hello, this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. hello. our top stories: this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the british parliament has rejected a withdrawal agreement from the european union for a third time, in a major setback the ayes to the right, 286. for the prime minister, theresa may. the noes to the left, 344. mps defeated it by 58 votes, on the day originally set for britain to leave the eu. parliament says no to theresa may's eu divorce dealfor a third time. in response to the vote, the european commission said a no it's no deal or another delay after the defeat, deal brexit on the 12th of april on what should've been departure day for the uk. was now a "likely scenario". hundreds of thousands of people the implications of the house's in algeria have taken decision are grave. to the streets of major cities, the legal default now demanding the resignation is that the united kingdom is set of president bouteflika. to leave the european union on the 12th of april, injust 14 days's time. police have used teargas and water that's not enough to agree, legislate for and ratify a deal. cannon to disperse the crowds. in a bid to break the deadlock, and the influential mps and not the government filmaker agnes va rda — a pioneer of french new wave cinema will try to agree a way forward on monday. — has died at the age of 90. she made around 25 feature length films. now on bbc news, it's the week in parliament.

hello and welcome to the week in parliament. it's third time unlucky for the prime minister's brexit plans, despite this appeal to mps. i have said that i am prepared to leave this job earlier than i intended to secure the right outcome for our country. theresa may loses by 58 votes. labour call for change. and if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go, not at an indeterminate date in the future, but now. and away from brexit, remembering the first black member of the house of lords. and he paved the way for the windrush generation and for people like me,

and i feel proud to be a trinidadian and also to be following in his footsteps. on the very day that the uk was supposed to be leaving the european union, mps again rejected the prime minister's deal, throwing her brexit plans into yet more confusion. the ayes to the right, 286. the noes to the left, 344. the vote means the uk has missed an eu deadline to ensure an extension of the brexit process and leave with a deal on the 22nd of may. within seconds of the result, the prime minister offered this response. mr speaker, i think it should be a matter of profound regret to every member of this house that, once again, we have been unable to support the leave at the european union in an orderly fashion. the implications of the house's decision are grave, the legal default now is that the united kingdom is due to leave

the european union on the 12th of april, in just 14 days‘s time. she said that was not enough time to ratify a deal, and the eu was clear any further delay to brexit would almost certainly require the uk to take part in may's european parliamentary elections. mr speaker, i fear that we are reaching the limits of this process in this house. order! this house has rejected no deal, it has rejected no brexit. on wednesday, it rejected all the variations of the deal on the table. and today, it has rejected approving the withdrawal agreement alone, and continuing a process on the future. this government will continue to press the case for the orderly brexit that the result of the referendum demands. to boost her chances of winning, the prime minister had asked mps only to vote on the withdrawal agreement, which covers the divorce bill, citizens‘s rights, and the irish backstop, rather than the political declaration outlining our future relationship with the eu.

the margin of defeat, 58 votes, was smaller than before, but emphatic enough. mr speaker, the house has been clear, this deal now has to change. there has to be an alternative found. and if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go. not at an indeterminate date in the future, but now, so that we can decide the future of this country through a general election. the vote came after six hours of debate, opened by the attorney general. he reminded mps that eu had agreed a brexit extension until may the 22nd, provided the so—called divorce deal was passed. if this withdrawal agreement is not approved, the extension will expire on the 11th of april. now that means, mr speaker, that any other extension that this house might desire to be agreed by the union would be at its discretion.

subject to the veto of 27 leaders. therefore by this evening, if the 11 o'clock deadline expires and the agreement has not been approved, that legal right will expire with it. we invite the house to secure the certainty of the extension, to continue with the process of political declaration, reconsiderations. but his labour opposition number accused him and the government of wrongly detaching the political declaration from their withdrawal agreement. without the clarity and protections we need in the political declaration, we should not approve this withdrawal agreement. today's vote is a shoddy gimmick from a desperate government,

that is trying to hide away from the reality that this house would still need to bring the meaningful vote, in the form of the political declaration and the withdrawal agreement, back to this house. the fact is that the withdrawal agreement would be accepted by the european union, that's the first point. the second point is it sorts out the implimentation period, the money, and crucially guarantees citizens‘s rights for my constituents, eu nationals, and brits abroad. which part of those factors does he actually disagree with? the answer is none. rather than it just being a blindfold brexit, the party opposite are asking us not only to be blindfolded, but to be led into a different room, by a different tory prime minister. the snp referred to the conservatives's long—running splits over europe. what this is about today is an attempt to solve their political problems and usher in a right—wing, unelected tory prime

