let's start with the customs union.e kind of economic relationship in the future, which is closer than is suggested by theresa may. in a customs union, you'd have no tariffs or customs checks between goods going between britain and the eu, but that means you have the same ta riffs eu, but that means you have the same tariffs on goods coming in from the rest of the world. the other thing is on its own, and i think emma clarke knows this, it does not resolve the issue of keeping the irish border is open as it is now —— andi irish border is open as it is now —— and i think ken clarke knows this. neither does it resolve the fear that they could be long delays at places like dover and calais. customs checks are not the only checks that take place at borders. we have the idea of common market 2.0, which many people see as a throwback to the days when britain was in the common market, effectively. and a name deliberately chosen because it is possibly a bit more user—friendly than norway plus, it also a lot of people have said

the four options they considered were a customs union with the european union proposed by ken clarke,n market 2.0, which would have meant being part of the eu single market, proposed by the conservative mp nick boles, who told his fellow conservatives, you are not compromising, and resigned the tory whip. clearly very close to being in tears as he announced that. also rejected, the idea of a second referendum, although it was close, 280 said yes, 292 said no. and then the idea of forcing parliament to choose between no deal and revoking article 50, that was resoundingly defeated. 191 in favour, 292 not in favour. those of you watching on bbc world news, thanks for being with us. world news, thanks for being with us. we will have more on brexit in the coming hours. and those watching on the bbc news channel, we are going to continue talking about this. if you'rejustjoining us, parliament has said no to all of the four options in front of them this evening. let's bring christian back in from westminster. so we now turn to the process that begins in earnest this evening and into tomorrow

a parliamentary majority for a customs union, not for her deal? have to have some sort of withdrawal agreement and then the customs union is about the future relationship with the european union. i can see once the labour party, which has always supported a customs union, has got a parliamentary majority for a customs union, they could then back the withdrawal agreement. whether that is something the prime minister would then even allow to be voted on is a different question. steve, do you think that is realistic? we saw eight options, for indicative votes last week. the customs union was one of them. will it get across in the week ahead? it could well do. it was very tight, that vote for a customs union, and i know number 10 think that is highly likely, that parliament will vote for a customs union next week, but the reason why this saga is so unpredictable is that highly and usually in british politics, there are so many moving parts and no—one is fully in control. we are used to an era that if you knew what number 10 was doing, you could probab

the labour for this is a lot of people will be against the customs union.. the backstop ironically gives the uk the position of being in the customs union and the single market and not having the freedom of movement. so the backstop works so many people are against actually does take a lot of getting consensus across actually does take a lot of getting consensus across parliament but that has been lost in all of this. this is the three—dimensional chess going on is the three—dimensional chess going on in parliament. and also theresa may, and the position now because every other logical position has been taken away from her. parliament has stopped no deal. the brexiteers someone held there. she has been forced down this road. she couldn't do no deal. —— the brexiteers did not want her deal. parliament had the possibility to roll this out. she is in this position because her decision and other people around her. the eu have made it clear that they don't like the backstop either. they hate it. but it is a backstop. a last resort for them in the end. going back

so the customs union, ken clarke put that in, can the closes last time.s of people thinking that could be the one that gets through. but it is very contentious. for many conservatives, it wasn't in their manifesto, they feel it totally goes against any kind of brexit in a meaningful way because the uk wouldn't be able to do its own trade deals, and then the other one, common market 2.0, again, they are pretty optimistic they might be able to get a majority in favour of this, and the downside for some, particularly some in the labour party, is that you have to have freedom of movement. interestingly, the snp are backing that this time around, and labour have decided to tell their mps to vote for it. it will be intriguing to see how many of them defied the orders from jeremy corbyn. the other plans are for a public vote, a referendum on any deal that gets through, and that is much more of a process argument, but again, they think they might have the numbers for that, in the final was is an snp attempt to really let parliament have a say particularly when it

staying in a customs union headache for theresa may. tis union oi’ headache for theresa may. staying in a customs union or accepting a single market would mean some of the manifesto pledges made at the general election would be compromised. and such is the tension here that some tories are prepared to considerfighting here that some tories are prepared to consider fighting against the government in a confidence motion if it reluctantly accepts the customs union. we are approaching the point where the stakes are so very high and transcend party politics and what this country is about, and the fundamental british value that political power rests on consent, that i think they are coming onto the table stop light at the same time, some in government says the pm has to listen to mps at. the prime minister has said she will listen to the house and one of the reasons we are in this difficulty is because of the numbers in house. last week, mps didn't givea the numbers in house. last week, mps didn't give a clear answer when asked what they thoug

