and our liberal democrat leader, vince cable. retirement at the age of 74, but not sir vince cable. he is still burning with ambition and fighting for britain to stay in the european union. what we now need is an exit from brexit. we must consult the british public at the end of the process to put to them the choice, do you wish to accept what is coming down the track, jumping off a cliff and hoping there was a tree to catch you? or do we want to stay within the european union? but wasn't that pro—european message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks there is a mood for change. there is quite a high possibility i think that brexit will not happen. what will emerge over the next two years i suspect is a significant deterioration in the economy and i am very clear that the public did not vote to be poor. so i think when you add all that together, you see a picture which is very different from the one which we fought in the general election. the liberal democrats are the fourth largest party at westminster, but sir v

we may hear from we may hearfrom sir vince we may hear from sir vince cable we may hearfrom sir vincebut first, we will try and get the sport. the royal birkdale gets the best of the weather. the leader board is dominated by the americans but it has been a tough start for rory mcilroy. let‘s go live to the course now. the best conditions are just about now. this morning at 6:35 a:m.,a about now. this morning at 6:35 a:m., alot about now. this morning at 6:35 a:m., a lot of rain and wind when the first players went out. but the last players coming through on the fourth hole at the moment finishing. it has meant the leader board depends on when you started today. at the top, the americans. jordan spieth and brooks koepka, both on five under alongside matt kercher who is still playing. jordan spieth, he is top of the leaderboard and in the clubhouse. he had five birdies, an excellent round. he won two majors in 2015 and has been a little bit of form since then. looks like he is particularly playing well. he does like the open and these conditions out on the coast at the seaside playing o

vince cable there. due to this very much changing added due to this very much changing a new trade deals particularly with america? that is right, the g20 summit in hamburg, we have seen that meeting between president trump and theresa may, donald trump said they had been working on a trade deal and it could happen quickly. the prospect of a trade deal happening quickly has to be taken with a pinch of salt because they are hugely complex affairs even when you have two countries with the political will to get it done in relatively short order, there is a lot of detail to and add to that the fact they cannot start formally talking about it under the rules of the eu until the have left the european union, we are probably talking about a good few years down the line yet. but theresa may said she had had conversations with the leaders of japan, india and others who, according to her, are keen to strike trade deals with the uk, which fits with our strategy of being bullish about brexit, talking up the prospec

and our liberal democrat leader, vince cable.but not sir vince cable. he is still burning with ambition and fighting for britain to stay in the european union. what we now need is an exit from brexit. we must consult the british public at the end of the process, to put to them the choice — do you wish to accept what is coming down the track, jumping off a cliff and hoping there's a tree to catch you? or do we want to stay within the european union? but wasn't that pro—european message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks the mood will change. there's quite a high possibility, i think, that brexit won't happen. what will emerge over the next two years, i suspect, is a significant deterioration in the economy. and i am very clear that the public did not vote to be poorer. so i think when you add all that together, you see a picture which is very different from the one we fought in the general election. the liberal democrats are the fourth—largest party at westminster, but sir vince cable says politics is so volatile

vince cable likely to be the leader of the lib dems.name forward. he is a seniorfigure and well respected. former business secretary in the coalition government with the conservatives. wea government with the conservatives. we a referendum. article 50 has been triggered. have begun. —— we had a referendum. there are some stumbling blocks which could lengthen the process. and perhaps stop it altogether. vince cable made those remarks this morning on the andrew marr show. i'm beginning to think that brexit may never happen. really? i think the problems are so enormous, the divisions within the two major parties are so enormous, i can see a scenario in which this doesn't happen. certainly, our policy of having a second referendum, which didn't really cut through in the general election, is designed to give a way out, when it becomes clear that the brexit is potentially disastrous. if it comes to pass over the controversial. in the referendum we voted to leave. this indicates there will be... whether it was the supreme court case ordering p

