the next general election is in 2022 andi the next general election is in 2022 and i think it is righteader takes us into that general election. that is an admission no prime minister wants to take. yesterday she had to promise she would walk away. when might be shaped eye whether she can shift things here tonight. she once promised the backstop could not last for ever. that dispute led to more than 100 of her mps trying to force her out at home. patience is thin on the ground at westminster. listen to this from the man who was brexit secretary a few weeks ago. this from the man who was brexit secretary a few weeks agoli this from the man who was brexit secretary a few weeks ago. i biggest fear is if she continues in place we have a greater risk than thejeremy corbyn government, so i am afraid did not vote for her last night. what happens next? good question. mps now will not have a chance to vote on any deal before christmas. we do not have a plan and we have not had a vote and we do not have a plan b if the vote goes against the prime minister's deal which almost certainly well. it i

or a general election. or a leadership election for the conservative party. that woman who said, not again! this is essentially an english problem. scotland voted the other way, northern ireland voted the other way, england and wales have an identity problem which they have to somehow address. it is also a very big northern ireland problem. one of the interesting straws in the wind are a couple of polls that suggest that people in northern ireland might actually preferred unity with ireland's than a no deal brexit. northern ireland has got itself into a position whereby if voted to remain, is represented in parliament entirely by people who are hardline brexiteers and the people who would best represent the people who wanted to stay will take up their seats in parliament. another well functioning political system! in the good friday agreement, that is the tipping point when it could reunite with the republic. a few have a majority of citizens in northern ireland saying we want to join the republic, then that would be called for. another referendum! "let them

who knows where that would end so my preference would certainly be to continue to press for a general election but i'm putting you in the persona of father christmas as you go i wish to gladden generally a club in your party leader for the new you what's it going to be chris oh no bits and pieces number ten downing street obviously. thank you very. you. joined us after the break well we'll be talking to representatives of the two other crucial groups in the commons the labor bank's tears and the scottish national party seat in. america. china is a much bigger economic power much more one term. i think. you have to live with that. and there's lots of advantages that the europeans just so but as well as america. what politicians to do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president which. was something i want to be it's. to go right to the press this is like the full story of the people. i'm interested in always in the water using our. best suitable. welcome back the face to breaks it is not just in the hands of the government the opposition

who knows where that would end so my preference would certainly be to continue to press for a general election putting your name father christmas as you go and wish to gladden generally a club in your party leader for the new you what's it going to be. no bits and pieces number ten downing street obviously you know. them thank you very. join us after the break where we'll be talking to representatives of the two other crucial groups in the commons the labor breaks the tears and the scottish national party will see then. what is the him that's kind of. the global back in two thousand and eight it was a two thousand and eight subprime crisis. today i think we can safely say that the bubble popped but the collapse. was the principal emotions having politicians the same was my medical doctor i want him to do his work job i don't need to like him so i try not to attach any particular person feelings maybe something tactical objections i would have but in politics history is a judge and history will judge whose presidency was in the future when they were the victory to the to the nation and to the b

on the question of why, short of a general election, mps have tied their hands on the general election. the good old system more you put it down with the government did, they held a no—confidence vote, that was defeated, then you went to the queen and she called a general election, that option isn't there any more. that was abolished during the period of the coalition government. now, effectively, two thirds of mps have to effectively agree that they won the general election. of course, the problem with that is, the people who think they are likely to lose a majority tend not to want to vote for it, u nless tend not to want to vote for it, unless somebody can convince them that they would look silly if they don't, so i might look silly but at least i will lose my seat. the polls don't exactly shout confidence for the conservatives were labour as to what the result would be. that is also a dubious proposition. general election would resolve anything. you have two major parties both non—functioning coalitions. you are saying to the electorate, would you like the other non—functioning coa

i think frankly as a general election what we need to to end this impasse that was stuck in the moment but wouldn't. between a d p the democratic unionist party and jeremy corbin be a bit of a leap of faith look you know in the end the politics of the art of the possible and you know i think the g.o.p. would potentially take a pragmatic view on it i mean look you would have thought the in paisley would have sat down with him fave you know when martin mcguinness and sharing power you know you did this sort of said that would never ever have been possible i remember in paisley making a speech in what he was john saying never never never would he surrender in that sense so yeah i mean look politics is a moving feast and sickly now and i think anything is possible but after all the tumult of the last few months we seem to reach the position at the end of a year we have the. seems to be a stalemate well i mean i think this is what happens when you have a. divided paula months and a minority government and obviously a government which has been negotiating in a way which i don't think is in t

