from wesinster, here is the bbc's deputy political editor john pienaar. : parliament has shown its power. we know who is in control, and the answer is no one. mps are getting ready to talk and vote their way through their ideas for exit, but then what. cabinet supporrs of mrs. may's brexit deal aren't giving up. rt theontinue to sup prime minister's deal. john: brexiteer ministers especially insist that taking control won't work. eg>> it is a niation between ourselves and the european union, and it may be entirely undeliverable. thank you. john: but the cabinet is split.b there is a rudd. she is backing mrs. may's deal, but wants freedom for tories toh vote how they se. others on the left are demanding the same. some junior ministers are saying prately they will rebel an resign if they have to. today mr may kept them all guessing. one who quithe government and voted to give 's a choice on brexit plans stood by his decision. >> i think brexit should happen in the right w, which is leaving but leaving on good terms with the best possible opportunity of a goo

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.in other news, purdue pharma, the drugmaker owned by lie sackler family, has agreed to pay back $270 m to the state of oklahoma to settle a lawsuit. several states accuse the firm of contributing to the country's opioid crisis by playing down the risk of addiction of its painkier oxycontin. the company denies the charges. the head of the algerian army has called for the president to be removed from office. in the last month th country has seen a series of massive protests against the 82-year-old'sed contiule. nasa has been forced to call off its first all-female spacewalk because it does not have enough space suits that fit properly. anne mcclain and christina kochn had due to install new batteries at the international space station on friday. nasa says only one of r e smalacesuits is ready for use. kurdish authorities in northern syria are calling for an international tribunal to try members of the islamic state group. last week forces retook the last piece of territory from i.s., bri

our deputy political editor john pienaar looks at the options. this may have heresa may's last chance, and she came up short. by 58 votes, mps voted down the divorce deal she thrashed out with the e plenty of battles still to come, if mrs. may even hopes to regain any control, the hope probably died today. how? tory brexiteer resistance mostly crumbled. they feared losing brexit altogether. big hitters like boris johnson, even jacob rees until today he would oppose the deal so long as the democratic unionists did. but the hard-core stayed firm. dup feared northern ireland could be treated differently to the rest of the u.k. for the sake of avoiding a hard border with ireland.n' jeremy co's labour mps split. five reconcile to brexit back the deal. most hped sink it. so now who is in charge? mps and cross-party factions are orrking on their own plans brexitet a former cabinister is organizing a series of votes for next week, hoping most mps can agree on one. the options, a brexit closer to the eu than mrs. may deal, maybe under e same customs laws,

john pienaar, bbc news.remember, you can find much more on all the day's news at our website, including the latest on the brexit negotiations. of course, we will have full coverage of tomorrow's vote on whetheto support a no-deal brexit. toee what we are working on it any time, to make sure to check us out on twitter. i am laura trevelyan. thanks for watching "bbc world news america." th >> wite bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way throughws the of the day and stay up-to-date with the latestli heads you can trust. download now from selected app stores. y> funding of this presentation is made possible the freeman foundation, icd kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for a's neglected needs. >> whaare you doing? >> possibilies. your day is filled with them. >> tv, play "downt abbey." >> and pbs helps eveone discover theirs. anytime, anywhere. pbs. we are with you for life. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. y captioning spo

john pienaar, luton.of north korean leader kim jong—un, has told the bbc she is relieved to be back home and out of prison. she was freed monday in malaysia after prosecutors withdrew a murder charge. she had been accused of smearing a nerve agent on mr kim's face in kuala lumpur airport in 2017. her co—accused remains in prison. here she is speaking to the bbc. translation: i could only imagine, but i never thought it would be this $0011. but i never thought it would be this soon. i mean, i neverthought it would suddenly end up like this. it never crossed my mind. i was accused with such a crime, which i think everybody would agree that the accusation was very serious. i even once thought, is this the end of my life? i wasn't involved. i never thought that i would be entangled to such an extent. in venezuela, the prosecutor—general says he has asked the supreme court to open an investigation into the opposition leader, juan guaido, for alleged involvement in the sabotage of the country's power grid. vene

