say it's the leaders that will decide this year that's a very good point to make that in northern irish assembly i don't the assembly has it convened i think in 2 years so it's interesting you know we were wondering how is that going to work. or give you the final word he's going to have the final say then here. the people if it goes to a 2nd referendum which of origins or if it's a general election runs the general elections that either way i think it will go to the people. the question is whether you can actually money survey a country that has been waiting for so you know hafiz to get things done. to turn out for a general election that would be i think an interesting point to see how how high voter turnout is i think we've reached the point where it is breaking point now and people just want to see something done what they want something to be done robert much here in the studio with me and max hoffman in brussels gentlemen thank you. well here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world opposition lawmakers in hong kong's legislature have heckled the territo

some members of the northern irish assembly will gather at stormont for the first time in nearly threers to debate the liberalisation of abortion laws which become law tonight. two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday, amid reports of racist abuse against the haringey team. two indian—based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a computer security scam, are put out of business following an international police operation. this man on the phone kept saying, "oh, my god, oh, my god, this is really serious". and he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. the tears flow for andy murray as he wins his first singles title since career—saving hip surgery. he won the european open in antwerp. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the government will push again today for mps to vote on borisjohnson‘s brexit deal. it comes after a bruising weekend for the prime minister, in which he was forced to ask the eu for an extension to his planned leaving date of october 31st. let's take a q

this is from a sinn fein member of the northern irish assembly... ppose them, including sinn fein. he also lists the northern ireland trade groups that are against borisjohnson‘s proposals. here's dawn foster from the guardian on this issue. he hasn't been particularly clear about how he thinks that the checks will happen around the border. i've spoken to a lot of people in northern ireland who run businesses, who represent the business community. and off the record, they said that they were completely unconvinced and had no idea how this was going to work. borisjohnson said there be no physical infrastructure, and we know from surveys of people in ireland that any physical infrastructure runs the risk of being torn down. —— in northern ireland. but if there isn't physical infrastructure, it is unclear exactly how the checks will happen. you might wonder how the dup is keener on this plan. they stand for maintaining the union of the uk, it is normally opposed to any diversions between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. so what is different here

dozens of northern irish assembly members briefly returned to that paula meant in the hope of stopping the new abortion law. just think of that for a moment northern ireland will have the most liberal abortion laws anywhere in europe i think this is a shameful day for those who haven't come. and it was the nationalist parties who refused to attend a new northern ireland government could not be formed to vote on the rule change and that meant both abortion and same sex marriage became legal at midnight. golf great tiger woods has returned to action after 2 months away because of knee surgery the injury prone have lead to prove his fit at a charity event in japan and his pain free return means tiger is raring to go as he competes for a 16th major title next year and a 1st olympic gold in april this year his masters triumph rounded off one of the greatest comebacks in sports now after a 5th reconstructive knee surgery tiger has a long road ahead of him once again he's got the 2020 olympics in his sights here me to be on top form at the games if he's to take a place on the podium. i did no

but i think of the victory not though of dozens of northern irish assembly members briefly returned to their parliament in the hope of stopping the new abortion law just think of that for a moment northern ireland will have the most liberal abortion laws anywhere in europe i think it is a shameful day for those who haven't come. and it was the nationalist parties who refused to attend a new northern ireland government could not be formed to vote on the rule change and that meant both abortion and same sex marriage became legal at midnight. now how about this for heavenly how about this heavenly space for a round of golf with mount everest looming in the background gulf as in nepal have been taking advantage of the himalayan scenery and of course that's reaching for the sky it's an only get there by helicopter and it's believed to be the 1st golf tournament ever played at an altitude of almost 4000 meters. don't forget you can get all the latest news information around all from our website at the speed of an . informal. language courses. video or audio. anytime anywhere. w.b.'s center.

