rob, there is no signs that theresa may will go back to the eu for the next week. no doubt that theresa may feels that she is just trying to muster all the pressure she possibly can on those on the probe or exit right and the dup to get behind the deal —— pro brexit. this has been bubbling for us brexit. this has been bubbling for us i'm —— a time, and what theresa may has wanted for a long time, despite everything that has happened, is to get that deal that she agreed with the eu through parliament somehow. a couple of other things to ask you about. one indication we've had on what strategy theresa may has to get all these groups to come around and back her deal, at least another —— enough of them to do it, came from this man, ali robbins. from this man, olly robbins, the uk's chief brexit negotiator. back in february he was overheard in a hotel bar in brussels by a journalist from itv saying in the end mps would have a choice between backing theresa may's deal or extending brexit negotiations. here are some of the quotes that we re here are some of the quotes tha

if mps pass theresa may's deal next week, britain will leave the eu on 22nd may.r deal is not approved, as many here and many in westminster fear, then, april 12 becomes the new deadline. at that stage, mps will have to come up with an alternative plan. that could mean a longer extension, it could mean leaving with no deal at all, or it could mean revoking article 50, that is to say, cancelling brexit altogether. so what does that mean in terms of the mood music? many eu leaders here feel it has taken a little bit of heat out of next week, march 29, that has dissipated, so perhaps it makes it easier. it means if there isa no makes it easier. it means if there is a no vote, they do not need to rush back to sit around a table as they are doing now, on another crisis summit. what they are doing here, as donald tusk, the president of the european council, and his collea g u es of the european council, and his colleagues gather around the table, they want to get on with the business they were meant to start yesterday and never got around to, talking about china and the

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

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

theresa may had asked for an extension to 30 june, but earlier today the eu said no, just til may 22.ugh that's now up in the air again. that's because european parliamentary elections are between 23—26 may. the eu would like to get this done before they happen. but, like we said earlier, things appear to be changing and we could have a new date and this extension comes with conditions. here's michel barnier. the short extension of the departure of the uk, chosen by the uk. such an extension should be conditional on a vote next week. we have done our best. now the solution is in london. let's go inside the european council in brussels where the summit is happening. christian fraser is with us. happening. christian fraser is with us. where have we got to, christian? i think we're going round and round, because the word we've heard over the last few minutes is that they may be going to the original text and date of 22 may. by taking out of that text, they said the uk would only get one extension and would not be taking part in the european elections. maybe there are some in the room who

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

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

a somewhat awkward embrace between theresa may and jean claude juncker is on the telegraph. ays 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 see

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

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

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

is theresa may's deal dead now?t is hard to know that it is dead, although john bercow, the speaker, might have an opinion on that. it is perfectly possible he could rule out parliament even discussing it again. he was reluctant to have 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 can see a parliamentary majority for it. 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 withdrawal agreement. whether that is something the prime minister would then even allow to be voted on is a

a somewhat awkward embrace between theresa may and jean claude juncker is on the telegraph. may to step aside. the metro focuses 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. do you know what? i'm going to stop and point you in the direction of the camera that is above my head, it is going to show us the times, which we have just had is going to show us the times, which we havejust had in. one last is going to show us the times, which we have just had in. one last chance is the headline on the front of the times. eu gives theresa may the weeks to when her brexit vote. one weeks to when her brexit vote. one week and it is no deal or long extension, what has been categorically ruled in or out? extension, what has been categorically ruled in or ounm extension, what has been categorically ruled in or out? it is

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

including the breaking news indicating that they would not be backing theresa may ‘s deal. n all of those options facing mps and taking any questions you may have on the process. the good evening, welcome to westminster, i'm christian fraser. in the next half hour or so we're expecting the results of the house of common‘s indicative votes on brexit. the idea is to try and plot a way through the current impasse in parliament. so far theresa may's withdrawal deal has been rejected twice in parliament. and we've just heard that the dup — the small northern irish party whose support theresa may's government depends upon for its survival — has confirmed tonight that they still won't back the deal. let me see the pictures in the house of commons. with a through a division of the notion to move the brexit day. domestic law here in the uk, set up 29th of march, friday. that is soon we were supposed to be leaving, instead is the 12th of april or the 22nd of may, which is reserved in case theresa may is to go through, the extra time would be for the house together legislation through