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.s manage to come up with an alternative plan for brexit, it will have to be put to the european union. so what is brussels expecting from wednesday's series of votes? here's our europe editor, katya adler. right from the beginning of this brexit process, the eu has cajoled, pleaded, even threatened the uk not to just say it does not want from brexit that what it does want, but the eu is not holding its breath, even though we heard there from its chief negotiator that all eyes are known westminster. by now, eu leaders are known westminster. by now, eu leaders a re pretty known westminster. by now, eu leaders are pretty well versed in all the comings and goings in the house of commons and they know that those indicative votes may start no more clarity at all on the backs of landscape, and even before the votes ta ke landscape, and even before the votes take place, and told that jean—claude juncker, european commission chief, will stand up in front of the european parliament tomorrow and

john pienaar, bbc news, grimsby.ther proposal over the issue of the backstop, that's the mechanism to avoid a hard border in ireland. he said britain could have the unilateral right to leave a customs union — but that northern ireland would remain part of the eu customs territory. our europe editor katya adler has been assessing the reaction to those proposals in westminster. michel barnier‘s proposal went down wa ca michel barnier‘s proposal went down waca lead balloon and that is putting it very politely. the brexit secretary shot back that with a real deadline looming, now is not the time to come up with old arguments, and what did he mean by that? well, what the eu is offering is for the uk to step up of a uk specific part of the backstop. now, on the one hand, this would allay brexiteers's fears that they could get stuck in a customs union to the backstop. it would allow the government is to make trade deals in goods as well as services while in the backstop, but essentially it comes back to the eu's plan a and

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is in westminster.ent is obviously embarrassing for the government but it focuses once again a sharp light on the performance of chris grayling. more pressure yet again. it is said that chris grilling is accident—prone but nobody surely could be that unlucky. there have to be other explanations. take the eurotunnel row, the government was slow getting plans for the no—deal brexit under way and chris grayling wa nted brexit under way and chris grayling wanted to get ahead and critics said he stumbled. also today, the national audit office, the government's financial watchdog here at westminster, is blaming chris grayling for a failure is, costly failure is in the part privatisation of the probation service when he was just a secretary. £500 million extra to the taxpayer. reoffending rates that were recorded skyrocketed according to the na 0. all ministers have theirfair share of according to the na 0. all ministers have their fair share of troubles but at times chris grayling has seem to be cornering the

john pienaar.suspicion of murdering the teenager jodie chesney, who was stabbed in the back in a park in east london a week ago. police say the 17—year—old male suspect was detained in london this morning. a 20—year—old man arrested in leicester on tuesday evening is still in custody. three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17—year—old boy was stabbed to death in west london. the victim was found yesterday afternoon with multiple stab wounds to his chest in west kensington. he was taken to hospital, but died shortly afterwards. an 18—year—old man, along with two boys aged 17 and 15, are in custody. analysis by bbc news into all of the killings in the uk this year can be found on the bbc news website. families of people killed by british security forces during the troubles have been meeting the northern ireland secretary, karen bradley. it follows her controversial remarks this week when she said killings by the police and army were not crimes, but the actions of people ful

john pienaar, bbc news, grimsby.e another proposal over the issue of the backstop — that's the mechanism to avoid a hard border in ireland. he said britain could have the unilateral right to leave a customs union, but that northern ireland would remain part of the eu customs territory. our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels for us tonight. katya, this proposal has already met with a frosty response from the brexit secretary and the dup. well, that's absolutely right, rita, michel barnier‘s proposal went down like a lead balloon, and that is putting it very politely, the brexit secretary said that now is not the time to come up with old arguments, and what did he mean by that? well, what the eu is offering is for the uk to step out of the uk — specific pa rt uk to step out of the uk — specific part of the backstop. on the one hand, this would allay the fears of brexiteers that they could get stuck ina brexiteers that they could get stuck in a customs union union through the backstop, it would allow the governm

our deputy political editor john pienaar has been taking a look at the options. become a hostile environment. every pm admits there's something scary about the commons. theresa may could be forgiven for hating this place. her brexit deal has been blocked twice, so the plan now, try again to win the house and buy time to get her deal through. tomorrow is about the eu divorce, and the fight over britain's future relationship with europe still comes later. and it still looks tough. promising to go failed to do the trick, and as someone put it, she fell on her sword and missed. so, how is the search for more votes going? not very well. the fight over the future's just warming up. agreeing the so—called withdrawal agreement easily hard enough on its own. the democratic unionists, led by nigel dodds, just aren't buying promises to safeguard the union when britain leaves. that's made it harder to win round rebels like jacob rees mogg, who won't back the deal unless the dup's on board. others say the same. even with potential leadership candidates like borisjohnson, and

