union or leave the european union. there was an overwhelming vote in parliament to do that. [grumbling] there was an overwhelming vote in parliament to do that. about 6-1. so anybody who says it wasn't overwhelming is wrong. the british people exercised their vote. they exercised their vote in numbers we have never seen before. the result of that vote was that we should leave the european union. and it has always been my view, as i have seen on other european issues, other countries, other member states of the european union, taking matters back to their populous, having a referendum, the voters come out against what the european union wanted and effectively a second vote to sort of go back and think again vote. i don't think it's right that we should do that in this country. we gave people a choice, we should deliver on the decision they took. >> it is quite clear we have been going for about an hour now and not a single, honorable member has supported the plans that the prime minister has set out, so it is quite clea

european union. as i have consistently said, as i indicated, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and we remain negotiating on that future framework. in relation to the 39 billion pounds, which i would remind my honorable friend is significantly less than the 100 billion pounds the european union were first talking about needing to pay, these are about the legal obligations that united kingdom has. i hope that every member of this house will recognize that the united kingdom is a country that meets the legal bligations that we have. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i welcome the act that gives women the right to be represented in parliament. it is the nationalists that first elected. we can only have success when women are properly represent inside this parliament. yesterday, the prime minister he medical with the first minister. the first minister made it clear that there are alternatives to her brexit plan. was the prime minister listening? >> i have to say to my honorable gentlemen gentlema

from the european union. setting out details of our future relationship, the political declaration does just that and makes it very clear is the set ofthis instructions that the future relationship will put into place what is in the political declaration. stands, therently majority of honorable and right honorable members in this place will not vote in favor of the prime minister's deal, despite her very best efforts. she needs plan b. what is the prime minister's plan b? is that norway plus of the single market, the customs union, which some of us have been arguing for for over two years? throughout the last 18 months of negotiations, people have said to me it was not going to be possible for me to be able to negotiate a deal with the european union. no sooner do i negotiate a deal then people are saying, what is the next thing you are going to do? we will havesness, a number of days of debate in this chamber prior to the meaningful vote on this deal. i believe it is important that when people look at this d

or a customs regime and with the with the european union negotiated with the european union on that basis and i think there would have been support for that both in the european union and in the house of commons all she could have said we want to completely leave the european union entirely and all its institutions and then go she ate it on that basis looking for a timetable perhaps a period of five to ten years while step by step we design gauge but with the eventually destination clear she didn't really do why there of those things she gave but in the end because she conducted the negotiations so secretly she ended up with something else and it is this which is creating our think a lot of the feeling that we're talking about and his this which is creating issues like possibilities of a no deal breaks it or alternatively we're seeing people talking about a second referendum which. it seems to me is really an attempt to reach the referendum which is the wrong that the e.u. strategy when the people fail have another vote here marcus believe it or not i'm actually a little bit sympath

wejoined the european union as the united kingdom, and we will leave the european union as the united kingdom. that's why it's right to take the view that came from across the whole of the united kingdom, and that overall view was to leave the european union. another one has come in on twitter from matt, he also used the bbc news channel hashtag, he said, i've noticed no brexit has crept into the pm's vocabulary along with no deal. why has no brexit suddenly become one of her options? it's not one of my options. it's one of the things i'm trying to point out to people, if you listen to the debates taking place in the house of commons there are mps who want to frustrate brexit and stop it. it's important that people know that. some people see it as a threat. no, for me, i'm clear we will be leaving march next year. i want to ensure that those people who try to frustrate what people voted far aren't able to do so. i want us to leave on a good deal for the uk, and that's what i believe we've got. obviously, i go back to brussels tomorrow for the european council on sunday, but crucially

leaving the european union. but of course this has been a decision taken by the uk. if political conditions in the united kingdom were to change significantly, then, i guess, but this is just significantly, then, i guess, but this isjust a guess, that more would be given, a significant amount of time would be given, for the political, if you like, dynamic to u nfold political, if you like, dynamic to unfold within the uk. at the moment, this is not what we see happening. it seems to be still, the conditions do not seem to be right for that kind of complete change of heart in the united kingdom, so as i said, at the united kingdom, so as i said, at the moment, the european union is simply sitting back and observing this, feeling there is not that much it can actually do. thank you very much. we arejust it can actually do. thank you very much. we are just learning that the european commission has also posed at the end of 2022 be the cut off date for the extension of any transition. that person, once britain leaves

