Spending your money this year. Good morning from Blenheim Palace and youre listening to the oxford gospel event choir. Alice in the palace here, some wet weather but mild compared to as of late. More details later. Its monday, december 23rd. Our top story there are calls for a government inquiry into racism in football. Its after the Chelsea Player, Antonio Rudiger, complained of racist chanting during yesterdays premier league match at tottenham. The professional Footballers Association said it was disgusted by the reports, and insisted urgent action was needed. Heres our sports correspondent, andy swiss. It was a day english football was once again overshadowed by racism. Chelseas Antonio Rudiger clearly showing hed heard abuse from the crowd an hour into his teams game against tottenham. He informed his captain, who in turn told the referee, and after he spoke to both managers, for the first time in the premier league, a warning was made over the public address system, twice repeate
Hello and thanks for joining us on bbc news. The president of the european council, donald tusk, has confirmed hes received a formal request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. The british Prime Minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. Mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports on a dramatic day in parliament. Before it was official, the moves in the middle, then the cheers on the right. Order . Showed borisjohnson was thwarted. The ayes to the right, 322. The noes to the left, 306. By a margin of 16, mps said not never to his deal, but not today, not yet. So the ayes have it. The ayes have it. Unlock hes now obliged by law now to ask the eu for a delay, but hell kick and scream. I will tell our fr
Request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. Mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. He was forced to ask for a delay after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. This is how he reacted to that defeat. I will tell our friends and collea g u es i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that ive served as Prime Minister, that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our European Union, and bad for democracy. Its an historic day for parliament, because it has said it will not be blackmailed by a Prime Minister who was apparently prepared, once again, to defy a law passed by this parliament. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with the latest from westminster. The government has two nights an
Theyre just cocking to that defeat. A hoop at us, basically, saying, no, were not i will tell our friends interested in what you think, were going to do and colleagues in the eu exactly what we want to do. I think its an absolute joke. Theyre just holding it up. What i have told everyone in the last 88 days that ive served itjust needs to be sorted. And if they want to go as Prime Minister to a general election, that further delay would be bad go to a general election. For this country, had for the my view is that parliaments lost it. Bad for our European Union, parliament doesnt represent the people any more. And bad for democracy. Parliament has its own agenda. Faced with further delay, it seems Boris Johnson is being defiant, trying to put himself on the side its an historic day for parliament, of the people who are frustrated that this process because it has said it will not be hasnt yet been resolved. Blackmailed by a Prime Minister the problem with that strategy who is apparently
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. It comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. In a series of tweets, mr trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. He cited what he called the crazed and irrational hostility from democrats and the news media. Brett samuels is the white house reporterfor the hill. I asked him why the president has backed down. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. He, you know, he put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit next year at his own family property near miami. Democrats, as you mentioned, had obviously been piling on with the criticism, accusing him of attempting to use his office to profit and to feed his familys company with brand exposure and with monetary gain. And e