and it went up after brexit. that is what they — went up after brexit.fter brexit. that is what they were told. that is j what they were told. that is what they were told. that is what they — what they were told. that is what they were _ what they were told. that is what they were told - what they were told. that is what they were told that. what they were told. that is | what they were told that this is part of the distrust in politics and some of the angriest people i meet because i do a lot of street interviews i've interviewed everyone in the country outside woolworths. it is people feel let down by a system where they thought they would get x and they got y. there is a fair argument to be made — there is a fair argument to be made that— there is a fair argument to be made that every election dating back to — made that every election dating back to who knows when plus the eu referendum in 2017, a plurality— eu referendum in 2017, a plurality of voters voted for a party — plurality of voters voted for a party or — plurality of voters voted for a party

a brexit reset? uk chancellor rachel reeves pushes for closer relations with the eu, as she joins talks with european finance leaders in brussels. commercial benefits. advertising giants agree a $13 billion mega merger, raising hopes on wall street of a new era in global deal—making. plus, google unveils a mind bogglingly fast quantum computing chip. and can the magic of cinema still cast a spell? wicked takes on netflix drama emilia perez in the golden globes — as the big screen fights back against the streamers. welcome to business today, i'm ben thompson. we start with relations between the uk and europe — because british chancellor rachel reeves has been calling for a �*reset�* — saying closer ties will help boost economic growth for both sides. and can the magic of cinema still cast a spell? wicked takes on netflix drama emilia perez in the golden globes — as the big screen fights back against the streamers. welcome to business today, i'm ben thompson. we start with relations between the uk and

and it went up after brexit. that is what they were told.they were told that this is part of the distrust in politics, and some of the angriest people i meet, because i do a lot of street interviews i've interviewed everyone in the country outside woolworths. it is people feel let down by a system where they thought they would get x and they got y. there is a fair argument to be made that every election dating back to who knows when, plus the eu referendum in 2016, a plurality of voters voted for a party or referendum proposition that they were told would result in fewer people coming to the uk, be it legally or illegally. and every term, it has not happened. it's interesting we had andy burnham, former government minister and now mayor of manchester on the programme, and he talked about when he was immigration minister back in the day, because it was one of the differentjobs he did when he was a westminster politician and he said, i remember it, what you had to do is get on your phone to the counterparts and say, can you take these people?

brexit reset?chancellor rachel reeves pushes for closer relations with the eu, as she joins talks with european finance leaders in brussels. plus, calm before the tariff storm. president—elect trump reiterates plans to ramp up import taxes. we've been finding out how businesses are preparing. can the magic of cinema still cast a spell? wicked takes on netflix drama emilia perez in the golden globes — as the big screen fights back against the streamers. welcome to business today, live from new york, i m michelle fleury. plus, calm before the tariff storm. president—elect trump reiterates plans to ramp up import taxes. we've been finding out how businesses are preparing. can the magic of cinema still cast a spell? wicked takes on netflix drama emilia perez in the golden globes — as the big screen fights back against the streamers. welcome to business today, live from new york, i m michelle fleury. a cautious start to the trading week here in new york — with a muted opening on wall street after yet an

discussion point —— andy brexit.hostile to china's trade policies, it's unfair trade practices, its theft of intellectual property, but he also stresses often the importance of us having a good relationship with president xi. i don't think donald trump wants turbulence with china. he is tough but he wants a stable relationship, as do we. so we will see where we get to on china, there is a lot to play for. ,, ., china, there is a lot to play for, ,, ., , china, there is a lot to play for. ,, ., , ., for. should we be reading anything _ for. should we be reading anything into _ for. should we be reading anything into the - for. should we be reading anything into the fact - for. should we be readingj anything into the fact that for. should we be reading - anything into the fact that the trump administration, the incoming trump administration, was told about the name of lord mandelson before it would be announced? are we suggesting potentially that they gave the go—ahead to this? do they have that much sway? go-ahead to

