theresa may's cabinet is in disarray as borisjohnson becomes the second cabinet minister to resign in less than 24 hours. we have just had the response to boris johnson's letter we have just had the response to borisjohnson's letter in which he said the dream of the brexit is dying. she says, i am surprised to receive your letter after a productive discussions we had at chequers on friday, and a comprehensive and detailed proposal which we agreed as a cabinet. she then adds, if you are not able to provide the support we need to secure this deal, in the interests of the united kingdom, it is right that you should step down. the conservative mp, and former attorney general, dominic grieve is in our westminster studio. this has been an extraordinary 24 hours. do you think the prime minister is weakened? no prime minister is weakened? no prime minister is weakened? no prime minister is going to want to see this sort of events that have unfolded. they are slightly unusual, because one might have expected them to happen on friday when the cabinet met, but having done that, she has made quit

cabinet in a tenuous position. and date for now he says that they are speaking to his life from london thank you for the update i'm sure it's going to be a very busy day in london for you will speak to you saying we're going to take you back to the house of commons to listen to a position labor leader jeremy called and by our own cabinet members as bureaucratic. the agreement contains no plan to protect all service industry no plan to prevent job order in northern ireland and also put forward the idea over regulatory flexibility which we all know mr sprague regulatory flexibility is a code for deregulation of our economy where the government's the government's proposals will leave to british workplace rights consumer rights food safety standards and environmental protections forming behind you standards over time and none of this none of this was even being tested in negotiations the trick is agreement now stands as a shuttered truce a spring a sticking plaster over the cavernous cracks in this government the futur

do you think that the cabinet she has now is the cabinet that is still going to be in place at the end of this brexit negotiation? do you think all these people are going to be able to swallow this? if they can, then it does suggest that they have just been talking non—stop. .. for two years. that is essentially it. if they can actually sign up for this, despite everything that they have said over the last two years — it reminds me very much of the old days of the communist party. someone turned round after stalin had done some programme and said if they can stand this, they can stand anything. likewise. if the hard brexiteers can stand for what is going on, they can stand for anything. i find it hard to believe. i find it hard to believe you won't have a sequence of resignations and it will be a sequence of resignations in preparation for a leadership battle. for me, the most important thing is we leave the european union. i imagine many of the leading luminaries of brexit and the cabinet feel that they are going to do a betterjob delivering that inside and out. you cannot help bu

do you think that the cabinet she has now is the cabinet that is still going to be in place at the end of this brexit negotiation? do you think all these people are going to be able to swallow this? if they can, then it does suggest that they have just been talking non—stop. .. for two years. that is essentially it. if they can actually sign up for this, despite everything that they have said over the last two years — it reminds me very much of the old days of the communist party. someone turned round after stalin had done some programme and said if they can stand this, they can stand anything. likewise. if the hard brexiteers can stand for what is going on, they can stand for anything. i find it hard to believe. i find it hard to believe you won't have a sequence of resignations and it will be a sequence of resignations in preparation for a leadership battle. for me, the most important thing is we leave the european union. i imagine many of the leading luminaries of brexit and the cabinet feel that they are going to do a better job delivering that inside than out. you cannot help

there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate to get him and the other brexiteers on board. inside there were and likely still are profound disagreements about life outside the eu. in detailed discussions today, the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the future of our negotiations with the eu and our proposal will create aukeu the eu and our proposal will create a uk eu free trade area, which establishes a common rule book on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards but we will ensure no changes can take place without the approval of our apartment. as a result, we will avoid friction in trade. that will protectjobs and livelihoods and also meet our commitment to northern ireland, but we've also agreed a new business friendly customs model with freedom to strike trade deals around the world. but if it was eas

a wink of support for a brexiteer still in cabinet. for labour, a time to make the prime minister squirm. for the good of this country and its people, the government needs to get its act together and do it quickly. if it can't, make way for those who can. more pressing than intense pressure from the opposition on the two sides of the debate. i don't care what you think. rear guard action from the tory benches. brexiteers furious with the prime minister's chequers compromise. this week, the activists were so disappointed about what had happened at chequers. they were betrayed. they said they were betrayed and they asked why... they asked why do we go out each and every saturday to support the conservative party, get mps elected, and serve for the first time in over ten years, that group refused to go outand campaign. what would the prime minister say to them? this is not a betrayal. i believe that is what people voted for when they voted to leave and we will deliver in faith with the people. it already feels like weeks ago, but after a

