katya adler in brussels.y's votes there's a katya adler in sharp focus on next week when mps will be asked to change their minds and back theresa may's deal and then there'll be that crucial summit of european leaders that could determine the length of an extension to the brexit process. our deputy political editor john pienaar has been looking at how the next stages might unfold. another concession, 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 batte

still we wait, laura is with me and katya added to —— katya adler, our europe editor too. leaders have perhaps had a cold shower of reality. until tonight they've really wanted to believe that brexit deal they spent to years negotiating with the prime minister would somehow managed to scrape through parliament, but when the prime minister spoke to them this afternoon she was unable to provide them with any concrete reassu ra nces provide them with any concrete reassurances that would indeed be the case next week, and it's then that i think that unity, that eu leaders have been so proud of until now during the brexit process, really began to fray. because as we've said all along they want to avoid a no—deal brexit and suddenly that reality, or that possible reality, was staring them in the face as of next friday, and they've been arguing in there then as to what do we do now, what kind of extension should we grant, for how long, under which conditions, and we've just seen draft new conclusions were so just going to say this is not 100% certain, but if this is true, you know

katya, many thanks.s been jailed for 11 years, after becoming the first person in britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation. her three—year—old daughter, who was treated at this hospital, was cut at the family home in east london in 2017. the 37—year—old woman, who was born in uganda, can't be named for legal reasons. thejudge called it "a barbaric crime". the northern ireland secretary, karen bradley, is under more pressure to resign, after saying in the commons this week that killings by soldiers during the troubles were not crimes. she met relatives of some of those killed by the security forces, who say they have no confidence in her. relatives of some other victims refused to meet her at all. tens of thousands of algerians have taken to the streets of the capital city, algiers, today, protesting against the president, abdelaziz bouteflika. it follows his decision to seek a fifth term in office, despite being in his 805 and having suffered a stroke in 2013. state television said tonight th

katya adler, thank you. katya adler, our europe editor with the latest in brussels.uropean football, has charged montenegro with racist behaviour, following the abuse suffered by england players in their euro 2020 qualifier last night. england won 5—1, but the match was overshadowed by racist chanting from some home fans, directed at several england players. uefa said disciplinary proceedings had been opened against montenegro, as our sports editor dan roan reports. commentator: he's got raheem sterling in here. he may have just scored england's fifth goal in an impressive win, but raheem sterling wanted to make a point in podgorica. this gesture his response to what the fa today called "abhorrent racist cha nting" towards some of the players. it's a shame we're talking about this, to be honest with you. it's 2019, and i think the punishment should be, whatever nation it is that, you know, your fans are chanting racist abuse, it should be the whole stadium that nobody can come and watch it. danny rose seems to have been subjected to the worst abuse, but it wasn't con

katya, what do you think the chances are?sume they'll say yes, but there are people in government who are very worried about monsieur macron. they're right to be. it's really interesting, because i think up until quite recently, pretty much today, the assumption was the eu will say yes because the eu wants to avoid a no—deal brexit. the eu does still want to avoid a no—deal brexit. however, there are a number of countries, and france is first and foremost there, questioning the point of a longer extension. when they look at all the divisions in the uk, they wonder whether there will ever be an answer to the brexit question, or whether a long delay would just end up in a no—deal brexit anyway. and if that's the case, they're saying why notjust do it now? because for macron, that would be far preferable. and he's the one in government cabinet ministers say, that's what they were saying this morning, late last night, "we've got to have another go at getting this vote today because we worry about macron." and, unusually, i had a

katya adler in brussels, thank you.ay they have captured the last piece of territory held by islamic state. it follows a lengthy air and ground assault on is's final stronghold, near the syrian village of baghouz. local forces have been celebrating what they called a victory not just for the middle east but for all humanity. but they say some is fighters may still be hiding underground. from baghouz, aleem maqbool reports. and a warning, his report contains some flashing images. they're dancing forjoy in northern syria after fighters here claim they've taken back every last bit of territory from the islamic state group. we got to this point after a massive ground offensive. we were there for the opening salvos, a barrage from the hills into the remnants of the is camp. the militants had so many chances to surrender, but patience had been running out. the assault came from positions all around the camp and went on for many hours. in daylight, we were taken by a local fighter to a point where we could survey the damage. a

