you know, i ask the eu. so there is, you know, i would say possibly exasperation, but that indicates too much emotion. i think what is interesting here is a stark contrast between all the emotion we are seeing in the uk parliament at the moment, that heated debate, and the mood in brussels, which is more dispassionate. we are waiting, watching and drinking tea is what one diplomat put it to me, this is not because the eu is not interested , not because the eu is not interested, it is because they are hearing a lot of things. hearing about a possible general election, hearing about a possible new brexit extension, and by the way, if the uk we re extension, and by the way, if the uk were to ask for one, eu leaders are almost certainly guaranteed to say yes to one, but until these things actually materialise, the eu is not engaging in them because under eu law right now, whatever is going on in parliament, the eu's negotiating partner remains her majesty's government with boris johnson partner remains her majes

what's happening is that eu citizens are being cheated out of the eu settlement scheme. they should receive a physical document under the eu settlement scheme, but they're not and that worries them and that worries the people that have to understand what their rights and entitlements are. this is why they're using the windrush scheme to get a physical document that they're not getting under the eu settlement scheme. the home office says it's always looking for reasons to grant status, not to refuse it, and more than1 million people have applied to the scheme so far. it says it gives them secure digital status which, unlike a physical document, cannot be lost, stolen or tampered with. she was very stylish, my mum. she loved her gloves... so one scheme logs your indefinite leave to remain on a database. the other issues an id card. a rising number of eu nationals, many at retirement age, are emphatic about which one they prefer. according to the last census, 460,000 eu nationals said they'd arrived in england and wales before 1991, so that's potentially a lot more applicat

he met eu leaders. all smiles — but afterwards the eu said he hadn't delivered any concrete proposals for a new brexit deal. meanwhile, outside, this was going on. booing. those protestors were close to a planned press conference. borisjohnson declined to take part, the prime minister of luxembourg carried on and made his feelings clear. its not under my responsibility if they're not able to find a united kingdom back in london and in the house of commons in a majority. these are home made problems. and borisjohnson drew this conclusion. i think they have had a bulliful of all this —— bellyful of this stuff. they're fed up with these endless delays. america releases evidence it says proves iran was behind the attacks that wiped out nearly half of saudi arabia's oil production. iran says the allegations are baseless. we'll talk to bbc persian. and the uk's former chief scientist admits he's frightened at how fast the world's climate is changing — we'll hear about eco anxiety. another chaotic day

and that gives room for hope on the eu side. the idea of the eu being open to replacing the backstop and not being emotionally attached... i thin he said erotically attached tonight, but anyway... 0ooooh! you could, yeah, erotically attached to the backstop? we can discuss that later, but it actually is inside the withdrawal agreement. it's nothing new, inside the withdrawal agreement it says that the backstop is the third option. in the absence of a trade deal between the two sides that would make alternative arrangements or a backstop necessary, these are the kind of conditions that you've got there. it is in the withdrawal agreement that you can replace the backstop with something else. yes, i know, but this is... this is actually not new and i think this is the eu gameplaying by saying, look, we're open, but they've said this all along. as soon as borisjohnson said he wants to bin the backstop, they said, bring it on. you bin the backstop but you have to come to us with a workable legally operable alternative. i'm ranting no

and the eu 27 by no deal. i urge colleagues that if the amendment -- are selected today that you supported because what it does, it ties an extension to securing a deal which i think is the proper way forward. i will give way. >> i pay tribute to her for the way in which she has sought compromise. i agree with what she said about the approach set out by her honorable friend. he has considerable potential. would she agree that one of the other reasons we should seek to resolve this by way of a deal and do so quickly is that the longer this argument goes on for, the more divided our society remains and the harder it will be to knit it back together. the danger of an approach that simply asks for a further extension without any real idea of what we will use the extension for is that that argument is part of desperate actuated and the damage continues to be done. >> one of my greatest concerns in all of this that in a referendum that sought such a massive record turnout that there are many people that we continue

it is dismissed in eu circles but even i speak to, the possible that eu leaders would suddenly get a proposal from the uk at this summit and say yes, we will do it. what is being talked about is that there is a very large likelihood, of other emergency brexit summits in october, the prime minister says he is definitely going to leave by 31st october. if that is the case, then the only thing that those in eu circles are willing to bet on in these uncertain times is you are likely to see an emergency brexit summit before hallowe'en eve is out. you heard that right. maybe one, may be two emergency brexit summit, plus through is one scheduled for october, and there may or may not be a general election depending on how the vote goes tomorrow. so say things are fluid is put being it mildly. needless to say we will you through it throughout this week on the news channel and bbc world news. inafew the news channel and bbc world news. in a few minutes we will turn the bahamas because thousands of homes have been destroyed by hurricane dorian. you can see the conditions it has brought. we will

