theresa may did not offeranything, and in tonight that theresa may did not offer anything, and in fact one of them said that unless there is significant change tomorrow, it's going to be a waste of time. and then moving onto the metro, we have got, its good to talk. so that kind of mood music of, we are not in the kind of endgame where we are back to loathing each other yet. kind of endgame where we are back to loathing each other yetlj kind of endgame where we are back to loathing each other yet. i think what we saw in pmqs today was quite interesting. jeremy corbyn started a fight knowledge and theresa may's indication to talk by saying he welcomed it and not addressing brexit, just talking about poverty in the uk. other issues. the actual attacks on theresa may came from her owi'i attacks on theresa may came from her own backbenchers, which really builds on this blue on blue, tory mps really furious with her for even engaging in sitting down with labour. and i think, anna, it's a frontpage we have not actually got in yet. 50 ministers being on the type edge. mps angry revolt. they h

theresa may had asked for an extension tojune 30. but it could be that is she has sort of one or got what you wanted? the thing she was asking for under the terms of the article 50 process when you parse a withdrawal agreement as a member, the article 50 process and. she was always going to get what she wanted from a strict form. i think it is mostly about face—saving for her, emmanuel macron, but we know that the reality is that it is hard to see how this department will reach a resolution by the end of june, perhaps not even by the end of october. we are just hearing now from the wires that theresa may has been called back to the european council summit been called back to the european councilsummit in been called back to the european council summit in brussels and remember, she had to leave the room while the other 27 decided on whether or not to get for that extension. but she has been called back to the european council summit in brussels amid reports that the other 27 had agreed on a brexit extension up october 31 with a revi

theresa may prime minister. the new millennium. ultimately she is technically safe from the challenge until december. because that‘s when tori brexit is tried to get rid of her the december we‘ve just had come and they failed. under the tory leadership roles, that means mps cannot try and pass a no—confidence vote in her party vote, until it‘s you know a year has passed. i think when you look at this independent cover, they‘re talking about how if there was a long extension, she will try and stay on. but it does have, as a second point in this piece, that european leaders crash over new extension of her britain. as we just heard from brussels, it‘s not yet clear what theresa may is going to be offered. because although the noise is earlier in the day that we are heading to a long extension, the french president emmanuel background appears to have a different idea on this, and thinks that theresa may asked forjune 30, and maybe they should go to something closer to that. so do think depending what ext

may accepts the brexit delays. —— in british's theresa may. at the moment, donald tuskis theresa may. at the moment, donald tusk is saying theresa may has accepted that delay to the 31st. so thatis accepted that delay to the 31st. so that is just confirmation there after the round and remaining eu 27 leaders sat down together to discuss this request for an extension. donald tusk then met up with a theresa may to go through some of those conditions and we heard them talking about this earlier. this behavioural clause and after that, we had a little bit of an extension come expecting a press conference, a lot sooner, but there was an extension because there were a few issues that theresa may had with some of the small issues with the details of extension but now we are hearing from donald tusk according to the afp news agency that theresa may has accepted that delay, and the suggestion is that there will be a review in june. if suggestion is that there will be a review injune. if you remember, she had admitted to the eu requesting a delay to the

theresa may but reflecting everything she sayslj theresa may but reflecting everything she says. i think she may have leaked earlier because... she read the headlines and felt the need to make a statement perhaps! the sunday times and labour. may has been moved to the right actually. let's talk about boris. what is a boris proof brexit. she is a legally binding a soft brexit deal, presumably customs union which boris will not like. and any prime minister taking over from theresa may would not like. a few legislative bombshells in it, if you like. poison pills business. quite honestly it is going to be difficult to make sure this sort of deal is a legally binding in the way she would like it to be because, at the end of the day, if you have a change in leader, i suspect it willjust be thrown over. you know why she is doing it, because she is desperate to getjeremy doing it, because she is desperate to get jeremy corbyn's vote in order to get jeremy corbyn's vote in order to push a deal through parliament. she has no choice. she has to reach across parliament which is upsetting acr

the reason theresa may ‘s leader is because you wa nt theresa may ‘s leader is because you want a conservative party election, and the reason why she is still leader is because she has won a no—confidence vote. they will have to look at themselves and think why didn't we back someone different in the campaign in 2016? was it right to bring a no—confidence motion when we did it? i don't feel like they are at this position emotionally to ta ke are at this position emotionally to take responsibility. they are still going through the grief first. even though theresa may is going to go, what happens to the next leader? the next leader will need skills like bobby kennedy to bring everyone together, those bobby kennedy style speeches. i am together, those bobby kennedy style speeches. iam not together, those bobby kennedy style speeches. i am not sure who there is in the tory party who can bring these sides together. the suggestion is, it would need to bea the suggestion is, it would need to be a brexiteer in order to deliver brexit. that's what many are suggesting. bring the country together. it

