this is where we will see the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier. also give his statement. we will pay enacting new lives as we get it. he is expected to come very simple —— we will give that to you live. my next guest is mccully gavin. gavin, quite happy with us. thank forjoining gavin. gavin, quite happy with us. thank for joining us. gavin. gavin, quite happy with us. thank forjoining us. i will give you less of it at leo varadkar, the irish taoiseach are payments, he has said we have a brexit agreement that allows the uk to leave the eu in orderly way. we have a unique solution for northern ireland that is good for ireland and northern ireland. do you think there is a way around making is palatable to the dup? you know, this is the very reason that donald tusk said it is a gordian knot. it is almost impossible to untie. the music yesterday from the likes of steve baker and other brexiteers in the european research group suggested that they had faith in boris. if you look at a couple of key differences, one is character. theresa names and remain,

michel barnier says he has faith in boris johnson the eu. part of this phone call, we have the agreement that was reached last night, has the ability to convince the majority he needs in the house of commons. that‘s all i can say. he said that based on this agreement and the explanations he intends to give that he has confidence in his ability to win that vote. michel barnier speaking a little bit earlier. it has actually got rather busyin earlier. it has actually got rather busy in here as they get ready for the leaders of the 27 member countries to meet, and go through the latest 60 pages that have been released. they have to be translated. they will see how it affects their country. the bbc‘s chris morris has been with us throughout the morning as there have been so many developments. now we have something certain, there is a deal. the devil is perhaps in the detail. a lot of the attention focusing on ten people, ten members of the dup. can you explain to our viewers what their issue is with the deal and why they say it is not a cce pta b

that has been rejected by the eu because michel barnier gave a load of reasons.t of derogations from eu customs law, it relies on a massive set of turning a blind eye for small businesses, which could help with smuggling, and it would rely on a lot of technology. as a system, it is u ntested technology. as a system, it is untested and would leave big gaps potentially in the eu's border with the uk. if borisjohnson has managed to find some ways to assuage those concerns, then perhaps the eu might be prepared to engage in renewed talks on a new model for how to handle customs in northern ireland to. thank you very much, adam. all those areas to be compromised on for a deal to be achieved. our political correspondent iain watson is in our westminster studio. what are you hearing about why leo varadkarand what are you hearing about why leo varadkar and boris johnson emerged from the meeting sounding so positive? what are the grounds for that positivity? i'm not sure entirely what the arguments are because downing street are keeping pretty tight—lipped and so are the

the initial surge was sparked by optimism from michel barnier speaking this morning. up next, raging a cease-fire, the u.s. calls on turkey to stop its military advance, but stop short of demanding a withdrawal. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." i am matt miller in berlin futures very positive trade across european equity indexes. but the futures not gaining as much because we have a decent gain in the pound after lines from michel barnier that a brexit deal is not impossible as we get closer to the deadline. if they do not have a deal by the 19th, which is saturday or sunday, then boris johnson has to call for a delay, which he says he will not do. let's get bloomberg first word news. chief executive carrie lam continues to defy her critics. and a weekly briefing she denied -- violence is not the solution to months of unrest. a new legislative agenda tomorrow, but any lessee is likely to be overshadowed by continued the tests. a $5k is working toward billion debt package led by j.p. morgan. lender istreet pitching investor

the uk's brexit secretary, stephen barclay, and the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, will meetg as talks resume in brussels. our correspondent adam fleming in is brussels for us. we are all gasping that anything positive has been said by these two at all. yes, the mood this week was very bad in terms of progress on a brexit deal culminating in chief negotiator michel barnier telling european parliament on wednesday that lots of the proposals put forward by the uk, particularly how customs would be handled in northern ireland, were just unacceptable to the uk. then yesterday prime minister borisjohnson the uk. then yesterday prime minister boris johnson and the uk. then yesterday prime minister borisjohnson and irish leader leo varadkar met in the north west of england for three hours, quite a lot of it by themselves without advisors, and they issued a statement saying they saw a pathway toa statement saying they saw a pathway to a possible deal. the mood changed insta ntly. to a possible deal. the mood changed instantly. but to be frank, lots of people working on brexit here ar

of phil he really is in the detail and it will be interesting to see how this can work out michel barnier made clear in his specialists are now looking into the small details of this paper and of course the question the question here on the front of the customs union will be who will be the people who are conducting on the u.k. side basically controls but also regarding the internal market there will have to be a scheme where british officials. in the act european laws when it comes to standards of the internal market but also it will have to be really creative customs a system so that you do not have controls in irish border and i've been to norway which has a long border with sweden now norway is not in the customs union but it is in the internal market so a similar situation and that border has lots of cameras it has lots of controls something that will not work in northern ireland and how likely is the e.u. to lead the republican vote and to try and get them to accept i think on that front it will be really crucial to see what the irish verdict will be on that new regulatory zone on t

