the latest figures from public health england say there are no new confirmed cases of the virus. the first death from coronavirus outside china is reported in the philippines. the prime minister lays out his demands for a post—brexit trade deal. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's bafta awards. joker leads the way with 11 nominations but it's the first world war epic, 1917, which is tipped to take the top prize of best film. not long now until england kick off their six nations campaign against france in paris. it starts at 3pm. we have a special programme on the ba fta we have a special programme on the bafta awards. and we will be on the red carpet. now on bbc news, after quite a week, it is the week in

parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. at 11pm hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. at ”pm the uk left the european union. in the european parliament, its backpacks, flags and five are just the uk's meps bow out from brussels. no more financial contributions, no more european court ofjustice, no more common fishing policies, no more being talked down to, no more being bullied. as the clock ticks down to brexit, the commons remains divided. we are celebrating us leaving the european union on friday with a big brexit bash. tomorrow is not the end of brexit, it is only the beginning.

also on this programme, there is a i’ow also on this programme, there is a row over allowing chinese tech firm huawei to have a role in our mobile telecoms. and what is a government doing to tackle the deadly coronavirus? there are 1460 people we are seeking to locate boss. we are seeking to locate but first... we're out. at westminster, the government was keen not to appear triumphalist — so no tub—thumping from ministers

or brexiteer backbenchers. but things were very different in brussels, where the european parliament had to approve the uk's withdrawal agreement and britain's 73 meps were leaving. alex partridge was watching. applause a historic debate and mixed feelings in the chamber. it's in fact sad to see a country leaving that twice liberated us. twice given its blood to liberate europe. should the uk... a warning from the croatian presidency about what can be achieved in the uk's ii—month transition period. even if core elements of the future relationship notably the horizontal provisions and governance, and a level playing field can be agreed by the end of the year, the negotiations are expected to take longer, until all the matters covered by the political declaration have been addressed. while the european commission president turned to poetry. i want to use the words of the famous british poet george elliot.

he said, "only in the agony of parting do we look into the depth of love." we will always love you, and we will never be far. long live europe. applause as a club of nations... one british conservative said the maastricht treaty was to blame. if at any stage britain had been able to have a trade—only association, of course that would've been enough. in fact, even as recently as february 2016, if david cameron had come back with any repatriation of power, can we doubt that he would have won the ensuing referendum? thank you so much, president... for some, the emotion became too much. i hold in my heart the knowledge that one day, i will be back in this chamber celebrating our return to the heart of europe, thank you. applause and cheering others remained defiant.

no more financial contributions. no more european court ofjustice. no more common fisheries policy. no more being talked down to. no more being bullied. i know you're going to miss us... we are not! i know you want to ban our national flags, but we're going to waive ——i know you want to ban our national flags, but we're going to wave you goodbye, and we look forward in the future to working with you as sovereign... inaudible if you disobey the rules, you get cut off. could we please remove the flags? goodbye. eventually it was the brexit party meps who removed themselves. the vote, and the uk's departure was ratified. # should old acquaintance be forgot...# then, a burst of auld lang syne. # and we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet # for auld lang syne.#

alex partridge. but there was no singing at westminster, still bruised after three—and—a—half years of brutal parliamentary battles. the last prime minister's questions before exit day was a surprisingly low—key affair. the labour leader wondered — what next? britain, mr speaker, is at a crossroads. we're leaving the eu and britain's place in the world is going to change. the question is what direction it takes? the signs are that this government is prepared to sacrifice our country's interest in values for short—term political advantage. and a sell—out trade deal with donald trump. but borisjohnson hit back at the labour leader. he would isolate this country, he would deprive us of our most crucial allies, we are going to take this country forward, outwards into the world, and, mr speaker, in case i forgot to mention it before, we are going to deliver on our promises and take us out of the european union despite everything, despite everything that he and all the parties opposite tried to do this friday!

