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this is bbc news, and the headlines when the votes, backbenchers. .. when the history of british parliament is written, this will be a remarkable out at 11 atiip:m.... at 11 p:m.... theresa may and jeremy corbyn had been locked and talks to period, remarkable week. fascinating in that sense. taking it back a bit, try to reach a compromise of a brexit. prime minister let it be a this is a totally ridiculous process we have gotten ourselves into. the labour brexit? depanneur nestor is government started its negotiations under a growing pressure from my own with the eu more than two and a half side about seeking a compromise with yea rs with the eu more than two and a half years ago. they did not involve anybody, they just steamed the labour leader. a string of mps years ago. they did not involve anybody, theyjust steamed ahead with it and produce legislation condemning her mode stomach move. which henry viii would have been they describe the talks as proud of. jeremy corbyn quite circumspect about the chances of getting a deal with theresa may. inconclusive. she has come up with something that is acceptable perhaps maybe this is political cover to get which does move in the direction i have said the labour party wants in them to those indicative votes on monday. maybe both of them have to order to reach an agreement with the be seen to be going through this eu. this is the scene live in the process. let me show you the house house of commons this evening where of commons. if you're joining us mps are voting on a series of this evening, we are debating in the amendments to seek a brexit house of commons a bill, a private members bill brought by yvette cooper, to try and take no—deal off the table. we are not at the third reading of the bill this evening. a
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significantly down the way. this is the committee stage. a series of amendments tonight, ten different amendments tonight, ten different amendments being put down to limit the scope of the bill largely by the brexiteer camp on the conservative benches. they are talking about amendments one. they're voting on amendments one. they're voting on amendment one. this would limit the government to a 22nd of may extension. as we look at the house of commons filling up, waiting for the results, the last one we had, stephen barclay trying to ensure the bill, ruling out the government extending article 50 in a different way, that was heavily defeated. the government went down by 180. we have just come so use to government defeats... another massive defeat. this is the government saying, don't tie our hands, let's go ahead and
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whatever and parliament saying, no, no, whatever and parliament saying, no, i'io, sorry we are whatever and parliament saying, no, fio, sorry we are in whatever and parliament saying, no, no, sorry we are in charger. you don't get that. that's really quite interesting. we assumed the government whipped in favour. not very well! not very well. they did not get much money more. a lot of conservatives on the other side there... is quite interesting, sebastian, looking at this picture. i'm always interested who is talking to who. the brexiteer team, david davis, iain duncan smith, and penny morton is around. you've got a lot of interest from the front bench. all these votes have been such a knife edge. the fact we are having this whole debate about the bill was down to just this whole debate about the bill was down tojust one this whole debate about the bill was down to just one vote. when they set out the motion to take control of the house of commons, it barely passed. really every single vote matters. these mps have been here
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foran matters. these mps have been here for an awful long time today. you see the euro sceptics having... talking about how nice the weather is and their tactics are voting. one thing, there are two mms which could curtailan thing, there are two mms which could curtail an extension to the 22nd of may, and you could see one of those passing because there are many people in the conservative benches, the european elections meaning a much longer delay. bill cash one of them. if either of those passed, it makes things harder for theresa them. if either of those passed, it makes things harderfor theresa may. this means you have to get your deal through or we could still have a crash exit friday because, and i keep saying this and sounded like a broken record, is not how long broken record, is not __ up —— up to us how long that extension is. what they decided on how
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conversation. they may be procedural votes, but they are important. i spoke to someone a former adviser to george osborne who sat across the road, in the conservative rooms, there is a real panic. absolutely. we are talking about these briefings, nick bowles, who just did up and quit the party in parliament. an electrifying moment we are seeing the whipping operation basically doesn't exist. the thing is coming theresa may's strategy has just been like a shopping trolley on this because she said we are going to note no deal, then no deal,, and now we are doing no deal again. the whole strategy has been thrown up
