house of commons wednesday morning on c-span20. we invite your participation by twitter using the hashtag pmqs. members finishing up other business. live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> any proposal she brings forward to deal with the legacy is balance and proportionate and our brave veterans are fairly treated. >> i can absolutely deter that guarantee. >> ian paisley. >> 319 are you see officers murdered, 315 soldiers murdered. 200 of those cases, what will you do about bringing justice to those gallant members of our community? >> the honorable gentlemen puts it very well. the current system is not working for anybody. we are working through on the consultation and look forward to working across the house to find a resolution that works for everyone. >> aaron schmidt. >> we are proposing to support the 500 victims of the victims pension. can you tell us when the payments will be made? >> the honorable gentlemen knows that this is a devolved matter, and to make these decisions that i want to see progress made. >> order. questions for the prime minister? terry mccarthy. >> question one, mister speaker. >> the prime minister. >> mister speaker, mi

now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> i ask the minister if you agree with me that communications will be improved if the wells labor government build a relief probe. >> my honorable friends make an important point. i highlighted it in two weeks time, that it will be abolished. hard to believe the former member of parliament or secretary of state, the resources available, the time is available, i'm sorry the wells governor has not reacted. >> business grows in north wales with congestion on my side of the border, will the secretary of state sit with the labor secretary to work out when it will be upgraded? >> honorable member makes an important point with these issues and the secretary of state, officials administered in all parts of the united kingdom and cross-border issues, i was disappointed the wells government didn't attend last time we met. >> mister speaker, from north wales, 20 million pounds with funding on the deal, disappointed that that has not been followed by similar announcements. and might be expected. >> this important policy, taking some time to n

. >> now live to london for british prime minister's question time. each week the house of commons is in session, we bring you prime minister teresa may taking questions from the house of commons live wednesday morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. we invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmq. prior to question time members are finishing up their business. now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> what work should improve the current system? does he agree with me a close link with constituents and their representatives is important? >> mister speaker, yes i do agree it is extremely important. i think him for his question. >> 35 years ago, a unanimous judgment ruled an ethnic group was protected from discrimination but the result of the prime ministers race has no data whatsoever. requiring the public party for the consensus and including speakers, will the prime minister commit to ministers to include the census order to bring a end to decades of discrimination. >> the independent decisions these here in some detail and the questions today i would endeav

where it be used we need that it is only temporary but time is running out may once the british house of commons to vote on the deal by january twenty first that's the situation doesn't change dramatically but here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world to a jury in charlottesville virginia in the u.s. has recommended life in prison for the american white nationalist who brams his car into a crowd of people last year the twenty one year old drove into a group who were protesting against a white supremacist rally one woman was killed and dozens injured the judge is set to pass judgment or sentence rather in march google c.e.o. has become the latest leader of a u.s. tech giant to face a grilling by members of the u.s. congress sundar pichai denied accusations that google has programmed any political bias into its search engine he also repeated the company's position that it has no plans white now to launch a sensor search engine in china. two russian cosmonauts on the international space station are currently out on a space walk they're investigating a mysteriou

house and senate committees on the agency mission. earlier today, we brought you live coverage of prime minister question time in the british house of commons. bbc reporting that labor leader jami corbin allegedly -- jeremy made derogatory comments at theresa may. here's a look at what happened. speaker.you, mr. they said they put down a vote of no-confidence then they said they would not and then they did but it was not effective. i know it is christmas season and pantomime season. he is going to put a confidence vote. yes he is. no, he isn't. i have got some news for him. i have got some advice. look behind you. they are not interested. >> you helpfully circulated an update on the behavior in this place. we haven't celebrating 100 years of women getting the vote -- we have been celebrating 100 years women getting the vote. you think it is acceptable to call people stupid women in this chamber? >> can i say to my honorable friend, i think everybody in this house, particularly in this 100th year of the anniversary women getting the vote, should be aiming to encourage women to come into this. and should therefore use appropriate language in

