what are the chances theresa may and jeremy corbyn are working together on a deadlock? mrutious. if it goes beyond the 22nd of may, clearly it does involve another european election, which the government does absolutely not want to be involved in. the prime minister has made that clear in the house as well as in meetings with me. and that is why she is very keen to get a vote through the house next week in order to get an agreement with ee you which will mean that britain does not have to take part in eu elections. the shadow foreign secretary wrote to the cabinet and said you should not accept a deal with the private investor without that being on the table. —— without the prime minister. is that a redline for you? we discussed where we are redline for you? we discussed where we are at and she reiterated where she is at at the present time, and so she is at at the present time, and so redlines in the future did not come up. you obviously were in the house for that drama of the tied vote. there is a consequence of that that the only indicative vote process that might now h

groundhog day, we've got mrs may saying vote for may dealagain. day, is we've got mrs may saying vote for may deal again. groundhog day, is it not? well, yes, to some degree i guess you're right. resume has also been saying that she was more indicative boats from parliament on what it wants and parliament has already held some of these boats itself and it hasn't really come up with a clear alternative. —— votes. one thing that is different this time is that we have for the first time is that we have for the first time seen relatively clear disagreement between eu member states, between france and germany, and others, on how much patience you have with the uk. in the dynamic is going to continue over the coming months. so that could change. in the past we have seen the unity between the eu members that, going forward, might no longer be the case to that degree. interesting some of the opinions that have divided across europe. let us talk about this cosmic trapdoor which neither light nor matter can escape stop no, we're not talking about brexit any

anger is mrs may's deal, already dead, ithink, now of anger is mrs may's deal, already dead, i thinkhere she to bring it back, i think the chances are that there would be an even bigger tory vote against it, suchis an even bigger tory vote against it, such is the level of hostility among the brexiteers towards the prime minister. norman, you talk about the possibility of more resignations, some speculation there could be cabinet resignations. what are you hearing? i am sceptical about that, to be honest, because i feel we have been up and down this hill so many times and people having and puffing about how they will walk out of the door and nobody ever does. i don't really think that will happen, certainly not in the immediate future. i think the likelihood, the next step, if you like, is not going to be ministerial resignations. it is probably going to be a long delay to brexit. the prospect of anything being agreed before this critical eu summit on wednesday is pretty much zero. that means mrs may will have to go cap in hand to the eu and it will be up to them, not parliament, not

mrs may has accelerated a reckoning in her party that may have been unavoidable.y corbyn and the coming votes in parliament will frame any consensus that's possible. the eu will then decide whether to grant britain a brexit delay. but if mrs may does buy more time, it's time that'll be used by her critics and potential successors, who are keen to end her time in number ten, and carry on brexit under new management. john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. so what does this mean for the way forward? here's the bbc‘s political correspondent naomi grimley who has been watching developments from westminster. it is a pivot, it is a change of direction from a prime minister who mostly has been can sound with keeping the right of her party on—side and also the democratic unionist, who pop—up administration in government, and now it seems that she is prepared to discard them or at least marginalise them and look instead because the aisle in the house of commons, but that will mean she will have to discard some of her redlines and watered—down some of the principles which s

goes back to square which means mrs may goes back to square one, which means mrs may goes back tonk you very much. let‘s go to brussels. they are watching events here just as closely as we are. the issue of an extension overshadowed by that looming date for euro elections. yes, exactly, simon. we are here at the european parliament in brussels because we expect to hear shortly from jean—claude juncker. there will bea from jean—claude juncker. there will be a debate about brexit and we will hear his opinions and those of the swedish prime minister. what you have heard from norman is about risk, well, the eu sees a lot of risk, well, the eu sees a lot of risk, too. they see the risk if they granta risk, too. they see the risk if they grant a short extension that nothing is resolved and in the coming weeks perhaps just before european elections, there is the risk of the uk facing no—deal again, elections, there is the risk of the ukfacing no—dealagain, or elections, there is the risk of the uk facing no—deal again, or having to hold those elections. the longer term risk if they grant

