union couldn't be reformed both the european union and the soviet union are trapped inside an ideological minor set which makes them intellectually incapable of reforming and that mindset is of course post nationalism globalism and so on and michael is the greatest example of this he thought that with that force of his personality and his good looks and whatever he could change things but since he never wanted to change the most important things namely the european policy the euro and so on yet his country and the rest of the european union just like the soviet union will remain mired in decline for as long as it takes to break up ok mark let me go to you how do you react to went to john laughlin had to say yeah i don't see that mccrone was ever intended as a voice for reform i think he was more intended as a last desperate hope of the technocrats and brothels to buttress. the status quo to prevent a radical reform is such as that as the lumpen from gaining power with the collapse of the socialist party due to the unpopularity of a large. mccraw in the literal ross trial banks there was b

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

obligation of the european union to protect its borders because the borders of the european union have the borders of the members. and this is one of the reasons that we are supporting european defense capacity recently because that mccrone in that sense that our medical have spoken about the european out of me maybe it's actually to speak about that but this vision of a utopian support that gets its member states into its citizens i think it's a vision of europe of that we want to say oh well first of all you have nato what do you need your army for nato did not protect us live now from threats like that exactly because that is also a member of nato so do you think a european army would be an alternative to nato no european defense it is going to be complimentary to nato and will remain members of nato and one of the few members that satisfy your brigade soon to be two percent of the about that for defense a b. like this but as i said with a not to want to have i lions ideas to do this is not a basic of us are not what do we want this to be friends with duty but that i suppose this re

the european union. but the troubles. further divide in the irish be enough to stall breaks it. completely. gilmore a former irish deputy prime minister and minister for foreign affairs and trade welcome to the show it's great to have you with us today. to talk about so the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has become a key issue in rexx it united kingdom seemingly has to choose between staying in the customs union with the e.u. or putting up a hard border isolating northern island are this really the only choice is is there a third option that could work. no i think that i think that some are summarizes that really the agreement that was made twenty years ago between our london the united kingdom the good friday agreement which provided for the settlement of the conflict in northern ireland regulates all the relations between men relations between our land and the united kingdom and arising from both the irish government and the u.k. government and indeed all of the political parties in northern ireland and in the south of ireland all do not want to se

that and of course if the united kingdom leaves the costumes union as part of its levy of the european union that would in effect mean that a border would return and that's something that we don't want to happen so the discussions that have been taking place over the past two years yet. so i talk we're simply to this british m.e.p. william that more and he actually told me that the irish border issue is a trap set up by the e.u. for incompetent u.k. negotiators to trick them into a better deal for the e.u. do you share that view. no i don't share that view at all the border issue is a very very real issue is he is the only left it would be the only land border between the united kingdom and the european union after a break such it's obviously special in that sense but it is also special in the sense that resolving the border issue was a key part of the good friday agreement which was negotiated twenty years ago between our land and the united kingdom it's an international agreement which provided for the relationships between northern ireland garland and provided also for the totality of the

would have to be agreed with the european union. i have been clear, i have been clear that what i believe is the right course of action having triggered article 50, undertaken negotiations, ensure we leave european timetable on the time we set out. >> thank you very much, indeed, mr. speaker. prime minister in her statement talked about empowering this house but the trouble is she's asking this house to accept a deferral for several weeks, meaningful vote on agreement on the basis of further assurances can be agreed with the european union but there's nothing in what she has said today what's being reported in eu council, those further assurances are likely to be given and i say to somebody that is going to vote for her draft agreement on the basis that she has set out the businesses need certainty and the country needs reassurance. i honestly do not think businesses and employers and contingents that house will be on holiday for 2 weeks. >> thank you to right honorable friend. what i believe is right what the government is doing hav

see also i still saw that yes there is a deep feeling in european union that number one european union does not protect. the people from two phenomenons invasion by chinese manufactured goods that destroys. industries in your office and number two for us immigration that's for sure and but also i think that the maj auriti of european citizens and a stand that if you don't have a strong united europe no way that you can resist so. you're saying you need more of europe right more brussels i don't i think that we have to have a united europe ready to resist yes to that so there's a matter of probably shoes to the chinese and radio to also not to upset the american pretension to impose us there. their loads like the way the. company european to leave them it is like to tap dance to washington's two they've been doing it for decades in this is what you get from a crown wants to privatized everything on the american model and look at those results here john in edinburgh jump in. we have to understand what the utopian union is it's it's early incarnation the european cool and still community

ations to leave the european union. ations to leave the european union. brussels, i read should deal with the leaders of the other 27 eu member states. it will ensure our departure on the 29th of march next year. there is a political declaration unambitious future partnership on national interest. it is the right deal for britain because it is for the british people. it takes back control of our borders. it

left clear that after we the european union, the u.k. will work closely with our european partners to uphold the international rules-based system and keep all of our people safe. that is why it is right that her brexit deal includes the security partnership that has been agreed with the eu. i reflected the concerns of this house over the northern ireland backstop. i explained that the assurances were insufficient for this house and that we had to go further ensuring that we never want to use this backstop and if it is used, it must be a temporary arrangement. some of the resulting exchanges were rebuffed. i make no apology. i make no apology for standing up for the interests of this and the interests of our whole united kingdom. 27 made cleare eu that it is there from determination to work speedily on a subsequent agreement that establishes by the 31st of december 2020 alternative arrangements so that the backstop will not need to be triggered. the house will forgive me, but i think this bears repeating. the backstop will not need to be t

