before the whole house of commons, before christmas? evenif house of commons, before christmas? se question we will wait and see. that seems to be the watchword of the night, we are waiting and seeing for the result. let's look at how westminster is seen here, that is the victoria tower at the house of lords end of the parliament. the lights blazing, the vote is not taking place there, or the counting, thatis taking place there, or the counting, that is further back to the east of the building the house of commons. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, joins us now. what a surprise, on a night like this! you sound so pleased to see me extra measure mug of eyes i am a lwa ys extra measure mug of eyes i am always pleased to see you. —— dusan —— you sound so pleased to see me!|j am always pleased to see you. my senseis am always pleased to see you. my sense is that the prime minister's supporters i have spoken to are sure she is safe, the microphone has come out in downing street, which shows she is ready to give her own statement to the country. one minister said to me i am not s

there is no majority in the house of commons for any of the other options.dum, but for the efta. we've two understand the reality of where we're. politicians have to face up to the realities of the situation and understand we've to take decisions. if we do not get an agreement with withdrawal agreement, we would either betray the daughters of it have brexit with nadine. this is not something that happens every day at westminster. if you were sitting on the opposition benches, you would be breaking hay and accusing the comment of being a complete shambles. what would you say to those critics? i would say that we here in the house of commons during the economic debate about labour's plan, which has some great customs union with a bit of the single market through an end. that would mean ditching the store have to accept the moment, would still be making contributions to the eu. we would not have the ability to make the trade agreements. labour does not understand that it's not workable but also not illegal under the european treaties. it is quite clear that the

let's go back to the house of commons. leadsom, the leader of the house, is still taking questions from mps, some of whom are angry that they will be no meaningful vote on theresa may's brexit steel. the speaker suggested it after i debate involving 164 mps over several days to not have that vote might be seen as discourteous —— after a debate. the prime minister now says she will go back to brussels and seek further reassu ra nces to brussels and seek further reassurances from the eu concerning the irish backstop. the brexit strategy will also be speaking in a few minutes' time. time for the weather news with nick miller. if you need more information on the situation in the house of commons, please go to our sister channel bbc parliament. something much quieter to come through much of the week ahead. it was nice on the course of north yorkshire this afternoon and the day ended with some sunny spells whereas in the west this front has been moving in and it has been week but has been producing cloud. patchy rain in northern

of the rules of the house of commons of the house of commons in view on what has been proposed to it rather than what we heard they earlier, a neutral kind of noting, or a neutral acknowledgements, taking note of something, getting that out of the wa ke something, getting that out of the wake so the house can say, actually we think this should happen. that is basically the direction of travel here. what will happen in the vote? the vote is taking place. lots of mps have been through the lobby of the ready and are finding back into the ready and are finding back into the chamber from the central lobby which is nearest to us here. and then drive to the back behind the speaker ‘s chair, they can come in through the lobbies they are on either side. the aye lobby and the noe lobby. what is your take on what has been going on? it sounds like procedure, i know it is there as a timetabling notion, not something we would be normally interested in but it could be significant if theresa may's deal and that a vote next tuesday goes against her. this is a wran

no one enough to get it through the house of commons. er referendum, for example, simply don't have enough support behind. people are still talking about this halfway house of the european economic area. again, that cabinet ministers and others because they feel that would bring in enough labour mps which will be crucial here because if the government can bring in the dup, then they don't have a functioning majority, to look elsewhere. that is the kind of thing people are discussing. when you say, how will it happen? you need a prime minister that will deliver that change. at the limit, theresa may is not looking that. today, she has managed to buy herself more time in the job of prime minister but it doesn't ta ke of prime minister but it doesn't take as much further forward than that. it also saying that there is a lot more talk about those 48 litres. with header before, so we don't know what that is what some are talking about. but she cannot be the person to change tack. if you tried as she tried her international trade secretary liam

so we enough support in the house of commons so we leave enough support in the house of commons would you concur? the feedback i have been getting from both conservative colleagues looking at their social media output, also the support i am hearing from my constituents and the country, lens, for me, the indication that he is right. i hope she will win. i think she will win because then we can get on with the stuff we have been doing, growing the economy and growing salaries. it is a secret ballot? that is the opportunity in any secret ballot, but people i speak to understand that what we need to do now is deliver brexit, keep the economy growing, keep the job growth, the wage growth, investment in police and the nhs. the things we have been doing. and this particular process today will bea this particular process today will be a temporary distraction from. thank you very much for talking to us, james cleverley conservative mp and vice—chair of the conservative party. let‘s have very of the prime minister‘s statement this morning. we must and we shall deliver on the referendum vo

