or do they get leila brexit's no matter what? counting on. when they see something concrete, they really would want to reject it. is that unduly optimistic? i don't disagree with anything my colleague stuart said. there will probably be a deal of some sort. it is ideal on their withdrawal deal leaving all the difficult issues to be kicked down the road. this is why this transition argument was not realistic to assume that a transition due to be done but in 21 months. 21 years, more likely. one of the troubles that mrs may has now is that she has lost because of her party. notjust be hard brexiteers, the nutters as i call them, but actually right across the party. because she has always reached a red lines, on the customs deemed, on the single market, not on the extension. she is not believed, she keeps on from a very weak position being forced farther and farther away from her original positions. i also agree with stephanie that what happens in parliament is absolutely unknowable. offers leave the europeans are interested in givi

give explicit backing to theresa may's chequers plan for brexit, but says the prime minister can count on her support. 0ur political correspondent leilainster this morning, they know it is crunch time for brexit talks. the prime minister hopes her top team will stay backing her approach. to face down discontent within her party. and after a speech in london this morning, one of the leading brexiteers in the cabinet for the first time publicly gave her view on the government's plans. the prime minister can count on my support, but what i would say is we don't know where this will end up. we are at a critical moment. the current issue is that the ball is formally back in the —— family back in the eu's court, we await their response. brussels has dismissed as unworkable the government's offer of what has become known as the chequers plan for a future relationship. the issue of stopping cheques returning to the irish border is holding up negotiations. —— stopping checks. northern irish parties, including primers's westminster allies, the dup, where in brussels today. there cannot be barriers to trade in the uk internal market, which would

give explicit backing to theresa may's chequers plan for brexit but says the prime minister can count on her support. our political correspondent leilabrexit deal next week, minister? back to work in westminster this morning and they know it is crunch time for the brexit talks. the prime minister hopes her top team will stay backing her approach... are you facing brexit mutiny? ..to face down discontent within her party. after a speech in london this morning, one of the cabinet's leading brexit supporters for the first time publicly gave her view on the government's plans. the prime minister can count on my support but what i would say is that we don't know where this is going to end up. we are at a critical moment now. the issue currently is that the ball is firmly back in the eu's court. we are waiting for them to respond. brussels has dismissed as unworkable the government's offer of what has become the chequers plan for a future relationship, and how to prevent checks returning to the irish border is holding up the negotiations. this morning in brussels, for talks with the eu's chief negotiator were northern ireland parties, incl

brexit will triumph in the end? with negotiations drawing to a close, that‘s still being worked out. leilaembourg where eu ministers have been briefed on the state of the brexit negotiations. 0ur correspondent gavin lee is there. what has been said they today?‘ short while ago michel barnier came here to brief eu ministers because they entered and briefed their leaders who have come to brussels to work out whether there is convergence oi’ work out whether there is convergence or enough of an agreement for a november summit. i think the mood, the wheels are starting to fall off from the eu officials and they believe the chances are unlikely. let‘s hear from donald tusk the head of the european council. for a breakthrough to take place besides goodwill we need new facts. tomorrow i am going to ask prime minister theresa may how to break the impasse. only such proposals can determine a breakthrough. one for historians because we had donald tusk telling journalists that this brexit issue on the issue of northern ireland and stopping a board on this 300 mile border between the north and republi

explicit backing to theresa may's chequers plan for brexit, but says the prime minister can count on her support. 0ur political correspondent, leilawe do get a brexit deal next week, minister? back to work in westminster this morning and they know it is crunch time for the brexit talks. the prime minister hopes her top team will stay backing her approach. are you facing brexit mutiny? to face down discontent within her party. after a speech in london this morning, one of the cabinet's leading brexit supporters for the first time publicly gave her view on the government's plans. the prime minister can count on my support but what i would say is that we don't know where this is going to end up. we are at a critical moment i'iow. end up. we are at a critical moment now. the issue currently is that the ball is firmly back in the eu's court. we are waiting for them to respond. brussels has is missed as an workable the government's offer of what has become the chequers plan for a future relationship and how to prevent checks returning to the irish border is holding up the negotiations was that this morning in brussels, for talks with th

