the eu underlines that it be back in the uk. the eu underlines thatitis be back in the uk. the eu underlines that it is not advantageous for it in terms of trade either. the two sides are also beefing up the political calculation, that aspirational document of eu, uk post brexit future relations to show that both sides want to go as rapidly as possible to a sophisticated trail deal with the backstop would not be needed. and we are feeling the prime minister also wanted to deliver a unilateral declaration on this backstop, sort of put uk flavour, saying that from the uk perception, this cannot be a permanent measure. and she is hoping that will persuade as many mps as possible to pass a deal in the house of commons tomorrow. now, because this comes into legally binding a turing cheese, rather than changes, into legally binding a turing cheese, ratherthan changes, no final exit day, no unilateral exit mechanism for the united kingdom. that is why it is notjust in the uk that there are questions, but also in the european union, they want that this deal will really fly through

foal eagle default in uk and eu law means that the uk were leave the eu without a deal unless... unless something else is agreed does make the legal default. earlier today in his spring statement, the chancellor urged a cross—party compromise on brexit — to lift the "cloud of uncertainty", hanging over the economy. in the event of a no—deal brexit, ministers say that tariffs would be cut on a range of imports and there'd be no new checks at the irish border. the united states, the home of boeing, finally bows to pressure and joins other countries grounding the boeing 737 max 8 — the new variation of its best selling aeroplane which has crashed twice in six months. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers polly mackenzie, of the think tank demos, and the daily telegraph's anna isaac. 00:01:37,820 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 stay with us on bbc news. hello and a very good evening to you. welcome to bbc news. it's been a night of chaos and confusion in the brexit process, with just 16 days to the set date for britain's departure from the

one of the leading business lobby groups in the uk. first of all, give us groups in the uk. first of all, give us your reaction to last night's vote, the rejection of the government's withdrawal deal. businesses really are saying now, enough is enough. there have been so many political games over the last two and half years and last night's vote really needs to represent the end of that. businesses are saying jobs and livelihoods are now on the line and you need to do three things. first, article 50 does need to be extended. quite clearly, no—deal needs to be avoided and businesses reluctantly would prefer an extension to article 50. secondly, they are looking to conservative mps and saying, are your red lines working? we think they need to change now and we need a fundamental shift. and the labour party, we do like a lot of your policies are brexit, but your attitude needs to change and you need to come to the table and brill —— and build a cross—party compromise. when it comes these new ta riffs compromise. when it comes these new tariffs and how business will work

the wto doesn't have any say at all on services. 80% of the uk economy is services. 80% of the uk economy is service based. there are lots of things that tariffs don't touch. financial, legal, business and technical services. the wto takes no view on those things. it is not as simple as saying these tariffs sort out all there were difficulties. but the government's position has been consistent. which is that we have to leave. we would much prefer to leave with an agreement, which is why the withdrawal agreements were presented to the house. but we do have to leave and if we can't agree with the eu, or if the house of commons can't vote on an agreement with the eu, then that we will be forced to leave without a deal and that is not the desired outcome. do you expect the withdrawal agreement to be put again before the commons? it's very difficult to say. the amendments coming forward over the next couple of days might make that difficult or indeed impossible. i felt co mforta ble indeed impossible. i felt comfortable with the withdrawal agreement, so from a personal point of view i would li

we will have you on the uk market. we will have you on in on the uk market. we will have you onina on the uk market. we will have you on in a few minutes to talk through some of the papers. stay with us. still to come, our tech guru will be here to talk to the week in tech. following the announcement that google is moving into the lucrative gaming market. a business that has had to contend with supply chain disruption is kfc. last year, logistics issues caused the fried chicken chain to run out of chicken and close some 700 stores. paula mackenzie, kfc‘s uk boss, had a chat with our colleague ben thomspon about last year's ordeal and the impact of brexit uncertainty. did that make you hungry? that week was the worst week of my life! i'm not going to lie, it was really, really tough. many things transpired to mean that we did run out of chicken. but it's really cemented in people's mind is that it's very fresh chicken and you can run out. on a normal day, if i had even five, ten stores closed, restaurants closed, that would be cause for concern so to be in a

a short extension of the departure of the uk, chosen by the uk. such an extension should be conditional on a positive vote next week in the house of commons. we have done our best. we have done our best. now the solution is in london. what happens if the house of commons has no? so michelle barnier, some easy answers for the eu leaders today, everybody behind a short technical extension, but very much hoping that the house of commons answered some of the more difficult questions for them next week, otherwise they will be back here on thursday for another eu summitand then here on thursday for another eu summit and then the decisions get an awful lot tougher. they have been told today to keep preparing for a no deal, nobody wants that, says the austrian chancellor, but they must keep preparing. i hope that there will be support in the parliament next week because we all have the same interests, to avoid a hard brexit, to avoid a no—deal scenario, and so i hope that there will be a majority in the parliament next week and i hope that we can't supp

