jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.nothing has changed from when we started this brexit process. there's only a few options, either we leave with the government's current proposed deal, we leave with an alternative deal, we'd only that all all we leave on a no deal basis and it's perhaps important to keep those in mind —— we don't leave at all. whether we get those changes through a second referendum or an election, one of those has to be the final destination. with me now is professor tony travers from the london school of economics. you are a keen westminster watcher. what happens now? that's the question many people are asking. perhaps the main question is can theresa may get anything substantial from europe, will it be big enough, whatever concessions they might offer? i doubt it after all this time. the trouble is, if the eu 27 now give british prime minister theresa may more, it will suggest to mps back here that if only they'd press harder they could get even more still -- harder they could get even more still ——

jonathan blake there at westminster, thank you.ned by detectives in connection with the "criminal use of drones" near gatwick airport. police are also searching a house in crawley in west sussex. sightings of drones over the last three days led to the cancellation or delay of 1000 flights, affecting more than 140,000 passengers. the airport's remained open, but there are still some delays. jenny kumar reports. police activity at a house near gatwick airport. officers have searched inside the property and examined vehicles parked on the drive. this comes after sussex police confirmed last night that a man and a woman had been arrested in connection with illegal drone activity. well, tonight there's a small police presence outside the property that was searched earlier today. meanwhile gatwick airport say measures are being taken to keep the airfield safe and to keep flights running. at gatwick flights have been getting back to normal after three days of disruption, but there's a backlog to clear and frustration amongst passengers. w

jonathan blake, bbc news. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg is in buenos aires at the g20 summite gave us this assessment of how mr gyimah‘s resignation would be viewed. it's another reminder to theresa may of the wall of resistance that awaits her when she gets back to westminster after returning from the other side of the world. it is not necessarily a surprise that he is one of the ministers that has added his name to those departing over her brexit plan. but politics is, apart from anything else, a battle of momentum. theresa may has been trying, struggling to get onto the front foot here, struggling to put her arguments across, and then, again, a resignation like this knocks off that script and forces are once again onto the back foot. she knows she is in an extremely precarious situation here and yet no inclination from her for any shift, any countenancing of a plan b. it feels right now that the government is like a giant tower ofjenga, day by day one more piece gets pulled out. it's pretty shaky even though it hasn't yet fallen over. the japanese prime minister, shinzo ab

our political correspondent jonathan blake reports.n a factory floor in peterborough, a long way from westminster, the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, one of 30 or so government ministers and sent out today with a sales pitch for the prime minister's brexit deal. what is really coming through in constituencies like this in peterborough is the strong view of business that they want the certainty of the deal and they don't wa nt certainty of the deal and they don't want the uncertainty of no deal or no brexit and that's why we are making the case to colleagues across parliament, this is a way of honouring the referendum result. the message is clear — the deal might not be perfect but it is the best you're going to get and the man who is effectively the prime minister's deputy says people want the government to get on with it. the voice of ordinary people is to say, let's get on and get this done. they know that in real—life, agreements, deals, involve compromises and pragmatism and they see the prime minister's deal is a sensible, con

with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake.ell us more about the pressure that labour and other opposition parties are putting on the government on —— over this legal advice? this is an attempt to make what would be a difficult week for theresa may perhaps even more so. theresa may perhaps even more so. the shadow labour brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, is leading an effort to get the government to publish in full the legal advice it has received from the attorney general, geoffrey cox, and others about its brexit deal, specifically there are concerns among some mps, brexiteers mostly, that the backstop arrangement, part of the withdrawal agreement which is there to ensure that if a trade deal camanachd be donein that if a trade deal camanachd be done in time, temporary customs union will come in force between britain and the eu to avoid a hard border in northern ireland. they worry that under the terms of the agreement, the uk would not be able to re m ove agreement, the uk would not be able to remove itself from that unila

