brexit means brexit, but we have specifics now. dia, what do you make of this? moving on to the mirror, it thinks boris‘s resignation is shameless. mirror, it thinks boris‘s resignation is shamelesslj mirror, it thinks boris's resignation is shameless. i think there would have been fewer... i think boris has allowed this to be... to appear shameless, even if he thinks it isn't and if this allies think it isn't, even if they think it is unfair. zac goldsmith has been tweeting, saying boris can do never the right thing on to this critics, they will always say he's done the wrong thing. there will be several other occasions where if he had resigned, this resignation would have meant a lot more. for the brexit cause but also for this own credibility. as dawn just said, we saw david davis going last night and then this morning, you just reminded me, sean, fora then this morning, you just reminded me, sean, for a while there was a hash tag saying, where is boris? —— dawn. the chief whip didn't know. puel squirrel people didn't kn

brexit. jeremy corbyn said the government was in crisis. at such a crucial time for our country in these vital negotiations, we need a government thatis negotiations, we need a government that is capable of governing and negotiating for britain. for the good of this country and its people, the government needs to get its act together and do it quickly. if it cannot, make way for those who can. this man, dominic raab, will be the new brexit secretary. a promotion for the former housing minister. 0nce once again theresa may's grip on power is in the balance. lots of comings and goings here today. here at the new palace of westminster where are political correspondent is, that is where a lot of mps have their offices. what are you hearing there about the likely make up of numbers on their conservative backbenches, given that people are talking about factions and who may not want to use a to stay on?” think there are different views. what has united many who voted for brexit is their opposition

we did not vote brexit in order to have higher prices on cars, inflation, lower wages, we vote brexit in order to get immigration turned around, from the european union, and in order to ensure that we have sovereignty. that is the key principle, there is nothing from what i have seen today that undermines that principle of sovereignty, that a british parliament can, if it wants, at any stage in future years, reverse what is being proposed and i would like to see the negotiations go on and i would like to see the bits on immigration strengthened. in terms of what happens next, do you think we are going to be distracted by a summer we are going to be distracted by a summer of political infighting and the government or do you think that this is going to be a case of resolving this quickly so that negotiations can start again next week. if i was prime minister in this situation, i would be moving rapidly and ruthlessly in getting new people inside and culling those who have gone to the site. it is a time for boldness, a weak government is seen as weak by the european union, that is not a

this is the brexit that is in our national interest, it is the brexit that will deliver on the democratic decision of the british people, it is the right brexit deal for britain and i commend this statement to the house. it's only this weekend that the cabinet managed to agree a negotiating position among itself, and that illusion lasted 48 hours. on friday, mr speaker, the prime minister was so proud of her brexit deal, she wrote to her mps to declare " collective cabinet responsibility is now fully restored". laughter. there were differing views from the conservative backbenchers. this week, the activists were so disappointed about what had happened at chequers. they were betrayed. they said they were betrayed, and they ask, "why do we go out each and every saturday to support the conservative party that gets mps elected?" and, sir, for the first time in over ten years, that group refused to go outand campaign. but on the other hand... i think that the prime minister has the vast majority of the country behind her in delivering a brexit in the national interest. the second significant b

their main story is about brexit. former minister quit over secret plan to foil brexit. this is the brexit minister steve baker, who quit last week alongside the brexit secretary david davis. he is giving his reasons, if you like, for quitting, and saying that there has been an establishment elite secretly pursuing a planned frame much softer brexit. so a closer relationship with the eu than the one on which he and a brexit secretary had discussed. he is the government. he is not the establishment elite? is there another one? sounds like hillary clinton. the problem is, the basic problem is, that brexiteer ha rdliners basic problem is, that brexiteer hardliners in the conservative party pressed theresa may to evoke —— invoke article 50. they didn't have anything. there didn't have a plan. they had nothing. then they put the country on the clock, they put the eu on the clock, and if she had been able to thrash out a plan with her people and go to parliament properly and get it okayed, then go to brussels and say, here it is, start the clock, we are ready to go. that c

means brexit and a red, blue and white brexit, and this was a softer version of brexit than the one originally set out. downing street has made the argument that it still check the boxes of legally customs union and the single market and coming out of things like the common agricultural policy and the direct oversight of the european court of justice, for instance. but in the view of a lot of brexiteers, there is far too much pinking of previous red lines, relationship with goods which looked offer a lot —— looked a lot like a single market. the european court of justice lot like a single market. the european court ofjustice still to have some oversight in particular areas. so there is an issue around that. the argument coming out of downing street on friday night and since, the briefings for opposition mps this afternoon, is that the government has divided policy that can command the support of parliament —— asked to find a policy. —— has to find. and this has been advocated by downing street in the past, a softer brexit, so that is one element of the case they are maki

