got a long delay of extension that europe will probably give, you can't then have a leadership contest over the summer and install a prime minister by the autumn. if that delay were to happen, if europe were to agree to it, there is then the prospect of the uk having to take part in european elections. you might as well say we are going to. if theresa may cannot get her deal through, and all of the indications are that she won't, by april the 12th, we sign up to the european elections and at that point we have also signed up for a long extension. yes, i mean, matt, as ever, coming to the fore with his cartoon? it is marvellous. brexit has made him funnier than ever. a woman looking at a rack of cards in the westminster card shop, with the captions, sorry you're going, or sorry, but with the captions, sorry you're going, orsorry, but you with the captions, sorry you're going, or sorry, but you are going. who would be buying which card? that same story on the front page of the mail on sunday. but their take on it, the plot is to install michael gove. that would go down better wit

be extended. europe seemed quite happy for this to happen. they thought they would collapse within six weeks without an —— a deal. i think at this point, we will be looking at article 50 being extended and theresa may will then have to figure out and try to tell the house how long she thinks that will be and she will have to be a different deal that people will actually vote on and get through and she will have to do that by listening to everybody in the house of commons instead of threatening people. if we move on to the times at which goes with a similar story, bercow sabotaging brexit deal, says number 10. in some ways, he has united those who want a long extension and those who do not wa nt to long extension and those who do not want to live with no deal. he has accentuated the extremes, they are the ones not rejoicing but more pleased with it tonight. 0ne the ones not rejoicing but more pleased with it tonight. one of the big problems with this is that we, all of us, look at this is what gets through the house of commons. i do not think we forget but we are looking at it f

whatever deal emerges is that, the last time politicians could not agree on what to do about europe, they put it to the people to decide and it is almost as though we are back in that situation. they cannot or they will not because they are so cannot or they will not because they are so busy looking over their shoulders. that goes for labour as well. labour mps whose constituents voted in large numbers to leave and there are lots of people who voted leave who would feel rightly betrayed. they did not necessarily vote for the steel but voted to leave. would they accept a no deal? they voted two and a half years ago and it hasn't happened. they would think why would i bother to vote against. no evidence to suggest, in any polling, showing that the difference would be significant and then you would have all the campaigning that went with it. matt doing his usual wonderful stuff on the front page of the sunday telegraph. the idea that they could even stand side—by—side is a little far—fetched, perhaps. the story also featured on the mail on sunday. this with the angle that michael gove

there for eight years in europe, they don't make decisions about things until it is the last minute. i have done a review for this government and i wrote in the foreword, things like dangerous products and recalls, i wrote in the foreword that i didn't wa nt to wrote in the foreword that i didn't want to do this because i thought you would just kick it into the long grass, and they did. and here's what's happening again, they want us, chorizo may answer members for cabinet, not all of them, one has to accept a deal that has been thrown out by parliament. —— to reason may and her members for cabinet. they are determined that we will accept this deal, no alternative. geoffrey cox going to europe when europe have said we can't, 27 leaders have to agree to any changes. it was never going to work. the financial times as saying that philip hammond is set to gaina as saying that philip hammond is set to gain a spending windfall from higher tax receipts. it's the promise of a bags deal dividends. does that sound like bribery to you? encouragement. philip hammond has admitted before a treas

day and it is no, no, no. this is what europe has been tearing its hair out about. parliament seems to know what it doesn't want but doesn't know what it does one. this is more of the same. to be fair, we were not necessarily expecting that something would come back with an outright majority. just explain, procedurally, this is not then finally saying no to all these options. this is indicative, as it is. the thing to point out is that at this point it is non—binding as well. theresa may has made it clear it is not binding because they may be options that are putting forward we simply, they are no go already, because brussels would find them too unpalatable. 0r because brussels would find them too unpalatable. or they are against the conservative party. all they are against the manifesto. what was interesting and you probably agree with this, some of them got quite close, but two of them got much closer than she got with her deal the second time around, which was both the customs union option and also the confirmatory second referendum. we are likely to see this coming back. you h

