in brussels how would how would brussels view the british rolling the dice in this way. look i think it's an open secret that brussels and that includes the twenty seven year member states are rather sick and tired of the political gains that they have observed over the past two three years basically unfolding in the u.k. and that is not only true for theresa may and the leadership challenge i mean think of the fact that the political leader says she would step down if something if she would achieve something i mean this is this is absolved from that perspective and then also this is also true for charlie kaufman there's a number of european leaders who would criticize the approach that there has not been across party approach to brecht's it and that germany carbon clearly hopes that there would be new and new elections and that he could grab power and so it is this deadlock in the political system that many in brussels blame for the mess they're now facing ok alex one thing the british m.p. say they want even less than three summits deal is no deal yet this is looking i

while the joining us from brussels now as you know has brussels bird chief max hofmann very eventful evening where you are this really has been a political game of cat and mouse during the past two years and now tell us what happened. well as you mentioned before we know what's in the draft conclusions regarding bragg's those were available very very late we usually get some form of this draft the day before maybe two days before but the part on bragg's that was blank we do know now that there's a date in there as you said is the twenty second of may so delaying bragg's it until that day why that day well because on the twenty third of may the european election process starts takes from twenty third to twenty sixth of may and the europeans want to avoid that the u.k. does not participate in these elections whilst in in the european union that could have legal entanglement entanglements that might be quite difficult to resolve afterwards some of the member states would have been in favor to follow theresa may for an extension of till the thirtieth of june but like i said it would have

braggs it but the extension fall short of word british prime minister theresa me was it was asking brussels for and they use an offer comes with strings attached the british parliament must approve the divorce agreement by next week mrs may is locked in to go she issues with e.u. leaders right now and an announcement is expected momentarily we'll bring you the very latest live from brussels. john way a heart thank you so much for your company everyone well we begin this broadcast to with a story that is dominating the political agenda right here in europe brags it british prime minister theresa may is in brussels on a mission to delay the u.k.'s departure from the european union while she's been scrambling to avoid a new deal exit and is currently still locked in negotiations with e.u. leaders they have now said in a draft statement that they would be prepared to hand britain a short breaks a delay but only until may twenty second that's not much shorter than the three months until. say to resign may was asking for and that offer would come with strings attached britain's parliament would h

was asking brussels for and the e.u. is offer it comes with strings attached the british parliament must approve the divorce agreement by next week mrs may is locked in to go she issues with e.u. leaders right now and an announcement is expected momentarily we'll bring you the very latest live from brussels.

ban to you in brussels now the e.u. donald tusk is saying he's open to a long extension to give britain time to rethink what it wants is this an indication that brussels believes it's possible to actually keep britain inside the union. some in the hope that this could be the outcome if there's a long extension in the case there's no the then this is tension may take twenty one months or even more than that and in this time of cause maybe the brits change their minds who knows of the scale as we witnessed last week everything seems to be possible but the majority of the unit is against things that they want to have a managed brecht's it breaks it with a deal so they hope that there is a major somehow manages to get through with the the deed agreed to with the you and then comes the short term extension which would be granted that's out of the question if she has no deal and shows up here in brussels then the discussions will start how long an extension will be because. we have the european elections looming and then brit

to decide its future brussels has done what it could. beget theresa may wanted a longer extension for breaks that she didn't get it how's it going down in london . well that's been widely reported that's reason make ever really unconvincing performance at the summit and that she was described as wooden and really not convincing so overall the picture more of humiliation of the british prime minister in brussels and it's been pointed out it's not the u.k. taking that control but if the e.u. taking back control in this instance. is expected to ask parliament again to approve a deal they've already rejected twice will the speaker of the u.k. parliament allow that vote to take place and if so are the chances any better now that it will pass. all this we will find out next week the speaker has attached conditions to this deal getting in front of parliament another time this will really mark the beginning of another exciting phase in this brics it crime drama because if the deal does go in front of parliament m.p.'s will try and influence the