katya adler in brussels, laura kuenssberg in westminster, thank you.ors of the tropical cyclone that has battered south—eastern africa. communications are down, roads are cut off and some communities completely inaccessible. the storm has left hundreds of people dead and thousands more homeless across mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi. the british red cross is warning that the situation is set to become even more challenging, with heavy rain predicted in the coming days. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from the port city of beira in mozambique. the water consumes the land. homes, belongings, and lives. this is 15 miles from the coast, but has become an inland sea. today, as the rain cleared, we were able to fly over one part of the flooded interior. over people waiting for food, water and medical aid. so much water has fallen, continues to fall here since the cyclone struck. we don't know yet how many people died down there but it is known that tens of thousands have lost their homes and the race is on now to get people to safety, to get food an

here's our europe editor katya adler.u finds itself in a kind of agonising holding pattern now, waiting for something definitive to happen in westminster. all of this waiting, this uncertainty, affecting european businesses and european citizens. the eu finds all this very frustrating. i found there was a real contrast in moods tonight between the uk and the eu. in westminster there was a certain buzz, a dynamism, mps trying to do their bit to affect the direction of brexit. whereas here in brussels, throughout the evening the mood has been dark. eu leaders look at the divisions that are still in parliament and government and they fear the creeping inevitability of a no—deal brexit. al europe editor katya adler in brussels —— our. the us aircraft manufacturer boeing has insisted its 737 max, which has been grounded by regulators worldwide, is safe — despite two crashes involving that model in the past six months. the company said it was working on modifications to an automated anti—stall system, which is believed to have

our europe editor katya adlerjoins us from strasbourg.atya, other europeans, are they now assuming, despite the concessions they made up a last minute, that mrs may loses tonight, and are they already beginning to think about extending the whole brexit process, the article 50 process? well, andrew, behind the scenes, even though the eu feels that they did make a clear move towards theresa may and her concerns about the backstop last night, they realised that there was concessions, or clarifications, would not be enough, probably, to appease hardliners in parliament. so behind the scenes yesterday already they were saying, we don't think this deal is going to pass. but there were hopes that would be able to be resolved domestically, so that there wouldn't be... so it wouldn't be rejected by so be... so it wouldn't be rejected by so much. and theresa may somehow would be able to negotiate with mp5 to finally get a deal passed. there is an expectation on the eu side that they will be a request for an extension at this stage, even though they

katya adler there. watch this space. let's get some of the day's other news.pproved a resolution to end american military involvement in yemen. the vote is in effect a rejection of president trump's policy towards saudi arabia. the argument is that congress should determine when the country goes to war, not the president. the 4—year civil conflict has become an international proxy war and created the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. the measure now goes to the house of representatives. president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort has been jailed for another 43 months on top of the a7—month sentence he received a week ago in a separate fraud case. he pleaded guilty on two counts — conspiracy against the us and conspiracy to obstructjustice. a vigil outside a secondary school in suzano, near the brazilian city of sao paulo, has been commemorating eight people shot dead by two former students on wednesday. most of the dead were about 15 years old. the two male attackers were 17 and 25. they later killed themselves. facebook is currently suffering t

katya adler in brussels. we can speak to our political correspondent iain watson.result of what happened tonight? not much, actually. what we can see is the clear will of the house of commons is against leaving the european union without a deal. they had a very ambiguous motion but still kept the prospect of no deal there further down the line. and that was defeated, despite their attem pts that was defeated, despite their atte m pts to that was defeated, despite their attempts to get that motion withdrawn. so given that is the will of the house and given that so many government ministers, a dozen of them abstaining, and defying what theresa may wanted, then i think thatis theresa may wanted, then i think that is clear as far as it goes. the legal position is still that we live in march 29 without a deal unless an alternative deal has been agreed. what is also certain tomorrow is that the prime minister will put forward a motion on the extension of article 50, in other words delaying oui’ article 50, in other words delaying our departure from the eu. but it is not

