gareth barlow, bbc news.ies have condemned a pledge by the israeli prime minister to apply israeli sovreignty over about a third of the occupied west bank, if he wins next week's election. benjamin netanyahu's plan would effectively annex the jordan valley and northern dead sea areas. the palestinians hope all of the west bank will one day be included in a state of their own, and say the plan would destroy any chance of peace. the arab league described the plan as aggression and saudi arabia called it a dangerous escalation. mr netanyahu made the announcement in a televised address. translation: but there is one place where it is possible to apply israeli sovereignty immediately after the election, that is if i receive a clear mandate to do so from you, the citizens of israel. in recent months, i have led a diplomatic effort in this direction, and in recent days, the conditions for this have ripened. today, i am announcing my intentions to apply with the formation of the next government, israeli sovereignty o

with me is our news reporter gareth barlow.ially, controversially, parliament is no longer sitting, even though it is a crucial time. jeremy corbyn saying disgrace. in 2016, it was just four days, in 2013, it was 13 days, this year, 2a working days. it's worth remembering we have a minority government in power. this is the million—dollar question, but what will happen exponentially? we know that parliament won't sit for the next five weeks, they will return on october 14 where we will have the queen's speeds. the government will use that to lay out its plans for next if things like the nhs or for its plans for next if things like the nhs orfor police. the government says the suspension is really necessary because there is still business as usual, there is still business as usual, there is still a country to run. during the next five weeks while we don't have a general election tabled on the cards, all the parties will be busy laying out their position, looking to the public and saying you need to get ready to decide who you wan

gareth barlow, bbc news.st of southern california with 35 people on board. police say eight bodies have been recovered or found on the seabed. all but one of the six crew escaped the blaze. according to coast guards, the chances of finding survivors are bleak. this isn't a day that we wanted to wake up to for labor day and it's a very tragic event and we will search all the way through the night into the morning but i think we all should be prepared to move into the worst outcome. our north america correspondent peter bowes told me more about the investigation. well, there were reports of an explosion although officials at that news conference we have just been looking at, they are not confirming that yet, in fact they don't know, they simply don't know what caused this file. what they have been talking about is the fact that the scenario, the condition that the passengers were in, asleep on the lower level of the boat, it couldn't have been a worse situation with the vessel engulfed in flames, difficult to p

gareth barlow reports. these islands and thousands of people are still missing. day by day, rescue teams work to find the bodies of those killed, while the government works to ascertain the true extent of the disaster. mankind was no match for the power of mother nature. now this community is counting the cost. we recognise the extent of the devastation. we're not going speculate on what the final numbers will be. we understand that people are concerned and so are we. aid and government officials say around 5,000 people have been evacuated from the ha rdest—hit island groups. but thousands are still in urgent need of help. in an address to the nation, the bahamian prime minister, hubert minnis, detailed the destruction in the worst hit areas. much of abaco as we knew it is decimated and no longer exists. floodwaters in the streets made them appear like the ocean. concrete structures were turned to dust as if a massive bomb had exploded with atomic force. while international teams have rushed to help the bah

gareth barlow reports. it was the stench of decay that led to the grim discovery.filled with body parts were discovered at the bottom of the well. the scale of the effort to retrieve the remains is painfully evident when seen from the air. now, the authorities are working to determine how many victims were dumped in the mass grave and to identify as many as possible. translation: the first thing is being able to identify the bodies, link them to previous investigations where the disappearance of a person has been reported. in all these situations, investigations are a lwa ys situations, investigations are always open to determine the probable perpetrators of these criminal act. this site, a short drive from mexico's second city, is farfrom an drive from mexico's second city, is far from an isolated drive from mexico's second city, is farfrom an isolated incident. since the government launched a crack down in 2006, more than 3000 unmarked graves containing nearly 1000 bodies have been discovered. the deadly reality of a country gripped by powerful drug cartels battl

