and what do you know about geoffrey boycott geoffrey boycott stuck to it and he got the runs in the end thank you. so you've been watching and listening to the british prime minister theresa may giving a statement from ten downing street i made about fifteen questions she was asked after her statement and i counted only two direct answers and they were the last two do you regret calling a general election last year know how bad does it have to be before you resign i shall stick with it just like geoffrey boycott the main message of this seems to reverse everything that the prime minister is doing is delivering on the votes of the british people in a way she says that is in the national interests so listening a. statement from the british prime minister in london is a barber of a school and in brussels. matters let's start with you a barber of a school in london what do you take from what you've just heard. you know we saw treason make coming out fighting i mean she is determined that she will not be held back by criticism within her own party spike flying bullets from all sid

and what do you know about geoffrey boycott geoffrey boycott stuck to it and he got the runs in the end thank you and you've been listening to prime minister theresa may speaking at downing street am asking really quite questions from the press corps there really came out swinging to a whole a spot on the story joining us live from london so no they asked are things like is the country or the government in chaos where people basically promise something that doesn't exist where you fight a no confidence vote question after question after question she seemed to have the same basic reply every time what did you see there. yes well this is clearly and a prime minister embattled on many fronts who faces the media tonight and they were they were tackling her on all of those fronts but anybody who thought she was going to stand up this evening and resign in the face of all the pressure being applied to her was would have been disappointed she was indeed entirely defiant ending with a cricketing analogy their hero the batsman geoffrey boycott when all odds were against him he batted

when you've got a prime minister standing there trawling back through british heroes, geoffrey boycottott stayed at the crease and he got the runs eventually and that's how she co m pa res eventually and that's how she compares herself. we led with that. something more favourably than the mirror. you just keep bowling balls of me and i will do for defensive and be here all day and all night. and she will grind us all down. how is that? very good. a couple of other stories away from brexit. the ft. sowd enquiry clears crown prince of involvement in khashoggi murder which will come as a huge relief to allies of saudi arabia. it will come asa allies of saudi arabia. it will come as a relief to the allies allies stash allies and a surprise to know one but the authorities found he wasn't involved, the story has changed many times over the past few months since this has happened. now we are at the point where khashoggi was going to persuade —— be persuaded to come back to saudi arabia, he was given a sedative, which was an overdose and as you would do, he was dismembered. that was the third

she compares herself to geoffrey boycott, playing defensive shots, playing innings after innings buts this is a lot less like geoffrey boycott and more like body—line, which is when the english bowler spent less time playing the wicket and more time trying to take out the batsman. thank you, norman. how is the political uncertainty in westminster going down on the other side of the brexit negotiations in brussels? let's talk to our brussels reporter adam fleming. what are they making of what has happened in the last 24 hours? the eu is in no mood to intervene in britain because they think they could make the whole situation much worse. they are in no mood to reopen the draft divorce treaty that has been agreed by the negotiating teams for both sides. one of those negotiators, michel barnier, from the european commission, was talking to ambassadors from the other 27 member states in brussels today in a private meeting. we heard a bit about what he had to say. he paid tribute to theresa may but said the eu should not be compromising its principles just because of the political situatio

and geoffrey boycott is an interesting choice for many reasons.ter. but that was not meant for the international viewers. that was meant for her tory backbenchers. what you do a nice sunday summer afternoon if you do watch cricket? trig pimms and watch cricket. —— drink. and it is careers. i wonder whether or not the way in which she conducted herself during a press conference, that staggering on and that some of humanity, whether or not that would have done the trick, whether that would have appealed to people. this was her course. she is going to carry on. regardless, it seems. was her course. she is going to carry on. regardless, it seemslj wonder carry on. regardless, it seems.” wonder if it is not a little too late because, you know, she had similar messages, remember the cheque is agreement where she basically said you resign and you ta ke basically said you resign and you take a basically said you resign and you takea cab basically said you resign and you take a cab home, your against your ministerial limo is gone. and then, you know, it al

the resignations whilst city am picks up on the prime minister's use of her cricketing hero geoffrey boycott deal. underneath its front page photo of a dutch distribution centre it says there's now widespread uncertainty over imports such as holland's famous flowers. and one other story for you: the gulf news has the story that saudi arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for five out of ii suspects charged in connection with the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the paper says mr khashoggi was killed in the country's istanbul consulate on october 2, after a struggle, by a lethal injection. so let's begin. with me is cornelia meyer — ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. the last merger —— majority of them on brexit. it's been described as a civil war. tory civil war. how weak is theresa may's position as leader? it is weakened, that but the question is, is anybody strong enough? there is the 1922 committee. 1596, enough? there is the 1922 committee. 15%, which is 48 members need to bring in the letters of no confidence in you can trigger it. you then need to m

