a lib dem peer has warned children will still be able to access pornography online despite new rulesbenjamin, a one—time children's tv presenter, said social media sites would not be covered by a new law that would require viewers of explicit pornography websites to prove they are aged 18 or over. the minister said the government would say earlier next year when the government certification would begin, but the lib dem peer was critical. does the minister share my disgust and horror that social media companies, such as twitter, can state that their minimum age for membership is 13, yet they make no attempt to restrict some of the most gross forms of pornography being exchanged via their websites, via their platforms? unfortunately the digital economy bill does not affect them because they are not predominantly commercial porn publishers. does the minister agree that they need to develop mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of the legislation in terms of restricting access to pornography by children to social media sites and put a stop to this unacceptable behaviour? my lords,

the lib dems were worried about medicines and aviation safety.rime minister has managed to negotiate an agreement where we, quote, explore the possibility of corporations. i mean, that is pathetically weak, and it will cause great anxiety to millions of people who will depend on high standards of safety. the recently—resigned brexit secretary is still unhappy. the top reason people voted to leave the eu was to take back democratic control over our laws. isn't it the regrettable but inescapable reality that this wheel gives even more away? a former foreign secretary derided the backstop plan to avoid checks at the irish border. but we should junk forthwith the backstop upon which the future economic partnership, according to this declaration, is to be based, and which makes a complete nonsense of brexit. but some conservatives said voters would be re—assured by what they saw as a sensible compromise. does my right honourable friend agreed that the big divide now is between them and those who would risk anything for no deal or no brexit? putting at

she will depend on the kindness of strangers, which would mean that labour, the lib dems, and scottishrty mps. i don't know how she can get nothing for their to put it through parliament. the real issue is who she stays, and if she stays, what will happen to be meaningful vote in parliament. if she stays, what will happen to be meaningful vote in parliamentm if she stays, what will happen to be meaningfulvote in parliament. it is extraordinaire. watching the press conference yesterday that she gave, that too is very late for, and we are all wondering why and what was going on, and why there were such a delay, but she came out and her initials -- initial delay, but she came out and her initials —— initial words, i was convinced was going to resign. but that she became more defiant. that was a parting shot, my deal, my way 01’ was a parting shot, my deal, my way or the highway. a high stakes game of political brick mansion. duty will work is that do enough to convince people on the margins? me because they now if it is working. we need to see what is happening the 1922 committee and they

he had been solidly remain on the lib dem front, but you get any sense from people who voted to leavecond thoughts. this is a recognition that any deal the government is likely to come up with is going to put us in a worse position than we are at the moment. and people will be worse off than they are at the moment. and i think that message is getting through. lots of people are sticking firmly to their convictions, but it is important therefore that we argue it out, ina important therefore that we argue it out, in a civilised way. i don't wa nt out, in a civilised way. i don't want this to become an acrimonious, divisive argument that is going to go on forever. we need to resolve it and we need to resolve it in a civilised, democratic way, which is this country at its best. serve vince cable, thank you very much. the cabinet meeting the first hurdle for theresa may to face this afternoon at 2pm. she has got a lot of persuading to do, perhaps, with some of her cabinet members, more than others, and many of them keeping their council this morning, not saying too much head of that crucia

rtwe heard from the labor and the lib dems, they will not back it.ve heard from remainders and brexiteers in the conservative party that they are not going to act it -- back it. it is not known whether the senior ministers will walk away. --ng back to the proposal you think back to the proposal she put on the table some months o. it took david davis, the brexit secretary, before he finally signed it.ou hen't stick with it and he walked. will other ministers do that? we will watch closely tomorrow. there is also, jane, this whiff of dissent. we hear rumors that there are tters being put in by conservative mp's and perhaps they vote no-confidence in the prime minister. jane: neither she nor this still are out of the woods yet. what happens if she cannot get it through parliament? christian: well, the p pple who wantple's vote, a second referendum, say it is not her deal or no deal, there is another option. but tonight when michel barnier was asked abt that, he said the u.k. parliament would have to take the consequences if they vote again it. what we d

back to the rebels from syria now on the mediterranean what now for libya seven years after tori lib dems coalition bombed the richest country in africa into catastrophe we speak to the man who could be its next president and we see visible britain director paul song looks at class conflict the heart of our economic system plus a christmas present for grand fell the u.k. government says it's putting survivors on the controversial universal credit scheme we have award winning poet so if you have a core performing have a poem grand was that's how does it say i'm going to tell you to raise a maze twenty thirty seven plan for the homeless and their opposition to a cease fire in yemen at p. and q. whose goal is simple coming up a day's show but first prince charles and his wife go to gonna today the west african nation in the news in spring of this year. a controversial military cooperation deal was approved by parliament last week some of its members walked out in disapproval the u.s. will invest twenty million dollars in equipment and training for the country's army to deal also includes joi

