but back to the eu withdrawal bill. when the first day of debate began on thursday, the brexit secretary sought to reassure mps about its aims. put simply, this bill is an essential step. whilst it does not take us out of the european union, that's a matter for the article 50 process, it does ensure that on the day we leave, businesses know where they stand. workers‘ rights are held and consumers remain protected. this bill is vital to ensuring that as we leave, we do so in an orderly manner. this bill does only what is this is very for a smooth exit and to provide stability. that we are leaving is settled. how we are leaving is not. this bill encourages us to surrender all power and influence to the government and ministers. that would betray everything we were sent here to do. we have got to make sure that on the day of exit, the statute book works. the only way we can achieve it in the timescale with which we are constrained, and which are set out in article 50, is to have a flexible, pragmatic system such as the s

the eu withdrawal bill aims to cut the uk's political, financial and legal ties with brussels. the un security council has voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on north korea as punishment for carrying out a nuclear test. the sanctions target pyongyang's ability to fund and fuel its nuclear programme. those are the headline so far. now it is time for world business report. —— headlines so. president macron faces the wrath of french workers. its biggest union launches strike action today bringing disruption across the country. and the boss of bmw gives us his brexit wish list and reveals the car giant's electric ambitions. hello and a very warm them to you to world business report. i am sally bundock. —— very warm welcome to you. also in the programme we'll explain augmented reality. rory has been out playing with gadgets again. his report in a moment. but first, france is braced for mass strikes and protests today mainly about president macron's controversial plans to reform french labour laws. here is what you need to know: the reforms aim to make it easier for me

now let's go back to the first day of debate on the eu withdrawal bill. the chair of the home affairs committee, labour's yvette cooper, joined the attack on the powers given to ministers in the bill. parliament also has a job to do to hold ministers to account and the bill, as drafted, stops us doing that. it stops us standing up for democracy in this house, and it stops us making sure, frankly, that the government do not screw up brexit in the process they put it through and the decisions they take. parliamentary scrutiny is not an affront to democracy. it is its very essence. the true saboteurs of brexit are those who would sanction the exclusion of parliament from this process. the debate on this bill has onlyjust started. well said. they said this would be a great opportunity... to get rid of all the rules and regulations, the miles of red tape and all the things that were strangling british business and the economy, but we are going to take those very same things and place them lock, stock and barrel into substantive british law. they told you that

the eu withdrawal bill aims to cut the uk's political, financial and legal ties with brussels. the un security council has voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on north korea as punishment for carrying out a nuclear test. the sanctions target pyongyang's ability to fund and fuel its nuclear programme. those are the headline so far. now it is time for world business report. —— headlines so. president macron faces the wrath of french workers. its biggest union launches strike action today bringing disruption across the country. and the boss of bmw gives us his brexit wish list and reveals the car giant's electric ambitions.

, the unpicking of it, that is what the eu withdrawal bill is all about. it will dominate parliament for months to come and we will see opposition parties, the —— there will not be any parties, the —— there will not be a ny votes parties, the —— there will not be any votes this week, they are in one week's time. at the start of next week. very quickly, it will disappear again. week. very quickly, it will disappearagain. conference week. very quickly, it will disappear again. conference season beckons, one week left before the conference season. as beckons, one week left before the conference season. as you were touching on at the start of the conversation on all things brexit, they are pushing for a quickening on they are pushing for a quickening on the pace of things regarding brussels. michel barnier offered that as an option last week, so i think that we can expect that will happen as we head into some pretty crunch and crucial negotiations between the eu and the uk as the autumn unfolds. chris mason there, thank you. time for a look at the

a majority of mps in the uk house of parliament have voted on the eu withdrawal bill. we are now on to the next stage. as we have been hearing so far this morning, that doesn't mean it is easy pathway at all. but one challenge has been overcome. yes, and whenever this is legislation which will now have to go through more details examination, in the committee stage, and the really contentious parties these henry viii powers. which sounds gloriously exotic. yes, lots of the headings and are mine robes. —— beheadings and are mine robes. —— beheadings and ermine robes. it will really be allowing mps to do things with minimal scrutiny, which is strange, because brexit has been all about taking back control. to have the government do this is really confusing. the government's view is that the timeframe is so narrow that they can't possibly debate this. we are in uncharted territory here. we have until march 3019 before we leave. unless something happens, of course. this is not entirely 100% predetermined. this is about getting things done. article 50 has been trigger

