more on that shortly, but first let's see to what the snp's ian blackford had to say in aberdeen.must take the power out of the handsome borisjohnson we must take the power out of the handsome boris johnson and we must take the power out of the handsome borisjohnson and put it back into the hands of the people, i can announce today that the snp have announced a motion of no in boris johnson and his government. we will not give into his demands, after years of brexit chaos, the only option, the only option that truly puts a stop to this chaos is to call a general election. applause “ we a general election. applause —— we must take the power out of the hands of boris johnson and put —— we must take the power out of the hands of borisjohnson and put it back into the hands of the people. conference, it is time forjeremy corbyn and jo swinson to step out of the sandpit and step up to the job. let's come together, let's back a vote of no confidence, let's get rid of borisjohnson, secure the extension, give the people back the power, and let's do that with a general election. this mornin

before we get to any referendum, a general election is what ian blackford is calling for, when he isliance to get around that, backing the call for the motion of no confidence, why that? because you have a government without credibility and also without a majority, it has a minus majority, it is time the scotland of people had their say and the people of all these islands had their say about the brexit process. we know from all the opinion polling, there is not a single poll in the last year and a half that shows a majority for brexit. uk government is pursuing a policy that people do not want, that would be unbelievably particularly a no deal, and they should be stopped. it is the people that can stop that by calling the election. ian blackford was very clear, labour and the liberals must support that or get out of the way, they cannot go on playing the games they are playing at the moment. what about the suggestion from some labour mps that a referendum on the eu deal might be a better option, than going for a general election? if at the end of this week there was no vote for a gen

ian blackford?, sir, for the way that you have stood up for the way that you have stood up for the democracy of this house in order that this time of crisis that we hold the government to account? i trust that we enjoy your many passions in retirement, you will always be welcome up in scotland and if you need to visit a football team as an antidote to arsenal, you will always be welcome at easter road! to see the mighty hibernian. let me, mr speaker, let me wish you all the best for the rugby, let me wish england all the best! this prime minister's extreme brexit will take a wrecking ball to the economy and cost scotland and the united kingdom up to £70 billion a year. you know, mr speaker, we can talk about the and they howl and complain because they know the reality that it's going to damage us. isn't the truth that the prime minister is willing to throw scotland under his big red bus to deliver his brexit? no matter what the cost. prime minister. mr speaker, is the right honourable gentleman know

that just is what ian blackford is calling for, why thatjust now?o back that motion of no confidence in borisjohnson. back that motion of no confidence in boris johnson. because you have a government without credibility and without a majority, it is has a minus majority and it is time the people of scotland had their say, it is time the people of all the the islands had their say. we know from the opinion polling there is hardly a single poll in the last year—and—a—half that shows a majority for brexit. the uk government is pursuing a policy people don't want, that would be damaging and particularly a no—deal brexit and they should be stopped, and it's the people who can stop that by calling an election, ian blackford was clear, labour and the liberals must support that or get out of the way. they can't go on playing the games they are at the moment. what about the suggestion from some labour mps that perhaps a referendum on the eu deal might be a better option, that going for a general election? if at the end of this week there was no vote for a ge

mr ian blackford!eak next, but many mps left the chamber rather than stay in their seats to hear ian blackford's take on the current political situation. i am deeply saddened. in truth, i am, like many across these countries, i am frightened. frightened of the future that this prime minister and this government are planning for citizens across scotland and across the united kingdom. the terms "crisis, chaos, catastrophe" are now every day terminology in the united kingdom. mr speaker, this is alarming. i fear that the past few years have numbed many of us to the looming disaster to a no—deal brexit. he moved on to talk about threats to mps. there are too many members of this house that are being threatened and the behaviour that is exhibited in this place. the behaviour exhibited in this place is a clarion call to those that wish to send threats to members of parliament. and i appeal to everyone, i absolutely appeal to everyone to think about where we are. to think about the importance of the next few

