so whereas the european union's law requires to accept that they have a right to stay until the first decision, they are treated first as if they were illegal, second as if they had not entered hungary. call ita they had not entered hungary. call it a reception centre, call it a container camp, by building it the hungarian authorities have issued a direct challenge to the international community. no—one can tell us, they say, how to deal with asylu m tell us, they say, how to deal with asylum seekers. this is our food warehouse. it's one of two that we have... across the serbian border, volunteers provide food to refugees. they used to rest here on their way to hungary. now they're looking for alternative routes. this is a time of experimentation. the refugees in serbia i think are trying to see if there's any better route, trying to croatian border, romanian border, many have gone back to belgrade. croatian border, romanian border, many have gone back to belgradem a ruined brick factory on the edge of the town, this pakistani refugee contemplates his next move. maybe i will try in

union. 0n gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. a devastating mudslide in colombia has killed more than 150 people. how thousands of high earners have benefited from a housing scheme meant to give the less well off a leg up on the housing ladder. and johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years as she conquers at the miami 0pen. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. richard lister reports. this rock is casting a shadow over britain's brexit talks and the people of gibraltar also wondering what the future holds. they voted almost unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hopes of tak

let's begin with britain's exit from the european union. last summer, by a margin of 52% to a8%, people here voted to leave. theresa may wanted to stay in the eu, but now she has the task of negotiating notjust brexit, as it's become known, but also a trade deal with europe. since 1973, britain's laws have absorbed growing quantities of regulations devised between the 28 member countries, on which a court in luxembourg has the final say. those who want to stay argue this pooling of sovereignty has made it easier to trade and has created new protections in areas like employment or consumer rights. supporters of brexit say it's simply a case of taking back control. michael gove, you were a supporter of brexit, a big advocate during last yea r‘s of brexit, a big advocate during last year's campaign. on wednesday, the tone was sadness on all sides.

translation: on gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. at least 150 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads — hundreds of families are missing. a hate crime investigation as a teenage asylum seeker is left in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of youths in south london. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they we re young person was asked where they were from. when they said that they we re were from. when they said that they were an asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. nearly half of people who used the government's help—to—buy scheme to purchase a house did not need it, according to new research. also in the next hour: at least 150 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years, beating caroline wozniacki in the miami 0pen, ma

today, the european union has responded. in d raft european union has responded. in draft guidelines the negotiating brexit, the eu ruled out trade talks before outstanding issues were clean out. speaking older, the president of the union council, donald tusk, made citizens writes the top priority. —— rights. the chiefs of eu institutions are usually little known outside the brussels bubble. but brexit has changed all that. this is my first divorce... donald tusk, president of the european council, today presented the draft brexit guidelines. the mood music — polite but steely. the talks, which are about to start, will be difficult, complex, and sometimes even confrontational. mr tusk was the recipient of the prime minister's brexit letter this wednesday. why him? because he represents all eu countries here in brussels and they call the shots on big eu political decisions. the eu says it doesn't want to punish britain. it wants to keep the uk close with trade and security ties. but gone are those words of sadness and regret that poured out of brussels after

, as britain and the european union start two years of brexit negotiations. a senior aide of venezuelan president nicolas maduro has broken ranks with him to condemn a widely criticised supreme court ruling that stripped the opposition—led congress of its powers. in south africa, there's growing criticism of president zuma from within his own party, after a reshuffle in which he removed some key figures from government. there's been particular anger and protests held in the street over his decision to sack the widely—respected finance minister pravin gordhan, who's clashed with mr zuma over the economy. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi was asked how much pressure he is he under. well, he is under a great deal of pressure tonight as his comrades are calling for him to resign. he has been under pressure before, for his lavish lifestyle, for example for spending public funds while renovating his private home. at the sacking of the finance minister pravin gordhan is seen by many here as the last straw. this has also affected the currency, the rand, which has de

