As the new leader of the liberal democrats. The mp for East Dunbartonshire beat her rival ed davey. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar has more. New face, same promise stop brexit, or try. Jo swinson was favourite to win, and she did, easily. Jo swinson 47,000. Standing against brexit has been the lib dems best game plan, and she is sticking to it. In the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. We believe the uks best future is as members of the european union. And thats why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. She has come a long way. This tax on learning is not acceptable. As a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. Westminsters youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems popularity. She lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. Back two years later
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, good news for coffee lovers, a major new Study Suggests a cup of your favourite brew before bedtime will have no impact on your sleep. So wed like to know what is your experience . What keeps you awake . Get in touch just use the bbcthebriefing. The uk and the eu look set to continue their deadlock over brexit, as both sides fail to agree on the terms of new talks that could avert a no deal brexit. The other eu states insist they will not re negotiate the exit deal agreed with the previous British Government while london says the only other option is the uk leaving the European Union without a deal. Throughout the day and across the bbc well try to explain what the impact of this could be. Well hear from italian ice cream makers to danish pig farmers, from tourists to economists. But first, what does no deal brexit actually mean . It would mean the uk leaving
Pleaded guilty to causing alarm and distress by using threatening or abusive language to the mp anna soubry outside the houses of parliament. 29 year old James Goddard was accused of shouting abuse at the mp for broxtowe, who supports another referendum, in two incidents last december and january. Angus crawford reports. Soubry anger and intimidation in the shadow of westminster. An mp trying to make her voice heard, drowned out by those who brand her a traitor. Crowd chants soubrys a liar. Earlier, she was even forced to break off a live tv interview. I do object to being called a nazi, actually. Crowd chants soubry is a nazi. Right, well, apologies to you if youre offended by what youre listening to. Sorry, ijust think this is astonishing. Leading the protest, filming the mp on his phone, James Goddard, wearing a yellow vest, aping the gilets jaunes demonstrators in france. Alongside him, brian phillips, shouting in herface, blocking the way. Finally, anna soubry has to force her way
Some of the political motivation for it sadly came from a negative although it was turned into a positive and there has been a lot of co operation between nations since then. Is there a role for britain in that . The absolutely is. We are not very good here in the uk at singing oui very good here in the uk at singing our own praises when it comes to the activities that we do within space. We are World Leaders in satellite technology, we contribute to the human space flight programme. Obviously, tim peake was our first European Space agency astronaut. We have a huge amount of research and by our involvement with the European Space agency, we have got a huge number of space scientists and space engineers working on these big european and multinational projects, so european and multinational projects, so there is a very, very alive and kicking space industry in the uk at the moment. So we should be celebrating and commemorating this as much about whats to come as what been . For me, it is
Jet powered flyboard. Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in london and jane obrien is in washington. A day after clearing out the old cabinet, Boris Johnson appeared at the commons dispatch box today with a new team behind him and a bold plan in front of him. With energy and enthusiasm, the new Prime Minister painted a picture of a better Brexit Britain the beginning, he said, of a new golden age. The confident style of leadership reflects the settled decision of his new cabinet, and it is recognised in brussels. In an e mail to officials, the eus chief negotiatior, Michel Barnier, wrote, pm johnson has stated that, if an agreement is to be reached, it goes by way of eliminating the backstop. This is of course unacceptable and not within the mandate of the european council. As suggested by his rather combative speech, we have to be ready for a situation where he gives priority to the planning for no deal partly to heap pressure on the eu. Today, the conservative benches lapped it u