theresa may has two yea rs and closer.resa may has two years to get the deal she wants with the eu. and once that letter is delivered, what is the next big set piece in this? does it go behind the scenes and it is all furtive discussions in secret? the focus may switch to brussels. for so many weeks and months since the result nine months ago, the discussion has been mainly in westminster. but after it has been triggered, momentum will shift to brussels. we are expecting some brexit guidelines to be circulated within 48 hours of article 50 being treated. then there will be a special meeting of the 27 remaining eu leaders towards the end of april, and they will discuss their main negotiating positions until negotiations get under way in earnest in may. we are just highlighting that yes, brexit is dominating everything the british government is doing at the moment, and there are concerned leaders gci’oss and there are concerned leaders across the eu as well, but there are other things going on in other countries. elections i

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injanuary, theresa may- her big injanuary, theresa may gave her big speech.xit means hard brexit, brexit means brexit at any cost, brexit means brexit at any cost, brexit means brexit at any cost, brexit means getting out of the market, with all the single market, with all the consequences that is going to have forjobs, and consequences that is going to have for jobs, and our economy. consequences that is going to have forjobs, and our economy. that is not what people voted for last year. narrowly, british people chose brexit, but it is this conservative government that has chosen this brexit, the conservative party that has presented itself for as long as it has existed, being a party for business, prepared to walk away from the biggest market, even though that means crippling brushless companies. —— british. theresa may choosing to do something that she knows is going to wreck it. the politician ; rose to wreck it. the politician who rose to wreck it. the politician who rose to prominence, four accusing her own party of being the nasty party, deliberately l

join us at 13:00 for theresa may's address to parliament. and coming up, i'll speak to oystein olsen right after this. . >>> welcome back. let's take a quick look at sterling. it gel quite heavily in asian trading, given that liquidity was low. now recovering much of those gains. pretty much flat on the day, 1,2441 t 1,2441. >>> theresa may signed and delivered article 50. attention turns to the upcoming negotiations with the eu and the type of deal britain could get. we are joined by oystein olsen, governor of the norges bank. pleasure to have you here in london. usually we focus on your rate decisions, now i want to talk about what brexit means for you and essentially before theresa may said we want hard brexit, no half in, no half out, there was a lot of talk about whether the uk could follow the norway model. do you think, now that she has ruled this out, that the uk on a dangerous path? what do you think? >> i think you understand i will not comment on the decision as such of britain leaving the eu. this is a special day for britain. bu

msps to aggroach formally theresa!call on the scotland act, which set up the devolved parliament in the first devolved parliament in the'fiest—l place, to call under the scotland act for westminster to - with act for westminster to agree with the scottish government a timescale fl; the scottish government a timescale that the scottish government a timescale i that referendum. it's for that referendum. it's pretty clear from everything theresa may has said so far that she will - no has said so far that she will say no to that at least on the snp‘s timescale. i think they will then say that this is proof positive that westminster is listening to us. i think secondly it is a win win situation as they see it, because partly they will get people to say my goodness, why is westminster standing in the way of the scottish people? but secondly, there are important local elections coming up in scotland as well and snp are targeting glasgow, wanting to wrest control from labour, so if they can get people fired up with the get pee

theresa may's signature on oui’ way out. theresa may's signature on our departure.ke it work. this, her hope. a country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike. and that is why i have set out a clear and ambitious plan for negotiations ahead. it is a plan for a new, deep and special partnership between britain and the european union. her decisions about how mean we are out of the single market to control immigration. as european leaders have said many times, we cannot cherry pick and remained members of the single market without accepting the single market without accepting the four freedoms that are indivisible. we respect that decision. a friendlier tone to the continent, an ambition to bring this country together. mr speaker, when i sit around the negotiating table in the months ahead i will represent every person in the united kingdom, young and old, rich and poor, town and country and all the villages and ha mlets and country and all the villages and hamlets in between. and yes, those eu nationals that have made

theresa may took questions from 113 mp5. some of them are in the papers.o went on to do interviews afterwards. it was quite an exhausting start to two years of negotiations. onto your paper, the financial times. donald tusk again looking forlorn at one point. he said, we are missing you already. do you think? we seem to relish the theatre of it. did they have the handover this letter in full view of all the cameras was white of course they did, surely! they hand delivered it, they sent it on the eurostar on armed guard, it was quite theatrical. there has been lots of this, talking about missing you already, the treaty of rome celebrations overshadowing the negative, jean—claude junker talking about it being a tragedy, how he was heartbroken that the uk weren't there to celebrate with them. it is more of that kind of narrative. you have written a sketch piece here called, dear europe. such letters have a tainted history. what are you comparing this to? this has a couple of references, one to neville chamberlain's message to adolf hitler, a personal message.