the not -- northern irish assembly will have the right to vote whether they want to remain in the customsartnership either every four years or every eight years. the limelight, they will have their say over that. that is not convincing to me and the question we but to angela merkel was what do you do when they ask for an extension? she sidestepped it and she did not want to answer. she says first things first. younger was more outs open. he said it's the leaders that will decide no more extensions. brent: the assembly hasn't convened in two years. we are wondering how that's going to work. who do you think will have the final say? >> the people. if it gogoes to a second referendum. >> or if it is a general election. i think it will go to the people. the question is, whether you can actually motivate a country that has been waiting for 3.5 years to get things done. to turn out for a general election. that will be an ininteresting point to see how high foot or turnout is. we have reached a point where it is breaking point and people just want to see something done whatever it may be. brent:

if the eu were willing to agree to the overall proposal in folding the northern irish assembly as wellto be re—established as soon as possible, it‘s ridiculous they have not reached an agreement up till now so not reached an agreement up till now so this could prove to be added incentive to achieving just that. when you‘re dealing with irish issues, you cannot make assumptions just on the basis of the best of all possible worlds. thank you very much once again. 90 minutes past five, let‘s have more on how the prim prime minister aims to tackle the key sticking point in negotiations with the eu. how to conduct future trade without physical checks at the irish border. with more — here‘s emma vardy. this pivotalfrontier is invisible on the ground, and all sides have agonised over how to keep it that way. borisjohnson‘s new plans for the irish border are expected to require new compromise. and northern ireland‘s democratic unionists are key. they rejected theresa may‘s agreement because it created differences between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. they have been much warmer towar

the northern irish assembly would get to vote on whether or not to do it and then again every four yearsry 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 could disrupt eu business if brexit is delayed, and reports that mrjohnson himself could refuse to leave downing street if opposition parties vote him out. but for now, the focus remains on getting a deal, what's clear is a breakthrough depends on someone bud

we now have the backstop gone and replaced with a new plan for the northern irish assembly has a voteictly speaking, it is. because there will be a two year cooling off period what happens at the end of that two—year cooling off period if there is no agreement, you can imagine that the hard border comes back. there is the sleight—of—hand from the european union perspective where it requires a simple majority, so longest is sitting. so sinn fein would walk away and it's not in place then things discontinued the way they are and so, in a sense, they have consent, but in a sense they do not. they go into this arrangement without a vote and if there was a transition taken up to 2020, another two years of transition and then the four years we get to the consent, it could be into 2026 before northern ireland has a say in for the dp, thatis ireland has a say in for the dp, that is just not acceptable and that is white they are not going to vote for. one of the thigh will be around the timing and it seems like a hundred years ago, but 24 hours ago we we re hundred years ago, but 24 hours ago

according to this plan he says that there would be no immediate checks at the border and that the northern irish assembly would vote on the issue every 4 years so this is his plan and now he has some convincing to do and he will go as we are hearing to the european capitals to convince european leaders of this plan and he says now the ball is in the e.u.'s court. and max in grasses boris johnson says the initial indications from brussels are positive what have you been hearing. well maybe at the most some positive grumblings there is a lot of skepticism here in brussels outweighs the positive signals but what is true is that apparently e.u. officials are finding some ideas in this new bragg's a plan by boris johnson that they like or at least think they can use as a foundation for for a deal but still some of the goshi ation need to take place actually a lot of negotiation so they don't see this is the take it or leave it situation like boys johnson this ride on wednesday but rather as something that needs to be discussed and apparently that's also the signal they're getting from the u.k. here that this

would make the border necessary he says at the at the border between north and south and the northern irish assembly would vote on the issue every 4 years and with this proposal he is hoping to finally get bricks that done and convince the european union and that is exactly what he's setting out in the next days ahead he will visit european capitals trying to convince european leaders there that this is the way going forward. and bent to a representatives off that $27.00 have been meeting to trash out a response. to the reactions after being briefed by michoud on the schieffer negotiator for brics that the european union the $37.00 reacted cautiously and. reluctantly saying there is still a book needed it is good the proposed on the table but as it looks right now these proposals are not workable they are not replacing the famous and famous backstop the reassurance for ireland that there would be no hard border of northern ireland and island so lots of work has to be done and also this steering committee of the european parliament said these proposals are not even remotely that what they expect from

evaporate and are terminated automatically, they automatically dissolve, unless a majority of the northern irish assemblyore, to get to his point, of course there is a further sense in which these measures are transitory. they all may be replaced in the great work of beginning the free trade agreement and the new partnership that we intend to build between the uk and the eu. a work in which i devoutly hope that northern irish members will be involved in building a whole uk, whole world free—trade policy. that is the prize thatis free—trade policy. that is the prize that is for us. it will be the uk and the uk alone that will control these vital standards as we leave. and to those who share my belief in the transformative power of free trade, perhaps the single greatest engine of global prosperity, a new deal enabled by this legislation will allow us to sign free—trade agreements around the world. i will give way with pleasure to the honourable lady. i thank the prime ministerfor giving way. schedule five a of the act lists workers detained european union light. the directive work life balance for parents

