of may.oved by the house of commons next week, the european council agreed to a next—day chin until the 20th of april —— agrees to an extension until the 20th of april, 12, 12th of april! laughter where we are expecting the uk to indicate a way forward. what this means in practice is that up till this date, all options will remain open. and the cliff edge date will be delayed. prime minister theresa may then reiterated her wish that mps approve the withdrawal agreement and that britain left the eu smoothly. while the decision today underlines is the importance of commons passing a brexit deal next week so we can bring an end to the uncertainty and leave in a smooth and orderly manner. tomorrow morning i will be returning to the uk and working hard to build support for getting the deal through. i know mps on all sides of the debate had passionate views and i respect those different positions. last night i expressed my frustration and i know that mps are frustrated too. they have difficult jobs

there are some report in the times tomorrow that a delegation of senior tories may ask theresa may toto cling on and slogged as possible. this week. she will try to cling on and slogged as possiblem this week. she will try to cling on and slogged as possible. if that we re and slogged as possible. if that were to happen, would they need to ee, were to happen, would they need to agree, those men and women in grey suits or whatever they were, they would have to agree on an alternative candidate? if they wanted to avoid a lengthy leadership election, there would need to be a consensus election, there would need to be a consensus candidate and there is no consensus consensus candidate and there is no consensus between the higher election —— the higher or lower echelons as to who that could be. not borisjohnson, echelons as to who that could be. not boris johnson, not echelons as to who that could be. not borisjohnson, not sajid javid. there are some who could emerge as a compromise candidate but none on the extreme wings will give up on their preferred choice. the compromise candidate str

those elections happen in may. was not setting from july, so the issue is the uk has an extension that takes him thejuly, legally it should have to conduct those european elections and elect european elections and elect european mvps that will represent the uk for the next month yeah going forward. the problem is politically in the uk it is difficult to do. in fa ct in the uk it is difficult to do. in fact that there may be ways around that. delicate sent for a second time, the current ones staying on, the real issue is not that european elections. that is a smaller rock in the past. the current withdrawal agreement affected the uk is the only one that is they are on the table, and that will not change at that march the 29th but an extension. effectively what that means is that the difficult issues that may think so hard for the uk parliament to resolve and recheck assistance on, tells difficult issues dispossessed, they do not go away. that with troutdale that was on the table that many do not like is the one that

a lot of dates in may were proposed and it seems they now settled that if, critically if theresa may her deal by the 29th of march nde you will grant the extension to the 22nd of may and that would be the new brexit date. the deal has been confirmed and we just need a few extra weeks and a few more months to get the technicalities and legislation over the line. at the withdrawal deal is not signed off next week, is 149 mp5 are not changing their mind and the eu has been granted and —— unconditional extension to fight it out a little bit more and then we would need to negotiate going forward. we need to go back to brussels they are appearing at the podium. good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this press conference following the article 50 european council on brexit. first, donald tusk the president of the european council to take the front. good evening, we voted in the european council meeting to brexit. prime minister theresa may he repeated her request to extend the article 50 period under the 30th ofjune. and to approve the arrangement. during the discussion among the

we may be a greater london borrow. we may be a greater london borrow. are really nsx, on the outer edges of london and we hear about it in city centres but in areas like ours, we are not used to it and it's a terrible shock. having been somebody who is appalled by repeat cautioning, appalled by the fa ct repeat cautioning, appalled by the fact that the courts seem in many instances to fail to act weather is persistent offending, even i can see, if you've got one idiotic lad who is 12 years old and somebody stuffed a knife in his pocket but he can't prove it was stuffed in by somebody else, you have to sort of lets the court find out whether he deliberately done that or somebody put the knife on him or threatened to beat him up unless he did. sol do think we all have to be careful about saying, in every single circumstance, in every single case, the first time a pathetic girl or boy, because that's what they are, carries a knife, that in every single one of those circumstances, they should be jailed forever in the key thrown away. the justice minister sa

it may well be picking up on sunday. this disturbance moves in.rthern england later in the day. the bulk of england and wales look dry, sunny spells again but again, this is a rather cool world are coming our way. that is where it will be. it moves southwards on monday, and takes the chance of showers further south but there will be some sunny spells around and similar temperatures. with the week sta rts similar temperatures. with the week starts rather cool with a chance of after that, but that is tackled the jet stream. the week starting with one arm of the jet stream might gci’oss one arm of the jet stream might across the uk, the cool flow with a chance of showers but notice how the jetstrea m chance of showers but notice how the jetstream bulges away from us. underneath that bulge will find an area of high pressure, it will move right across the uk and whenever you see that you know there is a lot of settled weather to come once again so settled weather to come once again so next week, it will be mainly dry and perhaps a little mist and fog a

