to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sale and his pilot. hundreds of students join police to search for libby squire, who disappeared in hull on thursday night — police say they're extremely concerned for her welfare. victims of crime will be given new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders from prison, after a review in england & wales. now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, where after a marathon voting session, mps instruct theresa may to go back to brussels and ask for changes to the controversial

northern ireland backstop. and they demand the pm rules out a no deal brexit. we'll be all right in a no deal scenario. it is the real people, constituents of mine, your constituents — the hill farmers, the factory workers, the mums, the dads and ultimately the children who will pay the real price for our time wasting. i have actually got to the point where i am past caring what the deal is we have, i will vote for it. to get a smooth exit. but after those votes there's little sign of a cross—party consensus. i look forward to meeting the prime minister to discuss a solution that could, in my view, unite the country. changes to the backstop alone will not be sufficient. so far, he has opposed everything this government has put forward in relation to a deal. also on this programme: demands for a clampdown on harmful social media content.

and a commons committee counts the cost of fast fashion. we throw 11 million items of clothing worth £140 million into the bin in the uk every year. but first... it was time for mps to make clear what sort of brexit they wanted — that was theresa may's view as she stood before them again ahead of the latest round of brexit votes. when she'd put her deal to the commons in mid january, it was rejected by a majority of 230, and the prime minister had been sent away for a rethink. now she was back and this time things were a bit different. mps weren't voting on mrs may's plan as such, but instead on a number of options or amendments which they themselves had put foward. of the 14 on the order paper, seven had been selected by the speaker to be voted on. opening the debate, theresa may said that last time round the commons had made clear that it didn't want to crash out with no deal or to hold a general election. and she said she didn't think

there was a majority for a second referendum. but i also accept that this house does not want the deal i put before it in the form that it currently exists. the vote was decisive and i listened. so the world knows what this house does not want. today, we need to send an emphatic message about what we do want. theresa may had told her mps to back an amendment to her plans from the conservative sir graham brady. it called for the controversial insurance policy of the northern ireland backstop — proposed to stop a physical border reappearing between northern ireland and the republic — to be replaced with "alternative arrangments. " the prime minister is trying to encourage this house to vote for an amendment which uses the words alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. forgive me, prime minister, if i say that those words are nebulous. they are nebulous.

the prime minister has a duty to spell out to this house before we vote what those arrangements, alternative arrangements are. theresa may explained why she was backing the brady amendment. what i'm talking about is not a further exchange of letters but a significant and legally binding change to the withdrawal agreement. negotiating such a change will not be easy, it will involve reopening the withdrawal agreement, a move for which i know there is limited appetite among our european partners. but i believe that with a mandate from this house and supported by the attorney general, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster and the secretary of state for exiting the european union, i can secure such a change in advance of our departure from the eu. i welcome what she has said in terms, that she will go back and seek the reopening of the withdrawal agreement and she can be assured of our support in trying to find a solution which avoids any hard borders on the island of ireland and also avoids any borders within the united kingdom.

will she not recognise that what she is chasing out our heated up fantasies which have already been rejected by the eu and they depend on technologies that don't exist. theresa may said mps were not indulging in fantasies but coming up with serious proposals. the time has come for words to be matched by deeds. if you want to tell brussels what this house will accept, you have to vote for it. if you want to leave with the deal, you have to vote for it. if you want brexit, you have to vote for brexit. cheers. well, the noise level in the commons ramped up even further when the labour leaderjeremy corbyn stood up to give his response. labour had put down its own amendment calling on the government to make time for mps to consider and vote on different options to prevent no deal. labour's amendment which stands in my name and those of my colleagues starts, mr speaker, by calling for sufficient time for parliament to vote on options that prevent leaving with no deal.

