Be held before long but mps will also consider amendments, which could include votes for 16 to 18 year olds. Its 5pm. Were live at westminster where the house of commons is inching its way towards a decision on holding a general election before christmas. Mps are debating a bill presented by borisjohnson, which is meant to clear all its commons stages today, but its already looking to be a less than straightforward process. Theres disagreement on the date, the 12th of december proposed by the government, is being challenged by the opposition. But labour, after much internal debate, is now backing the calls for an election. Jeremy corbyn said that the ruling out of a no deal brexit had dealt with labours main concern. The Scottish National party and the liberal democrats want a 9th of december poll but theres talk of a possible compromise around the 11th december. There are extra demands for giving votes to 16 and 17 year olds, and allowing eu nationals resident in the uk to vote in a g
Vote on the bill itself. Through the course of the evening we willdip into through the course of the evening we will dip into the house and bring you those of its life. In the past power mps have approved the latest stage and Boris Johnsons power mps have approved the latest stage and borisjohnsons attempted trickle a general election and this was the moment in the commons when Speakerjohn Bercow announced an election is due to happen when the general election bill passed its second reading. The question is that the bill be now read a second time. As many of that opinion say aye, of the contrary no. The ayes have it. The ayes have it. Speaker of the house just about an hour ago at the second reading. Sebastian payne the whitehall correspondent at the ft is with us. Just getting wired up and i am glad because we have some breaking news. Iwill tell am glad because we have some breaking news. I will tell people that ten of the 21 conservative mps who lost the web, ten of them have got the
There is no prospect of a return to power in Northern Ireland according to the dup leader Arlene Foster. Despite intensive negotiations this week which included the Prime Minister and the taoiseach, mrs foster has said theres no sign of an end to the 13 month political stalemate at stormont. She said it was that the duty of the westminster government to set a budget and start to make important policy decisions about schools and hospitals and infrastructure. So a lot to talk about on this by Arlene Foster and also reaction on the implications. Keith doyle is in belfast. Just go through what Arlene Foster said in a bit more detail. On monday we had the Prime Minister and the taoiseach here as we thought a deal was in the air. As time went on we realised it would not happen, there was some talk of it perhaps happening this week but clearly now that is not going to happen with this statement from Arlene Foster. The big issues the Irish Language, the dup are absolutely insistent there will