how does the eu change for me? it is stories like this, and it is put in a very hostile way to europe, but there are ways in which... and we will find out soon, the ways in which being in the eu affect our lives for the better, and potentially sometimes for the worse. so this is a good illustration of the way that brussels likes to standardise things. because this will be a move thatis things. because this will be a move that is brought in across the eu from 2021, and so the risk they are trying to highlight is that basically if brexit has dragged on so long that we are effectively still in a transition period, still acting as if we are effectively in the eu then, that we may all have to follow suit in that way. whereas if one assumes that we are out, then that means we will be able to vary ourtime that means we will be able to vary our time zones. we will still be in control, to borrow the phrase. it does raise one complication, if i can mention ireland, we will have a period when we are in different time zones on period when we are in different time zones on the same island of irela

understanding the crisis we are in. she is stuck. she is stuck. europe, so she is stuck. she is stuck. europe, so far, this may change, europe seems very reluctant to move from the deal which she agreed with them. certain parts of the conservative party which are against it will remain against the deal, at least for now. all she can hope is that as time runs out and if we don't get an extension, all she can help that with the pressure of that deadline looming and the thought of brexit... but she was leading over this! we can carry on talking about brexit, don‘t worry! but lenders are told to triple liquid assets has brexit protection, this is extending the length of time they keep their liquidity, it seems, because of the sort of rocking us that the banks may face in the event of a no deal. banks and other lenders need to have 30 days at the moment of easy to sell assets available to them, so that if something happens, they have that if something happens, they have that money available. the bank of england has suggested will tell lenders that because of the possibility of a no—dea

would do damage to europe and damage to the uk economically, which would be greater and fundamentally they do also like the idea of the uk seemingly coming to its senses, because it sends a signal to the re st of because it sends a signal to the rest of europe that we are, the treaty is not a good idea, because you're seeing your skepticism grown the popularity. it is an extraordinary moment tomorrow, i do not know how it will go. look next week that you are going to have. not know how it will go. look next week that you are going to havem theory, were must be leaving the eu on friday, so you think will be reaching the climax start to slow down, but they do not show any sign doing that. theresa may herself appeared to think we are not leaving next week and with no sign of breaking out from this deadlock, just going to keep running on. some moving to the financial times, they are saying that with the rival parties, this gets us to the point of whether this deal is going to get through because we are at a very significant part of the way. the problem for theresa may has been that her wh

a changing europe. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times leads with mps voting to ask the eu for a delay in the brexit process. the telegraph describes the move as ‘one last roll of the dice'. the financial times says theresa may has a better chance of getting her brexit deal passed as a result of this evening's vote. the express is less than impressed, branding mps failures for voting to delay brexit. the metro also goes with brexit, saying theresa may has secured herself some breathing space. the guardian carries a photo of the families of those killed at bloody sunday. it says they are dismayed that only one soldier will face prosecution. the mirror reports that over a third of offenders repeatedly caught with knives do not go to prison. and the mail reports that lord steel has been suspended from the liberal democrats after an investigation is launched into what he knew about the crimes of child sex abuser cyril smith. so a varied set of front pages — let's take a look at a few of them in more detail. the guardian kicks off with the cabinet split exposed as

europe. the guardian, another huge defeat for theresa may, 16 days, as if we didn't know it, until brexit. it's extraordinary, it a couple of weeks away. it's crept upon us. over the last three years somehow. as we've been living this lovely drama. i think the fact here is that this is really a n think the fact here is that this is really an intolerable situation. the cbi, the big business lobby group saying that businesses can't deal with this, most businesses make their investment in hiring decision 18 months in advance but now they don't have 18 days in advance so there is no certainty that businesses. boats have left japan on the way to the uk and will arrive after brexit and those cars, nobody has any idea if they will be able to land or not. the whole thing is an indictment of the whole political class, the prime minister, the conservative party, nobody willing to work together and even in the house of commons today, it's incredibly tribal with the tories attacking labour to their position, theresa may saying labour wants to thwart brexit and nobody making any effort to say w

