if you want brexit, you have to vote the brexit party. if you want an orderly brexit?ns, whitehall has created contingency plans, it is in nobody's interest to create a self—inflicted wound by making sure this is disorderly. these contingency plans are the type of plans that are only brought in in wartime. they are horrific. that is nonsense. leave, don't you understand? they have never been produced in a time of peace. can i ask, is a vote for the snp in the euro elections a vote for scottish independence? a vote for the snp in these elections is a vote to say no for brexit and make it clear that scotla nd for brexit and make it clear that scotland says no to brexit. so the two are not linked? we have been very clear from the beginning two are not linked? we have been very clearfrom the beginning of two are not linked? we have been very clear from the beginning of the process , very clear from the beginning of the process, when the scottish government tried to bring a compromise deal to the uk government, to say that if brexit had to go ahead, then it had to take into

or no—deal brexit. public vote to stop a disastrous tory brexit or no-deal brexit. said previously labour is now the party of remain. in the referendum we campaign to remain in but reform the european union. the tories campaign to remain, as well. at the last election we said we respected the result of the referendum, but the danger of a no—deal brexit pushed by borisjohnson or someone danger of a no—deal brexit pushed by boris johnson or someone else danger of a no—deal brexit pushed by borisjohnson or someone else is becoming increasingly likely. if there were for example a public vote and that public vote was between a no—deal brexit and remain, clearly the labour party could not back a no—deal brexit in such circumstances, because we believe it would be bad for the economy and living standards of people in this country. there has been no mention from jeremy corbyn orjohn mcdonnell of seeing through the result of the referendum. which does make it look like the party will become the party of remain. if we were in government today, we would try to negotiate a dece

people are just so fed up brexit party. people are just so fed up witha brexit party.h a tour and theyjust want somebody to say, this is what is going to happen, and get on with it. once and for all, this is what we've got. unfortunately, it will not please everybody but this is what we've got, let's stand together and let us achieve the objective. and steer this country where it needs to go. do people voted for, get out. we had no deal. we have no leadership at all. come on nigel, he is the only one speaking the truth. we have seen the figures, what does this translate to for the parties? this is a thunderbolt that polarises the two main parties at westminster, the two main parties at westminster, the conservatives and labour party. yes, we should insert the caveat that european elections don't translate across into a general election but there is no glass that the main parties can put on it, they we re the main parties can put on it, they were whacked in these european elections. it now means there will bea elections. it now means there will be a great deal of soul—s

ifi stop a disastrous no—deal brexit or a bad tory brexit.untry together. in the last general election we said we accept and respect the outcome of the referendum. at the referendum we campaigned to remain and reform the european union. in terms of the next general election our policy will be decided as a democratic party in the usual way. but what i can be abundantly clear on now, even before that democratic process of drawing up that democratic process of drawing up the manifesto takes place, is that we will use any mechanism to stop and no—deal brexit or a bad tory brexit, and that includes a public vote. i think all opposition parties need to step up to the plate to the public, where opinion is where really polarising, as these results show, and what we should do about the 2016 referendum. we need to really step up to the plate, across opposition parties, and make clear that they what. .. across opposition parties, and make clear that they what... you are saying what you said earlier. thank you very much. thank you. with uncertainties sti

brexit!among conservative mps and their democratic unionist allies. and with nigel farage scooping up tory supporters, pressure for a tough line on brexit won't let up. until we deliver brexit, nothing else really counts. if we don't deliver brexit, there won't be a conservative party, so there's no point in talking about other things until we deliver brexit. for months, this issue has split the country. at westminster, rival factions are dug in deep. if all we do is talk about brexit and we pivot towards no deal, we will not move in the polls and eventually we will hand the keys of number ten tojeremy corbyn. the riders and runners for leader are off. expect lots of promises to make up for lost time and get a better deal in brussels mps can get behind. but so far, summit after summit, nothing but failure. staying close to eu rules and standards rejected by mps, including those meant to avoid a hard eu border with ireland. today the european commission president told german tv... what can som

brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it.ambition. the daughter of a vicar, theresa brasier, as she then was, was mainly state educated in oxfordshire before studying geography at oxford university. in her third year, she met her future husband, philip. after graduating, mrs may went to work in the city but she saw her future in politics. she became a councillor in south london and, after standing for parliament twice, she was elected the mp for maidenhead in 1997. as party chairman, she made the case for conservative modernisation, telling her party some hard truths during their years in opposition. our base is too narrow and so occasionally are our sympathies. you know what some people call us? the nasty party. under david cameron, she became the longest serving home secretary of modern times but, as prime minister, she faced an even tougher challenge, trying to steer the uk and her party through brexit. this most cautious of politicians became one of westminster‘s biggest risk takers. i have concluded that the only way to

