this is beyond 100 days. this is bbc news. the headline. with me, katty kay, in washington — matthew price is in london. our top stories: theresa may and the eu's three conservative mps quit the jean claude juncker reconfirm their commitment to avoiding a hard party over the government's handling border on the island of ireland — they said they will be of brexit. today theyjoined the new you're watching beyond one hundred days. independent grip on the other side theresa may meeting again soon. of the commons. you win in politics is in brussels and about to speak to the press about her latest brexit meetings. islamic state bride, shamima begum, but it'll be hard to persuade the eu reacts to plans to revoke when you are in a team with shared her british passport — she tells the bbc she values and principles and i believe expected more sympathy. that mine are no longer welcome in that her government is united, a top cybersecurity chief says after three conservative britain can handle the security the conservative party. meanwhile mps left the party. risks associated with using 5g the new independent group technology made by huawei — theresa may is in brussels for now has 11 members. but that's not a view shared by other experts, crunch talks with european the conservatives said they switched who call the prospect "naive." over because of the government's commission presidentjean—claude disastrous handling of brexit. younger as the clock runs down to we'll bring you those remarks coming up in the next half hour: brexit. bangladesh says there is no as soon as we get them. also on the programme: a small brown rat from australia becomes the world's first mammal question of shamima begum being president trump is fighting to go extinct due to climate change. allowed to enter the country after back against a report that he asked whether someone loyal the uk government said they intended to him could head the plus, we revisit the bay in thailand closed indefinitely by authorities cohen investigation. it's adding to concerns to see how its recovering to revoke her british citizenship. a about the wider pattern from the damage caused of presidential interference. by millions of tourists. potentially fatal blow is dealt to the planned merger between sainsbury‘s and asda as the and the seven—year—old texan who started a hot competition chocolate stand to raise money, not for toys or sweets but for president trump's

border wall with mexico. now, if british politics wasn't in such a fast moving mess right now, the main story today in the uk would have been the fate the teenager who ran away from home to join the terror network that called itself the islamic state. shamima begum, hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington, who married a jihadist and last weekend gave birth to his child, has been told matthew price is in london. that the government has revoked her british citizenship. she shared her reaction to the news the letter was sent on house of commons paper, the portcullis with the bbc earlier today. motif at the top in green, they are making this decision based and three signatures at the bottom. it consisted of two pages on interviews that i did of devastating criticism — with journalists, and stuff. notjust of the british conservative party but of the leadership of the prime minister herself. it was sent by three conservative members of parliament they haven't sent someone to speak who today quit their party. to me personally, and interview me. theyjoined the eight former labour i was hoping that britain mps who earlier this week started a new independent group. would understand that i made a mistake, a very big mistake, all of them fed up they say with the direction of british politics. because i was young and naive. this is how one of the former i was newly practising, conservative members explained their decision. i didn't know what islam was. when we allowed a cabinet minister to say f business, and we have a prime minister bullied into submission by the erg bangladesh has since said and is now dragging the country that ms begum does not hold and parliament kicking and screaming bangladeshi citizenship,

to the edge of a no—deal and that there is no question of her abyss, i'm done. being allowed into the country — the group — just like their labour which raises questions counterparts earlier this week — about whether the move by britain could render her stateless. said their party had lurched i'm joined now by dr devyani away from the centre, prabhat, from bristol university. that it was being led by extreme elements, and adopting, as they put thank you forjoining us. does the it, the policies of ukip, persuing a brexit strategy that would be catastrophic for the country. they also — again like their former labour counterparts — spoke of how british bangladesh announcement change politics was broken. we're now joined by anything? the bangladeshi government philip lee, conservative mp, from westminster. i think they have nothing to do with her create a real risk of statelessness for her. in fact, even if bangladesh law says otherwise, and we can only look into that after you decided not tojoin you decided not to join this group. and we can only look into that after what red line with the government a probably a very long study. the have to cross in order for you to fa ct a probably a very long study. the fact that in the bangladeshi government have said that they have join them? the decision for me was nothing to do with her creates a one of what is going to advance the risk they will never let her in and cause of trying to sort out this she will be stateless. what is the brexit situation, and i didn't think problem with making someone leaving the party at this stage stateless ? advancedit leaving the party at this stage advanced it or made any difference problem with making someone stateless? we have international to the fact —— or made any conventions in place now after the

