the scottish parliament backed another referendum by 69 votes to 59. overnment is now authorised to seek permission from the uk government for a referendum. theresa may has however said that now is not the time. but now it's time for a round—up of some of the other stories in parliament. the energy secretary greg clark promised lessons would be learned as he gave details of how a multibillion pound contract to decommission magnox nuclear—power sites had to be scrapped. this was a defective procurement with significant financial consequences. i am determined that the lessons to be learnt should be exposed and understood. that those responsible should be properly be held to account and that it should never happen again. thejoint committee on national security strategy held a session with cyber security retreat experts. what is the worst—case scenario for a cyber attack on this country and how likely is it? you could see a very likely scenario where our ability for our financial markets to operate, our ability for much of our health systems, our electricit

the will of the scottish parliament must be respected.rine le pen has described the euro as a deadweight and promised that the french people will have the final word on leaving the single currency if she is elected. meanwhile, the left-wing candidate appears to be gaining ground. a poll puts her one point behind friend solve -- francois fillon. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. you very much indeed, julia. i need to bring something to your attention. the rent. -- the rand -- it is getting back up to the friday levels. you very much indeed, julia. we are pushing back these levels. mid-13th. youerate the level that start to get nervous about and how much potential there is for this to move. >> we think this can potentially get to 14 or 15 by the end of the year. the market will get nervous, not just on this but also on the 10 year bond. intoulk of the inflows south africa have come from the bond market. the normal rate is about nine. and the real rate, if y

don't think the position the prime minister, which at the moment is to stand in the way of the scottish parliamentle. will of the the parliament must be respected. taylor: the british government has said a scottish referendum is not up for discussion while brexit is going on. global news, 24 hours a day. powered by our more than 2600 journalists and analysts, in more than 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. thank you. we have a great set of guests coming up today including jonathan fenby on the politics of europe. a quick data check. not that much going on. euro-dollar is in with a weaker euro. a reset for the equity markets in the united states. the swiss franc is stronger over the last five sessions with the elevator dollar. what do you have in europe? absolutely nothing right now. equities are going nowhere. french markets, a little bit of underperformance there. the euro-dollar -- did you see that piece that came out earlier on? .8 if we extrapolate that into what the gdp numbers should read, it would be an elevated number. the rand is on offer what's again. we will talk about

decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliamenth people, not by an increasingly hardline, scottish people, not by an increasingly ha rdline, right—wing tory government at westminster. applause we know from experience in scotland and here in glasgow, that every vote for the conservatives has real consequences. we have seen the damage the tory government has done to scotland over the past few years. the cuts that we know about already to scotland's budget imposed by a conservative government at westminster amount to £3 billion. the tories, where they give tax cuts to the very wealthiest in our society are removing support from disabled people. disabled people are losing £30 a week. some of them are having their mobility vehicles taken away from them. it is disgraceful. and that is the damage a conservative government has done with a small majority. we in scotla nd with a small majority. we in scotland must not allow the tories a free hand to do even more damage to our country and to the fabric of our society. applause theresa may has

. >> the scottish parliament was debating the first minister's call. >> the future of scotland shouldot be imposed on us. it should be the choice of the people of scotscotland. most people in scotland are sick to death of the game. most people in scotland seen the plain common sense in our own position. >> the motion has amended. [ applause ] 12:28 p.m., wednesday, march 29th. brussels, tim barro, he handles the letter over to donald tusk. he's talking about triggering of article 50 of the treaty finally happening. the letter had been drawn up in the prime minister's office. it is deliver confirmed, britain was deadly serious of leaving the eu. donald tusk sounded unimpressed. >> there is no reason to pretend this is a happy day. not in brussels or london. >> britain's eu membership did not ended but it did represent the end. >> this is unhistoric moment for which can be no turning back. >> a few minutes ago in brussels, the united kingdom handed a letter to the president of the european council on my behalf to invoke article 50 on the treaty of the european union. the article 50 proc

the mandate was gained from last year's scottish elections, backing the right of the scottish parliamentdate and provide opposition to the conservative government, allowing the scottish parliament to resist austerity, and public expenditure cutbacks. that is what this election is going to be about. and jeremy corbyn has also been speaking, addressing the national association of head teachers. he said he would lead a government, focusing on education. the choice in this election could not be clearer. this is not a re run of the european union referendum. we need a government working for the many, not a few. ready to invest in the economy and public services. but i think we have a government that has preferred to give the richest, largest corporations tax hand—outs, what billions, and at the same thing the nhs and social care system also ina the nhs and social care system also in a state of emergency. house—building has fallen to the lowest rate since the 1920s, and schools face cuts, for funding. and plasticisers, rising, rubles you people who want to go to university these enormous debt.