going back to theresa may. the suggestion that this is her last roll of the dice, she hasn't got long, has she? she will have to sit down with jeremy long, has she? she will have to sit down withjeremy corbyn this week and shift some of her red lines. yes. the plan is that they sit down as soon as yes. the plan is that they sit down as soon as possible. the expectation they will be in her office in the house of commons tomorrow. and start working out whether they can genuinely reach some sort of consensus oi’ genuinely reach some sort of consensus or whether this is just off for show and i hope they reach some sort of off for show and i hope they reach some sort of consensus off for show and i hope they reach some sort of consensus and that once they have, with the plan they can agree on they have, with the plan they can agree on they will put it before mps for a vote, probably on monday before theresa may goes back to the ague on wednesday for this emergency brexit summit and if they do not manage to reach a

it is pretty clear theresa may will never go for no deal. my honest opinion, she was never going to do that. she is very security focused and as a prime minister who was home secretary for a long time and she heard the warnings about but that would mean and said that always was an attempt at negotiating position than anything else so this law is more if the bill is passed, it becomes a law and shall we call it a backstop, to make sure that she does what we expect him what we think she should deal and if something does not go wrong at the last minute as the mps supporting this would see it and britain crashes out without a deal next friday night. as you say she has been forced to reveal her hand a little bit more but we are very close to the end and someone would say we were over at march 29, are we going to see more of her hand and short succession? you would think so but she plays the cards close to her chest as we know and this process of her now trying to negotiate with jeremy corbyn is a really interesting test of her personally because

that crosses over some of the red lines theresa may has set in the red lines theresa may has set in the past. so it is a crucial moment of pivoting for theresa may. chris grayling, the transport minister, leaving number ten. a brexiteer. ben wright is outside downing street. what did you make of that statement, and any ministers saying anything? no, they aren't. they are getting into theircars and no, they aren't. they are getting into their cars and swiftly disappearing. a big contrast to theresa may's last statement a fortnight ago where she aggressively blamed parliament. david gauke, are you happy with the statement? not a word from him. he's one of the cabinet ministers who has been warning the prime minister about the risks of a no—deal brexit and has been public about his concerns at making it clear that he would potentially walk out of the cabinet if it embarked on a no—deal brexit. he is presumably quite pleased with how the prior minister is going to tackle the next couple of weeks. in contrast to her statement two weeks ago where she blamed parliament for this gridlock, s

yet again, mps vote on alternatives to theresa may's brexit plan. four proposals are put forward — all are rejected. this was the reaction from both sides of the house of commons. this is now the second time the house has considered a wide variety of options for a way forward. once again, the house has failed to find a clear majority for any of the options. can i remind the house that the prime minister's unacceptable deal has been overwhelmingly rejected three times? i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: china promises a crackdown on the synthetic opioid fentanyl following pressure from the us, where the drug is fuelling a huge rise in addiction. and relief for a vietnamese woman accused of killing the half—brother of kim jong—un. she could now be free by may. welcome to the programme. it's 8:00am in singapore and 1:00 in london where parliament has yet again failed to agree on alternative proposals to the british government's brexit strategy. a couple of hours ago mps voted on four motions for leaving the european union and all

may as they try to flesh out a compromise and per theresa may has to go back to brussels —— poor theresa may has to go back to us for more time. she has to ask for the 30th of june as more time. she has to ask for the 30th ofjune as a deadline probably, they will say nine or 12 months because they need a flexible extension because it will take longer than she wants to believe to resolve the issue. do you think there is any self awareness among some of those who actually went to theresa may and said not voting for her deal might be the problem?” wonder how she is sleeping every night. if she gets to sleep at all with the help of those tranquilizers, does she wake up thinking of jean—claude juncker first and theirjacob rees—mogg or mark francois? nightmare after nightmare after nightmare! in the second paragraph, theresa may sat in stony silence and refused to discuss her future as the mps made clear she was causing the party damage. 0n her future as the mps made clear she was causing the party damage. on a personal level, you wonder how she is coping with this. i suppose it must be

is there much confidence in theresa may? no, not even within our own party. nonetheless, theresa may said that the uk could be out of the european union byjune 1st if it got on with ratifying the deal. good morning everybody, i've just met with donald tusk, the president of the european council, where i agreed an extension to the brexit process to the end of october at the latest. i continue to believe we need to leave the eu with a deal as soon as possible. and vitally the eu have agreed that the extension can be terminated when the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which was my key request of my fellow leaders. for example, this means that if we're able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of may, we will not have to take part in european elections, and will officially leave the eu on saturday the istjune. during the course of the extension, the european council is clear that the uk will continue to hold full membership rights as well as its obligations. as i said in the room tonight, there is only a single tier of eu membership with no conditionali