mrs. mayher ownithdrawal agreement remains part of any brexit deal though it has bn rejected by mps three times now. deputy political john pienaar has been following it all. pthn: after two failed att at brexit and a big split in cabinet, the prime minister finally felt forced to consider compromise. her announcement in downing street a dramatic change of direction. prime n. may: i know there are some who are so fed up with delay that thewould like to leave with no deal next week. i have always been car that we make ass sucf no deal in the utlong-term,eaving with a deal is the best solution. so we will need a further extension of article 50, one that is as short as possible, and which ends when we pass a deal. i'm offering to sit down with ae leader of the oppositi to try to agree on a plan that ro would both stick to to ensure that we leave the an union and that we do so with a deal. if we cannot agree on a single unified approach, we will agree on a number of options for the future relations

mrs may has accelerated a reckoning in her party that may have been unavoidable.hjeremy corbyn and the coming votes in parliament will frame any consensus that is possible. the eu will then decide whether to grant britain a brexit delay. but, if mrs may does buy more time, it is time that will be used by her critics and potential successors, who are keen to end her time in number ten, and carry on brexit under new management. john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. as we heard, the prime minister says she intends to ask the eu for another extension to the brexit process, to explore areas of agreement. so what are the possible options ahead? our chief political correspondent vicki young has been looking at the potential next steps. herfirst move will her first move will be to hold talks with jeremy corbyn, her first move will be to hold talks withjeremy corbyn, the labour leader, as soon as possible, to see if they could find compromise. labour wants a full trading relationship including a permanent customs union. mps will get a vote on any agreement that the prime

control ina but events can spiral out of control in a different direction and it is quite possible mrs mayal agreement back for a fourth time and go down to another defeat. and in the aftermath of that it seems quite likely that mr corbyn might consider tabling a motion of no confidence. this time i imagine we would have a much greater chance of success than when he tried less time in january, because of success than when he tried less time injanuary, because there are indications that a number tori brexiteers also fed up with mrs may, so brexiteers also fed up with mrs may, so fed up with the prospect of long delays, so enthused by her approach to brexit that they would be prepared to vote with labour to bring her down. other prominent brexiteers suggest that mrs may ought to try one more time to go back to brussels to try to get some sort of movement on the backstop of further concessions. one of those, the former brexit secretary david davies. parliament has voted for what's called the malthouse compromise. for your listeners, to remind them, this involves alternative arrangements in no

mrs may does meets on the other conditions.prepared to hold european elections if necessary and also act asa elections if necessary and also act as a constructive member of that you going forward, but what the dutch pa rt going forward, but what the dutch part minister said today was that he saw only half a plan of mrs may's letter. he said he had been expecting it to lay out a credible reason why the uk should be granted more time and he been not believe it'd answer that question. from france, what we heard is the french government saying they did not think there was any plan at all in this. mrs may's idea of securing either agreement with the opposition or a vote in parliament, it seems the eu is sceptical what that might deliver. what the dutch part minister was saying is he thought mrs may had a lot of work to do. he thought there would be extensive phone calls with european capitals in the coming days and perhaps when mrs may comes to that summit, she will still at that point have to convince european leaders. it is worth

i suspect mrs may will use that to tell her brexiteers why the back of my deal or you could be facing in the eu. norman, thank you. adam fleming is in brussels. what does the eu fear most given where we are now? they are worried about quite a few things, paralysis in the uk which means a special summit next week to sort things out doesn't really lead anywhere. they are also worried about this idea of the uk staying in for much longer while all of this is sorted out and being an obstructed process when the eu was trying to make big decisions like who was the new president of the european commission and next year when they have got to sort out their next long—term budget, which will last for seven years, so they are worried about all that stuff. one thing they are less worried about, though, is handling the fallout from the uk leaving without a deal. the european commission has just said every day for the rest of this week one of their bigwigs will doa this week one of their bigwigs will do a press conference explaining all of their contingency measures and just how prepared they are fo

