let's speak to our political correspondent carol walker who is outside the supreme court this morningdon't decide until 9:30am but what are the thoughts, carol? the expectation widely is that the judgement will go against the government, that theresa may will be told she must seek the approval of parliament before she can trigger article 50. as we've mentioned, thejudgement did indeed go against her but steve kettering had a question: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us on: ore—mail: you can find us on twitter: and do have a look at our website, the address for that is: that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. well, while some of us were shivering on thursday, for others, for example across the north of scotland, it was remarkably mild. a day of contrasts. we're kind of getting back to normal. most of us will turn less cold. a bit of a breeze, some sunshine, but there will be some rain a

we can speak to carole walker outside the supreme court this morning. the thoughts? the expectation widely is the judgment will go against the government, that theresa may will be told she must seek the approval of parliament before she can trigger article 50. as we have mentioned, thejudgment can trigger article 50. as we have mentioned, the judgment did against —— did go against her but steve had a question. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us, e—mail -- call programme, you can call us, e—mail —— call us or e—mail. do you have a look at our website as well. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. coming up in a view minutes, a detailed look at the weather for the week ahead, followed up by the news at ten, and then at10:1i0pm, a look at ten, and then at10:1i0pm, a look at tomorrow's headlines in the papers. coming up in sports day, we will have a round—up of today's sports. arsene we

let's speak to our political correspondent, carole walker who is outside the supreme court this morning. is there any indication yet about what the judges are expected to decide? the expectation widely as the judgement will go against the government, that theresa may will be told she must seek the approval of parliament before she can trigger article 50 which will begin the formal process of those negotiations to ta ke formal process of those negotiations to take britain out of the european union. nobody expects mps or peers to try to block that process but they will try to amend any legislation that she tries to get through parliament, to try to affect her whole approach to those negotiations. that could delay the process. as you mentioned, theresa may wants to trigger article 50 by the end of march. if there are a series of different boats which go against her, that could delay the whole proceeding. it will throw an extra light as well onto the labour party amid some confusion as to

let's speak our political correspondent carole walker. he was a big figure in the party, how significant is his departure? it isa it is a big loss to the labour party. tristram hunt is somebody who was well—known, engaging, charismatic. i think his departure isa charismatic. i think his departure is a further sign of the disillusioned there is amongst many labour mps who don't sharejeremy corbyn‘s views. and it poses a big challenge for the labour leader who's going to have to fight a difficult by—election. tristram hunt in that resignation letter says he's not trying to rock the boat, he stresses how the new role at the fee and a will enable him to combine his passions for education, public engagement and so on —— v&a. he says he feels frustration that now labour is out of power, he's not able to do as much as he would like to tackle inequality and poverty. in past tristram hunt has been hugely

our political correspondent carole walker has the latest.his was a case with profound implications. who should decide the process for taking the uk out of the eu? the decision, taken by 11 of the most seniorjudges in the land, was delivered to the hushed courtroom.

carole walker, bbc news, westminster.moment we'll talk to our assistant political editor norman smith — but first our legal correspondent clive coleman. how much of an impact could this ruling have on brexit? well, as you heard, this is a ruling which removes power from well, as you heard, this is a ruling which removes powerfrom the government and gives power to parliament. the government didn't wa nt parliament. the government didn't want it this way, but they have got it this way. now they have to introduce a bill to parliament that could be subject to a number of amendments. the real significance of todayis amendments. the real significance of today is that this ruling has really defined the limits of executive power, the power of ministers and government. and it has underscored the foundation of our unwritten constitution. we don't have a written constitution in this country, but we have one founding principle to our constitution, which is that parliament is sovereign. parliament creates the law and only parliament c

carol walker reports. after months of pressure to tell us more about her brexit plan, theresa may will strike an optimistic note, telling us she wants a truly global britain, which gets out into the world. the prime minister may not be explicit, but she will again signal that she's ready to take britain out of the european single market and perhaps the customs union too in order to gain control of immigration and freedom from european law. order to gain control of immigration and freedom from european lawli think it's highly likely we'll be coming out of the formal structures of the customs union and single market because that's the way we can illegal the global opportunities brexit presents, notjust controlling immigration but free trade opportunities. shield tell eu leaders: but she'll say she wants a new and equal partnership, declaring: donald trump's offer of a quick, fair trade deal with the uk got the thumbs up from leading brexiteers, but while the president—elect said the uk was so smart to vote f

