the times says theresa may threatened tory rebels with a general election if they didn't back her over brexit. the metro leads on a different story — former olympic showjumper has a bizarre method of taking revenge against her former lover. clearly, brexit is the leading story for most of tomorrow 5 papers. that's where we will go for a while. sebastien, kick us off, with the independent by‘s take. sebastien, kick us off, with the independent by's take. they summed up independent by's take. they summed up what happened, theresa may has got through another one of those nail—biting folks, this is the big confrontation that has been building up confrontation that has been building up the months between the prime minister and certain elements of her party, they scraped through the vote to stay in the customs union and if it had not been for four labour mps of all brexit persuasion the government what i've lost. all the stories will be in the papers tomorrow about the prime minister's position. she's obviously fa ntastically wea k position. she's obviously fantastically weak in this situati

tory relations british tory politicians on day to be terminal because the unit is the one thing that would provoke loyalist paramilitary is the present irish government saying silly things about the border and the constitution issue and david terms a good friend of mine but who. izzie he's a member of the tory party he left the altar unionist party and joined the tory party so i'm afraid i've made my case does that mutual maybe i just just be made like a just because he's a tory does that you know you've just made my case is that deny the right of him statement no he doesn't but does it make it wrong and just quote him back and unafraid and afraid to walk into a sorry i don't want to do it if you walked into it you said that or other politicians but the very politician you quote it was an old for unions politician that's how to put on stock market i'm saying what i'm saying if you want if you want an argument i give it to you and i win so i just want to tell you that what we need is current goodhead of politicians to try to make the good friday agreement work and what i'm saying to y

the public are used as foot soldiers in the bottle, the internal tory bottle, but i agree. have just hidden, and there is moral cowardice on the pa rt and there is moral cowardice on the part of the labour front bench is, because they should be challenging brexit everyday and challenging austerity which has created a situation which has led people in this country to vote on the misguided basis. let's have a look at the financial times. this is about iran and sanctions, and it says the us dashes europe's hopes of relief from iran sanctions.|j says the us dashes europe's hopes of relief from iran sanctions. i think this is one of the simmering stories which is one of the most frightening things going on in the world today. i think, i things going on in the world today. ithink, i believe, the us and israel want this war on iran. they wa nt israel want this war on iran. they want a war. but we're not talking a war. this is the background. and so the sanctions were the first step. the eu thought it could get some concessions out of this man who visited us. i'm reeling from this

when an then tory prime minister john major who is trying to preside over a tory party to be divided in parliament over whether or not we should join the common currency and at the end of his term you had a labor landslide and i think most property trees and money may limp home till the next general election but that could be later this year i i think looking at the mess in the tory party now it's much more likely that it will be jeremy corbyn as a labor prime minister who will then negotiate a better deal with the microscope well given that the labor party are just as divided as the conservatives on this anyway do you think labor really could do a better job where we can if you look back it was only about two or three percent of labor m.p.'s voted to leave because they knew leaving the is going to damage our economy it will cost us jobs they'll be less investment coming to britain so we've got to get that across to people and i think we can everything that's come out in the last two years has been bad news most businesses criticising the government nothing's cause better in our econ

so you've got this eurosceptic clique in the tory party.n say there is momentum in the labour party, which is another clique, you might call it a cult, or a faction. actually, on brexit, the labour party is eerily quiet. that is why the brexiteers and rees—moggites can be so vocal. if the politicians can't solve this problem, should we do as justine greening said, throw it out to a second referendum? the problem is there would be no agreement as to what the question would be. parliament has to agree what the question would be, would it be one question, two or three? it is very precarious, because you could very easily have a system where the minority opinion won because he would split three ways. it is risky. i am in favour of brexit, and when i'm asked of question about a second referendum i always say, well, let's make the best of three, best of five. maybe do it every foue years like the world cup? just go on and on. it will go on and on anyway. probably the winners of this will say, look, let's get over the line in march, we will get ou

local tory chairman have been called into no 10 as well. have been called into no 10 as well. some far from. instead of the leaders leading, they ask the public for their views, and when the public gave their views, it has been ignored. who else can cause trouble for theresa may today? well the tory former remainders want government to agree to stay in a customs union if no other planners agreed by january although the prime minister has a lwa ys although the prime minister has always said britain must leave. in the last few moments the dissident tories are refusing to back down. let's do this the other way around. i will make you a generous offer. why don't you accept the new clause 18? and then amended in the house of lords? and with labour voting with those tories the government could face another defeat within the hour. another hole blown in brexit plans theresa may drove through the cabinet less than a fortnight ago. win or lose, and defeat seems a real possibility just now, it win or lose, and defeat seems a real possibilityjust now,