is not engaging in them because under eu law right now, whatever is going on in parliament, the eu's negotiating partner remains her majesty's government with boris johnson partner remains her majesty's government with borisjohnson at its helm, and with that being the case, and with the kind of interactions they have had with his team so far, that leaves eu leaders convinced that leaves eu leaders convinced that for now

from the eu perspective as well. i think, you know, if there is so much noise going on which is contradicted by either side, does this mean we will never get a deal? and i would argue not necessarily, because what do you do before you are about to compromise? you make a lot of noise. you stand strong, you flex your muscles, because if you are going to get a deal between the eu and the uk under boris johnson, there get a deal between the eu and the uk under borisjohnson, there is going to have to be compromise on either side, probably both sides. so they have to flex their muscles before they do it. and a really senior figure in the government this week said as ever it is about finding a win for everyone, so everyone who has been up on their high horse is going to have to find a way of climbing down from the saddle. but i still think it is less likely that there is a deal than likely, but there is a deal than likely, but there is a feeling now that there is maybe going to be a push to try. adam, i know you have to go

there is no deal we can leave the eu with danny is better than remaining in the eu. it is not sustainable to delay forming a view until after the general election, until after the general election, until after the general election, until after we have negotiated with the eu. i have been on doorsteps week in, week out, and we need a position that is clear and consistent with our values, history and principles, and that means making it heard loud and clear — labour is a remain party, we promise the british public a final say, i can't think of anything more democratic than that, and we will campaign to remain in that referendum. the issue dividing people is whether to campaign in that way during the general election, emily thornberry said she would, tom watson said he would, but len mccluskey, the leader of the biggest funder of the labour party, single funder, the unite union, said people in the shadow cabinet should stand down if they can't get behind jeremy corbyn's position. this is an important point, we are a pluralistic party, and one of the great things about

isn't that what the eu wants? ——is that. what the eu want is pretty clear. it is within the withdrawal agreement which we adopted and, of course, we do not want a no deal and hard border coming to downing street comes with responsibility and the british prime minister cannot say that he seriously considers a no deal and at the same time say he has no interest in the protection of his borders when brexit was supposed to be about taking back control so it sounds weird to me to say, i am taking decisions but i am not interested in consequences. let's talk politics. is it true to say, and you are a close ally of his, that president emmanuel macron has died of this whole brexit process and just wants to see britain out as soon and just wants to see britain out as soon as and just wants to see britain out as soon as possible? well, if you listen to everything that was said by emmanuel macron for two years, he has repeatedly said that he would prefer having the united kingdom inside the european union because we face challenges together, in terms of security, defen

uk was going to remain in the eu. but the best will in the world, i cannot see how that is democratic for unless that is put to the british people. i think that is really what parliament once, to give the eu this power, to keep us in the eu themselves, to scupper the negotiations, then i think there should be a clear choice for the country. we should decide who do you wa nt to country. we should decide who do you want to be at that crucial summit on 0ctober want to be at that crucial summit on october the 17th? do you wantjeremy corbyn going there, with his plan to extend and delay and keep us in the eu forever and a day? where do you wa nt to eu forever and a day? where do you want to settle this thing, bring us all together and deliver on the mandate of the people? that is what i will do. so, for me, that is very, very clearly the way forward and thatis very clearly the way forward and that is the point i make to all my collea g u es that is the point i make to all my colleagues and friends in parliament. nobody, of

i want to leave the eu,i leaving the eu. i want to leave the eu, iwant leaving the eu. i want to leave the eu, i want to leave with a deal. i will resolutely continue to vote that way and if it conflicts with party discipline, there is little point. where does the government go from here in this crisis? suggestions that downing street may not obey this new law on no—deal brexit? that goes to what i said at the beginning. irrationality. the prime minister is notjust a campaigner for the cause, and prime minister is notjust a campaignerfor the cause, and he is right to be a campaigner that he has constitutional duties. the attorney general tells him that he has to obey the law and it is a symbol of the rationality of the position on the rationality of the position on the eu. that seems to be requiring collea g u es the eu. that seems to be requiring colleagues to take decisions and say things that, in the cold light of day, i'm sure they would regret. i'm certain that the way forward is to go to the eu council and seek a deal based on the withdrawal agreement. the only

