hello. this is bbc news, with chris rogers. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. theresa may tells mps that a vote on her brexit deal will take place in the new year, but labour say that's not soon enough, tabling a motion of no confidence in the prime minister this house has no confidence in the prime minister due... ..due to her failure to allow the house of commons to have a meaningful vote straight away. i know this is not everyone's perfect deal, it is a compromise. but if we let the perfect be the enemy of the good, then we risk leaving the eu with no deal. a 21—year—old man who murdered his estranged wife and her mother in solihull earlier this year is sentenced to at least 32 years in jail. online retailers share the pain of the high street fashion website asos warns of weak profits and its share price plummets. and after a hotel in hull cancelled a christmas booking for the homeless, organisers say another has stepped in to help.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former pensions minister baroness ros altmann, and the journalist and broadcaster mihir bose. good to see you both, both regular faces of the papers. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in, and many, perhaps unsurprisingly, lead with brexit. "corbyn gives commons a chance to vote on may", that's the headline on the i, following the calls from the labour leaderfor a vote of confidence in theresa may. an angry corbyn has accused the prime minister of running down the clock and pushing brexit to the wire, writes the metro. the papers say they might allow the

confidence vote. in fact the daily telegraph says downing street has dismissed it as a silly political stunt and has effectively challenged the labour leader to call a vote of confidence in the whole government, which would be much more significant. the daily express claims mrs may will urge cabinet ministers tomorrow to step up their preparations for a no—deal brexit, and spend the $1 billion budget set aside in case the uk leaves the eu without an agreement. but amid the turmoil, says the guardian, life goes on at number 10, with that photograph there of visitors dressed in pantomime costumes on behalf of a charity which raises money for seriously ill children. alongside reporting on brexit, the times has an image of alastair cook, who, the paper claims, will receive a knighthood in the new year honours, the first england cricketer to be given the award since ian botham in 2007. and finally, the front page of the daily mail, "panic sales spread 0nline." the paper reports that online retailers are following the trend of the high street and cutting sales

to drum up business before christmas. i don't think we saw that one coming, did we? now, the daily telegraph, let's start with that, shall we? may dares corbyn, call vote of confidence. he's asked for a vote of confidence. he's asked for a vote of confidence. he's asked for a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister, downing street has said, try the government, mr corbyn. exactly. the idea of calling a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister is a ridiculous waste of parliamentary time. the government quite rightly is saying, well, if you want to call a vote of no—confidence, do it properly. call a vote of no—confidence in the government, that has meaning in terms of the fixed terms parliament act and the government is confident it will win anyway. the last thing we need at the moment is any more political turmoil, we've actually got to get things sorted. don't you

thinkjeremy corbyn is trying to make a point? he knows we will be chatting about this tonight and on other news channels and it will hit the headlines tomorrow, rather than him playing silly games, he wants to make a point that theresa may has lost control of her own party and brexit. it's a waste of time. i've thought for a long time labour will have a vote of no confidence, they've been discussing it and clearly labour couldn't agree on a strategy. barry gardiner was on television a couple of hours ago saying if we put in a motion of no confidence then the conservative party would unite, the dup would unite, and you're right, this is, if you like, a nice point to argue about ina you like, a nice point to argue about in a school debating society. but beyond that, not very much. the country is in crisis, we've got major decisions we need to make, parliament needs to get its act together and actually do something useful for the future of the country. a vote of confidence in mrs

may is entirely pointless. whether it is won or lost, it doesn't mean anything, the fact is mrs may, i'm absolutely sure, would win. most of the country, even if they don't like mrs may and they don't like the tories and they don't like brexit, they actually rather admire the way she's been going about trying her best to get some kind of decent deal that might not end up with a chaotic exit from the u. a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister is utterly meaningless in parliamentary terms.|j is utterly meaningless in parliamentary terms. i do not share your admiration for her, i understand why you're saying it. she has brought this on herself. starting by saying brexit means brexit and going for a hard brexit. today she said you have to have a compromise, why didn't she say that at the start of the negotiations at the beginning? i agree, she came under pressure from extreme elements