straight to brussels. what's the mood. like that. might say the brakes of fatigue has pretty much reached its peak here in brussels. state leaders who have been arriving here are still willing are still committed to reaching an orderly breck's it but they are at states basically run out of answers on on what they could suggest what what could be offered to the u.k. that would be acceptable if work for two years on a deal that deal has failed twice everyone is pretty certain that it will probably fail a third time and so a lot of question marks here in brussels it's one thousand and one nights since that practice it referendum but britain voted out as theresa may reiterated here today and somewhere here wondering maybe she'll need a magic lamp to wrap it until she gets the deal through let's listen to the german chancellor in the pond just talk this morning before she left for brussels outlining her position on this issue it's been nothing whatever you want it is my firm conviction that we need to have a structured withdrawal of brita

masses in brussels welcome both. there were plenty of protestors for the games to parliament today how are people feeling about what happened. today was a day where the u.k. was supposed to leave the european union so a lot of the protesters out here have come to celebrate the day and now turning into protesters they are saying that they angry about the situation that they wanted the u.k. to exit the european union today that it has been delayed now that they are mad about that and they amat with the political process in general so those are those protesters others have come here to demand a second referendum and to stay in the european union so tensions and emotions here in london really running high today so now the apollo has dismissed this deal for the third time is the deal now dead. well potentially and then the emphasis is really on potentially to reset make could try to bring it back for a fourth time in front of parliament but judging from the comments that we've heard today from members of parliament they a

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votes to a may had split up there were drawl deal in a bit to gain a short burst of extension from brussels and rule out a long delay to britain's withdrawal from the european union her strategy failed also coming up but a leading nation remembers the victims of the new zealand terrorist attack. closely . living under commute. from the regime in palm. representatives of burma nearly sixty countries are there to honor the fifteen people gunned down during friday prayers to mix into. the at. the haka thank you so much for joining us everyone where we begin with those dramatic developments in the u.k. where british lawmakers have dealt yet another defeat to prime minister theresa may over breaks it on me was trying to pass a motion approving only part of the droll deal she agreed with brussels while she tried to circumvent resistance to her plan from parliament and get a short deadline extension on breaks it from brussels but instead a deal was rejected by a vote of three hundred forty four. two hundred eighty six a margin of fifty eight votes well now it appears a much longer extension might

side, so as if you like, from the brussels side, so asi if you like, from the brussels side, so as iunderstand theresa may is going to write to brussels tomorrow, asking for an extension, we don't know what's going to be in this letter, but the question of course, yes, the question is, will she get her extension? a short or long one? that's the question i'd ask. give us a sense of what the ft is saying. you will make the ft, this is brussel‘s reaction. you will make the ft, this is brussel's reaction. are we still looking, is our country still looking, is our country still looking for divisions among the other 27? we have been looking for those divisions to emerge, everybody assumed they would over the past two yea rs, assumed they would over the past two years, and whatever the rights and wrongs, if anybody is coming out of all of with credit, some degree of credit, some of us might argue that the way that the 27 have been perceived to stick together has been quite remarkable over the years. interestingly david, there is some talk that there is division over whether a long or short

we'll heard americans be heard in brussels alex forrest waiting to defuse berg's analyst is now with me here to brig down another one of these really are rowdy assertions that we just saw there on full a lot of anger from both sides of the aisle on what she is proposing this extension till june thirtieth walk us through some of the objections yes so basically as we know the house of commons is completely divided over the issue of bricks it and particularly over this issue of whether to delay breaks it or not. those hard core euro skeptics who just want the u.k. to leave the e.u. do not want that to be a delay they are quite happy for the u.k. to leave the e.u. next friday which is still by law the date that the u.k. does leave the e.u. with or without a deal but there are many on the other side who do not want that to be a no deal in fact a majority of parliamentarians do not want that to be a no deal breck's it to reason may has discussed this with her top team had cabinet which is completely split down the middle and she has not decided to ask for a short extension as we heard unti

