meanwhile, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has also had to apologise, after referring tored," in a bbc radio 2 phone—in. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, is at westminster. a p pa re ntly apparently amber rudd was attempting to highlight abuse directed towards diane abbott but ended up causing offence herself. that's right. amber rudd said the online abuse faced by black and minority ethnic women was particularly nasty and had to stop. she was sticking up for diane abbott and being supportive but at one point in the interview she described the labour mp is a coloured woman. it definitely is worse if you're a woman, and it's worst of all if you're a coloured woman. i know that diane abbott gets a huge amount of abuse, and i think that's something we need to continue to call out. that prompted a furious response from diane abbott on twitter who said, it was a revealing choice of words that was outdated and offensive. and it is pretty extraordinary that amber rudd chose to use such an old—fashioned racial term that really jars to use such an old—fashioned racial term

if you are boris and you get amber rudd on your team. a balanced ticket. he just rudd on your team.nced ticket. he just needs to get on the list to win. jeremy hunt is trying to get amber rudd. there's a whole swathes of 30 and 40 something women who may have voted labour, may have voted conservative, and you need to seize those votes. it's the battle for the centre ground, not people who have already made up their minds about what they think about events and policy. you have to be quite right wing and brexiteer to win the party, but to win an election, you have to be more centrist. is trying to appeal to all of these different bits to win power. all of those young people who are becoming slightly disaffected withjeremy corbyn and may be won over. let's move away from politics and brexit for a few moments. while we dream of having croissants. the sunday mirror have mickjagger to having croissants. the sunday mirror have mick jagger to cancelling the tour because he's not very well. he's had an insurance test, which has thrown up something which they don't specify and he has had to t

i gather amber rudd was trying to defend diane abbott?, amber rudd was saying the online abuse suffered by black minority ethnic women was particularly nasty. —— black and minority ethnic. but she was sticking up diane abbott but at one point described the labour mp asa at one point described the labour mp as a coloured woman. it definitely is worse if you are a woman, and it's worst of all if you are a coloured woman. i know that diane abbott gets a huge amount of abuse and i think that's something we need to continue to call out. that prompted a furious response from diane abbott, who said it was a revealing choice of words, it was outdated and offensive. it is pretty extraordinary that amber rudd used such an old—fashioned racial terms that jars are so such an old—fashioned racial terms thatjars are so badly today. it was inevitable she would have to apologise and she did immediately, saying she was mortified by the clu msy saying she was mortified by the clumsy language she had used. she's only been back in the cabinet for micro month

an exciting new plan from amber rudd.ur and we do not have change for. it is —— page four. turn to page four and we do not have change for. it is -- page four. when something like this is dangled thi5 feel5 something like this is dangled thi5 feels very comforting in the face of brecht that but somehow, when it feel5 brecht that but somehow, when it feels like a few members of the cabinet are still attending to their brief. that is reassuring and that i5 brief. that is reassuring and that is the bigger picture. what is not to like about a headline that says pension boost for millions? to like about a headline that says pension boost for million5?|j to like about a headline that says pension boost for millions? i feel it may be too late for many of the daily express readers. the daily mirror, the last that we will look at. a moving picture that the chance to reflect on events in new zealand and the role that the new zealand prime minister has played. impre55ive. and presidential. all of those words. leadership. we saw rudy

amber rudd was making...portant point about the harassment suffered by mps, particularly diana abbot, and referred to her as a coloured woman and she apologised immediately and said her brain went blank. karen bradley, the northern ireland secretary said actions committed by the army during the troubles were not crimes which is not going to help the matter if you look at attitudes in northern ireland and the republic of ireland at the moment. the amber rudd one, on karen bradley. the timing is bad because they are decisions imminent which have nothing to do with the government but if they come out against prosecuting these soldiers, and whether that is unfair, that is the risk of you commenting in advance of those things but also she has admitted she did not understand how important the background, i whether you are from a nationalist oi’ whether you are from a nationalist or loyalist background your voting pattern was. it is not helping her image as a minister in control of events. ultimately, the role of th