of may.k the eu side might be looking at that date rather than the day just before looking at that date rather than the dayjust before the european elections? interesting, i don't know. this is the first time hearing about it. i wonder if they feel that the deal mrs may has has not gone through by then, whether they would need a bit of time in order to push the uk towards elections? do think that could be at? i don't have the date to my hand so i don't know whether the last date would be for submitting nominations and that sort of process... i don't really know when that would happen. could it possibly be that this is some sort of threshold where if the deal hasn't passed through parliament by then, then the motion... then the uk must set into motion the process of taking part in the eu parliamentary elections? we have heard this from the ambassadors before the eu 27, the ambassadors before the eu 27, the ambassadors before the eu 27, the ambassadors before, but if by any chance the uk ends u

theresa may made the ultimate offer to stand aside if they support her deal, and it may or may not havey, parliament tried and failed at least for now to find an alternative to the prime minister's brexit deal. but with only hours left to decide if parliament can vote again, even at this late, late stage, the prime minister is hedging her bets. the leader of the is, andrea leadsom, confirmed a debate tomorrow, but it is unclear whether that means another vote. the only way we make sure we leave in good time on the 22nd of may, is by approving the withdrawal by 11pm on the 29th of march, tomorrow. frustrated ministers now make the case that we need to put all this behind us. the alternative is more division and more uncertainty, with all the risks that that will entail. and i think 110w that that will entail. and i think now politicians of all political parties have a duty to put the national interest first so that we can put this controversy behind us and move a brighterfuture can put this controversy behind us and move a brighter future for the british people. hour hour by hour, minute

i like we may be leaving on the 12th of april and we may be leaving in mid—may, but what else do we knowwill put it no stronger than that! that is the safest way to put things these days. mps will carve out, either by themselves or the government will give them some time, to have a series of votes on a range of options. we think that will happen this week, and interestingly, philip hammond said today that while he doesn't personally support another referendum, he said that was one of the options that should be considered, so part of this strategy could be from the government that if you present the choice to brexit ears, it is to raise a's deal or another range of less palatable option is to them, something like a softer brexit, no brexit or another vote, which may persuade them to come round, but the certainty around that strategy is about as certain as theresa may's long—term future or anything else. alex forsyth, thank you very much. a man's been stabbed to death in pinner, in north—west london. it's understood that he was opening up his newsagents shop early this morning when he was

is theresa may's deal dead now?t is hard to know that it is dead, although john bercow, the speaker, might have an opinion on that. it is perfectly possible he could rule out parliament even discussing it again. he was reluctant to have a third vote, so a fourth, he might veto it. what is likely, and it is a dangerous game to make predictions at the moment, parliament will probably vote for a customs union on monday and i think if that is tied to her deal, potentially, in the middle of next week, if a vote goes ahead, i can see a parliamentary majority for it. a parliamentary majority for a customs union, not for her deal? you have to have some sort of withdrawal agreement and then the customs union is about the future relationship with the european union. i can see once the labour party, which has always supported a customs union, has got a parliamentary majority for a customs union, they could then back the withdrawal agreement. whether that is something the prime minister would then even allow to be voted on is a

david cameron may have done that, may have taken a more sensible approach, but ultimately, theresa mayjoinedparty as a teenager, when she was 16, she is not going to... that should have been taken to end —— two and a half years ago, when this all started, or when the general election produced an inconclusive result and a hung parliament. but she will not do it 110w. parliament. but she will not do it now. theresa may loses control, on the financial times. where do you see, if you have two bet on what happens next, what would you be saying. almost certainly, there will be an extension, there will be a last—minute decision on the extension, there will be tough negotiations which presumably she will be there to lead, if they fail... negotiations with. . . ? will be there to lead, if they fail... negotiations with...? over how long the extension to article 15 -- 50 how long the extension to article 15 —— 50 shades of grey should be. that is all she is “ over —— over how long the extension to article 50 should be. that is the point that should be made, a short extension could be the worst of all