brexit is the biggest issue by far silence. brexit is the biggest issue byfarand silence. brexit is the biggest issue by far and tories fighting in the 0pen. ministers like the new brexit secretary just the angry 0pen. ministers like the new brexit secretaryjust the angry brexiteers and former remainers trying to bar his path. order! the ayes to the right, 301. the noes to the left, 307. tonight, byjust the noes to the left, 307. tonight, by just six the noes to the left, 307. tonight, byjust six votes, the government dodged a damaging defeat. former remain tories tried and failed to force ministers to join the european customs union, if nothing else is agreed against all their past promises. and it has emerged tory mps were once defeat would have led to a vote of no—confidence the government. would have led to a vote of no—confidence the governmentm would have led to a vote of no-confidence the government. it is u nfortu nate no-confidence the government. it is unfortunate that we didn't win. 0ur amendment, again, was supportive of the white paper, supportive of the p

not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed paths once and we can change again. a strong, independent, self governing britain that is open to the world. not the democratic disaster of ongoing harm nization with no way out and no say for the u.k. >> boris johnson thought despite the resignation and disagreements, part of the agreement would turn into the customs bill on uk eu cross border trade. but brexit mps didn't like that and put down amendments to the bill which the government later accepted. but that upset the remainders who thought there were personal exchanges later. >> it was margaret thatcher that championed free trade as a proud conservati conservative. and i believe in business. i believe in capitalism. i believe in exercise. >> if i knew margaret thatcher, i worked for margaret thatcher, this is not no margaret thatcher. [ arguing ] >> i don't pretend to be able to walk in margaret thatcher's shoes. if we do not deliver frictionless trade either by a customs union

brexit secretary. a promotion for the former housing minister. but, to many, it is clear the prime minister is the one calling the shots. after reading david davis' resignation letter, you have to wonder if she needs a brexit secretary. should she still be the leader of the party? she is the leader of the party, she is the prime minister and i don't see any move to replace her. i think the issue is about policy. david davis has a simple message for those thinking of using his resignation to challenge the prime minister's leadership — don't. but there are many conservative mps who dislike theresa may's brexit strategy as much as he does, and what they do in the coming hours and days will be crucial for her. in the meantime, david davis's departure allows the government's critics to pile in. there has been this division between those in the cabinet who want to stay economically close to the eu and those that want to rip up the economic model. that tension has been there all the way through. now it's re

thrum will kill brexit. brexiteers say that trump is the worst ambassador for this that could ever be. if we go back to the mail. they have some words from the prime minister, who has writman the mail. their main headline is may, back me oi’ their main headline is may, back me or there will be no brexit. this stark warning to rebels as she pledges i will not let brussels water down my deal. you get a sense of the tension rise radio, the tension is rising, she session having a difficult week. after the resignations we have important votes this week in westminster, in the house of commons, here she is saying stick by me, i will get this done. 0ne stick by me, i will get this done. one thing about the tories and i have said this to my labour friends, when it comes to the crunch they don't desert one another. another. they won't let the government fall. not even over this. this is for us to digest and freak out about. but the tories won't let that government fall. if they have to get behind her or whatever, sh

is not too late to save brexit. we have time. -- in these negotiations. we have changed it once and we can change again. a strong independent, self-governing britain that is open to the world. not the miz rabble permanent limbo of checkers. not the deck catic disaster of ongoing harmonization with no way out and no say for the u.k. >> boris johnson. but despite the resignation and the disagreements part of the checkers agreement returned into the customs bill after brexit. but the m.p.'s didn't like that and put down amendments to the bill which the government later accepted. but that upset the remainers who thought those amendments undermine the checker's deal. it all led to some highly personal exchanges later. >> it was margaret thatcher that .hampioned free trade i believe in business. i believe in capital lism. i believe in -- capitalism. >> i worked for margaret thatcher. my honorable friend ain't no margaret tatcher. -- thatcher. i don't pretend to be able to work in margaret thatcher's boots. but if we do no

