this is the scene at chequers, where the prime minister is meeting colleagues — including high—profileers — as she tries to find a way to get her brexit deal through the commons. rescuers have been airlifting hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway. mozambican authorities say half a million people are affected by cyclone idai — the raf is flying out aid supplies today. it was the daring wartime prison break—out that inspired a hit hollywood film — and today marks the 75th anniversary of the great escape. and coming up, the best of this week's victoria derbyshire programme — including a moving interview with this group of mothers — who have each lost a son to knife crime. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon, members of the government have been publicly expressing support for the prime minister and to denying reports she could be removed from office by members of the cabinet. david liddington, the de facto deputy prime minister to theresa may has said he is 100% behind her and has denied suggestions he could take place. mrs may is

—— chequers.some progress in that she has fended offa some progress in that she has fended off a challenge to her leadership an hour. she cannot be challenged on that from 12 months that they had a no—confidence vote in her leadership, i can't remember when that was, but it was not that long ago. she could resign, there is that option. they can't get rid of her, it won't be easy, that's for sure. we had this meeting in glorious sunshine at chequers, the pictures tell a story on the front of the guardian, you have iain duncan smith going off to chequers, arriving in his stunning sports car, you have the roof off, he has got his cap on, it looks like he is off for a sunday drive. you have jake ——jacob rees mogg with 11—year—old peter, looking like a repeat of history with him looking like he is going to be gearing up for looking like he is going to be gearing upfora looking like he is going to be gearing up for a repeat of his own. you have borisjohnson, you have michael gove who looks like he is as

talks with senior conservatives took place at chequers today as ministers touted as possible replacements defended her. it's not the time to change the captain of the ship. i think what we need to do is to chart the right course. i don't think that i've any wish to take over from the pm, who i think is doing a fantasticjob. we'll be exploring what lies ahead in the week we were scheduled to leave the eu. also tonight: the mueller report says there is no evidence of the trump campaign colluding with russia over the 2016 us election. the moment passengers were winched off a storm hit cruise liner — now safely back in port. what it's like to live in one of the most polluted cities on the planet — a special report from mongolia. and the great escape remembered, 75 years on. this reconstruction does give me a real sense of the claustrophobia and the effort that must have been needed to haul those men 100 metres to the tonne exit. good evening. theresa may has spent the day meeting senior conservative brexiteers at her chequers country retreat, as she tries to gather enough support to put her b

senior conservatives have been holding talks with theresa may at her chequers country retreat on howo deliver brexit, as ministers touted as possible replacements defended her. it's not the time to change the captain of the ship. i think what we need to do is to chart the right course, and the prime minister has charted that right course by making sure that we have a deal which honours the referendum mandate. a 54—year—old shop worker has been stabbed to death in north—west london following a robbery earlier this morning. police say the till was stolen from the newsagents in pinner. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, martin bentham, home affairs editor for the evening standard, and bonnie greer, playwright and writer at the new european. stay with us for that. good evening. a two—year investigation into russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has concluded that there is no evidence of co

the headlines at five: senior conservatives are at chequers, for crunch talks on brexit, following reports of a cabinet coup to oust theresa may. david lidington — who's in effect the deputy prime minister — has rejected claims he's being lined up to replace mrs may. i have no wish to take over from the prime minister, who is doing a fantasticjob. there is one thing working closely with the prime minister, it cures you completely of any lingering shred of ambition. a shop worker has been stabbed to death in north—west london following a robbery early this morning. police say the till was stolen from the newsagent‘s in pinner. the main findings of special counsel robert mueller‘s report into alleged collusion between the trump campaign and russia during the 2016 us prededential elections — are expected to be published in the coming hours a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. good afternoon. members of the government have been publicly expressing their loyalty to the prime minister, and denying clai