sir vince cable, tipped to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may never happen. also in the next hour: going back to his roots — after 13 years away, wayne rooney rejoins his boyhood club, everton, as he says goodbye to manchester united. in half—an—hour here on bbc news, politics europe looks at why, according to french president emmanuel macron, europe has lost its way. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. iraq's prime minister has declared that no soul has been liberated —— most soul has been liberated from the group that calls itself islamic state. the prime minister travelled to most sober he is expected to make her victory speech this afternoon. well, just in front of us is what the iraqi security forces say is the last bit of is territory that they predict will soon fall. meanwhile, rescue teams, search and rescue teams, have been going through rubble. this looks like it was an air strike, considering that kind of devastation. and they are going through the grim job of trying to find bodies. but, of course, most of what they are finding is being

and our liberal democrat leader, vince cable.union. what we now need is an exit from brexit. we must consult the british public at the end of the process to put to them the choice, do you wish to accept what is coming down the track, jumping off a cliff and hoping there was a tree to catch you? or do we want to stay within the european union? but wasn‘t that pro—european message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks there is a mood for change. there is quite a high possibility i think that brexit will not happen. what will emerge over the next two years i suspect is a significant deterioration in the economy and i am very clear that the public did not vote to be poor. so i think when you add all that together, you see a picture which is very different from the one which we fought in the general election. the liberal democrats are the fourth largest party at westminster, but sir vince cable says politics is so volatile that it is impossible to predict what might happen in the next few months, let alone the next few

vince cable is elected unopposed as the party leader. d whatever happened to neighbourhood watch? we're looking into the largest rise in recorded crime in england and wales in a decade. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday

the 74—year—old vince cable was unopposed.spondent leila nathoo. unopposed as we expected. what's been going on with the party this afternoon? that's right, at 4pm this afternoon? that's right, at 4pm this afternoon the nominations closed for the liberal democrat leadership contest. at that time vince cable was the only one of the party who put himself forward for that role. unopposed he had the backing of all his fellow mps and the requisite number of party members. he was declared the leader with no ballot and no contest. vince cable was introduced by outgoing leader tim farron as the wisest man in parliament. he said he was honoured to ta ke parliament. he said he was honoured to take the role. he has been acting interim leader in the past, deputy leader as well. this is the first time vince cable has gone for the leadership of his party and said he was honoured to take the role. he said in his manifesto, a personal ma nifesto, said in his manifesto, a personal manifesto, talking about being ambitious for the country, and f

vince cable is unusual, he is a polish and that lots of people in the country have heard of. is, he has name recognition. a counterpart of that is the history that he has, which means that he is somebody who frankly has some name recognition, he has been on tv and people recognise him. i am not being glib or insulting, but all politicians that is a challenge, and if you are leading the lib dems it is an even bigger one. so he has that in his favour, i think. thank you for your time. it's 7:a6 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. we spoke to michael earlier, and he was trying his best to be chirpy and liverpool, but it was really quite miserable out there. what is it like elsewhere? i promise things will improve the him. it is not quite as bad yesterday —— as yesterday. yesterday we saw flooding across parts of north wales, north—west england and northern ireland. i don't think we will see scenes like this over the next 2a hours. conditions are improving. with that comes a drop in temperature. a very big contrast from

the liberal democrat mp sir vince cable looks set to become the new leader of his party today. the former business secretary is expected to be the only candidate on the ballot paper when nominations close at apm. other possible contenders ruled themselves out following the decision of tim farron to stand down. sir vince will be oldest leader of the party in its near 30—year history. more than eight billion tonnes

sir vince cable thinks that he is ready for this position.one of their party's will recognise faces, and he thinks they have an opportunity to play our role and brexit. the memo, the lib dems campaign strongly on that the main platform, offering the public a second referendum on the deal at the last election. sir vince cable was previously opposed to that decision but has come round to thinking this is possibly a way of getting, ge says, the country out of a potentially disastrous brexit outcome. within about 20 minutes or so, we are expecting him to be announced as the next leader. one thatis announced as the next leader. one that is over and done with, where can we expect him to take the party? when he announces candidacy, he said there was a space in british politics that the liberal democrats could fill. he is against a hard brexit, he is open to working with other members of the other parties who share the liberal democrat's views, but he is still committed to offering the public this second referendum on a final brexit deals before marc