withdrawal bill. it will now go on to face days of line—by—line scrutiny. minister's rejected the labour party's claims that the legislation amounted to a "power grab." here's our political correspondent alex forsyth this was one of the first big parliamentary tests for the government. this was a bill they wa nted government. this was a bill they wanted to introduce to bring all existing european union law into uk law. when the uk leads the eu they would not be a big black hole and things could continue as usual. what was contentious was the government wa nted was contentious was the government wanted to allow ministers to make changes to some of those laws without full parliamentary scrutiny. now, some opposition labour mps, including the labour party leader, said that was a power grab, that it was trying to bypass parliamentary scrutiny and it was not acceptable. despite that, the government did win enough support to get this piece of legislation through to the next parliamentary staged. now, th

tonight, mps vote for the first time on the eu withdrawal bill, which will convert eu law into british law. this is the view right now of the uk parliament. we'll take you there live. and we're back — but there are many who will not be returning to work after the summer break, especially at the white house.

withdrawal bill. it will now go on to face days of line—by—line scrutiny. ministers rejected the labour party's claims that the legislation amounted to a "power grab". our political correspondent alex forsyth explains. this was the the parliamentary test of the government. —— this was one of the government. —— this was one of the government. —— this was one of the first. so when the uk leads the eu, there would be a black hole of legislation and things can kick on as usual. the thing that proved contentious was that the government wa nted contentious was that the government wanted to allow ministers to make changes to some of those laws without full parliamentary scrutiny. some opposition labour mps, including the labour party leader, said there was a power grab, intended to bypass parliamentary scrutiny. despite that, the government got enough support to get this through to the next parliamentary stage. theresa may welcomed that result night, particularly because she has no overall ma

the eu withdrawal bill will cut the uk's political, financial and legal ties with brussels. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. this was one of the first big parliamentary tests for the government. this was a bill they wanted to introduce to bring all existing european union law into uk law. when the uk leads the eu they would not be a big black hole and things could continue as usual. what was contentious was the government wanted to allow ministers to make changes to some of those laws without full parliamentary scrutiny. now, some opposition labour mps, including the labour party leader, said that was a power grab, that it was trying to bypass parliamentary scrutiny and it was not acceptable. despite that, the government did win enough support to get this piece of legislation through to the next parliamentary staged. now, the prime minister, theresa may, welcomed that result tonight because she has no overall majority. she relies on support from other parties on crucial votes like this. to some degree, this will be an initial test of the government's authorit

withdrawal bill. but now, from the, goodbye. good morning. 0ur weather looks set to take a turn for the autumnal over the next few days. having said that, central and eastern region start an ace sunny speu eastern region start an ace sunny spell but things will cloud over from the west. showers from southern areas, persistent rains in northern ireland scotland and eastern england and temperatures around 16 in belfast, 18 in cardiff, made be reaching 20 degrees in london. during thursday night in the early hours of friday we will see bands of rain sinking southwards and eastwood, blown along on blustery winds and big there could be gales out west. friday will see this area of rain getting stuck across south wales in southern england. heady bursts of rain. further north, brightness with rain and hefty showers, call was a blustery wind. we get on into the weekend, it looks u nsettled. we get on into the weekend, it looks unsettled. quite autumnal, cooland windy with some rain at times. welcome to bbc new

withdrawal bill u nless against this eu withdrawal bill unless david davis comes up with a whole raft of concessions by the time they start debating it which seems extremely unlikely, but the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell insisted they will not give the government a blank cheque when it comes to brexit. we respect the referendum and we‘re going to make sure that the decision that was made in that referendum is implemented, but we can‘t allow the government a free hand on these things. keir starmer said they can‘t have a blank cheque. he has been waiting to hear from david davis through the summer about the legislation and what we‘re finding is here is this government saying we will respect the referendum, we will take control back from brussels, but they are not taking control back from brussels and giving it to the people, they are giving it to themselves and we can‘t allow that to happen. are giving it to themselves and we can't allow that to happen. now, whether the government is actually defeated on some of these amendments, what is true, is that this legislation and t

