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Emissions are set to rise this year fulfilled time in four years, prompting a warning from Climate Change scientists who say the rise is due to the greater use of coal in china as its economy expands. Children should be free to explore their gender identity without judgment, according to new anti bullying guidelines issued by the church of england today. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Ever since the brexit vote, mps on all sides of the commons have been demanding a greater say in how its achieved today the government appears to have offered a major concession. The brexit secretary, david davis, says a vote on the final deal will be guaranteed by a new piece of legislation. Labour has called it a climbdown. But the offer came with a warning if mps do vote against the deal, whatever it is, the government says britain will still leave the eu, but without an agreement. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg. A mess in the making. Tory rebels and labour were on course to beat the government. But to avoid defeat, mps will have more of a say. A vote on the actual brexit deal, as we are about to leave. I can now confirm that once weve reached an agreement will bring forward a specific piece of legislation to implement that agreement. Parliament will be given time to debate, scrutinised and vote on the final agreement we strike with the european union. This agreement will only hold if Parliament Approves that. Giving in to some tory and labour demands that parliament to have a proper decision if and when a deal is done. Its a recognition by the government that it is about to lose a series of votes on the withdrawal bill. These questions have been pressing for months, this last minute attempt to climb down brings them into very sharp focus and were entitled to clear answers. Stop brexit in other words, what took you so long to admit that parliament would need a make or break brexit moment . Stop brexit there has been fierce resistance all along to the laws already going through the commons. This new idea takes the wind out of the rebels sails. But if there is no deal and no time, will there be no vote . If we run out of time, the time has to be extended under article 50 so that all parties are able to deal with it. Can he confirm that in the event of no agreement, no deal, this place will have no say, and we will leave on that date because its on the face of the bill, without any say from this supposedly Sovereign Parliament which voted to take back control . While parliamentary involvement is essential, this isnt and never should have been construed an opportunity to reverse brexit, to return the uk to the eu, or go behind the wishes of the british people as expressed in the referendum. It matters not so much here but in the real world. European business bigwigs in number ten today to make it plain to the Prime Minister jobs, millions of families livelihoods, depend on her getting brexit right. We can join our chief Political Correspondent, vicki young, outside guildhall in the city of london, where the lord mayors banquet is taking place this evening, and where theresa may will be speaking. Iam sure i am sure the pieman soap will be touching on breakfast, but david davis making that guarantee that mps will have a say on the final deal. Iam will have a say on the final deal. I am sure that the Prime Minister will be touching on brexit. I am sure that the Prime Minister will be touching on brexitm i am sure that the Prime Minister will be touching on brexit. It is interesting, when the announcement is made, people think this is a huge concession that means that mps to get a say on the final deal, there will be a new bit of legislation, which means it has to go through parliament, through all its stages, and it could theoretically be amended, but is bad news for the government tonight, because the reaction from some conservatives threatening rebellion, those on the remain side of the argument, they have not really welcomed it. They do not feel it is a massive concession, and one of those, anna soubry, says it is insulting and meaningless, and the government might get a nasty shock, because what this does is allow them to talk about and debate and put through parliament about the final deal, but if parliament were to reject that bill, they are left with no deal, so there does not seem to be the option which many mps want, to send the Government Back to the negotiating table, we want you to try again. It would be pretty difficult in these circumstances to do so because of the timetabled, because we are leaving at the end of march 2019, and this will not be happening until late next year. In that sense, i am not sure it will help the government that much this week, as the legislation starts going through parliament. And, vicki, we do not know what is in the Prime Ministers speech this evening, but perhaps a chance for her to get on the front foot after a difficult few days, losing two cabinet ministers, foreign secretary and oppression, all sorts of problems, but this is a big set piece speech. Foreign secretary under pressure. Yes, it is an opportunity for her to set the agenda, which has been a problem not for weeks, but for months, and this isa for weeks, but for months, and this is a moment of maximum difficulty for her. If you look at the brexit negotiations, some doubt if we will move to the next stage even in december, talking about the wranglings over the so called divorce bill, what britain might pay as part of that bill as we leave. She has not only had trouble with two resignations, there are other close colleagues under investigation, inquiries going on into damian green, for example, the effective deputy Prime Minister. So with all those things, this huge bit of legislation, the withdrawal bill, getting to a difficult stage in parliament, starting tomorrow and the day after, with hundreds of amendments, hundreds of things that mps want to change, and the government has to try to fight all of that. She really is fighting on very many fronts, and these opportunities are few and far between for her to seize the agenda and really, as you say, get on the front foot. We will talk to you again later, thank you very much, vicki young. And well find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 40 this evening in the papers. Our guests joining me tonight are the political commentator Daisy Mcandrew and the former trade minister lord digbyjones. More than 400 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that struck the northern border of iran and iraq. Another 4,000 were injured, and the casualty figure is expected to rise on both sides of the border. A major rescue operation is under way, but it is being hampered by landslides and power cuts. The epicentre of the quake, which measured 7. 