it party are advocating a so-called briggs it were britain quits the e.u. single market the liberal democrats the green party and change you k. or want to reverse sprigs it and have a 2nd referendum mark almond style rect of britain's crisis research institute in oxford he says the country faces uncertainty and chaos. it's going to be a difficult task because the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve remaining in a customs union almost certainly so that there's going to be a disconnect between the tory party members and supporters and presumably the people who defected to the briggs's party who are mainly conservatives who want a serious break with europe and the members of parliament and so unless you change the arithmetic in the house of commons whoever succeeds mrs may if they want to leave the e.u. was going to face huge problems in same sort can they force a new general election what will be the result of that we don't know but there's going to be a great deal of uncertainty and as i say there's this

a prime minister speaking outside 10 downing street she expressed regret over failing to get a briggs a deal over the line despite her best efforts step down upon to lead on june 7th although remain as pm until a successor is chosen makes may the 2nd scalp to be claimed by breaks it. will shortly be heading to buckingham palace to see a majesty the queen well tender my resignation as prime minister. today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th of 2 so that a success can be chosen. with a normal during gratitude to attach the opportunity to serve the country i love. from the beginning of her premiership treason may set a goal was to deliver briggs it a task he found impossible with m.p.'s rejecting her deal 3 times the draw agreement she negotiated with the us being criticised by people across the political spectrum earlier this week she announced she tried a 4th time to get it passed and often plays a chance to vote on a 2nd referendum if they backed or. where briggs it goes next it's hard to tell what becomes of the official c

briggs is proved to be one of the most crucial issues during the parliamentary elections projection to support the newly formed brigs party of nigel farage the top outrunning labor the greens and the ruling conservatives are expected to receive only 7 percent will leave britain a professor of ukraine studies at stanford in berlin gave us his perspective. it's not really surprising when we look at the bigger picture there is a channel of trend that people's parties don't represent and more difference here that society this is a channel trend germany was kind of an exception in the past and now we see a similar development happening in the past we have one. on the travel narrative but european integration as such is good because it brings peace stability prosperity and we only disagree on certain ideological differences is it green enough is it fair enough is it parole prisoners and now we have a large number of members of parliament who believe that the e.u. is not the solution but it is the problem. coming along with the briggs's party success stories i'm a has failed to see break thro

prime minister speaking outside 10 downing street she expressed regret over failing to get a briggs a deal over the line despite her best efforts should step down as party leader on june 7th although she remained as pm until a successor is chosen this makes may the 2nd prime ministerial scalp to be claimed by briggs it. will shortly be heading to buckingham palace to see her majesty the queen well turn to my resignation as prime minister. today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th of june so that a success can be chosen. normal during gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country. from the beginning of a premiership to reason i said goal was to deliver briggs tasks she has found impossible with m.p.'s rejecting her deal 3 times the draw agreement she's. been criticised by people across the political spectrum there earlier this week she tried a 4th time to get it passed and offer them pays a chance to vote on a 2nd referendum if they backed. well briggs it goes next is hard to tell what becomes of the official con

it and if you have concerns as well about doing business post briggs it. well look i think the numbers and it's not just the price effect that it's own version number if you like i think a lot of other countries making investment situations going forward selecting not to choose britain and choose germany or your patients and i think you have to situate our with a much broader global realignment jerrick trade as the u.s. china trade dispute picks up pretty crown way a much wider in this current. trade the west saying and as that happens you're going to see a lot of consolidation of trade and investment in europe if you sort of leading countries and you know unfortunately britain is sort of surprising itself out of the consolidation would be the natural place to be the financial services but there's a brics it is becoming a much more marginal choice in this new it's highly politicized highly strategic world around try and investment so would you say that britain has missed the boat because of bragg's it was all about and it's just an jumpoff and you know tha

and europe as prime minister treason may tries for a 4th time to get briggs a deal over the line sweetening it this time with a promise to end peace to hold a vote on a 2nd referendum if they back it. so as you're prepared to go to the polls in 24 hours the tech giant say there is no sign of any russian interference which media political hype to the contrary. thanks so much for joining us this evening this is all. 6 people have been killed 200 injured during a protest in the capital of into an easy after the results of the presidential election was announced. thank. you. it was i. was exposed to good. protesters and i think the families. they've been growing and making kind of talent in mother child. and the stories they've been trying to disperse the crowd firing tear gas and this is the 2nd day that. these protests and thing going i have and they are protesting at the feet near the election supervisor age and you don't think you have 30 still trying to control the situation. and. resident in south dakota and they should be men and that. they will not tolerate anyone who interferes with se