john pienaar with the latest at westminster.ussels to our europe editor katya adler. is there any sense of optimism that this process over the next few days will bring any clarity there? well, huw, from the beginning of this brexit process in the eu has cajoled, pleaded, even threatened the uk not tojust cajoled, pleaded, even threatened the uk not to just say what it doesn't want from brexit but what it doesn't want from brexit but what it does want. but the eu is not holding its breath, even though we heard there from its chief negotiator that all eyes are now on westminster. but now eu leaders are pretty well—versed in all the comings and goings in the house of commons and they know that those indicative votes may throw up no more clarity at all on the brexit landscape, and even before the votes take place i'm told thatjean—claude juncker, the european commission chief, will stand up in front of the european parliament tomorrow and say again that for the eu the negotiator here is her majesty's government led by theresa may an

no brexit "at all", which she said would be a "political failure". 0ur deputy political editor john pienaart like brexit, may be a journey going nowhere, destination unknown. today, the prime minister came to grimsby, where seven out of ten voted to leave, and appealed to mps to back a plan. reject it and no one knows what will happen. we may not leave the eu for many months. we may leave without the protections that the deal provides. we may never leave at all. and then, with brexit talks deadlocked, this message to brussels. butjust as mps will face a big choice next week, the eu has to make a choice, too. the decisions the european union makes over the next few days will have a big impact on the outcome of the vote. are you simply keen to shift the blame for the way the talks have deadlocked towards the european union and away from yourself? my message to the european union is very clear, this is the moment, this is the time. the british public, as i say, has moved on. they want us to get this done. it takes both sides to get the negotiation through. are you willing to contemplate allowi

mrs may's time may have all but run out. john pienaar reporting. that the uk would leave the european union on march 29th. but today's parliamentary vote calling for a delay makes that highly unlikely. so how do voters consider the prospect of a delay possibly a long delay in the brexit process? my colleague reeta chakrabarti has been to coventry to assess opinion among voters there. i've made a big mistake. it's only bowling, not brexit, but people here a bit older than him are also holding their heads in their hands after this week's chaos in westminster. i think it's all a bit of a shambles. and i just think that they're acting quite childish, in parliament at the moment. when news of mps voting to delay brexit filtered through, adam — who studies physics — welcomed it. a part of me is hoping that eventually they'll realise it's not going to work out, and they'll call the whole thing off, to be perfectly honest. i think it was a bad idea at the start. i think to some extent the public was tricked or deceived into voting out, and i think it's bee

our deputy political editor john pienaar looks at the options.a may's last chance and she came up short. by 58 votes, mps voted down the divorce deal she thrashed out with the eu. plenty of battles still to come before brexit is ever settled, but if mrs may even hoped to regain any control, that hope probably died today. how? tory brexiteer resistance mostly crumbled. they feared losing brexit altogether. big hitters like borisjohnson, dominic raab, evenjacob rees—mogg, who said till today he'd oppose the deal so long as the democratic unionists did, but the hard—core stayed firm. the dup held out, fearing northern ireland could be treated differently to the rest of the uk for the sake of avoiding a hard eu border with ireland. jeremy corbyn‘s labour mps split. five, reconciled to brexit, backed the deal. most helped sink it. mps and cross—party factions are working on their own plans for brexit. former cabinet minister oliver letwin is one of those organising a series of votes for next week, hoping most mps can agree on one. the options — a brex

our deputy political editor john pienaar reports from grimsby.rexit, or maybe a journey going nowhere, destination unknown. today, the prime minister came to grimsby, where seven out of ten voted to leave, and appealed to mps to back a plan. reject it and no one knows what will happen. we may not leave the eu for many months. we may leave without the protections that the deal provides. we may never leave at all. and then, with brexit talks deadlocked, this message to brussels. butjust as mps will face a big choice next week, the eu has to make a choice, too. the decisions the european union makes over the next few days will have a big impact on the outcome of the vote. are you simply keen to shift the blame for the way the talks have deadlocked towards the european union and away from yourself? my message to the european union is very clear, this is the moment, this is the time. the british public, as i say, has moved on. they want us to get this done. it takes both sides to get the negotiation through. are you willing to contemplate allowing con