amber rudd., which tore through south eastern africa more than a week ago, has continued to rise amid reports of the first cases of cholera. the storm devastated large swathes of mozambique, zimbabwe, and malawi. in the lords, an international development minister warned that the scale of the international response to the disaster was not reaching the level of the crisis. would the minister agreed that the scale and effect of this disaster is devastating and still unfolding with what he said to 200 million people. they need of urgent humanitarian assistance. the right of another secondary emergency from diseases like cholera and malaria. could he tell the house of the apartments long—term plan to help countries recover and also what the government is doing to encourage other countries to match this countries generosity both private and public. can i also pay tribute to the noble baroness's work with the emergency committee, the amount of money raised is phenomenal, 21 million — the generosity of

amber rudd, the work and pensions secretary, has said that disabled pensioners will no longer face repeatthis spring, about 270,000 people will not have to have their personal independence payments regularly reviewed. but a disability group said the reform would still leave millions of younger people stuck in a failing system. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. i have trouble getting on and off transport, buses, and i can't get on a train at all. buses are difficult, so without the car i would be totally. . . housebound. when diane barrett lost her car for six months following a benefit assessment, she says she lost her independence. the 69—year—old who lives with parkinson's disease fought the decision and won. today's government announcement means she won't now have any more reassessments for personal independence payments. it's a relief certainly, yes, certainly and it's great. it is wonderful they are taking some notice and listened. funnily enough, i was only thinking about it the other day. i was thinking, oh, the thought, you know, of going through that agai

plot to help amber rudd become tory leader.y about that? he's not happy about that, he had a very sexy reply to that. can you broadcast at? no, it you can't. 0k, that. can you broadcast at? no, it you can't. ok, so we would leap at. if this story turns out to be true, if theresa may gozo announces she is going to go, probably in early may. having delivered the deal. having delivered the deal, got her legacy, then there will be a tory political leadership contest over the summer, with the winner being crowned in manchester in november. amber rudd you would think would be one of the people who might be in the frame, but the majority she has in hastings and rye is slim, and you could not have a prime minister could be asked at any time. so somehow, if she wa nts to at any time. so somehow, if she wants to do it, she has got to try and find different seat to go to, i cannot quite see how she does that. it looks terribly cynical, whatever point you actually do it, so i see her more as a kingmaker in at the moment it is looking like

amber rudd.clone idai, which tore through south eastern africa more than a week ago, has continued to rise amid reports of the first cases of cholera. the storm devastated large swathes of mozambique, zimbabwe, and malawi. in the lords, an international development minister warned that the scale of the international response to the disaster was not reaching the level of the crisis. would the minister agreed that the scale and effect of this disaster is devastating and still unfolding with what he said to 200 million people. they need of urgent humanitarian assistance. the right of another secondary emergency from diseases like cholera and malaria. could he tell the house of the apartments long—term plan to help countries recover and also what the government is doing to encourage other countries to match this countries generosity both private and public. can i also pay tribute to the noble baroness's work with the emergency committee, the amount of money raised is phenomenal, 21 million — the gene

we'll get reaction from kevin rudd. >>> oracle hit with a double downgrade and will report after theell with adobe, broadcom and ulta beauty first let's check the market lower but we started a little lower still than this and recovered to positive for most of the early part of the afternoon. the dow is exactly flat. s&p down .1% as is the nasdaq. >> mike santoli in the note today said we are jogging in place at the 2019 highs. we'll talk to him, of course, later. >>> new home sales in january sinking. diana olick has more on what that signals for the economy and the housing market, diana. >> reporter: it may just be that consumers are pulling back from those big ticket items this was a surprise, especially given the drop in mortgage rates. sales of newly built homes fell nearly 7% in january compared to december and down over 4% annually according to the census this as the average rate on the 30-year fixed fell over 5% in november to 4.5% in january. the sales numbers based on signed contracts and not closings and people out shopping in the neighborhoods just at the start of the new