michel barnier.or norman smith, but first let's cross over to luxembourg and speak to brussels correspondent adam fleming. interesting listening to mr barnier saying the agreement must work for everyone. read the runes for us and give as your interpretation of what he was saying, your gut feeling? he was trying to be positive but realistic at the same time, keeping the door open to the dream scenario of their being a revised brexit deal, the legal text being ready maybe tomorrow or today so that diplomats can scrutinise it and then eu leaders can sign off on thursday 01’ eu leaders can sign off on thursday or friday, but also being realistic that that is a huge task to get there from where we are at the moment. really those two views are shared by diplomats and officials across the 27 other eu countries, you get some real veteran saying it is virtually impossible to go from where the discussions are now to having a legal text that is com pletely having a legal text that is completely approved by the

michel barnier has been speaking about the chances of a deal.nt brexit steering group on the set of clear of the discussions later on today. the eu commissioner dimitris avramopoulos. the parents of harry dunn — the teenager killed in a car crash involving the wife of an american diplomat — have met president trump at the white house. charlotte charles and tim dunn arrived for the meeting to be told that the woman, anne sacoolas, was in a room next door. but the couple declined to see her, saying they didn't want to be railroaded into a meeting they weren't prepared for. they told cbs this morning how the meeting came about. our spokesperson had a phone call from the white house extending an input sketch make invitation to get there with us as soon as possible to meet with a senior official, that is all we knew. we had no idea who it was and we certainly did not think very second that it would be president trouble. did they tell you that the anne sacoolas would be there? so you're shocked to learn that she was there? he said that she was in the

where we think he will put on the table to michel barnier any new ideas that borisjohnson michel barniersjohnson emerged from the meeting between boris johnson and leo emerged from the meeting between borisjohnson and leo varadkar was so positive, that was quite unexpected because the mood had been very gloomy before that. they found themselves asking, what could possibly have changed to have made the two leaders say they could see a pathway to a possible deal? the way i look at it, there are only four options available. firstly, did the eu relax what it is prepared to have in the brexit deal when it comes to the irish border? could they live with a solution that is not 100% ready? secondly, has the uk but changed its opinion about how northern ireland should be treated when it comes to customs and the eu's customs rules? number three, if there is a new option and nobody has thought of that somebody has come up with or an old option that has been redone to apply differently. or option four, was all of this just a bit of rhetoric and diplomacy, a bit of international politeness to try and

what are you waiting for, monsieur barnier?

obviously those comments from michel barnier havejust come obviously those comments from michel barnier19th of october. if borisjohnson has secured a deal at the eu council summit, he will put that before mps, and it looks like he might have a good chance of getting that through. but if he doesn‘t have a deal, there is talk instead of putting alternative options to the house of commons, to mps, such as revoking article 50, such as going forward no deal. those options are unlikely to get a majority, and the prime minister‘s game may be to show that mps cannot agree on any alternative plan as he tries to move on towards that election. not everybody is this game, are they? he has had a visit from a group of his own mps. yes, ahead of this theoretical election that we expect at some point in the coming months, lots of discussion about what might go in a conservative party manifesto as regards to brexit. if borisjohnson has failed to secure a deal on the terms that he hopes, would he say, right, we have to go for no—deal in a general election manifesto? not eve ryo ne a general election mani

coming in through the back door but michel barnier is absolutely right to say that it is also democratic consent so i think these are the key pillars and the key sticking points that remained on the table of course there's also the v.a. t. where a solution has been found he didn't go into greater detail here but it looks like they have managed to find a way to organize a backstop i haven't called it backstop anymore so i would say it's a regulatory arrangement let's call it that way where the you. that you can live with we'll have to see if the do you give the green light as well all right that takes us to london there are following this for us as well you know we've heard a lot of optimism now in brussels but also from the british prime minister boris johnson who tweeted out about the agreement a little earlier saying this is a great new deal that takes a back control tell us what you've been hearing there. well obviously a very happy boris johnson here in london he has reached the impossible so to say the european union had said we are not going to open that withdrawal agreement again

michel barnier says a deal can still be done. reaching an agreement is still possible.ly any agreement must work for everyone. climate change campaigners have been banned from london, after a week of extinction rebellion protests. the duke and duchess of cambridge arrive in pakistan at the start of their five—day tour. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. the government and the football association — as well as past and present players — have demanded that uefa take tough and immediate action after england's black players were racially abused during an international in bulgaria. the game — which england won 6—0 — had to be halted twice because home fans were making monkey noises and nazi salutes. bulgaria's prime minister has called for the head of the country's football union to resign. the referee was following uefa's three step racism protocol. the first incident occurred on the 28th minute when england was leading 2—0. a stadium announcement was made condemning the abuse and warned fans if further incidents occurred the match might be aban