our europe editor, katya adler, is in strasbourg.part of westminster the eu might be persuaded to move a little in this process , persuaded to move a little in this process, what is the perspective there? eu leaders are sounding very resolute. michelle barney pretty much summed up the mood when he said, we in the eu have done everything we can. if there is going to bea everything we can. if there is going to be a solution to this impasse it has to come from the uk. there is no sense in the eu that leaders are blaming themselves for the fact the brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. in fact, brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. infact, leaders brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. in fact, leaders point the finger of blame at uk politics and the fact parliament wasn't asked at the beginning of the brexit process , at the beginning of the brexit process, what kind of brexit they could unite around. but the question is, what comes next? eu leaders look at the ongoing confusion in parliament and ask what can be a

our europe editor katya adler joins us from brussels.hat is the perspective in the european union?|j westminster, what is the perspective in the european union? i think if you have a look at european union leaders tonight, their mood is a heady mixture of confused, bemused, irritated, frustrated. i mean, i keep getting phone calls and text m essa 9 es keep getting phone calls and text messages from my european contacts, asking me what is going on in the uk, and if i can predict for them what is going to happen. of course, i'm not quite able to do that. as for tonight's vote, certainly, european union leaders can see that what happened was phenomenally important politically, but that alone does not stop the clock. the eu says just voting against a no—deal brexit does not stop it from happening. mps uniting around a deal, theresa may's deal or some other realistic option is the way to stop a no—deal brexit. for now, the eu has decided to take a big step backwards. the european commission says theirjob is done. they were tasked by eu leader

live now to brussels and our europe editor, katya adler.ns that the power seems to be adding more and more towards the european union. —— ebbing. not really. this comes as a great surprise today. there was an airof great surprise today. there was an air of resignation among brussels and other european capitals about the vote. there were no great expectations that the withdrawal agreement would be approved by mps —— comes as no great surprise. we have already heard from donald tusk, representative of all of the 27 eu leaders in brussels and he said they will meet here on the 10th of april, and they will then debate whatever the prime minister says will be the direction that the uk then takes. now that this withdrawal agreement has been rejected today of the uk basically has two choices. it can leave the eu without a deal by the 12th of april, or it can ask for a longer delay to brexit. that, insists the eu, would mean the uk having to take part in european parliamentary elections in may. we have also heard from the european commissionjust no

katya, thanks again.ns, because this vote is taking place, the main vote on the government motion, the government's request to have an extension to the article 50 process. and it follows all the votes we have been covering since around 5pm here at westminster. the amendments which we re westminster. the amendments which were presented, none of which have been carried. it was a very narrow defeat for hilary benn, the labour mp, on his amendment, which was an attempt to take control, if you like, formps to attempt to take control, if you like, for mps to take control of parliamentary time next wednesday and take control of a big chunk of this process, and theresa may fought that off with the majority ofjust two. vicki young, our chief political correspondent, is keeping an eye on things for us. once we've had this vote, vicki, do we expect a statement from the prime minister or some kind of signal as to the way ahead? not the prime minister. the indications are that it won't be her. that is because of her v

stay with us because i want to go back to katya adler in brussels.ent that the european summit on the 20th of march is coming to us for an extension of article 50 because at the moment thatis article 50 because at the moment that is all that is left. the eu is warning tonight as it did yesterday that regardless of how the vote turns out, and the panel mentioned it, it does not take no deal off the table, this is not legally binding. even though it is morally binding on the government, the fact is, says the government, the fact is, says the eu, that unless mps start to unite around a particular plan then no deal will happen by default anyway, even if it is not the 29th of march. it could happen at the end of march. it could happen at the end ofa of march. it could happen at the end of a short extension period. the eu is sounding the alarm bells and sees the mps as being unrealistic at this late stage of the process. you see all these individual factions late stage of the process. you see all these individualfactions inside the houses of parliament cha

were watching the proceedings in the british parliament very closely, as our europe correspondent katyald say that the eu is on the defensive now, very much and damage control mode. i mean it still hopes for negotiated exit outcome and in theory, all brexit options remain on theory, all brexit options remain on the table but there is very little trust here that parliament and the prime minister will really come to a firm conclusion and that is why we are hearing more and more talk about the likelihood of the no—deal brexit. we have heard that now from the french president, emmanuel macron, the european commission and other european leaders after this latest vote in the parliament. now, in previous times, they have used the set of no—deal brexit to put the pressure on mps and try and encourage them to vote in favour of the prime minister's deal, but they keep looking at these ongoing glaring divisions in parliament and really wonder whether the uk will ever unite around brexit way forward , ever unite around brexit way forward, and if the uk can't do that, then the french president emman