the third—rate, mediocre, clapped—out tory mp who will never get another job mediocre, clapped—out toryhat is much more important than you think. that is interesting. that is your thoughts on michael gove, what about liam fox ? on michael gove, what about liam fox? i don't know if he is still co mforta ble. fox? i don't know if he is still comfortable. he is an enigma. it looks as though he wants to be an insider. would you be surprised if he resigned? i would. insider. would you be surprised if he resigned? iwould. going insider. would you be surprised if he resigned? i would. going back to your captaincy image, what would you say to viewers who are wondering what boris johnson's say to viewers who are wondering what borisjohnson's plans might be now in terms of the party and potential leadership issues? now in terms of the party and potential leadership issues7m now in terms of the party and potential leadership issues? if and when there is a leadership contest, there will be a star but boris candidate around him are large number of people will unite, just like when people united arou

brexit is the biggest issue by far and tories fighting in the 0pen. new brexit secretary just the angry 0pen. ministers like the new brexit secretaryjust the angry brexiteers and former remainers trying to bar his path. order! the ayes to the right, 301. the noes to the left, 307. tonight, byjust the noes to the left, 307. tonight, by just six the noes to the left, 307. tonight, byjust six votes, the government dodged a damaging defeat. former remain tories tried and failed to force ministers to join the european customs union, if nothing else is agreed against all their past promises. and it has emerged tory mps were once defeat would have led to a vote of no—confidence the government. would have led to a vote of no—confidence the governmentm would have led to a vote of no-confidence the government. it is u nfortu nate no-confidence the government. it is unfortunate that we didn't win. 0ur amendment, again, was supportive of the white paper, supportive of the prime minister's position, but wa nted prime minister's position, but wanted to guarantee a

izzy he's a member of the tory party he left the altar unionist party and joined the tory party so i'm afraid you've made my case does that mutually i'm a liar just just be very like a just because he's a sort of does that you know you just made my case is that i deny the right of him statement no he doesn't but doesn't make it wrong i'm just quoting back and unafraid and afraid to walk into a sorry i don't want to do anything you walked into it you said that or other politicians but the very politician you quoted was an old fool unions politician that's how to pronounce that harkened i'm saying what i'm saying if you want if you want an argument i'll give it to you and i win so i just want to tell you that what we need is can good had politicians to try to make the good friday agreement work what i'm saying to you is that tory politicians who are using breakfast because you asked the question are creation the difficulty those of us i'm not a politician longer but those of us who are trying to keep things calm and keeping saying are saying today that is the wrong thing to do we must wo

mrs thatcher and her no, no, tories since the days of mrs thatcherand her no, no, no, tories since theor swearing about the people in his cabinet, it did for david cameron in the end. michael howard, iain duncan smith, william hague, you name it, they've all been brought down by europe. and this idea that they may be split into two, and of course that was cameron's great hope, that the referendum would unite the tory party, kill off ukip and bring those right—wingers back into the fold, now right—wingers are saying, well, no, maybe we do need a separate part because mrs may has sold out. it's intriguing, lord spicer, so michael spicer, it used to chair the 1922 committee a loyalist, if at the right, but pretty much kind of solidly in support of the party —— a thatcher right. is this a peel moment? jacob rees—mogg has talked about this. he said robert peel took eight ounce against his party and split his party —— took a stand against his party. we had a neutral party and a liberal party founded. the this be happening all over again was blocked the shadows of the mid—19th was blocked the

andrea jenkyns, you are one of those tory brexiteers.nts? commitments? reassurances so all we got to do is wait and see. wait and see. hopefully after today things are looking up. looking up. would mean and permitting their talents. talents. is that something you think you could live with? could live with? brexiteers said we want out of the customs union, that is our red line. customs union, that is our red line. necessarily accept but i'd like to see the detail. see the detail. like to see the detail and on friday or saturday we will know a lot more. or saturday we will know a lot more. opposition not asked questions on this? this? jeremy corbyn was asking questions about buses. questions about buses. should have been asking questions about brexit. about brexit. you make aboutjeremy corbyn's decision to focus on buses? decision to focus on buses? the whole population talks about buses. whole population talks about buses. focused on other issues that people are talking about. are talking about. checkers over the weekend as to what the go

