that is a problem for her party members and, for labour, if they are to do members and, for labour, ife todoa members and, for labour, if they are to do a deal with the tories, it is unlikely to have a second referendum. that upset a lot of people injeremy corbyn‘s party. the idea of getting a deal, it looks pretty remote at the moment for both sides. we do know one thing for sure, the eu summit in wednesday is going to happen and theresa may is asked for a short delay to brexit, if you weeks and she will come forward but the plan, we are not sure what that will be, but she is asking for a short delay and it is com pletely asking for a short delay and it is completely up to those other eu 27 leaders. they will decide in the room, without her, what to do. some will think, what's the point, you're not want any thing sorted and along the lake and involves a lot of trouble. donald tusk said that there could be a flexible extension, up to a year? i suppose that would work for theresa may anyway, because then she can say to her own party, who really think she should have left nine days ago,

although labour held it, there‘s a 2.4% swing from labour to conservative.onal and there were many people in newport west who voted for him, even though they would not necessarily have classify themselves as natural labour voters. he had a personal following. he he did... ithink secondly, you‘re comparing with 2017 when the smaller parties across the country were very definitely squeezed. indeed. and we saw a very different pattern there. the previous elections are more comparable to the result in terms of where we were percentage wise with our vote in newport west which, as we‘ve said, is not an easy territory for labour. it was taken by paul flynn there. although we clearly would have liked to have more votes and great if we had a bigger majority. what we are seeing here, is that we are seeing that labour is, at least, getting some messages through, in spite of the whole cocophony of brexit sound. there is some messaging getting through that people are very concerned about the policies of the conservative government and they do, genuinely, wa nt government

the labour mp, dame margaret hodge.augusta. 0pen champion francesco molinari will take a two—shot lead over tiger woods and the american tony finau. molinari holed four successive birdies on the second nine to card a 66 and finish on 13 under as he looks to win his second major. but the italian admits anything can happen on the last day it is golf so probably the favourite is the golf course out there waiting for us. we are all very close, it is nice to be a little bit ahead, but you mightjust nice to be a little bit ahead, but you might just need nice to be a little bit ahead, but you mightjust need one hole to change, you never know how it is going to go. especially around a course like this one. you can watch the drama unfold. bbc two‘s live coverage will start at 1:55, while additional live coverage from amen corner, holes 15 and 16 and selected featured groups will be available on the bbc sport website, connected tvs and mobile app from 12:30. there‘s also live coverage on radio five live from one o‘clock before it

the jewish labour movement has been affiliated to the labour party for 90 years, we affiliated at thesh community was largely a migrant community was largely a migrant community escaping persecutions, programmes and later in european history, the holocaust. thejewish community has been alongside the labour party and the labour party have been alongside thejewish community for almost its entire history. in modern british politics. it feels so gut—wrenching we could be in it feels so gut—wrenching we could beina it feels so gut—wrenching we could be in a situation where the labour party shows absolutely no solidarity did a situation that has happened today. do you expect this motion pass, that he will have no confidence injeremy pass, that he will have no confidence in jeremy corbyn? look, we are a membership organisation and it is for members to decide what the outcomes of the motions will be. if this morning's papers are anything to go by, then yes, i think it probably will pass. what do you think is reaction to that will be? more of the same, probably. you don't have any confidence i

clear expression of the labour pa rty‘s clear expression of the labour party's policy.support in the house of commons for the customs union and a confirmatory vote and that was tacked onto the withdrawal agreement as part of the political declaration, would labour support that? i can't speak for the front bench, but if a confirmatory referendum is offered by the prime minister, then i would vote for that, because it is a way to give the british people the chance to decide whether they want to leave on the basis of the deal the prime minister has negotiated... she has made it very clear she is against a second referendum, because the conservative party would divide over it. it is hard to believe the conservative party could be any more divided than it is at the moment, thatis divided than it is at the moment, that is why we are in this terrible mess, facing this crisis for the future of our country, and it requires leadership that is prepared to show a willingness to move, and if that is what the prime minister is genuinely saying today, i am sure she will find jeremy co