bath are into the semifinalles of the european challenge cup in rugby union. they won 34—20. they're going to face 0spreys or stade fraun say next. the ana inspiration in california, charlie hull bogeyed two of her last four holes. she's three shots off the lead at the halfway stage. a full update for you in the next hour 01’. full update for you in the next hour or. so —— or or. so —— 01’ $0. documents released by the white house show donald trump's senior staff hold millions of dollars in assets. ethics regulations require white house staff disclose their finances. according to us media, the figures appear to show the individuals are much more wealthy than officials in previous administrations, including barack 0bama's. joining us from our washington studio with more on this story is tulip mazumdar. administrations are wealthy, what's so administrations are wealthy, what's so particular, why does this particular story mat ormuch? -- matter so much? i'm not sure that anyone's going to be hugely surprised that donald trump's administration has a lot of money betwe

the european union looks at the united kingdom as if, you know, they're in an acrimonious divorce. we are the partner of the eu and we are the ones walking away. well, gibraltar wasn't responsible for that. the letter handed to the eu on wednesday, triggering the article 50 leaving process for britain, didn't include reference to gibraltar, some critics say it should have. what this perhaps underlines is the challenge facing britain as it begins negotiating as a single nation against 27, each of which has their own vested interests. thousands of households on high incomes have received taxpayers money to buy a home, according to official figures. they reveal that the help to buy scheme, which offers subsidies to buyers, has helped four thousand households in england earning more than a £100,000 a year to purchase a home. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. introduced four years ago, when the uk economy simply wasn't growing at all, the help to buy scheme aimed to stoke up house building and help mostly first—time buyers get on the ladder. since then, 250,000 people hav

not because they are madly in love with the european union, but because they were well aware there was going to be problems. they have suffered endless issues with the border. a couple of years ago the border. a couple of years ago the border was being shot overnight, it was being shot four hours and hot sun. it was a war of attrition. even as part of the eu. it was not rocket science to think they were going to early news this as upon. given that thousands of people cross between spain and gibraltar each day, would it not make more sense for gibraltar to become part of spain and therefore those who wanted to remain in the eu would get that at the same time? that makes no sense at all to me. gibraltar has been british for over 300 years, and on the principle of self—determination they have voted 99% as british, so i they get makes any sense at all that they should have to leave the european union. i think what the people of gibraltar need to know is that they have exactly the same consideration as the irish border. and it was reg retta ble as the irish border. and it was regrettable

it mentions that scotland, northern ireland and london all voted to stay inside the european union. british meps are going to try to get gibraltar mentioned in the same context. so if there are thoughts of special deals further down the line helping those who want to remain eu citizens, then the people of gibraltar would be included in that. but there is no guarantee that that will succeed. in the end, their fate guarantee that that will succeed. in the end, theirfate may guarantee that that will succeed. in the end, their fate may be tied guarantee that that will succeed. in the end, theirfate may be tied up with the rest of the uk and how successful the government are in arguing for their continuing rights. what encouragement or offers of protection has the government here been offering gibraltar? the government has said the reason gibraltar was not included in that article 50 was because they never thought the sovereignty of gibraltar was going to be an issue in negotiations. it is not something they intend to negotiate. they mentioned other areas that they thought would be conte

spain is our neighbour, it's going to be our access point into schengen and the european union, but to see ourselves singled out in a way that means that we cannot have the uk's new trade deal with the eu, such as it may be if one is done, without spain's approval and say—so and perhaps seeking to extract a price is really quite disgraceful. spain might have been expected to do this, but the european council to have gone along with this, even putting it in a draft when gibraltar is the place in europe that was most pro—european union, we voted 96% to stay in the uk, we might have expected this from spain but not the european council. it's up for discussion. the eu says that is one of the things, and that is the way they want to treat it. what would you have theresa may do in advance of the actual talks starting? the european council is saying this is a d raft european council is saying this is a draft of the guidelines to go into the negotiation. this draft now has to be approved by all of the other member states to become the firm guidelines as at 29th april. i don't know whether

but the european council's position has changed and in its draft negotiating guidelines, it says after the uk leaves the union, no agreement between the eu and the uk may apply to the territory of gibraltar without the agreement between the kingdom of spain and the uk. and giving spain veto rights could mean choppy waters ahead. spain hasn't been shy of confronting britain in the past, here over fishing rights off the gibraltar coast. now its demands on the territory could be part of any future eu—uk trade deal. these are draft guidelines but already, we see spain making the moves that people expect that she might have made at five minutes to midnight with an agreement ready, she is doing now, and frankly, i think it is singling out gibraltar unfairly. but madrid does have a list of grievances like gibraltar‘s low—tax economy, enabling the smugglingof cheap cigarettes into spain. brexit mayjust have given the spanish more leverage on that and the big question of sovereignty. spain must have tried something like 12 times to conquer or take over gibraltar. this is something that ma

