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Level up across our great country. Have been singing joy to the world australias Prime Minister but not muchjoy have been singing joy to the world apologises for going on holiday but not much joy if you look at the while the countrys departures board because there are bushfire crisis worsened. Massive cancellations on the main extreme heat and fire continue line that runs south from here to to ravage parts of the nation. Gatwick airport and to brighten. This is about 90 minutes drive from the centre of sydney. Basically, there is severe flooding the bush here has been utterly destroyed. South of the airport on the rail the fires are still smouldering. A short distance away, line and it is affecting the m25 motorway which means that one home has been left in ruins. Effectively the whole area south of america will take another gatwick and crawley is cut off from step towards being able london. Somebody hasjust to launch its own astronauts gatwick and crawley is cut off from london. Somebody has just tweeted, brighton cut off, police sent into orbit again as boeing prepares to launch its new starliner capsule avocados but seriously, on a busy to the International Space station. Day like this, it is causing massive and coming up in sport, new era at arsenal. The club is set to announce disruption. Please send. You have Manchester City assistant coach trains stranded south of partick and former gunners captain which means that even though the mikel arteta as their next manager. Line from here to gatwick is open, many trains have been cancelled including the gatwick express. Elsewhere in sussex there are problems around crowborough and in the south west, the line between exeter and taunton also had flooding. A very busy day, the mix good morning and of normal commuters trying to get to welcome to bbc news. Mps will vote on the work and if you are struggling in Prime Ministers brexit but also of course a busy day at the airports. The busiest day of the plan this afternoon which will take the uk out of the eu by the end of january. Winter at heathrow and manchester airports and we have problems caused by the weather there, not too much its thought the Withdrawal Agreement bill will easily disruption in the sky is so far im clear its second reading in the house of commons glad to say but if you are trying to with the conservatives having won an 80 seat majority at last get to gatwick by road or rail, weeks general election. Allow loads of time. Simon, thank some changes have been made to the previous withdrawal bill you very much. We will keep an eye which have been criticised on that as the day progresses. By opposition mps. One of the key changes australias Prime Minister, scott morrison, has cut to this bill is that it short his holiday as extreme heat and fires ravage would legally prohibit the government from extending parts of the country. Hes been under huge pressure the transition period, during which a trade deal to return from hawaii, between the uk and eu will be discussed, as New South Wales, the most beyond the 31st of december 2020. Populous state, declared a seven day state of emergency. The new bill would allow more uk two volunteer firefighters have been killed in a road crash near sydney. Courts to reconsider rulings temperatures have hit the forties by the European Court ofjustice and could spike again. Tim allman reports. That have been retained in uk law after brexit. It also reduces protections for child refugees in europe to be reunited the fires continue to rage. With family in the uk. The bush continues to burn. And the section on strengthening workers rights has among those paying the ultimate price, those sent been removed from this latest bill. To fight the flames. Lets go to westminster now, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service confirming we can speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. Two of their number, Andrew Odwyer and geoffrey keaton, another big day . A huge day but the were killed when their vehicle was hit by a falling tree. Funny thing is, after all the blood but where is the Prime Minister . And guts of the past three years that was the question being asked with bodies all over the Parliamentary Chamber and a tussle by protesters outside over this brexit bill, today will Scott Morrisons official residence, probably be a bit of a whimper angry the pm was on holiday while much of the country was in flames. Because we know, with boris in a statement, he said. Johnsons huge majority, this bill can sail through the commons and there was not much anyone can do about it. Added to which, the bill has been changed in fairly significant ways which suggests mr johnson is not minded to reach out to critics or opponents or try to it is just unfortunate that it has come at such an awful time, meet concerns, although some of the particularly for those living changes you mentioned, for example in and around sydney and New South Wales, ending the right of parliament to and it is just devastating to be here and seeing what oversee the government tos is happening there. I am pleased to be returning. Negotiating strategy in the next phase, taking out all those and this may be the concessions on Employment Rights which mrs may had to put in and now sydney he returns to. A city enveloped in smoke, the government says, we will many residents forced to wear masks. Introduce that in other legislation, the worry is it might only be the beginning. Suggests to me that mrjohnson sees we have been incredibly lucky no need really to accommodate his but i fear our luck is about to run critics any more. And i think it out and we could be looking at very major impacts. If this summer keeps going the way its going, we havent seen anything yet. Probably disproves a view held by some that once borisjohnson won the election and got a majority, he would turn his back on the hardline that unrelenting heat has only made eurosceptics and the erg and emerge the situation more difficult. Asa eurosceptics and the erg and emerge as a much more sort of soft brexit record temperatures have been reached. Who knows what a long, hot summer may bring . Tim allman, bbc news. Prime minister. Thats not the case. He is ploughing ahead with route one, the erg love what he is doing our correspondent phil and this morning we heard from the mercer, whos in bargo, brexit secretary, stephen buckley, saying on some of those amendments just outside sydney, sent this update. Which have