gareth barlow, bbc news.going on in yemen as the country faces what it describes as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. civil war has been raging there for more than four years between the government of president hadi and houthi rebels. the port city of hodeidah is crucial to the supply of aid and medical supplies. from there, bbc arabic‘s special correspondent nawal al—maghafi sent this report. mohammed is yet another father in mourning in a city that has suffered the worst of yemen's brutal war. he's here to survey what's left of his family home. just a few days ago, as they all slept, an artillery shell landed here. he tells me it was impossible to help everyone. his daughter's toys remain, but she's no longer here to play with them. that night, mohammed lost his 6—year—old daughter rouane, his wife, his mother, and his sister. in the hospital, the rest of the family that survived. mohammed's other daughter, 1—year—old rital, was hit by shrapnel. her eyesight may never recover. she's too young to u

gareth barlow reports.ng. day by day, rescue teams work to find the bodies of those killed, while the government works to ascertain the true extent of the disaster. mankind was no match for the power of mother nature. now this community is counting the cost. we recognise the extent of the devastation. we are not going to speculate on what the final numbers would be. we understand people are concerned, and so are we. aid and government officials say around 5,000 people have been evacuated from the hardest—hit island groups. but thousands are still in urgent need of help. in an address to the nation, the bahamian prime minister hubert minnis detailed the destruction in the worst—hit areas. much of abaco as we knew it is decimated and no longer exists. floodwaters in the streets made them appear like the ocean. concrete structures were turned to dust, as if a massive bomb had exploded with atomic force. while international teams have rushed to help the bahamas, the trump administration has said it won't allow

gareth barlow, bbc news.ser has been following events at westminster, he spoke to our political correspondent rob watson. where does this leave us tonight? where does it leave brexit? i have two big takeaways from this, two big political takeaways. this is a big defeat for borisjohnson, his main pledge was i'm going to get britain out of the eu, do or die. it's hard to see how he does that. i think it also means that an end to the brexit crisis is uncertain as ever, i mean, how do they get out? will there be a general election? if so, under what conditions and when? so momentous, but in many ways left us all as unclear and as uncertain as before. if you were to look at one of the themes throughout the day, you had philip hammond this morning incandescent that he was being threatened expulsion from the party, philip leed crossing the chamber, removing boris johnson's slim majority, this was a battle today for the very heart of the conservative party. absolutely. the uncertainty about brexit first, the second,

gareth barlow, bbc news.says he feels "ashamed and sorry" for a mass shooting carried out by british troops in punjab in 1919. prostrating himself at the site of the massacre in amritsar, archbishop welby described it as a place of great wickedness. he said he could not speak on the behalf of the british government, but he was "personally very sorry for this terrible atrocity." hong kong's pro—democracy protests have spilled onto the football a freight train accident in illinois is causing black smoke. there is no immediate reports of injuries. the train was reportedly carrying ethanol for use in engine fuel. hong kong's pro—democracy protests have spilled onto the football terraces as the territory's team face iran in the world cup qualifier. our correspondent nick beake was at the game. singing. well, this has been an opportunity once again for the young people of hong kong to join together and make their voices heard. it's not a rally, though, it's not fights with the police. this is a football match. alth

gareth barlow taking us through that.ill a lot of details and questions for what comes next. you can questions for what comes next. you ca n follow questions for what comes next. you can follow all the latest developments on our website, all the spicks and specks of brexit at bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. officials in the bahamas have defended their response to hurricane dorian, saying they are dealing with the disaster. at least 45 people were killed last week and aid agencies say tens of thousands of people in the worst—hit areas, still have no access to food or clean water. aleem maqbool reports now from the abaco islands, one of the worst hit areas. with little left to stay for after the hurricane, there's a clamor now to get off this devastated island. the airstrip's opened on abaco, and though the planes keep coming, theyjust can't match demand. there's not enough. there's nothing to do, so... all you can do is try. marsh harbor close by, though, is nowjust and obliterated and empty town. people who wer

with me is our news reporter gareth barlow. lost that election, they wanted a snap election, they wanted a snap election but lost the vote. is that significant quest significant yes. it is the six vote that the government of borisjohnson has tabled and has lost. the opposition parties have said they don't trust the government. they don't want the government to dictate the time and terms of a general election. they wa nt terms of a general election. they want one at some point but won't let the government of borisjohnson to decide when it takes place. we saw mps from across the political spectrum, including some conservative mps either voting against or abstaining, meaning that the government did not get the required numbers to call a snap general election. is a no-deal brexit off the table nao? no, not yet. while there is legislation to force the prime minister to ask an extension to force the deadline if he doesn't get an agreement later in october, there is potentially wiggle room. there is no blueprint for the point in which

