ireland why the economy was disastrous now the northern irish economy is strong and that keeps stability so i would think anywhere where there's abject poverty and that will be places in the middle east so you have strong work to work for which thank you for coming in your leader malcolm but absolutely any time. one might ask where is the the definitively wealthiest place in the united states well r.t. correspondent trudy charges looked and went there for the special report beverly hills nine zero two one zero used to be america's most recognizable zip code but that's all changing now america's richest code is based on an island word so exclusive you need an invitation to get there in a recent analysis of iris data bloomberg found the wealthiest of codes in america and the number one spot may shock you. it's called fisher island zip code three three one zero nine once privately owned by william vanderbilt the second the island is located just off the coast of miami and is now a haven for the world's richest only accessible by boat or helicopter the two hundred sixteen acre manmade island

irish unionists who could make up her majority but she doesn't have any more they are quite clear on one point it has got to be legally binding otherwise we won't accept it so round and round in circles we go again we go again and some of the question as this one to barbara is well did merkel today did did she meet with a british prime minister representing a britain that has completely underestimated the power of the european union as well as hold to know we can only speculate really it's mysterious at this point why is she told to come to the meet these other european leaders as well if she doesn't have some kind of plan that she wants to present them when she told the paul image in westminster the other day that she did when he had some signals from european leaders that they might be willing to meet but i agree with barbara absolutely it's all about whether it's legally binding even if some new commitments to you know making sure there's a free trade agreement in the future and not staying in the backstop forever even if that were written into the so-called political declaration

irish backstop in the customs union. and despite all of the difficulties this week, i think it is possible to get this deal through with those guarantees that we need on the backstop. one former minister who resigned from the government last month to push for another referendum says the commons vote on the deal, delayed last week, must take place before christmas. i've got absolutely no doubt that if the vote is deferred again when we come back on monday, the very serious conversations will be had by members of the cabinet and of the parliament, asking what is the strategy? it is simply unacceptable to run out the clock and face this country with the prospect of being timed out. we still don't know when mps will get to vote. and clearly, today, there are cabinet disagreements about exactly what they should get to vote on. tom barton, bbc news. a large fire has broken out at chester zoo, prompting an evacuation of visitors and animals. according to the zoo, the blaze broke out in its monsoon forest habitat. teams are now

irish has said they'll go you won't play so she is in the same dire straits she was before this vote and she's not going to have a very merry christmas because she's going to let everybody stew over christmas and new years till she finally called to vote in parliament you know want to see when that happens we're hearing now mid january perhaps for that but we will see. in london and here at the big table with me i was forced into both of you you thank. a massive manhunt is underway in the french city of stross perk after a gunman opened fire at a famous christmas market on tuesday two people were killed twelve others injured. sharif chicago the alleged attacker was well known to police and had more than two dozen convictions for robbery and other offenses chicago's parents and two brothers have now been detained by police for questioning french government officials say that they are treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack an ordinary franchising block home to the twenty nine year old suspected terrorist one stop in an intense manhunt and today he's nowhere to be found pr

backstop solution to avoiding a hard ball of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland would be indefinite brits and didn't get a permanent trade deal with the e.u. that's going to anger many of the so-called hard brits it is and make it much harder of a reason may to persuade anybody in the house of commons between now and next week when they'll be a vote on the deal that in fact it is in britain's interests and also of course there's mounting opposition from people who would like the britain to remain in the european union and momentum according to some for what that m.p. you were just hearing from calls a people's vote a vote on the deal or whether to stay in with the current conditions in the european union some politicians say that will be honored and he democratic others will tell you well it can't be anti democratic if the people decide it should be so there are lots and lots of feelings on both sides but there is a possibility that the vote next week could be pushed back because of the. contempt debate that's going on right now in parliament it's extraor

she felt people voted to stop freedom of movement and she feels there should be this northern irish backstop. because of her red lines, we have ended up with this deal. but would she shift her position if it becomes clear head deal is not going to go through. just looking at the house of commons, still having a debate, before the scheduled debate from jeremy corbyn and we will take you there for that. talking at the moment. let's continue with the overriding issue turning brexit debate, let's get the view from yorkshire where businesses have been reacting to the delay to the parliament brexit vote. the prime minister cancelled the vote on the withdrawal agreement yesterday after it became clear she couldn't get it through the commons and win the vote. but varying ideas on what should now happen continue to divide people across the county. here's bbc look north's spencer stokes. three different businesses, three different views on the route britain should now take. firstly, farmer rachel, who we last spoke to on a warm summer's evening in july. if we get a good trade deal, we'll be fine. if w