not out referring to geoffrey boycott.but to do not someone who's over thinking on herfeet, but to do —— to be paired to question put to her today said you like cricket, how many more wickets have to file from your cabinet and she said well, good thing you mentioned it, my hero is jeffrey, what he did and he stayed until he got the right as she turned away and walked and i was in the press gallery at the time and you could hear the cheers from journalism she said something on her feet to l the fact that the editor pointed out at the bottom, none of us have a clue as to what's going on. admitted it i'm glad they did, but it's true. like brexit, it went on forever didn't he? it's the most interesting is indeed. i'm surprised he didn't bring in the backstop or he didn't bring in the backstop or he could use that would get as a backstop or reference. i've been on the backstop all afternoon evening for things to not work out, i have ten seconds earlier on some glad. separate regulations for that. they keep me with large gloves

one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott and what did you know about him?to it and he got the runs in the end. for more, iam he got the runs in the end. for more, i am joined he got the runs in the end. for more, iamjoined by he got the runs in the end. for more, i am joined by mariko. he got the runs in the end. for more, iamjoined by mariko. how he got the runs in the end. for more, i am joined by mariko. how is it faring? it is not doing well at all. as we both know, uncertainty is something markets don't like. that is exactly what we have got. let me show you this chart, which really shows how the pound fell sharply as ministers announced the resignation. but if you are wondering why it in asia we should carry about it, it does have quite a bit of impact on asian companies, especially japanese carmakers, which have been investing heavily in the uk, using the country asa heavily in the uk, using the country as a way to get into the european market. so we've heard from the chief executive officer of toyota, making a harsh statement saying, please avoid a

what you know about geoffrey boycott? he stuck with it, and he got runs in the end. thank you.we have been watching theresa may at number 10 down sing street, -- downing street, a very forceful theresa may. she said this is a hard job, it affects a lot people, but it is the vote of the british people to make sure that we regain control over our borders, we gain control over our money. and at the same time did not reinforce a worker between northern ireland and ireland. this deal is the way to get that done. she believes in it. she will not back down. explain some of this for us. who better to turn to than somebody from her majesty's government? welcome, great to have you here, particularly today, anthony. i have to say, as an american watching this, i was reminded of margaret thatcher. this had some echoes for me, did it for you? anthony: i think what we heard from the prime minister and from the house of commons this morning and throughout this process is a clear focus on delivering on the referendum from 2016, delivering with a partnership on the eu, what is our most importan

minister may: you might recall from the previous comments i made about cricket that my hero is geoffrey boycott. he stuck to it and he got the runs in the end. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> washington journal. news andy day with policy issues that impact you. and thep, craig gilbert weekly standard discuss paul ryan's -- paul congressional career. watch washington journal, live at 7 a.m. eastern friday morning. join the discussion. the house returns at 9 a.m. eastern. we will have that on c-span. a summit on, improving oversight of the federal government. when we studied the history , there was tennessee pre-april 4, 1968, and post-april 4, 1968. ♪ memphis was the place of a lot of racist tension, but also the place of a lot of racial harmony. it is quite possible without cotton, memphis would not exist in the 21st century. c-span's cities tour takes you to memphis, tennessee. then, we talk about the book "down to the crossroads." and author charles hughes on the role music p

have you ever heard of geoffrey boycott? of course i have, i am not that... ! boycott?.! he boycott? of course i have, i am not that...! he was boycott? of course i have, i am not that. . .! he was a very famous english cricketer who used to stay at the wicket doggedly, and tonight he was evoked by the prime minister. he was indeed, it was a quite remarkable performance by the prime minister, after the kind of day she had, which apparently included 70th birthday party drinks with prince charles, i mean, added that conversation go?! and at the end of this type news conference, she was asked, using a cricketing metaphor, prime minister, you have lost lots of batsmen, you have a huge total to get, onto a bit worried, when is a game lost, how many wickets do you need to lose? she said, you know my great hero is geoffrey boycott, he got the runs in the end, slow but steady, unbelievable! at the end of such a long day! it is a sticky wickets just to... such a long day! it is a sticky wicketsjust to... she is here all—night! wicketsjust to... she is here all-night! what happen

maybe also admiring her determination when she said she was like geoffrey boycott, keep battling awaycashire county cricket clu b asking a lancashire county cricket club member that, so i'm not sure about it! let's stay on the brexit theme, sebastien. this is interesting, this is the spanish. we haven't heard an awful lot about... in recent weeks, in terms of brexit, on spain and gibraltar and so on but the telegraph front page splash is scotla nd the telegraph front page splash is scotland will be free to rejoin the eu according to spain. this is a very controversial story that will i'io very controversial story that will no doubt ruffle feathers in downing street, because until now the 27 member states have been united behind the commission and its approach to signing the withdrawal deal. we're heading into the final furlong at this point. the summit on sunday, where the deal is meant to be rubberstamped. we've begun to hear from some member states not quite happy with some elements. we've heard from france and the fishermen this week, and now spain. they've always said there's no w