this is the scene at chequers this afternoon, where the prime minister is meeting colleagues — includingprofile brexiteers — as she tries to find a way to get her brexit deal through the commons this week. rescuers have been airlifting hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway. mozambican authorities say half a million people are affected by cyclone idai — the raf is flying out aid supplies today. it was the daring wartime prison break—out that inspired a hit hollywood film — and today marks the 75th anniversary of the great escape. and in half an hour, we'll be looking back at yet another monumental week in the brexit process. that's in the week in parliament, on bbc news. good afternoon. members of the government have been publicly expressing their loyalty to the prime minister, and denying claims that she could be removed from office by members of her cabinet. david lidington, who is in effect theresa may's deputy, has said he is 100% behind her, and he's denied suggestions that he could take her place. the prime minister is meeting senior colleagues

senior conservatives have been holding talks with mrs may at her chequers country retreat on how to deliverrexit, following reports of a cabinet coup to oust the prime minister. environment secretary, michael gove — who's one of those that's been touted to take over from may — says he has no desire to replace her as leader. it's not the time to change the captain of the ship. what we need to do is chart the right course, and the prime minister has charted that right course, by making sure that we have a deal, which honours the referendum mandate. a 54—year—old shop worker has been stabbed to death in north—west london, following a robbery earlier this morning. police say the till was stolen from the newsagents in pinner. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. itjust hit me, the enormity, and the potential disaster. we came so close. i thought this was it, at that time. i mean, the water's going to rush in and this is it. it was the daring wartime prison break—out that inspired a hit hollywood film,

senior conservatives have been holding talks with theresa may at her chequers country retreat on howo deliver brexit — as ministers touted as possible replacements defended her. a 54—year—old shop worker has been stabbed to death in north—west london — following a robbery earlier this morning. police say the till was stolen from the newsagents in pinner. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are home affairs editor for the evening standard, martin bentham, and playwright and columnist for the new european newspaper, bonnie greer. we've got quite a few of the front pages in so let's start off with the telegraph which leads with boris johnson, who has been writing in the paper. in it he says says theresa may must channel the spirit of moses , abandon her deal, and come out of the eu now. the ft claims that theresa may fended off a challenge to her leadership this weekend but struggled to win over s

the headlines at seven: senior conservatives are at chequers, for crunch talks on brexit following reports of a cabinet coup to oust theresa may. cabinet ministers touted to take over as prime minister in reports of a cabinet coup say they fully back theresa may. environment secretary michael gove told reporters he had no desire to replace her as leader. it's not the time to change the captain of the ship. i think we need to chart the right course, and the prime minister has charted that right course by making sure we have a deal which honours the referendum mandate. a 54—year—old shop worker has been stabbed to death in north—west london following a robbery early this morning. police say the till was stolen from the newsagents in pinner. the main findings of special counsel robert mueller‘s report into alleged collusion between the trump campaign and russia during the 2016 us presidential elections are expected to be published in the coming hours. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. it just itj

senior conservatives are at chequers, for crunch talks on brexit — following reports of a cabinet coupo oust theresa may. david lidington — who's in effect the deputy prime minister — has rejected claims he's being lined up to replace mrs may. i have no wish to take over from the prime minister who is doing a fantasticjob. there is one thing working closely with the prime minister, it cures you completely of any lingering shred of ambition. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. mozambican authorities say half a million people are affected by cyclone idai — the raf is flying out aid supplies today. it was the daring wartime prison break—out that inspired a hit hollywood film — and today marks the 75th anniversary of the great escape. and in half an hour, we'll be in austin, texas, looking back at some of the highlights of this years south by southwest film festival. that's in talking movies, here on bbc news. good afternoon. members of the government have been publicly expressing their loyalty

senior conservatives are at chequers for crunch talks on brexit, following reports of a cabinet coup to oust theresa may. david lidington, who's in effect the deputy prime minister, has rejected claims he's being lined up to replace mrs may. i have no wish to take over from the prime minister who is doing a fantasticjob. there is one thing working closely with the prime minister, it cures you completely of any lingering shred of ambition. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port, after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. mozambican authorities say half a million people are affected by cyclone idai — the raf is flying out aid supplies today. now on bbc news talking movies reports from austin in texas and looks back at some of the highlights of this year s south by southwest film festival. hello from austin, in texas. i'm tom brook. in today's edition of talking movies we look back at the nine—day long south by southwest film festival which took place earlier this month. music playing. i have been coming to south by southwest for several

