mrs may warned europe's leaders that no dealfor britain mrs may warned europe's leaders that no dealetter than a bad deal. what we action so far? there are two take aways from it, the fault is a bit clearer. i spoke to different ministries where they thought that the single market may be something that britain would like to remain in —— the fog is clearer. it allows the negotiating teams for the eu to converge on a position before the negotiations start proper when article 50 is triggered. early reaction around capitals within an hour of the speech. in germany the foreign ministry said they welcomed the clarity of seven months, they can work out a good deal. from latvia and the czech republic, they believe this is a good first opener from theresa may. the former swedish foreign minister saying that this wave mistake and this is not what he wa nted wave mistake and this is not what he wanted to see and that for sweden this will worsen relations between britain and the eu. i don't think this is entirely flattering. no comment from the main institutions, the european commission. we are

she said mr trump would use the meeting to assure mrs may of that. e comparison between brexit and his election. he said both leaders have been compelled into leadership by a populist wave that wants to shake up institutions. but it's obvious there is more at stake from mrs may than there is for mr trump because britain's relationship with the eu is in flux. she cannot afford to show this relationship is getting any weaker. she needs to show it is getting stronger, that britain has options outside of the eu. but whatever mr trump can say about civil similarities, he is a protectionist, he is a hard nationalists, mrs may is not, she has already encouraged him not to turn his back on the world. then there is the question of how much she wants a personal special relationship with this man who is criticised and reviled in britain for his stance on everything from muslims, women, to touche torture. carole, what has mrs may got to do to come away feeling this first meeting was successful? i think the premise to want to establish that personal relationship,

no longer back of the queue on trade, mrs may's focus in her talks with mr trump will be around buildingdeal with the us after britain leaves the eu. he and the people around him have also spoken about the importance of a trade arrangement with the united kingdom, and that that is something they are looking to talk to us about at an early stage. i would expect to be able to talk to him about that alongside the other issues i will discuss with him when i am in washington. if mr trump's inauguration speech is anything to go by, though, he is more focused on protectionism than free trade, insisting that he will put america first. so critics say the government should be cautious about putting us trade ahead of an eu deal. no trade agreement with america, however ambitious, can replace or match what we are potentially going to lose on our own doorstep in europe. as brexit negotiations loom, though, mrs may knows that she needs trade options elsewhere. this week's meeting with the us president is a first step in that direction. susana mendonca, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our washington corre

for mrs may to front up to donald trump over this issue, there have been a number of mps this morningr trump's remarks are unacceptable. notjust for ethical reasons, but also for legal reasons, torture is actually outlawed, and also for intelligence reasons. i was told by a member of the intelligence and security committee that if mr trump goes down the road of allowing the intelligence service in the united states to you to torture, —— use torture, that will mean that british spies will not be able to take advantage of information americans clea n, advantage of information americans clean, because we would not know where that information has come from. because torture is prohibitive in britain. it could compromise our ability to cooperate with the americans over intelligence and to fight terror. we have notjust had jeremy corbyn, we have had conservative mps as well expressed in concerned. already this morning we have heard from the brexit secretary david davis and the foreign secretary boris johnson, both trying to reassure mps about the government's stance on torture. the british g

as for the threat mrs may may walk away, choosing no deal if she isn't satisfied — that hasn't gone downlso be bad for the united kingdom. so it it isn't as if they hold all the cards. the united kingdom will look after its own interests. we will look after ours. and here today one mep summed up reactions to me, saying he thought theresa may was overselling to the british people both what she could achieve in trade deals with other countries and how much access she would get to the single market. damian grammaticas, bbc news, strasbourg. the prime minister claimed today that she wanted to act in the interests of all parts of the uk and said the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in the process of brexit. but how was that viewed in glasgow, cardiff and belfast? let's start with our scotland editor sarah smith. well nicola sturgeon responded to theresa may's speech today by saying she thinks it has increased the chances that there may be a second referendum on scottish independence. he said the uk was heading for a ha rd he said the uk was heading for a hard brexit that could

