this is d.w. news live from berlin it's just one day for britain's prime minister and in the next few hours lawmakers will cast their votes on muppets who accepts teresa mayes controversial bret's a deal with the european union this is my house warned of dire consequences if parliament votes it down we'll bring you live coverage from the house of commons. also on the program the al shabaab extremist group says it carried out today's deadly attack in nairobi hotel and office complex in the kenyan capital were hit by an explosion heavy gunfire and the suicide police say attackers are still at the

scene. and poland towards the slain now oftentimes at a mall which was stopped on stage at a charity event in front of thousands. of i'm filled a welcome to the program it's crunch time in the u.k. aspirins lower house of parliament faces a historic decision in the next few hours lawmakers will vote on whether to accept the deal struck between the prime minister on the european union for the u.k. to leave the bloc so recently is about to address more make this for the last time i head off to vote she's likely to repeat her warning rejection of the deal because for the country it's looking as though her pleas will fall on deaf ears most m.p.'s have already said they will vote against her. we'll you know because when the

barbara faisal is in london outside the houses of parliament welcome barbara the debates been going on all day the day the vote will happen shortly the government has looked likely to be defeated for some weeks i mean if today speech is shifted the needle. and there is no way that she could do it yesterday or even today in her closing remarks that we are awaiting shortly sort of making any significant change because people in her own party and also of course on the opposition benches had made out their minds well ahead the stumbling stone here seems to be the irish backstop the these insurance policy against a hard core to another novel and however full we have to keep in mind that is more or less only a political pretext because what the heartbreaks the cheers in the only party have you know own party have in the meantime found out they want is a heartbreaks it and they've really taken to the newspapers in making the media

rounds and describing how wonderful that would be if britain would just suit shit all day and to try and their effects on the european union leave without paying a penny and then being out there and of in the free in the world free and sort of free of the shekels particularly off europe's regulation that is the picture that is painted here and to reason they can talk and talk and talk she's not going to change those people's minds there still has been more than two years in the making if parliament does reject it what happens next. what happens next is that theresa may will have to come back to palm and within three working days so the latest date for that is next monday and she has to present a plan d. now everybody of course here in london has tried to figure out what could that possibly be what the way out just she have at this moment because she has. drawn so

many red lines she has boxed so self in with so many pronouncement of saying what she doesn't want and what she would do i did no circumstances that she hardly can turn anywhere now at what will probably happen next monday or maybe on thursday before that if she set of blocks up her courage and doesn't editor earlier date is to say ok i will go back to brussels i will try to ring for the concessions from then and then i will come back to you and have you vote again she will present more or less the same deal again and we'll see what happens but nobody is really very hopeful that it could cost in a second second reading so true somebody has a political enemies on her side i'm in new york position the opposition labor party is threatening a motion of no confidence in the government what's likely to happen there. yeah that's a different ballgame because as soon of course as the whole conservative government is threatened because it would be brought down by the could be brought down by

a vote of no confidence rose will be closing conservative breaks the two years have already announced that even the hard line northern irish d.v.d. . government needs for their majority have said yes we will stand with a reason may we don't want this deal but we will not sort of vote for the government crashing to the ground so that's a different situation so the opposition can't really hold out much hope it would mourn as being a formality under the circumstances will be big now tonight in a few hours in a few hours time to sort of say ok we need a vote of confidence but she's likely to win that had that won't really help her any that won't change anything because she will be left with the same dire situation she is in tonight tomorrow and the days after. the in london thank you. and of course we will bring you that speech from a threesome i was shuttled in the next half hour we'll bring that to you live here

on d w one of the issues that delayed the approval of this deal by the way you know and continues to be controversial with this is the so-called irish backstop this is the measure designed to avoid a physical border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland which is part of the u.k. opponents of the may deal say the irish backstop would impose an artificial border in the irish sea between two parts of the u.k. and would therefore violate british sovereignty they don't use the last visit one time particularly worried about a hot irish border the simple reason that it straddles both sides. when terry hughes enters his gas station he's in the republic of ireland. but walking past some groceries. and out the back door takes him across a national border straight into the united kingdom across the border if i'm going to grab. drinks or. from seven across them or at the back doors and in the

