The Prime Minister has suffered her first defeat in the house of commons on the governments legislative plans for brexit. By a majority of just four, mps supported a change to the eu withdrawal bill which would give them a legal guarantee of a vote on the final brexit deal. Repeated offers of concessions by ministers were not enough to win the day. The amendment had been proposed by the conservative mp dominic grieve, a former attorney general, whod said it was time to put country before party. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. The tory rebels, huddled among their colleagues on the left, and labour on the right, thought they had lost. Weeks of energy and effort gone to waste. But watch that shuffle of mps, the four approaching in the middle. Cheering. The signal theresa may had been beaten. The ayes to the right, 309, the noes to the left, 305. There was only four votes in it. Look, one of the tories who had voted against the Prime Minister on the top left in white, reachi
Its pm in london, 7am in singapore and 6pm in washington, where President Trump is dealing with a major setback to his agenda. His Republican Party has lost a key election in deeply conservative alabama. Mr trump backed the losing candidate, roy moore, despite claims of Sexual Misconduct against him. It leaves the president weakened as he tries to drive through key policies at home and abroad. Our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. Amidst all the noise and rage of american politics, its worth remembering elections are often decided in quiet suburbs. That was true in alabama, where moderate republicans didnt turn out for their partys radical, scandal hit candidate, and where many dont much like donald trump either. Its a rejection of donald trump. Tracy james is a lifelong republican, who yesterday went democrat. It was also a protest vote against the president. I do think donald trump has a problem in the republican suburbs. You dont know whats going to come out of his mo
Its iam in london, 9am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where President Trump is dealing with a major setback to his agenda. His Republican Party has lost a key election in deeply conservative alabama. Mr trump backed the losing candidate, roy moore, despite claims of Sexual Misconduct against him. It leaves the president weakened as he tries to drive through key policies at home and abroad. Our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. Amidst all the noise and rage of american politics, its worth remembering elections are often decided in quiet suburbs. That was true in alabama, where moderate republicans didnt turn out for their partys radical, scandal hit candidate, and where many dont much like donald trump either. Its a rejection of donald trump. Tracy james is a lifelong republican, who yesterday went democrat. It was also a protest vote against the president. I do think donald trump has a problem in the republican suburbs. You dont know whats going to come out of his m
In american politics. His surprise win in the alabama special election is the first time the conservative Southern State has sent a democrat to the senate in 25 years. Mr trump has been distancing himself from the defeated republican candidate, who he endorsed during the campaign, but the loss complicates the president s chances of passing major legislation. Alabamas new senator elect has said he wants to work with politicians from both parties. I want to sit down with folks from both sides of the aisle, both sides of the issue. I think thats where the problem is. I want to talk to people from both sides of the issue, notjust political parties, to learn what they can and make an informed decision. The result hasntjust shifted the Political Landscape in alabama, it might have impact across the country, as the bbcs nick bryant reports. Amidst all the noise and rage of american politics, its worth remembering elections are often decided in quiet suburbs. That was true in alabama, where mo
The Democrat Doug Jones has spoken of a new momentum in american politics. His surprise win in the alabama special election is the first time the conservative Southern State has sent a democrat to the senate in 25 years. Mr trump has been distancing himself from the defeated republican candidate, who he endorsed during the campaign, but the loss complicates the president s chances of passing major legislation. Alabamas new senator elect has said he wants to work with politicians from both parties. I want to sit down with folks from both sides of the aisle, both sides of the issue. I think thats where the problem is. I want to talk to people from both sides of the issue, notjust political parties, to learn what they can and make an informed decision. The result hasntjust shifted the Political Landscape in alabama, it might have impact across the country, as the bbcs nick bryant reports. Amidst all the noise and rage of american politics, its worth remembering elections are often decided