before. let s start this a half hour with the latest from sudan. so many through the course of the day let s start with the british nationals getting out because the foreign office said more than 300 british nationals have embarked on flights leaving sudan at the end of the date there will be eight flights. the airstrip being used in sudan, north of khartoum, is beginning to break up. that is what the bbc has been told, sparking fears over how long that runway will last. some of that detail has come from the most senior british commander in charge of that operation in sudan, brigadier dan reeves and had been talking to the bbc about so many different aspects of the operation from the runway to haul full the flights are to those questions around who actually gets on. it s here in the of that interview. some other countries have acted more quickly, some countries like france in particular have escorted his people out. people are terrified. is not the right thing to do? this peo
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
Coming up in the next half hour the government sets out its brexit policy paper. The Transport Secretary says expanding heathrow will be good for britain post brexit. And, as mps debate alcohol harm, a former Minister Talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. I know what its like to feel that cold nausea when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. But first, the government has published its 75 page brexit policy document, laying out what its objectives are in the forthcoming negotiations on extracting the uk from the european union. The principles were contained in the Prime Ministers keynote speech last month, so there were few surprises. The Secretary Of State, david davis, said it confirmed the Prime Ministers vision of an independent, truly global uk. The government recognised the need for clarity and certainty. The white paper also sets out we will take control of our own laws so they are made in london, edinburgh, cardiffand belfast, and ensure that we will
To the week in parliament as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. The ayes to the right 498. The noes to the left 114. So the ayes have it, the ayes have it. At Prime Ministers questions, Jeremy Corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. Just what more does President Trump have to do, before the Prime Minister will listen to the 1. 8 Million People whove already called for his State Visit Invitation to be withdrawn . But theresa may rejects that call, and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. He can lead a protest im leading a country. And, in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former Minister Talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. I know what its like to feel that cold nausea, when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. But first the result was never in doubt, but there was still a sense of drama in the commons when, after two days of debate, the moment finally cam