:00:08. > :00:10.Hello and welcome to 100 Days, I'm Katty Kay in Washington.
:00:11. > :00:12.Christian Fraser's in London where Parliament is about to
:00:13. > :00:14.vote to start Britain's departure from the EU.
:00:15. > :00:18.The bill is just 133 words long, Katty, but of huge importance.
:00:19. > :00:22.It will formally hand power to the Prime Minister
:00:23. > :00:38.an just in all the vote. -- for the vote.
:00:39. > :00:42.We'll explain why they're so important.
:00:43. > :00:45.When it comes to Brexit the UK has a big supporter in Donald Trump.
:00:46. > :00:47.But not all the politicians are content to roll
:00:48. > :00:52.Just what more does the president, Trump, have to do before
:00:53. > :01:00.Here in Washington the president's battle with Democrats begins over
:01:01. > :01:15.His battle with Democrats against right now over the appointment of
:01:16. > :01:19.George Gorsuch. That would be an absolute shame if a man of this
:01:20. > :01:22.quality was caught up in the web. Congress gets a warning -
:01:23. > :01:25.the international order is under We speak to a former
:01:26. > :01:28.US Defense Secretary It didn't seem real to me,
:01:29. > :01:34.it didn't seem real. And the moment a US veteran gave
:01:35. > :01:37.away his Purple Heart award Today we are keeping an eye
:01:38. > :01:54.on the Supreme Court in Washington Here, Mr Trump's made his pick
:01:55. > :02:01.for for a new Supreme Court justice. Here, Mr Trump's made his pick
:02:02. > :02:04.for a new Supreme Court justice. You'll get to know him
:02:05. > :02:09.because he could be We'll look at how he could change
:02:10. > :02:21.American life in a moment. We are turning our attention to the
:02:22. > :02:30.House of Commons, the lower house in Parliament. It's a historic vote
:02:31. > :02:37.because it's the first one a Brexit bill. We expect this moment, this
:02:38. > :02:46.amendment to be defeated, it was put forward by the SNP. The formal
:02:47. > :02:54.powers to begin the negotiation, it's the second vote that we are
:02:55. > :02:58.going to be looking at after this. It's difficult to amend and unpick
:02:59. > :03:05.and they want to send it on as quickly as they can. The process
:03:06. > :03:08.might be long, but the bill could be short.
:03:09. > :03:10.Let's look at that other vote coming up here in the US.
:03:11. > :03:13.We've talked about partisan fights in the Senate over
:03:14. > :03:15.Donald Trump's cabinet picks - but they could be child's play
:03:16. > :03:18.compared to the battle looming over his Supreme Court pick.
:03:19. > :03:20.Yes, as Katty mentioned he is Neil Gorsuch from Denver.
:03:21. > :03:26.The youngest Supreme Court nominee in 25 years.
:03:27. > :03:30.And the President this morning warned Democrats against opposing
:03:31. > :03:40.I think there's a certain dishonesty if they go against the vote from not
:03:41. > :03:49.very long ago, and he did get a unanimous endorsement, and he can't
:03:50. > :03:53.be bettered from an educational, from a constituent shall point of
:03:54. > :04:03.view. I think it would be dishonest to go back on that, and if we end up
:04:04. > :04:11.in the same gridlock, it could last longer than eight years. If you can,
:04:12. > :04:18.then each, though nuclear, because that would be an absolute shame if a
:04:19. > :04:21.man of this quality was caught up in the web, so I would say it's up to
:04:22. > :04:27.Mitch but I would say go for it. Mitch go nuclear,"
:04:28. > :04:29.President Trump is referring there to Mitch Mcconnell,
:04:30. > :04:31.Republican Senate Majority leader, and by "go nuclear" we assume
:04:32. > :04:34.he is advising Mcconnell to force a simple majority confirmation
:04:35. > :04:36.vote if necessary. So a tough fight over
:04:37. > :04:40.the confirmation looms, but what about the merits of the man
:04:41. > :04:43.himself and how much impact could this new Justice
:04:44. > :04:58.have on American life? Nine analytic people but they
:04:59. > :05:05.arguably have more power than anyone in America. The Supreme Court can
:05:06. > :05:11.fundamentally altered the country's political life for generations. Lie
:05:12. > :05:19.today, I'm keeping another promise the American people by nominating
:05:20. > :05:29.Judge Neil Gorsuch of the United States to the United States' supreme
:05:30. > :05:37.court. This is what drove many voters to trump, the court had a
:05:38. > :05:45.slim Conservative majority of 5-4, now if this appointment is confirmed
:05:46. > :05:50.it will tilt right for potentially decades to come. Gorsuch is an
:05:51. > :05:58.interesting choice, he is regulated -- recognised for his abilities. He
:05:59. > :06:11.is recognise somebody who thinks deeply about questions thinks in a
:06:12. > :06:19.very profound way. In 1857 in Scott versus Sanford, the court denied
:06:20. > :06:28.citizenship to African-American slaves. The compromise are kept
:06:29. > :06:34.peace between the north and south but paved the way for the civil war.