brexit means brexit and we are going to make a success of it.bition. the daughter of a vicar, theresa brasier, as she then was, was mainly state educated in oxfordshire before studying geography at oxford university. in her third year she met her future husband, philip. after graduating, mrs may went to work in the city but she saw her future in politics. she became a councillor in south london and after standing for parliament twice, she was elected the mp for maidenhead in 1997. she made the case for conservative modernisation telling her party some hard truths during their years in opposition. our base is too narrow, and so occasionally are our sympathies. you know what some people call us? the nasty party. when david cameron became prime minister he unexpectedly under david cameron that she became the longest serving home secretary of modern times. but as prime minister she faced an even tougher challenge — steering the uk and her party through brexit. she triggered article 50, the formal notification telling brussels britain that would be l

, brexit, brexit, eu leaders do not want to hear that word.of our brexit extension which comes on the 31st of october, for them, seems co mforta bly the 31st of october, for them, seems comfortably far away enough in political terms, so on their official discussion agenda at tomorrow's summit, brexit does not feature. for these leaders, after the european parliamentary elections, a number of them are much more concerned with saving their own political skins and all of them wa nts to political skins and all of them wants to keep influence in the new allotting of these important eu jobs that come after the elections, so who will be the next president of the european commission, who will be next head of the european central bank. so that is very much what they will be focusing on tomorrow. the last time theresa may saw these leaders was back in april when they granted the brexit extension. at the time, the european council president, donald tusk, had words of advice for mps. he said use this time wisely. our european parliamentary results show th

, avoid a no—deal brexit. saying this is the only and best deal, in the end it is up to the eu leaders, not the commission president. but that person pays the —— plays a key role and will play a key role on the future relationship so it matters. i wonder if a certain michelle barney will be in the shake—up now. what do you think? —— barnier. molly scott cato has been re—elected as an mep for the south west of england. the green party performing well here, in ireland, in germany, best performance for the greens in many years across europe. what is that down to? we did very well in the elections, more than 2 million votes, increase in meps to seven, i million votes, increase in meps to seven, lam million votes, increase in meps to seven, i am the only mep in the south—west continuing. two things in the uk, we are a remain party, trying to stop brexit. we are clear on the need for urgent action on the climate emergency which has seen our vote increase across the european union. as you say, in germany, the netherl

one seat brexit and the brexit party has secured one seat 3s brexit and the brexit party has secured have the liberal democrats. a bad night here in scotla nd democrats. a bad night here in scotland for the labour party, they had a dismal showing and turned up fifth in the vote. the snp the clear winners and they will hope to get some momentum from the results in their call for a second independence referendum in the event of a no—deal brexit. here in wales the brexit party has been celebrating, winning a third of the vote here as well as gaining two of the four meps and celebrating also plaid cymru coming second last night and outperforming labourfor the first time in the history of the party. but serious questions being asked about what went wrong for the labour party, the last time they came third in wales was back in 1910. the party of government here have been cautious about not calling for another referendum on brexit, that decision coming under severe criticism from senior members of the welsh government this morning. in the past 30 minutes the first minister of wales mark dra

over brexit. so signs it could be some of the smaller parties like the liberal democrats and greens, as well as local independents, that are on the advance. the liberal democrats gaining areas like north norfolk, winchester and cotswolds district council. feeling buoyant, we are seeing a lot of the vote coming out, and the national picture is really tough for the tories. however, there is a way to go yet. this is a big set of local elections and the parties are watching closely. peering into what it might mean for their wider fortunes. here in the wee hours, though, is this some cross—party collaboration, or perhaps commiseration? so on it goes, verdicts being delivered, one ballot box after another. they were certainly eager to get going here, it is democracy in energetic action. and energy may well be what is needed. the results for plenty of other races yet to come. jessica parker, bbc news. as we've heard, the poor performance of both labour and the conservatives in the local elections in engl

