”as m s? g the prime minister will tell mps this afternoon how she intends you are a you without one likely is no deal. the second most likely is a read on a deal. third is a long way behind is not leaving at all. from today, millions of eu citizens in the uk can apply for settled status, allowing them to live and work here after brexit. i'm reeta chakrabarti — the other main headlines this hour: a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie in east london. landmark legislation for victims of domestic abuse — long—awaited laws will ban alleged abusers from cross—examining victims in family courts. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson.

novak djokovic maintains his run at the australian open to reach the quarter finals. thanksjohn and susan powell has all the weather. good afternoon. with the cold to stay for the coming days, everyone keeps asking when is it going to snow? thanks. also coming up — a feast for the eyes for stargazers up early enough — a super blood red moon hello everyone, this is afternoon live. theresa may is preparing to make a commons statement setting out how she'll attempt to build a majority for her brexit deal, amid signs she'll focus on winning over conservative rebels

and the dup. it's understood she'll try to salvage the divorce deal by seeking changes to the northern ireland backstop, the insurance policy designed to ensure there's no return to physical border checks. both labour and the snp have criticised mrs may's approach — urging her to build cross—party support by ruling out a no—deal brexit. government sources said she would be holding further talks with mp5, as well as business leaders and trade unionists, throughout the week. our political correspondent iain watson reports. theresa may meeting her new zealand counter part in downing street — a signal that the uk has an eye on global trade deals after brexit. but there is still no deal with the eu. the prime minister will set out her next steps to mps this afternoon, but don't expect a radical new plan. some of her ministers were warning about the dangers of living without a deal.

the essential thing is that we get a settlement so we can leave on agreed terms. what i think would be very bad for this country, bad for prosperity and security, is to leave without one. i'm afraid ofjaguar closing, the life sciences industry closing, because we would have no agreement that represents the way these businesses work. how does this place avoid no deal? a cross party group of mps are trying to seize power from central government. if theresa may can't get a deal, they want mps to instruct her to delay our departure from the eu. if the government hasn't got its deal through, it would have to bring a motion which would allow the house to vote to instruct the prime minister to extend article 50. as a result avoid a no deal brexit. the prime ministerfor her to get a version of the deal agreed, she needs a change of direction from brussels.

the northern irish backstop would see the uk stay close to eu rules. if she can get a guarantee this this would be temporary, some will look again at her teale. i have been in favour of a deal. i think the withdrawal agreement is unsatisfactory and doesn't meet the requirements of leaving the eu clearly. but if the problems are changed, then it isn't so much a question of softening, as there is a new reality. today the prime minister and other ministers continue to meet mps who have got their own ideas, including those calling for another referendum. the prime minister hopes long—standing brexiteers mu efifififii eee'f 553? - 552 11:21? lee—é, j? i,§~, 7&7"? ,, ,; i would like us to deal with a deal

and it is the prime minister's deal. brexit is still proving divisive, despite days of talks, correspondent vicki young. on, it was theresa may this afternoon was a muslim to presenting afternoon was a muslim to presenting a plan b, plan a being rejected but are we going to seed a revamped plan a?| are we going to seed a revamped plan a? i think she's going to make it quite clear that she is still trying to get her guilt through. that is —— that sounds... she just offer the largest parliamentary defeat ever but i think powerpoint view the

options are, the she has to go for labour votes, a permanent customs union, maybe, which party a sane would split the conservative party. she doesn't have the dup on board. she doesn't have the dup on board. she has distilled gotham after all of this. she needs to keep that, her own party together plus the dup. so the other option is no deal which she is not taking off the table but she is not taking off the table but she clearly doesn't want to go down that road and that would also cause several resignations. pretty remedial she obviously been thinking me negotiated, to pursue that to save say to the eu, there are try to save say to the eu, there are still talk that next week the government are bringing forward in amendment. an amendment that would put through some sort of sunset clause on the so—called backstop so that it would expire after a certain

number of years. maybe she could do that, show to the eu might you would get through if you have theirs. can you give me anything? it is not going to come this week, next week. it is an... giving rejoiced to mp5, my choice is the only choice. nothing else is available. we still focused on the backstop? we have been hearing from brussels, the polish foreign minister just losing an ideal, we don't know how much truth there is to it, but he has been talking to others about this idea for a time limit of five years on the backstop, maybe that would persuade the dup and conservative brexiteers two, bored if she can get anything like that through. who knows whether the eu would be willing to do that. people are already saying no. the polish are coming off on a tangent. that is the

thing tory mps are saying, they have other issues as with the withdrawal agreement. given where we are, i think they might be thinking that be enough for them, because you've got to remember, the more you have from dominic grieve and others about seizing control of the parliamentary agenda. it is very hard to do, but it is possible. the more tabs theresa may make her argument to the brexiteers, for others to say there is still this chance. if they come on board, him and his... would that be enough? maybe not. the tory mps on the remains out of the argument. a lot of them tobacco deal, there we re a lot of them tobacco deal, there were lots of them who... are willing to back her deal, but there are still hard—core remainers against it. we don't know if we... we are getting into february. people are starting to think of the real options. getting no deal of the table is incredibly difficult. that

is going to be the main focus of the next few days. let's take a look at the scene behind me. a rather sunny, but chilly day. you can see union flags and eu flags flying. both sides of the argument. a little bit quieter than normal today. plenty of demonstrators out in front of parliament as ever. joining me now. and with me now is the conservative mp marc francois. what seizing the prime minister is going to say today and is it any more likely to convince you and others on the... tobacco. ? the defeats the prime minister suffered was the largest and parliamentary history. if she were to come back and ask parliament, she is will be

going to get the same answer. the question is how much change could there be? she may give the commons some kind of direction of travel. the backstop is the key issue, but there are others of concern as well. like the £39 billion. like the continuing role of the european court ofjustice, like the joint committee. when you say £39 billion for nothing, those are our obligations. the whole idea is that we would pay this money when we know we would pay this money when we know we had a fully blown trade agreement in return. nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. the house of lords, european affairs committee who have called over this for months and legally we don't owe a penny. so, there are other concerns including something called the joint committee. a lot of us have. in order to move things along, we have

the leaders of the er g, they had a meeting with the prime minister. it was meant to be confidential but these things ended up in the sunday paper. let's be realistic. what we said was that the minimum that they would have to do was to change the wording of the treaty, because it is a treaty and actually take out the backstop. the eu have said they were to do that. they won't touch the withdrawal agreement. there they are not going to get our support. you and other positives and are looking for a ladder to climb down because you are worried about people and parliament who wants to delay brexit‘s, take a nodal brexit of their table, even stop brexit. this is about the destiny of our country. we're not going to place next and ladders. i think the problem some mps have is if they want to use parliamentary gains, and procedures to overturn the decision of 7.4

million people, the public i don't think will support it. the point is, you other prominent brexiteer, leave campaign that could conceivably end up campaign that could conceivably end up without a brexit if you go for the purity of the kind of brexit that you were looking for. you may be forced to compromise and back her deal in the end. what we have wanted all along is that britain leaves the eu. that is what people voted for. that is what theresa may is offering. we would have been half in half out with this withdrawal agreement. it was still be under the european court of justice agreement. it was still be under the european court ofjustice and that's why parliament overwhelmingly rejected it. because, they read it. your own prime minister and your own party leader is saying that this is brexit. she told the, that last week and we all know what the result was. i don't mean to be this respectful to heart but the house of commons didn't believe it, they didn't vote for it. the question is what will happen now and as i say, we have

said, if you put can persuade the prime minister, if you can ask the eu to drop the backstop and if you can get them to agree to that which we know is difficult. it is a big ask, if you can get them to do that, we may be able to support you. at least some of us. but if that doesn't happen, if she comes back with the same thing, a love letter attached to it, i suspect shall get the same answer. thank you for being with us. later on this hour, we'll be putting your questions to experts on what happens next in terms of theresa may's brexit deal and the backstop... send your questions using the hashtag bbc ask this. sanders or questions using the hashtag. you can also text on 61124 and email askthis@bbc.co.uk well before that, and to help explain a bit more about the issues surrounding the irish backstop, i'm joined now by the london editor of the irish times, denis staunton: once again, we are focused on the

backstop as possibly the key to unlock this store, this brexit door. how do you see that? we have a suggestion from the polish and minister that maybe there could be a five year time limit on that. that might be the key. is that a go or is that kind of not very likely? is not a goal right now, because michel barnier, and the irish foreign minister, both shot it down right away. he thought his polish colleague was trying to be helpful but it really wasn't going to be helpful. something like that is the kind of idea that certainly right now is not going to happen. i think if you were to get very late in the negotiations, i've heard some people in brussels talking about a very long sunset clause, not five years but 15 years. i'm not sure how well that will go down with the dup. do you still think that is the key? the

backstop, that issue? i think the backstop, that issue? i think the backstop is the key but lots of people in dublin and brussels this morning, they feel that the prime minister is moving in the wrong direction issues tried to get concessions on the backstop to get a majority in parliament. there were quite cheered up by what seems to be happening last week in terms of manoeuvres towards maybe a softer brexit. what they said then was that if you did have the uk in a customs union and close to the single market, that would make the backstop irrelevant. so, in that context, it would kind of fall away of its own accord, but what they are not ready to do is to change the words of the withdrawal agreement to take the backstop out, and the only way i think that you will see some progress, if the prime minister can come back with a proposal, that she says has got a majority in parliament and then towards the very end of the glaciations, i think you might see a bit of flexible easy. we are moving away from that idea of a

softer brexit, if you like, as far as theresa may is concerned and she is looking at getting the street with the dup and as we were just discussing, those brexiteer mps who so discussing, those brexiteer mps who so far refused to back her deal. it's not likely that any concessions that are likely to come from brussels or even possible from brussels or even possible from brussels on the backstop would be enough to win over all of those brexiteers, so i think she properly has a mathematical problem as well asa has a mathematical problem as well as a problem but negotiations with the eu. thank you so much. today the registration process gets under way that will give eu citizens living in the uk the right to stay after brexit. applications for "settled status" will cost most adults £65 — the fee for children is just over £30. jon donnison reports. so it's ouzo. .. my name is george kontakos. i've been running the olive grove restaurant in cambridge for the last six years, and i've been in this country for 16 years.

george, originally from greece, is one of around 3 million eu citizens living in the uk. he runs the award—winning restaurant with his wife francesca, who is british. they have two british children. that doesn't give him citizenship, and he'll now have to pay £65 to register for settled status. , or face possible deportation. it makes me feel scared, and anxious and worried about my future, notjust in england but as a person in the world. francesca too, even though she is british, says brexit has made herfeel unwelcome. i myself have... ..been racially abused. i've had someone come up to me and tell me to leave and go back to my country, even though this is my country. under the government's settlement scheme, eu nationals already resident here continuously for five years can now apply for settled status to remain

in the uk after 2021. those here for less can apply for pre—settled status, until eligible for full settled rights. the rules do not apply to irish citizens in the uk. 3 million eu citizens is a big number, but they've got two and a half years in which to go through the process. we've deliberately made this a streamlined straightforward process. the home office has developed an app, currently only available on android phones, that allows people with biometric passports to apply for settled status electronically. but some are not happy. we know that most people will find the process easy, but even if 5% of people miss out, that's still nearly 200,000 people. even those born here like dom schmitz will have to pay the £65. he is a german citizen with german parents, but he's lived in the uk all his life.

i was born here. i've paid taxes, i've done everything. ifeel like i'm being penalised simply because i have a nationality from somewhere else — which, frankly, i don't think is fair. eu citizens who don't register for settled status here could find themselves kicked out. john donnison, bbc news. and with me now is the lib dems home affairs spokesperson, sir ed davey. do you make of this? from now on people can set apply for this status? this is one of these outcasts of brexit. people who've been here for decades and are basically £5, £195 for a family of four just to stay basically £5, £195 for a family of fourjust to stay in their home. but those who aren't and think, let them pay this amount of money, let's remember what is happening. what

this is resulting in. we have seen 5000 people who were working in the nhs leave and go back to the eu, and i think the i know we're not making people welcome and charging is a lot of money, well is not making people not welcome, it is asking people not welcome, it is asking people to register, isn't it?|j people not welcome, it is asking people to register, isn't it? i am judging by people's feet, they are leaving. they are leaving places like the nhs. a lot of people who voted to leave wanted to vote for a better nhs. this is undermining the nhs. they are really worried about this exodus. but the government have said time and time again, and the prime minister said and all the cabinet have said easy but are welcome in this country. people have gone out of the way to say they are welcome. moreover, they have to go to the home office. so they should not have to pay anything? that's what a lot of people cross party as saying. it is not as liberal democrats. leicester with the

administration. you home office as you know has a very poor record of administrating. its own immigration schemes, all these games it has two deal with. what we are saying to them is are you going to manage to process over 3 million applications in less than two years given the chaos and cost of brexit so far. i don't think people can have faith in the home office. the government are saying they have hired 1500 people to work on this. they are investing £175 million in the scheme, they say a thing it will be simple. it is clearly very expensive. let's see if it is straightforward. they have often failed, the schemes. even if they get 99% right, that still leaves a huge number of people hit and will not have the right status. they will go into the hostile environment of theresa may where people are treated very badly that ultimately ended in the windrush scandal. people are worried. they are scared they have two paid to

stay in their own home. they really don't trust this government and particularly the home office to deliver. you are saying this is expensive. it'd be even more expensive. it'd be even more expensive the people want to pay any money towards it which is what you are suggesting. you could have a much simpler scheme. you could say, the rights they have enjoyed up until now just the rights they have enjoyed up until nowjust going be gifted and taken over, until nowjust going be gifted and ta ken over, that until nowjust going be gifted and taken over, that would be a much cheaper and simpler scheme. it also sent a signal that people are welcome. do they wouldn't be registered in any way? there would bea registered in any way? there would be a registration process but it could be a lot simpler than the one we have got. thank you. plenty more from here throughout the afternoon. tuesday with us because we have got that very important statement from the prime minister coming up. we expected at half past three this afternoon. this is the scene live from westminster. demonstrators on both sides of the

argument flying their flag is and making their voices heard as ever. 3:30pm is when we are bringing you that statement. eight—month—old luciano newman was critically injured in the collision in south london onjanuary 13. his mother nicole newman, 23, who was pushing the pram at the time of the crash, died at the scene in croydon road, penge. luciano died one week later, on sunday. the driver of the car, who stopped at the scene and was taken to hospital with non life—threatening injuries, is co—operating with police, scotland yard said. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder

of a 14—year—old boy in east london. jaden moodie was stabbed to death earlier this month after he was knocked off his moped. daniela relph reports. jaden moodie was killed in east london on the 8th of january. he was 14 years old. he was knocked off his moped by a car and then stabbed several times on bickley road in leyton. today, 18—year—old ayoub majdouline appeared in court charged with his murder. wearing a prison issued grey tracksuit, he also faced a second charge of possessing a bladed weapon in a public place. ayoub majdouline answered a number of basic questions in court. he confirmed his name and his date of birth as august 2000. he gave his address in wembley in north london and he was finally asked for his nationality. he told the court he was british. although one person has now been charged, the police say this remains an active investigation and detectives have renewed their appeal for witnesses to the murder ofjaden moodie.