it notes that if the withdrawal agreement, mrs may's deal, or a brexit deal, withdrawal agreement, mrstified by the uk parliament before they eventually the eventually agree a date of the uk could leave the eu sooner than that date, so it is a bit flexible in that sense. the draft text underlines that the uk must participate in elections to the european parliament if the withdrawal agreement has not been ratified by the 22nd of may. if there is no deal before the 22nd of may they will have to be elections held in the uk to the european parliament. if the uk doesn't take pa rt parliament. if the uk doesn't take part in those elections, it says, it would have to leave the eu by the 1st ofjune. would have to leave the eu by the 1st of june. that would have to leave the eu by the 1st ofjune. that is quite a clear timetable. the proposals, as we know, will be considered by member states, leaders tomorrow, but before that in brussels this evening by ambassadors. there will be an initial consideration by the member states' ambassadors tonight before the summit tomorrow. the uk would also have

they are unconvinced it seems by what mrs may put in her letter.he talks with the opposition could deliver anything or that votes in parliament could deliver anything so there we see the french, emmanuel macron‘s office today saying a precondition for an extension was a credible plan from the uk and they had not seen that yet. even the dutch, the prime minister mark rutte usually close to the uk, he said today that the uk had not yet met the tests that the eu had set. so it may all come down to what happens in the next few days in those talks and then what happens in the room here on wednesday at the summit, whether theresa may can convince the leaders there because as you were saying, every single one of them has to agree. it will be a decision by consensus. damian grammaticas, thank you. the jury at the inquests into the birmingham pub bombings 44 years ago has found that a botched ira warning contributed to the deaths of 21 people. two massive explosions tore apart two pubs in the city centre in november 197a. the jury also found that there were

no countries appear to be keen on this idea of a short extension that mrs may is asking for. would just create a new crisis point just a few weeks away. but what they do seem to be doing is splitting into two different camps. quite a lot of countries, like germany and ireland, want to avoid a no deal exit at the end of next week. they are open to what donald tusk appeared to be suggesting today, which is a long extension into next year. but there are other countries who are unconvinced. they're unconvinced, it seems, by what mrs may put in her letter, they're unconvinced that the talks with the opposition could deliver anything, 01’ opposition could deliver anything, or that those in parliament could deliver anything. there we see the french, emmanuel macron‘s office today saying "a precondition for an extension was a credible plan from the uk and they had not seen that yet". even the dutch, prime minister mark rutte, usually close to the uk, he said today that the uk had not met —— yes met the tests set. it may all come down to what happens in the next few days and those tal

pressure increases on mrs may. this is borisjohnson pressure increases on mrs may.borisjohnson holding talks with the dup because with the times because of her doing the legal authority. what do you make of this story? this is really interesting. something a little bit i wasn't expecting to see this today. boris johnson has had 40 minutes worth of talks with the dup on wednesday in parliament, and it is going to kinda wring a few alarm bells, why is warrenjohnson doing wring a few alarm bells, why is warren johnson doing this, wring a few alarm bells, why is warrenjohnson doing this, everybody knows that he would like to have a leadership challenge against theresa may. —— leadership challenge against theresa may. — — why leadership challenge against theresa may. —— why is borisjohnson. if she decides to go, quite soon. but what is hard to work at is what there is to gain from having the dup are perhaps on your side because the dup haven't really been voting with theresa may for quite a long time. theresa may for quite a long time. the confidence and supply arrangeme

if mrs may does buy more time, it's time that'll be used by her critics and potential successors, whoto end her time in number ten, and carry on brexit under new management. john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. of course, it is notjust about what the uk wants — all 27 member states of the european union have to agree too. france's president has declared that although the eu is willing to help theresa may, it cannot be "held hostage to britain's political crisis" here is our europe editor, katya adler. here in brussels, eu decision—makers listened very carefully to the prime minister's statement this afternoon, and they want to be glass half full about it, although there is a certain dose of scepticism in there. they like her intention to look for compromise and for national unity around brexit, but then those that i speak to say they have seen very little evidence of it so far, either in government or in parliament. the french foreign minister this evening said, "let me know if anything changes". so the mood has lightened slightly. but eu demands on the uk have not changed at all.