on the general election.e good old system where you voted down what the government did, they held a no—confidence vote, that was defeated, then you went to the queen and said seals of office, i'm off, and she called a general election, that option isn't there anymore. now, that was abolished during the period of the coalition government. now, effectively, two thirds of mps have to effectively agree that they won the general election. and of course, the problem with that is, the people who think they're likely to lose a majority tend not to want to vote for it, unless somebody can try and convince them that they'd look silly if they don't, so i might lose my seat but at least i won't look stupid. that's a difficult pitch. if you look at the polls, the polls don't exactly shout confidence for the conservatives or the labour party as to what the result would be. that is also a dubious proposition. i think it would be a waste of a good crisis to have a general election, because it wouldn't resolve anything. you h

how strong were the argument then be for a general election if theresa may we re a general election ifthat is like we have been saying. suppose there was a general election in the next weeks and, all one gets called the conservative party would have 650 different brexit positions, and thatis 650 different brexit positions, and that is before we even get to be labour party, which is being linked together by the fact that they all thinks theresa may's deal is a dud, but once you have a different consecutive prime minister, they have two answer conclusively whether they want another referendum or not, and that labour unity starts to fracture to. an election is the least likely outcome, it is one thing the conservatives do not want to risk, it could open the door to jeremy corbyn coming in, but it is going to be a brexit general election and then you have to take a side, where you are going to go. the biggest problem with a general election is the most likely outcome is we come back with another hung parliament which is not result brexit. would it be a de facto referendum on brexit as much

a waste of a good crisis to have a general election. a general election wouldn't resolve anything. have two major parties, both non—functioning coalitions. you are saying to the electorate, would you like the other non—functioning coalition, which will then fail to resolve the question on the table, which is brexit. i'm finding this crisis is unfolding ina i'm finding this crisis is unfolding in a promising way. i'm hoping this crisis will get deeper and even more dramatic so something might happen. when you say a promising way, what is the promise that is held at broadview? i have always thought brexit could not be delivered because it was a stupid question with a muddy answer we have spent two years not deciding what we mean by it. clearly that is politically undeliverable. it will need to go back to some other resolution which looks more likely to be another referendum, then we can possibly get back to governing the country as opposed to worrying about chasing unicorns. agnes, we heard on saturday morning from amber rudd, newly returned to the cabinet, saying she thought there w

or, two thirds of the house of commons bids for a general election.ment act, that would be a parliamentary means of forcing a change of prime minister. that is not in that the bruises on the defect terms aren't that much might cause a general election to stop since we've had this act, the general election scenario in circumstances like this is far less likely. i do think there's a majority in the house of commons in favour of a general election, said it would happen. let's say there is a vote of no confidence and she doesn't win it. it is now the best time to do it, because parliament is going into a recess. the conservative party would have a couple of weeks to get things in order and maybe, have a couple of weeks to get things in orderand maybe, is have a couple of weeks to get things in order and maybe, is that business again injanuary. if there was a really did it, is now the time?|j think really did it, is now the time?” think you've made a heavily reasonable point. we need a degree of certainty about the direction of travel. but we're going to g

general election in the coming 12 months -- until2020. thanks, iain. thank you for your company. on in parliament. you can see a few windows with the lights on. it is the morning after that vote of confidence that theresa may won, 200 mps voted for her to remain leader of the conservative party, and, of course, prime minister. she is today headed to brussels to try to win some concessions on the withdrawal dealfor the uk's. some concessions on the withdrawal deal for the uk's. that some concessions on the withdrawal dealfor the uk's. that is some concessions on the withdrawal deal for the uk's. that is the briefing for another day. thanks for your company, i'll see you soon. hello. there'll be a definite chill in the air over the next couple of days. not only will the air be cold, we have strong winds to contend with, which will exacerbate that chilly feel during the day ahead. it should be dry for most, but not quite for all. a frontal system lingering in western areas bringing some outbreaks of rain here. that front making very little progress, though, because it's running up a

but it enables them to say we need a general election therefore we need a general election thereforeissues. that is hypocrisy. the labour party has got to come clean on the issue. my guess is that they will vote against the deal along with all the other parties. that then leaves the issue, what is parliament going to do? it is difficult to see how this prime minister can conjure up some alternative strategy. therefore you have the frightening prospect of zero deal. my own guess is that parliament will not allow that to happen. there will be a coming together of sanity, frankly. i think thatjohn major made a reported intervention earlier this week when he said that article 50 needs to be withdrawn because we cannot act in a panic, a stampede, at the last moment. if parliament does rise for the recess, we will seek parliament comeback, perhaps a fortnight before the deadline. in those circumstances would you agree with what hilary benn was telling us which is that he can see now a rather clearer path towards a potential second vote, potential second referendum ?|j towards a potential s

