demonstrations have taken place at westminster demonstratn place at westminster before.q war was an era where we saw the government facing a dramatic defeat and genetic scenes on the streets of london. is that what we are heading for here as well? how divided is this country? come forcult could it brexit in its entirety? stair: i think we are divided. a think there are lots of countries around europe and america and around the world, this populism that is basically people against the elite and don't believe you best anything authority tells you about taking i think thatons, is having an effect on our politics. the traffic from he has i think brexit is a response to some of those divisions. it will make those divisions fix worse because it won't the problem that led people to feel disenfranchised. i think the consequence is that that jobs and equality and poor housing, these are going to be worse, not better as a result of brexit. an offense, we have to persuade people first to have the referendum, but also persuade them that we understand people voted to leave in the fir

from westminster today.ing place at 7:00 local time. i haven't heard anyone say that she can win this. tom: and what is a starkly original for a for a foreign or is how complex the number of parties are as we go to the vote. i don't think there is an american equivalent hearing that papers are filled with this site, that side. alsoine: i do think it is a little bit confusing for the british people. we haven't really seen this before. tom: it is original. francine: it is fairly new to everyone. get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. may, todayeresa faces the worst government defeat in parliament in 95 years. the question now is not whether the brexit plan loses, but how badly? at least 70 members of her conservative party publicly pledged to vote against the measure. the brexit agreement will be close to death. states,the united republican leaders punish iowa congressman steve king for comments about white supremacy and white nationalism. decisiona political that ignores the truth. on

we are live from westminster. fromdovish messages prominent fed officials and even the hawkish esther george urges patients. bragging rights, j.p. morgan stock trader earned their keep. is ruinedo the ceo over a pay dispute. ♪ manus: a landslide defeat in parliament. nejra, you are covering the brexit drama from westminster. good morning. nejra: good morning, manus. yes, calamitous, catastrophic, crushing -- whatever you want to call it. the defeat was not a surprise, but what was was the scale of the defeat. theresa may losing the vote by a margin of 230 and then we have labour calling a confidence vote in her government. theresa may is going to converse and have cross party conversations. one might wonder why she has not done that before, but the questions ahead for what happens now. what is striking to me is the stability we have seen through all of this. we had a lot of volatility yesterday but today, barely moving. manus: her margin of everybody gets behind her, including the dut. the global markets are movin

yes, well, the perspective from westminster and the perspective from westminster and the perspectiverspective from inside number ten is obviously different from that we are hearing from brussels at the moment, and the reason is this. numberten moment, and the reason is this. number ten believes that parliament proved with its vote last night that there is something it can rally behind. numberten thinks there is something it can rally behind. number ten thinks this offers clarity to the situation. it is effectively parliament saying, look, if you make changes to that backstop, then we will get behind the prime minister's deal, and that is why theresa may feels like she is able to reopen the conversations with brussels. because from her perspective there is now a clear position. what you are hearing from brussels and the eu, as damien was explaining that, is that they don't believe there is still that clarity because there hasn't been any specified detail about what alternative arrangements to that backstop maybe. so what we will see over the course of the next few days asa over the co

ian watson, bbc news, westminster., when we look at the challenge the prime minister is facing at the start of this new year and the fact that all of these mps have written to her today about the fears they have about a no—deal brexit, how do you assess things? i think the challenge is pretty much as big as it was at the end of last year. i think downing street had hoped over the christmas break that mps' mines would be voges, they would see the reason to rally around the prime minister's feel —— minds' would be focused. what we are hearing is that hasn't happened so what we are getting is a two pronged approach from downing street. the first is a sort of charm offensive, theresa may has invited conservative backbench mps here to demonstrate for a drink tonight to talk over the brexit deal, i am guessing to see if she can win any round, and theresa may is continuing to have those conversations with the eu to seek those assurances but as things stand, it doesn't seem like there has been any material breakthrough, so muc

david merrick covering brexit in westminster for us. is a live blog for terminal subscribers they can follow along all the analysis -- that can follow along all the analysis. the issue of whether we are going to be seeing any kind of movement on the issue of the backstop by the e.u. we are joined by maria tadeo. parliament behind me may decide it wants theresa may to go back to brussels to open the agreement and try and get a change to this backstop. what is the sense of success? maria: i do have a little bit of breaking news and that is the out a response to the amendments, in particular the brady one. if you remember, they did decide to give the prime minister space. there will be a reaction and we understand that the european commission will say they are not open to renegotiate the agreement. they argue this is the product of 18 months and that the u.k. agreed to it and this is not the way forward. we expect a reaction from the e.u. it will show disappointment and that will put prime minister may at a crossroads because it is clear t

