this is bbc news — i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at eight. the car makerjaguar land rover confirms it is cutting 4,500 jobs worldwide, most of them in the uk. a slump in demand for diesel cars and a sales slowdown in china are blamed... at the very moment, the automotive industry but also jaguar land rover are facing unprecedented disruption on a geo—political area but also in the regulatory area. donald trump visits a texas border town as he seeks to make the case for his long—promised border wall with mexico. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, holds talks with theresa may about trade opportunities after brexit and says his country supports her eu withdrawal agreement. the family ofjayden moodie the fourteen—year—old boy knocked off his moped and stabbed to death insist he had no involvement with gangs. focus needs to be on the fact that he has been brutally murdered, in cold—blood, and deserves a fair

chance at justice. and a quadruple amputee is given a double hand transplant in a 12—hour operation at leeds general infirmary. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the uk's biggest carmaker — jaguar landrover — has confirmed it's cutting 4,500 jobs, most of them in the uk. that's on top of the 1,500 that were shed last year. it has blamed the cuts on a slump in demand for diesel cars, slower sales in china, and uncertainty over brexit the job losses represent more than 10% of their overall uk workforce. one ofjlr's rivals, ford, has also warned

of thousands ofjob losses across its european operations. and honda has told its uk workforce that it will shut down production for six days in april to deal with brexit logistics and border disruption. our business editor simon jack reports from the west midlands on the reaction from jaguar land rover‘s decision. shift change atjaguar land rover on a day of big change for the company, with over 10% of the workforce facing redundancy. what's the mood like inside? it's not the best, i mean, i've been working here for the past four years, and for the last 12 months it hasn't been the best, and we're not too sure about the future here. why do you think it's happened? because of the uncertainty around brexit and the diesel, that sort of thing. while this plant in solihull may escape the worst of today's cuts, but it's lost hundreds over the last 12 months, many of them customers of this cafe. it's like a family business, dad works there, grandad, sons. morale is definitely

drastically low for everybody. they are all living on a knife edge, they do not know what the next day is going to bring. meanwhile here atjlr's coventry headquarters, where many of the job losses are expected to come, the chief executive explained why he was making so many redundancies. at the very moment, the automotive industry but also jaguar land rover are facing unprecedented disruption in the geopolitical area but quite clearly in the regulatory area, and in addition, simultaneously, huge challenges resulting out of the new technologies for smarter mobility. we have to work to create a higher productivity, higher efficiency to be more competitive. now, listen to this... that is the sound of the best part of a decade of engineering success. diesel powered, made in the uk, sells like hot cakes in china,

but all those things are changing, it is the sound of the past. this will likely be electric in the future. for the first time in 20 years, sales of cars in china have declined last year, and this car would be made in slovakia. today's big job losses are on top of cuts made last year. in solihull, 1000 agency workers were laid off. in merseyside, 180 agency staff cut, while in castle bromwich 1000 employees were put on a three—day week, albeit on full pay. meanwhile, jaguar has been increasing headcount elsewhere in the world, 4000 workers have been hired in china since 2014, and most recently it opened a brand—new plant in slovakia with plans to hire 3000 workers. the company is moving away from traditional engines and said it would based its electric motor and battery design here in the uk. the investment announced today in electric motors and batteries in the midlands is the first sign of them transforming their company in the uk towards electric car production.

i expect them to make jaguar and all electric competitor to tesla in the future, for example, that is the direction of travel. as if to prove the point that the car world is at a major junction, ford announced it would be consulting its european workforce on a major restructuring which could result in thousands ofjob losses — how many in the uk is unknown. jlr's strengths in china and diesel are currently its weaknesses. reinventing itself in a hurry will be a tricky and expensive manoeuvre. simon jack, bbc news. as you've been hearing, jaguar landrover is a major employer in the west midlands many local businesses and communities rely on it. so what impact will the job losses have for them? sima kotecha has been finding out. manufacturing is what they do in the midlands. its economy depends on the sector. here in warwichshire,

they make 40,000 metal components forjlr every month. and job losses there are causing nervousness here, because of potential effects to the supply chain. they're cutting down on important jobs like the design functions and things like that, where his future in business going, are they continuing to build new models? will they be built locally? will they be built in other areas of the world? but it could have a major effect throughout the whole of the industry. and it's disappointing that it's focused here in the west midlands. jlr is often described as the powerhouse of the west midlands. its a region that has a rich manufacturing heritage. with companies such asjlr forming the heart of communities. but today's news is bound to create uncertainty among the young, who were planning for their futures here. some students choose to go to coventry university because of its close ties tojlr. when you see on the news thatjobs

are going and places are laying people off, it's always worrying. especially the interest or you're looking to going into. but saying that, the market changes quite quickly. they're sort of a lot of technology and development. so what is happening now might not be happening in two years‘ time. so worried but optimistic that the future? yes. the announcement ofjlr's new assembly centre near birmingham, along with further production at its wolverhampton plant, provides some hope for workers. but that is little consolation for those affected by today's cuts. sima kotecha, bbc news, coventry. we can now speak to the conservative mp, caroline spelman. thousands ofjlr's workers, at the solihull and castle bromwich plant, live in her constituency. she joins us live now from solihull. many thanks, caroline spelman, for joining us here on bbc news. you will have known for some time presumably thatjlr was having

