and, unwittingly, she cheered the liberal democrats up.aps now more than ever, the world needs the liberal, democratic values of europe. values... chatter and laughter perhaps... laughter continues perhaps, now more than ever, the world needs the liberal democratic values of europe, values that the united kingdom shares. mr speaker, we understand that there will be consequences for the uk of leaving the eu. we know that we will lose influence... chatter we know that we will lose influence over the rules that affect the european economy. we know that uk companies that trade with the eu will have to align with rules agreed by institutions of which we are no longer a part, just as we do in other overseas markets, and we accept that. however, we approach these talks constructively, respectfully and in a spirit of sincere cooperation. for it is in the interests of both the united kingdom and the european union that we should use this process to deliver our objectives in a fair and orderly manner. and she promised to unite the country and act in

a ukip peer said the liberal democrats were grossly overrepresented in the house of lords.dishonest advantage, by their own standards, by their own manifesto, if they use this dishonest advantage to vote down the will of the people, to vote down the will of the house of commons and then my lords, they will reveal their contempt for democracy. and it will do your lordships house no good at all. the government should avoid an inclination to oversimplify the outcome of the most complex peacetime negotiations probably ever. but neither is the complexity of a further referendum a good way of dealing with the process. at the end of negotiation, it will add to our divisions, it will deepen the bitterness. it is not democratic, it is unwise. to call a second referendum as this amendment seeks to do it undermines the will of the people as expressed in the eu referendum. the people voted to leave the european union and leave we will and i hope the noble lords will withdraw their amendment. despite that, the liberal democrats did put their proposal for another referendum to a vote, bu

the liberal democrats only have nine seats at parliament; but the liberal democrats only have nine seats membership is higher thanit the fact that membership is higher than it has been for 20 years, a surge ofjoiners throughout the european referendum, and the election of donald trump. they'said' election of donald trump. they said that was significant. painting a stark picture, and the conservatives under theresa may, as part of an emerging consensus from the political right, characterised by nationalism, authoritarianism, and he even compared theresa may to donald,, president putin and le pen, from the national front. his party, his point was, is that it has become the home of the disillusioned. the rac is warning most drivers buying new cars will face increased road tax from next month. among the worst hit will be those purchasing greener more environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles, some of which will attract road tax — or vehicle excise duty as it‘s formally known — for the first time. our business correspondent joe lynam explains. car drivers are encouraged to go green by the form

the liberal democrat leader, tim farron, accuses theresa may of following aggressive, nationalistic politicse those of donald trump and vladimir putin. musicians around the world pay tribute to rock and roll pioneer chuck berry, who has died aged 90. the rolling stones and bruce springsteen are amongst those paying tribute to chuck berry, who died last night at the age of 90. a week after mps give the government to start the brexit negotiations, andrew neil will be looking into what will be next on politics europe. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, scotland yard has named the man police are looking for in connection with the death of a one—year—old boy in north london. he's bidhya sagar das, who is 33 years old. the hunt for him follows an incident at this flat in the finsbury park area of the city. the boy and his twin sister were found last night suffering serious injuries last night. the girl is in a critical condition in hospital. 0ur correspondent jane—frances kelly, is in finsbury park in north london. what more details are at their? that police are now treating

because perhaps now more than ever the world needs the liberal democratic values of europe, values --haps -- perhaps now more than ever the world needs the liberal democratic values of europe, values that the united kingdom shares and that is why while we are leaving the institutions of the european union, we are not leaving europe. we will remain a close friend and ally. we'll be a committed partner. we'll play our part to ensure that europe is able to project its values and defend itself from security threats. and we will do all that we can to help the european union prosper and succeed. so, mr. speaker, in the letter that's been delivered today, copies of which i have placed in the library of the house, i have been clear that the deep and special partnership we seek is in the best interest of the united kingdom and of the european union, too. i have been clear that we will work constructively in a spirit of sincere cooperation to bring this partnership into being. and i have been clear that we should seek to agree the terms of this future partnership alongside those of our withdraw

the liberal democrat leader tim farron calls on tory mps opposed to theresa may's vision for brexit to his party. also in the next hour, the water main in derby that burst with such force it damaged houses and cars. residents said they thought a bomb had gone off, as water crashed through their bedroom windows in the middle of the night. and the travel show heads to two very different parts of india. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the organisation that represents health trusts in england says the nhs faces a ‘mission impossible‘ to meet government standards and targets. for the first time, nhs providers says the money allocated for the next financial year — starting in april — is not enough to meet growing patient demand. our health editor hugh pym reports. it's been a winter of unprecedented strain on the nhs, with hospitals full — or close to it — and patient demand on the increase. the budget earlier this month included new funding for social care and investment in a&e units in england. nhs providers representing hospitals and other