:06:35. > :06:40.The court found that separating black-and-white students in public
:06:41. > :06:43.schools was unconstitutional, this led to the civil rights movement.
:06:44. > :06:52.And perhaps one of the most controversial decisions, road versus
:06:53. > :06:56.Wade found that women have a constitutional right to an abortion.
:06:57. > :07:08.Every year since that ruling, a march for life has been hailed by
:07:09. > :07:17.anti-abortion activists. Even with this pro-life justice, the trump
:07:18. > :07:21.court is very unlikely to make abortion illegal. Many Americans say
:07:22. > :07:26.they don't want Roe v Wade overturned, but voting rights and
:07:27. > :07:31.environmental protection could be changed in a more conservative
:07:32. > :07:37.direction. We'll Gorsuch be confirmed? Also -- almost certainly,
:07:38. > :07:44.it's difficult to stop a nomination, although Democrats say they will
:07:45. > :07:50.fight it. I have very serious doubts that Gorsuch is up to the job. The
:07:51. > :07:58.supreme court now rests in delicate balance. The stand-off will set the
:07:59. > :08:02.scene for a highly partisan battle. To the current judges are in their
:08:03. > :08:09.80s and could choose to retire during Donald Trump's presidency,
:08:10. > :08:21.giving him the chance to tilt the court TV right.
:08:22. > :08:30.Does he go home and high by his wife or go home worrying he'll be
:08:31. > :08:34.demonised by half the country? That always happens under these
:08:35. > :08:43.nominations. There probably isn't a top lawyer in the country who hasn't
:08:44. > :08:46.imagined himself in no Supreme Court Justice robes. They make sure
:08:47. > :08:52.they've gone through all of the hoops to get themselves on the
:08:53. > :08:55.bench. It's what every lawyer dreams of doing that I expect he wasn't
:08:56. > :09:15.totally surprised when he got that call from the president.
:09:16. > :09:17.Neil Gorsuch isn't yet well known here - but former
:09:18. > :09:21.He was on Capitol Hill today - warning President Trump not
:09:22. > :09:25.Here's where it gets intriguing - Petraeus was interviewed by Trump
:09:26. > :09:29.Mr Trump tweeted out that he was "very impressed" by him.
:09:30. > :09:34.But I'm not sure the President will love what he heard just now.
:09:35. > :09:39.There are Americans shouldn't take the international order for granted.
:09:40. > :09:45.It didn't will itself into existence. We created it. It's not
:09:46. > :09:48.sustaining, we've sustained it. When we stop doing so it will fray and
:09:49. > :09:51.eventually collapse. With me now is the former US
:09:52. > :10:02.Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel. Do you agree with that veiled
:10:03. > :10:09.warning where we are in history where America had pulled back from
:10:10. > :10:15.alliances and a system that has kept us from peace could unravel. I do.
