welcome to the program from mr theresa may is making a final push to defend that agreement with the e.u. she set to meet european commission president. a day ahead of a special summit to approve the deal now its passage depends on whether spanish prime minister bedroll sanchez is satisfied the issue of gibraltar has been adequately addressed he has threatened to boycott the summit unless spain has written assurances over the future of the british. see no it would have the if there's no deal. then it's clear that the european council summit will not go ahead because if it was. from all i'm joined now from brussels by my colleague max hope on next spain is saying that it could go peter the cement even vetoed the whole briggs the deal over gibraltar and actually do that you know there's that's a question we asked ourselves all week it's the most asked question of brussels at the moment and we came to the conclusion here in the studio brussels then yes they can because normally at these summits decisions are taken consensually which means that spain could stain and it would still pass but i

apologies for interrupting you there but waiting on you could buy mr theresa may he's expected to hold a press conference shortly in fact. i'd be getting some live pictures of the future shortly. though that i learnt. the european state that the relation. to close. quote discuss each of today's school closures as if it were things just continue with john john you were saying so essentially it was something but they kept on restating this idea that essentially that this is basically the only deal available but they were also in the question and answers not being willing to just be drawn into any future scenarios there were the questions there from some of the journalists at the press conference could there be any room for maneuver in the future what will happen if this is rejected in parliament and also suppose nothing any of that is basically saying it's a new u.k. now we leave it to you but the draw it's really interesting because at that point but the question was asked again any changes be made to this deal in the future. so was quite clear it's the only possible but that's one bott

mr. theresa may briefing her cabinet. -- prime minister theresa may reisinger cabinet. we have a very prominent liberal politician saying not very good things about what's going to happen with brexit. >> i think it's almost certain to have someing sort of hard brexit. if we were going to really manage this in the interest of our own economy, investors, businesses, millions of employees that we have, then what you would be doing is leaving the european union but staying close to it. david: i remained confused about london, nigel in farage was saying we are not going to have any brexit at all, they are just caving. is everyone talking their book? marty: they are there real impact in the marketplace. bloomberg is a story about a schroders real estate fund that has its investors wanted to pull the money out and threaten the fund. happening, there real implications for the market on this confused situation. alix: talking about hedging and what's priced in, i swear to god, every time i read a report that is totally different. the one consistent thing is pounds all relative to

rejected theresa may's plan, sparking fears that negotiations have broken down with little time to go. and the sunday telegraph warns that conservative backbenchers and dup mps will vote down mrsit is supported by her cabinet. armistice day is the focus of the front page of the sunday express. and that's the front page story for the mail on sunday as well. stories but once again, brexit grabbing many of the big headlines in the sunday times saying theresa may's brexit deal crashes. it looks from the story as if mrs may thought she was going to get a get out of jail free she was going to get a get out of jailfree card. she was going to get a get out of jail free card. once we left, a period where we were bound by the customs union and she thought she had negotiated a mechanism by which we could leave that at will and it seems as if the eu has blocked it. at the end of this story, number 10 is saying, this isjust at the end of this story, number 10 is saying, this is just what end—stage negotiations look like. i don't think we can feel quite that confident because it looks as if this is yet another way in which mps will not accept the deal, even if the cabinet gives its assent n

it could cause more problems for the british prime minister, theresa may, from brexit supporters in her government. earlier, mrsarned party colleagues opposed to her brexit deal that changing leaders now risked frustrating brexit altogether. these next seven days are going to be critical. they are about the future of this country. it's about people's jobs, it's about their livelihoods. it's about the future for their children and grandchildren. i'll be going back to brussels. we will be negotiating... so when are you going back to brussels? well, the negotiating teams are working as we speak, and obviously which day i go back to brussels, when i go back, will determine — partly be about how those negotiations go. so i will be going back to brussels. i'll be in touch with other leaders, as well. because the summit next week, and it is next week, this special european council, will be among the european leaders. later this week theresa may is expected to meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker. the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler has more on what the two leaders will be focusing on in that mee