mps have begun debating the eu withdrawal bill, which will end a0 years of the supremacy of eu law in the uk and will convert existing eu laws into domestic ones. many mps, including some conservative backbenchers, have expressed concerns. labour will vote against the bill as it stands, calling it a power grab by the government. our political correspondent, chris mason, reports. take back control, the winning mantra of the leave campaign in the eu referendum and now the government'sjob to eu referendum and now the government's job to make a reality. that means bringing back powers from brussels to westminster, and it's what the eu withdrawal bill is all about. secretary david davis studied up this lunchtime the man responsible for turning it into law told mps it was vital, because... it insures on the day we leave businesses know where they stand. workers‘ rights are upheld and consumers remain protected. this bill is vital to ensuring that as we leave, we do so in an orderly manner. and so begins the wrangling in fair, in parliament, on delivering brexit. this planned new law inten

the eu withdrawal bill paves the way for brexit. but unpicking 44 years of eu membership is no easy task. the bill is 66 pages long. there are 28 clauses through which eu law will be translated into british law. and the vote will be theresa may's biggest challenge since the election. were only six of her mps to rebel, she would need opposition mps to vote with the government in order to pass the bill. we can speak to two mps on different sides of the argument. nigel evans is a conservative mp who voted leave in the eu referendum. and seema malhotra is a labour mp who supported the remain campaign. they both join us from the houses of parliament. choir isjeremy corbyn whipping all the labour mps tonight to vote against brexit withdrawal when he privately supports brexit? —— why is jeremy corbyn? it is not about whether we leave the european union, it is about how will we leave the european union. this is a fatally flawed bill. it gives extraordinary powers to ministers, it is described as breaking many of our constitutional rules

the eu withdrawal bill we are putting through parliament at the moment things the eu law into u.k. law precisely to ensure that we have that smooth and orderly process of withdrawal. so that people still know the basis on which they are able to operate. i will take a final question. what exactly do you now expect from brussels after this speech? prime minister may: what i would hope that people in brussels and across the european union would see is that this is the united kingdom setting out the opportunity for us to work together to negotiate what will be a strong partnership. proper -- future prosperity of all countries in the eu and the united kingdom in the future. i hope the people will feel and in a way oft partnership and friendship because that is what the u.k. is offering. not justt is important for the u.k. but for the whole of the european union. the remaining 27 will be considering what their future is . we want to the eu to continue to be strong. it is in our national interest for the eu to continue to be successful. what i set out is where we can as a strongogether .n

the eu withdrawal bill which will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk passed its second reading stage after midnight. when if you are elizabeth davidson was fast asleep. the next day she was keen to catch up on the news but she was disappointed. airy many of us will have tuned into the news that one is the first obvious opportunity for news coverage of this historic and politically controversial vote. however bbc news failed to mention it. this omission is extraordinary and can only be explained as a deliberate decision to avoid reporting a victory for the government and leave thus fuelling the perception that bbc news has a persistent editorial bias towards remain. will we put that point to bbc news and they told us... victorjones though is another viewer who thinks that the bbc is anti—brexit and te meals asked this week with a touch of sarcasm... —— and he he nield us... thank you for all your comments. if you want to share your opinions or even appear on the programme, you can call us... even appear on the programme, you can callus... 0re—mail even appear on the programme,