sir vince cable.f charlie gard are delivering a petition to great 0rmond street hospital in london, calling on doctors to allow their terminally ill baby to travel to the us for experimental treatment. the petition has been signed by more than 350,000 people. the 11—month old boy's case is due to return to the high court tomorrow. kathryn stanczyszyn has the story. still desperately fighting to keep their son alive for as long as possible. charlie gard's parents started a legal battle with great 0rmond street hospital in march. they'd raised £1.3 million to take charlie, who has a rare genetic condition, to the us for experimental treatment. but doctors here say they believe there is no chance of improvement, and as the 11—month—old can't hear, see, move, cry orswallow, instead his life support should be switched off. so far the courts have agreed with them. but support has grown for the family, with charlie's story crossing borders and reaching the american president and the pope. and then a developm

and tony blairare people like vince cable and tony blair are refusing to accept what the peoplehis interview said committee accepts what people have said. what this man is warning about is that it is a more concentrated issue than people had envisaged. what depresses me. i mean, there are newspapers that i used to work on and we would always be prepared to see another side or be prepared to have a discourse. what saddens me about our political debate now is it kind of, i'm right and you're wrong, not let's chat about the conversations of it. let's take a look at this story you picked up. the press watchdog upholding the royal privacy complaint by prince harry. prince harry and the royal family have established a red light in terms of what they are prepared to put up with, in terms of the way that they are treated and what people say about them. pictures of course that are taken of them. harry was on a private beach injamaica with his girlfriend, meghan markle, when he was photographed. and the pictures ended up on the website of a national paper. harry winks tuitt so, the indepe

vince cable, do we really have to be part of the single market? with europe what is important about the single market? it is 30 years of accumulated agreements on regulation. unless you have common regulation. unless you have common regulation or mutually acceptable regulation, you don't have the kind of level of integration through trade we have, so simply saying free trade we have, so simply saying free trade and no tariffs doesn't actually deal with the issue, it is about a common approach to regulation and that is the fundamentals of the single market. very briefly, do you think we will actually leave on march 2019 or will we be into transition time?” actually leave on march 2019 or will we be into transition time? i think it is 50/50 now and if you had asked the week ago i would've said it is likely to leave but the problems are mounting up and it is increasingly clear that we might not. the public are clear that we might not. the public a re clear clear that we might not. the public are clear it is a democracy but they wa nt are clear it is

sir vince cable, who's favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may never happen. the iraqi government says victory over islamic state forces in the city of mosul is imminent. now on bbc news, witness. hello and welcome to witness, with me, rebecca jones, here at the british library in london. we've got another five people who've experienced extraordinary moments in history first—hand. this month on the programme, a mother who took on argentina's military rulers to find her daughter. paul mccartney's brother who remembers one of the beatles‘ most famous performances. and an astronaut who survived a collision in space. but first, back in 1953, american husband and wife, julius and ethel rosenberg were executed by electric chair after being convicted of spying for the soviet union. our first witness is the rosenberg's son robert. archive: one of the greatest peacetime spy dramas in the nation's history reaches its climax asjulius rosenberg and mrs ethel rosenberg, convicted of transmitting secrets to russia entered the federal building in new york t

sir vince cable, who's favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexitever happen. a business tycoon has submitted plans to build a third runway at heathrow — which he says would be £5 billion cheaper than the current scheme. stea k steak one other story, wayne rooney is leaving manchester united after 13 years and returning to everton. former england captain, record goal—scorer and so on. all of that in the sports news later in the afternoon. now, the travel show. on this week's travel show, we're in a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. also coming up... we go looking for lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. we discover a novel way to make a cake in rural france. and our global guru, simon calder, tackles the biggest question in travel... where next? let's start this week's programme on the stunning pacific coastline of central chile. punta de lobos is best known for its dramatic high cliffs, with views over black sandy beaches and rocky outcrops, where sea lions gather. and it's also become famous as

thanks for your time, so vince cable in birmingham. story, for your time, so vince cable in birmingham. ourtop story, grenfell tower, be able to speak to labour's shadow housing minister, john healey. we are still waiting for some of the details, but we know that the second round of testing has identified problems. what do you make of what you are hearing? 60 tests, when there are 4000 tower blocks across the country. the landlords who want to be able to reassure the residents that the blocks are safe still cannot get other types of cladding tested, and government ministers still cannot say which tower blocks are safe or u nsafe. say which tower blocks are safe or unsafe. so we have hundreds of thousands of residents in these tower blocks still in the dark about whether they cancel easier night. —— can sleep easier at night. the testing programme has been slow and confused, and government ministers have never got a grip on this crisis, they really must do now. just a few months since the grenfell tower tragedy, we have just just a few