ayoub majdouline has been remanded in custody. he is due to appear in court again on wednesday, but this time at the old bailey. a man carrying a machete on a train has been arrested in essex. police say he was found with the 15 inch blade on a service between colchester and witham last night. police investigating a car bomb attack in londonderry on saturday evening have arrested a fifth man. four other men remain in policy custody. officers believe the bombing was carried out by a dissident republican group, the new ira. no one was hurt in the explosion. the duke of edinburgh has been criticised for his "highly insensitive and inconsiderate" decision not to wear a seat belt just days after a crash which injured two women. emma fairweather, who broke her wrist in last thursday's accident, was speaking on itv‘s this morning

programme, after pictures emerged over the weekend of prince philip driving a replacement land rover and not wearing a seat belt. let's talk now to royal commentator, dickie arbiter. first of all, the reaction from the woman who was in the car. should the duke be offering an apology to her and the others involved? the duke should be offering an apology once the police have finished up investigation because they will be looking at was the duke reckless? while there are circumstances in view of bright sunlight shining straight into his eyes and various witnesses have said the sun was low, so it will have been blinding. how will fast was the other vehicle going? how quick was the reaction, was the driver awareness on the -olice have to sides? the police have to investigate and once they have

decided you ‘ it investigate and once they have ie ill apology. which as police we re long is ,,,,,,,,,f ff for long 7, ff forthe long family is ,,,,,,,,,f ff forthe longfamily so ,,,,,,,,: ff forthe lt“ family so you § for the lt“ family so you % all i for the lt“ family so you % all about1e royal family so you know all about how to manage events. is it insensitive to see the duke driving around ina insensitive to see the duke driving around in a new car without a seat belt two days afterwards?m around in a new car without a seat belt two days afterwards? it is reckless on his part. the law says you should wear a seat belt, not necessarily on private property but he wasn't on private property, he was on public land and he should be wearing a seat seat belt. even on private land for his own safety and well—being. there is an element of arrogance in saying i'm going to flood the law because i can. but he can't. you can't flout the law. it was insensitive, in particularly knowing full well that by giving out, he would be seen, because there would be photographers. there would be witnesses and they would witness

every m ove be witnesses and they would witness every move that he made. the fact that he did go out into a public area just shows that he was a bit insensitive. so it is a deliberate action on his behalf?” insensitive. so it is a deliberate action on his behalf? i wouldn't say it was deliberate but something he will be felt, well i've had the accident, i'm terribly sorry but i have had it and life goes on. he's not going to be restricted in the way that he moves around. there are calls saying and 97 he should not be driving but you are talking about a lot of drivers throughout the united kingdom 197, pope and perfectly capable, why should he be stopped from driving? and accidents, a lot of people have accidents but they don't stop driving. the fact that he has driven so soon afterwards is a certain element of regaining confidence. a bit like falling off a horse. you get back on again. there's a bit of that attached to it as well. at the same time, this is

the royalfamily, as well. at the same time, this is the royal family, not just as well. at the same time, this is the royalfamily, notjust a private family. would you have handled the pr around this differently? it's difficult to handle, occurs the office at buckingham palace don't know what the royals are doing in their downtime. you don't know when a royal gets into a car as to whether they have a seat belt on or not unless you are physically they are looking and it is not the job to monitor the royals when they are on downtime. on their private estates. but initially, they should have been a quick reaction in terms of asking why the duke wasn't wearing a seat belt, ensuring that he does wear a seat belt and it is difficult to making do anything. the queen can hardly tell him and he might listen but most often he doesn't listen. the policeman should tell him, but again, he doesn't necessarily listen. he might go off and drive of easy but online at some point to get off. unless you are. and as you are

insisting he wears a seat belt, there is no way of checking. what do you think the queen and other members of the royal family will be saying to him behind closed doors? they will be upset about the accident, and they will wait for the police reports to find out exactly what happened and how it happened. they will say, do you really think, is like clipping a man's wings. it's a loss of people throughout the uk. if you stress that 97, it is making them very dependent and prince philip is a very independent person. he hasjennings to be that all of life and he really doesn't want to stop. as long as long as he is physically able to do something and asi physically able to do something and as i said it's ok, and we know his eyesight is ok because he did have a test shortly afterwards. thank you. time for a look at the weather with susan powell. it isa it is a chilly story for us in the coming days. alu ko it is a chilly story for us in the coming days. aluko milder on friday

but back into the cold for next weekend. chilly this morning with widespread frost. the best sunshine during the day is in the east. in the west we have a frontal system trying to push on. for england and wales, a fine story this afternoon, northern ireland has heavy rain and squally winds. in the rain comes through scotland this evening. the rain coming into england and wales as we move into choosing morning. temperatures tumble, so eyes could be an issue anywhere first thing on tuesday morning. rain, sleet and snow set to clear away from the south—east first thing. the story on tuesdayis south—east first thing. the story on tuesday is of a cold north—westerly wind and wintry showers, even down to lower levels in parts of western scotla nd to lower levels in parts of western scotland and northern ireland. later in the day moving into central and eastern areas. another cold day to come. temperatures for— five. this is bbc news — our latest headlines.

the prime minister will tell mps this afternoon how she intends to break the brexit deadlock. some want to rule out a no—deal scenario, some are prepared to leave without one. from today, millions of eu citizens in the uk can apply for settled status, allowing them to live and work here after brexit. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie in east london. landmark legislation for victims of domestic abuse — long—awaited laws will ban alleged abusers from cross—examining victims in family courts. and we will be back to westminster ahead of the prime minister's statement, where ben brown will be joined by political experts to answer your brexit questions in ‘ask this'. sport now on afternoon live. novak djokovic marched

on to the quarter finals at the australian open, the world number one reinforcing his status as one of the favourites with the likes of roger federer now out in the men's singles. up against danil medvedev he lost the second set, but took it over four sets and will now face kei nishikori for a place in the last four. the world number one is hoping to become the first man to win seven australian open titles. serena williams is also into the quarter finals but it wasn't a straightforward start against simona halep. the announcer introduced the world number one — serena's title for so long — and she, headphones on, mind on other matters, took to the court simona halep, who is actually world number one! serena won it in three sets, keeping alive her hopes of matching marageret court's record of 24 grand

slam singles titles. she literally lifted her game to a new level. and i didn't. i kind of state at the same level, and i should have lifted my game as well. but it is part of this journey on my way back. if serena wins her quarterfinal match she'll be in line to meet naomi osaka in the semis, who beat her in that infamous us open final. the fourth seed came from a set down to make it through and must now beat elina svitolina to keep the prospect of the pair meeting in the last four alive. jamie murray has entered into a war of words with compatriot dan evans, saying the briton has made a hash of his career. murray, who's into the quarter finals of the men's and mixed doubles, accused the lta of not promoting the success of doubles. evans, who served time out of the game for a drugs ban, said he saw no sense in celebrating people who didnt have teh attitude

people who didnt have the attitude to make it in the singles game. murray, playing with bruno soares in melbourne. we're expecting a major protest at bolton tonight, ahead of their game against west bromwich albion. fans are unhappy with the way the club is being run. bolton have struggled with financial problems this season and they're second from bottom in the championship. england's cricketers are preparing for the first test against west indies which starts on wednesday, but their selectors will have had half an eye on the big bash league in australia. jofra archer, who will qualify for england this year, took two wickets for hobart hurricanes as they beat adelaide strikers. he was born in the caribbean but says he wants to play for england.

-.. a; , rigs, 43,1; - it isa it is a great 7q we have ove rco m e it is a great 7q we have overcome a lot this year. down but not out. we played our best in the last four games. played great against the chargers, played great today, and we will need one more great game. it was a great way to end it. that's broadly as excited as i been end it. that's broadly as excited as ibeen in end it. that's broadly as excited as i been in a long time. a lot of things, one play hero there could change of thing. but that's football. that's all the sport for now. next up on bbc news it's time for a brexit ask this special from westminster. in just under an hour's time

the prime minister will update mps on what she plans to do next in an attempt to break the brexit deadlock. you've been sending in your questions about what you want to know about the brexit process. and to help answer them, with me are georgina wright from the institute for government, and anand menon from uk in a changing europe. glenn on email asks: is taking no—deal off the table detrimental to obtaining a deal with the eu? a couple of things. firstly, it is an argument that you shouldn't take it off the table because people like the irish, dutch and french are

worried about it. that you are very well aware that no deal will impact more on us well aware that no deal will impact more on us than them, so in that senseit more on us than them, so in that sense it is not entirely credible. the other crucial thing, no deal should be on the table if you are prime minister because it scares people in parliament, who, if they think no deal is the only alternative, they might end up voting for her deal. in the end it is being seen as a negotiating tactic? certainly some parliamentarians think that threatening to leave the no deal be you is likely to grab more concessions. i don't think there is much evidence for that. what is clear is that if the uk did leave with no deal, trust would be at an all—time low. and it would make coming back to the negotiating table much more difficult. carl on text asks: if we crash out of the eu without a deal and we revert wto rules, does that mean that we must have a border in ireland? yes is the simple answer. the irish

have said in a contingency planning they will not put up a border straightaway. but the one thing we know is that the eu will not allow us know is that the eu will not allow us to have an open border with their territory, and so eventually, yes, there will have to be a border. and this question of the irish border is key. absolutely, it has been a contentious issue on both sides. but what's clear is that the uk and ireland, would not be part of the same murky. effectively, you would have to have checks on those goods that are going back and forth. the uk government has suggested they would create an online facilitation project where you would be able to screen products, but that does not ta ke screen products, but that does not take away the fact you still have to perform checks, so yes, there would be some border. rodney on email: what other recourse or option does parliament have other than to oppose her regurgitation of the failed plan a? ? were not sure what the prime

minister will tell us later, but rob lee thinks it will be a regurgitation. the problem is not the parliament doesn't have options, the parliament doesn't have options, the problem is there are so many options. some people want this deal, different deal, no deal, referendum... parliament is unable to find the majority because they have so many choices. what we need is for choices to drop off the table. we might see that this week with a series of indicative vote. if the output and different options and they don't get much support, mps might put off and try to support one of the alternatives. michael on email: how financially stable is the eu? that's an interesting question, long—term, when we arrived to be will not get our contributions, but they will get cognitions, of course. there are two aspects, one is member

states, like italy, who are running 130% gdp debt which is high, but thatis 130% gdp debt which is high, but that is a separate question to the eu budget. obviously the loss of uk contributions, we know that the commission has already put together proposals on how to deal with that. this year will be crucial because that's what estate will talk about, and we know that budget discussions are always extremely contentious. so we have watch that carefully. andy on text: instead of invoking an ‘extension' to article 50, could we simply take up the decision by the eu courts? this is the european court of justice on article 50, maybe just explain what that ruling was. the ruling basically said that we have the right without asking the eu for permission to revoke article 50. there is a real irony here, which is that we need the agreement unanimously of all member states to extend article 50, but we don't need their permission to cancel it. it

has led to some funny incentives amongst parliamentarians in terms of their preferred outcomes. effectively, if we wanted to, we could call off the whole thing? we could, yes, but it would have to be "in good faith". if we wanted to extend the period of negotiation than we would have to ask permission, and then we would have to ask that all member states agree to ask that all member states agree to that. they would have conditions, one is, would admit a difference in westminster? two, is what you're going to askjulie feasible? and three, how long would be extended for? doesn't be the questions of the back of the eu cosmic mind. the status of eu citizens now. from today they can apply for settled status. mario on email: i am portuguese and i came to this country in 1970 under the old rules where we had to work with a work permit for 5 years before we became free to work and have a resident status.

what is the situation of people like me after britain leaves the eu? if you have indefinite leave to remain, what used to be call permanent status, then it is relatively state for. you can switch, and you go to the home office website and you can apply for that. if you are an eu citizen, you have been living in this country for more than five years, then you can apply for settled status. and if you are an eu citizen residing here for less than five years by the end of the transition period, then you can apply for pre—settled status. it is all on the home office website. david on email: i am a freelance tour manager based in uk leading tours between 8 and 15 days with a number of companies in eu and non—eu countries. i have yet to find any information regarding status in scenario of no deal — would i need work permit or visa? can you please help?