difference, in fact i think it is two world wars which created massive important to continue making the case in the conservative party for displacement of people and created a the need for a public mandate before lot of stateless people. since then, proceeding with brexit. what more do nation states have got together and you think can be achieved as a said we will not create a situation backbencher that couldn't be achieved by making a big political where people have no security from any country. and britain is a statement and possibly encouraging more to follow? the reality is, it signatory to that? yes,. so britain doesn't change the arithmetic in parliament. i am saddened that they has made an international commitment have left. they will still vote the to not make people stateless? yes, same way that we were always going thatis to not make people stateless? yes, that is an exception to this but it to vote when the deal came back, and isa that is an exception to this but it is a very narrow exception. can you they still had the same desire that idoto make an exception on the grounds of they still had the same desire that i do to secure that vote of the national security? yes, you can, people to get their informed consent only if that is conduct that is before we proceed with brexit. if the conservative party continues on its path of seemingly becoming a seriously prejudicial to the ukip style party, i don't think it national security, and only for will just be ukip style party, i don't think it willjust be me considering their position going forward. there will people who are naturalised citizens. so the british nationality act

bea number of because out an exception for position going forward. there will be a number of others. philip, the national i set who this home labour members who left had a variety of reasons, brexit being one secretary may believe can acquire of them, but there was also anti—semitism in the party and a sense thatjeremy corbyn‘s another citizenship. i'm slightly leadership, which one of them confused then. so, does that mean described as bullying. in the conservative party, for yourself and because another country will not those other members, is itjust ta ke because another country will not take cover, does that mean, under brexit that is the division? international law, the british primarily brexit. it is a uniquely comment cannot revoke citizenship?” toxic issue, and has been an issue think this is a very questionable in the conservative party for many legal situation that britain is in yea rs. in the conservative party for many years. there is a broader concern right now. the only way to addresses around the direction of travel up the party. i would mention the is to look at bangladeshi legislation on nationality law and decision around shamima begum's see if bangladesh is still citizenship, which i don't think is responsible, despite saying that they are not. it is really shaky, as compatible with the conservative values i hope. the idea of exporting a legaljudgment, problems abroad when they are they are not. it is really shaky, as a legal judgment, i they are not. it is really shaky, as a legaljudgment, i think. that is fascinating. thank you for your essentially home—grown is not expertise. we will continue to talk acceptable. she expressed abhorrent views, of course, but it would had about this because this is a global issue. done it might have been better to

accept her back and deal with her in is once controlled an area the size of the uk — britain. there is a temptation to today it controls less than one square kilometer and make populist decisions, and i think that is vanishing fast. so now the question — the last thing the conservative party wa nts notjust for the uk but others — the last thing the conservative party wants to become is that. i think a number of us share this is what to do about the tens of thousands who like ms begum left home tojoin concern and very much want to see the self—styled caliphate? should they be allowed home? the conservative party defining values that put it in the centre of should they be made stateless? we're joined now by david toube, from quilliam. british politics, very much in the thank you forjoining us.. where do spirit ofjohn major's speech which you might have heard last night. i joined the party 27 years ago, and i you stand on this? what should joined the party 27 years ago, and i joined a different party to what countries deal with people who have seems to be developing at the gone off to fight with so—called moment. we will have moron shamima islamic slate in syria, and now they begum, the young woman who went to have fallen, they want to come home? syria tojoin begum, the young woman who went to syria to join islamic state fighters shamima begum is a case in point. later in the programme. do you fear she is a person who travelled out to that the departure of these three city at a time when it was a very prominent members of the conservative party now makes the clear there was a genocide going on prime minister herself more beholden to the hard brexit ears was mike of the yazidi people. she has come back, she has given a very poor does it even increase the likelihood account of herself and i think there of leaving the eu with no deal?” can be very few people in this country who can have any sympathy don't think it changes the dynamic for her at all. she sues very little at all. i think the erg are getting

sign of repentance, she does appear more at all. i think the erg are getting m ore a ccess at all. i think the erg are getting more access to downing street than very much to be any grip of the me. we have been refused an audience extremist ideology at the took out with the prime minister more than there in the first place. but there once. you get to a point where you isa there in the first place. but there is a strategy in place to do with think that the prime minister is this. the government published it la st this. the government published it making time for len mccluskey, a last year. what it says, in summary, left—wing union is, and jeremy is, you prosecute them, if there is corbyn himself, seems to be opening evidence and if you can. in any the doorfor the erg, and yet event, you look after children. in corbyn himself, seems to be opening the door for the erg, and yet those of us who have mainstream conservative views are denied all circumstances, you debug access. i think this is not consistent with the broad church of deradicalise them. i cannot see how the conservative party that i think we need to be as a party if we are the home secretary is actions there is anything more than kick the issue going to have any chance of winning an election in the future. philip down the road. to explain, you think lee, thank you very much indeed. have a nice evening. katty, you tank is committed to counter extremism in london. it was formed heard philip lee talking in terms, bya extremism in london. it was formed by a former islamist. it is more basically saying, these three don't change the arithmetic, they don't than that. it is an organisation change the arithmetic, they don't change much, but i do want to show largely staffed by people who have you some polling that was done in the last 2a hours or so, before the been involved, in some cases, violent been involved, in some cases, viole nt extremist been involved, in some cases, three left, actually. this is voting violent extremist organisations. they reform other people. we also

