the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said labour would not back a deal which did not meet thearty's tests. given the shambolic nature of negotiations this is not likely to be at good deal for the country. we've made it clear on a number of occasions if it does not meet our tests we will not be voting for it. do stay with us — we'll be bringing you all the latest on tonight's developments on that agreed brexit text and the political reaction to it. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first lets return to that breaking news — that after nearly a year and half of often fraught discussions, british and eu officials have come up with a draft brexit withdrawal agreement. cabinet ministers are being called into downing street individually this evening for discussions with the prime minister. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster for us now. where do we stand at this minute? cabinet ministers are looking at documentation this evening but i'm told it could be around 600 pages. so they will have defined the areas that may be most controversial, including th

shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, said the party would push for a general election if parliamentected a brexit deal, but if that failed, another vote would be on the table. theresa may's approach is also being criticised by both wings of her own party. the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, urging the cabinet to "mutiny" against her plans, while the former education secretary justine greening said they represented the worst of all worlds. let's go live to westminster and our assistant political editor, norman smith. it's getting more and more of the brow? we are reaching some defining moment. senior governments are saying the next 48 hours are crucial in terms of whether there is going to be eight breakthrough because if that isn't there is no chance of an eu summit this month and if that doesn't happen the preparations for no deal have to be massively ramped up no deal have to be massively ramped up which of course creates its own dynamic momentum pushing towards a no deal of them. there's a as well if it goes beyond this month whether parliament would have the time to get

i've been speaking to the shadow brexit secretary, labour's sir keir starmer. cally it can be stopped. the question is what are the decisions which will arise and what are the votes going to be? doing the best with what we can with what is likely to happen over the next weeks or months, i think the first decision will be whether parliament supports any deal the pm manages to bring back. on that question, the labour party has said we've got conditions, we are not going to back a bad deal, and if it isn't a good deal we will vote it down. the next decision, should there be another general election? we say yes, of course we say yes because the negotiations will have failed. if that doesn't happen then all options need to remain on the table. why... one option is a public vote. we had a long discussion at our party conference on this and that's the position we all agreed. even jeremy corbyn? yes, jeremy, the whole of the shadow cabinet, the whole of the party, coalesced around that decision which is the labour party decision. that's the official position? why isjere

the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, said the party would push for a general election if parliamentd a brexit deal, but if that failed, another vote would be on the table. theresa may's approach is also being criticised by both wings of her own party, with the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, urging the cabinet to mutiny against her plans. the bbc has also been told that several members of the cabinet expressed significant doubts from the start about theresa may's chequers brexit plan. ministers described the proposal, which involves maintaining close ties with the eu, as worrying, disappointing and concerning. in a moment we will talk to adam fleming in brussels but first let's speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith who is in westminster. we have always talked about crunch moments in this process but now it really feels like that and pressure is really mounting on the prime minister from is really mounting on the prime ministerfrom all sides. is really mounting on the prime minister from all sides. you are right. it has become a cliche for journalists to say t

the shadow brexit secretary said we can't stop it. when he stands up, you should make it clear, is a labour party policy to stop brexit? jeremy corbyn! mr speaker, we respect the results of the referendum, what we don't respect is the shambolic mess this government has made up association. the mess they have created that they can now get themselves out of. we won't let them destroy this country prosperous economy or the jobs and chances of so many others. could she take him on one side and have a quiet word with him? and tell him that 10,000 lorries arrived at dover everyday handling i7% of this country's entire trade in goods. estimated to be £122 billion last year. this willful ignorance by a person in high office is disturbing to so many people. i will tell him where the willful ignorance lies, it lies on the labour party front bench which think you can build a better economy by spending 1000 billion pounds more, putting people taxes and destroying jobs. the real threat tojobs and growth in the country sits on the labour party fron

the shadow brexit secretary complained to the speaker.n what further steps i can take to ensure the government comply with the motion approved by this house, and provide this advice in full and in time to inform the meaningful vote. the speaker said he didn't the speaker said he didn't want to prejudge the issue, but suggested sir keir could write to him. it will be for me to decide, and i will not linger, whether there is an arguable case that a comtempt has been committed, and therefore whether an appropriate motion should be put urgently before the house. john bercow. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. don't forget, you can find all our programmes via the bbc iplayer, just search for parliament. a government plan to ban high—powered military grade rifles has been formally dropped. ministers had intended to outlaw the 50—calibre weapons, which have the power to immobilize a medium—sized vehicle from a mile away. but after pressure from its own mps, the government moved to water down parts of the offensive

