322. The noes to the left, 306. The ayes have it, the ayes have it. Following that defeat, the Prime Minister said he remained confident that his brexit deal will get through parliament by the end of october, and will do this by bringing forward legislation back to the commons next week. I continue in the very strong belief that the best thing for the uk and for the whole of europe is for us to leave with this new deal on october the 31st. And, to anticipate the questions that are coming from the benches opposite, i will not negotiate a delay with the eu. And neither does the law compelled me to do so. I can tell our friends and collea g u es do so. I can tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what ive told everyone in the last 88 days ive served as Prime Minister, that further delay would be bad for this country. Bad for our European Union and bad for democracy. So next week, the government will introduce the legislation needed for us to leave the eu with our new deal on oc
Good morning and welcome to westminster on an historic session of parliament. Mps are sitting on a saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal. This morning it still looks extremely close, although in the last few minutes the Prime Minister has received the backing of the prominent conservative brexiteers known as the European Research group who now say they will vote mps are also likely to vote on an amendment to the deal which would still force the government to seek a delay to leaving the eu, described as an insurance policy to avoid the risk of a no deal brexit. Nick eardley reports. More than three years after the brexit referendum, is today the day mps finally back a deal . Some of them hate what borisjohnson has negotiated, arguing it takes us too far away from eu rules and will damage the economy. But most tories think its a good deal that gives the uk back the control they want. Weve got the deal that allows us to get out of the backstop, thats
Also on the programme. Or if people believe that the chancellor announces billions of pounds of spending pledges in the end, it will be a detriment, at the conservative Party Conference then things can change centre stage a significant rise rather quickly. In the National Living wage. Greece says its planning to ease the burden on islands Sebastian Kurz returns which receive large numbers as the leader of austria, of refugees after a fire at a camp on lesbos killed the far right Freedom Party finishes third does it tell us something at least one person. New about populism in europe . Coming up in the next half hour as the far right Freedom Party finishes third in austrias snap general election, after a sharp fall in support, well be asking whether populism hello and welcome, in europe has had its moment. Im michelle fleury, in washington, has our politics gone beyond parody . And Christian Fraser is in london. Is it so surreal it is a measure of these it is beyond satire . Or are we mo
Substance of this vote is about. We will then move on, after that, to possibly an even more challenging vote for the government, which is on the timetabling. How much time do mps get to scrutinise this very important piece of legislation . So, thats the picture for you, and thats the picture for you, and thats what were expecting in the next half hour or so. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is inside the houses of parliament, in the central lobby, very close to the chamber of the house of commons, where the voting is happening. Vicki, talk us through this first vote. A bill going through parliament has various stages, the first one where it is debated is this one, mps have been talking about it all day. There is a vote and it has to get through the vote in order to progress to the next stage, which will be where mps look in detail at what the bill is about, and at that point they could perhaps try to make some changes. If this we re try to make some changes. If this were t
A p pa re ntly apparently this is a problem within the Supreme Court although this is no consolation to you. Apparently it is related to the rain, would you believe . i think potentially unless you are inside the Supreme Court at the moment no one is able to hear what the baroness is saying. 15th of august, nikki da costa, director of legislative affairs at number 10 downing street sent a memorandum to the downing street copied seven people, Civil Servants and special advisers. Recommending that his parliamentary private secretary approached the palace with a request for prorogation to begin within ninth 12th a request for prorogation to begin within ninth 12th september and for a queens speech on the 14th of 0ctober. For a queens speech on the 14th of october. The Prime Minister take to that recommendation. 0n october. The Prime Minister take to that recommendation. On 27th or 28th of august, in a telephone call, he formally advised her majesty to pirogue parliament between those date