just a reminder we are keeping and on chequers was that we are expecting several conservative mps tominister. we do not have a definitive list some very senior brexiteer figures are likely to be on that list. a cruise ship, which got into difficulties off the coast of norway in stormy seas, is sailing to port after around half of its passengers were evacuated. some 200 britons were on board the viking sky ship which sent a mayday call after losing engine power, prompting the start of an operation to airlift 1,300 passengers and crew from the vessel in high winds. a rescue effort above a stricken ship is one thing but the rolling seas below make this quite another. no sooner has the furniture slipped one way, it comes back again. people are left holding on where they can. some injuries have been reported but they are not said to be life—threatening. in an auditorium, some of the 1300 passengers on board wait to be taken off as others are helped to fit lifejackets. the viking sky set out a distress call after suffering engine failure, with rough conditions off the west coast of norway.

the headlines: senior conservatives arrive at chequers for crunch talks on brexit following reports ofoup to oust theresa may. david lidington — who's in effect the deputy prime minister — has rejected claims he's being lined up to replace mrs may. i have no wish to take over from the prime minister who is doing a fantasticjob. there is one thing working closely with the prime minister does, it cures you completely of any lingering shred of ambition to want to do that task. rescuers have had to airlif hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway. it had been listing because it didn't have any power but it has some power back now and it is being towed back into port. it was the daring wartime prison break—out that inspired a hit hollywood film — and today marks the 75th anniversary of the great escape. and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her progamme this week. hello and welcome to our programme. over the next half hour we'll bring you some bits of our show from the last week. knife crime is an issue we

theresa may has met senior conservatives at her chequers country retreat, in another attempt to win supportor her brexit deal. two ministers touted as possible caretaker leaders have said they fully back the prime minister. recession warning. asian share markets had lower as a key indicator flashes red. the thai election and the economy. the pro— military party ta kes the economy. the pro— military party takes an unexpected lead in the first ballot since 2014. what does it mean the businesses? welcome and good morning to this monday edition of asia business report live from singapore with me, mariko 0i. let's start with the markets because asian shares have opened sharply lower. japan's nikkei is down more than 3%. this follows shares on wall street falling on friday as investors responded to a warning sign from the us bond market. that is after the yield curve converted for the first time since 2007. it sounds very technical. history suggests that if it stays like this, the us economy could fall into recession within 18 months. in addition to that, other things worth spending on ion includ

senior conservatives have been holding talks with mrs may at her chequers country retreat on how to deliverrexit following reports of a cabinet coup to oust the prime minister. david lidington, who's in effect the deputy prime minister, has rejected claims he's being lined up to replace mrs may. i don't think i have any wish to take over from the pm who i think is doing a fantasticjob. i'll tell you this, one thing that working closely with the prime minister does is cure you completely of any lingering shred of ambition to want to do that task. a 54—year—old shop worker has been stabbed to death in north—west london, following a robbery early this morning. police say the till was stolen from the newsagents in pinner. the main findings of special counsel robert mueller‘s report into alleged collusion between the trump campaign and russia during the 2016 us prededential elections are expected to be published in the coming hours. —— presidential elections. a cruise liner that ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety. it was

senior conservatives have been holding talks with mrs may at her chequers country retreat on how to deliver of a cabinet coup to oust the prime minister. environment secretary, michael gove — who's one of those that's been touted to take over from may — says he has no desire to replace her as leader. it's not the time to change the captain of the ship. what we need to do is chart the right course,

