the democratic unionist. i think as barbara says here as well the devil is in the detail what the democratic unionist don't want is any sort of food in between the u.k. main them and know that nod and so any set of stops and customs stops that separate northern ireland from the u.k. it's for them on acceptable they also want to have the right to withdraw from the backs of say you have the unilateral right to withdraw from what we speculate this might not be the case it looks like the reason they may have given in on this so in that case it would be unacceptable but we really have to wait until we see the full text and then to we have also official statements for from the d u p who are basically propping up series of maize government and really really does depend on a mass even if this is good news in as much as there is agreement this is just the start of a fresh set of headaches for britain's prime minister because she has to sell it now to cabinet many of whom will look at this scans and then to the parliam

in northern ireland the democratic unionist party is not put off by the notion that we would fight an election on the basis we wa nt fight an election on the basis we want the best deal for the union, for the united kingdom and for our economy, and at the moment this does not represent what we believe is the best deal. so, sirjeffrey donaldson making it clear the dup would not be afraid of a general election if that is what this resulted in. they have been looking further afield than westminster at this conference. they see themselves in the same camp as gibraltar in terms of unionism and retaining the link with the uk, which is that the heart of their politics. today we heard from a minister in the gibraltar government, the ministerfor minister in the gibraltar government, the minister for housing and equality, she has come here to speak and she had a very uncompromising message when it comes to the current debate over the future of gibraltar in the context of these brexit negotiations. future of gibraltar in the context of these brexit negotiationsm future of gibraltar in the contex

democratic unionist party. hall, and indeed those of you who are supporters watching at home. are supporters watching at home. that you have done over this past 12 months. months. benefit of everyone and that must be are guiding principle. are guiding principle. boris forjoining us at our conference, thank you so much. conference, thank you so much. applause —— my personal welcome to boris. —— my personal welcome to boris. philip hammond was speaking at a conference dinner yesterday evening. conference dinner yesterday evening. stage to further the national interest. interest. who have travelled to participate in the conference this weekend. the conference this weekend. is fitting as we launch our friends of gibraltar grouping early on. of gibraltar grouping early on. meeting with the chief minister there, fabian picardo. there, fabian picardo. stand with the people and government of gibraltar at this difficult time. of gibraltar at this difficult time. now, we are fortunate to have mr johnson because this afternoon. johnson because this afternoon. our newly elected representative in

plus the democratic unionists from northern ireland, who prop up her government in westminster. they are unhappy too, so she is trying to appeal directly to the public to say this is the best deal we are going to get, this is the deal that delivers on the referendum result, in the hope that perhaps people will put pressure on their mps not to reject it and to avoid the no vote scenario that many think is uncharted territory if the deal doesn't go through in westminster. our europe reporter, gavin lee, is in brussels for us. so, the prime minister is on her way once again to brussels. clear up a couple of things for us. is there going to be tweaking going on today in terms of the deal and what is the timetable for events across the week? theresa may is coming here this afternoon to meet key figures of the commission european council, jean—claude juncker and donald tusk. she is going through the choreography of tomorrow, because this is an extraordinary summit, called for it hasn't happened before and they will endorse the withdrawal agreement, which is the legal text of the div

in northern ireland the democratic unionist party is not put off by the notion that we would fight an election on the basis we want the best deal for the union, for the united kingdom and for our economy, and at the moment this does not represent what we believe is the best deal. so, sirjeffrey donaldson making it clear the dup would not be afraid of a general election if that is what this resulted in. they have been looking further afield than westminster at this conference. they have had strong links with a number of years with the government of gibraltar. they see themselves in the same camp as gibraltar in terms of unionism and retaining the link with the uk, which is that the heart of their politics. today we heard from a minister in the gibraltar government, the minister for housing and equality, she has come here to speak and she had a very uncompromising message when it comes to the current debate over the future of gibraltar in the context of these brexit negotiations. it is critical that the united kingdom remains firmly in the defence of our right to self—determination, a

theresa may faces more pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party warned it was sending her ‘a message‘ by failing to back the government on a budget vote. the prime minister has broken her promises to her own mps, the electorate, and to herself. we had to centre a political message. the police condemn a ‘walk on by culture', saying frontline officers could ‘let thugs go‘ if they don't get help from the public. a doctor, a pharmacist and a police officer are killed after a gunman opened fire at a hospital in chicago. shares in the japanese car maker, nissan, fall sharply following the arrest of the company's chairman, carlos ghosn, on suspicion of financial misconduct. airbnb says it will remove all homes in israeli settlements in the west bank from its listings. and there will be no super league in european football. two of the most powerful officials in the game say proposed plans for a breakaway are "fiction". good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9. theresa may is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unio

