matt cole, bbc news, westminster.le, the prominent remain campaigner dominic grieve has received a vote of no confidence from his local conservative association n buckinghamshire. members in beaconsfield voted by 182 to 131 against the former attorney general, who supports a second public vote on brexit. earlier he gave this response to the confidence vote. i have been the mp for 22 years, i have good relations with my association, good relations with my association, good relations with my association members. i also know that brexit is very divisive and i know there is a few people who i know there is a few people who i know and respect who disagree with me and they are entitled to come and express their views, and also entitled, if they feel it is absolutely necessary, to refuse to express confidence in me. this was a confidence motion last night, rather than a no—confidence motion. so, i have to be prepared for that, and thatis have to be prepared for that, and that is a legitimate part of the political process and

that was our political correspondent, matt cole. british politics. let's take a look at what's coming up. on tuesday, mps are due to vote for a second time on theresa may's withdrawal agreement — including any changes she has agreed with the eu. if they reject the deal again, mps have been promised a further vote on wednesday, on whether they support leaving the eu without a deal. and if that fails, then mps have been promised another vote on thursday, on requesting an extension to the two—year article 50 process, thereby delaying brexit beyond the 29th of march. and of course you can follow coverage on bbc news of all of those key votes throughout the week. as we've been hearing, how and when britain will leave the eu remains uncertain — and many key questions, for instance, on border checks and tariffs, remain unanswered. our business editor simonjack has been speaking to small business owners in north wales to find out about the challenges they face. this tranquillity seems a long way from the brexit war of words, but it's the de

our political correspondent, matt cole, reports.res of leave supporters raucous outside, it was not third time lucky for theresa may with another rejection of her brexit deal. the ayes to the right, 286, the nos to the left, 344. but with the scale of the defeat smaller than on the previous two occasions, downing street officials are taking the view that at least the numbers are going the right way, and the government has not given up. the deal, which delivers on the referendum in a way which works for the economy is the best way forward, but we recognise some colleagues have concerns about that that we need to work through. parliament ultimately has to vote for something. and indeed mps will vote on monday on a range of possible alternative brexit plans with the hope majority support can be fined for one of them. propositions could include a no—deal brexit, another referendum, a customs arrangement tying britain closely to brussels, or even an amended version of theresa may's deal. it is about gathering momentum around particular i

matt cole, bbc news, westminster.the last day for public sector bodies with more than 250 employees to disclose how much of a pay difference there is between male and female workers. despite the deadline, thousands are yet to file. sangita myska has been looking at the numbers. who are the worst offenders? the story is not about unequal pay. this is not a story about men and women being paid differently for the same work, this is about the gender pay gap 5° same work, this is about the gender pay gap so hang with me, i will explain what that is. if you were to line up all the men and women in a public body or in a private company, in order of salary, you pull out the man, then you politely women, and you compare the two. that is the gender pay gap. why do we care about today? because the public sector employs 5 million people, that has w011 employs 5 million people, that has won six of the workforce. who are the worst offenders? it is universities. the national average pay gap is 9.1%, when it comes to universities it

that was our political correspondent, matt cole.eported activity at a military site in north korea. commercial satellite images of a facility near the north korean capital, pyongyang, suggest there are preparations to launch a missile or a satellite. a summit between the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and president trump to discuss pyongyang's nuclear weapons ended last week without agreement. the bbc‘s correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, has been explaining what had raised analysts suspicions. the latest activity is at a site known as sanum dong, just outside pyongyang. it is where north korea makes most of its intercontinental ballistic missiles and most of its rockets for satellite launches. the activity is large trucks, which they have seen going in and out. doesn't sound like much, but it is activity that many believe is consistent with that of preparing for either a missile or a rocket launch. this goes in conjunction with the satellite images which suggest their main rocket launch site is now fully operational. work stop