european union. >> thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank you for welcoming our guest to parliament today. on the 100th anniversary of the qualification of women's act, i join the prime minister in welcoming all women to parliament today. we need a parliament that truly represents the whole of this country. now that a number of government ministers have confirmed this morning that leaving the e.u. with no deal is not an option, does the prime minister agree there are no circumstances under which britain would leave with no deal? >> no. i have for say to the right honorable gentleman i have consistently made clear on this point. but the point that has been made by a number of my colleagues in relation to the vote that will come before this house on a meaningful vote on a deal from the european union is very simple. if you look at the alternative to having that deal with the european union, it will either be more uncertainty, more division, or it could risk no brexit at all. >> mr. speaker, the prime mini

this is just with the european union. it is not over yet. this isjust the with the european union. it is not over yet. this is just the starting gun. thank you very much. you might have noticed we have very little comment from europe and brussels. we heard from the irish taoiseach who said he did not want to comment publicly about what was in the deal, lest he disrupted what is going on in downing street this evening. he did not want to make things more difficult for the prime minister. many people in brussels have taken the same attitude. let us cross to brussels. there is a meeting of the 27 ambassadors in brussels today, what are they saying? they are taking a leaf from leo varadkar and eve ryo ne taking a leaf from leo varadkar and everyone else, they are not seeing a thing. the meeting lasted three hours. we understand they were given an outline of what the draft withdrawal agreement contains but we also think they were not given the agreement itself. we saw some boxes being brought out at the end of the meeting but they were not opened. we think they contained the report but

-- the european union? a fatal division in the past between north and south during the europe crisis. exits isthe wound of risk a mored and we devastating risk between the east and the west. in fact, going back to the iron curtain and to the berlin wall. want me to say, because i to come to the role of germany in the european union, because it is about the future of the european union that we talk, that since the fall of the berlin wall and the reader -- the reunification of germany, we have member but not so much more. germany became the most powerful member state of the unit, most popular and -- most powerful and population and economic wealth and more economic power with political power comes more responsibility and european responsibility. germany hasn't biggerassumed fully this responsibility, if i may say so. in a certain way, i understand what happened. was preoccupied with something so historical and so emotional as the unification -- the reunification of the country, the integration of a communist

we would not accept the position of the european union. and a few weeks ago they agreed with our position they conceded to the united kingdom. so there would not be a customs and border down the irish sea. i think it becomes even clearer that the right honorable gentlemen doesn't actually know what is in the declaration. we talk about the second referendum. >> with the shambles this government has gotten into. mister speaker, there is an entire protocol with the withdrawal agreement. they apply only to northern ireland. they currently did not discuss this. because the spokesperson said and i quote we are clear, we will not be voting for this humiliation. it failed the prime minister's redline. and, failed to impress the new northern ireland minister. just hours before he was appointed said the deal is dead. instead of giving confidence for millions of people this half-baked deal failed to give any hope that could give the country and bring it together again. isn't it the case. that it would rightly reject this deal. if they can't negotiate

union it's also an urban issue most urban areas or many stay in the european union it's also money fracturing industry issue because most people in the first sectors voted in the european union we forget that over sixteen million people actually did vote. in the european union now you make the point that we've got difficulties in terms of social housing social mobility areas of that. poor productivity in the economic front which equals low pay low opportunities you're absolutely right and what we've got a deuced tacklers things but that's a different discussion from the one we're having about. if you're presumably saying it's because of that that they've they voted breaks about you wrote a piece with vince cable leader of the liberal democrats saying now that we know there was russian interference in the twenty sixteen referendum what did you mean by that i don't think there's any need to decipher that sentence it's absolutely clear then we knew that there was evidence that had been russian interference in the referendum don't forget president putin likes to disrupt things so to speak that's

it shackles the cost to the european union indefinitely. it also allows for the continuation of thousands of eu rules and regulations to apply to great britain, and also the european court of justice continues to have a say. this is unacceptable. i think margaret thatcher would have negotiated an agreement for britain. david: with a window for sure is congresswoman thatcher was a very tough negotiator. thing we know for sure is congresswoman thatcher was a very tough negotiator. have had with great britain goes to the eu and says "we want to outcome code and they say "all right, leave," what is the leverage? nile: the u.k. is the world's fifth largest economy, europe's second-largest economy. the eu has an interest in assuring trade business between britain and european union continues without impediment. i think both sides have a clear aterest in putting in place successful free trade agreement that is going to work to the benefit of both london and brussels. but this is a very one-sided deal that it's usually to the benefit of the europea