:10:16. > :10:22.And I think it's a serious reality that that exists. Especially when
:10:23. > :10:27.we've seen what the new president, at least the direction the new
:10:28. > :10:32.president has decided to go by his actions and words. The post World
:10:33. > :10:40.War II era was built around coalitions of common interest, which
:10:41. > :10:44.validated the clear, common interest of nations through alliances. These
:10:45. > :10:49.are not new, but the wait was done after World War II was new, and that
:10:50. > :10:55.has really sustained a world order that has benefited most of the
:10:56. > :10:58.world, not all of the world, but also, world orders change and shift
:10:59. > :11:03.and they must be relevant to the new challenges. You don't dismantle your
:11:04. > :11:11.institution or Alliance in order to be more relevant. You adjust, adapt,
:11:12. > :11:16.deal with it. That's what we need to do, not unwind and undo the
:11:17. > :11:25.alliances. Trade was very much an anchor to those
:11:26. > :11:30.alliances. We have heard about Iraq, General Flynn coming up with a very
:11:31. > :11:37.tough comment on Iran. We have heard about Iran,
:11:38. > :11:51.General Flynn coming up with a very What is going to be different about
:11:52. > :11:58.this relationship with Iran. I can't speak for the trump administration,
:11:59. > :12:07.but other than General Flynn, you have a senior White House staff who
:12:08. > :12:10.has never really had any responsibility for national
:12:11. > :12:18.security, or foreign policy, who's never really been involved in any
:12:19. > :12:25.way, so that's a concern. Now, there are others who do understand it and
:12:26. > :12:32.have had a lifetime of it. But the Iran piece is serious because of all
:12:33. > :12:39.the things that we know, and it's a matter of handling the challenges.
:12:40. > :12:42.I'm sure you hear concerns about where America is going from
:12:43. > :12:54.diplomats you speak to. I think a lot of America's as allies, John
:12:55. > :12:58.Kelly, Rex Tillotson, are they hoping this will be a steady hand on
:12:59. > :13:06.the administration. Where do you think the balance of power lies in
:13:07. > :13:12.this White House? The reality is in every White House, the power resides
:13:13. > :13:22.in the White House. Make no mistake. It's not new. No secretary of
:13:23. > :13:27.defence makes policy. You are an agent, an instrument of the
:13:28. > :13:31.President's policy, and the national security adviser is in a very
:13:32. > :13:37.powerful position because that is the Fountain of most national
:13:38. > :13:44.security and foreign policy issues come through. I don't know about the
:13:45. > :13:51.balance of power. We have to see how it plays out, and it'll whiz depends
:13:52. > :13:59.on how much balance does that president
:14:00. > :14:10.want? I have scribbled down what you said is at the beginning. You don't
:14:11. > :14:15.dismantle an alliance to appear more relevant. Some people would say we
:14:16. > :14:19.are doing that in the European Union. We can see the first result
:14:20. > :14:28.of three boats has gone the way of the Government. 336 against 144.
:14:29. > :14:33.That was the Scottish Nationalists been defeated as we expected. I want
:14:34. > :14:39.to know what you think about this process. I'm guessing you would bow
:14:40. > :14:49.to leave the European Union? -- would not have voted. I made sure I
:14:50. > :14:54.never told another country what their best interests are. However
:14:55. > :15:01.you've given me license to give my opinion, in my opinion, the British
:15:02. > :15:08.have to sort this out. I don't think overall in any way you come at it
:15:09. > :15:11.that it's good for the British people, for their stature, for their
:15:12. > :15:20.Government, for all the things that are vital to the prosperity of the
:15:21. > :15:26.UK. Obviously, there was a different outcome in the vote last year, but I
:15:27. > :15:30.think the longer this plays out, and the more reality sets in as to what
:15:31. > :15:38.the consequences of that vote were, I think it's clear that this could
:15:39. > :15:43.be rather devastating to the UK and its people. Whether its trade,
:15:44. > :15:52.financial institutions. Every aspect of their future is wrapped into the
:15:53. > :15:57.reality that we all live, 7 billion, seem to be 9 billion, inadvisable
:15:58. > :16:02.reality underpinned by a global economy. That's not going to change,
:16:03. > :16:11.in fact it's going to get even more global. But we feel emboldened, the
:16:12. > :16:20.Government feel emboldened because of Donald Trump's favouring towards
:16:21. > :16:28.Brexit. What might it mean for European security? I think it would
:16:29. > :16:33.be complete nonsense and I hope that that doesn't become a predominant
:16:34. > :16:39.piece of thinking regarding the UK's national security. The US can only
:16:40. > :16:45.do so much. Great powers have limitations, and the strength of
:16:46. > :16:50.Nato for example, and the EU, with all its fragility is and flaws, is
:16:51. > :16:56.clearly in the interest of each member state, and they are clearly
:16:57. > :17:06.stronger together, as they engage and negotiate the big challenges
:17:07. > :17:14.that are ahead. I don't buy that at all. Individual trait relationships
:17:15. > :17:19.and negotiating individual trade deals, the logistics of what that
:17:20. > :17:29.would mean for the United States, are you kidding me? We are going to
:17:30. > :17:37.negotiate separate trade deals with each nation in Asia-Pacific and in
:17:38. > :17:42.Europe? It's impossible to do. That world passed us by after World War
:17:43. > :17:52.II. That's not the world we live in today. I think you've made your
:17:53. > :17:56.opinions fairly clear to us! Interesting to hear those thoughts.