many brexiteers think her compromise doesn't mean brexit at all. the policies are that we are now proposing to use the same rule book oi’ proposing to use the same rule book or the same laws as the european union, not equivalent, not similar, but the same. i am worried that what the european union will do is simply ta ke the european union will do is simply take what we have offered and ask for more or wait for more. if we carry on and leave on those terms is that really leaving at all?|j carry on and leave on those terms is that really leaving at all? i don't think so. but as i said i hope she is right and i'm wrong. it will be down to the fine detail, that's the thing. many viewers might think the tory party has been arguing about these for two years and hang on, the man who is meant to be in charge has walked away. doesn't it look self—indulgent? walked away. doesn't it look self-indulgent? i have been making compromises for two years, that is the point. which is fine, that is as it should be but there comes a point when the compromise is to

president trump: i would say brexit is brexit. you use the term hard brexit, i assume that is what you mean. the people voted to break it up. i would imagine that is what they will do. maybe they are taking a different route. i don't know if that is what they voted for. >> brexit is brexit. president trump making it clear he does not support theresa may's soft brexit plan. sunlso said in the interview he had given theresa may advice and she did not take it. joining us opposite parliament with the latest. asset set, the head of allocation and macro research. great to have you with us. this visit by president trump and what he said so far having any meaningful impact? puts pressure on the international trade, globally speaking. between continental europe. you want something in line with what people expect after the referendum. guy who does what he says. apparently for all european politicians as well. potentially, yes, it will create turmoil in terms of negotiations between the u.k. and europe. it is difficult to ignore the biggest

a brexiteer. do you agree with that?” so he is no longer a brexiteer. do you agree with that? i think michael is trying to take a pragmatic view and work through this. clearly we will not get everything we want, we have to come to an agreement but what i would say loud and clear is that i don't think so but we have used the leveraged we have got in these negotiations, we have taken everything that michel barnier and the eu has the tours, including the timetable, and think we could have been tougher and we will need to get tougher. is boris johnson not a brexiteer any more? i think every memberof the brexiteer any more? i think every member of the cabinet needs to think carefully whether it is consistent with our manifesto pledges that we we re with our manifesto pledges that we were all elected on to follow this policy. that is a very diplomatic answer. i think they should all think very carefully about whether they should pursue this. you know that boris johnson they should pursue this. you kno

we don't know what brexiteers. we don't know what brexit is going to look like. although we have the white paper, the eu 27 need to have their say. yes, this is the starting point. it feels like to a lot of people that £39 billion divorce bill has presented a starting point that is ready a significant compromise. so where does that go, how fathers that go? going back to president trump and free trade deals around the world, if you align yourselves with the eu when it comes to goods, technically you can still have free trade deals around the world. that is true. but is it going to be brexit in name only and free trade deals in name only? are they going to be meaningful deal or will it be, yeah, we have secured this and not much has really changed. it does feel like the opportunities of brexit are facing more and more obstacles. passage, ithink brexit are facing more and more obstacles. passage, i think the realities of brexit must have struck home with him after lunch. he showed an appreciation of the complexity of the thing. he said this is difficult. he avoided

brexit campaigners had famously claimed that after brexit, money coming back from brussels could be used to fund the health service. jeremy corbyn pressed theresa may for more details. there can be no brexit dividend before 2022, economic growth is the slowest since 2009, so which taxes are going up? the prime minister quoted an unnamed labourmp. he said, "we will use the funds returned from brussels after brexit to invest in our public services." it was him, the right honourable gentleman, the leader of the opposition! her figures are so dodgy they belong on the side of a bus. until this government can be straight with people where the money is coming from, why should anyone, anyone, anywhere, trust them on the nhs? for the 70 years of the nhs, for 43 of these years, it has been under the stewardship of a conservative government. we have, despite taking difficult and necessary decisions on public spending in 2010, as a result of the deficit left by the last labour government, we have consistently put extra money into the national health service. theresa may. staying with prime minister'

many brexiteers think her compromise does not mean brexit at all. the policies we are now proposing to is the same rule book, the same laws really as the european union. not equivalent, not similar but the same. i am worried that what the european union will do is it will take what we have offered and ask for more or wait for more. the prime minister's future may be determined by the cabinet brexiteers who are left. michael gove, loyal on tv yesterday, brisk this afternoon. one source warned if the prime minister does not drop her plan, then one minister will go, then another and another until she dies. —— she does. she has a new brexit secretary but must find a foreign secretary, one that can help preserve her government and what authority is left. in the past half an hour, the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson‘s, resignation letter has been released. in it he said the dream of brexit as taking back control of democracy is "dying, suffocated by needless self—doubt." mrjohnson said britain appeared to be heading the for a "semi—brexit