he hasn't found anything because there is nothing at the moment. there is no detailed planning. if you are british citizen living the eu and there is no deal, you falling toa eu and there is no deal, you falling to a bit ofa eu and there is no deal, you falling to a bit of a legal black hole because there are no provisions covering your status. what i would guess, as no one wants to stop people travelling, there will come up people travelling, there will come up with some short—term fix. there is enormous uncertainty about the rights of people, their ability to travel, but that will look like under no deal. and finally — this question sent in anonymously, what about the brits in the rest of europe? what about their status? lot of member states are publishing no deal contingency planning, preparation is if the uk were to leave in march without a deal, and it kind of depends on the country. france says you have up to a year to apply for settled status, portugal says you have until the end of 2020. it

depends on the member states. i would advise going under government website to see what procedure they encourage. we have rattled through question is therefore so that you ask —— let me ask you a few questions of my own. where will this end? ! we have up prime minister statement at 3:30 p:m., it sounds like it will be a reworking of original plan which was rejected, how do you see this playing out? the prime ministers plain chicken with their own mps. prime ministers plain chicken with their own mp5. the clock is ticking down and she is appealing to two different fears. to the erg she is saying, if you let this clock ticked down the remainder is why the majority, have another referendum and you might). on majority, have another referendum and you might ). on the other side of the house, she's saying, we leave law on the 29th of march, you don't back the deal there is a real danger we followed with nothing. she is hoping that the first deal she lost was seen as a free hit by mps. those mps are now focusing their attention

and it might reconsider. i'm not sure she will get it through next tuesday anyway, but she might be closer. she lost by 230 votes, that isa closer. she lost by 230 votes, that is a massive number to lose by, if she wants to whittle that down, it will take awhile. absolutely, but i think i agree, this is about focusing minds. at the moment the uk is leaving in march. if the prime minister thinks there is real scope for negotiation in brussels then she might ask foran for negotiation in brussels then she might ask for an extension to reopen talks, but that is not straightforward. we have hurdles on this eu side as well, parliament elections, should go up to parliamentary elections? should go beyond untiljuly parliamentary elections? should go beyond until july when parliamentary elections? should go beyond untiljuly when new members of parliament take up their seats? or should go beyond july and then there are complicate is about to be in parliament reconfiguration and british seats and representatives sitting in the european parliament. so there are questions the eu side as well that need to be answered. thank you for answering those viewers' questions. that's all from

me here at more viewers' questions. that's all from me here atl later. - more breaking news from northern ireland, they have confirmed they are dealing with the second security alert over a hijacked vehicle in londonderry. this follows the explosion in the city centre which happened on saturday night. the police service of northern ireland have issued a tweet saying that at a proximate li 1:45pm a delivery driver's vehicle was hijacked by four masked men, one of them reported to have a gun. to depends of the band were ordered to drive it to a specific road and leave it there. and cordons are being put in place there. this incident being taken very seriously, particularly following that explosion in the city centre at the weekend. i believe there is also a

remark being treated by the leader of the dup and the first minister, arlene foster. we will bring you that when we have it. china has announced it slowest growth since 1990 — it's significant becasue remember it's the world's second largest economy, so it's sparked worries about a wider global slowdown. it grew by 6.6% in 2018. the official figures were released today. sports direct founder mike ashley has placed a bid to buy music chain hmv. the music retailer collapsed last month, the second time it's gone into administration in six years, putting over 2,000 jobs at risk in 125 stores. if you're shopping around

for energy — gas, electricity — you'll get better value for money and service from a small energy supplier, according to the consumer charity which? they surveyed 8,000 energy users. the top five favourites were small suppliers. the big six — british gas, edf energy, eon, npower, scottish power and sse — in the bottom third. over the last ten years the uk has lost nearly 8000 pubs — around a fifth of all pubs nationally. however, there is a thin silver lining here in the form of community pubs. not a suge numbers of them, onlky 14 opened last year, only 14 opened last year, but they do have an impressive success rate 100% yet. none have failed so far. the plunkett foundation offer help and financial support through its more

than a pub programme. harriet english is from the plunket foundation who carried out the research. while community pubs more successful than other pubs on the decline? they do every thing they can to engage the local community. when communities faced with losing its local pub, the people who live in a village community rally round because it is so important to them. a pub offers so much. it is much more than a place to have a drink, it isa more than a place to have a drink, it is a social hub. and when it is under community control, they can offer some anymore services that engage every member of the community. they all rally to save it but also to make sure it stays open for the long—term. but also to make sure it stays open for the long-term. give me an idea of the kind of services they do other than just having a pint. of the kind of services they do other thanjust having a pint.l whole range for stop it could be hosting a dementia cafe of their is an ageing population, it could be groups to help bring together everybody in the community. it could

host a village shop, post office services, prescription collection, it could provide an it help to increase digital skills in a rural community. the list is endless of the kind of services it could offer. it is very much a bottom—up institution. what kind of people do this? it is a modelthat is accessible to everybody. it has to be the common desire to save that asset, so that pub, and then it is about the characteristics of those in the community, which we see determination, commitment, and it's a model of working across the uk. do you need business professionalism to do this, or can anyone do it? everyone can do it. the plunkett foundation, we are the national expert on supporting committee businesses, so we have a range of support available. it helps if your business skills in the community, but certainly there is help and support, funding, finance and

guidance from us as a national charity to help every community succeed if that is their ambition to take on their pub is a committee asset. thank you so much. more on the news of a second security alert in northern ireland, following the explosion that happened at the weekend. the leader of the dup, arlene foster, hasjust sent out this tweet, saying... "i have just spoken to the constable. " as soon as we know more about that

incident, we will bring it to you. the government is proposing to change the law, to stop people accused of domestic abuse from cross—examining their victims in the family court. the measure is part of what ministers describe as a "landmark" domestic abuse bill, aimed at strengthening penalties for offenders and increasing protection for victims. frankie mccamley reports. sarah, not her real name, survived years of domestic abuse. he would control the finances, so comment on what i spent, how much i spent, ask me why i spent something, so i'd just stop. if i was going out with my friends, he'd comment on the outfit — it was too short, i looked too fat. but when she had to fight to keep the child she had with him, she had to face her abuser in family court, where he was allowed to cross—examine her. it re—traumatises you. you believe them more than yourself, because they're allowed to tell you how to think, and he was allowed

to tell me how to think for three years. so, by allowing him to cross—examine me in court for three hours, it took me back to a place i thought i'd have got away from. the cross—examination by a perpetrator is just one practice the government wants to abolish as it launches its draft domestic abuse bill. the proposed legislation would include a new definition of domestic abuse — focusing on economic abuse, which includes stopping someone from going to work or getting an education. a domestic commissioner, and domestic abuse protection orders, could force offenders into rehabilitation. polygraph tests are going to be piloted on hundreds of convicted who are at high risk of reoffending. they'll be asked questions to make sure they haven't broken their parole conditions. if they fail, it doesn't mean to say they're going back to prison, but what it does mean is their case could be reviewed. but with no new money backing the proposals, some charities are only cautiously welcoming the bill. what we'd really like to see is embedded specialist domestic

abuse workers in the nhs, better co—ordination between the court systems, so that they're speaking to each other and understanding the risk to various family members. we'd like to see really great training around relationships and sex education, and we want to see a cross—government strategy on perpetrators of abuse which goes even further than what we've heard today. and as government experts estimate domestic abuse costs society in england and wales £66 billion in a year, some campaigners describe the amount being spent tackling the issue as a drop in the ocean. frankie mccamley, bbc news. with me is suzanne jacob, chief executive of safelives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. the government is saying this is landmark legislation, these are planned for landmark legislation. do

you agree? there are some really big aspirations being set out in this announcement today, and that israeli welcome. it is clear that government has worked hard to listen to survivors and those who have responded to the consultation, and to lobby for change. there is definitely signs that they have been listening to that. i think it could go further. there are definitely things we would like to see that i'm not there at the moment, but there are not there at the moment, but there a re lots of not there at the moment, but there are lots of things to welcome. what do you welcome and what are you worried about? we welcome the fact there's been a reluctant to streamline some of the criville justice services, an attempt to help people accessjustice more easily, which is welcome because at the moment only a tiny fraction of people who experienced domestic abuse actually see themselves all the way through to a prosecution and any conviction. what we have not seen is any comments of strategy around people who use abuse. right from as early stages were somebody might be at risk of harming somebody that there are supposed to love, through to the very high end perpetrators who pose a serious risk

of harm or murder. you're talking about prevention? yes, and we should not be treating domestic abuse as if it is inevitable, we can stop it for eve ryo ne it is inevitable, we can stop it for everyone and for good, but we cannot start doing that unless we look through the lens of people who are using abuse in the first place and tackling it at a systemic level. this raises the nature of why it happens, ina this raises the nature of why it happens, in a hidden way, in the family home often. how can you detect something so that it does not happen? part of this is about creating space for people to have difficult conversations. it is hard to talk about what goes on behind closed doors. all of us find it difficult to talk about what happens inafamily, difficult to talk about what happens in a family, whether it is happier sad or otherwise. need to make it possible for people to have those conversations, including people who may be worried about their own behaviour, and people who might be worrying about people around them, and how they are being treated, all of those people have to be able to find routes into support and to talk about what they are experiencing at the very earliest stage. if we spot

the very earliest stage. if we spot the signs are that we identify harmful behaviours and we can take action. thank you. time for a look at the weather with susan powell. the chilly story continues, we started today with widespread frost and we will start tomorrow with one as well. could be a treacherous start with some widespread ice. this weather system will come rolling across the uk this evening and overnight, it will bring heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds. heavy rainfor accompanied by strong winds. heavy rain for the mountains of wales, the pennines, scotland and northern ireland. behind the weather system temperatures will fall away, and with wet surfaces it could be pretty slick first thing. it difficult mixture of rain, sleet and snow first thing, behind the system, some sunshine on tuesday but quite a lot

of wintry showers hacking into scotla nd of wintry showers hacking into scotland and northern ireland. northern england, and not wales first thing. the move eastwards through the day. it will be a cold day once again. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm ben brown at westminster. today at 3pm. the prime minister will shortly tell mps how she intends to break the brexit deadlock — some want to rule out a no deal scenario — some are prepared to leave without one. most likely is no deal, the second most likely is a really done deal, the third is delay and the fourth, a long way behind is not leaving at all. this is the scene live in the commons now where theresa may will address mps in the next half hour. from today, millions of eu citizens in the uk can apply for settled status, allowing them to live and work here after brexit. i'm reeta chakrabarti — the other main headlines this hour: police in northern ireland say

they are dealing with a second security alert in londonderry, involving a hijacked vehicle. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie in east london. landmark legislation for victims of domestic abuse — long—awaited laws will ban alleged abusers from cross—examining victims in family courts. coming up on afternoon live all the sport withjohn watson. novak djokovic marches on in melbourne, the world number one is into the quarterfinals. with all the weather, there will be a full update. good afternoon, cold air is set to stick around across the uk in the coming days. plenty of sunshine to come, with also some wintry showers.

a feast for the eyes. gazers up early enough. a super blood red moon. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. theresa may is preparing to make a commons statement setting out how she'll attempt to build a majority for her brexit deal, amid signs she'll focus on winning over conservative rebels and the dup. it's understood she'll try to salvage the divorce deal by seeking changes to the northern ireland backstop , the insurance policy designed to ensure there's no return to physical border checks. both labour and the snp have criticised mrs may's approach — urging her to build cross—party support by ruling out a no—deal brexit.

government sources said she would be holding further talks with mp5, as well as business leaders and trade unionists, throughout the week. our political correspondent iain watson reports theresa may meeting her new zealand counter part in downing street — a signal that the uk has an eye on global trade deals after brexit. but there is still no deal with the eu. the prime minister will set out her next steps to mps this afternoon, but don't expect a radical new plan. some of her ministers were warning about the dangers of living without a deal. the essential thing is that we get a settlement so we can leave on agreed terms. what i think would be very bad for this country, bad for prosperity and security, is to leave without one. i'm afraid ofjaguar closing, the life sciences industry closing, because we would have no agreement that represents the way

these businesses work. how does this place avoid no deal? a cross party group of mps are trying to seize power from central government. if theresa may can't get a deal, they want mps to instruct her to delay our departure from the eu. if the government hasn't got its deal through, it would have to bring a motion which would allow the house to vote to instruct the prime minister to extend article 50. as a result avoid a no deal brexit. the prime ministerfor her to get a version of the deal agreed, she needs a change of direction from brussels. the northern irish backstop would see the uk stay close to eu rules. if she can get a guarantee this this would be temporary, some will look again at her deal. i have been in favour of a deal. i think the withdrawal agreement is unsatisfactory and doesn't meet

the requirements of leaving the eu clearly. but if the problems are changed, then it isn't so much a question of softening, as there is a new reality. today the prime minister and other ministers continue to meet mps who have got their own ideas, including those calling for another referendum. we have to take control. the prime minister hopes long—standing brexiteers will change their minds and her message isn't subtle. she is saying in effect, hold your noses and back my deal or something like it, otherwise remainers may seen we have brexit. brexit is still proving divisive, despite days of talks, agreement seems some way off.