the biggest tabloid, the sun, compares theresa may's resolve to the cricketer geoffrey boycott and can'tr of people missing after the worst of the californian wildfires has now jumped to more than 600. search teams have found seven more bodies, taking the confirmed death toll to 63. a0% of the fire is now under control. our north america correspondent dan johnson reports. these are the teams who must answer the painful questions that hang in this acrid air. where is my family member? what happened to my loved one? how many more people are dead? team five starting a search on location. house after house, street after street, the ashes of this community are slowly revealing the lives once lived here. this work is difficult and the conditions can be dangerous, and the scale of the task is almost impossible to comprehend. more than 10,000 properties ruined, and more than 100 people still missing. there's no good news here, no positive outcome. only another name to add to the list of lives lost. they sift through the rubble with respect, and they're trying to preserve some dignity. they're sp

as she would say it, still at the wicket like geoffrey boycott. she has nothing left to lose. out in a box. much more on brexit in the telegraph. they have pieced together what happened at the crucial cabinet meeting a few days ago when they met to discuss the eu withdrawal agreement, the d raft the eu withdrawal agreement, the draft agreement. it was a question of whether the cabinet would pass it or not, how many resignations they would be. by piecing together interviews with cabinet ministers, they have some tasty quotes from the cabinet meeting. yes, they have. a couple of weeks ago at a previous cabinet meeting we had the analogy about talking about a plane taking off and being in the about talking about a plane taking offand being in the departure lounge. and you know, brexit needed to be, when the plane landed, people need to know they are in a different place. this time we have the seagoing water and allergies. —— water analogy. michael gove talking about northern ireland in the deep end because of the notorious backstop we are talking about. and the attorney general g

soldiering on a bit like geoffrey boycott with lots of forward defences. my deal restorers law and order to the united kingdom. yell back yet, so this is theresa may trying to make a positive case for her deal and i think for all the noise, we have heard everything that is wrong with it, but what number ten are really focusing on is that actually if theresa may's deal goes through, then britain does take back full control of its borders. free movement ends. and that is one of the big picture she is making there. you would also make payments to brussels and you can become an independent state, an issue that is potent and scotland's. sorry she is trying to put up the positives in her deal. i think the problem is that so many people are saying what they don't like about it and it is ha rd they don't like about it and it is hard for this to cut through. the 0bserver, they are sort of going... talking about what brussels thinks of it all. i suppose in some ways we are being quite introspectivejust talking about how we see it and the tory party see it and how ce

and what do you know about geoffrey boycott? he stuck to it and got the runs in the end. host: if you want to watch all of theresa may's news conference, you can go to our website, facebook.com/cspan. -- go to our website, c-span.org . the house conservative members of parliament could replace theresa may. they could hold a leadership contest, trigger a no-confidence vote. conservative mp's must write to their group that they have no confidence in their leader. the no-confidence vote needs a simple majority of all conservatives, 159 votes passed. candidates must be proposed and seconded in writing. if there are more than three candidates, conservative members vote in multiple rounds. the one gathering the least dropping out until there are two -- the new leader would become the new prime minister and would early obliged to call an election. let's go to john in virginia. caller: a couple of quick issues about current events. was trying toosi help get the house back, she mentioned when we do there will be a return to civility and

mrs may has done her usual, taking a defensive stance, like geoffrey boycott, she says she admires.in have you got a plan b, really, we didn't get anywhere. just listen. what i am focused on under the government is focused on is the vote that will take place on december the 11th. you want to look at all sorts of options and ideas and so on and so of options and ideas and so on and so forth. i think it's important that members of parliament focus on the nature of this vote. this is an important point in our history. it isa important point in our history. it is a vote on which we will be deciding whether to deliver on the will of the british people. so no plan b, it seems from mrs may, even though everyone else at westminster, thatis though everyone else at westminster, that is absolutely for paper talking about, many mps have taken the view the deal is going down so they need to start thinking about a plan b. also more on the key issue of what happens if we do not get a deal, we heard from the governor of the bank of england yesterday, with those dire warnings about a million more un

cricket that one of my cricket heroes was a lwa ys that one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycottyou. prime minister theresa may facing questions from the audience. she believes, she says, with every fibre of her being that the deal that she is currently constructing is the right one in the national interest. she repeated that phrase several times, that this is something that she has decided to pursue in the national interest, not in terms of partisan interests. she rejected the lot of the criticisms that were relayed in terms of her own mps in terms of leadership and the shape of the deal and she gave a very clear message that she was going to see it through, so anyone expecting the prime minister to sound in the least bit deflated in that news conference will come away thinking, well, she sounded very determined. she looked tired but then she has had a very exhausting day. she took three hours questions in the commons earlier today and the news conference as well. the message was clear, let's pick up the game with vicky young in downing street. for anyone who doubted whether she