irish media let alone in the republic that some people are saying that it looks like there could be a big irony here that english nationalism not irish nationalism may bring about a united front do you guys are just smile as you read those stories or do you sense the real being listened. that you go elysia it's true in the sense of anybody's going to bring back the reunification of our country is going to be republicans on the end of it is it really i mean how would you i mean she in vain is failed to unite. unite to listen to what you see which we have been feeding feel to me that still work in progress nasa track they were. meaning these people can do what they want to me that's hoover dam and they can do we're not going to figure and then please politics but the reality is that chen feehan republican i have been a republican all my life i have been arguing and debating for the reunification of our country all my life and i will do that on tell that day because i think that's a fine important aspect i mean with regards to the conversation on our end that's been more problems over

northern irish mps who are meant to be the prime minister's friends sounding more and more like her enemies. does the prime minister agree at this last moment that the entire premise of the backstop has been based on a false assertion? yet the legal advice spells and more 90w the legal advice spells and more gory detail what the government tried to gloss. the attorney general says the so—called backstop will apply differently in great britain and northern ireland. two parts of the uk with separate rules. and that the uk with separate rules. and that the european courts will continue to have jurisdiction over northern ireland. the legal advice also states this relationship would ensure indefinitely until another agreement takes its place which could take time. but neither side wa nts to could take time. but neither side wants to happen, it is not a co mforta ble wants to happen, it is not a comfortable resting place for the eu either. the prime minister is trying to persuade people to vote for her deal. what this document shows is the weaknesses of her deal, and she didn't want to tell peo

s or for the northern irish not just because of trade because of politics because of peace and the backstop is on the table that has always been on the table it was a problem to half years ago and it is a problem today she's got her m.p.'s or she's got two hundred of her m.p.'s backing her so we're back to where we were in tuesday and she's also said she's not going to run the next election so she's got her her problems have really not changed since tuesday yeah the question of the irish backstops certainly has not been solved yet and it's more significant dark because a truism a government is directly linked to tireless not yes i mean she wanted after the last election she came out of the last election the last support and then she went into the election so she d'oeuvre rather dubious deal with the d.p. that's a unionist party there one of the parties to the peace process in northern ireland and she's basically beholden to them and she has said rather significantly yesterday she will not do any deal in brussels at which is the unhappy so this is rather it's significant because we do not kn

irish backstop in the customs union and the reason that despite all of the difficulties of this week, i think it is possible to get this deal through with those guarantees that we need on the backstop. either way, it is hard to imagine theresa may reaching out to the other parties in this search for consensus. presumably in a sense it is an appeal by amber rudd for all reasonable men and women to come to the aid of the country? to some extent, there is little realistic prospect of the labour party en masse and the labour leadership agreeing to support anything the government, the conservatives, are likely to come up with. i think amber rudd thinks and hopes that there is maybe a solution, perhaps significantly different to the deal on the table at the moment that can bring enough labour mps over. and enough currently conservative mps over, i think she seems clear that she does not know what the deal will look like and i don't think anyone does. but i think there is contrast between what she and jeremy hunt are saying. amber rudd is saying there is no majority in parliament for no dea

those northern irish mps who were meant to be the prime minister's friends, sounding more and more like her enemies. does the prime minister agree that at this last moment that the entire premise of the backstop has been based on a false assertion? yet the legal advice spells out in more gory detail what the government had tried to gloss. the attorney general writes that the so—called backstop will apply differently in great britain to northern ireland, two parts of the uk with separate rules. and that the european courts will continue to have jurisdiction over northern ireland. the legal advice also states this relationship would endure indefinitely, until another agreement takes its place. that could take a long time. the advice makes clear though that neither side wants it to happen. it is not a comfortable resting place for the eu, either. the prime minister is trying to persuade people to vote for her deal. what this document shows is the weaknesses of her deal, and she didn't want to tell people what they were. and remember, unhappiness over the backstop is what makes the overal

it's all about the northern irish backstop, remember that backup plan, that insurance policy for avoiding a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. that would see the whole of the uk staying in a sort of customs union with the whole of the eu and lots of rules and regulations still applying to northern ireland. many of the brexiteers‘ fears, and many other mps‘ and parliament's fears, is that that backstop, the uk will never be able to escape from it, it will be the end state. all along the eu has said, "no, that is not the case, it's only temporary. we don't like it very much, we want to avoid it at all costs, it is only a backup if it's needed." so they're going to great lengths to show how temporary they want it to be. so this document being sent around tonight, being signed by eu leaders, contains commitments by the eu that they will continue to negotiate a future trade agreement with the uk even if the backstop comes into place at the end of the post—brexit transition period. so even if the backstop is in place, the uk and the eu will continue to negotiate a future tr

