Notification from Prime Minister theresa may, triggering article 50. Donald tusk said he missed the uk already and promised to defend the remaining 27 Member States in the negotiations. In other news, a week on from the Terror Attack in westminster, a vigil has been held to remember the victims. The United Kingdom has formally begun the process of leaving the European Union. Shortly after noon, a six page letter from the Prime Minister was handed to the president of the European Council, donald tusk. The invoking of article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty marks the start of two years of negotiations on the terms of britains departure. Heres a flavour of whats been said on this historic day. The article 50 process is now under way and in accordance with the wishes of the british people, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Britain is leaving the European Union. We are going to make out European Union. We are going
Strips the person of their personality. And as ukip call for a ban on full face veils one woman who wears a niqab tells us it will lead to a rise in attacks on muslim women. Hello. Welcome to the programme, throughout the programme, the latest Breaking News and developing stories and as always, really keen to hear from you. A little later, well be talking about scoliosis. If you were watching britains got talent on saturday night, you will have seenjulie, the dancer in the middle, talking about her curvature of the spine. That is what scoliosis is. As a result of discussing that on prime time telly on a saturday night, people are learning about it sometimes for the first time. If youre affected by scolosis, do get in touch this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Voters in france have chosen the two candidates who will go through to the final round of the president ial election in two weeks time. The
people, including you, another e mail from the bbc now raising people, including you, another e mailfrom the bbc now raising a series of new questions. yes? and thenif series of new questions. yes? and then if we go to the foot of page two. we can see you replied. 16th of december, 2.16. rodric williams wrote. and then if we go to the top of page three. you say. without having read them closely, only that this is getting ridiculous. we re being asked to address an ever expanding range of serious issues on a piecemeal basis, with constantly shifting goals, in an attempt to get nick wallis s story, which is, quote, news. on the upside, they suggest we are starting to land our point. this line of inquiry is focused on the user friendliness of horizon, not on the accuracy of what it records or what we do with that information. i will revert on the substance shortly. and then, if we go, please, to page one. at the foot
inquiry, as you can see they are looking at some of the e mails that have been sent, let s have a listen into some of the inquiry at the moment. ~ u, , into some of the inquiry at the moment- into some of the inquiry at the moment. ~ u, , ., ., into some of the inquiry at the moment. ~ , ., ., ., moment. we can see an e-mail from nick wallis. moment. we can see an e-mail from nick wallis. the moment. we can see an e-mail from nick wallis, the journalist, moment. we can see an e-mail from nick wallis, the journalist, dated - nick wallis, thejournalist, dated 16 december 2014. nick wallis, the journalist, dated 16 december 2014. nick wallis, thejournalist, dated 16 december 2014. yes. to mark davis, 16 december 2014. yes. to mark davis. who 16 december 2014. yes. to mark davis, who was 16 december 2014. yes. to mark davis, who was essentially in charge of post office s media and communications, is that right? yes. and mr wallace communications, is that right? yes. and mr wa
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