katya adler, bbc news, madrid.alist party headquarters in madrid. what has the reaction been to the results 7 what has the reaction been to the results? they have been celebrations here going on for a couple of hours. even when the exit polls came out, they were already big celebrations. people calling out things and are celebrating this potential return to the right. in the last two minutes, we have heard pedro sanchez declare victory and what he has also talked about is happiness that the so—called corruption, of the partido popular, that that corruption he has declared at ——as the end of an era. the numbers have just declared at ——as the end of an era. the numbers havejust come declared at ——as the end of an era. the numbers have just come out and we are seeing the socialist party get 123 seats. partido popular gets double their main contender. this is a winfor double their main contender. this is a win for the left and as katya's piece was saying, we have seen the rise of this far right party vox buildup we hav

said, this fudge, 3ist as katya adler said, this fudge, 31st of october, donald tusk said "it isas katya was saying, a little bit of as katya was saying, a little bit of a fudge they're christian but ultimately we await theresa may to get her response to this. but we believe is donald tusk was saying that she has accepted this extension. and what we have seen through the course of the day is just how little leverage the uk side have because she made this 27 —— this presentation to the 27 leaders and by all accounts this was a much better presentation then she made in march. there was details and precedent set out and there was negotiation going on between conservatives and labour party. so she has tried to find some copper mines although the labour site said that she has not crossed any of the red lines she set out. but there is something that she can point to as a way forward. but then she left the room and was out of the room for five hours while the other 27 leaders discussed it among themselves and then she was summoned back here to sit in a room with donald tusk and the cond

katya adler covers this part of the story from brussels. compared to the cacophony of unpredictle politics in westminster these days, eu brexit meetings are carefully choreographed and determi on message. the threat of no deal was once used by the eu and u.k. as a negotiating tactic now the eu's chief negotiator says ongoing discord in parliament means a disorderly i brexmore likely by the day. by repeating that message over and over, he hopes mps will listen. >> so, no deal was neverntur desired orded scenario. no deal was never my desired or intended scenario. but the eu27 is now prepared. katya: but are they? the french president is one of many eu leaders concerned about plans for the irish border in case of a no-deal brexit. his wordto the irish prime minister today were ones of unquestioning solidarity to idayin and the good agreement. but listen to this. pres. macron: our priority must be to protect the european union and the single market. the eu cannot be forever hostage to a political crisis in the u.k. katya: no surprise that irel

katya adler, bbc news, madrid.oid painkillers, such as morphine, codeine, and fentanyl, because of growing concern over levels of addiction. official figures in england and wales reveal a 60% increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers in the past decade. the department of health says people needed protection "from the darker side of painkillers", because opioids can cause "life—altering and sometimes fatal addictions", as our correspondent katherine da costa reports. doctors say opioids should be used for short—term pain relief following an operation orfor end—of—life care, but not to manage long—term chronic pain because they can be highly addictive and even fatal. lisa peake from south london was hooked on a cocktail of prescription painkillers for nearly three years after a road accident left her with chronic neck pain. my sleep was affected, my internal systems were affected, my bowels were affected, my mood, my mental health. it was quite tough going. if i had have known how addictive they were and the e

our europe editor katya adler is in madrid.niards today were on a mission, crowding into polling stations. for them, this is no run—of—the—mill general election. with politics here polarised, today's vote, some here told us, was a fight for spain's soul. i'm nervous, because i want the people i support to win, but at the same time i'm kind of excited. translation: there is so much at stake in spain today, the unity of spain, the integrity of spain, the identity of spain. spain has suffered something of an identity crisis, triggered by the push for catalan independence. sales in spanish flags have shot up here over the last couple of years. now, for the first time since the death of spain's 20th military dictator, francisco franco, a far—right party has won seats — a sizeable chunk of them, it seems — in the spanish parliament. vox promises to make spain great again — that phrase sound familiar? it beats the nationalist drum, promising to preserve spanish culture, including more controversial traditions like bull—fighting. we ne