liberal democrat leader likens theresa may to donald trump — saying the prime minister will be to blamelost because of brexit. also in the next hour, fans around the world pay tribute to the rock. and roll legend,,c.i1ug§,! former president barack obama leads the tributes to the star, who has died aged 90 — tweeting "we'll miss you chuck. be good." and we'll have tottenham hotspur‘s win against southampton as well as the other news ”f fe m t.pl;|""’"”§,':,,'-”” 1’;,f,,,:i"i””. - that's in half an hour in our sportsday programme. the organisation that represents health trusts—‘ififefigw the nhs faces a ‘mission impossible‘ to meet government standards and targets; — ~ ~ , 7 ~ ~ , ,,. for the next financial year — starting ,i!lapril—_-= is not enough to meet growing patient demand. our health editor hugh pym reports. it's been a winter of unprecedented strain on the nhs, with hospitals full — or close to it — and patient demand on the increase. the budget earlier this month included new funding for social care and investment in a&e units in england. nhs providers representing hospitals and

the liberal democrats will continue to have the courage of our convictions and say that leaving the singler on the ballot paper whether people meant it or not. the british people have given the government mandate to leave the european union but what theresa has doneis european union but what theresa has done is trusting that. in the end, the only people who have the right to sign off on this is not the politicians, it should be the people through a referendum on the terms of a deal. we will set by that news arab members in both houses of parliament to try and deliver on that. thank you. all eyes will turn to the house of commons. i have spoken to three conservatives this evening who have not yet said what they are preparing to do on that vote, some of them are still minded to vote against the government and we will have to see if that rebellion grows, but they are looking for more assurances from the government and they do not understand by the government cannot accept the amendment if it has promised and wants to stick to its pledge of giving parliament a vote at the end of this process.

apart from the democrats. —— liberal democrats. they are quite small. how the negotiations are going to shake down and everybody is doing a lot of speculation, if we do this and that they were sent a bad signal and that they were sent a bad signal and they will use that against us. the will use lots of things against us. the will use lots of things against us. that is the cut and thrust of negotiating. let's move on. if you should achieve different kerchief pledges to deepen uk presence. pearce is the french company. they have taken over. there is the fear that they might decide to cost cup and, asa that they might decide to cost cup and, as a result, some britishjobs will go. the suggestion is a hard brexit might make things more interesting. you should clearly and kicking quite a bit of public relations hearing. there is a big worry at the top of government about the car industry after brexit. we have had apple, facebook, the technology firms, investing and that is an industry we can be confident has a good future whatever negotiations have transpired

my party, the liberal democrats, want to fight brexit.cessarily one of the people voted for. is that a bargaining strategy for nicola sturgeon and the scottish government to have the possibility of a second referendum there in case this brexit deal does not come out the way that the people of scotla nd not come out the way that the people of scotland would like? we are in a stage now where this is government diplomacy from nicola sturgeon. she is trying to foment grievance politics from the scottish parliament and westminster by trying to set theresa may up to fail in terms of allowing a section 30 order. there is clearly no intention of nicola sturgeon to put away the threat of a referendum. she admonished her troops up the hill on this now, and it is a difficult position for her to back down from. remember, this is a lifetime ambition of hers. and after 2014, there are very little opportunity for her to ask this question. she is using the brexit trojan horse to remind the brexit voters that they would be better off in the european union

prominent colorado attorney supports the confirmation and these are not conservative they are liberal democrats believe he would make an excellent supreme court justice urging all of us to support the confirmation. >> [inaudible] >> what you are seeing is the legislative process. both the speaker and i have a majority that have never served with a republican president. the chances of getting a signature on things we support were never there. we are in a governing situation that provides stories for you but these are the episodes you go through. it's happening in the house and i'm confident they will be successful. they would be listening to everybody to get enough votes to clear up the senate. there will be more and you will be able to write more. >> we beat them in the final game for the championship. >> [inaudible] the votes prevented us from the committee. >> i think it is just a statement of the obvious it's been a huge issue in 2010, 2012, 2016. does anybody in america have any doubts that the republican party was committed to repealing and replacing obamacare? i think tha that will will w

