wanted there to bea cabinet, esther mcvey wanted there to be a vote but it looks like there wasnet secretary who was a civil servant who made it clear it was not the dayjust back she is said to be on the brink. yes, i think there is quick to be a fair bit of positioning over the next 24 hours. no one has resigned yet but after the chequers deal no one resigned straightaway. people will be seen how this pans out the political party and then see what they do next month i think is interesting is there is a real marked change in tone for the prime minister today, she had marked change in tone for the prime ministertoday, she had up marked change in tone for the prime minister today, she had up the rhetoric. the headline, there will be difficulties had. i think she is saying to tory mps be careful what you wish for, if you put this down it could be a back door to a jeremy corbyn government and if the it is an election, i think many tory mps will be punished by the electorate and lose a seat. she was critics busted that if this does not go according the way that she was to ago that br

amber rudd returns to cabinet as work and pensions secretary to replace esther mcvey. the appointments follow news that leave supporter michael gove will stay in government to support the proposed agreement do you have confidence in the prime minister? i absolutely do, it is vital that we concentrate on getting the right deal in the future and making sure that in the areas that matter so much to the british people we can get a good outcome. we'll bring you all the latest from here in westminster. i'm ben brown — the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the number of people missing after the california wildfires more than doubles to 630. guilty of genocide — the historic court verdict against two former leaders of the khmer rouge sold! a david hockney painting becomes the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction. a safe house in paris. why would i

he was followed by esther mcvey, the work and pensions secretary. de two private secretary ‘s. theresa may defended her deal and was on her feet for three hours in the house of commons taking questions, often very critical from all parties. jacob rees—mogg cimetidine letter of no confidence in the leadership of theresa may at three o'clock. he said the deal was worse than expected. in the last 30 minutes, conservative vice—chairman rehman chishti has also resigned, saying he cannot support the withdrawal agreement. don mcgrath has been speaking to laura kuenssberg about why he stood down. i have been fighting for a good brexit deal but the terms yesterday had two major and fatal flaws. —— dominic raab. they will lead to an indefinite, if not permit situation where we were locked into a resume with mussi on the rules and the law is being applied, with no exit mechanism. i think that would be damaging for the economy, but devastating for public trust in our democracy. the prime minister has said that is not the case. she has said that is not the case.

he was followed shortly afterwards by esther mcvey and a number of junior shortly afterwards by esthernd a number ofjunior ministers have also resigned. mrs may has spent the morning in the house of commons as —— answering questions from mps and there's speculation a leadership challenge could be imminent. are you going to resign? she hadn't meant that she has now come esther mcvey became the second cabinet minister to walk out over the brexit divorce deal, following the man in charge of the brexit talks out of government. dominic raab now the second brexit secretary to quit the job saying he couldn't support what was now on the table. the terms proposed to the cabinet yesterday i think had two major and fatal flaws. the first is the terms being offered by the eu threatened the integrity of the uk and the second is they would lead to an indefinite if not permanent situation where we would have no say of the rules or laws applied and that would be damaging for the economy but devastating for public trust in our democracy. there we re public trust in our democracy. there were more resign

it will be mightily interesting the next time we hear from the likes of esther mcvey and penny mordaunts in the cabinet. we are going to hearfrom iain duncan smith who joined me we are going to hearfrom iain duncan smith whojoined me on we are going to hearfrom iain duncan smith who joined me on the phone now. thank you for your time this morning. norman smithjust saying that this departure, this resignation by dominic raab, has opened up a political crisis for theresa may. that is undoubtedly the case, isn't it? yes, i have major misgivings about this and i am ploughing through these 500 pages, but the very man who is the negotiator, for him to resign and say he doesn't think it is a good deal, i think it's devastating. it is devastated because he has been aware of all of these things and he has been raising these alarm bells with the prime minister, but it sounds like he has been ignored, because otherwise i suspect we would not be in this place. the biggest problem with this deal, which ijust can't see how the government will get over, is that we are locking ourselves into a perpetua

