going to be facing with for those few days is potentially filibustering and that's the house of commons and house of lords just done down that clock so that legislation will die in the house of commons or the house of lords at the point that parliament is suspended there's such little time we might see one of my favorite times parliamentary ping-pong where piece of legislation is going to bat very quickly between the 2 house is but again that is very little parliamentary time to get such important legislation through well. so if that is the case then. in your esteemed opinion is anything going to happen next we can stop this is mention or they can stop you know do breaks it. so right now we're discussing the 3 different legal ways in which program the suspension this stuff being a part of this stopping of debate can happen the 1st is the courts the courts actually we have 3 challenges going on right now one of which is being spearheaded by jim miller but this is going to be a big constitutional question in and of itself because this power to prorogue is actually of royal power it's something that's exerci

going to be facing with for those few days is potentially filibustering and that's the house of commons and house of lords just done down that clock so that legislation will die in the house of commons or the house of lords at the point that parliament is suspended there's such little time we might see one of my favorite times parliamentary ping-pong where piece of legislation is going to bat very quickly between that you houses but again that is very little parliamentary time to get such important legislation through well. so if that is the case then look in your esteemed opinion is anything going to happen next we can stop this suspension or they can stop in new york city. so right now we're discussing the 3 different legal ways in which programs the suspension this stuff being a part of the stopping of debate can happen the 1st is the courts the courts actually we have 3 challenges going on right now one of which is being spearheaded by gina miller but this is going to be a big constitutional question in and of itself because this power to prorogue is actually of royal power it's something that's exerc

going to be facing with for those few days is potentially filibustering and that's the house of commons and house of lords just done down that clock so that legislation will die in the house of commons or the house of lords at the point that parliament is suspended there's such little time we might see one of my favorite times parliamentary ping-pong where piece of legislation is going to bat very quickly between the 2 houses but again that is very little parliamentary time to get such important legislation through well. so if that is the case then. in your esteemed opinion is anything going to happen next we can stop this is mention or they can stop you know do bricks and. so right now we're discussing this 3 different legal ways in which program the suspension this stuff being a part of it the stopping of debate can happen the 1st is the courts the courts actually we have 3 challenges going on right now one of which is being spearheaded by gina miller but this is going to be a big constitutional question in and of itself because this power to prorogue is actually a royal power it's something that's exer

house of commons can reconsider. but i suspect we will not be allowed to do that. one should not put 1's faith in the house of lordse of commons may have made. so under scrutiny, how long does that take because time is of essence, according to the prime minister's plan parliament will be prorogued between the ninth in the 12th. it depends on what we are sent, if they send a simple bill saying we are seeking an extension, that clearly would not be much use because the prime minister could seek an extension, the e will pose all sorts of unacceptable conditions, and he can say he didn't get anything acceptable. so they will have to lay down all sorts of conditions and that will need scrutiny and that will take days. thank you. a judge at scotland's highest civil court, has rejected a request to put an immediate block on boris johnson's decision to suspend parliament. the court will instead hear full arguments next week. a cross—party group of more than 70 mps and peers, is asking the court to rule that it would be illegal and unconstitutional for the government, to suspend parliament, limiting the amount of time mps h

some people have said any debate could be extended in the house of lords meaning there would bea houses can store four times. they do not have a lot of time between streak and the following week. —— the mp —— the peers can stall for time. it means you have a short amount of time that you have to get it through both houses for it to become law. 0k, next question. could the speaker of the house thwart the intentions of the government? we heard jacob rees—mogg saying that whatjohn bercow had said yesterday, calling it a constitutional outrage, that was the most on constitutional thing that had happened all day. what is not new is the battle between the speaker on the government. the speaker‘s role is to promote and facilitate debates, to champion the role of backbench mps and make sure the house has its day. that will be his argument and all others. he has been quite vocal and quite active in trying to make sure that parliament has asey and that has often led him into conflict with the government. —— has a say. i mentioned before the urgency debate, what amendments he chooses and how he g

going to be facing with for those few days is potentially filibustering and that's the house of commons and house of lords just to run down that clock so that legislation will die in the house of commons or the house of lords at the point that parliament is suspended there's such little time we might see one of my favorite times parliamentary ping-pong where piece of legislation is going to bat very quickly between the 2 houses but again that is very little parliamentary time to get such important legislation through well. if that is the case then. in your esteemed opinion is anything going to happen next we can stop this is mentioned or they can stop in new york city. so right now we're discussing the 3 difference legal ways in which the suspension the stopping of part of this stopping of debate can happen the 1st is the courts the courts actually we have 3 challenges going on right now one of which is being spearheaded by jim miller but this is going to be a big constitutional question in and of itself because this power to prorogue is actually of royal power it's something that's exercised by the queen