ireland will remain largely within the european single market until 2025, at which point the northern irish assembly it is sitting, would have a choice. are we all writing this down? they will be questions later. well done, you have summed it up later. well done, you have summed it up pretty well. is this going to fly? i mean, iam not convinced. sorry to be a doomster and gloomster. big businesses will be able to hire somebody, but we have been speaking to smaller businesses and they are worried. but it is not just that. when it comes to northern ireland and the republic, it is not just about customs, it is notjust about trade, it is not about free passage across that border, it is about the good friday agreement. exactly, and one of the good friday agreement negotiators has said the point of that is that it allows people regardless of that border in northern ireland to identify as british or irish according to their political beliefs. and if you have any of this stuff at the border you may well be changing those people's ability to feel that they are british or irish, and that is what reopens the t

since she hasjust extolled the virtues of allowing the northern irish assembly to decide whether theye their minds about the deal that has been agreed, why is he so opposed to the british people deciding whether they want to change their minds on the deal that he hasjust extolled the virtues of before the house that i have to say to him is not a culinary delight but is really bad for the future of our country. surely he agrees with me that as elected representatives we would be failing in our duty to our constituents if we were to vote on a deal which would impact on their future and the futures of their children without foresight of that likely impact, can he therefore connect to me that he would do everything in his power to ensure the impact assessments are published and available for this house to see before saturday? i am very grateful to the honourable lady who raises an interesting question, there are any number of impact assessments that people have made about what will happen when we leave the european union is that we will have... let me give you my impact assessment, it wil

some members of the northern irish assembly will gather at stormont for the first time in nearly threellegal use of drones will be tackled by a specialist police unit under new government plans. it's been set up to avoid a repeat of the disturbances seen at gatwick airport last winter, when around 1,000 flights were delayed or cancelled following sightings of rogue drones. andy moore reports. the technology now exists to bring down a drone electronically in a matter of seconds. the security minister, brandon lewis, saw for himself how it can be done in a lab. that is quick, isn't it? now the hardware is being exported to the real world, with mobile units that can detect and bring down rogue drones. in essence, what we are looking to do is make sure that where drones can be used for malicious, or inappropriate circumstances, that our agencies, our police forces, have the tools and ability to stop that and prevent that. last december, drone sightings over gatwick airport caused chaos for several days. the flights of hundreds of thousands of people were cancelled. at heathrow, in a separa

done between the north -- northern irish, the rest of the united kingdom, and a very special customs partnership, and that has become an issue for the northern irish assembly. as you know, they prop governments in london. they believe this is not good enough, and they do not want to sign and vote for this deal. this is problematic. even though we have a deal down here in brussels, we are headed for a big showdown on saturday which will happen at the u.k. house of commons. that is the big vote that will decide if this deal is completely dead in the water or, actually, the prime minister is able to bring it back from the dead, get the deal sealed by the in p -- mp's and leave european union on time. >> what happens if the deal is rejected? does that mean we get a brexit delay? >> that is another side of the equation here. it is really the question we are all asking ourselves here in brussels. prime minister boris johnson made it clear in his press conference that he intends to get the vote through, and he completely dodged questions on if he would ask for an extension or if he is even contemplating the idea he will need more time to get the deal through. whe

suggestion to replace the so—called irish backstop, which would involve new customs checks between northern ireland and the irish republic. the northern ireland assemblyer border arrangements. the european commission says it welcomes progress, but it still has concerns. donald tusk, president of the european council, said the eu was standing fully behind ireland and remain open to talks with the uk, but was still unconvinced about the latest plans. first, the day's events at westminster from our political correspondent nick eardley. what was the mood in here this morning? perhaps relief, the brexit plan hasn't been dismissed outright. likely some optimism, but cautious backing from rebel mps. i think it's gathering support. this brexiteer minister arriving for cabinet says it's all looking good, and from the man in charge of government discipline, a thumbs up. borisjohnson‘s government will be defined by what happens in the coming days and weeks, whether he can persuade europe and westminster. the brexit debate has been long... order! statement the prime minister. boris johnson hopes his proposals are the solution. they don't deliver everything we wou