the onus rests with the labour party and it is horrendous that we are in this situation, the labour partyship, that his solid, his anti—racist credentials are solid because of the riding tide of hatred againstjewish solid because of the riding tide of hatred against jewish people solid because of the riding tide of hatred againstjewish people that the labour party is doing very little about unless the incidences are publicly exposed. but whatever you think about this, mr corbyn‘s supporters say that is it right that a labour member of parliament secretly records her party leader and then putting it out to a newspaper? margaret is quite right to expose what is happening. jeremy keeps saying that he is concerned about anti—semitism, but then does nothing at all about it. it now appears that he knew about some of the problems but still did nothing about it. so this reinforces the big question, why isn'tjeremy corbyn, as leader lader, doing something about anti—semitism within his ranks? thank you so much for your time. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. a

so, thejewish labour movement a few months ago made the heart—wrenching decision to refer the laboures and human rights commission, alleging institutional racism, because quite frankly, what we have seen, and what today confirms, is that the structures and mechanisms of the labour party are so incapable of dealing with anti—jewish racism that quite frankly, they need to bring in full independence to get the situation under control and to really shine a light on what we now know has been happening. ultimately, organisations are led by the top, cultures of organisations are set by those that lead them. and over the last three years, one year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? meanwhile, europe's only jewish—muslim women's conference gets underway today in london, expecting 100—200 jewish and muslim women from all around the country to attend. one of the overall goals of the day is to produce a list of demands for what government and political parties need to do to t

that is how some labour mps to see it. they do not wa nt labour mps to see it.y do not wantjeremy labour mps to see it. they do not want jeremy corbyn to labour mps to see it. they do not wantjeremy corbyn to have anything to do with that. that the issue that is going to be a problem for labour is going to be a problem for labour is the issue of another referenda. jeremy corbyn has always found it enthusiastic about the idea. it was agreed as part of their policy at the last conference that they had, and it has always been in the mix is one of the options of the table. what he be seen to theresa may we have to have another referenda? if he does not, that will cause trouble with many of his own mps, that also includes emily thornberry. she is not able to go tonight, she says that if that is not one of the things thatjeremy corbyn is not going to be pushing with the prime minister, there has to be a boat to change the policy. —— a vote. die issue for both parties here when it comes to brexit if i theresa may —— that are issues for both parties here when it comes t

labour leadership. it is not afair labour as a party insists it is not a fair picture of what is going on, it is an issue they are determined to deal with, but it is not going away. thank you very much indeed. 0ur political correspondent. today marks 25 years since the start of the rwanda genocide which killed around 800,000 people. president paul kagame will light a remembrance flame in the country's capital city to mark a week's worth of commemorations. 0ur correspondent in kigali has been taking us through what will be taking us through what will be taking place today. today we are expecting the beginning of 100 days of mourning. for the next seven days, rwanda will be silent, no loud music, no loud celebrations, no loud laughing to respect the memory of more than1 laughing to respect the memory of more than 1 million laughing to respect the memory of more than1 million people laughing to respect the memory of more than 1 million people according to official figures killed more than 1 million people

that you gained and is labour really going to want to facilitate and is labour really going to want tovantaging the tory brexit? it's hard to sell it, he says it's a job for us brexit he keeps on framing it that way it would be about framing the size is how they can see who winds a spin working trees and they say actually this is dishonest which i'll agreement and that the customs union that she could spend and say it's not one at all, and i think it's you know everyone is waiting for the local elections on thursday, because they've got to be party political, they're trying to keep. viable. that's a truth that they, and the outcome is... quite that both sides need to be seen to be doing something. what we know as both parties want brexit. like the leaders want but want it, even though the country spit but the two leaders, actually do want to deliver brexit, it's a question of whether they canjoin brexit, it's a question of whether they can join together and keep enough people and their party on—site for that, when it comes to vote because so far, yet every time a tried to about, nothin