a real grasp on the problem of inequality we begin with a report from the library of the british house of commons which is analogous to the library of congress here in the u.s. on what our world will look like in twenty thirty if trends continue the report finds that the richest one percent of humanity is. on track to control sixty four percent of the planet's capital and wealth by twenty thirty up from the current fifty percent and measured in dollars that one percent will increase their huge holdings from the current hundred forty trillion dollars to three hundred five trillion dollars the labor party's m.p. lam byrne who requested the survey told the u.k. guardian that absent major reforms global policy makers are quote risking a new explosion instability corruption and poverty on the other side of the proverbial coin a nov twenty seventeen report from credit suisse found that people on the bottom fifty percent of the income scale on less than one percent of global wealth got that fifty percent of lower income folks on less than one percent o.-m. g. . turning back to the u.s. for more granular

. >> we will leave this event with senator cory booker to go live to the british house of commons for statement by prime minister theresa may. a possible delay in the

she was the british house of commons to vote on the deal by generally 21.hat is if the situation does not changed are medically. brent: a lot to talk about. i am joined in a study by our course on it, alex forest-whiting. she has been following the story today for us. and in brussels, we have our colors on it, bernd riegart. we said at the beginning of the show that theresa may is s leavg and coming home empty-handed. is she? bb fish the british circus was n town todod, rerunnining the magc show, mrs. may did not get what she wanted to get. she wanted to do fresh negotiations with the leaders, and at will not happen.. she can count on getting some reassurances or presentations on how to interpret the deal, but the deal itself will not be altered. these as are two nations are drafted as we speak to be issued at the eu summit later this week, but t more. the question is, is that enough? brent: that is the question, alex. will that be enough for theresa may once she gets home and once she is standing in front off parliament? alex: the big issue here over this

member states bracks it is a done deal but the final document still must be approved by the british house of commons and that is far from certain whether it's an orderly or a disorderly brax it millions on both sides of the channel are now saying farewell to a decades long partnership for the bracks years themselves until very though they hope the goodbye will be as quick as possible. will hill knows tilbury well because he's lived here for many years. but he doesn't like his town much anymore the windows are barred kids hanging around on the streets drinking even at noon. will use to work at the docks and made good money but now he has lots of time to think about the police station that's been shut down due to budget cuts it's like that everywhere. you know what it's like to be brought. before. everything. nobody helps. only twenty miles away from london. on a clear day you can even see the glittering skyscrapers of the city of london the place where policy is made and lots of money. none of it finds its way to tilbury just down the thames here many people have low wage jobs and much of the work at

a real grasp on the problem of inequality we begin with a report from the library of the british house of commons which is analogous to the library of congress here in the u.s. on what our world will look like in twenty thirty if trends continue the report finds that the richest one percent of humanity is on track to control sixty four percent of the planet's capital and wealth by two thousand and thirty up from the current fifty percent and measured in dollars that one percent will increase their huge holdings from the current hundred forty trillion dollars to three hundred five trillion dollars the labor party's m.p. lam byrne who requested the survey told the u.k. guardian that absent major reforms global policy makers are quote risking a new explosion instability corruption and poverty on the other side of the proverbial calling a november twenty seventh report from credit suisse found that people on the bottom fifty percent of the income scale own less than one percent of global wealth got that fifty percent of lower income folks on less than one percent oh m g. turning back to the us for mo

. >> we are going to leave the british house of commons here and return here to washington, capitol hill, where senate armed services committee is about to meet holding confirmation hearings on the lead of u.s. military special operations and u.s. central command. oklahoma senator jim inhofe is chair of the armed services committee. live coverage here on c-span2.

