this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh, live at regent's park in central london. where president trump will be arriving in a few hours‘ time. the headlines at 11. in just a couple of hours‘ time — donald trump will touchdown in the uk for his first visit here since becoming us president. he‘s flying in from brussels — where he‘s demanded nato allies double the amount they commit to defence spending. we think president trump is basically right. the foundation of a successful alliance is fair contributions by all parties. across the uk, extra security has been put in place — as demonstrations are expected in protest at the president‘s visit. i‘m carole walker, the other main stories developing this morning. the government is about to publish it‘s long—awaited brexit blueprint — outlining its stance on the uk‘s

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in a couple of hours' time, you're forced one will touch down at stansted airport. the presidential helicopter will bring donald trump to this location. this is the official residence of the us ambassador to the uk. donald trump is arriving here on what is undoubtedly the most controversial visit by a us president to these shores. early last year, theresa may extended an invite to donald trump for a state visit. that ended up being debated in parliament. the question was asked whether that invite should be withjohn. it was signed byi.8 invite should be withjohn. it was signed by 1.8 million people who rejected donald trump visiting the

uk. donald trump decided not to come. there is the view that since he has visited another several countries, theresa may was the first to visit him, that is visit here is actually long overdue. over the next few days, donald trump will be seeing the protests —— will not be seeing the protests —— will not be seeing the protests —— will not be seeing the protests. many people will be protesting against his presence here. he will be in central london and chequers, the prime minister‘s residence. he will also state the former home of winston churchill. these are the locations where he can be insulated from those protests. both the government here

and the trump administration deny that there is... that he is trying to avoid the scenes. lots to talk about throughout the day. i will have lots of guests, those who supported and those who object to it. are washed in correspondence is travelling with the president. a ring of steel goes up around the american ambassador‘s residence regent‘s park, where the president will spend his first and only night in london. tens of millions of pounds are being spent on security, as donald trump prepares to meet the prime minister and have tea with the queen. it is being called a working visit rather than a state visit, but many will mark their opposition, with protests planned in cardiff, glasgow and edinburgh, meaning the president is meant to travel mostly by helicopter. in london, a giant inflatable blimp in the shape of a baby will hover over westminster. we have made a baby because we feel like donald trump acts like a baby.

his style and tone of leading a nation is very mature, very a nation is very immature, very childish. he is very much a kind of kick them when they are down kind of guy. that very much came into play when we were trying to think of a type of protest for his being in the uk. despite some early albeit awkward warmth in the relationship, theresa may has found herself at odds with the president on a whole range of issues — from trade to immigration. she could do with him avoiding repeating his views that the uk is in turmoil over brexit. i think donald trump will have wonderful and fruitful conversations with the prime minister because at the end of the day it does not matter who is president or who is prime minister, the long—standing relationship between our two countries will endure. it has endured for centuries and will do so for time to come. for more than 70 years, british governments have seen the special relationship with the us as the guiding light

forforeign policy. add to that the imperative of a post brexit trade deal and you realise just how much to may needs this visit to be a success. this visit to the uk is pretended in a few days‘ time i president trump ayes meeting in helsinki with president putin. he has spent the last they are so in brussels at the nato summit, where he has called on nato summit, where he has called on nato allies to double their spending on defence. there has been another meeting in brussels this morning. it was a heated meeting. lots of commentators looking at what has

been happening in brussels and asking what does this mean for the future of the alliance? we are expecting a news conference with president trump to take place very shortly. we are going to bring that to you when it happens. we are at regents park. you can see the huge ring of security that was set up around the us ambassador‘s official residence. many roads in central london have been closed off today because of the security operation that is in place. 100,000 people are expected to protest this visit. the other locations he is

going to be at our way from the centre of london. places where he can be insulated from the protests. he may see them on tv but he‘s not going to get up and personal welcome. let us return to the brussels summit. it is drawing to a close. what has gone on there is likely to inform much of the discussion that will be happening with theresa may. the foreign secretaryjeremy with theresa may. the foreign secretary jeremy hunt with theresa may. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has already been top about what has been happening at the nato summit. he has spokenin happening at the nato summit. he has spoken in diplomatic language, seeing that he understands why president trump is calling on nato allies to increase their spending. well, it is not my influence.

it is on the influence we have as a country that matters. i think it is very appropriate that the first foreign visit i have done is to a nato summit because nato is the basis of our peace and prosperity since the first world war. since the second world war. britain has an incredibly important role. the big topic at the summit has been burden sharing between different nato countries. we think president trump is basically right, that the foundation for a successful alliance is fair contributions by all parties. britain is one of a minority of nato countries that does spend 2%. for nato to be successful and sustainable going forward, all countries need to step up to the plate. in fact, we are hearing developing news. nato is holding an emergency session this morning because of president trump ayes demands for increased this —— president trump‘s

demands for increased spending. what are you hearing about this? what exactly what exactly is the status of the nato alliance? nato was rattled yesterday. president trump launched into tirade against in the to ally germany. nato could be shaken to its quarterly. they have had to break the normal schedule to make an emergency meeting with president trump threatening to pollute of nato if the other allies did not immediately increase their defence spending. he arrived in brussels saying they had to meet

their commitment of 2% of gdp spending target. he then doubled that. he has been putting it in capital that. he has been putting it in ca pital letters that. he has been putting it in capital letters on twitter. he wants it to happen now. this is what nato had agreed to in 2014 in wales. they are in crisis mode when you have the president of america, one of the founding members of nato, the most successful military alliance in history, he‘s saying, if you do not do what i say and spend more money, iam do what i say and spend more money, i am pulling out. a number of politicians in america and here in europe have been warning donald trump that if you was to criticise nato further, if you was to stretch the alliance, that would be something that would delight

president putin. a russian busta has said that president trump has done more damage to nato in the last two months than russia has been able to do in decades. he is basically attacking his allies. when you talk to people here, germans, canadians, vc, we can cope. we are used to president trump. we have lived with his tweets. us spending on nato missions is actually up by 40%. there is a strong and long—standing commitment by the pentagon to the nato alliance. it is not helpful when president trump makes these kind of statements. is this us policy? is this going to be what happens? is this president trump venting? he is doubling the amount

he winston nato members to spend? it has been a consistent theme with him. he says that american taxpayers will no longerfit him. he says that american taxpayers will no longer fit the biggest bell for natal. he wants them to increase spending now. former nato ambassadors say that this is not the way nato works. there are things like trips contributions where he has not met this contribution and has not met this contribution and has not met this contribution and has not met this yet and does not plan to. canadians are saying they are now going to be heading a training mission in iraq. there are other ways begin sure commitment to the lines. president trump is fixated on that 2%. notjust 2%, 4%. let‘s talk now to the former foreign

secretary sir malcolm rifkind, who joins us from westminster. you were one of the politicians that i was referencing just a few minutes ago. you warrant that president trump rest of the damaging his own that make america great againstj if he continued to criticise nato. you also warrant that he would be playing into the hands of president putin. i do not maintain criticising the failure of several nato countries to make an increase in the defence expenditure towards 2%. that isn‘t early justified. defence expenditure towards 2%. that isn‘t earlyjustified. all credit to him in trying to achieve that. but he cannot resist grossly overdoing

it. all the stuff we are hearing at the moment that we should actually be spending 4% is not only absurd, it is not justified. be spending 4% is not only absurd, it is notjustified. the total american defence expenditure is 3.5%. that is not allocated to nato. it is conveniently forgotten that the united states is pacific as well as an atlantic country will stop a large chunk of american defence expenditure is not spent on protecting is from russia, is spent in the pacific ocean where china is the main adversary. let‘s get things in perspective. maybe mr trump will be none the wiser. it was time use better informed. you're concerned about part of the message and how it has been delivered. what does this mean? there is a legitimate issue.

