He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. Hurricane dorian is the strongest ever to hit the bahamas us forecasters describe the conditions there as catastrophic. Its going to go hundreds of miles. We expect that most of the eastern seaboard will be ultimately impacted, and some of it very, very severely. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target the citys airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. Political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii, as the german president asks poland for forgiveness. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour says itll present a bill in parliament this week designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. Sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed, its likely to delay the date of departure. The cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the government to imp
Moment. Conservative mps are warned of severe consequences if they fail to vote with the government this week, including being barred as party candidates. As parliament returns, opponents of a no deal brexit hope to push through legislation within days, but a senior minister suggests the government may not be bound by it. Lets see what the legislation says. Youre asking me about a pig in a poke and i will wait to see what legislation the opposition will try to bring forward. Well be exploring the rift between downing street and some tory mps, and asking if it will lead to an election. Also tonight chaos at hong kong airport as action by protesters causes disruption and cancelled flights. 80 years after germany attacked poland, the invasion that sparked World War Two is remembered. The devastating environmental and human cost of demand for palm oil in the beauty industry. Just out of my make up bag, foundation, moisturiser, lip gloss. Palm oils in all these things and thousands of other
Stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Conservative mps have been warned that, if they fail to support the government during this crucial week for brexit, they may face being barred as candidates at the next election. It comes as opponents of a no deal brexit prepare to try and push through a law that would prevent it. But a cabinet minister has refused to say if the government would be bound by the will of mps and any new laws they pass. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Chanting Boris Johnsons got to go a week of protests on the streets, and a week of rebellion at westminster lies ahead. Save our democracy these protesters want the suspension of Parliament Later this month lifted. But mps will still meet this week and opposition parties plan to seize control of the parliamentary agenda and pass a law effectively ruling out a no deal brexit. But if that happens, this cabinet minister refused repeatedly to say that the government would accept the will
Germanys president asks for polands forgiveness. And from Palm Oil Plantations to Beauty Products how our lifestyles fuel the destruction of asias rainforests. Welcome to the programme. The strongest storm on record to hit the North Western bahamas is battering the low lying islands. Officials are warning that Hurricane Dorian could cause a life threatening storm surge with winds of up to 290km h. Parts of the florida coast are also forecast to be in the path of the storm later on monday. From there, Aleem Maqbool reports. These were the last pictures out of the abaco islands of the bahamas before Hurricane Dorian hit. Gusts were already strengthening, but when it made landfall, wind speeds were measured at 185 miles an hour, the strongest storm ever recorded here. This is a deadly storm and a monster storm. On two previous occasions, i have asked bahamians to leave the quays. Many have not heeded my warning, many have remained behind. I can only say to them, this is not the last time