genie: we will cover that statement from jeffrey cox. cox. at abobout 1:30 p.m. >> chanting in unison waving the national flag and horns late into the night. festive celebrations resembling those that would typically accompany a sports victory. algerians are rejoicing after two weeks of massive ,emonstrations against his rule the president has abandoned his bid for reelection. >> is a happy day for every algerian, from the eased or the west i cannot express what i feeling right now. . ray of sunshine an undeniable success. they say they will not stop just yet. eflika is thet first domino to fall. >> this is our country and they all have to leave. >> what would make us happy would be for the current government to leave. ganguld like to see this ---- g gang it is a very partial victory. compared to what the algerian protesters or the street got in the past which was nothing because there were no protests, this is a recognition from the powers that be that they had to listen to something. but the question is what are they actually getting? what

may winning her vote today some of the optimism has eeroded the attorney general, jeffrey cox, he will stand up and say whether he believes legally the british can be kept in an indefinite backstop with the latest agreement so that is going to be absolutely key for the destiny of this vote this evening and the destiny of brexit. >> cuan you take us through the time frame what time is the vote expected to take place and what can we expect in terms of follow-through with key events later on tonight into tomorrow morning? >> we don't have a hard and fast time on any of this. the debate starts in literally two hours and 15 minutes, around about 11:30 local time here. then between 30 minutes and an hour after that, we'll get jeffrey cox, the attorney general, one of the key legal experts in the british government who previously said we could be kept indefinitely in a backstop under the previous deal that's what a lot of the hard brexiteers want taken away, rather than beingkept in an eternal customs union with the e.u. and keeping basically some form of de facto customs union thereaft there

jeffrey cox may go back to brussels next week and pull something out of the bag, maybe just on tuesday that cabinet ministers think they are going to lose, i have not spoke to anyone who thinks they are going to win. he did not get the sense that there might be an element of downplaying expectations? that is not the case. we are not the case, it is only wednesday, we had plenty of time for them to turn this around, but it is not looking terribly optimistic. to add to another point that this article makes inside, is that that is theresa may's deal is on tuesday, labour is thinking about doing a no—confidence vote on tuesday as well. as i think that the government is thinking about, basically as we have been saying on brexit by a long time now, absolutely anything can happen and nobody seems to be able to predict that. how long ago now was it back to resume a gap is still? will make month ago, way back in november. we had been talking a lot, they have been lots of boats and things have been happening, and and things have been happening, and a lot of the drama, but when you look at what h

another big shot there's also the idea that there is pressure being put on the attorney general jeffrey cox to change his legal opinion about this withdrawal is faulty it was drawn agreement which would mean that probably may be under certain circumstances the northern irish do you pete and a majority of the hard line breaks cheers could fall in line and next week vote for it was droll agreement for the deal but nothing is certain we don't know anything and whoever you ask out here everybody just shrugged their shoulders we don't know barbara based you know with teresa maines having so many defeats now in parliament can she still stay in power of could she be forced to resign. she could be forced to resign because under normal circumstances a prime minister after what happened should have stepped down three times and now she's. holding on and everybody says though these are exceptional circumstances and we shouldn't really change leader right now also there is really nobody who would say i would rather like to try it let me do it everybody sort of waits till she has gotten the dirty work ou

vote later today but its approval is now in doubt after a review by britain's attorney general jeffrey cox has said changes to the braggs a deal do not eliminate the risk that the u.k. will remain tied to e.u. rules indefinitely not specifically at issue is the so-called backstop agreement which sees northern ireland continuing to follow e.u. rules to keep the border with the irish republic open on monday a theresa may agreed with the e.u. that the provision would only apply temporarily while cox's legal judgment offered little to actually boost the prime minister's altar deal but he still urged lawmakers to come together. so are saying to the honorable gentleman it would be a good thing if we could hear from the labor party just occasionally more than just political shenanigans but. seems. with the real issues the disparate group agreement nar raises the question now mr speaker is do we assume our responsibility is a harsh i'm going lol not only this country yearning you see tears for us to move on but the entire wrong to our europe and to do that is to speak the tare must come to vote fo

that that is not the case and certainly that was confirmed by the top government legal experts jeffrey cox he is the u.k. attorney general who said that although it was a political judgment and he would be supporting the jail and that he said it that it would reduce the risks for the u.k. it did not eliminate them and here we have it. only this is what you get anywhere near them. so you could just announcing that someone should investigate but delayed so i would say it's not just us it was. concerned about the delay in the tell us coming forward with the results of this vote a very crowded the chamber that we're looking at here in case you just joined just you're watching news life from. that is the scene inside the lower house of parliament the house of commons in london where m.p.'s have now voted this is the second votes on the issue of britain's withdrawal from the european union the last verse the government lost i've used to tell us not standing don't think should be the tether it's like we're about to get a result so let's let's listen into what's going. on with with the having to w