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.and former attorney general dominic grievejoins me now from westminster good morning. is she stronger or wea ker good morning. is she stronger or weaker this morning? good morning. is she stronger or weaker this morning ?|i good morning. is she stronger or weaker this morning? i don't think it makes much difference. what it has shown its attempts by some of my colleagues, mainly in the erg to get rid of her, are getting nowhere and that was obvious before yesterday. i hoped the message has finally got home to them as a result. i have to accept that the underlying issues are the same. that is that brexit is an operation that carries huge risks for our country and there are deep divisions not only within our party but within parliament as to how this should best be carried out. that is the fundamental reason we've got so much instability. another thought on the members of the erg, jacob rees—mogg made clear last night he doesn't accept this. he said she should go and resign. they aren't

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.lay adds further uncertainty to an already complicated process. so what do we know, and what might happen next? this morning, in the house of commons mps will hold an emergency debate on her decision to delay the vote, and there is still no clarity on when that vote might finally take place. some mps have called for it to be before christmas. what we do know is that the government must legally report back to the commons by 21 january on any no—deal scenario. what, at the moment anyway, is still on the calendar is that uk will leave the eu on 29 march 2019. our political correspondent chris masonjoins me now. good morning. madness, chaos, it is fantastic in many ways for a political journalist, fantastic in many ways for a politicaljournalist, but what do we make of this? we are trying to offer some kind of timeline but it is difficult to get any sense, really? it really is, because we have been counting down for days on end. we arrived at today and there is stuff happening but not what

but first from our westminster studio is our political correspondent jonathan blake. the corner of my either debate that has been going on tonight with the leader of the house, andrea leadsom, telling them that they will not get a vote to postpone the boat, what atmosphere has there been in the house of commons this evening? there has been everything from amusement to resignation to confusion. the decision came earlier on to cancel the vote that we were expecting to happen tomorrow on the prime minister's brexit deal and ever since then people have been scratching their heads to figure out what happens next. not for the first time in this whole process. some mps concede it was the only choice she had because if she was to go ahead with the vote tomorrow, the prime minister would save a heavy defeats and one which she would have found it very difficult to recover from. there would have been immediate calls for her to go. it is the lesser of two evils. one mp put it to me she was like a rabbit in the headlights and this was all of her own making. another said it was star

the agreement was "not perfect" but was "the best deal available". 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blakey it appears we may have lost that particular report for you. gremlins in the system. in the meantime of the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has met theresa may at the g20 summit, taking place in argentina. he asked her to avoid a ‘no—deal‘ brexit. major companies like nissan and honda are concerned about the possible impact on their supply chains across europe. mrs may said she was confident that japanese businesses based in the uk would continue to trade well with the eu. labour's kate 0samor, the shadow international development secretary, has resigned from her front bench role. it comes after a report that she verbally abused a journalist from the times who was looking into controversy surrounding her son's conviction for drug possession. in a statement, she said she will now ‘concentrate on supporting my family through the difficult time we have been experiencing‘. let‘s return to a report earlier. theresa may has suffered another blow to her brexit proposals , with the resig

our political correspondent, jonathan blake, looks back at events.s report contains flashing images. reporter: can you really improve your deal, prime minister? theresa may arrived back in downing street last night after a day of drama in the house of commons. she confirmed the vote on her brexit deal would be delayed, and that she would go back to brussels to ask the eu for changes. the prime minister told mps she had no doubt her agreement was the right one, but acknowledged widespread concerns about a plan to avoid physical checks at the northern ireland border if a trade deal can't be done. it is clear that, while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal... jeering. ..on one issue — on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, accused the government of being in disarray, and later in the evening called for an emergency debate. it cannot be right that the government can unilaterally alter the arrangements once this house has agreed on a timetable, wi