let's speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young this is the scene live outside of parliament. you can see brexit protesters, most of them pro—eu, the main supporters saying they want a people's vote. let's go to the our chief political correspondent, vicky young. what's teasing create going to hear from the young. what's teasing create going to hearfrom the pan minister? this was going to be her plan b on brexit after plan a was resoundingly rejected, is that what we are doing to hear all is it going to be another version of plan a?|j to hear all is it going to be another version of plan a? i think it'll be pretty mutual, saying we have taken note of what the pan minister has had to say. in some senses, it is about the amendments,

the changes that lots of mps wants to put down to that, which will be voted on next tuesday. that is the discussion that is going on around here. as far as her plan b, it sounds as if her aim is still to persuade the dup to come onside and of course her own mps. from her point of view, it is of course more palatable to get the vote from your own site than it is to try and gain from the opposition party. that is what i think the directions you is likely to go in as. she will be pushed it to saying many other things today. the foreign secretary has been in a meeting in brussels and he denies that all this talk of chats and conversations trying to find a way through with other mps including those in the opposition parties is just a sham. including those in the opposition parties isjust a sham. he including those in the opposition parties is just a sham. he says including those in the opposition parties isjust a sham. he says it is more than that. it is not plan a, we took that to the house of commons and that was defeated. what we are looking to do is divide a way forward can get a

majority in the house of commons. and, we want to be flexible, creative, imaginative, i had a good meeting with the irish foreign minister this morning. we went into a lot of detail about some of the issues on the table. but, the thing that i stressed to him is the uk remains fundamentally, totally committed to the belfast good friday agreement, the peace process that has been so important for both our two countries and whilst we of course, seek to address concerns raised in parliament around the backs up, our commitments to the peace process is absolute. so, why the focus might be trying to persuade her own side, there are still these talks going on between senior cabinet ministers and members of other parties. let's speak to one of other parties. let's speak to one of them now. the labour party. you have been in to speak to david lidington, the cabinet minister

about the possibility of another referendum, due to the government is just going to be emergency order using they are serious about listening to what people like you are saying? i did they are just going through the motions, i think there is an acceptance that government is not in control of this process. in many respects, i was there that is a new permanent's interest, because she was to move very much towards my position, she may lose was bought in her party ought she wants towards the right wing of her party, the so—called er g. wing of her party, the so—called er g, she could lose a port on other flame, she could lose the confidence of her government. it is in her interest for parliaments to take control of this process, and what out a way of going through the different ways forward here and seeing which can command a majority. and of course, that is a process issue but ultimately, for everything mps, there is a law choice here beyond the process and that is whether or not you want to facilitate brexit or whether you wa nt facilitate brexit or whether you want to actually give people the opportunity to vote on how we brexit

or if it happened at all. there is no third way, really. you have those two choices, what the process is important, that shouldn't be used to distract from the core issue. do you wa nt distract from the core issue. do you want to facilitate brexit or not? that question is when you can put your own party leader, jeremy corbyn, because he the moment seems incredibly reluctant to do what you wa nt to incredibly reluctant to do what you want to do, which is to try for another referendum. how is a campaign going, persuading him to fall behind that campaign? the spirit of the conference motion, was passed in september, at the annual lib party conference, was for the opposition to move towards adopting a people's vote as a way of resolving this lesson, resolving this issue. they had exhausted the opportunity of getting a general election. when do you exhaust that opportunity? my opportunity my answer to that is that it would have been exhausted. just feel viewers, to put in context the timing here,

we have got 35 sitting days left here in the house of commons before exits day, and we still are no closer to a decision and if we are to get an extension to the article 50 process, which mostly pork now acce pt 50 process, which mostly pork now accept is going to be almost inevitable, the prime minister will need to make that request to the eu council, sometime before the march council that starts on the 21st of march. sometime before the two—week process before that, which is a preparatory phase by council kicks in on the 7th of march, she is going to have two come forward to the eu council with that request. there is a lot of talk about that year council with that request. there is a general k about that year council with that request. there is a general k about t eu year council with that request. there is a general kaboutt eu is ar council with that request. there is a general kab ant eu is ar|to it to article 50 process, it has to be for a specified and be us as us 55"? you do what in us passing general. you do what article 50 extension g; 555; gig” a n .artlclejo em motions and laws in this case and motions and laws in this case without being clear on what the purposeis without being clear on what the purpose is and that comes back to the point i was making, every mp has now got to make a decision. thank

you. there are other groups of mps also being, having discussions with government figures, but different point of view, the point i think theresa may has been making is that people have to come up with an alternative if they have want as she would say that ideal has been negotiated with the eu is still at the moment, the only one on the table. so with time running out until we're due to leave the eu on march the 29, what kind of brexit could we end up with? our reality check correspondent chris morris reports. so we've had plenty of groundhog days in the brexit debate, and we may have arrived at another one. the prime minister's main aim, it seems, is still to make changes to the irish backstop — that's the plan to ensure that the land border between ireland and northern ireland remains as open as it is now under all circumstances, unless and until a future trade agreement means the backstop is no longer needed. most tory brexiteers, and the dup,

hate the backstop and either want it removed from the withdrawal agreement or time—limited. the problem — the eu has shown no sign of agreeing to any of that — it says it doesn't want to have to use the backstop, and that it would only ever be temporary. but its status in law is non—negotiable. if there is no change to the backstop, many brexiteers would prefer to leave the eu with no deal at all. but that would mean most of the laws that govern our relationship with the rest of the eu would suddenly cease to exist — and in the short term at least it would cause significant disruption. and it's clear from recent votes that a majority of mps in the house of commons are determined to prevent that happening. but is that enough? we have to decide what to do on the 29th of march because that is the default. it is in uk law that will be exiting the eu on the 29th of

march unless parliaments or the government does something to change that. most of them have to do with the relationship with the eu than the relationship with the eu than the detail of the withdrawal agreement itself. one idea backed by labour would be for the eu to enter a permanent customs union with the eu. that would mean there would be no tariffs or taxes on goods moving between the eu and the uk, and no customs checks. it would go some way towards solving problems on the irish border, but — in terms of the prime minister's red lines — it would also mean the uk would not be able to do its own comprehensive independent trade deals around the world. a lot of trade policy would still be done at eu level. the other main economic relationship the uk has with the is the single market — and staying in that would mean all the uk rules and regulations that govern the economy would remain the same as the eu's. that would make things easier for businesses that deal with europe. but — again a red line issue for the prime minister — that freedom of movement of people would continue.

the trouble with all these ideas, at the moment, is that there doesn't seem to be a majority in the house of commons for any of them. that's why a growing number of mps argue that we will have to extend the article 50 negotiating period, which runs out on march 29th, in order to find a sensible solution. some people would like to use that time to hold an election or another referendum, others to finalise a deal they still hope can be agreed in the next few weeks. but extending article 50 needs the agreement of all 27 other eu countries, and requires a change in both eu and uk law. and the rest of the eu will need to be convinced that a viable plan will emerge from all the current disagreements. plenty more from here at westminster — and stay with us live for the prime ministers statement which we're expecting at about three—thrity.

for now its back to reeta in the studio. the headlines on bbc news: police in northern ireland say they are dealing with a second security alert in londonderry, involving a hijacked vehicle. millions of eu citizens living in the uk can apply for settled status from today, allowing them to continue living and working here after brexit. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie in east london. sports, novak djokovic three sweetcorn dilemma quarterfinals. hoping to become the first man to win seven australian open titles. also through serena williams after knocking out the world number one. to remain on course to win 24 grand slams in course titles. for the

first time in a super bowl in a row, both of games go the ‘ england patriots have reached new england patriots have reached the finalfunny new england patriots have reached the final funny the third time in a row. confirmed that they are dealing with a second security alert in londonderry, involving a hijacked vehicle. our ireland correspondent chris page has more for us from belfast. there is concern in londonderry this afternoon that there are two bomb alerts in the city coming just after alerts in the city coming just after a couple of days after a bomb in a car exploded outside the city's courthouse. on sunday. just before midday today a van, a white transit van was hijacked and three men who hijacked it through an object

inside, so that the van is now being looked at by the police and bomb experts. just after 1pm, another vehicle was hijacked, this time by four men wearing masks and they forced the drivers of that van, a postal delivery van, to... not far away from the first vehicle and the police and the army bomb experts are dealing with that, a second security alert now. republicans who opposed to the peace process will be blamed for this. it is not clear if the vehicles which will hijacked today are actually contain any explosives. they are subject of investigation and there are searches in the meantime. some residents have been evacuated from their homes. the explosion at the weekend, may have been carried out by the new ira,

dissident group as you say. is there any suggestion as to why this is happening at this time? the new ira have been active for the last few yea rs, have been active for the last few years, they are thought to be the biggest dissident republican paramilitary group in northern ireland. probably the most dangerous as well. security forces that it is the new ira. that said, they very minimal support within the community andi minimal support within the community and i think we have seen that reflected in terms of the widespread condemnation from right across the political spectrum in northern ireland including from sinn fein, but their motivation for doing this, it has been assessed by security, as beings are there. they are trying to carry out attacks all the time. they are not always successful at actually managing to carry out attacks, citrusy forces are very aware of the threat from them. there isa aware of the threat from them. there is a suggestion that this, the

timing of these attacks might be linked to the centenary of events in ireland's history today. it is these and scenery of the first sitting of the irish parliament which were set up the irish parliament which were set up in1919 and the irish parliament which were set up in 1919 and the start of what is known in ireland of the war of independence, the conflict which endedin independence, the conflict which ended in what is now the irish republic becoming independent from the united kingdom, so it could be that if there is a deliberate aspect of the timing of these attacks, it is that centenary. dissident republicans trying to make some point in their view that they are, the natural heirs to these people as the natural heirs to these people as the founders of the irish republic, but that version of history is very strongly disputed by other republicans and indeed so many people across northern ireland. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 14—year—old boy in east london. jaden moodie was stabbed to death earlier this month after he was knocked off his moped. daniela relph reports.

jaden moodie was killed in east london on the 8th of january. he was 14 years old. he was knocked off his moped by a car and then stabbed several times on bickley road in leyton. today, 18—year—old ayoub majdouline appeared in court charged with his murder. wearing a prison issued grey tracksuit, he also faced a second charge of possessing a bladed weapon in a public place. ayoub majdouline answered a number of basic questions in court. he confirmed his name and his date of birth as august 2000. he gave his address in wembley in north london and he was finally asked for his nationality. he told the court he was british. although one person has now been charged, the police say this remains an active investigation and detectives have renewed their appeal for witnesses to the murder ofjaden moodie. ayoub majdouline has been remanded in custody. he is due to appear in court again on wednesday,

but this time at the old bailey. daniela relph, bbc news, thames magistrates‘ court. a baby boy, who was hit by a car as he lay in his pram has died. his mother nicole newman, aged 23, who was pushing the pram at the time of the crash in south london on january 13th, died at the scene in croydon road, penge. eight—month—old luciano was critically injured in the collision, and died yesterday. scotland yard said the driver of the car, who stopped at the scene and was taken to hospital with non life—threatening injuries, is co—operating with police. a man carrying a machete on a train has been arrested in essex. police say he was found with the 15 inch blade on a service between colchester and witham pron: wit—uhm last night. victims of domestic abuse are to receive a wide range of new protections, under government plans for what it calls "landmark" new legislation. it says penalties for perpetrators will be increased, and also that —

for the first time — abusers will be prevented from cross—examining their victims in family courts. frankie mccamley reports. sarah, not her real name, survived years of domestic abuse. he would control the finances, so comment on what i spent, how much i spent, ask me why i spent something, so i'd just stop. if i was going out with my friends, he'd comment on the outfit — it was too short, i looked too fat. but when she had to fight to keep the child she had with him, she had to face her abuser in family court, where he was allowed to cross—examine her. it re—traumatises you. you believe them more than yourself, because they're allowed to tell you how to think, and he was allowed to tell me how to think for three years. so, by allowing him to cross—examine me in court for three hours, it took me back to a place i thought i'd have got away from. the cross—examination by a perpetrator is just one practice the government wants to abolish as it launches its draft domestic abuse bill.

the proposed legislation would include a new definition of domestic abuse — focusing on economic abuse, which includes stopping someone from going to work or getting an education. a domestic commissioner, and domestic abuse protection orders, could force offenders into rehabilitation. polygraph tests are going to be piloted on hundreds of convicted who are at high risk of reoffending. they'll be asked questions to make sure they haven't broken their parole conditions. if they fail, it doesn't mean to say they're going back to prison, but what it does mean is their case could be reviewed. but with no new money backing the proposals, some charities are only cautiously welcoming the bill. what we'd really like to see is embedded specialist domestic abuse workers in the nhs, better co—ordination between the court systems, so that they're speaking to each other and understanding the risk to various family members. we'd like to see really great training around relationships and sex education, and we want to see a cross—government strategy on perpetrators of abuse

which goes even further than what we've heard today. and as government experts estimate domestic abuse costs society in england and wales £66 billion in a year, some campaigners describe the amount being spent tackling the issue as a drop in the ocean. frankie mccamley, bbc news. as world leaders begin gathering at the swiss resort of davos for their annual world economic forum, much of the focus there will be on the economic slowdown in china. year,that‘s its slowest in almost three decades. rising debt, a fall in chinese consumer demand, and the trade war with the united states have been blamed. our correspondent robin brant reports. it's a figure that will be looked on with envy by many countries around the world. 6.6% is a level of healthy growth in any economy, but it confirms that china continues to slow down and it's already having an impact globally.

2018 saw demand for new cars here fall for the first time in two decades, something jaguar land rover said will lead to thousands ofjob cuts at the uk car—maker. apple, too, has warned of an impact on its cash flow because china is buying fewer new iphones. china's leaders know there is a slowdown. the big question now is how do they manage it? translation: in 2019, our economy faces possible risks, but with steady progress, with foundation and with certain conditions and with confidence, it is capable of maintaining a reasonable economic growth and achieving sustained and healthy economic development. that phrase, "possible risks", is an understatement. the trade war with the us continues. all the evidence here is that manufacturers, shoppers, politicians,

are very nervous, although this is as far as they go today. it should be said that the us—china trade friction does have an effect on the economy, but in general, we can control it. as china tries to manage this slowdown, it's turning to familiar policies, efforts to stimulate the world's second—largest economy. there are some tax cuts. the government is also encouraging provincial governments to do more on those big infrastructure projects, but it doesn't have the wiggle room it has a decade ago, last time there was a crisis of this magnitude. there is always deep suspicion about china's official figures that almost always match precisely the government targets. even if the true numbers are lower, china's leaders have acknowledged they need to do something to try to manage a slowdown that's here and which may be made a lot worse if that trade war goes on. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. well if you were up early enough this morning you may have been lucky enough to see a stunning red moon like this.

it's a lunar eclipse, called the ‘super blood wolf moon,‘ and was visible across the uk, in places that weren't covered by cloud. the unusual event happens when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon. eerie and beautiful. it's happened for billions of years, yet each time, there's a sense of awe and wonder when the moon turns blood red. across the uk, stargazers gathered to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles. at first i was really sceptical. i thought i can't see any red, you know. and then it got sort of redder and redder and i was kind of convinced it was red. so really don't want to stop looking, really. just keep having another glance at it. it was enjoyed by crowds in los angeles. this year, amateur astronomers were in for a special treat. the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon.

we have a super moon because it's full and it's close to the earth. it is a wolf moon because it's the january full moon. and it's a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse according to some folks. so why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun. that blocks out most of the light, but a little bit still gets through, through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so what we see on the ground as sunset and sunrise is projected onto the moon. and the effect is incredible. unfortunately, there was heavy cloud during the crucial hours, spoiling the view for people in scotland, northern ireland and wales. and there was early morning fog in many parts of the country, but for the rest, the view was spectacular. this from south wales. here's one from eastbourne. and the blood moon through the trees from normington in west yorkshire.