the prime minister can't get her deal to the house of commons so thatis her deal to the house of commons retain our eu membership, the deal we currently have, and if other people wa nt to currently have, and if other people want to put further options on the ballot paper, that would be for them to argue for. but with respect isn't that yourjob, for £75,000 a year of taxpayer's money, are the politicians meant to sort this out, not the people? the people have said what they wanted and you now have to deliver it, that's yourjob. that's why i think it would always have been better for us to find cross— party been better for us to find cross—party agreement and my personal opinion is it is not too late. it is still the case that theresa may could try to seek cross— party theresa may could try to seek cross—party support for what she's trying to do and, you know, i would be open to those conversations and the labour front bench have given that message many times. if that doesn't happen, and the house of commons is in deadlock, what do we then do? we either need to have a general election or t

, i would and playing nice in the house of commons, iwould not and playing nice in the house ofld not be surprised at all ifjacob commons, i would not be surprised at all if jacob and commons, i would not be surprised at all ifjacob and his colleagues fight her brexit plans every step of the way. and she may be safe tonight, but the brexit compromises that has taken the government and eu nearly two years to agree... that is still unresolved. it is still unresolved — and that is going to have to change. we will have to leave it there on this busy and momentous night. jacob rees—mogg, laura kuenssberg, thank you very much. you have probably got a busy night, too, with plotting to do! no! that's what they all tell us! on the night the prime minister won the confidence of her parliamentary party but said she would not fight another general election. hello i'm christian fraser at westminster, where theresa may has just survived a vote of no confidence. let's take a look at the result — 317 conservative mps cast a vote 200 we just heard from the chair, 200 tory mps voted in favour of

i think it would be such a bad outcome i believe the house of commons will assert itself and stop it.o far, though, there is no sign of european leaders giving britain the kind of concessions that might win round the common, no sign of agreeing at the eu summit, the uk could leave eu rules in its own time, on its own terms, in berlin the german leader spoke plainly. we have sno intention of changing the exit agreement angela merkel said. that is the general position of all 27 member states. and so it is unlikely we will leave these debates with any kind of changes. today, mrs may warned any leader would be short of time. the brexit timetable is tight after tomorrow's summit. in the new year, before january 21st the delayed meaningful vote is due, if the government's defeated it must report back on its planneds for the next steps within 21 days but any deal must be approved by the european parliament before it takes effect. then, at 11pm on march 29th, the uk is due leave the eu. that is if brexit isn't delayed as the prime minister warned it might be, or the deadlock continues, and ot

if not, she finds herself added impasse with the house of commons. little bit of a sideshow today. it may have a marginal impact on her ability to be able to generate that outcome. scarlet: you say the impact on her ability to generate that outcome with eu leaders -- if she wins big, what does it do to support in parliament over all? will it change the way they will vote for the brexit deal as it is currently written? guy: it is hard to see how that is the reality of the situation. because it was only days ago that effectively she did the mathematics in the house of commons and concluded she did not have the votes to make that happen. today's vote may be about the fact nobody wants the job right now, and if they did the timing is very short, and actually the arithmetic surrounding any deal that would be done still is at an impasse. there does not seem to be a majority in the house of commons, so any outcomes people are talking about, even if you change the leader that would not change. we are dealing with an internal tory party issue right now, but ne

because everybody in the house of commons is watching out for them. and everybody in the house of commons is watching upper pennsylvania. now, the british called this virtual representation. you may not elect anybody directly but you're virtually represented by everybody. now we know today, you know, the difference between virtual reality and real reality and it gets pretty close sometimes, but you can't buy a cheeseburger in virtual reality. and so the colonies have a very different way of looking at representation. from the very beginning of the for virginia house of burgesses the colonial idea has been you can only be represented by someone you elect from among you in your geographic area. i mean, why should somebody elected from somewhere else represent you kenneth manzanares it makes no sense. if you live in lebanon county, you can't depend on the guy from lancaster county representing your interests. you can't punish him if he does wrong, you can't reward him with reelection if he does right. he would be a fool to represent your interests are the

no deal would be such a bad outcome for the country i believe the house of commons will certainly stop of european leaders giving britain the kind of concessions that might win round the commons, no sign of agreeing at tomorrow's eu summit. the uk could leave eu rules in its own time on its own terms. but the german leader spoke clearly. we have no intention of changing the exit agreement, she said, that is the general position of all 27 member states. it is unlikely we will leave these debates with any changes. today mrs may warned any leader would be short of time. the brexit timetable is tight. in the new year, before january the 21st, the delayed vote is due. if it is defeated, it must report back with the next steps within 21 days. but anything has to be agreed with the european parliament before it takes effect. on march the 29th the uk is due to leave the eu. that is the brexit is not delayed or the deadlock continues and other outcomes, like a softer brexit or a referendum, come into play. who holds the keys to number ten is always significant. but whether mrs may survives or n