it's a well— known truth that every lib dem activist fancies himself in sequins.though, i think, is that edwina currie just isn't a patch on our vince, is she? no, i think we need vince back on. well, what is it about politicians and comedy? a few hits and misses there. let's talk to ayesha hazarika, who has worked in both worlds of politics and comedy. let's look at philip hammond's budget. leave the budget aside, what about his timing and delivery? i thought they were pretty grim, to be honest. i thought some of the puns were absolutely terrible! i'm very disappointed he didn't get the classic pun which is ‘all cisterns go'. i mean, if you're doing a toilet kind of thing, i'm available, phil, if you need me, just give me a call. i kind of thought... i think these budget speeches, these set—piece speeches are very difficult, because there are lots of content in them and often you need these moments to try and lighten the mood and sometimes a good joke in politics is excellent because it really cuts through everything and it can make quite a powerful point, but th

the incident was raised in the lords by a lib dem peer.dent that our major allies, the french, germans and the united states, hold as strong position on this as we do? if the russians succeed in converting the sea of azov into an internal sea, that will have a devastating effect on the economy of a substantial chunk of the ukraine because of the port of mariupol. regrettably, i think these developments present a step change in the creeping annexation by russia of the sea of azov and their use of force, including use of firearms against ukrainian vessels marks clear aggression. the actions are a breach of international law. would the noble lady, the minister, not agree that this act by the russians is not like all the other things they do in euston ukraine, denial in any way, because it is an act by the russian navy? and as it also not the case that to use force to enforce a blockade is in fact an act of war? i hear the noble lord's definition. i would say it is certainly an act of aggression, and it is a further example of russia's ongoing

story points out, already, without them having seen the deal, the labour party, the dup and the lib dems the two wings of the tory party that aren't happy. it's notjust the hard brexiteers, the tory remainers don't like this deal either because they're interested in this very high—stakes game of going for no brexit, we'll put it back to the people and hope we stay in the eu. brief thought on this, you mention labour, there are one or two on the labour benches who could vote for what theresa may puts forward. it's difficult to put a number on it. yes. could be five or six. which could be significant. could be 20 or so could be significant. could be 20 or so that support the government on it. it might net off. you've got if the erg members against it, which means it syncs it. a quote from a labour, labour shadow minister, labour, labour shadow minister, labour is divided, but what about the public! the tories are divided but at least they broadly believe in getting out. the express front page, we highlighted this last time, interesting if only because it gives a straight take on something

the lib dem council which owns the port says any change to the way we trade with europe will be bad forin the red lines of the government are set. but by saying we didn't want to be part of the customs union, by saying we didn't want to be part of the single market, the government restricted its freedom of movement enormously, which has ended up with us getting this really rubbish deal. working out how to leave the eu was never going to be plain sailing, but the priority for this port is that cargo and passengers continue to flow freely. tom burridge, bbc news, in portsmouth. we'll have more on the brexit story in a moment, but let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the director of the us emergency agency says that paradise, the town in california destroyed by wildfire, will take years to rebuild. he described the destruction there as one of the worst disasters he had ever seen. so far 56 people have been found dead and 130 more are still missing, as our correspondent dan johnson reports. these are the teams that must answer the painful questions that hang in this acrid air.

apologize to me by the way or can actually do before or after doing that but then it's a function of lib dems in this country to propose ideas which are first ignored then the rubbished then are adopted by somebody else than the people who adopt and so the thought of it first let's go to the independent and the great budget yes budget twenty eighteen as ham and sixty million pound pledge to plant trees is dwarfed by thirty billion pound road spending bill that wrong with trees that's a really good for the environment trees are very good news i mean but there's other than what the figure is which are five hundred times as much. as on his own free will roads people can use for buses or public transit where you were. and eight transport minister under who is the boss they can i was on the philip haven't just including mclaughlin and all three of them committed to reducing carbon emissions and the transport sector is the only parts of the society where emissions from carbon are rising at the moment he's not producing help for buses out of this or coaches or trains this is about more and more road