apart from united kingdom and france, 607 countries —— six or seven countries, that leaves over 20 countries that have not made any substantial increase. germany as a particular circumstance. there are gdp is so high that there is a case for germany increasing their defence expenditure. it is currently 1.2%. their armed forces are lacking in basic requirements. i do not want germany to double its expenditure. it is already the most important economic power in europe. there is a lot of nervousness in germany and elsewhere. do they want to see

germany as the dominant military power because of the historical connotations? we have to get this in perspective. mr trump has never been interested in perspective. how do you think the conversation will relate post brexit. the nato summit will be over by then. they‘re not going to spend terribly much time on nato expenditure. the united kingdom is one of the highest nato contributors and is over the 2% figure. i think they will concentrate on the possibility of a free trade agreement. that is very important. because trump is going to be going

from the united kingdom to moscow, i think it will be important to explore exactly what his attitude is there. there is a proper nervousness that when you have one—to—one is. trump had a one—to—one with kim jong—un and ended up by cancelling defenceman overs. this alarmed the japanese and south korean ‘s. as there was going to be a one—to—one between president trump and present putting, it would be nice to know if you has dramatic proposals to make. we whole have a legitimate interest. the united states cannot treat issues like crimea and ukraine policy, syria, the middle east, as oui’ policy, syria, the middle east, as our bilateral matter between the two of them. i hope mr trump will be

dealing with nuclear weapons when he meets with president putin come. the dated states and russia have a large percent of nuclear weapons. sir malcolm, excuse me friend trotting. we are going to brussels life. for years, presidents have been coming to these meetings and talking about the tremendous expense of the united states. the chairman described press that has been made. —— that amend this progress that has been made. when i attended my last meeting, the amount of money being spent was going down. it was going down

substantially. commitments were made. only five of 29 countries were making their commitment. that has fiow making their commitment. that has now changed. the commitment was at 296 now changed. the commitment was at 2% ultimately and that will be going up. we made a tremendous amount of progress today. they estimate that since last year they have raised an additional $33 billion that has been put up by the various countries not including the native states. —— the united states. our commitment is very strong. the amount of money they are willing to spend and the additional money they will be putting up has been really amazing to see. it has been great to see the level of spirit in that room. i hope

we're going to be able to get with russia. i think we will probably be able to. the people in the room think so. they stepped up their commitment. we took an additional 33. the number could be higherthan 40 when they give you the final. those numbers will be given some time today. we are doing numbers like they have never done before. you'll be seeing that a little later. we have secretary of state, as you know, john is here. if you have any questions for the three others, make pompeo just have any questions for the three others, make pompeojust got back from a third trip to north korea. he

has become a true expert on the best way to get there and the best way to get out. he is doing a greatjob. can you tell is whether you weren't people that the us would pull out of nato if you did not get we wanted? i saidi nato if you did not get we wanted? i said i would be unhappy if they did not up their commitments. the dated states has been paying a tremendous amount. —— the united states. yesterday, i let them know i was extremely unhappy with what was happening. they have substantially up happening. they have substantially up their commitment. now we are very happy. we have a strong nato. much stronger than it was. i know, you're

very famous and television. did you ever see that the us might drop engaging with nato? they were probably worried because the united states was not being treated fairly but now we are. the commitment has been upped so much. i was very firm yesterday. i know a lot of the people in the room. i let people know last year. they raised an additional $33 billion. today and yesterday i was probably a little bit worse firm. i believe in natal. i think it is the greatest ever

done. the disease is being further 70 to 90% of it and that's not fair. we are in negotiations with the eu and were going to be meeting with them next week. we have been treated u nfa i rly them next week. we have been treated unfairly and trade. our farmers have been shut out of the european union. you can see the different but i believe they are largely the same countries. we will see what happens. nato is nothing changed machine. people are paying money that they never paid before. the dated states is now been treated more fairly. did you win any concessions in your meeting with the german chancellor in terms of german defence spending and purchasing energy from russia? 0r and purchasing energy from russia? or would you say to your critics that say by creating a scene here at

nato you're only enabling president putin in russia to further disturb things? if you consider putting up tremendously additional funds that a level that no one has ever seen before, i do not think that is helping russia. ithink before, i do not think that is helping russia. i think nato —ish longer than it was two days ago. i think nato was not doing what it was supposed to be doing and we were doing more than we should have been doing. we were carrying too much of a burden. that is why we call that burden sharing. we had a fantastic meeting at the end. 29 countries. they are putting up a lot. germany has increased substantially. we still have to figure out what is going on with the pipeline because the pipeline is coming in from russia. i brought it up. we are all

talking about it now. i think the world is talking about it now. we're going to figure that out. maybe everybody is going to have a good relationship with russia southern will be less problems with the pipeline. that was a major point of contention. we discussed it at length the day. germany has agreed to do better than we were doing. we have a good leash on chip. could you clarify, are you still threatening to potentially pool the united states out of nato for any reason? do you think you could do that without congress support?|j think that without congress support?” think i could but that is

unnecessary. people have stepped up today likely never have before. $33 billion more they are paying. you will hear that from the secretary general and will hear that from the secretary generaland a will hear that from the secretary general and a little well. he thanked me. everybody in the room sang to me. there is a great spirit in the room. they are very strong. very unified. you have said previously won to the countries to step up to 2% and neither is suggestion of 4%. can you clarify what the committed to doing? is that satisfactory to you? what they are doing is spending a faster growth. they are going up to the 2% level. some have parliaments under own congress and own things they have to go through. they can

necessarily go in and say, this is what we are going to do. they are going back for approvals. what we are going to do. they are going back forapprovals. summer2% and some have agreed to go with to 2%. after 2%, we will talk about going higher. i said ultimately we should be at 4%. the dated states was at 4.2% and i said that was unfair. -- was at 4.2% and i said that was unfair. —— the united states. her gdp has increased since a thing called the election. that means we are paying for even more, which is unfair. we're saying goodbye to viewers on bbc two. you can continue to watch the conference on the news

channel. we understand your message. some people ask themselves, will you be tweeting differently? that is other people that do that. i am very consistent. i am a very stable genius. quick question with regards to germany and the comments you made yesterday. do feel like giving the threats you made about leaving nato and insulting germany's southern treat, suggesting their controlled by russia do you feel that is the correct way to diplomacy? can you be more clear about the commitments you

have secured? is there a timeline. the majority of the countries were already planning to meet that threshold. germany was going to be in the year 2020 or 30. i think it is an effective way to deal. i didn't deal the way you said. i have a great respect from germany. by far is from germany. both of my parents are from the eu although they don't treat as well and trade. that will change also. on the 25th ofjuly they're coming in to start negotiations with me. if they do not negotiate in good faith, we will do something with all the cars are coming into our country. i think it has been effective way of negotiating. i'm not negotiating. i wa nt negotiating. i'm not negotiating. i want fairness. we are paying for far too much. nato is important. nato is

helping you more than it is helping others. we have now got it to a point where people are paying a lot more money and that is starting last year. you were there last year. we took in $33 billion more, and the un secretary—general give us total credit, because i said it was unfair. presidents over many years from ronald reagan to barack obama, they came in and said, do the best you can, and the left. nobody did anything about it. and it got to a point where the united states was paying for 90% of nato. and that is not fair. so it has changed. we had a really good meeting today. we had a really good meeting today. we had a great meeting in terms of getting along. i know most of the people in

the room because of last year, because of the year and a half we have been in office, but we have a great relationship. everybody in that room, by the time we left, got along and they agreed to pay more, and they agreed to pay a more quickly. go ahead. you tweeted yesterday, what good is nato? do you see any value of nato to the united states vis—a—vis russia? doesn‘t to the united states vis—a—vis russia ? doesn‘t help to the united states vis—a—vis russia? doesn‘t help protect the united states from russia in your view? it is a strong ally, much stronger than individual countries. i think the way we have it now, nato got... you know what was happening with spending prior to my getting into office, the numbers were going down but now they have gone up like a rocket ship. they have gone up a lot and they have gone up rapidly, and they are now going up further.

