Said. My gratitude to all members to have house for assembling on a saturday for the first time in 7 years. And indeed to all the house of commons for making this meeting possible. Breaking into weekend where families want to be together and missing at least the end of englands world cup quarterfinal. And i apologize to the house for that and i wish i could watch it myself. West has postponed his 60th birthday party, if not his 60th birthday, to be here. So mr. Speaker, the house has gone to a great deal of trouble to assembly here on a saturday for the first time in a it is on and i do hope blowing for the purposes of a meaningful vote, that we will be allowed to have a meaningful ote. With permission, mr. Speaker, i shall make a statement on the new agreement. This is the second deal and the fourth vote three and a half years after the nation voted for brexit and during those years friendships have been strained, families divided and the attention of this house con that by a single i
Omarion evan steen thanks for joining us in just a few moments from now the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address parliament in a bid to get m. P. s to support his brigs a deal and a vote thats to take place later in the day im joined in the studio by bragg brags that analyst rob much hello to you and following developments from london for us bereket las there she is hello get. All right were waiting any moment now for Boris Johnson to begin his speech but 1st brahma what can we expect from the Prime Minister this morning what will happen is that its his Charm Offensive will breed. Thats the message shes being are putting out across the country in the last few days ever since he secured a deal the question is whether as you mentioned he has the numbers i think right now it really is too close to call either way hes got to get on board so many other m. P. s not just his conservatives but the rebel tories that he expelled the labor. M. P. s who represents leave constituencies
Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines a new law banning face masks in hong kong fails to deter tens of thousands of people from taking to the streets. They started firing volleys of tear gas over the wall through these trees and down into the street. The protesters are responding by pouring water onto the tear gas canisters or throwing them back. The parents of a teenager killed in a Road Accident involving an american diplomats wife make an emotional appeal for her to return to the uk. I wouldnt want to think that she put herself on that plane to go home to avoid what shes done. Because i couldnt live with myself. Days to decide if there can be a brexit deal Emmanuel Macron tells the Prime Minister his proposals will be evaluated by the end of the week. Ginger baker Ground Breaking rock drummer has died at the age of 80. And bbc click investigates the possible state manipulation of wikipedia. More on that in a quarte
And ireland including the common travel area and as i told the house on the 3rd of october in order to prevent a regulatory board on the island of ireland we propose a regular trees are covering all goods including agra food eliminating any need for associate he checks at the border but mr speaker. In this agreement we have gone further by also finding a solution to the vexed question of customs which many in this house have raised our agreement ensures and i quote unfettered access Market Access for goods moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the United Kingdoms internal market 18 shoes that there should be no tariff on goods circulating within the u. K. Customs territory that is between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in less they are at risk of entering the e. U. It ensures an open border and open border on the island of ireland a Common Objective of everyone in this house and 18 sure and it ensures for those living and working alongside the border there will be no visible
Good morning and welcome to westminster on an historic session of parliament. Mps are sitting on a saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal. This morning it still looks extremely close, although in the last few minutes the Prime Minister has received the backing of the prominent conservative brexiteers known as the European Research group who now say they will vote mps are also likely to vote on an amendment to the deal which would still force the government to seek a delay to leaving the eu, described as an insurance policy to avoid the risk of a no deal brexit. Nick eardley reports. More than three years after the brexit referendum, is today the day mps finally back a deal . Some of them hate what borisjohnson has negotiated, arguing it takes us too far away from eu rules and will damage the economy. But most tories think its a good deal that gives the uk back the control they want. Weve got the deal that allows us to get out of the backstop, thats