a general election is very hard to get and would a general election result in a negotiated situation at this late stage on the timetable we have very unlikely so of course we have a number of options which are very difficult to define and that leads us very often i think to thinking about a referendum situation when many people didn't want to see a second referendum that it may never inevitably lead to that so yes a motion of no confidence asking for a general election under our fixed term general elections actually which is labor party policy is a very difficult prospectus to deal with nobody's arguing that that it's going to be easy but we are now in this dog's breakfast or dog's breakfast somebody called it because it was so badly negotiated from the start but we were never going to get the same deal as being in the e.u. with all of those benefits so yes we are now in the situation with. with them the prime minister's deal which is which is bad no deal which is disastrous or we have these options of a general election or a referendum and when they are all difficult options but you

it's notjust the mandate in the general election.ory party that stood on the platform leaving the customs union and the ecj, the labour party did. with the dup we have a majority and that should have been done. what the mistake has been is to try to triangulate to come up with a botched compromise. that is never going to work and we have ended up with this model we are in now. to drop the deal completely, does the whole process have to be delayed? go back to michel barnier. when i saw him it was clear donald tusk's offer was there and then say we will take that offer and we have a solution to the northern ireland border using existing techniques. you'll immediately prepare for world trade terms. what is the solution to the northern ireland border?” raised a paper with. .. the northern ireland border?” raised a paper with... everyone knows what the problem is and they have been for the link is process for months, so if there is a solution, tell us. there is a security border, a currency board and it uses modern technology, no infrastr

she's dertermined to deliver brexit but would not lead the conservative party into the next general election. this morning as news broke of the leadership challenge the prime minister spoke to the nation and vowed to fight on and secure brexit. delivering the brexit people voted for, building a country that works for everyone, i have devoted myself unsparingly to these tasks ever since i became prime minister and i stand ready to finish the job. tension, division and uncertainty in westminster tonight as theresa may's leadership is under intense pressure. theresa may spent weeks and weeks telling us this is the best deal she could possibly get. she has no credibility left in the house, she has no credibility left in the country and she has no credibility left with the european union as a negotiator. with brexit just over three months away, we'll be looking at the impact this leadership challenge could have on us leaving the european union. also, on tonight's programme: almost 2a hours on, a gunman is still on the run after killing three people at a christmas market in france. and donald trum

if i may take is she leaves by weight of a general election., we have added billions of pounds of exporters and we had more direct investment in the first six months of 2018 than any other country in the world except china. real wages are other country in the world except china. realwages are rising other country in the world except china. real wages are rising at the fastest rate. which of those things does labour believe is a failure? we believe the explosion in zero—hours contracts, the explosion and expansion in insecure, low—paid work isa expansion in insecure, low—paid work is a real problem. if it were as you we re is a real problem. if it were as you were saying, if the picture where rosie and people across the country we re rosie and people across the country were celebrating the record of the conservative government, you know andl conservative government, you know and i know they are not.” conservative government, you know and i know they are not. i have never known the people to celebrate the record of any government. usually they en

the other option, though, involves the government deciding they want a general election. involves thepeople putting in their candidacy. we will wait and see how many of them are. that could ta ke see how many of them are. that could take a week or so. i'd imagine they would try to speed up the process. last time around, they were looking at several months before andrea letson dropped out and we had an early results with theresa may becoming prime minister. that process of how many candidates, first will because then conservative mps have to go through a series of ballots, where they tried to whittle down the number to just two candidates. each ballot, the person with the fewest votes would then drop out. where is that held? that would be held in parliament, so the implication is that also requires parliament to be sitting during that. again, if that were to happen, they try to find ways to speed up this process. they will not cancel christmas, will they? i'm pretty sure they won't. whether or not they cancelled the amount of leave parliament has, who knows at this point. then it is wh