intention, a paul dunne of people have a successful track record of after the labour seven left. who taking people off that stony path would people vote for? a lot for the and getting them into a position conservatives, a lot for labour, but where they can be assets in the look at the third grouping in fight against terrorism. do you then believe that everybody could come back from being in a situation when hejoined something like british politics — 14% for the back from being in a situation when he joined something like an back from being in a situation when independent group. don't read too hejoined something like an islamic state and be rehabilitated, renounce much into it because it is a day or those extremist values? they will be two after they jumped ship, much into it because it is a day or two after theyjumped ship, an exciting moment for people in the circumstances where it will be entirely proper for the government centre who believe they are not represented, and yet, it does show to exclude people shamima begum does how much desire i think there is in not seem to be one of those keys i like to think that everybody is britain for a more centrist capable of redemption, it doesn't politics. and that is exactly, of mean everybody will be. the course, what he was just talking fundamental principle here is that about. and his fear that if the britain cannot treat the rest of the world as a dumping ground for conservative party continues its drift to the right, as he sees it, problems made in england. shimming the bag was a person who is that —— and further, that that could spell disaster for a party that he has shamima begum is a person whose been a member of for 26 years. radicalisation happened in this country and we have an obligation to sort it out. i'm looking out the it's amazing. you can hear the sense figures. tens of thousands of of sadness in his voice. it is hard foreign fighters went to syria and

iraq to fight with his lunch date. for people to leave a party. there half, as i understand it, from the isa for people to leave a party. there is a tribalism about politics. there is a tribalism about politics. there isa is a tribalism about politics. there is a sense of betrayal, and you can uk have already come back. so does hear it. it must dramatic for them to feel they have to do this. shamima begum find yourself in this position simply because, may be it feels like seismic moments in because she has a women, and there politics and for individuals as isa because she has a women, and there is a compelling story there, she has well. given birth, she has married a the new york times and donald trump are going head—to—head again, jihadis. she has given publicity to this time over a story that the president tried to put her story, therefore, she has become an ally of his in charge of the investigation of his former lawyer michael cohen. a political story. whereas half of it didn't happen and the white house calls the story completely false. the people that want to fight have the times says it points to a long already come back. they are being pattern of the president interfering with investigations integrated in some way, there are into his political being dealt with in some way. and financial dealings. there are almost daily tweets calling the mueller probe a witch integrated in some way, there are being dealt with in some waym every way, she is an offer of her hunt. mr trump fired the head of the fbi own decisions. she gave such a bad over the investigation and has frequently expressed frustration at the justice department. account of herself which appeared on but does any of this cross a legal line? with me now is former assistant us television in countless interviews. other people have come back, they attorney, kim wehle. have been subject to exclusion orders, or they have been prosecuted. as part of all of that, what might we get to the new york they have been subject to times report on this issue of

interference, i want to ask you, the president hasjust said disengagement and effectively, interference, i want to ask you, the president has just said that the new de—radicalisation processes, where people have sat down with them and done everything possible to ensure attorney general has full jurisdiction over when the mueller they are no longer a threat to report will be released, and whether it is released next week, when the people in this country. that really ought to be the focus of what we're president is in vietnam, and doing, not spending money on bringing this up, because there are expensive lawyers, or kicking the can down the by trying to quixotic a lot of reports circulating in washington that mr mueller is pretty much done, and that the report will be released next week. sure, but i'm legal techniques to keep her out, sceptical of anything that doesn't which as we had, are very unlikely come directly out of the justice to be successful. it's time this department orfrom come directly out of the justice department or from mueller himself. country faces up to its we will have to see how this responsibilities. thank you for unfolds. under the regulation, there joining us. could be no actual public report ever. there are two reports, and the there has been a similar case in the us, where our american women in a attorney general mentioned this in similar position to sameera eggen. but the state department said that his statement. under doj guidelines, the women was the daughter of the report doesn't need to be made diplomats when she was born. the state department says that she is public. if there is a conflict not a us citizen i will not be between a decision mr mueller made, admitted to the united states. she and the acting attorney general at has now about passport, no right to that time, that conflict can be