an update for michel barnier, it was about continuing the legal process of ratifying the deal on theequires some legal steps to be taken and a few documents to be signed off which can be done in writing now it has been given the all clear by the ambassadors in person and the action will move to the european parliament which is in strasbourg tomorrow. they will have to decide whether they proceed with voting and approving the deal on the eu side before the legislation, implementing the deal has been passed in the uk. some are worried there would will not be enough time in the european parliament process to get that done. that is a low—level warrior rather than a big one. there was no discussion among ambassadors and michel barnier about the extension request because donald tusk, the president of the uk council —— make eu council, will consult leaders and see what they think. they don't have to make a decision at the moment, they will wait and see what happens with the parliamentary process in the uk. in terms of the goings—on in parliament yesterday, i'm told that michel barnier refer

michel barnier says a legal text needs to be finalised today, before it's put before the eu's leadersn thursday. reaching an agreement is still possible. any agreement must work for everyone. we will have the latest. also this lunchtime. climate change protests continue in london despite police telling extinction rebellion to end their action or risk arrest. bulgaria's prime minister calls for the boss of their football organisation to resign. the united states imposes sanctions on turkey over the military offensive in northern syria as the uk calls on president erdogan to withdraw forces as soon as possible. and the duke and duchess of cambridge meet pakistan's prime minister during their visit to the country. and coming up on bbc news, andy murray says he will leave the european open in belgium, if his wife kim goes into labour. she is due to give birth this month. good afternoon. the european union's chief brexit negotiator says a deal is possible and must be agreed tonight. he said a deal is still possible if the legal text is agreed this evening. downing street says borisjohnson

before we go to anna, michel barnier is briefing now. barnier: good afternoon. virtue.ence, so thank you very much. waiting in terms of the time scheduled because i wanted the legal text that way published, has been published and is available to you as of now. at an agreement with the british government on an ordered withdrawal of the united kingdom from the european framework also on the for our future relationship. this is the result of intensive part of the two negotiating teams, and i would like to thank them in person. obviously the british team and our own team for their tenacity and professionalism. i would also like to point to the result from the european side on the basis of permanent dialogue and real confidence yearsbuilt over the last with the 27 member states and parliament. i can tell you, as you know, we really have built our positions together on our side and this new agreement. this agreement has been agreed between negotiators with cker and this morning with prime minister present thisill later on at the european council of 27. i would like to offer m

it puts up on the tuesday barnier saying, there is no way i can do anything but then barnier can be brought do it through the effective nation, which is ireland and ireland, forget what ijust said about the pressurisation and the european gambit, if you just look at ireland, a0% of their trade is with the united kingdom. they have got a special and unique situation because of northern ireland and in a way, it's disgraceful the way europe have bullied them and pushed them and influenced them but on the other hand, island itself deserves special treatment, is that the right word, it needs to be looked at and look after itself because it is so dependent on the uk more than anyone else. tonight, we mightjust be witnessing the beginning of the end. a new customs partnership, we think. the daily express, has boris only gone and done it? if you look at the papers tonight, the pro— remain papers tonight, the pro— remain papers are saying, what boris must‘ve given him a new look at the pro— brexit papers, isn't it great? even at the end, the establishment can't even can't even be a little bit positi

michel barnier is saying, hesitation, no, fio barnier is saying, hesitation, no, no where near that,ink we have to keep your powder dry until the end of the week. the most important thing to remember, this is the key point about the european council, this is a political decision. michel barnier is not a political leader, he is a eurocrat. he can make recommendations and say he is concerned but if there is political will from the eu 27 leaders, that britain should be allowed to... that they should at least try this unique custom suggestion that britain is putting forward... then it will go through. michel barnier is right to talk about his concerns and right to talk about his concerns and right to talk about his concerns and right to talk about concerns that will interfere with the whole workings of the single, customs union, within the single, customs union, within the uk, but the reason why there was optimism is because the irish prime minister came over to england and sat down with the prime minister of the united kingdom, they had a personal conversation, they obviously had a robu

, barnier and the eu needs now is facts, legal documents.s, and we have to bear in mind that the european council, so the eu leaders who will gather later this week, they won't really dwell into the legal text, so it needs to be ready for them to see any white smoke coming of the european council building. as long as that is not the documents themselves being burned in frustration. let's work on the basis there is progress. it looks now is of some sort of extension to something is going to be required. yes. as barnier was saying today, it is still possible to reach a breakthrough today. but it seems to me it is going to be very difficult. so if both negotiating parties do not actually finalise or sort of reach a consensus or customs checks, but also perhaps on the future, sort of how the future relationship should be vaguely defined in the political declaration, then i think the chances for this white smoke that i just referred the chances for this white smoke that ijust referred to are close to zero. but, you know, there is still a chance t

