in no—deal between mrjohnson and mps at westminster. norman, many thanks. damian grammaticas, is in brussels. norman described it as a mexican stand—off. we've had a lukewarm response from president macron of france to the uk's proposals — is that likely to set the tone in brussels? yes, it is. setting the tone right across the eu. we have that mexican stand—off going now in the commission. david frost, the chief negotiator, is there and the eu are still saying you have got to revise your proposals if you want to deal. the same message has come today from the dutch foreign affairs minister meeting the brexit secretary. he called for more realism and clarity. the latvian prime minister over the weekend, more conversations and i'm sure the message will be repeated to borisjohnson. he says he believes the offer represents a step forward, it guarantees to keep the border open and respects the peace process. the eu lose it differently and says this is a step backwards from what was agreed before, the irish say the same thing. they say this doesn't provide northe

it comes as mrjohnson arrives in brussels for a crucial summit. he says it's a "great" deal which takes back control. the eu describe the deal as a "fair and balanced agreement". discussions over the past days, have at times been difficult. but we have delivered and we have delivered together. but can mrjohnson get his deal through parliament on saturday? northern ireland's democratic unionists say they still can't support it "as things stand". and the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, calls it a sell—out deal — he wants the people to have the final say in another referendum. as it stands, we can't support this deal and will oppose it in parliament on saturday. we'll have the latest from here in brussels and from westminster. the other main stories this lunchtime. commuters clash with extinction rebellion protesters who try to stop tube trains running in london. new figures show knife crime in england and wales is up by 7% — and gun crime is also rising. ‘we‘re sorry‘ — the mobile network three apologises after millions of customers are left unable to

because the eu has been negotiating with mrjohnson, because he's never got any coalition together ino supported the government, they voted against every single brexit deal, and within the erg, that's the big group of your sceptic tories, also not supporting a deal. so by getting this proposal and keeping both of those sites on board, plus we have also heard from a number of labour mps tonight, that said they would also back a deal on these terms, what mrjohnson is saying to the eu in part is, look, if you work with me on this, i can get this through. but as you were just saying, when you look at the reaction from the eu side of this, it is frosty. you know, that's how we've kind of described it. other papers have scalded hanging by a thread, because the fact is, sonia is right, there isa gap the fact is, sonia is right, there is a gap between where the eu's red lines are on custom checks, and not having any extra border infrastructure, and what mrjohnson is proposing. in dublin's reaction has been pretty lukewarm as well, and that's kind of key, is to? yes, it's very much key in term

for mrjohnson, he could be pleased they did not say no...way. i think we have to be cautious about reading too much in the fact that the eu saying there is something to discuss although there are problems. this exchange between the uk and eu is not just about the this exchange between the uk and eu is notjust about the realities of the dog but also about perceptions and both sides, neither side, wants to be blamed for a no—deal outcomes are both sides are at least trying to make it look like they are doing as much as possible to get a deal so as much as possible to get a deal so a lot of hearts would have sunk anything you when they saw these proposals because the reason they have these red line on customs check is because of the good friday agreement and a lot of experts think it would not be respectful of the good friday agreement and the situation which is quite a fragile equilibrium... there will be checks but not necessarily on the border but not necessarily on the border but we're not sure where they would be. any checks well, by defin

mrjohnson has said everything was done "entirely in the proper way".g on itv‘s good morning britain, ms arcuri refused to say whether they had an affair. the nature of your relationship is actually a matter of public interest. it's not. categorically, boris had nothing to do with all my other achievements. literally, someone has written down every single thing i've done london and found a way to drive that back to boris. it's absolute clap. 0k, we're to come... this is why i'm not answering this question. we are going to take a short break, and listen, i respect your right. you can answer every question any way you see fit, but just for the record, you're not denying it? i'm not answering, that's my record. 0k, we'll take a short... don't my words like everyone else. no, i'm going to use... your words are coming of your own mouth. live on television. that's the benefit. there can be no distorting them. everyone can hear what they can hear. and obviously, you can shut down all that speculation by saying simply, it's not true, i never had any intimate re