jim shannon the democratic unionist party has been a confidence and supply agreement with the prime minister but you are deeply unhappy about our european proposals what should big objection to these of me is asking you to support which is basically alex jones over there and trapped in a legally binding agreement where the e.u. has more power over northern ireland and we as i am pays elected by the people harvard westminster the prime minister says but little advantages for you'll have a special relationship with the u.k. and a special relationship with the european union this could be boom time for northern ireland i think it's been time whenever we leave the e.u. i am quite sure about that but it's at the same time i think the prime minister has misjudged the they view it as misjudged our opinion within the nato towards our leader and geoffrey dulls on our web have consistently mentioned to the prime minister on to the team that they meet every week including the chief weapons and has told them that there is a there is a red line there's a red line the red line is as a backstop an agreemen

the democratic unionist party, who prop up democratic unionist party, who prop up the conservatives in government, don't like elements of the proposed arrangement. then joe johnson, who come from the other side of the 0ttoman, who campaigned for remain, saying he doesn't like it either. you add him to people like his brother, borisjohnson, and other brexiteers like david davis, and labour, the vast majority of whose mps are likely to reject any deal the prime minister comes back with, and you're left wondering with a big if, if the prime minister can get an exit arrangement with the european union, can she get it through parliament? that's an even bigger if with every moment like this from macro drug johnson. when we look at what she's facing on the home front __j° what she's facing on the home front —— jo johnson. she's annoying remainers, levers, the dup, not all of them in those cases, but that's only the home front. 0n the european side, she's got a lot of work still to do it seems. she has, there's still this hugely contentious issue which has been so for ages and hasn't been

jim shannon the democratic unionist party had been in a confidence and supply agreement with the prime minister but you are deeply unhappy about a utopian proposals what should big objection to these a me is asking you to support which is basically alex jones over there and trapped in a legally binding agreement where the e.u. has more power over northern ireland and we as i am pays elected by the people westminster the prime minister says but little advantages for you'll have a special relationship with the u.k. and a special relationship with the european union this could be boom time for northern ireland i think it's been time whenever we leave the e.u. i am quite sure about that but it's at the same time i think the prime minister has misjudged the they view it as misjudged our opinion within the nato towards our leader and geoffrey dulls on our web have consistently mentioned to the prime minister on to the team that they meet every week including the chief weapons and is told them that there is a there is a red line there's a red line the red line is as a backstop. they need not

jim shannon the democratic unionist party has been in a confidence and supply agreement with the the prime minister but you are deeply unhappy about a european proposals what should big objection to these of me is asking you to support which is basically alex thomas or trapped in a legally binding agreement where the e.u. has more par over northern ireland and we as an pays alike that by the people west minister the prime minister says but the advantages for you'll have a special relationship with the u.k. and a special relationship with the european union this could be booming time for northern ireland i think it's been time whenever we leave the e.u. i'm quite sure of it doc but it's at the same time i think the prime minister has misjudged the the service judged our opinion within the nato towards our leader and geoffrey dulls in our have consistently mentioned to the prime minister on to the team that they meet every week including the chief weapons and has told them that there is a there is a red line there's a red line the red line is as a backstop an agreement to say they need

the democratic unionist party, which contributes to the government's majority, says the pm is not keeping to the bargain over brexit and withdraws its backing on an important vote in parliament. after days of fretting, mrs may's own backbenchers were plotting to turf her out of downing street, now the whole party is now turning up the heat. a shoot—out at a hospital in chicago leaves four people dead, including a doctor and a police officer. could exercise help people with incurable cancer live longer? we've a special report on the new guidance that goes against traditional advice from doctors. good morning. when is a deal not a deal? if you're a black friday bargain hunter, i'll be telling you why some deals might not be all they seem. there will be no super league in european football. the two most powerful officials in the game say proposed plans for a breakaway are fiction. good morning from syon house and. we're here because we're going to be looking at the enchanted woodman through the course of the morning. the weather today is cold, windy. showers and rain, and some in the hills

the prime minister is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party failed to back the government on key votes. the dup‘s ten mps contribute to the conservative's narrow majority in parliament. the northern ireland party is flexing its muscles because it's unhappy about mrs may's draft brexit withdrawal deal. this morning mrs may is meeting her cabinet for the first time since a number of ministers resigned last week, saying they couldn't support the deal. let's take a look at the week ahead for the prime minister. tomorrow she's expected in brussels to meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker where she hopes to discuss future trade with the eu. if all goes to plan there will be a special brexit summit with european leaders on sunday — where the framework for the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be discussed. but one thing that could derail the prime minister's plan are threats from backbench conservative mps — who are trying to force a vote of no confidence in theresa may's leadership. they have yet to gai