oi’ manages to reach a deal with the eu ormps manages to reach a deal with the eu or mp5 approved to leave with no deal on the 9th of october, the let‘s just go and ask for an extension. but this all boils back to the same problem which is can govern reach a deal with the eu? is that possible within the time remaining and will what ever they reach, if they do reach something, would be acceptable here in the uk? but certainly an extension looks more likely looking at this. but certainly an extension looks more likely looking at thism but certainly an extension looks more likely looking at this. if this isa more likely looking at this. if this is a brexiteer minister within the cabinet saying let‘s go for a delayed. it is a brexiteer minister and if we get to the 19th of october and if we get to the 19th of october and we have not managed to get a new deal, rather than seeking an extension rather than breaking the law, the best thing to do would be to get an extension. there will be highly controversial, boris johnson said he would die in a ditch rather than do this and yeah i have

this would include asking the eu to delay brexit until 31st of january, or another date, if the eu and mps agree. the government says this is unacceptable. it would allow for multiple — not single — extensions, with all the paralysing uncertainty that that would entail. it would require the uk to accept almost immediately any eu conditions, however punitive and harsh, and the pricetag for the taxpayer would be £1 billion each month of that delay, we can't accept that. downing street say if opponents of no—deal win, they will turn boris johnson's administration into a puppet government, and under those circumstances, there would be no incentive for the eu to negotiate a new deal. so, the prime minister is likely to ask parliament for a general election. he would need two thirds of mps to agree, but some opposition politicians are wary. opposition parties talked tactics this morning and some of them made clear they would only back an election if it was guaranteed to happen before we leave the eu. it's absolutely crucial that we have secured an extension to article 50 before that e

mr speaker, the prime minister met eu leaders over the summer and eu council president tusk at the g7. after these meetings, the prime minister struck an optimistic note, saying the chances of a deal were, in his words, improving. his optimism was not shared by those who had been at the same meetings. the prime minister may claim progress is being made, but eu leaders report that the government has so far failed to prevent any new proposals. mr speaker, later today this house has a last chance to stop this government from riding roughshod over constitutional and democratic rights in this country, so that a cabal in downing street can crash us out without a deal, without any democratic mandate and against the majority of public opinion. he isn't winning friends in europe, he is losing friends at home. his is a government with no mandate, no morals, and as of today, no majority. he talks of the will of the people, but what about the will of the people of scotland? prime minister, the scottish people did not vote for brexit. the people of scotland did not vote for a no deal brexit. they

and, of course, britain would still be part of the eu, so we would still be part of the eu, so we would still be part of the eu, so we would still have a veto, and there is an extraordinary situation. would it be clear by the end of the week? certainly not! it moves hour by hour, and! certainly not! it moves hour by hour, and i am not sure it becomes clearer as we go along. norman, thank you very much. we will keep your across all developments here, of course. parliament starts setting from 2:30pm. the speaker of the house of commons is considering an application for an emergency debate. it has gone in, and that is the opposition moved by which they want to start the process of trying to block a no—deal brexit. the government's position is that if opposition mps pass that vote, then the government will step in and try to trigger a general election. as we we re to trigger a general election. as we were hearing there from norman smith, the issue is that that would require two thirds majority in parliament, and it is not looking likely that that will happen. let's poke all of this withjo

he told the bbc the eu has had a bellyful of the brexit process. oil prices have surged after drone attacks on saudi arabian facilities knocked out 5% of global supply. two former british army soldiers have won a racial discrimination case against the ministry of defence. david de gea has signed a new four year deal to stay at manchester united. he had been linked with a move to real madrid. england finished on a high, beating australia in the final ashes test, to level the series. this i will be back with a full update in the next 15 minutes. two former soliders have won a racial harassment claim against the british army. an employment tribunal ruled that nkululeko zulu and hani gue, who had been serving with the third battalion the parachute regiment, had been the targets of racist grafitti in their colchester barracks in january last year. our defence correspondentjonathan beale is at the ministry of defence in central london. damaging to the mod, which has been trying to attract more minority recruits? i think this will be very damaging, becaus