in the netherlands. an epic air battle is about to commence. nine teams from across europe and america are trying to smash each other out of the sky and grab the 30,000 euros top prize in the title of the 2019 drone clash champions. all they have to do is down the opposition‘s queen drone. but the organisers have not made it easy. this is one of the arenas that one of the teams will start from, blue and red are the colours. they will leave their queen in here and that is what the opposing team will have to try to knock out but they will leave their queen here. their fighter drones will come through what is called the corridor of death, doom and destruction and a tesla coil behind me, waiting to knock out one of those fighter drones that gets too close. c02 gas pumps here firing at those drones as they come around the corner. they've got to get past this tennis ball machine which is going to fire balls. there is going to be a man with a gun that fires a net through this hole to try to take out those drones if they come round. lights will be flushing to try to blind the pilots

spent over europe, but nobody make that comparison. he went to lloyds to watch some cricket. yes. this is startling to me. theresa may's frailty through the process. the quote from a cabinet minister, she was ill all the time in december. people get sick. she is also diabetic as well. and she has done a lot of talking. she is probably working 18 or 20 hours a day and has been for god knows how long. reasonable things do happen to certain people. the times, the story is still to do with politics. mp expenses hit a new high. how much have they been spending on what? according to the sunday times, they are using public data, mps claiming expenses, that amount has not only riven above ten years ago but it has risen above it accounting for inflation. you remember that massive scandal ten years ago with mps claiming for various things like duck houses. they are running with richard bunyan, who claimed for two toilet seats within the space of a month. the difference is they make the point thatjohn prescott, the last time this happened, claimed for a toilet seat that cost £210. richard banyan

, slovakia's voters bring a rare liberal when in central europe. this is an environmental lawyer who has let not quite in the same vein as the ukrainian comedian...” has let not quite in the same vein as the ukrainian comedian... i think he needs to be spoken about as well. we are chilled she has little political experience. at a time where there seems to be more and more. . . where there seems to be more and more... right—wing... where there seems to be more and more... right-wing. .. there was an investigative journalist in slovakia who was anti—corruption, nurtured by what some felt was a government inspired hits, she has tapped into a wave of revulsion at this merger —— murderand is wave of revulsion at this merger —— murder and is the president of slovakia, taking a virgin the 15th. there is talk government we try to block her power, she is very much in favour of lgbtq block her power, she is very much in favour of lg btq rights... block her power, she is very much in favour of lgbtq rights... at the moment there is no facility for gay marriage or anything in slovakia. she

cox is working hard to broker a deal. and what is interesting is that, in europe, germany is on the edge of a recession. that may concentrate minds as well. there are various reasons as to why they are in trouble, with trade rules between the us and china but they are the third biggest exporter in the world and the chinese are not buying as many ca rs and the chinese are not buying as many cars as they have done in the past. i think you are getting into a phase now at the 11th hour where people are beginning to give a little on both sides. that was theresa may's gamble, why she was allegedly running down the clock. the delay to break set is unavoidable according to the sunday telegraph. it still has to be delayed to make it happen?m telegraph. it still has to be delayed to make it happen? it is a technical expansion, even if the deal is done next week, in ten days' time, the chances are, we will not get the legislation through parliament in time for much the 29th so there will be a need for a short delay after that. even the hardline brexiteers would agree. there's a difference betw

minister in a very personal message, as usual, florid language as we would expect, go back to europe, get more concessions and have a real brexit. i like the phrase, "let's not be collaborators". there is always some word that jumps out collaborators". there is always some word thatjumps out of boris' pros and this week it is collaborate. the prime minister could do without this. it's not that important, i am being serious. telegraph pacing £270,000 per year. this is from his weekly, —— pays him. and increasingly irrelevant politician trying to assert himself into events moving a lot more quickly than he thinks. the strong sense i get is that whether it is tuesday or wednesday this week or whether the prime minister waits until after she has been to the european council to ask for an extension to article 50, i think the deal will pass. where do you get that sense from? from the sense that tory mps are starting to come on side. the dup have looked to climb down. what was supposed to happen last monday, the attorney general was supposed to appear in parliament and say we have renegotia