conference they are, that was the snp's conference they are, that was the snp's lead in westminster, ian blackford, with a fighting speech, we will go to our correspondence, andrew kerr is at the conference in aberdeen. trying to paint a picture of brexit chaos as he put it, put forward by the government in westminster, no price too high for brexit fanatics, saying he was contrasting that with the progressive views of the scottish government, here led by nicola sturgeon and he went on to make his key point, to cheering and applause from the audience, that he wa nted applause from the audience, that he wanted boris johnson, applause from the audience, that he wanted borisjohnson, the emperor with no clothes on, out of power, wa nted with no clothes on, out of power, wanted to call a vote of no confidence at westminster, and called on the other opposition parties in the so—called rebel alliance tojoin parties in the so—called rebel alliance to join in with him, parties in the so—called rebel alliance tojoin in with him, labour and the liberal democrats, too. borisjohnson from and the liberal democra

studio: we are going to leave the snp conference they are, that was the snp's lead in westminster, ian blackforderr is at the conference in aberdeen. trying to paint a picture of brexit chaos as he put it, put forward by the government in westminster, no price too high for brexit fanatics, saying he was contrasting that with the progressive views of the scottish government, here led by nicola sturgeon and he went on to make his key point, to cheering and applause from the audience, that he wa nted applause from the audience, that he wanted boris johnson, applause from the audience, that he wanted borisjohnson, the emperor with no clothes on, out of power, wa nted with no clothes on, out of power, wanted to call a vote of no confidence at westminster, and called on the other opposition parties in the so—called rebel alliance tojoin parties in the so—called rebel alliance to join in with him, parties in the so—called rebel alliance tojoin in with him, labour and the liberal

dominic raab, ian blackford, and diane abbott.politicians are those that share traumatic personal experiences. the labour mp rosie duffield spoke out during a debate on the domestic abuse bill, which provides the first legal definition of domestic abuse. she said it had "many faces" and sometimes, there were no bruises. and at the start of the relationship, she said, abusers didn't present their rage. they don't threaten, criticise, control, yell or exert their physical strength in increasingly frightening ways — not yet. not at the start. not when they think you're sweet, funny and gorgeous. not when they want to impress you. not when they turn up to only your third date with chocolate, then jewellery. not when they meet your friends, your parents or the leader of your political party. they don't do any of that then. it's only later when the door to your home is locked. only then do you really start to learn what power and control looks and feels like. it's when the ring is on your finger that the mask can start to slip and the p

ian blackford said the bill should not become law without the consent of the scottish parliament andold after our referendum in 2014 that we were to leave the uk, there was the respect agenda, that we were an equal partner, our opinions would be respected, yet here we are today, our parliament, our views disregarded. this brexit deal will be bad for our united kingdom family of nations. it beggars belief that this conservative prime minister has agreed to a deal which will see a border down the irish sea, something he said he would never do. there are people who will try to use this to break up our country and we must not let them break up our family of nations. at the end of that debate, it was time for mps to vote — first on whether or not they backed the general principles of the withdrawal agreement bill. the ayes to the right, 329. the noes to the left, 299. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock! 0rder! so a win for the government by 30. then it was on to the vote on whether to push the legislation through parliament in just a few days, in time for the uk to leave the e

the leader of the snp, ian blackford had this message for opposition mps who are considering voltingvernment. be careful. be careful. because what you're doing is you're writing a blank cheque to the prime minister and the vote leave campaign that runs this government to drive the united kingdom out of european union on a no deal basis at the end of next year and friends, friends, there is nothing you can do to stop it. the dup's mp sammy wilson, remember the unionists of northern ireland, told the commons that he wa nted ireland, told the commons that he wanted brexit, but couldn't vote for this bill. i do not, nor do my party indicate we have any desire to stay within the eu. but what we do demand is that since we are part of the united kingdom, since we took part in the united kingdom—wide referendum, that as part of united kingdom we leave on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom and that is not the case with this particular bill today, nor with this agreement. let's speak to a former special advisor to amber rudd. nice to see you. where do you think we are tonight wit

point of order, ian blackford.d the response of the prime minister quite extraordinary. because the facts of the matterare... extraordinary. because the facts of the matter are... order! the right honourable gentleman is entitled to raise a point of order, and he is entitled to be heard. let's hear the right honourable member, and then we will expedite progress. thank you, mrspeaker will expedite progress. thank you, mr speaker for the facts of the matter are, this is yet another humiliating defeat for the prime minister this evening, who has sought to railroad through this house legislation that requires a proper scrutiny. and rightly, this house hasn't spoken with a very clear voice, to tell the prime minister he is not on. and furthermore, it is absolutely crystal—clear what should now happen. because there is legislation passed by this house, it is the law of the land, on the basis of not agreeing a deal, that the prime minister is instructed — instructed, prime minister — to seek an extension. go to brussels a