they have a warring cabinet now, not a war cabinet, in terms of meetings going on with chequers. if you want to be in a strong position to negotiate with 27 countries that outnumber you in terms of population and security alliances, then you need to have a strong hand internally. i talked to michael about this earlier. we came on this programme for years during the eurozone crisis, and everything was always the same even when the details changed. everyone was always kicking the can further down the road. whatever happens in the eu negotiations, the fundamental facts remain. until the tory party gets its act together and strengthens the hand of theresa may to go and negotiate with certainty on things like the irish border, we are going to be in the same position over and again. the irish border was specifically mentioned as a key sticking point. jean—claude juncker did say this week, others in brussels cannot deal with a divided cabinet. that is why there is all this focus on the big cabinet meeting at the country retreat of the prime minister and that fact cannot be escaped, ca

after two years we have brought the warring factions of the cabinet together and we have agreed toa cabinet together and we have agreed to a proposal to put to the eu will have to see, when the paper is published, what the detail is. and just on that last point is if there is now a ship and something more concrete coming from the uk government, isn't it now beholden on the eu to respond in kind and to be a little more constructive about their side of the negotiations?” a little more constructive about their side of the negotiations? i do agree with our. and i think i said that a moment ago when the answer to a previous question. because insofar as the eu has its redline, the prime minister has clearly moved on her red lines, there is no doubt about that and that is why i think the number of those who supported brexit will be pretty cross about what the cabinet has reached agreement on the day. i think it is incumbent on the eu to show flexibility in return because, after all, one person's cherry picking is another person's bespoke agreement. and the eu has shown in the past deals it has r

they have a warring cabinet now, not a war cabinet, in terms of meetings going on with chequers. if you want to be in a strong position to negotiate with 27 countries that outnumber you in terms of population and security alliances, then you need to have a strong hand internally. i talked to michael about this earlier. we came on this programme for years during the eurozone crisis, and everything was always the same even when the details changed. everyone was always kicking the can further down the road. whatever happens in the eu negotiations, over the past two years or the next two years, the fundamental facts remain. until the tory party gets its act together and strengthens the hand of theresa may to go and negotiate with certainty on things like the irish border, we are going to be in the same position over and again. the irish border was specifically mentioned as a key sticking point. jean—claude juncker did say this week, others in brussels cannot deal with a divided cabinet. that is why there is all this focus on the big cabinet meeting at the country retreat of the pri

there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate to get him and the other brexiteers on board. inside there were, and likely still are, profound disagreements about life outside the eu. theresa may argued for a model where we're snugly tied to the eu in many ways, but it seems, at least in her mind, a deal was done. well, in detailed discussions today, the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the eu, and our proposal will create a uk—eu free trade area, which establishes a common rule book on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards but we will ensure no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result, we will avoid friction in trade. that will protect jobs and livelihoods and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. we've also agreed a new business—friendly customs model with

cabinet agreed, the cabinet agreed we need to present eu with a new model, evolving the position i had set out in my position secure the new relationship in the autumn, pass the withdrawal and implementation bill and leave the european union on the 29th of march, 2019. mr. speaker, the friction free movement of goods is the only way to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and ireland and between northern ireland and great britain. it is the only way to protect the uniquely integrated supply chains on which millions of jobs and livelihoods depend. so at the heart of our proposal, a heart of a free trade area which will avoid the need for customs and regulatory checks at the board enand protect the supply chains. to achieve this requires four steps, first a commitment to maintaining a common rule book for products and to deliver this the uu could make an up front sovereign choice to commit to ongoing harmenization, covering only those necessary to provide for frictionless trade at the border. this would not cover services because this is not necessary to ensure free flow at the b

nigel, talking about the state of the cabinet and theissue about the state of the cabinet and the issue of unity so largely criticised, is this now the end of the rebellions? it has to be because pa rt the rebellions? it has to be because part of the deal that was reached last night was a great from the prime minister, theresa may, that if any in the cabinet step out of the line of collective responsibility, which is they all now agree to what was decided last night, they are out. that is a clear change in emphasis from the prime minister. she said the cabinet up until now have had the opportunity to say what they like, but last night was the crunch point for them to come together. and for me, as someone who supports brexit, i want to know what was said last night that made the infests a nd was said last night that made the infests and seven, borisjohnson and six of his chums who met the day before in the foreign office who have there own view about what the brexit deal should look like, that they have signed up to this. i need to know what was said. i will have that opportunity this mo

