this treaty," Lanting said. "Who are we [the Dutch] to say you can't decide on your own future?"
Despite the high stakes, many Dutch citizens have no idea they are being asked to vote on this issue.
In a small, unscientific survey on Grote Markt Street in The Hague, I asked shoppers if they were aware of the referendum. They responded with shrugs and blank stares.
According to an Ipsos poll released this week, 27% of Dutch voters are completely unaware of the referendum.
Turnout must exceed 30% for it to be officially valid. The immediate challenge will be to convince the Dutch public that this is an issue worth voting on.