:00:08. > :00:13.The end of an historic day We ask what Brexit means to us.
:00:14. > :00:16.In Bridgwater they voted overwhelmingly to leave,
:00:17. > :00:37.And tomorrow could be the warmest day of 2017 so far, someone in the
:00:38. > :00:39.UK. I'll tell you what will happen in this region later in the
:00:40. > :00:43.Nine months on from that crucial vote, we are officially
:00:44. > :00:48.Here in the West 13 of our 19 council
:00:49. > :00:51.areas, shown here in blue, voted out.
:00:52. > :00:54.But dereference in our region was actually much closer than that
:00:55. > :00:59.suggests, with 49.3% of people wanting to stay in the EU.
:01:00. > :01:09.Nowhere was that clearer than some parts of Bristol and
:01:10. > :01:16.Across the city of Bristol, fewer than 40% of people
:01:17. > :01:20.In the Sedgemoor area of Somerset, that figure was more
:01:21. > :01:25.Our political editor begins his report in Bridgwater.
:01:26. > :01:28.All day the news has focused on one big
:01:29. > :01:34.Here in Bridgwater in this pub, and out on the streets,
:01:35. > :01:38.Last June more than 60% of people here voted to
:01:39. > :01:46.In contrast to other parts of the West.
:01:47. > :01:48.Brexit day in Bridgwater, where only one flag mattered.
:01:49. > :01:50.The wind of change was blowing through the Somerset town.
:01:51. > :01:52.In Bridgwater only one flag mattered.
:01:53. > :01:54.Wind of change was blowing through the Somerset town.
:01:55. > :01:56.Its population is a little older than average and
:01:57. > :02:01.A partnership that works the best interests of the United Kingdom...
:02:02. > :02:03.Nine months later the official start to Brexit filled
:02:04. > :02:06.I didn't meet anybody who wanted to remain in
:02:07. > :02:09.Theresa May is announcing Article 50.
:02:10. > :02:15.I am looking forward to seeing what actually happens and how
:02:16. > :02:25.I don't think it will make a great deal of difference, especially to
:02:26. > :02:33.Time will tell of course who was right or
:02:34. > :02:37.wrong but it is a big day in our history, yes.
:02:38. > :02:39.Official predictions that it will cost Britain billions
:02:40. > :02:46.This pub chain actually backed Brexit.
:02:47. > :02:49.The announcement in Parliament put wary smiles and
:02:50. > :02:51.to the faces of locals who campaigned for Leave.
:02:52. > :02:57.I do think we finally there until it is
:02:58. > :03:03.It will be a long time because I don't think anybody
:03:04. > :03:08.realised how much we were entangled in the EU.
:03:09. > :03:11.By contrast, many in Bristol believe we heading into
:03:12. > :03:16.The city is home to two universities and people have
:03:17. > :03:23.On a harbour ferry we met one the city's defiant remainders.
:03:24. > :03:25.The argument coming from the Leavers is
:03:26. > :03:31.They accuse us the Reamainers, of Project Fear, when they are peddling
:03:32. > :03:34.fear about immigration and the idea that other people are controlling
:03:35. > :03:50.It is nonsense, and that is putting it politely.
:03:51. > :03:53.It is a fait accompli, we have to get on with it
:03:54. > :03:58.Now the city of Bristol and the country must chart a
:03:59. > :04:05.Well some EU citizens living here in the West have told us
:04:06. > :04:08.Nothing will change immediately, but they still say they're
:04:09. > :04:11.concerned about their rights and whether they will
:04:12. > :04:17.Laura Jones has been finding out more.
:04:18. > :04:20.Hometime - and a chance to relax and unwind together
:04:21. > :04:26.For six-year-old twins Russell and Rex and little
:04:27. > :04:31.another Wednesday afternoon, but for mum Phaeny, this historic
:04:32. > :04:35.Phaeny is Greek, her husband is British
:04:36. > :04:38.and they met whilst working in Germany.
:04:39. > :04:41.Her three children were born in the UK, but as of today,
:04:42. > :04:48.A lot of people think that if you are married to a British
:04:49. > :04:49.national you are safe, and you are not.
:04:50. > :04:54.When you sit down to apply for permanent
:04:55. > :04:56.residence it is you and the Home Office.
:04:57. > :05:01.This family exists like many others because of free movement and
:05:02. > :05:05.it is not just a paragraph in a treaty, it is actually a real thing
:05:06. > :05:10.that changes people's lives, and it is a good thing
:05:11. > :05:13.and a progressive thing and it is where progressive
:05:14. > :05:19.Phaeny isn't the only one who's scared.
:05:20. > :05:23.Across the UK there are more than three million other EU nationals
:05:24. > :05:27.who've made their lives in this country - and who never really
:05:28. > :05:31.There are more than a million British people living in Europe.
:05:32. > :05:37.Many have been here for decades, their lives completely
:05:38. > :05:41.intertwined with life here - and the thought of that
:05:42. > :05:42.Amongst them, John Shaw from north Somerset,
:05:43. > :05:45.who has been campaigning hard for a fair deal for expats.
:05:46. > :05:52.My concerns have always been about our loss of rights.
:05:53. > :05:55.We have transferred pension rights from the UK.