before that, theresa villiers, it would surely be politically difficult for theresa may's governmentivorce bill, without having a pretty good idea of what our future relationship with the with the eu. you make a good point. it was a question! in most negotiations, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. if the government is going to compromise on money then they will not want to make that decision at an early stage, divorced from the debate on our future relationship, stage, divorced from the debate on ourfuture relationship, so i think we can all expect that the initial skirmishes of these negotiations will be... whether they are parallel or not. that might be one of the first things that david davis and michel barnier will result. let's join ben brown in brussels. then, give is appealing, what is the mood there for britain and the eu now that this historic event has taken place? —— then. that this historic event has taken place? -- then. this was reflected in the tone of donald tusk, sadness, a bit of sarcasm, perhaps in his tweet that after nine months the unit -- tweet that

a demand attacked by theresa may. must not be allowed to break the deep bonds of our shared history and our future together. people in scotland will have a referendum and we will have our savi also on this programme, the chancellor backs down from a planned hike in national insurance for the self—employed. set out in the budget. but first... anyone expecting full—scale parliamentary fisticuffs —l5l lll llll ll lll llr l—lli lll the bill giving theresa may the authority to begin the uk's formal exit from the european union passed through parliament on monday night with relatively little fuss, after the house of lords backed down in its row with the commons. the lords had inserted two amendments into what became known as the article 50 bill. the brexit secretary came to the commons chamber to make clear the government was not going to give in to those demands for a "meaningful vote" on the final brexit deal, or on guaranteeing the rights of eu citizens living in the uk. discussions until the prime minister has given for

the behind brexit, says theresa may.rrow we are going to see those remoaners, the remainers, his sayjust get the best deal? i doubt it. the prime minister has encouraged brexiteers not to hold independent state parties. she doesn't want people to be triumphant, rubbing it in the face of the 48% that did not vote for this. her message face of the 48% that did not vote forthis. her message is face of the 48% that did not vote for this. her message is one of unity, let's come behind this decision and move forward. it is interesting, we do remain very polarised, but one positive thing brexiteer 's have seized upon this week, was a leak that went to a german publication showing an internal memo from the german finance ministry suggesting no deal if britain doesn't get a trade deal with the rest of the eu, it could potentially be disastrous for germany's financial stability and economy. so i think remain as feel as though they are on shaky ground, keeping their head down for more than one reason. i think we all accept the resu

and security cooperation marred attempts by theresa may. the express as well. —— nigel. a man and a woman have been arrested in birmingham this afternoon. counterterrorism detectives carried out the arrest. six properties have been searched. police are not linking today's arrest to the westminster attacks. eu regulators have blocked the merger of the london stock exchange with the frankfurt stock exchange. they say the deal would have given the business too much market power and would have created a virtual monopoly. and american man paralysed below the shoulders has regained some movement by using his thoughts dissent messages from his brain to his arm. —— to send. doctors is a this is the first time severe paralysis has been able to reach and hold objects through this method. a private funeral for the singer, george michael, has taken place in north london. his publicist said it was a small ceremony attended by family and friends. they thanked fa ns family and friends. they thanked fans around the world for messages of support. he was fou

theresa may, though, has said that now is not the time for it.go over live now to glasgow, and our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. it is an historic week when it comes to politics with the spotlight on the two unions, the eu, which theresa may is in the process of triggering article 50, on wednesday, the process. where the uk leads the eu. and the vote in the scottish parliament tomorrow, which is likely to pass, calling for a second referendum. theresa may is here today and she has been meeting nicola sturgeon. we think the meeting is now wrapping up. they are meeting is now wrapping up. they are meeting in a hotel across the river clyde behind me. numberio has talked of the hope this meeting would be constructive. it is hard to see where the consensus lies on the keyissue, see where the consensus lies on the key issue, the timing of any possible second referendum on scottish independence. the prime minister reiterating her belief that now is not the time for such a vote. when this great union of nations england, scotland, wales and norther

