>> thank you for joining us on "france 24." let's take a look at today's top stories. brexit as u.k.on and eu negotiators agree on a draft plan. the road is still rocky ahead. the prime minister needs her, the british parliament and the 27 other eu states to accept it. the israeliup, defense minister has resigned in

anger over a cease-fire signed with gaza. it came after the worst escalation of violence seen there in years. the death toll from the wildfires and california climbs to at least 50 killed. thousands of firefighters are still battling the flames at both ends of the state. in just a few hours time theresa may is going to be defending her draft deal on brexit to her. she is now currently speaking in parliament to the prime minister's questions. >> will the prime minister agree with me that this can only be

delivered by the free market economics on the side of the house? >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. more people in work than ever before, they show the female unemployment rate at a says, the, and as he fastest regular wage growth in nearly a decade. that is also on top of figures last week that showed our economy growing three times faster than the eurozone average, the share of jobs on low hourly pay at a record low. you only get that by good,

conservative management of the economy. >> thank you, mr. speaker. after two years of fumbled negotiations, from what we know of the governments deal, it is of faler and -- a failure in its own terms. and doesn't deliver a brexit to its own country. and againsay it again to members on both sides of the house, voices must be heard. i happen to know there are visitors from overseas and the gallery. let's try to impress them. order! not merely with our liveliness, but with our courtesy. mr. jeremy corbyn. >> it breaches the prime minister's own red lines, it doesn't deliver a strong economic deal that supports jobs and industry, and we know they

haven't prepared seriously for no deal. does the prime minister still intend to put a false choice but to parliament between her botched deal or no deal? can i say that he is wrong and a description that he set out, but can i also say, time and time again, he has complained and said that the government isn't making progress. now, when we are making progress and close to ideal, he is complaining about that. can i just say, i think what that clearly shows is that he and the labour party have only one attention, that is to frustrate brexit. >> jeremy corbyn. >> mr. speaker, after the shambles of the last two years of negotiations, the prime minister should look to herself in this. she hasn't managed to convince quite a lot of

people behind her. the rail minister resigned last week saying, to present the nation with a choice between two deeply unattractive outcomes is a failure of british statecraft on a scale unseen since the sewage crisis. that from a tory mp. last night, the 27 ambassadors were told the u.k. must align their roles, but the eu wiwill retrain all the controls. is that a fair summary of the prime minister's deal? >> can i say, as i have said all along, what we are doing is negotiating good deals for the united kingdom. where negotiating a deal that delivers on the votes of the british people, that takes that

control of our money, law and borders, and shores we need the customs union, the common agricultural policy, we protect jobs, security, and the integrity of the united kingdom. speaker, under the deal, we are going to spend years with less say over our laws or how our money is spent. the international trade secretary said last week the decision to withdraw from any backstop agreement could not be contacted to somebody else. can the prime minister confirm whether under her deal, it will be the sovereign right of the u.k. parliament to unilaterally withdraw from any backstop? to be a backstop as , whenurance policy neither side wants to be in the

backstop because we want to bring the future relationship into play at the end of december 2020. i'm aware of the concerns that we don't want to be in a position where the european union will find it comfortable to keep the united kingdom and the backstop permanently. that is why any backstop has to be temporary. answerink that non confirms that parliament will not have that sovereign right. the international trade secretary declared he had 40 trade deals ready to be signed the second we leave the eu. g go, cannotths to prime minister tell us exactly how many of these 40 deals have been negotiated? things,e doing two

negotiating to ensure that we maintain the trade deals that currently exist with the european union. >> it is not acceptable for members to shout at the prime minister when she is ansnswering questions. we have been talking recently about respect and good behavior on both sides. the person who has the floor must be heard. that is the end of the matter. onwe have been negotiating two fronts, the continuity of agreements which ensure the trade deals which have been party to as a member of the european union are able to continue when we need the union, we have also started discussions with other countries about the trade deals we can forge across the world once we leave the european union. eisai if he is interested in trade deals, he really needs to sort out the labour party's issue on these deals. now, he says he wants to be in

the customs union. that would stop him from doing trade deals around the rest of the world. we know what is good for this country. good trade deals with europe and the rest of the world. international trade secretary is not the only one who doesn't understand international trade rules. he is not the only one in the doesn't understand a few things. the brexit secretary said last week, i hadn't previously understood the extent of this, but we are particularly reliant on the dover crossing. when did the prime minister become aware of this absolutely shocking revelation about britain's trade routes? say, helly have to stands there and reads out something that says we don't know about trade policy. we do know, that is a exactly