sol and they are now going up further. so i think need to listen to be very effective. but the secretary—general has done a fantasticjob in putting it all together, and we were the ones that really... we give him an extension of his contract, as you know. i think he has done a really good job. i think, know. i think he has done a really goodjob. ithink, what know. i think he has done a really good job. i think, what i was saying, i good job. i think, what i was saying, lam good job. i think, what i was saying, i am very concerned with the pipeline, i don't like the pipeline. and when i talk about nato, how do you have nato and then you have somebody paying the people you are protecting against. but maybe we will get along with the group we are protecting against, i think that is a real possibility. i am a meeting with president putin on monday, and we go into that meeting not looking for so much. we want to find out about syria. we will of course ask your favourite question about meddling, i will be asking that again. but we will also be talking about other things, ukraine. again. but we will also be talking about otherthings, ukraine. ukraine was here today, by the way. and it

was here today, by the way. and it was very interesting to hear what they have to say. excuse me? he made, what am i going to do? you may deny it, it is one of those things. all i can say is, did you? and, don't do it again. but he may deny it, you will be the first to know. go ahead. wall street journal. if the germans and the canadians do not, to 2%, what is your fault that position? how will you up the pressure to make them? —— fallback position. they will, i have no doubt. they will come up to 2%, that will be over a relatively short period of years. mr president, what do you think today? georgia were here today, represented. yes, we

will talk about them in a meeting with resident putin? —— will you talk about georgia? they were here, they made a favourable impression. we listened to their plight, it is a tough situation with georgia. but they made a very favourable impression in the room. go ahead. will you recognise crimea as part of russia when you meet with president putin? that is an interesting question, because long before i got here, president obama allowed that to happen, that was on his watch, not on my watch. the fact is the build bridges to crimea, theyjust opened a big bridge that was started years ago. they built i think a submarine port, substantially added billions of dollars. so that was on

barack obama's watch, that was not an trump's watch. i would not have allowed it to happen. but he did allowed it to happen. but he did allow it to happen, so that was his determination. what will happen with crimea from this point on? that, i can't tell you. but i am not happy about crime yet, but that was barack obama's watch, not mine, again. regarding your summit with president putin, will you be raising arms control issues? would you like to extend new start, and will you raise concerns about violations at the inf treaty? yes. and as a follow-up to the nato meeting today, will you suggest to him or would you consider stopping military exercises in the baltic states is that is something he requests? perhaps we will talk about that, but we are currently talking about those three issues and many more. we will be talking about it. go ahead.

i would like to know if you are planning to guarantee the taxpayers the new money that is flowing into natal will be spent in the best possible way, especially the money coming from countries that have several problems with the public finances. well, the money will be spent properly. we have many wealthy countries with us today, but we have some that aren't so wealthy. they did ask me if they could buy the military equipment and could i help them out, and we will help them out little bit. we will not finance it for them, but we will make sure they are able to get payments and various other things so they can get by. as the united states makes by far the best military equipment in the world, the bestjets, the best missiles, the best guns, the best everything. we make by far... that is one thing, i guess eyes and prior

to taking office, but i really land since being president, our equipment is so much better than anybody else's equipment. —— really learned. when you look at our companies, the material, the equipment that we make it so far superior, everybody wants to buy her equipment. but the question is, can they make it? because they are doing very well. —— our equipment. can we make it for so many people? so we are helping some of those countries by the best equipment. yeah, go ahead. fox news. on yourupcoming summit equipment. yeah, go ahead. fox news. on your upcoming summit with president putin, did any of your allies here express any specific concerns talk about any messages they want you to take with you? just they want you to take with you? just the opposite of concerns. they will probably come out with a bit of an edict, but we actually thanked me for a meeting with president putin. i look forward to the meeting. they thanked me, they thought it was a great thing that i was doing it, and

they gave us their best wishes. that being said, we will see what happens stopped just a loose meeting. it is not want to be a big schedule, do not want to be a big schedule, do not think it will take a long time, we will see where it leads. but it could lead to something very productive, and maybe at's not. but i think meeting with people is great. we had a great meeting, and mike pompeo did a fantasticjob. i might ask you to the a few words while you're here, mike. one second. thank you, mr president. i did, i returned, i actually came straight from north korea with a couple of stops here to brussels. we had a productive conversation. there remains a great deal of work to do, but i think most importantly, my counterpart made a commitment consistent with what president trump was able to achieve with chairman kim, which was the intent to denuclearise, they are going to publish it, and now the task is to

get it implemented. just to finish on that, you know, so important, that was an amazing meeting, i thought. and i really think that we established very good relationships. we will see where it all ends, but there have been no missile tests, newell research, i hear they are going up another missile site, they have ta ken down going up another missile site, they have taken down all the propaganda. in fact, some said there is no more music playing at the borderline. the music playing at the borderline. the music was going on for many years. they said recently that there is no more the heavy music and the propaganda. they have done a lots of things, and we got back our three hostages. so it is a good process. but the main things is there have been no rocket launchers, no missile tests, no nuclear tests, been no rocket launchers, no missile tests, no nucleartests, no explosions, no nothing for almost nine months. yet, please. the

guardian. your trip to the uk, there are guardian. your trip to the uk, there a re protests guardian. your trip to the uk, there are protests planned in london and elsewhere, how do you feel about that? i think it is fine, elsewhere, how do you feel about that? ithink it is fine, ithink they like me a lot in the uk. we agree with me on immigration. i am very strong on immigration. i made a point today, i said, you got to stop, europe and to have a lot of problems. you see what is going on throughout the world with immigration, iat throughout the world with immigration, i at least partially won an election because of immigration. giuseppe won is election because of strong immigration policies in italy. i think that is why brexit happened. i don't know what is going on with the negotiations, who knows? and i guess that has become a very interesting point of contention. i said i would have a few hotspots. nasal, then the uk, and then president putin. and i

said, putin may be the easiest of them all, you never know. but i am going to a hot spot right now with a lot of resignations, but immigration isa very lot of resignations, but immigration is a very important thing. i told them today, the eu, the european union, had better be very careful because immigration is taking over europe, and they had better be very careful. i said that loud and clear. yes, go ahead. what will you tell president putin about this summit and about nato? i think is good to see about this summit, this has turned out to be a very successful summit. ithink turned out to be a very successful summit. i think really that nato is more put together right now, more coordinated, and i think there is a better spirit for nato right now than perhaps they have ever had. it is richer than it ever was, the commitments are made at a higher level than they have ever been made,

and the money will be paid out faster, far faster. the 2% was a range, not something they were committed to. now it is a commitment, there is a big difference, the 2% number. and that is why so many people were not hitting it. it wasjust is why so many people were not hitting it. it was just a is why so many people were not hitting it. it wasjust a number out there. now it is a real commitment. i think he is good to see that there is great unity, great spirit, and i think we are good to have a great meeting. regardless of that, i think we will have a good meeting. —— going to have. this was a fantastic two days. it all came together at the end. and yes, it was a little tough for a little while, but ultimately, you can ask anybody at that meeting, they are relating what happened over the last two days. there is a great spirit leaving the room. go ahead. bbc, you think you

will get along with president putin, can you tell us why you think that? he has been very nice to me, i have been nice to him. he is a competitor. somebody was saying, is he an enemy? is he a friend? he is not my enemy, and he is not my friend because i don't know him well enough. but when i have met him, we get on well. you saw that. he is ultimately a competitor, he is representing russia, i ultimately a competitor, he is representing russia, lam representing russia, lam representing the united states. so ina sense representing the united states. so in a sense we are competitors, not a question of friend or enemy. he is not my enemy. and hopefully, sunday he will maybe be a friend, it could happen. but i don't know him very well. also when i did meet, you were there. because you're going to the uk, what is your message on brexit? i have read a lot about brexit over

the last couple of days, that seems to be turning a little bit differently where they are getting partially involved back with the european union. i have no message. it is not for me to say. i only lot of property there, i'm going to scotland while i wait for the meeting i have turnberry in scotland, a magical place, one of my favourite places, i scotland, a magical place, one of my favourite places, lam scotland, a magical place, one of my favourite places, i am going there for two days while i wait for the monday meeting. but it is not for me to see what they should be doing in the uk. i have great friendships, my mother was born in scotland, i have great friendships over there. we have a wonderful ambassador, and he is doing a greatjob. it is not for me to say. i would like to see them available to work out so it can go quickly, whatever the work—out. is it heartbreaking? hard brexit, i thought you said heartbreaking. that might be going a little too far! a

lot of things are heartbreaking. no, i would say that brexit is brexit. it is not like... i guess when you use the term hard brexit, is that is what you mean, the people voted to break it up, so i would imagine that is what they will do. but maybe they will take it a little bit of a different route, so i do not know if thatis different route, so i do not know if that is what we voted for. ijust wa nt that is what we voted for. ijust want the people to be happy, they are great people, and i'm sure there will be protests, because there are was protests, but there were protests the night of the election both ways. but in the end, 306 electoral votes. and it was interesting, one of the states we won, wisconsin, i didn't even realise this until fairly recently, that was the one state that ronald reagan did not win when he ran the board his second time, he didn't win wisconsin and we won wisconsin, so we had a great night. there might be