minister to negotiate a canada style free agreement and a workers's right free singapore style economy. we cannot, mr speaker, separate the withdrawal agreement from the political declaration because both parts are essential to the process. it is like saying right, i am selling the house i'm living in at the moment, without having any idea whatsoever where we are going to live afterward. isn't it the case that this withdrawal agreement places irreversible damage forever, and will be lasting, on northern ireland and on our precious union? i hearthe prime minister repeatedly stating when she — the question of our precious union. this northern ireland backstop drives a coach and horses through the question of the precious union. that is the problem. the reality is today, i am going to support the government in this.

if we don't send this forward to look at the legislation, we will rue that day, because we will end up having to accept what i think is a damaging and disruptive extension, meaning we will never leave the european union. a former brexit secretary noted the plans being made for a no—deal brexit. of course, if the eu itself rejects all of these offers and overtures, it must take its responsibility for the consequences of its political intransigence in what follows. on that basis, mr speaker, i will vote for the motion. the other honourable members opposite have said that they will vote for the prime minister's deal on the basis that the prime minister will stand down, that isn't acting with honour, that isn't acting with principle. and i hope very much that moving on into next week's indicative

votes, we can all agree to combine some of our options, as a compromise. this government's brexit negotiations have been a litany of failure, culminating in today with a prime minister who's been forced to announce her own departure on the table, having to reject a deal she has negotiated. this really is a half—baked brexit. today should have been the day that the united kingdom left the european union. that we are not leaving today is a matter of deep personal regret to me, but i remain committed to the united kingdom leaving the european union, and that is why i bought this motion to the house today. she said she knew it was a difficult day for all mps. at this historic moment for our country, it is right to put aside self and party... right to accept... interjections it is right to accept

the responsibility given to us by the british people, and that is what i have done, mr speaker. i have said that i am prepared to leave this job earlier than i intended to secure the right outcome for our country. and when the division bell rings in a few moment's time, every one of us will have to look into our hearts and decide what is best for our constituents and for our country. but as we've seen, mps emphatically rejected that plea. that vote was the climax to a week that began with speculation about a cabinet coup, but the prime minister was still trying to save her deal. she invited some of her fiercest internal critics over to her country residence, chequers, a home that's already played a part in the brexit saga. little appeared to have changed by monday, when she reported back to mps on that eu summit. mr speaker, i continue to believe that the right path forward is for the united kingdom to leave the eu as soon as possible with a deal, now on the 22nd of may. but it is with great regret that

i have to conclude that as things stand, there is not sufficient support in the house to bring back the deal for a third meaningful vote. by taking no deal off the table at the behest of this remainer parliament, she hasjust put the final torpedo into her own deal and any real prospect of brexit, and that her statement will represent the most shameful surrender by a british leader since singapore in 1942. the reality is that this house has shown its intention to do everything it can to take no deal off the table, and we all need to recognise that if we're going to deliver on brexit, then we need to recognise that situation. and then things got worse for the government as a former minister set out to take control of the parliamentary brexit process, so mps could later choose between different options.

in the first place, it is not some kind of massive constitutional revolution, though i know that some of my honourable friends and others have suggested it is, the truth is that as you yourself said, mr speaker, earlier in the debate, the house since its inception has owned its standing orders, the idea that it's an ancient constitutional principle that the government should control the order papers is slightly unhistorical, if that's the right word, because it started in 1906, which as far as i'm aware is not part of our ancient constitution. first, but not the last history lesson of the week, but ministers said that history is on their side. it is the prime minister's deal that is the way to deliver what the people voted for in 2016 and 2017. that is why it is is right that the government contains control of the order paper, in line with the constitutional convention, and why the amendment this

evening should be defeated. a message that failed to win the day, with three ministers resigning in order to support sir oliver's rebellion. the ayes to the right, 329. the noes to the left, 302. the result prompted what the young people of today called "scenes" on the government benches. mr speaker, i don't wish to paid tribute to the honourable member for west dorset, but since he now seens to have installed himself as a kind ofjobbing prime minister, could you tell me, mr speaker, how it is that we hold him to account in this house? i think the question was largely rhetorical, but if that gentleman is seeking a response, i think what i would say to him, in all seriousness,

from the member for chelsea and fuller, who hadn't the foggiest idea, he was once a whip, he was not a very good whip. it would be better if you keep quiet. that is the reality of the matter. not outrageous at all! no, not outrageous at all. later, the speaker did apologise to the mp for chelsea for what he had said. two days later, sir oliver got to set the agenda, but first, theresa may, as usual, had to answer mps's questions and the speculation that she may agree to stand down if they backed her deal. it was a big if. mr speaker, my constituency voted overwhelmingly to leave the european union, and for the past two years, the prime minister has told my constituents on over 100 occasions that we will be leaving on the 29th of march 2019, with or without a withdrawal agreement. at the last minute, she begs our eu masters for an extensional article