been withdrawn, well, bushfires in australia can be utter beasts. Thats perfectly 0k. The flames can be unpredictable, they can be fast moving this bill is focused on the trade and they can be ferocious. That is what has happened discussions moving forward, it is eight to bolster get brexit done but here at a place called bargo, this is about 90 minutes drive in terms of the future and trade, from the centre of sydney. What were doing on the employment the bush here has been and workers rights is actually doing that through other areas of utterly destroyed. The fires are still smouldering. Government. We have a very clear a short distance away, commitment in the manifesto to high one home has been left in ruins. Firefighters did manage to save most standards on that and we are of the Properties Around here, bringing forward specific measures through the queens speech to do but in this broader area, that. That is under a very the other thing worth saying is that serious fire threat, this bill will go through at high speed. There will not be any about a0 homes have been lost and, dilly dallying around. The key vote a short distance away, two volunteer firefighters were killed when, we understand, is today but the more detailed a tree fell on their fire engine. Scrutiny of the bill will take place so thatjust gives you an indication as soon as mps come back injanuary, as to how dangerous only three days set aside for it. It is for these firefighters. What is interesting about that, you the firefighting effort remember in october when there was is a military style operation, a squadron of water bombing the big bust up in parliament with helicopters is supporting borisjohnson the big bust up in parliament with Boris Johnson and mps hundreds, if not thousands, the big bust up in parliament with borisjohnson and mps are saying we of boots on the ground, need a fortnight or whatever to and it is notjust in this consider the bill and mrjohnson part of New South Wales that is under threat. Said he only thought they needed three days and now they are only there are fires burning in many getting three days. What that means other parts of australia isi and the forecast is that, getting three days. What that means is i think ministers can be pretty over the weekend, conditions confident they will get the bill which will take us out of the eu could get even worse. Phil mercer, bbc news, through parliament, approved by the European Parliament by the end of in bargo, news south wales. January. Thank you, norman. The head of the financial conduct authority, Andrew Bailey, has been named as the new governor of the bank of england. The headlines on bbc news. Mr bailey will be the i2ist governor of the bank the Prime Ministers brexit plan of england and will succeed will go to a commons vote later, mark carney when he leaves at the end of the next month. Paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary 3ist. Heres the chancellor making the announcement in the last half hour. The head of the financial conduct authority, Andrew Bailey, has been named the next governor iam i am delighted to announce that the of the bank of england. Next governor of the bank of england trains and road travel have been severely distrupted on one will be Andrew Bailey. When we of the busiest travel days of the year. Gatwick express services from london victoria have been launched this process, we said we suspended and theres disruption on Great Western Railway Services in devon and cornwall. We re launched this process, we said we were looking for a leader of International Standing with expertise across monetary, economic and regulatory policy. And in Andrew Bailey we have found just that. He arsenal are set to name former was the standout candidate in a captain mikel arteta as their new manager opened the england women competitive field. Without question, beat pakistan by 26 runs in the he is the right person to lead the final t20 match in kuala lumpur which gives them a 3 0 series bank. As we forge a new future victory. And englands men call up outside the eu and level up across Craig Overton an dom best as cover oui outside the eu and level up across our great country. Our economics correspondent Dharshini David joins me in the studio now. For the first test against south africa with so many players brought explain why the governor of the bank down by flu. I will have more throughout the day. Of england is an important figure. Forget the man we just saw its actually the governor of the bank of england who is perhaps the biggest lets return to politics now, ahead of this afternoons vote control over our bank palace because on the Prime Ministers revised eu he or she, control over our bank palace because Withdrawal Agreement bill. He orshe, and control over our bank palace because he or she, and it is he which will we can speak now to cindy yu who is broadcast editor get onto, but they set interest at the spectator. Good morning to. We were talking to rates is up with panel that checks monetary levels. It also make sure our assistant political editor, that the banks dont take the norman smith, who said the way the necessary risk and the system has bill is now set out, the clauses enough funds to make sure the wheels keep turning in the Financial System that have changed suggest the prime so make this hugely. When it comes minister no longerfeels to interest rates, there are already that have changed suggest the Prime Minister no longer feels he has to reach out and accommodate other very low. You look at the global voices. I dont know if you share economy and ours, things are pretty that analysis . I think its shaky point of the science art they definitely true. This primes minster will stay low for some time but there was plenty more in the in tray has done a historic victory in the election last week, he has an 80 for him to worry about. This seat majority and he does not have governor is Andrew Bailey but what to be constrained by Cross Party Mps is special about him . To use the Prime Minister. This time last terminology that the Prime Minister year theresa may had just defeated seems to be keen on, he is up and eight no confidence motion by her ready, a safe pair of hands put if own party but she was barely you ask people in the city who was clinging on because of the house of the most likely person to get the commons was in uproar, aided by the job, they would have said andrew Speakerjohn Bercow back then and bailey. Because he has at 30 years she was not able to do much