will the secretary of state now agree to accept the unanimous recommendation of the brexit select committeen the process, agree with himself, before he got this job, and now publish a white paper on the government's objectives, so these can be considered alongside the legislation he has just announced 7 i don't often dispute with myself,

he is the chair of the brexit select committee and hejoins chair of the brexit select committee and he thoughts on this apparently unexpected resignation is the mark first, good afternoon. yes, this news has taken everybody by surprise. it is reported that sir ivan rogers was stepping down in november anyway, but it is not clear from the statement and the comments that have been made since he informed his staff exactly when he is going to go, immediately or whether there is a handover period. we are about to embark upon a country —— as a country the most significant negotiations for decades now withdrawal from the european union, and the outcome affects every pa rt union, and the outcome affects every part of the country, every area of oui’ part of the country, every area of our national life, business, industry, jobs, families. it is not a good thing to have the person at the top in brussels, because sir ivan rogers occupies an important place, to talk to the other member states, to convey the british government's policy and approach and to report back on as we and without fear or fav

with me is seema malhotra, labour mp who sits on the brexit select committee.didn't mess around easy? there is a bigger issue here. it was a stark public warning that six months on from the referendum you don't seem to be any further forward will stop what is quite shocking is that sir ivan, his comments about muddled thinking did not surprise me, he is saying that as an insider he did not know what theresa may and her ministers actually wanted to do and achieve and for those of us who observed the power premier list and her ministers the irony is that we have had the same impression. i think this is saying that the government needs to get its act together very fast because if theresa may gets it wrong, if the government gets it wrong, the people who will suffer our british families and businesses. it is our future and prosperity and security, and it is vital that they now come forward what they're negotiating objectives are going to be. but the government saying the plan is being formulated and sir ivan does not necessarily have to know it now, he just eased t

will the secretary of state now agree to accept the unanimous recommendation of the brexit select committeeess, agree with himself, before he got this job, and now publish a white paper on the government's objectives, so these can be considered alongside the legislation he has just announced 7 i don't often dispute with myself, but let me say this to the right honourable gentleman, the speech given last week by the prime minister was the clearest exposition of a negotiating strategy that i have seen in modern times. it laid out very clearly what we judge the national interest to be, how we intend to protect it, what we want to do, what we hope does not happen, and how we're going to go about avoiding that too. but on wednesday, at prime minister's questions, there was a surprise change of heart. i recognise there is an appetite in this house to see that direction set out in a white paper. i can confirm to the house that our plan will be set out in a white paper published to this house. so, a lot of activity on brexit. this is how the snp's pete wishart saw it. what a week it's going to be.

will the secretary of state now agreed to accept the unanimous recommendation of the brexit select committee in the process, agree with himself before he got thisjob? and now publish a white paper on the government's objectives, so that these can be considered alongside the legislation that he hasjust announced? because if the government does not do so, then i have to say to him it will be showing a lack of respect for this house of commons. i don't often disagree with myself but let me say this to the honourable, the right honourable gentleman. the speech given last week by the prime minister was the clearest exposition of a negotiating strategy i have seen in modern times. it laid out very clearly what we judge the national interest to be, how we intend to protect it, what we want to do, what we hope does not happen, how we're going to go about avoiding that too. so i don't see that this government has avoided answering any question, either from his committee or indeed the front bench. does the minister accept it my view that the public want us to get on with this and actually carry out wh

respected and senior member of this house, former cabinet minister and current chair of the brexit select committee and he is of course the son of the late and whatever your politics, the great parliamentarian, tony been, who spent half of a century of his life -- [applause] mr. speaker: spent half of a century of his life in politics and being passionate in and on behalf of parliament. stephen, thank you for joining us today. [applause] mr. speaker: so, who have we got from the southwest? who wants to contribute? what about the woman in the mustard coat? i hope that that isn't in in accurate ascription of the color. >> jessica hill from south somerset. as youth parliament we should be fighting for youth voices in these issues. representing young people is terribly important. we should hold them up and let them tell us what they want and need. in the next two years i highly doubt i will happen upon an epiphany that i will be allowed to vote appropriately, as according to the people against this issue, i will. it might be difficult or a hard way, but when has that ever stopped us? as a youth parliam