here is theresa may.|j just met with donald tusk the president of the european council where i agree to an extension of the present props us to the end of october at the latest. i continue to believe we need to be the eu with a deal as soon as possible. vitally, the eu have agreed that the extension can be terminated when the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which was my key request of my fellow leaders. for example, this means that if we are able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of may, we will not have to take part in european elections and will officially leave the eu on saturday the first of june. officially leave the eu on saturday the first ofjune. during the course of the extension the european council is clear that the uk will continue to hold full mentorship rates as well as its obligations. as isaid in rates as well as its obligations. as i said in the room tonight, there is only a single tear of eu membership with no conditionality attached beyond existing treaty obligations. let m

may will try to bring back her dealfor theresa may will try to bring back her deal for a theresa may will try to bring back her dealfor a fourth theresa may will try to bring back her deal for a fourth time. how likely is that going to be in your estimation? what is going to change between — i mean, we have seen little change between the second and third, so between a third and fourth, how much changes they going to be? is there any indication people are changing their minds? there wouldn't be any change in the substance, but two things might have changed. mps won't have been able to find an alternative, although who knows, they may have another vote on wednesday, and the other thing that is happening is the clock continues to tick down to an ideal brexit on april the 12th. i don't have any doubt that if she can, theresa may will bring her deal back because eve ryo ne will bring her deal back because everyone watching needs to understand theresa may has certainly convinced herself, if not all the politicians, that her deal is the best and only way to deal with the results of the re

may had a article 50 is if theresa may had a way forward, and the two main ways forward we re a way forward, and the two main ways forward were a general election or a confirmatory vote, and labour have been pushing for the confirmatory vote, so i think europe will push as well and theresa may then has to acce pt well and theresa may then has to accept that she either goes for the confirmatory vote in the public get a say on the deal or she pushes for no—deal, and if she does that, she has to accept the blame himself. there is still a lot ahead, what the prime minister has outlined, and very little time. she made the point that she wants to get this legislation through by the 22nd of may, so even if the commons science face off, it is not a bail until it has gone through both houses of parliament, and we know that brexiteers will try to frustrate that, even if they support the deal in the end. there is a lot of process that needs to be gone through, and as dawn said, the conditions for the extension of article 50 were very clear. if the deal had been passed last week, we could extend unti

theresa may does not want a long extension either. in march, she said it would mean hours, days, more of the house of commons contemplating its naval and talking about europe endlessly. she does need some kind of plan to shows she has a way through. plan a is the talks with the labour party. we know they have continued today. they were more seniorfigures involved, including the chancellor of the exchequer and his opposite number and they are trying to reach some kind of agreement. we know that on the agenda was the idea of a customs union but that is incredibly unpopular amongst pro—brexit tory mps and actually, other tory mps as well. i just mps and actually, other tory mps as well. ijust think it is a bad idea. they would be no independent trade policy for the uk and those supporting theresa may possibly a steel say her compromises far better. we are not getting much evidence of progress in these talks. this was the environment secretary, michael gove, as he left those talks this afternoon. the talks that we have had with the labo

theresa may will before she goes in. theresa may will be here at four o'clock and she has got a meeting with donald tusk first, and than an hour later she will be speaking to the 27. then the fate of the uk will lie in the hands of the 27 and it will be at the whim of the 27 and it will be at the whim of one to express a veto. if there is just of one to express a veto. if there isjust one of one to express a veto. if there is just one veto, britain will be leaving the eu on friday. all at sta ke leaving the eu on friday. all at stake this evening and plenty of coverage on the bbc. we will be back shortly, meanwhile back to the studio. meanwhile, here businesses who spent money stockpiling ahead of a potential no deal brexit are now stuck in limbo not knowing how or exactly when the uk might finally leave the eu. business groups are warning the uncertainty is having implications for their cash flow, and their ability to make investment plans. our business correspondent katy austin reports. these cakes wouldn't be the same

lucy williamson is in paris for us, and theresa may on her way 110w for us, and theresa may on her way now to me the french president, she is going to have quite a tough encounter. yes, a much more difficult conversation here for theresa may, angela merkel and president macron have been presented sometimes as good cop and bad cop in these negotiations, and there is no doubt france has been quite tough on the brexit negotiations, and particularly on the conditions required for an extension this time round. mr macron has like to present himself as a strong defender of european interests, and that is certainly how he is sounding at the moment, there are good reasons for that, he has no interest in making it look easy, especially with eu parliamentary elections around the corner. but on the other hand, it may not be in france's interest to use his veto right now and force a no—deal, not only because it will be divisive for the eu 27, but also because of the economic impact on france itself, so what theresa may can probably expect when she comes here this evening is a tough conversation a