protests, but i believe that the people in the uk, scotland, ireland, as you know i have property in ireland, property all over. i think that those people like me a lot, and the agree with me on immigration, andl the agree with me on immigration, and i think that is why you have brexit in the first place, because of immigration. yeah, go ahead. what would be the best deal with putin when you come to helsinki? and don‘t you think that you are playing in the same goal that putin is that you have to pull the sea towards the eu and nato? —— half diplomacy. have to pull the sea towards the eu and nato? -- half diplomacy. what would be the ultimate? no more nuclear weapons anywhere in the world would be the ultimate. no more wars, problems, no more conflict, let's find a cure for every disease known to mankind or womankind. that would be mild, we will start from

there. go ahead. afghan service bbc world service. i would like to ask you, mr president, are you going to meet him and what have you got to say to him? and when is the war going to end in afghanistan, because people are fed up now? i want to know now. i agree, it has been going on for a long time. we have made a lot of progress, but it has been going on for a long time. we have made a lot of progress in afghanistan, i will say. made a lot of progress in afghanistan, iwill say. your president is in the room, when i'm finished with this, i'm going right back into that room. georgian public broadcaster. can you tell us what you think about future membership of georgia in nato? at the certain point —— at a certain point, they will have a chance, not right now, but at a certain point, they will.

go ahead. are you going to continue to support kurdish forces in iraq? thank you. i think the cards are great people. they are incredible fighters, warm, intelligent. —— kurds. they are allies in many cases, as you know, different groups of people, but they are great people. i believe they are great people. i believe they are great people. go ahead, please. mr president, you said putin is not an enemy, is not a friend, just a competitor. competitor. do you consider him a security threat for europe or the us? thank you.” consider him a security threat for europe or the us? thank you. i don't wa nt europe or the us? thank you. i don't want to be, and i guess that is why we have nato and why we have a united states that just we have nato and why we have a united states thatjust had the largest military budget ever, $700 billion approved a 716 billion next year. i hope that we will be able to

get on, i have said from day one whether it is china or russia, we are working on trade with china right now. i don't think that is an easy situation because that has been years of abuse of the united states. but president is frankly that allowed that to happen, so i have taken allowed that to happen, so i have ta ken over allowed that to happen, so i have taken overa allowed that to happen, so i have ta ken over a lot allowed that to happen, so i have taken over a lot of bad hands and i am fixing each one and i'm fixing them well. —— presidents. but china i think will ultimately be taken ca re i think will ultimately be taken care of, i have a great was before their president, as you know, president xi. spent two days there, among the most magical two days i have ever lived. i think we will end up have ever lived. i think we will end up doing something very with china. right now, we are in a nastier trade battle, and ultimately that'll work out, think we have a big advantage. we have picked up $8 trillion in value since i became president, and we are close to two times the size

of china. a lot of people don't know that. and we are going to negotiate a fairdeal if that. and we are going to negotiate a fair deal if possible. and russia, i have been getting along with russia —— ithink i have been getting along with russia —— i think getting along with russia —— i think getting along with russia would be a good thing. bbc persian tv. we have seen escalation of tension between you and the iranians. what is your exit plan?” would say that could be escalation, i agree with you. but they are treating us with more respect than they did in the past. i know they're having problems and their economy is but i will tell you this. at a certain point, they are going to tell me —— call me and say, let's make a deal. but they are filling a lot of pain right now. go ahead. go ahead! do you expect the rise of the russian influence in macedonia following the starting of negotiation process like we have seenin negotiation process like we have seen in montenegro with an alleged coup? and what will nato and the united states do to counter the

russian and floods in the western balkans? we never talk about our future plans. go ahead, ma'am. thank you, mr president. my question is about the government of iraq. after two months, election, the government in iraq has not been formed. you wa nt to in iraq has not been formed. you want to talk about syria with president putin. can i have any information about kurds in syria?” hope we get along well in iraq, we have spent a great fortune in iraq, and many lives, hundreds of thousands of lives, on both sides, which i'll think about both sides, notjust our site. and they had an election, and we hope they will get along, we will see how that goes. we have already been talking to the people that won the election. i was not in favour of that war, i was

very much against the war. i never thought it was a good thing. but thatis thought it was a good thing. but that is another deck of cards that i inherited, and we will do the best we can with it. i think the election was pretty conclusive, and again, we have spoken to them and we will see what happens. yes, sir, go ahead. we have time for one more question.” come from june zero, a small country in north africa. my question, mr president, we are mired what you are doing in north africa. —— we admire what you are doing. and we hope that something will be doing in the middle east to avoid more wars and more blood and more killings in the middle east with a just peace process that gives everyone it‘s... we are looking for peace in africa, as you know. it is on our very strong list. but we are looking for peace. we want peace all over, we

wa nt peace. we want peace all over, we want to solve problems. we are looking for peace. africa right now has problems. few people would even understand. they have got things going on there that nobody could believe in this room. if you saw some of the things i see through intelligence, what is going on in africa, it is so sad and vicious and violent. and we want peace, we want peace for africa, we want peace all over the world. that is my number one goal, peace all over the world. and we are building up a tremendous military, because i really believe through strength you get peace. we have into having military like we have into having military like we have ever had before. we have given out orders for the best fighterjets in the world, the best ships, the best everything. but hopefully we will never have to use them. that would be the dream come to buy the best stuff, to have the best stuff, have the best equipment in the world, and to never have to use it would be a willie great part of my dream. thank you very much,

everybody. i would be living in about half an hour. —— a really great part of my dream. please remain in your seats while the delegation departs. a pretty lengthy news co nfe re nce delegation departs. a pretty lengthy news conference with donald trump was a brief contribution from mike pompeo. he has been talking about nato, obviously, said that nato is much stronger now than it was two days ago. he also said, i believe in nato. and asked if countries currently not meeting that 2% defence spending target did not actually contribute or increase their contribution, what would happen. he said, if they don‘t come up happen. he said, if they don‘t come up to that level, what is your fallback position? he said, they will come up to that level of a relatively short period. but there are also reports that donald trump has effectively threatened to pull america out of nato countries who

are spending less than he wants them to don‘t actually up their contributions. asked about coming to the uk in a couple of hours‘ time, he said, they a lot in the in the uk, the agree with me on immigration. he described coming here as" going to a hotspot with lots of resignations and so one". he also said that his meeting with president putin in helsinki might be the easiest in this series of engagements. that‘s having worked with chris curtis, an expert at yougov. your latest research shows that there has been an increase in support for president trump coming here. the views on donald trump are largely negative and pragmatic. negative in that he has a poor reputation, people think that he can be described as sexist or racist. but also they think that the government should be working with the present, and with a running

today, the public are broadly in favour of going ahead. is this to do with the shift from a potential state visit to a working visit? is that where the difference has emerged? yes. we were previously asking about the state visit and now about a working visit. after the trip got downgraded earlier this year. when it was a state visit, the public were slightly less in favour, and now they are actually opposed to the queen meeting donald trump. tellers about that, because there is a specific bit of research on that eating with the queen at windsor castle. 5096 eating with the queen at windsor castle. 50% think eating with the queen at windsor castle. 5096 think it should go ahead, and 39% think it should be cancelled. but about that specific pa rt cancelled. but about that specific part of the trip, most people think —— more people think the queen should not meet donald trump than should not meet donald trump than should meet him. people focusing on the individual in the office. there isa the individual in the office. there is a feeling about the queen sitting down 40 with donald trump, which is not an image republics and to be fond of. —— sitting down for tea.

thank you for that, chris. donald trump imminently heading to the airport in brussels to travel to sta nsted airport in brussels to travel to stansted airport, airport in brussels to travel to sta nsted airport, from airport in brussels to travel to stansted airport, from there, you will be brought by the presidential helicopter to winfield house in that direction, the official house of the us ambassador. he will spend a few hours there before an engagement at blenheim palace later today. more from here in a few minutes, but right now, let‘s get the weather forecast. saw some sunshine there in central london, that is the case for many others. starting off with some cloud but the sun breaking through the cloud at the moment. in hampshire, you‘ll have sunshine for much of this morning. but while many others getting some sunny spells and many of us staying dry, some heavy showers developing into the afternoon. in south—western scotland, cumbria, wales, and the west country, some showers slow—moving and potentially heavy and thundery. sting a bit cloudier

for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures around 21 to 26 celsius. quite warm in the sunshine in the afternoon. those showers will rattle on for a little while overnight tonight, before easing away. and for many of us, a dry night with some clear spells and temperatures down to about ten to 16 celsius. friday is a bit of a repeat performance, lots of cloud in the morning, some sunny spells developing, but also the chance of some quite heavy and thundery showers across western areas into the afternoon. you‘re watching gmt on bbc world news.