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again and we saw at pmqs today, four mps openly criticising the prime minister, saying, you have said mr corbyn is not fit to be prime minister, and now you're having active talks and try to get him involved in brexit. the tellers are just taking their positions in front of the dispatch box. let's listen in. order! order. the ayes to the right, 123, a noes to the left, 488. the ayes to the right, 123, the noes to the left, 488. the noes have it. unlock. we now
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come to the question is that clause one as amended stand part of the bill. as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". i think the ayes have it. the ayes have it. it is too loud! i now call... order. i now call, to move amendment 14 formally. amendment 14 be made. as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no... i opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". i think the ayes have it. the ayes have it. the question is that clause two as amended stand part of the bill. as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary,
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"no... i think the ayes have it. the ayes have it. i now call... i now call sir william cash to move new clause four formally. the question is that new clause four be added to the bill. as as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". division. clear the lobbies! lindsey oil being tested. trying to rattle through the amendments as quickly as
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he can. he has come to another procedural, rock to you by sir bill cash. new clause four prevents mms to standing orders during these extension motions. standing orders are the rules that govern the procedures of parliament. do you wa nt to procedures of parliament. do you want to have a stab at that?” procedures of parliament. do you want to have a stab at that? i think what he is trying to do is limit the scope for mp5 to mess around with the procedures of the house and to change the business also but we have seenis change the business also but we have seen is them doing all these business motions. a lot of time discussing business motions which means setting aside standing orders to create space for mp5 to do things. i think the caveat that that is trying to limit here is to say you have been messing around... no more. he is a stickler for the line procedure! and this is very much a procedural vote about these, what they are going out to vote on now.
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thank you both very much indeed. we are going to keep you across these minutes as they go through. i think there are another three to go before we get to the vote on the third reading of the bill, which is really the most and port of artful stuff after that, it then goes on to the lords. —— the most important part of the bill. a bill going to the house of commons and quicktime, but rather than take you one by one through these amendments, i think it's important we look at what the papers are bringing us tomorrow. we are going to do that in the company of carrie gracie. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers are bringing us tomorrow morning. bit of a truncated version two to all the events in the house.
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with us, waiting patiently, jack blanchard and anna mikhailova. they are going to be with me as we keep a close eye on events in the commons. those amendments still being voted on now. as christian was just saying, we will get the third reading of that cooper bill very shortly this evening. while we wait for all of that, let's take a look at those front pages. they are in, not surprisingly, many of them leading with brexit developments. "it's good to talk" is the headline on the front of the metro, referring to the prime minister and labour leader's meeting. jeremy corbyn described the talks as "constructive". leading on the same story is the daily telegraph. however, they talk about the "fury of the tory backbenchers" towards theresa may and say she is "shifting her red lines" as corbyn is now in the "brexit driving seat".
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the same photo of the labour leader in the guardian. but they lead with a different political story. the paper alleges a series of brexit campaigns on facebook that link to a no—deal brexit, overseen by sir lynton crosby's company — a former adviser to borisjohnson. the groups appear to be run by independent members of the public but the guardian is claiming otherwise. more on that in a moment. other news. the us democrats ask for evidence from robert mueller about his report into russian meddling in the 2016 us election. the financial times says that "could shape the rest of donald trump's presidency". the mail leads on a health story alleging that poor diets kill up to 90,000 people per year. they claim that one in six deaths are linked to unhealthy eating. let us take a closer look in detail. jack, why don't you start us off with the telegraph story frontpage?
