A very good morning from inside the palace of westminster, where the queen will arrive in a short while to open a new session of parliament. But this is no routine event yes, well be able to enjoy all the usual colour and pagea ntry of the state opening, but it takes place at a time of great political and constitutional uncertainty where even the role of the crown in our National Affairs is being questioned. We were last here two years ago when theresa may was Prime Minister since when the Political Landscape has been turned upside down by the turbulent Brexit Process. Its Boris Johnsons first queens speech as Prime Minister he has no majority in the house of commons so there will inevitably be questions about his ability to deliver the pledges in the queens speech. We could indeed be back again before christmas. But lets deal with todays events first im joined by our Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg. Good money, laura. Good morning, hew. It would be an understatement to say despite
And at 09 15 well hear the reaction of some of those protesters to his comments. Some children are inhaling the equivalent of nearly one packet of cigarettes every week due to air pollution, according to new research. And andy murrays remarkable comeback from injury continues. Its confirmed that hell play singles at the Australian Open injanuary. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The brexit talks will collapse this week. Thats the prediction from a downing street source in a series of incendiary texts published by the spectator magazine. Government officials this morning say they do not dispute the assessment. The briefing in the spectator goes on to suggest that borisjohnson will do all sorts of things to prevent the uks departure, due at the end of the month, from being delayed. But if it is theres a warning that number ten could refuse to co operate with brussels, if britain is forced to remain inside the european union. The text says we will make clear privately and
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
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