aimed at stopping a audio brexit, could members ofa stopping a audio brexit, could members of a house of lordsaking a long, long speeches. i was speaking to a member of the house of lords earlier, he was confident from their inane side of things that they have the numbers on the domain side in orderto have the numbers on the domain side in order to stop that happening. it isa in order to stop that happening. it is a bit ofa in order to stop that happening. it is a bit of a game of wait and see. —— from the re—main stage. strategies, counter strategies. we will need to wait and see how this plays out next week in parliament. one thing we can be sure is that there could be quite a showdown. that is certain. thank you very much for that. it was interesting, it was said a moment ago, the constitutional law expert was saying, it is meant to be boring. it raises the issue about what is our constitution? yes. people call it an unwritten constitution. that is not technically right. it is a an codified constitution, it is written down in official documents, but there are not many countries in the world

saw the first resignation from the parliament over its plans, with lord young, the whip in the house of lordsfrontally undermined the legal constitutional. 0ur correspondent is here. there are a number of legal moves are under way for top us what is going on. today, the first legal challenge got under way, and we had the whole of the hearing and will get a ruling tomorrow. that took place at the court of session in edinburgh. it's what's called the scottish challenge. it's been taken by the snp mpjoanna challenge. it's been taken by the snp mp joanna cherry. challenge. it's been taken by the snp mpjoanna cherry. she's also a as it happens. that is together with 74 as it happens. that is together with 7a parliamentarians. 0n as it happens. that is together with 7a parliamentarians. on their behalf, aidan 0'neill qc arguing their case didn't mince his words. we don't live in an absolutist state. we don't live in a totalitarian state. we live in a state which is limited by the rule of law. mr o'neill went on to say that it was unlawful at unconstitutional for the government to suspend parliament

from shami chakrabarti, some legal advice from shami chakra barti, labour frontbencher in the house of lordsat if there... if boris johnson the house of lords, saying that if there... if borisjohnson tries to peraud or suspend parliament in order to force through a no deal by october the 31st then it would be open to legal challenges. says it would be the gravest abuse of power and attack on uk constitutional principle in living memory. that gives you a flavour of the next few weeks, it's going to be political hand to hand combat. also a lot of money going into lawyers' pockets. you've seen the start of the legal advice and we know whatever legal advice and we know whatever legal advice the labour party is getting, the government will be getting twice as much. very expensive legal advice and the labour party pointing to gina miller's famous victory in the courts saying that set a precedent that courts can tell parliament what to in certain cases. may be in this case if parliament was prorogued. he's talking about parading parliament and shutting down parliament and shutting down parliament b

if they want to, one of the problems will be the house of lords because basically the house of lords ering? yes. and there was a third of that when the cooper bill was going through but the government decided to step back from trying to block it. what is that? theyjust talk so much that the deal doesn't have time to go through? you keep introducing amendments and keep interrupting for standing orders and that and basically just interrupting for standing orders and that and basicallyjust keep the debate going non—stop. you could — normally the problem is you can get going over the weekend but with proroguing, parliamentjust going over the weekend but with proroguing, parliament just shuts stop do you think we will be introduced into any new words over the next week since we have now got had done mark proroguing and filibustering —— now we have to proroguing and filibustering. it's strange as a lawyer explaining things that are arcane and archaic, it's kind of both is going to things. especially when the court cases are being heard, it will be interesting especially with john major maki

all through and they want to force an extension of article 51, they are filibustering in the house of lordsstep down but he will call for an election. whichever way we go, it is very divisive, and the thing — i looked at all this, this planning and plotting, wouldn't it be good if we put that energy into dealing with the eu! they say they are, that they are forcing this issue and negotiations are going on behind the scenes, who knows? who knows. for the eu, what are they to make of us? now is another curveball, it is just one after the other. the times says britain has been pushed to the brink ofa britain has been pushed to the brink of a constitutional crisis, much debate yesterday about the role of the queen and all of this. even though it was her right to in theory not agree to the proroguing, she couldn't do that. she wouldn't want to be seen to be interfering politically. how do you think this leaves her? i'm surprised more of the front pages haven't had pictures of her and questioned how she feels about this. how difficult is it for her? it is probably very difficult, because it is th