but also asked about an apparent disconnect between him and his shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmerying that brexit can be stopped, keir starmer, in an interview earlier this week and jeremy corbyn said he does not believe it can be stopped. as of this moment, the arithmetic in parliament is such that brexit has been triggered, article 50, we voted for article 50 in order to give respect to the referendum. i was asked this question by a paper in germany and what i said was, we could not stop it because we do not have the votes in parliament to do so. have the votes in parliament to do so. what i want to do is say to the government, you have all this time to negotiate, you are not go to get this thing through parliament, don't waste another two weeks on this because you must have read the rooms in parliament, go back now. he is not ruling out potentially that this thing could be stopped. you heard him, if there is a majority in parliament to do so, it could be stopped. he doesn't believe that is a question at the moment. the second thing is the negotiations, he believes though still

preference for a general election, but all options on the table including a public vote, and the shadow brexit remain as an option. attacks on firefighters in england have increased by a quarter in the past year, according to their trade union. the fire brigades union says there were more than 930 incidents where crews were abused or threatened. the home office says new laws coming into place this month should give the police and courts more power to deal with those who are violent towards emergency service workers. detectives continue to investigate the fatal stabbing of a 17—year—old boy outside a south london tube station, a day after a 15—year—old was killed in the city. 19 teenagers have been killed in violent attacks in london so far this year. the latest happened in broad daylight. no arrests have been made. pakistan authorities have made a deal with protesters who‘ve been demonstrating against the acquittal of a christian woman who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. under the agreement,asia bibi will be barred from leaving the country, but it‘s unclear for how long. the deal en

the call had come from labor, the shadow brexit secretary explained what he wanted. publication of the final advice provided by the attorney—general to the cabinet concerning the terms of early withdrawal agreement. this be made available to all mps, all mps, and thirdly that they should be made available after any withdrawal agreement is reached with the eu. but in good time to allow proper consideration before mps are asked to vote on the deal. he explained it was information that should be put before mps because of the unprecedented nature of the brexit talks. this is complex both legally and technically, and of huge importance across the united kingdom. this is notjust another boat. and as i will set out, successive governments have waived the convention against nondisclosure in exceptional circumstances, and these are clearly exceptional circumstances. as the honourable gentleman himself acknowledged, the proposed withdrawal agreement as it's referred to in today's motion, has not been finalized, there's a light to negotiation still ongoing in brussels, and the

labour's shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer says the government's threat of leaving the eu withouteal is a political hoax. three men have been arrested following a fatal crash in sheffield which involved a car that was being pursued by police. good morning. a day of remembrance has begun across the uk, marking the centenary of the armistice that ended the first world war. in london, renovation work at big ben will be suspended to allow it to ring out at 11 o'clock, before a two—minute silence will be observed nationwide. 10,000 members of the public will take part in a procession past the cenotaph. events started early this morning to mark the end of the war. pipes play before dawn, at six o'clock, pipers at locations across the uk and around the world, including lichfield and ayr, performed battle's 0'er, traditionally played at the end of conflicts. every year since the end of the first world war, the royal family, politicians and members of the public have gathered at the cenotaph in central london to honour those who lost their lives. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell,

jenny chapman is a shadow brexit minister. european research group — that's a group of pro—brexit backbench mps. we will also speak to his colleague ina we will also speak to his colleague in a moment philip dilley who is up for a second referendum. and, layla moran is the lib dem spokesperson for education. they want a referendum on the final deal. welcome to all of you. mark francois, let me put this to you, this might be the best it can get, and the alternative is possibly no brexit at all. well, i don't accept that and we have yet to see the precise text, but going by all the lea ks precise text, but going by all the leaks that have been in the media and the various hints and suggestions, if this goes through cabinet, and i yet hope that it won't, but if it goes through cabinet then we will undoubtedly vote against it in the house of commons. you have just vote against it in the house of commons. you havejust said that vote against it in the house of commons. you have just said that the dup will do the same. i believe the

week that there was allegations last week that there was a very between him and keir starmer, his shadow brexitence. they appeared to contradict one another on brexit. i thinkjeremy corbyn has played an ambiguous game. my own view? that he isa ambiguous game. my own view? that he is a brexiteer and believes the eu is a brexiteer and believes the eu is cosy and capitalist. didn't he vote remain? yes but in 1975 he voted to leave. he campaigned in a very lukewarm manner and i voted to leave. he campaigned in a very lukewarm mannerand i think voted to leave. he campaigned in a very lukewarm manner and i think his long—standing ideology is outing the eu as long—standing ideology is outing the euasa long—standing ideology is outing the eu as a capitalist club that harms workers' rights. let's talk about one of these plan bs that you mentioned. in the sunday telegraph, a secret plan b, in quotes, for brexit. according to the telegraph, a cabinetand brexit. according to the telegraph, a cabinet and eu plot? it is double pronged war—gaming going on here. interestingly we have heard a lot about what the