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

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

theresa may requested a short extension until 30th ofjune. that had been approved and indeed it still may be approved, but the date of the extension, the cut—off date, is now very much in doubt. earlier, we were told it was the 22nd, now we are hearing that it may be the seventh. there is concern among the eu institutions that if the uncertainty carries on all the way up to the european elections, thenit way up to the european elections, then it will impact the european elections. they don't know what the role of the uk will play in that so there are differing opinions within there are differing opinions within the room as to how long this extension shall be. we will bring you news of what is being discussed in the room as soon as we get it, but we can tell you that this afternoon theresa may spoke to the other 27 leaders for much longer than we anticipated, 90 minutes. there was, we are told, a question and answer session in that room. they asked her plenty of questions, we are told, about what happens next week if the deal is voted down for

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 now committed to giving mps a vote on any revised deal by march 12th.t 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

for a brexit where we remain in the customs union, labour, the snp, the lib dems want that, but theresa may. would any tory leader do that? david cameron may have done that, may have taken a more sensible approach, but ultimately, theresa mayjoined the conservative party as a teenager, when she was 16, she is not going to... that should have been taken to end —— two and a half years ago, when this all started, or when the general election produced an inconclusive result and a hung parliament. but she will not do it 110w. parliament. but she will not do it now. theresa may loses control, on the financial times. where do you see, if 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 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 m

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

i suppose it would be ok if i theresa may you would be a reluctant remainder. although he has not messed up in the health portfolio, i think you would have to say perhaps he isa think you would have to say perhaps he is a little bit bland, a little bit uninspiring. at least sajid javid has a back story if you like and then somebody like penny mordant who is more of a refreshing change. this assumes that theresa may does go and that is assuming she gets her deal through and at the moment it doesn't look very likely. what is your view on that? we are in a really bizarre situation. if she sees them getting the deal through, she goes and if she fails, she stays. some people say that labour may want to keep her in power and not filled for the deal. that supposes that she actually will be able to stay around. i think once a metre has a suggested they are going, their authority begins to bleed away. i am not sure she can stay or even if the deal is defeated. as to whether it will be, there are clear their bruises separating the withdrawal agreement —— clever ruses. bu

and it's also why some brexiteers are refusing to vote for theresa may's deal. oup who feel that if you hold firm no deal is the default. i think they accept there may be a short extension but when you talk about the two year extension they begin to think maybe you go back to it. given the force against no—deal, and also if you look at the make—up of the lords, i think no—deal is hard to get to. it's not impossible but as henry touched on, there is a chance more brexiteers come round if you start to look like you are heading towards a very delayed brexit. it's interesting that jacob rees—mogg today seem to be pushing the line that they are not going to vote for theresa may's deal unless brexit looks like it is in peril. some say it looks like that now but they may decide by the end of the week even that it does after mps vote. that's the point for labour mps who might support the prime minister after the attorney general‘s advice this morning, it was highly unlikely they we re morning, it was highly unlikely they were going to come across and vote when they reall

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

deal — and we may be on the verge of an new agreement between the eu and theresa may. ster has travelled from westminster move to strasbourg to see the eu'sjean claudejuncker. these pictures came into the newsroom less than an hour ago, of her arriving. "this may mean nothing at all but may, juncker, barnier, "tim barrow looked absolutely delighted arriving "tonight in strasbourg." we don't have details of what prompted this meeting — but this is one leading brexiteer. we have asked them to look at, in line with the previous vote which was replace the backstop with these alternative arrangements. we proposed these alternative arrangements. i they have not been part of the discussion, which is good news. i don't know what the outcome is. all i know now is that i they are reaching the point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i'm speculating, but that is my indication. and i think there will be a statement tonight at around 9pm at around 9pm tonight — which will be one in strasbourg and i think one here in the house of commons. then they will lay the moti