um, i mean, it's so different from the brexit negotiations.ght that was on every single thing and every utterance of every minister was reported back in brussels and interpreted. i mean, those days are gone now. also, we kind of forget that borisjohnson and lord frost, his negotiator, took an uber sovereigntist approach to brexit. they were, like, right, nothing that... even things that maybe they might instinctively quite wanted. they were like, no, we're not going to do that because we want to have what people used to call a hard brexit. and so that's totally gone. and ijust think you can once you, once you like deprioritize sovereignty, and once you do it all on the hush hush and make it very much more technocratic, then there's lots of options. and that's us. got to the end of this episode of newscast, which is our last one on bbc one for 202a. so i'll say, have a good christmas break if you get one, and we'll see you again in 2025. bye! bye—bye. happy new year. newscast. newscast from the bbc. live from london, this is bbc news. nearly a

eight years on after the brexit vote, do you still feel the same way? up in a divided germany, split east and west between communism and democracy, made a lasting impression on angela merkel. brexit, conflict with russia, eu neighbours slamming shut borders, rifts were to be avoided, but her motives were often questioned. in your memoir, you describe your life in two parts, one part behind the berlin wall and communism, and the other part in germany, mainly in the world of politics, but you always come back to being viewed by some as an outsider. during your political career, people looked at you and said, you never really got or appreciated democracy, did that hurt your feelings? how did that make you feel? so i have a number of short questions to ask you, just to try to get to know you are a bit better. first of all, do you still feel like an outsider? who has been the biggest influence on you in your life, or the biggest help to you? do you have any indulgences or little weaknesses? chocolate or anything like that that you might have as a weakness? i

we will have more _ shadow brexit secretary. we will have more on — shadow brexit secretary.on that _ shadow brexit secretary. we will have more on that later. - earlier tonight, i spoke to the chair of the labour party and cabinet office minister ellie reeves. i asked her whether keir starmer was deliberately making an explicit criticism of the civil service in his comments today. it's about getting out of that sort of siloed way of working, speaking to people across the country, and look, you know, being as efficient as we possibly can as well, particularly in the current fiscal circumstances. so it is a different way of working, and it's an ambitious way of working. i think that's reflected in the ambitious milestones that we set out today. we'll talk about them in a second. but dave penman, who's the general secretary of the civil servants union, the fda, he posted on x tonight saying that civil servants are tired of chaotic political leadership and sick of being scapegoated for the failures of ministers. how can you reassure dave penman tonight that you're not attacking

we're not going to rerun the brexit argument.better than the borisjohnson deal in terms of economic and trade links. but could this be one of the things that you could do better at? um, i don't think that this question of a youth mobility scheme in the way that the eu have talked about it is going to be part of that. 0k. but we are in discussions about making sure that our trading relationships with our closest and biggest partner, even after brexit, are better than they've been in the past. it's better for growth, it's better for prosperity in this country if we can do that, because they're still our biggest trading partner and we want a normal working relationship with like—minded democracies, and that's what we want to do through the talks we're having. cabinet office minister pat mcfadden talking to victoria derbyshire. the family of a british couple missing since a tourist boat sank in the red sea have told the bbc of their "desperation" as they continue to wait for news, six days since the ship went down. jenny cawson — who

to make it is very different to the impact that brexit had.sments were that it is .08% of uk gdp. but that doesn't really take into consideration the impact of actually being part of this rapidly growing dynamic environment and also the fact that a lot of other economies are now looking to join cptpp as a direct result of uk exceeding. i think moving forward this is going to be a hugely important trading community for the united kingdom scope particularly because of the very specific access of the agreement divided for the uk — excellent, world leading services. 80% of the uk is services and the cptpp agreement has innovative approaches to digital trade, e—commerce, and goods and services. in the medium to longer term, we will be much, much greater than was perceived to the assessment at the moment. but in comparison to the eu, obviously it is nowhere near that. you have described various factors there. first off, the nature, the e], for example. in many of those countries and the block are asian. they are asian markets. fast—growing markets.