u.k. and in the front here with we have the republic of ireland so. i would probably think maybe we're in the region of thirty forty times a day across the border living and working on the other side of the border is a daily routine for many in these irish communities the small town of petit go with it six hundred inhabitants has been divided ever since islands gained independence from britain people who cross the border to post letters and get milk and when they die they cross it to be buried behind me is the republic of ireland and right here is northern ireland and no deal breaks it would mean a hard to border and that means fences walls and checkpoints and all that right here in the center of this town. urban johnson runs a little repair shop right by a crossing point he remembers what life was like when there was a hard to border during the early seventy's violence was almost

a daily occurrence for him and his neighbors. for today all the businesses in the northern china had to go or blown up by the ira. and. wishart knew or didn't like. the same thing to come back again. but tensions are already running high republican hardliners such as paddy gallagher who's a spokes person for a small political group are warning that a fixed border could quickly become a target if there is. border infrastructure put in place again or a concrete monstro i can assume that that there would be attacks. on army are our act if there they're. within our community. from what i hear they are very capable ever turn to violence due to break state and nightmare scenario for a gas station and terry hughes. in the twenty years or so of peace in this country

i've never seen the poor raised so you're you're in a paper kick and you're just waiting for the ignition heading home and to the north again across the border terry is hoping for a breakfast solution that won't close crossings open moves. the european parliament spread steering group he's been speaking to brussels bureau chief macsoftware. mr number that's let's assume the house of commons is going to reject the withdrawal agreement what happens next well that's the easy part because it's it's uniting a majority against something the fact is that if you don't want to crash directly to happen this one will be pretty to happen you need to find a positive majority for another option because trust rex it is what happens by default and people have to keep that in mind so the possibilities are very real so you think that's the most likely outcome no i don't see it's the most likely on our

company to company by accident if nothing happens you call it after the whole good night all british politicians go on vacation for three months. all directions happens automatically so you need a positive role to avoid that sort of if you vote to be convening new elections can be continued in the right front of the judge and also. yes but i am once again because extending the deadline will not change the situation and this you have a plan i mean i think three months if you can strike the decision today doesn't turn i think three months to a low for an election or for a referendum makes sense but following three moms to structural head which work because the basic problem is to come string said by the good friday agreement to use agreements. then ten years ago a disease which forces at least one part of the united kingdom also an island to stay very close to the europeans who can change this business legally binding now if you don't want to too big differences between northern ireland and the rest of

the u.k. dentists' the entire united kingdom that has to remain very closely associated to european union and that is a problem because that's what the hard british failed either to recognize or to say to the public when they claimed that you could have a paper proxy but you still haven't told me what you think will happen if you have to have to put your money on some one outcome what is it frankly i'm at a loss to say what i do believe is that. into marching is not too big to me you will make a semblance of three negotiation and. that could be enough to persuade her she was sure reluctant to and peace but if the margin is very big here then more drastic options need to be conceded let's talk about the european side birds that side don't you think it's time for the e.u. to reconsider its position on the backstop because obviously everybody is boston because of that should the ira say ok for example limit the backstop to five years

no because that puts a gun on. the head of the european union and go through to negotiation of a trade deal but it's better than having a hard border no other fall because there's our brains or no again the country created by the good friday agreement is a come strange that applies to the united kingdom and to ireland to the country to decide they truly know actually to put in danger of the good friday agreement was the united kingdom they have to deal with it why should we we can just see a market and we can only go as she will all trading the seating position juice true peace a country that had the unilateral. decision i mean they put themselves into a cooler particularly by opened up a void a hard border between northern ireland another because if there is no new york automatically there is a hard border and then what happens that means that basically you. freedom as you fall into you know markets or you want to do that i mean if germany you really consider ok let's dilute the single market and create a gigantic backdoor into the single market basically undermining all deal single

market legislation just because you keep the head of the political game within the tory party no no sorries yes it's true across brits it will be very damaging but i do believe that willingly weakening to see how much it is basically. signalling a desperate will for you be a new note as we know today and this is not what then that would be the final victory of not just arise from the others because it's not only fractured they want they want to keep the european union i don't want that to happen because of its thank you very much my pleasure. report of that from brussels will businesses in the u.k. and continental europe are bracing themselves for this present vote and on a humphrey from a business desk that's right fed essentially businesses on either side of the channel are now preparing for what could be months of chaos they've been stockpiling shifting investments relocating jobs all despite the fact that no one truly knows what the extent of the damage could be and the e.u.

