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another defeat for the government as the brexit debate gets under way again. the prime minister returns to the commons as five more days of discussions begin ahead of the vote on her brexit deal next tuesday. the only way to avoid no deal is to vote for the deal. isn't the prime minister bringing back exactly the same deal she admitted would be defeated four weeks ago? 308, to the left 297. but already another setback — in a surprise twist — mps force the prime minister into a corner. if her deal is rejected next week, she must now come back with a new plan within days. and the other main stories on tonight's programme: police say 14—year—old jayden moodie — knocked off a moped in east london and fatally stabbed — was deliberately targeted. a bbc investigation finds eight men have killed themselves in the uk
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after being caught by so—called "paedophile hunters". we hearfrom one of their daughters. look at me! look at me! how dare you! close your eyes! and the favourite‘s the favourite — the comedy starring olivia coleman outstrips the competition with 12 nominations for this year's bafta awards. and coming up on bbc news — a fairy tale league cup tie for nigel clough's burton albion tonight — at the etihad against champions manchester city. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six — from westminster where mps have gathered again at the start of five more days of debate over brexit — ahead of the crunch vote on the prime minister's
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deal next tuesday. but before the talking had even begun — the government suffered another major setback over brexit — the second in just 2a hours. in a surprise twist, mps voted that if the prime minister's deal is rejected — as many expect next week — she must now return to the commons within three working days with a new brexit plan. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. one purpose and one direction. the prime minister has to push parliament to support her. to avoid what she claims will be no deal or no brexit at all. the only way to avoid no deal is to vote for the deal. the deal protects jobs and security and delivers on the referendum and he should back it. but time and her authority is
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scarce. many just but time and her authority is scarce. manyjust don't believe her. if her deal is defeated next week as i hope and expect it will, well the prime minister to the right thing and let the people have a real say and let the people have a real say and call a general election? there is real rage around the place. not just squawking over number ten‘s approach. suspicion is that the government knows mps will direct their brexit compromise next tuesday and isjust their brexit compromise next tuesday and is just trying to run down the clock. so a group of mp's wanted to force the prime minister to produce a plan b if she loses within days. which in normal times the man in the chair might not have allowed. my job is not to be a cheerleader for the executive branch. my job is not to be a cheerleader for the executive branch. myjob is to stand up executive branch. myjob is to stand up for the rights of the house of commons. extraordinary, because the
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speaker, john bercow, let our vote happen against convention. speaker, john bercow, let our vote happen against conventionlj speaker, john bercow, let our vote happen against convention. i have never known any occasion when any speaker has overruled a motion of the house of commons. extraordinary too because of suggestions he ignored the advice of his officials. whether you might consider under the circumstances publishing that advice 7 circumstances publishing that advice ? extraordinary circumstances publishing that advice 7 extraordinary because of the level of anger that produced. 7 extraordinary because of the level of anger that producedlj 7 extraordinary because of the level of anger that produced. i am hopping mad. few people in this house have any idea how out of touch the general public think we are most days? over an hour the commons blew its collective top. i would suggest to some of my honourable friends who are getting somewhat overexcited that perhaps they should don a yellow jacket and go that perhaps they should don a yellowjacket and go outside. that perhaps they should don a yellow jacket and go outside. before the rebels beat the government for the rebels beat the government for the second time in 2a hours. the rebels beat the government for the second time in 24 hours. the ayes to the right, 308, the noes to
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the left 297. if theresa may loses again on tuesday she will have less than a week to come up with new goods. take a breath for a moment. the number ten this is about trying to get through the brexit compromise it's taken more than two years to reach. where we leave the union and have our own control of immigration but keep a close economic ties. but there is so much disquiet over the terms of the deal it's turned into a better open stand—off between parliament and the prime minister. theresa may's control of this process is long gone and mp's are consumed by this moment. the actual arguments for and against the deal at the start of this vital debate we re at the start of this vital debate were almost mute in comparison. the house should now give citizens and businesses the certainty they seek, the way of doing so is to back these deal after two yea rs the way of doing so is to back these deal after two years of hard fought negotiation that the prime minister
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has secured. promises of more control of the controversial backstop arrangement fell flat and for the first time, labour suggested officially this is all such a mess that our departure from the eu could be delayed. i genuinely think we cannot do it on the 29th of march this year, it's not viable for so many practical reasons. may be, but that's not the prime minister's intention. if anything is clear its best tonight. what happens next is not only up to her. so the vote — scheduled to take place before christmas and then postponed — is now being held next tuesday at the end of five days of debate. but how much — if anything — has changed? our deputy political editorjohn pienaar examines what's on offer. away from westminster, life goes on. unlike brexit. if only theresa may could