sir vince cable, who's favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit never happen. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we are discussing what the world leaders' meeting in germany for the g20 summit might be able to achieve. we will look at continuing problems on india's border — both with china as well as pakistan, and also a final thought about an exceptionally busy few months in the uk and abroad. just how desperate is everyone for a holiday? before that, lets introduce all my guests. iain martin is with me, columnist with the times, ashish rai of rai media. nabila randani the french—algerian journalist, and henry chu, the international editor of variety magazine. a warm welcome to all of you. so the discussions in the german city of hamburg involving the world's leaders come at a delicate time for the world order. north korea, climate change, the immigration crisis, trump in europe. there is a very, very long list that we could discuss. let's see how much we can get through. iain, preside

—— vince cable... what does he do to what tim farron did? -- vince cable...y of cutting through, after a general election which to some extent restored a 2—party which to some extent restored a 2— party system. but which to some extent restored a 2—party system. but he's got is the experience that we need in terms of the economy. i know we're not talking about brexit today, but clearly that is the big issue on the block so to speak, and something that he can speak about from day one with a great degree of authority. dirty back—up on brexit a bit? tim farron put it centre stage and made it clear that he wanted a second referendum and they became in anti—brexit party? that it will offer net? identity will because what we are starting to see, particularly as the negotiations start to get into difficulty, partly asa start to get into difficulty, partly as a result of the cabinet not having a defined position on the issue, people are starting to get worried, certainly businesses are very worried, and i think in those circumstances the party needs to retain its foc

and people like vince cable himself a former business secretary as well as being liberal democrat leaderhe warns we need to take these remarks with a pinch of salt. aasmah, america is trying to sort out a trade deal with the european union. much bigger block, loads of consumers. massive market. they have the sort that out first before they turn to others. yes, absolutely, that is very time—consuming. point about the trade deals, he said very exciting trade deals, he said very exciting trade deals, he said very exciting trade deal on its way, you have to wait until march 2019 before it can start and how many years after that will it take? i have no knowledge of these processes are but i can that they are very lengthy. we are very much second in line. when it comes to negotiating trade deals. i hope we get a fantastic trade deal with the us, but it is a long way off. yes, but it could well happen and trump says it is going to happen. shocking decline found in sperm count of western men. the numbers are count of western men. the numbers a re really count of western men. the numbers are real

sir vince cable has been confirmed as the new leader of the liberal democrats.idate to put themselves forward to replace the party's outgoing leader tim farron. at the age of 74, he'll be the oldest leader in the party's history. the lead singer of the hard rock band linkin park has died at the age of 41. chester benningon apparently hanged himself, according to the los angeles coroner. linkin park recently released their seventh album, 17 years after their hugely popular album hybrid theory in 2000. earlier i spoke to newsbeat‘s steve holden about chester bennington's life. chester bennington, the lead singer of linkin park, if you grew up in the early to thousands, that's when you enter university, there is a whole generation who grew up on their debut album, hybrid theory. it is still the biggest selling debut album of the 20th century, it sold 30 million copies worldwide. and what linkin park did was used metal and hard rock sounds along with rap and hard rock sounds along with rap and hip—hop to create this brand called new metal. they were one of the pione

sir vince cable, who's favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexitppen. a business tycoon has submitted plans to build a third runway at heathrow, which he says would be £5 billion cheaper than the current scheme. those were the headlines, more at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, our world. voiceover: a flimsy, inflatable dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water and no food. they have been detected by a spanish ngo. most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. they can't swim. after hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. this boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. so far this year, more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2,000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. and blame is starting to focus