certainly weren't escape scot free either by the end of twenty twenty the bloc could see a budget deficit of around sixteen billion euros with germany expected to foot about a quarter of it now the association of german chambers of industry and commerce warns that general businesses may have to fork out three billion euros each year just to pay new export tariffs on goods headed to britain and earlier we spoke to lord monica brown a member of the house of lords i.t. entrepreneur and advocate against breaks it and asked him whether he was satisfied with how the u.k. government was handling the process. we are going to leave failure political leadership. neither from bad has risen to the occasion. you know britain which has been renowned many centuries for its development of its maturity of its institutions you know maybe and before with the homeland are brought out with this

whole growth sit up and you know it's showing up it's showing up aspirants is it the business it new investment in jobs that are back norman performance. you know is a very bad pay for our country. well you had it there a very bad day for all country in the words of lord browne but what does all of this made for european businesses in the months ahead well joining me now to ponder that very question is john hammond he's a lawyer at c.m.s. a law firm and a team leader advising german companies on briggs it related questions i mentioned has a fair few of them thank you very much for joining us here in the studio now right now the prospect of a no deal brags it is story of a close i mean what would that mean for european companies disruption it's been clear from the knights of the vote back in two thousand and sixteen that if we got to a point in time where there is no regulated transition period in

a regulated exit of the u.k. from the european union this is would suffer a considerable disruption uncertainty has only grown over the time it does come since then and as we enter this last phase the uncertainty just increases the business very concerned about disruption destruction to their supply chains disruption to their star destruction to their markets both suppliers and product markets and the implications that they will have could be very severe so what are they doing about it what are you advising them to do about that to prepare for that well most sophisticated businesses have already done an analysis of risk analysis of where they might suffer in the event that from one moment to the next the u.k. falls out of the single market of the regulations and the legal framework which constitutes the single market they should have done that analysis and determined what mitigation steps they can take and for example in relation to contractual relationships supply chains stockpiling licenses where the last is could be

transferred out of the u.k. regulatory environment into the european regulatory environment and that process for many has been completed and the question now is implementation a great many would already have started implementing but there are some we're seeing coming fairly late they trusted perhaps the politicians to find a solution. but it coming now and saying right we need to do something we need to prepare for this and are we haven't anticipate what happens to those they come as of a century some come in time is ticking on this it depends on the business it depends what the risks to the model every business is exposed in the same way obviously to the u.k. market and those that are particular exposed i think in general would already have done this analysis and understand what needs to be what needs to be done to protect our position but they do need to look at particularly supply chains are they selling into the u.k. are they receiving goods for their supply chain from the u.k. are they sourcing chemicals from the u.k. these sort of issues practically could create significant difficulties very quickly and of course we don't really know i mean some people are even talking about the

prospect of a second referendum i mean perhaps you know even though brags that a tool as the damage though not already been done to economic ties between european companies and the u.k. for example is this their vocal in some sense circumstances i think i'm not sure i ever irrevocable but it will certainly have mid to long term consequences in the financial services industry people have already moved jobs into the e.u. restructure businesses in order to take account of what might happen in the worst case those things are going to change overnight. and so brics it already has had an impact and even if the u.k. were to switch is positional to switch is direction now for many it's already too late to change back overnight what happened all right to john hammond annoyed at c.m.s. thanks a lot for joining us thank you for well as you just heard that many business in germany say that they are under prepared for braggs it is sometimes big a small company has its advantages which some say they're finding it easier to

adjust. the fresh faces keep coming at this custom support agency in hamburg they've hired ten new people in the last few weeks tossed in poor acts company helps businesses both large and small with their customs issues if the u.k. ends up with a hard hit german companies could soon face mountains of paperwork the bricks of this for brakes is a disaster for everyone but especially for europe. which is a company working in customs along with some other consultants and lawyers we're among the only ones who profit from it. at the moment he employs fifty people in hamburg but he could do with fifty more because he believes that a disorderly breaks it will cause chaos that many german companies. new figures from the german economic institute to back him up in a survey conducted late last year indicates that seventy percent of german