he was the government spokesman and whip in the house of lords. says i am unhappy and length of the prorogation and its motivation, he says the decision suggests mr johnson may not have the confidence of the house for his brexit policy, he denies being part of a remainor plot. kevin, your reaction to that? well, i am sorry about that, george isa well, i am sorry about that, george is a good man and everybody will have their own view on this. for me, when you ask that question about trust, all those wrotes you gave earlier were about using prorogation, —— quote, to ram through no—deal. this is not what is happening, what this is about is getting a deal, it doesn't stop parliament having a say, but it does give the prime minister breathe space... it curtails parliament have the space to... sorry, can you repeat that. hannah is going to come in with the constitutional position on this. to make it clear the technical position, the difference between just parliament going off on its conference recess, for a couple of weeks and being prorogued is when th

you have to go back to 1948 for a precedent which a member of the house of lords, in which they prorogue parliament in order to circumvent parliamentary opposition to government policy. if boris johnson isn't admitting it, this is what it is trying to do. boris johnson steps in says, now is the time i want to promote my new agenda. to suspend we need parliament. britain has not done this in a long time. for all theresa may might have -- she respected parliament even though she disagreed with it. there is not this five week suspension we are seeing possibly now. italy's president has given a new mandate to see if he can cobble together a new government. democratster the joined forces toto form that new government. they are trying to block matteo salvini. >> today i will begin consultatations with all thehe paparliamentary groups. it will be a government for the good of the citizens to modernize the country and make our nation competitive and also more just and s supportive. >> josephine mckenna is keeping . close eye on this from rome we heard the prime minister speaking about inclusivity

you can ring legislation, but only if you have a majorority in ththe house of commons and the house of lords. what oppositition are going to e facing for those few days is potentially fibusterining. if the house of commons has the flfloor, it can n run down that clock so o that legislation coud die atat t the point that parlit is suspended. there is such h little time. we might see one off my f favore termrms, parliamenentary p ping, where a piece of f legislation willll bounce quiuickly betweene houses, but that is very little time to get such important legislation through. brent: if that is the case, then in your opinion, is anything going to happen next week that can stop the suspension or a no deal brexit? >> rightht now, we are discussig three different legal ways in which this suspspension of parliament, the stopping o of debate, can happen. the first is the cocourts. we have three challenges going on, one of which is being spearheaded by gina miller, but this is goingg to be a big constitutional q question in and of itselelf, becauause this pows a royal power. it is exercised by t the

declaration was a letter sent by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to a member of the british house of lords child on the 2nd of november 1917. this letter sent to a leading figure in the british jewish community 100 years ago had repercussions which even its authors cannot have imagined. whatever its real intentions it went on to have a profound impact on the middle east and its people. and its effects still resonates across the region today. in 1914 these soldiers were fighting on the battlefields of europe in the 1st world war the allies britain france and russia fought the central powers of germany austria-hungary and the ottoman empire for 4 years but the land and sea war was not the only battleground. muscle was also being flexed behind closed doors as allies conspired how to redraw maps to their own advantage when the conflict eventually ceased. sir mark sykes for the british and french. for the french plotted how to divide the arab lands of the ottoman empire assuming it would finally fall. the psychs pekoe agreement plan secretly to divide it into french and british fears of influen

they have to overcome various hurdles in the house of commons and of course when the vote of mps and then the legislation would go forward to the house of lords whether those who backed the government's position could try and filibuster a bill, or talk it out, make long speeches until the session runs out of time. that's often an american tactic that i've seen in action and all the time the clock ticking of course. stay with us, just got because i want to bring another strand of the conversation to our viewers. the conservative party were also hit by the resignation of their leader in scotland ruth davidson. under davidson, the fortunes of the party north of the border revived dramatically — increasing their number of mp‘s in scotland from just one in 2015, to 13 in 2017 as you can see here. with the resignation having been announced within a day of boris johnson's decision to prorogue parliament — many had speculated that had motivated davidson — a consistent opponent of no deal — to quit her post. today davidson dismissed those rumours. prime minister, get us a deal in the european union, and what i say to people who said there would to avo

especially when it has to go through the house of commons, the house of lords and back and back so the it is and the more difficult it is to get them through. gina miller, very involved in the brexit campaign, she has applied for an urgent application for judicial review by boris johnson, urgent application for judicial review by borisjohnson, by the queen in theory, but we are in uncharted legal territory. queen in theory, but we are in uncharted legalterritory. it queen in theory, but we are in uncharted legal territory. it is worth reminding that the uk has no written constitution and loads of things are done by convention. what the courts will think of being asked to rule on the prime minister formally requesting from the queen a proroguing of parliament. i am not sure how the calls will have to decide and whether they take the case and how they proceed if they do. what would happen if the courts ruled that the government, the queen, had acted unlawfully in some way. that is uncharted. labour threatening to go ahead with the possible no—confidence vote. some papers reporting five c