both the united nations and the european union have called for an inquiry. and the european union the israeli defence minister says his soldiers were protecting the country's borders and that ten of those who died were militant islamist activists. and that ten of those who died our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from the gaza strip. tom bateman a third day of protests on gaza's border with israel. these tents sitjust hundreds of metres from the fence where israeli snipers watch. of metres from the fence palestinians say they will stay put as they talk about the events of friday. stay put as they talk translation: we are innocent civilians, but the israeli occupation doesn't even give us the right to express ourselves. translation: our people, our sons, our youth, they were standing about 500 metres away from the border, but they shoot and kill. away from the border, the numbers of protesters here have fallen since the events of friday, but for those who continue to come, they do so for a key reason, what they see as at the core of the conflict — the palestinian right

m leaves us leaving the european union in ten days because that is the legal default position is not what you said that last time as we approached 29 march and it didn't happen. the difference now is i believe the eu won't extend article 50 any further because they extend beyond 12 april and they have to have european elections in the uk, that would very likely, particularly in the current climate, deliver very large numbers of very eurosceptic mps to the european parliament, which completely ripped up all of their plans. so i believe they won't extend article 50. by the way, importantly, we can stop it anyway. we have a veto. if the prime minister says don't extend it, it isn't extended. we don't need to do that. we are ten days away. let's do what 70 million people wanted and just leave. say that doesn't happen and say the government presents a choice of perhaps bringing fair deal back to parliament, meanwhile other mps are saying if the deal isn't passed we will try and further delay brexit. what will you do if you feel you are with that choice? well, mps trying to sabotage brexit

the european union, but more difficult to strike trade deals with other countries. and single market membership — again, easier trade, but less control of immigration. but some mps are still pressing for no deal, and others say that any deal should be put to a new referendum. and that is the option favoured by labour's deputy leader. we need to move beyond brexit, and it seems to me the only way we can do that now is with a people's vote. a people's vote is the solution, not an option. theresa may faces some tough choices this week. there is no question of her cancelling brexit, or as it's known in the jargon, revoking article 50. but some other options favoured by mps, a customs union, for example, also run counter to the conservative manifesto. if she goes along with that, she could lose some of her top team around her cabinet table. 0r she could take a different option and call a general election. a senior conservative has said that pragmatic preparations are under way for a possible election, but that prospect has horrified many in the party, and a former occu

the great advantage of a customs union is that you negotiate with all of your european partners as one, so if you are trying to do a deal with any large countries or group of countries, you have a huge market size to negotiate with, and that is the currency of trade negotiations. the policy side of it is the outside of the eu but as members of the customs union, we would be part of the negotiations, but we wouldn't have been setting the policy to start with. that's right. britain has a very clear choice. it can do it all on its own, and switzerland has done that in switzerland has some 200 treaties with the european union which regulate all of the things that need to be regulated, and it has taken it more than a0 yea rs and it has taken it more than a0 years to negotiate those deals. and britain if it wants to do like switzerland and do its deals, it will take decades to do that. whichever way you go, international trade requires rules of the road, everybody has got to agree the same rules. so what britain now has to work out is that it is going to accept european rules as they are, an

the european union would be able to make the rules and we would have to follow them. the cabinet only agrees on a plan that right now can't get through parliament, so, today, the prime minister's shaky grip has been grabbed by mps. in the next few hours, they will vote on several different versions of brexit. not theresa may's, though. this is a step—by—step process to try to get some compromise, try to find a way through, so that we are not just stuck in this paralysis and chaos. some would say it's about backbenchers trying to take control in a way that is really unprecedented. the problem we've got is that the prime minister's process has

