first, hard brexit. what some people have described as clean brexit.completely out of the eu. out of the single market, which allows the free movement of goods, people, services, and money between all eu members. out of the customs union, in which all eu members buy and sell from each other without paying import taxes. and they all charge the same taxes on goods coming in from the rest of the world. britain would regain control... control of its borders and immigration — no more open door to people from the eu. control of employment rights and trade — a british rule book, not an eu one. control of its own trade deals with countries outside the eu like america, china and india. many say hard brexit could cause economic damage notjust to the uk but also to the eu. we are the second largest economy in the eu. since the election, things have certainly become less clear. some people believe we should now be pushing for what is described as a "softer" brexit. many argue this makes jobs and the economy the priority — more important than controlling immigratio

the times and more brexit headlines.s time from philip hammond, saying that we won't bea philip hammond, saying that we won't be a tax haven after brexit, caroline. yes, there has been lots of talk about his position in recent days. however, it seems to be that his is now the loudest voice when it comes to talking about where we are currently with brexit. sometimes it is different to other cabinet members as well. yes, most interestingly for journalists like tony here. the key phrase is that he will wish the uk to remain recognisably european following brexit. by which he is talking about not slashing taxes, not changing regulations dramatically. he doesn't wa nt regulations dramatically. he doesn't want the uk to turn into a sort of singapore style on wave, by which it is somehow going to be completing with other countries for sort of deals against europe and the like —— it is going to be competing. this has not gone down well with everybody. tony, it's confusing for oui’ everybody. tony, it's confusing for our viewers

and you are pro—brexit... me as eminently sensible. and you are pro-brexit. ..ently sensible. and you are pro-brexit... i thought it was eminently sensible and i couldn't see anything in the speech to object to, sol see anything in the speech to object to, so i don't see what is going on with these leave supporters. the whole thing seems to be getting out of control. that problem with that prominent brexiteers is that they are constantly on edge, they don't trust anybody, not even their own colleagues, they think this thing will be snatched from them, and they have won the battle but if they don't behave themselves, they will lose the war. david davis, who i think is doing an excellentjob, came out with papers last week and again, it was quite obvious from these papers that we are leaving. he is not trying to stop brexit?m these papers that we are leaving. he is not trying to stop brexit? it was unequivocal — we are out. unless tony blair has his own way, way leaving. it's not that straightforward, is it? —— we are leaving. between now and then, there will be so

brexit, trump and macron have taught us brexit, trump and macron have taught us that predicting politicse two major things which could, in theory, stop brexit. another general election is one. as all parties say they respect the result of the referendum, brexit looks highly likely whatever the result. even the greens and the liberal democrats, two parties that want to stay in the eu, are both careful to stress they respect last year's eu, are both careful to stress they respect last yea r‘s vote. eu, are both careful to stress they respect last year's vote. vince cable, the lib dem leader, is not saying brexit shouldn't happen, just that it might not happen. these two parties also advocate our next scenario. a second referendum on the terms of the brexit deal. but even in the very unlikely event that one was called, we don't know which way that would go. so technically, it is possible that the politics of brexit could change and that it could be stopped and that the eu shows every sign of being open to that, i would be putting any money on that outcome. lastly, there is the timescale. ma

brexit is brexit. a government destroyer, because the reality of negotiating this separation... steve will know better than us because he lives westminster, but i thought in addition to the 20 point lead, which was a temptation to go to the country, she wanted to roll over the mandate. somewhere in there they understood they couldn't get the deal done before the next election in 2020, so if they kicked that can down the road, which is classic european union thinking by the way, just kick it a little further... another 18 months or 24 months and we can come up with a solution or a fudge. i think that's where they would have been at in any case. i agree with that. that's one of the many twists in all of this, that they are running out of time. this is meant to be done by march 2019, to keep within the two year time limit — which one of the architects of it, john bruton, told me they deliberately set it at two years to make it impossible for anyone to leave! we've already several months in and nothing has