50, delaying our departure. does my right honourable friend realise that the good people of northwest leicestershire, they will forgive her for this, mr speaker, they are good people, but they are not stupid people, they will never trust the prime minister again. can i say that i hope the message that he will take back to his constituents is it is a very simple one, which is we can guarantee delivery on brexit, we can guarantee delivering on brexit if he and others in this house support the deal. the snp leader, who recently called for her to resign, had heard the rumours. yet again, another tory prime minister is willing to ride off into the sunset and saddle us with the crisis in the uk. and an extreme right—wing brexiteer coming into downing street. does the prime minister feel no sense of responsibility for what she is about to do?

it is my sense of responsibility and duty that has meant i have kept working to ensure that we deliver on the result of the british people. she gave nothing away there, but five hours later, the conservative benches emptied as mps headed for a packed and sweaty committee room to hear her confirm that she was prepared to leave sooner than she had intended, if her deal was passed. back in the chamber, sir oliver letwin was in charge, still denying he was a revolutionary. i'm absolutely clear that this is not an insurgency at all, it is an adjustment of the standing orders today, and if this is agreed for monday, it does not affect tomorrow, nor does it affect friday if they choose to make friday a sitting day. mps spent time debating the next steps for brexit and executive boats. they were offered a choice between eight different versions, from leaving without a deal

to revoking article 50 and stayig in. a few options in between, including the referenda. continued the consequences, for trust in politics, for social peace, if this house versus an outcome on the people of this country, that they no longer desire. that really would be the undemocratic stitch up of all time. another political heavyweight backing the idea of staying in a customs union with the eu. if we fail, if we have no deal, i think the feeling at this house is so strong against that that we must all vote to revoke that stage. i think a lot of the public might think that we have got ourselves into a mess,

it would make sense to sort it out and start all over again. rather than follow through division lobbies, they got the mic that preferences are pieces of paper. they can pick any or all of the eight options. the votes took two hours to count, and spoiler alert, every one was rejected. some were more successful than others. in response to motion], the ayes for 264, the noes but 272. so the noes have it. in respect of motion m, confirmatory public vote, the ayes by 268, the noes by 295. so the noes have it. some of those numbers were later revised about the results

were not changed. it is a disappointment that the house has not chosen to find a proposition, but those who put the proposal together predicted that we would not reach a majority. after many hours of debate and an extremely complex procedure, the house of commons has decided sweet felicity arkwright. i think the public would look on these proceedings with utter amazement. they will be completely bemused by what has gone on. may i suggest that we now proceed to the agreed procedure that the house adopted — that having settled on those matters where they were the biggest votes, we go forward to monday to see if we can find a compromise so that we can look to how we are going to get this country

the leadership and certainty it needs and deserves. indeed sir oliver will try again on monday with the hope that mps can narrow down their preferences. with the uk parliament and government still negotiating with itself, it is easy to forget that it is not just westminster that needs to ratify the brexit deal, there is the european parliament too, which has been meeting and strasbourg. donald tusk updated mps on that summit in which mps agreed to delay brexit. they delayed the cliff edge and moved it back to the 12th of april. mr tusk said he wanted to give a voice that they were fighting for the uk. you cannot betray the 6 million people who signed the petition to revoke article 50, the1 million people who marched

for a people's vote, or the increasing majority of people who want to remain in the european union. they may feel that they are not sufficiently represented by uk parliament, but they must feel like they are represented by you in this chamber, because they are europeans. mr farage is a surprise to me because i thought he was marching somewhere in britain, and he is here, at 200 miles much, how many miles have you done? too many. i think so. you remind me more and more, i do not know if you know him, the field marshal in blackadder, he was also sititng in the first world war in his office in london, and you are sitting here