that labour members of the jewish and depressing reading that labour members of thejewish communityrstand how the party has not got to grips with the issue. also a step this morning from thejewish leadership group, let me take you through what it says, he refers to a statement made in july through what it says, he refers to a statement made injuly calling the labour party institutionally racist againstjews. he thinks the report this morning in the sunday times makes clear for all to see how accurate that statement was and it is simply impossible for labour members to ignore the degree to which racism has infected labour. on top of that, jewish labour says it will discuss today whether it still has confidence in the labour leadership. labour as a party insists it is not a fair picture of what is going on, an issue they are determined to deal with but it is not going away. that was nick ea rdley not going away. that was nick eardley talking to us earlier. in the last few minutes, speaking on sophy ridge on sunday on sky news, labour's shadow attorney general shami chakra barti has lab

what about the jewish labour movement who they don't want to hear.bour movement who have voted to pass a motion of no confidence in the leadership? that isa confidence in the leadership? that is a small number, more people in that go to the north islington to the truancy party. different groups ta ke the truancy party. different groups take different views on this but the vote of no—confidence injeremy corbyn was a small vote by the jewish labour movement and i'm sorry that i felt that and i think the continuing attack on one individual is inappropriate. we are also being attacked. the suggestion of a fully independent body backed by those seven labour mps, david lammy also spoke about it this morning saying there had been a favour —— like a failure of leadership and back that call, what do you have to fear from it? nothing. i would call, what do you have to fear from it? nothing. iwould be perfectly happy except it would waste the money and time and thought put into the labour party process. we have lawyers working for us now, we have experienced pe

labour's ruthjones won the by—election held following the death of a veteran labour mp, paul flynn, inhful her heirs and successors, according to law. so help me god. now to prime minister's questions. as we saw at the top of the programme, the snp‘s westminster leader used his questions to press theresa may over the possibility of a second brexit referendum. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn focused his attention elsewhere. in the run—up to may's local elections, he attacked the conservatives‘ record on local government funding. since 2010, 50p of every pound has been stripped from local authorities by her government. that is the reality of what life is like for those trying to deliver services. mr speaker, the evidence is clear. the tories have abandoned communities across the country. they've left towns and cities to fend for themselves after nine years of vindictive, damaging austerity. i'm proud to lead a government that's seen more children in good schools, more doctors, more jobs, lower borrowing, lower unemployment, lower taxes. that's conservatives delivering across the country f

labour don't want to be seen parties.r referendum. for the tories, their party members are unhappy and think it is giving credibility tojeremy corbyn, not a man that they like, of course. one thing we know for certain is that on wednesday there will be an emergency eu summit. theresa may has asked for a short delay to brexit, which would mean we would not leave without a deal next friday, but it is up to eu leaders. they might say no altogether, or more likely, they might say we could have a much longer delay. the question is, what do you do with that time? ultimately, parliament needs to make a decision at some point, so if the talks break down with labour, theresa may has offered a series of binding votes to try to find out if there is anything mps can agree on. they have voted against a lot of things, but not in favour of anything. we don't know when those votes would be held or what the options would be for mps — an awful lot of uncertainty, and thatis an awful lot of uncertainty, and that is because the government ar

if you had, even if you had a government that included labour, the labour party isn't united...is part of the reason why the general public are so fed up and frustrated and desperate for somebody to do something is because i don't thinkjeremy corbyn or the labour party wants to take over the brexit negotiations. they can come in at the last minute, look as though they're behaving like statesman and states women in talks with theresa may, but they can blame everything on the tories when it all goes wrong, whatever happens —— statesmen. they went for an election they would have to say where they stand. the other thing in this story, and i know we're going onto about labour in a minute, there is also a move, apparently, to try and get the 1920 to committee, can serve committee, to change its rules so that there could be a further challenge to theresa may —— 1922. she was challenged for the leadership, she on that boat, and she can't be challenged for another year. that is shifting the goalposts. of course it would. the 0bserver, jeremy corbyn tilted back a public vote or lose remai

but cross—party talks between the government and labour are set to continue this week. 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 will do our best to try and reach a compromise with the main opposition party, it would mean compromise on both sides. if that doesn't work, then what we will want to move towards is to put before parliament a set of options with a system for making a choice and parliament actually having to come to a preferred option, rather than voting against everything. talks have been described as constructive but can a deal really be done when it comes to issues such as how to craft a future customs policy? there are fears in labour, too, that any compromise agreement will only survive as survive as long as theresa may's premiership. people are putting their best endeavours to work. but if come a change in the leadership of the conservative party, that may account for nothing and that's the worry. my colleagues are trying their very best to find