but whatever happens in the votes that follow, it is now becoming inevitable that the government will have to extend article 50 in any scenario. jeremy corbyn said he backed some kind of customs union. theresa may stepped in. he hasjust reiterated, as his motion references, the need for a customs union. will he now tell this house whether he means accepting the common commercial policy, accepting the common external tariffs, access to the union customs code? it is no use asking the shadow secretary of state... and accepting the eu state aid rules. obviously, mr speaker, a customs union would be negotiated. it would be inclusive. and it would be designed to ensure that...

designed to ensure that our jobs are protected, our investment is protected, and there is frictionless and seamless trade between the european union, and we would have a say in future trade arrangements. we will continue to vote down the blindfold brexit deal that will drive our economy off the cliff edge. mr speaker, there are just 59 days to go until brexit day, and that deal on the table is done. it has been dead in the water for months, yet the prime minister is still seeking to run down the clock and push it through this house. this is incredibly reckless and risky. then it was the turn of the mps who'd put forward amendments. yvette cooper wanted to bring in a bill extending the timetable for the uk to leave the eu because she feared the uk would leave without a deal. because every time the prime minister has had a chance to pull

back and to reach out, she has done the opposite. every time she has had a chance to think about the country, she has instead turned to the party. and every time, when she has had the chance to build bridges, she has turned instead to the hardliners who simply want to set those bridges on fire. sir graham brady aimed to replace the so—called irish backstop with unspecified "alternative arrangments." what i hope to demonstrate with amendment m today is that there is an agreement which can win majority support in this house of commons, and that by voting for amendment m, we can send the prime minister back to brussels to negotiate, we can do so having strengthened her hand. an amendment from a labour mp, jack dromey, and the conservative caroline spelman simply aimed to rule out a no deal brexit. the public are weary with the brexit debate. it is not quick and painless, as promised. they want us to come together

in the national interest, and we can do that by agreeing no to no deal. that means there has to be a deal and then doing it. the leader of the liberal democrats claimed the impact of no deal was already being felt. there is a real danger now of panic getting hold in the way that it did ten years ago but in a different way in the financial crisis. and the longer we leave this no deal on the table, the greater the risk of that happening and its consequences. i voted for the prime minister's first deal, i shall vote for whatever she brings back, i'm going to vote for the brady amendment. i've actually got to the point where i am past caring what the deal is that we have, i will vote for it. to get a smooth exit. he talked about the risks of no deal. and if those risks materialise, our party will not be forgiven for many years to come. it will be the first time when we have consciously taken a risk on behalf of our nation and terrible things have happened to real people in our nation

because of that risk, and we will not be able to argue that it was someone else‘s fault. we'll be all right with a no deal scenario. it is the real people, constituents of mine, your constituents, the hill farmers, the factory workers, the mums, the dads, and ultimately the children who will pay the real price for our time wasting. an snp mp said there were already reports that the eu wouldn't accept the brady amendment seeking to renegotiate the irish backstop. what we've been engaged in today is another waste of time and a charade and frankly a joke. now, last friday, mr speaker, was robert burns' birthday. he famously said, "0 wad some power the giftie gie us, "to see oursels as others see us!" today, mr speaker, the uk government and this parliament are seen as the laughing stock of europe. there then followed a marathon session of voting. mps rejected all the amendments with two exceptions.

they backed caroline spelman and jack dromey‘s demand that a no deal brexit to be ruled out. but more significantly they approved the government—backed amendment from the conservative sir graham brady calling for the northern ireland backstop to be replaced with "alternative arrangements." as soon as those votes were over mrs may was on her feet. tonight, a majority of honourable members have said they would support a deal with changes to the backstop. it is now clear that there is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable... substantial and sustainable majority in this house for leaving the eu with a deal. in light of the defeat of the honourable member the leader of the opposition's amendment, i again invite him to take up my offer of a meeting to see if we can find a way forward. the house has emphatically voted to reject a no deal option that the prime minister was supporting. could i say that we are prepared

to meet her to put forward... to put forward the points of view from the labour party of the kind of agreement we want with the european union to protect jobs, to protect living standards and to protect rights and conditions in this country. this is a sad day when the prime minister has had to admit that her deal doesn't have the support and that she is prepared now to try and pick away at the backstop. we were told that the backstop was there to protect the peace process but tonight the conservative party has effectively ripped apart the good friday agreement. this house, mr speaker, should be ashamed of itself. it is quite frankly outrageous. i am speaking on behalf, i believe, of both communities of northern ireland, to say that this vote tonight drives a coach and horses through the good friday agreement.