more on that in a moment but first here's our political correspondent, carole walker. darkened windows, at the prime minister's side, as she arrived at last month's eu summit, sir ivan rogers tried to keep a low profile. but his warning that it could take the uk ten years to get a new eu trade deal overshadowed what was already a difficult occasion for theresa may. he was criticised for being too pessimistic, though downing street said he was just relaying the views of other eu members. some who've worked with sir ivan believe his departure is a real loss to the government. the only way we're going to deliver a successful, workable brexit is precisely with the expertise of people like ivan rogers, who's now been forced to the margins, forced to the sidelines, because of the angry zeal of brexiteers who just won't accept anyone who says anything different to what they so happen to believe in. theresa may is losing a figure who knows the corridors of eu power better than most. he worked for a former british commissioner in brussels, david cameron appointed him as ambassa

let's speak to our political correspondent carol walker who is outside the supreme court this morninge government, that theresa may will be told she must seek the approval of parliament before she can trigger article 50. as we've mentioned, thejudgement did indeed go against her but steve ketteringham had a question: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us on: ore—mail: you can find us on twitter: and do have a look at our website, the address for that is: that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. the veteran actor sirjohn hurt has died aged 77. he appeared in 200 films and television productions and was twice nominated for an oscar. good morning. it's saturday, 28th january. also ahead:

thanks for that, carole walker, an important national issue.e walker, political correspondent. the latest bbc news headlines. britain is facing a period of momentous change and must forge a new global role after brexit, says theresa may. at least three people have died and 30 still missing after an avalanche it's a hotel in central italy. surrey council will hold a referendum on a proposed council tax increase of 15% which would be used to pay for social care. in sport, novak djokovic conceded he deserved to lose after his shock defeat in the second round at the australian open. he was beaten in five sets by the wild card denis istomin from uzbekistan. england is making good progress as they chased 382 for victory in the second one—day international against india. jason roy made a half—century but has just got out. england 170—3 after 26 of their 50 overs. britain's alex thomson looks certain to finish as runner—up in the solo round the world yacht race. i'll be back with more on those stories just after half past. to the world economic forum i

here's our political correspondent, carole walker.onths in power, the prime minister has begun to signal what she wants from the brexit negotiations. brexit means brexit. she knows that no longer satisfies anyone. she denied muddled thinking, said britain would take back control of its borders and appeared to him that would mean leaving the single market. people talk in terms of somehow leaving the eu but keeping bits of the eu. we are leaving, coming out so the question is, what is the right relationship for the uk to have with the european union when we are outside. the campaigners on both side of the argument took that asa both side of the argument took that as a clear signal we will leave the single market. labour are not satisfied. she had one question put to her three times and still not a nswered to her three times and still not answered it which was ru prioritising immigration over access to the single market. i think now from the triggering of article 50 and the most important negotiations for a generation, we need more clari

carole walker in westminster, thank you.urging governments to do more. the unhcr said several migrants had died from cold and exhaustion in bulgaria — and it called on greece to move migrants from poor conditions on islands to better facilities on the mainland. 0ur correspondent sian grzeszcyk reports. desperate to get out of the bitterly cold waters, these are just some of the 800 migrants and refugees that were rescued from the mediterranean sea yesterday. the italian coastguard helped them out of the six rubber boats they were trying to cross in. freezing temperatures in europe over the last week have caused the un to call on governments to do more to help migrants. in greece, the situation was so bad that this ship was sent to lesbos at the request of the greek prime minister to house migrants, amidst health warnings that condition at the main camp had become inhumane. hundreds of others in lesbos are being transferred to hotels. i am afraid but i don't know where i go. i'm afraid. at the european parliament in brussels,

