let s start with some breaking news this hour. protestors have stormed paraguay‘s congress building and set it on fire. demonstrators in the capital, ascuncion, were angry after a secret senate vote was held earlier in the day to approve a bill that would allow the country s president, oracio cartes, to run for a second term. paraguayan presidents have been banned from re election since 1992, to try and stop dictatorships. the bill will now go to the lower house of parliament, where he has a majority. venezuela s president nicolas maduro says he would resolve within hours, the controversy over the supreme court ruling. it strips the opposition led congress of its powers. there ve been widespread protests over the court s decision. earlier the attorney general, who s one of the president s senior aides, broke ranks with him to condemn the decision. translation: those rulings show evidence of various violations of the constitutional order and ignorance of the state model esta
the uk has told the european union that it is going to leave. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. britain is leaving the eu. we are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. the terms of the uk s divorce deal will be subject to intense scrutiny. the labour party set out its red lines. labour will not give this government a free hand to use brexit to attack rights, protections and cut services, or create a tax dodgers‘ paradise. and the scottish parliament voted in favour of a second referendum on independence. the snp urges the prime minister to show some respect. if she remains intransigent, and if she denies scotland a choice in our future, she will make scottish independence inevitable. the journey towards triggering article 50 began nine months ago. 52% of voters in the eu referendum put a cross next to the box that said leave the european union. those 7.4 million people unleashed a huge political upheaval. david cameron resigned
congress building. it was stormed by protesters hours after senators held a secret vote inside that could allow the country s president to run for another term of government. local media reports claimed some politicians who backed the plans had their offices ransacked and satellite. these people say they are defending democracy in their country, and fear the vote puts paraguay on the path to dictatorship. horacio cartes candu power in 2013. the paraguayan presidents have been banned from re election since 1992. came to. the stand off between police and protesters lead to tears and teargas on the streets. rubber bullets were also fired. the people of paraguay can fight against these rubber bullets. they have installed a dictator in this country. the bullet against paraguay ‘s will soon be metal. the controversial bill still needs further approval, with another vote in the congress. that was due to happen on saturday, but has now been postponed as lawmakers appeal for cal