to the conservative mp maria caulfield, who campaigned to leave the eu and now sits on the brexit select committeelson, who backed remain and it is a leading supporter of the campaign group ( on. phil wilson, you were backing remain. it now seems that brexit, when theresa may says brexit means brexit, it means hard brexit or clea n brexit, it means hard brexit or clean brexit, whichever phrase you like. well, let's wait until we hear her speech. but i would like to see the prime minister fight for jobs and business. and that means to me that we should make an effort to stay in the single market, which is 40% of our trade and also supplies millions ofjobs in the country. to put that at risk without attempting to save it is something i wouldn't expect to see from a prime minister standing upfor expect to see from a prime minister standing up for the interests of all people in the united kingdom. maria caulfield, how do you see it? people in the united kingdom. maria caulfield, how do you see mm people in the united kingdom. maria caulfield, how do you see it? it is a great opportunity for this count

let's speak to the labour chairman of the brexit select committee hilary benn who joins us.is indivisible and the government has decided to deal with that by saying we will be leaving membership of the single market but will still wa nt of the single market but will still want access to it and we must not forget that is very important because 80% of our economy is services. we have over1 million jobs in financial services and he wants to continue to sell into europe. a lot of family incomes depend on that. we have learned some new things, i welcome in particular the commitment to seek transitional arrangements because that is clearly sensible. and you are engaging in a complex negotiation like this that could lead to fundamental change and a welcome the fact parliament will be givena a welcome the fact parliament will be given a vote on the final deal when it has been negotiated. and one respect, we are still not much wiser and that is in relation to the customs union. the government says we want to be partly and that partly out but we want to ensure that there are no tariff

hilary benn, who's labour's chair of the brexit select committee said theresa may's speech had gone some things, i welcome in particular the commitment to seek transitional arrangements because that is clearly sensible when engaging in a complex negotiation like this that could lead to fundamental change. i welcome the fact that parliament will get a vote on the final deal. in other respects and one in particular, we are still not much wiser in relation to the customs union. the government in effect said we wa nt union. the government in effect said we want to be partly in and partly out. we want to ensure that there are no terrorists or barriers to trade. business has said to us we do not want that to happen. how can you ensure that europe is going to agree toa ensure that europe is going to agree to a deal allowing you to negotiate trade deals outside the eu but giving you the tariff free and barrier free access when it comes to our largest single market. so people will go back and say we understand the government one side but are we sure that that is what they will achieve. she is rea

he sits on the commons brexit select committee and is in our dunstable studio. tonight? yes. we should not be in this position but what is important how we manoeuvre alloway out of it. clearly a well respected civil servant has decided he cannot carry on. he has given reasons why that should be the case will stop what is important now is to get someone new in position, not decided by people with one view of the leaving the european union issue or another but someone who will do a good job in behalf of the country, which is what sir ivan was doing. the suspicion is that he felt he had to go because there were those who felt his heart was not in it.|j don't know any more than what has been an e—mailand don't know any more than what has been an e—mail and it is not a question of whether the heart is in it its question of whether they're good at thejob. it its question of whether they're good at the job. he it its question of whether they're good at thejob. he knew it its question of whether they're good at the job. he knew the extent the eu very well, he represente

well, i also thought it was right that the prime minister adopted the recommendation of the brexit select committeewe also said was it was important that it was timely, so that it happened with enough time to be able to consider the views of parliament before the final deal is put together. i think that's a vital principle, it's vitalfor together. i think that's a vital principle, it's vital for our democracy, it's vitalfor parliament, but it's also vital that, that is a chance for the voices of our constituents to be heard, that's our responsibility and i believe it is the premises the's duty. is that a yes or a note of the question? i think we should be prepared to vote against any deal that we don't believe is right. i do think that if we have a situation where we have a timely vote, where there is enough room for that to be influenced by the outcome, that's the kind of relationship that the government should have would parliament. in the same kind of spirit that we should have a responsible dialogue between the uk and our european allies. thank you. thomas cook is flying home nearly 1,000 briti