the interesting thing about astronomy is that it is a science everyone can be involved with and that's why it has such a huge appeal. you don't need very much to go out and look at a lunar eclipse. and i think it's also fair to say this is something that unites us across the whole history and prehistory of humanity. it's very easy to imagine that if you've got enough to eat, if you've got adequate shelter, if you're otherwise safe, you can take a little bit of time to look up at the night sky. and something like a lunar eclipse must have given you pause for thought. a beautiful event that won't be seen so well in the uk until 2023. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. the chilly story continues, we started today with widespread frost and we will start tomorrow with one as well. could be a treacherous start with some widespread ice. this weather system will come rolling

across the uk this evening and overnight, it will bring heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds. heavy rain for the mountains of wales, the pennines, scotland and northern ireland. behind the weather system temperatures will fall away, and with wet surfaces it could be pretty slick first thing. a difficult mixture of rain, sleet and snow first thing, behind the system, some sunshine on tuesday but quite a lot of wintry showers into scotland and northern ireland. northern england, and north wales first thing. it will be a cold day once again. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. in a few moments' time the prime minister will tell mps how she intends to break

the brexit deadlock. some mps want to rule out a no deal scenario, some are prepared to leave without one. police in northern ireland say they are dealing with two separate security alerts in londonderry, involving hijacked vehicles. from today, millions of eu citizens in the uk can apply for settled status, allowing them to live and work here after brexit. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie in east london. landmark legislation for victims of domestic abuse: long—awaited laws will ban alleged abusers from cross—examining victims in family courts. let's go live to the house of commons now, where theresa may is addressing mps. we expect that any moment now.

she is expected to tell mps that she has had discussions with the dup and others about how we might meet our obligations to northern ireland and ireland that could get through the commons, and then "take those conclusions of those discussions back to the european union." theresa may, according to our political correspondent, is also expected to tell mps that the second phase of the brexit negotiations, select committees, unions, trade unions and evolved administrations will have a bigger role. also, this is interesting, laura is telling us prime minister is likely to say that the government is considering to

scrap the registration fee for eu citizens who wish to stay in the uk and seek settled status after brexit. that scheme starts today, people can register for that settled status from today at a cost of £65 foran status from today at a cost of £65 for an adult, and around £30 for a child. we were talking to a lib dem spokesman on that earlier, and discussing that £65 fee, which ed davey was saying is unfair on people, that they should have to pay that money. laura greensburg, our political editor, suggesting that fee might be scrapped. we're waiting for the prime ministers outline her latest moves on trying to break the brexit deadlock. the way that she sees we can move forward and brexit. her original deal was of course rejected resoundingly by mps last week, by more than 200 votes. she is

hoping to win over conservative pro—brexit mps, win over the dup by resolving their concerns over the backstop for the irish border, that insurance policy designed to stop a recurrent hardboard insurance policy designed to stop a recurrent ha rdboa rd on insurance policy designed to stop a recurrent hardboard on the island of ireland. she has been having cross— party ireland. she has been having cross—party talks, downing street are suggesting they will continue. let's listen in. thank you, mr speaker. i'm sure that the whole house willjoin me in condemning saturday's car bomb attack in londonderry. and paying tribute to the bravery of the northern ireland police and the local community helped to ensure that everyone got to safety. this house stands together with the people of northern ireland in ensuring that we never go back to the violence and terror of the past. turning to brexit,

following last week's build it is clear that the government's approach had to change, and it has. having established the confidence of parliament in this government, i have listened to colleagues across parliament from different parties and with different views. last week i met the leader of the liberal democrats, westminster leaders of the dup, snp, plaid comrie, and the green party, and backbench members from both sides of this house. my right honourable friend the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster also had a number of meetings. we have approached these meetings in a constructive spirit without preconditions, and i am pleased that eve ryo ne we have preconditions, and i am pleased that everyone we have met with took this approach. i regret that the right honourable gentleman in the leader of the opposition has not chosen to ta ke of the opposition has not chosen to take part so far. i hope you will reflect on that decision. given the

importance of this issue, we should be there to work together to find a way forward, and my ministerial collea g u es way forward, and my ministerial colleagues and i will continue with further meetings this week. let me set out the six key issues which have been at the centre of the talks to date. the first to relate to the process for moving forwards. first, there is widespread concern about there is widespread concern about the possibility of the uk living without a deal. and there are those on both sides of the house who wants the government to rule this out. but we need to be honest with the british people about what that means. the right way to rule out no deal is for this house to approve the deal with the european government that is what this government that is what this government is seeking to achieve. the only other guaranteed way to avoid a no—deal brexit is to revoke article 50, which would mean staying in the eu. there are others who think that what we need is more time, so they say we should extend article 50 to give parliament longer

to debate how we should leave on what a deal should look like. this is not ruling out no deal, but simply deferring the point of decision. and the eu are very unlikely to agree to extend article 50 without a plan for how we're going to approve the deal. so when people say, rule out no deal, the consequences of what they say are that if we in parliament cannot approve the deal, we should revoke article 50. i believe this would go against the referendum result. and i do not believe that as a course of action that we should take which this house should support. second, all the opposition parties that have engaged so far have expressed their support for a second referendum. i have set out many times my deep concerns about returning to the british people for a second referendum. our duty is to invent the decision of the first one. i fear that a second referendum would

set a difficult precedent that could have significant implications for how we handle them referendums in this country, not least strengthening the hand of those campaigning to break up our united kingdom. it would require an extension of article 50, it would require an extension of article 50, we would likely have to return a new set of meps to the european parliament, and i'll is believed that has not yet been enough recognition of the way that the second referendum could damage social cohesion by undermining faith in our democracy. this just speaker, we do not know what the right honourable gentleman the leader of the opposition has said about this, because he has not engaged. but i know that our members who have already indicated they wish to test the support of the house for this, i do not believe there is a majority for the second referendum. and if i

am right, then just for the second referendum. and if i am right, thenjust as for the second referendum. and if i am right, then just as the government is having to think again about its approach going forwards, then so too do those members who believe this is the answer. the remaining issues raised in discussions relate to the substance of the deal, and on these points i believe we can make rug rats. members of this house predominantly, but not only on the government side and the dup continue to experts concern on the northern ireland backstop. we all agree that as we leave the eu we must fully respect the belfast agreement and not allow the belfast agreement and not allow the creation of a heart border between northern ireland and ireland, laurie bopara down the irish saint. —— nor border down the irish saint. —— nor border down the irish sea. this government will not reopen the belfast agreement. i have never even considered doing so, and nor would i. with regards to the backstop, despite the changes previously agreed, the remaining two co re previously agreed, the remaining two core issues. this year we could be

attracted permanently, and concern over its potential impact on our union of northern ireland is treated differently from the rest of the uk. i will talk further this week to collea g u es i will talk further this week to colleagues including in the dup to consider how we might meet our obligations to the people of northern ireland and ireland in a way that can command the greatest possible support in the house, and i will then take the conclusions of those discussions back to the eu. from other parts of this house, concerns have also been raised over the political declaration. these have focused on the wish for further precision around the future relationship. the political declaration will provide the basis for developing our detailed negotiating mandate for the future. and this new phase of negotiations will be different in a number of ways. it will cover a broader range of issues in greater depth and will require us to build in negotiating tea m require us to build in negotiating team that draws on the widest expertise available, from trade negotiators to security experts and specialists in data and financial

services. as we develop our mandate across these areas, i want to provide reassurance to the house. even the breadth of the negotiations, we will seek input from a wide range of voices from outside government. that must include ensuring parliament as a proper say, and fuller involvement in these decisions. it is government's responsibility to negotiate, but it is also my responsibility to listen to the legitimate concerns of colleagues, those who voted lead and those who voted remain, in shaping our negotiating mandate for our future partnership with the eu. the government will consult this house on its negotiating mandate to ensure members have their chance to make their views known, and that we harness the knowledge of all select committees across the full range of expertise needed for this next phase of negotiations, from security to trade. this will also strengthen the government's hand in negotiations, giving the eu confidence, and avoid leaving the bulk of parliamentary debates to appoint when we are under

huge time pressure to ratify. i know that today parliament has not felt that today parliament has not felt that has enough visibility of the government's position as it has been developed and negotiated. it has sought commits to humble addresses, but that mechanism cannot take into account the fact that some information, when made public, could weaken the uk's negotiating hand. as negotiations progress, we will also look to deliver confidential committee sessions that can ensure parliament has the most up—to—date information, whilst not undermining the negotiations. and we will regularly update the house in particular before the six monthly review points with the eu for scene in the agreement. while it will a lwa ys in the agreement. while it will always be for her majesty's government to negotiate for the whole of the uk, we're also committed to giving the devolved to go the devolved figure stations and enhanced role in the next phase, respecting their competence and vital interest in these go see asians. i helped me both ministers in the course of this week and will

use the opportunity to discuss this further with them. and we'll also look for further ways to engage elected representatives from northern ireland and wigan are presented as in england. finally, we will reach out the and this house and engage more deeply with businesses, civil society and trade unions. honorourable members from across the house have raised strong views that are accessed from the eu should not lead to a reduction in our social and environment standards, and particular, workers' writes. i will ensure we provide parliament with a guarantee that not only will be not erode protection for workers' rights and the environment, but will ensure this country leads the way. to that end, the business secretary indicated the government's support for the proposed amendment to the meaningful vote put down by the honorourable member, including that parliament should be able to consider any changes made by the eu in these areas in future. my honourable

friend and others will work with members across the house, businesses and trade unions, to develop proposals that give effect to this amendment, including looking at legislation where necessary. crucially, a number of members have made powerful representations about the anxiety is facing eu citizens in the anxiety is facing eu citizens in the uk, and uk citizens in the eu, who are waiting to have their status confirmed. we are committed to ensuring that eu citizens in the uk will be able to stay, and continue to access in country benefits and services on broadly the same terms as now, in both a deal and no deal scenario. the next phase of testing of the scheme for eu nationals to confirm their status as launched today. having listened to concerns from members, and organisations like the 3 million group, i can confirm today that when we roll out the scheme in fool on the 30th of march, the government will waive the application fee so that there is no

financial barrierfor application fee so that there is no financial barrier for any in nationals who wish to stay. and anyone who has or will apply during the pilot phase will have their fee reimbursed. more details about how this will work will be made available in due course. some eu member states have similarly guaranteed the rights of british nationals in a no deal scenario. we will step up our efforts to ensure that they all do so. that they briefly set out the process for the days ahead. in addition to the statement, today i will lay a written ministerial statement as required under sections 13, four and five of the eu withdraw life, and table a motion in neutral terms on the statement as required by section 13, six. this motion will be amendable and will be debated and voted on in this house on the 29th of january, and i voted on in this house on the 29th ofjanuary, and i will provide a

further update to the house on that debate. this is not a rerun of the dip bait to ratify the deal we have reached, but the film and of the process following the house's decision to reject that motion. the process of engagement is ongoing. in the next few days my colleagues and i will continue to meet with members on all sides of the house, and with the presented as of the trade unions, business groups, civil society and others, as we try to find the broadest possible consensus ona find the broadest possible consensus on a way forward. whilst i will disappoint colleagues who wish to have a second referendum, i do not believe there is a majority in the south —— in this house for such a path. and i cannot support the only other way in which to take no deal of the table, which is to revoke article 50. so my focus continues to be what is needed to secure the support of this house in favour of a brexit deal with the eu. my sense so far is that the three key changes

are needed. first, we will be the more flexible, open and inclusive in the future and how we engage parliament in our approach to negotiating our future partnership with the european union. second, we will embed the strongest possible protections on workers' rights and the environment, and third, we will return to defy how we can ensure that our commitments to no hard border in ireland commands the support of this has in the european union. in doing so, we will honour the mandate of the british people and leave the european union in a way which benefits every part of the united kingdom, and every citizen of our country, and i commend this statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker. statement to the house. thank you, mrspeaker. i statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker. i thank thee by for an advance copy of her statement and join with in condemning car bomb attack we have seen at the weekend. i commend the emergency services and the local community for their response. this speaker, the huge achievement of the good friday

agreement in reducing violence in northern ireland boss never be taken for granted. it was an historic step forward , for granted. it was an historic step forward, but we cannot take it for granted. the government still appears not to have come to terms with the scale of the defeat in the house of commons last week. the prime minister seems to be going through the motions of accepting the results, but in reality is in deep denial. the logic of that decisive defeat is that she must change her red lines, because her current deal is undeliverable. can she be clear and explicit with the house which of her red lines is she prepared to move on? the prime minister's invitation to talks has been exposed asa pr invitation to talks has been exposed as a pr sham. every opposition party politician came out of those meetings with the same response. contrary to what the prime minister hasjust said, there was no

flexibility, there were no negotiations, nothing has changed. order! the prime minister was heard, and the same must happen for the leader of the opposition dustup. ido i do welcome the commitment that the fee for eu citizens to apply for settled status will be waived. the prime minister was fond of saying that this is the best possible deal on the table. it is the only possible deal on the table. our inui —— are eu negotiating partners are clear "unanimously, the eu council has always said that if the uk chooses to shift its red lines in the future, to go beyond simple free—trade agreement, then the eu will be immediately ready to give a

favourable response. " the will be immediately ready to give a favourable response." the house voted to hold a referendum. it also voted to hold a referendum. it also voted to hold a referendum. it also voted to trigger article 50. there isa voted to trigger article 50. there is a clear majority of this house to support deal in principle, and to respect the referendum result. but it requires the prime minister to face reality. and except that her deal has been comprehensively defeated. instead, we now understand the prime minister is going back to europe to seek concessions on the backstop. can i ask this? what is the difference between legal assurances and concessions was mike what makes her think that what she tried to renegotiate in december will succeed injanuary? tried to renegotiate in december will succeed in january? this tried to renegotiate in december will succeed injanuary? this really does feel a bit like groundhog day. the first thing she must do is recognise the clear majority in this has against leaving without a deal. and rule out no deal. and stop the