difficulty with its operations in the west midlands. how inevitable do you think this announcement today was? well, it has been hit by the triple whammy of the slowdown in sales to china, the diesel band in this country, and obviously the uncertainty over brexit. that has already caused 3000 jobs to be lost in the last 12 months. so for every week since the beginning of september i have been chairing a meeting with our west midlands mp once we put our heads together about what we can do to help the workforce and protect those jobs and those livelihoods. so it is disappointing that morejobs livelihoods. so it is disappointing that more jobs have livelihoods. so it is disappointing that morejobs have had to go, and my heart goes out to the workers and theirfamilies who my heart goes out to the workers and their families who are infected, but i think we should not lose sight of the fact thatjlr is still determined to transform its products

and to invest in electric car production at the plants that you have referred to. it is just that when your sales are down, it is harder to find money to invest in transforming the process. part of the problem, as i understand it, is that the bulk ofjlr's production is for exports. that right. it's been unprecedented growth in the export market byjlr. your listeners may not know, but the uk now exports more cars than ever in its history. jlr really is a flagship for this. it exports 80% of all it makes. the biggest market for those exports is to the other 27 countries of the european union, which is why it is particularly affecting it —— affected by brexit. but also the diesel ban which emanates from european legislation to try and clea n european legislation to try and clean up air pollution affects that

european market as well. diesel sales are down right across europe. how much would you say thatjlr did not have quickly enough —— did not act quickly enough to understand that the public was turning away from diesel? well, i think it is very easy with hindsight to make that assumption. but remember that one of the advantages that diesel confers is that you get more miles per gallon. so from the point of view of tackling climate change, diesel is a preferable fuel to petrol. but actually the whole problem that existed when it was exposed that the emissions from diesel cars were not as clean as people thought was that it has put people thought was that it has put people off diesel. but actually the new generation of diesel engines, andjlr new generation of diesel engines, and jlr invested new generation of diesel engines, andjlr invested in new generation of diesel engines, and jlr invested in a completely new factory to make these new generation of lea n factory to make these new generation of lean diesel engines, produced emissions that are at operable to petrol. as comparable to petrol.

what is the difficulty of rehabilitating diesel as a fuel. the trouble is that battery technology is progressing. but it is that much harderfor is progressing. but it is that much harder for the is progressing. but it is that much harderfor the bigger is progressing. but it is that much harder for the bigger cars. jlr are hugely investing and that battery technology, and have indeed the electric car in the form of the i case, it is just that it has been made in austria. its commitment to make electric cars at plants in this country is very, very important to the workforce in this country. you mentioned one of the reasons for jlr's cutting of its workforce is uncertainty over brexit. you are pa rt uncertainty over brexit. you are part of one of the delegation on monday to downing street, and in order to express your fears about a no—deal brexit. what do you think about developments today when you we hear that the prime minister has been speaking to union leaders and been speaking to union leaders and been trying to broaden the range of support was a lot yes. this is good.

actually she invited us. this started out, as i mentioned earlier jack and i have been coordinating the west midlands mps since september and we decided to write a letter to the prime minister urging her to rule out a no—deal brexit. and this letter garnered, well, at this point in time to hunt 25 signatures. so she offered to meet with us. and actually she came from downing street to parliament because we had so many people who wanted to meet with her. i think it was a very good—natured meet with her. i think it was a very good—natu red meeting, meet with her. i think it was a very good—natured meeting, they reconstruct it. and i am pleased to see now that the government is making more overtures to opposition mps because to get her deal across the line, it is going to require some ci’oss the line, it is going to require some cross party support. 0k. caroline spelman, very good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. mp macker be there. —— in the caroline spelman there. and we'll find out how this story

and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at10:40 and 11:30. tonight in the papers our guestsjoining me are henry zeffman, political correspondent at the times and the daily mirror's political editor pippa crerar. donald trump is visiting the border with mexico to press his case for $5 billion to build a wall along the southern border. a little over an hour ago, the president touched down at mcallen airport in texas. the stalemate over funding the wall along the border is now in its 20th day. tomorrow is the first pay day since the government shutdown began, 800,000 state employees will not be paid. a meeting between leading democrats and the president ended abruptly yesterday with both sides blaming each other. leaving washington on his way to the southern border — the president again hinted he might declare a national emergency in order to bypas congress and secure money for the wall. i have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. the lawyers have so advised me. i'm not prepared to do that yet. but if i have to, i will.

