mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. opposition. mr ian blackford. thank you, mrspeaker.asure to follow the honourable gentleman from stratford, and let me commend him for the way that he has behaved with dignity in his intervention tonight. can i say to the house, this is an absolutely crucial time for all of us. it's an absolutely crucial time for all our constituents. of course, there are strong opinions, and there should be. of course we should have robust debate. frankly, mr speaker, i be. of course we should have robust debate. frankly, mr speaker, lam utterly appalled and ashamed at what we've witnessed in the house this evening. ican we've witnessed in the house this evening. i can see members laughing, but all of us have a sense of responsibility. and remember this, we had the death of an mp a few short years ago. too many members in this house are receiving death threats. too many members of this house are getting verbal abuse outside this place. the leadership that we show... how we all conduct ourselves in this place is very important, andl ourselves in this p

more explicit suggestions today from the likes of ian blackford, the snp leader westminster, and nicolawood, as to whether they would putjeremy corbyn in downing street in order to make that happen. let's listen to what nicola sturgeon has been saying. i'm not pushing jeremy corbyn as interim prime minister or anybody else as interim prime minister, i'm no great fan ofjeremy corbyn. my point is the opposition needs to act to get boris johnson, the most disreputable prime minister in my lifetime, out of office, stop a no deal and then as quickly as possible move to a general election. and i'm open—minded about who might emerge as an interim prime minister for literally a matter of days to secure the extension before we move to a general election. you can hear nicola sturgeon saying they are open—minded, but it is usually the opposition leader who would get first dibs at being the ca reta ker would get first dibs at being the caretaker prime minister if there we re caretaker prime minister if there were to be a vote of no confidence in the government. would such a vote even with labour mp

point of order, mr ian blackford expect mr i have to say i have to say...nister has a 100% record in losing those in the house of commons. —— from the conservative side. perhaps you might consider acting like a prime minister should do. respect to the vote. respect to the vote which has taken place in this house tonight. let us have a bill tomorrow. this house can express its opinion that it wishes to remove no deal is an option. don't give us this nonsense of a fa nta sy don't give us this nonsense of a fantasy that there is a deal to come from the government. it is simply not true. the government must respect the sovereignty of the house of parliament, must allow the bill to be enacted, must allow it to have royal assent and, yes, let us have an election but let us have an election that respects the democracy of this house and the desire of parliamentarians have that we do not crash out on a no—deal basis. parliamentarians have that we do not crash out on a no-deal basis. point of order. on a point of order, across the country, people have been protesting

ian blackford who is very much in favour of a general election.nst brexit chanting and singing — a ritual that is now very familiar in this prolonged brexit process. and the protests have notjust been here at westminster. our special correspondent lucy manning has been talking to some of those taking part. and a warning — her report contains flashing images. the most vital of brexit debates inside. passionate cries from remainers outside. losing the referendum but hoping to win the parliamentary battle, tonight the protesters could only look to the commons. this is like a historic moment to take back power for democracy and people, because what's happening is not ok. that's why everyone's here. i want them to vote with their consciences for what is best for the country, not what they think is best for their party. what do you want the mps to do, tonight and tomorrow? well, i want them to vote to stop no—deal, because no—deal would be disastrous. i work for the nhs. it would be an absolute disaster for the nhs. earlier, from yorkshire, remain suppo

listening to ian blackford, the snp mp, he wants that election but he wants the bill to go through thishat an election isn't going to lead to the uk leaving without a deal, they would support it. do you anticipate that next week, when the deal has royal assent, then the bill might come forward ? assent, then the bill might come forward? it's possible. everyone is doing these intricate calculations about the sequencing and timing of things in the middle of october and the second half of october about what can be done and when. another provision under the fixed—term parliaments act isn'tjust about how you trigger an election, it's about when an election is, how long the election period is. the act says that there must be 25 working days between dissolving parliament and holding the general election. so if we wanted, anybody who wants to hold a general election by around mid—october, they need to dissolve parliament next week under the act as it currently stands. that would need to be something else you could change if you are going to do a short bill. joe, you are going to be busy! looks