the closest that mps came was on the customs union, which was defeated by three. nicholas boles motion, common market 2.0 or norway plus, the single market and the customs union, was defeated by 21, largely because his own conservative mps didn't get behind the plan. and in fact, only 33 of them voted for it. the other options, a confirmatory referendum got 280 votes. still not getting a majority in the house of commons. it has never got a majority when it has been put to the vote but it certainly is top of the pile again this evening, as it was in the first vote last week. 280 votes was more than any of the other three options got. and the revoking article 50, brought forward byjoanne cherry of the snp, was defeated heavily by 101 votes. so all four were rejected. we will be getting reaction from europe and from our brussels correspondent later. but they will be looking at this and thinking, is there anything, with nine days until april the 12th, is there anything the house of commons can get behind and support? if you are justjoining house of commons can get beh

we've put forward our proposals, which are to ensure there is a customs union with the european union is access to those markets, and above all, there's protections of our standards of consumer, environmental and of course workers' rights. and we'll ensure that those are there, on the table, so that there is no danger of crashing out. but at westminster, most mps lean towards a so—called softer brexit, potentially closer to the eu than that on offer by mrs may. conservative brexiteers are angry, and the thought of building bridges withjeremy corbyn, or trying to, has gone down badly, especially with one who is a likely contender for mrs may's job. the result will almost certainly, be, if corbyn gets his way, that we remain in the customs union, so that we can't control our trade policy, the huge areas of lawmaking we can't control. and brexit is becoming soft the point of disintegration. a prominent brexit supporter put it more bluntly. to allow the labour party to run brexit, to decide that you would rather be supported by a marxist than by your own party, is unwise. senior mps, who

the letter this week in what seems to be an attempt to scuffle meaningful talks for the labor customs unions proposal which i might add is supported as well and leading trade unions in this country. it is a proposal eu leaders and the irish just yesterday said is both credible and negotiable. labor will continue to proceed constructively in talks because we expect the results of the referendum and we are committed jobs industry and living standards by delivering a close economic relationship with the european union with new improved rights and standards. if that is not possible, we believe all options should remain on the table including a public vote. mr. speaker, we see no advantage in the proposal from the secretary of state of international trade to create distance and divergence with our trading relationship with our largest trading partner. also bear inst mind that after a deal list past the current prime minister said she will step down. we have no idea who may succeed her. so with that in mind, because we have to infringe any agreement, because some of those already throwing their ha

so if the customs union on its own, just support in the house of commons for the customs union and ao the withdrawal agreement as part of the political declaration, would labour support that? i can't speak for the front bench, but if a confirmatory referendum is offered by the prime minister, then i would vote for that, because it is a way to give the british people the chance to decide whether they want to leave on the basis of the deal the prime minister has negotiated... she has made it very clear she is against a second referendum, because the conservative party would divide over it. it is hard to believe the conservative party could be any more divided than it is at the moment, thatis divided than it is at the moment, that is why we are in this terrible mess, facing this crisis for the future of our country, and it requires leadership that is prepared to show a willingness to move, and if that is what the prime minister is genuinely saying today, i am sure she will find jeremy corbyn willing to ta ke she will find jeremy corbyn willing to take herup she will find jeremy corbyn w

might have a runoff with the most popular option in parliament from last night and that was the customs union that just fell short of three votes to get a majority so what could happen is that parliament will hold another vote is it going to be to resign may steal the withdrawal agreement on the political declaration or is it going to be the customs union moving forward but whichever way they decide they need to agree on a withdrawal agreement on a divorce agreement so to say until april twelfth to move forward and there is a political impasse and a lot of the big things a big sense of frustration and exasperate this morning in parliament and on the streets here in london i'm looking at the two main options at the just mentioned there a teresa mayes deal or the customs union which would the e.u. like to say which would prefer. well you know if you heard me michel the news saying this steel is the only way for an orderly breck's it so clearly they've worked a lot on this on the steel machete and said again you know we've spent recent real time and effort to get to get it so i think that is cle