it does nothing of the sort. and it is utterly reckless to talk in those terms. utterly reckless. the fact of the matter is that nobody in northern ireland, no political party, is advocating any kind of hard border in the island of ireland. and we certainly do not advocate what others advocate which is creating borders within the united kingdom or ripping up the united kingdom. when the woman holding the title of prime minister is driven solely by the ideal of holding the tory party together and the man known as the leader of the opposition will neither lead nor oppose, how do you advise to get the house back to working for the communities we are supposed to represent? liz saville roberts with a question for the speakerm who said simply he was sure there'd be plenty more opportunities to debate brexit. and mps didn't have to wait long.

theresa may and jeremy corbyn had agreed to sit down for their first round of face—to—face talks on wednesday afternoon. but before that, there was the weekly session of pmqs to get through. theresa may was asked if she would now rule out no deal. last night, the house did vote to reject no deal. but that cannot be the end of the story. the only way... the right honourable gentleman says of course not. i think that is the first time he has actually accepted that you can'tjust vote to reject no deal, you have to vote for a deal. otherwise you leave with no deal. will he ensure that if this government comes back with a revised deal that ensures we don't leave with no deal, he will actually support it? i look forward to meeting the prime minister to discuss a solution that could, in my view, unite the country. changes to the backstop alone will not be sufficient. businesses and trade unions are very clear that any solution, any solution must involve a customs

union and the strongest possible deal with the single market. when the snp westminster leader stood up, theresa may attacked the comments he'd made the night before, accusing the tories of ripping up the good friday agreement. but the snp leader was unrepentant, accusing the prime minister of acting with sheer irresponsibility. and he summed up the impact he thought brexit would have on scotland. prime minister, scotland wants to stay in the eu. we are scuppered by this government ignoring scotland. prime minister, do you accept that you promised scotland everything, you've delivered nothing? prime minister. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, scotland is part of the united kingdom, it voted in 2014 to stay part of the united kingdom. the united kingdom will be leaving the european union. theresa may. the week wasn't all about brexit of course. on thursday, the culture secretary,

jeremy wright, indicated that the government is preparing to clamp down on social media companies to protect young people from harmful content. he was responding to concern over the death of molly russell. the 14—year—old took her own life in 2017 after viewing disturbing posts about suicide on social media. a new report by mps on the technology committee says social media helped facilitate online bullying and grooming. and they've called for a regulator who could take action against internet companies if they broke the law. a conservative thought it was time for a word with the new head of global affairs at facebook, sir nick clegg. he seems startled at the idea that facebook has any responsibility in this area when he was asked about it on television recently. does my right honourable friend has any plans to speak with mr clegg about this? or is it sir nick? sir nick. the government is preparing a policy document, or white paper, to set out proposed changes to the law.

i spoke to sir nick last week, and what i told him is what i am happy to tell the house, which is when the white paper is published, he and everyone else, including facebook, will see that the government's intent is to set out with clarity what the responsibilities of online companies like facebook are, how they should meet those responsibilities, and what will happen to them if they do not. this morning, the science and technology committee have called for a legal duty of care on social media companies. we support that very important report. will the secretary of state confirm that he supports that claim, and say explicitly that it has to be underpinned and enforced by a regulator that has teeth? the minister paid tribute to molly russell's family. she is not, sadly, the first of these cases, and she is not likely to be the last. and may i take the opportunity, mr speaker, also to pay tribute to her father, who i am sure the whole house will agree, has notjust dealt with his loss with immense dignity but has sought to ensure that that