katya adler there, our europe editor.t—jack, researcher at the institute for government, a non—partisan think tank which aims to improve government effectiveness through research and analysis. thanks so much for coming into talk us. thanks so much for coming into talk us. a lot to discuss, and it's quite a confusing picture. simply, where are we at in going forward? what are the options for brexit? where we are at in the process is that theresa may has negotiated a deal with the eu. she has held two votes in the house of parliament on whether mps wa nt to house of parliament on whether mps want to approve her deal. so far, they have rejected both times. the situation we are in is that no deal, sort of a no—deal brexit remains the illegal default under eu law and uk law. so that's both because we have triggered the article 50 negotiating period two years ago which expires on the 29th of march, so, next friday, but also because of that the exit day in domestic law. the only way is to avoid that, for mps to approve negotiate

our europe editor katya adler has more on the political reaction in the uk and brussels.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 out of the uk—specific parts of the backstop. now, on the one hand, this would allay brexiteers‘ fears that they could get stuck in a customs union through the backstop. it would allow the government 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 that's for northern ireland—only backstop, and the prime minister rejected that at the time because she said it threatened the union dividing northern ireland from great britain, and that is why she came up with the idea of the uk—wide backstop. so essentially, with three weeks to go, we have come round full circle and we are finding ourselves bang in the middle of a blame game with the prime minister appearing to point the finger

here's our europe editor, katya adler. eu finds itself in a kind of agonising holding pattern now, waiting for something definitive to happen in westminster. all of this waiting, this uncertainty, affecting european businesses and european citizens. the eu finds all this very frustrating. i found there was a real contrast in moods tonight between the uk and the eu. in westminster there was a certain buzz, a dynamism, mps trying to do their bit to affect the direction of brexit. whereas here in brussels, throughout the evening the mood has been dark. eu leaders look at the divisions that are still in parliament and government and they fear the creeping inevitability of a no—deal brexit. the eu has got used to the idea of brexit. eu leaders are convinced and brexit. eu leaders are convinced and brexit it's going to be very damaging to the uk, at least in the short to medium term. their focus now is not on the uk, on stopping a presumed damage from spreading, the word often used here is impacting, the rest of the european uni

theresa may must be clear about what the extension is for and how long it should last. 0ur europe editor katyaxtension through gritted teeth, and it is not going to be that straightforward. why will they grant an extension? because they want to avoid an ideal brexit at the end of the day. the eu chief negotiator said that no deal is still possible to happen if there isn't a deal or there isn't an extension and everybody should keep repairing —— preparing. this decision comes down to the 27 eu leaders, and they want to the 27 eu leaders, and they want to avoid an ideal brexit if they can because they want to avoid the blame game that would inevitably follow and 0dile brexit. i think that is why at the end they will grant an extension. theresa may has to be decided long or short. you can have a longer extension that you shorten, but you cannot have a shorter extension that you lengthen because of european parliamentary elections in may. if the uk doesn't have any p sitting in the european parliament, cannot continue as an eu state, and thatis cannot continue as an eu state, and that is what dela

here's our europe editor katya adler.he uk, the eu finds itself in a kind of agonising holding pattern now, waiting for something definitive to happen in westminster. all of this waiting, this uncertainty, affecting european businesses and european citizens. the eu finds all this very frustrating. i found there was a real contrast in moods tonight between the uk and the eu. in westminster there was a certain buzz, a dynamism, mps trying to do their bit to affect the direction of brexit. whereas here in brussels, throughout the evening the mood has been dark. eu leaders look at the divisions that are still in parliament and government and they fear the creeping inevitability of a no—deal brexit. the us aircraft manufacturer boeing has insisted its 737 max aeroplane is safe despite two crashes involving that model in the past six months. the planes have been grounded by regulators worldwide. the company said it was working on modifications to an automated anti—stall system, which is believed to have malfunctioned before the