but that gets to it, notjust him but for example the democratic unionists think they were sold all i —— sold a lie. politically i think essentially what has been done is inherently deceitful, that if you like a secret or not so secret negotiating strategy has been run for at least a year and people in strategy has been run for at least a yearand people in numberten downing street who said some of the things which are crucial elements of the deal would never, ever be anywhere near the deal are now saying they are in the deal but there is only a small percentage chance of it ever happening... talking about the backstop. the politicians, david davis and dominic raab, were not running the negotiations. the negotiations were run, and if this is the case and it isi run, and if this is the case and it is i would rather she was more straightforward about it, if she said on one hand here and the brexiteers who i think ahmad and the ultra—remainers —— who i think are mad, and the ultra—remainers who i think ahmad, i think it would at least be straightforward and honest but to claim

northern ireland's democratic unionist party believes the deal undermines the very integrity of the uk. believes the deal undermines the very integrity of the uki believes the deal undermines the very integrity of the uk. i know for the unionist community in northern ireland at the moment, this is quite a difficult time. i know many of them may be feeling vulnerable, and i want to say to them that the good friday agreement will be protected. northern ireland has achieved peace through british and irish lions identity. some people believe that shared identity can keep that in harmony, but no change is happening. it isa harmony, but no change is happening. it is a big deal for us. northern ireland always presents that problem, that difficulty of understanding what is happening, and identity filess if we are out, let's get on with it. brexit isn'tjust about trade on these shores, it is the delicate balance of peace on this island which goes so much deeper. just one of those seemingly intractable issues that are being faced by the prime minister over the last few weeks and months. as she t

but that gets to it — not just him, but for example the democratic unionists, think they were sold a lie. politically, i think essentially what has been done is inherently deceitful, that if you like a secret or not—so—secret negotiating strategy has obviously been run for at least a year, and people in number ten downing street who said that some of the things which are crucial elements of the deal would never, ever be anywhere near the deal are now saying they're in the deal, but there's only a small percentage chance of it ever happening, so talking primarily about the backstop. so the politicians, david davis and dominic raab, were not running the negotiations. the negotiations were run — and if this has been the case, which it is, i would rather she was more honest and straightforward about it. if she said, look, on one hand, here are the brexiteers who i think are mad, and here are the ultra—remainers, who i think are mad, i think it would at least be straightforward and honest. to claim that it delivers or avoids precisely what she has been publicly committed to avoidi

thank you very much indeed. in the democratic unionist party have accused her of breaking meanwhile in the last few minutes, the democratic unionist leader arlene foster has said her party would not be able to support the government‘s current proposals to brussels on brexit. mrs foster was speaking after the leak of a letter from the prime minister to the dup, which led the party to accuse theresa may of breaking a promise that she‘d never sign up to a brexit deal that treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. let‘s hear it now. let's hear it now. i think we need to wait until the cabinet meets to see how they view whether prime minister is at the moment but clearly if this comes to prime in the current form would not be able to support it. i don‘t think it‘s an ominous warning to get the factual position that we would not be able to support something that separates the island out from the rest of the united kingdom that has always been oui’ united kingdom that has always been our position, nothing new and any of that and we would just reiterate that. the

the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain — after it accused her of ‘betrayal‘ in the negotiations, when a leaked letter indicated that northern ireland could follow different customs rules to the rest of the uk. the government has insisted it won't do anything to put the united kingdom at risk. more details from our political correspondent alex forsyth: sorry about that, watch your back. watch your back. fateful words perhaps uttered earlier this year by a man who has now delivered a blow to theresa may. jo johnson was until today the transport minister, but tonight he quit his job with a scathing assessment of the prime minister's brexit plan. crucially he called for another vote saying the current proposal was deeply flawed. it's not going to deliver trade deals — our ability to strike meaningful trade deals is going to be greatly reduced. it's not going to lead to us becoming a singaporean turbo—charged economy on the edge of europe. far from it. we're going to be signing up for all of the rules and regulations over which we will no

the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain, after it accused her of ‘betrayal‘ in the negotiations, when a leaked letter indicated that northern ireland could follow different customs rules to the rest of the uk. the government has insisted it won't do anything to put the united kingdom at risk. more details from our political correspondent alex forsyth: sorry about that. mind out, watch your back. watch your back, fateful words uttered perhaps earlier this year by a man who's now delivered a blow to theresa may. jo johnson was until today, the transport minister, but tonight he quit his job with a scathing assessment of the prime minister's brexit plan. crucially he called for another vote, saying the current proposal was deeply flawed. it's not going to deliver trade deals, our ability to strike meaningful trade deals will be greatly reduced. it's not going to lead to us becoming a singaporean turbo—charged economy on the edge of europe. far from it, we're going to be signing up to all of the rules and regulations over which we will no

