what do you make of what the bcc is saying?utely right, there are so many questions unanswered, it is getting to bea questions unanswered, it is getting to be a problem for all businesses, it doesn't matter what size they are. i think the larger companies are. i think the larger companies are angry because they are trying very ha rd to are angry because they are trying very hard to understand how to operate, and the smaller businesses, to be quite honest, aren't always understanding the impact that this is going to have on them. are you at your institute having to help out companies as much as possible? i presume they are on the phone to you all the time wondering if you can help. not as much as you think, we do feel the lot of calls, but we have done a lot of work with hmrc, creating some training for people to understand the nitty—gritty of the paperwork and the procedures that they may face. and we know there are going to be 145,000 businesses trading just with the eu that are going to have to treat that as an export now, wh

laughter 20 questions, sounds like a game show, give us your take on what the bcc has had to say. unfortunately this is not a childhood game, and i absolutely support the bcc in their call for clarity. businesses need to plan, and the horizon for doing that and the array of outcomes, instead of shutting down options, we are just proliferating options, this makes it very difficult, especially for small businesses, so, what do you do, how do you move your people from the uk to europe? do you pay roaming charges? how do you move data, can you move data? these questions demand answers. something you and i have talked about before on this programme, how you feel about the way this is being managed. mmm! you have very strong opinions on that. one line of thinking is that the prime minister is taking it right to the wire, and various people are bemused as to why she is doing that, give us your take on why and how it is being handled? brinkmanship and bloody mindedness, to business strategies which simply do not work, and the other thing i would say which is true of what we are hearing no

the bcc says 20 critical questions remain unanswered? the bcc says there are 20 critical questions?nusual to hear these warnings about brexit. the british chambers of commerce have come up with a list of 20 questions. what tariffs will my company need to pay when importing goods to the uk from the eu? will there be inspections at the border, how long will they take? which regulator will ibe will they take? which regulator will i be using? will my business be paying mobile roaming charges? questions businesses both big and small are fundamental when it comes to planning how they will get by. we have seen these warnings before but there is an a mounting number of fa cts o n there is an a mounting number of facts on how this is affecting businesses. ford has refused to deny they said in a call to the prime minister that they were considering moving production and jobs out of the uk. we saw a fall in business investment in the fourth quarter of 2018. the approach of the bcc might be different in these pointed questions, but the message is the same. this political brinksmanship is having

the bcc could allocate this funding now, however, they have not yet. they have indicated they will issue the r.f.p. soon, and we have a strong interest in seeing this funding allocated to verify equity applicants as quickly as possible. after the award of any grant funding, we shall return to the board of supervisors to seek approval by further resolution to formally accept -- accept and expand grant funds. i will be happy to take any questions. >> colleagues, any questions? seeing none, i don't think we have a b.l.a. presentation. let's open this up for public comment. would any members of the public like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. i make a motion to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation. without objection? thank you very much. >> please call item number 6. >> resolution authorizing the city to submit applications for payment programs and related authorizations by the california department of resources, recycling, and recovery for the purpose of safely managing and reducing household hazardous waste and use

what of course on that story on our website and the bcc —— abc news up. —— bbc news app.arrived in the united arab emirates, becoming the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula. he was greeted on arrival by abu dhabi's crown prince, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt's al—azhar mosque, one of islam's most prestigious centres of learning. ahead of the visit, the pope made an impassioned plea to the warring parties in yemen, urging them to ease the plight of millions of people threatened by starvation. eliza phillippidis reports. making history, the pope's plane touched down on the tarmac at abu dhabi's presidential airport. during the flight, he told journalists he was hopeful the visit would prove to be successful. translation: this will be a short trip. but this morning, i received news that it was raining in abu dhabi, and in this place, one thinks of this as a sign of a blessing. i hope it will all be like this. he was greeted by abu dhabi's crown prince, sheikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt's al—azha

most of the main lobby groups that the bcc, the british confederation of industry and others are talkingmost like a deal that is similarto about is most like a deal that is similar to what we have now been operating with the european union, the closest to the status quo is what they are calling for. the question is, we really have no clue, and the governor of the bank of england yesterday talking about the situation and the impact it is having on the uk economy. right, and i have a lot of sympathy for businesses who say if we don't have a clear plan on how the changes going to make things better, that there is a certain virtue in sticking to the status quo. so i think it isjust sticking to the status quo. so i think it is just a difficult environment right now, and again, it is because having allowed this process to drag on for as long as it has, the stakes keep ratcheting up the closer to that date that you get. thank you, joseph is returning for the news briefing later, and we will discuss in more detail the challenges facing businesses in our business briefing. there has been a lot of