a passport, nor any reason to travel to the us. we continue to strongly transferred to congress, but we don't know if that even exist. there is one report, and it stays advise all us citizens do not travel confidential within the justice to syria. that is the word coming department. whatever happens to the mueller report, we know that over the state department. the last two years, as the new york britain needs new 5g phone networks — times points out, the president has that's clear, made strenuous multiple efforts to but who should build them? denigrate both the mueller report one contender of course is huawei. and the other investigation, the one but allowing the chinese tech giant access britain's telecommunications up and the other investigation, the one up in new york. do any of the things system would be "naive" and "irresponsible" according that the president has done to try to the influential think tank rusi. but how much is that view driven by technology — to have a sway over those and how much by washington's clear investigations, do any of them desire that allies not give constitute something illegal? the lucrative contracts to huawei? desire that allies not give earlier desire that allies not give we spoke to the bbc‘s question is obstruction ofjustice, and it is normally difficult in a security earlier we spoke to the bbc‘s security correspondent. i asked him if there was any evidence the typical case to prove intent. you chinese government is using the have to climb inside someone's brain company to spy on people. and determine motivation. this president has not been shy about so far, there isn't evidence of actual wrongdoing. making it public that he is not a lot of this is about what could be done if huawei interested in seeing this go was in the infrastructure. the company has always denied forward. he has taken action in that being an arm of the chinese state. but the fear is, especially regard, including firing james as we move to 5g mobile network comey, and then saying publicly that which will be everywhere and far more intrinsic to our daily lives,

it had to do with the russia pro. that this could give china a hold the biggest question is, what is the and the ability to carry out not just espionage, but even, consequence? obstruction of justice would typically be indicted, if sabotage and switch things off. there is proof. internal doj much more of this really is about the potential, rather than the evidence of what has guidelines frown on that. the second actually happened so far. question would be, is congress going to ta ke question would be, is congress going how then do we interpret what, to take action? scholars believe it has to be a political resolution, on the one hand, this influential not a criminal orjudicial one. think tank has said today — thanks for being on the programme, don't be naive, don't let them in. kim. the thing i won the race, is on the other hand, what the security the president in trouble? that's an chiefs and are saying, which is, chiefs are saying, which is, excellent question. i think there is a strong argument to be made that we have got to be cautious but it is ok. it does go to this issue of potential and risk. congress has not been functioning in now, the uk has actually worked its oversight role. if the with huawei, it has had it resolution of it is political, we in its infrastructure for about 15 years as part of a deal. and so it has been trying to manage have to ask ourselves, can that lever be pulled in this particularly that risk by evaluating, polarised congress? would the looking at, some of the kit republicans get to the point where and the code that comes they will engage in serious in and is used in the uk. so, it believes it's got a model oversight and potentially in which it can manage the risk. impeachment? from the perspective of but, clearly, the us an indictment, i think under this does not believe that that is an acceptable framework. attorney general, the answer is probably now. if mr trump does not

get a second term, with a five year now, how much of that is about fears of espionage, and just fears of a chinese company becoming general statute of limitations for dominant in this very sensitive federal crimes, it is possible the marketplace of technology day that he leaves office he could and telecommunications? it is hard to say. be indicted if there is evidence to but there is clearly a divergence support crimes committed within the between the us and the uk, past five years, which would include with other countries standing by and, in some cases, the months leading up to the being tugged by the americans to go one way, but commercially, election in which the russians have, thinking of china. as we know, interfere. that is well and perhaps waiting to see what the uk decides. established. so the politics and the that decision, we are expecting office protect him for now, but as in the next couple of months. soon as he leaves power, which he you were over here recently speaking to american officials will one day, of course, he could be about the chinese cyber threat — did you get a sense of the kind in trouble if they have found of pressure they might be putting evidence to support a prosecution? on allies as they make this and if he gets a second term, that decision, whether to go with huawei or not? would be eight years in office, and it's quite clear that us officials are travelling around the statute of limitations, the period in which the government would european allies and saying — have to bring federal crimes, could do not use huawei equipment in 5g, keep it out if you want to have have to bring federal crimes, could have lapsed. if he gets a second close relations with the us

term, conceivably, it's too late to prosecute him. i think this election on a range of issues. is extremely important. if mueller that is clearly at their strategy. in theory has the information to it is complicated when it comes to the uk, of course, indictand in theory has the information to indict and cannot because of the which is one of their closest office of the presidency and the doj allies, which is tightly integrated position that you can't indict, i think that is debatable, but that is into the five eyes intelligence the position. the only time to sharing relationship. indict would be within that five year limitations period. if he is it would be re—elected, he is still president unlikely at they will simply say, we will not be sharing that and he would still be protected. the kind of intelligence, because it is simply too close. criminal implications, at least on the federal level, could run out if but i think they will be concerned within the uk what the consequences he gets a second term. on the state are of eight decision when it comes to wildlife. level, there would be different on the one hand, you have britain gone to brexit thinking, statute of limitations that would we need trade deals with china. apply if there are crimes at state but if you have also got the relationship with america, including on trade. level, in new york, for example. to some extent, the uk thank you forjoining us, kim. that is in the middle of this. i think it will be very interesting to see which way it goes, is fascinating. i hadn't realised that there was a difference between four years and eight years in relation to the statute of now, there must be an elegant way to limitations regarding things the president might be charged with. transition from 5g technology to this is why democrats are turning rodents. i'm going to drive straight out in huge numbers around the into this one.