european leaders say they believe a deal can be done but mrjohnson needs to move too.o keep northern ireland following eu rules on goods if a trade deal can't be reached that allows no border with ireland. the northern irish assembly would get to vote on whether or not to do it and then again every four years on keeping it. the brexit secretary has hinted at a possible further uk compromise there. obviously as part of the intense negotiations in the coming days, discuss that mechanism but the key issue is the principle of consent to any regulatory zone. the problem for borisjohnson is that if he changes what he set out too much, he risks losing the vital support he's gained from some groups within parliament. although labour is sceptical he could get through what he is currently proposing in any case. he has got to move, he has got to compromise in the national and international interest if he's going to get our support. meanwhile, some ministers are privately discussing what may happen if boris johnson cannot get a deal done. there have been discussions on how the uk

and the sunday express says mrjohnson wants to make britain the greatest nation on earth but he musthe paper says is a last—ditch plot to foil brexit. it has to be brexit. it always has to be brexit. in the telegraph, an intervention byjacob to be brexit. in the telegraph, an intervention by jacob rees to be brexit. in the telegraph, an intervention byjacob rees mogg. jacob rees mogg saying the prime minister will not concede too much to the eu. he is saying this in an exclusive article he has written in the telegraph but of course saying it to those leave supporters who might bea it to those leave supporters who might be a little bit cautious of any deal that boris johnson might be a little bit cautious of any deal that borisjohnson comes back with. he is a eurosceptic and a prominent member of the e06 is saying, don't worry, i believe the prime minister will not concede too much so therefore you can trust the prime minister... this ridiculous man, from the 18th century, has become the great hope of the ordinary people of this country. how do they even believe in this fictional char

mrjohnson has insisted everything was done "entirely in the proper way," and denies breaking any rules our correspondent helen catt. i hope you're having a productive... when then mayor of london boris johnson agreed to speak at her events, young tech entrepreneur jennifer arcuri was overjoyed. ready to hang out! look at that — boris is hanging out! he ended up being a star attraction at several. you like hanging out with us, right? she took part in a number of trade missions run by city hall and received public funds while he was in post. speaking to itv‘s good morning britain earlier, jennifer arcuri denied theirfriendship had earned her preferential treatment. boris never ever gave me favouritism. never once did i ask him for a favour, never once did he write a letter of recommendation for me. he didn't know about my asking to go to trips. she said mrjohnson had become a really good friend and that he visited her at her office in her flat in east london five, ten, and handful of times. she refused to answer questions about whether there had been a more intimate relationship. because

and mr varadkar included a "new and substantially different offer from mrjohnson on customs cooperation make concessions. the telegraph also leads with the meeting between the two leaders and quotes from taoiseach varadkar, who says a deal can be reached by the 31 october deadline. the paper adds it has been told by a source that mr barnier will now "assess whether enough progress had been made to justify the eu intensifying negotiations ahead of the eu summit next week". meanwhile the arab news is leading with another of our big stories — turkeys's assault on syria. the paper reports that world leaders are calling for restraint but doha is now throwing its weight behind ankara. the japan times leads with super typhoon hagibis which is due to make landfall on saturday. the paper says the cancelling of two rugby world cup matches is unprecedented. hagibis is predicted to be the biggest typhoon of the 2019 season and is expected to cause widespread disruption. and finally bbc 0nline are covering the story that the children's show seasame street is to tackle drug addiction. it's introducin

absolutely nothing to do with mrjohnson, she insisted.imate relationship with borisjohnson, yes or no? because the press have made me this objectified ex—model, pole dancer i really am not going to answer that question. so you won't deny it? i'm sorry. ms arcuri says borisjohnson visited her at her flat here in east london five, ten, a handful of times. there are now four investigations to see whether mrjohnson helped her to receive any funds or access to trade trips. the london assembly has given him until tomorrow night to provide any e—mails or documents. if he doesn't, then they could summons him to appear. if he ignores that, then it could be a fine or even prison. the prime minister had little to add. reporter: did you break the gla code of conduct? no, and i've said i think everything i'm going to say on that matter. ms arcuri said they had a very close bond. labour says she should have declared this. he has a duty to declare his relationship with ms arcurie. he had a duty to make that declaration under the code of conduct, which h