live from westminster. the against her majesty's government , that expected at 1:00 p.m. after the crushing defeat of theresa may's deal yesterday. tom: let's go to new york city for our first word news. theresaext hurdle for may is a no-confidence vote in parliament. it could out her government. one day after she suffered a humiliating rejection of her brexit deal. her plan was defeated by 230 votes, the biggest lost by any british government in modern history. there is growing concern jewel to be able to end the impact avoid the potential economic catastrophe of and no deal brexit. that u.k. is set to leave the eu in 10 weeks. the trump administration is ordering government workers back to work without pay. they will monitor food safety and facilitate the sale of oil drilling rights. president trump's choice for attorney general promises to protect the pressure investigation from internal interference. william barr telling a senate and noton that he robert mueller may write the public version of the repor

hello and welcome to the week in parliament, our attempt to make sense of a fractious few days at westminstere ayes to the the prime minister loses two votes on her brexit deal, will it be third time lucky? the only way to avoid no deal is to vote for the deal. and the speaker takes on his critics. honourably and conscientiously in the firm and continuing conviction that i am right. all that and more to come. but first: downing street had hoped that mps would return to westminster from their christmas break refreshed and ready to endorse theresa may's brexit plan. spoiler alert — it didn't turn out like that. the government was defeated twice in the commons over its brexit timetable, and there were bitter arguments over the rules of the game and how the referee, speaker bercow, chose to apply them. the first defeat on the finance bill makes it harder for britain to leave the eu without a deal. the ayes to the right, 303. the noes to the left, 296. 20 conservatives, among them 17 former ministers, rebelled. it was the first time a government had been defeated on a finance bill for a0 years, an

we are live at westminster. the headlines...ill not be renegotiated. earlier this afternoon labour's jeremy corbyn attended talks with the prime minister to try to find consensus on a way ahead. also today, an underwater search will begin for the plane which carried the footballer emiliano sala after debris is found on a french beach. people across large areas of the united states have been warned of a ‘once—in—a—generation' blast of arctic air due to hit much of the country over the next few days with temperatures forecast to drop to minus 50 degrees celsius. before we picked up once again with the latest brexit developments at westminster, let's catch up with the sport and join will. we start with the news that neil lennon has left his job as head coach of scottish premiership side hibernian by mutual consent in the last hour. the club say he hasn't been sacked nor has he resigned after he was suspended on friday following what was described as "an exchange" with several club employees. in a statment the club said that the inv

westminster bubble on tuesday but... the express says 24 hours. 24 hours, yes,. saying she could lose the vote by hundreds and they are almost trying to portray that if we lose by less than that, we might have something to play with, so this is not normal politics, but on we go. not normal politics, well, before we move onto the express front page, what do you make ofjohn bercow‘s involvement and recent actions? it was unprecedented, clearly it was him going against parliamentary procedure and precedent, however, if you look at everything that has happened over two years, both on government and the opposition side, they haven‘t acted in accordance with parliamentary tradition, this is the new normal pushing rules to their limits and that is what we can expect. as you were saying earlier, kicking back came down the road, well, he would argue you have to come up with another deal or another plant in three days rather than try and extend and we will talk about this in the guardian, which is... maybe we can move into that, which is that the eu may be ready to delay b

ben wright at westminster.mised access to world class treatments, as part of a new long—term plan for the health service. the prime minister says this week's publication of the plan marks an historic moment for the nhs, as its budget rises by an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. labour says the plan is short of the funding and the staffing it would need to succeed. here's our health editor hugh pym. ok, so we'll go through into the kitchen. the nhs, caring in the home. that's what gwyneth has experienced in a scheme in somerset, which service leaders want to see extended across england as part of the new long—term plan. we can try putting your mug on the trolley. she was in hospital with a heart problem, but got home quickly because local nhs and social care staff could work out her needs away from hospital, including equipment to help her cope on her own. what sort of things has it helped you with? well, confidence, for a start. the feeling that there's always somebody there. you see, i live on my own, apart f

