iain duncan smith took his cue from the dup.rexit and we will work through the basis of the clear red lines we have set down, which are, as we understand it, the red lines of the government as well, so a sensible brexit in which the uk leaves as one nation with a sensible relationship with the rest of the eu. tory brexiteers are delighted with the dup. one told me, their intervention has saved us having to rebel against the government in parliament. those tories want to use the pause is to try and change the pace of the negotiations. the aim is to stop the prime minister offering what they fear are irrevocable commitments to the eu that could not be withdrawn even if the uk is unhappy with the final deal. if that can't be done, they say simply the uk should walk away. labour is alarmed by the new alliance between the dup and the tory brexiteers. it is grossly irresponsible to be advocating walking away from these negotiations. and sure the prime minister isn't going to do that. the surest way to ensure a hard border in northern

iain duncan smith. just getting a bit of news coming in from smith.news coming in from her majesty's prison in swell side in kent. we understand an incident is going on that involves a small mother of prisoners, which is isolated to one wing. the ministry ofjustice saying it is dealing with the incident at hmp swell side in kent. a prison service spokesperson saying they are currently managing an ongoing incident. we are absolutely clear that offenders who behave in this way will be punished and face spending extra time behind bars. we are told there is no risk to the public. just to repeat, we understand it involves a small number of prisoners. the incident is confined to one wing. if we get any more detail on that, we will bring it to you. just checking some more details which might be coming into us. no, that's a repetition of what i told you just now. an incident at hmp swell side in kent. the ministry ofjustice saying it is dealing with an incident air. a warning that any offenders who behave in this way, although we haven't been told the exact n

i don't think i'm pontificating any more than iain duncan smith. i have a right to give my opinion.s that the government which said it wanted independent advice, then decided it didn't like the advice if it was truly independent. and i'm afraid thatis truly independent. and i'm afraid that is part of the malaise which is sweeping whitehall. a hyper defensive government which has got its back against the wall in the mishandling of brexit, which is turning into a very serious national crisis. and is seeking to scapegoat independent advisers and any others who come across its path. i think it is very depressing and it is playing out, as i say, in what is now quite a dangerous national crisis. and next year, 2018, will be utterly decisive because in my view we are going something similar to the suez crisis, really serious for this government. a civil service and state machine which is fundamentally out of sympathy with the government it is supposed to be serving, because it believes the policy of the government is essentially praiseworthy. and how this plays out next year in the context

brexiteers like iain duncan smith say, this is all a like iain duncan smith say, this is alla game, we we need to front up to the eu and say, if you will be difficult might vess and ireland is included in that you, then we will walk away and we will start getting on with sorting out trade deals with countries around the rest of the world. on the other side of that, we have heard from remainers in opposition parties, labour, lib dems and the snp saying a solution could be in the uk staying in the single market and staying in the customs union, which of course the government has said will not be happening. what we see today is theresa may under an enormous amount of pressure. it's not clear how she went to brussels earlier in the week, when she wasn't completely sure she had the dup onside. now the talks have unravelled, she is under increasing time pressure with the eu summit next week, and of course this week was all meant to be about getting that signal that negotiations were going to be able to move on from phase one, which is about the divorce talks, to phase two, about the future r

duncan smith explains.ork, john profumo, was forced to resign after admitting lying to the house of commons after admitting his affair. also sharing a bed with a soviet spy. when keeler began attracting press attention, the story started to beat out, they can become from us, profumo limited all to his wife in the country. he never returned to the world of politics. duncan smith. so why was the profumo affair quite so damaging? in 1963, lord carrington was a fellow defence minister with jack profumo. for a special programme four years ago that marked 50 years since that tumultuous time, he told me he'd asked profumo why he'd lied to the commons about the affair, triggering his downfall. he said, well you see i was accused of being too close to people who knew the soviet... the height of the cold war, this is very important and can be very dangerous. i thought that i had to defend myself about that. and i thought whatever i had done was quite unimportant compared with my relations with the soviets. i think yo