votes made it split up there were drawl deal in a bid to gain a short break that extension from brussels and you're allowed a long delays in britain's withdrawal from the european union but her planets failed also coming up the clown who would be king or president at least he's a comedian who's challenging ukraine's political elites as the country has to the polls this weekend. the as. well mark thank you so much for your company everyone well today should have been the day that britain marched out of the european union instead it was the day that lawmakers dealt prime minister true some may another defeat over the issue on me was trying to pass a motion approving only part of the drawl deal she agreed to or with brussels it was a bit to get around those who oppose her plan and at the same time gave a short deadline extension from brussels but her deal was rejected by fifty eight votes well now it appears a much longer extension might be required from the european union as may hinted in her statement to m.p.'s after the vote bag mr speaker i think it should be a matter of profound regret

in brussels, too. good thing you are in brussels, holding down the fort with us. bring you comments as the day comes. brexitto talk about the tap dance. what is the biggest risk right now? theresa may is in brussels. you wonder what is next, what is the biggest risk for brexit now? decision would say, time is not this time, it is next week. we have been saying it is going down to the wire. the biggest risk is miscalculation. theresa may has played this not well. the speech yesterday was not constructive. she needs cross party support. around, the way brexit remains low at this stage. misor: within the calculation you discussed, jeremy corbyn is making the case for an alternative plan. what would you like to see as an alternative plan? wolfango: what he actually wants. the line of jeremy corbyn has been at best ambiguous. clarity, i don't think we are going to get it from jeremy corbyn. the labour party is as divided as it always is. i would keep the expectation side low.y corbyn's we need a robust number of mps to make sure there is a majority. we will keep an eye

until the end of the truth brussels says a short extension might be possible if lawmakers that is approved may spread that plan also on the program the first funerals have been held for victims of the mosque shootings in question church among them a father and son to fled syria's civil war for new zealand believing it to be the safest country in the morning. and bringing the invictus games to germany the defense ministry is applying to host a sports competition for veterans here as early as twenty twenty two a reporter for this one i'm going to spend soldier to find out what he thinks of the plan. ahead. hock thanks so much for joining us everyone british lawmakers are holding an emergency debate on bragg's it after prime minister theresa may formally request that the e.u. extend the date of the u.k. swear troll from the block of theresa may is hoping to delay brigs it until june thirtieth but signals from brussels have been mixed chief donald tusk says the blocks leaders could approve a short delay at an upcoming summit that is if british lawmakers approved. in recent days briggs atlanta

are let's head back now to our correspondent brussels max often now max theresa may she came into brussels in a tough position she was asking for an extension june thirtieth she didn't get that how satisfied do you think theresa may is with this outcome. or that question she felt about the fact that she again didn't get what she came for here in brussels and she basically brushed it off saying that this was part of the nature of something like that that there needed to be to be compromise which is obvious of course the european union is all about about compromise but the question really is how does this change anything for theresa may because. most likely outcome at this moment is that the deal the withdrawal of agreement will be rejected for a third time in the house of commons next week even if it even is put up for another vote because the speaker of the house of commons rejected it for a third vote this week so there might be some kind of change for him to put it up next week so most likely outcome it gets rejected and then they have another two weeks basically to sort things out and w

the fidesz party is not the first party, not the only party to leave brussels and go home and blame brusselsor what are domestic issues and gain popularity from that at home. you have to look at the u.k. as one prominent example. but fidesz and viktor orban's push to have pushed it to the extreme. you know, what we have seen with their campaigns against the eu and its institutions is really unprecedented. and many could possibly be trying to teach them a lesson. brent: our correspondent rebecca ritters on the story for us tonight in brussels. rebecca, thank you. the united nation appeals court in the hague has increased radovan kardazic's sentence to life imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity. a panel of appeals judges upheld his original 2016 conviction for atrocities during the balkans war. they said his 40-year sentence for crimes including a massacre of muslims was too light. the chief prosecutor told dw news that today's verdict was of historicic significance. >> we are very satisfied with the appeals decision today, not only because the convictions were c confirmed in