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.ow to westminster‘s central lobby, where we can speak to our chief political correspondent, vicki young. today's cabinet meeting sounds like another lively affair with obviously the ebbing of these no deal preparations. interestingly, the conservative mp nick bowles has tweeted saying, if at any point between now and the 29th of march the government were to announce that no—deal brexit would become its policy, i would no—deal brexit would become its policy, iwould immediately no—deal brexit would become its policy, i would immediately resigned the conservative whip and vote in any way necessary to stop it happening. that is the conversation going on here, although there are these preparations taking place, there are dozens of mps who feel they could not accept that. the question is whether there is any mechanism by which they could stop that happening. some suspect the prime minister is trying to run the lockdown by delaying this vote until january, may be hoping to get something back

our political correspondent jonathan blake is here with me now. s for the biblical world and for the party, what are the liberal democrats saying? yes, the party has confirmed the news within the last half hour or so. the news within the last half hour or so. the statement reflects on the sadness of the occasion. i'll read you what the lib dem spokesperson says. it is with great news that —— sadness that we announce the news that paddy ashdown has passed away following a short illness. he will be desperately missed as a dear friend and colleague and remembered as someone friend and colleague and remembered as someone who made a contribution to furthering the cause of liberalism, and it ends with saying their thoughts are with his family and all theirfriends their thoughts are with his family and all their friends at this difficult time and they ask that their privacy is respected. you heard vince cable speaking on bbc news the short time ago, reflecting with his thoughts as saying that this was sad and had come as something of a surprise. we knew p

the agreement was "not perfect" but was "the best deal available". 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blakeaging to smile, but just as theresa may arrived for a reception with other world leaders at the g20 summit last night, one of her ministers announced his resignation. sam gyimah was seen as a rising star in government, a loyal supporter of the prime minister, but one who has now made clear he cannot support her brexit deal. in leaving the eu, we will surrender our voice, oui’ the eu, we will surrender our voice, our veto and our vote. and we will become rule takers nos rule maker, the deal that is on the table from the deal that is on the table from the pm is a deal in name only. all the pm is a deal in name only. all the big issues have been kicked down the big issues have been kicked down the road, so we are in for several yea rs of the road, so we are in for several years of negotiations, at the point at which we have no leverage in the eu has all the control. sam gyimah‘s decision came after the prime minister announced the uk would pull out of the galileo satellite navigation prog

earlier, our political correspondent jonathan blake said this latest resigntation cast further doubty to hold onto control of the commons, which could destabilise her plans for brexit. there is no way round this. it is another blow to the prime minister, for sure. a ministerial resignation is never a good thing. he is the tenth to quit the government since their brexit plan was agreed back in the summer but perhaps more importantly, it is another mp off the list of those who she and the conservatives can rely on to support her brexit deal in parliament and as you heard, he set out some fairly broad criticisms of the agreement but she has reached with brussels and i think the nub of it is that tracy use, a deal in name only and that is how others see it. phrase he used, a deal in name only and that is how others see it. suddenly the second part of the deal, the poetical declaration agreed with the european union on the future relationship still needs to be negotiated in detail and that is what will happen supposedly after the 29th of march next year. sam gyimah is one of many who has

good to talk to you, jonathan blake, our political correspondent.nced that it's reached an agreement on trade with china after talks at the 620 summit in argentina. president trump met with chinese leader xi jinping and confirmed he will not carry out threats to raise tariffs on chinese goods from 10 to 25%. china's foreign minister said it opened up what he called "win—win co—operation". she's travelled across all of time and space and now doctor who star jodie whittaker is set for a new adventure, reading the cbeebies bedtime story. the actor follows in the footsteps of the likes of sir eltonjohn, dolly parton, david hasselhoff and tom hardy. it isa it is a pretty eclectic mix. she'll read the tale of ada twist, a girl on a mission to use science to better understand her world. the doctor might fancy having someone on the doctor might fancy having someone on board the tardis with that sort of qualification. good luck to her. they get some great people to do those bedtime stories, really famous. a big responsibility for all the pa rents, a big resp