katya adler, bbc news, madrid.anchez‘s socialist party in madrid. a lot of smitten celebrations here. it's been a big windfall for the winners but also a windfall for vox, the hard right party but the biggest losers in this election, the popular party. it is to be centre—right but they have lost a lot of power in this kind of collision to the right they have made. here on the other hand, we are seeing many celebrations. three of the celebrated are david, ruben and irma. i'm loving the way you are carrying your flags. why is this a big celebration for you? because we thought vox was going to get more votes and we are happy because we know spain has chosen, human rights has chosen, political relations have chosen. she feels that the hard right has made them feel like they are inferior. the left ear are feeling a celebration. perhaps the damage caused by the introduction and the seeming popularity of vox wasn't as bad as they had potentially predicted. and you can keep up to date with the post election coalition talks

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels.tiator, says the eu remains united but they are not actually united at the moment. about whether to grant an extension, how long for, and under which conditions because the prime minister may say she wants a short extension until the 30th ofjune, but many eu leaders disagree because they cannot see the uk really getting everything together and ratifying a brexit deal by that date. katya adler with the latest on brexit. also making news today... us secretary of state mike pompeo has barred i6 saudis from entering the united states for the state department described as their involvement in the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the state department previously revoked the visas of nearly two dozen saudi officials and froze the assets of 17 others. us president donald trump is removing the director of the secret service, the agency that provides protection for him and other top officials. the dismissal of randolph "tex" alles comes just a day after his boss, the homeland security s

here's our europe editor, katya adler.nister's statement this afternoon and they want to be glass half full about it, although there is a certain dose of scepticism in there. they like her intention to look for compromise and for national unity around brexit, but then those that i speak to say they have seen very little evidence of it so far, either in government or in parliament. the french foreign minister this evening said "let me know if anything changes". so the mood has lightened slightly. but eu demands on the uk have not changed at all. basically, the uk has up until next week, remember the eu leaders brexit summit on the 10th of april, to either get the withdrawl agreement past parliament or leave the eu without a deal or ask for a longer brexit delay. now the prime minister says that she will do that, but if and when she does eu leaders have some pretty strict conditions attached. first and foremost, they will demand that the uk prepares to ta ke will demand that the uk prepares to take part in european parliamen

our europe editor, katya adler, is with me.break and are back in the talks. do you have any sense of where the kind of disagreement is focusing within this group? know, because this really puts paid to the idea that this brexit summit was precooked, pre—discussed and agreed between eu leaders. they are not coming to

katya adler.ed in dubai over facebook posts insulting herformer husband and his new wife has begged the country's ruler for her release. laleh sharavesh faces two years injail and a £50,000 fine for the posts written three years ago. she was detained last month when entering dubai for her former husband's funeral. their daughter has asked for her mother's passport to be returned and for her to be allowed to come home. a minute's silence has been observed at the start of a fatal accident inquiry into why a police helicopter crashed into a bar in glasgow in november 2013. the pilot, two crew and seven people in the clutha bar were killed, as sarah smith reports. this was a shocking event that stunned the city, when a police helicopterfell out of a friday night sky onto the roof of a packed pub, killing everybody on board and some of those inside. the bar has reopened, and ian comes back to the place his son died with questions about what happened to him after the crash. he wouldn't have survived any

katya adler reporting there.oters have been taking part in the most closely—fought election in years. exit polls suggest no clear winner between prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party, and the blue and white alliance, led by the former military chief benny gantz. if the polls are correct, neither of the major parties will have enough seats to form a government and will have to rely on smaller parties to form a coalition. from jerusalem, our correspondent yolande knell. at the end of voting came the first predictions. speaking hebrew. this poll giving political newcomer benny gantz a narrow lead over the prime minister. but both men have now claimed victory. benjamin netanyahu, who has corruption charges and the men, has been fighting a tough campaign to win a fifth term in office. —— corruption charges looming. his main rival benny gantz has won popular support with his strong military record and promise of change. some in israel vote along religious lines. others, on key issues like security. in this po