let me make it clear, the uk is the uk. it includes northern ireland. and there is no circumstance in which the government of this country, and are certainly not a conservative government, will ever leave northern ireland behind. subject to the obligations under the belfast agreement. let me say, because that has been proposed, it has been proposed that we should have a termination right for gb only. the prime minister explained why that was unacceptable. the attorney general says of the joint incident and the content of the unilateral declaration, related to the withdrawal agreement, reduce the risk that the uk could indefinitely or involuntarily be held in at the backstop in the event of bad faith. but surely that was only ever a very, very limited risk? is it not true that the far greater risk of being held in the backstop indefinitely is not as a result of the failure of either party to act in good faith, but because of intractable differences? in such circumstances, isn't it right that the people of northern ireland and the people of northern irela

asked a question on the uk and eu. asked a question on the question was, by minister, have you got a unilateral exit mechanism and a time—limited backstop? the reason was, those other two possible solutions she gave multiple times at the despatch box in the house of commons and from first reading and first listening, that is not what the uk has caught. they lots of legally binding language and stuff written on paper which is important, and the lawyers will make hay with it but if you are reading them in comparing into what the prime minister said, it doesn't sound like a time minute or unilateral mechanism. it's sort of a time limit and sort of a unilateral exit mechanism. will that work to convince mps in the attorney general? the question i put to jean—claude juncker was, does this change the agreement? it doesn't. i'm sure you found it as revealing as we did sitting here, the body language between the two of them. they sort of acknowledged each other but it really wasn't warm and there we re but it really wasn't

the short extension of the departure of the uk, chosen by the uk. such an extension should be conditional on a vote next week. we have done our best. now the solution is in london. let's go inside the european council in brussels where the summit is happening. christian fraser is with us. happening. christian fraser is with us. where have we got to, christian? i think we're going round and round, because the word we've heard over the last few minutes is that they may be going to the original text and date of 22 may. by taking out of that text, they said the uk would only get one extension and would not be taking part in the european elections. maybe there are some in the room who feel that box of the uk in and takes a longer extension off the table. but it really comes to the table. but it really comes to the sensitivities around this issue. half the effort is focused on trying to get theresa may some support next week for the deal. they still would like the withdrawal agreement to go through because it is the deal they negotiated with her. but the

it honours the uk's solemn commitments in the belfast good friday agreement. but if we ever have to use that insurance policy, it cannot become a permanent arrangement, and it is not the template for a future relationship. the deal that mps voted on injanuary was not strong enoughin voted on injanuary was not strong enough in making that clear, and legally binding changes were needed to set that right. today, we have agreed them. first, a joint instrument with comparable legal way to the withdrawal agreement will guarantee that the eu cannot chat with the intent of applying the backstop indefinitely. if they do, it can be channelled through arbitration, and if they are fun to be in breach, the uk can't suspend the backstop. the joint judgment also gives a legal commitment that whatever replaces the backstop does not need to replicated. and it entrenches in legally binding from the commitments made in the exchange of letters with presidents tusk and junker in january. second, of letters with presidents tusk and junker injanuary. second, the eu and the uk have m

tomorrow afternoon, across the uk, well above this time of yea r‘s the uk, well above this time of yea i’is averages, the uk, well above this time of year's averages, well into the teens. bit of cloud for many, as we have seen this afternoon. this is the scene in hampshirejust have seen this afternoon. this is the scene in hampshire just a short while ago. there is a lot of cloud around, but gaps here and there and gaps downwind as well, so expect to see them push in through tomorrow to allow sun to develop. where you have the cloud, there is the chance of some rain or drizzle, mainly for the northern half of the uk, and especially across northern and western scotland, some heavier bursts around there and into the evening as well. temperatures stay above levels they should be for the time of year, most in double figures. the damp weather in scotla nd figures. the damp weather in scotland sinks southwards through tonight and into tomorrow. this is a week where the front which is the dividing line between the mild air and something not quite as mild. not and something not quite as mild

it is things like with the uk signa uk. it is things like with the uk sign a pledge to abstain in the vote on the selection of the new commission president which will happen in the summer? would the uk signa happen in the summer? would the uk sign a pledge to abstain from voting on the eu's budget? would you have a pledge from the uk that it accepts it we renegotiate the withdrawal agreement? people were worried that the uk could use its leveraged and the uk could use its leveraged and the discussion about the budget to say, can we look at the northern ireland backstop again? people were worried about that at the start of the week. some countries are taking that seriously, the idea that britain might start to influence and medal when they know they are leaving may seem unlikely, but the french see that as a very real concern. the french are taking the toughest line on this. they are going way beyond their agreed line and they are talking incredibly tough on private and in public. yesterday i was talking to another country's