lots ofjournalists awaiting what may or may not be a press co nfe re nce . awaiting what may or may notaccounts a warmth to the initial exchanges. then they wind behind closed doors to get down to the detail. we still don't know what that is. some of the prime minister's opponents to her gear have been

you may remember this.minister, with harriet harman from labour, and paddy ashdown from the liberal democrats, all working together for the remain campaign. it's true that ture that during the campaign normal party loyalties were put to one side, but some argue the prime minister should have done more from the start to treat the brexit process as a cross—party endeavour, rather than one that her conservative party would shape. this week number ten has admitted the country was in a "crisis". but still, theresa may has only made limited efforts to find a cross—pa rty consensus. one reason is that consensus, if one could be found, might involve a softer brexit, one which involved close alignment with the eu's single market and customs union. and neither the prime minister nor sections of her party want to do that. it's worth adding there are also questions about labour's willingness to properly work with the tories. viewed from brussels this has caused frustration. the european parliament's brexit co—ordinator

this may have been theresa may's last chance, and she came up short. with the eu. plenty of battles still to come before brexit‘s ever settled, but if mrs may even hoped to regain any control, that hope probably died today. how? tory brexiteer resistance mostly crumbled. they feared losing brexit altogether. big hitters like borisjohnson, dominic raab, evenjacob rees—mogg, who said till today he'd oppose the deal so long as the democratic unionists did, but the hard—core stayed firm. the dup held out, fearing northern ireland could be treated differently to the rest of the uk for the sake of avoiding a hard eu border with ireland. jeremy corbyn‘s labour mps split. five, reconciled to brexit, backed the deal. most helped sink it. so now, who's in charge? mps and cross—party factions are working on their own plans for brexit. former cabinet minister oliver letwin is one of those organising a series of votes for next week, hoping most mps can agree on one. the options — a brexit closer to the eu than mrs may's deal, maybe under the same customs rules, may

deal may not happen. devastation caused by cyclone idai in southern africa — we report from one of the worst affected areas. a day of remembrance and a show of solidarity — new zealand comes together a week after shootings at two mosques claimed 50 lives. hello and welcome to bbc news. after almost two years, the special counsel's investigation into alleged collusion between russia and president donald trump's 2016 campaign has come to an end. robert mueller has delivered his report to the us attorney general. the reuters news agency is reporting that the main conclusions of the report will be made public, according to a justice department official. we've also heard from the justice department that there will be no further indictments recommended by mr mueller. more than 30 people have already been indicted or made a plea in the course of the investigation so far. let's go to our north america correpsondent david willis do we have any idea what's in the report? it is said to be a very comprehensive report

may's deal through. b. option b —john baron: leaving the eu without a deal on april 12. option d nick boles: common market 2.0 or norway—plus. that's the uk remaining in the single market and a customs partnership 0ption h george eustice. the norway option without a customs union. in other words the eea and efta. 0ptionj ken clarke: leaving the eu with a uk wide customs union. 0ption k jeremy corbyn: labour s brexit plan — a permanent labour s brexit plan — a permanent customs union plus alignment with single market on future eu rights and regulations. 0ption ljoanna cherry: the revoking article 50 option, if a no—deal brexit is not explicitly approved by mp5 a day before we leave. 0ption m margaret beckett. where there would be a referendum to seek public approval of any withdrawal agreement. option 0 marcus fysh: the malthouse plan b option. favoured by the eurosceptic erg. if the withdrawal agreement is not approved, then the government must seek a "standstill" agreement with the eu, while negotiating

prime minister may: i thank my honorable friend. i'm delighted to of the aspirations cornwall has in relation to being carbon free and action that is being taken. we are happy to report we have a good record at the government, but we are doing more. annual support for renewables over 10 million pounds by 2021. ambitious green growth plan through 2032. we will be putting in the policies in place that will enable areas like cornwall to be able to achieve their commitment in relation to the climate change. speaker, 4621 words in the chancellor's spring statement not a single mention of women. the prime minister was time to tackle burning injustice. these women worked all their lives their pension have it taken from them with other knowledge. does the prime minister not think this is a burning injustice? prime minister may: can i say to the honorable gentlemen that he knows full well the relations i have to the issue. we have been very clear, no one will see their pension paid change by more than 18 months to and those with no significa

