trade agreement resume the uk and eu agree to go the extra mile for a breakthrough. i must apologise for my friend s misbehaviour. the doyen of espionage writing tributes to spy turned author john le carre, who s died at the age of 89. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. london and essex an area covering more than nine million people looks likely to be moved into tier 3 of covid restrictions. health ministers and officials are understood to be deeply concerned about the sharp rise in virus cases across the capital. undertier3, bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants must stay closed, except for delivery and takeaway, and people can t mix indoors, in private gardens or in most outdoor venues, except with their household or bubble. it comes as the mayor of london sadiq khan, is calling for secondary schools and fe colleges to close early if there s no mass testing available ahead of christmas. andy moore reports. mobile testing units have been sent to the parts of lon
the week in parliament, our look back at the last few days here at westminster. coming up, with debate about to begin on theresa may s brexit agreement, mps ask if she s really ready for no deal if the commons rejects her plans. ijust don t believe that if your deal goes down, you are the kind of person who would contemplate taking this country into a no deal situation. a labour mp reveals he s living with hiv, and urges others to get tested. it is better to live in knowledge than to die in fear. hear, hear. also on this programme: i will be at the political studies association annual awards. but first, theresa may has been out and about all week trying to drum up support for her brexit plans. on tuesday, the prime minister visited the winter fair agricultural show in powys, to chat to farmers. then it was on to northern ireland where she met the five main political parties at stormont after a visit to queen s university belfast. and finally to scotland to talk to factory wor
to factory workers in renfrewshire. her message was the same at every stop there is no better deal available, and it s time to back the proposals or go back to square one. but of course, the people theresa may really needs to persuade are the 649 other mps at westminster. coming to the commons to make a statement, following the signing off of the withdrawal ageement by the eu, the prime ministerfaced a hostile reception. her former foreign secretary said it was hard to see how the deal could provide certainty to business or anyone else. you have half the cabinet going around reassuring business that uk is effectively going to remain in the customs union and in a single market the prime minister herself continuing to say that we are going to take back control of our laws, vary our tariffs, and do as he said just now real free trade deals . they can t both be right. the prime minister has tried her very best. are we not nonetheless being asked to take a huge gamble here? pay
hello and welcome to the week in parliament, our look back at the last few days here at westminster. coming up, with debate about to begin on theresa may s brexit agreement, mps ask if she s really ready for no deal if the commons rejects her plans. ijust don t believe that if your deal goes down, you are the kind of person who would contemplate taking this country into a no deal situation. a labour mp reveals he s living with hiv, and urges others to get tested. it is better to live in knowledge than to die in fear. hear, hear. also on this programme: i will be at the political studies association annual awards. but first, theresa may has been out and about all week trying to drum up support for her brexit plans. on tuesday, the prime minister visited the winter agricultural fair show in powys, to chat to farmers. then it was on to northern ireland, where she met the five main political parties at stormont, after a visit to queen s university belfast. and finally to scotland
to the week in parliament, our look back at the last few days here at westminster. coming up, with debate about to begin on theresa may s brexit agreement, mps ask if she s really ready for no deal if the commons rejects her plans. ijust don t believe that if your deal goes down, you are the kind of person who would contemplate taking this country into a no deal situation. a labour mp reveals he s living with hiv, and urges others to get tested. it is better to live in knowledge than to die in fear. hear, hear. also on this programme: i ll be at the political studies association annual awards. but first, theresa may has been out and about all week trying to drum up support for her brexit plans. on tuesday, the prime minister visited the winter agricultural fair in powys to chat to farmers. then it was on to northern ireland, where she met the five main political parties at stormont after a visit to queen s university belfast. and finally to scotland, to talk to factory worker