colossal waste of public money planning for an outcome. questions must be asked of the chancellor. planning for an outcome. questions must be a businesses chancellor. he planning for an outcome. questions must be a businesses char no lor. he planning for an outcome. questions must be a businesses char no dealie momma be www be ruled out by. commons. he is sanctioning f’s—sf" asses-” he is sanctioning 4.2 1" asses-” he is sanctioning 4.2 billion= he is sanctioning 4.2 billion to = yet he is sanctioning 4.2 billion to be spent on an option he believes will be ruled out. the foreign secretary said last week it was very unrealistic to believe house of commons would not find a way to block no deal. can i ask the prime minister to meet first with her chancellor and foreign secretary and see if they can convince her to do what is in her power to rule out no deal? issue will not do that now, will she confirmed to the house if an amendment passes that rules out no deal she will implement that instruction? the prime minister agreed the backstop because of her pledge to the people of northern

ireland to avoid a hard border. but no deal would mean a hard border in ireland, and break the no deal would mean a hard border in ireland, and breakthe prime minister's commitment. is she seriously willing to accept a hard border? today heralds the start of a democratic recess, with this house will debate amendments that will determine how we navigate brexit. of course the government tried to block is ever getting to the stage. they wanted us to have no democratic scrutiny whatsoever. labour are set out, and! scrutiny whatsoever. labour are set out, and i believe in the house for such a proposal for a new, comprehensive customs union with the eu that would include assaidi, a strong single market deal that delivers frictionless trade, and ensure no race to the bottom on workers' rights or indeed any of the other important regulations and protections that we have. we will, as we have said from the beginning,

back amendments that seek to rule out the disaster of no deal. and as we have said, we will not rule out the option of a public vote. mr speaker, no more fully talks. parliament will debate and decide, and this time, mr speaker, i help and this time, mr speaker, i help and expect the government to listen to this house. thank you, mr speaker. he says no more fully talks. it would be nicejust to have some talks with him on this issue. he makes lots of claims about what has been said in the talks that have been held so far, but actually he does not know because he didn't turn up. he makes a great deal about the issue of no deal. he said that there issue of no deal. he said that there isa issue of no deal. he said that there is a consensus, and view across the house that supported a deal in principle and wanted to deliver on

brexit. that's exactly what i want to sit down and talk to him about. what we need to see is what is it that will secure the support of this house to enable us to leave the european union with the deal, and we are continuing to listen to groups across the house in order to find a way to secure that support. he talks about ruling out no deal. as i said in my statement, there are only two ways that you can ensure that no deal does not happen. one is to revoke article 50, to reverse the decision of the referendum and stay in the european union. that would be a betrayal of the referendum decision that took place in 2016. and the other way is to agree a deal with the european union. and it is precisely about finding a way that we can secure the support of this house for a deal that i am talking with members across the house about, and want to talk with the right

honourable gentleman about. so i hope he will reconsider his decision not to attend those stocks. he complained about the amount of money that was being spent, he talked about £4.2 billion being spent, and how that money should actually be spent in other ways. i see the labour party at the gutter press release saying that. what he might not have noticed is that actually that 4.2 billion is not all money that 4.2 billion is not all money thatis that 4.2 billion is not all money that is being spent on no deal. if we stop spending that money, then we would not be prepared for a deal either. he needs to recognise that actually government has to spend money to ensure that we are in a position whatever the outcome of the negotiations with the european union, whether we leave with a deal or in union, whether we leave with a deal orina no union, whether we leave with a deal or in a no deal circumstance. i say once again to him, and across the house, those concerned about no

deal, that means we should be leaving with a deal. what we need to find is the way that this house, we can secure the support of this house, for ideal. what has been clear from the discussions so far is the wide variety of views that are held around this house on this issue, but when it comes to it, we all need to be able to look our constituents in the ivy and say that we did the right thing by them. that is leaving with a deal that ensures we deliver on the referendum and protect theirjobs. we deliver on the referendum and protect their jobs. that we deliver on the referendum and protect theirjobs. that is what we're working on, and that is what we're working on, and that is what we will deliver. mr speaker, as a supporter of the withdrawal agreement last week, i welcome the prime minister's acceptance of the need for change in the light of the result. and also a reassurance that she will not compromise on a

permanently open border in northern ireland, and that therefore any discussions she has with the hard right wing on the irish backstop will not compromise the commitment toa will not compromise the commitment to a permanently open border. but which she also consider reaching out to those remains here who are not yet convinced of her agreement, at least relaxing, she cannot do a u—turn, her normal rejection of a customs union? because i don't see those agreements with outside powers lining up to do trade deals with others to compensate for leaving europe, and her resistance to regular tree alignment with europe. it is not inconsistent with some tightening up at least of freedom of movement of labour. i do urge her to be flexible on every front, because there was a large majority against la st there was a large majority against last week, and are probably more numerous remainers against than

there are brexiteers. he talks about $255,255, i255, 3255222255555; degree of agility last summer the government put forward a that a forward a grogosal that includeda ‘ regulatory forward a grogosal that includeda ‘regulatory alignment with degree of regulatory alignment with a parliamentary lock on that. which raised concerns among a number of members of this house, and which members of this house, and which members of this house, and which members of this house said, some said that they would not consider to be the proper way forward. i think that what we need to have in the future is a good trade relationship with the youth. what we have in the declaration is a recognition that that issue of alignment with standards followed by the european union is in balance with the question of checks at the border, and there is a spectrum of whether that balance results. i have argued for frictionless trade. there are those in the european union who have

not accepted the concept of frictionless trade, but do except reducing frictions of the border as far as possible. and he also said that he did not see the trade deals that he did not see the trade deals that might come from around the rest of the world. i might say to him that today i had lunch with the prime minister of new zealand, and one of the topics we discussed was precisely a future trade deal during the uk and new zealand, and just before members opposite start talking about the size of new zealand, not just a talking about the size of new zealand, notjust a trade deal with new zealand, but actually membership of the united kingdom in the ctttp. all of us share with the promina star, the outpourings and disgust of the bombing that took place over the weekend. we are delighted at the effort of the emergency services that make sure that there was no

loss of life, in the light of that, it was disturbing to see media reports this morning of the potential of the opening up of the good friday agreement. i welcome the comments from the prime minister this afternoon, can she confirmed that she will neither seek to amend or adds to the good friday agreement in any way. many of us remember the dog days that's northern ireland we nt dog days that's northern ireland went through. this was a frightening reminderof the went through. this was a frightening reminder of the fragility of the peace in northern ireland. mr speaker, the subject of the talks, the snp entered willingly into talks with the prime minister last week, and we remain ready to be in caged in those talks. the basis that can discuss, pausing article 50, taking no deal of the table and discussing a people's vote. but wendy pamina to talk about no preconditions, in the letters that have gone back and forth between the two of us, the

prime minister insist that uk must leave the eu on the 29th of march. that is not consistent with the desire to discuss a people's vote all preconditions must be taken of the table if we are to engage in a meaningful dialogue. the snp know that the prime minister's strategy is now to find on the clock and i would have to say there is no sign that she is interested in meaningful talks or meaningful change. promina star, take no deal of the table, you have no desire —— prime minister. the chancellor has no desire for a no deal, the leader of the opposition has no desire for no deal, the snp has no desire for no deal, the snp has no desire for no deal, neither do the liberal democrats all the greens. let's stop this charade, because if he were to have a people's vote, we would have to extend article 50. to say that

today the only option is to revert it, is not true. although, in our case, we would welcome that in any case. on the basis of the results la st case. on the basis of the results last week, the defeat of 230 votes, the prime minister has not come here with fundamental change. this government is a farce, and harassment and the leadership is shambolic. the prime minister now must step up. we must extend article 50 and end this and pass by bringing forward a second eu referendum. do it for all sorts of reasons, but do it for all sorts of reasons, but do it for all sorts of reasons, but do it for the eu citizens living in the uk and now facing a registration. i'm grateful and uk and now facing a registration. i'm gratefulandl uk and now facing a registration. i'm grateful and i congratulate the prime minister that the thieves have been waived for eu nationals, a campaign that has been led by the scottish national party in our government... it is shameful that those here that may have been here for decades have been forced to

register to stay in their own home. that is a fundamental. mr speaker, not in our name, where is the humanity? in scotland, we have another choice. we did not vote for brexit. we will not be dragged out of europe by a tory government we did not vote for. we might not be able to save the uk, but we can save scotland. we have an escape route from the chaos of brexit, an independent scotland. scottish independence will result in our country being a destination in europe. a country at the heart of europe. a country at the heart of europe for the rest of the uk turns inwards, and isolated from its european neighbours. mrs beagle, we wa nt european neighbours. mrs beagle, we want no part of it. —— mr speaker. he raised a number of issues that. he raised a number of issues that. he talks about the issue of the belfast agreement. as i said in my statements, this government will not

reopen the belfast agreement. i had never considered doing that and i would not do it. we remain committed to the belfast agreement and to maintaining our commitments under the belfast agreement. he talked about the question of no deal, he talked about running down the clock. we are not running down the clock. i bought a deal which has been negotiated to the eu, the house is rejected that. but i so want to get to the right honourable gentleman, asi to the right honourable gentleman, as i did early to the leader of the opposition and two of them as of this house. it is very simple. you cannot wish away no deal. either you stay in the eu or you have a deal. i believe it is right for us to leave the eu, because that is what people voted for in the referendum in 2016. so, if you don't want nato, if somebody doesn't want it all, they have to be willing to agree a deal and the point about sitting down and talking with people across this

house, is to identify those issues of which it'll be possible for us to secure support, to make changes so that we can secure the support around this house. i thank you for his comments about the announcement we have made today in terms of the fees for the applications will citizens. i would commend my honourable friend and members for south leicestershire, but also, this was an issue that was raised by other members across this house. finally, i will say to the right honourable gentleman as i have said before and will continue to say, that for the scottish national party to stand up and say, that the best economic future for scotland is to be outside the united kingdom is to fly... i have to say to everyone of those members who was chairing that thoughts, that is to fly in the face of economic reality, because the reality is... thank you mr speaker,

i wonder whether the prime minister andindeed i wonder whether the prime minister and indeed the leader of the opposition recognises that it is just two months ago, the path, party politics and westminster will not deliver a resolution on brexit's. because, party politics is not the same as brexit. brexit is separate to party politics and that will not changed in this house. this house will not find a route forward. she talks about social cohesion, but surely the most divisive thing to do would be for members of this house to vote through her deal, knowing that our community simply do not wa nt that our community simply do not want it. and isn't it time for all of us to be honest, that parliament has run out over. we have been devoting 40 and a half years, we could debate for another two and a half years —— two and a half years. we still will not reach a resolution

on brexit, the only people i can do that now surely the british people. asi that now surely the british people. as i say to my right honourable friend, i recognise the passion of that she is campaigning on this issue, but she is assuming that it issue, but she is assuming that it is not possible to reach an agreement which will secure the support of the house. the purpose of the what we are talking about the moment of talking with parties, of talking with backbenchers, across this house to find those issues, on which we can move and on which we can then find that support across the house. i believe it is right for us to continue to work for a deal, to leave the european union on the 29th of march, to do so with a deal, with a deal to secure the support of this house. come out of the prime minister as this house. come out of the prime ministerasa this house. come out of the prime minister as a litmus test of her flexibility, if this house voted for example, full membership of a customs union, would she implement that decision? can i say to the

right honourable gentleman, of course, the point of what we are doing in terms of this process is identifying those issues on which there is agreement across this house, to secure the support of the house, to secure the support of the house, of dealing with the european union but also of being faithful to the referendum and the vote was cast in the referendum. i believe that anybody when we look at this issue should not only say, should you be leaving the european union but should recognise the reason that labour had the vote to leave the european union and deliver on those. cani european union and deliver on those. can i welcome my right honourable friend's statements, particularly pa rt friend's statements, particularly part where she said that the eu nationals would have their fee waived,. her acceptance that there is to be no change to the belfast agreement for that would have opened agreement for that would have opened a can of worms and i recognise that. she has also made clear as the one who did not support the movement

la st who did not support the movement last week, that she will not go forward and seek further change. i welcome that, but in doing that, i would issue is given further thoughts that given that she remains arsenal are completely... if she would insert a senior politician in those day—to—day negotiations to ensure that the political considerations are taken care of. cani considerations are taken care of. can i say to my right honourable friend,... visa glaciations at this stage of all politicians, indeed i will... stage of all politicians, indeed i will. .. secretary of stage of all politicians, indeed i will... secretary of state will have a role in that. what we need to ascertain fat is where we can ensure that we can secure the support of this house. and then take that forward to the european union. could i also welcome the freeway file and also, including about the merits and

the practicalities of a people's vote. can i ask a specific question, at the end of last week, is a city of state for ever at events, put three and a half thousand troops on brexit stand by. can she clarify what the rules of engagement would be on the events that they've faced angry and violent demonstrators and would they be armed? it is of course right that the government is making, taking the necessary contingency arrangements for the situation. what he will find is what we are talking about is that those troops, perhaps being able to relieve others who are undertaking roles such as guarding of certain sites. that is what talking about. on the vital issue of uk tax policy, will my right

honourable friend also reconsider the provisions under which the united kingdom or embrace eu 's state aid rules with the european commission supervising our competition, the markets authority which gives the commission a veto over future tax incentives for investment development such as airports, industrial enterprises owns? if he looks back on the discussions that have taken place in the european union, he will see that it is often been the united kingdom that has been promoting fair competition across the united kingdom, including in relation to state aid rules. the question of those state aid rules and the water be included in any future trade agreement that we have, with the european union is of course a matter that we looked at in detail over the next agent negotiations. the prime

minister seems to be talking as she lost by 30 votes, not votes. she says —— lost by 30 votes, not votes. she says — — 230 lost by 30 votes, not votes. she says —— 230 votes. we have had all of this before. if she is serious, why not give parliament a say before we finished the article 15 negotiations, not after. why not put to parliament some votes on her red lines, including a customs union, otherwise how can any of us believe a word she is saying?” otherwise how can any of us believe a word she is saying? i have set out the correct process which is provided for under the legislation, the lobbying mutual will be members of this hearty wish to put down motions which will reflect different views across... we will of course continue to work and when the right honourable gentleman, the leader of the opposition said we were denying

