the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes to bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law onto the british statute books. our political correspondent jonathan blake is with me. it potentially important intervention, what is he saying? search keir starmer is setting out what labour would like to see the government do in terms of changing the eu withdrawal bill to make its demands. —— meet its demands. this is the important seppi piece legislation designed to tra nsfer piece legislation designed to transfer european law into uk law to ensure friendly leave the eu there is not a big legal and legislative void. significant demands here from labour, most notably parliament getting a formal vote on the deal that britain reaches with the eu at the end of the negotiations. effectively giving it a veto. also asking for the transition period to be set into law so guaranteeing that would happen and a guarantee that workers' rig

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes tobill, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law onto the british statute books. jonathan blake is here. it's an interesting interview that keir starmer has given, because he sets out a series of changes that he wa nts out a series of changes that he wants the government to make? this is an important intervention, it reminds us what a difficult and delicate process it is going to be in the eu withdrawal bill drew parliament. it is a big exercise forgetting eu law into uk. so when the uk leads the eu, there isn't a regulatory point that needs filling. the government has struggled so far. is majority was wiped out at the general election, so it needs support from mps on all size. 300 and men men had been tabled so far. mps are expected to debate it this week and now we have labour and the shadow brexit minister the setting out what their demands would be. if they are not met, the

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes tol, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law onto the british statute books. it is important for people to talk and work across parties, but at its heart we must make sure that we get this bill through to provide legal certainty, but also to ensure that the results of the referendum that millions of people took part in is properly implemented. are you confident a deal is going to be done with the eu, or are you more concerned about the risks of a no deal and having to leave the eu without any kind of formal arrangement? i believe there is a strong chance we will reach an agreement, in terms of... there are two questions, the basic exit agreement, measures on air travel and security, and there is a separate question of a trade deal, delivering a trade deal in the time available certainly is more of a challenge, but i think eu leaders were very much signalling this week they had

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that, unless the government makes changes tohe eu withdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law into the british statute books. our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins us now. how significant is this, jonathan? it is important, yes, because it underlines how difficult and delicate the process is going to be for the government to get the eu withdrawal bill passed. it is a big, important piece of legislation. you might have heard it described as a big exercise in copying and pasting eu law into uk law, and its purpose is to ensure that when we do leave the eu in march 2019 things just don't fall apart overnight. there are don't fall apart overnight. there a re rules don't fall apart overnight. there are rules and regulations in place, that previously have been set by brussels, and that will now become uk law. the government can'tjust pushit uk law. the government can'tjust push it through, because of

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes to the eu withdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to try to inflict a defeat parts of britain have been hit by storm brian with violent winds and rough seas. gusts of more than 120 kilometres an hour were recorded in some places. political leaders in catalonia have compared the spanish government to the former dictator, general franco, after madrid announced it would impose direct control over the region. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are the spectator‘s katy balls and the journalist and broadcaster rachel shabi. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jessica creighton. good morning. a very good morning to you. in the last suker she made its, a former fa board man has told the bbc she thinks dan ashworth's position as senegal director at the fa is untenable. the fa apologised on wednesday, racial we describe the remarks made by the former women's manager mark s

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that, unless the government makes changes towithdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law into the british statute books. our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins us now. how significant is this, jonathan? well, it is important, because it shows again how difficult process it is going to be the government to get this big, important piece of legislation through parliament. in the eu withdrawal bill is a big exercise in copying and pasting european law into uk law, so that when we leave the eu at the end of march 2019 there isn't a big regular street and legal vacuum that needs filling, which could lead to chaos in many areas. the government, though, can't just get in many areas. the government, though, can'tjust get it through the house of commons as it would normally because after the general election this year, it lost its majority. so it needs the support of mps on all sides. and here we have labou

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes to eu withdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law into the british statute books. our political correspondent, jonathan blakejoins us now. is theresa may likely to lose any sleep over base? has significant as eight? it is enough tents, it chose how difficult it is going to be the government to get this legislation through parliament. it is transferring european law into uk law. so when the uk leads the european union there isn't a bake legal and regulatory boys that need filling. the government can'tjust put it through, because as we know, it lost its majority after the general election, so it need support from mps on all signs. labour set out its shopping list of the month this morning, including a boat in parliament on the final deal, a safeguard on consumer and workers' rights. and also the transition period on us leaving the eu and the new deal coming into for