james cleverly, why has the prime minister said she won't fight another general election?e a number of points during the address that she gave to the 1922 committee. and she said she recognised the concerns that people had about the backstop, about the relationship with the dup, about the way the party wanted to... sure, but why is she not fighting another general election? well, that is a decision she has made. why? i don't know, you would have to ask her. the point that she made when she addressed the 1922 committee was that she recognised the concerns, she knew what she had to address both in terms of the backstop, the relationship with the dup and how we go about delivering brexit. she said she was going to focus on that. it was about delivering what we promised the british people and what happens in the future is in the future. if she has won tonight, lets assume she has, buy a decent majority, for the sake of this question — how does that help get her brexit deal through the commons? what it does, it gives her the opportunity to get back to work. she had to cancel me

some ways they have a very table a sea of rice it which is first of all they will try to get a general election and get elected so they can try and renegotiate practice it themselves which of course the e.u. is very light is a deeper let's go with it and if they can't get a general election which would involve no confidence in the government then they would keep all options on the table which most people would understand spe a second referendum now obviously i agree that cuban is trying to delay the moment where he gets that but when does not want to resume a to be in power so if the if the labor party thought that there was a chance of removing the government then they would take it and the important thing is now hundred seventeen tory m.p.'s have signalled that their willingness to remove threes and may is it possible that there are a handful of them which would be enough to actually vote with the opposition and force the government out of office so that's the key but one one point that the other panelists have mentioned which i know sure is correct actually which is the idea of causing it th

so she's got three months. -- to move forward in the general election.don't have an overall majority in the house of commons and we are also deeply divided as today's vote demonstrates, so, look, it's really hard. but theresa may has demonstrated time and time again that she's tough, that she cares about the country, and naturally come through today. the noble of e—mails and phone calls i had coming into... she's still got the goodwill and the support of the country. stephen crabb, for your time. let's just remind you. the prime minister hasn't won that vote of confidence this evening. join to post to 117. a short time ago, she came out onto the steps of downing street and give this statement. this has been a long and challenging day, but at the end of it, i'm pleased to receive the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot. whilst i'm grateful for that support them at a significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me and i have listened to what they said. following this ballot, we now need to get on with the job of delivering brexit for t

today was an example, the last general election was another.yed slightly. you will be back in about an hourto slightly. you will be back in about an hour to look at some of the stories behind the headlines, that is it for this hour, thank you to my guests, and they will be used be back at 11:40pm. that is it for now. —— they will both be back. hello, after the wet windy weather we had at the end of last week, into the start of the weekend, something much quieter to come through much of the week ahead. it looked pretty nice on the coast of north yorkshire this afternoon, and it was used in parts of the uk that ended the day with some sunny spells, whereas in the west this weather front has been moving in. that is very weak but it has been producing thick cloud, some patchy rain into northern ireland and parts of scotland now. trev over western parts, anything underneath those could see some light rain or drizzle, hill possible too, whereas some of us in northern and eastern parts of scotland and the east of england will have clear spells, and th

can i ask her now if she's going to rule out having a general election and a people's vote?es, can i say to honourable lady, first of all that, i think that a general election at this point in time would not be in the national interest in the middle of our negotiations.... and secondly... and secondly, as she will have heard me say before in this house, i think we should respect the result of the referendum that took place in 2016. hear, hear! the labour leader mocked the prime minister's trip to european capitals on tuesday after her decision to cancel monday's vote on her deal. since the prime minister has not achieved any changes, either to withdrawal agreement or the future partnership, can she now confirm that we will have the concluding days of debate and votes within the next seven days a month before the house rises for the christmas recess? theresa may tried to win over her own mps by turning defence into attack on labour. well, if he says, i will tell members on the other side when we've had a meaningful vote we had it in the referendum on 2016. hear, hear! and it'

you say you don't think it is likely the general election will take place. ey will try to figure out how to price that. given the fact it seems as if asresa may will not stand leader into the next general 2022, ifwhich is in she were to switch horses, with different forward a general election? >> it is possible. the first question that confronts the conservative party is what on earth is it for? what does it stand for a partner making a complete pigs ear of brexit? the conservative party is doing itself a great deal of damage. i am perfectly happy with that because i want to see a change in government. the first question is, if there is a new leader, what do they want to achieve? what other values and beliefs? secondly, the last time a tory leaders said i think we will have an election because we are doing ok, it turned out very badly for them. guy: it certainly did. thank you very much. thank you for spending time with us on this chilly evening in westminster. shery: thank you so much for that interview. let's discuss brexit in more detail. we welcome jacob

