theresa may, she may have got this through the house of commons.se of lords as well, but i would suggest the bigger battle for theresa may will be when she starts to formal negotiations in brussels with the other 27 member states. that will be two years of tough negotiations. we knew she will be able, orwe tough negotiations. we knew she will be able, or we think she will be able to trigger article 50 within her own timetable, that timetable she said, so before the end of march. that is when things will get tough. talking to mps as they have been passing by our series in the central lobby, many of them saying that this might have gone her way, but the real hard work will begin when she starts talking in a formal way to the other european leaders. just a word about what happens, assuming it does go through the commons in the next few minutes, but thenit commons in the next few minutes, but then it goes to the house of lords after the 20th of february. there are plenty of peers who want to stay in the european union and hate the idea of brexit, they

theresa may was on the losing side in the referendum. she's an unelected leader, with a small working majority of 16, one up from yesterday, having to lead the most complex constitutional negotiations perhaps since the act of union in 1707 — negotiations she never wanted in the first place. not a great position of strength, you might say, but this morning she led her party to victory in an area that's been held by labour since 1935 — the first time a governing party has won a by—election since 1982. her personal approval ratings are far and away ahead ofjeremy corbyn‘s, who today insisted that he was determined to carry on and appeared to joke that the situation was catastrophic but not serious. so this was the prime minister's day — she spent it in her new tory—held cumbria seat. our political editor nick watt reports. for the moment, our unlikely prime minister reigned supreme, a by—election win in an area that had been beyond the reach of the tories since the interwar years leaves theresa may surveying a political landscape with few c

theresa may's hope, by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better l from eu leaders who may look to her to help fight europe's corner with the new president. but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves. not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. "we've got twitter for that", one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tusk saw a role for theresa may and britain. the uk inside or outside europe, can develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today's discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and, as in any good relationship, we will have and we will

it doesn't seem quite as bad for theresa may.to hit, and he didn't do it. does it make any sense, given everything you describe brilliantly about the big ten, labour having all these different sections of society and different sections of society and different points of view, trying to keep it together, did it make sense to come down on one side of this and not allow mps a free vote? no, it was stupid. corbyn should be saying we are a big tent. we have remainers and leave sufferers —— and levers. labour has this huge dichotomy, as does the country, and what you need in an opposition party at this stage isa in an opposition party at this stage is a clear message. i genuinely think, whether labour had, for or against remain orally, it would have done much better and we would have had a proper opposition. diane abbott didn't make the vote tonight. her constituency voted to remain. i hope she gets well soon. we are moving away from brexit to another world war, someone is suggesting. trump to put teheran on notice after missile test.

theresa may's hope by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better brexitders who may look to her to help fight europe's corner with the new president. but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves, not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. we've got twitter for that, one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's relationship with america after brexit but the eu council president, donald tusk, saw a role for mrs may and britain. the uk can, inside europe or outside europe, eu, not europe, can be very helpful. and i have no doubt also after today's discussions and what theresa may said, i have no doubt that today we can feel some kind of spirit of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved and as in any good relationship we will have an

but i think theresa may is pretty confident.below the surface, given how divisive this vote was back injune. or is that all being reconciled and damp and down? no, there's been a lot of passion on both sides of the debate. dozens and dozens of mps have been able to speak. there's been some wonderful speeches. a great example of the british parliament at its best. kenneth clarke, great pro—european, he will vote against this motion tonight. against triggering article 50. he says that leaving the european union to make trade deals with other countries around the world was like alice in wonderland. he gave his 20 minute speech without notes and was applauded at the end. he was very passionate. the divisions of the referendum, the remain camped and leave camp are still as extraordinary as they ever were. so, what happens now, ben, to all that emotion and elliptical feeling and genuine sentiment on both sides of this, whether you are a remain person who thinks britain is on the wrong track and a leaf person who wa nted wrong track an