our europe editor, katya adler, is with me. leaders have had a break and are backin the leaders have had a break and are back in the talks. do you have any sense of where the kind of disagreement is focusing within this group? know, because this really puts paid to the idea that this brexit summit was precooked, pre—discussed and agreed between eu leaders. they are not coming to a unanimous conclusion that they need to in eu law in answer to theresa may's request for an extension. what they are arguing about is a long or a short extension, and 17 out of 27 countries are open to a longer extension, but that leaves ten countries that are not, france, as predicted, right up there in front of the toughest, with emanuel macron saying he doesn't want to countenance a brexit extension beyond june the 30th, which is what the prime minister is asking for. everyone else in that room says, during the 30th, then we will have another summit and another, and we needed breathing space to get on with other eu business, but emanuel macron wants

katya adler in madrid, thank you.oops died when convoys training for the normandy landings were attacked by german boats near sla pton sands. 0ur correspondent robert hall reports. around an american tank dragged from the sea bed in a landscape once full of us troops, memories of a d—day rehearsal that ended in tragedy. the ships were burning, ordnance was exploding, fuel tanks and the sea were on fire. many soldiers drowned. slapton sands was a near perfect match for conditions on utah beach in normandy, but as a convoy of eight landing craft packed with tanks and troops headed for south devon it was attacked by german fast patrol boats. four vessels were sunk or damaged. many of the nearly 750 dead were never found. for decades, secrecy shrouded the tragedy at slapton sands, but us families who followed a trail to devon found villages which continued to remember those they'd lost. above the beach today, soldiers from britain's royal tank regiment helped to lay boot prints representing a loss of life six times greate

with me, our europe editor katya adler and political editor laura kuenssberg. rospects for this emergency summit. the leaders have gathered. katya, first, any indications as to what eu leaders are thinking in terms of an extension? as they come in, they are always quizzed by the waiting media and they were pretty coy. that's because they were pretty coy. that's because the results of this summit are not precooked, pre—decided, eu leaders didn't want to contradict each other. they are now in a room with the prime minister and quizzing her, what will they do with that extra time if they give her a new brexit extension? what of those cross—party talks with jeremy extension? what of those cross—party talks withjeremy corbyn? does she think the brexit deal is dead in the house of commons? whatever she replies, it's unlikely any one of those eu leaders will give her a flat no because they want to avoid a no—deal brexit this friday but her performance today is very important because the length of any extension and the severity of any conditions attached will depend on

here's our europe editor, katya adler.s, eu decision—makers listened very carefully to the prime minister's statement this afternoon, and they want to be glass half full about it, although there is a certain dose of scepticism in there. they like her intention to look for compromise and for national unity around brexit, but then those that i speak to say they have seen very little evidence of it so far, either in government or in parliament. the french foreign minister this evening said, "let me know if anything changes". so the mood has lightened slightly. but eu demands on the uk have not changed at all. basically, the uk has up until next week, remember, the eu leaders‘s brexit summit on 10 april, to either get the withdrawal agreement passed through parliament, or leave the eu without a deal, or ask for a longer brexit delay. now, the prime minister says that she will do that, but if and when she does, eu leaders have some pretty strict conditions attached. first and foremost, they will demand that the uk prepares to t

but first, to our europe editor, katya adler, in brussels. from you of what kind of reaction mrs may is likely to get from the other 27 to this request? just to give you a sense first of the atmosphere here in brussels tonight, until just a the atmosphere here in brussels tonight, untiljust a few seconds ago, 27 ambassadors, representatives of the 27 eu countries, were locked for several hours in a room trying to forge some kind of united front on how to respond to the prime minister's request for a further brexit extension. they need to come toa brexit extension. they need to come to a unanimous conclusion at tomorrow's brexit summit. this is a d raft tomorrow's brexit summit. this is a draft of their conclusions earlier this afternoon. the key part here, where it should say the maximum amount of time the eu is willing to allot for another extension, has been left blank. eu leaders are still divided on this issue tonight. and anyway, draft conclusions should a lwa ys and anyway, draft conclusions should always be taken with a big pinch of sa