the government faced huge criticism last year where mrs may refuse asylu m last year where mrs may refusechristian woman, she faced death threats. for blasphemy in pakistan. and didn't give her asylum. but there are millions of her across the world. exactly. and then what? it is all very well to say this. now what are you going to do about it? the christian group open backdoors is the worse places in somalia, afghanistan where christians face the most extreme persecution, 300 christians are killed because of their faith christians are killed because of theirfaith according to christians are killed because of their faith according to the foreign office. i would say that of course christians are also facing persecution, but in various places, minorities are facing persecution, minority in terms of either facing persecution in other places. what a civilised country does is offer asylu m. what a civilised country does is offer asylum. that is the ultimate gift, the ultimate refuge that you can offer, and right now, this country is no place for foreigners. so that will be interesting. inside t

if talks break down, mrs may says it's up talks break down, mrs may says it's up to mp5, then more fightingu, a referendum or leaving with no deal. of course, mrs may's deal would be back in the next. next wednesday it's back to brussels. the pm wants an eu deal before april the 12th, that's the deadline to avoid taking part in the coming european elections on may the 23rd. the eu may insist on a longer delay and britain taking part, but if the eu accept any delay. i could say no. and it's the outcome anything but others want, a brexit with no deal at all. the jury in the trial of the hillsborough match commander has been unable to reach a verdict. former chief superintendent david duckenfield, now 7a, had denied the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster. meanwhile, ex—sheffield wednesday club secretary graham mackrell has been found guilty of a lesser health and safety charge. judith moritz has been following the story. the prosecution said david duckenfield was ultimately responsible for hillsborough. the defence said he was unfairly singled out for blame

mrs may met chancellor merkel, seeking another extension to the brexit process, with just three dayso the set date for the uk's departure. she made the same request at the elysee palace, amid talk of the eu offering a long, flexble extension to the brexit process. much will depend on the prime minister's performance. eu leaders wa nt to minister's performance. eu leaders want to see evidence of a credible plan before granting another brexit extension. we'll have the latest from brussels and paris, and we'll consider the prospects for tomorrow's eu summit. also tonight... married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. in the israel election, the latest signs are that long—serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu is struggling to hold on to power. we report from algeria, as the protests by young people intensify against the country's political leadership. and in tonight's football, spurs take the lead against man

this is tantamount to mrs may bringing back her dealfor a fourth crack at it.at, they've not decided but they have a pretty good chance, is introducing the legislation to implement mrs may's deal. in many ways this is putting the coach before the horses, because mps haven't voted for the deal, but number 10 haven't voted for the deal, but number10 are haven't voted for the deal, but number 10 are still looking at the possibility of introducing what is called the withdrawal agreement bill, the point being to show that mrs may is determined to carry on and press on, and she has not given up, andi and press on, and she has not given up, and i suppose the hope is that the pressure now on mps will be enormous, because the argument will be, we will have to fight the european elections, nigel farage will say to tory mps that they are being treasonous if they don't go for the deal, —— reject the deal, but the talks seem to be running into the dust between tories and labour, the idea of another round of addictive votes, most people think that won't provide a breakthroug

that means if there is no new bright, shiny deal, mrs may will have to go to brussels and ask for mrs to brussels and askforan mrs may will have to go to brussels and ask for an extension. whatever was decided last night, being no doubt it will be the eu who decide on the length of any delay and it seems to me they may well conclude that we have made such a hash of things that actually we will need a long delay, maybe a year, may be two to sort ourselves out. alternatively they could just say you are out of here, it is no deal. norman smith, thank you. a customs union is likely to be key to the talks between the government and labour. but what exactly is it? our reality check correspondent chris morris explains. one term that keeps cropping up in the brexit negotiations is the customs union. the uk is in it because for the moment it's still an eu member, but what does it actually do? basically the customs union makes trade between the 28 eu countries easier. when goods move between them, there are no customs checks or charges imposed. but when goods enter the customs union from the re

all signs point to mrs may getting some kind of extension. no surprise, the devil is in the detail. yes and the big question is exactly how long that extension will be because it remains to reason a's ambition to keep any delay to brexit as short as possible and she is under pressure from some angry conservatives in her party who say the whole thing is taking too long. so she has proposed an extension of up so she has proposed an extension of up to the 30th ofjune, saying that if the uk is able to agree an exit deal before that, then the uk would get on and leave ahead of that. what donald tusk, president of the european council, has said in a letter to all other eu leaders is that he suggests perhaps an extension of a longer period should be considered, and the reason he gives is that he doesn't want the uk to keep going back to the eu asking for short extensions again and again, there are having to be meetings of the eu leaders with these emergency summits creating more uncertainty across the eu, so the proposition he has made as a longer e