>> guest: i think a liberal democratic order is fine as far as it goes.it just doesn't go near it as far enough. it was invented or designed in a world of what, 70 years ago. a lot of the challenges that exist in the current world simply didn't exist then. and a big concern of the liberal democratic order in many ways was to promote peace, to get other countries to respect the sovereignty, not to use force to change borders, and that all continues to be relevant and necessary, but it's not sufficient. the shortcomings of the liberal order were partially the institutions, which countries had what positions. no one on gods green earth for example, if given a pencil and paper with design the current u.n. security council if they're going to design it for today. there's no way we would give these five countries, the u.s., russia, china, britain, france vetoes and not have significant roles for other countries from japan to india to germany. so the institutions themselves haven't kepthape, kept pace. but also there's also the issues in the world that didn't ex

the liberal democrats have been defeated on that. up is this debate around a meaningful vote within parliament on the deal that is reached before some votes later on tonight which the liberal democrats say they will now oppose. they plan to reject the whole idea of article 50 in a vote that will happen much later tonight. lord newby is the leader of the liberal democrats in the house of lords, firstly, your reaction to this defeat in the last hour or so on this particular idea that you guys have been pressing strongly, of a second referendum 7 have been pressing strongly, of a second referendum? well, wejust think there is a simple principle at sta ke. think there is a simple principle at stake. the people started this process, the people should finish it, and that is what we were arguing, and it is something we will carry on arguing outside the house of lords. you will make the case even though it has been rejected? we will, absolutely. the government opposes it because they don't want anyone to have a say on anything. surely that w

the liberal democrat leader, tim farron, is expected to accuse the prime minister of following what healistic politics. like those of donald trump and vladimir putin. he's due to tell his pa rty‘s conference later that they are the "real opposition" to theresa may's hard brexit plan. he'll also attempt to portray the lib dems as the party of patriotism, urging supporters not to be "squeamish" about declaring love for their country. the liberal democrats find ourselves now alone in that sensible ground of believing in a united, tolerant and open society. you talk about the number of mps we've got, there's a high ambition. i can't affect, and neither can you, the result of the last election of the next one. i either give u27and7accept7 and closed—spirited conservative government for the next 20—25 years, or i decide to roll my sleeves up and be the alternative, because it is increasingly clear it won't be labour. skin creams containing paraffin have been linked to dozens of fire deaths across england, the bbc has learneéfi bbc radio 5 live investigates has discovered there have been 37 de

for the liberal democrats, i have to say to the noble lady, for the liberal democrats to press this mattert is a completely pointless gesture. and i, for my part, icannot support it. they have voted, contents, 118. not contents, 274. so, the not contents have it. lord fowler. and that vote meant the bill cleared parliament, receiving royal assent later in the week. but if you thought that meant sighs of relief all round in downing street, anothercloudhad goggedug, ! somewhat unexpectedly, on theresa may's horizon. while westminster was busy watching its own political manoeuvrings on monday, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, announced that with the brexit button about to be pushed, she would be seeking a second independence referendum between the autumn of 2018 and spring 2019. the last referendum in 2014? a question we put to polling expert professorjohn curtice from the university of strathclyde. the honest answer to that question is no, in that for much of the period since september 2014, including most of the period up tojune 2016, of last year, on average, the polls said yes

] >> perhaps -- -- >> more than ever the world needs -- the liberal democratic values of europe, values the united kingdom share. that is why what we are leaving the institutions of the european union, we are not leaving europe, we will remain a close friend and ally, we will be a committed partner, we will play our part to assure europe is able to protect its values and defend itself from security threats and we will do all we can to help the european union prosper. so in the letter delivered to president trump today copies of which i placed in the library, i have been clear deep and start -- special partnership is in the interests of the united kingdom and the european union too. i have been clear that we will work constructively in a spirit of sincere cooperation to bring this partnership into being and i have been clear that we should seek to agree the terms of this future partnership alongside those within the next two years. i am ambitious and the objective i sent out, negotiations remain. we will deliver certainty wherever possible so that is this, public-sector and everybody els

liberal democrat leader tim farron has accused the prime minister of following "aggressive, nationalisticwill face vehicle excise duty for the first time.

