party conference in belfast. party conference in belfast. before you today as leader of the democratic unionist party unionist party. hall, and indeed those of you who are supporters watching at home. are supporters watching at home. that you have done over this past 12 months. months. benefit of everyone and that must be are guiding principle. are guiding principle. boris forjoining us at our conference, thank you so much. conference, thank you so much. applause —— my personal welcome to boris. —— my personal welcome to boris. philip hammond was speaking at a conference dinner yesterday evening. conference dinner yesterday evening. stage to further the national interest. interest. who have travelled to participate in the conference this weekend. the conference this weekend. is fitting as we launch our friends of gibraltar grouping early on. of gibraltar grouping early on. meeting with the chief minister there, fabian picardo. there, fabian picardo. stand with the people and government of gibraltar at this difficult time. of gibraltar at this difficult time. now, we are fortunate to have mr johnson b

theresa may is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party failedovernment on key votes. the dup‘s ten mps contribute to the conservative's narrow majority in parliament. the northern ireland party is flexing its muscles because it's unhappy about mrs may's draft brexit withdrawal deal. this morning mrs may is meeting her cabinet for the first time since a number of ministers resigned last week, saying they couldn't support the deal. let's take a look at the week ahead for the prime minister. she's expected in brussels to meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker where she hopes to discuss future trade with the eu. if all goes to plan there will be a special brexit summit with european leaders next sunday where the framework for the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be discussed. but one thing that could derail the prime minister's plan are threats from backbench conservative mps who are trying to force a vote of no confidence in theresa may's leadership. they have yet to gain enough support. our assistant politica

the democratic unionist party, who prop up democratic unionist party, who prop up the conservatives in't like elements of the proposed arrangement. then joe johnson, who come from the other side of the 0ttoman, who campaigned for remain, saying he doesn't like it either. you add him to people like his brother, borisjohnson, and other brexiteers like david davis, and labour, the vast majority of whose mps are likely to reject any deal the prime minister comes back with, and you're left wondering with a big if, if the prime minister can get an exit arrangement with the european union, can she get it through parliament? that's an even bigger if with every moment like this from macro drug johnson. when we look at what she's facing on the home front __j° what she's facing on the home front —— jo johnson. she's annoying remainers, levers, the dup, not all of them in those cases, but that's only the home front. 0n the european side, she's got a lot of work still to do it seems. she has, there's still this hugely contentious issue which has been so for ages and hasn't been resolved up until no

waiting for support from the scottish nationalists but how about from her allies and the democratic unionist party alex speaks to the m.p. for strength right jim shannon. jim shannon the democratic unionist party has been a confidence and supply agreement with the prime minister but you are deeply unhappy about our european proposals what should big objection to these of me is asking you to support which is basically alex jones over there and trapped in a legally binding agreement where the e.u. has more power over northern ireland and we as i am pays elected by the people harvard westminster the prime minister says but little advantages for you'll have a special relationship with the u.k. and a special relationship with the european union this could be boom time for northern ireland i think it's been time whenever we leave the e.u. i am quite sure about that but it's at the same time i think the prime minister has misjudged the they view it as misjudged our opinion within the nato towards our leader and geoffrey dulls on our web have consistently mentioned to the prime minister on to the team tha

let's return to one of our main stories and to belfast now, where the democratic unionist party is holdingexpected to reiterate her opposition to theresa may's brexit deal in a speech later. sirjeffrey donaldson is the dup mp in westminster and the party's chief whip — hejoins us now. you have made it clear, the dup have made it clear that backing this deal isn't going to happen. but not backing it means you are risking a ha rd backing it means you are risking a hard border, exactly what you do not want? well, even the irish prime minister has said in the event of a no deal outcome, there will not be a ha rd no deal outcome, there will not be a hard border, so we don't buy that nonsense. even the eu are now accept that there are technical solutions to the irish border issue. so for goodness' sake, let's get on with it. but that technical solution is already detailed in the political declaration. isn't that enough?m is not detailed at all. itjust says the eu and the uk will consider alternative solutions to the irish border issue, including potential technical solutions. the prime minister