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magic up an agreement. chris, a close—up magician, joined us to help pull a crowd, talk brexit, and find out what is still mystifying. something weird is going to happen, your card is going to come back to the top. face to face and on facebook. i'mjohn pienaar, the bbc‘s deputy political editor and i'm in chelmsford, essex, more specifically, at the market, and here they voted to leave. while mps wrangle, people want answers. what's the big question in your mind? when we'll be free of eu rules. so we can run oui’ own country. ok, well, look, here it is, under mrs may's plan, we would stay under eu rules, as we are now, for this transition period, maybe until the end of 2020 and more if we end up doing that. let's get out and we will still be breathing the day after, i can assure you. you hear that a lot, many questions, not enough answers, and can any trick help mrs may make her big problem
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disappear7 the dup and tory rebels seeing the so—called backstop as a threat to the union with northern ireland. so this question into facebook from john godfrey, what is the solution for ireland? theresa may says she has the solution, a transition period and then a full deal takes over where the whole of the uk is on the same footing, no problem with moving goods are the irish border but if you are not they are, if the deal is not ready then the backstop kicks in which is different treatment for northern ireland. it's closer to europe, i'm acceptable to the unionists and all across the critics in the house of commons the ecb could be stuck there. theresa may seeking more reassurances but so far they are not buying it. no sign these have helped much either. what
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has been agreed? the deal on citizens' rights means british and european citizens keep the right to live and draw benefits wherever they are settled and the brexit transition, that allows time to negotiate a final trade deal if it can be done in time and prepare for change. it runs from march until the end of 2020 with the option of an extra yea r. end of 2020 with the option of an extra year. what is bothering people at the magic show7 extra year. what is bothering people at the magic show? there is a bill to pay. what's the big question for you7 to pay. what's the big question for you? why do we have to pay the £39 billion divorce bill7 you? why do we have to pay the £39 billion divorce bill? of course the uk would save billions in eu contributions. but others would say if the economy takes a hit we lose that money which could go on public services in britain. nhs, hospitals and everything. that is the plan. mps debating, what is the question for you? how will brexit cut back on immigration7 we know low skilled workers from europe would not have preferential access and some businesses are worried about getting
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the staff they need. why can't british people do the job? they have to be persuaded to get the jobs and employers have to be persuaded to train them but there are still worries in public services and private companies and when it comes to skilled workers it's still being worked out what kind of access is going to be there. no one knows what is next, if there is a deal it's just the start of may be years of wrangling about the future, rows about staying closer to europe or a fresh referendum coming soon. if nothing is agreed may be the outcome at some want and many fear most. our political editor laura kuenssberg — another vote, another setback. is the prime minister losing control over brexit7 i think as we saw in the run—up to christmas today is a continuation of what we've been seeing, parliament putting one clerk then another and another on this process and taking control. certainly, increasingly,
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number ten and the prime minister are number ten and the prime minister a re less number ten and the prime minister are less and less able to dictate the terms here. there is a big question about that, for what? because it's not just question about that, for what? because it's notjust a case that the prime minister's deal is likely to fail in parliament next tuesday but in parliament itself there is, as things stand, no majority for anything else, for an alternative. whether that was a tighter relationship with the eu or another referendum or are leaving without a deal without the end of march. so certainly some mps tonight are delighted parliament is taking control of this because they don't like what's been going on. but it's not the case that as a group they have a better answer that is somehow ready and waiting. that's why there are still a few people in government who hope crossing their fingers tightly, that not next week but ultimately, they might have to vote several times, something like the prime minister's deal might actually get through. but everything is so unpredictable at the moment. mps
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feel emboldened by what's going on but what they cannot tell us is what they might be able to agree on and what will happen next for all of us. so it's the so—called irish backstop — that has proved so problematic. today the government tried to offer reassurance by suggesting that the stormont assembly could have a say in any new eu rules being applied in northern ireland and not in great britain. but given that the assembly collapsed two years ago — leaving northern ireland without a devolved government — how reassuring will that be? here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy being british in northern ireland, for some, involves banging the drum for some, involves banging the drum for your identity. we understand there is two traditions here, there is an irish tradition and a unionist tradition. but we don't wish to cause the irish tradition any problems. decades of violence between british loyalists and irish republicans are now in the past.