loss was not in vain and that people will make the changes that we all agree are necessary. on the point about duty of care, it is certainly something, as he knows because we've discussed it, it is something we are considering very carefully. and we are also very keen to ensure that whatever the white paper says, whatever the structures it sets up, that those structures can be enforced, because it is clear that although i think it is right to point out that some social media companies have done some things in this space which we should applaud, there has been nowhere near enough activity yet and i think it would be wrong to assume that this house or this government can sit back and allow the social media companies to do this voluntarily. jeremy wright. now, the uk fashion industry contributes £32 billion to the economy every year. but the environmental audit committee has been looking at fast fashion — the cutprice clothes picked

for pennies that can have a huge impact on workers and the environment. the mp who chairs the committee presented an interim report to the house of commons. we heard evidence that fast fashion encourages the over purchase, overconsumption, and under—utilisation of clothes. this leads to excessive waste. we throw away 11 million items of clothing worth £140 million into the bin in the uk every year. the committee heard of the dire conditions in some factories in asia, but there were terrible working practices closer to home. we heard their workers were working long, gruelling shifts, often earning as little as £3.50 an hour. hmrc told us that since 2012, over 90 factories in the uk have been caught in breach of minimum wage regulations, illegally underpaying their workers and forced to pay out £90,000 in wage arrears. mr speaker, you'll know just by looking at me that i used to be

the minister for fashion for six years. and the honourable lady will no, just looking at me, that none of my clothes and enjoy a single use outing. her report is so good that it should not gather dust and that ministers and other willing members should work with her and fashion stakeholders to give british fashion actually a fantastic competitive edge in being the world's leading sustainable fashion industry. the committee will be releasing its full report with recommendations in the coming weeks and the minister, mims davies, said she looked forward to reading it. the head of the bbc has defended plans to rebuild the outside set of the tv soap eastenders after the financial watchdog, the national audit office, reported that the scheme was set to cost £27 million more than originally intended. the new set was due to open in 2018,

but won't now be ready until 2023. the new albert square will be near the existing set at the bbc‘s elstree studios in hertfordshire. it will have actual brick buildings, unlike the current one which only uses facades. what went wrong? you're dealing with the site where on any one day, three multi—camera shoots are going on whilst eastenders is being done, you've got a residential area. we've had issues round inflation, we've had issues around the nature of the contract, putting it all in one sort of dollop, to be colloquial, as opposed to breaking down as we have done since then. and we came across problems to do with a site that had asbestos that we couldn't have foreseen. the external eastenders set dates back to the soap‘s birth in 1984. over 3a years of broadcasting on the set of eastenders on a set that was designed for two years was still being run. over high winds, or high rains, you have to go and move the people

shooting stuff because things might fall off. forgive me, it is long before your time, but by 1986, eastenders was the most watched programme on television. the christmas ratings reached something like 27 million. yes. could you explain why the decision has taken something in the region of 30 odd years to upgrade to the set? i would have thought when it was quite clear that eastenders had a long—term future, that the bbc would have done something then? both an and i, since we came back to the bbc, we had been trying to deal with some of the long—term building issues that the bbc has faced and has avoided, to your point. it struck us both that investment was longer overdue and it is something that is at the heart of our schedules, great for reaching, what, nine million people each week, and is producing over 100 hours of output per year. the young watch it a lot. and it is another important way of us not only showing people a great drama that they cannot onto but important social

messages get out there. we felt investment in this was a priority for us. lord hall. the scottish government's budget has passed a key holyrood vote after the snp struck a deal with the greens. it includes more core funding for councils and extra powers for them to levy parking and tourist taxes. the deal will see the greens support the government throughout all three stages of the budget process. the finance secretary derek mackay set out the plan. presiding officer, in the face of the turbulence and chaos caused by the uk government, i urge the scottish parliament to deliver certainty and stability for scotland by supporting the principles of the budget bill. this scottish budget prepares our economy for opportunities of the future. it enables the transformation to a low carbon economy and build a more inclusive and just society. the conservatives said they'd been willing to talk to the snp