gareth barlow, bbc news.nth, undercutting disney and netflix. buyers of an iphone, ipad or mac will get a free year of streaming tv. the tech giant hopes it will draw hundreds of millions of viewers to the service. but will it take off? and what does it mean for the future of television? lisa eadicicco is a senior tech correspondent at business insider. shejoins me from san francisco, where she attended apple's event earlier. lisa, thank you so much for your time. this is a low point for apple cosmic streaming services. what does it tell is about what apple is trying to do? i think it tells us a lot about what apple is trying to do. the big message without aggressive pricing is they are kind of saying hey, we don't want you to sign upfora of saying hey, we don't want you to sign up for a service, we aren't competing with netflix or hulu, we just want to get as many people the door as possible. they just want to get as many people as they can't right away, they don't have as much contact donna content as disne

gareth barlow, bbc news. first the headlines on bbc news... the supreme court hears from lawyers for former prime minister sirjohn major who is challenging borisjohnson's decision to suspend parliament. britain has submitted some proposals to the eu in writing about brexit which are described as a "series of confidential technical non—papers". and david cameron reveals he was so worried about scotland voting to break away from the uk, he asked for help from the queen. now, let's get the business news. the bank of england has left uk interest rates on hold, at 0.75%. all nine policymakers were unanimous in the decision and signalled that prolonged brexit uncertainty will keep interest rates lower for longer. we'll have more on this in just a mo. retail sales fell in august, that's according to the office for national statistics. british shoppers bought fewer goods than in july, defying expectations of zero growth in a worrying sign for the uk economy. the high street giant next has published strong results for

gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. home advantage count as they prepare for the world cup's opening game against russia. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral is being held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for the abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local b

with me is our news reporter gareth barlow.e culmination... the second time boris johnson today and the culmination... the second time borisjohnson is asking for a snap election. as i was saying, very unlikely to get it. incredibly unlikely. we've often accused politics of being lacklustre and lacking the passion we see in other countries, but this evening, very different to that. rambunctious at best, sometimes worse than that, especially when the prime minister and leader of the opposition were talking, jeremy corbyn. the opposition are saying they won't fall into the trap, in their words, ofa fall into the trap, in their words, of a general election. this has thrown up these two issues running side—by—side. the issue of solving brexit and going about finding a deal or no deal, and now also the looming general election an opposition parties won't give in. it doesn't seem they will give into calls for a general election. we will get in and have a listen because the speaker of the house of commons is on his feet. in shorthand,

misses barlow died in 1864 of typhoid fever, probably because of work and exposure to illness. corporal james brown of 100 34th new york suffered gunshot wounds july 1, one of which broke four ribs. he survived. if you combine wounded treated at the 11th corps and the first wereion corps, there hundreds of men treated at george and elizabeth spangler's farm. we have time to do the doctors. the surgeons at spangler were the best of the best of their time and saved more than they lost, and suffered and sacrificed greatly during the war. i have dug up the names of 15 had surgeons worked at the 11th corps hospital. most went on to leadership roles after the war, including dr. num, who said the curse of god comes on all who support this atrocious institution. ling playing -- j treated armistead, was captured, filed for a pension after the warrant was denied because he was no longer in the army. another surgeon became a professor at the university of pennsylvania and noted anthropologist, especially concerning the american indian, writing more than 20 books read instead of leaving sp

barlow's. more than sort of on line. from people make fun about their own social economic and political problems. in mozambique we say that you have to laugh so you don't write it's all people because we've been dating people. as a joke i often call so called these folks in that bind local to the. electors past my days by checking all those jokes finding out what people have talking about what is moving them. my father told me how to ask uncomfortable questions about my country and about. that is why i keep doing to speak my name is fadi school and i work at. is d w news here are our top stories. india space agency says mission control scientists have lost communication with a spacecraft carrying the country's hopes of a successful moon landing it appears the chandrayaan 2 orbiter was just a short distance from the lunar surface when contact was lost. robert mugabe zimbabwe's 1st post independence leader has died at the age of 95 he held an iron grip on power from 980 until he was forced.