country. they are so focused on this now for a rat it's kind of cute — president and on winning that it's called the bramble cay melomy — election. this is another reason you used to be able to find it that puts pressure on democrats to on a tiny island between papua new guinea and australia. make sure, if they feel there has but no longer. been a crime committed, that the it hasn't been seen for 10 years. and it's just been declared president doesn't win a second term. as the first mammal to go extinct i willjust president doesn't win a second term. because of human—induced climate i will just repeat president doesn't win a second term. i willjust repeat what president doesn't win a second term. i will just repeat what you change. president doesn't win a second term. i willjust repeat what you said — it is astonishing to hear how much scientists say the land—based rodent was almost certainly wiped out this election matters. if you're one by rising sea levels. conservation groups in australia say of the people who believes president the animal was just "a little brown trump has done something wrong, has rat" but "it was our little brown rat" and it's a sad over the lines, then it really day for australia. counts. if the mueller report never sees the light of day, it will come down to other investigations and what they can find out without ever seeing it looks sweet out there, doesn't that report. it? joining us now from massachusetts is wildlife if you won elections based on how conservationistjeff corwin. popular you are online — the race for the 2020 democratic this is really significant, isn't nomination would be over by now. in the 2a hours since bernie sanders launched his campaign yesterday, it? his video announcement has been viewed more than those of any it is really significant. we look at of his democratic opponents, some of whom have been the little melomy, what you really in the race for weeks. he's also raising a ton of money. need to know is that it is extinct.

in one day, people have donated it is the first species to become $6 million to his campaign. by comparison, kamala harris took extinct because of climate change, $1.5 million in her first 2a hours. humans are warming up our planet. it may seem like a tiny innocuous rat, amy klobushar took $1 million in herfirst 48 hours. but we know that the letters and elizabeth warren took $300,000 creatures sometimes have the biggest impact. it is the kind of indicator over the same time period. where we are heading when it comes while sanders' supporters to the future of life on our planet. have been busy clicking on his campaign's "donate now" button, what i have found most fascinating in the story is that australia seems president trump was reviving his 2016 nickname for the liberal senator: ‘crazy bernie has just entered the race — i wish him well.‘ to be... it seems to be a place dealing with the threat of many of his animals having the threat of what but you wouldn't expect extinction hanging over it at the anything less, in a way. i am moment. can you explain why that is? fascinated by the figures. can we read into the money that elizabeth warren is out of this race already? absolutely. the little that is the $6 million in 2a hours is a heck of latest victim of australia's modern a lot of cash. look, just by getting

into the race and by raising that extinction crisis. out of all the much money on getting those many mammal species, out of 386 mammal people clicking on his video, he is species, 114 of them are critically the de facto front runner in the democratic party at the moment. it endangered. wrap your head around will be harderfor him because democratic party at the moment. it will be harder for him because there are others in the liberal space. he is, 1700 species of australian ran in 2016 really as the only wildlife are critically endangered. insurgent, the one who was opposed to break it up, we have ancient to the establishment candidate, hillary clinton. it is a broader field this time. but he is the only extinction, like dinosaurs. then we have extinction in the last few one with a pool of voters who know him, voted for him and are loyal to centuries, for example, colonisation, the industrial him. that matters a lot. he is the revolution, introduction of invasive species — that is because of more only one of these candidates who has ever run for president and had than humankind. essentially, a third people turn out and cast ballots for of the world's extinction is in him. they clearly still feel very australia. why is that the case? loyal to him. i suspect that in the end the democrats will want to vote well, the animals in australia have for somebody, partly because of what evolved without the competition and we we re for somebody, partly because of what we were just talking about, whom the pressures from humankind stop so they feel can be donald trump. that will be the overriding concern, more when you humans entered from asia, when you humans entered from asia, when they set foot onto australia than issues, identity and progressive politics, they will want

a candidate they see can be donald and surrounding islands, they literally plenty of the is of extinction. through plants, fruit trump in this critical election. this is why the primaries will be non—native mammals like rats, goats, fascinating, because it will whittle down that process. cats, and dogs. many of these fascinating and exciting. creatures are literally out competing and eating the native after watching three wildlife of australia to the brink of her mps leave the party — of extinction. how do we know that the prime minister headed to brussels to try and work out a way through the brexit muddle the country finds itself in. many mps believe the eu will blink the melomy has gone extinct because at the last minute and offer of climate change and human induced the uk a better deal. climate change? excellent question. there's something in that — the eu is more flexible than it publically says. we know that the last time they but is it flexible enough on the key issue — what happens to the border observed wild melomys was around between northern ireland and ireland — that so worries conservative brexit ha rdliners? 2007. at that time, they know that our europe editor katya adler the future of this rat was incredibly uncertain and i was joins us from brussels. tenuous at best. they actually began planning a recovery programme. the i think ithinki i think i need to come up with a new question for you. but she has been great tragedy was the sense of apathy. this wilful negligence we there today. the european union find around the world, especially my members have watched what has happened in the uk over the course of the last couple of days — are country today, government wise when

