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this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3pm. times. to formally sign off the brexit agreement. strong enough to bring potential disruption as well. are happy with the assurances that they have got. at the party's annual conference. they have got. withdrawal agreement. from donald tusk, no one is going to be happy come tomorrow. be happy come tomorrow. what is the mood like they're in brussels? mood like they're in brussels? it is really interesting. really interesting. place for the united kingdom —— the published with tall agreement. who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. and damage human health and quality of life. i don't understand how you can watch them all at the same time. you are really a freak. state an end with brexit, no sense of champagne corks popping. of champagne corks popping. that was the headline in a magazine today. the headline in a magazine today. has died at the age there is a feeling of a difficult balance here of 90. today. balance here today.
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his other credits include don't look now and performance. photographic moment for the papers the next day. the next day. political declaration, the nonlegal blueprint. withdrawal agreement, will go ahead as planned. blueprint. in a tight relationship and not upsetting the other. a quick word on gibraltar. gibraltar. on future trade agreements involving gibraltar. audiences, given that this is an issue that matters to both. issue that matters to both. with the european council president, donald tusk. of tomorrow's summit. in which he said... 00:02:00,290 --> 477218455:56:36,861 live 477218455:56:36,861 --> 954436911:51:13,433 to 954436911:51:13,433 --> 1431655367:45:50,004 brussels 1431655367:45:50,004 --> 1908873823:40:26,575 — 1908873823:40:26,575 --> 2386092279:35:03,146 and 2386092279:35:03,146 --> 2863310735:29:39,719 our 2863310735:29:39,719 --> 3340529191:24:16,289 reporter 3340529191:24:16,289 --> 3817747647:18:52,859 gavin 3817747647:18:52,859 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 lee.
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bilateral relationships between britain and spain, going forward. britain and spain, going forward. for there to be the summit going out tomorrow. —— going ahead tomorrow. are holding their annual conference in belfast. and has demanded the prime minister abandons it. told the conference earlier. portrays a pitiful and pathetic place for the united kingdom.
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with no right to leave and no end date. will set the laws, nobody in britain will be setting those laws. will be setting those laws.
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customs union with high eu alignment. alignment. that was nigel dodds of the dup. addressing the conference. he called on the government and the eu to get rid of the irish backstop. eu to get rid of the irish backstop. our way out in the second half of the talks. the talks. people of the united kingdom voted for. for. it is self—evidently not taking back control of our laws. back control of our laws.
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not while we are still collecting eu tariffs and... tariffs and... arlene foster has to say to her party conference in belfast. party conference in belfast. before you today as leader of the democratic unionist party. democratic unionist party. hall, and indeed those of you who are supporters watching at home. are supporters watching at home. that you have done over this past 12 months. months. benefit of everyone and that must be are guiding principle. are guiding principle.
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boris forjoining us at our conference, thank you so much. conference, thank you so much. applause —— my personal welcome to boris. —— my personal welcome to boris. philip hammond was speaking at a conference dinner yesterday evening. conference dinner yesterday evening. stage to further the national interest. interest. who have travelled to participate in the conference this weekend. the conference this weekend. is fitting as we launch our friends of gibraltar grouping early on. of gibraltar grouping early on. meeting with the chief minister there, fabian picardo. there, fabian picardo.
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stand with the people and government of gibraltar at this difficult time. of gibraltar at this difficult time. now, we are fortunate to have mr johnson because this afternoon. johnson because this afternoon. our newly elected representative in carrickfergus! carrickfergus! peter and the east antrim team on that by—election victory. that by—election victory.
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preference advantage over their nearest rival candidate. nearest rival candidate. is not our only new addition at council level. council level. a very warm dup welcome to alderman sharon mckellar. —— mckillop. party and we're delighted to have you here today, sharon. you here today, sharon. is this party that has the plan for the future. the future. time of unprecedented interest in our party. our party. colleagues involved in that ongoing
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work. work. gratitude, in particular, to nigel for his leadership at westminster. for his leadership at westminster. parliamentary team for the work that they do. they do. of the european parliament, diane dawes has undertaken. dawes has undertaken. dedication on behalf of the people of northern ireland. of northern ireland.
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first and later persuaded nigel de jong! jong! and for that alone i am eternally grateful. eternally grateful. subsequently regarded —— rewarded at the ballot box. the ballot box. play a very important role in the years to come. years to come. at a crucial moment in the affairs of our nation. of our nation. as a result of the votes of the people across northern ireland. people across northern ireland. greater focus on our party than we have ever known before. have ever known before.