companies who will be affected by breaks it are unprepared there's not going to be . it could be a question of companies not having enough information or that they might not have enough time to prepare because it's a complex issue or maybe they've been hoping an agreement could be met so i need. large companies like auto buyer and airbus say they've already made steps to brecht's it proof their businesses but they're keeping their preparations under wraps for now electronics firm philips produces x. ray machines in hamburg and exports them to the u.k. it says it's prepared for every eventuality. as you know we've developed sensible workable solutions for every possible breck's it scenario solutions that make sense for us and for the brands globally in relation to the british market will react accordingly depending on which part of the u.k. decides to take we've been well prepared for months now. but phillips won't divulge

any further details about their plans meanwhile thorsten pulls out his cafferty following the events in the u.k. parliament he hopes tuesday's vote will finally bring clarity over great britain's future i'll have more business few a little later first back over now to phil thanks so much for the somali extremist group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for today's deadly attack in nairobi explosions heavy gunfire and the suicide bomb blast reverberated through a luxury hotel and office complex in the kenyan capital causing several deaths police say attackers are still active inside the hotel. know. moments of terror. these people are among the lucky ones the first to scape from the hotel complex as explosions and gunfire rang out.

survivors describe the scene inside the complex when the shooting began i phoned my colleagues. designing everywhere everybody was just beginning every. so i went through. all the way up on the i didn't call these conditions i did myself in defeat you. know you can reach. the start today doing so some people but in the other people in the stores and many people in their offices under the desks there's so many people inside the. security forces were quick to arrive the attack still in progress when the somali based terrorist group al-shabaab claimed responsibility it's the same group that's been behind a series of deadly attacks in kenya over the past eight years.

joins us on the line from welcome salah bring us up to date what's the latest. well as you could as you heard from from the latest for today there the status quo ongoing or at least seem to be gunshots still happening in the we are at the moment at the hospital to follow up with the injured people and from what we know from observers there are about where we have we've heard about of about five casualties five people have died and and we saw that that there were several people who live at the hospital but some people or for already left the hospital began to have minor injuries or who are just shocked and tell us about the area that was targeted. the area that was top target is kind of is an upper class. shopping and business area in nairobi. it's. and it's also very near

there was a hotel that was targeted as well the bank for there was an explosion which first took place outside a bank a far as we know and then there were gunmen inside the hotel and what was also there's also a student hospital which is nearby but that's what eventuated and apparently not this one hundred homes. a somali islamic school for al shabaab says it's carried out this. tell us about that and how credible that claim. well we don't know how credible the claim is the kenyan general inspector police the head of security has said that there has been a terrorist attack and he has we've heard from the from the radio. al-shabaab radio station that they have claimed attack but we can't say if they were actually involved in the for whether they were whether they just whining at.

them comes from. anonymous on cue. poland is paying its respects to the murdered man of the city of. more which was stopped in front of thousands of spectators as a fundraising event on sunday night he died on monday he was a leading figure in the country's opposition movement. a city in mourning and flags at half mast for the slain mayor of danske pov a demo vich polls have been turning out to pay public tribute to the man who led the city for two decades inside city hall many of those who knew him personally but their farewell in a condolence book e.u. council president donald tusk back to his hometown to honor his friend. i want to promise you today dear problem on behalf of all of us don's president.

and europeans. for you and for all of us we will defend our good god our poland and our europe against hatred and contempt promise you this so well. his death has shocked local residents. love you know for me it's terrible news especially since we went to great school together just over there. i thought he would survive. physically devastated and very sad because i saw the mayor very often of the. power of the item over which was attending a charity event for children in need on sunday. yes. as the man looked out at thousands of people a man lunged at him with a knife. the attacker remained on stage shouting that he blamed the mass form

a party for what he called wrongful imprisonment then he was tackled to the ground . prosecutors are charging the twenty seven year old suspect with murder. just before his death and i'm over it called the most wonderful city in the world a lasting message to the people he served. the other big story of the evening. but if you're to happen this evening in the u.k. you know parliament as it prepares to focus on teresa mayes breaks a deal to go sated over the last two years with your opinion do you get. specialist alex for forest or whiting is here so alex what's been going on today well we have had the last day of debates that have been going on in parliament where m.p.'s can talk about what they feel their views on bret's it's not the moment it's not the leader of the labor