madame le pen is in favour of frexit, of stopping with the european union, with exiting a lot of agreements we have, and recreating new boundaries. i do believe it's not the best way to strengthen our country. instead, what's good for france, mr macron believes, is strengthening the eu, sticking to the euro, and so he told me if he's president, he'd do the uk no favours when it came to a brexit deal. i would favour the mid to long—term interests of the eu. i don't want to be in a situation to have a smooth brexitjust for the interest of one sector or one business. i'm the unique candidate for a european offer today. i do believe a strong france in a strong europe is the unique way to succeed in this world. thank you. so, after brexit and donald trump, a macron victory would mark a turning of the political tide for europe. on to another event, and a macron victory is far from assured. although he was economy minister, he's never fought an election before. he's not the most inspiring speaker. although here in corsica, the crowd seemed enthusiastic. so this was another packed event from emma

union from of each of the european union from of each of these leaders are thinking about their own political motivations for them for emmanuel macron come he is not performing very well in the polls at home. the other hat that he has come is the fender of europe. he has come is the fender of europe. he has that hat on today. that may be a closed door meeting but he knows all of this is leaking out the press. we are talking about him. that is what he wants. the question is, how long will he keep going until three or fourin will he keep going until three or four in the morning and then say, fine, or will the others 26 come around to his way of thinking and then the question is, if all of them say you are right, we will go for the 30th of june, say you are right, we will go for the 30th ofjune, as he saying 30th ofjune and no more? because that will really put them in a quandary and they want to agree to so easily. what angela merkel to try to get away from is this rolling crisis every month. that is trying to get away. she wanted to be long enough to resource and calm. that is right.

theresa may heads back to brussels to ask the european union to extend the brexit deadline until the end ofjune. but in a letter to eu leaders — the council president recommends they back a longer, more flexible delay to brexit. israel's prime minister bejamin netenyahu looks on course to win an historic fifth term — after elections ended in a dead heat between the two main parties. i'm vishala sri—pathma. in the business news: for transport barred it from three uk railfranchise bids which could mean an end to virgin trains on the west coast mainline. the dft says the bids were "noncompliant" because they did not meet pensions rules. stagecoach shares fell almost 10% in early trading. shares in drugmaker indivior plunged 70% after the us department of justice charged it with fraudulent marketing, alleging the firm conducted an illicit scheme to increase sales an opioid drug used to treat opioid addiction. indivior has issued an eight page rebuttal contesting the charges. the uk economy grows faster than expected — stockpiling by manufacturers ahead of brexit helped the uk eco

with just three days before the uk is officially due to leave the european union, there are signs the eu may be favouring a long extension to the brexit process, longer than the brief extension the british prime minister has been seeking. if so, it is likely to cause further problems for theresa may at home, particularly in her own party. she spent tuesday visiting germany's chancellor and france's president, and meets all 27 eu leaders for a summit on wednesday. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. no—one could accuse the prime minister of not covering the ground. but clocking up the miles isn't the same is convincing your audience. theresa may landed in berlin first, to plead for more time. but the normal red carpet was rather lonely today. the prime minister had to wait for a welcome before the two leaders headed back outside for the usual snaps and smiles. the mission though, not just to ask for a delay, but to give the answer why. we want to understand what the uk need this extension for. there's a real effort to try to bring structure to brexit. you know, we've had e

i want us to be able to leave the european union any smooth and orderly way as soon as possible. the prime minister hasjust orderly way as soon as possible. the prime minister has just left the room. it is not yet clear what the response will be from the other 27 eu leaders. benjamin netanyahu secures a fifth term as israel's prime minister, after his main rival benny gantz concedes. also on the programme.....

you can live a fine lifeboats of the european union, you can have a great relationship of the european union and trade, but there will be trade—offs where you give and where you take, and i think the whole store made is because of those who have the most influence over this actually is not, is not ready to compromise on this, and that's what's created the problems. dimmick out, the sizeable polish population in the uk, strictly speaking, if one of these memories were to be two of us of these memories were to be two of us plan for of these memories were to be two of us planforan of these memories were to be two of us plan for an extension tonight, the uk would be leaving on friday, it would be a lot of polish people in the uk who would be uncertain about their future. certainly, and for many people polish people working in the uk, what will be after next friday? going onward, what will be our situation? what will our corporations and between poland and uk, a question of polish people working in the uk, but of course it doesn't solve this problem. so we hope that it will be unknow on f