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.vote and a suggestion this lunchtime that downing street is beginning to think that the best option may be for the prime minister is to have those amendments go down to her motion on the deal, and everyone put forward their plan b if you like, there are many who say if her deal is to fail, they want to come up with something else but they could be put down as amendments and if they were votes on it could give an indication of what mps are thinking before they come to point where they vote on theresa may's deal, so that could be one way of approaching things, but for today, the focus is on no deal preparations, and having questions today was the defence secretary gavin williamson, asked about what would be on offer, what kind of preparations the government is making, fora no we have not had any formal requests from any government department, but what we are doing is putting contingency plans in place, what we will do is have 3500 service personnel to support any government department on

with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake.ve just been hearing from secure stammer. what has he been saying? he has been outlining why he and other opposition parties in parliament believe it is so important that the government publishes this legal advice, this is candid legal advice given to theresa may and her most senior ministers from the attorney general, sir geoffrey cox, about his view and what the legal implications would be of the withdrawal agreement when it comes into place, britain's exit deal with the eu. there is a belief among some, certainly brexiteers mps, that one part of it, the backstop, designed to prevent a ha rd the backstop, designed to prevent a hard border ireland of a trade deal cannot be done in time with the eu, isa cannot be done in time with the eu, is a sticking point still. they see that there is something which the uk would not be able to remove itself from unilaterally, and what has been sold as a temporary arrangement could be something that lives on indefinitely. the government has said it

our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. months of disruption at the uk's busiest port.using your mobile phone abroad, and concerns that medical supplies could run low. warnings about an no—deal brexit have covered almost every aspect of life. now, some ministers are clear. it is time to ramp up preparations. we will be discussing no—deal planning today. it is right that we step up no—deal planning now, not only do we need to prepare the country, it is also the best way that we will ensure that we get a deal. there is a deal on the table but parliament doesn't support it. raising the risk, some argue, leaving without an agreement. we are preparing for eventualities, we are not intending to have a no—deal brexit but parliament needs to do the adl, otherwise the legal position is heading for no brexit —— no—deal, in march 2019. position is heading for no brexit —— no-deal, in march 2019. not ministers are united on how to prepare for a no—deal scenario and some have spoken publicly of considering alternatives to theresa may's agreement, but whilst the cabinet discussed con

with me now is our political correspondent jonathan blake.appiness but on the other hand, a bit of a rising star? he was definitely a rising star? he was definitely a rising star and someone until now had been loyal to theresa may. in that interview, i asked loyal to theresa may. in that interview, iasked him loyal to theresa may. in that interview, i asked him whether she can survive if she loses this boat in the commons on her brexit deal and he said he would still support her as leader. but there is no way around this, it is another blow to the prime minister, for sure, a ministerial resignation is never good. he is the tenth to quit the government since her brexit plan was agreed that the chequers retreat. it is another one off the list of those whom she can rely on to support her brexit deal in parliament and he's set out some broad criticism of the agreement that she has reached with brussels. i think the nub of it is that phrase he used, it is a deal in name only. that is how others see it, settling the second part of the deal, the pol

our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports.i one final photo for theresa may, at the 620 summit in argentina, before returning to face the battle over her brexit deal. she must convince enough of her mps to back us when parliament votes in nine days‘ time the area i have the greatest concern. now one the area i have the greatest concern. now one of the area i have the greatest concern. now one of the leading voices in the leave campaign says although it is not ideal, it does what it needs to do. this deal of course is not perfect, but it does provide those of us who campaigned to leave with an opportunity to take back control of the borders and have control of immigration, it means we end the huge automatic sums that go to the eu every week and it gives us the capacity in huge sectors of the economy to diverge if we think that is right. i have reflected long and ha rd is right. i have reflected long and hard about this deal. i have concluded while it is imperfect it is the right thing to do. it is because, andrew, i understand

with me now is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. let's start off with michael gove. defence of theresa may's brexit deal with one of the most prominent league campaign is michael gove and someone whose position in the cabinet has looked very precarious when the agreements was made and then the deal was subsequently agreed with brussels in the last few weeks. he was known to have significant concerns and he has talked about that this morning, saying that he had said a lot of things in private about his concerns with the deal and he reflected long and hard. so effectively saying that he considered resigning over the deal. but he is still there in the cabinet and offending the prime minister's deal. he talks about it this morning as not being perfect. —— defending the prime minister ‘s deal. so something pragmatic whilst admitting that he had concerns with the deal still. i reflected long and hard about this deal but i have concluded, like lots of people, that while it is imperfect, it is the right thing to do. it is because, andrew, i understand and appreciate and feel