and members of the northern irish assembly will have a say on the long—term application of eu law in ears, and lead to a future free trade agreeement between the uk and the eu. mr barnier said he has faith in borisjohnson to get mps to approve the deal, which he admitted had been hard to achieve. translation: iama translation: i am a political man, i can well imagine that the prime minister, who is also a politician, believes that when he said to presidentjuncker this morning, i was part of this phone call, where we approved the agreement that was reached last night. he has faith in his ability to convince the majority needs in the house of commons, that is all i can say. he said that based on this agreement and the explanations he intends to give that he has confidence in his ability to win that vote. michel barnierjust speaking in the minutes go and are building just beside the sun. let us turn to our assistant political editor who has a lot to say on this issue and some gas with him, as well. thank you. they may have a deal in brussels, borisjohnson may think he has a deal, but her

the customs has been the biggest sticking point, the idea of consent of the northern irish assembly waso a big sticking point. we do not have a lot of clarity around those details, but customs is the area where the europeans wanted to see concessions from the u.k.. it is also the area that could become problematic for the prime minister because he has to present this as a good deal and he needs the votes from the dup to get the deal done. that is also the biggest concern from the europeans when push comes to self. -- when push comes to shove. will he be able to get the deal to the u.k. parliament? otherwise we are going back to square one. guy: we will leave it there. the last time parliament sat on a saturday, the falklands war in the early 1980's. thank you very much indeed, maria tadeo. let's get another assessment of what is happening here. the director of the national institute of economics and social research in our london bureau for the 2019 monetary and financial policy conference, where he is also launching an on monetary policy and the progress over last 20 years. you are a bu

europeans are concerned about that four years vetoed the northern irish assembly would get.ly has not met and almost two years. , and theclay meeting task they have is to prove that optimism, and turn it into something that looks like a deal that european leaders can take a look at when it comes to the thursday make or break summit. tadeo innk you maria brussels. geoffrey yu, cio, head of u.k. investment, ubs private banking is still with us. it is always the case you have to look at the hood of the ftse 100. we see a continuation of the negative correlation, but within the ftse we see domestic stocks going higher. is this premature? homebuilders, retailers moving higher 4% on the back of this optimism? geoffrey: i think that is sensible because the odds have beingd toward the market able to see a negotiated deal. the confidence points to a stronger rally if that will be the case. let's see if the numbers in parliament add up, or if we need confirmation. the problem for theresa may was getting it through parliament. matt: what do you think about ftse exporters? is brexit a b

number one that the northern irish assembly of the democratic unionist party, the prounion protestantve a veto over this business of northern ireland staying in the single market and in other words saying that they do not fancy this very much and they could foresee bigger checks on the island of ireland and i think the european union is very worried about the customs but because of what the brits are saying, look, the customs are going to be so light touch, yes will have a different international trade policy, but we would not have to do anything at the border. we can use technology and i think the eu is going to say hang on a minute, none of this technology actually exists at the moment it also is of opportunity for smugglers and i think they're worried about the integrity of the single market and one other thing in this sort of goes together. they may feel that while this may not violate the good friday agreement to northern ireland, they may feel like many people in northern ireland and the irish republic, isn't consistent with the spirit of the peace agreement. at one economy that

and also the question around consent, around giving a veto effectively to the northern irish assemblywhat would happen if the veto is exercised? work? what would happen if the veto is exercised ? then work? what would happen if the veto is exercised? then all the plans would seem to fall away. so the eu and ireland has serious issues around all that. but these negotiations and discussions are really important, they are discussions. because in them the eu is testing how much room there is for manoeuvre, is the uk willing to negotiate further next week? if there is, i think there would be serious negotiations next week. if it isn't, then we are into a serious difficulty. damien, thank you. with just two weeks before the eu summit and a looming deadline for the prime minister to seal a deal, we look at the whole island of ireland and attitudes to brexit, the backstop and the political future for both sides of the border. let's cross now to geeta guru—murthy who's in dublin. thank you very much. we are alive today, broadcasting from trinity college, dublin. an elite university, known thro