they're not between mrs may and mr corbyn, but between mrs may and mr corbyn, but between david lidingtoneir starmer, about the technicalities around the customs union. i am a bit sceptical that anything will emerge but i think one thing that will eventually come out of the talks is that there are likely to be so—called indicative votes. you know these, we have had them before. they didn't reach any agreement. we are going to have more! but these will be backed by the government, likely on monday or tuesday. and the thinking is that this time they might have some kind of preferential voting system to make sure that we do actually get a vote. —— a result. the thinking seems to be that if mps can geta the thinking seems to be that if mps can get a consensus around something, then mrs may could go to the eu council on wednesday and say, look, i haven't got my deal and we haven't managed to reach some kind of agreement with labour, but parliament has expressed a view which suggests we might be able to make progress if we pursue this particular route. and hope that in the light of that, the eu

would result in an agreement on mrs may's stalled deal, and he said the eu was willing to grant more time to achieve that. our first report this lunchtime is from our europe correspondent adam fleming. don't you hate it when you arrive early? theresa may appeared to touch down in berlin before angela merkel was ready to meet her, but the eu has been hanging around too, the german chancellor and others waiting for the uk to say what it will do with any extra time in the brexit process. and that's what european affairs minister is arriving here in luxembourg for a briefing on brexit wa nt luxembourg for a briefing on brexit want from the uk too. a plan. from every diplomatic limbo, the same message. of course, we still need clarity from the uk's side, the extension will be regarded upon by the government, of course. we want to understand what the uk needs this

even if mrs may strikes a deal with mr corbyn, and that looks doubtful, mps on both sides could mutinyof delaying brexit, or staying close to the eu, or even talking to mr corbyn. many labour mps want a new referendum, whatever deal is struck. and jeremy corbyn has never much liked that idea. both leaders might be privately relieved if their talks come to nothing and it's left to mps to choose their ideal outcome — if they can. mrs may's next trip is to brussels, where a 12—month delay has been suggested, maybe with enough flexibility to allow an earlier exit, but where some eu leaders may want to make britain'sjourney tougher, not easier. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. this still to come — the 11—year—old composers having their pieces played by the new york philharmonic. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn und

if mrs may does buy more time, it's time that'll be used by her critics and potential successors, who her time in number ten, and carry on brexit under new management. john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. we have ian anderson with us today, founder of the international communications agency. good morning. give us your take on the move on the pa rt give us your take on the move on the part of the prime minister to reach across the parapet within parliament and reach out to the labour opposition. the question we have all had is when push came to shove, which way was theresa may going to turn? from the point of view of business, she has turned towards a softer brexit. intentionally, actually, by doing a deal with jeremy corbyn stop if she can do a deal with him, turning towards a customs union and for many, many business, many globalised businesses, actually, potentially, solving this conundrum. but there is an awful lot of politics to go and not a lot of time left. is this marking a turning point of her choosing now to learn ——no longer try and keep together her own conservative part

looking at the page on the eve of mrs may's trip into europe again, how may times she'd been there? es was suggesting here that mrs merkel was suggesting here that mrs merkel was suddenly going to be this saviour of all this brexodus problem and come up with some great solution but then you read the story and you don't actually find that out. britain will lose its say in future eu budget talks and trade deals as the price of another brexit to lay the price of another brexit to lay the times the same. and who is pushing that? angela merkel and president macron who she will see both of them tomorrow. you do wonder if the current efforts with the labour party are so paramount and so important, why is she not here in the uk rather than rushing off to europe? you the uk rather than rushing off to europe ? you would've the uk rather than rushing off to europe? you would've thought she would've done on the telephone. there is a question. some might suggest anna that meetings with mr corbin, they look as if it is an attempt to reach out and to suggest to brussels that "we are doing something