in northern ireland the democratic unionist party is not put off by the notion that we would fight anon the basis we wa nt fight an election on the basis we want the best deal for the union, for the united kingdom and for our economy, and at the moment this does not represent what we believe is the best deal. so, sirjeffrey donaldson making it clear the dup would not be afraid of a general election if that is what this resulted in. they have been looking further afield than westminster at this conference. they see themselves in the same camp as gibraltar in terms of unionism and retaining the link with the uk, which is that the heart of their politics. today we heard from a minister in the gibraltar government, the ministerfor minister in the gibraltar government, the minister for housing and equality, she has come here to speak and she had a very uncompromising message when it comes to the current debate over the future of gibraltar in the context of these brexit negotiations. future of gibraltar in the context of these brexit negotiationsm future of gibraltar in the context of these

our top story: theresa may is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist partyailed to back the government on key votes. the dup's ten mps contribute to the conservative‘s narrow majority in parliament. the northern ireland—based party is flexing its muscles because it's unhappy about mrs may's draft brexit withdrawal deal. let's get the latest from our political correspondent, chris mason. chris, this is another sticking point but 81, and it comes down to that backstop, the so—called backstop, doesn't it? —— 81. good morning. yes, we have this banquet of uncertainty in politics at the moment and this extra dollop being heaped onto theresa may's p—plater last night by the dup, the party in northern ireland that wants to preserve the union between northern ireland and the rest of the uk -- northern ireland and the rest of the uk —— p—plate. they feel very keenly about this withdrawal agreement and their fear about this withdrawal agreement and theirfear it about this withdrawal agreement and their fear it effectively packages up their fear it effectively packages

the prime minister is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist partyack the government on key votes. the dup‘s ten mps contribute to the conservative's narrow majority in parliament. the northern ireland party is flexing its muscles because it's unhappy about mrs may's draft brexit withdrawal deal. this morning mrs may is meeting her cabinet for the first time since a number of ministers resigned last week, saying they couldn't support the deal. let's take a look at the week ahead for the prime minister. tomorrow she's expected in brussels to meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker where she hopes to discuss future trade with the eu. if all goes to plan there will be a special brexit summit with european leaders on sunday — where the framework for the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be discussed. but one thing that could derail the prime minister's plan are threats from backbench conservative mps — who are trying to force a vote of no confidence in theresa may's leadership. they have yet to gain enough support. me

the event in belfast never has there been another national interest on what happens at a democratic unionist partyhis is the party which is at the parliamentary pivot point, it has a deal with the conservatives to support theresa may's minority government in key votes, but that arrangement has been under increasing strain in recent days because the dup are not happy with the draft brexit deal. they feel that arrangements for the border backstop would leave northern ireland potentially under the control of the eu, which would be a breach of the northern ireland sovereignty, they say. last night we have the chancellor philip hammond coming here trying to sell the prime minister's deal, but i expect borisjohnson will get a better reception when he comes to speak here this afternoon. the question being asked, how stable is the confidence in the agreement? could the dup be prepared to pull down the government? the dup's chief whip. in northern ireland the democratic unionist party is not put off by the notion that we would fight an election on the basis we want the best deal for the union, for the unit

northern ireland's democratic unionist party believes the deal undermines the very integrity of the ukbelieves the deal undermines the very integrity of the uki believes the deal undermines the very integrity of the uk. i know for the unionist community in northern ireland at the moment, this is quite a difficult time. i know many of them may be feeling vulnerable, and i want to say to them that the good friday agreement will be protected. northern ireland has achieved peace through british and irish lions identity. some people believe that shared identity can keep that in harmony, but no change is happening. it isa harmony, but no change is happening. it is a big deal for us. northern ireland always presents that problem, that difficulty of understanding what is happening, and identity filess if we are out, let's get on with it. brexit isn'tjust about trade on these shores, it is the delicate balance of peace on this island which goes so much deeper. just one of those seemingly intractable issues that are being faced by the prime minister over the last few weeks and months. as she tri

