At 915, well be getting reaction after more than 20 replublica ns stormed president trumps impeachment inquiry. The Royal British legions poppy appeal gets underway. Your mission . To identify undercover celebrities working as poppy sellers. And its a good week for english clubs in the Champions League. Wins for liverpool and chelsea follow those of tottenham and manchester city. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Police have begun the process of trying to identify the bodies of 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. Paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday, sparking one of the uk biggest murder inquiries. Police say the lorrys cabin came via holyhead. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime agency said it was working to identify organised crime groups who may have played a part. The lorry driver, mo robinson, from county armagh, has been arrested on suspicion of murder by essex police. The trailer arrived in the uk from belgium, though police arent sure how long it spent there. It left zebrugge and arrived in purfleet on the river thames, leaving the port shortly after 1am on wednesday. A0 minutes later, paramedics arrived at an Industrial Estate in grays to find the lorry containing the bodies. Our correspondentjon kay joins us now from grays. Police made it clearfrom police made it clear from the outset yesterday that their absolute priority was to identify the victims. Are they making any progress on that as far as you know . They have said its going to be a long and complicated International Process due to the nature of what has happened. This is the Industrial Estate where the lorry and container we re estate where the lorry and container were found yesterday morning just on the little road behind me and you can see it has been screened off by police with a large presence here and the lorry has been taken away to tilbury docks a couple of miles away which is where the processes going on, the process of identification, the identification of 38 adults and one teenager which is being done in tilbury docks so it can be done with as much privacy and dignity as possible. And the police therefore not just working possible. And the police therefore notjust working out possible. And the police therefore not just working out who were these individuals, but where do they come from and how did they get into that refrigerator unit, and why and how where they bring brought to the uk. There are so many questions and the police are stressing its just the beginning of the investigation. Just a thought on the toll that this case must be taking on the professionals involved with it, professionals, but they still have feelings, they are rarely confronted with such an horrific sight as they were yesterday. Absolutely and it was referred to by politicians in parliament during Prime Ministers questions yesterday afternoon and we saw it ourselves, as the lorry was taken away from the under Police Escort for that task to begin of identification. We saw Senior Officers bowing their heads and taking off their helmets and caps and clearly, visibly moved by what was happening. This is not the first time that there have been deaths in some sort of truck or vehicle in these kinds of places where there is so these kinds of places where there is so much haulage traffic and vessels going backwards and forwards across the channel. Weve seen it before, but its a long time since weve had anything like the numbers in one incident that were seen here yesterday, and its notjust the professionals involved, but also the people who live and work around here, the people who go about their own Business Life and live in the houses nearby who have been driving past and walking past this morning, looking with horror about what was discovered beyond those screens. Thank you very much. He was just mentioning the International Aspect to this investigation and our european correspondent is in zeebrugge and sent us this update. What weve heard from the prosecutors in belgium, the federal prosecutors in belgium, the federal prosecutors have opened their own enquiry and they are in contact with the uk, with police in the uk and they are beginning their enquiries. What they say is that they believe that the trailer came through here, but what they do not know is where it originated, where those people might have got on board and whether that was in belgium and how long it spent in belgium. All things that they want to try to identify, but to give you a sense of what theyre trying to deal with. We have been here injust the past trying to deal with. We have been here in just the past 45 minutes and we witnessed this, and we have pictures of this, for migrants trying to come down to the port in zeebrugge who were looking for a way into the port and they were trying not to be seen and they went down the road looking for a way into the Ferry Terminal and the port authorities acted quickly and the men left the scene. This site is a giant port and there has been real pressure in recent months as places like calais, the security has improved there, that is a hundred kilometres away and hear 4000 trucks and trailers a day go back and forth to the uk so its a pretty difficult job to keep the security here going. Lets now speak to ahmad al rashid. He travelled from syria to the uk in 2015. After 55 days, he made it to britain hiding in the back of a lorry. Hes with us now. Thank you very much and we are grateful to you forjoining us this morning. Listening to you talking to my colleagues on bbc breakfast, its clear that talking about your experience takes an emotional toll still, and first of all, please tell us still, and first of all, please tell us what it was like being in the position that these 39 people who lost their lives, being in the same position in the back of a lorry, what was it like . Thank you very much for having me. I am just