The week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, where, for the first time, mps back a deal to leave the European Union. The ayes to the right, 329, the noes to the left, 299. So, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. Unlock but mps also throw out borisjohnsons plans to rush the bill through parliament in time for a halloween brexit. We spent, my wife and i spent longer choosing a sofa than we had to debate this incredibly important bail. The government says the best option now is a general election in december. Offering an election is not playing games, it is trusting the people. But first. It was a parliamentary week that ended as it began with no one quite certain exactly what was going to happen next. A rare saturday sitting had seen mps decide to delay voting to approve borisjohnsons eu divorce plan, until the legislation putting it in place had gone through parliament. So on tuesday, the Prime Minister presented his Withdrawal Agreement bill to mps which would
Its about 2 30am. Now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. Brexit deal or no deal, mps are told were leaving the week after next. Would you be comfortable with a short technical extension to get it done . No, i think it is important that we leave on the slst of october. Where next for immigration policy . A voice of experience speaks. Its possible that the home office has come up with. The best brains have come up with a very good scheme, but i would simply urge the home secretary and the home office to look very carefully at the lessons that have been learned in the past. And gender wars on the Committee Corridor. The more socialist the country, perhaps the better. Im not going to be lectured by a man on the best place to be a woman. I dont think youve got any equity in this. All that to come and more. But first, the last day at westminster before the key european summit in brussels was dominated by speculation about whether a brex
Back at the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. Its on. The uk will vote on december the 12th as borisjohnson argues a general election is the only way to push brexit forward. This endless, wilful, fingers crossed, not me, guv refusal to deliver on the mandate of the people, and that is, mr speaker, to refresh this parliament and give the people a choice. Labour backs a general election because we want this country to be rid of this reckless and destructive conservative government. The parties begin to set out their stalls. And the lib dem leader says she should be included in any tv debates. Will the Prime Minister commit today to take part in those three way debates, or is he going to run scared of debating . And tributes tojohn bercow as he retires as speaker. The longest serving woman mp praises him for throwing open the commons to youngsters. There were those who resisted change and said we cannot have all these children here in the house of commons, w
A marathon in under two hours, Kenyas Brigid Kosgei shatters Paula Radcliffes 16 year old world record, quick stepping up the leaderboard, well catch up with mike after his highest strictly score. Good morning from the wellington downs whether king street by getting ready for the procession later on at parliament. The weather is not looking so great. Rain and showers in the forecast today. We will see some dry conditions. More details in 15 minutes. Its monday the 14th of october. Our top story. The first queens speech of Boris Johnsons premiership will be unveiled today with promises to introduce tougher sentences for foreign offenders, tackle violent crime, and invest more in the nhs. But events in brussels could still overshadow the Prime Ministers parliamentary plans with significant work still to do in brexit labour has called todays speech an uncosted wish list, which the government has no intention of delivering. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Today, there wil
We hear from an mp who is calling on the government and bbc to reach an agreement. And typhoon hagibis is disrupting the weekends sport injapan. Formula 1 qualifying is postponed while scotland wait to see if their Rugby World Cup game against japan will go ahead. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The cabinet has been briefed on what happened in the meeting between Boris Johnson and his irish counterpart, leo varadkar, yesterday, ahead of a resumption of brexit talks with the eu this morning. The Prime Minister and mr varadkar say they held detailed and constructive talks at a Country House on thursday. The two leaders agreed they could see a pathway to a possible deal. The meeting has meant negotiations could resume in brussels. The brexit secretary, stephen barclay, and Michel Barnier are currently holding talks there. Last night, the Northern Ireland secretary, julian smith, told the bbc that there was a need to compromise. Im not going to go into the negotiations no