it is easy to keep blaming theresa may. blame theresa may.dy else, any prime ministerfrom any party at any time in this position, with a split country and a split parliament, would be in the same position. it suits their left wing to say it is conservative theresa may. if this was a left—wing prime minister, god forbid, he would be having exactly the same problem, which is that you have got a nation that wants to do one thing, albeit 52-48, that wants to do one thing, albeit 52-a8, but that wants to do one thing, albeit 52—48, but they do want to do one thing, and a parliament that wants to do something else. the least i would expect from the empire is a level playing field. he has not delivered it. do i say to the crisis of the constitution? no. i do see it asa of the constitution? no. i do see it as a crisis for the country. a political crisis rather than a constitutional one. i went to brussels when i was a minister. this is about our country. this is not about the ego of a speaker. it is not about people wanted to criticise a prime minist

a lot of people but focus on this saint that theresa may would have beenin saint that theresa may would|j think been in trouble without it. why?” think it was a huge concern on government benches about this particular amendment. that is why david set up today and said that we will give you an opportunity to be exact at the summit to talk about the alternative options because but they could see in this amendment from the opposition benches but that parliament basically taking the business at the order at the house away from the executive government. that would have set a very dangerous president. i dare say that even jeremy corbyn who wants to be the prime minister but not want to set a precedent like that. it takes all power away from the government. it was narrowly defeated tonight, but as you were just telling that tweet just a moment ago, if theresa may goes next week, and amendment like that will get support because there is no doubt that we talked up vibrant ministers tonight on the conservative benches who reside over government policy and by desperate for a vote that can find som

and i suppose they have managed to create some manoeuvrability for theresa may, or if not theresa may how quickly time passesin tracks and we know how quickly time passes in the brexit process. this isa passes in the brexit process. this is a holding pattern but a lot of danger ahead. we mentioned cutting some slack was the expression used by the irish covenant, do you think that he would be able to leave here thinking, we did do that much, the taoiseach? yes, this sets up the house of commons to look at stark choices, they either adopt the withdrawal agreement which looks unlikely or they try to come together over cross party lines to establish some kind of stuff to brexit, or they had to no deal. those are three fairly —— some kind of softer brexit. or they have no deal and those are the three choices. it's just deal and those are the three choices. it'sjust the dates deal and those are the three choices. it's just the dates which have changed. one person was conspicuous by her absence here on day two, theresa may, she has texted her colleagues here, she has headed straight back to

don'tjust listen to theresa may and the politicians.ck now because of the total chaos that she and her useless government have created. when tony blair was by minister, you we re when tony blair was by minister, you were working with him, as we mentioned in the introduction. there was a huge demonstration objecting to the iraq war and british involvement in that. that gathering of the public didn't change tony blair's mind on that. is there any reason this weekend's demonstration to change theresa may's mind? there was massive opposition to the decision the government took in relation to iraq, but bear in mind a very large majority in parliament voted for that and we are a parliamentary democracy. she has been unable to get support in parliament for what she wants to do. and there is a very good reason for that, because it is a very bad deal for britain. i understand why people make the comparison. i also say this. i was a supporter of what tony blairdid, but this. i was a supporter of what tony blair did, but that much, even though, ye

this is theresa may before that meeting.t is important is that parliament delivers on the result of the referendum, and that we deliver brexit for the british people. i sincerely hope that we can do that with the deal. i'm still working on ensuring that parliament can agree a deal so that we can leave in an orderly way. what matters is that we deliver on the vote of the british people. thank you. prime minister, if it fails? what matters — what matters is that we recognise that brexit is the decision of the british people. we need to deliver on that, we are nearly three years on from the original vote. it is now the time for parliament to decide, a short extension gives us that opportunity to decide how to leave the european union, to deliver on that result of that referendum, and i sincerely hope that will be with a negotiated deal. theresa may had asked for an extension to 30 june, but earlier today the eu said no, just til may 22. although that's now up in the air again. that's because european parliamentary elections are

the and meiners have been getting behind theresa may's deal to some extent, soido theresa may's deal of mps leaving their parties to join the independent group. yes, but they have kind of run out of steam, they are going to need some kind of new energy in order to swell the numbers because i thought when it got to 11, 0k, it is because i thought when it got to 11, ok, it is going to go quiet for a bit and get 18 or 20 but it doesn't look though they are going to go. having said that, if we are up against another deadline, you might see other people, we have not ruled out dominic grieve, didn't he say this week, he said he was absolutely really tired and embarrassed and ashamed to be a conservative? that sounds like somebody was looking at the exit door. if you have got people, if you have got this april the 12th, the boat does not go through, the meaningful vote, the withdrawal agreement is not accepted, she has got to go back. and come up with something different. what is that something different? —— vote. different. what is that something different? -- vote. not only did she have t