vince cable is elected unopposed as the party leader. we'll be speaking to alistair carmichael mp to establish why only mr cable wanted to be the boss. and whatever happened to neighbourhood watch? we're looking into the largest rise in recorded crime in england and wales in a decade. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm leah boleto. coming up: the open gets under way at royal birkdale. it has been around to forget for rory mcilroy as he drops five shots in the opening holes. with three days to go chris froome is still favourite to win the tour de france, but his lead is cut after finishing fourth on stage 18. england have set australia 282 to win in the women's world cup final. hello, welcome to the programme. we're starting tonight at royal birkdale after a blustery start in weather conditions as the day passed the course became a more serene course as the 146th open championship got under way. the americans dominated but it was a tough day for many other top names. j

earlier i asked the liberal democrat leadership candidate, sir vince cable, about tony blair's legacyng as we can see what has happened and hundreds of thousands of people were killed, sectarian conflict, many of the things which charles kennedy and my collea g u es things which charles kennedy and my colleagues warned about at the time, they have indeed happened. it is the most terrible mess, so i think the point that sirjohn chilcott is making is not that tony blair was being dishonest, that he was emotionally motivated, i think that phrase was used today that the fundamental point is that it was a terrible misjudgement with enormous long—term consequences. terrible misjudgement with enormous long-term consequences. you say not dishonest but if he is not straight with the nation, it comes to the same thing? there are a lot of arguments about the nuance of phrases but certainly my view and my colleagues' view, this was a terrible political mistake which destroyed his reputation but this is not something that was done in very bad faith, i think people who clamourfor war crimes bad fai

sir vince cable, tipped to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may neverbusiness tycoon submits plans to build a third runway at heathrow, which he says would be £5 billion cheaper than the current scheme.

from vince cable. talks could due to a lack of preparation. >> the idea that the government is blundering into this and makes it up as it goes along is horrifying. i just can't see brexit happening when it is being pursued in such a chaotic way. taylor: he is currently the only person to leave the opposition with the democratic party. global news, 24 hours a day. powered by our more than 2700 journalists and analysts, in more than 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. the theme.stay with theresa may unveiled a draft law eutake britain out of the and it will be a long battle. -- our u.k. international trade and iary told matt miller earlier on with the government aims to attain with this bill. >> if we have to have some kind of bridging mechanism that allows us to take the time to get it right that we will look at that. we are leaving the european union but we want to do so in a way that causes minimal instability. causes market continuity. and we will do what we need to do to ensure that

sir vince cable.ast day of debate on the queen's speech, the government saw off a labour amendment on austerity. it also defeated another on brexit, which had been put down by the labour mp chuka ummuna. he wanted the uk to remain part of the single market. labour members were told to abstain on the vote, but 50 rebelled. and later, jeremy corbyn sacked three of his shadow ministers, for backing mr umunna's amendment. so, theresa may passed herfirst big parliamentary test, with the queen's speech approved by a majority of 14. the previous day, she had faced her first pmqs since the general election. political commentator james millar was watching. the first prime minister's questions of the new parliament and much has changed since the last session back in april. but to almost everyone's surprise, given the expected election result and the actual election result, the two protagonists remained the same — theresa may and jeremy corbyn. the labour leader began the session in sombre and statesman—like fas

sir vince cable, who's favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may never happen. a business tycoon has submitted plans to build a third runway at heathrow — which he says would be £5 billion cheaper than the current scheme. now, time for click. this week: is this the smartest building in italy? the latest worker drones. and, beat this, a hearty handful. on july 12th, the internet, as we know it, will change. go to amazon, twitter, reddit or many other sites and you could be asked to wait on a slower connection, or pay extra, or you may be blocked altogether. thankfully, these warnings aren't real. they're part of an internet—wide protest, with the aim of protecting net neutrality. net neutrality is the basic principle that protects our freedom of speech on the internet. it's the guiding rules that have made the internet into what it is today, and it prevents our internet service providers — so the cable companies like comcast, horizon and at&t — from controlling what we can see and do when we go online. under the net neutrality principle, all dat