ourut dpolitical editor john pienaar has been to where they ted to leave, and he was when isnd whatisd here he fou out. john: it has been hard, it has been painful. did brexit have to be this tough? down in this small g, i found some, not all, blame europe. do you think as some say, that we are being bullied by europe, that they are being intransigent? >> definitely, yes. >> bully boy tactics. john: bully boy taics. what do you think? >> how would you expect them to be any different? , someone chooses to leavei'm still going to do what i do. i'm going to get on with my business. atths what the eu is doing. john: nothing is easy except blaming politicians for the painful slog of brexit. two easy? still just bickering and points scoring -- these are genuine differences among mps. >> this small gym up to multinationals trying to make decision moves forward.business >> if you've got a problem at home with your family, you sit down and you work it out and you deal with it. on a larger scale, that is what they should be doing with the country. john: changing, ad.ting, evol all businesses mu

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ur political correspondent nick eardley explained what is now expected to happen in the house of commons on wednesday. unlike normal, mps won't troop through the lobbies, and we won't take ages, with them voting in person. they will be given a sheet of paper around 7:00am which will have a series of basically brexit options on it. we'll know tomorrow afternoon exactly what those options will be. they'll be chosen by the speaker from about 16 that have been suggested so far, ranging from everything from no—deal to no brexit, including along the way things like the single market, the customs union, a free trade agreement — a lot of ideas. it's basically going to be the greatest hits of the last couple of years, i think. but then, 7:00am, mps will get that bit of paper, and they'll vote for each of the options that they think would be palatable. around 9:00am, 9:30am, we'll see if anything gets a majority. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: also making news today: there ar

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is at westminster.ut, this is another apparent misstep for a beleaguered is to grayling? so it is, clive, to call chris grayling accident—prone would be to bend the laws of bob willis to, nobody is that unlucky, there have to be other explanations, and there are. take this eurotunnel story, the government was late getting going and it's no deal brexit planning, grayling was trying to get ahead and critics say he stumbled, also today, the westminster financial watchdog the westminster financial watchdog the national audit office is blaming chris grayling for failings in the national audit office is blaming chris grayling forfailings in his pa rt chris grayling forfailings in his part privatisation of the probation service, an extra £500 million cost to the taxpayer, rates of reported reoffending way up. all ministers run into trouble but chris grayling has a record of misadventures and missteps and mishaps, there was the prison ban which was overturned by the courts, there was the chaos with the courts,

john pienaar there.few minutes but first, let's look at some other stories now. a redacted copy of us special counsel robert mueller‘s report into russian interference in the 2016 us election is to be released by mid—april. mr mueller cleared president trump of colluding with russia, but reached no conclusion about whether he had obstructed justice. the democratic chairman of the housejudicary committee said the report should be released to congress unredacted. officials in the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, say that victims of the fire that engulfed a tower block on thursday may have been trapped because the emergency exits were locked. at least 25 people died in the blaze and 70 others were injured. six of the victims are believed to have fallen to their deaths when they jumped from the burning building. the actor george clooney is calling for a boycott of nine luxury hotels owned by the sultan of brunei, after brunei announced that gay sex and adultery would be punishable by death. the sultan — the rulin

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.es in northern syria are calling for an international tribunal to try members of the islamic state group. last week, forces re—took the last piece of territory from is, bringing an end to their self—declared caliphate. now, officials say they are struggling to cope with the thousands of men and women they captured. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool has been given rare access to one of the camps, roj, in northern syria, where many of those captured are being held. what should be done with the captured men and women of the islamic state group? it's one of the most urgent issues, now the last enclave has been won back from is. hundreds of women who joined the group from around a0 countries are in this camp in northern syria. they include ilham, from the netherlands, who admits to having joined is, but as yet has no idea where she might face trial. we are asking the government to take us back, but i'm still here, awaiting. if you did go back to holland, what do you think would happen? i'll go to pri