something the tory party ca n cabinet? yes. something the tory party can live with? perhaps not everyone. something that talks with the eu can build on? may be so. a lea p forward the eu can build on? may be so. a leap forward for theresa may, certainly yes. but we can't know where that leap will land. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, chequers. i'm joined by the brexit commissioning editor at the daily telegraph and susie boniface, a columnist for the daily mirror. it's fairto columnist for the daily mirror. it's fair to say you come to this from different political angles. i am loathed to get into process but i think the stagecraft of all of this is quite fascinating, the choreography, because the clear intention was to put a united front on for as long as possible but the question is how long it will last. they needed to last more than nine months before the brexit deadline but what we've had up until now is two years of the conservatives negotiating with itself, arguing, leaking, being in terrible disarray... which was why their phones were taken away? yes, and not giv

around 80 local tory chairman we re time.l tory chairman were called into number ten too and many grassroots members are said to feel betrayed with brexit. the idea that government contemplated the nuclear option of inviting a vote of no—confidence if it was beaten tonight tells you how precariously this is balanced. theresa may's brexit plan has cost her to maxine cabinet ministers and despite tonight's victory it is on a knife edge with her party deeply split and labour prepared to exploit those divisions. it is not easy to see how theresa may can get any plan through parliament or break that rakes it in deadlock. —— break the brexit deadlock. —— break the brexit deadlock. ministers blocked a plan to adjourn for summer break this week. labour and tory mps opposed it so no extra time to take a breath. brexit is still a work in progress and time is running very short. a little bit earlier, we heard more on this. that was the critical issue about the customs union. it was to the wire. it was going to be a potential show of str

but the tories won't let that government fall.or whatever, she knows it. she knows it, they are going to do out. because they are not going to let the government fall and risk a general election that would put them out of business. . god forbid there is no brexit. there won't be a civil war here. that is not going to happen: that is not going to happen. small civil war. it wouldn't be nigel farage running round with a sword. there will be a bit of civil unrest. people would be unhappy but they should be. this should have been cleaned up long before article 50. what is interesting about the week coming up, we have been talking about the remainor rebels, so those who wanted the close ever relationship with the eu. now we are talking about the brexiteer rebel, they will be flexing their mussels —— muscles. they are the ones theresa may who has been trying to talk to, having a few of the less dogmatic brexiteer, the softer ones have been meeting her, but those are the ones she is trying to sort out. you have the trump intervention, th

them, 15%, it's the same letters and put them into the 1922 committee, the backbench committee of tory triggers a vote of confidence and theresa may. if they get these numbers, i think there will be a vote of confidence in theresa may and the rebels will be crushed. the vast majority of tory mps are not hard brexiteers, and they are not in the win, we cannot leave group, the vast majority on the prime minister to get the best deal that she can get at brussels, get that through and move on to domestic issues because that is how they will keep jeremy corbyn domestic issues because that is how they will keepjeremy corbyn out of downing street. lots of the tory mps are frustrated that the news agenda, four months, has been dominated by very noisy, very ideological driven mps who do not have the numbers to bring hardbound. ifi mps who do not have the numbers to bring hardbound. if i was theresa may are one of her advisers, i would welcome it. i would say, bring it on. this is when you would see the extent to which you are not supported by the rest of the conservative party. the deal effecti

if you tory mps those in the marginals, i don't know how it's wonderland. lot of businesses. at the chance there'll be big backlash at the tories. and i do think it is a tricky one. but thenit do think it is a tricky one. but then it is always going to be unpopular, and we keep seeing all these polls in obvious health ministers saying. they want more money for the nhs, they do want more funding, by digging there is a slight disconnection on what funding. because they would say yes, i want to pay more taxes and the say what you pay more for fuel duty? to be more specific? i think that the state, but the problems. with one to be the most public and what is vastly right which will be the back benches, the marginal seats, people the letter campaign on this leading toa the letter campaign on this leading to a fresh one i gather. but will that be more palatable than for example, freezing the increase in the income tax or indeed, putting up the income tax or indeed, putting up the basic rate since 1970. some tough choices and talk about the back benches, resting o

tories are fighting in the open.ngry remainers and brexiteers barring his path, or trying to. 0rder. never mind the jobs. ayes to the right, 301. the noes to the left, 307. cheering tonight, byjust six votes, the government dodged a damaging defeat. former remainer tories and labour tried, just, and failed to force ministers to seek to join the european customs union if nothing else is agreed, against all their past promises. and it's emerged tory mps were warned defeat would have led to a vote of no confidence in the government. it's unfortunate that we didn't win. 0ur amendment, again, was supportive of the white paper and the prime minister's position, but wanted to guarantee a customs union if the deal was not successful. so, ifeel like i have been loyal to my prime minister throughout the week. it's others who have to look at themselves and ask themselves whether they have been. we can't be trapped in the customs union. that's not what we promised the electorate. that won't deliver brexit, and we would never hav