and his resignation was followed by that of the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey, who said inetter that the deal does not honour the result of the referendum. two junior miss ministers have quit as well, the northern ireland minister shailesh va ra northern ireland minister shailesh vara in remain supporter and dominic raab‘sjunior vara in remain supporter and dominic raab‘s junior minister suella braverman went as well from the brexit department. and another member of the government, trevelyan, a secretary and department for education, has stepped down. we'll might be the end of the resignations today? that is a question we don't know the answer to. dominic raab has been speaking exclusively to our political editor about his decision this morning to stand down as brexit secretary. here is what he had to say. iam fighting say. i am fighting for a good brexit deal but the terms proposed to the cabinet yesterday have two major and fatal flaws, the first that the terms offered by the eu threaten the integrity of the uk and the second is that they would lead to a indefinite or per

is for the likes of kenny more .com esther mcvey, sajid javid, they are now under colossal pressure —ab ‘s resignation leased a cavalcade of ministers working out and the cabinet breaks up working out and the cabinet breaks up yourgoing into working out and the cabinet breaks up your going into the most steam ahead political crisis, never mind the brexit deal beginning to fall apart. this is a complete and utter turnaround in the space of 2a hours from last night, when mrs may seemed to be getting on with it, until now. she is really on the ropes. we were told that around ten ministers raised objections in that five—hour meeting, then we saw mrs may on the down this big steps saying that the cabinet packet, so what has happened overnight? -- the cabinet back eight. a lot of them came out and thinking, should i, shouldn't i? it is an enormous step notjust to quit the cabinet but at this moment, those of them who leave, they know full well that they are plunging the government into potential crisis. they may pave the way for a no—deal brexit. these are massive, massive sta kes. brexit.

the now former work and pensions secretary esther mcvey who resigned from the cabinet last week overexit deal with dudley asked her whether the uk will in fact definitely leave the eu on the 29th of march 2019 and the prime minister responded it definitely would. nevertheless there was pressure from all sides about an agreement which she has reached with brussels which has not gone down very well in any quarters here at westminster. for the moment thank you very much. jonathan blake or political correspondent with the latest from westminster. now the latest from westminster. now the latest weather from darren bett. good evening. it didn't seem cold for most of us today but a dusting of snow over some high ground. in derbyshire earlier on. nothing unusual about that. the weather changed across many other parts of england and wales with some welcome sunshine earlier on today. the clearer skies make mean temperatures fall away for now. it could be quite frosty overnight. not much rain around. a few showers. heavy in the south—west. they will move away. a few showers in northern ireland

resignations by two senior cabinet ministers secretary dominic rob and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey quit saying the deal did not go far enough in breaking ties her feet.

, esther mcvey resigned, a fewjunior ministers also resigned and people were wondering whether shikhaichael gove didn't resigned —— she could hang oi'i. didn't resigned —— she could hang on. if michael gove went on tuesday theresa may would have been in trouble and it would have opened the gateway for brexiteers to leave the government. that was a close run thing, he was wavering. mr gove, having done in two prime ministers, he thought the third might be problematic for his reputation, so he decided to stay, promote and try to clean off the edges of mrs may's brexit deal. this polling is fascinating because my sense has always been that yes, brexiteers have concerns legitimate with mrs may's steel, yes it's not a perfect deal but it's the best deal on offer. the only one on offer at the moment! when you put this out to punters in the country and you get beyond the ideological purity of a hard, clean brexit, people want to get on with it and they want mrs may to do it. this polling backs that up. this doesn't make herjob easy, she's got a difficult week ahead and she's got a difficult

theresa may would not agree to, but if penny morduant is saying things like that, there are also esther mcveye work and pensions secretary, and again, a eurosceptic who has a cabinet voiced concerns about the direction she thought this was all going in, and the other thing that has been happening is all sorts of rumours about the triggering of a leadership contest. we have heard this for months, probably years. the mechanism is that 48 conservative mps would have to put a letter in to one of the conservative party grandees, and once that happens, it triggers a no—confidence vote in the prime minister, and which all conservative mps would take part in. if we she we re mps would take part in. if we she were to win that, she is safe for a year, they can't challenge again, but if she were to lose, then a leadership contest would be challenged. up until now, various mps said they had or had put in these letters, but yesterday jacob rees—mogg, a leading brexiteer, he said that up until now he is very much felt it is not about the person, it is about the polity, and he's hoping to persuade theresa m