definitely looking for ways to tweak their approach to this, perhaps the idea of giving the house of commons of the backstop, anything that might persuade their decidedly relu cta nt that might persuade their decidedly reluctant backbenchers. there was further bad news for the prime minister from further bad news for the prime ministerfrom the debate further bad news for the prime minister from the debate from wales. i had the debate here in the welsh assembly on theresa may's brexit deal, the welsh conservatives called the symbolic discussion a pantomime. by the symbolic discussion a pantomime. by the end of play it had turned into a bit of a farce for the welsh government. for months the welsh first minister carwyn jones government. for months the welsh first minister carwynjones said it was important for the assembly to set a clear statement of its position ahead of the meaningful vote in the house of commons. it came as a bit of a surprise when the welsh government tabled a motion that did not explicitly reject or accept theresa may's brexit deal. much to the annoyance of plaid cymru and

house. order. the question is motion number four, as on the order paper. i called the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn. you are watching bbc news live in the house of commons. the prime minister has been on herfeet the house of commons. the prime minister has been on her feet over an hour setting out the defence of her deal, appealing to mps to vote for it. saying that that is a risk brexit could be stopped if mps don't support it, let's listen tojeremy corbyn‘s response. support it, let's listen tojeremy corbyn's response. taken together with the withdrawal agreement and the future partnership they present a huge and damaging failure for britain. the prime minister says this is a good deal and it is so confident that she attempted to refuse to publish the governments's legal advice. she was forced up publish it today. that forced to. the assessments which we will see indicate this is actually a bad deal. these documents of the product of two years of botched negotiations in which the government spent more time arguing with itself than it did in negotiating with the eu. it isn't only on brexit where they failed, the economy is weak, investment is paula, wa

ireland, that led to the border in ireland, that led to the backstop, that has brought her to the house of commonsabsence of any such commitment, isn't counselling tomorrow's vote merely postponing the inevitable ? tomorrow's vote merely postponing the inevitable? can i say to the right honourable gentleman, that's theissue right honourable gentleman, that's the issue that we were very clear on with the european union generally shuns to the northern ireland border is there could not be a customs border down the irish sea. by october, we have persuaded them to enable a october, we have persuaded them to enablea uk october, we have persuaded them to enable a uk wide customs territory, rather than a northern ireland one. that was the key issue in relation to the border, that we had set as something that was an acceptable to the united kingdom, and we negotiated that out of the proposal. i entirely share my right honourable friend's concern about the maintenance of the belfast agreement, the peace process in northern ireland, and an open border. but is not the reality of what has happened is that this

that's led to the backstop yes that has brought her to the house of commons today in such a weak position here only on so she gave a moment ago can she tell the house whether a single of the e.u. leaders that she spoke to over the weekend indicated that they were prepared to renegotiate article twenty of the backstop protocol because in the absence of any such commitment isn't cancelling tomorrow's vote merely responding the. i say to the right on the gentleman that the issue that we were very clear on with the european union in relation to the north lawn of the border was that the could not be a customs border down the irish sea from in february their proposals were that exactly that should happen and not by october we had persuaded them to enable the u.k. wide customs territory to be in the protocol rather than northern ireland wide customs territory that was the key issue in relation to the border that we had set as something that was unacceptable to the united kingdom and we negotiated that out of the proposal it's going to agree thank you mr speaker on a main target share my right on

let's go to the house of commons because andrea leadsom is on herfeet the house of commons because andrea that the recess for christmas is accepted and it is a matter for the house, so christmas is accepted and it is a matterfor the house, so the house will rise for christmas as planned. she asks whether there will be time for debate. i can say to the honourable lady... let's hear what the leader is saying. if the leader wants to repeat the last sentence because it wasn't remotely audible to me. that's not her fault and it is important what is said in this chamber is heard. thank you, mr speaker. i will be dependent on you to keep order in the chamber so that ican be to keep order in the chamber so that i can be heard. i have no difficulty whatsoever doing that and i will continue to do that. what i am asking the leader of the house to do is to furnish the house with the information that was requested. thank you, mr speaker. the honourable lady asked whether the house will rise from christmas recess as planned and what i said is that the house has already decided that the house has alread