any democratic involvement in the process. . . any democratic involvement in the process... we were. one gets a pot of this house for a kill, there was be the process of legislation, the role that this house will play in that legislation. can i congratulate my right honourable friend on her decision to waive the registration fee. and also, on her determination now to go back to brussels and six the backstop, because i think that is the way forward. can she confirmed that in... she will now seek legally binding change to the text of that backstop and onto the text of that backstop and onto the text of that backstop and onto the text of the withdrawal agreement itself what we are doing, is exploring with members across this house, the nature of any movement on

the backstop that would secure the support of this house. there are a number of options that have been raised with us by members across the house. we need to look at those and continue to talk with colleagues, both those who have raised it from the backbenches on the side of the house and those who have raised this issue from the benches opposite, party clearly, obviously our confidence. we will look to see what is cani can ijoin with the prime minister in her words about the despicable and reckless attack in londonderry at the weekend carried out by republican terrorists who are responsible for the murders of prison officers david black and 2012 and adrian ismay in march 2016. these people have nothing to offer anyone in northern ireland and are rejected right across—the—board. on brexit, can i thank the prime minister for the meetings we have

had in recent days, and a recognition that the raw core issues that need to be sorted as far as the agreement is concerned, her willingness to try to reach a consensus, and the fact that she is going to go back to brussels and ask for the necessary changes to be made. cani for the necessary changes to be made. can i take it from what the prime minister has said that she is really serious note in terms of getting a consensus that can get this through the house with the necessary legal changes to the withdrawal agreement? yes, i can give him the assurance that obviously what i want to do is to identify the way forward in relation to dealing with the issues that have been raised by the backstop. i referenced the two key issues on its potential permanency and impact on the union in my statement, and find the union in my statement, and find the best way, the way that we can resolve those issues that will command support from this house. can

i take this opportunity to warmly thank the prime minister for having listened to the concerns that i and other members have raised on the issue of eu nationals? and can i ask are, given the good wilshere shown on this issue, can she please remind the eu of their promises to reciprocate and encourage the eu 27 to remove any fees that they charge to remove any fees that they charge to uk citizens in their member states? he has raised a very important point. while it is important point. while it is important to give that reassurance to citizens here, we must also remember uk citizens living in the eu 27, and we will press them to give reciprocal commitments to uk citizens living in those member states. there are a number of states that have already said that they are committed to various ways they will provide protection for rights in a

no deal situation. we'll continue to press them all to reciprocate. last wednesday the prime minister said to the house that she would reach out in orderto the house that she would reach out in order to try and find a way forward. from the crisis facing our country. i'm sorry to say that having listened to her statement this afternoon, while her door may have been open, her mind has enclosed because she has rejected stopping us leaving the eu was no deal even though she knows it would be disastrous, and she has rejected remaining ina be disastrous, and she has rejected remaining in a customs union even though she knows it is essential to keeping an open border and maintaining friction free trade. the brexit select committee last wednesday published a report identifying a number of alternative ways forward and recommended that they be put to the house in a series of indicative vote. since she has twice this afternoon said what is it

that will secure the support of the house? wu xi now propose to devote? he knows that the government will be tabling a neutral motion next tuesday. that is what is required under legislation, and that is an amendable motion. he again referenced this issue of rejecting the deal. as i said earlier, if people don't want no deal, there are only two ways to go. it is no good members from a sedentary position shouting about this issue. the sheer fa cts shouting about this issue. the sheer facts a re shouting about this issue. the sheer facts are that no deal will only be taken off the table by either revoking article 50 which turns back the result of the referendum. government will not do that. or by having a deal. and that is what we are trying to work out. prime

minister, today the shadow international trade secretary visited my constituency and said to the bbc, " if there is a motion for a second referendum that is put before parliament, our position and the party is that we would be supporting a public vote." does the prime minister agree with me and i'm sure many brexiteers in the north of england that a second referendum would be a sell—out and cause a huge amount of harm to trust in politicians. i do agree with my honourable friend, because i believe that a lot of people voted for the first time orfor the that a lot of people voted for the first time or for the first time in many years, in the referendum in 2016, and! many years, in the referendum in 2016, and i think theirfaith in politicians would be shattered if we failed to deliver on that thought. we have a duty to deliver on that thought. the prime minister could

reach out by relaxing her own self—imposed red lines, which would include thinking about other solutions such as staying in the customs union, which would deal with the backstop situation, but she seems intent on only trying to get her dead deals through the house by playing chicken her own brexiteers and what she calls her confidence and what she calls her confidence and supply partners. will she first of all tell us that she really does wa nt of all tell us that she really does want to reach out, and secondly, will she tell the house, if we do and mend this motion next tuesday, will she respect that decision and put it into effect? of course, as i have said, it is possible for people to move amendments to the motion next tuesday. we wanted to sit down with all parties and with different groups across the house, because there are different opinions on theseissues

there are different opinions on these issues in parties across this house, and find out where it is that it would be possible to secure support for ideal to insure that really for the deal. but underpinning that of course is the importance of us delivering on the referendum. i believe it is a duty for this parliament to deliver brexit, and deliver a brexit with the deal. a majority of voters in the deal. a majority of voters in the referendum voted to leave and did not vote to sign a new comprehensive treaty binding is backing the features of the eu. but i think backing the features of the eu. but ithinka backing the features of the eu. but i think a big majority in the country would welcome a compressive trade agreement and use of article 24 while negotiating. when she goes back to brussels, will she table such a comprehensive free trade agreement and see if that breaks the logjam? i say to him that we have been looking at if free—trade agreement with the european union. i

wa nt to agreement with the european union. i want to ensure that is as ambitious as possible. that is what set out the political declaration. the only thing we know for certain people voted for in the referendum was to leave the eu. any other speculation is simply that. i repeat the question that my honourable friend the member for doncaster north had earlier. she didn't even mention the words customs union statement. but if this house voted to either remain ina if this house voted to either remain in a customs union remain in the european economic area, issues raised by her own mps last week, bush ukip that? obviously it would be for people to amend the motion a text—based next week and to see whether there is... can i say to her, she is making some assumptions about the views of people across this house which actually have not

been... not been reflected by the discussions we have had with members across the house. she is right to reject ruling out no deal. for those of us like myself who did not support the government's withdrawal agreement on the basis of the backstop, if she can return from brussels with something which is legally enforceable on this one area, i believe that she will carry most of the house with her.|j area, i believe that she will carry most of the house with her. i thank him for his comment. it has been clear in the common sessions we have heard that in the specifics of the withdrawal agreement it is the backstop it is the issue and that is why we will work hard to find a resolution. the prime minister knows that farming is integral to welsh heritage. it is the beating heart of our rural economy. but she must also

understand this. when she humours the idea of a no—deal brexit, she freezes the blood of our communities. when i meet with welsh farmers this week, on what grounds cani farmers this week, on what grounds can i possibly assure them that westminster defend their interests, when the prime minister would evidently prefer no deal to people's. ? —— people's vote.|j evidently prefer no deal to people's. ? -- people's vote. i have given my response to the idea of a second referendum previously. i was pleased to meet after we negotiated the deal with the eu, to meet with welsh farmers, and they were supporting the deal, they believed it would be a good dealfor welsh farmers. bearing in mind that the leader of the opposition has a reputation for meeting with almost any organisation in the world, my constituents found it very distasteful that he was not prepared to give up his time to meet the prime minister. will my right

honourable friend assure the house that there had been a number of occasions when the house has given instructions about holding a referendum, the house has given an instruction about the date that we leave the european union, and the prime minister is doing harvard must to carry out those commands. —— doing her utmost. i think a number of people are surprised at the leader of the opposition's unwillingness to meet with me when he has met with other groups who do not have the national interest of this country at heart, and i am absolutely working to deliver on the instructions of this parliament that we leave the european union on the 29th of march. can i welcome the prime minister ruling out a second referendum and ruling out revoking article 50, and leaving a wto, managed not, deal the table. article 50, and leaving a wto, managed not, dealthe table. but could i say to her, this is a remain

parliament. the majority of mps in this parliament voted to remain. would she not think that one of the ways we are ensuring we are what people said is to speed up the numbers of statutory instruments that need to be got through this parliament, the legislation admits to be got through, so that we can actually get out on march 29? can i say that we have been laying statutory incidents. getting as was the house does require the usual channels to work together, and sure her front bench will have had the interest she has of ensuring its roots are able to go through this house. i welcome a statement in support her determination to return to brussels to stew changes to the backstop. can i urge my right honourable friend to rule out not just revoking article 50 but also

extending it? that would give businesses certainty, and give the public some finality and some reassurance that we will leave at the end of march as promised? can i give my right honourable friend the assurance of what i'm working for us to find a deal that will secure the support of his house such that we can and will leave the european union on the 29th of march?m can and will leave the european union on the 29th of march? it is now clear that the prime minister is counting on the commons to rule out her red lines because she lacks the political authority to do so. was she also accept and understand that whether it is her dead deal, no deal, norway or no brexit, all of the options that lie ahead are substantially different to what people were promised during the referendum. bush that it is notjust a practical desire for a new referendum to break the parliamentary deadlock, but a moral

imperative to make sure it is the people that i agree this country's future for generations to come?” wish the honourable gentleman happy birthday, and i observe, not for the first last time, but he seems to me to bea first last time, but he seems to me to be a very useful fellow. —— useful fellow. i echo happy birthday to the honourable gentleman. can i say, when people voted in the referendum, they voted to leave the european union, they voted to ensure that free movement came to an end. there we re free movement came to an end. there were those who voted that we have an independent trade policy, those who voted that there was no control, no remit of the european court of justice, and those that were concerned about the right of money sent every year to the eu. it is delivering on those that i think is important that this parliament focuses on. can i welcome a

statement, especially her commitment to waive the fee to be paid, and our commitment to reach out across party in pursuit of the brexit ll? without honour that referendum. which agree with me that while the leader of the opposition's position is clear, he is for leave of north and remain down south, there are many colleagues who have brexit voting constituencies who are looking to honour the results, and which is support those talks and try to find a moderate, sensible, audley brexit that can deliver for the majority of the british people? on the issue, i am working to ensure that we can find that awaits the route, that enables us to leave the eu, to leave in a smooth and orderly way, delivered a deal and delivered a deal that is good for people across the whole of the uk. i've

spent time reaching out any house of commons, might we have a chance to reach out to higher? during her statement, she made a number of assertions about what the opinions we re of assertions about what the opinions were of this house, but none of us know what the opinions of this house are, or is. might therefore, when i takena are, or is. might therefore, when i taken a moment on the indicative votes, mighty prime minister make that government policy so that we can openly and i will see how we are voting, not how we are privately lobbying and what guidance we wish to give to the prime minister? the right honourable gentleman says i made a number of assertions. i made a number of comments that are based on the discussions that we have had, so far with people from across this house and we will continue to have those discussions. i'm sure the right honourable gentleman well, as i've indicated earlier. there is a

neutral motion that is amendable next week, but the comment i made on the views across the house were made on the discussions that we have had. there are further discussions to be had. thank you very much, i would like to start by thanking the prime minister for offering to waive the £65 fee for the use of have a significant number in my constituency in south cambridge in the scientific and reset can committees that will be relieved. they went been relieved that almost a week has gone on since the votes that were so is the in this place and yet we have no further information today, about what the government was my position as. surely we cannot go on for yet another week, that is wasting another week, that is wasting another two weeks in total without some direction, 70 members of this house today have suggested, customs union, pupils were coming to devote, the parameter must commit to one of those next week. i set out to the statement, the areas on which the issues that have come up during the discussions we have had with members

across this house. we will continue to have the discussions, we are addressing those issues that i have identified in my statements.” cannot believe that in good conscience, knowing what the prime minister does about the devastating impact of no deal, on our economy and security, that she is willing to let us leave the eu on that basis, yet she seems wedded to her red lines and still against a people's vote which would have majority support if she backed it. with 67 days to go, the country deserves better than a massive game of chicken in the tory party. when woody pan minister recognises she needs to move? she talks about the issue of no deal, it is not good enough, simply to say that somebody doesn't want no deal. you can only deliver, not having no deal as i have said in two ways. the there may

be members of the liberal democrat party that have a different view from me about the bush stay in the european union. i think we should honour the result of the referendum. the only other way to insure that we don't leave the eu is to leave with a deal. who would leave the chamber of commerce that. what we have been listening to theresa may talking to mps about how she woke up to break the brexit deadlock saying that she will continue talks with the dup and others on the issue of the backstop. hoping to get the support for heart brexit's deal with the eu, even though mps defeated that last week bya though mps defeated that last week by a massive majority of 230. she has also promised she will continue cross— party has also promised she will continue cross—party talks. but jeremy has also promised she will continue cross—party talks. butjeremy corbyn from the opposition said prime minister is in deep denialfrom those talks. those talks were

nothing more than a pr sham. what did you make of that? plan b is ready to carry on with plan a. theresa may is making it very clear that she has identified the backstop as the issue in all of this. people are concerned about being trapped in are concerned about being trapped in a customs union and the uk not being able to get out. so it is that. she is going to be fixed on. she is still going down that route of the deal she negotiated with the eu painstakingly over a couple of yea rs. painstakingly over a couple of years. she still thinks that is the best option. now, as you can imagine, the reaction from across the house, from those that don't agree with hotel, think she is in denial. they think she's ignoring the reality of that huge defeat by 230 votes. the biggest parliamentary

defeat for any government. but, she has obviously identified that her opponents arnotts coalescing around one particular idea. she is urging eve ryo ne one particular idea. she is urging everyone to be honest about taking no deal of the table. the only way to do that is to back a deal, which would be higher deal or an alternative one, or to revoke article 50, which means staying in the eu and she doesn't think that people are being honest about those being the options. we know there are several mps that be putting an amendment in the next week or so, trying to aim for different things, but at the moment, there is no sign that there is a majority in the house of commons about any of those, so she is simply carrying on, trying to persuade her own side and the dup. you can see how that is more attractive than trying to get labour vote and opposition votes, because she doesn't want to spit a party any more than it is already, of course after a ll more than it is already, of course after all of the she wants to try to carry on governing and to do that, she needs the dup. she also