as she of experience at the bank, he was lost vote after vote but now its chief cashier so even if you dont com pletely lost vote after vote but now its know his name, you might have had completely different scene. Boris johnson can be pretty much what he your signature in your pocket likes but i will pick up on what because it was on the banknotes. He some pundits have been saying in the went on to head up the financial last 2a hours, that this show is conduct authority, the financial borisjohnson does last 2a hours, that this show is regulator, when he didnt get the Boris Johnson does not last 2a hours, that this show is borisjohnson does not want a last 2a hours, that this show is Boris Johnson does not want a soft brexit. Im not sure thats exactly job the last time around. He is seen true. One of the clauses removed asa job the last time around. He is seen as a safe pair of hands. To guide from the Withdrawal Agreement bill the economy through what can be a was parliaments say in the future fairly turbulent few years ahead. Trade negotiations and setting out and yet the fca was a slightly bumpy key targets for them but taking away ride for him. It was, the 00 08 56,936 4294966103 13 29,430 appointment will raise that power from parliament also ta kes that power from parliament also takes away the power from members of the erg who sit in parliament and have had their ranks felled by the new election. What this does is concentrate power in the government. It doesnt necessarily mean its a softer or harder brexit but it means borisjohnson will have ultimate say on what happens. And some of the clauses that have been removed, do you read anything into them . Of course, having said the Central Government has more control, as well as the workers rights being removed, but the government says they will be putting towards a new law separately to enshrine that but whether that happens, we will have to see. But these things have been taken out were amendments put on by mps last year in order to make brexit more palatable to labour mps. You hear people like lisa nandy, was running for the lead late labour leadership, saying we should have gone for theresa mays deal back then and thats true put up this bill is going to be more tory than they had the option of before. And going back to the process, it is obviously quite high speed with this second reading this afternoon and then in early january, second reading this afternoon and then in earlyjanuary, a further reading in the commons. And they need to get it through before the 3ist need to get it through before the 3ist but will that happen on time . Yes, absolutely, and it shows what the election has changed about british politics over the last few yea rs. British politics over the last few years. Back when theresa may was Prime Minister, Something Like this you wouldnt know if it would actually go through an experience told us it often didnt. Right now this government has majority of 80 seat and they can get this through at breakneck speed with a three day timetable if it wants to sew by mid january, the bill will have been passed and the 31st will be met. Thank you very much forjoining us. And crowds are gathering nearjama masjid mosque in delhi to protest against new indian citizenship law that is seen as anti muslim. It has caused huge unrest with fresh clashes between Indian Police and demonstrators today and already the u nrest demonstrators today and already the unrest has been deadly with three protesters shot dead yesterday, taking the death toll to nine. Is a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modis plans on the citizenship law, and as you will be aware if you been watching our coverage in recent days, the law makes it easier for persecuted minorities from three neighbouring countries to get citizenship in india but not, and this is the crucial point, not if they are muslims. That has stoked fears and allegations that Prime Minister modi wa nts to allegations that Prime Minister modi wants to remould india as a hindu nation. He obviously and repeatedly has denied this. We will keep an eye across those protests because they are potentially fiery again, as we have seen over recent days. We can look at the past few days. At least three people have died in protests against that new citizenship law. Two deaths were in the Southern City of mangaluru where police opened fire on crowds trying to burn a Police Station another protester died in the Northern City of lucknow. Demonstrators see the new law as another instance of Prime Minister Narendra Modis hindu nationalist agenda. Heres our corrspondent in delhi, rajini vaidyanathan. On the streets of india, a battle for the countrys secular soul. Hundreds of thousands are protesting a new law, which they say discriminates against muslims. In assa m discriminates against muslims. In assam in the north east all the way down to bangalore in the south. Lets go in the economic capital, mumbai, to the nations capital, delhi and at the citizenship law offers a path to citizenship for Illegal Immigrants from three neighbouring countries, pakistan, bangladesh and afghanistan but crucially, it does not offer those protections to muslims and that is why people are angry here because they say that this law violates indias secular principles which are found in the constitution and which state that all religions in this country are treated equally. Half of the population is under the age of 25. It is the youth leading the charge. This is a secular nation and a democracy. We are not a struggling moxie, we are an established democracy it is wrong on so many levels we are standing here to defend our constitution and to defend the poor, to defend the uneducated. As people make their voices heard, they say the government is trying to silence them. Mobile internet has been suspended across many parts of the country. And police have been accused of heavy handed tactics, including shooting at protesters. A well known historian was seen dragged away from a peaceful demonstration. Many fear that this country, under Prime Minister narendra modi, is inching closer to becoming a hindu state. His gp pa rtys becoming a hindu state. His gp partys brand becoming a hindu state. His gp pa rtys brand of becoming a hindu state. His gp partys brand of hindu nationalism is hugely popular in india. Bjp party but it helped secure him a landslide second term earlier this year. One of the Prime Ministers closest allies, the home minister, says this law offers a safe haven for