this is beyond 100 days. this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. with me, katty kay, in washington. the headlines at 8pm. christian fraser is in london. our top stories: theresa may says the uk needs an up extension to brexit, and offers to you're watching beyond 100 days. up to seven hours of cabinet, the prime minister says she is ready to sit down with labour‘sjeremy corbyn to end the stalemate. after seven hours locked compromise to find a way through the in discussion with her cabinet, this debate, this division cannot the prime minister says she is ready drag on much longer. to compromise. brexit impasse. this debate, this it is putting members of parliament and everyone else theresa may division, cannot drag on much under immense pressure, says she will sit down and it is doing damage longer. it is putting members of to our politics. with the opposition labour leader parliament and everyone else under jeremy corbyn to find a way immense parliament and everyone else under immense pressure, parliament and everyone else under immense pressure, and it is doing damage to our politics. in paris, through the brexit impasse. i'm very happy to meet her. we need if the two leaders cannot find a president macron, holding talks with to have a discussion with the prime compromise, mrs may says they will minister, we need to ensure that the irish prime minister, said the put a series of options to the vote eu way is open to alternatives to parliament has an opportunity to in parliament which the government mrs may ‘s deal. will honour. vote on proposals that will prevent us vote on proposals that will prevent us crashing out of the eu at the end this debate, this division cannot drag on for much longer. of next week. it is putting members of parliament and everyone else under immense pressure, and it is doing damage to eu way is open to alternatives to mrs may 's deal. coming up on the programme, jens stoltenberg is meeting with one of the more vocal let us be patient is the response our politics. critics of the nato grouping, donald from donald tusk to eu leaders, but the scottish national party is in paris president macron is holding trump. and we talk a lot about mayor talks with the irish prime minister and says that the eu is open to pete, creating quite a lot of attention and raising quite a lot of alternatives, such as a customs money, and he has a new video on the

campaign trail. union and new elections. a second woman accuses joe biden union and new elections. a second woman accusesjoe biden of inappropriate touching but others after seven hours of discussions come to his defence. with a cabinet, in the past hour and also on the programme. a half, theresa may has reached across the political aisle to find a way through the brexit impasse, telling the british public she will sit down withjeremy corbyn to find we are talking about him a lot, a compromise that their parties will build support in the house of commons. but last night, the uk parliament was still arguing with itself. mps rejected a customs mayor pete is already starring in union, an alternative compromise put his own version of the west wing. forward by the father of the house, senior conservative ken clarke, who said this about britain's standing overseas. i am katty kay in washington christian fraser is in london. in the national interest, we have for most of the day, theresa may has been got to decide what the united locked in discussions kingdom is going to tell our 27 with her warring cabinet, trying to find a way through partners it once for the future. at the brexit impasse. tonight, the prime minister the moment, we are driving our reached across the aisle, telling the british public friends around the world, not just she will sit with the labour leader jeremy corbyn to find in europe, completely up the wall,

because they realise that the a compromise their parties will both support in the house of commons. british really have absolutely no failing that, the two of them will agree a number idea what future trading arrangements they want. of options to put to the house, in a series of votes. the government, said mrs may, in the last few minutes, the labour stands ready to abide by the decision of the house, leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he but labour would need is very happy to meet theresa may to agree to that too. after she offered to sit down with him. i'm joined now by amanda sloat, a senior fellow the prime minister seemed at the brookings institution to indicate that that process will take place quickly, in time for her to take a proposal to brussels next week, and in time and former state to pass the withdrawal bill before department official. may 22nd so that the uk does not what do you make of what the prime need to take part in eu minister has said? it creates parliamentary elections. this debate, this division, cannot drag on much longer. interesting situations for theresa it is putting members of parliament may and jeremy corbyn, there have and everyone else under immense been two series of indicative bouts, pressure and it is doing damage the customs union which was voted on to our politics. yesterday was the closest of any of despite the best efforts of mps, the outcomes, it only lost by three, the process that the house of commons has tried to lead has not and interestingly there were a large number of abstentions, including people who have been supportive of a come up with an answer. second referendum. jeremy corbyn has wa nted second referendum. jeremy corbyn has wanted to shift to a softer brexit, so today i'm taking action to break the logjam. which is what he will be advocating, i'm offering to sit down there will be questions about with the leader of the opposition and to try to agree a plan whether or not it in a possible

that we would both stick to to ensure we leave the eu second referendum, but both of them have divides within their parties, so even if they reach agreement and that we do so with a deal. amongst a peaty of them, it is not certain whether it will get support within parliament. —— amongst the let's go straight to our political correspondent ben wright in downing street. quite a cabinet meeting, seven two of them. yes, we are getting hours. how did they come to this outcome but a mark through a process comments from the brexiteer camp, of elimination? it is a good saying this is a very unsatisfactory arrangement, i guess the question question. i think theresa may has would be, can she say, right, both been trying to navigate her way of the extreme ends, i will ignore through this divided cabinet four them, i will get enough of the people in the middle to support months. avoiding this moment of something that looks vaguely soft enough that the country can coalesce decision. she had hoped to get their around? theresa may seems to have accepted that her deal in its withdrawal agreement over the line current form is not going to get by chipping away at the resistance through, which is why opening up of her brexiteers, and getting the this possible dialogue with the dup on board. sitting around the labour leader, and second, she has cabinet table, she and her cabinet recognised the eu will not renegotiate the withdrawal realise this is not going to deliver agreement, which means they backstop for northern ireland is going to a majority for her plans so she have to stay, which the dup and the needs an alternative and it looks erg have had concerns about. third,