they could not give us brexit people. they could not give us any brexit people.not give us any reasons. you brexit people. they could not give us any reasons. you have a departmental government. if you tap it apart like chocolate 0range. basically between the lines, because theresa may is lacking leadership herself. brexit is lacking leadership. some issues in the white departments. everyone is lacking leadership, there is a prime minister, as we get to the sun, hanging below the water line. how will she have power, negotiating and get us through brexit. from picture of the sun, nice move, let me do brexit. theresa may appealing for more time to get us through this. she is the prime minister, she should deserve this. she did get 13.5 million votes. she has had to tearup 13.5 million votes. she has had to tear up the manifesto. she has already lost her mandate, you could argue. everything in the text of this interview, done by tom newton dunn. seems to have stalled, she had the flashy wheel going around. she says eve n the flashy wheel going around. she says even

let's go on to brexit which is once again across go on to brexit which is once again a cross m ost gon to brexit which is once again across most of the front pages including the times. very interesting story, looking like a briefing from the treasury saying theresa may is ready to offer eu citizens free movement to britain forup to citizens free movement to britain for up to two years after brexit and this is philip hammond's plans. philip hammond for some time has been pushing for the transitional arrangements oi’ been pushing for the transitional arrangements or we been pushing for the transitional arrangements or we don't suddenly reach a cliff edge at the end of talks. key to this story and find this briefing is about free movement and the times suggests that previously had brexit ears and the cabinet have been won over. it is interesting the language used, that now the chancellor believes he has won them around. it indicates the briefing comes from the treasury. he talks about borders being open for two years after brexit. the guardian talks about up to four years of free movemen

brexit is the principal one. to be able to operate, particularly within continental europe, as one number to highlight backthat, planes -- highlight that. for the company to keep operating as they do now. they took one step last week with the operating certificate of austria. that gives them some breathing space. they can keep operating that. that is something that has weighed on the company for a long time, since the brexit vote. it will be interesting to see bringey ring in as ceo -- who can bringeone across the concerned that face the industry. the other big challenge is terrorism that still is a lingering threat for the industry. jet has a massive eighth in nice that was affected your -- base in nice that was affected years ago. that is something many city address. anna: they say they are looking search for her successor. we will wait to hear who is on the list and who is selected. carolyn mccall did come from a media background before joining easyjet, but she will face a number of challenges when she arrives

certain period after brexit or in the long-term? clarity is a big ask when we talk about brexit.o i shall endeavour to a nswer the questions so i shall endeavour to answer it! he is talking about the medium—term, in other words this desire where there is agreement for a transitional period. a period immediately after brexit where they hang onto some elements. the disagreement is over which elements to hold onto. the chancellor said things would be very similar the day after brexit. he emphasised he wa nted after brexit. he emphasised he wanted to see the free movement of goods. liam fox is making the argument, hang on, a lot of people voted for brexit because they wanted something done about immigration. if things look pretty much identical the next day, they would feel betrayed. that is before you get onto a discussion what brexit will mean in the long—term. what brexit will mean in the long-term. at times, it appears the cabinet itself are divided over brexit. is that a fair assessment? that is undeniably a fair assessment. perhaps to an extent we should expect that to be the c

one hard-line brexiteer named here says he would rather not lose brexit so long as jeremy corbyn does that isjust ridiculous. of course. if there was an election tomorrow, jeremy corbyn would probably win. exactly. it is a very febrile atmosphere, summer, everyone needs to go away and come down. she got through the queen's speech, she could get to the 20th of this month, parliament breaks, they have a break, the comeback, and they talk about else. and in the meantime, political minds need to be looking at what these deals might be. the sunday people. an exclusive. britain is breaking the law over six soldiers. lord dannatt from the army is saying not enough is being done to support ex— service men and women who suffer from post—traumatic stress disorder. a serious intervention from someone who was head of the army at one point. the problem at the moment is that, umm, those who suffer post—traumatic stress disorder coming back from the frontline, there is very little for them. there is the nhs, superb charities like combat stress. lord dannatt is saying this is no way to treat the troo

what we now need is an exit from brexit.hoping there was a tree to catch you? or do we want to stay within the european union? but wasn‘t that pro—european message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks there is a mood for change. there is quite a high possibility i think that brexit will not happen. what will emerge over the next two years i suspect is a significant deterioration in the economy and i am very clear that the public did not vote to be poor. so i think when you add all that together, you see a picture which is very different from the one which we fought in the general election. the liberal democrats are the fourth largest party at westminster, but sir vince cable says politics is so volatile that it is impossible to predict what might happen in the next few months, let alone the next few years. he says no one should rule out a lib dem breakthrough. but is he the man to make that happen? sir vince does have a higher profile than his predecessor tim farron. his passion for dancing led to this christ