the weekend we saw a march for another referendum, and senior pro—brexit conservatives called to chequersith the prime minister. let's take a look at what theresa may faces today. an hour ago — she began a special cabinet meeting — discussing a government led plan to hold indicative votes. soon she'll sit down with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. mrs may will then bring mps up—to—date in the commons, following last week's eu summit. the next steps in the brexit process will then be debated before a series of votes at around 10pm — which could see mps take more control over the process. and depending on how today pans out — there could be a series of votes to find out which form of brexit mps would support. and if the pm feels she has enough support — we could be looking at a third meaningful vote on her brexit deal this week. she says she will only table that if she gets it through. but whatever happens, this friday's date to leave the eu has been missed, with all eyes now on april 12th. we can speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. bring us up to date. thank you, the cabin

fellow mercedes driver valterri bottas took the chequered flag in melbourne. nick parrott reports.missing. race director charlie whiting passed away suddenly last week. the victims of the terrorist attack in new zealand we re the terrorist attack in new zealand were also remembered. when the action got under way, it was a quiet man who made the most noise. va ltteri bottas man who made the most noise. valtteri bottas failed to win a race last season, despite driving for champions mercedes. determined to do better, he surged past team—mate lewis hamilton and on to a co mforta ble lewis hamilton and on to a comfortable victory that the briton had hoped for. rule changes were supposed to improve the racing this year. much of the drama was related to mistakes and misfortune. this, a total car loss for sainz. the only excitement up was max verstappen relegating ferrari's sebastian vettel to fourth. winning by more than 20 seconds and claiming a bonus point for the fastest lap will leave what us hoping he can finally step out of lewis hamilton's shadow. there's more on the bbc sport webs

she invited some of her fiercest internal critics over to her country residence, chequers — a home that'sexit saga. little appeared to have changed by monday when she reported back to mps on that eu summit. mr speaker, i continue to believe that the right path forward is for the united kingdom to leave the eu as soon as possible with a deal, now on the 22nd of may. but it is with great regret that i have to conclude that as things stand, there is not sufficient support in the house to bring back the dealfor a third meaningful vote. by taking no deal off the table at the behest of this remainer parliament, she hasjust put the final torpedo into her own deal and any real prospect of brexit, and that her statement will represent the most shameful surrender by a british leader since singapore in 1942. the reality is that this house has shown its intention to do everything it can to take no deal off the table, and we all need to recognise that if we're going to deliver on brexit, then we need to recognise that situation. and then things got worse for the government as a former minister set out

this is the scene at chequers this afternoon, where the prime minister is meeting colleagues — includingxit deal through the commons this week. rescuers have been airlifting hundreds of passengers

from pole and was overtaken by his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, who went on to take the chequeredions were played today. england had already won the grand slam, but wales ensured a fourth—place finish by beating ireland 211—5. jasminejoyce with the pick of their tries. italy also beat france today to finish second in the table. there's more on the bbc sport website, including details of the final day's competition at the british gymnastics championships. , for great britain on the final day of competition at the world para cycling championships. that's it, time for the news where you are on bbc one. hello. this is bbc news. warming air and sea temperatures are causing arctic glaciers to melt, and now the increasing rainfall is creating problems for animals, like reindeer. radio 4 today programme presenter martha kearney, has travelled to the region to see the effects of climate change, with british researchers. this former mining village has the feel of a frontier village in the wild west. 0ur posse headed out from the base on snowmobiles. i havejoined a convoy of scientists headi

his team—mate took the chequered flag in melbourne.en. brexit has been at the forefront of vince cable‘s final conference speech as liberal democrat party leader. speaking to members at the spring conference in york, sir vince talked about the effect the uk‘s decision to leave the eu has had on the country over the past three years brexit is dominating parliament and government and not in a good way. it is dividing families and communities, and indeed the united kingdom, and it is sucking all of the energy out of government. last week‘s farcical debates have diminished even further the standing of parliament. the really big issues that we ought to be grappling with, how we live sustainably, how we deal with ageing, how we deal with the new generation of technologies, all of these things are now being put on one side. postponed or ignored, neglected. it is not surprising that many people are now reacting with a combination of boredom and rage. they are bored because of the endless robotic repetition of the arguments. and their anger is