the eu withdrawal bill, it will be the second reading on monday, they started on thursday, and there will bea started on thursday, and there will be a vote on monday night, and he is saying to people, for goodness' sake, vote for this bill, or it will be chaotic. i suspect they will get it through, apart from the odd tory rebel but i think a lot of labour rebels will vote as well. let's power through. the sunday times, well, it is sort of a brexit story but tony blair says, you can actually get tough on immigration, you can control it all. stable door after horse is gone. i don't care what tony blair has to say about anything. he was the worst prime minister we have ever had. why do i ca re minister we have ever had. why do i care what he has to say? yasmin and i agree on this. let's move on. pa rents to i agree on this. let's move on. parents to sue school over boys in dresses. who is going to and picked that? i think it is ready jealous. it isa that? i think it is ready jealous. it is a ridiculous action to take boy who wants to wear a dress, so what? it is a christian family. wher

the eu withdrawal bill that we are putting to parliament brings the eu law into u.k. law we have ano ensure orderly process of withdrawal. note the basis on which they are able to operate. i will take a final question. >> what do you expect from brussels and berlin? prime minister may: what i would hope that people in brussels and berlin and across the european union would see, is that this is the united kingdom setting out the opportunity from the work together to negotiate what will be a strong partnership. one that will ensure future prosperity of countries in the unit -- in the eu and the united kingdom. i hope people will respond in a way of partnership and friendship. that is what the u.k. is offering. it is important not just for the u.k., but for the whole european union. remaining 27 will consider what their future is. we want the eu to continue to be strong. it is in our national interest for the eu to be successful. i set up a way we can go forward together. making our own decisions, and a strong european union working together. thank you. [applause] when t

she had them this week in monday on the vote on the eu withdrawal bill. the dup said today they were going to back labour on this issue, an nhs pay, and the issue of student tuition fees, because the dup can. it's interesting that the dup can exert power in both directions. the thing is, this vote is not binding on the government, but it worked, because the government basically climbed down and isn't going to force their mps through the voting lorry. it's worked in the sense that it has showed the vulnerability of the government, but it hasn't changed the policy as such. it's emblematic of how vulnerable the government is in parliament, and the efforts that politicians have made to hide behind other non—elected bodies like the independent pay review. they amount to nothing when the policy is crumbling before our very eyes because of the arithmetic. front page of the metro. this is a weird story. george school in lockdown as an intruder is arrested. a woman has been arrested in relation to being in prince george's school when she should not have been the

as the second reading of the eu withdrawal bill began in westminster, it emerged thatjean—claude juncker, president of the european parliament, had questioned both his stability and his accountability at a meeting of all 28 eu commissioners. for good measure, mrjuncker today added that he believed the brexit talks were now at risk of failure. mr davis' counterpart, michel barnier, also expressed his frustration, warning he thinks the talks over the uk's exit bill are going backwards and branding britain's proposals on the irish border as unacceptable. some believe such language from europe's top two is more than boisterous positioning, and a sign that brussels is genuinely losing patience — boding badly, you might think, for future negotiations. here's our political editor nick watt. the seasons, they are a—changing, and changing at a faster pace than our politics. as autumn descends on us, the first deadline in the brexit talks hoves into view at the end of next month, and brussels is beginning to lose patience. translation: i've been very disappointed by the uk position, as express

tonight mps are debating the eu withdrawal bill. and it isa debating the eu withdrawal bill. and it is a chance to hold the government to account. will the government to account. will the government guarantee to protect and enhance workers' rights? writes one by unionsjoining enhance workers' rights? writes one by unions joining together across borders and over generations. i can't see it in the bill today. and that means that if the bill becomes law and amended, the government can declare open season. 0ur rights open to attack at a stroke by this government or any future government. i know some people say that won't happen, even if it's not in the bill the prime minister has said on the record that she would protect rights. but remember, this is the same pm who said she would crack down on zero hours, put workers on boards and tackle greed at the top. and she hasn't kept a single promise. she's got a brexit secretary, he doesn't care about health and safety, we heard his response to the risk of workers hearing being damaged by big ben's 120 decibel bell, he said just get on

