brexit and that really bound them altogether where asjoan that really bound them altogether where as joan ryanly bound them altogether where asjoan ryan came out the second day and said as chair of labour of israel, she can no longer in good faith and state in the party and she has gone do not come out with a 4—page letter on twitter and cannot stay any longer and she does not believe this is a problem that existed in previous times. it is near and existed in previous times. it is nearand can existed in previous times. it is near and can only jeremy existed in previous times. it is near and can onlyjeremy corbyn. it raises questions on who is responsible in this instance for the anti—semitism, new members, current mps but also one thing that keeps coming up is precisely what exactly you want people to do about it. both conservatives and labour have very difficult kind of procedures with dealing with complaints so obviously john ryanjoining dealing with complaints so obviously john ryan joining the dealing with complaints so obviously john ryanjoining the independent group and we will see what

joan ryan has been unhappy for a long time. she has had a lot of rifts in her party.ng of the number of mps who are moving to leave the party now. i think there was a lot of chaos yesterday and a lot of mps considering something who are now a little bit more worried about this. she has claimed anti—semitism and said she does not believe it existed before jeremy corbyn came in. other people point out that actually is quite the opposite. previous people who went to the labour party and complaint about anti—semitism were brushed aside. but it remains to be seen what the independent group plan to do now. will they asked the state people to stand in by elections as people to stand in by elections as people are calling for? 0r people to stand in by elections as people are calling for? or will they try to continue pushing the line that they stayed as candidates and not for the parties? as per the terms of story, she had served as the chairwoman of the labour friends of israel. fast as per the times story. that should be relevant. as m, story. that should be relevant. as in,

joan ryan has become the eighth mp to resign from the labour party over the leadership's handling ofrth. let's go straight to westminster and speak to our political correspondent jonathan blake. tell us more. she has become the eighth member of the labour party in parliament, to equate and join the new independent group and she has posted a 4—page letter this evening on twitter in which he sets out her reasons for doing so. it is solely really on the basis of what she sees asjeremy really on the basis of what she sees as jeremy corbyn's failure to tackle theissue as jeremy corbyn's failure to tackle the issue of anti—semitism within the issue of anti—semitism within the labour party. she has strong criticism for him, describing it as infected, with the scourge of anti—jewish racism. she says that happened underjeremy corbyn and did not exist before and no other leader would allow it to happen. she says the reasons and the values that she joined the labour party and the first place have become the values that have led her to take the decision to quit. some heavy criticism from joan ry

the mp for enfield north, joan ryan, becomes the eighth to resign from the labour party, joining the new independent group in parliament. honda confirms it is shutting its huge car plant in swindon, with the loss of 3,500 jobs. there's about 10—12 people from our little family, all working here. good friends that work here that i know have just got married, had babies, just bought houses. and it'sjust like... you feel for these people. influential and revered. karl lagerfeld, a giant of the fashion world, has died. he was 85. a chance for liverpool to pull back! and liverpool draw a blank, in their champions league first leg tie, at home to bayern munich. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, defence correspondent at the times, lucy fisher, and the guardian columnist, dawn foster. stay with us for that. good evening. shamima begum, the teenager who left britain at the age of 15 to join the islamic state group, has been stripped of her british citizenship by the home office. now aged 19, she's in a refugee camp in syria. a statement from he

have not heard from them specifically on the issue ofjoan from them specifically on the issue of joan ryan'sd from next month. they'll be banned from the skies within 5km — around three miles — of airports. in december, gatwick was closed for more than a day following drone sightings there. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. film a drone with a drone and it's easy to spot. but from a distance, it can be a speck on the horizon. that's just part of the challenge if someone is determined to illegally fly a drone near or into an airport. most drones can fly at more than 60mph on pre—programmed flights, so detecting them, tracking them and countering them, if necessary, is anything but straightforward. after the disruption at gatwick just before christmas, all major airports have been working on their procedures and systems to detect and even combat drones, if necessary. from next month, exclusion zones for drones around airports will increase from 1km to 5km and the government plans new powers for the police, so officers can access data stored on your drone if you are suspected of