oppressed minorities. Translation it does not discriminate against any religion, it is only a positive step for the communities who are persecuted in afghanistan, pakistan and bangladesh. For indias muslims, there is another worry. The government is planning to publish a nationwide register of citizens, eve ryo ne nationwide register of citizens, everyone will be forced to provide documents to prove they are indian. Those who cannot will be considered Illegal Immigrants. Only non muslims will be protected under the new citizenship law. Of the largest protest since Prime Minister modi took office look set to continue. Where does this leave the hindu nationalist agenda that propelled him to power . Here, services to honour the two victims of the London Bridge attack are due to take place today. Jack merritt and saskia jones had been at a conference for a Prison Rehabilitation Programme when they were stabbed by usman khan last month. Reverend patrick taylor, who is conducting the Memorial Service for saskia, said he hopes people will be able to celebrate her life. People have said what a remarkable person she was and i genuinely believe they are notjust being kind or generous because of the nature of her death, she genuinely was a remarkable person and so there is lots to celebrate as well as of the sadness of losing her in such a tragic way. Two men have died in separate knife attacks in london overnight. One man, believed to be in his 20s, was killed in walthamstow. Around an hour later, a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed in an unrelated attack near scratchwood park in barnet. An arrest has been made in connection with the earlier stabbing. A woman who was sexually abused as a teenager by a group of men from telford has told the bbc she believes girls are still being preyed on in the area. Four men were sentenced yesterday to between four and a half and eight years in prison for the abuse of vulnerable young girls almost two decades ago. She spoke to our correspondent, sian lloyd. Wellington, near telford, an area at the centre of a Child Sexual Exploitation scandal going back decades. The exact extent of the abuse is still not known. Girls were trafficked, sold for sex in the surrounding area and some were taken further afield. Four men have now been sentenced to between four and a half years and eight years in prison for their part in the rape and indecent assault of a girl who was aged just 13 at the time. It has taken 17 years before she felt able to talk about what happened to her. My life was ruled by them, every day getting picked up, taken here, there and everywhere. Meeting so many men, i cant even put a number on it. It was a living hell. And she believes young girls are still being abused in telford. It makes me feel sad that some girl or many girls could be out there now feeling the way i did, going through what i did. I know how it feels and i know how scared they must feel but they must tell somebody. The help is there now, not like it was back then. An independent enquiry is scrutinising both the extent of Child Sexual Exploitation in this area and how the authorities responded. It is expected to take at least 2 months. Sian lloyd, bbc news, shropshire. Starting this weekend in new zealand, it will be illegal to possess military style semi automatic firearms. New zealand swiftly banned the weapons after the mosque attacks in christchurch earlier this year when a gunman killed 51 people at friday prayers. There was a nationwide amnesty for those willing to hand in their guns. So far, more than 50,000 have been destroyed. From christchurch, danny vincent. A community struggling to grieve. This is not only a place of worship but also the scene of an attack that shocked the world. Friday prayers bring a moment of reflection. But also pain. What happened here changed new zealand. With unity came a warning of the need to guard against extremism. On the 15th of march, a lone gunman walked into this mosque armed with semiautomatic military style weapon. He killed 51 people and injured dozens more. New zealand is now determined to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. And this is what they are doing about it. New zealand plans to destroy nearly all high powered semiautomatic assault rifles. Centres like this one have been set up across the country and tens of thousands of gun owners have been forced to hand in their firearms as part of an amnesty. In the centre we visited in christchurch, these are some of the guns that have been handed in injust one day. And why do you think it is so important these guns are now off the streets . As you can see, all of these are semi autos. You have the evidence here. They take up to 30 or more magazine capacities. In the case of semiautomatics, these are the go to firearms for Mass Shootings worldwide. But while the ban was swift, it is not without its critics. This is the hand loaders range on the outskirts of the city. In a country where there is roughly one firearm for every four citizens, the people here represent decades long traditions of of gun ownership. We have had a really world class, i would say almost the best in the world, history of low firearms crimes in new zealand because we regulate the people, not the firearms. But none of this legislation is doing that. Across the country, tens of thousands of guns have been handed in. The police are keen to deem the ban a success but they admit it is impossible to predictjust how many more guns are still out there. Danny vincent, bbc news, christchurch. The United States is about to take another step towards being able to launch its own astronauts into orbit again a capability its not had for nearly a decade. At 11 30 this morning, the boeing company will launch a nasa test capsule from florida to the International Space station. The starliner wont have anyone on board, but if it performs without incident, astronauts will start using the craft next year. American shuttles were retired in 2011 and since then, us astronauts have been using russian soyuz capsules to travel into space. In a moment the weather, but first lets heres Joanna Gosling with details of whats coming up on the Victoria Derbyshire programme at ten. Good morning. Earlierthis good morning. Earlier this year we spent time with rose brown, who was hit by a drink driver when she was 12 and left unable to walk or talk. She was given the opportunity to create her own bespoke digital voice to reflect her personality. She chose a cockney accent partly