wishes all costs to destroy brexit? could use say on a point of clarification whether he wishes to destroy brexit? >> this amendment is about sabotaging brexit. >> reporter: this issue was bigger than party politics. >> this is the high court of parliament and we are not party hacks. >> reporter: when it came to the vote, he insisted on parliament having a say, sending the bill to the commons again. >> two more frantic negotiations and the last government compromise, mps would have a monocle vote if john bricco rules in favor of one. the concession would put the final vote. mps were summoned. one mp receiving hospital treatment was wheeled through the commons, covered in a blanket and at the end of it the government won the day. >> the eyes to the right, 303, the nos to the left, 319. the nos have it. the nos have it. unlock. >> reporter: the bill finally received royal assent turning it into law at the end of june. how bruising a battle has this been, how is anyone supposed to keep up with the ins and outs of brexit? q

meant brexit. so she says the uk will leave the single market and the customs union. in this document, set out this evening, these following next thursday, she talks about... for instance, an idea of a common rulebook on all things goods including agro food. on the whole issue of customs, a thorny issue which is at the heart of the whole i’ow which is at the heart of the whole row about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, the idea of having a new arrangement, the idea of a facilitated customs arrangement. keyline in this document here tonight says that this arrangement, we re tonight says that this arrangement, were it to be agreed, will remove the need for customs checks and controls as if in a combined customs territory. and when you read that paragraph you see in no place though the words customs and unions appear next to each other but if you want to describe it, and it was not politically awkward for you to do so, you may as what is called a customs union. i want

allow the brexit plan to move on. as we chance. allow the brexit plan to move 011. as we leave chance. allow the brexit plan to move on. as we leave the european union we want to provide continuity for businesses, consumers and for trading partners. this bill sets the scene for the uk's independent, sovereign trade policy. we will approach that with optimism and confidence. i think the government is in confidence. i think the government isina confidence. i think the government is in a considerable muddle. they didn't start with a plan and they haven't really got a plan that convinces half of their own cabinet and certainly a number of their own backbenchers as we have seen today. so much persuading to do, so little time. around 80 local tory chairman we re time. around 80 local tory chairman were called into number ten too and many grassroots members are said to feel betrayed with brexit. the idea that government contemplated the nuclear option of inviting a vote of no—confidence if it was beaten tonight tells you how precariously this is balanced. theresa may's b

a chance to push for the brexit he wanted. 0ut to push for the brexit he wanted. out of the eu with no loss of benefits. as he put it pro having ca ke benefits. as he put it pro having cake and eating it. butting into brexit negotiations came naturally. sums i have seen that they propose to demand seem to be large. even lecturing theresa may. are you ready to resign. calling the prime minister's ideas crazy and not resigning was pushing it. may loyalists thought. . this is back seat driving. yes. i hope my collea g u es seat driving. yes. i hope my colleagues will get behind her in the same way. but that wasn't the borisjohnson way, the crossing the globe as foreign secretary was. the salutes and the silly media stunts that only he knew. and the boris johnson way owed nothing to conventional ideas of collective responsibility as when he rubbished the notion of a brexit compromise. last month he was quoted saying if business didn't like brexit, f—business. and he was in afghanistan when mps voted on heathrow expansion, which he opposed. at chequers he got earthy,

brexit is a british problem. barnier is there to protect the integrity of the single market, the customs union... which we created. ..and the interests of the eu 27. that is what he's doing. he is not negotiate on the chequers agreement. he said yesterday very clearly that he has a list of principles. when the derivatives market blows up and european debt markets crash, brexit would very much be a european union problem. notjust a british problem. but the uk, so far, and the uk's demands, have ignored the founding principles of the eu. we can negotiate many things. freedom of movement is not a founding principle. it's from 1993. we could have vetoed it, we agreed it, we were the architects of it. the single market was constructed by margaret thatcher. and hopefully there will be a bust in brussels long after the uk have left, acknowledging that. if there was, i'm going. it was just a slip of the tongue. when donald trump, standing next to vladimir putin, their news conference beamed live around the world, said "i

brexiteers. under fire from business and ha rd—line brexiteers. we under fire from business and hard—line brexiteers. we have heard from companies like erebus issuing warnings a couple of weeks ago, this isa warnings a couple of weeks ago, this is a whole new raft of businesses expressing concern. she has got the problem that nobody is happy, which so problem that nobody is happy, which so often happens with what is seen asa so often happens with what is seen as a compromise. of course, one might note that it is ridiculous that we are working this all out now one we are quite so close to the deadline. this could have been done and then we triggered article 50, that might have been more sensible. all that theresa may has done is she has worked out a negotiating position, she has not started negotiating. she is negotiating with her own party. that is hard enough. she has not gone to the eu who have basically said they will reject this. the observer has a letter out tonight signed by a lot of we