, and all of the wars and all of the deaths, and how the european union had replaced that with a democratic process. it is imperfect. but for the british, of all people, to walk away from that, having suffered, themselves, in these wars and been participants justese wars, to me, it is a mindless exercise. just because jeremy corbyn thinks it is a capitalist plot going on in brussels, we do not have an opposition that is going to stand up and say, "this is crazy." we cannot get an agreement that the tories can agree on. and the only agreement that is possible would be a new election. a second referendum, et cetera. maybe it only passed by four. i do not know how it would come out. by the idea that people say, "brexit is inevitable. the prime minister said we have to have it." excuse me? they had one advisory vote. i hope they will have another. i do not think it will pass. and i hope that is what happens. i do not think it is a good brexit. i think it will certainly be better with the backstop than without it. we obviously do not want to see all the damage to northern ireland. b

the european union has made it clear the backstop is designed to keep northern island as part of the stoms union territory -- ireland as part of the customs union territory. >> there were some important domestic goings-on with the bank of westminster. chancellor posed a traditional photograph outside of 11 downstring street. he commented on public spending, the minimum wage, and tax thresholds. he has had to make some tough decisions. >> i can report to the british people their hard work is paying off and austerity is finally coming to an end. >> here, here! >> what we have heard today are half measures and quick fixes. far from people's hard work and sacrifice having paid off, this government has frittered it away in ideological tax cuts. the budget statement shows a chronic lack of understanding of all that we face. womenhave nothing for facing pensions. weeks ago, the world of scientists issued their warning that we have 12 years to avoid climate catastrophe. we have nothing about clean energy. ♪ family,rs of the royal politicians, veterans, and the public, came together on remembr

about what the european union meant in terms of european history. the importance of the european ason, not to be looked at one of those little things that you could be annoyed about the bureaucracy in russell's or any of the other annoyances that anybody could have about a centralized administration. about the history of europe before there was a european union. how european union had replaced that with a democratic process. it is imperfect. for the british of all people to walk away with that having suffered themselves in these me, it a mindless exercise. just because jeremy corbyn plots it is a capitalist going on in brussels, we do not have an opposition that will stand up and say this is crazy. we cannot get an agreement that the tories can agree on. the only agreement that is possible would be a new election . maybe it only passed by four. i do not know how it would come out. people say brexit is inevitable. the prime minister said we have to have it. excuse me? they had one advisory vote. i hope they will have another. i hope that is what happ

if we arrive at a point where there's a divergence between the united kingdom and the european union in relation to customs issues that the backstop will apply and that backstop will mean that the arrangements will be made to ensure that there isn't a hard order in other words that there continues to be what is now called in the in the draft withdrawal agreement as a. customs territory a common costumes territory between northern ireland and garland and that that customs territory would also apply between the united kingdom. so let's say worst comes to worse and a hard border goes up between northern ireland and the republic now some are saying this could flare up the old tensions and actually mess up the good friday agreement do you think this would be enough to undo twenty years of peace. well first of all everybody. is committed not to having a hard border so it is difficult to envisage how border can be brought about the irish government the united kingdom government the european union political parties in northern ireland stated very clearly that the that nobody wants to have a

with the european union. when people voted to leave the european union, one of the issues they voted on was bringing a end to free movement once and for all and that is what this government will deliver. >> in its november survey local homelessness charity p3 recorded there were two rough sleepers in sheldon. a dramatic reduction from the previous year. does my right honorable friend agree this shows the value of social impact bonds which provide vital 1-on-1 support to people with complex needs and will she support and congratulate the vital work of charities to make such a difference? >> can i say to my honorable friend he raises an important issue. we are all concerned about rough sleepers but finding the solutions and the way through that is important and i would like to commend him for the excellent work he has done campaigning on this issue on homelessness and social impact bonds and i would like to congratulate them. the social impact bonds which is designed for individuals who spend a long time in the