absolutely nothing to do with mrjohnson, she insisted.ip with boris johnson? yes or no. because the press have made me this objectified, ex—model, pole dancer, i really am not going to answer that question. so you won't deny it? i'm sorry. jennifer arcuri says boris johnson visited her at her flat here in east london five, ten, a handful of times. there are now four investigations to see whether mrjohnson helped her to receive any funds or access to trade trips. the london assembly has given him until tomorrow night to provide any e—mails or documents. if he doesn't, then they could summons him to appear. if he ignores that, then it could be a fine or even prison. the prime minister had little to add. did you break the gla code of conduct? no, and i think i've said everything i'm going to say on that matter. miss arcuri said they had a very close bond. labour says he should have declared this. he has a duty to declare his relationship with ms arcuri. he has a duty to make that declaration under the code if he doesn't, then they could summ

they are plotting to compel mrjohnson to send a letter to brussels to ask for an extension.f the gymnastics everyone gets into, and all of the ideologicals. philip hammond voted to leave the eu three times. by all reasonable accounts, he is supportive of brexit and has voted in parliament to leave. you may disagree with the terms in which he wanted to leave that to call him a brexit wrecker is an interesting use of terminology. and they are being asked to back something they don't have detail on. they are asked to back it quickly. no time to consider it. i understand why mps want to scrutinise the detail before they are rushed into agreeing something so momentous for the country. and what about all of the country. and what about all of the talk of another referendum, another march next weekend demanding that. support grows for a new brexit deal over fears that. support grows for a new brexit deal overfears for a that. support grows for a new brexit deal over fears for a prime minister is planned. yes, -- over fears for the prime minister's plans. yes, they are optimistic tha

although mrjohnson takes a view that in private the negotiations have been much more constructive andk he has concluded we have reached a moment of truth. his view is if we are leaving the eu, then part brexit is being able to have our own trade policy, own tariffs and customs policy, own tariffs and customs policy and therefore our own checks. anything short of that, in his view is staying in the eu. he takes the view we have reached a moment of truth and the eu has to accept we are leaving the eu and if they want us are leaving the eu and if they want us to stay in the customs union that would mean overturning the result of the referendum. so for him, this is a moment of reality, this is it, this is the brexit crunch. listening to the party chairman this morning, james cleverly, pretty clear that if there is going to be a deal, the eu will have to back down. now is the time for the eu to consider seriously, the proposals we are putting forward. there will not be a delay, we are leaving on the 315t of october and what we really, really want is for the eu to recognise that movement on

she said the prime minister was just "a really good friend" and mrjohnson has insisted everything wasdent helen catt has the latest. i hope you're having a productive... when then mayor of london boris johnson agreed to speak at her events, young tech entrepreneur jennifer arcuri was overjoyed. i'm ready to hang out! boris is hanging out! he ended up being a star attraction at several. you like hanging out with us, right? she took part in a number of trade missions run by city hall and received public funds while he was in post. speaking to itv‘s good morning britain earlier, jennifer arcuri denied theirfriendship had earned her preferential treatment. boris never ever gave me favouritism. never once did i ask him for a favour, never once did he write a letter of recommendation for me. he did not know about me asking to go to trips. she said mrjohnson had become a really good friend and that he visited her at her office in her flat in east london five, ten, and handful of times. she refused to answer questions about whether there had been a more intimate relationship. because the pres

so it looks as if mrjohnson will be thwarted in his first attempt to have another meaningful vote, albeite treasury, rishi sunak, was asked this morning whether he thought the speaker would turnit whether he thought the speaker would turn it down, and he seemed more hopeful. what we want now is for mp5 to have the opportunity to show that they want to respect the result of the referendum, as they say they do, and they can do that with this new deal that allows us to leave at the end of october. the speaker has said previously that he will allow the house to find a way to express its voice. i think there is a clear desire from the country, from businesses and from our european partners that they want to see that happen, and i think people would find it odd if it didn't. so there is a view from the government side. what about the other camp? the opposition parties are now massing to try and devise amendments and alliances, either to so amendments and alliances, either to so fundamentally rewrite the bill that boris johnson simply so fundamentally rewrite the bill that borisjohnson simply ca

more ominously for mrjohnson, if any of these amendments on a customs union 01’ these amendments on aon or another referendum our past, the bill risks grinding to a halt. why? because mrjohnson simply will not be able to accept the amendments and the eu might not be prepared to agree to them either. then the danger is brussels will think, look, they really can't sort it out at westminster and parliament can't resolve this. we are going to have to give them a really long delay. the risk. we can go to gavin lee in brussels. they don't have to read warand brussels. they don't have to read war and peace there but they have a couple of letters from the prime minister to think about. they do. the response going forward for the eu is twofold. first they have to get on with the ratification process of voting it through the european parliament on this site and in two hours, michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, will achieve the brexit steering committee to work out how it'll work, get the legislation through and the date it will be. we expected to be sometime this week. on this letter, the