i have no doubt about it. i will. i have the absolute right to declare — this was passed by congress, so when you say it wasn't passed by congress, it was. 0ther presidents have used it. some fairly often. i have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. i haven't done it yet. i may do it. if this doesn't work out, probably i will do it. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is on the us—mexico border. gary, how seriously are these threats to trigger an national emergency being taken? they come and go and he blows hot and cold on it, quite frankly. we thought in all honesty he was going to bring the white house counsel down here with them. as the chief lawyer in the white house reads, to maybe sign this stuff i the river where i am today. but that white house counsel did not make the journey. today. but that white house counsel did not make thejourney. he today. but that white house counsel did not make the journey. he seems

relu cta nt to did not make the journey. he seems reluctant to go for it quite at this point in time. but he keeps her beating and as a threat and says he has the absolute right to do it. it would give him a political out, if you like, from the current problems with the shutdown. because he could sign that, he is a look, i grabbed some money to do what congress won't let me do, yes it will end up in the courts undoubtedly, but he could then also sign the other spending bills which would reopen the government and avoid that in the paycheque, that in the pay packet tomorrow for bills 800,000 federal workers. we will see what he does when he comes down to the river in a few minutes' time. i think the chances are he won't do it today if he is going to do it. we will see how things pan out over the next 12 days. how far is the and passed between the president and the democrats and congress? how is that playing out in terms of public opinion? there are a few polls and

at the moment in terms of an aggregate, if you combine with who blames the president and who blames republicans get to about 55%. if you say who blames democrats, you get about 35 are sent. you get about 10% 01’ so about 35 are sent. you get about 10% or so who don't know. the thing about that is i think we're somewhere off from an election, gregerson or presidential, and there's not a lot of evidence that shutdowns affect the way people vote when it comes to those big elections, and the congressional or the midterm elections. there will be some woi’i’y the midterm elections. there will be some worry about how it is going down with the public. you can do yourself some damage. in electoral terms, there is not a lot of evidence that it does a lot of damage in that sense. however the pressure on those parties does the old do a deal on and that is where you have to see who blinks first, in effect. gary, many thanks. 0ur correspondent gary, many thanks. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue there on the us—

mexico border. and just the shots that you can see there've president trump and texas, speaking to local officials, and we do expect them to actually go down and go down towards the border it was so and go down towards the border it was so later on. you can see speaking to members of us border security right now. the headlines on bbc news... the car makerjaguar land rover confirms it is cutting 4500 4500 jobs worldwide, most of them in the uk. donald trump is visiting a texas border town as he seeks to make the case for his long—promised border wall with mexico. japan's prime minister — shinzo abe — holds talks with theresa may about trade opportunities after brexit and says his country supports her eu withdrawal agreement. sport now. and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's azi farni. thank you. juventus are leading the race to sign arsenal midfielder aaron ramsey when his contract expires at the end of the season. it's thought his preference is to join the italian champions but he's yet to make a final decision and will continue to consider offers from a number of europe's leading clubs including paris st—germain. arsenal manager unai emery today praised ramsey's attitude despite the speculation surrounding his future. the player with a very deep desire, and very big commitment to us. and after his future, a future for him with his family, with his agent. but every time they hear the facts also, he is working very well. west ham insist marko arnautovic is not for sale despite interest

from an unnamed chinese club. the striker was the subject of a reported £35 million bid this week. his agent and brother danijel says it is the austrian's "great desire that west ham accept the offerfrom china". but in a statement today the club said: "marko arnautovic has a contract and we fully expect him to honour it. he is not for sale." 15 people have been arrested in a series of raids in spain following a year long investigation into match—fixing in tennis. an armenian criminal gang is believed to be behind it and spanish police say 28 of the 83 people implicated, are professional players. none of them have been named but one featured in last year's us open. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein has some of the details of today's spanish operation. if we look at this investigation as a whole which was really kick—starting 2017 by the tennis

integrity unit, it focuses and things to have uncovered a criminal group of armenian individuals who worked with one tennis player, according to the reap work, a professional player who was essentially their link person for all of this corruption. there is talk of 11 houses being searched in spain. 167,000 euros in cash seized along with a shotgun. the electronic devices, credit cards, find luxury vehicles, documentation, 42 bank accou nts vehicles, documentation, 42 bank accounts and balances frozen. so this is not a small operation. and you suspect it may only be the tip of the iceberg. the draw has been made for the australian open. andy murray has been runner up five times but has tumbled down the world rankings after hip surgery 12 months ago. he'll face the 22nd seed roberto bautista agut. murray played the world number one novak djokovic in a practise match today and looked a long way off his best. british number one kyle edmund, who reached the semi—finals last year, has a tough match against former wimbledon finalist tomas berdych. cameron norrie takes on american taylor fritz. the british number onejohanna konta

will play the ajla tomljanovic, she lost to the australian in the brisbane international last week. konta reached the semi—finals in melbourne three years ago but is unseeded. there are two other british women in the draw, heather watson faces petra martic and katie boulter meets ekaterina makarova england forward raheem sterling has told a young manchester city fan to "be proud of who you are" after he was racially abused. sterling wrote a letter to the supporter after the boy's grandmother revealed he had been having a "tough time" because of the abuse. the manchester city star wrote, "stand tall, don't let them take away your courage." sterling has been the victim of abuse himself, the most recent alleged incident coming in a game at chelsea. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc .co.uk /sport.