and the scottish parliament that have voted for a referendum on scotland's future? if it is rather the people here have a vote, why shouldn't the scottish people begin at the vote as well? p.m. may: now is the time for a general election because it will strengthen our hand in the negotiations on brexit. now stop the time for a second scottish independent referendum because it will weaken our hand in negotiations on brexit. with the conservatives, division on weakness with the scottish -- means we will just make a little more progress. i believe this delivers on the will of the british people. it is the right approach and will deliver a more secure clear that other parties in this house have a different view about the right future for our country, while members of the other place have vowed to fight the government every step of the way. >> in the referendum, the people of rossendale and darwen gave my right honorable friend and the government a mandate to exercise article 50. she has done that and we are now grateful to have the opportunity to strengthen the prime min

but this will be a judgment on your refusal to agree to the wishes of the scottish parliament and i'mgeneral election in scotland, will you stop blocking the right of the scottish people to have a choice? very unfair. thank you very much. northern ireland is in a brutal state as we all know at the moment and we have no executive and we have no other —— brittle. i wonder if the finest will fully consider what happens to us there. -- if the consider what happens to us there. —— if the prime minister. regarding our position in the union, i'm very grateful to this, and i want to get three points across. 0ne grateful to this, and i want to get three points across. one is not about this election, which we support, but the public in northern ireland are fed up to the teeth with elections and they have had so many and they see no point of another assembly election. if you watched what was going on at easter and you watched paramilitaries what was going on at easter and you watched pa ramilitaries dressed what was going on at easter and you watched paramilitaries dressed in we st watched param

i seek to discuss this with the u.k., but the will of the scottish parliament can be and must be listenedd: global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. let's get a quick update on the markets. in new zealand, trading is underway. we have slipped into negative territory, down 0.1%, the kiwi dollar's flat. holding on to gains, but a slightly weaker hand over from session, fx sessions up 10%, the aussie dollar up to 76.35. the japanese yen, looking at business sentiment in a little while. the yen is 111, and we will take a look at the u.s. 10-year yield under 2.4%. a reminder of how stocks went down a quarter of 1% on friday. let's get more on what we should march -- watch with out of. -- with adam. everything,it of fed minutes, asian countries, geopolitics. reporter: there is plenty this week, and you nailed it on the last point, because the meeting of xi jinping and donald trump will be the highlight of the week. but we have the job report out of the u.s. on friday. there is a lot of big macroeconomic events

it will of the scottish parliament has to be and must be respected.ernment hassh said that its scottish referendum is not up for discussion, while the brexit process is ongoing. theresaprime minister may is making her first trip overseas since formerly triggering brexit last week. will visits jordan and saudi arabia to build security into commercial ties. the u.k. is expected to give jordan's air force more support in its attack on him -- on the islamic state. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. david? david: we were discussing with kevin cirilli, senators debating the nominee neil gorsuch for supreme court justice. let's go to were reported from washington. what's happening on capitol hill right now, a lot of wrangling of ,ho will vote for and against which could lead to a nuclear option. what is the nuclear option? >> it effectively changes the rules with a simple majority. most things in the senate require 60 votes. if you change the rules with a

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prime minister is prepared to ignore the mandates and wishes of the scottish elections, of the scottish parliament and of the scottish government. so why would anybody in scotland, why would anyone in scotland vote for such a dismissive and disrespectful party and prime minister? i need to make some progress. time is limited. i will try to take some interventions later. the prime minister promised that she would have a unified approach with all the governments, and equipment before triggering brexit. she didn't. she broke her word. and as we learned in recent weeks, in connection with the appalling rate flaws, the one thing that the scottish tories don't like talking about is tory policy. this election will highlight the dangers to scotland of -- [inaudible] and we live with one of the most unequal countries in the developed world but the tories want to make even more unfair. experts say that the policies will cost the largest increase in inequality since the days of margaret thatcher. happy to give way to the leader. >> i'm grateful to him for giving way. does he agree with me that if this electi