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like most of the papers tomorrow morning, the telegraph is going to be leaving on these talks with jeremy corbyn and theresa may. unprecedented, really, to see the two main party leaders at least try to co—operate like this. it shows you some sort of flavour of the sense of the crisis and once mr dash in westminster at the moment. the telegraph thinks... the sense in westminster is just how angry this has made so many tory mps. they feel betrayed, frankly, by the prime minister for trying betrayed, frankly, by the prime ministerfor trying to betrayed, frankly, by the prime minister for trying to work across party lines... she did say he was unfit to govern. she says it every week at prime ministers questions. if you talk to members of the cabinet, people closer theresa may, they will say, she has put proposals in front of her own party time and time again. time and time again, her party have voted her down and blocked her. what else and she
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posted to? it has to be labour. any advance on that telegraph frontpage? we are building on one of the developing out of the meeting today. the initial response was how constructive it was. jeremy corbyn did temperthat by constructive it was. jeremy corbyn did temper that by saying it wasn't exactly what he expected. i have heard two senior sources saying tonight that theresa may did not offer anything, and tonight that theresa may did not offeranything, and in tonight that theresa may did not offer anything, and in fact one of them said that unless there is significant change tomorrow, it's going to be a waste of time. and then moving onto the metro, we have got, its good to talk. so that kind of mood music of, we are not in the kind of endgame where we are back to loathing each other yet. kind of endgame where we are back to loathing each other yetlj kind of endgame where we are back to loathing each other yet. i think what we saw in pmqs today was quite
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interesting. jeremy corbyn started a fight knowledge and theresa may's indication to talk by saying he welcomed it and not addressing brexit, just talking about poverty in the uk. other issues. the actual attacks on theresa may came from her owi'i attacks on theresa may came from her own backbenchers, which really builds on this blue on blue, tory mps really furious with her for even engaging in sitting down with labour. and i think, anna, it's a frontpage we have not actually got in yet. 50 ministers being on the type edge. mps angry revolt. they have got kind of both leaders and trouble, jack, so not just have got kind of both leaders and trouble, jack, so notjust theresa may under pressure but corbyn too. to some extent, that is true. this will only get worse if they come to some sort of compromise. the further out positions in each party, they
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will hate seeing their leaders copper mines under things they care about. we don't need that no is if theresa may is eckley compared to do that. as anna said, she has gone into today in these talks and by all accou nts into today in these talks and by all accounts has listened, set out his position. we kind of knew their positions already. is she prepared to go in second or there go my redlines, i will sign up to what you want. if she does that, it puts jeremy corbyn in quite a tricky position. he does not want to be seen position. he does not want to be seen to be helping the prime minister. the question is is she going to make that offer or is this just another talking shop? it's early to say at this stage. we heard them both kind of coming out... we did not hearfrom them both kind of coming out... we did not hear from theresa may personally but we heard from downing street the "constructive" line.
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neither of them pinning down the redlines. the two main things we are looking for is, is there going to be moving to a customs union, is there going to be some consideration of a confirmation read vote ? going to be some consideration of a confirmation read vote? essentially, a second referendum. jeremy corbyn said he did raise the second referendum proposal, which is this confirmation read referendum on theresa may's deal or whatever deal they agree, and an option that would be decided by the house. most people assume that would be remain. some prefer it to be something like no—deal what speaks to what the times is saying, both leaders are facing revolts. theresa may has got ministers saying if you seek a lit long extension can we will walk. jeremy corbyn has shadow ministers warning for a while now that if labour goes with a second referendum option, they will not be able to sell it to their leave voting seats.
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let's ta ke sell it to their leave voting seats. let's take a look at the tweet that i mentioned from tom newton dunn, because the pressure on the leader is arguably bigger on the shadow cabinet now. the imploding of the cabinet is something that has been predicted many times over the course of last couple of years. do you feel that this on the edge is true or is ita that this on the edge is true or is it a negotiating position?” that this on the edge is true or is it a negotiating position? i think it's definitely true. i spoke to a minister today who said if it's looking like a long extension and thus having to put cabinets in the mep elections, he will walk. it is true. —— the candidates in the nep elections. it is the scale. not too dissimilar to what we have seen before last year. i put this to an
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mp recently, a tory mp, and he said, let them walk. we are going to have to leave it here. jack and anna, thank you so much. come back in half an hour's time. for now, that is it for the papers. good evening for so we got some turbulence guidelines today, hail, showers, thunder and lightning. sleet and snow. significant snow at that. with more showers to come to the rest of the night and we could have some more significant snow over the hills of wales. several centimetres could fall here. we have got more rain and hills snow working its way back into scotland. as well as all that, it is going to be a cold night. there could also be some mist and fog thrown in there for the next tomorrow morning. not great if you out on the roads. fog over the hills as well. the sun will start to break through in the southwest behind this weather system. moving
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eastwards. it's another day of sunny spells, perhaps fewer showers for northern ireland and southern scotland, northern england compared with today. and to measures just other higher. and higher still again on friday and saturday, when hopefully things settle down just a little.
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