irish d u p democratic unionist party as well who have been propping up trees amaze government called for a vote on contempt of parliament saying that the government had broken its own promise in november to publish the full legal advice on this break that deal given to it by the attorney general the chief legal officer all along the government insisted that was not in the national interest but when it came down to it parliament just wasn't convinced. that. the i used to the right three hundred eleven the no use to the left two hundred ninety three so the are you have eight the guys have a lot. of point toward a cure starmer. on a point of order mr speaker this house has now spoken and it's off huge constitutional political significance it is i think unprecedented for this house to find ministers in contempt the motion makes clear the government must now publish the. general's final legal advice in full with the government has now promised to publish the full legal advice from the attorney general but it's also been defeated in another vote in the commons and that was on an amendment

those northern irish mps who were meant to be the prime minister's friends sounding more and more like her enemies. does the prime minister agree that at this last moment that the entire premise of the backstop has been based on a false assertion? yet the legal advice spells out in more gory detail what the government had tried to gloss. the attorney general writes that the so—called backstop will apply differently in great britain to northern ireland, two parts of the uk with separate rules. and that the european courts will continue to have jurisdiction over northern ireland. the legal advice also states this relationship would endure indefinitely until another agreement takes its place. that could take a long time. the advice does make clear, though, that neither side wants it to happen. it is not a comfortable resting place for the eu either. the prime minister is trying to persuade people to vote for her deal. what this document shows is the weaknesses of her deal, and she didn't want to tell people what they were. and remember, unhappiness over the backstop is what makes the ov

from the northern irish shin fein party and fact it's not the first time a christmas market has been the target for what we are calling now a terrorist attack that's what police prosecutors are investigating it as the two years ago here in berlin we became the target of a fatal truck attack that targeted a christmas market. so the latest what we're hearing from stroudsburg is that a number of people wounded at meze many as five of those said to be in a critical condition after a gunman opened fire near to a christmas market the gunman is not in custody and he remains at large a major operation is underway in the city of strasburg right now to locate him in stroudsburg christmas market is a major tourist attraction drawing in thousands or hundreds of thousands of visitors each year it is a unesco world heritage site even and dates back to the sixteenth century we heard from a journalist who was in the city center at the time of the attack. it was ok at this moment so it was. sort of. seen people running. for it really. showed. they had children in their arms. and we are pretty sure. i

from the northern irish fane party and fact it's not the first time that a christmas market has been the target for what we are calling now a terrorist attack that's what police prosecutors are investigating it as the two years ago here in berlin we became the target of a fatal truck attack that targeted a christmas market. so the latest what we're hearing from. a number of people at meze many is five of those said to be in a critical condition after a gunman opened fire near to a christmas market the gunman is not in custody and he remains at large a major operation is underway in the city of strasburg right now to locate him. christmas market is a major tourist attraction drawing in hundreds of thousands of visitors each year it is a unesco world heritage site and dates back to the sixteenth century we heard from a journalist who was in the city center at the time of the attack. at this moment it was. sort of twenty or. seen people running from. her. show doing. children in their arms. we are pretty scared. for from all of the boss of the city. was rude. but nobody knew exactly wha

ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week is shaping up. after the colder, drier, sunnier tuesday, it will be turning wetter, very windy, potentially stormy at the end of the week, but it will be turning milder for all of us for a time. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: a crucial summit on climate change, a warning that our civilisation, and much of the natural world, risks collapse. a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in stat

from the northern irish shin fein party and fact it's not the first time that a christmas market has been the target for what we are calling now a terrorist attack that's what police prosecutors are investigating it as the two years ago here in berlin we became the target of a fatal truck attack that targeted a christmas market. so the latest what we're hearing from stroudsburg is that a number of people wounded at meze many as five of those said to be in a critical condition after a gunman opened fire near to a christmas market the gunman is not in custody and he remains at large a major operation is underway in the city of strasburg right now to locate him in strasbourg christmas market is a major tourist attraction drawing in hundreds of thousands of visitors each year it is a unesco world heritage site and dates back to the sixteenth century we heard from a journalist who was in the city center at the time of the attack. at this moment i was. near the center of. sort of twenty or. seen people running from. her recent. show doing. they had children in their arms. and the pretty sc