3, was just under 20 miles south of hala bja. One of the worst hit areas was Sarpol E Zahab, as James Robbins reports. The moment the earth starts shaking violently. A man runs for his life from the control room of this dam, as massive boulders are hurled around outside. The dam wall was not breached but elsewhere devastation. In iran, the border town of Sarpol E Zahab was hit hardest. As entire walls collapsed, many families did manage to flee their homes, but others were crushed or buried. At a local hospital, there were many stories of narrow escape. Translation i fell from the balcony down. The earthquake was very strong. Translation the earthquake shattered the window, which fell on me, and it wounded my hand and my face. Rescue has been made more difficult by the mountainous terrain. Iranian authorities are pouring resources in, but landslides and power cuts are slowing both rescue efforts and the task of establishing the full extent of casualties. This quake was 7. 3 in magnitude and happened in a known danger zone. The surface of the earth is made up of tectonic plates, and in this case the arabian plate has been moving roughly northwards against the eurasian plate at a rate of two centimetres, just under an inch a year. Forces build up and eventually are very suddenly released with devastating effect. The destruction in iran is greater than in neighbouring iraq, where a major rescue operation is also under way. A bbc correspondent is there. This area is one of the hardest hit in iraq by sundays earthquake. We are told seven people were inside this home when it collapsed. Two of them were killed and others were injured. Several other buildings suffered similar damage to this one, but fortunately they seem to be the exception rather than the rule, and most of the other homes in the region managed to withstand the impact of the earthquake. For the survivors, night time is the toughest. In rapidly falling temperatures, families are huddled around fires. Even where buildings are intact, fear of after shocks will keep people outdoors. James robbins, bbc news. The foreign secretary borisjohnson has admitted for the first time that he made a mistake in his handling of the case of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british citizen who is being held in prison in iran. Following renewed criticism from labour, he also confirmed that he would be meeting ms Zaghari Ratcliffes husband in london this week. Our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to him. She sings. A mother singing with her daughter, just a week before her arrest. Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe has now been separated from three year old gabriella for a year and a half. With her Health Deteriorating in an iranian prison, and the words of politicians here appearing to harm her case, her husband has this message to the foreign secretary. I want you to solve this mess. Its not a mess thats entirely the foreign secretarys making, but it is a mess that his name has been attached to, and is getting deeper and more complicated because of that. He will take his requests to a meeting with the foreign secretary this week. When you go to iran, id like to be on that plane, id like to be standing next to you for the symbolism that has. The second thing is that nazanin is given diplomatic protection. Mrjohnson and michael gove less than clear in backing the familys account that mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe was visiting relatives when she was arrested. When you look at what Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe was doing, she was simply teaching people journalism, as i understand it. What was she doing when she went to iran . I dont know. The foreign secretary said her imprisonment cast a shadow over uk iranian relations, but he recognised the familys distress. The words i used were open to being misinterpreted, and i apologise. I apologise to mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe and her family if ive inadvertently caused them any further anguish. Labour said he needed to admit he got it wrong. Its not good enough. If it is a matter of pride that the foreign secretary is refusing to admit that hes made a mistake, i feel bound to say to him that his Pride Matters not one ounce compared to nazanins freedom. Ministers are considering if diplomatic protection can be given to mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe, which would turn it from a consular issue into a more serious dispute. But its not clear if this would help her. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffes employers were insistent herjob was administrative. We dont work in iran, and we have no relations with iran. On top of that, she was really on holiday. Shes not spy material. Young gabriella cried when her visit to her mum in prison this weekend was cut short. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale said borisjohnsons comments reflect the amount of political pressure he is under. The foreign secretary has definitely gone further. Before, he was very equivocal, and much less now, said he got it wrong and he admits the mistake. I think he had no alternative. He was in brussels today. He was summoned back by labour calling the emergency debate. The scale of political pressure on him meant he had to turn up and also to apologise to draw some of the sting, because what a lot of people fear, on both sides of the debate, there is a risk the debate, the hot politics about mrjohnsons future could potentially have a negative impact on this case. And criticism of michael gove yesterday on similar grounds adding to the uncertainty. A suggestion the British Government could offer her diplomatic protection. How might that help . This is something that richard ratcliffe, her husband, has asked for and borisjohnson said he would consider. It is not like diplomatic immunity, it is an old legal clause that says if a state gives this protection, it says it is no longer a private concern, it is an issue between the British State and the Iranian State and potentially opens the possibility of legal action. It is a huge diplomatic escalation. I think there is uncertainty whether it is practical in this circumstance, but an option downing street says is on the table, and which campaigners asked for the question is whether it will be the right decision strategically, which is a judgment. 0ur headlines on bbc news the brexit secretary makes what is being seen as brexit secretary makes what is being seen as a brexit secretary makes what is being seen as a major concession by confirming that parliament will be allowed to examine any brexit deal before britain leaves the eu. At least 400 people have been killed and thousands injured after a powerful earthquake in iran. A huge rescue operation is under way. The foreign secretary apologises publicly to the family of a british womanjailed in iran for allegedly spying. He is due to meet the husband of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe later this week. All the sports now comes from Hugh Woozencroft at the bbc sport centre. The england manager, gareth southgate, says his team need to learn how to execute under pressure ahead of next summers world cup in russia. His focus will be on penalties, with southgate believing his countrys poor record in international tournaments, including his own penalty miss in euro 96, comes down to understanding the situation. Clearly, it is something we are looking at very closely. We have to have a plan for that. We can put players in to pressure scenarios, which i think generally anyway is good. Also, frankly, weve got to be good. Also, frankly, weve got to be good enough to get to that stage. It is not penalties that is not free out of the last two judgments. So first and foremost, we got to make sure we have a clear way of playing, that Everybody Knows their roles and responsibilities, and that under pressure in 90 or 120 minutes, we are able to address that. Grigor dimitrov overcame the nerves in his atp world tour finals debut, and he managed to beat Austrias Dominic Thiem in three dramatic sets on his atp finals debut. The bulgarian number six seed battled through, 6 3, 5 7, 7 5 in the opening round robin match in the pete sampras group. Chris froome has told the bbc that hes targeting more Tour De France victories and is not considering retirement. The Team Sky Rider won the event for a fourth time injuly and then followed it up by winning the vuelta a espana, becoming just the third rider to do so. I definitely dont feel as if i am there yet, i guess i will know when there yet, i guess i will know when the time is right, but for the time being i am still hungry, still motivated to keep winning another two and france and im just going to ta ke two and france and im just going to take it one year at a time, and as long as the body is able to do this, im going to keep going. You can watch rafa nadal at the world tour finals and the crucial italian world cup play off with sweden on the bbc sport website. 1958 was the last time italy failed to reach the finals. That game is still goalless with sweden leading by a single goal from the first leg. Ill have more for you in sportsday at 10 30. Thank you, see you later on. The former boyfriend of the reality tv star ferne mccann has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a nightclub in east london. Arthur collins, whos 25, was convicted at wood green crown court, of five counts of grievous bodily harm and nine of actual bodily harm against 14 people. Laura tra nt reports. This is the moment when a bank holiday night out became scars for life, at the nightclub in east london where Arthur Collins threw acid at clubbers. 17 people suffered horrific injuries, some of which were seriously disfiguring. This womans injuries were so bad she did not want her face to be seen. Ever since it has been nonstop hospital and therapy appointments, because it is notjust physically damaging, it is mentally, which is probably harder, and i have not stepped in a club since then. I am a 23 year old girl. My my summer was just completely ruined. Australian sisters isabella and prue were in the club and spoke to a tv channel in australia about their injuries. Someone ran into me and had acid or something over theirface, and i felt it on my back. I thought somebody had scratched me. I realised my shirt was stuck to my skin. I could not find isabella, and i felt my arm burning, and somebody said acid had been thrown. Lauren was also caught up in the attack. I touched my neck and said, that is not a joke, that is acid. My neck the skin was coming off in my hands. Collins is seen here with the reality tv star ferne mccann, who was not with him at the time of the incident, and is best known for her appearance in the only way is essex and im a celebrity get me out of here. She urged him to fully cooperate with the police. Today, collins was found guilty of five counts of grievous bodily harm and nine counts of actual bodily harm against 14 people. A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said. Arthur collins will be sentenced on the 19th of december at wood green crown court. An inquest has heard that a former minister in the welsh government, carl sargeant, hanged himself. Mr sargeant, who was 49, died four days after he was sacked from his post and suspended by