i‘m joined by the labour chairman of the brexit select committee, hilary benn. have two respect it is by voting for this bill. that is why i expect it to go through. yet a host of amendments have been put down. what do you identify as the key amendment?” think what they show clearly is there is a strong appetite in the house of commons, having said to the government, 0k, it is going through, thatis government, 0k, it is going through, that is not a blank cheque henceforth. because what's the referendum decided was the fact we are leaving. it did not decide the terms of the bases of our new relationship with european partners. so on things like access to the single market, membership of the customs union, cooperating on foreign policy, and the crucial question of the vote at the end of negotiations, it is important it is insufficient time for parliament to scrutinise the deal and to say either, that looks fine, or it is mostly fine but that bit isn't, go back and try and get something better. i think the lesson is parliament is determined to participate in this p

i sit on the brexit select committee in parliament which is scrutinising the government's process fornot going to survive. iain duncan smith. i agree completely with that, the point here is that i am all for debate, we will have lots of debate, we will have time for that, but what i think would be unacceptable is if the lords then decide to block this, because it was the decision of the british public. take the lib dem position, baroness kramer, they have a handful of mps in the house of commons, but over a hundred peers in the house of lords, so they are disproportionately represented in the lords, and they shouldn‘t use thatis the lords, and they shouldn‘t use that is proportionate representation to thwart the will of the house of commons ultimately. by all means debated, but be very careful that the disproportion and position that they have got should not be wheeled in deliberately to try and block the will of the house of commons and ultimately of the british people. try and use that power to amend and that's key. a final word. no one is going to block in the house of commons. i'm

meanwhile, brexit secretary david davis had to explain he hadn't really described his counterpart in the european parliament as "satan". i was being tempted by the chairman of the select committeeas the satan, not you. laughter. that clarifies it all. he's examining the pros and cons of brexit on 50 different sectors of the economy, from cakes to cars. it's certainly doing terrible things to the english language. the prime minister leads us towards a smart and smooth brexit, as i like to call it, a smexit. and conference, mark my words, we will make breakfast..brexit a success. laughter. and was there at brexit effect in richmond? zac goldsmith triggered a by—election over heathrow, the lib dems nabbed it after a very pro—eu campaign. it's a good morning, the start of many more. yes, the lib dems, remember them? at the moment theresa may is listening to her ukip—ish wing, which now appears to control the conservative party, now maybe she will listen to some panic stricken tory mps with lib dems breathing down their necks, saying isn't it time you listened to the electorate, who may or may not want brexit, but they certainly don't want a hard brexit? music: "0 come all ye faithf

francine: you are heading treasury select committee's on brexit.many do not have the right to return? helena: i think it is a mistake by the government, saying that every person who has chosen to willhere and has come here a given -- will not be given interstitial residence. but that actually it should be for everyone who is here at the point perhaps one of referendum to place or at the point of a declaration of providing it. but we have not seen that. any of us who do negotiation as lawyers know that when you put something good on the table early on, it wins you goodwill. i think it was a mistake not doing that early on. tom: lady kennedy, francine mentioned, we talk about the weather in europe, but i'm sorry it is not funny. it is frozen in europe with it out of migrants -- with a lot of migrants out there, it is freezing. is all of the united kingdom so hardened that they just wait for the warmer weather of the spring and move on. or is it a debate changer to see how cold europe is this morning? i do think it is interesting. this january-februar

brexit debate. this became apparent in a recent appearance before the foreign affairs select committee when his bossd experts. this is the exchange. i'm not perhaps as deeply immersed in theirthinking, but maybe i can bat that to tim barrow, who has been living with this... i'm not an expert. michael gove might approve, but not me. where did disappointment come from? —— this appointment. it has been quite quick. is it a solution, or does it create another problem inside the foreign office? tim barrow was only approached for thisjob in the last 36 hours after sir ivan rogers stood down, and the process a successor was led by sirjeremy heywood, the cabinet secretary scotching rumours that a political brexiteer would be put in. sirjeremy has ensured that at one level, nothing changes. a whitehall life will run the british mission to the eu. —— lifer. but at another level, everything changes. he is a clean slate. sir ivan rogers carried a lot of baggage because he was associated with david cameron's negotiations. interestingly, tim barrow has achieved a first. he has united remainers and almost all leav