but that gets to it — not just him, but for example the democratic unionists, think they were sold a lie. in human terms, i can admire her ability tojust keep going. politically, i think essentially what has been done is inherently deceitful, that if you like a secret or not—so—secret negotiating strategy has obviously been run for at least a year, and people in number ten downing street who said that some of the things which are crucial elements of the deal would never, ever be anywhere near the deal are now saying they're in the deal, but there's only a small percentage chance of it ever happening, so talking primarily about the backstop. so the politicians, david davis and dominic raab, were not running the negotiations. the negotiations were run — and if this has been the case, which it is, i would rather she was more honest and straightforward about it. if she said, look, on one hand, here are the brexiteers who i think are mad, and here are the ultra—remainers, i think that would at least be straightforward and honest. to claim that it delivers or avoids precisely what

it's incompatible and that's why the democratic unionist didn't like it but i'd like to make a slightly different points or just to share with you. a couple of basic facts the facts is that. already at the moment as we speak the irish buda the border between us and the other republic of ireland it's already a taxation border it's already a v. a t. border it's already an excise border it it's already and it's already a currency buda they have different currencies and. without having a hard border without having a hard border in addition to that since nine hundred twenty one there's never been a hard border in northern ireland even the time of all the troubles there were military checkpoints but it wasn't a hard border with in a barbed wire and search sites and. people with dogs the whole matter of the irish border which was never discussed in the referendum not even by the common government which was which which just gracefully disgracefully in my view was completely one sided. is in my view simply a trap that was set up by the european union negotiators which the british government have

we'll have the latest from brussels and from belfast, where the democratic unionists today promised to vote down the deal. also tonight... riot police in paris fire tear gas and water cannon at demonstrators protesting overfuel prices. i sent your food back to get it warm. the man behind acclaimed films like don't look now — british director nicolas roeg dies at the age of 90. tom francis for the line! and wales beat south africa to make it four wins out of four in an autumn sweep. good evening. theresa may is in brussels ahead of tomorrow's historic eu summit to approve her brexit deal. spain had warned it might derail the summit at the last minute over the status of gibraltar, but it's now lifted that threat after assurances from britain. mrs may denied making concessions, saying the uk would always stand by gibraltar. well, tomorrow she and the other 27 eu leaders will formally approve the draft agreement for the uk's departure from the european union. but still ahead is the challenge of persuading enough mps to vote for the deal in the house of commons next month. if they do appr

but that gets to it — not just him, but for example the democratic unionists, think they were sold a lie. in human terms, i can admire her ability tojust keep going. politically, i think essentially what has been done is inherently deceitful, that if you like a secret or not—so—secret negotiating strategy has obviously been run for at least a year, and people in number ten downing street who said that some of the things which are crucial elements of the deal would never, ever be anywhere near the deal are now saying they're in the deal, but there's only a small percentage chance of it ever happening, so talking primarily about the backstop. so the politicians, david davis and dominic raab, were not running the negotiations. the negotiations were run — and if this has been the case, which it is, i would rather she was more honest and straightforward about it. if she said, look, on one hand, here are the brexiteers who i think are mad, and here are the ultra—remainers, who i think are mad, i think that would at least be straightforward and honest. to claim that it delivers or a

it's incompatible and that's why the democratic unionist didn't like it but i'd like to make a slightly different point or just to share with you. a couple of basic facts the facts is that ready at the moment as we speak the irish buddha the border between london and the other republic of ireland is so ready a taxation buddha it's already a v. a t. buddha it's already an excise buddha it it's already and it's already a currency buddha they have different currencies and. without having a hard border without having a hard border in addition to that since nine hundred twenty one there's never been a hard border in northern ireland even the time of all the troubles there were military checkpoints but it wasn't a hard border with in a barbed wire and searchlights and and and and people with dogs the whole matter of the irish border which was never discussed in the referendum not even by the government which was which which just gracefully disgracefully in my view was completely one sided. is in my view simply a trap that was set up by the european union negotiators which the british governme

it's incompatible and that's why the democratic unionist didn't like it but i'd like to make a slightly different point or just to share with you. a couple of basic facts the facts is that ready at the moment as we speak the irish border the border between london and the other republic of ireland is so ready a taxation border it's already a v. a t. border it's already an excise border. it's already and it's already a currency buda they have different currencies and. without having a hard border without having a hard border in addition to that since nine hundred twenty one there's never been a hard border in northern ireland even the time of all the troubles there were military checkpoints but it wasn't a hard border with in a barbed wire and searchlights and and and and people with dogs the whole matter of the irish border which was never discussed in the referendum not even by the government which was which which just gracefully disgracefully in my view was completely one sided. is in my view simply a trap that was set up by the european union negotiators which the british government h

unionist party from northern ireland they always of fear that she might cause a division of the country which is something they want to avoid at any cost will rise in the reporting for us from london thank you nicole. now to some other stories making news around the world israel's defense minister says he is resigning over a cease fire agreement with palestinian militants in gaza after lieberman called the deal brokered by egypt a capitulation to terror his shock announcement significantly weakens prime minister benjamin netanyahu government of the cease fire follows a deadly escalation and cross border violence in the wake of an israeli raid in gaza over the weekend. political crisis has intensified after lawmakers voted out the country's newly appointed prime minister in a heated session the move follows a decision by the country's top court to suspend a presidential order to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections my head there rajapaksa was appointed prime minister last month after the president kicked out his predecessor u.s. vice president mike pence has told me in mar leader