the labour party, because of allegations of inappropriate touching by a number of women. The coroner said he would examine carefully the steps the Welsh Assembly took to monitor carl sargea nts mental health. The chair of parliaments spending watching has called for a Police Investigation after bbc panorama uncovered evidence of fraud in the student loan system. Panorama has uncovered scams that could be costing the taxpayer millions of pounds. Richard watson reports. Imran shaikh is an education agent who we were told was up to his neck in fraud. He offered to get panoramas undercover students thousands of pounds of student loan money we were not entitled to. The fee for faking attendance and supplying assignments £1500 paid out of our student loan money every year we are on the course. From the evidence you have shown me, there is clearfraud going on, and it needs to be referred to the police. He arranged for us to get on an hnd diploma course at Grafton College in central london. But our cover story was that our student left school at 16 and did not have the right qualifications. Another agent called raza, who works for him, had an idea. A fraudulent certificate was made out in our undercover students name. It was apparently supplied by an awarding body based on the floor above Grafton College. For the National Union of students, crooked agents are damaging uk education. I am totally and utterly disappointed and disgusted that these people, these fraudsters, are actually exploiting students at the detriment of them wanting a degree to be able to progress in society. The government needs to do more in regulating these types of institutions. Grafton college and the awarding body both say they are unaware of any fraudulent activities. The college says that although raza and imran are on its premises from time to time, they are not authorised to act as agents. Neither of the agents responded to our allegations. Richard watson, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news this afternoon. A gang of thieves has targeted apples Flagship Store on regents street in central london. They stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of iphones, ipads and apple watches. Ten suspects smashed their way into the store and threatened a security guard. Traffic lights are to be installed at one of the busiest motorway junctions in england in a bid to beat congestion. Highways england say lights at the junction between the m6 and m62 in cheshire will help provide smoother traffic flows. The church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity, and that both boys and girls should be free to dress up in a tutu, a tiara or a tool belt, without judgment. The updated guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their Sexual Orientation or gender identity. Heres our religious Affairs Correspondent martin bashir. Dressing up is notjust a favourite activity for the reception class at this London Church primary school, its also part of the curriculum designed to encourage individuality and discourage bullying. The church of england has updated its advice for its 4700 schools to protect children who may be considering transition from one gender to another. Being an individual is very important, and respecting everybodys right to be an individual is very important to us. So if children arent themselves, then they cannot be free to learn, and thats key. The new guidelines say children should be allowed to try many cloaks of identity without being labelled, and that a child may choose the tutu, princesss tiara or a firemans helmet without expectation or comment. Todays guidance is designed to prevent bullying in schools like this, but on the issue of human sexuality, there is deep Division Within the church of england, and some evangelical christians see todays announcement as an attempt to erode the authority of the bible and embrace an ever changing culture. What people expect the church of england to do is to set forth the framework for living as set out in the bible. That we are all made wonderfully in the image of god, male and female, and the church of england today seems to have failed in its duty to say that to the nation. But the archbishop of canterbury, who expressed his support for the new guidance in writing and on social media, rejects this criticism, saying no child should be diminished by being reduced to a stereotype or a problem. Martin bashir, bbc news, central london. Headlines in a moment, but first the weather with tomasz schafernaker. Well, its certainly been quite nippy in the last few days, but weve got milder weather on the way. I say milder, maybe just a touch milder it is not going to turn warm by any means. But as far as tonight is concerned, cloud and some outbreaks of rain here and there, you can see where the blobs of blue are, and the temperatures are not so low, in fact in some areas 8 10 degrees overnight, so nowhere near as cold as last night, for example. And then tomorrow, overall across england and wales, i think we can call it a pretty cloudy day, there will be breaks in the cloud here and there, maybe to the east of the pennines, maybe across the far south, but certainly the hills of wales grade with spots of drizzle here. The best of the weather will be across the far north of england from newcastle and into scotland, so glasgow, edinburgh in for a fine day on tuesday. And then tuesday night into wednesday, it looks like its going to turn fairly misty and murky, so first thing on wednesday morning there could be a fair bit of fog around for the Early Morning commuters. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines at 8. 