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, which props up the british government at to focus on getting a better deal. more now on sunday's brexit summit in brussels. our political correspondent alex forsyth told us, after the hicup over gibralter, things should in theory go smoothly for theresa may. i think you can expect it, but when it comes to brexit i take everything with a pinch of salt. we have spoken about these big meetings time and time again when the eu leaders get together. this really is the biggie because this is the one in theory when they will rubberstamp the agreement, as you say, getting over that problem with gibraltar, having resolved that, it looks like it is going to go ahead and be a fairly smooth summit, they will get the deal signed. but of course, if that happens, the big thing for theresa may is then bringing it back to the uk and somehow trying to get her mps to back it as well. and that is not going to be an easy task as well. she has to face down her own mps, the opposition parties, and one of the opposition parties, and one of the smalle

is also a labor party who always is likely to oppose her and ollivant and then again the democratic unionist party from northern ireland they always of fear that she might cause a division of the country which is something they want to avoid at any cost will rise in the reporting for us from london thank you nicole. now to some other stories making news around the world israel's defense minister says he is resigning over a cease fire agreement with palestinian militants in gaza after lieberman called the deal brokered by egypt a capitulation to terror his shock announcement significantly weakens prime minister benjamin netanyahu government of the cease fire follows a deadly escalation and cross border violence in the wake of an israeli raid in gaza over the weekend. political crisis has intensified after lawmakers voted out the country's newly appointed prime minister in a heated session the move follows a decision by the country's top court to suspend a presidential order to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections my head there rajapaksa was appointed prime minister last month after the pres

meanwhile, arlene foster, leader of the democratic unionist party, has hosted its annual conference insaid she would rather have jeremy corbyn in power than ideal which separates northern ireland from the rest of great britain. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. it's the most closely watched conference in the party's history. northern ireland's dup are poised to vote down theresa may's draft brexit deal. the government's support depends on them. for this draft agreement fails her own key commitments. the prime minister has not eliminated the risk of a backstop arrangement. on one hand, we are told the backstop would be the best of both worlds and on the other hand, we are told we're not going to need the backstop. on this plan to avoid a hard irish border, they are not backing down. bin the backstop. look who's become an ally — borisjohnson in belfast to lend his support. it is the dup‘s confidence and supply agreement keeping keeping jeremy corbyn out of downing street, he said. it is vital that we keep this partnership going and we keep this confidence and supply arrangeme

budget into law are normally not a problem for them, but as we saw last night, the dup, the democratic unionist partys up theresa may's government and has an agreement to vote with it to ensure that the government can win votes in house of commons and get things done, withdrew support temporarily, voting withdrew support temporarily, voting with the labour party, on one amendment, and abstaining on a couple of others, and we expect the dup to abstain on the amendments to the finance bill in the house of commons this evening as well. the upshot of that is not necessarily a disaster for the government in the short—term, but it is a sign that the dup are willing to flex their muscles, if you like, fire a warning shot across the bowels of the government. and show them that this agreement, this so—called confidence and supply agreement is not watertight. in the face of opposition to theresa may's brexit plan, the dup are showing displeasure at it by demonstrating to the government that they are prepared to vote against the government in the house of commons, the big problem for theresa may will be if they

theresa may's allies in the democratic unionist party have accused her of breaking a promise that she'dhern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. the dup says a letter from the prime minister indicates she would be prepared to agree to northern ireland remaining within eu single market regulations. the chancellor philip hammond has insisted the government won't do anything that would threaten the union. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is what both the eu and the uk wa nts to this is what both the eu and the uk wants to avoid, a return to a troubled past with a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic. but how to keep the border free flowing after brexit is proving difficult. the eu wants northern ireland to continue to follow rules on customs and on some goods until a wider trade deal is struck. but the government and dup say this would effectively create a new border in the irish sea between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. this week the prime minister sent a letter to the dup leader, a p pa re ntly sent a letter to the dup leader

but there's a growing rift with the democratic unionist party, who are continuing to lobby against itour ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. theresa may wants the brexit deal wrapped up and signed off with the eu on sunday. but there's still deep division over whether it resolves the unique set of problems with the border in northern ireland. i think it's a pity in a way that we are the central issue, but i think that the deal mrs may was offered was a very good deal for northern ireland. i think we'll get the best of both worlds. i prefer northern ireland with britain — better market. the only good thing that's come out of it is that it really has kind of opened up the issue of the place of northern ireland, both in ireland and the uk, and its relationship with europe. the draft deal is an unwanted early present for northern ireland's democratic unionist party, who are urging people to reject it. theresa may depends on northern ireland's dup to get things done in westminster. this week, they have been abstaining from key votes to remind the government that when it comes to the