so crucially both sides will wait for the legal interpretation of the attorney general, jeffrey cox,enthusiasts are seeking themselves to try and establish whether or not legally, in the view of mrcox, and whether or not legally, in the view of mr cox, and the lawyers, there has actually been a substantial change here. chris mason at westminster, thank you very much. a little earlier, the cabinet office minister david lidington told mps that legally binding changes that strengthen and improve the withdrawal agreement and political declaration have been secured. he said the documents provide confirmation that the eu cannot trap the uk in the backstop indefinitely, and he confirmed that the house will vote on what he described as an improved deal. talks could break down if the eu thinks the uk is deliberately prevaricating in order to get a better deal. all of this is happening in the detail of these documents. david lidington said the documents. david lidington said the documents provide confirmation they cannot trap the uk in the backstop indefinitely. the prime minister and my right

changes to the side agreement which clarify the use of the backstop and the attorney general's jeffrey cox to change his legal advice around the backstop itself. cheryl: michael, the pressure -- >> that's likely to be key. cheryl: the pressure has got to be on the mps at the moment. i want you to listen to what jean-claude junker said. seems like he's losing patience. listen. >> in politics, sometimes you get a second chance. it is what we do with the second chance take counts because there will be no third chance. let us speak crystal clear about the choice. it is still that brexit might not happen at all. cheryl: if he was an american he would have probably been yelling that in the microphone. but he basically said this is it to theresa may. this is her last chance with him. >> yeah, m.p.s have to decide. ultimately you don't always get what you want. ultimately i think he is mistaken if he thinks there will be no brexit at all. the default position as things stand on the u.k. statute book is the u.k. leaves the european union on the 29th of march in the absence of this deal passes. if t

britain's attorney general jeffrey cox will accompany the brexit secretary steven barclay for new talks officials in brussels today. the british gm continues to press for legally biebding guarantees over the irish backstop prime minister theresa may, as you may well know, believes this could be key for parliament to approve her withdrawal deal. may's promise, though, a meaningful vote on that deal by the 12th of march. the signals from the european union are reasonably positive. he said the e.u. is beginning to realize that may can get a majority for her deal in parliament, but warned britain cannot be "trapped" in a customs union. do investors need to sit on their hands and wait for the theet ricks to play out? >> i think that's right. we are holding that, and not least manufacturing who are looking for some sort of certainty have made plans for uncertainty. i think that mrs. may who already knows she's -- she's behaving really like a schoolteacher here rather das adviser lid one clearly, one that doesn't have all the cards in her hands she's threatening the bad boys with detention ie,

crucial in deciding whether theresa may is successful will be whether she and her attorney general, jeffrey coxeo persuade both the right of the party and the dup, to come around to her way of thinking. to back her deal despite having rejected it twice. all these things points to a softer brexit and in turn add pressure on both sides of those factions to come in to line. maria to do is live on the ground. we heard little from donald fix yesterday. theresa may will ask for a delay. what are you hearing about how well that will go down in brussels? was some sense from the e.u. council, he said next week i will propose a long extension. he did not clarify whether it would be a year or two years, eyebrows higher in brussels. ultimately, this will be up to angela merkel and macron and so forth to decide unanimously, they all have to agree on whether or not to a grand the extension. at this point you could argue that there are two choices, thee or no deal, or accept extension, which the prime minister says that she just one extension. at this point they don't want to be blamed for a no-deal brexit. ma

what can jeffrey cox expect to achieve?♪ anna: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." 52 minutes into your trading day. the european equity session turning increasingly positive as u.s. futures turn more positive. just getting pmi services numbers out of france. they come in a little bit better than had been expected. let's get to the latest on brexit. theresa may has sent 2 senior ministers to brussels to seek concessions from the eu on the issue of the by which -- irish backstop. she is looking to secure enough support. we go live to maria tadeo in brussels. good morning. may has penned her hopes for a deal on the attorney general, geoffrey cox. cans e of these brexit -- she -- can she appease brexit-eers in her own party? >> if she gets some kind of legal document that gets those concessions, the deal has a good chance to be cleared by the u.k. parliament. u.k.ain elements that the had pushed forward is the unilateral access to the backstop on the time limit simply will not fly. we understand the u.k. is act

