hello. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. we are live from westminster. the parliamentary party does have confidence. it was here that theresa may won a vote of confidence from her own party, but the challenges over brexit remain. here is our renewed mission — delivering the brexit that people voted for, bringing the country back together, and building a country that truly works for everyone. the british pm will travel to brussels later today for a european summit. she hopes to find a political solution to the problems her brexit plans face at westminster. still searching. hundreds of police officers continue their search for a

militant extremist who killed two people in the french city of strasbourg. and, any progress on the horizon? the eu circulates draft proposals intended to address uk concerns about the northern ireland backstop. sterling rollercoaster. the pound bounces back from a 20 month low as theresa may survives, but its gains could prove to be short—lived. a very warm welcome to the programme, we are live from westminster. parliament mps, politicians, the conservative party are trying to

digest and come to terms of what has happened in the last people hours. we are going to brief you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and we'd love you to be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about the stories we're covering. you know what to do. just use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. well, it is a new day. theresa may is saying she will get on with the job of securing britain's withdrawal from the european union, that after winning a vote of confidence in her leadership. the bad news, though, is that one—third of her own members voted against her. after what many would say was a pretty bruising day for the prime minister. so if we look at the numbers,

317 conservative mps were eligible to vote. 200 mps voted in favour of the prime minister, but 117 voted against theresa may — so that gives her a majority of 83. so she has another busy and extremely important day ahead of her. she will travel to brussels today for a european summit, where she'll tell other leaders about the problems her brexit plans face at westminster. the eu has said the deal cannot be renegotiated, but of course, from her perspective, she's wants to get more assurances on the northern ireland backstop arrangements. let's get this report from our political correspondent, jonathan bea ke. back to number ten at the end of what theresa may herself described

asa what theresa may herself described as a long and challenging day, but it was not quite over yet. mps had voted for or against theresa may as conservative leader, and the result, when it came, nenshi survived. the result of the ballot held this evening is that the parliamentary party does have confidence. in the ends, 200 mps backed theresa may, and 117 voted against her. the prime minister could not ignore the fact that a third of tory mps had voted to re m ove that a third of tory mps had voted to remove her as leader, but she said the result would let her get on with thejob. said the result would let her get on with the job. we now need to get on with the job. we now need to get on with the job of delivering brexit for the british people and building a better future for this country, a brexit that delivers on the boat that people gave, that brings back control of our money, our borders and our laws, that the protects

jobs, security and the union, that brings the country back together, rather than entrenching division. like the country, the conservative party is divided over brexit. supporters frame the vote as convincing win for theresa may, critics claim it was worse than she would have hoped and called on her again and design. the prime minister must realise that under all constitutional norms, she ought to go and see the queen urgently and resign. prime minister survives this challenge to her leadership but her biggest problems have not gone away, getting changes to the brexit deal from the eu and convincing enough mps to support it. jonathan beake, bbc news, westminster. so when it comes to brexit and of course what she is trying to win approval of here in westminster, in parliament, it is all to play for steel and she is headed to brussels.

let's go live now to brussels and kasia madera. so it is theresa may that will continue these negotiations with the european union, so from the perspective of leaders in brussels, i would imagine some of them breathed a sigh of relief from the point of view of the outcome of the vote of no confidence, that they have confidence in the prime minister and therefore, they are still negotiating with someone they know. well, to be honest, they had a lwa ys know. well, to be honest, they had always expected theresa may to come here, regardless of whether she won that confidence vote or not, she was the one who would be coming here to outline the worries about the two agreement and that is certainly what she is going to do today. it is not like she is not done this before, just a few days ago, she was in this building, european commission building, european commission building, speaking to jean—claude juncker, just a few days before that, she was saying the concerns that, she was saying the concerns that she had on the day she'll be doing that again, brexit very much on the agenda of thisjudaic eu

summit. the eu leaders will listen to her concerns, she will then leave they will discuss what assurances they will discuss what assurances they can provide. —— eu summit. various bits of information coming through are suggesting that they will try and solidify their words to once again re—emphasise that they do not want a backstop, it is not in their interest that they are still adamant that they will not be tinkering, they will not be renegotiating that withdrawal agreement. let's speak to the ceo of the centre for european policy studies, one brussels's oldest think ta nks studies, one brussels's oldest think tanks monitoring everything happening. what exactly can eu offer when it comes to theresa may's needs to get this deal through? first of all, they will want to do everything to make sure that this withdrawal agreement gets adopted, that is what the leaders have said over the last two weeks. they say there is no alternative. secondly, they can agree on a protocol, declaration, which will to come meet some of her