how would you deal with the brexit party?ght be short of a way to get brexit done. bottles were cracked open for parties who want to stop it altogether, instead of leaving now. the lib dems gobbled votes up in towns and cities. so, too, the greens. providing a home for those who want to stay in the eu, turned off perhaps by westminster‘s strife. this country is split in half. let's have a proper discussion... and labour went backwards, trying to keep its two natural territories together. for months, many party members have been unhappy at the plan to hold a eu referendum. only if there isn't a general election. is it clear? you judge. the responsibility to listen to what everyone has to say, and ensure that there is an agreement made, and that is then put to a public vote. even his closest labour colleagues, though, are tiptoeing towards clearer backing for another vote. well, of course we want a general election. but realistically, after last night, there aren't many tory mps that are going to vote for a general election. it

brexit! and getting stronger, among conservative mps and their democratic unionist allies. and with nigel farage scooping up tory supporters, pressure for a tough line on brexit won't let up. until we deliver brexit, nothing else really counts. if we don't deliver brexit, there won't be a conservative party, so there's no point in talking about other things until we deliver brexit. for months, this issue's split the country. at westminster, rival factions are dug in deep. if all we do is talk about brexit and we pivot towards no deal, we will not move in the polls and eventually, we will simply hand the keys of number 10 tojeremy corbyn. the riders and runners for leader are off. expect lots of promises to make up for lost time and get a better deal in brussels that mps can get behind. but so far, summit after summit, nothing but failure, staying close to eu rules and standards rejected by mps, including those meant to avoid a hard eu border with ireland. yesterday the european commission pre

he said the brexit party have done 0k, stop brexit.ink you would have to admit they have done better than 0k? they did what ukip did last time with the liberal vote. i think it is a bit too early to say for sure but if you add up the votes of the remain parties it is a strong message. i do agree with one or two of your comments on the panel, you have to look at votes with the green party, change uk and some of the votes that went to the labour party. if you do that with the snp and plaid cymru, it is a strong message and the liberal democrats leading that main vote have got a lot to be pleased about. but now we have got work to do, make sure parliament doesn't allow a no—deal brexit to happen and actually calls a halt on the whole brexit proposal and allows the whole brexit proposal and allows the people to have the final say. that is what the liberal democrats promised and that is what we will be campaigning for. the campaign has been fragmented in terms of those people who want to either stop brexit or certainly want to get in the wa

brexit.very clear we are the strongest remain party. the one thing that is clear from this result is that voters don't like the tight rope work brexit compromises that the two main parties have been offering up until now. what does that mean for the future? both for labour and the conservatives, it means they are going to be under pressure to adopt a simpler, clearer positions. for the tories, devastation at the polls is likely to see leadership candidates taking an even tougher position. this is the worst result in our party's history in elections and it is a wake—up call to my collea g u es and it is a wake—up call to my colleagues in parliament that we have to deliver on the instruction the british people gave us in 2016, the british people gave us in 2016, the brexit referendum. in scotland, labour has been wiped out in the face of an snp surge, while in wales, the party was forced into third place. the pressure now on the leadership, including from some senior voices to back another refe

, and the brexit eve ryo ne delivered brexit, and the brexit everyone voted for.from that point on i think it was inevitable that she would not serve for much longer. she had, as we have said, a tear in her eye at the end of the statement. she was very emotional, saying it was the greatest honour in her life to serve as the prime minister of her country, the second female prime minister. do you have sympathy for her? of course. she did what she thought was right. but when you have the biggest commons defeat ever on your major policy, it would have been time for a rethink. when the prime minister didn't rethink and pressed on not just prime minister didn't rethink and pressed on notjust once more, but twice more and was going to try again with the same policy, that was clearly wrong, that was an error of judgment. it was very sad for her that she's had to go. she has done a lot for the country outside the brexit policy, but when you get the fundamental policy wrong, then politics is very harsh and you have to go. there will be people who say people like you have br

instead, we can deliver brexit. the changes i have set out today have the simple aim of building support in parliament to do that. i believe there is a majority to be won for a brexit deal in the house of commons. bypassing a deal, we can get brexit done and move our country forward. if we can do so, i passionately believe we can seize opportunities i know lie ahead. the world is changing fast. our young people will enjoy opportunities in the future that my generation could never have dreamed of. it is a great time to be alive, a great future for the united kingdom. we have all we need to make a but we in the 2020's, will not do so as long as we are stuck in an endless debate on brexit. we all have to take some responsibility for the fact that we are in this impasse and we all have responsibility to do what we can to get out of it. the biggest problem with britain today is politics and we can fix that. with the right brexit deal, we can and this corrosive -- end this corrosive debate. we can get out of eu political

