A50, talking about article 50. We will be looking to find out what businesses and workers think. In sport, england, scotland and Northern Ireland all win in World Cup Qualifying. Jermain defoe returns from nearly four years out with a goal as england beat lithuania 2 0. And theres a new quid on the block. This is it. The new pound coin and tomorrow it enters circulation. Well be finding out why not everyone is happy at its introduction. It feels lighter. And the weathers been so lovely weve sent matt out and about. We have had some problems adjudications, but he will whether slater. Problems with communications, but he will be with us communications, but he will be with us later. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will meet scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon later today for the First Time Since she rejected calls for a second referendum on scottish independence. The visit is part of a tour of all four nations of the uk before the process of leaving the European Unio
Is about to come in to circulation but at what cost to businesses . Good morning. Its monday, 27th march, im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Theresa may will meet scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon later today for the First Time Since she rejected calls for a second referendum on Scottish Independence. The visit is part of a tour of all four nations of the uk before the process of leaving the European Union formally begins on wednesday. Its an important time for brexit negotiations with a number of key discussions across the week. Later today, the Prime Minister is expected to give a speech on unity, saying uks union will become even more important as britain leaves the eu. Tomorrow, msps in the Scottish Parliament are to vote on a whether scotland should have a second independence referendum following the brexit negotiations. On wednesday, the Prime Minister will officially begin britains two year exit from the European Union in which shell write a letter to the Eu
Of parliament in westminster. Plans to make britain an independent, sovereign nation will be published this morning just one day after theresa may started the process of brexit. The great repeal bill will outline how the government plans to repatriate more than a0 years worth of powers from the European Union and convert thousands of eu rules into british law. Yesterday, theresa may described britains departure from the eu as an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Eleanor garnier reports. Cometh the hour, cometh the moment, in westminster, belfast, edinburgh and cardiff the exact moment the uk took a new and different course. This is an historic moment from which there is no turning back. The letter, hand delivered by our man in brussels, telling the eu we are on our way out. Written in a deliberately conciliatory tone. But a hint, too, of the steel in mrs mays stance. No overt threat to walk away, but a serious warning, as she wrote a failure to reach an agreement
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also the move was necessary to achieve the clarity and interpretation on scope on section 35 and its impact on devolution. it is interesting to see the way that the argument is being framed going forward. it looks like the scottish government is intending to frame it as westminster denying holyrood its democratic right to make its own laws. but today, alisterjack has said that the use of section 35 is entirely within the devolution settlement i set out with cross party support at its inception. so not an easy first couple of weeks for humza yousaf in his position as first minister and he is setting up his government for this big legal challenge going forward. aha, his government for this big legal challenge going forward.- challenge going forward. a brief thou~ht challenge going forward. a brief thought on challenge going forward. a brief thought on that challenge going forward. a brief thought on that final challenge going forward. a brief thought on that final thought, i challen