our europe editor, katya adler, has been speaking to annegret kramp—karrenbauer.new head of the cdu party in germany — and could become the next chancellor when angela merkel stands down. translation: wien the eu have negotiated in way for a very long time stop the fact that we are so close to a no deal situation is down to the domestic situation in the uk. isn't it full hardy than to stay on the tough redlines in negotiation, such as the backstop of the guarantee to keep the irish border open. wouldn't it be more sensible to say yes, 0k, we will put an end date on the backstop. so far in the future that we doubt we will ever get to it. i have heard internally that germany may have been open to that germany may have been open to that idea but there was pushback from other member states, particularly ireland. translation: it was clear from the start that all eu countries wanted to work together, particularly listening to the point of view of ireland and the irish government. try and avoid no deal. if the uk came to us now and said let's spend five days negotiating

katya adler there.e members they uk if they continue to be within the eu could be a trojan horse. —— the good behaviour class. a lot of concern now. some breaking news coming in from the afp news agency, this is a quote from donald tusk and which he says that brent tenant's theresa may accepts the brexit delays. —— in british's theresa may. at the moment, donald tuskis theresa may. at the moment, donald tusk is saying theresa may has accepted that delay to the 31st. so thatis accepted that delay to the 31st. so that is just confirmation there after the round and remaining eu 27 leaders sat down together to discuss this request for an extension. donald tusk then met up with a theresa may to go through some of those conditions and we heard them talking about this earlier. this behavioural clause and after that, we had a little bit of an extension come expecting a press conference, a lot sooner, but there was an extension because there were a few issues that theresa may had with some of the small issues wi

in this special interview, annegret kramp—karrenbauer talks to our europe editor, katya adler.rlin to meet a female german politician who's had a meteoric rise to international recognition overjust the last couple of years. annegret kramp—karrenbauer, otherwise known as akk, is the leader of germany's centre—right cdu party, and she is widely tipped to become the next chancellor of germany — the eu's biggest and most powerful country. now, if she pulls it off she will have very big boots to fill. angela merkel has dominated german politics for pretty much two decades now. so what can we expect from merkel‘s heir? translation: i was born in saarland in 1962. it's a small region in germany. it's a classic industrial region. there was a big mining pit close to my parents‘ house, which was then closed in the 1960s. my grandfather was a miner. my brother and my husband are miners. saarland has a special history, a european history. it was often contested between germany and france, and the region's nationality often changed. saarland is a very catholic federal state, the most cathol

our europe editor katya adler gave details on what europe is making up of the developments at westminsterxit like some eu leaders or provocative like others, such as the french president. today she praised what she described as intense political effo rts she described as intense political efforts to break the brexit deadlock in the uk but make no mistake she is hugely frustrated by what she described as the ongoing differences of opinion in westminster. why is it that she cares so much, exactly? is it because of german car—makers that would take a hit in a case of a no—deal brexit? of course the economy plays into it but the german chancellor has broader concerns as well. she truly believes in the european union as a peace project and worries about the potential effects a no—deal brexit on the island of ireland and the return of violence there. she has to dublin tomorrow to try to tackle the conundrum of how to keep that border openin conundrum of how to keep that border open in the case of a new deal brexit and still impose the checks and controls the eu wants to protect the single marke

our europe editor, katya adler gave us this update.icial who said the current thinking now of donald tusk, the president and the european council, i had at the eu leaders brexit summit next wednesday is to offer the prime minister what he is calling a flex extension, a longer extension giving the uk the flexibility to come out of that as $0011 flexibility to come out of that as 50011 as flexibility to come out of that as soon as parliament has passed and ratified a deal. dramatic moments in the house of commons this week but what happened todayis commons this week but what happened today is unusual even by those standards. listen to this. and mps were forced to suspend their sitting after water began flooding into the chamber from a leak in the roof. there's no news yet on when the chamber is due to re—open. the uk's biggest employers have until midnight tonight to report details of their gender pay gap — the difference between what they pay their male and female staff. and already with most of the data submitted, it's clear that women