carol walker, thank you very much.er with mexico, one of his main campaign pledges. in a message on twitter, he also said to expect many other things. reports from washington say he will sign several executive orders relating to immigration and border security over the coming days. here's our washington correspondent, david willis. we're going to have our borders nice and strong, we're going to build a wall. we're going to build the wall... it was the soundtrack to donald trump's unorthodox campaign for president, a call to build a wall along america's southern border with mexico. now he seems set to press ahead with measures he believes are vital to stemming the illegal flow of immigrants into the united states. the president on his twitter account said simply: he's vowed to make mexico pay for it what's more, although the mexican government has refused to do so. later in the week, to round off a busy start to his presidency, mr trump is expected to sign executive orders, closing america's borders to refugees and limi

carole walker, bbc news, westminster. vicki young is in westminster and we can speak to us now. as many as 20 conservative mps were demanding a white paper on the government brexit plans, was that what forced her hand? listening to the debate yesterday one after another tories were getting up and saying this is what they wanted. so now theresa may kahan said she has been listening to them, they feel that they are being listened to. and at the end of the day how much of a concession is this really, her official spokeswoman afterward said it was all going to be based on a speech theresa may made last week. they also said mps already know the plan, she already laid that out so i'm not sure how much more detail we will get on all this. i think that there will be rows once we get into there will be rows once we get into the passing the bill over the next few weeks or so, there will be debates about the final vote, the say that parliament has on the deal. when mike that come. i think the government will be pushed hard on that.

carole walker's in downing street. carole.well, sir ivan rogers' resignation caught downing street and the foreign office by surprise. he was due to be our man at the eu until november to see through the first opening phase of those crucial brexit negotiations. but not eve ryo ne brexit negotiations. but not everyone is disappointed at his badge. —— his departure. behind the darkened windows, at the prime minister's side, as she arrived at last month's eu summit, sir ivan rogers tried to keep a low profile. but his warning that it could take the uk ten years to get a new eu trade deal overshadowed what was already a difficult occasion for theresa may. sir ivan was one of britain's most experienced negotiators, he was a key member of david cameron's team when the former prime minister tried to get agreement on a new relationship with the eu before the referendum. and some who've worked with sir ivan believe his departure is a real loss to the government. the only way we're going to deliver a successful, workable brexit is preci

carol walker is at westminster.sense a bit of frustration in downing street that after that big speech from the prime minister yesterday, which won them plaudits and most of the front pages today, once again it is some comments from borisjohnson, the once again it is some comments from boris johnson, the foreign secretary, that are being seized on by all the commentators today. boris johnson was responding to remarks from the french leadership that britain could not expect a better deal outside of the eu. what boris johnson said was, well, it's not sensible for him to talk about punishment beatings for anyone who tries to escape like some world war ii movie. and of course, those comments apparently comparing the remarks from the french president to what happened during the war have got a lot of hackles roused. downing street were insisting it is all being hyped up by the media. well, i'm joined now by a labour mp, being hyped up by the media. well, i'mjoined now bya labour mp, one of the leading brexiteers during th

carole walker, bbc news, westminster.om the brexit secretary david davis who you saw in that report. he came to the commons to confirm that government will introduce new legislation. he said it will be a straightforward bill, we gather it will be a very short straightforward bill. he said he trusted that no—one would seek to make that bill a vehicle to thwart the will of the people because, he said, there can be no going back on leaving the european union. last year, the british people made a decision to leave the european union. the government is going to deliver on that decision. last week, the prime minister laid out a plan, a nswered the prime minister laid out a plan, answered every question that's possible to answer, laid down by the opposition and the select committee, seen as clear throughout the world and supported in many places and we are going to deliver on that. it's going to be, article 50 ruling, it's not going to stop that. we are going to have legislation many the next few weeks and it's going to deliver

our political correspondent, carole walker, is at westminster.of good cop, bad cop with jean—claude juncker saying he wanted a dealfor everyone, but mr tusk saying that britain can't pick and choose? yes, there have been politely warm words from a lot of senior european figures all saying that they appreciate the clarity to a degree at least which they got from theresa may yesterday but reinforcing the point that you heard from donald tusk that you can't pick and choose and also making the point, many of them, that britain cannot expect a better deal outside the european union than it has at the european union than it has at the moment inside the eu. well, i'm joined by neil carmichael who chairs the education select committee and was a leading campaigner to remain inside the european union. what do you make of those remarks we have heard from eu leaders? do you think they are going to gang up to make sure we are worse off they are going to gang up to make sure we are worse off outside the single market? i think those remarks reinforce the need f