although mrjohnson says there will be no checks on or ‘near‘ the border. "never conduct checks at the border in future." and the small number of physical checks that do need to be done could take place at trader's premises or other designated locations." here's the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, sounding cautious. it is not promising and does not appear to form the basis for an agreement and will always keep talking and stay open to proposals from the british government. what about the other irish political parties? sinn fein — left—wing republican party — says the proposals drove a coach and horses through the good friday agreement. but the democratic unionist party — the tories northern allies — seem to be on board and are cautiously supportive. here's emma vardy in belfast. overall, there has been a very pessimistic reaction to his plan from the irish government in any nationalist community that wanted to see northern ireland remained much closer to the eu than these proposals allow. the idea of a new customs checks on goods causing the irish land

whether mrjohnson can‘t get the dup on board.undertake to hear the thoughts of the liberal democrat leader with you. we will go back to normal periodic leg, he is westminster first. you are here instead at the european council, 27 leaders making their way probably in the next hour so and then having a roundtable meeting at 3:30pm. as you have a hearing, deal has been agreed by both uk and the eu. why do we not picked apart elizabeth? question is me. great to have you met us. he had been taking a look throughout the morning at the 60 pages that has been released that borisjohnson is tweeting very happily about. also be have achieved negotiator michel barnier also saying that this is a great deal. he feels his pakistan. but they work does not end here. no, obviously most of the change —— he feels his work is done. a lot of it is rewriting the protocol on ireland and northern ireland, the better bout northern ireland in the withdrawal agreement which included what became known as the backstop. now, in this new borisjohnson deal, the

absolutely nothing to do with mrjohnson, she insisted.flat here in east london five, ten, a handful of times. there are now four investigations to see whether mrjohnson helped her to receive any funds or access to trade trips. the london assembly has given him until tomorrow night to provide any e—mails or documents. if he doesn't, then they could summons him to appear. if he ignores that, then it could be a fine or even prison. the prime minister had little to add. did you break the gla code of conduct? no, and i think i've said everything i'm going to say on that matter. miss arcuri said they had a very close bond. labour says he should have declared this. he has a duty to declare his relationship with ms arcuri. he has a duty to make that declaration under the code of conduct which he needed to have abided by. jennifer arcuri has spoken. the prime minister still has questions. lucy manning, bbc news. this is beyond 100 days. still to come — waking up on the other side of the country, one man's expensive ride after a night out. members

|j don't trust mrjohnson not to still bring in no-deal at all. i think that's absolutely right.reakdown in trust of politics on both sides of the atlantic, and on your side there's questions between the opposition and the government and also a lot of increasing frustration within brussels about what exactly is happening in london and how this is going to start affecting the eu longer term. amanda sloat, thank you very much. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. the us vice president has accused the national basketball association and the sports firm nike of bowing to chinese pressure and muzzling criticism of beijing. mike pence also attacked china's diplomatic and trade policies, adding that it had violated the rights of people in hong kong, but he insisted the united states wants to avoid confrontation. more trade talks are due on friday. the united nations is sending a team of human rights specialists to the chilean capital, santiago, to monitor the street protests and security clampdown that's claimed 18 lives. the un human rights chief and former president of c

absolutely nothing to do with mrjohnson, she insisted.relationship with boris johnson, yes or no? because the press have made me this objectified ex—model, poledancer, i really am not going to answer that question. so you won't deny it? i'm sorry. ms arcuri says borisjohnson visited her at her flat here in east london five, ten, a handful of times. there are now four investigations to see whether mr johnson helped her to receive any funds or access to trade trips. the london assembly has given him until tomorrow night to provide any e—mails or documents. if he doesn't, then they could summons him to appear. if he ignores that, then it could be a fine or even prison. the prime minister had little to add. did you break the gla code of conduct? no, and i've said i think everything i'm going to say on that matter. ms arcuri said they had a very close bond. labour says she should have declared this. he has a duty to declare his relationship with ms arcurie. he had a duty to make that declaration under the code of conduct, which he needed to ha