when our then tory prime minister john major who was trying to preside over a tory party divided in parliament over whether or not we should join the common currency and the end. you had a labor landslide and i think most property trees are money made till the next general election but that could be later this year why i think looking at the mess in the tory party now it's much more likely that it will be jeremy corbyn as a labor prime minister who will then negotiate a better deal with the. meanwhile the u.k. government's cobra emergency committee has been holding a meeting over a poisoning incident and amesbury a woman along with her partner works both of the know we talk nerve agent she died on sunday evening we discussed the issue with political commentator david vance is to resume a government seems to have a bit of a bit of obsession a boy trying to blame such incidents such as the previous one for example on russia well i think that's the kind of a distraction and i think at this point in time to reason they would rather talk abut anything anything other than her and their leadership so

if boris is then presented with one other person as part of the tory membership, as yougov paul saidon, sajid javid and others would beat him if there was a contest. that is interesting. let us move on to the telegraph. i suspect this may be an older photograph than from today but it isa older photograph than from today but it is a statesman—like image, boris isa it is a statesman—like image, boris is a prime minister. if you are someone who wants us is a prime minister. if you are someone who wants us to go forward with the hard brexit then you have to hope that this will cut through to hope that this will cut through to people, it will weaken to these are made and also that david davis and boris will continue the fight from the backbenches. obviously charles moore, strongly believes that as well. it is a very statesman—like image, different to the other papers and that is a clear reason for that. this is your paper, why would he get this kind of coverage, what were your readers expect to see? what you cannot see here is our letters page. our readers are terribly disappointed. we se

something the tory party can live with? perhaps not everyone.ething that talks with the eu can build on? maybe so. a leap forward for theresa may? certainly, yes, but we can't know where that leap will land. laura kuenssberg reporting. earlier i spoke with asa bennett, brexit commissioning editor at the daily telegraph, and susie boniface, a columnist for the daily mirror. i began by asking how long this apparent united front is likely to last? they need it to last for another nine months before the brexit deadline but what we've had up until now is two years of the conservatives negotiating with itself, arguing, leaking, being in terrible disarray... that's why their phones were taken away? which was why their phones were taken away, not given back to them until after dinner and in the meantime, the prime minister put out a statement saying they had reached an agreement while they were eating their beef and bread and butter pudding. she also put in it that collective responsibility has been restored. if you say it, it must be so! if borisjohnso

prime minister to resign may faced a tense meeting with tory m.p.'s and peers in parliament today as she was hoping to try and get control of his cabinet admits all the infighting in her leadership is a huge risk out the moment the infighting surrounds that maze idea for a facilitator customs arrangement that's her plan about securing a trade deal once the u.k. leaves the e.u. next march two thousand and nineteen now the reason praxiteles are angry is because the current plan has been quoted as being a soft breakfast and closely aligned with the rules and may's having trouble balancing her cabinet at the moment and this is what has led to resignations these past twenty four hours but the foreign secretary boris johnson who is an influential figure the face in fact of the vote to leave campaign in two thousand and sixteen well he was meant to give a press conference at the western balkan summit in london but downing street put out a statement saying to reason they have accepted his resignation to resume a speaking in parliament today thanks boris john

like his place in the tory battle of brexit, there is no one else like borisjohnson.e campaign. it is a once in a life tooichl chance. and believes he owns the victory. becoming foreign secretary was a surprise. a chance to push for the brexit he wanted. 0ut to push for the brexit he wanted. out of the eu with no loss of benefits. as he put it pro having ca ke benefits. as he put it pro having cake and eating it. butting into brexit negotiations came naturally. sums i have seen that they propose to demand seem to be large. even lecturing theresa may. are you ready to resign. calling the prime minister's ideas crazy and not resigning was pushing it. may loyalists thought. . this is back seat driving. yes. i hope my collea g u es seat driving. yes. i hope my colleagues will get behind her in the same way. but that wasn't the borisjohnson way, the crossing the globe as foreign secretary was. the salutes and the silly media stunts that only he knew. and the boris johnson way owed nothing to conventional ideas of collective responsibility as when he rubbished the notion of

