we will be entering into intense negotiations with the european union. the full future framework can be delivered to the european council as part of the overall package. that will then be published and available for members of this house to see. while we can't agree on legal text of the future relationship because we cannot do that until we have left the union we have sufficient details in that future framework that members can have confidence in the future relationships with the european union when they come to vote. >> i don't always agree with the prime minister but i know her to be a woman of courage. let down by the disloyalty of so many of her colleagues. i feel sorry for her because we have given her an impossible task. we know increasingly in this country and this house that there is no better than staying in the european union. i think it is time we do something to recognize and be courageous and take it back to the people. prime minister may: the honorable gentleman will not be surprised that despite the fact that we have known each other throug

european union. as i have consistently said, as i indicated, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and we remain negotiating on that future framework. in relation to the 39 billion pounds, which i would remind my honorable friend is significantly less than the 100 billion pounds the european union were first talking about needing to pay, these are about the legal obligations that united kingdom has. i hope that every member of this house will recognize that the united kingdom is a country that meets the legal bligations that we have. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i welcome the act that gives women the right to be represented in parliament. it is the nationalists that first elected. we can only have success when women are properly represent inside this parliament. yesterday, the prime minister he medical with the first minister. the first minister made it clear that there are alternatives to her brexit plan. was the prime minister listening? >> i have to say to my honorable gentlemen gentlema

from the european union. setting out details of our future relationship, the political declaration does just that and makes it very clear is the set ofthis instructions that the future relationship will put into place what is in the political declaration. stands, therently majority of honorable and right honorable members in this place will not vote in favor of the prime minister's deal, despite her very best efforts. she needs plan b. what is the prime minister's plan b? is that norway plus of the single market, the customs union, which some of us have been arguing for for over two years? throughout the last 18 months of negotiations, people have said to me it was not going to be possible for me to be able to negotiate a deal with the european union. no sooner do i negotiate a deal then people are saying, what is the next thing you are going to do? we will havesness, a number of days of debate in this chamber prior to the meaningful vote on this deal. i believe it is important that when people look at this d

irection over prime minister may: the people across the country who voted to lead the european union voted to jurisdictionto the of the european court of justice. to stop sending sums of money to the europeans every year. will be able to do that. priorities like the national health service. but the european union remains a close trading partner to the united kingdom. we want to ensure that we continue to have a good trading relationship with the european union and we will be able to have an independent trade a policy that policy that enables us to make decisions for the rest of the world. my honorable friend is indeed up passionate champion of the united kingdom but he is also a passionate champion that the united kingdom has around many parts of the world including with the commonwealth which could be there when we leave the european union. thank you mister speaker. and i thank you for welcoming them to parliament today. a most welcome guest. mister speaker on the hundredth anniversary. on the qualification of women's act. we join all women and welcome them to parliament today. we ne

we remain in the european union, the best deal that we have with the european union. and on that basis, would she add least today undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british people and having-- >> prime minister. >> i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint by right honorable friend. i'm not going to change the position i've taken in this house and indeed taken more widely. i believe that it is the duty of members of this parliament to ensure that we deliver on the choice that was made by the british people, a choice that this parliament overwhelmingly decided to give them. that means that we will not see taking the option she said in the european union. and that be march 29th of next year. >> the prime minister has once again told the house we will be leaving the union, but the truth is we will be remaining in a customs union both in the transition and in the backstop arrangement which can only be ended with the agreement at the eu and the truth is also the only way to protect jobs investment and an open border in northern ireland in the lon

but we will leave the european union but we will leave the european union and that will happene prime minister has once again told the house we will be leaving the customs union. but the truth is we will remain in the customs union and in the backstop arrangement which can only be ended with the agreement of the eu, and the truth is the only way you can protectjobs and investment and the open border in northern ireland in the long term is to remain in it. will the prime minister looked the british people in the eye and admit that remaining ina in the eye and admit that remaining in a customs union is in our national economic interests. because without it, we will be poorer as a country. what is in our national interest is ensuring we continue to have a good trading partnership with the european union once we have left. that is why we have put forward a proposal reflected in the outline political declaration for a free—trade area in goods and why we have put forward a proposal that would ensure the frictionless trade of goods across the border. the right honourable gentleman and

leaving the european union.en by the uk. if political conditions in the united kingdom were to change significantly, then, i guess, but this is just significantly, then, i guess, but this isjust a guess, that more would be given, a significant amount of time would be given, for the political, if you like, dynamic to u nfold political, if you like, dynamic to unfold within the uk. at the moment, this is not what we see happening. it seems to be still, the conditions do not seem to be right for that kind of complete change of heart in the united kingdom, so as i said, at the united kingdom, so as i said, at the moment, the european union is simply sitting back and observing this, feeling there is not that much it can actually do. thank you very much. we arejust it can actually do. thank you very much. we are just learning that the european commission has also posed at the end of 2022 be the cut off date for the extension of any transition. that person, once britain leaves the european union next year. that detail