in strasbourg, while your own people are marching in the rain and cold. that is the way you are taking a responsibility. i would have thought it was field marshal haig, farfrom mocking him asa marshal haig, farfrom mocking him as a belgian he should be a great hero to you. never mind, that sums up your anti—britishness. the one thing that is inevitable as we are headed for an article 50 extension. you should ask yourselves, do you really want to do that? do you really want brexit to utterly dominate the next couple of years of your business to the exclusion of your many other conditions? ——ambitions. do you really want the united kingdom to contest the european elections, to send back a very large number of leave meps, just at a time where you are fighting populism as you see it across the continent. do you really want me

back in this place? well, there we are. type for a breatherfrom brexit. you have earned it. let's take a look at what else at what has been going on in politics. here is our countdown with alex partridge. congratulations to dup's ian shannon who got birthday wishes from the speaker during a vote. colleagues across the house, will want to congratulate the honourable gentlemen, the member for strangford on his birthday. at number four, is this the end but the uk's meps. the european parliament gave them extra time to say their goodbyes.“ this is your last speech i will give

you an extra 30 seconds. theresa may must be the only leader in loving memory who has tried to fall on her own sword and has managed to miss. at 2, extremely high praise for tory veteran ken clark, and he seemed to find it all a bit much. i am totally in awe. act i, speakerjohn bercow may seem unlikely for a german newspaper, but here he is, complete with his famous catch phrase. order! 50 years ago this week, the first black life peer took his seat in the house of lords. here is the story. march 1959, leary constant iron

arrives in westminster to make history as the first black life peen history as the first black life peer. famous first as an all—rounder for the west indies, he was a barrister and a race relations campaigner. his title, lord constant iron of —— recall his time in lincolnshire club side. this bust of him is on display in the house of lords on loan from the national portrait gallery. his award in the new year's honours of 1959 made him the first life peer from trinidad and the second to pay tribute. he was a great cricketer. he was a man of dignity, can you imagine in 1944, he took on a —— top hotel who was being racist towards him and his family, and this was 1944, before the windrush generation came he paved the way for them, he actually made sure that soldiers in the army

we re made sure that soldiers in the army were well taken care of because they had to face a lot of racism. he was at it in making sure equality was served. so he was a man, he was a mana served. so he was a man, he was a man a little ahead of his time, what he did do was he embraced other people and he paved the way for the windrush generation, and people like me, and! windrush generation, and people like me, and ifeel proud to be from trinidad and follow in his footsteps. through the round window for those enough to remember her in a past life. alicia mccartney will be going into that on monday for bbc parliament on the latest by mps attempts to find a way through the brexit deadlock. bye for now. hello.

the clocks may be springing forward this weekend but the temperatures are falling back. why? a cold front, a leading edge of cold air that will gradually work its way southward, not with much rain but certainly with a change in the feel of the weather. and that is the most noticeable thing on the way this weekend. plenty of dry weather away from the weather front which has not got anything particularly wet associated with it but a drop in temperature that we will all notice. it will be cold enough as the weekend begins for a touch of frost in parts of england and wales and fog patches gradually clearing. here is the cloud. patchy rain, hill snow in scotland, a few spots of rain in northern ireland working southward towards northern england as we go through the day. when you get behind that front it will brighten up again with blustery wintry showers in northern scotland and especially in the northern isles. south of the front for much of england and wales broken cloud, sunny spells and temperatures rising again. warm spots reaching high teens in south—east england. can't rule out an isolated shower in east anglia in the afternoon but most places will avoid them and stay dry. saturday evening and notice

the weather front. a bit of patchy rain spreading through more of northern england into south wales, the midlands and east anglia keeping temperatures up which means a frost as sunday begins is more likely as the further north you are. of course it is, on saturday night, the early hours of sunday, the clocks go forward. it marks the arrival of british summertime. nothing to do with the weather. the irony is that, as we established, temperatures are actually dropping. more of us in the blue as the cold air percolates southwards, with some cloud, maybe a few spots of light rain affecting parts of england and wales that will be the extent of it. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, you may start with sunshine. there will be a lot of cloud around on sunday afternoon. some sunny spells.

we are all in the cooler air. temperatures over time through south—east wales. 13, 14 degrees most of us will fall short of that. skies on sunday night into monday morning with high pressure close by, expect a frost. more unsettled weather to come next week. there will be some wet and windy weather at times but have a look at these temperatures. single figures at or below average through much of the week.