theresa may has got a mandate for brexit.have every right to lobby to account and personally i think we should have had a free vote. there are many collea g u es had a free vote. there are many colleagues who were torn about the best response. in my conscience, i felt the best thing to do was to vote against triggering article 50. but you leadership, jeremy corbyn and sir kier starmer, he said that labour party is about democracy and democracy is about listening to the will of the people. yes, we accept the decision to leave the european union. the question now is that the speech that theresa may made, saying we will leave the single market and the customs union, this is playing russian roulette with our financial interests, with jobs, russian roulette with our financial interests, withjobs, potentially millions ofjobs. i know100,000 jobs will go in london in the financial services, and these are jobs that my constituents do. ijust don't think that is what people voted for. that is what we had to express by voting against it.

theresa may said her party had secured an outstanding victory.jeremy corbyn described their defeat as very disappointing, but he said he wouldn't be standing down. labour has held copeland since 1935, but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than 2500. in a second by—election in stoke—on—trent central, labour saw off a concerted challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall — with a reduced majority. in a moment, we'll have a full report from stoke, but first our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports from copeland. sometimes party leaders seem to grow a little after a win. theresa may's victory appearance here today told you that she'd use the tories winning copeland to claim she could reach people and parts of britain no tory leader has won over since margaret thatcher. this truly is a government that is working for everyone and for every part of the country. as for the idea that the tories could win too big, that good government needs good opposition, try telling them that — or her. does britain need a strong opposition to

the pressure is on theresa may to step m, pressure is on theresa may to step in, it's being talked aboutesting, it is a glass half full, half empty, the votes depending brexit and how it's going to be delivered, the white paper. let's look at the guardian. made telling mps, take it or leave it over brexit. —— theresa may telling mps. this is how much say the mps have, which is very little. exactly, the headline, take it or leave it, basically saying that for theresa may, triggering article 50 is so much closer now. tomorrow is like the final day when you will hear discussions about it. the fact that the government won is a huge boost for theresa may. we should explain, a group of mps wanted to have a say in the process on every single clause in the deal with the eu, which could have sent theresa may back to the negotiating table if they rejected it and it could have gone on for years. some rebel mps even on the tory benches voting the other way today. i think it's intriguing. the fact that you have the times covering it completely differently. a different take, isn't it? mps will vote on

sirjohn major's message to theresa may — get real.ple have been led to expect a future that seems to be unreal and overoptimistic. obstacles are brushed aside as if of no consequence, whilst opportunities are inflated beyond any reasonable expectation of delivery. he fears we'll be worse off, less tolerant, more divided, and that the prime minister's attitude so far won't achieve her ambitions. the atmosphere is already sour. a little more charm and a lot less cheap rhetoric would do much to protect the interests of the united kingdom. you've accused the government of misleading people about how easy this is going to be — do you think that's deliberate, or is it naive? i wouldn't charge my colleagues with a deliberate attempt to deceive in government. the british people voted to come out. they will accept coming out, but i think they do wish to know, and have an absolute right to know, what the difficulties will be, the impediments will be, and how long it will take. sirjohn tried and failed to keep us in during the referendum. his co

theresa may hails an historic victory, as the conservative‘s win a seat in cumbria held by labour forthan 80 years. this truly is a government that is working for everyone and for every pa rt working for everyone and for every part of the country. meanwhile labour does hang on to its seat in stoke central, seeing off a challenge by ukip. it isa it is a message about the economy. it is a message about the economy. it is a message about the economy. it isa it is a message about the economy. it is a message about the economy. it is a message about the economy. it is a message aboutjobs. it is a message about this country. but above all, above all, it was a message that hope triumphs over fears. —— hope triumphs over fear. the half brother of north korea's leader was killed by a substance classified as a weapon of mass destruction, according to malaysian authorities. the battle for mosul — iraqi troops enter the west of the city for the first time, to face strong resistance from so—called islamic state. and on newsnight, theresa may — an unelected leader with a major constitutional negoti