theresa may: i think -- thank the honorable gentleman.m happy to welcome the new honorable member for stoke-on-trent central (gareth -- central to this house. it is precisely because of concern about how various people were being treated within our public services. this government, and i have introduced last year a parody of treatments, a racial audit, of the disparity of treatment within public services. as home secretary, i saw this when i looked at the way that people, particularly black people with mental health issues were being dealt with by , the police and in various forms of detention. that is exactly the sort of issue that we are looking at. i am very happy for him to write to meet with the details of the particular issue that he set out. >> joe churchill. joe churchill will the prime : minister join me in congratulating my west suffolk college, all its staff and, in particular, its principal, nikos savvas, on winning the prestigious teaching and learning initiative award for the whole country at last week's times educational su

is the problem for theresa may.th this fracturing that is occurring within the united kingdom. there hasn't been a referendum in scotland. we don't really have another way to test public opinion reliably in wales in a way that you could build a prospeck tuesday on. —— prospectus on. people are making that up as they go along and that is the prime minister's problem. to what extent will that have an impact on her plans for brexit, the negotiations, the time table and so forth? well, i think the big problem that nurge laid out —— nicola sturgeon laid out today is whether scotla nd sturgeon laid out today is whether scotland can say they want a referendum at a certain time and get it on their own terms. the view was that it took two to tango and there was to and fro about when the timing would be, but ult patly both sides accepted you had to have the agreement on both to hold it. constitutionally would be a line that would stand up. what do you do thenif that would stand up. what do you do then if nicola sturgeonjust t

557 .—.. 777. 5 theresa 17.7.7. 4.41.4 7'.7'7—.1 . 7. . 7.1'1 175.1 .—.. 7777 5 theresa may painfullycellorfrom 2010. he enjoys the limelight and has quite a bit to say and his binding passion is social liberalism and economic globalism, i suppose. very pro—eu, pro—globalised world which theresa may does not have a huge amount of time for in terms of you remember her famous conference speech last october, if you are a citizen of the body where you are a citizen of nowhere. remarks like that were meant for george osborne, i think. he wants to be a player so he wants he wantsto be a.playelsojjerants. to have a voice and be heard and what better way to be heard and editing your own national newspaper? good to talk to you. thank you. much more coming up at the top of the hour but now let's get a look at the weather. earlier in the big light winds and sunshine gave us the warmest day of the year so far but the weather is changing and we have the westerly wind today picking up all the while. our weather is coming in from the west, this bellowing area of cloud looking rather threatening and

the fact theresa may gave theissue play nice.he issue of security such prominence in the letter to other eu leaders today was notable. she's made this point before, privately to eu leaders and publicly as well, but the way in which it was given such prominence in the letter has certainly been controversial, has raised eyebrows somewhere. one cabinet minister said to me, these are ourcards, cabinet minister said to me, these are our cards, these are our strengths and we shouldn't be surprised the prime minister is, in what will be a tough negotiation, willing to flex that particular muscle. we've also seen today and early glimpse of the kind of resista nce early glimpse of the kind of resistance she knows she's going to face. w e will talk later, thank sta kes as face. w e will talk later, thank stakes as we know are very high for the uk but this is not without straight to brussels. the stakes as we know are very high for the uk but this is not without risk for from. absolutely. you saw the grim face of donald tusk, the president

theresa may is about to embark ona westminster.d of wheeling and dealing, negotiating and bartering, with no less than 27 countries, all with no less than 27 countries, all with different agendas and priorities. very different populations and economies. all wanting something different from the uk. you might have thought that the easy pa rt uk. you might have thought that the easy part would be dealing with relations at home, between different parts of the uk. well, not a bit of it, it is clear from today's meeting that neither nicola sturgeon or theresa may is in any mood to back down, they fundamentally disagree on the notion of whether or not scots should have another vote on going for independence during this process of upheaval. what too many people looks like opportunity, too. for theresa may this is clear, it is a problem for her politically that is going to hang around for quite some time. it is part of a patchwork of problems which face her here, before she even gets to the negotiating table in brussels. today, labour set o

that letter from theresa may, that letterfrom theresa may, can you take us through it and what stood show the huge task that the uk has ahead of it. with theresa may breaking down into various areas what needs to be decided as the uk extract itself after as we heard, more than 40 itself after as we heard, more than a0 yea rs of itself after as we heard, more than a0 years of this incredibly close economic cooperation. and picking up on what we just heard about there, the whole idea of what is decided during the talks. actually they will have to have talks about what is in the talks before even starting and there is a big dispute right at the beginning of this. in the letter she says we believe it is necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the eu. partnership alongside those of our withdrawalfrom the eu. that partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the eu. that is what the eu have just withdrawal from the eu. that is what the eu havejust said withdrawal from the eu. that is what the eu have just said they will not agree