ian blackford, thank you very much.d us and usually going to be sitting tomorrow. for the first session of the commons since the falklands war in1982, the commons since the falklands war in 1982, ferry rare sitting of parliament tomorrow, and it is going to be absolutely fascinating —— very rare. today the prime minister will be doing everything he can to get support for the deal, what is the latest you are hearing on how the numbers might stack up? looking incredibly close, anyway you look at it. the magic number two, 320 mps neededin it. the magic number two, 320 mps needed in orderfor it. the magic number two, 320 mps needed in order for boris it. the magic number two, 320 mps needed in orderfor borisjohnson it. the magic number two, 320 mps needed in order for borisjohnson to secure his exit deal to —— the magic number, 320 mps. potential tory rebels, 2i, number, 320 mps. potential tory rebels, 21, you are speaking to stephen hammond, the majority of those that look like they will back the deal. rebel labour mps, 7—

ian blackford said the bill should not become law without the consent of the scottish parliament ande were told after our referendum in 2014 that we were to leave the uk. —— to lead the uk. there was the respect agenda, that we were an equal partner and our opinions would be respected. yet here we are today, our parliament, our views disregarded. our rights as eu citizens to be taken from us against our will. but theresa may's former deputy said one devolved institution, in belfast, would gain more power under the bill. no other regional parliament or assembly anywhere else in europe has the power unilaterally to decide to end the application of a sect of european union rules and regulations to its territory. the lib dems weren't convinced. this brexit deal will be bad for our united kingdom family of nations. it beggars belief that this conservative prime minister has agreed to a deal which will see a border down the irish sea, something he said he would never do. there are people who will try to use this to break up our country and we must not let them break up our family of nation

mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. it's a pleasure to follow the honourable member.. the honourable member says that the snp has tried to obstruct brexit. mr speaker, guilty as charged. because, let me explain to the house exactly why. we are used to referendums in scotland. we had one in 2014 and one in 2016, but crucially, mr speaker, we were told in 2014 if scotland stayed in the united kingdom, it would be staying in europe. but more than that, we we re in europe. but more than that, we were told that this was going to be a union of equals, that scotland was going to be respected. mr speaker, what has happened? scotland in the european referendum voted by 62% to remain in europe. our parliament, our government, has sought to give voice to that. we have published document after document — scotland's place in europe — where we have sought compromise with the uk government. whether it was the previous prime minister or this one, we have been ignored. i make no apology for making the point here again today — we on these benches are simply not prepared to sit back and

ian blackford. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and i must say. charles: hear the discussion.ack what we just witnessed there with bore -- boris johnson. nile gardiner. to the point you made earlier in the show this goes back to the eu. he said specifically he will tell the eu that he thinks that they should stick to this hard brexit, the brexit october 31st deadline? >> yes. that is the right message sent by the prime minister boris johnson which britain should leave the eu on october 31st. the uk government is ramping up preparations for a no-deal brexit. by no means certain, that the european union will offer some kind of a extension, especially with very strong opposition to an extension from the french government led by emmanuel macron. and so i think there are still a strong possibility of britain leaving the eu on october 31st now, under a no-deal brexit. the prime minister had no choice but to withdraw the legislation from parliament. at the end of the day, this is a rotten parliament, consistently trying to undermine the will of the british people. we saw that with th

other colleagues across the other side of the bench in parliament said you have to, including ian blackford of the scottish national party. he says if not, you're going to be in court. take a listen. >> any failure of the prime minister, who thinks he's above the law, well, prime minister, you'll find yourself in court. >> reporter: well, that brings up a very interesting question, what happens now. that's what everyone is asking. it's not always certain, that's for sure. if boris johnson writes that letter to brussels tonight, technically he could make that request but in some other way say you know what, you i don't really mean it, we don't want an extension and still be within the letter of the law. brexit has just been one mess since it was passed three and-a-half years ago and here we are, still no further forward. bark to you. eric: absolutely astounding and quite a mess. thank you. arthel: joining us for more on this is lord john taylor, a member of the house of lords in the british parliament. lord taylor, thank you for joining us. >> greetings from london. arthel: greetings. many g