the snp‘s westminster leader ian blackford says these payments are three years too late.hire and a number of appointments, you could be thinking the prime minister is on an election footing in scotland. but recent polls have shown if an election were to be called, he would have his work cut out north of the border. to hold onto the seats gained in the last election. boris johnson gave himself the title of minister for the johnson gave himself the title of ministerfor the union, johnson gave himself the title of minister for the union, edging johnson gave himself the title of ministerfor the union, edging to bring the country back together. but thatis bring the country back together. but that is a task made all the more difficult in scotland since the resignation of ruth davidson the leader of the scottish conservatives are sweet, credited with much of the success and revival of the party in recent yea rs success and revival of the party in recent years in scotland. david, thank you very much, from peterhead. let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason. the prime

point of order, ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker., congratulate the prime minister, because at least he has been consistent. he has lost every vote he has brought to this house. ever since he became prime minister. perhaps that's the reason, mr speaker, that he is trying to shut down democracy this evening. the message that must go to the prime minister is, well, he can run for the next few weeks, but we will back here in october. he is the prime minister of a minority government and he has been given an instruction that he is to go to brussels and get an extension. once that extension has been delivered, we will have an election and boris will be swept from government. the people of scotla nd from government. the people of scotland will get there say. and i'll look forward to us securing our future as an independent scottish government away from the clutches of a tory brexit britain, and isolationist britain taking us away from our partners and friends in the european union. thank you. sir edward daly, point of order. thank you, mr

in scottish national party leader ian blackford.this is about an hour. >> statements, the prime minister. they want a change of government, let them have an election. with your commission i shall make a statement on yesterday's supreme court Ãbthere will be ample opportunity for everybody who wants to question the prime minister in conformity with usual practice to do so. the statements most and will be heard. the prime minister b& inky mr. speaker.with your permission i shall make a statement on yesterday's supreme court verdict and the way forward for this paralyzed parliament. three years ago more people voted to leave the european union and any voted on any party or preposition in our history. of all parties promised the party they would honor the results, sadly many have since done all they could to abandon those promises and to overturn that democratic vote. after three years of delays the left has come at risk of being lost forever in the orbit of the eu. this government that i lead both trying to get out and most people, mos

ian blackford. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i thank the prime minister for an advance copy of his statement. when i read the first paragraph and it talks about the supreme court verdict, mr. speaker, it wasn't the supreme court verdict, it was the judgment of the supreme court. and perhaps the prime minister might start to show some respect for the judiciary. you know, we're here today because the prime minister was utterly humiliated by the supreme court, by a count of 11-0. and you might have thought that diatribe that we had, that we might have had some humility, that we might have been able to acknowledge that what we've had is the unlawful shutting down of parliament. mr. speaker, this is the hardest word for the prime minister. it was said by a former prime minister, when low ends, tirrany begins. he does in fact believe he is above the law. well, mr. speaker, he is not and thank heavens for the action that was brought in the courts in scotland and england and i want to pay tribute to my honorable friend. and thank go

let's go back to the supreme court, caroline lucas, green mp and ian blackford, snp leader at westminstertutional consequences, it's a fantastic day for democracy and at last, the people of this country are taking back control, we are all fed up with brexit, we wanted to come to an end and the only way to resolve it is to have that peoples vote and get it back to the british people. what we wanted to do was make sure we don't crash out on the 31st of october, that was the first priority, it is quite clear that this is a prime minister that does not have the dignity that is required for office, he is acted out with his powers, we wa nt he is acted out with his powers, we want to get rid of him, we will get rid of him, we want to make sure in the first instance we don't leave the first instance we don't leave the european union on a no deal basis. i want to thank everybody, colleagues on a cross—party basis that have come together, those that have brought the legal action, this isa have brought the legal action, this is a brilliant day for democracy, congratulations to everyone.” is a brill

ian blackford. >> the public will be watching these deliberations tonight and what they make up the shoutingoming from the -- heaven only knows. this prime minister has a 100% record of losing votes in the house of commons. lacking.is sadly prime minister, perhaps you might consider acting like a prime minister should do. vote that has taken place in this house tonight. this house can express its opinion that it wishes to remove no deal. don't give us this nonsense of a fantasy that there is a deal to come from the government. it is simply not true. the government must respect the sovereignty of the house of parliament, must allow it to have consent. electionus have an with respect to the democracy of this house and the experience parliamentarians have to make sure we don't crash out on a no deal. >> point of order. >> point of order, mr. speaker. across the country, people have been protesting because they are worried. they are worried about the prime minister riding roughshod over our parliamentary democracy. tonight, the house of commons has spoken and said that we will not let that happe