theresa may would still be facing a deeply divided house of commons party and cabinet. win over brexiteers who fear the brexit plan could leave britain trapped by eu rules indefinitely. some of them sit in cabinet, two have walked out since this was filmed. more are potential leadership candidates and today one brexiteer warn add no—deal brexit was still possible and mrs may or another leader had to get more concessions out of brussels, or else. it is very difficult to support the deal if we continue get changes to the backstop, i don't think it will get through, i'm not sure that the cabinet will agree for it to be put to the house of commons. among the cabinet's former remainers some would support a softer brexit with closer link, they are saying they would fight against leaving without a deal and the commons wouldn't wear it you have been clear that no deal, a no—deal brexit is not a runner. i have been clear that the house of commons will stop no deal, the fact i think it will stop no deal doesn't mean we shouldn't continue preparations in care, some have pointed out

those who favor a hard brexit in the house of commons are speaking to that point. clearly i want to repeat that is not on the table. europe is united around the cause of ireland. presidents of the commissioner junker made that statement this morning. i was chairing the debate. on that issue it will not happen. the question then arises is there an understanding of what the backdrop means. >> tell us because this is so complex and for our audience it's complex. i want to you explain what the backstop is. >> okay. when the united kingdom leaves the european union at the end of march we won't have established the details of our future partnership that is set out in a political declaration. the details will not be worked out. the concern -- in the aftermath of the referendum, the brexit vote, was nobody thought about the consequences for this invisible border with northern ireland and ireland which becomes the external border, the only external land border between the european union, which my member state ireland is, and the united kingdom, which northern ireland is part

because it's clear the house of commons is divided into factions and there is no majority for any singlerd. we face a fundamental question, said the prime minister today, does this house want to deliver brexit? many of the most controversial aspects of this deal, including the backstop, are simply inescapable fa ct of backstop, are simply inescapable fact of having negotiated brexit. those members who continue to disagree need to shoulder the responsibility of advocating an alternative solution that can be delivered. and do so without ducking its implications. if you want a second referendum to overturn the result of the first, the honest that this risks dividing the country again. in brussels there is now exasperation. the european parliament's brexit coordinator guy verhofstadt tweeted: "i can't follow anymore. after two years of negotiations, the tory government wants to delay the vote... it's time they make up their mind!" the irish taoiseach, leo varadkar, said the withdrawal agreement cannot and will not be reopened: the withdrawal agreement, including the irish backstop, it is the

i believe house of commons will assert itself and stop it. leaders agreeing at tomorrow's eu summit that britain could leave the eu on its own time and own terms, and berlin today the german leaders spoke plainly. "we have no intention of changing the exit agreement," merkel said. today, mrs may warned that any leader would be short of time. the brexit timetable is tight after tomorrow's summit. in the new year before january 21st, the delayed meaningful vote in the comments is due, if the government is defeated it must report back on its plans for the next steps within 21 days. but any deal must also be approved by the european parliament before it takes effect. then at 11pm on march 29, the uk is due to leave the eu. but the prime minister and her deal are still facing defeat by mps. no—one can yet rule out a brexit tied closely to the eu or a fresh referendum. and however long theresa may has left in office, the biggest question of all, what is britain's future still hangs in the air. our business editor simon jack who is at the city of lo

i believe house of commons will assert itself and stop it. eeing at tomorrow's eu summit that britain could leave the eu on its own time and own terms, and berlin today the german leaders spoke plainly. "we have no intention of changing the exit agreement," merkel said. today mrs may warned that any leader would be short of time. brexit timetable is tight after tomorrow's summit. in the new year before january 21, the delayed meaningful vote in the comments is due if the government is defeated it must report back on its plans for the next steps within 21 days. but any deal must also be approved by the european parliament before it takes effect. then at 11pm on march 29, the uk is due to leave the eu. but the prime minister and her deal are still facing defeat by mps. no one can yet rule out a brexit tied closely to the eu or a fresh referendum. and however long theresa may has left in office, the biggest question of all, what is britain's future still hangs in the air. let's get more reaction to the day's events and tonight's vote. in a moment

watching events in the house of commons. spoken and it's of huge constitutional and political significance. i think it's unprecedented for this house to find government ministers in contempt. the motion makes clear the government must now publish the attorney general‘s final legal advice in full. i hope the government will now confirm and comply with that order. but if the government fails to respond, what steps government fails to respond, what ste ps ca n government fails to respond, what steps can i and others take to make sure the government complies with the motion before the vote we have next tuesday? i will hear on the point of order from the leader of the house, andrea leadsom. thank you. we have tested the opinion of the house price on this very serious subject. we've listened carefully and in light of the expressed will of the house, we will publish the final and full advice provided by the attorney general to cabinet but recognising the very serious constitutional issues that this raises, i have referred the matter