like... she has kept her cabinet that only leaves negotiations on the together, no resignations this political declaration, which has evening but she is going in a softer been her alternative approach since renegotiating the backstop did not direction, seeking consensus across the commons, saying she will talk to work, pivoting towards a softer brexit in the form of a customs the commons, saying she will talk to the labour leader jeremy corbyn union. as you said, there will be the commons, saying she will talk to the labour leaderjeremy corbyn and allow the government to be bound by people within her political party any results of further indicative that are unhappy with that, so the votes pointing to the future question is whether she can get relationship between the uk and the sufficient support from some of the eu after brexit. a very different other mp5 to push this through. tone from the prime minister and i amanda, the reason there has been no imagine that the people who are agreement of a customs union is for angry in westminster this evening brexiteers, it gives why the big are her own angry in westminster this evening prize, the ability to do your own are herown hard—line angry in westminster this evening are her own hard—line brexiteers and some cabinet members who i think we trade deals. ken clarke, who we just are comfortable with the uk saw talking to the bbc, he was the potentially leaving without any deal as sooi'i potentially leaving without any deal lead in the ttip negotiations for as soon next week. there are reports the uk, there was negotiations with the uk, there was negotiations with the united states, saying the other that the european research group is day that if you think you will get a meeting this evening so we'll see trade dealfrom the us what comes from that. it leaves the day that if you think you will get a trade deal from the us which day that if you think you will get a trade dealfrom the us which is easy, of course president trump has question, is there some kind of talked warmly about the uk, he says proposal that theresa may and jeremy you are mistaken — when you talk to people there, what sort of a hard corbyn, enough conservatives and bargain do you think the united labour can coalesce around to get through parliament, given that we states would force? i think you are

absolutely right that there is a had those four votes yesterday and fundamental choice facing the united none of them got through? that's the kingdom in terms of whether it goes critical question. what she has set forward with a customs union and out this evening is a process and a some participation in the single process she hopes will qualify the uk fora process she hopes will qualify the uk for a short extension while market, iad closer that the eu is avoiding the need to participate in aligned with the uk, the easier it european elections. this is quite a big hope on her part. this is not a is to negotiate on the border with decision. she has not say that she northern ireland but the harder it is for free trade agreements. the understands we must join a customs big thing with the united states is union, or go for the that donald trump is going to try to understands we must join a customs union, or go forthe norway understands we must join a customs union, or go for the norway option that mps have discussed and negotiate a very strong deal, he will be in a stronger position in rejected, or that there must be another referendum as the only way terms of negotiations than what the of getting it through parliament. uk is going to be, and the biggest she hasn't made a decision but she question is whether the uk is going to accept some of the very likely accepts that she and parliament must work far more closely together in american demands on food standards, finding a consensus. some may ask if including genetically modified foods. there is always discussion of the process shouldn't have happened the famous chlorine—washed chicken in earnest two years ago. thanks. and concerns that americans have about pharmaceutical pricing within the national health service. so the cabinet discussed ramping up there was unlikely to be two of the big sticking points. the other thing plans for a no—deal brexit and there worth flagging is that there is increasing interest in congress in is no evidence so far that the eu

what is happening, congress has a will agree to extend the deadline. lot of affinity for ireland, is very focused on the irish peace process, cabinet ministers were informed that so focused on the irish peace process, so any sort of free trade agreement thatis so any sort of free trade agreement that is seen as being down on the a no—deal brexit would lead to a back of violations to the good spike in food prices of up to io%, a friday agreement, or in any way uk recession worse than 2008, the harming the political situation in northern ireland, will face very serious consideration within imposition of direct rule in ulster congress, even if the us and uk can and the disruption to law and order get through some of these differences on environmental, agricultural and pharmaceutical capabilities. standards. 0k, amanda, thank you for in eight days' time, coming in tojoin us, yeah, i very eu leaders will gather in brussels to decide how to proceed. the french president said today strong contingent of people in they are open to any request that parliament, in congress, who are, comes from the uk for a delay, you know, linked to ireland but there must be a plan and a process he said — and at the moment there is neither. historically, who are translation: a long extension, irish—american, who have worked on involving the participation of the united kingdom in the european elections that peace agreements decades ago, and in the european union's and that will be a factor we don't institutions, is farfrom evident and is not for granted. often hear about, that notjust the let me repeat it firmly here today. trade, there is the politics of that our priority will be the good as well. let's try to find out what functioning of the european union went on in the cabinet today, and the single market.