brexit!strong and getting stronger, among conservative mps and their democratic unionist allies. and with nigel farage scooping up tory supporters, pressure for a tough line on brexit won't let up. until we deliver brexit, nothing else really counts. if we don't deliver brexit, there won't be a conservative party, so there's no point in talking about other things until we deliver brexit. for months, this issue's split the country. at westminster, rival factions are dug in deep. if all we do is talk about brexit and we pivot towards no deal, we will not move in the polls and eventually, we will simply hand the keys of number ten tojeremy corbyn. the riders and runners for leader are off. expect lots of promises to make up for lost time and get a better deal in brussels that mps can get behind. but so far, summit after summit, nothing but failure, staying close to eu rules and standards rejected by mps, including those meant to avoid a hard eu border with ireland. yesterday the european commiss

brexit party. nigel, come on! frustrated brexiteers are not the only ones up in arms.tle, plenty we re at nearby warwick castle, plenty were still fighting for remain. at nearby warwick castle, plenty were still fighting for remainlj think i would like to see it another referendum because the last referendum because the last referendum was based on mysteries. referendum because the last referendum was based on mysterieslj referendum was based on mysteries.” wanted to vote for a party that definitely represented brexit. warwick has been a stronghold of remain in this leave county and there was a surge in support for pro—eu parties. will was a labour voter intent of the liberal democrats. what do you think of labour's position on brexit? very wishy—washy at the moment, i am a big jeremy corbyn support at core but they have not covered themselves in glory and a lot of people have done what i have done, reaction vote against labour and the tories to give them a nudge and say, you might be the big two but there are other viable options out there. for some, there is little h

brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it.prime minister had been a long held ambition. the daughter of a vicar, theresa brazier, as she then was, was mainly state educated in oxfordshire before studying geography at oxford university. in her third year, she met her future husband, philip. after graduating, mrs may went to work in the city but she saw her future in politics. she became a councillor in south london and, after standing for parliament twice, she was elected the mp for maidenhead in 1997. the conservative party at westminster was dominated by men but theresa may dared to flaunt her feminine side, with a love of fashion and a flamboyant taste in shoes which fascinated photographers. as party chairman, she made the case for conservative modernisation, telling her party some hard truths during their years in opposition. our base is too narrow and so, occasionally, are our sympathies. you know what some people call us? the nasty party. when david cameron became prime minister, he unexpectedly promoted theresa may to h

but they voted for no—deal brexit but they voted for brexit.emocracy and possible economic disruption for hopefully a relatively short period. i choose the economic destruction no disruption to get brexit done and get the country reunited behind a positive conservative vision and win the next election. we have a civic duty to stop jeremy corbyn winning the next election. thank you, gary streeter and baroness ros altmann. meanwhile the labour party is struggling to come to terms with its own pretty dismal showing in the european election results. they came third with 14% of the votes — well behind the liberal democrats. they now have ten meps — half the number they had in the last european parliament. many in the shadow cabinet, are now pushing forjeremy corbyn to unequivocally back calls for a second referendum, and to campaign to remain. richard corbett is the leader of the labour party at the european parliament. he succesfuly retained his seat for yorkshire and the humber at the eu elections. thanks forjoining us. do you think that labour's

because brexit is delayed or because voters wa nt brexit is delayed or because voters want another referendumis delayed or because voters want another referendum? labour is split. the feeling is they have been badly let down by national politicians and labour politicians and this is the first chance to make this protest, and unfortunately a lot of good labour councillors will lose their seats because of it. whatever deal the conservatives can get through parliament, if they are able to, it should go to a confirmatory ballad so that we can find out from the people, is this really what you want? about as for the smaller parties, ukip has taken a battering, but the greens are upbeat. there is an element, undeniably, a disenchantment with the two big parties, people are fed up the two big parties, people are fed up with the weight they have handled brexit, there is a cry for clarity which the greens are offering. plenty more evidence of the disintegration of traditional loyalties to the two big parties. these were local elections, and many people may simply have shown they are fed up after years

to brexit, but it very hard brexit with potentially very damaging consequences.n both sides is going to be fairly similar. and this is not a satisfactory referendum. it is not clear what the question is. it does represent opinion in part, but it is not a resolution to the problem. they are pulling a lot more than you at the moment, the brexit party? —— they are polling in not more than you. they are, but we are on their heels and we are catching them. the difference between a divorce is that ican differ difference between a divorce is that i can differ largely by the labour party who are setting largely on the events happen, how tight. —— the difference between a deep votes. if the numbers come close as they suggest, will be largely on the heels of the brexit party. another from a will on twitter. why do the liberal democrats are not from a remain aligns with the other remain parties? it is basically getting nigel financially went.|j parties? it is basically getting nigel financially went. i would parties? it is basically getting nigelfinancially went. i would be