with her senior aides with some reporting the possibility of a delay on the brexit vote at the house of commons on tuesday. theresa may's brexit deal has received little support in parliament and is expected to be rejected. this monday, the european court of justice has ruled the u.k. can cancel brexit without the permission of the other 27 eu members. we have the latest. >> a landmark ruling by the european court of justice. in a two-page emergency ruling, one sentence stands out. the court has ruled that when a member state has announced its intention to withdraw from the european union, that member state is free to unilaterally revoke that notification. the ruling is a direct message to britain, who is set to leave on march 29. pro-eu mps say this provides a new option for the country in addition to the planned brexit deal and so-called no deal brexit. others say this will not change the government's course. >> i think it is irrelevant. just imagine how the 52% of the country who voted for brexit would feel if a any british government were to delay leaving the eu on march h 29. i think peopl

our assistant eolitical editor norman smith is in the house of commons. s to leave the tory party to stew in its own divisions so different topic about poverty and universal credit. no getting away from brexit and the issue of the legal advice on the backstop that was published just before pmqs. we had the charge from ian blackford and he was slapped down by the speaker, his suggestions the prime minister was inadvertently misleading mps about the implications of the backstop. we have talked a lot about the backstop but there are signs that may be the government is going to try to finesse some sort of amendment to meet the concerns of tory brexiteers who basically think the backstop is not acceptable. just speaking to one, iam not acceptable. just speaking to one, i am told mrs mabel meet him and other brexiteers to look at possible amendments —— i am told that mrs may will meet them. she knows that as things stand, her deal will be defeated, so she has to come up will be defeated, so she has to come up with her own if you like plan b. it sounds to me as i

s house of commons. lawmakers voted to give parliament the power to shape the final brexit settlement if as expected, may's deal is defeated next week. the prime minister was defeated over the publication of secret government legal advice on the eu withdrawal deal. parliament will vote finally on whether to accept or reject the 585-page withdrawal agreement on december 11. -- i askthem to think them to think what it would say to the 52% who came out to vote to leave, in many cases for the first time in decades, if their decision was ignored. what would it do to our politics? desley humphrey the president of ukraine has renewed appeals to international allies to punish russia for a naval clash that saw the seizure of ukrainian boats and crews. speaking in an interview, he reiterated calls for support from nato and new round of penalties on battery -- vladimir putin's government. >> if the russian aggression has not happened and i hope and pray for international pressure come help me to have back my 24 sold

i don't think at the moment there is a majority in the house of commons for a second vote although trelot more noise about it. maybe a general election or referendum -- at the end of the day maybe that is the only way you can get out of the political mess in the house of commons. we will see. in terms of the leadership debate, we have five conservative mp's over the course of the evening and not one of them talked about a challenge. will there be a challenge when brusselcome back from if she comes back and there is nothing that satisnoes -- ing that is legally binding that prevents the irish backstop from being put in place to stopb the haorder in ireland,le nothing lly binding, that we are in the same position next week, and at what point do they say that this is her deal, she is the problem, we need to get ond of her? that is the ques rajini: so many questions, christian fraser. thanks very much for joining us. for more on where things stand with brexit, i spoke earlier with ed luce, u.s. national editor for the "financial times" in washington. thanks for coming in. as christian was

the other alternative may be mps in the house of commons would take matters into their own hands and , the default option would be for the uk to leave the european union with no deal. as you know, many conservative brexiteers say they think that is manageable, it could be done. a lot of people would try very ha rd be done. a lot of people would try very hard to avoid it so if you are basically faced with deadlock in parliament, you do what i have no deal, one option is an election. one is the fixed parliament act, not an easy thing to do in a short space of time, the other option apart from an election, something with leading members of all parties are calling for, another referendum. the government as we know it saying there could not be another referendum but if you could create a coalition in parliament to do that, could you lead to a situation where you could have another referendum which could potentially as one outcome lead to know brexit, which as we know, because we had from the european code of justice as we know, because we had from the european code ofjustice at the beginni

theresa may is still facing a deeply divided house of commons, party and cabinet. who fear that the brexit plan could leave the uk trapped inside european union rules indefinitely. some of them sit in cabinet. two have walked out since this was filmed, more of them are potential leadership candidates. and today, one brexiteer warned a no—deal brexit was still possible and mrs may presumably another leader had to get concessions under brussels, or else. it's very difficult to support the deal if we don't get changes to the backstop, i don't think it'll get through, i'm not sure the cabinet will agree for it to be put to the house of commons. among the cabinet's former remainers, some would support a softer brexit with closer eu links than mrs may's. though they're not saying that. they are saying they would fight against leaving without a deal and the commons wouldn't wear it. you've been clear, in your view, thinking new deal brexit is not a runner? i have been clear that the house of commons will stop no deal, the fact that i think it'll stop the deal does not mean

this allows amendments to be tabled, which means that the members of the house of commons will have thealternative proposals and have them voted on, which would not have been the case without that amendment. so this really could be an example of parliament taking back control, to some extent? i would say so, yes. you have be careful about the word control, as parliament can't be, so to speak, in the driving seat holding the steering wheel, but it can be holding the government to account and it'll be much better able to do that with the amendment having been agreed to. there has been endless chatter about how the numbers will stack up and whether the government will win or lose. do you think the government might decide to go down the line of actually pulling the vote altogether on tuesday? i see discussion of that, but it seems to be quite difficult to do. the debate has begun and they would have to have an alternative plan for not going ahead with and i cannot see what the might look like. so if you're tuning on tuesday night at seven o'clock, how are you going to know what's going on?