there's little doubt mps will give prime minister theresa may a green light, but much has changed since lastjune‘s brexit referendum. the government has clarified its vision of what brexit means, while president donald trump is shaking up global politics. my guest today is conservative mp dominic raab. what place will post—brexit britain occupy on the world stage? domin raab, welcome to hardtalk. hi. you are a westminster mp who took the perhaps somewhat difficult—to—understand position that westminster mps having the right to give a green light or not to the triggering of this article 50 — you took the view that that was wrong and shouldn't be allowed. why was that? i took the view, as did all of the mp5 who passed the referendum legislation by 6—1 in the house of commons, that we gave this decision to the english people, and having done that, by the way all parties agreed to this at the time, and having done that we need to respect it. no—one minds having scrutiny. i'm on the cross party brexit committee, which is scrutinising every inch of brexit negotiations, and everyone i think is

theresa may has not reversed those, this is one element of them.element is the cuts to tax credits which will fall on a lot of working people. the idea. that is different to these disability benefits. the package that george osborne put through, it is part of the legacy. i can agree with you about tax benefits that might disincentive eyes people, but, i think the government is right to say, a disability. it is a hard message to make. the disability packages too generous and people who are not sick, claimed to be sick or stay on sick. it is the old problem. facing governments, particularly tory ones. and the daily telegraph story, about the netherlands. the netherlands holds in quarry on whether it could ditch your row. this is something that could be the beginning of something really big? explain to us what could happen. the netherlands have elections on the 15th of march, important parliamentary elections to decide the composition of a new government and they have very powerful forces of your scepticism bubbling up, the netherlands is one of the c

theresa may's hope, by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better r with the new president. but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves. not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. "we've got twitter for that", one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tusk saw a role for theresa may and britain. the uk, inside or outside europe, can develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today's discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and, as in any good relationship, we will have and we will speak very clearly where we think those principles are being tra

theresa may's hope, by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better it dealfrom eu leaders who may look to her to help fight europe's corner with the new president but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves, not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. we have got twitter for that, one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit but the eu council president, donald tusk, saw a role for mrs may and britain. the uk can, inside europe or outside europe, i mean eu, not europe, can be very helpful. and i have no doubt also after today's discussions and what theresa may said, i have no doubt that today we can feel some kind of spirit of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we can not stay silent where there are principles involved and as in an

theresa may has held talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in downing street. st bank, while mr netanyahu warned that iran posed a threat to europe, after it test—fired a ballistic missile. with me is now our middle east editorjeremy bowen. has there been a shift in the uk‘s attitude towards the building of settle m e nts attitude towards the building of settlements by the israelis or has the uk been maintaining its policy of fundamentally opposing them? britain is opposing it but less permanently than before. back towards the end of last year in the final days of the 0bama administration there was a resolution adopted by the un security council america abstained rather than blocking that which ranged mr netanyahu. essentially condemning a lot of what they were doing. after that the uk reined back despite having voted for it and been one of the prime movers behind it, the uk rent back on it and since thenit the uk rent back on it and since then it appears that theresa may and her determination to get as close as possible to president trump, is more 01’ possible

when theresa may we nt way or the other.t visas. this does not stop at the water's edge. other countries are asking, will our students be able to go to british universities? will our entrepreneurs be able to setup? let's go do something lighter. a bit of trouble in cambridge. this is a college where students have been complaining about items on the menu like jamaican stew and tunisian rice, arguing they are cultural misrepresentations and they do not exist in the countries that are being referenced. i mean it is sort of easy to laugh at these kinds of things. it is hard to imagine that these are deliberately disrespectful, that this is the couege disrespectful, that this is the college trying to impose some sort of colonial idea on its culture. if the point of this is to make stu d e nts the point of this is to make students feel at home, if it is to educate other students about different cuisines, this is a bit cack—handed. different cuisines, this is a bit cack-handed. it soundsjust like a recipe to be honest. the pembroke