making a great deal of difference, to taking most of the trade barriers that were created by the brexitkeep up with eu rules and regulations. something totally unthinkable to the previous government. but is it thinkable to the current government? she didn't rule that out. other things that are emerging and were mentioned to me actually also talking ahead of this meeting from other finance ministers, the spanish finance minister, carlos quipo, for example, telling me that they would put on the table things like youth mobility. this was ruled out by labour in opposition, but some sort of exchange youth experience exchange or something like that may be on the table again in order to help these sorts of conversations. let's speak to yale selfin, vice chair and chief economist at kpmg. thank you forjoining us. we will pick up on some of those details that was hinted at in there, but firstly, your broad response to the speech? that ou is response to the speech? that you is the _ response to the speech? that you is the most _ response to the speech? that you is the most important - you is the

now we learn he's about to give away hard-won brexit peoples. the truth is they're punching the british people in the face literally in the case of one of his m.p.'s and he will pretend this is about the past but we all know these are his choices, bad choices. if he's looking for a new year's resolution, why doesn't he start with telling the truth. >> i'll do it now. 22 billion pound black hole left by that. record numbers on the waiting list. >> it's not a good time to leave the chamber, is it? prime minister? >> mr. speaker, 22 million pound black hole. record waiting list with the n.h.s. to hang their heads in shame. immigration completely out of control and net migration, she was the cheerleader. she wants the truth, that's the truth. that's why they're sitting there. and why are they on the sidelines talking the country down? this government is carrying on with the job. record funding for the n.h.s. money for our trains, buses, and yes, mr. speaker, potholes. pay rises for three million of the lowest paid. wages growing faster than expected

. — since brexit.more extensive reset of post— brexit relations. you are live on bbc news. after a massive man—hunt across multiple states in the north—eastern us, police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson last wednesday. 26—year—old luigi mangione was arrested in pennsylvania on monday as a strong person of interest the murder investigation. he has not been formally charged with the death of healthcare ceo brian thompson in new york but he has been charged with carrying a firearm without a license and providing false identification to police. he is currently being held without bail after a brief court appearance and officials are now calling him a suspect. at a press conference in the past hour, police thanked the public for their help. the pennsylvania governor issued a stern warning. in america, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint. i understand people have real frustration with our healthcare s

she'll be the first chancellor to attend the eurogroup talks since brexit. between the uk and eu during the brexit process. one of the reasons why the uk and the eu are keen on an agreement is the threat from america under donald trump. on sunday, the president—elect gave his first major interview since winning last month's election. speaking to nbc news he reiterated his key campaign pledges, including the imposition of tariffs on all imports from america's biggest trading partners. i am a big believer in tariffs. i think tariffs are the most beautiful word. i think they are beautiful. it is going to make us rich. we are subsidising canada to the tune of over $100 billion per year. we are subsidising mexico for almost $300 billion. we shouldn't be subsidising... why are we subsidising these countries? if we are going to subsidise them, let them become a state. we are subsidising mexico, we are subsidising canada and we are subsidising many countries all over the world. all i want to do is i want to have a level, fast but fair, playing field. donald trump ha

i think some people here haven't quite moved on from the battle over brexit.nk, for some people to go towards that, that battle and also it just feels like kind of, you know, boil the frog slowly kind of thing. >> it's like, well, let's start with this freedom of movement deal with this freedom of movement deal. you know, a little bit there and then maybe five years down the line, let's do this and then let's do that, and then we become tied to a body we can't make the laws for. >> that's the point. and don't forget we haven't even talked about donald trump. he takes over on january 20th. he wants a trade deal. we think with the uk he wants closer ties with the country his mother is from. don't forget that. what will he think of this kind of thing. this trade and cooperation agreement will be talked about next year. on the following yean next year. on the following year, fishing rights come back to the uk. will they be sold down the line for access to other areas? >> now of course, there is a link between this story about freedom of movement and the economy, b

