a race against time for the prime minister as he tries to rally enough support ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote on his brexit deal. borisjohnson hasjust met his cabinet and has been trying to persuade mps all day to vote for the deal agreed yesterday in brussels. what matters is mps coming together, across the house tomorrow, to get this thing done. the vote tomorrow afternoon is looking extremely close. the government hopes to persuade backbench conservatives and some labour mps, too. what i hear on the ground and what i see on the telly with people being interviewed, hello. it's time they got on with it. this is a very difficult decision. it's one that each one of us this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. the headlines: will make thinking very carefully. the prime minister tries to rally enough support ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote on his brexit deal.

with the so tight in westminster, what matters is mps coming together there is no way the prime minister can be sure he'll succeed. also on the programme tonight: across the house tomorrow to get more than 700 people arrested in a week as police crack this thing done. down on drug gangs operating across the uk. violent clashes with police the vote — tomorrow afternoon — is looking extremely close. on the streets of barcelona the government hopes to persuade as hundreds of thousands of people backbench conservatives — bring the city to a standstill and some labour mps too. in protest at jail sentences for catalan separatist leaders. and warming up for a big weekend at the rugby world cup injapan, with england, wales and ireland more than 700 people arrested in the quarterfinals. in a week, as police crack down on drug gangs operating coming up on sportsday later across the uk. in the hour on bbc news... no room for racism. violent clashes with police the premier league campaign is back on the streets of barcelona, as hundreds of thousands of people and encouraging fans to report any discrimination they might bring the city to a standstill — witness at matches.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been meeting his cabinet and mps as he tries to secure enough support for his brexit deal ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote in the house of commons. borisjohnson says there's "no better outcome" than the deal he has negotiated — but he needs 320 votes to get the deal passed, with only 287 voting conservative mps. that means he must persuade members from across the house, including labour rebels, ex—tories, as well as brexiteers in his own party, to support him. the deal would see the uk pay around £33 billion in a so—called divorce bill when leaving. eu and uk citizens will retain their residency and social security rights, and a transition period, during which time the uk would abide by the eu's laws, would last at least until the end of 2020. the agreement would see the whole of the uk leaving the eu customs union, but there would be customs checks

on some goods entering into northern ireland from great britain. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, is in westminsterfor us. clinching a deal worth 27 other countries around the continent was only ever going to be the first part of boris johnson's only ever going to be the first part of borisjohnson‘s task. he managed to do that yesterday, to the surprise of a lot of people here, but now he faces the next and enormous hurdle. there is opposition around him on all sides, there are flaws with the deal that some mps believe have to be resolved before they would have any intention of voting for it. of course, there are all sorts of competing agendas, mps who want their own version of brexit, or they want brexit to stop happening at all. as things stand, here in westminster, the numbers are achingly close, however you look at it. there is simply no way right now to be sure if borisjohnson has a

chance of getting it through. that's not the real borisjohnson. it is a fa ncy dress not the real borisjohnson. it is a fancy dress version, a climate protester who scaled the scaffolding around big ben. the actual prime minister is teetering on an even narrower edge. he has to take a leap not knowing if he will meet victory or defeat. we've got a deal that allows us to get out of the backstop. that is abolished. and we can do free trade agreements as one whole united kingdom, around the world. what matters is getting mps coming together across the house tomorrow to get this thing done. i just kind of invite everyone to imagine what could happen tomorrow evening if we have settled this. imagine what could happen tomorrow evening if we have settled thism order to get this deal, you have given some concessions. you have accepted quite a significant customs border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. that is something you said you would never do. you said no british prime

minister could do that. on the contrary, nobody wants to have checks at the northern irish border, so checks at the northern irish border, so what we have agreed with the eu is that temporarily, and by consent of the people of northern ireland, if there is stuff that is coming from great britain into ireland, or from great britain into ireland, or from anywhere else in the world, via northern ireland, into ireland, then yes, there can be checks. but of course, those checks can be levied by uk authorities. but that is very farfrom by uk authorities. but that is very far from having a tablet border. by your own admission, and it is there in black and white, there will be customs checks, and for some people, including your allies, it is not acceptable. it puts the union at risk. there are no tariffs going from great britain to northern ireland. but there are. it is also