labour, tory eurosceptics, and the democratic unionist party have lined up against her.on the backstop — the plan to prevent border controls on the irish border — before voting on any final deal. our political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. is the prime minister likely to give way? you do get the sense that we are moving closer to the moment when theresa may is able to put her plan oi’ theresa may is able to put her plan or the basis of a deal to the rest of the cabinet, and asked them what they think and get them to sign up to it. cabinet ministers have been going into downing street today to going into downing street today to go through a draft copy of the withdrawal agreement, the divorce deal between britain and the eu, to review it, but it is missing a crucial 5%, as the prime minister says the withdrawal agreement is 95% complete. what is missing is the remaining 5%, which pertains to the potential backstop, which both the eu and the uk have agreed to include. a reminder, that is in case a trade deal heart be done and put in place by the end of the

and mrs may's parliamentary allies in the democratic unionist party of northern ireland are warning that minister can't count on their support either. tonight the government had to accept labour amendments to the budget bill because it couldn't rely on those dup votes. let's talk to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. asign of a sign of things to come perhaps from the dup because they've got ten seats in parliament, crucial to theresa may, and they've started by withholding their support from her. yes, last night the dup apps on some amendments and voted with labour against the government on at least one —— abstained. it saw the government come uncomfortably close to losing votes in the house of commons on its own budget bill, something which would be incredibly rare and very embarrassing for the government really. tonight, with the threat of the dup to abstain again on amendments to that bill, on further votes, the government caved in and accepted amendments put forward by labour and the snp to the finance bill. now, these votes weren't on anything unusually significant, they w

the democratic unionist party said in the debate last week, and i was in the debate last week, and iwhen i heard them, and they said, shejust the chamber when i heard them, and they said, she just doesn't listen. if you have a negotiator that doesn't listen to people around her 01’ doesn't listen to people around her or him, then it is time to change the negotiator. we've got the message. thank you for being with us, the conservative mp for south east cornwall. president trump has visited northern california to see the devastation caused by wildfires — the worst ever in the state. this morning, officials said five more bodies have been recovered bringing the total number of deaths to 76. more than 1,200 people are still missing. 0ur correspondent dave lee has more. this isjust a glimpse of the kind of bravery shown by those tackling california's fires. this footage was taken from a security camera outside a house in southern california. on saturday, president trump visited affected areas to see the devastation for himself. he began his trip in the north, where most of those killed by

just yesterday we heard from boris johnson in belfast tell the democratic unionist party at their partyference this is historic mistake, that this brexit deal should be rejected, he plans to vote against it. we also heard from the chair of the democratic unionist party express the same sentiments. that illustrates what theresa may is up against trying to get this through westminster. if she fails to do that, it really is an open question in terms of what happens next. >> and, you know, it's interesting that they are approving this now, erin, but it seems like the details are way down road as far as what this will look like for these countries. >> reporter: oh, absolutely, natalie. those negotiations have yet to even fully and officially begin. what's been approved today by the 27 is the divorce deal. the terms of the u.k.'s withdrawal from the european union. that includes what happens to the rights of european citizens living inside the united kingdom, what happens to northern ireland and the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, also includes the financial settl

the democratic unionist party, which contributes to the government's majority, says the pm is not keepingand withdraws its backing on an important vote in parliament. after days of fretting, mrs may's own backbenchers were plotting to turf her out of downing street, now the whole party is now turning up the heat. a shoot—out at a hospital in chicago leaves four people dead, including a doctor and a police officer. could exercise help people with incurable cancer live longer? we've a special report on the new guidance that goes against traditional advice from doctors.

turned out to be and there are little carrots in that mrs make an offer of both the d u p democratic unionist party in northern ireland and also the hard line breaks it says in her own party so it's possible that over time before this vote she may be able to persuade some people to come on to sign onto her side now the government governor of the bank of england are supporting are those plans so as britain's biggest industry lobby organisation do they feel this is the best deal that they can get. i think it is the best deal that any british government could have got in these negotiations subject to the red lines that were there both on the european side and on the u.k. side there's also certainly a fear of what might happen if there were no deal as the outcome to all this to the deliberation that is going on with no deal we could end up with long queues of freight ports we could end up not being able to get food into the u.k. not being able to get medicines and the u.k. and also a severe loss of national income in the longer term as a consequence so this great fear amongst business for that and that

