it is interesting, i am sure it is a trusted source, david liddington deputy prime minister and karen the head. despite theresa may pushing and saying there will be second referendum and would be a betrayal, they are actually having talks with remainer labour mps and others about trying to stitch together some sort of coalition across the commons that might get something through parliament. liddington said ahead of this use gang of five, including this use gang of five, including this philip hammond, who concluded a new referendum might be under way to resolve the impasse. clearly we are ina resolve the impasse. clearly we are in a situation it seems nothing that this proposed can be passed at the lack. —— past. at the moment we are ina lack. —— past. at the moment we are in a complete at a shambles of a situation which has got worse. there are situation which has got worse. there a re two levels situation which has got worse. there are two levels and they are two worlds. first of all, there are people who think that they will get something together to get through the problem because

it is not liddington. liddington.ion. minister in order to protect you, how hard is that loyalty go? how hard is that loyalty go? i am not sure. not sure. the bottom line is you cannot suspend the prime minister. cannot suspend the prime minister. ” am not a constitutional lawyer. am not a constitutional lawyer. i am not sure. i don't know. it is not a consideration now. consideration now. should be able to because it is her decision. decision. i do not know the technicalities on that. technicalities on that. to do, even though parliament is sovereign. ok. what is your view on that, dia? what is your view on that, dia ? what is your view on that, dia? that, dia? committee of mps finds that the government is in contempt? government is in contempt? this is because we are in uncharted territory right now. territory right now. would have developed over the aged through convention. through convention. some will have some statutory provisions as well. provisions as well. would never have been looked at before. before. const

david liddington, interestingly, one of theresa may's key allies is reported to be talking to labour.l us about that. david liddington is essentially theresa may's deputy as prime minister, he ta kes may's deputy as prime minister, he takes responsibility for trying to get the uk ready for brexit whatever that ends up looking like. answers to he met with a group of labour mps who have always made it pretty clear they are not going to get on board with whatever the government comes back with in terms of a brexit deal, they want another referendum to revisit the brexit question. this is not a suggestion at this stage that mr liddington agrees with them but there are many conservative mps will be less than impressed he held talks with them. nick, thank you. nearly 200 countries have finally agreed an international approach to tackle climate change after two weeks of talks in poland. they've drawn up a rulebook on how to put the 2015 paris agreement into action, which includes limiting a rise in average world temperatures to "well below" two degrees celsius. here's our science editor, dav

we hear from the liddington was saying and what we hearfrom the eu.be willing to offer clarity and reassurance but what they do not, what they are not willing to do is reopen the agreement so there is disparity between the adjustment positions. as you say, the crux of this is that there is no majority in parliament for anything. there are those advocating a no deal situation and those who want another vote, those who want another model, a softer brexit and a closer relationship with the eu and labour pushing for a general election. theresa may's problem is she cannot go to brussels and say, give me this and i will guarantee it will get through parliament, she is having to manage those different factions here and convince the eu that they should help her in some way. as it stands right now, it is looking difficult for her to find a way through. is there the remotest chance that that meaningful vote could come as weak as labour is calling for? labour is pushing for that but downing street is clear it will happen after christmas. we know it will be befor

and others are taking part we re grayling and others are taking part were david leading ten —— liddingtonome secretary and the aviation minister. there was also a defence minister. the first thing they talk about was whether this line that has been coming out in the last couple of days past that they weren't any drones, yesterday the senior officer in charge leading the investigation, he was asked whether he thought that is a possibility. he said that is a possibility. what they have said today, the government has said, this was a miscommunication and there were drones. this did happen. we know there were 67 verified statements, 200 people said they thought they had seen drones but 67 of them have been verified and statements have been verified and statements have been taken. they are doing house—to—house enquiries and they are investigating still. we are told from this meeting as well that gatwick airport have been looking at their systems on—site to prevent further problems like this. we know they have been looking at what they can do. also, ministers are worried about, they have been d

is that right, that you have been talking to david liddington about the prospect for a second referendumng to talk about the specifics, there are some reports are today which are not strictly accurate. people understand the depth and severity of this crisis, they get on with bringing the deal back to parliament next week and get it voted on so we can move to the next stage, we also wa nted move to the next stage, we also wanted to make sure the government did not think there were enough votes on the labour benches to get through this sort of norway type halfway house brexit and bad it really did need to move quickly to end the uncertainty that is doing some watched damage to the economy. you think there are enough mps he would support the idea of another referendum, do you? i'm confident once this deal is out of the way, once this deal is out of the way, once the idea of a general election, i would like to see but it is unlikely because of the fixed term parliament act, once that is up the agenda as well, i think yes, when we are facing the choice which it will be between the disaster of

there is no suggestion at this stage that mr liddington is actively backing that position but there arewho are slightly concerned about it. was —— this morning, we've also heard from the education secretary damian hinds who doesn't want another referendum and has been warning our colleagues at bbc breakfast it could actually make things worse. i don't approve of the idea of having a second referendum and the idea that a second referendum would break the deadlock isjust wrong. second referendum would break the deadlock is just wrong. a second referendum might postpone the deadlock but then it would extend the deadlock and we could have the whole thing all over again so no, we need to work away through this now, it's important to have a plan for what happens next and that's precisely why the prime minister has beenin precisely why the prime minister has been in brussels, talking to the various leaders across europe and will continue to do that because there are concerns particularly around this thing cold the backstop and it's important to address those concerns but ultimately, the essenc

