Now on bbc news thursday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament. A brexit breakthrough ministers hail a deal good enough to eat. This deal is the deal that one can eat with joy and pleasure. Opposition mps arent impressed by the menu. Could he tell me what on earth has happened in the last few months which changes his view of the deal from cretinous to one of the best things that has ever happened . Also in this programme, a government u turn on pornography upsets mps. The government has the choice, they start protecting children now from online pornography or they leave them exposed, the choice is the governments. All that to come and more. But first, the uk and the eu have agreed a brexit deal ahead of a meeting of european leaders in brussels. Boris johnson and Jean Claude Juncker called it a fair outcome, and the Eu Commission president said there was no need to extend the brexit deadline at the end of this month. Most of the deal is the same as the one agreed
Meet the paviers from nottingham. Look at the camera. Say, cheese no, henry. Henry. Claudine is an infant school teacher. Alex installs commercial laundries. Ten year old zack is into rugby and football, and seven year old henry volunteers for the council picking up litter. Happy birthday, daddy. Happy birthday, dad whoop whoop the paviers have agreed to be our guinea pigs and, for the next two weeks, will try to reduce their Carbon Footprint. And. Action earlier this year, the government pledged to reduce the uks Greenhouse Gas emissions to almost zero by 2050. And for any left over, well have to find ways of capturing and storing Carbon Dioxide. So, the result is net zero. Weve already managed to make big cuts to our emissions 42 since 1990. Most of the savings have come because energy is getting cleaner and were manufacturing less here. This has all happened without us having to do much. But that has got to change. Reaching net zero is going to require a lot more effort from us all,
Fighters fill social media, the most poignant that by his opponent, co nwell, poignant that by his opponent, conwell, on monday pain in this sport is inescapable. I feel as though i pain in this sport is inescapable. Ifeel as though i know pain in this sport is inescapable. I feel as though i know the guy because of the responses and the way people have written about him, you know . And like i said, last thursday ill neverforget. Know . And like i said, last thursday ill never forget. They came over to me before the press conference with joe to me before the press conference withjoe higgins to me before the press conference with joe higgins and to me before the press conference withjoe higgins and he was so excited, you know . He was. He just. There have been other dark moments like this. Patrick days death was the fourth in a boxing match injust three months. Something or theres simply too much risk in the ring for boxing to continue. Medical association is right right welcome to bbc
The only ones who should be doing so. China should start an investigation into the bidens. Also on the programme. The high court in belfast rules that a near total ban on abortion in Northern Ireland breaches the uks human rights legislation. The us is imposing 7 billion of new tarrifs on eu goods, as part retribution for the illegal subsidies paid to airbus. Scotch whisky will be one of the hardest hit. And Jason Donovan, dressed only in his pants, rushes to put out a housefire in london thats when Good Neighbours become good friends. Hello, im Michelle Fleury, Christian Fraser is in london. As with most nights recently, theres two big stories on both sides of the atlantic. More on brexit in a moment, but First Washington and the impeachment inquiry. It is just 10 days old yet new developments keep coming thick and fast. Today, Congress Hears from its first impeachment witness. Kurt volker was the special us envoy to ukraine until he resigned last week. Hes not a household name, but i
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