irish sea. the controversial backstop has been removed. and members of the northern ireland assemblynt will have a say on the long—term application of eu law in northern ireland, but any decision would be based on a simple majority. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. we have a deal. many thought that simply wouldn't happen. borisjohnson, hand in hand with the eu's jean—claude juncker, after signing off on a brexit deal some thought was impossible. this is a great deal for our country, for the uk. i also believe it's a very good deal for ourfriends in the eu. and what it means is that we, in the uk, can come out of the eu as one united kingdom. it removes the controversial backstop and replaces it with new arrangements to avoid a hard border in ireland. boris johnson, though, still faces a massive battle to get that deal through parliament. at the moment, he just can't be sure that a majority will back him in the house of commons. the next 2a hours is going to involve some intense arm—twisting, trying to persuade his own mps, and some from the opposition, to get on boar

let‘s cross to belfast now, jim wells is a dup member of the northern irish assembly.or northern ireland was economically and politically because of the fact that he does provide a customs bear get down the middle of the irish sea, all goods coming from britain to northern ireland will be checked by customs and levies paid on them, ok in some cases that can be refunded but it creates a huge bureaucracy would mean the united kingdom. wales in scotla nd mean the united kingdom. wales in scotland would not tolerate this, so why is it upon us? very good to talk to you. thank you. just behind me, a news conference taking place. the european council president donald tusk there. and jonglei junker and others. let‘s join in. -- jonglei junker and others. let‘s join in. —— jonglei junker. jonglei junker and others. let‘s join in. -- jongleijunker. the european council endorses this deal and it looks like we are very close to the final stretch. why has the deal that was impossible yesterday become possible today? firstly, the deal has been assessed properly by ireland. isaid dea

and then some way down the road, potentially four years, the northern irish a sibley will have the option as to -- the northern irish assembly will have the option as to whether part of the irish island has the option to leave the customs union formed with the republic of ireland and rejoin the customs union of the u.k. but the indications are that the eu is not going to be happy with this. the indications are that dublin is not going to be happy with this. there have been accusations that the plan has already been leaked. it will be formerly given to jump lead juncker -- it will be formerly given to jean-claude juncker later today. alix: thank you. charles schwab plans to get rid of commissions for options, stocks, and etf's. dani burger has more. tell us where we are. dani: this race to zero, this fee slashing, is nothing new. the asset management industry has been under pressure the past two years to reduce fees, so race to zero isn't new, but perhaps what is new is that schwab may have finally won. shareshing that, plunging. the strategy behind this is getting to economies of scale. they figure by having lower fees, they

island -- thehern northern irish assembly does not sit at the moment, it seems difficult to fit whath the way the voting system works in the assembly. minister donohoe: it is one of the issues we have to seriously consider. in april for the institutions has to be compensated by the fact that the same institutions have now been -- it has always been a shared priority of both governments to see what we do to resuscitate them and have them up and running. that is all part of what we need to do to ensure the communities of northern ireland have their voice heard. anna: you would rather do that, use the northern ireland assembly then create some other mechanism. minister donohoe: that is quite a leap from what i said. there is a need across the in all the to engage ways the challenges can be dealt with. the prime minister said last night that he will work until the last second to see if there is a way that delivers our national objectives and is of thent of the decision u.k. to leave the eu. anna: is it possible for northern ireland to leave the customs union? that seems to be a stumbling

after those four years, we will end up in a situation where the northern irish assembly can determine it. the early indications are that this is not a plan that will be workable. brussels and dublin are already pouring cold water on it. guy, we were just hearing from the prime minister, saying the u.k. is prepared for a no deal brexit. what insight do we have on whether he actually once a no-deal brexit? guy: that is what i mean by maybe that is where boris johnson once to be. there were many reports last night from some fairly senior x government officials suggesting that this is a plan -- ex -government officials suggesting that forrest johnson knows this will not fly. the u.k. is to a certain extent prepared for a no-deal brexit. johnson has insisted he wants their deal, but if this is the deal and he knows it will not work, that could have question marks around it. the u.k.? we will find out. indications are this will be a6 shock -- a tariff shock. many believe it will cause a short-term recession. is the u.k. ready? probably not. is ireland ready? probably not. is the eu ready? p