in the negotiation people have said to me it's not going to be possible in the european union. we will have a number of days of debate prior to the meaningful vote onot the deal. i believe it is important when people look at the deal they consider the interest of the country and constituents and of the importance ofan delivering. >> never did they decide to launch a public debate beyond the comfort zone like the labor party and engage with a much larger party [inaudible] on a number of occasions it is important so we now deliver on the choice the british people made but it is an opinion between myself and him i recognized that but i think they want us to get on with what we are doing. >> the withdrawal agreement is incompatible with 2018 repeals 72 and we will truly again. does the minister accept that this agreement being only a treaty tells of the positions it the 2018 act and is therefore unlawful? did she seek a legal opinion on this question before the agreement was signed by her yesterday? >> of course the withdrawal act brings the european law into the orderly transition

european union that withhold is not to become an empire. militarized european union. undemocratic european union. a european union that seeks to continually expand to the east. a european union that is a new cold war against the united states of america. a european union that tries to rewrite history. i think 100 years, for the states. we should be genuinely worried. the idea that this new militarized canyon is somehow a recipe for peace, i suggest you all sit back and think a little bit more carefully. maybe you should all really read history. the european project was set up to stop german domination. what you've seen today, is a naked take over. >> think it becomes, you had a long successful career. but your political decision to open up the doors unconditionally is the worst decision we've seen in postwar politics in europe. is it not time to admit you are wrong? is it not time for you to say to german communities and many others, i'm sorry for what i've done to you and the problems i've inflicted upon you for many decades to come? [cheering] [applause] >> the euro

union the european parliament if the european union is not sufficiently democratic i agree but this is not especially the european parliament the other way around this is the only directly elected institution in the european therefore this is completely mons but the elections that brought you to the presidency twice these were decided behind closed doors were there was an election it was decided beforehand who was going to win i had to run in the parliament that i had to to get the majority in the bottom in twenty twenty fourteen want to close those you know in twenty fourteen you actually become a president of the parliament you must run in the parliament and you must go i enjoy it i understand that and you vote to get the majority of the parliamentarians how can you say this was behind closed doors but it was an open election an open vote with the bible overwhelming majority but in twenty fourteen you actually point to the post was announced by zygmunt gabrielle the vice chancellor for eleven days before the so-called vote was in that he announced that i am your running president

situation i think the european union has has negotiated very heavily. to get britain within the customs union but out of the of the common law common markets no free movement of people that's what people worried about in britain you said it in your opening question to me so european give union is given may some things you can negotiate on it's not they have thought that she's not going be able to get it through parliament or. john i asked earlier about may's biggest mistake what about the e.u.'s what about brussels biggest mistake i think that the european union side has maybe been a bit slow to communicate its interests in this negotiation. to try to explain to the british population why they're behaving in that way and i think also the e.u. sides if it did ultimately want true trying to find a way of keeping britain close to the european union in some way the sometimes its tone has been a little bit rude children a little bit harsh but maybe the european union has to do that because it's respecting its own interests looking backwards now i think the e

on today's arithmetic anyway so is the european union interested in a speedy by the end of this week resolution to the question of the deal i do think make can push for it and brussels threatening and no deal scenario doesn't pass to vote. well well as i understand it mrs may is in the british prime minister mrs may is in brussels going to see mr. explaining to him he's a very intelligent man by the way he gets a bad press explaining to him that the deal as it's presently constituted will not get through the british house of commons and therefore can he please make some sort of just wants to enable him to do say. sorry to enable her to do so. now having said all that that's the context now the european union has got a terrible terrible record of being completely rejected completely intransigent and completely unhelpful to member states where the party members say but all member states which have got problems we're seeing that with its lead now and i suspect that yet again this is way is going to come away with absolutely nothing. and then there will be a no deal no i rather favor no

dates while the country sorts out its final end stage relationship with the european union and it is the details of that which will be pored over most closely just to see whether that is on the words of the brics it is a betrayal of brics it ties britain too closely or isn't facts the best compromise possible in what is what is your is just ridiculous media does leave britain in the customs union so technically with braids it means brags that it really does it it does. well at least person in the customs union for the full seeable future program brant we've talked about this as as time has gone by there were three major questions to resolve the question of the money between what's britain will you as it leaves the question of the ability of british citizens and their lives normally in the e.u. and e.u. citizens to live and work in the interests of those two seems to have been resolved satisfactorily it was the third big sticking point question of the irish will it be new infrastructure and one it's a customs and goods on the irish border that is continues to be the big problem and ne