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that's certainly what we've heard from brussels this evening.ension of what kind of extension. they expect a meaningful vote three, absolutely. when it comes to theresa may's press conference earlier on, we finally got some decisions, she was pretty adamant. if there is an extension, the uk will have to take pa rt extension, the uk will have to take part in eu elections. well, not quite. she said basically, if the deal is rejected next week, then the government would have to go back to brussels and present a plan. now, we don't know what that plan would be. there would have to be debates within the uk parliament as to what that looks like that one of the options she can table is, we want a longer extension and a longer extension that goes beyond may would stop the uk taking part in uk parliamentary elections. just explain. we were talking about why the eu must have the uk taking part. these are really important elections for the eu. they let the european parliament, which scrutinises all the legislation which comes out of the legislation which c

brussels now has to sign off on the delay which would last until june if the u.k. approves the deal in the coming days failure to agree a deal could lead to a much longer postponement and potentially to know that at all. for prime minister to resign may who's plan to leave the e.u. has been rejected twice fear of losing control of bricks that might just be enough to get stanch bracks that backers in her own party to finally support her plan in a third vote in parliament next week. the e.u. insists that mayes. and which is the product of two and a half years of painstaking talks is the only one on offer. sheet or your money. if the united kingdom still wants to leave the european union and it wants to leave in an orderly manner which is what the prime minister tells us in this treaty such as it is which organizes the orderly separation this treaty is the only one possible and available at the theater should push hebrew. on the streets of london people on both sides of the debate vented their frustrations. was think the most sensible solution would be that we leave o

our brussels bureau chief and big boss in london thanks to both of you this morning. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this hour the trial of a vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the half brother of north korea's leader kim jong un is set to continue that after prosecutors reject her but to free her. lawyer called the decision perverse her in the nation codefendant was released monday. mourners have held a vigil for the victims of a school shooting in brazil the attack occurred early wednesday and souza now a suburb. ten people died including the two attackers who thirty say were former students at that school. well it's to nigeria now emergency workers in the nigerian capital lego's say at least eight people were killed after a multi-story building there a market collapsed scores of people including children are still feared trapped under the rubble the top floor of the building housed a private elementary school with about one hundred students rescue efforts continued into the night. and it's the chaos and confusion one boy pulled

we are joined by maria live in brussels. . seem like they should be experts at proving this, what is the company doing to prove it is not the criminal here? >> they are clearly on a very european cahrm the event -- charm event. companye open this new in brussels. digital services will be here coming out of the european union. they said, we are a company that does the same business as any other american company. and i spoke to the global security officer and he told me, if you look at the allegations, none have been proven in court. this is what the eu should focus on. take a listen. which would be that america would take a similar approach to europe and other countries to collaborate and be more open, because security is a global challenge. if america wants to adopt the best technology today, the only --pany doing 5g is while way is while way -- is this company. >> the europeans are aware of the allegations. tehy are very aware -- they are very aware of the practices in europe. they have said we may have to restrict the use of

in brussels or. any one of these thousand different options that the future might hold for this process if britain gets an extension to the brics it process and takes part in may's european parliament elections how is that likely to affect campaigning. look at will it be inconvenient that the u.k. all of a sudden out does participate potentially in the european elections yes are europeans and the peace in their campaign sick and tired of the subject of threats it yes but if you ask the question directly the the answer is for instance from luxembourg sprott prime minister if he is sick of the u.k. . messing with official european affairs keeping the european union and its elections in limbo the answer is you're still part of this family and so many i mean peace feel they do want to prevent a disorderly breck's it and in order to do that they would be ready of course to have the u.k. participate and we'll have to see that i think there's a number of peace who are in favor off. of not not having breaks

control of the process early next week and paul as you say if she doesn't get what she wants in brussels what is amazing options going forward. well the fact is that she has narrowed her options by her sheer intransigents running down the clock is what the accusation that's come from all sides towards the prime minister so the stage where we're at we are now just days away and the the opportunities for indicative votes second referendum new referendums have almost dwindled to nothing because the simply isn't any time anymore now and many people believe that to be a deliberate almost cynical strategy by the prime minister to make sure that her deal despite being rejected soundly by two previous votes her deal remains the only deal on the table she hopes to bring it back for a meaningful vote three nv three as it's dubbed here sometime next week most likely next tuesday it's looking like it's going to get defeated again so where does that leave us well as i say m.p.'s are going to try to seize a chunk of parliamentary time to have their own indicative votes and potentially then we're looki

