sir keir starmer talking about divisions in the tory party.quite a reaction to this suggestion of an extension of the transition period. they aren't happy, because they think we will be stuck in it potentially forever. they also fear it doesn't give an incentive to the eu to come forward with a deal about the future partnership. they are so unhappy but what are they likely to do about it? are they going to trigger a leadership contest? you're right they are unhappy. the mail on sunday talking about a show trial for theresa may, the sunday times saying she has entered a killing zone. dominic raab said it is understandable there are jitters at the moment on the tory backbenches. he said there is a good deal of insight and now is the time to play for the team. if they choose not to play for the team, can they get to a point where they unseat theresa may? they have to get 48 letters first signed and sent into the chair of the 1922 committee. we are told they think they are close to the mark, but even if that happens there would still need to be a

sarah keir starmer.for advanced fight of his statement and it is always good to see him in his place. cani always good to see him in his place. can i politely point out that it would've been much better if this statement had come the prime minister. it is no good hiding behind the salzburg summit by calling it informal, it was the prime minister who pushed for the brexit issue to be on the agenda and the prime minister has failed to secure a breakthrough. so it should be the prime minister and not the secretary of state in parliament this afternoon explaining what went wrong. after all, whilst the prime minister was negotiating involved broke, the state was busy writing gimmicky letters to me about labour policy. i have to save the image of the secular state writing gimmicky letters to me on the day of the salzburg negotiation speaks absolutely for itself. it would also have been better if the statement today contain details of substantive progress but instead it is like groundhog day, we get the same ol

but in response the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, criticised the absence of the prime ministere of commons, saying she should have updated mps herself, and said little progress had been made in the negotiations. mr speaker, it would also have been better if today's statement contained details of substantive progress. instead, it's like groundhog day, we get the same old story. the secretary of state pretends everything is going according to plan, it'sjust a question of dotting the "i"s and crossing the "t"s. everything will be all right in the end. and if it isn't, we'lljust crash out with no deal, stockpile food and medicines and declare that to be a great success. i know the brexit secretary will be tempted in reply to me to do what he usually does, to read out his preprepared attack lines about me and the labour party. can i urge him... can i urge him to resist that temptation and to respond to the very serious questions that this house and the country deserve answers to. firstly, mr speaker, this secretary of state repeatedly assured parliament, including from that dispatch

meanwhile the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said a car ferry collided with yachts and ran the red falcon has now been refloated president trump says the united states will pull out of a nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago, because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. russia has not, unfortunately, honoured the agreement. so, we're going to terminate the agreement.

meanwhile the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said a car ferry collided with yachts and ranound in thick fog on the isle of wight. there are no injuries and the red falcon has now been refloated president trump says the united states will pull out of a nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago, because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. russia has not, unfortunately, honoured the agreement. so, we're going to terminate the agreement. we're going to pull out. prince harry gets a royal hug from one of the invictus games athletes as he goes solo in sydney after kensington palace announced meghan won't be attending engagements today. and coming up at 2:30, we'll be looking back at the week in parliament with david cornock. the brexit secretary dominic raab has said that any agreement to allow an extended brexit transition should be instead of, not as well as, a "backstop" to avoid the return to border checks in ireland. the 2i—month transition is currently expected to end on 31 december 2020. mr raab says an extension would only be for around 3 m

meanwhile, the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said there is a "real lack of confidence" that.

meanwhile the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said there is a "real lack of confidence" thatf a good deal". we do not accept this proposition it's that or no deal, and it's notjust us. there's a huge majority in parliament that will not accept that the alternative to theresa may's deal, if there is one, is no deal.

sir keir starmer, labour's shadow brexit secretary. said you suspected. i thought she was dressed very sedately this weekend, lots of conjecture on twitter why she is so buttoned up, is she pregnant? and we discovered now she was. katie, had you guessed? i had an idea, i had a friend who is out in amsterdam, and my first question was was she drinking? and the source said no, she wasn't, i agree with claudia, as elegant as sheila at the wedding at was quite a loose fitted coat, the only the other week she was wearing a really tight fitting leather skirt so a really tight fitting leather skirt sol a really tight fitting leather skirt so i think she has done is, clearly the palace so with all of the scrutiny on her in a couple of weeks coming up on the australia tour it would be impossible to hide something like that, i think that done the right thing, they've waited until after the royal wedding, what a way to touch down in sydney and a couple of hours later you make the announcement that everyone hoped was going to be made. it's going t