they'll want to reverse briggs it and have a 2nd referendum. dummy states may have been all but round 6 from syria but just how does the still wreaking havoc in the country on wednesday government troops repelled 3 large scale attacks by militants in italy province the latest incarnation of what was the front as attack tell me positions with hundreds of militants supported by tanks and vehicles filled with explosives. while the u.s. state department claims it suspects the syrian regime of using chemical weapons during its current offensive. 1st reporting on the alleged attack on choose day the us said that it had seen some signs that it might have happened but they did not provide any further details about the incident and came soon after they had this group ariel sharon formerly known as the al qaeda affiliate on this for a front line that the syrian army had targeted its members with chlorine gas. so the 1st time president assad's government is being accused of staging chemical attacks on its own people last year a toxic attack in the city of

were briggs it goes next that's hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeeds may labor the main opposition party accepts the referendum results it wants a deal but not may's ukip in the brig's it party are both advocating a so-called hard brigs it where britain quits the single market the lib dems the green party and change you care they all want to reverse briggs it and have a 2nd referendum brigs it's proved to be one of the most crucial issues during the parliamentary elections projections are put the newly formed brags that party of nigel farage at the top running a labor the greens and the ruling conservatives who are expected to receive only around 7 percent. really britain is a professor of european studies at stanford in berlin insurance when the line up very good you need to really the fed a look at some of the exit polls are you surprised by the many particular trends you've spotted. oh it's not really it's. apprising when we look at the bigger picture there is a channel trend that people's parties don't represent and a more different

now of course briggs it has been dominating the political sphere in the u.k. to the point that perhaps voters are fed up with it all and just want the politicians to get on with it now the 2 main parties here in the u.k. labor in the conservatives they had. the tories of course gearing up to try to get a new leader in place and they're going through that process now the new tory leader presumably new prime minister won't be elected by the electorate but will be chosen by labor conservative party members it is also worth pointing out that while the birds party did well last night the leave parties in general did remain parties combined but the issue that the remained party to face is a splitting of the vote between the lib dems who came 2nd in these elections and labor the greens and so on including the s.n.p. who have done well in scotland so again while a very good night for. votes is on the birds policy in general it's not as clear cut to say that this would indicate that they would win any 2nd referendum if there was one to be held. to bring us right up to

single market the liberal democrats the green party change ek they all want to reverse briggs it and have a 2nd referendum. let me state may have been all but routed from syria the jihadists are still wreaking havoc in the country today. 38 missiles at the town of the color be killing 5 civilians and injuring a dozen according to the russian reconsideration center in the country one said this week government troops repelled 3 large scale attacks by militants and into the province the latest incarnation of what was the on this right front is attacked on your positions with hundreds of militants supported by tanks and vehicles packed with explosives. the u.s. state department claims it suspects the syrian regime of using chemical weapons in its current offensive and 1st reporting on the alleged attack on tuesday the u.s. said it had seen some signs that might have happened but they did not provide for the details that came soon after the jihadist group. formally known as the al qaeda affiliate on this refund claim that the syrian army had targeted its members with chlorine gas. so the

only beginning of her premiership treason i said her goal was to deliver briggs's a task that she has found impossible with m.p.'s rejecting her proposed deal 3 times the draw agreement she has to go with the use being criticised by people right across the political spectrum early this week she try a 4th term to get it passed and offer them pays a chance to vote on a 2nd referendum if they backed. where briggs it goes to next that's hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeeds may labor the main opposition party accepts the referendum results it wants a deal but not mates ukip in the break that party are both advocating a so-called heartbreaks it's where britain also quits the e.u. single market the lib dems the green party and change all want to reverse sprigs it and they want a 2nd referendum marcal and director of britain's crisis research institute in oxford says the country faces uncertainty and chaos. it's going to be a difficult task because the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve rem

and it was with the same robotic determination that she would try and push through briggs it. when major go over the premiership from david cameron britain had just voted to leave europe may have self a campaign to remain in the e.u. yet despite her own convictions she would make it her personal mission to deliver a briggs a deal for the british people following the referendum we face a time of great national change and i know because we're great britain that we will rise to the challenge as we leave the european union we will forge a forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world. but forging that new role would prove much harder than anticipated may's brags that negotiations appear to be doomed from the start of the e.u. close to see the u.k. leave the union made it clear that there would be no cherry picking it soon became evident that the present many could deliver was not the break that many in britain voted for. an attempt to get a stronger mandate for. bragg's of vision backfired spectacularly off to make cold snap elections in june 2017 she ended up weaker t

all right where briggs it goes next it's hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeed the main labor the main opposition party accept the referendum result but it wants a deal not mase ukip and of the braggs that party are both advocating a so-called hard drugs that where britain also quits the e.u. single market now the liberal democrats the green party and change u.k. all want to reverse bragg's it and a 2nd referendum. italian interior minister matteo salvini party has maintained its lead position in the e.u. vote salvini says he intends to create a euro skeptic anti-establishment coalition within the bloc. any is said to make his northern league party italy's biggest political force after the polls closed he thanked all those who supported his party adding that a new europe is coming political experts believe salvini will find many allies in the new party. well. today's vote shows that the rules of europe are changing it's not just due to the choice of the italians but also of the french the germans the british the hun carians the poles the f