barlow spent a week at spangler with wounds doctors said were mortal but surprised all land lived. it is thought his wife attended him at spangler. mrs. barlow died in 1864 of typhoid fever, probably because of exhausting work and exposure to illness. corporal james brown of 134th new york suffered gunshot wounds july 1, one of which broke four ribs. he survived. if you combine wounded treated at the 11th corps and the first division second corps hospital, they were probably 2500 to 3000 men treated at george and elizabeth spangler's farm. i think we have time to do the doctors. the surgeons at spangler were among the best of the best of their time and saved more than they lost, and suffered and sacrificed greatly during the war. i have dug up the names of 15 head surgeons worked at the 11th corps hospital. most went on to leadership roles in medicine and in the community after the work including dr. , henry van aernum, who said the curse of god comes on all who come in contact with this atrocious institution. jay kling treated armistead, was -- went home out of the army in 18 six

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gareth barlow, bbc news.ow and speak to cbs news reporter hilary lane who is following the story there. obviously it is the middle of night with you but you can see some wind behind you and residents must be worrying about the pictures they have been seeing from grand bahama. yes, there are a lot of scary pictures coming out of the bahamas. it touched down as a powerful category five storm and you can see boats out of the water on roads, homes levelled and the concern is shifting towards the east coast. we are expecting to feel the effect of the storm tonight and here in dayto na the storm tonight and here in daytona beach, florida, tomorrow evening. even if the storm does not make a direct hit and veers right and goes out to sea, we could still see catastrophic winds and damaging storm surge. there has been a lot of preparations but do people feel confident they have done everything they can? absolutely. firstly, the biggest thing that officials are urging people to do is evacuate if they are in a mandatory

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gareth barlow reports. day by day, rescue teams work to find the bodies of those killed, while the government works to ascertain the true extent of the disaster. mankind was no match for the power of mother nature. now this community is counting the cost. we will recognise the extent of the devastation. we are not going to speculate on what the final numbers would be. we understand people are concerned, and so are we. aid and government officials say around 5000 people have been evacuated from the hardest—hit have been evacuated from the ha rdest—hit island groups. have been evacuated from the hardest—hit island groups. but thousands are still in urgent need of help. in an address to the nation, the bahamian prime minister hubert minnis detailed the destruction in the worst hit areas. much of abaco as we knew it is decimated and no longer exists. floodwaters in the streets made them appear like the ocean. concrete structures were turned to dust, as ifa structures were turned to dust, as if a massive bomb ha

gareth barlow, bbc news.rotestors have taken to the streets of hong kong. yesterday, thousands marched near the us consulate in the city, in an appeal to the us for help. they want the us congress to pass legislation that would penalize officials in mainland china and hong kong who supress freedoms in the chinese territory. china has consistently warned other countries not to interfere. i know i promised you borisjohnson and leo varadkar were about to appear on the steps in dublin, we haven't got them yet but let's take a look at the pictures where we expect them to say a few words. huge speculation about what possibly could be done in terms of alternative arrangements to the backstop, that is of course such a difficulty for many of those in the prime minister's party, holding up his attempts to get a deal. that is just of course one of the many events taking place in relation to brexit and the political crisis this morning, or late in the day because we have the vote on snap election. the second because ther

gareth barlow, bbc news.h children's meals, following pressure to reduce plastic waste. it comes after two schoolgirls from hampshire petitioned the fast food giant, and its rival mcdonald's, to remove the toys. mcdonald's announced it will allow parents to swap happy meal toys for a bag of fruit in selected stores. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good morning. lovely start out there this morning, crisp, fresh, a good, autumn day ahead and lots of sunshine to come. the next few days we see the sunshine but what you notice over the next couple of days as things gradually turning that little bit warmer, especially once we've lost the morning chill. out there at the moment, as well as the sunshine we have fog around, showing up sunshine we have fog around, showing up here, these areas of white come across central and southern scotland and northern ireland, the fog taking and northern ireland, the fog taking a couple more hours before it's gone, colder in northern scotland, but here, a b