yesterday theresa may one cabinet approval for her proposals. some leave supporters will score it, cabinet brexiteers must sell it. the bid has not been highlighted is that we would also step up no deal planning, we don't wa nt step up no deal planning, we don't want that. the deal they do want has not been fully published by the appraisals include, harmonisation on eu rules to allow frictionless trade but parliament would be oversight. free movement coming to an end, and ability framework coming in its praise. and trade framework for uk. tory mps will get a briefing from the chief whip today but they will likely demand detail on monday from the prime minister. even if the backbench brexiteers end up feeling unhappy, the cabinet's approval of the plans begs the question, who will the sceptics now rally around? maybe this man. we need to know the details. as with eggs, and egg which is softly boiled is not boiled at all, very soft brexit means we are not going, that is not what the country boating. in the heat, the cabinet agreed and there is a d

the cabinet table as well. the telegraph kt has got, jason day cabinet revolt against softest brexit as they put it. this is the most immediate problem for treason at the moment, where theresa may is summoning her cabinet and negotiating positions and finally, that sentence on the customs arrangement. that does make different customs arrangement and it gets quite complicated. soccer brexit, harder brexit. the numbers have attempted to heal once this week. i think there is a third way, a best of both worlds, but particularly today is that this third way isjust particularly today is that this third way is just the customs partnership with a little bit of fresh paint on it. but deep down it's ultimately still a very soft brexit. and if that is the case, you're going to backlash. at the end of this is getting some sort of agreement and ultimately, really for them, doesn't really matter what the agreement is as long as they can come out in immersion the end of this and said that we are unified. because we all forget

he became a miner, a trade unionist, long before he became a cabinet minister. but he was also a thinker. he was a man of ideas and of principle. he did not go into politics for personal aggrandisement and power. indeed, he was often heard repeating a very powerful maxim, "the purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away". let's get more now one of our top stories — the communities secretary, james brokenshire, has said he's confident the cabinet will reach an agreement on brexit, at a crunch meeting at chequers this week. what will be agreed and how will it be viewed by remain supporters? i can now speak to labour's alison mcgovern, who is campaigning for the uk to stay in the single market. she is the labour mp for wirral south. thank you forjoining us. it is hard, isn't it, to overestimate the importance of the meeting at the end of this week. that's right, the clock is very much ticking. we have heard these cabinet meetings before where we have been told we are finally going to get to know what it is that the cabinet want out of their brexit deal

the communities secretary, says he is "confident" that the cabinet will come to an agreement over the issue later this week. i think there is no doubt that there are strong views on either side and that's what i would expect as we lead into the discussions on friday. coming up — new protection for people buying trips from holiday booking websites come into force today. a new eu—wide directive means websites such as expedia, ebookers and on the beach can be held financially responsible for any problems. it's thought 10 million holiday—makers will benefit. seven in ten council leaders in england believe income tax should be raised to fund adult social care. we'll have the latest on the world cup games today after lionel messi along with cristiano ronaldo — two of the greatest players of their general bow out out of the tournament. and at 11:30am, foreign correspondents posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, in dateline london. a major incident has been declared after two moorland fires, described as rapidly developing and aggressive, merged. authori

we're over two years on from the referendum two years of soundbites indecision and cabinet infighting in the two years since the referendum we have had a spirit national debate i. mrs peacocke how can anyone have faith in the prime minister getting to a good deal with twenty seven european union governments when she comes to broker a deal within her own cabinet but at the same time we should recognize the such a disclosure the no deal which has found consequence is the u.k. and the e.u. and i believe that the u.k. does a special. interest group mr speaker this government is not capable of securing a deal to protect the economy jobs leavings time. also coming up tonight the chemical weapon known as nobody choke it has made for people in the u.k. you know and relations between one did and moscow anemic now someone has died and nobody choke is part of a murder investigation. the investigation is being led by detectives from the u.k.'s cancer terrorism policing network. and they are unable to say at this moment whether or not the nerve agent found in this incident is linked to the attack

exit strategy just on friday the prime minister secured a hard won agreement from her cabinet and now it appears to be in complete disarray in an address to the parliament's theresa may thank the two ministers for their work but she was repeatedly heckled. all right so we're going to have that for you a little later on for now let's take you to bear it must she is in london where she's tracking all the developments for you was good to see you better get to because she survived this this crisis. that's what people are asking themselves here in london it's becoming increasingly difficult for her to lose one important cabinet minister david davis is one thing but then also to lose the foreign secretary particularly also in this where we've got a western balkan summit here in london we've got the nato summit coming up president trump's visit to a really important week and to spend that week without a foreign secretary or having to appoint somebody really new we have seen the murder investigation and because of nobody talk it's not a good times week to lose a foreign minister and the quest

