were no problems so i can assure you that we were going to do our best together with the british representatives as far as the relations concerned of course i mean they are on a very little level. it's it's always a difficult you know to just assess it but speaking frankly i'm optimistic. it's i hope that. the time will come when the relations will be much better and the reason for that is the people of britain because you know i have so many friends here being a few years you know there want a good relations so it's the only thing left is just to convince the government. people the. guy just ask you when to sell. your. rule you this. year. i'll tell you it's it's very difficult to assess because there were so. that they could probably move to some other countries you know to the u.s. to stray or to some others you know there were a lot of speculations but we don't have any official position of the u.k. on that matter and i think the best proof that everything is all right with them is just to see them. all maybe you will join us you know on this on this endeavor. do you. want to. see susie's. u

there were no problems so i can assure you that we are going to do our best together with the british representatives as far as the. relations concerned of course i mean they are on a very little level. it's it's always a difficult you know to just assess it but speaking frankly i'm optimistic. it's i hope that. the time will come when the relations will be much better and the reason for that is the people of britain because you know i have so many friends here being a few years and all of them want a good relations so it's the only thing left is just to convince the government.

the time that he felt very strongly about that principle and with the acquittal of the british captain to represent other british soldiers six were acquitted to convicted of manslaughter but only receive minor punishments. during his argument for the defense adams famously observed facts are stubborn things whatever our wishes are information or the dictates of passions they cannot alter the state of facts. so defend those british soldiers was not a popular cause. america in 1770 was a very different place he did not merely phase criticism but a real fear of infamy or even death. in a diary entry about the trial adams wrote in the evening i expressed all my apprehensions into burst into tears and with that danger as well as to me that she thought i had done as i shot to share all that is to come euros that experience but one of the most gallant and generous and is interested action of my whole life were the best pieces of service i ever entered my country when the stakes are high some people tend to dispense the rules seeking a result that adams americana different course choosing to stand with the

british captain. he later represented eight british soldiers. six of them were acquitted. two were convicted of manslaughter but received minor punishment. during his argument for the defense, adams famously observed that facts are stubborn things. whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of the facts and the evidence. defending british soldiers who killed american colonists was not a popular cause. in america, in 1770, it was a different place from what it is today. adams did not merely face criticism. he confronted a real fear in his own words of infamy or even death. in a diary entry about the trial, adams wrote as follows --in the evening, i expressed to mrs. adams all my apprehensions. that excellent lady who has always encouraged me, burst into tears. but said that she was sensible to all the danger to her and to our children as well as to me, but she thought i had done as i ought. she was very willing to share in all that was to come and place her trust in providence. adams wrote that the experience p

they're not going to be king and queen, but they're going to be the future of british representativesit's outward looking and modern and really how britain is a modern country. it's exciting to see the change. >> i was speaking with someone that was with meghan, very much looking forward to her big day. i asked her about the element of walking down the aisle on her own, i was told she just wanted to do that. that's just the choice she made. she wasn't making a big point about feminism or standing up to the british monarchy. but do you think the symbolism of that moment will speak to history? >> oh, max, i think the symbolism of that moment is going to be talked about. there's going to be books about it in the future. it's incredibly symbolic. even though queen victoria, she walked two of her children down the aisle because she thought no one was better than the queen, it's really the convention that the man give the bride away, the father. we've seen this custom. and meghan was saying, she wants something completely different, walk herself halfway up the aisle and give herself to harr

. >> and meghan markle inspiring a different group of women and girls represented by british royaltyy the first time. >> the couple wasn't the only sweet thing at today's royal wedding. >> there was kensington palace tweeted t. 200 lemons, eggs and 44 pounds and elder flour cordial from queen elizabeth's the second estate. >> 50 fresh flowers. i think we need a taste test. >> i don't think there was enough butter. >> butter makes everything better. >> maybe 55 pounds. >> keep it is nice. >> that is right. and that is it for abc7 news at 5:00. we thank you for your time. >> i'm dion lim, >>> tonight, the high school massacre here in santa fe, texas. the 17-year-old now charged with capital murder, police saying he confessed to killing ten people. what his attorneys told abc news about his state of mind. authorities with questions about a possible motive. plus what his parents are now saying about how he got his father's gun. moments of terror, names of the victims emerging. teenage survivors reliving the moments when they first heard the gunfire. three months after the blood shed in p

