Good morning and welcome to westminster on an historic session of parliament. Mps are sitting on a saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal. This morning it still looks extremely close, although in the last few minutes the Prime Minister has received the backing of the prominent conservative brexiteers known as the European Research group who now say they will vote mps are also likely to vote on an amendment to the deal which would still force the government to seek a delay to leaving the eu, described as an insurance policy to avoid the risk of a no deal brexit. Nick eardley reports. More than three years after the brexit referendum, is today the day mps finally back a deal . Some of them hate what borisjohnson has negotiated, arguing it takes us too far away from eu rules and will damage the economy. But most tories think its a good deal that gives the uk back the control they want. Weve got the deal that allows us to get out of the backstop, thats
Is another day in parliament laughter other government ministers are defiant too. No apology is required for breaking the law. I dont think that the government should apologise for having a strong domestic agenda. I dont think we should apologise also for seeking to advance our exit from the European Union. I dont think the government should apologise also for saying that we are attempting to honour the democratic will of the british people. Whats the opposition parties plan . Jeremy corbyn says mrjohnson should resign, but isnt going to call for a vote of no confidence today. The Supreme Court have said that he acted illegally, and parliament has reopened. This is a constitutional problem of huge proportions. It isnt a problem. And thats why i called for the Prime Minister to resign, because of the way he has been found wanting, badly wanting, by the Supreme Court. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. We are live from westminster. What do you make of the l
Instagram and twitter. Thank you for watching and we will see you soon. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and sally nugent. Our headlines today a call for schools in england to open at evenings and weekends. The childrens commissioner says theyll be safe spaces to keep pupils away from gangs and violence. Hundreds of people could be trapped as floodwaters rise after Hurricane Dorian lashes North Carolina. Mps from across the political divide are ready to go to court to force the Prime Minister to seek a delay to brexit. Good morning. Late wickets leave england in trouble in the fourth ashes test. Theyre still nearly 300 runs behind australia, so face a battle to save the match and the series. Ahead of tonights strictly launch, saffron barker and i check out fellow dancer will bayleys moves as the Paralympic Champion prepares for the european para table tennis championships. Good morning. Theres lots of dry, settled weather through the weekend. Just the odd isolated s
Company. Weve also got an exclusive interview today from an Oldham Councillor who tabled an Oldham Councillor who tabled a motion for an investigation into the grooming gang scandal into the grooming gang scandal in the town, and it was blocked by two things. First, a 30 minute snack break for ramadan next, a 30 minute debate on a ceasefire in gaza. In Oldham Council not giving him enough time to table his motion, which he thinks is an absolute scandal. Does it show . Weve totally lost sense of all priority in british politics . You would not want to miss that gb news with a great exclusive. Gb news with a great exclusive. Also, chris hope spoke to liz truss about half an hour ago about her plans to protect young girls in toilets, single sex spaces, huge row broken out because the labour party are blocking it. Well have the news of that hot off the press from chris hope is just join me in the studio. I want to hear from you. Email me gbviews gbnews. Uk from the usual way, and ill from
For you on the ground. And the big question around mp safety. So the government have announced £31 billion of package to improve the safety, 31 million, 31 million. Did i say billion . Billion . I think i maybe, maybe, maybe my that would be the cost of hs2. So far. Um, no, not 31 billion. Thank you for Fact Checking me now im mixing myself as to whether or not no, £31 million. Its quite a lot of money. Nonetheless, its quite a lot of money and something quite cunous money and something quite curious came from the mouth of Harriet Harman. She seemed to suggest that a kind of covid style hybrid working practice for mps. So if working practice for mps. So if youre feeling a bit vulnerable as an mp, perhaps youve had a few threats through your door. Perhaps youve been challenged onune perhaps youve been challenged online and received awful abuse , online and received awful abuse, perhaps on the streets even you could just decide to. That actually , im going to vote from actually, im goi