the japanese prime minister shinzo abe has told theresa may that the whole world wants britain to avoid leaving the european union without a deal. he was speaking after a meeting with the prime minister at downing street this afternoon. as mps continue their debate on theresa may's brexit deal ahead of next week's vote, there are signs that the government's considering ways of making it more appealing to leave—supporting labour mps. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. parade music. drums and brass in the air. is the faint sound of compromise echoing there, too? for prime minister, going through the ceremony is with the japanese leader. she needs help, desperately, from any court or she can get. i believe is in the national interest because it's a good deal. and therefore i hope that it will get wide support across the whole of parliament. right on cue, the whole world wants to avoid

in all deal brexit, he said. "right on cue, the whole world wants to avoid a no—deal brexit", he said. the tory team work has gone badly wrong. right now the prime minister stance to lose the vote, brexit deal because dozens on her own side say it's not good enough. telling the captain she has got the tactics are wrong. it's good for other things that we do as well. though they have to work as a team. but number ten is, maybe belatedly, talking to more than just 40 metres. the prime minister, chatting to labour mps and trade union leaders, sing extra protections for workers and the environment after brexit. the impression i got was that there are people coming with other positive agendas would be listened to. if there is each products on these other issues, there could be the tipping point. where we'd say — actually we've got everything we want, our red lines are all met. if that is the case, then the deal is an acceptable deal. to the side and then come back here?

0k, sorry. but where will he go next? as a whole labour will be shifted by these talks of tweaks. and jeremy corbyn doesn't want to talk about making the deal work. he is pushing for a general election. so he could take charge and pursue his own version. if the government cannot pass its most important legislation, then there must be a general election at the earliest opportunity. a government that cannot get its business through the house of commons is no government at all. just as labour can't force that on its own, none of the governments' compromises so far will shift that many of the posteriors on the green benches in there. but with the threat of no deal ringing in theirears, sprinkling of switches is emerging. i will, with a heavy heart on tuesday, vote for this deal because we are now in the dying stages and no deal is unconscionable. but i beg colleagues to ask their park benches to work together across the house and pursue something we can all be proud of.

right now, mps are on track to kibosh the prime minister's agreement with a heavy defeat. despite talk of small compromises here and there that might peel off a few rebels. but even on tuesday on the big night, other tweaks could be put forward that would be voted on first. and if parliament agrees them, they could yet change was on the table a little, or even a lot. things are fluid. it's possible downing street may yet find a way out. but with only five days to go, number ten doesn't have more than a flicker of hope. laura kuenssberg, bbc news westminster. michael chessum worked onjeremy corbyn's labour leadership campaign, and is a supporter of the people's momentum and is now the national 0rganiser of another europe is possible, the left—wing anti—brexit campaign. jeremy corbyn once again today called for a general election. what are your thoughts? the opposition among the general election, it is

not very much of a surprise. i certainly want a general election. i wa nt to certainly want a general election. i want to pick up the tories and get a socialist labour government. the question is if there were a general election, what will we go into the general election promising in terms of brexit? it is pretty clear now that brexit is a tory project through and through. it is about imperial nostalgia, legitimising right—wing narratives about immigration. and it will be used by future tory governments to deregulate the economy and attack workers. and i think under those circumstances, labour is in a position to say look, the tories have made a mess of this. we need to go back to the people. there is a debate within labour that was very often wrongly polarised between pointing a general election in a labour government and wanting a referendum. 0f absolutely am a counter post. i think what we will find is the only way for labour to win an election, if it happened, with two promising referendum. you make a lot of assertions there that a lot of people would disagree with. for example, there are many leaves

supporters in labour moulting areas, so so characterize it as a pure really tory project with make a lot of people disagree with that. but i wa nt to of people disagree with that. but i want to ask, in a general election what position would you want the leadership to take? because you want to see another referendum? jeremy corbyn has been extremely ambivalent to that. firstly on the first point, any to that. firstly on the first point, a ny voter to that. firstly on the first point, any voter that wants to prioritise delivering brexit over into public services, nationalised railways, decent homes and decentjobs have already voted conservative and willful conservative again. labour's leave voters will be won over by a radical social and economic programme, not by a promise to deliver brexit by tories. but keep it to brexit at the moment because thatis it to brexit at the moment because that is the issue. absolutely. the labour leadership has been stuck in a position of triangulation on this subject. what do you mean by that? what i mean is that look, jeremy corbyn very often on brexit alone

sounds a bit like a moderate politician. he is trying to draw together, to find a compromise between two opposing, between leave and remain. and actually that is not what the left and jeremy corbyn are all about. that is not what is special about the corbyn project. whatjeremy corbyn special about the corbyn project. what jeremy corbyn can special about the corbyn project. whatjeremy corbyn can do is fight to convince the world around him, and the world around the labour party, on a position of principle. not simply take calculations like a chess game between different tactical considerations one way or the other about brexit. brexit is not just a tactical the other about brexit. brexit is notjust a tactical point. you can sort of sold down the river in order of gain in other areas. brexit raises a huge number of points of basic principle. this is about the right of generations of current and future migrants, both to and from the uk. it is about the rights and prosperity of working—class people. soi prosperity of working—class people.