concerns, some which will to come meet some of her concerns, some of which will to come meet some of her concerns, some of the concerns of the british parliament, that for example some of these elements, like for example on the irish backstop, are temporary, to come to a clear border agreements, but the are temporary, to come to a clear borderagreements, but the border agreement that will not continue between northern ireland and the public are violent, and can also be with other things, but you have to imagine that the eu from this side, the 27, and certainly the neighbouring countries want to make sure that they can do everything they can to ensure that there is no chaotic brexit, that there is a firm passage of trade after the 29th of march. all of this, arguably this is already within the withdrawal agreement, this idea that the backstop is temporary and yes, that was not enough for politicians back in the uk. categorically, what can they do? they can do things in reference to the political declaration that they are not binding, they are not politically binding. that are so treating

treaties already, for example when they had to adopt the lisbon treaty, it had to go to two referenda and they added several declarations to counter irish concerns and particularly irish situations, and they can be used, if ever there is jurisprudence about this, they can refer to if this was at that moment let's say the commitment of the eu 27 compared to the uk, that is perfectly possible. thank you so much. it is, as you can see it is not be easy and like i say, may will initially be outlining the case, once again those concerns to all the remaining eu 27 litres, and they will then discuss that without her to see what they can give, what they can suggest that would make a passage, this withdrawal deal passage, this withdrawal deal passage easier. —— leaders. but we are talking about not tinkering with

the actual withdrawal agreement, we are talking about add—ons to the political declaration, none of that arguably politically binding. is that going to be and not? we are going to have to wait and see. thank you, cassie madeira in muscles for us. seriously —— kasia kasia madera in brussels for with me here at westminster isjonathan portes, a professor of economics and public policy at king's college, london. well, in theresa may's own phrase, nothing has changed. she is still prime minister that she is a prime minister that is not what a majority in parliament for the dilbert she negotiated, a large proportion of her own mps are not prepared to support and the european union has made clear, as we had just then, the text the deal at self is simply not up text the deal at self is simply not upfor text the deal at self is simply not up for negotiation. —— for the deal

that she negotiated. we are essentially where we were two or three days ago, which is we're stuck. the parliament he was going to have to make up its mind, does one simply to reject a go free no deal? 0r doesn't want to accept theresa may's deal, despite the evident dissatisfaction there is across the house? 0r doesn't want a changed approach and have a go at something different? in terms of the turmoil within the conservative party, has this put this to bed for 12 months it least, or will there still be those within the likes of jacob rees—mogg, who was very vocal after the outcome of the vote, to say she should still design, those who are adamantly against her within the tory party, what will they do next? well, i think it goes back to the life of the parliament as a whole because the next they will not be by within the conservative party, the next big vote, if it ever comes, will be a vote on withdrawal agreement, perhaps with whatever

bells and whistles they can tag and here. but the question is, if she loses that, if the government cannot balance a withdrawal agreement, what happens then? the prime minister has said that she agrees that with every fibre of being, she cannot get to parliament, is difficult to see how she can govern the country. but in terms of those within parliament, not within the conservative party that the rest of parliament, the labour party, the snp, the dup, given the outcome of this vote, is she strengthened or weaken in that respect it? or is that a relevant in a sense because actually will they just simply look at this withdrawal deal and say we are voting for that, yes, no? i think in deal and say we are voting for that, yes, no? ithink in that deal and say we are voting for that, yes, no? i think in that sense, little has changed. she certainly is not strengthens, she is somewhat weakened. she has illustrated the strength just within the conservative party. —— strengthens. probably more than 100 conservatives voted against the, at the big

question is can the large parliamentary majority that is against this deal, kennett coalesce around some alternative,. what is really kept mrs may in power is not that she is popular in the conservative party around the country, not that there is really no majority for anything else, any other deal. that is really the test for the parliament, can they come up with another approach? jonathan portes, thank you very much indeed for your analysis. we willl have more on brexit later. but first, let's brief you on some of the other stories in the news today. hundreds of police officers are still hunting a militant islamist who killed two people in the french city of strasbourg on tuesday evening. the french anti—terrorist prosecutor said the man shouted "god is great" in arabic, as he attacked people near a christmas market with a gun and a knife. donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen has blamed his 36 month prison sentence on the president's "dirty deeds." he admitted lying to congress, campaign finance violations and tax evasion.

he has been given until the start of march to start his sentence. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, is due to attend peace talks scheduled to close in sweden on thursday between the yemeni government and houthi rebels. the two sides are reported to be near to securing a number of agreements on reopening sanaa airport in the houthi—held capital. stay with us on the briefing. so much more still to come: 0ur colleagues from the sports centre will have an update on the big european football fixtures and all the other major events. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building,

in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you're watching the briefing.