as well as french president emmanuel macron on tuesday to get their support, the two leaders said mrs mayalternatives if they wanted a further delay. business may well then head to brussels on wednesday later today where she will be meeting with the european leaders. they will be deciding on whether to grant the uk and another brexit extension, this time to the 30th ofjune. if deq denies them an extension, then on friday, the uk would have to leave the european trading block without a deal in place. but european council president donald tusk has suggested offering the uk a flexible extension up offering the uk a flexible extension ”p ”p offering the uk a flexible extension up up toa offering the uk a flexible extension up up to a year, what is meant up as flex tension. with the option of leaving early or if a deal is ratified. if the eu decides to grant the extension, the uk lawmakers would need to take part in the european elections scheduled for the 23rd of may. so we will continue monitoring the situation but it looks like mrs may might be able to avoid the no deal situation. let's hop

that's that's a very very good question mrs may when she arrived here at the council building said she ones the thirtieth of june to be the brakes a date now but the u.s. is not trusting anymore and the leaders are saying we have to push back this breaks a date longer in this paper is maybe there's a road map any of these the conclusions which the twenty seven deliberate misses may leaves the room and the conclusion say such an extension should last only as long as necessary and in any event no longer then and then there's nothing to date has to be filled in it might be twelve months it but be nine months but for sure go beyond the european elections that means that britain has to take part in these elections and also has to keep a kind of this since cooperation after that not to block and the e.u. business these are the conditions that will be applied and now the big question is mrs may accept this long the extension which is more than she actually wanted but everybody is frustrated here this is already is a second summit within fourteen days dealing with the organization of an orderl

faced with that, mrs may might decide it's hopeless and she's just may might decide it's hopeless andight decide it's hopeless and she's just going to have a general election. then again, anticlimax klaxon... it election. then again, anticlimax klaxon. .. it could election. then again, anticlimax klaxon... it could all be a damp squib because mps might once again failed to reach a majority for anything. the signs are that they have failed to coalesce around any one option. there are still around eight options on the table. the speaker might cull that about four or five but you sense all the different groups, those in favour of a second referendum, those in favour of staying in some sort of customs union. they aren't working with each other, which means by the close of play, we could end up with no option getting a majority orjust a small majority. if that happens, huge celebrations in downing street because the initiative will then pass back to mrs may and i expect she will come back for attempt numberfour. she will come back for attempt number four. thank you. eight alternative optio

mrs. may'st -- strikes a deal with mr. corbyn, mps on both sides could mutiny. some tories hate the idea of delaying brexit or staying close to the eu orven talking to mr. corbyn. but labour mps want a new referendum whatever deal is struck, and jeremy corbyn has never much liked that idea. both leaders might be privately relieved if the talks come to thg and it is left to mps to f they the ideal outcome can. mrs. may's next trip is to brussels, where a 12-month delay has been suggested, maybe with enough flexibility to allow anrl ear exit. but so eu leaders want to make the journey tougher, not easier. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. jane:et's look at some of the thy's other news around the world. ousands of people have taken to the streets of the algerian capital demanding a complete overhaul of the pitical system the long-standing president stood downarlier in the week, and according to the constitution, the parliament speaker should take over. but protesters want all those associated wi

even if mrs may strikes a deal with mr corbyn, and that looks doubtful, mps on both sides could mutiny delaying brexit, or staying close to the eu, or even talking to mr corbyn. many labour mps want a new referendum, whatever deal is struck. and jeremy corbyn has never much liked that idea. both leaders might be privately relieved if their talks come to nothing and it's left to mps to choose their ideal outcome — if they can. mrs may's next trip is to brussels, where a i2—month delay has been suggested, maybe with enough flexibility to allow an earlier exit, but where some eu leaders may want to make britain'sjourney tougher, not easier. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the jury at the inquests into the birmingham pub bombings 44 years ago has found that a botched ira warning contributed to the deaths of 21 people. two massive explosions tore apart two pubs in the city centre in november 197a. the jury also found that there were no failings, errors or omissions in the police's response to the call. sima kotecha reports. the one thing that will always stick with me for the rest of m