afterwards, the priority for michel barnier was explaining what had been discussed to the rest of theot to the rest of the world. we had a constructive meeting with steve barclay and the british team and now iam going barclay and the british team and now i am going to debrief the 27 ambassadors and the brexit steering group of the parliament. i have already said that brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination and patience. rna other top. . . ? vigilance, determination and patience. rna other top...? under huge scrutiny from the media, desperate for news, the eu chief negotiator was not ready to answer the many questions that exist. they are mainly about the process — what is going to happen and when? will the uk and eu negotiators enter what is called the tunnel, an intense period of confidential negotiations where compromises get made? and what will have happened by the time eu and meet leaders meet for the next summit on thursday 17th october, less tha n summit on thursday 17th october, less than a week away? and what will be presented to mps at a special s

which has become almost a model for michel barnier. where are we now?s' time, there is another briefing for the brexit steering group of the european parliament. maybe there is another look. a tweet from donald tusk tonight. he is due to set the agenda, say where we are. maybe a sense of a deal comes from him. the lights are on. negotiators are still talking. 0k, gavin, so they are still hard at it. it sounds as if they're feeling they could get over they're feeling they could get over the line sometime tomorrow. but they have been here before. they agreed a deal theresa may and it didn't get through that building behind me. there's got to be a lot of wariness as welcome surely. you and i were here before. we were here last night, talking of at the very same thing, being fairly close according to lea ks. it thing, being fairly close according to leaks. it started to unravel. we know part of that reason was arlene foster was in downing street, leader of the democratic unionist party, brexiteers in the house like yo—yos today try to get the european centr

a short while ago michel barnier drove into this building.ually he walks across to give a soundbite, nothing. we have had a read out from the eu side in the last half—hour. a quick update which says talks will continue but a lot of work needs to be done according to the eu negotiator to reach that deal. to put this into perspective, we have an eu summit on thursday. where there has been pressure from eu leaders, including the french president emmanuel macron, to say that if they want to achieve a deal, that has to happen anytime soon. the original deadline given by emmanuel macron, saying that he wanted to know by two days ago, by friday, otherwise operationally there would not be time to translate documents into 25 different languages. you need to bring them to the german parliament for example, angela merkel‘s parliament are happy and she returns to the summit with a deal. now, it looks like they have got one or two more days maximum to talk and whilst there are no official deadline is being set, i am told by the eu side at least, any time

here's michel barnier. reaching an agreement is still possible.r everyone. for all of the you know the kingdom and the whole of the european union. let me add also that it is high time to turn good intentions into legal text. the timing is bring driven by an eu summit that starts on thursday. mr barnier says the eu must have a legal text to study tomorrow, ahead of possible sign off at the summit. though let's be clear — not all eu deadlines are set in stone. this midnight deadline may well slip. the status of northern ireland and on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland are the two core matters. but allows n ireland to remain in uk customs territory after brexit. "technically v difficult and not going to magically appear." here's adam fleming on the options michel barnier has laid out. michel barnier, the chief negotiator, loves his number bullet pointed list. and so do i, but he says there are only three bullet points available at the moment. either the talks and in deadlock, there are more talks that extend beyond the

michel barnier is said to recommend brexit talks enter tunnels.e trying to find out more on what that means. there's obviously optimism that there will be some kind of agreement on the irish border and customs checks. if you have a bloomberg terminal, check out tv . watch us online, click on the charts and graphics. go to tv . this is bloomberg. ♪ feature. first up, staying with ev's, tesla's autopilot dilemma. the company hopes to dominate self-driving car. face e-cigarettes scrutiny. and champagne, for, and caviar. the snow polo world cup. joining us is silvia killingsworth of "bloomberg businessweek." the tesla story is a fascinating take for the magazine. basically, people need to die in learn.r the computer to silvia: this is a classic ethics trolley problem. is it more ethical to say five people and kill one person? it is that kind of math that once you translate to the real world becomes really distasteful. we talk about these electric vehicles, people who are really into this autopilot feature, which is essentially a souped-up vers

european ambassadors will be briefed by european negotiator michel barnier in the next couple of hoursnext couple of hours, so it may well be, george, that later tonight this all snaps into place before european leaders gathered tomorrow in brussels to discuss, and then maybe, maybe, to give this a rubber stamp. but the dup are not a group of politicians that are a pushover, and this is still something that simply is not yet in the back. eu ambassadors are meeting right now in brussels to be briefed by michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator on the shape of the deal. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels right now. what's the latest? does the eu feel they are there on a deal? well, i can tell you that this rainy city has just been full of rumour and absolutely full of inpatients all day. those 27 ambassadors, they represent all of the eu's 27 countries, have been waiting around all day to hear from their chief brexit negotiator. he has been locked in there in the european commission building with uk negotiators, last night and today, and the expectation on the eu side at least