the arithmetic as things stand, it is looking very, very difficult because you have labour, snp, lib dems as well, and theresa may's own party, well, and theresa may's own party, we are told it is in the dozens of conservative mps saying they will not back this till either. a lot of them committed themselves publicly, having to persuaded back into the. luke as you heard from gavin in brussels,. it sound like there is no renegotiation before it comes to parliament in the first instance. what i think theresa may is trying to do is this big public cell, and i think her hope is that by somehow shifting the tying of public opinion in her favour, that made the pressure 011 in her favour, that made the pressure on some in her favour, that made the pressure on some of in her favour, that made the pressure on some of the waiting mps to see if they will support her over the line. i think that is number ten's tactic, it could be that is the only option available to them, but that is certainly the one they're pursuing despite the fact that it looks really quite tough. they're pursuing despite the fac

the snp, plaid, the lib dems and labour all hate the prime minister's deal.stead ? deal. can they find a common cause instead? we are fairly certain that there is a majority against the deal, there is certainly a majority against no deal in the house of commons and that takes us so far but it only takes so far. it's now really important that we work together to come up with an alternative. is there a building sense among the talks you have had of something you could gather round? another referendum for example? of something you could gather round? another referendum for example ?|j think it is possible and we are starting to see the momentum grow behind that. but mps wondering how to vote and the rest of us wondering what to think. we'll hear plenty of these warnings about no deal. this would be a large negative shock to the economy, no deal, no transition. we should be in no doubt about that. the referendum itself was a shock to most of westminster‘s system but right now the prime minister can only hope her deal won't turn into a nasty surprise. laura kuenss

well, the best estimate from bbc research is 225 conservatives will fall in behind her and one lib demich means on these calculations, the prime minister would be short by 95 votes. again, we don't know how many of this group might abstain, lowering this overall total. and we don't know how many labour mps might back the deal who haven't yet made a decision, but if the deal fails, it's important to note by what margin, because if it's big, the prime minister and her government may fall with it. there are some in number 10 who remain confident but right now this looks even harder than it was securing the deal in brussels in the first place. christian fraser reporting. labour are backing a cross—party bid to try and stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal, if the prime minister's brexit plan is defeated in a parliamentary vote. let's get more now from our political correspondent, iain watson. so, iain, how significant is this support from labour? it could be very significant. do bear with me as i take you through some of the political manoeuvrings of this here at westminster. as you ha

the snp, plaid, the lib dems and labour all hate the prime minister's deal.instead? we are fairly certain there is a majority against the deal, there is certainly a majority against no deal in the house of commons and that takes us so far but it only takes us so far. it's now really important that we work together to come up with an alternative. is there a building sense among the talks you have had of something you could gather round, another referendum, for example? i think it is possible and i think we are starting to see the momentum grow behind that. but mps wondering how to vote and the rest of us wondering what to think. we'll hear plenty of these warnings about no deal. this would be a large, negative shock to the economy. no deal, no transition. there should be no doubt about that. the referendum itself was a shock to most of westminster‘s system. right now the prime minister can only hope her deal won't turn into a nasty surprise. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels. the prime minister will be ther

the lib dems aren't backing it. the dup aren't backing it.oking terrible for theresa may. it was mentioned yesterday that theresa may said if she lost the first vote by under 100 then she saw herself" still in the game". if it is 200, what is she going to do? that would be astonishing. she said here she would carry on pushing it until it gets through parliament. here she would carry on pushing it until it gets through parliamentm is seconds out, round one, isn't it? the first shot across the bow wake up, people! the sun is no fan of eight! exactly. i take up, people! the sun is no fan of eight! exactly. itake the up, people! the sun is no fan of eight! exactly. i take the figure with a pinch of salt —— the sun is i'io with a pinch of salt —— the sun is no fan of it. what are you thinking? around 100 you were saying. i think the same. the significant thing is numberio has the same. the significant thing is number 10 has warned the pm will not ditch the deal and it will keep pushing it through parliament until it passes. that comes straight out

weeks on the survivors are demanding the government pay for what happened and you might hear the lib demsyou know speak to me there is no middle ground up with and i give you one example of how she thought . this was actually meant to be a night of celebrations.