if there is an extension, the uk will have to take pa rt extension, the uk will have to take part in eu elections. well, not quite. she said basically, if the deal is rejected next week, then the government would have to go back to brussels and present a plan. now, we don't know what that plan would be. there would have to be debates within the uk parliament as to what that looks like that one of the options she can table is, we want a longer extension and a longer extension that goes beyond may would stop the uk taking part in uk parliamentary elections. just explain. we were talking about why the eu must have the uk taking part. these are really important elections for the eu. they let the european parliament, which scrutinises all the legislation which comes out of the legislation which comes out of the eu commission, you couldn't have the eu commission, you couldn't have the uk has a member state, an eu country, without representatives in the eu parliament. if they agree to an extension until the 30th ofjune, but then the uk government said, we need more time, that new european p

the uk is facing? that is set down in law so they must be more statutes to replace that date. the prime minister wants to bring her withdrawal agreement back to the commons next week if the speaker allows it. if that deal is finally approved by mps, it's likely that there would be a short extension to the brexit process to put it into effect. if that deal is rejected, the default position is that the uk would leave the eu at 11pm on the 29th of march without a formal agreement. the house of commons could try to stop that by holding votes on other options, to force the prime minister to accept a new policy. there is likely to be an emergency eu summit in the days before the 29th of march. the uk could ask for a further extension, probably a longer one, to work out a new way forward, and if that happened, a range of possibilities would emerge, including a general election, a new referendum, or attempts to agree a different deal setting up a closer relationship with the eu. this if that was rejected, the

the uk's civil aviation regulator has now suspended all flights in and out of uk airports on the 737 max. boeing's latest short—haul model has a modified, automatic flight control system. it is supposed to dip the plane's nose if it is at risk of stalling. but in the case of the crash in october off indonesia, incorrect data, collected by a sensor on the aircraft, caused it to nosedive shortly after take—off. america's aviation regulator says the plane is being modified to make the anti—stall system safer. the training and manuals for pilots will also be improved. but this british pilot who has trained on the 737 max says he would be confident flying one today. —— wouldn't be confident. we've changed his voice because he is not authorised by his airline to talk to us. i am somewhat apprehensive about the similarities between the lion air crash and the current ethiopian crash. i'd have my reservations and doubt in getting into and operating the 737 max today. boeing said it has full confidence in the safety of this plane, but now after european regulators followed the britis

taking pa rt either have to have the uk taking part in the european elections, even though the uk is leaving, which would just appear bizarre and would bea would just appear bizarre and would be a quite bizarre political experience in the uk. and who knows what kind of meps would be sent to strasbourg as a result of that. or you would have the uk not taking pa rt you would have the uk not taking part in the elections but still being in the eu which would be an enormous breach of eu law which would mean a court case with the eu taking the uk to court for breaking the law in quite a massive way. this is relevant to what adam was saying. this is the final paragraph ofjean—claude juncker‘s letter to donald tusk. "the uk's withdrawal should be complete before the european elections that will take place between 23—26th may this year. if the uk has not left the eu by then, it will be legally required to hold these elections." so these elections at the end of may, jean—claude juncker saying if you are not gone you are going to have to take part. here's dan hodges from the mail on sun

the legal default in uk and oonagh mccullough remains that the uk will leave the eu without a deal unless... unless something else is agreed. struggling to be heard, notjust because of her failing voice. the house has to understand and accept that if it is not willing to support a deal in the coming days and as it is not willing to support leaving without a deal on the 29th of march, then it is suggesting there will need to be a much longer extension to article 50. the house needs to face up to the consequences of the decision it has taken. through the noise, understand, the prime minister's not ditching her deal. instead, she is warning mps, vote for it soon or brexit faces a long delay. in the la st brexit faces a long delay. in the last 24—hour is, parliament has decisively rejected both her deal and no deal. while the extension of article 50 is now inevitable, the responsibility for that extension lies solely and squarely at the prime minister's door. parliament must now take control of the situation. let us as a house of commons work now to find a solution to deal with the crisis f

and it is good for the uk and for grimsby. there is something that could have been avoided. it hasjust caused so much destruction to so many people. jacob schilt and his friend matthew grimstone had been on to play for their team worthing united. jacob's pa rents were their team worthing united. jacob's parents were heading to the game when there was a call from a team—mate. he said there has been an accident and a plane has come down on cars on the a27 and we think they might be in it. from the beginning, you thought this is absurd, your son has been killed by a jet fighter display isjust has been killed by a jet fighter display is just absurd. has been killed by a jet fighter display isjust absurd. andrew hill, ex raf, british airways captain, has a lwa ys ex raf, british airways captain, has always accepted his flying that day was poor. his cockpit ended in a field and he was badly injured and crucially he had no memory of the flight, crucially he had no memory of the flight, no memory of being hundreds of feet too low d