before both countries and we both joined the european union european common market then was on the same day in one thousand nine hundred three so the common traveler arrangement. there are arrangements stuff can be put in place at airports and ports i recall during the years of the troubles are long twi are you know that. people have to go through certain channels or ports if they were traveling to the u.k. so i think there are ways in which. can be. addressed. thank you very much mr kilgore for this interview well we're talking to. the minister for foreign affairs and trade discussing the irish border were part of the trouble. that is it for this edition of. b.l.o. bad shape france to work or is it time for him to go speaking of time to go with the looming distress amaze time up to also my pompei old wants to remake. kind of financial survival job about money laundering first to visit this three different. oh good this is a good start well we have our three banks all set up here maybe something in your something in america something over the cayman islands or do we do all these banks a

when we going to be handing over £39 billion to the european union when we are facing shortages in ourownin our own constituencies ? there are different elements to the 39 billion, in terms of the liabilities that they refer to. of course roughly 20 billion of that sum of money is in relation to the payments that will be made during the implementation period, which is about ensuring we have a smooth and orderly exit which is good for businesses. there are other liabilities within that where it is determined that we have legal obligations. that part of the money, it is 34-39 obligations. that part of the money, it is 34—39 billion, everyone quotes the higher figure, it it is 34—39 billion, everyone quotes the higherfigure, it is it is 34—39 billion, everyone quotes the higher figure, it is within that range that the final figure will come. i say to members that i recognise we have five days of debate but i think honourable members will want to contribute in today's debate as well so i will make progress. the second part of the deal is the political declaration. it is a detailed set of inst

any extension of article 50 would have to be agreed with the european union. but i have been clear, i've been clear that what i believe is the cause of action, having triggered article 50, having undertaken the negotiations, is we leave the european union on the timetable that we've already set out. nicki morgan. >> thank you very much, indeed, mr. speaker. the prime minister in her about nt talked empowering this house but she's to accept a use deferral for several weeks off a meaningful vote on the basis further assurances can be agreed with the european union. what she is nothing in has said today, and what's been e.u. council, those further assurances are likely to be given and i say who is going to vote for her draft agreement on the basis that she has set out, certainty, ses need and they needs reassurance. i honestly do not think the and employers and our constituents will understand house, while this house is gone on holiday for two weeks, when we should be having meaningful vote this week. >> let me say to my honorable what i believe is right, what th

to the european union are we seeing a leveling of the of the trade playing field here strumpets been demanding from europe. well this is really a political decision because if you look at it you know this oil beans that doesn't hurt the european union it's something that the e.u. can give the americans without really hurting now the liquid 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 not do that for political reasons because they don't want to be dependent on the russians for their energy as much 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 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 you know i did states so the promises made by the e.u. might not

she hoped to sell it to the european union. sold britain's roadmap for leaving the european union. but the proposal was rebuffed. and the bad tempered fallout from those talks led may to make a blunt statement. theresa may: throughout this process, i have treated the european union with nothing but respect. the u.k. expects the same. a good relationship at the end of this process depends on it. major sticking point, how to prevent a physical porter springing up between northern ireland and the irish republic. more on that a little later. ,hile brexit dominated issues there were other problems to deal with. working universal credit is the -- working universal credit aims to help people into work. but there are opponents. there are warnings of dire consequences if this remained unchanged. one mp said universal credit was pushing women into it -- in his area into prostitution. >> it is not going as well as we are told in the house of commons. some women have taken to the red light district for the first time. >> we need to work wi

to have between the european union and the u.k. i don't. punish the. people in great britain for the decision that they have taken they will have to subject to the rules of the internal market without having a say in it. they will have to be subjected to the ruling of the european court of justice without being able to nominate judges twenty nine billion pound have to be paid to the european union although u.k. will not be a member anymore. there will be. checkpoints and tax being erected this two years divides the u.k. and causes. hate and distrust within the british people is that want a piece project should look like chancellor and i don't share your makes off. comments blends and facts there is a transition phase in the context of the accepted of great britain and from the european union and during that transition phase u.k. will follow the rules of the european union and after the end of twenty twenty when the deal will have come into force fully we are going to deal with a new situation. where there is another document. lays down the future relat

if he wants a meaningful date i will give them one. 29 march, 2019, when we leave the european union. >> absolutely unacceptable. this house agreed to a program motion, 5 days of debate, this house agreed when the vote was going to take place. the government tried to unilaterally pool that and deny this house, deny this house the chance of a vote on this crucial matter. the prime minister and government were found in contempt of parliament. her behavior is contemptuous of this parliament. mister speaker, the prime minister's appalling behavior needs to be held to account by this house and the people of this country are more and more concerned about ongoing chaos at the center of the government. when she made her lancaster -- >> order, order, order, call on both sides of the house. order. questions will be heard however long it takes and so will the answers. they tried to shut down, all you do is where all your voices and you won't succeed, amen, end of subject. >> when the prime minister made her lancaster house speech, she set out her negotiating objectives, looking at and quoting th