although he wasn't invited to chequers yesterday, he originally voted against mrs may's deal.g it at the second vote, but now thinks theresa may should step down. he's in his consituency of ribble valley. marcus fyshe is also a member of that group, but he has voted against may's deal both times. he admits that the pm has been disappointing but wants her to stay on. peter kyle is a labour mp. he voted against mrs may s deal, but now says that mps should back it on condition that its put to a second referendum. lucy powell is a labour mp. she's in manchester this morning. she voted against the pm s deal because she wants a different, softer kind of brexit. wes streeting is a labour mp, voted against may s deal and now backs a second referendum. and joanna cherry is from the snp. she wants to cancel brexit, or at the very least, to have a second referendum. could i ask you to poitely not to make speeches because there are seven of you and i want to give each of you a decent crack of the whip. first of all, starting with the people in the studio, how would you describe the situat

this afternoon, theresa may is meeting senior brexit supporting mps at her country estate chequers tos. some prominent conservative mps have told the bbc that mrs may's withdrawal agreement would have a better chance of getting approved in parliament this week, if she promised to quit. the former conservative leader and prominent brexit supporting mp iain duncan smith told the andrew marr programme, those who have been briefing against the prime minister deserve to be sacked. if i had anything to say about leadership, that will be said, if that is the case, to the prime minister herself. i am not like some of these cabinet ministers, running around with collective responsibility collecting their money and pursuing or having all their privileges but turning round and briefing against the prime minister in the papers. i think that is appalling and i think some of them should be sacked. the idea of a cabal, by the way a cabal that never wanted to leave the european union, turning out to decide what should happen over our future would be unacceptable to my colleagues. do you think that is

this is the scene at chequers, where the prime minister is meeting colleagues — including high—profile. rescuers have been airlifting hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway.

. —— chequers. meanwhile, there was a flurry of expectation about if and when she would step down.k to westminster for a cabinet meeting at a statement to parliament. mrs may announced she would be bringing back her deal to parliament for a third vote. she also said the government would be opposing a measure to hold a series of indicative boats on the way forward. mr speaker, i continue to believe that the right path forward is for the united kingdom to leave the eu as soon as possible with a deal, now on the 22nd of may. but it is with great regret that i've had to conclude that as things stand, there is still not sufficient support in the house to bring back the dealfor a third meaningful vote. i continue to have discussions with colleagues across the house to build support so we can bring the vote forward this week and guarantee brexit —— and guarantee brexit. vote forward this week and guarantee brexit -- and guarantee brexit. she expressed —— expressed doubts. brexit -- and guarantee brexit. she expressed -- expressed doubts. the amendment in the name of my right honourable fr

this stage, despite that last—ditch attempt by the prime minister to bring on tony brexiteers at chequersend, it looks like there is not the support for her deal to pass at the second time of asking —— brexit process from hero nine. there will be an attempt to set up parliament time later in the week for indicative votes, votes in various different outcomes to the brexit process to try to find the majority. the government may well try to manage that process itself in the hope that it can regain some form of control and potentially then in the hope if there isn't a consensus around any one of those options, mps may decide that after all theresa may's option is for them the least worst choice, and they will back it after all. but a lot to happen before that. absolutely, jonathan, good luck. busy week ahead. jonathan blake, our correspondent. let's get more on all of this. dr volker treiber is deputy chief executive of the association of german chambers of industry and commerce. hejoins us from he joins us from berlin. hejoins us from berlin. thank he joins us from berlin. thank you for bein

