29/03/2017 Look East (West)

Welcome to the late edition of Look East.

Our region's hopes and fears for Brexit -

we get reaction from our strongest pro-leave and pro-remain areas.

The Westminster attacker's former boss talks exclusively to the BBC

And warm weather expected for tomorrow.

As we've been hearing, the UK Government has formally

started the process for Britain to leave the European Union -

enacting the referendum result of nine months ago.

And while our region as a whole backed Brexit,

there were big differences within that.

In Cambridgeshire, 30 miles separates Wisbech -

where 71% voted leave - and Cambridge,

Poles apart, but part of the same county.

When it came to in our out, Cambridge and Wisbech

Almost 74% of voters in Cambridge wanted to stay in the EU.

One of the biggest Remain votes in the country.

The city has a large European population, and last week,

the Lib Dem leader sought to reassure them.

I often say to people in my patch and elsewhere who are EU nationals

who are panicking about the future, I say, I am 90% sure

But Brexit has made many foreign investors nervous.

We are probably looking to set up more offices in the continental

As I mentioned earlier, yesterday I had an e-mail

from the Germans asking me to move our business over there.

A lot of people from home asking me if I felt any hostile environment,

But, no, to be fair, I think Cambridge is a lovely

Since Brexit, it raises a bit of uncertainty.

For some members of our team from Europe.

They say, oh, what will happen in the future?

Cambridge may boast some of the most intelligent minds in the country.

But it was the Brexiteers of Fenland who saw the writing on the wall.

More than 71% of people here in Wisbech opted to leave the EU.

For many, today could not come soon enough.

We just had an influx of people coming in.

We haven't got enough schools, the hospitals are overflowing.

We have the right to rule our own country.

I think we should rule ourselves anyway.

But for some, the past nine months has prompted a change of heart.

Mum and dad wanted to leave, the children wanted to remain,

My daughter was really, really disappointed.

One of the things she said to me, she said, you have ruined our lives.

That is quite hard to take first thing in the morning.

I reflect back on it, you think, did I make the right decision?

But it is, we don't know how it is going to be for businesses,

We may now be in the departure lounge as we prepare

But which direction we take remains unknown.

Our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair is there now.

So what's the political reaction been?

The prime said today was a day of celebration for some, disappointment

for others. I have seen lifelong leave campaign is close to tears

today, I made it has finally happened. I have seen remain

campaigners put on a brave face. During the Prime Minister's speech,

a local MPs sat with his arms folded.

There are few days in politics where you can really say

More important than most General Elections we have had.

This is the day when we can really begin to believe

that the governing party, that was a Remain party,

I am absolutely certain, when we come out of the EU,

we are going to be better off financially, democratically.

That is what the British people realise, that is why

My concern is that we are entering a period of extreme uncertainty.

No-one really knows how this is going to unravel.

My worry is that it is not really two years to negotiate this.

It looks much more like 14 of 15 months.

We could end up in a situation at the end where we just fall out

If that happens, it would be very damaging.

Particularly for an area like Cambridge and the East

of England which relies so much on our links with

What are the most important issues in the negotiations? The main

concern in our region is in science and technology. The sound bite in

Cambridge, space scientists and Bedford, they want to cooperate with

colleagues around Europe and ease of movement is also important. Can the

the brightest and best to work a? the brightest and best to work a?

Canny get migrant labourers to bring in the other's? What about the NHS

and care homes? Airports like Stansted and Luton hope the open

skies policy will continue. Universities hope student exchanges

will continue. The hope of local MPs is that we can sort of science,

hopefully, and so does the rights of the EU migrants living in the

region. The one thing that concerns them, they say it privately, is that

farming may get a raw deal. That is only speculation, we have only just

started. A helicopter which took off

from Milton Keynes this afternoon It was believed to be travelling

to Dublin with five people onboard. Coastguards have been searching

between Caernarfon Bay in And are appealing to ships

in the area if they have seen the privately owned

twin squirrel red helicopter. Next tonight, the former boss

of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood has spoken exclusively

to the BBC about his life in Luton. Masood killed three people

and injured dozens more when he drove his car into crowds

near Parliament last week before Today, his former teaching colleague

in Luton told Look East he did not believe Masood was

radicalised in the town. Farasat spoke to our reporter

Mike Cartwright, and asked What went through your mind

when you knew for sure it was him? Bewildered.