or for no brexit or a soft brexit.of anger ratherthan a referendum. if settled, it's an expression of anger rather than a referendum. if we're going back to what we are talking about, what exactly are we going to cu re by about, what exactly are we going to cure by having a new leader, it's the first thing understand is that mark and the hardline right—wing brexiteers are in a minority in the conservative party. nicky morgan, is far more representative of the majority of conservative mps. mark and his followers... they are in a tiny minority. i'm going to go to owen. you are sitting next to the future of your party. this ascendancy has the wind, this faction has the wind in their cells. this faction in the party has little future. what will happen is two candidates will be put to a tory grassroots and they have been massively infiltrated by people used to bea massively infiltrated by people used to be a member of ukip and both of those candidates will compete in a dutch auction of who can be most extreme and big up no

stop brexit! prime minister...ptic ministers were absent from their normal places supporting her at prime minister's questions. then watch, that's andrea leadsom walking in more than half an hour late, having been with other brexiteers who have fears about theresa may's version of brexit. then at lunchtime, theresa may had to try, probably in vain, to explain her new brexit compromise that mps already tried to strangle. we can bring an end to the months, years, of increasingly bitter argument and division that have both polarised and paralysed our politics. we can move on, move forwards and get on with the jobs we were sent here to do, what we got into politics to do. that is what we can achieve if we support this new deal. it's now clear, the bold new deal the prime minister promised is little more than a repackaged version of her three—times rejected deal. the rhetoric may have changed but the deal has not. this government is too weak, too divided, to get this country out of the mess that they have created. look

brexit means brexit. brexit does mean brexit. there should be no general election until 2020.ry vote for me as a vote for strong and stable leadership. strong and stable leadership. strong and stable leadership. i am working on an agreement parliament can support. it is clear the house does not support this deal. voting against leaving without a deal and for an extension does not solve the problem. we are at the moment of decision . i fear we are reaching the limit of the process. we will not leave on time with a deal on the 29th of march. it is slipping away from us. we risk losing a great opportunity. i will shortly leave the job. well, but withel enormous and enduring gratitude but with thel, norm is an enduring gratitude to serve the country i love. tom: that should be bronzed and shown to every high school and college class until time. that was extraordinary to see the path of a short prime minister may 10 year, only a few only a few-- tenure, days left. francine: that was theresa may just over an hour ago, tearfully saying she will quit as tory leader on june 7. we have

get brexit through.hether anyone could have done any better. it's such a gargantuan, complex political issue. you need the political issue. you need the political skills of... i don't know, you would have to be a political houdini to get out of this one, it's a massive undertaking. what has made it harder, whereas europe has traditionally been the issue that has devoured tory leaders, it has divided the tory party for the best pa rt divided the tory party for the best part of 50 years. what has happened now, it has spilled over into the body politic and spread out into the country. and we are now a very divided country. we had european elections, but this wasn't about the merits of different candidates, to put it bluntly, it was about to remain and leave, and where you are, still. faced with that, you would have to be an extraordinary political leader to manage a way through this, and perhaps more importantly, to find a way to bring this country together again. from where i'm sitting, that might be a tas

brexit is theissue election at the moment. brexit is the issue facing the party. with the conservatives to get a brexit deal through that is as close to what you want as you possibly can? we have to think about what is best for the country. the deal theresa may is currently offering is not a good deal. the tories, i think you will find, have not moved from their original red lines. the deal that they are offering is not in the interest of the country. is that right, james? if you have moved, tell us where? the talks are ongoing. diane is speaking as if there is no discussion, no sense of being able to move forward in what is described as serious discussions to find that space for compromise, where we don't have a majority of the house of commons. that is the calculus we are confronting. john mcdonnell has been saying this morning we need to fix brexit. that sense everyone has picked up on the doorstep, it has been noticeable the focus has been on the liberal democrats for the gains they have made, understandably. which red lines are you moving on? i think it is th