speak now to brexit and it's another big week at westminster with a significant parliamentary vote onhe border between ireland and northern ireland has always been — and remains — one of the biggest causes of disagreement among british politicians. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. could the irish border scupper a brexit deal? in the absence of a wider trade agreement, what is called the northern irish backstop would avoid a hard border here after brexit. but it would also mean the uk as a whole would have to stay close to any eu rules. in what will be a dramatic week at westminster, conservative mps are likely to make clear they'll only back in what will be a dramatic week at westminster, conservative mps are likely to make clear they'll only back the prime minister's deal if the backstop is time—limited or removed. but the irish government says that would make the outlook for any agreement with the eu decidedly gloomy. listen to what people are saying in europe. the european parliament will not ratify a withdrawal agreement that doesn't have a backstop in it, it's as

it has been an historic day at westminster.cedented -- not since the 1920's has ffe government ed such a crushing defeat. 232 voted against theresa may's plan. the main was 432 saying no to her. will she live to see another day in parliament? she has a noonfidence vote on wednesday evening. we will bring you coverage on whether or not she is able to survive that. rumors are that she will probably be safe, but what happens next? we leave you with the imagesomf the day fr westminster. ♪ >> with the bbc news app, our vertical v eos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way throughf the news oe day and stay up-to-date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app pores >> funding of thsentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> a new chapter begins. >> now you can aess more of your favorite pbs shows than ever before, with pbs passport, a member benefit that lets u binge many of the latest show

but while no deal remains a serious risk having observed events at westminster over the last seven days it's now my judgment that the more likely outcome is a paralysis in parliament that risks being breck's it makes it even more important that m.p.'s consider very carefully how they will vote tomorrow night that is the british prime minister to resign me joining me now from london is our correspondent big mosque she's outside the u.k. houses of parliament make it terrorism it playing this card of it's my way or the highway back my deal or risk not drags it doesn't really have strategy worked you think. well that's the big question it's a peculiar strategy on one hand she appeals to parliament to actually work together with her on the other hand she also draws pretty much battle lines between her and paula when she says there is a risk that parliament will try and frustrate breck's it so emotions are clearly running high we have a lot of protesters here investments i believe you can hear and seize of them from here there are live protesters who are fearing that might not be a president

we'll have the latest from westminster, and we'll be talking to a former met police superintendent.er main stories on bbc news at 5. the brexit secretary casts doubt on claims — that brexit could be delayed , if mps reject theresa may's withdrawal agreement, in next week's vote. a court rules that a scottish government investigation, into complaints of sexual misconduct against former first minister alex salmond, was unlawful. and at least seven people have died and several others missing after heavy snow storms in the alps it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that the police presence, at westminster, is to be boosted, in the run—up to next week's main vote, on the government's brexit plans. it follows the intimidation and harassment experienced by some mps, outside the palace of westminster, in recent months, which culminated yesterday in the conservative mp anna soubry, being called a ‘nazi' and a ‘traitor‘, because of her opposition to brexit. the speaker of the commonsjohn bercow said the abuse amounted to ‘a type of fascism', and called for a change of policing policy. the metropo

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one — live from westminster.ill talk by phone today with the president of the european council, after mps backed a plan to renegotiate her brexit deal. but european politicians have flatly rejected abandoning the northern ireland backstop , the element of the brexit deal the northern ireland backstop, the element of the brexit deal which mps want to replace or change. later this afternoon theresa may will hold talks withjeremy corbyn, and she is expected to meet eu leaders in the coming days to consider alternative arrangements. the prime minister insists the eu wants a deal, and says she now has a sustainable commons majority to get one. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. finally nick eardley reports. parliament has agreed on something finally parliament has agreed on something but how does the government make it happen? the majority last night was clear, we do wa nt majority last night was clear, we do want a withdrawal agreement but the backstop will have to change. we will negotiate with a euro

let's talk about what is going on in westminster.heresa may faces losing control of brexit in a series of votes that will shape britain's divorce from the eu. they are devising a draft that backstop.e irish great to have you with us. good morning. essentially the compromise gives the backstop and an extra year of transition. how much support does a command? guest: widespread support and there are details to be worked out. has to be discussed with the eu. the majority of mps want there to be a settlement. they have less than 60 days to go. one of the big debates is about how do we make it clear that a no deal with nothing in place is not acceptable to parliament. people are interested, they want to explore it further and we heard from the prime minister in an amendment -- they will be able to save this is a plan we can take forward. anna: how do you express interest in the compromise through the amendments that are being voted on area the focus is on brady. nikki: -- nicki: there are other issues of the brady amendment. the government