what about a post- brexit uk trade deal with japan? the eu hasjust brexit uk trade deal with japan?s just signed brexit uk trade deal with japan? the eu hasjust signed one, could it collocate matters for japan eu hasjust signed one, could it collocate matters forjapan to side with the uk? the fact that there is already a trade deal may make it easy. in principle, there is nothing stopping the uk and japan from keeping that deal, even after the uk leads the eu. that would obviously be positive for japanese manufacturers and car manufacturers, the existing tariffs would be remaining the same forjapan. the european union's chief brexit negotiator has asked britain to clarify details regarding settlement and citizen's rights. that followed discussions in brussels. while the eu is demanding compromises, the uk's top negotiator seemed encouraged by the progress made so far. there is a lot to talk about and further work before we can resolve this. ultimately, a solution will require flexibility from both sides. negotiations have onlyjust started. of course there are compromises to be made,

he said today he wanted an exit from brexit, but the british people voted for brexit, including liberal and he explained it in your package, that onceit explained it in your package, that once it becomes clear exactly what is meant by brexit, because there we re is meant by brexit, because there were lots of different versions of that put forward in the referendum last year, the people should be given the opportunity to have their say on that. i think that's a perfectly reasonable position. it was the people who started this with the referendum, so it's the people who must then give their final verdict on it. if you think about it, what would be the alternative? either theresa may should simply be allowed to do what she wants, or parliament should have a vote, but that wouldn't be meaningful because then parliament would be accused of trumping a referendum. is bricks —— if brexit is as good as david davis, liam fox and others tell us it will be, then they should have nothing to fear. thank you for your time, alistair carmichael. some of the other stories making bbc news. the warm weathe

if you wa nt with his approach to brexit.nerated by people who are not happy with the agenda that i have, over the last few weeks, tried to advance of ensuring that we achieve advance of ensuring that we achieve a brexit which is focused on protecting our economy, protecting ourjobs and protecting our economy, protecting our jobs and making protecting our economy, protecting ourjobs and making sure we can have continued rising living standards in the future. as protests over public sector pay continue the chances that ministers should get on with the job at the prime minister's authority is damaged after the election result and ministers do not seem to be in the media are doing as they are told. jonathan blake, bbc news. the chancellor also said it was absolutely clear that businesses we re absolutely clear that businesses were holding up advertisement because of uncertainty over the uk's brexit negotiations. he said companies wanted more clarity over britain's relationship with the european union in the future and that neede

we cannot do a paper review without talking about brexit. brexit? what is that?e movement may go on until 2023, ministers accept. well, the bristol clearly a lot of disagreement in the uk cabinet about what shape or form brexit will take. but it does appear, according to the papers, there is some movement at the soft brexiteers as they are called a b ready to do some sort of transition deal. the hard brexiteers, it could be the free movement will go on until 2023, some four years after britain apparently will come out of brexit, if it does. so it seems as though the are some signs of leeway and some signs that actually people are now agreeing, which is a far cry from where we we re which is a far cry from where we were a few days ago where you have the cabinet in open warfare. so the may has won her battle to get her ministers to start talking to each other properly, which is no mean feat, or they are putting on a brave face during this week's talks. michel barnier though, he was complaining that things aren't clear, he is saying david davis isn't coming to him w

these plans the tories have for a hard brexit could cost u p tories have for a hard brexit could costt for my constituents. voting for this bail is not the right thing to do for me. —— this bill. there is an awfully long time -- way to go, i think there will be late nights in the commons in coming months and years ahead. the king of spain has arrived at downing street on the second day of his state visit. king felipe vi was welcomed to number ten by the prime minister. the trip is the first state visit by a spanish king to the uk since his father, juan carlos, came 31 years ago. the government publishes the repeal bill which will convert eu law into uk law. the high court hears further evidence on possible experimental treatment from a doctor in the united states any case of a terminally ill baby, charlie gard. the prime minister tells the bbc she became tearful when she learned she had lost the majority but says she does not regret calling the election. business news. the uk housing market is in a state of lethargy, according to property surveyors, with estate agents reporting the lo