years our nation has faced an unprecedented range of challenges, covid, inflation, austerity and brexit that we understand the pressures that people are facing. we can choose to come together, to bring hope to people, to renew our public services and deliver a wealth of new opportunities in our economy. this budget invests in public services, lifts children out of poverty, acts in the face of the climate emergency, and supportsjobs and face of the climate emergency, and supports jobs and economic growth. it is a budget filled with hope, for scotland's future. presiding officer, the uk budget resulted in an increase in funding there the barnett formula. that is welcome, but let us be clear, after inflation it represents growth in resource spending, thatis growth in resource spending, that is day—to—day spending to pay for services of only around i% pay for services of only around 1% year on year, substantial financial pressures therefore persist. in the face of a tory cost of living crisis i am proud of the pay deals that give scotland's nurses, teachers and public sector workers higher

since brexit, exports have fallen and they are now 11% below their level in 2019 before the uk formally the eu. with the threat of us tariffs under donald trump and increasing competition from china, there is a feeling on both sides that are closer relative relationship could be beneficial. let's talk now to samuel milley who is from centre for economics and business research. good to have you here. so that meeting will take place today and rachel reeves really will lay out the benefits of both sides. that is the point here. the uk needs europe. 50 the point here. the uk needs euroe. ., europe. 50 the eu and uk will be europe. so the eu and uk will be two of _ europe. so the eu and uk will be two of each _ europe. so the eu and uk will be two of each other's - europe. so the eu and uk will be two of each other's most i be two of each other's most important trading partners. the message from the meeting will be one of improving ties for the remote mutual benefit of those economic areas.- the remote mutual benefit of those economic areas. what will those economic areas. what will those ti

furious opposition parties said they would back a no—confidence motion to oust the former brexit negotiator in parliament, he pleaded with legislators about the gravity of the political threat. translation: the situation is difficult in terms - of the budget, in terms of finance. i'm also very vigilant when it comes to financial markets, which i know quite well. it's very difficult in economic and social terms. one thing i'm sure of, monsieur chassagne, and keep what i say today in mind, is that the vote of no—confidence, which will be tackled tomorrow when we see each other again, will make everything more difficult and more serious. so how has it all come about? earlier we spoke to tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at the hec business school in paris. the government probably will be overthrown and it has to basically cease to function. there's going to be probably a new prime minister appointed by president macron. the fifth republic has a very strong power of the president, and then the crucial sprint is to adopt a budget for 2025. if such a text is not adopted by the en

she is the first british chancellor to address euro finance ministers since brexit.

furious opposition parties said they would back a no—confidence motion to oust the former brexit negotiatorxpected today. in parliament, he pleaded with legislators about the gravity of the political threat. translation: the situation is difficult in terms of the budget, in terms of finance. i terms of the budget, in terms of finance-— of finance. i am also vigilant when it comes _ of finance. i am also vigilant when it comes to _ of finance. i am also vigilant when it comes to financial . when it comes to financial markets which i know well. it is difficult in economic and social terms. 0ne is difficult in economic and social terms. one thing i am sure of and keep what i say today in mind, is the no—confidence folk tackle tomorrow when we see each other again will make everything more difficult and more serious. joining me now is tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at the hec business school in paris. talk us through what you are expecting. the government probably will be over and will basically cease to function. there will probably be a new prime minister appointed by pres

i live through exit, we both live through brexit.le. >> everyone here -- >> that was a moment where people said this cannot happen. at the end of the day, no sovereign state will sever itself economically from its largest trade partner. that is what happened. once politics get tribal and people think of taking back control or policing the border or whatever, a lot of terrible economic ideas are brought to creation. it is reminiscent of that. to be having this conversation, and we don't know if it's a negotiating position or if it will really happen, it's hard to dismiss anything trump says. he did a lot of stuff he said he would do in the first administration and the idea we will have serious tariffs against the three largest trading partners, simultaneously, that is very disturbing. it is not just the finished goods, there are factories in the u.s. that all this policy is supposedly about. helping realize a revival, we are supposed to be bringing jobs to the u.s. a lot of people work in factories in the u.s. that depend upon importe

