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scientists say this summer's melting has been one of the most severe on record, leading to a global rise in sea levels. that's all, stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament, where mps returned from their summer break and boris johnson is defeated in the commons as mps back moves to take over the agenda and try to stop a no deal brexit at the end of october. the ayes to the right, 328, the noes to the left, 301. the result comes as

borisjohnson the left, 301. the result comes as boris johnson rejects the left, 301. the result comes as borisjohnson rejects the idea of asking for an extension to the brexit deadline. to force us to beg for yet another pointless delay. eu leaders report that the government has so far failed to present any new proposal. and a conservative mp crosses the floor, leaving the prime minister with no working majority. meanwhile, the minister in charge of no deal planning says no—one can be blase about the challenges of a no deal brexit, but... provided the right preparations undertaken by government, business and individuals, risks can be mitigated, significant challenges can be met, and we can be ready. it was, then, night of high drama in the commons. on monday, boris johnson night of high drama in the commons. on monday, borisjohnson had raised sta kes, on monday, borisjohnson had raised stakes, making a statement in downing street effectively turning the vote in the commons into a vote of confidence in his government. and so of confidence in his government. and so the chamber was on tenterhooks when the result of the vote was announced. not a good start, boris.

two order, the ayes to the right, 328. the noes to the left, 301. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock. conservative rebels had joined with opposition mps in that vote, paving the way for mps to take control of the commons agenda on wednesday. they will debate all stages of the bill put forward by labour's hilary benn which says that u nless labour's hilary benn which says that unless a deal is reached with the eu parliament approves a no deal brexit by 19 october, the government must write to the eu seeking a brexit extension until 31 january 2020. reaction to the vote was swift. let there be no doubt, mr speaker, about there be no doubt, mr speaker, about the consequences of this vote tonight. it means that parliament is on the brink of wrecking any deal that we might be able to strike in brussels, because tomorrow's bill

would hand control of the negotiations to the eu, and that would mean more debt, more delay, and more confusion —— more dither. the people of this country will have to choose, mr speaker. the leader of the opposition has been begging for an election for two years. he has crowds of supporters outside calling foran crowds of supporters outside calling for an election. i don't want an election, but if mps vote tomorrow to stop negotiations and to compel another pointless delay to brexit, potentially four years, then that would be the only way to resolve this, andi would be the only way to resolve this, and i can confirm that we are tonight tabling a motion under the fixed term parliament act. he wants to table a motion for a general election? fine. get the billthrough first, in orderto election? fine. get the billthrough first, in order to prevent... election? fine. get the billthrough first, in orderto prevent... in order to take no deal off the table.

this prime minister has a 100% re cord this prime minister has a 100% record in losing votes in the house of commons, and you would have thought that he would have had some humility tonight. but that is sadly lacking. prime minister, perhaps you might consider acting like a prime minister should do. respect the vote... respect the vote which has taken vote... respect the vote which has ta ken place vote... respect the vote which has taken place in this house tonight. let us have a bill tomorrow. this house can express its opinion that it wishes to remove no deal as an option. don't give us this nonsense of the fantasy that there is a deal to come from the government. of the fantasy that there is a deal to come from the governmentm of the fantasy that there is a deal to come from the government. it is vital that this house acts with responsibility, and does not tip our country into an election at a point when there is any risk that we will crash out of the european union during that election campaign or immediately after. well, all of that

was several hours after boris johnson had madejust his second appearance at the dispatch box as prime minister. he came to the commons at the start of the day to update mps on the recent g7 summit in biarritz, in france. but he had been on his feetjust a few in biarritz, in france. but he had been on his feet just a few seconds when this happened. former conservative minister philip lee defected to the liberal democrats. the opposition cheered as he walked into the commons with newly elected jane dodds. he took his seat next to the party leader, joe swenson. and those few steps saw boris johnson's commons majority, which wasjust one, evaporate. borisjohnson made a statement. in the last few weeks, i believe the chances of a deal have risen. this week we are intensifying the pace of meetings in brussels. our european friends can see that we wa nt our european friends can see that we wantan our european friends can see that we want an agreement, and they are beginning to reflect that reality in their response. mr speaker, i