the government is accusing labour of a "cynical" attempt to block the eu withdrawal bill. the bill paves the way for leaving the european union in march 2019. labour and other opposition parties have promised to vote against it next week, insisting it gives sweeping powers to ministers and reduces mps to spectators. our political correspondent chris mason joins us from westminster. chris, what can we expect from today? good morning. they really are. we have seen a good morning. they really are. we have seen a summer good morning. they really are. we have seen a summer of disagreements between the government and brussels. what we are now seeing is disagreement bubbling up here in westminster between different groups of mps, sometimes between the parties and sometimes within the parties, over the flavour of brexit, if you like, that we should end up with, and how the whole process of delivering it should be scrutinised. labour said that the government's plans amounted to an unprecedented power grab. yesterday we were speaking about henry viii and those henry viii powers to s

withdrawal bill is all about. that will dominate parliament for months to come and we will see the opposition parties, as we heard john mcdonnell say, try and pick it and put down amendments and make the life of the government pretty tricky. there will not be any votes this week, the main bills are expected in one week's time, at the start monday of next week and then, very quickly, parliament will disappear again because conference season beckons. we have a couple of weeks of parliament sitting before the conference season. we can expect the conference season. we can expect the whole conversation around brexit to dominate the party conferences. as you were touching on at the start of our conversation, the british government now petitioning for a quickening in pace of negotiations with brussels. we sought michel barnier offering that as an option last week. i think you can expect that that will happen, as we head into some pretty crunch and crucial negotiations between the eu and the uk has the autumn on false. th

here in the uk, mps will vote for the first time on the eu withdrawal bill, which will convert eu law into british law. we'll be live at the houses of parliament. and if you want to get in touch... the hashtag is bbc 05. welcome to outside source. let's begin in the us, where hurricane irma has now been downgraded to a tropical storm as it passes over florida. but it's left 6 million homes without power — 62% of the state. four people are also believed to have been killed. this shows the predicted path of the storm. right now it's sitting over the north of florida and southern georgia. miami managed to dodge the worst but there was still severe flooding and high winds. let's give you a sense of what happened in various places. these are pictures from the city of miami. it missed the worst of irma when it changed course at the last minute but as you can see there was still significant flooding in parts of the city. jacksonville — to the north of florida — also suffered serious flooding. a lot of the flooding there had to do with storm surges overwhelming parts of downtown and oth

and the reason we oppose the eu withdrawal bill was not because we disagree with the need to bring over the european laws and regulations and ensconced them into uk law seamlessly, everybody agreed that that was absolutely necessary so that there is no gap when we eventually do leave the european union. why we oppose that dell was because it was a naked power grab with the government absolutely drunk on its capacity then to say that any regulation, whether it's about environmental protection or clean air or yours and my rights at work, equalities, they can then rip them up at the say so of the secretary of state without winning back to the floor in parliament, without debate and without a vote. and we saw it then delivered even further last week when they then voted themselves an extra tory person on each of the standing committees in parliament. if labour were doing this, if labour are doing this, it would be considered a left—wing constitutional coup. there should be an outcry in this country about the undermining of democracy by this government. gary gardner, thank you. the headlin

withdrawal bill. so, transferring all eu law that affects us into british law. that is where the government could face potential problems. in the longer term, when mps not to put amendments down, changes to that legislation, that is when labour, the snp and liberal democrats, also a handful of tory rebels potentially, might cause theresa may at of a headache. thank you very much. let's go from westminster to the scottish parliament. nicola sturgeon has unveiled her legislative programme for the coming year, with a pledge that ministers would invest in the future and shape scotland's destiny. the first minister made clear that improving education and closing the achievement gap between rich and poor remained her government's number one priority. our scotland political correspondent andrew kerr is at holyrood for us. tell us more about the statement and where it takes us in terms of may be, does it mean a new direction for the scottish government? good evening. yes, big day at hollywood for the first mi

opposition parties have warned that the eu withdrawal bill is unacceptable because it hands too much power to ministers, and undermines the sovereignty of parliament. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in the palace of westminster with the latest. well, they are still at it. this is the first big parliamentary occasion of this term. in the last hour or so, it has got a bit tetchy. the government has been accused of trying to mount a silent coups d'etat, of behaving like an elected dictatorship. ministers are notjust trying to move thousands of laws that began life in brussels on to a new british statute book for life outside the eu, what they also want to do is give themselves extra powers to change those laws at some future date without having to consult mps. it is that effort that has really driven their opponents of the wall. it has given some conservatives some serious nerves. the bill's backers have been absolutely adamant that it must pass. to vote against this bill tonight is a cynical ploy, and one that our constituents that sent us here will not accept. in recent days,