it is part of theresa may's message that it is part of theresa may's message thatitis is part of theresa the other. he has been clear about his disdain for the european union and his lack of regard for some leaders. and they look at him with something between alarm and horror. so the climate is not exactly helpful, and theresa may has to press on with this, but this is an uphill climb. thanks for joining us. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: french police have begun an investigation into a security incident at the louvre in paris. a soldier opened fire on a man with a knife, who attacked police shouting "allahu akbar". the energy firm, npower, has announced a big increase in prices. a typical dual fuel annual energy bill will rise by an average of 10% and now the sport. it's been confirmed new stoke city striker saido berahino served an eight—week ban last year. the suspension happened while he was at his former club west brom and follows reports that berahino was banned for failing an out—of—competition drugs test. berahinojoined stoke berahino joined stoke from west brom and mark hug

theresa may.t from donald trump's travel ban, the home secretary amber rudd told mps on the home affairs committee it could create a potential propaganda opportunity for so—called islamic state. isis and daesh will use any opportunity they can to make difficulties to create the environment they want, to radicalise people, to bring them over to their side. so it is a propaganda opportunity for them potentially. we will continue to monitor what is said, continue to take down the sort of literature and postings we see on the internet, that try to encourage that sort of extremism, they may use this as an example, and we will continue to take down the sites where we can. the next stage in the plan to expand heathrow airport is under way. in the commons on thursday, the transport secretary launched a four—month consultation and set out planning and infrastructure proposals. a liberal democrat was just one of the mps to raise concerns about air quality. will he explain what he will do if the airport cann

mps voted by a majority of 384 to allow theresa may to get negotiations underway.sed to trigger article 50 by the end of march. the vote presented a challenge for some opposition labour mps, most of whom are against brexit. many labour voters want to leave the eu. nearly 50 went against the orders of their leader and voted against the bill. here is their spokesman for brexit. this is the real battle, because the mandate, there was a mandate to leave the eu, but the terms by which we leave, thatis but the terms by which we leave, that is the battle but we have to have. that is why the labour party has put down amendments to say that you must give us your white paper before we start and that has been conceded. you must report back within two years so that we can check out you are getting on, and we must have a meaningful vote at the end, we must be able to see the deal that you have reached to make sure it is the right deal. let's get some analysis from our political correspondent. rob, is this the point of no return? that is certainly what the brexiteers up. i think

could theresa may be in for some march madness.'s tied up with deutsche boerse is unlikely to go ahead. how did the deal goes south so fast? bank the mexican central governor will meet with yellen and lagarde but a chat with u.s. treasury secretary is still to be seen. we speak to the global head of merging -- emerging markets at ubs. in religion.ler guy johnson is with us in our european headquarters in london. we are 30 minutes into the trading day. let us see how things are shaping up in equities so far. looks like the stoxx 600 is turning negative. the biggest european indexes are gaining. the ftse up 0.4. the dax up. the cac up 0.1%. it is the peripherals pulling down the stoxx 600. the losses add generali, total are weighing on the stoxx 600 index and that is why you see little change in that index. guy: interesting. side of relief -- sigh of relief. generali trading down 0.4%. --macron, background is looking to be the favorite opening up his lead over his opponents. macrondent candidate gained a third ally over the weekend i

—— theresa may is not thatcher. interesting isn't it? yes.oing what everyone is saying, but this is not something that we can fix in a day. it would be lovely if we could do, as many people would love, it would be great to say, right, let's sit round the table and sort this out and do it then. that's not how things happen, sadly. the other interesting thing about this, he was margaret thatcher's chancellor and his saying they will never enjoy the kind of relationship that maggi and regan did. with the m7; 77§71 as ele tfififi 7'hfiuld t éétfi‘th’efi'i‘fifi he el; efififi e'hfiuld t 5;e€hefe'f1§@ he is... allegedly has a fear said, he is... allegedly has a fear of slopes and steps! this whole thing is about this relationship and he has echoed this in conversations with her and apparently this was a story we had a couple of weeks ago and he refers to her as "my maggie". the problem is, the chemistry, we we re the problem is, the chemistry, we were all sitting there and looking at the chemistry, he is quite brash and loud and forceful and she is a kind o

