this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight an historic defeat for prime minister teresa mayes writes it deal. on to the right two hundred into. the nose to the left four hundred and fifty two. in a devastating blow for the british prime minister lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to reject the divorce deal that she struck with brussels will be live in london to find out what now in this historic unprecedented political drama.

i'm often berlin it's good to have you with us it is truly one of the biggest defeats ever suffered by a british prime minister theresa may put her breaks a deal before the u.k. parliament tonight and suffered a huge loss m.p.'s delivered a result voting four hundred thirty two to two hundred in two you against her plan for taking britain out of the european union get that moments after that result opposition labor leader. submitted a motion of no confidence in teresa mayes government that debate that vote is set for tomorrow wednesday. may is expected to survive the vote if she does she says she's ready to meet with opposition leaders in a constructive. here at the end quoting her there to charge the next path forward

here's what she had to say in the immediate aftermath of her defeat. every day that passes without this issue being resolved means more uncertainty more business and more rancor the government of hurt has heard what the house has said tonight but i ask members on all sides of the house to listen to the british people who want this issue sector. with the government to do just that. are doing you know the big table is do double use for exude specialist alex forest warden she's been walking us through this historic evening so what are we looking at alex and theresa may shoes she still wants to get this job done can she offer anything new. it's a very good question she is as always having many people from all sides giving her advice here a former foreign secretary boris johnson who really wants the top job he'd like to

be a prime minister telling her that that deal is dead and she must renegotiate and get rid of the backstop backstop northern ireland and so the whole issue of northern ireland and attempts to ensure there is no hard border between the republic of ireland which deals with the e.u. and northern ireland which is part of the u.k. that is the main sticking point for many in her own party in the conservative party so that's one side and then others. are saying for example a cabinet minister matthew hancock he's the health secretary saying that a deal cannot pass and it's current form and it has to be changed the question is how can she change it she has to come back to parliament on monday she has three working days plus the weekend to try to come up with something new a spokesperson for hyde said that she's she still standing by her deal even though it has been someone you mentally defeated so it is likely that she will come up with some kind of wording about a plan b.

which i think will probably be this withdrawal agreement dressed up in another way and probably promising that there might be more coming out of the e.u. more assurances on that backstop there are she does is that what she is she going to do that she's already done that this week they exchange these let is so brussels and downing street westminster exchange that is about what was going to happen with that backstop and promising that it would only be temporary if it kicks in it is an insurance policy if it kicks in. it would basically mean that the u.k. would stay in the customs union now the e.u. has said that it will be temporary but many people are convinced it would be permanent and that's what they don't like because if you're in a customs union you cannot strike your own free trade deals outside the e.u. and that is what these banks it is want they want to be able to go global they think the e.u. is holding them back and they want to strike these deals so that there's that she's got to try and somehow square. a circle which is going to be difficult but on the

other hand there are m.p.'s who are now saying many parliamentarians the government does not have the authority as parliamentarians when it now needs to take control of this whole process and so there is a light it's be equipped m.p.'s who will also try to move their own motion on monday to say if she doesn't come up with something that is satisfactory within three weeks then they will try to work out an agreement within parliamentarians and look at all the options we already know one member of parliament he would like to see a complete change in westminster and that is labor leader jeremy corbyn let's listen to what he said right after. the results of tonight's vote is the greatest defeat for a government since the nineteen twenties in this house this is a catastrophic defeat for this government after two years of failed negotiations the house of commons as delivered its verdict on her brakes and that good it is absolutely decisive. the most important is your phrasing arse is that the

government has lost the confidence of this house in this country i therefore mr speaker i inform you i have now titled a bunch of no confidence. and i'm pleased i'm pleased that motion will be debated tomorrow so this house going to give its verdict own the sheer incompetence of this government i mean. using the dead zones like germany goulburn smells political blood right now will to resume a will she survived that vote of confidence no confidence tomorrow i think it's pretty likely that she will survive we've already heard from those very strong bricks it is from the european research group headed by jacob reese malke saying that they will support the government also those ten unionists m.p.'s from northern ireland in the dva saying that they will support the government so i think it's

pretty clear that label will lose that they will not get the general election what that which is what jeremy corbyn is desperately off to his problem and his problem is that. many people believe this is his problem that he himself is a euro skeptic and that he is not somebody who is particular keen on the idea of a second referendum it's kind of been they was power if there was to be a second referendum and they could rally their m.p.'s it's very likely that that that could be a very serious option it is still an option but not really until late to say yes we will go down that route and i'm still not convinced that they will understand the cold and i was explaining to our viewers hell is it possible that a british prime minister can suffer an unprecedented defeat tonight i mean the margin of loss tonight was huge never before seen in the british parliament for u.k. government she loses that and yet she's still going to survive a new confidence vote how we see