it is a bit rich about the liberal democrats talking about pips, because you were in government when very clear, what was agreed as coalition policy was not what theresa may said today. what we are getting now from the conservatives is a change, a move away from the policy of the coalition government which was in fa ct coalition government which was in fact to include people with mental health problems in the elements of pip that are now being under this discussion. this does matter. we are i'iow discussion. this does matter. we are now in one of those rare spots in politics at the moment where you have got an alignment, you have the labour party and the liberal democrats, the nationalists and others will stay the same thing. if heidi and her colleagues were actually to come in behind us it would only need half a dozen of them to make a tremendous difference. that is why it is different from article 50. let's talk briefly about another issue. eu nationals. if the peer was to defeat the government tonight, do you accept the argument of many peers that it is simply morally unacceptable

] >> perhaps -- -- >> more than ever the world needs -- the liberal democratic values of europe, values the united kingdom share. that is why what we are leaving the institutions of the european union, we are not leaving europe, we will remain a close friend and ally, we will be a committed partner, we will play our part to assure europe is able to protect its values and defend itself from security threats and we will do all we can to help the european union prosper. so in the letter delivered to president trump today copies of which i placed in the library, i have been clear deep and start -- special partnership is in the interests of the united kingdom and the european union too. i have been clear that we will work constructively in a spirit of sincere cooperation to bring this partnership into being and i have been clear that we should seek to agree the terms of this future partnership alongside those within the next two years. i am ambitious and the objective i sent out, negotiations remain. we will deliver certainty wherever possible so that is this, public-sector and everybody els

>> guest: i think the liberal democratic order is despite as far as that goes.it just doesn't go nearly far enough. it was invented or designed in the world 70 years ago and a lot of the challenges that exist in the current world simply didn't exist then and the big concern of the liberal order in many ways was to promote peace, to get other countries to respect the sovereignty, not to use force to change order and that continues to be relevant and continues to be necessary but is not sufficient. the shortcomings of the liberal order had one position. no one on gods green green earth for example given a pencil and paper would design the current u.n. security council. there is no way we would get these five countries the u.s.-russia china britain vetoes and not have significant roles for other countries like japan to india to germany so the institutions themselves are kept pace but there's also how do you regulate cyberspace? how do you deal with nuclear states once the nonproliferation treaty prevents them from becoming nuclear states? would you do about global

i think the interesting thing about both of them is that they are both in seats which the liberal democratsto hold, there are some tory mps who feel very under pressure on this whole issue in seats with voted remain. they remain mps and they are taking a stand. we don‘t know at the moment about abstentions, how many tory mps sat on their hands and aside it not to support the governed, we will find out about all of that but i don‘t think there is enough of a rebellion for labour peers and crossbenchers, independent peers in the house of lords to really insist that they look at this again and put those amendments back in. he will have to wait and see but i think that the bill will go through and will be given its royal assent very quickly. commons business done at least on that. you can see, quite a lot of parliament have left the chamber, you can see now, the house of lords which of course is where the debate is just which of course is where the debate isjust beginning. just which of course is where the debate is just beginning. just to clarify, having done their business, the mps, it is now

these are conservatives, these are liberal democrats who believe that judge gorsuch would make an excellent supreme court justice urging all of us to support confirmation. [inaudible] what's the signal that we should back off of this ? >> what you're seeing on full display of the legislative process. this way it works. i mentioned before the speaker and i have the majority of members who have never with a republican president. in other words, the chances of getting a signature on many of the things that we support were never there. here we are in a real governing situation. it produces lots of stories for you guys but these are the various episodes that you go through and trying to make a law and get a signature. it's happening in the house and i'm confident they'll be successful and when it comes over here, it'll happen in the senate. lots of different points of view, opportunities to modify the proposal, will be listening to everybody in an effort to get enough votes to clear the senate. so, i'm not going to comment on every single episode along the way. they'll be a lot more and you guys

the liberal democrat leader tim farron calls on tory mps opposed to theresa may's vision for brexit ton the next hour, the water main in derby that burst with such force it damaged houses and cars. residents said they thought a bomb had gone off, as water crashed through their bedroom windows in the middle of the night.