carole walker, bbc news, westminster.ore the supreme courtjudge they know that even before the supreme court judge announced they know that even before the supreme courtjudge announced their decision, the government was planning legislation, potential legislation in case the supreme courtjudgment went legislation in case the supreme court judgment went against them, which as they feared they would. so david davis, as you sort, told mps that shortly, the government would introduce what he called a straightforward bill, he said that no one in parliament would seek to make it a vehicle and the thought that will of the people, he said there can be no going back on brexit. neither can pick up on the point the honourable gentleman properly raised, the issue of judges, i think i mentioned three times in my statement that this is a nation of the rule of law, a nation where the independence of the judiciary is important and it is watched in this country by other countries as an example to themselves. and all the people who could c

our political correspondent carole walker has the latest.was a case with profound implications. who should decide the process for taking the uk out of the eu? the decision, taken by 11 of the most seniorjudges in the land, was delivered to the hushed courtroom. today, by a majority of eight to three, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so. article 50 begins the formal negotiations for leaving the eu, a process which the judges said would fundamentally change uk law. the referendum is of great political significance, but the act of parliament which established it did not say what should happen as a result. so any change in the law to give effect to the referendum must be made in the only way permitted by the uk constitution, namely by an act of parliament. the verdict was clear — the judgment spells out why the court had rejected the government's case. the government will comply with the judgment of the court and do all that is necessary to implement it. the w

carole walker at westminster. next half an hour. we will be discussing that with lance price who used to be head of communications and other party. but we will pause. we must find out what happening with the weather. john hammond has the latest details. it isa it is a cold one. it will be a cold and frosty night tonight for many. further wintry showers across these northern and western areas. there will be some ice around the shore and there are some warnings in force from the met office. temperatures are below freezing in some scottish glens. plenty of sunshine for many of us tomorrow. it will not be as windy as for many of us will not be as windy as for many of us today. the showers further west, tending to turn back more to rain and sleet. something milder beginning to creep in from the west. seven or 8 degrees here. sunday will bea seven or 8 degrees here. sunday will be a different sort of day. front pushing in from the west will deliver some rain. a raw data come. it will be turning milder the further west y

it has been a fast day of reaction and developments, as my colleague carol walker has been finding out prime minister's side as she arrived at last month's eu summit, sir ivan rogers tried to keep a low profile. but his warning that it could take the uk ten years to get a new eu trade deal overshadowed what was already a difficult occasion for theresa may. he was criticised for being too pessimistic. though downing street said he was just relaying the views of other eu members. some who've worked with sir ivan believe his departure is a real loss to the government. the only way we're going to deliver a successful, workable brexit is precisely with the expertise of people like ivan rogers, who's now been forced to the margins, forced to the side lines, because of the angry zeal of brexiteers who just won't accept anyone who says anything different to what they so happen to believe in. theresa may is losing someone who knows the corridors of the eu better than most. he worked for a former british commissioner in brussels. david cameron appointed him as ambassador to the eu in 2013 and he

in a television interview, she insisted that britain klim 0ur political correspondent, carole walker,ister has begun to signal what she wants from the brexit negotiations. brexit means brexit. she knows that no longer satisfies anyone. theresa may denies muddled thinking, saying britain would take back control of its borders and appeared to hint that would mean leaving the single market. people talk in terms as if somehow we are leaving the eu but we still want to keep bits of membership. we are leaving, we are coming out, we will not be a member of the eu any longer. the question is, what is the right relationship for the uk to have with the european union when we are outside? though campaigners on both sides of the brexit argument took that as a clear signal we will leave the single market, labour are not satisfied. she had one question put to her three times and still didn't answer it, which is, are you prioritising immigration over access to the single market? that was the question she did not want to answer. i think now, 10—11 weeks from the triggering of article 50 and the most