li on wednesday theresa may announces that she's triggering article 50.two men from birmingham, in question connection with the westminster terror attack. police are still trying to establish whether the attacker khalid masood acted alone. european leaders have marked the sixtieth anniversary of the treaty that founded what became the eu. the 27 leaders signed a new rome declaration. theresa may wasn' there, as the anniversary comes days before she'll trigger article 50. sydney was one of the first cities in the world to mark

the notification from prime minister theresa may triggering article 50.nited kingdom‘s withdrawal from the european negotiations of the united kingdom‘s withdrawalfrom the european union. there is no reason to pretend that this is a happy day. not in brussels nor in london. after all, most europeans, including almost half the british voters wish that we would stay together, not drift apart. as for me, i will not pretend that i am happy today. but paradoxically, there is also something positive in brexit. brexit has made us, the community of 27, more determined and more united than before. i am fully confident of this, especially after the rome declaration, and today i can say that we will remain determined and united also in the future, also during the difficult negotiations ahead. this means that both i and the commission have a strong mandate to protect the interests of the 27. there is nothing to win in this process, and lam nothing to win in this process, and i am talking about both sides. in essence, this is about damage control. our goal is clear. t

if you look back theresa may today, —— look at theresa may absolutely.t theresa may absolutely. if you look back theresa may tc she said the at theresa may absolutely. if you look back theresa may tc she said the union resa may absolutely. if you look back theresa may tc she said the union is sa may absolutely. if you look back theresa may tc she said the union is at may absolutely. if you look back theresa may tc she said the union is at the' today, she said the union is at the heart of her brexit strategy, but she has not done a very good job of that so far. she has consistently ignored the proposals of the scottish government who gave compromise proposals and looking at that, scotland needs leadership that represents the people that, scotland needs leadership that represents the - people and represents the scottish people and if the anyway we can achieve that scottish independence and the referendum... there was a referendum just in 2014 and that was supposed to bea just in 2014 and that was supposed to be a once in a generation referendum. if you loo

oxford heads tell theresa may.efits to research and this is our longer those lines? yes and i know that oxford calculated fixiofdzaituiaifzfl limo lnr’ll ' ' months after the except vote being taken —— brexit vote being taken they had lost grounds from the eu and a lot of staff, it teaches in oxford, in the sciences as specially, art european citizens. they have 35 voting but three would notjoin this motion. i wonder who they are. let's look at the guardian. britain will be bottom of the heap without a deal on brexit. how can it be that david davis and borisjohnson how can it be that david davis and boris johnson awaiting how can it be that david davis and borisjohnson awaiting this away. that it is not matter about a deal. how can you that it is not matter about a deal. how can you argue that it is not matter about a deal. how can you argue that is a good idea. who was behind this piece of research? they were all remainers say you say, it has already been written from a specific point of view so we look at it throug

once theresa may has got her deal, they believe that parliament should have a say on that.joined parliament should have a say on that. iam joined by parliament should have a say on that. i am joined by the leader of the labour peers. another huge defeat for the government, what is your assessment? it need not be a defeat, this is what theresa may said she wanted to do and all the house of lords has been doing is debating it and putting it on paper. we will go back to the house of commons and i hope they will take note of the comments that were made. they might want to change it in light of some of the discussions but it isa light of some of the discussions but it is a good result for parliament. the minister and the government have not sounded like they were happy about change, they say they will honour their promise, you do not lead to put it into legislation, it could tie the hands of ministers entering negotiations. how can that be when the prime minister said it is what she wants to do. it is hard to argue, if you put it into legislation, it ties your hand, it isa legis

he held theresa may's handbag. his derrier. even in up the sexism? a nice suit. what do you think? that is standard eu issue? do you think is legs are nicer than his? i'm glad mine are under the desk. strike a deal. the chancellor rejects call for early trade talks. i wonder if they are going to get any traction with this idea of starting trade talks before the terms of our exit are really settled. it has always been said that you cannot have that in tandem, you have to wait for any new trade deals to be... you cannot start talking about them until we have left. there will be lots of fudging around even these headlines, they say angela merkel rules out this and we have to pay x by x day. what angela merkel said on the brexit bill is let us get clarity on the kind of principles you have to abide by as kind of principles you have to abide byasa kind of principles you have to abide by as a member leaving the club. what things have you committed to paying that you are going to keep an? the same with trade talks. —— pay