>> you been watching prime minister questions in the british house of commons. you can watch it on c-span2 or sunday night here on c-span. you can also go to c-span.org and find video of past prime minister's questions and other british public affairs programs.

face the unknown reality of a no deal when the country is due to leave the in march the british house of commons is due to vote on the p.m.'s deal in mid january downing. it says to reason may have been in close contact with european leaders over the holidays to seek assurances that after facing a serious challenge to her leadership over the past couple of months already and until the deal has a day or has been ratified it is the responsible position of government and it is it would be the responsible position of any government to put in place contingency arrangements for no deal no do y'all would read his ass to for our country and no responsible government would have allowing yes i know it's christmas i know he's not to be stocking down the chimney and not christmas tree he still hasn't found. it's the prime minister who is supposed to be undertaking a negotiation. for prime minister the trial to bring an acceptable deal back why didn't the prime minister stop the pretense and stop wasting four billion pounds in a cynical attempt to drive her deeply damaging deal through their house. is the ri

be used we need certainty that it is only temporary but time is running out may once the british house of commons to vote on the deal by january twenty first that's the situation doesn't change dramatically. a lot to talk about to do that on board here in the studio correspondent alex forrest whinings she's been following those developments for us today and in brussels is our correspondent bill. bellamy start with you you know we sort of the beginning of the show that threesome is leaving she's coming home empty handed. yes the breakfast circus was back in town today rerunning a pretty bad show actually and there was no magic trick to be found to resolve this mess and mrs may did not get what she wanted to get she wanted to need a new go she asians fresh negotiations with the e.u. leaders that will not happen she can count that she will get some. reassurances ins how to interpret the brics a deal but the deal itself is not be all that these attentions are drafted as we speak to be issued of the u.s. summit later this week but not more and that the very big question is is that enough. that is the

be used we need certainty that it is only temporary but time is running out may once the british house of commons to vote on the deal by january twenty first that's the situation doesn't change dramatically. a lot to talk about to do that on board here in the studio correspondent alex forrest why didn't she has been following those developments for us today and in brussels is our correspondent. there let me start with you you know we sort of the beginning of the share that threesome is leaving she's coming home empty handed. yes the breakfast circus was back in town today rerunning a pretty bad show actually and there was no magic trick to be found to resolve this mess and mrs may did not get what she wanted to get she wanted to need a new girl she ations fresh negotiations with the e.u. leaders that will not happen if she can count but she will get some. reassurances of us a taste ins how to interpret the brics a deal about the beats of the not be altered these as it ages are drafted as we speak to be issued of the us summit later this week but not more and the very big question is is that enoug

>> during question time in the british house of commons, prime minister theresa may called on the parliament to approve her brexit deal, calling it the best deal for the united kingdom. the house of commons is scheduled to vote on the prime minister's brexit deal on december 11th. this is 50 minutes. >> thank you. i want to invite the house to join me today in warmly welcoming to the gallery a quite extraordinary, brave and courageous rape victim who has waived her anonymity in order to campaign not merely for her rights, very important though those rights are, but for the rights of all women similarly violated. i'm referring, of course, to sami woodhouse. welcome to the house of commons. [ applause ] questions for the prime minister, mr. philip dunn. question number one. >> thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. can i first of all join you and the whole house in commending sunny woodhouse. i think we all recognize across this house for too long it has been difficult for rape victims to speak out. i hope that now following her example, others will recognize that they will be heard and that prope

be used we need certainty that it is only temporary but time is running out may once the british house of commons to vote on the deal by january twenty first that's the situation doesn't change dramatically. all right we're going back to the top story that we're following for you at this hour the shooting in the french city of strasbourg and we have live coverage g.w.s. own max holzman is in strasbourg from where he joins me on the line right now max good evening to you we understand that there are recent developments the gunmen could have been cornered what can you tell us what's the latest and that's what we understand yes no action has been pushed to a different neighborhood where it all started it started at the center for so you know those pictures that you feed well of the curtains market that's where the suit it took place not exactly on the christmas market but close by police activity now is south or south of the center so about two to three kilometers from where we are here helicopters circling this is where the police concert heading and some of the sources that we have are saying that