30pm. The brexit secretary makes whats being seen as a major concession by confirming parliament will be allowed to examine any brexit deal before britain leaves the eu. Parliament will be given time to debate, scrutinise the final agreement. This agreement will only hold if Parliament Approves it. At least 400 people have been killed and thousands injured following a powerful earthquake in iran, a huge rescue operation is underway. The foreign secretary apologises publicly to the family of a british woman jailed in iran for allegedly spying. Hes due to meet the husband of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe later this week. Arthur collins, the former boyfriend of reality tv star Fearne Mccann has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a london nightclub in which 14 people were injured. We welcome viewers from across the world, as we await the speech from british Prime Minister theresa may at the lord mayors banquet in london. Thats due in about 20 minutes time. Welljoin mrs may as soon as she gets to her feet. Do stay tuned for that. Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake in western iran killed more than 400 people, and injured more than 5,000. Irans Emergency Services say theyre having trouble getting rescue teams to the affected areas near the border with iraq, as roads have been cut off by landslides. Earlier i spoke to our Persian Service correspondent jiyar gol who explained that the quake happened in a hard to reach part of the country. Just a few minutes ago, one of the officials in iran said more than 1900 villages have been affected. So far, the rescue effort has been focusing on two major cities. Which most of the casualties taken to a Major Hospital which was almost com pletely Major Hospital which was almost completely destroyed. The infrastruck daughter in that region is not in a state which could cope with such an earth quake of this magnitude. The eye rapian government has to get resources from neighbouring provinces. The videos and calls im receiving from the villages say theyve lost many people but so far, they havent seen anyone to come to their help. Thats why the the fear is the number of casualties, those killed will most likely rise by tomorrow. Is this an area that has had earthquakes before like this . Iran is no stranger to earthquakes. There are numbers of deadly earthquakes in iran. But in that region, we dont have it in the very long time. For decades. We had it but not in this magnitude. In a sense, do you think the authorities are not prepared for this kind of disaster . Most definitely that is the case. This region already damaged by the iran iraq warfor eight years. This region has political instability. It is not as developed as other parts of iran. Thats why when Something Like this is happening they have to bring equipment and resources far from other provinces. That takes hours. Those hours is a matter of life for s0 those hours is a matter of life for so many. This is an area thats had terrible suffering over the years from war and now from Natural Disaster . Absolutely. Some people talking to me say they are a small village. They have lost 20 people just in that village. They said we have to pull them out beneath the crushed building with their bear hands. The situation is not good. So many people have to stay out and sleep in the cold. Dont forget, it isa sleep in the cold. Dont forget, it is a mountainous region. The weather is a mountainous region. The weather is cold. They need blankets, tents, they were asking hopefully the government will reach them. 0n the line from baghdad is yaseen abbas, the president of humanitarian agency the iraqi red crescent society. Thank you for being with us. What is your assessment of this disaster and this emergency . Thank you for having me on the news i would like to tell you about the casualties on the iraqi side which we already have now on the north east and east of iraq and in the iranian territories. Thats 425 injuries. We are affected by the earthquake just tell us, we were hearing before, some of these areas are very ha rd to before, some of these areas are very hard to reach. 0n the iraqi side, are the rescue teams able to get to where they need to to look for survivors and to help those who are in need . Yes. On the iraqi side there is equipment and it is accessible for the workers. They managed to get into the wounded patients. They have set up camps and all kinds of services they need to deliver to them. Ok, thank you for being with us. Well leave it there. It is not a very good line, im afraid. Thank you. Global Carbon Dioxide emissions are projected to rise for the first time in four years. Scientists at a United Nations Climate Conference in germany say the main cause of the expected growth has been greater use of coal in china as its economy expands. Researchers say cuts are needed to avoid dangerous Global Warming later this century as our science editor David Shukman explains. For more than a week now, the people of delhi have been suffering in air that has become toxic. Smog created by countless engines burning fossil fuels, including coal. Coal is one of the biggest sources of pollution worldwide. Power stations such as this one in poland belch out gases including Carbon Dioxide, and despite promises to clean up, emissions are actually increasing. For countries in the path of devastating hurricanes, like the ones that struck the caribbean earlier this year, this is depressing. Because Global Warming may bring more extreme weather. And it seems to them that little is being done to stop it. This is very worrying for us. I would hate to say that it sounds a death knell, but it translates into that, given this summer we have had such an active hurricane season. We know what irma and maria did to the region. This new Research Finds that more and more Carbon Dioxide is being released from power stations, factories and different forms of transport. And this matters because the gas traps heat in the atmosphere. This graph shows how emissions of Carbon Dioxide have risen over almost three decades. In the last few years, they have been levelling off, which was seen as a positive sign. But this year, there has suddenly been an increase of 2 . So what is happening and who is to blame around the world . In america, emissions of Carbon Dioxide have fallen slightly and that is despite President Trump wanting to leave the paris agreement. In europe, they are on course to be down as well. But in china they