it's incompatible and that's why the democratic unionist didn't like it but i'd like to make a slightly different point or just to share with you. a couple of basic facts the facts is that. already at the moment as we speak the irish border the border between the and the right of the republic of ireland is so ready a taxation border it's already a v. a t. border it's already an excise border. it's already and it's already a currency buda they have different currencies and that without having a hard border without having a hard border in addition to that since nine hundred twenty one there's never been a hard border in northern ireland even the time of all the troubles there were military checkpoints but it wasn't a hard border with in a barbed wire and searchlights and and and and people with dogs the whole matter of the irish border which was never discussed in the referendum not even by the government which was which which just gracefully disgracefully in my view was completely one sided. is in my view simply a trap that was set up by the european union negotiators which the british g

the democratic unionist party believes this would undermine the very integrity of the uk. i know that for the unionist community in northern ireland at the moment, this is quite a difficult time. today, ireland's prime minister tried to allay the dup's fears. i know many of them may be feeling vulnerable, and i want to say to them that the good friday agreement will be protected. northern ireland has achieved peace through a dual british and irish identity. some people believe shared membership of the eu has helped to keep that relationship in harmony, but now brexit is changing things. we're scared about going backwards. it's a big dealfor us. obviously northern ireland always presents that sort of problem, that difficulty of understanding what's happening, and identity. ijust feel with brexit, either we're in or we're out. and if we're out, let's get on with it. brexit isn't just about trade on these shores. it's also about the delicate balance of peace on this island. but now this special brexit status is raising questions on the other side of the water, over whether sc

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, which props up the british government at westminster, has urged theresa may to focus on getting a better deal. more now on sunday's brexit summit in brussels. our political correspondent alex forsyth told us, after the hicup over gibralter, things should in theory go smoothly for theresa may. i think you can expect it, but when it comes to brexit i take everything with a pinch of salt. we have spoken about these big meetings time and time again when the eu leaders get together. this really is the biggie because this is the one in theory when they will rubberstamp the agreement, as you say, getting over that problem with gibraltar, having resolved that, it looks like it is going to go ahead and be a fairly smooth summit, they will get the deal signed. but of course, if that happens, the big thing for theresa may is then bringing it back to the uk and somehow trying to get her mps to back it as well. and that is not going to be an easy task as well. she has to face down her own mps, the opposition parties, and one of the oppos

meanwhile, arlene foster, leader of the democratic unionist party, has hosted its annual conference in belfast. she said she would rather have jeremy corbyn in power than ideal which separates northern ireland from the rest of great britain. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. it's the most closely watched conference in the party's history. northern ireland's dup are poised to vote down theresa may's draft brexit deal. the government's support depends on them. for this draft agreement fails her own key commitments. the prime minister has not eliminated the risk of a backstop arrangement. on one hand, we are told the backstop would be the best of both worlds and on the other hand, we are told we're not going to need the backstop. on this plan to avoid a hard irish border, they are not backing down. bin the backstop. look who's become an ally — borisjohnson in belfast to lend his support. it is the dup‘s confidence and supply agreement keeping keeping jeremy corbyn out of downing street, he said. it is vital that we keep this partnership going and we keep this confidence an

it's incompatible and that's why the democratic unionist didn't like it but i'd like to make a slightly different point or just to share with you. a couple of basic facts the facts is that. already at the moment as we speak the irish border the border between us and the rule of the republic of ireland is so ready a taxation buda it's already a v. a t. border it's already an excise border it it's already and it's already a currency buda they have different currencies and that without having a hard border without having a hard border in addition to that since nine hundred twenty one there's never been a hard border in northern ireland even the time of all the troubles there were military checkpoints but it wasn't a hard border with in a barbed wire and search sites and. people with dogs the whole matter of the irish border which was never discussed in the referendum not even by the government which was which which you just gracefully disgracefully in my view was completely one sided. is in my view simply a trap that was set up by the european union negotiators which the british government

but there's a growing rift with the democratic unionist party, who are continuing to lobby against it. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. theresa may wants the brexit deal wrapped up and signed off with the eu on sunday. but there's still deep division over whether it resolves the unique set of problems with the border in northern ireland. i think it's a pity in a way that we are the central issue, but i think that the deal mrs may was offered was a very good deal for northern ireland. i think we'll get the best of both worlds. i prefer northern ireland with britain — better market. the only good thing that's come out of it is that it really has kind of opened up the issue of the place of northern ireland, both in ireland and the uk, and its relationship with europe. the draft deal is an unwanted early present for northern ireland's democratic unionist party, who are urging people to reject it. theresa may depends on northern ireland's dup to get things done in westminster. this week, they have been abstaining from key votes to remind the government that when it comes to