single market the liberal democrats the greens and change you carry all want to reverse briggs it and have a 2nd referendum. islamic states may have been all but routed from syria but jihadists are still wreaking havoc in the country and wednesday government troops repelled 3 large scale attacks by militants in the province the latest incarnation of what was the on this for a front has attacked army positions with hundreds of militants supported by tanks and vehicles filled with explosives. in the u.s. state department claims that it suspects the syrian regime of using chemical weapons during its current offensive and 1st reporting on the alleged attack on tuesday the u.s. said it is seen some signs that might have happened but they did not provide any further details came soon after the jihadist group taria formally known as the al qaeda affiliate al nusra front claimed that the syrian army had targeted its members with chlorine gas. the 1st time president assad's government's been accused of staging chemical attacks on its own people last year a toxic attack in the city of duma just

follow in welcome the crosstalk were all things considered i'm peter lavelle briggs it claims another victim who will replace to resume bojo is waiting in the wings and trumps a very confusing and contradictory iran policy who's in charge. cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest dimitri babich he's a political analyst with sputnik international and in belgrade because marcus papadopoulos he's the editor of politics 1st magazine rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it's go to belgrade marcus we've had a tumultuous few weeks with the trump administration showing the world in one form or another it's a ram policy it is very confusing it is very contradictory and. i have to wonder what is in play right here is this a big game of bluff or we just have multiple centers of power within the white house got trying to achieve their own aims because trump seems to be all over the place as matter of fact even contradicting bolton in pompei you know it's a it's a very confusing picture what do you read go ahead belgrade. well peter any dis

on the beginning of a premiership trees i'm a certain goal was to deliver briggs into tasks she found impossible with rejecting her deal 3 times through to all agreements she's negotiated with the has been criticised by people across the political spectrum earlier this week she announced she tried a 4th time to get it passed and offer them peace a chance to vote on a 2nd referendum if they backed. or where briggs it goes from here is hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance will probably depend on who succeeds may labor the main opposition accepts the referendum result it wants a deal but not mace ukip and the brig's it party so-called. quits the e.u. single market the liberal democrats the green party and change u.k. or want to reverse briggs it and have a 2nd referendum mark almond director of britain's crisis research institute in oxford says that the country faces uncertainty and chaos. it's going to be a difficult task because the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve remaining in a customs union almost cert

briggs it may be casting a shadow of the elections something that isn't is russian meddling i think peter all of our reports on how the kremlin's influenced by being much talked about is nowhere to be found. earlier this week finds were gripped by the series finale of game of thrones but there's also plenty of fun of a nother fantasy tale the story of meddling in a you elections winter isn't the only thing that's coming so is the risk of interference in our elections and guess who the suspect is we investigate the claims of russia's attempts to influence and undermine the democratic system in europe fears that russia is infiltrating the very heart of european democracy and we're starting to see the early signs of essential you kind of a repeat of what we saw in the us elections in regard to russian hacking and russian tampering but just as some fans of the wranglings of west rovs were left disappointed by the way their show ended a dragnet operated by social media companies looking for misinformation and propaganda has turned up well nothing nothing from google so far we haven't seen any

something politicians they have one last chance to deliver briggs's m.p.'s have already rejected her withdrawal agreement with the european union 3 times may's latest plan will be brought to parliament in june i've also listened carefully to those who've been arguing for a 2nd referendum i've made my own view on this clear on many many times i do not believe this is a route that we should take because i think we should be implementing the result of the 1st referendum not asking the british people to vote in a 2nd one but i recognise the genuine and sincere strength of feeling across the house on this important issue the government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement bill at introduction a requirement to vote on whether to hold a 2nd referendum and this must take place before the withdrawal agreement can be ratified what are for more and sleep in london. by her own admission this is three's m a's one last chance so she put it in a speech to try to deliver some sort of breck's it's to try to deliver herself a legacy frankly but what she wants i

of course briggs that has been dominating the political sphere his in. the u.k. to the point that perhaps votes is off fed up with it all and just want the politicians to get on with it now the 2 main parties here in the u.k. labor in the conservatives they had. tories of course are gearing up to try to get a new leader in place and they're going through that process now the new tory leader presumably new prime minister won't be elected by the electorate but will be chosen by the party members it is also worth pointing out that while the brits party did well last night the leave parties in general did remain parties combined but the issue that the remained party face is the splitting of the vote between the lib dems who came 2nd in these elections and labor the greens and so on including the s.n.p. who have done well in scotland so again while a very good night for. votes is on the policy in general it's not as clear cut to say that this would indicate that they would win any 2nd referendum if there was want to be held well we heard from a professor of european l