and one which mrs may must always have intended to make. 0ne which mrs may must always have intendeds we've been told by downing street that the bill to trigger article 50 will be published tomorrow. that is going to be the next focus of possible argy—bargy over brexit, as mps look at that and decide what sort of amendments they want to table. so thatis amendments they want to table. so that is going to be the next big bust up over brexit. thank you. a man has been arrested in connection with alleged threats against the campaigner gina miller, who led the brexit court case against the government. the 50—year—old man was arrested in london's knightsbridge this morning. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, is here. what more can you tell us? officers from the met‘s anti—cyber crime unit, 0peration vulcan, the rest of this 50—year—old man this morning in knightsbridge this morning on suspicion of racially aggravated malicious communication. the arrest is in connection with a complaint made on the 6th of november by gina miller. she's the woman who successfully challenged the governme

no longer back of the queue on trade, mrs may's focus in her talks with mr trump will be around buildingtrade deal with the us after britain leaves the eu. he and people around him have also spoken about the importance of also spoken about the importance of a trained arrangement with the uk and that something they are looking to talk to us about at an early stage. i would expect to be able to talk to him about that alongside the other issues i will be discussing with him in washington. other issues i will be discussing with him in washingtonm other issues i will be discussing with him in washington. if the inauguration speech is anything to go by, mrtrump inauguration speech is anything to go by, mr trump is more focused on protectionism than free—trade, insisting he will put america first. so critics say the government should be cautious about putting us trade ahead of any eu deal. no trade agreement with america can replace much what we will potentially lose on our owfi much what we will potentially lose on our own doorstep. as brexit negotiations loom, mrs may will know she needs trad

wouldn't be drawn, though, on whether she plans to challenge mr trump on what he said about women —— mrs mayof the uk —— prime minister of the uk, talking to him. the talks between she and mr trump will be around making a trade deal with the us after we leave the eu. we have also spoken about the importance of a trade arrangement with the uk. that is something that they are looking to talk to us about in an early stage and i expect to be able to talk to him about that alongside other issues. if mr trump's inauguration speech is anything to go by, he is more focused on protectionism than free trade. he is saying he will put america first. critics say the government should be cautious about putting the us trade ahead of an eu deal. killam no trade with america, however ambitious, can replace or match what we will potentially lose on our own doorstep with europe —— no trade with america. mrs may knows she needs trade options elsewhere. this week's meeting with the us president is a first step in that direction. that is it from me. here is a sport today. hello, we're live from the bbc sports cen

the uk will leave the european single market — mrs may said that staying in would mean in effect stayingime minister promised to push for the ‘freeist possible trade' — what she called a customs agreement with the remaining 27 countries of the eu and to sign new trade deals with others around the world. mrs may said there would an end to what she called the ‘vast‘ contributions made annually to the european union. and she promised that parliament would have a binding vote on the final brexit deal. the foreign secretary boris johnson said it was a ‘very, very exciting vision'. but labour has warned of ‘enormous dangers' in the prime minister's plans. and the british chamber of commerce said the government's approach to immigration was outweighing economic concerns which was alarming for businesses. let's speak to shadow brexit secretary keir starmer. are you pleased? we have been calling on theresa may to set out plans but there are a number of gaps. we have also been calling on her to provide orfight for the also been calling on her to provide or fight for the fullest possible tariff fre

stepping down for the first time from air force one, president trump looks ahead to his meeting with mrs mayeeting with her tomorrow, i don't have my secretary there, they want to talk trade, so i will have to handle it myself. but mr trump's comments approving of torture may prove something of a stumbling block among the diplomatic niceties. also tonight. no post—brexit slowdown, as the uk economy grows faster than expected. prison suicides at record levels in england and wales — and a huge increase in attacks on staff. it is like a soldier on a battlefield, you don't know what you will be faced with. on top of that, you have got the fear, am i going to make it home tonight? the brexit bill is published, causing tension within labour, which tells its mps — you must vote for it. and one of the leading contemporary art prizes in the world — won tonight by a british artist and film—maker. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: manchester united went behind in their efl cup semifinal second leg at hull. find out if they could hold onto their aggregate lead to reach the final at wembley. good e