brexit. brexit. obviously brexit. why do you think the lib dems took control in winchester?”rol in winchester? i think the majority of people are just off with the way conservatives are handling brexit. why do you think it went the way it did? sheet isn't doing what she should do. she being? theresa whatever kind of world is it's one that saw quite a change here, protest, message sending, well, add your own label. no one seems to have the monopoly on political wisdom. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in winchester. meanwhile labour has lost ground in parts of the north of england and the midlands. the party lost its majority on wirral council, losing three seats to the conservatives and the greens. from there, judith moritz reports. labour's control of the wirral was only hanging by a thread before last night it had a majority ofjust one seat. so wins here for other parties we re seat. so wins here for other parties were enough to push the left out of power and the council into no overall control. i think what we've seen tonight in many other wards as there is a disillusionment, u n

on brexit.w's paper saying no deal is not a good idea is interesting. i think what we will see is this leadership race split between those who advocate a no deal and those who say they want a new one. the no deal people are also saying we will go back to the eu and renegotiate a better deal but the eu commission is not going to be set backin commission is not going to be set back in its hq until the very end of october, beginning of november, so really there is not going to be time to renegotiate this new sparkly deal that they say they are going to, and why would the eu move when they haven't in the past particularly if they think the comments will block it anyway? those discussions are starting tomorrow because they are meeting for a number of things including newjob titles. the european commission doesn't sit until the 1st of november. even if they say we will give you the unicorn, they couldn't because they will not be sitting until after our deadline. labour now, the brexit deal must be put

they don't want to deliver brexit. they don't want to deliver brexit.ve? look, barry'sjust said it all — what labour are trying to do right now is bail out the conservative government to deliver brexit. and you've said you want to deliver brexit. yet labour party members — labour party voters — actually are saying they want a people's vote with the chance for the public to look at the deal and say, "is this a good deal or a bad deal? should we stay in the european union?" deal? should we stay in the european union? " will you stop deal? should we stay in the european union?" will you stop brexit, as the labour party, with the opportunity to make those people happy? will you stop brexit, yes or no? yes. so you're not trying to deliver brexit? i'll answer you, jo. the you're not trying to deliver brexit? i'llansweryou, jo. the nec you're not trying to deliver brexit? i'll answer you, jo. the necjust passed the policy of the party that said, "if we are landed with the stupid deal that they negotiated or a no—deal, we will have — we will absolutely — opt fo

brexit. so let's demonstrate what this house can achieve. let's come together, honor the referendum, deliver what we promised the british people and build successful future for our whole country. and i commend the statement to the house. >> jeremy corbyn. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i think the prime minister advanced copy of the statement. in fact, i received it yesterday when the prime minister made an appeal seeking common ground and parliament. where did she make that appeal? not in -- we will leave the british house -- >> refused to consult the public or parliament picture did not seek a compromise until after she missed her own deadline to leave. and by the time she finally did, she had lost the authority to deliver. that became evident during the six weeks of cross party talks that ended last week. talks that were entered into constructively both sides to see if a compromise was possible. but, mr. speaker, while those talks are going on cabinet minister after cabinet minister made state

some people want a no—deal brexit and some don‘t wa nt want a no—deal brexit and some don‘t want brexiteal with that. there are differences over what we would like the future to beat but a lot of agreement over what was wrong with the treaty and we kept explaining to her this was not leading but nor was it staying in with vote and voice. it was a strange hybrid we had to pay all the bills. there were new laws they would determine the characters we no longer have vote and voice. it was clearly worse than leaving properly and worse than staying in. it looks like there could be maybe 16 candidates throwing hats into the ring for this contest. do you have any views on who should take over? not yet because it is far too early and my first advice would be to think very carefully. i6 first advice would be to think very carefully. 16 is far too many and we do not want to spend weeks in the mp pa rt do not want to spend weeks in the mp part of the context trying to winnow it down to two to present to our members. i think this should be thinking and deal—making in the next few days so the mp cont

we are an anti—brexit party. we wa nt day. we are an anti—brexit party. we want to stop brexit.re we have been arguing for more police, there is bread and butter issues, i think we have got very strong positions. john, can you say something about labour's performance, and then i will bring emily n. sound like this i5a will bring emily n. sound like this is a bitterly disappointing for labour. -- this is disappointing for labour. -- this is disappointing for labour. they have not fell away as badly as the conservatives, but viewers might remember last year we had labour and the conservatives neck and neck, back then it was 35 a piece, rather than 28 apiece. labour have fallen back in the last 12 months, during the period where the brexit impasse has evolved and continued, just as much as the conservatives, and to that extent, at least, i think the labour party has to ask itself whether or not its response to the brexit deal, and the brexit impasse has been adequate or not, and certainly there is plenty of opinion polling out there that whatever people think of how well or badly t