keir starmer has six red lines he will not cross as to what will be a cce pta ble not cross as to whateptable in the next bill. it is extraordinary how there is this cohort forming of labour and conservatives who are not that happy with brexit. we want to see what happens next with these guys. but this is the problem. that already is that labour will have the largest party in the next election, whether they have a majority we don't know. jeremy corbyn went over to meet like—minded politicians and got a wonderful reception, so the tories are now looking like the lame ducks. so this is really the problem, especially for the pro remain tories. they are looking to see how they get off this sinking ship. we have three stories to get through. the sunday times, and this investigation is shocking, really. the sunday times, and this investigation is shocking, reallylj still investigation is shocking, really.” still can't get over my shock at this whole story. 450,000 children are regularly gambling online. how does that happen? what ages are they? just under 18. ok, does that happen? what ages

the speaker: sir keir starmer.rosses party lines. 0nly fa ntasists and fanatics talk up no deal. no deal is not good for the uk. no deal is not good for the eu. by their vote onjune eighth, the british people did not give this government any mandate for no deal. the government says it wants a deal, but... if we do not prepare for all outcomes, we leave ourselves exposed to an impossible negotiation. so hours, days, months of brinkmanship still ahead, while the time remaining before brexit passes all too quickly. in syria, militia backed by the us say they have recaptured the entire city of raqqa in syria, the self—styled capital of so—called islamic state. an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters have battled for more than four months to retake control of the city, which was seized by is in 2014. two years ago, is controlled a large area across iraq and syria but now they only hold a handful of towns on the syrian—iraqi border. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has the latest. at the heart of raqqa,

keir starmer gives it to us straight. tax on his £9 billion inheritance. do children have a right to inherit? and should parents pay for care from their estate? # down, up and down # through the streets of your town # every day i make my way the most successful band — that never made it. steve smith meets the go—betweens. good evening. "we all make mistakes", a plaintive harvey weinstein told a huddle of paparazzi today outside his home. that was before he asked for a second chance. in one way he's right, of course. the man has become vilified this week as hollywood's latest blockbuster baddy — the sexual predator whose marriage, business and health appears in tatters. a man now investigated by police on both sides of the atlantic. there is little sympathy for his fall from grace. indeed, many feel he did more than enough to earn it. but to assume that the problem starts or ends with weinstein is to miss the point. there are those who facilitated his behaviour, hid his behaviour, aped

keir starmer, thank you.rvative mp chris philp, who serves in the treasury team. i am guessing that this is not where you wanted your government to be. it is deeply frustrating that we are not talking about trade or even transition. what is really frustrating is that it doesn't have to be that way. the eu negotiating team have chosen voluntarily not to discuss trade in transition. that makes a no deal scenario more likely because the clock is ticking. if we did have no deal that wouldn't be good for the uk although we'd deal with it but it's not good for the eu either. it is extraordinary. it put german and french jobs at risk as well. no deal used to sound like hyperbole, now it is more likely. your government has one job, to get a deal. we are ready to talk about trade, transition, mutual recognition of citizens‘ rights and agree a deal on that today. in fact we were ready to talk about those things six months ago. but you're not ready to put more money on the table to let those talks start. no reason why m

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes tohdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to try to inflict a defeat. political leaders in catalonia have compared the spanish government to the former dictator, general franco, after madrid announced it would impose direct control over the region. parts of britain have been hit by storm brian with violent winds and rough seas. gusts of more than i20kph were recorded in some places. now on bbc news, a weather world special from florida and the bbc weather centre. the team examines why this yea r‘s atlantic hurricane season has been so active. this time on weather world, i'm in florida in the united states where the power of hurricane irma has had devastating consequences. and we'll be speaking to scientists about forecasting tropical cyclones here in the weather centre. key indicators are the atlantic in august and september. we will be looking at the season's other major hurricanes, including harvey and maria. plus the science behind these monster storms, and how climate

the speaker: sir keir starmer.ommons, concern crosses party lines. 0nly fa ntasists and fanatics talk up no deal. no deal is not good for the uk. no deal is not good for the eu. by their vote onjune 8th, the british people did not give this government any mandate for no deal. the government says it wants a deal, but: if we did not prepare for all outcomes, we leave ourselves exposed to an impossible negotiation. so hours, days, months of brinkmanship still ahead, while the time remaining before brexit passes all too quickly. and the longer the deadlock goes on, the more likely it seems britain could leave the eu without a deal. ministers say the economy is growing and it will be ok in the end, yet those worries about the economy won't go away and now the cost of living is spiking just as the chancellor is looking for ways in his budget to ease the pressure on himself and the government. the chancellor has run out of spare money and where brexit is concerned, the government is running out of time. john pienaar, our