racial term that really just today and emma old —fashioned racial term that reallyjust today and emma rudduage and said sorry to diana abbot. she will not want to have stumbled into this dispute around race and language. the fashion retailer l k bennett, has gone into administration, putting 500 jobs at risk. the high end brand worn by celebrities, including the duchess of cambridge, has 39 stores, five of which will close immediately. administrators say they're continuing to look for a buyer. the equalities and human rights commission has said it is considering launching a formal investigation into anti—semitism in the labour party. it says labour may have acted unlawfully. the party has now been given a chance to respond and says it will fully co—operate, rejecting any suggestion, it's broken the law. the headlines on bbc news: the uk government grants a ‘special status‘ to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british citizen being held in prison in iran accused of spying. an emotional appeal from stab victim — jodie chesney‘s father — to help the police find those reponsible for her death th

they have gone to amber rudd arriving at the vote before they did this shocking thing and abstaining, we are sort of no further back even if we are no further forward. it has been the most active and busy day. i was on college green earlier. the campaigners, the whistles, the noises. it seems so febrile. yet nothing has changed. theresa may's famous line nothing has changed remains true. even though it looks dead, there isn't a particularly viable alternative. i keep coming back to the sense that every single possible outcome feels impossible. her deal gets through by a process of wearing people down. you were talking about a strategy of fatigue. if they do that, the question of asking for something more radical like a people 's vote or god forbid a general election starts to be back on the table. are any of those feasible? people 's vote or a general election? i think the fear is that if these politicians have to return to the polls and they haven't fixed brexit, they are all in their various ways going to be in a real pickle because if you don't fix brexit before you have a general

more than a dozen including amber rudd and greg clark defied her last note to rule out leaving the eul in all circumstances. the ayes to the right — 321. the noes to the left — 278. the ayes to the right — 321. the noes to the left - 278. you could hear the sound of the prime minister's authority draining away, losing two crucial votes in the commons. these days she is almost immune to defence. so she simply set out what would happen next. it is likely there will be another vote on a brexit till next week. she said if it passed, well, there could be a short delay to brexit. if it doesn't pass then brexit could take another a lot longer. the house has to understand and accept that if it is not willing to support a deal in the coming days, and as it is not willing to support living without a deal on the 29th of march, then it is suggesting that they will need to bea is suggesting that they will need to be a much longer extension to article 50. the hope ten downing street isn't some conservatives who previously opposed the deal and northern ireland's dup, too, might 110w northern ireland

amber rudd, the work and pensions secretary, has said that disabled pensioners will no longer face repeat0 people will not have to have their personal independence payments regularly reviewed. but a disability group said the reform would still leave millions of younger people "stuck in a failing system". 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. i have trouble getting on and off transport, buses, and i cannot get on a train at all. buses are difficult, so without the car i would be totally... housebound. when diane barrett lost her car for six months following a benefit assessment, she says she lost her independence. the 69—year—old who lives with parkinson's disease fought the decision and won. today's government announcement means she won't now have any more reassessments for personal independence payments. it is a relief certainly, yes, and it's great. it is wonderful they are taking some notice and listened. funnily enough, i was only thinking about it the other day. i was thinking, ooh, the thought, you know, of going through that again, because you have a wodge of p

between belief that mr coke, amber rudd, david mundell, the scottish secretary, vote against it —— but re bring your government down if they were all fired or resigned.“ you're going to vote against the web, the honourable thing to do is to resign your duties as the minister to vote against it. —— if you are going to vote against the whip. i think if you vote against a hard, three line whip, that is the honourable thing to do. many ministers and cabinet ministers have resigned in the past. george eustace designed cell resigned a few weeks ago because he thought he would pursue the debate from the backbenches —— george eustace resigned a few weeks ago. these are probably that others negotiations we will contact in my lifetime, certainly. colleagues are finding it difficult, but ultimately i think the prime minister is in the right place, the nation think she is on the right place, she is ten points ahead of labour in the polls, even now. revise the conservative party is. the prime minister's own ratings are ahead ofjeremy corbyn's. the country feel she is doing the right thing, being mo

we talked about amber rudd, could she be, in effect, the king or queen maker?mps, i would personally be surprised if she goes very far at the moment, there are such appetite, a convicted brexiteer to take the next stage forward. as i said, there are sensible people have half an eye on the forthcoming general election, whenever that will be. the fact is the conservative party is still in an electoral crisis in that many of the gains that have been made over the years to try to appeal beyond the core vote, because of this very divisive brexit debate, seem to have collapsed. the real challenge for the new person, whoever he or she is, won'tjust be about managing brexit, it will be about taking the conservative message to the country to the electorate that right now don't really know what the party stands for beyond wanting to get out of the eu. that is a big challenge. i want to pick up that thought in a second. stay with me, if you would. we have something here from jeremy corbyn. all focus tomorrow on labour and which way they might vote on the withdrawal part o