but i guess i would put it like this — on the good side for mrjohnson is a sense amongst some in hisal, people are really enthusiastic about brexit who feel her brexit wasn't hard and pure enough. i think some of them are now getting a bit desperate and worrying they might lose brexit altogether, that there might be another referendum or general election, or who knows. i think on the bad side for mrjohnson, he is absolutely toxic, he's absolutely toxic to most opposition mps, even if they would like to see a brexit out of the way. and another big problem that i think he has is that his vision of brexit that he's laid out is an even harder version of than theresa may's, involving a much more distant relationship between britain and the european union. and i think that will frighten some on the pro—european wing of his conservative party. stay with us on 0utside source. still to come: spain's supreme court sentences nine catalan separatist leaders to long prison sentences, for their role in the region's failed independence bid. and people have taken to the streets in their thousands. t

she calls it a trap, an effort to shift the blame from mrjohnson to the eu.t party agree with her. these proposals are unacceptable. they are unworkable. they are undeliverable. it is all about blaming someone else. in this case, the european union when its plan is rejected. so opposition mps don't trust borisjohnsons's proposals, i asked rob watson if any conservative mps feel the same way. there are two theories about it. one is that borisjohnson is sincere and wa nts to is that borisjohnson is sincere and wants to get a deal, and they are hoping that you will decide that making concessions is better than no deal or an extension. and there are other conservatives and politicians who think that all of this is rather cynical, and that mrjohnson knows he can't get a deal, but what he is waiting for his being able to be rejected by the eu, then go to the british public can say that he tried to deliver brexit, but it was those pesky foreigners in brussels and europe, and the pesky opposition parties. let's have another general election and vote for me. in a few

but mrjohnson did win another vote to advance the new brexit bill.t to force kurdish fighters away from the syria border. and this story is getting a lot of attention on bbc.com. president trump has called the congressional impeachment investigation against him a "lynching", a racially—loaded term evoking america's legacy of slavery. he made the remark on twitter prompting outrage among democratic opponents, and some republicans. that's all for now.

she had faced allegations of favouritism over her links with mrjohnson, but those have now been dismissedrs during which he made one particular word in the english language into his catchphrase. order! order! very rude... order! he's been a controversial speaker, not least in the last three years since the brexit referendum. mps spent nearly three hours paying tribute to him today though only a few stayed to the very end to hear his last orders. order, order. more than 70 people have been killed after a fire swept through a packed train in pakistan. officials there said it started when a gas cylinder being used by passengers to cook breakfast exploded. survivors said it took almost 20 minutes for the train to stop and dozens of people jumped as it moved to try to escape the flames. the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi. our correspondent farhat javed reports from southern punjab. you may find some of her report distressing. the flames ripped through three crowded carriages, trapping dozens of passengers who were on their way to a religious gathering. many of the injured were

mrjohnson can forget jo swinson‘s lib dems and the snp and some others.les are coming too — a push for another referendum, for example. and tomorrow, some mps will try to block a no—deal brexit, and make sure the deal is approved and becomes law, even if it means another delay. trust at westminster is that low. meanwhile, borisjohnson‘s got a lot of persuading to do before he can be truly confident of hitting that magic number. so, on the eve of this crunch vote, how are voters feeling about it all? 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has been to the constituency of high peak in the peak district — an area which was split right down the middle in the eu referendum. the calm of the peak district feels a far cry from the frenzied wrangling in westminster. but here, people know tomorrow could dictate where the country's heading. this established cheese business in buxton sends bespoke products around the world, relying on imports from continental europe. its owner, frustrated at brexit delays, knows exactly what he wants from parliament. i just want the

mrjohnson says the proposal is a "broad landing zone on which a deal can take shape" but he says thebling what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals, which provide a compromise for both sides. the irish government is talking down the chances of a deal, but the eu says it will enage with the plan objectively. the no deal will never be the choice of the eu ever, for we will continue to reach

in his first conference speech as party leader, mrjohnson condemned the deadlock in westminster, sayingis "on the blink." he'll this afternoon submit his final proposals for a brexit deal to brussel. they're thought to include plans for customs checks on the island of ireland. mrjohnson told the party conference the proposals were constructive and reasonable and that they provided a compromise for both sides. more on those proposals in a moment, but first here's chris mason. you won't have to wait much longer for brexit has been the prime minister's message here, so keen we re minister's message here, so keen were party members to see boris johnson's first conference speech as leader, they started queueing before dawn even thought of cracking! to a blast of the who, he was in the whole, and soon talking brexit. after three and half years, people are beginning to feel that they are being taken for falls, they are beginning to suspect that there are forces in this country which simply don't want brexit delivered at all. and, if they turn out to be right in that suspicion, then i believe t