of remaining in the european union. that would not be the right thing to do. we must deliver on the vote of the bridge people. >> jillian keegan. >> outside in the real world there are many importers and employees depending on us to take responsible steps. with the prime minister agree with tech uk representing 1 million jobs in this country in the fast-growing tech sector, failing to achieve parliamentary approval on the withdrawal agreement would disrupt supply chains and lead to job losses with small and medium-sized businesses being the worst affected. >> to my honorable friend, members of the house to vote in a meaningful vote, and would need to recall the duty to deliver the vote of the british people but also look closely at the implications for the vote they are casting. the jobs and future of our constituents that should be at the forefront of our mind. >> sir edward devi. >> given how important immigration was for some voters would the prime minister guarantee that hurt immigration white paper will be publishe

union as a whole of the rest of the european union as well i believe that and the remaining aspects of the deal that we have agreed that actually ensure that we are preserving the integrity of the united kingdom there has been a significant focus on the question of the backstop as i say the backstop isn't something which neither side neither the united kingdom nor the european union wish to ever see being exercised. and indeed in the circumstances as i've said where the needs to be a period before the future relationship is introduced there are alternative routes that can be taken but it's right on the gentleman says to me that he's concerned that we have not considered northern ireland throughout this process i can well i'm grateful to him that he says he's not said that because i have remained committed to delivering on two things in northern ireland both no hard border between northern ireland and arland sorry three things no hard call to northern ireland an island for us to be able to continue to maintain and respond to our obligations under the belfast agreement and to ensure t

today, european leaders announced an exit from the european union. the deal must still be approved by british parliament. a vote is expected next month. more, watch questions from the british house of commons live on wednesday at 7:00 a.m.. 9:00 p.m. on sunday on c-span. you can also go to www.c-span.org to find videos and other british public affairs programs. tomorrow, british ambassador to the u.s. kim derek discusses relations between the u.k. and the u.s. at an event hosted by the hudson institute. live coverage on c-span. night on the andunicators, nyu professor author scott galloway talks about the power of the largest technology companies in the united states with his book "the hidden dna of amazon." you think about who really knows you, is it your wife or your kids or your therapist? the entity that knows the real you is google. google knows if you are about to getting gauged, if you are contemplating divorce. it knows what ailments you have. it knows what you have exposed yourself to. it is the real you. if there is a modern god, it is goog

s exit from the european union theresa may is due to meet european commission president. as she tries to shore up support ahead of an e.u. summit this sunday mrs may is under pressure to return to the u.k. with a final gregg's a deal that her parliament can agree to she's facing heavy criticism at home from progress and pro e.u. lawmakers last week two of her senior ministers resigned over the draft for a draw. all deal she had negotiated with the european union and the following turmoil almost led to a leadership challenge the prime minister's the prime minister's critics accuse her of giving in to the e.u. and of negotiating a deal that is bad for great britain well however during prime minister's questions in the u.k. parliament the prime minister argues that the case for the kitten argued the case that the situation is the exact opposite of the package of the deal that we will be to we are negotiating with the european union has two parts to it this is leave in part which is the withdrawal agreement on this a future relationship which is what is currently being contin

the european union on a collision course the european commission rejects the latest version of a three twenty nineteen project which the country's government has vowed to defend so what happens next to brussels also on the program. the chinese mother looking for stolen child may follow time changing as she comes to the end of a four be a search for her young son. presidential trump back saudi arabia despite the murder of this isn't journalist. saying that the benefits of the relationship outweigh other considerations. i'm frugal welcome to the program the european commission has rejected the latest draft of italy's budgets that could lead to disciplinary proceedings including significant fines for rome and a freeze on a you funding it to this populous government has been a log house with brussels over its spending plans for months use it needs to stimulate the economy off a top in summer after years of austerity but brussels says italian spending is out of control what is the size of the country's proposed deficit and of a debt crisis but couldn't go through the entire european union.