there were some strong feelings directed towards theresa may from the italians.frontation that would take her to a dead end. i cannot understand how she thinks this will help her people. the disaster has onlyjust started. and the disaster he means is the possible break—up of the uk after another vote on independence for scotland. do you welcome the prospect of a second scottish referendum? you see a deepening of the splits inside british society and that is not good for great britain. again london is obviously not reflecting all these emotions, all these political aspects enough so that people feel included in the process. that is what i can access from an outside point of view. whatever the scots discuss on their own, it is important to keep the door is open for scotland in the european union and to make it clear they would be welcomed with open arms. no one here wants to be seen to be interfering in the affairs of the uk, but there is an overwhelming mood that scotland would be welcome. but for some countries this has now moved on from about being what is best

may's position, i would why if i were in theresa may's position, iwould not why if i were in theresar membership of the single market. so what has been the response to theresa may's announcement in brussels? correspondent. brussels? dan theresa may's announcement in brussels? dan johnson joins us theresa may's announcement in brussels? danjohnson joins us live from the belgian capital. the from theebeleian caoital. 1 foregéeile 50 to be awaiting for article 50 to be triggered. this announcement actually came during an announcement the eu chief spokesman here, this morning he confirmed they had that notice from had that- notice from the had had that advance notice from the uk government and said, "we are ready to begin negotiations, we are just waiting for the later letter. everything is ready on the side." sources on this site suggest they ffifiees 1111 the 1111 1111135111 thee the efifi‘ee 1111 the 1111 1111313111 heee the is 511-3111 111 11:1 111 1555311 h1111 the i is better 1111-3111 111 11:1 111 1111111111 h1111 the i is better prepared 1111-3111 11 1'11 111 1111111111 h1111 the i i

theresa may's letter to donald tusk?mean, notwithstanding what the snp are saying, it is about giving more autonomy to the scottish parliament, and the northern ireland and wales. it is about collaboration and wales. it is about collaboration and she is determined to represent the interests of every person in this country and i think that's what people expect and a lot, you know, oui’ people expect and a lot, you know, our system of politics is divisive and adversarial and behind the scenes, people are saying we have got to get on with this, whether we we re got to get on with this, whether we were against it or for it. the fact that the letter says we are leaving the european union, but we are not leaving europe, is that an attempt to be as conciliatory as she can be to be as conciliatory as she can be to other european countries who are following this? it is notjust being conciliatory. it is the truth. we're members of nato. we're members of the european council, overseas, the human rights law and that sort of thing. w

something theresa may has refuted. —— workers right.from the snp benches. the prime minister says that she thinks brexit will bring unity to the united kingdom. it will not. it's not united and she needs to respect the differences across the nations of the united kingdom ‘s. if she does not and denies scotland a choice in ourfuture, she will make scottish independence inevitable. todayis scottish independence inevitable. today is a day for those who have campaigned britain to leave the european union. there are also labour mps who feel this is a welcome day. trade and cooperation yes. european government know. european government no. be time for project fear is over, will decry minister agreed? we want a special relationship with the eu based on trade, friendships once we are independent again. can i have a tribute to the brexit ministers and the prime minister for their determination and dedication to get to the stage today for the british people. finally, the day has come where people can start the king about negotiating. before those

that is up to theresa may. my position is clear.elected last year on a mandate that unequivocally opposes second referendum and we'll do that at every stage in the parliamentary process. good to talk to you, thank you for being with us. let's get the perspective from westminster. we can speak now to torcuil crichton, westminster editor of the daily record newspaper. thank you forjoining us. why do you think nicola sturgeon made this announcement today, she took many people by surprise. she upset the script, the choreography was always there, she was always going to call it for 2018 if she could, although people expected theresa may to trigger article 51st and then for nicola sturgeon to respond by demanding that she grabbed a second referendum. she's switched the dance today, nicola sturgeon, and grabbed the headlines and grabbed the initiative. she's gone on the front foot. some people have suggested that perhaps she was persuaded or pushed into this position are hardliners within the snp. is that how you see it? i don't think nico