declaration was a letter sent by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to a member of the british house of lords child on the 2nd of november 1917. this letter sent to a leading figure in the british jewish community 100 years ago had repercussions which even its authors cannot have imagined. whatever its real intentions it went on to have a profound impact on the middle east and its people. and its effects still resonates across the region today. in 1914 these soldiers were. on the battlefields of europe in the 1st world war the allies britain france and russia fought the central powers of germany austria-hungary and the ottoman empire for 4 years but the land and sea war was not the only battleground. mussel was also being flexed behind closed doors as allies conspired how to redraw maps to their own advantage when the conflict eventually ceased. to. mark sykes for the british and french. for the french plotted how to divide the arab lands of the ottoman empire assuming it would finally fall. the psychs pekoe agreement plan secretly to divide it into french and british spheres of influence fra

where members of the british establishment into british law making bodies are taking money to support russians in the magnitsky case and other cases take lord barker. he's a member of the house of lords it's he's a lawmaker and he's on the parent payroll of all legged or pasta running around the world trying to reduce sanctions on em. why is that not illegal maybe it is illegal i don't know but that's outrageous and that's allowed to happen and nothing is nothing's being done about it you've described to me of putin not as a man of conviction or ideology but as a modern day public he didn't doesn't have he's not he's not like joseph stalin he's not doing all these crimes for some communist reason he's not he's not doing this for some religious reason he's doing this for money he's a kleptocrat all he cares about is money and staying alive but and that makes him much more similar to a public escobar than a joseph stalin or at all hitler the problem is that you give pablo escobar. the powers of a sovereign state with military and intelligence services and nuclear weapons and that's a stream a scary combination well speaking of staying alive and we certainly hope you do do you

declaration was a letter sent by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to a member of the british house of lords lord rothschild on the 2nd of november 1917 . this letter sent to a leading figure in the british jewish community 100 years ago had repercussions which even its authors cannot have imagined. whatever its real intentions it went on to have a profound impact on the middle east and its people. and its effects still resonates across the region today. in 1914 these soldiers were fighting on the battlefields of europe in the 1st world war the allies britain france and russia fought the central powers of germany austria-hungary and the ottoman empire for 4 years but the land and sea war was not the only battleground. muscle was also being flexed behind closed doors as allies conspired how to redraw maps to their own advantage when the conflict eventually ceased. sir mark sykes for the british and french. for the french plotted how to divide the arab lands of the ottoman empire assuming it would finally fall. the psychs pekoe agreement plan secretly to divide it into french and british spher

use it now in the house of lords. that our politicians cannot oven. what you make of this story? this was a comment years ago but i don't think she is on her own. i think the public are fed up with the way the quality of our politicians are. and i have said myself, while i was in the house of lords, it does feel personal. we have lost the policy of politicians and we are not showing the world that we are leaders. we have a new prime minister, boris johnson, and i wish him well but i think we need to knuckle down, get on with brexit and to bring the queen in is appalling. i think that isa queen in is appalling. i think that is a horrible tactic. there seems to be and people have suggested, if there is an election, a general election coming up that there is a strategy within number 10 that it will be pitched as people versus the bowler additions. and there seems to bea bowler additions. and there seems to be a divide. dashmac versus the politicians. those in public service at the moment are not doing for the good of the

that been high profile resignations over this issue george young lord young leader of the e conservavativesn the house of lords has resigned ththe with basically choosing to follow the party line. on this woman leader of the conservatives in scotland has not resigned wrist davidson citing motherhood as well as the current. controversy reasons standing down. and from what you'll developments on those stories. infections and measles in europe of tripled over the past decade the world health organization searching countries to step up in occupation of children doctors are condemning fake news online is being blamed for parents refusing jobs for the kids. over three hundred and sixty four thousand cases have been reported to whl from the regions. that number which is only four cases up through august. is the highest number of measles cases reported globally in any year since two thousand and six and we have not completed the year yet the first time ever since the verification process began in twenty twelve. four countries who banja. czech republic greece and the united kingdom lost theheir muses eliminati

is not necessarily a simple thing to do and then get legislation through the house of commons and through the house of lordstion from the suspension of parliament is due to happen at some point the week after between the ninth and 12th of september. the other issue, numbers. the last time mps to something a bit like this when they mandated then theresa may to seek an extension to article 50, that vote passed by one. now boris johnson famously or infamously has a very small majority, a working majority of indeed one vote. one thing is for sure the numbers are going to be incredibly tight. anyone who tries to predict what is going to happen in westminster next week could be in for a surprise. thank you very much indeed, jessica parker there. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor for city am, and the journalist and author yasmin alibhai—brown. a formula 2 driver, anthoine hubert, has been killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix.