who might succeed theresa may? exactly, oi’ might succeed theresa may? exactly, or who might garner enough support. if there were a general election, there is this question of what might happen then in terms of who might lead the party to a successful majority if there were to be a snap general election. and what was interesting watching the mps do the studios yesterday was there wasn't much appetite for a general election, even from the opposition, because they are all so split on this. it is not a party political issue, it is much deeper than that. do you have a sense of what might happen? it is so difficult to predict what the outcome of all of this will look like. no, i don't, andi this will look like. no, i don't, and i don't think anybody does. when we we re and i don't think anybody does. when we were talking about the business section, investors and business people want some sort of certainty. sentiment is pretty low. we heard from the other interview, there is incalculable damage being done to the image of britain abroad, uk inc. moving onto the

you seem to be suggesting that eu leaders may say to theresa may you can have a long extension but only if not only do you fight, prepare and then run the european parliamentary election process in your country, but then you go to a referendum on general election to try to sort out the brexit mess. do you think it's right for the europeans to be putting kind of conditionality on things? no, it's normal that we give conditionality because something is asked from us. if nothing is us from us, no problem. i mean, the united kingdom does what it once will stop if something is asked from us it is only legitimate that we put conditions to it. as to organising european elections, this is notjust putting the conditions. if united kingdom is a member state on the 23rd of may it has to organise the elections. this is a legal constraint stemming from the treaties. until the united kingdom is no longer a member it is a member. and if it is a member it has to abide by eu law. that's not us making a political statement, it's just respecting international treaties. now, as to the conditions ofa treati

theresa may meet jeremy theresa may meetjeremy corbyn to try to get his help in breaking the brexit deadlock. the jury in the trial of the hillsborough commander david duckenfield fails to reach a verdict. competition worth about £200 million is announced for victims of the windrush scandal. the minister of defence investigate after footage minister of defence investigate afterfootage emerges of minister of defence investigate after footage emerges of soldiers shooting at a picture ofjeremy corbyn for target practice. over to the bbc sport centre. john watson has a spot. another instance of racism in football. it was a juventus forward moise kean he was racially abused. sterling, very critical of his team—mate, who suggested that he was partly to blame for the abuse he received. the striker scored a second goal and stood in front of the home fans who directed monkey chants towards him throughout much of the game. play was halted and a warning was broadcast to the crowd but afterwards... sterling, who has spoken out on this issue of racism in football having been subjected to abuse playing

may by the summer. want to do with theresa may by the summer. they are not going to wait until the autumn. we hear that theresa may and jeremy corbyn have had another meeting this afternoon... that's right. they have had a brief ten minute catch up on the progress of talks. and there are suggestions that they are doing slightly better than we thought, we will have to see where they end up and whether the conservatives can ever swing to a customs union and a second referendum. ithink ever swing to a customs union and a second referendum. i think anne mcelvoy is right, the strategy from theresa may seems to be, send the mps away for 12 days on holiday and then they can come look, we can get this through the commons. in my experience it does not work like that, mps go away and they stew and they sit on what's happened they talk to the same people, eurosceptics will talk to eurosceptics, remainers will talk to remainers, and they come back even more hardened in their positions than when they went away, and we have got the added aspect of an imminent

borisjohnson is threatening to thwart theresa may. that is the worry for the labour party, if they were to do a deal, she would be out of office and somebody like borisjohnson, deal, she would be out of office and somebody like boris johnson, may deal, she would be out of office and somebody like borisjohnson, may be another brexiteer, would come in and unpicked the whole deal. that is what labour have been pressing for and numberio have said what labour have been pressing for and number 10 have said that they are willing to look at that if a deal is reached, and it would basically knock down the deal in law, said that a replacement prime minister, borisjohnson being one favourite, who is a hardline brexiteer, would not be able to rip it up and start again. i have got to add the caveat that he or she could go to the country and seek a fresh mandate but i don't think any conservative party leader is going to want to rush to an election before 2022 with a state of the party at the moment. what is your best guess, josie? nobody had any i

the funny thing is that theresa may have been talking tojeremy is that theresa may have been talking to jeremy corbyn today. after a long talk, his priority was not a second referendum. maybe accommodation with the customs union. a long—time referendum, not jeremy corbyn's priority. his great dilemma is whether he is do a custom unions style dealt with theresa may. he is not dead to be a lot of tory government. if he can split the tories down the middle, that might bea tories down the middle, that might be a price that might be worth the. the prime minister have appealed that can actually —— could have a pill that she could swallow? we know that the only think that he comes to an agreement with is the customs union. she would have to be forced to do it, but she is trying to say to do it, but she is trying to say to her backbenchers, unless you back my dell, i am going to do this. perhaps she will never go down that road, see how far she can get. the language, it is all about the language, it is all about the language in the political declaration about the future relationship. t

theresa may has failed three times 110w theresa may has failed three times now to get the withdrawal agreement through. she needs more time and thatis through. she needs more time and that is what she is asking for. no guarantee she will get it or at least not in the timeframe she has set out in her letter because last month, she asked for an extension and following a ten summit, she was told, now you can have until may the 22nd. this will be negotiated. the prime minister will have to make a personal pitch when she meets leaders in brussels again. they will be looking for more certainty from the prime minister that she can deliver on the plan, the strategy that she has sketched out in this letter. a plan that of course involves trying to find some new cross— party involves trying to find some new cross—party consensus with labour about what the future relationship should look like if those talks don't go anywhere, having another series of full in the commons, the eu outgoing to want to know that will deliver on what the prime minister is setting out. let's now join our european