theresa may needs to explain it in layman ‘s terms. christine says mrsplex situation never run to pull together and support her in delivering the outcome of the british people voted for. another says i'm afraid the prime minister is delusional when she keeps repeating we will leave the customs union, take back our laws and outre deals with the rest of the world. under her trade deal none of this is true and the country can see through it. she's an embarrassment and should go sooner rather than later. another says no leader of any political party can manage brexit because the country is totally divided. there is no way we will leave with terms as good as we currently have. thank you for those on for coming on the programme bostock thank you, dominic grieve. keep those coming in. send us an e—mail or message as an twitter. you can e—mail or message as an twitter. you ca n text e—mail or message as an twitter. you can text or whatsapp as well. the draft withdrawal plan will be put to parliament after it's discussed at a special summit in brussels on 25th no

prime minister theresa may has secured the support of the other 27 eu leaders for her brexit deal, but she will now face the task to persuade the uk parliament to back it. mrssome what does business make of the agreement? victoria fritzjoins us from a webbing factory in loughborough. hello. i am at a factory outside loughborough in a little village. they have been manufacturing all sorts of things from webbing to knicker elastic, all the ways here since 1970. george wright, it is the sixth generation of this business. what to make with the deal that theresa may has come back with and she has two cell to politicians? we must have full confidence in the business community which will allow plans to really continue and to enable a good success to be made from the legend opportunities coming from the legend opportunities coming from brexit. there is no guarantee you'll get voted through by parliament. absolutely. crashing out will be terrible. it is very important we get a decent deal. will be terrible. it is very important we get a decent dealm you had theresa may in factory here today, what would you tell her?|j would today, what would you tell her?” would tel

away from the tv schedules mr corbyn confirmed that labour are going to oppose theresa may's deal, butay after the government bank of england sketched out that berry, bleak, scenario about leaving the eu without an agreement. they suggested that unemployment will rise by more than 1 million, house prices will crash by 30%, and we will be in the worst recession since the 1930s. mr corbyn says this morning there was no way parliament would allow that to happen. the prime minister really has to recognise,... no deal is more expensive? the alternative is that no deal, nobody will allow no deal. how could we? at the same time, perhaps a little earlier, theresa may was repeatedly pressed at a meeting of the liaison committee over whether she, in the wa ke committee over whether she, in the wake of this grim warning from the bank, would also now rule out leaving without a deal. she certainly didn't rule it out, but was rather ambiguous in her answers. she seemed to leave open the option out if her dealer was voted down, we could still leave the eu without any deal. here she is being pressed b

mrs rudd was appointed home secretary when theresa may formed herfirst government, shortly after theerendum in 2016. but in april she was forced to resign from her post at the home office amid the windrush scandal, saying she "inadvertently misled" mps over targets for removing illegal immigrants. since then, an inquiry into the events leading up to her resignation concluded that she was let down by her own officials, who provided her with wrong information and failed to clear up the problem. let's talk to our political correspondent iain watson. we will talk about amber rudd in a moment, but first, stephen who? stephen barker, well—known health minister, of course(!), new "brexit" secretary, there are some logical reasons for that, crucially, secretary, there are some logical reasons forthat, crucially, he secretary, there are some logical reasons for that, crucially, he is a brexiteer, had a remainder being put into that post, then maybe she would have fanned the flames of a potential rebellion. 48 names voting against her. —— stephen barclay. moving policy very much in the directi

theresa may. i think for most people out there, actually, theyjust want us to get on with it. mrss talking now over the heads of political opponents and tory mutineers, trying to tune into public impatience with the point scoring, with a political game she may well lose. i'm going to be explaining the deal to people up and down the country because i think this is important. it's not just about the mps in westminster looking at the deal, it's about people across the country understanding what the deal is about. so, that's my focus. so, no plans to resign? my focus is on getting this deal through. then, this blunt warning to parliament, to brexiteer mps and ministers — no point defeating her brexit plan in hope of getting a better one. if we were to go back to the european union and say, well, people didn't like that deal, can we have another one, we won't get... i don't think they're going to come to us and say, we'll give you a better deal. for the former remainer, a tough question. without any political waffle or convoluted answer, just between the two of us, what, in your honest

