good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and mega munchetty. our headlines today: to the right, 311, to the left to 293. dramatic scenes in the house of commons as the government loses three big votes on brexit. but theresa may fights on. ifi if i had banged of the table, walked out of the room, and at the end of the process deliver the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a better job. we'll untangle what it means and what happens next. also this morning: a report accuses the home office of ignoring warnings that its ‘hostile environment‘ policy would hit the windrush generation. tackling late payment. mps say more needs to be done to stop small businesses waiting months to get the money they're owed. can anyone stop manchester city? pep guardiola's side extend their lead at the top of the premier league with yet another victory. good morning from historic blenheim

palace, which has been transformed into a winter wonderland. inside some of these rooms the story of cinderella has been recreated and we will be showing nuke ‘em through because of the morning. weather wise, it is cloudy, wet, and they will have more of that in 15 minutes. —— showing you through them. it's wednesday the 5th of december. our top story: there were dramatic scenes in the house of commons as it took just over an hour for the government to suffer three significant defeats on brexit yesterday. but theresa may remains insistant — her deal is the best for britain. ministers will respond to one of those votes by revealing when they'll publish the full legal advice they received about the plan. our political correspondent iain watson looks back at what was an unprecedented day in westminster. fighting for her deal, fighting for herjob. on the second day of the brexit debate, there is a focus on security.

but some mps wonder how sick us theresa may used in number 10. she will be hoping today is better than yesterday when her government was defeated three times. as a result, ministers will need to announce today when they will publish legal advice on brexit that they wanted to keep confidential. and if theresa may's deal is defeated next week, mps will now have a greater say over what happens next. based on day one of the debate, theresa may will have an uphill battle to get her weighed. i have spent nearly two years negotiating this deal. if i had banged at the table and walked out of the room and at the end of the process deliver the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a betterjob. but i didn't play to the gallery. i focused on getting a deal that honours the referendum, sets us on course for a bright future and i did so through painstaking hard work. she was attacked by the official opposition... labour will vote against this deal. a bad deal for britain. a bad deal for our economy and, i believe, a bad deal for our democracy.

our country deserves better than this. and the unofficial opposition. i really cannot believe that there is a single member of this house who sincerely believes that this deal we have before us is a good deal. the debate was closed by the brexit secretary in the early hours of the morning. and the speaker made it clear there would not be much respite for mp5. the debate to be resumed on what day? tomorrow. thank you. indeed, today. today! it is indeed today! just four days of debate to go and theresa may's deal will be put to the test. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. so what happens now? well, today mps will continue to discuss theresa may's brexit proposal on day two of the debate — which will focus on security.

and as we've heard, ministers have agreed to publish the government's legal advice on the deal in full after they were found to be in contempt of parliament for issuing a summary. mps are hoping this will be issued before the crucial vote next tuesday, the 11th of december. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, ben wright, who's in westminster for us. it isa it is a pretty miserable day. umbrella out already. try to unravel this for us this morning. yesterday it was a significant day. it has been a long time, as iain watson, since this happened were sitting government. it feels to some of the old hands like a dying days of the callaghan government at the end of the 19705, a daily baird bay lost as many the 19705, a daily baird bay lost as ma ny votes the 19705, a daily baird bay lost as many votes in succession. it did feel yesterday it was a government on the ropes —— there was a day there where the government. the prime minister looked really lonely

sitting in the house of commons. she got some pats on the back from some of her cabinet colleagues on the front bench as she stoically ploughed through her statement, repeating familiar line5 about why 5he repeating familiar line5 about why she thinks this is a good deal, a compromise, yes, but she thinks it i5 compromise, yes, but she thinks it is the only web as it can be delivered in an orderly way. you can 5ee delivered in an orderly way. you can see the ranks of opposition in front of her, notjust opposition parties, but on her own 5ide, brexiteer5 allying with those who think they should be a referendum and a chance to stay in the eu. she has an enormousjob to get to stay in the eu. she has an enormou5 job to get the 79. the most significant defeat yesterday was one that means that if this goes down next tuesday parliament will have a much bigger say in deciding what happens next, because that is the great unknown. there was no plan b a5 great unknown. there was no plan b as far as great unknown. there was no plan b a5 fara5 any great unknown. there was no plan b as far as any of us can see if this vote is defeated, but there will be a huge political crisis with very little time left before we are due to leave the eu to figure out precisely what should happen then. at the moment it is anybody‘5 guess what will actually unfold. ben,

thank you for that. a significant day a number of political people coming up. and real —— andrea lead5om and caroline lucas, coming up. and real —— andrea lead5om and caroline luca5, amongst other5. lead5om and caroline luca5, amongst others. they will take you through what happens now. and what happened yesterday. it was such a momentous day. it can be quite confusing. there were three different things the government was defeated on. what we wa nt the government was defeated on. what we want to do this morning is explain why it is important, why it matters, and how this play5 explain why it is important, why it matters, and how this plays out in the whole brexit negotiation up until the vote on the 11th of december and what it means afte rwa rds. december and what it means afterward5. please add any questions you have into us and we'll try to get those answered as well. elsewhere this morning... the home office has been accused of failing to act on repeated warnings about the negative affect its measures to curb illegal immigration would have on members of the windrush generation. a report from the national audit office says the department operated a "target—driven" policy, and it's yet to establish the full scale of the scandal.

here's our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell. the empire windrush bring5 jamaicans to britain. they were invited over to help rebuild post—war britain. that many of the children from the windrush generation were never given official documents to prove their right to legally remain in the uk. now a new report from the national audit office says attempts by the home office to target illegal emigration previously known as ho5tile environment had severe consequences on the windrush community. despite a number of warnings. since the scandal came to light, over 6,500 calls have been made to a special task force set up by the home office to help people sort out their legal status. about one third of those cases have now been resolved. but 164 people have been removed or detained even though they may have been a long—term uk re5ident. the home office says it is determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review to learn le55on5 from what has happened to.

but campaigners say government action is taking too long and too many lives have been turned upside down. people's lives have been ruined because of the way they have been treated by this government. they have been treated beneath contempt, that is the way to explain it. the national audit office is now recommending that the home office put5 better measures in place to help stop similar problems and tina campbell, bbc news. big companies are too slow to pay their smaller 5upplier5, according to a group of mp5, who want a change in the law to make sure all businesses are paid within 30 days. ben's here with the details. there is a kind of guide, isn't there, but it is not in law. there i5a there, but it is not in law. there is a voluntary code of practice which means mo5t firm5 is a voluntary code of practice which means mo5t firms should be

paid within 30 days, within the month. this is thought the stuff they have provided for the retailer oi’ they have provided for the retailer or the organisation. what mp5 have found is that increasingly that is becoming two months or three months and that is causing huge problems, particularly for small firms that rely on the money coming in regularly to play —— pay their 5upplier5, their staff, co5ts. they find without that cash flow, because big firm5 find without that cash flow, because big firms are holding onto the money for too long, in some cases it is forcing them to go under. mp5 have named and shamed some high—street names that they are particularly worried about. that includes holland and barrett, water5tones, boot5, worried about. that includes holland and barrett, water5tones, boots, and wh and barrett, water5tones, boots, and w h smith. they said his bite what they have in place in some cases it ta kes they have in place in some cases it takes more than two months to pay their suppliers. the figures are staggering. they suggest it is responsible for more than 50,000 firms that go under, just because they do not have the money coming in and they cannot pay their bills. 0ne third of small businesses report they have trouble getting the money back from their suppliers. 0n average it is about £6,000. for the

likes of those big organisations i talked about, it is not a lot of money. for a small firm that needs to pay overheads, staff on time, thatis to pay overheads, staff on time, that is causing a huge problem. what mp5 have said now is there needs to bea mp5 have said now is there needs to be a statutory mandatory period whereby companies have to pay. that to be 30 days. but clearly for the organisations themselves, they have beenin organisations themselves, they have been in touch with us, they say we make the terms and conditions clear, we try to work well with the suppliers, but nonetheless it is proving to be a huge problem and responsible for semi— problems on the high—street. responsible for semi— problems on the high-street. that is the ones that have been accused of. to be clear, they have made it very clear that they make it absolutely abundantly clear what the terms and conditions are winning suppliers sign up to work with them. if they wa nt to sign up to work with them. if they want to work with as these are the terms we offer. they say they are constructively working with them to ensure they are paid on time. but a huge problem. we will talk about it all morning. i bet there are a lot of people watching who run small businesses who have been through this. so get in touch. a memorial service

for george bush senior will be held at the national cathedral in washington later. today has been declared a national day of mourning for the former president, who died on friday at the age of 94. his body has been lying in state where more than 26,000 people have paid their respects. one of those was former sentator bob dole, who saluted as he was helped out of his wheelchair. this is the live shot of washington, dc atgie rotunda on capitol hill, where he has been lying in state. —— atgie rotunda. the office investigating alleged russian collusion in the 2016 us election has said it will not be pursuing a jail sentence for former national security advisor michael flynn. mr flynn has admitted lying to the fbi — but in a memo, special counsel robert mueller said he had provided "substa ntial assistance" to prosecutors. president donald trump has called the investigation a witch hunt and denies any wrong—doing. the winner of this year's turner prize has been announced.

video artist, charlotte prodger, won the contemporary art award with a film about coming out as gay in rural scotland, which was shot entirely on her mobile phone. she's won £25,000 and said she was "quite overwhelmed" and "very touched" to win. doctors in brazil have revealed that for the first time, a healthy baby has been born to a woman using a womb transplanted from a dead body. the 10—hour operation — and the following fertility treatment — took place in 2016. there have been nearly a0 womb transplants using a live donor, resulting in 11 babies — but the 10 previous transplants from a deceased donor had failed. it is almost like it is organ donation, it is not something you would imagine able to be transplanted. i love medical breakthrough stories. it genuinely is life changing. absolutely. like

creating. —— like creating. excitement in the football.|j creating. —— like creating. excitement in the football. i am going to earn my money this morning. manchester city, quite good. some special interests —— insight from e. are you ready for this? manchester city extend their lead at the top of the premier league. they beat watford 3—1 last night — their 13th win in 15 league games for pep guardiola's side. jose mourinho's had another rant ahead of manchester united's match against arsenal tonight. he's had a go at tv pundits who say that he's lost the dressing room. the olympic champion adam peaty says swimming is stuck in the 19705. he's taking part in a controversial new competiton, and wants the governing body to modernise the sport. and judd trump marches on at the uk snooker championship. he beat mark king to book his place in the last 16 in york. more insights from the coming up

throughout the programme. more insights from the coming up throughout the programmelj more insights from the coming up throughout the programme. ijust have a question. why isjose mourinho upset the tv pundits were saying he has issues in the dressing room and we have pictures that we saw, i kacharava when, —— i don't know how long ago, when we have pictures of him being snarled up. know how long ago, when we have pictures of him being snarled uplj think i is angry at everyone. it probably improves the team as well. not that we would comment on his relationships with the team. not that we would comment on his relationships with the teamm not that we would comment on his relationships with the team. it is just that he is a little miffed at the moment. are you hang around for the moment. are you hang around for the papers? we just have to do carol is. she is outside today. she is going to be in a ballgown. she looks make —— it looks magnificent. that is why you are there. i won't be wearing a ballgown, crikey. could you imagine? blend ——

blenheim palace is getting ready for christmas. there is a trail, there are scented woodland, singing trees and inside many of the rooms have been converted to tell the story of cinderella and it is fabulous, so we will show you then later. it was a cold start to the day for scotland and northern england, widely below freezing, —7 in braehmer, but elsewhere it is not as cold. in the south—west, temperatures are 13. in the next few days it will be windy, it will be wet, some heavy rain and the potential for some damaging wind but today we have two weather fronts, one heading north eastwards, one from the west to the east, and all are bringing some rain and snow from that. first thing this morning

we have the rain across northern ireland, northern and eastern england, then across wales and the isles of scilly, so there is a gap between the rain, it will be dry, not necessarily bright, and drizzly, with the lion's share of the sunshine in northern scotland, some snow over the pennines and the southern uplands and later the highlands. it will be cold in the north, not as cold further south. through this evening and overnight, we lose all of the rain into the north sea. we have a dry interlude. 0nce north sea. we have a dry interlude. once again we are looking at some mist and fog patches forming. and by the end of the night, we will have more rain coming across northern ireland and western scotland. the winds here will be picking up. still cold ahead of this band of rain in the north. but not so as we push south. and then into thursday the rain moves west to east across scotla nd rain moves west to east across scotland and northern ireland, clearing into the north sea. dry behind it for a time and then more

rain from the south—west. by the time we reach friday, we will have a lot of rain to start the day, moving across northern ireland, england and wales, then a wraparound lingering across scotland and northern ireland, some will bring snow on the hills. the feature of friday's whether is it will be windy, particularly across western scotland and parts of the iris seacoast line, dusts 50, 60, possibly 70 mph, so keepin dusts 50, 60, possibly 70 mph, so keep in touch with the weather forecast —— the irish sea coast.|j am so looking forward to the tour that you will am so looking forward to the tour that you will give am so looking forward to the tour that you will give us am so looking forward to the tour that you will give us this am so looking forward to the tour that you will give us this morning, it looks so good. it is, it is stunning inside. wait until you see cinderella's crystal slipper. per watt? per slipper. -- her what? slipper, dan. i am glad we have a

ea rs slipper, dan. i am glad we have a ears in this morning. pardon? let's take a look at the front pages of today's papers, and they all focus on that tumultuous day in the house of commons yesterday. the daily mirror says theresa may suffered a "humiliating hat—trick" of defeats in what it describes as "63 minutes of mayhem". it quotes labour mp ian lavery saying the government is "in office but not in power". despite the defeats, the pm "staggers on", according to the guardian. it also features a story about a universal ten minute cancer test that scientists are developing in australia. and the times has an exclusive interview with the british phd student matthew hedges, who was locked up in the united arab emirates after being convicted of spying. he says he was forced to stand for whole days in ankle cuffs and was interrogated for up to 15 hours at a time during the five—month ordeal.