a somewhat awkward embrace between theresa may and jean claude juncker is on the telegraph.says a growing number of tory mps want mrs may to step aside. the metro focusses on that story concerning operation redfold, which is the name for part of the mod‘s no—deal plans. metaphorical language in the ft, which describes the new article 50 deadline as a brexit guillotine. the guardian has quotes from one eu aide, who describes the pm's plea to fellow leaders as awful, dreadful and evasive. the mail is more bullish about the prime minister's performance in brussels, saying mrs may is prepared to take britain out with no deal. and the daily star is launching a campaign some of you might want to get behind. it's calling for a whole day when britain doesn't talk about brexit. it is probably a petition under way. but let's start with the guardian shall we. may's appeal falls flat as the eu seizes control of brexit date ann wake date it was going to be seems to move by the hour.l ann wake date it was going to be seems to move by the hour. a lot of dates in may were proposed and it se

where does it leave theresa may? someone said, does it mean i will -- she has lost control of the process. she would seem to have lost party, leadership as prime minister, but for now there is focused on march 29. the e.u. has offered extensions, but march 29 is the date. haidi: and the european commission is saying there is a prospect of a no deal brexit. it is becoming more likely as the days drag on. we will monitor those events in parliament as the votes go ahead, and bring you any outcome as soon as those become available. taking a look at other top stories, apple looking at a post iphone world with a rival for netflix, moving into gaming and its own credit card. all of the details being revealed. shery: we are joined by john hill to discuss the panic and promise of curve inversions. this is bloomberg. ♪ is is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. in newi am shery ahn york. another day of treasury talk, the 10 year treasury sliding, dipping below 2.4%. that put the spread further below zero into

we have theresa may talking.heresa may addressing parliament after speaking to a last-minute deal to revise the terms of the u.k.'s divorce from the eu. we are getting word the dup is deciding what it is going to do. an important of voting bloc this. the dup is saying it will not vote for the new deal. sufficient progress has not been achieved on brexit. let's get developments. your head of strategy and operations, meredith -- now has -- thatweight on this the dup has weighed on this, there was no reason for theresa may to go to europe in the first place. we are back in the situation we were in. what did she do next? she has little option but to push hard for a last consideration of her bill. isthe deal and the consensus , it is going to be a loss but the key question is, the margin of defeat. which matters? if theresa may is able to get her deal with the loss of under 100 votes, there is a chance she could push to make one last final plea to the eu at the 21st march european commission meeting. that would allow

i think that is probably the price theresa may has got her eyes on. any chance of pulling this through, i will probably be able to salvage my legacy. but it does seem like with every passing day, whatever gains she makes she goes a few steps backwards. i am still in short about the announcement last night. —— in shock. i have not spoken to anybody impressed by that andi spoken to anybody impressed by that and i have not spoken to anybody impressed by that speech to change their minds to bring people together. i just don't see what their minds to bring people together. ijust don't see what her plan is in order to even try to win more people, in order to get the deal through, even if the speaker allows it. what is the game plan? i cannot tell. i was just reporting before it came to you that the 22nd of may, which was the date which was in the draft conclusion, that this has been removed from the text, and i did say it was a draft conclusion, and since then meeting in the round the 27 and discussing this, it was likely to change. indeed it has. alan flem

it is no longer a choice between theresa may's deal and no deal, it is a choice between theresa may's worried that they are going to actually throw out the brexit baby with the bathwater. jacob rees—mogg today was coming back, boris was hinting he might come back although he is not there yet, and i think there is a consolidating. she needs 38 tory mps to change their minds. does it mention in the times, iain duncan smith has voted against her deal twice. given the deal hasn't actually changed, does that present him and others with problems? this is why they need other things to change, like potentially the leadership. he obviously told the times there was a pretty good chance of the prime minister's deal getting through. but if she offers to quit, because that would help some of the fellow holdouts, and he very much said that should come sooner rather than later. what are you changing the singer and not the song? yes, of course, but the song they would argue needs to be played better, change the lyrics and have a different standard. theresa may has hit all the duff notes, to stretch t

