december 12, do you think it is going to happen with brexit? it looked like it did earlier on but it seem like finally we are going to get some certainty, some movement on the deadlock in what i heard that announcement, he said he is not going to announce that he has asked mps to support the selection if he did not have a pretty good idea that mps would back it. but it turns out that i was naive and delusional and my that i was naive and delusional and e that i was naive and delusional and my hope that the government was functioning properly and we have no idea. the vote is going to happen on monday, if it happens on monday, because he had a couple of votes that were going to happen and they did not. ithink that were going to happen and they did not. i think borisjohnson thought that at this point, being

equally strong on that, because at my brexit deal and you are the ones that are holding it up that would pressure labour into supporting it and if you need the majority to do that, but that does not look like is going to happen. what is labour thinking on this? it can be described as confused. you have jeremy corbyn to a broadcast earlier where he said labour's position depends on the extension, that is a crucial point here that it is always been up to grant an extension regardless of mps, all 27 other eu member states needs to agree, but they toured them to abstain in the knowledge that some mps would rebel against it because some labour mps are terrified of an election and some of them give the conservatives a double—digit lead and they see themselves as potential turkeys raising for christmas. i do think

jeremy corbyn is terrified of an election? i do not think so. we look at this second labour leadership campaign they fought in 2016, he comes alive in campaigns. he feels much more at home there than he does in parliament, where you find some of the process quite tedious. he e njoys of the process quite tedious. he enjoys the rallies and activists and going out and talking about manifest oi'i going out and talking about manifest on policy pledges. other theresa may was thought to have a very disastrous campaign and that helped them, obviously. and that is another fear that labour mp's have that whatever your views on boris johnson, he is a sharper campaigner than theresa may that the conservatives are in a stronger position than they were in 2017. let's look at the telegraph, they have a christmas flavour to that cartoon. there is no for a polling station here, this christmas, you will have to use the stable. that is

actually a concern given the polling stations are often set up in schools and there are words of the metro, will be used for plays due to the election and how parents are going to vote. that is probably not the biggest issue. not to mention the bbc news christmas party which is under threat as well. if i were labour and under threat as well. if i were labourandi under threat as well. if i were labour and i understand thatjeremy corbyn does get very animated and energised in the election campaign, so energised in the election campaign, so this borisjohnson —— so does borisjohnson. so this borisjohnson —— so does boris johnson. labour could so this borisjohnson —— so does borisjohnson. labour could vote for the selection because the threat now is getting the selection or i will not let you vote again on my brexit bill which seems a bit like, what is the disadvantage here for labour? and the telegraph is in this nightmare, johnson tells jeremy corbyn. his position is, correct me

if i'm wrong, until no deal is off the table, then they won't agree to an election and when would no deal be off the table? no deal is never quite off the table in the sense, because it would have the proposed extension until the end ofjanuary but that is actually quite soon when you take into account the christmas break and so on, but the view, implicit in jeremy corbyn's view and a longer extension, of a few weeks to try and get the deal through quickly, then he would be bouncing back and election. the problem would be regardless of a jeremy corbyn says, labour mps are not going to vote for that under any circumstances. so he could up they could definitely support this believer mps will just could definitely support this believer mps willjust rebel rebel andi believer mps willjust rebel rebel and i do what he says? quite possibly. whether boris johnson could get that magic number, the fixed time, you need somebody in peace to back him and that is the

numberto keep in peace to back him and that is the number to keep in mind. other issues is whether they will offer an extension and how long tomorrow, but some of the paper are reporting that the french are saying that they want to wait and see the result of the vote on an election before they decide an extension. so we're going backwards and forwards busier. and there are alternatives in the fixed—term parliaments act. he could have a one line bill saying let us have a one line bill saying let us have an election at a vote of no confidence in himself. which could be what happens, the risk of a one line bill saying that we just want to pass just the selection is an exception to the fixed—term parliaments act which is the problem here and probably a very ill thought out law which probably be reconsidered if you ever get over brexit. the problem with that is will go back to the lords will be amendments to it in a vote of no—confidence which would then get with the risk of a caretaker prime minister leaving some kind of unity