labour and the lib dems and others have been saying there are other ways apart from the choices that that has a lwa ys theresa may is setting out. that has always been a false choice. as we see are developing this morning, is the prime minister really saying that we, labour, orany the prime minister really saying that we, labour, or any mp, the prime minister really saying that we, labour, orany mp, must vote for the deal notwithstanding that the brexit secretary will presumably vote against it and other ex—members of the cabinet will vote against it and she hasn't got support for it? to say i know it is a deal that does not command support and confidence on my own side, but please vote for it because the alternative is even worse. to arrive at this point at the end of negotiations is about as bad as it could possibly get. to recap on what dominic raab was saying, you cannot reconcile the terms of the deal with promises made in the conservative ma nifesto promises made in the conservative manifesto and he can't support an indefinite backstop. those other key lines from him this morni

party which will vote against because it doesn't deliver the same benefits that were promised the lib dems comrie s.n.p. the greens moving with then we got the d.p. very for this deal because it's. a great britain or than oil and you call the heartbreaks to use it when you pay for it because it keeps in the customs union with no way of getting out of it and a lot of remain is very very fair. because it reduced our influence it does nothing for services. to keep the new instruments without any stain or how they're run the overrunning of the u.k. cabinet meeting meant that in brussels a meeting of e.u. ambassadors had to break up without getting the chance to discuss the draft text nevertheless michel barnier the e.u.'s chief negotiator hailed the decisive progress as he put it that he said had been made to. this agreement as a decisive crucial step and concluded in these negotiations and it's also the achievement of a method of a methodology in negotiations carried out in transparency from the word go and fill in respect of our respective mandates cabinets approval means plans can now be ac

the lib dem mp tom brake joins council. julian smith. the lib dem mp tom brakejoins me now. bring forward motion, although, i must tell you, from the reaction in parliament today, there is no chance that will go through. if the prime minister is then threatened with legal deal, i think she will find the majority are opposed to that. what did the designation of dominic raab do? did it dramatically change things? it triggered a number of other resignations, both at senior level and dudley junior level. i resignations, both at senior level and dudleyjunior level. lam surprised that there adulation because she will have known that when he took on the job that the prime minister would come up with the deal like this. —— i am surprised at his resignation. the position she is now in is that she will try to bring forward the deal. that will be blocked by parliament, she will then say you are left with no deal and at that point parliament will say that is not acceptable, we have to have the people vote, something that the lib dems have pressed for for the last couple of years. what w

the best estimate from bbc research is 225 conservatives will fall in behind her and one lib dem, which might ab stain, lowering this group might ab stain, lowering this overall total. and we don't know how many labour mps might back the deal who have not yet made a decision, but if it is important to note by what margin, because if it is big, the prime minister and her government may fall with it. there are some in number ten who are confident but right now this looks even harder than it was securing the deal in brussels in the first place. 0ur political correspondent iain watsonjoins me now. a long wait before that vote on the 11th of december but she has a two pronged strategy at the moment. that appeal directly to the public and saying to mps, listen to your constituents, but she is also trying to undermine labour, saying labour do not have a solid alternative plan. so the complicated manoeuvring continues quite clearly. she was talking to reporters en route to buenos ivories for this g20 summit earlier today and those two messages came across. she was seeing mps should listen to th

talk to me about what is going on, notjust with the lib dems, but with other mp5 who would like to seeup in the house of commons saying there needs to be a people‘s vote, there is something in the region of perhaps over 100 mp5 who are backing openly on the record, the case for a people‘s vote. that is clearly where the momentum is now running. do you think there is the risk for those who don‘t want to see a no—deal brexit, that there is that risk? the question of a no-deal brexit is bogus. everybody knows whether you‘re in the government or not that no—deal brexit is not an option. the real choice is between theresa may‘s deal or staying in the eu. that is a question that can only be settled by the people in a people‘s vote. it was the people who started this process, it must be the people who now finally resolve it. thank you forjoining us. a little earlier, i spoke to shami chakra barti is labour‘s shadow attorney general. she says labour has no confidence in the agreement the prime minister wants to bring to parliament. it throws business, it throws jobs into a high level of uncert

the snp, plaid, the lib dems and labour all hate the prime minister's deal. a common cause instead? we are fairly certain that there is a majority against the deal, there is certainly a majority against no deal in the house of commons and that takes us so far but it only takes so far. it's now really important that we work together to come up with an alternative. is there a building sense among the talks you have had of something you could gather round? another referendum for example? i think it is possible and we are starting to see the momentum grow behind that. but mps wondering how to vote and the rest of us wondering what to think. we'll hear plenty of these warnings about no deal. this would be a large negative shock to the economy, no deal, no transition. we should be in no doubt about that. the referendum itself was a shock to most of westminster‘s system but right now the prime minister can only hope her deal won't turn into a nasty surprise. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake. we know the dup deeply