are you theresa may, no? do you expect her...scuss and agree an extension, if it is a technical extension in case of a yes vote on the agreement we negotiated during two years, in case of no vote or no, directly, it will guide everybody to a no deal, for sure. the speaker of the house of commons telling us he doesn't want a new vote, jean—claude juncker saying he doesn't want a new deal, so the normal door to get out of this situation is nearly gone, so we are more in the fire exit, looking to find a solution. it's her problem and mistake that we are where we are, it's because too many people have so far played party politics on this issue and my hope is that of course the uk parliament next week will do the sensible thing and vote yes. there's still huge resistance to the deal that's been voted down twice — from those who want another referendum, pulling a stunt in brussels today, and some of the support that was there for the deal now slipping away at home. i think there's a number of us who moved our position last week to vote

yes, i think that theresa may does have some questions to answer. that is defeating brexit, some of the problems we are seeing no inherent to the project but there is no doubt the theresa may could have played a bad hand better than she has, triggering article 50 without a plan. in terms of the speech, which cast her as a che guevara style revolution, i think a less favourable comparison is a donald trump actually because although she is quite different, she was using a similar rhetorical techniques to create a separation between the people in the parliament. and obviously, bringing power back to parliament was supposed to be part of the brexit project. yes, i mean this is the irony in ways. it was eurosceptics, today's this is the irony in ways. it was eurosce ptics, today's brexiteers, who for decades revered the idea of parliamentary sovereignty and of the judiciary, the civil service, and all of these groups at different times and in different ways now being cast as enemies of the people, but the fundamental point stands that the referendum resu

is theresa may's deal dead now?rd to know that it's dead, although john bercow, the speaker, might have an opinion on that. it's perfectly possible he could rule out parliament even discussing it again. he was very reluctant to even agree to a third vote, so a fourth, he might veto it. what is likely, and it is a dangerous game to make predictions at the moment, parliament will probably vote for a customs union on monday and i think if that is tied to her deal, potentially, in the middle of next week, if a vote goes ahead, i could see a parliamentary majority for it. not a majority against conservatives, which is another topic, but the parliamentary majority. a parliamentary majority for a customs union, not for her deal? you have to have some sort of withdrawal agreement and then the customs union is about the future relationship with the european union. i can see once the labour party, which has always supported a customs union, has got a parliamentary majority for a customs union, they could then back the withdra

that's why theresa may would never have gone to that. doing so catastrophically badly in the general election in 2017. try to keep the whole argument in the conservative party together, which is manifestly failed to do. might you do that? it's very tricky and difficult for her. three votes. the first time, she is going to allow members of the government to in different directions and prime ministers only do that in the most extreme circumstances. if we were to have free votes on all the various options, probably there would be a majority for a softer form of brexit which isn't that far away from the labor party position we have single market membership in some form of customs union, something very close to membership of the customs union. there probably is a majority in that. and the brexiteers in the conservative party argue that it's a remain in parliament, the majority voted in the referendum to stay within the european union survey are very reluctant brexiteers which is why we find ourselves here. the times is driven to despair and i

that is now baby i had it begs the that downing street theresa may will be giving to her mps theresa may will be giving to her mp5 for the next few days, saying he did not buffet this month we will not be leaving on the 29th. this is effectively a date that theresa may chose herself because by triggering article 50 with its two—year negotiating period, she did that on the 29th of march two years ago, and therefore a comment sheet set the clock. it is notjust theresa may, it is the entire comment is devoted to check out article 50, which meant that in two years later, we would have to leave that, that is part of the treaty, the eu treaty, that is why it is important. that is the only legal such style, unless primary legislation is actually admitted that, we leave by law on the 29th of march. that is the only expectancy ahead, which is why. even if she wins the boat, but that is not going to automatically not happy you know what i mean? they would have to bring primary legislation to admit that primary legislation for ta ke admit that primary legislation for take a lead on the 29th of

parliament is still in deadlock over theresa may's deal.n the uk will leave the eu. and campaigners here are hoping politicians can still be persuaded to give that decision back to the people. iainjoins me now. reports tonight the pm is under growing pressure is under growing pressure from her own party? she is still not in a position to bring her deal back to parliament for another vote, she is worried that will not get through next week so that will not get through next week so that has fuelled speculation about her own position and i have been speaking to senior conservative mps denied and some have told me that they have told her to her face that they have told her to her face that she needs to stand down or announce she will stand down soon after her deal is passed if she is to have any hope of taking control of the agenda next week. one idea being floated is that she resigns as party leader but stays on as prime minister through the remaining brexit process so that a leadership process ca n brexit process so that a leadership process