meanwhile, let's take you live to chequers, where it's been reported that the prime minister is expected brexit supporting mps at her country estate this afternoon to discuss her next steps. she is under pressure from several of her mps she is under pressure from several of hermps and she is under pressure from several of her mps and even those in the cabinet to consider her position. a cruise ship which got into difficulties off the coast of norway in stormy seas is being towed back to port after around half of its passengers were evacuated. some 200 britons were on board the viking sky ship which sent a mayday call after losing engine power, prompting the start of an operation to airlift 1,300 passengers and crew from the vessel in high winds. a rescue effort above a stricken ship is one thing but the rolling seas below make this quite another. no sooner has the furniture slipped one way, it comes back again. people are left holding on where they can. some injuries have been reported but they are not said to be life—threatening. in an auditorium, some of the 1300 passengers on board wa

we don't know what happened at chequers over the weekend.and publicly saying that they were not trying to oust her, that they were not trying to get rid of her, but at the end of the day there were obviously discussions had there with the key players about what it would take for them to back that deal. we have now seen them to back that deal. we have now seen that she will pay the ultimate price with herjob. what is interesting, also, about the terms of the atmosphere in the corridor, we we re of the atmosphere in the corridor, we were all there, the whole lobby was packed into that corridor this afternoon, is that actually the speech she gave wasn't necessarily emotional stop people were desperate to hear details of her crying or her voice cracking and this is one of the things that quentin letts refers to, but what they said at the end of it is that it was the best bit she had given in her entire premiership. there were then comparisons made with margaret thatcher with the end of her tenure as well, that she was banging at the end of her,

after all, she promised at chequers it would be frictionless trade. >> county say the deal we have negotiated includes access to the european union on the basis of no tariffs? might help if he had read it. [laughing] [shouting] >> mr. speaker, it was a former secretary, who is campaigning to leave in the referendum and actually said during that, oh, not the kind of like i was you, only a madman would leave the single market. the prime minister has said you can't just reject no deal. you need to be for something. so with her own deal now so decisively rejected, can we be informed by the prime minister what-ish enough for? does she now recognize the labour alternative, the five pillars would put forward, is the credible show in town available and ready to be negotiated? is the time she moved on from her red line and paste the reality of the situation she has got herself, her party, this parliament, and this country into? >> he talks about not wanting new deal yet repeatedly votes in a way that brings no deal closer. can i say to the right honorable gentleman the deal he is proposing action has

after that and running into from chequers into the withdrawal agreement, the first question i put to which was passed only ten days ago? i remain convinced that that was an accurate assessment of the position and furthermore with regard to the manner in which the legislation comes through our committee, because at the moment under the 1971 white paper, despite the fact that we were told that we would have a veto, it has been whittled away to extension so the net result is now everything is more or less done by consensus and qualified majority vote. the worst possible situation we can have is for a period of years possibly we believe in the european scrutiny analysis which was produced a few days ago that it will go up until the next general election which is the next general election which is the 1st of january 2023, the extension of the transitional period which is highly probable under the arrangements of the withdrawal agreement, article 132, that we will end up being at the mercy of our competitors. they have no interest in giving us any benefits which come out of the legislative

this 37—year—old gunman, we understand he was a dutch national born intake he has quite a chequered pastody at couple of weeks ago, facing very serious sexual assault charges. i think the question after this will be, should he have been on the streets at all given the events of yesterday? anna holligan, thank you. figures from the office for national statistics have been coming in saying the number of people in work has reached a record high of 32.7 million, that is the first headline from the ons on the employment figures. more on that in the next half hour. a couple more lines on brexit, as european affairs ministers gather for the meeting that alan fanning was talking about a theme ago in brussels, this is from the french europe minister saying we are ready for a no deal, and europe minister saying we are ready fora no deal, and i europe minister saying we are ready for a no deal, and i think another line from the french european affairs minister saying the best way of getting out of the impasse is the withdrawal agreement. any more lines coming through from ministers, we will bring t