theresa may. i think for most people out there, actually, they just want us to get on with it. mrsg now over the heads of political opponents and tory mutineers, trying to tune into public impatience with the point—scoring, with a political game she may well lose. i'm going to be explaining the deal to people up and down the country because i think this is important. it's not just about the mps in westminster looking at the deal, it's about people across the country understanding what the deal is about. so, that's my focus. so, no plans to resign? my focus is on getting this deal through. then, this blunt warning to parliament, to brexiteer mps and ministers — no point defeating her brexit plan in hope of getting a better one. if we were to go back to the european union and say, "well, people didn't like that deal, can we have another one?" i don't think they're going to come to us and say, "we'll give you a better deal." for the former remainer, michael had a tough question. without any political waffle or convoluted answer, just between the two of us, what, in your honest opinion

mrs. may is going to get this deal to parliament? barbara: it seems that theresaay has really set off civil war in her own party. that is the first thing that is happening and that is what we are seeing today here in london, because the brexiteers are in full battle mode against theresa may. as you just mentioned, jacob free smoke who mentioned let's run down the gauntlet against her leadership. we'll have a leadership contest. it is not clear when that is going to happen. it bodes ill for theresa may. she really is surrounded by enemies and as you said, there are cannons being fired from all sides. >> a tough day for th prime minister. enow they are coming after her. let's hear from jacob rees mogg. >> the conservative party recommended -- referendum set specifically that we would leave the customs union. they did not have any small print saying unless we decide to have a permanent custom union that is harder to leave than leaving the european union under article 50. >> it is important to remember this is a man from her own side, her own conservatives. who is jac

bradshaw the deal struck by british prime minister theresa may and european union officials it would help smooth the country's departure from the block mr carney said lawmakers in the. heads over prime minister may's draft agreement with or without of the old the date of separation is drawing closer and. how that will impact the. coventry in the heart of england home to students and researchers from across the european union many of them originally came to the u.k. through the e.u. a rasmussen program but with briggs it looming exchange programs like these could be a thing of the past for british students the country's future outside the e.u. has also been the subject of heated debate here in berlin where many young brits had their first taste of studying abroad. i think the u.k. or at least. employees in the u.k. want to employ more local people now or at least see it as something that's going to be easier and more practical for them so i think that is something about that could definitely affect foreigners brits living in the e.u. are concerned about how freely they'll be able to move once britain leaves the european union. also just

theresa may's boulder is her chequers plan for brexit. sisyphus was punished for his deceitfulness. mrshers, as well as the democratic unionists who've kept her government in office, think she promised them one thing in the brexit negotiations, only to deliver something else. now she faces two challenges — one to her authority from five cabinet ministers who want her to re—open negotiations with the eu and demand changes, the other to her very survival

a week ago, 33% of voters backed theresa may staying in her post, now 46% say she should stay. the poll also shows mrs among tory voters. if you believe the polls... some of us have had a few doubts over the years, with reason, i think, few doubts over the years, with reason, ithink, but few doubts over the years, with reason, i think, but on the surface, this is good news for downing street. sebastien, do you see her position as having strengthened? it looked wobbly when her brexit secratary resign, esther mcvey resigned, a few junior secratary resign, esther mcvey resigned, a fewjunior ministers also resigned and people were wondering whether shikha pandey on. the crucial thing is michael 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

mrs may from office. earlier, we spoke to anne mcelvoy, senior editor at the economist, about what might happen now between theresahe will say that she does not want to go this route, and if she wanted to stay in the cabinet, she wanted to stay in the cabinet, she will have to take on my negotiating strategy. it is possible she may go back on 1—2 tweaks on that very complicated agreement about the backstop intended to fend off the reduction of the hard order off the reduction of the hard order of northern ireland. then she needs to get the taken the box from the eu 27, which would need to happen by the end of the week. assuming that goes to plan, i'm sure they'll be happy to get rid of and then, she needs to get towards the summit of the eu, and then she needs to get back, and we're looking at that big comments vote. that is assuming this timetable is not disrupted by anything dramatic, and we can have a leadership challenge in that time. it isa leadership challenge in that time. it is a to—do list. leadership challenge in that time. it is a to-do list. something dramatic, could this brought on by those five brexi