:17:57. > :18:00.Let's go back to the House of Commons. Our international viewers
:18:01. > :18:04.will be watching to see what's going on. They are going through the
:18:05. > :18:08.lobbies at the back of the chair at the end of the hall. They get six or
:18:09. > :18:15.seven minutes to go through and they had to physically walk three. It's a
:18:16. > :18:18.very public vote. When you get into the room, unite with your mates from
:18:19. > :18:23.the neighbouring constituency is whether against you. Then the whips
:18:24. > :18:26.will count the votes and present them in a short while to the
:18:27. > :18:31.speaker. They are on the second vote, the critical one which will
:18:32. > :18:42.send the bill through the Parliamentary process.
:18:43. > :18:50.Ben, it's extraordinary that although many MPs voted to remain,
:18:51. > :18:53.they are following the wishes of their stitcher and then going
:18:54. > :19:05.against their own feelings on this. That's right. Although those who
:19:06. > :19:08.have been voting to go against the bill had constituencies that voted
:19:09. > :19:15.to remain. Let's remind viewers what this is all about. Parliament are
:19:16. > :19:20.getting this say because the Supreme Court, the highest court in the
:19:21. > :19:26.land, last month, rolled in its judgment that Parliament had to be
:19:27. > :19:32.the one to trigger Article 50 to begin the formal process of Britain
:19:33. > :19:35.leaving the EU. They thought they could do this themselves, but the
:19:36. > :19:44.Supreme Court says they have to do so. A couple of days of debate, lots
:19:45. > :19:53.of speeches from MPs voted in favour and against will stop
:19:54. > :20:05.Parliament is essentially tonight endorsing that referendum result.
:20:06. > :20:09.It's expected the Government will get this bill through tonight which
:20:10. > :20:14.means it will then go to the House Lords. That's only the really the
:20:15. > :20:20.start of the Brexit process. Theresa May wants to trigger that by the end
:20:21. > :20:27.of March. Then there's two years of negotiation. It's going to be a long
:20:28. > :20:32.road. They are retaking their seats. We will go straight back to that
:20:33. > :20:42.when we get a result. There will be high drama
:20:43. > :20:47.with Brexit ministers weeping with joy and remain one slumped in their
:20:48. > :20:49.chair. President Obama called
:20:50. > :20:51.the German Chancellor Angela Merkel Donald Trump hasn't been
:20:52. > :21:05.nearly as complimentary. In fact on Tuesday,
:21:06. > :21:07.his trade adviser in his words - an "undervalued euro"
:21:08. > :21:11.to exploit both its EU But Berlin and Washington have long
:21:12. > :22:14.enjoyed strong ties. Before the Burlington wall brought
:22:15. > :22:33.new hope of that very closeness -- Fifa Biba
:22:34. > :22:41.I've been speaking to Jens Spahn - the Deputy Finance Minister -
:22:42. > :22:46.a rising star in Angela Merkel's ruling CDU Party.
:22:47. > :22:49.I asked him if he agreed with European Council President
:22:50. > :22:51.Donald Tusk that the European project is now in real danger.
:22:52. > :23:03.the United States has a specific change of order. After World War II,
:23:04. > :23:08.the United States were like parents, some kind of, for Europe and the
:23:09. > :23:14.European, but that might change. I think it shows we have to grow up.