or changes to that irish backstop solution which the you say just is not possible jeffrey cox the attorney general was rumored to be going to brussels on friday he is now thought not to be going there to reason they will speak to you late leaders over the phone over the weekend the one certainty is that vote next tuesday but all along she was pushed to take some personal responsibility for what many people in britain now see as a chaotic situation and she refused to engage with that over and over again she repeated almost a set phrase that the m.p.'s will have a choice to make next week let's have a listen next week members of parliament in westminster face a crucial choice whether to back the back seat deal or to reject it back it and the u.k. will leave the european union. reject it and no one knows what will happen we may not leave the e.u. for many months we may leave without the protections that the deal provides we may never leave at all the only certainty would be ongoing uncertainty. so to resume a clearly also dangling the threat of no bricks it a tall she says that that is becomi

but they will not be getting that if they do not make a move while jeffrey cox is there -- geoffrey coxg to back to people of- are the britain actually telling you as a conservative? iain: if you look at the polling, the vast majority want to get out even if they voted remain. get on with it. all the polling tells us and the same in my constituency, which is the majority are happy to go out without a withdrawal agreement. that gets the higher scoring of the lot. we havebecause what seen with the eu in the last few months is not a nice site. it is a group of people you with think would want to do a good arrangement with us, but in fact have been slagging the u.k. off and making threats. it is not been that is a good way to behave. people have hardened up in the sense this is not a good organization. friday on 1672st when the dutch showed up in the river thames and it was terrible for house the second and then life -- charles the second and then life went on. what happens 90 days out from brexit? what happens when hundred 80 days out for brexit? do you buy the doom and gloom? iain: i do n

jeffrey cox as been put in charge of this legal wrangling.ng is definitely eating cooked up kind scenes. he has gone back to brussels this week. we have conflicting reports on both sides about how much progress is being made. isn't that unusual? some of the more hard-core brexiteers are looking for ladder to climb down. they are a lot softer than the conditions used to be. probablya gap there with what the eu is saying in public. talks are going on behind the scenes. we will see if something emerges this week, leading up to the deadline of this next meaningful vote. francine: this is the gre basically, they want to safeguard exit. if they do vote for theresa may's deal, can they get it through the house of commons? david: if they come around to saying we will reluctantly backed this bill. that's not enough. they've been pretty quiet over the last few days. they might smoke out some more support from across the board. laborst big number is the mps. we saw some of them voting with the government. as many as 35 labor lawmakers will back the gove

want to put himself in the position of being an ass he is saying that government's own lawyers, jeffrey coxthe attorney general here, and he is going to get up in an hour or so time and tell parliament what he thinks about whether this is moving the goal post on whether the u.k. will have to endure indefinitely a customs union with the e.u why is this important? it's absolutely key for the dup, for the unionist politicians who back the conservatives, and its absolutely key for a key 104 mp's who voted against mrs. may when she had that defeat on january 15th where she lost the greatest defeat any government had in british parliamentary history. 432 votes to 202 she's speaking to remainor mp's, to cabinet ministers, and speaking to a dup brexit spokesman, and they are all unsure whether this reduces or eliminates those risk. if it eliminates, then she'll get her vote through if it just reduces, i'm afraid to say that brexit will go on a -- she will not get her deal today, which could lead then tomorrow to a vote on no deal brexit and lead on thursday to another vote about extending the whole

attorney general jeffrey cox basic lip looked a basicalle document and 15eu and said legak remains unchangedote that was defeated by 230 votes. so things have changed a little bit. i do not believe she can get this plan through today. there's going to be a vote 7:00 p.m. u.k. time on this deal and i don't think it's going to go through, based on what the attorney general has said. maria: people want a resolution, they want another resolution. >> they do. and we were just saying, there is -- maria: it will never go through, right? >> if it gets knocked down tonight, which i think it will, based on this legal opinion, the next thing will be a vote tomorrow on a no deal. that will be defeated. 77% of m. p. voted to remain in the e.u. that means on thursday they'll have a vote on a delay of article 50, the brexit deadline of march 29th. that could indeed go through. how long will the delay be? who knows. the problem with that is that during that period of time you can expect an even softer brexit than what theresa may is offering. >> what does it mean for her government? what does it mean for th

reporter: but britain's top lawyer, attorney general jeffrey cox just in the last hour has disagreeding the uk could be stuck in limbo in the eu forever. if today's vote at 3:00 does not pass, there are very few options left. one is to delay brexit, ask for extension, try to get more concession is. the other, march 29th, testify seen days the uk crashes out with no deal in mace and that is widely seen as economic catastrophe waiting to happen. she lost to the largest parliamentary defeat in british history. we'll see if she does better today. steve: it's a cliffhanger. ainsley. ainsley: thanks very much, steve. resolution on college campus bias, ignoring conservative concerns and maga lifted as white supremacy there are number of crazy campus stories caught our eye. the latest, gone sag today university where the student government is under fire for attempting to crowd fund scholarships or illegal immigrants. here is campus reform cabot phillips. >> thank thank thank you for ha. ainsley: tell us what is happening in the school. >> university of gonzaga tried to institute $2.50 hike t