the democratic university —— democratic unionist party's problem is the fact that northern ireland could have to continue following european rules on goods. on customs the government has assured them that will not be two customs territories in the uk, northern ireland will remain under the same customs regime as england, scotla nd the same customs regime as england, scotland and wales, but it leaves open the issue of how the european single market would operate in a situation where the land border between northern ireland and the irish republic is kept open. in her letter to the dup, the prime minister says there is a single electricity market on the island of ireland, they're already some checks of animals moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, the implication of that would potentially be an argument that if those arrangements are not controversial at the moment, maybe we could add some more to bring us into a situation where checks are not needed on goods moving between northern ireland and the irish republic, that would not amount to a constitutional crisis in norther

unionist party, which props up theresa may's government and has an agreement to vote with it to ensure that the government can win votes in house of commons and get things done, withdrew support temporarily, voting withdrew support temporarily, voting with the labour party, on one amendment, and abstaining on a couple of others, and we expect the dup to abstain on the amendments to the finance bill in the house of commons this evening as well. the upshot of that is not necessarily a disaster for the government in the short—term, but it is a sign that the dup are willing to flex their muscles, if you like, fire a warning shot across the bowels of the government. and show them that this agreement, this so—called confidence and supply agreement is not watertight. in the face of opposition to theresa may's brexit plan, the dup are showing displeasure at it by demonstrating to the government that they are prepared to vote against the government in the house of commons, the big problem for theresa may will be if they decide to do that when the deal comes before parliament itself. they ar

and northern ireland's democratic unionists, who prop up theresa may in downing street, sound like they're threatening to pull the plug on that if the prime minister's plan is approved by mps. that plan was about giving national stability and delivering on brexit. if this is not going to deliver on brexit, then of course that brings us back to the situation of looking at the confidence and supply agreement, but we're not there yet. you might feel you've heard quite enough about brexit, but it's about to get even louder still. chris mason, bbc news. the chancellor philip hammond has warned that the uk faces "economic chaos" if mps reject theresa may's brexit deal. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is here. what is the context of these remarks? this is the continuing hard sell of the brexit deal by government ministers today, philip hammond on the airwaves warning of the negative economic impact, should mps decide to vote against the deal in parliament when it comes back. after this summit, it should just be a formality in brussels. the main battle will be in westminster, where dozens

the democratic unionist party said in the debate last week, and i was in the debate last week, and i was in the chamber when i heard them, and they said, shejust the chamber when i heard them, and they said, she just doesn't listen. if you have a negotiator that doesn't listen to people around her 01’ doesn't listen to people around her or him, then it is time to change the negotiator. we've got the message. thank you for being with us, the conservative mp for south east cornwall. president trump has visited northern california to see the devastation caused by wildfires — the worst ever in the state. this morning, officials said five more bodies have been recovered bringing the total number of deaths to 76. more than 1,200 people are still missing. 0ur correspondent dave lee has more. this isjust a glimpse of the kind of bravery shown by those tackling california's fires. this footage was taken from a security camera outside a house in southern california. on saturday, president trump visited affected areas to see the devastation for himself. he began his trip in the north, where

labour, tory eurosceptics, and the democratic unionist party have lined up against her. labour says parliament should be shown the full legal advice on the backstop — the plan to prevent border controls on the irish border — before voting on any final deal. our political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. is the prime minister likely to give way? you do get the sense that we are moving closer to the moment when theresa may is able to put her plan oi’ theresa may is able to put her plan or the basis of a deal to the rest of the cabinet, and asked them what they think and get them to sign up to it. cabinet ministers have been going into downing street today to going into downing street today to go through a draft copy of the withdrawal agreement, the divorce deal between britain and the eu, to review it, but it is missing a crucial 5%, as the prime minister says the withdrawal agreement is 95% complete. what is missing is the remaining 5%, which pertains to the potential backstop, which both the eu and the uk have agreed to include. a reminder, that is i

and mrs may's parliamentary allies in the democratic unionist party of northern ireland are warning that the prime minister can't count on their support either. tonight the government had to accept labour amendments to the budget bill because it couldn't rely on those dup votes. let's talk to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. asign of a sign of things to come perhaps from the dup because they've got ten seats in parliament, crucial to theresa may, and they've started by withholding their support from her. yes, last night the dup apps on some amendments and voted with labour against the government on at least one —— abstained. it saw the government come uncomfortably close to losing votes in the house of commons on its own budget bill, something which would be incredibly rare and very embarrassing for the government really. tonight, with the threat of the dup to abstain again on amendments to that bill, on further votes, the government caved in and accepted amendments put forward by labour and the snp to the finance bill. now, these votes weren't on anything unusually signi