sitting here thinking how fortunate iam, sitting here thinking how fortunate i am, because at some stage in 2015i was in their shoes. I was hiding in the back of a refrigerator in a lorry freezer, almost basing my death, but i was lucky because they came andi death, but i was lucky because they came and i was rescued and there we re came and i was rescued and there were police who let me out, so when i heard about this and the headlines it was very, very shocking. You say you were in a lorry, a refrigerated lorry . When i was in calais, the refrigerator, the freezers, the shipping ones as well. How many people were in that with you . At different times there were different people because i was in two different ones, so at one stage there was seven and in the other time there were two people as well. And the people who put you in that lorry, once you are actually inside, did you see them again . No, you dont see them. Normally you dont even meet them because this will happen through other people who are brokers, and the refugees are desperate and gain employee by them but you never really see who these people really are. Just to be clear, when you came out of that lorry you are in the uk at that point . Yes i was in the uk and then i was arrested by the police and immigration authorities. And then obviously you apply for Refugee Status. People will have been watching this horrific story unfold yesterday and they will listen to your interview and they will ask, why . What would drives and want to put themselves in that situation. Why would somebody take the risks associated with getting from one place to another in this way. When i left syria, as assyrian, but also as a syrian kurd, the situation was horrific, which made fleeing inescapable but now if you look at the situation in north east syria with the bombing and shelling, its pretty horrific. For me it was about survival, it was bombing and shelling and it was seeing one of the first massacres in my entire life, witnessing a mass grave. This is what kept me moving because at that time i was newly married and my wife was pregnant and i had a child when i fled. I could not get them out. So it was pure desperation to get somewhere safe to see my children, my wife, my self living in a safe place. This is the reason i did this. So there was no choice . People do not generally, if you look at people fleeing conflicts and horrible situations, people do not choose to leave their homes and loved ones. People are forced to flee. And your family are with you now and obviously you wanted to make a pathway, if you like, to get them back with you in safe circumstances, so back with you in safe circumstances, so your wife and children . back with you in safe circumstances, so your wife and children . I had to make this a legal move because there was no legal pathway but i was lucky because the uk granted me Refugee Status which meant that my wife and daughter at that time would not have to ta ke daughter at that time would not have to take a smuggling route, so they we re to take a smuggling route, so they were granted a Family Reunion visa which meant they could fly safely, with dignity and we were reunited in the united kingdom. Ahmad thank you for talking to us about your experiences on yourjourney to the uk. Thank you very much. One week left till the the Prime Ministers preferred deadline for brexit and all eyes are on the european union. Leaders are expected to grant a delay, but its not yet known how long it will be. It comes as borisjohnson wrote a letter, which you can see here, delaying his appearance before a select committee. Chairman Sarah Wollaston accused the Prime Minister of refusing to face detailed scrutiny. All this comes as number 10 has been forced to deny splits in the cabinet over when to hold an election. If the eu proposes delaying brexit untiljanuary, it is thought the Prime Minister will seek a snap election but reports suggest some cabinet members want him to focus on getting the Withdrawal Agreement through parliament instead. So, with wesminster full of election speculation, how could it be held . Well, borisjohnson is constrained by the fixed Term Parliament act, which states the next election will be held in 2022. In order to override that, the Prime Minister has three options. First, two thirds of mps could vote to end this parliament and go for an election. The Prime Minister or labour could call for a vote of no confidence in the government, but that would include a two week period wherejeremy corbyn can see if he can form a government. The final option is a one line bill, dissolving parliament. This just needs a simple majority of one, but can be ammended, which could constrain any future eu negotiations. So much to get through here, our assistant Political Editor norman smith in westminster. Talking to your sources, what do you think borisjohnson will go for . Is he looking at that election or will he looking at that election or will he try to get his bill through down the parliamentary route . He try to get his bill through down the parliamentary route . |j he try to get his bill through down the parliamentary route . I think genuinely we dont know and maybe he doesnt know. I think what is true is that at the moment they seem to be of the view that an election is the only way out of the impasse, a view strengthened in the last 24 hours following that meeting with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. It wasnt, i dont think a particularly acrimonious meeting, but i think tea m acrimonious meeting, but i think teamjohnson acrimonious meeting, but i think team johnson came away with the conclusion that there was no chance labour would bail them out and ride to the rescue and somehow give them a smooth passage and they came away with the view that labour would continue to make life as difficult as they could. Added to which they we re as they could. Added to which