swing things their way. and the weather with ben. remember the rain which cleared for bright autumn weather? this weekend we are going to do it all again. the details on the way. thanks, ben. also coming up not the sistine chapel. but a council flat in hemel hempstead. no magnolia here. hello everyone this is afternoon live. 11pm on friday the 29th of march 2019. that s the time and date theresa may wants britain to officially leave the eu. but we re now more than half way through the brexit process and even the most optimistic brexiteer can see that progress is painfully slow. today, another warning from the eu clarify what you re going to pay in the next two weeks or talks will stall into next year. here s our political correspondent, emma va rdy. it s a one way journey, says theresa may, as brexit talks enter a critical phase. next week, the eu withdrawal bill comes back to parliament. today, the prime minister sent a strong signal that the referendum decision cannot
welcome to bbc news. the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels, sir ivan rogers, has resigned. sir ivan was criticised for warning the government that it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the european union once britain has left. he told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to begin. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. the reason for his resignation has not been revealed. let s get more from our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. we still don t know, we still haven t heard anything from him? i m afraid we haven t. what is interesting is the downing street statement, a pretty anodyne couple of lines from number ten, effectively saying the reason he stood down in fact was to give a successof stood down in fact was to give a successor the chance to be in place before the brexit negotiations took place. of course we expect artic
we will go to washington for the latest. and the states will decide, brussels says that the national parliament for europe will vote on a free trade deal with canada. brent: it is good to have you with us. tonight, one step closer to finding out who will be the leader of britain, in their first round of voting, they have given overwhelming support to interior minister theresa may. theresa may received 165 votes out of a possible 330. she quietly campaign for the country to stay in the eu and has put herself for as the president able to reconcile the two sides. andrea letson andrea leadsom is in second place, she sees brexit as an opportunity. the loser in this round is liam fox who is now out of the race. stephen crabb has withdrawn, that leaves three candidates in the running. ok, our very own reporter is standing by in london, so this is actually quite a surprise. we are expecting we were expecting to go from five people, to four people, but now just three. reporter:
takes to the stage with hillary clinton to back her campaign. hours after the fbi delivers scathing criticism of her e-mail practices as secretary of state, we will go to washington for the latest. and the states will decide, brussels says that the national parliament for europe will vote on a free trade deal with canada. brent: it is good to have you with us. tonight, one step closer to finding out who will be the leader of britain, in their first round of voting, they have given overwhelming support to interior minister theresa may. theresa may received 165 votes out of a possible 330. she quietly campaign for the country to stay in the eu and has put herself for as the president able to reconcile the two sides. andrea letson andrea leadsom is in second place, she sees brexit as an opportunity. the loser in this round is liam fox who is now out of the race. stephen crabb has withdrawn, that leaves three candidates in the running. ok, our very own reporter is standing by