the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, will spend much of today updating his bosses.ing, it was the european commission, this afternoon diplomats from the other eu countries, who are sticking to their red lines. as the french foreign minister explained, those are protecting the single market and the irish border, and safeguards in case the uk tries to become a ruthless economic rival. i spoke to the prime minister by phone this morning and i've been in contact as well with the european commission and i do think we are making progress but there are issues yet to be resolved and hopefully that can be done today, allowing us to ratify the agreement at the european council tomorrow. sources in brussels say the political action isn't really here, it's in london where, they say, the government needs to make some choices about what it's going to do and work out if enough mps will vote for a revised deal, if there even is one. in a moment we'll hear from our assistant political editor norman smith, but first adam fleming is in brussels. everyone is looking for signs of white

and british parliaments well michel barnier described the difficulty of coming to an agreement on northern ireland that would prevent regional friction. obviously. when discussing the notion i mean we talk about the economy. about the technical matters about goods but let me say very frankly that for me since day one since the 3 years i worked the really matters the people. the people of nelson and diamond what really matters the speech is plenty to cover here so i will be talking this through with 3 of our correspondents firstly neave barker is live in belfast for us then we're in chalons is live in london but 1st let's speak to lawrence lee who's standing by in brussels laurence's all seems to have happened very quickly this morning how did we get here is this an exasperated european union just trying to get this finally over and done with. well i mean they have in a way been laying the ground for this for some time and the and the concessions haven't been at all really from the european union side they've been from boris johnson the point about it from the european side is that their li

inside of them because it would it would jeopardize the peace of the country in the way the michel barnier was talking about then the old deal that some reason may the former prime minister come up with satisfied all of those concerns that's why they were happy to go with it obviously didn't satisfy the british parliament that's what kept getting kicked out this new deal satisfies them too because primarily it puts most of the trade border not across ireland but in the sea between the island of ireland and the rest of the u.k. so on that level the irish government and therefore the european union are entirely happy with it and boris johnson can say he's happy with it too because he doesn't as he would put it keep the u.k. locked in this trade agreement through the backstop with the european union forever and a day so so on all those bases they're absolutely fine with it but they know just as well as everybody else does that actually is not about them anymore it's about the british parliament lawrence what's the atmosphere like there in brussels this morning is this being viewed there is as

this week remains possible but the chances are becoming increasingly slim lead negotiator michel barnier made the assessment during a meeting if you ministers in luxembourg on tuesday politicians in the u.k. and in brussels are trying to reach a deal by the end of the week as the october 31st deadline approaches the leaders will be meeting for a 2 day summit from thursday. reaching an agreement. obviously any agreement must work for everyone. of the united kingdom and the whole of the european union that we had. to turn on good intentions in the legal text scotland's 1st minister nicola sturgeon meanwhile has called for a 2nd independence referendum in 2020 addressing the scottish national party conference she said the british government's handling of bricks and. outlines the need for scotland to leave the u.k. sturgeon says she will soon request the legal powers to hold the vote the independence referendum in 2014 saw 55 percent of scots voting to remain in the u k. still ahead on al-jazeera people power ecuador's president scraps austerity measures following weeks somebody protests. he

on monday, michel barnier will update 27 eu ambassadors, again.s forced this new pathway, what is it, who has given ground? the brits or the eu side? i think monday we will get a sense of that. if brexit is passed, vital to that vote will be the democratic unionist party. a short while ago, one of theirmp party. a short while ago, one of their mp spoke to the bbc about how they feel about the day's developments of no one wants to be sold down any river. but i know that our position is very, very clear, the government knows what opposition is in terms of the customs union, single market, regulation, if they we re single market, regulation, if they were to be imposed, to have a democratic mandate upon them. if the government breaches those issues, we have the ten votes in parliament the government need and the governments do not want to squander that. wind so do not want to squander that. wind so you do think a border is coming? i don't think it is, it is not in the interest, remember the vast majority of our goods and services work within the singl

president of the european commission the irish prime minister as well was there leo hard car and michel barnier the e.u. chief negotiator this after the 27 european union member states agreed to a tentative deal this happened just a few hours ago on thursday under which britain will leave the e.u. on october the 31st let's bring in jonah hope he's joining us live from brussels so jona the message seemed to be from these 4 official standing there that they felt happiness and relief that this was done but also sadness that the u.k. was finally looking like it might be actually leaving the e.u. . you know this has been a real ordeal breaks it for 3 years it has consumed all of the time and all of the business of this european union and they are certainly relieved that against the odds there is a deal in hand now remember just a week or so ago it seemed enormously unlikely that they would have a renewed deal they've got one and there is clearly in what they're saying a sense of expectation that maybe just maybe this 1st phase because remember it is only the 1st phase but this 1st phase the withdraw

