Is a bit like the offer of an apple to snow white and the wicked queen, because what hes offering is not an apple, or even an election, but the poison of a no deal. The bill will now be debated in the house of lords, where the final decision will be made also more than £13 billion of investment announced in areas including health, education and the police in england. The chancellor says he has turned the page on austerity. And at 11 30pm, we will be taking a look at how the papers will be covering this story with our reviewers, katy balls and lance price. Stay with us for that. Good evening from westminster, where borisjohnson has suffered another two major setbacks today for his brexit strategy. Earlier this evening, a Cross Party Group of mps was successful in getting a bill passed to prevent a no deal brexit. The bill which is now going to the house of lords would force the Prime Minister to do something that he has repeatedly ruled out asking the eu for yet another brexit delay un
Now on bbc news, a look back at this months short, but eventful, parliamentary session in a special edition of the week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to a special programme looking at the dramatic last days of an extraordinary session of parliament. Coming up, mps force a change in the law aiming to stop a no deal brexit. What unites us is a conviction that there is no mandate for no deal, and that the consequences for the economy and for our country would be highly damaging. Borisjohnson tries and fails twice to call an early general election. If you really want to delay brexit beyond october 31, which is what you seem to want to do, then vote for an election and let the people decide the Prime Minister is running away from scrutiny. Running away from scrutiny with his blather and his shouting. And a defiant speaker announces he is standing down. I have sought to increase the relative authority of this legislature for which i will make absolutely no apology to anyone, anywhere, at
On decency and democracy. President trump has cancelled peace talks with the taliban after a deadly attack in kabul, revealing that hed been due to hold a secret meeting with leaders of the group at camp david on sunday. A us envoy to afghanistan had reached a draft peace deal with the militant group last week. The canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu has beaten Serena Williams to win us open womens singles title. The 19 year old won her maiden grand slam title after beating williams 6 3, 7 5. She becomes canadas first grand slam champion. Now on bbc news, dateline. Hello. Welcome to dateline london, im carrie gracie. This week Boris Johnsons promise that he would do oi johnsons promise that he would do ordie to johnsons promise that he would do or die to deliver brexit by october the 31st has become do or die in a ditch. Despite a full house of parliamentary defeats, nothing else changed in his message stop either doing or dying is still defiantly scheduled for october the 31st, so oui
And previous overtures from chief executive kerry lamb to suspend the legislation in june and then announce that it was did in july failed to end the rest there are more large rallies planned in the days ahead which is when well find out of kerry lambs decision will have the desired effect or of protesters believe its come way too late the protest is viewed debil is just another example of Mainland Chinas growing influence on hong kong so its withdrawal could be seen as a rate concession by beijing demonstrators demands have evolved into broader democratic reforms and an independent commission of inquiry into the crisis and the actions of police. Rarely organizers say the legislations withdrawal will be celebrated briefly but its not enough to end the crisis and by not agreeing to all the demands they believe kerry has proved again shes out of touch with her people caroline herself irrelevant she already proved so many times too many times to all people that she really doesnt care abou
For a look back at the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament a few historic, extraordinary, tumultuous days filled with government defeats, party expulsions, defections and resignations. On this programme mps back a bill demanding the pm ask for a brexit extension and push no deal off the table. Boris johnson says it puts the eu in charge. There is only one way to describe this deal it isJeremy Corbyns surrender bill his is a government with no mandate, no morals, and, as of today, no majority. The Prime Minister tries and fails to call a general election. The motion has not obtained the majority required under the fixed term parliaments act 2011. Unlock. Also on this programme mps react to the news that the pms brother is to quit as a minister and mp. Applause in the commons for a labour backbencher after he tears into borisjohnson over his comments on muslim women. And in what would normally be the weeks big parliamentary event, the chancellor sets out his S