they more or less inclined to give it comes to resource use. because us they more or less inclined to give us something that will allow her to they never implemented the recovery sell her deal? i think before we plan. even though there was an have a look at blinking or giving opportunity, they did not exercise it in time. the down surveys in a theresa may something, you have to look at when the eu has blinked in 2016. site is from the queensland the end in previous cases. a famous government said that it is unlikely it isa government said that it is unlikely it is a lie. as of two days ago, example is the greek debt crisis. they officially declared it extinct. greece was not ejected from the as to why, as the earth warms off, eurozone currency, in the end, we get more ferocious storms, we get because eu leaders decided that keeping greece in was for the bloc‘s moving water. they were literally best welfare and that they could washed away to oblivion. is it a save the currency that way. the reason i say that is, when the eu possibility on some remote island, they exist? may be on papa new blinks, it blinks in its own guinea. right now, itjust doesn't interest, and the eu is warning right now that it sees too many mps look good. that is so sad. thank you for joining in the uk complacent with this idea look good. that is so sad. thank you forjoining us. i want to send a that it will be all right on the night, we have five weeks to go till cute photo of the rat looking super cute, i think we should send out to brexit, and the eu will blink. all of our politicians are incapable actually, what are we talking about of acting on this issue. then see the eu blinking about? we are what they think of this issue. ratty

talking about the backstop, the guarantee to keep the irish border is on his way. open after brexit. the eu sees that this is beyond 100 days. still to come: it's a location made backstop not just open after brexit. the eu sees that backstop notjust as guaranteeing famous by the leonardo di caprio film, the beach. the northern ireland peace process but also guaranteeing their very lucrative single market after brexit. if that border on island of but as maya bay in thailand became a tourist spot visited by thousands every day, ireland is not somehow protected by the environment suffered terrible damage. an agreement after brexit, that is we've been to see how the fragile marine life is recovering. 500 kilometres of weakness in the eu three conservative mps have resigned from the party today in protest over brexit. single market, where goods could be one of those is anna soubry, smuggled in through the back door mp for broxtowe in nottinghamshire. alex forsyth spent the day that don't meet eu regulations. the in her constituency. it seems serene at beeston eu says it will not allow that. so, conservative club today, but the vacancy left by anna soubry‘s what they are open to is offering decision to leave the party has caused ripples. not many were keen to talk, legally biting clarifications or assurances on the backstop that they despite their welcome sign, still working out what don't want backstop mechanism to it might mean here. most people inside say they only ever be the permanent solution heard the news by the media this morning and they are keen between the eu and the uk after to digest it before they make brexit. theresa may has been talking any comment. tojean—claude brexit. theresa may has been talking to jean—claude junker, the head brexit. theresa may has been talking tojean—claudejunker, the head of the european commission, talking the local chairman did give a statement about anna soubry plasma departure. about those assurances again. where departure. the eu says it will not blink is she has been a hard—working

and dedicated mp and we wish her all the best. we will be selecting abandoning the backstop, giving a our new conservative candidate as soon as possible. unilateral exit mechanism, because that would be to the detriment of the block. eu leaders think it would be more costly to them than facing a this constituency voted to leave the eu, but their mp has no—deal brexit. been a vocal critic of how brexit playing out. be more costly to them than facing a no-deal brexit. i wonder what i think she gets ireland does about this now, because they have been committed to that a people's backs up. pa rt they have been committed to that part that you have outlined, and yet the irish economy is so dependent on she will not stand a chance as an independent, not as a conservative to be honest. she has done the right thing. trade with britain, and with why? we voted for something and now movement of goods across that we know the full facts border, and indeed across the irish there has been tension sea. are the irish getting nervous between anna soubry and some members of her own party. about a genuine prospect of a no last summer she said deal, and if so, what does that there was an attempt to oust mean? ireland is extremely nervous about the prospect of a no deal for her, and more recently, two reasons. not just there have been claims about the prospect of a no deal for two reasons. notjust because of that across the country trade, and you are right that conservative mps who do not back brexit are at risk of being pushed out. ireland depends very much on trade is anna soubry out of step with her constituents? with the uk, and stands to lose per she wanted to stay but capita more than any other eu the people voted to go out