, what's brexit?sold. we want an instantaneous response. we want to know now. many other parties have been looked at by the watchdog over the years and it is only fair that everybody comes from the same absolutely fair state. i would not want to trivialise an unacceptable attack on nigel farage, which i don't think is the way we should be conducting elections at all or campaigning at all, but people are throwing everything at nigel farage at the moment, whether it is allegations about the source of his money or what he said in the past about the health service and everything else, and what is really all about. whether that makes any difference to the people preparing to vote for him i am really not sure. it enables him to play the vic, he can say the establishment are ganging up against me, they are scared of me, that is why... -- victim. and it is a brand—new party. it is quite right it is under the spotlight. if you think about the other parties they have had to put up other parties they have had to

on brexit.self is the problem. theresa may wants to sit there with a deal, the only deal that the european union will accept, and as soon as the reality of brexit is written down, your own reality of brexit is written down, your own site., and they will face exactly the same problem and we will be back you are probably in a few short months dealing with exactly the same situation. thank you very much indeed. slightly blustery, pretty noisy, but at least the sun is shining. ben. you are watching bbc news special coverage from downing street after the prime minister's resignation statement. i'm joined now by charles walker, a vice chair of the 1922 committee, which represents conservative backbenchers. he'll be organising the parliamentary stages of the leadership contest and has just been in a meeting about exactly that. just talk us through what happens next. myself and my co-chair will oversee the parliamentary stages of the ballot. i imagine they will be a number of candidates. we will whittle

and they support a hard brexit? so was at a fairand support a hard brexit?reasonable way to proceed? it is the system and we must accept that that is it ideal? what feelings you get in the terms of an appetite for a general election?” you get in the terms of an appetite for a general election? i think once people think about the process of how the prime minister is chosen by hundred and 20,000 people with a vote, i think the wider public will maybe not be that happy with this process. i know labour will really mmp process. i know labour will really ramp up theircampaign process. i know labour will really ramp up their campaign now to force an election but if they want to try and do that within parliament they will still need to try and force a vote of no—confidence and they don't know if they will have the numbers to secure that. they are not sure they would be able to pass that. so i think labour they would be able to pass that. so ithink labourare they would be able to pass that. so i think labour are in a tricky position at the moment. the observer, boris

more recently the brexit referendum.e snp government at holyrood is opposed in principle and practice to brexit, would dearly love to see it stopped. but for all the critics of devolution prior to 1999, i think very few people now would want to go back 21 years before the scottish parliament came into being. david porter. and what of northern ireland? without a government for the last two years. from stormont, here's jayne mccormack. devolution has brought with it all sorts of twists and turns here in northern ireland. the success of the good friday agreement in 1998 paved the way for stormont, but it has had a rocky existence ever since. the nature of power—sharing means that unionists and nationalists have to share power together, and we have seen the assembly collapse a number of times. in 2010 the powers ofjustice and policing were devolved for the first time. a sign perhaps that things were stabilising. butjust six years later and financial scandal tore through the institutions and collapsed of the dup—sinn fein exe

a no deal brexit.and when it happens that allows businesses to continue to trade across the channel. ben butters, good to get your analysis. thank you. —— channel. now let's brief you on some other business stories. fiat chrysler and renault are set to confirm tie—up talks later today, with the board of the french carmaker called to an early morning meeting to discuss the situation. the plan under discussion would involve some transfer of equity, according to a source close to the discussions. air new zealand has ordered eight boeing 787—10 dreamlinerjets worth $2.7 billion at list prices, which will be powered by general electric engines. the american plane maker beat out rival airbus, which had proposed the a350 for the hotly contested deal. the deal gives the airline, which has previously mentioned a goal of flying auckland—new york non—stop, theoption to switch some aircraft to the longer range 787—9s. huawei's founder and chief executive ren zhengfei says retaliation us president donald trump is c