victims will get greater support, under legislation that will be personally overseen by theresa may.l williams felt failed by the state when she finally worked up the courage to leave an abusive husband. filed for divorce, left him. during a six—weeks period, he bombarded me with texts and literally stalked me. now i know what stalking is. and then, on the 19th of august, 2011, while i was in work, he came into my hairdresser‘s where i was working, with a sawn off shotgun, and shot me. experiences like that are shattering, according to theresa may, who has asked ministers and experts to clarify laws that are applied unevenly across england and wales. it is estimated there are 1.3 million female victims of domestic abuse each year, with around 600,000 men being affected, too. very few come forward, and there were just 75,000 convictions in 2016, although that is more than any other year. it is something theresa may tried to grapple with during her six years in charge here at the home office, introducing legislation which criminalised emotional abuse, and giving people the right to fin

theresa may no longer has the idea of explaining how britain extra case itself.ng that she went in with a new offering that she could be the bridge builder with donald trump given that she was the first one to see him and get his commitment, that he said he's100% behind nato, given that some weeks ago he said in an interview that he felt it was "obsolete". she says there is good news from our interview in some respects, and in 20 minutes she will explain that meeting she had with other leaders but she will also ask them to dig into their pockets when it comes to nato spending, that some countries should be spending 2% of their gdp, and they are not, and donald trump has made it clear that america choose not be stumping up for that. the left—leaning president was asked,is the left—leaning president was asked, is she a bridgebuilder? and she said no, we are already liaising with the americans through mr trump's twitter account! britain's vegetable shortage is continuing with some supermarkets rationing the sale of produce. the shortage is due to bad weather particu

theresa may left parliament tonight reflecting on a job well done.abour leader has to deal with 52 rebels and a looming reshuffle. vicky young, bbc news, westminster. the bbc‘s found fresh evidence of the length of time some medically fit patients stay in hospital because of a lack of support in their communities. half of acute hospitals in england responded to a freedom of information request for details of their five longest delays in discharging patients in the last three years. today the spending watchdog says efforts to integrate health and social care aren't working, though ministers insist it's too soon to draw conclusions. our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, reports from north yorkshire. this is the road back to some sort of independence for 85—year—old eileen. she has spent more than a month in hospital after a stomach bug. i felt terrible. month in hospital after a stomach bug. ifelt terrible. icouldn't describe it. i wasn't eating and it took me all the time to drink because i was frightened. the danger was she would be stuck in

tomorrow, theresa may will attend what may well be one of the last european council meetings before shegotiations. she wants to do that early next month. that will take place in the maltese capital of valetta and the main focus will be on the mediterranean migration crisis. theresa may will use that issue and that summit to tell the remainder of the eu that the uk wants to be a reliable partner when we have left and when brexit has taken place. she will say that the uk will like to continue to tribute to the eu task force in the mediterranean. she will cite naval aspects and border cutters taking place. as the brexit negotiations approach, there is a growing feeling in the cabinet that the uk is facing a daunting task of historic proportions. so the key thing that the uk has got to do, is it has to show it will not be a supplicant in the talks. how do you do that? you start to play some of your key cards. we will help in the migration crisis. an interesting chapter in the white paper, chapter ii, talking about how the uk plays a pivotal role in helping other eu countries tackle terroris

theresa may to officially begin the process of leaving the european union. mps have party voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill and tonight they are voting on amendments. among them the fate of the eu nationals or living in the u.k.. oppositionof the labor party, jeremy corbyn, has told members they must support the bill, but some have vowed to rebel. for theed by writer sunday times in london. tell us a bit more about what exactly the mps are voting for or against tonight. reporter: today is the final day in the comments of the bill which will authorize the government to officially trigger article 50 and then it will go to the lords. it's a series of amendments, each presented by different in peak, that's being voted on. it looks like the numbers are in favor of the government and all the amendments, virtually all the significant amendments will be defeated and therefore the legislation will go to the lords and they will not really feel that they have much ground to -- to drastically change the legislation. laura: so this could become law as theresa may