joan ryan said she was horrified by the leadership's failure to deal with anti—semitism.ilure to tackle anti—semitism. she's joined seven other former labour mps who resigned on monday to form the new independent group. now there are reports that some conservative mps might resign from their party today and join that group because they're unhappy about theresa may's brexit strategy. let's speak to our political guru, norman smith, at westminster. what is the latest, norman? sounds like another dramatic day in store. we are all aquiver at westminster because the signs are we are going to see a clutch of tories abandoning ship. i was told by one person who should know i think to be on standby mode. i am on standby mode. if we get two, three, maybe four tory mps joining this new independent group, that would be a significant development because at the moment they are kind of the anti—jeremy corbyn club, united by their hostility and despair with jeremy corbyn. if they attract tories, it creates an entirely different much broadly representative group, and it would also be qui

joan ryan has set it is obviously not a delight, it is painful, but it is a duty for me, a moral storyher reasoning is she has talked about the fact she cannot be part of a party that allows racism to flourish. this boils down to the anti—semitism debate again, doesn't it? it is partly that, and given the timing of this, there is a lot of focus around the broader issue of leadership in the points being made around brexit by a lot of the mp5 who have decided to take this action. clearly, a real sense that nothing much is being done to it tackle very important issues, but one also wonders about the extent to which the opposition‘s views on brexit and what is prepared to do, whether there is a strong opposition in his issue or not is behind some of this. of course all this happening amid aid drop where we are moving ever closer to the brexit deadline. it doesn't help things, does it? it is not necessarily vote list on any one party. we are moving closer to that deadline, negotiations are still being attempted, but this is all having a very real—world economic effect as well. you work brea

joan ryan says mr corbyn is presiding over a culture of anti—semitism. honda confirmed it was closing its plant in swindon. the japanese firm says up to 7,000 jobs are at risk. no avoiding brexit, i'm afraid, especially on a day when theresa may returns to brussels for talks. bloomberg says the prime minister is making a last—ditch attempt to rescue her deal. finally, we take a look at french newspaper le figaro. on its front cover is a picture of fashion designer karl lagerfeld who's died following a short illness. the paper describes him as the ‘last emperor'. with me is razia khan from standard chartered. let's start with the guardian story, and basically we are talking about shamima begum. her citizenship is to be revoked by the uk government. there is a feeling among some that this is not fair, others that it is the right move. it has certainly been the subject of a great deal of debate, some making the point that citizenship isn't necessarily something that can be taken away, what are the grounds for this, it raises all sorts of issues around belon

the mp for enfield north — joan ryan — becomes the eighth to resign from the labour party, joining thendependent group in parliament. lots more on that story on our website. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. no magical date. president trump hits increased tariffs. paying for the poppy business. how the australian farms to supply half of legal i'll are under pressure. that morning, and asia. hello, world. it is wednesday and glad you could join us is wednesday and glad you could join us for another inciting midweek edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. we start the programme with the us— china trade dispute. president trump has reiterated the suggestion that he may not increase tariffs on chinese products on the ist of march. the reversal comes as the two company —— countries continue trade negotiations. in washington dc after it last week's discussions in china ended without a deal. michelle has the details from new york. trade talks between the world ‘s two largest economies are going well. that is the assessment of us president donald trump who s

joan ryan announcing via twitter she was leaving under party sincelabour jeremy corbyn became its leader11 numbers have quit over corbyn's allegations of anti-semitism and handling of brexit. teenagery of a british who left the u.k. to live under the islamic state group has said they are considering all legal avenues after the u.k. announced it will beast's -- it will be stripping the 19-year-old of her citizenship. she is currently being held at a camp in northeast syria and wants to be able to return to the u.k. with her newborn baby. the teenager who fled london to join the islamic state group four years ago wowon't be able to return home. the decision to strip her of her british citizenship came after she gave birth to her third child this weekend and called on authorities to show compassion by allowing her to raise the bababy in the u.k. >> i think a lot of people should have sympathy towards me for everything i've been through. i didn't know what i was getting into when i left. i just was hoping that maybe they could let me and my child come back. reporter: yet she didn't show any