briggs a deal through cabinet and ultimately the house of commons one lawmaker from the democratic unionist party which props up may's government called the draft deal on leaving the european union a humiliation and she's expected to face more opposition from her ministers at a cabinet meeting later today they got a first look at the document last night after eighteen months of negotiations. one by one they were called for an old. what a prime minister to be out after months of stalled talks and false starts a moment of bragg's it truth. arriving in downing street to resume a chief enforcer said the end was near to be interesting some arms respect. we are getting closer to a deal he told reporters. as ministers filed out their white smiles but tight let. everything until now the main sticking point has been how to keep the u.k.'s only land border with the european union the irish border open after bragg's it early reports suggest the u.k. has agreed to stay in a temporary trading bloc with the european union. as the briefings were going on inside the pressure was piling on from the outside this i

so she does rely on partners such as the democratic unionist party from northern ireland and they have expressed concerns that teresa mayes plans actually could divide the country. that is the big next hurdle isn't it then in parliament are we going to how much opposition are we going to see from hardliners like boris johnson well he always pops out there if he can so he's already taking a very strong stance at the moment saying that cabinet ministers should chalk this dropped away so you probably will be back in his plays like the usual boris johnson that we know two races force. i did reporting for us from london thank you very much. thank you. let's catch up on some other stories making news around the world sri lanka's political crisis has intensified after lawmakers voted out the country's newly appointed prime minister in a heated session the move follows a decision by the country's top court to suspend a presidential order to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections the rajapaksa was appointed prime minister last month after the president kicked out his predecessor. u.s. vic

we said labour are against her, that the democratic unionist party was supposed to be propping up thernment and they appear to be set to vote against it. and yet, the only tactic as far as we can see is the prime minister battling on. we have a we can see is the prime minister battling on. we have street is weeks were downing street is campaigning, andl weeks were downing street is campaigning, and i can tell you that it is not going particularly well. the government is trying to get three brexit supporters who are opposed to the deal to do the broadcast trials. to go on sky, to go on the today programme and they are struggling. i believe that michael and andrea left are both concerned that if they are publicly seen to be supporting this deal, they will be down by it. they will be trapped. there's so sitting in cabinet. in some ways you can see that if lots of them are thinking that if lots of them are thinking that this isn't going to end up happening which you can imagine they might well be thinking that the government will collapse, do they wa nt to government will collapse, do the

democratic unionist party. draghi comes back.fends his legacy in front of the european parliament eu policy has traded millions of jobs in a few years. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: mario draghi spoke to european lawmakers in brussels yesterday. a parliamentarian describes draghi's policies is disastrous. draghi delivered these responses. >> did have disastrous consequences? he created nine and a half million jobs in years. pau is still with us. what you see euro doing is that more of a dollar story? i think the euro will continue to be under pressure. i think it's partly because of dollar strength on the back of a fed which is willing to get on with hikes. arearug is saying is true i'm sure that without the impact of these actions. -- with its actions, the eurozone would not be in the existence it is. there's is no way the ecb can get on with finishing qe anytime soon. you would be meeting at the intersection of crunch and lower demand which we know is a recipe for disaster. in the eurozone, it's different politically. if you w

the draft deal is an unwanted early present for northern ireland's democratic unionist party, who aret. theresa may depends on northern ireland's dup to get things done in westminster. this week, they have been abstaining from key votes to remind the government that when it comes to the brexit deal, they can't count on their support in parliament. the prime minister should reflect on the fact that she doesn't have enough support in parliament and she should use that opportunity to go back and get a better deal for the people of the united kingdom. we want to see a better deal. we don't want to see no deal. this has all been presented as a binary choice between the prime minister's deal and no deal. we believe there is a third way, we believe there's a better deal and we should look for that better deal. but the dup is at odds with many northern ireland businesses, who last night visited downing street to give the prime minister their backing. it is an agreement. it's a compromise between all the parties. i think business people recognise that you do need to compromise to reach a deal,

the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain — after it accusedrayal‘ in the negotiations, when a leaked letter indicated that northern ireland could follow different customs rules to the rest of the uk. the government has insisted it won't do anything to put the united kingdom at risk. more details from our political correspondent alex forsyth: sorry about that, watch your back. watch your back. fateful words perhaps uttered earlier this year by a man who has now delivered a blow to theresa may. jo johnson was until today the transport minister, but tonight he quit his job with a scathing assessment of the prime minister's brexit plan. crucially he called for another vote saying the current proposal was deeply flawed. it's not going to deliver trade deals — our ability to strike meaningful trade deals is going to be greatly reduced. it's not going to lead to us becoming a singaporean turbo—charged economy on the edge of europe. far from it. we're going to be signing up for all of the rules and regulations over which we will no longer have a say.

