the leader of the snp at westminster, ian blackford, said the government was in crisis.his morning, we have seen the detail of the legal advice. we have seen the facts that the government tried to hide. mr speaker, this government is giving northern ireland permanent membership of the single market and the customs union. he said the legal advice was clear, and he broke parliamentary protocol by suggesting the government had "misled" parliament — a phrase that's not allowed in the chamber. since the prime minister returned from brussels with her deal, the prime minister has been misleading the house, inadvertently or otherwise. the prime minister must explain... order! there can be no suggestion of otherwise. the right honourable gentleman must make it clear that there is no suggestion that the government is misleading the house deliberately. there can be no question of that. after a bit of toing and froing with the speaker, ian blackford rephrased his comments. i say again, inadvertently. mr speaker, the prime minister must explain... the prime minister must explain why

was joined at the ceremony by the labour leader jeremy corbyn and the snp's westminster leader, ian blackfordeople filed passed the memorial to commemorate those who'd died. elsewhere, portraits of casualties of the war were drawn on beaches around the country, washing away when the tide came in. in a debate in the lords, a former army chief reflected on the aftermath of the conflict. the hubris of victory, the increasing of alienation of germany, the creation of a stab in the back myth, the failure of the united states to engage properly in the global commons, the san remo agreements on the division of the remnants of the ottoman empire, which we see unravelling before our eyes today — all of these things and others led us eventually to a much darker abyss than the one from which we emerged in november 1918. there was a happy event a few days later, as tributes were paid to prince charles ‘s 70th birthday. the prime minister praised his total commitment to public service but added that this was only part of the story. he is the only public figure two appeared on both gartner ‘s question time

the snp leader at westminster, ian blackford, will be joining at westminster, ian blackford, will bejoiningeferendum is the only feasible way out of this mess. remain has to be an option in that as well. we need a way out of this mess. it is already costing jobs, and we have a government planning for medical and food shortages, and that is a political failure. spell out for our viewers what is the route to that second vote in terms of parliamentary process , vote in terms of parliamentary process, as you see it? all the misinformation about the eu, parliament, that place in their funds, has retained sovereignty since wejoined the funds, has retained sovereignty since we joined the ec back in the 19705 since we joined the ec back in the 1970s and is still sovereign. so parliament can find a way through this, and if parliament sets out a referendum and we choose to remain, we know from the european court and institutions that parliament can press the stop button on article 50 at any point. just as i am talking to you, iam at any point. just as i am talking to you, i am hearing that theresa ma

i spoke to ian blackford, the leader of the snp earlier.r that they may not be able to do it. it may be the only thing in the air that would unite conservative mps, who don't want to see a general election and don't wa nt to see a general election and don't want to see jeremy corbyn see a general election and don't want to seejeremy corbyn as prime minister. any opposition that thinks it can win a vote of confidence... if they think the government can be allowed to squirm for a bit longer, why not let them squirm? we know how deeply uncomfortable things are at the moment for theresa may. we can hear what he said will stop this idea that she's gone to get concessions is fanciful. some would say it is perhaps even insulting to the european union. she's 20 take this into the long grass and make sure that parliament does not get a vote. —— she is trying to put this in the long grass. that was ian blackford. we will be talking a lot more in the next few days, few weeks, few months. we will have lots more conversations with mps this morning to ge

ian blackford. >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i think the prime minister for advanced state of have to ask what is the leadership, the phrase which is often used, the prime minister has reached rock-bottom russia still digging? mr. speaker, we have four setting dates and display displayed before the christmas recess. we are then left with a window -- to find its way forward out of the government, but it cannot be done. after two years of negotiations, the prime minister has designed at the deal that knows she cannot deliver. it doesn't have the support of this house. mr. speaker, it is time to call time on this government. it is a laughingstock companies and their workers do not know if were going to be crashing out of the european union in one month time? which is over 100 days, 100 days to prepare for the risk of a new deal that most sensible folk would reject as being unacceptable. the prime minister is playing a game of brinksmanship. -- was clear when he said i have no mandate to organize any further negotiations. what more

speaker: ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker, at. speaker: ian blackford.vestment. perhaps they could share the details. given they could share the details. given the strains on international diplomacy at the time, it is welcome that the 620 was able to come together and deliver a joint statement of endeavour. the communique itself is clearly a compromise agreement but fall short in several areas, compromise agreement but fall short in severalareas, in compromise agreement but fall short in several areas, in particular the pledge to look at the wto requires further explanation in terms of what reforms she believes is needed and why. also, in terms of the refugee crisis and our responsibilities, it seems the communique has the bare minimum commitment rather than ambition. mr speaker, this is particularly shocking given that this week marks the 80th anniversary of the kindertransport, the children who fled the nazis. we should still have that generosity of spirit for refugees in this country today. i do, however, agree with the prime minister's sentiments abo

ian blackford.hat has perhaps been picked up by the microphone but it hasjust been picked up by the microphone but it has just been been picked up by the microphone but it hasjust been gendered from a position over there, go back to the isle of skye. there is the message to the people of scotland from the conservative benches. that was the snp and that debate still going on now. i am joined by the labour mp ben bradshaw. you don't want no deal, you want another referendum. what do you say to people who say if theresa may's deal is voted down, we by definition moved on and the only thing in law is that we end up with no deal. because parliament will block it. we would find some mechanism of doing it and it would be inconceivable for any prime minister or government to refuse to implement the will of parliament. 80% of mps could not countenance no deal and i am pretty confident there would be enough tory mps that would find that so horrific they would vote with us. so you think they would trigger a ge

and the leader of the snp in westminster, ian blackford tweeted — those mps who voted against the pm: hundreds of police, soldiers and border agents are involved in the hunt for a gunman, suspected of opening fire near a christmas market in strasbourg. cherif chekatt killed two people and injured 13 more in the attack on tuesday evening. german police have also joined in the search, after suggestions he may have fled across the border. police are now asking for the public‘s help to locate the suspect, who they say was radicalised while in prison. four people have died and more than a0 are injured, after a train crash in the turkish capital of ankara this morning. reports suggest a high speed train crashed into a locomotive carrying out routine checks on the same track, in snowy conditions. emergency services are currently working to rescue people from badly damaged carriages. thousands of people held candlelit vigils across new zealand yesterday to remember murdered british backpacker grace millane. the 22—year—old was found dead more than a week after she was reported missing from a

we had the charge from ian blackford and he was slapped down by the speaker, his suggestions the primee 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 if they are trying to find some sort of arrangement that might give the uk the ability to say it has more of a right to exit the backstop without having to wait for ever for the eu to say it is ok. what it tells us is theresa may does not think it is game over. she wants to see if she can find game over. she wants to see if she canfind a game over. she wants to see if she can find a way to meet concerns of mps over the northern ireland backstop. the latest reaction coming up backstop. the latest reaction coming up on the one o'clock news. the british a