here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. parliament has shown its power. we know who's in control, and the answer's no—one. mps are getting ready to talk and vote their way through their ideas for brexit. but then what? brexiteer ministers especially insist mps taking control won't work. it's a negotiation between ourselves and the european union, and if parliament expresses a view, it may be entirely undeliverable. but the cabinet is split. there's amber rudd — she's backing mrs may's deal, but wants freedom for tories to vote as they choose. some junior ministers are saying privately they'll rebel and resign if they have to. mrs may kept them all guessing. one, who quit the government and voted to give mps a choice between brexit plans, stood by his decision. i think brexit should happen in the right way, which is leaving, but leaving on good terms, with the best possible opportunity of a good future with the eu. so what'll be the choices? there's the pm's deal, twice defeated already. or a brexit deal closer to eu customs and market rules than mrs may's

our deputy political editor john pienaar has been looking at how the next stages might unfold.ion, another retreat by theresa may. mps have delayed brexit past march the 29th. they don't know for how long and nor do we. mrs may never wanted this, but she has been weakened by defeat after defeat in the commons. now, with less than a week to go before the next eu summit, her mission somehow to win around 75 or more tory brexiteers, democratic unionists, leave supporting labour mps who want a brexit deal. it is a big ask, so theresa may will be calling another big debate, another big vote, before she faces eu leaders and asks for the delay in leaving. sojust days, time is running out to finally support this battered prime minister or start to thrash out a new brexit plan. in brussels next week, eu leaders must decide whether to grant a brexit delay at all. the signs are they will, but there may be strings attached. will france impose conditions? will spain, where elections are on the way, reopen the sovereignty of gibraltar? and crucially will they insist on a long delay, a year o

john pienaar, luton. tonight's vote significantly increases the likelihood of a no—deal brexit. two parts of the uk which did not vote to leave at all are scotland and northern ireland, which would have a land border with the eu. in a moment we'll speak to our scotland editor sarah smith, but first our ireland correspondent emma vardy in belfast. emma, we are talking once again about the issue of the backstop which is aimed at preventing a hard border in ireland. that easily, is still the most contentious sticking point, even after these votes today? yes for two two big reasons. one because the backstop has become a proxy for the big disagreement over the kind of relationship that the uk wa nts to the kind of relationship that the uk wants to have with the eu and here in northern ireland life exists with fragile peace between two communities and brexit has threatened to throw that up until air. tonight northern ireland is staring into the unknown and there will be real despairfor staring into the unknown

only she can deliver brexit, hand on a political legacy, she may have to leave without even that. john pienaarjoins a long list of conservative prime ministers who have had their premierships dominated and ended by party divisions over europe. asjohn langdale now explains. there was a time when the conservatives were pro—european. ted heath took britain into the european community. and, at first, even she was keen. but later margaret thatcher for the institutions in brussels are becoming increasingly dominantand brussels are becoming increasingly dominant and started to resist their demands. you wanted the european parliament to be the democratic body of the community. he wanted the commission to be the executive committee wanted the council of ministers to be the senate. no, no, no. the end, the opposition to monetary union fronted a challange we re monetary union fronted a challange were pro—european administers and she was out, to the lasting fury of eurosceptic tories. they turned their anger on her successor, john major, for backing the maastricht treaty that deepened european integration

that was our deputy political editor there, john pienaar.clamouring for certainty, clarity, a decision. and they've got none of that today. our business editor simon jack is with me — this is exactly what businesses were fearing? i think demoralised, devastated, sick and tired are some of the comments i have heard, that their quest for certainty of some kind has foundered on the parliamentary rocks yet again. their biggest fear still is that we somehow end up with no deal, but the financial markets still don't believe that is going to happen. we have seen the pound come back a little bit after having a bubble this afternoon. but there is going to be a delay, and although business doesn't like no deal, it doesn't like to lay much less, because what will they do in the meantime? and you heard the smmmt, the motor body, saying that britain had become un—investable, and business has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, before the financial crisis, so it is really showing up in the investment decisions companies are making. simonjack, decision

here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar.e environment. every pm admits there's something scary about the commons. theresa may could be forgiven for hating this place. her brexit deal has been blocked twice, so the plan now — try again to win the house and buy time to get her deal through. tomorrow is about the eu divorce, and the fight over britain's future relationship with europe still comes later. and it still looks tough. promising to go failed to do the trick. as someone put it, she fell on her sword and missed. so, how's the search for more votes going? not very well. the fight over the future's just warming up. agreeing the so—called withdrawal agreement easily hard enough on its own. the democratic unionists, led by nigel dodds, just aren't buying promises to safeguard the union when britain leaves. that's made it harder to win round rebels like jacob rees—mogg, who won't back the deal unless the dup's on board. others say the same. even with potential leadership candidates like boris johnson, and like david davis on