it also has the esther mcvey around it, it is interesting here because it says she was caught betweenil and the deep blue sea but this is the whole issue here, while people might not like this deal there is not coherent alternative that cabinet ministers are coming up with. this is why they are stuck in a hard place and this is why ultimately she will survive i think. it will be bruising but i think she will get through this. i think different factions in the party keeper in place because there is no obvious leader to come through. keeper in place because there is no obvious leader to come throughm that you take on it? yes, twitter obviously goes wild on a night like this and itjust goes crazy and so many rumours swirl around but if you listen to some of the stuff that has been said on the record, particular by the hardline brexiteers and the conservative party, that they are seriously considering putting those letters in which is the process to do that. the chairman of the backbench 22 committee collects these letters, was in seeing the prime minister this evening but we we re prime

i think it is possible figures, names mentioned gun penny mordaunt, esther mcvey, could walk —— namese response of downing street has been to say to ministers, look, this is as good as it gets, just go with it. ok, norman, for the moment, thank you. let's talk to our business editor dominic o'connell. what reaction has there been from the business world so far?|j what reaction has there been from the business world so far? i talk to business leaders in northern ireland and they say the big fear was a no—deal brexit that would cost a lot of money, there is lots of trade across the border between the republic and northern ireland so there was a big fear of no—deal brexit so this was a step in the right direction. they went further, though, and they said the customs union and a further regulatory alignment between the eu and northern ireland which is envisaged we think in the proposed deal, was very welcome. it goes without saying that the things they like, the dup and other brexiteers do not like. while they may like it it is not the end of the story. dominic, for the moment, thank you

in response, brexit secretary dominic raab resigned yesterday morning, followed by esther mcvey and twoaid she would see brexit through, and answered questions from the public on lbc radio this morning. meanwhile, questions remain over how many mps have submitted letters of no confidence in the prime minister, after leading euroscepticjacob rees—mogg announced that he had. but mrs may looks to be clinging on for now, leading brexiteer and environment secretary michael gove has said he will not resign. in the past few hours, the prime minister has announced that stephen barclay and amber rudd willjoin the cabinet, as brexit and work and pensions secretary respectively. with me to discuss where this week leaves theresa may‘s premiership and the brexit process arejohn rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent, and asa bennett, brexit editor at the daily telegraph. we are reaching the point where the strain of brexit is starting to terror apart the fabric of westminster. you have the governing party doesn‘t want its leader to be prime minister, but doesn‘t have any idea who co

brexit secretary himself, dominic raab followed by work and pensions secretary esther mcvey. then spent three hours defending our draft agreement amid criticism from mps from all sides, then what drama from outside as jacob rees—mogg announced he was submitting a letter of no confidence in the leadership, saying the brexit deal had turned out to be worse than expected. there seems to be a certain interest in today's proceedings... on exactly the spot where theresa may took on the job of prime minister, the march of the brexiteers, trying to walk on the job of prime minister, the march of the brexiteers, trying to walk her to the exit. and this is it, the brexiteers' attempt to force theresa may from office, that could be the beginning of the end. what we need is a leader who will say to the european union, it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom, it is impossible to agree to a situation where we have a perpetual customs union, it is impossible to pay £39 billion of taxpayers' money for a few promises. what do you say to some of our viewers and listeners who think thi

resignations by two senior cabinet ministers secretary dominic rob and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey quit saying the deal did not go far enough in breaking ties with ease.

secured by prime minister to resign may press secretary dominic robb and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey said the draft did not go far enough and breaking ties with the european union.