so, what about the eu? what'll they make of it? well, the next eu leaders‘ summit is on october the 17th. who'd be there for britain if a snap election comes first? a labour pm offering another referendum, or a re—elected tory with a new mandate, wanting a better deal or to leave without one? if there's no election, well, there's still no clear sign of eu leaders like president macron of france or angela merkel of germany dropping their demand that the eu single market must be protected, as they see it, after brexit. the prime minister's been described as bringing new focus, new determination to brexit. hard to disagree with that. though he's also accelerated britain's journey towards new risks — critics say new dangers — and whatever happens, towards political splits and public recriminations of a kind that no—one has seen before. let's have a look at the reaction in some european capitals. our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels. i've been speaking to eu diplomats tonight, i mean, the reaction to the government do

now that the uk is asked to leave the eu, eu leaders have declared that he cannot negotiate individually with them. he has to negotiate through the european commission, and they are sticking to that, which means that whatever borisjohnson says, he cannot come to the summit in october and thrashed things out with eu leaders, because they won't do any thrashing. if he does have some new ideas, he can present them to eu leaders at the summit, but they will say thank you very much. we will now go away and think about it. and the reason eu leaders are sticking to this rule of not negotiating at the summit with uk or with the uk prime minister comes down to eu unity. and just to remind you the referendum would be on 15 october —— election would be on 15 october. you are watching bbc news special. a judge at the highest court in scotland has thrown out an attempt to have borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament for five weeks declared unlawful. a group of mps and peers had brought the case to the court of session in edinburgh, arguing that the prime minister had exceeded his powers,

they want to see how each step goes down with the eu, so how each step goes down with the eu, so they are slowly, slowly revealing bits of the brexit deal before they put the whole package out there. after weeks, you have to say, when both sides seem to have been hard bawling each other with the eu demanding boris johnson publish bawling each other with the eu demanding borisjohnson publish his proposals, with new deadlines being set, the suggestion to publish the full plan by the end of the month, it is perhaps the first tentative glimmer of progress in these brexit talks. norman, thank you. damian, how is the eu likely to react to these documents from the uk? we have already had a statement from the european commission here saying they have received them, but they wouldn't go much beyond saying that means they can now... have discussions around areas like customs procedures, the trade in manufactured goods, animal and plant products, that sort of thing. that is pretty much what has been discussed up to this point and these documents are described as non—papers, that just means doc

the differences in the eu side, they see borisjohnson cornered differences in the eu side, they see boris johnson cornered and all sorts of directions, and that makes them think that this is not a man that feels he can get away with pursuing ano feels he can get away with pursuing a no deal breaks any more. he has to actively really, truly pursue a deal because that's the best option for him right now. that is how it is seen here and that gives hope for them on the eu side. the idea of the eu being open to replacing a backstop and not being emotionally attached, i think he said a radically attached tonight. attached isa radically attached tonight. attached is a backstop, we can discuss that after. it was actually with in the withdrawal agreement. this is nothing new. it says that the backstop is the third option. in the absence of a trade deal between the two sides, that would make alternative arrangements or a backstop necessary, these are the kind of conditions that you've got there. it's within the agreement that you can replace it with something else. this is actually not new, and i t

we are becoming a real pain to the eu. they cannot move on with eu plans. the eu has big plans for ourselves and while we're there, getting the way, threatening to veto... getting the way, threatening to veto. . . what getting the way, threatening to veto... what i feel has had more airtime of late is that the consequences of no deal would be felt by the eu 27 is. that has been made clear by the eu 27 themselves far more in recent weeks. that is of course what a lot of those people who are pro— brexit have been arguing for several years. it is true but that pain would be spread across the 27. not equally but those may be that are closest to britain, that do the most trade with britain, like the netherlands, france, belgium. they would feel the pain more but it would still be spread across the eu 27 and they may have their own internal mechanisms for, oi’ their own internal mechanisms for, or most like an internal bailout.|j think that is all very true. but the point the remainers always made was that the uk would suffer a lot more from the eu if they we