several brexiteers here at westminster wa nt several brexiteers here at westminster want her to drop checkers as the new phrase has it. in about ten minutes i'll be talking to british government expert tony travers and we'll be talking, among other things, about whether this deal, this compromise will be the right compromise to satisfy british brexiteers, or whether they may feel, with borisjohnson, that their dream is dying. thank you so much for now, phillipa. will as phillipa mentioned, we will be back with her at westminster in about ten minutes. but, in the meantime, let's fill you in on some other stories today. donald trump has confirmed he is nominating brett kavanaugh as his pick for the us supreme court. he's a 53—year—old conservative justice who serves on the us court of appeals in washington. judge kavanaugh worked as a white house aide under president george w bush. he is used to this high office. joining me now is david willis. he is our correspondent in washington. good to see you, david. tell us more about the choice. sally, judge brett kavanaugh was unveiled to

this is the right brexit. --h of march and ends with the jurisdiction for the u.k., no more eu instead of the priorities like our long-term plans. flexibility on service is where the you a is world leaving, no heart between northern ireland and great britain. rules and regulations. the freedom to fight new trade , but notund the world the distance -- distant relationship. and continued security cooperation -- it is the dresser that will deliver on a democratic decision of the british people, it is the right brexit deal for britain and i commend the statement to the house. >> mr. speaker, i want to thank the prime minister for the advanced copy of this statement and share her condolences to the friends and family of don. we are two years on from the referendum. >> that was prime minister to resume a making a statement in the parliament for the house of commons. she was succeeded by jeremy corbyn. to get some reaction, let's get back to the editor-in-chief with us in new york. john. that did not seem to me like

— it's not as much of a separation as brexit might have been. before ministers had a chance to explain their plan, president trump tried to do it for them. i've been reading a lot about brexit over the last couple of days, and it seems to be turning a little bit differently, where they're getting at least partially involved back with the european union. i don't know if that's what they voted for. awkward, given that the prime minister was leaving for home to welcome the president on his visit to the uk. they voted for us to take back control of our money, our law and our borders, and that's exactly what we will do. we will stop sending vast contributions, vast contributions, to the eu every year. we will ensure that the european court ofjustice doesn't have jurisdiction in the uk any longer, and we will ensure that we bring an end to free movement. the white paper should have been made available. it will be immediately... but the brand—new brexit secretary had some problems explaining at home. as soon as is practicably possible... only at the

and the new appointment for the brexit secretary is a hard brexit are -- hard brexiter. thatsome of the background we need is that your constituency i believe at the highest -- has the highest percentage of remain in the kingdom. what is your counsel to the party?rs in the i did not quite here that but i think ultimately, and a member of parliament, regardless of whether you are labor or conservative, this is the biggest issue in a generation facing britain. we will never be forgiven if we act in party or political interests when deciding what to do. we have to do what is right for the country and the community. that has always been my message to labour and conservative members alike. many think we need to stay in the single market and the customs union to avoid whatever happens at the end of this process doing huge damage to the economy of this country. that weolutely clear should not do brexit at all. francine: the least damaging way -- you should -- you could question whether it is brexit at all. my question is going back to the replacement for mr. david davis. a hard

brexit strategy is dangerous. and still to come... a royal christening — prince louis is baptised today — he'll have six godparents. coming up on bbc news, it is manic monday at wimbledon. can serena williams take advantage? the home secretary is chairing a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee to discuss the death of a woman who'd been exposed to the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire. a murder investigation has now been launched after dawn sturgess died in hospital last night, a week after falling ill. her partner, charlie rowley, is still in a critical condition in hospital. duncan kennedy is in salisbury for us duncan kennedy is in salisbury for us this afternoon. yes, the death of dawn stu rgess us this afternoon. yes, the death of dawn sturgess has come as a terrible shock to many people here. i do not just mean her family shock to many people here. i do not just mean herfamily and shock to many people here. i do not just mean her family and friends, also the hospital staff and looked afte