liz: professor sanger says she is a liberal democrat and murray does not support trump.essor stanger said i was diagnosed with a concussion. i will respond to your message as soon as i'm physically able. is this part of a growing trend? >> i'm seeing it a lot happening right now. but the way that we need to treat each other. we need be respectful of each other. i think there are things that can be done to change the narrative. highlighting and demonstrating what good character looks like can easily put examples that are relevant and that are good and change this narrative of violence and destructiveness in our community. we neeto highlight some of these men and women that are out there doing good acts in our own community whether it's through young students in our schools, or like my husband, men and women putting their lives on the line every day. but not with violence. liz: we are hearing some professors may have been supportive of these rioters. an anonymous group of middlebury students said a student reports professor stanger's hair wasn't intentionally pulled. the p

morning.ood why do liberal democrats, first make i think of, how do i steel money of hard-working good pocket, he makes a pay and is able to take care of is family, but because liberal democrat don't want to work hard and do the same thing, think it money out of al his pocket, can you explain that to me? here. debate guest: almost exactly what i was just saying, the question is, who should pay for healthcare? is luck of the draw, if you happen to be health and he done well and made money and can pay for it or is there a societal obligation people who can't pay for healthcare, i think the caller was referring to taxes in i ordable care act, as pointed out were aimed at wealthy to try to help pay for who can't afford it themselves. twitter lian girl on has a question. please ask the guest about the eaningful use part of the a.c.a. guest: yes, actually meaningful use, this is about electronic records, that was not in the a.c.a., it was in the the lus bill that preceded a.c.a. in 2009. people think it is all together. theories,s one of the we get all doctors and hospitals records ronic med

if they were to reverse it and it comes back to the lords, will liberal democrat peers said it back again... in the end, of course, the elected chamber can insist but the elected chamber can insist but the house of lords have done something really important in giving them the space to think again and i hope they will. giving them the opportunity to back what is i think an act of honour and decency. i hope they will take that opportunity. in they will take that opportunity. in the end, if the commons insists, of course the comments gets its way. that is what the constitution says. but having the space to think again it's really important. —— of course the commons gets a trade. thank you very much indeed. a resounding win for the opposition parties in the house of lords. we had for many of them talking, even some conservatives, at the sticking the moral high ground. —— about taking the moral high ground. there will be some watching this programme that will say that the laws have overstepped the mark. this was a brexit decision taken by the british people. the house of commons bus people. th

amendments have been tabled by labour and the liberal democrats.article 50 that would ensure the rights of eu citizens that lydia post—brexit. we will bring you that vote result as soon as it coming. that will be to have a few minutes. the bbc has seen documents which suggest that ford is to lay off around 1,100 jobs at its car plant in bridgend. our wales buysiness correspondent, brian meechan is in bridgend. what more do we know? well, the problem is a stark one. at the moment there are 655,000 engines made here in bridgend every year. those contracts are coming to an end. by 2021, there is only guaranteed work of 120 5000. that means that the company in the strict document has made it clear that it would not be able to give the level of workforce that it has now. it would go down to something like 600. it also pointed out that the inefficiencies that are here in bridgend. it costs about 6% more to make a courage and here than at ford in dagenham. it says that the only way that it can get more work is by the reducing these inefficiencies. time of

liberal democrat leader likens theresa may to donald trump — saying the prime minister will be to blamens around the world pay tribute to the rock. and roll legendlhugk.’ former president barack obama leads the tributes to the star, who has died aged 90 — tweeting "we'll miss you chuck. be good."

probably only about 15 words from the liberal democrat one! there are endless subclauses.say, they don't read it, but the manifesto is meant to set out what the government believes in. pe—i!!i.e-j.> heel; "gage-s: we 93-3 e§q|jf e .. . w. ”7, ., it's a promise, you say, this is what we are going to do, vote for us and then we do it whether you believe it or not, you have to go out of your way to do it, especially when these sun readers vote for you would it not dead, you can't turn round and say, no thanks. he is in a terrible mess and we have sympathy. the other thing we will see if the triple lock promised on pensions. the spending on the triple lock and protecting gray '5 spending oaps is astronomical, about £78 billion, which puts all of these 3 billion here and there on national insurance rises into a small corner. philip hammond has bravely, i think, already said, we need to look at this. whether they will be able to do it in time before the next election, it would be politically toxic. but if pensioners agree that they want to undertake the triple lock, they are not

the liberal democrat leader tim farron has accused theresa may of following "aggressive, nationalisticcs like those of donald trump and vladimir putin. he called on tory mps opposed to the prime minister's vision for brexit tojoin his party. tributes are still being paid to chuck berry after the death of the rock ‘n‘ roll legend in missouri, at the age of 90. former president barack obama tweeted: "we'll miss you chuck, be good!" now on bbc news: sportsday. hello, i'm jessica creighton. these are our sportsday headlines tonight: three of the big four in action in the premier league, and it's honours even at the etihad, as manchester city draw with liverpool. another win for celtic, they're just one win away from the scottish premiership title. and two medals for british skiers at the slopestyle world championships in spain. good evening. lots of action at the top of the premier league, with the teams chasing runaway leaders chelsea all playing today. there were wins for manchester united and tottenham, but we'll start with third against fourth, manchester city against liverpool. 1—1 it