i‘m at regents park, were set president trump will be meeting at midday. our top stories: donald trump begins the most controversial visit to britain ever made by a us president today. they native states was paying for a 70 to 90%. donald trump will leave brussels and head to the uk for ‘s first visit here since becoming us president. demonstrations are expected in protest of his visit. the government is about to publish

its brexit blueprint. england fans do not look back in anger is 26 and a half million people watch the three lions world cup semifinal defeat to croatia.l lot of us. we would go in the quarters. i am lot of us. we would go in the quarters. lam proud lot of us. we would go in the quarters. i am proud of the team and how they are performed. welcome to brussels and nato. we are

at the heart of the world‘s most successful military alliance. the two has now moved into another extraordinary turn of events. just when the press. the summit was winding down, suddenly it shot up with a bolt of electricity as rumours spread that president trump was threatening to pull out of the alliance. he said we could go our own way if nato allies did not meet that 2% of defence spending. now he has concluded a press conference in which she said, he is satisfied with the new level of spirit in the room.

i told people i would be very unhappy if they didn‘t up their commitment substantially. the united states has been paying a tremendous amount, probably 90% of the cost of nato. now countries are going to start upping their commitments. and i let them know yesterday. i am surprised you didn‘t pick it up until today. i let them know i was extremely unhappy with what was happening. they have substantially upped their commitment. now we are happy and have a very powerful and strong nato. much stronger than it was two days ago. president trump arrived in brussels insisting that has nato allies must make that 2%. now he is leaving saying that not only will be meted to present but eventually they will double that. it is a turn of events

thatis double that. it is a turn of events that is making me to a stronger, richer and he says it is thanks to his contribution. the pressure from the american president. he said he put on more pressure than any president before him. nato agreed in 2014 to increase its defence spending. president trump says they are not going fast enough. he said that has now changed. we will be to hear from other leaders and the nato alliance to hear the reaction. he also made very clear that in the next summit he will attend, when he goes to helsinki next week, when he meets president putin, he said i am not meeting and a friend or enemy. i am meeting a competitor. before he

goes to helsinki, he will be heading to london. a ring of steel goes around the american ambassador house in london was being called a working row in a state visit. many will mark their opposition. the president is likely to travel mostly by helicopter. a giant inflatable blimp in the shape ofa giant inflatable blimp in the shape of a baby will of over westminster. we made a baby because refuel like donald trump acts like a baby. his

style a nd donald trump acts like a baby. his style and tone of leading a nation is very immature. that came into play when we were trying to think of a way to protest has been in the uk. despite some early warmth and the relationship, theresa may has found herself at odds with the president ona herself at odds with the president on a range of issues. she could do with avoiding him repeating his views that the uk is in turmoil over brexit. whether you like trump or dislike him, he's the important ally. we need to have a good relationship with them. security and prosperity depend in large part that relationship. for more than 70 years, british governments have seen the special relationship with the us is the guiding light for foreign policy. add to that the imperative

ofa policy. add to that the imperative of a post brexit deal and you understand why to reason it may need this to be a success. —— theresa may needs this to be a success. keirin brussels president trump‘s departure from britain has been delayed. he is now in meetings. american troops are playing an increasing role in the fight against the taliban. he has a whole new agenda when he comes to britain. he was asked at the press conference about brexit. he used the phrase brexit is brexit. he has losing a lot lot about the last two days. he said there is a question from british leaders. anita, this is either the best

timing orthe anita, this is either the best timing or the worst time for a visit. as some trepidation? this is a visit there has been very well planned. it is a busy week for theresa may. it could have come at a better time. she had the resignations of both her brexit secretary and her foreign secretary. this visit is very well planned from a political perspective. this is going to be one of the biggest security operation is for a number of years in the uk. place officers from forces around the uk are joining police officers from the metropolitan police in london. parts

of the steel will be in steel. regents park is home to the official residence of the us ambassador to the uk. donald trump will be spending a few hours there. he will be spending the night there as well. apart from this location, a lot of the other locations are set in the countryside. places where he can be well insulated. both his people and the uk government denied that he is trying to stay away from signs of protest. prime minister may knows that wherever the president goes, he talks about trade. he is at a military alliance and he‘s still talking about trade. he could

possibly speak about it in britain. that could be welcome. theresa may wa nts to that could be welcome. theresa may wants to talk about trade deals. they native states is also slapping ta riffs they native states is also slapping tariffs on its allies so it could be unwelcome. theresa may wants to talk about shaping the us uk relationship as the uk heads towards brexit. what their relationship will look like in their relationship will look like in the interim. what it will look like beyond that. after her meeting with ministers at her country residence last week, the chequers plan is what emerge from that. since then the us ambassador to the uk has been asked what that means for any kingdom bilateral trade agreement that the us and the uk make reach. theresa

may is keen to pen down some sort of deal that she can say to the people including the brexiteers that we can make these trade agreements that we couldn‘t before. that is going to be crucial. whether the uk can set too much store by these discussions, people argue that donald trump is not someone the uk can depend on.” think everyone will be holding their breath. russia could also come up. not in ways that may be happy with. there could be some surprises there.

tristan trump is now known for diplomacy like no other. some people see it as undiplomatic. it is deal—making that seems to be working. c what lies ahead. it all looked so different 18 months ago. president trump to the premise‘s hand. she was the perspiration to see him. ever since, hand. she was the perspiration to see him. eversince, inc hand. she was the perspiration to see him. ever since, inc relations have been strained. now the state visit is a mere working visit. as the special relationship thing the past? by closeness was born on the battlefields of europe. american and british soldiers fighting side by side to defend shared values. this is an emotional reminder of the

enduring relationship. the most important special relationship of all was this one. president franklin roosevelt and winston churchill. relationships have never been more fractured than they are now. mr trump‘s reaction to theresa may as it has developed over the period she thinks he‘s —— he thinks she‘s a schoolmistress. mr trump is very fond of theresa may. i did not sit or she is fond of him either. last november theresa may rebuke donald trump firm sharing far right videos. the fact that we work together does not mean that we are afraid to say that when we think the native states have got it wrong, i am very clear

that retweeting from britain first is the wrong thing to do. last year the g-7 is the wrong thing to do. last year the g—7 summit, snails could not conceal the transatlantic trade were. donald trump singled out other g-7 were. donald trump singled out other g—7 leaders by name for praise. she feel —— he failed to mention theresa may. i would say the relationship is at ten. britain's former national security adviser insists long—term transatlantic trade deals are not at risk. it may go up and down a personal level. it is like an ace level. the vast majority of the shall issue japan happens underwater. the vast majority of this relationship. for theresa may

donald trump, this feels like a visit to be insured. reaction is starting to come in from other nato leaders. the president of france was asked about president‘s. the president said he did not think it was necessary. he didn‘t think the level of military spending could be justified. there were discussions taking place behind cause doors. these were more respectful than we heard the tone in the press conference. it was a very triumphant press co nfe re nce conference. it was a very triumphant press conference by the american leader. he is seeing he‘s winning. he is seen as president is having —— he is seeing his pressure is having

an effect. he has succeeded in turning the alliance has week. they are accepting his view that has nato partners must do more and they must do it now. let‘s cross noted united states. we‘ll be speaking to someone from the brookings institution. there are some extraordinary remarks news conference. 2% as soon as possible and moving to 4%.m news conference. 2% as soon as possible and moving to 496. it is a very dramatic news conference. two initial observations. the first is that this is in keeping with his m all. this practice over last few months. he creates a big storm. he

makes major threats. within hours claimed a major victory. he said he got everything he wants. it is a perfect outcome. it is not perfect outcome. the 4% as blaster on his part. i think there are similar to what we saw him do at the g—7 in singapore and elsewhere. the second observation is more serious in terms of long—term. as directed polluted nato will alarm people across the western alliance. this is something that no pet american president has ever done before. seeing that he can do so on his own without congress is untrue. it has serious implications. we will see a lot of reaction to that of a lot of concern. president

trump has said repeatedly that american presidents before him, including obama, keen to nato headquarters with the same message. european allies have to do more. america cannot take such a large share. as president trump right that has more forceful pressure is having an impact? no because he he does not ca re an impact? no because he he does not care about 2%, even though he talks about it all the time. at 2% spending does not go to the united states. it does not allowed the united states spend less. what is going on here as he does not believe in the notion of an alliance with another country. that has been very consistent with him over the last 30 yea rs. consistent with him over the last 30 years. he believes the latest state should not be providing support to other countries. this is a pretext.