north to the uk, allowing this milder air to move north to the uk, allowing this milderairto move in north to the uk, allowing this milder air to move in from the southwest. we will be on the milder side of thejets southwest. we will be on the milder side of the jets and could potentially allow this area of high pressure to blow in across the uk. that will settle things down greatly in the next week as a high pressure builds. the winds will be much lighter, variable amounts of cloud but also some sunny spells, that will allow temperatures to climb to more springlike conditions. tonight at ten: a brexit delay in prospect as mps vote to extend the process just 15 days before the uk is due to leave. the ayes to the right, 412, the noes to the right 202. the ayes to the right, 412, the noes to the right 202. the house of commons backed a motion which calls for a delay with a warning that unless mps back a deal next week the delay could be a long one. it‘s prompted anger among brexit—supporters and hope among those who want to remain, as government and opposition still argue about the

taking part in uk parliamentary elections. just explain. we were talking about why the eu must have the uk taking part. these are really important elections for the eu. they let the european parliament, which scrutinises all the legislation which comes out of the eu commission, you couldn't have the uk has a member state, an eu country, without representatives in the eu parliament. if they agree to an extension until the 30th ofjune, but then the uk government said, we need more time, that new european parliament which carries out its activities takes place on the second ofjuly, couldn't carry out its activities unless uk was represented. there are all sorts of issues. the eu has said clearly on multiple occasions, look, if you're going to stay and member state past mate, you really need to hold your opinion. it leads us nicely to the dates, the 22nd of may was chosen if we get the deal through because of course, on the 23rd and 24th, that is when the parliamentary elections take place. why the 12th of april? they weren't very

the prices in uk shops. the eu is a protectionist organisation. i'm just wondering if the economy were to shrink significantly, and most say it will, if that were to happen, what would the impact be? you rely on people go into your pubs, spending their money. and you made me important things. actually, it‘s your benefit in many ways. if there is a tariffs spot. the uk imports more than a desk sports. if we eliminate tariffs which are currently remitted to brussels, the uk consumer population will be better off but so will businesses because all manufacturing businesses because all manufacturing businesses imports are tough. there are tariffs on car parts from around the world. you can‘t bring in car parts from around america. you are sticking with your opinion and your view on exit, despite how this has gone. do you accept that you are in a minority view within the business community? no, idon‘t. a minority view within the business community? no, i don‘t. the institute of direct ‘s, organisations w

many papers around the uk are looking at this story. these are three potential crude a letter bombs that were sent yesterday. a few interesting things, the good news is only one was opened. it shows that the security in post— rooms in these big organisations, they can spot suspicious packages. so luckily nobody was seriously injured. and that the likes of waterloo station they did not even evacuate the station. it is too early to guess who is responsible. some people are jumping to the conclusion that it is an irish group, because it was posted in dublin. in a way that postmark is such an obvious clue it makes you wonder if it is too obvious. so we shouldn'tjump to far ahead. an interesting one from the telegraph is that we are told again and again, not to worry because it will not be a big issue, the irish border in the end will be happily result. even if they that tension is mounting on both sides of the border in recent months. —— months. and the gare loch around brexit makes people think it could be irish distance at work. you

in a customs union arrangement in the future as many mps in the uk fear because he says the uk can withdraw from the customs union, but northern ireland crucially would have to remain under the special arrangements agreed in that withdrawal treaty. the eu was saying this is additional reassurance, the problem will be that on the uk side they will say it's not enough, it's not a new thing, not a change to that original treaty. the original tree stands in the question then will be can anything more be achieved in the next couple of days. barnier says they will keep talking, but it's hard to see, i think, at this stage the eu offering more. it is really saying the choice is now up to the uk. in the last hour its been confirmed that the baby son of british teenager, shamima begum — whojoined the islamic state group — has died. medical sources in syria told the bbc the child had caught a lung infection. shamima begum has said she wants to return to britain, but was stripped of her uk citizenship. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford told us more. the official spokesman for the syri

the short extension of the departure dealfor the uk, chosen by the uk, such an extension should be conditional on a positive vote next week in the house of commons. we have done our best. we have done our best, and now the solution is in london. a very direct message from michelle barnier. our europe editor katya adler has the latest. let's talk first of all about these initial signals coming from the talks this afternoon, with a possible date for an extension. what do you make of it? you've got all 27 eu leaders all huddled in their together, and ahead of them really getting down to all the dirty details, they've released draft summit conclusions. now this is very normal here at the summit, and what they suggest is that the leaders are responding to theresa may's request for a short extension. they don't accept her request for a delay until the 30th of june, accept her request for a delay until the 30th ofjune, they say it can only be until the 22nd of may. this is not unexpected, this is because theresa may says the uk will not be taking part in the european parliamentary elections so in ord