this is the moment mr corbyn made the announcement in the house of commons. , mr speaker, as the only way i can think of of ensuring a vote ta kes pla ce can think of of ensuring a vote takes place this week, i'm about to table a motion which says the following. that this house has no confidence in the prime minister... due to herfailure confidence in the prime minister... due to her failure to allow the house of commons to have a meaningful vote straightaway on the withdrawal agreement and framework for future relationships between the uk and the european union. that will be tabled immediately, mr speaker. thank you. that was in the last hour 01’ so. let's talk to our political correspondent ben wright at westminster. we can all be forgiven for watching that, thinking what is going on? is this possible? how does it work? i'm sure you have the answers. it sounds like a dramatic piece of political theatre jeremy corbyn was like a dramatic piece of political theatrejeremy corbyn was producing. in fact, it is a fairly meaningless motion in many ways. calling for

listening to that debate, it made you realise that she no longer command the respect of the house of commonsuesday morning. nothing has changed in that respect, with the fixed term apartment act. if she can't command the confidence... fixed term parliament act. if she wins the vote tonight, the problem is still there in the house of commons. her and still not last very long. she will be free for another year if she wins the vote even buy one. that means she can go back to the meeting in ireland to continue the mission to get some sort of clarity that will satisfy, possibly not you, but others who are saying, we are worried about the backstop orangemen at the moment. but doesn't have a majority in the house of commons. all the mps could go to her tonight, and she still doesn't have a majority. she has worked with other parties. we were working with the dup, they have almost withdrawn their support. in the end, if she wins the vote, it could bring forward the possibility of a vote of no—confidence in the house of commons in this government,... or admits toa commons in this government,... or ad

there isa through the house of commons. ere is a majority in the house of commons for leaving the european union. there is a majority in the house of commons for stopping no deal. but at the moment we are struggling to find a majority for the deal that the prime minister has negotiated. you say that she is going back to brussels, you say she wa nts to going back to brussels, you say she wants to find a deal that can get the agreement of mps, yet europe could not be clearer. the president of the european council said tonight, there will be no renegotiation. it's not possible you can have a word here or a word there but the deal is the deal is the deal. actually, he has said a bit more than that, he has said he will try to help the prime minister to get this deal through parliament and look specifically at the backstop. certainly, he said he is not reopening the 585 pages and nor do we expect him to do that because we don't want to start negotiating on fishing in gibraltar and those matters. let's remind ourselves, the backsto

of the council and the commission. i will discuss with them the clear concerns that this house has expressed. we are also looking closely at new ways of empowering the house of commons that any provision for a backstop has democratic legitimacy. the cabinet can nod along, but was the commons really listening? is it realistic to reckon she'll ever get the support she really needs? i still believe there is a majority to be won in this house in support of it, if i can secure additional reassurance on the question of the backstop, and that is what my focus will be in the days ahead. but, mr speaker, if you take a step back, it is clear that this house faces a much more fundamental question — does this house want to deliver brexit? yes! no! that's the sound of the divide in here. dozens of mps wish none of this was happening, dozens on the other side wish we'd left already. if the house does, does it want to do so through reaching an agreement with the eu? if the answer is yes — and i believe that is the answer of the majority of this house — then we all have to ask ourselves whether we're prepared to make a compromise. i am determined to do all i can to secure the reass

theresa may is still facing a deeply divided house of commons, party and cabinet. ling to win over brexiteers who fear that the brexit plan could leave the uk trapped inside european union rules indefinitely. some of them sit in cabinet. two have walked out since this was filmed, more of them are potential leadership candidates. and today, one brexiteer warned a no—deal brexit was still possible, and mrs may, or presumably another leader, had to get more concessions out of brussels or else. it's very difficult to support the deal if we don't get changes to the backstop. i don't think it'll get through. i'm not sure if the cabinet will agree for it to be put to the house of commons. among the cabinet's former remainers, some would support a softer brexit with closer eu links than mrs may's. though they're not saying that. they are saying they would fight against leaving without a deal and the commons wouldn't wear it. you've been clear, in your view, that a no—deal brexit is not a runner? i have been clear that the house of commons will stop no deal, the fact that i