we need a general election or another people's vote.ct trying to gauge the possibility is almost impossible. sticking to about the great, classic british companies and looking for some of the really cheap companies that i think represent excellent long-term intrigue points. that point, we have seen mid-caps, domestically focused stocks underperform. some of the big names you mentioned. you would be looking for a portfolio that is balanced. some of the mid-caps, smaller companies. >> 10 times earnings, significant dollar earner. relatively new from what is going on. what is discounted by the market. you are going to take margins back to the levels in the financial crisis. i think the shares are a by. you are the brave one who actually gives us names. unilever. 20 years, we have been talking to one another. wages are at a 10 year high. you can't physically see it. this is an economy turning tighter and tighter. wages are at a 10 year high. unemployment, just shy of the lowest rate since 1975. what does this data, actual data to you about

as pressure mounts over theresa may's brexit deal — labour say they would seek to force a general electione loses her commons vote. it seems to me that if the prime minister has lost a vote of that significance then there has to be a question of confidence in the government. environment secretary michael gove warns of the risks of leaving the eu without a deal. i hope the people have the chance over the course of the next nine days is to recognise that we should not make the perfect the enemy of the good. we have got to recognise that if we don't vote for this deal the alternatives are no deal or no brexit. at the 620 summit, the united states and china agree to stop additional tariffs and prevent a further escalation of their trade war. teachers must not be expected to act as substitute parents — according to the chief inspector of education. also this hour — representatives from almost 200 countries gather in poland for talks on climate change. the talks will focus on how to limit global temperature rises — and try to breath new life into the paris agreement. the big fight ends in a draw

, which nobody seriously thought she was going to be leading them to the next general election anywayo... and there have been a number of times we ever politician say, i will not be doing this, and they do this. let's go to the ft. a comment on the front page. also, robert streb easley. .. comment on the front page. also, robert streb easley... this, and the -- his —— his column on the front page, rather unusually. how, ifany, have the options change back in parliament about where they have to have their say? she did rather well getting the vote done really quickly. shejust getting the vote done really quickly. she just whipped getting the vote done really quickly. shejust whipped it getting the vote done really quickly. she just whipped it from underneath their feet. what dia said earlier is quite true. if you strip out the payroll vote, the cabinet ministers, thejunior out the payroll vote, the cabinet ministers, the junior ministers, out the payroll vote, the cabinet ministers, thejunior ministers, the parliamentary aides, the private secretaries, the big carriers, she's been beate

sir keir starmer says labour would seek to force a general election — if theresa may loses that commonse on her brexit deal. it seems to me that if the prime minister has lost a vote of that significant then there has to be a question of no confidence in the government. at the 620 summit, the united states and china agree to stop additional tariffs and prevent a further escalation of their trade war. teachers must not be expected to act as substitute parents — according to the chief inspector of schools. also this hour — representatives from almost 200 countries gather in poland for talks on climate change. the talks will focus on how to limit global temperature rises — and try to breath new life into the paris agreement. the big fight ends in a draw — british boxer tyson fury narrowly fails to take the wbc world heavyweight title from the us champion, deontay wilder. hello, very good morning to you. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer has warned it is "inevitable" that labour will call for a vote of no confidence in the government if the prime minister loses the vote on her b

going to be harder it'll take compromise and then she could've done it again when she lost the general electionthe general electionjeter lost majority, and the general election jeter allowed the dup to get bills to the comments, but she has not done that and i think it's perhaps inevitable we're now seeing these challenges and it's finally spilt into the open, but it still seems she will this tonight and continue as prime minister but then the real problems start how to get the real problems start how to get the brexit you through the comments. someone tweeted today, that to be a prime minister uiq command either fear, love respect or you have to show competency, and on the first three elements of that she struggled because she doesn't have many friends really, within the party, in terms of competency, that has been shredded in recent days by the polling boat and sending ministers out to say the book was coming when she knew it wasn't, at that been a problem, that went against her tonight will she look back at the last few days and they went wrong the wrong the? the problem is that stays with d

what i'm clear about is the next general election is in 2022 and i think it's right another leader takeselection. my focus is on ensuring we can get those reassurances we need to get this deal over the line. the main issue, just in case you don't know by now, is the backstop, staying close to eu rules to avoid a hard border in ireland. her critics and some of her cabinet believes she needs a legally watertight assurance that it is temporary. this morning ministers were hopeful of her progress. i wish her every success today in making sure she delivers on some of the questions my colleagues had about the backstop. we have a period of time now for the prime minister to have those discussions with european colleagues, and i think we saw in the language that was reported last night that there is some movement. but this former conservative leader doesn't think there has been nearly enough. what's on offer is what she forces the eu to face up to. we don't want to hear any more about what the eu won't, the eu wont, what we want to know is what the uk government genuinely think it is prepared to