the main pillar within the european union but nevertheless. each chance. to be interested in a very close of. the president's europe be successful only if france and germany stick. to the parsed it will be true in the future as well therefore the question might be who will take the lead will it will appease a french president or the german chancellor. it depends who is more courageous who has more ideas and better ideas and who can mobilize the other members for his position also angle america has been the driver european unity and intra gratian for most of her term as they had of germany will her departure empower the euro skeptic forces inside the union. mrs merrett. or was interested to keep the european union members together but she was not really a driving force for more integration she has said several times we need you know europe. but she never explained to the public what does it mean i think. president my call was quite mild spoke and expecting. by the german government while. he got. several months. just a few months ago but. this was not reall

so is the european union at its highest level assuming she's going to lose the vote anyway and also what even if she does get the votes and all the numbers since just she won't they're talking about as being a bridge to the future which will be superceded anyway by another agreement well i mean that is inherent in the deal that's been struck i mean the deal is in two parts we know that there's that much more substantial withdrawal agreement that takes care of the exit protocols getting britain out of the european union you've then got to look at the future relationship they can't settle on a future relationship until britain is out so what they've got is a political document as part of this deal a declaration which sets out sort of political goalposts if you like what the two sides would like to see the future relationship possibly resembling but that's years of negotiations away it's two years now just concluding the exit relationship it's going to arguably take much more time and be far more complicated setting up a future relationship so you know this is this is the foundati

after we left european union the uk worked closely with our european partners to pull the international rule-based system and keep our people safe. our brexit deal includes [inaudible] mr. speaker, at the council i firmly reflect the concerns of this house. the assertions we have already agreed with the eu were insufficient for this house and he had to go further in showing we never want to use this backstop and it must be a temporary arrangement. some of the exulting exchanges but i make no apology. i make no apology. i make no apology for standing up to the interest of [inaudible] in the interest of our whole united kingdom. we publish a series of conclusions and they may clear it is there and i quote -- firm determination to work speedily on a subsequent agreement that establishes by december 2020 alternative arrangements so the backstop will not need to be triggered. the house will forgive me but the spares retrieving. the backstop will not need to be triggered. nevertheless they were to be triggered it would apply temporarily they said to this end the eu would use its best endeavor

to the european union are we seeing a leveling of the of the trade playing field here strong has been demanding from europe. well this is really a political decision because if you look at it you know the soybeans that doesn't hurt the european union it's something that the e.u. can give the americans without really hurting now the liquid 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 deeply quit fighting 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 and that i did states so the promises

britain's parliament can cancel the bretts it process without referring to other members of the european union parliament is juge a vote on tuesday on prime minister to resign may's plan to leave the block. the french president is jews or address the nation after meeting the unions and protest groups to try to ease the yellow vests movement the demonstrations were initially over taxes on feel they have now broadened to include many aspects of life in france today many are calling for president mackerel to resign. and world leaders are in morocco. to work on a u.n. deal which is aimed at improving global cooperation on migration the group has just signed the pact but consensus around the agreement is far from solid a number of countries have withdrawn their support for the deal including australia and the united states. today more than eighty percent of the world's migrants move it to be in countries in a safe and orderly fashion but and regulated migration is a terrible human costs. in lives lost on very lives journeys across the oceans and rivers and the cost in lives ruined their hands of sm

we should go boldly back to the european union on these issues. we have been rigorously and robustly -- we have been rigorously and robustly debating with them on this and have achieved a number of agreements to ensure that there could be that assurance. thist is now for me and government to go back and make the point that those assurances are sufficient for members of the house. nothing should be off the table but everyone should be very clear that in the recording for every opening of the withdrawal agreement, there were the issues that would be back on the table, including the north ireland territory. go today, the government has really lost all of authority. and might i just say -- in the fiasco today, the government has really lost all of authority. -- theht i just say leader of the opposition could proceed to a no-confidence vote. thespecifically on statement, can i ask the prime minister how many heads of government did she telephone over the weekend who have indicated they would consider the irish backstop indispensable? prime minister may

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

the arrangements we have in place, the future relationship between the united kingdom and the european union, it is clear we'll not be in the single market or in the customs union. what we'll have is an ambitious trade agreement which enables us to reduce those and we'll continue to work for trade at the border. there's an ambitious trade agreement unlike that's been given. it's a most ambitious trade economy that is good for this country and good for jobs and his constituency. >> all young people have to stay in educational training until they 18. isn't it time we raise contingent of marriage from 16 to 18 as we ask other countries to do? >> prime minister? >> the numbers of people who are marrying in england and wales at 16 or 17 are very small. we've not seen any evidence of failings in protections for people to marry at 16 or 18 with appropriate consent but we do continue to keep this under review. my noble friend william said back in september we'll look at whether there's any link between parents giving consent when girls are age 16 or 17 and instances of forced marriage if that's one