and the main story, my torment at the hands of uae captors, sitting in darkness 23 hours a day, given drugs and made to go cold turkey as well, so fascinating detail of what matthew hedges went through. let's lighten the mood. what have you got, ben? you know we talk about house prices in the business news, we have been talking about denise coates, the founder of bet365, and the bumper pay deal recently, this is the house she will build with that money, 90 million quid it will cost, it will take two years to build, some of the details in the express this morning. tell me the toilets. bathrooms? not much detail. 75,000 square feet complete with boathouse,

a 3—storey glasshouse on a 52 acre country estate, and the neighbours are in arms because they have had to close one of the roads, there is too much traffic and they knocked down the house on site. where is it? it is... sorry, too many questions. i will find out some more detail. is... sorry, too many questions. i will find out some more detailm looks like an airport terminal. will find out some more detailm looks like an airport terminalm is interesting that you say that because it was designed by norman foster, who would normally do those big grand projects, like wembley and a lot of airports. i love it. imagine if you brought some muffins around to the neighbours. imagine if you brought some muffins around to the neighboursm imagine if you brought some muffins around to the neighbours. it would ta ke around to the neighbours. it would take an hourto around to the neighbours. it would take an hour to get up the driveway. muffins on the tray. i think it is amazing. how middle-class view. i am going to take you from muffins on a

tray to the trade, macclesfield's first ever defeat, defeated by newcastle's under 21. it is a crazy record. 111 years. not until last night. the only way is last -- up. sol campbell here. i don't know if you spotted that story from pochettino, he wants players to stop taking selfies. if we win trophy like i did as a player, then is the moment to celebrate. how are we feeling about brexit? i came in this morning bouncing because, as a journalist, just so excited. morning bouncing because, as a journalist, just so excitedlj journalist, just so excited.” notice. trying to an peak it today. it is fairto notice. trying to an peak it today. it is fair to say that a lot of us would like to completely get away

from it —— unpick it. would like to completely get away from it -- unpick it. there are a few people who are bored of brexit. yes. this is why i wondered if you would like this, perhaps you would like an island in your own. this is the daily mail, there is no tv, no radio. you can only get to it at low tide for two weeks in the month, thatis tide for two weeks in the month, that is the only time you can get to it, this is 550 yards off the western coast of guernsey. what are you talking about? sorry, we were talking... at least you are talking about the island. 0h, talking... at least you are talking about the island. oh, yes. are you planning to go? i was saying i think we would have a lovely time. i would struggle without internet shopping. ican struggle without internet shopping. i can picture you on a cliff holding your phone up to try to get 36 reception to try to order something online. there is a job going as warden. i would miss you too much, naga. 0h! if you believe that, you

would believe anything. ifi get you on the phone for five minutes would believe anything. ifi get you on the phone forfive minutes per day... i will call you incessantly to talk about brexit. 6:23am is the time. i will tell you what else we are focusing on this morning: today the bbc is focussing on council funding and how it impacts services across england. tomorrow, local authorities are expected to find out how much money they'll receive for the next financial year. in north yorkshire, funding for buses has been stripped back so far that people living there face being cut off. 0ne council says it now relies on a volunteer—led solution to allow people to remain mobile. tom burridge has been to find out more. this, a community car, driven by volu nteers this, a community car, driven by volunteers like roger. how is your husband getting on? not good. this is how one cash strapped council is moving people like chris, who has a learning disability, and veronica, around. well, it is vital. i don't

know where i would be without it. it is an elderly community. we wouldn't be able to get out. today a stark warning about public transport in rural areas. there has been a spiral of decline, says the campaign for better transport, with no national strategy. rooney rule bus usage has plummeted in recent years. in north yorkshire are whopping 70%. —— rural bus usage. for some of the most lonely people they are vital. the question becomes what is their social value and what is the social cost if you take them away? money is not pouring into the council. so, subsidised services face the chop. but one local business is keeping the number 2a running on sunday. but one local business is keeping the number 24 running on sunday. we wa nt to the number 24 running on sunday. we want to ensure that the community continued having this service and we thought it would be a dying shame to

let it go. and we funded it for two yea rs. let's let it go. and we funded it for two years. let's see how we get on. numberof years. let's see how we get on. number of years ago a route like this in this condition would be almost fully supported by the local authority. 40% of milage funded by local authorities has gone over the la st local authorities has gone over the last six years. there was a time with north yorkshire county council would subsidise two or three passengers in a bath and actually it could cost as much as £40 or £50 per passenger journey ——a bus. could cost as much as £40 or £50 per passengerjourney ——a bus. that wasn't sustainable and it wasn't a good use public money. a better use, says the council, is leaving one of these, where volunteers drive people like sarah, aged 92, for a small fa re like sarah, aged 92, for a small fare on the most important of trips. iitis fare on the most important of trips. i it is marvellous, this community car. her husband is now in care --i think it is. i miss my husband. i have been married for 72 years. and i thought we would enjoy this time of our life, but it has been taken

from us. so ajourney to of our life, but it has been taken from us. so a journey to see a husband is possible. hello. even when public money for transport is short, people in picturesque, isolated places still need to get around. i was going to say this is an important issue for so many people. really important and lots of people will keep an eye on it. we approached the department for transport about this. they said they're giving councils extra powers to work with bus companies, as well as investing £250 million every year to support bus services. you can find more reports into the spending issues facing local government on the bbc‘s reality check website. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: john maguire has been finding out about the extraordinary items

unearthed by teams building an underwater cable between the uk and belgium. also, worms in space. yes, worms in space. we have a worm, talking about worms in space. space once, and brexit, by the way. laughter. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will see you with the headlines inafew we will see you with the headlines in a few minutes ' time. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. new figures show london has the highest number of homeless children in the uk — almost double that of five years ago. a report from shelter reveals that the borough of westminster is the worst—affected area, with one in 11 children homeless. charity is warning of the damaging long—term impact and is calling for more social housing. we have spoken to teachers who see

the impact in schools, so children who they are teaching who don't have a permanent home, who find themselves homeless, they are struggling with their schoolwork, struggling with their schoolwork, struggling with their schoolwork, struggling with mental health. younger children may become withdrawn and lack of confidence. 0lder withdrawn and lack of confidence. older children may act out and become aggressive in ways and find themselves their anxiety in that way. cleaners at luton airport have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. unite members employed by contractors sasse walked out yesterday evening. the union says the company's offered workers a three—year pay deal which would see them earning below the current voluntary living wage of £9 an hour. a mediaeval skeleton — wearing a pair of thigh—high leather boots — has been found during excavations for london's new sewer. it was discovered face down in mud at the chambers wharf site in bermondsey during work to create the thames tideway tunnel. archaeologists believe the man may have died during the late 15th century while carrying out work near the river. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning.

0n the trains, great northern services are disrupted following a broken down train near finsbury park. south eastern trains are not running on the bexleyheath & woolwich lines, following signal problems. 0n the roads, traffic is building on the a13 is building from dagenham into barking. there are problems heading to gatwick this morning as the m23 is closed southbound from the m25 to the airport while work takes place to recover a broken down crane. finally, in ilford, winston way is closed westboun from griggs approach to ilford lane, that's following a collision. now, the weather with kate kinsella. hello, good morning. it is not feeling as cold as it did yesterday morning. we had a relatively mild night. with the mild air comes the cloud and rain. we had further rain overnight, further to come today. it will feel much more mild. for the rain, we have outbreaks of light,

patchy rain and drizzle. light spells and then this afternoon in time for the rush—hour we will see the heavy and persistent rain. it is a breezy day today as well. temperatures are mild at 13 celsius. 0vernight the wrangle clear. we will get some quiet spells. the cloud will break up a little. but temperatures are not dropping far at all. a very mild night between ten and 11 celsius. quite a murky start tomorrow morning. we should see one or two bright spells at first. 0utbreaks or two bright spells at first. outbreaks of rain for the rest of the day. wet and windy for friday. into the weekend, dry on saturday morning with sunshine. through the afternoon, turning wet and windy. and then turning much more cold into next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. now, though, it's back to dan and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, earlier this year we told you about a plan to send

36,000 worms into space. well, today is the day. they'll be setting off in around 12 hours' time. we'll find out what they'll be up to when they get therejust after 7:00am. do you think they counted them? just a box. also this morning, is rural public transport in a state of crisis? we've been to a market town in the yorkshire dales to find out how residents are dealing without a bus service. are coping without a bus service. music plays. and later, we'll bejoined by footballer turned musician tom grennan — who's taking the music industry by storm after performing his first gig just five years ago. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. theresa may will spend the day trying to bolster support for her brexit deal after her government was dealt not one, but three crushing defeats in the commons yesterday. ministers will respond to one

of those votes by revealing when they'll publish the full legal advice they received about the plan. mp5 will continue to debate the proposal over the next four days ahead of a vote next week. but so far there's been little support for theresa may, even from her usual allies. it is the government as a whole which is collectively responsible for deciding that it would simply ignore this binding effect of motion and revert to doing what it said it would do during the debate. well, quite frankly, mr speaker, that cannot be allowed to stand. the home office has been accused of failing to act on repeated warnings about the negative affect its measures to curb illegal immigration would have on members of the windrush generation. a report by the national audit office says the department operated a "target—driven" policy and it's yet to establish the full scale of the scandal. the home office says it's determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review. the office investigating alleged russian collusion in the 2016 us

election has said it will not be pursuing a jail sentence for former national security advisor michael flynn. mr flynn has admitted lying to the fbi — but in a memo, special counsel robert mueller said he had provided "substa ntial assistance" to prosecutors. president donald trump has called the investigation a witch hunt and denies any wrong—doing. new figures show that insurance claims for subsidence quadrupled during this summer's very hot weather. it says more than 10,000 households made claims worth a total of 64 million betweenjuly and september. it's the highest level of claims received since the heatwaves of 2003 and 2006. a memorial service for george bush senior will be held at the national cathedral in washington later. today has been declared a national day of mourning for the former president, who died on friday at the age of 94. his body has been lying in state where more than 26,000 people have paid their respects. one of those was former senator and one time political rival bob dole, who saluted

as he was helped out of his wheelchair. bush's spokesman, jim mcgrath, described the salute as "a last, powerful gesture of respect from one member of the greatest generation, senator dole, to another." this is when politics isjust dissipated and respect... a beautiful moment. some breaking news and we're hearing that a tsunami warning has been issued for the pacific islands of new caledonia and vanuatu. the warning has been issued following a 7.5 magnitude underwater earthquake. people living in coastal areas have been told to take shelter. it's forecast that waves of up to three meters above tide level could hit the island. if we get any more details of that while we are on air we will bring it

to you. a tsunami warning in the area of the map we are showing you, pacific islands. more details to come 0n breakfast this morning. a handwritten letter by albert einstein in which he grapples with the concept of religion has sold at auction for almost £2.3 million in new york. titled ‘god letter‘ it was written in 1954 in his native german and it was expected to fetch less than half of the final bid. it‘s been described as his "most articulated expression of his religious and philosophical views." where do you put that? do you put it in the toilet? the downstairs loo? notch down the toilet. you don't spend 2.5 million on something and put it down the loo. i think it would be quite nice in the downstairs loo. it gives italy to think about. and it is a good place to think, without going into too

much detail —— it gives you something to think about. i would need a lot more money to want to spend it on that. but it is an amazing thing. it would certainly get you thinking. a bit of history, that. we have a very busy programme for you this morning. lots of sport. we have some more philosophy. philosophical views of pep guardiola. are you ready? yes. "you can never relax in the premier league." maybe he has more to go on than that. emanuel can't it. -- kant. they were hugely impressive yet again last night as they beat watford 2—1. leroy sane and riyadh mahrez with the goals. but they had a nervy finish at vicarage road as the home side fought back. it‘s city‘s 13th win in 15 league games this season, and they‘re five points clear at the top of the league. elsewhere, bournemouth moved into the top six after beating

huddersfield 2—1. there were also wins for brighton and west ham who beat crystal palace and cardiff respectively. eddie howe, what a great, great manager. tonight, manchester united welcome arsenal to old trafford. united are 19 points off leaders manchester city and jose mourinho has hit out at tv pundits who have suggested that he‘s lost the dressing room. you have to do analyse a player by is he performing, yes or no. you shouldn‘t go in that direction because you are calling the play is dishonest. 0k, guys, thank you. you call the play is dishonourable. goes in celebrates i am scoring my own goal because i do not like the manager. i do not believe in that. where is the? he is behind you! i