break into a program to westminster and the british house of commons where prime minister treason may is just beginning a statement to m.p.'s it's a vote in parliament let's listen and after we have left i've listened very carefully to what has been said in this chamber and i know what is being said in this train and out of it by members formal side it's from listening to those views it is clear that while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal i. guess on one issue on one issue the northern ireland backstop there remains widespread and deep concern as a result if we went ahead and held the votes tomorrow the deal would be rejected it was significant. we will therefore defer the vote for tomorrow. and not proceed to divide the house at this time i set out in my speech opening the debate last week the reasons why the backstop is a necessary guarantee to the people of northern ireland and why whatever future relationship you want there is no deal available that does not include the back story. behind all those arguments in a skate people facts the fact that north

the reassurance that we would >> you've been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. it's the final one for the year, as members go on christmas break. you can watch it in the new year when we return january 9, live on c-span2, a and again sunday night at 9: p.m. eastern and pacific here on c-span. go to c-span.org to find video of past prime ministers questions and other british public affairs programs. ♪ announcer: christmas day on aspan at 11:45 a.m. eastern, look back on this year's memorial services for first lady barbara bush, senator john mccain, and president george h.w. bush. then have 3:30 p.m. eastern, william a craven on the future of the u.s. military. at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker, and historian john meacham on the u.s.'s role in the world. >> if there's a problem in the world, people do not call moscow or beijing, they call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems, and expect us to keep things running. announcer: at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america.

announcer 1: you have been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. you can see it live 7:00 eastern on c-span two or sunday night 9:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. you can go to c-span.org and find video of past prime minister's questions and other british public affairs programs. after unanimous approval from the european union on a plan for the you cry -- the u.k.'s which are all from the e.u. -- withdrawal from the e.u., she reported back to the house of commons. some members said they would not vote for the final brexit deal. pm may: with permission, i would like to make a statement on the conclusion of our negotiations to leave the european union. ations to leave the european union. brussels, i read should deal with the leaders of the other 27 eu member states. it will ensure our departure on the 29th of march next year. there is a political declaration unambitious future partnership on national interest. it is the right deal for britain because it is for the british people. it takes back control of our borders. it

the british house of commons will deliver its verdict on the british exit from the european union andmber 19th the fed is expected to announce its final quarter rate hike of the year. all of these are potentially market moving. you may need a little extra eggnog this december. >> there could be a lot of nervous investors. >> jill schlesinger with all the markets volatility in the markets. >>> authorities in butte county say 10 people are still unaccounted for this morning in the camp fire. in all, 85 people were killed in the flames. officials have positively identified 46 remains. burned nearly 240 square miles. it's been 28 days since that deadly wild fire tore through the town of paradise and yesterday, thousands of people got a chance to see what's left of their homes for the first time. butte county sheriffs evacuated most of their belongings were reduced to melted pieces some people were able to recover a few items. >> things like this garden elves. of all the stupid stuff. they'll need a good cleaning. >> something once insignificant now deemed priceless. >>> time now is 5:41.

of you may be hoping for. i can tell you the so-called meaningful vote by the british parliament house of commons is scheduled to happen tomorrow, tuesday local time 7:00 p.m. theresa may started an emergency meeting with her cabinet about 40 minutes ago. i think the question about this postponement would be why? perhaps theresa may thinks she can win over more of her own party, conservative party mps. or perhaps to get some concessions from brussels. this deal theresa may has brought back from brussels is extremely unpopular among members of parliament. she is expected to lose that vote tomorrow with a margin of around 200. she could perhaps try to win over her own mps or brussels. jean-claude juncker has been speaking through a spokesperson this morning, repeating that this withdrawal agreement is not going to be changed. there is no room for maneuver on that. he went so far as to say, we have a deal on the table. it is the best and only possible deal. >> looking at this from the european perspective, today the european court of justice has voted they will allow the u.k. to unilaterally stop the brexit proc