what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are director of uk in a changing europe anand menon and political correspondent of the financial times laura hughes. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in, with brexit dominating. the telegraph leads on parliament seizing control from the prime minister when they voted tonight to control business in the house of commons and hold a series of votes on how to solve the brexit deadlock. the times says theresa may has been humiliated by the tory rebellion, as the prime minister told her mps not to vote for the amendment, with three ministers defying the whip. meanwhile the mail warns that the current crisis in parliament means britain could be plunged into another general election. but the sun says the prime minister has indicated she might resign in return for mps voting through her brexit deal. earlier in the day, the prime minister warned mps that, if they fail to back her brexit deal, we could be facing a long, drawn—out departure from the eu, as the financial times reports. and the metro quips that a futher delay to bre

europe following the horrific crash of the ethiopian airlines, 157 we re crash of the ethiopian airlines, 157 were killed, it is also following another crash, eerie similarities between the plane flying and suddenly losing altitude, and people being very cautious here. this has hit boeing shares, down 6%, and norwegian air, the biggest customer for this plane, has grounded the entire fleet, its shares are down in a big way. really big problems for boeing, a lot of hugejets, very concerning. huge crisis, running out of time, thank you very much for joining us. we will be back, 11:30pm, extended look at the newspapers, you can see the front pages online on the bbc news website. if you missed the programme, you can always watch it later on on the bbc iplayer. goodbye from us. storm gareth will bring some very wild weather to the british isles for the next 24 hours, with a high likelihood of disruption from severe gales likelihood of disruption from severe gates and further heavy rain as well, which could lead to localised flooding. stay tuned to bbc radio and subsequent weather for

a changing europe. that's it for the papers for now. hello there. it's staying very windy to end the week and into the weekend. certainly on saturday, we are looking at another spell of rain and gales for some of us. tonight, those winds will be gusting across all areas, and we will see plenty of showers pushing into the north and the west of the country. longer spells of rain, some wintriness over the high ground of scotland. but it is the far south southwest, which could see most of the cloud, and it will also be fairly mild here too. it means through friday, we hold onto the cloud here with outbreaks of rain. a windy day for all, but bright on friday with some sunshine, lots of showers around northern and western areas. it is getting wintry on the scottish hills, and those winds are gusty, particularly across the eastern side of the pennines, but it will be mild in many parts of england and wales. into sunday, deepening area of low pressure hurdles in off the atlantic to bring very wet and windy weather across england and wales. to its northern flank of this rain, we could see

europe. the historical reference here is that the former leaders of the british... the person closest from history to his own beliefs. lots to ponder for british readers. there are other stories, rather inevitably. there is a brexit story. let's stay with you, the daily telegraph references to the prime minister in herfuture, and how that may be playing a part in some of the conversations going on behind the scenes at the moment. kandl on behind the scenes at the moment. k and i had an absurdly frantic week frantic week on house eu eulthe the eu at the end of the month, but thatis the eu at the end of the month, but that is very unlikely really interesting story impossible. really interesting story in the telegraph here, which says that even senior aides of theresa may think that she needs to recognise that her time as prime minister is coming to an end after the events of this week. and that her setting out a timetable for her departure might be the final thing to win enough votes from her disgruntled conservative mps to push her brexit deal over the line. the particular phrase they