the eu's catchphrase about this is a week, the eu will not be the ones responsible for a no—deal brexit. that basically means, if the uk asks foran that basically means, if the uk asks for an extension they are going to have to say yes, because then the blame for a no—deal brexit, as the eu shifts it is shifted to them. until the catchphrase changes, might bea sign until the catchphrase changes, might be a sign they are getting sceptical about offering and agreeing to an extension. bearing in mind, we have been through this two times. all the discussions on the eu side in the build—up to the first extension, agreed in march and the second offer ofan agreed in march and the second offer of an agreement which was done a few weeks later in april. there was loads of stuff from the eu side about having a really good reason for this but when it came to the decision, the reason and the rationale for the extension, that became much less important and all the discussion in brussels was about what is the best length and the discussion about the duration of the extension, that would create the

leader summit, but the eu sees this differently. its timetable is up to the 315t of october, because that is the legal date where the uk will be leaving the eu unless there is another extension, so even if there is a drama at the summit and quite a few people here i am talking to predict a kind of drama at the summit, that doesn't mean it is all over. it means that there might still be residual possible maybe, maybe, maybes, up until the 315t. and there is another thing that has been starting to do the rounds today in brussels, this idea that this is actually going to take us a lot longer. now of course they knew that the trade talks, remember when we used to talk about them? the trade talks, the free trade agreement, that we would end up with a closer partnership. at the end of april, 2019? that that would take a couple of years and people said maybe even five or six years. ivan rogers said ten. now it is looking at how divided parliament is and looking at the tone of what's going on in britain and thinking, britain is going to be

borisjohnson keeps insisting those eu — eu renegotiation is on the break that you are going swimmingly. he says they say not, that he hasn't put any concrete proposals on the table. the difference is that most eu leaders by some notable exceptions, think it is betterfor them to keep any anger in secret and in private. katya adler in brussels, thank you. the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, says her party would not go into coalition with borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn. speaking in bournemouth, where the lib dems are holding their annual conference, she also denies that her party is being "anti—democratic" in saying it will cancel brexit outright. ms swinson previously supported another referendum on eu membership. our chief political correspondent vicki young sent this report, which contains some flash photography. liberal democrat conference isn't everyone's of fun... it's a real pleasure. ..but this year, some new recruits are throwing themselves into the whole experience. smile! six former labour and conservative mps have defected to the lib dems because of brexit. i tell you, it

untouchable text, is a contract drawn up between theresa may and her cabinet at the eu, and eu leaders are not pleased there‘s a new prime minister who now wa nts a there‘s a new prime minister who now wants a brexit deal but they do want a brexiteer. that is why they are focusing on the northern ireland backstop at the moment, and this is nothing new, this was their original backstop proposal, so it already exist in written terms. if the prime minister was to go for it, they could get it written up in no time at all, it is basically ready so it could be ready for the crucial eu summit in mid—october by which time the minister has promised that he would have a renegotiated deal on the table, bingo. except not bingo because although the northern ireland only backstop offers things to both sides, for the eu to protect the northern ireland peace process and member state ireland and their single market, great britain would be free to make whatever trade deals it wanted after brexit and northern ireland politically would not have its relations changed at all with the uk. on the other

if that election were to be held before the uk leaves the eu than for the eu leaders like angela merkel of germany that would be good news because at the moment the prime minister is asking the eu to make big compromises over the brexit deal but he cannot guarantee to the eu that if they way to make that compromise the new brexit deal would definitely get through parliament. hejust does not definitely get through parliament. he just does not have those parliamentary numbers so if you hold a general election and get a co mforta ble a general election and get a comfortable majority that would certainly give his demands for eu compromise much more credibility. that said are you aware of precisely what brexit deal compromise could be a cce pta ble what brexit deal compromise could be acceptable to the uk and the eu? we are ina acceptable to the uk and the eu? we are in a situation where an election may be looming but a solution for example to the backstop is nowhere in sight yet. thank you very much, katya adler with the latest in brussels. we'll have more from downing street later in the p

he met eu leaders. all smiles — but afterwards the eu said he hadn't delivered any concrete proposals for a new brexit deal. meanwhile, outside, this was going on. b00|ng. those protestors were close to a planned press conference. borisjohnson declined to take part, the prime minister of luxembourg carried on and made his feelings clear. its not under my responsibility if they're not able to find a united kingdom back in london and in the house of commons in a majority. these are home made problems.

