Hello and thanks for joining us on bbc news. The president of the european council, donald tusk, has confirmed hes received a formal request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. The british Prime Minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. Mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports on a dramatic day in parliament. Before it was official, the moves in the middle, then the cheers on the right. Order . Showed borisjohnson was thwarted. The ayes to the right, 322. The noes to the left, 306. By a margin of 16, mps said not never to his deal, but not today, not yet. So the ayes have it. The ayes have it. Unlock hes now obliged by law now to ask the eu for a delay, but hell kick and scream. I will tell our fr
Theyre just cocking to that defeat. A hoop at us, basically, saying, no, were not i will tell our friends interested in what you think, were going to do and colleagues in the eu exactly what we want to do. I think its an absolute joke. Theyre just holding it up. What i have told everyone in the last 88 days that ive served itjust needs to be sorted. And if they want to go as Prime Minister to a general election, that further delay would be bad go to a general election. For this country, had for the my view is that parliaments lost it. Bad for our European Union, parliament doesnt represent the people any more. And bad for democracy. Parliament has its own agenda. Faced with further delay, it seems Boris Johnson is being defiant, trying to put himself on the side its an historic day for parliament, of the people who are frustrated that this process because it has said it will not be hasnt yet been resolved. Blackmailed by a Prime Minister the problem with that strategy who is apparently
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. It comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. In a series of tweets, mr trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. He cited what he called the crazed and irrational hostility from democrats and the news media. Brett samuels is the white house reporterfor the hill. I asked him why the president has backed down. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. He, you know, he put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit next year at his own family property near miami. Democrats, as you mentioned, had obviously been piling on with the criticism, accusing him of attempting to use his office to profit and to feed his familys company with brand exposure and with monetary gain. And e
Intensify brexit talks with the uk but both sides say more work is needed to get a deal. Turkeys offensive against the kurds continues, the un says 100,000 people have now fled their homes in Northern Syria. And the five year old daughter of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british woman jailed in iran, returns to britain. Ina in a moment its going to be sportsday but first lets take a look at what else is coming up on bbc news. At 7 15pm, we will speak to professor Laura Hammond about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded today to the ethiopian prime minister. And that 7 20 p m we are going to be discussing matters with the met Police Deputy assistant commissioner Lawrence Taylor after the met revealed extension rebellion protests have stretched Police Forces in london. And at 7 30pm i will be speaking to the trade expert sam lowe about the green light the eu has given full brexit talks with the uk to now intensify. Thats coming up on bbc news. First its sportsday. Here is what is coming up on
Captain owen farrell back in form again to extend his sides lead. Thanks to the kicking of christian lealiifano, australia were still in contention, however, and straight after the break, marika koroibetes blistering pace reduced the deficit tojust a point. But englands threat came from all positions. The power of prop Kyle Sinclair proving unstoppable, as they reasserted control. Thanks to some magnificent defence and Owen Farrells boot, they never looked like relinquishing it. Anthony watsons late interception try sealing a hard fought but ultimately convincing victory. England through, then, to a first semifinal for 12 years, and by a scoreline that will make their rivals sit up and take notice. If england wanted to put down a real marker at this world cup, well, theyve just done it. That was one of their great wins, certainly the most important of coach eddiejones tenure. The rfu had set him a minimum target of reaching the last four. Now his team have achieved that in such a fashi