let's speak to our political correspondent, carole walker, who's in westminster.ow significant is today's meeting? good morning. the prime minister has to walk a tightrope, doesn't see, between trying to get on with donald trump, the president, and also not annoying everyone here with what she says to him. absolutely. this be a very important and potentially very tricky meeting for the prime minister. the first world leader to meet president trump in downing —— and downing street are happy about that. she says she does not want to go back to the sort of foreign interventions we saw in iraq and afghanistan. that will be welcome back here. but she does want the us and the uk to continue to engage on the international scene, for example, confronting islamic state. that will be welcomed back here. but there is a lot of concern, notjust among opposition mps, but in her own party, about donald trump's comments, for example, on allowing waterboarding to end terrorism. many people have said they are opposed to it. it has provoked concern, not just about the future with in

ca role carole walker has more detail.s of pressure to tell us more about her brexit plan, theresa may will strike an optimistic note, telling us she wants a truly global britain, which gets out into the world. the prime minister may not be explicit but she will again signal that she's ready to take britain out of the european single market, and perhaps the customs union, too, in order to gain control of immigration and freedom from european law. i think it's highly likely we'll be coming out of the formal structures of the customs union and the single market, just because that's the way we can really grasp the golden opportunities that brexit presents, not just for controlling immigration but also free trade opportunities. she'll tell eu leaders... ..but she'll say she wants a new and equal partnership, declaring... donald trump's offer of a quick, fair trade deal with the uk got the thumbs up from leading brexiteers, but whilst the president—elect said the uk was so smart to vote for brexit, those who disagree want brita

here's our political correspondent, carole walker.heresa may says her meeting with president trump will be an opportunity to renew the special relationship, to discuss a future trade deal and the importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. but how will she respond to the new president's latest remarks? some of his advisers do not agree with him but donald trump says he would consider methods such as waterboarding to tackle international terrorism. when they are chopping off the heads of people because they happen to be a christian in the middle east, when isis is doing things nobody has heard of since medieval times, but i feel strongly about waterboarding ? as far as feel strongly about waterboarding ? as farasi feel strongly about waterboarding ? as far as i am concerned, we have to fight fire with fire. i want to do everything in the bounds of what we can do legally but do i feel it works? absolutely, i feel it works. the foreign secretary says the government's stance is clear. the prime minister did answer that q

with me is our political correspondent carole walker. 0k.obviously an important thing for her to say. what was the main point? the prime minister is talking about something we will hear a lot more about on monday which is a programme of social reform. she says that the vote for brexit was not just about leaving the eu it was people who wa nted leaving the eu it was people who wanted a much wider change in society. she describes it as a quiet revolution we those who feel that the system has been stacked against them for too long. she is going back to some of the things she spoke about when she first stepped into downing street when she spoke about tackling the burning injustices in society. she says that we need to go further than that. she says this is not just about helping further than that. she says this is notjust about helping the poorest. the people who are the most vulnerable, it is the everyday injustices that ordinary working—class families feel. they are working hard but they are still struggling to get by and are by no means a ric

first, carole walker has this report.n order to gain control of immigration and freedom from european law. i think it's highly likely we'll be coming out of the formal structures of the customs union and the single market, just because that's the way we can really grasp the golden opportunities that brexit presents, not just for controlling immigration but also free trade opportunities. she'll tell eu leaders... ..but she'll say she wants a new and equal partnership, declaring... donald trump's offer of a quick, fair trade deal with the uk got the thumbs up from leading brexiteers, but whilst the president—elect said the uk was so smart to vote for brexit, those who disagree want britain to fight to stay in the single market. i think the prime minister must not wave the white flag and give up on our membership of the single market if she cares about britain's future. if she's going to fight for britain and fight our corner, then she needs to fight to be in the single market even if we leave the european union. she also ne

here's our political correspondent, carole walker. theresa may said her meeting with president trump will be an opportunity to renew the special relationship come to discuss future trade deal of importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. but how will she response of the new president's's remarks although some of it advises don't agree with them, donald trump has said he would consider methods such as waterboarding to international terrorism. when they are chopping off the heads of people because they are eight christian in middle east, when isis is doing things nobody has heard of this medieval times, would ifeel strongly about waterboarding 7 medieval times, would ifeel strongly about waterboarding? we have to fight fire with fire. i want to do everything within the bounds of what you are allowed to do legally. do i feel it works? yes. the prime minister did answer that question in the house of commons yesterday. she was very clear that oui’ yesterday. she was very clear that our principled position and our objecti