here's the snp westminster leader, ian blackford. government and with every step of the way, whether it was the previous prime minister or this one, we've been ignored. i have made the point repeatedly and i make no apology for making it here today, we on these benches are simply not prepared to sit back and allow scotland to be taken out of the european union against its will. so on that basis, mr speaker, i welcome the opportunity of an election because, make no mistake, the election that is coming is going to be the right of scotland to determine its own future. one other factor in scotland is ruth davidson's resignation as the leader of the scottish conservatives. she was widely credited with helping the tories win 13 mps in scotland in the last election. there are questions about how the tory vote will hold up now she's gone. remember too the majority of scots voted to remain in the european union. though perhaps those people never did vote tory so they are not going to be lost. now, let's remind ourselves when the uk last went

ian blackford. that people put themselves in such situation, in the search of a better life. we must not just brush this off as an incident, we must learn the lessons of why this has happened. thoughts and prayers must be with everyone. those from the emergency services that have had to avail themselves of this most shocking sight this morning, we must not have just one word today and that is the end of it. as a humanity, we must learn from this terrible tragedy. mr speaker, within the last hour, the first ministers of scotla nd the last hour, the first ministers of scotland and wales joined forces to oppose this tory government's damaging brexit bill. a bill that risksjobs, opportunities, damaging brexit bill. a bill that risks jobs, opportunities, and damaging brexit bill. a bill that risksjobs, opportunities, and our entire economic future. mr speaker, scotla nd entire economic future. mr speaker, scotland did not vote for this toxic tory "brexit". order, order. all, any brexit, it voted overwhel

mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. self—determination. i am proud to say that the scottish national party conference meeting today in aberdeen has passed a motion in solidarity with our friends in catalonia. has passed a motion in solidarity with ourfriends in catalonia. mr speaker, we stand with the catalans who have been imprisoned for standing upfor who have been imprisoned for standing up for the rights of self—determination. mr speaker, i rise to respond to the queen‘s speech and i would like to pay tribute to the member for north—east derbyshire who talked about the longest parliament session since the civil war. i do wonder if he is talking about the civil war in the conservative party. which is still ongoing! also, indeed... actually, there is no civil war in the snp. i think you will find the snp is absolutely united. i would also like to congratulate the member for truro and falmouth who talked about singing and! and falmouth who talked about singing and i am sure members of the snp can give a number of sugge

. —— and ian blackford's words. and maybe hejust wa nts to blackford's words.to keep the prime minister where he has and at the moment, more delay and a sort of zombie government setting ——. and at the same time he will be under a lot of pressure for his own side to get behind the second referendum amendment if it comes back on the withdrawal bill, if and when that reappears and there will be sent in labour mps who want to get on time with that. i want to reiterate this because a lot of viewers were asking about this. can the eu only give a one—month extension, does that fit with the request that borisjohnson made? i think they have the letter, it is not signed but they have a letter i sent down by law, the requesting is until the 31st of january and i think that is the starting point, but obviously boris johnson has been speaking to words emmanuel macron and he is one of thoseit emmanuel macron and he is one of those it is getting quite impatient and interestingly he is away on the 28th of october so if you are going to have a summit to discuss all this, a bit

the speaker: mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker.ister, defeated, and speaker, once again. a general election on the terms offered by the prime minister will not ever be acceptable to the scottish national party. but, mr speaker, doing nothing is not an option. the impasse cannot remain forever. we on these benches do want an election, but not with the hand that the prime ministers delivering, because let‘s be clear. what the prime minister promises, he proposes to bring back his bad withdrawal deal. he knows that some labour mps will help him pass that bill, and then he would have us leave the european union at the end of november before a general election. for scotland, that would mean we had been taken out of the european union against our will. we will never vote for such a proposition. it would give the prime minister a post brexit election, and that is simply something that we will not sign up to. mr speaker, at the weekend, myself and the leader of the liberal democrats wrote to donald tusk seeking a meaningful extension to ar

ian blackford, thank you.ed they might not work. one of the crucial things here, though, will be hearing from the dup, are they going to entertain this proposal? and then hearing from those brexiteers that held out against theresa may's deal last time and perhaps, just as crucially, another one to throw into the mix, labourmps, another one to throw into the mix, labour mp5, who have flirted with the idea of backing a brexit deal because they want to get this done. will they now be persuaded by some of the suggestions we have heard that this is make or break time? nick eardley, thank you. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels. yes to a single market, no two are customs union from borisjohnson? what we have now seen is the letter that has been sent, it has just been published, the letter tojean—claude juncker and the details and proposals. i have had a chance to have a very quick look over it. essentially, it is picking bits and pieces of what's been talked about before mashing them together