did not see your lips move.” where is the? he is behind you! i did not see your lips move. i did not understand him. a bit more philosophy. sporting philosophy. it is talking about how footballers should live their lives off and on the pitch. he wants his footballers to perform on the pitch but live their lives like professionals off their lives like professionals off the pitch. remember we told you about the controversial copa libatadores final? this is effectively the south american version of champions league, and it‘s been moved to a whole new country because of fan violence. the second leg between boca juniors and river plate will be played in madrid on sunday, and this is the send—off that the boca fans gave to their team as they left buenos aires for spain. remember, they‘ve not won it, they‘re just getting on a plane. there is love there. the match was postponed twice and then moved because fans of river plate attacked the boca team bus. this is just the stand off. what happens if they win? what happens if they lose?! the olympic champion adam peaty has

launched a stinging attack on swimming‘s governing body. he says the sport is stuck in the 19705 and wants fina to take urgent action to modernise, or risk losing the next generation of swimmers. we need to have professional teams. we need to have professional teams. we need to have professional teams. we need to have salaries, pensions, and stuff like that. i think it will bea and stuff like that. i think it will be a good thing in the end whether it takes four years or ten years, i think it will happen. the more we embrace it now and start to shift our culture around that and stop going we have only got one good swim per year or one good swim every four yea rs, per year or one good swim every four yea rs , we per year or one good swim every four years, we need ten per year or 20 per year. that is the way it will grow. uk sport has hired its first head of mental health as part of measures to support the welfare of british athletes. it‘s after its chair, dame katherine grainger, launched their mental health strategy in october following a series of scandals over the treatment of athletes. performance psychologist drjames bell will combine the role with his currentjob as head of culture at uk sport. judd trump is through to the fourth round of the uk championship. the world number five comfortably beat mark king to qualify for the last 16 in york, and even king was surprised by some of trump‘s trademark long potting.

just watch his face. what is going on? he cannot even believe what he has done. sometimes it isjust not your day. do you want to see some really strange but quite cute? it‘s been a long standing tradition in the nhl to hold an annual teddy bear toss and this year fans of the hershey bears in pennsylvania took part and broke the world record. the crowd ofjust over 10,000 people threw almost 35,000 teddy bears onto the ice. all the bears will be donated to charity. everyone brought an average of 3.5 bears. it wasn‘t the most tricky mapping in the world. it took me about 20 minutes to work that out on my way. —— mathematics thing. let‘s return to our main story now. it was a bruising day for the government in the commons yesterday, at the start of five days of debate

on theresa may‘s brexit deal. so, what happens next? mp5 will vote on whether to accept or reject the prime minsiter‘s deal next tuesday, the 11th of december. if it‘s accepted then the formal process of writing brexit into law begins. but if — as most commentators expect — mp5 reject the deal on the table, the government has until the 21st of january to come up with a new plan. and after yesterday, there might be more bumps in the road for the prime minister, as the house of commons voted for a motion that means mp5 would be able to exert some control on what that new plan might be. whatever happens over the next couple of months, the uk is currently scheduled to leave the eu on the 29th of march 2019. we‘re joined now from westminster by hannah white, who‘s deputy director of the think tank institute for government. that is a mouthful, hannah. thank

you forjoining us, doctor hannah white. we were expanding what happens next. can you put into context for us how crushing was what happened yesterday, those three things, those three key moves that happened in, what, 63 minutes, how crushing was that for the government? it certainly was not in the game plan. the government has been working very hard to avoid being defeated, because it thinks that will weaken its position in terms of getting its brenda tilk brew. it only had two defeats before yesterday. yesterday there were three defeats in the space ofjust over an hour. three defeats in the space ofjust overan hour. —— three defeats in the space ofjust over an hour. —— getting this through. what is the most significant? theresa may being forced to release the full legal document, that was ruled on. the government was held in contempt for the first time in history. an mp is are given the right to amend or on an amendment the brexit deal. -- mp5. the ministers being found in

co nte m pt of mp5. the ministers being found in contempt of parliament was unprecedented. in terms of what is most significant, that was the dominic grieve amendment. the government backbencher amendment which means that if theresa may‘s deal does not go through next week and the government was to bring back another motion to ask the house again, we have this new plan, because he did not like the old plan, mp5 will be able to table amendments. they will be able to propose alternatives at that point. that was previously the case. hannah, how many amendments can actually be made? because technically everyone could offer an amendment and asked for it to be voted on, couldn‘t they? amendment and asked for it to be voted on, couldn't they? what is happening next week is that there can be up to six amendments voted on. that was decided last night. subsequently, if there were debates on the deals or other idea is that the government wants to bring forward , the government wants to bring forward, the house would have to decide at that point how many amendments would be allowed. and how long would an amendment take in

terms of what does that do to the brexit timeline? so it is not so much the amendment is. if the government is defeated next week it is then we‘ll have a decision to make about what it does next and it will have to think, if it wants to get it still through the house, it will have to change something or it could simply wait and hope that as the article 50 deadline draws closer mp5 feel the more pressure and decide that they will pass the deal, having not passed it in the past. the keeping is any significant change, any move to have an election or another referendum or a significant renegotiation, that would take more time than we have got. and you would have to have an extension to the article 50 prices to achieve that. and that is possible, legally possible, is it? it is legally possible but the government would have to ask for it and the eu would have to unanimously agree that that would happen. one quick question on the legal advice.

we are waiting for that all legal advice to be published. how long do we have to wait for that, is there a timeframe on that? the government said it would respond today. john bercow said he thought the advice needed to be published before the end of the debate next week. the point is that parliament was saying that we cannot be asked to make this decision about the governor‘s deal without seeing this advice. so logically you would think that mp5 need to see before they vote. as you said, they are voting next tuesday. doctor hannah white, thank you so much for taking us through that. we are definitely trying to on brea kfast are definitely trying to on breakfast this morning get through the mud that is surrounding wrecks it. yes, you can see the weather is not the best. it has been windy and wet. carol is at blenheim palace with the weather this morning. it is cold, and the next few days

area bit it is cold, and the next few days are a bit crazy? they are certainly u nsettled, are a bit crazy? they are certainly unsettled, dan. this morning it is quite mild compared to how it has been. where it is cold is across scotla nd been. where it is cold is across scotland and northern england, braemar had the coldest night of the season so far with a temperature around about —7.8, whereas southwest england currently it is 13 degrees. blenheim palace is really getting into the festive spirit, look at the christmas trees, there are hundreds here, both artificial and real, the real ones from the estate, this is the last time we will be outside because inside in some of the rooms they have been converted to tell the story of cinderella. very fitting in a place like this. i can‘t wait to show you them. in the meantime for the next few days things are going to change. it will be mild, it will turn mild for all of us. it will be wet at times with some heavy rain. the wind is going to strengthen. 0n

friday there is the potential for some disruption. what‘s happening todayis some disruption. what‘s happening today is we have to mac weather fronts, the first one bringing rain north eastwards across northern ireland, northern and eastern england, the second from the west, drifting east. in between the weather fronts it will be dry, as we have here at blenheim now, but there will be some drizzle around. the dry and bright conditions for the longest will be across the far north of scotland. we will see some snow coming out of this in the north pennines, the southern uplands and eventually into the highlands. but it will be on the hills. so this morning watch out for ice on untreated surfaces with scotland and northern ireland, temperatures not rising hugely, but you can see maximum temperatures around 12 or i3. maximum temperatures around 12 or 13. as we head through the evening and overnight, we will lose this rain, it willdry and overnight, we will lose this rain, it will dry out for a time, some mist and fog forming, some transient risk of ice on untreated

surfaces as temperatures dropped, before the next band of rain comes across western scotland and northern ireland. through the course of tomorrow, the wrangle cross northern ireland and scotland, fringing the north of england, then behind it we are looking at blustery showers —— the rain will cross. later on it will pour in across england and away. 0n will pour in across england and away. on friday the positioning of the rain and snow could change, along with the strength of the wind. we have a great big front which literally curls and it will bring rain west to east across england and wales, brightening up behind, with blustery showers. scotland and northern ireland hang on to some of the rain with snow on the hill. we think the strongest winds will be across western scotland and also the irish sea coastline, but, as i mentioned, it could change, although

there is a potentialfor some disruption. that is one of the most stunning locations you have been out. it is so pretty. it is beautiful. wait until you see inside. that is where we are heading. it is gorgeous. in our ballgown? she isn't wearing a ballgown, leave her alone. she is. you can wear what you like. tackling late payment has long been an issue for small businesses. this morning a group of mp5 say more needs to be done so they don‘t end up waiting months to get the money they‘re owed. lots of businesses have been saying thatis lots of businesses have been saying that is why they are going under. responsible for the collapse of 50,000 businesses, so they say. there are so many issues facing the high street right now. big firms not paying smaller firms on time could help make it easier. yes, it‘s a big problem for small businesses across the uk. according to the federation of small businesses late payment leads to over 50,000 business failures every year. a quarter of all businesses

that go under each year, do so because of problems with late payment. now, mp5 say the law must change to force big firms to pay up in time. matthew walker is here from the forum of private business — they offer advice to companies facing these problems. good morning. how widespread is this problem? it is huge. as you mentioned, some of the figures have been released, £40 billion worth of money tied up in late payment. the issueis money tied up in late payment. the issue is massive across—the—board. it is the small businesses who feel the impact more than any other. let‘s be clear that what we are talking about. if i am a firm and you supply me with goods and services, it is me not paying you when you want me to, hanging on as long as i can, that is a lot of money, £40 billion. it is, and the issueis money, £40 billion. it is, and the issue is payment terms. at the moment you can slap payment terms, between 60 and 90 days. the prompt

payment code was set up to hopefully bring some formality into things a little bit. they are looking at 60 days. there are only 60,000 businesses signed up to that. the drive has to be a round 30 days, businesses need to do that to be functioning. that is a voluntary code? it is. mps are calling for mandatory, statutory code that says if you buy something from someone you have to pay in 30 days or 60 days. it needs government backing. the prompt payment code was set up asa the prompt payment code was set up as a box ticking exercise? i don‘t know. if the government can back it and the work that small business and small business commissioner is doing then we can educate and tell the story a little bit more. those businesses who are owed —— owed money are suffering the most. businesses who have been named and

shamed, boots, holland and barren, they say it is clear that we lay it out in the terms and conditions, if you want to do business, this is what happens. it is part and parcel of business, isn‘t it? what happens. it is part and parcel of business, isn't it? yes, it shouldn‘t be. we have been an organisation for 41 years, and we have been trying to tackle late payment. here we are on saturday talking about it. it does need to change. if you are a large business and you have a supplier and they are good, then pay them. if a business is watching this and they are in a position where they are owed a lot of money, where can they go, what can they do? organisations like the small business commissioner team will bat on their behalf, they have secured so far 2.1 million from

businesses ultimately that need paging. 40 billion is still tied up. there is a lot of work to go —— paying. the message is, we need that money. nice to see you, massey. thank you. i know that you have been getting in touch with this. —— matthew. more from me after 7am, i will see you shortly. thanks. britain has been sharing energy with other european countries since the ‘605, and today a new link with belgium is being launched. to make the connection, construction teams have been laying underwater cables for the last three years. and john maguire has been finding out that they‘ve made some very unusual discoveries along the way. this is the moment a royal navy bomb disposal team blew up a wartime german c—. disposal team blew up a wartime german c-. good effort. -- sea mine. it is one of the 1200 bombs of the tea m it is one of the 1200 bombs of the team laying submarine cable across the north sea having counted. the

ca bles the north sea having counted. the cables run for 140 kilometres and will allow electricity to be exchanged between belgium and the uk. the installation is a huge task. there is copper and that is where the actual current will flow, and that‘s just the same as the copper in domestic wiring, only slightly larger. belowground in domestic wiring, only slightly larger. belowg round you in domestic wiring, only slightly larger. belowground you have incredibly fast moving sounds. so there‘s a lot of high current, poor water visibility. we had divers in 50 metres of water with zero visibility in a shifting, dynamic environment so that is a major risk to manage when you send them down to work in those locations. for the last three years, at a cost of almost £600 million, the route has been surveyed, excavated and the cable has been buried. this is where it resurfaces, and the electricity is connected to the national grid. it is already sticking out of the soil. these underwater shots show how the nemo link as its call has

come across many hazards, challenges and treasures. you want to rig it up like this? ok, so, in here we have one of the nicest fines, which is early 18th—century cannon. it is quite important because it is from a period where standardisation of ordnance was very important. the working theory is that there was a vessel in distress, it was taking on water and it meted to lighten its load, effectively, to prevent itself from sinking, so it would have jettisoned stores and equipment and perhaps the canon as well. and along with the more contemporary fines, they have unlocked a prehistoric secret. they discovered a prehistoric river channel and within that river channel they took sediment cores and from the analysis they were able to reconstruct the climate based on the evidence of vegetation that could be found from