government of justice and i >> you have been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. you can see it live wednesday 7:00 eastern on c-span 2 or watch it sunday night 9:00 eastern here on c-span. you can go to c-span.org and five videocast questions and other british public affairs programs. host: a historic vote ahead in the british parliament on tuesday on separating from the european union. does tla

the last of the year from the british house of commons. after that, a discussion of race and racism in america. ♪ >> this week, wall street journal columnist holman jenkins. he talks about his work in politics in america during the trump era. host: holman jenkins, when did you decide you wanted to be a writer? guest: i think i knew early on. my teachers identified in maine -- in me a talent for writing that they call journalistic. my father was a political science professor. our house is full of books. my mother said i got the writing gene from her. that might be true. she was very much a reader. host: where did you grow up? guest: in philadelphia. host: when did you get the first tent that writing would be your life? was it high school or college? guest: i think it was in second or third grade. they had us wrote an essay about what if our shoes walked off without us. and i wrote something so charming that they published it. i told them i was going to put on my sneaky sneakers and sneak off after them. they thought that was brilliant for a

prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the british house of commons, followed at 9:45 understatement about a brexit plan. ," auncer: this week on "q&a discussion on what it means to be an american with historians. russell shorto, what would you say it means to be an american? russell: that is a broad question. first of all, thank you for hosting this and for inviting me. i love what you have done with the place. it is an honor to be with this panel. doctors brinkley and medford. who has done more in the past 40 years or so to shine a light on what america is then brian lamb and c-span? [applause] i am, at the risk of sounding cliche, tempted to say one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the fascinating thing about the pledge of allegiance is it was created self-consciously at a time when the country was looking for a way -- an identity , a way to clarify its identity and impose that on children. it was created as -- to be recited in schools. the drafts of it and how it changed, i think the original without a began reference to the count

time ministers questions from the british house of commons is next.stal fleming talks about race and racism in america. at 11:00 p.m., q&a with wall street journal columnist. the final question time of the year, british prime minister theresa may took questions on the economy, funding for u.k. public services and brexit negotiations. labor party leader jeremy corbyn pressed her on her leadership and preparing the brexit negotiations. >> questions to the prime minister. mike amesbury. >> question number one. >> this friday marks 30 years since flight 103, the biggest loss

. >> we will leave this event with senator cory booker to go live to the british house of commons for a statement by prime minister theresa may. a possible delay in the brexit about. p.m. may: setting up the terms of our departure from the eu, a declaration setting out our future relationship after we have left. i listened very carefully to what is said in this chamber and out of it. [indiscernible] p.m. may: what has been set in this chamber and out of it from members of all sides. ares clear that while there 's support on key aspect of the issue, the remains widespread concerns. other results, the deal would be rejected. we will therefore differ is andt scheduled for tomorrow not proceed to divide the house at this time. i sit in my speech opening debate last week the reasons why it is a necessary guarantee to the people of northern ireland and why with every future relationship you want there is no deal available that is not included the backstop. behind all those arguments are some inescapable facts. northern ireland shares a border with another sovereign state, the fact that they

>> you been watching prime minister questions in the british house of commons. you can watch it on c-span2 or sunday night here on c-span. you can also go to c-span.org and find video of past prime minister's questions and other british public affairs programs. after unanimous approval from the european union -- [no audio] several members, including some from her own conservative party said they would not vote for the final brings a deal. -- final brexit deal. i would like to make a statement on the conclusion of our negotiations to leave the european union. brussels, i read should deal with the leaders of the other 27 eu member states. it will ensure our departure on the 29th of march next year. there is a political declaration unambitious future partnership on national interest. it is the right deal for britain because it is for the british people. it takes back control of our borders. it ends the free movement of people allowing the government to introduce a new skills-based immigration system. it takes back control of our laws. it ends the jurisdiction justic