so why is the labour party getting involved? correct. so why is the labour party getting involved ?ther options. it is a minority government. in those kind of circumstances when there is no parliamentary majority, it makes sense to reach out rather than keeping your arms folded. a lot of the people behind or she has relied on, the erg and dup have tried to knife or in the back. it is right that we do this. if you are at home and watching this process and we are hearing that the mps are suggesting the compromise is not as good as the status quo, and on the other side of course you have those who suggest the only way to get the people what they want us to have a no—deal brexit. mps like you then say the sort of compromise we are looking for will not be anywhere near enough, it is like, why bother?” will put this to theresa may who i am going to see myself at 2:30pm, because she did a dear colleague letter to all mp5. i took her up on her invitation to the chamber and saidl her invitation to the chamber and said i will meet you. if she gets do through, the liberal party could agree to

talks with labour will continue in the coming days.giving up hope ofa union, but it isn't giving up hope of a breakthrough. at the moment we aren't seeing any element of compromise from the government. we hope that that will change over the coming days and we will consider any proposals they put to us if they come near to the objectives we are trying to achieve. all the while, the legal default remains. if an extension is agreed, we could leave on friday with no deal. some want the idea of revoking article 50 to be left on the table. that will be disappointing and as a result of the crisis but the government has caused, unfortunately. it will be a matter we consider very carefully but we have promised our party members and constituents that we will do all we can to avoid a no deal situation and it's something we would consider very, very strongly. this place has another big week ahead. can the two main parties come toa ahead. can the two main parties come to a compromise? if not, can mps decide on another round of votes? brexit divisio

and obviously labour will be playing our part.ry, labour‘s position is your move prime minister. the government saying tonight, that this process is not broken down, downing street still suggesting that talks are still ongoing. whether we will see any meetings in the next day or so, or any exchange of letters or text between the two sides, seems unclear. the government and the labour say they are serious about these talks, and finding a way to break the brexit deadlock, but at the moment, i have to say a deal looks doubtful. the clock is ticking, they haven't got long have they? they might have ages. in the immediate term, theresa may doesn't have very long. she's going to brussels on wednesday for that summit of the other eu 27 l, where she is formally asking for an extension to the process, because otherwise we will leave without a deal on the troth of april, and it's up deal on the troth of april, and it's up to the remaining eu countries to grant that extension. how long, and on what grounds, we don't knowjust yet. she will ne

today's labour party is there a natural political home? been examined so far. it has been about denial and obfuscation and we have seen as a consequence of the reports today and last week we have seen the lustful type member frog marched last week we have seen the lustful type memberfrog marched out, a whistle—blower, i think the labour party should have a better view of —— duty of care to its staff when they want to call out racism rather than sightless will be tolerated. we will see where this takes us. thank you. a woman arrested when a 9—year—old boy died in a holiday park dog attack, has been released while inquiries continue. police were called to the scene in looe in cornwall just before 5am yesterday morning. police have named the boy as frankie mccritchie from plymouth and say they believe he was alone in a caravan with the dog at the time of the attack while a group of adults were in an adjacent unit. the 28—year—old woman was arrested later on suspicion of manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control. teachers say th

mr coburn says there are lots of labour voters who voted to leave the eu. —— mr corbyn. lots of labouroters who voted to leave the eu. -- mr corbyn. i think it is unlikely that labour are going to say they are going to have a second referendum. there is a wing in the party that wants it. if you look at wales and the west midlands, all the areas that are read errors, they voted pro—brexit. we were promised on the other hand a people's vote. promised by hugh? i suppose by everybody. we have got a swell of public opinion behind it. the labour party itself has mentioned the people's vote. the labour party itself has mentioned the people's votem the labour party itself has mentioned the people's vote. it is an option on the table. it has not said it is his policy. 0n the basis, people have seized upon it thinking it is an option and it ought to be actioned. some bad news for mr corbyn in the papers, but also some good news because the sunday telegraph has said that he is bound for number ten. the tories facing a 60 seat loss, if there was a general election. it does not look likely there wi