here's our europe editor, katya adler.ds itself in a kind of agonising holding pattern now, waiting for something definitive to happen in westminster. all of this weighting, the uncertainty, affecting european businesses and european citizens. —— waiting. the eu finds all this very frustrating. i found there was a real contrast in moods tonight between the uk and the eu. in westminster there was a certain buzz, a dynamism. and he's trying to do their bit to affect the direction of brexit. —— mps trying. whereas here in brussels, throughout the evening the mood has been dark. eu leaders look at the divisions that are still in parliament and government and they fear the creeping inevitability of a no deal brexit. you have been watching newsday. we will have much more to come on brexit in the next few hours, days, andi brexit in the next few hours, days, and i think months as well. yes, the drama continues in parliament. i'm rico hizon in singapore. we'll have more on that boeing story and those changes to the control systems

our europe editor, katya adler, explained why the timing of the prime minister's letter caught many eus own a very sombre mood. here we are, eight days away from brexit day a very real prospect ofa from brexit day a very real prospect of a no—deal brexit, something that the prime minister and eu leaders have said they do not want is staring everyone in the face. look, today started in other confusion here, with brussels waiting and waiting and waiting for an expected letter from the prime minister, asking for dilated brexit. by the time it finally arrived, it was too late for a number of eu leaders, including angela merkel, to talk to their national parliaments about it, as they do before they come to an eu summit. so in that scramble, donald tusk, the eu council president tried to ta ke tusk, the eu council president tried to take the lead. he said there would be no short delay and there are disagreements here as to just how long a short delay would be, u nless how long a short delay would be, unless theresa may's brexit deal is approved by parliament next week. now let's turn to othe

our europe editor katya adler has been assessing the reaction from the eu on tonight's votes and starteds made of the result. european leaders can see that what happened was phenomenally important politically but that alone does not stop the clock. the eu says just voting against the no—deal brexit does not stop it from happening, mps uniting abounded deal, theresa may's deal or some other realistic option, thatis deal or some other realistic option, that is the way to stop a no—deal brexit. the now, the eu has decided to ta ke brexit. the now, the eu has decided to take a big step backwards. they we re to take a big step backwards. they were tasks by eu leaders to negotiate an exit deal with theresa may and they did that, now they say it is up to parliament to decide what exactly next after tonight's vote, the commission said look, there are two ways to leave the eu, with a deal or without a deal and the eu is prepared for both options, so the eu is prepared for both options, so which way is the uk going to jump? and by the way says the eu, just asking to delay backs it does not put off

they reject that option, mps will then vote on thursday on whether to delay brexit. 0ur europe editor katyaiament, and has this assessment from there. eu leaders are sounding very resolute tonight. michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, pretty much summed up the mood when he said, "we in the eu have done everything we can. if there's going to be a solution to this impasse, it has to come from the uk." there is no sense in the eu that leaders are blaming themselves for the fact that the brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. in fact, leaders point the finger of blame at uk politics, and the fact that parliament wasn't asked at the beginning of the brexit process what kind of brexit they could unite around. so the question is, what comes next? they — again, the eu leaders look at the ongoing confusion in parliament and ask what could be achieved in just a few weeks. if the prime minister now asks for a short extension of the brexit process. now, under eu law, of course, all 27 eu leaders have too agreed unanimously to that extension. they'll probably say yes, they want to av

let's speak to our europe editor, katya adler. what are they talking about down there? leaders started talking, we got these draft conclusions. that is before they started talking, so now they are thinking what we want to do with this extension request, to avoid a no—deal brexit, and that is paramount in those eu leaders minds and don't forget all 27 of them need to come to a unanimous conclusion and all 27 of them will want to have their say in there. these are people, leaders of countries, they think each one of them has a lot of important things to say, and that is why we are beginning to get leaks. all the journalists are doing is chasing any from a member state, saying what is going on, we are all madly texting our contacts. adam fleming is down there, and tony connko fleming is down there, and tony connolly we have on a lot from our te, they think the 22nd has been taken out of that. i have been hearing that from my sources too. right, you are my third sauce! they are discussing it, so there are different opinions in there. we are hearing the 22nd of may date was

here's our europe editor, katya adler.beginning of this brexit process, the eu has cajoled, pleaded, even threatened the uk not to just say 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. 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 throw up no more clarity at all on the brexit landscape, and even before the votes take place, i'm told that jean—claude juncker, the european commission chief, will stand up in front of the european parliament tomorrow and say again that the eu negotiator here is her majesty's government, led by theresa may, and not parliament. so for all these reasons, the eu worries there's still a lot of uncertainty ahead, eu's preference remains to avoid a no deal if possible, to get the brexit withdrawal agreement passed sooner rather than later. on the other side, after bre