the eu isa vat, all that sort of stuff. the eu is a saying, where are the ideas on that? that'll be the hajj discussion happening now over lunch. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. foreign secretary dominic raab has claimed the eu is dragging its feet as tactical posturing in any negotiation and they are well aware of the position. he said there have been lots of talks at political level. what sense are you getting if there is any progress actually behind—the—scenes?” there is any progress actually behind-the-scenes? i think the two sides are actually still quite far apartand sides are actually still quite far apart and although we have heard from mrjohnson and others over the weekend striking a pretty optimistic outlook, i think privately there's a lot of fingers crossed behind backs because the proposals which have come from britain so far have not taken the form of any specific plan, more ideas being kicked around it seems, and time is now getting pretty short and i do think it is striking that when we were briefed ahead of the prime

ms swinson previously supported another referendum on eu membership. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, sent this report, which contains some flash photography. liberal democrat conference isn't everyone's of fun... it's a real pleasure. ..but this year, some new recruits are throwing themselves into the whole experience. smile! six former labour and conservative mps have defected to the lib dems because of brexit. i tell you, it's a breath of fresh air. and there more might be to come. yesterday, the party agreed to revoke article 50, cancelling brexit altogether if it wins a general election. leaderjo swinson denies she's ignoring the referendum result. it's about being straightforward and honest. i totally accept that lots of people won't agree with it, but i do think you have to stand up for what you think is right. do you spend much time talking to people who voted for brexit or are you notjust in a remain bubble? well, i get out and about and speak to people on the doorsteps, campaigning around the country, which i've done through th

uk nationals as we are showing to eu nationals. but we will stay open for trade, open for business and determine to respect the rights of all eu citizens in this country. applause. and women taking huge steps to get ready. we are investing in new customs procedures —— and we're taking huge steps to get ready. the level of our preparation has accelerated massively since boris became pregnant star. of course, we cannot anticipate every rest, we cannot —— since boris became prime minister. we hope to secure a deal before october the sist secure a deal before october the 31st because it is in their interest as well as ours. if we cannot, then leave we must. applause. because while the difficulties caused by living with her to deal will pass, the damage to oui’ her to deal will pass, the damage to our democracy in not getting brexit done with endure and represent for much longer. —— can resound for much longer. our democracy is precious and depends on people trusting us as politicians. when we say that we will put our trus

eu... it would be an extension to the end ofjanuary. they eu... it would be an extension to the end of january. they are trying to stop a no deal brexit not stop the exit. this is labour determination to stop brexit. this is labour trying to surrender to the eu being in charge of when we get to leave the eu. it is absolutely appalling and unacceptable. and what about this suggestion now, the conservative mps who were told they would effectively be booted from the conservative party if they voted this way tonight. pointy one of them have done so. is borisjohnson really about to throw winston churchill ‘s grandson out of the conservative party? ken clarke, privy counsellors, firm —— former chancellors, is this how you unite the party? my real hope is that collea g u es the party? my real hope is that colleagues will reflect overnight and will decide tomorrow that we need to ensure... will they have another chance? absolutely they do. and i really hope colleagues will continue to give the prime minister a negotiating hand so we can get a deal t

or non—eu, my goods would get there on time. when a working group is set up by the government to look at these alternative arrangements and when it concludes there are problems, you just ignore them, do you? the reputation of the government exports hasn't been very good. you just follow your gut instinct? there's many experts who actually do this for a living who say this works. i am prepared to accept that. you're just crossing your fingers and hoping for the best on the basis of absolutely no evidence. you go back to the point, who is going to build this hard border? you talk about it as if it's going to happen. it's not going to happen. we're talking about something that's not going to happen. get it i'm not sure you've been listening to what eu leaders have been saying, get it aders have been saying, or the irish government, but we'll leave that for now. let's think about what's going to happen over the next few days. this changes hour by hour, and i believe you and other conservative mps are going to boris johnson later whe

i want us to leave the eu with a deal and i voted three times to leave the eu with the deal. and i regret the fact that it has become necessary for this bill to be brought forward now. it is necessary now for two reasons, firstly because parliament stands prorogued, and we would not have time to bring it back to see if the prime minister has been successful in getting a deal, and secondly because members of the government have speculated openly that the government may not comply with legislation even if it is passed and we therefore need to allow time not merely for legislation but for litigation as well. i will give way just once. on that point, we have heard noises to that effect from certain members of the government and government sources, but would the right honourable member agree that if the bill is passed it is important the prime minister adheres to its terms because it is a fundamental duty of government to uphold the rule of law?” fundamental duty of government to uphold the rule of law? i absolutely agree but i think we have heard clearly that we cannot rule out