european union finance ministers have agreed a 500 billion euro package to help member states‘ economies. loans will be provided to help pay health care costs and support companies and unemployed workers. the ministers stopped short of accepting a demand, by france and italy, to share out the cost of the crisis by issuing so—called corona bonds. matt graveling reports. while video links kept ministers apart, the message did not. solidarity is key. a phrase born through weeks of discussion and part of the first major step to repair economies left battered by the coronavirus pandemic. we can all remember the response to the financial crisis of the last decade, when europe did too little, too late. this time around it‘s different. different to the tune of 500 billion euros, being made available to help countries pay for the health care, cure, and prevention—related costs of covid—19. the move comes after the world trade organization warned the pandemic will cause the deepest economic recession in living memories. currently, we rely solely on the safety nets that are in place in each

and european union finance ministers have agreed an emergency rescue package worth half a trillion euros for the economies worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. let's get the latest in the uk from our reporter, charlotte rose. cheering and applause. pots banging and whistles blowing. across the country, it's become a national thursday night ritual to thank those front—line carers for putting themselves at risk in the fight against coronavirus. and one person in particular was showing her gratitude. the pm's fiancee reacting to the news that borisjohnson is out of intensive care at st thomas‘ hospital in london. brilliant news. yeah, i mean, it's really good news. it's also a reminder that people can recover, more generally. that's good news. it's good to have some positive news generally, but it's really good to know that the prime minister is on the road to full recovery. i was always confident that he would, and it's really good to know that he's now out of icu. well, i'm really pleased for the prime minister and his family. it is a relief for them, and i really hope this is the b

european union finance ministers have agreed an emergency rescue package worth half e1 trillion for the countries worst hit by the pandemic. 0urfirst report is from health editor hugh pym. he warned about the lack of protective equipment for nhs staff. soon after that, dr abdul mabud chowdhury contracted coronavirus. he died on wednesday. the warning came in a social media message to the prime minister, saying health workers had to protect themselves and their families. his son spoke to the bbc today. he was a courageous, brave man, and that is something that he's passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers didn't have enough ppe, and he made a call for that, he made an effort for that, and maybe at the time it didn't get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, we're giving it the attention it deserves, and we are not going to stop. we are getting this everywhere, we are making sure we're heard, that my father's voice is heard, and that my father's passing is not in vain. problems getting hold of the right masks, gowns and visors have been reported for several weeks. the government s

and european union finance ministers had agreed an emergency rescue package worth half e1 trillion for the economies worst hit by the pandemic. let's get the latest on the outbreak. we begin with this report from richard galpin. the bank holiday has begun with beautiful weather in mary areas, like here in brighton. but there's also trepidation. will we all abide by the social distancing instructions to ensure we don't now cause a surge in infections? no running, please. here on the thames footpath, they're stopping runners who normally crowd this route. and on facebook today, a doctor working in a hospitalfilled with coronavirus patients begs people to respect the government instructions. and those pleas would surely be reinforced by the prime minister, seen reinforced by the prime minister, seen here before he went into hospital. he is now out of intensive ca re hospital. he is now out of intensive care and recuperating from his battle with coronavirus. but it may be weeks before he's back in work. battle with coronavirus. but it may be weeks before he's back in workli don't think you

elsewhere in the european union finance ministers have agreed to emergency rescue package with half e1 trillion to the worst hit by the pandemic. the first report this evening comes from hugh penn. work on birmingham's new temporary hospital has progressed so fast it's ready to take patients today. that was the message from local health leaders at the latest nightingale hospital for coronavirus cases based at the national exhibition centre. it will be well—equipped, but it comes at a time when some health staff elsewhere are worried about their safety. they say they're still not able to get the right personal protective equipment and some feel anxious what they do get is not adequate. we're getting a lot of messages from doctors on the front line that the current situation is, in many parts of the country, inadequate, that people are feeling unprotected, that they feel scared when they're a work, they feel unable, in some places, to use the kit that they're able to bring in from home because other members of the team haven't got it, and that they don't feel confident in what's being