yesterday theresa may's deal seemed dead in the water.storic 230 majority defeat today?” could overturn an historic 230 majority defeat today? i think it's unwise to predict parliamentary votes a few hours before they take place. i think it's better to listen to the racing tips on starting to predict that. thank you very much jacob rees—mogg, i it's an enormous day, who knows what will happen but it's going to be an absolutely pivotal day not just for it's going to be an absolutely pivotal day notjust for brexit i suspect but for theresa may as well. norman, thank you very much. norman mentioning and jacob rees—mogg mentioning and jacob rees—mogg mentioning the views of the dup mps are crucial in all of this, we have just heard from jeffrey donaldson of the dup saying the dup has greater clarity but need to hear what the attorney general has to say and that's the next key piece of information we are waiting on from the attorney general geoffrey cox giving his legal opinion on this deal reached in strasbourg last night. right now let's get

how damaging is this for theresa may? the sense in this for theresa may? area here is there is a power vacuum at the moment, these people are hoping it can be filled with a sentiment that look, you people in parliament cannot decide, let us have another go and tom watson got a huge cheer when he said the way to break the crisis is for parliament and the people to act together, that gotan and the people to act together, that got an enormous cheer. yes, theresa may is not leading this process any more, she is being led in different directions by different factions and by the eu. she is seeing its time you are allowed by us, by having another referendum. the people who wa nt another referendum. the people who want the uk to leave the eu because of the outcome of the first referendum are saying we've already done this, that is what should be driving theresa may now. but people here are saying that she tried it and it's not worked let's have another go. thank you richard. labour's deputy leader tom watson addressed the rally saying there were no winners only lo

theresa may loses control, on the financial times.you have two bet on what happens next, what would you be saying. almost certainly, there will be an extension, there will be a last—minute decision on the extension, there will be tough negotiations which presumably she will be there to lead, if they fail... negotiations with. . . ? will be there to lead, if they fail... negotiations with...? over how long the extension to article 15 -- 50 how long the extension to article 15 —— 50 shades of grey should be. that is all she is “ over —— over how long the extension to article 50 should be. that is the point that should be made, a short extension could be the worst of all worlds, not least because we would have to sit around the table for another two months and say all the same things again. one of the story is dominating the front pages, boeing, reeling after the crash, what you make of that? if we take a side what has been going on, rumination in westminster, huge story, boeing 737 has been grounded across europe following the horrific

that is a real blow for theresa may.g over the unionist party is they are ten mps, and only for the arithmetic, they hold a lot of sceptic opinions, i have spoken to this evening, i will come aboard when the dep come off board, it is been chicken and the egg and they have now come up with, if you look at arlene foster's statement, number one, they are not going to abstain and some had hoped that they would actively vote against, and sit on their hands. there's still waiting for while we will probably not have that meaningful vote until friday, 24 hours left for theresa may to open up her wallet put more cash in and they're not there now, but they could be there just by the time that next meaningful vote comes. i make the democratic unionist party, does not come down to the party by mackie comes down to the union. the backstop, they are not going to support any deal that still has that in place, there's not really any way that the eu and theresa may and parliament have found so far to square that circle,. the point i'm ma

how long has theresa may got? after a weekend of rumours that she was going to be ousted, will she offer to stand down in exchange for support for her brexit deal? she's about to hold a meeting of her cabinet, where things may or may not become clearer. we have to think our way through this problem. it's simply not enough to say, we have to deliver on what the voters instructed us to do. that is oui’ voters instructed us to do. that is our democratic duty. will ministers tell mrs may tonight what breaks it down they are prepared to accept? —— what brexit deal they are prepared to accept? has time run out for the pm? we'll ask these mps from various parties, how are they ever going to agree on a way forward? we will solve it all in the next half hour on this programme. also in an exclusive interview, the sister of the murdered labour mp jo cox says threats to politicians have got worse since her siblings death. remember this message from jo cox's maiden speech? whilst we celebrate our diversity, the thing that surp