because of her love for eastenders so we decided to take her and her family ona so we decided to take her and her family on a tour of the iconic set. Absolutely fabulous, and i think rose has had a fabulous time. What a lovely christmas present. It was like a dream come true. Also this morning, we are asking you to share your best news of 2019. Forget brexit and the snap general election, whats been big in your life . Get in touch and let us know. Join us at ten oclock on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. Thanks, joanna. Now its sarah with a look at the weather. More heavy rain overnight so a lot of puddles on the roads underlying surface water. Rain to come over central and eastern england, clearing to the east over the day but parts of east anglia and lincolnshire could keep persistent rainfor lincolnshire could keep persistent rain for much of the day. Elsewhere, a story of sunny spells and scattered showers with showers using from Northern Ireland but continuing across western scotland, central parts of england and wales and showers through the day. The bulk of the rain clearing to the east tonight but there will be clear spells and scattered showers coming in from the west through the course of tonight, so nowhere is immune to a passing shower overnight. Temperatures a few degrees above freezing, there could be a touch of frost across prone spots in the north and icy patches across high ground. Sunny spells and showers on saturday, rain moving on from the south west through the day. Temperatures between five and 11. We can go straight to westminster where that debate on the Withdrawal Agreement bill is beginning. Norman smith is there for us. After a ll after all after all the years of debate, borisjohnson after all after all the years of debate, Boris Johnson now after all after all the years of debate, borisjohnson now has an 80 seat majority that guarantees he will be able to get the measures through. At the same time, the opposition are at sixes and sevens. Its a strange moment, really, because we are at the end of the process and yet it is slightly anti climactic because we now know this is going to go through. It will then be brought back to mps to carry out the sort of detailed line by line scrutiny as soon as they return in january. Just three days set aside for that minute scrutiny. Im sure there will be some argy bargy about that. When that is done it will go to the house of lords and the indications are the house of lords will not kick up a fuss because they will look at the election result and the tory ma nifesto election result and the tory manifesto and not seek to get in the way of the legislation. The thinking in government circles is they can get this through parliament probably by the middle of next month and it then goes to the European Parliament and they too this morning, a spokesman for the European Parliament said, ok, we understand, the british people have spoken we will not get in the way of it, which means we are course to formally leave the eu by the end of next january by the end of january. Frankly, it is hard to see how anything can get in the way of that. There will be a little bit of argy bargy today, over some of the changes to the bill which mrjohnson has introduced in the last few days, he has introduced the ability of parliament to scrutinise his negotiating strategy and that will cause a bit of a ruck. He has also taken out all the concessions theresa may handed over in terms of workers rights. Ministers say, dont panic, we will legislate for those workers rights elsewhere in domestic legislation. There is an quite a lot of controversy about the move to strip out assurance of a child refugees. This was introduced by lord alf dubs in the house of lords to make sure when we leave the eu, child refugees with relatives in the uk can still come here. The government havent completely abandoned that but say its an ambition, something we will look at. But all those will be sources of conflict and tension today. It will not be a totally easy run for the Prime Minister, mrjohnson, but the overwhelming consensus is we are now heading remorselessly for this bill to pass through the commons, the house of lords, the European Parliament, and we will be formally out of the eu by january 31, parliament, and we will be formally out of the eu byjanuary 31, in other words on that timetable which the eu and borisjohnson have already agreed to. While we watch the swearing in going on, a point about the opposition. You said there could be a ruck, as you put it, about some of the changes to clauses, but what to beyond complaining can the opposition do and how much complaining is politic in this circumstance . A very good point. There was considerable unease in the shadow cabinet when the decision was taken to oppose this legislation. Labour has always opposed it, and you could argue it is consistent to keep opposing it, but the bottom line is, many labour voters in traditional labour seats voted conservative in the last election precisely because they felt the party was reneging on brexit and the party was reneging on brexit and the danger to continue opposing the legislation in the eyes of some labour mps is that it looks like the party is still not in listening mode, it doesnt get it and is still ignoring the views of many of its voters. I think there will be a number of labourmps voters. I think there will be a number of labour mps who actually d efy number of labour mps who actually defy mr corbyn today and vote with the government for precisely that reason. But lets be honest, the stuffing has been knocked out of the labour party, and indeed the liberal democrats. They are in a period where really they are at sixes and sevens where really they are at sixes and seve ns over where really they are at sixes and sevens over what they do next. The fa ct sevens over what they do next. The fact some labour mps might ignore what mr corbyn says it doesnt really matter, Everybody Knows he is leaving by the end of march will stop which probablyjust copper bottom is the fact this legislation will go through. The interesting thing will be the tone we get from borisjohnson. Will thing will be the tone we get from Boris Johnson. Will it thing will be the tone we get from borisjohnson. Will it be triumphant grandstanding, which might great, or will he just tried, as he grandstanding, which might great, or will hejust tried, as he has done grandstanding, which might great, or will he just tried, as he has done a little bit, to bring people together. Which might grate. We will find out now, as mrjohnson gets up to his feet. Lets hear what he has to say. The minister to move. Order. Before i invite the minister to move the second reading, i must announce my decision on the certification for the purpose of Standing Order number83 certification for the purpose of Standing Order number 83j. This is the certification for the bills etc as related exclusively to england, or england and wales, and being devolved to legislative competence. On the basis of material put before me,| on the basis of material put before me, i must inform the house that in my opinion the bill does not meet the criteria required for certification under the Standing Order. Minister to move, certification under the Standing Order. Ministerto move, second reading. 