The Prime Minister is much in the position of someone standing on one side of a canyon, shouting to people on the other side of the canyon that if they do not do as he wishes, he will throw himself into the abyss. That is not a credible negotiating strategy. It comes as conservative mp philip lee defects to the lib dems, leaving the government with no working majority. And this is the scene in the commons right now as that debate continues. We will bring you all the debate in the reaction. A very good evening. Welcome back to westminster. We are about an hour into the emergency debate in the house of commons, aimed at preventing a new deal brexit. The motion was presented to the house by conservative mp sir Oliver Letwin who said that in light of parliament being suspended later this month, it has become urgent to discuss whether mps accept the possibility of a no deal brexit. If the idea is approved, legislation designed to block a no deal brexit will be introduced tomorrrow. It comes
And well bring you that vote live. And you can send your questions for christian and for me using the hashtag bchs. We will bejoined we will be joined by Robert Watson as well. We think we are less than one hour away from a vote that is pivotal to the future of the united kingdom. The opposition, along with rebel mps from the Ruling Conservative Party, are seeking to prevent a no deal brexit in any circumstances. To prevent a no deal brexit if they succeed, the consequences are myriad. If and how brexit happens will be completely unknown, the Ruling Conservative Party will be torn apart as a series of high profile mps are expelled and Boris Johnsons government would appear to be untenable, meaning he may well call an election within hours. And remember this is parliaments first day back after the summer. The Prime Ministers argument is that he doesnt want a no deal brexit, but without the possibility of one, he cant negotiate with the eu. And during a series of bruising exchanges, hes
New Orleans City Council says it is as prepared as it can be, and has told residents to stay indoors from tonight. The bbcs sophie long is in new orleans and told us more about the severity of the storm. A state of emergency was declared here three days ago in the state of louisiana so the message was for people to take the threat of this storm very seriously. In the past few hours, we have watched people make their preparations, families filling sandbags to shore up their properties. The mayor of new orleans has urged people to stop their storm preparations now and go home. She said they should do that by 8pm. That time has now passed. As you can see, there are still a few people out and about, but not many. I am on canal street in the French Quarter in new orleans. This is normally a very busy street at this time. I should say that what people are really worried about here is not the wind, we have heard about wind speed and whether they will reach 7a mph which would make Tropical Sto
A man who stabbed a passenger to death in a row on a train, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life. Lee pomeroy was travelling with his 14 year old son, when he was stabbed 18 times by Darren Pencille, on the guildford to London Service injanuary. The jury at the old bailey rejected pencilles claim that he was acting in self defence, and his girlfriend was also found guilty of helping him hide from police. Our correspondent Richard Galpin reports from the old bailey. It should have been a fun trip together on the train. A father, lee pomeroy, and his young son heading to london. But also on board was Darren Pencille, who had previously been convicted for stabbing a man in the neck. Cctv footage shows pencille and mr pomeroy arguing because the aisle was blocked it escalated rapidly. You bleep heard what i said put your hands on me, i dare you, i dare you mr pomeroy, who allegedly had a reputation for starting fights, pursued pencille into the next carriage. Pencille was th
To death in a row on a train, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life. Lee pomeroy was travelling with his 14 year old son, when he was stabbed 18 times by Darren Pencille, on the guildford to London Service injanuary. The jury at the old bailey rejected pencilles claim that he was acting in self defence, and his girlfriend was also found guilty of helping him hide from police. Our correspondent richard galpin, reports from the old bailey. It should have been a fun trip together on the train. A father, lee pomeroy, and his young son heading to london. But also on board was Darren Pencille, who had previously been convicted for stabbing a man in the neck. Cctv footage shows pencille and mr pomeroy arguing because the aisle was blocked it escalated rapidly. You bleep heard what i said put your hands on me, i dare you, i dare you mr pomeroy, who allegedly had a reputation for starting fights, pursued pencille into the next carriage. Pencille was then overheard saying he was go