it now is in the upper house of parliament, the house of lords. it must pass there before becoming law, and here you have a live feed coming in from the house of lords. just to explain to some of you outside of the uk, in what we might call a democratic curiosity, the lords are appointed rather than elected. there are over 800 of them. most of them have been appointed for life. a minority still inherit their titles, and yes, you heard some people within —— with influence within the uk's democratic processes have inherited that power, and we are seeing all sorts of procedural manoeuvres being brought forward in the house of lords. this is its website. members who back brexit have unleashed around 90 amendments. if you have the energy, you can read it all online. according to the rules, each of these are momentous to be debated and there is no provision for cutting debates short. that is widely seen as a filibuster operation to try to run down the clock so this bill can't become law for parliament is suspended on monday, because remember the rea

the process to the house of lords, when the bill moves up to the house of lords, when the bill moves up there, is already being trailed as a rather complex one. people already are starting to talk about what the nature of the timetable would be, how much time the house of lords will give to this bill, and there is a contingent certainly of people who feel that this bill is unhelpful, the probe brexit group. what i have in front of me now is a interesting discussion with someone who represents a very strand of opinion —— different strand of opinion. talk us —— different strand of opinion. talk us through what you think will happen when this bill is going to the house of lords. it's already starting in the lords, we are making history because there is a proposal to have a guillotine in the lords because of the prorogation because the government has suspended parliament and we think, next monday, and unless there is a guillotine motion to make sure the bill can go through in two days, there is a danger it will be lost. the lords has been there for a hundred years, this is how se

chamber. because the house of lords very much a pro-remained chamber. so they would try to filibuster it, talk it out, but they could extend to friday, saturday, sunday, before prorogation on monday. yes, there is a strange quirk, if they sit through the night tonight and carry on tomorrow, wednesday never ends. so they get stuck on wednesday. and even though we've moved on to thursday and friday, it's absolutely surreal. you can't be stuck in wednesday when there's so much happening on thursday! talk to me about the election vote, there has been a division of views within the labour party. we had some bruising from keir starmer today that they would not be an election until after 0ctober would not be an election until after october 31, but that doesn't seem to be what the leaders of this is saying. it's very tricky for labour. they want to make sure that stopping no—deal is actually enacted, not just that the bill goes through, but it doesn't mean the prime ministers gone to the eu and asked for that delay, doesn't mean it's granted, it just means th

you can then see the house of lords sitting not only just can then see the house of lords sitting not onlyjust threw can then see the house of lords sitting not only just threw this week but until the weekend. from boris johnson's week but until the weekend. from borisjohnson's point of view, this isa borisjohnson's point of view, this is a huge political gamble really whatever he does next, this is a job he wanted all his life we are told, this is very high stakes next few days? it is high stakes but right from the start he knew that. only indications i get from downing street is the new people have moved on and reckoned it is go for broke. they knew and it took the jobs they might not be there in a couple of months so basically they also know it isa months so basically they also know it is a huge gamble but they go for it, if they get this through and boris johnson's entire premiership depends on getting brexit done by october 31. if they get it through, they have jobs for a very long time but if they don't, they understand they will be out. it started as high sta kes they will be o

by the house of lords. it's expected to become law on monday. here is the moment when that approval was confirmed. just to remind the house, the question is... laughter. well said, well said. ..that this bill do now pass. as many of that opinion will say content. all: content! to the contrary, not content. the contents have it. we can cross to the palace of westminster and speak to our correspondentjess parker. very ha rd to very hard to keep up, we say it almost everyday. what be doing here friday night? should we be looking ahead to monday? monday is going to bea ahead to monday? monday is going to be a big day, let's highlight a couple of things that will happen on monday. thirdly, will expect to hear from the speakerjohn bercow that this bill designed to stop the possibility of a no—deal brexit has indeed received royal assent. and the government is planning to try again to call for a snap election but as chris mason was just reporting, it looks like the so—called rebel alliance —— rebel allianc

of lords have to vote upon the legislation passed by the house of commons today. calling for the prime minister to seek an extension of article 50 of the treaty on european union which would delay brexit. connell: for three months, right? brexit would be pushed back. johnson when he says we're going out no matter what, 31st of october, unless he gets the general election vote to go in his favor in a few minutes that is not necessarily true? brexit would be delayed because of this vote, most likely? >> in theory yes, but the house of lords has to vote on the bill as well. there are over 100 conservative amendments to this bill. and, there is an attempt by the conservative government to filibuster this bill in the house of lords. let's not forget as well, parliament is being suspended next week for nearly five weeks. so the house of lords has to get this legislation passed by friday in effect. and i think there is a decent chance of this bill being filibustered in the house of lords, thereby blocking it. connell: that was the whole idea from johnson's point of view