reporter: theresa may said that given britain's gold to control immigration, the u.k. can't remain part of thehe eu single market. outside, brexit opponents say -- staged a protest. they hoped to stop the process from becoming a reality, but in the end, their push was unsuccessful. the formal notice from london was met with sadness. >> most europeans, including almost half of the british voters, we wish that we would stay together. for me, i will not pretend that i am happy today. reporter: just across the street, u.k. independence party members were in a better mood. they gathered for a celebration in style with champagne and a cake with candles spelling out article 50. >> what we are doing today is restoring democracy. it is something that has been consistently removed from us over 40 years. and now, what we are doing is ringing back home freedom and justice. >> despite concerns of what lies ahead, many are supportive of the withdrawal from the eu. >> i think it will be good for the economy to get back. we will have control of our borders again which i know not a lot

only the lib dems were left in theresa may's way. contents, 135, not contents, 274.contents have it. co mforta ble 274. so the not contents have it. comfortable win for the government. westminster is different these days. the uk as we know it could soon be very different, too. the question is whether or not scotland is going to be taken into the abyss with this tory government. we on this side of the house have an alternative. there might not be a real, meaningful vote in this chamber, but there shall be a meaningful vote in scotland training a millennium long history asa training a millennium long history as a european nation. weather on rights for eu citizens to stay in the uk or parliament having the final say, the government has not budged much. but it won the day. over the past five weeks, we have seen over the past five weeks, we have seen parliament at its best. right honourable members and peers have spoken with passion, sincerity and conviction. so, with the uk tonight now firmly on the path to exit, the scottish government wants to give voters a chance to l

yes, we are waiting to hear from theresa may. see, this is officially a statement to mps, her report back to members of the commons about the eu council meeting last week. that is the official nature of her statement. but of course, we know she now has the freedom to trigger article 50, the formal process of this country leaving the eu and the beginning of a very long process, of course. there had been some suggestions recently that article 50 might be triggered today. but unless everybody is caught on the back foot, we don't think that will be happening. theresa may is working to her own self—imposed timetable of triggering article 50 by the end of this month. she hasjust a few triggering article 50 by the end of this month. she has just a few weeks left. it has to be triggered by the end of march. so there are a few more weeks in which the government can make that decision to trigger article 50 and then the negotiation process begins. for now, we wait to hear from the process begins. for now, we wait to hearfrom the prime minis

back to brexit, theresa may said the u.k.n course for leaving the european union, saying they will take their own decisions and make their own laws. our next guest says the political landscape in europe could have significant economic impacts on their shore and on the u.s. where do you imagine the impact will be most felt? >> in investments. companies in europe and britain need to know what the framework is going forward. who can they look to as suppliers and how is the service market in europe, particularly with the u.k. being a banking and insurance center, how will that be affected by brexit? it depends on the next two years worth of negotiations. the clock is ticking, they have two years to figure it out. brexit will be hard. that was an open question after the vote, hard brexit means the u.k. will leave the common market. we do not know how hard brexit will be. will they, -- will they have an exit agreement? one of the things standing in the way of that is the eu wants 60 billion pounds in payment from the u.k. british v

theresa may and her government said they reject the call.hey will not enter into talks with the scottish government. they think this is a sign for the u.k. to come together. theresa may has other things she need to get -- needs to get on with. building support for another independence referendum. will after today's events really move to brussels or at least the eu arena. meeting through april and some confirmation in april on voting of the negotiating parameters that will get laterr this week. matt: when tom barrow polls of i am sure all the reporters will crowd around his car. he will hand off the letter and make a fairly bank statement. a lot of noise and drama but what are traders actually watching for? guest: the fact that there will be so much noise, everyone will be commenting, everyone will have a view. we are going to cover it all day and the market will be focused on this so it is hard for traders to extract. important will be with the town of the letter is and that is one of the key things the treasury focuses on. the have to ignor

so will theresa may really get what she wa nts ? theresa may really get what she wants? in terms of its rhetoric from time to time. i think we have to have a sense of realism. it sounds like you're saying she's not being realistic? no, i'm quite sure independence is very realistic. but the situation starting office that prime minister and uk want as closer relationship as possible to the european union. we have our particular problems on circumstances on their well understood by europe and by the british prime minister and the government. no showy entrance the theresa may, though. that prime minister ina theresa may, though. that prime minister in a hurry for the talks, chose to go quietly in away from reporters. at the end of the month she'll have embarked on the process of leaving the european throng. britain has always somehow been awkward in this crowd. this is the first time theresa may will meet european leaders in this brand—new building, but it's the last time the prime minister will come here before she pushes a button on brexit. but just come here before she pu