the european union cannot sustainably be the hostage to a political crisis michael gove wasjoining went on in the cabinet today, michael gove was joining us from westminster, i was asking ben wright in the united kingdom. whether the conclusions you had come to today was by a process of maybe there is now a planning elimination, did you have to process. in the last few minutes, discount all the options on the donald tusk, the european council table like no deal, a second president has tweeted that even if referendum? apply one of the things we had to examine was what the house after today we don't know what the end result will be. let us be patient. of commons has decided, and it has earlier, we spoke to the defence minister tobias ellwood, whojoined not yet come to a definitive conclusion about how to leave the us from westminster. european union, and what we need to the prime minister showing no signs do collectively as i house of so the prime minister showing no signs so far that she's prepared to from commons is to ensure we do come to her red lines, until today. how does an agreement to honour the referendum result and leave the eu, her red lines, until today. how does and that is what the prime minister he move towards what is likely to be a softer brexit, without splitting is seeking to do, to ensure we have the party? i think everyone is a maximum possible support to leave realising that we won't get our perfect brexit, no one is going to in an orderly fashion. your name as get what they thought in the referendum, so we have to compromise. some ideas were tested one of those circulated about a through motions, last week and this potential future leadership, and one of those circulated about a potentialfuture leadership, and i will be focus on who comes next, and week. clearly nothing has come

presumably jeremy corbyn is will be focus on who comes next, and presumablyjeremy corbyn is wanting through. even the prime minister's to know whether he can put any trust deal has been road—tested to author times. a big meeting today in in any guarantees the prime minister is giving, or will they be rolled cabinet and the decision was taken, back by the next prime minister? the i think most important thing is to make sure cabinet and the decision was taken, ithinka cabinet and the decision was taken, i think a wise one, to rule out modi or. we want to leave with a we can get agreement to leave the relationship with the eu. —— to rule european union in an appropriate way, and that is the purpose of extending this invitation to the out a no deal. that means having a leader of the opposition, and also the purpose of the prime minister conversation to see what can be saying to the house of commons that discovered. these conversations with we now really do need to agree. it jeremy corbyn that are due to take is the case that the withdrawal place first are likely to be framed agreement is the proposition so far in the context of the impending that has command of the largest leadership contest. how does the amount of votes in the house of commons, but not yet a majority. we prime minister agrees something with him and give him the guarantees need to get a majority to leave, and looking for without binding the we will be talking to labour hands of the by minister? important politicians and across the house of commons in order to ensure that we question. our departure is in two can leave, that is the single most important thing. mr gove, what you parts. the first part, the withdrawal agreement, is the basis of how we depart. the second bit is think the chances are that what the the interesting one, what is our prime minister has proposed this future relationship? that will be evening will result in cross—party agreement? you have reportedly said discussed. that must be locked down. that you are prepared reluctantly to

that will confirm the direction of accept some form of a softer brexit, do you think there is a deal that travel when we depart, no matter who is leader. are you confident that can be had, and if so, does it come the eu will agree to the extension, at the expense of more harder brexiteers within the conservative until may the 22nd ?|j the eu will agree to the extension, until may the 22nd? i think there is a huge desire on all sides for us to party? the deal i have always supported as the prime minister's get through this. i was born in new withdrawal agreement, i have voted york, i am consistently for it, and had we had get through this. i was born in new york, lam half get through this. i was born in new york, i am half american. get through this. i was born in new york, lam half american. i get through this. i was born in new york, i am half american. i watched the american media coverage of what's happening here and there is i'io what's happening here and there is a majority, we would be leaving the no doubt that this is the biggest decision since the second world war. european union. there is an opportunity now for the house of it is on everyone's minds. but we commons to recognise the urgency and importance of coming to an are not in chaos as such, we are one agreement, and if we can secure step away from it. we are in agreements quickly, we can have a short extension to get the legislation through and leave the political indecision. the economy is growing, it is bigger thanjapan was european union before the european parliamentary elections... what does my, growing faster than germany's, that agreement look like? we need to we have re cord my, growing faster than germany's, we have record employment. we don't make sure that people across the have people rioting on the streets, house of commons recognise and live there is no government shutdown but up house of commons recognise and live up to their responsibilities, and thatis up to their responsibilities, and it is on people's minds. we've got that is why the prime minister has invited the leader of the opposition to get it resolved and the clock is end to find a way through this. ticking down. that was on the mind jeremy corbyn ones a customs union of the prime minister and cabinet, to say how do we get out of the and alignment with the single

