Hello and thanks for joining us on bbc news. The president of the european council, donald tusk, has confirmed hes received a formal request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. The british Prime Minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. Mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports on a dramatic day in parliament. Before it was official, the moves in the middle, then the cheers on the right. Order . Showed borisjohnson was thwarted. The ayes to the right, 322. The noes to the left, 306. By a margin of 16, mps said not never to his deal, but not today, not yet. So the ayes have it. The ayes have it. Unlock hes now obliged by law now to ask the eu for a delay, but hell kick and scream. I will tell our fr
So after so called super saturday, what do people beyond westminster and weve got the mother of all gorillas, the silverback make of it all . Right there. Our Political Correspondent alex forsyth spent the day he is watching us watching him. With voters in birmingham. I cant believe we are this close. It was great to meet the locals at Moseley Rugby Club this morning, people were certainly my mind is absolutely blown, benefiting from tourists who passed poised for a big result. Through and spend their time the country on tenterhooks, they are so beautiful. And money in these communities. Many hoping for a decisive outcome. Next on myjourney, lake kivu. And when you think we share 98 but while the sport was settled, the wrangling of our dna with these great apes, in westminster goes on. As does, for some, the frustration. You understand why they, too, are curious about us. Rwanda, in collaboration this is one of the its not about whether were with International Conservation partners, ha
Request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. Mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. He was forced to ask for a delay after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. This is how he reacted to that defeat. I will tell our friends and collea g u es i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that ive served as Prime Minister, that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our European Union, and bad for democracy. Its an historic day for parliament, because it has said it will not be blackmailed by a Prime Minister who was apparently prepared, once again, to defy a law passed by this parliament. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with the latest from westminster. The government has two nights an
Theyre just cocking to that defeat. A hoop at us, basically, saying, no, were not i will tell our friends interested in what you think, were going to do and colleagues in the eu exactly what we want to do. I think its an absolute joke. Theyre just holding it up. What i have told everyone in the last 88 days that ive served itjust needs to be sorted. And if they want to go as Prime Minister to a general election, that further delay would be bad go to a general election. For this country, had for the my view is that parliaments lost it. Bad for our European Union, parliament doesnt represent the people any more. And bad for democracy. Parliament has its own agenda. Faced with further delay, it seems Boris Johnson is being defiant, trying to put himself on the side its an historic day for parliament, of the people who are frustrated that this process because it has said it will not be hasnt yet been resolved. Blackmailed by a Prime Minister the problem with that strategy who is apparently
Donald tusk, has confirmed hes received a formal request from borisjohnson to delay brexit. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to react. The british Prime Minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. Turkeys president has threatened more bloodshed in north east syria after turkish and Kurdish Forces accused each other of violating the five day ceasefire. Turkeys president vowed to crush Kurdish Forces unless they withdrew from a 30 kilometre safe zone proposed under the deal. President trump has scrapped plans to host next years g7 summit at his florida golf resort after critics claimed he was using his office for personal gain. He is accusing democrats and Media Outlets of crazed hostility and says the event now be may now be staged at camp david in maryland. Now on bbc news, our world. Sirens wail. There is no other medication which within a week can condemn someone to a