up in yorkshire in your conservative brexit heartlands. .. we are celebrating us leaving the eu friday with a big brexit bash. i wish to congratulate the prime minister on achieving us leaving the eu when so many deemed it impossible. now, does he agree with me that this is an opportunity for a new chapter in our great country when we will finally control our laws, our borders, and our money, and become a truly global trading nation? mrspeaker, idojoin her in her celebration. i'm sorry i can't be there personally but i do wish everyone in morley a very enjoyable big brexit bash. but other were not so happy. i hope the prime minster has the humility to recognise that not everybody will be celebrating on friday night. next day, a leading brexiteer recognised that the country was still divided. i'll celebrate, but i will celebrate discreetly, and i will celebrate in a way which is respectful

of the genuine sorrow others are feeling at the same time. but that doesn't mean i'm giving in, that doesn't mean i'm turning away from what i believe. it means that i recognise that all of us who here on these benches who have won this argument do not have a duty to be magnanimous and i would urge that on everyone inside and outside the house even as we press forward. the snp made clear they hoped to return to the eu. tomorrow across scotland, communities will gather to say au revoir but not adieu to our fellow members of the european union. ijust want to caution the government about any kind of triumphalism about all of this. tomorrow is not the end of brexit, it is only the beginning. as encouraged by my honourable friend for stirling when he was in the european parliament. many in the european union will be leaving a light on for scotland so that in the fullness of time, we will use those lights to find our way back over to europe

as an independent member state. thank you, madam deputy speaker. like the honourable gentlemen, i, too, am very keen that we should maintain cordial relations with ourfriends in european union but without being governed by them, and that seems to be an extremely satisfactory way to be proceeding from now on. we don't want to be triumphalist about it, but i think in a spirit of sympathy to europe, it would be allowable for some of us at 11 o'clock on friday to drink some french sparkling wine. i don't think that would be unduly unreasonable. jacob rees—mogg — allowing himself just a hint of celebration. of course, january the 31st was not the end of brexit, only the phase one divorce separating us from the eu. so, what now? adam fleming reports for us from the european parliament in brussels. when the uk leaves the eu, it will enter the transition period, what the british government refers to as the implementation phase. when the transition period was being negotiated a couple of years ago, it was referred to in brussels

as the full monty minus. "full monty" because all eu rules, regulations, and policies will continue to apply to the uk, but "minus" because the uk will have no representation in the political institutions here in brussels. no ministers will go to the european council. no prime ministers will go to summits. there will be no meps here in the european parliament, and there will be no british commissioner, although he left at the end of last year. speaking to british meps who are about to leave this place, they say because the uk will have no one influencing things on the inside, they will have to spend just as much time, maybe even more, trying to influence things from the outside. adam fleming. the green mp caroline lucas is one of a handful of members of the commons who have also been members of the european parliament. i asked her if it was true to say that most people had no idea who their mep was — or what he or she did. i think there is a great deal

of truth in that observation, but i don't think that's the fault primarily of the european union or indeed of meps. one of the things that i found infuriating during my ten years as an mep was the fact that the national media at the time was not in the least bit interested in what meps were doing. and i know it sounds strange now to accuse the media of not being interested in the eu because we have had nothing but the eu for three years, but before that, there was absolute indifference. so, sum up then in two sentences what did meps do for us? meps championed the interests of the uk and crucially they were legislators at the table making a difference to policy which affects every bit of our country from social issues through to environment, fisheries, through to the economy. they were absolutely instrumental in some of the legislation that we now still have. so, if they were there at the table when these decisions were being made, as you see it,

how big of a loss of influence is the loss of our meps? i think it's a massive loss of influence. i think some people are out of date with the powers that the european parliament in particular had because on many, many issues, they were absolutely co—legislatures. they had equal powers to the member state governments. and so for example on something like climate change, actually, i am proud to say the uk played a very important role in the eu, a valuable role pushing other eu countries to be far more ambitious, countries like poland perhaps that wouldn't have been so interested, some of the other eastern european countries. we were instrumental in getting a far more ambitious position coming out of the eu and therefore we will lose that possibility of amplifying our voice and our vision on that bigger stage. now, what about the impact of all this on smaller parties? because obviously for smaller parties, it was easier to be elected to the european parliament than it is to be elected to westminster. so, what is it going to mean for parties like yours? well, it will make a massive difference, you are right. the european elections were held under a fair voting system, or at least a fairer voting

