Request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. Mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. He was forced to ask for a delay after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. This is how he reacted to that defeat. I will tell our friends and collea g u es i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that ive served as Prime Minister, that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our European Union, and bad for democracy. Its an historic day for parliament, because it has said it will not be blackmailed by a Prime Minister who was apparently prepared, once again, to defy a law passed by this parliament. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with the latest from westminster. The government has two nights an
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
In the past hour 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, 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 Reporter for the hill, hejoins me now on the line. Very good to speak to you, particularly given the fact that these tweets came out so late. The president has backed down. Why . Yes, well, thanks for having me on, james. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a james. This is certainly a bit of a sha keup for a saturday james. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. He put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit at his own family property near
And at 09 15 well hear the reaction of some of those protesters to his comments. Some children are inhaling the equivalent of nearly one packet of cigarettes every week due to air pollution, according to new research. And andy murrays remarkable comeback from injury continues. Its confirmed that hell play singles at the Australian Open injanuary. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The brexit talks will collapse this week. Thats the prediction from a downing street source in a series of incendiary texts published by the spectator magazine. Government officials this morning say they do not dispute the assessment. The briefing in the spectator goes on to suggest that borisjohnson will do all sorts of things to prevent the uks departure, due at the end of the month, from being delayed. But if it is theres a warning that number ten could refuse to co operate with brussels, if britain is forced to remain inside the european union. The text says we will make clear privately and
They rallied for a second referendum. Iam lewis they rallied for a second referendum. I am lewis vaughanjones and also this our. As a protest in barcelona continue for a sixth day, cata la n barcelona continue for a sixth day, catalan separatist demand independence talks with spain. And the first semifinal is set at the Rugby World Cup injapan, it is new zealand versus england after both teams have convincing wins. A very warm welcome to westminster where borisjohnson has vowed to press on undaunted with his Brexit Strategy after being defeated in the house of commons this afternoon. Mps voted for another brexit delay which requires the british Prime Minister to write to the European Union requesting an extension to brexit. In the last few minutes the bbc has been told that mrjohnson will write not one but two letters. The first isa not one but two letters. The first is a letter requesting that delay, as he is required to do by law. That one will go to the European Council president do