0r, Prime Ministerto order. Ministerto move, second reading. 0r, Prime Minister to move, second reading. Mr speaker, thank you, i beg to move the bill would be read a second time and we come together as a new parliament to break the deadlock and finally to get brexit done. Now is the moment, as we leave the European Union, to reunite our country and allow the warmth and natural affection that we all share for our european neighbours to find renewed expression in one great new National Project of building a deep, special and democratically accountable partnership with those nations we are proud to call our closest friends, because this bill and this juncture in our National Story must not be seen as a victory for one party over another or one faction over another. This is the time when we move on and discard the old labels of leave and remain. In fact, the very words seem tired to me as i speak them, as defunct as montague is and capulet, or montague bigenders and littleenders. Now is the time to act together as one United Kingdom, filled with renewed confidence in our National Destiny and poised to take advantage of the opportunities lying before us. The whole purpose of our Withdrawal Agreement is to set this in motion and avoid any further delay and in the hope the honourable gentleman does not want any further delay, i give way to him. The bill contains provisions not to extend phase to of brexit, and doesnt that endanger strengthening the hand of the European Union in those negotiations. Why has he boxed himself into a corner . On the contrary, i think most people looking at the negotiation say that it strengthens our negotiating position stop if we have learned anything from the experience of the la st anything from the experience of the last three years, it is that drift and dithering means more acrimonious and dithering means more acrimonious and anguish, mrspeaker. And dithering means more acrimonious and anguish, mr speaker. And there can be nothing more dangerous for the new future we want to build than allowing the permanent possibility of extending. And i am coming to the point the honourable members wish to discuss, extending the implementation period in a torture that we all remember that came to remember lucy snatching away Charlie Browns football, or prometheus chained to the ta terry and cragg, his liver picked out by an eagle and then going back, as all members of then going back, as all members of the house will recall, and then going back only to be picked out again in the cycle repeated for ever. This bill learns the emphatic lesson of the last parliament, unlike the members opposite, and rejects any further delay. It ensures we depart from the eu on the 315t january and at that point brexit will be done, it will be over. The story story of the last three and a half years will be at an end and we will be able to move forward together. The bill ensures the implementation period must end on the 315t December Next year with no possibility of an extension and it paves the way for a new agreement on our future relationship with our european neighbours based on an ambitious free trade agreement, with no alignment. I will not give way. With no alignment on eu rules, but instead control of our own laws. And close and friendly relations, mr speaker, this vision of the United Kingdoms independence, a vision that inspires so many, that is now, if this new parliament allows, only hours from our grasp. The oven is on the, so to speak. It is set at gas mark four, and we can have it done by late lunchtime. And the new deal that i have negotiated with our european friends will restore our great institutions to their rightful place as the supreme instruments of british Self Governance and once again this house will be the only assembly able to legislate for this United Kingdom. British courts will be the sole arbiters of those laws, and above them all, the Sovereign British people, masters of their own fate, controlling their own borders, laws, money and trade. And throughout our new immigration syste m throughout our new immigration system we will not only welcomed those with talent, but go out of our way to attract people of ability regardless of nationality or background. And we are only able to do this because the freedoms offered by our European Union partners, and offered by leaving the eu, allow us once again to control overall numbers, and beardown once again to control overall numbers, and bear down on un skilled immigration with our new points based system. And if the honourable lady, if she is against our new control of immigration, i would like to hear her explain why. The Prime Minister has spoken about welcoming people to these islands. Clause 37 of the Prime Ministers bill removes the governments existing obligations with regards to unaccompanied children seeking asylu m unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the European Union who wa nt asylum in the European Union who want tojoin asylum in the European Union who want to join family asylum in the European Union who want tojoin family members in the United Kingdom. Lord dubs has described this removal of a right has mean spirited and nasty. Can the government tell me, can the Prime Minister tell me why he is making this mean spirited and nasty move . Im afraid the honourable lady has totally misunderstood or possibly misrepresented the purpose of what we are doing here. We remain proud of our work we are doing here. We remain proud of ourwork in we are doing here. We remain proud of our work in receiving unaccompanied children and will continue to support fully the purpose and spirit of the lord dubs amendment, but this is not the place in this