That backfired so spectacularly, to continuing tussles with the eu over brexit. Ellie price reviews the year in british politics. The headlines this morning, theresa mays decision to call the general election. It was with reluctance i decided the country needs. The Prime Minister spelt out her strategic goals. History has been made. Article 50 has been triggered. Brexit negotiations in a shambles. 2017 was shaped by what happened when a pretty influential person went for a nice long walk in the countryside and has a little think about things. That was, of course, theresa may, who went on a hike with her husband in april and came back thinking it would be a jolly good idea to call a general election. The decision made on that little stroll defined the year. But plenty happened in the months running up to it. The 2017 journey started as we all expected with brexit. Are we going to get a detailed plan, Prime Minister . Only a few days shy of the eu referendums six month anniversary, there
Every year will end. No dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. The pm confirmed britain would come out of the eu Single Market but there would be a transition period from eu membership to whatever is agreed after. And she said parliament would be given a vote on a final deal. But it was Parliament Getting a say on the start of negotiating that deal which was the big news a few days later. Gina miller the government got taken to court for wanting to trigger article 50, the mechanism to leave the eu, without having to ask mps first. By a majority of 8 3, the Supreme Court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so. No Prime Minister, no government, can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged. Parliament alone is sovereign and parliament was given that very vote a few weeks later. The ayes to the right, 494. The noes to the left, 122. Hear, hear an historic vote today. And it got through by a large majority at
Cut off hundreds of millions in aid. After months of protests if you will demand says it will free all Political Prisoners and close in the tourist close encounter. And a trusted aide not enemy number one doesnt trump slams his former chief strategist steve bannon saying hes lost is by. Far a small help all the days sport including one of the most prestigious football awards in the world will be handed out on thursday well tell you who is favored to take home african player of the year. A very warm welcome to the news hour palestinian leaders say they wont be blackmailed after u. S. President donald trump threatened to costs aid worth more than three hundred Million Dollars a year made the statement on twitter the latest sign his frustration is now im seeing over the lack of progress in the middle east Peace Process if he does follow through on this threat it would affect the lives of millions of palestinians who rely on aid from ramallah in the occupied west bank with reports. For. A
On bauers take it to the chancellor shipped to us inside the russian fake news factory it was a lower tells you know you news that the people indicted for alleged meddling in the u. S. President ial election are just the tip of the iceberg. Also coming up in the next sixty minutes and they tend n. P. R. Chatting sees a Winter Olympics debut as new warnings of big air competition wows the crowds in south korea and. Then were live at the red carpet for the hot wind bark at the twenty eighteen Berlin International Film Festival well give you our picks so i thought that coveted gold and that. Laid a hallmark thanks very much for your company every. On human rights monitors say the Syrian Government has stepped up its bombardment of a rebel held area close to the syrian capital damascus killing scores of people the syrian observatory for human rights says the Government Air raids on Eastern Ghouta have killed seventy one people over the past twenty four hours and injured three hundred twent
Not only thunderstorms, but severe thunderstorms are likely as a line of showers and storms moves to the east. Damaging winds is the greatest threat with this not the flooding like we saw yesterday. Theres even a threat of one or two tornadoes in the area by the time the day is over. The highest risk of storms as you can see, is in our part of the country. Especially from the philadelphia area, north and west, most of our pennsylvania counties, included in all of this and extreme northwest delaware. Anywhere in that yellow area has a threat for severe storms during the day today. Were dry now. Early showers moved out, so there may be clouds around. But its not going to rain for quite a while. This is the activity thats going to be moving our way. Its going to be strengthening as it goes into the hotter and more humid air. Clouds have kept the temperatures down a bit. Were still in the midto upper 70s. If the sun comes out, that will help fuel the storms even more. It already is into th