brexit as the u.k. parliament gets set to vote on article 50. the chairman of parliament so lacked -- part of an select committee.e are 30 minutes away from the end of the monday session. donald trump's executive order holding, immigration is reverberating around the world. look at these declines we are seeing. by 2.8%. portugal 2.6%. greece is down by 3.5% today. the other three below that are rising against the dollar. portugal 10 year, italy two-year. in the far two columns. a big piece of data, germany inflation accelerating. the light line is german inflation, 1.9% versus 1.7%. the highest rate since july 2013. 2% was the forecast. the other is the greek number from spain and germany, all below that is eurozone -- all below the eurozone. does that put some discussion it to play when it comes to the balance sheet? ecb, germans hoping -- with a mere zero deposit rate in connection taking place in germany as well. about winding down its bond buying program. german inflation number plays into that's nicely. let's get to spain gdp. look at that .7% maintaining the same pace of growth. below the .8% in the first t

brexit as the u.k. parliament gets set to vote on article 50. the chairman of parliament so lacked -- part of an select committee.

corporate executives voicing concerns over brexit negotiations, especially when it comes to the risk to jobs in markets. in testimony before the treasury select committeerd from top executives at alianza global, hsbc, and the london stock exchange. >> we believe that a stable framework of grandfathering for a limiting time to be determined in advance of course, is likely to strongly support positive outcome for the negotiations because it is clear that massive migration or changes in customer behavior would be no good to anyone and a very complex negotiation and it would reverberate globally. >> detail in the regulations which we would not know about and our lawyers can only get to on day 100. in practice, there will be some sort of agreement that you have to grandfather the status quo until we have completion because these are legal contracts. >> in my view, it would need to be accompanied by a clear indication, a direction of travel and what the best definition is, we are we were aiming for the definite -- destination to be here -- destination to be. mark: sterling dropping to as low a level -- lowest level versus the dollar and a wild. u.k. ftse 100

the london stock exchange has told the treasury select committee the uk needs to protect its financial industry and the two your negotiation period for brexitation. joining me now is kevin green the group's chief executive. is this a cause for concern? no. more vacancies, overall all sectors of thejob more vacancies, overall all sectors of the job market growing, so we think it is a positive picture. certainly following the post—brexit period of the last six months things have got better. the report shows a bit of the man in different sectors. hotels and catering, demand for skills there, nurses. is there a danger there is a skills gap that could get worse? how are these sectors filling the gaps? at the moment we do have a crisis in relation to skills. one of the things employers are saying. it is far harderfor people things employers are saying. it is far harder for people to fill the jobs they have available and some sectors are finding it more difficult, and the sectors you mention, agriculture, food manufacture, care and even the nhs are finding it incredibly difficult to fill availablejobs, are finding it incredibly difficult to fill a

brexit. anna edwards joins us outside the u.k. supreme court. anna: let's get straight to our guest. exit in the e.u. select committee.today from the supreme court and the fact that this needs to go before parliament, is the government timetable for this triggering article 50 by the end of march? does that look ambitious? >> we will year from david davis, the secretary of state in the house, in about an hour. we will look to what he says about when the government intends to bring the legislation in. i suspect the government will want to meet that timetable. it depends on the nature of the bill and how many amendments there are two it. voteovernment is going to to trigger article 50, because if you respect the outcome of the referendum, including for those to remain -- including for those who campaigned to remain, you have to start the process. that is why i am sure it is going to happen. anna: we have already heard from various parties about the amendments. your own labor toward -- your own labor party talked about an amended. the s&p says it will bring in -- the s mp says it will bring in 50. there could be a lot to