brexit food crisis fury. but we are not going to run out of supplies after all, we don't need to stock pile tins of soup, tuna and baked beans, says the daily express. according to a conservative mp who says this is palpable nonsense, as stupid as the project fear stuff in the referendum. he's a good man! yes, but it's your lot who think that the government ought to be preparing for fio government ought to be preparing for no deal... and they are. but some of the consequences are quite rory in. the way they are —— worrying. the way they are putting it across is scaremongering. if technical solutions are possible for the northern ireland border, what do preparations for no deal look like? with trade, it's basically switching on to wto rules, and of course there will be other things that have to be agreed like aviation, landing rights, visas and things like that, but that's not trade, we are talking about trade here. we are also talking about food and medicine crisis. you import it. but those arrangements h

what is going to happen to brexit? will there be a soft brexit, hide brexit? what form and shape will it be at the end of 2019? just reflecting an economic view on this, without taking political sides. a moral —— a moderate brexit is in the best interests of the uk economy so this idea of soft and hard, what you want is something that doesn't disrupt markets, you want to have consistency going forward. the may government is trying to achieve that. it will leave more pragmatic people in the cabinet, hopefully, to see this through. business does not like uncertainty but do they like this current moderate brexit that theresa may is pushing forward? my sense talking to british executives in hong kong is that many of them are for brexit. they were very satisfied with brussels administration in terms of economics but i don't know anyone who would like to see the border shut down as a hide brexit implies. the real issueis a hide brexit implies. the real issue is in terms of how you deal with goods and agricultural products. that is what theresa may is pushing for

theresa may is inviting brexiteers to think this. do they wa nt to brexiteers to think this. do they want to go into a bit of a strop about such terminology, the flies of the head of many voters were today wa nt to the head of many voters were today want to get behind her and achieved, it still is brexit in her weight of rendering it. because then you have a way of doing it, but either risks strengthening theresa may and making them look sillier or... the mail which is unhappy, clearly, talk of soft brexit threat to theresa may, they're quoting a poll, people who voted conservative might abandon her if she waters down brexit too much. not a lot of detail about the poll on the front page, i don't know how many people it is from or what kind of people the bull is of, conservative voters? those who vote conservative? all of the papers have split along predictable lines here. you have the financial times and the times which is a theresa may have had a winner, the sandwich as per brexit has had to say that diamonds are one but it was a soft brexit, the telegraph has gone completel

they want. would be prepared to go to if they don't get the brexit they wantm isa don't get the brexit they wantm is a bit ofa don't get the brexit they wantm is a bit of a model, it looks interesting but on further delving, it doesn't really live up to the headline is as so often the case. in a survey headline is as so often the case. in a survey that will spark unease in downing street, yougov who did the poll, they pound the public believe borisjohnson is better placed to negotiate with brussels and leaders and the next election. it says voters are polarising, with growing numbers a benighted from the two main parties. the chipset would vote for a new party on the right committed to brexit and 24% explicitly bar right. a leader of the liberal democrats, vince cable, he was not around for the brexit vote, he was holding talks on the creation of a new centrist party, apparently, presumably with tim farron, which is gaining credibility. why do they need a new centrist party if they have the liberal democrats and they are anti—brexit in the first place? precisely, why do they need a n

what this does prove is that brexit, the brexit referendum, was based on the breaking of the law and we can't call ourselves a democracy if we base our political democratic decisions on the breaking of the law. it undermines everything we stand for as british citizens. many would say that the breach wouldn't have made any difference, it's impossible to quantify whether it would have changed anyone's mind. 0ne, that's not relevant. two, £625,000 makes all the difference when you're just winning by 4%, but again that's not relevant because what's important is that the law was broken and there is a plethora of evidence that proves it and the electoral commission, the authority responsible for protecting our electoral processes, has said they broke the law. some are saying that people like you and mps who have been speaking today are just bitter because they didn't win the referendum campaign, they can't get over that result and are clutching at straws to try and make sure that referendum is held again. i devoted six months to vote leave as a volunteer, as a postgraduate just coming out

, but a practical brexiteer. 0ne hard brexiteers, but a practical brexiteer. one other thing, hard brexiteers, but a practical brexiteer. 0ne otherthing, if hard brexiteers, but a practical brexiteer. one other thing, if i may. as we are talking about the daily express, they are the ultras of brexit, that and diana are the only things they talk about. and the weather. and cancer. this is a very positive.