finally, this arrangement would have to be approved by the northern irish assembly, and then re—approvedne live in the house of commons — where we expect borisjohnson to outline his new brexit proposals to mps in the next half hour or so. we'll bring you that live. this is significant, because of the expected suspension of parliament next tuesday ahead of the queen's speech, meaning no prime minister's questions next wednesday, this could be the last significant chance for mps to scrutinise borisjohnson directly. we will be live once boris johnson begins to speak. but first, we will hear from norman smith, who is at the houses of parliament. but first, how is this being received in brussels? our correspondent, adam fleming, is there. problematic is that they were that we have heard used to give an insta nt we have heard used to give an instant reaction to these proposals from borisjohnson. instant reaction to these proposals from boris johnson. are instant reaction to these proposals from borisjohnson. are there grounds for negotiation? the first thing is that the eu has kept the door op

members of the northern irish assembly are gathering at stormont to discuss abortion laws.re that it's under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but, look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment, two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday — amid reports of racist abuse, against the haringey team. wikileaks wikilea ks founder wikileaks founderjulian assange is fighting extradition to the united states. some breaking news about what has been happening in the courts, over brexit. the latest court hearing, on what has been happening in parliament, in terms of what has been going on. basically, scotland's highest court has been asked to consider whether borisjohnson was compliant in the law, asking him to seek a brexit delay. it was the benn act and required him to send a letter to the eu, requesting an extension in the event of no deal. thejudges in extension in the event of no deal. the judges in scotland were asked to consider whether the prime minister was complying with that lot and they have d

might mean slightly different rules for northern ireland, and they liked the idea of the northern irish assemblyne and want to be persuaded of a deal. they are all big questions and based on boris johnson managing to get a plan agreed with brussels. there will be agreed with brussels. there will be a statement in the commons later this morning, we think where the government will set out its plans and will be taking some questions as well. nick, thank you. let's speak now to our europe reporter, adam fleming, who's in brussels. what if they do not like it and what if the proposals don't seem concrete? it was going to agree and are they going to remain united? that's a lot of questions. first thing to is that the eu is prepared to talk to the uk and there will be further talks. they have not shut the door and rejected it straightaway which is one of the uk government objectives with all of this, to keep the show on the road although maybe the eu would always say that and be polite and diplomatic. the eu likes the stuff about northern ireland following eu rules and regulations when it comes to the

irish sea. there would also be a bigger say for the northern ireland assembly.hnson still faces a battle to persuade mps to back it in a rare commons sitting on saturday. but ministers, especially those who initially opposed the may deal, can't hide their excitement. it is a really good exciting deal that takes out the undemocratic backstop, delivers on what the prime minister promised he would do. in 85 days, he has achieved something that could not be achieved in three years. every single member who stood on a manifesto saying that they would respect the will of the people in the referendum can support this with confidence. all our socialist friends can support it with confidence because it delivers on the referendum result. it is a really exciting day today in british politics. all eurosceptics, old friends who sit where i used to sit can rally around this great deal, and i hope... i hope... i hope my friends in the dup will also find that what it does for the whole of the united kingdom is something over which they can have comfort and support. the dup have

and members of the northern irish assembly will have a say on the long—term application of eu law inwhich amendments are chosen by the speaker of the commons, john bercow, but they are not expected before 2:30pm this afternoon. the most significant and controversial amendment is one put down by former tory sir oliver letwin, who now sits as an independent. let‘s take a closer look at that amendment. it would withhold parliamentary support for the deal unless and until legislation implementing the agreement in uk law is passed by mps. if this is passed, it would force the prime minister to seek a further delay to brexit beyond the 31st october deadline — under the terms of the benn act passed last month. david shiels is a policy analyst at open europe — a think tank focusing on uk—eu relationship after brexit. thank you forjoining us. in your view, this new deal put forward by borisjohnson, is view, this new deal put forward by boris johnson, is it view, this new deal put forward by borisjohnson, is it better or worse than theresa may‘s deal? borisjohnson, is it better or worse than t

assembly back. the pressure on northern irish politicians to make sure that they do come back to consider this will ir support for this plan, are entirely conscious of that. these assembly has to come back anyway, there are so has to come back anyway, there are so many has to come back anyway, there are so many reasons has to come back anyway, there are so many reasons it should, but this is yet another one, which adds to the pressure. thank you so much for joining us. damian grammaticas is in brussels for us. you just heard for some grim payday talking about growing support in parliament. —— from sir graham brady. i think it is worth pointing out that it looks like from here that the uk parliament is making this a mistake it made back when all the... back in the same position when graham brady's amendment was passed. it might look like it has support in the uk, but can it pass your? back then it was passed, but it was not something it was going to fly in the eu, they viewed it as unworkable and impractical are not a cce pta ble unworkable and impractical are not acceptable to them. again, the messa