leila nathoo reports. back to westminster for what's sure to be another turbulent week. the prime minister must report back on the state of the brexit talks to parliament, to her cabinet, and to her own mps. it was always going to be the case that these negotiations would run to the wire, it was always going to have been the case that there would be lively debates about what should or should not be agreed, and the reality is that the negotiations that matter in the coming weeks will be between the prime minister, dominic raab, the brexit secretary, european counterparts, as they work to try and find the best resolution for everyone involved. but the former brexit secretary is one of those with other ideas. senior ministers also have doubts about the prime minister's strategy. and these former cabinet members, now prominent brexiteer backbenchers, made their own trip to brussels this morning to tell the eu theresa may's proposals wouldn't work. we are presenting some ideas which we think are constructive, and we had a constructive discussion, and now we're going to go back and talk to the government about it, and this is all within t

brexit will triumph in the end? with negotiations drawing toa the end? with negotiations drawing to a close, that still being worked out. leilaster. in a moment, we‘ll talk to gavin lee, who is in luxembourg, where european ministers have been meeting ahead of this week‘s european summit in brussels. but, first, our assistant political editor norman smith is in downing street. it feels hard to keep up, frankly, norman. well, this was built almost asa norman. well, this was built almost as a moment of truth for mrs may, with some leading brexiteers pretty much calling on disgruntled cabinet ministers to rise up in revolt, to save up with your cheque is planning, we will not put, but after three hours of cabinet, they all emerged pretty much have the same time —— chequers plan. no one stormed off red—faced at a stroke, no one announced her resignation, no one ran up no one announced her resignation, no one ran up to the cameras to castigate mrs may and the reason i think it‘s because the prime minister did not today confront them with the sort of hard choices they may have to make about any final brexit deal. and, as she has do

leila, thank you very much for that, adam fleming in brussels as well. despite the fact that we talk about brexit we saw in ethiopia, that we saw in bengal, that we saw in parts of the soviet union. that was just unacceptable. many of us had confidence that that would never happen again, and yet the reality is that in yemen, that is precisely what we are looking at. do you think we should be ashamed? yes. there's no question. we should be ashamed, and we should, every day that we wake up, renew our commitment to do everything possible to help the people that are suffering and in the conflict. fracking for shale gas is set to begin this morning for the first time since 2011. a final legal attempt to prevent work starting at the site in lancashire failed on friday. let's get more details from our reporter dave guest, who's in lancashire this morning, where protestors have already started to congregate at the site. morning, dave. good morning, yes, the guy on the top of that plan has been there since 4:30am this morning, they have parked that at the main entrance to the cuadrilla side, and there is

brexit that the rest of the eu has. in a moment we'll get the latest from brussels and damien grammaticus — but first to westminster, and our political correspondent leilaime minister from her foreign secretary. yes, jeremy hunt, urging tory mps to back their leader, saying the only reason an agreement had been reached so far was because the prime minister had been sticking to her principles in the negotiations. it seems the one thing she has managed to unite her party on is opposition to unite her party on is opposition to this idea of extending the transition period. remember, this was something that was supposed to be nailed down in a withdrawal agreement, and was supposed to end by the end of 2020. downing street insists the possibility of an extension of a few months only is an idea at the moment that was being explored with the eu. the thinking behind it is that it would allow a future trade deal to be struck, and the deal to be done. therefore, it would make the issue of the backstop, the insurance policy for the irish border, less likely to come into force, and therefore, hopefully, easier to agree. come into force, and therefore, hopefully, eas

strings, but the forecasts in this budget assume a smooth brexit and, if no deal is done, there would need to be a set of whole new economic plans. leila, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster, but first, let's speak to our economics correspondent andy verity who is in central london. he's been at a post—budget briefing by the institute for fiscal studies. it is pretty scathing in parts. it is pretty scathing in parts. it says if the chancellor hadn't announced any new spending measures by 2022 he would have achieved this goal that we have been told about for more than ten years, the goal of eliminating the budget deficit, the gap between the government spending and his income. he could have achieved that if he had announced spending measures. instead, he has given it all away. the ifs i said, you've got but that in perspective. the increase is 3.4% a year. the increase before the recent squeeze on nhs spending was 3.7%. those tax cuts that are going to come one a year early, what is the effect of bringing forward one year early? the amount you would be able to earn before you started paying tax were go