this, the democratic unionist party says, would undermine the integrity of the uk by creating a border down the irish sea. businesses in northern ireland dealing with food or livestock could be particularly affected. like dan carlin, who supplies the hotel industry. everybody is guessing, i suppose. all supposition at the minute, no one really knows what this is going to bring. but, as i say, there is enough red tape and enough hassle on small businesses nowadays without this and ijust hope it goes smoothly and, at the end of it, it would be great if it was "as you were" but i'm scared about some of the extra costs that are going to come. the details that dan and thousands of other businesses have been waiting for are expected to be published later today. the brexit deal is packed up and ready for delivery. the question is whether parliament will send it back. we can get the thoughts of norman smith who is in the palace of westminster this afternoon for us. the prime minister now has this d raft the prime minister now has this draft agreement, question is, can she get the seal of appro

northern ireland's democratic unionists sound like they're threatening to pull the plug on that if the prime minister's plan is not approved by mps. that plan was about delivering on brexit. if this is not going to deliver on brexit, then of course that brings us back to the situation of looking at the confidence and supply, but we're not there yet. you might feel that this is quite enough about brexit, but it is about to get even louder still. chris mason, bbc news. the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, is expected to reiterate her opposition to the proposed brexit deal when she addresses its annual conference today. the dup is concerned that plans to prevent checks on the irish border would leave northern ireland too closely tied to the eu. last night, mrs foster said her party would reconsider its agreement to prop up mrs may's government if the brexit deal was passed by parliament. climate change will cost the us hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, according to a major government report. it says human health and agriculture are seriously

the democratic unionist party, which contributes to the government's majority, says the pm is not keeping to the bargain over brexit and withdraws its backing on an important vote in parliament. after days of fretting, mrs may's own backbenchers were plotting to turf her out of downing street, now the whole party is now turning up the heat. a shoot—out at a hospital in chicago leaves four people dead, including a doctor and a police officer. could exercise help people with incurable cancer live longer? we've a special report on the new guidance that goes against traditional advice from doctors.

she has already had her allies in westminster, the democratic unionists, angry about the provisions for the northern irish border in that withdrawal agreement. she has plenty of mps from her own side say they cannot back the deal. so she is concentrating on trying to win the support of the public in order that the constituents may put pressure on their own mps to back the deal and not risk the chaos that voting against it would unleash. thank you very much. our europe reporter, gavin lee, is in brussels for us. so the prime minister is en route to where you are later. take us through what will happen across the weekend. there is an air of mystery as to why theresa may is coming here today because on the one hand, you withdrawal agreement and the political declaration, the divorce deal and the future relationship prospect blueprints will be agreed and endorsed tomorrow and they have been signed and sealed and closed, in the words of eu officials. other eu diplomats meeting last night were saying, what are the british during? are they going to try to tinker with it? the belgians, the fren

unionist party which props up may's government called the draft deal on leaving the european union a humiliation and she's expected to face more opposition from her ministers at a cabinet meeting later today they got a first look at the document last night after eighteen months of negotiations. one by one they were called for an old. what a prime minister to be out after months of stalled talks and false starts a moment of bragg's it truth. arriving in downing street to resume a chief enforcer said the end was near to be interesting some arms respect. we are getting closer to a deal he told reporters. as ministers filed out their white smiles but tight let. everything until now the main sticking point has been how to keep the u.k.'s only land border with the european union the irish border open after bragg's it early reports suggest the u.k. has agreed to stay in a temporary trading bloc with the european union. as the briefings were going on inside the pressure was piling on from the outside this is highly unlikely to be the right to britain but we've made it clear throughout what i

unionist party in northern ireland and also the hard line breaks it says in her own party so it's possible that over time before this vote she may be able to persuade some people to come on to sign onto her side now the government governor of the bank of england are supporting are those plans so as britain's biggest industry lobby organisation do they feel this is the best deal that they can get. i think it is the best deal that any british government could have got in these negotiations subject to the red lines that were there both on the european side and on the u.k. side there's also certainly a fear of what might happen if there were no deal as the outcome to all this to the deliberation that is going on with no deal we could end up with long queues of freight ports we could end up not being able to get food into the u.k. not being able to get medicines and the u.k. and also a severe loss of national income in the longer term as a consequence so this great fear amongst business for that and that may be why they have swung behind mrs may steel and guarantee briefly on the note of a hard

labour, the democratic unionists and number of conservative mps have said they're likely to oppose the plan. political correspondent alex forsyth has more. a warning, this report contains flash photography. one by one, ministers went to downing street last night, a chance to see in the detail the draft agreement in private before deciding whether to back it later today. reporter: have you been twisting any arms, mr smith? while some might seem confident, others are said to have reservations about the terms of departure that officials have drawn up. even before the details were announced, brexiteer tories were briefing against it. 0ne even warned he could withdraw his support from theresa may. i haven't written to sir graham brady, but there comes a point at which the individual and the policy become interconnected and it will be very hard to carry on supporting the person promoting this policy. and many who backed remain had concerns too. this was a rally last night for those who want another public vote. i am not going to accept a deal that will totally undermine our credibility in th