it's what the eu withdrawal bill is all about. secretary david davis. this lunchtime the man responsible for turning it into law told mps it was vital because...m does ensure on the day we leave businesses know where they stand, workers' rights are upheld and consumers remain protected. this bill is vital to ensuring as we leave we do so in an orderly manner. so begins the wrangling in there, in parliament, on delivering brexit. this planned new law intends to change everything by changing nothing, cutting and pasting vast swathes of eu law and turning it into uk law the day after brexit. it'll dominate proceedings here for months to come. sir keir starmer. labour say they will vote against the bill because of the powers it gives the government to change the law with little scrutiny. so much for taking back control. there's no point the secretary of state or the prime minister saying we wouldn't use these powers, take our assurance. if you wouldn't use them, they are unnecessary. if they are unnecessary they shouldn't be put before this house for approv

the brexit secretary, david davis, has warned mps that voting against the eu withdrawal bill would amount to backing a "chaotic" exit from the european union. the commons will vote late tonight, after another day of debate on legislation, which will convert all existing eu laws into domestic ones. labour says it will oppose the bill, claiming it represents a "power grab". our political correspondent chris mason reports. it's the planned new law that will provide the legal toolkit to compliment brexit. after a day of debate last week, more debate this afternoon, this evening and into the night. without this bill and this legislation, as cross—party committees have recognised, there would be significant legal uncertainty and we wouldn't be in the best place to get a deal between the uk and the eu on market access so this bill, whether you support or oppose leaving the eu, it's a bill people should support because it provides us with continuity and stability and the best chance of getting a good deal through this process. last week, when the brexit secretary made the case for the bill, opp

british mps backed the eu withdrawal bill by 326 votes to 290 despite critics warning that it represented a "power grab" by ministers. critics' concerns centre on ministers giving themselves the power to make changes to laws during this process without consulting mps. and volkswagen, the world's biggest car—maker, will offer an electric version of all of its 300 models by 2030, becoming the latest manufacturer to move away from petrol and diesel. vw says it will also double investment in zero—emission vehicles to $24 billion as it seeks to put the test rigging scandal behind it. the frankfurt motor show is getting under way today, with electric vehicles and brexit the two hot topics. so bmw has been showing off its latest and greatest models. we'll talk more about electric later in the programme, but first theo leggett caught up with the chief executive of bmw and asked him how the firm is planning to deal with brexit. the details, mainly to do with the cost, how far you can charge the cable from your house, and also how far those cars can go, that is what you are talking to us about,

now he is a senior member of the cabinet arguing for mps to back the eu withdrawal bill. and we have known that there have been different views on labour as well. so it has not been a straightforward debate. it has been a debate that has required some politician to say look, this is not what i want, and we will now get the result on the first vote on labour's amendment. order! the ayes to the right, 296. the nos to the left, 318. thank you. the nos to the left, 318. thank you. the ayes to the right, 296. the nos to the left, 318. so have it on the nose have it. —— so the nos have it. clear the lobby. ok. that was the labour amendment. we were not expect me to go through, were we? know. very often you have that one vote where it should have a second reading. labour put down a recent amendment, setting out the reasons in black and white why the opposition does not want the bill to go through. as we saw there, the government actually one that so pretty comfortably, for a government which technically does not have a majority in the house of commons. now we are going on to

but first, mps voted on the eu withdrawal bill in the early hours of tuesday morning. a strange time of day to be making big decisions, but the timing provided a dash of drama. because, in the end, the result wasn't as dramatic as expected. a comfortable win for the government. order! the ayes to write, 326. the noes to the left, 290. but ministers can't rest easy. the bill has a long parliamentary journey ahead. during eight hours of debate on monday, mps of all parties made it clear the bill was far from perfect and they'd be trying to amend it when the committee stage starts in october. it actually represents the biggest peacetime power grab by the government over parliament in 100 years. some mps warned against opposing the bill as a way of stopping brexit. it actually represents the biggest peace time power grab by the executive over the legislature, by the government over parliament, in 100 years. and some members seem to think that it's a compliment to refer to these as henry viii powers. i mean, i know that henry viii in 1536 legislated to allow two mps to come