she campaigned to remain in the eu referendum and was home secretary under theresa may. she survived the clear out of like—minded colleagues when boris johnson became prime minister and was made work and pensions secretary. among others, almost all brexiteers. just this week, amber rudd expressed concern about the prime minister's strategy of throwing mps out of the party for voting against the government. i think we have some very valued colleagues, who have made a very different choice. in her letter to the prime minister, amber rudd said resigning was a difficult decision but wrote, "i do not believe that leaving with a deal is the government's main objective. the government is expending a lot of energy", she wrote, "to prepare for no deal but i have not seen the same level of intensity going into our talks with the european union, who have asked us to present alternative arrangements to the irish backstop." i knew and i accept that the prime minister should be able to leave no deal on the table, but what i had expected to see was a huge government centred effort to

leaders summits but the eu sees this differently. the timetable is up to the 31st of october because that's the 31st of october because that's the legal date where the uk will be leaving in the eu and thus there is another extension so even if there is drama at the summit, and quite a few people predict the drama of the summit that does not mean it's all over, that means there might still be residual possible maybe, maybe up until the 31st. be residual possible maybe, maybe up untilthe 31st. is be residual possible maybe, maybe up until the 31st. is another thing doing the rounds today in brussels. this idea that this will take a lot longer. they knew the trade talks, remember we talked about that? we would and that caused economic ownership. and that i would take a couple of years the people said maybe five or six years. they said ten. people are now looking at how divided parliament is and the tone and said britain is going to be going through this for way, way longer. and actually rather than thinking how do we manage no—deal br

without a deal which borisjohnson out the eu without a deal which boris johnson wants as out the eu without a deal which borisjohnson wants as an option. there is no more of a symbol of parliament's there is no more of a symbol of pa rliament‘s right to there is no more of a symbol of parliament's right to resist downing street than the speakerjohn bercow. i would like to make a personal statement to the house. who in this long running drama had a scene of his own. my ten your as speaker and mp will end when this parliament ends. —— tenure. mp will end when this parliament ends. -- tenure. in class sic sick john bercow who has infuriated the government and was at the the centre of serious bullying allegations he denies will go, but only after this latest round of brexit controversy is done. we degrade this parliament at our peril. applause that blast aimed at borisjohnson. and he was applauded but look where the clapping comes from. all too obvious, this is a house profoundly divided. and later tonight, the commons will pack up for a few weeks, the government calling an early

at the moment, they are being kept secret from the eu 27. kept sub —— secret from the eu 27. what is the thrust or gist of these papers because we need to know if we are to assess the likelihood of success in the negotiations. secondly, can i challenge the suggestion in his statement that many businesses are already well prepared for no deal? i sat at three o'clock around a table last wednesday with the leaders of pretty well all the business sectors and the one message they wanted to get across to me was how concerned they we re across to me was how concerned they were that businesses were not prepared for a no—deal brexit. i don't believe those ministers, those businesses are saying one thing to me and another thing to the government. can he clarify that? and what this statement significantly and studiously avoids is actually giving any detail of the scenario that we are told that government's civil contingency secretariat has drawn up. mr speaker, on the 9th of september, just before we were shut down, and order was made that the government should produce all the documen

all smiles but the eu says it's still not seen any concrete proposals. borisjohnson boris johnson admits the borisjohnson admits the eu want to move on from brexit. i think they've had a bellyful of all this stuff. you know, they want to develop a new relationship with uk. they are fed up with these endless negotiations, endless delays. booing. protestors force mrjohnson to pull out of a press conference with the prime minister of luxembourg who angrily attacks the uk for failing to agree a brexit plan. it's not under my responsibility if they are not able to find a united kingdom back in london and in the houses of commons and a majority. these are home—made problems. meanwhile boris johnson insists we will still leave the eu on the 31st october if no deal is agreed, despite the law passed by mps. also tonight — the lib dem leader rules out going into coalition with borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn after an election. the parents of ceara thacker, who took her own life at university, say they should have been told she'd attempted suicide months earlier.