going to be superseded, as we come out, which i hope we do at the end of this month, as we get on to negotiate the uk— eu trade agreement. all of these will be obsolete once we do that big free trade deal. you have made a compromise to get the bigger prize of the deal, but do you accept that is what has happened here? you have broken a promise she made to the dup. i think that what we have is a fantastic deal for dup. i think that what we have is a fantastic dealfor all of dup. i think that what we have is a fantastic deal for all of the uk. the deal brokered by brains in whitehall and brussels contains concessions from the eu and the uk. it leaves the future more open between the two sites compared to the previous agreement, and in theory gives the uk more ability to trade round the rest of the world. but it does contain what could be significant changes to how northern ireland fits into the jigsaw of the

rest of the uk, and that's not the only reason why the prime minister faces an uphill struggle to get this through mps. can i give you a leaflet? in whitefield, around 7096 of people voted to leave the eu, but just like the vast majority of labourmps, just like the vast majority of labour mps, this woman has no intention of backing mrjohnson‘s brexit. i am obviously off to london tomorrow on the deal. what do you think we should be doing? about brexit? renegotiate. she is one of many who would... people think this deal is too important to be left to the politician. even though... there isa the politician. even though... there is a clutch of labour mps whose votes might help the deal sneak through. i have been contacted by

john mcdonnell and jeremy corbyn to sustain. they expect me at the flick ofa fingerto sustain. they expect me at the flick of a finger to turn around. i'm not going to do it. even if there is a sprinkling of labour help, number ten stilton night needs to work to make sure all of their own side are lined up. —— still to night needs to work. some of the most resolute brexit supporters may still hold out. i am very glad we had such constructive discussions but nothing is concluded yet. there is a chance this will not pass. if it does not pass, do you still say we will leave the eu at the end of this month?” think that's much the... i do. i think that's much the... i do. i think we should leave the eu. saying i think we should is different to saying we are. we will leave the eu on the 31st of october. not all of his colleagues are privately so sure. leaving in two weeks may seem

barely plausible this time tomorrow. but for now, every single minister has onejob but for now, every single minister has one job and but for now, every single minister has onejob and onejob but for now, every single minister has one job and one job only. but for now, every single minister has onejob and onejob only. to get this deal over the line. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so, tomorrow will be all about the numbers. can the prime minister get enough support from across the house of commons to see a deal finally approved? 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar has been doing the maths. for all today's sweet—talking and arm—twisting, this deal still leaves the uk's future relationship with the eu up for negotiation. brexiteers want to strike new trade deals and break clear of eu rules and regulations. critics fear we'll be worse off. but first, borisjohnson has to get mps behind his deal that allows the uk to leave. the numbers look painfully tight — and he has to either win round the dup, which looks close to impossible, or look elsewhere for votes. why? in the commons, the pm needs 320 votes to guarantee a win. the dup's ten mps don't want to be blamed for a no—deal brexit.

but they fear customs and regulatory checks on goods arriving from the british mainland could weaken the union. they won't back the deal. most of the pm's 287 tories will back him, some reluctantly. a number of rebels have been won over. some keen tory unionists may stick with the dup. labour will vote strongly against the brexit plan. the government denies it butjeremy corbyn fears a tory brexit means weaker workers' rights, poorer environmental saferguards and nhs services, say, up for sale in a future trade deal. but some fear losing support unless brexit‘s delivered. and a number will split or abstain, and every vote could count. what about the independents who were thrown out of the conservative party? well, they'll split, too. some will back the pm, including a few who want back into the tory fold, to keep their seats. others want to stay close to the eu, but they might swallow this deal in the meantime. a few who are worried about britain's future

after brexit may refuse. mrjohnson can forget jo swinson‘s lib dems, the snp and some others. they're against brexit. there are more struggles in the pipeline. a push for another referendum, for example. and some mps will vote to guarantee a brexit extension. they will try to make sure the deal becomes law before they approve it, and there's no last—minute attempt to back out. trust at westminster is that low. meanwhile, borisjohnson‘s got a lot of persuading to do before he can be truly confident of hitting that magic number. so, more than three years after the eu referendum was held, how are voters feeling about all this now? 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been speaking to people in the constituency of high peak in the peak district — an area which was split right down the middle in the eu referendum. the calm of the peak district feels a far cry from the frenzied wrangling in westminster. but here, people know tomorrow could dictate where the country is heading.