chancellor of the exchequer attended these meetings since brexit. a point she made fairly often.ion is concretely what does this relationship look like going forward? she wanted to boost trade relationships, trade is the number one priority for the united kingdom, perhaps not shockingly, but seeing progress that could be made on defense accords, and the broader question of competitiveness within europe. what is interesting listening to talk from my time spent in the u.k. covering brexit, you hear so clearly how guarded her language is around not wanting to give fodder to the right, the tories within the united kingdom. so every thing comes with a footnote and this that and the other, yes we want closer ties, but not our sovereignty. that is the issue, to take something from the eu, you need to give something back and most of the european ministers were positive about the u.k. being present. some of them i could detect a note of being unwilling to budge a whole lot. the devil will be in the details but the details will not emerge apparently until next year. tom: symbolism can only

furious opposition parties said they would back a no—confidence motion to oust the former brexit negotiatornt he pleaded with legislators about the gravity of the political threat. translation: the situation is difficult in terms - of the budget, in terms of finance. i'm also very vigilant when it comes to financial markets, which i know quite well. it's very difficult in economic and social terms. one thing i'm sure of, monsieur chassagne, and keep what i say today in mind, is that the vote of no—confidence, which will be tackled tomorrow when we see each other again, will make everything more difficult and more serious. earlier we spoke to tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at the h.e.c. business school in paris. the government probably will be overthrown and it has to basically cease to function. there's going to be probably a new prime minister appointed by president macron. the fifth republic has a very strong power of the president, and then the crucial sprint is to adopt a budget for 2025. if such a text is not adopted by the end of december, there may be a shutdown,

is a symbolic moment and indeed, it is about having the uk chancellor for the first time here post brexitfor a while, we had seen the relationship between both sides of the english channel facing the tumultuous phase, but for the first time in several years, we are witnessing a new chapter here and we are hearing warmer words from both sides and i have to say being in the room yesterday with the press conference with rachel reeves and the euro group, there was a little bit of excitement in the room. that marks a huge changes from what we had witnessed over the last couple of years. however, it is important to keep in mind what we are seeing here is not a negotiation. no one is trying to reopen the brexit accord, however, there is an aim here to actually build trust after these years and try to have a stronger trade relationship. here's rachel reeves, the chancellor of uk, outlining her aim for yesterday's meeting. >> i did not come here today to start a negotiation or to lay down a set of demands. those conversations about the reset and negotiations will begin in the new year, but what i

there's also the uk interest in the agreements, many have been impacted by brexit on fishing productsin looking into closer cooperations on energy in order to avoid potential trade disruption linked to the international border, the link between the regimes in europe and in the uk ours seemed to be looking to come and what's going to be important as that between now and the time when the uk �*s summits, that both sides have identified a package of action in common interest. many thanks. bringing you some lines that we are getting from the us on syria. a briefing saying that the israeli incursion into syria must be "temporary, will be heard over the weekend and had been moved into the occupied heights area. in the us saying that the incursion must be temporary because we saw some military action from israel within syrian territory as well we have seen certain explosions in the background in damascus too. a bbc investigation has uncovered significant misuse of lasting power of attorney — which gives someone legal authority to act on another�*s behalf, normally in relation to financial or

since brexit, exports have fallen. 11% below their level in 2019 before the uk formally left the eu. now with the threat of us tariffs under donald trump and the increasing competition from china, there is a feeling on both sides that a closer relationship is beneficial. i'm joined by a former negotiator for the european commission, ignacio garcia bercero, is at the bruegel institute in brussels. good to have you on the programme. rachel reeves is saying she wants a reset as is the uk prime minister. what is brussels saying? i the uk prime minister. what is brussels saying?— brussels saying? i think brussels _ brussels saying? i think brussels from _ brussels saying? i think brussels from my - brussels saying? i think brussels from my point| brussels saying? i think l brussels from my point of brussels saying? i think - brussels from my point of view is quite open inaudible a good opportunity to enforce inaudible the relationship with the european union on trade and security and in order to respond to global challenges