why he‘s raising it to 4% is so he can with the conditions to say that he wants to pull it. he‘s not willing to take yes for an answer. when he says, i am doing what obama said. iam when he says, i am doing what obama said. i am doing when he says, i am doing what obama said. iam doing it when he says, i am doing what obama said. i am doing it in a more forceful way. it is entirely disingenuous. he has not so agenda here. he has immediately raised to four and here. he has immediately raised to fourand said here. he has immediately raised to four and said american pull—out of those demands are not met. thank you very much. in the native states they are waking up to this extraordinary press co nfe re nce are waking up to this extraordinary press conference by president donald trump. it has been a nato summit like no other. by an american

president like no other. it wasn‘t just nato that president trump was taught me about this morning, he also referred to his visit to the uk and huge due to arrive next couple of hours. he also had on brexit. and huge due to arrive next couple of hours. he also had on brexitm it heartbreaking? is it hard brexit? i thought you said it was heartbreaking. that may be going a little too far. a lot of things are heartbreaking. i would say that brexiters brexit. when you use the term hard brexit, iassume brexiters brexit. when you use the term hard brexit, i assume that is what you mean. the people voted to break it up. i would imagine that is what they will do. maybe they are taking a different route. i do not know if that is what they voted for. ijust want know if that is what they voted for. i just want the people to be

know if that is what they voted for. ijust want the people to be happy. iam sure ijust want the people to be happy. i am sure there will be protests as there are always protests. there we re there are always protests. there were protests the night of the election both ways. in the end, we had the votes. one of the states we won was was constant. —— was co nsta nt. won was was constant. —— was constant. that was the one state will not reading didn‘t when the second time. we had a great night. protests, there might be protests. i believe that people in the uk, scotland, ireland, as you know i have property in ireland. i think is people like me a lot and the agree with me on immigration and i think that‘s why you had brexit the first place. that was the american president speaking in brussels this morning. there is more in his visit

to the uk in bbc news at bbc .co .uk. the latest headlines on bbc news. president trump says nato allies have agreed to spend more on defence. donald trump is due to arrive in the uk in the next couple of hours. this is his first visit since becoming us president. the government is due to publish its brexit blueprint, which will outline its stance on the uk‘s future relationship with the eu. some breaking news. amanda and a woman both aged in their 40s have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. this is over the death of a young girl who

was thrown from a trampoline in norfolk. a man and a woman both arrested. letters catch up with all the latest sports news. the world cup dream may be over for england. they lost to croatia in extra time. it is the furthest england have reached in turn and since 1990. their manager said they can hold their heads high.” since 1990. their manager said they can hold their heads high. i am incredibly proud to have led them. they left everything out there. we

will reflect on chances we make to have taken. the distance we have come in such a short of a period of time and effort they have given, i think the reaction of the supporters shows what they think of the team. that is a big change in a two—year period. at wimbledon is where the semi finals day. —— women‘s semifinal day. it is not the line—up we could have predicted? so many of the top seeds tumble that out. we saw the greatest of all time go out and the minstrel, roger federer. today we do see the greatest of all time in women's, serena williams. she is last up on centre court. there is astonishing we are talking

about serena williams in the latter stage of this moment, in light of the fact that she has missed so much tennis since the birth of her first child. she had 23 grand slam title surname. “— child. she had 23 grand slam title surname. —— to her child. she had 23 grand slam title surname. “ to her name. child. she had 23 grand slam title surname. —— to her name. she will be offered a real test. her competitor has been a surprise package. there is another match first. one of whom was beaten by serena williams. there could be a repeat of the 2016 final. england have been put into bat by

india in the opening one—day international at trent bridge. one player misses with a side injury. proposals for the uk‘s‘s future relationship with the eu are said to be unveiled today the new brexit secretary. a weight paper based on what was discussed last week‘s cabinet meeting will be published in the commons later. the plan must now be finalised with the european council by october. it sparked several resignations. what are the key points of brexit? the government proposes a free trade area for goods involving the uk and eu that

continues existing arrangements from manufacturing and agricultural goods. they will look a different arrangement for services. freedom of movement will come to an end. ability frame up once sure eu citizens can travel to study work. the jurisdiction citizens can travel to study work. thejurisdiction of citizens can travel to study work. the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice will end but the uk will pay regard as decisions were common rules are in force. a new customs arrangements will create a combined customs territory. our political editor is therefore is. when you talk through all the arrangements, it sounds pretty complex. this white paper is meant to explain how it works. it is more than a hundred pages. this plan is a compromise plan. theresa may

describes as a pragmatic form of brexit. there is something in it for businesses. there is hoped we can avoid friction at the border. there is something in it for people who voted for brexit because it sticks all the red lines. the difficulty with compromise is you end up not satisfying anyone. tory brexiteers at westminster unhappy. labour will not sign up to it. the dup uneasy. the rest gives you end up with a paper which really satisfies nobody. thank you for that. no letters catch up thank you for that. no letters catch up with the weather prospects. the

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our latest headlines — us president donald trump says nato allies have agreed to substantally increase the amount they commit to defence spending, following heated discussions at the summit in brussels. mr trump will arrive in the uk shortly for his first visit since becoming us president. he‘ll be here for two days, meeting with theresa may at chequers, and he‘ll have tea with the queen at windsor castle tomorrow. the government is about to publish its long—awaited brexit blueprint. the document outlines its stance on the uk‘s future relationship with the eu, and was agreed at chequers last week. it prompted the resignations of the brexit secretary and the foreign secretary. welcome back to regent‘s park,

where president trump is staying with the us ambassador tonight. he‘s travelling from the nato summit in brussels. he will spend a few hours with the us ambassador before his engagement at blenheim palace this evening. he has been delayed in brussels at the end of what has been described by germany as an intense nato summit. we heard donald trump say earlier that he thought nato was in a stronger position now than it was two days ago and many countries will be increasing their contribution to the nato defence budget. but we have

also heard reports that america will do its own thing and call it an way of certain countries do not increase their contribution. —— go its own way. so many people are seeing that as an overt threat from the united states on the subject of nato, but donald trump declaring in his news conference that he thinks nato is a good idea. let‘s just conference that he thinks nato is a good idea. let‘sjust was in a little bit more to what he said.” told people that i would be very unhappy if they did not up their commitments very substantially, because the united states has been paying a tremendous amount, probably 90% of the cost of nato, and now people are going to start, and countries are going to start, upping their commitments. sol countries are going to start, upping their commitments. so i let them know yesterday, i was surprised it took until today to pick it up, but yesterday i let them know that i was extremely unhappy, and they have substantially of the commitment, and now we are very substantially of the commitment, and now we are very happy and have a

very, very powerful and very strong nato, much stronger than it was two days ago. yes? your very famous on television. did you ever say that the us might stop engaging with nato? a lots of people are saying they were worried and stressed by what did yesterday. they were probably worried because the united states was not being treated fairly, but now we are because the commitment has been up so much, and i was very firm yesterday. i know a lot of people in the room, i let them the last year in a less firm manner “— them the last year in a less firm manner —— let them know last year. it is $33 billion as of today. and today and yesterday, i was a bit

more fun. —— firm. but i believe in nato, i think it is the it has ever been right now. but the united states was paying for anywhere between 70 and 90% of its spreading on how you calculate, which is not fairto the on how you calculate, which is not fair to the united states. we are also in negotiations with the eu, we have been treated very unfairly on trade. our farmers have have been treated very unfairly on trade. ourfarmers have been have been treated very unfairly on trade. our farmers have been shut out of the european union. you can say they are different, but to a large extent they are the same countries, so i think ultimately we will be treated fairly on trade, we'll see what happens. but i can tell you now that nato is really a fine tuned machine. people are paying monday that they never paid before, they are happy to do it. —— paying monday. and the united states has been treated much more fairly. donald trump speaking in brussels a little earlier. joining me now is dr leslie vinjamuri, head of the us and the americas programme at chatham house.