here is our political correspondent carole walker. off to the commons.re you worried about defeat, prime minister? yesterday the supreme court ruled against the prime minister, forcing her to consult parliament before starting formal brexit negotiations. that wasn't enough for some mps who complained about the lack of a clear vision of the government's plans. order, questions to the prime minister. but today she sought to seize the initiative with an unexpected announcement. i can confirm to the house that our plan will be set out in a white paper published in this house. a white paper, formally setting out the government's approach, was a central demand of the opposition. the labour leader struggled to rethink his attack. could we know when this white paper is going to be available to us, and why it's taken so long to get it? theresa may said the timing was less important than negotiating a good deal. he and others asked for a white paper. i've been clear there will be a white paper. but what i'm also clear about is that the right honourable gentleman a

here's our political correspondent, carole walker. theresa may says her meeting with president trump will be an opportunity to renew the special relationship, to discuss a future trade deal and the importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. but how will she respond to the new president's latest remarks? some of his advisers do not agree with him but donald trump says he would consider methods such as waterboarding to tackle international terrorism. when they are chopping off the heads of people because they happen to be a christian in the middle east, when isis is doing things nobody has heard of since medieval times, but i feel strongly about waterboarding 7 as far as i am concerned, we have to fight fire with fire. i want to do everything in the bounds of what we can do legally but do i feel it works? absolutely, i feel it works. the foreign secretary says the government's stance is clear. the prime minister did answer that question in the house of commons yesterday and she was very clear that our principled posit

on the status of eu nationals in britain, and uk citizens abroad. 0ur political correspondent, carole walkerrespondence, vicky young, is in westminster. there are an awful lot of questions still unanswered, particularly about theresa may's negotiating objectives, whether the team is in place, whether she and downing street are ready for this quite big up street are ready for this quite big up people. the main problem there has been is that a lot of the criticism this week has come from someone criticism this week has come from someone who has been on the inside, the former ambassador to the eu raising a lot of these questions, suggesting they are simply not ready. downing street is trying to get on the front foot with this. the swift appointment of his replacement by sirtim swift appointment of his replacement by sir tim barrow has been welcomed by sir tim barrow has been welcomed by many people, talking about the knowledge and experience he has, and the enthusiasm that he has too. he was coming to the end of his tenure comic coming up to his retirement later this year, and he has taken the

our political correspondent, carole walker, is at westminster.ondemn boris johnson? i do not think so because that would create even more of a ferrari over the comments. you can sense a bit of irritation in downing street after those carefully crafted words yesterday from the prime minister, they will have been revelling in some of that newspaper headlines from that and then exasperation that borisjohnson has given the media some very different headlines in india. they're trying to play down the significance of it, downing street said they still have full confidence in the foreign secretary. a spokeswoman for the prime minister saying it was all hyped up by the media and boris johnson never spoke about the nazis and saying we should look to what reaction there has been from france. well, nothing yet. she went on to say it is not government policy to said to not mention the war but i think that some mps at westminster think that some mps at westminster think that some mps at westminster think that perhaps it might not have been such a good idea to

here's our political correspondent, carole walker. off to the house of commons.ou war worried. yesterday the supreme court ruled against the prime minister, forcing her to consult parliament before starting brexit negotiations. that was not enough for some mps, who complained about a lack of vision in the government's plans. questions to the prime minister. today, she sought to seize the initiative. i can confirm our plan will be set out in a white paper. a white paper formally setting out the government's approach was a central demand of the opposition and the labour leader struggled to rethink his attack. could we know when this white paper will be available to us? and why... and why it's taken so long to get it? theresa may said the timing was less important than negotiating a good deal. he asked for a white paper, i have been clear there will bea paper, i have been clear there will be a white paper. what i'm also clear about is that the honourable gentleman always asks about process. about the means to the end. i and this government are focussing on the outco

by—election of the year following jamie reed's resignation late last year. 0ur political correspondent carole walkerhunt is saying there are very few jobs that would have convinced him to stand down as an mp, asa convinced him to stand down as an mp, as a historian, the b and a job is clearly one of those. what sort of problems that you leave behind for labour with this by—election? it isa for labour with this by—election? it is a great opportunity for tristram hunt, a man who is known as a historian, which he was before he entered parliament. he is a big loss to the labour party. the loss of a charismatic, engaging figure. and poses a real challenge forjeremy corbyn to face another by—election. in stoke you have got ukip challenging very strongly. they came second at the last general election just overtaking the conservative party. they will fancy their chances there in an area which has got higher than average unemployment. a very urban area where i think they will feel that they have got very strong prospects. ukip‘s former leader nigel farage is already saying that labour is doomed. i think the