our political correspondent, jonathan blake told me why mr gove is warning his colleagues not to votexit deal. the defence of theresa may's brexit dealfrom one of the defence of theresa may's brexit deal from one of the the defence of theresa may's brexit dealfrom one of the most prominent leave campaigners are michael gove and someone whose position in the cabinet has looked precarious since the plan was agreed back in chequers in the summerand the plan was agreed back in chequers in the summer and then the deal was subsequently agreed with brussels in the last few weeks. he was known to have significant concerns about it and he has talked about this morning saying that he said a lot of things in private about his concerns with the deal and he reflected long and hard. so effectively saying that he considered resigning perhaps over this brexit deal but he is still there in the cabinet defending the prime minister's deal. he talks about it this morning as not being perfect, not containing 100% of everything he and other leave campaigners and voted would want but then he said they didn'

jonathan blake looks back at an extraordinary 2a hours for theresa may.ns some flash photography. back to number ten at the end of what theresa may herself described as a long and challenging day, but it was not quite over yet. mps had voted for or against theresa may as conservative leader, and the result, when it came, meant she survived. the result of the ballot held this evening is that the parliamentary party does have confidence. in the end, 200 mps backed theresa may, and 117 voted against her. the prime minister could not ignore the fact that a third of tory mps had voted to remove her as leader, but she said the result would let her get on with the job. we now need to get on with the job of delivering brexit for the british people and building a better future for this country, a brexit that delivers on the vote that people gave, that brings back control of our money, our borders and our laws, that protectsjobs, security and the union, that brings the country back together rather than entrenching division. like the country, the conservative party

thank you very much, jonathan blake there for us.e is almost unimaginable. the cameras might have been working at this christmas market in manchester, but for 32 million 02 customers, not much else was. we've not been able to use facebook. the thing is, i don't think you can send on imessage either. train times, to get us home. just not good, basically. in london, bus arrival screens which work off the 02 network were also out of action. a first world problem, you might say, but also very much one of our time. it is a digital catastrophe of the 21st century. we are out of internet, out of services, out of our loved ones neraby, out of capacity of payments. the 02 network said the problem was a global one and down to equipment supplied by the telecoms firm ericsson. we know it is a software issue. it has impacted an ericsson component, which has impacted networks across the globe injapan, in china, and of course here in the uk. 02 says services should be back to normal this morning and that it will be carrying out a review with ericss

our political correspondent, jonathan blake is in westminster.still in the midst of this crucial week as we build towards this debate and in fact, some of the papers saying now that perhaps this debate, the date of it might be debatable. that is one thing that is potentially being talked about here. it isa potentially being talked about here. it is a 354 mps in the house of commons behind us here, debating the prime minister's brexit plan. the focus is on the economy, so expect the chancellor philip hammond to open proceedings in the house, talking about how this is a deal that will protect jobs, talking about how this is a deal that will protectjobs, be good for business and provide the uk with a close trading relationship with the eu. as that continues, so to do the effo rts eu. as that continues, so to do the efforts by prime ministers, senior officials and ministers to talk around those mps who are so far indicating they will vote against the deal in parliament. last night, the deal in parliament. last night, the chief whip julian the deal in

this report from our political correspondent jonathan blake does contain some flash photography.ctory floor in peterborough, a long way from westminster, the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, one of 30 or so government ministers sent out today with a sales pitch for the prime minister's brexit deal. what's really coming through in constituencies like this in peterborough is the strong view of business that they want the certainty of the deal and they don't want the uncertainty of no deal or no brexit, and that's why we are making the case to colleagues across parliament, this is a way of honouring the referendum result. the message is clear — the deal might not be perfect, but it's the best you're going to get and the man who is effectively the prime minister's deputy says people want the government to get on with it. the business voice and the voice of ordinary people is to say, "let's get on and get this done". they know that in real life, agreements, deals, involve compromises and pragmatism, and they see the prime minister's deal is a sensible, constructive way forward that