the pound drifting as we wait news from westminster. you can see the rally, we saw despite the crushing defeat of the brexit bill. drifting sideways. a belief that theresa may will a crossross and deliver party consensus. today, it is about jeremy corbyn's no-confidence vote. if he wins that, we could see volatility in the pound. vonnie: at least the perception that there will be a delay has risen. in europe, we see what you are saying. you are not proposing alternatives. we will continue to monitor. that vote at 2 p.m. eastern today. in the u.s., dow jones industrial holding onto gains, up a half a percent. last week we were talking about the decline of the airlines. today, united posted excellent results, surprising the streets. 7% up. down off a deal. the fintech firm creating a large layer in that market. nordstrom, worst-performing today down 7.7%. the department store going away story and one-off for nordstrom in the sense that goldman sachs is revising the call. guy, you will be there in a few hours when the book takes place and

we'll have reports on the day's events, and reaction from westminster and beyond.o, in tonight's programme. gunfire in kenya, 21 people are now confirmed dead, after an attack by islamist militants, on a hotel complex, in the capital nairobi. and an old baileyjury is told that a pilot whose plane crashed at the shoreham airshow, killing 11 people, had a cavalier attitude to safety. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. good evening from westminster, where the government has survived a motion of no—confidence tabled by labour a day after the prime minister suffered the worst parliamentary defeat in history on her brexit agreement. a look at the figures. a total of 325 mps voted to declare confidence in theresa may's government, they included the dup from northern ireland. there were 306 votes against the government, including labour and other opposition parties. that meant a government majority of 19 votes. the prime minister has now invited leaders of all parties to meet her, to explore the way ahead on brexit, but labour'sjeremy corbyn said it was essential, in

nejra: live from westminster, i'm nejra cehic.re today's top stories. 73 days until the u.k. exits the eu. could that deadline be extended? parliament will have its say on theresa may's brexit deal. how badly will be sheet -- will she be defeated? resurgence. stocks rise in asia. optimism. chinese support winning out over concerns about global growth. banks whipsawed. the bank promises the trading environment will improve. para bought will shutter its commodities desk in the usa. nejra: good morning, everyone. a big day for brexit. we are about 12 hours away from this key vote on theresa may's withdrawal deal. the question is less about whether the deal is going to get but what the margin of defeat is going to be. the numbers we are going to be watching, if it is less than 50 votes, it could mean the eu comes back with moves to placate theresa may's opponents. bloomberg news is talking about a defeat of 150 votes. the worst in 95 years for a british government. becomes, what happens with brexit? there were so many different option

westminster, a place synonymous with free speech. on the green nearby, the protests degenerated into chanting personal abuse against the tory mp anna soubry during a live bbc interview. i do object to being called a nazi, actually. apologies to you if you are offended. i just apologies to you if you are offended. ijust think apologies to you if you are offended. i just think this is astonishing, this is what has happened to our country. anna soubry isa happened to our country. anna soubry is a prominent pro—eu backbencher. she was forced to walk back to the houses of parliament surrounded and barracked by a group who continued right up to an entrance of the palace of westminster. this is one of the most heavily policed parts of the capital but it was only at this point that there was any intervention from officers. booing anna soubry says she was a let down by the police. the police have the right powers and they have the skills and most of them have a common sense to know how to police, keep people safe whilst supporting democracy,

analysis there from our correspondent ian watson in westminster. the referendum making of it all? our home editor mark easton has been to york, which voted to remain, to gauge views there. when politics got to hostile in london, charles i moved his courtier to york in 1642. the current parliamentary deadlock in public divisions of the brexit are said to have echoes of the national schism that led to civil war. so we've come to the merchant hall, a building that has hosted debate in the city for centuries and asked eight local people, for who voted to leave, four to remain fraught one word description of the state of british politics. confused, appalling, messy, childish, i'd settled, confusing, confused. it is an absolute shambles, nobody knows what they're doing, they are arguing. it makes us look a complete embarrassment. i totally agree with that, it's an embarrassment to be british. these people have been tasked with getting the future) thai country from now and they are fighting among themselves and not pulling together. i voted remain but rat