we can talk more about that latest resignation with our political correspondent carole walker.ight. he is a charismatic engaging figure, well known, and i think mps on all sides of the party have been saying it is a big loss to the labour party, that he has decided to resign. i think it is also a further sign of the disillusioned there is among many labour mps who do not sharejeremy corbyn's views, and as you mentioned there, it will pose quite a big challenge for the labour leadership as it faces another difficult by—election. in his resignation letter, tristram hunt said he is not trying to rock the boat, he said thisjob hunt said he is not trying to rock the boat, he said this job as director of the dna will enable him to combine his passion for history and education with engaging with the public. he also talks about his frustration that with labour out of power he is not able to do as much as he would like to tackle the problems of social inequality and social mobility and so on. he is very restrained in that language in his resignation letter, but in the past he has been o

here's our political correspondent, carole walker.heresa may says her meeting with president trump will be an opportunity to renew the special relationship, to discuss a future trade deal and the importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. but how will she respond to the new president's latest remarks? though some of his advisers don't agree with him but donald trump says he would consider methods such as waterboarding to tackle international terrorism. when they're chopping off the heads of people because they happen to be a christian in the middle east, when isis is doing things nobody has ever heard of since medieval times, but i feel strongly about waterboarding 7 as far as i am concerned, we have to fight fire with fire. i want to do everything in the bounds of what we can do legally, but do i feel it works? absolutely, i feel it works. the foreign secretary says the government's stance is clear. the prime minister did answer that question in the house of commons yesterday, and she was very clear that our princi

our political correspondent carole walker reports. this was a case with profound implications. the process for taking the uk out of the eu? the decision, taken by 11 of the most seniorjudges in the land, was delivered to the hushed courtroom. today, by a majority of 8—3, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so. article 50 begins the formal negotiations for leaving the eu, a process which the judges said would fundamentally change uk law. the referendum is of great political significance, but the act of parliament which established it did not say what should happen as a result. so any change in the law to give effect to the referendum must be made in the only way permitted by the uk constitution, namely by an act of parliament. the verdict was clear — the judgment spells out why the court had rejected the government's case. the government will comply with the judgment of the court and do all that is necessary to implement it. the woman who brought the case said the ruling reaffirmed that parliamen

this report from our political correspondent carole walker.rkened windows, at the prime minister's side, as she arrived at last month's eu summit, sir ivan rogers tried to keep a low profile. but his warning that it could take the uk ten years to get a new eu trade deal overshadowed what was already a difficult occasion for theresa may. sir ivan was one of britain's most experienced negotiators, he was a key member of david cameron's team when the former prime minister tried to get agreement on a new relationship with the eu before the referendum. and some who've worked with sir ivan believe his departure is a real loss to the government. the only way we're going to deliver a successful, workable brexit is precisely with the expertise of people like ivan rogers, who's now been forced to the margins, forced to the side lines, because of the angry zeal of brexiteers who just won't accept anyone who says anything different to what they so happen to believe in. but leading brexit campaigners are delighted he's gone. sir ivan is part of the establi

well, here to tie all the threads together is carole walker at westminster.ng to get that supreme court ruling next week. that will, of course, determine whether or not the prime minister has got to put a bill through parliament before she can trigger arle 50. i think the prime minister —— article 50, i think the prime minister will be confident that she will get the backing of mps for that. theresa may, as you heard there, seemed to be in upbeat mood and had her own side cheering her on during prime minister's questions. butjeremy corbyn was raising some issues, some of the more pressing matters about exactly what sort of access to the single market she hoped to achieve and with me is the shadow foreign secretary. theresa may was saying she wants the best dealfor may was saying she wants the best deal for access to the european single market. that's the same thing you want? absolutely. yesterday, she read out something that had plan written on the top of it, but when you look at it for any length of time, she promised everything to everybody. so she is sayin