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes tothdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to try to inflict a defeat. spain's foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the catalan government of its powers. now on bbc news — click. this week: life on the ocean waves. a big cloud makes a big bang, which makes a big cloud. and climbing higher and higher, and back down again. this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. now, that doesn't actually sound very far. but, in the middle, there is the small matter of 16,000 nautical miles, taking in 12 cities in six continents. and, with broken masts, capsizes and icebergs almost guaranteed, this is no luxury cruise. to try and make this journey even possible, technology inevitably raise its head. these are some of the most advanced sailing yachts ever designed, and we were given special access to one

now sir keir starmer is replying. is there has been an extremely productive activity in these negotiating rounds. michel barnier is going to the council on friday. he will present his case. the case he will present will be one which i hope argues for more progress both on transition, and on future relationships. it is him to make that case on the day. i cannot think of a moment where i have talked up no deal. what i have done, time and again, there is a reason for that. we are in the middle of a negotiation and we want that in good faith. what i will say is this. if we do not prepare for all outcomes, we leave ourselves exposed to an impossible negotiation. we saw that again, when he and his fellow shadow chancellor said, we will pay in perpetuity for access to the single market, whatever it takes, 100 billion, whatever it takes, 100 billion, whatever it takes, 100 billion, whatever it takes. but he carps but he has no options of his own. sir william cash. my right honourable friend has said in the discussions we seek

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that unless the government makes changes to the eu withdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to try to inflict a defeat. spain's foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the catalan government of its powers. now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we discuss spain's constitutional crisis in catalonia. the continuing brexit negotiations. has there been perhaps some movement this week? and with one of the leading middle east analysts around our table, could we be witnessing the beginning of the end of the war in syria? my guests are the times columnist david aaronovitch. the north american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman mina al—oraibi, the new editor—in—chief of abu dhabi's the national. and from spain's la razon, celia maza de pablo. a warm welcome to all of you. let's start in spain. spain is in the midst of a huge constitutional crisis. as we go to air, an emergency cabinet meeting is discu

let‘s talk to the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer.n in the period, after the article 50 notice expires, killing up to tell me how anxious they are. having the discussions we can have with political leaders and i‘ve been talking to the commission the some time now. that sounds pretty positive. in the spirit of working together and getting the best deal for britain, as it exits the eu, are you passing on this information on a dash ina you passing on this information on a dash in a clear, transparent fashion? david davis, he calmly facilitated the initial meetings for me. this is not something that has been done to undermine the government. we are not going behind them. coming here to 12 months. if i was going behind the government‘s back and undermining them...” was going behind the government‘s back and undermining them... i am not implying that. i am genuinely asking, it might be naive, but you say there are some ministers that the labour party is closer to, and if that is the case, are you passing on their concerns in a clear tried s

his opposite number, sir keir starmer, gave his version of events. what a mess. one thing one day another thing the next. yesterday the secretary of state was asked could the vote in our parliament be after march 2019? the answer, yes, it could be. later the prime minister had a go at collecting him, then his own spokesperson had to clarify his remarks. today he said the vote will be before the deal is concluded. that is not good enough and it would be wholly unacceptable time was fun for the european parliament to vote on the deal but does the secretary of state might expect us to sit here watching the european parliament proceedings whilst we are told we do not have time? we need a cast iron guarantees that will not happen. the secretary of state has repeatedly asked them to accept his word. given the events of the last 2a hours and will he now accept the amendments that are down to the withdrawal bill that the article 15 meaningful vote should be put into law sought we all know where we stand? the issue i raised yesterday because i always planned to be as fort

really isn't moving fast enough, who are you talking to in brussels, you and jeremy corbyn and keir starmertalked to people in the parliament... chief negotiator barnier? we've. .. there have been discussions, a number of us have had discussions at a number of different levels. i've not spoken to barnier, but others have. i just wonder what signals he's picking up. for example, in recent days you and other labour colleagues have made a very big deal of saying we believe, we in the labour party have the power in the house of commons to block the so—called "no deal" brexit option. i don't understand what that means. i mean, this is a negotiation between the uk government and the 27 other members of the european union. ok, so let me... so are you saying, not so much that you have the legal right in the house of commons to block a no deal brexit, but actually if a no deal brexit is what the government proposes, you will bring down the government, a vote of no—confidence presumably, and then force a general election, on which you will fight against the concept of that no deal brexit? is that wha