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.g, donald tusk — the president of the european council — after speaking to theresa may reaffirmed the eu position that the brexit withdrawal agreement was "not open for renegotiation." their conversation was described as "open and frank." our europe editor katya adler is in brussels with the latest. this conversation tonight between donald tusk and the prime minister is being described as frank. that is diplomatic speak for difficult. eu leaders do not accept the prime minister boss max imposed two—week deadline to achieve big changes to the brexit deal. —— prime minister's self—imposed. the aim here is to stand firm, stay united and keep up the pressure on the uk. faced with new uk demands for changes to the brexit deal, europe is presenting a united front. though, privately, they are worried here. eu leaders have agreed to reject calls for changes to the irish backstop but they also want to avoid a no—deal brexit. and time, as we know, is running out. translation: it's more important

the next big scene in this drama will be played out in westminster.he day's other news. president trump has denied ever working for russia. it follows media reports over the weekend that the fbi had investigated whether he had any links with the russian state. other reports said he had confiscated the notes of his own interpreter after a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. i never worked for russia, and you know that answer better than anybody. i never worked for russia. not only did i never work for russia, i think it's a disgrace that you even ask that question, because it's a whole big fat hoax. it's just a hoax. tributes have been held in the poland, for the mayor of gdansk who died after being stabbed during the country's biggest charity event. surgeons operated on pawel adamowicz for five hours, but he died of his wounds. his attacker has been detained. fifteen people are reported to have been killed, after a cargo plane crashed, near the iranian capital, tehran. the boeing 707 reportedly overran the runway, and hit a wall, while tryi

we'll be live in brussels and westminster.o tonight: an avalanche kills three people in the austrian alps as the region struggles with perilous conditions. nicola sturgeon refers herself for investigation after claims she broke the scottish government's ministerial code. the 11—year—old killed in a hit and run in manchester — police are questioning a suspect. and gearing up despite the pain — andy murray is about to begin what could be his last grand slam. good evening. in the 48 hours before the parliamentary vote that could define brexit — and herfuture — the prime minister has told mps not to play games but to do the right thing for the country. theresa may is widely expected to lose a commons vote on the withdrawal deal she's negotiated with the eu, withjeremy corbyn saying today labour will table a vote of no confidence in the government soon after. but mrs may says voters' trust in the democratic process is at stake if brexit is not delivered. our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. she bought herself more

i am here live in westminster of course.n markets go higher as we anticipate this vote later on today here in parliament. theresa may is set to see her by the deal rejected today in what could be the worst government defeat and 95 years. jeremy corbyn -- in 95 years. jeremy corbyn has promised a no-confidence motion if theresa may loses the vote. secretaryrexit shadow joins me here. good morning. if we get this no-confidence vote voted by jeremy corbyn, if theresa may loses comment is the labour party -- loses, as the labour party likely to win -- is the labour party likely to win? keir: as far as the deal is concerned, it will most likely lose. i think the first thing is she about make a statement plan b. be reallyays will crucial. dishy say i am going to ram ideal one more time -- does she say i'm going to around my deal -- ram my deal one more time? as a very fast-moving situation at the moment. we have seen the government go down on key votes in the last few days and weeks, and that's involved conservative mps and others

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.n less than two hours to go before the vote in the commons around 7pm, the motion of no confidence tabled by jeremy corbyn which he announced last night. let's go now to our chief political correspondent, vicki young. your sense of how this debate is going? we will talk about the brexit options in a moment but on the debate itself? most people feel this will be a sure win for the prime minister, we heard brexiteers in the party and the dup all say they would vote with the government so theresa may is secure, but not to say downing street aren't anxious about it. last night they suffered the heaviest defeat ever inflicted on by government and people in the party are angry. today listening to what was said this morning and by theresa may last night, one conservative mp said he didn't understand, she wouldn't say she would reach out to labour and she had to shift her position, but at this point there is a confidence vote to get through, she is not going to signal that she will talk to oth