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been to norwich to find out. brexit.. the cakes are burned — again. time is running out. brexit‘s deadlocked and may be delayed, so what did they think at this hotel in the heart of remain—voting norwich? some think someone's got to give, but who? not everyone can win this argument. what do you think? i think the brexiteers are a bit too rigid in their views. something needs to give and i think it needs to come from their side. what about you ? i need to wait. at some point i'm really worried about my future. it's your life. you just want to know what's going on. i don't know what is the best option for me. it is notjust this business — you'll struggle to find business leaders round here keen on brexit. plenty are wondering how it might work, if it works at all. richard, what are you worried about? staffing is the real issue. if we don't have a constant flow of european staff, we can't open the doors. it's quite simple. ok, i know you voted to remain, what about compromise? well, somehow we have to find a way of leaving

our deputy political editor john pienaar is at westminster.in dismay. mps are trying to take control. what, then, are theresa may's options now? well, mrs may's day today tactics have often seemed to be all over the place but her longer term strategy, if you can call it that, has been consistent. that is to wait, to wait while the clock runs down, stick to her plan and hope the brexit rebels in the end will see her plan is the best and only way to achieve brexit. as ever she is moving one small step ata as ever she is moving one small step at a time. we are still wondering, will tory ministers and mps be free to vote as they choose on the brexit options? we are still waiting to hear the answer to that. meanwhile a number of junior and middle ranking ministers are saying that they are prepared to rebel and resign if they feel they have to. all the time, a number of tories, they are saying mrs may could increase the chances of her deal if she makes clear she is willing to stand aside soon and make way for a new leader. she is meeting tory mps at

john pienaar there.verage of those votes here on bbc world news. and with so much to take in, you'll be relieved to know there's a special brexit section on our website. you'll find all of the issues explained, also in—depth analysis from our correspondents. just log on to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc app. well, it's been two weeks since a mass shooting in new zealand took the lives of 50 people at two mosques in christchurch. a national service of remembrance has been held in the city and broadcast on television. this is prime minister jacinda ardern addressing the nation. 0ur challenge now is to make the very best of us a daily reality, because we are not immune to the viruses of hate, of fear, of other, we never have been, but we can be the nation that discovers the cure. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith, is in christchurch, where the service took place. he told us more about the prime minister's message. it was one really of unity, rejecting the bases and hatred that we saw him in christchurch

john pienaar there.ncy summit on april 10th to discuss what happens next. will they grant the uk another extension? will they insist we now fight the elections for the european parliament? unchartered waters indeed. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels for us. and the reaction there? there was no great surprise here that parliament once again rejected the withdrawal agreement, in fact i describe the sense here as one of resignation and also defensiveness. the eu wanting to protect itself as much as possible from any future brexit fallout. you know that in the past in negotiations the eu has used the threat of a no—deal brexit as part of the negotiations. now eu leaders think it is an increasingly likely prospect and that is what we heard from emmanuel macron of france today and that is why he and a number of eu leaders are now questioning whether it makes sense to delay brexit for that much longer. they look at all the divisions in parliament, in government, in cabinet and they wonder whether the

john pienaar, bbc news, grimsby.unwavering in refusing to make any changes to the withdrawl agreement — and the controversial irish backstop. a few hours ago, in a series of tweets, the eu's chief brexit negotiator outlined its final offers. the bbc‘s europe correspondent, damian grammaticas is in brussels. this is not a softening of the eu position, with the eu says is this is an additional reinsurance that it is trying to give the uk, in effect you should look at this as the final piece of the eu putting this on the table to try to help theresa may get her deal over the line through parliament next week. it's offering two essential things here. barnier briefed eu countries and we did them out here this evening. one is a letter, or illegal reassurance that the eu will use its best endeavors to secure a trade deal for the uk in the future, the second thing is a clarification that barnier says the eu does not seek to trap the uk in a customs union arrangement in the future as many mps in the uk fear because he says th