10,000 years ago. the aim of the cable is to improve energy security and to cut customers‘ bills, but what was designed as an engineering task has become so much more, revealing the past locked deep beneath some of the busiest waters in the world. completely out of the sea bed now. john mcguire, bbc news, kent. who knew? amazing what goes on down there. oh, no. on that note. lots more coming up. we have those underwater mysteries. we also have worms in space. i can‘t tell you how excited i am about worms in space. 36,000 of them. there is an issue. why would you send them? they have 80% the same genetics as us, that is why. so we are working out about muscular wastage in space. there you 90, muscular wastage in space. there you go, we will get you the answers. there are a few worms on telly.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. worms in space! good morning from bbc london news. i‘m tolu adeoye. new figures show london has the highest number of homeless children in the uk — almost double that of five years ago. a report from shelter has revealed the borough of westminster is the worst affected area, with one in eleven children homeless. the charity‘s warning of the damaging long term impact. we have spoken to teachers who see the impact in schools, so children who they are teaching who don‘t have a permanent home, who find themselves homeless, they are struggling with their schoolwork, struggling with mental health. younger children may become withdrawn and lack of confidence. older children may act out and become aggressive in ways and find themselves their anxiety in that way. cleaners at luton airport have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. unite members employed by contractors sasse walked out yesterday evening. the union says the company‘s offered a three—year pay deal which would see workers earning below the current voluntary living

wage of nine pounds an hour. 0deon has defended ticket prices of up to £40 at it‘s new hi—tech cinema in london. the newly refurbished cinema opens in leciester square later this month. 0deon has been criticised on social media, but says prices vary and are similar to tickets for theatre or live sports. a mediaeval skeleton wearing a pair of thigh—high leather boots has been found during work to create london‘s new sewer. it was discovered face down in mud at a thames tideway tunnel site in bermondsey. archaeologists believe the man may have died during the late 15th century while working near the river. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now. there‘s a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains, great northern services are disrupted because of a broken down train near finsbury park. south—eastern trains aren‘t running on the bexleyheath & woolwich lines, following signal problems. 0n the roads, southbound traffic is slow into the blackwall tunnel from bow, that‘s due to a breakdown in the tunnel. finally, on the m25,

there are delays anticlockwise from juntion 29 tojunction 28 because of a breakdown. now, the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it‘s not feeling as cold as it did this time yesterday morning. we had a relatively mild night. but with the mild air comes the cloud and rain. we had further rain overnight, further to come today. but it will feel much more mild. now, for the rain, we have outbreaks of light, patchy rain and drizzle. one or two dry spells spells and then this afternoon in time for the rush—hour we will see the heavy and persistent rain. it is a breezy day today as well. temperatures are much milder at 13 celsius. 0vernight the rain will clear. we will get some quiet spells. the cloud will break up a little. but temperatures are not dropping far at all. a very mild night between ten and 11 celsius. quite a murky start tomorrow morning. but we should see one or two perhaps brighter spells at first.

then outbreaks of rain for the rest of the day. wet and windy for friday. then, into the weekend, dry on saturday morning with sunshine. through the afternoon, turning wet and windy. and then turning much more cold into next week. i‘m back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london. now, though, it‘s back to dan and naga. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. it is exactly so. 0ur headlines today: the ayes to the right, 311, the noes to the left, 293. dramatic scenes in the house of commons as the government loses three big votes on brexit. but theresa may fights on. if i had banged on the table, walked out of the room, and at the end of the process delivered the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a betterjob.

we‘ll be live in westminster, untangling what it means for the prime minister and what happens next. and bringing you the latest. also this morning: a report accuses the home office of ignoring warnings that its ‘hostile environment‘ policy would hit the windrush generation. good morning. delivering christmas — on time. the royal mail gears up for its busiest time of year: delivering a billion christmas cards alone. i‘ll have those all important dates to make sure yours gets where it‘s going on time. can anyone stop manchester city? pep guardiola‘s side extend their lead at the top of the premier league with yet another victory. good morning from blenheim palace. we have come indoors to look at some of the rooms designed to recreate the story of cinderalla. you can see marcus the mouse making sure that

cinderella gets her invitation to the ball. 0utside it will be cloudy and wait foremost and cold across the north of scotland. but you will hang on to the sunshine the longest. —— cloudy and would foremost. i will be back in 15 minutes. it‘s wednesday the 5th of december. our top story: there were dramatic scenes in the house of commons as it tookjust over an hour for the government to suffer three significant defeats on brexit yesterday. but theresa may remains insistent that her deal is the best for britain. ministers will respond to one of those votes by revealing when they‘ll publish the full legal advice they received about the plan. 0ur political correspondent iain watson looks back at what was an unprecedented day in westminster. fighting for her deal, fighting for herjob. 0n the second day of the brexit debate, there is a focus on security. but some mp5 wonder how sick us theresa may used in number 10. she will be hoping today is better than yesterday when her government was defeated three times. as a result, ministers

will need to announce today when they will publish legal advice on brexit that they wanted to keep confidential. and if theresa may‘s deal is defeated next week, mp5 will now have a greater say over what happens next. based on day one of the debate, theresa may will have an uphill battle to get her way. i have spent nearly two years negotiating this deal. if i had banged at the table and walked out of the room and at the end of the process deliver the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a betterjob. but i didn‘t play to the gallery. i focused on getting a deal that honours the referendum, sets us on course for a bright future and i did so through painstaking hard work. she was attacked by the official opposition... labour will vote against this deal. a bad deal for britain. a bad deal for our economy and, i believe, a bad deal for our democracy. our country deserves better than this. and the unofficial opposition. i really cannot believe that there is a single member of this house who sincerely believes

that this deal we have before us is a good deal. actually, there are a lot. the debate was closed by the brexit secretary in the early hours of the morning. and the speaker made it clear there would not be much respite for mp5. the debate to be resumed on what day? tomorrow. thank you. indeed, today. today! it is indeed today! just four days of debate to go and theresa may‘s deal will be put to the test. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. so what happens now? that is what we will be explaining to you all morning. well, today mp5 will continue to discuss theresa may‘s brexit proposal on day two of the debate — which will focus on security. and as we‘ve heard, ministers have agreed to publish the government‘s legal advice on the deal in full after they were found to be in contempt of parliament for issuing just a summary.

mp5 are hoping this will be issued before the crucial vote next tuesday, the 11th of december. let‘s get more on this from our political correspondent, ben wright, who‘s in westminster — can you put this into context for us? vrl is gone. that is good. you could hear at the end of the report, the hysteria that started to grippy chamber in the early hours of this morning. it feels that westminster isa morning. it feels that westminster is a charge, panic, emotional place at the moment. mp5 know how much is at the moment. mp5 know how much is at stake. and on the government side what a message of they have on their headsif what a message of they have on their heads if they have any chance to pull this back from the brink of defeat next tuesday. it looks very difficult for the prime minister. i thought she cut a pretty lonely figure yesterday as she went through fairly well rehearsed lines about why she thinks this is the best deal

on offer. but she sees the massed ra nks on offer. but she sees the massed ra n ks of on offer. but she sees the massed ranks of the opposition parties and many of their own backbenchers determined to voted down. she will be meeting many mp5 one to one of the next few days. i think she must know it will be much impossible to win as next tuesday. we had dominic grieve on the programme yesterday. he then had this amendment passed in the commons. can you outline for us what that means in specific terms? it means that if this vote is defeated the government‘s vote is defeated the government‘s vote is defeated next tuesday, the government will do away and think about what it wants to do, come up with a plan b. it is we want as to do that. the law says that at that point it has to come back and tell parliament what it wants to do. dominic grieve ‘s amendment yesterday will mean that that moment mp5 will have much more say than they would have had otherwise. it is shaping what the governor‘s response will be. that is why it is significant. it is changing and

empowering parliament‘s role after this vote has gone down next tuesday. that is the significance it will have. ben, thank you for that. we‘ll be speaking to mp5 from different parties throughout the programme this morning. in a few minutes we‘ll hear from labour peer, baroness chakra barti. the deputy attorney general. we will be speaking to her in about five minutes. we have various matters of different parties coming up throughout the show. —— various others. the home office has been accused of failing to act on repeated warnings about the negative affect its measures to curb illegal immigration would have on members of the windrush generation. a report by the national audit office says the department operated a "target—driven" policy and it‘s yet to establish the full scale of the scandal. the home office says it‘s determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review. the home office still doesn‘t know how many people might be impacted by this. the way in which it implemented its policies increased the risk of mistakes being meet and even at this stage we don‘t think it

has shown sufficient interest in finding out who might be affected and putting right the wrong is that they might have suffered. spanish police say a body has been found by search teams looking for a british woman who went missing on the island of tenerife last week. amy louise gerard from cleethorpes had been working at a local marine park, but hasn‘t been seen since friday. the body has not yet been identified. 0ur reporter philip norton is in tenerife for us this morning — what do we know so far, philip? we have heard from the family. the sister said please engrave the image on your minds as people were looking for her. but this is... worrying news. yes, certainly. this is a resort that has been hoping and preying on keeping theirfingers crossed that is amy will be found self and well. many people watched an operation to recover a body from the siege a few hundred metres off the siege a few hundred metres off the shore, not far from where amy was last seen. this came in a day

where it followed the many days previous speaking to people where there was a loss of police activity yesterday morning, many helicopters flying over the loss of police. around 11:30am was when a helicopter found an object in the water. a rescue boat was soon on the scene. and many of us watched what appeared to bea and many of us watched what appeared to be a body being recovered from the water. the actual operation seems to have wound down since that discovery. there has certainly been no more police activity yesterday afternoon, certainly no more helicopters and the foreign and commonwealth office says it continues to provide support to the family ofa continues to provide support to the family of a british woman here in tenerife. philip, thank you very much we have some breaking news. this comes from the civil aviation authority. the body responsible for

regulating the airlines. they have said that rya nair‘s regulating the airlines. they have said that ryanair‘s decision earlier this year not to pay compensation to customers affected by strike action at the airline was not legal. they said that people applied to the airline for compensation because their flights were cancelled or delayed, in some cases causing huge problems for many of the passengers flying on rya nair. problems for many of the passengers flying on ryanair. they applied for compensation and ryanair said this is not ourfault, we compensation and ryanair said this is not our fault, we are compensation and ryanair said this is not ourfault, we are not eligible to pay under the european rules that mean you are entitled to compensation. they said pursue this elsewhere. what the civil aviation authority are saying is that that was not fair. they are now going to pursue ryanairforfurther compensation on this. and that those passengers could be entitled to compensation. it is a huge shift for all those people that were affected this, who were denied compensation. they may now find they are eligible. that is millions of pounds. we know ryanair is in the midst of a real

battle with the unions at the moment. particularly the pilots unions. they said it would disrupt their operations. they succumbed to that and agreed to recognise the unions. huge problems for the airline as faras unions. huge problems for the airline as far as paying that compensation is concerned. it will cost them dearly in what has been a difficult time for the airline. one of the problems with ryanair is that it is public relations, in terms of how customers have been complaining and the number of complaints. absolutely astonishing, looking at the latest figures. this is from the dispute resolution service. the largest of all of these complaints, 22,159 complaints, but ryanairjust processed 1000. problems as far as thatis processed 1000. problems as far as that is concerned as to how ryanair response to this, how much it could potentially cost them, and now the floodgate is potentially open for people to pursue those claims for all that disruption of the summer. loads of numbers to crack through. you will do that later. we obviously

are looking for an interview with ryanair. we will see. there‘s one story dominating the front pages of the papers this morning. this one explains it quite well. there were three defeats. a hat—trick of defeats yesterday for theresa may‘s governance. what the daily mirror is focused on, that is in 63 minutes, so this is all laid out in the papers this morning. the front page of the daily mail for you as well. a picture from the commons. the daily mail says the day‘s events have left "brexit on a knife edge". the vote to give mp5 a greater say "could even halt the brexit process completely", the paper says, with former attorney general dominic grieve suggesting it could lead to another referendum on eu membership. it is not as clear—cut as it all seems. it could tip it towards the other way. this is one of the things

that we are try to explain today with a number political guests. let‘s speak the labour peer, baroness chakra barti, who joins us now from westminster. thank you very much for your time is today. just looking at some of the papers, an interesting day yesterday. it remains a little unclear as to what happens from this point forward. can we start this morning to get your take, baroness, on what you thought happened in the commons yesterday? two really big things happens in the hat—trick of votes. the first thing is pretty disgraceful. for the first time in history the government was found in co nte m pt of history the government was found in contempt of parliament. that is up there with being in contempt of court. it is an absolute disgrace. a parliament is supposed to be sovereign. that is the printable of our constitution. that is what a lot of people were motivated by when they voted in the referendum. so that was disgraceful for theresa may and her ministers to be found in contempt. more positively, the dominic grieve amendment, which you have discussed, it is about the house of commons taking more control

of this brexit process and saying no, mrs may, it is not going to be your way or the highway. if we end up your way or the highway. if we end up voting down your deal next week we will be able, also, if we choose to, to issue you with further instructions about what happens next. on the first thing you mention, you are the shadow attorney general. do you think it sets a dangerous precedent that in the future of some of your colour unit, your documents and things you think are only for certain eyes of many to be published this ——? are only for certain eyes of many to be published this --? the day-to-day legal advice is that lawyers and attorneys general give two cabinet ministers or the government about contracts, particular immigration cases, and so on, there is a difference between that and fundamental matters of the constitution, war and peace, for example, and, crucially, when parliament is ultimately being asked