a labor opposition the labor party jeremy corbyn speaking so let's listen to what he's saying. these reality this reality now their jobs are at risk and they know their jobs are worse risk both the first ministers of wales and scotland have also made clear to the prime minister their support for a customs union to protect jobs and the economy this deal fails to provide any certainty about future trade it fails to guarantee our participation in european agencies and initiatives losing this cooperation undermines our security good now is our citizens over. to nitty and damages our industries mr speaker the withdrawal agreement is in short a reckless leap in the dark hair it takes this country no closer to understanding

our post future and neither does the future partnership document under this deal in december twenty twenty we will be faced with a choice either pay more and extend the transition period or look us into the backstop at that point the u.k. would be over a barrel we would have left the e.u. have lost the u.k. rebate and be forced to pay whatever was demanded alternatively the backstop would come into force an arrangement with which there is no time limit or end point it locks britain into a deal from which it cannot leave without the agreement of the e.u. and as my friend a member of a hogan it's imperative pointed out in so many occasions this is unprecedented in

british history. the last two years gives us no confidence that this government can do a deal in under two years so some points before december twenty twenty the focus would then inevitably shift from negotiations on the future relationship to negotiations on an extension to the transition period including negotiations on what further payments we should make to the european union. the vedic partnership documents say yes and i quote it can lead to a spectrum of different outcomes as well as checks and controls that doesn't show to me any clarity whatsoever in that document. and there is not even any mention of the famed frictionless trade that was promised in the

checkers proposals. the form a bright city secretary that's one of the former bricks and secretaries. promised a details precise and substantive document the government spectacularly failed to deliver it. so mr speaker i can confirm this that labor will vote against this deal tonight yeah ok. thank. you mr speaker. labor will vote against it because it's a bad deal for this country. and as we have heard over the past week members in all parties including many in the conservative party will join us in rejecting this botched and damaging deal. and i welcome the fact there is a clear majority to reject any no deal outcome the amendment to the finance bill

last week demonstrated the will of the house on rejecting the danger and he is a danger of a no deal outcome that would cause such chaos to so many people across this country but was to speak up it's not enough for the house to vote against the deal for us and against no deal we also have to be paul something i so. mr speaker. so mr speaker in the coming days it is vital that this house has the opportunity to debate and vote on the way forward to consider all the options available. the overwhelming majority of the house voted to respect the results of the

referendum and therefore vote to trigger article fifty so i say this to our negotiating partners in the european union if parliament votes down this deal then reopening negotiations should not and cannot be ruled out. we understand why after two frustrating is of negotiations this i'm saying to the european union you would want this resolved but this parliament our parliament here has only one jew to represent the interests of the people of this country and the deal negotiated by the government does not meet the needs of the people of this country the people of britain including many european union nationals who have made their lives here.

these are people who contributed to our country have contributed to our economy and to our public services including our national health service and those people are now anxious and have no faith in this government to manage the process of settled states this fairly or efficiently and the early pilots of the scheme of very far from encouraging. the prime minister claimed that this is a good deal. and so confident was she of that that she refused to publish the government's legal advice but to the government's own economic assessment clearly tells us it is a bad deal it's a product was to speak of two years of botched negotiations in which the government spent more time arguing with itself and in its own cabinet than it did in

negotiating with the european union it's not only on bricks it that they have fails. under this government mr speaker more people are living in poverty including. this just because i'm talking of the poverty of power for a million more children who've been moved into poverty while this government's been in office i'm also talking of those that have been forced into rough sleeping and homelessness which has risen every year. many people are stuck in low paid and he'd secure work too many people are struggling to make ends meet and fulling deeper and deeper into personal debt on credit cards and loan sharks. nothing in this deal

a nothing on offer from this government will solve that that is why labor believes that a general election would be the best outcome for the country. if this deal thank you if he still is rejected tonight we need mr speaker to keep in mind that the vast majority of the people of this country don't think of themselves as remain as or leave us. whether they voted believed all remain two and a half years ago they all of them are concerned about their future and it's their concerns this house must be able to answer and meet some is the speaker. i hope that tonight's this house vote down this deal and

then we move to a general election so the people. this is because some of the people who. vote labor who's going to show their i don't know what general down just does nobody will shout the prime minister doubt all they're doing by causing me to intervene is taking time away not necessary rather foolish really counterproductive jeremy corbyn. mr speaker the people need to be able to take back control and a general election would give them the opportunity to the site who their m.p.'s were who their government laws and who was negotiating on their behalf. and it would give that new government a mandate and the mandate that is needed to break the deadlock that has been brought to this house by this government. but has to speak up. but first

