theresa may had told her mps to back an amendment to her plans from the conservative sir graham brady for the controversial insurance policy of the northern ireland backstop — proposed to stop a physical border reappearing between northern ireland and the republic — to be replaced with "alternative arrangements." the prime minister is trying to encourage this house to vote for an amendment, which uses the words alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. forgive me, prime minister, if i say that those words are nebulous. they are nebulous. the prime minister has a duty to spell out to this house before we vote what those arrangements, alternative arrangements are. theresa may explained why she was backing the brady amendment. what i'm talking about is not a further exchange of letters but a significant and legally binding change to the withdrawal agreement. negotiating such a change will not be easy, it will involve reopening the withdrawal agreement, a move for which i know there is limited appetite among our european partners. but i believe that with a

more mps voted against no—deal then voted for graham brady's ahmed makes a couple of weeks ago.nored that deal which took no—deal of the table, didn't even refer to it in the speeches today. that is why we must pass legislation, it is the only way that we can make this stubborn prime minister actually shift her position, putting the national interest first and getting on with this brexit. you could take no—deal of the table by voting for her deal, she says? when? when do we vote for her deal? you could have done it last time. what happens is that she keeps moving. the first day was overwhelmingly rejected by parliament. what she do then? she came back, whipped members of parliament, not only to vote against caroline spelman is rejection of no—deal. to book for the brady amendment which actually scuppered the withdrawal agreement which she totals was absolutely set in stone i could not be renegotiated. this is farcical and not good enough. this is not what people voted for when they voted to leave the eu. it cannot go on like this. thank you very much. of his frustration there, i

s from across the house of commons supported the amendment from sue graham brady last week it reaffirms our desire to leave with a deal and our commitment to no hard border between northern ireland and our land. and as the graham himself set out it would mean replacing the backstop with another arrangement which avoids a hard border or making legally binding changes to the back stall to introduce the timing of it or create an exit mechanism paul brennan has more now from belfast anyone expecting substantially of details of what teresa mayes going to take to brussels later this week have been disappointed from the speech that she gave here in belfast on choose day it was big on reassurance but little specific was put forward in relation to the northern ireland backstop this crucial sticking point which has proved such a thorn in the agreement between the u.k. and the european union this is made expressed her determination her unshakable in her words determination to uphold the good friday agreement but the reality is that the european union remains oblivious to what the u.k. actually wan

government and a majority of mps from across the house of commons supported the amendment from sir graham brady reopening the withdrawal agreement creates real anxieties here in northern ireland and in ireland, because it is here that the consequences of whatever is agreed will most be felt. i recognise, too, that the majority of voters in northern ireland voted to remain and that many will feel once again decisions taken in westminster are having a profound, and in many cases, unwanted impact in northern ireland and ireland. so i am determined to work towards a solution that can command broader support from across the community in northern ireland. you must remember, it was not long ago at the end of last year that theresa may was previously in northern ireland addressing much the same audience of business leaders but back then she had been championing her deal and had but back then she had been championing her dealand had been telling people to go out and persuade their mps, lobby their mps to back the irish backstop. so quite a change of tone and because of that shift and u—turn that we saw

we have seen in the conservative party, particularly with the party coming together to pass graham brady'slearly broken down. there is a lot more to being a political party then what's in their manifesto and their policies. it is about internal culture, can you express different opinions? can you debate with your colleagues different ideas and points of view? what seems to have broken down and fail is that there isa broken down and fail is that there is a culture within the labour party that says if you don't agree with what the leadership agrees with, there is no place for you and it's driving people away. thank you. you have been an adviser to the labour party leadership in the past. we have had seven mps talking about anti—semitism, bad bullying and an obsession with a narrow and outdated ha rd left obsession with a narrow and outdated hard left ideology. what is your view of the decision that has been made and the timing? there is concern about whether this is what is needed at a time when we are less than 40 days until brexit.|j is needed at a time when we are less than 40 days until

that was an amendment by graham brady which sent the common back to the withdrawal agreement.t which would have taken no—deal of the table, but that was non—binding? no—deal of the table, but that was non-binding? correct. the idea today was at how parliament would instruct the government in its next steps if it can't bring anything back from brussels. so, it is that bit that the erg don't like. we will see if they do abstain in the latter part of this hour. this is all leading up to that vote on the government motion, this house welcomes the prime ministers statement. the point i am making about that, just to double underline, is that it is non—binding. i am wondering why the erg are sticking their heels in on this if it is not incumbent on the government to take no—deal of the government to take no—deal of the table. because everybody is playing the long game here, posturing, shadow boxing. the drg are saying and do not think that we will allow party loyalty to overcome what we think about brexit when the votes really matter. on the other side, people are keeping their powde