we can now speak to the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, who is in westminster. ill not meet your tests, but no brexiteer would meet your tests because you spelt out clearly it had to have the exact same benefits as the single market and if you want to stop freedom of movement that is impossible. i did not pluck the test out of thin air. i base them on what the government said it would deliver when it started negotiations. those phrases came endorsed by the prime minister so i will not have it thrown to me that these tests are on the prime minister, it is what she said she would achieve, but frankly whether you apply the tests precisely or even broadly, this falls far short of them on a number of respects, but also the document today, the future relationship, is vague and just lists possible options. for weeks and months we have been saying to the prime minister, if you want us to vote on the future arrangement, you have got to give the detail, you have got to give precision, we cannot have a blind brexit where we do not know where we will up. what she delivered b

with me now is sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary. good morning to you. might happen but nonetheless, does it come as any politician as a bit of a shock to learn that the brexit secretary has gone? it is a shocking development. it is clear the prime minister did not have the backing of the cabinet yesterday. this is the second brexit secretary who has now resigned so i cannot overstate the seriousness of the situation the prime minister now finds itself in. i don't think that she should now simply carry on saying nothing has changed. she has got to reflect on this. she hasn't got the backing of her party or the cabinet and he needs to do what we have been saying she should have done all along which is to reach to the majority in parliament. parliamentarians now need to take ownership of this. as we try to get our heads around this news, what do you think the possible implications are for the process, the process that we thought might be happening yesterday, which may be affected by this? it will be affected by this? it will be affected by this? it will be

and in a few minutes, i'll be speaking to the shadow brexit secretary, sir kier starmer.e conflict between russia and ukraine, a conflict which began back in 201a with moscow's annexation of crimea. so, what actually happened on sunday? well, off the coast of crimea, three ukrainian naval vessels were shot at and seized by russian forces. moscow says that those vessels illegally entered russian territorial waters and were performing dangerous manoeuvres. kiev says that is simply not true, that those vessels were not in russian waters, and that this was an act of aggression by moscow. the result of all of this is that ukraine's president, petro poroschenko, will later today ask the ukrainian parliament to support a declaration of martial law. now, this won't mean that kiev is declaring war on moscow. it will mean that the state, the ukrainian state, is asking for enhanced powers to boost the country's defences. but petro poroschenko's critics, and there are many of them at home, his popularity has fallen quite low, they wonder whether martial law is simply an attempt by th

the shadow brexit minister saying that this shows it is not even understand the basics about brexit.at the port of dover and the route between dover and calais is a hugely important and hugely significant in britain's tray with the rest of the european union and have to manage that after brexit is indeed a big consideration. always appreciate your help, but you very much indeed. stay with us on outside source. this man is launching a legal battle to change his birth date to make him 20 years younger. he reckons it'll help him score more dates on tinder. we have the story. the prince of wales has said he'll keep his views on controversial issues to himself when he becomes king. in a bbc documentary to mark his 70th birthday, he says he recognises being heir to the throne and head of state are two different roles. the bbc‘s royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. for italy have a century now, charles and strive to make a difference for the better. for —— as prince of wales, he is camping on the environment, youth activities, architecture to name the comp —— causes he is

the shadow brexit secretary saint are night he would be prepared to vote in the no—confidence motion , i've got a choice no real or this. thank you very much. donald trump says he is unlikely to sit down for an interview with special prosecutor robert mueller and that written answers to questions about russian collusion in the 2016 election are enough. the president says mr mueller‘s questions were "very easy", his responses are expected to be submitted to the special prosecutor this week. a year ago, mr trump said he was eager to sit down with mr mueller directly and be interviewed. that has now changed — "we've wasted enough time on this witch hunt," the president said yesterday. so does this all mean that after a year and a half, the infamous russia probe is nearly over? with me now isjonathan turley, constitutional law professor at george washington university. thank you for coming in. the president saying this was easy. we entered all of the questions. do you think you fully understands the significance of this probe and the potential peril it could be for him? may the five scari

the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said labour would not back a deal which did not meet the