mr speaker i ask this of the house. vote against this deal vote against this deal because we've had a very long and very detailed debate in this house more members are spoken to despite in this debate than almost any other debate i can remember they've given a heartfelt analysis of this deal and a very large number of us said why they will vote against this deal quite simply mr speaker they steal is bad for our economy. a bad deal for our democracy and a bad deal for this country i asked the house tonight to do the right thing reject this deal reject this deal because of the hobbit would do and showed that we as employees are speaking up for the people that we represent who recognize this deal is dangerous for this country and bad to them their living standards and for

our collective future. ok ok. this is just me. mr speaker. this debate has lasted some eight days over fifty four hours with speeches of powerful sincerity from over two hundred honorable and right on noble members it has been historic for our parliament and for our country we have heard contributions from every perspective looking at all aspects of this complex and fight or question we've seen this house at its most passionate and the chorus and i thank everyone who has contributed no one watching this debate come be in any doubt about the strength of

this house of commons as the fulcrum of our democracy this is a debate. this is a debate about our economy and security the livelihoods of our constituents and the future for our children and for generations to come it goes to the heart of our constitution and no one should forget that it is a democratic process that has got us to where we are today in twenty fifteen my party stored on an election manifesto that had as a centerpiece the promise of an in out referendum on the u.k. snow. the ship of the european union the british people responded by electing a conservative government to follow through on that promise that is what we did when this house voted overwhelmingly to hold the referendum and put the choice in the hands of the british people indeed four hundred seventy current members voted

in favor of it and only thirty two opposed it and that campaign was kingly forty eight called the public imagination like few campaigns before it turnout was seventy two percent higher than for any national poll for a quarter of a century and while not overwhelming the result was clear and it was decisive something this house except it when we voted overwhelmingly to trigger article fifty four hundred thirty six current members voted to do so only eighty five opposed parliament gave the people a choice we set the clock ticking on our departure and tonight we will determine whether we move forward with the rest drawl agreement that honors the vote and sets us on course for a better future. the responsibility of each and every one of us at this moment is profound for this is an historic decision that will set the future of our country for generations so want only alternatives that present themselves first we

could decide it's all too difficult and give up either by revoking article fifty or passing the baton by tradition. in a second referendum but i believe we have a duty to deliver on the democratic decision of the bush era. and to do so in a way that brings our country together a second referendum would lead instead to further division would be no agreement to the question let alone the answer it would say to the people we. let to say that we were willing to do what they had instructed. now the second possible outcome is that we leave on the twenty ninth of march without a deal but i don't believe that's what the british people voted for because they were told that if they voted to leave they could still expect a good trading relationship with the european union. and neither would it be the

best outcome. our deal delivers certainty for businesses with a time limit it implementation. which. means no information period argue it protects the rights of citizens living in the u.k. and she's cases living in the e.u. so they can carry on then i as before no deal means no reciprocal agreements to protect those citizens' rights are deal delivers the deepest pockets security partnership in the e.u. sistering so our police and security services can continue to work together with their european partners to keep all our people safe no deal means no such security partnership. and our deal delivers the foundations for an unprecedented economic

relationship with the e.u. which is more ambitious that is a person who is becoming the leader of the noisy and unseemly of the spear that has now resumed the prime minister must be heard by mission here are to be able to live as the foundations for an unprecedented economic relationship with the e.u. but it's more ambitious than anything they have ever entered into with the third country it will give us the benefits of trading with the european union and the ability to force new trade deals in our own right no deal means those new trade deals come at the expense of a trade deal with your. not in addition to it so while it is categorically wrong to suggest that our country could not ultimately ultimately make a success of no deal it is equally wrong to suggest that this is the best outcome. now sir that was the path advocated by the leader of the opposition and we've heard it again of calling a general election but today's vote is not about what's best for the leader of the

opposition. it is about what is best for the country. and only and other general election whatever the result the choices facing us will not have changed it will still be it will still be no breaks it leaving with no deal or leaving with a deal and there's no guarantee that an election would make the parliamentary arithmetic any easier all it would gain is two more months of uncertainty and division. in two thousand and seventeen the two main parties both stood on manifestos that pledged to deliver the results of the referendum they got over eighty percent of the voters people had the opportunity to vote for a second referendum by supporting the liberal democrats in two hours.