didn't want to have anything to do with but it's also an opportunity for many to have their say on briggs it. a lot of people i think will be fed up of voting for people obviously this is a vote that should never have happened given what's happened over the last 3 years and this is my own is going to water it down and water it down off the referendum. and why certainly that will be twisted and result trying. very angry and brags that party leader nigel farage is poised to capitalize on this sentiment he hopes such voter frustration will translate into votes for his party and he's feeling pretty confident. well you would if you want breakfast you got to vote for except we did it once they ignored us so we're going to tell them again this time they will realize that it isn't just the votes we get today it's what we want to go to the general election the cost them all the jokes so that a list of what people say they will be have employed. but not only those politicians in favor of a hard break are expecting to win more votes both the greens and the liberal democrats are also expected to gain

in the build up to this election all the polls are indicating that the briggs and polity would do well on the newly formed regs and policy we should point out in fact they've won by far the most seats in those european elections for the u.k. and as you mentioned they're getting more than the conservatives and labor combined and then lead. he's somebody who has been a really a figurehead not just in these elections but in the push leading up to that referendum in 2016 for the u.k. to leave the ute and he bails out the boards of quality control can go on and be successful in general elections if we do not leave the european union. then just as we've surprised people in these european elections we will go full would absolutely stunned them in the next general election there's a big wake up call here to westminster let's see whether they listen now the fortunes of the brigs that party in exact opposite to the decimation of the u.k. and they went for the full 2014 elections having won 28 piece but since then they'd suffer the number of defections not a number of votes counted the shifting o

s within her own party over another plan to steer the government's briggs it deal with the e.u. through parliament may told politicians they have one last chance to deliver breaks it m.p.'s have already rejected the plan 3 times china's 3 biggest airlines are demanding compensation from boeing after its troubled 737 max fleet was grounded china was the 1st to ground its fleet when a 2nd plane crashed in ethiopia killing all on board those are the headlights. people were once a nomadic tribe and used to bring their animals to the pasture lands of what's now lebannon for decades if not centuries. today's tribe members are descended from bad women who roamed the arab peninsula and the levant for hundreds of years but now their nomadic life is over. they began settling in lebanon in the 1920 s. and continued through the fifty's and sixty's. the establishment of modern nation states with defined borders and a series of droughts gradually forced them to give up herding and their traditional way of life. political system is based on a sectarian power sharing agreement. politicians oppo

in the build up to this election all the polls are indicating that the briggs and polity would do well on the new before breaks in policy we should point out in fact they've won by far the most seats in those european elections for the u.k. and as you mentioned they're getting more than the conservatives and labor combined and then lead for raj he's somebody who has been a really a figurehead not just in these elections but in the push leading up to that referendum in 2016 for the u.k. to leave the e.u. and he believes that the birds of quality control can go on and be successful in general elections if we do not leave the european union. then just as we've surprised people in these european elections we will go full would absolutely stunned them in the next general election there's a big wake up call here to westminster let's see whether they listen now the fortunes of the brags that party in exact opposite to the decimation of ukip and they went for the full 2014 elections having won 28 piece but since then they'd suffer the number of defections my number of votes counted it's shifti

then they'd suffer the number of defections not a number of votes counted it's shifting over to the briggs and polity and in fact we could have a breakdown of some of the more prominent leadership of that bread party. drugs that has been dominating the political sphere here in the u.k. to the point that perhaps votes is off fed up with it all and just want the politicians to get on with it now the 2 main parties here in the u.k. labor in the conservatives they had. tories of course are gearing up to try to get a new leader in place and they're going through that process now it is also worth pointing out that while the briggs and party did. well last night the leave parties in general did remain parties combined but the issue that the remained party face is the splitting of the vote between the lib dems who came 2nd in these elections and labor the greens and so on including the s.n.p. who have done well in scotland so again while a very good night for. votes is on the birds and policy in general it's not as clear cut to say that this would indicate that they would win any 2nd referendum if

experience the same fate i mean it took briggs it for the radical center to collapse but it seems like a trend even with countries that are not experienced a good experience in such political turmoil turmoil as the u.k. you know you say this are cross europe salvini we're been excellent example here seems to be taking leadership in this in the upcoming. parliamentary elections but i would note that there is no. for us has been so successful this exactly because he. has been able to say something substantial to say apologise apologetically say we will take in the deal and leave because for both the tories and labor they're both been very ambiguous they're well they're both trying to water down breaks it or just overturn a referendum all together but i think support to see how this all happened because for immediately after the referendum the parliament tried to take back decision making by making this false division between heartbreaks it and sort of breaks it but as we remember both sides said exactly the same thing during the referendum oh it means leaving the customs union kill leavi