campaign on the pro-brexit side and to former president.trump's 2016 campaign. americans just can't use america as offshore haven. i'm how. you know some of the countries you mentioned and you get into this in the book some you know even especially if include the us are former british colonies and you have a sort of nice in the book of why you know you sort of connect that colonial legacy to the current existence of these offshore financial in former british colonies. what what what happened there like is there i mean besides the common language and legal system like what is what is there that drives former colonies to have a propensity toward this? a couple of things that i realize i forgot to answer your question about, like who uses the offshore system? it's the the of the rich. it's a little confusing because in the us we talk about like the 1%, which means the top 1% of income earners. but with offshore, we're really talking wealth, which is different like my income might spike dramatically if i went the lottery this year but even if i

as we look back on that, we can see these are priorities for a post-brexit and pre-pandemic e.u. in 2018 britain was months from the official exit. the e.u. needed it restructure itself to account for this master change. but i would argue the consequences, due to the consequences of brexit was easier than dealing with the consequences of the pandemic. because covid-19 highlighted the supply chain dependencies for europe as it did for us and underscored differing national approaches to managing the illness even as the e.u. used its muscle to get vaccine. the strange relationships and economies both the e.u. and member states are still dealing with the reordered post-pandemic world. adding to that and to the uncertainty and challenges was russia's invasion of ukraine in february of 2022. war change the europe's perception and brought defense cooperation from the back burner or the warming drawer to the front burner where they required constant tanks to prevent boiling over. the e.u.'s ability to deal with unexpected challenges, global pandemic, outbroke of war, demonstrated remarka

campaign on the pro-brexit side and to former president.trump's 2016 campaign. americans just can't use america as offshore haven. i'm how. you know some of the countries you mentioned and you get into this in the book some you know even especially if include the us are former british colonies and you have a sort of nice in the book of why you know you sort of connect that colonial legacy to the current existence of these offshore financial in former british colonies. what what what happened there like is there i mean besides the common language and legal system like what is what is there that drives former colonies to have a propensity toward this? a couple of things that i realize i forgot to answer your question about, like who uses the offshore system? it's the the of the rich. it's a little confusing because in the us we talk about like the 1%, which means the top 1% of income earners. but with offshore, we're really talking wealth, which is different like my income might spike dramatically if i went the lottery this year but even if i

during the brexit process.e with the background and he was sure he would succeed in that work. unfortunately, the far-right, far left work together to make him -- to put him out of the government. so what we learn from macron is he will not resign and an appeal to the democratic and republican parties to work together and to learn how to do compromises. ben:barnier came with experience but he's from a relatively small party in the french parliament after the elections. do you accept that he being prime minister did not represent the will of the majority of french citizens and that he was the wrong choice at the wrong time? >> it was the wrong choice for the left and the extreme right, but if you see the polls on his popularity in overall friends, the french citizens were very keen to see him lead the country and the government. so he had popularity, and it's a pity that two extreme parties came together and defeated him. it shouldn't have happened, because the french were ok with barnier, they were willing to s

we were all discussing brexit.eal hadn't been made, and i said that i thought blair's attitude to immigration in, you know, people watching the demographics change in front of their eyes, but it being denied. diane abbott accused me of spreading conspiracy theories. she specifically said conspiracy theories, but i was quite sure it was the case. and i think you're absolutely right. what what is always important with these things is that politicians acknowledge what's going on as well. it's when it comes out that afterwards that they have to explain why and explain. >> look, guys, if you want to retire and have a certain amount, we need more. if you're not having enough babies, this is what we have to do. >> yeah, they should have been telling people that in the 19805, telling people that in the 1980s, though of course, that's when they should have had the babies. >> but in the olden days of the party political broadcast, where the prime minister would come out with pipe in hand and tell the nation what needs to be

it's the first address by a british chancellor to the eurogroup since brexit.e begin in syria where one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century is over. but the big question now is — what comes next? this was damascus as crowds continue celebrating the fall of bashar al assad. but in the cold light of day, when the celebrations go quiet — how will the country emerge from the shadow of a 50—year mohammad al—jolani, the rebel leader who masterminded the lightening offensive has met the former prime minister to coordinate the transfer of power. but that victory comes with caveats. the un — which is holding an emergency meeting on the situation — has warned the next few weeks are critical. but first — the view from the ground inside syria. translation: we are very happy after the fall of bashar al assad. may god rid us of him forever. i'm not afraid to say it. we're very happy and we are working without fear and with a good conscience. we are living now the second independence and the date of the 8th of december will be immortal. this great and glorious day