the first minister can now formally ask theresa may for an independence vote.ed kingdom government will respect the view of parliament. this is simply about giving people in scotland a choice. we agree that now is not the right time for that choice, but that choice should be available to people in scotland when the terms of brexit are clear. so i look forward to discussions in the weeks ahead. nicola sturgeon knows that theresa may is going to refuse to allow another scottish referendum. so, why bother asking for one at all? the tories say it's all part of a well—rehearsed game from the snp, where they put forward proposals to westminster they know will be rejected and then react with righteous indignation when they are. rejecting holyrood's request for a referendum is a risk, but that's exactly what the uk government will do. the prime minister has made her position very clear. now is not the time for another referendum. nothing has been said in the scottish parliament which takes away from the fact that a referendum during the brexit process would be unfair o

what is tricky for theresa may is that she has within hairand theresa may is that she has within hairoth of those things and that is where it will get tricky for her. not only is she going into these tough negotiations with the countries in the eu, she also has people in her party he fundamentally disagree about the type of brexit we are headed for. thank you very much. police say they have found no evidence that the man who ran over and killed three people... it is understood that khalid masood was driving up at 76 miles an hour when he crossed westminster bridge killing three people there. the family ofan killing three people there. the family of an american tourist that died, kurt cochran say they hold no ill will. but are focusing on mr cochran's legacy of generosity. 0ur correspondent richard lister reports. it was the last afternoon of their wedding anniversary tour of europe. kurt and melissa cochran were due to fly home the next day, but in an instant he was killed and she was badly injured. today their families were in london, paying tribute to the man they lost. he was an am

theresa may on the other side is saying that now is not the time for that.little overla p time for that. there's very little overlap between their two positions at the moment. christopher, what are the chances of both sides getting anywhere closer during the next 18 months? there's a chance, because as things stand, nothing has really changed. this is for the cameras. she is getting around the regions, or nations of the country, before wednesday when she triggers article 50. shaking hands with nicola sturgeon in the crowne plaza hotel in glasgow, rather unprepossessing utilitarian venue. that maybe describes why are there. not particularly glamorous, i suppose. but the daily mail, let's go to that, they have found the glamour in the situation. christopher, never mind brexit, who won legsit. the situation. christopher, never mind brexit, who won legsitm the situation. christopher, never mind brexit, who won legsit. it is the daily mail. they make the point that they are women in skirts and their legs are showing. that's a per —— profound point. their legs are

nicola sturgeon and theresa may, two very strong women.the rhetoric? particularly from sturgeon's viewpoint, i understand why she's doing it. it plays the advantage to doing it. it plays the advantage to do it. whether in the longer and if comes to shove she push comes to shove she actually think persuade people of the economic risks and someone and the real prospect of what will be like being part of a small country in the european union as opposed to... small countries do very well. look at slovenia. but as you are saying, ::* sagf: 3; e ;i — :’;z::<>»;- . 7” .. this is a classic... it is what is called a face that sandbox. in the glasgow edition should be smiling. —— she will be smiling. glasgow edition should be smiling. -- she will be smiling. letters have a look at some other stories in the papers in the morning. martin, the times. they be running some investigations and what they been pointing out is that when adverts placed by all sorts of businesses, including the cabinet office which is pulled many adverts from the internet becau

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 overwhelming demand to hold the 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 anotothr referendum. the referendum in ththe u.k. was andivisive and so poisonous it has really caused a fracture in british society that is quite distressing that, unless theree is a massive change or a collapse in the economy, i think we're leaving the e.u. opening catherine, your statement mentioned the

theresa may, though, has said "now is not the time" for it.nd correspondent lorna gordon reports. it is a week in which two unions will dominate the prime minister's agenda. one, the eu that the country is leaving, the other the uk, a union theresa may wants to keep together. the precious, precious bond between england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. her first visit after taking office was to scotland. now, in the week that she triggers article 50, she's back again, meeting scottish police officers to discuss counterterrorism after last week's attack at westminster. security is one likely area of consensus when the prime minister and first minister meet later. agreement in other areas may prove more challenging. my position isn't going to change, which is that now isn't the time to be talking about a second independence referendum, because it wouldn't be fair on the scottish people to ask them to make that decision when the facts aren't clear, and also because now is the time when we need to pull together to make sure we get the best po