irish do you piece sort of plays the ball was the tories and if that fails then of course we still have the opposition hoping to find a majority and bring the whole conservative government down so now we're into a tug into a time of absolute turmoil and to sort of you know nobody being able to make any decisions and the whole breck's of process will be delayed into generally at least and we still don't know the outcome we don't know in which direction the new guy. and steer so many unanswered questions barbara vessel trying to make sense of it for us from london where we're now we know this no confidence vote will take place this evening barbara thank you. well now to some other news in french police are on the hunt for a gunman who opened fire near a christmas market in the city of straw spoke on tuesday night at least three people died and as many as a dozen were injured strasburg is located on the french german border it is home to the european parliament and a christmas market at the city's plus claim that draws millions of people every year government officials say that they are tr

. guarantee to the people of northern ireland. ireland. having a hard border between ireland and northern ireland. and northern ireland. parliament, about the sovereignty of the uk in relation to that issue. the uk in relation to that issue. we can look at parliament having a role. the prime minister. of harassment against its chief executive. as a hugging culture. in the last quarter. impartial and move at pace. that‘s the latest news. back to you victoria. brian has emailed about his new build. build. roof felting and then into the bedroom. bedroom. tiles off the mortar and it was just powder. powder. the guarantee had expired so i had to foot the bill. i had to foot the bill. house insurance did not cover the problem. insurance did not cover the problem. more on the crumbling mortar in some of our new build homes in a moment. of our new build homes in a moment. likely to be sectioned than white people. people. got the decision overturned at a tribunal. tribunal. do get in touch with us through the morning. use the hashtag vic

the northern irish party who are implacably opposed to stories amaze so i don't think even even if she comes through this vote intact i don't think it's necessarily bolsters her position all that much i think the sense among a lot of people is that if a very substantial number of tory m.p.'s vote against her that she might then resign anyway even if she has technically won the vote so you know all still very much up in the air i'm afraid now u.s. senate is set to vote on a new resolution to end america's involvement in the saudi u.a.e. led war in yemen similar vote was struck down last march after donald trump voiced strong support for the saudis the latest resolution appears to have more backing on capitol hill however following the outcry over the murder of jamal khashoggi so let's check in with kimberly how could in washington d.c. hi kimberly what can we expect to happen today. well what we can expect is to see the u.s. senate voting on a few procedural votes and then ultimately on a resolution to invoke the one nine hundred seventy three war powers act centrally what this means is

the trust between her and her party in a northern irish allies in the d a and if you listen to a speech on the steps of downing street last night she's not going to change her approach she doesn't seem to want to pivot to labor to natural majority to house for soft director any studies just carrying on regardless so it doesn't seem that things easier and easier for us and that the party that she leads appears to be in civil war and meanwhile the opposition is also caught between a rock and a hard place as to what's its next move would be but yes so labor now could table a motion of no confidence in the government but they have said that they don't want to do so until such point is they were now the calculation i have to make now and indeed the calculation. the euro skeptic rebels on a series of maze right flank will have to make is whether they can peel enough of them off to bring the government down whether they are prepared to go nuclear now the prime minister has a year's immunity from food a leadership challenge within the party where they clean up priorities for heart attacks are a

ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week is shaping up. after the colder, drier, sunnier tuesday, it's going to be turning wetter, windier, potentially stormy at the end of the week, but it will be turning milder for all of us for a time. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a crucial summit on climate change, a warning that our civilisation, and much of the natural world, risks collapse. a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is

irish backstop is never going to be needed, and everyone will worked really super—ha rd going to be needed, and everyone will worked really super—hard to make at the case, butjumbling them together into a big new document which won't be legally writing but something in black and white that she'll be able to go back to london would. big question is it'll satisfy who's don't want to support as we shall see. thank you i am indeed. we're getting reaction through the evening to that grass roots. let's go live to sale in greater manchester where reeta chakra barti is at a meeting of the conservatives club. yes, on conversation tonight is the ballot going on, people of course checking their phones and social media to see if there's any result, i think there is by and large support for theresa may to continue as leader, here amongst everyone tonight. it's not unanimous but by and large you do hope she'll continue. angela stone you're a candidate here in sale, and you're hoping that theresa may will pull this off tonight, you've been speaking to people out and about today what are they say