returned from the g7 with real momentum in the brexit discussions. iwant...| momentum in the brexit discussions. i want... i want to return from next month's european council in a similar way, with a deal that this house can debate and scrutinise and endorse in time for our departure on 31 october. but mr speaker, there is one step that would jeopardise all the progress that we have made in the progress that we have made in the g7 and around the capitals of europe, and that is if this house we re europe, and that is if this house were to decide that it was simply impossible for us to leave without a deal. and to make that step illegal. to force us... well, that's what they want, to undermine our position. to force us to beg for yet another pointless delay. he turned

to the bill put forward by opposition mps and rebel conservatives demanding a brexit extension. it would destroy any chance of negotiation for a new deal. it would destroy it. and indeed, it would enable our friends in brussels to dictate the terms of a negotiation. that's what it does. there is only one way, mr speaker, to describe this deal. it isjeremy corbyn's surrender bill. that's what it is. it means running up the white flag. the bill is shameful. it means running up the white flag, and i wa nt to running up the white flag, and i want to make clear... i want to make clear to everybody in this house, there are no circumstances in which i will ever accept anything like it. mr speaker, the prime minister met eu leaders over the summer and eu

council president tusk at the g7. after these meetings, the prime minister struck an optimistic note, saying the chances of a deal were, in his words, improving. his optimism was not shared by those who had been at the same meetings. the prime minister may claim progress is being made, but eu leaders report that the government has so far failed to prevent any new proposals. mr speaker, later today this house has a last chance to stop this government from riding roughshod over constitutional and democratic rights in this country, so that a cabal in downing street can crash us out without a deal, without any democratic mandate and against the majority of public opinion. he isn't winning friends in europe, he is losing friends at home. his is a government with no mandate, no morals, and as of today, no

majority. he talks of the will of the people, but what about the will of the people of scotland? prime minister, the scottish people did not vote for brexit. the people of scotland did not vote for a no deal brexit. they did not vote for the tory party, and they certainly did not vote for this prime minister. the dup's westminster leader turned to the main stumbling block. not only is it antidemocratic in the sense that laws would be needed for the economy in northern ireland and nobody in belfast or london would have any say at all in the making of them, or even ask questions about them, or even ask questions about them, but it is also contrary to the principles that people say they believe in the belfast agreement and the st andrews agreement which requires the consent of both communities. and no unionist party in northern ireland or any member of it supports the backstop. the lib dem leader was sitting next to him,

with philip lee, who you can see on the right of your picture. he had just defected from the conservatives. the prime minister has lost his majority, with the honourable member for bracknell joining the liberal democrats. doctors like him tell me they want to stop brexit because it will plunge our nhs into deep crisis, haemorrhaging vital staff and threatening access to life—saving medicines. when will the prime minister stop playing with people's lives and stop brexit? well replying to that, borisjohnson said there we re to that, borisjohnson said there were more doctors in the nhs since the eu referendum, and he had recently announced more money for hospital improvements. well, then it was over to the backbenchers. the former chancellor philip hammond, earlier dubbed the leader of the rebel alliance, questioned the pm over his conversations with other european leaders. my right

honourable friend has assured me that he is very keen to get a deal with the european union stop but last friday, chancellor merkel of germany observed somewhat acerbically that nine days into the 30 days that the prime minister had requested during his visit to berlin, she hadn't yet seen any proposals from the united kingdom. could the prime minister now make a commitment to publish this afternoon the uk's proposals, so that those of us the uk's proposals, so that those of us who are considering what to do later today can have had the benefit of seeing them? and will he further commit to transmitting those proposals without delay to the european union? the pm gave that a wave, but labour's hilary benn, chair of the brexit committee, called again for detail of the plans. it is also noted that the attorney general told the prime minister at the beginning of august that if he insists on the removal of the backstop, it would inevitably result in no deal. is that true? if

