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where mps are debating for a second day a bill which would allow the prime minister to formally start the process of leaving the eu. the government is expected to win a vote on the legislation when it is held tonight, despite opposition from some labour rebels. they are going against the three line whip of their leader, jeremy corbyn. opposition also from the liberal democrats and the snp. we can listen now to nigel dodds. we we re we can listen now to nigel dodds. we were told we would have to change oui’ currency were told we would have to change our currency at the border but there is at different currency. however, the economy has gone on and done extremely well. none of the dire predictions of those who predicted terrible consequences came to pass andi terrible consequences came to pass and i am confident that in relation to this issue as well, that we will see a better future for the united kingdom and for northern ireland. i welcome very much the prime minister ....
where mps are debating for a second day, a bill which would allow the prime minister to formally start the process of leaving the eu. the government is expected to win a vote on the legislation when it is held tonight at 7pm, despite opposition from some labour rebels plus the liberal democrats and the snp. we have been hearing more impassioned debates this afternoon as we did yesterday. let s hear a segment of it from the former chancellor, george osborne. truth is that while britain is seeking the maximum possible access to the single market for goods and for services, and while we hope that the fact that we have a trade deficit and a very important financial centre will count in our favour, the government has chosen andi favour, the government has chosen and i respect this decision, not to make the economy the priority in this negotiation. they have prioritised immigration control and that was a clear message from the referendum campaign and they ve also prioritised ....
and perhaps a whole host of other important issues, donald trump and justin trudeau are polar opposites. yes, it is going to be a delicate afternoon for the canadian prime minister. he is in washington for theirfirst meeting. but a crucially important one given donald trump s threat to renegotiate the north american free trade agreement, nafta as it is known. trade between the two countries is currently worth some $660 billion. last year the us had a slight trading surplus in goods and services around $12 billion. they share the world s longest international border and across it they do $2 billion of trade every day. but here is why this relationship is so crucially important to the canadians 75% of their exports go to the united states. which is why any new tariffs would have a huge knock on effect. this is the scene at the white house. everybody congregating and the various anchors going through their paces. we will take you live there wendy two leaders appear. ....
owfi allowed the conservative party to own the idea of the northern powerhouse. many people on the left was saying how did we let this happen? george osborne looks like the champion of working people in the north. this is the next stage of that. theresa may is seeking to message working people with a party that really cares about you, now eight conservative traditional interpretation of that is that taxes too something that i believe and working people will hear and feel. but she s very good at broadening, david cameron didn t message as well to the tabloid has theresa may. people care about these issues that are fought over, she s doing very well. she is but copeland isa doing very well. she is but copeland is a slightly special case, we shouldn t ignore that, sellafield nuclear plant and whatever else we would think about labour, knowing about the nuclear policy is one of the more perplexing things? there are always local factors, but the big messages that labour sho ....
that the president has been acid wously denying for more than a year now, that there was a in fact a major russian operation to interfere in the 2016 u.s. election. and, you know, the intelligence community has been saying for a year now that they have high confidence that that is the case. and here you have the u.s. department of justice and a grant ju grand jury saying they can prove that beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law, using admissible evidence. and that, you know, is a rod rosenstein today was extremely careful not to offend the president and make sure that no americans were witting participants in this plot. but that is a remarkable factual repudiation of the entire he was very careful to stay within what is alleged in the indictment. but he did make a point on several occasions of saying that no americans are accused of participation in this. and i do think that was probably aimed at the president in a fashion that allows the president at least until such a ....