in response, brexit secretary dominic raab quit this morning, followed by esther mcvey and two otherrs. theresa may defended her deal in the house of commons and was on her feet for three hours taking questions, some critical, from all parties. leading eurosceptic mp, jacob rees—mogg, submitted a letter of no—confidence in theresa may's leadership saying her draft brexit deal ‘had turned out to be worse than expected'. theresa may then held a press conference, where she said she would see brexit through. she said "leadership is about making the right decisions, not taking the easy decisions", adding her brexit deal would deliver on what people voted for. our political editor laura kuenssberg now reports on today's turmoil at westminster. on 0 n exa ctly on exactly the spot where theresa may took on the job of prime minister... the march of the brexiteer is trying to walk her to the exit. and this is it, trying to force theresa may from office which could be the beginning of the end. what we need as a leader who will say to the european union that it is impossible to divide up the uni

among those who've quit are the secretary dominic robb and also the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey debate raged in the house of commons over the course the country should take . we could choose to leave with no deal we could risk no breaks it is all we can to wait. for or we can choose to unite and support the best deal that can be negotiated this deal the withdrawal agreement and the outline political career a should represent a huge and damaging failure as a psychologist it's clear to me to see that the prime minister is in denial the prime minister comes before us today trying to sell us the deal that is already dead in the water i'm almost tempted to ask if the honorable members opposite will put their hands up if they actually do support the prime minister and the senate proposal and. my road order for fruit so good we would leave the customs union. the next two says of a walk to my right over the probe so that she would move the integrity of the united kingdom the whole procedure called says otherwise my right on who froze so that we would be armed to the jurisdiction of the

boris johnson, amber rudd, who hasjust replaced esther mcvey, jeremy hunt, david davis, any mordant andnk this interview, as nigel hasjust said, is very much throwing the sort of any crumbs out. he says he is not submitting a letter of no confidence in theresa may, but has made it clear that he doesn't think she is standing up to brussels strong enough. this leadership issue is picked up in the sunday express. tory rebels make their move, big pictures of david davis and boris johnson. the line they are taking is the two of them are trained to work out who should be the brexit candidate. this, if we get dominic raab in there, it could be neither of them. i couldn't think of two people less likely to actually turn up... people less likely to actually turn . i people less likely to actually turn up... i think dominic raab has a better chance than the two have.” think you and i have a better chance! they know he is popular in the party, although, polling is showing he is not as popular as you might think with the tory party. you still need the support of mps if you are to go forward for the

he was swiftly followed out of government by the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey.signation letter she said the uk's hands would be bound and the uk would not be taking back control whilst handing over £39 billion to the eu. all of which created a tense atmosphere when theresa may came to the commons to set out her plans. we were told that we had a binary choice. between the model of norway or the model of canada. that we could not have a bespoke deal. but the outline political declaration sets out an arrangement that is better for our country that both of these, and more ambitious free—trade agreement than the eu has with any other country. she turned to the big sticking point the border between northern ireland and the republic. i believe this issue can best be solved through our future relationship with the european union. the withdrawal agreement sets out an insurance policy should that new relationship not be ready in time at the end of the period. i cannot pretend this is bank owned or process or that either we or the eu are entirely happy with all of the arra

he was swiftly followed by the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey — and a clutch ofjunior aidese withdrawal agreement is all about how the uk leaves the european union — not the permanent future relationship. it covers things like the divorce bill, eu citizens rights and crucially — the northern irish border during what's known as the transition period immediately after brexit. parliament had — one way or another — spent much of the week talking about brexit, but it was her three—hour statement to parliament on thursday that saw the tension peak — and the prime minster forced — again and again — to defend the agreement. i know it has been a frustrating process and forces to confront very difficult issues. but a good brexit, a brexit which is in the national interest is possible. we have persevered and have made decisive breakthrough. once the final deal is agreed i will bring it to parliament and i will ask mps to consider the national interest and give it their backing. voting against a deal would take us all back to square one. the withdrawal agreement and outline political de

secured by prime minister to resign may press secretary dominic robb and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey said the draft did not go far enough in breaking ties with the european union. a top saudi prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for five people charged in connection with the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi the official denied that crown prince.