are up, as the economy picks up and more coal is burned. Climate Scientists Say it is vital that less coal is used if we are to have any chance of heading off the worst of Global Warming. But President Trump is promoting the coal industry and he wants america to help other countries to use it. There are countries that have said that coal is going to be part of our energy mix for the foreseeable future, many in asia and some in africa as well. And they have been clear that because coal is going to be part of their energy mix in the future, they want support for cleaner coal technology. There is now a battle over a fuel that many economies rely on. There are plans to make coal cleaner, to use it without releasing Carbon Dioxide. But this is not much of a reality so far and, in the meantime, there are warnings that emissions need to fall rapidly, not rise, as they are now. The British Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is to meet the husband of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british woman jailed in iran on wednesday. This afternoon, he said the British Government was doing everything it could to secure her release. And he apologised for comments he made last week in which he suggested shed been training journalists. The British Government has no doubt that mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe was in iran on holiday. That was the sole purpose of her visit. As i said in the house last week, me remarks on the house last week, me remarks on the subject before the foreign affa i rs the subject before the Foreign Affairs select committee could and should have been clearer. I acknowledge the words i used were open to being misinterpreted and i apologised to mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe and her family if apologised to mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe and herfamily if i have inadvertently caused them any further anguish. Mr speaker, it is not good enough. If it is a matter of pride the foreign secretarys refusing to admit simply he has made a mistake then i feel bound to say to him his Pride Matters not one ounce compared to Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffes freedom. In conclusion after a he can would of on fist kaags and bluster, will he finally take the opportunity today to state simply and unequivocally for the removal of any doubt either here or in tehran that he simply got it wrong. . Carla ferstman is the director of Human Rights Organisation redress and has been working with nazanins husband to secure her release. I started by asking her what she made of the foreign secretarys statement in the commons today. I think whats important is that the government has confirmed that nazanin was in iran for no other reason than to visit her family. Thats the most important thing and Going Forward, thats the message that needs to be repeated to everyone. What do you want the government, the British Government to do now . Theres been talk of this idea of diplomatic protection. Putting her under british diplomatic protection. What does that mean and would that help her, do you think . If someone gets into trouble in a foreign country, lets say you lose your passport or you get into a small altercation, then the governments Consular Service kicks in. What were saying is in nazanins case is fundamentally different from that. Her rights have been violated in an atrocious way. Shes been detained for almost two yea rs shes been detained for almost two years ash drearily, so says the un and so say her expert legal team. As and so say her expert legal team. As an ultresult of that, this is a wrong the British Government needs to recognise. Diplomatic protection isa to recognise. Diplomatic protection is a mechanism whereby the government can assert a claim against the iran government for the violation of the rights of its nationals. Would the iranian government recognise that concept of diplomatic pro text . Certainly t a concept under International Law which binds iran like it binds all countries. So the hope is the recognition of the escalation of this matter will be a way in which the matter can be resolved. At the end of the day, thats the most important thing. Nazanin needs to come home. And, you know, shes still impressed on after so long. We we re still impressed on after so long. We were hearing from her husband, medically shes not in great shape . Absolutely. She has serious concerns about her health. This has been a very stressful time. She has a very young child that she hasnt been able to properly see. Her husband hasnt been able to see the child since this whole incident started. Its a very difficult situation for the entire family. A very stressful one. What needs to happen is a common resolve of the government to do nothing other than get her home. That was director of Human Rights Organisation daps redress late. Irish singer and campaigner bob geldof has returned his freedom of the city of dublin in protest against the burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been given the same honour. The musician described the treatment by myanmars military of the Rohingya Muslim Minority Community as mass ethnic cleansing. The live aid organiser said his home city had honoured Aung San Suu Kyi but that now she had shamed dublin. I dont want to give this up. Im really proud of it, you know. I get handed things by states and cities around the world but im a dub. This meant very much to me. So, as i say, it doesnt mean much to anyone else. To me, i dont want to do it. It is the most i can do and the least. That was bob geldof talking earlier on about why he is handing back that award in the city of dublin. The british Prime Minister will be addressing the lord mayor of londons annual banquet very shortly. Were going to bejoining oui shortly. Were going to bejoining our chief Political Correspondent there injust a moment. Now, speaking in the last few minutes, the lord mayor has said britain must strike a brexit deal with the european union. He suggested a no deal exit hit the city of londons