hard left and hard right voted to bring down a fragile centrist government and with it, the former brexitbarnier. the parliament was and still is deadlocked, with no appetite for the sort of pragmatic deal—making france needs. already, businesses big and small are concerned about the knock—on effects. "all i want is a stable situation," says abdul majeed, "so everyone is happy. "a lot of us are worried." we know that we have to make fiscal consolidation, but we don't have a strategy now because we don't have a government. any new government may depend on this man's support. signing his autobiography at the age ofjust 29, jordan bardella, leader of the national rally, is the star of france's hard right. asked if he's now demanding president macron step down, he said... speaks french. "not yet." there is no clarity tonight about the way forward for france. the president looks weak, hardliners in parliament are still sharpening their claws and a new prime minister will surely struggle to break this winter deadlock. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. around the world and across the uk, this is

conservatives of not building on richins relationship with the eu in particular in the wake of the brexitsay that ritson has to have a relationship notjust with the us, the special relationship, even though donald trump will be in the chair next year, but also with the eu, and he would say that it is important because of the state of the world we are living in. for example, an increasingly desperate russia and the fight in ukraine, conflict in the middle east, global instability driven by climate change, illegal migration, something that prime minister has been talking about this week today, and working with a wider range of countries stop we are going to meet these challenges head on, the prime minister official spokesperson characterise that as saint written his back. so i think thatis written his back. so i think that is what the prime minister is going to be sane. he has spent a lot of time travelling the world in the last few months. in fact, the world in the last few months. infact, he the world in the last few months. in fact, he has been criticised to a certain extent because he i

you know, this government that we've just seen being voted out in the uk promised brexit on the basisigration, but what we've seen is record immigration numbers instead. so i think politicians are very good at rhetoric, including donald trump, but when it comes to implementing, they often don't do the same thing. and i think that's increasingly going to be the case, by the way, because we need the migrants. well, it's very interesting that you pinpoint this demographic crisis, which undoubtedly is afflicting many countries in the industrialised world with birth rates nowhere near so—called replacement rate, which means populations are declining, the number of elderly people and dependent people is clearly rising, and it is a huge structural problem. but the answer which politicians like mr 0rban in hungary come up with could be encapsulated in that word natalist. he basically says, i want to solve this problem not by bringing in immigrants, but by having more hungarian babies. and isn't that actually going to be a very powerful political argument? it is, but it's easier said than done

this isn't get brexit done or stop the boats or make america great again.s is slightly confusing, especially since the five missions have turned into six milestones, but people within government also say these are not really easy, achievable things. well, we've made them really ambitious and we may fail. but you just mentioned three words stop the boats, which the conservatives did not do. they they said they would and then didn't. so one of the things with political slogans and milestones and milestones, well, they can become millstones, never mind milestones. because if you do say you're going to do something, then you don't, tens of thousands to be remembered. david cameron saying he was going to bring down immigration to tens of thousands. rishi sunak's five pledges five, not all of which he achieved. but also if we take a step back, what's interesting is that keir starmer's government do seem to be putting everything on delivery, as in they are making quite sort of big targets, ambitious targets, which, if they don't achieve them, maybe a bit like rish

stark contrast to donald trump, peter mandelson is a believer in the importance of the eu, thinks brexitts engagement with china. so could he be a liability? is yourjob safe, mr mandelson? twice as a minister he's had to resign over scandals, and more recently he's cultivated business links with the super wealthy — ties some think should be scrutinised. we need to have all of this stuff, which has erupted over the last few years, about contacts — both russia, china and the middle east. we need to know a little bit more about that and understand, do these and will they cause a problem? we don't want it exploding in our faces a year, two years later. but then lord mandelson�*s experience, navigating the worlds of wealth and power, playing high stakes, high politics, may also be what equips him to advocate for britain in trump's white house. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. let's speak now to our north america correspondent, john sudworth. so this very unvarnished language was used by someone not in donald trump's administration, but nonetheless quite close to him? yeah, we don't