presidentjuncker, what will you say to theresa may tonight? are you theresa may? no. we can discuss and agree an extension, if it is a technical extension in case of a yes vote on the agreement we negotiated during two years, in case of no vote or no, directly, it will guide everybody to a no deal, for sure. the speaker of the house of commons telling us that he doesn't want a new vote, jean—claude juncker telling he doesn't want a new deal, so telling he doesn't want a new deal, so the normal door to get out of the situation has nearly gone, so we are more in the fire exit looking to find a solution. her problem, not her mistake that we are where we are, it is because too many people have so far played party politics on this issue, and my hope is that of course the uk parliament next week will do the sensible thing and vote yes. there is still huge resistance to the deal that has been voted down twice from those who want another referendum, pulling a stunt in brussels today, and some of the support that was there for the deal now slipping away at home. support that w

theresa a may trying to persuade leaders to delay brexit up to three months. life reaction from the eu on the way. for emmanuel macron hisr the french senate asks former aide endoscope others for perjury. new zealand puts a ban on military style weapons as authorities have identified the 50 victims of the terror attacks on dose coat mosques i nee christchurch - -- mosques in christchurch. president xi jinping is taking off his tour in italy. skepticismowing about his infrastructure and trade project. european leaders are worried feelings ons joining it. ♪ genie: the brexit battle moves back to brussels. theresa may is there to convince eu leaders to approve her request for a threeee month del. donald tsk says the -- donald tusk says it could be approveded if they validate the withdrawal agreement next week. more of a reaction, let's bring in dave keating. how are people reacting to this request for delay? the eu leaders are meeting in pre-summits. i am here where the eight liberal prime ministers of europe are meeting to decide what their response is going to

theresa may is now committed to giving mps a vote on any revised deal by march 12th.is rejected, they will vote the next day on whether or not to back no deal. and if that is rejected, they'll finally vote on the 14th on extending the timetable for the uk to leave the eu. to chew over the parliamentary implications, i turned to two experts, professor anand menon is director of the think tank uk in a changing europe. and maddy thimontjack is from the institute for government. we began by talking about the labour party. it's amendment calling for the uk to stay in some form of customs union was defeated on wednesday's vote so where did that leave labour? what was very interesting this week was that on monday, labour actually significantly shifted its position, it said that it was going to table an amendment to the motion on wednesday but if that was voted down, it would actually support another referendum on the deal. and this is what they confirmed last night so i think at the moment what we are expecting is that when the meaningful vote comes back so when parliament n

both jeremy corbyn and theresa may are kind of deeply entrenched in their tribal party structures, theresastuffing envelopes for the tory party, you can hear it on the floor oi'i party, you can hear it on the floor on pmq about how much they are very much you know beasts of their own parties. and actually what the situation requires his people to be able to work across party lines, find consensus, particularly beyond parliament, and children something ina way parliament, and children something in a way that does not isolate 50% of the population. you know, at the moment, political leaders, we have just my clinical leaders who that is not very, it's not natural for the characters. if you don't get it, our political system is broken now, you'll never get it. that's what some of us believe. it is quite, it was only a few months ago that people were actually saying, if they didn't agree with what theresa may was doing, they had some simply for our so doing, they had some simply for our so you met her. and now that something seems to have completely evaporated, even within her own cabinet. davi

the guardian pictures theresa may during her tv statement earlier this evening in which she told thetish public: i am on your side as backbenchers call on her to resign. the ft has a similar image from inside downing street, and reminds readers donald tusk says the eu will only agree to a short brexit delay if mps approve the current withdrawal agreement next week. the daily telegraph reports on a warning from senior eurosceptics that the prime minister risks leading britain to "national humiliation by going on bended knee to the eu. the metro publishes details of a poll that suggests nine out of ten britons believe the uk s handling of brexit is a damaging the country's reputation. mrs may told the nation "it's not my fault" — according to the mirror. and the daily mail leads on the prime minister's "great personal regret" over the the delay to the planned march 29 exit date let me discuss that now, talking with the guardian, we mention that do not blame me, i am on your side. take this away. this defiant pm tells them that i am on your side, as infuriated mps tell her to resign. sh

most end in better shape than theresa may's.ten with her authority shattered, the future of brexit still in deep doubt, demands growing louder for a general election. it's fair to ask, could any leader have done much better? either way, there's a long list of contenders keen to move into downing street and try. the headlines on bbc news: mps have rejected theresa may's withdrawal agreement for a third time, throwing the uk's brexit strategy into further confusion. the labour leader calls on the prime minister to step down immediately after the latest defeat — this time by 58 votes. there's anger on the streets of westminster as thousands of pro—brexit supporters protest the brexit delay. well, there were angry scenes both inside and outside parliament today. but what do people away from westminster think about the uncertainty surrounding brexit? our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day with people at the protests. what do we want? brexit! let's get out! let's have brexit! very, very sad. very disappointed. democr