if the united kingdom chooses to disengage, i don'tjust mean leaving the european union, but the way it has thrown bricks if you like across the channel at our negotiating parten, at many of the countries that were around the table with us over the last couple of days, people will be professional be grown—up about it, i'm certain, but at the margins and often at critical margins you will find people in other countries who will choose to ta ke other countries who will choose to take britain less seriously. who will consider us to be less important, to be less influential, less likely to want to give us a second hearing and they means our influence, our power and importance in the world, most important of all ta bles in the world, most important of all tables at the g7 is significantly less tha n tables at the g7 is significantly less than it was a year ago. tim farron, thank you very much for your time this afternoon. we are going talk about the high court ruling in the case of eight—month—old charlie gard. the high court ruling that great ormond street hospital does have the ri

diverging from european union rules after brexit will mean more costs than benefits for british business, according to a report out today by the confederation of british industry employers' group says. good afternoon, welcome to the business news. the owner of littlewoods.com has announced in the last hour that it will close down three sites in greater manchester meaning 2,000 jobs will be at risk. the company that owns the site is called shop direct and they also own very.co.uk. you can get more on this story on our website. now for some cheerier news from the high street, the uk's biggest supermarket chain tesco has announced a 28% jump in annual profits to £1.6 billion, boosted by strong sales of fresh food. if tesco boss dave lewis has warned that market conditions remain challenging, mainly because of rising prices. so what did they do right? this is retail analyst, danielle pinnington. you look at quality and value as well so their pricing is more competitive, they have improved their stores and they are seeing an increase injob their stores and they are seeing an increase in job

theresa may tells mps she wants britain to leave the european union as soon as possible — after the eu delays the uk's departure until the end of october. celebrations in sudan as 30 years of its dictator's rule come to an end. jack shepherd — the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash — is jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the country. there are privacy concerns as it emerges that amazon listens in to what some users say to their alexa voice assistants. and at half past eleven, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jason beattie, the daily mirror's head of politics and kate proctor, political reporter for the evening standard — stay with us for that. good evening and welcome. seven years after taking refuge at the ecuadorian embassy in london, julian assange, the founder of wikileaks has been arrested by the metropolitan police. he took refuge originally to avoid extradition to sweden over charges of sexual assault, charges that have since been dropped. he's been found guilty today at westminster magistrates court ofjumping bail in 201

so i continue to believe we need to leave the european union with a deal as soon as the european union with a deal as soon as possible. and of course this house has voted repeatedly to avoid ano house has voted repeatedly to avoid a no deal. yet despite the efforts of members on all sides we have not yet been able to vote for a deal. so ahead of the council i wrote to president tusk to seek a short extension to the article 50 period to the end ofjune. critically i also requested that any extension should be determinable so that whenever this house agrees a deal and ratifies the withdrawal agreement we can get on and leave. and i did this not merely to avoid a further delay to the ratification of the withdrawal agreement but specifically to retain our ability to leave the eu without having to hold european parliamentary elections on the 23rd of may. mr speaker, the discussions of the council were difficult and unsurprisingly many of our european partners share the deep frustration that i know so many of us feel in this house over the current impasse. there was a range of views about the

tonight the european council decided to grant the european union an extension on article 50. until the 31st of october. this means an additional six months for the uk. during this time, the call will be entirely in the u.k.'s time, the call will be entirely in the u. k.'s hands. time, the call will be entirely in the u.k.'s hands. it can still ratify the argument in which case the extension will be terminated. it can also reconsider the whole brexit strategy. that might lead to changes in the political declaration but not in the political declaration but not in the withdrawal agreement. until the end of this period, the uk will also have the possibility to revoke article 50 and cancel brexit altogether. the uk will continue its cooperation as a full member state with all its rights and is a close friend and trusted a lie in the future. let me finish with a message to our british friends. this extension is as flexible as i expected and a little bit shorter than i expected. but it's still enough. to find the best possible solution, please do not waste this time. we'll be back i

union by the first ofjune and not taking part in those european elections. again, trying to put some pressure on our own backbenchers. our intransigent backbenchers who refused to back the deal because of the opposition to the irish backstop that is contained within it. what you see in the deal that has been agreed tonight, or what you don't see, more accurately, are the more onerous conditions the french side were trying to impose on the united kingdom. they had talked about stripping away voting rights from the uk, not allowing the uk to have a commissioner, if they stay in until october the 31st, not to be taking any decisions over the eu reform programme. but donald tusk and jean claude juncker when they appeared for their press conference, were adamant that while the uk remains the member of the european union, that all the conditions it is expected to abide by are pertained to the uk side but also all the voting rights and benefits of eu membership, they remain too. they were asked a question about whether it had been a difficult night because the fren

