mr raab said he remained confident of getting a good deal. page is at stormont for us. yes, northern ireland is at the short end of brexit, because this is the new party of the uk that has a border with another eu state, and the future of that border has become the future of that border has become the biggest sticking point in the brexit talks, in particular at the backstop or guaranteed that there will be any new controls on the border under any circumstances. one of the questions is if order controls are avoided well, will made checks and goods between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, so that the government says will be the on acceptable. here's what donovan rapp at to say. look we've, we are engaged in the negotiation process, we have made it very clear that whether it's the customs regime for the uk as a whole, or the wider economic integerity for the uk as a whole, we will not allow any proposals to be accepted that would jeapordize that, and that's the crucial thing here. of course we want to remain frictionless trade with our e

mr raab said he remained confident of getting a good deal.correspondent chris page and asked if there was any progress made on the border issue. there's certainly no sign of a breakthrough, a definitive breakthrough on this issue which has really become the most difficult one in the brexit negotiations. how you avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. dominic rabb, he came here on northern ireland today and visited two ports, and went closer to the border with the irish republic to meet businesspeople. then came here to meet the main political parties and the two biggest parties in northern ireland. the democratic unionists, and sinn fein, see brexit very very different way. the dup whose ten mp5 are keeping theresa may in power are passionate brexit supporters. the say their bottom line though is there can't be anything agreed as part of the brexit deal, that means there'll be trade barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. sinn fein on the other hand, passionately opposed brexit. sinn fein president marilyn macdonald sa

mr raab said he remained confident of getting a good deal.s. a lot of commentary on both sides here. any progress? well, there is certainly no sign of a breakthrough on this issue, which has become the most difficult one and the brexit negotiations, how you avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. dominic raab came here today and visited two ports and docks in cou nty visited two ports and docks in county down, close on the border, to meet business people. he came here to stormont to meet the main political parties in the two biggest parties in northern ireland. the seat —— bc brexit differently. the dup's bottom line say the cannot agree anything other brexit deal that mean there will be trade barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk but sinn fein are passionately opposed the brexit and eileen macdonald said she had had a direct meeting with dominic raab and said the brexit secretary had come here like a thief in the night, a fly by night visit, for a box ticking exercise, so the two political parties are not going to se

mr raab said he remained confident of getting a good deal. the border issue. there's certainly no sign of a breakthrough, a definitive breakthrough on this issue which has really become the most difficult one in the brexit negotiations — how you avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. dominic raab came here to northern ireland today. he visited two ports, larne in county antrim and mourne point docks in county down, close to the border with the irish republic to meet business people. then he came here to stormount to meet the main political parties, the two biggest parties in northern ireland — the democratic unionists and sinn fein who as we've been saying see brexit very differently. the dup, whose ten mps are keeping theresa may in power at westminster, are passionate brexiteers. they say their bottom line though is there can't be anything agreed as part of the brexit deal that would mean there'd be trade barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. sinn fein on the other hand passionately opposes brexit. sinn fein presi

the democratic unionists say they hope a deal is close, but sinn fein accuse mr raab of being no more than a day—tripper. in a moment, it'll be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news: one of britain's greatest paralympians, baroness tanni grey—thompson, will be speaking to us about the paraplegic man who was forced drag himself through an airport because his self—propelling wheelchair was left behind on a flight. we'll be getting the latest from northern ireland, where the brexit secretary, dominic raab, has been meeting business leaders and politicians. and as the met office warns the uk has faced more weather extremes over the last 10 years due to global warming, we'll be getting tips from horticultural expert pippa greenwood will be talking about the impact it's been having on plants, pests and wildlife. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight's programme. another blow for england as manu tuilagi is ruled out of tomorrow's test against south africa. l

notjust not just because mr notjust because mr raab pass departure might involve... —— mr raab's departuretridge. westminster hall is hosting an art installation as part of celebrations to mark the centenary of some women gaining the right to vote and to stand for parliament. as simon vaughan reports, house of doors was partly inspired by the paving stones of the hall itself... when you put this in a space like this, what you have is people approaching it, i'm sure if they've got a person there or not. the softness of the cloak, and did you get to about level with the threshold, you do not know if there is someone that were not. so there is a disconcerting element that maybe engages people a little bit more as well. 0ne inspiration was this painting from canterbury. the little girl at the door. it was painted in 1910 that they're also at the issues surrounding women's rights, access to public life, that is what really got me thinking about it. another inspiration was the floor of westminster hall. as i started to ta ke westminster hall. as i started to take droppings from the floor, you be

what else has mr raab been saying? it is quite an extensive article in the sunday times.is right, the pressure being piled onto the prime minister from pressure being piled onto the prime ministerfrom the pressure being piled onto the prime minister from the man who up until thursday, was her brexit secretary. dominic rabi essentially saying that we should take a much tougher approach to the negotiations with the european union, saying that we shouldn't be bullied by brussels. interesting to note that the government's chief whip, use a similar language of to those attempting to plot against the prime minister, saying she wouldn't be leader. you might think it was a little bit rich, these comments from dominic raab, who was in charge of it up until his resignation. he feels that the decisions have been made a above his head and if we don't yet a better deal, in his view, we should be able to walk away without any deal whatsoever. one thing that we know that the government is still hoping to resolve with the eu is the question of that post—brexit transition period, the two