we are not there yet, and as michel barnier said yesterday, there's still a lot of work to do.ot of work to do. so i hope we can make more progress today. the body language from luxembourg said it all. we will find a solution on brexit, i think. the timeline for achieving a brexit deal this week is incredibly tight. some might say impossibly tight. but here is how it could unfold. the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, would have to give a positive assessment to european affairs ministers at a meeting tomorrow. negotiations will continue until wednesday, when eu ambassadors would have to give their agreement in principle, before eu leaders officially sign it off at a two—day summit beginning on thursday. then, mps would have their say on saturday, during a rare weekend sitting at westminster. it's not impossible, but the people negotiating in these rooms had to bridge a lot of legal, technical and political gaps for a deal to become possible this week. more likely is that everyone will need more time, the process will drag on. scotland's first minister has said she won't be w

michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, said there was a strict deadline.l had to be done before midnight brussels time. but it turns out that deadline wasn't quite as strict as he made out. it may still be possible to resolve any differences, but a breakthrough hasn't happened yet. he gave us an update of the situation and there is not much to say at this stage. the situation is still open and we have to be prepared for every possible scenario. of course, the deal is the favourable end result for the union and we are working hard to achieve that. as so often, the sticking point is northern ireland and its border with the republic. will their have to be customs checks? will the north share the same regulatory system at the south? perhaps, most importantly, at least for boris johnson, will his political allies in northern ireland give him their support? i think what is important to say is that we do want to get a deal, but it has to be a deal which respects the constitutional and economic place of northern ireland within the united kingdom. is here at the of

michel barnier said we are working hard trying to get something.lose to a detail of what this winning deal will be, nor have we seen how the u.k. parliament would respond to whatever deal gets agreed. i think the answer is against it but it possibly tells you there are still some sterling shorts out there that could get squeezed. francine: what happens in the case of an election? i don't know how difficult it is to predict what an election can break? if you have a socialist government, jeremy corbyn, this economy will change quite significantly. michael: i think there is enough parameters in that that are uncertain that it is almost impossible to guess. but, you know, isn't the most likely outcome if they do not reach a deal to somehow kick the can down the road one more time? i would guess. i mean, you know, i am not an expert on british politics. francine: i don't think anybody is at this point. tom: i thought we would talk to michael spence. he had the immense privilege of studying under john hicks a few years ago. if i look, michael spence, the

well i'm not sure that i michel barnier sense of optimism is being shared by other e.u. officials we have heard for example from one french m.v.p. you said look it's hook 2 years for example to come up and agree on the irish banks all part of the with all agreement with boris johnson the british by mrs preedy reason may it's not something we're going to have to replace in just one minutes we also heard from the french a junior foreign minister saying ok everybody wants a deal she says that's clear but at what price because for the e.u. it's very it's been very clear all along that they will not concede or give any ground on the idea of a hard border returning to the island of ireland and they also want to keep the integrity of the e.u. single market we also heard from germany's e.u. ministers saying well he's not really short all that they managed to reach a deal so really conflicting statements but what we do know is that the french president spoke to boris johnson the prime minister on the phone to say morning and him and all my crawl told boris johnson whatever happen

well after this after that by the you just heard there by michel barnier he actually went into a meeting with the e.u. officials and over the next few days we are told e.u. officials and u.k. fissions will be talking and discussing these proposals to see whether or not there is an opportunity to return to some sort of negotiating table the thing is time is running out because on october 17th there's an e.u. summit and anything that needs to be decided any plan any deal would have to be made well in advance of that because that would be the moment at which it would be signed and then of course you've got october 31st that deadline when boris johnson says the u.k. will leave the deal or no deal so there's a lot of pressure but i have to say from the e.u. side of things probably a lot less hope than boris johnson would like to say there is natasha which countries do you think are the ones that are pushing to try and accelerate a deal in this stage and are which are the ones that are sort of more locked into to try and push anything through and help the british out. well i think in terms of

i wonder if you think they should be betting against a no deal brexit. >> barnier is saying a deal is possible a lot of things are possible i urge people to get a sense of reality and step back. what mr. johnson has done in admitting there should be some sort of customs barrier. that plan is difficult to pin town they came up with this proposal for a jewel customs idea there is a lot of good sounds coming out but there is a hell of a long way to go. the news flash, it still has to get through the house of commons. the prime minister, the government still has a long way to go before we get this deal over the line. >> dare i say it, this sounds like uncertainty as we know, uncertainty has not been all that great for the uk economy. you seem to think based on your research that down the road, if we end up with a deal or some kind of deal, growth in the uk is not quite as fantastic the next year and year after that. i wonder why that is >> there is some key details the gdp and bank of england. beyond that, there is a repeated delate scenario. there is we strike a deal, which we don't thin