our political correspondent, jonathan blake is in westminster for us this morning. onathan. it sounds like a little bit of a stand—off, there. yes, this is a bit like parliamentary chicken, after chewing and throwing, jeremy corbyn last i did tablea and throwing, jeremy corbyn last i did table a motion of no—confidence in prime minister. not in the government, but in theresa may herself. under the rules, the government doesn't have to allow time for that to be debated or the vote to be held, so it is not going to. as you say, downing street describing this as a silly political game, effectively daring jeremy corbyn to go one step further and call a vote of no—confidence in the government, a more serious prospect which it would have to allow to happened. last night, jeremy corbyn was asked why he had not done that. we haven't failed to trigger any process, it is the government that is denying, at the right to have a vote on this process. that is why i tabled a motion i did today, that is why i made my statement and that is why i made my statement and that is why many

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. with me is our assistant political editor, norman smith.all, what do you think theresa may's strategy is today, the day after announcing that the meaningful vote would not go ahead, in visiting these european leaders? well, i think, ahead, in visiting these european leaders? well, ithink, bluntly, it is all about putting the squeeze on mps, which might sound a little bit odd, because she has booted the boat into the long grass, but what she has done is sandy vote probably into the new year, because there is no sign downing street are in any rush to get it done quickly, no—one is talking about a vote before christmas. the expectation is that this will drift into middle or late january, and that means the amount of time between mps voting and when we are meant to leave the eu is maybe only about eight weeks. in other words, no time for mps to pull together a plan b, whether that be norway, canada or whatever you want. so mps will be faced, it seems to me, with a brutal choice, the one that mrs may wants to press them to -it that mrs may wants

we can talk about all these developments with our political correspondent, jonathan blake.irst of all about these 30 ministers heading out around the uk to try to sell theresa may's deal. will that make any difference when it comes to how mps are voting on tuesday? cabinet ministers can shake as many hands as they like and have as many photos taken as they like, which they will, in all parts of the uk today but in reality it is mps now that will take the next big decision in the brexit process on tuesday, when parliament votes to back or block theresa may's brexit deal. it really is mps, that the government ministers need to be convincing at this point because as you said there are still dozens, particularly conservative mps, who we re particularly conservative mps, who were stating their intention to vote against the deal. what you are seeing today is an attempt by the government to demonstrate that they store have faith injuries may‘s plan, but it is what the country, as far as what theresa may has said, wa nts to far as what theresa may has said, wants to happen in terms

this report from our political correspondent jonathan blake does contain some flash photography. factory floor in peterborough, a long way from westminster, the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, one of 30 or so government ministers and sent out today with a sales pitch for the prime minister's brexit deal. what is really coming through in constituencies like this in peterborough is the strong view of business that they want the certainty of the deal and they don't want the uncertainty of no deal or no brexit and that's why we are making the case to colleagues across parliament, this is a way of honouring the referendum result. the message is clear — the deal might not be perfect but it is the best you're going to get and the man who is effectively the prime minister's deputy says people want the government to get on with it. the business voice and the voice of ordinary people is to say, let's get on and get this done. they know that in real—life, agreements, deals, involve compromises and pragmatism and they see the prime minister's deal is a sensible, constructive way forward t

we're joined now by our political correspondent jonathan blake with the latest.s a lot happening, before this big commons vote. yes, the latest resignation has taken the number of ministers who have quit the government to ten, and this shows that mps and those within government are still making up their minds about whether they can actually support her deal in that parliamentary vote one week on tuesday. he had a specific reason to resign, as science and universities minister, the galileo satellite project developed by the eu, and it will block the uk from accessing as a result of it leaving the european union. he says the government approached that has been naive but he has bigger problems with the deal asa he has bigger problems with the deal as a whole, he said it will leave britain worse off and it will be surrendering our voice, our vote and oui’ surrendering our voice, our vote and our veto. he wrote in the daily telegraph this morning that... so, stinging criticism from a minister who was seen as a rising star and until now had been loyal to theresa may. s