seven. just seven percent of voters did so. it is the job of parliament to deliver on the promises made out the last election not to be seeking a new one now some suggest some suggest there's a full thought ssion to agree that we should leave with a deal on the twenty ninth of march but to vote this deal down in the hope of going back to brussels again and negotiating an alternative to you but no such alternative deal exists the political track duration sets the framework for the future relationship and the next phase. negotiations will be our chance to shape that relationship but we cannot begin those talks unless or until we agree the terms of our withdrawal and the european union will not agree to any of the deal for that withdrawal so having brewed out all of these options we're left with one to vote for this deal tonight was. one that delivers on the core tenets of brecht's

it taking back control of our borders schools money trade and fisheries but in a way that protects jobs ensures our security and honesty integrity of our united kingdom one that strikes a fair balance between the hopes and desires of all our fellow citizens those infos had to leave and those who voted to stay here and if we leave with the deal i'm proposing i believe we can lay the foundations on which to build a better person and as prime minister i would not stand at this dispatch box and recommend a course of action that i do not believe is in the best interests of our country and all. and there are there are differences in this house today but i believe we can come together as we go forwards and let me reassure anyone who's in any doubt whatsoever the government will work harder at taking parliament with us and answering my. way.

as we move on to the next phase of negotiations we will be looking to. parliament to see that consensus but mr speaker let me turn to the most contentious sentiments hardtail the northern ireland protocol i said. i will do. my right honorable friend the prime minister knows but what concerns many of us is the possibility of the public nature of the northern backed stock may i refer. to my amendment be on the order paper which says such a deadline of stop and ask i want to see after chewed off the government to my members. and i think my own profitable friend for the question he's asked and for the work the team has been doing to try to find a way through on this particular issue and i know he spent

a long time consulting with international lawyers on this issue the government isn't able to accept the amendment that has been selected that my right only friend has put down has been selected tonight because we have a different opinion and a different interpretation of the vienna convention but i know that my former friend has put out an alternative proposal is in relation to this issue the government is willing to look at creative solutions and would be happy to carry on where we. can relate to that issue. i said i would. like. i said i would say to me go but i want to know what are. you or the house was comit so zen in a strange patients' bill of the prime minister. by search out the government's position in detail on my state and yet in my statement yesterday so i'm not going to go over it again but the key thing to remember is this isn't

a commitment we're making to the european union it's a commitment to the people of northern ireland and ireland that they will be able to carry on living their lives as they do today it's about saying that whatever happens when we leave the e.u. we will honor the belfast agreement its success has been built on allowing people from both communities in northern ireland to feel that their identity is a respected under the principle of consent for many people in northern ireland that means having a seamless land border between the u.k. and ireland which is also essential for their economy for others that remains fully respecting the fact that northern ireland is an intrinsic part of the united. kingdom no one wants to see the return of a hard border and as a proud unionist i share the concerns of members who are determined that we do not undermine the strength of our united kingdom. but it is it is not enough simply to make these assertions we have to put in place arrangements that deliver those ends and it's not just a simple as some would like it to be so as prime minister for the whole u.k.

it's my duty to provide a solution that works for the people of northern ireland the answer lies in agreeing half you economic relationship but we need an insurance policy to guarantee there will be no hard border if that future relationship is not in place by the end of the implementation period ok play to the age of the democratic and very very grateful to the prime minister for giving way and would she agreed that whatever warmth view on this withdrawal agreement and whatever arguments the people deploy that we should not be using the peace or the political process should be northern ireland as argument for voting for this do you or voting against it would cheer agree publish completely and utterly or border make that clear to all of our cabinet colleagues as well here to the right on the agenda and i think everybody everybody across this house is committed to ensuring that we maintain the

arrangements of the belfast good friday agreement that we also ensure that we maintain the many benefits that have come from the peace process in northern ireland and that should not be disrupted and that not should be should not be affected in any sense but i also say that whatever future relationship is going to be negotiated or people want to see being negotiated that insurance policy is essential any of the other proposals canada norway any number of variations of those models all of them require the insurance policy and that is the so-called backstop and no no backstop simply means no deal now. and for the forseeable future and i don't want to see anybody being able to explore each no deal bringing doubt about the future of our union as a result of that. and let's remember if i may say to this house what the withdrawal agreement does deliver for the people of northern ireland an