so i think really labour has to take a quiz then on this now.|j so i think really labour has to take a quiz then on this now. i want to jump a quiz then on this now. i want to jump in there. the trouble with a radical rethink of the withdrawal agreement is that the eu says is not possible. this is the agreement, this is the deal. in a scenario where there were a general election, if one were able to do it in time and so on, there's very little wiggle room. absolutely. there will be no labour brexit yonder... if labour comes to power and tried to enact brexit, it will be able to deliver either something that is a bit like theresa may's deal with a few minor alterations or a norway's volume deal will we essentially just give up ourown volume deal will we essentially just give up our own mps. it will be exactly like the being in the eu look without any seat at the table. that is not a labour brexit. within the debate. so the labour party have a lot of people talking about a left exit, a lexit. there is no lexit on the table here, there is no labour

brexit. in reality, this is a tory project as it exists. it started as a tory project under david cameron. and of the people left the tory party to ukip. and it will continue to bea party to ukip. and it will continue to be a tory party in the future. there is no point in labour attending to mould it into something else. in a world, what is it that you want? you want us to remain in the eu? yes, of course. thank you very much. cheers. as we've been saying, this week mps have been debating on the government's brexit deal ahead of next tuesday's crucial vote. at 8:30 here on the bbc news channel we'll be selecting some of the day's key moments in the commons. that's with david cornock from bbc parliament. a pantomime in chippenham over christmas was so bad that all the ticket holders are going to be given their money back. according to the town council, jack and the beanstalk at the neeld community and arts centre, was not the production that they had booked: there should have been props, scenery and professional actors.

they say only three members of the cast from the company, 0ooh arr productions, turned up to perform. dread to think. right. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. good evening. it's been a rather cool and cloudy sort of day but we ended the day with some bright spells. this was the view as the sun was setting earlier. one in the evening in devon. adding to the course of tonight, we have still got some clear skies making their way gradually across the country. one of two spots of light rain across east anglia for a time. they should clearly. with the wins coming in from the northwest, it won't be as cold as it has been over recent nights is so temperatures generally between 3—7d first thing tomorrow, a frost free start we can see the all mr fogg packed here first thing. through the day tomorrow you'll be less cold than it has been recently.

lots of dry weather on the cards. perhaps one of two showers and before northwest. he did more in the way of sunshine developing good afternoon tomorrow. amateurs except milder than recent days, so highs around 8—10d. looking ahead was the weekend, it remains mild but pretty breezy. particularly windy on sunday. with a mix of sunshine and showers. i for now. hello this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines. the car makerjaguar land rover confirms it is cutting 4 and a half thousand jobs worldwide, most of them in the uk. falling sales in china, concerns about the future of diesel, and the uncertainty over brexit, are all being cited as factors. at the very moment, they are the motive industry, but also the land rover are facing unprecedented destruction on a geopolitical area, but also quite in the regulatory area. donald trump is visiting a texas border town as he seeks to make the case for his long—promised border wall with mexico. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, holds talks with theresa may about trade opportunities

after brexit and says his country supports her eu withdrawal agreement. translation: we truly hope that a new deal brexit will be avoided, and in fact that is the wish of the whole world. the family ofjayden moodie, the fourteen—year—old boy knocked off his moped and stabbed to death, insist he had no involvement with gangs. this week, mps have been debating on the government's brexit deal ahead of next tuesday's crucial vote. and — in the event that you don't watch the entire debate — every evening we'll be selecting some of the day's key moments in the commons. this evening, david cornock from bbc parliament joins us from westminster, and david, it's day 2 of the debate, any sign of anyone

changing their position? to read it yesterday it followed a predict the past, familiar versus unfamiliarfaces predict the past, familiar versus unfamiliar faces were sharing familiar views that hadn't changed much since before christmas when this debate began and was then disrupted, because the prime minister thought she was going to lose the key vote. today, there was more of a glimmer of hope for theresa may, because one or two conservatives did indicate they had changed their mind, and they had changed their mind, and they would now support her deal next week. among them george freeman, a former minister, until recently he was a supporter of leaving the eu without a deal, but now he says that he is going to vote for the prime ministers deal next tuesday, and this is how he explained his change of heart. if the prime minister's deal doesn't pass next week, it seems to me we have to have a plan b, and i've been very clear that i, personally, support colleagues

on both sides of the house, pushing the efta model. it would give us access to the single market, out of the customs union, freedom to do trade deals, take back control of farming and fishing. yes, it has a problem, which is the free movement, but remember it's the free movement of workers, not citizens, and i believe it would require, and i relish this, a bold package of welfare eligibility reforms and the skills and training reforms here in the uk. mr speaker, iwill, with a heavy heart, on tuesday vote for this deal, because we are now in the dying stages, and no deal is unconscionable, but i beg colleagues to ask their front benches to work together across the house in pursuit of something we can all be proud of. so some hope there is, some grants of optimism for theresa may. in the northwest of england, she's another who says she will support the prime minister, but of course with 100 conservative mps having previously said that they will not support

theresa may, next tuesday, you know she's got a long way to go. is there any chance that labour mps can be won over? i think certainly some labour mps from areas are being targeted by the government, theresa may has met some of them to talk about things like workers' rights, and if perhaps the government were to accept some of their ideas on workers' rights after brexit, but perhaps those labour mps might support the government. now, one of those mps that certainly would see it as more attractive were strengthening of workers' rights to be on offer isjohn man, he voted brexit. said his constituents. he explained his thinking in the debate today. it's notjust, will we get through the next few weeks? it's actually about whether parliament, and its authority will survive. my voters will walk. they may not vote tory, they may not vote ukip, they may not vote for me, they will walk.