system, and that enabled the green party to have seven meps at the european parliament compared to just one here at westminster, and that is a big difference. so, those kinds of spokespeople, that expertise, all of that that they were able to bring to the party has now gone. so, just finally, what are your thoughts on all of this? you have been an mep, you now sit at westminster, you are watching those meps packing up their boxes and leaving for the final time, how does that make you feel? honestly, it makes me feel incredibly sad. this famous phrase about taking back control rings so hollowly when you look at something like trade policy in areas that i am very involved in. as an mep, i had far more influence over the development of trade policy than i will have now as an mp. as an mep, we were entitled to see the negotiating documents, we were far more part of the process. here at westminster, we're going to be completely shut out of it. so, yes, maybe control has been taken back but certainly not by the people.

it's been taken back to downing street. caroline lucas. so what does brexit mean for the union? in a vote at holyrood on wednesday, msps backed calls for a new scottish independence referendum and to keep the eu flag flying outside the scottish parliament. meanwhile, on friday, the first minister made a speech stressing she still wants an independence referendum this year, but urged her party to patiently build the case for independence. here's brian taylor. nicola sturgeon says she will greet the arrival of brexit with a mixture of sadness and anger — sadness at what she believes will be the economic and social damage which will ensue, but anger because, as she argues, scotland has been taken out of the european union against the palpable will of the scottish people. so what does she intend to do about it? well, she intends to continue to press for a referendum to establish the choice for the people of scotland to opt for independence. but what sort of referendum?

borisjohnson has already ruled out transferring powers to the scottish parliament, transferring powers to hold a formal statutory referendum, as was done in 2014. he says no to that concept. now, nicola sturgeon says she will continue to pursue that, to press for that. she will seek support from other areas of scotland, from civic scotland. she will continue to argue the case, she will discuss the question that might be put in a putative referendum. she will press for that. but she also says she's prepared to consider — at least consider — alternatives. she rules out a wildcat referendum, as in catalonia. she says it would simply set things back. she is not interested, she says, in gestures that do not fall within the law. but she is prepared to consider — at least consider — testing in the courts whether the scottish parliament might have the power to hold a consultative plebiscite — not a full—scale statutory referendum but a consultative plebiscite — whether the reservation of the constitution to westminster would rule that out or not.

now, let me be clear, she is not particularly in favour of that. some within her party are arguing for it. she is not advocating that. she is not seeking that at an early stage. indeed, she says the focus should be upon building support for independence rather than arguing about process. but she's not ruling that out. however, the focus for nicola sturgeon is not so much on how independence comes about but why it should be brought about for the people of scotland — not process, but the event itself. brian taylor at holyrood. away from brexit, the government found itself caught up in a row over its decision to allow the chinese firm huawei a limited role in the uk's 5g network. 5g is the fifth—generation upgrade to mobile communications — and it's set to dramatically increase data speeds and internet capacity. but the decision to include huawei upset the united states, which wanted the uk to block the firm's access on security grounds. huawei will be barred from sensitive locations,

such as nuclear sites and military bases, and its share of the market will be capped at 35%. huawei firmly denies it's an arm of the chinese state. we've looked at the issue of how to maintain network security and resilience over many months and in great technical detail. we would never take decisions that threaten our national security or the security of our five eyes partners. and he stressed the uk would be looking to diversify who could supply this kind of equipment in future. it's essential that we are never again in a position of having such limited choices when deploying such important new technologies. guarantees about the safety and security of the network going forward are now absolutely crucial if huawei is to be involved in building the 5g network. it is for ministers to make decisions in our national interest now and going forward, and never to be held hostage by shifting

transatlantic geopolitics. a rush by the government to throw itself into the arms of president trump to secure a trade deal must not govern everything that it does. the huawei issue came to light when theresa may was prime minister. she backed the decision. my right honourable friend has already referenced the fact that we never have had and never will have high—risk vendors in our most sensitive networks, and that this decision has no effect on our ability to share intelligence with our allies. excluding high—risk vendors from any provision is one way we can encourage companies and states that do not operate under international norms and business standards. that is why this decision is regrettable. and would he agree with me that this country must never find itself in this position ever again? the prime minister has gone for the cheapest, least secure option, but it doesn't take a genius to work out why huawei is so competitive in cost.