a moment, we'll be getting more from laura in paris but first let's speak to our europe editor katya adlers. is it any clearer tonight whether the prime minister will get her extension and what how long it could be? some things are clearer but bear in mind the prime minister only saw two eu leaders today and all 27 eu leaders have a veto on her request for another brexit extension. as we heard from laura, it's very unlikely any of those leaders will say no to her at the brexit summit tomorrow but they are still divided over how long an extension should be and the wording of any conditions attached. eu diplomats are trying to reach d raft eu diplomats are trying to reach draft conclusions tomorrow. this is the first draft that has come to light but a warning on that. as soon as those 27 leaders get into a room together in brussels, everything can change. what i am hearing is that eu leaders are warming towards the idea ofa leaders are warming towards the idea of a longer extension, so lasting up until the end of this year. that would mean the uk taking part in elections for the uk parliamen

let's go live to berlin and talk to our europe editor katya adler because let's talk a bit about theand what you made of the tone and the message that she offered in that news conference. well, i think what really struck me was a very stark contrast in tone from those gloomy, almost threatening statements we've been hearing from you ladies of late, no deal is all but inevitable 110w late, no deal is all but inevitable now if the prime minister asks us for a long extension there will be tough, tough conditions attached and there was a determinedly upbeat note in dublin with angela merkel saying where there is a will there is a way, and i think what we are seeing here is eu leaders peering into the a byss here is eu leaders peering into the abyss of no deal, thinking what it will mean for them, and also considering what they might be willing to do to try to avoid it. right now there is no unified eu position on this, but today, in berlin, i had a chance of a rare interview to talk to annegret kramp—karren, known as germany's chancellor in waiting and she gave us chancellor in waiting a

our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels.he cacophony of unpredictable politics in westminster these days, eu brexit meetings are carefully choreographed and determinedly on—message. it is important that unity between eu member states continues, said european commission chief jean—claudejuncker in rome today, as he warned of the increasing probability of a no—deal brexit. the threat of no deal was once used by the eu and uk as a negotiating tactic. now, the eu's chief negotiator says ongoing discord in parliament means a disorderly brexit is more likely by the day. by repeating that message over and over, he hopes mps will listen. no—deal was never our desired or intended scenario. no—deal was never my desired or intended scenario. but the eu 27 is now prepared. but are they? the french president is one of many eu leaders concerned about plans for the irish border in case of a no—deal brexit. his words for the irish prime minister today were ones of unquestioning solidarity for dublin and the good friday agreement. but listen

and in half an hour, our europe editor katya adler speaks to the female politician widely tipped to become heir the heir to the chancellor, angela merkel. good afternoon. theresa may's deputy says both the conservatives and labour will have to compromise, if their continuing talks over brexit are to end in an agreement. cabinet office minister david lidington insists a deal can get through parliament before elections for the european parliament on may 23rd. it comes as former conservative leader iain duncan smith has warned tory activists have little appetite to campaign for those elections — he said holding them would be a disaster for the country. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. westminster has seen rising tensions in recent times. now, mps have departed parliament for an easter break, urged to reflect on the current deadlock. but cross—party talks between the government and labour are set to continue this week. a man who is very much involved in those discussions — the prime minister's de facto deputy. he says an agreement hinges on both sides giving ground. while we

our europe editor, katya adler is here. evening like this we have the two big giants of germany and france in different camps? what is interesting about this debate is it doesn't matter so much about the giants or the not giants. because there are 27 eu leaders, each one has a veto on this. so they have to come to a unanimous decision. be it france or greece, of course if france and germany were to turn around to one of the smaller nations and say you don't really mean that, they would feel a lot of pressure to comply. but i think when it comes to this extension, the reason this is complicated is because they are not alljust thinking complicated is because they are not all just thinking about the future of the european union from of each of the european union from of each of these leaders are thinking about their own political motivations for them for emmanuel macron come he is not performing very well in the polls at home. the other hat that he has come is the fender of europe. he has come is the fender of europe. he has t