it is a hugely damaging for the uk plc and damaging for businesses. a large number of businesses are completely unprepared for no deal and it would have devastating consequences. we have been advising companies and they have good plans in place but others are completely unprepared. it must be taken off the table. what needs to happen for businesses that are not prepared? can they do anything to mitigate a possible no—deal brexit? there is advice out there. there are free advice for companies. top teams to take into account. a lot of free information both on the government website but also on the members website. business need to start planning a look at the impact of no deal on their businesses and their people and make sure they have good communications channel with their people and also their supplies. every scenario is still possible. there is a great deal of uncertainty but also super advice out there. thank you for your advice. let's go to the us now where shares of levi strauss and co have soared by almost 32% on their return to the new york s

basically the uk, it's such a mess, so depressing, the uk legally required still despite this vote to leave in march 29. it's still the law that we leave their but it's now almost certain that we won't do that so in order to do that we have to extend and the choices are looking like a quick extension if we have backed the meaningful vote that goes through will have a quick extension and technical extension she called it. or we will have a long extension where frankly all bets are off. i think it's a different kind of gamble that she is taking. i think it's a gamble based on fatigue. if anyone understands fatigue it is theresa may. especially when it comes to this. i would stay up all night for tariffs. i love a tariff. i think that this is the point where not necessarily the narrative polarisation. ukip has moved further to the right and not the party it once was. they don't have that threats of this for the conservative party where even a few short weeks ago the argument of lots of peoplejoining this independent group was that's the way the tory party is going. more and more we are s

laughter while expecting the uk to indicate a way forward. what this means in practise until the date, all options will remain open and the cliff edge date will be delayed. the uk government will still have a choice ofa government will still have a choice of a deal, a long extension or revoking article 50. the 12th of april is a key date in terms of the uk deciding whether to hold european parliament elections. if they have not decided to do so by then, the option of a long extension will automatically become impossible. if you know in accordance with the treaties any extension must be decided unanimously by the eu 27. an agreement with the member state concerned. this is why i met prime minister may several times tonight to make sure that the uk except the extension scenarios and i am pleased to confirm that we have reached an agreement on this. thank you. thank you and nowjean claudejuncker. since the day of the referendum, the position of the 27 members of the commission has been united and unequivocal. we have worked tirelessly to negotia

it sounds like he's based in the uk. 0ne the future. it sounds like he's based in the uk. one of the main difficulties is for brits based elsewhere in europe because the rights they are being given under the withdrawal agreement that theresa may has agreed with the eu only apply to the country in which they are living. for example, if you live in france you would have the right to remain living and working in france, but if you live in france and have business in germany or italy you wouldn't necessarily retain those rights in the future. again, a slightly unsatisfactory answer it depends what gets negotiated in the future. this comes back to the fact that we have the withdrawal agreement which is legally binding but the other part of the deal is the non—binding political declaration and it depends what comes out of that to be able to answer david's question. that's one of the things parliament will start to address, should we be in a customs union, should we have a common market 2.0? should we just go for a fairly basic free trade agreement? unfortunately, all of these

in the uk. they might also be prepared for the possibility of an even longer extension if we talked about the possibility of another referendum or perhaps a general election. but certainly, i don't think we can automatically assume they will just roll over and agree to whatever extension the prime minister might ask for. no, we deftly don't assume that, that is for sure! —— we definitely. thank you very much. so still all to play for, as you can tell, and i would imagine all mps today, no matter what party they are in orwho today, no matter what party they are in or who they represent, will be in deep discussions and politicking today as they gear up for the vote later here. and to add another element of uncertainty, we have the parliamentary elections in europe. that is in may and that is one of theissues that is in may and that is one of the issues leaders in europe are really concerned about. if there is this extended committee of the period in which the uk negotiates its departure from e

i'm an adviser in the uk. but you take a fee from them every year, and i wonder if it gives you pause? i take a fee from them in a relationship which is completely open and above—board. so what goes on in saudi arabia is not something i am involved in at all, either with lockheed martin, or in any other capacity. do you have a view on it? i have a view that saudi arabia, you know, has more to do to account for the murder of jamal khashoggi. and should governments and corporations therefore exercise their ability to put influence and leverage on the saudis, by either imposing sanctions, or indeed withdrawing commercial contracts? well, governments have been doing that. and the british government, and jeremy hunt, and i give them credit for this, has been active on that. i make no comment on lockheed martin's policy. it's not my decision to do so. and the final area i would like your view on, that is the vexed issue of what to do about british citizens who went off to syria, sometimes iraq as well, to fight fo