the majority is there in the house of lords to stop a no—deal brexit. i think it's going to be a very long night, a lot of people in camp beds who don't think in reality it is going to work. dominic cummings is a fan of game theory but there is game theory on all sides at the moment! what do you see... there going to be presented with a motion tomorrow for a general election for study do they vote for it? i think labour will end up vote for it? i think labour will end up pushing for general election. there was everything to gain for pushing for a general election and nothing to lose. they will be some labour mps who don't want to go for a general election, a small number who would much rather see a second referendum or push through brexit than they would seeing an election. and for the vast majority of labour mps, they won't get another chance, realistically, before 2022 to actually increase the labour majority. and it's much easier sell to their constituents in the coming weeks to say, it is much better for us weeks to say, it is much better for us to

to the house of lords where again there will be tactics trying to sort of peat its passage and there is talk about days and nights a filibuster in we've seen lawrence earlier this evening sort of go into the chambre was sleeping bags saying they are ready to sort of do what it takes it to get this bill passed that of course those that are more prone to european and so it is coming to a head but parliament has won this 1st battle by we saw for a chance in just coming out kicking and screaming saying i'm not going to sign this off i will not do this i will not go to brussels and i asked for another 4 on geisha and then of course the sentence i want elections we need to have a like since i don't want them which might be not quite true but we need like sions because i want to take the country out when i'm still prime minister on the 31st of october so this is the rather dramatic culmination off events today and barbara the prime minister now just said that. if he is prime minister on october 31st he will take the u.k. out of the european union no matter what i mean what is he saying bare

, in terms of the way the lords -- the house of lords deliberates over this kind of legislation? >> we do the revision and the review of legislation. and that takes time. and therefore what was happening yesterday was extraordinary. we're in extraordinary times and we probably will be for the next few days. >> let's talk about what those extraordinary times could lead to down the road boris johnson is prime minister has said he's keen to have elections as soon as possible. jeremy corbyn saying, well, we would like elections too, but not necessarily on your terms or at the time of your choosing in terms of what you understand about the polling numbers we see today, what do you extrapolate from those in terms of a general election outcome right now. >> we have to accept there will be an election at some point fairly soon. whether it is next week or few months, it is going to happen. difficult to project in terms of results because for the first time ever it is likely that we will see a series of pacts, historically liberal democrats and the greens have done one or two arrangements

meanwhile, in the house of lords, they prepared for a very long night. vote after vote, well into the small hours. but then, at 20 past one this morning, an agreement. the lords will finish its scrutiny of this planned new law by tomorrow night. so, no—deal not quite ruled out yet. no election called this time round. but make no mistake, one is coming, and soon. let's speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. good morning. shall we begin with the house of lords and that packed in the early hours of this morning? it had been thought the brexit delay bill would be basically talked out and the lord's were taught for such and the lord's were taught for such a long time that they would not get round to voting for it but that didn't happen, why not? bluntly, because boris johnson didn't happen, why not? bluntly, because borisjohnson has run up the white flag over this bill designed to thwart no—deal. not because he likes it. he still regards it as the surrender bill. but because he has made a calculation that he can call jeremy corbyn‘s bluf

>> it may be the speaker of the house of commons and the lord speaker in the house of lords, if this court were to declare speedily that the advice was unlawful, this court is not going to give any further remedy , that the lord speaker and the speaker of the house of commons will take action to ensure parliament reopens as soon as possible. then parliament can debate, parliament will decide exactly how it wishes to proceed. that is the appropriate way forward. i respectfully submit to become involved in those matters unless it really has to. >> the court understands. declaration of advice is given, it does not require intervention by the prime minister. >> that would be some -- my submission. it would be a matter for the speaker of the house of commons to decide how best now to proceed. they would know. in that contingency, they would know that the supreme court had ruled that the prime minister's advice, which led to the prorogation, was unlawful. they would know if the court were prepared so to indicate that the basis of that declaration was that the court that theview parliamenta

of parliament was the upper chamber the house of lords unelected that put this through ahead of time they were prepared to sit right the way through the weekend day and night but as it turned out the government didn't go ahead with something like 100 amendments to try and that is used to filibuster the situation and prolonging the whole process but in the end it passed well ahead of time what happens now is that all monday this bill which is going to effectively block a no deal breaks it and puts the extend the deadline from october the 31st the brics it automatically come into place to actually post bone it's until up to january 2020 now the opposition are saying they will not allow boris johnson to call that election and the arithmetic shows they'll have no problem in doing that on monday in the house of commons in to actually block his attempt to go to the country and on that point is the opposition absolutely fireman preventing that election ahead of the bags that deadline in october the 31st. well rob it's rock solid the early at this morning friday there was a conference call b