that is particularly politically tricky i understand because the government depends on a northern irish unionist party. for the americans, a unionist party means they are in favor of union with the united kingdom and not in favor with unit of the rest of ireland. how has that parties wait in politics affected -- weight in politics affected the deal? >> they have agreed to support the government, so it is a significant vote given how tight things are in parliament. some of this has really seen exceptional efforts to deliver a deal which does what she promised, which is no reestablishment of a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. that was a promise and that is what she has delivered and has been controversial even within her own party. but she has done it and absolutely gone to the edge to deliver on what she has promised on that. you now have the transitional period and the implementation period while we stay basically within a customs arrangement with the eu, and there will not be any need for a hard border in northern ireland. the intention is that in that

bloody carnage without parallel in the long history of northern irish violence. 13 people are known dead, more than 120 injured. >> that day became known as bloody friday. it was part of their campaign to try and undermine british rule in northern ireland and to make northern ireland effectively ungovernable. >> no warnings were given, and the targets seem to have been chosen precisely because they would be crowded with people at that time of day. >> what they managed to do was make the percussive regularity of bombs going off the norm in northern ireland during the 1970s. what do you think will happen? >> i think they'll just keep bombing going on. >> it's got to end some time. >> aye, some time, but i don't know when. nobody knows. >> i'm jim mckay speaking to you live at this moment from abc headquarters just outside the olympic village in munich, west germany. the olympics of serenity have become the one thing the germans didn't want them to be, the olympics of terror. >> i was in my bed at the hotel. and the phone rang, and they said, you better get in here. some terrorists hav

ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week is shaping up. after the colder, drier, sunnier tuesday, it will be turning wetter, very windy, potentially stormy at the end of the week, but it will be turning milder for all of us for a time. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: theresa may prepares to make the case for her brexit deal to parliament — on opening of five crucial days of debate. what does the brexit debate look like a00 miles away from westminster? i am like a00 miles away from westminster? iam here like a00 miles away from westminster? i am here in stirling to find out how people you are following developments. a scathing report on the rail industry's roll—out of new timetables in

the northern irish democratic unionist party that props up may's government calls these revelations devastating and says its mps would vote against may's deal but the party also said members would not oppose may if the labor opposition were to call a no-confidence vote in her leadership >>> jp morgmorgan said the odds canceled brexit have rose to 40% after it was argued that the uk has the power to unilaterally revoke its decision to leave the eu british chancellor philip hammond told the parliamentary outcome that betrayed the referendum result would cause more damage than any departure from europe. >> if parliament does not agree to go forward with the negotiated proposal, clearly we are in unchartered territory, but the important thing is that when parliament makes that decision, it is fully aware and all members of parliament are fully aware of the implications of adopting any of the other scenarios as a way forward that will have consequences both in the short-term and long-term for our economy. it's important that people understand that. >> president trump believes that president xi meant

irish border would be open to trade, they don't seem to like it. what do you think happens in this vote? >> first, i have every confidence that she will win the confidence vote, but that only postpones the major vote, which she had to pull back and that is over the actual exit plan. if i may explain, this all relates to what's called the irish problem. in order to settle the decades-long sectarian battle within northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom between catholics and protestants, the good friday agreement reached by former senator george mitchell in the clinton administration created open borders between northern ireland, part of the uk, and the republic of ireland, and that has been incredibly important to keep the peace. it's meant the free flow over dozens and dozens of checkpoints of goods and services and of people. the problem is if brexit succeeds, since northern ireland is part of the united kingdom, they will be out of the european union, and so the irish backstop plan has been created in which, for a transition period, t

irish backstop, and her government could seek more legal assurances from brussels. >> we are also looking closely at new ways of empowering the house of commons to ensure that any provision for a backstop has democratic legitimacy. i can confirm today that we intend to return to the meaningful vote debate in the week commencing 7th of january and hold the vote the following week >> now that, however, only prompted opposition leader jeremy corbin to table a no confidence motion in theresa may over her decision to push back the vote such a measure against the prime minister rather than government would be largely symbolic and unbinding. >> this is unacceptable in any way whatsoever, so mr. speaker as the only way i can think of ensuring a vote takes place this week, i'm about to table a motion which says the following that this house has no confidence in the prime minister due to her failure to allow the house of commons to have a meaningful vote straight away on the withdrawal agreement and framework for future relationships in the uk and european union and that will be tabled immediately,