the british retail consortium representing supermarkets who import much of the fruit says all stores are now aware of the allegations representatives promise the problem will be addressed and insist the welfare and safety of people and communities is key to that. washington is ramping up the pressure on crisis stricken venezuela and has slapped fresh sanctions on the caracas government the punitive measures come in response to socialist president nicolas maduro disputed reelection on sunday and the new restrictions banned u.s. companies and citizens from purchasing debts owed to the venezuelan government it will now also become more difficult for caracas to sell off state owned assets in order to raise money maduro won sixty eight percent of the vote on sunday bunch two of the most popular opposition leaders were not allowed to take part and there were claims of voting irregularities the us vice president called the election a sham the latest sanctions bolster others that america introduced on friday against top members of venezuela's ruling socialist party the crackers government fo

the british retail consortium representing supermarkets who import a lot of fruit say all stores are now aware of the allegations representatives promised the problem will be addressed and they insist the welfare and safety of people and communities is paramount to them how to fish all the inquiry into the ground felt tower fire has begun in loveland with seventeen seconds of silence to mark each victim of last year's tragedy a two week hearing will give us have a chance to speak about their victims but everyone though has managed to make it an inquiry as artie's polyploid have explained. well the focus of the inquiry is on what caused what's bred the fire that took place almost a year ago now and the lives of seventy two people and one of the most moving accounts that we've heard from the public testimonies that were taking place today today was that of a man who lived on the twenty first floor of red cell tower and at the time of the blaze his wife was seven months pregnant take a listen to his heart wrenching account of what happened. hoping it's. we should pray. for any kind of m

the british retail consortium representing supermarkets who import much of the fruit says all stores are now aware of the allegations representatives a promise and the problem will be addressed and insists the welfare and safety of people and communities is key to them. washington is ramping up of the pressure on crisis stricken venezuela and has slapped fresh sanctions on the caracas government the punitive measure comes in response to socialist president nicolas maduro disputed reelection on sunday and the new restrictions ban u.s. companies and citizens from purchasing debts owed to the venezuelan government it will now also become more difficult for caracas to sell off state owned assets in order to raise money but dura won sixty eight percent of the vote on sunday but two of the most popular opposition leaders were not allowed to take part and there were claims of voting irregularities us vice president called the election a sham the latest sanctions bolster others that america introduced on friday against top members of venezuela's ruling socialist party the government for its

the british retail consortium representing the major supermarkets in the u.k. it says all of the shops are now aware of these allegations raised its representative say the problem is going to be tackled as one of their main objectives is keeping the welfare of people and communities safe. so almost all of the votes counted in the presidential election in venezuela we'll give you the results on much more after the break. but politicians do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. most somewhat want to be. answered right to be for us to see what the full story of the morning can be good that. i'm interested always in the laws of. this city. the polls have now closed in venezuela and with almost all of the votes counted the incumbent president nicolas my daughter looks to be reelected with about sixty eight percent of the vote however has been criticized with some opposition figures refusing to take part citing electoral fraud well for weeks the us has been demanding the election be suspended

in time the british retail consortium representing the major supermarkets in the u.k. says all the stores are now aware of the allegations raised its representatives say the problem is going to be toppled as one of their main objectives is keeping the welfare of people and communities safe. ip most always for you here on our team we are back in just a. dropping . to the chicken hawks. for you to tell you that. probably by. the hawks we. thank so much for joining us today for this program and the polls have closed in venezuela and with almost all of the votes counted the incumbent president nicolas maduro will be reelected with around sixty eight percent the vote however has been criticized with some opposition figures refusing to take the citing electoral fraud well for weeks the u.s. has been demanding that the election be suspended calling it a shot on friday washington impose sanctions on some of the top brass in the country's ruling socialist party accusing them along other things of drug trafficking. the government in caracas fired back saying washington is simply

into the sale of its securities it could clear the way for the british government to sell its 71% stake in the bank. any sale would representloss to the british taxpayer of more than 20 billion pounds. >>> 21st century fox posted better than expected third quarter earnings the murdochs faced several questions during the call on the pending sale of the film and tv julia boorstin breaks down the numbers. >> quarterly revenue beat expectations of 7.$7.42 billion, but earnings per share fell cents short of expectations. on a short earnings call, more than focusing on quarterly results, analysts focused on potential m&a. that was the issue front and center executive chairman lachland murdoch and james murdoch faced questions about comcast's reported interest topping disney's stock deal for fox. here what lachlan murdoch had to say. we won't engage in speculation around this. we are committed to our agreement with disney and are working to bring it to a loewsing in addition our directors are aware of their fiduciary duties. >> when asked about comcast taking on fox's bid about sky, james murdoch indicated that fox's lengthy proce