this was their spokesman, keir starmer.mask the fact this is a failure to hitan mask the fact this is a failure to hit an important deadline. three months wasted on an unnecessary general election and now two months added for phase one on a best case scenario and that raises the prospect we won't reach a deal which is bad for britain and the eu. british government still has two big cards to play, the hope that the big cheeses in the eu like president macron and angela merkel will put the squeeze on the negotiators to compromise. the second key card is cash, if we put enough money on the table the eu will move. the difficulty is we don't want to tell the eu how much we are prepared to give until we know what we will get in terms of trade so we are in a sort of uneasy stand—off with both sides reluctant to give ground. norman smith in westminster, thank you. a british woman who travelled to syria four years ago to act as a recruiter for the so—called islamic state group has reportedly been killed in a drone strike. sally—anne

just last week i heard keir starmer say, we must not get bogged down over discussions about technicalitiesent without the hard bits. applause well, we're different in this party. well, we're different in this party. we respect the people's decision and we will deliver the people's decision. as we do it we have to be clear eyed about what we want to achieve. the future of our country is more than just brexit. achieve. the future of our country is more thanjust brexit. it achieve. the future of our country is more than just brexit. it is something to be excited about whether you voted to leave or to remain. liam told you in his speech and even the european commission accepts that 90% of world growth will come from outside europe. having an independent trade policy will allow us to embrace those trade policies to the full. it gives an virginity to lead a race to the top, to push up global standards and protect workers' rights, improve productivity and increased wages —— wages. campaigning for the wealth busting impact it will have. as he will have seen that last week i was in brussels, repres

is mr corbyn being led along by the nose by sir keir starmer?any excuse to push nearer to staying in staying in the single market is not possible. not what people voted for. they were clear, need to leave the single market and customs union. i think our leader jeremy is in a difficult situation. he's very much trying to keep the party together. there is a good left—wing analysis within the labour party which says we would be better, we would be able to nationalise our railways, take control of our own economy if we were outside the eu. there's no doubt about it or denying it, there is a difference within the party. the question is, who's making the running? my suggestion is it is no longer mr coach enwhen it comes to brexit? i don't think that's true. the shadow chancellor's crucial in all of this. john mcdonnell has very strong views and gets his views across. our labour voters out there, particularly in the north east offence land will not recognise a labour party and will not want to support a labour party who reneges on what the referendum d

here is a shadow brexit secretary keir starmer telling the commons what he thinks of the matter.rexit committee good about in our parliament be after 2019, the answer, yes, it could be. later in the day, the prime minister had a go at correcting him, then his own spokesperson had to clarify his remarks. today he says the vote will be before the deal is concluded. that is not good enough, mr speaker. this issue yesterday, i think feeds into the critics of the government, that ministers don't seem to be on the same page in all of this, they haven't got a grip on the challenges of the brexit negotiations. and certainly, it does create uncertainty. and of course, what is said here in westminster is heard in brussels. there are still lots of unknowns. what if we get that vote this time next year, and what of the commons rejects it? we don't know what would happen if that were to be the case. in all of these brexit negotiations this is an unprecedented process. there are many unknowns in it. and that final update, that we do know finally know when the eu withdraw bill, that cut and pas

jeremy corbyn travelled with sir keir starmer to brussels last week.heresa may. we saw her walking side by side with her counterpart from france, also angela merkel, the german chancellor. it definitely seems the tone had warmed towards theresa may but they weren't ready to move onto second round of the negotiations. theresa may is facing pressure in brussels, yes from her own back benches, she only needs to look over her shoulder in the house of commons and know there are mps who will be making her life difficult over the next few months. today she is seeing how much pressure she is under from businesses. we had thisjoint letter from five different business lobbying groups, including the cbi, who are all saying we need an urgent transition deal put in place. we feel time is running out, those businesses say. because they need to make decisions on whether they need to relocate to other cities across the european union, whether they need to move staff or invest overseas. they say it needs to be done as soon as possible. theresa may has indicated she wan

it is in our interests to get a good deal, that was the point thatjeremy corbyn and keir starmer madee ministers in the uk talking about preparing for a no deal because if i was on the other side of the table asa was on the other side of the table as a negotiator, i would say, who is speaking for the british government? we have different views... would you? you might be thinking that they've got a real problem here... is that what they would be thinking? they could equally be thinking, they have real problems back home, we will have to compromise a little more than we would otherwise have done, otherwise none of us will get a deal? i think everybody hopes there will be a deal, i do, frankly there will be a deal, i do, frankly the prospects of no deal are too awful to contemplate. i was with members of the select committee in dover yesterday, asking a port which handles a significant amount of trade what it would mean if there was no deal. they said they could not operate because at the moment it ta kes not operate because at the moment it takes about two minutes for trucks coming from