will we then reconsider our assessments of theresa may?brexit outcome and as many cabinet ministers have said, we will be a cabinet entirely defined by what has happened. people do fundamentally believe they are acting on principle as well. it is a super ideological and not just to as well. it is a super ideological and notjust to driven by career is on. although there are some exceptions. they have gone to amber rudd arriving at the vote before they did this shocking thing and abstaining against the government's instructions. in the end, we are sort of no further back even if we are no further forward. it has been the most active and busy day. i was on college green earlier. the campaigners, the whistles, the noises. it seems so febrile. yet nothing has changed. theresa may's famous line nothing has changed remains true. even though it looks dead, there isn't a particularly viable alternative. i keep coming back to the sense that every single possible outcome feels impossible. her deal gets through by a process of wearing people down. you

if only it were that simple for theresa may.e will have another go at getting this place behind her deal. but it's not a third attempt at getting the whole package through, which has already failed twice. you might want to call tomorrow the day of meaningful vote 2.5, because mps will only be asked to vote on the divorce deal with the european union. they will not be asked to give anotherjudgment on the whole a long delay to brexit. but splitting up the controversial two parts might not avoid defeat. to decouple them, then she'd be asking the labour party to vote for a brexit without a political declaration that tells you what the future relationship will look like and that can't be right, which is why the two documents absolutely have to go together. even with tories, number ten's latest wheeze simply might not work. we are all sharing that deal on the table, it has all our names on it... even those who didn't back brexit can't agree. we have been in the eu for 45 years and we would hope the settlement we decide on will last us

here is theresa may talking on this issue.on legal changes, the fact there are legally binding changes as a result of the discussions, since the house vote on the 29th of january. let me complete this. the right honourable gentleman is absolutely correct, the danger for those of us who want to deliver to have faith in the british public and deliver on the vote for brexit is that if this vote is not past tonight, if the deal is not passed, brexit could be lost. and it was not passed, theresa may‘s bill was defeated for a second time, a member injanuary, mps rejected it by an enormous margin, they defeated it by 230 votes, historic defeat, and two weeks later injanuary, parliament voted on what was called the brady amendment, giving the prime minister amendment, giving the prime minister a mandate to go back to brussels and demand changes to the irish border backstop, i will change it or replace it, she said, last night, she went to strasbourg for last minute meetings with the european union, and she came back not with a change

the dilemma may be answered not by theresa may, but by parliament itself. up to make the decisions, tonight voting itself on an alphabet of different versions of brexit, whether for a close relationship with the eu than the premise of land, orto with the eu than the premise of land, or to leave without a deal. but even having said she quit, the prime minister walked into hino noes option after option. so the noes habit. no majority for anything at all. -- habit. no majority for anything at all. —— have it. whether it is the prime minister's deal or a variation cooked up by mps, brexit has stepped in and is in yet another generation of conservative mps. i think it's very strange that the people who have the most heartfelt objections to this deal, some say they will follow this or that is ok. are you worried about the future leadership of your party? imagine, imagine, i . of your party? imagine, imagine, imagine! it might be for some of them, but those people who have played the games they have been playing, will not get my support, and those who have put the

now, theresa may clearly will not do that. that forward as policy.early will not do thatlj may clearly will not do that.|j agree may clearly will not do that.” agree with your first point, the executives got to agree to carry it forward and they are not in a position to refuse. they have to step down if they are not prepared to proceed with the approval of parliament. to quote the solicitor general the other day, he said we are now facing a major constitutional crisis and this is the nub of the constitutional crisis, because you and your supporters... he was talking about this marvellous argument they had that it was quite long for the house of commons to take control of its own timetable. i know robert very well, strictly speaking, legally, he was about the solicitor general, but that was a good tries. what we have not talked about because we have talked about outcomes, but what we have not talked about is a key change to the process because if in the effort to coalesce around this common objective, mps actually the best thing to do is to put this b

theresa may is not willing to ask for that.used to have any significant talks on a the future trading relationship until the withdrawal deal is done. david eades they have been quite strict on that, haven‘t they? they have been quite strict on that, haven't they? no, they've been very consistent, the message really is you, britain tell us what you‘re going to do and then we can work out what we can do with that. and theresa may sent that message across that the request for an extension and he would seem to be the one who is most minded to give her a pretty much what she wants. even if the extension does not go as far as she would like it to be. but even then, there has to be that vote and that vote has to be put through the house of the majority in the house of parliament even for that extension and just to bring you back again, to the french perspective because they are saying quite clearly, we want enough guarantee of the credibility of theresa may‘s strategy and will be heard in downing street, that strategy hangs really on