essentially a de facto customs border down the middle of the irish sea before sort of this promise members of the northern ireland assembly here votes on those arrangements and what's annoyed the d.p. is that that vote will be decided by a simple majority and the worry is coming from the d p that the nationalists who the unionist saw in a coalition government with going to try and push for more economic integration with the republic of ireland of course remains the the union x. rays on dietary reason to be to see an all island at some point in the future also what the unionists argue is that boris johnson's idea of having the simple majority undermines one of the key points that was drawn up during the good friday agreement in the 1990 s. of course as you know for an end to decades of facility in that detail if a 30 member. the northern ireland assembly object to any new piece of legislation for instance boys johnson's law they can raise that object so that it will be then go to members of the 2 communities the unionists and the nationalists to decide on that legislation going forward and so far the unionists of been usin

great deal for northern irish business there's no any interest no infrastructure at the border and there is a command consent mechanism which allows by majority in the northern ireland assembly for the people right across all of the communities to consent to staying in a limited number of rules and regulations on agra foods industrialized products that are required for that seamless access to the new market. now the white house is that knowledge that president trump held out military aid to ukraine partly to push kiev to hold investigations in connection with the 2016 presidential campaign but acting chief of staff mick mulvaney trying to his statement and donald trump's lawyer distance the president from those remarks democrats say this is further evidence of wrongdoing bolstering the case for impeachment. has more now from washington d.c. . the white house has a message for anyone who criticizes using american aid as leverage over a foreign nation get over it there's going to be a political influence in foreign policy at the white house chief of staff offered no apologies for the july phone call between president trump and the leader of ukraine in which trump pressed for u

great deal for northern irish business there's no any interest no infrastructure at the border and there is a command consent mechanism which allows by majority in the northern ireland assembly for the people right across one of the communities to consent to staying in a limited number of rules and regulations on agra foods industrialized products that are required for seamless access to the market let's go live now to rory châlons in london rory that optimism aside this is numbers in the end and how those numbers looking right now for bars. well assuming we have a full house in parliament tomorrow boris johnson needs 320 m.p.'s at least survive for his deal to get in through and as it stands at the moment looking at how this stacks up he might well be between 5 and 16 or so m.p.'s short of that number he basically now that the d.p. of ruled themselves out saying they can vote for it needs to rely on the m.p.'s who call themselves the sponsons now these are the conservative and p's hard line breaks it is to vote it down to reason may's deal several times he needs them on board he also needs the m.p.'s who were thrown out of the parliamentary party conservative party for voti

northern ireland, somewhere in the irish sea, could they live with that? there would be no further checks at the irish border, so brussels is worried. and borisjohnson says the northern ireland assemblye it before any new system kicks in and every four years afterwards. yes, this is a compromise by the uk andi yes, this is a compromise by the uk and i hope very much that our friends understand that and compromise in their turn. if we fail to getan compromise in their turn. if we fail to get an agreement because of what is essentially a technical discussion on the exact nature of the future customs checks, when that technology is improving the whole time, let us be in no doubt, conference, what the alternative is. the alternative is no deal, and that is not the outcome we want, it is not the outcome we see at all but let me tell you, my friends, it is an outcome for which we are ready. mrjohnson has already been busy trying to sell his plans to the eu, talking this afternoon to irish taoiseach leo varadkar, german chancellor angela merkel and european commission president jean—claude juncker. in a statement released afterwards, mrjuncker welcomed "boris johnson's determination to adva

was asking about the stormont veto, a mechanism for the northern ireland assembly to give their consent to entering in to the replacement to the irishngement. i think the key issue, andrew, is the principle of consent. that is why the backstop was rejected three times. it was the concern about both sides in northern ireland not approving of the backstop. of course in the mechanism, as part of the negotiations, we can look at that and discuss that. you might move on that? the key issue is if you are going to have a regulatory zone in which laws apply, there has to be consensus in northern ireland. the mechanism, we have set out proposals in legal texts and we can discuss that mechanism but the key issue is the principle of consent to any regulatory zone. steve barclay himself is jetting off to amsterdam later for more talks, resuming tomorrow in brussels, to see if they can move us onto this phase of intense negotiations. steve barclay was also asked whether the government will be bringing back these proposals to parliament. what if a deal is reached before that council? he said the government was considering it. thousands of masked