mrs may as early as tuesday. the telegraph claims five eurosceptic ministers will urge theresa may to renegotiate the terms of the northern ireland backstop, in return for withdrawing their threats of resigning from the cabinet. ‘may‘s day‘ is the headline in the daily mail, it has an exclusive interview with the prime minister who thanks her husband philip for his support through her toughest week. the times focuses on the return to the cabinet of may loyalist amber rudd as the new work and pensions secretary. the mirror's front page has a picture of borisjohnson and his father stanley in a restaurant, pictured with former ukip leader nigel farage as the brexit chaos unfolded. and finally, the guardian, which steers away from brexit. its front page highlights a un report, which says millions of people in the uk are suffering in poverty. to the call a halt to. a picture of a smiling and barra and who not long ago was the home secretary. —— and the rudd. six months ago she was out and ash is back in, mrs may needs the support she has surrounded herself with a couple of people she can hopes she can rely on. then st

theresa may is due to meet european commission president. as she tries to shore up support ahead of an e.u. summit this sunday mrs may is under pressure to return to the u.k. with a final gregg's a deal that her parliament can agree to she's facing heavy criticism at home from progress and pro e.u. lawmakers last week two of her senior ministers resigned over the draft for a draw. all deal she had negotiated with the european union and the following turmoil almost led to a leadership challenge the prime minister's the prime minister's critics accuse her of giving in to the e.u. and of negotiating a deal that is bad for great britain well however during prime minister's questions in the u.k. parliament the prime minister argues that the case for the kitten argued the case that the situation is the exact opposite of the package of the deal that we will be to we are negotiating with the european union has two parts to it this is leave in part which is the withdrawal agreement on this a future relationship which is what is currently being continuing to be negotiated with the european union they go together as a packa

the show, which was set underwater, was inspired by mr hillenburg's early career as a marine biology teacher. the british prime minister, theresa mayo promote her brexit deal to voters. mrs may insists that the deal, which has been widely criticised across the political spectrum, protects the vital interests of the whole of the uk as it leaves the european union. so what kind of trade deals could britain strike with other countries under the terms of theresa may's brexit deal? remember president trump saying the deal looked good for the eu, but could prevent future trade deals between the uk and the us — is he right? our business editor simonjack has been looking at the possibilities. well, the first thing worth saying is that the uk already does a lot of trade with the us. in fact, the us buys more uk goods and services than any other single country, by miles. uk exports to the us in 2016 were worth £99 billion a year, that is nearly double what we sell to germany and much more than we do to france and ireland. but, to the eu in total, we sell £241 billion worth of goods a year, so it is still our biggest trading partner overall.

jean—claude juncker and theresa may. mrse on our main story. let's get more now on our main story and a 31—year—old british academic has been sentenced to life in prison for spying in the united arab emirates. matthew hedges, who's studying at durham university was arrested after a research trip to dubai. mr hedges did his masters at exeter university, and they say they are shocked by the life sentence and are adamant that matt was in the uae to carry out further research and said it is vital that academics are free to carry out their research without fear of address the world over. earlier i spoke to drjohn nagle from the university of aberdeen. he explained to me more about his own experience of academia in the united arab emirates. there are many kind of different ways in which the uae system impinges upon academics. as soon as i arrived in the uae, it was very clear to me about the boundaries which are placed on academics. there are very which are placed on academics. there are very few things that you can do research on

theresa may's boulder is her chequers plan for brexit. sisyphus was punished for his deceitfulness. mrs's job is on the line this weekend, in part because many of her backbenchers, as well as the democratic unionists who've kept her government in office, think she promised them one thing in the brexit negotiations, only to deliver something else. now she faces two challenges — one to her authority from five cabinet ministers who want her to re—open negotiations with the eu and demand changes, the other to her very survival as prime minister from those conservative mps who've submitted their demands for a no confidence vote to be held in her leadership. the first question is do they have the numbers and will they move against her? i think so. the numbers are already in with the chairman of the tory backbench committee. i think we will get the formal announcement on monday. it has not been well organised and i think it is unlikely that theresa may will be toppled this time. i don't think there is a majority in the parliamentary party who feel there isa parliamentary party who feel there i