in the party. very hardliners in the party. she can't satisfy them. she won't be able to please them. she's reached the point where she's come back with what she believes is a reasonable compromise. whether you agree with her or not, you can't doubt her dedication. it is checkmate, stalemate, whatever you wa nt to checkmate, stalemate, whatever you want to call it, no one is happy, remainers, brexiteers, hardliners, labour, conservative, which is quite an achievement actually! no one is happy. an achievement actually! no one is happy- may an achievement actually! no one is happy. may be the downing street cat‘ happy. may be the downing street cat's‘s happy! happy. may be the downing street cat's's happy! we have to have a decision and a conclusion, because the timebomb fuse is lit. we've got just over 100 days, so we haven't got time to waste. maybe there would bea got time to waste. maybe there would be a decision, maybe it will be back to the people. you want a second referendum, don't you? to the people. you want a second referendum, don't you ?|j to the people. you want a second referendum, don't you? i don't want a second referendum in terms of thinking that's a wonderful thing to have, but looking at all the

options, ifind it difficult, if parliament doesn't support the deal, which looks like it's the case, how we're going to get a resolution here so we're going to get a resolution here so ask the people. this is a newspaper review, not a brexit debate. i know it's hard, the papers are full of it. let's move on. the independent warns... doesn't warn, but it points out theresa may's promise of capping immigration to the tens of thousands rather than the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands is gone, missing, nowhere to be found. we've got our immigration new policy unveiled, and they‘ re got our immigration new policy unveiled, and they're saying this target we had of reducing immigration to the tens of thousands, which we have missed by a mile time and again is finally being dropped, and i'm very pleased if that's the case. actually we need immigration in certain sectors. we've got almost full employment, record numbers of people in work. the fact that we are trying to say,

let's have a sensible immigration policy where we can attract the workers that we need to do the jobs that need to be done in the economy is much better than having arbitrary numbers, which have resulted in the hostile environments, some of the windrush problems, trying to get rid of anybody who might be an easy target. of course, some people argue that it target. of course, some people argue thatitis target. of course, some people argue that it is time to get more british people in britishjobs. that's how brexit happened in the first place. for some people were not getting british people into nursing jobs and teaching jobs and maybe that needs to be addressed. if you talk to employers they will tell you it's difficult to get british people working for them, you know, sort of, if you like, intojobs working for them, you know, sort of, if you like, into jobs they feel are too menial and things like that. but menial jobs. .. too menial and things like that. but menialjobs... there's a huge shortage of teachers and nurses because they're not being paid enough. they're not paid enough but also it takes time to train them. i

agree with you, we definitely want to have more of the british workforce trained up to do the jobs that need to be done, but it won't happen overnight. in the meantime, there will be lots of areas in which we need immigration to carry out the jobs that need doing right now before we have trained workers. it's not new, is it? we've had a shortage of teachers and nurses for as long asi of teachers and nurses for as long as i can remember. this hasn'tjust happened. and pay levels are definitely a relevant factor, you're right. 0 nto right. 0nto the guardian, we understand there's a meeting, you could call it an emergency meeting, a meeting certainly of the cabinet tomorrow that theresa may has called at downing street. this is to discuss, mhir, what would happen if theresa may's plan doesn't get voted through in the new year, she's preparing for

the worst as far as she's concerned, lots to discuss and lots of money that hasn't been spent. the guardian says £2 billion has been earmarked for the no—deal brexit, that seems small change given what a no—deal brexit... brexit, that seems small change given what a no-deal brexit. .. speak for yourself, mihir! but the point seems to be that the government hasn't prepared for a no—deal brexit. what are the plans laid out? what will happen to import and things like that? how will goods move around? i was talking to a consultant the other day and he says getting medicine medical supplies will become a tremendous problem. i don't know what sort of arrangements have been made. this isn't a question of project fear but the government hasn't specified what needs to be done. do you really believe that? ros, you have an insight into the inner workings of downing street, she must have been surrounded by advisers over the last couple of years looking at all the different scenarios. almost all the different advisers would have told her... don't worry about it no deal is such a disaster,

it is hard to prepare properly for it. money isn't the only factor. much of oui’ money isn't the only factor. much of our way of life is determined by these interlinked arrangements with these interlinked arrangements with the eu. if we fall out of them... these interlinked arrangements with the eu. if we fall out of them. .. so they will have a model? they will have a model. i suspect the costs of emergency measures, you're going to have to hire lots of people and lots of equipment, try and find a way to bypass current port structures and so on. bypass current port structures and so on. much of this cannot be done in100 so on. much of this cannot be done in 100 days, you might need to build whole new infrastructure. that can't be done in a short space of time, which is why the prime minister was so eager which is why the prime minister was so eager to get what she called a transition or implementation phase so we transition or implementation phase so we have time to prepare for the things you're going to need to do which currently europe does. isn't the problem that nobody explained