eu is growing increasingly concerned about the potential of a no—deal brexit. 0ur europe editor, katya adleruer. known almost universally as akk, she's the new head of the cdu party in germany — and could become the next chancellor when angela merkel stands down. translation: we the eu negotiated in afair translation: we the eu negotiated in a fair way. is it fair to stay on these lines, like keeping the irish backs up, would it be more fair to say ok, we will put an end date, we'll put it so finely future that we'll put it so finely future that we will not get that? i've heard that germany may have been open to that germany may have been open to that idea but there was a pushback from other member states, including ireland. translation: it was clear from the start that all eu countries wanted to work together, particularly listening to the point of view ireland and the irish government. to try to avoid a no deal. but if the uk now came to us and said spent five days negotiating nonstop on how to avoid the backs up, ican't nonstop on how to avoid the backs up, i can't imagine anyone in europ

that was the prime minister a short while ago does not our europe editor katya adler is with me to discuss of today's main developments. can we take for granted, or is it rather dangerous to do that, that some extension will be granted? is that where we are or not? have we not learnt that in politics, do not ta ke not learnt that in politics, do not take anything for granted. i think it would be hugely unlikely that the eu would come out with the now today. —— come out with a no today. each 27 leaders has a beta in this case. they are being quite coy when they're coming in. no one is saying yes or no. all of them want to avoid a no—deal brexit. even if you grant the uk and extension, there is still the uk and extension, there is still the possibility of a no deal at the point of that at the end of that extension. angela merkel summed it up extension. angela merkel summed it up best of all in front of the german parliament, she said we want an extension short enough for us, but long enough that we are not biker every two weeks to discuss at the same thing. all severity will be the same thin

adam is honoured, chris mason, laura kuenssberg and katya adler.veryone, there is hail in the forecast again today. it is going to be a chilly day for some of us, significant windchill, you can see ahead of that rain and snow. there will be some hail, like yesterday, and also some thunder and lightning. you can see all this beckley cloud, these are showers that we have got something more significant coming scotland and northern england in particular at the moment. —— ‘s —— speckly. that is all going to be drifting westwards a cross is all going to be drifting westwards across scotland and northern england as we go through the course of the day, as it gets into northern ireland, it is going to be largely rain you can see quite aof to be largely rain you can see quite a of showers. it is going to be heavy with hail and thunder, it is a busy day in the south but gusty winds, as we currently have and will continue to do so through the day across the north and west. these are the temperatures that you may see in your thermometer, seven to nine degrees w

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels.chief negotiator, says the eu remains united but they are not actually united at the moment. about whether to grant an extension, how long for, and under which conditions because the prime minister may say she wants a short extension until the 30th ofjune, but many eu leaders disagree because they cannot see the uk really getting everything together and ratifying a brexit deal by that date. katya adler with the latest on brexit. also making news today... the united states has designated iran's elite military force, the revolutionary guard corps, as a foreign terrorist organisation. it's an unprecedented move against another country's military, iran has reacted angrily and in return designated us central command as a terrorist organisation. us president donald trump is removing the director of the secret service, the agency that provides protection for him and other top officials. the dismissal of randolph "tex" alles comes just a day after his boss, the homeland security secretary kirs

our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels.f no deal was once used by the eu and uk as a negotiating tactic. now, the eu‘s chief negotiator says ongoing discord in parliament means a disorderly brexit is more likely by the day. by repeating that message over and over, he hopes mp5 will listen. no deal was never our desired or intented scenario. no deal was never my desired or intended scenario. but the eu 27 is now prepared. but are they? the french president is one of many eu leaders concerned about plans for the irish border, in case of a no—deal brexit. his words for the irish prime minister today were ones of unquestioning solidarity for dublin and the good friday agreement. but listen to this. translation: our priority must be to protect the european union and the single market. the eu cannot be forever hostage to a political crisis in the uk. no surprise that ireland is one of the eu countries most keen to allow mp5 time to unite around a brexit plan. there is still time for the prime minister to come to the european coun