to hear all of that and see what's happened today what is the european union wants brussels preparing for they're going to say yes if a request for an extension is hidden. you know if you had asked that a few months ago and i'm sure we did talk about it a few months ago i would have said yes the european union as long as negotiations were under way on a good faith basis they were saying you know if the u.k. needs an extension we would definitely consider an extension it looks like that would be a natural a natural result of you know negotiations that were going well but simply couldn't get wrapped up now the situation is very different you've seen the british parliament vote down this deal that was agreed in november twice by huge margins and people aren't feeling quite so generous here in brussels in strasbourg where the european parliament is meeting this week you heard chief e.u. negotiator michel barnier saying why would we prolong this deal these negotiations for what and you could very much hear the exasperate in his voice seeming you know that they don't see any reason to exten

what do you think jeremy corbyn can achieve in brussels today?iving shortly for meetings. he walked out of a meeting last night because, we are told, chuka umunna was there, from the independent group. what can jeremy was there, from the independent group. what canjeremy corbyn bring to this at this point with a little over 200 hours to go as it stands until brexit? well, the best thing he could do is listen to that guy steve bray shouting on your background. there is no such thing asa background. there is no such thing as a jobs background. there is no such thing asajobs fairto background. there is no such thing as a jobs fair to brexit. let's be honest. the whole thing this wretched process has shown is that the false promises that were made in a referendum, we can leave the european union, and there will be no damage to our economy, that has gone. nobody truly believes that anymore. what i thinkjeremy corbyn should be doing is indicating to michel barnier and any other european leaders that he meets that, yes, he understands why they are sayin

european union tree some may is hoping to delay brags that until june thirtieth the signals from brussels have been mixed. don't trust says the blocks leaders could approve a short delay at an upcoming summit if british lawmakers approved teresa mayes breaks that plan through a disc also expressed doubts about granting a delay until june thirtieth an internal assessment from the european commission a warrant that could. create quote serious legal and political risks for the e.u. . while a threesome may has already said that she wants a short extension to the departure european council president tomatoes donald tusk meanwhile responded a short while ago and he suggested that the ball still lies in london's courts i believe the show that extension would be possible. but it would be conditioned on the positive votes on there was a draw if you meant in the house of commons. the question remains open as to that you ration of such an extension even if the hope for a fine of may seem frail. even illusory and though the regs it's not the increasingly visible and justified we come not to give up s

will cave in at some point is there any indication in brussels tonight though that that could really happen. i think that we need to wait another twenty four hours and see what happens with this other vote tomorrow to see whether the parliament actually goes ahead and and says that they want to make stench in the trees or may should go back to brussels and ask for an extension and also whether there's any indication that they're going to clarify as the e.u. is demanding right now what they would do with that time how long they would like it to be it's not enough the european commission pointed out tonight to say that you don't want a no deal bracks if you still have to accept a deal and negotiators are saying you have to accept the deal the one we made in november nobody is interested in reopening this this agreement that was very hard fought and that hasn't changed even with all the drama that we've seen i think for right now it feels like in brussels you know if you think in a mode sometimes i do right now we've got the popcorn one up because until tomorrow vote brussels doesn't kn

little tolerance for two reasons approach in brussels just now and brussels is tired of the neverending last minute efforts to try to manage to solve these problems so brussels wants clarity from london it's not fixed as to how that party would exactly look catherine mowbray are you not concerned that the the so-called hard hard breaks it is here are overplaying their hand that if they don't get behind theresa may's deal they could they could risk losing breaks it all all together that is essential what she's saying well except that what she's offering is not bricks is what she's offering is an alignment with the e.u. so it's not brics it and that's the important issue which is why they're opposing it. i don't think the irish border is the deal is as big a deal as it's been made out because they already collect excise duty and the eighty on the irish border there is already a border there. and i do think that the majority of the goods that irony island exports not just to the u.k. but all around the world health service industries pharmaceuticals. i don't think that they're suddenly goi