and the relationship we should have with the european union thereafter. we will go forward with the final negotiations towards that european council meeting on the 25th of november. and when when a deal is brought , back, it will be for members of this house, not just to look at that details of the deal, but to consider to consider the vote , of the british people, to consider our duty to deliver on the vote of the british people. this is the deal that has been negotiated with the european union. we have to finalize it, and a vote will come when we have a meaningful vote. and it will be for the members of the house to determine how should they vote at that time, and to remember when they cast their vote the importance of ensuring that we deliver on the vote of the british people. the speaker: ben bradshaw. mr. bradshaw: the prime minister will be aware that the main financial backer of brexit is now under criminal investigation by the national crime agency. there is serious doubt about the true source of the money he spent on the lead campaign. did the pri

in a situation where we don't actually have the mechanism to leave because we will need the european union's agreement to do that while still in all sorts of areas of life whether in social policy or environmental policy economic policy or under the jurisdiction of the law courts and the european court of justice will be still forced to subsist under under european union rules so i think it's it's not it's not bret's it is the bottom line of this we have a deal that is not brics that alexander i guess you know to be a purist in looking at what was voted on it means leaving the european union and i suppose now considering all of the questions and criticisms of me as plan. is hard breck's it a real law option right now and if it is what does that actually mean because it's looming my friend did salumi go ahead. well i think it is if you like more a default position than an option because of course no pretty says that they want it but it might happen if the parliamentary and arithmetic is such that there is no agreement are there on bricks on on to raise a maze breaks of plan or on anyone else'

european union. >> thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank you for welcoming our guest to parliament today. on the 100th anniversary of the qualification of women's act, i join the prime minister in welcoming all women to parliament today. we need a parliament that truly represents the whole of this country. now that a number of government ministers have confirmed this morning that leaving the e.u. with no deal is not an option, does the prime minister agree there are no circumstances under which britain would leave with no deal? >> no. i have for say to the right honorable gentleman i have consistently made clear on this point. but the point that has been made by a number of my colleagues in relation to the vote that will come before this house on a meaningful vote on a deal from the european union is very simple. if you look at the alternative to having that deal with the european union, it will either be more uncertainty, more division, or it could risk no brexit at all. >> mr. speaker, the prime mini

referendum in twenty fourteen we were said vote no to independence to get them to a place in european union clear line eighteen twenty one months later that was shown to be so so because customs union single market the deal in the new deal in the me and the here is blood that we have from each other and just who bought the so we won't be supporting either of those we want something far better for people as it is at the moment with a deal yes that does give no other and an advantage by being in the single market eluding you're always alluding that of a letter you wrote to theresa may just tell me what was in the letter in every other reply reply to the level of the letter was basically moving no reply no reply yet it was basically asking me the question because she's been evasive and left the question hanging over a section thirty which is what you need on the one thousand nine hundred scotland act to another referendum in scotland so the question is is she going to agree let's go to and has the right to have an independence referendum because she had said on the twenty eighth of july or the

>>> after approval from the european union of the withdrawal agreement between minister theresa may reported back to the house of commons during this one-hour portion several members even from her own conservative party openly expressed that they would not vote for the final brexit deal set forth for september 2018. the party would oppose the deal calling it the worst of all worlds.rd the special counsel i've reached a deal with the leaders of the withdrawal agreement for the departure from the 29th of march next year and the political declaration of the future partnership that had been our national interest. it delivers on the democratic position of the people and takes back control of the borders t ad ends the movement to once and for all and allowing the government a new skills-based immigration system it takes back control of the ball and the jurisdiction of the uk and are they being made in the parliament and forced to take back control so we can spend taxpayers money including the 394 million pounds of extra investment in the long-term plan for the national health service. by creating

in the negotiation people have said to me it's not going to be possible in the european union. we will have a number of days of debate prior to the meaningful vote onot the deal. i believe it is important when people look at the deal they consider the interest of the country and constituents and of the importance ofan delivering. >> never did they decide to launch a public debate beyond the comfort zone like the labor party and engage with a much larger party [inaudible] on a number of occasions it is important so we now deliver on the choice the british people made but it is an opinion between myself and him i recognized that but i think they want us to get on with what we are doing. >> the withdrawal agreement is incompatible with 2018 repeals 72 and we will truly again. does the minister accept that this agreement being only a treaty tells of the positions it the 2018 act and is therefore unlawful? did she seek a legal opinion on this question before the agreement was signed by her yesterday? >> of course the withdrawal act brings the european law into the orderly transition

