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
This new team assembled here and reflecting, i think, the depth and breadth of talent in our extraordinary party. He then set off for the commons, where mrjohnson told mps, while he wants to leave the eu with a deal, there must be preparations for a no deal brexit. Today is the first day of a new approach which will end with our exit from the eu on the 31st of october. And in cricket, nightwatchmanjack leach hits a spectacular 92 as england open up a slender lead against ireland in the four day test at lords. The uk has seen the second hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching 38. 1 celsius in cambridgeshire. Its also the hottest day of the year so far. While families are enjoying the school holidays, the heatwave is a chance to bask in the tropical temperatures, for others, the extreme weather could mean disruption or a danger to health. Public Health England has issued a heat health warning. Lets speak to our weather presenter, chris fawkes, about whats causing this record br
Tactics. Tactics. My bill has been stopped today from being debated by the labour party and i am absolutely furious about that. They do not even want to talk about the important of recognising biological sex. They do not want to talk about how we stop children being able to access puberty blockers that would actually stop their development. Actually stop their development. So they have spent today filibustering my bill and stopping it being talked about, even though over the last few weeks i have had a huge amount of public support from concerned parents, concerned teachers , parents, concerned teachers, from young people themselves who want these bills measures put into law. Into law. James heappey has announced he wont stand as an mp at the next general election, saying he wants to prioritise his family and pursue a different career. Hes also expected to resign as Armed Forces Minister by the end of this month. More than 60 tory mps have now announced theyre leaving the commons , as
Name the date. Now, labour, added rishi sunak needs to stop squatting in number 10. In other news, police say theyve contacted the families of 35 people whose remains were recovered as part of an investigation into a funeral parlour in yorkshire. The bodies and a quantity of ashes were respectfully removed from legacy independent Funeral Directors in hull after concerns were raised about the storage and management processes relating to the care of the deceased. Humberside of the deceased. Humberside police described it as a truly awful incident. Two people awful incident. Two people arrested on a number of offences have been released on bail as enquiries continue and thousands of drivers will be stuck in gridlock traffic this weekend dunng gridlock traffic this weekend during an unprecedented closure of the m25. Five drivers have of the m25. Five drivers have been warned to stay away from a five mile stretch in surrey, between junctions ten and ii, to between junctions ten and ii, to b
Were home. Black panther is being seen as a cultural milestone. A predominantly black cast leading a big budget blockbuster. You get to decide. And a film that also puts strong women right at its heart. Black panther is a moment and hopefully its one that. It will obviously exist for longer than this particular moment. We want this momentum to keep going. I dont think its black panthers responsibility to change the world. The change will come from the people who see it and choose to make a difference in their own lives. For many, its the kind of film theyve been waiting decades for hollywood to make. How important was it for you making sure this was primarily a piece of entertainment, even with this huge amount of social responsibility that was inevitably going to come into the equation . I mean, thats what it is. Its not a political lecture, you know what i mean . Its a movie. Its got to work as that. And that is a movie already generating huge amounts of excitement for a new generati