to decide on something so important parliament should seek —— see the legal advice. you have said that theresa may should go back and negotiate a better deal. who should you negotiate with? when you think thatjean—claude juncker has this you negotiate with? when you think thatjean—claudejuncker has this is the deal and theresa may has said this is best deal out there. the only other deal is no deal or brexit. that is what she said. i have to remind you that in the past the eu has had to renegotiate. it had to renegotiate the lisbon treaty when a number of parliaments, in particular countries, did not like the original version. whatever people say there is plenty of form and plenty of reason for renegotiating when a deal cannot pass through a particular parliament. are you bluffing then on this? to some extent -- are they bluffing. the eu is very familiar with domestic parliament is not a green in the first instance with

what governors negotiate —— abbring. there is ample form in the past for the eu having to think again and renegotiate. what we jeremy corbyn do in this situation? he would negotiate a much better deal. why? because he is much closer to the values of the eu on, for its apple, workers‘ rights, environment or predictions, and consumer protections. -- example. ifjeremy corbyn is able to negotiate a better deal, i know he spoke to michel barnier, this was before the deal was announced, has anybody from labour, has jeremy was announced, has anybody from labour, hasjeremy corbyn had any correspondence with any of those eu negotiator since the deal was announced ? iam not i am not clear on that, i certainly haven‘t been involved in that, but certainlyjeremy have spent a lot of time speaking with his fellow european labour and socialist leaders in brussels and it has been a positive atmosphere. what happens next? are we wandering towards a

second referendum vote? not necessarily. what i would say is that theresa may‘s whole premiership has been about brexit. she wouldn‘t have been prime minister if david cameron haven‘t lost the referendum. then she had a general collection that was acme or sack me and lost his slim majority. —— back me or sack. she said she would promise to unite the country and she failed. if she can‘t get the deal through, she either renegotiate and promises to, or she should call a general election. is that what you are aiming for? i think if she can't do the one thing she promised to do in her premiership, which is to get a good dealfor britain her premiership, which is to get a good deal for britain and to unite leavers and remainers and all parts of the kingdom, if she can‘t do that she really needs to go to the country. lots of viewers this morning are saying this looks like we are in a chaotic situation, surely our general election will add

to that. well, we are in a chaotic situation. i am sorry. that was theresa may‘s doing. people in the house of commons say she failed to reach out to her own party. she has been at odds with people in her own party and across parliament and in the country. she has failed to negotiate the best deal for britain and certainly failed it would seem at the moment to negotiate a deal that pleases anyone very much and that pleases anyone very much and that she can get through the house of commons. if she can‘t win in the commons on the basic policy of her premiership, the normal principle is you go to the country and have a general election and then all parties can set out their stall not just about brexit but about inequality and huge issues facing the country and that would be a true people‘s vote. the country and that would be a true people's vote. thank you for discussing that this morning. the

next political interview is former secretary of state for exiting the eu, dominic raab. we want to bring a clear picture about what happened yesterday and the impact. that is what we will be doing this morning. i think the baroness gave us a clear indication of the labour position. they feel quite strongly they could renegotiate the deal, even though jean—claude juncker has said renegotiate the deal, even though jean—claudejuncker has said theresa may‘s deal is the deal. jean—claudejuncker has said theresa may's deal is the deal. andrea lead5om, leader of the house of commons, will be in and she has no doubt listened to that interview as well. nearly 7:20am. who is the fairy godmother? carol. she gives us the weather, the sunshine. who is your fairy the weather, the sunshine. who is yourfairy godmother? 0h, oh, dear, today‘s forecast, you have just given it. good morning from blenheim palace. we are in the room with the fairy godmother. she has

wafted her wand and look what she has done, lit up this beautiful carriage. of course, in the fairytale, what happens is the pumpkin is transferred into this lovely carriage and with another waft of her wand, created a beautiful dress, turning cinderella‘s rags into a beautiful ballgown, then she made her way off to the palace. for the next few days our weather forecast is changeable, we are looking at some strong wind at times on friday with the potential for disruption, at times on friday with the potentialfor disruption, it at times on friday with the potential for disruption, it will turn mild for us all, and we are looking at some heavy rain. we have to make whether funds coming today. the first one is producing a lot of rain as it moves north eastwards —— weather fronts. the second rain as it moves north eastwards —— weatherfronts. the second is rain as it moves north eastwards —— weather fronts. the second is coming in from the west, drifting eastward and it will produce a lot of rain. now, in between them you will find a dry interlude but the cloud is thick enough to produce some drizzle here and there. the risk of ice was colin and there. the risk of ice was colin and northern england, temperatures

have fallen below —8 in braehmer, so thatis have fallen below —8 in braehmer, so that is a cold start to the day, the cold est of that is a cold start to the day, the coldest of the season, but you will hang on to the sunshine for the longest. now as the rain moves north it will deposit snow on the heels of the pennines, also the southern uplands and eventually the highlands as well. it will be cold in the north with temperatures around four to six, but further south roughly nine to about 13, maybe 14. through this evening and overnight the rain will eventually clear off into the north sea leaving dry conditions behind. there will be mist and fog patches forming and by the end of the night more rain will come across northern ireland and western scotland. it will be accompanied by strengthening winds. temperature—wise, it will dip in the north before the rain arrives, then you will find they will start to rise, so a transient risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow what happens is rain in scotland and northern ireland moves east, clearing to the north sea, it will dry up and brighten up with showers

before more rain coming in across south—west england and wales. temperatures picking up wherever you are, ten to 14. friday‘s forecast may change, but low pressure looks like it will cross us, taking rain swiftly across england and wales, clearing and brightening up with blustery showers, but the chances it will linger across and northern ireland, producing snow on the hills. if low pressure moves north or south, it will alter where we will see the rain and, as well as that, we will have strong wind, gales, even severe gales possible and at the moment we think they are likely to be across western scotland and areas adjacent to the irish sea, but i stress that it could still change. it is really magical in here this morning. it is so beautiful. have you shown cinderella‘s slipper? not yet. i tried to stuff my bunions in but it wouldn‘t fit. not yet. i tried to stuff my bunions in but it wouldn't fit. my trotters

wouldn‘t have a hope either. in but it wouldn't fit. my trotters wouldn't have a hope either. what a lovely thought, carol and a bunion. daniel‘s delicate feet might have a chance. my size 12. really? yes. there is only one slipper. yes, that is the story of cinderella.” there is only one slipper. yes, that is the story of cinderella. i got mixed up, be quiet, ben. ok, eve ryo ne mixed up, be quiet, ben. ok, everyone be quiet. the international space station has been home to astronauts from around the world, but for the first time ever it‘s about to be home to something much more slimy. later today, 24—hours behind schedule, more than 36,000 microscopic worms will be blasted into space to take part in an experiment that might tell us more about how our bodies age. you are showing that off rather marvellously. physicist libby jackson from the uk space agency is here to tell us more. and i must say, libby, in typical physicist fashion you said of course it isn‘t a scale. laughter. of course. that was the

first thing we thought all. they are tiny, less than one millimetre. why do we care? what was it you said? 80%... genetically similar. do we care? what was it you said? 80%. .. genetically similar. yes, this is the worm used around the world as a model for humans because of the similarity. it has been in space before. this is the first time there as being an experiment led by uk researchers. we are looking to see how these muscles, sorry, the muscles in these worms respond to one week in microgravity and that will help us learn about muscles and how they change as we age and how diseases that have muscular problems are affected. remind us what happens, i have to speak to tim peake happens, i have to speak to tim pea ke about this, happens, i have to speak to tim peake about this, what happens to an astronaut when they spend a prolonged period of time in space because all sorts of things happen, bone? yes, loads of things, like

getting old really quickly —— don‘t they? your eyesight can get worse, your skin they? your eyesight can get worse, yourskin can thin, they? your eyesight can get worse, your skin can thin, your blood equilibrium on the all sorts of things, so what we see is we are able to identify, understand processes in the human body in space andindeedin processes in the human body in space and indeed in worms, and then we can understand what‘s going on on earth. when we spoke to tim peake he said he had recovered, it was well after a year, it does take a while, but he exercised in space, as you can see here to make sure he kept up his muscle density so to speak, why isn‘t the research done on astronauts who already been up? loads of research going on every six months, and we don‘t understand the molecular differences, it was funded by arthritis research uk, and looking to see the molecular changes

at the tiny level, what genetic changes happen. we can look at that in worms in a way that we can‘t in humans because they are so tiny. and if we know what genetic changes happen, what in the medical world can be done to tackle or prevent those genetic changes from happening, where are we? this is what the scientists are looking at. so for example, they think that there are similar changes, we see similar changes in space as we do in patients with muscular dystrophy. so these worms in space, somehow drugs that are put in their feed to see if we can stop those changes. now if we can find those changes in space where you are looking at a much smaller set of variables, you are just looking at what‘s happening in space rather than everything else that happens on earth, if we can find the drugs that work on the worms in space, they can be used to develop treatments for muscular dystrophy. that is fascinating. how can you count 36,000 worms? they

we re can you count 36,000 worms? they were doing it last night. it sounds like a terrible film, worms in space. it is crucial research. yes it is, happening in space. thank you for bringing in yourfriend as it is, happening in space. thank you for bringing in your friend as well. we like that worm. yes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. speak to you soon. good morning from bbc london news. i‘m tolu adeoye. new figures show london has the highest number of homeless children in the uk — almost double that of five years ago. a report from shelter has revealed the borough of westminster is the worst affected area, with one in eleven children homeless. the charity‘s warning of the damaging long term impact. they are struggling with their schoolwork, struggling with mental health. younger children may become withdrawn and lack of confidence. older children may act out and become aggressive in ways and find themselves their anxiety in that way. cleaners at luton airport have gone on strike

in a dispute over pay. unite members employed by contractors sasse walked out yesterday evening. the union says the company‘s offered a three—year pay deal which would see workers earning below the current voluntary living wage of £9 an hour. 0deon has defended ticket prices of up to £40 at it‘s new hi—tech cinema in london. the newly refurbished cinema opens in leciester square later this month. 0deon has been criticised on social media, but says prices vary and are similar to tickets for theatre or live sports. a mediaeval skeleton wearing a pair of thigh—high leather boots has been found during work to create london‘s new sewer. it was discovered face down in mud at a thames tideway tunnel site in bermondsey. archaeologists believe the man may have died during the late 15th century while working near the river. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now. there‘s a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains, great northern services are disrupted because of a broken down

train near finsbury park. south eastern trains aren‘t running on the bexleyheath & woolwich lines, following signal problems. 0n the roads, northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel is slow from the woolwich road flyover. finally, on the m25, there are anticlockwise queues of up to five miles from juntion 30 lakeside to junction 28 because of a breakdown. now, the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it‘s not feeling as cold as it did this time yesterday morning. we had a relatively mild night. but with the mild air comes the cloud and rain. we have had rain overnight, further rain to come today. but it will feel much more mild. now, for the rain, we have outbreaks of light, patchy rain and drizzle. one or two dry spells spells but then this afternoon in time for the rush—hour we will see the heavy and persistent rain arriving. it is a breezy day today as well. temperatures are much milder at 13 celsius. 0vernight tonight

the rain will clear. we will get some quiet spells. the cloud will break up a little. but temperatures are not dropping far at all. a very mild night between ten and 11 celsius. quite a murky start tomorrow morning. but we should see one or two perhaps brighter spells at first. then outbreaks of rain for the rest of the day. wet and windy for friday. then, into the weekend, dry on saturday morning with sunshine. through the afternoon, turning wet and windy. and then turning much more cold into next week. i‘m back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london. now though it‘s back to dan and naga. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. let us bring you up to date. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. theresa may will spend the day trying to bolster support for her brexit deal after her government was dealt not one, but three crushing

defeats in the commons. in the last hour — labour peer, baroness chakra barti, has told breakfast she thinks eu leaders are bluffing about the proposal. they say there will be no more negotiating and that the deal that‘s on the table is final. in the past, the eu has had to renegotiate, it had to renegotiate the lisbon treaty, for example, when a number parliaments in particular countries didn‘t like the original version. so whatever people say there is plenty of form and plenty precedent for renegotiating when a deal can‘t pass through a particular parliament. the home office has been accused of failing to act on repeated warnings about the negative effect its measures to curb illegal immigration would have on members of the windrush generation. a report by the national audit office says the department operated a "target—driven" policy and it‘s yet to establish the full scale of the scandal. the home office says it‘s determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review. ryanair is facing legal action by regulators after it

refused to pay compensation for delays. the airline claims strikes that caused widespread disruption over the summer were not it‘s fault. the civil aviation authority disagrees and this morning it said it will try and make the airline pay up. under eu law airlines must pay compensation to passengers if their flight is cancelled or delayed by more than three hours. new figures show that insurance claims for subsidence quadrupled during this summer‘s very hot weather. it says more than 10,000 households made claims worth a total of £64 million betweenjuly and september. it‘s the highest level of claims received since the heatwaves of 2003 and 2006. a memorial service for george bush senior will be held at the national cathedral in washington later. today has been declared a national day of mourning for the former president, who died on friday at the age of 94. his body has been lying in state where more than 26,000 people have paid their respects. one of those was former senator

and one time political rival bob dole, who saluted as he was helped out of his wheelchair. dole once faced bush during the 1988 republican primary fight for the presidential nomination but maintained a decades—old friendship with the former president. we saw him their salute the casket. bush‘s spokesman, jim mcgrath, described the salute as "a last, powerful gesture of respect from one member of the greatest generation to another". amazing pictures. a handwritten letter by albert einstein in which he grapples with the concept of religion has sold at auction for almost 2.3 million in new york. titled ‘god letter‘ it was written in 1954 in his native german and it was expected to fetch less than half of the final bid. it‘s been described as his "most articulated expression of his religious and philosophical views". and you think the place that?