until 22nd may, if mps approved her deal.again, there would be a shorter delay, until 12th april, by which point the uk must set out its next steps or leave without any deal at all. with that news still being absorbed on friday morning, mps asked the minister to come to the commons and make a statement. three years after the referendum, it would be utterly intolerable if we were still in the eu during the european elections. i want him to give an absolute commitment today that the government would rather resign than be privy to such an appalling betrayal of the people's trust. it would be intolerable to have european elections, given that we would have had three years since this country voted to leave the eu. is the meaningful vote coming forward this week? if so, on which day? and if, as seems almost inevitable, that it is voted down again, what happens then? as my honourable friend said in an earlier question, i am not getting into hypotheticals. i fully said that they we hope to have a meaningful vote. let's see, mr speake

how damaging is this for theresa may? the sense in this for theresa may? area here is there is a power vacuum at the moment, these people are hoping it can be filled with a sentiment that look, you people in parliament cannot decide, let us have another go and tom watson got a huge cheer when he said the way to break the crisis is for parliament and the people to act together, that gotan and the people to act together, that got an enormous cheer. yes, theresa may is not leading this process any more, she is being led in different directions by different factions and by the eu. she is seeing its time you are allowed by us, by having another referendum. the people who wa nt another referendum. the people who want the uk to leave the eu because of the outcome of the first referendum are saying we've already done this, that is what should be driving theresa may now. but people here are saying that she tried it and it's not worked let's have another go. thank you richard. labour's deputy leader tom watson addressed the rally saying there were no winners only lo

i also saw the words ofjean—claude juncker that we have european elections at the end of may which mayt we believe brussels will discuss that seriously this request because the timing is probably something that we are missing at the moment. there are nine days until the former deadline. i hope that there will be an option to use the additional time to forge a majority in westminster. you are treading delicately around this. let me quote you just from the last few minutes, the words of the french foreign minister who said this in paris. he said that if theresa may can not offer sufficient guarantees about the credibility of her strategy, and i guess that basically means that she can guarantee she will get it through the british parliament, then the european council will turn down her extension request. the french are not being as delicate as you. they say they are minded to turn this down. there is a lot at stake. britain is not leaving europe it is only about withdrawing from the eu. and britain will remain an important partner for from the eu. and britain will remain an important part

in may 22.for many that will be a hard message to stomach. here was andrea leadsom speaking about that. i'm very much hoping so. this really is such an iconic day. it is march the 29th. we were due to be leaving the european union today, and ijust urge all colleagues, this is to approve the withdrawal agreement, which is what the eu needs to have us approve in order to give us the extension to get the legislation done, so this really is the last chance and i would urge all colleagues to take it. thanks very much. pa rt part of the politics of this is to try and take off the table the option of a long delay because the argument goes if mrs may secures the guarantee of going to may 22, that enabled her to go beyond the cut—off point of april the 12th, by which time the eu say we will have had to ask for a long delay if that is what we want. in other words, to try and ensure that the idea of buying more time to pursue a customs union or another referendum, that is no longer possible. in effect, it

others may follow.t she said, the majority in the room see this is the best way to get us out into deal with it in the future. people broadly not happy with the corner we have been back into. but enough the dup seem so far to be holding firm. the party needs to be holding firm. the party needs to win over some labour mps. nora tory mps. there is another obstacle. the speaker, john bercow, won't even let mrs may make a third attempt to innovative he is not satisfied something you was on offer. in order that they should be no misunderstanding as to make clear that i do expect the government to meet the test of change. mrs may's been on borrowed time for months. tonight she promised to settle up and go, to allow someone else to try to shake britain's post—brexit future, if only she can deliver brexit, hand on a political legacy, she may have to leave without even that. john pienaar, bbc news. shejoins a long list she joins a long list of conservative prime ministers who have had their premierships dominate

this may be her last chance.esterday, this delay is a matter of personal regret to me, but a short extension would give parliament the time to make a final choice that delivers on the result of the referendum. i've always said that although we are leaving the european union, of course we will continue to have shared interests, notably among those our shared security and prosperity, so the uk will continue to be involved in discussions. what is clear is that the eu's patience with the uk is starting to run out. other countries want to avoid a chaotic uk exit next week, but increasingly they also want brexit done. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. so the talking is well under way, all of the diplomats are deepin under way, all of the diplomats are deep in talks. michelle barnier was one of those answering lots of questions about what would happen if the uk opted to extend article 50. the short extension of the departure dealfor the uk, chosen by the uk, such an extension should be conditional on a positive vo