the houses of parliament the house of commons and the house of lords so work out what happens next but effectively this means that i she just said parliament is still in session and it's been brought up at any and boris johnson has said that he will respect whatever the court decides the ball is in his court no. he certainly is it was quite a damning statement to the supremes court judge brenda hale said saying that parliament has not been perogue basically saying that the strategy has a chance of rivals claim he has implemented. was really to make sure that m.p.'s were out of the way to push forward with the possibility of a new deal brags that this will come as a. very positive move of course to boston's rivals no. so yeah this is this is a devastating just reported just because the guy just might jump in there already because some key figures have come outside the supreme court on speaking now to the media let's listen to read or show prepared statements and then we'll take questions from you all. the last few weeks seen an extraordinary series of attacks on our democracy a parliame

the proposed law goes to the house of lords for consideration. johnson has slammed what is going on. >> is completely impossible for government to function if the house of commons refuses to pass anything the government reposes. in my view -- the government proposes. there must now be an election on tuesday the 15th of october, and i invite you to respond to which of us goes as prime minister in the crucial council on thursday the 17th. i think it is very sad empties have voted like that -- sad mp's have voted like this. it is a dereliction of democratic duty. if i am still prime minister after tuesday, the 15th, we believe on the 31st of october with i hope a much better deal. brent: let's take this story to london. barbara wesel is on the story for us tonight. good evening. where do we go? the house of commons said yes to stopping preventing a no deal departure from the european union. what happens next? barbara: the house of commons has given it its best efforts to save the country as this side of the house says, save the country from a disord

meanwhile in the house of lords, they prepared for a very long night. vote after vote well into the small hours but then, at 20 past one this morning, an agreement. the lords will finish at scrutiny of this planned new law by tomorrow night. so no deal not quite ruled out yet. no election called this time around. but make no mistake, one is coming, and as soon. meanwhile, what is happening on the other side of the channel? the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, is reported to have told european diplomats that negotiations with the uk are in a state of paralysis. he's believed to have made the remarks after 11—hour talks with borisjohnson's europe adviser david frost in brussels yesterday. the prime minister has repeatedly claimed that progress is being made in renegotiating elements of the withdrawal agreement. there is a lot to uncover this morning and many questions still to be asked. we will speak to various politicians from all sides here and we will trader get answers to some of. get in touch with us this morning, we do love hearing fr

s backing this bill aimed at blocking a no deal that's now off to the house of lords but it can still be scuppered there can't it it's unlikely that it will be stuck with that because the house of lords is very well mainly against not any against bretz in itself and so we expect that the lords will cost a sparrow that will come out of the commons as gerry said and it will be passed around the next week and getting royal assent. johnson suffered a series of parliamentary defeat sever the past few days jonathan and there are deep divisions as we know within the conservative party how much is all of this damage him politically in the broader sense and is his leadership in peril now do you think. it's extraordinary that number 10 was having to do not it was that he was going to resign because he is 6 weeks into his premiership so he's kind of been as he has been hugely dense it's because he's lost the fast 3 very a piece of his premiership so of course he has his one promise is to take us out to the e.u. on 31st will tell you that he's now been trucks he's now been stopped from doing that

, then it goes to the upper chamber in the house of lords. but the prime minister's view is that this is well going into law, so he will put a motion in for a general election this evening. exactly, he promised last night that if it passed the commons, he would go for a general election because it shows where the mood of the commons is. you can't do anything like that, you may be able to try and pull some shenanigans in the lords, filibustering, etc, but it is a clear expression in the commons that he does not have the backing and he cannot credibly go to brussels and say "i can get through parliament a no deal, nothing can stop me". because the last three days have proved otherwise. it is really not a formality just because proved otherwise. it is really not a formalityjust because it goes through the commons now that the bill will pass successfully, because the lords are doing their best to filibuster. there is something like over 80 amendments put down just on the motion that creates time in the house of lords to discuss the bill. so we ar

of commons it has to go to the house of lords in the queen also has to give her blessing i mean how likely is that going to happen and then it's going to happen quickly by next monday right there's a race against time so we don't yet know it's very difficult in the north as the filibustering that the house of lords could potentially do the difficulties is johnson he himself quickly. the other opposition parties they've got to they're a bit more relaxed about it because johnson was old he ultimately needs is an election as soon as possible he needs it to happen before european union council summit on the on the 17th of october that's when he talks about the data 15th of october for the general election labor they can wait a bit if it's the end of october if it's november they can live with that that's absolutely fine because what johnson wants to do is want to go he wants goes to brussels and say i'm going to force you to basically give me the deal that i want and if you don't listen to me then we go out without a deal the more the clock ticks down into the end of october all for. in