the headlines at 8pm: theresa may hails a key moment on the path to brexit. the prime minister says she's determined to secure a deal that works for all parts of the uk. this will be a defining moment for oui’ this will be a defining moment for our whole country, as we begin to forge a new relationship with europe and a new role for ourselves in the world. threatened with famine — millions of people in africa and the middle east face one of the worst food shortages in decades. many of these people have lost their homes, lost their livelihoods. their husbands are farmers who have been forced off their lands by all the fighting involving boko haram. an irish coastguard pilot dies after she's pulled from the atlantic. her helicopter disappeared last night. three colleagues are still missing. three police staff are found not guilty of manslaughter, after a man with paranoid schizophrenia died in custody. i the next hour — time for change. after 273 years, one of the world's most prestigious golf clubs — muirfield — decides to admit female members. it's been prett

visiting police scotland, theresa may announced a major counterterrorism exercise.ance of co—ordinating security across the uk. when this great union of nations, england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, sets its mind on something, and works together with determination, we are an unstoppable force. in a speech to staff at the department for international development in east kilbride, she said she wants to build a more united nation. but it is scottish independence on the agenda at the holyrood parliament tomorrow, when they'll almost certainly vote to call for a second referendum. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. political parties in northern ireland have been given more time to try to form a power—sharing government after failing to meet today's deadline. after three weeks of talks, there's still no sign of agreement between the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire said he believed there was no appetite for yet another election, as our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. there's been a lot of talk in

theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it.scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. it is a week in which two unions will dominate the prime minister's agenda. one, the eu that the country is leaving, the other the uk, a union theresa may wants to keep together. the precious, precious bond between england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. her first visit after taking office was to scotland. now, in a week when she triggers article 50, she's back again. meeting scottish police officers to discuss counterterrorism after last week's attack at westminster. security one likely area of consensus when the prime minister and first minister meet later. agreement in other areas may prove more challenging. when this great union of nation sets its mind on something and works together with determination, we are an unstoppable force. that is why the plan for britain i've set out, to get the right deal for britain abroad as well as ordinary working people at home has at its heart our goal, to build a more united nation. because i bel

i think undoubtedly nicola sturgeon has caught theresa may on the hop, a bit ofan ambush, caught theresa bit of an ambush, as one of the headline says, and she has taken the upper hand in this debate, but it has got a long way to go, and it will be interesting to see, once theresa may four minutes a proper response, what she actually she says. -- formulates a proper response. i have to say, i think this is contemptible opportunism, because i understood the last referendum was to be once ina the last referendum was to be once in a generation. at the time it took place, they knew that cameron had promised to give a referendum to the whole of the uk on brexit. and they still said it was going to be once ina still said it was going to be once in a generation. it seems to me that the rules of the game was such that, after that referendum, scotland decided to stay in, they were committed to accepting the majority view of the united kingdom as a whole. it seems to me that this is opportunistic, and i am not at all surprised that theresa may is likely to push back, partly on the timing, but if s

that vote in edinburgh today comes on the eve of the triggering of brexit by theresa may tomorrow.to our correspondent in westminster. the talk up until now has been about whether or not brexit should take place. now we know it is absolutely happening, there's no question about that. the talk is about what kind of brexit we should be getting? that's right. of course, it will only be after article 50 is officially triggered that we are into what i would say is phase two of the brexit process. we have now finally got to article 50 being processed, the formal process that needs to happen to take the uk out of the eu. then we will get into the nitty—gritty of detail of exactly what kind of relationship the uk is going to have with the eu. and whether it is going to have to pay a big brexit bill, as some has been suggesting. and what kind of rights the eu citizens who live in the uk will have and the reciprocal rights of those uk citizens who are currently living in the european union. interestingly, we alert about the choreography of what will happen tomorrow. it's not going to be a de

i think theresa may and philip hammond know there are many challenges.hey said they want free labour movement across borders. and the public, theresa may has a challenge, brexit and economy have gone to the top of the list of what people are concerned about. if theresa may does not get a good deal with the eu, if there is economic damage, that is not just there is economic damage, that is notjust an there is economic damage, that is not just an economic there is economic damage, that is notjust an economic risk to number 10, it is also a pretty major political one. kemal ahmed. and before we go, surfers from around the world are competing in the big wave awards. surfers ride huge waves, some as high as up to 2a metres high, in locations around the world. in hawaii, australia, portugal and mexico. and the video of the best big wave will be released by the world surf league as surfers and videographers compete in seven big wave categories. and the awards will be handed out at the gala ceremony on april 29th. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. th