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kevin rudd's apology to the stolen generations was one of the really historical moments where there was an acknowledgement of the harm done and a genuine polity given for that how i think that we as a nation can start healing when and and this is a truce a non est between different groups professor pat dudgeon former commissioner for the national mental health commission it's been a pleasure talking to you thank you for joining us my pleasure kemal and that is it from us or join us again next week and also be sure to check out the rewind page at al-jazeera dot com for more films from the series. from the whole team thanks for joining us so you can see. rewind continues i can bring your people back to life from sars with updates on the best about just serious documentaries. from. revisiting anatomy of an american city. friends who were lost to the streets i can literally see the future of baltimore. the rewind on al-jazeera. in germany's capital there is a barber like no other sort of put it to. those trucks cross what you have. but as his city changes he's moving with the time. and goin

cher horowitz herself alicia silverstone, paul rudd, brekin meyer and donald faison thrilled guests atcago's comic and entertainment expo. they shared memories of their late friend and co-star brittany murphy who died in 2009 at the age of 32. >> she was so good. >> and alicia proved that she's a bit, well, clueless when it comes to remembering the film that put her on the map. >> i don't remember the table read. >> i don't remember the table read either. >> i do. >> you guys might not remember this, but for my 21st birthday you three took me out. do you remember that? >> i was there? >> yes. >> do you remember making the film? >>> and our hearts will go on and on after witnessing a carpool karaoke pairing like no other. check out celine dion and james corden in vegas shooting a performance with a titanic twist. no icebergs at the bellagio fountains, but james and celine went full jack and rose for this bit we're told will air on james' show this spring. james posted this shot of the duo carpooling last week, but it looks like it was this moment that had him feeling like the king of th

unprecedented situation is joining me is mostly saying he's a former special advisor to the minister on the rudd former staff inside downing street you know this place very well. any of the options that stick out to you in particular yes i think the idea of a cafe maci referendum that seems to be going legs and there was mostly from labor but also from the conservative side now as well and this is very much the idea of would have a deal is agreed getting that public law and i kind of sign off on the people it's not without risk it could end up being a lot more divisive but he seems to be where i think and he's a coalescing around at the moment now to resubmit his deal is not one of the eight options she's keeping that in the back office there was talk of it being brought back for a meaningful vote perhaps thursday maybe even friday but the speaker of the house as well he's put a spanner into that works hasn't say yes he has he's asked for that species going to change the motion i think the government thinking very carefully you read to me about what that change should be how do they bring it bac

again, let's listen to what secretary amber rudd had to say about that. >> hopeful that the speech she made will have helped persuade some colleagues of the need to vote because otherwise the alternatives they will like even less and i think that message went over and i hope we move forward now. brent: does that mean theresa may has the majority she needs for her brexit plan? charlotte: at the moment it does look like the numbers still don't add up in her favor. there are, of course, hard-liners from her party that she has convinced in saying she is going to step down, for example, boris johnson, former foreign secretary who has bashed this deal, her withdrawal agreement, over the past month and said he'd never vote for it. he came around and said now he will vote for it if she's willing to step down and she does so. but there is still the question of whether the northern irish coalition partner will come on board and that is very unclear at this point. also, there is another hurdle. the speaker of the house has said he might not allow this vote to take place if there are no substantia

john: but the cabinet is split.b there is a rudd. she is backing mrs.'s deal, but wants freedom for tories toh vote how they se. others on the left are demanding the same. some junior ministers are saying prately they will rebel an resign if they have to. today mr may kept them all guessing. one who quithe government and voted to give 's a choice on brexit plans stood by his decision. >> i think brexit should happen in the right w, which is leaving but leaving on good terms with the best possible opportunity of a good future at the eu. john: what will be the choices when mp's fill this chamber tomorrow? there is the pm's deal, voted twice defeated already. or what closer to mrs. may's.hen a fresh referendum is another option. and a brexit with no deal. 's insist they will nev support that, but is still seems possible. >> all these proposals will be put forward, the speaker will select them. it will be handed to mp's and be asked to indicate yes or no to each one of them, and mps can vote for as many of the ideas as they support. john: still, the battle