prime minister's brexit paper. the president of the united states is saying it as he sees united states is saying it as he sees it. he has looked at the white paperand sees it. he has looked at the white paper and caesar's problem in doing a trade deal with the united kingdom. if that is what is going to happen, that the white paper is going to prove a problem for the united states of america, and we cannot do a trade deal with them, then we need to tear up the white paperand then we need to tear up the white paper and start then we need to tear up the white paperand start again. then we need to tear up the white paper and start again. theresa may is already experiencing a backlash from her mps. she is trying to hold her fractured party together and from her mps. she is trying to hold herfractured party together and it was not just brexit herfractured party together and it was notjust brexit that donald trump shared his views on. just days ago borisjohnson trump shared his views on. just days ago boris johnson quit

another brexit, leaving the eu, might be possible. no deal would probably mean a temporary measure, temporary transition. of course, as we say in french, the temporary can last for a very long time. we already have a transition deal. of course. so it is not really the case now? we don't have a transition deal because of ireland. just going through the separate elements... it is very helpful to do this, because people have lost sense of this over the months. the uk government agreed to the backstop idea in december, theresa may reiterated this to donald tusk's last march. she now says because of the chequers agreement, which we know is probably going nowhere, we don't need a backstop and everything will be ok. the irish government and michel barnier are saying, no, we cannot move ahead with anything to do with the withdrawal until we get the backstop sorted out. it doesn't need to be the wording that the eu have proposed, they have invited the british to come back, the irish have said we can sit down and talk about the wording. that ma

ying to explain why brexit and asked him, can you tell me, how do you talk about brexit. we won the brexit and the brexit campaign, how do you see the situation between eu and uk? at silent. we no longer -- indiscernible] [laughter] elizabeth: i think we have time for one more question. michel: two. elizabeth: two more? you have time? ou in the middle here. >> good morning. you mentioned earlier deeper cooperation with nato. and i was wondering, there are a couple of countries in the eu that are not members of nato, countries where right-wing pop you lift parties use the maintenance of their neutrality to great effect like the freedom party in austria. how do you square the two between deeper nato cooperation and also presenting parties or movements from using this to ecome an anti--eu? finland, sweden, we have to respect their position, neutrality, if i may say. but the reason i say, what we are doing for the stronger european policies, global context of the political situation. but these countries are part of our european policy. don't want to be -- to be part, but they

i would say brexit is exit, it's not like i guess when you use brexit is exit, it's not like i guess when you use the term hard exit i assume that's what you mean. the people voted to break it up so i would imagine that is what they will do but maybe they will take it a different route so i don't know, that's what they voted for. i just wa nt that's what they voted for. i just want the people to be happy. also claiming his tough line with other nato members about meeting military spending commitments has worked. for yea rs, spending commitments has worked. for years, presidents have been coming to these meetings and talks about the tremendous expense with the united states, and tremendous progress has been made. everybody has agreed to substantially up their commitment, they will increase it to levels they never thought of before. but here, activists opposed to his policies are getting ready to stage demonstrations in different parts of the country. in london there will also be this blimp floating over westminster. protest leaders accuse him of immaturity as well as racism and bigotr

they voted for brexit to really m ea n voted for. they voted for brexit to really mean brexit. something theresa may keeps telling us is going to happen but it clearly isn't any longer. stephen, do you think the public will accept that? accept it as the best that was available and they will swallow it if they would prefer something different or not and is there anything in the kind of concessions the government are talking about making that you think would be a line that the voters, the brexit voters, would not tolerate, which they might punish the government for?” tolerate, which they might punish the government for? i think voters have switched off, that's clear from focus groups and every poll. they feel they voted for this two years ago or were disappointed two years ago or were disappointed two years ago and they would like the government to move on. there is one issue i think the government cannot have a brexit in name only and that isi have a brexit in name only and that is i think probably the free movement of labour. that is the only brexit issue that, and any genuin

our top stories: a brexit breakthrough. british cabinet ministers back the prime minister's plan for leaving the european union after intense negotiations at her country residence. this is a proposal which i believe will be good for the uk and the european union, and i look forward to it being received positively. rescue teams in thailand succeed in getting an air line to the cave where 12 boys and their football coach are trapped, but there'll be no rescue attempt in the next few hours. china retaliates after the us imposed tariffs worth $34 billion, accusing washington of starting the largest trade war in economic history. and brazil are out of the world cup. belgium beat the former champions in a thrilling game. they'll play france for a place in the final.