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

once parliaments to hold an indicative vote to see if there is a support for an alternative for theresa may'st deal. may admitted she did not have enough support to pass the full agreement in parliament. >> i continue to believe that the right path for it is for the united kingdom to leave the e.u. as soon as possible with a deal on the 22nd of may. it is with great regret that i perhaps conclude that i -- as things stand, there is not sufficient support to bring back the deal for a third vote. i continue, i continue to have discussions with colleagues across the house to build support so that we can bring the vote for this weekend guarantee brexit. the government made a commitment that we would work across the house to find a majority on a way forward. >> let's go live to our reporter outside parliament. mp's are voting on whether parliament should take control of the process. what is the significance of these proceedings tonight? >> well, it may appeal a very dry and procedural but it could have big implications on the brexit battlefield in the coming days, possibly in the coming weeks as w

if that could happen, theresa may has said theresa may has said she would resign. ension 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

first though, the headlines: and mps have rejected theresa may's withdrawal agreement for a third time — throwing the uk's brexit strategy into further confusion. the implications of the house's decision are grave. the legal default now is that the united kingdom is set to leave the european union on the 12th of april, injust 1a days‘s time. that is not enough time to agree, legislate for and ratify a deal. this deal now has to change, there has to be an alternative found. and if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go, not at an indeterminate date in the future, but now. protestors shouting: brexit! when do we want it? now! there's anger on the streets of westminster, as thousands of pro brexit supporters protest the brexit delay. meanwhile, in brussels, the eu says it regrets the decision in westminster and says the probability of a no deal brexit on april the 12th is now a "likely scenario". hello there and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, i've got the author and journalist rachel shabi, and claire cohen, the women's

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

talking to these liberalal polititicians, i am hearing a preference for a long-term extension if theresa mayannot get her deal through the british parliament, rather than the untilshort-term extension the 2323rd of may, which is the other option on the table. their familyececause party, the liberal democrats, want to ca long-term extension, a second referendum called during that. the liberal democrats, want to see a long-term extension, a second referendum called during that. leadersrs are building their party positions and we will see what they say when they arrive at the european council. genie: france is the biggest unknown at the moment. it threatened to reject the delay if theresa may cannot prove the british parliament will approve her divorce deal. how are they going to get president macron on board? question. is the big he is the wildcard because he is not part of a europeaean politil family, at least not y yet. the one no onone really knows. it is probabably a lot of toda's ououtcome will rest on himim. france's most skeptical of a long-term extension. they do not like the idea of t

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

it's an attempt by theresa may to say, you can trust us evenif theresa may to say, you can trust us evenat is in the motion to be debated tomorrow. mps will be looking over the detail. the dup has issued a statement saying, we note the latest statement from the prime minister, these publications need analysis, we will take appropriate action is scrutinising the text. jacob rees—mogg, the most prominent of the european research group, he has said he will be waiting to see what the dup has before informing his ownjudgement. the leader of what the dup has before informing his own judgement. the leader of the labor party has said the prime minister ‘s negotiation in his judgement has failed and the announcements this evening do not amount to the changes that parliament requires theresa may to achieve. she will argue quite to the contrary and we can expect very lively exchanges in the house of commons when she rises tomorrow to begin that debate. let's go to strasbourg and to adam fleming. adam, you said, is a thumbs up or thumbs down? we will know that tomorrow. the funds in all sorts of dif

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

it comes after eu leaders agreed to delay brexit and after theresa may wrote to mps suggesting she mayt deal to a third vote in parliament. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports. brexit is at a crossroads. no support yet for theresa may's deal, but no agreed alternative. chanting: heh, hey, theresa may, give us all a final say! the organisers claim that a million people took to london's streets to call for a new referendum. the people's vote campaign say this would bring the country together. but so far, brexit has caused the big political parties to splinter, and opponents of another public vote say it would only deepen divisions. some people are worried it would be very divisive, given the state of the country. and it's not now?! we weren't told what brexit would actually look like, because they didn't know what brexit would actually look like, and i think now we actually know what brexit might be, we should be able to make an informed decision. we want to have another referendum so people can voice their latest view, i think. would you accept other options? a softer brex

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

theresa may's deal has been defeated. >> the house of commons has rejected a no deal brexit. >> theresaething. >> a kinetic two-month extension, or something beyond? >> we have to wait until march 20. matt: good morning, welcome to "bloomberg markets," this is the european open. we have some breaking news on the deutsche bank, commerzbank merger, potential merger. we now know a little bit better with the tombstone may look like if deutsche bank does buy its crosstown rival. they have hired citigroup, as well as fresh fields, to advise on the merger. we also know that commerzbank is working with rothschild and goldman sachs. if it actually happens, we know that those four banks will be advising these two banks on the purchase. let's get to our top individual stocks stories 45 minutes into the trading session. along with commerzbank and deutsche bank, a lot of company stories on the move. theyng at fiat chrysler read reports saying they are interested in acquisitions of opportunities are there. one of the companies mentioned along with gm and a few others. they reported a cyber attack at