essentially, theresa may is asking jeremy corbyn to come in. if she doesn't offer anything, if it is purely a pr exercise, labour will be very open about that. the public have very little trust in theresa may at the moment, and a big issue that we have now is that may wants to extend article 50 to the 22nd of may so she doesn't have to go through european elections, but europe were very clear at the weekend that the only circumstances under which they would extend article 50 is if theresa may had a way forward, and the two main ways forward we re a way forward, and the two main ways forward were a general election or a confirmatory vote, and labour have been pushing for the confirmatory vote, so i think europe will push as well and theresa may then has to acce pt well and theresa may then has to accept that she either goes for the confirmatory vote in the public get a say on the deal or she pushes for no—deal, and if she does that, she has to accept the blame himself. there is still a lot ahead, what the prime minister has outlined, and very

may's party, about the pa rty‘s theresa may's party, about the party's leadership roles. technically, she cannot be challenged until december, but one leading brexiteer said that they felt the party board at the 1922 committee could change those rules, another told me that party members could sign a petition and urge these rules to be changed, so some people are concentrating on the fact that they may have until october not simply to get out of the european union, not simply to try to have an orderly transition there, but to have a transition inside the conservative party and to make sure that theresa may is gone by the time that theresa may is gone by the time that brexit is finally negotiated. 0k, that brexit is finally negotiated. ok, iain, thank you very much, and is potentially riding on that speech from the prime minister. we will be getting the reaction of conservative mp paul scully shortly, but now we seem to have sorted out our technical difficulties and can head back to brussels and david eades, david. we will try and hang on for you for a bit longer, because i

may theresa may as talks with jeremy corbyn. she chose to focus on policy rather than answer questions about brexit. at the end of theresa may's questions nick bowles was trying to broker some sort of compromise deal in the house of commons and resigned the tory party whip as a result of his frustration over failing in those efforts, and asked the prime minister if she goes into those talks with her red lines dropped. she says she approaches them in a constructive way. we will have full coverage of those talks later and on all the latest brexit developments right now let's catch up with the weather with simon. it is a messy complicated picture across the uk this morning. we had an area of low pressure in the north sea throwing weather fronts westwards and bringing snow across scotland and northern england, as much as 5—8 centimetres of a higher ground and that will continue for a time before gradually easing out during the afternoon. rain down at low levels that will push westwards into western scotland, northern ireland, show

theresa may asks the eu for another brexit delay, until the end ofjune. the prime minister writes to donald tusk, saying the uk could still leave earlier — if mps finally support the withdrawal deal. we still hope to leave the eu in the next couple of months. that's our ambition. we don't have a majority in parliament, and that means that we have to have these discussions withjeremy corbyn. we'll be live at westminster and in brussels. also this lunchtime... bailfor sally challen, the woman whose conviction for murdering her husband was quashed by the court of appeal. her family say they're delighted. it's a massive moment. we're overjoyed that she's coming out. mind the gap... at many companies, the difference between men and women's pay has widened — in favour of men. the england star who says he can't wait to turn his back on football — because of racism. and the tiger‘s on a roll. the horse that's could become the first back—to—back winner of the grand national since red rum. and coming up on bbc news: british heavyweight dillian whyte cla

theresa may asks for further delay to brexit. but what does this mean? we will find out the view from brussels. eight years old and he has millions of fans online in china. we will explain all. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm

is theresa may's deal dead now? it is hard to know that it is dead, although john bercow, the speaker, might have an opinion on that. it is perfectly possible he could rule out parliament even discussing it again. he was reluctant to have a third vote, so a fourth, he might veto it. what is likely, and it is a dangerous game to make predictions at the moment, parliament will probably vote for a customs union on monday and i think if that is tied to her deal, potentially, in the middle of next week, if a vote goes ahead, i can see a parliamentary majority for it. a parliamentary majority for a customs union, not for her deal? you have to have some sort of withdrawal agreement and then the customs union is about the future relationship with the european union. i can see once the labour party, which has always supported a customs union, has got a parliamentary majority for a customs union, they could then back the withdrawal agreement. whether that is something the prime minister would then even allow to be voted on is