david liddington says the decision was approved by the cabinet, but he wasn't the only senior figureressure. will he not do the right thing now and table a motion of no—confidence in the government so we can be shut of them? jeremy corbyn! mr speaker, i tabled this motion today which the member supported the tabling of, we have no confidence in this government, we need to do the appropriate thing to the appropriate time to have a motion of no—confidence in order to get rid of this government. as the prime minister tried to break the deadlock on the continent, in the commons, one former cabinet colleague did float some possible solutions. i don't know how we test the parliamentary opinion if we don't have a vote. maybe we need to get together a special select committee of senior members of parliament to hammer out will be need. maybe it's time for some sort of government of national unity. maybe it's time for a free vote in an eventual vote on the deal, avoiding usual party political constraints. what i do know is that with 108 days to go until this country leaves the european union,

each other about the possibility that someone other about the possibility that someone like david liddingtonty, could step in as a sort of ca reta ker deputy, could step in as a sort of caretaker prime minister, if she is pollster stand down. either way, the rival contenders, some of them for herjob, waiting to be prime minister are on manoeuvres. a senior tory said he had orally been promised a senior cabinet post by two of them if he fell in and gave them their support. right now we can't see where this is going to end up can't see where this is going to end up but mrs may this weekend will be contemplating her options and her future and her options may be running out and herfuture, well, conceivably that may be running short. john, outside number10, thank you. the chief financial officer of chinese telecoms giant huawei has appeared in court in canada facing fraud charges relating to alleged breaking of american sanctions against iran. meng wanzhou, daughter of huawei's founder, was arrested in canada on saturday. prosecutors at the bail hearing in vancouver said she could spend over 30 y

of any one particular deal which is why you have cabinet ministers at the moment, the likes of liddingtone pm and fleshing out plans that only put a range of brexit deals to mps. they think if you did that, you could either deduce that there is no majority for anything and come to the conclusion that a second referendum is the only way, or you might have a winner. so in the end, it will be parliament rather than theresa may in a sense that decides. parliament took back control, that was what we saw dramatically with the no—confidence, all the drama of the no—confidence, all the drama of the last few weeks, it has put parliament back in the driving seat, and that is a reasonable position, but if parliament still remains blocked, that is when the second referendum argument becomes really strong, because we need some into brea ks strong, because we need some into breaks deadlock, the clock is ticking down. the sunday times has a no—deal warning, don't go on holiday after march the 29th. a lot of people are going to read that with concern. i'm slightly sceptical in a way, because i do think t

mr liddington holds talks with various groups all the time.as been no suggestion from him publicly that he is moving towards the idea of supporting another referendum but i suspect that many who are totally against the idea will be less than comfortable with some of the mps that he is holding talks with. thank you very much. nearly 200 countries have finally agreed an international approach to tackle climate change, after two weeks of talks in poland. they've drawn up a rulebook on how to put the 2015 paris agreement into action — which includes limiting a rise in average world temperatures to "well below" two degrees celcius. here's our science editor, david shukman. this is what it's all about. gas is released into the air that heats the planet. and after some long, difficult arguments, the world has inched towards a deal for how to reduce them, to try to avoid the risks of dangerous levels of warming in future. the talks at katowice in poland saw delegates from nearly 200 countries haggling over rules on how to tackle climate change — a slo

key names, jeremy hunt, sajid javid, michael gove, penny mordaunt, liam fox, steve barclay, david liddingtone statements of support this morning for the prime minister. i should say back cabinet has been cancelled this morning but prime minister's questions goes ahead at midday. with me now is the conservative mp simon hoare. the leadership contest goes ahead? it does, i think this is a tantrum from some in my party who are just not happy they are getting their way. i thought the tweet you read out from chuka umunna is right, you can change the leader every day between now and new year's eve, it wouldn't change the parliamentary arithmetic. it is all well and good for bernard jenkin to say we changed prime minister in 1940, but we then formed a national government. we didn't try to govern alone. i am not sure whether his historical analogy stands up because i don't thing he is advocating and national government. another thing that doesn't change is the fact the dup will not support this agreement and without the dup supporting the government it is a government without an majority, a governme

this is how david liddington put it.nt to the parliamentary accountability what our firm the cost to her in terms of the time... you say she should be spending it in answering questions from colleagues in every party. there is the argument that theresa may may just be there is the argument that theresa may mayjust be taking a gamble, the newly we get to the 29th of march the more likely it is mps will change their mind, those who have said no to her, might change their minds. she would take it right to the wire and suddenly that clock is ticking becomes herfriend because if we get a january and today ministers have confirmed they regard the 21st of january as a deadline for when she will have to come back with something and the vote, that is pushing it made given we are leaving two months after. it's not getting through this meaningful vote on the deal, it is the legislation that these to go through on top of that. the dup have said if the withdrawal deal goes through they want back are any more in a confidence vote. she

a lot of people suggesting david liddington would step in to carry them through until the new appointmentve leadership contest. obviously, this is all speculation at the moment, we will wait and see what the vote is tonight. but i think there is a good chance, given what she is like, she would like to stay in post but we don't know. right. second question. marcus on twitter asks "if significant numbers of her mps support a motion of no confidence, then surely theresa may has lost her majority and her ability to get anything through parliament. can she realistically continue in this case?" it isa it is a very interesting question to pose but the two things are very different. confidence in parliament is assumed until you've clearly lost it, and that means actually losing a vote of no—confidence, in this case and that leads to all sorts of different things i think we will to ina minute different things i think we will to in a minute in one of the next question is! it will not imply that. she would be able to stay on if she'd lost a significant number of them because it means they won't vote