[shouting] >> the scottish parliament assumed debating the first ministers call for an independence referendumhe future scotland should not be forced upon us. should be the choice of the people of scotland. >> most people in scotland are sick to death of the game. most people in scotland don't want another referendum anytime soon just three years after the last one. most people in scotland see the plane commonsense and our opposition. >> the parliament went on to vote in favor of the demand for a second independence referendum. >> the motion as amended is agreed. >> 12:28 p.m., wednesday march 29. in brussels the ambassador to the eu hands over a letter to the european council president. they talked about triggering article 50 had finally happened. the letter had been drawn up in the prime ministers office. it's delivery confirmed britain was deadly serious about leaving the eu. he sounded unimpressed. >> there's no reason to pretend that this is a happy day. >> eu membership was intended but it did represent the beginning of the end. or as the primaries to put it in the comments -- >> this is

. >> why is it the prime minister stands in the face of the scottish parliament and scottish government that have voted for a referendum on scotland's future? why shouldn't the scottish people? >> after being given the green light theresa may was reaching out to voters. opinion polls have put the conservatives ahead of all of our position parties but events have proven politics to be unpredictable. >> our correspondent spoke with vince cable and former minister in david cameron's government. >> were you surprised? >> i was surprised. the prime minister had been very adamant. she did not want an election. she was getting on with the job of brexit. she regarded it not in the national interest. i think the rational explanation is she saw an opportunity to take advantage of the weakness of the labour party. >> >> we will certainly recover. the question is how much? we have the same kind of thing in free germany. we will certainly increase that. the conceit where i was the mp is a tight margin with the conservatives. the main issue will be brexit. there are a lot of parts of the country like

yesterday the scottish parliament voted 69-59 people in scotland should have a choice about their future. and concluded, a period of democratic approval. that choice would be exercised in this parliament. and and and the european union, the european union. the scottish nationalist party. >> order. this is very unseemly heckerling. in the scottish courts you would be shot down. >> independence is the only subject they wished to talk about. the gentleman and his colleague, now is not the time -- the referendum. today of all days we should be coming together as the united kingdom as the best deal. >> thank you, mister speaker, improving vocational and technical information is vital to closing our productivity gap. can the prime minister is only vocational education willis are equal safety for academic education. as we leave the eu, young people can be equipped to build the high skilled economy of the future. >> my right honorable friend raised an important issue. it was essential for young people we get vocational-technical education, the right esteem and focus, the productivity gap, we wan

decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliament scottish people, not by an increasingly hardline right—wing tory government at westminster. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for young people to "step up" and register to vote in the coming general election. the deadline to register is in three weeks time. addressing supporters in east london, mr corbyn warned that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. he said his leadership would question those in power: i am in thisjob because i believe there is a better way to respond. it is about rejecting the simple slogans from government. it is about sharing ideas and deciding upon real and lasting answers. we're not going to have free thinking shot down by a hostile media or an elite that scoffs at anyone who dares to step out of line. the liberal democrat leader tim farron has said that only his party can act as an effective opposition to a government led by theresa may. speaking at a campaign event in leeds, he said thatjeremy corbyn is the least effective

day beforere the governmenet handed o over his letter startig a process of withdrawal, the scottish parliament voted to give nicola sturgeon the authority to begin negotiations on leaving the u.k. prompting cheers from many. she wants to hold a second referendum on scottish independence. theresa may has tried to convince her not to do so. tools does theresa may actually have? david: she has the ultimate tool that she needs to give approval for the referendum. she needs to be convinced herself that there is an ovoverwhelming demand to hold te vote in she has made it pretty clear that she is no minded to entertain this new referendum. talking about having a second referendum, we are more likely to have a second referendum in scotland then we are to have one on e.u. membership. it doesn't take the question, if you have a second referendum, can you have a second in britain? in the light of the deal that is unfolding or is about to be done -- i mean, i agree with catherine. when you are in the case that it is not finally done, there is still the potential for another referendum. the referendum in t