the uk and the european union have agreed to delay brexit until october 31. speaking after hours of talks at an emergency summit in brussels, the president of the european council, donald tusk, described the extension as ‘flexible‘. he urged the uk not to waste any more time, and said the course of action was entirely in its hands. britain will remain a full member state of the eu for now, with the option of cancelling brexit altogether. my colleague christian fraser is in brussels. he outlined what exactly, the extension is for. well, in the words of donald tusk, it needs to be used wisely. i don't think there's much confidence at the moment in the political process in westminster but at least theresa may has set out a process this evening. she spoke to the leaders forjust over an hour, a better performance, we're told, than the one she put on in march at the eu summit here in brussels. but still, plenty of questions for the 27 other european leaders, in fact they were locked in discussions for some nine hours. and largely, that was because there was a d

union but we also believe in the people's mother anybody and remaining to the european union as the very best via available to our country. it's a unique idea and so we will stand very clearly on the back of a v—belt, reform and remain. the prospect of the uk fighting eu elections three years after the 2016 referendum has left a number of tory mps furious. here's mark francois in the commons this morning with a question for the attorney general. i hope it's not a be sent to point out like yesterday's european consult was a humiliation for id payment is there. at a time when everyone is crying out for more coppers, and at schooljets are under tremendous genuine pressure, how does it make sense to spend £100 million of british taxpayer money and making 73 members to the european parliament to sarah for a maximum of five months? and a little earlier the labour mp and chair of the brexit committee hilary benn described what he hoped labour would campaign for if they have to fight the european elections. i think we have got to be clear as a party, that we are working to try and geta p

union, all the neighbouring countries, iran, saudi arabia, have got to be involved in ensuring there isa got to be involved in ensuring there is a real ceasefire and a political process that does give hope to the people of syria in the future. more bombing, more killing, more warwill not save life. it will take more lives and spawn the war elsewhere. parliament must be consulted on this, surely the lessons of iraq, the lessons that came there from the chilcot report have got to be, there has to be a proper process of consultation, we elect parliament, we elect members of parliament, they should have a voice in this. the cabinet on its own should not be making this decision. the cabinet on its own should not be making this decision. the brexit secretary, david davis, says the unfolding situation in syria is a delicate one. the situation in syria is horrific, the use of chemical weapons is something that the world has to prevent, we of all the countries in the world after the skripal affair, perhaps the most immediate knowledge of it, other than the syrians themselves, but also we have

so she was back explaining to parliament today, we might not leave the european union for another six months. statement, the prime minister. her hope still to make it happen earlier, but not many on these benches think it could be done. i deeply regret that we have not been able to secure agreement in this house for a deal that would allow us to leave in a smooth and orderly way. i know that this whole debate is putting members on all sides of the house under immense pressure. for brexit to happen anytime soon, the prime minister needs labour to compromise, but there is still hostility between the two. the second extension in the space of a fortnight represents not only a diplomatic failure but is another milestone in the government's mishandling of the entire brexit process. the delay is toxic for some tories. perseverance is a virtue, but sheer obstinacy is not. so, prime minister... hear, hear! eurosceptics know a thing or two about being stubborn as well. does my right honourable friend the prime minister appreciate the anger that her abject surrender last night has generated acro

the uk was due to leave the european union on friday without having reached any agreement but now has until october 31st to find a deal that will get through parliament in london. theresa may has told mps brexit remains her priority, but many within her own party have accused her of "surrender", and called on her to resign. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the fury isn't so fast any more. our eu exit has slowed right down. the prime minister didn't get her way. so she was back explaining to parliament today, we might not leave the european union for another six months. statement, the prime minister. her hope still to make it happen earlier, but not many on these benches think it could be done. i deeply regret that we have not been able to secure agreement in this house for a deal that would allow us to leave in a smooth and orderly way. i know that this whole debate is putting members on all sides of the house under immense pressure. for brexit to happen anytime soon, the prime minister needs labour to compromise, but there is still hostility between the two. the second e