this established cheese business in buxton sends bespoke products around the world, relying on imports from continental europe. its owner, frustrated at brexit delays, knows exactly what he wants from parliament. i just want them to put the deal over the line. do it. parliamentarians have done themselves no favours. i'm an old, established democrat. if the people have voted for it, whichever way they vote, your obligation is to do it. that's what you're paid to do. that's the view the prime minister is counting on. mps feeling pressure from the public, whojust want this wrapped up. at a nearby fruit and veg wholesalers which buys bradbury‘s cheese, that's the overwhelming desire. these come in from spain for us... managing director sarah had voted remain but nowjust wants an exit deal agreed without further delay. if parliament says no to this deal, what will you think? i'lljust think it's ridiculous.

we've been doing it for three years so what guarantees in another six months, another year, we're still going to get that deal we want? it's like having another referendum because we didn't like the vote. it's not going to achieve anything. we've made the decision. across the country there is real brexit fatigue and boris johnson hopes that might convince mps to back his deal — get it done rather than risk the wrath of the frustrated public. and if they don't, you can bet he'll blame parliament. but chris, who runs his own kitchen—fitting business, doesn't buy it. 0riginallya remainer, he, too, is craving certainty. but not at any cost. is it the right deal? because this could impact for the next 50, 100 years. so to do it right now and to take that little bit of extra time, in my opinion, is probably worthwhile doing. not far away, joanne, who helps run herfamily farm, could also just stomach a short delay. she fully backs brexit but wants a deal — even if that means

another public vote. yeah, i'd go for it. i mean, it shouldn't come to that. but if they feel that is really going to solve everything, go for it. we've put up with it for three and a half years — what's another six months? that's one point of consensus. frustration that there's still no resolution and scepticism — even now — that mps will find one. alex forsyth, bbc news, buxton. 0ur political editor, laura kuessnberg, joins me now. this time tomorrow, we should know one way or the other. the numbers, as you say, incredibly tight. how does it stand tonight? it seems to stand at around 50—50, maybe 48—52. talking to mps today, and as we were hearing from john, it is extremely tight. it would be foolish here tonight to make a guess on which way it will go. what we do however know might happen is, rather than the

prime minister only be able to have a vote which is a thumbs up or down to his deal, there is, guess what, an attempt by some mps to bring in what they see as an insurance policy which could mean another delay in case this deal falls through in the next couple of weeks. that is potentially being put forward as an amendment tomorrow, so mps will have amendment tomorrow, so mps will have a chance to vote on it, and without going into all the potential machinations, it could mean that tomorrow turns notjust into mps giving an opinion on borisjohnson‘s deal but also wrangling again about a potential delay, may be making things more fussy, certainly making things more fussy, certainly making things more fussy, certainly making things more frustrating for downing street. but either way, things more frustrating for downing street. but eitherway, it things more frustrating for downing street. but either way, it will be a showdown of sorts. it's only a week, really, since borisjohnson‘s team seriously began to believe that they might get this deal over the line. they always knew, though, that parliament would be a very tricky

hurdle, and that absolutely remains the case. the time is 6.15pm. our top story this evening: the prime minister tries to rally enough support ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote on his brexit deal. hoping for a smoother flight — the duke and duchess of cambridge head home from pakistan after thanking the raf for landing them safely in a violent thunderstorm yesterday. coming up in the next 15 minutes on sportsday on bbc news... we'll have the latest from japan ahead of the rugby world cup quarterfinals. first up, england, as they renew their rivalry with austria. a record number of people have been arrested across the uk this week by police cracking down on so—called "county lines" drugs gangs — organised criminals who supply drugs. more than 700 people have been arrested. officers have seized more than £a00,000 worth of drugs and 169 weapons, including a dozen guns.