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we must say what we mean and mean what we say. what we say. the issue of the renewable heat incentive scheme. incentive scheme. party in particular and for northern ireland politics as a whole. ireland politics as a whole. to do the right thing at the right time and for the right reasons. time and for the right reasons. you immune from mistakes or major —— misjudgement. misjudgement. decisions and actions have left a lot to be desired. lot to be desired. offended many of our members, voters and the public. and the public. individually and painful for the party collectively. party collectively.
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to make it work, but i make no excuses. excuses. today as leader of this party, i apologise. party, i apologise. for the things we got wrong during that period. that period. was conducted at stormont more generally. there are many lessons to learn. learn.
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required, and how they operate and are regulated within government. are regulated within government. lessons for the civil service. extending the home civil service to northern ireland. northern ireland. with the private sector, greater expertise is going to be required. expertise is going to be required. we also have lessons about openness and transparency. and transparency. that greater transparency will add value to public debate. value to public debate. know, simply changing processes and procedures will not be enough. procedures will not be enough.
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are engaged in an ongoing process of renewal and self—examination. renewal and self—examination. applicable at every level within this party. this party. ireland get moving in the right direction. direction.
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roads, schools and hospitals, but of course much more remains to be done. course much more remains to be done. of our people, up and down our country. country. cultural foundation to lay for the next generation. why do we say that?
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cultural wealth, the envy of the rest of the globe. rest of the globe. but by the efforts and talents of all of them. all of them. although this was achieved through common bond, the union. common bond, the union. that is what shapes are vision for leaving the european union. leaving the european union.
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2016, a national referendum with a national outcome! national outcome! work collectively to make it a success. success. will continue to be a global success. success. we've done it before and can do so again. can do so again.
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important than our relationship with the european union. the european union. the best deal for northern ireland, at home and abroad. at home and abroad. consistently we have indicated our objectives and our bottom line. objectives and our bottom line. they were simple, clear and focused. were simple, clear and focused. united kingdom and northern ireland in particular. in particular. lose sight of what it needed to deliver. deliver. regulatory measures between great britain and northern ireland. britain and northern ireland. message was clear and it was consistent. consistent. determined efforts of the prime minister to secure an agreement.
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minister to secure an agreement. internal market of the united kingdom. kingdom. agreement fails her own key commitments. commitments. the introduction of the so—called backstop arrangements. backstop arrangements. contradictions at the heart of this draft withdrawal agreement. draft withdrawal agreement. eu single market regulations whilst great britain would not. great britain would not. within the united
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kingdom internal market. let me be very clear. that is not in the national interest. is not in the national interest. politics around it, simply seek certainty. i understand their position. position. currently on the table rather than a no—deal outcome. no—deal outcome. northern ireland's long—term economic or strategic interests. economic or strategic interests. of inevitable economic diverges
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from our largest market. our largest market. implications of the deal cannot be ignored. ignored. party has never been afraid to say yes when it is right to do so. yes when it is right to do so. not say no, when required. say no, when required. though she voted both leave and remain, not persuaded. remain, not persuaded. evenjeremy corbyn isn't buying the sea border. corbyn isn't buying the sea border. negotiated an orderly withdrawal from the european union. from the european union. that has always been our position. always been our position. northern ireland and our neighbours, the republic. the republic. despite what the government spin machine may say. machine may say.
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agreement and work in the time ahead for an improved outcome. for an improved outcome. truly works to the benefit of all parts of great nation. parts of great nation. whole, guided by our principles and by our objectives. by our objectives.
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stepped out to reform the democratic unionist party. unionist party. of political life in northern ireland and the united kingdom. ireland and the united kingdom. future, but we must ensure that we translate our vision into a reality. translate our vision into a reality. benefit of everyone in northern ireland. —— our unionism. insisted, by the way, on delivering for everyone in northern ireland. for everyone in northern ireland. let me give you a few examples which are not often talked about. are not often talked about.
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supply agreement to tackle deprivation. deprivation. be provided to improve mental health services. services. represent is what shapes are vision for devolution. for devolution. to make northern ireland even better for all. for all. and our vision does not end at the steps of stormont. at the steps of stormont. departments, and work harder than ever the before. ever the before. forward city deals, can only help drive northern ireland forward. drive northern ireland forward. meaningful difference to
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our society. society. combine youth and experience, as always. always. services, without overburdening the ratepayers. ratepayers. agenda has done little to support unionist culture and identity. unionist culture and identity.