it's the chinese communist party branded as a company, and the conservative government has chosen low cost over security. now, let's take a look at some other news in brief. the first cases of coronavirus have been reported in the uk. the outbreak has been declared a global emergency by the world health organization. more than 200 people have died in china and 10,000 have been infected. coronaviruses do not usually spread if people don't have symptoms. however, we can't be 100% certain. from today, as concerns have been raised about limited pre—symptom transmission, we are therefore asking anyone in the uk who has returned from wuhan in the last 14 days to self—isolate, to stay indoors and avoid contact with other people and to contact nhs 111. the government looks set to approve the controversial high—speed rail line hs2.

the chancellor, sajid javid, has thrown his weight behind it ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson, but mps remain divided on the costs and benefits. if the government were to scrap hs2, which everybody knows is a catastrophic waste of money... jeering ..we will have a huge amount available for more rail infrastructure in west yorkshire and across the north. what we need in west yorkshire and the north is better infrastructure in the north and across the north. the recent leaked network rail paper which showed that the alternative to h52 was 29 years of weekend closures and interminable delays should be all we need to know about why we need to get on with h52. will the government not only commit to it but actually get control of some of these mps who are constantly undermining what's the most important infrastructure project this country has? mps have approved plans to end the automatic early release of some prisoners in england and wales — a commitment in the conservative manifesto.

one mp had a personal story. i still remember the day my nan saw my dad's killer for the very first time after being released after just 18 months. the anger, frustration, confusion and sheer grief that flashed across her face, especially when he raised a glass to her as we drove by, which was a real clincher. but this is an experience that is shared by far too many, with victims feeling severely let down by the current automatic halfway release point. because what is the purpose of a prison sentence? well, there are several. the first is to protect the public from the offender. the second, to ensure that victims feel thatjustice has been done. and a serious offender serving just half a sentence does not provide victims and victims' families with that sense ofjustice. a law banning people in wales from smacking their children has been passed by the welsh assembly. it's the second part of the uk to do so, after scotland. the ban is due to start in 2022. the government committed to providing sanctuary to 23,000 refugees — many of them from syria —

by this year. a lords committee is investigating how local authorities and devolved administrations have managed the process of settling them. it heard about the challenges, but there were also stories of "hope and integration". we now have refugees in six of our larger towns, but the towns are closer to aberdeen city, which we thought was a good thing because they had better access to other communities in the city. but as it turns out, they quite like staying where they are. they like the village feel of our small towns and villages and the integration part has worked really well because they've really quickly become part of the community in those towns and villages, and they‘ re not looking to the bigger city for support. we know the reality. it's notjust with local authorities. with the general public, there is an anxiety and, in some cases, a fear of accepting immigrants, accepting asylum—seekers. and ijust wonder, you know,

whether it is realistic to have such a rosy picture of what these programmes produce. it's not just rose—tinted spectacles. there have genuinely been no problems. and i think it's because we've very carefully done things very low—key. there's been no big brouhaha about "people have been sent to this village" or whatever. it just happened slowly. we informed everyone in the area, through community councils and whatever, that it was happening. and one example is a family who — probably quite rightly — came to the council concerned that somebody‘s been moved in next door and "what about this and what about that?" when we went through the whole thing and explained it, they were not satisfied but they were placated to some extent. and when the family moved in, there was some deliberate moves by our officers to introduce people and all the rest of it. and the quote — i'll find it in a second — "scones were exchanged." finally, new mps have continued to make their first —

or maiden — speeches. one of the mps for wolverhampton spoke of how he'd feared losing his leg after being accidentally shot in the foot as a 17—year—old soldier. he recovered from the injury and rejoined the army, but the event took its toll on his mental health. desmond tutu once described hope as the ability to see light in the darkness. i got to a place where i had no hope. enough was enough, and ifinally decided to end my life. as i was in the process of doing it, i had one thought that stopped me. i didn't want my children to grow up without a father like i had. i couldn't do it. i actually felt a failure not being able to take my own life. there was no escape from the life i was in. i was stuck. in my mind, my life was over. i had been dealt a bad hand and that was my life. i thought i would try and do something good for my kids, cos i never wanted anyone to experience my life,