refusing to sign their on mrjohnson refusing to sign the brexit delay letter.f general election campaign, because he is positioning himself as the man of the people, it is parliament versus the people. it is not about the games being played, the thing is this second letter, "downing street wa nts this second letter, "downing street wants eu leaders to reject the delay to force mps to jews wants eu leaders to reject the delay to force mps tojews this week when approving johnson's deal and an ideal accent. " so if benn and angela merkel and other significant leaders basically say no, no delay, no extension, —— emmanuel macron and angela merkel. then parliament has to make a decision. and a lot of those who have been actively... thanks for that! yes, but it is black—and—white, yes and no. they would have to choose between the deal thrust out in the last week or no deal exit which i think many of them desperately railed against and said under —— circumstances can we countenance that. so if it is a difficult choice, not a choice that has to be made, then i suspect t

it certainly is possible but it depends upon one crucial element, that also mrjohnson, as well as theng and ready to move on a compromise manner. if the offer from the uk turns out to be a sort of take it or leave it, it's going to be very difficult. the eu will tell borisjohnson within days whether a deal is possible, or whether he'll have to fight with his opponents at westminster to leave without one. iain watson, bbc news. the chief constable of northamptonshire police has urged the us embassy to waive the diplomatic immunity of an american woman who is a suspect in the investigation of a fatal car crash. harry dunn, who was 19, was killed six weeks ago when his motorbike collided with a car. our correspondent duncan kennedy has been speaking to his parents, who have made a direct appeal for the woman to return to the uk to face justice. he was the son who always smiled, the teenager who loved life. harry dunn's parents, tim and charlotte, say their pain is profound, especially as the police suspect in the case has now left the country. for this to happen is just unbelievable. i w

well, 48 hours later mrjohnson was in the hot seat again, asking the questions this time dan walker forakfast. if you look at the papers this morning a lot of them are talking about these potential changes to the withdrawal agreement, a lot are still talking about your private life. and i know you were asked about this yesterday and you have made a point of not talking about this in past. yes, you mustn't be surprised if i continue with that line. you are the prime minister, you are the man who has the top office in the country, so your demeanour, your language, your actions both past and present are under scrutiny. yes, yes, yes. phil sawyer was watching that and had this to say about dan walker. but rosemary millet had a more positive response. the same day, laura kuenssberg also had some face—to—face time with the prime minister and she too pursued a line of questioning that had become overly familiar to some members of the audience. yesterday that you denied that you touch a woman inappropriately. she said you did. is she lying? i don't want to minimise the importance of this issue

a couple of weeks ago, we mentioned mrjohnson being referred to as boris on the news at six — and yourabout that. here's europe reporter gavin lee speaking on the news channel on thursday afternoon. the music yesterday from the likes of steve baker and the other. brexiteers from the european research group suggested that they had faith in boris. there will be no caveat today. there will be no sense of, we give a thumbs up but you have to get a deal, boris, in westminster on super saturday. he will be asking for the eu to categorically say that there should not be an extension that they will give. so if boris asks for it, they will say no. other eu leaders will be thinking, hang on, it's not about boris, it's about the entire parliament. maybe we just have to deal with that. that repeated use of boris produced this response from sonia reed. and that was echoed by this telephone caller. i'm ringing to complain about, yet again, we had the use of the word boris, and frequently we hear nigel. why do we not hear the names farage and johnson when we always hear corbyn? if you have any decent

mrjohnson says it‘s a "great" deal which takes back control., so why should we have a prorogation? but can mrjohnson get his deal through parliament on saturday? northern ireland‘s democratic unionists say they still can‘t support it "as things stand." and, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, calls it a "sell out" deal — he wants the people to have the final say in another referendum. as it stands, we can‘t support this deal, and we‘ll oppose it in parliament on saturday. we‘ll bring you the latest from here in brussels and from westminster. the uk and the eu have struck a new brexit agreement. speaking in brussels the prime minister called the deal "a reasonable fair outcome" and said "now is the moment to get brexit done". the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, alice was borisjohnson arriving in at the were with other eu leaders. you saw a number of high fives, backslapping, some applause as well. this is borisjohnson‘s first eu summit in early rounds, part of that would have been a welcome for him. but, also may be some