is not mr duncan smith though, and others, entitled to say that there is more than a whiff of partisanshipsignation letter and it talks of the european union withdrawal bill as the worst legislation of my lifetime, i feel duty bound to oppose it relentlessly from the labour benches. then you go on, in your letter, to compare theresa may to anthony eden for presiding in suez, and you say, what the country needs is a radical reformist government in the attlee mould. it is a labour propaganda exercise, isn't it? we live in alice in wonderland at the moment. all of those opinions which you have just read out would have been held by mainstream conservatives until two years ago. they are not much different from what david cameron was saying in his arguments as to why britain should stay in the european union in the referendum campaign, and of course, conservatives of the generation of michael heseltine, john major, ken clarke, this is precisely what they were saying. remember, john major was saying, when he was prime minister, that his policy was for britain to be at the heart of europe, whereas

bruising and difficult to iain duncan smith sane.o come as the negotiations continue with trade with the eu. in the past hour the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has arrived in iran to press for the release of the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, and other dual nationals, on humanitarian grounds. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government — which she denies. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports boris johnson's first visit to iran could hardly be more sensitive. last month he was accused of damaging the case for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe by remarks he later apologised for. on his way to tehran to see iran's foreign minister, he issued a statement, saying.... the foreign secretary says he will also emphasise the uk's continued support for the nuclear deal with iran, despite its repudiation by president trump. but he will also make clear uk's concerns about some of iran's activity, notably in syria and yemen. he descri

will iain duncan smith go for a norway style deal, really?d customs union, even though the logic is that they must. i don't think so, i don't think that's right. let me explain why, because if you leave the single market and the customs union, the eu has the pleased the border on its externalfrontier, and that means a hard border in ireland. is there an alternative? all four parties, ireland, britain, the northern ireland assembly and the eu or want a frictionless border. if they all have the same game they will get there in the end. they will come out of the customs union, because if they don't, liam fox doesn't have a job. we can't negotiate our own trade deals. we've got this agreement today between the eu and japan. does anyone seriously think that we're not more convergent than the japanese economy? i mean, please! i‘m afraid we have to end it. there will be a lot more conversation in the next few weeks. that‘s all we have time for. have a lovely weekend from all of us here at newsnight, good night. goodnight. hello and welcome to sports

this is an attack on her perceived attitudes from iain duncan smith.rson to fire this warning. it depends which side of the debate you are on. if you think this is necessarily a disaster or not. most people who voted to leave the european union, immigration and so the european union, immigration and so on, but forming our own laws and so on... so on, but forming our own laws and so on... as far as we so on, but forming our own laws and $0 011. . . as far as we are so on, but forming our own laws and so on... as far as we are concerned, nothing overrules the us constitution and to me it is the mark of sovereignty. if you can't create your own laws, what are you? quickly on to the observer. roy hattersley, very much identified as on the left of the labour party. now he realises this new outfit momentum is causing trouble. for him to say this is quite a moment. he is saying there are various examples and that there are various examples and that there are various examples and that there are members who are trying to unseat mps and councillors who are seen

it is a huge issue and is one of the iain duncan smith. very much a leading brexiteer.ut it is quite a stark warning when you put it like that. that's why it appears there on the front page. is this just a warning shot and another stage in the war of words? probably. this business about the laws that have come in from europe, it is central to brexit for many people. it really is. when you ask people what they voted for when they voted brexit i'm sure that would come into it. there's been all these arguments about what we are going to get economically, no one would have known. even if we lost it all, to me the central argument was is that i wa nt the central argument was is that i want to be a sovereign nation. it has been a sovereign nation. i don't expect anybody from europe to be ruling on british law, i wouldn't expect anyone from america to be ruling on british law. it may seem small but it's an important point principal. i guess it depends which side you voted for how you perceive this. let's move on, dharshini start—ups and this one. this is the observer front—pag

but your boss, iain duncan smith, has said we may have reached the point where we have to walk away from the talks because there is no way that we in the conservative party, mps there is no way that we in the conservative party, mp5 of his ilk, will accept staying in the customs union, even if you call it something else. the extreme brexiters do not speakfor the else. the extreme brexiters do not speak for the tory party. and the idea of walking away and leaving the issue of northern ireland unsolved issue of northern ireland unsolved is not a view of all the tory party oi’ is not a view of all the tory party or the whole of parliament. even if we walk away, are we not responsible for some of our liabilities? we can't say, we are not paying anything, and off we go. look at the eurostar back! we have to respect the referendum. we have to try to leave the eu on good terms. if it turns out that things are changing, and david davis seems to be realising that the political decision to leave the single market and customs union, which was not something people voted on, may need to be rethought,