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modern rules dictate both communities must govern northern ireland together. but that uneasy partnership collapsed two years ago, over a flawed green energy scheme. the country is falling apart without a government. one of the major sticking points is this, campaigns to get legal recognition for the irish language have failed in the face of opposition from the largest unionist party, the dup. language is about choice and it's about rights and a number of commitments were made to our community. is there a danger that this one demand for an irish language act is holding back progress in other areas?” irish language act is holding back progress in other areas? i would flip that question and see is it not time the dup moved on this? sinn fein refused to go back into government unless a number of requests are met. we have to give people some confidence that it's doable, i do believe it is doable but it will only be doable with political will and leadership will
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stop it will only be doable if the issues at the heart of the impasse, theissues issues at the heart of the impasse, the issues of rights, are dealt with. another obstacle is brexit, the dup has categorically rejected the dup has categorically rejected the controversial backstop. that plan to avoid a hard border. which again puts them at odds with sinn fein. without devolved government life in northern ireland has stagnated. around £2 billion worth of projects on hold. there is a debt crisis in schools and patients have the longest waits for treatment the uk. yet there have been no official talks here between the parties for more than ten months and still no sign ofany more than ten months and still no sign of any new compromise being offered by either side. as well as divisions over brexit, the dup will not agree to sinn fein‘s requests including their demand over the irish language. they have a list of demands before they will come back in and deal with issues that need to be dealt with and i think that's totally u na cce pta ble.
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be dealt with and i think that's totally unacceptable. some people may say this looks like a stubbornness, both sides, it achieves nothing, while ordinary people suffer the consequences. there is not a stubbornness from our perspective, we want to be back in the assembly and executive and stand only on our mandate. if sinn fein wa nt to only on our mandate. if sinn fein want to stand on their mandate, come into the assembly. day-to-day life marches on. but without a government it will get harder. well, the debate goes on in the commons tonight — it will continue until tuesday and told the vote takes place. meanwhile, the pressure on the prime minister keeps intensifying. that's it from me in westminster. now the rest of the day's news with reeta in the studio. thank you, sophie. police say they believe that a 14—year—old boy who was murdered in east london last night was the victim of a targeted attack. detectives say that jayden moodie was knocked off a moped by three men in a car, who then got out and fatally stabbed him.
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our correspondent adina campbell is in leyton. 24 hours en since 14—year—old jayden moodie was murdered not far from the police cordoned behind me, there is still a heavy presence by police in this part of east london tonight. over the last few hours, members of this local community have left flowers, paying tribute to the teenager, and even though no arrests have yet been made, they are very keen to stress tonight that they are doing everything they can to keep people in this part of london safe. those who knew jayden moodie say he was outgoing and knowledgeable with an interest in nature. the 14—year—old, who was under age, had been riding a moped illegally in this part of east london when he was hit by a car yesterday evening, in what police say was a targeted attack. he was then stabbed multiple times by a gang of three men and died at the scene. his death has devastated this local community.
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jayden called me grandad. he was going to start the boxing training, his auntie and that, they bought him gloves and they were setting him up so it's not like jayden didn't have any future. he was, you know, just like all of us in life. the teenager is the youngest victim of knife crime in london over the last 12 months. leyton is a busy part of east london but it is known for problems with gang—related violence and drugs. a report last year found that those gangs were increasingly using young people and gps technology as part of their competitive criminal activity with rival groups, and in some cases, inevitably, leading to people losing their lives. last year was the worst for violent crime in england and wales since 2011. and in london alone, 132 people were killed, more than half of those cases involved knives.