country in the case of a no—deal brexit when it comes to try. ireland derek wanted to leave the eu is also worried about the future of as well, but has a different view. party politics are killing the best the peace process, so when we look at leaders under pressure over brexit, it is notjust theresa may, interests of this country. but the irish prime minister, front little harmony here over anna soubry‘s decision, some and centre. politically, he cannot suggesting they should afford to back away from the have a say over her future. backstop, even if he wanted to come of which he says he absolutely does not. just a day, you had the now many of you may be president of slovenia, just before familiar with thailand's maya bay — due to leonardo di caprio's film, the beach. after the movie released it became a top tourist spot with thousands he met theresa may, jean—claude of visitors flocking there each day young kerr was sitting with the to enjoy the coral president of slovenia, and in his and natural beauty. comments after the meeting, the but that influx came at a price, president of slovenia said, we stand and the area suffered major environmental damage. together in solidarity with ireland. last autumn, the beach was closed this line is not breaking, matthew. so far, we have only seen the polish indefinitely and recently foreign minister suggesting that the eu should give on the backstop. jonathan head went to see if the bay nobody else. michel barnier has been is bouncing back. from the air, its beauty travelling around eu capitals

intoning this line of solidarity. is breathtaking. the eu is not about to budge on sheer limestone towers soaring out of an impossibly turquoise sea. that. it did say it would give a landscape so dazzling, it starred in a hollywood movie. but, the movie brought legally —— that legally binding clarifications would not be possible fame and popularity. but now says they are not a problem. so that the famous beach it is flexible up to a point, up to the point where it feels it would be began to be crushed under the weight of visitors, detrimental to the block, and that numbering thousands each day. is when it comes down to abandoning before we closed maya bay, sometimes, there were more than 200 or weakening the backstop. thank you boats inside the bay, very much. no doubt, we will ask the this small bay that you see. same questions again and again. we and it didn't look like a bay, it looked like a floating market, have had some news coming out of or something like that! that theresa may and jean—claude this closed the sand area, junker meeting in the last few some of them anchoring in the coral. moments. they said their talks had so, all of them made the coral in maya bay been constructive, katty. that word in a very serious condition. is used often, is it not? they also so, what's it like now, say they are going to meet again eight months after they closed it? before the end of february. i have i took a boat ride to lost track of the days, but today is the island to find out. the 20th, so they are ramping this tourists can still come up the 20th, so they are ramping this up and they know they need to find a to the mouth of maya bay,

way through this. things are getting but their only view of the beach tighter. is a distant one. they said they are committed to we followed a team from the national avoiding a hard border in ireland parks department who'd come and protecting the integrity of the to see how well the marine eu internal market. life is recovering. everything we have heard before. in terms of public statements, it is we are about to go into the water not moving on. here, this is one of the divers the controversial who is checking on the health former deputy leader of liverpool city council derek hatton of the coral that they have has been suspended from the labour repla nted here, ever just days after being readmitted to the party. mr hatton was expelled from labour 3a years ago since they shut it down. by then leader neil kinnock for his involvement with a trotskyist group. he was readmitted earlier this week mostly, we saw only but was today told he had been suspended again pending dead and broken coral. an investigation into a message shared on twitter in 2012. in it he urged jewish people this is the damage done by years to speak out against the actions of uncontrolled tourism. of the israeli government. the new coral is embedded, an organisation that campaigns back in the bay floor. it will need many years to mature. for lgbt athletes has but already, there are visible improvements. removed the former tennis champion martina navratilova yeah, we have 60 sharks. from its advisory board. the decison was made following an article she wrote and there is a nursery, at least three mother sharks have in the sunday times — in which she said it was cheating given birth to babies in the bay. to allow transgender women

to compete in women's sport because they had an unfair physical advantage. the group says navratilova's the sudden closure of this region's remarks were transphobic most famous tourist attraction and perpetuated ‘dangerous myths' has not been popular with local entrepreneurs. about the transgender community. they agree that there were too many visitors — but not with the response. burberry has apologised translation: at the beginning, we for featuring a hoodie with a noose around the neck at london fashion were affected by some cancellations. week. and it doesn't help our image the hoodie — which featured that we haven't got on the runway on sunday — a consistent policy. was criticised by one of burberry‘s own models, liz kennedy, who said: "suicide is not fashion." the initial closure was forfour months. now, it's indefinite. while most seven—year—olds there is a plan for the boats are getting lost in the world to dock on the other side of harry potter or playing of the island, for tourists to walk with their toys, benton stevens has other stuff on his mind. to the beach. yes, this young texan started in truth, no one really knows how a hot chocolate stand to balance the preservation of this to raise money for president trump's fragile landscape with the desire border wall with mexico. apparently, he begged his parents to set it up after watching trump s state of the union address. of millions to see it. we must point out his mum and dad are registered republican voters. but they insist this was all done off his own back. and benton's efforts are clearly paying off — we have a genius production staff he managed to raise $1,a00 behind the sign shot scenes. they