tax and more to come from westminster and more to come from westminster and news and sport.inds through the night especially down the north sea coast. those winds could bring showers into the far north east of scotland. perhaps wintry showers pushing into the north york moors. tomorrow, less cloud than today, some sunny spells, showers for northern scotland and to the north east. a cold today thanks to the northerly wind but more sunshine. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. the prime minister unveils the government‘s ten—year strategy for the nhs in england, saying it aims to save half a million lives. this is an historic moment. our vision is clear. our commitment is assured. so let's deliver the nhs of the future. thank you. as mps return to parliament, it‘s confirmed they‘ll vote on the prime minister‘s brexit deal a week tomorrow. but the labour leader demands to know what changes have been made to her deal. the prime minister should be here, updating mps on what progress she has achieved, if any. instead, she‘s continuing her approach as before christmas of ducking

i have met with me here in westminster as well saw the flanders government of the scottish government well the scottish government you know anybody saying the same that we need a good reliable law pretty sure to actually come in and when the service you know i'm getting you know months of support in terms of what people actually want to see the end of the day is how we bring the operator in and make sure that they have the values that we expect of an operator and see the service has been a long term prospect and i think from the tourism point of use more recently i've not touched on yet but from a tourism point issue you know i don't think the services in the past have actually been marketed that well in terms of germany and northern france and italy. scotland remains a huge draw in terms of tutors them you know this is another route that people can take that can bring their money in the motorbikes their motor homes you know as a whole different mark of a time kind of a bit of camper vans would never compromise slightly in the camper van experience as there's no better country than sc

from the flemish government from the scottish government it's a rule for westminster government if you've been pressing this and the house of commons what we need to be aware of is that the u.k. government of state fifty million pounds to support very contracts moving from to move goods from the south of england into the european market that's maybe fifteen million pairings if we don't have a new deal bracks that could be coming to support the ferry service from recite the source that the sponsors will use. i can secure companies who have got fairly so cool is likely and you know i think the from the. point of view he thinks that's an ask that could be legitimately put in there whether the u.k. government be happy supporting a ferry service and scotland as another matter because everything does seem to be a bit so i think one focused but nevertheless you know i think there are discussions to be hired as regards the future affairs services across the regional ports in the u.k. but certainly when i want to focus on is the one in scotland and you know i think scotland has got the export pote

well spent an evening in belfast in a moment first those lines he's outside parliament in westminster for us and laurence the suggestion is that two reason may's deal was pretty much dead before this vote tell us more about what are the expectations for developments tonight. well there's there's about three hours now left of debate before the amendments to the votes and the vote itself will be about a pass when you pass a local time but frankly don't bother turning into the votes because you won't hear anything and these are saying that they haven't said a hundred times before and all the divisions across parliament are all plain to see the only thing that a majority m.p.'s have in common apparently is that they from both sides leavers hands and those are the soft abraxas or don't want to leave it's all equally unhappy with stories amaze dalan that's the bind that they've got themselves into let's let let's take a sounding from passion mcguire from the new statesman magazine thank you very much for your time what's your guess as to how much is going to lose by so nice well i mean some

ago let's go live now to lawrence he has been following all of these developing developments at westminster what message is tourism a going to try and convey when she speaks imminently. well you know in the extraordinary thing that is british politics at the moment twenty four hours plainly turns out to be a very long time because. as you said she lost. the vote on the deal boy a world record margin really british record margin of leasts. is the prime minister going to drama self supposed to be a message of reassurance to the nation issues this evening the government has won the confidence of parliament this now gives us all the opportunity to focus on finding a way forward on bricks it i understand the people getting on with their lives away from westminster the events of the past twenty four hours will be unsettling. overwhelmingly the bush people want to stick it on with delivering bricks it and also address the other important issues they care about but the deal which i have worked to agree with the european union was rejected by m.p.'s and by a large margin. i believe it is my duty to

christian fraser is in westminster.ill be helping us through this edition of outside saul but normally a vote of no—confidence in the government is a huge moment, but i wonder what has changed because of it? there is a strange paradox at the moment that the prime minister is strong in one sense, she has seen offa is strong in one sense, she has seen off a vote of no—confidence from her backbenchers and now she has seen one off from her labour party. if she went back to brussels she could say she has the confidence of the house. in that sense she is strong but nobody in their right mind would say she is in a particularly strong position in the house. but she cannot control her own backbenchers and she cannot find the numbers to get her withdrawal agreement through. not at the moment anyway. ifi through. not at the moment anyway. if i were a betting man, i would not put my money anywhere near this. what we want to see a monday is where we go with a number of indicative vote. we know what the parliament is not for at the m

let's begin our coverage by joining jonah hill who's at westminster.