allergens. 0h contains any of the 1a eu allergens. oh in's case is similar in that we are talking about food allergies still but we are looking at it within the context of a restaurant. and the law as it currently stands means that massive chains like byron can get away with providing customers with allergen information verbally if they have a particular notice saying, speak to a member of staff if you have allergies. a particular notice is normally buried at the back of menus in tiny print and, if you are relying on staff provide that important information verbally, you can introduce this element of human error, you can get it wrong. so owen's law is to provide uk consumers with mandatory eu allergen information on menus in writing as well as having the ability to have that dialogue with staff. it was to be a double pronged approach to make sure that people with allergies say. thank you so much for coming in. thank you for your time. it's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, one that can cause terrible damage to the at

he hopes to win and go to the eu council meeting and get some concession from the eu and get some concession from the eu and use the next few weeks to get ideal. meanwhile the opposition mps are pressing ahead with their plan. we have seen some news of what the intent to put forward to speaker tomorrow. what do we knew about them? this is a cross-party group, people like philip hammond, david gauke, the snp stephen gethins, hilary benn from labour. they are saying if there is no deal by 31st of october, the prime minister has to go to the eu and ask for readily, and extension of three months until the end of january. and extension of three months until the end ofjanuary. that and extension of three months until the end of january. that is what they want. —— and ask for a delay. it looks like they might have the numbers to go through but the pressure has been put on tory mps, if you do this and vote against your government, you will be pitted out of the party so a lot to think about for those tory mps. —— you will be kicked out of the party. a lot of people have said they will not sta

that backstop was to be an insurance policy the eu wanted the uk to sign up policy the eu wanted the uk to sign up to. it would have involved the uk remaining ina up to. it would have involved the uk remaining in a uk wide customs territory with the eu. but it faced huge opposition from the dup under theresa may, one of the biggest reasons she could not get her withdrawal agreement through because it could have meant northern ireland being tied more tightly to eu rules and theresa may needed the dup's vote for a majority. after the dramatic week we have had, the parliamentary arithmetic is changing. coming back into discussions now we are seeing talk ofa discussions now we are seeing talk of a northern ireland only backstop and that might point to a way forward in the future. if the dup's votes were no longer needed. there isa votes were no longer needed. there is a big roll of the dice to come with a general election and as things stand, the irish government still says no viable alternatives to the backstop had been put forward. our correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels. t

the third fact is that in the absence of a deal with the eu on the absence of a deal with the eu on the terms that the government itself has set and in the absence of an orderfrom the has set and in the absence of an order from the supreme court that the government should apply to extend the article 50 period, the government will lead our country into a no deal exit. on the 31st of october. this has been made clear by the prime minister on repeated occasions. in the fourth and final fa ct occasions. in the fourth and final fact is that so far from constituting a threat to the eu that will force them to capitulate and remove the backstop, the government intention of winning this to lead the country into a no deal exit is a threat to our country. the prime minister is much in the position of someone minister is much in the position of someone standing on one side of a ca nyon someone standing on one side of a canyon shouting to people on the other side of the canyon that if they do not do as he wishes he will throw himself into the abyss. that is not a credible negotiating strategy. and i

and it would hand it over to the eu itself. that is what that bill involves, and if he thinks that's a good idea, let him submit it to the judgment of the british people in election.” him submit it to the judgment of the british people in election. i am sure you will know that tomorrow is the ninth annual watford jobs fair. iam taking the ninth annual watford jobs fair. i am taking particular interest in the 1000 or so vacancies this year andi the 1000 or so vacancies this year and i felt that other members of both sides of the house might be interested as well and i would like to thank victoria lynch and anna cox for organising it. we have a thousand vacancies in more than 60 companies, and mr speaker, i would like the prime minister if he has any spare time tomorrow to maybe pop up any spare time tomorrow to maybe pop up to watford where he would be very welcome. i thank my honourable friend who has been a wonderful champion for watford and for conservative values, and he has also done a great deal, and i have been to campa

i voted more often to leave the eu then borisjohnson, the more often to leave the eu then boris johnson, the leader of more often to leave the eu then borisjohnson, the leader of the house, and half the members of the cabinet. but there hasn't been the will to do it, and we are a parliamentary democracy. in parliamentary democracy. in parliament feels that this is not the right way to go about it, and that will lead to a clash between the executive and parliament. and such clashes are inevitable when very, very big interests are at sta ke. very, very big interests are at stake. the referendum being called, do you think a referendum is the way to sort out these things? not personally, no. curse myself the rest of my life that i voted for the referendum. i think parliament should decide these big issues, people elect these members of parliament to decide these big issues. because it was a referendum ina way, issues. because it was a referendum in a way, it sort of mould around like a great title wave over our political affairs. he is now sitting as an independent mp, who would've thought