good morning from westminster. the bill giving theresa may the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the eu has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. the brexit secretary, david davis, said the uk was on the threshold of its most important negotiation for a generation. our political correspondent chris mason reports. contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. with those words the government achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. one thing came out very clearly in all the debates. it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. i think the quicker we get on with this process the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plan s n
of the united kingdom , including scotland. this report from our political correspondent alex forsyth. when will you trigger article 50? arriving in downing street, the government that has won the power to push the brexit button. but now ministers face another political battle. is brexit breaking britain, mr davies? they don t want a second referendum on scottish independence certainly not soon. will you agree to nicola sturgeon‘s timetable? but the snp insists scotland should have another say over its place in the uk because the brexit. they want the uk because the brexit. they want the uk because the brexit. they want the uk government to grant the legal right for a second ballot a section 30 order. if the scottish parliament vote next week to request a section 30 order, then the prime minister of the whole of the united kingdom should absolutely grab that. in previous discussions with the first minister and as the secretary of state has said, there would be no sense