would you think theresa may's approach should be with mr trump?uneasy that she is the first european leader to be meeting him, and there is a sort of suggestion that we shouldn't be going cap in hand to donald trump. i think it does say something of a first meeting with donald trump is with the prime minister of great britain. at the end of the day, there is an awful lot of weight on her shoulders going along with her as the first representative from outside of the united states to meet with him. i think it is really important that she says quite clearly what brexit looks like for us clearly what brexit looks like for us and to say what we need to do in the future is to deliver a really strong leader with america, and that is ultimately, i think, what she will do. you don't think she should sound a critical note over some of his comments, but europe, about nato, about immigration? i think she has been pretty blonde already, knowing the prime minister —— pretty blunt, i would certainly not like to disagree with her in a meeting. i think she will st

we know that mr trump met theresa may at the door, kind of unusual protocol here.s in the oval office, she was photographed signing her name in the guestbook, the first name in the foreign visitors' guestbook for president trump. they got a photograph taken, standing either side of the bust of winston churchill. president obama removed that when he was here and mr trump has returned at. he moved the bmp trump has returned at. he moved the lamp so that reporters could get a better shot. he said it was a real honour to have him back. theresa may said it is an honour that you are glad to have him back, and i'm glad to be here. that is some of the information about what is going on inside. she brought gifts for them. for his wife, she brought a hamper full of british goods, including ba kewell ta rt full of british goods, including ba kewell tart and apple full of british goods, including bakewell tart and apple juice. for him, she brought a traditional scottish drinking cup, which is supposed to symbolise friendship and trust, and honour his scottish heritage. we are

mr. may, you're out of order. >> the consignee - >> mr. may, you will wait until i recognize you, sir. we will have an orderly house tonight. mr. may, you may now speak. >> the consignees desire to lay the blame upon the people of boston entirely. the consignees are under the direct and immediate influence of the governor as his pawns. >> let us not forget! >> order! >> then who of the seven consignees are governor hutchinson's son? his friends and in-laws, mr. copley. it is the governor himself who has devised this devilish plan. ben. >> the consignees must be excused. >> all this talk, as though the consignees were the passive instruments of the king's well. it was not so long ago that i and mr. clark stood with one voice against the king's taxes. just last week, he proposed out -- refused outright an invitation for myself and other sons of liberty to discuss these matters in a civil fashion. by this blunt refusal did the consignees show themselves to be as guilty as parliament itself! [pan

and how is mrs may's clarity or otherwise viewed around the world?with the head of the queue, back of the queue, whatever, but in germany, when people heard what mrs may had to say, was it much clearer what britain is aiming for? well, it's very hard for germans to understand the way the british mind ticks. still to this day, they don't understand how a nation, a member of the eu, can even conceive of leaving it. this notion of the island nation going for the global, sort of, horizon is totally strange to their way of thinking. we are in the middle of europe, surrounded with nothing but friends at the moment, thank goodness, and we need to be collectively involved. and for britain to go it alone... they struggle to understand it, but i keep reminding them, shakespeare's first theatre was called the globe. there is a tendency, a tradition in english thinking, like seafaring nations reach out beyond the immediate continent and neighbourhood. other than that, though, they think they will look at it rationally, and the arrival of trump on the scene, as i

mrs may has called on the president to renew the ‘special relationship‘ between the two countries.s keen to show britain can prosper outside the european union — so lining up a post—brexit trade deal is high on her agenda. but is it really a priority for the us? let‘s show you some of the numbers involved. in terms of individual countries —

in a speech to us republicans last night, mrs may said the uk and america could not return