after we put so many colleagues through the division lobby to support graham brady's amendment and showo the wing is abstaining which is most unfortunate to have had this motion which we could not support. that erg, for people who don't know, can you explain? we are a group of conservatives who collectively research and it has exceeded what we are constituted to do in the sense that the erg is a metaphorfor the do in the sense that the erg is a metaphor for the eurosceptic conservatives, but not everybody is a subscriber, we try to bring people as best we can, bring goodwill and discipline and pay attention to the detail. that is what we are there to do, research and brief colleagues and make sure people are across what votes m ea n and make sure people are across what votes mean and what policy should be, which is why we have brought forward a series of policy papers and ideas including most recently this compromise which can unite the party and go forward together with the dup to deliver the exit successfully. you are mps with a common political goal, doesn't it make you a political p

well, the commitment that we voted for with the graham brady's amendment was that the house of commonse negotiating with the uk. you are the international trade secretary. how long will this take? how days that we got? 26 working daysin how days that we got? 26 working days in parliament. well, actually, my department is not involved with the negotiations in europe. my suggestion was that you know how to negotiate. taking this negotiation, how long will it take theresa may to negotiate the backstop? it has not happened so far. an agreement has not been reached for today's votes. a lot of negotiation is going on. a lot of cabinet colleagues and the tea m lot of cabinet colleagues and the team have been talking to our counterparts. we have been making the case that it is in everybody‘s advantage that we get an agreement. talking about the fishing industry, it is in everybody‘s agreed —— advantage that we have an agreement and a smooth exit to the european union and are then able to negotiate a sound trading agreement that gives both sides the freedom of flexibility that we need.” both si

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supported the amendment from brady last week it reaffirms our desire to leave with a deal and our commitment to no hard border between northern ireland and our land and our so graham himself set out it would mean replacing the backstop with another arrangement which avoids a hard border or making legally binding changes to the backstop to introduce the timing of it or create an exit mechanism paul brennan is in belfast and joins us now to resume a they're trying to reassure people but really how likely is she to succeed on that and what sort of reception has she had over all. well this is a numbers game now for the prime minister the two years of negotiations that we've had an hour boiling down to just over fifty days left before march twenty ninth and britain's exit from the european union and yet we still don't have a deal that has been agreed and signed off by the u.k. parliament now what she came here to do was to try to reassure businesses that a deal will be done and there will be no hard border in northern ireland but there was no expectation that there would be any specifics on this there are various working groups or example this one particular working gr

supported the amendment from brady last week it reaffirms our desire to leave with a deal and our commitment to no hard border between northern ireland and arland and us are graham himself set out it would mean replacing the backstop with another arrangement which avoids a hard border or making legally binding changes to the backstop to introduce the timing of it or create an exit mechanism out is there as paul brennan has more now from belfast. anyone expecting substantially of details of what teresa mayes going to take to brussels later this week have been disappointed from the speech that she gave here in belfast on choose day it was big on reassurance but little specific was put forward in relation to the northern ireland backstop this crucial sticking point which has proved such a thorn in the agreement between the u.k. and the european union this is made expressed her determination her unshakable in her words determination to uphold the good friday agreement but the reality is that the european union remains oblivious to what the u.k. actually wants so being way on to the deputy chief negotiator for the european union has said that the negotiators during t

amendment a couple of weeks ago, tabled by sirgraham amendment a couple of weeks ago, tabled by sir graham bradyjority in parliament, and that is why i have been working with the brexit secretary and others on something called the malthouse compromise which sets out how alternative arrangements can deliver an invisible and free—flowing and compliant border without the northern ireland backstop. those are the credible alternative arrangements called for in the brady amendment and that is what we need to get through parliament. doesn't remain the case that you would not support the deal if the backstop was unchanged ? support the deal if the backstop was unchanged? i do not believe i could support the deal with the backstop, in its current form. i think essentially it locks as in as an eu satellite owing their customs and regulatory rules without having a say, so i don't think it is really leaving. that is why i have significant problems with it and thatis significant problems with it and that is why i wish the prime minister well in the efforts she is making to get treaty change to address the co