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 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
The us military releases the first footage of the raid in which the leader of the so called Islamic State group was killed. And wildfires continue to spread across southern california, as strong winds hamper rescue efforts. Good morning, this is newsroom live, im annita mcveigh. Campaigning has begun for the next general election on the day the uk should have left the european union. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will launch his pa rtys campaign shortly. Hell say the election on december 12th offers a once in a generation chance to transform the country and will promise to go after tax dodgers, dodgy landlords and big polluters. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is due to make a series of campaign visits of his own, highlighting what he calls the peoples priorities education, the nhs and crime. He suffered a blow last night as one of his cabinet ministers, nicky morgan, became the latest tory mp to decide not to stand for re election. She told bbc radio leicester that the abuse mps f
Speech would dazzle us on closer inspection, mr speaker, it is nothing more than fools gold. Our other headlines at 8pm today. A plea from the parents of 19 year old harry dunn, killed in a crash involving a us citizen on a trip to america they say she must return to the uk and face justice. She killed our son, she didnt need to kill him, she didnt need to have the accident. You cannot walk away from that and just leave, and expect nothing to happen. In syria, Government Forces are on the move to the border with turkey, raising grave fears of a dangerous new confrontation. And im Rebecca Jones at londons historic guildhall, where later this evening we will be revealing who has one the booker prize award for fiction, awarded to the best novel of the year. Good evening. The queen has set out the governments future policies on issues such as crime, health and the environment, and of course , brexit. But given that the Prime Minister has no majority in parliament, many of the bills may not
Now on bbc news, saturday in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to this special edition of saturday in parliament, as the commons and the lords sit at a weekend for the first time in 37 years to discuss borisjohnsons brexit deal. But the Prime Minister is defeated again, as mps back delay. The ayes to the right, 322. Murmurs the noes to the left, 306. Cheering Boris Johnson remains defiant. I will not negotiate a delay with the eu. The commons spent five hours debating the latest brexit deal, with theresa may making her first Public Comments since standing down. If you want to deliver brexit, if you want to keep faith with the british people, if you want this country to move forward, then vote for the deal today. Opposition mps say whats been agreed this time is even worse than the deal she negotiated. Voting for a deal today wont end brexit. He knows that, if given the option, that people will reject his bad deal and choose to remain in the European Union. And peers, too, remained d