the cabinet disintegrates before our eyes. can she tell us how on earth she's going to persuade the european union to agree to her disagreement when her own cabinet doesn't agree with it. >> i thank you, the honorable lady. we put forth the vision of the uk government that has been received by the european union which can be negotiations in the future. we'll go to those negotiations to determine the best deal. >> what matters even more than the agreement reached is the eventual agreement that the country will reach with the european union.what matters about that is that it promotes jobs and prosperity by helping british business. can the prime minister assure the house that in the details of what we will see in the white paper on thursday, will be -- >> believe that prime minister here to go live to capitol hill to hear from republican leaders.>> good afternoon everyone. the rollout of the new nominee for the supreme court last night was i think, quite impressive. i had a chance to meet with judge kavanaugh in my office earlie

do you think that the cabinet she has now is the cabinet that is still going to be in place at the end of this brexit negotiation? do you think all these people are going to be able to swallow this? if they can, then it does suggest that they have just been talking nonstop... for two years. that is essentially it. if they can actually sign up for this, despite everything that they have said over the last two years, it reminds me very much of the old days of the communist party, someone turned round after stalin had done some programme and if they can stand this, they can't stand anything. likewise. if the hard brexiteers can stand for what is going on, they can stand for what is going on, they can stand for what is going on, they can stand for anything. i find it hard to believe. i find it hard to believe you won't have a sequence of resignations and it will be a sequence resignations and it will be a sequence of resignations in preparation for a leadership battle. for me the most important thing is we leave the european union. i imagine many of the leading your luminaries of brexit an

mrs may's proposal was approved by the cabinet on friday. a junior brexit minister, steve baker, has also stepped down. mr davis, who's been in thejob since 2018, says the policy could leave the uk in a "weak" and "inescapable" negotiating position. this is what he told the radio 4's today programme this morning. this policy has got a number of weaknesses, and it is not as though it is somebody else's responsibility which i can share, i would be front and centre delivering this policy, explaining it to the house, persuading the house it was right, then delivering it with the european union, and frankly, just as it was known that what the policy was, it was also known that i had concerns about it, it would not have been a plausible thing to do, and i would not have done a good job. one of the things i said to the prime minister is i hope you are right and i am wrong, but if that is the case, the best person to do this is someone who believes in it, not me. let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason. what does this mean, chris?m wha

theresa may's cabinet is in disarray as borisjohnson becomes the second senior minister to resign in the space of under 2a hours —— saying ‘the brexit dream is dying, suffocated by needless self—doubt'. his departure follows the resignation of the brexit secretary, david davis, late last night —— he said the prime minister's brexit plan left britain in a ‘weak‘ position.// the point is that i was the person who had presented to parliament, the european union, to everybody else and ifi european union, to everybody else and if i don't believe in it, then i will not do as good a job as someone who does. the prime minister tells mps in the commons she is prepared to fight to keep herjob, if there is a vote of no confidence in her leadership. theresa may is expected to meet the conservative back—bench 1922 group this evening in the palace of westminster —— to shore up support for her leadership.// you're watching a bbc news special — on the day that the uk foreign secretary, boris johnson, has resigned, throwing the government's brexit strategy into turmoil and rai

if you are part of the cabinets, and you cannot defend a cabinet policy, you have got to go. i wonder whether he has left it a bit too late. i don't know what's oui’ a bit too late. i don't know what's our credibility he can salvage from this. from some of the tweets to date and some internal tory politics, he has always been quite unpopular with his parliamentary colleagues. there is an element of jealousy i suspect, he commands headlines. he has an almost effortless ability to communicate. he does. i spoke to some backbenchers who said they had seen boris in london and in their constituencies and he can cut through to people. but we have seen some tweets saying boris is never there for the battle but he comes around for the medal. if boris is then presented with one other person as part of the tory membership, as yougov paul said ruth davidson, sajid javid and others would beat him if there was a contest. that is interesting. let us move on to the telegraph. i suspect this may be an older photograph than from today but it isa older photograph than from today but it is a s

at referendum two years in which the government has failed to come up with an agreed position in the cabinet and what kind of bracks that they want to show themselves and what i don't want to be seen is that bracks it is undoubtedly extremely complex certainly but bench members of parliament like me would like to see more clarity on the future trading relationship between the u.k. and the e.u. progress has been made on some things to be fair to both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiate and agree in the remaining months ahead i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves they had been talking to brussels much and that's that's the shambolic aspect of it is so just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of bracks the u.k. gets what they think they're more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you well i think as you just said this is incredibly important these negotiations f