theresa may is set to renew her efforts to sell her draft brexit withdrawal agreement. mrss the business lobby group the cbi today at its annual conference in london. meanwhile ministers from the remaining 27 eu countries are meeting in brussels ahead of the deal being finalised on sunday. our correspondent adam fleming is in brussels with the latest. a lot of focus in the uk on parliament passing disagreement. but what is the agenda in europe? last week all the focus was on the withdrawal agreement, the divorce terms which has been controversial in the uk. this week the focus is on the future relationship which will come in the form of a separate document known as the political declaration, probably 20 pages long, quite broad but covering lots of areas in the future relationship, like trade, energy, security, universities and research, you name it. that is what the uk government will hope makes the divorce deal seem will hope makes the divorce deal seem a will hope makes the divorce deal seem a bit more palatable. it only exists in the moment in a six and a half page outli

so mr zuckerberg's decision not to appear here to me speaks volumes. the british prime minister, theresa mayitain to promote her brexit deal to voters. mrs may insists that the deal, which has been widely criticised across the political spectrum, protects the vital interests of the whole of the uk as it leaves the european union. a giant rhino that may have been the source of the unicorn myth survived until at least 39,000 years ago, much longer than previously thought. known as the siberian unicorn, the animal had a long horn on its nose and roamed the grasslands of eurasia. new evidence shows the hefty beast may have died out because it was such a fussy eater. indonesian authorities are set to release the preliminary findings into why a boeing 737 max jet plummeted into the java sea, killing all 189 people on board last month. some of the grieving families have launched a legal challenge for compensation from boeing, and there is also intense pressure on the budget airline lion air over its safety record. the bbc‘s indonesian editor rebecca henschke has more. the almost brand—new plane cra

the headlines: the uk prime minister, theresa may, has moved to shore up her government, following widespread opposition to her brexit deal with the eu. mrsitics to stand down. donald trump says he has personally finished writing his answers to questions posed by the mueller inquiry into russian interference in the last us presidential election. mr trump said he had not yet submitted the responses because he'd been very busy. he again described the investigation as a witch hunt. the white house has agreed temporarily to allow the cnn journalist, jim acosta, back into press briefings, after a court ordered it to do so. the journalist's pass was revoked last week after he argued with president trump during a news conference. levels of poverty in some of britain's towns and cities are a disgrace according to a united nations survey.

mrs may will try to make it work. downing tools is simply not an option. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. as well as her difficulties at home, theresa get her deal approved in brussels, at a summit where all the other 27 members of the european union will have their say. and it is proving farfrom plain sailing, with spain suggesting the summit may be called off, because of its concerns over gibraltar. adam fleming has the latest. there is a last—minute problem that seems to be getting bigger, and it is in the shape of gibraltar. the last few days the spanish government has been looking for written guarantees about how the final break the deal will apply in gibraltar. in the deal will apply in gibraltar. in the last couple of hours the spanish prime minister has done a news conference in havana, in cuba, where he says he has not yet received those guarantees, and if he doesn't get them, he does not think sunday's plant racks at summit should go ahead. translation: -- racks at summit. regarding gibraltar, let me tell you, i insist that the guarantees are not enough. therefore, spain maintains its veto oi'i therefore, spain maintains i

between no brexit, leaving without a deal and going for mrs mabel ‘s matt teale, mrs may‘s deal becomes a —— for theresa maystill too ha rd soft for brexiteers, it is still too hard for many a remain vote as to whether she can actually persuade mps... but labourmps... whether she can actually persuade mps... but labour mps... put it like this, she has plenty of work to do and that, let alone trying to persuade a parliamentary colleagues more directly. ok. sirjohn curtice, thank you for your thoughts on this. breaking news coming into us. we are hearing the environment secretary michael gove is not resigning. you will know, of course, he had been offered the job of brexit secretary after dominic raab‘s resignation yesterday. he has turned that down because we understand he wanted to work on renegotiating the draft agreement. but the big speculation had been that he would actually resign, potentially today. but we are hearing he is not resigning. that is obviously hugely significant for theresa may. if he had gone, as a leader and member of the campaign to leave the uk, that would politically have been hugely