joan ryan has become the eighth member of the uk parliament to leave the opposition labour party, withina "culture of anti—jewish racism". the enfield north mp will now sit with the 7 backbenchers who resigned on monday to form an independent group. the fashion world has been paying tribute to the legendary designer karl lagerfeld who has died in paris at the age of 85 following a short illness. donatella versace said he was a source of inspiration for her and her late brother, gianni versace. the editor in chief of vogue magazine, anna wintour, said the world had lost a giant among men. brazil's government is to deliver aid to its border with venezuela within days, at the request ofjuan guaido, the venezuelan opposition leader who's declared himself president. other aid shipments are waiting there but have been refused entry by the venezuelan military, still under the command of president nicolas maduro. katy watson has this from caracas. momentum is building ahead of the big day. february 23rd — it's the day thatjuan guaido, who declared himself interim president of venezuela late last

joan ryan has become the eighth member of the uk parliament to leave the opposition labour party withinance of a "culture of anti—jewish racism". the enfield north mp will now sit with the seven backbenchers who resigned on monday to form an independent group. in the swiss alps, nearly 250 emergency workers have searched into the night for skiers feared trapped under more than two metres of snow. four people are confirmed injured in the avalanche at crans—montana. the race for the democratic party's presidential nomination has got even more crowded, as bernie sanders joins the field. the vermont senator is running for the white house again. in the four hours after his announcement, he raised $1 million, but can bernie sanders prevail? this from our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue. so, it is official. there is no end to what the great people of our nation can accomplish. and 77 years old, the independent senatorfrom vermont is once again looking for the democratic nomination and has donald trump firmly in his sights. the democratic nomination and has donald trump firmly in his

the mp for enfield north — joan ryan — becomes the eighth to resign from the labour party, joining the

members in each constituency party to have an open contest if they so wish and it's also remember that joan ryan and several of the other m.p.'s who've left the party failed a vote of no confidence in their constituency and it was pretty obvious i think from the the chances of them surviving a recent election contest were fairly slim and so they probably jumps before they were pushed in reality they deny that absolutely and say it's about policy i'll get on to policy in a second but. so until the kind of reforms you're asking for in are implemented we are literally talking about the vaguely you go around talking of the two against austerity well having. people in your body riddled maybe your bertie with people who can join them a subaru use the tory who defected to the well sarah he was absolutely necessary i don't have a problem with well i think that is revealing the true colors of some of the individuals who left the party if they feel it's ok to get into bed with someone who thinks that the austerity period that we've witnessed that the coalition government were a positive thing for this for

and in last few minutes, the mp for enfield north, joan ryan, has announced that after four decades,rty. in a statement, she said she'd "made the terribly difficult decision to resign" and vowed to continue to represent her constituents and speak up for them as a member of the independent group of mps. he's been credited with reinventing the once stuffy house of chanel, and was a giant in the rarefied world, of fashion haute couture. the designer karl lagerfeld has died at the age of 85. he was one of the industry's most prolific figures, producing several collections a year, not just for chanel, but fendi and his own label. our correspondent lucy wiliamson is in paris for us tonight. lucy... thereafter was already appearing outside the chanel workshop and the death of karl lagerfeld for many marks the end of an era across the fashion world. in a world that worships brands, karl lagerfeld enjoyed the status of a god. a workaholic with a sharp tongue and a brilliant eye for what would sell, he rescued the iconic fashion house chanel from its conservative tweed image, as well as turnin

nowjoined the seven labour mps who announced they were resigning at the beginning of the week, and joan ryanumber yesterday to take the independent group to ii. so we have this new group in parliament, that's what they are, not a formal political party, they have no leader or policies as of yet, apart from some broad aims set out on their website. and we got a bit of a sense of where they might be going, but certainly so far they seem to be seeing how many more people may be coming on board from any side of the house of commons before they nail the colours to the mast and say this is what they stand for and it will be pursuing politically. it will be very interesting to see how many more people joined them and just what impact and influence they can have, because asjohn hinted at in his report there, the system really is stacked against them favouring the two main parties here at westminster. obviously theresa may is in brussels at the moment, but her reaction to this news, how was that received? well, she said she was saddened by the decision of these three mps to resign, but she said that