is building behind the prime minister's plan, first the dup, then the conservative eurosceptics — mrjohnsonvote on the plan before the october summit in brussels. let us seize this moment to honour our overriding promise to the british people — respect brexit, get brexit done. as pressure for impeachment grows, donald trump doubles down — calling for ukraine to investigate the bidens and says they aren't

you talk about him trying to railroad the deal through, what if it was a deal mrjohnson came back withdeal. came back with on saturday but the snp will not support any dealm came back with on saturday but the snp will not support any deal. if it is about which he resigned some months ago, he couldn't accept this deal. he couldn't stay in may's government because it was so awful. it is terrible for scotland, absolutely terrible. a city like aberdeen needs freedom of movement to continue to grow and flourish, this type of centre shows you a flourishing economy, it will be declining if any deal thatjonsson is proposing imon this city and we need to be very clear about it. it is not a question of sighing and saying let's get it over with, what is proposed is bad for every man, woman and child in scotland. hundreds of foreigners affiliated with the islamic state group have escaped from a camp in northern syria amid a turkish offensive, they say detainees attacked gates at the ain issa displacement camp as fighting raged nearby. the un says 130,000 people have fled their homes, and the figur

in negotiations always work like that, but i still think it‘s going to be difficult, however much mrjohnsonxt couple of days, then to get approved in this parliament and the european parliament, to get it turned into legislation, which mps wa nt to turned into legislation, which mps want to look through, line by line, very difficult to do that before the sist very difficult to do that before the 31st of october. not possible, but... they are working hard, no question about her, there are still in the tunnel in this, no not much light at the end of it. theresa may, or the european union had put to theresa may the possibility of a customs lying down in the irish sea. she rejected that, because of the dup. so, boris johnson now accepting that, seemingly, that is a big concession. it isa seemingly, that is a big concession. it is a big concession, you recall, imean, i it is a big concession, you recall, i mean, i think it was in february 2018 can theresa may standing up in the house of commons and saying that kind of line down the irish sea, thatis kind of line down the irish sea, that is somet

mrjohnson was legally obliged to ask for an extension.because mps voted yesterday to withhold approval of his brexit deal, until all the necessary legislation was in place. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. another decision and without further delay. mps voted yesterday to hold off approving boris delay. mps voted yesterday to hold off approving boris johnson's delay. mps voted yesterday to hold off approving borisjohnson's breaks a deal until all the laws to implemented had been passed.” a deal until all the laws to implemented had been passed. i will tell our friends and colleagues implemented had been passed. i will tell ourfriends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told eve ryo ne the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i have served as prime minister — that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our european union, and bad for democracy. today is an historic day for parliament, because it said it will not be blackmailed bya it said it will not be blackmailed by a prim

and that point is underlined here in this article in the times that mrjohnson told mr macron the eu shouldhe mistaken belief the eu — like the uk will stay in the eu. there will be running foul, and geoffrey cox was very supportive, said if you don't comply, i am out. that is the attorney general. yes. this article, the chief business commentator at the chief business commentator at the independent, and it is kind of almost like a feature piece, which is looking at the impact stockpiling has had on the uk economy and you get the growth figures for various quarters, you can see the activity of the companies as they prepare to leave, which i have had to do at the end of march this year and they are getting ready again at the end of over. they have to do that, so at the fourth quarter was quite good because i had to stockpile — like the first quarter. and the second quarter was negative because... they we re quarter was negative because... they were just getting rid quarter was negative because... they werejust getting rid of quarter was negative because... they were just getting rid of inven

mrjohnson says the proposal is a "broad landing zone on which a deal can take shape" but he says theu will need to compromise too. we are tabling what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals, which provide a compromise for both sides. the irish government is talking down the chances of a deal, but the eu says it will enage with the plan objectively. the no deal will never be the choice of the eu ever, for we will continue to reach a deal to work with the uk team. also on the programme... in the oval office, president trump takes the impeachment inquiry to a new level — accusing the whistleblower of being a spy and a top democrat of treason. these are bad people, these are dishonest people, and when the american people find out what happened, it is going to be a great day. the democrats plan to issue more subpeonas and warn the white house and the secretary of state not do anything that will obstruct their probe. hello and welcome — i'm michelle fleury in washington, christian fraser is in london. borisjohnson has delivered his long—awaited plans to the eu today in an atte