experience the same fate i mean it took briggs it for the radical center to collapse but it seems like a trend even with countries that are not experienced a good experience in such political turmoil turmoil as the u.k. you know you say this are cross europe salvina we're been excellent example here seems to be taking leadership in this in the upcoming. parliamentary elections but i would note the reason why. for us has been so successful this exactly because he. has been able to say something substantial to say you know. an apologetic say we will take in the deal and leave because for both the tories and labor they're both been very ambiguous they're well they're both trying to water down breaks it or just overturn a referendum altogether but i think support to see how this all happened because for immediately after the referendum the parliament tried to take back decision making by making this false division between heartbreaks it and sort of breaks it but as we remember both sides said exactly the same thing during the referendum oh it means leaving the customs union kill leaving th

experience the same fate i mean it took briggs it for the radical center to collapse but it seems like a trend even with countries that are not experienced a good experience in such political turmoil turmoil as the u.k. you know you say this are cross europe salvina we're been excellent example here seems to be taking leadership in this in the upcoming. parliamentary elections but i would note that there is no. for us has been so successful this exactly because he. has been able to say something substantial to say. apologetically say we will take in the deal and leave because for both the tories and labor they're both been very ambiguous they're well they're both trying to water down breaks it or just overturn a referendum altogether but i think support to see how this all happened because for immediately after the referendum the parliament tried to take back decision making by making this false division between heartbreaks it and sort of breaks it but as we remember both sides said exactly the same thing during the referendum oh it means leaving the customs union kill leaving the sing

all want to reverse briggs it and the 2nd referendum mark almon director of persons crisis research institute oxford ses the country faces uncertainty and scales. it's going to be a difficult task because. the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve remaining in a customs union almost certainly so that there's going to be a disconnect between the tory party members and supporters and presumably the people who defected to the briggs's party who are mainly conservatives who want a serious break with europe and the members of parliament and so unless you change the arithmetic in the house of commons whoever succeeds mrs may if they want to leave the e.u. was going to face huge problems in the same sort can they force a new general election what will be the result of that we don't know but there's going to be a great deal of uncertainty and as i say there's this looming deadline of the 31st of october which is the end of the extension of britain's membership and the british politicians seem to forgotten that in the modern world divorce can be init

where briggs it goes next is hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeeds may labor the main opposition accepts the referendum result it wants a deal but not may's ukip and brags that party are both advocating for a so called hard drugs it where britain quits the e.u. single market the liberal democrats the green party in change u.k. well they all want to reverse sprigs it and of a 2nd referendum. islamic state may have all been route all but being routed from syria but jihadists are still wreaking havoc in the country on wednesday government troops repelled 3 large scale attacks by militants in the province the latest incarnation of what was the al nusra front has attacked army positions with hundreds of militants supported by tanks and vehicles filled with explosives with. you while the u.s. state department claims that it suspects the syrian regime of using chemical weapons during its current offensive 1st reporting on the ledge to tack on tuesday the u.s. said that it had seen some signs it might have happened but they did not provide any f

independence party says the governing conservatives should now put a briggs a tear leader in downing street. theresa may just resigned as prime minister she was one of the was prime ministers in british history the party she led was obviously demoralized by have resignation since the conservative party in government had failed to take the european union on the day we were supposed to come out that was the 29th of march the voters a big stream the angry in the exit caught he would be high in the polls is a lose all which is what is the significance of the vote in britain and indeed in every other country in europe is how it effects the major parties in the standing in domestic policy and politics and what's going to happen is the conservative party in this incident saying. get a new leader who will take the european union deal or no deal by the 31st of the polity having made its mark and having given a short to the established parties. will stay there waiting to see what the tory government under a new prime minister does if the new prime minister takes britain deal or no deal on the

and it was with the same robotic determination that she would try and push through briggs it. when major go over the premiership from david cameron britain had just voted to leave europe may have self a campaign to remain in the e.u. yet despite her own convictions she would make it had personal mission to deliver a bird's a deal for the british people following the referendum we face a time of great national change and i know because we're great britain that we will rise to the challenge as we leave the european union we will forge a forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world. but forging that new role would prove much harder than anticipated may's brags that negotiations appear to be doomed from the start of the e.u. close to see the u.k. leave the union made it clear that there would be no cherry picking it soon became evident that the present many could deliver was not the break that many in britain had voted for. an attempt to get a stronger mandate for had dregs of vision backfired spectacularly off to make old snap elections in june 2017 she ended up weak