if you are a traditional labour voter who has voted labour all your life, you will have to look for onefaris's new party has risen in the polls immediately, it is extraordinary. it will be very interesting to see what happens with both the local and eu elections in terms of where the votes go, how big the turnout is. elections in terms of where the votes go, how big the turnout islj think votes go, how big the turnout is.” think the european elections will be effectively a referendum on brexit. i think people will vote, and i think it is very clever of nigel faris to have a party called the brexit party, you may as well call it the let's get on with it party, and change uk have had a problem because they are not calling themselves remain party. they are right not to, because then they become obsolete when brexit happens, i think they have longer term ambitions than that. but they should have come together in an alliance with the lib dems, i think that would have been more powerful, and the snp. to be fair, they didn't have a lot of time to register a new alliance party which would have

from labour.ould be on the table or what... what the voting system would be. the danger is that parliamentjust votes against everything again. there are lots of unknowns about that and about the timing. the eu are asking for a plan, in order to get the delay. there seems little chance of getting those boats go by wednesday. there seems little chance of getting those votes through by wednesday. there usually a period where parliament does not set over easter, are they suspending their holidays? they have suspended next week. that has gone. the week after is still there moment, but of course, mps think it may not be. that depends on what route theresa may goes down. a lot of the uncertainty is because the government is no longer charge of this process. it's up to the eu leaders to decide about the delay. parliament has shown that it will not accept a no—deal it is even passing a law, which will probably become a law tomorrow, to force the prime minister to go and ask for a delay to brexit. it is pre

the last labour government.ut in half. contrast that with this government, which has put half a million more children into poverty. 400,000 more pensioners into poverty, and dabbled homelessness. by poverty, and dabbled homelessness. by this government, is a political choice. there is nothing inevitable about rising poverty, homelessness, and soaring food bank use in the fifth richest country on earth. so, yes, let's work to try and resolve the brexit deadlock, but, mr speaker, unless this government, u nless speaker, unless this government, unless this government tackles insecure work, low pay, rising pensioner poverty, here government, her government will be marked down for what it is, a failure in the eyes of the people of this country. prime minister. may i say, he quoted the last labour government, i didn't realise he was such a government, i didn't realise he was suchafan! government, i didn't realise he was such a fan! he seemed to spend his entire time voting against it when he had a labour government. l

crucially, labour wa nt shift position.ally, labour want a closer economic relationship with the eu than the government does. they want a customs union and closer ties with brussels but, with that, you would not be able to set your own trade deals with other countries and that is something people who support brexit want. but it seems the government and labour are not shifting on that or anything else in the shadow home secretary said the government has to change its stance. the mess we are in is theresa may's mess. even tory mps accept that. the labour party has stepped up. we want to help. we are engaged in these talks in good faith. but the government perhaps has to show a little more flexibility than it seems to have done so far. there has been no movement from the government on the actual content of the political declaration, and that is key. if there is not agreement, what happens next? there has to be something for theresa may to take to the eu on wednesday to ask for is a reason for getting a delay. we leave on april

then come labour.s between them, but only hold a handful of authorities. and look out for results in key councils to see which way the wind is blowing, like tory—held swindon, or bath. the conservatives were on a high last time these seats were fought in england, four years ago, and they're braced for a tough night. some analysts believe the tories could lose anywhere between 500 and 1,000 seats. we'll see. labour are leading in some national polls, but the way the seats are distributed, some say they may make fewer gains than the liberal democrats, and the lib dems are trailing in all the polls. there are elections in northern ireland, too, and all the main parties are involved, and where local councils are important. so what of the national backdrop? will there be anything here to encourage theresa may? well, frustration with brexit won't help the tories. labour's results may not quite reflect the fact that they've gained ground in some polls, and the lib dem results may look rather more encouraging