what is prime minister theresa may pleads for another brexit delay. patience is wearing thin. >> we need time to work to ensure that we can get a deal for parliament. >> i am inpatient toto hear what she has to say. as far as i am concerned, -- emmanuel macron playing bad cop to angela merkel good cop in brussels. britain will much likely get an extension. a much longer one. one with conditions. out of thihis world, astronomers reveal the first-ever image of a blackhole. one of the most mysterious -- benjamin netanyahu not -- netanyahu is on course. his main challenger has conceded defeat but is promising an opposition the netanyahu will not be able to ignore. to our viewers on pbs in the u.s. and around the world, welcome. theresa may is urging the eu to give her country. she is now waiting for their decision. she states she was a short decision. so britain will not be forced to participate in the upcoming european parliamentary sanctions. patients with britain has worn thin. some leaders want to propose a longer extension on britain to ensure the co

slightly longer than theresa may wa nted slightly longer than theresa may wanted to but not as long as some people were suggesting. the idea potentially west from some leaders that an extension could go to the end of december this year. —— was from some leaders. yes. it was a date that was offered quite early in the evening by the secretary general of the european commission. 0ffering it as of the european commission. 0ffering itasa of the european commission. 0ffering it as a compromise and it makes sense to the commission and we will explain. 0f sense to the commission and we will explain. of course it takes in what emmanuel macron was asking which is a short extension tojune, a review period and carrie gone to october if that process is still unfolding. chris morris is with me. i am thinking in terms of personnel, you have the european elections, they come back in july, have the european elections, they come back injuly, but you have a process of selecting the commissioners. i would think 0ctober 31 takes to a position the commission is resuming business. yes. the new commission

two and a half years on, reluctantly, theresa may is talking to jeremy —— years on, reluctantly, theresa may is talking tojeremy —— jeremy corbyn. one salisbury is the best place to live. one year on from the appalling novichok incident there when business lumps and people were going there and people died. it is now voted one of the best places to live —— business slumped. a lovely cathedral. useful precincts. person died. a person died. thankfully, charlie rose survive. but business is returning to normal. the cloisters. i visited his home there. a lovely place. i am ashamed to say, salisbury, i have never been. now you have no excuse. and dundeeis been. now you have no excuse. and dundee is the best place to live in scotland. i think that is marvellous. excellent transport links, according to the sunday times. you are talking about salisbury, we're talking about dundee. keep up. finally, back to the sunday telegraph, picture on the front... laughter. she is so rude. i am sure dundee is lovely. the radio times whole of fame. this is dame helen mirren. when we actually looked thi

or is it theresa may? what surprised me about the british general that theresa may did not move more quickly to try to reach across the aisle. there are two ways of doing brexit. one is what she has tried, doing it with her own party and the democratic unionists. do it on a wider basis we pick up support from around the house. that attack but very little has happened. and i think a large number of people in britain and around europe are entitled to be fairly mystified for the ultimate negotiating strategy. from angela merkel to more reluctant members of the union, they say we need to know what the plan is. we need to have a sense that this is going somewhere. we can't sign another completely length check. -- blank check. francine: first, the market was optimistic that no deal was off the table and so far, they have been proven right. will they freak out or whatever you want to collect if there is leadership? or does it make no difference? we have been saying for over a year now that because there is not th

when theresa may saidi over. —— boris. when theresa may said i will gladly get a deal through, that's get a lot of labour mps. that was actually a mistake. so ha rd mps. that was actually a mistake. so hard brexiteer? i think but there is all of that going on, and the wider issue that boris may be the favourite, but he has a hard challenge going on in front of him. ido challenge going on in front of him. i do not think but that the party, he is the favourite person. smash it with that membership like jeremy corbyn, very difficult, giving how factual he is. he will be seen as someone factual he is. he will be seen as someone who has no problem going for it with a hard brexit, but given the ball in the comments on a hard brexit, or at least leaving without a deal anyway in the last 2a hours orso, a deal anyway in the last 2a hours or so, wouldn't he be bound by that? isa or so, wouldn't he be bound by that? is a new leader? wendy? the problem is with a note deal vote coming but it is not binding in any way. friday, if that i

i couldn‘t understand why theresa may started s0 understand why theresa may started so late with the cross—party talks. to find a solution across all of the political parties. and that is why. .. what is political parties. and that is why... what is the goal of theresa may to get an agreement with corbyn. in this week or when? it is not possible, when you can do it then you cannot go into preparation for the european elections and then say goodbye. we have another decision. you cannot go into european parliament for one month and then we are in the summer break and then he would like to say goodbye, it was only a joke or so? that‘s not good for the british, meps or british voters or the voters and the european union at all. thank you very much forjoining us. let‘s talk a little more about that timeframe. we have our reality check corresponded here. voting takes place across europe between the 23rd and the 26th of may and if they do ta ke and the 26th of may and if they do take place in the uk, it will be the 23rd because that is the thursday. and it is very clear that if we are