the possibility of a second referendum, because the opposition labour party's brexit secretary, shadow brexitte in a second referendum i would vote to stay. yes, and that would certainly be true of most labour mps and of the majority of people who voted labour at the last general election. it would not be true of the leader, jeremy corbyn, whose very much on the left and has always been a eurosceptic. on that issue of the second referendum, if you had asked me a year ago do you think there's any chance, i would say it is pretty small, but i think the reason why i think the likelihood of a referendum... i'm not saying it is going to happen, but why the chances keep going up, is because it depends on what? it depends on there being a stalemate in parliament where basically the politicians cannot decide on how, when, whether we leave the european union, and what would they do if they could not agree? they would have no alternative but to put it back to the people. i don't think many politicians want to do that, they know how amazingly divisive it would be, but hey, britain is in a mess. a cheery

the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said labour would not back a deal which did not meet the pa rty‘s tests. we'll given the symbolic nature of the in the symptoms she asians this is an unlikely deal with it country. —— given the symbolic nature of the negotiations. but the government remains optimistic mps will approve the document. i hope we can get through this parliament so we can get this through. a man is charged with murder after a pregnant women is shot through the stomach with a crossbow. the baby survived after an emergency caesarean section. the trial of one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers begins in new york, el chappo is accused of smuggling narcotics from mexico to the united states. an online petition to get iceland's christmas advert shown on tv has been signed by more than 750,000 people. after months of negotiaitons and wrangling, there's been a significant breakthrough today after british and eu negotiators finally agreed on a draft text for how the united kingdom will leave the eu next year. cabinet ministers are being called in to see the pri

what we can do is recognize the reasons why people voted leavefl that doesn't tally with what the shadow brexitd doing the best we can with what is likely to happen over the next few weeks and months, i think the first decision will be whether parliament supports any deal the minister manages to bring back. on that question, the labour party has said we've got conditions, we're not going to back a bad deal, and if it's not a good deal, we'll vote it down. the next decision is should there be a general election, of course we say yes because negotiations will have failed. if that doesn't happen, then all options need to remain on the table. one option is a public vote. we had a long discussion at our party conference on this and that is the position that we all agreed. uk political correspondent rob watson again. if the opposition labour party really wants to stop brexit or make life incredibly hard for a government which is in as much trouble as the one led by theresa may, i think they could. i think if jeremy corbyn thought, you know what, this brexit, it looks like an absolute disaster, i'm go

the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer writing today that he rejects the notion is mps will have deal or no deal. he says there is no duty on mps to surrender to a bad deal. perhaps what is worrying for the prime minister is a piece co—written by sammy wilson, dup's brexit spokesman, and a prominent eurosceptic tory mp, they have written they think the current plans from showing no border on the island of ireland will be a humiliation and they could not support it, this is afterjojohnson, they could not support it, this is afterjo johnson, transport minister, quit on friday, outlining profound concerns with the prime minister's brexit strategy. not a lot of time left to secure the deal and if theresa may comes forward with a deal, will she be able to get it through parliament? the odds are not stacking up in herfavour as things stand. thank you. three men have been arrested following a fatal crash in sheffield which involved a car that was being pursued by police. a one—year—old boy is among four people who were killed in the incident on friday night. a three—year—old girl was al

but shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, criticised the prime minister's deal.negotiated if the prime minister had started in a different place and i do not accept that this is the best deal. it is a bad deal. and i'm not... you would say, "well, you're the opposition, you would say that," but look what's happening. mp5 from all parties are saying this is not a good deal and we cannot pretend that it is and that's why it's almost certainly not going to get through. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at downing street. that cabinet meeting is a direct now, and keir starmer saying it's almost certainly not going to get through, and that's how the maths looks. but theresa may has got to try to campaign for her ordeal in the next few days to try to change mps' minds? that's right. this negotiation has obviously been detailed, it has gone on for months and months and the idea that she's just going to accept that it's not going to get through, it's not going to happen. she feels strongly that it is the best deal she could have got and is the only option

the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer included.we will wait to see the details but we've made it clear on a number of occasions if it does not meet our tests we will not vote for it. what would you be voting for, no deal? will wait to see the detail but we would never accept that the choice between whatever is cobbled together and no deal, that is not the outcome and will not be the outcome but wait to see the details. people will be looking to the labour party as the opposition to come forward with your proposals and so far you have said all options are on the table. but you need to be more specific than that? we seem, we said the number of occasions that we need customs union and i believe there is a majority for that position. but the prime minister has not been negotiating in the national interests but for what she thinks she can get faster cabinet. given the shambolic nature of negotiations this is unlikely to be the right dealfor the uk. this is unlikely to be the right deal for the uk. that was keir starmer a short time ago.