market, which part of that would you gridlock? working with the leader of accept? i am not going to accept the the opposition, and if that fails, conversations that the prime having indicative votes to gain minister will have with the leader of the opposition. it is for all of compromise so that we have a smooth us as transition post brexit. you've of the opposition. it is for all of us as parliamentarians to do everything we can to leave the talked about the perception from european union as quickly as this side of the atlantic and you possible. we don't want to prolong our membership of the eu for a are right that the government hasn't second more than is necessary. we shutdown there, but it has here. have got to honour the initial i've been on many tv shows and read referendum result, and we can do that by making sure that the many articles and it's notjust in withdrawal agreement commands a america but around the world, they are looking at the uk and saying majority in the house of commons. that this looks like a political and if she doesn't come to an chaos, when are you going to come up agreement withjeremy and if she doesn't come to an agreement with jeremy corbyn, and if she doesn't come to an agreement withjeremy corbyn, it sounds to me from what she is with a plan that works? i don't setting out that we will get indicative outsmart three, this time think rioting on the streets is the proposed by the government, and so benchmark. people are looking at the far parliament has not been able to uk and thinking that the bandwidth has been taken up by brexit with no come around to any plan. you are right, we have had the labour party result. we've had perhaps an voting for a variety of options, interesting relationship with europe over the last 40 years. a question many of those implicitly committing the labour party to agreeing to the was put that doesn't really have an withdrawal agreement that we want answer. we decided to leave as a their support for, and it is the

nation but we didn't actually case that of all the options we have confirm where we are leaving to. the had so far, the prime minister's withdrawal agreement has commanded the most number of votes. but we cogs of democracy continue, the have not secured a majority, we need options are there. big decisions ahead of us. the clock is taking. i to. and what sort of period of time hope we will come to that decision. will this happen into my the prime we want to get back to the minister is anxious, as we all are, to crack on. we want to make sure international stage of dealing with that we find a way through, that we the challenges and threats we face. vote to leave as quickly as it isa the challenges and threats we face. it is a fast changing world and possible, and provided that we can britain absolutely wants to play a leading role on the international agree a way out, we will ensure we stage. we are grateful for your leave before the european elections at the end of may. we are just time. that's the view from the getting tweets from our political conservative side. editor, laura kuenssberg, saying we'rejoined from westminister by the leave that in the cabinet meeting there supporting mp labour mp kate hoey, we re that in the cabinet meeting there were 14 ministers against the prime who has opposed the prime minister's plan. lovely to have you with us. you minister's idea of asking for voted against the prime minister's another extension, only ten back in plan. you heard ben wright saying it it. can you confirm that? firstly, i is likely we are to be moving towards a softer brexit. have you won't reveal cabinet discussions. lost the opportunity to frame the secondly, we did not have a vote, we brexit argument the way you would came toa like? i think the important thing secondly, we did not have a vote, we came to a conclusion, which was that we need to ensure we leave the that hasn't been mentioned by the

european union as quickly as prime minister or everyone is the possible, and that any extension should last for as short as question that the withdrawal agreement must go through possible. that is a critical point parliament. we can talk about other of consensus, which i think it is things in it but the crucial issue important for all of us to do our very best to deliver. you so you of the backstop is still going to don't want to pre—empt the prime stop a huge number of mps minister's conversations withjeremy of the backstop is still going to stop a huge number of mp5 from supporting it, probably enough on the matter what kind of compromise corbyn, i understand that, but what has to gave on the withdrawal agreement comes between the two agreement to get the majority that it has not got in parliament? it has parties. as i understand it, jeremy corbyn wasn't even approached to move in some direction, it is the earlier today, or any time before direction of a customs union that the prime minister made the statement that she would meet with would get the majority in parliament? as you mentioned at the him and talk about some kind of beginning, i cannot pre—empt that, i relationship. so parliament has voted for the withdrawal agreement, shown there is no majority for any icampaigned voted for the withdrawal agreement, i campaigned for us to be outside the single market and a customs of these options. we voted them all union... but you must know what it down at different times and now would take to get a majority? so we're ina down at different times and now we're in a situation where time is far, parliament has been trying to running out, as everyone says, and i command that majority, one of the things about these talks is that we steal feel that there is an need to make sure that labour sticks opportunity for what people actually voted for. people didn't vote for to its manifesto pledge on page 24, parliament to make lots and lots of the labour party committed to

honouring the referendum result and debates and discussion about what leaving the european union, so we kind of leave we wanted. they wanted need to make sure that we work to leave. it's really quite simple. across parties in order to ensure that we honour the referendum result. you know, the vast majority it'sjust that so to leave. it's really quite simple. it's just that so many mps to leave. it's really quite simple. it'sjust that so many mps in parliament don't want us to leave of members of parliament voted to and have spent so much time trying trigger article 50, the vast majority were elected on manifesto to stop us leaving. but the saying that they would honour our decision to leave the european union alternatives now, looking at them, if there is no compromise in the — the most important thing is to make sure that we do so as quickly house, we are looking at a long as possible. is no-deal off the extension, probably, perhaps even with the risk of no deal. the table, orare we as possible. is no-deal off the table, or are we still preparing for alternative is perhaps no deal being no—deal is a country? ruled out by this private bill being table, or are we still preparing for no-deal is a country? absolutely we are preparing for no—deal, one of put down today by cooper and letwin, the things in myjob is deaf secretaries to make sure that if no a cross—party motion, which would deal arises... it is still a rule it out. the no deal, the harder possibility? one of the things that brexit option you want is the eu 27 may decide is not to offer disappearing. i'm still not sure an extension, and in those thatis circumstances we would leave without disappearing. i'm still not sure that is right and of course legally the default position is still that a deal. at the cabinet is not we leave at the end of next week. prepared to sanction no—deal, that is the point, is that what was but of course parliament can change agreed today? we all believe it is its mind on all sorts of things. it