woefully unprepared, the government still says that it believes in the deal being ratified in the house of commonsof commons, we see no majority in the tories, and with a prime minister who has to implement something that she probably doesn‘t even believe in. it‘s a little bit like theresa in wonderland, borisjohnson as the march hare. there‘s much at stake, not least for the german car industry, britain‘s its biggest export market. but when the man who represents the industry sits down with angela merkel, he doesn‘t lobby for a softer approach to britain. the first priority for us is that the remaining 27 member states stay together, and that has to be the first priority, and not making concessions that invite others to go the same way as the uk is going. brexit has stirred many emotions in the heart of germany — sorrow, frustration, confusion, and what the germans really can‘t abide, uncertainty. perhaps that is why so many here now want britain to either get on with it and leave or even change its mind and stay. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. no deal would mean no transitional arrangements betwe

this deal in the boat that ta kes pla ce passing this deal in the boat that takes place in the house of commonso do that would only lead to uncertainty, and i think what people want is the importance of that certainty for the future. steve. by minister, given the incredible offence and was minister, this could actually be your last ribs if things turn out badly. what do you think your legacy will be? there is a lot more for me to do steve, notjust delivering on brexit, and being prime minister it does take the european union and britain away from each other. prime minister, you have always said that the relationship with saudi arabia means we can ask the tough questions. the crown prince might be directly directed with a murder. did you ask him directly that tough question, and if not why not? is absolutely the case that the relationship we have with saudi arabia means we are able to update —— we are unable to raise issues that are difficult. what i said to the crown prince yesterday was the importance of a floral, credible, transparent investigation that identifies those who were involved, and

or, two thirds of the house of commons bids for a general election. ent 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 ge

sterling nosing over during the debate this afternoon and the house of commons. m a mechanical point of view, that upgrades the translated earnings to many of the multinationals. for instance, that just gets priced back into the ftse. everything is down. the continental markets are really suffering, the banks in particular, feeling the pressure from the main markets. let me show you some individual names. this is an assessment. if you believe that we have seen an enhanced chance of a general election, which the labour party might win in the u.k., you would sell utilities because there is a concern around the policy toward these. they're a bunch of things going on, including gas prices. it could be one of those utilities you would look at and that kind of scenario. recently we have seen some of the house bills also being void by the prospects of a reduction in the chance of a no deal brexit. today, that is reversed. you can see one of the house bills trading lower. there are other stories on the continent. i mentioned what is happening with deutsche bank. it is dri

each week the house of commons is in session, we bring you prime minister teresa may taking questions from the house of commons live wednesday morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. we invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmq. prior to question time members are finishing up their business. now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> what work should improve the current system? does he agree with me a close link with constituents and their representatives is important? >> mister speaker, yes i do agree it is extremely important. i think him for his question. >> 35 years ago, a unanimous judgment ruled an ethnic group was protected from discrimination but the result of the prime ministers race has no data whatsoever. requiring the public party for the consensus and including speakers, will the prime minister commit to ministers to include the census order to bring a end to decades of discrimination. >> the independent decisions these here in some detail and the questions today i would endeavor to answer that. >> to abolishing the insidious 15 year rule in the u

prerogatives of the house of commons and making it clear that no attorney general he ever so high is above the writ of parliament i have considered the matter carefully and i am satisfied that there is an arguable case but a contempt has been committed this house has now spoken on itself huge constitutional political significance it is i think unprecedented for this house to find ministers in contempt the motion makes clear the government must now published the attorney general's final legal advice in full and in light of the expressed will of the house we will publish the final and full advice provided by the attorney general to cabinet as our first guest explains the prime minister should be careful not to lose her legal advice is she may have need of them shortly alex spoke to professor here in mcgahee of king's college about the range of legal challenges now evidently confronting the prime minister welcome to the i like sam i'm sure you are thanks very much could be you know can we charter we're through the legal minefield facing the prime minister the big surprise decision for ma

chamberfor ii on her feet in the house of commons chamber for 11 hours and 58 on her feet in for 11 hours and 58 minutes in the last month excluding prime minister's question time, defending her withdrawal agreement. she will do it again on monday without, frankly, a vast amount more to say about the reassurances that she has sought. at what point does she have to bite the bullet and put the steel to bite the bullet and put the steel toa to bite the bullet and put the steel to a vote? pretty soon and we are told it will happen next month but not before christmas. she will hope she can extract a little more from brussels and the time between now and then. there are those who support who will point to some shifts in the language from brussels, nowhere near as much as some might have hoped, from the d raft some might have hoped, from the draft summit conclusions published before the summit versus those that we re before the summit versus those that were published at the end of it. it clearly was not as favourable to the british at the end as it was at the start. but there is a su