government goes to check yours and comes out with this deal which leaves the departure of two cabinet ministers the easiest ones to still but you're asking for a single market it gets but not in services people kept so that simply won't wash john johnston. do the brigadier's within the conservative party have any idea of how the you the e.u. works or the the now former minister in charge of exiting the e.u. david davis implied this week that this fudge that we've been seeing within the conservative party this apparent. complete ignorance about the way that the the e.u. works is a negotiating tactic in the that the british government the cabinet this week has done the u.k. great harm by backing a plan that will lead to a to a less hard briggs it. yes well obviously the the government has now got this plan that they are going to take to the european union that is already in tatters before we even get there so it remains to be seen how the e.u. are going to respond there's certainly parts of the checkers plan that they have looked at that they have already said they would not agree with

leading ministers leaves to raise cabinet now and very much tenuous position. that they speaking to us live from london thank you for keeping across this for us we'll be coming back to you shortly i'm sure thank you for no. ok we can now because live to our guests former mayor of london ken livingstone mr livingston always lovely to have you on the program i want to ask was your initial reaction to boris johnson's resignation. well i'm not surprised i mean david davis who resigned yesterday is a man of absolute integrity i remember i was in parliament with him when he resigned his seat in protest calling causing a by election to protest against erosion of human rights by the government of the day and he's always been principled but boris johnson's always just been about promoting himself wanting sr didn't want to be prime minister one day saying if david davies hadn't quit forest would still be in there boris knows that if there is going to be a leadership challenge to trees in my eye he's got to leave the cabinet to do that . now we're seeing is three resignat

we're over two years on from the referendum two years of soundbites indecision and cabinet infighting in the two years since the referendum we have had a spirit of national debate. this is break up how can anyone have faith in the prime minister get a good good deal with twenty seven european union governments when she caught on tape and broker a deal within her own cabinet but at the same time we should recognise the subject is also the no deal which have found consequences the bases in k. and the e.u. and i believe that the u.k. does that spezza. thinks he's truly a mistake this government is not capable of securing a deal to protect the economy john livingstone. also coming up tonight the chemical weapon known as nobody choke it has made for people in the u.k. you know and relations between one did and moscow anemic now someone has died and nobody choke is part of a murder investigation. the investigation is being led by detectives from the u.k.'s cancer terrorism policing network. and they are unable to say at this moment whether or not the nerve agent found in this incident is li

with robust views echoing around the cabinet table as they have on brea kfast ta bles cabinet table as they have on breakfast tables up and down the country. a brief moment where she let the tension show, a wink of support for a brexiteer still in cabinet. for lain, a time to make the prime minister squirm. for the good of this country and its people, the government needs to get its act together and do it quickly. and if it can't, make way for those who can. more pressing than intense pressure from the opposition, from the two sides of the brexit debate. from the opposition, from the two sides of the brexit debatelj from the opposition, from the two sides of the brexit debate. i don't ca re sides of the brexit debate. i don't care what you think, if it is outrageous it is outrageous. rearguard action from the tory benches. brexiteers furious with the prime minister's compromise. this week, the activists were so disappointed about had happened at chequers, they were betrayed. they said they were betrayed and they ask why they are do we go out, each and every saturday, to support the con

seat referendum two years in which the government has failed to come up with an agreed position in the cabinet and what kind of bracks that they want to show themselves and well i think want to be seen is that bracks is undoubtedly extremely complex certainly but bench members of parliament like me would like to see more clarity on the future trading relationship between the u.k. and the e.u. progress has been made on some things to be fair to both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiate and agree in the remaining months ahead i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves they have been talking to brussels much and that's that's the shambolic aspect of it is so just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of bracks the u.k. gets what they think they're more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you well i think as you just said this is incredibly important these negotiations for

when you look at cabinet, so politics. when you look at cabinet, so many senior figures politics. when you look at cabinet, so many seniorfigures have been forced to walk the plank, deputy prime minister damian green, home secretary amber rudd, the defence secretary amber rudd, the defence secretary michael fallon, and this morning he suggested that yesterday could be a sort of cathartic moment for theresa me. they have cleared the air now. the rest of the cabinet are completely behind the plan and i think what the resignations have done, and all resignations are painful, what they have done is demonstrate that there is no alternative. there is no other plan when it comes to the trade, the manufactured goods, the food that we send to europe, there is no other plan. we have to have a smooth access as possible to that existing home market, whatever new opportunities we want to pursue around the rest of the world, we have to have access to the european market and to have that access we have to pay a price for it. as for theresa me, she left downing street a short time ago wearing qui