kevin rudd's apology to the stolen generations was one of the ways really historical moments where there was an acknowledgement of the harm done and a genuine polity given for that how i think that we as a nation can start healing when ownership and and this is a truce a non est between different groups professor pat dudgeon former commissioner for the australian national mental health commission it's been a pleasure talking to you thank you for joining us my pleasure kemal and that is it from us or join us again next week and also be sure to check out the rewind page at al-jazeera dot com for more films from the series i'm come on santa maria from the whole team thanks for joining us so you can see. rewind continues i can bring your people back to life i'm sorry with updates on the best about just serious documentaries the struggle continues book from bob did to now use distance revisiting. anatomy of an american city i have close friends who were lost to the streets i can literally see the future of baltimore to the ass of my students and it does not look rewind on al-jazeera. the late

quad this is the cabinet minister amber rudd. this is the cabinet minister amber rudd.nk they can solve this problem? well, it's an important opportunity for the house to show its voice and to say what it will accept rather than constantly saying what it won't accept. i think it will be an important moment. do you think the prime minister will honour whatever is decided? the government always listens to the house, and we'll have to see what it actually comes outwith. thank you. the conservative backbencher, sir oliver letwin is the reason these votes are taking place. he proposed them on monday and was backed by mps swipe he proposed them on monday and was backed by mps including 30 of the prime minister‘s mps swipe of whom three were ministers and they resigned. quad oliver letwin spoke earlier. his processes come about as a result of the increasing concern that many of the increasing concern that many of us have had across the house of commons, that we are heading not towards fruitful in the prime minister‘s deal towards a no deal exit which i was against for many mon

amber rudd, the work and pensions secretary, has said that disabled pensioners will no longer face repeat,000 people will not have to have their personal independence payments regularly reviewed. but a disability group said the reform would still leave millions of younger people "stuck in a failing system". our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. i have trouble getting on and off transport, buses, and i cannot get on a train at all. buses are difficult, so without the car i would be totally... housebound. when diane barrett lost her car for six months following a benefit assessment, she says she lost her independence. the 69—year—old who lives with parkinson's disease fought the decision and won. today's government announcement means she won't now have any more reassessments for personal independence payments. it is a relief certainly, yes, and it's great. it is wonderful they are taking some notice and listened. funnily enough, i was only thinking about it the other day. i was thinking, ooh, the thought, you know, of going through that again, because you have a wodge o

shortly afterwards, amber rudd issued an apology, also via twitter. she said...s displaced more people than in any other crisis in modern times. among the victims, the innocent children who've grown up knowing only conflict. we ve been following two of them — children who are as old as the conflict itself. caroline hawley has been back to meet them. my name is mustafa. the eight—year—old and his little sister survived a barrel bomb. it destroyed their family home near aleppo, leaving only their grandmother to look after them. safe in the cupboard is mustafa's most precious possession. it's all he has left of his father, ibrahim, who died saving him. his mother was also killed, but he doesn't even have a photo to remember her. mustafa was so badly injured he spent a whole year in hospital. twice a week he still comes for physiotherapy. he is a strong boy. he's very strong. his left hand doesn't move properly because of a piece of shrapnel in his brain. his hips were badly broken and one leg is now longer than the other. mustafa needs help to dress and wash. the ch

amber rudd said herself people feel like they are on trial when they go for benefit assessments.osely, the safeguards we heard about were not followed with jodey, safeguards we heard about were not followed withjodey, they safeguards we heard about were not followed with jodey, they are safeguards we heard about were not followed withjodey, they are there. they are often not followed and people slip through the net. there is more to be done in the short—term and lots in the longer term to ensure that people are treated with more dignity and respect. ciaran says my life has been made hell by the dwp. they took my pip away from the months before my award was due and have almost driven me to suicide numerous times. if it was not for quick action from my mumi if it was not for quick action from my mum i would be dead now, the whole system has made my life a misery and i‘m constantly in fear of what the department for work and pensions will do next. eric says, i don‘t know about you but zero point awards for pip, esa, assessments of incurable, progressive disabilities and looming univ