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would you vote conservative tomorrow if there was a general election? no, i wouldn't.poor woman. theresa may has won the vote of confidence. and are you confident? does confidence in a leader look like 63%? does confidence in a leader look like 6396? i don't know. it depends on who you ask. a third of the party voted against theresa may. it is not a massive victory for her. in the referendum it was 49— 51%. that was even closer result. maybe, just maybe, theresa may's night ended like this. not likely, really. less busting a move, more staggering on. but in four —— from a leadership challenge for another year. if not another election. we don't have dancing, we have kind ofa we don't have dancing, we have kind of a tent and gas. joining us now are two mps from different parties, but who both support the idea of a public vote — lib dem leader vince cable, and the snp's drew hendry. when you saw the results come in and there was a moment of real drama, inevitably, as the scores were laid out, would you rather theresa may had gone? it is not my job to choose the leader of

might not happen and even if there is a general election it's a his problem clear that jeremy corbyn will win that how do you think that you use look at this whole situation i mean she's heading back to brussels late on thursday she's going to try and get those negotiating points to get her party back onside i mean do you think brussels are going to negotiate given her position domestically i don't think so because there's no real incentive for them there were ready made quite a number of concessions and they figure that even if they make more concessions. there's really no guarantee that. she'll be any more successful in. winning the vote for breaks and so they may be calculating that. you know britain rather than go through with the crash exit from europe at the end of march that britain will simply withdraw its article fifty application to leave the un therefore postpone the exit for well maybe even indefinitely so they may be calculating that britain will just decide this is it's far too risky just a crash out without any kind of agreement so let's just withdraw article thirty ap

in other words, tory party into the next general election.tory party into the next general election. in other words, mrs may is saying to those tory mps who are worried about her ability to win an election, don't worry, this vote is not about the general election, it is about now and it is about brexit. norman, thank you very much. let's go to adam fleming in brussels and not for the first time this week, they will be watching their televisions to see what is happening here tonight. of course they are and this is all happening in the run—up toa summit this is all happening in the run—up to a summit of eu leaders taking place in brussels tomorrow afternoon. the chair of the meeting, the eu council president donald tusk, has just sent out invitations to leaders, triggering the summit, making sure it will happen and mrs may is mentioned by name in the invitation, so they are still expecting her to turn up as prime minister here tomorrow. the eu does not want to get involved in the domestic political situation, so do not expect anyone to say anyt

now, representative steny hoyer did indicate that he would only go for a general election, but the state statute here in north carolina says filling a vacancy for a u.s. house election would require a new primary as well. and that's a battle line that you see both democrats and republicans arguing over as well. so there are so many moving parts and layers to this that i don't think we quite legally know where things are going to play out until more movement is done by somebody at some point. >> wow. i think this technically qualifies as a hot mess. michael bitzer, professor and leading analyst for this fascinating north carolina store/hot mess. thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. and still ahead, a new year does not always mean a fresh start. more on that ahead. stay with us. your home improvement "to-do list" still isn't "to-done". but hey, at least you still have time to get the ford vehicle you've always wanted. just get to the final days of our holiday sales event. see you sometime between now and january 2nd. so you can end your year on a high no

there was concession is she made, saying she will not stand in the 2022 general election, how much hasved to weaken her position going forward ? to weaken her position going forward? the prime minister always said she will serve for as long as the party wanted, and that's something she has reaffirmed tonight, how she wanted to deliver through the next general election. how in someway is it she wanted to respond to the mistakes she felt that she made in the last general election. that was the deal, vote for me tonight and i won't be here tomorrow. it comes down to the sense of service that underpins the prime minister's credo, public service, service to party and how she will only continue for the time the party wa nts only continue for the time the party wants her to continue to serve. she underlined and reaffirmed that message that she actually gave 12 months ago too, how she wants to deliver on brexit. she wants to deliver on brexit. she wants to deliver for our country on those issues and a country that works for everyone, as she'd said in downing street tonight. the vote now allows

because if we go to a general election who knows what they happen and do you really want to lose youro be unemployed formermp? seat? do you want to be unemployed former mp? of course conservatives will be as everyone will be governed by some degree of self—preservation. the telegraph and the sunday times have got but later story but we have also been talking about whether labour will go for a second referendum. that question is in — thatis referendum. that question is in — that is on the front page of the observer, isn't it? if she loses the vote, lots of speculation she could then bring me vote, some sort of amended deal back, amendments potentially but whether there is a majority in the house and a lot of people are saying a second referendum, while it get majority support in the end because it will be the last choice short of a general election. weirdly momentum is gathering for people's vote, a second referendum, but nobody knows what shape it could take. what do they say about hollywood, no one knows anything? are they continue to make movies. it seems as though there are so many