but this would be a judgment on your refusal to agree to the wishes of the scottish parliament and i would like to ask this. if the conservative party loses the general election in scotland, will you stop locking the right of the scottish people? >> thank you very much. >> northern ireland we have not executive. we have no government and i wondered if the prime minister fully consider what may have been. before the recess i was given an excellent and there is are two in the union and are very grateful for this. i want to get three points across. one is not about this election. we fully support today's motion that the public in northern ireland and they've had so many did they see no point of another assembly election. if you watch what is going on at easter on you watched in west belfast and somewhere else marching, carrying the european union flag as if it was their dinner. trim the love interest is a very different. we fully support any define the right way forward, but it will be used to really try and break up the union and we need that for us. so i asked in the manifesto that the

decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliamentnot by an increasingly hardline right—wing tory government at westminster. theresa may will campaign in scotland later for the first time since calling the general election. the conservatives hold one scottish seat at westminster but opinion polls suggest support for the party in scotland is growing. she‘ll say that a vote for her party is a vote for the union. back to europe and as we have been telling you, the 27 remaining european union countries have unanimously adopted guidelines for negotiating the withdrawal of britain. the president of european council said the summit in brussels had proved a fair and fareham mandate for setting the terms of the brexit. damian grammaticas reports. it‘s taken just one month since theresa may‘s letter triggering brexit was received here, and the eu leaders now have their brexit position ready to go. translation: there is definitely a price, a cost for the uk. that's the choice it's made. it shouldn't be a punishment, but europe will defend its in

the will of the scottish parliament has to be respected. >> the british government has said that a secondish referendum is not up for discussion while the brexit process is ongoing. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am emma chandra. this is bloomberg. david: overhanging the chinese summit this week in florida and capitol hill on the supreme court, is work being done back at the white house on that tax plan? joining us now, ethan pollack of the future of work initiative. still in new york is megan greene. let me start with you in washington. where are things on the tax plan? in the weeke source and perhaps the trumpet ministration would try to reach out to democrats by attacking -- by tying taxes into infrastructure. >> that is one of the things they are talking about. tax reform is going to be very difficult. the last time that tax reform was done was 1986. what that means is the tax code we have today was designed for an economy that existed over 30 years ago. as you know, with waves of technology, trade, automat

i do see to discuss this in a constructive manner, but i view is clear, the will of the scottish parliamentmark: the british government has said that a scottish referendum is not up for discussion while the brexit process is ongoing. jared kushner is getting a first and look at the situation, and he is there to short -- show support for iraq and its government. hasn't seen as another example of kushner's expanding in foreign policy. global news, 24 hours per day, powered by more than 26 hundred journalists and analysts in over 100 20 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. thanks, mark. president trump, coming up, surrounding himself with advisers that have potential conflicts of interest. the latest, stephen feinberg. more on that, coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ scarlet: this is "bloomberg markets." julie: billionaire steven feinberg is under consideration for national security role in the trump administration and is looking to keep his $1.6 billion stake in cerberus. that is according to two people with knowledge of the matter. cerberus was one of the largest u.s. army contrac

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decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliamentople, not by an increasingly hardline, right—wing people, not by an increasingly ha rdline, right—wing tory people, not by an increasingly hardline, right—wing tory government at westminster. joining me now from glasgow to talk all things polls is professorjohn curtice from the university of strathyclyde. good afternoon to you. good afternoon. i might there has been a shift of activity in scotland. for yea rs, shift of activity in scotland. for years, the snp did not have to worry about the tories. should they be worried now? it is certainly true that the snp did not have to worry about the tories, but we must remember that until the general election two years ago, the snp themselves used to struggle in elections to the westminster parliament. but we had that remarkable tsunami of support for the snp in 2015, 56 out of 59 seats, and inevitably such a high watermark is going to be difficult for the snp to defend. but what is interesting is that whereas two years ago, the snp for the mos