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loudest about respect and equality practice what they preach. practice what they preach. re—established on a sustainable basis. basis. this party, the dup, is a pro—devolution party. pro—devolution party. a working executive and assembly as its core political priority. its core political priority. this remains unchanged. remains unchanged. to devolution today as i was the day the institutions stop functioning. the institutions stop functioning. in belfast was never a binary choice.
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choice. devolution is good for northern ireland. ireland. decision—making by those who live here, is by far the best option. here, is by far the best option. throughout 2007—17, the dup persisted through every challenge. persisted through every challenge. each one and achieve a balanced agreement. agreement. it would have been easy to walk away, but we didn't. away, but we didn't. was so much more than what had preceded
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it. preceded it. that flowed from locally accountable administrations. administrations. avoided, or started and never finished. change and of transformative government. government. in coalition and how that coalition works with the civil service. works with the civil service.
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contribution considered and acted upon on its merits. upon on its merits. other parties to charge a way forward. forward. all operate with genuine collective responsibility. responsibility. concise and agreed coalition plan for government. for government. fundamentals of fire nhs and our education system. education system. is in the interest of pupils
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and staff. staff. plans for reform than actual reforms we ever implemented. we ever implemented. must ensure funding earmarked for health goes to health. health goes to health. security primarily for unionists but also for others. also for others. northern ireland that respects deference and fosters understanding. deference and fosters understanding. northern ireland at peace with itself. itself. making a tangible difference to the lives of people. lives of people. change and delivery naturally falls at our feet.
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change and delivery naturally falls at ourfeet. at ourfeet. the opportunity to lead before and we will not do so now. we will not do so now. confidence that we can rise to the challenges that lie ahead. challenges that lie ahead. have much work to do in the year ahead. ahead. and our broader responsibility to unionism must guide our behaviour. unionism must guide our behaviour. looking that you all, come in all shapes and sizes. shapes and sizes. number of voters to the unionist cause. cause. that works for them, as it has for us. that works for them, as it has for
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us. us. the team to deliver for northern ireland. ireland. forward to the future and shape it with confidence and determination. with confidence and determination. people, for the country and for the union. union. responsibility to lay solid foundations for the next generation. foundations for the next generation. conference, let us stand strong for northern ireland. thank you. cheering and applause. . party conference taking place in belfast. belfast.
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efforts to secure a better outcome, referring of course to brexit. referring of course to brexit. many eyes and ears on ms foster at the conference. the conference. hopefully will be signed off by good tomorrow at the summit in brussels. tomorrow at the summit in brussels. out that evenjeremy corbyn was not buying this sea border issue. buying this sea border issue. party she said once to see an orderly withdrawal from the eu. orderly withdrawal from the eu. trade between northern ireland and are neighbours in the republic. are neighbours in the
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republic. no deal, despite what the government spin machine says. spin machine says. secure a better outcome than is currently on offer. currently on offer. improved outcome and just to really finish off what she is saying. finish off what she is saying. finally, that the days and weeks ahead will be challenging. ahead will be challenging. and the uk as a whole, guided by our principles and objectives. principles and objectives.
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of key players, key names in the whole brexit story. whole brexit story. who also spoke at this dup conference. conference. we were live there and we are live in belfast. we are live in belfast. her seat to listen to the next bigger. you're watching bbc news. against a planned rise in fuel tax. security cordon around key sites. over the past year, the price of diesel has risen by around 23%. lisa hampele reports. a sea of yellow. on the champs—elysees.
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the english director nicolas roeg has died aged 90. and the man who fell to earth — which starred david bowie. nick higham looks back at his life. don't look now. it was sumptuous and eerie. hypnotised you and unsettled you. he was a cameraman before becoming a director. christie for
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the french director francsois truffaud. him. for work that was partly roeg's. and also won awards. why don't you go to a hotel? a rock star and james fox is a gangster. it included graphic scenes of violence, sex and drug—taking. we want to drink. i cannot make it any simpler. water.
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children lost in the civilian desert. it starred his own son, luke. water! i don't understand how you can watch them all at the same time. science fiction. i really like you. the trouble is people get too attached to each other. flashbacks, and starred art garfunkel and teresa russell. nic roeg later married her.
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generation of children. and made producers and distributors uncomfortable. he could be driven. for 24 hours nonstop. delighting audiences. next on bbc news, it's time for click.
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has ever seen. hundreds are missing, and whole towns have been destroyed. what they always do: they ran towards the danger.
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