the weekend we saw a march for another referendum, and senior pro—brexit conservatives called to chequershy talks with the prime minister. let's take a look at what theresa may faces today. to begin, she'll hold a special meeting with her cabinet, that's at around 10 o'clock this morning. after that, she's due to sit down with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. mrs may will then bring mps up—to—date in the commons, following last week's eu summit. the next steps in the brexit process will then be debated before a series of votes at around 10pm, which could see mps take more control over the process. and depending on how today pans out, we could be looking at a third meaningful vote on her brexit deal as soon as tomorrow. or there could be a series of votes to find out which form of brexit mps would support. whatever happens, this friday's date to leave the eu has been missed, with all eyes now on april 12th. our assistant politcal editor, norman smith is at downing street for us this morning. we face a pivotal cabinet meeting which ministers will have to make decisions about mrs may's next s

there is a group of members of parliament on sunday afternoon he went to see her at chequers who willshe has to listen to these people. she has to listen to these people. she has to listen to these people. she has to accept now, as we've asked her to do, to accept there is no conservative party only solution to this. it has to be a parliamentary solution and i don't understand why thatis solution and i don't understand why that is anything other than democratic. i'm going to bring in a viewer or two in a moment but ijust wa nt to viewer or two in a moment but ijust want to briefly talk this through. let's say mps themselves managed to actually agree on one thing through this series of votes, and then the prime minister doesn't implement it, then what? she will be in an impossible position. i think she will implement it... but if she doesn't, what would you do then? i'm dodging the question is a typical politician does because i actually don't know the answer to that. knowing theresa may as i do, i cannot accept that she will suddenly say parliament, you've come up with a clear and con

. —— the chequers proposals.aningful vote. how would you vote then? today we will have votes on whether we leave with no deal. to be clear to your viewers, any mp who votes to take no deal off the table, what they really want to do is stop brexit, but they don‘t have the guts to come out and say that honestly because they know the vast majority of our constituencies voted to leave. that is the truth. or they are absolutely petrified about the prospect of leaving with no deal and the damage they feel it would do to their constituents. wto is the way we will trade with most of the world and do already. it‘s not about no deal. leaving on wto. it‘s the way we trade with most of the world. our exports are growing twice as fast under wto rules than they are to the european union. we could leave under wto. we could leave under gat 24, the general agreement on tariffs and trades article 24. or we agree a super canada free trade agreement. how worried are you you might have lost brexit, on a scale of one to ten, ten being

—— chequers. to bring colleagues together and try and find a way through. we have done what is necessary, for instance. it is not that, it is that that building there won't allow it. and therefore there won't allow it. and therefore the best deal on the table is the prime minister's. i wanted to ask you before, as promised, about vaccine. —— vaccines. are you confident, we ask this question a lot, because there is a lot of talk about reining in the power of social media companies. can you actually make a difference on this? yes, and this is exactly the sort of thing that we should be spending our time on and talking about, and if necessary legislating for. yes, of course, as a country we can make decisions over the sorts of things. soi decisions over the sorts of things. so i want to see the social media companies do far, far more to take down this material which is so damaging. vaccines only work if almost everybody takes them. that is the whole point. and they are clearly the right thing to do scientifically. there is clear guidance from the experts, from

i told the prime minister injuly the chequers proposal will not a basis for a withdrawal agreement.s actually a hotel california style brexit. we'd be trapped in a backstop indefinitely. why would got brexit across the line, when we realised we were trapped in negotiations with the european union and hamstrung, there would have been a great deal of upset by the country. i'm interested in yourthinking, upset by the country. i'm interested in your thinking, how do you approach this deal about potentially taking no deal off the table. but your colleagues in the tory party. leaving on the 29th of march with all without a tear —— with all without a deal. we said in our ma nifesto, without a deal. we said in our manifesto, no deal is better than a bad deal and the withdrawal agreement we were offered as a bad deal, defeated in the house of commons and be clear, any mp votes to ta ke commons and be clear, any mp votes to take no deal of the table, what they really want to do is stop brexit but they cannot openly say that because they know that two thirds of our constituencies voted to the