the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, will spend much of today updating his bosses.the european commission, this afternoon diplomats from the other eu countries, who are sticking to their red lines. as the french foreign minister explained, those are protecting the single market and the irish border, and safeguards in case the uk tries to become a ruthless economic rival. i spoke to the prime minister by phone this morning and i've been in contact as well with the european commission and i do think we are making progress but there are issues yet to be resolved and hopefully that can be done today, allowing us to ratify the agreement at the european council tomorrow. sources in brussels say the political action isn't really here, it's in london where, they say, the government needs to make some choices about what it's going to do and work out if enough mps will vote for a revised deal, if there even is one. and we can talk to adam now. is their one, do we know? no, we don't, the first clues we will have from the side about the state of any revised brexit deal, if it e

financial times also reporting on the talks saying that the eu chief negotiator michel barnier has toldn diplomats that boris johnson barnier has told european diplomats that borisjohnson has shifted his position. the guardian takes the same line and as that hard—line conservative brexit tears are willing to be flexible over the daily mail. i wanted from the head of the nhs about false rumours concerning vaccinations. the times says monday pots a queen speech will include weekly binding targets to reduce pollution. and finally, the daily express has commissioned a poll suggesting the conservatives could win a small majority in a snap election. there is the front pages. with tech more in—depth look at some of those front page story. we're going to start off with the lead story today in that attack, the terrible attack that took place in manchester. front page of the mirror. sam? very shamanic pictures on the front of the mirror here. we have the police and the suspect on the four. pretty awful for people manchester to be going through this again two yea rs to be going through this again

michel barnier has been working flat out today to try and get something across the line.ting off the deadline to meet the eu ambassadors who have to meet the eu ambassadors who have to report to their leaders ahead of the summit tomorrow. he has just gone into that meeting of ambassadors, this is what he had to say. what are you waiting for? he did not have much to say at all! playing his cards close. everyone on stage at last night's democratic presidential debate had something to prove, with the fourth debate highlighting the shifting dynamics in the democratic primary. for the former vice presidentjoe biden, it was another unsteady performance as he fielded questions about his son hunter biden's ukrainian lobbying work. bernie sanders needed to make a show of strength after his recent heart attack, and the senator from vermont succeeded. but the real spotlight was on massachusetts senator elizabeth warren who arrived in ohio leading in some of the polls for the 2020 democratic nomination. but the senator is learning that life as a frontrunner comes with a price. last n

eu ambassadors will be given details by the chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, this evening.orrespondent peter saull reports. it's been a while since we last saw this in westminster — the pomp and ceremony of of the queen's speech. it will be showtime in parliament tomorrow. the real action, though, is in brussels. and until there is a brexit breakthrough, these uk officials are sworn to secrecy. ministers know that further compromises may be needed. i trust borisjohnson to ensure the relationship the uk has with the european union is one where we are not a vassal state. and that is the point that we are leading towards in all these discussions. it's a blockbuster week for brexit. tomorrow, there is the queen's speech, on thursday and friday, a crucial eu summit, and then an extraordinary sitting of parliament — the first on a saturday in more than three decades. even if there is a deal to vote on, it's unlikely to please labour. the problem areas are of regulation and deregulation, which come from whatever trade arrangement there is with europe and the wider world. but also,

michel barnier, the chief negotiator has met with stephen barclay, apparently he texted more recentlyd they will intensify talks. but donald tusk, the president of the european council has said that while it is still very ha rd to has said that while it is still very hard to imagine a dealfor next week's eu summit, this is at least something to give a go and let's see how the ground runs so if they intensify talks this weekend, they're not calling it the tunnel where mobile phones go out the window people concentrate to try to get to some forest deal over several days, but they talk and michel barnier will talk to the eu ambassadors and we do not know exactly what has forced this new pathway and who has given ground, but on monday will get a sense of that. ifa if a brexit deals agreed, vital to this will be the northern irish democratic unionist party, short while ago, their mps voted on how they feel about today's developments. nobly wants to be sold down any riverboat we know that our position is very clear in terms of the customs union, single market and high regulations. in the de

freddy poss was big development was the chief negotiator michel barnier being given the go—ahead to startthe eu view was a britain's proposals were not acceptable but it seems that the last meeting changed that. donald tusk said that the hopes of the deal were a little bit bigger. still a work in progress, but he's trying, and now boris johnson may — just may — be getting somewhere, in sketching out a brexit deal. after his show of optimism, alongside ireland's leader yesterday, today, on a school visit, it was time to look on the bright side. both of us can see a pathway to a deal, but that doesn't mean it's a done deal. there's a way to go. it's important, now, that our negotiators, on both sides, get into proper talks. 0ne—to—one, the two leaders had traded ideas, changed the mood, cleared the way, for intensive negotiations on terms to be laid on the table, behind closed doors. i think at this stage, probably the less said, the better. focus today very much switches to brussels, where the secretary barclay is going to meet with michel barnier, and i anticipate that that will lead to s