0ur headlines: theresa may survives a vote of no confidence in her leadership. 200 conservative mps backed her premiership, 117 voted against. the prime minister will travel to brussels later today for a european summit, where she hopes to find a political solution to the problems her brexit plans face at westminster. let's bring you more analysis of that vote of confidence in theresa may, which she won the won, but not by the margin she would have hoped for. it's dominating the news in the uk, it is all over the press. iain anderson is a regular on the

briefing, great to have you with us. you were on air yesterday. give us your take on the outcome and what it means for the prime minister.|j think the critical number was 200. she's a past 200... well, it was exactly she's a past 200... well, it was exa ctly 20 0 she's a past 200... well, it was exactly 200 conservative mps that backed her in this leadership vote, but there is a very substantial number of conservatives that are unhappy with the prime minister's leadership in. in a way, this is groundhog day. has anything really changed as a result of yesterday? there's no majority in the house of commons to pass the prime minister's deal, but the question i keep asking, the question markets keep asking, the question markets keep asking, is there a majority for anything in the uk parliament right now? can anything pass in terms of the brexit deal? mike batt actually mean that we're raising the spectre

ofa mean that we're raising the spectre of a crashed out brexit as a result —— might that. of a crashed out brexit as a result -- might that. your clients, of course, are very concerned about that, as are most business leaders, those who work in financial markets, financial services. as baywatch this chaos and see there is no unity within parliament whatsoever, far from it, they're preparing for the worst, aren't they? —— they watch. business has been preparing for the worst for the last two years now, and it's really ramped up those preparations over the last few months. in a way, what's going on around here is becoming not quite a sideshow but it's becoming a little bit irrelevant to people's plans because investors are asking tough questions of companies, regulators are asking tough questions of companies. are you ready for a hard brexit crazy and they've had to a nswer brexit crazy and they've had to answer those questions and. the

markets, to some extent, a hard brexit has started to be priced into valuations right now. large businesses are ready but there's a big question as to whether or not smaller businesses can cope and. in the meantime, you're concerned about those who voted against theresa may yesterday. jacob rees—mogg, the group that he runs, the europeans are group, i believe, you're keeping a close eye on that, you're keeping a close eye on that, you believe they could still cause trouble —— european and search group. the erg aren't going away. jacob rees—mogg was straight out of the traps last night after the vote calling for her head. they've been fighting this battle... that sentiment has been fighting this battle for the last 50 years in the conservative party, they won't be going away. whether or not they resign the conservative whip is what i'll be watching out for later

today. we have our news briefing later and we will go through what the press has been saying in light of that vote. for many people in europe, the latest developments in britain only added to the confusion surrounding brexit. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is in the netherlands, where she found a wide range of views on what's happening in london. the dutch considered the brits one of their closest compatriots inside the eu. when britain decided to abandon its seat at the table, many in the netherlands were initially bewildered. today in a country that considers itself to be a model of stability, there's very little sympathy for a nation seen as, at best, indecisive, and, at worst, just a little bit reckless. it's a big mess. they voted for yes

without thinking about the consequences. the british people tried to jump across a river, but they fall. even the prime minister has lost her way. as one of the countries with the most to lose from a no—deal brexit, there is a sense the dutch do want to help. but the problem is, no one here really knows how. it's quite chaotic. if they say, hey, we're sorry, we want to turn back the clock, then i say, oh, we can all make a mistake. i think the british government doesn't really know what to do at this point. so if they don't no, i don't no. a lot of people voted yes, so they kind of got themselves in this situation i guess and it hits a lot of young people, which is not the best thing they can do. and as the departure date approaches, most people here in the netherlands would preferred to focus on their oily

balls, a deep—fried dutch delicacies. there is one piece of advice they're confident in offering... everybody should need our balls! anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. interesting to get the perspective from elsewhere in europe. let's pause and bring you up to date with all these sports stories from the sports centre. that the sports stories. —— the sports stories. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your thursday sport briefing: lebron's la lakers take on the houston rockets in the nba, wimbledon may get the go ahead to expand its facilities and the final round of europa league matches take to the pitch. it's a good time to be a baketball fan in los angeles. lebronjames has made a massive impact since moving to the lakers, they're now 5th in the western conference and face the houston rockets on thursday. the los angeles clippers, in fourth spot, are in action against the san antonio spurs. it'll be interesting to see how the clippers respond after losing