here's our political correspondent matt cole. was not third time lucky for

a little earlier i spoke to our political correspondent matt cole.ning street officials say, at least the numbers are going the right way. that said, i think some ministers would probably have hoped that yesterday that number would have come down, low 20s may be, give them a springboard to have one final crack at getting over the line next week. what will happen next week? for certain, there will be votes on monday, mps will vote on a variety of different options. i've been chatting with one of the mps who has put forward two emotions. one is hoping to see theresa may's deal bolted on but some exit capacity from the nothern irish backstop policy. the second one is a straightforward get out, no deal. there will be others, perhaps a referendum auction, a customs union, mps will vote on all of these in turn to see if a majority can be found for any but if one rises to the top, the idea has been floated potentially behind the scenes that could be a run—off, that idea versus theresa may's. the party chairman of the conservatives brenda lewis this morning

our political correspondent, matt cole is with me.can possibly protect how things will develop, and i'm not about to ask you that. that would be very unfair. even the politicians can't do it, why should the correspondence? but let me ask you this question. the scale of the defeat for the prime minister's withdrawal agreement has fallen over the last three attempts. is it therefore beyond the bounds of possibility that she could still get this withdrawal agreement through, given the way that people said they would never vote for it, have begun to vote for it. well, it went down from 230 to 149. 58 yesterday. downing street officials say at least the numbers are going the right day. that said, i think some ministers would probably have hopes that yesterday those numbers would have come down to low 20s, give them a springboard to have one final crack at getting over the line next week. what will happen next week? for certain, there will be votes on monday, on a variety of different options. i havejust been speaking to one of the mps who

our political correspondent matt cole is here.e any progress andindeed this week have not made any progress and indeed the two sides seem as far apart as ever on what is acceptable to the eu and what is acceptable to parliament. i think you summed it up beautifully and what is more, i get the sense that things have not moved on in the last months, never mind this week alone. the sticking point revolves around the crucial aspect of what you do to keep northern ireland border open with the republic in the event there is no trade deal and the shutters go down and barriers go up. no one wants this hardboard and barriers go up. no one wants this ha rdboa rd as and barriers go up. no one wants this hardboard as they call it between northern ireland. brexiteers rejected theresa may's big deal a month ago by record amount, 230 vote majority margin. that sticking point was largely about brexiteers and the dup not wanting this backstop, insurance policy that they saw would keep britain in a custom union with the eu to make sure goods could

our political correspondent matt cole is in westminster. and so it continues matt... lewis saying that theresa may is still the right person to ta ke may is still the right person to take brexit forward. that is one of the main questions at the moment. but also, what will happen next week? yes, that is really the question, but what is the right answer, we really don't know. on monday, we will have these indicative votes. mps once again, parliament behind me in the commons will vote on a series of options, and see if anyone can rise to the top, and get a majority support. at least one of those will be leaving without a deal, and another, a version of theresa may's deal, but with a unilateral exit possibility from the northern ireland backs flop. that big back stopping the insurance policy for what we do with a... there are lots of options, may be another referendum, may be a customs union, mps will vote on those different options, if one rises to the top, then the options, said brandon lewis, but very noncommittal on whether they would ta ke noncommittal on whether the

our political correspondent matt cole is in westminster. and so it continues, matt.s calmed down, where you are. theresa may has a moment, i guess, to think about what next. where are we? good morning to you both. the morning after the night before... no sign of protesters. i think they are all sleeping off the boisterous behaviour of last night. and the protest that went on all day yesterday. only a few flags and things left around. theresa may and her downing street team spent the weekend thinking what next. this was meant to be the first day out of the eu and it is not. the date has now moved to april 12 and what to do in the fortnight until then? that is the fortnight until then? that is the difficult question. theresa may said after her deal was rejected for a third time there would need to be some alternative. what we understand is that alternative may be in fourth attempt at getting her deal through parliament. how that may happen is not clear. on monday, mps will vote ona not clear. on monday, mps will vote on a series of possible alternatives, just as they d

customs union, but said northern ireland would have to remain part of it. 0ur political correspondent matt colemichel barnier yesterday and still nunavut looking good. yeah, we seem to be in a bit ofa good. yeah, we seem to be in a bit of a deadlock to say the least. there is a big week ahead, theresa may has to put her revised deal, if she has one, before the house of commons on tuesday. remember when she first put to them about a month or $0 she first put to them about a month or so ago it got defeated by record amounts, a 230 vote majority against the plan. since then, she has been going backwards and forwards to the eu looking for concessions, looking particularly for changes in terms of what can be done about the northern ireland border with the republic, and particularly the insurance policy in case in the future there is not a trade deal done between britain and the eu. there is a thing called back stop at the moment, that is the insurance plan that would keep both the uk and northern ireland as well in a customs union with the european union is the goods and services can flow across the

