news is that 11 regions are likely to benefit: tees valley and durham, lincolnshire, merseyside, shropshireaffordshire, highlands and islands, south yorkshire, lancashire, cumbria, east yorkshire, north lincolnshire, northern ireland and devon. those will all, we hope, be transition regions under the new plans. >> may i congratulate the prime minister on winning for britain in brussels and put on record my thanks and recognition for his clearly formidable negotiating skills? does not this show that any british prime minister is strengthened when there is a commons vote behind him, whether it be for an eu referendum or an eu budget cut? >> i am very grateful to my honorable friend for his support. it is absolutely right to say that the british parliament speaks clearly about these issues and is listened to carefully in the corridors of brussels. that is true. we should always respect the fact that it is to this parliament that prime ministers have to answer. >> what did other leaders say to the prime minister in the margins about a british referendum? does he believe that this budget deal ma