the county lines gangs try to avoid detection by using mobile phones to sell drugs from cities to towns often miles away, which are then delivered by children or vulnerable adults. our home affars correspondent, tom symonds, joined police in birmingham and worcester. aston, birmingham. police have flooded the area. looking for the science of county lines dealing. drugs. money. looking fora science of county lines dealing. drugs. money. looking for a car is previously identified as involved. there is intelligence on the vehicle is related to drug dealing in the local area. suddenly, upper head, a pursuit begins. when they find the suspect was my car, it is crashed into a gas main. turnaround time to go the other way. they have to clear the street. but what about the

suspect? he has run out of the vehicle into those premises and slammed the door. cue a helpful firefighter. but the suspect has disappeared. by his actions we have had to evacuate an entire straight in the rain with small babies and mothers and the elderly. but the harm goes further. the dealers have created supply networks on rail and road and they have recruited vulnerable young people to carry the drugs. they use vulnerable adults and children, they exploit them and the people of the top of the chain make a lot of money and those at the bottom are likely to get caught and exposed to criminality. it is called the county line not because of trains but because urban dealers set up trains but because urban dealers set up mobile phone lines to sell drugs in rural areas like worcestershire. it is the county part of county lines, where the drugs are taken and police have told us that one dealer

is making £4000 every day selling cocaine down there. west murcia police make their move against suspected dealers being tracked by neighbouring west midlands police. rural and neighbouring west midlands police. ruraland urban neighbouring west midlands police. rural and urban forces working together. for the drugs gangs, cou nty together. for the drugs gangs, county lines gives them a bigger market across the country and for the police, it means they have to coordinate efforts, forces talking to forces and different types of units, uniformed and plainclothes, using technology and it has to work together. it means a big operation like this. we know more than we ever have known about the gangs and people who get exploited as part of cou nty people who get exploited as part of county lines activity. because we have close coordination between different forces around the country. but there will be more of these coordinated operations. because they get results. 169 weapons were found

in this one week, including these. the county lines gangs deal in drugs and violence. and they seem to be here to stay. tom symonds, bbc news. there's been a major escalation of violence between police and drug gangs in mexico. it started after authorities in the city of culiacan attempted to capture the son of the jailed drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman. members of the sinaloa cartel then fought running gun battles with police, who ultimately released el chapo's son. the country's defence minister admitted the entire operation had been "badly planned". there have been violent clashes with police on the streets of barcelona as hundreds of thousands of people brought barcelona to a halt today with mass demonstrations and a general strike. trains have been stopped and roads blocked by protestors angry about jail sentences imposed this week on catalan separatist leaders. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, has more. this was an outpouring of outrage.

cata la n this was an outpouring of outrage. catalan independence supporters filling barcelona. capping a week of protests following the jailing of the leaders of their movement to split from spain. columns of tens of thousands marching for the past three days converged on barcelona today. earlier this week, they block the airport and set fires in the streets. the focus of their anger? spain's national government and police. hurled at them today, eggs, bottles a nd police. hurled at them today, eggs, bottles and cans. police patience snapped. every day this week they have reacted like this. police violence fuelling tempers on the streets. there have been counter protests. tiny by comparison but a

sign that not all catalonian is one to split away. they don't speak for the majority because the support for independence is not the majority. this weeks events have stirred passions in catalonia. independent supporters want a new vote but spain's government is not going to compromise. damian grammaticas, bbc news, barcelona. the duke and duchess of cambridge are on their way home tonight after a five—day tour of pakistan. they'll be hoping theirjourney back is smoother than their flight yesterday. that was supposed to be a 25 minute trip from lahore to islamabad but turned into a two hour flight through a thunderstorm. after trying to land twice, the crew decided to head back to lahore. the duchess of cambridge described it as rather bumpy up there, as our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. at the end of a long week, what looks like playtime. this is part of a joint uk—pakistan venture training dogs to sniff out explosives.