iam also i am also joined i am alsojoined by i am also joined by doctor i am alsojoined by doctor murk shanahan from the university of reading. leslie, first of all, from that nato summit today. the threats from donald trump to other countries, the did not increase their spending on the nato budget. he was ready for a fight, ready to push hard for his agenda, which was not so different from president obama‘s agenda. he has taken a different line and is using different line and is using different language. the message is not necessarily dissimilar, but in these two days, he has taken a hard line. yesterday he said 4%, which is more than america spends as a percentage of its own gdp on defence, which was something i think really shocked america‘s nato partners and unsettled them. and

mark, he was talking about the us contributing somewhere between 70 and 90% of the nato budget. here‘s some way off the mark there, isn‘t he? he is the master of exaggeration. when anita was set up it was largely an american creation, coming off the back of the second world war when europe was in ruins. so there has always been an overspend by the us. but this will play well with his supporters at home, wanted? absolutely, this is the story he wants them to believe. the us probably spent something like 3.5% of its gdp on defence, but a large chunk is aimed at the pacific and has nothing to do with nato. but he creates his own narrative and thatis he creates his own narrative and that is what tends to be reported. let‘s talk about when he arrives here, leslie. if you comments on his impending visit to the uk. —— a few comments. he talked about coming to

a hotspot with political resignations this week and referenced the brexit process perhaps not be what people voted for. perhaps not the most diplomatic language of the sort of language that theresa may might have hoped for as he arrived here, and on the day that she publishes the brexit white paper. yes, you would not expect the president of the united states of america to intervene even in terms of what he says in domestic politics, certainly not in the uk. this is what donald trump does, but also notice at the end of this nato summit he said that the special relationship matters a lot to us. we know that for theresa may the key points of conversation are going to be really about trade. she wants to affirm america‘s commitment and trump‘s commitment to negotiating a us- uk trump‘s commitment to negotiating a us— uk bilateral trade deal. i do not think this is at the top of his priorities at the moment, but he likes the idea and he likes doing one by one bilaterally with other countries. and britain‘s exit from

the european union is a sweet spot for the american president, because it means he can really deal with the uk on its own terms. and those voters that voted for brexit, they are not exactly the same, but bear a similarity to his base back at home. he is always speaking back on, facing a mid—term election in november as we know, so there is a message he is sending here and another message he is sending back to the united states. and mark, our viewers will know that theresa may comes donald trump have disagreed publicly over a number of issues, the iran nuclear deal, his retweeti ng of the iran nuclear deal, his retweeting of comments by a far right group, etc. but what can theresa may and the uk government expects to get out of this visit, especially in the area of trade? not much over the next two days. this is a diplomatic visit, largely a photo opportunity for from to be seen engaging with the head of state

one—to—one —— trump to be seen. but also meeting the queen, it matters a lot, royalty plays very well in the united states. but if this paves the way for the kind of discussion we are not actually allowed to haven't we do except from the eu, it has to a good thing. it also takes the pressure after is a mac, because she is looking after donald for the next couple of days, she is not having to worry too much about the white paper. —— takes the pressure off theresa may. and leslie, both the government here and the trump administration are denying that the president is steering clear of protest a nd president is steering clear of protest and so on, but undeniably, the locations he is be at, with the possible exception of where we are standing by today, those locations are going to insulating from that protest. but do you think that the images of the protest that we are expecting will be seen in the united states ? expecting will be seen in the united states? the president will wake up

early, perhaps a little bit later than the normal with jet lag, early, perhaps a little bit later than the normal withjet lag, but early, perhaps a little bit later than the normal with jet lag, but he will be paying attention and you will be paying attention and you will see this filtered through the american media. the problem is that he is like at filtered through the media that he watches, a very segmented media environment, and he will take it very personally. but going to chequers and blenheim palace this evening, going to windsor castle, these are things that people love in america. so it is also a very positive picture in terms of recognising him as president. i think he is particularly looking forward both to blenheim palace but particularly to the meeting with the queen. what do you think of the view, mark, that actually, despite the protests on this visit —— the visit is long overdue, and the uk has to look at the office of president of the united states rather than the individual who currently is the incumbent? absolutely. america is a great country. it is filled with absolutely brilliant people, we have

respected the office of the presidency for a very long time, and always will. this incumbent is not going to be around forever, but we do not destroy it relationshipjust over one person. this is a diplomatic visit, we need to be diplomatic, and a number of people will be crossing their fingers and biting their tongues and holding it all goes off 0k. biting their tongues and holding it all goes off ok. but we have two maintaina all goes off ok. but we have two maintain a relationship that is far, fardeeperthan maintain a relationship that is far, far deeper thanjust maintain a relationship that is far, far deeper than just the meeting maintain a relationship that is far, far deeper thanjust the meeting of two heads of state. there are linked by security, by the military. you we re by security, by the military. you were saying a few minutes ago about the special relationship that this is actually a manufactured relationship. yes, it started in a war with the american string together the king george. for the first 100 years, britain builds the waves and made america the great nation it is. —— americans trying to

get rid of king george. we like to play up get rid of king george. we like to play up this relationship very highly in britain. in washington, people do not talk about it in the same way people do not talk about it in the same way at all. if there is a special relationship, maybe it is with israel. do you agree or disagree with mark? the pollen does not show this. looking at republicans and democrats, they rank the united kingdom as america‘s number one foreign policy partner. they do not use the words special relationship, but there is clearly a wide set of interests, but if you actually top two americans, they turn back to britain, they come here for diplomacy, security, defence, education, culture, holidays, all sorts of reasons. so whatever you call that relationship, it is very layered, and continues to be very significant for americans. how much store, though, can the uk set by anything that is discussed with donald trump specifically? we know of his mercurial temperament, we

know how he has spoken to and about. —— we know how he has spoken about his neighbours in canada. how much can the uk set store by any diplomacy over the next couple of days? for better and worse, right? following donald trump‘s words is inevitably a dangerous path to go down, but if you look at a number of things, even under this presidency, the uk got right behind the united states when it came to responding to the use of chemical weapons by assad. if you look at the response to the attack in salisbury, the united states and united kingdom where aligned on this, this is in respect to russia, where people are very uncertain about how the president actually feels about putin. his words are challenging, but when you watch as action, you see two country is very much a line. it isa see two country is very much a line. it is a convoluted picture and you just do not know what he is good to say. but they will be talking about

russia, trade, and about the middle east, particularly yemen and syria, and iran‘s role in that picture. and i think they are setting aside the —— setting aside the iran deal, they are very —— setting aside the iran deal, they are very different politics.” —— setting aside the iran deal, they are very different politics. i spoke to the former conservative foreign secretary malcolm rifkind earlier, he said earlier —— a few days ago that theresa may leads to flatter president trump when she talks them, especially with regards to nato and how president putin might regard what has been going on at that nato summit in brussels. is this the approaches and she needs to take with him? i think she needs to talk stra ig htforwa rdly with him? i think she needs to talk straightforwardly and sensibly with him. president macron tried to flatter and was put down by trump just a few weeks later. he went and had the great handshake with kim, what does it actually achieve? the north koreans are already making waves and disagree on. talking sensibly and quietly, aligning as

faras we can sensibly and quietly, aligning as far as we can recognising the differences, not least of iran and the iranian deal but britain is keen to remaina the iranian deal but britain is keen to remain a part of. we have to be honest, and we have to show that we are not trump's prodl. good to get thoughts from both of you today as we await the arrival of donald trump. —— trump‘s poodle. thank you both again. let‘s talk a bit more now about what has been happening in brussels at that nato summit. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is at the nato summit in brussels. doctors first of all about these reports that donald trump effectively effectively issued an ultimatum, a threat, collared what you will, that if countries did not increase their little spending, the us would go its own way. has always

in these kind of situation is, where meetings take place behind closed doors and people whisper about what has happened, there are leaks, and persons to be one phrase repeated by many who were inside that room with president trump this morning that set off this mid off crisis here, in which he said, "we can go our own way". if you do not meet our 2% of defence spending that you said we would, if you do not quickly go to 4%, then we could go our own way. a loss of officials who brought that have interpreted that as an implicit and close to explicit threat to leave, with the withering in president coming out and saying, that was not a threat to leave —— lithuanian president. the meeting was cancelled, ukraine and georgia, who are not nato members, were ushered out of the room. crisis talks began, and then there was this