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gareth barlow reports. high winds and high waves as hurricane dorian going to hit the bahamas.—lying islands are being pummelled by the storm, the strongest ever recorded to hit the area. parts of it are already underwater, and some areas, you cannot tell the difference as to the beginning of the street and where the ocean begins. and they have not yet been hit by the brunt of the storm. residents of grand bahama have been ordered to evacuate a threatening storm surge. despite its devastatingly strong winds, dorian is slowly crawling across the ocean, exposing communities to hours of ferocious winds and rain. in the united states, people in the part of the storm are preparing for the worst, with evacuation orders in place, the national guard deployed, and even prison inmates helping to fill sandbags. the strength of this time can't be underestimated. we will see tropical storm force winds within the next 48 hours. the national hurricane centre reports dorian could merely stall over the bahamas. across the region, people are doing all they can to weather the storm. the harsh rea

gareth barlow reports. seen from space, hurricane dorian is scything through the atlantic ocean.rida to georgia and the ca rolinas communities from florida to georgia and the carolinas are preparing for the might of mother nature. dorian will head the bahamas first. the bahamas are going to get absolutely levelled by this thing because it is a strong storm. the bahamas are flat, they have no defence to the storm and it will churn over there, done perhaps two feet of rain. as the hurricane head then, the ship still out. the united states navy moving away from the storm's path. it isa moving away from the storm's path. it is a similar message for communities and the caribbean. we are moving as many possible. still, there are many residents who are refusing to move. we sent this final plea asking them to kindly move themselves to safer ground. the caribbean and the southern states are ready for the wind, rain and storm surges. the region is more than use to severe weather. all that is left now is to hang tight and be hopeful. let's take a look at some more of today's top stories. fi

gareth barlow reports. anthoine hubert was a rising star of motor racing.eigning gp3 champion, and part of renault f1's young driver programme — a sign of the frenchman's future promise and prowess. but at the belgian grand prix on one of the fastest sections of the course, hubert was involved in a fatal collision while racing at speeds of around 270km/h. in a statement, motorsport‘s governing body said, "as a result of the incident, the fia regrets to inform "that the driver of car number 19, anthoine hubert, succumbed "to his injuries and passed away." motor racing is inherently dangerous, but safety has improved. the frenchman's death is the first driver fatality at a formula 1 race weekend since ayrton senna was killed in 1994. anthoine hubert‘s death has left motorsport shocked and saddened with numerous teams and drivers posting condolences on social media. a sport mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. and that is the racing driver who has died at the age of 22. today marks 80 years since nazi germany invaded poland, the act that started wo

the bbc‘s gareth barlow reports. this is the devastation wrought by hurricane dorian.sha ntytown was built over decades. it took the storm just hours to rip it to shreds. across the archipelago, 70,000 people are said to be in urgent need of food and water, the basics of life, a week after dorian hit. there are parts of abaco and the bahamas that don't show a great deal of damage, and then there are clusters of communities that are devastated, almost as though nuclear bombs were dropped upon them. aboard this caribbean cruise ship, they are making sandwiches as fast as they can, all part of a massive effort to get supplies to those who bore the brunt of the storm. in some areas, virtually every building has been damaged, if not destroyed. 0ne family there told us they had lost everything. went back the day, the morning after the storm, and the waterjust... it would appear that it went over oui’ roof. the whole house, the interior is gone. it's just completely gone. i lost everything — the children's clothes, everything. i mean, everything. it's only a shell of a buildi

gareth barlow reports. was a rising star of motor racing, a driver, he was the reigning gp three champion. the renault f1's young driver programme. asign of renault f1's young driver programme. a sign of the frenchman was not future promise and prowess. but at the belgian grand prix on one of the fastest sections of the course, he was involved in a fatal collision. while racing at speeds of around 270 km/h. in a statement, motorsport‘s governing body set as a result of the incident, the fia resident — much regrets to inform that the driver of current number 19, anthoine hubert, succumbed to his injuries and passed away. motor racing is inherently dangerous but safety has improved. the arrangement‘s death is the first driver fidelity at a formula 1 race weekend since 1994. anthoine hubert‘s death has left motorsport shocked and saddened with numerous teams and drivers posting condolences on social media. a sport mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. the us national hurricane center says storm dori