. >> during question time in the british house of commons, prime minister theresa may called on the parliament to approve her brexit deal, calling it the best deal for the united kingdom. the house of commons is scheduled to vote on the prime minister's brexit deal on december 11th. this is 50 minutes. >> thank you. i want to invite the house to join me today in warmly welcoming to the gallery a quite extraordinary, brave and courageous rape victim who has waived her anonymity in order to campaign not merely for her rights, very important though those rights are, but for the rights of all women similarly violated. i'm referring, of course, to sami

caught between institutions with incompatible demands and everywhere you look inside the british house of commons you see reasons why she will not get a compromise deal through and people are speculating this morning that the vote when it comes might be delayed until january if it is still late that long because of course parliamentarians have got to have their christmas recess does that make it crashing out or a no deal breaks it more likely. the mrs may is presenting to parliament a choice really between this deal and no deal she's trying to rule out the possibility of no breaks it and so certainly less the house of commons can come in behind a different plan which is acceptable to the e.u. then it makes the no deal scenario more likely at the same time in fact it does probably make it slightly more likely that there will be no brett said or that there will be a referendum this is such a difficult situation and the trouble is that these are the people in parliament have got their different reasons for rejecting this deal and so this is may try to satisfy one group of people she'll annoy another

now we go to london where the british house of commons begins a week long session of debate on the brexit deal negotiated by theresa may for the united kingdom to leave the european union. >> the grounds of appeal on planning applications that are consistent with a local plan for those purposes. by moving this bill today to provide reassurance to those communities who spend considerable amounts of time and money producing a neighborhood plan, that it plays an important part in the planning system and determination of planning applications and together with local plan produced by the council, a fundamental document. >> it is a discourtesy to the member, it might not be front and center stage in the minds of all the right honorable members but important to the honorable gentlemen and a lot of people and whether people are interested in this or not. and a respectful silence. >> a fundamental document and the effort made in producing it is worthwhile. in my own constituency two more neighborhood plans past a referendum by 94%, and 98% showing how they are valued by communities. this bill is t

with this deal other than what's already been agreed and as we know is that members of the british house of commons have been saying they don't like that deal well that's the only deal that's on offer from here in brussels but even if there is movement dominick and she comes back with movement from the european meeting thursday and friday on the idea of the backstop and the hard border between the province of northern ireland and the republic the reality is then there are questions to be addressed about whether it's permanent or not and whether europe likes the idea of it being permanent or not or whether northern ireland i.e. the d u p and the irish republic with the t. shirt mr baraka whether they like it being permanent or not. yeah absolutely very many questions there peter and so far at least he doesn't seem to be able to provide the answers indeed it's hard it's unlikely that the e.u. leaders when they come here would like to be posed such questions because they are such difficult questions to answer certainly in a through one looks at the northern irish scenario people should remember that n

prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the british house of commons, followed at 9:45 understatement about a brexit plan. ," auncer: this week on "q&a discussion on what it means to be an american with historians. russell shorto, what would you say it means to be an american? russell: that is a broad question. first of all, thank you for hosting this and for inviting me. i love what you have done with the p.

at 9:00, prime minister questions from the british house of commons. the government shutdown will continue past the christmas holiday as the senate and house have ended their sessions. no legislative business is scheduled in either body until next thursday. as always, watch live house coverage on c-span and the enate on c-span 2. when the new congress takes office in january it'll have the youngest, most diverse freshman class in recent history. new congress, new leaders. watch it live on c-span. starting january 3. host: this week on newsmakers we'll talk with senator james inhofe who chairs the armed services committee and senator chuck grassley of iowa who will take over the finance committee in the new year. senator grassley chairs the judiciary committee for the past four years. he'll move over to finance where the committee has jurisdiction over taxes, tariffs, social security, medicare, and medicaid. two previous chairs of the committee, daniel wester and henry clay. it was formed in 1815. >> you have been the chair for the 115th congress and fo