hello and welcome the cross-talk were all things considered i'm peter lavelle briggs it claims another victim who will replace the rest of me bojo is waiting in the wings and trumps a very confusing and contradictory iran policy who's in charge. some real news i'm joined by my guest he's a political analyst with nick international and in belgrade because marcus papadopoulos he's the editor of politics 1st magazine or a german cross rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it's go to belgrade marcus we've had a tumultuous few weeks with the trump administration showing the world in one form or another it's a ram policy it is very confusing it is very contradictory and i have to wonder what is in play right here is this a big game of bluff or we just have multiple centers of power within the white house go trying to achieve their own aims because trump seems to be all over the place as a matter of fact even contradicting bolton and pompei you know it's a it's a very confusing picture what do you read go ahead belgrade. well. any discussion about

citing politicians they have one last chance to deliver briggs's may's latest plan will be brought before parliament in june those that lines the news continues here on al-jazeera after today's inside story next. with europe's populists finally make a breakthrough mainstream politicians face a challenge from the far right as 400000000 europeans vote in this week's e.u. parliament elections how will voting shape the future of the continent this is inside story. hello and welcome to this special edition of inside story from london i'm barbara sero the world's 2nd largest democratic election starts on thursday voters and 28 countries will choose 751 members of the e.u. parliament immigration and the economy are dominating the political agenda and the rise of the far right is dominating the headlines mainstream politicians are calling for a united europe urging voters to reject rightwing and populous candidates meanwhile far right leaders from nearly a dozen countries including france germany and the netherlands where initially on saturday in a show of unity the rally in milan was led by depu

they all want to reverse briggs it and have a 2nd referendum while common director of britain's crisis research institute in oxford says that the country faces uncertainty and chaos it's going to be a difficult task because the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve remaining in a customs union almost certainly so that there's going to be a disconnect between the tory party members and supporters and presumably the people who defected to the briggs's party who are mainly conservatives who want a serious break with europe and the members of parliament and so unless you change the arithmetic in the house of commons whoever succeeds mrs may if they want to leave the e.u. was going to face huge problems and same sort can they force a new general election what will be the result of that we don't know but there's going to be a great deal of uncertainty and as i say there's this looming deadline of the 31st of october which is the end of the extension of britain's membership and the british politicians seem to forgotten that in the modern wor

be gone after the 1st weekend in june and alex to you in the studio why now she tried 3 times to get briggs it through 4th time got cancelled why yeah i mean. just picking up on what bob or was saying about that important 922 committee that committee of conservative bench m.p.'s many of whom have been calling for her to go a one of the the leaders of that committee has tweeted a thank you to recent 911 conservative m.p. thank you to reason right decision to allow a new leader to take us to a new bricks into arrangement without handing them a toxic baton of the withdrawal arrangement bill time to refresh the paunchy a move on to deliver a focus on britain's future and that is why because earlier this week she had wanted even today to be able to put upon them and deal the withdrawal. bill however it helps set so many m.p.'s in her own party because it was a sop to the opposition labor party saying that there will be the possibility of a 2nd referendum and also promising much closer ties with europe over this customs union and that's what they didn't like and that is why m.p.'s were clamoring

britain's prime minister tourism is resisting calls to resign after her latest briggs plan appears a backfire mazed new pitch failed to win over both the opposition and her own party one of her senior cabinet ministers the leader of the house of commons andrea let's resigned after saying she doesn't believe the new proposals can deliver briggs's the revised plan included a possible vote on whether to hold a 2nd referendum once the legislation passes the 1st stage if we are going to deliver bracks it in this parliament we are going to have to pass a withdrawal agreement and we will not do so without holding focus on the issues that have divided us the most that includes votes on customs arrangements and on a 2nd referendum we can pretend otherwise and carry on arguing and getting nowhere but in the end our job in this house is to take decisions not to duck them so i will push those decisions to this house because that is my duty and because it is the only way that we can deliver bricks it will be ongoing uncertainty over briggs's has been blamed for the collapse of british steel the u

the british prime minister on feels changes to her briggs it deal for a 4th attempt to get it through parliament. votes. also ahead this hour on the program. in the caribbean nation of haiti where the government's being accused. in the. november. switch to get rich the u.s. tries to tempt countries with. its weapons instead of hardware for rivals like china. russia.

it where briggs it goes next is hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeeds may labor the main opposition party accepts the referendum result it wants a deal but not may's ukip and the bags of party are both advocating a so-called hard drugs it were britain also quit the e.u. single market and the liberal democrats the green party and change u.k. all want to reverse bragg's it and a 2nd referendum. all right a tele an interior minister matteo salvini party has maintained its lead position in the e.u. vote salvini says he intends to create a euro skeptic anti-establishment coalition within the bloc but to have salvini is said to make his northern league party it is biggest political force after the polls closed he thanked all of those who supported his party adding that a new europe is coming political experts believe salvini will find many allies in the new parliament. in both of the audit you did check today's vote shows that the rules of europe are changing it's not just due to the choice of the italians but also of the french the germans th