strings, but the forecasts in this budget assume a smooth brexit and, if no deal is done, there would need to be a set of whole new economic plans. leilainster. so how is the chancellor's budget being received now that the details are becoming clearer? our correspondent victoria fritz has been finding out in sheffield. amidst the shops and offices is a city regenerating. sheffield's winter garden may be a refuge as the days grow colder but did the chancellor do enough to prevent a chill spreading through the business community? categorically no, but it's a start. the business rate savings is saving me £900 a month, i'll be investing that into two part—time staff, it's a start but retailers have to start helping themselves. it's nice to know the government are waking up to the long—term issues but it's been a long time coming. this really helps, in the last 12 months we've invested £850,000 in new manufacturing machinery, we have bigger plans for next year. what this is liable to do means the longer term plans will be pulled forward to 2020 to take advantage of the capital allowances. the prime minister promised an end to austerity. for

strings, but the forecasts in this budget assume a smooth brexit and, if no deal is done, there would need to be a set of whole new economic plans. leilaobal wildlife population, with only a quarter of the world's land still free of damage caused by human activity. the new data from the conservation group wwf paints a bleak picture of what's happening to the animal kingdom right now. a reminder — perhaps the ultimate indicator of the pressure we put on the planet. the losses in vertibrate species — that's animals with a backbone, so mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles — averaged 60% between 1970 and 2014. south and central america are particularly hard hit with a loss of 89%. and there is an 83% decline in the numbers of freshwater species across the world. we're joined now by mike barrett, director of science and conservation at wwf. let's be clear about the numbers, this is not a 60% drop in the number of vertebrates that the average populations within the group. precisely that, there are fewer individuals within particular species than there were so than 60% average decline in the numbers of individuals in the populations sin

leila nathoo reports. back to westminster for what's sure to be another turbulent week. the prime minister must report back on the state of the brexitto her cabinet, and to her own mps. it was always going to be the case that these negotiations would run to the wire, it was always going to have been the case that there would be lively debates about what should or should not be agreed, and the reality is that the negotiations that matter in the coming weeks will be between the prime minister, dominic raab, the brexit secretary, european counterparts, as they work to try and find the best resolution for everyone involved. but the former brexit secretary is one of those with other ideas. senior ministers also have doubts about the prime minister's strategy. and these former cabinet members, now prominent brexiteer backbenchers, made their own trip to brussels this morning to tell the eu theresa may's proposals wouldn't work. we are presenting some ideas which we think are constructive, and we had a constructive discussion, and now we're going to go back and talk to the government about it, and this is all within the power of what the g

this is all contingent on the brexit deal, all economic forecasts are linked to that, so if the negotiations go up in smoke, so too could many of these policies. thank you, leilated killer john cannon as the main suspect. he‘s always denied any involvement and has never been charged. it‘s reported the property that‘s being searched by specialist officers from the metropolitan police used to belong to cannon‘s mother. there is no suggestion that she is involved or that the current occupants have any connection with the investigation. suzy‘s parents set up the suzy lamplugh trust, which supports victims of violence. they‘ve both since died, but speaking two years ago, suzy‘s father said he had little hope of finding out what had happened to her. it‘s not something that i dwell on very much. it would be good to know what did happen. but... i still miss suzy enormously. after three decades of questions, it‘s hoped this latest turn in the investigation could now lead to some answers. lauren moss, bbc news. the us says it is sending a further 5000 troops to its border with mexico, as large numbers of central—american migrants continue to head north by foot. the anno