better to leave with ideal, that is always does. i think the important thing for your viewers is that... i why we have been voting as a cabinet and a party overwhelmingly for the withdrawal agreement. but, of can't believe anyone wants the uk, course, i prepare every day in my department and across government for after we voted to leave nearly three every eventuality. we do need to be years ago, to be taking part in prepared, but what we want to do is european union elections. i don't make sure we live with ideal, that think the eu will want that too. we leave in a timely and orderly time is running very short. in the fashion. ok, michael gove, thank you very much forjoining the programme. end it only takes one eu country to very interesting to hear his say, look, we've had enough about thoughts. i am looking at laura this and we aren't going to allow an kuenssberg's tweet, not clear that a extension. i'm glad the prime majority of the cabinet did agree, minister has confirmed that they are continuing to do the preparations as michael gove suggested, that the and work that should have been started a long time ago to make it majority of cabinet did actually easier for us to leave on the wto agreed that leaving with a deal was terms and then have the time to discuss afterwards with the european better than no deal. only eight days union. but we wouldn't be paying £39 until the summit on wednesday, how quickly can they close discussions with jeremy and come billion and we would be independent quickly can they close discussions enough to then decide on an withjeremy and come to an agreement over any options they are putting the house? they would have to do it agreement and not be being pushed into it by the eu. 0k, thank you.

by sunday, you would think, because the european council have said they wa nt the european council have said they that tweet you read out by donald wantan the european council have said they want an answer two days before the summit, so they have to do all of tusk earlier, it sounds like there this in the next few days. and you isa tusk earlier, it sounds like there is a degree of patience on the have got to make your travel european side, at least preparedness arrangements! we will see you in for them to see this proposal as brussels next week. enough of a reason to give the uk this week, nato will be celebrating the 70th anniversary and extension to may the 22nd, of the alliance here in washington. 29 foreign ministers will be doesn't it? i said for a while, i gathering and the secretary general will be addressing a joint don't think the eu is reconciled to session of congress. but firstjens stoltenberg the uk leaving without a deal. today is at the white house, meeting with president trump, who has been a vocal critic of the uk leaving without a deal. today the irish prime minister... for the other member countries not living up to their financial obligations. sake of a few weeks, why not give it here they were speaking a try? this is a snapshot of what we just a short time ago. had last night, those indicative 0n getting some of our allies to pay votes on a variety of options. what theresa may is proposing if she theirfairshare, it is can't get agreement with jeremy 0n getting some of our allies to pay theirfair share, it is called burden sharing, and as you know, corbyn is bringing back a third when i came, it wasn't so good, and version of indicative votes which the government will put to the now they are catching up. we have house. you don't need to know what seven of the 28 countries currently they were, there are four blocks. labour in red, conservative blue. current, and the rest are trying to looking at the conservative party in catch up, and they will catch up.

particular their positions are here with now is barbara plett usher, hardening. 0nly15 voted for a our state department correspondent. second referendum, 37 for the customs union. for the norway plus fair enough to say, i think that donald trump has been a thorn in option, they were down from last nato's on the 70th side anniversary, week, from 37, down to 33 supporting are they managing to patch things up the plan. that's the context in are they managing to patch things up a bit? well, the town of the which mrs may is operating. chemistry there was very positive, positions hardening, people walking away from deals they supported mrtrump was not chemistry there was very positive, mr trump was not castigating members before. what you are looking at is for not paying, he was saying because i have been so tough, not a formula for consensus. right, members are beginning to pay up, it isa members are beginning to pay up, it is a rocket app not a roller—coaster i guess the question is, if she sits ride down in terms of revenue, and downjeremy corbyn, whether she can jens stoltenberg has been doing what win over the labour voters. whether, he has been doing, presenting by having cross—party talks with himself as a partner in this, thanking mrtrump some kind of compromise you can come himself as a partner in this, thanking mr trump for getting nato up some kind of compromise you can come investors to invest more in defence, up with enough numbers to get something through parliament.“ saying that by next year there would be $100 billion more than when he's prepared to compromise. the donald trump came to office, saying problem is that all mps and leaders that was a sign of the strength of are saying everyone has to the alliance. but i think it is not compromise but they don't want to. just not me! by accident that nato leaders did not request a high or event with the a second woman has come forward to accusejoe biden of inappropriate behaviour. president to celebrate the 70th anniversary, as they have done in