it is true, can the prime minister try and persuade the house why it is credible to argue that progress is being made in the negotiations? because there is a growing number of members who have come to the conclusion that what he really wants isa no conclusion that what he really wants is a no deal brexit, and that is why many of us will try over the next few days to prevent that from happening. another former chancellor, kenneth clarke, joined in the questioning of mrjohnson's intentions to block travel plans. the prime minister's extraordinary knockabout performance today merely confirms, it seems to me, his obvious strategy, which is to set conditions which make no deal inevitable, to make sure that is much blame as possible is attached to the eu and to this house for that consequence, and then as quickly as he can fight a flag—waving general election that before the consequences of no deal become too

obvious to the public. mrjohnson said he wouldn't comment on leaks to newspapers. but the leader of plaid cymru in westminster tried to force the prime minister to comment on the effects of no deal. will the prime minister admit that no deal scenario would be catastrophic, or will he continue to face both ways, deceive the public, and use no dealfor his own electoral game? mrjohnson said no deal scenario might lead to bumps in the road, but he promised his government would get exit done, and this pledge saw him garner support from some backbenchers. a former transport secretary said... when the house of commons debated the european referendum bill, it was passed with a majority of 6—1. when the house debated the european notification of withdrawal, it was passed for having one by this house. what does he think a further three or six month delay would achieve,

other than betraying those people and those votes that we have already had? of the top ten of the eu's trading partners, halfare had? of the top ten of the eu's trading partners, half are traded on wto, no deal terms. with the prime minister therefore continue to put to the sword this ludicrous suggestion that britain would be incapable of trading on such terms? we would prosper. a labour member was praised as valiant by the prime minister for was praised as valiant by the prime ministerfor her pro brexit campaigning after she brought the debate back to the initial vote to leave the eu. prime minister, when there is a conflict between what the people of this country voted for, after being given the question by this parliament and many members of this parliament and many members of this parliament and many members of this parliament who seemed to want to stop the people's decision being implemented, whose side is he on? your argument seems to be that you

have a plan but you cannot share it with the house or with the chancellor and we just have to do trust you. and which has a mandate unlike your government which no longer has a majority, should not legislate against no deal because that will somehow scupper your plans which nobody knows. y, prime minister, should we trust you that you have a plan and indeed that you can deliver it? mist johnson concluded with this message that voting to prevent a no deal would lead to more delays, more chaos and more uncertainty for the uk. a little later, the senior conservative put in a formal request foran conservative put in a formal request for an emergency debate on whether the commons should be able to take control of the agenda on wednesday. and used that time to pass legislation designed to prevent a no deal brexit. in the light of the government ‘s decision to pro— road parliament next week it has become an urgent matter for parliament to discuss in particular for an urgent matter for parliament to discuss in particularfor this house

to discuss whether it can accept a no deal exit. i therefore am asking you to grant an urgent debate on standing order 2a, about that matter. i am satisfied that the matter. i am satisfied that the matter is proper to be discussed under the terms of standing order number24. under the terms of standing order number 24. does the under the terms of standing order number24. does the right under the terms of standing order number 24. does the right honourable gentleman have the leave of the house? given the level of support from mps including several conservatives, sir oliver was allowed to make the case for his emergency motion. so far from constituting a threat to the eu that will force them to capitulate and remove the backstop, the government ‘s intention or willingness to leave the country into a no deal exit is the country into a no deal exit is the threat to our country, the prime minister is much in the position of someone minister is much in the position of someone standing on one side of the ca nyon someone standing on one side of the canyon shouting to people on the other side of the canyon that if

they do not do as he wishes he will throw himself into the abyss. that is not a credible negotiating strategy. and it is also not a responsible strategy, given that the rest of us are to be dragged over the edge with the prime minister. the reality is that there has been no progress made in brussels nor is there likely to be. this reckless government only has one plan, to crash out of the eu without a deal. at whatever price to our industry, to people '5 at whatever price to our industry, to people 'sjobs and to people '5 living standards. i have given way many times on that side and i will continue. that is why so many people across this house will stand up to say no to no deal. it has been exposed today, as reported in the telegraph which says the prime minister '5 chief of staff called