so, thejewish labour movement a few months ago made the heart—wrenching decision to refer the labourights commission, alleging institutional racism, because quite frankly, what we have seen, and what today confirms, is that the structures and mechanisms of the labour party are so incapable of dealing with anti—jewish racism that quite frankly, they need to bring in full independence to get the situation under control and to really shine a light on what we now know has been happening. ultimately, organisations are led by the top, cultures of organisations are set by those that lead them. and over the last three years, one year on from the protests in parliament square by thejewish community, can the labour party and the labour party leadership really say that enough has been done? speaking this morning, the shadow attorney general shami chakrabarti urged thejewish labour movement not to "personalise the issue". we have to tackle it, but it will be much easier to tackle it if we don't make it a personal attack onjeremy corbyn or a conservative attack on labour, or an inter—factional at

and ca included a labour provision. it is the strongest labour position in the trade agreement. you are seeing mexico change their labour laws as a result. and why does that matter, that matters because to have trades you start off with a level playing field. the nations need to have similar labour laws so that the trade is not just free but there. and so we have a keen interest in supporting efforts to have that level of playing field. supporting efforts to make sure that certain labor standards are met. >> let me add a second dimension, that is as important. you mentioned humane, and from the laws in the u.s. have changed so much since 1919, we have several levels of protections for workers. we have an interest of the human rights perspective in other nations and have those levels of protection. so if you're talking about forced labor, abuse of immigrant labor, if you're talking trafficking, if you are talking so many issues we have a high interest, keen interest in seeing other nations improve and often it is better to have a group like the aisle low common and work with the

conversations with the labour party are continuing, they we re labour party are continuing, they were continuing last night and we expect to exchange more text with the labour party today so this is an ongoing process and i'm optimistic that we will reach some form of agreement. the housing dreams that turn into nightmares. growing numbers of complaints about new builds. and pension contributions must be paid, from today, by millions of workers. and the travel show is in tokyo as the city council down to hosting the 2020 paralympics. good morning. welcome to bbc news. both labour and the conservatives say they hope brexit talks will continue over the weekend. the two parties have been meeting since wednesday to find a proposal to put to mps which it is hoped can break the brexit deadlock before an emergency eu summit next week. but the talks appeared to break down yesterday when the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer accused the government of refusing to consider changes to the brexit deal‘s political declaration. our political correspondent matt cole is here. what is the politi

plenty of labour supporters who the last thing they wanted to say from a labour party is helping a tory brexit they don't even want to happen. if she is serious about doing this a place jeremy corbyn in a difficult position. yes. it is a big choice. absolutely. a lot of symbolism. the reason it is him is because her suddenly saying reaching out to him and almost help me, i need your help and almost help me, i need your help andi and almost help me, i need your help and i need to sit down and talk, this is a huge shift from as you said at the start, everything she ever said about said at the start, everything she eversaid about him, said at the start, everything she ever said about him, he is unfit to govern, they shouldn't be given the case number he is a security risk, and this something that tory mps caught her out on today, very openly. —— called her at all. caught her out on today, very openly. —— called herat all. i think we still do not know really what will come out of this, this address and it mightjust be the first day in the setting up of negotiations as possible, but labour s

labour are looking for reassu ra nces to move on. labour are looking for reassurances in law.y are talking about here is changes to the political declaration, changes to the future relationship the uk will have with the eu. it is not legally binding with the eu but what labour are asking for is it to be put into uk law so that if and when theresa may moves on, a future conservative prime minister can'tjust may moves on, a future conservative prime minister can't just riff may moves on, a future conservative prime minister can'tjust riff it allup and start prime minister can'tjust riff it all up and start again. of course, if it doesn't work, these talks, remember the fallback position for the prime ministers to put another series votes, alternatives, to the house of lords. —— to the house of commons was not overshadowing that, the clock ticking, in terms of whatever they come up with, it still has to go to the eu, they still will have to 0k any request for extension. yes, so the timetable is very short, that is why they would hope to have some kind of agreement, believe it or