to toronto on tuesday. their 123—99 hammering was their heaviest defeat of the season. the wimbledon tennis championships could get the green light for a major expansion on thursday. the world famous tennis club wants to buy neighbouring wimbledon park golf club for $80 million. if it gets approved, it means new courts and better facilities can be built. 0rganisers say they currently struggle to accommodate 40,000 spectators each day during the championships. arsenal, chelsea and lazio are all through to the europa league knockout stages, but who willjoin them? a draw for scottish champions celtic against group b leaders salzburg would guarantee their progression. they'll have to make do without striker leigh griffiths who'll be out of football for a little period of time as he receives help with ongoing issues, including some relating to his mental health manager brendan rodgers has said, while elsewhere, milan and sevilla

can both go through. in case you missed it, manchester city moved through to the last 16 of the champions league as group winners beating hoffenheim 2—1. leroy sane scored twice after the germans had taken the lead, while lyon snuck through in second place in group f thanks to a nabil fekir goal that helped them draw 1—1 with shakhtar donetsk while the draw takes place next monday. the future of team sky, the british road racing team, is in doubt after broadcaster sky announced it will withdraw backing at the end of 2019. they've dominated the sport since their launch in 2010. in that time they've amassed 322 victories, including eight grand tour successes. that includes tour de france wins with sir bradley wiggins, chris froome and geraint thomas. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your thursday sport briefing.

that is indeed. banks, tulsen tollett. we've got your thursday business briefing in a few minutes. london is kind of waking up, getting quite busy behind me. there's lots of media here, lots of colleagues around me from other broadcasters and the bbc. theresa may, of course, i'd imagine she's up already, she has an important day. she's heading to brussels, as we've already mentioned, having the one the vote of confidence in her leadership as leader of the conservative party —— having won the vote. many would argue it was a bruising day for the british prime minister. lots more to come on the briefing. stay with us, i'll see you injust come on the briefing. stay with us, i'll see you in just a few minutes' time. hello there.

temperatures are heading downwards over the next couple of days. a cold end to the working week, and i think particularly cold during thursday because there'll be a chilly wind exacerbating that cold feel. dry for many, with high pressure in charge, but this frontal system trying to work in from the west will bring a little bit of rain here. the front not making much progress, it's running up against that area of high pressure, and that is going to be driving a brisk south—easterly wind. not only will the air be inherently cold, the winds will also be strong. most places starting thursday on a dry note, one or two showers close to north sea coasts. we keep this lingering band of cloud and showery rain for parts of northern ireland, western fringes of wales, and the south—west. elsewhere, some sunshine, but you will notice the strength of the wind, particularly gusty for some western coasts. so your thermometer might read between four and seven degrees, but add on the strength of the wind, it will feel more like this. it will feel subzero in the channel islands, freezing there in birmingham, one degree in glasgow. certainly a chilly day and a chilly night as well. because thursday night

will bring more clear spells. the winds by this stage might drop a little bit. this is a recipe for quite a widespread frost across scotland, england and wales. you can see the blue shading on the chart, towns and cities down to freezing. in the countryside, a little colder than that, but for northern ireland, not as cold because here we'll have some cloud and showery rain, and we'll continue to see cloud and a little bit of rain here during friday. elsewhere, a lot of sunshine. still some showers blowing into some of these north sea coasts. now, it looks like a colder day on the face of it, but the wind won't be quite as strong at this point, so it might not feel quite as bitter. and then, a change as we start the weekend because these fronts the atlantic will have a bit more oomph about them. they'll make a bit more progress, so we're going to bring some wet weather across the country. but that wet weather running into some cold air, so, just about anywhere, there could temporarily be some snow. but it looks most likely that northern england, northern ireland, over higher ground, and particularly scotland, could see some snow — maybe even some snow to cause some disruption in places.

however, the wintry weather likely to turn back to wet weather eventually, because there's milder air wafting in from the south—west, and slowly but surely during sunday and monday, all of us will get into that milder air. this is your business briefing with me, sally bundock. sterling rollercoaster. the pound bounces back from a 20 month low as theresa may survives, but its gains could prove to be short—lived. plus, enough chaos. uk firms give a damning verdict on the latest episode, and call on politicians to come together for the sake of the economy. for the markets, as we mentioned, the pound is holding on an asian markets are on the up as investors around the world focus once again and trade discussions