Also on the programme. President trump has admitted he repeatedly asked his ukrainian counterpart, who was seeking military aid from america, to investigate his political opponentjoe biden. So, what are democrats going to do about it . The uk launches its biggest peacetime repatriation in history, with hundreds of thousands stranded following the collapse of travel company thomas cook. Hello and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump made an unexpected but fleeting visit to the un Climate Change summit in new york today. Its arguably the most important gathering on Climate Change since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 a deal that donald trump walked away from. The short time the president spent in the Conference Hall reflects his obvious indifference and also the scale of the challenge ahead. Had he been in the hall for the opening of the summit, he would have heard the un secretary general speak of the apocalyptic impact Climate
The vote will take place in around 20 minutes. Well be bringing you all the live coverage from the house of commons. A warm welcome to westminster. Borisjohnson has suffered another defeat. Mps in the house of commons have passed a bill which seeks to stop a no deal brexit and delay britains departure from the eu. Heres the moment in parliament. Ayes to the right 327, the noes to the left, 299. The ayes to the right 327, the noes to the left 299, so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. Unlock. A third defeat for Boris Johnson it, the ayes have it. Unlock. A third defeat for borisjohnson in 24 hour is. The labour mp and chair of the Brexit Select Committee hilary benn was the first to his feet and welcomed the result. The house has spoken this evening, and if the other place passes the bill, then i say to the Prime Minister that this house expects him to uphold the law and to fulfil the obligations that will be placed upon him by the spell and prevent this country from leaving the Europe
And well bring you that vote live. And you can send your questions for christian and for me using the hashtag bchs. We will bejoined we will be joined by Robert Watson as well. We think we are less than one hour away from a vote that is pivotal to the future of the united kingdom. The opposition, along with rebel mps from the Ruling Conservative Party, are seeking to prevent a no deal brexit in any circumstances. To prevent a no deal brexit if they succeed, the consequences are myriad. If and how brexit happens will be completely unknown, the Ruling Conservative Party will be torn apart as a series of high profile mps are expelled and Boris Johnsons government would appear to be untenable, meaning he may well call an election within hours. And remember this is parliaments first day back after the summer. The Prime Ministers argument is that he doesnt want a no deal brexit, but without the possibility of one, he cant negotiate with the eu. And during a series of bruising exchanges, hes
Deal. There is no majority for no deal in the country. Protestors celebrated outside the commons. Borisjohnson says hell now push for a general election. Im rico hizon in singapore. Also in the programme Hurricane Dorian devastates parts of the bahamas their Prime Minister calls it an historic tragedy. And scientists warn that the massive ice sheet covering greenland may have melted by a record amount this year. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its midnight here in london, 7am in singapore. A historic day here in the uk. The Prime Minister borisjohnson has lost his first vote in the house of commons. This was the moment the result was announced. On wednesday, mps will now decide whether to make a no deal brexit impossible by forcing the Prime Minister to ask the eu the ayes to the right, 328. The noes to the left, 301. They will force the Prime Minister to ask the eu for an extension to negotiations, if he cant get a deal by the end of
Well be live on the us east coast as Hurricane Dorian brings flooding. Meanwhile in the bahamas, the situation is desperate. Record breaking winds and massive storm surges flipped cars and even shipping containers far onto the land. But all around here is an area that is been totally leveled. Thats been totally leveled. And facebook launches a dating service in the us well be live in new york to hear all about it. If youre confused by brexit, if youre struggling to keep up with all the developments, dont worry, were all feeling like that. But dont worry, were going to take you through another mind bending day in british politics and why it matters so much. Before we get into today a reminder that already this week, borisjohnson has lost his parliamentary majority, kicked out 21 mps from his own party some of them giants of the conservative party, lost an mp to the liberal democrats, lost an effort to call an election, been defeated in 4 parliamentary votes thats every one hes faced as