Years debating over brexit in parliament. There will be crucial votes again tonight but if mps reject a proposal to speed the withdrawal bill through the commons by thursday borisjohnsons deal is unlikely to be passed by the october 31st deadline. Im joanna gosling, the other stories developing this morning on bbc newsroom live. Northamptonshire police are to travel to the us to question under caution the american diplomats wife who fled the uk after being involved in a fatal car crash. Abortion has been decriminalised in Northern Ireland and same sex marriage has been legalised after westminster voted for the changes in july. Canadas Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wins a second term in office but loses his majority in parliament and will need support from smaller parties to carry on governing. Good morning to you. Welcome to westminster where borisjohnson will urge mps to back his brexit deal, as he launches a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu by the end of the month. Today he
Is due to expire this evening. Electric cars could be given green number plates and possible parking concessions in an attempt to drive the number being bought. And japans Emperor Naruhito is formally enthroned in an elaborate ceremony inside the imperial palace. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news whos been spying at the Rugby World Cup . England head coach eddiejones says someone was filming their training session. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from westminster where crucial votes this evening will decide whether the Prime Minister will be able to live up to his do or die commitment to take the uk out of the European Union in nine days time. Borisjohnson will urge the commons to vote through his brexit deal. If mps agree to it, theyll have three days to scrutinise the legislation which runs to more than 100 pages. But Opposition Mps say thats not long enough to examine the small print and they could scupper the Prime Ministers plans this even
Terminated. Well, just very gently so to the honourable gentleman who has had an opportunity, if it is a point of order rather than a point of frustration . A point of order, mr sammy wilson. The Prime Minister has claimed to the house today that the agreement. Youre watching bbc news from westminster where Boris Johnson is urging mps to back it spreads a deal in a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu in nine days. Mps will vote on the Withdrawal Agreement bill later tonight. At 7pm. And in the last half an hour Laura Kuenssberg tweeting that if mps dont agree to the government a timetable for brexit legislation, they will pull the bill. The stakes could not be higher. We return to the red. The honourable gentleman as a cheeky chappie. He has made his own point in his own way with considerable alacrity to which the Prime Minister can respond if he wishes. Thank you, i will give way in just a moment. Can respond if he wishes. Thank you, i will give way injust a moment. I will respond
The week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, where, for the first time, mps back a deal to leave the European Union. The ayes to the right, 329, the noes to the left, 299. So, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. Unlock but mps also throw out borisjohnsons plans to rush the bill through parliament in time for a halloween brexit. We spent, my wife and i spent longer choosing a sofa than we had to debate this incredibly important bail. The government says the best option now is a general election in december. Offering an election is not playing games, it is trusting the people. But first. It was a parliamentary week that ended as it began with no one quite certain exactly what was going to happen next. A rare saturday sitting had seen mps decide to delay voting to approve borisjohnsons eu divorce plan, until the legislation putting it in place had gone through parliament. So on tuesday, the Prime Minister presented his Withdrawal Agreement bill to mps which would
Is due in a couple of hours. Ministers warn they will withdraw the brexit bill if they lose the timetable motion, and theyll push for a general election. Well have the latest on the debate in the commons. Well be looking ahead to the votes and well be examining the likely options, so stay with us. Its 5 oclock. Were live at westminster just a few hours ahead of two crucial votes which will dictate the future of the Brexit Process. At around 7 oclock tonight the house of commons will vote on the main brexit legislation, the Withdrawal Agreement bill, and then, crucially, on the parliamentary timetable for scrutiny of the bill, which is limited to just three days of debate. Many mps believe this is totally insufficient given the complexity and importance of the legislation, but the Prime Minister told mps this afternoon that if the timetable is rejected, and if hes faced with another long delay offered by the eu, he will withdraw the bill and try to call a general election. So, to underl