if theresa may starts winning over tory members and is greeted at the tory conference this year on theout boris making it through? do you think it's still his leading ambition? absolutely it's his leading ambition, i don't think there's any doubt about that. it's about hunting for borst. —— it's about hunting for borst. —— it's about timing for boris. we are looking at the october and september tory conference now, and we've got three months ago to see how this chequersjill is three months ago to see how this chequers jill is going three months ago to see how this chequersjill is going to play with tory voters and voters at large. reid talked a lot about what's going on with the tories and brexit and so one, but labour themselves, they had an interesting time. it was actually some up for brexit labour mps who saved... labour has its own divisions on brexit. jeremy corbyn facts remain in the campaign but has said since then he believes the vote should be respected. by contrast to most of his mps for most labour members and labourvoters, most of his mps for most labour members and labour

it would not have been the will of the people, the people will blame the tories.because they put party before themselves. i agree in many ways. you can have theological disputes and they will have those over the next few days, but when it comes down to what is deliverable, this is what theresa may is prioritising because you can split hairs about custom unions and how few are it is... it's a union for customs. that is... it's a union for customs. that is different. voters just is... it's a union for customs. that is different. votersjust want brexit to happen. they want to get on with it. they're not going to be marching in the streets over the common external tariff. some people do bring theirjohns but they are not so hung up on the nitty—gritty. they want food on the shelves after brexit date, they want little britain and a positive message to look forward to. a final observation, the times is focusing on the role of borisjohnson again. how much does he matter above all other figures how much does he matter above all otherfigures in terms how much does he matter

the times says theresa may threatened tory rebels with a general election if they didn't back her overent figures in britain being at a record high, with 1,000 people a day finding jobs. the daily mirror reports on the fling that wrecked a family, as ex—ukip councillor is found guilty of murdering his wife. and, finally, the daily express says police are failing to investigate so—called low—level crimes, including card theft. so that is a flavour of the front pages and inevitably we will talk initially at least about brexit. take us to the front of the ft. may sees off pro— europe rebels. take us to the front of the ft. may sees off pro- europe rebels. another day of drama in the house of commons today and getting tired of saying theresa may faced a big showdown vote and that was what was happening. they don't come much closer than this. the rebels in her party, the remain supporting rebels we re party, the remain supporting rebels were basically trying to tie your hands in the negotiations to force to keep britain in the customs union which would have been a really big deal and it wou

rear guard action from the tory benches.xiteers furious with the prime minister's chequers compromise. this week, the activists were so disappointed about what had happened at chequers. they were betrayed. they said they were betrayed and they asked why... they asked why do we go out each and every saturday to support the conservative party, get mps elected, and serve for the first time in over ten years, that group refused to go outand campaign. what would the prime minister say to them? this is not a betrayal. i believe that is what people voted for when they voted to leave and we will deliver in faith with the people. it already feels like weeks ago, but after a late—night call where he quit too, david davis explained today the route of theresa may's problem, many brexiteers think her compromise doesn't mean brexit at all. the policies are that we are now proposing to use the same rule book, or the same laws, as the eu. not equivalent. not similar. but the same. i'm worried that what the eu will do is take what we have of

tories draw battle lines over may's graczyk plan. i'm quite despondent, because ithink... my plan. because i think... my glass is always half—full, and i for the best. but my problem is that if two years ago, this country, this fabulous nation, we are a fabulous nation, if we had come together and said that we're leaving, let's sort this all out privately and in a sickly. and if the establishment and leaders of this country has basically sabotaged the will of the people. but nevertheless given the time, they had said we will now do the best for the country. then when theresa may we nt the country. then when theresa may went to david davis or whoever it was, they went to michel barnier, michel barnier knew he was up a unified country. today, we would have a deal which respected things in my view personally, things like eu citizens being able to stay here, things like a degree of control of borders. but making clear immigration is a big thing. in other words, trying to get a decent deal. instead what has happened is the establishment hated it, so they have sabotaged it. michel barnie

one tory mps said brexiteer ministers have put their careers before their country.betrayal coming in. it has been used so often and by both sides, it has been normalised. the reality is that this is political debate and political debate over a referendum that was a 52-48% debate over a referendum that was a 52—a8% result which would have been a hung parliament. creeping fascism accompanying it. let us look at the sunday telegraph, fears trump may pull troops out of europe. president trump is unhappy that european countries are not committing to increased spending on defence and his threat is that he could pull us troops out of the ukraine and refused to take

