Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. British Prime Minister borisjohnson has positioned himself as the countrys brexit champion, but his pledge to take britain out of the eu on 31 october is in trouble. Parliament has passed a law requiring him to seek a deadline extension from the eu so either he negotiates a new exit deal in short order, or he attempts to defy the law. How is this british melodrama being viewed in europe . My guest is french mep and former europe minister, nathalie loiseau. Has eu patience with british indecision run out . Theme music plays. Nathalie loiseau, in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. I want to pick you up on something you said yesterday, in fact, you talked of a brexit madness. How would you characterise this madness . Who exactly is mad . Well, first and foremost, i would say that, even if we respect the decision of the british people, we still regret it very much because, at a moment in history where there is a need for
Scientists say this summers melting has been one of the most severe on record, leading to a global rise in sea levels. Thats all, stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. Hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament, where mps returned from their summer break and Boris Johnson is defeated in the commons as mps back moves to take over the agenda and try to stop a no deal brexit at the end of october. The ayes to the right, 328, the noes to the left, 301. The result comes as borisjohnson the left, 301. The result comes as Boris Johnson rejects the left, 301. The result comes as borisjohnson rejects the idea of asking for an extension to the brexit deadline. To force us to beg for yet another pointless delay. Eu leaders report that the government has so far failed to present any new proposal. And a conservative mp crosses the floor, leaving the Prime Minister with no working majority. Meanwhile, the minister in charge of no deal planning says no one can be bla
For a look back at the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament a few historic, extraordinary, tumultuous days filled with government defeats, party expulsions, defections and resignations. On this programme mps back a bill demanding the pm ask for a brexit extension and push no deal off the table. Boris johnson says it puts the eu in charge. There is only one way to describe this deal it isJeremy Corbyns surrender bill his is a government with no mandate, no morals, and, as of today, no majority. The Prime Minister tries and fails to call a general election. The motion has not obtained the majority required under the fixed term parliaments act 2011. Unlock. Also on this programme mps react to the news that the pms brother is to quit as a minister and mp. Applause in the commons for a labour backbencher after he tears into borisjohnson over his comments on muslim women. And in what would normally be the weeks big parliamentary event, the chancellor sets out his S
Hello, and welcome. Irans foreign minister made a surprise visit to the g7 summit in france on sunday, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. He was only there a few hours, but he did meet with french president and event host, emmanuel macron. He tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. Earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. My colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. Day two of the g7 perfectly illustrated the opportunities and challenges facing the summit. On iran, we were told all Seven Members we re iran, we were told all Seven Members were committed to avoiding conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything were done to help result. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us its a work in progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk, Boris Johnson progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk
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