that is the view from labour, the liberal democrats have vowed to fight this all the way.said they would vote this evening against the third reading, the final stage here, but all eyes will be on the house of commons next week to see how they respond to what the lords have said. that will be interesting. bit of a shellacking further government in the lords and arsenal are facing the same tonight. they are facing their own brexit. let us carry on with the sport. we we re let us carry on with the sport. we were talking about arsenal and the second league of their last 16 knockout tie in the champions league against bayern munich. they are 5—1 down after the first leg and it would be a record if they could somehow reach the quarterfinals, they need to score at least four. for us...|t promises to be an exciting night nataloie but that's probably not going to gloss over a terrible month for the gunners. it has been very bad, four defeats insects have left arsenal fans and the position of wondering if they are going to make the top four. arsene wenger has always made the top fou

female defenset minister and the first women to contest the leadership of shinzo abe's liberal democraticy. she is seen as a potential prime minister. improvementa little with the new policies for the women mix has been taken, but unfortunately, i should say that the piece is not so fast yet. to step advantage and one step going behind. paul: china's number two telecom maker is being fined for avoiding u.s. restrictions on the sale of u.s. technology to iran. they will pay $92 million and potentially another $300 million if it breaks the terms of the deal. this is the largest criminal control orport sanctions case. attorney general jeff sessions says they lied to investigators and their own lawyers. cte shares have been expanded. china has taken action to support stock markets during this week's national people's congress in beijing. they ordered large mutual funds to avoid net selling during the policy meeting. that has made volatility fall to the lowest since the 1990's. stay back investors are said to be prepared to buy shares if necessary. the un security council has condemned north k

the liberal democratic order. many would subscribe today to that order and say that the issue is, the value, the institutions put in place, that frame were to expand. what needs to be modified in many ways and things need to be updated on values but on terms of the institutional arrangements that the world has changed and there has to be greater adaptability there. how do you respond to those who argue very aggressively that really is the issue of the liberal democratic order? >> i think a democratic order is fine but it doesn't go far enough. it was invented in a world 70 years ago and a lot of challenges in the current world didn't exist then. the big concern was to promote peace to get other countries to respect sovereignty. not to use force to change borders and that is all it continues to be relevant and necessary. there is no way we would give u.s., russia, china, britain and france vetoes and not have significant roles from other countries like japan, to india, to germany. so the institutions haven't kept u

what about those who say including the liberal democrats that labour peers are caving in, you should just carry on the fight? they would say that. if i thought there was any chance of winning i would be floating tooth and nail, and the government increases its majority and has been so stubborn, it would be an empty gesture, it is an empty gesture for tory mps to say they are above the zenit sit on their hands. it would be an empty gesture to send it back when we know what the view of the house of commons is and they are the elected house. in the house of lords i think we can give them a chance to think again and show the strength of feeling, even with a huge majorities we have got. do you believe the government when they say there will be a vote given to this place at the end of it?|j there will be a vote given to this place at the end of it? i do believe that they want to do that but there is not a lot of time —— there is a a lot of time between now and when the vote would take place. i think it would be sensible. we have had promises from the government before, and if we look at th

sandwich of the liberal democrat tim farron said theresa may should be careful to maintain good relations of the eu during the talks. firstly the united kingdom needs to' of the eu during the talks. firstly the united kingdom needs to look at trying to get the best possible deal for itself, - in trying to get the best possible deal for itself, in so it trying to get the best possible deal for itself, - in - so it needs for itself, but in doing so it needs to be generous not only in what it offers but its tone of language, 11111171! offers but its tone of language, our european neighbours. toward our european neighbours. after all it is the biggest market on planet earth and whether we are in it or out of it we want. be alongside of it, it is think we will somehow, foolish to think we will somehow, you know, trade with new zealand, australia or even the united states can match the enormous benefit of being in the single market, which is why if i were in theresa may's position, i would why if i were in theresa may's position, iwould not why if i were in theresa may's position, i would not b