yes, and the way that that might work would be if mrjohnson were to hold a general election and get aeement with the dup. now, it‘s the do you people are the main obstacle at the moment to any kind of brexit deal where there are trade barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. in what‘s known as the backstop. now, if mrjohnson didn‘t have to rely on the dp support, if you are able to win the next election and form a government, that he might be able to push ahead that —— backstop that keeps an effective single market. now, that you would be more or less happy with a deal that included that, and there is a hold on the eu side that that is the direction of travel that we might see. but of course, we are getting very different messages at the moment from the british government. sure,james, moment from the british government. sure, james, thank for that. brexit correspondent at the daily telegraph. cheers. let‘s bring you some news of a phone call between the prime minister borisjohnson and president trump... they have been speaking this evening and talking about the syrian

if all the conservatives back their leader, that leaves mrjohnson needing 33 extra supporters.they come from? he won't find them among the liberal democrats or scottish national party. and the ten democratic unionist party mps — who previously propped up the minority conservative government — have said they won't vote for it either, saying it's not in the interests of northern ireland. that leaves mrjohnson needing the support of the 23 former conservative mps who are currently independents, but even if they all vote for the deal, he still falls short. jeremy corbyn has instructed labour mps to vote against the deal. the crucial question is, will there be any rebels? in march, when mps voted on theresa may's deal for the third time, five labour mps backed it, plus two ex—labour independents. this time, it is likely to be a bit higher than that because several mps have said they would now back a deal. all this still leaves the vote very close. and it is possible some mps could abstain, making it even harder to predict the outcome. tomorrow, mps will sit in the house of commons —

the metro's front page headline reads: ‘squat a nerve‘ and says mrjohnson will refuse to leave numberd out by mps. the times also leads on politics. it says the prime minister is in talks with eu leaders in an attempt to save his brexit plan after they told him it would not be approved at next week's summit. the mirror's front page mentions a warning from medical experts that a no—deal could spark a shortage of drugs which may lead to deaths. away from brexit — the daily mail's front page says a judge has criticised the police watchdog for its investigation into how officers responded to false allegations of a vip paedophile ring. and the guardian leads on news that counter—terror police are running a database with the detials of thousands of people referred to the anti—radicalisation prevent let's start with the times in the headline here, johnson in last—ditch bid to save brexit plan. we know he's been meeting with president emacron today. doesn't seem to be making much progress. emmaneuel macron wouldn't see him but he would ta ke macron wouldn't see him but he would take a telepho

love to be himself head of a general election that i would have to be a vote of no confidence in mrjohnsonetaker disunity government. if that's what you would call it. let's focus on something a bit different. front page of the financial times. the saudi aramco listing, whenever it happens is going to be so... 0ne saudi aramco listing, whenever it happens is going to be so... one of the biggest if not the biggest ever and yet, they‘ re the biggest if not the biggest ever and yet, they're happy to try and move investors. they spent three is trying to get this company, this is the state energy business, they could do with getting evaluation of $2 trillion was up at the executor will be valued between one and 1.5 trillion. it is the managerfar will be valued between one and 1.5 trillion. it is the manager far back into own economy. question investors have been kind of lukewarm because of corporate governance issues, et cetera. and now it looks like the saudi government of —— have instructed a plan where is the ft says they're dangling a $75 billion a year dividend pay—out to investors and sor

so, can mrjohnson secure a majority for his brexit agreement?mbers in the commons. there are 650 mps in the house of commons — but the seven sinn fein mps don't take their seats and the speaker and three deputies don't vote, which means the number you need to get to the winning post and gain a commons majority is in practice 320. the conservatives now have 287 mps — borisjohnson can be confident of the support of most of them, but some may not vote for him especially if he fails to win over the dup before saturday. labour have 2a2 mps and the message from their leader, jeremy corbyn, is clearly to vote against, but how many can be persuaded to vote for the deal despite party's official position? the answer to this will be crucial. then there are 36 independent mps — of those by far the largest group is 23 who were formerly conservatives but lost the whip or left — most of those who were previously tories are likely to back deal. there are 35 snp mps and they will vote against. as will the 19 liberal democrats. and as things stand, the 10 mps for