those as well red lines no customs union because a customs union will prevent the u.k. from striking trade deals with anyone outside the e.u. that defeats the purpose of the no single market because that would allow freedom of movement immigration and so those are the two things that she's been standing against the problem is her party parliament. cabinet completely split over the whole issue of bricks it say which ever way she tons is going to alienate one hoff's a very difficult time and whether any of those options can get a majority well we just have to wait and see you used the word alienated i mean there's alienation i think happening on both sides of the channel particularly in the last couple of weeks bad blood bad breaks and blood i want you to take a listen to what germany's junior foreign minister michael roth what he had to say had some very choice words this past weekend for those who gave birth to brussels to take a listen. when people put their faith in the hands of nationalists and populists they'll be betrayed brigs it as a big pile of or put it in dipl

s are quite skeptical and more likely to to rally behind a customs union an old so it's a bit of a compromise and that britain would leave some balls of the european union would leave the political union so to speak it's here in the u.k. always this fear that the e.u. goes ever close and that the u.k. just is not happy with that so it would leave that political union but has some form of economic union still left a very old bigot miles in london as we await the results of this latest round of voting in the lower house of the british parliament on bricks that they're good thank you are going to stay with politics to north africa algeria as president abilities beautifully has announced that he will step down before his fourth mandate expires on april twenty eighth now this comes after six weeks of mass protests demanding an end to his two decades of rule young algerians proved to be the driving force in the protest they say that they're frustrated by the country's economic stagnation and they want the eighty year old simply out of the picture we have this look now at beautifully can link the po

labour wants a customs union with the eu after brexit. customs union after brexit, the united kingdom as the world's fifth biggest economy can kiss goodbye the chance of an independent trade policy for a visit very good reason, being a member of the customs union was rolled out of the conservative party manifesto. where this to become government policy, with the secretary of state and the entire ministerial team be honour bound to resign. mr speaker it is very clear that we do not want to see a customs union and put in place for one of the reasons that my honourable friend has already given, as a third country, the eu would be able to negotiate the access to the biggest market without any due consideration to be an impact on the united kingdom. we would find ourselves in a totally new trading possession and our access to the market would be traded for us. is the secretary of state except that even outside the european union, other countries will seek to restrict our strain, has in the us said that it would seek to restrict the trading abi

his policy customs union breaks the first promise.e never explained why once to abandon independent trade policy in the polls on second referendum breaks his second promise. what happened to straight talk on his politics? >> mr. speaker, the prime minister doesn't seem to realize that she doesn't have deal that's been supported by this house. and that our proposal for a customs union d duke of his alignment on workers right come consistent and a prime of the not begin with the race to the bottom which is what she and many on her front bench actually want. earlier this week, mr. speaker, the business minister resign from the government saying the governments approach to brexit was playing roulette with the lives and livelihoods of the vast majority of the people of this country. why should -- kerr carry on risg jobs and industry in another attempt to yet again run down the clock and try to blackmail the mps behind her in supporting a deal that's already been twice rejected? >> i would say to the right honorable gentleman we have been n

week in what seemed to be an attempt to scuttle meaningful talks by all but ruling out laborers customs union proposals, a proposal i might add which is supported by business and industry bodies as well as by all leading trade unions in this country. it is a proposal that european union leaders and irish just yesterday said is both credible and negotiable. labour will continue to engage constructively in talks because we respect the results of referendum and were committed to defending jobs, industry, and living standards byry deliverina close economic relationship with the european union and securing frictionless trade with improved price in standards. if that is not possible, we believe all options remain on the table including the option of a public vote. speaker, we se in the proposal from the secretary of state of international trade to create distance and divergence with our trading relationship with our largest trading partner. also bear inst mind that after a deal list past the current prime minister said she will step down. we have no idea who may succeed her. so with that in mind, b

mr corbin knows the most likely i'll cover that would be customs union, a softer brexit.re is the most majority. i would be fairly surprised if there's a big package that comes out and we have a meaningful vote. people would be asking, why would you? they did vote down the withdrawal agreement for political reasons. it does not matter who was in charge. it is interesting you say the customs unit isa interesting you say the customs unit is a softer brexit. lots of people say it is not a softer brexit at all. you would still not have a deal on services. if it came back to indicative votes now led by the government on monday, how would you get a conclusion which is what you wa nt to get a conclusion which is what you want to for the eu summit? would you have an alternative votes system where you preference down?|j have an alternative votes system where you preference down? i think what you want to do is you don't wa nt what you want to do is you don't want to position where people just vote for anything and see what they like and, the problem with the two sets of indicative