summit in brussels on thursday while the other european leaders debated whether and how to offer the u.k. a bracks a delay speaking after that delay was confirmed may welcomed their decision even though it was shorter than what she asked for what the decision today underlines is the importance of the house of commons passing a brics it deal next week so that we can bring an end to the uncertainty i believe in a smooth and orderly manner. tomorrow morning i will be returning to the u.k. and working hard to build support for getting the deal through. i know m.p.'s on all sides of the debate have passionate views and i respect those different positions last night i expressed my frustration and i know that m.p.'s frustration if they have to. i hope we can all agree we are now at the moment of decision and i will make every effort to ensure that we are able to leave with a deal and move on country for u.k. prime minister there saying we are at the moment of decision that moment talk all night and i'm joined now by our brussels bureau chief max hoffman who is in brussels for us look max no

-day how is brussels viewing the current today's developments there. absolutely it was meant to be bracks that day i'm rita and i was just thinking i remember so well the day when the british ambassador went with his suitcase just a few hundred metres over to the council to hand in article fifty and who would have thought we end up where we are today a vote on this deal on which the e.u. has worked so hard with the negotiators from theresa made including theresa may herself the hope here is of course that this deal will pass polman so that these two years of hard work were not totally in vain and the fear i have to tell you here in brussels brussels holding its breath really while watching on the screen what happens in the house of parliament the fear is very real that if the deal would not pass this could be a no deal breck's at the heart breaks that with catastrophic consequences for both the u.k. and the e.u. absolutely reg's it of course is not just affecting people in britain but all over europe this is take a listen to what some people in poland

s departure until the end of june brussels saying a short extension is possible only if lawmakers approved teresa mayes plan and the first funerals have been held for victims of the mosque shootings in christ church new zealand among them a father and son a refugee who had fled syria's civil war for new zealand believing it to be quote the safe this country in the book. it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with what appears to be a big blow to garion prime minister viktor orban now his ruling conservative party has been suspended from the european parliament's biggest block. and could face being expelled completely or bonds that as a party is part of the center white european people's party bloc which is also known as the e.p. p. and received strong support from the right wing anti immigration party was however some members of the e p p they want or bond's party to be thrown out because of its anti stance that questions are being raised over compliance with e.u. law. all right joining us now with more is our correspondent rebecca ritter's she is covering events for us from brusse

n0 sound we've obviously lost the lines to brussels.news concerning the situation in brussels at the moment. the ministry of defence has confirmed that it has set up an operations room to deal with the effects of a potential no—deal brexit. the ministry said it was part of preparations already announced. and, separately, there's been considerable alarm within the business community, that the uk could leave the eu without a formal deal. the confederation of british industry, along with the trades union congress, have both said that leaving without a deal would be a "national emergency". our business correspondent emma simpson has been to cardiff to find out what small businesses there make of the options facing the uk. radio: this is bbc radio five live. theresa may will ask eu leaders to postpone brexit for three months... this small catering company is following every brexit twist and turn. we decided, instead of buying sandwiches, we would actually... the boss told me an awful lot is riding on what the politicians finally deliver. if

as far as brussels, this is the big issue.ength of the extension to brexit going to be? and there was mr barnier today saying... what were his words? he was talking about the usefulness of a delay, the reason for a delay, and he wants to have a strategy... what is the new strategy of the government stop my suspicion —— of the government? my suspicion —— of the government? my suspicion is there will be a short delay, but there appears to be some enthusiasm now, even amongst the ha rd enthusiasm now, even amongst the hard brexiteers, for a longer delay. but how on earth that would ever be justified by mrs may, goodness only knows. and let's not forget, jessica, the eu is as keen to avoid a jessica, the eu is as keen to avoid 3110 jessica, the eu is as keen to avoid a no deal as many members of the house of commons, at any rate. they are, buti house of commons, at any rate. they are, but i also think patience is wearing thin with brussels and there is not very much appetite to grant an extension with no idea at all what it might