here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. become a hostile environment. every pm admits there's something scary about the commons. theresa may could be forgiven for hating this place. her brexit deal has been blocked twice, so the plan now — try again to win the house and buy time to get her deal through. tomorrow is about the eu divorce, and the fight over britain's future relationship with europe still comes later. and it still looks tough. promising to go failed to do the trick. as someone put it, she fell on her sword and missed. so, how's the search for more votes going? not very well. the fight over the future's just warming up. agreeing the so—called withdrawal agreement easily hard enough on its own. the democratic unionists, led by nigel dodds, just aren't buying promises to safeguard the union when britain leaves. that's made it harder to win round rebels like jacob rees—mogg, who won't back the deal unless the dup‘s on board. others say the same. even with potential leadership candidates like boris johnson, and lik

agreement, to prevent the risk of a long delay in the brexit process, as our deputy political editor john pienaarts. parliament has shown its power. we know who is in control, and the answer is no—one. mps are getting ready to talk and vote their way through their ideas for brexit. but then what? brexiteer ministers especially insist mps taking control won't work. it's a negotiation between ourselves and the european union, and if parliament expresses a view, it may be entirely undeliverable. but the cabinet is split. there is amber rudd. she is backing mrs may's deal, but wants freedom for tories to vote as they choose. some junior ministers are saying privately they'll rebel and resign if they have to. today, mrs may kept them all guessing. one, who quit the government and voted to give mps a choice between brexit plans, stood by his decision. i think brexit should happen in the right way, which is leaving, but leaving on good terms, with the best possible opportunity of a good future with the eu. so what will be the choices when mps fill this chamber tomorrow? there is the pm's deal, twice def

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has us the latest from westminster.nt—prone would be to bend the laws of probability — nobody is that unlucky. there have to be other explanations, and there are. take this eurotunnel story — the government was late getting going with it's no—deal brexit planning, chris grayling was trying to get ahead and critics say he stumbled. also today, the westminster financial watchdog, the national audit office, is blaming chris grayling forfailings in his part privatisation of the probation service — an extra £500 million cost to the taxpayer, rates of reported reoffending way up. all ministers run into trouble but chris grayling has a record of misadventures and missteps, and mishaps. there was the prison ban which was overturned by the courts, there was the chaos with the rail timetables, chris grayling was heavily criticised for that. now, today, downing street is telling us theresa may has full confidence in her transport secretary. though with brexit at such a critical stage, theresa may would hate to lose a loyal colleag

our deputy political editor john pienaar has been taking a look at the options.ay, parliament has become a hostile environment and every pn admits there is something scary about the comments and theresa may could be forgiven for hating this place. the brexit deal has been blocked twice said the plan is to try again to when the house and buy time to get her deal three. tomorrow is about the eu divorce and the fight over britain because my future relationship with europe still comes later. it still looks tough. promising to go, failed to do the trick and as someone said, she fell on her sword and missed. how is the search for and more votes going? not very well, the fight over the future is just very well, the fight over the future isjust warming up and very well, the fight over the future is just warming up and agreeing the so—called withdrawal agreement hard enough on its own and the democratic unionistsjust are enough on its own and the democratic unionists just are not buying promises to safeguard the union when britain leaves and that has made it harder to whe

well, to find out what people do make of it — john pienaar has been to huddersfield, an area which voted, even for a top choir. stop arguing and get on with it and pull together for the benefit of the country. hard in an area divided as britain on brexit. we need to get out by the 29th of march, hopefully with a deal. they just can't stay in tune on what comes next. i'd like a second referendum because i think a lot of people didn't realise what they were voting for. here in huddersfield, or anywhere, people want their politicians to show they're listening as they echo the big themes of brexit. i think project fear will not work a second time. it didn't work the first time. if there is damage over time, and you suggest there may be, how much time, how much damage? i suspect it may take ten years. i was prepared for that when i voted as i did. i see that we are taking away options for our young people. but more decisions about britain taken by people in britain, that's a perfectly legitimate aspiration? we are not ruled by faceless bureaucrats. we are ruled by a european parliament with a