wave heard from the labor party as well as the democratic unionist party saying she won't vote for this deal. there are lots of questions now as theresa may moves forward with this historic agreement and whether or not she can get it through parliament. it's looking highly unlikely. and if that does not happen, it is an open question, pretty much anyone to guess at this point at what will happen next. >> eren, live in brussels, thank you for the reporting. >>> so here's what's next for brexit as it stands now. it now goes to the british parliament where theresa may does not command a majority. no one knows whether lawmakers in the u.k. will ultimately green light this deal or send everyone back to the drawing board. if british lawmakers agree to it the european parliament would then decide whether to give its blessing. whatever happens britain is set to leave the european union march 29th next year. earlier ms. may tweeted an open letter explaining brexit. this is what she said. "as prime minister of the united kingdom i have from day one been determined to deliver a brexit deal that wo

i think both the democratic unionist party and conservative party are deeply fearful of losing a general election to jeremy corbyn so this parliament will last probably a bit longer than the heated commentary at the moment suggests. but in those circumstances in some ways the question is as much for theresa may as jeremy corbyn. if parliament is deadlocked, she won't countenance a general election, could there be circumstances in which she said we've tried our best. parliament is deadlocked. we have to take this back to the people and at that point have a second vote. that would require the support of the eu 27 in terms of a commitment to extending the article 50 timetable. i think that would be forthcoming in those circumstances, but it's a huge if. and you're absolutely right in your observation which is in a parliamentary democracy, which notwithstanding all of our discussions, you need the principal opposition or principal party of government to move to create circumstances in which a second referendum could take place. right now neither the leader of the labor party or the conservat

significantly as the democratic unionist party from northern ireland which supports theresa may in parliamentay they are not supporting theresa may. written ine what is this agreement could lead to the breakup of the united kingdom,'s specifically -- kingdom, specifically northern ireland. rochelle: it is interesting because there has been so much talk about this. we said earlier in the show that thousands of hours were behind this. said there was decisive progress. has there been any other reaction from the eu at this stage? theresa may was outside darrington street -- downing street last night. we sought relief from around the european union. this morning, angela merkel saying she is happy that a d drt brexit d deal has been reached. and let's not forget the prospect of a no brexit, it would be damaging for the u.k. and are the european union. and as time marches on, there was growing concern that we could be heading for the cliff edge, for a no deal brexit. side, thispean should be, according to this --eement, and orderly exit an orderly exit. i doubt that is going to happen. there is a cl

ond the leader of a member of teresa may's coalinorthern ireland's democratic unionist party head arleneter, fears the ireland border deal, doesn't guarantee northern ireland's integrity inside the united kingdom. i s a question of whether we're separating the union; whether we are dealing with the united kingdom in a way that leaves us adrift in the future. and as the leader of unionism in northern ireland i'm not about to agree to that. >> schifrin: now that may announced the binet deal, the u. must approve, and then the haitish commons has to agree. analysts predict ts the most difficult step, of a divorce that's already been hard on everyone. so where does the brexit process go from here, and what about the future of the u.k., the e.u., and the der european project? for that we turn to sebastian mallaby, longtime author and journalist, and the paul volcker senior fellow for international economics at theouncil on foreign relations; he joins me from london. thank you very much for come on the newshour, there is a lot of reporting tonight about how difficult it was for theresa may to g

the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, is expected to reiterate her opposition to deal when she addresses its annual conference today. the dup is concerned that plans to prevent checks on the irish border would leave northern ireland too closely tied to the eu. last night, mrs foster said her party would reconsider its agreement to prop up mrs may's government if the brexit deal was passed by parliament. climate change will cost the us hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, according to a major government report. it says human health and agriculture are seriously at risk, and the poor will suffer most. the white house has dismissed the findings as inaccurate. here is our north america correspondent james cook. this, say many scientists, is what climate change looks like. in recent years, california has seen bigger, deadlier and more destructive wildfires than ever before. during a cold snap in washington this week, president trump tweeted, "whatever happened to global warming?" now, his own government experts have answered the question. it is he