i'm beginning to think you know that brexit may never happen. of of

french for clarification of the uk's brexit vision.thout that, he said, negotiations couldn't progress. david davis was more sanguine. clearly there's a lot left to talk about and further work before we can resolve this. ultimately getting to a solution will require flexibility from both sides. what about concessions from the eu side? where will the eu show some give, perhaps as a trust—making exercise, isn't there any wiggle room? translation: negotiations have only just started. of course there are compromises to be made, but it's too early to talk about them. we're not there yet. week two of brexit talks have now ended with no major breakthrough on some of the thorniest issues. the uk's so—called brexit bill, and the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and british expats in the eu. key sticking points there — the uk wants to check the criminal record of all eu citizens wanting to stay, while the eu says uk expats would lose the right to move to other eu countries. there has been some modest progress. this is a joint eu—uk paper on citi

how do you tailor a new immigration policy for britain after brexit?e jobs for home—grown workers maybe less for eu migrants? ask around at this garment factory in north london and the answer is: be careful. we have ten different nationalities that are here in ourfactories and 80% of those are from the eu. they're not taking away the jobs from the british public, because the british public at the moment can't do those skills, so pre—brexit or post brexit, it doesn't matter, we need our european workers here. today, britain's border force has been on show. soon they'll enforce a new immigration system and the home secretary has announced a major study to help decide where britain needs migrants and who should be stopped when the uk leaves the european union. we are leaving the eu, we will be having a new policy, but part of what i'm announcing today is to show that we'll make sure that it's evidence based and we're going to make sure that it works for the whole country. it will take years before home—grown british workers can take on or want many of the

what we now need is an exit from brexit. wish to accept what is coming down the track, jumping off a cliff and hoping there's a tree to catch you? or do we want to stay within the european union? but wasn't that pro—european message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks the mood will change. there's quite a high possibility, i think, that brexit won't happen. what will emerge over the next two years, i suspect, is a significant deterioration in the economy. and i am very clear that the public did not vote to be poorer. so i think when you add all that together, you see a picture which is very different from the one we fought in the general election. the liberal democrats are the fourth—largest party at westminster, but sir vince cable says politics is so volatile that it is impossible to predict what will happen in the next few months, let alone the next few years. he says no one should rule out a lib dem breakthrough, but is he the man to make that happen? sir vince does have a higher profile than his predece

some farmers fear a bad brexit deal could drive them out of business.'ve been through a couple of foot and mouth outbreaks. this is more important, more crucial to get right. others say food standards could drop. we'll see the environment damaged, we'll see livestock cruelly treated. but could food costs actually be lower when we're out of the eu? if we buy food from world sources rather thanjust the european union, prices are something like 20% lower on average. and can we strike a good deal? so we are a highly desirable market. that actually gives us some strength in our negotiation. we don't have tojust roll over. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a realistic chance for us, to have a say in the way that our farms are farmed. our farms and our food feels very british — traditional countryside and meals steeped in our culture. but in truth, the european union affects every part of our food chain from field to fork. the eu say what farmers are allowed to grow and, indeed, what they're not. the eu sets animal welfare and food standards regulat

brexit and the amount of times fish comes up. that fish would be such a big issue. where it will go is intriguing. this is michael gove saying we will leave an agreement thatis saying we will leave an agreement that is not the common fisheries policy, which a lot of fish men do not like. it is an old agreement that allows dutch, french, belgian and german vessels to fish in what you might call our waters and allows us you might call our waters and allows us to fish in their waters as well. if we don't let them use our waters, we do not get to use theirs. but it is being dressed up as taking back control of the sea and this sea of opportunity line, the various fisherman‘s organisations' pr are doing a good job. i vividly remember both the leave and remain side chasing each other down the thames in boats with signs about fishing. there was nigel farage on a boat and was it bob geldof following. it was a publicity stunt and it may not be the most important issue but it is one of the hyper emotional issues and going back to what i wa

if you vote down this bill, it is a not a moment for brexit. it blocks brexit, in effect.intention. but neither do we just go along with what theresa may once. —— it doesn't, and not our intention. we want to bring it eu law into british law and we want to do it properly. this bill at the moment doesn't do it properly. we find that the government intends to make changes behind closed doors. they make sunset clauses or deadlines. they're not being reasonable with the devolved administrations. we don't know how they intend to deal with disputes through this bill. so it's do it our way, or it's not going to happen? due it in a way that's fair to the british people, and transparent and open. the government has said in the last few days that they want to work with us. that is being straightforward. i think we are being fed to the british people. were doing ourjob as the opposition. if they don't wa nt as the opposition. if they don't want to do these negotiations, we are happy to take over if that's what want. i should to you, then, that we have seven other brexit bills queued