our corresponding katya adler says the eu is watching closely.nt‘s brexit coordinator says: "#brexit is not a bad april fool'sjoke, but a tragic reality for all our citizens and business. it is now five to midnight. today mps must find a compromise & stop this chaos. this evening, for once voting "yes", instead of every time voting "no". chris earlier was saying some people are saying the way the numbers are stuck in, we could end up with none of these four options getting a majority. and this is jean—claude juncker on italian tv. translation: we have had a lot of patience with our british friends. but patience, also, runs out, comes to an end. i would like for britain to reach an agreement within hours, days, on the path to follow. to this day, we know to what the british parliament says ‘no', but we don't know to what it might say ‘yes german minister michael roth isn't pulling any punches. at the weekend he said 90% of the uk cabinet have "no idea how workers think, live, work and behave... born with silver spoons in their mouths, who went to

here's the bbc‘s europe editor, katya adler, in brussels, on whether the eu will grant the uk an extension, the eu's chief negotiator says the eu remains united. but they aren't, actually, united, at the moment about whether to grant an extension, how long for, and under which conditions, because the prime minister may say she wants a short extension until the 30th ofjune. but many eu leaders disagree, because they cannot see the uk really getting everything together and ratifying a brexit deal by that date. if the conservatives and labour do manage to reach an agreement that could get a brexit deal through parliament, there are other issues. this is from the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg. the eu is worried about this too. we're told the prime minister's team is looking at a lock which would prevent future leaders changing course. it might not be that simple. here's more from alex forsyth in westminster again. there is a convention that one prime minister won't bind the hands of another, that a government can't stop another different government doing something else entirely. and that is the conce

we're joined now from brussels by our europe editor katya adler.e prime minister is softening, but we heard from kate hoey who said that there are enough mps in the house who don't like the backstop and the withdrawal agreement, and there didn't appear last night to be much mood for compromise. well, christian, we can either be a glass half full, or half empty. you know me! half full. i think eu leaders will tonight... the feedback i'm getting from diplomats is that they would love it if this can work. so often they have said, ina time can work. so often they have said, in a time of what has turned into a national crisis over brexit, why can't there be cross—party compromise? why in parliament, can't labour and conservative reach over the pile and work together? to date theresa may spoke about national unity and compromise and said she would sit down with the leader of the opposition jeremy corbyn and try to find a way forward and if they didn't manage to do it then they would go back to parliament. some diplomats are sceptical and say, parliament

we'rejoined now from brussels by the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler. good evening.deal brexit, they're now publicly talking about that as a possibility and ireland would be in the firing line more than any other eu state. this is not the first time they've talked about no—deal brexit and all the way through the process both sides the eu and the uk have used the threat of no deal to try to put pressure on the other. as they sat around the negotiating table. it is in the last weeks really that no deal became a real possibility and of course the parliament in the uk says we do not want a no—deal brexit but still it remains possible for this coming friday if an agreement cannot be met with eu leaders as to an extension. michel barnier the eu chief negotiator says the eu remains united but in fact they are not, not united but in fact they are not, not united about whether to grant an extension and how long for an under which conditions for that the prime minister may say she wants an extension until the 30th ofjune but many eu leaders disagree because they cannot see the

let's talk to our europe editor katya adler.we know what is going to happen this evening... be careful! but the 27 leaders want to get inside the room without their advisers. an attempt to take a tougher line than —— they tend to ta ke tougher line than —— they tend to take a tougher line than the diplomats. i would say it is wide open at the moment... not quite white. is it possible that any will say no to theresa may's request an extension, but it is unlikely because they want to avoid a no—deal brexit the spidey. she hasjust been speaking to them, you say that we think we know, and it is true that most countries are moving towards a longer extension, but it all depends on what the payments are said to them. they want to know what she is going to do with this extra time. —— what are the prime minister said to them. and she has not performed very well in brexit summits previously, they will draw conclusions from that and now they are having their debate overdinner. and now they are having their debate over dinner. they are sitt