government and there is no option that gives borisjohnson the guarantee of an election when he wa nts guarantee of an election when he wants it, which is what the fixed term parliament was designed to do. it was designed to stop a prime minister to just it was designed to stop a prime minister tojust do that it was designed to stop a prime minister to just do that when it suited them. real site in politics, a government having a vote of no in itself. in the opposition saying no, actually do have the confidence in you. we do not want to election. actually do have the confidence in you. we do not want to electionm would be the most surreal in a series of events and mp5 are not detected by any of the options, ple nty of detected by any of the options, plenty of them find that they do not wa nt plenty of them find that they do not want to find a brexit deal, they do not want no deal, they do not want a second referendum, they do not want to revoke article 50 and you've got this, the central zombie parliament and mp5 were not backing it election i'ioi’ and mp5 were not backing it election nor the backing of brexit deal. that is the latest ploy of the government

and they are saying... saying that the government will go on strike if it does suck in the election which is quite a conservative government during the go on strike that is also very surreal. not putting any business there, and doing the bare minimum of governing and focusing on campaignforan minimum of governing and focusing on campaign for an election in which case we could be like belgium which lost nearly two years without a government. and they are still around. boris johnson did concede in his interview today that he missed the october 31 deadline for he said he would rather die in a ditch they miss that deadline and how damaging is that for him or could it be ultimately in his battle with the brexit party whenever the election is. they're trying to promote the city of parliament versus the people and they feel they can turn it to their advantage but he has missed their advantage but he has missed the deadline and that was an unequivocal statement from boris

johnson it is not the first time he has broken a promise, but it is a fairly big winter break but i think that there is a sense among the public that it is mps who are wrong for this rather thanjust public that it is mps who are wrong for this rather than just boris johnson alone but in the election, the brexit party will be able to exploit that. let's move me from brexit and brexmas elections. this story from essex, the 30 people who died in the refrigerated trailer. i was down there yesterday, covering that. it is unimaginable. in unimaginable tragedy. it is also quite complicated trying to work out where these people were picked up, when the lorry got sealed, white was not picked up by customs and the guardian story has some belgian officials think that it must‘ve been sealed before it went through the port in belgium because they do

check it at the telegraph saying that they check one in every 400 lorries, but there is a blame game going on there in the telegraph also links the to irish republican gains and the guardian is more focused on the driver who by some reports was actually only in control of the lori for half an hour or so, so it is very confusing to make at the origin of who is responsible and it could bea of who is responsible and it could be a cross—border effort to work out what happened, has been happening in the past and how can we stop it from happening again and was responsible. in sucha happening again and was responsible. in such a human story, really. people are trying to come to another country to better their lives, to improve their lot and paying with their lives. absolutely and this will go into the argument about immigration and free movement in san goodman provost brexit, you'll see

things like this —— you will see and post brexit, this is for people who are trying to take advantage of that through smuggling opportunity. chinese nationals this could be people from syria fleeing the war there or afghanistan, but actual from china. 50 a chinese who died in the or 2000 almost 20 years ago and over. i think were economic migrants who have been trafficked and so the motivation for these people who are clearly very desperate to make this journey, there were reports that these gangs operate and tell them to have a form of modern slavery and they are not refugees coming from syrian camps, but clearly they are very desperate to be attempting something like this. moving on, they have a story about franco, the

spanish dictator's coffin being moved. yes, this has been a long—running debate in spain in the country has been trying for decades to come to terms with the legacy of franco in the period of spain's history they have made a clear pledge when he became prime minister initially and winning an election, that he would exhume the remains from the mausoleum built for that purpose as a signal that he is making a clean break with spain's past and now, with another general election coming in spain next month, it is much more for political context and you see in the seeking to use this for political advantages. but what it does highlight is a reminder that

actually for spain as an eu member state, it views its transition is pretty recent in terms of history and does not take that for granted and does not take that for granted and so, that is partly why you see member states like them have very different views of europe to say, the uk because their history through world war ii was so different. the uk because their history through world war ii was so differentlj remember world war ii was so different.” remember going to spend on holidays asa remember going to spend on holidays as a boy and it was quite surreal. for many people, it is not history but very recent and his family members who are pictured there. spain has not had to confront this pa rt spain has not had to confront this part of its past that the way germany has and the idea that fascism, the right that it links to fascism, the right that it links to fascism is still connected to political movement they have economic issues, micro—dishes as