assert that's the way the tories are... the cabinet is divided. we do know that. the very start. but people in the netherlands say, stop beating up on the brits. the car manufacturing industry in germany says we need a deal with the uk. it is absurd. bmw here last week... they are german. they are warning against it. half a million cars from germany last year. they all want to be able to export to the uk still. the reason why britain wants some kind of goods single market is because europe does more trade with europian goods. —— european. with all the tensions going on, something will have to change because britain is leaving next march and that is a fact. it now falls to the british government and theresa may to get the party together. it seems she may be leaning towards a soft brexit and cynics say that is why the european union gave them a soft ride at the summit because they can see her leaning towards a soft brexit. the dichotomy i don't understand is how people are so alive to the divisions on the uk side, which are true, and wilfully blind to the presence o

labour and tory mps opposed it, so no extra time to take a breath.ime is running very short. the official brexit campaign group vote leave has been fined £61,000 - that's about $80,000 - and referred to the police for breaking electoral law. the electoral watchdog said vote leave — which was supported by senior british politicians including boris johnson — exceeded its spending limit by funnelling extra money through another pro—brexit youth group. vote leave says the report is politically motivated and inaccurate. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: ‘a real oddball‘ — that's how astronomers are describing a moon they've discovered orbiting jupiter. and they say it's on a collision course with others. the flamboyant italian fashion designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broad

and as the tories know so our behalf.ries know so well, hiding their differences over the european union has been far from easy. look close. then closer. look through the haze. there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate to get him and the other brexiteers on board. it'll deliver on the outcome of the referendum, restore sovereignty of parliament and end the jurisdiction of the european courts in the united kingdom. but it will also offer a deep, enduring partnership on economic matters, on trade, with our european neighbours. that's what they want. if it was easy, theresa may wouldn't have rushed her ministers to her retreat. her version of brexit has not yet persuaded them all. tory unity vanished into thin air some time ago. theresa may is hidden away here with her cabinet to try and get them to sign of what you might call brexit with caveats. t

whatever this criticisms are, he is a tory who managed to wind london twice for the tories, that's quitest segment i said i was speaking toa last segment i said i was speaking to a backbencher from a northern constituency, they were saying, i've seen constituency, they were saying, i've seen boris in london, i've seen him in my rural northern constituency, he's got the same poll, people are interested in what he has to say and that's why people have lots of expectation of him —— poll. andrea jenkyns, a probe brexit backbencher, is writing saying she would be happy to put in one of the letters to put in the leadership challenge —— pro—brexit. i don't know about andrea personally but people will have someone like boris in mind when they think about this. charles moore's commentary piece at the bottom of the front pages interesting, you couldn't put it more brutally, is anyone brave enough to sign theresa may's death warrant? the brexiteers fear they have betrayed them —— feel they have. it's the no—win situation. yet she is still there. charles moore gets it right, nobody is brave enough t

i haven't changed my view that so many tories are being faced increasingly with this prospect of yetand she is the least worst option. and there have been some quite interesting details that have been coming out today about the way that vote went down, and it went down to three, incredibly tight, and the whips on all sides were taken aback by it. and one story has been running today, and i think it is significant, aboutjoe swinson, the pregnant libdem mp who was paired with the chairman of the party. —— jo. we should add that caring is if one mp can't make it, in her case because she is pregnant, then either vote and it cancels out —— pairing. she had a pairing agreement with him, he managed to stick to the agreement on all the votes apart from the one important one, in which he went back on it. she took to twitter saying it was outrageous, he took the twitter saying it was an honest mistake, which nobody believes. and many people believe that if you look at his constituency, ukip have had a real resurrection in his constituency, and that is why he voted as he did. it isa and that is

in and i'm a tory. i believe in business. i knew margaret thatcher, i worked for margaret thatcher.able friend ain't no margaret thatcher. pathetic! anna soubry accused some of her fellow conservatives of having whispered conversations in which they said... the loss of hundreds of thousands ofjobs will be worth it... to re—gain our country's sovereignty. you tell that to the people of my constituency. we're the country that does least well out of the european union's free trade agreements. they almost never involve services, for example, from our primary trade. this idea that somehow or other every good that comes into the eu via northern ireland and then into the republic is going to have to be stopped, it doesn't even match with common day practice. it's clear that the eu is not going to force anyone to put infrastructure up. why on earth would we add burdens to businesses that don't face them at the moment? why on earth would we make it difficult and more costly for them? as we progress to the next stage of negotiations on the future of the eu uk relationship, britain does need t