guest here in westminster, what have we learned? >> that parliament can be a lively place.n about two and a half hours, we will get votes on seven amendments. one is the one the government backs, which is known as the backstop, which would provide a hard border with ireland. not all the tories may support it. the other is an amendment that could delay brexit entirely beyond the deadline and allow more time to get arrangements in place. labour backing that one. those will be the ones to watch. vonnie: rosalind, what happens at that point? even if theresa may excepts of the vote, which is she would have to, what does she tell jean-paul juncker? he just told her we are done negotiating. rosalind: she is saying, allow me to go to brussels and renegotiate. brussels intern holding the line, saying we told you to find a solution and come to us, do not expect us to fix the problem. we made a deal with you and we are not in the mood to give you further concessions. so she seems to be buying time, perhaps she wants to run the clock down to the end of march and hope the time and proxi

last week a number of mps raised concerns about safety in westminster.nearly 50 others were injured by a powerful explosion at a bakery in the centre of paris. police suspect a gas leak caused the blast. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson reports. 0n the site of a local bakery, around the corner from the folies bergere, residents faced a charred and empty shell. the force of the gas explosion was felt in districts several miles away. along rue trevise, the blast shattered windows, blew out doors, and sent locals and tourists into the street, straight from their beds. translation: when i walked past the entrance i heard a huge explosion. i was hit by the debris. it's dry now and i've washed off a bit but there was a lot of blood on my neck and my head, too. 200 firefighters were called in to help those trapped by the blast. among those whose lives they saved was a colleague, buried for almost two hours beneath the rubble. but two other firefighters died. translation: firefighters were dealing with the blaze. the explosion is probably from a gas leak

how are they viewing what is going on in westminster over there? cliche to say it, but i'll say it again, brussels is watching and waiting and they will act when there is clarity from the uk about there is clarity from the uk about the way forward. and that was the message from michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, who is in portugal today meeting portuguese mps, touring round the eu as he spends a lot of his time doing and he was saying that if the uk changes its position, then the eu will change its position. that is not new and he said that yesterday to members of the european parliament when he addressed them in strasbourg and it's what the eu has been saying all along. and what it means is that any changes to the deal would have to be in the direction of a closer future relationship with the eu rather than the relationship based on a free trade agreement where the two sides have pursued it this far. it's an open question as to what that would do and how much that could change in the withdrawal agreement, the brexit treaty which contains the

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.o voted against the prime minister's brexit deal — the conservative mp, johnny mercer. tell us about a big set piece event like this because what happens for backbench mps like yourself? there are chances to speak and put your view across and then you listen to as many as you can, i have been there all afternoon and i will go back after this interview and then the vote comes at a set time but you need to be there and are before that in case a motion is called. so you are tightly marshalled, they want to know where you are. it's your responsibility where you are; ' ' .,,. ' ' know where you are. it's your responsibility where you 53’s: i' ' .,,. ' ' responsibility where you are, i would look silly if i didn't turn up. what could happen by monday if the prime minister has to present what she wants to do next? she needs to look at this in a new way. people voted for brexit for all sorts of different reasons, in plymouth it was the hope it gave to people and i understand that, we cannot th

westminster, a place synonymous with free speech. yesterday degenerated into chanting personal abuse against the tory mp anna soubry during a live bbc interview. i do object to being called a nazi, actually. soubry is a nazi! right, apologies if you were offended by what you are listening to. i just think this is astonishing. this is what has happened to our country actually. anna soubry is a prominent pro—eu backbencher. she was forced to walk back to work as a rounded and barracked by a group who continued right up to an entrance of the houses of parliament. this is one of the most heavily policed parts of the capital but at no point on her route did officers step in to deal with the intimidation. scum! the police have the right powers and they have the skills and most of them have the common sense to know how to police, keep people safe whilst supporting democracy, how to do it. yesterday, they didn't do it. yesterday, they did the wrong thing where they completely refused to intervene. just to stand on the pavement! today, more p