we are joined now by our political correspondent jonathan blake with the latest.lding up, isn't it, to this vote in the commons on the 11th? yes, make that ten ministers who have resigned over the prime minister's brexit plan, but more importantly sam gyimah adds his name to that list of anywhere between 70 and 100 conservative mps who are indicating that they will vote against her brexit deal in parliament. sam gyimah has written in the daily telegraph this morning that britons will be left poorer, less secure and weaker by theresa may's deal. he says that it will end up may's deal. he says that it will end up worse may's deal. he says that it will end up worse off, transformed from rulemakers in the rural takers and it isa rulemakers in the rural takers and it is a democratic deficit and a loss of sovereignty the public will rightly never accept. specifically his problem was with galileo, the european union's satellite navigation system set up as a rival to the us gps system. but it seems he has overall problems with the prime minister's deal, and has felt he ha

let's get more detail from our political correspondent, jonathan blake.ce and why could it be difficult for the prime minister? this as —— is an attempt to make theresa may's week even trickier. all about the advice the government gets through the attorney general in private and cabinet meetings and other high—level meetings, about the way that the government's brexit agreement with the eu, the withdrawal agreement setting out the columns of our divorce, will work. —— terms. usually this advice is given in private and that is an established way of doing things, but sir kier starmer, says these are exceptional circumstances and therefore the government should make that advice public. some brexiteers wa nt to that advice public. some brexiteers want to see it and want to hear it because they believe it will set out the difficulties of the uk being able to withdraw itself from an eu customs union. the government is resisting, going to give a statement to parliament tomorrow with sra only the dinnerfor some. to parliament tomorrow with sra only the dinner for

we can talk about all these developments with our political correspondent jonathan blake. is at westminster for us. good morning. to you. let's talk about those 30 ministers going gci’oss about those 30 ministers going across the country, is it going to make any difference do you think when it comes to the meaningful vote next tuesday in parliament? well, so far there has been little sign that this strategy of going over the heads of mps and appealing directly to the public to sell theresa may's brexit deal in the hope that it will somehow change mps' minds' little sign that that is working. but we will see today 30 ministers out and about all over the uk, meeting people in schools, on factory floors, sitting around a table with small businesses, chatting to people in butchers shops, potentially theresa may has to hope, to give the sense that the government has faith in her deal and that it is persuading people to back it. but if she's hoping that these people will suddenly put pressure on their mps to change their minds and back her deal, there's little sign so far that t

jonathan blake is in westminster.nchers on this proposed deal? yes, this is the latest plan which government has backed, it is an amendment to the vote in parliament which is due to happen next tuesday, which is due to happen next tuesday, which effectively suggests that parliament would be given a say if, when and how the controversial backstop arrangement would come into play. now, that is the agreement between the eu and the uk that would afford a —— avoid a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland if a trade deal cannot be done by the end of 2020. the amendment says that parliament would be able to vote on it coming into place, or perhaps have a say on whether to extend the transition period as well, which would seek negotiations continue and potentially the uk continuing to pay large sums of money to brussels as a result, for effectively continued extended mentorship of the eu. now, both of those options are already written into the withdrawal agreement that the uk has agreed with the eu.

let's get more on this from our political correspondent jonathan blake. and the treasury in terms of what the minimum salary should be for those workers coming to the uk to live and to work. we understand it will be set at around £30,000. the government will confirm the details later, but there are fears that will lead to not enough people coming to fill the jobs available. the immigration minister, caroline noakes, available. the immigration minister, caroline noa kes, was available. the immigration minister, caroline noakes, was on the programme earlier and you asked her about that figure. this is the start of a conversation with industry and the regional devolved administrations and across the uk. we want to take advice from business, understand what their needs are and those people who are on the shortage occupation lists, which already exist already come in with a lower starting salary than £30,000. it is right we should be able to reflect on where we have shortages in our economy and continue to attract those people with the skills we obviously need