actually visited his job centred and finding out what is actually happening on the ground is giving esther mcveythe commons says there is no place for the abuse or harassment of anyone working in commons. a scathing report last month that which concluded the loot, and intimidating behaviour bite mps has been tolerated and concealed for years. the commons is up and given its first opportunity to debate the report. the allegations have been denied. the house of commons has fallen woefully short in supporting and protecting its staff. it has failed the people who were here the fact that some of those in position of power or authority have believed, intimidated, and harass those who work alongside them, and perpetuated a culture where that behaviour is not only tolerated, but it comes to be expected by members of staff as norm, is outrageous. there is no place for this. we in the opposition are grateful to all those who contributed to the report, and to those members of staff i too want to acknowledge the hurt that you have suffered, and acknowledge the courage of those of you who have spoken up. fr

resignations by two senior cabinet ministers secretary dominic rob and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey quit saying the deal did not go far enough in breaking ties with the e.u. . the united states has imposed sanctions on seventeen saudi officials for their role in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi the move came as.

the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey was keeping things close to her chest when she spoke toe another referendum, i voted for leave, to save the nhs. we we re voted for leave, to save the nhs. we were promised more money for investment in the nhs, we were totally uninformed. served down the river. sam says i‘m 65 and ready to leave based on the little information, i made a big mistake. we need a second vote now that we know the ramifications for leaving. i would now vote to remain. jonathan says, we‘re all being grossly disrespected by brussels, and it has become about new gizmos, not what changes what the public voted for. ubercorn by interference in the campaign and now it is like divorce lawyers extending an acrimonious divorce to make more money for themselves. this is about disgusting behaviours. another says, and much more must we suffer before somebody stops this nightmare? another viewer says i live in germany and watch this with a different perspective, it has been clear that the british don‘t care about the fracture brexit will have on the rest of europe. i hope the

esther mcvey and penny mordaunt, the work and pensions secretary and the international development secretarytomorrow have a choice in front of them, 2pm meeting, do they support the deal or walk out? michael heseltine resigned in 1985. it is hard for them to resign for maximum impact when she loses, if she loses, in parliament, which many things she well because of the deal. they've all got half an eye on the leadership in the future. michael gove going now... they all have? it's going to be a mighty big leadership election! there's at least three people in that list to fa ncy least three people in that list to fancy their chances, and one of their michael gove has to decontaminate himself from last time when he was wanting the job himself. he was then borisjohnson's right—hand man and he stabbed boris in the back, the tory party doesn't like as having its next leader of the assassin of the leader who was toppled. they have to play a tricky game if they want to take over from may but in a peaceful way without having a general election. it's really high—sta kes calculations. to be all sorts o

secretary, sajid javid, and the chancellor wondered if it was achievable, and brexiteers like esther mcveyts. and here is penny mordaunt today, not exactly oozing enthusiasm for the government's plan. the important thing is that there is two checks on this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet'sjob is this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet's job is to this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet'sjob is to put this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet's job is to put something to parliament that is going to deliver on the referendum result. meanwhile over the weekend, the labour leader jeremy corbyn said the brexit train can't be stopped. but take a look at this from, yes, his brexit spokesman. yes or no, can brexit be stopped? yes, technically it can be stopped? yes, technically it can be stopped but the question is, what decisions will arise and what about the vote? and this former labour prime minister reckons there will be another referendum. but he is worried. if nothing changes, then we will be an even more divided britain, there is no doubt in my mind about that, more divided tha

his departure was followed by the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, who also said she couldport the draft withdrawal agreement. a number ofjunior ministers also stepped down, including suella braverman from the brexit department and shailesh vara. at 10:30am, theresa may went to the commons, where she spent three hours defending her plan. but she was roundly criticised, not least by mps on her own side. and, following that statement, the leading brexit supporter, jacob rees—mogg, submitted a letter of no—confidence in mrs may's leadership. the prime minister then held a news conference, insisting her plan was the best available and that she would see it through. we'll have all the latest developments and reaction, with more details of the prime minister's plan, and what it could mean for households and business. but we start with this report on a day of turmoil from our political editor laura kuenssberg. there seems to be a certain interest in today's proceedings. on exactly the spot where theresa may took on the job as prime minister, the march of the brexiteers, trying to

resignations by two senior cabinet ministers secretary dominic rob and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey quit saying the deal did not go far enough in breaking ties with ease.