she will have a numberof important to mrs may.p points for her own team another ten, her ambassador in washington, that our government back here, military and intelligence officials can follow up to keep the flow of communication going, because asi flow of communication going, because as i said, this is the beginning of the story, not a one—off. as i said, this is the beginning of the story, not a one-off. to be a fly on the wall of that meeting tomorrow! you would love it, wouldn't you ? tomorrow! you would love it, wouldn't you? i suppose! nigel, thank you very much for your time this evening. let's take a look at some of the other stories making bbc news at five. royal bank of scotland, which is more than 70% owned by taxpayers, has set aside a further £3 billion to cover expected fines in the united states following the misselling of financial products linked to risky mortgages before the 2008 financial crisis. campaigners for the victims of the birmingham pub bombings have been told their lawyers will be able to apply for leg

as for the threat mrs may may walk away, choosing no deal if she isn't satisfied — that hasn't gone downhbours. no deal will also be bad for the united kingdom. so it it isn't as if they hold all the cards. the united kingdom will look after its own interests. we will look after ours. and here today one mep summed up reactions to me, saying he thought theresa may was overselling to the british people both what she could achieve in trade deals with other countries and how much access she would get to the single market. the prime minister claimed today that she wanted to act in the interests of all parts of the uk and said the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in the process of brexit. but how was that viewed in scotland, northern ireland and wales? we start in glasgow with our scotland editor sarah smith. nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, responded to theresa may's speech today by saying she think it is has increased the chances there may be a second referendum on scottish independence. the first minister said it's clear that the uk is heading for a hard brex

mrs may said she'd be setting out details of her brexit strategy over the coming weeks.political correspondent, carole walker. after six months in power, the prime minister has begun to signal what she wants from the brexit negotiations. brexit means brexit. she knows that no longer satisfies anyone. she denied muddled thinking, said britain would take back control of its borders and appeared to him that would mean leaving the single market. people talk in terms of somehow leaving the eu but keeping bits of the eu. we are leaving, coming out so the question is, what is the right relationship for the uk to have with the european union when we are outside. the campaigners on both side of the argument took that asa both side of the argument took that as a clear signal we will leave the single market. labour are not satisfied. she had one question put to her three times and still not a nswered to her three times and still not answered it which was ru prioritising immigration over access to the single market. i think now from the triggering of article 50 and the most importan

the opposition labour party said mrs may wa nt to opposition labour party said mrs may want to leavet still have access to it. that, they said, was like having your cake and eating it, having warned against a negotiating position. rout the speech there seemed to be a threat that some are along the line if all the optimism of a deal with the european union didn't work we will move into a low tax, corporate taxation, bargain —based economy of the offshores of europe's. and that implication of the warning was picked up a european parliament's chief negotiator on brexit. picked up a european parliament's chief negotiator on brexitlj picked up a european parliament's chief negotiator on brexit. i don't think we will make a lot of progress if this has to happen under threats, because... saying, 0k. .. if this has to happen under threats, because... saying, ok... or if our european counterparts don't accept it we will make britain a free zone 01’ it we will make britain a free zone or tax haven. i don't think that's very helpful. it creates an illusion. the illusion that you can go out of t

for the first time, mrs may confirmed that the british parliament would get to vote on the final deald of the negotiations. sitting in the audience were some of the ambassadors to the uk. mrs may emphasised she didn't want to undermine the eu, but she also warned against those who wanted to see the uk punished for voting to leave. while i am sure a positive agreement can be reached, i am equally clear that no deal for britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. the opposition labour party said mrs may wanted to leave the single market, yet still have access to it. that, they said, was like having your cake and eating it, and they warned against her negotiating position. throughout the speech there seemed to be an implied threat that somewhere along the line if all the optimism of a deal with the european union didn't work we will move into a low tax corporate taxation, bargain—based economy on the offshores of europe. and that implication of a warning was picked up by the european parliament's chief negotiator on brexit. i don't think we will make a lot of progress if this has to ha