we have the liberal democrats, almost white doubt in the parliament, they have won a by—election since here, a potential here, for a party to challenge the conservatives. in the stoke by—election, ukip's big chance, it failed to make any headway. ukip could have established itself as a working—class protest party to displace labour. but it didn't work. it is all over, i'm afraid. the sunday times. this is quite a story, on the face of it. eu migrants keep benefits after brexit. another tory ma nifesto benefits after brexit. another tory manifesto pledge at risk, says tim shipman, the paper's little editor. what do you make of it? —— political editor. it goes back to the negotiations david cameron was having before the referendum to try to renegotiate the terms. this is about the payment of child benefits to eu citizens who are going to be here after brexit. that is a slightly different category of people eke as those are people that the uk has decided, outside of the freedom of movement of the eu... because they will no longer have a right to be here. yes, those other people where we d

shinzo abe has strengthened his grip on japan with his liberal democratic party changing its rules tollow the leader to serve three consecutive terms. this came from a conference in tokyo, and he could stay in office through 2021. he came in power late 202012 -- 2012 and is the longest-serving leader after angela merkel. tensions rise over the deployment of a u.s. missile defense system. beijing has said to have stopped of the selling of holidays to korea, and four industries were shut down in china for safety violations. north korea is said to have deployed a missile in the last half hour. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. a look at the week ahead, after economic data sales past forecast, shares of financial companies rose with higher bond yields. joining us is su keenan. su: we thought financials and health care lead the pack, but it was a small gain. take a look at the close to unchanged look. stocks that lot of were moving on friday, deutsche bank down friday but could have a big turnaround

. >> host: as you do discuss the other order, the post-world war ii order, the liberal democratic orderanyone to subscribe today and say that the issue is the value, the institutions that have been put in place that the framework stays and in many ways it needs to be updated not in values but in terms of the institutional arrangements that the world has changed and there has to be greater adaptability. how do you respond to those that argue very aggressively that really the issue is the maintenance of the liberal democratic order? >> guest: that's fine as far as it goes that just doesn't go far enough. it was invented or defined 70 years ago and a lot of the challenges that exist in the current world simply do not exist then and the big concern in many ways was to promote peace, to get other countries to respect the sovereignty, not to use force to change borders and that continues to be relevant and necessary. but it's not sufficient. the shortcomings of the order were partially the institutions which countries have what positions. no one on gods green earth for the example is given a

the liberal democrat leader tim farron has accused theresa may of following "aggressive, nationalistice of donald trump and vladimir putin. he called on tory mps opposed to the prime minister's vision for brexit tojoin his party. some residents in derby have been offered temporary accommodation after their homes were damaged when a water mains burst, sending plumes of water three storeys high. now on bbc news, the travel show. india. a vast country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of illustrious, ancient civilisations. .. and today, a fast emerging global power. and 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever—evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. heading off the well—worn tourist path, we're on a journey that spans this vast subcontinent from east to west, travelling from one of the driest places on earth... it's quite incredible, the sand. i mean, it'sjust hard crystals, white salt. you can probably taste it. ..to one of the wettest. these are areas really for the adventurous traveller. this isn't india on tap. i'm on a quest to fi

. >> bret: here is not a liberal democrat, a republican senator who says he's trying to get the details. >> you are going to quote rand paul or somebody? >> what we think is being hidden from conservatives is there's a lot of obamacare light, and you entitlement program that will increase 5% a year forever, there is also a cadillac tax or something similar to a cadillac tax, and there is an individual mandate, believe it or not. instead of paying the mandate to the government, they will tell you they have to pay the mandate by law to an insurance company, so a lot of conservatives will be upset to know that we are keeping those things from obamacare and there needs to be an open debate about that. >> bret: is that all true? >> no, it's not. i think -- i like rand, but i think he is looking for a publicity stunt here. the committees of jurisdiction are drafting the frustration in getting feedback from their members. that's exactly how legislation is supposed to be written. the things he described are just not accurate. like i said, when the committees write their bills and put them out t

the liberal democratic party and its coalition partner komeito said they wanted to draw up a one-time provision applying only to emperor akihito. most of the opposition including the democratic party didn't like that. they said a permanent arrangement should be e made th would apply to future emperors as well. on monday, after weeks of discussion, the two blocs seemed to find common ground. no big amendment to the law that sets out the rules for the imperial family, but a special provision that could be interpreted to allow abdications for others in the future. the speakers of both chambers of the diet are hoping to present the plan to the prime minister as early as friday. that would mean the government will introduce a bill in the coming months. tomoko kamata, nhk world, tokyo. >>> delegates from across china have wrapped up the annual national people's congress. they're calling for unity under president xi jinping as they attempt to tackle social and economic challenges. >> reporter: thousands of representatives gathered on the final day of the event to approve a range of plans. th