the dup, which she depends on, democratic unionist party of northern ireland, they have already walked heard from the labor and the lib dems, they will not back it. we have heard from remainders and brexiteers in the conservative party that they are not going to act it -- back it. it is not known whether the senior ministers will walk away. --ng back to the proposal you think back to the proposal she put on the table some months o. it took david davis, the brexit secretary, before he finally signed it.ou hen't stick with it and he walked. will other ministers do that? we will watch closely tomorrow. there is also, jane, this whiff of dissent. we hear rumors that there are tters being put in by conservative mp's and perhaps they vote no-confidence in the prime minister. jane: neither she nor this still are out of the woods yet. what happens if she cannot get it through parliament? christian: well, the p pple who wantple's vote, a second referendum, say it is not her deal or no deal, there is another option. but tonight when michel barnier was asked abt that, he said the u.k. parliament

the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain after it accused of betrayal in the negotiations when a leaked letter indicated that northern ireland could follow different customs rules to the rest of the uk. the government has insisted it won't do anything to put the unity of the united kingdom at risk. more details from our political correspondent, alex forsyth. sorry about that, mind out. watch your back. "watch your back" — fateful words perhaps, uttered earlier this year by a man who's now delivered a blow to theresa may. jo johnson was, until today, the transport minister, but tonight, he quit hisjob, with a scathing assessment of the prime minister's brexit plan. crucially he called for another vote, saying the current proposal was deeply flawed. it's not going to deliver trade deals. our ability to strike meaningful trade deals is going to be greatly reduced. it's not going to lead to us becoming a singaporean turbo—charged economy on the edge of europe, farfrom it. we're going to be signing up to all of the rules and regulations over whic

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, which props up the british government at better deal. arlene foster told the dup's annual conference the party should work for what she called an "improved outcome". from belfast, here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. this is the most closely watched conference in the party's history. northern ireland's dup, whose support the government depends on, are poised to vote against theresa may's draft brexit deal. but this draft agreement fails her own key commitments. the prime minister has not been able to guarantee an outcome that eliminates the risk of introduction of the backstop arrangements. now, on the one hand, we're told that the backstop would be the best of both worlds, and on the other hand, we're told we're not going to need the backstop. the backstop is the eu's legal guarantee to prevent a hard irish border. bin the backstop. but, within the dup, it is bitterly opposed. and look who has become an ally. borisjohnson was in belfast to lend his support, saying it was the confidence and supply arrangement with th

the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, is expected to reiterate her opposition toposed brexit deal when she addresses its annual conference today. the dup is concerned that plans to prevent checks on the irish border would leave northern ireland too closely tied to the eu. last night, mrs foster said her party would reconsider its agreement to prop up mrs may's government if the brexit deal was passed by parliament. that agreement was about giving national stability. it was acting in the national interest and delivering on brexit. if this is not going to deliver on brexit, then that brings us deliver on brexit, then that brings us back to the situation of looking at the confidence and supply agreement, but we are not there yet and we will notjump ahead until we see what happens in parliament. climate change will cost the us hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the centrury, according to a major government report. it says human health and agriculture are seriously at risk, and the poor will suffer most. the white house has dismissed the findings as inaccura

the democratic unionist party are stepping up pressure on the prime minister over brexit tonight — byhdrawing support from the government on more key budget votes. the dup, which props up the government in the commons, is protesting at the draft brexit agreement the prime minister's agreed with brussels. meanwhile mrs may has been chairing the first meeting of her new cabinet since a series of ministerial resignations over brexit last week. she appears to have seen off attempts by brexiteer backbenchers to mount an immediate vote of no confidence in her leadership. our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. number ten can probably just about rely on the cat. at least as long as he gets let back in out of the rain. for a moment, it seemed even relations with the chief mouse catcher had broken down. beyond that, theresa may is suddenly looking for friends. can you get this deal through? a restless cabinet, the chief whip, though, firmly onside. she'll get the deal done and in a few weeks‘ time, i've got a job to do in parliament. but hisjob, all theirjobs, is enormous in an atmosph

northern ireland's democratic unionist party, who prop up theresa may in downing street, don't like herst night refused to vote with the conservatives on bits of last month's budget. we took the view that, since the government had broken one of the fundamental agreements they had with us, namely that they would deliver brexit for the people of the united kingdom as a whole and not separate northern ireland constitutionally or economically from the united kingdom, that we had to do something to show our displeasure. the dup flexed their muscles last night. how do you persuade them back around to backing the deal? we will continue to talk to the dup and make the case that this deal is good for the whole uk, but in particular for northern ireland. the prime minister has rightly focused on ensuring that northern ireland is not in a different customs arrangement from great britain, and she has risked the whole deal in order to win that, and she has won that point. they don't believe you — that is the point. we will continue making the case. making the case about the withdrawal agreement and

