baroness smith. what are you going to do now, you are about to start breaking again. you voted for the changes over the last couple of weeks, would you carry on? i think that the house of commons has made its nuclear, i had to say vital there was any chance of getting changes to the bill why sending it back i would do so but it is very disappointing to see the government majority actually increased in light, and that conservative rebellion didn't happen, they sat on their hands but they didn't vote which would have made a difference, i don't think there is much point of making the empty gesture to send it back because they will send it back to us. what really matters to me is to us. what really matters to me is to fight the issues and win. but if the government think that we will let these issues dropped, they are mistaken. the whole issue of parliament voting on this whole brexit is so important, it is supposed to be about sovereignty. i'm pleased that the government has conceded the principles because labour mps put those amendments down first of all. there will be those watching who will remember the supreme court and all of that, they

will be saying that the government must go through parliament. there will be people, who may be expected more. what do you say to them, they will be very concerned tonight? they will be very concerned tonight? they will be very concerned tonight? they will be concerned, i did my best in the house of lords. i thought we had strong arguments, here on the face of the bill. equipment has been so stubborn about this, even when it is in their interest. so when they don't face the legal challenge further down the line, they have still been so do stubborn as to reject it. i would say to theresa may, i know the government has moved, has given assurances. but i think she has prime minister has to be very clear, speaking in the house of commons and she's making statements, i think she has to give those assurances to her eu citizens and also to british citizens living in europe. what about those who say including the liberal democrats that labour peers are caving in, you should just carry on the fight? they

would say that. if i thought there was any chance of winning i would be floating tooth and nail, and the government increases its majority and has been so stubborn, it would be an empty gesture, it is an empty gesture for tory mps to say they are above the zenit sit on their hands. it would be an empty gesture to send it back when we know what the view of the house of commons is and they are the elected house. in the house of lords i think we can give them a chance to think again and show the strength of feeling, even with a huge majorities we have got. do you believe the government when they say there will be a vote given to this place at the end of it?|j there will be a vote given to this place at the end of it? i do believe that they want to do that but there is not a lot of time —— there is a a lot of time between now and when the vote would take place. i think it would be sensible. we have had promises from the government before, and if we look at the advice, the

judges say, you will have to have legislation for parliament to vote on this at the end. why not do it now and face that legal challenge later on. it is pure stubbornness. what happens when it comes to the repeal bill, lots of people say that will be the moment, when this place will be the moment, when this place will have a real influence over what goes on? i've always thought that recurring article 50 is the start of the process, as time moves on, the great repeal bill, will be the bulk of the work. assuring the type of protections, such as employment protections, such as employment protections, environment protections and consumer protections, for example, they should be tried in our law and not done away with. we will have to watch that very carefully andi have to watch that very carefully and i think we will find the house of lords doing quite a forensicjob at work on that. thank you very much indeed. that is that you from the house of lords, they will look at this again now, people expecting this again now, people expecting this to be wrapped up by about nine

o'clock this evening. guillem act thank you very much. to other news, iraqi forces. iraqi forces say they are continuing to win back districts of mosul. the us envoy coordinating the fight against so—called islamic state says the last road out of mosul has been captured, and any is fighters still in the city will die there. mosul is iraq's second biggest city and has been in the hands of the is group for over two and a half years. richard lister has the latest. street by street, house by house, the fighters of the so—called islamic state are losing western mosul. this rare footage taken in the past couple days shows these militants under pressure. they are outgunned and outflanked, surrounded by iraqi troops, they are relying on mortars, car bombs and makeshift exposing drones. they are outgunned and outflanked,

surrounded by iraqi troops, relying on mortars, car bombs, and exploding drones like this one. to try to hold the advancing forces back. it's not working. they've lost a third of their territory. but civilians are paying a terrible price. there is little to go back to. my entire family, they are gone, said omar. he is 17. more casualties arrive every day. in these two weeks, we have approximately 60, we get around ten cases every day. hundreds of thousands of people are thought to be in the city as the shelling continues. with all major escape routes cut off, the iraqis and their american allies believe the fight for the city is entering a decisive phase. any of the fighters left are going to die there because they are trapped. we are very committed to making sure these guys cannot escape. the narrow streets and crowded neighbourhoods make for a

nightmarish battle ground. 65,000 have fled since february. many more will make this harrowing journey before the battle is over. go back to parliament and hear more reaction from those votes, the lords amendments to the brexit bill have been rejected by mps. a cheap little correspondent vicky young is there with more reaction. we are properly about an hour away from the house of lords, giving the final say to this brexit bill, which leaves theresa may free to get more on that bill and then to trigger article 50 although i am told that won't happen this week. it's just discussed what happens. i'm joined by this week. it's just discussed what happens. i'mjoined by nicky this week. it's just discussed what happens. i'm joined by nicky morgan, conservative mp for cabinet minister. we have heard a lot of

talk about a conservative rebellion, it doesn't happen? we have decided, that we would abstain, in the end, that we would abstain, in the end, thatis that we would abstain, in the end, that is because i think, the bill was not —— it and was not perfectly drafted, we were looking for an assurance from david davies that parliament would get a say, we didn't quite get that. i think he would have liked to have given it but i think he wasn't given permission to do so. so i think it is very important, that the mps are heavily involved, and that is the marker that we have put down. what is your understanding of what does happen, once theresa may get a deal, if she does get a deal then parliament gets a vote, you worry is about if there is no deal? that is exactly right, there is a possibility that there will be no deal is struck, and that might be for perfectly legitimate reasons, that the prime minister will explain to the house of commons and the