union are able to continue when we leave the european union and we also started discussions with other countries about the trade deals we can forge across the world once we leave the european union. i say if the gentleman is interested in trade deals he needs to sort out the labour party's position on this issue because originally they said they wanted new trade deals. now he says he wants to be in the customs union. that would stop them doing trade deals, and the independent trade policy and good trade deals with europe and the rest of the world. >> the international trade secretary is not the only one who doesn't understand international trade rules and not the only one in the cabinet and not the >> in the cabinet that doesn't understand a few things, the brexit secretary said, quote, i hadn't previously understood the extent of this but we are reliant on the crossing. when did the prime minister become aware of this absolutely shocking revelation about britain's trade route? >> prime minister. >> he stands and reads something that says we don't know about trade policy. we do know ab

union and citizens of the european union in that difficulties but they do not stand alone so we have a few examples of this but on the other side of the causeway we have national issues which always have an impact on the community as a whole and therefore secondly sunlit r.t. is always linked to commitments of the community and the principles based on the rule of law in my country the rights of the opposition and civil society. are added. slee affected if press freedom is scuttled but a state based on the rule of law and the rule of law in general is something which is not just national but this for all of us for the best. thank you know. of course can only operate properly as a community which is based on law and when those laws are applied and individually we try to deal with problems then we compromise the strength and stability of our europe because our common currency can only work properly if each individual member shares the responsibility. thanks very much but you've got written fargas who actually tries to jeopardise the agreements of europe on individual insurance for examp

so the question mark is, why european union? what is the use of european union? so, you can say it's very good for prosperity because it's the larger free trade area in the world, but frankly, it's not with that that you excite the enthusiasm of the crowds. and especially at a time where there is what the populist -- the populist wave, and here, the populist wave, as washington, d.c., and wall street as targets. in france and europe, it's brussels, because brussels appears as, you know, really the beacon of globalism. you know, really opening the borders, really signing free trade agreements with everybody, so the populist anger is mainly directed at not only but mainly directed against brussels. so, the question that we have all -- we all have to answer is how to convince our citizens that european union remains of critical importance for our security and also for our prosperity. and again, the jury is out. at the same time, you should -- you may see that countries which are actually experiencing populist or neopopulist, really, governments like hundred dgary po

union but we will leave the european union but we will leave the european union and that will happen on the 29th the prime minister has once again told the house we will be leaving the customs union. but the truth is we will remain in the customs union and in the backstop arrangement which can only be ended with the agreement of the eu, and the truth is the only way you can protectjobs and investment and the open border in northern ireland in the long term is to remain in it. will the prime minister looked the british people in the eye and admit that remaining ina in the eye and admit that remaining in a customs union is in our national economic interests. because without it, we will be poorer as a country. what is in our national interest is ensuring we continue to have a good trading partnership with the european union once we have left. that is why we have put forward a proposal reflected in the outline political declaration for a free—trade area in goods and why we have put forward a proposal that would ensure the frictionless trade of goods across the border. the right honoura

union because people voted to leave the eu the analysis shows the best option outside the european union which obviously delivers on the vote by being outside the eu, but it is also the best for jobs and the economy is the government's approach. >> i understand that, prime minister, can you confirm under all scenarios modeled by the government we will be poorer in the future compared with our current relationship with the european union >> what the analysis shows is that there will be an impact on the rate of growth in the united kingdom looking ahead. other things being equal >> that would be negative. >> no but other things will not necessarily be equal this is why i made a slightly -- what some might call a flip comment about forecasts and economic forecasts in response to a question and a statement on monday of last week. the point is that there are many variables that can change that will impact in relation to what happens to our economy outside the european union some of those are in our hands and decisions that we will be taking as a government obviously there are other aspects in

to her breaks a draft agreement reached with the european union tomorrow she will try to do the same in parliament if her government can last that long tonight theresa may as british prime minister will break sit soon mean her exit and what about that agreement is it a done deal or a dead deal i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we have seen very clear that there will be a meaningful very serious house. breach is the prime minister's own red lines lisa is just a part as well as you could possibly be we oppose it being the promotional material will be amendable. anyway even though they haven't prepared seriously for the new deal and what you call these golden u.k. remaining we did in the customs union forever and a day so does the prime minister's still intend to put a false choice to parliament between a bunch deal or no jail now with making progress and close to a deal is going to end. it is that both sides of the house before he sees it must be heard but i think if you went out and off any member of the public when the government brings a deal back from europe what do you expe

the european union. and beyond all this name calling of our time, the fact is that the european union is meddling through. which is not very glorious. and trying r respond to the cit and including on immigration. so again, it's tough. twoef move forward. going to your question, it's true that macron has made the -- has in a sense weather waving the flag of hope. and it's not very easy. you said because we are working with germany and it's true that germany is going for the moment, but wuf the italian elections. and macron is trying to set the stage in terms of nationalists against europeans and he's trying to create, he has been creating a party with other european leaders, especially leaders the prime minister for instance or scandanavian leaders. really to present the center or center of the left. that's really against the nationalist. the result of the elections will be important in themselves because they will open parliament as some powers, but also the message that is, that this elections are going