after her speech, mrs may repeated her committment to a free trade agreement in phone calls to angelancos hollande, the president of the eu, and the head of the european commission. tom bateman reports. theresa may's brexit speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations. she told ministers and european diplomats she wa nted ministers and european diplomats she wanted ambitious trade deals with the rest of the eu, but she confirmed britain would leave the union's formal free—trade area. confirmed britain would leave the union's formal free—trade arealj wa nt union's formal free—trade areal wa nt to union's formal free—trade areal want to be clear. what i am proposing can't mean membership of the single market. the uk would have control of immigration policy, she said, and in an unexpected move the prime minister revealed she would be prepared to walk away from the talks if the deal wasn't good enough. the foreign secretary borin johnson if the deal wasn't good enough. the foreign secretary borinjohnson —— borisjohnson foreign secretary borinjohnson —— boris joh

and mrs may, she is conservative, reserved, the daughter of a small—town vicar, she is prudent, she isus, she is very well briefed. she is very careful and nuanced, so yes, personally, they are very nuanced, so yes, personally, they are very different. i think she will be stressing the commonalities between whatever, now these exist between whatever, now these exist between the american and british positions, during the press conference, but almost certainly, journalists will ask air about where they differ, and particularly, the latest comments of mr trump in which he said that torture works, which is that quite a lot of backlash in england, as you know. she has said she is going to be quite clear that britain is against torture, and i suspect she will be given an opportunity to say that at the news conference. barbara, we will all be watching, and they will talk you again later. for now, thank you very much. three gps who gave up running a surgery in a small village say they're now having to sell their equipment in order to avoid going into personal debt. the studley health centre in

mrs may also said 2017 would be the year when the government will set out more of its domestic agenda's our political correspondent susana mendonca. ever since she took on the top job, there is one subject which has dominated theresa may's premiership. brexit means brexit. and we are going to make a success of it. is it hard, soft, grey, white? actually, we want a red, white? actually, we want a red, white and blue brexit. what form would it take? the prime minister made it clear she did not want to keep bits of membership. she insisted britain could control immigration alongside getting a good trade deal. often people talk in terms of keeping bits of membership of the eu. we are leaving, we are not going to bea eu. we are leaving, we are not going to be a member of the eu any longer. she did not go as far as to say whether she would quit the single market. labour says she needs to offer more clarity. she had one question put to her three times and still did not answer it. are you prioritising immigration over access to the single market? that is the question she didn't want to answer

mrs may said mr trump was 100% behind the transatlantic alliance, despite his recent comments dismissingit this year. the white house hasn't released details but a draft called for a 30 day suspension on visas for people from countries including syria and iraq has been put in place. in august, 2016, thae yong—ho became one of the highest ranking officials ever to defect from

for the first time, mrs may confirmed that the british parliament would get to vote on the final dealthe end of the negotiations. sitting in the audience were some of the ambassadors to the uk. mrs may emphasised she didn't what to undermine the eu, but she also warned against those who wanted to see the uk punished for voting to leave. while i am sure a positive agreement can be reached, i am equally clear that no deal for britain is better than a bad deal for britain. the opposition labour party said mrs may wanted to leave the single market, yet still have access to it. that, they said, was like having your cake and eating it. they warned against her negotiating position. throughout the speech, there seemed to be implied threat that somewhere along the line, if all her optimism of a deal with the european union didn't work, we would move into a low—tax, corporate taxation bargain basement economy on the off shores of europe. that implication of a warning was picked up implication of a warning was picked up by implication of a warning was picked up by the european parliament's chief

we'll have to see how frank mrs. may she has said that she will absolutely tell him to his face what she doesn't agree with , and that comes on the back of these very controversial statements he has made about torture, approving it, where is it is totally illegal here, that would pose a problem sharing intelligence. meanwhile, growing anger in mexico over donald trump's planned border wall, after the u.s. president proposed a 20% tax on mexican imports to pay for it. building the 3000 columnar structure was one of a slew of controversial campaign pledges made by trump. he is down to push through with it. -- valley to push through with it. a game ofget diplomatic over with united states, mexico has double down. after the president canceled a meeting with donald trump scheduled for tuesday, mexico's foreign minister center for message to the u.s. president. there are things that are not negotiable. things that cannot and will not be negotiated. the fact that it is being said that mexico should pay for the wall is something

