Welcome to bbc news. The government has been narrowly defeated in a key brexit vote, after a rebellion by tory mps. After a rebellion by tory mps. Mps backed a change to the eu withdrawal bill which called for the terms of a final deal between the uk and the eu to be approved by a new law passed by parliament. Earlier the Prime Minister had offered a concession and promised that mps would have their say before the uk left the eu in march 2019. The amendment, which was proposed by the conservative former attorney general, Dominic Grieve, was approved by 309 votes to 305 a majority of four. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. Cheering. Order. Im sure you want to hear the result to make sure it is correct. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. The ayes have it, the ayes have it. Unlock. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young has more for us now. A bloody nose for the Prime Minister and potentially down the road, huge headaches having to deal with
Established himself as the pre Eminent Force in his sport but the star faces a fight to save his reputation. It was here, during his historic victory at spains grand tour, the vuelta, in september, that he exceeded the legal level of an asthma drug. On doctor s advice he increased his dosage because of acute symptoms and the night at a Training Camp in may yorker he told the bbc he had done nothing wrong. Training camp in may yorker he told the bbc he had done nothing wrongli do understand obviously it has come asa do understand obviously it has come as a big shock to a lot of people but i stand by what i have always said, in that i certainly havent broken any rules here. I havent taken more than the permissible amount, andi taken more than the permissible amount, and i am sure at the end of the day the truth will be told. Riders can take the drug, but froome, who has had asthma since childhood and users and inhaler, gave the youre in sample with twice the permitted amount. He said it
I am stephen sackur. The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps worldview and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on Liberal Economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Given the dramatic nature of events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But the uk. We have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incoherence and uncertainty in britain . There is. Because the vote brexit
I am stephen sackur. The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps worldview and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on Liberal Economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Given the dramatic nature of events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But the uk. We have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incoherence and uncertainty in britain . There is. Because the vote brexit
I am stephen sackur. The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps worldview and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on Liberal Economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Given the dramatic nature of events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But the uk. We have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incoherence and uncertainty in britain . There is. Because the vote brexit