he is not impressed by what theresa may is doing. alex: the former foreign secretary who d desperately, desperately wants theresa may's job is not happy with her tonight. surprise, surprise. boris johnson, obviously very happy he says the u.k. to leave the eu without a deal. he is on that side of the party, a large group of them, where they would also be happy with that. he is speaking for them saying not happy with what she said, particularly not happy that she is dealing with jeremy corbyn. neither are other members of that group of brexiteers. she has been previously reaching out to these people, desperately trying to get them on board to support her deal. it has not worked. and finally it appears she is reaching out across to others, to those who are more in favor of a soft brexit to see if they can help her instead. brent: and it is not just boris johnson who wants to pull out the dagger right now. there are a number of conservatives who want to get rid of theresa may. how long do you think she will be able to stand this pressur

not theresa may or jeremy corbyn. yesterday, that bill approved by the commons late last night, a total of 313 mps voted in favour of the bill. 312 voted against it. it was an extremely tight majority, just one vote. what does the bill actually propose? the d raft does the bill actually propose? the draft legislation would force the prime minister to ask the eu for an extension to the article 50 process beyond the 12th of april, and would give parliament the power to decide the length of the delay. but the bill must still be approved by the house of lords before it becomes law, and the ultimate power as to whether to decide article 50 lies of course with the eu, and it remains unclear what they might say. it comes as talks between the government and labour continue today in an attempt to find a way forward to break the deadlock. let us get the thoughts of our assistant political editor, norman smith. norman, parliament has spoken, but ultimately, it's down to the eu. where are we headed do you think?|j think where are

theresa may will have to menaces politically. there were some in her own party. —— manage this politically. three weeks ago she said she didn't want to delay brexit. now, we have a day. west texas to october. this lot down here, the big british press corps, what will they make of it" blue you have been talking to him alone. what are they saying? we know within the tory party there are plenty of nice being sharpened. there are those who ta ke being sharpened. there are those who take your time is done. in that argument will be playing out now. legally speaking they can get rid of her. not until the end of the year. if half or cabinet resigned, that might precipitate things. —— let's see. they had to sayjust to make. the rest of the eu is well aware of the possibility of this longer extension being a way for the tory to elect a new leader for britain to have a new prime minister. and it may well be that as a prime minister who wants a peer or, harder brexit who wants a peer or, harder brexit who will come back here. -- apa,

that depends on what route theresa may goes down. a lot of the uncertainty is because the government is not in charge of this project any longer. it's up to the eu leaders to decide about the delay. parliament has shown that it will not accept a no deal it is even passing a law, which will probably become a law tomorrow, to force the prime minister to go and ask for a delay to brexit. it is pretty incredible stuff. theresa may has accepted that and that parliament show they have not going to accept a no deal scenario, much to the annoyance of men in her party. come thursday, if the gear leg eu have said it is our long delay, some will be saying we should leave without you bill on friday —— without a deal on friday labour has defended its handling of complaints about anti—semitism — after the sunday times reported that the party had failed to take disciplinary action in hundreds of cases. the newspaper claimed that complaints had been beset by delays, inaction and interference from the leader's office. this afternoon, at an an

here in brussels, it's now several hours since theresa may addressed the meeting of fellow eu leaders, requesting a further extension to the brexit process. our europe editor, katya adler, is with me. the leaders have had a break and are backin the leaders have had a break and are back in the talks. do you have any sense of where the kind of disagreement is focusing within this group? know, because this really puts paid to the idea that this brexit summit was precooked, pre—discussed and agreed between eu leaders. they are not coming to a unanimous conclusion that they need to in eu law in answer to theresa may's request for an extension. what they are arguing about is a long or a short extension, and 17 out of 27 countries are open to a longer extension, but that leaves ten countries that are not, france, as predicted, right up there in front of the toughest, with emanuel macron saying he doesn't want to countenance a brexit extension beyond june the 30th, which is what the prime minister is asking for. everyone else in that room says, during the 30th, then we will have another sum

is there much confidence in theresa may? no, not even within our own party. nonetheless, theresa may said that the uk could be out of the european union byjune 1st if it got on with ratifying the deal. good morning everybody, i've just met with donald tusk, the president of the european council, where i agreed an extension to the brexit process to the end of october at the latest. i continue to believe we need to leave the eu with a deal as soon as possible. and vitally the eu have agreed that the extension can be terminated when the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which was my key request of my fellow leaders. for example, this means that if we're able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of may, we will not have to take part in european elections, and will officially leave the eu on saturday the 1stjune. during the course of the extension, the european council is clear that the uk will continue to hold full membership rights as well as its obligations. as i said in the room tonight, there is only a single tier of eu membership with no conditionali

what feels like almost the last minute, theresa may is trying to see if she can find theresa may is trying to see if she canfind a theresa may is trying to see if she can find a way out of the maze with the help of the labour party. the the help of the labour party. the the two parties‘ proposals aren'ti million miles apart but there's enough distance between them to mean there's not enough of a sign yet of breakthrough. on it's a compromise might trickle through. sombre and slow, after all the shouting. could the government really do a deal with the other side? we don't have a majority in parliament, so we have to look to other parties to seek agreement that will allow us to get brexit over the line in parliament, as the law requires. you can't go into any of those discussions with big red lines because otherwise there's no point having them. given the prime minister has tried to hang on for so long, the man who wants to replace her might take some convincing. the latest offer to the labour tribe, welcoming a new mp, has not accepted yetjeremy corbyn‘s welcoming a new mp, has not acce