implementation period certainty for businesses protection of citizens' rights certainty to thousands of families no hard border unfettered access to push me you markets protection of the single tricity market across the island of ireland securing energy supply in northern ireland continued security cooperation with our european allies that the police service of northern ireland say is essential and above all the protection of the historic belfast good friday agreement the deal we have puts our union first now let me turn to the contribution of the leader of the opposition characteristic a characteristic speech characteristic his whole approach to practice it normal which of cism and short on coherence. these claims that you'll be able to renegotiate the deal in a matter of weeks get a drastically different outcome and despite the european union making clear that's impossible but everything he does is designed to avoid taking any difficult

decisions he's saying one thing to one group and another thing to another. in the general election he said his manifesto in his manifesto freedom of movement will end on sunday he said i'm not against the free movement of people when asked by critics in a german newspaper he said we can't stop it the referendum took place article fifty has been triggered. it is speech at wakefield last week and again this evening he said a second referendum was an option on the table he says labor would run an independent trade policy but he wants to join the customs union he says he's opposed to no deal but he says he's. to withdraw all agreement on the back start without which there is no deal so the question is what is his position because he has failed in is in his response of. his responsibility to provide a credible alternative to the government of the day by pursuing from the start

a cynical course designed to service. not the national interest he has forfeited the right to demand more from those of his own peace or take a more pragmatic view because he doesn't care whether we leave or not with a deal or not as long as he can maximize disruption and uncertainty in the likelihood of a gentleman. and i hope that members opposite to faithfully pledge to their constituents that they would respect the results of the referendum so they think carefully before voting against a deal which delivers rex's and i hope that those who fear leaving without a deal whose constituents rely on manufacturing jobs think very carefully about rejecting a deal that is the only guaranteed way to take no deal off the table. mr speaker. mr speaker this is the most significant folks

that any of us will ever be passed in our political careers. after. after all the debates all the disagreement all the division the time has now come for all of us in this house to make a decision. a decision that will define our country for decades to come a decision that will determine the future for our constituents that. and their grandchildren. a decision that each of us will have to justify and live with for many years to come. we know the consequences of voting for this deal they are laid out in black and white in the pages of the withdrawal agreement. but no one who folks against this deal will be able to tell their constituents what

will world outcome they voted fool because a vote against this deal is a vote for nothing more all the uncertainty to fission and the very real. i'm very i'm very grateful for the five minutes of forgivingly prime minister any of the another source of great search economic growth will be lower than staying in the united in the evening union with the prime minister not relying on the basis of the knowledge of the facts to people are going to lose opportunities as a consequence of bricks or the alternative is to extend article fifteen. give the people the c. let's go to almost emphasis on the basis of the information that we know. i say to the right honorable gentleman. parliament gave the british people a choice parliament and the government of the time all parties all those

campaigning in that referendum well absolutely clear that whatever the decision of that referendum it would be respected by government and by parliament. and i believe that we have a duty to deliver on that referendum. and to do so in a way that does protect people's jobs and protects our security and protects our union of those against this deal is a vote for nothing more than uncertainty. vision and very. very real risk of no deal or no threats it actually and it doesn't it doesn't have to be that way tonight we can choose certainty over uncertainty we can choose unity over division. we can choose we can choose.

we can choose to deliver on our promise to the british people not break that promise and in danger chance in politics for a generation because as members of parliament we have a duty to serve not our own self interest nor that of our parties but the people we were elected to represent. it is the people of this country that we were sent here to serve the people of this country hugh queue jumping polling stations to cast their ballots so they might put their faith in us it is the people of this country who intrusted us with the sacred right to build for them and their children and grandchildren the brighter future they expect and just and if we act in the national interest and back this deal tonight and tomorrow we can begin to build that future together if we are in the national interest and back the steel tonight we can build a country that works for everyone together we can show the people we saw that their

forces have been. there trust was not misplaced but our politics can and does deliver but politicians can rise above our differences and come together to do what the people asked of us that is the test history is for us today it will determine the future of our country for generations we each have a solemn responsibility to deliver a great city and take this country forward i with my whole heart i call on this house to discharge that responsibility to get out and i commend this measure to the . a would. be order of the house of the fall of december and the ninth of january i must now question is necessary to dispose of proceedings only european union withdraw or all motion as i explained.