you cannons to the left condoms to the right does it look like mrs ray is going to get this deal through parliament. it seems that theresa may has really set off a civil war in her own party that is the first thing that is happening and that is what we are seeing today here in london because the brakes cheers are now in full battle mode against a reason may you just mentioned very smart who've said i was throwing down the gauntlet against her leadership we will have a leadership contest it is not quite yet clear when that is going to happen bought it bodes ill for it to resume a and so she really is surrounded by enemies and as you said there are cannons being fired from all sides so a tough day for the prime minister first they went after her deal now it looks like they're coming after her let's hear from jacob riis mark. the conservative party referendum on which almost all conservative m.p.'s stood so specifically but we would leave the customs union it did not have any small print saying oh unless we decide to have a backstop it is a permanent customs union that is harder to leave the leaving your opinion on the offical

theresa may's 800—word letter to the nation is "extraordinary". it also reports the pm's aides are considering a live public debate between mrs may and labour leaderjeremye prime minister as "increasingly desperate". they report that theresa may wants to "get on with brexit now" so ministers can focus on other issues, such as improving the nhs. the telegraph claims cabinet ministers and eu diplomats are secretly drawing up a plan b, to be used if the withdrawal deal is voted down in parliament. it says 91 conservative mps have indicated they would oppose the current deal. listen listeners were asking on friday about that. the telegraph claims to have an idea about a secretly drawn up plan b which be used to parliament votes down the deal. it reckons 91 conservative mps have indicated they would oppose the current deal. and finally, the independent has one of our other top stories on its front page. it shows a photo of a protestor waving a flag on the champs—elysees yesterday during demonstrations about rising fuel prices. it also reports on the brexit negotiations, claiming theresa may is facing backlash over her concessions to spain. inside the papers

the british prime minister theresa may is on a tour of britain to promote her brexit deal to voters. mrs across the political spectrum, protects the vital interests of the whole of the uk as it leaves the european union. what kind of trade deals could britain strike under the terms of the trade deal? remember, president trump said it would look good for the eu but could prevent future trade deals between the uk and the us, is he right? our business editor simonjack has us, is he right? our business editor simon jack has been us, is he right? our business editor simonjack has been looking at the possibilities. the us buys more uk goods and services than any other single country by miles. uk exports to the us in 2016 were worth £99 billion a year, that is nearly double what we sell to germany and much more than we do to france and ireland. to the eu in total, we sell £241 billion worth of goods a year, so it is still our biggest trading partner overall. there is no reason that existing trade with the us should be affected, but what mr trump may have meant is that the pm's plan could make i

has been made in brexit talks today between the uk prime minister theresa may and european commission president, jean claude juncker. mrsays she'll meet mrjuncker again for more negotiations on saturday, ahead of a planned eu summit on brexit the next day. the british and eu sides have been trying to finalise what's being called the political declaration, effectively an broad outline of what the uk's future relationship with the european union will be after brexit, in areas ranging from aviation to trade. so this is what the prime minister has had to say in the last hour about how the talks went. we've had a very good meeting this evening. we've made further progress, and as a result, we've given sufficient direction to our negotiators. i hope for them to be able to resolve the remaining issues, and that work will start immediately. i now plan to return for further meetings, including with presidentjuncker, on saturday to discuss how we can bring to a conclusion this process that's in the interest of all our people. what are the problems that need to be solved so this summit can go ahead and all this can be signed off?