our deputy political editor john pienaar has been looking at how the next stages of brexit may play out win round 75 or more tory brexiteers, democratic unionists, leave—supporting labour mps who want a brexit deal. it's a big ask, so theresa may will be calling another big debate, another big vote before she faces eu leaders and asks for the delay in leaving. time is running out to finally support this battered prime minister or start to thrash out a new plan for brexit. so, aside from mrs may's plan, what are the other options? mps will try to drum up support from behind the scenes. well, some on both sides, including cabinet ministers like amber rudd, would like a brexit closer to the eu, a bit like norway's. sticking with eu market laws and standards, maybe also the eu customs system. no new trade tariffs or border checks, no problem avoiding stops and checks on the irish border, but it also means no new trade deals around the world. jeremy corbyn and labour want a customs union. he says he can negotiate terms to his liking. then there's another referendum. mps were never likely to

but with more detail on what they are actually voting on, here is our deputy political editor, john pienaar government couldn't shape brexit, so tonight we're watching parties and mp5 use the right they demanded to vote on their plans. settling on one, well, that's another battle for another day. so what about those rival plans, all set out on a single ballot paper, all voted on at once? a so—called softer brexit, ties closer to the eu than mrs may's plan, comparable to norway's only different, under eu customs rules, so no separate trade deals, or sticking to eu market rules and standards, which might involve allowing free movement of people. or maybe all of the above. leaving with no deal — some brexiteers say nothing to fear, others call the idea catastrophic. the option of a fresh referendum — labour's backing that plan now, just not all labour mp5, jeremy corbyn has never been keen. there is a proposal to revoke brexit — call it off, for now orfor good. some on all sides, including the snp and the lib dems, simply say, "stop brexit". so you can see why no—one's been counting on any sin

our deputy politicalto ejohn pienaar looks at how the next stages might play out. johnother concession, another retreat by theresa may. mps have delayed brexit past march 29. orthey don't knowow long and nor do we. mrs. may never wanted this, bute she has been wd by defeat after defeat in the commons. with less than a week to go until the next eu summit, her mission somehow is to win around 75 or more tory brexiteers, with leave-supporting labour mps who want a brexit deal. theresa may will be calling s other a delay, another big vote before she fa leaders and asks for the delayn leaving. so aside from mrs. may's plan, what are the other options? t mps wi to drum up supportom ehind the scenes. some on both sides including cabinet ministers like amber w ruddld like brexit closer to the eu, a bit like norway's, sticking with eu market laws and standards and maybe the custom system. no new trade tariffs and border checks. no problem avoidg stocks and checks on the irish border. but it also mea no new trade deals around the world. jeremy corbyn and labor want a customs unio

our deputy political editor john pienaar has been looking at how the next stages may play out. know for how long, and neither do we. mrs may never wanted this, but she's been weakened by defeat after defeat in the commons. now with less than a week to go before the next eu summit, her mission — somehow to win around 75 or more tory brexiteers, democratic unionists, leave—supporting labour mps who want a brexit deal. it is a big ask, so theresa may will be calling another big debate, another big vote before she faces eu leaders and asks for the delay in leaving. sojust days, time is running out to finally support this battered prime minister, or start to thrash out a new brexit plan. so aside from mrs may's plan, what are the other options mps will try to drum up support for behind—the—scenes? some on both sides, including cabinet ministers like amber rudd, would like a brexit closer to the eu, a bit like norway's. sticking with eu market rules and standards, it may be also the eu customs system. no new trade tariffs or border checks, no problem avoiding stops and checks on the

john pienaar? john pienaar, bbc news.e on the debate that will take place on tuesday and getting that vote through. it would enable us to leave with a deal. for those who don't wa nt with a deal. for those who don't want us to leave without a deal, the best way is to vote for the deal so we leave with that deal. you said about the relationship with the eu. my about the relationship with the eu. my message to the european union is very clear. some of the leaders and some in the european union, when i have spoken to them, have said they are not have spoken to them, have said they a re not really have spoken to them, have said they are not really sure whether this is the moment, whether this is the time, whether there is a more time to be talking about this and negotiating on this. my message is this is the moment, this is the time will stop you know, i think people, the british public, as i say, have moved on. —— this is the time. it ta kes moved on. —— this is the time. it takes both sides to get that negotiation through a