it also says that esther mcvey had a showdown the prime minister where voices were raised.he prime minister's authority challenged in this way. this comes down to her running and leading a minority government and one of the reasons why the whole cabinet meeting went on for five, six hours is because there is that sense that she has to give way to people, she has to listen to the views of people copy which is no bad thing, but obviously, i have sacked cabinet ministers before and normally they don't take this long. i think it is a sign of the times. five hours cabinet meetings? almost unheard. they used to have them in the 605 and 705. even before my time. no, the5e the 605 and 705. even before my time. no, these days, she simply had to let everyone have their say and that has been interpreted differently by different papers. some papers were suggesting that as many as ten or 11 cabinet ministers expressed total opposition to it. that is clearly not the case. has been lots of little briefings going on, people wanting to let other mp5 in the conservative party know that they

his departure was followed by the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, who also said she couldhe draft withdrawal agreement. a number of junior ministers also stepped down, including suella braverman from the brexit department and shailesh vara. at 10:30am, theresa may went to the commons, where she spent three hours defending her plan. but she was roundly criticised, not least by mps on her own side. and following that statement, the leading brexit supporter, jacob rees—mogg, submitted a letter of no—confidence in mrs may's leadership. the prime minister then held a news conference, insisting her plan was the best available and that she would "see it through." we'll have all the latest developments and reaction, with more details of the prime minister's plan and what it could mean for households and business. but we start with this report on a day of turmoil, from our political editor laura kuenssberg. there seems to be an interest in today's cd. on exactly the spot where theresa may took on the job as prime minister, the march of the brexiteers, trying to walk her to the exit

shares in housebuilders and banks have fallen sharply after cabinet ministers dominic raab and esther mcveyr theresa may's draft brexit deal. cornelia meyer is the ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy, whojoins me now. what do you make of all of this? i saw, you know, some of your comments, more surreal than a dali painting. staying with the thing. comments, more surreal than a dali painting. staying with the thingm was more surreal painting. staying with the thingm was more surreal than our dali painting because we didn't know the shape of the deal yet, yet so many ministers were already out saying we are totally against it. and maybe you want to read this before you say anything. but it is probably the only deal she could get. it is this or no deal. she is right. it is this or no deal. she is right. it is this or no deal. or no brexit. that's the other option. that would mean... another referendum. look, we are running out of time. simply we have about four months left. so there is very little... there is very little time to go around. there was an excellent interview with the f

suspects and started to say who might be picked off next essentially, penny mordaunt, andrea leadsom, esther mcveying their position is. interesting to see what happens. some labour remainer ministers as well —— considering their positions. she's at war with both wings of her party. they're becoming almost united over one thing, which is boris, brexiteer, johnson, and jo, the thing, which is boris, brexiteer, johnson, andjo, the remainer johnson, andjo, the remainer johnson, they are together, united in dismay at the chequers proposal. she is now going to have a hairy weekend ahead of her. the fear from her point of view, remember this is a prime minister who has suffered 18 resignations since she came to power, an extraordinary total, she now has this prospect that other ministers will, like jojohnson, examine their conscience and go, look, ijust examine their conscience and go, look, i just cannot examine their conscience and go, look, ijust cannot support this. they may do it from a brexiteer standpoint, or they may do it from a remainerstandpoint, standpoint, or they may do it from a remainer

resignations by two senior cabinet ministers secretary dominic rob and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey quit saying the deal did not go far enough in breaking ties with the e.u. . the united states has imposed sanctions on seventeen saudi officials for their role in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi the move came as.

resignations by two senior cabinet ministers secretary dominic rob and work and pensions secretary esther mcvey quit saying the deal did not go far enough in breaking ties with ease.