is it credible that mrs may did not know? no.e. the prime minister is always informed. so the argument that she knew the reason she did not say anything was because she did not want to compromise national security.“ ecuador? no, because if you look at protests that took place, the mod usually press release them. there is a full description of these test in a full description of these test in a book. they are not secret. the idea that ministers are trying to hide behind secrecy for this, someone took a really a decision not to publicise this. we need to know why. in terms of the debate over trident, how do you think this risks damaging support for the nuclear deterrent? i don't think it would change the outcome of the debate but certainly for someone like myself, a strong advocate for it, it doesn't help if you have a ham—fisted approach trying to cover up this type of information. doesn't it suggest perhaps that our nuclear deterrent is now ageing and maybe is no longerfit for deterrent is now ageing and maybe is no longer fit fo

over 100 amendments have been put down to try to shape mrs may's approach to brexit.government first promised back in december setting out mrs may's plans for brexit still hasn't been produced. i don't know if you read the pavement eano or dandy, when dennis the menace was involved in a bust uhf, there were fists and grunts and groans and shouts. that's going to happen in the commons. yet theresa may will emerge unscathed. she'll have her bill in the timetable she wants. why? her opponents are divided. tory rebels do not want to fight. now, in the house of lords, they fear if they try to defy the result, it will provoke demands for scrapping the house of lords. jeremy corbyn has told his mps to back the legislation. so confident is mrs may, her people think she can get the bill through by march 9th. weeks before her end of march deadline. thank you. and you can see continuing coverage of that debate over on the bbc news channel. a legal battle over the rights of parents to take their children on term—time holidays reaches the supreme court today. five judges will hear

how frank mrs may is prepared to be.ortant milestone reached in parliament today, regarding brexit. yes, we have here the brexit bill to begin the process of taking us out of the eu. a pared down, stripped down, fast—track bill to be pushed through the commons, starting next tuesday, done and dusted by the following wednesday. a number of labour mps have said this is not acceptable, it is an attempt to muzzle mps and gag parliaments, not enough time. one of the key developments this lunchtime is jeremy corbyn is to order his mps to back this bill. a lot of anger among some labour mps over this, with suggestions it could prompt more resignations from jeremy corbyn's team, including from the shadow cabinet, so there is the potential that this bill could lead to another jeremy corbyn leadership crisis. from westminster, thank you. those comments were in the new president's first major interview since his inauguration last week. speaking to the american broadcaster abc, he said protecting the us from terrorism was his top pr

so mps will get a chance, before mrs may as it were, ta kes chance, before mrs may as it were, takesle if it is expected we get this government bill. the short bill. the other reaction is from the liberal democrats. tim farron. the liberal democrats. tim farron. the liberal democrats are clear we demand a vote of the people on the final deal. so reiterating that he will press for a second referendum to approve the final deal done by mrs may. so we are getting a sense of the likely battles ahead. yes, article 50, mps will probably, probably, approve that, but they are going to try and insert in that all sorts of conditions. labour to try and get what they call a meaningful vote. and the liberal democrats, to try and ensure there is a second referendum before we leave the eu. so we‘re getting a sense of the battle lines ahead. so there will be some wrangling then in the commons. how could that impact on theresa may‘s timetable for triggering this whole thing by the end of march? well, i think the truth is, theresa may is going to be able to trigger article 50 and yes, she is going to b