customs union, but said northern ireland would have to remain part of it. 0ur political correspondent matt coleught, really, now it is a handful of days left and this would be a furious last—minute, positive series of discussions, when what is happening good question. good morning, 20 days until brexit day, march the 29th. even fewer days until the big vote on whatever the deal is meant to be from theresa may, on tuesday in the commons. there does not appear to be a deal yet to be put before mps in lieu of the one rejected about a month ago. a record defeat for theresa may‘s brexit plan with a 230 vote majority against and since then theresa may has been talking, the attorney general has been talking and the brexit secretary, they have been in brussels talking to michel barnier but nobody seems to have come up with a plan yet that can appease parliament and get it through. yesterday michel barnier once again offering something the government pretty much said no too because they said it had been discussed, an alternative solution on how to explore the future of the northern ireland border in the

customs union, but said northern ireland would have to remain part of it. 0ur political correspondent matt coleing but still no agreement? yes, we not going anywhere too fast. michel barnier, the chief negotiated with the eu, said the eu is going to take part in intensive talks over the weekend but it's not clear over what because we seem to be in an impasse. negotiations have been going on ever since theresa may's big deal was defeated in the house of commons month ago, a record defeat, a 240 majority against the plans. since then, lots of diplomacy between the uk and brussels. since then, there will be another big vote on tuesday. it does not look like there is anything further or different to offer than that which was rejected a few weeks ago. it is not looking too good for the prime minister. if the vote is rejected, on wednesday there will be another vote on whether the commons will approve leaving without a deal, if that is rejected, on thursday another vote on whether article 50, the negotiating period needs to be extended. it could be tumultuous week for the prime minister and brexit pr

our political correspondent matt cole joins us now.ggle continues to get an agreement, what is the latest with this? hire steph, morning charlie. we are in a very difficult spot i think is where we are out. there is meant to be a vote on theresa may's latest version of the deal in parliament on tuesday, and yet as yet there does not seem to be anything theresa may to offer the mps that will be different from the deal should put forward to the month ago, that was rejected by a record number of votes, it went down by 230. -- hi. we number of votes, it went down by 230. —— hi. we have now had michel barnier, the chief negotiator of the european union, saying the fact of the matter is can they have any system that keeps goods flowing over the irish border if they do not get a trade deal in the two years after brexit? it is called the backstop, so brexit? it is called the backstop, so if there is no trade deal, you put in place this backstop which would keep all of the uk and northern ireland in the customs union with the european union, wh

our political correspondent matt cole is in westminster. good morning to you. know where to start. we look at next week and say what will happen or do we look at the rumours that this weekend there will be a cabinet meeting and, you know, some still pushing for theresa may to go. take it away. that is a full glass and a half. this weekend i would imagine that the officials in downing street will be in crisis talks because for a third time theresa may's deal has been rejected by the commons. can they have an fourth go? rumours are they have an fourth go? rumours are they may be having a think about that and there will be a series of votes on monday just that and there will be a series of votes on mondayjust as they did last wednesday. go through a series of different options to see if anyone can support any of them. for example they may support —— vote on leaving without a deal. or it could be that they would seek another referendum, may be a customs union, may be back the plan of labour. the idea is that mps will be shown a series of options on monday and may b

our political correspondent matt cole is in westminster. and so it continues, matt.er environment than it was yesterday, matt. there is a weekend ahead for the prime minister, and she will be thinking, as we allare, minister, and she will be thinking, as we all are, i suppose, what will happen next week? yes. that is the big question. much calmer here today. you might be able to see some banners here today. people have been putting them back up, but no one surrounding them and protesting in the way that they were yesterday. just about half a mile down the road behind me, that is where downing street is, and in there, officials gathering to have a long, hard, think about what to do next. theresa may's deal now been voted down for the third time by mps. what to do next? that is the difficult one for the prime minister and her team. on monday, they will vote once again on a series of options of brexit features, such as indicative votes, such as leave without a deal, possibly having another referendum, may be suggesting a customs union would be the way through. there is