theresa may has a working majority of just 16 in the house of commons.e have heard from one lawmaker that there could be as many as 27 who are going to support these opposition amendments. that could delay the process but not just that. it could change the negotiating stance that theresa may has when she approaches the eu with this brexit bill that they have finally voted into law. in terms of these amendments, not all of them are going to be discussed in the three days that have been set aside for this in the house of commons and the committee hearings but we are hearing that one that is going to be discussed involves the rights that eu citizens have who are currently living in the u.k. the other thing we have heard from officials familiar with the plan is that she is not willing to compromise with the conservative lawmakers wanting to support any of these opposition amendments. -- shereally is saying is being quite intransigent on the position, not willing to compromise and saying that they needed to support the brexit bill. mark: let's talk process. w

theresa may said her party had secured an outstanding victory.r leaderjeremy corbyn described their defeat as "very disappointing." but he said he wouldn't be standing down. labour has held copeland since 1935 but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than two and a half thousand. in a second by—election in stoke—on—trent central, labour saw off a concerted challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall — with a reduced majority. in a moment, we'll have a full report from stoke but first our deputy political editorjohn pienaar is in copeland. well, like the storms yesterday, the campaign circus and the big—name politicians have moved on but yesterday's by—elections have left politics a little clearer than before. labour held off one big challenge and just may have seen of the threat from ukip in its heartland but losing here in cumbria hurt labour and jeremy corbyn badly and tonight, theresa may and the conservatives looked like a party which need fear no one. my report contained some flash photography. sometimes party leaders seem

mps are making their final pitches in a momentous debate, on whether theresa may should begin the formal process of taking britain out of the eu. the former chancellor george osborne, says the debate has become too focused on immigration, at the expense of other vital issues. the government has chosen and i respect this decision, not to make the economy the priority in this negotiation. i'm ben brown at westminster, where we'll bring you the latest developments. also in the next hour, there's been more harrowing testimony, at the inquests into the deaths of 30 britons killed in the tunisia terror attack. one teenager described the scene, as his brother, uncle and grandfather were shot dead. a gang has been spared jail, after the fraudulent sale of puppies bred in appalling conditions, at a traveller's site in essex. and the footballing world says farewell to the former england, watford and aston villa manager, graham taylor. our top story at 5pm. mps are debating whether or not to grant the prime minister the power to trigger article 50, the clause which will begin the process of pulling

theresa may has had a slightly different role.ying to explain and help britain extricate itself, downing street said theresa may went in with a potential new offering that she could be the conduit and a bridge builder with donald trump given that she was the first one to see him and to get this commitment, he said he's100% behind nato, given that he said in an interview recently he set it was obsolete, so on the one hand there is good news in the meeting, and about 20 minutes from now she will explain that conversation she had with him to leaders who are interested to hear that, but she will also ask them to dig deep into their pockets when it comes to nato spending, that some eu countries should be spending 2% of gdp, when they are not, and donald trump has made it clear that america should not be stumping up. the lithuanian president was asked whether she is a bridge builder, does theresa may have a new role? she said, we don't need that, we are already liaising with the americans through donald trump's twitter account. we can g

that is the bill that will empower theresa may and the government to formally begin the process of leavingopean union. so if it goes through this evening, the commons, then it goes to the lords later on this month. they are voting, let's go inside the chamber, you can now see pictures of the voting. voting on a series of amendments to the european union bill, on a whole range of issues, for example the status of eu nationals living here in the united kingdom. they've got through a few of the amendments, all defeated pretty comfortably by the government by majorities of around 50. so those proposing the amendments not having much luck so far. but then the key vote on the eu bill at around 8pm this evening. so we're waiting for that. our political correspondent eleanor garnierjoins me now from central lobby. tell us how those amendments are going as far as you can tell? we are just on my think the fourth vote, we are on the fourth vote of the evening with a handful more to come. so far all going the government's way. of course we will also be watching to see what happens in the overall vote.