of the community that they come from. this whole row came to light when lord mcguinness, the ulster unionist mp, told the house of lords thathe northern ireland office, which is in the grounds here in stormont, received a £10,000 payment for distressed because he had to walk past a picture of the queen throughout his working day. indeed, nationalists may not see the queen as head of state here. needless to say, unionist mps have been outraged by this, and have called for some clarification. the secretary of state did not give much clarification on whether pictures have been removed, whether they've been put back, but the secretary of statejulian smith did tweet a picture of the queen that he said was on his mantelpiece in his private office in belfast. quite a small photograph of the queen there. ulster unionist mps say that is not enough, they want more answers to the questions. they are asking where portraits have been taken and they want them put back up. so really, that is where the row is at the moment. the secretary of state did not give much information on that, but he said in a statement the other night that the nor

or, if they do was to be passed by the commons and then by the house of lords as well, good he advisedo such peace of legislation? this is all under the category of wild speculation, we've certainly not heard anything from borisjohnson to say that he would consider doing that, but i think one of the reasons that, but i think one of the reasons that all these kinds of bits of speculations are coming out is because we are living in such unprecedented times and of course this week right a few people have been slightly ta ken this week right a few people have been slightly taken aback, although downing street it is very much business as usual with this prorogation of parliament. thank you, jessica. several legal moves have been launched against the move to suspend parliament. one of them was heard in scotland's court of sessions today. our legal correspondent clive coleman took us through what happened there. joanna cherry, she is also a qc, together with 7a other parliamentarians, on their behalf, aids and o'neill qc argued his case and didn't mince his words. we do not live in an absolut

and then get the legislation through the house of commons and through the house of lords as well before of parliament, is due to happen at some point the week after, between the 9th and the 12th of september. the other issue, numbers. the last time mps that a little bit something like this, when they mandated then, theresa may, to seek an extension to article 50. well, that vote passed by one. of course, boris johnson famously, or infamously depending on how you look at it, has a very small majority, a working majority of, indeed, one. one thing is for sure, i think, the numbers are going to be incredibly tight. anyone who tries to predict what is going to happen in westminster next week could be in for a surprise. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are rachel cunliffe — comment and features editor for city am and the journalist and author, yasmin alibhai—brown. tens of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in de

the leader of the house of lords and someone else, they met, they form the privy council and agreed togood luck to keep mps five weeks with an extra week added on for good luck to keep mp5 from discussing or stopping a no—deal brexit, although that isn't approved by the government, that is what we think is going to happen. absolutely right. there are anjo swinson road into the queen saying please don't do it. —— wrote to the queen. it's tv gold, worth watching. stick to the point. they won't sue me the queen and they don't do it, your majesty —— they want to meet the queen. i find this interesting because i think next week mps will have a vote not to prorogue. i think you have an issue in parliament being set against the monarchy, never a good thing. also there are legal cases ongoing at the moment questioning this decision to prorogue the queen giving her consent and the high court in edinburgh will, i think at 10am tomorrow morning, that is being led byjoanna cherry, qc of the snp, there are going to be similar hearings in belfast, to gina miller is taking some of the legal action. s

certainly played a part in it just not the only conservative resignation a very senior concert in the house of lords resigned as well this morning in protest of the provision of suspension of parliament but mostly over all the rest of boris johnson's ministers a bit utterly silent even those who said johnson had himself suspending parliament was a bad idea and then are keeping their mouths shut because the cold really defend the argument all right lawrence thanks for that lawrence a our correspondent in london well the speaker of the house of commons he's thrust himself pretty much in the forefront of the campaign against the plan to suspend parliament jumbo has been criticised a breaking with the tradition of staying neutral in a statement he said this move represents a constitutional outrage and went on to say shutting down parliament would be an offense against the democratic process and the rights of parliamentarians as the people's elective represent representatives. well i've been speaking to bobby friedman who is john bercow biographer he says the speaker has more power than anyone else in br