joan ryan has become the eighth member of the uk parliament to leave the opposition labour party withinlamed what she calls its tolerance of a "culture of anti—jewish racism". the enfield north mp will now sit with the seven backbenchers who resigned on monday to form an independent group. pakistan's government has said it will retaliate if delhi responds to the latest militant attack in indian—administered kashmir. the islamist group jaish—e—mohammed says it carried out the attack, but the indian government believes pakistani intelligence was involved. prime minister imran khan says india should provide evidence for its allegations. in the swiss alps, nearly 250 emergency workers have searched into the night for skiers feared trapped under more than two metres of snow. four people are confirmed injured in the avalanche at crans—montana. thousands have ta ken to the streets of paris and other french cities in protest at a rise in anti—semitic attacks. on tuesday, at least 80 gravestones were daubed with swastikas at a jewish cemetery in eastern france. president macron called it an act

they have now been joined by an eighth, joan ryan, and there are warnings more could follow.er ask people to vote forjeremy corbyn to be prime minister of this country, because i don't believe he is fit to because i don't believe he is fit to be prime minister of this country. this is no longer a i—party issue. labour mps this is no longer a i—party issue. labourmps and this is no longer a i—party issue. labour mps and conservative mps are both saying we have had enough, we can no longer support the party we have been members of the years. the impact of this will ultimately have on the political landscape will not be clear for weeks on the political landscape will not be clearfor weeks or on the political landscape will not be clear for weeks or months, but what is clear is that their historical allegiances of parliament are fraying. will they for a further? will there be further mps joining soon? at a turbulent political time, more questions about the future, with answers that are farfrom the future, with answers that are far from clear. the future, with answers that are far

they had joan ryan overnight now they have these three tories.it, break the old tribal moulds of politics. we have been here before, backin politics. we have been here before, back in the 1980s, with the sdp who talked about breaking the mould as well. you cannot just talked about breaking the mould as well. you cannotjust be a group of labour refusers, you have to reach beyond that. they are presenting themselves now 30 much as the and tie brexit group. —— pretty much. all three who have jumped today our big and tie brexit campaigners. prominent critics of mrs may over brexit. interesting, they all have their difficult —— different disagreements with mrs may. heidi allen has been a vocal critic over universal credit. sarah williston over the nhs, lack of plans for dealing with social care. anna soubry over the party were languishing its one nation credentials and business credentials. they have a range of disagreements. the other thing i do think is significant is that these are three women. that matters if you think part of the beef with brexit

joan ryan, a 40-year-old veteran of the party, now its eighth lawmaker to quit.d jeremy corbyn writing that corbyn has allowed the party to become infected. several others defected in the last few days citing anti-semitism and other concerns. just this week benjamin netanyahu calling for european leaders to take a strong stand after 80 jewish graves were desecrated in france. >>> let's get a check on cnn business. global stock markets are higher. investors are cautiously optimistic on this ongoing u.s./china trade talks that begin in week. on wall street, futures slightly lower here. not very big moves at all. so we'll see how the direction shapes up later this morning. stocks closed nearly higher on tuesday after the president hinted at flexibility on the march 1st deadline to raise tariffs. the s&p 500, nasdaq both up slightly. new york wants to make sure air bmpgt a b and b is not breaking short term rental laws. listings include asks for details about hosts including addresses, volume of bookings and the amount of money they earned. in 2016, new york made it

