, tom tugendhat, aza m chairs nicky morgan, tom tugendhat, azam walliston.inal say on the withdrawal agreement. amendments that we expected? there had been some talk in this debate where people were saying that they felt that some rights might not be protected once these legislations we re protected once these legislations were through. the current chair of women were through. the current chair of women in the qualities committee raise concerns about the future of rights under equality law if the charter for rights under equality law if the charterforfundamental rights under equality law if the charter for fundamental rights was not dealt with in the way she wanted in this bill. sarah wollaston had talked about acting amendments and obvious what has happened now, because this bill had gone through, this is an opportunity for people to start tabling a movement. and obviously they have gained, or have tried to gain support for it. so it isa tried to gain support for it. so it is a significant move if you have a lot of conservative mps who chaired these very in

london mayor sadiq khan said it would strangle the london economy and nicky morgan said she was concerned of this if it is the first definitive account of how the uk will seek to control immigration when we have left the eu and as david was saying, it will be a relatively benign system for higher skilled workers but there will be more restrictions for low skilled workers. it was interesting today, jeremy corbyn was silent on this. i spoke to a number of pro—european tories and one pro—european cabinet member said that they hope that when people look at this they will see that it is not that bad, quite soft, and it seeks to answer the dilemma. how do you take back control of immigration and bring the numbers down but do it in a way that does not harm the economy? one thing i have learned this evening, an idea from this draft that has been absolutely rejected is that in the transition period immediately after we leave the eu there is an idea for eu citizens who want to stay in the uk for a little longer would have to give their fingerprints. i spoke to a senior cabinet member who said absol

tabled by 12 tory mps and includes some big names, the chairman of four big select committees, nicky morganas some oomph hide it. it is easy to see how the opposition parties might rally behind that sort of amendment, so there really are some tough days ahead for mrs may if she is to get this brexit legislation through. thank you, norman. bananas yesterday on the desk and apples today. what does that signify? it is more than apples. i have oatcakes, the essential fuel for all political correspondent, it keeps you going, better than porridge! laughter thank you, norman. just after half past nine we will have the views of an mps who voted for the bill, and one who voted against. rachel schofield is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. good morning. the governor of florida, rick scott, has urged people not to return to some areas because of the extensive damage caused by hurricane irma. more than half of all homes and businesses in the state remain without power. the storm is continuing to push inland, bringing torrential rain to alabama and tennessee. sarah corker