ian blackford saying he wants an election earlier. he says he wa nts an election earlier. he wants an election but these terms are unacceptable. every vote will count on monday. a senior figure in the former tory rebel alliance has told the editor of newsnight that he doesn't want to vote for an election, so the 21 ex conservative mps not all thinking the same way. let's speak now to rupa huq — labour mp. nice to see you. what do you think about this? are you prepared to vote foran about this? are you prepared to vote for an election? i don't think we should be pushed around by boris johnson and he is trying to blackmail and belay parliament into an election for his own personal gain because, as your reporter said, to reflect from the fact he said do ordie. he said to reflect from the fact he said do or die. he said he would die in a ditch, so i say let's help him locate the dutch and die. except jeremy corbyn had said for a long time he wanted a general election and then said he didn't want one until there was an extension and we know that will probably be granted on frid

mr russell, ian blackford told your conference yesterday that the snp have prepared a confidence motioncan't advance that motion. well, you can't advance that motion. well, you can't advance that motion. well, you can always table a confidence motion and encourage people to vote for it. it is the role of labour to do that. well, no, it is the role of any opposition party, according to the rules of the house of commons. they are entitled to do it. the labour advantages, they get it taken automatically, whereas other opposition parties don't. we are the second largest opposition party. what a general election is the right thing at this time. we need to secure the fact that there would not bea no secure the fact that there would not be a no deal and the legislation exists for that, and it is astonishing that borisjohnson has insisted that the queen read out the date of leaving, when, if there is no deal, that date would be illegal. and once that is secured in terms of their not being a departure under a no deal, there could be a general election. i hope labour and the liberal democrats, an

. —— as we heard ian blackford. its leader has called the snp and libs dems pact a stunt. labour's chair, ian lavery, added... ok — but the votes aren't there to trigger a second referenudm. and also labour been repeatedly calling for an election since the last election. here's a few examples. our priority is to get a general election. we absolutely support an election. i have been calling for an election ever since the last one. we want an election and we look forward to turfing this government out! now labour says it'll back an election when a no—deal brexit is ruled out — which it has been at least until the end ofjanuary — during which time an election could happen. here's labour's john mcdonnell at the weekend explaining why that's not enough. we have got to have an assurance that no deal is ruled out. what i'm interested in is that we want the no deal ruled out during the period in which we have the extension of course, but we want to try and get it off the agenda completely. i'm interested in what philip hamm

with me now is ian blackford, the snp's parliamentary leader at westminster.ining us. it is a pleasure. you have made your view clearer about the legislation and the parliamentary motion itself. what do you think will happen later? the prime minister will get his way on the second reading. i fervently hope that colleagues reject the programme motion. what that is all about is the time we are given to debate. there is little time to discuss what is really complex legislation. in the committee stage, when the maastricht treaty was being discussed in parliament there were more than 100 hours for debate. it is really important, given the significance of this. whatever your view on this, this will affect us for decades, our children and grandchildren, and there has to be effective parliamentary scrutiny and i really hope parliament votes down the programme motion tonight. that is the right thing to do for all of us. is the right thing to do for all of us. give us the time to have a debate about the implications, what it means for northern ireland and the trading re

ian blackford is likely to want an extension until at least the 31st of january next year.urgeon has said is that history will look back on this day. if this deal goes through, as the end of the belittled union in westminster. we at westminster ahead of the key vote, and one hour borisjohnson will be on his feet inside the house of commons, in bright sunny day outside but there are many questions about just how the outside but there are many questions aboutjust how the vote will go today. we'll be hearing from all sides of the discussion here on breakfast this moring. we will of course continue to bring you the very latest from the brexit debate in parliament — we're expecting that to start at around half past nine when we'll cross live to the commons to hear a statement from the prime minister. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, welcome to a special edition of breakfast from westminster with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. a momentous day is expected here at westminster, as mps vote on borisjohn