let's talk now to shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer. thank you very much for being with us.ister is saying this is the right deal for britain. i think it is a bitter disappointment. this is a document thatis disappointment. this is a document that is full of options, not a document that sets out a plan. it could really have been written two yea rs could really have been written two years ago. and in the debate in the house of commons this afternoon, mps on both sides of the house are saying this is a wish list, telling you what the options are, not what the planets. the prime minister in the planets. the prime minister in the commons talked about labour's six tests and she says this political declaration passes every single one of them. she said that that she's wrong. it does not come anywhere near the six tests. it is not even a strict application. 0n the question of a customs union, the prime minister said this afternoon she does not want a customs union which is as you know vital for manufacturing. i think the real issue here in this document is on one hand it does not ch

from labour we havejenny chapman, a shadow brexit minister, who believes this deal is bad for the countrybetter. and in stoke—on—trent we've got labour mp gareth snell, who can't support the deal now, but has said he'd be willing to vote with the government if it meant avoiding a no—deal. thank you and welcome. heidi, your party leader, the prime minister, says it is this deal or chaos. chaos is how we have been since the referendum vote with people wanting to know how the future will look. i do not accept that. all the indecision that occurs at the moment what we experienced in parliament this is what parliamentary sovereignty feels like a man wrestling to make sure we make the right decision for the country. if the vote is not successful we will need to look at another option. i think we have to accept that. you're one of those who are supporting it not to be successful, so why do you fear it? the prime minister has worked exceptionally hard and nobody can say that is not the case. she has done her absolute best but the brutal truth is it is not ideal that is acceptable to both remain o

well to answer that question is labour's shadow brexit ministerjenny chapman.n the pouring rain. on thursday you told us pouring rain. on thursday you told us it would be unlikely that labour would support the agreement, you've read at. what do you think? we have professionals who are capable of breathing our leader, it's quite a dense document, quite a lot there, some things you need to read again and again to understand fully stop your definitely voting against it. now we have seen it, it isn't good enough, it's not what we expected, it's not what we've been asking for, we've been really clear about what it was we would need in order to support, we are long way from that. are you still maintaining labour would get a better deal in terms of exit when there is absolutely no evidence of that? the reason we think that, we've had a completely different starting point, we are saying we want permanent customs union, all of this debate about the backstop union, all of this debate about the ba cksto p of union, all of this debate about the backstop of the irish border

keir starmer i'm a labour's shadow brexit secretary, has been out to try to shift the focus on the relationshipd publish that legal advice.|j labour's view, the government should publish that legal advice. i hope the government has the good sense to realise this is so important that it makes it available in parliament for us makes it available in parliament for us to see. if they don't, we'll have to think about what devices and pursued as we can do to force them to do so, but i actually hope to invite the government to reflect on this, to realise it is of such significance that it should be released and we should be able to read it when the time comes. iamjoined by i am joined by daniel. a conservative mp and a member of the european research group, a brexit backing group. do you think the government should be publishing that legal advice? it is interesting that mrstarmer is demanding legal advice? it is interesting that mr starmer is demanding the advice is published. i don't recall the previous labour government actually publishing any significant legal advice that they receive when they we

clear but it is an attempt by those people, some labour mps led by hilary benn, supported by the shadow brexitnister who spoke to political editor and buenos aires earlier. i'm focused on the vote taking place on december 11 and i want everybody who is going to participate, all members of parliament, to focus on what this vote does. but you're not ruling out a second vote? i am focusing on the vote in two weeks' time. not ruling out a second vote but theresa may's focus in the days leading up to but i am sure repeatedly is that first vote on her deal in parliament. she is appealing to mps to think of their constituents if not their own political beliefs and vote as she seesitin political beliefs and vote as she sees it in the national interest. someone else who is not entertaining any other options as the president of the european council auditors. —— donald tusk. it is becoming more and more clear that this deal is the best possible. in fact the only possible one. if this deal is rejected in the commons we are left as was stressed a few weeks ago an alternative, no deal or no brexit at all. i

the shadow brexit secretary said we can't stop it. —— we can stop it. t this government has made of the negotiations. the mess they have created that they can't get themselves out of. we won't let them destroy this country's economy or thejobs and destroy this country's economy or the jobs and life chances of so many others. and, mr speaker, if the brexit secretary is still in office by the time the cabinet meets this afternoon, could she take him to one side and have a quiet word with him and tell him that 10,000 lorries arrived at dover every day, handling 17% of this country's entire trade in goods, estimated to be £122 billion last year. this woeful ignorance by a person in high office is disturbing to so many people. this government spent two years negotiating a bad deal that will leave the country in an indefinite halfway house without a real say. yet they think they can impose a false choice on parliament between a half baked deal or no deal. when a sensible alternative plan could bring together... no matter how long it takes, the right honourable