mr. may, you may now speak. sir? >> the consignees desire to lay the blame upon the people of boston entirely, the consignees are under the direct and immediate influence of the governor as his pawns. let us not forget -- >> nonsense. you speak nonsense, sir! >> order! >> two of the seven consignees are governor hutchinson's son and the other his friends and in-laws. it is the governor himself who has devised this devilish plan. >> no, sir. no, sir. the consignees have no disposition to bring the teas into this town but they must be excused from being active instruments in its return to england. >> mr. savage! >> sir? >> all this talk passive instruments of the king's will. it was not so long ago that i and mr. clark stood with one voice against the king's taxes. just last week did he refuse outright an invitation from myself and other sons of liberty to discuss these matters in a civil fashion. by this blunt refusal show themselves to be as guilty as parliament itself. >> order! >> order. chair recognizes -- >> this

but on the bbc‘s andrew marr programme this morning mrs may declined to answer if she's been made awaref the incident before a crucial vote on the future of the trident programme in parliament as daniel boettcher reports. this is what the launch of a trident missile looks like. lastjune the royal navy carried out what it cold a routine unarmed test launch from hms vengeance. but according to the sunday times, it went wrong. the paper says the submarine was about 200 miles off the course of florida and was due to fire the missile to the location of the west coast of africa. instead, the paper says, it may have veered off in the wrong direction. that was just weeks before a vote in parliament to renew britain's ageing vanguard submarines. today the prime minister was asked four times if he had known about the alleged incident when she had made a statement on trying to mps last july. the issue we were talking about was a very serious issue, it was about whether or not we should renew trident. whether we should look to the future and have a replacement trident. that is what we were talking

a good time to step back and see mrs may is doing in delivering brexit. signs are there maybe 12, maybe up the signs are there maybe 12, maybe up to 20 tory mps who are quite happy to cause her problems over brexit, when she has only got a majority of around 16. on the other hand, she might be feeling quite glad that things are really going rather well. why? well, first off, labour is split. labour or at sixes and sevens over brexit. jeremy corbyn hasn't managed to forge a united position for his party, and his mps haven't really been able to say whether they are going to oppose article 50 or support it, what their sta nce article 50 or support it, what their stance is on immigration. that is a pretty big plus for mrs may. then there are fears about peers. the house of lords could cause all sort of trouble. but you sense that members of the house of lords or a bit frightened. they don't want to do that because it would be unelected peers in effect spinning in the face of the referendum, and what people had voted for. lastly, there's people power. mrs may

now we have this petition of more than a million, you have labour accusing mrs may of appeasement, theitical, even tory mps critical and we might get a debate and possibly even a vote in the house of commons this afternoon on mr trump's travel ban. number ten are resisting all calls to date to withdraw the offer of a state visit but you sense they are trying to minimise the potential damage by suggesting this lunchtime that the decision to go ahead with the offer of a state visit came from a committee in the foreign office! secondly, confusion this morning over the reassurances obtained by borisjohnson over the weekend about the impact of the travel ban on british dual nationals, with the us embassy in london telling dual nationals, don't bother applying for a visa, you won't get one. the foreign office are saying they are hopeful that advice will be reviewed but you just think that mrs may is between a rock and a hard place. she desperately wants good relations with the new us administration and seesit with the new us administration and sees it as part of our long—term strategic inter

mrs may said mr trump was 100% behind the transatlantic alliance, despite his recent comments dismissing it as obsolete. this is trump has accepted a —— and invitation to visit this year. the white house hasn't released details but a draft called for a 30 day suspension on visas for people from countries including syria and iraq has been put in place. in august, 2016, thae yong—ho became one of the highest ranking officials ever to defect from north korea. he had been a diplomat for tongan in london. he has been speaking to our sole correspondent. i'm i' m steve i'm steve evans and this is seoul, one of the most prosperous and bustling cities in asia. it is only 100 miles from pyongyang, but in terms of atmosphere and attitude it is1 million miles away. this is now the home of thae yong—ho, the north korean diplomat who defected from london. he lives here in secret, accompanied by a body guards, often in disguise. north korea called him human scum and that's because he was so human scum and that's because he was so central to north korea's diplomatic effort. i will be talking to him in a