there is disagreement within the brexit camp.azy asa davies as thick as mince and as lazy as a toad. we see a lot of concerns in the british press in the industrial sector, senior politicians who are warning of chaos. we seek a division in the family of nations with the public in scotla nd family of nations with the public in scotland opposed to brexit and in ireland with a return of a possible hardboard. this ireland with a return of a possible ha rdboa rd. this is ireland with a return of a possible hardboard. this is of great concern to all of us in europe. we look at ita to all of us in europe. we look at it a bit surprised in the way the british team is approaching the negotiations. i appreciate you are laying out there are some of the problems that might exist here in the uk, but nonetheless the people sitting around that table idea to do ajob, sitting around that table idea to do a job, they have got a mandate following a referendum, they are talking with michel barnier. they have to get on with the job. it is no good comi

i don't think this tells us very much about brexit at all. adaptation of an existing car. the big questions will be when bmw produces a new mini and companies like vauxhall produce the next generation astra, will they produce in the uk or will the uncertainty about our relationship with europe put them off staying in the uk? a good day for the uk car industry but the government is still under enormous pressure to cut a brexit deal that secures its long—term future. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. obviously there will be suggestions that perhaps some kind of deal has been done about trading post brexit with bmw. we know that was the situation with regards the nissan deal last year and these rumours are not going away? we still haven't got to the bottom of what was agreed with nissan or toyota. what is interesting is that both the government and bmw seem to be adamant that assurances were not sought are given over the investment. that could be other reasons for this in any case. even if the government has said we have

let us get to brexit, rounding to of the brexit -- two of the brexit negotiations.he british government faces internal pressure at cabinet members disagree on the duration of the brexit duration period. ian is ind is in -- brussels for us. week, david davis has got a new briefcase. he is off to brussels to what can we expect them to achieve with mr. barneier this week? >> this is the second time they have met face-to-face. they are firing the starting gun and they really want to get together and sort of bridge this distance on citizens rights, the protection of systems in the u.k. after brexit, but also this brexit bill, the money, the financial obligations the u.k. has for the e.u.. michel barnier looked pretty exasperated when he spoke to the press last week, and he will be hoping they can find some common ground today and really get some consensus under their belt. guy: the big point of discussion over the weekend appears to have focus in the u.k. at least on the issue of a transition period. asuspect he talked about short one. the chancellor was on television ta

generally, because to make the post brexit economy a success it needs to bea brexit economy a successpro—business brexit in those different ways. today we hear from amber rudd talk of a transition period on migration. it is along the lines of what we've been saying, too, based on research with our members to employees migrant workers, who, there was a feeling among many members, it was not in any one's interest to have a cliff edge post brexit, that it should be a more gradual change. what does it mean in practice? if there is a transition? what will it make you happy about without that cliff edge? it could be that once we leave the eu is nothing changes immediately, so eu is nothing changes immediately, so there is plenty of time for businesses, particularly small firms without many members of staff, to work on this, to adapt to whatever new system it is. it needs to be a new system it is. it needs to be a new system it is. it needs to be a new system that is low cost for small businesses to work with, that doesn't involve lots of extra administration. when it finally comes in that t

there is an emotional overreaction to brexit.e this if the lea ks carry think he can survive this if the leaks carry on but he is the most sensible of the lot. the irony is, if you look at what the brexit department has published, and indeed even theresa may later to task, he was pertinently reasonable in my view. —— tusk. she wanted a close relationship to their eu. david davis is not a slash and burn either. i think he can be sometimes, ona either. i think he can be sometimes, on a bad day at. it isjust ideologically driven. he is a very pragmatic like and knows he has to negotiate. this is about internal struggles and power. mr davies showing his £100,000 watch today. it was in the papers. it is not watch, it is leather trousers. the guardian, ministers said to be sleepwalking to lower standards. lot of people, like i said, are ideologically driven towards brexit rather than sensibly thinking about it. they are in your recall the evidence coming in. food prices are going up. they were going up if all the referendum... they are