she had flowers embroidered into her special veil to represent each country under british rule. california, the california poppy. got to love that. so let's check in now on california weather. >> and the weather was perfect in windsor. and we are cloudy, but cloudy san francisco is dear to our hearts as well. in woodside right now, 54. you can definitely see the very deep marine layer. and this marine layer has really just been sticking around not just for today, but really for the past couple mornings. and we are expecting the clouds to linger unyou fortunately for the majority of the day, temperatures will remain on the cooler side, so it will be a bit of a nice little coming blanket over the bay area, a nice natural ac especially coastal fog right now, you can see it hugging the coastline all the way from the top of the bay area which is around the north bay area down through santa cruz and if you will be heading down to monterey, expect that cloud cover to really linger. but i'll talk about when the sunshine will finally make its appearance coming up. >> yeah, i think it is

whistle—blowers and those with grievances have been overstretched, funding for the british athletes commission, which representthink the bac has been resourced effectively in the past. i don't think we have had enough specialists on the ground helping and supporting athletes. thanks to state—of—the—art facilities like these here at bisham abbey's centre of excellence, british sport has gained a world—class reputation when it comes to physical preparation. but the survey also found that almost a quarter of elite athletes were not happy with the measures taken to optimise their mental health. david kettle... 0n the surface, david kettle had the world at his feet. he's won 99 caps playing in goal for the wales national hockey team and recently competed in his second commonwealth games. but speaking publicly for the first time about his severe depression, the 30—year—old told me how it consumed him. any mental health issue can be, you know, as i say, like a life or death situation. for me, it was getting quite serious, to the point where, you know, i wasn't sleeping at all and you know, i was really struggling, if

walpole is the industry body for british luxury representing some 210 brands from burberry to bentley the british fashion industry £150 million in 2018, how did you get to that figure? i would like to say it came from me but it came from a group called brands finances have a lot of experience in estimating those figures. it is notjust fashion, it is the luxury peace. the royalfamily is fashion, it is the luxury peace. the royal family is one of the greatest ambassadors in this country for luxury brands around the world. we export 70% of what we produce in this sector so anything that puts the spotlight on those brands is a boost to the economy. the major focus will be what is meghan going to be wearing? she could wear an american designer, surely not? what are your predictions?” american designer, surely not? what are your predictions? i think it would be bucking the trend if she wore an american designer. she has shown an interesting sense of the brands, empowered the brands she has supported. very tiny, british luxury handbag designer but she wore early on so instantly. she went to

district half a century later in the summer of twenty fifteen a meeting between british to the mind victims and representatives of the german government took place at germany's embassy in london i think they heard the concerns we have they obviously refute the fact that they interfered in the criminal trial but they've never actually answered individually the documents that we put to them. the british m.p. simon hall was also present at the german embassy meeting. it was really i think to halt the first half i thought was very positive the mood music coming out from officials on the on the german side of the table as it were it was very encouraging that they wanted to have a dialogue they wanted to see this brought to a conclusion we had to leave as we had to come back to the commons to vote and then the notes following that seem to suggest that they slightly dried up like a classroom and it was very much we're not going to get involved with this this is the only meeting we're going to have to discuss this effectively that's the end of the news i think if there was anything which came out of the meeting which

russian warships firing directly at us and british forces from nato, in what now surely must representf war... and it's not the first time this has happened. lastjuly, a report appeared on social media imitating the bbc‘s focus on africa programme, and featuring a bogus survey, falsely showing president kenyatta to be well ahead in the polls for the forthcoming kenyan election. the programme's editor pointed out the discrepancies. now, at first sight it could pass for a clip from this programme. but if you look very carefully you will notice there is a noticeable difference in the programme's branding, focus on africa. this is what the fake news strap looks like, and this is what the focus on africa strap actually looks like. and this particular version of fake news is on the increase with another invented survey ahead of a state election in india being shared last week. on monday the bbc tweeted that it did not in fact come from bbc news. jamie angus is still with me. there is all kinds of nonsense, we know, being circulated on the internet. what is it about this material that is so w