for 3 times now the british prime minister's briggs deal thrown straight back in her face now she's back at westminster for a 4th go on wednesday treason may once again face the fellow and pace once again trying to persuade them to back a deal this time shiva dangled the chance to vote on a 2nd referendum if they back up a partridge brings us the latest from london. it was an equally anticipated prime minister's question time this this afternoon as everybody was waiting for that statement that the prime minister would make on that 4th installment of her break sit deal now what she's done recently she'd had talks with the labor party 6 weeks of talks with the labor party and those had broken down but the pm said that she had learned something there had been areas of compromise that she had learned from those talks to the labor party and in this 4th installment she effectively said there will be some concessions and this took the form of 10 points which were in reading about earlier now there are key points in there about workers' rights about environmental protection and the future relati

all want to reverse briggs it and a 2nd referendum. italian interior minister matteo party has maintained its lead position in the e.u. vote salvini says he intends to create a euro skeptic anti-establishment coalition within the block until salvini is set to make his northern league party italy's biggest political force after the polls closed he thanked all those who supported his party adding that a new europe is counting on political experts believe you will find many allies in the new parliament. which. today's vote shows that the rules of europe are changing it's not just due to the choice of the italians but also of the french the germans the british the one gary and the poles the thins the swedes the danes a new europe is born structure of the european union is a failure many countries now have realized that you is not a solution it's actually a problem so every country have their own interests and i'm not surprised if marine le pen will work with the leader a lot of people you know think about not just through out for those wit

it party are both advocating a so-called hard briggs's where britain also quit the e.u. single market the liberal democrats the green party and change u.k. all want to reverse breaks it down the 2nd referendum mark director of britain's crisis research institute oxford says the country faces uncertainty and chaos. it's going to be a difficult task because the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve remaining in a customs union almost certainly so that there's going to be a disconnect between the tory party members and supporters and presumably the people who defected to the brig's that party who are mainly conservatives who want a serious break with europe and the members of parliament and so unless you change the arithmetic in the house of commons whoever succeeds mrs may if they want to leave the e.u. was going to face huge problems in the same sort can they force a new general election what will be the result of that we don't know but there's going to be a great deal of uncertainty and as i say there's this looming dea

s biggest companies british steel has gone into liquidation as the briggs it crisis deepens. the u.n. general assembly discusses the u.k. handing back control of the saddam's to militias. and he went. on she was silent all right taken away from. an rallies held across the u.s. to protest against recent state laws restricting abortion. there was continuing violence in the nation's capital between police and demonstrators angry at the results of last month's presidential election parts of jakarta have been on lockdown up to 6 people were killed during riots on tuesday night the president has been re-elected for a 2nd he says his government won't tolerate any threats to the nation's security or unity for until he reports from jakarta. was on police outnumbered protests but the crowd screw these are supporters of proposed to beyond. who ran against president in last month's presidential election and the previous one why didn't. they cheated on 2014 we don't want to happen again enough is enough. getting justice through the courts is impossible with the government we have so we co

s within her own party over her latest plans to steer her briggs it deal through the e.u. through parliament he sets out the latest plan for britain's departure from the european union telling politicians they have one last chance to deliver brakes and m.p.'s have already rejected her plan 3 times which i know how is life for us in london so generous talk about british steel 1st what's happened here. well british steel is one of the big remaining pieces of british heavy industry largely declining over the years of course in the face of big competition from china british steel already a company in enormous difficulties it was in the hands of a private equity firm having been bought for just a pound from the indian company tata steel and looking for these loans from the government the business secretary greg greg clarke saying that his advice from lawyers was that the government couldn't give this sort of a loan on a commercial basis to british steel and therefore this time has to decline it's appalling news of course for the $5000.00 workers plus $20000.00 in the wider supp

welcome to "early start," i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans, 5:00 a.m. in the east, everyone, it's 5:00 p.m. in beijing, and we start with tariff friday. it wasn't a bluff. president trump jacked up tariffs on thousands of goods, dish washers, frozen good, baseball caps, half of the products china sells to the u.s. carry an import tax. how did we get here? three rounds of tariffs tlalast year. in july, the u.s. then singled out beijing, slapping tariffs on $50 billion of high-tech chinese exports. china hit back with tariffs on $50 billion in u.s. goods, mostly ag products, devastating american soybean farmers, but the biggest round came in september, consumer goods like luggage, handbags, and hats. beijing hit back with 60 billion of its own. that was in response, another retaliation. that 200 billion in september, that was originally taxed at 10%. today at midnight, it's now 25%. now, remember, it's u.s. importers, not china that pay these tariffs. and experts warn there could be an economic hit here. it will disrupt smaller american companies in parti