:23:15. > :23:22.We have to defend ourselves. Get more independent. Talk about a
:23:23. > :23:34.defence union regarding foreign security policy. It might be a
:23:35. > :23:39.chance to unite Europe. Donald Trump talks about fairness. He doesn't
:23:40. > :23:45.like one-sided relationships, and Germany has a huge surplus with the
:23:46. > :23:55.United States. Are you worried he's going to come after you? We have to
:23:56. > :24:00.talk about it. Be very frank. When it comes to our surplus, we need to
:24:01. > :24:09.be frank. I want to be clear to our American partners, it is different
:24:10. > :24:20.if you have a deficit with China, state interventions in the market,
:24:21. > :24:24.low wages, but with the European Union, very high wages, very
:24:25. > :24:33.high-tech, and in Europe it's the market that decides, the consumer
:24:34. > :24:41.decides. The head of the trade counsel in the US accused Germany of
:24:42. > :24:49.currency manipulation. He believes that Germany is profiting from a
:24:50. > :24:54.grossly undervalued euro. We fought for an independent central bank and
:24:55. > :25:03.we are still fighting for it. We would have have faced lightly
:25:04. > :25:14.different approach for interest rate. -- slightly. Trade is an
:25:15. > :25:19.integral part of these alliances we have been talking about, but
:25:20. > :25:25.clearly, there's lot of concern amongst America's allies about the
:25:26. > :25:31.role that currency plays. Who would have thought the United States with
:25:32. > :25:43.take on Germany in a currency- War type language and it certainly
:25:44. > :25:48.unsettling. Donald Trump was talking about trade tariffs that would
:25:49. > :25:55.really affect eight BMW factory in Mexico. They will have to do a lot
:25:56. > :26:07.of work in the days and weeks ahead. You are watching 100 Days on BBC
:26:08. > :26:11.News. Let's take a quick look at the House of Commons because we are
:26:12. > :26:17.expecting the result of that vote. Let's talk to Ben, and a thing were
:26:18. > :26:22.about to get a result? I think it's a fair bet to say that the
:26:23. > :26:27.Government will win this pretty comfortably and that's MPs will vote
:26:28. > :26:32.to push through this bill, which will ultimately trigger article 50.
:26:33. > :26:40.This is just the first stage in Parliament. It has to go to the
:26:41. > :26:44.committee stage next week, the upper chamber and then Theresa May wants
:26:45. > :26:50.to trigger are to call 50, officially and informally. There are
:26:51. > :27:01.three votes tonight. You are watching the inside of the house of
:27:02. > :27:08.the Commons. The SNP had their bill defeated overwhelmingly by 236
:27:09. > :27:12.votes. So that gives you an idea that the Government is pretty
:27:13. > :27:25.comfortable here in the House of Commons. Some Labour MPs are voting
:27:26. > :27:30.against triggering article 50. Some Liberal Democrats and the Scottish
:27:31. > :27:36.Nationalists are voting against them. We reckon there will be a
:27:37. > :27:43.couple of dozen Labour rebels who will vote against this bill, against
:27:44. > :27:50.the 3- line whip of their party leader, Jeremy Corbin. Lots of
:27:51. > :28:18.ceremony involved in this. These go back hundreds of years.
:28:19. > :28:26.We will get that result in a minute or two. The Government has a big
:28:27. > :28:31.majority in the House of Commons but not in the House of Lords. I think
:28:32. > :28:38.the House of Lords have to be careful. They know that because they
:28:39. > :28:44.are an unelected second chamber, and if they try to thwart the elected
:28:45. > :28:46.chamber it could mean the end of the House of Lords altogether. They may
:28:47. > :29:03.not like it, a lot of the Lords. But I think Theresa May
:29:04. > :29:07.is pretty confident. It looks calm and civilised, and am wondering how
:29:08. > :29:14.much tension and emotion there is below the surface, given how
:29:15. > :29:20.divisive this vote was back in June. Or is that all being reconciled and
:29:21. > :29:26.damp and down? No, there's been a lot of passion on both sides of the
:29:27. > :29:32.debate. Dozens and dozens of MPs have been able to speak. There's
:29:33. > :29:38.been some wonderful speeches. A great example of the British
:29:39. > :29:46.Parliament at its best. Kenneth Clarke, great pro-European, he will
:29:47. > :29:53.vote against this motion tonight. Against triggering article 50. He
:29:54. > :29:59.says that leaving the European Union to make trade deals with other
:30:00. > :30:05.countries around the world was like Alice in Wonderland. He gave his 20
:30:06. > :30:09.minute speech without notes and was applauded at the end. He was very
:30:10. > :30:14.passionate. The divisions of the referendum, the remain camped and
:30:15. > :30:22.leave camp are still as extraordinary as they ever were. So,
:30:23. > :30:27.what happens now, Ben, to all that emotion and elliptical feeling and
:30:28. > :30:31.genuine sentiment on both sides of this, whether you are a remain
:30:32. > :30:37.person who thinks Britain is on the wrong track and a leaf person who
:30:38. > :30:44.wanted this to happen. After this has been 3-D vote and the country
:30:45. > :30:48.gets on with the technicalities of the -- the vote and the country gets
:30:49. > :30:52.on the technicalities, will there still be problems in the country?