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in the sunday times, mr raab — who resigned over the draft withdrawal agreement last week — said theren a lack of resolve with brussels and suggested britain walk away from negotiations rather than being bullied. theresa may has rejected suggestions the agreement could be changed. some of britain's biggest companies are urging the government to honour a promise to give mental health in the workplace the same status as physical health. executives from 50 companies, including royal mail, wh smith and ford, have written to theresa may, asking her to follow through on last year's manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. the government says it will bring forward the recommendations of an independent review. three men are in hospital after a shooting in north london. police say they were called to enfield yesterday evening, and two of the men are believed to have suffered gunshot wounds. no arrests have been made. president trump has said the us will determine in the next few days who it thinks was behind the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. there have been r

in an interview in the sunday times newspaper today, mr raab, who resigned over the draft withdrawal agreement last week, said there had been a lack of resolve with brussels. he suggested britain walk away from negotiations rather than be bullied. theresa may has rejected suggestions the terms of the agreement can now be changed. let's talk now to our political correspondent peter saull. what else has dominic raab been saying? he insists that he is still behind the prime minister but a thinly veiled criticism from the former brexit secretary in today's sunday times suggesting that the prime minister did not do nearly enough to stand up to what he calls the brussels bullies, and if we cannot get anything better than the current deal, he says we should be prepared to leave the european union without any deal whatsoever. his principal concern appear to be with this backstop, the insurance policy to ensure there is no return to a ha rd to ensure there is no return to a hard border between northern ireland and the irish public. the draft deal says that that decision to exit that backstop

it's been a pretty private affair so far, cameras were not allowed to follow mr raab as he was in theal mp pretty unimpressed. he has accused the brexit secretary of sneaking into the constituency for a stub. later in the day, dominic raab will meet politicians at stormont, and will discuss with them the state of the brexit talks. you'll hear what they have to say. the sticking point in the negotiations at the moment is over a backstop, an insurance policy which will only kick in if the border can't be kept open as a result of a new trade agreement between the uk and the eu. all sides agree there should be a backstop, they don't agree as to what it should look like. the eu say that under those circumstances northern ireland should in effect remain in the eu and the customs union. theresa may says that's not acceptable, it could lead to checks between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. still no sign as to how that particular dilemma can be resolved. thank you, chris. the former home secretary amber rudd was let down by her own officials, according to an inquiry into the events le

in an interview in the sunday times newspaper today, mr raab, who resigned over the draft withdrawal agreement last week, said there had been a lack of resolve in dealing with brussels. he suggested britain walk away from negotiations rather than be bullied. let's talk now to our political correspondent peter saull. what has dominic raab been saying? dominic raab resigned a few days ago, already proving to be a bit of ago, already proving to be a bit of a thorn in the prime minister's side. he insists he does still back the prime minister but suggesting her approach to the negotiation was not nearly strong enough. as you say, urging her or whoever to take this on to stand up to what he calls the brussels bullies. and if necessary if we cannot get a better deal, potentially walk away from the negotiating table without any deal whatsoever. his principal concern is over this thing called a backstop. the insurer —— insurance policy to make sure there is no hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic in the event that we do not negotiate a trade deal in the next couple of

the democratic unionists say they hope a deal is close, but sinn fein accuse mr raab of being no moreon bbc news: one of britain's greatest paralympians, baroness tanni grey—thompson, will be speaking to us about the paraplegic man who was forced drag himself through an airport because his self—propelling wheelchair was left behind on a flight. we'll be getting the latest from northern ireland, where the brexit secretary, dominic raab, has been meeting business leaders and politicians. and as the met office warns the uk has faced more weather extremes over the last 10 years due to global warming, we'll be getting tips

no cameras were allowed into the docks while mr raab was there, leaving the local mp, chris hazzard ofch will only kick in if the border can't be kept open as a result of a new trade agreement between the uk and the eu. all sides agree there should be a backstop, they don't agree as to what it should look like. the eu say that under those circumstances northern ireland should remain in the customs union and large parts of the single market. theresa may says that's not acceptable as it could lead to checks between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. so the government's preference would be for the whole of the uk to stay in the customs union for a time—limited period. there is no big expectation of any breakthrough this afternoon. british and irish ministers are also meeting in dublin to discuss the political situation in northern ireland, and brexit, but irish sources have said they don't expect any new proposal from britain to be brought forward. what all sides agree on is the sense of urgency and every day that goes by now things seem more urgent, the eu saying if there is not a