of commons it has to go to the house of lords in the queen also has to give her blessing i mean how likely is that going to happen and then it's going to happen quickly by next monday right there's a race against time so we don't yet know it's very difficult in the north as the filibustering that the house of lords could potentially do the difficulties is johnson he himself wants it quickly. the other opposition parties they've got it they're a bit more lax about it because johnson well he ultimately needs is an election as soon as possible he needs it to happen before european union council summit on the on the 17th of october that's when he talks about the data 15th of october for the general election labor they can wait a bit if it's the end of october if it's november they can live with that that's absolutely fine because what johnson wants to do is want to go you want schools to brussels and say i'm going to force you to basically give me the deal that i want and if you don't listen to me then we go out without a deal the more the clock ticks down into the end of october all fo

of commons in the house and in the house of lords if you go back to the 1600s to the 17 on just the 18 homes it's it's almost like denser codes of the language that's coming out from westminster today about russia indeed if you go back to america and see what was being said about soviet russia in the 1920 s. and ninety's 1st season and then once it's in the 1960 s. once again it's almost identical to what's coming out of americans a day concert in russia now to go to george bush jr barack obama and donald trump are one of those 3 individuals sincere when they say they want since we improve relations you know we don't know we really don't know what we do know is this that today in 2000. because of lead to mere coincidence leads ship russia is a superpower again gloucester is a resurgent force and americans know in washington that russia is not just the only country capable in the wells of literally destroying america but russia is capable off limits in american expansionism or defeat an american aggression therefore what we have seen in the last few years is just simply a continuatio

>> it may be that the speaker of the house of commons and the lord speaker in the house of lords if this court were to declare speedily that the advice was unlawful and that this court is not going to get any further remedy to the respect and matters will be dealt with in parliament the lord speaker and the speaker of the house of commons will take action to ensure the parliament re-reference as soon as possible next week's matter than and then parliament candidate and parliament will decide exactly how it wishes to proceed and in my submission, that is the appropriate way forward. it's not the discourse, i respectfully submit that becoming bold in those matters unless it really has to. unless the matter needs to be looked atfurther . >> i greatly understand your submission that if a declaration of unlawfulness in an issue of the advice is given, doesn't apply and is occasioned by the prime minister , >> that would buy be my submission. it would be in a matter of the lord speaker and house of commons to decide how best now toproceed . they would know in that contingency, they would know

of commons in the house and in the house of lords if you go back to the 1600s to the 1700s the 1800 it's almost identical to the language that's coming out from westminster today about russia indeed if you go back to america and see what was being said about soviet russia in the 1920 s. and ninety's fancy that in the non-secure states in the 19 $160.00 s. once again it's almost identical to what's coming out of americans a day concert in russia now to go out in george bush jr barack obama and donald trump with those 3 individuals sincere when they say they once it's we improve relations you know we don't know we really don't know but what we do know is this that today in 2019 because of let the mere coincidence lead ship with russia is a certain a power game last year is a resurgent force and americans know in washington that russia is not just the only country capable in the wells or literally destroying america but russia is capable or limits in an american expansionism or defeat an american aggression therefore what we have seen in the last few years is just simply a continuation

in the house and in the house of lords if you go back to the 1600s to the 1700s the 1800 it's almost identical to the language that's coming out from westminster today about russia indeed if you go back to america and see what was being said about soviet russia in the 1920 s. and ninety's 1st season in the non-secure states in the one $960.00 s. once again it's almost identical to what's coming out of americans a day concert in russia not the government in george bush jr barack obama and donald trump with those 3 individuals sincere when they said they wanted to improve relations. we don't know we really don't know but what we do know is this that today in 2019 because of lead to me a clue things lead ship with russia is a certain a power game last year is a resurgence force and americans know in washington that russia is not just the only country capable in the wells of literally destroying america but on russia is capable off limits in an american expansionism or defeat an american aggression therefore what we have seen in the last few years is just simply a continuation or great p

of commons it has to go to the house of lords in the queen also has to give her blessing i mean how likely is that going to happen and then it's going to happen quickly by next monday right there's a race against time so we don't yet know it's very difficult in the north as the filibustering that the house of lords could potentially do the difficulties is johnson he himself wants quickly. the other opposition parties they've got to they're a bit more relaxed about it because johnson well he ultimately needs is an election as soon as possible he needs it to happen before european union council summit on the on the 17th of october that's why he talks about the data 15th of october for the general election labor they can wait a bit if it's the end of october if it's november they can live with that that's absolutely fine because what johnson wants to do is want to go you want to go to brussels and say i'm going to force you to basically give me the deal that i want and if you don't listen to me then we go out without a deal the more the clock ticks down into the end of october all fall