this morning i thought amber rudd was pretty much playing a neutral hand.no new strategy? it is still her deal or no—deal. hand. why is there no new strategy? it is still her deal or no-deal. the important thing is to get a deal through and we will talk to mp5 to try and get their support so we can avoid no—deal next week. that is the message from the whole of government and certainly the prime minister. why is she pitting the public against parliament?” why is she pitting the public against parliament? i don't see it like that. i think all mp5 have a responsibility and a need to try and avoid no—deal and we will all be trying to do that over the next few days. thank you. let's talk about what theresa may said last night and the reaction to it. if you want to win friends and influence people and persuade them to back your deal, did you go about it the right way?m persuade them to back your deal, did you go about it the right way? it is a curious strategy, and at one level you can understand it. i think there is anecdotal evidence and everybody knows that pe

some on both sides including cabinet ministers likember rudd would like brexit closer to the eu, a bitnorway's, sticking with eu market laws and standards and maybe the custom system. n trade tariffs and border checks. no problem avoiding stocks and checks on the irish border. but it also means no new trade deals around the world. jeremy c customs union.want a he says he can negotiate terms to his liking. then there is another referendum. mps were never likely to back a referendum this evening, but the so-called people's vote campaigners wi be back. what will the eu make of it all? in brussels next week, eu leaders must decide whether to grant the brexit delay at all. signsrehey will, but there may be strings attache both france impose conditions -- conditions? mpose will spain reopen the sovereignty of gibraltar? crucially, will they insist on a long delay until the brits agree on brexit?he tonight, trime minister's last best hope is that all of her defeats, all h concessions, will pave the way to a deal. fear of a lo delay, possibility of being tied into eu rules, and rear of the reu

process of history that's now starting to change around certainly are proud then prime minister kevin rudd's apology to the stolen generations was one of the guys really his. sturrock all moments where there was an acknowledgement of the house. and a genuine polity given full that. i think that we as a nation can stop hailing when i'm in a ship and and there is a treason on a state between different groups professor pat dudgeon former commissioner for the striking national mental health commission it's been a pleasure talking to thank you for joining us my pleasure kemal and that is it from us or join us again next week and also be sure to check out the rewind page at al-jazeera dot com for more films from the series i'm come all santamaria from the whole team thanks for joining us so you can see. our. magic house on debates discusses and dissect the big issues of our times and head to head five years after the revolution voters in ukraine will have a chance to offer a verdict on what's to come sit. in a powerful new film residents of occupied east jerusalem to its own its past present and f

there's amber rudd — she's backing mrs may's deal, but wants freedom for tories to vote as they chooseme junior ministers are saying privately they'll rebel and resign if they have to. mrs may kept them all guessing. one, who quit the government and voted to give mps a choice between brexit plans, stood by his decision. i think brexit should happen in the right way, which is leaving, but leaving on good terms, with the best possible opportunity of a good future with the eu. so what'll be the choices? there's the pm's deal, twice defeated already. or a brexit deal closer to eu customs and market rules than mrs may's, maybe comparable to norway's. a fresh referendum's another option. and a brexit with no deal. mps insist they'll never support that, but it still seems possible. all of these proposals will be put forward. the speaker will select them. they will then be put on a ballot paper, and that will be handed to mps, and we'll be asked to indicate yes or no to each one of them, and mps can vote for as many of the ideas as they're prepared to support. still, the battle over mrs may's

which is liberal and modern and want to do the right thing for the country, it has people like amber ruddeg clark. in a sense, we have only heard of the erg, there is another group. perhaps heidi allen would have been keen tojoin? group. perhaps heidi allen would have been keen to join? the most graphic thing about the front pages as the picture of theresa may, who looks to have let this is awful, i don't want to sound sexist, but she has aged appreciably in the space of a few weeks. doesn't that always happen to prime ministers? they are unflattering photographs. isn't that why they have chosen? she was dancing on the stage a few weeks ago, look at her now, she would struggle to get onto any stage or dance floor at the moment. struggle to get onto any stage or dance floor at the momentlj struggle to get onto any stage or dance floor at the moment. i don't know, maybe i'm too sensitive, but would you all the papers be treating a male prime minister in this way? ifa man a male prime minister in this way? if a man looked that different... it makes a striking photograph. i think it is really