announced, that the £65 of the that the government were going to charge users of those who are living here, if they want settled status, if they wa nt to if they want settled status, if they want to register for that statement, they have to basically £5, that is now being waved, scrapped by the government, the prime minister announced. a bit strange to scrap that on the day it has been launched, so some people have already paid them dixie £5. they are being told it would get the money back but how efficient they are is another matter. she is getting some praise and support from people in the house of commons that she has decided to scrap that and the reasoning being, lots of people, uses and have come here, many decades ago and now when they try to apply for the settled status, they have to pay money and the argument is that it is in not fair that people came here with the understanding that they were free to move here, under the rules and when you change them, if they suddenly

got to pay for something different isn't fire. they have decided to do that but on the body is as pretty belated and if she had done it at the beginning, or not introduced it at the first place, that would've been better than announcing it and got getting the flak for it. she decided to make a u—turn. got getting the flak for it. she decided to make a u-turn. thank you. that's it from me for the moment, i will be back at five o'clock. a teenager has been charged with the murder ofjade a teenager has been charged with the murder of jade and moody. a teenager has been charged with the murder ofjade and moody. after he was not off his notepad. he was knocked off his notepad by a car and then stabbed several times. today,

an 18—year—old appeared in court charged with his murder. wearing a prison issued grey tracksuit, he also faced a second charge of possessing a weapon. he answered a number of basic questions in court. he confirmed his name out of date of birth as august 2000, he gave his address in wembley in north london, and he was finally asked for his nationality, he told the court he was british. although one person has now been charged, the police say this remains an active investigation. a detective have renewed their appeal into the matter. the suspect has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in court on wednesday, but this time at the old bailey. a baby boy who was hit by a car has

died. his mother who was pushing the pram at the time onjanuary the died at the scene in croydon road. and died yesterday. scotland yard said the driver of the car, who stopped at the scene and was taken to hospital with non life—threatening injuries, is co—operating with police. a man carrying a machete on a train has been arrested in essex. police say he was found with the 15 inch blade on a service between colchester and witham last night. victims of domestic abuse are to receive a wide range of new protections, under government plans for what it calls "landmark" new legislation. it says penalties for perpetrators will be increased, and also that — for the first time — abusers will be prevented from cross—examining their victims in family courts. sarah, not her real name, survived years of domestic abuse. he would control the finances, so comment on what i spent, how much i spent,

ask me why i spent something, so i'd just stop. if i was going out with my friends, he'd comment on the outfit — it was too short, i looked too fat. but when she had to fight to keep the child she had with him, she had to face her abuser in family court, where he was allowed to cross—examine her. it re—traumatises you. you believe them more than yourself, because they're allowed to tell you how to think, and he was allowed to tell me how to think for three years. so, by allowing him to cross—examine me in court for three hours, it took me back to a place i thought i'd have got away from. the cross—examination by a perpetrator is just one practice the government wants to abolish as it launches its draft domestic abuse bill. the proposed legislation would include a new definition of domestic abuse — focusing on economic abuse, which includes stopping someone from going to work or getting an education — a domestic commissioner, and domestic abuse protection orders that could force offenders into rehabilitation.

polygraph tests are going to be piloted on hundreds of convicted who are at high risk of reoffending. they'll be asked questions to make sure they haven't broken their parole conditions. if they fail, it doesn't mean to say they're going back to prison, but what it does mean is their case could be reviewed. but with no new money backing the proposals, some charities are only cautiously welcoming the bill. what we'd really like to see is embedded specialist domestic abuse workers in the nhs, better co—ordination between the court systems, so that they're speaking to each other and understanding the risk to various family members. we'd like to see really great training around relationships and sex education, and we want to see a cross—government strategy on perpetrators of abuse which goes even further than what we've heard today. and as government experts estimate domestic abuse costs society in england and wales £66 billion in a year, some campaigners describe the amount being spent tackling the issue as a drop in the ocean.

the european union has imposed chemical weapons sanctions on nine russian and syrian officials as punishment for the use of chemical weapons. the eu said two agents at russia's military intelligence agency, the gru as well as its head and deputy head were responsible for "possession, transport and use" of the nerve agent used in the attack on the former spy, sergei skripal, in salisbury last year. some customers' are being charged hundreds of pounds in illegal card fees, a year after surcharges were banned. shops, taxi firms, letting agents and even a university were found breaking the law as part of an undercover investigation by the bbc‘s inside out programme. traders are being warned they could end up in court and customers are entitled to a refund. jonathan gibson reports. and it's now over a year since traders had to call time on card fees.

£30.50. what's the 50 for? card fee. but this mobile drinks company in blackpool is still adding them to the price. i thought those fees had been banned, mate. no, it's all on the website, mate. but it's now stopped trading. at this chinese takeaway near exeter, paying with a card can also mean paying extra. there is an extra charge. it's now scrapped the fees. sylvia is a trading standards officer. if you have to pay more because you are paying by credit card, then you would have to pay if you are paying by cash, then it breaches the rules. there are some exceptions. corporate credit cards aren't included in the band, but it's clear some traders don't know what is. this london chain of letting agents believes it can charge a card fee on some payments, because they are exempt. it's only on rent and bits and pieces like that. but they are not. it's now suspended the charges. david cox, who represents letting agents admits there is confusion. every few months, there

is a new law coming out. agents are missing some, they are just not getting to grips fast enough with the speed of legislative change. concern shared by the wider business community. i think it's understandable that there are going to be some small businesses that just aren't across the details on this. there are a lot of different rules in there that haven't been particularly well explained. but it's costing consumers dear. at this second—hand car dealer near birmingham... what did you say the surcharge was? 396. the dealer's card surcharge adds more than £140 to the price. hi, mate, i'm wondering if you can help me... and at the university of hull, some students who paid for their tuition fees with a credit card have been charged £185 more than everyone else. the university says it was a genuine mistake and has refunded thousands of pounds. as for the other businesses

featured, well their customers, too, could be entitled to a refund. as is anyone who's paid a card fees since the law changed a year ago. whether that's 50p or hundreds of pounds. you can see this story in full on bbc inside out west midlands at 7.30pm tonight on bbc one and on iplayer after that. two ships caught fire in the kerch strait near crimea earlier today. russia's transport ministry said a rescue operation was underway. it also revealed that crew members were jumping into the sea to escape the flames. the people aboard the two ships totalled 31 and included turkish jamie is here — in a moment he will be telling us what's going on the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. theresa may's told the commons that although changes need to be made to her brexit deal, the government has a duty to implement the referendum result.

the fee for eu citizens living in the uk who apply to stay here after brexit is to be waived, the prime—minister has said. police in northern ireland say they are dealing with two security alerts in londonderry, involving hijacked vehicles. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. china has announced its slowest growth since 1990 — it's significant becasue remember it's the world's second largest economy, so it's sparked worries about a wider global slowdown. it grew by 6.6% in 2018. the official figures were released today. sports direct founder mike ashley has placed a bid to buy music chain hmv. the music retailer collapsed last month, the second time it's gone into administration in six years, putting over 2,000 jobs at risk in 125 stores. if you're shopping around for energy — gas, electricity — you'll get better value for money

and service from a small energy supplier, according to the consumer charity which? they surveyed 8,000 energy users. the top five favourites were small suppliers. the big six — british gas, edf energy, eon, npower, scottish power and sse — were in the bottom third. let's have a look at the markets — here's here's simon derrick, chief markets strategist, bank of new york mellon. china, a significant slowdown. is this to do with trade problems or is it something more fundamental? something more fundamental. the story has been going on for over 12 months, and arguably several years. there is a lot of overhead in the

chinese economy that needs to be cleared out. the craig storie is adding to that, and that significant because it brings pressure on the authorities in beijing to maybe get authorities in beijing to maybe get a trade war story resolved. maybe that will be a significant factor in the next few weeks. there are still sticking points in negotiations over intellectual property. " hmv, mike ashley expanding his empire. what's he doing? that he really want to sell cds? it's fascinating. most of the week there is a mike ashley story out there, whether it is debenhams house of fraser, and now hmv. yes, it is a diversified portfolio. maybe it is by low, but it is hard to see what he sees in the high street or in the large brands on the high street that the rest of us are missing. it is curious. it's not quite the death of

the high street, but maybe people don't like going into the stores anymore. he obviously sees something we don't. which is always worrying! glaxo smith kline, a story i haven't mentioned in the headlines, but a big change at the top, to do with fundamental changes in the company. yes, the chairman is standing down, he has been there since 2015. puts a lot of pressure on the company because gs kay have been underperforming. they announced a deal the end of last year, they will spot a part of the business to become a comp consumer brand. in a lot of ways, this is so philip saying, this is my legacy. i've made this major change, now it's the time to step down and let someone else do the organisation of getting those deals through. watch your verdict on the way to splitting up? is this the way to go for a company the size? it's a company a lot of people have in their portfolio. certainly the

idea of doing something radical like that, maybe that is exactly what is needed at this point for them to be able to compete effectively in what has been a competitive sector. thanks, simon. let's have a look at the markets — here's how they have closed. the ftse 100 the ftse100 hardly move, it was waiting to see what would happen without announcement in parliament. no reaction. following that stepping down of the chairman, glaxo down a little. and a pretty quiet market at the moment. quiet start to the week, but more time for it to get exciting. now, many world leaders consider tea with the queen a high point

in any visit to the uk. so when an episode of the popular children's tv programme peppa pig featured just such a visit it entralled a set of twins in china. a video was posted online of them asking if they could pay the queen a visit themselves — and it's gone viral — as our correspondentjohn sudworth has been finding out. she's a pig with a little snout and huge global clout. you can't walk around a muddy puddle! this episode, in which peppa meets the queen... i say, that does look fun. ..made a splash a long way from britain. after watching it, these chinese twins posted this message to the queen, asking if they could also visit her palace. the video's been viewed almost 4 million times. and it worked, sort of. hello, mi ni and mi ai. i'm the british ambassador, so i'm the british queen's representative in china. i'd like you to come and visit me in my house in beijing and we can perhaps have tea

and scones in the british style and we can talk about making your dream come true. it's not quite the same as tea with the queen, perhaps, but the twins were also given the promise of a trip to the uk. a huge opportunity, and that for the british government, keen to promote industries like tourism, the hope is that peppa can bring home the bacon. ifiiii 2,12” 7572—5757? ff ,, , , she even has her subversive side, with peppa tattoos now used as a symbol of an underground counterculture. we've seen the success of premier league football here, we've seen paddington bear, we've seen downton abbey, we've seen sherlock,

and peppa pig is another manifestation of the power of uk culture around the world and that's great for creativity, it's great for the uk and it's great for tourism as well. aeroplane! neeeooowww! with the twins preparing to jet off to britain, diplomats must be wishing all uk—china diplomacy could end so happily. what is that they say about pigs and flying? john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. whee! well, if you were up early enough this morning you may have been lucky enough to see a stunning red moon like this. it's a lunar eclipse, called the super blood wolf moon, and was visible across the uk, in places that weren't covered by cloud. the unusual event happens when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon. pallab ghosh reports. eerie and beautiful. it's happened for billions of years, yet each time, there's a sense

of awe and wonder when the moon turns blood red. across the uk, stargazers gathered to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles. at first i was really sceptical. i thought i can't see any red, you know. and then it got sort of redder and redder and i was kind of convinced it was red. so, really don't want to stop looking, really. just keep having another glance at it. it was enjoyed by crowds in los angeles. this year, amateur astronomers were in for a special treat. the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon. we have a super moon because it's full and it's close to the earth. it is a wolf moon because it's the january full moon. and it's a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse, according to some folks. so, why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun.

that blocks out most of the light, but a little bit still gets through, through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so what we see on the ground as sunset and sunrise is projected onto the moon. and the effect is incredible. unfortunately, there was heavy cloud during the crucial hours, spoiling the view for people in scotland, northern ireland and wales. and there was early morning fog in many parts of the country, but for the rest, the view was spectacular. this from south wales. here's one from eastbourne. and the blood moon through the trees from normington in west yorkshire. the interesting thing about astronomy is that it is a science everyone can be involved with and that's why it has such a huge appeal. you don't need very much to go out and look at a lunar eclipse. and i think it's also fair to say this is something that unites us across the whole history and prehistory of humanity. it's very easy to imagine that if you've got enough to eat, if you've got adequate shelter, if

you're otherwise safe, you can take a little bit of time to look up at the night sky. and something like a lunar eclipse must have given you pause for thought. a beautiful event that won't be seen so well in the uk until 2023. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. the chiller set to continue, some gloomy skies this morning, but not everywhere. the far south—east saw some decent sunshine, and if anything tomorrow it will be the sunshine that wins out and we will get off to a similarly chilly start to today. the first thing tomorrow we will see it stretches of ice. at the moment we have a weather system

trying to push on from the west, causing cloud to thicken, mm m some stron winds bring heavy rain, some strong winds this evening, and snow across scotla nd this evening, and snow across scotland and perhaps the pennines. as the front moves east we could see heavy rain across the south—east of england. behind that front, temperatures drop. white ground is the perfect recipe for widespread ice first thing on tuesday. it difficult mixture of rain, sleet and snow for the far south—east first thing on tuesday, and behind the weather front it is snow showers for tuesday, pushing into scotland, northern ireland, especially the north—west of england and wales through the morning. as the day moves on, the wind could push them further eastwards. in the afternoon the midlands could see wintry flurries, most likely wet snow.

further north, recovering as possible just about anywhere. showers and another cold day with highs of four or 5 degrees. a cold day on wednesday. plenty of frost around. the changes on friday when it will be milder from the west, but only temporarily, we're back into the cold region for the weekend. wednesday, sunshine on offer, wintry showers on the cards again for scotla nd showers on the cards again for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures struggling. the outlook for thursday a similar, but something milder in the west milder on friday, but more cold, the weekend. today at five: theresa may has returned

to parliament to try to ease concerns about how to avoid a hard border in ireland. and — after last week's heavy defeat in parliament she promises to be more "flexible" over brexit. i will be talking further to collea g u es i will be talking further to colleagues this week including the dup about how we can meet our commitments to be but northern ireland. —— the people of northern ireland. but the labour leader accused her of being in "deep denial" and said her deal was "undeliverable. " the prime minister also announced the £65 fee eu nationals would have had to pay

for the right to stay in britain