theresa may has arrived in berlin... theresa may has arrived in berlin... the reason for the delay this time is to give more space for talks to play out at home. those aren't government ministers on the march at whitehall. good morning. we are here to continue our discussions and we looking forward to hearing what the government has to say. we're just going to start those discussions how. going to start those discussions now. but labour's team invited for negotiations. if the prime minister can't get her deal through parliament with tory votes, they could compromise to get labour numbers, too. there's not really been any fundamental shift, a change in position in the deal itself but we hope that progress will be made. we are continuing discussions with the government over coming days. both sides engaged seriously on a number of issues and were looking for a way forward. as you would expect, there are a number of areas where we differ. but we are anxious to ensure that we can carry on with this process. but at least one cabinet minister would still rather th

that depends on what route theresa may goes down. a lot of the uncertainty is because the government is no longer charge of this process. it's up to the eu leaders to decide about the delay. parliament has shown that it will not accept a no—deal it is even passing a law, which will probably become a law tomorrow, to force the prime minister to go and ask for a delay to brexit. it is pretty incredible stuff. theresa may has accepted that and says that parliament has shown they have not going to accept a no deal scenario, much to the annoyance of men in her party. come thursday, if the eu have said it is a long delay, some will be saying we should leave without a deal on friday. we will find how this story is covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the parliamentaryjournalist, tony grew, and the entertainment journalist and broadcaster, caroline frost. labour has defended its handling of complaints about anti—semitism, after the sunday times reported that th

theresa may says she will ask for another brexit delay in office to consult the opposition. this debate, this division cannot drag on much longer. it is putting members of parliament and everyone else under immense pressure. we need to ensure that parliament has an opportunity to vote on proposals that prevent us crashing out of the eu in the end of next week. celebrations in algeria as president abdelaziz bouteflika resigns after 20 years in power, going to weeks of pressure and protest. —— bowing. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: accused of stealing billions of dollars, the corruption trial of malaysia's former prime minister gets under way within hours. widespread condemnation as brunei makes gay sex in the country punishable by death. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british prime minister theresa may has announced she will ask the eu for another extension to the brexit deadline, in the hope of breaking the deadlock. after eight hours of cabinet discussions, mrs

so ben, theresa may has a lot of convincing to do. she needs to reassure eu leaders that she has got a to reassure eu leaders that she has gota plan, to reassure eu leaders that she has got a plan, is there any sense that the talks that are going on between the talks that are going on between the government and labour might give her something to tell these leaders? the fact that the talks are continuing give us something to talk about and she will prom that promise they have the potential to deliver cross party consensus about a vision for the future to form the basis for a house of commons majority for the withdrawal agreement. butjenny talked about unity within the eu, there is little of that in westminster and theresa may has not been waved off with a happy heart from many in her party who, are angry she is seeking a second delay to brexit. there are some even within the cabinet who think it may have been petter better to leave on friday without a deal. many anxious that the request for a short extension could turn into a long ex�

theresa may is facing mps westminster. theresa may is facing m ps after westminster. theresa may is facing mps after last nights summit which offered the uk a 6.5 month delay. the deal has drawn sharp criticism from tory eurosceptics and prompted questions over how long she can stay in power. her supporters say handing over the leadership now would solve nothing. iain watson reports. she said as prime minister she wouldn't be prepared to delay brexit any further than the 30th ofjune, so today she has to explain why she has accepted what some of her own mps see as the frightening prospect of a delay that could last until halloween. this long—standing leave campaigner in the cabinet said the delay would not endanger brexit. we have to use the time to make sure we deliver the brexit we are all looking for, that we work closely with the eu and they are genuinely helping to make sure we deliver on the referendum. in the commons fears were expressed that a delay would mean contesting european elections next month. how does it make sense to spend £100 million of british t

what he be seen to theresa may we have to have another referenda? if he does not, that will cause trouble with many of his own mps, that also includes emily thornberry. she is not able to go tonight, she says that if that is not one of the things thatjeremy corbyn is not going to be pushing with the prime minister, there has to be a boat to change the policy. —— a vote. die issue for both parties here when it comes to brexit if i theresa may —— that are issues for both parties here when it comes to brexit, and one person says that the atmosphere is toxic. the language going between the two sides describing each other cannot be repeated on the tv stuff bite meanwhile, an extraordinary afternoon on the floor at the house as well. this is another day by backbench mps had taken control of what has been going on. the government dictating the date debate today, it is a group that says that they are trying to bring in a bell that would force the prime minister to delay brexit. legally force her to delay brexit. legally force her to do it. earlier,