Good morning. Its monday 9th october. Im reeta chakrabarti. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Mps return to Parliament Today after the Party Conferences and return to the Party Conferences and return to the brexit negotiations. Theresa may saying the ball is now in their court. The fifth round of talks get under way in brussels today, as the Prime Minister updates mps at westminster on the progress so far. Lets get the details from our assistant political editor, norman smith. All the signs are that reason may is going to take a fairly tough approach towards negotiators when she tells the commons today that no more compromises from me, its time for brussels to move on. This of course after her florence speech in which she announced she was prepared to talk about a two year transitional period, prepared to talk about continuing to pay into the eu budget during that period, prepared to keep contributing to eu defence and security fans. Also prepared for british courts to take Court Rulings o
Decency and professionalism been put on hold, just because of sexual dynamics in the workplace . It is inexcusable. And, by eck we preview the opera thats been written for a yorkshire accent. Our main story at 5pm theresa may has called on eu leaders to set out ambitious plans for the brexit negotiations. The Prime Minister is in brussels for a key summit, where the other 27 eu states will consider whether enough progress has been made to begin trade negotiations. The german chancellor, Angela Merkel, has suggested that trade talks could begin as early as december. Mrs may will have a chance to influence the debate when she addresses leaders later this evening. But here shes being urged by some in her party to issue an ultimatum to say that if trade talks dont begin soon, britain will settle for no deal. This report from our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas, whos in brussels. Are you confident of progress today, Prime Minister . Deal or no deal . But at this stage, its no deal.
Is it going . Ill reveal all a little later on. Thanks darren. Also coming up shift like the seasons chops for no reason. Give us an eee by gum. The opera notes sung in a yorkshire dialect. We talk to the writer and composer. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Simon mccoy. Theresa may is in brussels for an eu summit shes pushing for progress on brexit negotiations and will address eu leaders tonight. But no one thinks its going to be easy and mrs may is being urged by some in her party to issue this ultimatum if trade talks dont begin soon britain will settle for a no deal on brexit. This report from our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas. Are you confident today, Prime Minister . Deal or no deal . But at this stage its no deal. The pms jaguar and the talks both making slow progress. Gathering in brussels, the leaders from the eus 27 other countries have made plain theyre not satisfied with what the uks proposing in the brexit negotiations. Their conditions have not been met.
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To the programme. Coming up, a former Health Minister calls for an enquiry into the effects of an epilepsy drug which can harm unborn babies. To understand how on earth this outrageous scandal could ever have happened, how it has gone on for so many decades, letting down so many families across our country. Ministers are accused of breaking their promises after the Grenfell Tower fire. And the government comes under attack from all sides over its decision not to take part in a vote on its new benefit, universal credit. What an anti democratic shambles and utter embarrassment for this house. First, a former Health Minister is calling for a hillsborough style panel or enquiry to be set up to investigate an epilepsy drug and the harm caused to unborn babies during pregnancy. The liberal democrat norman lamb said the government also had an overwhelming moral case to establish a Compensation Scheme for those affected by sodium valproate. Leading a debate in the commons, he said about 20,000