:30:53. > :30:55.The issue is that although people had their say in the referendum,
:30:56. > :31:02.some of those who want to stay in the EU are saying, well, we are
:31:03. > :31:08.leaving but on what terms? And is it right that just we let -- because we
:31:09. > :31:13.leave that we leave the single market in the customs union? This
:31:14. > :31:18.debate is focusing on the terms. A lot of those MPs who don't want us
:31:19. > :31:22.to leave are determined to have a say on that and try and influence
:31:23. > :31:33.that. This is why MPs at the end of the hall to year negotiation then
:31:34. > :31:39.they will get a say in the final deal. Theresa May has promised that.
:31:40. > :31:42.They will get a say on the deal she negotiates. And she says if they
:31:43. > :31:51.don't like that Are we are just waiting for the
:31:52. > :32:05.fourth teller, and he they are. That's just listen in. Order! Order!
:32:06. > :32:09.The eyes to the right, 498. The noes to the left, 114.
:32:10. > :32:22.CHEERING The ayes do the right, 498. The noes
:32:23. > :32:30.to the left, 114. So, the eyes have it. The ayes have it. I unlock!
:32:31. > :32:37.Programme motion to be moved formerly... The question is as on
:32:38. > :32:46.the order paper. As many as are of the opinion, say "aye". To the
:32:47. > :32:50.contrary, "no". Division! Clear the lobby. That is the division Bell
:32:51. > :32:55.because they will go out for a third vote and that will be on the
:32:56. > :32:58.timetable for the bill, how quickly it goes through the parliamentary
:32:59. > :33:03.process and remember that Theresa May has pledged to get it before the
:33:04. > :33:07.European Union, Article 50, by the end of March, so that was an
:33:08. > :33:12.overwhelming majority of the progression of the bill, 384
:33:13. > :33:16.majority for the government, so all MPs voting to support the result of
:33:17. > :33:22.the referendum as they file out for that third vote. Let's bring in 50,
:33:23. > :33:28.who is in Westminster. I don't know if it is too soon for you to get
:33:29. > :33:33.some numbers on that but do we know how many MPs rebelled? We don't have
:33:34. > :33:38.a guess. I think that obviously the big picture here is that the House
:33:39. > :33:42.of Commons overwhelmingly voted for the bill to progress and acid is
:33:43. > :33:47.more likely for Theresa May to get her way to reserve the Article 50
:33:48. > :33:51.can negotiations as she wants to buy the end of March. There are many
:33:52. > :33:54.people who voted remain in the United Kingdom, feeling that maybe
:33:55. > :33:59.parliament would block it and that has not been the case, but as I say
:34:00. > :34:06.has been a rebellion on the Labour side, on the Tories I particularly
:34:07. > :34:11.just one MP, and he will have voted against Article 50. On the Labour
:34:12. > :34:15.side that's maybe a 45 Labour rebels, deciding not to do what
:34:16. > :34:18.their leader told them. They couldn't go along with it, they were
:34:19. > :34:21.told they had to respect the referendum result and many got up
:34:22. > :34:27.today including some who served in the lead a team having to resign
:34:28. > :34:31.because of that. There are lots of number of abstentions, meaning the
:34:32. > :34:35.MP sits on their hands. They will not vote. As has been going on as
:34:36. > :34:39.well and there has been a lot of Labour at pensions as well, so good
:34:40. > :34:43.news for the Labour leader on all of this, the Labour Party has had a
:34:44. > :34:47.real problem with this, many of them, mostly be MPs are pro-European
:34:48. > :34:51.and a lot of them have constituents who voted the other way in the
:34:52. > :34:54.referendum, and are being told they must respect the referendum. There
:34:55. > :34:56.has been a huge democratic process in this country, they must get on
:34:57. > :35:00.and respect that otherwise there will be a problem with the
:35:01. > :35:04.democratic system, that is how fundamental some of them saw it. But
:35:05. > :35:08.the big picture, overwhelmingly the government has managed to get this
:35:09. > :35:11.through incredibly easy will stop Theresa May has got her way
:35:12. > :35:20.certainly on this one. A quick reminder of those numbers. 114 no,
:35:21. > :35:23.498 yes. In the context of the Brexit vote of course much much
:35:24. > :35:27.closer in the country than what we have just seen happen in Parliament.