they have now been joined by an eighth, joan ryan, there are warnings more could follow. people to vote forjeremy corbyn to be prime minister of this country because i don't believe he is fit to be prime minister. the resignations were an elephant in the room at prime minister's questions, two leaders facing accusations their party has drifted. mr corbyn promised he was committed to tackling anti—semitism. the pm said she was saddened by today but determined to lead a moderate party. this is no longer a one—party issue, labour mps and conservatives are both saying they have had enough and can no longer support the party they have been members of for years. the impact this will ultimately have on the political landscape won't be clear for months, but what is clear is the historical allegiances in parliament are fraying. will there be more conservative and labour mps joining forces soon? at a turbulent time, more questions about the future with answers that are far from clear. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminst

on tuesday night, another labour mp, joan ryan joined them, saying labour had become "infected with scourgeere joined by three conservatives — anna soubry, sarah wollaston and heidi allen, who have been critical of the prime minister‘s handling of brexit. they all took up their seats as a group together when we allowed a cabinet minister to say "f business" and we have a prime minister dragging the country and parliament kicking and screaming to the edge of a no deal abyss, i am done. they all took up their seats as a group together in parliament yesterday. they now have the same number of mps as the liberal democrats. they aren‘t a political party at the moment, but do you want the chance to vote for them? do you want them to thrive and grow? or are you pretty disgusted with what they‘ve done? what‘s your message to others who might be thinking ofjoining them? we have got together some voters with different view. irene willis, a conservative voter who is concerned the party might split further. areeq chowdhury is a labour member and supports the party leaderjeremy corbyn. amin aboushagor i

joan rivers, victoria wood, katherine ryan.s is the subject matter is bleak, a teenager with the great burden of caring responsibility who is put in a position newbury should be she is to have and they'd buy a live hill. he really invest in her character and the varsity of sets the grimness of the varsity of sets the grimness of the subject matter. you really do believe in her situation and you see the dynamic of this young woman carrying the weight of a family and carrying the weight of a family and carrying the weight of responsibility and somehow, this idea of turning into a stand—up act offers a note of redemption. i think it's a very first feature from james gardner. it reminded me of a film called pincushion which again was very low—budget but had an honesty to it and i think we should expect to it and i think we should expect to see very good things and the casting director in the future. what is best out the moment?” casting director in the future. what is best out the moment? i love the barryjenkins film, a wonderful a

joan rivers, victoria wood, katherine ryan.s the subject matter is bleak. it is about a teenager holding a great burden of responsibility who is put in positions that nobody should be put in, but she is tough — and as i said, played by liv hill. i think you really invest in her character, and the vivacity of her performance kind of offsets the gruesomeness of the subject matter. and you really do believe in her situation... and you really see the dynamic of this, you know, this young woman carrying the weight of a family, carrying the weight of the responsibility and somehow, this idea of turning it into a stand—up act offers a possible note of redemption. i think it's a very interesting first feature from james gardner. it reminded me a little bit of a film i spoke about a few months ago called pin cushion which was again, you know, very low—budget. but had a kind of a real honesty to it, and i think that we should expect to see very good things from the cast and director of this film in the future. all right, thank you. best

joan rivers, victoria wood, katherine ryan.ions that no—one should be put in, but she is tough and as i said, played by liv hill. i think you really invest in her character, and the vivacity of her performance kind of offsets the gruesomeness of the subject matter. and i think you really do believe in her situation, by the situation with her and her mum and i think you really see the dynamic of this, you know, this young woman carrying the weight of a family, carrying the weight of the responsibility and somehow, this idea of turning it into a stand—up act offers a possible motive redemption. i think it is a very interesting first feature from james gardner. it reminds me a little bit of a film i spoke about a few months ago called pin cushion which was again, you know, very low—budget, it had a kind of a real honesty to it, and i think that we should expect to see very good things from the cast and director of this film and the future. all right, thank you. best out at the moment? i love if beale street could talk. i think it