treated by the trust and has since made a good recovery and norman lamb, a former health minister and lib demng onto the programme. sue, your son always had complex mental health needs but really faced a crisis in march when he split from his girlfriend. you were calling the trust. what kind of help were they offering? very little. my first call to them. after to weeks i ended up calling again to get a response. he ended up with a very —— with very shortly afterwards us having to call the police to keep him safe because he had gone into deep crisis. he wa nted he had gone into deep crisis. he wanted to die. he thought suicidal thoughts every day but that night we ended up calling, having to call the police because we had called the crisis team and they had refused to come out and let us take him over. they refuse to give us access to his ca re they refuse to give us access to his care plan. is this the time when he was smashing windows were cutting his arms and so on and so forth? he had smashed his way through an internal door window to cut his arm. he had tried tojump out of internal door w

he is right, third do not seem to be the numbers in the house of commons and the lib dems will opposey of conservative mps will vote against it as well. the prime minister has said today that we are leaving on march the 29th so what do you do if you want to stop that whatever is immediate? the prime minister said all sorts of things and then has gone back on her word. today she faced a real humiliation and i agree it is brexit in name only and i do not believe that anybody voted for that. the best deal we have is the deal we already have as a member of the european union, brexit in name only does not help anybody in the poll today came out 14% would support the deal, 30% would support a crashing out and 54% would vote to stay in the union. it is really important what she is saying, the reality is that within the european union, if we would go back into it we would be subjected into the manner in which the laws are made in the european union and as the chairman, i know, we have had inquiries into this, decisions are taken behind inquiries into this, decisions are ta ken behind closed i

labour party and conservative party said that the result of the referendum would be expected and the lib demsu agree with some in the cabinet that leaving the eu is the most important thing, in march, we must leave and we can sort out the future relationship then? the backstop doesn't allow us to leave the customs union without the permission of the eu. it is a less ability to leave under these arrangements than we currently have, which doesn't seem to be wise or meet the requirements of what you're suggesting, leaving in any form and then settling the details. what next? i hope the cabinet will block it, if not, parliament. the deal is deeply unsatisfactory. is it the feeling among your colleagues that there are enough of them to block there are enough of them to block the deal if it is in these terms? they are only leaks, given to the irish broadcaster, as i've mentioned. there is growing opposition to these proposals. thank you. that is the reaction here and we must stress that these are not details that we have seen in this d raft details that we have seen in this draft text but as it is

i understand that group of cross party mps including conservatives, labour, as in the lib dems, greense to back or reject the prime minister‘s plan but will also be able to put down amendments to say this is what we want, not just what we don‘t want. the number of mps are looking at ways in which they could change that vote to make no deal parliaments express wish. it would not be legally binding forming the government has to do it. but thinking of those who are part of these discussions is that it would mean that parliament clearly expressed a desire and it would be very ha rd expressed a desire and it would be very hard from the government to enjoy that. one of those amendments has gone down already, hilary benn the labour mp who chairs the brexit select committee has put down an amendment backed by a number of high profile mps from the conservative a rty profile mps from the conservative arty and from the labour back benches. i know that a number of others are being discussed as well. so there is a real sense that those mps who think that there is a majority in parliament for no dea

well, the best estimate from bbc research is 225 conservatives will fall in behind her and one lib demn't know how many of this group might abstain. during this group might abstain. during this overall total, we don't know how many labour mps might back video have not yet made a decision. but if the dealfails have not yet made a decision. but if the deal fails it's have not yet made a decision. but if the dealfails it's important to know by what margin because if it's big the prime minister and her government may fall with it. there are some in number ten who remain confident that right now this looks even harder than it was securing a deal in brussels in the first place. with me in the studio dr hannah white from the think tank, the institute for government and katy balls from the spectator. welcome to you both, nice to have you with us. let's talk about the debate first of all because when you look at those figures there, i'm not really sure how i televised debate the team leader and opposition is going to change to mathematics.” don't think this debate. theresa may's problems and i

and, layla moran is the lib dem spokesperson for education.you. mark francois, let me put this to you, this might be the best it can get, and the alternative is possibly no brexit at all. well, i don't accept that and we have yet to see the precise text, but going by all the lea ks precise text, but going by all the leaks that have been in the media and the various hints and suggestions, if this goes through cabinet, and i yet hope that it won't, but if it goes through cabinet then we will undoubtedly vote against it in the house of commons. you have just vote against it in the house of commons. you havejust said that vote against it in the house of commons. you have just said that the dup will do the same. i believe the bulk of the labour party will. i believe the liberals will and i believe the liberals will and i believe the liberals will and i believe the snp will. so there is absolutely no way, even if cabinet approve this today that it will ever get through parliament. do you agree with that assessment, jenny chapman, from labour? at the