:35:28. > :35:33.That has been the discussion amongst MPs to hear, what is the role of the
:35:34. > :35:37.MP? This place voted overwhelmingly to give the referendum to the
:35:38. > :35:43.people, to give them the say on all of this and this was made clear that
:35:44. > :35:47.this would be a advisory referendum, and if we vote that way we will be
:35:48. > :35:51.leaving. Many people do not feel they could block that process at
:35:52. > :35:56.this stage and the line from Labour MPs have spoken tonight, they have
:35:57. > :36:00.gone through and I'm voted in that way and a lot of them with a heavy
:36:01. > :36:05.heart, but hope they will get another chance. They say this is
:36:06. > :36:08.just about the process, just the Bill which gets negotiations
:36:09. > :36:12.started, but which could go on for at least two years if not longer.
:36:13. > :36:15.What lots here are pushing for is another vote in parliament when
:36:16. > :36:20.Theresa May dry minister comes back with the final deal. They want to be
:36:21. > :36:26.able to say to her yes, we accept it or no, go back, try harder. That is
:36:27. > :36:30.what they will be pushing for in the next few days, it is not finished in
:36:31. > :36:37.this place, it will carry on through other places, and they will try
:36:38. > :36:41.still for those changes. Lots here resting with what are they here to
:36:42. > :36:47.do, to use that that doesn't all what their resentments told them to
:36:48. > :36:53.do. Many MPs thought that Brexit could not be anything but bad. I was
:36:54. > :36:58.saying that it was a historic night, earlier, historic in two ways. A
:36:59. > :37:03.first real step on the way to the exit door, and secondly it's an
:37:04. > :37:05.important night for Parliament itself, isn't it pretty much it
:37:06. > :37:11.restores in a way parliamentary supremacy. Yes, that has been the
:37:12. > :37:15.argument from the people who voted for Brexit, all along, they said
:37:16. > :37:19.this was about this place making final decisions and of course over
:37:20. > :37:23.the last 43 years Barwell, Britain has been in the EU, many decisions
:37:24. > :37:27.have not been made in this place, and what those who are in favour of
:37:28. > :37:32.leaving say it is giving MPs much more say over so many areas of life,
:37:33. > :37:37.but of course before we get to that stage there is the small process of
:37:38. > :37:40.actually extricating ourselves from the European Union, and we have been
:37:41. > :37:48.hearing expert advice today from the former chief ambassador to Brussels,
:37:49. > :37:52.Sir Ivan Rogers who has now resigned, saying had difficulty
:37:53. > :37:57.process will be, he says it would end up in a verbal fistfight,
:37:58. > :38:02.possibly dumb and big rows he says about money, and the other EU
:38:03. > :38:09.countries Eisai will be preparing a Brexit veil of 16 billion euros.