what else has mr raab been saying? nic raab is insisting that he does still back the prime minister but he really is laying into her d raft but he really is laying into her draft brexit steal this morning, accusing her of failing to stand up to what he calls the bullies in brussels. these are the kind of comments that will go down well in some pro—brexit circles but they will not be well received by team theresa may who insist that theirs is the only plausible way forward. what dominic raab wants is for the uk to be able to take its own decision to exit this so—called backstop, the insurance policy to avoid a hard border in ireland. the deal said that decision would be taken alongside the european union and its unlikely that the irish government, the republic of ireland, would agree to dominic raab‘s proposals. but he and others around him believe there is still scope to, in their view, improved theresa may's agreement. the government is still trying to get some clarity on one aspect of the deal, the transition period,

the other interpretation would be that mr raab had another reason why he left and gave that explanationuestion, isn't it, but that they could give more but whether there is any desire to give more. he will also know that timing is a big issue because if you go past march 2019, there is one plenary session left in the middle of april, the european parliament, and then the european parliament, and then the elections are in may. and then all through the summer untiljuly there is a void. there is no one for a new prime minister on the british side to negotiate with, so timing is crucial. all of the noise that you are hearing behind us at the moment in westminster, the navel—gazing goes on. no question that outside this bubble — and all the naval gazing that goes on within in — there is nationalfatigue setting in. frustration. the one thing the public is agreed on, however they voted the first time, they are not happy with their politicians or the current state of affairs here at westminster. it is almost a complete capitulation. i don't think people who voted leave expect that kind of deal.

i asked our ireland correspondent chris page who mr raab would be speaking to this afternoon.ods, so he wants to hear first—hand relief from them how they see the issue around the border, the backstop, and how hard border can be prevented. where the talks are stuck at the moment is on this issue of the backstop, the insurance policy that will ensure that under any circumstances there won't be any new controls on the border. so the backstop would only kick in if the issue can't be resolved through trade talks between the uk and the eu, but there is an agreement between the uk and eu that there should be a backstop, there's not an agreement on what it should look like. the eu believes northern ireland should remain part of the customs union and single market. the british government says that's not acceptable because it would mean there could be checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. theresa may's preference would be for the whole of the uk to remain the customs union for some time limited period and achieve a backstop through those means. what ev

raab... bang! you have two question whether mrs may will be able to push this deal through. t any cabinet minister, he's the brexit secretary, the man who is meant to be closing of this deal, and he's the second brexit secretary for mrs may to lose, it tells us, bluntly, that the person driving the brexit negotiations is mrs may and not the brexit secretary. they have gone along with it but both of them at the end of the day you have just not been able to continue with the sort of agreement that she seems to be trying to secure. and the other key thing is the pressure, now, on other brexiteer cabinet ministers to walk out, is enormous. i know that backbench brexiteers are now texting them, saying, dominic raab is gone, what are you going to do? is for the likes of kenny more .com esther mcvey, sajid javid, they are now under colossal pressure —— matuidi. if dominic raab ‘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 ah

after dominic raab quits, will other cabinet ministers follow? and all that spell disaster for mrs voters from all over the country — to see what they think of mrs may's deal.

and mr corbyn moved on to what another minister the brexit secretary, dominic raab had said.he brexit secretary said last week and i quote, i had not previously understood the extent of this, but we are the gary woodland on the dover at calais crossing. when did the prime minister but, where of this absolutely shocking revelation about britain's trade routes? prime minister! i have to say to the right honourable gentleman, he stand here and read out something that said we don't know about trade policy. we do know about trade policy, that's exactly, exactly why, exactly why we are negotiating the continuity agreements. it's why we will be taking our place as an independent state in the wto. but he wants to talk about different positions that are being taken. what we're doing is delivering a good deal that will deliver on the boat of the british people. we are delivering brexit, what have we seen recently from the labour party? the labour leader, the labour leader said we can't stop brexit. the shadow brexit secretary said we can't stop it. so when he stands up, you should make

lost the second brexit secretary, notjust because dominic raab's departure but because of the pummelling, and pummelling is the right word mrs to endure and is continuing to have to endure and is continuing to have to endure in the chamber right now from mps on all sides, in all parties, both pro—and anti—word—macro over her agreement. —— anti—brexit. both pro—and anti—word—macro over heragreement. —— anti—brexit. it was over an hour before any mp expressed support. you even had labour mps expressing sympathy for the prime minister, and the last thing you want as a prime minister is pity. mrs may is a tough old bird, she is that bloody difficult woman and she will try to soldier on. as i speak, upstairs in one of the committee rooms are hardline tory brexiteers are meeting now to decide whether they should press for a leadership contest if mrs may is going to continue trying to push through her brexit deal, and you just have the sense that if she is determined to carry on with this deal, she may well be heading into a parliamentary brick wall. norman smith, thank you. in contrast of the turmoil here in westminster, in brusse