bill to do so. The government remains absolutely committed to doing so. Amongst the many advantages of this deal is of course that we will be able to sign free trade deals with the booming markets of the world and thats a power no British Government has enjoyed for the last 46 years. You a cast enjoyed for the last 46 years. You a ca st of enjoyed for the last 46 years. You a cast of the Common Agricultural policy that has too often frustrated and overburdened our farmers. We will release our fishermen from the tangled drift nets of arcane quota systems, and i will give way to my right honourable friend on the point of fishing. I offer my heartiest congratulations. There will be no community is more keen to get control back then fishing communities the stop will he guarantee we will not make the mistake of the 19705 and we will not allow the allocation of fishing resources to be a bargaining chip in the treaty negotiations wa5 resources to be a bargaining chip in the treaty negotiations was that we would become like a normal independent maritime nation and conduct negotiations on an annual ba5i5 conduct negotiations on an annual basis for reciprocal deal5 conduct negotiations on an annual basis for reciprocal deals to mutual advantage. My right honourable friend perfectly understands what we need to do to restore thi5 friend perfectly understands what we need to do to restore this country the advantages of its spectacular marine wealth, and thats exactly what we will do once we become an independent coastal state. I remind the house and i remind members opposite, there is of course one party in this house of commons that has committed not just to party in this house of commons that has committed notjust to reversing the will of the people but to handing back control of scotlands outstanding marine wealth to brussels, the snp. Thats what they would do. I look forward to hearing them explain why they continue to support this abject policy and abject surrender. This house also, under this bill, regains the authority to set the highest possible standards. And we will take advantage of these new freedoms to legislate in parallel on the environment, on workers and consumer rights. And i reject the inexplicable fear, and i will give way for the last time, and i think the honourable lady might want to talk about this inexplicable fear. I give way with pleasure. He is right that he has won a mandate to get brexit done, but what he has not earned is the right to shoehorn into this legislation measures that are a direct attack on some of the most Vulnerable Children in the world. If he thinks that people in towns like mine, who believe that we deliver brexit, want to see us turn our back on decency and tolerance and kindness and warmth and empathy, he is wrong. Will he take these measures about child refugees out of this bill . I understand where the honourable lady is coming from, but she, like the honourable lady who speaks for the scottish nationalists, she is wrong on this point. We remain absolutely committed to ensuring we continue in this country to receive unaccompanied children, as we have done. And we have led to europe, we have received thousands already and this country has a proud record and we will continue to do so. I thought she was going to say that this house would be unable to legislate or regulate on the environment in a way superior to the European Union, but thatis superior to the European Union, but that is what we will now be able to do. I reject the idea that our proceedings must be somehow overseen and individuated by the eu and measured against their benchmarks. The very essence of the opportunity of brexit is that we will no longer outsource these decisions. With renewed National Self confidence, we will take them ourselves and answer to those who sent us here. It was this parliament in this country that led the whole of europe and the world in passing the factory acts, the clean air acts of the 19705, which improved industrial working conditions by law. And this house should never doubt its ability to pioneer standards for the fourth industrial revolution, just as we did the first. And that e pop making transformation, as with all the pivotal achievements of british history, reflect the combined National Genius of every corner of this United Kingdom. This epoch making. Our success once again will be achieved as one nation. This new deal, in this bill, ensures the United Kingdom will leave that eu whole and entire with an unwavering dedication to Northern Ireland boss might place in our union. On that point, i will happily give way to the right honourable gentleman. Point, i will happily give way to the right honourable gentlemanlj point, i will happily give way to the right honourable gentleman. I am grateful, mr speaker, to the Prime Minister. I ought almost thought we had fallen out, but i am pleased he took the intervention. The Prime Minister knows he has the strength after this election to deliver brexit. He also knows we want to deliver brexit. But we want to deliver brexit. But we want to deliver brexit. But we want to deliver brexit as one nation. I am glad that termination and that phraseology has been reinjected into this debate, but he needs to understand the concerns about the customs arrangements for Northern Ireland, tariff differentials, the potential fourth checks and he needs to understand the concerns we share because we want to ensure we leave as one nation. We will not resolve thoseissues as one nation. We will not resolve those issues today, but will the Prime Minister commit to proper and thorough and detailed reconsideration, using the strength he has, to deliver for the entirety of this country . Of course, mr speaker, i understand the point of the right honourable gentleman raises. Let me remind you, the deal commits to unfettered access between all parts of the uk, with respect to the territorial integrity of the uk and ensures Northern Ireland is part of the uk customs territory and will therefore benefit immediately from any of our new free trade deals as soon as they are in force. Let me just remind the house, mr speaker, that the special provisions applying to Northern Ireland, which ensure after all, a very important thing, that there is no hard border between ireland and Northern Ireland, are subject to the consent of the Northern Ireland assembly back. And unless the assembly specifically withhold its consent and unless the assembly insist with continuing this approach, then those arrangements