:38:10. > :38:11.That is still to come. This is the first important significant step to
:38:12. > :38:18.leaving but really lots of MPs he know that there will be much
:38:19. > :38:23.trickier roads ahead. Vicki, what is the chance, then, that second vote
:38:24. > :38:30.for the members of Parliament to, who have voted Ray Main -- remain,
:38:31. > :38:35.but were voted with the government, do you think they will get the
:38:36. > :38:39.chance to vote on a new deal, when they know what it is in a few days'
:38:40. > :38:44.time? The government has said there will be a vote in parliament at the
:38:45. > :38:49.end but the row comes over when it will be. The European Parliament may
:38:50. > :38:55.well get a say on the final deal, we know that, they will get that,
:38:56. > :38:59.according to them that would come maybe six months before that
:39:00. > :39:04.two-year cut off. MPs here are worried about not getting a vote
:39:05. > :39:08.until the very end of the process when it is too late to do any more
:39:09. > :39:12.and Theresa May has said that if we don't get a good deal we'll walk
:39:13. > :39:16.away with no Deal and that is what many remain MPs do not want to see
:39:17. > :39:20.happening. Vicky, thank you very much. I can see Kenneth Clarke
:39:21. > :39:23.there, the one Conservative rebel, in the middle of the house, there,
:39:24. > :39:28.talking to those perhaps on the opposite benches who supported his
:39:29. > :39:32.point of view. But there we go, the government winning quite easily this
:39:33. > :39:38.evening. As we have been reporting all week, President Trump's
:39:39. > :39:47.immigration ban caused confusion at airports last week in. Caught up in
:39:48. > :39:51.all that chaos at JFK, a man whose wife was flying in from Iraq. At one
:39:52. > :39:53.point, a stranger appeared from the crowd and gave it to the man. Let's
:39:54. > :39:57.find out why. To be honest with you I didn't
:39:58. > :40:00.believe it was a purple I did two combat deployments,
:40:01. > :40:09.I was injured multiple times including a brain
:40:10. > :40:11.injury, shrapnel wounds. I worked with Americans
:40:12. > :40:14.in the embassy in Baghdad. I came to the United States in 2008
:40:15. > :40:22.on a special, immigrant Visa. I was actually on my way back
:40:23. > :40:24.and I started working on the floor and I saw
:40:25. > :40:30.the coverage of JFK. A scene of outrage at JFK airport
:40:31. > :40:33.in New York where two men Dallas typically has a lot
:40:34. > :40:39.of international flights. I quickly did a search to see
:40:40. > :40:49.if there was something happening. I admit I was in denial,
:40:50. > :40:52.I didn't understand the situation from the beginning,
:40:53. > :40:56.because I was thinking This is what America is all about,
:40:57. > :41:23.this is what America is all about. I was asked, do you protest,
:41:24. > :41:25.I honestly didn't think My thought was not give him
:41:26. > :41:29.the purple heart it was, what do I have that represents,
:41:30. > :41:32.that is important to me? He was in the airport with bad
:41:33. > :41:35.experiences but I wanted him to leave with the true
:41:36. > :41:37.American sentiment. It is probably the most precious
:41:38. > :41:41.gift I ever received in my life. It is going to be on display
:41:42. > :41:43.somewhere in this house, but also it is going to be a story,
:41:44. > :41:52.a story that I keep telling. The purple heart to me,
:41:53. > :41:55.it represents something that will always be a part of me,
:41:56. > :41:58.I don't need the medal I have the scars on my body to represent
:41:59. > :42:07.the experiences eyeing campuses. It was literally just me trying
:42:08. > :42:10.to give him something It did make me happy
:42:11. > :42:13.and my family happy. It forever changed
:42:14. > :42:28.our lives in a way. I defy you, Christine, not to be
:42:29. > :42:31.moved by that story. Before we go I want to show you something coming
:42:32. > :42:36.out of the White House last night, he which are of a prayer circle led
:42:37. > :42:40.by the president, and you can see Mike Pence, Donald Trump, and the
:42:41. > :42:46.new Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, there, holding hands with
:42:47. > :42:51.his wife. President Trump tweeted at a moment of prayer last night after
:42:52. > :42:55.my nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, a honour having them join us. A rare
:42:56. > :42:59.insight into the workings of the White House. We will be back in the
:43:00. > :43:02.same time tomorrow, goodbye. Hello.
:43:03. > :43:07.This is BBC News. Mps have voted in favour of giving
:43:08. > :43:11.Theresa May the power to begin