that leaving the eu was not like leaving a club, there were interlinking arrangements that were put in place 40—50 years ago and for which we have obligations. people keep saying no—deal brexit means we don't have to pay the £39 billion, we would still have to pay something. your point is we didn't know what no deal or brexit meant a few months ago. lots of people thought i belong to a club, let's say tomorrow cancel the bank order and off daigou. you could do that but you lose all the benefits of membership you want. it's like saying we're going to leave the internet. you might have to create your own world wide web. if that happens, it's not going to happen quickly. leaving the internet would be great! why would you want to leave the internet? youshould be a broadcaster, what a wonderful bridge to the front page story on the daily mail, panic sales spread online.

correct me if i'm wrong, a lot of this is down to online sales really struggling, online outlets really struggling. yes, i mean, there's definitely an issue here. maybe a lot of these online stores have overstocked and they're not able to shift stock. they are what are called jumble sale prices, getting dresses for £1 or £2. they cannot shift in the amount of merchandise that they thought they could. the high street has been struggling for ages. now for it to spread to online, i think people thought have a bigger, bumper christmas than there seems to have been and they're desperate to get stock moving. also if there's going to bea stock moving. also if there's going to be a no—deal brexit and fears of that come through, again, retailers will want to remove as much stock and get some money for it having laid out for it. a source, which is one of the online stores which has

given a profit warning today, was the darling of the retail sector —— asos. its shares plunged by a third today. mihir, have you bought anything online? very rarely, i do buy books from amazon because that is safe. you know what you're getting! otherwise i still like going into shops and looking at things and buying. online seems to me, maybe i'm so old and old—fashioned i can't get used to the idea, but this is a continuation of something that's been happening for several christmases the whole boxing day sales idea has completely gone. it comes before christmas instead of after. it is all year, isn't it? do you shop online?” don't have time to go and do a lot of shopping. you get someone else to shop! i'm more and more having to shop! i'm more and more having to shop online! surely in the house of lords you have someone else to shop for you! it wasn't that long ago wouldn't thereby on a anything

online because i didn't know who i was handed my money over to —— i wouldn't thereby anything online. i used to say that about my fruit and vegetable shopping. but in the end, ijust don't have time and i found that the on line shopping that i get is found that the on line shopping that igetisa found that the on line shopping that i get is a pretty good quality, i am reasonably satisfied with that. i did not have to queue up for it, packet and bring it home. i used to love it but i do not have the time to do it. my biggest on line shopping seemed was buying paperclips on line. very lazy. should we move on to the telegraph. you would think the government would not have time to make announcements

and come up with new rules for employers that that is what they are doing. actually, they are really important these rules. a new code being drawn up to protect employees in the wake of some of the real scandal is we have had recently, these nondisclosure agreements which have been used to try and cover—up sexual harassment. the idea originally was that you could not ta ke originally was that you could not take business secrets away but some companies are using these nondisclosure agreements to cover—up alleged bullying and complaints of that nature so this new code, the human rights commissioner joining that nature so this new code, the human rights commissionerjoining in two draw up with ministers, is supposed to make sure these nondisclosure agreements cannot be used to stop whistleblowing or reporting criminal activities. there will be surveys as well. we are far

behind america in this case. in america you cannot use nondisclosure agreement to cover—up if there has been sexual harassment or bawling. in that sense, the american legal syste m in that sense, the american legal system provides for protection to people who want to bring this out in the open. in general, our legal syste m the open. in general, our legal system is much more restricted and companies and individuals who have been abused... often they are taking ona been abused... often they are taking on a big corporate company. they do not have the resources. they are terrified. that's right. they get paid off. that means the company who was doing those sorts of things is freed to do them to other people as well. michael gove has been busy as

well, plastic packaging and fast fashion. theresa may is big on ending plastic. what michael gove is saying is interesting. he is saying that my best before dates would have to be removed. instead life expectancy. they will have a lifeline. and fast fashion, that should help the on line trade... well, we would not have the on line trade, the other way around. but michael gove, being a very modern man, going in forthese measures michael gove, being a very modern man, going in for these measures but the only thing is, when will they have time to do it? every other day there will be a brexit statement. but it is so important to protect the planet. the bbc has had those