maybe we might like a customs union 01’ maybe we might like a customs union or staying in a single marketve said no to all of those so we are exactly back to square of those so we are exactly back to square one. of those so we are exactly back to square one. it is now a week and a half until we are set to leave the eu and unless something changes between now and a week friday, we are about to crush out of the eu without a deal and significant trading barriers and administrative complexities will follow. a week is a long time in politics... at the moment. on a serious note, what will happen? theresa may's cabinet will meet first thing tomorrow for a marathon five hour session. we do not know what they're to discuss but we know there will be a document they will have a privy access to an hour before. it could be a plan for no deal, and other plan. they will have to hand something out about what happens next because theresa may might have a fourth and final run at getting her deal through now that all the alternatives have been thrown out. she might also say the weight of result is a general

does she need a customs union deal, or does it mean her choosing between a customs union deal or splittinge prime minister. if parliament does agree -- and on favoringif -- the customs union, which lost by six votes last time it was tried, it is a dilemma for the prime minister. all this weekend, we have had pro brexit members of her cabinet threatening to walk out, because joining the customs union means no independent trade policy for the united kingdom. cast your mind back to the campaign in 2016. that was a big part of the pro brexit argument. so if she goes to that, she is ripping up a huge part of her policy and really risking splitting her party. but is it the only way forward? if that is the case, she will have to accept that if she is going to avoid britain crashing out of the european union 11 days away. francine: so i will ask two things. first, is no deal almost out of the question? or is it on the table as default? it seems the chances of general elections is gathering steam. is that really what may happen? david: that is right. if you talk to any of the analysts around this o

on this issue of the customs union, i come back to the position i set out earlier. we want to see the benefits of a customs unit dust union. but is in the political declaration. no tariffs, no quotas and no rules of origin checks. we also want to see, and this was reflected in the political declaration, an independent trade policy. the labour party has a position of the benefits of a customs union with a say in trade policy. we are very clear that the benefits of a customs union can be obtained while ensuring that we have the freedom to make those trade deals around the rest of the world that we want to make as an independent country. >> i also thanked the prime minister on behalf of my constituents in exeter before entering this country does not crash out of the european union without a deal tomorrow. and the national interest, i thank you for that. but does she also not recognise, in the national interest, that the only way out of this gridlock is to give the decision back to the people, give them a confirmatory vote on her brexit deal? p.m. may: i think the way o

the customs union would be a compromise. solve every single problem, but what it would do was go and awfully long way to resolving the northern irish situation. it would deal with a lot of manufacturers in my constituency where i have a ba reply on just in time supply chains. that problem goes away. it allows us to say to the european union, we might be leaving, the we are staying in the same neighborhood. it sends a message to them that we do not want to pull up the drawbridge but remain involved. when i'm not in favor of his going even further and remaining members of a single market. think that would be to betray the referendum result. is a middle way. vonnie: are you quite confident that europe would agree to that, the you can pick and mix? it would be picking and mixing.what we would be saying is there are aspects of being a member of the european union which are off-the-shelf and customs union is one of them. they have already been very positive indications that came in the last few months or so that this is something

some would see the uk retaining close links to the eu, such as a customs union, making trade easier with the european union, but more difficult to strike trade deals with other countries. and single market membership — again, easier trade, but less control of immigration. but some mps are still pressing for no deal, and others say that any deal should be put to a new referendum. and that is the option favoured by labour's deputy leader. we need to move beyond brexit, and it seems to me the only way we can do that now is with a people's vote. a people's vote is the solution, not an option. theresa may faces some tough choices this week. there is no question of her cancelling brexit, or as it's known in the jargon, revoking article 50. but some other options favoured by mps, a customs union, for example, also run counter to the conservative manifesto. if she goes along with that, she could lose some of her top team around her cabinet table. or she could take a different option and call a general election. a senior conservative has said that pragmatic preparations are under way for a possib