it all started at 9am today, when dominic raab became the second brexit secretary to leave the job, saying there were fatal flaws in mrshis departure was followed by the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, who also said she could not support the 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 spo

it all started at nine this morning when dominic raab became the second brexit secretary to leave the job, saying there were fatal flaws in mrslans. his departure was followed by the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, who also said she could not support 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

dominic raab — who resigned as brexit secretary on thursday — said there had been a lack of "political will and resolve". mrsaid she'd be returning to brussels this week for further talks on the future of the uk—eu relationship. and the chairman of the 1922 backbench committee, sir graham brady, has confirmed the threshold of 48 letters for a no confidence vote in the prime minister has not yet been reached. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, peter saull, who told me what the prime minister's reaction has been to all the criticism of the backstop agreement in the deal and how she plans to move forward in the coming days. theresa may, who has been giving an interview in the past hour or so to sky news, has insisted over and over again that this, in her view, won't ever come to pass. she believes that the backstop is only there in the event that they don't get that deal, and she is very confident of being able to do that. we can hear from her now. let's have a listen in to what the prime minister has been saying this morning. of course, it's been a top week. actually, these negotiations have been

particularly since it seems pretty clear it is mrs may and downing street who are driving the brexit negotiations. that is why in part we saw dominic raabeto see who she finds. —— dominic raab and david davis. interesting to see who takes up davis. interesting to see who takes upa davis. interesting to see who takes up a poisoned chalice of brexit secretary. thank you, norman. you will be back with us when we talk to some conservative mps and supporters to get reaction to the facts michael gove is not resigning and what impact that will have on other conservative backbenchers. a crazy day yesterday. numerous resignations just while our programme was on air, and more rolling in later. in a moment, well talk to conservative mps about whether theresa may can survive the weekend. after it sounds potentially that the 48 letters have been received. but let's look at what's happened in the last 24 hours. and this report contains flashing images. we can speak now to two conservative mps to get their thoughts on what they think is going to happen next. although obviously no one can know. gillian keegan backs the prime minister and her draft withd

resignation of dominic raab earlier, the second brexit secretary to leave and that job since the process started. so there has to be an appointment in that respect as well. and mrsress the deeper questions around her leadership which have been pointed out today by people such as jacob rees—mogg and the very prominent brexit supporters on her backbenchers who are very opposed to the deal she has put forward. so this news conference, which was due to start some 20 minutes ago, clearly they are putting some final details to the statement. let's stay on these images, bring vicki in once again, justa on these images, bring vicki in once again, just a thought on the last minute details here, because getting this message on all of those points is going to be absolutely crucial, lots of her mps, if not all of them, will be studying this in great detail. i think the interesting calculation they will be having to make inside downing street is whether she comes out and makes the case for her deal and go into the detail of that, as she did in the house of commons, or is she going to have to address the fact that she has lost two cabinet ministers today, and several other mi

raab, a key position. one that was offered to michael gove. he has turned it down but is staying in cabinet. he says he absolutely has confidence in mrsesent a fishing town in hastings, and it is a great opportunity for them and us to be outside of the common fisheries policy. that is better and everyone will tell you, and those committed to the eu, that the common fisheries policy has not been a success for uk fishermen. i'm looking forward to making sure we can have real improvement when we leave the eu for the fishermen. this proposal is quite exciting and i hope the cabinet backed it. you sound like you will unequivocally backed it?|j haven't actually read it, unless there is something i'm really upset about i am likely to back it. it is about i am likely to back it. it is a compromise, everybody knew it would need a compromise. people throwing mud at it on either side, looking for something perfect, that was never going to be on offer. people say this is worse than both options, that theresa may has managed to unite both brexiteers and remainers into hating this?|j managed to unite both brexiteers and remainers into hating this?

dominic raab quit, saying the agreement with the eu had fatal flaws and threaten the integrity of the uk. he was followed shortly afterwards by esther mcvey, and several ministers who does resign. mrsefended her deal in the commons and medicine of criticism from all sides of the house. she hadn't resigned, but she has now. esther mcvey became the second cabinet minister to walk out over the brexit divorce deal. she followed 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 had two major and fatal flaws. the first was that the time is being offered by the utrecht in the integrity of the uk and the second is that they would lead to indefinite, if not permanent situation, where we are locked into a regime with no say on the rules and laws being applied, with no exit mechanism. 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 resignations, some are a major blow for theresa may and her preferred brexit agreement which she