Where the next step is to convince parliament here to agree to the deal. The dup has already said they wont vote for the agreement. In order to avoid trying to get an extension, he has been too eager by far to get a deal at any cost. And the fact of the matter is that if he had held his nerve, if he held out, he would have got better concessions. Well bring you the latest from here in brussels and from westminster. Good evening and welcome to brussels where earlier today it was announced it has been one heck of a roller coaster week. There were many times where we thought there would not be a deal done. Hours upon hours of negotiation into the night and when we gathered here today without we would not have that. Lo and behold there was an agreement and the deal was announced this morning. Good evening and welcome to brussels where earlier today it was announced that a new brexit deal had been agreed between the the uk and the eu, just as european leaders gathered here for their summit
To get brexit done and get this excellent deal over. The dup arent the only ones not in favour of the, labour say they wont be backing it either. As it stands, we cannot support this deal and will oppose it and parliament on saturday. And with two weeks to go until the uks official departure date the eu says theres no reason for any further delays. Also on the programme. High stakes diplomacy in ankara. The us Vice President announces a deal has been reached with president erdogan for a brief ceasefire in northern syria. Hes the key witness the impeachment inquiry wants to hear from. Today Gordon Sondland answers questions about pressure for ukraine to investigate joe biden. Welcome. Michelle is in washington. Im Christian Fraser here in brussels. The deal with the eu is done. Boris johnson has managed to get an agreement, something many of us thought was impossible. The eu did move, contrary to its own assertions, and to those of many experts and, dare i say it, journalists. But to ge
Parliament on saturday and it also is unclear if he has the support of his allies in the dup or indeed many of his allies on his own backbenches. And as the clock ticks towards the brexit deadline of october 31st, the eu says theres no reason for any further delay. There is not an argument for further delay. It has to be done now. Also on the programme tonight more violent clashes on the syria turkey border today, but tonight turkey has suspended its offensive, after talks with the us Vice President. Knife crime hits a record high more than a4,000 offences in a year we report on efforts by schools to tackle the problem. Violence on the underground, as frustrated passengers drag Extinction Rebellion protestors off the roof of a tube train. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news another medal for Great Britain at the european track cycling championships. This time a gold in the womens team pursuit. Good evening from brussels, from the european summit, where borisjohnson declared earlier
And theyve rejected it. Well have the latest on that and all the latest developments in brussels. And westminster. And after five hours of talks, the us Vice President says turkey has agreed to a cease fire in Northern Syria so kurdish led forces can withdraw. It will be a pause in military operations for 120 hours while the United States facilitates the withdrawal of ypg from the affected areas in the safe zone. Two major stories. We will have comprehensive coverage of both across the hour. Well have extensive coverage of the cease fire in Northern Syria that turkey and america have announced. Inafew in a few minutes on the programme. First though, there is a brexit deal. And for all its complexities, brexit boiled down to one simple choice for Boris Johnson, and one for the eu. For the eu would it reopen theresa mays deal after repeatedly saying it wouldnt. The answer was yes. For borisjohnson, it was this. If brexit had to mean the uk leaving the eus Single Market and Customs Union,
And as the clock ticks towards the brexit deadline of october the 31st. The eu says theres no reason for any further delay. There is not an argument for further delay. It has to be done now. And coming up well have the latest brexit news, and look back on a historic day, as brexitcast comes live from brussels. Away from brexit, and theres more violent clashes on the syria turkey border today but tonight turkey has suspended its offensive temporarily after talks with the us Vice President. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. You welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister declared earlier today that hed struck a new Brexit Agreement with the European Union, a great new deal, in his words that takes back control. But crucially the deal still needs the approval of both the uk and european parliaments. In westminster, there is mounting uncertainty about the likelihood of mps giving their approval when they meet in emergency session on saturday. Northern irelands dup, whose support borisjohnson