12/03/2017 BBC Weekend News

The Brexit Secretary David Davis has called on MPs to reject Lords

amendments on the Brexit Bill passing through parliament

and to give Theresa May a free hand in negotiations

Speaking this morning, he said that it would not be acceptable

for Parliament to try to reverse the will of the British people.

Labour says it will fight for the amendments in

Our political correspondent Susana Mendonca has more details.

The latest instalment in the battle to trigger Brexit take centre stage

tomorrow and the government is warning MPs including potential

rebels on its own side not to stand on its way. What we cannot have is

the either house of Parliament reversing the decision of the

British people. They have not got a veto. What does it mean otherwise?

This is how the timetable has unfolded. Last week the Lords passed

the second of two amendments to the government's Article 50 bill and

tomorrow the bill goes to the Commons, where MPs could reject the

amendments had passed the bill back to the Lords and if the upper house

backed down a bill will proceed to Royal assent, allowing Theresa May

to trigger Article 50. If the Lords does not back down it could go back

to the Commons in a process known as ping-pong and labour insists it will

fight for the amendments Distin. What we say to the Prime Minister

and I wrote to her on Friday, reflect on what the House of Lords

has said by majorities of nearly 100 they have sent back to important

issues, the EU nationals and the vote, reflect on that, don't have

this obsession with getting Article 50 triggered this week. The Prime

Minister has done the legwork with EU partners ahead of triggering

Brexit but some are worried there is not enough planning going on for the

prospect of no deal at the end of it. If there is going to be no deal

it will have serious implications for businesses and individuals and

the government needs to ensure we have planned for it. But the Brexit

Secretary says he has a plan. The simple truth is we have been

planning for all the possible outcomes of the negotiations.

Including a proper plan for no deal? Yes. Whatever the plan may be the

government has to get permission from this place first before it can

get negotiations going. There has been scathing criticism

from a senior Tory. Michael Heseltine, the former Deputy Prime

Minister and people might remember he got sacked from his government

adviser job because he rebelled and supported one of the Lords

amendments on the triggering of article 15. What he said is there

are a number of Tories who feel appalled and betrayed by the way

Theresa May has dealt with the issue and he points to the loss of the

seat in Richmond, the by-election where Zac Goldsmith lost to the

Liberal Democrats and he says it is a bigger issue for a lot of Tories

than the conservative wing in coats and when they beat Labour. What he

says is that the Conservatives are not just following the ringmaster,

they have their own views on Europe and concerns and they want the Prime

Minister to listen. Thanks. Dutch riot police have broken up

a rally in Rotterdam in support of the Turkish president,

as the diplomatic row between The Turkish family affairs

minister, who had tried has been escorted by police

to the German border and expelled. Turkey is threatening

to retaliate in what it From Rotterdam Anna Holligan

sent this report. The Netherlands, a traditionally

tolerant nation, erupted overnight. Riot police struggled to disperse

hundreds of angry Turkish expats, outraged by the Netherlands' refusal

to allow their politicians to attend a rally in support

of President Erdogan. This was a demonstration

of the support he commands abroad. He is depending on the backing

of one million-plus Turkish citizens who live in Europe

to expand his powers back home But his Family Minister didn't get

the chance to address them. Amateur footage shows her arguing

with police, before being escorted

back to the border. TRANSLATION: In Holland,

Holland as a country that speaks of freedom and democracy,

we were faced with very hard It's very ugly of Europeans who talk

about women's rights to tell us how All this after President Erdogan

branded the Dutch Nazi remnants and fascists,

after they refused to allow his Foreign Minister

to campaign on Dutch territory. The timing is especially

sensitive for both countries. TRANSLATION: We are in the wrong

situation with Turkey at the moment. We have asked the Minister not

to come because of the tensions In a few days, the Dutch will vote

for a new government. The campaign has been dominated

by the anti-immigration He blames the Prime Minister for

allowing immigrants in and is set The protests outside this consulate

building have fired up the debate about the presence of Dutch

residents still connected Approximately one in seven

people here in Rotterdam Those images are likely to be

at the front of people's minds Anna Holligan, BBC

news, in Rotterdam. The Iraqi military has made further

advances against so-called Refugees fleeing the fighting

are streaming into new camps that have been opened

around the city. 200,000 people are now housed

in a total of 21 facilities. Our correspondent Rami

Ruhayem has been talking to families in Chamakor -

the UN's latest camp opened last week, but is

already filling up fast. Yet another stream of refugees

from Mosul and surrounding villages arriving at the Chamakor camp

on the outskirts This is a new camp for

the internally displaced, opened just a few days ago,

as authorities simply ran out And it looks like it's

filling up quite quickly. The latest arrivals have come

from a village north-west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces have been

advancing over the last few days. They describe a harrowing journey

from their homes to the camp. TRANSLATION: We called

officers in the Iraqi army, at night and that they would secure

the road for us. We walked towards the mountain,

and IS fighters followed Finally, the army spotted them

and fired at them, and they fled. We ran away and walked the entire

night with our men and children. And when we arrived,

we were received by the Army, To my brother and mother in Syria

and all the rest of my family, don't worry about us,

thank God, we have all The new camp can take

in about 12,000 people. Authorities here say it is receiving

more than 200 every day and estimate it will reach full capacity

within a few more days. The creator of the world wide web,

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has waded into the debate

about so-called fake news. In an open letter to mark

the web's 28th anniversary, Sir Tim unveiled a plan to tackle

data abuse and fake news, and expressed concerns about how

the web is being used. Sir Tim said he wanted to start

to combat the misuse of personal data, which he said created

a "chilling effect on free speech". The government is being urged

to create a central database for taxi drivers

in England and Wales. A BBC investigation has found that

some drivers who have had their licence revoked

are continuing to work after getting Tributes have been paid

to the singer Joni Sledge - of the group Sister Sledge -

who's died in at her home The band - four sisters -

achieved fame in 1979 with their signature

tune We Are Family. Other hits included disco classic

The Greatest Dancer. A statement from the family said

Joni Sledge had loved You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel. Hello, it is Sunday lunch time and

time to look of the weather for the week ahead and it is not looking bad

for most. Very cheerful picture behind me. Dry weather most days. It

will not be that cold, either. We have relatively