to view every program we are from the british house of commons since october 1989 and we would like your comments about prime minister's questions the a twitter in the hashtag pmqs. >> sunday night. >> the american nazi party had 20,000 supporters who came to rally at madison square garden in the middle of new york, storm troopers giving the nazi salute with a swastika next to a picture of george washington, that rally was for george washington's birthday. there was an active american fascist movement in the 20s and 30s, earlier than people think, associated with the phrase america first. >> university of london literature professor sarah churchwell look at the history of the terms of america first and the american dream in her book behold, america sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. >> yesterday securities and exchange commission chair jay clayton discuss the regulation of financial markets and a hearing of the senate banking committee, talked about share buybacks, creating rules for new exchange traded funds and regulating crypto currencies. this one hour and 15 minute he

history of the terms america first and the american dream in " sunday "behold america night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. british primeay, minister theresa may gave a statement to the house of commons announcing a delay on the chambers vote for brexit or for the deal for the ok to leave the union. northern

. >> we are going to leave the british house of commons here and return here to washington, capitol hill, where senate armed services committee is about to meet holding confirmation hearings on the lead of u.s. military special operations and u.s. central command. oklahoma senator jim inhofe is chair of the armed services committee. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee meets today to consider the nominations of general frank mckenzie for central command and general richard clarke to be special operations command. of course, we appreciate very much your many years of service and will expect when you are recognized for your opening statements that you recognize your families. it's a very important part of your being here today. we do have a-- some required questions and i'd ask you to answer these questions so that-- audibly so we'll be able to hear your response. the first one, have you adhered to the laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest? >> i will. >> i will. >> all right. do you agree when asked to give your personal views, even if th

fathers of modern conservatism, edmund burke, in the middle of a contentious debate in the british house of commons used the term as far back as 1769. when he used it, he was talking about enforcing discipline, not as a way to punish disobedience, but as a way to stay focused on your goal. and i think that meaning still holds. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. please take your conversations outside the senate floor. mr. cornyn: because the overarching goal of anyone who serves in this position is to keep the team together. the first republican whip was james wadsworth, elected in 1915. he was -- he served in the spanish american war. he opposed prohibition. he was chairman of what was then known as the committee on military affairs. in more recent times, the whips have been great senators and friends like don nickels, trent lott, jon kyl, and of course the current majority leader mitch mcconnell. all of these men have provided good examples and sound counsel to me at one time or another. what we have tried to do together is build consensus to make progress little by little for the

the debate is whether the british house of commons accepts the deal theresa may worked there just speculateith me for a second ash let's suppose that vote goes town to defeat rejected any idea what happens? >> parliament has given itself power to step in and decide what to do. what happens what they're trying to avoid is called crashing out you just leave a march 29th of next year with no plan in place and trade rules go effect but that would be chaos a shock to financial system and trying to avoid that. but boy it looks at this point as though this deal, the theresa may put together is not going to pass. >> what happens to theresa may? story -- >> i'm really -- i know it is speculation but let's suppose that brits crashed out of the european union. they've got no deal they're out. they're just done. then what happens to the european union you want to speculate on that? >> absolutely i think italy drops out if england drops out e corks done. it won't happen right away but it will happen shortly theresa may gives a no confidence vote. worst case is jerry are takes over. >> and then these ind

opening up the bottom on the markets, by disrespect you talk about is pretty common for the british house of commonst gets brutal when the prime minister is questioned. that is britain's parliamentary democracy. ashley webster, you're our guy there, you were hearing all of this, am i right the delay on the vote, goes to brussels to get betters terms, that is comes backs again, that is the sequence of events, right, ash? ashley: you got it exactly right, stuart. now official it is delayed. the key issue is this northern ireland backstop and i don't want to get into the weeds because it gets confusing bottom line they don't want to return to the old days of northern ireland and republic of ireland. they are a fully paid up member of the eu they use the euro in northern ireland. a big part of the peace process was keeping the border open. the backstop calls for no deal on "brexit," eu customs will have some say over exchange of trade between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and that is a problem for meese mps. that is what theresa may will have to go back to brussels to make the people of n