even if hard brexit... i get this country, actually. even if hard brexit. ..eeling that so many people in this public space would love for this economy to fail. absolutely not! let's move on, let's move on, ding, ding. the financial times, rip—off fees are using credit cards. henry, to be banned. this is something i feel strongly about, because i use my credit card more than cash, especially when it comes to paying off tax bills. government agencies have been punishing you by levying fees of up to 5%. the times investigates airlines, travel agents, ticket booking websites, they are the worst offenders. if the ban comes in, it looks like it is going to be. it could save shoppers nearly £500 million a year on including convenience stores and pubs, they will be banned from doing this. people don't know they are charged until they check out at the end. actually, digby, talking about transparency in terms of pay, this is transparency. looking at this before coming on air, we were in total agreement on this. that's breaking news! if a business is saying, i hope no o

the lords committee discussing brexit, but ourjournalists the lords committee discussing brexit, butbeing too gloomy over brexit? commons leader andrea leadsom said recently on bbc‘s new site that she wished broadcasters could be a bit more patriotic. now her cabinet colleague liam fox has accused media organisations of not wanting to see brexit succeed. his remarks in the commons followed a question from a fellow conservative. i think the potential for trade with commonwealth countries is very exciting but every time i open a newspaper or listen to the radio mr speaker, it does appear that some elements of our media would rather see britain fail than see brexit succeed. i cannot recall a single time in recent times when i have seen good economic news that the bbc didn't describe as despite brexit. this front bench team must know that a silly attack on the bbc cannot be used as an excuse for policy. this is a secretary of state who has refused to meet the all— party manufacturing group. can i tell him from the manufacturers i know that they have no confidence in the secretary of stat

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

i don't think this tells us very much about brexit at all.n adaptation of an existing car. the big, big questions will come when bmw produces a new mini, and companies like vauxhall produce the next generation astra. the decision, then — will they decide to invest and produce in the uk, or will the uncertainty about the future of our relationship with europe put them off staying in the uk? so, a good day for the uk car industry, but the government is still under enormous pressure to cut a brexit deal that secures its long—term future. richard westcott, bbc news, oxford. it has been revealed that the government will unveil a new plan to ban diesel and petrol cars from 2040. it is part of a plan to tackle air pollution. the move follows similar plans announced by france earlier this month. a £250 million fund will be unveiled to help local councils speed up measures to deal with pollution from diesel vehicles. the government was ordered to produce new plans to tackle illegal levels of harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide after the courts agreed w

german industry in stark warning to uk over brexit, saying it will be ha rd to uk over brexit, sayinghard to avoid hurting british business. this is a genuine surprise. we have always thought people like german car—makers are anxious to avoid any kind of tariff barriers which is what we would get without a deal. they seem to be taking the straightforward eu negotiator michel barnier line that we obey the rules or we do not. if you want to be in the single market and have access to it, we must also acce pt and have access to it, we must also accept freedom of movement and we will not do that. this is quite a serious warning from them. if they are saying to us, if you want to be pa rt of are saying to us, if you want to be part of the club, you must obey the rules of the club. it does seem to show there is not that much room for the negotiation we keep talking about. but in stark contrast to what donald trump is saying, do not worry, it will be sorted, it is a direct contradiction of what david davis, as previously mentioned, had said before the referendum, that german industry would pu

they can't stop brexit. they can't stop it.t veto it but they can certainly blow a raspberry in the direction of westminster, and we've seen that this week in what carwynjones, the first minister of wales, and nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, have been doing, because where they do have some power is, again it's complex, they have power via what are known as legislative consent motions to be able to say, we want a say on this because some of the powers which are coming back from brussels to the uk are ones that have been handed over to the devolved administrations and they say, get a move on, we want that power in edinburgh and cardiff, not just in westminster. so you can be certain, and we've seen it already, that they will seek to be involved as much as they can. it doesn't amount to a veto but it could amount to a headache for the prime minister. plenty for theresa may to think about over the summer. thank you forjoining us. now, westminster is a rough and tumble place, with its fair share of brutal battles. b

one from labour's chuka umunna on brexit.d from another labour mp, stella creasy, on abortion rights for women from northern ireland. health is a devolved issue and women who travel from northern ireland to england for terminations currently have to pay for them. stella creasy‘s amendment — calling for an end to those payments — had gathered cross—party support. and so it was on that, during a debate aboutjobs and the economy, that chancellor philip hammond announced the government would give way. my understanding is that my right honourable friend, the minister for women and equalities, is just about to make an announcement by way of a letter to members to intervene to provide finance for anyone coming from northern ireland. it's welcome that the government is looking to end this injustice, but the devil will be in the detail. could he make a commitment to meet with myself and other organisations like maries stokes, to look at how we can turn this into a reality, so these women in northern ireland today will finally have the