or the proposed law now goes to the house of lords for consideration johnson he has slammed what's going on take a listen it is completely impossible for government to function if the house of commons refuses to cost anything but the government the price sounds in my view i do view this government there must now be an election on tuesday the 15th of october. and i might be right all of a gentleman to respond to decide which of us guus as prime minister that crucial council on thursday the 17th of october i think it's very sound good in piece of a kid like this but if if i'm still prime and i do i think it's a great dereliction of their democratic duty to speak but if i'm still prime minister off to tuesday the 15th of october then we will leave on the 31st of october when i hired a much better deal our let's take a story now to london our correspondent barbara faisal she is on the story for us tonight i get the need to you barbara so where do we go from now the house of commons has said yes to stopping preventing a new deal departure from the european union what happens next. the house o

of commons in the house and in the house of lords if you go back to the 1600s to the 17 and it's the 1800 it's almost identical to the language that's coming out from westminster today about russia indeed if you go back to america and see what was being said about soviet russia in the 1920 s. and ninety's 1st season in the non-secure states in the one $960.00 s. once again it's almost identical to what's coming out of americans a day concert in russia not the govt in george bush jr barack obama and donald trump with those 3 individuals sincere when they say they once it's we improve relations you know we don't know we really don't know what we do know is this that today in 2019 because of lead to me a clue things lead ship with russia is a certain a power game gosh it is a resurgence force and americans know in washington that russia is not just the only country capable in the wells of literally destroying america problem russia is capable of limits in an american expansionism or defeat an american aggression therefore what we have seen in the last few years is just simply a continua

over known as readings if those pass it goes to parliament's opera house the house of lords members that will discuss dozens of amendments before voting on the proposal it then goes back to the commons where m.p.'s will discuss any changes the opera house has made if m.p.'s accept those amendments goes to the queen for royal assent and becomes law if they don't a new version of the proposal has to be put forward and the process starts again will journal is following all developments and joins us live now from westminster jonah just to take us through what is happening in the commons right now. well this piece of anti no deal legislation is making its way with lightning speed through the various stages of the house of commons process debate has just ended on a number of amendments 29 amendments table to it they'll now be votes to follow on those amendments before it goes off to the house of lords none of this is expected to disrupt the eventual passage of the nor but we're deep in the realm now of constitutional and parliamentary tactics and tricks some might say to the extent that r

of commons in the house and in the house of lords if you go back to the 1600s to the 17 and it's the 1800s it's almost identical to the language that's coming out from westminster today about russia indeed if you go back to america and see what was being said about soviet russia in the 1920 s. and ninety's 1st season in the non-secure states in the one $960.00 s. once again it's almost identical to what's coming out of americans a day concert in russia now to go to george bush jr barack obama and donald trump with those 3 individuals sincere when they say they wanted to improve relations we don't know we really don't know but what we do know is this that today in 2019 because of let the mere coincidence lead ship with russia is a certain a power game gusher is a resurgence force and americans know in washington that russia is not just the only country capable in the wells of literally destroying america but and russia is capable of limits in an american expansionism or defeat an american aggression therefore what we have seen in the last few years is just simply a continuation of gre

of commons in the house and in the house of lords if you go back to the 1600s to the 1700s the 1800 it's almost identical to the language that's coming out from westminster today about russia indeed if you go back to america and see what was being said about soviet russia in the 1920 s. and ninety's 1st season in the 93 states in the 19 $160.00 s. once again it's almost identical to what's coming out of americans a day concert in russia now to go to george bush jr barack obama and donald trump with those 3 individuals sincere when they say they once it's we improve relations you know we don't know we really don't know but what we do know is this that today in 2019 because of let the mere coincidence lead ship with russia is a certain a power game last year is a resurgent force and americans know in washington that russia is not just the only country capable in the wells of literally destroying america but russia is capable or limits in american expansionism or defeat an american aggression therefore what we have seen in the last few years is just simply a continuation or great power

the upper chamber of the house of lords are to to vote on the bill on friday meanwhile the prime minister barak's johnson has suffered another major bret's and lost his own brother has become the latest conservative m.p. to stand down joe johnson who campaigned for britain to remain in the e.u. joining 2016 friend and said he would quit as an education minister and leave parliament. so after his brother's resignation the prime minister made a speech at a police college in northern england he repeated his view that britain must leave the e.u. on the 31st of october he said the country would need a general election to renew the new mandate all i can say and i hate banging on about bricks it i don't want to go about it anymore and i don't i don't want an election at all i don't want to lecture at all but frankly i can't see any other way the only way to get this thing done to get this thing moving is to make that decision do you want this government to take us out of the 31st or do you want jeremy corbyn a little cloudy go to that crucial summit in brussels table the 17th effectively hand ov