negotiations of sham and the real strategy was to run down the clock. that is why it is incumbent on us as members of parliament to act today. delivering a referendum result requires this house to respect the voice of the people. as expressed in that historic vote. and so far the house has failed to do so. and now instead of backing the prime ministerand giving him instead of backing the prime minister and giving him the best possible chance of securing a deal before the uk leave the eu on october 31, we find ourselves debating a proposition that seeks to confound the referendum result again. mr speaker, confound the referendum result again. mrspeaker, i confound the referendum result again. mr speaker, iwish confound the referendum result again. mr speaker, i wish to be clear. what is proposed today is constitutionally irregular.|j clear. what is proposed today is constitutionally irregular. i am grateful for constitutionally irregular. i am gratefulfor him giving constitutionally irregular. i am grateful for him giving way. constitutionally irregular. i am

gratefulfor him giving way. can i remind the house family times he voted against the deal. the deal is dreadful and that is where the prime minister is getting a better one. the government may at any time be removed by the tried and tested motion of a confidence debate. and the fact that the parliament has not been willing to go down this route, the fact that the opposition are afraid of this route, the fact that the opposition run away from a confidence vote is because they do not dare have the leader of the opposition as head of government. they are frightened. the harsh reality is that the reason we are in the situation where parliament is being pro— road is because the prime minister has instructed three stooges to go to bell moral to give an instruction to the queen to shut this place down. and for all these pronouncements that this is normal, it most certainly is not normal for parliament to be pro— road forfive weeks. and we know the simple reason

is because the government is running away from the powers and responsibilities that this house has. it is shameful and disgraceful and in that regard i am deeply honoured and privileged to endorse emotion in the name of the member for west dorset. this is tuesday and parliament. don't forget, you can follow us on twitter. ahead of the dramatic votes, the minister in charge of no deal planning had updated mps on the preparations for an end of october brexit. the government is insisting that a lea ked government is insisting that a leaked cross government study warning of the impact of a no deal brexit set out a worst—case scenario. according to operation yellowhammer, the dossier published in the sunday times, the uk could face months of disruption out of sports and food and medicine shortages. there has been extensive speculation about what leaving

without a deal may mean for businesses and individuals. moving toa businesses and individuals. moving to a new set of customs procedures, adjusting to new border checks and dealing with new tariffs all pose significant challenges. and nobody can be blithe or lies a about the challenges we face or the scale of work required. but provided the right preparations are undertaken by government business and individuals, risk can be mitigated, significant challenges met and we can be ready. he turned to the leak of operation yellowhammer. it is an exercise in anticipating what a reasonable worst—case scenario anticipating what a reasonable worst—case scenario might involve. and how we can then mitigate any risks. operation yellowhammer assumptions are not a prediction of what is likely to happen. they are not a base case scenario or a list of probable outcomes. they are projections of what may happen in a worst—case scenario. projections of what may happen in a worst—case scenario. and they are designed to help other men take the necessary steps to ensure that we

can all be ready in every situation. and since the new government was formed at the end ofjuly, we can be ready in every situation and can accelerate brexit preparations. labour turn to what was not in his statement. no mention of medical supplies but in the last 24—hour 's, serious health leaders have warned that no deal could directly result in medicals shortages, effective treatment for uk nationals in europe and exacerbate the already difficult nhs crisis. it has been reported, hasn't it, that the government is now stockpiling body bags because of concerns that there may be an increase in the mortality rate. contacted by local manufacturers and food producers deeply worried about the no deal tariffs. one, food producers deeply worried about the no dealtariffs. one, an exporter who says the price of his

exports to the eu will increase by 30% and he called it manufacturing suicide. another, an importer and the price of his imports will rise by 50%. a third told me they may have to close down altogether. that isafair have to close down altogether. that is a fair point. the one thing that is a fair point. the one thing that is the biggest challenge in a no deal brexit is the existence of ta riffs deal brexit is the existence of tariffs and a requirement of the european single market rules. the common external tariff is high when it comes to the agricultural sector and therefore when it comes to exporting food into the eu that is a significant barrier. however it is the case that the temporary tariff regime that we are consulting on would ensure that in many cases the ta riffs would ensure that in many cases the tariffs are lower in order to help business and consumers. tariffs are lower in order to help business and consumerslj tariffs are lower in order to help business and consumers. i have noticed that nobody is arguing this isa noticed that nobody is arguing this is a good idea anymore. this is a government with no idea what they are doing and making it up as they go along. no wonder they want to duck, dive and dodge any kind of scrutiny whatsoever. one constituent