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so vince cable, your new leader of the liberal democrats, what is the role for the liberal democrats? not in coalition with anyone, does not want to be in coalition with anyone. how does anyone engineer anything different from theresa may basically carry on for as long as the conservative party once? that is right. —— party wants. what vince is doing already is being the only party in parliament that is firmly against brexit. jeremy corbyn is backing up everything the government is doing, making a hash of these negotiations, cheered on by the labour benches, at least the leadership. but there is very little anybody can do to get rid of theresa may. they are holding onto the nurse for the finding anything worse, which is what they about margaret thatcher. you cannot get an election to happen. in 2010 everybody said the coalition would fall and it would fall over the first summer and then they said by conference, by christmas, by easter. for years we were constantly told there would be an election. but it was a proper, full coalition. that is true, she has a majority, the dup will not t

the lib dem former business secretary vince cable has been announced as the new liberal democrat leaderwn from the job after the june general election. dr cable lost his commons seat in the 2015 general election, regaining it in the election in june. no other candidate stood for thejob. time now for a look at what has been happening in the wider world of politics this week. here is claire gould with our countdown. pmqs might get heated but that is nothing compared to the passion unleashed in the taiwanese parliament where a debate over infrastructure spending got a bit out of hand. settling their differences on the sport field rather than the battlefield, mps versus journalists in the westminster end of term sportsday. with cross—party working in the tug—of—war and a dispatch box relay decided in a photo finish. a note from the clerks can be invaluable to the speaker. but this week, mr bercow got rather than less than he bargained for. well, that is very helpful. and i mean very helpful. from one of our senior clerks — don't have the details, believe you are correct, we can check. and t

vince cable, the lib dem leader, is not saying brexit shouldn't happen, just that it might not happenn the terms of the brexit deal. but even in the very unlikely event that one was called, we don't know which way that would go. so technically, it is possible that the politics of brexit could change and that it could be stopped and that the eu shows every sign of being open to that, i would be putting any money on that outcome. lastly, there is the timescale. many doubt all of this can be done in the two—year period set by the eu. concern about timescale exists because there are certainly elements of this relationship that need untangling and resetting. these arejust relationship that need untangling and resetting. these are just some of the areas that have to be resolved. even the brexit secretary david davis has accepted that some transitional arrangements may be needed. brexiteers argued this is a surmountable challenge, but it is a question mark against the process and the odds being offered at british bookmakers on a delayed exeter are reasonably high. there is another factor eme

sir vince cable, who's favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may never happen. busy old afternoon on the news front today, we will have more at the top of the hour. now, on bbc news, it is politics europe. hello and welcome to politics europe. the french president emmanuel macron says europe has lost its way and promises to hold democratic conventions across the eu to discuss reform. the eu strikes an outlying free—trade deal with japan but with much of the details still to be hammered out. meps discuss how to plug the eu funding gap after brexit. we report from strasbourg. and just what was getting the commission president jean—claude juncker so hot under the collar? i will never, i will never again attempt a meeting of this kind. some may wonder if that is a promise or a threat and it is all become in the next 30 minutes and with me, joined by two meps, the conservative sajjad karim and for clare moody for labour. welcome. first of all, this is the round—up of the latest eu news in just 60 seconds. voiceover: on monday, the new french preside

iamjoined by i am joined by sir vince cable in westminster.ly how you feel. the liberal democrats voted against the war. it was criticised at the time but we were clearly right and we still feel the long—term consequences, in terms of political upheaval and the killing that still takes place in iraq. i'm not clear why sirjohn chilcott has felt it necessary to speak again. he reported a year ago and has not said anything fundamentally new. basically tony blair made a terrible politicaljudgment but basically tony blair made a terrible political judgment but was basically tony blair made a terrible politicaljudgment but was acting in good faith, that is my understanding of it. ming campbell was ourforeign affairs spokesman at the time and he reiterated that today. are you surprised? he was very careful about his language, wasn't he? tony blair's office is saying that whatever the interpretation of that is, iraq is stilla whatever the interpretation of that is, iraq is still a better place thanit is, iraq is still a better place than it would have

vince cable told bloomberg government provisions could see talks failing. >> i suspect we are a yearrack before something catastrophic occurs. unless the british government gets its act together, this [inaudible] optioning the impact of the saudi led campaign to isolate the gas rich oil state. the ceo of the biggest bank spoke to bloomberg. >> it is a very well diversified institution, we have businesses and 51 countries. diversification is working and overcoming any crisis. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. it can find more stories on the bloomberg -- you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . anna: it has been a great session in the asian equity market. japan losing out flat in terms of what you see in the relationship with the dollar. have a look at the hang seng holding at a two-year high. kospi atsex and the record highs. and a fairly will is gdp rate. australia at closing out the session higher by 1.2%. we have been watching toshiba in the spotlight falling in tokyo. it rejected a report from