mrs may must say when she will 90, it. mrs may must say when she will go, something, in orderto it.l correspondent is with me in the studio. what we make of the cabinet to claims? what is clear is their level of frustration that exists in the conservative party. some are openly talking about a change of leader. 0thers some are openly talking about a change of leader. others say it is not the time because it will increase uncertainty stop what is happening with brexit is unclear. we expect this week that mps will get a chance to vote on various options, what kind of brexit deal they would like to the idea of needing with no deal. philip hammond said the idea of another referendum should be considered although he would not personally support it. number 10 are still hoping they can convince brexiteers to fall in behind the prime minister's deal because it might be the least worst of the options available, the most palatable. that is why we are seeing theresa may salmon the brexiteers to chequers today. —— salmon. ten days after a deadly cyclone left a swathe of death and destruction th

people in the area are deeply upset by what happened and may be more so tonight, 110w happened and mays a major crime. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers with our reviewers nicola bartlett from the daily mirror and giles kenningham, former director of communications for number 10 — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with tomas schaffernaker. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining me. let's get a check on the first the next couple of days, for the weekend and on the whole, it's not looking bad for most of us. there will be a lot of dry weather around, not necessarily sunny. showers in some parts of scotland and windy weather as well that on balance, a lot of dry weather around. this is what's been happening in the last 24 hours so been happening in the last 24 hours so through friday, we saw cooler winds reaching scotland and northern ireland so into the early hours of saturday, chilly air across the northern two thirds of the country. temperatures in some spots below freezing. in the south of the c

where does it leave theresa may? someone said, does it mean i will -- she has lost control of the process. she would seem to have lost party, leadership as prime minister, but for now there is focused on march 29. the e.u. has offered extensions, but march 29 is the date. haidi: and the european commission is saying there is a prospect of a no deal brexit. it is becoming more likely as the days drag on. we will monitor those events in parliament as the votes go ahead, and bring you any outcome as soon as those become available. taking a look at other top stories, apple looking at a post iphone world with a rival for netflix, moving into gaming and its own credit card. all of the details being revealed. shery: we are joined by john hill to discuss the panic and promise of curve inversions. this is bloomberg. ♪ is is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. in newi am shery ahn york. another day of treasury talk, the 10 year treasury sliding, dipping below 2.4%. that put the spread further below zero into

that may get brexiteers having second thoughts about opposing theresa may's deal. revoke article 50, no deal is not completely off the table. this makes what happens tomorrow very important in terms of the extension of article 50, what will it look like? if you have a short extension, she will come back and have another bite at the cherry. many brexiteers will think brexit delayed its brexit tonight. however i know yvette cooper and others, and the eu themselves have said, if you extend this, you may as well go long and if you go long, we will only give you that consent if you have a general election or a second referendum. things will get really tricky tomorrow. if they go long, that will make brexiteers have more of a second thought because their dream is being kicked longer and longer into the distance. another amendment is peter carr's amendment which is we vote to pass your deal but you put it to the public. i think that ship may have sailed. stay with us because i want to go back to katya adler in brussels. the commons has voted for a tougher motion, i guess

may i suggest, mr speaker, may i... no need to shout it out. may i suggest.uggest we proceed... and i. thank you, can i suggest we proceed. . . a and i. thank you, can i suggest we proceed... a fairly rambunctious evening and the comments, disappointments and can't be heard, not everyone agrees with what she has to say but with the public watching, you would at least expect her to be allowed to say what she has to say, let's have a look at all of those eight options, because as she was setting out, it was in fact the referendum vote, motion that was put forward that finished at the top, but none of these eight options we re top, but none of these eight options were able to get a majority in and when you look at the list, was quite surprising is that many people would've considered the favourite item of these eight options, the common market to point out, which had been talking up in recent days, it only got 188 votes. the customs union put forward by kenneth clark, so leaving that european union with a customs union went to hundred 64. the referent of the put