he said: well, our correspondent katya adler gave us this update on what the uk can expect from the euleaders are sounding very resolute tonight. mr barnier, the chief brexit negotiator summed up the mood when he said we in the eu have done everything we can comment there is a solution to this impasse, it has to come from the uk. there is no sense in the eu that leaders up blaming themselves for the fact that the brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. in fact, leaders point the finger of blame at uk politics and the fact that parliament wasn't asked at the beginning of the brexit process what kind of brexit they could unite around. the question is, what comes next? again, the eu leaders look at the ongoing confusion in parliament and ask what could be achieved in just a few weeks. if the prime minister now asks for a short extension of the brexit process, under eu law, of course, all 27 eu leaders have too agreed unanimously to that extension, they will probably say yes, they want to avoid an ideal brexit and theresa may comes face—to—face with all those leaders at a summit in b

our brussels correspondent adam fleming, political editor laura kuenssberg and europe editor katya adler the bbc‘s brexitcast — let's take a listen to some of it: was her resignation ever designed to win over the dup because they were not the people who had problems with her leadership. i think it was designed to unlock the stalemate. for ages we have been talking about the you firstery. but it comes back to, was there anything in the constitutional changes in a way that might have been acceptable for the dup? as you suggest, i don't think that alone was going to move the dup asa that alone was going to move the dup as a single act, but as a way of creating political momentum, we have spoken about it so often throughout this whole process, it is not always about the precise policy issues on the table, it's about creating a sense of political energy and inevitability, but it looks very difficult tonight to see how it's going to change things in a very dramatic way. and it means that the dup still hold the prime minister's future in their hands. dup still hold the prime minister's future i

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels for us.make of the prime minister's latest defeat? europe is on the defensive, and in theory or brexit options are still on the table in theory and hope has not died of a negotiated brexit —— all brexit options. but there is an increasing bit of a no—deal brexit because that is very little trust in the prime minister and parliament to pull off the negotiated deal and we had warnings of a no deal from emmanuel macron and other eu leaders and this is no longer a negotiating tactic they are using to put pressure on mps, to encourage them to vote for the deal from theresa may, they see the ongoing divisions in parliament on display again today in technicolor glory and they wonder if the uk will ever unite around a brexit way forward. if the uk cannot do that emmanuel macron is wondering out loud whether there's any in delaying brexit for much longer. this doesn't mean that if and when the prime minister comes to brussels on the 10th of april and asks eu leaders for a long extension that they will

our europe editor, katya adler, joins us now from brussels.h time for theresa as getting an agreement for eu leaders for an extension long or short. is she likely to get it? well, i think she will get an extension, but this is not going to be easy. a cacophony is how insiders described the difference of views between eu leaders at the moment when it comes to an extension. first, they are waiting for the letter from the prime minister. first, they are waiting for the letterfrom the prime minister. how long does she want the extension for and for what reason is? because the eu has long said in order to have a more lengthy delay, they say there have to be significant political reasons. so a general election or a referendum for example. right now, there is so little trust in the prime minister here in the eu that there are leaders who say they want to see proof from parliament that they would support a longer extension before they in the eu sign up extension before they in the eu sign up to it. there is also a lot of grumpiness amongst eu leaders

and, as our europe editor katya adler has been explaining, theresa may will face difficulties in gettingthe brexit process from the eu. trust in eu circles, and the prime minister, is very low now. so a number of eu leaders say they want proof that parliament will sign up toa proof that parliament will sign up to a longer extension before the eu debate sits, organises it and signs off on it. and this, sophie, means that the prime minister may not get a definitive answer on an extension on thursday this week when she comes face—to—face with eu leaders at summit. and that in turn is fuelling rumours and ever louder whispers that they could be a second emergency summit a week later. 0n that they could be a second emergency summit a week later. on 28 march, so just emergency summit a week later. on 28 march, sojust one emergency summit a week later. on 28 march, so just one day before the uk is still officially leaving the european union. now, there's no appetite for that second summit in eu circles, but if it takes place, eu circles, but if it takes place, eu leaders won't see it as a rubbe