so where does the uk go from here? tonight there are all kinds of possibilties, from a no deal brexit to a closer future relationship with the eu, a long delay to a general election. our deputy political editor john pienaar looks at the options. this may have been theresa may's last chance and she came up short. by 58 votes, mps voted down the divorce deal she thrashed out with the eu. plenty of battles still to come before brexit is ever settled, but if mrs may even hoped to regain any control, that hope probably died today. how? tory brexiteer resistance mostly crumbled. they feared losing brexit altogether. big hitters like borisjohnson, dominic raab, evenjacob rees—mogg, who said till today he'd oppose the deal so long as the democratic unionists did, but the hard—core stayed firm. the dup held out, fearing northern ireland could be treated differently to the rest of the uk for the sake of avoiding a hard eu border with ireland. jeremy corbyn‘s labour mps split. five, reconciled to brexit, backed the deal. mo

participation in the single market forthe uk in participation in the single market for the uk in future, but those options would come with more strings attached for the uk. what is interesting about what eu officials are saying in private is that if the parliament votes for a closer future relationship and a different political declaration, they government accept that, comes to the eu with something that is acceptable to the eu, then that document can be changed quickly. people are talking about a matter of hours or days, not about a matter of hours or days, not a big, drawn out process over weeks oi’ a big, drawn out process over weeks or months. so if parliament, the government and the eu can coalesce around something that is different from what they have got now, that could probably be delivered quickly. but just a could probably be delivered quickly. butjust a quick word about something else that has been happening in the chamber today. we had from nigel farage, the former leader of ukip. he is still a player here because he leads one of the political groups. he was talking very d

in the uk. that would be the malthouse amendment and we might get someone moving the caroline spelman amendment to take no deal off the table altogether and then we will get a motion itself. andrew neil will be with you for special programme at the top of the programme at the top of the programme but lets go into the house of commons and here at liam fox, the international trade secretary speaking. the labour leader did not wa nt speaking. the labour leader did not want another referendum and now he does want another referendum, despite the fact the shadow foreign secretary says it is telling labour voters they are stupid. the shadow brexit secretary once a referendum but won‘t put down an amendment. labour said they wanted to end free movement of people, now they want to be part of the single movement all over again. they said they want an independent trade policy but what they have is legally impossible because the european union rules do not allow a third country to have an influence on eu

there are likely to be new forecasts for uk economic growth. and mr hammond may indicate that a no—deal brexit would hamper his ability to end austerity measures. will britain leave the eu with, or without a deal? it's a question causing headaches for countless british businesses, many of whom have put their investment plans on hold until the future is clearer. others, however, have found an opportunity amid the uncertainty. britain's warehouses, for example, have seen a surge in demand as many companies stockpile supplies. let's hear now from one warehouse operator in sunderland, in the north—east of england. iam alan i am alan ferguson, that chief executive for ferguson transport limited. we have overi million square feet of commercial property, much of which is turned over to warehousing. we have taken back the building of billiatt hundred 50,000 square feet at the end of january, that building is now full. altogether, probably a 50% lift in demand for warehousing. dominantly it is about the sector. this building has a lot of wheels and

they have then pushed the ball back into the uk court. they are ball back into the uk court. they a re really ball back into the uk court. they are really saying, there are two options. if the deal doesn't pass, andi options. if the deal doesn't pass, and i think the eu thinks it will not, there are two options left. to leave the eu with no deal, and secondly, to go for a much longer extension which would involve taking pa rt extension which would involve taking part in the eu elections. it's those two options, no deal or a longer extension, that i think the eu is saying to politicians across westminster, that's the choice you have to make. a former ira bomber has named four men he says were responsible for the 1974 birmingham pub bombings, at the inquest into the deaths of the 21 people killed. our correspondent phil mackie is following the inquests. a significant development, phil? and a surprise development as well. because there was 18 months of legal argument before the inquests could begin over whether or not they could deal with the issue of the identity of the bombers

ministers are not laughing, they say the uk has been farfrom laughing, they say the uk has been far from clear. we are waiting for a proposal from the british government. we have heard what you don't want, we are willing to know what you want. the government is desperate to get changes on the irish border. brussels says it will look at any new proposals it receives by tomorrow, but as things stand there just isn't a reworked deal to put to parliament next week. there aren't the concessions the prime minister needs to win over the back benchers who say without changes they won't back the plan. there are warnings, senior ministers saying if they vote down the deal next week things are very uncertain is in next week things are very uncertain isin- next week things are very uncertain is in — uncertain. next week things are very uncertain is in - uncertain. it would likely lead to an extension of time and an uncertain outcome, more uncertainty for the british economy, more uncertainty for people across the country so i would urge my collea g u es country so i would urge my colleagues to thi

exit, i left the uk comes with a plan in the meantime. but it has to be a plan that pass scrutiny at the european council, eu leaders summit. two days before that exit date. on april ten, they will meet in the two questions they will have is the uk going to commit to holding european elections, it must to get some sort of extension, and also does the uk had a credible plan, because i think that is real frustration and concern growing in the eu, they see this sort of confusion and be patient uk and they're thinking uk has not confronted the core question, which is what relationship does it want with the eu in the future, there is no consensus on that and eu leaders question is it really worth their while, granting a long extension for more at this and is a no deal actually better for them to get a sort of clarity in finality, so it's not a done deal, the uk has a lot to do in the next week to convince the eu about it. i was damien —— speaking to us earlierfrom i was damien —— speaking to us earlier from brussels. sport now, and for