go, what would that achieve as far as europe is concerned? what difference would a new leader or prime minister make? given where we are at with a negotiation. what do you think?m is like a new leader, like dominic rowe of all borisjohnson, i think they would struggle to negotiate a different withdrawal agreement. the eu might be thinking about these things, imagine if there is a new prime minister. the eu doesn't know any more than we do if there is going to be a new prime minister, but we do know that the prime minister is very weak and it is about possibly whether patients in the cabinet will snap or her own appetite for thejob the cabinet will snap or her own appetite for the job might evaporate, we have been saying that for two years. turning to the times, back my brexit we will never leave. this is the latest. she is hoping the third time lucky. she has said that every other day! it has a slight poetic ring, a hotel california brexit, you can never leave. she is hoping that the message will finally hit home. from many people's point of view, it is logical now for hard brexi

the company -- country. europe as we know has always been a problem for the conservatives. the party survives. it's always been the one certainty of the conservative party, to put the interests of the conservative party first and foremost. it's done it pretty successfully. that's why it's been the dominant political party for the best part of 200 years. what is interesting is that historical power, chris grayling is saying ministers are prepared to face the cabinet on tuesday. no cabinet meeting since friday. that seems a bit odd to me. in the 21st century,... split the party. the warning is that don't do this, you will destroy it. but you will destroy us. and that theresa may possibly has the future of the party in her hands and therefore has to put the party before anything else? others will say it is the role of government to put the country before anything else. yes! that should be theirjob. but it‘s even worse because it‘s not even about the tory party, it‘s about who will be the next leader? you could say that labour haven‘t put the country before the party either

extension should be granted. of course, and those who have always forecasted that its europe, it will be the last few minutes of, at 1130 on the last day, who knows what will happen next week. but is our government in control of this? i very much doubt that. so would you agreejessica, that very much doubt that. so would you agree jessica, that the very much doubt that. so would you agreejessica, that the ft headline, brussels take hardline on brexit delay, is that your view, are they going to, they will not want to no deal will they? i think that's right, i think it's unlikely that brussels will completely deny us any form of extension, i spoke to the un ambassadorjust form of extension, i spoke to the un ambassador just last week, form of extension, i spoke to the un ambassadorjust last week, and he said we would be absolutely delighted to grant a sort of short technical extension if that meant getting brexit over the line, we just want, we just want this over with. i think of any of your decisions want to see the frustration from the eu 27, they should look at a speech that was give

exited europe and i don't see what that that will do. an interesting thing today is the role that david has been running on as a de facto deputy and yet this process in the last few weeks and has been talking to different sites and cross party groups and today he has been proposing this idea of the indicative votes and trying to firm up indicative votes and trying to firm up how that might work in practise. that takes us onto the ft nicely it is like we planned it. an isjust that and you wonder how he knew the idea will be if one of the indicative votes gets chosen next week. i think you are right in a sense that there have been various attem pts sense that there have been various attempts previously to bring different options, once parliament had taken the idea of the control of the brexit process and there is a labour party path length version which is a customs union and with a single market access and that has failed and an equal times as a prime minister's deal intact and the s&p a lwa ys minister's deal intact and the s&p always puts where it a motion and certain things have not g

significant amount in her negotiations with europe. we will get access to the eu market without paying anything for it. we will have freedom of movement. there is a lot of good stuff in the agreement and i think there has been so much focus on northern ireland and the backstop of that has been obscure. and everytime she stand up and tells the house of commons of what she has secured, they asked what about northern ireland? the headline itself, still faces defeat. but you can she still may win? the chancellor today said that if they don't get the votes this week they will bring it forward because we still have one more week before the week where we leave. we could have a meaningful vote three this week and the numbers will obviously be much narrower or she may wish to hold off. she is going to be european council to ask for an extension. is not this week coming in next week coming. extension. is not this week coming in next week cominglj extension. is not this week coming in next week coming. i just despair because i know that tony is quite embroiled in the machinations and you have res