may be intimidated by the police, it may have a knock on effect on the brothers, sisters, family andds a community issue. where you have offices trying to build a trust, it doesn't do anything to trust but it destroys it. that we overreact perhaps the other way when theresa may set the pa rents a re other way when theresa may set the parents are being used too much. i was looking at the figures. this is in 2014? that's right. by the time the figures were introduced, i think the figures were introduced, i think the two continuous years, four year figures 2015—16 compared to 2317, 18. in 2015-16 figures 2015—16 compared to 2317, 18. in 2015—16 there had been 2501 stops in england and wales under this section 60 power. by the following year it had fallen to 631. i wonder if they had gone to much the other way. they said ok, we cannot use it, it is too sensitive so cannot use it, it is too sensitive so perhaps not use in opportunities when we should have done. got to look deeper beneath that. you've got to look at the link between stop and search and violent crime. has there been a direc

now, theresa may clearly will not do thatlj may clearly will not do that. will not do that.” agree with your first point, the executives got to agree to carry it forward and they are not in a position to refuse. they have to step down if they are not prepared to proceed with the approval of parliament. to quote the solicitor general the other day, he said we are now facing a major constitutional crisis and this is the nub of the constitutional crisis, because you and your supporters... he was talking about this marvellous argument they had that it was quite long for the house of commons to take control of its own timetable. i know robert very well, strictly speaking, legally, he was about the solicitor general, but that was a good tries. what we have not talked about because we have talked about outcomes, but what we have not talked about is a key change to the process because if in the effort to coalesce around this common objective, mps actually the best thing to do is to put this back to the people and have a second referendum, there are a lot of people

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she may say ioane for the long—term order will get the deal done, but they may say name a date.ut also does the trouble say what the brexit ministers second they would acknowledge that if you accept the backstop and the withdrawal agreement, so much of that defines the listenership anyway. so unless they suggest they will come in and tear everything up again. yes, 0k, a lot to to over there. i have a slight sense of deja vu. we have been reporting headlines about the demise of theresa may, possible resignation date, for quite a long time and yet she is still there. and she has suffered a lot of defeats in the comment that she is still there and it is quite incredible. but i think actually what brexiteers are looking for is a way out. a climate definite position. as asa is saying him of this very vehement opposition to this deal and this week, they are going to face a choice between the softer brexit and maybe tomorrow's indicative votes and the theresa may deal. now the penny is dropping that they could be facing a softer brexit, a customs union so they better start to get behin

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britain more time for braggs it but the extension fall short of what british prime minister to rescind may was asking brussels for and the e.u. is offer comes with strings attached the british parliament must approve the divorce agreement by next week so is the country hurtling towards a new deal exit. great to have you along everyone well we begin with a story that's dominating the political agenda here in europe and that is drags it british prime minister theresa may is in brussels on a mission to delay the u.k.'s departure from the european union she is scrambling to avoid a no deal of regs that you leaders are meeting in brussels for a summit where they have now said in a draft statement that they would be prepared to hand britain is short break the delay but only until may twenty second that's shorter than the three month delay that theresa may was asking for and that offer would come with strings attached britain's parliament would have to ratify the brig's of divorce agreement by next week while the trees. may spoke to reporters as soon as she arrived for the high stakes talks so le

prime minister theresa may is in brussels and seems to have clinched a break sent delay until may twenty second let's check in with our brussels borough chief a maxell hofman what has happened in the meantime max. well it appears a couple of sources are saying this that the leaders have decided to draft a new text on the braggs it section of the conclusions here at this european council which means that it will take longer than anticipated apparently the original date that was in those conclusions of an extension until may twenty second was scrapped that doesn't mean it might not reappear in those conclusions but i can tell you from experience that once leaders start drafting their own texts because usually these things are prepared by so-called sherpas then it gets difficult and every anything is possible we've also been hearing that the french for example have suggested a deadline of may seventh but with no strings attached in this case the house of commons would not have to pass the so-called withdrawal agreement in order to have this extension ok so you can see we have a broad possib

theresa may doesn't want it.e labour party once it, but if we just fumble our way forward, we may end up there by default. peter: one of the problems is there are people within the european -- within the ruling conservative party who think that is a good idea. not a majority, but when you do not have a majority in the parliament, it means a small number of noisy people can hold you hostage. that is part of her problem. without a majority, even 20 or 30 who think crashing out with no deal is a good idea, they have considerable influence in the way the prime minister moves. she was intending to ask for a bullied byy, but was the hardliners and asking for a shorter one. that is the problem. the majority of people in parliament do not want us to crack chat with no deal. the government itself does not want that. from the point of view of our other european colleagues, it is a lousy idea because neither europe nor the united kingdom is ready. , because certain things are in place. , thet a positive decision possibiliti