brexit secretary himself dominic raab, followed within the hour by work and pensions secretary esther mcveyeresa may then spent three hours on veith defending the draft brexit withdrawal agreement with the eu amid criticism from mps on all sides. and then more drama outside as the leading eurosceptic mpjacob rees—mogg announced he was submitting a letter of no confidence in the prime minister's leadership, saying a brexit deal had turned out to be worse than anticipated. let's listen to what theresa may had to say just a few minutes ago. serving in high office is an honour and privilege. it is also a heavy responsibility. that is true at any time, but especially when the stakes are so high. negotiating the uk's withdrawal from the eu after a0 yea rs withdrawal from the eu after a0 years and building from the ground up years and building from the ground upa new years and building from the ground up a new and enduring relationship for the good of our children and grandchildren is a matter of the highest consequence. it touches almost every area of our national life, a whole economy and virtua

davidve boris johnson, davis, dominic raab, esther mcvey a, streams of talent within the conservativeould be very capable of leading a proper brexit. we have to have the telegraph. we have been listening to jacob rees-mogg who has officially admitted his letter as for leadership change in the conservative party in the u.k. explaining why he thinks there should be new leadership, has some ideas about that. let's bring in our colleague and edwards from london, our resident authority. you heard when he asked to might it be, boris johnson, rhombic rob, david davis. are these possible names? >> they are all possible names. we have been running about if there is a leadership challenge could be contenders. those names have often been mentioned. early on he was asked the same question and he mentioned dominic raab, said he was an impressive individual. maybe that is of relevance. to put this in context, this is not within the gift of jacob rees-mogg, for the international viewers. he has asked for a challenge, he is one of 48 mps in the conservative party who asked for a leadership challenge.

she replaces esther mcvey as the work and pensions secretary.ts that the eu described as magical thinking. today, limits to what the eu believe, and angela merkel, the german chancellor, said in her speech yesterday is that they‘ve gone as far as possible. the consensus of the 27 ambassadors is to keep calm and don‘t provoke. a deal that you get with an angry bear at the moment. they know how unpredictable it is in the uk. this newspaper talks about trench warfare in the uk. the feeling is, the other thing to bear in mind on the feeling of being quiet, a couple of years ago after david cameron negotiated changes to the eu before the referendum, jean—claude juncker started making comments about how important it was for a deal and brexiteers, people like nigel farage lapped on that, saying they would never leave. with that political rhetoric, the eu don‘t want to slip up. rhetoric, the eu don‘t want to slip y rhetoric, the eu don‘t want to slip up. say anything that would stabilise theresa may even more now. and what about those who suggest there

his departure was followed by work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey.unior ministers also resigned, including brexit minister suella braverman and northern ireland minister shailesh vara, who we will be speaking to shortly. but, in the face of threats of a vote of no confidence, the prime minister is remaining defiant. leadership is about taking the right decisions, not the easy ones. as prime minister, myjob is to bring back a deal that delivers on the vote of the british people, that does that by ending free movement, all the things i raised in my statement, ending free movement, ensuring we are not sending vast annual sums to the eu any longer, ending thejurisdiction annual sums to the eu any longer, ending the jurisdiction of the european court of justice, ending the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, but also protects jobs and protects people's livelihoods, protects our security, protects the union of the united kingdom. i believe that this is a deal which does deliver that, which is in the national interest. and am i going to see this t

secretary, sajid javid, and the chancellor wondered if it was achievable, and brexiteers like esther mcveysed their doubts. and here is penny mordaunt today, not exactly oozing enthusiasm for the government's plan. the important thing is that there is two checks on this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet'sjob is to put something to parliament that is going to deliver on the referendum result. meanwhile over the weekend, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the brexit train can't be stopped. but take a look at this from, yes, his brexit spokesman. yes or no, can brexit be stopped? yes, technically it can be stopped but the question is, what decisions will arise and what about the vote? and this former labour prime minister reckons there will be another referendum. but he is worried. if nothing changes, then we will be an even more divided britain, there is no doubt in my mind about that, more divided than during the three—day week of the ‘70s, more divided than during the miners strike in the eighties. is the current prime minister returned to downing street this morning, we are left with