theresa may faces a daunting task trying to get close to the house of commons next week. e of us say if theresa may doesn‘t get the deal through? it say if theresa may doesn‘t get the dealthrough? it does, an amendment put forward and passed by the backbench conservative mp dominic grieve, used to be the attorney general. if the brexit deal is voted down next tuesday and ministers come forward with their own plan 21 days later, they will now have more of a say directly what the government should do shaping its response. it is as significant thing that was agreed by the house of commons yesterday. labour saying re—negotiations should start again and also brexiteers who want exactly the same thing to happen. dominic ryan the same thing to happen. dominic rya n wa nts the same thing to happen. dominic ryan wants the government to go back and negotiate the backstop element, the irish backstop element that is so controversial. the eu has said this negotiation is done and closed and they want the britain to figure out if it is going to accept the deal. the uk is set to leave the

she is trying to make her deal more sellable to the house of commons. ing to offer more legal reassurance that there is a temporary solution that the backstop could never be permanent and there would be negotiations on a future trade agreement, even if the backstop did have to come into effect. the eu does not want the backstop plan to be implemented but a legal requirement at the moment, i do not think she can get that that the eu has said it is prepared to continue a discussion injanuary to try and find a form of words within its own legal constraints to help her come if possible, to get this through the house of commons. thank you very much indeed. theresa may is in with the other 27 leaders right now, spelling out what she wants what is hoping for from them. she did say on her way in that she was not expecting any immediate breakthrough that we will have to wait and see those that that is what is happening this afternoon. this evening there is a din of raw the usually does and she will be there. at the end she will leave and a slightly awkward moment

the lastg news half-hour, as expected, theresa may has called off the meaningful vote in the house of commonsit deal. the pound is coming under pressure as a result of that. but more significantly, what we have heard in the house over the last half hour is theresa may saying very clearly that the longer this process goes on, the more elevated the chances of a no-deal brexit. the pound responding immediately to that story. the other factor is that we now have a series of mp's saying if theresa may cannot govern, she must go. there appears to be no, george in the house of commons and to reason they laid this out as the most commonly accepted outcome of this process. a second referendum, a no-deal brexit, the whole series of possible outcomes to resume a there is no majority in the house of commons. the pound has been under pressure as a result of that. tradinge said, we are 1.2533, down by 1.5% on the british pound. the ftse 100 that

in the house of commons.pm and if the prime minister survives, she cannot, according to the conservative tory party rules, be challenged for another year. if so, there is a majority of people who vote against her, there will be a leadership contest her, there will be a leadership co ntest a nd her, there will be a leadership contest and she will be replaced. it does not automatically mean a new general election, but a new leader of the tory party. of course, something theresa may inherited without a contest when she took over eventually from david cameron. you are watching bbc world news. you're watching a bbc news special with me, joanna gosling, live at westminster. the headlines. the prime minister says she will fight a leadership challenge after enough mps back a vote of no confidence. sirgraham sir graham brady has confirmed that he has received 48 letters from conservative mps so there will now bea conservative mps so there will now be a vote of confidence in my leadership of the conservative party. i w

well an emergency the beta still expected to take place later this choose the in the house of commons but of course without the vote we'll be staying across all the developments histories and may heads to berlin to meet the dutch german leader she's aiming for more concessions on the irish border issue to help push her deal through we spoke to a member of the all our mentioned same party who claims that no one on either side if they are a supporter wants breaks if they think we don't want to see any border certainly not on the island of our. own the r.e.c. either the majority here in the north of ireland salute to rimini and it is absolute democratic discreetness to force us to accept the european union if we accept on the terms that the bracks tiers of the d p s me as allies wish then it will mean a return to a hard border it will mean the diminishing undermanning of the good friday agreement which forces the underpins our peace process will mean that the jobs that we lost investment will be lost we will jeopardize the progress that we have me in terms of our peace progress on in ter

s in the house of commons just hours ahead of a vote of confidence on her leadership the vote has been triggered by members of the own party who oppose her brakes and plan. also coming up a massive manhunt in the friend city of strasbourg police search for the gunman who opened fire near a popular christmas market killing two people and seriously wounding several other . and a canadian quarter loses the chief financial officer of the chinese telecom giant twelve really on bail the main one jew faces charges of violating u.s. sanctions against iran. cheema british prime minister to resign me is fighting for whole political life in an announcement outside ten downing street may said she would fight a no confidence motion against her will with everything she's got that came shortly after lawmakers in the governing conservative party gained enough support to trigger the vote on a leadership that will take place this evening but may was define. and actually true down a challenge to our party rebels his father what she had to say a change of leadership in the conservative party now will put