extraordinary press conference by president trump. just remember that before this nato summit started, european diplomats said we will breathe a sigh of relief when it was all over. and it has been absolutely breathtaking. but everyone is now taking stock. do a bit of fact checking, president trump uses the figure that the united states depending on how you calculate, he says, is paying 70 to 90% of the nato budget, but that is not true. they pay around 22% of the nato budget. it is true that the american military spends more than any other country, but when it comes to the budget, it is 22%. the reality is, but his hard ball budget, it is 22%. the reality is, but his hardball politics, some would say bullying, seems to be having some kind of an impact. it‘s president trump actually getting his own way? it is a dramatic news co nfe re nce own way? it is a dramatic news conference that washington is waking

up conference that washington is waking up to, just two initial observations. the first is that this is very much in keeping with his hemel, his practice of the last few months. —— his m0. he creates a big storm, makes major threats, and then within hours claims a major victory. he says that actually he has got everything he wants and it is a perfect outcome. of course, it is not a perfect outcome, of course the 496i not a perfect outcome, of course the 4% i think is bluster on his part. but i think that is similar to what we saw him do at the g7 in singapore and elsewhere. but the second observation i think is much more seriously, in terms of the long—term, which is that his threat to pull out of nato will alarm people across the western alliance, that this is something that no american president has ever done before. his saying that he can do so on his own without congress is factually untrue, but i think it

still has serious invocations. i think we will see a lot of reaction to that and a lot of concern in the foreign policy world and in congress about how to respond. president trump has said repeatedly that american presidents before him, including president obama, came to nato headquarters with the same message, that there european allies have to do more, america cannot take such a large share. it‘s president trump rate that has more forceful pressure is having an impact? —— right. no, he does not care about the 2% even though he talks about it all the time. the 2% does not go to the united states, it does not allow the united states, it does not allow the united states to spend less, because he is promising to spend more. what is really going on here is that he does not believe in the notion of an alliance with another country. that has been consistent

with him over 30 years. he believes the united states should not be providing security or alliance to any other countries for that matter. this is a pretext. what he is saying and why he is raising its to 4% is it as and why he is raising its to 4% is itasa and why he is raising its to 4% is it as a pretext so that he can lay the conditions, lady support amongst the conditions, lady support amongst the american people for a future state to 70 wants to pull out. so he is not willing to take yes for an answer. when he says, i'm just doing what president obama or president w bush said, i'm doing it any more forceful way, it is entirely disingenuous. it is his own and not so hidden agenda, and i think we know that because he has not said any progress on the 2%, he has immediately raised its to four and said he may consider pulling out if his demands are not met. the new brexit secretary dominic raab is on his feet in the commons talking

about the new brexit white paper. let‘s wasn‘t what he has to say. —— listen to what he has to say. mr speaker, as we leave the eu, free movement of people will come to an end. we will control a number of people who come to our country, are certain stronger security checks at the border. order, order, the secretary of state is trying to complete his statement in circumstances in which there is manifest discontent in the chamber. let me say to the right honourable gentleman, i welcome to his new responsibilities and whom i congratulate on his promotion to the cabinet, that i recognise that collective decisions are made upon these matters and they are not all his individual doing. it is a source of considerable unhappiness in this chamber, as is manifested, and has been over the last hour of soul, on

both sides of the house, that the right honourable gentleman is delivering a statement about the white paper, copies of which are not currently available to members of the house of commons. and what i say to the right honourable gentleman is that it might be considered courteous now to indicate at the box, if he so wishes, in terms that broke of no misunderstanding, but he is of course perfectly happy for members to have copies of the white paper about which it is intended that they should question him. if you would be good enough to make that clear, that would greatly assist the house. we not to do so, i think that the consequence in terms of chamber unhappiness would become that much more stark. secretary of state. thank you mr speaker, both for your warm words. the white paper should have been made available. it will be... shouting. it will be made

available as soon as is practical possible. order. i am gratefulto the secretary of state for what he has said. i am advised that copies are available to some people. if there are copies in the bulldogs, all i am asking the right honourable gentleman is this. is the content as a memberof her gentleman is this. is the content as a member of her majesty's government, and indeed the cabin and thereof, that members of parliament should have a copy of the white paper about which they are to question him? cabinet. it is quite a simple enquiry! of course, mr speaker, and it is already available on the website... shouting. order. i thank the secretary of

state for saying that, and i appreciate that he is attempting to cooperate. as the document is in the vote office, but the timing of the release of the document is a matter for those who own the document, in this case, the government, all i am saying is, is the right honourable gentleman content that copies should be given out by the vote office immediately? yes, absolutely. thank you, mr speaker. order. iwilljust say to the honourable gentleman for wycombe, and immediate past minister in the brexit department, and the honourable member for totnes, that i will not take points of order during the statement, because the secretary of state has got to finish his statement. however, if members are concerned that ordinarily the leave the chamber to get the document, the event concluded from taking part in

the statement, i will waive that normal arrangement in this instance, because i am concerned to operate in a way that serves members of the house. i cannot see why there has to be... iles attach the greatest importance to the observations of the honourable lady, but it foxes me. if she wants to explain to me privately, but it foxes me as to why she needs to make any point of order now. i am very pleased to see that the right honourable member has got a copy of the document. i think meanwhile, let's hear the conclusion. wide of order. -- point order. i think we will hear the conclusion of the... order. order. cani conclusion of the... order. order. can i say to the secretary of state... ? can i say to the secretary of

state...? order. isay to can i say to the secretary of state...? order. i say to the secretary of state that it would be very unseemly, discourteous to him, and to the members of the house, for his statement to be delivered while copies are being distributed. i will therefore suspend the sitting of the house for five minutes. it is most regrettable that this situation has arisen. well, there will have to read the commons. temporarily suspended in the middle of that statement. in a moment, it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with reeta chakrabarti, but first, time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. the weather has turned more mixed over the last few days, even some rain around, but still some sunshine to be found. this is how it looked for a weather watcher in cumbria earlier on. shower clouds have been bubbling up, however. this picture shows where we have had some cloud, the odd spot of rain, across parts of south west scotland, north—west england, the

midlands, wales, and down towards the south—west. we are seeing some hefty showers to take us through the afternoon and into the evening. many spots avoiding those staying dry. a few showers continuing through the night, but most places will be dry, some of mr around as well. temperatures between ten and 16 celsius. tomorrow morning —— messed around. once again, looking at some showers developing, good news for some. some dry conditions out there, but the string will not be reliable. the showers do turn up where you are, particularly across north—western and added to wales, the midlands and towards the south coast, very slow moving as well with light winds. could be enough rain to cause some disruption. most places will stay dry and avoid some showers, and in the sunshine, will feel warm. more sunshine on saturday across england wales and eastern

scotland, not as many showers at this stage, but the odd one towards the south—east. more cloud for the north west of scotland and northern ireland, a cooler feel north west of scotland and northern ireland, a coolerfeel here north west of scotland and northern ireland, a cooler feel here as well because frontal systems will be trying to push and across the country. not making much progress associated with this area of low pressure. but ahead of these frontal systems, some warm air indeed across central and eastern parts of the uk. and in the sunshine on sunday down towards the south—east, it will feel quite hot and humid, could reach 3031 celsius, and could be pretty humid for the men‘s singles final at wimbledon. ash max 30 or 31 celsius. some splashes of rain at times for scotland, 22 celsius for glasgow and edinburgh, but up to 30 in the sunshine in london. for the beacon, hot sunshine, a few showers around as well, cool and sometimes damp in the north—east. —— for the weekend. donald trump arrives this lunchtime

on a four—day visit to the uk — his first since becoming president. the president‘s plane is travelling to the uk from brussels and will arrive within the hour — he‘ll be meeting the queen and theresa may. tens of millions are being spent on security, as large—scale protests are expected against the controversial president. ahead of his visit — this morning president trump appeared to question whether theresa may‘s plans for brexit were what the people had voted for. the people voted to break it up so i would imagine that‘s what they‘ll do, but maybe they will take it a little bit of a different route, so i don‘t know if that‘s what they voted for. we‘ll be looking ahead to a visit full of potential flashpoints and we‘ll be asking what‘s happening to the special relationship. also this lunchtime...