mrs may said they had reaffirmed their unsha keable commitment to nato.reports from washington. attention! a week since he took office, president trump welcomed his first foreign leader to the white house. british prime minister theresa may, who came to power after the brexit vote in the uk last year. both new to theirjobs, both keen to strengthen the much—lauded "special relationship". the pair took a moment to pose next to a bust of winston churchill, which president obama had removed. it's a great honour to have him back. and it is a great reminder of what this special relationship has stood for. this new political couple seemed enamoured with each other at times, but behind the handholding are some serious differences. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and the prime minister... those divides were highlighted in one of the first questions the president was asked by the bbc. mr president, you've said before that torture works, you've praised russia, you've said you want to ban some muslims from coming to america, you've suggested

mrs. may said she did not want to undermine the eu, but warned against those who wanted to see the u.k. punished for voting to leave. no deal for britain is better than a bad deal for britain. opposition labor party said mrs. may wanted to leave the market yet have access to it. they said that was like having your cake and eating it. they warned her negotiating position. >> or seemed to be a implied threat that somewhere along the line with all her optimism didn't work, we would move into a low tax corporate taxation, bargain-basement economy, on the off shores of europe. reporter: that implication of warning was picked up by the european parliament's chief negotiator on brexit. >> i do not think we will make a lot of progress if this has to happen under threats. saying, ok, if our european counterparts do not accept it, are we going to make from britain a sort of freezone, i don't think that is very helpful. it creates an illusion that you can go out of the single market, that you can go out

a clearer readout, on today's talks and tell us what kind of response the leaders there got from mrs mayister has ignored and infa ntilisation welcomed is the prime minister has ignored and infantilisation of discussions around the specific proposals around the scottish and welsh governments about article 50 being trigger —— intensification. people in scotland could conclude that having voted to remain in the european union, but being told they had to vote no in the independence referendum to remain in the eu, that if uk is not going to fight their corner then it is uk only in name, it is not actually respecting the concerns of the people and dealing with them. it is a bit of the uk government. it is up to them to see if they are going to try to seek to reach an agreement or not otherwise people will look back at the meeting today and say it was just a photo opportunity, it was just window dressing and i hope that is not the case. it is a very busy day, do you mind ifi case. it is a very busy day, do you mind if i turn to the statement made by the foreign secretary in the house of common

the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg is travelling with mrs may. opposites attract. . but how close does she want to get to him? the prime minister made a quieter arrival, making her way down the windy steps in philadelphia. her convoy speeding towards her debut in trump land, here to make friends. no hate, no fear. a reminder right outside the 5—star hotel where they were both to speak, donald trump has many enemies as well. the prime minister's warm up act was the president himself. is he ready for her? i'm meeting with the prime minister tomorrow, as you know. great britain. i'm meeting with her tomorrow. i don't have my commerce secretary, they want to talk trade, so i'll have to handle it myself. laughter which is ok. then it was her turn, with, as you would expect, fulsome reference to the friendship across the atlantic. it has been america's destiny to bear the leadership of the free world and to carry that heavy responsibility on its shoulders, but my country, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, has been proud to share that burden and to

in a speech to us republicans last night, mrs may said the uk and america could not return to "failedntions to try to "remake the world". here's our correspondent, richard lister. she began her day in arlington cemetery, paying her respects to america's war dead. security is at the heart of the meeting but so is trade, it is hope of a future deal driving this visit. in liverpool, cars bound for the united states and construction equipment as well. president trump has promised a building boom and britain wants a part of that. if we get a slice of that we can export the goods he needs. britain has a good trading relationship with the united states. one fifth of uk global exports go to the us, and britain sells more than it buys with imports totalling £35 billion. we export more to the us than we do to any other country. but we are only america's fifth biggest market. we need them more than they need us. in his first week as president, donald trump has said repeatedly his strategy will be "buy american, hire american." and although he wants bilateral trade deals they'll come with conditi