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

theresa may entered downing street in 2016 determined to deliver brexit. another domestic reforms. pe. it may well be entered debate. james landale, bbc news. let's go to our political correspondent to dig another to mull to stay and the prime minister offering to go but it does not look like it has gotten her enough support. it was a nightmare something was meant to change but nothing have. she made a final gambit, and offered to her mps including those who came on—site for her deal, she said she is prepared to stand aside for the next stage of the negotiation with the eu. however, the caveat was that they had to support the deal they had so far suppose that mac opposed. that seem to work instantly where duncan smith and boris johnson seem to work instantly where duncan smith and borisjohnson sounded positive. another long—standing leave campaigner said that because she was prepared to negotiate he was now prepared to support the deal. many others said something similar. however she had a long way to travel to get people over the line and people were digging their heels in. the lea

where it does leave theresa may?n of brexit and it will be defeated. how can she survive that? we are not in normal political times at the moment, obviously, we have a hung parliament and both parties in quite a bit of difficulty over this issue. we are wrestling with a very big decision that we have taken as a country. i happen to think it is the right decision, despite the turbulence we are going through, once we get to the other side, assuming we do eventually have the courage to leave the eu, things will settle down and we won't look back and will not regret the decision we took. but because parliament is so divided at the moment, and too many people are unreconciled to the decision that was taken in the referendum, it has proved particularly difficult. the next stage, the future relationship, could be even more difficult. with the parliamentary numbers, it could be even more difficult. a lot of people talking about the possibility ofa people talking about the possibility of a general election at.” people talking

some met with theresa may yesterday.eft that meeting because he did not like who he was having to share the room with. big questions hangover theresa may, whether she will remain in power. she does not want to ask for a longer extension. with the eu granta longer extension, or will the eu push the u.k. over the cliff? that is the question. if you have a crystal ball you are going to be the richest woman in europe. from where you are standing, what happens next? dynamics of the next they are going to be important in terms of her relationship with other leaders. thefrench, the belgians, italians, perhaps. so many countries stacking up concerns about why they should agree to a delay in asking questions about what the delay is going to before. that could be a sticking point with the french side. also look for how long any kind of delay will be. jean-claude juncker will not ask for a delay because of eu elections. into next week, the crucial thing will be the debate on monday. the government will lay down a motion will be ame

attem pts alternatively, that theresa may's atte m pts to alternatively, that theresa may's attemptsions they were saying to the uk negotiator, "tell us what you want!" they were feeling that they weren't getting clear answers. now we have this looming deadline, this week, for the withdrawal agreement if it is going to get through or a few more days for the uk to indicate an alternative path. to the eu sitting and watching this but i think extremely confused on how this will all play out. sorry, damien, i just lost sorry, damien, ijust lost you there in my ear. if you are still with us, let mejust ask in my ear. if you are still with us, let me just ask you about the thoughts in brussels at the moment. do you think when you listen to the debate that we have had today in strasbourg, do you get the sense that most of them are now resigned to the uk leaving the eu? because there is donald tusk asking them to stay patient. 0r there is donald tusk asking them to stay patient. or are there some of them who think, as they look at this debate today, things are moving in a softer direction? m

deal or no deal — theresa may offers mps a vote. table a motion for debate tomorrow to test whether the house supports leaving the european union without a deal on 29 march. but labour called time on mrs may. the prime minister has run down the clock, and the clock has been run out on her. this is the moment, the prime minister told mps. this is the time. but, when it came to her meaningful vote, the mps saw things differently. the ayes to the right — 242. the noes to the left — 391. so the noes have it, the noes have it. the result was not a surprise, the defeat was smaller than last time, but for the prime minister, it was just as humiliating. mps have been asked to approve five documents, including the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration on the future relationship. the uk is due to leave on 29 march, but the deal would create a 21—month transition period, during which britain would still follow eu rules. the most controversial part of the deal, for conservative mps at least, is the so backstop, an insurance policy t