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British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered two major defeats - just before opening five days of debate on the government's deal for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. With widespread expectation that the deal will not pass a vote in the House of Commons, we discuss the possible economic consequences of a 'no deal' Brexit with the British economist Roger Bootle of Capital Economics, and Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at King's College London. Also in the programme, the French government has backed down over new taxes on fuel, following violent protests. We look at the economic and political implications with Harriet Agnew, Paris correspondent for the Financial Times. Plus we take you to Punjab in northern India, where pesticides used by farmers have been blamed for the state's high rates of cancer.