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theresa may‘s hope, by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better brexit deal from eu leaders who may‘t be easy. theresa may‘s welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves. not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. "we‘ve got twitter for that", one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france‘s job to develop the eu‘s special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tusk saw a role for theresa may and britain. the uk, inside or outside europe, can develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today‘s discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and, as in any good relationship, we will have and we will speak very clearly where we think those principles are being trampled on. just now the mood‘s almost amicable. eu leaders took a boat ride together

that provides a boost for theresa may.s 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm nejra cehic. this is bloomberg. francine: u.k. prime minister theresa may has shown her dominance of britain's political landscape with a victory over the labour party. it is rare for governing parties in the u.k. to win opposition seats in such elections. the last time it happened was in 1982. o'donnell. in svenja investmentle, global officer at state street investors, is still with us. how bad is this for labor? svenja: it is disastrous. copeland is as safe as it gets as labor seats go. it has been a labor seat for decades. this is going to be a real blow for the labour party. it looks very bad for labor's standing in the working-class wetlands of britain, which have been the strongest support base. francine: what are the chances of jeremy corbyn resigning over this? svenja: that is the million-dollar question. corbyn has weathered so many storms. he's had his entire team quitting on h

has said he will rebel against the government when the house of lords votes on the bill giving theresa mayhe authority to trigger brexit. police in malaysia have declared kuala lumpur airport, where the half brother of north korea's leader was killed with a nerve agent 12 days ago, to be safe. president trump tweets that he will not be attending the white house correspondents‘ dinner in another sign of the deteriorating relations with the media. a leaked report by the us anti—doping agency has suggested that mo farah's american coach, alberto salazar may have broken drugs rules. also in the next hour... preparations are all most complete as hollywood prepares for the biggest night in film — the oscars. la la land is expected to the big winner with m nominations, including best picture and best director. and later on bbc news, dateline london. foreign correspondents in london will cast a critical eye over the week's big news stories. that's coming up at 11:30am. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he accepts some responsibility for defeat in the

i think theresa may has had a little bit of a tough time. in malta.ssionary, explaining the donald to the rest of europe who have not been impressed with either him or theresa may. she was supposed to have a one—to—one with angela merkel. that was cancelled last minute. they had a walk in the garden and discussed everything that needed to be discussed, so there was no need for a one—to—one, apparently, but you might want to question that. we are ina might want to question that. we are in a difficult position on this. trump has declared repeatedly he is no lover of the eu but he's happy to cosy u p no lover of the eu but he's happy to cosy up to britain. it is difficult for us to play the role of his interpreter when he has made his opinion so clear and he is utterly unpredictable. there is supposed to be some sort of improving off relations prior to brexit so we get everybody on site. it does not sound like this has been happening if she is threatening to cut taxes and under slash the eu. —— on side. similarto under slash the eu. —— on side. similar t

theresa may was the first overseas leader to meet mr trump last week.discussed nato and trade before giving a joint news conference. just hours after mrs may left washington, the president announced a ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries travelling to the us. the labour leader took theresa may back to what she'd said to the commons just ahead of her visit. the prime minister told the house, "i'm not afraid to speak frankly to the president of the united states." what happened ? i'm happy to say to the right honourable gentleman that when i visited the united states, i'm pleased to say i was able to build on the relationship we have without most important ally, and get some very significant commitments from president trump. and crucial among those was a 100% commitment to nato. nato, which keeps us safe and keeps europe safe as well. downing street has not denied that the prime minister was told by the white house that the executive order on travel to the us was imminent. let's be clear, was the prime minister told about the ban during her vi