they were a bit spooked by the briefing from labourfigures were a bit spooked by the briefing from labour figures saying that they needed a months worth of scrutiny to give this bill adequate time and some of them were, frankly, still scarred by the aftermath of mrs mays attempts to cobble together a deal with labour and the talks went on for weeks and in the end they got nowhere, so the default position at the moment is to go for a winter election and they are now waiting to see what the eu comes back with. That said, its easier said than done because their preferred route would be to secure an election under the fixed Term Parliaments act but that does require securing a two thirds majority of mps, in other words, you need the say so of labour. Publicly, labour are words, you need the say so of labour. Publicly, labourare still saying that they will back an extension if the eu grants a delay. Privately i think there are all sorts of doubts and question marks creeping in, but publicly they are prepared to go for it. This was the shadow business secretary. Prepared to go for it. This was the shadow business secretarym prepared to go for it. This was the shadow business secretary. If you go straight to calling for a general election we will support the general election we will support the general election but i would be quite sad. Before christmas . I would be quite sad having been offered a pragmatic compromise that it would be viewed quite unreasonable for the Prime Minister to not put his bill through parliament if, really, he wants to reach consensus and he wants to have it properly scrutinised. But this is important, as soon as the Prime Minister asked for a general election, once the eu has given the uk and extension, the labour party will vote for it. That is our position but we also want the Prime Minister to look at the compromise offered, that a lot of mp support, and that is the ability to be able to properly scrutinise the bill. Quick word on the liaison committee. We showed our view was the letter that boris is not appearing in front of and its the only committee where he can be question, so he is being standing accused of avoiding scrutiny again. Certainly there is a lot of incredulity on the opposition benches that mrjohnson has chosen not to appear before the committee for the second or even third time. Bearin for the second or even third time. Bear in mind hes only ever done two Prime Ministers questions, so there isa Prime Ministers questions, so there is a fairly widespread view amongst the opposition parties that mr johnson is simply seeking to avoid detailed scrutiny. The take of team johnson is that in the middle of the brexit crisis, the last thing he needsis brexit crisis, the last thing he needs is a two or three hour grilling at the hands of mps when he probably doesnt really have any a nswe is probably doesnt really have any answers on brexit and is still waiting for europe, and against that the figures on the Committee Say that brexit is not the only show in town, and they also wanted to ask about social care and what are his plans because we didnt get much detail in the queens beach and they also wanted to ask about a drugs policy and the different areas they wa nted policy and the different areas they wanted to ask about. And the curious thing is select committees can summon thing is select committees can summon people and papers and i think a few mps are beginning to look around to see if theres any sanctions or measures they can enforce to oblige the Prime Minister to appear before the committee. The headlines on Bbc News Police investigating the discovery of 39 bodies in the back of a refrigerated lorry in essex have searched two addresses in Northern Ireland. Will the pm push for a general election or focus on getting his brexit deal through parliament . As reports of a cabinet spilt over how to move forward with brexit are dismissed. Research finds people with Long Term Health conditions are more likely to suffer pain on days when its humid or windy. George ford will start at fly half for england in saturdays crucial world cup semi final with new zealand. Captain 0wen farrell moves to centre as henry slade drops to the bench. There was a couple of good wins for english teams in the Champions League. Chelsea got a late goal to beat ajax in amsterdam whilst reigning champions liverpool thumped genk 4 i and english teenager josh hill has become the youngest male player to win an official world golf ranking event but at 15 he couldnt claim the ten thousand pound prize money becuase hes still an amateur. More to come on those stories later. Republican members of congress have disrupted the impeachment inquiry against president trump, barging into a hearing room as laura cooper, a senior specialist from the pentagon, was about to testify. Democrats see it as a way to prevent more evidence emerging that mr trump withheld aid to ukraines government until they investigated his political rival, joe biden. The president has urged republicans to toughen their opposition to the impeachment inquiry. 0ur north america correspondent david willis says tensions are escalating. This could be a sign of things to come. We saw the two dozen protesters who believe there is a lack of transparency to what is taking place. And they believe there is an attempt behind closed doors to overturn the outcome of the last american president ial election. Their protest succeeded in delaying proceedings by about five hours, but this contention that the proceedings are not transparent enough or are weighed against the republicans is a little difficult to swallow when you bear in mind perhaps that use each of the three committees that form part of this impeachment investigation have republicans on them and they are granted equal time to question witnesses. Added to which, the chairman of one of those committees, the house intelligence committee, the cha