brexit plans. the meeting comes after she suggested she could agree to an extension of the transition period — which is meant to run until the end of 2020. our political correspondent leilaorth reminding people just how important this meeting could be, the meeting of the 1922 committee. this is the first time theresa may will come face—to—face with backbenchers in private. where she will face questions about her brexit strategy. there was talk about threats and plots against her, to oust her, and she was supposedly in for a oust her, and she was supposedly in fora bumpy oust her, and she was supposedly in for a bumpy ride. we will have to wait and see in the next half hour what sort of reception she gets but iamjoined by what sort of reception she gets but i am joined by a conservative mp who will now be at the meeting. andrew bridgen has been one of the prime minister's fiercest critics. why are you going? i have nothing personally against the prime minister it is the policy on how we leave. i have urged her with many colleagues to chuck chequers and adopt a super canada brexit negotiating styles that will give us the brexit we promised and the best post— brexit give us

different gripes about her brexit strategy so i think winning overheard the top team this morning will be theresa may's first hurdle before she goes to brussels tomorrow. leila ease the hardship when claimants are moved onto the system. here's social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. it was meant to make things easier, bringing six different benefits into one monthly payment. but the rollout of universal credit is already years behind schedule, and now we've learned it's going to be further delayed. the next step, moving up to four million benefit recipients onto universal credit want now properly start until november, 2020. more than a year later than planned. in the commons yesterday, the secretary of state hinted at such a delay. it won't be starting injanuary in 2019, it will be later on in the year, and then for a further year, with a small amount of people, maybe 10,000 people, we will be learning as we go to make sure it is right, and then it will increase in the rollout from 2020 onwards. leaked documents we've seen suggest that ministers want to use the delay to make significant changes to universal credit, amid evidence the use of food banks

leila nathoo. half full, theresa may knows she needs fuel for the coming days... looks like they'll be making quite a few cups of tea. to find some way through the brexit deadlock.tions have ground to a halt. ministers know the very prospect of a deal has now been thrown into doubt. this is obviously a difficult period. it was always going to be a moment like this, but we should remember a huge amount of progress has been made. there are one or two very difficult outstanding issues. but i think we can get there. whether we do this week or not, who knows rush to mark but i know everyone is trying incredibly hard. a whirlwind trip to brussels for the brexit secretary, dominic raab, yesterday. he was on his way back afterjust an hour, finding no common ground with the eu over a back—up plan for the irish border. nobody wants to ever trigger the backstop, but it needs to be there as an insurance mechanism to calm nerves that we're not going to see physical border infrastructure re—emerging on the island of ireland. so those commitments have been made in writing by the british government and what we are saying is, we want no more and no less than the follow—through o

leila nathoo is in westminster. good morning. where are we this morning? the start of another week, a bit weak in brexit.n a bit weak in brexit. is mrs may in a good position? -- a big week. last week, a different —— a difficult time in brussels but this week he brexit troubles return to westminster so she will be facing parliament today, cabinet tomorrow and likely her own mps on wednesday. all of those places, there is deep hostility to her brexit plans, these ideas being explored of extending possibly the transition period beyond the end of 2020 and her ideas for ensuring the irish border stays free from checks. she has been holding conference calls with cabinet ministers over the weekend to try and get them onside. two former cabinet ministers are going to brussels themselves to illustrate their own plans. but theresa may will tell the commons today that the negotiations are nearly there, 95%, to keep their eye on the prize, she is urging people in the sun this morning. but she does know that any agreement that is reached with brussels then has the comeback to parliament to be approved, and that coul

brexit plans. her appearance at the meeting of the 1922 committee comes after she suggested she could agree to an extension of the transition period. our correspondent leilavening is billed by some as being a bit of a showdown over her brexit strategy, some unnamed tory backbenchers over the weekend using very aggressive, threatening language to warn the prime minister that this was going to be crunch time for her over her strategy. i'm joined by one tory backbencher, damian green, the former deputy prime minister, damian green, is this a moment of truth?” doubt it, experience tells me that all these big events that are built up all these big events that are built up as the greater showdown often turn into something of a damp squib, soi turn into something of a damp squib, so i mean, it will be a good session, i am sure the whole parliamentary party will be there, the prime minister will be there to a nswer the prime minister will be there to answer questions as well as make a speech, so a good chance for her to explain where we have got to the negotiations, but i suspect less dramatic than some have been portraying it earlier in the week. theresa may wen