another thing to talk about is that on tuesday the british parliament begins debating the eu withdrawal bill which, if it is passed, will tra nsfer releva nt bill which, if it is passed, will transfer relevant eu law on to the uk statute books. chris mason is here. good to see you. what you make of the politico story? visit ring true that there is frustration at the speed? —— does it ring true? yes, the british government is very keen to make progress. the european union said it wanted three things resolved in the negotiations before a discussion starts about the future relationship in trade. they want to resolve the issue of the irish border, what will be the frontier between the uk and the european union, the frontier border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. the whole issue of citizens rights, so people from elsewhere in the eu living in the uk and british people living elsewhere in the eu, and then crucially the whole issue of what is described as the divorce payment, in other words, of what is described as the divorce payment, in otherwords, money. of what is

they approved the eu withdrawal bill which makes eu laws into uk laws in 2019. but the bill faces a final vote later this year and many lawmakers are demanding significant changes before then. bee yan koe, we have this vote still to come later this year. hypothetically if this bill should fail that vote, what happens then? >> it's quite a complicated process. so before it gets to the third reading, which is when it has its next vote. it goes to committee stage. it can take it line by line, decon construct it and make amendments then it has the third readings and then it goes to the house of lords to the house of commons. if the house of lords is happy, then it will pass the bill back to the house of commons if they make amendments. it's a ping-pong. it can go back and forth between both houses until both of them are happy with the wording. if it fails that, then the government is going to be in quite a tricky position. because the whole purpose of the third reading is to allow people to amend the existing bill and finish it in such a way that across the house th

what is going to happen with the eu withdrawal bill tomorrow? it is highly likely it will get a second reading, labour will vote against it but the pro—europeans in the tories are keeping their powder dry for when the bill is considered at committee stage after the conference season in october. interestingly it had been assumed that might be the high noon moment when they try to amend the bill to but the single market element in there. they are not going to do that, they are going to concentrate on one key area, what they regard as a power grab by the government. when all this eu law is brought on to the uk statute book, when there are thousands of delusion that might need to be taped as they will be done through the so—called henry viii clauses, ie by ministers without a debate in parliament and they will focus on that. tory whips are reasonably confident they should survive this and it will go through in october. thank you. there has not been a storm like it for three decades. hurricane irma is making its treacherous way, with winds of 185

as you know, george, the eu withdrawal bill we are putting through parliament brings the eu law to ensure that we have that smooth and orderly process and that people know that the point which we leave, they still know the basis that they are able to operate. i will take a final question. >> what do you not expect from brussels and from berlin after the speech? what i wouldr may: hope people in brussels and berlin and across the european union would see is that this is the not a kingdom setting out the opportunity for us to work together to negotiate what would be a strong partnership. i have use the term deep and special partnership, that will ensure the future prosperity of countries in the eu and the united kingdom in the future. andpe that people will feel will respond to it in a tone and a way of partnership and friendship do that is what the u.k. is offering. i think it's important not just for the u.k. but for the whole of the european union. the remaining 27 will be considering what their future is as an eu, with the future structures of that should be. we want the eu to continue

and our eu withdrawal bill will ensure they are carried over into our domestic law at the moment we leave the eu. so the question for us now in building a new economic partnership is not how we bring our rules and regulations closer together, but what we do when one of us wants to make changes. now one way of approaching this question is to put forward a stark and unimaginative choice between two models. either something based on european economic area membership or a traditional free trade agreement such as that the eu recently negotiated with canada. i don't believe either of these options would be best for the uk or best for the european union. european economic area membership would mean the uk having to adopt at home automatically and in their entirety new eu rules, rules over which in the future we will have little influence and no vote. such a loss of democratic control could not work for the british people. i fear it would inevitably lead to friction, and then a damaging reopening of the nature of our relationship in the near future, the very last thing that anyone on either