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since last night's attack, police say they have stepped up patrols in the area, including at local schools. absolutely shocking, i didn't sleep last night thinking about that and for his family and friends, what happened there, 14 years old. the police are here, i would like to reassure them in terms of our efforts every single day to keep them safe. it is an horrific incident that has happened and i'm not decrying that at all but every day i come to work and my goal is to keep people safe and we work with our partners in the local authority and health to do that. so far, no—one has been arrested but police say they are continuing to make house to house inquiries as part of this latest murder investigation. adina campbell, bbc news. the bbc has learned that at least eight men in the uk have killed themselves after being exposed online by so—called paedophile hunters. typically, these hunters pretend to be children in online chat rooms to lure men into meeting them.
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they film the suspect, and put the videos online — sometimes live, and often before an arrest is made. police are concerned about such vigilante tactics, saying it's trained officers who should deal with allegations. our reporter catrin nye has been speaking to one woman whose father killed himself after being exposed — and to a former hunter. have you arranged to meet a 14—year—old boy here today? no. this is a sting by a so—called paedophile hunter. police are on their way right now. you're joking. they‘ re dramatic and sometimes help put sex offenders behind bars. but there are other consequences. i loved him to bits. yeah. he was a born entertainer. lesley‘s dad michael duff was filmed trying to meet what he thought was a 15—year—old girl. it was actually a paedophile hunter and was posted online for all to see. my daughter was upstairs. she was only 15 at the time. she came down because she could hear me screaming and she asked me what was wrong. and i have to live with the fact for the rest
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of my life. because i wasn't thinking... and i showed her the video. days later, michael killed himself. we've found at least seven other people who have killed themselves after being confronted in this way. the majority of these men took their own lives within days of being filmed and then put all over social media. and crucially, that means before police charged them with anything. i understand why people will say what they thought was there. but the reality is, he may not actually have committed any crime at all. we don't know because as soon as he committed suicide the case was closed. lesley‘s experience left her desperate to talk to someone who does this hunting. this is jamie lee,
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a prolific paedophile hunter. someone he caught also took his own life. hi. lesley. nice to meet you. and you. because obviously you're one of the online hunters, how did you actually get into that? it was actually my mum's husband, not my father, someone else she married, he abused me. if i can stop that happening to somebody else then i will do. i understand obviously wanting to work with the police and get convictions. but why is there the need to then live stream it and put it on facebook. my argument's always been, like, not live streaming it, and then it comes out in the paper, it's still going to come out. they're still going to get the stick. to know who you are. they're still going to know who your kids are and what school they go to. what's the difference 7 i think with my dad, the group who got my dad posted that viral. they've potentially robbed victims of any criminaljustice at all. jamie has decided to stop his paedophile hunter work.
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lesley still has no more answers about her dad. catrin nye, bbc news. a video of the arrest of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian mother who's been detained in iran for more than two years, has been shown in a documentary on iranian tv. she was jailed for five years after being convicted of spying. she denies all the charges against her. she's now planning a hunger strike because she's being denied medical treatment. the conservative mp for south thanet, craig mackinlay, has been cleared of breaking the rules on election expenses. he'd been accused of submitting false campaign expense returns during the 2015 general election when he beat the then—ukip leader nigel farage. a senior conservative party official who oversaw his campaign, marion little, has been found guilty of two counts of encouraging or assisting an offence. our correspondent richard lister is at southwark crown court. remind us of the background to this case? in 2015 craig mackinlay faced a
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major challenge from nigel farage in south thanet, and conservative central office sent a veteran party worker marion little to oversee the campaign and ultimately he won but subsequent police investigation revealed that his campaign had spent more than four times the legal expenses limit in the final weeks of the campaign, £61,000. the court heard that many of the hotel, travel and salary costs incurred by little and salary costs incurred by little and her team had not been properly declared. mr mckinley maintained he had nothing to do with those expenses and the jury accepted that today but found marion little guilty in her part in admitting fraudulent expenses and she was given a nine—month suspended sentence and thejudge said it nine—month suspended sentence and the judge said it was only because her husband was gravely ill that he didn't send her straight to prison and he said this case should stand asa and he said this case should stand as a warning to those taking part in future elections. richard, thank you. richard lister, there. it is, of course, awards season —
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and fresh from her triumph at the golden globes, olivia coleman is again nominated for best actress in this year's baftas, for her role in the dark period comedy the favourite. the film leads the field in this year's nominations, shortlisted in 12 categories. bohemian rhapsody, first man, roma and a star is born each have seven nominations. here's our arts editor will gompertz. who did your make—up? we went for something dramatic — do you like it? you look like a badger. the favourite is a darkly comic period drama set in the 18th—century court of queen anne, who is played by olivia colman in a warts—and—all performance. alongside, her two co—stars, emma stone and rachel weisz. well, the favourite is clearly the favourite, but, will it win? what do you think? let's start with best film. i think the favourite is odds on favourite to win, stick your money on it now. i think the period dramas always do incredibly well, especially at the baftas.