downstairs toilet. if you have a downstairs toilet. when you spend that much money on something, people say why did you spend it on something that will make a difference to people, but some people have lots of money and they like to gather stuff. they do indeed. carol is gathering beautiful images. she is looking for cinderella‘s slipper. she is at ladem‘s palace, it is looking very good. -- blenheim palace. we will be with her in about ten or 15 minutes. serious bleeding. sally nugent if you —— bling. serious bleeding. sally nugent if you -- bling. i am a mere understudy. good morning. talking of bling. manchester city, who is ever going to beat them? this is a great quote

from pep guardiola. "you can never relax in the premier league". i would not say that was a great philosophical one. they were hugely impressive yet again last night as they beat watford 2—1. leroy sane and riyadh mahrez with the goals. but they had a nervy finish at vicarage road as the home side fought back. it‘s city‘s 13th win in 15 league games this season, and they‘re five points clear at the top of the league. elsewhere, bournemouth moved into the top six after beating huddersfield 2—1. there were also wins for brighton and west ham who beat crystal palace and cardiff respectively. tonight, manchester united welcome arsenal to old trafford. united are 19 points off leaders manchester city and jose mourinho has had a go at tv pundits who have suggested that he‘s lost the dressing room. you have to do analyse a player by how is he performing, yes or no. you shouldn‘t go in that direction because you are calling the players dishonest.

0k, guys, thank you. you call the players dishonourable. goes and celebrates — i am scoring my own goal because i do not like the manager. i do not believe in that. more philosophy for you. football philosophy. next to some potentially positive news for newcastle united fans. the former chelsea and manchester united director peter kenyon is heading a consortium that‘s in talks to buy the club. we know that owner mike ashley is ready and willing to sell. we don‘t know if a firm bid has been put in yet but we‘ll keep an eye on that one. the reaction from newcastle fans, online, has been at times despairing, quite insightful, and at other times hilariously funny. they need a sense of humour. they need a sense of humour and some of them have got it at the moment. remember we told you about the controversial copa libatadores final?

this is effectively the south american version of champions league, and it‘s been moved to a whole new country because of fan violence. the second leg between boca juniors and river plate will be played in madrid on sunday, and this is the send—off that the boca fans gave to their team as they left buenos aires for spain. remember, they‘ve not won it, they‘re just getting on a plane. the match was postponed twice and then moved because fans of river plate attacked the boca team bus. goodness knows what will happen if they actually win. the olympic champion adam peaty has launched a stinging attack on swimming‘s governing body. he says the sport is stuck in the 19705 and wants fina to take urgent action to modernise, or risk losing the next generation of swimmers. we need to have professional teams. we need to have salaries, pensions, and stuff like that. i think it will be a good thing in the end whether it takes four years or ten years, i think it will happen. the more we embrace it now and start to shift our culture around that

and stop going we have only got one good swim a year or one good swim every four years, we need ten a year or 20 a year. that is the way it will grow. judd trump is through to the fourth round of the uk championship. the world number five comfortably beat mark king to qualify for the last 16 in york — and even king was surprised by some of trump‘s trademark long potting. just watch his face. he is com pletely just watch his face. he is completely bewildered and cannot quite believe what he is seeing. i don‘t know what you‘re knowledge of the argentinian per division is like. but i‘m going to show you, quite simple, one of the best saves you will see in football this year. iam you will see in football this year. i am ready. argentinian third division. mistake. saved bya i am ready. argentinian third division. mistake. saved by a dog. what happened? watching it. mistake.

headed away by a stray dog. it ran on the pitch. what kind of dog was that? a stray one. a goalie. what an amazing dog. i need more detail. was the dog release by a member of that in‘s fans. the dog release by a member of that in's fans. no. it was a stray dog. i cannot even remember the name of the teams. right. sorry, vague. there is another social media video, another dog making a save in a five a side game in this country. are we starting a trend ? game in this country. are we starting a trend? wasn't there are a local game that were suspended because of a cat on the pitch. they do that a lot, because he cannot hurt a cat on the pitch. i think that dog, i would have been hurt. have you ever headed a ball? i have stupidly done that. they bring out a new ball every season. you have to

react in the right way. i think i through that ball at you. not sure about your technique. it is not good. we both have quite big heads. and not much going on... my favourite animal on the pitch. i was at the game. i think it wasjuventus at the game. i think it wasjuventus a few years ago. a squirrel. the headline the next day was "nice one, squirrel." nice one, cyril is a famous football quotes... ok. thank you. clearly divided there. let‘s return to our main story now. it was a bruising day for the government in the commons yesterday, at the start of a five day debate on theresa may‘s brexit deal. we‘re joined now from westminster by the former brexit secretary, dominic raab. thank you very much for coming on this morning. i want to put some quotes this morning. i want to put some q u otes to this morning. i want to put some quotes to you, we spoke to baroness

chakrabarti quotes to you, we spoke to baroness chakra barti earlier. quotes to you, we spoke to baroness chakrabarti earlier. we will get to that in a moment. first of all, any people watching this at home, they know it was a big day yesterday in parliament and lots changed and there is much to discuss the next two days, what is your take on what happened in the house of commons yesterday? i think on substance not much to change. there was a loss of political wrangling and the temperature was very hot. the ultimate reality was the government has disclosed the substance of the legal advice. it is made very clear if we sign up to this deal we will be locked into an indefinite backstop arrangement, which for your viewers means that we have no control over the laws imposed on us by the eu over a range of issues and we cannot exit it without the eu giving us their consent, without the eu exercising a veto. i think the country in history, no democratic one, has ever signed up about. the reality is the real decision, the historic moment will be next week when we vote on this deal and mp5

will have to decide whether this will have to decide whether this will result the european question for the uk. i don‘t believe it can, or whether the prime minister needs to go back to brussels and get a better deal and we need to show more result and will in standing up to, quite think, the bullying from russell. it is interesting you make that point. baroness chakravarthy said that she thinks the eu are bluffing on this —— baroness chakrabarti. bluffing on this —— baroness chakra barti. she bluffing on this —— baroness chakrabarti. she thinks jeremy corbyn could renegotiate the deal better than theresa may has currently. using theresa may should go back and renegotiate. yes. -- you think. i think the deal could be salvaged with pragmatism and goodwill on the other side. what changes would you may? if this backstop is temporary we need a way of getting out of it so we are not locked into an undemocratic regime with controls over our laws totally abdicated to brussels. we need to be clear on the future relationship that the temporary regime would not become permanent and we have a free

trade arrangement. the reasonjeremy corbyn clearly could not negotiate is not just because corbyn clearly could not negotiate is notjust because he does not have the parliamentary support, we may be a minority government that labour has even less votes, but he wants to nationalise vast swathes of uk industry. the eu says you cannot do that if you want to stay in the eu. you are making it sound very easy to renegotiate with the eu. i know you are not directly involved in that negotiation, why wasn‘t it the first time around? i was involved in the negotiations for 4.5 months since july, directly meeting with michel barnier week in, week out. i think we made mistakes early on in the negotiations but ultimately for the technical detail this comes down to political will. i think we have been kowtowi ng, political will. i think we have been kowtowing, friendly, to the eu‘s demands on the substance of the deal and the wayne evans that —— that the negotiations will be played out. we need to be firm and resolute. we

will only get the kind of pragmatism we need from the eu for this deal to be palatable if we are very clear with them that if they don‘t move, if they don‘t ship, if they don‘t accept the reasonable compromises we are asking for in return for the £39 billion we will walk away —— shift. we need to be clear on this. you are saying that theresa may, even though she has come before parliament and the uk and so this is the best deal and the only other options, to quote, are no deal or no brexit at all. you are saying there is a much better deal out there. what position are you putting the prime minister in now, itchy wig or incompetent, which one? i am not going to in june the prime minister. effectively what i would do scenarios is if the government loses the meaningful vote andi government loses the meaningful vote and i would vote against this deal is go back to brussels and make their best final offer and make it clear that we would walk away and contemplate no deal and put the

preparations and planning in place, also reach out to the eu and saint let us mitigate —— and a let us mitigate it. we need to signup to a permanent deal which is not debilitating to our economy and devastating to public trust in our democracy. you are document giving clarity to our viewers this morning. mp5 have secured the amendment is raced by dominant —— dominic grieve. to your mind what is plan b, can you be clear about that? the government will have to present its plan b, which i have suggested, if the deal is voted down we will make the changes necessary to render the deal palatable in terms of the long—term interest of our country, the next generation, and make clear we are ramping up preparations for no deal, we don‘t want that outcome, but we will not be bullied into submission and that is the way we are most likely to get a sensible, pragmatic response from the eu, but we have to be willing as with any

negotiation to walk away if they don‘t continue to try and sense wea kness don‘t continue to try and sense weakness in the uk and bully and blackmail us into submission to what are frankly appalling terms in the last analysis of. can i ask, you are pictured at the awards ceremony accepting the resignation of the year alongside david davis, who was there as well, we have a picture of it here, the accusation is this is incredibly serious for so many people and this is the issue of the year and potentially the next few yea rs year and potentially the next few years and you‘re not taking it seriously, what does the image is to millions of people watching this morning, thinking you were the guy who was the brexit secretary and here you are seemingly laughing about it? it is a silly thing to say, i went along to the spectator awards, which is full of mp5 and pundits, the industry awards for parliament, i didn‘t know i was getting the award, but i smiled for the camera afterward, come on, let‘s not attack people, whether it is the pm or whoever is engaged in the

debate. i am asking if you regret being involved in that because whatever the background to the image, that is not the view i imagine you want to put out there. you will be attacked in my position, i resigned on principle in good conscience, so i learnt to focus on substance, behave with integrity, which is what i have done throughout. i appreciate your time, thank you, dominic raab. didn't like that. you've got to ask the question. yasir. i understand he is to venning himself, saying why it happened, but you have to be seen to ask the questions, have a new? -- yes. we have asked them and hopefully we are getting some a nswe rs , hopefully we are getting some answers, talking to andrea lead5om, leader of the house of commons, as well a little later, trying to see the impact of the defeat the government suffered yesterday. we heard from baroness chakravarthy who says she feels there is renegotiating space and she feels jeremy corbyn has the ability to negotiate because of his close relationship with the eu. dominic

raab says the pm can go and renegotiate as well, maybe there is a theme. you want to see something beautiful andi you want to see something beautiful and i am notjust talking about carol, look at blenheim palace this morning, that is stunning, hey? those are clocks on the ceiling. i like that, it would be useful in the morning. and if you noticed the time on the clock, it is midnight, and we have come indoors in blenheim palace, in the long library which has been transformed into the ballroom for the ball that cinderella would have attended when she arrived in her lovely carriage. you can see the fibre—optic dresses, they change colours, indicating there would have been other fine guests at the ball, where of course cinderella spent the night dancing with prints charming, but she had to be home by midnight as the story goes or she would have her clothing turning back to rags and her

carriage into a pumpkin —— prince. and running down the stairs she lost her glass slipper and after that prince charming went round the ladies in the land to try and find where his lost love was. he thought if the glass slipper fitted, that would be the lady of his dreams. now, the weather may not be the weather of your dreams because it is fairly wet and in fact for the next few days you will find it is going to turn unsettled. it will turn milder but there will be heavy rain at times, strong winds and on friday in particular the potentialfor at times, strong winds and on friday in particular the potential for some disruption. but today what we have got our two weather fronts crossing us, one north—east was, one heading west to east, both bearing rain. in between the weather fronts, there is a dry slot, but nonetheless thick enough cloud to produce drizzle. the cold est enough cloud to produce drizzle. the coldest conditions this morning are across scotland and north—east england, where temperatures are widely below freezing, and below —8 in braemar, so the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. you will hang

onto the driest conditions particularly in north scotland for the longest with some sunshine. so through the day the rain continues to attract north eastwards and it also comes in from the west across wales and south—west england and pushes a eastwards, so a wet day ahead, and as it is a way, blustery showers behind. —— pushes south eastwards. snow on the pennines, southern uplands and the highlands. temperatures in the north still in single figures, so cold day despite the sunshine, and further south double figures. this evening and overnight the rain will clear to the north sea, we have a dry spell, the risk of some transient ice before more rain comes in across northern ireland and scotland and lists the temperature, and with the rain it will turn a bit more windy as well. now, tomorrow the rain in northern ireland and west of scotland moves east, clearing to the north sea, and then a bright day for most of us with some sunny spells but also some showers. by the end of the afternoon, we will have more rain coming in across south—west england and also wales. now, by friday, what

you will find is that we really are looking at a change in the weather, this is where the potential is for some disruption. it is a potent area of low pressure we think will cross our shores or nearby, but it takes a shift in the positioning of the low pressure and the forecast will change in that the rain distribution will change and the strongest winds will change and the strongest winds will change. what we think at the moment is the rain will move quickly across england and wales, leaving brighter, but blustery showers behind, but it could hang on across parts of scotland, northern ireland, with snow on the hills, and coupled with snow on the hills, and coupled with that we are looking at gailes, possibly even severe gales, particularly with exposure at the moment we think in the west —— gales. but keep tuned to the weather forecasting case that changes, dan and naga. are you organise for christmas, do you have your cards in the post—? christmas, do you have your cards in the post-? not at all, naga. you have to be kidding, i haven‘t even written a card yet. you need to listen to ben. do you remember you

apologise last year for not getting mea apologise last year for not getting me a present? i am waiting. double present this year! laughter. everybody else got one. i got two. i gotan everybody else got one. i got two. i got an extra one from carol, it might have been yours. thanks, carol? was a nice? so nice, so expensive, beautifully wrapped. unnecessary. she scrubbed out the d word, and it wasjust unnecessary. she scrubbed out the d word, and it was just two unnecessary. she scrubbed out the d word, and it wasjust two nagas. empty box for dam. why do we need to be more organised? we need to get the things in the post. we are not even talking about parcels, just christmas cards and making sure you have them sent out before the last date. thank you. good morning. yes. it is that time of year. a billion christmas cards — that‘s how many we sent last year according to the royal mail. you‘ve still got a couple of weeks to get organised, but less than a week if you want to send cards to any relatives down under.