iain duncan smith said there was an alignment between britain and the eu after brexit didn't mean havingeu in future. the regulations may be different but the effect is important, this is the key bit. what is the effect of what you do? that is in our interest generally, even after a trade arrangement to ensure that between our major trade partners, there is a sense of alignment. the key here is the next phase from what will happen on the trade discussions? i think this will be the bruising difficult bit but it's the vital bit. officials in gaza say four people have died and 160 are injured following air strikes on hamas military positions by israel. the strikes were in retaliation for palestinian rocket attacks on southern israel. palestinians demonstrated in jerusalem an hour ago. palestinians and israeli security forces have clashed in the west bank since president trump recognised jerusalem as israel's capital on wednesday. well, protests over president trump's recognition of jerusalem have also been taking place in many arab countries. martin patience reports from lebanon. these are

bruising was the word that iain duncan smith used when he was interviewed this morning to say it wille hard work that it has taken to get to this, the wrangling with theresa may's political allies at home, the trade talks will be tricky, not least because the cabinet has yet to agree on what they want the outcome to be. if they can, then it might smooth the passage a little bit more easily, but if they can't, it will be tricky the whole way through. weather warnings are in place for large parts of the uk as heavy snow and icy conditions continue to affect scotland, northern ireland, wales, northern england and parts of the midlands. it's thought 20cm of snow could fall in some areas overnight tonight. olivia richwald reports. in an in and shropshire, but the first heavy snow fall is bringing disruption to parts of the united kingdom. motorists are being told to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary in parts of the north because of the icy conditions as temperatures plummet down to — six to 19 part of scotland and wales. this people has been working 2a hours a day since thursday. t

of brexit have responded angrily to the resignation, with the former conservative leader, iain duncan smitho give my opinion. i was actually appointed as a government adviser to give independent advice. 0ne government adviser to give independent advice. one of my great regrets is that the government, who said it wanted my advice, decided it didn't like my advice, which was truly independent. and that is part of the malaise that is sweeping whitehall — a hypersensitive government, with its back against the wall in terms of its handling of brexit. there is more than a whiff of partisan shipping what you are writing, it says. your resignation says, you feel duty bound to oppose it relentlessly from the labour benches. you say what the country needsis benches. you say what the country needs is a radical reform, government in the aptly mould. this isa government in the aptly mould. this is a labour propaganda exercise, isn't it? all of those opinions you have just read out would have been held by mainstream conservatives until two years ago. they are not much different to what david cameron was

bruising was the word iain duncan smith used when he was interviewed on the radio to say it will be very that it has taken to get to this point, the midnight phone calls, the pre—dawn flight to brussels, the hard wrangling with theresa may's political allies at home, the trade talks will be tricky because the cabinet has yet to agree on what they want the outcome to be. if they can, then it might smooth the passage a little bit more easily, but if they can't, then it will be tricky the hole way through. jonathan blake, thank you very much. foreign secretary boris johnson, discusses the imprisonment of british iranians during a visit to tehran. michael gove says voters will be able to force changes to a brexit deal at the next election if they don't like what the government has negotiated with the eu. and an amber weather warning has been issued for parts of north wales and north—west england. further heavy snow is expected overnight. at least two people have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. the israeli authorities say they were targeting hamas military positions after rockets

now, former tory leader iain duncan smith says it's nearly time to walk away from the talks — as oure hands as much as you like. are you confident of a deal? but it does not mean there will be a deal, the spanish leader one of dozens she has to get onside. there area dozens she has to get onside. there are a couple of issues we need to work on, but i will be reconvening in brussels later this week. it is this band they indeed right now, the dup's this band they indeed right now, the dup‘s ten mps, feeling their power in every step. they refuse to back theresa may's deal in brussels over ireland border which is they feel will put northern ireland on a different path to the rest of the uk. the text we were shown late yesterday did not translate what we had been told in general conversations into reality. would you be willing to see the deal failed? we do not want to see the talks fail and we do not want to see no deal, we want a sensible brexit. yesterday's collapse provoked arguments on all science with some believing scotland, wales and some sectors of the economy should get special