editor norman smith is tweeting that liam fox has weighed in behind theresa may, urging voters to take a rational and balanced view of mrsng development and more soon but back to you. thank you. we will have business news shortly and obviously shares and stocks affected by brexit u ncerta i nty yesterday and stocks affected by brexit uncertainty yesterday but first the headlines on bbc news. michael gove has indicated he will remain in the cabinet — amid continuing speculation that the prime minister could face a challenge to her leadership. theresa may has been on radio this morning defending her position and arguing for the brext deal to be passed by mps. the number of people unaccounted for, after california‘s deadliest ever wildfire, has more than doubled to over 600. now, the business news. markets recover and the pound strenghtens slightly against the dollar, as investors take stock and await more brexit news after a turbulent week. the boss of rolls—royce says the prime minister therea may‘s brexit deal is better than no deal. warren east also says politicians must get behind a "practical plan" for brexit. ee and

theresa may. i think for most people out there, actually, theyjust want us to get on with it. mrsover the heads of political opponents and tory mutineers, trying to tune in to public impatience with the point—scoring, with a political game she may well lose. i'm going to be explaining the deal to people up and down the country, because i think this is important. it's not just about the mp5 in westminster looking at the deal. it's about people across the country understanding what the deal is about. so that's my focus. so no plans to resign? my focus is on getting this deal through. then, this blunt warning to parliament, to brexiteer mps and ministers — no point defeating her brexit plan in hope of getting a better one. if we were to go back to the european union and say, "well, we didn't — people didn't like that deal, can we have another one?", we won't get — i don't think they're going to come to us and say, "we'll give you a better deal." for the former remainer, michael had a tough question. without any political waffle or convoluted answer, just between the two of us, what i

theresa may has agreed to take part in a bbc debate, but mr corbyn says he's in favour of a proposalfromohn pienaar sent this report. lots of travelling, plenty of salesmanship, but who's buying? theresa may's taken her brexit plan around the country and now it's emerged she is keen to make a pitch on prime—time tv confronting labour's leader. but the hardest sell is at westminster and today she faced mps, the toughest customers of all. throughout this process, people have been telling me we wouldn't reach this point. as soon as we do reach this point, people want to say, "oh, well, if you don't get it, what are you going to do next?" i'm focusing on getting this. but there was doubt and hostility on all sides. the rights that you and i had to live, work and love across a continent of 28 nations is going to be deprived to our young people because of your obsession with immigration. no. it's quite something when our own chancellor and our own bank of england governor trashes the future of our country as part of a propaganda exercise. that's what's happening, isn't it? that is not what is

made in may and they see 2019 at 1.3% these figures are below those stated by the italian government head scratches there perhaps maybe mr. tria will have a revisit of those numbers >>> theresa may heads to brussels today for a meeting with jean-claude juncker the british prime minister will iron out the last remaining details of her eu withdrawal text ahead of sunday's emergency summit where european leaders are expected to sign off on the deal the chancellor says while she believes an agreement will be reached this weekend, issues including the irish border and spain's objections over gibraltar remain why did the spanish story just come out again we talked about this years ago, now it's back. the trip comes after the dup, which helps prop up the may government, gives it majority, urged her to renegotiate saying it was appalled at the constitutional implications. from the other side, the leader of the euro skeptic group of mps in the party has conceded it may take time to call a no confidence vote in may having so far failed to secure enough backing david miyles is from imperial college and former member of the mpc at the bank of england david, it's nice to see you. it's ea

the uk prime minister, theresa may, has moved to shore up her government, following widespread opposition to her brexit deal with the eu. mrsgainst further calls from critics to stand down. donald trump says he has personally finished writing his answers to questions posed by the mueller inquiry into russian interference in the last us presidential election. mr trump said he had not yet submitted the responses because he'd been very busy. he again described the investigation as a witch hunt.