and ian blackford from the snp. it is ten minutes past six.to debate the findings of the inquiry into the emergency response to the grenfell tower fire, when the report is officially published later. 72 people died in the disaster. the prime minister says the findings mean the world will finally hear the truth about the events. let's get more on this from breakfast‘s graham satchell, who's in kensington this morning. good morning to you. good morning. yes, the report is finally officially published this morning at ten o'clock. as you say, there was a link to the daily telegraph, so we know pretty much what's in it. it is a damning report. this is that the principal cause of the fire was the cladding, which didn't comply with regulations. it spread the fire very quickly up the side of the building to the top and then across and down again over a very short period of time. it says that the fire service, in particular, have questions to answer. it is highly critical of the planning, training, and the communication on the night. the radios inside

mr ian blackford.tination we should be heading to, but he certainly makes his case with passion. in the points of order that have just been made there, it absolutely demonstrates in what is an absolutely fundamental piece of legislation, which is going to affect all of us, our children and our grandchildren for decades to come, we must have proper scrutiny, we must be able to tease out the fa cts we must be able to tease out the facts of the matter. and it is the case that the government in london has an obligation to negotiate with parties from northern ireland, as the right honourable member said. but also to negotiate with the devolved administrations in edinburgh and in cardiff. and in that spirit of generosity which is suggested by the government, then there must be real dialogue and negotiations with all parties that are involved in this. because the simple fact remains that whilst we on these benches have no desire to leave the european union, i do regret that over the course of the last three y

it interesting, listening to ian blackford from the snp making the point, and it was raised yesterdayit could in terms of the union, but i think most of the roots of brexit that boris johnson is looking at complicated in some form because they mean a different type of arrangement. i think if you look at the various blocks, the snp where they can will make the argument that it means they should also have these options available to them. on the brussels and uk side though, given the situation with the irish border, there is the view that this is a special case and that is where this has been the focus of so many discussions. i think if you look at the problems, you had leo varadkar identifying two main ones, first the identifying two main ones, first the identify of —— the idea of having a customs territory, and borisjohnson was talking about how they would be abroad landing space, which does suggest the uk side could move slightly stale. i think on those two potential issues, the second is also the idea of the storm and lock, so getting for your approval. i think there is move their we

i‘m joined by the leader of the snp at westminster, ian blackford.'s got to send a letter to the european union on saturday evening asking for an extension to keep us in the european union post the end of october. that is the law of the land. i have pointed out to the prime minister a numberof times he pointed out to the prime minister a number of times he is not above the law. if he doesn't do so, the government will find itself in court probably on monday morning. the government has got to stop trying to bully people and suggest they have developed for this deal or no deal, because that is not the reality of the situation. borisjohnson could the situation. boris johnson could go the situation. borisjohnson could go to eu leaders and say, look, we‘ve spent three yea rs and say, look, we‘ve spent three years trashing this out, we‘ve got a deal. you‘d now rule out any extension and if the eu say they are not prepared to think about an extension, the benn act becomes null and void. it is possible that could be the case but the european union doesn‘t wa

ian blackford, the parliamentary leader of the snp is on stage. let's have a listen. to do over the next few weeks. we are involved in all sorts of shenanigans. this is a prime minister prepared to stop at nothing, that we know is going to bring a bill next week to drive this through. so, we need that unity and need to get you to speak to every mp in the land. remind them what brexit is going to do. it is going to put in scotland 100,000 people on the doll, and will be a no—deal brexit because that is what borisjohnson wa nts to because that is what borisjohnson wants to do. we are faced with food shortages and problems with medicine supply. the chief medical officer in england, they are telling us lives are at stake. lives are under threat from what borisjohnson wants to do. we need to step back from this cliff edge. let's make sure that the people are given a vote. let's make sure that we find that safe landing place. we are, we will remain european citizens. thank you. a number of politicians have been on the stage through the course of the afternoon. we will keep

the s&p, ian blackford among those. we can speak to him in westminster.have got the extension to the 31st january, but i think there is the responsibility that we use that time to get out of the brexit mess we are m, to get out of the brexit mess we are in, get out of the impasse. i know eve ryo ne in, get out of the impasse. i know everyone is fed up of.. you never get a straight answer from the prime minister and he is seeking to get through the withdrawal agreement bill and then call an election and thatis bill and then call an election and that is completely unacceptable. cani that is completely unacceptable. can i interrupt you for a moment because you said everyone wants to see us because you said everyone wants to see us get out of the mess, but many people say the way to get out of thatis people say the way to get out of that is to let the prime minister get his bill through parliament and then have his election on the 12th rather than stymie him on that. we are not going to play any part in seeing that happen because brexit will form everyone and