i spoke to the shadow brexit secretary. may's brusselssa deal a miserable failure of a negotiation.him a short while ago. what is your message to investors? >> we are in a very serious situation. this morning, it is obvious and she does not have the backing of her cabinet. what she now needs to do is to say, i'm going to reflect on the seriousness of the situation i find myself in, and i'm going to listen to what parliament says ought to happen next. well it be wrong is her simply go on as if nothing has changed. it is a bad agreement. it feels the conditions we set out. as for the future relationship, there is just seven pages. why should any mp sign up to something when we have no idea what the destination is? francine: what is the way forward? keir: at the moment, it is for the prime minister to say, i will reflect a listen to parliament and give us a better opportunity to have our say on what happens next. at the moment, this deal is clearly losing the confidence of her own in peace by the hour -- mp's by the hour. with each resignation, there's instability. there is another vot

it‘s a proposal described as a "miserable failure of negotiation" by shadow brexit secretary sir keirs have been going down with people there. don‘t really understand what‘s going on. it's a bit of an embarrassment, isn't it? embarrassment how? well, embarrassing for the government, like, i think. don't really care now either way. it's just gone on for ever. i didn't vote to leave, but now ijust don't care. i don't think anything will change anyway. it‘s reallyjust a sell out, a total sell out. it‘s not brexit. we‘re in the eu. we may as well stay under it, under the existing terms or have a clean break. not enough information was available at the time. so probably there was some false information that was given, so it might change if we go to the polls again. it was a 50—50 split in the first place, wasn't it, with the original referendum? so, i say don't put it to the people! we can't make a decision on it! interesting, isn‘t it? andrew gwynne thatis interesting, isn‘t it? andrew gwynne that is with me now. good morning. good morning. are you surprised? i don‘t think it is surprisin

of the cabinet, the so—called gang of five who are trying to get changes to it as well and the shadow brexitmbers of parliament, we have got a responsibility... with respect, it's not businesses who will vote on the deal, its people in the building behind you. most mps one would hope, would listen to employers in their own constituency and if employers are saying if we don't get this deal that will damage businesses, it will mean that we run the risk of having to lay people off, those are voices which responsible mps should listen to and respond to and that, i think, is the reality on what we will set out the consequences of what no deal will mean and the consequences of delivering this deal and i think it will become increasingly clear that the national interest is served by us getting this do own, approving it ina us getting this do own, approving it in a meaningful vote and going forward , in a meaningful vote and going forward, delivering the referendum result but doing it in a way that protects jobs and livelihoods. some of those praising the prime minister in the last few days said she

brexit deal. on the ‘andrew marr show‘, the shadow foreign secretary was asked aboutjeremy corbyn‘s comment to a german the results of the referendum to be abided by, we do need to have an injection of democracy in between the results of the referendum and going any further, we have always said that. we want a meaningful vote in theresa may is simply giving us a devil in the deep blue sea, she said you can either follow off a cliff or get on the bridge to nowhere and you have to vote on that and that is not a meaningful vote or injection of democracy, we say we refuse to play that sort of game and frankly if you can come up with a decent suggestion then we should have general election, and if we don‘t have a general election which we think we should have, then, yes, of course, all options remain on the table and we would campaign for there to be a people‘s vote, but there are several stages before we get there. that was emily thornbury. let‘s get more on the armistice centenary now, and for one woman , today is particularly poignant. 112—year—old gracejones is the oldest person in britain, and was just

in the independent, the labour shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell speaking to our political editor. basically, he implied, after the grim post— brexitm the point of view of the prime minister, she's doing her bid to persuade mps to vote on her deal, john mcdonald saying it will go the other way. —— john mcdonnell. john mcdonald saying it will go the other way. -- john mcdonnell. there are two angles to this. the labour party are playing catch up here. it is dreadful given the state of the tory party, that they should be paying such catch up. it is opportunistic and predictable they would want a general election should theresa may's deal not get through parliament but failing that, they are calling for a second referendum and if you speak to the average man on the street, people are sick to death of the politicians and brexit and this opportunistic pointscoring really is not helping... you do not think there's a case for a second referendum bass i personally do not have a strong view on that.” referendum bass i personally do not have a strong view on that. i happen to believe the deal theresa may is putting forward is that the best p

brexits deal. on the andrew marr show, the shadow foreign secretary was asked about jeremy corbyn's comment to a germanl election, but could campaign for a people's vote, if it we re campaign for a people's vote, if it were not possible. let's start with the fact that we had a referendum and the results ought to be abided by. but we do need an injection of democracy in between the result of the referendum and as going any further. we have always said that. what we wanted was a meaningful vote. theresa may is simply giving us vote. theresa may is simply giving usa vote. theresa may is simply giving us a devil in the deep bluesy. she is saying, you can fall off a cliff 01’ is saying, you can fall off a cliff or get on the bridge to nowhere. you will have developed on that. that is not meaningful and not create an injection of democracy. so we say, we refuse to play that sort of game. friendly, if you can't come up with a decent suggestion, then we should have a general election. if we don't have a general election. if we don't have a general election, which we think we should have, then yes, all the opti