of the scottish parliament. and the scottish government. so why would anyone in scotland...eed to make some progress, so why would anyone in scotland vote for such a distant respectful —— disrespectful party and prime minister? the prime minister promised that she would have a unified approach with all the devolved governments, an agreement, before triggering brexit, but she didn't. she broke her word. and as we have learned in recent weeks, in connection with the appalling clause, the one thing that the scottish tories don't like talking about is tory policy. but this election will highlight the dangers to scotland of unfettered tory westminster government. we live in one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, but the tories wa nt to the developed world, but the tories want to make it even more unfair. experts say that their policies will cause the largest increase in inequality since margaret thatcher. does he agree with me that if this election is as the prime minister saysis election is as the prime minister says is about a more secure future for this coun

decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliamentople, not by an increasingly hardline right—wing tory government at westminster. theresa may will campaign in scotland later for the first time since calling the general election. the conservatives hold one scottish seat at westminster but opinion polls suggest support for the party in scotland is growing. she'll say that a vote for her party is a vote for the union. it's emerged that one of the six people arrested in a counter terrorism operation in north london on thursday night had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria to join so called islamic state. mohamed amoudi, who is 21, was deported back to the uk. our home affairs correspondent june kelly is here. june what more can you tell us? mohamed amoudi is one of those detained in this operation, which scotla nd detained in this operation, which scotland yard described as a suspected terror plot. and a woman was shot by police during the operation. it has emerged that mohamed amoudi came to the attention of authorities in 2

a mandate backed up by a vote in the scottish parliament if you weeks ago.ate, he was honing in on those arguments over a television debate, and whether or not it should involve the prime minister. they obviously sense a little bit of weakness there. he was saying that the prime minister theresa may's sis —— position is not sustainable and the public deserves debate. he says the prime minister wa nts debate. he says the prime minister wants unity and argues intends to do that by trying to crush the opposition. that, though, feels unlikely here in scotland, where the snp is the dominant force. remember they got 56 mps at the last general election, all but three of the seats here in scotland, labour, the liberal democrats and the conservatives, won one seat each. they may fancy their chances, the liberal democrats, perhaps in a few seats, the conservatives appear to be quite helpful in what they call a clutch of seats in the borders. dumfries and galloway of course, perhaps in murray, angus robinson's own constituency, they may fancy their chances there as wel

inside the scottish parliament nicola sturgeon challenged the tories scottish leader to defend the policyciple or do you, like me, think it is utterly abhorrent? answer the question. ruth davidson. i will answer the question the same way i answered it in the press this morning. if the first minister doesn't like the two—child tax policy she can change it. but the truth is, the truth is, this first minister is always happier, always happy complaining about the uk government than she is about doing anything herself. first minister. can i say this? shame on ruth davidson. and shame on the conservatives. we have just seen in this chamber the true colours of ruth davidson and the conservatives. ifjeremy corbyn was prime minister there would be no rape clause. there would be no more housing benefit cuts and there would be no more austerity. and i will proudly campaign for that over the next six weeks as she campaigns for independence. so for the government to pass judgment... the two—child tax policy applies right across the uk. the snp have made it a particularly hot political issue in scotlan

meanwhile, in the scottish parliament, the conservative leader asked what the snp‘s policy was on europeanship, and the common fisheries policy. nicola sturgeon‘s stated position is to be a full member of the eu. their mps' stated position is to leave the common fisheries policy. but full membership of the european union means full membership of the common fisheries policy. isn't that the case, first minister? well, ruth davidson has clearly not been paying attention. the snp has been consistent over many, many years in our criticisms of the common fisheries policy. and very clear about our intentions to see it fundamentally reformed. our 2007 manifesto, continue to work for withdrawal of the cfp. 2011, the cfp, well past its sell by date. the 2014 white paper on independence, independence for scotland would allow us to take a leadership role in reforming the common fisheries policy. so the reality here is, the snp that always stands up for scottish fishing, and always will stand up for scottish fishing. but ruth davidson thought the snp was facing in several different directions. the snp,