Disbelief, really. He did ask me once about a terrorist

group, who were they? I explained, and extremist group

with the teachings of Islam. He asked me, the way he asked me

was quite dismissive. I don't think he was influenced

by extremist groups at all. The attack that they,

was it a terror attack? I haven't spoken

to him for four years. I don't think the attack

was motivated by his religion. What did he do, what

did he talk about? He was friendly.

Very serious about his job. I don't know about outside interest

except training, he was very much into the gym and body-building.

Seemed like a nice guy. The last person I thought

were to a hideous act like he did. When he heard that the EDL

were coming to Luton. Very upset they were

being allowed to march. That is probably the first time

I saw any emotion from him. There is no suggestion he was not

radicalised in Luton. To learn that he probably

wasn't must be some I mean, many other journalists

asking what mosque did he pray in. The question is

completely irrelevant. Irrespective of the most keep

reading, none of the mosques If it did, they would be

closed down tomorrow. He was very focused on his family,

his career, and just He was already on the straight

and narrow, he was keen Definitely, his period in Luton,

and before, he wasn't a radical. In prison, in Saudi Arabia,

and in the period he spent in Luton. If he was, I would have

identified those signs. In other news, five police officers

will face no charges over the way they dealt with a man who broke his

neck during an incident outside 23-year-old student Julian Cole

suffered severe brain damage. The Crown Prosecution Service says

there is insufficient evidence to proceed,

and Mr Cole's mother has Bedfordshire Police says

a gross misconduct hearing Flights to Stansted Airport

were diverted last night They padlocked themselves to

the undercarriage of an aircraft - away from the main runway

and passenger terminal. They were objecting to people

being deported to West Africa. The Home Office said they respected

their right to protest, but removal is an essential element

of the immigration system. That's all from the late team

here tonight, but you can get the latest on that missing

helicopter in our breakfast bulletins from 6:30

tomorrow morning. We'll leave you now

with the weather and Alex. Lots of cloud across the region

today, and that held But tomorrow, with sunshine,

we could hit 20 degrees. For now, a lot of cloud

across the region. There could be some spots

of showery rain as we go And temperatures will stay

very, very mild indeed. Perhaps not lower than ten or 11

degrees for some of us So we start the day tomorrow

with some cloud around first thing. But a subtle change in wind

direction to more of a southerly will bring drier, continental

air our way. A prospect of any cloud shifting

and breaking and bringing One or two early

showers first thing. Once that cloud is out of the way,

sunshine comes out. Temperatures are

expected to shoot up. Quite easily get

into 18 or 19 degrees. Perhaps we may hit 20 degrees

by tomorrow afternoon. The national weather is coming up,

but here is the output. On Friday, a weather front coming

in that is going to eventually bring us some rain and some cooler,

fresher conditions for the weekend. far. The outlook for the next few

days, temperatures coming down a bit but staying decent for this time of

year. Here is Darren Bett with the national weather.

The warm air coming up on a southerly breeze all the way from

Iberia and across France into England and Wales. To achieve the

high temperatures we need to get into some of this dryer air and

sunshine. Even with the cloud today, 17 degrees. Not just about the

temperatures, let's not forget there is some rain around as well. Quite

wet in Pembrokeshire for much of the day. More rain overnight tonight,

some rain and drizzle in northern and western areas. Wetter weather

moving northwards across Scotland. Some rain in the south-west,

shuffling towards the Midlands. Overnight, a lot of cloud around. It

is going to be