Is their priority. Now on bbc news, a look 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. Borisjohnson 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
At the appropriate moment, when we can secure it, have a general election. Im lukwesa burak. The other stories this hour Hurricane Dorian claims at least five lives in the bahamas and causes widespread damage. The Prime Minister calls it an historic tragedy. After coming under fire over summer for shis use of private jets, prince harry announces a new eco Friendly Travel scheme. Coming up 80 years on since the outbreak of world war ii, we look at the contribution Radio Broadcasts made to the war effort. Theres a momentous day ahead in westminster as tory rebels join forces with Opposition Mps to try to block a no deal brexit at the end of october. If defeated, downing street officials have warned of a third general election in four years, which could come as soon as the middle of next month. Lets take a look at where we are. Tory rebels are expected to join with labour mps in seeking to seize control of the commons agenda and bring forward a bill designed to stop that no deal exit at t
The british house of commons on the bill to block a no deal brexit, despite the objections of british by mr. Boris johnson. This portion of the debate is just under two hours. Thank you very much indeed, mr. Speaker. I beg to move the bill be re ad for a second time. Start to say at the that every Single Member of this house, whatever the with a hold on the fundamental political question is trying as they see best to act International Interest and in the National Interest and of their constituents. The problem is each of us here today as a slightly different view of what those best interests are, so i hope we can debate this bill in what i recognize is a short amount of time. I i may respond to the point, quote the right honorable member who on the third of april in the house said it can only be done at highspeed 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 provocation, there is even less time.
The problem, the reason we of course, theis we have slightly different views of what those test interest are best interests are. I could do no better than to quote the honorable member who on the third of april in the house said it could only be done at highspeed because there is no time left. Stand onherever we this issue, we know there is little time left and following the us the decision, there is even less time that would have been available previously. Therefore, i hope we will treat each other, recognizing we have strongly held views with respect and consideration during this debate. The purpose of the bill is very simple. It is to ensure that the United Kingdom does not leave the European Union on the 31st of october without an agreement. The bill has wide cross party support. Integrate pleasure to be involved with the honorable member and its backed by members who have very different views on how the matter of brexit should finally a result including, members who, until very re
The governments decision. What he is doing is he is suspending parliament when it should be sitting because he is determined to do something for which he has no mandate at all. Sterling has fallen in response to the announcement. It lost around a cent against both the us dollar and the euro, due to increased fears of a no deal brexit. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The queen is to be asked by the government to suspend Parliament Days after mps return to work, and a matter of weeks before the brexit deadline. Parliament will return from recess on the 3rd of september, and could be prorogued or suspended only a week later, on the 10th. Thats expected to make way for Boris Johnsons new administration to hold a queens speech laying out the governments future plans on m october. But it means mps are unlikely to have time to pass any laws that could stop the Prime Minister taking the uk out of the eu without a deal on 31 october. John bercow give his reaction in the last few min