eight votes may have split up for withdrawal deal and a bit to gain a short briggs extension from brussels and rule out a long delay to britain as it were drawn from the european union but her strategy failed also on the show or germany extends its ban on a weapon exports to sanju arabia the ban was imposed after the murder of saudi journalist democracy last year but other european countries fear it will jeopardize joint contracts that they signed with the kingdom and the clown who would be king or present at least but meet the comedian who's a challenging ukraine's political elites as the country heads to the polls this weekend. on leyla herat thank you so much for your company everyone well today should have been the day their britain marched out of the european union well instead it was the day that lawmakers dealt prime minister theresa may another defeat over the issue may was trying to pass a motion approving only part of the redraw all deal she agreed to with the brussels it was a bit to get around those who oppose her plan and at the same time gain a short deadline extension from b

brussels for another extension and that would then be out to brussels and there's twenty seven other member states to agree and they are not all agreed on this and whether that is a good idea or not when they know that the u.k. is so divided and doesn't at the moment have a way forward will they be receptive to this last minute please let's go to brussels and let's find out my colleague. i'm told is standing by garrick are you there yet on their mail or yes hi there any reaction. a very swift reaction here from brussels from the european institutions basically the european commission send out the message that they do regret this vote is that the deal they worked so hard on me and michel barnier the chief negotiator and his team worked so hard on failed a third time and they basically said this makes no deal breck's it more likely and so you will see within the next couple of days it within the next two weeks preparations for a no deal breck's it in full swing here in brussels and then you have the head of the european council donald tusk who already set a date for the next summit whe

may have to pay the price also coming out of brussels strikes again the european union.

what presumably, though, what brussels given the political impasse in london, brussels is preparing forrexit to happen on april 12 and for effectively for everything to just end there? >> they have done so furiously so some months. before christmas eve, they have passed numerous laws and legislations to figure out the rules, can british trucks roll on the continent, how are planes going to fly, open skies, the airline agreement ends with brexit and so on and so forth. it's an endless litany. they really have been doing their homework, mario, the e.c.b. president, he criticized some member states and said they haven't really done enough to prepare the economy, but angela merkel picked that up and said, if i look at germany, i see that industry really has done everything, they're well prepared. we know from the dutch they're very well prepared, the french are trying to be well prepared. everybody knows this could still go very wrong at the last minute. that means in three weeks time, april 12. phil: never a dull moment. for now, barbara, thank you. the cases of cholera have been reported

let's go to brussels right now. katya adler, our europe editor, is in brussels.morrow. what kind of reaction will she get from the 27 other eu leaders? firstly, tonight, eu capitals are in a very sombre mood. eight days away from brexit they and a very real prospect of a no deal brexit, something the prime minister and eu leaders have said they do not want, staring everyone in the face. today started in utter confusion here with brussels waiting and waiting, and waiting, for and expect a letter from the prime minister asking for a delay for brexit. by the time it finally arrived it was too late for a number of eu leaders including angela merkel to speak to their national parliaments about it as they did before an eu summit. in that scramble, donald tusk, the eu council president, tried to take the lead, and he said there would be no short delay, and there are disagreements here as to how long that would be, unless theresa may's brexit deal is approved by parliament next week. but, sophie, his is not the final word, which is why tomorrow is so important. the final

may have requested from the e.u. a delay after more than two years of fruitless negotiations with brussels and two parliamentary votes against the prime minister's brights a plan or time is finally right now you'd think that this would be a mayday mayday call a national emergency worthy of the situation room instead it appears europe is now taking the bricks it we'll today european council president dumbell toast said in the most sober of tomes that a breaks a delay will likely be agreed upon but there is a string attached britain's parliament must approve a brics a plan by next week and the only plan that is on the table is to recent days the one plan that lawmakers have said no to twice brussels clearly directing london tonight either pass or brakes a plan and merge into the lane with more time to prepare to leave the e.u. or you can stay the course and crash out of the e.u. with new no plan at all i. know the long way to go and what the prime minister is saying must be. the prime minister. i have therefore this morning written to present to us the president of the european council infor