europe or it went to a second referendum or a general election. in the observer saying furious tory mps have told her, we will block a snap brexit election because they think that labour are too far ahead. if you look at pulse tonight, the last few weeks, the conservatives are worried because initially it seems that the public seemed frustrated with her, and then increasingly shifted. and labour seemed to be staying the same, if not getting a slight boost. and now obviously with splitting the vote and the third meaningful vote falling yet again, the conservatives we re falling yet again, the conservatives were trailing in the polls but at the same time they are deadlocked, so the same time they are deadlocked, so she moved to a general election, 2017 they lost seats, 2019 they could be wiped out that generation. iagree. could be wiped out that generation. i agree. the terrifying prospect for many tories particularly in marginal seats as they will be wiped out, and vote rs seats as they will be wiped out, and voters are blaming them for what has seemed like the most self—indulgent

saw from the bbc's europe correspondent that there might be anothersummit at correspondent that there might be another summit at the back end of next week. now, i wonder what they will be talking about there. if nothing has been forthcoming this week. does that ring true? i think certainly one of the things that might happen next week is that theresa may will choose to try to hold another meaningful vote in parliament, being able to say to mps, brexiteers, here it is in black and white, here is what you are facing. it is this a 21 month delay 01’ facing. it is this a 21 month delay or you facing. it is this a 21 month delay 01’ you can facing. it is this a 21 month delay or you can vote for me tonight. what aboutjohn virgo? or you can vote for me tonight. what about john virgo? people think that is easy to overcome, that the circumstances, if there is an extension on the table, they will be substantially different. it would be ha rd to substantially different. it would be hard to argue they wouldn't be substantially different —— john bercow. so that could be held on the

so—called manifesto he said he was inspired to kill muslims while travelling in europe. also showing that this is notjust a question of 21st century britain, he said he was inspired by an early british fascist leader. to what the story does wallace give british people much to ponder beyond the horror of what happened in new zealand. questions of white supremacy and his lumbar phobia. let's change the subject, let's change the subject, inevitably let's change the subject, inevitably we cannot completely ignore brexit. excuse me, if we can get to this conversation for the next two moments. the son, has a story about the dup and they are facing questions with regard to the vote next week. 0k, and they are facing questions with regard to the vote next week. ok, so the democratic unionist party are p°ppin9 the democratic unionist party are p°pping up the democratic unionist party are popping up theresa may and their ten mps have been really crucialfor popping up theresa may and their ten mps have been really crucial for her in getting legislation still in the past few years and they do

? in western europe where we have much bigger trading links, there is a reason to fight for this, but then we have italy, people might think they might not be persuaded on that score, and people are trying to play that card certainly, and you will have people trying to put pressure on them to say, actually, you should not give the uk another extension. the sunday times has a similar heading, pack my bags at or we will never leave, die ha rd bags at or we will never leave, die hard way that —— back my brexit. number 10 trying to find 75 who will switch. there are also many, many claims that democracy will be damaged if this is not —— if this is not..., damaged if this is not —— if this is not. . ., ifthey do damaged if this is not —— if this is not..., ifthey do not deliver brexit. as this has continued, i was one of those who said, let us just do itand one of those who said, let us just do it and get on with it in whatever form we can agree. but as this goes on and on, i am starting to see it asa on and on, i am starting to see it as a really interesting exercise

cause. christa in france back in february. as the ski season is starting to come to an end in europe, many winter sports destinations are looking at ways to keep us coming back once the snow disappears, as lucy found out when she headed to tignes in the french alps. hello. i'm here to try something a little bit different. 0k. yes, that is a mask and regulator. i have been persuaded into ice diving. so once you're inside, we seal everything and you are completely protected from the water. for this, i will be wearing a dry suit. i will put some talc inside so the head can go easily into the protection. comedic music. it's a girl. laughs. it's definitely a complicated process getting ready, which is just adding to my nerves. you're sealed. the good news is i can't feel how cold it is out here, so... the lake i'll be diving into is right in the ski village of tignes le lac, just a stone's throw from the lifts. bye— bye. the more i stare at the ice, the more i think i willjust stick my foot in just to get an idea of how cold it is. so they said that i'm not going to feel the cold obviou