basically the customs union makes trade between the 28 eu countries easier.ween them, there are no customs checks or charges imposed. but when goods enter the customs union from the rest of the world there is a common charge, known as a tariff. take cars. a charge is 10% of their value. it's a way of protecting eu goods from cheaper foreign imports. once the common tariff is paid, goods can move freely around the eu without any more checks or charges. that's one of the main reasons why big japanese car firms like nissan set up car plants in the uk — for guaranteed smooth access to the whole eu market. obviously though if you're in the customs union you've got to play by its rules. most importantly, one country — the uk for example — can't strike its own trade deals with other countries around the world. the eu negotiates trade deals for all its members. why? well, because if the uk was able to set tariffs for imported cars of say 5% rather than 10%, then all those cars would be sent to the uk more cheaply and get free access to the rest of the eu, giving the

in a customs union you can do that but it depends on the nature of this customs union.ll have to deal with agriculture because the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland that is primarily a lot of agricultural goods. there will have to be some check. it also does not solve this problem of the frictionless border. this is what has been such a focus of the withdrawal agreement and making sure there is no hard border. even a customs union does not get you quite there. , in manytty much brexiteers minds, it tethers united kingdom to the eu in a way that precludes more independence from the u.k. there are so many variations in these options. until they whittle it down it is hard to say. customsf they win the union vote, with they need to get a longer extension? presumably they would have to negotiate that out. that would take some time. heather: this is the crunch week. they will have to decide whether april 12 is this hard no deal within which now voices the conservative party are saying that is the path we need to take, or is theresa may going to ask f

therese: the backstop is effectively a customs union arrangement, but a permanent customs union wouldn'tt rid of border checks. it would get rid of checks on goods, but there are also , plantd certifications and animal checks that we need to go through. but it goes a long way to solving the problem with the irish border. i think that those the eu and the labour party could work within that framework, and it would just remove the toxicity of the backstop as an issue. vonnie: our thanks to therese rafael, bloomberg opinion editor. we will be keeping our eye on brexit developments, naturally. a look at u.s. stocks now, an hour and 15 minutes into the trade. the dow industrial average down 4/10 of 1%, being dragged down by boeing, down almost 4%. worst performer is general electric. the nasdaq composite index is down 2/10 of 1%. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: "bloomberg markets this is -- this is "bloomberg markets ." i'm vonnie quinn. hasstock of the hour accepted a $5 billion takeover offer. there was a bidding war. what happened? previous two had been refuted. when you talk of a bidding w

i did and that's because the customs union which would put the customs union which would put the uk onyou put those two things together, put forward the link the people who support the customs union with the people are willing to back a peoples vote, i think you will get a majority and then people i hope will be satisfied with that and at least one deal can come forward and it can be put to a public vote. 0k, ed vaizey, ithink you voted for everything last night. what do you think about people like tom and others in your own party and across the house, who voted for only their preferred option last night? that's part of the reason it is difficult for parliament to reach a conclusion because everyone has their own plough they want to follow and toa their own plough they want to follow and to a certain extent i haven't ever blamed the opposition. the government is in the position to deliver brexit and it's theirjob to get it through an opposition suppose, that's what they do, but if it wasn't for the crisis of no deal, so it wasn't for the crisis of no deal, so many mps in my party seem

kenneth clarke called for a withdrawal agreement to include a permanent customs union with the e.u. it failed by just three votes against mine i think now it's a proposal from the labor m.p. peter kyl called for a confirmatory public vote a second referendum to approve may's perts a deal before it was ratified by parliament but it failed by twelve feet high given everything ten conservative m.p. nick foles proposed a soft break the deal that would keep britain in the e.u. single market it failed by twenty one votes after which a dejected polls threw in the towel. i had sex i have cited. i have failed chiefly because my coffee refuses to come from the i.c.u. was five hundred saffold sure enough that i can no longer sit for this for a big chunk of it was both gentleman with god i thank god parliament is now expected to hold another series of indicative votes that could be followed by yet another vote on teresa mayes breaks a deal which parliament has rejected three times already but time is running out in brussels the head of the european parliament's pricks a committee that tweeted t