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the withdrawal agreement negotiated by the prime minister, which was meant to have taken place before christmas, is now being held next tuesday at the end of five days of parliamentary debate. but what exactly is in the deal that mps are voting on? 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports from chelmsford. away from westminster, life goes on. unlike brexit. take a number card from me... if only theresa may could magic up an agreement. chris, the close—up magician, joined us to help pull a crowd, talk brexit, and find out what is still mystifying. give the queen of diamonds a tap. something weird's going to happen, your card is going to come back to the top. face to face and on facebook. i'mjohn pienaar, the bbc‘s deputy political editor, and i'm in chelmsford in essex, more specifically at the market, and here they voted to leave. while mps wrangle, people want answers. what's the big question in your mind? when will we be free of eu rules so we can run our own country? 0k, w

studio lovely thank you very much i am here with their first in dhabi and this is the scene now in westminster where there has just been one vote on a change but that appears to have gone perhaps to reason may's way because lawmakers m.p.'s from her own party tried to force the government to change it deal to make it conditional on britain having the unilateral right to end the so-called northern irish backstop this is the mechanism that is in place to prevent a hard border and so she and that would have been very this is one of those contentious parts of the reason may's withdrawal withdrawal deal and that would have been very controversial but that has been voted down by a huge margin parliament voted some six hundred versus twenty four against the amendments lawrence lees following all of this force in westminster and now we await the final vote on the terms of britain's withdrawal from the european union this the deal that reason may struck with you count arts. yes and just only amendment this has happened it is quite remarkable actually because there was so many supporters of a hard breck

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. from westminster and brussels in a moment, but first let's take a look at some of the day's other news. us intelligence chiefs have concluded that north korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons and that iran is not actively seeking to build them. it directly contradict assertions by president trump about both countries. here is director of national intelligence, dan coats, speaking to the senate intelligence committee. we currently assess that north korea will seek to maintain its wmd capabilities and is unlikely to com pletely capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons production capabilities because its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to reach in survival. our assessment is bolstered by our observations of some activity that is inconsistent with full denuclearisation. president trump's long—time political ally, roger stone, has appeared in court in washington and pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges. he's accused of mak

i am at the chelsea and westminster hospital today.w unit that opened in december, linked to their independent department. what it does is it diverts patients from a&e who are able to get around, who were able to walk, to be treated here during the day and then sends them home in the evening. if they need to come back the next day, they can, crowbar. 0ne come back the next day, they can, crowbar. one patient had been back forfour crowbar. one patient had been back for four days crowbar. one patient had been back forfour days in a row. it means they are not in hospital overnight. it is these same day services that the comment is trying to encourage and fund using this new money, the £20 billion that it is putting in at the moment. generally speaking, there is great support for treatment closer to home right across the board. but there is concern from think thank that —— think tanks and unions that funding for a core religious services is still not there and the increases are still below historic levels. sophie, thank you. sophie hutchin

another busy day at westminster.paign returns in the 2015 election at southern crown court —— southwark crown court. he denied two charges of making a false election expensive declaration under the representation of the people act 1983. he had been on trial at southwark crown court for just over eight weeks. court forjust over eight weeks. the jury court forjust over eight weeks. the jury sent home over christmas to continue their deliberations. just prior to that, thejudge had cleared the mp's election agent of submitting false expenses claims for the 2015 election. the judge told jurors to acquit mr gray of one charge of foldvari. craig mackinlay himself has now been cleared of those allegations. we will get more from the courts a little later. but right now, let's go to norman smith in westminster. he is in the central lobby. wow, that dominic grieve amendment changes things, doesn't it? it is a huge decision by the speaker with potentially very, very significant implications. dominic grieve joins significant impl

with time running out, the coming days at westminster may bring a defining moment for this island.bc news, carlingford. in the last hour, president trump has put forward a number of proposals to break the shutdown in the us government. these include $800 million for humanitarian relief as part of a package to secure billions of dollars to build a wall on the mexican border. at least 66 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a huge explosion at a leaking oil pipeline in central mexico. it's thought the pipe — north of mexico city — was breached deliberately by thieves trying to steal fuel. richard galpin has the details. his report does contain with this huge fire enveloping the area, people screamed for help but many didn't make it. there were lots of people around. with fuel spurting out of a pipe which had been deliberately ruptured beitdeeeegs;t:,. there are currently fuel shortages in the country. despite the danger, soldiers at the scene allegedly did nothing to warn people. translation: i believe that these lives would've been saved if the soldiers had done their