:05:56. > :06:00.Also health care, we live in France, Spain and Germany as we have health
:06:01. > :06:07.care provided by the country in which we live.
:06:08. > :06:09.Back here, other groups are working hard too.
:06:10. > :06:13.This woman from Germany is one of the founders of the Bristol-based
:06:14. > :06:24.People will be left hanging, they haven't
:06:25. > :06:28.got the right documentation to prove that they are able to remain in the
:06:29. > :06:38.They will not be able to rent flats or start jobs.
:06:39. > :06:41.It is a puzzling time for this family.
:06:42. > :06:52.Earlier I spoke to the Cotswold MP Geoffrey Clifton Brown who voted
:06:53. > :06:58.to leave the EU and asked him if he was happy this day had come.
:06:59. > :07:04.Now that we've triggered Article 50, there is,
:07:05. > :07:06.as Theresa May said, no
:07:07. > :07:13.We need to do the best possible negotiations we can for the
:07:14. > :07:18.We don't have all the details yet, far from it, in fact.
:07:19. > :07:21.What would you say to people who feel that we are taking a leap into
:07:22. > :07:27.It is true that these negotiations are dependent on
:07:28. > :07:34.I remain optimistic that, actually, it's very much in both sides'
:07:35. > :07:37.interest that we come out of this process with a
:07:38. > :07:41.After all, they sell more to us than we sell to
:07:42. > :07:47.Therefore, a a lot of jobs, and a lot of businesses are
:07:48. > :07:49.dependent on the trade they do with this country.
:07:50. > :07:51.Pragmatically, it's in both side' interest, and I'm
:07:52. > :07:54.confident we'll come out at the end of the day with a satisfactory
:07:55. > :07:58.And Britain will then be open to the rest of the world,
:07:59. > :08:01.seizing those opportunities in high-growth economies like Southeast
:08:02. > :08:05.We have heard tonight from the Europeans
:08:06. > :08:06.are living here in the
:08:07. > :08:09.West Country, they are, understandably, a little bit
:08:10. > :08:12.concerned about their future is here.
:08:13. > :08:15.What assurances would you give them to make?
:08:16. > :08:18.Well, as I said the other day, I think it's
:08:19. > :08:20.inconceivable that those Europeans who are lawfully living here, who
:08:21. > :08:23.are benefiting the country, after all, should not be allowed to
:08:24. > :08:31.In order to check them out, we would have to have
:08:32. > :08:36.I just do not think that would go through our
:08:37. > :08:39.I think people living here lawfully can be reassured that
:08:40. > :08:42.they will be allowed to continue living here,
:08:43. > :08:44.it's just a question of
:08:45. > :08:46.making sure our citizens in European countries
:08:47. > :08:54.have the same rights as
:08:55. > :08:55.Geoffrey Clifton Brown, thank you very much.
:08:56. > :09:00.The wife of a former Somerset Royal Marine convicted
:09:01. > :09:03.of shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter has told us he has always
:09:04. > :09:07.Alexander Blackman had his murder conviction reduced
:09:08. > :09:09.to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility .
:09:10. > :09:12.Today his wife told us it had been a long and difficult journey.
:09:13. > :09:14.Blackman is expected to be freed from prison
:09:15. > :09:31.The whole journey has been a bit of a roller-coaster. We've had some
:09:32. > :09:35.winds along the way. We've had a lot more let downs and disappointments.
:09:36. > :09:39.Those were the days when we wondered if we would get here.
:09:40. > :09:42.The size and shape of the planned new Bristol arena could be scaled
:09:43. > :09:45.back if the cost of building the venue ends up more than planned.
:09:46. > :09:48.The City Council will decide next week whether to order a review
:09:49. > :09:56.The authority is also looking to appoint a new contractor.
:09:57. > :10:05.It could be the warmest day of 2017 so far tomorrow.
:10:06. > :10:08.Perhaps not in our region, but well in the high teens.
:10:09. > :10:10.Make the most of the mild weather, it will be cooler
:10:11. > :10:19.This afternoon, into this evening we saw a frontal system trying
:10:20. > :10:27.We've had bits and pieces, but if you head towards tomorrow
:10:28. > :10:29.morning it's starting to push away again.
:10:30. > :10:36.As we head towards breakfast we see she was becoming more confined
:10:37. > :10:38.towards North and west of the region.
:10:39. > :10:45.As we goes on the day it looks like we'll see cloud breaking,
:10:46. > :10:48.Good spells of sunshine in the afternoon.
:10:49. > :10:50.In the best of it ties of 17, possibly 18 Celsius.
:10:51. > :10:54.Make the most of it it will be cooler on Friday with sunshine,
:10:55. > :11:03.Here is Darren with your national forecast.
:11:04. > :11:07.far. The outlook for the next few days, temperatures coming down a bit
:11:08. > :11:08.but staying decent for this time of year. Here is Darren Bett with the
:11:09. > :11:18.national weather. The warm air coming up on a
:11:19. > :11:21.southerly breeze all the way from Iberia and across France into
:11:22. > :11:24.England and Wales. To achieve the high temperatures we need to get
:11:25. > :11:30.into some of this dryer air and sunshine. Even with the cloud today,
:11:31. > :11:32.17 degrees. Not just about the temperatures, let's not forget there
:11:33. > :11:33.is some rain around as