today, lord young, a conservative whip in the house of lords, resigned in protest at the decision, sayinged fundamentally undermining parliament. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the morning after a day of drama at westminster and the fallout continues from the prime minister's decision to suspend parliament. it is business as usual as far as the government is concerned. ministers say it is an overdue chance to set out their plans. the prime minister will bring forward a new queen speech which will reflect the priorities we have is a government and that the country has as well. but there is anger and outrage at this move. protests claiming the government is abusing its power, opponents of brexit say they are being silenced. there will be lots of time to debate before the 31st of october, parliament will be sitting then and will be able to have whatever motions it wants. i think the outrage is phony and it is created by people who don't want us to leave the european union and are trying hard to overturn the referendum result and don't want the benefits of leaving the eur

successful, next week, there could be an emergency debate on tuesday, votes on wednesday, votes in the house of lords, and maybe them being able to change the law within seven days. but it's a very, very tight timetable and there are many mps who think that the numbers will be extremely tight. this is sensitive, this is controversial, and it's really a battle of the mandates. boris johnson, who believes he will do, and ought to do, everything he can to uphold the referendum result from 2016. and mps on the other side who think that the potential chaos of leaving without a deal is worth fighting every step of the way for and you know, not even two months into office, boris johnson and you know, not even two months into office, borisjohnson is facing a historic showdown, and nobody can call the likely outcome right now. laura kuenssberg, thank you. ruth davidson has resigned as leader of the scottish conservatives, urging borisjohnson to strike a brexit agreement with the eu before the end of october. she's been a vocal critic of the prime minister's approach to brexit but she said her decision to step

legal challenges and the petition with more than 1000000 signatures government whip in the house of lords george young has resigned in protest saying that the situation risks undermining the fundamental role of parliament ruth davidson has also confirmed the she's quitting as leader of the scottish conservatives after 8 years on in the job and labor party leader jeremy corbyn has described johnson's move as a smash and grab on the muck recy the opposition is now calling for an emergency the bait in parliament is a group of experts from trust that he's taking a leave of us looking to see next week whether we can use the introduction of legislation to prevent. it manuel being the boss johnson does try to trigger a general election of his own terms but will make sure that if there is a general election it will be on hard times as well and also might the decision about the tone be about we won't be dictated to anymore by a dictator in numbers and parliament now is reasserting the traditional centuries old democratic rights of the people. lawrence lee has more on the story now from london. wel

if they are able to force the government through a house of commons motion to ask for an extension, and then has to pass the house of lords and procedures are different and then there's a possibility for filibustering, and then there is an end of the parliamentary session. the timing is very short. there will be another opportunity when parliament comes back at the time of the queens speech in october to try to force the government's hand. the game is not up yet. there are still challenges on all fronts. the biggest problem for those supposed to know deal is they have not quite demonstrated they have an alternative that will pass now in a constrained timeframe that boris johnson has left them good vonnie: what will -- has left them. vonnie: what will boris johnson himself be doing into monday? therese: he is focused on the idea he will try to get a deal with the european union. thatnk he is claiming those who oppose no deal are frustrating his efforts to get the european union to agree. that the eu is more likely to sit back and let mp's do the work if they think there is a chance of stopping it. boris johnson will contin

declaration was a letter sent by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to a member of the british house of lords child on the 2nd of november 1917. this letter sent to a leading figure in the british jewish community 100 years ago had repercussions which even its authors cannot have imagined. whatever its real intentions it went on to have a profound impact on the middle east and its people. and its effects still resonates across the region today. in 1914 these soldiers were fighting on the battlefields of europe in the 1st world war the allies britain france and russia fought the central powers of germany austria-hungary and the ottoman empire for 4 years but the land and sea war was not the only battleground. muscle was also being flexed behind closed doors as allies conspired how to redraw maps to their own advantage when the conflict eventually ceased. sir mark sykes for the british and french. for the french plotted how to divide the arab lands of the ottoman empire assuming it would finally fall. the psychs pekoe agreement plan secretly to divide it into french and british fears of influen

that has only been revealed recently in the house of lords, it has all come to light. y that when he tweeted the other day that when he arrived in his northern ireland 0ffice he arrived in his northern ireland office that there was a picture of the queen on his desk, that he was delighted to have it there, but as a result of all of this, it has caused a row with many union mps saying pictures need to go back up and the secretary of state has ordered a review of what happened. thank you very much, emma vardy, at stormont. the governor of the bank of england mark carney has warned that many businesses could quickly find they are not viable, if the uk leaves the eu without a deal at the end of october. he also told the bbc that food and fuel prices may rise, and incomes could be hit. andy verity reports. it isn't your usual hallowe'en nightmare, but the fear is that come october the 31st, a no—deal brexit could lead to a slowdown in imports entering the country. this time, it could also hit firms hard, making many of them unprofitable. mark carney says he's not playing up