the scottish parliament voted against the triggering of article 50. the scottish government was against the trading of article 50 before an agreement and what have this government done? it has carried on ignoring the views of people in scotland who have democratically elected representative. and mr. speaker, europe is watching. mr. speaker, will the uk government has a mandate to hold a brexit referendum. we have -- we accept that and accept the results to leave and the rest of united kingdom. again, mr. speaker, the bench opposite cannot seem to understand that the united kingdom is a multinational state with 40 -- [shouting] -- voted to stay and two of them voted to leave, and all of the rhetoric from the government benches does not -- [inaudible] that there is not unity and the so-called united kingdom. as democrats, as democrats we can all accept that the scottish government has a mandate given by the people of scotland in an election that we should have a choice after the negotiations have concluded. and that it be not kicked into the long grass

ensure that decisions about the future of our country are taken by the scottish people and the scottish parliamenttory government at westminster. the liberal democrats want to keep the uk in the european single market and keep scotland in the uk. people in scotland don't want another independence referendum. it would cause uncertainty and chaos at an already difficult time. labour says the conservatives have put the union between scotland and england at risk. theresa may has only given the snp the excuse they were looking for to have a second independence referendum because of her gamble with brexit. but theresa may's tories think they are on the verge of a scottish comeback. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has defended his style of leadership. speaking to supporters in east london he accused theresa may of using "simple slogans" to seek "unchallenged" power, and slipping into what he called a "presidential bunker mentality". our political correspondent iain watson reports. applause you may have noticed the tone of this campaign has been, well, a little personal. the labour leader usually doesn't d

ensure that decisions about the future of our country are taken by the scottish people and the scottish parliament—wing tory tory government at westminster. the liberal democrats want to keep the uk in the european single market and keep scotland than in the uk. —— and keep scotland in the uk. people in scotland don't want another independence referendum. it would cause uncertainty and chaos at an already difficult time. labour says the conservatives have put the union between scotland and england at risk. theresa may has only given the snp the excuse they were looking for to have a second independence referendum because of her gamble with brexit. but theresa may's tories think they are on the verge of a scottish comeback. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for young people to "step up" and register for a vote in the coming general election. the deadline to apply for a vote is in three weeks time. addressing supporters in east london mr corbyn warned there was a danger that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. 2.4 million young people are missing from britain's el

according to officials at the scottish parliament, all three packages were associated in some way withjune'se to be published before the general election, following a ruling at the high court. ministers had argued that publishing the document would break rules on official policy announcements during the lead up to polling day. in the ruling, the threat from air pollution was described by the judge as real and persisting. our science editor david shukman reports. heavy traffic outside the high court as the government, once again, faced questions about air pollution. this time, because of another delay in releasing its plans. an environmental group, client earth, was there to argue that ministers should speed up. the government case is that an election rule, called purdah, prevents them doing that. in hisjudgement, mrjustice garnham said that purdah was not a reason for delay. "it is not a trump card to be deployed at will", he said. he described the dangers of nitrogen dioxide, a key pollutant, "the threat is real and persisting." the government told the court that it was ready to publish its

you will remember that although nicola stur says she wants another vote, and the scottish parliamenthe prime minister has says there cannot be one until after the uk has left the eu. the issue of whether scotland should get to vote on independence sooner than that, that will absolutely dominate the election in scotland. if the snp do well, they can use it to bolster their argument as to why they should have a referendum. but they did so well at the last election, they cannot do better, and it is difficult to see how they can do just as well next time. if they lose any seats, their opponents will suggest this means people do not wa nt suggest this means people do not want another referendum, so it is fraught with difficulties on both sides. bbc wales political editor nick servini is in cardiff. a number of political leaders in wales have given the impression that they want to get stuck into this general election campaign. the calculation from the tories will be that there will be many people in wales who will be many people in wales who will want to give theresa may a mandate to take

certainly the numbers talked about -- >> scottish parliament backed a call for a second independenceendum. the last one narrowly fell. they have voted for a second independence referendum. the u.k. government says there will be no negotiations with scotland for the referendum. >> theresa may has made clear she won't count this as a second referendum now. she has not said when she went. it is clear she said she doesn't want it on this side of brexit. the burden of the government negotiating brexit and fighting a referendum would be one challenge too many. >> it has been eight 44 year marriage. let the divorce begin. will leave the european union. there are many lines drawn in the sand as the united kingdom moves to monologue and negotiation. >> this is a historic moment from which there can be no turning back. britain is leaving the european union. >> celebration for some, disappointment for others. a historic moment from which there can be no turning back. the prime minister saying no numbers of a single -- no longer members of a single market. >> there is no reason to pretend that t