mr. speaker. francine: so that was theresa may. keeping on top of it trying to figure out exactly what her main message is to the parliament. what is the chance that actually the e.u. at the last minute gives the u.k. a better deal? is this it? is this the only deal they will get? it is not so much deal. more like a blueprint of what could happen next. >> for the european union to change and have dampte deal, you would need really a different mandate to be given to the chief negotiator, michel barnier and it is given by 27 heads of state and government. if you think about the politics of that, why would any of the 27 now sort of start conceding because of the troubles in the house of commons? there may be a few conceding but at the end of the day, you need a unanimous new mandate and i don't see that being given to michelle barnier. i think -- michel barnier. i think that is the deal on the table. francine: thank you so much. now let's get back to the studio here in london where anna edwards -- has anything been happening in the ho

theresa may's cabinet has agreed to back the brexit deal she's struck with the eu. mrsols on the border with ireland. the nearly 600 page agreement has now been published, along with an outline political declaration on britain's future relationship with the eu. let's get some other news now, and dozens of people are still unaccounted for in the town of paradise in northern california, which was destroyed by a wildfire last week. 48 people are now known to have died. firefighters say they've now contained the worst of the fires many people remain missing. we are now in a town next to paradise and it is completely destroyed. people are coming to places like this, this is actually a parking what that a walmart and with the past three days it has been transformed into an impromptu evacuation centre, you can probably see behind me there is free food for people who come here, there are supplies, clothing, pet food with those that need it. to my left there isa those that need it. to my left there is a tent village which is strewn across is a tent village which is strewn a cros

theresa may has arrived in brussels ahead of tomorrow's summit to approve her brexit deal. the spanish prime minister says britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar. mrsvereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not change. i'm proud that gibraltar is british and i will always stand by gibraltar. in belfast, the leader of the dup, arlene foster, attacks the deal, saying the dup will vote against it unless changes are made. french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. 130 protesters were detained across the country.

a weekend in brussels for theresa may as she and the leaders of 27 other countries sign off on the uk's divorce from the european union. mrsas been fending off last minute objections. brinkmanship, perhaps from countries like spain and france, hoping for further british concessions. because only a majority of eu countries need to approve the deal, in all likelihood the brussels summit will end in smiles and handshakes. back in london, though, the withdrawal terms face a much tougher audience. her former brexit secretary, an enthusiast for leaving, thinks the terms are worse than staying in the europeran union. with the support of the democratic unionists, a party from northern ireland, on paper the prime minister has a majority of the votes in the house of commons — just. but the dup won't back the deal, and 80 of her own conservative mps say the same. if we were to go back to the european union and say ‘people didn't like that deal can we have another one? ,' mrs may says, i don't think they are going to come to us and say ‘we will give you a better deal‘. now if this deal can't get through at the westminster parliament,

warning from president trump that a trade deal with the us will be difficult under theresa may's proposed withdrawal deal. mrrmer defence secretary, michael fallon, said the comments had to be taken seriously. gary hufbauer is a senior fellow at the peterson institute for international economics — and a former deputy assistant secretary for international trade and investmement policy — in the us treasury department. he joins me now from our washington studio. thank you for your time today. can you put those remarks in context for us you put those remarks in context for us and what do you think the president was trying to achieve by them? the deal as i understand it requires the continuation of the present eu uk relationships through until december 2020. after that there is a backstop for the uk to remain in the customs union with all regulatory provisions and tariffs and so forth of the eu, unless something else is negotiated through this radical declaration. what that means is until december 2020 the end of president trump and his time in office unless he wins a second term, the uk cannot negotiate a tariff

theresa may arrives in brussels as the eu says it's ready to sign the brexit withdrawal agreement. the spanish prime minister says britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar. mrs i am proud that gibraltar is british and i will always stand by gibraltar. in belfast, the leader of the dup, arlene foster, attacks the deal, saying the dup will vote against it unless changes are made. theresa may has met eu leaders this evening. we'll bring you the latest reaction. the other news this evening... french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris, who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. 130 protesters were detained across the country. a nd nicolas roeg,

tonight at 10pm: theresa may ends a difficult week by winning the support of some of the cabinet's leading brexit—backers. michael gove, widely expected to resign because of mrsy. do you have confidence in the prime minister, mr gove? i absolutely do. i think it's absolutely vital that we focus 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. the prime minister is still facing a possible vote of no confidence, but the cabinet's newest member warns colleagues against. this is not a time for changing our leader. this is a time for pulling together. making sure we remember who we are here to serve and to help and that is the whole of the country.