the house of lords. i think it is a huge moment and i think the fallout from this will be extraordinary for the next few years. both academics agree that today's judgment was not about brexit, but it was about the proper exercise of power at a time of profound historic division within britain. james robbins, bbc news. let's get a final thought tonight from our political editor laura kuenssberg. at 11.30 tomorrow morning, the house of commons will be in session. it's not a renewal, it's not coming back in the form away, the speaker was clear that it is a resumption of business. what will happen? opening the doors again will be extremely bumpy tomorrow for the prime minister. not to put too fine a point on it, i think borisjohnson is probably going to take an absolute pasting when we see him at the dispatch box through the day tomorrow. 0pposition mps and the toys he kicked out of the party are going to do everything they can to put pressure on him and the government are going to demand all sorts of urgent

of commons it has to go to the house of lords in the queen also has to give her blessing i mean how likely is that going to happen and then it's going to happen quickly by next monday right there's a race against time so we don't yet know it's very difficult in the rules as to filibustering the house of lords could potentially do the difficulties is johnson he himself would quickly. the other opposition parties they've got to they're a bit more relaxed about it because johnson what he ultimately needs is an election as soon as possible he needs it to happen before european union council summit on the on the 17th of october that's why he talks about the data 15th of october for the general election labor they can wait a bit if it's the end of october if it's november they can live with that that's absolutely fine because what johnson is to do is want to go you want schools to brussels and say i'm going to force you to basically give me the deal that i want and if you don't listen to me then we go out without a deal the more the clock ticks down into the end of october all for. into t

catch up house of lords, where we will catch up with it injust a moment. boris johnson has repeatedly said he wants to leave the eu on october 31 come what may, and would mps having passed that bill blocking no deal, he came to the commons to ask for an early general election, arguing it was time for the people to have their say. in my view, and the view of this government, there must now be an election on tuesday the 15th of october, and i invite the right honourable gentleman to respond to decide which of us goes as prime minister to that crucial counsel on thursday october 17. minister to that crucial counsel on thursday 0ctober17. i don't want an election. the public don't want an election. the public don't want an election. the public don't want an election. the country doesn't want an election. but this house has left no other option than letting the public decide who they want as prime minister and i commend this motion to the house. the offer of the election today is a bit like the offer of an apple to snow white and the wicked queen. because what

it takes place in the house of lords chamber, in the presence of members of both houses but it is not their decision. it is something which has been imposed upon them from outside. it is not something on which members can speak or vote, it is not the core or essential business of parliament which the bill of rights protects, quite the reverse. it brings that co re quite the reverse. it brings that core or its central business to an end. this court has already concluded that the prime minister ‘s advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. this means that the order in council to which it led was also unlawful, void and of no effect and should be quashed. this means that when the royal commissioners walked into the house of lords it was as if they had walked in with a blank sheet of paper. the prorogation was also void and of no effect. parliament has not been prorogued. this is the unanimous judgment of all 11 justices. it is for parliament and in particular the speaker and the lord speaker, to decide what to do next. unless there is some parliamentary rule of which we

how will you sitting in the house of lords make sure... that's a good question, because the lords basically has a remain majority, doesn't it? the lords has consistently rejected a no—deal brexit, that's what this is about. there is talk it could be filibustered in the lords and boris johnson could pack the lords with new peers. they would have to go through the house of lords appointments commission and get their titles and then made a maiden speech. that is rather unrealistic. the other hypothesis or scenario is the government ignores legislation, which is what michael gove was kind of suggesting. that is so frightening. are we a parliamentary democracy, do we have a rule of law or do we have some kind of a dictatorship which says we are deciding what's going to happen and we don't care what parliament thinks? and we don't care what the public thinks! the public might say are we a democracy, we voted for brexit, why doesn't it get implemented? they did vote for brexit, absolutely, but the brexit offered by the leave campaign was one wh

the bill will now be debated in the house of lords, where the final decision will be made also: more than £13 billion of investment announced in areas including health, education and the police in england. the chancellor says he has turned the page on austerity. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking a look at how the papers will be covering this story with our reviewers, katy balls and lance price. stay with us for that. good evening from westminster, where borisjohnson has suffered another two major setbacks today for his brexit strategy. earlier this evening, a cross—party group of mps was successful in getting a bill passed to prevent a no—deal brexit. the bill which is now going to the house of lords would force the prime minister to do something that he has repeatedly ruled out — asking the eu for yet another brexit delay unless a deal is secured. the prime minister's response was to call for a general election on 15 october, but he failed to get sufficient support from mps. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the day's events. are we through the looking glass no