i don't think this tells us very much about brexit at all.adaptation of an existing car. the big, big questions will be when bmw produces a new mini, and companies like vauxhall produce the next generation astra. the decision, will they decide to invest and produce in the uk, or will the uncertainty about the future of our relationship with europe put them off staying in the uk? so, a good day for the uk car industry, but the government is still under enormous pressure to cut a brexit deal that secures its long—term future. richard westcott, bbc news, 0xford. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, is in westminster. to what extent is this a vote of confidence in the uk economy and on brexit? ministers are unnaturally keen this is seen as a vote of confidence in britain and brexiteer is wanted to be seen as evidence that britain has nothing to fear as it heads towards the exit of the european union. it is not the only encouraging news. amazon has said it is expanding its uk operation. but there is discouragement and encouragement wherever

the house of lords and the house of commons stop the poor playing for brexit?ty speaker on wednesday. labour's former chief whip rosie winterton will serve alongside lindsay hoyle and eleanor laing, who were both re—elected. they will help john bercow to keep order in the commons. gabrielle o'neill asked a former deputy speaker, nigel evans, if he could pass on any tips to the new recruit. we do have a little booklet, and it contains the photographs and constituencies and names of every member of parliament. i think the trick for rosie is to do what i used to do which is start at the top left and work your way along the chamber and go back and mentally say the name of the person you are looking at. and if you can't get the name, then you look through the book, and have a look at the photograph and then start again. and just make sure that you remember the person's name. i used to do it even when i was in the tea room, and i used to look at mps, mentally i would say their names in my head. and if i couldn't get the name, i would go and get the book. and how do y

we are expecting to hear from over brexit. we are expecting to hearfrom sir vince over brexit. for the future of his party, in the next or so. let‘s have a look at the weather. quite a turnaround in weather fortunes, in the last couple of days we‘ve had flooding incidents, some of the recent ones in lancashire and north wales with floods in this part of the world. things have changed. the humidity that fed these enormous storms has been swept away by weather fronts. behind, storms has been swept away by weatherfronts. behind, fresh air is heading in over the whole of the country. if you have been outside you will have noticed it does not feel as humid and as much fresh air gigs coming in the clouds break and we‘ll see sunshine working across most areas. it‘s still a bit cloudy across the north east, still with some rain left. showers of northern ireland and some rain in wales and south—west england this evening. overnight more rain coming, wales and south—west england, overnight, the driest weather in the north and east. i might come 11—16d and tomorrow an area of low pressure

the first thing about getting brexit who is to get a good brexit dealfrom the getting brexit who is to do that without the commons. can you guarantee that you can get it to? what i want to do is get a good dealfrom the eu, and i would hope that people across the house of commons regardless of party will see the importance of that deal for the future of britain. are you a feminist‘s for the future of britain. are you a feminist's i have said yes before, yes, i have said that. i'd leave it is important that women have equal opportunities. why do you think that young women did not vote for you, 73% of women aged 18— for a 68—year—old man in form ofjeremy corbyn. why do they not see you as they hope, have a leader? this is one of the things i have been involved in during my political career, try to ensure we get more women into parliament, but on the basis that i don't want people to think they will vote for a woman or a man, when you look at these things. if you don't see someone doing the role, you don't necessarily believe it is possible, and it can be aspirational. merrimack it can be,

we will speak 110w brexit on immigration. with estephanie dunn, regional director at the royal college of nursing. since 2012, between 2012 and 2017, we have seen an increase in the number of eu nationals joining we have seen an increase in the number of eu nationalsjoining the free council register, they have been extremely welcome. they make up about 5% of the nursing and midwifery register. you —— are you hearing from them some unease at the uncertainty, there are clearly is at the moment, for we understand what brexit actually means? there is a general unease, that is playing through in the numbers that are leaving the register. since brexit we have seen a reduction, a significant reduction in number, around 96% between april of last yearup to around 96% between april of last year up to now. which is a significant reduction. we cannot afford to lose these nurses. talk of afford to lose these nurses. talk of a transitional period, avoiding the so—called cliff edge, presumably thatis so—called cliff edge, presumably that is