let alone my children. so i decided to take them to church. there are many reasons why people come out of despair. when i was trying to do something right by my family, i found faith. for me, the first time in many years, i could see a hope and a future. as the wolverhampton motto says, "out of darkness cometh light." i could see light out of the darkness. over many years, i learned to face reality. and with my amazing wife, great family and friends, my life has changed. i'm grateful for every day i have and i enjoy life to the full. a new labour member spoke of her fight to become an mp. my journey into politics hasn't been easy. i didn't come from a political background. i remember telling a careers adviser about wanting to get into politics and know more about working for an mp. i was laughed at and literally told that the chances of someone like me getting a job in parliament would be very slim and not to even bother trying.

i won't break parliamentary privilege of this house by naming him, but i hope he's watching me now. the new mp for ayr praised his constituency‘s beauty and history. it was described accurately by our bard, rabbie burns, as "auld ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses for honest men and bonie lasses. " madam deputy speaker, who am i to argue with the bard? allan dorrans, bringing us to the end of the programme and the end of the week which saw the uk formally leave the eu. we'll be back with you on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm, when kristiina cooper will have the round up of the day as the uk begins phase two of brexit. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good afternoon. we have seen some outbreaks of rain pushing northwards

across many parts of the uk so far today. quite a mix of conditions out there at the moment. our weather watchers have been capturing the scenes. a lot of snow over some high ground in scotland. shetland is seeing the lion's share of the sunshine. further south, we lost the rain band long ago but there is quite a lot of cloud around. as we close out the afternoon, it will remain mostly fine across the south. some showers moving across northern ireland and northern england and rain drifting across scotland with snow over high ground. down towards the south, temperatures 13 or 14 celsius. that is exceptional for the time of year. tonight, that rain band continues northwards. showers following on behind, some will be heavy, particularly across the north. not as many showers further south. temperatures overnight, low is between three and nine celsius. tomorrow, we have a frontal system

towards the channel islands. up to the north, an area of low pressure which is going to provide some windy weather. blustery for all of us through the day on monday but those winds are picking up through the day towards the north and the west of scotla nd towards the north and the west of scotland where there will also be showers. still wintry of the high ground. showers are the northern ireland and northern england, not as heavy south but southern counties seeing a lot of cloud. channel islands seeing outbreaks of rain. colder further north, islands seeing outbreaks of rain. colderfurther north, particularly when you factor in the strength of the wind. monday night, parts of western scotland could see gusts of 75 to 80 mph which could cause damage and disruption. tuesday, brisk winds transfer into the eastern side of scotland. as you can see, afairfew eastern side of scotland. as you can see, a fair few showers around and snow over higher ground. tuesday, this area of high pressure starts to build its way in from the west. that will suppress the shower activity so some around for the first part of the day but they will scoot off to

the day but they will scoot off to the south—east. then we see dry weather and spells of sunshine. low pressure still close by. high—pressure squashing in behind it. that will drive a brisk north—westerly wind throughout the day. while temperatures on the face of it won't be looking too bad, eat to 11 celsius, it might feel chilly. —— eight to 11 celsius. the week sta rts —— eight to 11 celsius. the week starts on a windy note, snow on higher ground. from mid week onwards, it will turn drier with overnight frosts and possibly some fog.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3pm. there are reports of a man being shot dead in streatham in south london. the eleven britons evacuated from wuhan in china have landed in france on their way to quarantine on the wirral. meanwhile, the first death from coronavirus outside china is reported in the philippines. the prime minister lays out his demands for a post—brexit trade deal. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's bafta awards. ‘joker‘ leads the way with 11 nominations but it's the first world war epic ‘1917‘ which is tipped to take the top prize of best film. england hope to kick off their six nations campaign with a win against france in paris this afternoon. in half an hour — a look back at the best stories