but we are being told tomorrow theresa may will vote to ta ke tomorrow theresa may will vote to takeff the table. isn't there a danger now with 17 days to go until brexit was supposed to happen, actually voting against this deal, you arejeopardising it and it might not happen at all. it was a difficult decision and i did so with a heavy heart. i voted against this deal because it didn't deliver brexit. it would tiles and definitely into a customs union, it would annex northern ireland and give the eu huge leverage and a say over our laws. that is not what 17.4 million people voted for in the historic referendum of 2016, sol can still look people in the eye and say i didn't vote for something which may appear to be brexit but actually wasn't brexit and i am confident to defend my position. you know the make—up of parliament here, it's pretty clear that tomorrow no—deal brexit will be taken off the table before the end of the month, then the day after it is likely parliament will mandate the prime minister to ask for an extension. it's actually a delay to brexit, brexit is now unlikely

so we will see if theresa may gets her own way. 0nce if theresa may gets her own way.tunity to get your own way sta rts opportunity to get your own way starts to diminish. as we have seen before. stay with us, vicki is in the lobby. she has someone with her. she is going to give us some reactions tonight's vote. that's right, that address by theresa reasoning up to mp5 and a packed room, a very reasoning up to mp5 and a packed room, a very hot room as she said she was going to really stop doing thejob and she was going to really stop doing the job and stand down early than she would have liked to if, and it isa she would have liked to if, and it is a big if, her deal gets through. let's speak to james brokenshire, a friend of hers a member of the cabinet. telling what it was like in the room where she made a speech. cabinet. telling what it was like in the room where she made a speechm was a very the room where she made a speechm was a very personal address that the prime minister made. she was reflecting on some of her time on not being a showy person, on actually wan

it was a promotion by theresa may. that is a reality.e need is a solution and for that we are waiting for a concrete proposal. a solution to avoid hard to border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, what we need is also a clear answer, an alternative to say yes, we would like to keep the good friday agreement and all of its parts. that is what we need. we need concrete proposals. how to keep it. thank you for your time. thank you forjoining us. the time is 18 minutes past five. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may writes to the european commission president to lay out the government's plan for delaying brexit, but brussels wants a concrete strategy. fears of at least 1000 dead in mozambique after cyclone idai hits the country leaving a 30 mile stretch of land under water. new zealand's prime minister vows never to say the name of the gunman who carried out last friday's mass shootings in christchurch which left 50 dead. and in sport: it's been confirmed team sky will officially become team ineos. the change, funded b

if that could happen, theresa may has said theresa may has said she would resign.tension to may 22. there would be a period of getting the paperwork done for a departure on may 22nd and then after that britain would be leaving but so would theresa may because she would be stepping aside and we would have a leadership contest. thousands of palestinian protesters have gathered on the border between gaza and israel, to mark a year since weekly demonstrations began there. the gazan health ministry said a palestinian had been killed by israeli shrapnel — before the start of today's demonstration and two protesters were killed during the clashes. demonstrators are demanding the right to return to their ancestral homes in what is now israel and an end to the gaza blockade. the un says at least 189 palestinians and one israeli soldier have been killed between march and december last year. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is just outside nahal oz in israel, close to the border in the gaza strip. she says there are still large crowds at the fence with israel. if

what has come back todayis theresa may. is not saying is that they have run out wiggle room and that has not worked either. they want another go at this next week on the proviso that she does not manage to get her deal through the end of this week and try and narrow down some of those options. you are right, there we re those options. you are right, there were two options today were not far offa were two options today were not far off a majority bit gain significantly more votes than her deal. and that was the second referendum and a permanent customs union. and we will be following the brexit developments for you every step of the way and bring them to you here live on bbc world news. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. we'll have more on that boeing story and those changes to the control systems of the controversial boeing 737 max planes. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. quiet on the weather front. the weather remains unsettled for the rest of the wee