, were clear yesterday as a cabinet, we will step up no deal planning. already we have had some reservation expressed by brexiteers in the conservative party. the concern being that if the uk does remain closely aligned to the eu, it has to follow eu rules when it comes to trading goods. there would not be the flexibility in the uk to match for example the standards that other countries may want to deals on. so at this point there has been no out right rejection from the brexiteer side. they want to consider the detail. they are gathering here this morning for a briefing with number ten staff on the detail on the plan. we caught up with the brexiteer nigel evans. a lot of questions. the only thing there is certainty about today, there is coffee. no breakfast. we will see. we need to see whether we are able to do comprehensive trade deals with united states of america, we have got president from coming next week. we have the ambassador are looking for a 0% tariff on us goods. if this deal stops that, then that is not to the benefit of the united kingdom.

they will have a cabinet weekend in chequers to work out the strategy. we are two years since the referendum, no wonder the eu is asking what is britain's strategy? here on friday the cabinet will gather to try to sort proposals for the future relationship with the eu that all members of the prime minister's team can find up to. it will not be easy. to tell us more our political correspondent chris mason joins me. it feels that every week is a big brexit wake. what sets this apart? there are four and a bit big brexit weeks and every month and that will be all the way until march when the uk leads the european union and for a long time after that. the challenge this week is trying to reach some sort of agreement within the cabinet. when you speak to people in government and say how are you going to do that because there are huge disagreements, you do not get much of an answer. it is incredibly difficult and she has to try and find some sort of consensus and then sell it to the european union. there will be a bit ofa pr european union. there will be a bit

there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate to get him and the other brexiteers on board. inside there were, and likely still are, profound disagreements about life outside the eu. theresa may argued for a model where we're snugly tied to the eu in many ways, but it seems, at least in her mind, a deal was done. well, in detailed discussions today, the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the eu and our proposal will create a uk—eu free trade area, which establishes a common rule book on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards but we will ensure no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result, we will avoid friction in trade. that will protect jobs and livelihoods and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. we've also agreed a new business—friendly customs model with f

think it will be acceptable to brexiteers and half the cabinet brexiteers and half the cabinet brexiteers now. but so long as red lines are kept intact i think everyone will be happy but if they are broke and we have a serious problem. and if as you see it they are broken, what would your advice be to the cabinet? you cannot text them now, their phones have been confiscated but what would you say? ido confiscated but what would you say? i do not think the red lines would be breached, ithink i do not think the red lines would be breached, i think whenever i have seen the prime ministers she has been clear on this. but the common rule book with the eu? that seems to be crossing the red line, what they will do is —— should do is argue strongly against that, but it is like the eu, they will reject it a nyway like the eu, they will reject it anyway but the question is, should brexit ministers resign? no, we want to see more brexiteers in the cabinet and not less. i do not think we will be in that position, i think the prime minister is going to steam ahead with what she has already laid do

some former cabinet collea g u es brexit. some former cabinet colleagues not impressed.” brexit. some former cabinet colleagues not impressed. i don't wa nt colleagues not impressed. i don't want him managing the brexit process. this is back-seat driving. borisjohnson continued process. this is back-seat driving. boris johnson continued to process. this is back-seat driving. borisjohnson continued to argue for the sharpest break from the eu and invited questions about his loyalty. are you as one? a nest of singing birds. mrjohnson even dismissed one of the customs plans being considered by his government as crazy, a sign his patience with brexit was running out. not long ago it would have been easy, too easy, to see borisjohnson as little more than a gag cracking, cameron erving figure of fun. it's very well organised. a former london mayor with a flairfor organised. a former london mayor with a flair for attention. but he has always been ambitious. and about brexit, he is serious, even though he is now out of government, few would bet against borisjohnson being back. an in the t

a really long day for cabinet ministers. i think they are arriving first thing in the morning and have been told they will be there for the long haul, not finishing until long after dinner, 10:00pm, so this really is the whole day blocked out to try to flush out finally, it is decision time having tried to keep both camps, there remains a point camp and brexit backing camps in her cabinet on border is now time to decide, theresa may said to angela merkel she's confident she will get a decision tomorrow i a plan that will be agreed on so i think there's going to be a pretty long day and i think not without plenty of arguments. i bet it will be. thank you very much for bringing us up to date. this is new zealander scott donaldson. he's become the first person ever to kayak, solo, from australia to new zealand. here he is arriving at his destination. he was guided to the beach by lights and fireworks. and after two months at sea he had to be helped out of his kayak by his family. back on dry land he mustered the energy to say a

it referendum two years in which the government has failed to come up with an agreed position in the cabinet and what kind of bracks that they want to show themselves and well i think want to be seen is that bracks is undoubtedly extremely complex so this has been made on some things to be fair to both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiate and agree in the remaining months ahead i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves to him in talking to brussels much and that's that's the shambolic aspect of it is so just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of bracks the u.k. gets well i think you think they'd be more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you well i think as you just said this is incredibly important these negotiations for the future of the united kingdom particularly of the for the shape of economy the have been things have been agreed with the e.u. relation to