northern ireland. manus and i talked about this in the past, i know, the way the irish assembly will be involved here. e dup, it looks like they have come along more to the eu 27 way of thinking. the northern ireland assembly to vote on the arrangement. left the, they have details of how that happens to northern ireland. another incentive perhaps to get bill around the tables in northern ireland. one crucial sticking point that seems to have come out of nowhere, vat on either side of the northern irish border. manus: angela merkel says apparently we are in the final meters. when you speak to people in the north of ireland, the motivation has more to do with many social issues and the problem rather than brent -- issues in the province rather than perhaps political. bea deal gets done, it will what drives that tacit except from the back benches of the tories and elsewhere. the erg, the spartans, the diehard brexiteers, they have always followed the leader of the dup. if the dup holds out here, we are already starting to hear slightly more positive signs from those diehard exit tears. steve baker just ye

the middle of the irish sea when it comes to customs but all of those arrangements according to parse johnson will be put democratically before members of the northern ireland assembly store monson the issue lies in the kind of vote the boys johnson is saying should be allowed to take place here to keep these arrangements in place he suggesting it should be a simple majority and the worry is from the d p that the nationalists who the unionists are in a coalition leadership where the government with here will try eventually to push later down the line possibly for more economic integration with the republic of ireland because it is of course the nationalist reason to be i guess to push for the idea of a united ireland eventually further down the line and that really worries the democratic unionist party the d.p. said it also undermines the good friday process let me explain this simply to you at the moment if 40 members of this parliament object to any pete. legislation it then has to go before members of both communities both the union is and the nationalists under 4 stances plan that is sidelined focusing entirely on a simple majority of those i said that really wo

unless and until by majority vote of the stormont assembly, northern ireland elects to remain in alignment. otherwise, for the vast majority of the northern irish course, northern ireland exits with the rest of the uk whole and entire. it is quite clear that whatever he says about northern ireland being in the uk customs union, de facto the european union customs code applies in northern ireland if the protocol comes into place, which requires exit declarations from northern ireland... yes, it does. the brexit secretary said opposite yesterday and was corrected by hmrc. there are no checks, gb and i, there will light touch measures to ensure there is no illegal trade... illegal trade... illegal trade in endangered animal species, in endangered animal species and banned firearms. not everybody will be happy with what the prime minister is putting forward but all communities should be happy that nobody is talking about a coach and horses being driven through the good friday agreement, and there are no communities particularly at the border who are now fearful of a resurrection of violence and bloodshed and hatred, the prime minister is to be cong

irish sea. the controversial ‘backstop‘ has been removed, and members of the northern ireland assembly at stormontve a say on the long—term application of eu law in northern ireland, but any decision would be based on a simple vote. political correspondent nick eardley reports. we have a deal. many thought that it simply wouldn't happen. boris johnson, hand—in—hand with the eu's jean—claude juncker, after signing off on the brexit deal that some thought was impossible. this is a great deal for our country, for the uk. i also believe it's a very good deal for our friends in the eu. and what it means is that we in the uk can come out of the eu as one united kingdom. it removes the controversial backstop and replaces it with new arrangements to avoid a hard border in ireland. boris johnson, though, still faces a massive battle to get that deal through parliament. at the moment, he just can't be sure that a majority will back him in the house of commons. so, the next 2a hours is going to involve some intense arm—twisting, trying to persuade his own mps and some from the opposition to get on board. the

great deal the northern irish business there's no any interest no infrastructure at the border and there is a command consent mechanism which allows by majority in the northern ireland assembly for the people right across one of the communities to consent to staying in a limited number of rules and regulations on agra foods industrialized products that are required for that seamless access to the market well the white house has acknowledged that president trump held up military aid to ukraine partly to push to hold investigations in connection with the 2016 presidential election but acting chief of staff mick mulvaney then backtracked on the statement that donald trump's lawyer distanced the president from bowser box democrats say this is further evidence of wrongdoing bolstering the case for impeachment castro has more from washington d.c. . the white house has a message for anyone who criticizes using american aid as leverage over a foreign nation get over it there's going to be a political influence in foreign policy the white house chief of staff offered no apologies for the july phone call between president trump and the leader of ukraine in which trump pressed for ukra