it's part of a close cooperation between uk and pakistan that, says william, keeps us all safe. what happens here in pakistan directly correlates to what happens on the streets of the uk. i think it's really important that everyone back home realises that we have a far—ranging, far—reaching projection of what we are doing and we're involved with the pakistanis for a very good reason, that will actually keep people safe back in the uk. the couple looked relaxed but it's been a challenging 24 hours. last night, bad weather disrupted the royal flight back to the capital. twice, as the plane shook and fell, the landings were abandoned. william joked about it. catherine was maybe a little more shaken up. i think it was quite an adventure, really. it was pretty bumpy up there. but we were looked after so wonderfully by the raf. they do a greatjob liaising with everyone and got us home safely. so we're hugely grateful to everyone. the couple have travelled far

and wide in this varied country, taking in themes of education, health care and the huge threat of climate change. they've been greeted with real affection as they have offered the message that pakistan is open to visitors. jonny dymond, bbc news, islamabad. there's a big weekend of rugby ahead at the world cup quarter finals in japan. england take on australia, wales play france and ireland face new zealand. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has been looking at their chances. here in the south ofjapan the pressure is rising. the volcanic town of beppu, famous for its numerous hot springs, is where england have been preparing for a defining moment. earlier they let off steam themselves here in nearby 0ita, where tomorrow they will play their first world cup knockout game for eight years. straight through the middle... england go into the match on a six—game winning streak against australia, but there are painful memories too,

having been eliminated by them four years ago on home soil, and nothing is being taken for granted. we have the best eight teams now in the world playing four games, so we have worked four years to get here, we have done a lot of hard work, the players have been absolutely brilliant in terms of their preparation on and off the field, and we feel like we have prepared well for this game. but england aren't the only home nation in action here in 0ita this weekend. six nations champions wales are also in town and ahead of their quarterfinal against france on sunday. plenty of time then for the welsh fans to make more friends in 0ita, having already tasted victory here earlier in the tournament. it is a huge game for us, there is no underestimating that. but we are confident. the welsh boys, what they have done in the past, they are not going to take france lightly, but it is a massive game and we can't wait for it.

you are grand slam champions, you must be very confident of victory against the french. you never know how the french are going to turn up, do you? we've got faith in the team. but it's ireland who face the toughest challenge this weekend, taking on reigning champions new zealand in tokyo. but having beaten the all blacks twice in their last three encounters, the underdogs will believe they can reach the semifinals for the first time. the all blacks are always raising the bar and everyone else is chasing the bar and trying to get to the same height. i guess it is genuinely something we will find out on saturday. but the action starts here, 600 miles away where two world cup quarterfinals will provide a new attraction this weekend and with the losers going home the heat is on. dan roan, bbc news, 0ita. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we had dramatic skies today, a big

towering criminal nimbus cloud, this one was sent by a viewer and underneath we had p and pause, catching one of those in norwich. heavy downpours with rain bouncing off the pavement. the radar shows the showers and thunderstorms recently but we have two smaller pressures , recently but we have two smaller pressures, a scotland and the north—west of wales and that is where both areas are particularly wet at the moment and will continue to see heavy downpours through the rest of the night. showers elsewhere are coming and going, quite frequent towards the south coast will be continue to have gusty onshore wind but that wind things mild with temperatures around 9 degrees for cardiff and london overnight. for the weekend, further showers on away for saturday with spells of sunshine so for saturday with spells of sunshine so similar weather and sunday looks like a drier day but it could be cloudy for some of us. more detail on the weekend forecast out saturday has this band of rain starting in scotla nd has this band of rain starting in scotland and pushing southwards and

the winds turn to a northerly behind that so it will fill colour here and further south, the shower is not as heavy as they have been across western areas. still sharp ones coming into coastal parts of kent and sussex through the course of the afternoon. temperatures are 13—15 for england and wales but cooling down for northern ireland and scotla nd down for northern ireland and scotland — 11—13. the second half of the weekend looks like this, northerly winds pushing south, bringing light showers for northern and eastern scotland, down the eastern coast of england. the best sunshine for northern ireland and parts of wales and south—west england but notice temperatures. we have cooler air is so high is of just 9 degrees for north and scotla nd just 9 degrees for north and scotland and cooler further south at 12 or 13. south at 12 or 13. that's all from the bbc news at six. 00:28:47,929 --> 2147483051:51:08,679 it's goodbye from me and on bbc one 2147483051:51:08,679 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 we nowjoin the bbc‘s