and referendum two years in which the government has failed to come up with an agreed position in the cabinet and what kind of bracks that they want to show themselves and well i think want to be seen as that bracks is undoubtedly extremely complex certainly but bench members of parliament like me would like to see more clarity on the future trading relationship between the u.k. and the e.u. progress has been made on some things to be fatter both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiate and agree in the remaining months ahead i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves they have been talking to brussels much and that's that's the shambolic aspect of it is it's not just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is. the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of breaks the u.k. gets well i think you think they're more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you what i think is you just said this is incredibly important these neg

seat referendum two years in which the government has failed to come up with an agreed position in the cabinet on what kind of bracks it they want to show themselves and what i think want to be seen is that bracks is undoubtedly extremely complex certainly but bench members of parliament like me would like to see more clarity on the future trading relationship between the u.k. and the e.u. progress has been made on some things to be fair to both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiate and agree in the remaining months ahead well i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves they had been talking to brussels much and that's about the shambolic aspect of it is so just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of bracks the u.k. gets what they think they're more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you well i think as you just said this is incredibly important these negotiations for

up of the cabinet now... does that make you feel more content, has anything changed? i think that the difficulty we've got is that of course the prime minister may now be facing challenges from the brexiteers from outside her cabinet and the real hurdle that hasn't yet been overcome is whether what she's put forward in terms of her checkers statement is going to work at all in the european union. from the liberal democrat perspective, what we are still pushing the prime minister to do is accept at the end of this then it's to bea accept at the end of this then it's to be a final say on the deal for the people because now we hear even from leavers that they're very unhappy with the deal she is trying to strike. in those circumstances i think it would be fair to put it to the people. yes, of course, all eyes go back to what was said at chequers at that meeting when an agreement was supposedly made with a plan to put forward. we understand that white paper in itself, the big explain as to what was in it, has in

his deal what why did the cabinet back it will the cabinet back to it because the they need to try and come up with a position that the tory party would accept and at the time when the checkers deal was finalized it seemed like to reason they had been able to ambush her here cabinet members with the hope that their backing of the deal which quell some of the bricks at rebellion on her back benches but as we've seen with the resignation of david davis and forced johnson that has not happened the breaks tears are now in full revolt jacob reese morgan other prominent hears have put down amendments to monday's trade bill to try and dampen down elements of the checkers deal the whole thing is now falling apart but originally the reason behind it was so they had something they could bring to the e.u. that was unified whether that you were going to reject it or not they had to have something unified and now they no longer have that what about boris johnson's political career is a lot of media criticism over the former foreign secretary following his resignation say that he had been the worst

firstly, the cabinet. she has got them all on site, whether they are completely signed up to her or not, is another matter as we have seen star to emerge tonight. she has her parliamentary party and they were briefings earlier today and tomorrow and monday. there is the wider public. you and i. whetherfolk get on board with this. perhaps the biggest challenge of all is, as you say, europe. does europe get on board with the idea this plan? is it seen as cherry picking? so far, the noises from brussels over the last 24 noises from brussels over the last 2a hours also have been fairly conservatory is that they have been, let's look at the plan, let's see what at first, let's discuss it. that is a long way from saying yes, we ta ke that is a long way from saying yes, we take it and we are up for this. this is what is going to happen. i suspect we will get more in the next few days about what is going on in the conservative party itself and thatis the conservative party itself and that is before we get into bru

cabinet around her is will she be faced with a leadership challenge. we are waiting to see or hear from former foreign secretary borisjohnson. i spoke to his former director of communications within the last hour and said will we hearfrom boris johnson today, he said very firmly, no. he said don't assume it is all about boris‘ ambition, he feels very strongly about the substance of those ads will have to think about it. borisjohnson said the brexit dream was dying and we will have to see how much sympathy he gets on the conservative backbenchers. thank you, philippa thomas, keeping us thank you, philippa thomas, keeping us up to date and every twist and turn in westminster. let's discuss where this leaves the brexit plans. greg swenson is a partner at the merchant banking house brigg macadam. nice to see you, welcome. what i've been fascinating given the two departures yesterday, the four great offices of state in the uk, prime minister, chancellor, foreign secretary and home secretary, all held by ministers who voted to stay in the eu. they are havi