after all, she promised at chequers there would be frictionless trade?al we have negotiated includes access to the european union on the basis of no tariffs. it might help if he'd actually read it. it was a former death row secretary who was capped —— defra secretary who is campaigning to leaving the campaign, saying that only a madman would leave the single market. the prime minister has previously said that you cannot just reject minister has previously said that you cannotjust reject no deal, you need to be for something. so, with her own deal so decisively rejected, can we be informed by the prime minister what is she now for? does she recognise the labour alternative, the five pillars we look forward is the credible show in town available and ready to be negotiated? isn't town available and ready to be negotiated ? isn't it town available and ready to be negotiated? isn't it time she moved on from her red lines and faced the reality of the situation she has got herself, her party, this parliament and this country into? the right honourable gentleman

the weekend, we saw a march for another referendum, and senior pro—brexit conservatives called to chequershy talks with the prime minister. let's take a look at what theresa may faces today. to begin with, she'll hold a special meeting with her cabinet, that's at around about 10am this morning. after that, she's due to sit down with the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. mrs may will then bring mps up to date in the commons, following last week's eu summit. the next steps in the brexit process will then be debated, before a series of votes at around 10pm tonight, which could see mps take more control over the process. and depending on how today pans out, we could be looking at a third meaningful vote on her brexit deal as soon as tomorrow. or there could be a series of votes to find out which form of brexit mps would support. whatever happens, this friday's date to leave the eu has been missed, with all eyes now on april 12th. we're joined now by our political correspondent jonathan blake. good morning to you. let's talk about the weekend first of all. all sorts of things to talk about andi all

senior conservatives are at chequers for crunch talks on brexit following reports of a cabinet coup totheresa may. david liddington, who is deputy prime minister, de facto deputy prime minister, de facto deputy prime minister, de facto deputy prime minister, has rejected claims he has been lined up to replace her. i don't think that i have any wish to ta ke i don't think that i have any wish to take over from the pm, she i don't think that i have any wish to take overfrom the pm, she is doing a fantasticjob and i tell you this, one thing that working closely with the prime minister does is cure you completely of any lingering shred of ambition to want to do that task. a cruise liner which ran into trouble off the coast of norway has reached port after hundreds of passengers were winched to safety because the engines had failed. mozambique's authorities is a half a million people have been affected by the cyclone there. the raf has flown out aid supplies today. now on bbc news, it is time to join the sportsday team. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm damian johnson. we've the latest on

plenty of thoughts on the brakes and negotiation, plenty of thoughts he expressed alongside may chequers the eu to all of this. when they watched that, there were d eftly when they watched that, there were deftly moments that were difficult for leo because they talk about the trade deal with europe and how they would hit europe with stronger tactics unless the eu started playing ball. there is so much on the eu's played at the moment. there is, and he was sitting there in an awkward position with donald trump next to him, criticising europe's trade policies, next to a european leader. he said nothing, so you have all these tensions swirling in the background. remember, what is interesting in this context is that you have the united states as a key player in the whole northern irish peace process, and the guarantee or —— guarantor of that process. the us has a clear interest, politically speaking, in looking at the status quo in northern ireland that has existed. so we can be sure that he was talking about brexit to donald trump. and also trade issues. but i think it all goes to show that

all over the country, all backgrounds, all parties, in stark contrast of the scenes on sunday at chequersd the country, but if you look at the heat map for the people signing this petition, it is very much metropolitan england that is signing up for it and areas in the north, north west, north east that voted for brexit, not as many signatures. it looks on the surface like a carbon copy of the reference in? i'm not involved in the petition, but in terms of the march, it generally involves people from all over the country. brexit will hit areas like the north east hard to let anyone else. the idea that a remain group or a pro people's vote group is metropolitan elites, is certainly not true. do you see a referendum, if it goes that way, alistair campbell always says it is the last option standing that you have to get rid of them one by one, is that the strategy? that is one way to get there, in the indicative votes that we will see will shed some light on its actually what it is mps think. it is my view that as soon as is mps think. it is my view that as soon as brexit comes reality and we