michel barnier recommends that detailed talks can begin in earnest.an crude carrier is damaged in the red sea. we get a take from jeffries' jason gammel. we are counting you down to the european close here on "bloomberg markets." ♪ romaine: as we count down to the close in europe, let's take a look at what is going on in the u.s. an hour and a half into the trading day. definitely a risk on day. the s&p 500 up about 1.5%. materials, financials, industrials lead the charge. tech getting in on the action. wh

about potential for the deal here but michel barnier has been talking about some sorts leave the room of optimism what that optimism based on and one of the the big obstacles. i mean that's a good question and i don't think anyone really knows it's just not clear exactly what the situation is what the outcome will be because pretty much from the same position that we've been in over the past few days and that is these intensive negotiations are continuing between the u.k. and the e.u. negotiators to try and see if they can come up with some sort of revised gregg's it deal that they could then put on the table. for e.u. leaders when they gather in brussels for a summit on thursday now the idea is that that's a bit of a deadline for the u.k. that any agreement would have to be signed off at that summit but we've heard over the past few days that perhaps there could be a deal michel barnier the main e.u. breaks in the go shater as you mentioned said there's been a lot of progress there is a certain amount of hope you seem certainly quite optimistic but on the other hand he's also saying

looking tired after negotiations went into the night, michel barnier chose every word carefully.iously, any agreement must work for everyone. inside, he laid out the timeline for ministers from the 27 other countries. if there is to be a deal for eu leaders to approve at their summit starting on thursday, that deal would have to be agreed by tonight, tuesday, but, in brexit, deadlines exist to be missed. it is, of course, possible to move beyond the summit, and to continue talks next week. that is feasible because the uk isn't due to leave the european union until the end of the month. but from everybody‘s perspective, if we could provide clarity at this leaders summit that would be a welcome development. we have a high level of solidarity with ireland from the beginning. and we try to protect the integrity of the markets. if it is possible to stick to such a red line it is possible to have a deal. then we will see if it is also possible for the british parliament to agree on that. will there be a deal tonight? in london, the prime minister welcomed an observer of this process, t

the announcement came after the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he'd had a "constructivening with the brexit secretary, stephen barclay. but borisjohnson has warned that the eu's willingness to intensify brexit discussions doesn't mean that finding an agreement is "a done deal". mrjohnson and the irish leader leo varadkar, who met yesterday, said there was a ‘pathway to an agreement‘, in the run up to next week's crucial eu summit. our brussels correspondent adam fleming reports. brexit seems to be moving again. steve barclay arriving in brussels this morning. the two men talked for about two hours, a moment later, a smile. the big sticking point, how the uk plans to do customs checks in northern ireland. afterwards, the priority for michel barnier was explaining what had been discussed, to the rest of the eu, not to the rest of the world. we had a constructive meeting with steve barclay and the british team and now i am going to debrief the 27 ambassadors and the brexit group of the parliament. i have already said that brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilanc

well he's been quite optimistic the chief exec negotiator michel barnier you just heard him there he's been a lot more to mistake than he's been in previous days what he's saying is look there is some chance of a deal before this key summit on thursday which is seen as something of a deadline for the u.k. to be presenting an agreement which could be considered by e.u. member states a revised brigs deal if you like and michel barnier saying that after what has been several days of very intense negotiations between the e.u. and u.k. brakes it seems as a poor of the details and try to see whether or not there is a possibility of a revised deal off the back of prime minister boris johnson british prime minister boris johnson's new proposals now bonnie is saying look there's certainly a lot of will there and what he calls good intentions but as you heard him say there that has to be turned into a legal text and you have to think that's going to be incredibly challenging there's a lot of detail lot of complexity a lot of legalities and all that would have to be done and dusted before this su

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michel barnier says he wants to suss out the uk's room for manoeuvre.dge out the uk's room for manoeuvre. can boris johnson budge any further? depending on the answers he gets, mr barnier says he'll tell germany, france and the rest of the eu whether he thinks it's in their interest to keep negotiating. katya adler, with the latest in brussels. the high court in belfast has ruled that northern ireland's abortion laws breach human rights. the case was brought by a woman who was told by doctors that her unborn child would not survive outside the womb, but was denied a legal termination. there's a near total ban on abortion in northern ireland, but the law is set to change later this month. as our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. sarah ewart became the public face of a debate about a deeply personal issue. six years ago she travelled to london from her home in northern ireland to have an abortion. her unborn baby had a condition that meant the child couldn't survive outside the womb. it's not something i would ever have even dreamt of. i'd rather