that means it is a hard uk exit u nless that means it is a hard uk exit unless the uk comes up with a plan and it has to be a plan that presses scrutiny at the european council, the eu summit two days before that exit date. they will meet on april the 10th and the two questions they will have, is the uk going to commit to holding european elections? must you get an extension, and does the uk have a credible plan? there is real frustration and concern uk have a credible plan? there is realfrustration and concern in uk have a credible plan? there is real frustration and concern in the eu. they see this confusion, division in the uk, they think the uk has not confronted the core question which is what relationship does it want with the eu in future? there is no consensus on that and eu leaders question if it is worth their while granting a long extension, is it no deal better for them to get a clarity and finality? it is not a done deal, the uk has a lot to do in the next week. thank you. i'm going to pick up that thought about whether it no deal might bring more clarity and finality. i'

we had to downgrade our forecast of growth in the uk because we saw the first half very wea k the uk because we saw the first half very weak for the uk because of all the uncertainty and the brexit preparation, or lack of preparation, if you like. thank you for your time. now let's brief you on some other business stories. uber is close to buying its middle eastern ride—hailing rival careem for $3.1 billion. according to reports, the deal is expected to be finalised later this week. uber is looking to increase it's presence in the middle east, ahead of its stock market debut next month, which is expected to value the firm at around $120 billion. deutsche bank's compliance department has blocked efforts from senior officials to sell shares in the german lender, while discussions over a merger with commerzbank continue. according to the financial times, the german government is keen for the two banks to merge, which would create the eurozone's second—largest lender. and turkey's banking regulator says its investigating jp morgan for allegedly advising clients to short the lira. the

but also uk citizens in the uk but also uk citizens in the eu. —— for citizens in the uk. from monday to enter the day, citizens of other countries and for that, we have to do what we can to getan for that, we have to do what we can to get an orderly deal that is negotiated between both sides, but collea g u es negotiated between both sides, but colleagues from the house of commons, they also have to accept that we are waiting for months to clear, based on a majority decision and from your side, what kind of a deal do you want? we are ready to discuss a lot of things but we can't reopen the withdrawal agreement, what we can do now is to open the political declaration and i am not sure if it is in the interests of the voters of brexit that have now also to discuss about participation in the new election of european parliament, so the chaos is provoked and for that, we are asking you please tell us what do you want and thatis please tell us what do you want and that is why we don't know what the combination of the request by theresa may for the counsellors. you say that you

this details the status of britons in the yukon eu citizens in the uk, and once the uk has left, all that you nationals have a valid passport able to register in the uk for settled status —— all the eu nationals. it also outlines what we call a transition period. this would keep the current uk— eu trade agreements in place while a new trade agreement is worked out. for this period, the uk is aligned with eu rules but it won‘t have any say in eu affairs. and finally, the most controversial element of all, the irish backstop. here is chris morris to explain that. you may have heard about the backstop. it‘s a baseball term, so what does it have to do with brexit? think of a safety net and you get the idea. this line between the irish republic and northern ireland will be the only land border between the uk and the european union. and that matters for trade because in theory, there should be checks on staff crossing the board after brexit. but no one wa nts the board after brexit. but no one wants new inspections at the border. they bring back memories of 30 years of conflict i

the uk's civil aviation regulator has now suspended all flights in and out of uk airports on the 737 max. boeing's latest short—haul model has a modified, automatic flight control system. it is supposed to dip the plane's nose if it is at risk of stalling. but in the case of the crash in october off indonesia, incorrect data, collected by a sensor on the aircraft, caused it to nosedive shortly after take—off. america's aviation regulator says the plane is being modified to make the anti—stall system safer. the training and manuals for pilots will also be improved. but this british pilot who has trained on the 737 max says he would be confident flying one today. we've changed his voice because he is not authorised by his airline to talk to us. i am somewhat apprehensive about the similarities between the lion air crash and the current ethiopian crash. i'd have my reservations and doubt in getting into and operating the 737 max today. boeing said it has full confidence in the safety of this plane, but now after european regulators followed the british decision, the aircraft has b