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i think its biggest rival will be roma, beautiful memoir of childhood from alfonso cuaron of his time in mexico. all right — best actor. i think it is less of a competition that it is in the best actress category, for once, this year. well, rami malik won the golden globe for best actor well, rami malek won the golden globe for best actor for his transformation into the freddie mercury. but i think this is christian bale's nomination to lose. i think he was just astonishing in vice. it was a total transformation as dick cheney. vice president i see is mostly a symbolicjob. vice president i see is mostly a symbolic job. right, vice president i see is mostly a symbolicjob. right, right. best actress ? embarrassment of riches this year. there are so many, i'm pleased to say, female driven dramas. but i think it's got to be a great competition between the wonderful olivia colman for the favourite, surely she's got to win on home turf, but huge competition from glenn close in the wife where she plays the apparently downtrodden wife of a nobel prize winner.
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while i was out being a drunken lush you were seducing the luscious lydia? nothing happened. oh! let's move on to best supporting actor. i think richard e grant for can you ever forgive me is likely because he's never been nominated for a bafta. i've just come from having my teeth bleached. how do they look? he's almost a sort of minor national treasure and his role in can you forgive me is a bit like withnail and i, revisited. but mahershala ali — he won for green book at the golden globes. he could win. will win. dear dolores. dea r... and finally — best supporting actress? i think the two favourite ladies are the two favourites — rachel weisz and emma stone. and i think emma stone is going to swing it. fantastic to see a film which had three female leads this year. progress? maybe. but it's also worth noting that, once again, there was no female representation in baftas best director category. will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. thanks very much. we have probably
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just had the coldest day of the week, pretty cold out there at the moment, and we have had a beautiful sunset pictures sent in by our weather watchers, helped by this high cloud around, so great pictures but the high cloud not preventing the temperature is falling away. this sort of cloud will do, mind you, where cloudy skies moving in across scotland, already lots of cloud in northern ireland but clearer skies in england and wells breaking up in england, the shower is fading. the cloud will sink southwards, a bit of drizzle, but ahead of it, touch of frost in parts of the midlands, wales and southern england as well. so a cold start, may be some early sunshine but i don't think it is going to last too long because the cloud is marching southwards, a bit of rain and drizzle but nothing much. the cloud brea ks drizzle but nothing much. the cloud breaks across northern england, sunny spells across northern ireland and across scotland a few showers in the north—west. temperatures are a shade higher than today, still not
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warm across east anglia and south—east, and much more cloud across england and where or is that we have seen today. overnight at the cloud means temperatures shouldn't get too cold, thursday and friday, just above freezing in most areas. cloud around on friday but spells of sunshine, the best of which on the eastern side of the uk, still light showers in the north—west on these north—westerly, north—west breezes. mild temperatures rising back up to 8-10d mild temperatures rising back up to 8—10d typically. heading into the weekend we are back to square one, weekend we are back to square one, we have another high pressure to the south—west of the uk, and around it these weather fronts toppling in across our these weather fronts toppling in across oui’ shores. these weather fronts toppling in across our shores. that will bring some rain but away from the north—west of the uk, i don't think there will be much rain, some sunshine at times, but it will be a windy weekend but a mild weekend. temperatures in double figures. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, you are watching bbc news. the top there is another defeat for the
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government as the brexit debate resumes, mps voted to give theresa may just three days resumes, mps voted to give theresa mayjust three days to come up with a new brexit‘s plan buddy pamina stud maintains her deal is the only realistic alternative. the only way to avoid no deal is to vote for the deal. isn't the prime minister bringing back exactly the same deal she admitted would be defeated four weeks ago? police say the fatal stabbing of a 14—year—old boy in
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