so let's say they do vote a majority for customs union.'m not sure they always understand what a customs union is or what it actually means, but then prime minister may will have a very difficult choice because that's very much against what she has promised her voters. so she will, i think, try to bring her deal, which was negotiated with the eu over 18 months, back to the commons as a run-off against the idea of customs union and try to finally get it passed. if not, then we're going to have a problem because then i think she's going to have to decide, you know, whether to go ask for a long extension from the eu for brexit, which she says she doesn't want to do and won't do, or whether she wants to throw her cards up in the air and call for an election, an election she's very unlikely to lead the tory party into. so it's a very dicey time. i mean, it won't get resolved today, but we'll have a much better idea of where britain is heading, i think. >> yeah. it's fascinating she will put her brexit deal to a fourth vote. as you say, it's har

ofof customs union morortal on e clonee market mortal could in theory. be introduced into the recorder political decoration -- that is entirely possible and shop on his indicated already vats within forty eight hours. the union could put together the necessary modifications for the customs you department customs union to be included within the political decoration. so if that was possible it's if they could be coupled together the problem i think is a is is a political one often a legal one for theresa may. in the sense that it's the options which we're looking at now pullman is promoting. all soft brick six and they all optionons which if she up to thi think i have a capacity for splitting. the conservative party entirely and decided the understand the understanding that some -- two hundred tory mps conservative mps. signed. a letter -- calling for a managed no deal breaks it. whatever that makes sense that's a contradiction in terms i don't see more -- i mean i i don't i don't see -- deal can be managed i mean the european union has made it clear all. t

she would not go as far to agree to a customs union. she wa nts far to agree to a customs union. be a bit customs union, and arrangement. as the game plant. it is a language game. i will be talking to people and a second who are in favour of the idea earlier. i think it would be an absolute disaster for labour. labour is reasonably united. some people but not vote for a referendum. but it is pretty small compared to the majority party. i think he has no choice. he cannot agree to any deal unless it has a confirmation vote. but at the second referendum loses, because those two people can make the second referendum. at that point, he has to choose between no deal and the guilt that he has disagreed with theresa may. what does he do dan? —— what does he do dan? i do not think they will be no deal because i do not think she wants to carry for can't buy no doubt. who would want to be prime minister, wake up next morning, find the likes of the night on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to numberten. on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to number ten. they on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to nu

labour has indicated it would like a customs union. what less clear on exactly the single market access story would look like. the other interesting aspect as well, it is official labour party policy to have some sort of a referendum on the result as well. you wonder if we could find ourselves in a situation where there is theresa may's deal but also to include a customs union. the big change is it could be put back to the country, that we see some sort of referendum coming through. lessis point, that looks likely because theresa may is indicating she doesn't want the country to take part in the may elections that the eu will be holding. the timeline could be interesting in terms of what labour wants and what the government wants. a break from her own party. you guys are not helping me on this even a you said this is what you wanted, therefore i'm turning to the opposition, which would really stick in the throats of many tories. also she said that there would .e a small extension the most recent reaction to that, the irish prime minist

like, for example, the customs union that was just defeated by three votes?customs union was very close and if a couple of people had not abstained or had thought differently, that would have got not a clear majority — you've got to pass 326 votes in the house if commons to get that — but it would have come much closer than it would otherwise. the problem is theresa may hates all of these alternatives. the conservative party has been briefing endlessly over the last couples of days to say we cannot have a customs union because we would not be able to strike trade deals and for many brexit supporters that was one of the reasons they wanted to leave the eu. she's not going to back that. she's not going to back a single market, staying in the single market, because that would free movement of people. she doesn't want a second referendum. and she dopesn‘t want to revoke article 50. the weapon theresa may was hoping to use against her mps, or a stick, shall we say, of saying, come on, back my deal, or it's going to be this, that now does not work. governments in t

a lot of people who have been advocating their ideas whether it's another referendum, a customs unionem to be put off by tonight's result, they're going to try to keep pushing on with those ideas later this week. jessica, thank you very much indeed. just to confirm, nick boles has tweeted this evening he won't be sitting with anna soubry‘s group in the independent group, he will be sitting as an independent, progressive merrimack conservative, he says, but clear that sheer frustration on his part this weekend. —— eight progressive conservative. guy verhofstadt, on the brexit steering committee within the brexit steering committee within the european parliament, says the house of commons... you get a sense there that patience is running out on the part of the eu. let's go to brussels and speak to our europe correspondence, who has been following this. you get the sense there from that tweet that patience is running out, damien? yes, patients running out, frustration growing, gleam growing here in brussels because the automatic situation at the minute is that the uk is on a path to leav