at referendum two years in which the government has failed to come up with an agreed position in the cabinet and what kind of bracks that they want to show themselves and what i don't want to be seen is that bracks is undoubtedly extremely complex certainly members of parliament like me would like to see more clarity on the future trading relationship between the u.k. and the e.u. progress has been made on some things to be fair to both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiation agree in the remaining months ahead i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves they have been talking to brussels much and that's that's the shambolic aspect of it is so just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of bracks the u.k. gets what they think they're more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you well i think as you just said this is incredibly important these negotiations for the future

tomorrow is decision times for the cabinet and decision times for the cabinet and decision time for the brexiteers. how hard do they fight for their vision of life after the european union of a more dramatic separation between the uk and the rest of the continent? it is decision times as well for theresa may. if that brexiteer fashion pick up may. if that brexiteer fashion pick up rough, does she tried to take the more perhaps show them the door? this has been going on for so many months, tomorrow could be a defining day. it is about getting the cabinet on board. this parliament with the tory party and a whole continent to worry about as well. 0ur europe editor, katya adler, is in berlin where, as we've heard, the prime minister met the german chancellor earlier today. katya. well, yes, in the midst of a political miles from at home, the prime minister came here to berlin. she came to see what is still the eu's most influential leader, angela merkel. she came with a plea that she and others in the eu did not rush to criticise her new brexit negotiation plan. as we have seen she has had

some leave supporters will scorn it, cabinet brexiteers must sell it. the bit that has not been highlighted is what we agreed yesterday is that we would also step up no deal planning. we do not want that, we do not want no deal. the deal they do want has not yet been fully published but proposals include harmonisation with eu rules on goods to allow frictionless trade but parliament would have oversight. free movement would come to an end, a mobility framework takes its place, and there would be an independent trade policy for the uk. today conservative mps have been invited to hear more. a lot of questions. tory mps may be getting a brexit briefing from the chief whip today but it is monday when they are due to meet direct with the prime minister. the likely demand, detail. but even if backbench brexiteers end y, the cabinet's approval of the plans begs the question, who will the sceptics now rally around ? maybe this man. prominent brexiteerjacob rees—mogg was ready to air his concerns today. we need to know the details. as with eggs, an egg that is

the challenge this week is trying to reach some sort of agreement within the cabinet. when you speak to people in government and say how are you going to do that because there are huge disagreements, you do not get much of an answer. it is incredibly difficult and she has to try and find some sort of consensus and then sell it to the european union. there will be a bit of a pr job coming up with the prime minister speaking to lots of european leaders, potentially going on a trip to meet some leaders, speak to others on the phone. we will get ministers fanning out following the publication of this white paper. the tricky thing for the government here is that this white paper has to be pretty specific. in the past, there have been a platter of options, one way of keeping as many cabinet ministers in the tent as possible. brussels is not likely to buy that, they will want to know which things we want and then discuss them. the tricky thing is, how much detail is there in that white paper? i am told on the customs row, which has been rumbling on for ever, particularly arou

so the cabinet agrees, the cabinet agrees that we need to present the eu with the new model, evolving the position i have set out in my mansion house each so we can accelerate negotiations over the summer, secure that new relationship in the autumn, pass the withdrawal of an old mentation bill, and leave the european union on the 29th of march, 2019. esther speaker, the friction free -- mr. speaker, it is the only way to avoid a hard order between northern ireland and ireland, and between northern ireland and great britain, and it is the only way to protect the uniquely integrated supply chain on which millions of jobs and livelihoods depend. so at the heart of our proposal is a u.k.-eu free trade area, which will avoid the need for customs and regulatory checks of the border and protects those supply chains. to achieve this requires four steps. first, the commitment to maintaining a common rulebook for industrial goods and agricultural products. the u.k. would make an upfront, sovereign choice to commit to ongoing harmonization with eu rules on goods, covering only those necessary to

today's showdown cabinet meeting may well be tense. there could even be cabinet resignations. our chief political correspondent, vicky young, is outside chequers for us now. we know the arguments are very well rehearsed, aren't they? actually, many people are saying this is the sort of showdown, discussion, argument that should have happened two years ago. the fact the cabinet has been arguing among itself was so long has wasted a lot of time and energy. that is why theresa may has summoned them. they thought to be staying until 10pm to try to hammer out a deal. the arguments are the same. do we stay closely aligned with the eu after brexit or do we make a much cleaner break? as the brexiteers would see it, take advantage of some of the opportunities that are out there. not much has being coming out of that building behind me but we did spot them having a bit of lunch on the terrace outside. i think in these pictures you can see theresa may with her back to the camera in a purple suit and borisjohnson to the right. as they sat there, there were some animated conversations goin