no surprise that brexit was high on the agenda on last sunday's andrew marr show. it prompted this spiky exchange with shadow shami chakrabarti. i can't understand why you want to leave the eu. i don't want to leave the eu. i campaigned to remain. but you're going to go to a general election campaign as a member of a party whose manifesto says we're leaving the eu. i'm a democrat, i don't know about you, andrew, but i'm a democrat. don't try and patronise me. i certainly wouldn't try to patronise you as i'm sure you would never try to patronise me. patrick edwards was watching that and objected to what he saw. he explains why. i think she was going to go on to explain that as a democrat she accepted the will of the people and would support britain leaving the eu. before she could say all of this, andrew marr interrupted her saying, don't patronise me, i'm as much of a democrat as you are. he said it in such an aggressive tone, i was shocked. you could see their shami chakrabarti was taken aback. but she recovered her composure and the interview carried on. my feeling is marr would never have spoken to her in

foreign secretary was asked about jeremy table, the shadow foreign secretary was asked aboutjeremy corbyn's comments to a german newspaper that brexitld prefer a general election but could campaign for a able—bodied vote if it was not possible. let's start that we had in a referendum and that resulted needs to be abided by but we need to have a look at democracy. what we wanted was even meaningful boat and theresa may is simply giving us the saying that you can either fall off a cliff and follow this bridge to nowhere, thatis and follow this bridge to nowhere, that is not a meaningful boat or democracy. if you're going to give us democracy. if you're going to give us that, we refuse to play that sort of game and frankly, if you can come up of game and frankly, if you can come up with that decent suggestion which i think we should have, then of course all options remain on the table and we will campaign for there to bea table and we will campaign for there to be a people's vote. their stubble wages until we get. the government of california is to urging president trump to declare two major wildfires asa trump to declare two major wil

jeremy corbyn says quite clear that brexit can't be stopped, although keir starmer, the shadow ministerseen discussed against it. i have heard jeremy supporting that notion. the key point is this. we have agreed as a party that if there is not a deal thatis party that if there is not a deal that is going to meet the tests that will be supportive of our economy, make sure we get the benefit of access to the single market, make sure that we are in a customs arrangements that is on a permanent basis, not on a temporary basis, thatis basis, not on a temporary basis, that is that the will of any prime minister. that is not the way to be dealing with closest neighbours. we are showing a far greater majority and politics than we are currently seeing from the prime and stand members of her cabinet. if we don't get a deal, and there isn't an election, what we do them? we may well need to go back to the people to closes. it is notjust gordon brown who has said this. i will make this last point as well. we know this last point as well. we know this is a place where people are looking for alternativ

brexit uncertainty. i think some of the other currencies that have been may be in the shadows a little have started to lookittle bit stronger with the likes of the scandinavian currencies, the new zealand dollar, i think maybe those currencies do not quite have some of the uncertainties that surround the major currencies of the moment. the euro, the italian issue, brexit, so maybe those minor currencies are more tradable at the moment. vonnie: are they buys? them?uld you trade wouldn't money just flow home if there were to be some kind of an expected scenario, either in the states or britain? that is possible that you could see a flight to safety as far as the dollar is concerned. we could see some significant upsets. looking ahead over the next few weeks, perhaps a few months or so, i think we will not see those upsets. certainly on the u.s. side, for instance, the meeting between trump and president xi may provide something more positive on the trade front. i think with that in mind, some of the minor currencies that have been under pressure before against the dollar, they start to look stronger. i was a

shadow. that seems like a pitch for the leadership to me. obviously, dominic raab is thinking, if we are now going to have a leadership challenge, it will be brexiteerse will try and ta ke versus remainers, he will try and take the brexiteer slot. they have seven tories are preparing leadership campaigns and identifying support. boris johnson, amber rudd, who has just replaced support. boris johnson, amber rudd, who hasjust replaced esther mcvey, jeremy hunt, david davis, any mordant and dominic raab. i think this interview, as nigel hasjust said, is very much throwing the sort of any crumbs out. he says he is not submitting a letter of no confidence in theresa may, but has made it clear that he doesn't think she is standing up to brussels strong enough. this leadership issue is picked up in the sunday express. tory rebels make their move, big pictures of david davis and boris johnson. the line they are taking is the two of them are trained to work out who should be the brexit candidate. this, if we get dominic raab in there, it could be neither of them. i couldn't think of two people less likely to actually turn up... people less likely to actually