first of all about jeffrey cox's comments right in westminster. ffrey cox's comments in the comments and how that's gone down. jeffrey cox engaging in some megaphone diplomacy. saying there is a proper proposal that needs to be discussed. at this stage of the game, you would have assumed he would be in brussels pretty much 20 47 trying to get this over the line. talks are certainly happening and there's no indication when geoffrey cox will go back. there were only five days to go before we could be the biggest vote so far in this entire complex process. it's amazing. but there is clearly quite amazing. but there is clearly quite a dark mood within the government, bewilderment in parliaments, and nobody knows what will happen next tuesday. i think the asportation is growing. ——i tuesday. i think the asportation is growing. —— i think the expectation is growing and wanted through. next let's talk about the secretary for northern ireland. the secretary for northern ireland, karen bradley, has apologised after making comments about the troubles. this i

meanwhile, from here, we had jeffrey cox the attorney general under enormous pressure to go away andhat he gave on theresa may's deal earlier in the week. is that going to convince the democratic union in northern ireland back benches of theresa may could make because any prospect of the deal in the week, and now and not by any element into the advice. the government framed that if we can reduce the risk at an a cce pta ble that if we can reduce the risk at an acceptable level, insulted that way, i think but had landed better. as a result, they are scribing around some of the arcana rate in the legal rod —— wild, it is a political decision and what they need is some kind of legal comfort no matter how feeble it is to get an excuse to climb down. do you get that sense that the constitutional integrity, and she is desperate for a way out of this, but equally bare adamant that this field is not given thousand assurances? they said over and overagain thousand assurances? they said over and over again that the backstop is u na cce pta ble and over again that the backstop is unacceptable t

so much hinges on what, if anything, it jeffrey cox can come back from that backstop.t. —— the depth of the opposition said that backstop at the moment. i thought today, that on the racket statement from that european commission and that nothing has been achieved self i proved that the state of these talks clearly are in some difficulty. that is very little time left to get that sort of progress that theresa may is looking for. what sort of efforts might be focused on vessels in the next coming days and? on an official level, the talks are continuing to find a path, compromise through, we wait to see itjeffrey cox and steve at berkeley will go back some point in the next 24 hours? what the prime minister go back to the flushing of the parliament monday, tuesday of next week to try to sell hard again? fail we do not know. all we know is that there is no time left. tomorrow is thursday, the ball on her dell have been promised by the government next tuesday. that gives parliament very little time to properly scrutinise anything that comes as well. the brexiteers, the wink

jeffrey cox, and a relic colour —— rather colourful tweet, has said that most of what the telegraph reportede of the negotiation. less colourfully, people in downing street, people post of the prime minister saying that he is going back to brussels tomorrow to try to find a way of making this backstop, this arrangement for avoiding a border with ireland, is not indefinite. what they're suggesting is that rather than looking this specific mechanism, he be flexible about how he gets to the outcome. know what we do know is it is absolutely essential for the prime minister to wa nt to essential for the prime minister to want to get long—standing leave campaigners to back her deal in little more than a week's time at the most. she wants them on board, but she must offer substantial or substantive changes to northern ireland cosmic backstop. and so far we know that no deal whatsoever has been brokered with brussels. a quick word about big votes being approached, everyone in westminster tries to calculate where the government is with its power. it got thrashed on this brexit deal in january, do we

the big question is what is the concession theresa may will get and does jeffrey cox change his legal mps do vote against a no deal scenario and do vote for a delay, what legal force do they have? there will be a lot of chat about that. because it doesn‘t supersede the withdrawal agreement that we would leave at the end of march without a deal. that would be still the default position. there will be talk about whether the prime minister can go against that. she could still go to the eu summit a week on thursday, where anything like an extension of article 50 wouldn‘t be agreed. if she can survive tuesday, there is no reason why she couldn‘t go to that summitand have, reason why she couldn‘t go to that summit and have, yes, reason why she couldn‘t go to that summitand have, yes, one reason why she couldn‘t go to that summit and have, yes, one more try. thank you. let‘s have another look at what is supposed to happen in the coming days. tomorrow, mps will get another chance to vote on the prime minister‘s withdrawal agreement. in the previous vote in january the government was defeated