, the eu withdrawal bill, and mps will again be pressing the government to say more about their vision for brexit. this morning, the shadow cabinet, underjeremy corbyn, the labour frontbench, will be meeting to discuss what kind of changes they wa nt to discuss what kind of changes they want to push to that legislation. their biggest argument is that they are suggesting the government wants to board power in westminster when they return from brussels after brexit, rather than going on and in devolved to edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. —— hoard powers. so they will be drawing up that the plan this morning and they are likely to oppose the government pretty robustly. nonetheless, they probably don't have the votes to derail the legislation at this stage. i suspect the government will get through it, but it will be a tough first week back. will be speaking to somebody from the snp bit later as well. —— we will be speaking. a search is resuming this morning for a man who was swept out to sea near padstow in cornwall yesterday. he was knocked off rocks by a wave while he was fishing

mps start debating the eu withdrawal bill later today. once informally known as the great repeal bill, the now less grandly titled european union withdrawal bill faces its first big test in parliament today. but what is it and why does it matter? well, the idea is to do the biggest cut and pastejob in parliamentary history, by moving a0 years' worth of eu law straight into uk law. then when the uk formally leaves the eu in 2019, britain will be able to change those laws as it sees fit. sounds straightforward enough, doesn't it? so what's all the fuss? well, the bill also includes controversial powers nicknamed henry viii clauses, after the 16th century king who introduced a statute of proclamations that gave him power to make laws without parliament's consent. critics fear these powers would allow ministers to change legislation without the scrutiny of parliament. as a result, the opposition labour party have vowed to vote against it. they say it grants too much power to ministers to, quote, "slash people's rights at work and reduce prote

the brexit secretary, david davis, has warned mps that voting against the eu withdrawal bill would amount to backing a "chaotic" exit from the european union. the commons will vote late tonight, after another day of debate on legislation, which will convert all existing eu laws into domestic ones. labour says it will oppose the bill, claiming it represents a "power grab". 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. it's the planned new law that will provide the legal toolkit to compliment brexit. after a day of debate last week, more debate this afternoon, this evening and into the night. without this bill and this legislation, as cross—party committees have recognised, there would be significant legal uncertainty and we wouldn't be in the best place to get a deal between the uk and the eu on market access. so this bill, whether you support or oppose leaving the eu, it's a bill people should support because it provides us with continuity and stability and the best chance of getting a good deal through this process. last week, when the brexit secretary made the case for the bill,

the next big challenge is on thursday, dean rock you —— the eu withdrawal bill will be debated in the house of commons. it cut and pastes eu law into british law. the big change is that immigration will be dealt with in separate legislation. it gives an opportunity for those who oppose the government to make mischief and certainly the government are worried that more pro—eu mps in their ranks might be willing to cause problems. earlier, chancellor philip hammond read them the riot act.|j earlier, chancellor philip hammond read them the riot act. i say, now is not the time to disrupt this vitally important piece of enabling legislation. we are making progress in our discussions with the european union. we are mapping out a course for britain's future. i am confident that we will be able to achieve the kind of strategic partnership that we want with the european union as an independent country.|j we want with the european union as an independent country. i think it's interesting that philip hammond is offering a strong advice to his backbenchers. it's unlikely that at this stage the b

downing street says minister are confident of winning tonight's vote on the eu withdrawal bill, despite widespread criticism of the measure for giving too much power to ministers. there are signs of a possible labour rebellion over the legislation, which sets out the path for eu law to be incorporated into british law. jeremy corbyn has ordered his mps to vote against the bill, but speaking to this programme, the labour leader again declined to clarify whether the party supports long—term continued membership of the eu single market. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is at westminster. downing street is confident of victory tonight, and i think with good reason. on the first day of debate on this bill, some conservatives were pretty unhappy, and one called the built monstrous. they do now seem to be falling into line, though. the argument of the government is that we are leaving the european union at the end of march 2019, we have to be ready for that on day one, and that means dragging over 45 years of eu laws and regulations, putting them onto the uk statute book to gi

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