Up from where we left off and keep crushing the heads of those who oppose us. Clashes on a sixth day of protests in barcelona as catalan separatist leaders call on spain to start independence talks. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The president of the European Council, donald tusk, has confirmed hes received a formal request from Boris Johnson to delay brexit. Mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to react. The british Prime Minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. He also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports on a dramatic day in parliament. Before it was official, the moves in the middle, then the cheers on the right. Showed borisjohnson was thwarted. The ayes to the right, 322. The noes to the left, 306. By a margin of 16, mps said not never to his deal, but not today, n
Now on bbc news, saturday in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to this special edition of saturday in parliament, as the commons and the lords sit at a weekend for the first time in 37 years to discuss borisjohnsons brexit deal. But the Prime Minister is defeated again, as mps back delay. The ayes to the right, 322. Murmurs the noes to the left, 306. Cheering Boris Johnson remains defiant. I will not negotiate a delay with the eu. The commons spent five hours debating the latest brexit deal, with theresa may making her first Public Comments since standing down. If you want to deliver brexit, if you want to keep faith with the british people, if you want this country to move forward, then vote for the deal today. Opposition mps say whats been agreed this time is even worse than the deal she negotiated. Voting for a deal today wont end brexit. He knows that, if given the option, that people will reject his bad deal and choose to remain in the European Union. And peers, too, remained d
Is due in a couple of hours. Ministers warn they will withdraw the brexit bill if they lose the timetable motion, and theyll push for a general election. Well have the latest on the debate in the commons. Well be looking ahead to the votes and well be examining the likely options, so stay with us. Its 5 oclock. Were live at westminster just a few hours ahead of two crucial votes which will dictate the future of the Brexit Process. At around 7 oclock tonight the house of commons will vote on the main brexit legislation, the Withdrawal Agreement bill, and then, crucially, on the parliamentary timetable for scrutiny of the bill, which is limited to just three days of debate. Many mps believe this is totally insufficient given the complexity and importance of the legislation, but the Prime Minister told mps this afternoon that if the timetable is rejected, and if hes faced with another long delay offered by the eu, he will withdraw the bill and try to call a general election. So, to underl
Really solid quarter. Beats in equity trading. Joining me is bloombergs sonali basak. What is the bigger stand out for you . Sonali this is five straight quarters of outperformance. They are doing a good job, while also investing in digital and growth. Likeeturn on equity, i that number because we can compare across all the banks. That is a lot far behind jp morgan. But they can lean on the consumer for growth, and their Net Interest Income in light of the Interest Rate expect asians we have for the rest of the year are Holding Quite strong right expectations we have for the rest of the year are Holding Quite strong. Alix they are factoring in just two rate cuts. Sonali their outlook is going to be very important. Jp morgan premuch told everybody it is not a big deal for the end of the year. Jp morgan pretty much told everybody it is not a big deal for the end of the year. Investment banking up 27 year on year. Advisory fees were up. Debt underwriting up. Equity underwriting a little s
And ask again for the woman involved in the crash that killed their son to return to the uk. Doctors in italy who are caring for a seriously brain damaged girl from london say they hope that eventually she will be able to return home and be cared for by her family. The government takes the First Step Towards potentially stripping the north of englands main train operator of its franchise. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with sarah mulkerins. I will have more on at the events from bulgaria on monday night were buggy and police have arrested six fa ns buggy and police have arrested six fans following up that racist abuse of english players. Thanks, sarah. Chris fawkes has all the weather. Still no sign of any prolonged dry weather. Showers are the key word over the next few days, plenty of those. I will bring you the feel update later on. This thanks, chris. Also coming up the camera chain jessops plans to call in administrators. Good aftermoon and welcome to bbc news, live fro