, because there was a draft those within labour, because there was a d raft leaflet those within labouraflet that was revealed in the week which had no mention of a referendum on the brexit deal. we have since discovered today that labour—intensive to change that leaflet, it plans to include a general election on their ad also what they refer to as a confirm at a ballot, effectively a referendum on a final deal. that will be in that leaflet. these mps are saying that as part of the whole manifesto, they wa nt as part of the whole manifesto, they want a clear message so that would make them the only viable alternative to the brexit party. labour have a real challenge because within the party there is a lot of controversy within the party there is a lot of co ntrove rsy over within the party there is a lot of controversy over whether or not they should be going for that clear message on another referendum or if that could deter labour voters and some of those key northern heartland from voting for labour, people who perhaps voted for brexit. so there are those who think labour should not

bill, from day one, said there should be no customs union or single market membership, while labour labourd they want one. they won close alignment with the single market. this would appear, probably, to be the sticking point in his negotiation. labour said there has been no movement oi’ negotiation. labour said there has been no movement or concession from the government. philip hammond says today there are no red lines, they are open to all negotiations in the stocks. the conversations with the labour party were continuing, they were continuing last night, we expect to exchange more text with the labour party today so this is an ongoing process and i'm optimistic that we will reach some form of agreement. he is confident, and yet what be undersun, he is confident, and yet what be under sun, despite philip hammond suggesting talks are taking place today, labour are saying there is nothing in the diary. actual face—to—face talks between the different negotiating team is not happening. i think labour are very clear that the problem is a lack of willingness to compromise or change. that is w

i think it would be an absolute disaster for labour. labour is reasonably united.all compared to the majority party. i think he has no choice. he cannot agree to any deal unless it has a confirmation vote. but at the second referendum loses, because those two people can make the second referendum. at that point, he has to choose between no deal and the guilt that he has disagreed with theresa may. what does he do dan? —— what does he do dan? i do not think they will be no deal because i do not think she wants to carry for can't buy no doubt. who would want to be prime minister, wake up next morning, find the likes of the night on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to numberten. on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to number ten. they on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to numberten. they are on... jeremy corbyn wants to get to number ten. they are not going to be very impressed with the promise of the second referendum. does he stop brexit or do whatever he can't to get back into power? i suspect you wa nt get back into power? i suspect you want him to stop brexit.” get back i

labour says there has been no concession from the government.hammond, the chancellor today saying there are no red lines, and they are open to all negotiations in the stocks. the conversations with the labour party are concerning. they were continuing la st are concerning. they were continuing last night. we are expecting to exchange some more tax with labour party today, so this is an ongoing process, and i am optimistic that we will get some form of agreement. young he is confident, but we understand that labour has said there is nothing in the diary for today. we believe there has been an exchange of letters, but face—to—face talks between the different negotiating team is not happening. i think labour are very clear the problem is a lack of willingness to compromise or change. that is certainly what i am there with us diane abbott has been saying. we want to help. we are engaged in these talks in good faith. but the government perhaps has to show a little more flexibility than it seems to have done so far. there has been no movement from the

the labour party wa nt to matter of customs.y want to see a customs union with the eu. the conservative party, the government, are not keen on that idea because they think it would limit the uk's ability to brokered trade deals. thank you. meanwhile, labour's leader in the european parliament has urged the party to back another brexit referendum, or risk haemorrhaging votes in the european elections. richard corbett says labour would lose pro—eu voters to other parties, if its manifesto doesn't guarantee a public vote on any brexit deal. labour's present policy is to keep all options on the table — including pressing for a further referendum. teachers say there's increasing evidence that poverty is damaging the education of children in the uk. the national education union says more pupils are struggling because they come to school hungry or without a good night's sleep. sarah walton reports. overcrowding in homes so children do not have space to do homework. children attending school with no coats, no socks and without other ess

every shed of -- every shred of evidence available says that what most labour parties —— what most labour will be mindful of that. talks this afternoon could change what brexit looks like, but westminster is still very divided. in a moment, we‘ll speak to our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, in brussels. but first, our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. and there are political risks for both theresa may and jeremy corbyn with these talks. there are, simon, but for so long, mrs may has said she has no plan b. well, she does now, and it is called jeremy corbyn. but this attempt to forge a brexit deal with the labour leader has provoked an incandescent explosion of rage amongst her party‘s brexiteers. 0ne of rage amongst her party‘s brexiteers. one said he felt like he had been punched in the face. another compared mrs may‘s conduct to that of neville chamberlain at munich when he caved in to hitler. in the commons this lunchtime, we have had a series of tory mps getting up amazed that mrs may is prepared to do a deal with a marxist, rather than her own par