why we are negotiating the contin agreements. it is why we will be taking our place as an independent state in the wto. he wants to talk about different positions being taken. while we are doing is delivering a good deal which will deliver on the vote of the british people. what have we seen recently from the labour party? the labor leader said we can't stop brexit. the brexit secretary said we can stop it. when he stands up, he should make it clear, is that labour party policy to stop brexit? speaker, labour respect the results of the referendum. what we don't respect is the created that they cannot now get themselves out

of. we will not let them destroy this country's economy. if the brexit secretary is still in office by the time the cabinet meets this afternoon, could she take him on one side and have a quiet word with him, and tell him that 10,000 lorries arrive at dover country's 17% of this and tired trade in goods, estimated to be 122 billion popounds this year. this ignorance is disturbing to some of the people. -- so many people. this government spent two years at negotiating a bad deal that will leave the country in an indefinite halfway house without a real say. yet, they think they can impose a choice on parliament between a half-baked deal or no deal.

when a sensitive alternative plan to bring together -- gentlemanht honorable will not be shouted down in the house of commons. it is as simple and unarguable as that. alternativensible plan could bring together parliament and the country. even conservative mps say the offering ate is choice between the worst of all worlds. when will the prime minister recognize that neither of these options is acceptable? he talks about woeful ignorance. i will tell you where it is, it lies on the labour party front bench, that thinks it can build a better economy by spending 1000 billion pounds more and destroying jobs.

the real threat to jobs and growth in this country sits on the labour party front end. i will tell him what we are delivering an relation to brexit. he says, what about brexit? i will tell him what we are delivering. we will not rerun the referendum. we will not renege on the decision of the british people. we will leave at the customs union, the common agricultural policy and take back control of our money, laws and borders. and thedeliver brexit united kingdom is leaving the european union on the 29th of march, 2019. thank you, mr. speaker. is the prime minister aware that as the media reports about the eu agreement are in any way accurate, you are not delivering

the brexit people voted for? and today, you will lose the support of many conservative mp's and millions of voters across the country? >> can i say to my honorable friend? >> members must call themselves -- calm themselves. i want to hear what the prime minister has to say. say, that what we have been negotiating is a deal that does deliver on the vote of the british people. i left out one of the things that british people are very keen to see from this deal, we will ensure that we are delivering on that as well as

those other elements i have set out. what we are doing is a deal that delivers on the vote and in doing so, protects jobs and the integrity of our united kingdom and the security of people in this country. the scottish national party, with other opposition leaders have reckoned to the prime minister, urging her to drop plans to prevent these meaningful votes on the brexit deal. it seems the government is seeking to prevent opposition amendments, to the deal effectively gagging the sovereignty of parliament by playing dirty tricks and procedures. i asked the prime minister, what is she afraid of? thate government so weak the brexit deal would not succeed when other solutions are still on the table? >> we have been very clear that there will be a meaningful vote in this house.

we have also been clear that the motion on the deal will be amenable. i also say that i think if you go out and ask any member of the public when the government brings a deal back from europe, whatat do you expect parliliameo vote on? i think they would expect parliament to vote on the deal. >> i expect parliament to take responsibility and amend the deal. the prime minister is looking desperate undefeated. the prime minister has been reduced to playing political games rather than playing fair. this is not -- the s&p will never gamble with scotland's future. we must stay in the single market and customs union. the prime minister will not drag

scotland down against its will. if it is a deal to protect the economy in northern ireland, why not scotland? he says the s&p will not gamble with scotland's future. the s&p gambles with scotland's future every time it stands up and talks about independence. figures released yesterday showed that for the first time ever, more than half of disabled people are now in work. with the prime minister join me in thanking those who have signed up for the disability scheme which has allowed great strides into be made? all, it is very good news to see more disabled people getting into the workplace. i would like to praise the work of my friend, who created and personally championed this since

it started back in 2013. as my friend knows, it works directly with employers and aims to challenge perceptions on what it means to employ a disabled person. will continue to earn sure we are giving every effort to make sure more disabled people who want to be in the workplace are able to take their place in the workplace. brexitprime minister's agreement will leave our country economically weaker, meaning we take eu rules without any say and give years of uncertainty. does she agree with him and is in that time she admitted that there is no support for her reckless plan and her cabinet and even less and parliament? as i said earlier, what we are negotiating is a deal that will deliver on the vote and an