the revised plan included a possible vote on whether to hold a 2nd briggs's referendum once legislation passes the 1st stage if we are going to deliver bracks it in this parliament we are going to have to pass a withdrawal agreement and we will not do so without holding focus on the issues that have divided us the most that includes votes on customs arrangements and on a 2nd referendum we can pretend otherwise and carry on arguing and getting nowhere but in the end our job in this house is to take decisions not to duck them so i will push those decisions to this house because that is my duty and because it is the only way that we can deliver bricks is the on going on certainty of a briggs that has been blamed for the collapse of british steel the u.k. 2nd largest steelmaker as long as 3 reports thousands of jobs are at risk. exactly a year ago pritish steel produced this corporate film glamorizing what goes on inside its plants in sky. high quality tailored manufacturing the sort of thing the u.k. used to be feigned for all over the world. one year on the accountants of moved in british

the revised plan including the possible vote on whether to hold a 2nd briggs's referendum once the prime minister's legislation passes its 1st stage if we are going to deliver bracks it in this parliament we are going to have to pass a withdrawal agreement and we will not do so without holding focus on the issues that have divided us the most that includes votes on customs arrangements and on a 2nd referendum we can pretend otherwise and carry on arguing and getting nowhere but in the end our job in this house is to take decisions not to duck them so i will push those decisions to this house because that is my duty because it is the only way that we can deliver bricks it one hour from general hole in london. the reason may is a prime minister under siege it's not just the opposition who want to see her go to court to resign it is her own party her own m.p.'s her own cabinet indeed one of them one of those cabinet ministers has resigned and relents and the leader of the house of commons say you no longer believe that a reserve base approach can deliver on the brakes referendum well the re

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. 4:30 eastern time. thousands of people in the nation's heartland waking up to devastation. weather bringing damaging tornadoes and torrential rains overnight. in oklahoma, dozens of dramatic water rescues. a woman spotted clinging to a tree. one rescuer reached her, two others pulled her to safety. neighbors helping each other out, including this woman, confined to a wheelchair. this house surrounded by massive floodwaters and a car trapped, raging floods closing interstate 40 west of oklahoma city, including where water stretched as far as the eye can see. >> major erosion on the river in king fisher county. 11 injuries reported, at least 30 reports of tornadoeses in the central u.s. most touching down in kansas and missouri. look at this image out of nebraska. a state trooper tweeted this photo saying the tornado stayed in the field and likely did not cause damage. what an image. >>> the central u.s. not out of the woods, yet. two systems are converging, expecting to deliver a dangerous end of the wee

likely that they will be dispatched by the electorate quite soon jonathan so what does this mean for briggs that overall in the e.u. is dealing with terrorism a currently what will they be thinking of brussels light. i think that there is an overwhelming sense of despair really in brussels and the british political establishment simply can't get its act together i remember in april we were given 6 months for the brics extension and don't alter the present to the you're going to counsel sarat do you not to waste this time and now we are almost in june and the tory party is about assassinating its leader and that leads here our leadership election and more and more time being wasted on internal domestic politics in the tory party and not on the actual issue of delivering bricks it and we're no closer to the resulting that we were the beginning so it is not clear how we get set any resolution prosy i don't just a final thought from you because i push the time so if she does go you mentioned the leadership contest that who's likely to take over with someone from the right would it be a break th

welcome back to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. happy tuesday, we start with breaking news, overnight, two journalists from reuters jailed in myanmar are free this morning after more than 500 days in prison. wa lone and kyaw soe oo. their convictions sparked an t outfrom diplomats. they are freed. the pair earned the pulitzer prize for international reporting for the story that got them jailed. >> in a prison and also around the world, people wishing to release us, so i would like to say thank you very much, and i'm really happy and excited to see my family and my colleagues and i can't wait to go to my newsroom. >>. [ applause ] and there is the reuters newsroom in singapore, it erupted in cheers as journalists watched their colleagues leave prison. the president in myanmar has pardoned other prisoners in mass amnesties. symbolling of the importance of press freedom around the world, and reuters releasing this avoid of the two men. it makes me want to cry, being reunited with their children. gosh. >> can you imagine that moment? >

. >> i'm dave briggs. it is friday may 3rd. it's world press freedom day. president trump was thrilled with the mueller report, but the white house not so much. a top white house lawyer, emmett flood, accused mueller's team of playing politics, laying out a litany of facts far more detailed than what's typically involved in a criminal indictment. a letter to william barr after the release of the report. >> flood described the report as part law school exam paper. it is true the mueller report did not establish a criminal conspiracy between the trump campaign and the russians. mueller did unearth substantial evidence of obstruction by president trump without saying whether he should be prosecuted, a move the attorney general questioned on capitol hill this week. >> the president touted the report as total vindication, even though possible obstruction came up about a dozen times. that includes when the president told then white house counsel don mcgahn to remove mueller. last week, house judiciary chairman jerry nadler subpoenaed mcgahn to testify. now the pr