the future of theresa may. not a very long—running one. not happy reading for mrs may.utely unanimous voices that she has to go and go soon. the only difference and the story is how and who would take over and it is clear that since her speech to the nation on wednesday, that rather bizarre performance of blaming mps, she has little support lead. the sunday times talking about a cabinet david lidington kerr. to be installed as a caretaker which would get us through the next stage of brexit but nigel knows the deadline deadly date. of brexit but nigel knows the deadline deadly dateli of brexit but nigel knows the deadline deadly date. i think she probably has until april 12 when the eu elections and we have to decide whether we participate or not. i was told by mps that, unless something happens before that and a cabinet coup could be that something that that would be the date. she would have failed in every respect, she would not have got a withdrawal, her promise not to hold european elections would have gone down the pan and stuck with long extensions to negotiate a n

here is theresa may talking on this issue.on legal changes, the fact there are legally binding changes as a result of the discussions, since the house vote on the 29th of january. let me complete this. the right honourable gentleman is absolutely correct, the danger for those of us who want to deliver to have faith in the british public and deliver on the vote for brexit is that if this vote is not past tonight, if the deal is not passed, brexit could be lost. and it was not passed, theresa may‘s bill was defeated for a second time, a member injanuary, mps rejected it by an enormous margin, they defeated it by 230 votes, historic defeat, and two weeks later injanuary, parliament voted on what was called the brady amendment, giving the prime minister amendment, giving the prime minister a mandate to go back to brussels and demand changes to the irish border backstop, i will change it or replace it, she said, last night, she went to strasbourg for last minute meetings with the european union, and she came back not with a change

that's what theresa may promised. instead she had to watch on as mps rejected her plans for a divorce deal with the eu once again. she told parliament that this was their last chance to deliver the kind brexit people had voted for. but it wasn't enough. 286 mps voted yes, 344 voted no — the prime minister lost by 58 votes. so now april 12th — is our new brexit day. either we leave with no deal. or the prime minister asks brussels for another extension — and it could be a long one. we may now have to take part in the european elections, too, electing meps. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on today's vote. this really is such an iconic day, it is march the 29th. what do we want? brexit! when do we want it? now! it is a great failure that we are not leaving at 11pm this evening. crowds on the march to push parliament to get on with it... it is a thoroughly bad idea and it deserves to be defeated. ..on the day that we were due to leave... shame on you! ..mps were asked to back a deal they hate or a delay. pro

in the extension may have been dropped.f that at the moment but a reminder that when theresa may had spoken to the eu leaders this afternoon, they remained in the room to talk among themselves as the 27, and they are by definition only d raft and they are by definition only draft conclusions that they are discussing. it is possible that one side, may be several sites within this debate this afternoon, have said they don't like that cut—off point of the 22nd because it is too close to the european elections. we have had a number of dates put forward today by various eu institutions. we heard from one person the president of the european parliament who said he wanted a date in the third week of april rather than somewhere down the line in may. certainly no one is talking about the 30th of june, certainly no one is talking about the 30th ofjune, which is the day that theresa may put down earlier. so that may be still up for debate and we will find out. we are waiting for this press conference as we say over the course of the n

or may not happen in the future. have a different responsibility. so in a normal parliament where a government has a majority, it can get its business done with a majority in the house, then mps debate, criticise, do their normal things, come on the today programme and so on. in a hung parliament mps actually have to make decisions because government can't decide things on their own and we don't have those very often in our history. but she was really making the point that all of us as mps, whether in the government, or on the back benches, or opposition mps, have a special responsibility because a decision cannot happen without parliament giving it approval. let's speak to henry newman now. he's the director of open europe, an independent policy think tank. thank you forjoining us. what did you make of what theresa may had to say last night and the way that she said it? significant of course in how it might influence mps to vote next week, if indeed the third meaningful vote happens next week on her deal? good morni