ian blackford of the snp, members of the cabinet and the labour front bench, including john mcdonnelle and back of the queue because they know if they don'tjust so queue because they know if they don't just so they won't get anywhere near the house of lords. andrea leadsom, sajid javid, the chancellor. he says he'll deliver a budget next month. laura, bit of chatting going on. the prime minister and leader of the opposition, it doesn't look like they are agreeing on very much. borisjohnson they are agreeing on very much. boris johnson trying they are agreeing on very much. borisjohnson trying to have a chinwag and jeremy corbyn's eyes very much fixed forward. they have even less in common thanjeremy corbyn had with theresa may! there you have the crush. look at it. 650 mps are trying to get out of the house of commons all at the same time. by traditions and will stay behind in the commons. tackle alice from the michael ellis, james cleverly. nicky morgan. and here we are. so here we have the new lord chancellor, robert buckland, who has the speech in his ceremonial purse. he will pres

this situation with the snp, on thursday we saw ian blackford, the leader of your party, saying it is would give borisjohnson a christmas present. are you united? it is a statement of fact that it gets cold and dark in december in scotland and this is not ideal but it is a situation we are in and we have to ta ke situation we are in and we have to take the situation and deal with it. i respect angus but he is one member out of 35 who has a slightly different opinion on this one. the snp is united. we have the labour party voting with the forest, some members, on boris's dodgy withdrawal agreement. we are totally united in terms we want to remain in the eu and want to stop the tories. these are important substantial points, we are important substantial points, we are united. i am not sure by the prime minister cannotjust are united. i am not sure by the prime minister cannot just accept that people are working together. we desperately need to read the fine print. there high pass, will come to finally. lots of viewers asking asking what happens next. from your point of view, if you do f

mr ian blackford.deal. a defeat, mr speaker, that has forced the prime minister to send a letter to the european union council requesting a deal. but what if the prime minister do? he sent a letter, not on headed paper, and unsigned. that's pathetic! can i ask if the prime ministers used to selling unsigned letters in his capacity as prime minister, and if so how many? and i wa nt minister, and if so how many? and i want a direct answer to that question. but i think we know the a nswer question. but i think we know the answer because his behaviour lacks dignity. it lacks respect. it is not becoming of any prime minister. once again, the prime minister has shown himself to be unworthy of the office he holds. mr speaker, i have with me a copy of the joint letter sent from the first minister‘s of scotland and wales to president tusk. properly addressed with their official letterheads and duly signed. the prime minister should take note, thatis prime minister should take note, that is a lesson on how to be

mr ian blackford. thank you. i am most grateful.the way it has done on the amendment this afternoon isa done on the amendment this afternoon is a clear expression from this house that we cannot crash out on the 31st of october popular i want to ask you what we can do to make sure that the prime minister respects the law of the land, that the prime minister respects the benn act and sends a letter to the european council seeking that extension. i wonder what we can do to make sure that the government does not spring forward the bill until that extension, as has been instructed, is delivered upon. and any failure of the prime minister who thinks he is above the law... well, prime minister, you will find yourself in court. i don't mean any spirit of discourtesy to the right honourable gentleman but i think his contribution was rhetorical in the sense that i don't think he was particularly inviting my immediate response. if he was doing so, i would say to him that i think judicious consideration of these matters is always beneficial to

ian blackford. thank you mr speaker and cani blackford.f his statement. mr speaker, northern ireland 13, scotland, zero. that is the number of references to northern ireland in his statement. not one reference, not one to scotland. mr speaker, the prime minister has returned from brussels to present a deal that he knows, that we all know is actually worse than theresa may‘s deal. a deal that would see scotland shafted by this united kingdom government. left at an economic disadvantage with scotland‘s views and interests totally disregarded by this prime minister and his government. mr speaker, the scottish national party could not have been clearer. we would support any mandate to approach the european union, to remain in the single market and the customs union or simply remain in the european union altogether. yet the prime minister has made it clear, he was not, and is not interested, in meaningful discussions with the snp or with our scottish government. he and his cronies at number ten don‘t care about scotland. this tory government ha