the possibility of a transitional deal, and its content, is a point made by the lib dem leader, vince cable an amount of confusion in government about what this transitional period amounts to. the immigration minister seems to think that it involves control over freedom of movement. i think other members of the government accept that they're not going to be able to do that. i think it's very unlikely that dr fox will be able to go around signing up his trade agreements. we'll effectively be in the european union, though not participating in its decision—making. i think even among brexit here's there is some acceptance that transitional arrangements are the pragmatic way forward. to allow time for adjustment if we are to unpick all those decades of that relationship we have with the eu. but what they will not accept is using less transitional deal as a way of trying to somehow row back on wrecks it. all of those transitional deal details, remember, have to be agreed within the cabinet and then put to brussels. thank you for now. another area of difficulty with brexit is what to do about the

mark: vince cable also said to me brexit might not happen. mr. i think brexit will happen but i think it's very uncertain as to the form of it. will we stay in the single market? mark: charles falconer, former lord chancellor and justice secretary. "bloomberg surveillance" continues in the next hour. guy johnson is with tom keene. don't miss our interview with robert kaplan. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: this friday, the check will be in the mail. the united kingdom will write the check to the european union. some look for a financial settlement. others call it extortionate. it is friday. about investing in this most unloved bull market. and handshakes had by all. the president storms paris amid bastille day pomp and circumstance as we look live at elysee.mps e yearsyed a bastille day ago in paris. it is just extraordinary. guy johnson, it is quite something. guy: absolutely. an impressive display. the french's early know how to put on a show. let's face it, inside the periphery, paris is quite something. tom: i would suggest the president of the uni

in response to what we heard vince cable c, that the chancellor knows how damaging it will all be, howion in terms of a temporary agreement in the clearing customs, perhaps in exchange for a regulatory convergence. transition would allow freedom of movement for three years beyond exit from the european union which does not seem to be what we voted for. the government's former position was that restrictions would come into place regarding removing people's acquired rights when they come here from another european state after article 50 had been delivered. it now seems this process will be continuing for a further three years which will mean 250,000 people coming per year because that is the current rate of immigration for the european union and it might accelerate as problems for the economy in the european union might continue which means we would be stuck. people are likely to feel duped, it looks like brexit is on hold or may not happen like they thought it which? yes and no. transition will come after we cease to bea transition will come after we cease to be a member state so for th

and the man who appears to be on the verge of being crowned as the new leader of the lib dems, vince cabletravel show heads to chile, in south america, to meet a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development. stay with us. headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and sian lloyd. coming up before eight, helen will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. 13,000 mobile phones and more than 200 kilograms of drugs were found in prisons in england and wales last year. the haul comes after a £2 million investment in technology to aid detection, as well as 300 specialist sniffer dogs. the government has described the situation as "unacceptable" but says it's introduced measures to tackle the problem but the prison reform trust says that the underlying problems remain. some people are going into prison with a drug problem and some people start to use drugs in prison as a way of coping. that is the first thing. the second thing in relation to phones is that legitimate use of the telephone in prison is difficult. first reason is becau

sir vince cable — who is likely to become the next leader of the liberal democrats — says he is "beginningrew marr show that the problems were too enormous, and the divisions between the two major parties too great. i'm beginning to think that brexit may never happen. really? i think the problems are so enormous, the divisions within the two major parties are so enormous, i can see a scenario in which this doesn't happen. certainly, our policy of having a second referendum, which didn't really cut through in the general election, is designed to give a way out, when it becomes clear that the brexit is potentially disastrous. the church of england's ruling body has voted overwhelming in favour of welcoming transgender people. the general synod backed a motion to look into special services for transgender people to mark their transition. 0ur correspondent andy moore has been following this for us. the church has had enough problems dealing with issues like gay marriage, the rights of people who are divorced in previous years, transgender is are divorced in previous years, tra nsgender is anot