in two days. i think there is a very interesting let me thinking, it is the optics. story to this, which is that young look out the little piece of coral benton, only seven years old, been put under the sea. you see that a p pa re ntly benton, only seven years old, apparently was being called hitler for the fact that in a liberal area i think, that is what has been lost. of texas, he was raising money for your reaction to the rat is the president's wall. this is an indication of how crazy politics has fascinating as well. look out the got, that a seven—year—old can't cute picture of the rat. and then raise money for a because he the other picture, you look at it believes in without being called and think, i'm not so sure. it is hitler. people are going to extreme the optics, you're right. this has got to be sent around the world to extremes. all the politicians, hasn't it? we we have talked a lot about the moves are going to have to give something to the extremes, happening where you up are going to have to give something up if we are to save our planet, are and where i am. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. save the rats. we will leave you on coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news: the british teenager who left london this wednesday evening with the to join islamic state says it's wrong for the uk to revoke her nationality bramble cay melomy, because we are feeling so sad he has gone and left without speaking to her first. us. and we visit the beach in thailand closed off to tourists in a bid to halt environmental damage to see if things are improving.

that's still to come. good evening. it hasn't been the brightest of days for most of us. we had a bit more brightness across the eastern side of scotland, that was aberdeen earlier on. not too far away, we had hello. a bit grey and damp for some of you out there this afternoon. temperatures close to 15 degrees. through the next few days, a bit of there is something tropical on the tropical weather heading our way. on way, because that is where our air for the next few days will be coming monday, this dome of warm air will from. thejet be transported by a vigorous jet for the next few days will be coming from. the jet stream skipping for the next few days will be coming from. thejet stream skipping up some of this air from the caribbean strea m be transported by a vigorous jet stream towards us, pushing on across all parts as we get to the end of and bring it our direction. it will kill a bit as it heads our way, it will also bring the potentialfor the week. not quite record—breaking high temperatures for the rest of this week, possibly 18 degrees in some places. into this evening and warmth. that was set in 1998, when tonight, still a lot of cloud the temperature got close to 20 around. some splashes of white and degrees. still unusual for this rain. after those high temperatures stage of the year. at the moment, a bit of a contrast. grey skies for many, rain coming and going in and low for scotland, tonight, northern england, western scotland, temperatures will dip away. for many

damp and drizzly in parts of other of us, in mild night to come. —— other parts of england and west tomorrow, a mild start of a mouse. wales. not quite the tropical levels yet, but temperatures still above some very patchy light rain and where they should be, aided and drizzle. much of the remote end to abetted by a strengthening south—west wind which will continue ease, the cloud will break up as the tonight. rain and drizzle around, day wears on, particular across across the central swathe of the england and wales. more cloud for country, then developing more across western scotland and northern the west end into south—western ireland, still quite breezy across scotla nd the west end into south—western more western areas but those scotland later. north—east scotland will stay clear in places. a chilly temperatures are doing nicely night tonight, temperatures in rural 14-16d. temperatures are doing nicely 14—16d. one or two places make it up areas low enough for a touch of to 18 degrees, not bad for this time frost. for many, a milder start to of year. into friday morning, this area of high pressure built strongly the morning on thursday. drizzle in across the surface of the uk. they east anglia will fizzle out. there we re across the surface of the uk. they were in full light which brings the potential for some patchy fog will be one or two spots of rain were in full light which brings the potentialfor some patchy fog during the first part of friday, simply be through the day, but for most, a dry day with increasing amounts of hazy dense and slow to clear. most of us sunshine winning through. the will have a fine day. some good temperature is already rising. in spells of sunshine, some patchy rain the moray firth, eastern parts of across the farm waste. temperatures england, we could hit 17 celsius. clear skies on friday could mean fog still 15—18d. into the weekend, high

pressure over europe, low—pressure and frontal systems trying to push on from the west. this leaves us across parts of central and with a southerly wind, much of the south—eastern england. a few showers tropical air thursday and friday but there were some fairly what they are in scotland and northern ireland, but lots of sunshine on friday. pushing up from iberia. temperatures are at the weekend still above temperatures of 17, 18 celsius. at weather should be. it will be mostly the weekend, high pressure is dry, there will be some sunshine. dominant to the east, and we will get ourairall the dominant to the east, and we will get our air all the way from africa, meaning a better chance, especially in the east, of some sunshine. cloud in the east, of some sunshine. cloud in the west may threaten a few showers, but it stays on the mild side, at least to begin with, tightening cooler at the start of next week before temperatures may rise yet again. —— turning cooler.