wejoined the european union as the united kingdom, and we will leave the european union as the unitedit's right to take the view that came from across the whole of the united kingdom, and that overall view was to leave the european union. another one has come in on twitter from matt, he also used the bbc news channel hashtag, he said, i've noticed no brexit has crept into the pm's vocabulary along with no deal. why has no brexit suddenly become one of her options? it's not one of my options. it's one of the things i'm trying to point out to people, if you listen to the debates taking place in the house of commons there are mps who want to frustrate brexit and stop it. it's important that people know that. some people see it as a threat. no, for me, i'm clear we will be leaving march next year. i want to ensure that those people who try to frustrate what people voted far aren't able to do so. i want us to leave on a good dealfor the uk, and that's what i believe we've got. obviously, i go back to brussels tomorrow for the european council on sunday, but crucially this brings an end to

brings an end to free movement, it brings an end to sending vast annual sums of money to the european unionhe european court having jurisdiction here in the uk. it delivers what people voted for and protectjobs. i think that is what people are looking for from this government. we will hear from the people very shortly, this morning we had one woman say she'd like to give you a hug, and another say she'd like to give you a shake. you have divided people with this deal. first of all, i think, in a sense, there have been some really passionate arguments that people have had about this question of whether or not we should be in the european union. we saw that back in 2016. now is the point where, actually, the country needs to come together. let's get through this. for most people theyjust want us to get on with it. we don't want to get on with a bad deal though. i believe this is the right deal for the uk because it does deliverfor people, it delivers an end to free movement and all the other things i'vejust mentioned. it protects jobs and security. most people want to see us being able to mov

it's also an urban issue most urban areas or many stay in the european union it's also a money fracturing industry issue because most people in the first sectors voted in the european union we forget that over sixteen million people actually did vote. in the european union now you make the point that we've got difficulties in terms of social housing social mobility areas of that. poor productivity in the economic front which equals low pay low opportunities you're absolutely right and what we've got a deuced tacklers things but that's a different discussion from the one we're having about bricks. presumably saying it's because of that that they've they voted breakthrough but you wrote a piece with vince cable leader of the liberal democrats saying now that we know there was russian interference in the twenty sixteen referendum or did you mean by that don't think there's any need to decipher that sentence it's absolutely clear then we knew that there was evidence that had been russian interference in the referendum don't forget president putin likes to disrupt things so to speak

but this is a very one-sided deal that it's usually to the benefit of the european union. this is not a deal that i think enables britain to be able to negotiate its own free trade agreements. britain is tied to the customs union, they will not have control over its own trade. that of course was a key issue for british voters in the 2016 referendum. written being outside the union and the single market. theresa may may have simply not deliver that. i think britain is really shackled to the eu indefinitely as a sort of satellite, which is a disaster scenario, which firmly undercuts british interests. margaret thatcher would have negotiated a deal that was good for britain and that would have helped to facilitate a free trade between great britain and the european union without britain having to sacrifice its own self-determination. david: however we got to this juncture, we are where we are. at this point, it appears as prime minister may actually said there are three options -- essentially the deal that she structured, that you think is a bad deal, or not leaving the europe

s exit from the european union theresa may is due to meet european commission president. as she tries to shore up support ahead of an e.u. summit this sunday mrs may is under pressure to return to the u.k. with a final gregg's a deal that her parliament can agree to she's facing heavy criticism at home from progress and pro e.u. lawmakers last week two of her senior ministers resigned over the draft for a draw. all deal she had negotiated with the european union and the following turmoil almost led to a leadership challenge the prime minister's the prime minister's critics accuse her of giving in to the e.u. and of negotiating a deal that is bad for great britain well however during prime minister's questions in the u.k. parliament the prime minister argues that the case for the kitten argued the case that the situation is the exact opposite of the package of the deal that we will be to we are negotiating with the european union has two parts to it this is leave in part which is the withdrawal agreement on this a future relationship which is what is currently being contin

across this house from this opposition benches have said they would prefer to keep us in the european union. i disagree. the british people voted to leave and we will leave. >> nobody knows more about negotiating for jobs in our nation's trade unions that represent millions of working people. since this deal has been struck as the primary source book and joy unions the representatives? if not, what day will she do so? >> can i issue the honorable gentleman that the interest of the trade unions and the interest of businesses have been taken into account in the work that is being done. there have been interaction with trade unions. there is some a right honorable friend secretary of state for business and industrial strategy. >> i'm going to ask a specific question and would like a specific answer. the statements of intent for the eu settlement scheme says those applying will not be required to show they need for the requirement of free movement rules that have been contradicted. this agreement is ambiguous on that point so can she indicate whether as she promised it would be possible for peo