perhaps it's no surprise, these two parties got 40% of the vote each in the last general election soes that both love and hate brexit. they want to defeat the prime minister's plan, then try and secure a general election and if they achieve the first but not the second, then all options are on the table but, as you saw in that report, andrew gwynne, the senior labour figure, tying himself in knots over where labour are. they are nervous. some would like another referendum but others are deeply uneasy. and a spat going on with past leaders of the country? yes, the current prime minister having a pop at a previous prime minister. no surprise a conservative politician could criticise a labour politician but usually sitting and previous prime ministers have a certain decorum in how they interact publicly. not today, the prime minister saying strikingly that she thought tony blair, a labour predecessor, was using language and mounting arguments that were unbecoming of the office he once held and the people he wants represented. this is his idea of another referendum. he hit back strikingl

he is simply trying to force a general election. the right honourable memberfor election.ht honourable member for hayes and harlington has admitted it when he said, our view is we should have a general election. at a time when we should be delivering on the vote of the british people, the leader of the opposition wants to ignore that and have another vote. at a time when government is working in the national interest, the leader of the opposition is playing party politics. at a time when we should all be focused at this historic moment, on what is best for our country, the leader of the opposition is thinking about what gives him the best chance of forcing a general election. mr speaker, let me now turn to the amendments for the right honourable member for leeds central. this seeks to reject oui’ leeds central. this seeks to reject our deal as well to no deal. this house cannot rule out no deal, the only way to avoid no deal is to agree a deal that requires the agreement of this house and the eu. i have been very generous with my interventions. i will take some further int

the second this is a step forward as you said being five perspire months of this long promised general election and i think it's worth pointing out that this government if the election goes through on the twenty fourth will have been in power for four years nine months which is longer than any i like to entire history prime minister taksin should have had a four year term and then he won reelection and there was a complicated series about some of that culminated in a coup so he actually ruled for longer as an elected politician but as a term this is longer than a thing. in elected history come on to say though that the first thing that i think about when you think about an election and a result and a democratic government being elected you start to think about when the next who might be because that is the history that thailand has then and i think it has to be said it does struggle with democracy. that's true to attempted coup in since one third to thirteen of which have succeeded was an incredible record of coups. in the eighty's people believed that they were a thing of the past and there we

have committed administer my not have control of the next general election. and u virginia, thank you for your time. it's 10pm here in westminster. a reminder of the result of that no confidence vote in theresa may. 317 conservative mps cast a vote. 200 tory mps in favour of theresa may and 117 voted against the prime minister. a difficult few days for theresa may as well because she heads of course to brussels to talk to the other 27 l. to brussels to talk to the other 27 l, let's show you the moment the result was announced by the chairman of the backbencher 9022 committees. the result of the ballot held this evening is that the parliamentary party does have confidence... cheering does have confidence as leader of the conservative party. the number of votes cast in favour of having confidence in theresa may was 200. against her was 117. under the rules set out in the constitution of the conservative party, no further confidence vote can take place for at least a year. —— one month. cheering sirgraham cheering sir graham brady at ousting the results are earl

i notice she wasn't keen to debate with anybody during the general election but we understand that.ker, the government has been forced to publish its full legal advice voted on —— for by this house. i hope and assume that evidence will be published tomorrow. members or to be in possession of all the facts. in 2007, the prime minister then argued that the full legal advice should have been made available before the iraq war, i agreed with her friend. available before the iraq war, i agreed with herfriend. why did available before the iraq war, i agreed with her friend. why did she pushes right to the wire here and lose to vote in the house in order to try to prevent the legal advice being published that so necessary to inform us in our debates? this withdrawal agreement is a leap in the dark. it takes is no closer to understanding what the future of our country post brexit would look like. neither does the future partnership which i will come onto. the prime minister states that the transitional period ends in december 2020. article 132 says it can be extended for up to two years to