they'll say the political process is useless, it's broken. you're all to blame. now we can have different conclusions on the outcomes for that, but understanding that reality is a fundamental. we should at least try, from the labour party manifesto position, and our stated objectives, to be getting a negotiated deal with government, and vice versa. it's fundamental to that process, will it succeed? i don't know. john man they're warning the consequences of failing to deliver brexit in terms of his constituents, who ferried to leave. his views are important, he's one of the labour mps who's been pushing this workers' rights agenda and trying to get downing street on board. with that policy, without amendment to the vote next tuesday. and when greg

clark, the business secretary wound up clark, the business secretary wound up today's debate for the government, he had some good news for government, he had some good news foerman and labourmps government, he had some good news for mr man and labour mps who think along his lines. it is in keeping with the traditions on both sides of this house. we very much agree with both the spirit and the intention of this event. i think the contributions that have been made today are, actually show in this instance, it might be a totem for what is possible more broadly of what can be done, we stand ready to engage in those discussions on this particular amendment, if only to look at the implications and drafting very carefully. i'm hopeful this will be an amendment that will be possible to accept. so some more words there from the greg clark for some labour mps pushing that agenda, has to be said that the labour leadership doesn't seem that the labour leadership doesn't seem to be arguing that that would

be enough to shift their official position. remind us, what's the official labour position on brexit? when it comes to brexit, they want a general election, they then see a sequence, a process general election, they then see a sequence, a process that could lead ultimately to a second referendum, although labour as we know is divided as the other parties. 0n brexit, certainly, when it came to today's today's debate, the shadow business secretary rebecca long bailey argued that those policies, that the government had signalled it would except, wouldn't go far enough for labour to support the deal. would except, wouldn't go far enough for labour to support the dealm also became clear mr speaker from today's contributions that the prime ministers deal has not found consensus in this house. secretary of state began by stating we should not let the perfect be the enemy of

the dead. what this deal is significantly deficient in qualifying for the presumption of this well known quote. mr speaker, this well known quote. mr speaker, this deal is simply not good. it does not work for business and industry, it does not work for working people, it does not work for our environment, and working people, it does not work for ourenvironment, and in working people, it does not work for our environment, and in fact of the former head of m15 six, as we sat here today, has reported to have told the government that it threatens national security. now labour has officially set six tests wyoming which brexit deal has to meet to win their approval, and so to meet to win their approval, and so far they say that the government's deal does not do that. but one shadow cabinet minister, barry gardiner, has been heard to dismiss those tests in a rather colourful language. language that some people might take to be a little bit offensive, but certainly when markle gave the environment secretary opened the debate, he was quite happy to mock labour‘s and the

assessment of them. he summed them up,... in a word, which in spanish translate as cajones, and in english rhymes with rullocks. now i know mr speaker, there are some distinguished citizens of this country who have put on their cars, a poster or sticker saying bullocks to brexit. but we now know from labours own front bench, that their are official brexit position is bullocks. michael managing to get a dig in there but that barry gardiner, the labourmp, and of there but that barry gardiner, the labour mp, and of course the speakers wife's car, john's why some political views where a matter of discussion in the commons yesterday, a bit ofa discussion in the commons yesterday, a bit of a row. there's been a shifting imposition from what you've been saying, but there are still plenty of resistance in the prime

minister agreement isn't there? there is, and in unless you drop the special arrangements to keep the irish border open, unless you drop that irish backstop that is in the deal, then the dup will not support it, and that is crucial because the prime minister relies on the dup boats to carry on governing. 0ther opposition parties, well, she won't be expecting support from the smp, they argue that the prime minister has ignored the votes of scotland, which voted to remain, and the smp is was pretty dismissive when it came to his contribution to the arguments about the prime ministers deal. the only reason they tell us that we should be supporting this poultry document, it is because it's better than a new deal. mr speaker, my big toe's better than the new deal. my broken finger is better than a new deal. but i'm not asking the house to support either of these personal artefact.

well, it looks like he can't support on the smp support rita. and there's still confusion over what last night's defeat for the prime minister means? well, there certainly has been a lot of confusion, and a lot of the arguments this week has been far more fears about the process, about the rules of the game, and about the referee, john barker, then they have about the actual minute should details of brexit. there was speculation that if the prime minister lost next tuesday, we know she's got to come back to the comments within three days, rather than three weeks, what would that be, what would she come back? would she come back with a complete plan b, or which you just come back and acknowledge things? annette cooper, the labourmp, said acknowledge things? annette cooper, the labour mp, said that she heard the labour mp, said that she heard the prime minister was only planning to have a brief 90 minute debate, and then carry on regardless. that

prompted a very rare event in the house of commons, the government actually stood up and spoke to the dispatched party, the dispatch parties normally seen but not heard around the house of commons. he said no decision had been taken yet on how the government would respond if it loses, as most people think it will next tuesday's crucial vote. fascinating stuff, david many thanks. that's it for brexit: the debate, but we'll be back tomorrow with a full round—up, as the debate in the house of commons continues. you are watching bbc news, the time is quarter to nine. the family of a 14 year old boy who was murdered in east london says he was not linked to any gang. jayden moodie was stabbed to death after being knocked off his moped by a car on tuesday evening.