wonderful programmes shown the damage done to a natural environment from plastics that did not degrade. for decades. it was staggering. we are the throwaway generation. for decades. it was staggering. we are the throwaway generationm for decades. it was staggering. we are the throwaway generation. it has had a lot of impact and the more we can do, michael gove is right, to try to stop the waste and control the amount of plastic that we use, having a return scheme for bottles and cans so he gets in money back, and cans so he gets in money back, and this will be having to be paid forfoot and this will be having to be paid for foot by retailers to use the plastic. —— paid for by retailers. the sun has made it onto our review tonight. being a yorkshireman this court may attention. yorkshire tea. the other end of recycling. tried to go eco— with teabags. it seems to me

they would split and you get all the tea in yourcup. they would split and you get all the tea in your cup. it starts to drip and you cannot have a proper cup of tea. you will have to go back to the old tea strainer. once brexit happens, you will be able to have a proper cup of tea. yes, the world will be fixed once wrecks it happens. alistair cook, handsome devil, on the front page of the times. "england in 100 and 50 three tests a nd times. "england in 100 and 50 three tests and it could be more of a cricket legend. what surprises me is he has been knighted... a cricketer has been knighted for the first time since ian botham. this is made —— theresa may's great love in cricket

is boycott. if you cannot give a knighthood to geoffrey boycott how can she get brexit through! have a lovely christmas and the best for 2019. thanks you for watching and they forget you can always see the front pages on line on the bbc webpage and you can watch programmes back on bbc idea. thank you for watching. —— bbc on line. there is no letup on the pressure on manchester united after being drawn

on paris st germain in the champions league quarter—finals. liverpool will take on german giant bunny in munich. let's take a look at the draw... the first leg in february with the return fixture is in march. in the europa league... i know a lot of our fans will look and think the drop has been pretty

good for us. there are some big sides we steered clear up but we treat every side who have earned the right to be in the quarter—finals. i think all in all, probably a decent day. it was all a bit of an anti—climax in the championship this evening as the east midland derby played out a goalless draw. despite that, it was pretty tense and physical. the championship top scorer had one of the best chances of the game but could not quite apply the finishing touch. floros move one point outside of the play—offs. plenty of goals for konta jennings as rovers on 2—0 in an fa cup second round replay. spurs could be infora

cup second round replay. spurs could be in for a tough testjudging by the quality of these. a wonderful volley for his first. the second half strike was pretty special as well as the confirmed their place. ian anderson will be missing the island but they begin the six nations title defence in february. he scored twice in the champions cup win but is expected to miss up to 12 weeks after having surgery on his thumb today. plenty of spice and confrontation in the second test between australia and india with both captains clashing in perth. the two squared up to each other with. this is the first of home series for australia since the ball tampering

scandal. at the bbc world championships, the three—time women's champion lost her game againstjoyce. she was the sole remaining female. to surfing and the pipe masters with a stunning recovery from the legend of the sport, kelly slater. he knocked off his board, somehow landed on top and manages to get back on it. some very tough waves. but itjust hasn't bothered kelly slater in the slightest. that is order are now. good night. wet weather working in overnight.

the front not coming in not in a straight line but with pulses of energy. a bit of uncertainty to the timings of the band of rain but nevertheless it will be pretty wet overnight with the rain getting into northern ireland, western fringes of scotland, england and wales. cooler air in the east but increasingly windy. we have some tightly packed isobars, particularly on the western side of the uk. up to 65 miles per hour winds. some localised disruption of possibility if not from the winds, for the rain which will bring large puddles out and about. it will erratically push its

way eastwards. it might clear scotla nd way eastwards. it might clear scotland and east england quicker. showers following. most of the day should stay dry and reasonably bright. wherever you are, a windy kind of day and mild as well. temperatures between ten and 12 degrees for most of us. as we head into the evening, the rain band swinging into south—east england before pushing outwards. whether front wrapped around the centre of the lowe. rain across western and southern areas of the uk. the midlands and east anger with the best of the dry weather. north and eastern areas of scotland also. temperatures coming down closer to normal across the northern half. mild in the south. highs of 11 in london. thursday, the area of low

pressure feels a little bit so it will not be quite as windy. we are looking at further showers. most frequent across the north and west of the country. some heavy as well. maybe a few showers along the english channel coast. mild in the south. fairly close to normal in the north. we will keep the unsettled then going until the end of the week. that is your weather. i'm mariko 0i in singapore, the headlines: reports for the us senate say millions of american voters were exposed to russian social media propaganda designed to help elect donald trump. a new development in one of the biggest financial scandals in history. malaysia files criminal charges against goldman sachs. i'm babita sharma in london.

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