sure that proposals we put forward in the summer to ensure we are able to see trade across borders, free trade with the european union and give parliament a lock on those rules. 2017, ministers committed to provide -- after a whole year of delaying delivernow refusing to on the commitment and ignoring ministers, with the prime minister and sure that in the next week, my prim -- constituents get the vibe docked they were promised -- viaduct they were promised? >> i recognize the concern that has been raised about this issue, and would like to thank her for the hard work she has undertaken in order to campaign on this issue. i understand that the transport secretary is aware of this issue

and is urgently looking into it. i would encourage her to engage with the transport secretary on this matter to ensure that her constituents get what they were promised. post offices are closing by the hundreds as postmasters struggle to make a living. show initiative that the post office is -- >> you are listening to the prime minister's questions in london. with me now, all of the first part of that questions were focused on brexit. a lot of anger there. theresa may insisting we are going to deliver on brexit, saying they will be a meaningful vote in parliament. jeremy corbyn saying, whatever she brings to parliament will be either a choice between a half-baked deal or no deal. what do you think? >> i think it is a terrible day

for theresa may because she has to talk to the cabinet because the heart brexit are's are trying to make sure she gets out and saying that this is not an acceptable deal. a baffledying it was deal and not the future of the u.k. on the other side, you have the opposition with the laborers twong that it has taken years to come to nothing. a deal that we stay but, or we leave but. the big question of the soft border with northern ireland is a big question because we still don't know what is in their. apparently there is a deal. announcementig yesterday which is why we have the meeting of the cabinet, that we don't know what this means. apparently, northern ireland rules compared to

the command market and the european union, but that is not acceptable for the hard brexit er. also, an open door for scotland. they want to keep the common market. jeremy corbyn was right saying that don't forget that dover is the entrance of a lot of the trade from the continent to the island. a lot is still in the air and we will have to see what will be the proposal, the real proposal. if the cabinet agrees or if there are further people leaving today. interesting.at is a lot of people have not even seen the proposal. just a reminder, theresa may is going to have a cabinet meeting this afternoon, were hopefully the cabinet will sign on to the steel. after that, it does have to go back to parliament for the vote. what happens if they vote to not approve it?

time is running out. >> we still have until the 29th of march. clearly, the people voted for brexit, but they want the parliament to have a say. it is something that have to be discussed. it can't be just a deal made by theresa may under brexit ministers. the people representatives will have their say and that will be key. strategically speaking, i think theresa may's interest to push the cabinet to agree on this deal and eject -- rejected the deal on the parliament saying, the hard brexiter doesn't want the u.k. to move forward. >> it is hard to say what the future is going to hold, but there have been a lot of calls for the so-called people's vote. what is the likelihood of that? >> a second referendum?

you have this momentum growing with former stars of u.k. politics and people trying to do something like a social democrat movement, which is not labor or the tories and try to say let's start again and think about what is the future for the u.k. and is it staying in the eu or leaving the eu? the question was asked when the referendum was out on the brexit, and the answer was, let's leave. it was a slightly majority. of course, we know the campaign extent.aud to many there is a lot of question in the air about, what it be fair to say that half of the population decided for the other half? what about the other half? i think they want and that is where it is tricky to get a deal. >> it is tricky and the clock is

ticking. let's take a look at other world news. hasisrael defense minister resigned over a controversial cease-fire deal with gaza. it came after two days of intense fighting from both israel and gaza that threatened to descend into full-blown war. what affects the resignation might have on the situation. >> the actual situation with hamas an gaza and the political question. he removes himself and his party. that leaves benjamin netanyahu with a one third majority. it is not clear how long the government can last. one of the things he said was he wants early elections and wants then by this sunday. he is actually making two

popots, one ababout gaza and one explosive ofng an his own into the israeli political system. is,s,uess the further point what effect will this hahave on the sisituation in gaza? >> it is notot clear. at the moment, there is a cease-fire, which we haven't heard much about from the israeli government.no official has come out and said , here, we have this cease-fire. they have kind of let it be known that if hamas stops firing, they will stop firing, too. the second the announcement came out and understanding came out, all of these different ministers came out and said, i never signed it because it is a hard right government and they don't all agree. now, as soon as there is any flareup on the gaza border, it has been quiet for almost 24 hours now, as soon as there is any flareupupthis'll make

more difficultlt for israel's prime minister to ststay in the position he is in, which i is, t is not worth the war in g gaza r israel, not to mention for the people of gaza.

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