and these allies they hope is that will not happen again let's listen to what work secretary amber rudd had to say about that. but this speech today. would have persuade some of the need to. be on the team they would like to. think that miss is going to sort it with if. so does that mean to resume a has the majority she needs for her brakes or plan. well at the moment it does look like the numbers still don't add up in her favor there are of course heartland us now from have she has convinced in saying that she is going to step down for example boris johnson the pharma foreign secretary who has bashed this deal her withdrawal agreement over the past month and said he'd never vote for it he came around and said now he will vote for it if she is willing to step down and she does so but there is still the question of whether the northern irish do you have coalition partner will come onboard and that is very unclear at this point also there is another hurdle the speaker of the house has said that he might not allow those votes to take place if there are no substantial changes to that deal s

constitutional court many party supporters view the ban as politically motivated they argue princes rudd had we now know to roll tide long ago and was there for eligible to run the. the king voiced his dismay there was little room left for maneuver with today's sentence more than two hundred fifty m.p. candidates have been removed from the race reducing chances of the talks in camp two when less than three weeks before thailand's long awaited general elections the country's political future is up in the air. florian nish reporting for us there you're watching the news still to come natural beauty and a manmade conflict our correspondent visits the himalayan valley of kashmir once again the backdrop for the decades old animosity between india and pakistan. but first let's catch up on some other stories making news around the world a french court has found the country's most senior catholic cleric guilty of covering up sexual abuse allegations leon cardinal phillip was handed a six month suspended sentence for failing to inform authorities about accusations against a pedophile priest that

amber rudd, the former home secretary, deprived them of their citizenship in her last year in power.arities have argued that whatever the wrongs of the parents, the children have rights the uk must protect. today, a minister defended the decision not to rescue ms begum's baby, who died days ago. this is a war zone. the mother chose to join a terrorist organisation — to leave a free country to join a terrorist organisation — and we have to think about the safety of the british officials that i would send into that war zone. 104 people lost their citizenship in 2017, but none of these decisions resolve what to do with their children — a legal minefield that could end up in the courts. dominic casciani, bbc news. the family of a 23—year—old british woman missing in guatemala say they're "desperately worried" for her safety. catherine shaw, from witney in 0xfordshire, was last seen on march lith in the lake atitlan area of the country. her parents said her disappearance was of "great concern". a foreign office spokeswoman confirmed it was supporting the family of a british woman and were

european council can see quite clearly that if the house of commons is ever to find a consensus or rudd particular way forward it's going to take some time more than three months perhaps more than nine months. then from the position of the european union probably the easiest or the cleanest way to get out of this mess would be to grant a three month extension and to see next week the british parliament pass to resume a's plan the plan that they've rejected twice before i mean as crazy as that may sound to people on the outside for the european union that would be the the easiest way to end this what. i'm saluki yeah i mean i think a lot of people are really hoping the trees bake get this through next week but they're realistic as well and they know that the tide has not really in turning in her favor. even if the attorney general dogs massages legal advice to someone else even if the hardliners in her party are so terrified of the idea of the conservative party having to contest european parliament elections at a time when they were supposed to be under the earth in the end you know she

there is amber rudd — she is backing mrs may's deal, but wants freedom for tories to vote as they chooseunior ministers are saying privately they'll rebel and resign if they have to. mrs may kept them all guessing. one, who quit the government and voted to give mps a choice between brexit plans, stood by his decision. i think brexit should happen in the right way, which is leaving, but leaving on good terms, with the best possible opportunity of a good future with the eu. so what'll be the choices? there is the pm's deal, twice defeated already. or a brexit deal closer to eu customs and market rules than mrs may's, maybe comparable to norway's. a fresh referendum is another option. and a brexit with no deal. mps insist they'll never support that, but it still seems possible. all of these proposals will be put forward. the speaker will select them. they will then be put on a ballot paper, and that will be handed to mps, and we'll be asked to indicate yes or no to each one of them, and mps can vote for as many of the ideas as they're prepared to support. still, the battle over mrs may's de