house of lords. i think it is really important than on this, if we get no deal, we get onto wto tariffs, and that doesn't apply to all of sectors, critical things, therefore i think constituents would expect members of parliament to have a say on their behalf in that scenario. that is what people are looking for today, we didn't quite get that, hence the extensions, but the bid is going to go through and people have support, house of commons and house of lords and therefore negotiations. .if of lords and therefore negotiations. . if theresa may comes back here with a deal without a deal, if she can't take parliament with her, aren't we in the stage of no confidence, the stage of a general election? it is impossible to tell what will happen in 18 months or two yea rs' what will happen in 18 months or two years' time. one of the things actually, is about not giving parliament to vote, it will go down toa parliament to vote, it will go down to a veto, and parliament will be aware of the very severe

consequences if they did not support the prime minister. it is real important that parliament is involved right the way through the negotiation so we are aware of what has been discussed. the eu parliament why would the eu parliament be kept any less informed? that parliament be kept any less informed ? that is parliament be kept any less informed? that is also very important. the thing now, the prime minister will trigger the negotiations, seeing the deal that can be reached, what is able to be agreed and what is going to benefit constituents and then we will take it from there. does it alarm you when you hear people like boris johnson the foreign secretary when asked about the possibility of no deal, she says it will be perfectly 0k and there are many in your party who actually think it might even be better to have no deal, is it that that alarms you? it does alarm me because i think people cannot possibly know whether we will be better off with no deal, they don't know what the agreement will be all the negotiations are going to be, at there are some sectors, for example digital rights, aviation, for which

there doesn't seem to be much of an alternative. there are stronger things like tourism, i think people wa nt to things like tourism, i think people want to know, that they need to fly where they ought to go. it is that he tell that we had to get into now, for mps on behalf of constituents. poring over this for a long time. it reminds me of this promise, that we are going to get many millions of pounds for the nhs which we have not seen yet, those who say, we are not necessarily going to follow that path. i think it is right that mps ask a lot of questions. now finally for the conservative party in particular in the parliament, can edit theresa may, it is going to be incredibly rocky? i think negotiations are going to be difficult, i was an eu budget minister and dina negotiations are ever straightforward. i think the conservative party and all of us wa nt conservative party and all of us want the prime minister to succeed because that is the right thing for the country and if that is why i think people will be looking at it.

we have seen the news from scotland, we know how difficult the situation will be in highland, there are some really tricky issues coming up to anybody who thinks that it will be plain sailing is going to be disappointed. thank you very much indeed. they are some of the issues that theresa may will wrestle with. we will be triggering article 50 towards the end of this month. vicky young thank you very much. more of course in scotland, before all of that, let us check on the weather forecast. mild start to the week and a really pleasa nt mild start to the week and a really pleasant one, the best of the sunshine has been in east anglia and that east england, but also, in northern ireland, where the temperatures reached 16. 6 northern ireland, where the temperatures reached 16.6 celsius, the warmest day in the year so far in northern ireland. there have been some areas of cloud drifting south—eastwards, that continues to night and into tomorrow, it could well be, where you had been cleared

today, you get cloud increasing overnight, mild air mass, across the uk with temperatures not going down too far. there will be outbreaks of rain running into north—west scotla nd rain running into north—west scotland becoming increasingly light and patchy as it pushes south across scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern england, and look at those temperatures staying up. there does take a look at things are eight o'clock in the morning, there will be missed and hill fog, south—west england, and down into wales, it could be damp and drizzly. some bright stuff across central and eastern parts with a similar misty and murky picture into the high ground of north—west england, it could brighten up for a time in northern ireland in the morning. some sunny spells in scotland by strong wind across the north with gales and severe gales. irrational showers, northern scotland, and here we could see gusts and 70 miles an hour winds particularly around the showers. that could well have an impact. elsewhere, variable cloud, a

risk of patchy rain coming back to northern ireland. it could be a bit damp and drizzly at times, in any sunshine don't parts of south—east england, we did see 18 celsius, the sun comes out and it feels very mild once again. some of the patchy rain further south, left with an area of cloud on wednesday, southern england, south wales, still some showers into northern scotland. sunny weather will be across parts of northern and eastern england on wednesday. the rain bearing weather front weakens as it pushes south. more whether from front weakens as it pushes south. more whetherfrom sir front weakens as it pushes south. more whether from sir coming their way. as well. so we will see a transition by the end of this week, lasting into the weekend, too cooler weather and windy weather. many of them wetter weather as well. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker.

the headlines at eight. nicola sturgeon announces plans to hold a second independence referendum for scotland, claiming the prime minister is ignoring the wishes of scottish voters on britain leaving the eu. i believe that it would be wrong for scotland to be taken down a path that it has no control over, regardless of the consequences for our economy, for our society, for our place in the world, for our very sense of who we are as a country. but the response from downing street is forthright, accusing the scottish government of losing sight of the main issues. instead of playing politics with the future of our country, the scottish government should focus on delivering good government and public services for the people of scotland. politics is not a game. i will be reporting live from the official residence of