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i have been fighting for a good brexit deal, but the terms proposed to the cabinet had two major and fatal flaws. the first is that the terms being offered by the eu threaten the united kingdom, and the second is that they would lead to an indefinite if not permanent situation where we are locked into a regime with no say over rules and laws being applied and no exit mechanism. i think that would be devastating for public trust in democracy. the prime minister says that is not the case, that the deal has managed to avoid both of those things. we have different views, and in fairness she needs a brexit secretary that will pursue the deal that she wants to put to the country with conviction. i don't feel i can do that in good conscience, but i hold her in high esteem, i think she should continue, but i think we need to change the course of brexit. in terms of looking as in, you are very clear that is the position we are in. is the prime minister misleading people? people can take an expert different views on this. the reality is the detail is still out there. the reality is with the separate regulatory regime for northern ireland, which my view is that it is
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regulation without representation for the people of northern ireland, i think that does present a very real risk to the union and in relation to the permanent entity for the uk, i fought relation to the permanent entity for the uk, ifought hard relation to the permanent entity for the uk, i fought hard to get a good deal that i could with good conscience take to the country and my colleagues but what is being proposed is not only in my view damaging to the economy but it is impossible to reconcile with the promises we made at the last election. this is not for the conservatives promised to the public? look, politics comes down to an issue of public trust. with brexit there has been compromised along the way but there does come a point where you risk yourself in the compromised and i'm afraid that is what the terms set out to the cabinet yesterday would involve. what was it like in the meeting yesterday? i know you won't want to betray specific confidences, but we know that nine or ten ministers, including you, expressed strong concern is. what was it like? it was a perfectly
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good long and healthy discussion, the way that cabinet should be. i have huge respect for the colleagues that took a different view to me on that took a different view to me on that and i listened carefully to the arguments and ultimately you have to give a judgment call. you have to be one team, particularly in the cabinet. we are at a historic crossroads for the country and we have to examine our consciences, look at the risks and rewards of any of the different courses available to us and take a judgment call. i couldn't in good conscience be the secretary that took that deal over the line. dominik raab after a short tenure as brexit secretary. this is a view of possibly another brexit resignation. penny mordaunt is behind that door, the international development secretary. we have no understanding as to exactly why she is there but she has been seen for some time as
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one of the cabinet member is more likely to reject this deal and to step out of government. keeping our eye on that. the senior political reporterfor eye on that. the senior political reporter for business insider. eye on that. the senior political reporterfor business insider. we have seen how the markets have suffered, the pound has suffered today. i suppose that is as much about this increasing chaos and uncertainty rather than necessarily the deal itself or what is on offer? the last few weeks has been a soap opera in british politics, even by its own standards in the last few yea rs. its own standards in the last few years. when news came out of brussels that there wasn't an agreement between negotiators, the pound rose. it was brilliant. now westminster basically crumbling, the government looking like it could collapse. obviously, it has had an effect on the market because we are entering potentially a constitutional crisis. if the
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parliament does vote down this deal, we will have just weeks left until exit day in march 2019. do we extend negotiations? the european union isn't keen to do that. a referendum isn't keen to do that. a referendum is theoretically possible but a lot of challenges and politically difficult for theresa may. as long as theresa may is there we know that it will be extended and with it won't have a referendum. bring someone else in and anything is possible. anything is possible. theresa may has repeatedly ruled out another referendum or extending article 50. in the past she did rule out calling out general election and we know what happened. at the beginning of these negotiations she said we were definitely out of the european court ofjustice definitely out of the european court of justice and the definitely out of the european court ofjustice and the customs union but if you look at what has been agreed between negotiators, both promises haven't been kept, at least completely. that comes down again to
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interpretation or what you want to believe. i want to remind our viewers about what theresa may did say. she said, we will have full control of our borders, money, laws, we are out of the common agricultural policy, the common fisheries policy. as a package, it doesn't sound bad. no. downing street has been selling this and it is about semantics. you could argue that these things have been delivered but in the deal we are coming to be in, effectively, the customs union during transition, and from the eu's point of view, this customs union arrangement isn't an emergency last resort model, it is the model for the future relationship. the discussion goes on. adam, thank you forjoining us. the debate carries on. good evening. it has been a day of
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mixed fortunes. days across —— rain across northern ireland. a fair bit of cloud that for many of us be sunshine broke through. this picture was taken in leicestershire. temperatures as high as 17 degrees with mild southerly wind, but things are turning colder because colder air mass is moving in from the east and particularly as we had through next week, some of us will struggle to get up to six celsius, where we have had temperatures up to 16 over the last couple of days. it is still world for most of us through this evening and tonight. cloud around in general across england and wales. a bit of low cloud, mist and fog places as well. i held under the cloud with temperatures of 9—12d. drizzly rain at times for southern scotla nd drizzly rain at times for southern scotland but clearer skies for the north of scotland and northern ireland. friday morning in a bit more detail, starting in the south. grey conditions towards the
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south—east but brighter skies. west england, wales and the west of england, wales and the west of england as well. much of northern ireland and scotland starting with some sunshine but some low cloud around the central belt and eastern parts of scotland. through the day it. too bright up for many of us. —— it. too bright up for many of us. —— it will brighten up. further east you are more likely to keep the grey conditions through the day and although it is still mild, 12—15d, it would be as mild as it has been over the last couple of days. heading into the weekend, this area of high pressure will be driving an all—weather. starting to push a little bit further across scandinavia. that means as the wind sta rts scandinavia. that means as the wind starts to come in from the south—east we will see slightly clearer conditions pushing their way northwards across the country on saturday. after a cloudy start for some of us it will brighten up. more sunshine compared to friday but a little bit colder as well with
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temperatures 10—13d and a similar day on sunday. after a cold start with a touch of frost, it should be a fine day across the board, dry with some sunshine and possibly a bit of cloud. temperatures for now. —— goodbye for now. you're watching beyond 100 days. this time last night, theresa may won the backing of her entire cabinet for her brexit plan. just 2a hours later, she's lost a string of ministers, both senior and junior, and is facing calls to resign. a defiant prime minister say she believes with every fibre of her being that she is doing the right thing and promises to see it through. i understand fully that there are some who are unhappy with those compromises, but this deal delivers what people voted for, and it is in the national interest. she was speaking after a morning of ministerial resignations, including brexit secretary dominic raab, the man who negotiated the deal with brussels. the worst possible outcome, when you
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balance the risks, is to give in to the eu's blackmail and
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