a possible it's incredible isn't it when you think that all those m.p.'s who have just voted against m.p.'s on her own side who have voted against her dale are now going to say tomorrow yes we still support the government it's extraordinary but these are extraordinary times and i think that the problem is they had a confidence vote interest made back in december she won it so that was within her own party she won it what good would it do to replace her at the moment when the clock is ticking down to the twenty ninth of march and the u.k. will exit the e.u. that is what they're thinking that's not going to help the situation they just need to sort out a plan for brics it will happen will it not happen if it does happen in what way will it happen alex forced why do you as always we appreciate your analysis thank you. of following this evening's vote the european commission president john hoare younger said that the risk of a disorderly withdrawal of britain has now increased and that the european union

know it will be stepping up operations for a no deal works and so what would be the consequences if britain really did crash out of the european union. a disorderly bragg's it could have cynthia consequences for britain. number one transport chaos. without a trade deal the u.k. would fall back on the rules of the world trade organization customs checks that borders would return with the likelihood of huge tailbacks on motorways leading to ports and aviation experts have warned that without e.u. air traffic regulations for flights between the u.k. and e.u. countries might be grounded come brags that day. and knock on effect of the transport chaos disruption to food supplies. the u.k. imports about thirty percent of its food from the e.u. so supermarkets could see shortages on their shelves and there is more another

sector that could get into trouble banking. all credible studies have shown a significant negative impact from a no deal brags that on the u.k. economy the pound is already under severe pressure due to mounting fears that britain will crash out of the. what else health care it is estimated that britain imports about thirty seven million packets of medicine every month from the e.u. that includes cancer drugs any disruption could have serious consequences for people who rely on the treatment. and what about the roughly three million e.u. nationals who live in the u.k. . and no deal with no agreement on their status would plunge them into insecurity. the same goes for the one million britons who currently reside in mainland europe so what does that all mean it means that a new deal brigs it would actually be

a pretty big deal. indeed it will be all right let's bring in. and he is in strasbourg france tonight at the european parliament good evening to you max there's been a first reaction if you will from the european union e.u. commission president. said via twitter and i'm quoting here i take note with regret of the outcome of the vote in the house of commons this evening i urge the u.k. to clarify its intentions as soon as possible time is almost up so max is brussels prepared then for what is looking like a hard breaks it. what's interesting in that statement brant is also that he says that the european union will continue with the ratification of the withdrawal agreement so they haven't apparently totally given up on that withdrawal agreement or at least they want to be absolutely ready in case the house of commons should change its mind at the last minute of course it's really not looking like that and

you are right the idea floating around to extend the period were in the article fifty period so the one that comes before the transition period or before the bracks it if you will it will probably be extended i haven't heard from any source in brussels or hidden strasburg who is against the idea although many say we need a valid reason for that and a valid reason would be for example new elections or another valid reason would be a second referendum and it's not looking like that is going to happen either but the point is of course the european union wants to avoid a hard brags that while it is catastrophic for the united kingdom it would be still very bad for the european union and that's why we think it's likely that if the u.k. ask for an extension it will be granted and who would have the most to lose from that option the european union or britain if we're talking about this extension. well the extension wouldn't harm anyone it depends

a little on how long it would be extended for because we have elections in this very house right here the european parliament will be newly elected in may to be precise at the end of may so the starting at the twenty on the twenty third of may and then they have a certain time to reconstitute reconstruct themselves by the beginning of july so the most that they could extend is until the end of june after that it gets complicated because everybody assumes that the brits won't partake in those european elections because they won't be part of the european union in the foreseeable future of course we don't know exactly when this is going to happen at this point but it would be ridiculous to have them vote for european parliament and actually have members of the european parliament stemming from the united kingdom and then have them fall out of the european union a couple of weeks after that so that's what makes it very complicated that's what limits the extension and but what happens beyond that is up in the air right now i

wrote to one of the m e p's asking for reaction he answered i asked him what is going to happen and he answered god only knows but we don't know if god still wants to save the queen. yeah that's the big question tonight that's for a meg's off and there in strong support france thank you very much max. and here's a story that we're following for you tonight british prime minister theresa may have suffered defeat in parliament. despite an impassioned appeal that it was their duty to deliver on the. lawmakers overwhelmingly voted against teresa mayes by two hundred thirty. waltz. you can always get. just download from google play or from the apple store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use that to send us photos and videos when you see news happening. you're watching.

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