we‘ve got those last posting dates on screen for you now. you can see when you have to get them sent and, crucially, you know, here we go, keep an eye on that, it has all of the important stuff about first class, second class, we will leave it for you. let me introduce you to the royal mail. good morning. while the numbers tick away, let‘s talk about the scale of the challenge. this is your busiest time of year. how can you deal with it? it is the busiest time of year and we have hired nearly 23,000 extra staff. that is in addition to the 140,000 people who work for the royal mail. 90,000 postmen and women who are familiarfaces 90,000 postmen and women who are familiar faces across the community. and we are going to make sure that we deliver christmas to everybody. it isa we deliver christmas to everybody. it is a massive challenge. internet shopping as you know, a lot of the guests, still time for your collea g u es guests, still time for your colleagues to get their gidts done.

—— gifts. get your stuff to your relatives and friends in good time. we have talked about cards and the dates. let‘s talk about parcels. increasingly important is the letters, the parcels business going up, that brings challenges, doesn‘t it, because they don‘t fit through letter boxes? some do, and actually retailers are getting increasingly clever to make sure that they provide their stuff in packages that fit through letter boxes because i know you are a busy chap, like many viewers, probably you dread getting anfunny viewers, probably you dread getting an funny that you have missed delivery, so we been putting a lot of extra effort into making sure that we deliver first time. now whether that is delivering through your letterbox, delivering to a neighbour, or encouraging people to organise safe space where we can deliver your item to, but also making sure that you can collect easily from the post office or the local collection delivery point if need be. you do have a lot of competition in that business, the

market has been opened up, you are no longer the main player in town. how do you deal with that? because there are —— clearly is criticism. it isa there are —— clearly is criticism. it is a tough market to be in. you have to get it right every time. we have to get it right every time. we have to get it right the first time andi have to get it right the first time and i would say we are still the main player in parcels and post. we deliver more combined than any competitors together. there is no question it is a tough market. we are ina question it is a tough market. we are in a very competitive space and people have to is now in where they choose to —— choice now in where they choose to send their parcels. those familiar faces to walk up and down the paths day in and out will be around that is white people trust royal mail and i must say that the vast majority of occasions we do get it right first time, we do deliver, and yes, occasionally things go wrong, but we do our best to do it right. how can we make sure to get it right, top tips quickly, to make sure we have ordered things that get online? post early, secondly use the postcode, thirdly make sure that you

label your items clearly and if you have bad handwriting i would suggest printing the label. laughter. david, thank you, it is good to see you. so, the warning that you need is to get the card sent. there you go. practical. christmas card list. she is writing down the christmas card list. i am panicking. is writing down the christmas card list. iam panicking. is it is writing down the christmas card list. i am panicking. is it my name on top? i am sitting next to you. first name i could think of, u nfortu nately. first name i could think of, unfortunately. laughter.. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. iamjust making i am just making your card now, actually. yeah! good morning from bbc london news. i‘m tolu adeoye. new figures show london has the highest number of homeless children in the uk — almost double that of five years ago. a report from shelter has revealed the borough of westminster is the worst affected area, with one in eleven children homeless. the charity‘s warning of the damaging long term impact. they are struggling with their schoolwork,

struggling with mental health. younger children may become withdrawn and lack of confidence. older children may act out and become aggressive in ways and find themselves their anxiety in that way. cleaners at luton airport have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. unite members employed by contractors sasse walked out yesterday evening. the union says the company‘s offered a three—year pay deal which would see workers earning below the voluntary living wage of £9 an hour. 0deon has defended ticket prices of up to £40 at it‘s new hi—tech cinema in london. the newly refurbished cinema opens in leciester square later this month. 0deon has been criticised on social media, but says prices vary and are similar to tickets for theatre or live sports. a mediaeval skeleton wearing a pair of thigh—high leather boots has been found during work to create london‘s new sewer. it was discovered face down in mud at a thames tideway tunnel site in bermondsey. archaeologists believe the man may have died during the late 15th century while working

near the river. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now. there‘s a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains, there are delays of up to 45 minutes with some cancellations on southeastern services via slade green following an earlier signalling problem, that‘s also affecting some thameslink trains. great northern services has 15 minute delays because of a broken down train near finsbury park. 0n the roads, southbound traffic into the blackwall tunnel is now tailing back through old ford, following an earlier breakdown. finally on the m25, there are anticlockwise delays from juntion 29 tojunction 28 because of a breakdown. now, the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it‘s not feeling as cold as it did this time yesterday morning. we had a relatively mild night. but with the mild air comes the cloud and rain. we have had rain overnight, further rain to come today. but it will feel much more mild. now, for the rain, we have outbreaks

of light, patchy rain and drizzle. one or two dry spells spells but then this afternoon in time for the rush—hour we will see the heavy and persistent rain arriving. it is a breezy day today as well. temperatures are much milder at 13 celsius. 0vernight tonight the rain will clear. we will get some quiet spells. the cloud will break up a little. but temperatures are not dropping far at all. a very mild night between ten and 11 celsius. quite a murky start tomorrow morning. but we should see one or two perhaps brighter spells at first. then outbreaks of rain for the rest of the day. wet and windy for friday. then, into the weekend, dry on saturday morning with sunshine. through the afternoon, turning wet and windy. and then turning much more cold into next week. i‘m back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. now, though, it‘s back to dan and naga. good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty.

0ur headlines today: dramatic scenes in the house of commons as the government loses three big votes on brexit. but theresa may fights on. if i had banged on the table, walked out of the room, and at the end of the process delivered the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a betterjob. we‘ll be live in westminster untangling what it means for the prime minister and what happens next. also this morning: a report accuses the home office of ignoring warnings that its "hostile environment" policy would hit the windrush generation. ryanair in trouble again. the civil aviation authority launches legal action against low—cost airline over its failure to pay compensation. can anyone stop manchester city? pep guardiola‘s side

extend their lead at the top of the premier league with yet another victory. and he started writing songs to recover from being attacked, now eltonjohn‘s a fan. tom grennan will be here. good morning. from blenheim palace, transformed into cinderella‘s ballroom for christmas. it is nice and warm by the fireplace but in scotla nd and warm by the fireplace but in scotland and northern england it is cold, temperatures below freezing will stop you will hang on for some sunshine. but the rest of the uk it is cloudy and wet but that bit milder. the details in 15 minutes. it‘s wednesday the 5th of december. our top story. there were dramatic scenes

in the house of commons as it took just over an hour for the government to suffer three significant defeats on brexit yesterday. but theresa may remains insistent that her deal is the best for britain. ministers will respond to one of those votes by revealing when they‘ll publish the full legal advice they received about the plan. 0ur political correspondent iain watson looks back at what was an unprecedented day in westminster. fighting for her deal, fighting for herjob. 0n the second day of the brexit debate, there is a focus on security. but some mp5 wonder how secure theresa may used in number ten. she will be hoping today is better than yesterday when her government was defeated three times. as a result, ministers will need to announce today when they will publish legal advice on brexit that they wanted to keep confidential. and if theresa may‘s deal is defeated next week,

mp5 will now have a greater say over what happens next. based on day one of the debate, theresa may will have an uphill battle to get her way. i have spent nearly two years negotiating this deal. if i had banged the table and walked out of the room and at the end of the process delivered the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a betterjob. but i didn‘t play to the gallery. i focused on getting a deal that honours the referendum, sets us on course for a bright future and i did so through painstaking hard work. she was attacked by the official opposition... labour will vote against this deal. a bad deal for britain. a bad deal for our economy and, i believe, a bad deal for our democracy. our country deserves better than this. and the unofficial opposition. i really cannot believe that there is a single member of this house who sincerely believes that this deal we have before us is a good deal.

actually, there are a lot. the debate was closed by the brexit secretary in the early hours of the morning. and the speaker made it clear there would not be much respite for mp5. the debate to be resumed on what day? tomorrow. thank you. indeed, today. today! it is indeed today! just four days of debate to go and theresa may‘s deal will be put to the test. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. so what happens now? well, today mp5 will continue to discuss theresa may‘s brexit proposal on day two of the debate, which will focus on security. and as we‘ve heard, ministers have agreed to publish the government‘s legal advice on the deal in full after they were found to be in contempt of parliament for issuing just a summary. mp5 are hoping this will be issued before the crucial vote next tuesday, the 11th of december. let‘s get more on this from our political correspondent, ben wright, who‘s in westminster.

lots of people are contacting the programme saying they are bored of brexit but it seems like a significant week and a big day yesterday. if you can paint the big picture for us and put this in context? it is a momentous moments, mp5 are grappling with the future shape of brexit, but the future shape of brexit, but the future shape of brexit, but the future shape of the economy, trying to figure out where the uk will be in yea rs figure out where the uk will be in years to come. you get a sense talking to mp5, they feel this on their shoulders. very few people in their shoulders. very few people in the house of parliament field but the house of parliament field but the deal theresa may has brought back from the eu is good. a lot of think it is a sell—out and the opposition parties think it is going to be bad for the economy and loses voice and power for britain to be bad for the economy and loses voice and powerfor britain in to be bad for the economy and loses voice and power for britain in the process. theresa may faces a daunting task trying to get close to

the house of commons next week. i thought she cut a familiar figure yesterday trying to sell it to as to bubble house of, and is. she must know in our heart it is not going to get through. labour think the whole thing should be renegotiated, they would go back and ask again. someone suggested the eu was bluffing when they said this could not be renegotiated. in the past, the eu has had to re—negotiate. it had to renegotiate the lisbon treaty when a numberof renegotiate the lisbon treaty when a number of ha rlots, renegotiate the lisbon treaty when a numberof harlots, in renegotiate the lisbon treaty when a number of harlots, in particular countries, did not like the original version. so whatever people say there is plenty of form and precedent for renegotiating. that is the labour position and there was an important amendment passed yesterday which enables mp5 to have more of us

say if theresa may doesn‘t get the deal through? it say if theresa may doesn‘t get the dealthrough? it does, an amendment put forward and passed by the backbench conservative mp dominic grieve, used to be the attorney general. if the brexit deal is voted down next tuesday and ministers come forward with their own plan 21 days later, they will now have more of a say directly what the government should do shaping its response. it is as significant thing that was agreed by the house of commons yesterday. labour saying re—negotiations should start again and also brexiteers who want exactly the same thing to happen. dominic ryan the same thing to happen. dominic rya n wa nts the same thing to happen. dominic ryan wants the government to go back and negotiate the backstop element, the irish backstop element that is so controversial. the eu has said this negotiation is done and closed and they want the britain to figure out if it is going to accept the deal. the uk is set to leave the

european union at the end of march next year u nless european union at the end of march next year unless something dramatic happens, unless the government and parliament can come up with a plan b. it is hard to see what the consensus around the alternative plan is. which is why there is so much anxiety and panic around westminster. thank you, it paints a composite picture as to why this is an important week. we have a few more political interviews coming up. we‘ll be speaking to mp5 from different parties throughout the programme this morning. in a few minutes we‘ll hear commons leader andrea lead5om. we have caroline lucas as well. plenty to pack in on this momentous week. we will make it clear, that is the plan. the home office has been accused