this is just with the european union. it is not over yet. this isjust the with the european union.rting gun. thank you very much. you might have noticed we have very little comment from europe and brussels. we heard from the irish taoiseach who said he did not want to comment publicly about what was in the deal, lest he disrupted what is going on in downing street this evening. he did not want to make things more difficult for the prime minister. many people in brussels have taken the same attitude. let us cross to brussels. there is a meeting of the 27 ambassadors in brussels today, what are they saying? they are taking a leaf from leo varadkar and eve ryo ne taking a leaf from leo varadkar and everyone else, they are not seeing a thing. the meeting lasted three hours. we understand they were given an outline of what the draft withdrawal agreement contains but we also think they were not given the agreement itself. we saw some boxes being brought out at the end of the meeting but they were not opened. we think they contained the report but it seems the ambassadors were not shown t

a european union that tries to re-write history. and i think 100 years on from the armistice, we should begin -- be genuinely worried. the idea that this, genuinely worried. the idea that this new militarized union is somehow a recipe for peace, i suggest you will sit back and think back a little bit more carefully. maybe you should all re-read history. the european project was set up to stop german domination. what you've seen today is a naked takeover bid. so i think brexit becomes a necessity after this. and for the rest of the country, mrs. merkel, you've had a long successful career, but your political decision to open up the doors unconditionally is the worst decision we've seen in post war politics in europe. is it not time for you at last to admit that you were wrong, is it not time for you to say to german communities, and many others, i'm sorry for what i've done to you and the problems i've inflicted upon you, for many decades to come. [applause] >> the europe of nations and freedom group, mr. pretzell. >> chancellor, pres

this parliament gay people the right to choose whether to remain in the european union or leave the european union. we sought numbers of people voting that we have not seen before it was a great exercise in democracy in this country. i believe that it gets this parliament and instruction which ensures that they leave the european union as a people voted. thank you mister speaker. there are no people more powerfully and passionately british and the people of gibraltar. they have the withdrawal agreement. the significant and important safeguards to them in the protocol. will it make it clear. under no circumstances will she permit that text to be reopened to the safeguards at risk. to seek to exclude the people of drew balter. >> can i think you and say to my honorable friend we are absolutely steadfast in our support for gibraltar. it is covered by our exit negotiations and we been committed as we exit the european union. we are making a deal that works the whole uk family and that deal has worked for gibraltar two. i'm pleased that we had agreed to this. that will form part of a wider packag

of course it is still emerging as we speak she has ploughed a pharo takes britain out of the european union as expected on march the twenty ninth it keeps britain in the customs union well beyond the leaving dates while the country sorts out its final end stage relationship with the european union and it is the details of that which will be pored over most closely just to see whether that is on the words of the brics it is a betrayal of brics it ties britain too closely or isn't facts the best compromise possible in what is what is your is just medieval media does leave britain in the customs union so technically with breaks it means. it really does it it does. well it leaves a person in the customs union for the full seeable future the program we've talked about this as as time has gone by there were three major questions to resolve the question of the money between what's britain will you as it leaves the question of the ability of precious citizens and that their lives normally in the e.u. and e.u. citizens to live and work in the interests of those two seems to have been resolved satisf

this is a very important, for the future european union. thank you for being here. you have the floor. [applause] >> president of the european parliament, antonio. president of european commissi commission,". ladies and gentlemen, members of the european parliament. for 50 years, for the first time, the german president at the time, described european unification as an exemplary experiment. this was ten years before the elections to the european parliament. about time the european community was still in its infancy. a lot of the achievement such as the internal market, revisionary project. the foundation has been made. hundreds of years of worse and the citizens of europe, were over. for the first time, they had a stable peaceful future. i had of them. today, i am here with joy, but also with gratitude. in front of the greatest parliament of the world. we have 751 members from 28 countries that representing half million people approximately 7% of the world's population. in this house, we feel the heart of democracy beating. twenty-eight countries and this describes,

but we will indeed be leaving the european union and that will happen on the twenty ninth of march next year. thank you very much mr speaker the prime minister has once again told the house that we will be leaving the customs union but the truth is that we will be remaining in the customs union both in the transition and in the backstop arrangement which can only be ended with the agreement of the e.u. and the truth is also that the only way to protect jobs investment and an open border in northern ireland in the long term is to remain within it will the prime minister now look the british people in the eye and make that remaining in the customs union is in our national economic interest because without it we will be.