they ca n vote emotion itself is a free vote, they can vote how they want, but how will the amber ruddst vote on this? it is extremely difficult, and all through today there has been and all through today there has been a lot of toing and froing over whether or not the government would try to force not just its whether or not the government would try to force notjust its mps but it's cabinet ministers to hold the line on this, to say no to this motion, which would in theory say we will never leave without a deal. yes, because the governmentjust discounts match the 29th in its motion. yes, important to be clear, the government's idea is that people can the government's idea is that people ca n ex press the government's idea is that people can express a view that we must not leave in 16 days, but this vote is about never leaving with an arrangement, and of course there are brexiteers, probably some of our viewers, people at the cabinet table, who are suspicious of that. i think that if parliament says that, somehow it might never ever happen, and parliament all along has been hoping, some

amber rudd. she is backing mrs may's deal but wants freedom for tories to vote as they choose. gauke on the left is demanding the same. some junior ministers are saying privately they will rebel and resign if they have to. today mrs may kept them all guessing. one who quit the government and voted to give mps a choice between brexit plans stood by his decision. i think brexit should happen in the right way, which is leaving but leaving on good terms with the best possible opportunity ofa with the best possible opportunity of a good future with the eu. so what will be the choice is when mps fill this chamber tomorrow? there is the pm because my tale, twice defeated already, or a brexit deal closer to eu customs and market rules than that of mrs may, may be comparable to norway. a fresh referendum another option. and a brexit with no deal, mps insist they will never support that but it still seems possible. all these proposals will be put forward, despicable select them, they will be put on a ballot paper which will be handed to mps and will be asked to indicate yes or no to each

some on both sides, including cabinet ministers like amber rudd, would like a brexit closer to the eus, sticking with eu market rules and standards, maybe also the eu customs system. no new trade tariffs or border checks, no problem avoiding stops and checks on the irish border, but it also means no new trade deals around the world. jeremy corbyn and labour want the customs union. he says he can negotiate terms to his liking. then there is another referendum. mps were never likely to back a referendum this evening, but the so—called people's vote campaigners will be back. tonight the prime minister's last, best hope is that all her defeats, all her concessions, will pave the way to a deal, that the fear of a long delay, the possibility of being tied to eu rules, fear even of a referendum will persuade or scare mps into backing her deal as the best available. some legal guidance from the attorney general that the uk might, just might, be able to legally break with eu rules if britain feels trapped, that might help rebels climb down too. if she wins, it will be a triumph. britain could

amber rudd, the former home secretary, deprived them of their citizenship in her last year in power.e than 100 terrorism suspects in 2017. it is not yet clear how many more the current home secretary has kept out. with more reports of children trapped and cams through no fault of their own, questions have been asked about whether ministers are properly considering their fate. shamima begum stripped of her citizenship after her baby boy was born in a syrian camp, he died days ago. today ministers have defended not doing anything to try to rescue the child. this is a war zone. the mother chose to join a terrorist organisation, to leave a free country to join a terrorist organisation, and we have to think about the safety of the british officials that i would send into that war zone. one lawyer says legal action is looming. the question for the home secretary is, what is changing his assessment of shamima begum, when her for years and syria, when isis was at its peak she was not deemed a risk to national security, it is inevitable that many of these cases will end up in the higher court

on wednesday night, 13 ministers — including cabinet members greg clark and amber rudd — didn't takeen't faced any action. greg hands made his comments at the start of international trade questions. mr speaker, i must say i'm tempted to answer, to actually answer questions this morning due to the new constitutional innovation of ministers no longer having to resign when they disagree with government policy. and he wasn't alone. another former minister also criticised the front bench during a question on trade tariffs or taxes on internationally traded goods. i notice that slippers are going to be charged at 17% less under these tariffs. and perhaps given the disorientation of certain of his ministerial colleagues last night, some might like to invest in a pairand retire early? on wednesday, the government set out the trade tariffs it would put in place in the event of a no—deal brexit. it's said it will cut rates to zero on 87% of the goods the uk imports. a conservative mp reckoned that was an opportunity for change. can we, going forward, get away from the obscene nonsense where in