previous decades, it will be foreign amy lappos says the 76—year—old former vice president touched herface and rubbed noses ministers meeting with the secretary with her a decade ago. of state, and i think the leaders it didn't feel sexual. we re of state, and i think the leaders were worried that mr trump was itjust felt like a total unpredictable, they didn't know how he would respond. last year's invasion of my space. summit, they said it was quite turbulent and they didn't want to i cannot watch a woman be plastered for something that repeat that. they do have questions i experienced as well. about whether mr trump is committed to the alliance, which is a first ms lappos went on to say for a us president, all the men should pull out to the alliance, which is a first fora us president, so to the alliance, which is a first of the democratic race out for a us president, so going into of respect for women. the anniversary, those are the kinds but a noticeable number of men of questions that dominate, really, and women on both sides whether the us president, which is of the political aisle have come the backbone of the alliance, it to mr biden‘s defence — saying he is affectionate, really recognises the value of it. not inappropriate. 0k, barbara plett—usher there, thank the accusations are raising heated you very much forjoining us. still to come on the programme, the west debates about gender wing style video that made and age in a race with huge consequences for democrats. joining us now is the washington bureau chief christian's favourite, mayor pete, for the new york times elisabeth it is getting a lot of buzz around bumiller. here! what does air pollution due to joe biden hasn't even announced his candidacy yet. do you think these two accusations of inappropriate our bodies? with growing scientific

physical behaviour, contact, are evidence that toxins in the air are going to mean that he doesn't ever more damaging to our health than announce his candidacy? no, i think previously thought, cities around the world are making radical efforts to restrict polluting vehicles. it's too early to say that, not at david shukman reports. outside a school, we use a heat all. but i do think that the debate camera to reveal air pollution. scientists are discovering isa that it's far more dangerous than previously thought. all. but i do think that the debate is a reflection of how much american the exhaust stands out politics and society has changed in in this video, because it's hotter than the surroundings. it flows right beside the children. the last five years, even. nancy they're closer to the ground pelosi interestingly came out this than adults, so their health is more at risk. morning and said that while joe biden's actions were not disqualifying for the presidency, he to find out more, researchers needed to learn the new boundaries. hand out pollution monitors. these backpacks are fitted with devices to measure the quality of the air. so it sucks in air the straight arm handshake. she said and stores all the data here. that she shakes hands with people as the children themselves are well aware of what pollution if they have a cold and he must learn that. it's an indication of can mean for them. how things have changed over the la st how things have changed over the last ten years in the us. she also it hurts like here and here. so i had to stay up one night said that it is not how the hug was because my chest was really bad because of all the polluted air, and i couldn't go to sleep. intended, it is how it is received my mum had to stay awake,

by the individual, by the woman. because she was looking after me. again, it is a totally different so let's imagine the tiny particles and gases that are drifting around. standard now in political behaviour. and as we breathe them in, we're coming to understand the range of effects but you don't think it puts pressure they could have inside us. onjoe biden to withdraw the first impact is in our airways and lungs, risking inflammation consideration of running, that this and asthma attacks and diseases like lung cancer. is going to be something that bogs down his candidacy? of course, if and then down inside the lungs, course it puts pressure on him but i the smallest particles can actually don't think at this point that he cross into the bloodstream and cause more harm — blocking arteries, won't run because of this. we must increasing the danger of heart disease and of stroke. rememberwho is in won't run because of this. we must remember who is in the white house. and pollution may the democrats are holding themselves also reach the brain. toa far the democrats are holding themselves to a far higher standard than the current president. there's a lot of links to dementia are being researched, but the biggest concern debate in democratic circles that is for children. they are eating their own, setting next week london will launch a major effort to clean up, an impossible bar for their by charging the dirtiest vehicles candidates and i don't believe at to come into the centre. this point that the fact that this scientists say that's desperately needed. david shukman, bbc news. will keepjoe this point that the fact that this will keep joe biden, this point that the fact that this will keepjoe biden, announcing for the presidency. the other news in america today is about security

clea ra nces america today is about security clearances that the white house has the brexit deadlock has split granted for 25 people who were the conservative party in two. initially blocked. a whistle—blower and tonight's statements has told the house oversight from the prime minister is unlikely to heal those divisions. committee that the executive in february, three mps resigned the whip in protest over the party's brexit policy. breached normal protocol by putting some of these security clearances through. isn't it in the power of and last night nick boles, who had put forward an alternative plan the executive to decide to do that? to the house, resigned, blaming his own party who he said had refused to compromise and back it. absolutely, but this is a large so what do the grassroots of numberof the conservative party make of it? absolutely, but this is a large number of people. absolutely, but this is a large numberof people. in absolutely, but this is a large number of people. in previous we're joined now from westminster by roberto weeden—sanz, administrations, for security a local tory councillor, clearances, it isn't unusual for the and from romford by sue connelly, red flags to go up about a person's who's part of the romford finances, their business dealings, conservative association. potential conflicts of interest, but let me start with you, roberto, what did you make of the prime minister's they are normally resolved and there aren't so many. in this case we are proposal to go to the labour party told that the white house just said, looking for cross—party compromise? i think it is fantastic news, very never told that the white house just said, never mind, and wave them through and did not try to deal with heartening. brexit is something which the nation should have come together over a long time ago. when mitigating circumstances. so this is theresa may try to do something quite unusual. 0k. thank you. similar, jeremy corbyn walked out of the room when he saw chuka umunna