of our interviews can be found on the bloomberg with the function tv . from toronto and new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: british prime minister theresa may presented her deal in the house of commons as she faces a vote that could throw british politics deeper in to crisis and brexit further into doubt. she promised to fight for the leadership of her party in her country quoting "with everything i've got. opponents finally got the numbers they needed to force a vote among conservative party lawmakers. one of the most vocal critics challenged her during prime minister's questions. >> this house agreed a program motion. this house agreed to five days of debate. this house agreed when the vote was going to take place. government cannot deny this house the chance of a vote on this crucial matter. the prime minister at her government have already been found to be in contempt of parliament. her behavior today is just contemptuous of this parliament and of this process.

ok let's get going for you take you live to the house of commons in london where british m.p.'s are set to begin a second day of debate on the prime minister to resign is bricks that deal with the european union the parliamentary session is expected to begin any moment now is called pm accuse prime minister's questions it generally kicks off with one or two technicalities the prime minister questions about her diary engagements in the coming weeks and months let's stay with these pictures until we get into the meat of the debate about brett sit and talk to our correspondent jonah hall so john i think today they're talking about the implications on cybersecurity not the most exciting topic but something that's got to be argued out give or take the pluses and minuses all the same anyway. well they're having to touch on and talk about all the elements of the deal of a future relationship with the european union of course and in terms of the vote. currently slated to take place next tuesday on this deal that reason may have struck with the european union both a with drawl agreement

of london, it could make this british prime minister theresa ma ds last in office. conservative party lawmakers say they have reached t theeshold to trigger a vote of confidence in the british house o v common. the will be held today between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. local time. mamakers have been angered over may's handling of brexit. if they vote noconfidence, may could step down or fight in a new election. but if she wins, she can't be challenged ain for one year. >> president trump's former personal attorney is scheduled fortencing today in a new york federal court. ychael cohen pleaded guilty earlier thisr to charges, including campaign finance and business crimes as s lying to congress. the campaign finance violations are related to hush money payments made to two women ahead of the 2016 election. a move federal prosecutors say was directed mr. trump. for more on today's courtroom fireworks, let's get to nbc's tracie potts in d.c. tracie, thedyresident is alr weighing in on the cohen case. >> reporter: well, he certainly is, because in those guilty pleas, cohen implicated the president sayin that he directed those hush money payments. president trump has pushed back on that, but today is dec

nowhere in terms of the house of commons it wasn't accepted by the house of commons as a hoe that's why they pulled the votes but furthermore it was inconsistent with the votes of the british people this withdrawal agreement does not match up to the public trust that people need to have in the fact that we are actually going to leave the european union she herself said we will never leave the european union truly unless we regain control of our laws and that would not happen under this agreement. that was a been cash a conservative member of parliament in london jetting out of france where police are on the hunt for a gunman who opened fire near christmas market in the city of strasbourg on tuesday night french prosecutors now say two people died and thirteen were injured strasburg's the created close to the french german border it's home to the european parliament and a christmas market that draws millions of people every year that market is on the plastic labor rights and the heart of stuff. written says report hearing the suspect shouting god is great as he opened fire government officials say they're treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack. pani was an int

this, when the dust has settled, the only way that we're going to get through the house of commons and to give the britishple the brexit that they voted for, is to have a version of the deal that the government has negotiated. one former minister who resigned last month to call for another referendum says the government should get a move on and let mps have their say. i've got absolutely no doubt that if the vote is deferred again when we come back on monday, that very serious conversations will be had by members of the cabinet and members of parliament asking, well, what is the strategy? it's simply unacceptable to run out the clock and face the country with the prospect of being timed out. the country has arrived at a moment of extraordinary jeopardy, with no one in sole control of events and no one who knows precisely what will happen next. chris mason, bbc news. there've been scuffles in paris, between police and so called ‘yellow vest‘ protestors, during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations across france. however, the number of people taking part is said to be significantly lower than be