i guess in olden times, the history also involved those of the red letter, the house of lords. ouse of lords on away from the green leather of the house of commons? >> very distant at this point in time. the focus is really on the numbers in the lower house and how much that is maneuvering to get boris johnson's deal over the line. at the moment, he has a one seat majority in parliament. not every conservative lawmaker is on his side. that is really where the math needs to be focused at the moment. nejra: thank you so much for joining us. we will continue to update you on the story as we get more headlines. we are keeping an eye on the pound. it is plunging on those headlines about the suspension of parliament. the u.k. government suspending parliament over brexit, according to reports. we see the pound it below 1.22 on concerns that this could really stop mp's efforts to block a no deal brexit. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ bloomberg surveillance. good morning, everyone. nejra cehic in a historic london. prorogation in the air. we just covered that extensively. we are going to try to

means carrying legislation through against the wishes of the government both in the commons and house of lordsteers but it is not very easy. you refer to the possibility of a southern parliament legislating respectively with the agreement of the eu to extend the next date and deemed that britain had not left the eu on october 31 even though by then it would have done. suppose we had a november a, sorry we had an november a parliament returned which was against a no—deal brexit or even a remain parliament. parliament is sovereign, it can do what it likes. it has legislated retrospective in the past for example in the war crimes act of 1991, punishing nazi war terminals. —— criminals. what it can do with the agreement of the eu is passed legislation retrospectively extending the next state and deeming that britain had not in fact left the european union after all. element can do what it likes. it is unlikely but legally possible to add the eu would have to agree because i do nothing they want agree because i do nothing they want ano agree because i do nothing they want a no deal any more than bo

declaration was a letter sent by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to a member of the british house of lords child on the 2nd of november 1917. this letter sent to a leading figure in the british jewish community 100 years ago had repercussions which even its authors cannot have imagined. whatever its real intentions it went on to have a profound impact on the middle east and its people. and its effects still resonates across the region today. in 1914 these soldiers were fighting on the battlefields of europe in the 1st world war the allies britain france and russia fought the central powers of germany austria-hungary and the ottoman empire for 4 years but the land and sea war was not the only battleground. muscle was also being flexed behind closed doors as allies conspired how to redraw maps to their own advantage when the conflict eventually ceased. sir mark sykes for the british and french. for the french plotted how to divide the arab lands of the ottoman empire assuming it would finally fall. the psychs pekoe agreement plan secretly to divide it into french and british spheres of influ

of the community that they come from. this whole row came to light when lord mcguinness, the ulster unionist mp, told the house of lords thatlarification. the secretary of state did not give much clarification on whether pictures have been removed, whether they've been put back, but the secretary of statejulian smith did tweet a picture of the queen that he said was on his mantelpiece in his private office in belfast. quite a small photograph of the queen there. ulster unionist mps say that is not enough, they want more answers to the questions. they are asking where portraits have been taken and they want them put back up. so really, that is where the row is at the moment. the secretary of state did not give much information on that, but he said in a statement the other night that the northern ireland office must be open and inclusive for work people to be able to attract people from all parts of the community. so another row over symbols in northern ireland. as you say, symbols do have a huge significance given the very sensitive political situation there, but people will think back to the queen's very successful visit to

where members of the british establishment in the british lawmaking bodies are taking money to support russians in the magnitsky case and other cases take lord barker. he's a member of the house of lords it's he's a lawmaker and he's on the parent payroll of all leg pasta running around the world trying to reduce sanctions on him. why is that not illegal maybe it is illegal i don't know but that's outrageous and that's allowed to happen and nothing is nothing's being done about it you've described to me of putin not as a man of conviction or ideology but as a modern day public he. doesn't have he's not he's not like joseph stalin he's not doing all these crimes for some communist reason he's not he's not doing this for some religious reason he's doing this for money he's a kleptocrat all he cares about is money and staying alive but and that makes him much more similar to a public escobar than a joseph stalin or adult hitler the problem is that you give pablo escobar. the powers of a sovereign state with military and intelligence services and nuclear weapons and that's a streamlined scary combination well speaking of staying alive and we certainly hope you do do you feel that