of failing to act on repeated warnings about the negative effect its measures to curb illegal immigration would have on members of the windrush generation. a report by the national audit office says the department operated a "target—driven" policy and it‘s yet to establish the full scale of the scandal. the home office says it‘s determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review. the home office still doesn‘t know how many people might be impacted by this. the way in which it implemented its policies increased the risk of mistakes being made and even at this stage, we don‘t feel it is showing sufficient interest in finding out who might be affected and putting right the wrong spain might have suffered. the civil aviation authority has launched "enforcement action" against ryanair over its failure to pay compensation to passengers who‘s flights were delayed because of strikes. ben‘s got more on this. can it refuse to pay the compensation? it has been doing. it

isa compensation? it has been doing. it is a brief statement from the civil aviation authority this morning. we talked a lot over the summer about the cancellations of flights that was caused by a pilot strike. it caused chaos, queues, delays, cancellations. at the time, people put in compensation claims under eu law but if you are delayed for more than three hours, denied boarding or the flight is cancelled you are entitled to compensation. ryanair refused those claims saying it was a problem outside of its control. what we have heard this morning is the civil aviation authority has said it is not the case, people should be paid compensation. therefore this sets ryanair up for paid compensation. therefore this sets ryanairupfora paid compensation. therefore this sets ryanair up for a very expensive bill. they may have to pay out a lot of money if these claims are submitted retrospectively. if you look at the current track record for ryanair, i know we talk about its

customer service or lack of, they talk about 30% of appeals for all airlines are ryanair. it is a staggering number, 22,159 complaints about rya nair last year. just staggering number, 22,159 complaints about ryanair last year. just over 1000 have been dealt with. there is a big problem. ryanair has said we will not pay compensation. this ruling could mean people are in line for a pay—out. ruling could mean people are in line for a pay-out. this does nothing for ryanair‘s for a pay-out. this does nothing for rya nair‘s publicity. for a pay-out. this does nothing for ryanair‘s publicity. we have asked foran ryanair‘s publicity. we have asked for an interview from ryanair and we will continue to ask. i don't think we will get one. they have been on this programme a few times and talk about how they are becoming a more caring and sharing airline, allowing more bags on. but i don‘t think we will hear anything from them on this. there is a challenge, ryanair, if you are watching, you are welcome

on the programme. mr ryanair, welcome to the programme. a memorial service for george bush senior will be held at the national cathedral in washington later. today has been declared a national day of mourning for the former president, who died on friday at the age of 94. his body has been lying in state where more than 26,000 people have paid their respects. one of those was former senator and one time political rival bob dole, who saluted as he was helped out of his wheelchair. dole once faced bush during the 1988 republican primary fight for the presidential nomination but maintained a decades—old friendship with the former president. bush‘s spokesman, jim mcgrath, described the salute as "a last, powerful gesture of respect from one member of the greatest generation to another." doctors in brazil have revealed that for the first time, a healthy baby has been born to a woman using a womb transplanted from a dead body. the 10—hour operation and the following fertility treatment took place in 2016.

there have been nearly 40 womb transplants using a live donor, resulting in 11 babies — but the ten previous transplants from a deceased donor had failed. let‘s return to our top story now. it‘s the first time in history that a uk government has been found to be in contempt of parliament. it‘s after it failed to publish the full legal advice given on theresa may‘s brexit deal. earlier the former brexit secretary, dominic raab, told us what he thought should be clearer. if this backstop is temporary we need a way of getting out of it so we are not locked into an undemocratic regime with control over our laws. we need to be clear on the future relationship that temporary regime would not be permanent and we would have a proper free trade arrangement. it‘s expected the full legal advice will be published this morning.

let‘s speak to commons leader, andrea lead5om, whojoins us now from westminster. thank you for talking to us. we spoke to shami chakrabarti this morning, labour peer. we are trying to make clear what has happened in parliament and what will happen. she says, in terms of being found in co nte m pt of says, in terms of being found in contempt of parliament, she says it is up there with contempt of court. it is this graceful for parliament to be found in contempt. is it? the absolute truth of this is yesterday‘s vote in the house of commons has breached a very ancient custom whereby the advice of law officers to ministers and to cabinet is not even made known in the sense of its existence, let alone

published. i deeply regret the vote in the house of, and is. we will comply and publish the advice this morning. but nevertheless, collea g u es morning. but nevertheless, colleagues in the house of commons who voted for this, need to understand that has changed the way, in future, government will be able to consult with law officers. law officers would provide free and frank advice to ministers and ministers could act on it. now, ministers could act on it. now, ministers will have to think twice before they ask for advice and law officers will have to be careful what advice bake—off because it might be required by parliament. this device that was used by the house of commons, the humble address isa house of commons, the humble address is a device that had fallen into disuse and not years since the 1800 ‘s. it is now being used, if you like, asa ‘s. it is now being used, if you like, as a parliamentary freedom of information request, with no ability to check the information and make

sure it is in the national interest that it sure it is in the national interest thatitis sure it is in the national interest that it is disclosed. a humble request could be used to breach national security. it is going to be published today at 11:30am i understand. you can tell me then what is in it that was so important that you and parliament felt that the rest of parliament should not know? perhaps i have not explained clearly enough. the point is one of principle. law officers must be able to advise ministers... i understand that, you have explained that clearly. this is going to be published, so can you tell me what the government was trying to protect, hide or not disclose to parliament that we‘re going to find out today? the government was protecting a principle of free and frank advice from law officers. do

you not think that what is going on with brexit and the lack of clarity, hundreds of thousands of people would say they are not clear on what is going on with brexit and the full picture should be disclosed at this critical time? the attorney general came to the house of, and gave a 2.5 hour statement to the house of cobb and is, answered every question on every aspect of the legal position of the withdrawal agreement. he published a 48 page document setting out all the legal effects. in terms of the actual legalities, that was very clear to the house, which is why i said, my regret about yesterday was the principal. it‘s not that there will be something new that will be published today not already known to the house, it is the point of principle but advice from law officers, which in this insta nce from law officers, which in this instance will not be harmful, but in future could be harmful to the

national interest. i am looking at the front page of the daily mirror. 63 minutes of mayhem and then it lists the three defeats the government suffered in parliament yesterday. it is a government without a majority, the dup has effectively withdrawn its support? you are without control? not at all. the issues on the contempt issue, we have discussed completely. the third vote was one very specifically on an amendment by dominic grieve, seeking to make sure that if there is no deal by early next year, parliament will have a further say on the outcome of how we proceed to brexit. that is a perfectly reasonable amendment for him to push and everybody in the country knows, parliament, the house of commons in particular is very conflicted in

terms of what individual members of parliament want to see in terms of the brexit they want to see and someone to turn it over, others want a second referendum. there isn‘t a majority for one outcome. which is why the prime minister‘s deal which is trying to deliver on the people who want to leave the eu, but trying to keep a close relationship with our friends to keep a close relationship with ourfriends and to keep a close relationship with our friends and neighbours. to keep a close relationship with ourfriends and neighbours. that is the right balance. ijust want to look at this amendment issue dominic grieve proposed and pass through. there can now be six amendments, how long will it take, will it delayed brexit and how clear will it be? what will happen, we have five days of debate which will culminate next tuesday at 7pm when votes will take place. the speaker can select up to six amendments to the meaningful vote and then the government‘s motion proposing the house approves

the withdrawal agreement in the political declaration will take place at the end. depending on what amendments are submitted and what amendments are submitted and what amendment is the speaker selects for debate, there will be votes on those amendments and the final vote will be on the government‘s motion. amendments and the final vote will be on the government's motion. how long will it take? about 15 or 20 minutes of vote. it could take a couple of hours. it will not derail the whole timeline of the brexit debate? no, the meaningfulvote debate? no, the meaningfulvote debate will complete next tuesday. you are doing lots of interviews this morning to put out the government‘s stance on brexit after a turbulent day in the house of commons yesterday. this morning i would like to quote an interview you have done with the bbc. your questions about whether or not you think theresa may‘s leadership is in a safe place, so to speak. you have said, "she is the right person at

the moment". at the moment? they are the moment". at the moment? they are the three words i will pick up on, is she going to be the leader of the conservative party in six months, do you think? should she be?” conservative party in six months, do you think? should she be? i never do predictions so i will never start now. the prime minister has shown incredible tenacity and determination to get a deal to bring together those on the leeds side and the ringmain side of the argument. i don‘t believe there would be anybody else who could work as hard as she has to get this deal through.” think she deserves our support. what did you mean by at the moment? but i don‘t do predictions. she deserves our support now and i urge my collea g u es our support now and i urge my colleagues to look carefully at what is in the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration. people are misunderstanding some of the

implications and content. we have a good opportunity between now and next tuesday to properly assess and evaluate what is actually proposed. do you think the prime minister knows all things you have got her back? i sincerely hope the prime minister understands i have got her backin minister understands i have got her back in this, absolutely yes. andrea leadsome, thank you for talking to us from westminster. if you fancy a bit of a break from brexit, we have a couple of interviews coming your way. let‘s go toa interviews coming your way. let‘s go to a wonderful winter wonderland. carol is at blenheim palace with the weather this morning, where the countdown to christmas is under way. morning carol. it is gorgeous bird this morning. good morning everyone. we are in the long library which has been transformed for the festive

season to cinderella‘s ballroom. you can see the intricate details. these candles are fake. look at those crystals, the mistletoe. the beautiful flowers. it is lovely. as you look across the room, in a fictitious role fairy tale this would have been adorned with people dancing in lovely outfits. rather like this one. this is a fibre—optic dress. you will see it change colour and depicting the beautiful atmosphere in the fairy tale, would have been created for cinderella. this room has been used many times four balls. there are half a million baubles in this display around blenheim palace. 11 rooms carried the story of cinderella and the palace was actually closed for two

days whilst it was put together in those 11 rooms. 0utside it is mild. cold across scotland and northern ireland. for the next few days, the weather will be unsettled. milder for us all but there will be heavy rain and strong winds. the potential for disruption for friday. today we have a weather front already here, producing rain across northern ireland, northern england and eastern england. the second one coming from the west which will be drifting east through the day. in between those weather fronts, it is dry but cloudy and we are looking at some drizzle. in the north, particularly across scotland and north east england it is cold. temperatures have fallen below freezing but it is bright. all of the rain will move northwards and eastwards and what you will find a

bright start in northern england you will not have a bright afternoon. in the pennines we could see some snow and that will move into the southern uplands and eventually the highlands. despite the sunshine in the north, single figures and feeling cold but mild across the south. 0vernight all the rain clears into the north sea, leaving a dry at night with patchy mist and fog and some transient ice on untreated surfaces but it is transient because we have another weather front coming across western scotland and northern ireland. that will raise the temperature, bring in heavy rain and strengthening winds. tomorrow the rain moves from the west to cross northern ireland in northern england. across north wales there will be showers and bright spells. by will be showers and bright spells. by the end of the afternoon more rain coming across south—west england and wales but one notable thing about tomorrow, it will be milder across—the—board. friday thing about tomorrow, it will be milder across—the—boa rd. friday is giving a headache because it is the positioning of low pressure that will affect the weather. they could change if it is further north or

further south. but at the moment rain will rattle across england and wales, clearing with blustery showers but it could linger across parts of scotland, possibly northern ireland with some snow on the hills. as well as that it will be windy, particularly so with exposure and we could have gusts up to 50, 60, even 70 miles an hour which could lead to some disruption. if you have outdoor plans or are travelling on friday keepin plans or are travelling on friday keep in touch with the weather forecast. i think you are being spoiled this morning, we will send you somewhere cold tomorrow. you are. lovely castle howard tomorrow. lovely, we will enjoy this a little bit more and we will find cinderella‘s slipper later. you keep promising that. carol is promising it. am i a

bit too relaxed today. i will sit forward. it is time to get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning, coldest night so far, clear skies in the far north, elsewhere, lots of cloud, as you can see from the satellite imagery, or linked to this weather system which is bringing us some rain, moving gradually east, watch out for ice first thing this morning, across central and southern areas of scotla nd central and southern areas of scotland as the rain moves into the cold air. and snow over higher ground as well, heavy bursts moving west to east. chilly here,

temperatures four to six celsius, a little milderfor temperatures four to six celsius, a little milder for england and wales at 11 to 13 degrees. heavy rain eventually moving to the east and clearing, then we will see more cloud moving in from the west. cloudy night, mild night, temperatures no lower than nine to 11 degrees. down to three or four celsius in northern areas, another weather system moving in from the atlantic, when coming in from the south—west, mild direction, you can see from the air mass picture, we have the orange is streaming in. still a little bit cold to the far north, certainly a wetter day expected on thursday, across scotland, some showers moving west to east, brakes, brighterspells, north—east of scotland, into thursday afternoon before heavy rain moving into the far south and west, look at the temperatures, 11 to 15 degrees, quite mild for the time of

year. friday, area of low pressure, still close by, strong winds on friday, isobar squeezing together a little bit, rain moving through fairly quickly in the morning but some gales and even severe gales in northern and western parts. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and sally bundock. it‘s japan‘s biggest ever overseas takeover. drugs giant ta keda gets set to buy shire in a deal worth $59 billion. yes — live from london, that‘s our top story on wednesday 5th december. ta keda‘s shareholders approved the deal in the last few hours and shire‘s investors are expected to vote it through later today. we‘ll assess the impact on the pharmaceutical industry.

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