amendment is in fact about sabotaging brexit. but he argued this issue was bigger than party politics. this is the high court of parliament and we are not party to that. cue more frantic negotiations and a government compromise that mps would have a meaningful vote if the speaker ruled in favour of one. the concession was put to a final tight vote. mps were summoned. 0ne mp had read receiving hospital treatment and he was wheeled through carrying a blanket and carrying a sick bowl. at the end of the day the government one of the day. 303. the nose, 319 so the no habit. all that meant the bill finally received the go—ahead to turnit finally received the go—ahead to turn it in to law. how was anyone supposed to keep up with the ins and outs? 0utput questions tojonathan blake. it is baffling enough for those whose job it is to cover the process on a daily basis i think people breeding and trying to understand what is going on could be forgiven for being confused. we have seen forgiven for being confused. we have seen the governm

if you're ina people voted for brexit. if you're in a business, you are planning for the worst scenario —— to be shocked. the fact the government didn't plan for that, lots of people in business found that shocking. why government, didn't have a business board advising them, if you do that, this will happen to us and this will happen tojobs. will happen to us and this will happen to jobs. there doesn't seem to be an obvious business leader. in the old days, so richard green bree, who used to run mns, he would come forward but there's no obvious person acting on behalf of business —— mand less. people in this country could be far worse off. those like jacob meets rock saying we will be eye to operate under wto rules and be able to trade —— jacob rees—mogg —— will be able to. be able to trade —— jacob rees—mogg -- will be able to. i'm interested about his threats of a coup, if there is one, who does he back? we've got a number of players, there doesn't seem to be any natural one, there doesn't seem to

brexit would very much be a european union problem. but the uk, so far, and the uk's demands, have ignored the founding principles of the eu. we can negotiate many things. freedom of movement is not a founding principle. it's from 199a. of movement is not a founding principle. it's from 1994. we could have vetoed it, we agreed it, we we re have vetoed it, we agreed it, we were the architects of it. the single market was constructed by margaret thatcher. and hopefully there will be a bust in brussels long after the uk have left, acknowledging that. if there was, i'm going. it was just a slip of the tongue. when donald trump, standing next to vladimir putin, their news conference beamed live around the world, said "i don't see any reason why it would be russia" trying to interfere in the 2016 us presidential election, he "mis—spoke". what he actually meant to say was, "i don't see any reason why it wouldn't be russia". so barack 0bama can't have been thinking of his successor when he denounced "shameless leaders who, caught in a lie, j

donald trump has blown a hole in theresa may's brexit plans... often, and this week has been an exception, often brexit in the micro, the day—to—day developments, frankly to a lot of people can be quite dull, but when you get weeks like this where interest in brexit just goes off the scale. we have an absolute job, i think, to communicate that clearly and enthusiastically and with passion and in an engaging way, because there are these little moments in the long road of telling the story of brexit where people pay more attention, and we have to make the most of that and capture that attention whilst it lasts, because very quickly, and perfectly understandably, viewers‘ and listeners‘ and readers‘ attentions will meander on to something else in the weeks and months ahead until there is another flashpoint or big moment. it‘s clear from recent editions of the programme that the end of the football world cup this weekend will be greeted with relief by some members of the audience, even though millions have enjoyed it too. news coverage re

"we must do our brexit duty." ahead of talks at chequers tomorrow — the express reports that the prime minister tonight told her cabinet to back her latest brexit blueprint. theresa may and angela merkel take centre stage on front of the telegraph which says brexiteers are horrified as the prime minister finally reveals her hand ahead of tomorrow crunch talks. speculation in the metro who say the couple poisoned in wiltshire could have become contaminated after picking up cigarette ends off the street. that race to find the source of the novichok nerve agent covers the front of the i, which reports on the counter—terror police efforts to locate the source of the poison in amesbury. the times also talks about the hunt for the source of the novichok nerve agent, saying it may well have come from a syringe the couple came in to contact with. and, above an image of a successful kyle edmund — the last brit still standing at wimbledon — the guardian quotes the home secretary who has accused moscow of using brita

strategy and hejoins resigned over the brexit strategy and he joins me resigned over the brexit strategy and hejoins me now. you must be very pleased that your amendment managed to pass. i'm pleased to have secured medicines for the national health service, that was my intention, i think the amendment was consistent with the government white paper and consistent with the government white paperand i'm consistent with the government white paper and i'm pretty sure determinations to secure membership of the european medicines agency network, but was pushed to a vote and i'm pleased to one that vote. on the more contentious vote of the evening, the vote to keep the uk in a customs union after brexit if no trade deal was struck, that did not pass, you voted in favour of that amendment. how disappointed are you? i think that amendment needs to be seenin i think that amendment needs to be seen in the context of what happened yesterday, as far as i was concerned yesterday, as far as i was concerned yesterday at two o'clock i was supporting the prime minister in her bid to take the white paper to