it came as the house of lords passed a bill to prevent a no—deal brexit. it will get royal assent and become law on monday. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. much easier, this, than leading the country. borisjohnson‘s trying to call an election before brexit to stick to his plan, leave on time deal or no deal. but he's lost control and he wants it back. we must get brexit done and that's my message to my colleagues. let's come together, get this thing over the line and unite our country, then get on with defeating the labour opposition. on with defeating the labour you know, when they finally have the guts to have an election. you can almost smell the election coming but he is having to wait. a spectator, as his opponents try to force him to give up on a no—deal brexit, break his promise, maybe his premiership. you keep mentioning october 31st, you've made it abundantly clear that's your line in the sand. if you can't deliver that, you're going to have to resign. that is not a hypothesis i'm willing to contemplate. i want us to get this t

of lords and both chambers ina through the house of lords and both chambers in a pretty short space of time, because of course, thinking back to last week's big news, if you can remember, the talk was how boris johnson had sent three of its privy council is off to bell moral in order to ask the queen to suspend parliament starting at some point between the ninth and the 12th of 0ctober. —— bell balmoral. that in itself isn't guaranteed either, in order to push through that legislation. those pushing the idea seemed confident in the numbers, but borisjohnson has seemed confident in the numbers, but boris johnson has been seemed confident in the numbers, but borisjohnson has been trying to turn up heat tonight, coming out on the steps of downing street and saying that if conservative mp is back those cross—party moves to block a no deal brexit, that will hugely damage the uk's negotiating position, because he is holding out, and that you have to keep no deal on the table in order to get brussels to blink. sirjohn curtice is politics professor at the university of strathclyde and

of commons it has to go to the house of lords in the queen also has to give her blessing i mean how likely is that going to happen and then it's going to happen quickly by next monday right there's a race against time so we don't yet know it's very difficult in the rules as the filibustering that the house of lords could potentially do the difficulties is johnson he himself wants quickly. the other opposition parties they've got it they're a bit more relaxed about it because johnson well he ultimately needs is an election as soon as possible he needs it to happen before european union council summit on the on the 17th of october that's why he talks about the date of 15th of october for the general election labor they can wait a bit if it's the end of october if it's november they can live with that that's absolutely fine because what johnson wants to do is want to go he wants goes to brussels and say i'm going to force you to basically give me the deal that i want and if you don't listen to me then we go out without a deal the more the clock ticks down into the end of october all fo

we think we are going to get that at the end of next week after the house of lords last night? if we can guarantee that there is absolutely no chance of the uk leaving the eu on a no deal basis we obviously want to move to an early election as quickly as we can but it doesn't look like that can happen this side of parliament, so we have to just wait and see what happens. if there is an opportunity to do that safely, it is something we will talk with partners about. if that assent is given, is that enough to reassure you? it has to be a situation that guarantees... i cannot be any clearer. it will have to guarantee there is no chance of reversing that and ending up by default with a no—deal brexit. so royal assent may not be enough to guarantee that? it may not be enough, no. what steps beyond that? you are looking for an extension and in that space, what are the options? what are the possibilities you think might happen? do you think some sort of deal might come back for a vote? could it be theresa may's original deal with some changes to it? what can happen next? we can see

now it is up to the house of lords, though. preparing to bed down, to talk and talk until it is done, racing against the deadline until parliament sucks next week. a group ofanti—no until parliament sucks next week. a group of anti—no deal mps led by the man who was chancellor a few weeks ago marched themselves to the lords as if to make sure they do their business. the chances of this block failing, tonight peeping in at the edge of the lords, seems slim. so the battle inside may soon be outside if and when a general election is called. there's so much voter apathy. it feels like the country is split down the middle. you'd think it couldn't get any more peculiar and strange. this is the first official request. there must be an election on tuesday the 15th of october, and i invite the honourable gentleman to respond to decide which of us goes as prime minister to that crucial council. labour says not yet. not until the anti—no deal plan becomes law but that will be in a few days. i look forward to the day his government a