theresa may it may well come to brussels tomorrow and say that she wa nts brussels tomorrow and say that shape orform wants further concessions in some shape or form from the eu, wants further concessions in some shape orform from the eu, you mention for example the political declaration, the agreement that goes along with the withdrawal agreement, they could be some sort of movement on that. do you think brussels is in a place to give her anything else? theresa may, last week, she was in strassburg, she had a meeting with the president of the commission, there was also readiness by the european union to say we can also express once more that the backstop is not our wish to use so you can also get clarification on the legal base that we will not bring uk against their own wish in the customs union and we are ready to confirm it, also a legal exclamation and she went back and it was clear it is not enough. but what we should ee, it is not enough. but what we should agree, we are always sing the backstop is not ok. we are also saying that. —— they are always saying. it was a promotion by t

may told parliament a second referendum may be one of the options left with u.k.deal now dead. jeffrey dunlap has attacked president trump for what he calls the shopping growth of the u.s. debt burden. he noted "the incredible increase in corporate and government borrowing with federal deficit only expected to grow." the treasury department says total debt has risen to a record above $22 trillion. australiaerve bank of is assessing the impact of climate change and the implications for the economy. the deputy governor says it is looking at the effects on inflation. politics have become polarizing in australia, propping the central bank to carry out its own research. australia is one of the leading per capita polluters and the world's driest inhabited continent. boeing slumped again as regulators around the world grounded the 737 max plan on safety concerns. the stock saw the biggest two-day decline in the decade is the european union and india suspended flight following the second fatal crash of the model in five months. growing doubts about the plane leaves the fa

leaders have in may's ability to go home now and get those m.p.'s to accept the deal that she has already and go she did in fact this extension deal as two possibilities maybe that's even implying that they don't have a whole lot of confidence in her. well i think i could add to that the very short way they have absolutely zero. confidence here that theresa may is able to deliver on that with all agree with that why should they she's failed twice she's not speaking on behalf of anybody it seems you think she promise failed to materialize and. it's not you know rocket science it's not hard analysis that brings us to this conclusion even the parliamentarians back home say exactly the same things so that is why by the way the leaders took matters into their own hands building this two step system and did not follow the lead up to resubmit they'd said we need to avoid a no deal bragg's it next week we need to make sure that we have at least a small extension maybe just to get ready for some of the basic things that they need to get ready for in the cas

it may be january 20, 2021. it may be four years later. it may be well before then.e moment that you would expect to see a pardon of paul manafort and perhaps others. let's remember there's precedent for that. presidents issue controversial pardons on their last day in office. a prime example, bill clinton, who pardoned susan mcdougal, his business partner, who had been convicted in the whitewater matter and refused to cooperate, on his last day in office. so i think when that last day comes, that's what paul manafort is waiting for. >> how do you explain joe arpaio, then? >> i don't think arpaio was as controversial as manafort would be because manafort was so integral to the russia investigation. so, you know, the controversy would be about the president issuing a pardon for somebody involved in the investigation of him. arpaio doesn't fit in that category. so, look, it would be too politically explosive at this point for trump to pardon manafort, but down the road when he's about to leave office, sure. >> all right. i feel you. laura, not even an hour after manafo

theresa may — don't blame me for the crisis, blame mps.hat takes the lead from the statement last night that we heard from her in downing street. also we have the daily mail. we are on knife edge. was really a dramatic tv please? whole thing is a dramatic. i was expecting something dramatic. i was expecting something dramatic from the statement when downing street announced one. but the fact is that the law announced, the fact is that the law announced, the law is that we will leave without a deal on march 29. moving on. let's talk about the story in quartz. i was discussing this earlier. the interesting thing is the juxtaposition between the view that italy has of chinese investment and involvement compared to what much of the world is thinking right now. a huge difference. of course, as your report says italy will be the first g7 to sign up. there are increased are sensitivities, and ongoing trade pressures between the us and china but actually europe has taken a defensive position as well. last week the eu declared that china was now a

pressure mounts on theresa may. senior conservatives tell the prime minister her brexit deal is more likely to pass if she stands down. her departure is guaranteed. what is not guaranteed is her legacy and is her legacy going to be that she failed to deliver on the largest mandate that any government has been given to a referendum or has she succeeded in doing that? given to a referendum or has she ministers are reported to be split over whether mrs may's de—facto or brexiteer michael gove. rescuers are airlifting hundreds of passengers and crew from a cruise ship, off the coast of norway. mozambican authorities say half a million people are affected by cyclone idai — the raf will fly out aid supplies today. the organ transplant service is at "breaking point", that's the warning from one of the uk s leading transplant surgeons. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are owen bennett, head of politics at city am, and prashant rao, global editor at the atlantic. senior conser