our reviewers — broadcaster david davies and deputy political editor of the daily telegraph, anna mikhailovah us for that. good evening. leaving the eu with a deal by the end of october is now looking extremely unlikely, according to downing street, and talks are close to breaking down. the claim follows what was described as a challenging phone call between boris johnson and angela merkel this morning in which the german chancellor apparently said a deal was unlikely unless northern ireland remained in the customs union. there was an angry response from brussels as the eu's top official, donald tusk, warned borisjohnson not to become engaged in what he called a "stupid blame game". the prime minister is now due to meet the irish premier leo varadkar later in the week for crunch talks. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. hugs and smiles outside the door. the prime minister greets the president of the eu parliament. president sassoli, is a deal still possible? another one of the continental politicians he has to convince. but is there a point to all this now? of course, borisjohnso

with me are anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the daily telegraph and the broadcaster, davidrexit, brexit and more brexit for you in this edition. think of it as fibre, annoyng but oh so healthy, because i guarantee you wll be up to date with all the latest shenanigins on both sides of the channel, and able to hold your at any dinner party. so let's start with the telegraph, leading with comments from allies of the prime minister, that a brexit deal is "essentially impossible" after a phone call between the borisjohnson and the german chancellor angela merkel. that call between the two leaders is also covered in the express. it says mrjohnson criticised the eu in the call, saying brussels was making "impossible" demands. the same story makes the front page of the metro. it reports that downing street and eu leaders are trying to pin the blame on each other, as the prospect of a brexit breakthrough fades. borisjohnson is urging irish prime minister leo varadkar to keep talking, in order to keep hopes of a brexit deal alive. that's according to the financial times. and, as 356,

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with me are anna mikhailova, who's the deputy political editor at the daily telegraph, and the broadcaster. it is good to see you again for another helping of the papers. pretty much all of them are in. so let's start with the telegraph, leading with comments from allies of the prime minister, that a brexit deal is "essentially impossible" after a phone call between the borisjohnson and the german chancellor angela merkel. that call between the two leaders is also covered in the i. it says time is running out, to break the impasse. the same story makes the front page of the mirror. it reports that the eu is accusing number 10 of a "stupid blame game", as the prospect of a brexit breakthrough fades. borisjohnson has one last chance to keep a brexit deal alive, when he meets with the irish prime minister leo varadkar. that's according to the times. and a different story in the daily mail. as 356,000 people sign a petition to improve dementia care, the newspaper calls on the prime minister not to ignore their demands. so, brexit dominating most of today's front pages. we are going to get some

our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster, david davies, and anna mikhailova, who's the deputy us for that. now, that's politics as cleaning, let's talk about the economics of all of this. today the leading economic think tank — the institute for fiscal studies — warned a no—deal brexit could see the national debt rise to levels not seen since the 1960s. it comes as the man in charge of no—deal brexit preparations — michael gove — said that even with every possible preparation in place, risks and challenges for businesses still remain. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. as a brexit deal looks increasingly unlikely, the planning for and consequences of a no—deal brexit and its immediate impact on trade up and down the country matter more than ever. the government is yet to update its numbers, but the likes of the institute for fiscal studies has. the ifs predicts that our public finances will be heavily impacted by a no—deal brexit, that the level of our annual public borrowing, the deficit, would double over the next two years, approaching 100 billion again and that the