prime minister theresa may will be holding one—on—one talks with various eu leaders — so what is shen clear britain can't have its cake and eat it. he has told the european parliament, "we want a fair deal for the united kingdom." but "that deal necessarily needs to be inferior to membership". there is also huge time pressure. assuming britain formally gives its two—year leaving notice next month — known as triggering article 50 of the lisbon treaty — mr muscat says they must agree a brexit deal by october. that's so it has time to be ratified by member states and the european parliament before the uk is formally out. then there's the small matter of this — the uk's bill for quitting the eu. as much as 60 billion euros is what britain will owe — according to some in europe — taking into account its share of budget commitments, pensions, spending on uk—based projects, etc. that bill, that's likely to be the subject of a lot of wrangling. thomas, you are an independent a nalyst, thomas, you are an independent analyst, great happy with us. they are going to be discussing all sorts of th

that is related to theresa may saying that britain will leave the single market.ssarily mean we will get a second referendum, does it? necessarily mean we will get a second referendum, does mm necessarily mean we will get a second referendum, does it? it does, but those who wanted britain to remain in the european union feared his threat to the united kingdom itself. the scottish national party sense an opportunity. the opinion polls may be moving in that direction. it is not a done deal that there is no doubt that the union of the united kingdom is shakier now than it was some weeks and months ago. one final thoughts, what happens next is that theresa may will be hoping to have this law and trigger the process of britain leaving the european union at an eu summit on the 9th of march. that is where a real challenge begins, getting a good deal with the other eu 27. the staff in the parliament was a relative piece of cake. a lot of these mps are deeply worried about brexit and will be watching these negotiations closely indeed. thank you very much. if you want lots

theresa may walks in about 15 minutes ago.d not comment on her way question of how to response to donald trump declarations about europe. europe wants to stand united two days before the summit. post ancil president letter urging europe to remain united. he said donald trump has not -- now joined china and russia along the threats against the future of europe. we caught up with the eu council president last night in the letter -- and he said his main goal is to find a solution to the crisis with all these refugees coming from the libyan coast. >> our goal is to stem the flow of a regular migration. this is the only way to stop sea and also the only way to gain control over migration in europe. about: clearly it is all defending the european value. defending what the european union project actually means. poland who does not want to alienate donald trump because they are concerned that he is a key ally for europe. theresa may seems to be in a good position to broker the two parties. how much influence will she have on the talks

this is theresa may dashing across the atlantic to try to get a trade deal at all costs to demonstrate be a success and we shouldn't be sacrificing our values in that effort. many people watching this might say we do need a trade deal with the united states post brexit if we are leaving the european union. ok, maybe it is time for some real politique? the question is on what terms. with theresa may in such haste to see the presidentjust seven days after his inauguration i think demonstrates the prime minister coming from a position of weakness. if we were to have a decent trade agreement, not rolling over on social and environmental standards, then we need a prime minister who will stand up to president trump, not one cosying up to him and essentially colluding in the kind of values he is spreading. all right, caroline lucas, thank you for your time. the bbc broadcaster and journalist steve hewlett has died at the age of 58. he presented the media show on radio four and was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in september last year. he had been given —— giving listeners regular upd

but theresa may said this morning she didn't want to see anyone holding up what the british people want. let's go live to westminster and speak to lelia nathoo our correspondent at the houses of parliament. talk us through the next few hours? what we are expecting today is to hearfor what we are expecting today is to hear for the first what we are expecting today is to hearfor the first time what we are expecting today is to hear for the first time from lords about their views on brexit. it's the first opportunity that lords and peers have had to debate the principle of brexit and to debate the government's plans for withdrawing from the eu. so, as you say, we've got 190 peers lined up to speak during this debate. remember, this is only the debate on the principle of brexit, we are not going to get a vote on itjust yet and, ina going to get a vote on itjust yet and, in a couple of weeks‘ time, that's and, in a couple of weeks‘ time, that‘s when we‘ll hear about the amendments, peers will have a chance to consider amendments butt forward by their colleagues on subjects such as extracting