we also heard from the chair of the democratic unionist party express the same sentiments. that illustrates what theresa may is up against trying to get this through westminster. if she fails to do that, it really is an open question in terms of what happens next. >> and, you know, it's interesting that they are approving this now, erin, but it seems like the details are way down road as far as what this will look like for these countries. >> reporter: oh, absolutely, natalie. those negotiations have yet to even fully and officially begin. what's been approved today by the 27 is the divorce deal. the terms of the u.k.'s withdrawal from the european union. that includes what happens to the rights of european citizens living inside the united kingdom, what happens to northern ireland and the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, also includes the financial settlement. all of the uncertainty in the words of eu leaders surrounding the brexit process, that's what has been decided today as well as a political declaration outlining the framework for the futu

so she does rely on partners such as the democratic unionist party from northern ireland and they have expressed concerns that teresa mayes plans actually could divide the country. that is the big next hurdle isn't it then in parliament are we going to how much opposition are we going to see from hardliners like boris johnson well he always pops out there if he can so he's already taking a very strong stance at the moment saying that cabinet ministers should chalk this dropped away so you probably will be back in his plays like the usual boris johnson that we know two races force. i did reporting for us from london thank you very much. thank you. let's catch up on some other stories making news around the world sri lanka's political crisis has intensified after lawmakers voted out the country's newly appointed prime minister in a heated session the move follows a decision by the country's top court to suspend a presidential order to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections the rajapaksa was appointed prime minister last month after the president kicked out his predecessor. u.s. vic

we said labour are against her, that the democratic unionist party was supposed to be propping up the government and they appear to be set to vote against it. and yet, the only tactic as far as we can see is the prime minister battling on. we have a we can see is the prime minister battling on. we have street is weeks were downing street is campaigning, andl weeks were downing street is campaigning, and i can tell you that it is not going particularly well. the government is trying to get three brexit supporters who are opposed to the deal to do the broadcast trials. to go on sky, to go on the today programme and they are struggling. i believe that michael and andrea left are both concerned that if they are publicly seen to be supporting this deal, they will be down by it. they will be trapped. there's so sitting in cabinet. in some ways you can see that if lots of them are thinking that if lots of them are thinking that this isn't going to end up happening which you can imagine they might well be thinking that the government will collapse, do they wa nt to government will collapse, d

democratic unionist party. draghi comes back. he defends his legacy in front of the european parliament eu policy has traded millions of jobs in a few years. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: mario draghi spoke to european lawmakers in brussels yesterday. a parliamentarian describes draghi's policies is disastrous. draghi delivered these responses. >> did have disastrous consequences? he created nine and a half million jobs in years. pau is still with us. what you see euro doing is that more of a dollar story? i think the euro will continue to be under pressure. i think it's partly because of dollar strength on the back of a fed which is willing to get on with hikes. arearug is saying is true i'm sure that without the impact of these actions. -- with its actions, the eurozone would not be in the existence it is. there's is no way the ecb can get on with finishing qe anytime soon. you would be meeting at the intersection of crunch and lower demand which we know is a recipe for disaster. in the eurozone, it's different politically.

unionist to prop her up in parliament the northern ireland m.p.'s they've said flat out they won't support it because they're concerned it treats northern ireland separately so the united kingdom as a whole should have to rely on pro breaks and labor m.p. east across the aisle and help but there's not a lot of help to be found there either look this deal has blown wide open the divisions over breaks over trees a maze vision of bricks and not just parted from party but also on both sides of the argument those determined for a hard break for a clean break with the e.u. they don't get that what they get in the end is iran a cozy looking relationship with the e.u. in this deal those who wanted to remain full members of the e.u. will they don't get that either but they also see a surrendering of sovereignty to the e.u. this country playing by e.u. rules but no longer having the ability to have a say in how those rules are made so as this deal moves forward to the likelihood of a vote its chances of survival do tend to look quite slim and we're back to t

unionists feel cut off from trade by london. the obvious solution is so vague that everyone can say they have won and whether thatis can say they have won and whether that is enough to get through parliament, we shall see. exactly. it ain't over until it is over and it feels like round one. let's move on to something much more easy to talk about, which is how the italians have got it wrong with their economy but they think they haveit their economy but they think they have it right. yes. i think most people wouldn't think that italy we re people wouldn't think that italy were the pinnacle of great financial judgement in europe, when we read how they are not doing terribly well. the headline on this story in the ft, at your paper, is italy's recipe for growth will work for the whole of europe, says di maio, who is the deputy prime minister, not the only deputy prime minister, they have more than one, and he seems to admire the fact that donald trump appears to have done quite well in america, they have 4%, what was it, 4%, expans