thank you very much, ian blackford. let‘s cross back to the studio for other news.ix crew managed to escape byjumping off the vessel in the early hours of monday morning. peter bowes reports from los angeles. the charter vessel conception was being used by scuba divers. a three—day trip that started on saturday. the vessel is well known in the area and officials say it was compliant with safety requirements. the injured crew members were brought to shore and have been interviewed by investigators, but it‘s not clear what was happening in the minutes before the fire broke out and whether the boat experienced any mechanical problems. this is probably the worst case scenario you could possibly have. you have a vessel that‘s on the open sea that is in the middle of the night, i mean, 3:30 in the morning. fire is the scourge of any ship and the vessel, you know, if not everybody, most everybody was asleep at this time. the majority of the people were the passengers on the ship and the sleeping compartment was on the bottom deck of the ship, so they would have been sound

ian blackford. yes, we know the theatrics that he perfected at the oxford union. not interested. good boy. to the chancellor of the duchy. i don't know what the chancellor of the duchy is. anybody who tells you they know even just what's going to happen in britain tomorrow is lying. nobody knows how this is going to resolve. this is just a remarkable situation over there right now. whether or not you have been watching the brexit fiasco closely, it really is threatening the basic idea of political conflict resolution. it really is threatening governance in a basic way in our most important overseas ally in a way that is utterly unpredictable. watch this space. ieces get stuck under mike's denture. but super poligrip gives him a tight seal. to help block out food particles. so he can enjoy the game. super poligrip. into our subaru forester. we fit a lot of life (dad) it's good to be back. (mom) it sure is. (mom vo) over the years, we trusted it to carry and protect the things that were most important to us. we always knew we had a lot of life ahead of us. (mom) remember this? (mom

here's the leader of the scottish national party in the house of commons, ian blackford.was make sure we didn't crash out on 31st october. this is a prime minister who doesn't have the dignity required for office. he has acted outside his powers, we want to get rid of him, we want to make sure in the first instance that we don't leave the european union on a new deal basis. i want to thank everybody who has come together, those who have brought the legal action. this is a brilliant day for democracy and congratulations to everyone. unusual to see different parties having their arms around one another outside the court. parliament will now reconvene on tuesday — at 11:30am local time. some mps showed up after the supreme court verdict anyway. here's one mp, tom tugendhat — in the empty green benches today. one opponent of the suspension of parliament is the house speaker, john bercow. here he is calling mps back to parliament. in the light of that explicit judgment, i have instructed the house authorities to prepare a not for the recall, the prorogation was unlawful and is

ian blackford from the scottish national party, thank you. continues. another person in the room for the meeting among opposition party leaders this morning was loose several robbers from applied cam rate. i spoke to her a short while ago. our priority is of course to stop no—deal brexit. speaking on behalf of applied camera, our priority is to hold a second referendum in which we would campaign for remain. and in all honesty, we need to have it carried out properly. in the short—term, we need to make sure we get past the 315t of october and an extension to article 50. in that respect, we were in agreement that the prime minister is on the run. boris is broken, we have an opportunity to bring down boris, to break, and to bring down brexit. and we must take that. just as this week, they would for a general election would play into boris johnson's hands. it would allow him to ignore the legislation presently going through the house of lords, likely to have royal assent to date, it would allow him to ignore that, it would allow him to ignore tha

the westminster leader of the scottish nationalist party is ian blackford., showing total ever against and contempt for the electorate —— total arrogance. the prime minister has robbed people of all power. 0f of course, the prime minister is saying that is absolutely not the case. a few minutes ago, krishan was telling us about some labour mps wanting to bring back theresa may's deal, the one borisjohnson is been so rude about in the last few weeks. there is this... let's go back to christian fraser, alsojoined by rob let's go back to christian fraser, also joined by rob watson. let's go back to christian fraser, alsojoined by rob watson. if let's go back to christian fraser, also joined by rob watson. if you question for the two of you, one that has come up a lot. this is from richard watching on the bbc news channel. if force johnson loses tonight, doesn't get a backing for a two thirds election, what then happens? it is very nice to see you ain! happens? it is very nice to see you again! no, he is not out of options. one option he still has is he can put

