you're watching beyond 100 days. the house of commons it three points home, it is amazing. it is epic. everybody here is has indulged itself passionate about soccer. it is on europe for too long, amazing to see what the boys out says the british prime minister. there did. it is great to see all and brussels agrees. the eu say it will only there did. it is great to see all grant a short delay the people there jumping, if the british parliament passes there did. it is great to see all the people therejumping, supporting the prime minister's deal next week. as. it makes us have a bigger in the next hour, we are expecting mrs may to address the nation from outside downing street. expect more of this. responsibility. it is the performance i was looking for. it is the outcome of the long extension what the city deserved. i am proud would be this house spending we we re what the city deserved. i am proud we were able to give it to them. yet more endless hours contemplating its navel on europe, and failing to address the issues this is what this club means to the that matter to our constituents. city. owner, president, players and the patience is wearing thin in brussels. fa ns city. owner, president, players and fans together. who knows where their debut season will take them. there will be a delay says donald tusk, but it comes with a condition that mayjust help houston rockets guard theresa may. james harden has set a new nba scoring record. in last night's game against the atlanta hawks, harden became the first player in nba history to score at least 30 points against all 29

opponents in a single season, after coming away with 31 in the win over the hawks. and the great plays weren't confined to the nba — take a look at this for a moment of brilliance in the special olympics, which if you don't know, is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. this is the usa's matt millett beating the buzzer in their game against canada which is absolutley outstanding. nothing but net. definitely worth watching the replay. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. we'll have more throughout the evening.

the latest from downing street, the prime minister will make a statement this evening from inside downing street. we will keep an eye on that entrance between now and then because there is expected to be a certain amount of coming and going. the other party leaders inside at the moment having conversations with her. we also expect backbenchers to be inside there this evening as well. it is very unpredictable. meanwhile, let us consider events further, because we are joined now bya further, because we are joined now by a former british diplomat. he was most recently ambassador to france. hejoins us now most recently ambassador to france. he joins us now from most recently ambassador to france. hejoins us now from normandy. thank you for talking to us. we do you feel we are this evening?

that europeans obviously are following all of the comings and goings at westminster as well, with a mixture of bemusement and increasing exasperation, because they want this to be over. equally they want this to be over. equally they want this to be over. equally they want a deal if at all possible. the president of the european council, donald tusk, reply to the prime minister very fast and in a very measured way this afternoon. we now know where that europeans will be coming from. do you think they will all stand together? we have had slightly different noises coming out of paris and pearland today. i think they will all stand behind this proposal that donald tusk has made. in other words, we will accept an extension, provide the prime minister gets her deal through parliament next week. the french are sounding more exasperated than

angela markel. nobody wants the blame for being the country that pushes the uk out of the eu. but the difficult question is what happens if there is not a deal agreed by parliament. given that that is a hugely important day, is there anything important day, is there anything important for the prime minister to discuss in europe at the summit tomorrow? i think she has got to give them some reason to believe that this time round she can get the deal through parliament. if that happens then they will agree today for a couple of months for that to be put in practice so the uk then leaves in may or at the end ofjune into the transitional period, all very smooth, that is what the europeans would like. but if they do not have any idea that will happen it is more difficult to say there will be a short extension anyway. at the end of the day, i guess they will, because they will not want to

be responsible for pushing britain out if there was any chance of a deal being struck. but i think they will want to hear from the deal being struck. but i think they will want to hearfrom the prime minister, what this plan, why should it be different next week than it was last week on the week before that? as someone who has been inside these european negotiations do you think the difference between me the 23rd and june the 30th is a significant one or is that one that given a significant one or is that one that givenafairwind significant one or is that one that given a fair wind and good faith can be overcome? i do not think there is much in it. if we are in a scenario where parliament has voted for the deal, another month is not important, because the deal will kick in and give certainty that the eu wants. if it is no deal, whether it is two months or three months, it does not make much difference. i think it will turn on the legal advice that the europeans are

getting. is it legally difficult for them if britain passes the 23rd of may, european parliament election day, without electing parliamentarians? if it is a fix for that, it can be the end ofjune. if that, it can be the end ofjune. if that risks legal challenges and court cases and the european parliament might be declared illegal, that is a nuclear threat from the eu, at which point i think they would insist on being 23rd of may. but that is a matter of dates. coming back to the much bigger question, what if a deal does not go through next week, what will the european hand be then?|j through next week, what will the european hand be then? i have heard that angela merkel and donald tusk today are seeing they have got to go on down to the wire to get this thing sorted out. i guess what that means is if parliament... the eu will get together with the prime minister just before will get together with the prime ministerjust before departure day

stop if not they are into planning for no deal, trying to mitigate the damage of that in the short term. the focus then it will be on how can we protect the eu from damage. the focus then it will be on how can we protect the eu from damagelj the focus then it will be on how can we protect the eu from damage. i am afraid they will be less worried about the damage for the uk. do you think from your soundings in european capitals that a no—deal brexit is something they are taking very seriously and they can contingency for? opposite they have been talking about contingency arrangements, do they think they now might have to implement them? absolutely. i heard the french saying, we are absolutely. i heard the french saying, we are now absolutely. i heard the french saying, we are now prepared for no—deal brexit. it will be difficult for europe. it will be worse for the british but that is their choice, and they are ready as necessary. what they do not want is a continuation of this psychodrama, there are other things to worry

about, not least that european elections. they want the british issue sorted out one way or the other. let us ta ke out one way or the other. let us take a quick look at the weather before we go back to westminster. our weather stays smiled for the next few days. a lot of cloud around. where you saw some sunshine todayit around. where you saw some sunshine today it is likely to be more cloudy tomorrow. good breaks in wales, the midlands, they are likely to fill in overnight as it becomes cloudy. some heavy rain across parts of the north and north—west of scotland very wet. how mild it is going to be overnight. still some outbreaks of rain. for most the winds are light for thursday. breezy with the rain here. where the cloud is thick enough the chance of drizzle. for

many of us it will be cloudy.