bruising was the word iain duncan smith used when he was interviewed on the radio to say it will be very that it has taken to get to this point, the midnight phone calls, the pre—dawn flight to brussels, the hard wrangling with theresa may's political allies at home, the trade talks will be tricky because the cabinet has yet to agree on what they want the outcome to be. if they can, then it might smooth the passage a little bit more easily, but if they can't, then it will be tricky weather warnings are still in place for large parts of the uk with more snow and freezing temperatures forecast. a yellow warning for snow and ice will remain for scotland, northern ireland, wales and parts of the midlands until this evening. our correspondent, olivia richwald, has been at a gritting station in oldham. there does seem to be a bit of east—west divide today. i've driven over from the east of the country where it was sunny, but cold, but a lovely day. cross over the pennines and as soon as i got over here, the snow started and it hasn't stopped since then. the worst of the weather appears to be i

today, we're talking brexit, with the conservative mp iain duncan smith, who campaigned to leave thethere will be wonderful moments of crisis. there will be moments of crisis. there will be moments where we get a sense of where we are heading. that is what it will be like in the next 8—9 months. one of my real frustrations about this year has been the, sorry to say, quite vacuous soundbites which the government has been hiding behind when people desperately need some certainty at both through the transition period and for the end goal. and every time you feel you are making progress towards that, it is undermined by comments like nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. and we need to get some certainty. the people we are negotiating with need to know where we wa nt negotiating with need to know where we want to end up. crack another one. deal at dawn. total triumph wore a festive fudge? i hope because of the issue around the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, we need to have an agreement, i hope, that we achieve staying in the single market, the custom

also speaking to bbc radio 4, the former conservative leader and leave supporter, iain duncan smith,d regulatory alignment did not necessarily mean having the same regulations as the eu. the regulations may be different but the effect is important, this is the key bit. what is the effect of what you do? that is in our interest generally, even after a trade arrangement to ensure that between our major trade partners, there is a sense of alignment. the key here is the next phase from what will happen on the trade discussions? i think this will be the bruising difficult bit but it's the vital bit. let's speak to the conservative mp and former party chairman, grant shapps. he joins me via webcam from his constituency in hertfordshire. good morning. thank you for being with us. let me ask you, what is your take on the agreement that mrs may reached with the eu in the early hours of yesterday morning? may reached with the eu in the early hours of yesterday morning ?|i may reached with the eu in the early hours of yesterday morning? i have taken the time to read the full 15 page agreement a

bruising was the word that iain duncan smith used when he was interviewed this morning to say it wille hard work that it has taken to get to this, the wrangling with theresa may's political allies at home, the trade talks will be tricky, not least because the cabinet has yet to agree on what they want the outcome to be. if they can, then it might smooth the passage a little bit more easily, but if they can't, it will be tricky the whole way through. the headlines on bbc news: the government says borisjohnson has held frank talks in a run over the imprisonment of a british mother. michael gove says voters will be able to force changes to a brexit deal at the next election if they don't like what the government has negotiated with the eu. weather warnings for part of wales and northern ireland. for the heavy snow showers expected overnight. police are investigating the deaths of two teenagers which they believe are drugs related. police were informed that two men were found dead inside this nightclub. two jennyjones were then taken to the hospital where the pair both later died. police

i'm going to quote you iain duncan smith who said, "british business will have to learn to get by inr example the financial times has estimated that the uk is £350 million a week worse off than if it had voted remain. what does it mean to get by in a different world? well, the financial times, that figured can't be right because our economy has carried on growing. we've carried on seeing economic progress, exports for example have risen sharply in the past 12 months. the pound against the dollar is at the level that it was at the time of the referendum. 0ur growth forecasts have been revised downwards. we are now growing more minutely than anywhere else in europe. but the issue the office for budget responsibility brought forward at the time of the budget which is where these projections come from, is all down to our productivity and this is why we are investing in the future. we are investing in technology, we are investing in infrastructure. that election was the moment wasn't it where theresa may had to learn to be a consultative, parliamentarian pm. she strengthened parliament's