was sat there, is fantastic news thatjeremy corbyn has decided it is time to find a solution to the 0ne one other line of american politics that has been breaking, president quandary that parliament has got itself into. i know you are in a trump meeting withjens stoltenberg and has said he is willing to shutdown the border between the us brexit constituency, the political cabinet discouraged a snap election, and mexico. he realises it would i wonder what would happen in your cause economic damage but he says he constituency if you're members were asked to go out and campaign has to have economic security. going back tojoe biden, i see you wrote carrying a manifesto that had theresa may's deal nish kumarfl an opinion piece today for the bbc carrying a manifesto that had theresa may's deal nish kumar i very much doubt if they would do it! it website. the meat to make movement is not right, it is not what we has to mature, you said. —— the voted for, and we are not interested in it, we want a complete break from metoo movement. at the beginning of the metoo movement anyone with a the eu. we don't want to be tied to whiff of past transgression was seen the eu. we don't want to be tied to the eu. we don't want to be tied to the eu in any way, shape or form. as someone whiff of past transgression was seen as someone who had to be booted out insta ntly a nd roberto, you have said that you as someone who had to be booted out instantly and i think that the #metoo movement is now asking itself think the chances of a no—deal as whether there is a statute of zero, and! think the chances of a no—deal as zero, and i imagine after the prime limitations. is someone likejoe minister's statement this evening, biden, who is 76 and came of age in he would stand by that, but isn't there still the chance that, by a different area, as elizabeth said, subject to a different yardstick? accident if no other reason, we get

to april the 12th, trying to keep what he may have done in the past is track of my dates here, we find that not acceptable any more but does we do not have a agreement that the that mean it was ok when he did it country can rally around in the eu backin that mean it was ok when he did it back in the 90s, when he was will not give us an extension?“ you look at what parliament has coming—of—age, and he didn't think there was any harm? there are shades voted for, there is broad agreement on what they do not want, which is of grey on this one. of their no—deal, and mp5 seem prepared more statutes of limitation on it? are than anything to make sure that all transgression is the same? the doesn't happen. the rebels who are joe biden case is interesting voting against the deal are really because it doesn't just joe biden case is interesting because it doesn'tjust raise issues putting brexit at risk, because we of gender and behaviour but it raises issues of age and it is are seeing momentum go the other way, you know, towards those who possible that people look atjoe voted remain, 6 million people biden and say that he looks too old signing the petition, we saw ken and this behaviour is another indication that he comes from a clarke's amendment only lose by different time and they want three votes, so if the people who somebody younger. but donald trump ke pt three votes, so if the people who kept rejecting the deal continue to and bernie sanders are in the race and bernie sanders are in the race and they are too old and white guys. vote against it, the risk they run is that, actually, brexit is bernie sanders seems as determined unlikely to happen at all, and we to run as ever. we have had an will get a much softer version of brexit, which is what i desperately do not want. sue, i want to come official response from donald tusk back to the point you made, that you regarding theresa may's statement. would not be happy for them are

he said that even if after today we campaigning for the conservative plan at the moment, and there is don't know what the end result will concern about what this is doing to be, let us be patient. grassroots membership and the money, meanwhile the irish prime minister because a lot of money comes from leo varadkar has been in paris today where he has been meeting with french president emmanuel macron. the grassroots. well, i am on the mr varadkar urged his fellow eu other end of the phone every day to leaders to remain open to whatever mrs may brings them next week. constituents, and a people that are nonetheless his country is stepping found me are not very happy at all. up its no deal preparations. they are really upset with what is and of course we'll need to talk about what we will do going on. they say that the brexit in the event of a no deal, they voted for is not being which will be particularly difficult for ireland. from our point of view, delivered, it is taking two and a we want to pursue our twin half years to make a complete and objectives, to protect utter mess of the whole thing, and the good friday agreement, on which peace in northern ireland to ask for further time is just is based, and also to protect the integrity of the single market adding insult to injury. people are and the customs union. so adding insult to injury. people are so upset, and ijust can't believe we're joined now that she actually wants to go and from brussels by our talk tojeremy europe editor katya adler. that she actually wants to go and talk to jeremy corbyn now, who did a they will be more hopeful, signs complete 360 the other day on his that the prime minister is softening, but we heard from kate manifesto, saying that everything, hoey who said that there are enough you know, he doesn't agree with it now, he wants a customs union, he mps in the house who don't like the backstop and the withdrawal