0ur correspondent adina campbell has more from leyton. while jade and his family have given an emotional tribute to the media this evening, the 14—year—old was killed on this road on tuesday night in what police say was a targeted attack. now in the lead up to his death, he'd been riding a moped, he was then involved in a collision with the car, and then stabbed repeatedly by a group of men and later died from his injuries. his death has shocked this local community, and his family say they are devastated. this clip does contain some flash photography. i would like to stress that jaden had i would like to stress that jaden ha d rece ntly i would like to stress that jaden had recently moved from nottingham to london, and had absolutely no affiliation with gangs. focus needs to be on the fact that he has been brutally murdered in cold blood, and deserves a fair chance atjustice. as much as anyone else in this situation. well it's been 48 hours

since the teenager was killed, police have yet to make any arrests. last night, they did recover the car they believe was involved in the lead up to his death, but of course that's little comfort forjaden rudy's family, who say that he was brutally and viciously murdered in cold blood. the headlines on bbc news. the car makerjaguar land rover confirms it is cutting 4500 jobs worldwide, most of them in the uk. donald trump is visiting a texas border town as he seeks to make the case for his long—promised border wall with mexico. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, holds talks with theresa may about trade opportunities after brexit and says his country supports her eu withdrawal agreement. many british retailers had their worst christmas for a decade, according to the british retail consortium. figures out today show marks and spencer and debenhams both had falls in sales over the festive period. but there was better news for tesco

which reported its best christmas since 2009. atjohn lewis, sales were up, but not by enough to guarantee staff's annual bonus our business correspondent emma simpson reports. christmas, it now feels like a long time ago. so what did we spend our money and? clothes and home gifts. skincare products and shoes. afters have, skincare products and shoes. aftershave, bath bombs, and skin lotions. food and minced pies. but that wasn't enough for some retailers. devon adams had a dismal christmas with uk sales down 6% over the season, prompting a fresh fears about its future. today, its chairman resigned after being voted off the board. marks & spencer had poor festive trading as well with a 296 poor festive trading as well with a 2% drop in sales. clothing, home and food all down. at the beginning, the

discount goods retailer sales also fell over the quarter. britain biggest retailer did better, sales we re biggest retailer did better, sales were up more than 1% at tesco. and it was a similar story atjohn lewis, day to enjoy it a bit of growth. but trading is challenging, and profits are under pressure. it warned today it might have to suspend its staff bonus for the first time in more than 60 years. what we said very clearly is because of the steps we've taken, we've got a strong financial position, we can afford to pay a bonus. the question is, is it prudent to do so? and of course that's a judgement about what's coming, and uncertainty in the market. of course, this year there's a lot of that. so i has christmas been so tough for retailers ? christmas been so tough for retailers? well, all of that discounting for a start. retailers? well, all of that discounting for a startlj retailers? well, all of that discounting for a start. i got some good bargains this year, because everything was on sale before christmas. that's not good for profit margins, and online is another challenge. peoplejust aren't buying in shops like they

used to, they are increasingly browsing and buying online instead. that's after scouring around for the cheapest price. and caution is the watchword among shoppers. cheapest price. and caution is the watchword among shopperslj cheapest price. and caution is the watchword among shoppers. i was a bit careful, there's not a lot of money going around. there's also plenty of other things to spend our money on. it's notjust one retailer versus the other sales, it's the experience, it's all the choice the consumer has to spend with a limited amount of money on where they find the best value for their families. for retail, overall, there's been little joy this christmas. capping a difficult year, and 2019 could be even tougher. emma simpson, bbc news, liverpool. a woman who lost both her hands and her feet after suffering from acute pneumonia and sepsis, has successfully undergone a rare double hand transplant. corinne hutton, who's 47, had been waiting five years for limbs that were a match for her size, blood group and skin tone. the 12—hour procedure was carried out by surgeons

at leeds general infirmary. lorna gordon has more. karine hutson, a week in hospital and relieved and thankful after 12 hours of surgery for a double hand transplant. i've got hands. i'm so excited, they're absolutely brilliant. they lookjust excited, they're absolutely brilliant. they look just like excited, they're absolutely brilliant. they lookjust like mine. thanks to the team. i've got fingers and they can move, i've managed to move them as well, sol and they can move, i've managed to move them as well, so i shouldn't be doing that right now, but they have already moved and it'sjust absolutely incredible. the 47—year—old lost her hands and feet five years ago, after nearly dying from pneumonia and sepsis. she set up from pneumonia and sepsis. she set upa from pneumonia and sepsis. she set up a charity supporting others who have also lost limbs. climbing mountains, sailing, skiing, she has been determined her condition to never get in the way. her next challenge now lies much closer to home. she wants to hold everybody‘s hand.