jonathan, melissa, good to see you. blaket trump not backing down from his signature campaign promise. standing firm on his pledge to fund the boarder wall. no end in sight as lawmakers set to return to capitol hill tomorrow. have you seen this, the commander-in-chief and the first lady surprising troops in iraq for the holiday. we'll have details on the unexpected trip overseas. all of that plus 1000-point move, still next. ♪ the same iot technology on the ibm cloud that helps race teams improve performance and safety. bye. girls, don't wave at strangers. can now be built into everything we drive. when you apply expertise across an industry, bye! you can put smart to work. susan: president trump surprising troops in iraq today marking his first visit to our soldiers overseas since becoming president. to hillary vaughn standing by live at the white house, with the very latest. hillary. reporter: susan, president trump is on the way to his second stop, what has been a two-stop surprise visit overseas today. surprising u.s. tro

blake: jonathan.american -- >> president, you worked for president bush somewhere along the line. first president bush actually tried -- >> i worked with his dad and nephew. >> he is on your twitter feed. first president bush tried the steel and aluminum tariffs way back in 2002. they thankfully gave them up after a year, after they saw they were costing american consumers money and americans jobs. this issue on tariffs has been settled. this was settled decades ago in economic history. >> it was settled by china. they took advantage of a system. they have had a predatory trade system. we lost at least 2 million well-paying jobs since china has come into the world trade organization. blake: lee, let me ask you -- >> 2 million well paying jobs. you may not care at your hedge fund. the average american -- >> here goes the class warfare. blake: hold on. hold on. let me jump in here for a second. lee, are you worried though that some price have gone up, simple question? blake: because some of this is pass

jonathan: one more quick question if we can. you towards the right. and keep it quick. is blake. i'm currently a government consultant, but used to work for the u.s. omissions -- admissions in geneva for the u.n.. talk about reforming multilateralism, but in regards to international organization, what alternatives are there to reform these institutions and make them with the current context of the world? why don't i give each of you a chance to wrap up and you can comment on whichever three questions you would like. we have too questions about peacekeeping, one relating to haiti and impunity, and the other relating to molly. and then a question about performing international organizations, what is possible, and what alternatives exist read stewart: i have not been ,ollowing molly closely enough but with respect to peacekeeping, an interesting question. there is an ongoing reform effort that has been launched toward peacekeeping. 100,000 blue helmeted soldiers are deployed around the world, second largest appoint force in the world. after the united states. they are doing incredib

jonathan: one more quick question if we can. you, sir, towards the right. please keep it quick. >> hi. my name is blake, currently government consultant. i used to work for the u.s. missions to the u.n. in geneva. i was wondering, we talk a lot about reforming multilateralism, but in regards to international organizations, what alternatives are actually there to reform these institutions and work with the current context of the world? jonathan: why don't i give each of you a chance to wrap up and you can comment on which ever the three questions you'd like. we have two a questions about peacekeeping, one relating to haiti and impunity. the other relating to mali. and then a question about reforming international organizations and what's possible and what alternatives exist. start with you. stewart: make a short shrift because i haven't been following mali closely enough. perhaps our french representative, might be a able to respond to that. with respect to peacekeeping, very interesting question. there is an ongoing reform effort that antonio gutierrez has launched with respect to peacekeeping. 100,000

blake, thank you. connell. call sitting else. connell: hereto react on all of this as market tries to make sense, kingsview asset management, scott martin, capitalist pig hedge fund, jonathan hoenig. both are fox news contributors. everybody was watching this guys, you could say the markets traded down on worries of a government shutdown or next on trade optimism or "brexit." jonathan, we talk all the time about price action. what did you see today in market. >> it was ugly. the price action was ugly. it was well of the lows that was positive. well off the highs as you said. gave off hundreds of point. the internals of the market were very poor, 500 new 52-week lows, only 50 new 52-week highs. in particular, connell, not just the financials but in particular the big banks, citigroup, bank of america. high yield, before it was just technology we were talking about, or industrials. the facts banks are so week, belies even worse internals in the market. connell: do you agree with that scott? do you see something different? these headlines, whether geopolitical headlines or something else can be excuses to move one way or another but do you see it differently than jonathan? >>