Welcome to bbc news. Just a week after donald trump imposed Travel Restrictions on people from seven muslim countries, a Us Federal Court has declared the ban to be unconstitutional and ordered its suspension. Many airlines have re opened flights to passengers affected by the ban. Donald trump has called the ruling ridiculous and has vowed to overturn it. Thats a battle that might end in the Supreme Court. From washington, Richard Lister reports. The other scenes which have characterised the first two weeks of the trump presidency. Foreign travellers held at airports, some allowed in, others turned back. Millions protesting what they see as discrimination against muslims and an unwonted change in american values. And all triggered by this one Executive Order, denying entry to people from seven countries. The order was hit by a series of legal challenges, the latest this Seattle Court which banned some people from returning to American Companies and colleges, damaging the united states.
Conservative mps say hes out of order. A warning that the uk tax burden is set to rise to its highest to its highest level for 30 years, despite continuing cuts to Public Services. Trying to fix englands broken Housing Market, the government announces plans for a million new homes by 2020. And things you can do when youre no longer president , what happened when barack obama was challenged by richard branson. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that mps will be getting a vote on a final brexit deal before that deal is put to the European Parliament. The Brexit Minister david jones told mps today that in the extremely unlikely event, in his words, that there was no deal, the government would then be having to rely on an arrangement with the world trade organisation. In other words the British Government would not seek further negotiations with the European Union if parliament voted down its proposed brexit deal. The debate on the bill to start the Brexit Process is in its final stages in th
And coming up in the sport on bbc news, Gordon Strachan hopes to win back the fans after Scotland Beat Slovenia to keep their slim world cup hopes alive. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may will meet Nicola Sturgeon in scotland later, for the First Time Since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. At the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the Prime Minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. Tomorrow, the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish Independence referendum which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. Theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. Number 10 says the relationship between theresa may and Nicola Sturgeon that, every political relationship has its own dimension. Certainly the public stance between them over the past two weeks has