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 WalesRural 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 WesternRailway 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 MinisterNarendra 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