brushing northern ireland and running into western and northern scotland. we are looking at icy patches around tonight where we have the showers in the north—west. a frost in place already. that develops more widely and even south may be a touch of frost in places, much colder than last night. nearly —6 in eastern scotla nd last night. nearly —6 in eastern scotland tonight. a cold frosty start and maybe a few missed batches first thing. you are showers, northern and western scotland, but here comes the cloud —— mist patches. ahead of that, fairly low temperatures. it has been cold in the northern half but it will feel cold across many southern areas now as well. we could get a frost on tuesday night, that is more likely in scotland and the north—east of england. not quite as cold elsewhere, we have the cloud producing outbreaks of rain, and as it moves slowly north we could see outbreaks of snow in the tops of the pennines, more likely to get that in the southern uplands. a cold day for scotla nd the southern uplands. a cold day for scotland wit

and the northern irish party they still support the prime minister. however, trump is paper thin in westminster, and this last week if anything has told us that events can happen extremely quickly in british politics. now, theresa may will be relieved this week is over but next week isn't looking much better. anna stewart cnn, london. >>> and talks will continue over the weekend as delegates meet in poland for the conference. they've been trying to flesh out a guidebook on how to reach an agreement reached two years ago. award winning filmmaker and environmentalist hardy jones has died after a long battle with cancer. our kristie lu stout looks back on his life which was dedicated to protecting dolphins and whales. >> i was just in their group. i was swimming for all i was worth. >> reporter: the man known as the dolphin defender hardy jones died this week after a long battle with cancer. after several documentaries that have aired, jones focused all his energy on preserving the environment and the animals that he loved through video. >> dolphins are

irish backstop settled. and just to answer further questions and provide analysis, we're joined by gina miller, you spearheaded a legal campaign to provide parliament with approval over the article 50 process. that was the initial element that started this brexit process. i don't want you to delve into internal politics, but has anything changed over the last 24 hours, you think? >> i think nothing changed we're in the same sense of paralysis we saw before. the only thing that possibly has emerged is that there's a bigger majority against mrs. may's withdrawal agreement than we thought before 117 mps are not now likely to vote in favor of her withdrawal agreement. there is complete paralysis in parliament >> how does that paralysis get resolved, do you think >> i don't think it does we're up against a clock ticking ever louder. it's not possible. the factions want different things the compromise is not there. so i don't think we do the politics will fade away. the process and the legalities of where we are w

already, the northern irish political party said that's not enough. that the backstop must go. so she's in this very unenviable position. no matter what she comes back with when she comes back from the european union and after the next round of negotiations she's trying to enter into, the chances are that's not going to be accepted either. so we're at the end of a big period of chaos here, jim. >> big consequences for britain, for the united kingdom, splitting up. possibly europe. we'll stay on the story. >>> this just coming in to cnn. accused russian spy maria butina has reached a plea deal. breaking news, we'll have it right after the break. >>> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. breaking news out of the justice department. federal prosecutors have struck a plead deal with maria butina, charged with illegally acting as a foreign agent for russia for trying to infiltrate republican circles in the 2016 campaign. let's get over to cnn's political correspondent sara murray in washington following this. what do you have? >> it does appear prosecutors and maria butina have reached

irish. that's what swung the they in her favor. >> i wonder if there was talk within the party, they wanted to leave her with this turkey, if i'm being crassly portraying it that way because they figure she's not going to be around forever and once the dust settles one way or the other, they'll fight her for leadership in the party at another time. just not now. >> yeah, i totally agree with you, neil. that's why there was no clear challenger from the brexit people. these politicians are too frightened. there's no margaret thatcher or winston churchill. they a fearful if they became a leader would be poison for them. >> neil: and you know this country well. people say why and how has it taken 2 1/2 years to make this split happen? a lot of folks in britain are saying we conceded too much to the europeans that are signing off on the agreement and that's crud up. >> the european union is experts in postponing and coming out with results that are basically fudge. vague statements that people do

belfast northern ireland one of the poorest parts of the u.k. which has benefited the most from e.u. investment for many here there's long been concern that breaks its effects on cross border relations with the irish republic could mean a return to the dark days of the troubles so when a small local political party received a four hundred thirty five thousand pound donation for the bricks it campaign the largest in the party's history eyebrows would raise why he was an ordinary political party being so involved you know in the referendum in great britain in england and scotland. back in twenty sixteen investigative journalist peter keegan was shocked when he saw a proto leave adversus meant in a local english newspaper the ad was sponsored by ulster's democratic unionist party do you pete. for them is a huge sum of money and they're spending it on a on a piece of material that's not going to circulate norton in ordinary in the dorm at all the single at furthest mn cost the day you paid two hundred eighty two thousand pounds almost five times as