well, so this is a symbol of spain trying to work out what kind of country it wants to be in the very deep divisions that exist there. the last paper is the express and it is some good news and it is about this truck for cystic fibrosis and the national health service will provide that to patients, it is very being provided in scotland and some 4000 patients, it's about £100,000 per person. and increasingly, you do see these debates coming up because it isa these debates coming up because it is a positive sign that the technology is advancing at a speed at which new drugs to come onto the market that can help improve and transform even the lives of thousands but when you have a state—funded health system, they do have this question of how do you provided in any reasonable health syste m provided in any reasonable health system should try to make sure that the best medicines are universally available that will come into play

with the wider question of nhs funding which is a huge issue if and when we have a general election because the conservatives have made these big spending promises and it is not clear how they would fund them. it is borrow more precisely because the cost of health is increasing so rapidly. but the human story is clear. the picture of these kids saying thank you for saving our lives. cystic fibrosis, young people are affected in it will be absolutely life—changing and life—saving for those children those young people and it is quite nice to see the express leading with something positive and those people who will be changed by it. they have campaigned on it in the health secretary is there and in fact he is

there pictured in the front page hugging who we spoke to earlier and the life expectancy is 32. she is 30 on christmas day and so this is going to extend her life and alleviate her symptoms. so, fantastic news. thank you very much for being with us. that's it for the papers this hour. rachel and george will be back at 11.30pm for another look at the papers. and don't forget, you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to rachel and george, and we'll be back for that second review in just over half an hour. but for the moment from us, goodbye. hello. there is a battle between

cord and mounted air across the you ta ke to cord and mounted air across the you take to see which ones are for the weekend spoiler, it is the corridor that wins but before that happens, because they're already in place of the uk and on the divide, motor to the uk and on the divide, motor to the south and lease southwest england, wales and northern england, in particular. but southwards by the end of saturday and that is when the coulters takes over. at the moment, there are a few showers of quite a few have you and still out there spreading further south with the showers northern scotland wintry on the hills and the corridor here wendy with northern ireland in england, he could see up to frost of a mile drive for the south in the morning. but a lot of fine weather to start the day tomorrow but didn't not be forthcoming here comes the rain coming from southwest england and wales to the midlands, west midlands, coming to the southeast and east anglia, for northern england in the east of northern ireland into southern scotland. big temperature contrast across the uk in the north and south on the

coastal areas where we can see gals and places with hill fog and rain to the southwest, these totals are for the southwest, these totals are for the highest totals of some the highest ground in the hills and yellow warnings in force, low levels are not going to see as much grain as this, but still it is going to be very wet out there and i'll bring in the risk of some disruption and some flooding as well. check your local radio stations on saturday morning to figure out what is happening overnight rate is still raining and a dry picture in scotland much of northern ireland to start, sunny spells and a few showers, the rain during the saturday will move through the wettest parts of england and wales, gradually into east anglia in southeast england. by discussed elsewhere and shows run again especially scotland with a view of northern ireland on the risk ofa view of northern ireland on the risk of a breeze. corridor isn't moving to the south, disclaiming onto the mile down the far southeast by the end of saturday afternoon. but it is this weather the friend clears arm of the train, on saturday evening in

the night, the blues are taken over, so the night, the blues are taken over, so yes it is going be quite corridor by sunday, not bitterly cold and look at this, there's a lot of land showing step this means is basically court with a patch of cloud around but a lot of sunshine and a one or two showers, so the temperature is going down is go to the second over the weekend, but it will be drier and for many of us it is going to be sunnier as well. that is your forecast where you are or where you are going and through the app.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11 o'clock... boris johnson issues an ultimatum to parliament, saying it can have more time to debate brexit, ir it agrees to a general election on december the 12th. it's time, frankly, that the opposition summoned up the nerve to submit themselves to the judgment of our collective boss — the people of the uk. an election needs the support of two thirds of mps but labour is remaining tight lipped and wants an answer first from the eu about a brexit extension. i have been calling for an election ever since the last one because this country needs one in order to deal with all the social injustice issues, but no deal must be taken off the table. the 39 people found dead

in a refrigerated lorry