where members of the british establishment in british lawmaking bodies are taking money to support russians in the magnitsky case and other cases take lord barker. he's a member of the house of lords it's he's a lawmaker and he's on the parent payroll of all legged or pasta running around the world trying to reduce sanctions on em. why is that not illegal maybe it is illegal i don't know but that's outrageous and that's allowed to happen and nothing is nothing's being done about it you've described to me of putin not as a man of conviction or ideology but as a modern day public he. doesn't have he's not he's not like joseph stalin he's not doing all these crimes for some communist reason he's not he's not doing this for some religious reason he's doing this for money he's a kleptocrat all he cares about is money and staying alive but and that makes him much more similar to a public escobar than a joseph stalin or at all hitler the problem is that you give pablo escobar. the powers of a sovereign state with military and intelligence services and nuclear weapons and that's a streamlined scary combination well speaking of staying alive and we certainly hope you do do you fee

where members of the british establishment in british law making bodies are taking money to support russians in the magnitsky case and other cases take lord barker. he's a member of the house of lords it's he's a lawmaker and he's on the parent payroll of all leg pasta running around the world trying to reduce sanctions on him. why is that not illegal maybe it is illegal i don't know but that's outrageous and that's allowed to happen and nothing is nothing's being done about it you've described to me of putin not as a man of conviction or ideology but as a modern day public he. doesn't have he's not he's not like joseph stalin he's not doing all these crimes for some communist reason he's not he's not doing this for some religious reason he's doing this for money he's a kleptocrat all he cares about is money and staying alive but and that makes him much more similar to a public escobar than a joseph stalin or adult hitler the problem is that you give pablo escobar. the powers of a sovereign state with military and intelligence services and nuclear weapons and that's a streamlined scary combination well speaking of staying alive and we certainly hope you do do you feel that

another labor leader says many peers in the house of lords are prepared to work through the night toeal brexit. >>> and former defense secretary james mattis is explaining in stark terms why he left his post in the trump administration but stopped short of criticizing the president. here's what he told "the atlantic." he said you don't endanger the country by attacking the elected commander in chief. i may not like the commander in chief one fricking bit but our system puts the commander in chief there and i want people to understand why i couldn't stay. interesting. carl, i will tell people what you were saying in the break about the subtly of james mattis and whether you think that's going to break through in the trump era. >> i think he was trying to say a lot without saying a lot. i think people get it. but obviously i also think people wish he would be a lot more forceful. he commands huge respect in washington, in the military and in that establishment. and i think people -- they know he was very unhappy, did not trust the president to make proper decisions. in that story he sa

threat to the pilgrims and the tourist police went to the horse they went to the autos in the house of lords and they told the pilgrims to leave bashir you know and the pro indian politicians were of the end all these guys they went to see mr garner they went to see mr morley and they were there were they were told that india will not encourage 35 iraqi 70 but what happened ultimately is in the digs actually the same regions it promises not to do so why should we try to negotiate so you mentioned the government and i want to play from the prime minister himself in the interim modi have a listen to what he said about this for a vocation hum 70 friends i have full faith that under this new setup we will all get together and rids jammu and kashmir of terrorism and separatism this heaven on earth our jammu and kashmir will once again reach new heights of developments and to track the whole world's towards its use of living will increase for our citizens citizens will receive all the benefits they deserve without any obstacles or challenges nagi for good human man so how can i show what do you th

legal challenges and a petition with more than 1000000 signatures government within the house of lords george young has resigned in protest saying the decision quote risks undermining the fundamental will of parliament with davidson has also confirmed she's quitting as leader of the scottish conservative she was in the job for 8 years on wednesday labor leader jeremy corbett described johnson's move as quote a smash and grab on our democracy when the opposition is now calling for an emergency debates in parliament what we've got them a group of experts trust that he's taking legal advice looking to see next we have a week introduction of legislation to prevent. him our well being that boris johnson does try and trigger a general election on his own terms but we'll make sure that if there is a general election it will be on our terms as well and also part will make the decision about the timing of we will be dictated to anymore by a dictator in numbers and parliament is reasserting the traditional centuries old democratic rights of the people. well lawrence they has more now from london

legislation that would require them to ask for an extension, that they might block a bill in the house of lords a few hundred hard brexiteer peers and lake doctor farage to buy him off. what is clear is the message from number ten as they're willing to go to the mattress for brexit and being able to say that, like we will be radical and almost anything we will do no matter whether it's legal or sensible, that helps and being able to tell their story that they are the good guys against this slightly tedious establishment who have found themselves forced into talking about process and procedure and using these tedious words. they don't mind if they have to go crazy, just a question of is actually enough? they have the votes? that's the point, number ten can always turn around of the face of whatever happens here and say look, we are on the side of the referendum result.|j and say look, we are on the side of the referendum result. i think everybody is trying to be the saviour of democracy here and it depends on how you define that. that's the government position, he is not blameless in this, parli