automatically lapse into full alignment with the rest of the uk. I believe these arrangements serve the interest of Northern Ireland and the uk as interest of Northern Ireland and the ukasa interest of Northern Ireland and the uk as a whole. And it does a great deal for our whole country. We must now begin building our future relationship with the eu. Our aim now begin building our future relationship with the eu. Ouraim is to provide a close friendship between sovereign equals, to promote our common interests, inspired by pride in our european heritage and civilisation. Clause three of the political declaration invokes that spirit, establishing, and i quote, the parameters of an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership, rooted in our shared history and ideals. And standing together against threats to rights and values from without or within. I am absolutely determined that this great project will not be the project of one government or one party, but of the british nation as a whole. So parliament, as i have said, will be kept fully informed about the progress of these negotiations. I will not give way. And we will be fortified by a renewed sense of confidence, that while our democratic. I have given way quite a few times, mr speaker. And the policy of the liberal democrats is now to have another referendum. They have abandoned revoked and will now have another referendum so when they have worked out their policy i will give way laughter we should be fortified by a renewed. Fortified by a renewed. Laughter we should be fortified by a renewed sense of confidence that while our Democratic Institutions have been tested as never before, if this house comes together now to support this bill, as i hope it will, history will record that the first act of this new parliament, in its earliest days, was to break the ice flows a nd earliest days, was to break the ice flows and find a new way through, a new passage through oceans of opportunity for stop now is the time to come together and write a new and exciting chapter in our National Story, to forge a new partnership with our european friends, to stand tall in the world and begin the healing which the people of this country earn. Its in that spirit of unity that i commend this bill to the house. The question is that the bill now be read a second time. Leader of the opposition, the right honourable jeremy corbyn. Thank you, mr speaker. Over the last three and a half years, the governments mishandling of brexit has delivered nothing but political gridlock, chaos and economic uncertainty. It has paralysed our political system, divided communities and nations and become a National Embarrassment on an unprecedented scale. We recognise the clear message from the British Public last week, however they voted in the referendum of 2016, and understand their determination to end the never ending cycle of the Brexit Debate and get back to solving the day to day issues that challenge them in their daily lives. So we must listen and understand that we cannot go on forever debating what happened in 2016. We have to respect that decision and move on. However, mr speaker, understanding all this doesnt mean that we as a party and a movement should abandon our basic principles or ever give should abandon our basic principles or evergive up the should abandon our basic principles or ever give up the demand for a fairerand more or ever give up the demand for a fairer and more just society. We warned before the general election the Prime Ministers brexit deal was a terrible one for our country and we still believe it is a terrible deal today. I will give way later on. It will not protect or strengthen our rights or support our manufacturing industry, or our vital trading relationships or protect our Natural World in a time of unprecedented climate crisis. Neither will it address the deep inequality in our system or secure the interests of every nation and region in the United Kingdom. Instead under the conservatives, this deal will be used as a battering ram to drive us down the path of yet more deregulation. And towards a toxic deal with donald trump. That will sell out our National Health service and push up the price of medicine to benefit the us drug corporations. It will take us away from essential principles we believe in, ofa us away from essential principles we believe in, of a country that looks after everybody and protects those communities left behind by the excesses of the free market. This deal does not bring certainty for communities or for business or for the workforce. In fact, mr speaker, it does the opposite, and hard wire is the risk of a no deal brexit next year. I is the risk of a no deal brexit next year. Lam is the risk of a no deal brexit next year. I am sure that will delight many members on the benches opposite. But not those who suffer the consequences in communities and workplaces all across the country. That is why labour will not support this bill. As we remain certain there is a better and fairer way for this country to leave the European Union. One which would not risk ripping our communities apart, selling out our Public Services or sacrificing hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process. This deal is a road map for the reckless direction in which the government and our Prime Minister are determined to ta ke Prime Minister are determined to take our country. They have done their utmost to hide the likely impact and continue to use gimmicks and slogans to turn attention away from their real intentions. Im grateful for him giving way. But the people have voted in a general election and supported the Prime Ministers deal. As a democrat, surely he should heed the people. Ministers deal. As a democrat, surely he should heed the peoplelj surely he should heed the people. am disappointed in the honourable member. Studio if you want to continue watching the debate in the house of commons, turn to Bbc Parliament right now. On the bbc news channel b will have the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Hello. Its friday, its ten oclock, im Joanna Gosling. Mps are debating whether to back Boris Johnsons plan for the uk to leave the eu on the 31st of january. Theyll vote on it later today. This is the time we move on and discard the old labels of leave and remain and the words seemed tired to me. Now is the time to act together, as one reinvigorated nation, one United Kingdom. We meet the seven year old boy whos set up his own foodbank and its got really big