brexit? ijoined by the labour mp west treaty member of the treasury select committee and quite the reverse ,tee and quite the reverse, you suggest the package she has put forward a month to economic vandalism. the big risk with theresa may's speech yesterday if she has put the company —— country on a course for hard brexit outside the single market which would have given britain the best possible chance of succeeding outside the european union and on a wing and a prayer all of these trade deals that the prime ministerand of these trade deals that the prime minister and foreign secretary claim are lining up and can be negotiated as quickly as we need to be negotiated, trade deals often take anywhere between five to ten years or more to anywhere between five to ten years or more to secure a anywhere between five to ten years or more to secure a deal, but also i am not sure how the prime minister or the foreign secretary could claim with a straight face that the deals we could negotiate with the rest of the world would be anything like as beneficial to british businesses, the economy, as the re

brexit. secretary british boris johnson faces questions after meeting with donald trump. this is a treasury select committee the concept to tom keene. this is what we're seeing. let's bring up the life screens. they go one after another. we now have the chief investment they feel and when questions, everything is quite political. it has the potential of getting ugly. we are talking with hans redeker a little bit about fx and the impact on pound. do we need to focus on how long this process will take? if theresa may believes they want to start at the bpo levels, this could take 10 years -- wpo levels, this could take 10 years. hans: after the process has ended, the two-year process has dark, they cannot allow matter to take over. withll have to live conditional measures. that will be key in the next two years what these measures will be. no clue. nobody knows. i guess the prime minister doesn't know. tom: i appreciate your candor. bring up the chart of pounds sterling. we show this yesterday. when does this unravel? for those of you on london radio, it is really simple. we migrated from 150 all the way down

select committee. he joins us from westminster. thank you for being with us. i have a couple of headlines, fake news headlines, pope backs donald trump, queen backs brexit, 0bamaws is not that big a deal. how do you convince them that it is actually a serious thing that we all need to deal with? if it is not serious and people do not take these stories seriously, why do they share them as widely as they do? the 0bama story about him banning the oath of allegiance in schools, that was shared on facebook by 2 million people. the pope endorsing donald trump was shared by nearly a million people in the final three months of the election campaign. so the scale of this, because of the way the social platforms work, because its many of us now social platforms work, because its many of us now use social platforms work, because its many of us now use them every day, it is easy for these stories to spread like wildfire and that is why the moment has come when we have to ta ke the moment has come when we have to take a serious look at this. what kind of action do you foresee? there area kind of action do you foresee? there are a couple of key things. the social media sit

brexit on business. the ceo of the london stock again throughout like the biggest threat he sees through testimony before the u.k. treasury select committeere talking about largest financial asset classes in the world, talking about numbers almost unimaginably large, hundreds of trillions that would have to quickly innovated, migrated, the systemic or potential systemic impact normally will have reverberations if this is handled to quickly without the benefit of anticipation and preparation. david: 20 me with the latest is simon kennedy, the brexit editor for bloomberg. how well is the government listening to corporate interest when they talk about the risk of brexit? theresa may talked about brexit not being a model process, what is the quality of mitigation between business interest and the government? >> better than the earlier days of the theresa may administration. they said their voices weren't being heard but they now are coming it is whether they are being taken on board. there is a lot of information going into downing street but not a lot comes out and what concerns them broadly is there will not be a transitional a between leav

brexit trade deal will be high on the agenda at today's meeting in the oval office. the conservative mp crispin blunt, who is chair of the foreign affairs select committee, says a goodough because the congressmen look after businesses in their individual district. this is a situation where political pressure and the need for both countries to doa and the need for both countries to do a deal, a slightly different dynamic in this trade deal than others. in both countries the politicians will say to the trade negotiators, get the deal done. hundreds of millions of funding promised to schools in england last year has been taken back by the treasury. the money had been announced to fund a plan to turn all schools into academies. the department for education says that it was appropriate to return funds if a project did not go ahead. a teenager has been charged with murder after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near his school in north—west london. quamari serunkuma—barnes was attacked in doyle gardens on mondayjust as other children made their way home from school. the suspect, who is also 15 and cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear before willesden youth court lat