last night mrs may found a friend and ally in angela merkel.ours, the leaders debated without the uk in the room. the result, a compromise with new brexit dates. the uk will leave the eu at the end of october at the latest or earlier if the current withdrawal agreement is ratified by parliament. there were conditions too, the uk must hold european parliament elections in may, if not the exit date will be the 1st ofjune. the ist ofjune. translation: we have made it clear the withdrawal agreement applies, that it will not be changed. we can of course talk about future relations and on this basis we are relatively certain britain is attempting to find an orderly withdrawal from the european attempting to find an orderly withdrawalfrom the european union. it was the french president who had argued the uk must not be allowed to linger too long as an eu member, worried it might undermine the eu from within. thanks to this agreement, we preserve the well functioning of the european union, we fix a deal and all the consequences before the ist of novemb

if talks finally break down, mrs may said it‘s up to mps. erendum, or — what many tories would prefer — leaving with no deal. and of course, mrs may‘s deal, which would be back in the mix. next wednesday at his back to brussels, the prime minister wants a deal before april the 12th, the deadline before taking part in becoming european elections which start on may 23 but the eu may insist on a longer day to make their way and that is if the eu except any delay at all. let‘s ta ke let‘s take another look as we await the outcome of the third reading of coopehs the outcome of the third reading of cooper‘s bell, the european union withdrawal bill number five. and has taken up the focus of the last couple of hours, two or three hours in the house and an attempt in her words to clarify, add some clarity toa words to clarify, add some clarity to a situation which although the prime minister says she does want to extend article 50, cooper says there is no process and by this bill she wa nts to is no process and by this bill she wants to ensure she say

there are signs the eu favours a longer extension, which could mean more trouble for mrs may. still awaiting more details from the mueller report. the us attorney general says he will let congress and the public see a redacted version within a week. no pause in the protests in algeria, as a new interim president is sworn in. votes are being counted in israel's general election. exit polls suggest the blue and white alliance of challenger benny gantz is neck—and—neck with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party. one exit poll by israel tv has likud winning 36 seats in the knesset, blue and white on 37, and labour coming next with eight seats. but, with 61 seats needed for a majority, coalitions with smaller parties are the norm in israel, and it is far too soon to predict who will come out on top. the bbc‘s yolande knell sent this report from tel aviv. at the end of the voting came the first predictions. this poll giving political newcomer benny gantz and narrow lead over the prime minister. but both men have now claimed victory. translation: the largest party is the on

even if mrs may strikes a deal with mr corbyn, and that looks doubtful, mps on both sides could mutinylose to the eu, or even talking to mr corbyn. many labour mps want a new referendum, whatever deal is struck. and jeremy corbyn has never much liked that idea. both leaders might be privately relieved if their talks come to nothing and its left to mps to choose their ideal outcome — if they can. mrs may's next trip is to brussels, where a 12—month delay has been suggested, maybe with enough flexibility to allow an earlier exit, but where some eu leaders may want to make britain'sjourney tougher, not easier. stay with us on bbc news. 20 still to come, including, as top players criticised the handling of racism in football, should teams tackle it by walking off? 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a s

mrs may also spoke to angela merkel in berlin. the gerrman chancellor says a delay to brexit until the end of the year, is a possibility. the israeli election is too close to call with both candidates saying they've won. married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers dawn foster from the guardian and politcal commentator, giles kenningham. stay with us for that. good evening. theresa may has spent the day visiting berlin and paris, with just three days to the set date for the uk's exit from the eu. the prime minister is trying to get the backing of chancellor merkel and president macron for an extension to the brexit process, possibly until the 30th ofjune. the talks are taking place on the eve of the emergency summit tomorrow, when mrs may will put her request to the other 27 eu l

mrs may has put forward the idea of reaching agreement with the opposition but there is huge pressureg, for parliament to come up with a vote on a way forward. the eu will still say that they want to see that clarity of the way forward. that's the first hurdle to be crossed. thanks for that update from brussels. we saw brandon lewis, the tory party chairman, leaving downing street. let's get that theresa may statement from the last 20 minutes. i have come from chairing seven hours of cabinet meetings to find a way out of the impasse, one that can deliver the brexit the british people voted for and also to move on and bring the divided country back together. i know some are so fed up with delay and arguments that they would like to leave with no deal next week. i've always been clear that we could make a success of no deal in the long—term, but leaving with a deal is the best solution. so we will need a further extension of article 50, one that is as short as possible, and which ends when we pass a deal. and we need to be clear what such an extension is for. to ensure that we leave in