out of the customs union and also out of the single market they have not found agreement with p.c. or london so now the idea is that they could maybe unite behind a soft form of bricks and it's interesting following the debate some m.p.'s have said that even though they had voted or advocated for brags that they would now come around one of these options one also was to put any deal that parliament would strike to the people again so a second referendum and so the m.p.'s really clearly said well there is no other way forward we just have to everywhere we even if it's not what we originally wanted but we just have to find a way out of this mess so we really interesting to see whether there will be a majority for any of these options that the speaker is putting in front of them and wants to know what sort of support these options have to not yes well we know that labor is supporting three of those options the only one they're not supporting is this call for to revoke article fifty two to say to scrap it altogether as a last resort they can support that one and the s.n.p. the scottish

a customs union is not brexit, for instance. they failed.happening, rallied. the cabinet didn't vote. they were out of it. the conservative backbenchers rallied and the overwhelming numbers against we re and the overwhelming numbers against were conservative mps. so they saw that other mps were trying to sell us that other mps were trying to sell us out, to overturn the referendum. the tory backbenchers fought back and defeated the coup. so you're pleased with tonight's results, but where does it leave us now?m leaves us leaving the european union in ten days because that is the legal default position is not what you said that last time as we approached 29 march and it didn't happen. the difference now is i believe the eu won't extend article 50 any further because they extend beyond 12 april and they have to have european elections in the uk, that would very likely, particularly in the current climate, deliver very large numbers of very eurosceptic mps to the european parliament, which completely ripped up all of their plans. so i believe t

it has referred -- rejected revocation, rejected customs union, market 2.0. it is not just a matter for the opposition front. every member of this house, to take our responsibilities to the country seriously and find a way to agree on an outcome to deliver the referendum result to take this country forward. >> i associate myself with sentiments on both sides of the house. far from what some would have you believe, those of us who voted to leave new exactly what we were voting for. we were voting to control our own borders, spend our own money, make our laws and have those laws judged by our own judges. it seems to be to hold a second referendum. will my right honorable friend concerned with his watch, hoping the second referendum gets -- yes or no? >> very clear indeed that we do not agree with a second referendum and we voted against a second referendum. all of us in 2016 recall telling our electors that their decision was going to be final and would be affected whatever the outcome of that referendum would be and i think it would do harm for our political i

we want to obtain the benefits of a customs union.ffs, no rules of origin checks and no quotas while being able to operate our own independent trade policies. she is clearly backtracking somewhat. she says they want to stay in trade policy but it is a bit like sleeping with the enemy, really. investors in this past trading session pulled down by about a quarter of a percent, uncertainty, frustration, lack of clarity, but the in game ultimately is that mrs. may still wants brexit before may 23, the european parliament to reelections. she had a short meeting with jeremy corbyn earlier today in hopes for some kind of house majority. they do go on easter recess right now and during that time, mrs. may urge her in. mp's to consider the future. to the question of will she resigned, she said, "i think you know the answer to that," at a think the answer is no. >> she is a survivor, definitely. thank you for that. plenty more ahead on "daybreak australia." this is bloomberg. ♪ hery anh: haidi: regulators will meet airlines and pilots on friday

we put forward our proposals, which are to ensure that there is a customs union that the european unionat there is access to those markets, and above all, protections of our standards, environmental and workers' rights. and we will ensure that those are there on the table, so that there is fio there on the table, so that there is no danger of crashing out. but we are also very clear that there has to be an absolute guarantee that the good friday maintains so that we continue with the process of peace in northern ireland. this could be a fairly major compromise from the prime minister. are you willing to compromise on labour‘s redlines? prime minister. are you willing to compromise on labour's redlines? so far she has not showed signs of compromise. but i'm pleased that today she announced she is prepared today she announced she is prepared to reach out and have that discussion. our bases are about protecting jobs and living standards, and ensuring that our trade continues in the future, and that we don't become some kind of deregulated offshore tax haven on the shores of europe. it is a