wrote to me recently asking about her epilepsy medication. she told me that if she cannot get it easily it will tip her life upside down. socially and i, as her mp, we do not need if some buts or scare stories. we just need hard fact. this need if some buts or scare stories. wejust need hard fact. this is not a nice to have and will do our best to have in the awful event of a no deal brexit. this is an absolutely critical we need categorical assurance from the minister at the dispatch box that they will not be a shortage of medicine supply in addition to the shortages that there are at the moment. i can reassure himself and also his constituent that those who are living with epilepsy and the that medicine it will be there. finally, the new mp for brecon and read and she has taken her seat in the commons. jane dodds won the seat for the liberal democrats after overturning a majority of a thousand to defeat the

conservative by just majority of a thousand to defeat the conservative byjust over majority of a thousand to defeat the conservative by just over 1400 majority of a thousand to defeat the conservative byjust over 1400 votes mr davis stood again after being unseated by a petition following his conviction for false expenses claim. ms dodds took the oath in english and in welsh. speaking welsh jane dodds walking into a stormy westminster week which following the government ‘s defeat is only set to become more dramatic. joined me at the same time tomorrow as mps begin that debate on the emergency legislation which some hope will extend the brexit deadline. for now, from me, goodbye.

hello there. many northern areas look quite chilly on wednesday and it was a very windy day with gusts of 50, 60 mile an hour across the north and west of the uk. today it does not look bad. pressure is building so a few showers around although it will be quite breezy it will be less windy. that low pushes off to scandinavia, high—pressure building in the south—west and you will notice the isobars are still close together across the north—west and warm front moving in introducing thicker cloud with salary burst of rain and that will spread southwards as it fizzles out into the rest of scotland and northern england. it will introduce something a little less cold into the north—west corner of the country so we will see 15, 17 degrees here and elsewhere plenty of sunshine, highs around 18 to maybe 20 degrees. that's how thursday looks. through thursday night high pressure brings dry weather for england and wales

we see the weather system pushing into the north—west, band of rain spinning its way south eastwards turning fairly breezy and windy once again. as the temperatures range between nine and 12 degrees to start friday morning. area of low pressure then to the north of the uk will introduce this band of rain which continues to spread its way into central and southern areas as friday wears on. behind it, blustery showers but we could also see sunny spells. cloudy day for much of england and wales, outbreaks of which will eventually become confined to southern counties of england by the end of the afternoon. elsewhere it could be quite bright with sunny spells and blustery showers in the north—west and those temperatures are still below the seasonal average, 14, 18 degrees. that cold front slip southwards into the near continent. it will be a chilly start to saturday but high pressure builds in again not just for saturday but also for sunday so we could at some dry and sunny weather for the weekend.

saturday still quite breezy down the east coast as that low pressure clears away, maybe a couple of showers but for most it is dry with lengthy sunny spells and a little bit of cloud building in the north and west. on the cool side in the north, 14— 16 degrees, 18 or 19 in the south. there is a chilly start to sunday is well under those clear skies skies but high pressure again dominating the scene for most. the weather front trying to push into the north—west on sunday, trying to introduce mcleod to the hebrides trying to introduce more cloud to the hebrides and the northern isles to for much the country again, lighter winds thanks to high pressure, sunny spells and a little bit of cloud. temperatures range from 15 to 18 degrees.

i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: another day of drama in britain's parliament. boris johnson suffers two major defeats. first mps back a bill that will prevent a no—deal brexit, and then they deny his call for a general election. in hong kong, protest leaders reject proposals from the territory's chief executive aimed at ending months of unrest. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: we report from the northern bahamas, where rescuers have begun to reach areas devastated by hurricane dorian. and how climate change is melting greenland's ice sheet at a rapid