gareth barlow reports. in houston, roads became rivers. depression imelda could dump close to a metre of rain in some areas. the state's governor, greg abbott, declared a state of emergency in more than a dozen counties, as the storm knocked out power and left people stranded in their homes and cars. wherever you are, please stay where you are. do not think, because you look out and the weather is bad, let me get home. because essentially you will be leaving a safe place, getting out on the road, where there's a lot of water, and you will be heading into dangerous conditions. 100 km east of houston, a hospital in the town of winnie was evacuated as rising waters threatened the wards. some areas experienced the worst flooding since hurricane harvey killed more than 60 people two years ago. further rain is expected throughout thursday and friday. it usually takes ten years to train as a surgeon in ethiopia — but some people are learning to carry out emergency operations in much less time — and they're not even surgeons. it's part of a govern

gareth barlow reports.pace, hurricane dorian is sizing through the atlantic ocean to with this forms path varying communities from florida to carolinas and georgia are preparing. that it will hit the bahamas first. they will get absolutely levelled by this thing because it is a strong storm. the bahamas are flat, they have no defence against this storm and it will churn over there, dump perhaps two feet of rain. is the hurricane heads in ships sail out. the us. navy moving away from the path of the storm. a similar message for communities in the caribbean. we are moving as many as possible. still there are many residents who are refusing to move and we send this final plea to them to kindly remove themselves to safer ground. the caribbean and the southern states are ready for the wind rain and storm surges to the region is more than used to severe weather. all that is left now is to hang tight and be hopeful. a french racing driver, anthoine hubert, has been killed in a formula 2 crash at the belgian grand

gareth barlow reports. in houston, roads became rivers.id forecasts that tropical depression imelda could dump close to a metre of rain in some areas. the state's governor, greg abbott, declared a state of emergency in more than a dozen counties, as the storm knocked out power and left people stranded in their homes and cars. wherever you are, please stay where you are. do not think, because, you know, you look out and the weather is bad, oh, let me get home. because essentially you'll be leaving a safe place, getting out on the road, where there's a lot of water, and you will be heading into dangerous conditions. 100 km east of houston, a hospital in the town of winnie was evacuated as rising waters threaten the wards. some areas experienced the worst flooding since hurricane harvey killed more than 60 people two years ago. further rain is expected throughout thursday and friday. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the rugby world cup gets under way injapan later, in what is considered the most open tournament for years. 30 hours aft

gareth barlow reports. for harriet the monkey, it has been quite the summer.s they toured buckingham palace. she fell out of my daddy's bag and she go in the garden shed. she was taken from daddy's bag to get some photos, and the next day we were on a tour bus and i had the thought, and i asked where's harriet? it is a question that savannah's kindergarten class wanted answered. so they went to the top and they wrote to the queen. she's been to europe, africa, egypt, fiji three times. we put in a lot of photos of her adventures around the world, and all the children signed it and put it in an envelope and posted it off. one week later, the palace replied, sending pictures of harriet enjoying a cream tea, meeting staff, and making friends with a toy corgi. after her round—the—world trip, harriet is now back home in adelaide, and already preparing for her next adventure. justin trudeau has apologised after pictures were published of him wearing brown face at a party. he says he should have known better and he appreciates now it was a racist thing to do. hello. t

gareth barlow reports. it is the start of another intense week for brexit and for british politics.ere we will see more vote, more debate and more demands to stop, but also not stop, the uk leaving the eu. so what is in store ? the uk leaving the eu. so what is in store? first up, the bill forcing borisjohnson to ask store? first up, the bill forcing boris johnson to ask for a store? first up, the bill forcing borisjohnson to ask for a brexit in order to avoid no deal is set to become law. but borisjohnson is said to be exploring all possible legal avenues to stop him being forced to ask for another delay. meanwhile, the government will once again try to call for a general election, something that opposition parties say they will oppose. and on monday, certainly by thursday, parliament will be formally suspended, or pro robed. as the prime minister met his closest advisers to plan the next steps, government ministers insisted it is business as usual, if there is such a thing these days. i am absolutely clear that we are working wholeheartedly, straining every sinew, to get a deal an