let's talk now to the liberal democrat leader who is in oui’ liberal democrat leader who is in our westdid you make of what the prime minister had to say today? she clearly sees this as a way forward in bricking the parliamentary logjam in discussions over brexit. in the words, no. iwas party discussions over brexit. in the words, no. i was party to these discussions over the weekend. very good initiative, iwelcomed discussions over the weekend. very good initiative, i welcomed the fact we have the relief of the challenge on the europeans registering. i thought that was a positive move but on the substance, we saw absolutely nothing that we could see in terms of progress. i think one of the labour backbenchers said, we had open doors but a closed mind. i do worry that we are drifting into a confrontation here with chicken played by the government and no prospect of a revolution. would you say then that the suggestion that theresa may order to talk to you and the talks she had with you and the snp and so on over the weekend, but that was just window dressing because today's statement mak