joan rivers, victoria wood, katherine ryan. as i said, played by liv hill. i think you really invest in her character, and the vivacity of her performance kind of offsets the gruesomeness of the subject matter. and i think you really do believe in her situation, by the situation with her and her mum and i think you really see the dynamic of this, you know, this young woman carrying the weight of a family, carrying the weight of the responsibility and somehow, this idea of turning it into a stand—up act offers a possible motive redemption. i think it is a very interesting first feature from james gardner. it reminds me a little bit of a film i spoke about a few months ago called pin cushion which was again, you know, very low—budget, it had a kind of a real honesty to it, and i think that we should expect to see very good things from the cast and director of this film and the future. all right, thank you. best out at the moment? i love if beale street could talk. i think it is a wonderful adaptation of james baldwin's book. i th

not only did deputy wilson take joan to a nearby hotel - he also made sure her room was covered and she got a hot meal (marin ryan, amador county) "we expect our deputies to do the right thing and kacey did more than the right thing."joan's son says the deputy went above and beyond to care for his mom but if you ask wilsom - he says he was only doing what any other deputy would do(casey wilson / deputy) "i don't think i'm a hero. i'm just doing what i've been taught by this agency and by other people down the line." and tonight - the almstroms are thanking their lucky stars that joan is in good health and they live in a community that looks out for their neighbors (rick almstrom / son) "i would say thank you very, very much for saving my mom's life because that's what is was from where i'm concerned." (bridgette bjorlo / pioneer) "joan's son tells me his mom is doing well tonight but she won't be coming home until her drive way is plowed properly. reporting in pioneer - bridgette bjorlo (ken) a near-death experience in utah... as an avalanche buries a competitive skier, putting his life at risk. fortunately his f

not only did deputy wilson take joan to a nearby hotel - he also made sure her room was covered and she got a hot meal (marin ryan, amador county) "we expect our deputies to do the right thing and kacey did more than the right thing."joan's son says the deputy went above and beyond to care for his mom but if you ask wilsom - he says he was only doing what any other deputy would do(casey wilson / deputy) "i don't think i'm a hero. i'm just doing what i've been taught by this agency and by other people down the line." and tonight - the almstroms are thanking their lucky stars that joan is in good health and they live in a community that looks out for their neighbors (rick almstrom / son) "i would say thank you very, very much for saving my mom's life because that's what is was from where i'm concerned." (bridgette bjorlo / pioneer) "joan's son tells me his mom is doing well tonight but she won't be coming home until her drive way is plowed properly. reporting in pioneer - bridgette bjorlo (vicki) 'empire' actor jussie smollett is now facing charges of disorderly conduct. that's according to the cook county state's

they have now been joined by an eighth, joan ryan, there warnings more could follow.d. mr corbyn promised he was committed to tackling anti—semitism. the pm said she was saddened by today but determined to lead a moderate party. this is no longer a one—party issue, labour mp5 and conservatives are both saying they have had enough and can no longer support the party they have been members of for years. the impact this will ultimately have on the political landscape won't be clear for months, in parliament are fraying. will there be more conservative and labour mp5 joining forces soon? at a turbulent time, more questions about the future with answers that are far from clear. vicki young who is at the houses of parliament. what a week this is turning out to be. the reaction from labour mp5 who have seen their colleagues go, and conservatives seeing the same, trying to gauge how they feel and how they think this will influence british politics, has been interesting. joining us is doctor philip lee, do you agree with a lot of what those three mp5 who have left today feel a

what we know is joan nothing confirmed so far. what we know isjoan ryanck on mr corbyn, not just with a very, very strong attack on mr corbyn, notjust on anti—semitism, but suggesting he is anti—semitism, but suggesting he is a danger to the country if he were to become prime minister because of his readiness to talk to countries traditionally regarded as hostile to britain, such as russia and iran. also suggesting he has changed the culture in the labour party and that 110w culture in the labour party and that now he is presiding over a much more aggressive, bullying culture in the party. she says that the last election, she told voters in enfield she did not wantjeremy corbyn to be prime minister. but it is anti—semitism which is her main reason for quitting and she says blu ntly reason for quitting and she says bluntly mr corbyn has allowed a sort of culture of anti—jewish racism to ta ke of culture of anti—jewish racism to take hold in the party and the labour party is now institutionally anti—semitic and she dismisses the step mr corbyn has taken to