about plans to grow the economy and how to support public services. but rather than talk to us, they'd rather talk to the anti—growth, anti—business greens. and instead of reducing the tax burden, they are going to put it up. the consequence will be that the scottish economy will continue to underperform and we'll have yet more taxes on hard—working families. that is not a direction we can support, presiding officer, and for that reason, we will vote against this budget at decision time tonight. but in the event the stage one vote passed by 67 votes to 58, with one msp abstaining. now, let's take a look now at what's been happening in the wider world of politics. with our countdown, here's gary connor. at five, the lady is now returning. but only if councillors vote in favour next week. a statue of margaret thatcher could be heading to her hometown of grantham. but police want it put on a ten foot high plinth to save it from a similar fate to this one. at four, labour's tulip siddiq

made history this week as the first mp to vote by proxy during tuesday's brexit debate. she is on maternity leave after giving birth to her son raphael. at three, one snp member was literally falling over herself to shut down conservatives murdoch fraser in the scottish parliament. he had them rolling in the aisles. at two... i think it is my turn this time. ..two senior peers clashed over who had the right to speak in the normally genteel house of lords. order. the house will hear from lord cormorant. but proper behaviour was $0011 restored. and at one, it is notjust westminster which is rowdy, brussels is too. scottish mep david coburn was told off for heckling. but the chair had a reminderfor him. this is not the house of commons, colleagues, this is the european parliament.

gary connor there. and that's it from me for now but do join keith macdougall on bbc parliament on monday night at 11 for a full roundup of the day here at westminster. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. we're going to notice a big difference in our weather through the coming week. it's going to be turning much milder. so gone will be scenes like this. some spots in oxfordshire and hampshire saw temperatures as low as —10 celsius last night. we start to look to the atlantic for our weather systems and begin to draw up milder air. but, it won't be plain sailing. at times, we're going to see some rain which could be heavy and we will have spells of windy weather too. through the rest of the day we have got some outbreaks of patchy rain stretching

across lancashire and yorkshire. and rain will start to move in to parts of northern ireland too, but it's not been as cold as it has been recently. so as we head into this evening, the winds will strengthen, particularly along western coasts. some exposed spots could have gusts of around 50 miles an hour. snow for the highlands in particular. here, we could have as much as ten centimetres and the rain working its way into the far south and east before the end of the night. certainly not as cold as it was last night, a big difference in the temperatures. so through monday it's a clearing up day. we'll start off on a very blustery note but the winds will ease as the day goes on. most areas will start to see it dry up, that rain and the clouds, perhaps just outstaying its welcome down towards the far south and east. the winds easing, it remains breezy through the day, but look at the difference in the temperatures. many spots, particularly down towards the south and the west, back up into double figures. but a ridge of high pressure overnight monday into tuesday means we are expecting a frost. we've got light winds

and clear skies. we could start to see some mist and fog form, particularly down towards the south, which could be dense in places. we begin to see rain edge its way into the far south—west, so here it won't be quite so cold and certainly even where we've got the frost, it won't be as cold as it was last night. so a chilly start perhaps for some on tuesday morning, a bright start. but that early morning sunshine will give way to increasing amounts of cloud and outbreaks of rain, working their way up from the south on the west up towards the north and the east. it's still mild though, many spots in double figures or high single figures and that will continue to be the trend really as we head through this week. we'll notice a big difference in those temperatures — many spots back up into double figures, feeling more like spring. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty as it confirms that its new suv won't be made in sunderland, but in japan. theresa may says she has new ideas

on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. hundreds of students join police to search for libby squire, who disappeared in hull on thursday night. police say they're extremely concerned for her welfare. victims of crime will be given new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders from prison, after a review in england and wales. essex county fire and rescue service say they are dealing with a serious incident involving a light aircraft.