in the name of willie rennie, the leader of the liberal democrats. there he is surveying the scene.ter nicola sturgeon looking ahead to the main vote after this one. willie rennie's amendment says a second referendum on scottish independence would only compound the uncertainty of the economy. not dissimilar to some of the other amendments we have been considering in front of the scottish parliament today. there will be a vote on this and if the previous pattern is to be followed i think this may well be defeated. the result of the amendment in the name of willie rennie is yes 28, no 100. there were no abstentions, the amendment is therefore not agreed. the final question is in the name of nicola sturgeon, are we all agreed? we're not agreed, we will move to a vote and members can cast their votes now. this is the main vote. this is a motion in the name of nicola sturgeon, the first minister's motion. this is the one that talks about acknowledging the sovereign right of the scottish people to determine the form of government best suited to their needs and therefore mandates the scott

conservative mrs merkel who are seeking a fourth mrs merkel whoameseeicloegejmuib— term as german the liberal democrat party of "real opposition" to theresa may's hard brexit plan. i would want my money back. you were sold a free market, internationalist, pro—business party, - what you got is party, and what you got is protectionism, nationalise, economic nicola sturgeon has said itweuld$e= unreasonable for theresa may to put off holding a second referendum... .. on scottish independence it comes as the scottish. conservatives say such a vote would be against the wishes .- 5 5 . of the majoritil'of ' ' the first minister of scotland was asked on itv‘s peston on sunday programme if she would be prepared to wait until 2021 for a second referendum. n5 ldo not thinis~ —— —— that is reasonable. t'5'5 ue5rs h5ue el55555; ————— divergences opening up between the rules of the single market, and then it gets much more difficult for scotland to seek a course. later than perhaps i was suggesting, we could have some room in connection with “m the toddler ‘s twin sister has been critically injured. north korea's l

. >> reporter: a member of abe's liberal democratic party released online correspondence between akie abe and kagoike's wife. they had a discussion one day after prime minister abe announced his wife's resignation as honorary principal. >> translator: a diet member came and asked me to stop using your photo in order to protect the ldp. >> translator: it must have been that extra caution was necessary to prevent raising any doubt that there may be something behind my involvement. >> reporter: they exchanged these messages on the day kagoike told lawmakers he received money from the prime minister. >> translator: i can't tolerate that citizens like us are being left hopeless. we'll turn to the diet. >> translator: i don't know what to do either. i don't remember anything about 1 million yen. >> translator: mr. kagoike is using part of the text messages to claim that my wife asked him not to tell anyone about the alleged donation. that's extremely regrettable and full of ill intention. >> reporter: opposition parties are demanding that akie abe testify at the diet to clear up the matter.

they note in the end they will have to give way, the liberal democrats say they will dig their heelsd the crossbenchers to side to join with them then the government should get their way later tonight. as we await the second vote, let us look back at the last couple of hours, how would you characterise the debate? it has been interesting because we have heard from tory mps and labours, talking about eu citizens in particular saying that we have a moral duty to give them a guarantee and they can stay here. we have heard from people like nick clegg, talking about his dutch mother, his spanish wife, saying they have lived here for years, paying their taxes and they have raised children. they should be given that assurance that they will be allowed to stay. david davis the brexit secretary responding to all of that, says he feels that he does have a moral obligation to those three eu citizens. but he also feels he has the obligation to more than a million brits living in other eu countries. the argument from the government has been that they can't unilaterally say, that you citizens will

the liberal democrats and the snp are saying this is all a bit late.they had the opportunity and it should have been ordered to vote against article 50 labour did not go along with the liberal democrats and fighting for things like the rights of the citizens.” bought a roll of those nobles article 50 of kit was a mistake. it is certainly not too late. there is an awful lot that is seldom here. theresa may in fact loses control of the process on wednesday when she sent the letter. the rest of the eu are in charge. this will be hard. and when the reality of this hard tory brexit sinks into people in terms of theirjobs, the prosperity, the living standards, i am confident that public opinion will change and we could be any different place. thank you very much indeed. so the message clear there from mps all across the political spectrum. they feel this is not the end of the process and that they will have a big say in the kind of deal that theresa may finally brings home. many thanks. and all this week here on the bbc news channel we'll be putting your que