the democratic unionist party believes this would undermine the very integrity of the uk.ist community in northern ireland at the moment, this is quite a difficult time. today, ireland's prime minister tried to allay the dup's fears. i know many of them may be feeling vulnerable, and i want to say to them that the good friday agreement will be protected. northern ireland has achieved peace through a dual british and irish identity. some people believe shared membership of the eu has helped to keep that relationship in harmony, but now brexit is changing things. we're scared about going backwards. it's a big dealfor us. obviously northern ireland always presents that sort of problem, that difficulty of understanding what's happening, and identity. ijust feel with brexit, either we're in or we're out. and if we're out, let's get on with it. brexit isn't just about trade on these shores. it's also about the delicate balance of peace on this island. but now this special brexit status is raising questions on the other side of the water, over whether scotland and wales should be

let's discuss the ramifications of that with the westminster leader of the democratic unionist party,ink what he's saying would be enough for you? what is important is what has been passed by the house of commons later this afternoon, and from our understanding the government are now going to abstain so government are now going to abstain so the motion will be carried, and thatis so the motion will be carried, and that is the important thing, what is in that motion, i think that david lidington may have started out like to be some kind of agreement but whilst the chief whip had done the numbers game he realised they could not win this vote. i think it's important the legal advice is out there, so that when this agreement, which is going to be put into an international treaty and be legislated for in the house of commons, it is important that mps have the full legal advice as given to the cabinet by the attorney general. the particular aspect you will be looking at is about the backstop, about what happens if there is no trade deal, to stop that ha rd there is no trade deal, to stop th

signed to deliver on brexit and to do that in a way that had shared principles between the democratic unionist partyrvative party. but, of course, the reality is, there are many in the conservative party who don't like what is on the table today either. at what point would it expire, that agreement? i think, and i've said this before, if it came to the situation that parliament did decide, and there's no evidence that they're going to, but if they did decide to back this deal, then obviously we would have to review the confidence supply agreement. arlene foster of the dup saying yesterday she would prefer to see jeremy corbyn in number ten that approved the deal on the table. what happen if this deal was voted down? jeremy hunt has been speaking today and he acknowledged it will be a challenge for theresa may to get approvalfrom the challenge for theresa may to get approval from the house of commons for the withdrawal agreement. these are his thoughts. if there was gridlock in parliament, there would be a huge degree of uncertainty. and what the british people want if they want us to get on and deli

northern ireland theresa may of course needs the parliamentary votes of northern honest democratic unionist party to stay in power and their leader has told the prime minister to ask the e.u. for a better breath sit divorce deal so what does olling foster want that isn't already there well i think it's more what is forced to not want in this agreement and not to say namely that backstop and that will come into effect to stop a hard to border between northern ireland which will remain part of the u.k. and the republic of ireland which will stick with it and they don't want this border to be put in place now the solution to that at the moment in this tale is that they could be off to the transition period a backstop which would save the whole of the u.k. remain in the customs union for a limited amount of time but also that northern ireland would have to stick a more closely to set an rules and that is really why and those day pay those unionists and pays because they are why that is. effectively a whole board in the r.f.c. so separating britain from northern ireland so this is really the big probl

but northern ireland's democratic unionist party — on whose votes the government relies in the housemmons — says it'll vote against. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports from belfast, where the dup conference is taking place. her report contains some flashing images. it's the most closely watched party conference in history. the dup, are poised to vote down the draft brexit deal. the published withdrawal agreement portrays a pitiful and pathetic place for the united kingdom. hundreds of pages, devoted toa kingdom. hundreds of pages, devoted to a backstop, which would buy the united kingdom into taking the rules of the european union with no right to leave and no end date. their objections remain with the so—called backstop, the plan to avoid a hard irish border. today, the dup's deputy leader had this message. so, prime minister, the message from this conference: from every section of this party is: in the backstop. applause -- bin applause —— bin the backstop. tories have beenin —— bin the backstop. tories have been in town trying to allay the fears. last night, the chancell