Possibility of new deal being there. Some mps would like to remove that option. Lets bring in christian again. We have heard warning from the bank of england, the office for budget responsibility, saying a no deal would be disastrous for the dish economy. Boys it force johnson would be disastrous for the dish economy. Boys it forcejohnson and his supporters say thats a risk worth taking why is it that Boris Johnson says . They point to some of the comments from once you get through some of the mess in the short and medium term, longer term the opportunities for the british economy will be there. That is a debate that will form part of a general Election Campaign. Is it good for the uk economy or is it not . Ijust good for the uk economy or is it not . I just want to pick good for the uk economy or is it not . Ijust want to pick up on what youre seeing about the speaker because we should mention again, this is totally unprecedented what is happening tonight. What do you make of that tha
Conservative friend venture Andrea Leadsom talking about the prospect that the 21 conservative rebels will lose the web and expelled from the conservative party in the house of commons and she seems to suggest that if they vote differently there might be an option of a second chance. Vicki has likened into that and treated in the last three minutes that she has been told that all 21 will lose the whip and in all circumstances. So if you thought that Andrea Leadsom was perhaps showing a change of change in tax and vote against me and you will lose the web, it seems not. Lets go to Laura Canonsburg who backs up what she was saying. All 21 rebels are checked out including the chancellor from a few weeks ago, Philip Hammond and churchill plus my grandson but this is what she was picking up on. Andrea leadsom seems to suggest that if they change their mind there might be another chance but we will see. Vicki young is being told that in all circumstances what has been done today will lose th
Of the negotiations to the eu and that would mean more death and more delay and more confusion. More dither. Protestors celebrated outside the commons, as borisjohnson indicated it made a general election more likely. If mps vote tomorrow to stop negotiations and compel another pointless delay to the exit, potentially for years, then that would be the only way to resolve this and i can confirm that we are tonight tabling a motion under the fixed Term Parliament. He wants to table a motion for a general election. Fine. Get the bill through first in order to prevent. In orderto take through first in order to prevent. In order to take no deal off the table. A very good evening and welcome back to westminster where we have had another dramatic evening. Mps have voted to seize control of tomorrow s parliamentary agenda so they can introduce legislation to stop the uk from leaving the eu without a deal. 21 conservative mps defied the party whip, including the former chancellor Philip Hammond
It is the people, not an unelected Prime Minister, who should determine our countrys future. An election is the democratic way forward. Its shaping up to be another dramatic week in westminster, send in your questions on brexit and well try and answer them atjust after 2. 30. The most powerful storm to hit the bahamas since records began Hurricane Dorian smashes in with winds of up to 180 miles an hour, causing huge damage and severe flooding. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport changes within the england camp, ahead of the crucial 4th ashes test against australia. And, the former premier league star hitting out against racism in football. The weather making news, susan, and that hurricane is not moving. Thats just about the worst thing a major hurricane can do. We will look at why thats happening and how it can have knock on effects of how we forecast where it goes next. I will see you in half an hour. Thanks, susan. Also coming up as commercial whaling gets undeway once again i
The president of the Eu Commission and the eus chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. President trump was one of the first to congratulate him saying he will be great. And in other news a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. This time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new Prime Minister, realising a decades long ambition. Hes won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. In a short acceptance speech this afternoon mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re unite the country. But the challenges are formidable opposition from some of his partys most senior mps and little sign that the eu is about to change its negotiating position. Heres our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg on the election of the man who tomorrow will become britains seventy seventh Prime