it's simple things as a mother, she wa nts to it's simple things as a mother, she wants to hold his hand again. she wa nts to wants to hold his hand again. she wants to sort his hair with her fingers. rather than with a stump. hand transplants have only been performed six times in the uk, for karen hudson comedies are still early days. the charity miss hutton found it said the individual whose hands she received in their family had changed the lives of many, the promised corrine won't waste a moment with the gift. lorna gordon, bbc news. all they had interesting for them time milestone as she takes her first death as her royal family. here's sarah campbell. cameras were

no cameras this charity says the duchess of sucks it's always get stuck in. it's a simple idea, smart works provides outfits and interview coaching to help women back into work. megan has been here several times over the past year, and is now the patron. she's a natural champion for what we're doing, we are delighted to have her involves. i think, we're all about helping women be the best they can be, and that's something i think she connects with and certainly we feel is something that's really exciting. it's been a whirlwind year for megan, millions around the world watched her wedding and transformation from tv actress to royal duchess. but away from the media spotlight, she was quietly visiting charities and groups working out what she wanted to put her name to. having megan as patron is the equivalent of winning the lottery. what these organisations need is support and profile, that's exactly what megan can offer. she

ta kes exactly what megan can offer. she takes over from the queen as patron of the association of commonwealth universities, she spoken previously about her belief in higher education for all. while progress has been made in many areas across the commonwealth, there is always scope to offer more opportunities to the next generation young adults. here she is aged 18, and it's no surprise she will continue to champion the arts, now as the royal patron of the national theatre. two many of the things that she's very passionate about our principles that we hold very close to the centre of what we do at the national theatre. so we expect the relationship will be a very full and fighting one. and staff at this dog and shout shelter are delighted. animal lover megan is their new patron. it would be a huge boost for our service users, we will be able to do more hopefully. it's a huge boost for all of the staff and students and volunteers who work here. with

her baby due in the spring, megan already has a busy year ahead. the carving her own niche as a working royal is also high on her list of priorities. sarah campbell, bbc news. the singer lady gaga has said she will never again collaborate with the r&b musician r kelly and will remove their duet from streaming services. her announcement comes after several women accused him of sexual misconduct in a new television documentary. he has repeatedly denied claims of abuse. welljoining us now from los angeles is sean mandell, a news producer for the entertainment website tmz. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. why do you think that lady gaga has chosen to speak out now? i think that she's chosen now because of the ducky series, primarily there's been an increasing amount of backlash against r kelly and an increasing amount of concern why people have continued to work with them my people continue to support him, despite these allegations. now these allegations have been out, actually four years,

most of them. but this is sort of the first time that we are seeing them all compiled in one place. so that definitely i think influenced... decision to do this, but also you have to remember that she is front and centre right now in the press in the eye of the press, because of her rewards campaign for a star is born. you know shejust won a golden globe for performing shallow in the movie a star is born, and it won best actress. of course its opening to be nominated for an academy award for both best song and best actress, she doesn't want this to be the narrative. she wants the narrative to be focusing on her work. also to stand up for the women who have been victims of r kelly. again, isay who have been victims of r kelly. again, i say allegedly, but she herself is talked about sexual assault of that she has suffered, andi assault of that she has suffered, and i think that she wants to be siding with them, the victims, and not necessarily the perpetrator. it's interesting that you say that we are in the middle of the awards season, and she is up there for a

star is born, do you think that's pa rt star is born, do you think that's part of her motive? i think that it's definitely a consideration in terms of the pr, you certainly wouldn't want this to bea you certainly wouldn't want this to be a distraction right? it would be terrible timing to have all the hard work that she put in on a star is born to be retracted because now people are focusing on the duet she did back in 2013 with r kelly. i think people rightly found it kind of hypocritical given that she has a song and has... about sexual abuse and sexual assault and has been an advocate really for more than conversations on this issue, i think it's hypocritical that she had worked with r kelly. now that there is this conversation, national conversation happening over here, and really internationally as well, we're talking but this ducky series, i think it really is now was the perfect time for her to come forward —— docuseries. and addresses. perfect time for her to come forward -- docuseries. and addresses. 0k shawn we will have to leave it there. many thanks for your time.

that's john mandel, a there. many thanks for your time. that'sjohn mandel, a news producer for the website tmc. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. we ended the day was bright spells. this is the view as the sun was setting earlier on in the evening. now heading through the course of tonight that we still got some clear skies making their way gradually further south across the country, one of two spots of light rain across east anglia are an southeast for a across east anglia are an southeast fora time, across east anglia are an southeast for a time, they should clear away. now with the wins coming in from the northwest, it would be as cold as it has been over recent nights. temperatures around three to 7 degrees first thing tomorrow. a frost free start, but we could see the odd patch first thing. not through the day tomorrow, it will be less cold than it has been recently. lots of dry weather on, one or two showers in the far northwest. a little bit more in the way of sunshine developing through the afternoon tomorrow. in temperatures area afternoon tomorrow. in temperatures are a touch milder than in recent days. the highs around 80 degrees perhaps 10 degrees, looking ahead towards the weekend, it remains mild

but also pretty breezy, particularly windy on sunday with a mix of sunshine and showers. goodbye for now. hello, i'm ros atkins — this is 0utside source. we're in the 20th day of us government shutdown — and donald trump has headed to the border. the president is making the case for a border wall — which congress won't fund. this is what mr trump is saying. i have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. i haven't done it yet. i may do it. the us secretary of state is in egypt — he says america is still committed to the fight againsy is, depite the president trump's promise to pull us troops out of syria. the democratic republic of congo names its new president — he's promising the country's first peaceful transfer of power — but already his main rival says the whole thing's rigged. as the uk parliament's brexit vote gets ever closer —