last night the shadow chancellor told an audience in london he wanted to see the second referendum and remains so now we have it. they want to cause chaos, frustrate brexit, overturn the will of the british people and that would be a betrayal of the many by the few. >> john lemmon. >> mister speaker, small business takes a way to the great campaign, to support local businesses across the land and scotland over 340,000 small and medium-sized businesses supporting 1.2 million jobs so the candidates join me in congratulating the federation of small business and all the small businesses who take part in this particularly extending this detail. >> can i think my honorable friend for raising what i think we should accept as an excellent campaign and i look forward to a nice word for him to visit the shops he has just posted. it is important that we help small businesses and that is why we are taking over 655,000 small businesses out of paying any business rates at all and we want to change the system so rates follow a low level of inflation which means savings every year, 5000 businesses over the next 5 years and providing 900 million to cut eligible small ret

last night the shadow chancellor toldig london he wanted to sees upon a second rested f referendum and now we have it. they want to cause chaos, frustrate brexit, overturn the will of the british people and that would be a betrayal of the many by the few. [cheering] >> mr. speaker the small business saturday takes place we did a great campaign and support local shops across our land and in scotland there are over 340,000 small and mead businesses supporting 1.2 million jobs. will the prime minister join me in congratulating the small businesses who take part but particularly the butcher and the florist and -- the -- >> theresa: can i thank my honorable -- what we should all accept is an excellent campaign and i look forward when i'm in c his neck of the woods to be able to visit the excellent shops he has quoted. it is important that we help small businesses and that's why we're taking over 655,000 small businesses out of paying any business rates statistical. and we want to change the system that the rates follow the lower thereflation, saving 5 billion businesses over the next five years and providing 900 million cut small retailers bill by

no surprise that brexit was high on the agenda on last sunday's andrew marr show. it prompted this spiky exchange with shadowelection campaign as a member of a party whose manifesto says we're leaving the eu. i'm a democrat, i don't know about you, andrew, but i'm a democrat. don't try and patronise me. i'm as much a democrat as you are. i certainly wouldn't try to patronise you as i'm sure you would never try to patronise me. patrick edwards was watching that and objected to what he saw. he explains why. i think she was going to go on to explain that as a democrat she accepted the will of the people and would support britain leaving the eu. before she could say all of this, andrew marr interrupted her saying, don't patronise me, i'm as much of a democrat as you are. he said it in such an aggressive tone, i was shocked. you could see their shami chakrabarti was taken aback. but she recovered her composure and the interview carried on. my feeling is marr would never have spoken to her inthis way if she'd beena man. any man would have punched him or walked off the set. hopefully, andrew will reflect he went to

numbers killed against the prime minister, opening up the possibility of a brexit defeat in the commons this afternoon. with the shadowught to support this in principle because it is ultimately about parliamentary sovereignty. so, a defeat which would would be politically awkward for mrs may but in the meantime we will sit and wait and watch to see weather the negotiators can find some sort of wording that mrs may could sell to her cabinet and then perhaps even more problematically sell to parliament. if you‘re unsure about the various terms surrounding brexit, then you can go to the bbc news website and look for the brexit jargon—buster — your guide to all the key terms. one of the uk‘s largest food suppliers has said it will start to stockpile food in preparation for brexit. premier foods said it will consider building stocks of ingredients to protect against delays at ports. a lot of people have been looking to premier foods to see what they would say about brexit and they have said nothing to date. this morning they have said, yes, we are going to start stockpiling raw materials, worried about disruption at ports,

mps and possibly tory brexiteers siding together to try to force the government to publish its legal advice. shami chakrabarti, publish its legal advice. shami chakra barti, the shadow shami chakrabarti, the shadow attorney general, this morning urged mps are all sides to bacca labour in their motion. i think there is a realistic prospect, a good chance of this patent today because of the constitutional principle. because i think leavers and remainers, conservatives and labour members of the house of commons could support this in principle, it is about parliamentary sovereignty, ultimately. i have a suspicion that may not happen, there are signs of some manoeuvring in the commons with the tory brexiteers putting down their own motion alongside the labour one, calling for the partial publication of the legal advice. and you half wonder whether the government might think we will go along with that to avoid the potential revolt by some of their own backbenchers. in terms of absolute deadlines, what are we talking about in terms of an absolute deadline for a deal being done? the view in downing street is that tomorrow is probably the last time if there is to be an eu su