wants free movement, you now, it is agreement, and there didn't appear last night to be much mood for just not on, it really isn't, and i think she has got to go, and the compromise. well, christian, we can sooner think she has got to go, and the sooner the better. ok, different either be a glass half full, or half sides of the conservative party empty. you know me! half full. i debate there, thank you very much think eu leaders will tonight... the for joining debate there, thank you very much forjoining us, sue, roberto. feedback i'm getting from diplomats the democratic presidential field keeps getting bigger — is that they would love it if this it stands at 15 contenders, can work. so often they have said, and there are a few more who we expect to be added to that list. ina time but the buzz keeps bringing us can work. so often they have said, in a time of what has turned into a national crisis over brexit, why back to pete buttigieg. it comes back to christian's can't there be cross—party compromise? why in parliament, can't favourite! i have got this image of him coming from nowhere to take the white house. a romantic political labour and conservative reach over story! the pile and work together? to date we interviewed him a couple of months ago, and he wasn't theresa may spoke about national really known outside of his role unity and compromise and said she would sit down with the leader of as the south bend, indiana mayor. the opposition jeremy corbyn and try now, hejust has be to find a way forward and if they named at mayor pete, and he just put out a west wing didn't manage to do it then they style publicity video — have a look. would go back to parliament. some diplomats are sceptical and say, parliament so far hasn't exactly come up with a clear answer but on the other hand, however hard—line eu

leaders have wanted to sound about no deal being the most likely option, they still want to avoid a no—deal brexit if they can. so if theresa may is right they will be delighted because it means they can we are just finding our way into move on with the process and not get this new headquarters, which is stuck in a circle going around and increasingly full of a fantastic around because it isn'tjust team, and anyone who walks into this parliament going round. it throws a place is going to know how to say my shadow over the workings of the eu, international investment into the eu, european citizens and their rights, and european businesses as well. hmm. there is hope that this name! today i saw on social media isa well. hmm. there is hope that this is a way forward but there is a healthy dose of scepticism as well, that he is top of the pile, he is with time running out until the summit next week. yes. i think that out raising funds, he is a 7 is glass half full. thank you! so million, getting all the social media hits now. may be! kamal harris much brexit news. we will go into has got 12 million, quite a bit more than pete buttigieg. wejust used to more of it in the programme, including the conservative say that name is going to be a grassroots, what they think of what the prime minister has said. problem for him, but it could be an advantage, he is turning it into one. you just watch, i will get the coming up, we speak to a brexit first interview with president pete!

expert to give an outsiders look at it might only be the 2nd of april, the deadlock in west mr. but it feels like we have had everything bar the kitchen sink thrown at us. sunshine and showers, heavy with hail, and yes, some snow as well to higher ground, a theme that is set to continue, it is the 2nd of april but it feels the morning rain lingered as if we have had everything bar the but cleared into the north sea, kitchen sink thrown at us. and behind a real rash of showers to follow. some of the showers will fade away through the overnight period, but we will keep frequent rash down through wales, south—west england, and at the same time an area of low sunshine and showers today but look pressure will bring more persistent at those showers, heavy, rain to eastern scotland with some hail and snow on higher ground. and north—east england. that theme is going to continue. elsewhere, cold, low single figures, a touch of frost not out of the question. we start wednesday on a chilly note, the morning rain lingered but then we will see showers clinging on cleared, leaving showers to follow. some showers fading away as we go to the fringes, but this area of low pressure we need to keep through the overnight period but we'll keep the frequent rash an eye on will drift its way slowly down the west and south—west westwards as we go through the day but more persistent rain in eastern on wednesday, and it will bring scotland and north—east england. further outbreaks of rain, elsewhere, cold, low and single figures. frost is not out of the question. further outbreaks of snow with any elevation across scotland starting wednesday and northern england,

morning on a cold note. gradually moving through western scotland towards northern ireland some showers clinging onto the fringes. the low pressure is by the middle of the afternoon. what we must watch. it will drift slowly west as we go more sunshine across england and wales, a scattering of showers, through the day on wednesday and it windy for all, a cold start will bring further outbreaks in the north with gales or severe of rain and snow, with any elevation in scotland gales, reallyjust making it feel quite raw out there. and the north of england. temperatures on your thermometer may well suggest 6—8 degrees, but for scotland, northern ireland gradually moving to the northern and south—west england, feeling much colder than that, you will need a couple ireland by the afternoon. of extra layers. as we move out of wednesday a scattering of showers, into thursday, that area of low and windy for everyone. pressure stays with us, it is a cold source, from the north, with severe gales. but slowly plays down temperatures on your thermometer may into the south—west, suggest 6—8 but in scotland, so we are going to see some rain northern ireland and in south—west england it is going in the south—west and some rain to feel much colder. reverting back into northern you will need a couple scotland, but sandwiched of extra layers. in between the two, drier, brighter, out of wednesday and into thursday, the low pressure stays with us and a little bit quieter, but it slowly clears down to the south—west. i am pleased to say, on thursday. we are going to see some rain in the south—west and some rain in terms of the feel of things, in northern scotland not warm, 8—10 degrees, but signs from friday into the start of the weekend that things but in between the two, may well change, and that is due to the wind direction.

we will lose the northerly flow a bit drier and brighter and a bit and pick up more of an easterly, quieter on thursday. so less cold, hopefully a little bit thursday, not especially warm, quieter as well. still 8—10 but signs on friday so just cling on to that into the start of the weekend that for the next couple of days as we move towards the end things may well change. of the week and into the weekend, that's because of the wind not as cold with a little more direction, we lose the northerly flow and an easterly, sunshine to look forward to. so not as cold, and quieter.