i advise lockheed martin's uk offers. well, hang on, but it is a global corporations will fight you can hardly associate yourself from what lockheed martin's parent in america does. ifi can what lockheed martin's parent in america does. if i can finish, what lockheed martin's parent in america does. ifi can finish, i am not a spokesman for lockheed martin, iaman not a spokesman for lockheed martin, i am an adviser to them in their relations with the british government. that was cleared by the advisory committee on appointments. it isa advisory committee on appointments. it is a role which i can play between a major us corporate and british government on some issues of pretty fundamental importance to the uk, likea pretty fundamental importance to the uk, like a future strike fighter and other things that lockheed martin do. and just one thought on that. when you work for a company that is so locked into a relationship with saudi arabia, and many see the murder an independentjournalist saudi arabia, and many see the murder

uk if you were to do that. legal opinion on thatis were to do that. legal opinion on that is divided, we have had the most senior british lawyer at the european court of justice most senior british lawyer at the european court ofjustice saying that if the political... a legal mechanism can be spam. i've spoken to professor of law at the university of cambridge think that article 50 has been used to set up a transition period, i think you can argue illegally allowing existing uk meps to stay on for a period of time can also be seen as a transition arrangement. that is the possibility of legal challenges, but there are those saying that if you want to do it, it can be done. they can't be popular wandering the corridors of brussels. the british meps, yes. as you mentioned nigel farage is going to roll up soon. and, at lizlispm this afternoon — join us for a brexit vote special with huw edwards. that will be here on the bbc news and bbc two. you can also hear the votes on radio 5 live. plenty votes on radio 5 liv

living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. the —— the eu budget and the uk contribution to that, and the irish border. those we re that, and the irish border. those were the three key issues from the very, very first phase of the brexit talks. we would be right back to square talks. we would be right back to square one, where we were at talks. we would be right back to square one, where we were at the start of the negotiations, but in a very, very different, radically different context, as michelle barney described it yesterday. thank you. adam fleming in brussels. plenty more on brexit throughout the day. they will be a special programme on bbc one and the bbc news channel to bring you the results of the vote in the house of commons from quarter past two. now to other news. more than 20,000 people have attended an open air service in christchurch, to remember the 50 people shot dead by a gunman in two mosques. new zealand‘s prime minister, jacinda ardern, was greeted with a standing ovation as she condemned what she cal

well, what the eu is offering is for the uk to step out of the uk—specific parts of the backstop. now, on the one hand, this would allay brexiteers‘ fears that they could get stuck in a customs union through the backstop. it would allow the government to make trade deals in goods as well as services while in the backstop, but essentially, it comes back to the eu's plan a, and that's for northern ireland—only backstop, and the prime minister rejected that at the time because she said it threatened the union dividing northern ireland from great britain, and that is why she came up with the idea of the uk—wide backstop. so essentially, with three weeks to go, we have come round full circle and we are finding ourselves bang in the middle of a blame game with the prime minister appearing to point the finger today at the eu, saying if there is no deal, it will be the fault of the eu's intransigence, or as we heard from the dutch prime minister today, who also spoke to the prime minister tonight, and he put the blame at having too many uk red lines. so what next? it is not quite ga

during that time the uk would remaina year. during that time the uk would remain a member of the eu with all of its obligations. the uk government has put out a note about that today. and in that time, who knows what would happen to brexit? a referendum, an election, anything. the uk has to request it and the eu 27 leaders have to agree it unanimously. damian grammaticas in brussels and norman smith in westminster, thank you. well, what do voters make of these ever—more extraordinary

it includes a section on citizens‘ rights, the rights of uk citizens‘ rights, the rights of uk citizens in europe and eu citizens here. legal issues, such as setting up here. legal issues, such as setting upa here. legal issues, such as setting up a transition after brexit. and other issues we sometimes forget about, the future status of gibraltar. the backstop is something we have come back to time and again? yes, it is the most controversial issue. the idea is to avoid a hard border in ireland under all circumstances. if that can‘t be done by the end of the transition, it would create a single customs territory between the eu and the uk. both sides say it would only ever be temporary but there has been added legal reassurance on that from the eu. still there is no unilateral exit for northern ireland and no way out of it. no confirmed end date. the dup will still vote against this agreement. what happens with the political declaration which is on the shelf for today? it is on the shelf. that is the non—binding part of the brexit deal. it includes everything about the economic rela

the talent seems to be moving out of the uk. the uk doesn't seem that attractive as a country. there is a very good job market in the us. there are many options. i don't think that would be a loss for engineers and researchers, and people who have the skills. i think it is mostly going to be a loss for the top market in itself. kevin tells me london is still a great place to live. but the racist abuse he experienced at home in yorkshire after the referendum shot him. people referring to me as chinese as such and such, some telemarketers we re very such and such, some telemarketers were very rude to my mum. but as $0011 were very rude to my mum. but as 50011 as were very rude to my mum. but as soon as i moved out of london, it evaporated. in some people who left and now raised in london are now very fortu nate and now raised in london are now very fortunate to live in a very diverse, very aggressive and welcoming place. across the city ta ke welcoming place. across the city take a welcoming place. across the city takea giant welcoming place. across the city take a giant facebook