unchartered waters indeed. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels for us.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 uk will ever unite around brexit. this is not to say that if the prime minister comes to that emergency brexit summit here on the 10th of april that eu leaders would say no toa april that eu leaders would say no to a longer extension but what it does mean is that when she leaves the room the

let's go back to katya adler in brussels, i am sure they are watching all this there with slight mystification to ask for a technical extension, but she can only do that if she has a deal through the house, and she does not, all for a much longer extension in which britain would take part in the european elections. what you think they would say to that? they have been watching things very closely this evening, as they are throughout the week. all my contacts across the eu are very confused, and i get quite a lot of phone calls and texts, saying please explain what is going on and tell it what will happen. i think everybody feels very much in the dark. the european commission tonight, a spokesman there, basically said after the vote tonight that parliament was not in favour of leaving the eu without a deal, basically the commission says there are two ways to leave the european union, with a deal or without. voting against leaving without. voting against leaving without a deal is not good enough. they said again tonight that the united kingdom now must unite around a deal, otherwise it will be a

europe editor katya adler joins me now from brussels.? i've spoken to quite a few of this people, they're glued to the bbc, trying to find what on earth is going on, it is confusing for people back at home in the uk, it is very confusing here and i think that but i find most striking tonight is that confusion in westminster, we are not quite sure where they are going to lead. many mps have a sense of excitement or feeling energised but at least at this late stage, they are getting a say over brexit and in that sense of feeling energised of movement contrasts very starkly with the dark mood here in brussels amongst many who see so much division, so late in the day that they just feel there is a creeping inevitability towards a no—deal brexit, something that they and brussels and the rest of the eu have been so very keen to avoid. that's not to feel that —— not to say they feel it is inevitable but, a drastic change in mood. there are two elements to theresa may's deal with the eu. the first is the withdrawal agreement. it's the legally bi

joining us from strasbourg now — our europe editor katya adler.s‘ time. i right in supposing there is a bit ofa time. i right in supposing there is a bit of a split between the european commission and the european council? much harder attitude towards this delay from the 27 metres. one thing you are not right about, iam metres. one thing you are not right about, i am in brussels.” metres. one thing you are not right about, i am in brussels. i beg your pardon. i cannot keep track. we believe in accuracy. is there a difference? yes. there‘s a temptation to say there are splits, i would not go far but i with the much maligned brussels bureaucrats who are here inside european commission, actually, yes, they have been more open minded and flexible in these negotiations. when we came to the eu summit, and we have one coming up next week, theresa may will meet all 27 metres, they are the ones who had taken a harsher line with emmanuel macron right in front place there. when it comes to this deal, this theresa may deal rejected again, this technical discu

we can now speak to our europe editor katya adler who is in strasbourg.e minister was doing. last night, there was all sorts of speculation that this might be enough. now we don't think it will be, so what will the reaction of the eu be? of course, disappointment. we just had a game from the german chancellor, angela michael, she is anxious to avoid a no—deal brexit, and she has put herself in front of the cameras. —— angela merkel. she has been saying that the legally binding assurances that the eu gave you are important and significant. but behind the scenes, eu officials we re but behind the scenes, eu officials were aware, they probably would not be enough to appease hardliners. as you say, what next? if you ask eu diplomats, they say they have come to the end of the road. jean—claude juncker here in strasbourg yesterday, sitting next to the prime minister, said that as it from our side, you have a negotiated brexit deal. you now have extra assurances, there will be no extra, extra, extra assurances. but, we know eu leaders would prefer to avoid a no—

our europe editor katya adler has the latest.first of all about these initial signals coming from the talks this afternoon, with a possible date for an extension. what do you make of it? you've got all 27 eu leaders all huddled in their together, and ahead of them really getting down to all the dirty details, they've released draft summit conclusions. now this is very normal here at the summit, and what they suggest is that the leaders are responding to theresa may's request for a short extension. they don't accept her request for a delay until the 30th of june, accept her request for a delay until the 30th ofjune, they say it can only be until the 22nd of may. this is not unexpected, this is because theresa may says the uk will not be taking part in the european parliamentary elections so in order to separate brexit from those elections which take place as of the 23rd of may, that means the short extension ends on the 22nd. and that short extension say the draft conclusions is conditional on parliament voting in favour of the ne

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