vote brexit! a large number of gains. brexit! supporter or an opponent, but it's a bit late now. but these are the best results for us for 15 years. if we add another council to the nine we have already gained, it will be the best result for a quarter of a century. i'm afraid the bad news is we've got to move onto another election in three weeks' time, so we're going to have to keep working. the european elections. we are very clear about our message — every vote for the liberal democrats is a vote for stopping brexit. absolutely clear, unambiguous, honest. we expect to do well. we are clearly the dominant successful remain party, and we expect everybody to get behind us in that important election. so thank you for all the work you've done. a brilliant result. and it's a great result for the party nationally. thank you very much. cheering vince cable therefore the liberal democrats. the co—leader of the greens, jonathan bartley, said the results were phenomenalfor his party, and the outcome of a lot of hard work. he dismissed sug

is one quote in our front with the brexiteers.ont page story with the brexiteers. is one quote in our front page story tomorrow which said it's fundamentally the same deal but worse with lots of other crap thrown in and this is a total lack of leadership and desperation by the prime minister. that sums up how the eurosceptics are feeling, it isn't a new deal, it isn't fundamentally changing, and for them it has more bad stuff. the idea of a second rev from, saying to the 100 also labour mps who want a second referendum, saying if you back ideal now i will give you another vote on a second referendum but that vote failed the house of commons last time, there is no base it would go again, and as caroline was just saying, we know her time in office is coming to an end and we know someone is coming to an end and we know someone like boris johnson is coming to an end and we know someone like borisjohnson or dominic raab is going to replace her, they're not going to want a second referendum because they want to brexit over the line and

brexit! reporter: t brexit yea -- brexiteers are growing more powerful.ping up to supporters, the line for a is continuing. >> nothing counts until we deliver brexit. reporter: factions are dug in deep. ays do is talk abo brexit ando we pivot todeal, we will not move in the polls and eventually we will hand the keys of number 10 to jeremy corbyn. reporter: expect lots of promises to make up for lost time. far, summit after summi failure, staying close to rules and standards 's, including the hard border with ireland. what could someone else achieved but she didn't? the irish leader is saying that britain could see a general election, a nereferendum, maybe and know deal brexit. >> british politics is consumed by brexit and will be consumed by brexit for long time. that means we have entered a new phase and itngay be a very ous one for ireland's. reporter: deal is all that is left, there is no clear way for him p's to stop that happening. another constitutional crisis may well be in the cards. if clarity about brexit is what britain needs more host -- needs

one is brexit and as we will see ina hours.s we will see in a moment, another one is the political careers and survival of political careers and survival of political parties. absolutely. i would say that this has forced the tory party candidates to stare into the abyss, almost, because they are looking at a complete wipeout if they continue to just fight amongst themselves like ferrets in a sack. however, i do fear that they will go to extreme. dominic raab said it is easy, i will just to extreme. dominic raab said it is easy, i willjust go back to the eu and say we're going renegotiate the withdrawal deal. what part of that did he not understand? he was bizarrely an almost in comprehensively involved in the last negotiation, he signed off on it one day and resigned the next. how can he possibly think that the eu will change its mind because he is the new prime minister? he says i have a flanking majority. to me, he is unconscionably match are, and all this stuff about i will drive it through and no—one else can —— macho. do y

they're using it as evidence public brexit stop what we want to remain.n the results essentially. in a way it's true is it not? of course, well much like a general election before it's difficult to draw a line in the best fit and what the results tell us, but i think it's interesting there wasn't, the most pro—brexit party is the conservatives. the most anti—brexit party wasn't labour, it was the lead dams and the greens who did well, that laid down in particular had this urge, say you could deduce from there that people we re could deduce from there that people were there because they wanted brexit, because there is an option at the pier brexit party, we don't know whether it balance itself out and we will find out in a couple weeks' time. is another message at the green party did right and we know there are people angry about the climate change which could be another message that they don't think they're being listened to his. and it's been in the news a lot in the last weeks in a way that has beenin the last weeks in a way that has been in any other el

you said ukip is the brexit party. you said ukip is the brexit party.is the only party that can deliver brexit because it's published a plan, a published manifesto, an active democratic system and we have counsellors in the determination to do it which is the most important thing. who is going to be ukip's next leader? my guess would be gerard batten. we will have a leadership election soon and i think the party is very much behind him and he's been a very successful leader of the party. it's growing fast. i see that in my own branch. i think you should continue, long may he continue. mr batten has selected a number of right—wing youtube users as candidates and they encourage, according to the guardian, tojoin as candidates and they encourage, according to the guardian, to join a hate—filled social media platform used by the perpetrator of an anti—semitic massacre which left 11 jewish worshippers dead in the united states last year. have you read and are aware of the article and comment on it? i haven't read it and comment on it? i haven't read it and i