my view is clear, the will of this college -- the scottish parliament must be respected.lobal news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> the days ahead on wall street, focusing on the friday's jobs data, auto sales numbers as well. carmax,k to watch is questions about credit problems in the auto industry. is that the next subprime loan housing crisis. su keenan has more. street investors are saying this is the next big short, and carmax in the crosshairs. their stock could be down 20% because of their exposure to car loans. let's look at the chart, 8% down year to date. it dips as it goes into the year. they report fourth-quarter , auto financing is contributing 40% of the companies operating income, so it is less friendly to use car buyers as personal bankruptcies have picked up, meaning rising faulty loans for carmax, significant and something investors will be looking at. some other stocks in the spotlight, credit suisse down friday, the surprise probe into tax evasion and money laundering. t

joining us now from outside the scottish parliament is neil findlay, who is the labour msp for lothian children. what we were looking at was the protecting vulnerable groups scheme that operates here in scotland and whether that was robust enough to do all it could to protect children who are involved in sporting activity. that's what the committee was looking at. we've come to the conclusion that we are not confident that that scheme is operating in such a way that it provides the maximum protection. what's going wrong then? well, there is a variation in the way in which the scheme is applied. it can mean that some people are working with children without having fully been through this scheme and the scheme is not mandatory and we think the scheme should be mandatory and there are changes that should be made to the pvg scheme that would try to ensure that children are protected as much as they possibly can. right, 0k. as much as they possibly can. right, ok. so, because it's an optional scheme you don't know who is working with young children in sport, really? that's a part of it, but

the house determines now was the time, why does the prime minister stand in the face of the scottish parliament scottish government that have voted for a referendum on scotland's future? it is right that the people here have a voice and a vote on the future of this country, but why shouldn't the scottish people be given a boat as well? prime minister. now is the temporary general election because it will strengthen oui’ election because it will strengthen our hand in negotiations on brexit. now is not the temporary second scottish independence referendum because it will weaken our hand in negotiations on brexit. strength in unity with the conservatives, division and weakness with the scottish nationalists. this means that we... just to make a little more progress. . . that we... just to make a little more progress... i believe this delivers on the will of the british people, our plan for brexit. it's the right approach for britain will deliver a more secure future for our country and a better deal for all our people. but it is clear, mr speaker... just a minute. at other parties in this house h

. >> the scottish parliament call for a second independence referendum. last one did narrowly fail, but now scottish lawmakers voted 69 to 59 for a second individ -- independence referendum. they say that will be no negotiations wisconsin -- with scotland over brexit. has not said when she would, but it is clear she doesn't want it on this side of brexit. the government burden, trying to negotiate accident by the reformation same time, is one challenge to many. >> it is been 44 year marriage. let the divorce begin. a private us or puts the signature department. britain will leave the european union. there are many lines drawn in the sand as the united kingdom -- >> this is a historic moment for which there can be no turning back. britain is leaving the european union. jon: a historic moment for which they can be no turning back. the prime minister saying no longer members of the single market after the two-year process. taking an ambitious trade deal. guaranteeing the rights of eu citizens within the united kingdom. >> there is no reason to pretend this is

they lost their majority in the scottish parliament. on it. suddenly that is forgotten about. let's talk about manifesto commitments, no tuition fees, s close to the single market as we can get and 50% top rate of tax, ditched in the manifesto. what about labour's manifestos? not ditched from the manifestos. people always go back to the manifesto when it suits democracy, it only works when it suits the answer you want. the scottish people voted no, 85% of people turned up 55—40 52 years ago and people have voted in this country in 2015 for the government we have at the moment —— 55—45. it is damaging my constituents' livelihoods and i will protect them. lib dems did introduce tuition fees when they promised not to. thank you for your time. welcome to the programme. we're live from westminster as you can see. we're discussing the fact this country will have a general election in a few weeks' time. was theresa may right to call the election now? which parties will gain and which will lose out? he refers to the situation of some workers wh