that is what labour have been pressing for and numberio have said what labour have been pressing forling to look at that if a deal is reached, and it would basically knock down the deal in law, said that a replacement prime minister, borisjohnson being one favourite, who is a hardline brexiteer, would not be able to rip it up and start again. i have got to add the caveat that he or she could go to the country and seek a fresh mandate but i don't think any conservative party leader is going to want to rush to an election before 2022 with a state of the party at the moment. what is your best guess, josie? nobody had any idea what is going to happen. is there going to be a long extension, do you think? they have talked about possibly a year extension. do you think? they have talked about possibly a year extensionlj do you think? they have talked about possibly a year extension. i get the sense that goodwill is running out but at the same time and we were talking about this before, i can't really see an alternative. it still remains a nobody‘s interest for there to be an ideal brexit whe

a labour peer thought greater clarity.guage use, what was the offensive word, was it bollocks or brexit? laughter probably both. lady williams sitting firmly on the fence there. that is the end of this wednesday in parliament. thank you for watching. i do hope you canjoin me at the same time tomorrow. bye for now. good morning, yet again another day of april showers but not for all and some of them have a potentially a bit of winter and is in them particularly first thing in the morning. that is where the low pressure is an circulating around that flow through the day is where the plenty of showers will be. ran easiest way westwards and the rest of the sunshine today across eastern scotla nd of the sunshine today across eastern scotland and down through the eastern england. highest values of 8- 10 eastern england. highest values of 8— 10 degrees. as if you're there is an identifier we will see that area of the pressure starting to move away of the tall so yes, we keep the show was going on the far south—west. clear skies f

. support the labour party do not know where it stands on brexitli support the labour party do not knowre it stands on brexit. i thought it was just where it stands on brexit. i thought it wasjust me. where it stands on brexit. i thought it was just me. i where it stands on brexit. i thought it wasjust me. i am going to out myself and say i literally became a british citizen so i could vote in the general election for this party, i believe in the labour party. i have no idea where they stand. i have no idea where they stand. i have a sneaky suspicion where they stand but i have no idea and i wonder if you are not a socialist can you still vote for the labour party? also, the whole thing about the eu being a neoliberal project as some of my friends say, can i still vote for the labour party? nobody knows where they stand. let me put this to you both, isn't this how this to you both, isn't this how this all began, the strength of ukip, that's how the referendum came about, that is what inspired david cameron. it wasn't exactly. but the tory party had problems with euro scepticism for ever

so there are those who think labour should not be going down that road.at we will be taking part in those european elections? no, it is supposed to happen on the 23rd of may, but if the prime minister can do a deal before then, presumably, that election would not happen. that's what the tories would like to see. they have their own challenges because they have activists who say that they will not take part in campaigning, they have donors who say they do not want to contribute to the campaign. they have their own issues — many in the conservative party who did not want there to be european elections and they are very unhappy if they do go ahead. a formal investigation has begun into a decision by the home office to accuse more than 30,000 international students of cheating in english language tests. there are claims now that many of the accusations were unfair. many students had their visas revoked — and more than a thousand were removed from the uk — after evidence of cheating was uncovered by the bbc‘s panorama programme. the national audit office will

would be really difficult for labour mps in these seats, i think about 30 out of 40 top labour targetdum, which it needs to take to form government, are in these areas. he is very conscious of the electoral viability of pushing a referendum. however, his membership, momentum, is grassroots support group, and his mps, are overwhelmingly in favour. he will find it very difficult to resist going into see theresa may. whatever deal they come up with and managed to thrash out, adding on a second referendum to it, it will interesting to see how he manages that. —— interesting to see how he manages that. -- it interesting to see how he manages that. —— it will be interesting. interesting to see how he manages that. -- it will be interesting. is there a sense that we are seeing a deep fracturing, potentially, within the conservative party?” deep fracturing, potentially, within the conservative party? i think there is. obviously the europe issue has always divided the conservative party. i was speaking to a lot of erg mps tonight who stayed and watched it around a television in the committee r