competitiveness. And all that comes on the same day Business Leaders from across europe have been meeting the british Prime Minister, theresa may, in downing street to discuss arrangements for trade after brexit. And some of their concerns about what they see as the lack of clarity and certainly over the brexit process. Lets go to our chief Political Correspondent vicki young who is there at the guildhall in central london. Vicky, we dont know what the Prime Ministers going to be saying but, it would be a fair guess shell be talking at some stage about brexit . Yeah, shes certainly having to listen to a speech from somebody making the case that no deal is not good. It is not good for the country, he says and it wont be good for the city of london, the Financial Sector in particular. The lord mayor also talking about the rights of eu citizens saying their ability to work here and british people abroad is also incredibly important. The governments view on all of that is it is trying very hard to get a deal. Were not sure what stage those talks are at, really. We dont know whether in december we will be ready to move on to the next stage to talk about trade. What weve heard today from david davis, the brexit secretary is the parliamentary process. This in a week when the withdrawal bill, the legislation that will transfer all those eu laws and rules into british law, that is getting to a very sticky part the process in terms of parliament where there are literally hundreds of amendments, changes mps wa nt to hundreds of amendments, changes mps want to make, that clues conservative mps. Today, david davis, according to some, made a huge concession. To those on his own backbenches by saying they would get a vote on the final terms of the deal. 0thers, though, clueing people like anna sue brie, on the remain side of the argument, a conservative, it is completely meaningless because we are being given a choice we dont want. If you put yourself in her shoes, what would she do. Look ahead a year or s0. Would she do. Look ahead a year or so. The government come back with a deal, you can have a vote on this but it is deal or no deal whatsoever. To many mps, that isnt really a genuine choice. What it does is by having another bill going through parliament, more legislation, it allows them to vote nigh and debate it and potentially to try and change it. It is somewhere and a certain mechanism they could try and use. But, of course, we dont know what situation we will be in even two course, we dont know what situation we will be in even two months time let alone 12. Just put this speech into context. We have viewers from around the world watching this. In britain, there have been some political difficulties to say the least for the Prime Minister. Shes lost a couple of her cabinet ministers recently. Shes had to reshuffle her cabinet. With this speech, a set piece speech, she will wa nt to speech, a set piece speech, she will want to get on the front foot again . Yeah. It is an extremely form allocation. The Prime Minister of britain comes here every year to make this speech. Theres a very grand dinner. A banquet and the pictures will tell you everyone is dressed up in full regalia. It is, as you say, a chance for the Prime Minister after a pretty torrid few months, if you go really back to 0ctober, months, if you go really back to october, to her Conference Speech where there were all sorts of problems, not least her voice going, having a cough in the middle of it all, she is really having a difficult time. Shes had two members of her cabinet resign in the past week or so. There are others who are under investigation. That is partly because of accusations of sexual impropriety. Thats going on. Then she has this grate big piece of legislation going through parliament ina legislation going through parliament in a detailed stage starting tomorrow. The government is expecting trouble on that. They dont have a very large majority in the house of commons. So, getting any kind of laws through is proving difficult. This, of course, is pretty crucial to make sure there is not a huge gap, really, pretty crucial to make sure there is nota huge gap, really, in pretty crucial to make sure there is not a huge gap, really, in british law when the uk leaves in march 2019. Then, besides all of that, of course, the brexit negotiations, which are going on but really many people feel they have run into a little bit of trouble. The British Government wants to move on to Start Talking about the future trade deal. They dont want to be stuck talking about the preliminaryish use. They feel it is the eu dragging its heels on this. The major bone of contention is that so called divorce bill. How much money is the British Government willing to stump up as pa rt government willing to stump up as part of that, honouring its commitments Going Forward . It would leave, of course, a huge gap in the eu budget if britain were to just leave without in kind of deal. Thats the wrangling thats going on. Many people, many ministers are hoping come december, the eu will say, yes, we are ready now to move on to the next stage. But that is not guaranteed. People here at this dinner, many of them Business People from the city of london, they are saying what they needs above all, and they need really quickly, is a transition deal. Thats what the lord mayors been talking about today, saying we have to have at least that amount of certainty so that Companies Based here in the city of london dont decide, yes, we do like frankfurt at this time of year. Were moving our headquarters there. That, the lord mayor is saying, will be a loss to the economy of britain. So, i think thats the thing that most Business People want as soon as possible, the government are saying they hope they can get that agreed in the next few months, a transition deal of two yea rs. Months, a transition deal of two years. There is some wrangling over how long that will go on for. But businesses have some certainty knowing things will stay a little bit the same for the first two years after brexit