Is any case further delay. We should get on and get it done by october the 31st. Was there literally no other way of getting the deal other than to turn over your partners in government, the Democratic Unionist Party . This is a very good deal for every pa rt party . This is a very good deal for every part of the uk and particularly, for Northern Ireland andi particularly, for Northern Ireland and i would point out that as i say, from the beginning of Northern Ireland will be able to join with the rest of the uk in doing free trade deals around the world and all the other benefits that flow from membership of the uk market and of course, without having any checks and any infrastructure of any kind, at the border, and i think that respect it is a great success. I will take two more questions. How will take two more questions. How will this deal help heal the deep divisions over brexit in the country . I think that is a very important question. I do think the a nswer important question.
To get brexit done and get this excellent deal over. The dup arent the only ones not in favour of the, labour say they wont be backing it either. As it stands, we cannot support this deal and will oppose it and parliament on saturday. And with two weeks to go until the uks official departure date the eu says theres no reason for any further delays. Also on the programme. High stakes diplomacy in ankara. The us Vice President announces a deal has been reached with president erdogan for a brief ceasefire in northern syria. Hes the key witness the impeachment inquiry wants to hear from. Today Gordon Sondland answers questions about pressure for ukraine to investigate joe biden. Welcome. Michelle is in washington. Im Christian Fraser here in brussels. The deal with the eu is done. Boris johnson has managed to get an agreement, something many of us thought was impossible. The eu did move, contrary to its own assertions, and to those of many experts and, dare i say it, journalists. But to ge
And theyve rejected it. Well have the latest on that and all the latest developments in brussels. And westminster. And after five hours of talks, the us Vice President says turkey has agreed to a cease fire in Northern Syria so kurdish led forces can withdraw. It will be a pause in military operations for 120 hours while the United States facilitates the withdrawal of ypg from the affected areas in the safe zone. Two major stories. We will have comprehensive coverage of both across the hour. Well have extensive coverage of the cease fire in Northern Syria that turkey and america have announced. Inafew in a few minutes on the programme. First though, there is a brexit deal. And for all its complexities, brexit boiled down to one simple choice for Boris Johnson, and one for the eu. For the eu would it reopen theresa mays deal after repeatedly saying it wouldnt. The answer was yes. For borisjohnson, it was this. If brexit had to mean the uk leaving the eus Single Market and Customs Union,
And as the clock ticks towards the brexit deadline of october the 31st. The eu says theres no reason for any further delay. There is not an argument for further delay. It has to be done now. And coming up well have the latest brexit news, and look back on a historic day, as brexitcast comes live from brussels. Away from brexit, and theres more violent clashes on the syria turkey border today but tonight turkey has suspended its offensive temporarily after talks with the us Vice President. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. You welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister declared earlier today that hed struck a new Brexit Agreement with the European Union, a great new deal, in his words that takes back control. But crucially the deal still needs the approval of both the uk and european parliaments. In westminster, there is mounting uncertainty about the likelihood of mps giving their approval when they meet in emergency session on saturday. Northern irelands dup, whose support borisjohnson
Borisjohnson went to parliament to tell mps that a further delay would be corrosive, and it was time to get brexit done, but labour said it couldnt support a deal which would damage the uk. And now is the time for this great house of commons to come together and bring the country together today. Todays session will last for several hours, at the end of which mps will decide whether the Prime Ministers deal needs greater scrutiny before it is formally approved. He has renegotiated the Withdrawal Agreement and made it even worse. Hes renegotiated the political declaration and made that even worse. Its the first time in 37 years that the commons is sitting on a saturday. The result of the main vote on brexit deal is on a knife edge and theres still the possibility that brexit could be delayed. And as the parliamentary debate goes on, thousands of protestors are making their way to westminster, campaigning for a second referendum on the outcome of the Brexit Process. Well bring you the lat