that is legislated for a different way, and that could potentially go on and trigger a general electionre labour to win that. it is not a vote of confidence in the government, but in the prime minister. there has been an anguished debate within the labour top ranks over the last couple of weeks about what it should be doing to pile pressure on the government. there are people in the labour party who think labour should get on now and table a vote of confidence in the government. he hasn't done that, instead he's trying to cause discomfort for the prime minister by threatening her with a vote of confidence in her premiership. as i said, the impact of that is very limited. so, who is he doing this for? what message is he trying to get out and to who? that say there isa get out and to who? that say there is a vote of no—confidence in theresa may, nothing happens. what is his game plan? it is meant to send a signal that labour is on the front foot, that the government are on the ropes, which they are, no question about that. and they are challenging the government to provide time for this v

s she's chosen not to do that general election she could also call have a snap election called but that would be very difficult because while she would be well it well the power is there this could be used the difficulty is it would take a few weeks to kick off it would be at least six week process and we would really get dangerously close to that march tape that any new government that came into place with would be led by her with be led by jeremy corbyn in labor or someone else they wouldn't have much room at all to get this deal agreed back they might miss the deadline to have that legal thing signed off to have the march. or if they wanted to do something else so general election is a very particularly difficult thing to see happening right now that a referendum is possible and and i'm still surprised he hasn't done that judy ho is is it time for the british government to hit the polls busson on briggs and call for a second reverend but a problem about question is that you firstly need to figure out that there's actually a majority in parliament for a second front as it is it may be

all seven uk parties were back on the stage for the 2017 general election — but not theresa may.hose not to take part in this bbc debate, sending the then home secretary, amber rudd, in her place. but, with so many voices taking part, the politicians sometimes struggled to make themselves heard. joining me now to discuss this is former editor in chief at itn and the relic of course, he's now a board member of the channel 4. did you attempt to get a wii debate that itn? i tried and failed many times. that is is, you haven't got a debate on mice the debate with turnovers they've all the cards. if they've all the cars. if they didn't turn up for the debate, there would be a debate. that talk about what has happened in this case. the busy debate, the one that didn't happen, why didn't it happen? we don't have all the details. as i understand it, the offers from itv and bbc were quite similar. there would be a head—to—head section and then a other voices section. 0n bbc, this was good to beat one programme. 0n itv, there was good to be a debate before and after i misled to get the oth

wasting precious negotiating time on a general election? consistently failing to face down hard liners on her own benches? or to forge a consensus in the house in the country? >> i will tell you the judgment that was right, to accept the vote of the people in the referendum, to deliver on the vote of the people in the referendum and deliver good brexit for the future of the country. >> damien more. >> mister speaker, business is the backbone of my constituency. the chance to revitalize -- can i ask my honorable friends when that will be made available and prove a vital lifeline to my constituency because of the antibusiness policies of labor control? >> can i say to my honorable friend thank you for highlighting what we announced? the leader of the opposition may stand up and claim to be interested in businesses and small businesses but we see the action of labor councils around the country doing the opposite. we have provided 655 million pounds and so plans can make high-speed centers fit for the future and publishing a prospect of shortly

no deal, this deal, the referendum again, or a general election, but none of them really a nswer electionty in the house of commons for one route 01’ the house of commons for one route or the other. as ken clarke said today, the parliament is split into factions, and at the moment there is nothing on the table that seems to get us out of this political crisis that we are in the here in the uk. so it is going to be a bumpy few months, and i think the thing that will concern some people, don't forget that the withdrawal was passed this year, the date that the uk will leave is on the front page, thatis uk will leave is on the front page, that is statute, and you need statute to replace statute. probably there are enough mps on the labour side and the conservative party to stop no deal happening, but it is a process to get to statute, and there is that risk that no deal becomes an accident in march, because they can't get things through the house quickly enough. i mean, that is an outside chance, but nicky morgan who was with me tonight, senior conservative mp, says the chaos that ince use at

security is stepped up ahead of bangladesh's general election after a campaign marred by violence. and. the kids need to go to school. we may see a man who calls himself robin hood making a living from kenya illegal gun trade. so than take his defense and foreign ministers a jew to meet their russian counterparts in moscow as confusion remains over who controls the strategic syrian city of manage the northern city has long been controlled by syrian kurdish forces but on friday the syrian army said it entered my bridge after an invitation from the kurds however the u.s. military says its forces are still in the city and have seen no evidence to back the regime's claim it's me now it's our correspondent mohammed atta who joins us from gaza on tap in turkey on the border with syria and mohamed what's the latest. well nic the city of mumbai is calm the people are going about them normal businesses there's still no sign off city and begin forces in the city they have claimed on friday that they had entered the city and had taken over some administrative buildings where they had planted