accepts we will have an independent trade policy outside of the european union. t of talk about whether it would be better to stay in the customs union which of course would not enable us to have that independent trade policy, and the model as you say, at one end of the, one of the two models that the european union originally started off thinking we would need to have would have required that, it would also have not ended free movement. but what we have, what we have in this political declaration is agreements on, i was clean about the fa ct agreements on, i was clean about the fact in relation to frictionless, absolutely frictionless as opposed to as near frictionless as possible but we've got agreement in relation to know tariffs, fees, charges or tariff restrictions. what is clearing this is the next stage gives effect to this relationship. we are going to move on. prime minister, thank you for your points so farandl minister, thank you for your points so far and i recognise your unwillingness to predict an unquestionable future but could be least look at a ce

we remain in the european union, the best deal that we have for the european union. on that basis would she at least today undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british people and having -- >> prime minister. prime minister may: i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint my right honorable friend. i'm not going to change the position i have taken in this house. i believe it is the duty of members of this parliament to ensure that we deliver on the choice that was made by the british people, a choice that this parliament overwhelmingly decided to give them. that means that we will not be taking the option she said of remaining in the european union, we will indeed be leaving the european union, that will happen on the 29th of march, next year. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister has once again told the house we will be leaving the customs union but the truth is, we will be remaining in a customs union, both in the transition and in the back stop arrangement which can only be ended with the agreement of the e.u. and the truth is also that the only

the european parliament if the european union is not sufficiently democratic i agree but this is not especially the european parliament the other way around this is the only directly elected institution in the european therefore this is completely mons but the elections that brought you to the presidency twice these were decided behind closed doors there was an election but it was decided beforehand who was going to win i had to run in the parliament that i had to to get a majority in the bottom in twenty twenty fourteen what was once a liberal and close those you know in twenty fourteen you actually cover president of the parliament you must run in the parliament and you must guide right i understand that i'm able to get a majority of the parliamentarians how can you say this was behind closed doors but wasn't open election an open boat with the overwhelming majority but in twenty fourteen you actually point to the post was announced by gabrielle vice chancellor a full eleven days before the so-called vote was in that he announced that i am your arguing president you know that

what china is pushing back against claims that it could one day pose a security threat to the european union the foreign ministry spokeswoman in beijing today said that china quote has never posed any threat to europe or european leaders they might disagree with that especially french president macro and his comments last week about the need for a true european armies supported yesterday by the german chancellor have drawn criticism not only from china u.s. president trump launched a series of tweet attacks accusing macron of insulting the u.s. and it escalated yesterday when trump imply that macron suggested the european army to divert attention from domestic problems truck tweeted the problem is that he manuel suffers from a very low approval rating in france twenty six percent and an unemployment rate of almost ten percent he has just tried to get on to another subject well a quick fact check here we reported yesterday that was misquoted now he said a european army is needed so that europe can defend itself without relying on the u.s. trump was reportedly made aware of them is quote last

they cannot do that until we have left the european union. the joint report was 16 pages long and took less then a year to turn into 599 pages of evil text. the political declaration is 26 pages, perfectly possible to turn that into a text within the nearly two years it is debatable. at every stage people said we couldn't do what we have done, they said we couldn't get agreements but we did, they said we wouldn't get the limitation period, we did. they said we would get a withdrawal agreement or political declaration, we did. it takes hard work and firm commitment to work in the national interests of that project. >> that would explain why the business secretary doesn't have much faith in this either. he is discussing a transition period being extended to 2022 apparently. parliament voted, mister speaker, parliament voted for the government to publish its legal advice in full. the government today says it will ignore the sovereign will of parliament in 2007. the prime minister wrote to the then prime minister saying the legal advice for the i

liquefied natural gas story is a more interesting story because you have to look at it this way the european union is very close to russia russia has a huge supply of gas this gas can be shipped to europe in a very easy way so why should the europeans that do that for political reasons because they don't want to be dependent on the russians for their energy as much there as they have been in the past so they decide to ship liquefied natural gas with ships where you need liquefying stations in the united states you need to find stations in europe across the atlantic what happens of course this gas is much more expensive and the european union can't force its energy providers to buy the gas over there united states so the promises made by the e.u. might not be a substantial lies in the future we don't know we do know that the elegy exports from the united states to europe have increased but those dimensions aren't comparable to the gas that for example countries like germany are getting from russia it's clearly political it's something that the e.u. can give to the united states to pacify trump but