mrs may has been begging for a short extension, to avoid this. have to realise this may happen. andrea leadsom is showing there is some attraction in the conservative party who think they can put forward a wish list, they can put forward a wish list, they cannot open the withdrawal agreement, they need to accept that and andrea leadsom today abstain from voting, which causes a lot of other problems, but i think there are still a other problems, but i think there are stilla numberof other problems, but i think there are still a number of tory mps who have not come to grips with these things and the good behaviour clauses mentioned, saying angela merkel turning around saying it is not going to be open, you have to thresh out the deal and all the leaders have said we would not open these talks. —— the withdrawal agreement. if the uk does crash, the eu have said they would not talk to them again. it is very clear from them again. it is very clear from the eu what they want and what they will not entertain, but i think some people and the conservative

it might come down to that or they might state we will go up mrs may deal. —— they might go with.her for some even under those really difficult circumstances. the intake at the boat situation has proved something that we anticipate it really ever since that decision by the supreme court that would deal was put through we have to go through. —— indicative of situation. this is putting a wedge between the executive and legislator and making a crisis. and the voters. let's go to the front page of the time which has a nether take on the brexit story, cabinet plot to stop may bid for a long brexit delay. this is really near ring on the conservative party because for a long time, theresa may's cabinet has been split was when the heart of brexiteers and those who are remainers or certainly wa nt those who are remainers or certainly want a soft brexit, now she was trying to be tactical by indicating to the nation when she became prime minister she was a remainder and needed to show that she was embracing that hard to break that perspective. but given the fact that negotiations have not go

in the cold light of day, tomorrow or after, if the vote comes down to it in parliament, either mrs mayich could be customs union and therefore a lot of the success of brexit as they will say not being delivered, they may have to finally hold their nose and back the may deal. i hasten to think that the idea thatjeremy corbyn is a marxist—leninist or whatever, or jacob rees—mogg worries. not mine. by jacob rees—mogg worries. not mine. by the other you they are feeling you need to get onto twitter now. —— jacob rees—mogg's word. isn't there an irony here that in fact, the dup come home the ofjacob rees—mogg and the other members have said we need to ta ke the other members have said we need to take a lead from the dup rather, we need to take a lead from them because the whole idea of the backstop is going to affect them probably more than anybody else. they might preferred the idea of a customs union that might have been put forward by someone likejeremy corbyn. it is interesting they have consistently said that however many times theresa may deal‘s come back, how many time the speaker al

many people are pretty much just waiting now to see when these talks breakdown and what mrs may doesthey play down the idea that the pm could bring back her agreement for a fourth goal, u nless her agreement for a fourth goal, unless she is convinced there has been a change in the parliamentary arithmetic which i don't think there has been. if that doesn't happen then the only remaining route it seems to be the idea of having votes in parliament where different options are put to mps and you have a knockout system which forces mps to come to some sort of conclusion. but even if they were able to reach a brexit plan, you'd then have to get it through parliament and it is not at all clear there would be a parliamentary majority to get legislation through parliament to deliver that sort of brexit deal. so we are busy going round and trent trend. as we ever were, it seems, norman. thank you very much. -- so we are busy going around and around and around. a reminder that celtic football cup has confirmed that club legend billy mcneill passed away at 79 years old last night. he had suffere

the pressure on mrs may has never been higher.a huge moment at a vital night for the prime minister who, for so long, told us repeatedly she wants to keep the option of leaving without a deal on the table. that has completely changed and she believes that would be a huge mistake and could be a complete disaster. therefore, tonight, she is arguing to avoid that almost at any cost. there is a real irony about where we are at, now, nearly three years after the vote when the country decided clearly, but narrowly, to leave the european union ina narrowly, to leave the european union in a bid to take back control of our political system. but, tonight, whatever theresa may says, the ultimate decision is with the european union. whatever, however much of the failure of our political process is down to the prime minister as process is down to the prime ministeras an process is down to the prime minister as an individual or whether responsibility for this mess is shared right across parliament, and, of course, our viewers will have differen