A televised address chief executive carrie lee said that shes withdrawing the bill because it has sparked months of violent protests in the territory but will her concession will be enough to appease the demonstrators and the scale of the disaster caused by Hurricane Dorian in the bahamas begins to emerge tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed huge numbers of people are now without food. Its good to have you with us we begin tonight in london with breaking news another brags that defeat for the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson lawmakers have succeeded in passing their bill aimed at stopping a no deal brights it. On october 31st the bill now goes to the Upper Chamber the house of lords johnson is seeking a snap general election on the 15th of october in the hopes of winning a majority so that he can then fulfill his promise of leaving the e. U. With or without a deal at the end of next month. Just a short time ago johnson slammed the results of this vote take a listen its a i be
Start thattay at the every Single Member of this house whatever view they hold on the fundamental physical question before us, is trying as they see best, to act in the National Interest and the interest of their constituents. The problem, the reason we are here today, is of course that each of us has a slightly different view of what those best interests are. So i hope that we can debate this bill in what is a, i recognize, a very short amount of time. If im a response to the point i can do no better than to quote the right honorable member for west dorsett who on the third of april in the house said, it could only be done at high speed. Because there is no time left. I think wherever we stand on this issue, we know there is very little time left. Following the decision on promulgation, there is even less time that would have been available previously. Therefore i hope that we will stronglyh other with held views with respect and consideration during this debate. The focus of the bill
From his role by the 31st october. Also on the programme. The peace talks are off. President trump cancels a secret meeting with the taliban but its the invite to camp david which has lawmakers from both parties crying foul. Theres nothing left say survivors left homeless, as Hurricane Dorian leaves a trail of death and destruction in the bahamas. Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in westminster, Michelle Fleury is in washington. This British Parliament has sat for more days in one session, than any other since the english civil war over 300 years ago. But borisjohnsons decisison to bring it to a close tonight, proroguing it as it is known, is not without controversy. The current brexit deadline looms just 52 days away and after parliament is suspended this evening, the house will not sit again forfive weeks. One of the last pieces of legislation to get royal assent today was the backbench bill, approved last week, which will force the prime minsiter to request another brexit exte
Between officials, about a no deal brexit earlier in dublin, the Prime Minister held talks with his irish counterpart and insisted he wanted to avoid a no deal brexit. Be in no doubt, that outcome would bea be in no doubt, that outcome would be a failure in statecraft for what would be all of our responsibility. If there is no deal it will be a failure for british and irish people alike. You can send in any questions you have to us here at open source. Its a crucial week for the future of the uk. Tonight, mps will be voting again on whether to hold a general election before the brexit deadline of 31 october. Borisjohnson tried this last week but couldnt get the votes. That will happen again in the next few hours. Parliament has already passed one motion tonight demanding the government release documents and messages sent between key officials about a no deal brexit. This was the moment in parliament. The ayes to the right 311, the noes wrote to the left, 302. Noes to the left, 320. The
Of commons when it has been renewed and the question is whether the new chamber will include reclining chairs for the likes of members of the house who need to make themselves comfortable. The question is that this house agrees with the lords in the amendment number one. As many as are of that opinion say aye and to the country no further the ayes have it. With the leave of the ayes have it. With the leave of the house we take lords amendment two to 12 together. Im grateful to the honourable gentleman. As many as are of that opinion say aye. To the country no further up the ayes have it. The ayes have it. I am immensely grateful to the honourable gentleman for the point of order. It has become a fact that the government is seeking to circumvent the release of documents relating to prorogation and operation yellowhammer, can you explain the ways that the government can lay those papers and given that the house has passed us by majority the house has passed us by majority the government