while they adapt to a very new situation. I think the lord mayors beginning to wind up his speech. The Prime Minister will in a minute make her speech. They are toasting ministers who, some will say, need all the help they can get in the next few months. Theresa may, though, addressing this audience here. As you say, it is a chance for here. As you say, it is a chance for her to saturday the agenda at a time where she seems sometimes to be very much having to deal with the unforeseen. Lets have a little look at whether shes about to start with this speech. We expect her to focus on Foreign Affairs. Thats what happens on these occasions. She will focus on Foreign Affairs. We dont know how much she will choose to say about brexit on this occasion given it is the issue which is completely dominating whats going on in parliament. Pray silence for the Prime Minister. Applause my my lord mayor, my late lord mayor, your grace, my lord chancellor, your excellencies, my lords, aldermen, sheriffs, chief commoner, ladies and gentlemen. As we meet here tonight, we are approaching a defining moment in the history of our nation and our place in the world. It is a period of great change and it will, of course, have its challenges. There will be ups and downs along the way. But i believe we should embrace this peered with confidence and optimism. Not grounded in some articling of faith but with a clear understanding of our strengths as a nation. We are the fifth biggest economy in the world. The fifth largest exporter in the world. And the top destination for inward investment in europe. We have the second largest defence budget in nato. We are one of the only countries to deliver our promise to spend 0. 7 of Gross National income on international development. We have the extraordinary reach of our Global Brands from the premier league to the bbc world service. The thought leadership of our outstanding universities. The Global Finance of this great city of london. And the best of British Business in demand the world over. And perhaps, above all, we have that defining british spirit and the fundamental values of fairness, justice and human rights to use our influence in the world for good. And these sam capabilities and values that we bring to the task of leaving the european union, we will also bring to the wider challenges facing the world today. For we meet here at a moment when the International Order as we know it, the rules based system, that the uk helped to pioneer in the aftermath of the Second World War is in danger of being eroded. A moment when some states are actively destabilising the world order to their own ends. Claiming that the rules and standards we have built and the values on which they rest no longer apply. When regional instability is driving cross border threats such aziz lambist extremism and fuelling conflicts to which many ask whether the rules based order has an answer, a moment when the failure to translate the success of global trade into growth that benefits everyone is weakening support for the free markets and open committees that have driven global prosperity for generations. And when the rules of the game for this century are increasingly being shaped by emerging economies and powerhouses in the east. As we reach out into the world, and write this new chapter in our national history, the task of a Global Britain is clear. To defend the rules based International Order against irresponsible states that seek to erode it. To support our partners in regions of instability in repelling the threats they face and to back their vision for societyies and economies that will prosper in the future and play a positive role in the world. To harness for a new generation the die namism of open economies to deliver fair and i generation the die namism of open economies to deliverfair and i can witable growth. In doing so, to build a new consensus in support of free markets and fair societies that may be the greatest long term defence against division, tension and conflict. These are the issues i wa nt to and conflict. These are the issues i want to address tonight, how government and business working together can secure the future prosperity and security of our nation and play our part in doing so for the word at large. 0ur starting point must be to strengthen the commitment, purpose and unity of those allies and partners with whom we have built this order. Central to this must be the enduring strength of our Transat Larne particular partnership and our relationships with our european allies. The role of the United States in shaping the global order is as vital now as it has ever been. Of course, we will not always agree on each and every course of action, but underpinning this relationship is an alliance of values and interests between our peoples which has been a force for goodin peoples which has been a force for good in the world for generations and must continue to be so. The same is true of our relations with our European Partners as we leave the eu. For we remain a european nation. 0ur eu. For we remain a european nation. Our history marked by shared experience, our society shaped by common values. 0ur committees inter dependant and our security indivisible. As i said in my speech in florence, the uk will remain unconditionally committed to maintaining europes security. And the comprehensive new Economic Partnership we seek will underpin our shared commitment to open economies and free societies in the face of those who seek to undermine them. Chief among those today, of course, is russia. In a recent speech, president putin said that whilst the interests of states do not always coincide, strategic games cannot be made at the expense of others. When a state fails to observe universal rules of conduct and pursues its interest at any cost, it will provoke resistance and disputes will become unpredictable and dangerous. I say to president putin i agree, but it is russias actions which threaten the International Order on which we all depend. I want to be clear about the scale and nature of these actions