welljoining me now is the leader of the scottish national party, ian blackford.deal, that we can get to that safe landing place, at least for now. when borisjohnson spoke as prime minister there was a lack of dignity and i think a lack of respect to the house. what we saw from conservative mps, the shouting, the jeering, the from conservative mps, the shouting, thejeering, the heckling, it really wasn't a good sign. there was a pretty u npleasa nt wasn't a good sign. there was a pretty unpleasant atmosphere, i have to say, in the house of commons after the vote. and i think the public watching on would have been quite appalled with what they were seeing. we all have a responsibility to show respect in that kind of dignified manner. this is a key moment in our political history, and what we will end up doing. let's look forward to today. various things are going to happen, for example that deal to take no deal off the table will be voted on stop what are the numbers? well, you saw la st what are the numbers? well, you saw last night we had a majority of 27 to have

i am joined by ian blackford. this is a prime minister with no authority.inister in no uncertain terms, he has acted out with his power. he has acted in a way which is unlawful, frankly when you look at the behaviour and the performance of this prime minister, he ought to do the right thing. we know, in new york there was no hint of resignation, so my question is what do the opposition parties do?” am the no very clear to all the other opposition parties —— i am making it very clear, that if boris doesn't do the right thing, this is a man who has shown he will stop at nothing, and is threatening to ignore an act of parliament that states we will not leave on a no deal basis from the eu. the opposition will have to come together and we're going to have to force a vote of no—confidence. we cannot tolerate that this man who is behaving in an undemocratic manner, behaving in an undemocratic manner, behaving a dictator, has to be removed from office and the opposition has to come together, the opposition has to come together, the opposition has to do itsjob. we

mr ian blackford! thank you, mr speaker. can i think the prime minister for speaker. the prime minister for an advance copy of his statement? i have to say, when i read the first paragraph, and it talks about the supreme court verdict, mr speaker, it wasn't the supreme court verdict, it was the judgement of the supreme court. and perhaps the prime minister might start to show some respect for the judiciary. we are here today because the prime minister was utterly humiliated by the supreme court, by a count of 11—0, and you might have thought that that diatribe that we had, that we might have had some humility, that we might have been able to acknowledge that what we've had is the unlawful shutting down of parliament. mr speaker, sorry is indeed the hardest word for the prime minister. and it was said by the former prime minister, where law ends commit tyranny begins. while it pains me to say it, the fact the prime ministers still standing here today, he fact does believe he is above the law. mr speaker, he is not, and thanks heavens for the actions brought in the cour

mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker.like the leader of the opposition, i think we can say that we are grateful that you will be with us until the end of october and we look forward to the guidance and supervision that you give to our affairs over the course of the coming weeks. you have been a great friend to many of us in this house. we wish you every good wish to you and your family for the coming period. you will always get a friendly welcome in scotland and we would love to see you up there. thank you very much on behalf of all of us. mr speaker, as you know, at the beginning of this parliamentary term, you asked me if if i would propose you for the chair and i was very pleased to do so. i think i made the immortal statement that i think you annoying members on all frontbenchers from time to time, which is probably a testament to your evenhandedness and i think there was not a dry eye in the house because that was true. however, i have to add my voice to that of my colleague in buckinghamshire for the simple reason t

ian blackford. thank you. can i thank the prime minister for thank you. strategy of the prime minister, and i have to say to him, respectfully, when we hear use of the word collaborators, and surrender, the prime minister should have some dignity and show some respect. one of the most remarkable things that took place during the statement was to see the memberfor bracknell during the statement was to see the member for bracknell across the floor. prime minister, you have lost your majority. mr speaker, overthe weekend, we saw commemorations across the world to mark the 80th anniversary of the second world war, when brave citizens came together. my when brave citizens came together. my thoughts and those of my parties are with those who suffered and those of the veterans. we should recognise the european union is the legacy of two world wars that had ripped europe apart. the european union has been an important vehicle for peace and stability in europe. turning to the g7 summit, mr speaker, i wish to express my shared concern about the unrest in hong kong.