the dilemma may be answered not by theresa may, but by parliament itself.ing up to make the decisions, tonight voting itself on an alphabet of different versions of brexit, whether for a closer relationship with the eu than the prime minister plans, or to leave without a deal. but even having said she quit, the prime minister walked in to hear no to option after option. so the noes have it. no majority for anything at all. whether it is, in the end, the prime minister's deal or a variation cooked up by mps, brexit has stepped in and is in yet another generation of conservative mps. i think it's very strange the people who have the most heartfelt objections to this deal, on all areas of principle, the prime minister may hope her bargain will bring new order. but we can't know that yet. what's certain is theresa may has become another tory leader whose time in office was pulled apart by anguish over europe. for more on what's been happening at westminster i've been speaking to our political correspondent naomi grimley. well, does not look particularly promisi

the telegraph reports conservative mps are going to demand a resignation date from theresa may in return for backing her brexit deal, next to a piece by once leadership hopeful boris johnson deploring the state of the brexit negotiations. the guardian has the same story, and news of a $16 million new york apartment which the government has bought for the uk's trade commissioner for north america. the i has a minister complaining about the treatment of theresa may by her colleagues, saying that a male prime minister would be treated differently and that what is happening "smacks of misogyny". the financial times leads with questions about the collapse of the savings firm london capital and finance. the metro goes with a housing development which has planted a hedge preventing the children of social tenants using a communal play area. the mirror reports that from 2022, all new cars will be fitted with speed limiting devices. so, a varied set of front pages. let's take a look at a few in more detail. let's start with brexit and perhaps to start with you asa. this appears to start with you a

with these last—minute meetings between theresa may and the european union.as and when that happens, you will see it on the bbc news channel. next, eurosport today and they will see you in a few minutes' time. the latest sports news now, with me. zinedine zidane is returning to real madrid. it is less than a year since the frenchman left, that was after winning a third successive champions league title. he oversaw the club's most successful period in the modern area, winning seven trophies at one point injust 100 area, winning seven trophies at one point in just 100 games. area, winning seven trophies at one point injust100 games. he also went on a a0 game unbeaten run. he will replace santiago solari, with real madrid are third in the spanish league. translation: he wants to have a team that went also at home. they won the league twice in the last ten years. simply not good enough for what he feels is the most important competition of all. of course, he has won the champions league, the times in a room at the door so, still it will be a target, but it is abo

let's turn to theresa may's deal. so — again we're discussing theresa may's deal.es, one of the big obstacles theresa may has had in getting it through parliament is the group of pro—brexit tories called the erg — european research group. now — it looks like there could be movement. sam coates, the times one of the main erg members is jacob rees mogg. and he seems to have switched. because i thought we were leaving on the 29th of march at 11pm, and that's been taken off the table. so, as long as no deal was the default option, i was in favour of that default option. but the government has backed away from that, in spite of the prime minister's commitments that we would leave on the 29th, and parliament has made it clear it won't support that. so, as that is no longer there, it is a hierarchy of choices. leaving without a deal would've been my top choice now, then you come to mrs may's deal, then you come to not leaving at all. mrs may's deal is better than not leaving at all. here's what mr rees mogg has said before about the deal — helpfully supplied by his former

will it be theresa may's deal or remain, theresa may's deal or no deal?s argue this could be the fairest way because it could be the fairest way because it could make it quite complicated. in terms of who will support this, why is labour openly falling in behind it? at the party conference, it left open the option of another referendum? simply because there is not the majority in parliament for the idea of a second referendum, whatever the question is. or even in the labour party. it is a contentious issue. it became labour policy to leave open the option of a further referendum at conference last year, butjeremy corbyn has so far made no push for that to happen, certainly in terms of putting anything forward in parliament or whipping his mps to do so. you wonder if there is any point in whipping any more given the problems on the government side? yes, in all these votes to do with brexit, people have not voted along party lines, they have defied the whip and had to resign as a result, they have abstained and kept theirjobs. interesting times in parliamen

another overwhelming rejection of theresa may's brexit deal by parliament. the ayes to the right, 242. the noes to the left, 391. mps voted it down despite last—minute changes on the contentious issue of the irish border. so what now? two options from the prime minister. a vote on whether to leave the eu without a deal. if that is rejected, another vote on extending the brexit process. these are unenviable choices, but thanks to the decision that the house has made this evening, they are choices that must now be faced. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: he is the most senior catholic worldwide to be convicted of child sex offences. a judge tells 77—year—old cardinal pell, you may not live to be released from prison. this is the scene live from the court house in melbourne. india and all of europe close their airspace to the boeing 737 max, following sunday's fatal crash of an ethiopian airlines jet. it is 7:00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the uk government has suffered another massive defeat in the house of commons over