now, former tory leader iain duncan smith says it's nearly time to walk away from the talks altogetheru confident of a deal? but it does not mean there will be a deal, the spanish leader one of dozens she has to get onside. there are a couple of issues we need to work on, but i will be reconvening in brussels later this week. it is this band she needs right now, the dup's ten mps, feeling their power in every step. they refused to back theresa may's deal in brussels over ireland border which they fear will put northern ireland on a different path to the rest of the uk. the text we were shown late yesterday did not translate what we had been told in general conversations into reality. would you be willing to see the deal fail? we do not want to see the talks fail and we do not want to see no deal, we want a sensible brexit. yesterday's collapse provoked arguments on all sides with some believing scotland, wales and some sectors of the economy should get special status but in dublin a clear message, no budging, clinging to the agreement that the north and south mirror each other‘s regula

mr iain duncan smith. and notjust to carry on with no change at all? i thank my right honourable friend. the point of the fermentation period is exactly as he says, to ensure that the changes necessary for the new relationship to work can be put in place. examples, the registration of eu citizens here in the uk, which the home office will be running during that particular period. it is also about ensuring that businesses and citizens have the confidence and reassurance of knowing how they will be operating through that period and that there is no double cliff edge for businesses, that they actually have a smooth process of change. that is the point of the intimidation period. the further details of it will be negotiated in the next phase. i am pleased the european commission and the president of the eu councillor clear that should start immediately. the most important part of the agreement is come on paragraph a9, which i welcome. it says very clearly that the united kingdom will maintain full alignment wi

what you say to those like iain duncan smith who say that the name of the game is not about parliamentiners not accepting the referendum and see this as a means to delay or thought brexit? that is absolutely not the case —— stop brexit. we have accepted the referendum result, however we campaigned and the uk will leave the european union at the end of march 2019th but i don't see why we have to do it ina 2019th but i don't see why we have to do it in a way that damages the constitution, the economy or our values. when people like my colleagues who are hard brexit campaigners, it says more about them and their unwillingness to move on from the divisions of the past than it does about those of us who are trying to make parliament work well to improve the legislation and to move forward. nicky morgan, thank you for your time. we are facing a real cliff edge tonight and i guess my instinct is that the government will probably have confined some sort of way to meet the concerns of rebels because really, a defeat would be such a significant blow, not just for would be such a significant blow

iain duncan smith? william jacob rees mogg? read lines will make it much more difficult. that works for all of the uk. we can't have one pa rt of for all of the uk. we can't have one part of the uk being sliced off from the rest of us. it must work for all of us and all 27 other countries. keep talking, and give the prime minister the flexibility she needs to make sure these negotiations work. you have been in the european parliament and seen how these negotiations have happened in the past. they tend to go to the wire, don't be? where hearing there is now a deadline of sunday. is that realistic, or could the commission be more flexible? any decision they wa nt be more flexible? any decision they want to get through the 27 other heads of state next week will clearly need to be put to them in advance of next week. but we are still a year and a bit away, march, 2019, before the final exit date as set down by the article 50 letter. so let's keep talking. you would be worried if the trade talks were put off tee i would really like to start those trade talks as soon as possibl

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iain duncan smith saying the only reason the irish are behaving this way is because there isa behavingorance of the history and politics in ireland? in heated moments i think the best thing to do is to stay calm. don't react to the language, i hear the is to stay calm. don't react to the language, i hearthe language... is to stay calm. don't react to the language, i hear the language... are you surprised? no, it does not surprise me. these are sensitive moment and there is a lot of risk, there is a lot of adrenaline in the uk following the decision to leave the uk but what is much more important is over time there's a realisation of what means and in particular around the island of ireland issues which means six months ago, people did not appreciate it. we could live without that language, it does not have relationships, but we have gone through worse. if we have to hear things we would rather not hear, soviet, i can deal with it politically but as long as i can go to my constituents and say we did good work because we avoided in the document any talks of a hard border, we are going to