. >> reporter: soon after, the work and pension secretary esther mcvey did resign writing, "i cannot defend this. i cannot vote for this deal." but mrs. may sti warned m.p.s to back her, or risk brexit. >> we can choose to leave with no dea. we can risk no brexit at all. or we can choose-- shouting ) >> reporter: yet, there were hostile voices all around the mmons. >> the government must now withdraw this half-baked dea ich is clear does not have the backing of the cabinet, this parliament, or the country as a whole. >> at this stage we should be back to eme people, present with the options, rather th us just stumble on >> reporter: and within minutes of the debate ending, mrs. may's position more tenuous yet as the leader -brexit conservatives called for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. >> this isno abt having confidence in t current leader and believing that the deal simply does not work. >>eporter: yet other brexiters remain in the cabinet. michael gove, penny morton seen entering number 10 for talks. >> thank you. reporter: mrs. may has weathered the storm today but

people talking particularly about andrea leadsom, esther mcvey and penny mordaunt as being people whobeing people who could possibly be so perturbed by what they have seen and read that they might resign either during the cabinet meeting or shortly afterwards. some commentators speculate that to be honest theresa may good live with one 01’ honest theresa may good live with one or two resignations but if it we re one or two resignations but if it were people higher up the food chain within the cabinet, for example dominic raab are somebody like the home secretary foreign secretary, if they were to resign that could be very difficult or dangerous body prime minister. but on the whole downing street seem confident they can get political approval for this d raft can get political approval for this draft divorce agreement. the meeting is under way and we have seen pretty much all of the ministers going in through the door of number ten and the last half hour or so. most of them pretty tight—lipped and not many give away anything. penny mordaunt didn't look terribly happy. looked rather, no

in response, brexit secretary dominic raab quit this morning, followed by esther mcvey and two othertheresa may defended her deal in the house of commons and was on her feet for three hours taking questions, some critical, from all parties. leading eurosceptic mp, jacob rees—mogg, submitted a letter of no—confidence in theresa may's leadership saying her draft brexit deal ‘had turned out to be worse than expected'. theresa may then held a press conference, where she said she would see brexit through. she said "leadership is about making the right decisions, not taking the easy decisions," adding her brexit deal would deliver on what people voted for. our political editor laura kuenssberg now reports on today's turmoil at westminster. there seems to be a certain interest in today's proceedings... on exactly the spot where theresa may took on the job of prime minister, the march of the brexiteers, trying to walk her to the exit. and this is it, the brexiteers‘ attempt to force theresa may from office, that could be the beginning of the end. what we need is a leader who will say to the

secretary, sajid javid, and the chancellor wondered if it was achievable, and brexiteers like esther mcveyay, not exactly oozing enthusiasm for the government's plan. the important thing is that there is two checks on this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet'sjob is to put something to parliament that is going to deliver on the referendum result. meanwhile over the weekend, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the brexit train can't be stopped. but take a look at this from, yes, his brexit spokesman. yes or no, can brexit be stopped? yes, technically it can be stopped but the question is, what decisions will arise and what about the vote? and this former labour prime minister reckons there will be another referendum. but he is worried. if nothing changes, then we will be an even more divided britain, there is no doubt in my mind about that, more divided than during the three—day week of the '70s, more divided than during the miners strike in the eighties. as the current prime minister returned to downing street this morning, we are left with one big question — what is going to happen with

i think there are others, maybe esther mcvey, the work and pensions committee, said to be very unhappyt is in that deal. they may not resign tonight, but if you look at what happened when theresa may last of the cabinet together to agree something, very important, at chequers, david davis, the brexit secretary, went two days later. so i don't think this is over yet, but a lot of their concern seems me about whether this can get through the commons, because they will be looking at the document knowing exactly what eurosceptics in the commons will be saying about it, about getting out of this mechanism, and it turns out the uk cannot do that unilaterally, they will be scouring the detail, now it is finally out there, that massive 550 page document. they will find things in there they do not like, so some people are saying this could be like a budget, where it all looks fine on the night, and as the days go on, it sta rts the night, and as the days go on, it starts to slightly unravel. i don't think she is out of the woods yet. said to be clear, there was no vote? we understand there was