in with a blank sheet of paper. —— royal commissioners walked into the house of lords. parliament has not been prorogue. jaw-dropping. i think so. been prorogue. jaw-dropping. i think so. almost every legal expert who looked at it kinda knew the government come if it was declared to be within the purview of the court, the government was a bang to rights because the government visibly this was about trying to stop parliament blocking them from taking the united kingdom out of the eu without a deal. however, a lot of people thought there was a good chanceit people thought there was a good chance it supreme court might go, this actually is in our warehouse commit is your problem, sorted out. or they commit is your problem, sorted out. orthey might commit is your problem, sorted out. or they might have come to a similar conclusion but been sort of less firm and say it is not prorogued but it is suspended. this was a possible scenario, i think this is very much something very few legal experts that an assumption one or two of the 11 that an assumption one or two of the ii wi

now it's up to the house of lords, preparing to bear down to talk and talk until it is done, racing against the deadline before parliament shuts next week. a group of anti-no-deal mps led by the man who was chancellor a few weeks ago, even marching themselves to the lord's tonight to make sure they do their business. the chances ofhis bloc failing peeping at the age of thes lords se slim. e thin battle inside might soon be outside, if o more likely whwen a general election this the first official request. prime min. johnson: they must now be an election on tuesday, the 15h of october. and i invite the right honorable gentleman to respond to dede which of us goes as prim minister to that crucial counsel. laura: labour's is not yet come not until the anti-no-deal plan becomes law. mr. corbyn: i look forward to the day his government and party and all the austerity and misery they have heaped on this country are turfed out of office. it is a cynicalce movemenprfroma cynicae minister. >> eent article 50 for the purposes of having a general election and bring it on. >> once no-deal has been bloc

parliament has mandated him, assuming the house of lords is it filibustered. jane: the delay to implementing brexit. ed:xaly. he had promised upon becoming prime minister that do or die, he would takeritain out of europe by october 31. he is now mandated by parliament not to. he is in office, in downing street, but not in power. he is powerless to do anything. he is prime minister and he cannoto anything. he wants to call an election, but he can't. he just lost tt vote to call an election as well. we are incompletely uncharted territory. will he go to the queen and say, "let's call an election," bluff his way unconstitutionally through the situation? the queen has never before turned down a prime minister's advice. what does the queen do? she knows it is against the law. the thw is madby parliament. we are already inre mad hatr's tea party territory, but it could get madder. jane: why don't the longer party -- lor party want a general election? ed: jeremy corbyn is not that dissimilar to boris johnson. he does not commend thwhole party for the jeremy corbyn ha

house of lords to suspend or prorogue parliament, but today the most senior judges in the land said the ceremony was void and had no effect. ..to prorogue this present parliament. when the royal commissioners walked into the house of lords, it was as if they'd walked in with a blank sheet of paper. parliament has not been prorogued. this is the unanimous judgment of all 11 justices. this was a constitutional thwack on the nose of government, delivered by the judiciary on behalf of the uk parliament. thejustices made it clear this judgment was a one—off, but its implications will echo down british history. around parliament square in westminster, there are hidden power lines, a triangle of authority joining the houses of parliament, the government — focused on 10 downing steet, and the judiciary and the supreme court. today the justices explained that a fundamental principle of british democracy is that the prime minister is accountable to parliament. they also stated that the courts had supervised the lawfulness of government for centuries. established in 2009 to replace the law

back inside the palace of westminster attention turned to the house of lords. there were some feisty exchanges as peers debated how they should handle the brexit extension bill when it came before them. debates in the lords aren't, by convention, timetabled, but in order to get this bill through in time, labour put forward a motion time—limiting debate. brexiteers retaliated by making lengthy speeches and forcing lots of votes on that — even threatening to sit all night in the hope of stopping the actual bill even getting to the wicket. one peer was passionately opposed to the idea of timetabling the bill. i have to confess, my lords, that when i saw that motion, i went to the table office and saw that motion in black and white, the like of which has never been tabled in this house in its history by a government, still less an opposition. to appropriate a phrase, to appropriate a phrase, it was a dagger in my heart. i wonder what his cardiologist would have said when he learned about the longest prorogation since the 1930s at a time when this parliament is

britain's upper chamber of parliament the house of lords has blocked or has passed a bill to block a no deal bret's it's only 31st of october in another blow to the british prime minister boris johnson opposition parties have again refused to grant him an election. when the bombs the government is warning that the death toll from hurricane dorian will be staggering at least 30 people are confirmed dead and hundreds possibly thousands of missing an international humanitarian effort is underway to help those affected by the u.n. estimates that 70000 people are in immediate need of aid the storm has now made landfall in the united states. under this rubble lie homes or blister rated lives cut short the extent of hurricane dorian's havoc is slowly beginning to america and so 2 stories of survivors clinging on whatever. sure. sure. others here are frantically trying to get out of the airport departure lounge is overwhelmed. what . they told us that the previous the pregnancy from the elderly people who were supposed 1st preference. we have to let me see are you still have elderly people y