to stop mae's customs union surrender, boris johnson claiming this will happen.ly being born out if labour and the government's conversation goes anywhere? huge if. we've seen borisjohnson ducking goes anywhere? huge if. we've seen boris johnson ducking and goes anywhere? huge if. we've seen borisjohnson ducking and diving around the commons voting last week, he eventually did agree to vote for theresa may's deal, reluctantly. we've heard this phrase being said through gritted teeth by many mps. the spartans are so desperate to kick the ball at least across the line and work out everything later, but some clearly, like boris johnson, now say that they see it as a surrender. which i'm sure if you are theresa may, you just think whatever, just get to the end of the week before we go into this long extension. the patients among some of the members of the eu 27 is running thin? emmanuelle macron has been saying we are running out of time and options, they are heading towards no deal. countries like france and the netherlands, ireland have a lot to deal with the uk, t

so a close vote on ken clarke's customs union plan but no overall majority for anything.ded to the result. this is now the second time the house has considered a wide variety of options for a way forward. it has once again failed to find a clear majority for any of the options. and yet, the result of the house decision on friday, not to endorse the withdrawal agreement, means that the default legal position is that the uk will leave the eu injust 11 days‘ time. the government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible. if the house were to agree a deal this week him and may still be possible to avoid holding european parliamentary elections. cabinet will meet in the morning to consider the results of tonight vote and how we should proceed. may i suggest that possibly the house should have a chance to consider again the options that we had before us today in a debate on wednesday? so that the house can succeed where the prime minister has failed in presenting a credible, economic relationship with europe for the future that prevents

cannot the customs union, but a customs union? let's play that semantic game.ld they get behind that given only a portion voted in the indicative vote for it? nicky: i do. some colleagues with an absolute redline will not cross it but there are conservative mps who did not really participate in the process because they didn't want to be seen to be endorsing another option when they felt the prime minister's withdrawal agreement was the only bill on the table. like most people, we just want to get on with this now. realize that without compromise we will go around and around and not focus on issues people care about. we will not give certainty to businesses and the individuals. thee are u.k. citizens in eu, what they want. i could reluctance that see that happen. we don't know exactly what is on the table when the prime minister and jeremy corbyn. matt: his sovereignty and issue you think u.k. voters care about and trade? jeremy corbyn has said he wants to remain in the customs union and subject to eu regulation. does that sound like the brexit you think britain

a stand-alone customs union does not cut it. in these options that would be presented to this if the talks do not work, can she guarantee full membership of the single market through the european economic area will be an option that will be an offer among those options. can i say, i do not recognize the picture he has painted an relation to these matters. it is not the case that it is the only way to achieve the dem -- the benefits he has referred to. it is important that we leave the european union, that we have that. you are right, given the significant extent to which that plays a role in our economy. the flexibility and maintaining and recognizing the importance of the city of london in financial services and the rest falls here in the united see greaterds us to relation.y in it is not the case, the only way to ensure we maintain what is right for the united kingdom. this is a government that is doing that because we believe that is what is right in the united kingdom. announcer: a live picture from leesburg, virginia where

she has to embrace something like the customs union which has been the co re customs union which has. she'd have to move a long way that. she'd have to move a long way that way. she also has a risk that jeremy corbyn might ask for things that the eu will never deliver. he has always been rather vague about what kind of relationship labour would like to see with the single market. he has been accused of cherry picking himself. she can't sign onto that. for his part, he doesn't want to own the outcome of brexit in any way. he could be justified in saying i have been here for two years and here you are wanting to talk to me and in the last two minutes. he has indeed. excuse me. he has indeed said exactly that and... there are trees round here that do that to your throat. it's a common complaint. he said, why has it taken you so long to come to me and ask for this kind of compromise. surely you should have reached across the aisle when you lost your majority. and whilst this is going on, parliament is not sitting around doing nothing. there are plants there, further talk of indicative vo

basically, the customs union makes trade between the 28 eu countries easier. he common tariff is paid, goods can move freely around the eu without any more checks or charges. that's one of the main reasons why big japanese car firms like nissan set up car plants in the uk — guaranteed smooth access to the whole eu market. obviously, though, if you're in the customs union, you've got to play by its rules. most importantly, one country, the uk for example, can't strike its own trade deals with other countries around the world. the eu negotiates trade deals for all its members. why? well, because of the uk was able to set tariffs for imported cars of, say, 5% rather than 10%, then all those cars would be sent to the uk more cheaply and get free access to the rest of the eu, giving the uk an unfair advantage. now, the government would like to keep most of the benefits of the customs union would still be able to do its own trade deals with everyone else. the eu are saying that's not really on offer. so is there any alternative? well, a free trade agreement can also