elsewhere, it will be safely assumed that the snp, with 35 mp5, along with 12 lib dems, four plaid cymrumber of 320? she'll be hoping that when it comes to the crunch, and with the possibility of a no—deal disorderly brexit looming, mps will fall into line and give her their backing. but as things stand, it's very hard to see how she gets there. so, what about conservative voters? do they back mrs may? do they back her withdrawal agreement? and what do they want to happen next? rosina st. james — she's not a fan of theresa may as prime minister, but can't see an alternative. she wants another referendum on the brexit deal, including the option to "remain". jake gregory — he wants a brexiter, like david davis, to become prime minister. he's a conservative supporter, and patrick evershed — lifelong conservativwe a big supporter of theresa may who believes she should be left alone to get on with brexit. michael gove staying in the cabinet, what do you think? are delighted, it would have been damaging if he had gone. why? because i think we want to see as many people as possible supporting t

what happened is a few months agojo swinson who is a lib dem mp got paired with the conservative mp whoidn't earn. just because one person broke the rules, doesn't mean the rest of them would? i'm sorry, but i think it was such a terrible thing to do, andi it was such a terrible thing to do, and i can't help. it is not about individuals but the pairing system asa individuals but the pairing system as a whole. i have lost faith in it. you are right, i will have my see section, i will come in, against the doctor's orders, because there is no way i am not voting in the brexit vote. will you bring your newborn into the lobby with you?” vote. will you bring your newborn into the lobby with you? i don't think i will have much of a choice, it will be maybe his first outing in the world commented parliament. the salary is really good, £77,000 a year. it is too high, i believe. if you got elected would you, what, give some away, or what?” you got elected would you, what, give some away, or what? i think there are lots of things you can do with the money, you know. and i'm not in that position at

and presumably, you are going to say that actually, if there is a debate you want the lib dems.between people like theresa may and jeremy corbyn on one side and the liberal democrats and others who say, now that we know what the deal is, the final say must be given to the people in a people's vote. that would be a meaningful debate. at the moment we see no sign of the bbc and others wanting to ta ke of the bbc and others wanting to take it on. i think we need to hear from them that why it shouldn't be a meaningful debate. these debates normally happen prior to the public getting to vote on something, whether it's a referendum ora something, whether it's a referendum or a general election. this is a debate without the prospect of there being any public vote and said, theresa may says actually between them, jeremy corbyn and she represents around 90% of mps in the commons. mps will be voting after all. mps will be voting, and we will have a debate in the house of commons. it is good because it helps build public engagement on the issue if you have a debate on television but that d

the dup has said it will vote against it and the lib dems.table of all the options is quite hard to figure out, isn't it? all that is certain is the remorseless ticking clock. the uk will be leaving at the 29th of march and that is the only certainty. when theresa may says it is this deal or no deal, the default position is to leave without a deal. that is written into law. if it falls there will be an extraordinary political frenzy and a contest for plan b. it is not clear what plan b would be. someone is another referendum, others would be happy to leave with no deal. there is talk of a general election. vague talk of the negotiations starting again will stop it is hard to see where the deal goes if it is voted down. that may be the position we are in in a few weeks' time. thank you so much. and in a few minutes, i'll be speaking to the shadow brexit secretary, sir kier starmer. plenty more still to come from westminster here on breakfast but, for now though, dan has the rest of today's news. back with you very shortly. russia has seized th

commissioner is also examining how the remain campaign handled personal data, including a claim that the lib demseurope group. the party denied that personal information had been sold. vital homecare services for thousands of elderly people across england could be disrupted after the regulator issued a warning about the future viability of one of the country's biggest providers. the care quality commission say allied healthcare can only confirm it has funding in place until the end of this month. the company runs services for more than nine thousand people in 84 local authorities. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt explained how concerning this warning is. it's one of the biggest in england providing support for people in their own homes and those are people who are vulnerable and they need help with what they are doing, day in, day out. this is the first time the cqc has issued this sort of warning to a large corporate body. part of its role is to monitor the financial health of big providers. back in april, allied healthcare began to restructure its debts. so it's been keeping a parti