is it brexit? is that young people not going in the industry? mil it a lack of investment and improvement?— it a lack of investment and improvement? all of those factors, actually. _ improvement? all of those factors, actually. thank - improvement? all of those | factors, actually. thank you for having me here today. the last couple of years, there has been a stall period. at the moment, we are building approximately 220,000 homes a year, as opposed to 300,000 homes a year that the government would like industry to build. this is clearly a fantastic opportunity for people to join the industry. there is a wide range ofjobs available and there is a joint mission here for government and the industry to make those recruits over the next few years, to get these additional new homes we desperately need built. �* , ., ., , , built. but the shortage seems vast. we look _ built. but the shortage seems vast. we look at _ built. but the shortage seems vast. we look at the - built. but the shortage seems| vast. we look at the estimated number of new worst a

hard left and hard right voted to bring down a fragile centrist government. and with it the former brexitnt was and still is deadlocked, with no appetite for the sort of pragmatic deal—making france needs. already businesses big and small are concerned about the knock—on effects. "all i want is a stable situation," says abdul majeed. "so everyone is happy. a lot of us are worried." we know that we have to make fiscal consolidation. but we don't have a strategy now because we don't have a government. any new government may depend on this man's support. signing his autobiography at the age ofjust 29, jordan bardella, leader of the national rally, is the star of france's hard right. asked if he's now demanding president macron step down, he said... "not yet." there is no clarity tonight about the way forward for france. the president looks weak, hardliners in parliament are still sharpening their claws and a new prime minister will surely struggle to break this winter deadlock. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. so what next for france? katya adler is with me. the president, he called an elect

stark contrast to donald trump, peter mandelson is a believer in the importance of the eu, thinks brexitcolossal damage to the uk, wants engagement with china, and he's described mr trump in unflattering ways. an american president who is little short of a white nationalist and racist. responding to that today, a senior member of the trump team called peter mandelson an absolute moron who should stay home. so could he be a liability? is yourjob safe, mr mandelson? twice as a minister, he's had to resign over scandals, and more recently he's cultivated business links with the super wealthy, ties some think should be scrutinised. contacts both russia, china and the middle east. we need to know a little bit more about that and understand, do these and will they cause a problem? we don't want it exploding in our faces a year, two years later. but then his experience navigating the worlds of wealth and power, playing high stakes high politics, may also be what equips him to advocate for britain in trump's white house. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. politicians in washington haveju

we've had brexit, covid, the cost—of—living crisis. are really going to hit the sector. and that's everything from an increase in national insurance contributions to minimum wage going up, business rates, a new packaging levy, and i think the real challenge is how retailers absorb these costs. inevitably, they will have to pass it on to consumers in terms of higher prices. it will be a challenge to make sure retailers can absorb these additional costs.— additional costs. natalie, thank you- _ staying with retail, but heading to japan: now to japan where shares in fast retailing which owns clothing giant uniqlo are down today. that's after the bbc aired an interview with its boss last week saying that the firm is not using cotton from xinjiang. it's resulted in calls for a boycott in china. let's cross live now to mariko 0i in our asia business hub who did that interview with the boss of fast retailing, tadashi yanai. tell us what kind of reaction you've been getting. as you said, shares in fast retailing were down some 4%. they are mak

the deal is to be presented as early freeze so if the government post—brexit research, microwave hasropean commissioner defence fund wish the british government would like to sign up government would like to sign up to. we've been hearing a lot this year about the trials facing thames water. this is the uk's largest water and waste water company serving a population of 15.5 million people, or over half of england's population. but it's been struggling financially with exceptionally high interest rates on a debt burden of some £16 billion. later today, the regulator 0fwat is to make a decision on whether the company may increase bills for customers by an average of 53% over the next five years — seen as crucial to its survival. but with the company accused of mismanagement of its finances and its network, there's every chance it could be forced into administration. this is also play for today. from king's college london, dr ewen mcgaughey has been researching public utilities and thames water in particular. good to have you with us. what is your expectation today? will 0fwat allow wat