Now on bbc news thursday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament. A brexit breakthrough ministers hail a deal good enough to eat. This deal is the deal that one can eat with joy and pleasure. Opposition mps arent impressed by the menu. Could he tell me what on earth has happened in the last few months which changes his view of the deal from cretinous to one of the best things that has ever happened . Also in this programme, a government u turn on pornography upsets mps. The government has the choice, they start protecting children now from online pornography or they leave them exposed, the choice is the governments. All that to come and more. But first, the uk and the eu have agreed a brexit deal ahead of a meeting of european leaders in brussels. Boris johnson and Jean Claude Juncker called it a fair outcome, and the Eu Commission president said there was no need to extend the brexit deadline at the end of this month. Most of the deal is the same as the one agreed
More, lots more to come on a week when even the speaker described the atmosphere in the commons as toxic. But first, cast your mind back a couple of weeks or so. Remember this . Shame on you and this ceremony involving much doffing of hats and a smattering of norman french. And this parliament is accordingly prorogued to monday the 14th day of october. Well, dont worry if you cant remember the 9th of september in parliament. It never happened. The decision to advise her majesty to Prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification. 2a hours later, the speaker explained what that meant to mps whod returned to work. Colleagues, welcome back to our place of work. The Uk Supreme Court ruled yesterday that parliament has not been prorogued. As you were, then. A defiant Prime Minister was forced to fly back early from the United Nations in new york. He bla
At the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament a week the government tried, but failed, to ban. Colleagues, welcome back to our place of work. Borisjohnson delivered his own Supreme Court verdict. It is absolutely no disrespect to the judiciary to say i think the court was wrong. But his defiance and language created uproar among mps. Ive had a death threat this week that literally quoted the Prime Minister and used the Prime Ministers name and words in a death threat that was delivered to my staff. More, lots more to come on a week when even the speaker described the atmosphere in the commons as toxic. But first, cast your mind back a couple of weeks or so. Remember this . Shame on you and this ceremony involving much doffing of hats and a smattering of norman french. And this parliament is accordingly prorogued to monday the 14th day of october. Well, dont worry if you cant remember the 9th of september in parliament. It never happened. The decision to
For the week in parliament. Permitting its way south eastwards across england and wales. Will Northern Ireland and scotland, brighter skies and sunshine but some showers into northern scotland which could be wintry over the highest mountains because temperatures at best well get to nine degrees in aberdeen and as we move out of tuesday and wednesday, that low hello again, and welcome pressure d rifts tuesday and wednesday, that low pressure drifts away to the east. To the week in Parliament Look at the white lines, the isobars a week the government tried, come from a long way north. That is but failed, to ban. Where you will be coming from, very colleagues, welcome back chilly feel on wednesday. In fact we to our place of work. Could start off with a touch of frost in places, all the way down to borisjohnson delivered his own Supreme Court verdict. Freezing perhaps for some spots in the countryside in Northern England it is absolutely no disrespect in central and southern portions of t
But there was genuine outrage and upset too at the Prime Ministers language, branded by some mps as a dangerous disgrace. Well be asking voters in portsmouth what they make of the chaotic events of the past few days at westminster. And well be answering some of the many questions sent in by viewers and listeners, on what could happen next. Also on the programme. Donald trumps dealings with the ukrainian president , now a transcript is published of a telephone conversation, which opponents say proves that the president acted improperly. In northern ireland, 1,200 workers lose theirjobs as one of the uks main bus makers goes into administration. Whos going to employ a 62 year old man . Ive nothing now. Thats it. We report from hull on the citys flooding problem as scientists warn that Climate Change is pushing sea levels even higher. And in south africa, harry and meghan introduce young archie to one of the giants of the battle against apartheid. And coming up in sport on bbc news, liver