. >> flowers representing the 53 country of the british commonwealth were in the gown.ia pop pea because she's an l.a. girl after all. the veil held in place by quinn m mary's diamond bandeau tiara. five hours later, she changed into this dress, custom-made by stella mccartney. come meet with a high halter neck and sexy open back. as for her hair, she turned to julia roberts' mane man, search nor mand. he's a favorite of other actresses. >> we can call it. so she just had to be making sure it doesn't become a whole mess. after a few hours. i always advise use the products in general. try to do a beauty secret. >> the most important man to meghan is, of course, harry. what was his reaction after seeing his bride? grateful. >> e he came straight up and said, oh, my god, thank you. he sloox absolutely stunning. >> meghan's bridal looks were not the only style moments. where do we start? how about with the fashion force that is known as amal clooney. if anyone came close to upstaging the bride, it was amal. she was wearing bright yellow stella mccartney. she accented her lo

government will represent the views for the people of northern ireland given that the british government is in disarray anyway and split in half over its bricks it strategy it isn't difficult for mr bowen to look like he knows what he's doing he and his supporters must hope they can use this tour and the u.k.'s weakness to press home there are volunteers each. the european commission rolled out its long term trillion dollar e.u. budget proposal this week it's significant for a number of reasons for starters it's the first post break that financial blueprint a smaller a year it seems does not mean a smaller budget and that subset the richest states poorest states are upset too because there are big changes to how money is dished out between member states. well joining us now from glasgow is john barclay jones a professor of european policy studies and the director of the european policy research center at the university of strathclyde john good to have you with us one of the key takeaways for me is the linking of funding to the rule of law how much of a problem is that going to cause the

propaganda from germany the critical thing to remember about british diplomatic pronouncements is that what one individual says does not representthe views of the government as a whole and you will find many different points of view among british officials in the years one thousand seven hundred one thousand eight hundred and right into the early years of the mandate but the british were very clear that they had not promised statehood to the zionist movement they had no interest in doing so the british did not support jewish nationalism they did not support arab nationalism they supported british imperialism but this is also the meeting where lord curzon. it was a member of the walk happened it disquiet about the possible effects of supporting zionism on the palestinian arab population and the palestinian opposition is completely disregarded lord curzon wrote a paper to the cabinet asking what was quote to become of the people of this country. there were over half a million syrian arabs a mixed community with arab hebrew canaanite greek egypt should and possibly crusaders blog they and their forefathers of occupied the country f

for many people they represent their sense of britishness, and the fact that they have always been whiteis strong perception in britain that britishness is somehow a white identity, so it is unavoidable for me that the fact of woman of colour who has spoken proudly of her heritage and her mother being of african—american heritage is a symbolic change, and it signals that there is nothing essentially white about britishness, and people who look like her or like me or as much a part of our institutions and history as anyone else. thank you very much. thousands of well wishers are expected in windsor tomorrow, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. let's just remind you of how that procession will work. after they're married, they'll travel through the streets in a carriage procession. the carriage will leave castle hill, travel through windsor‘s high street, onto kings road and albert road, and then go up the long walk all the way back to st george's hall for a lunchtime reception given by the queen. 600 people being hosted there. let's speak now to simon mccoy, who's on windsor‘s

i am sorry, i don't think they represent the best interests of british business and therefore our economyntry. sort them out and see them off. some in europe have cast doubt on whether they would even agree to such proposals. labour say a customs union similar to the current one would give the uk more of a say and is the only option. i think quite a lot of the conservatives will follow us in this. we remain within the customs union during the transition period. we want to negotiate a customs union that will solve the northern ireland border problem which is intractable, and will get us the tariff free trade we want. opposing sides continue to trade oddments on this key brexit question. —— trade arguments. nick eardley, bbc news. a teenage boy in south london has died after being shot. rhyhiem ainsworth barton was discovered with critical injuries on warham street in southwark yesterday evening. the metropolitan police has asked for people in the area at the time of the shooting to contact them. charlotte gallagher reports. 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton, performing in a rap video. h

i'm sorry, i don't think that these ideologues, i don't think they represent the best interests of britishnd therefore the people of our country, and teresa needs to sort them out and see them off. some in europe have cast doubt on whether they have even agreed to such proposals. labour say a customs union, similar to the current one but giving the uk more of a say, is the only option. i think actually quite a lot of the conservatives are going to follow us in this. we remain within the customs union during the transition period, we want to negotiate a customs union, that will solve the northern ireland border problem, which i think is intractable, and you have just demonstrated that. in addition to that it will get us the tariff free trade that we want. opposing sides continue to trade arguments on this key brexit question. nick eardley, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. some of the biggest names in sport have sent messages of support, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who wrote: ‘k

i don't think they represent the best interests of british business and therefore our economy and oureresa may needs to sort them out and see them. the problem for the prime minister is that whichever way she turns she is that whichever way she turns she is likely to work for somebody. number 10 has officials working on the options —— upset tummy. there are deep divisions within her party. meanwhile, labour is convinced it can pile on the pressure by getting support for its plan. quite a lot of the conservatives will follow us in this. we remain in the customs union in the transition period. we want to negotiate a customs union and that will sort a northern ireland water problem, which i think is intractable. when in addition we will get it tariff free trade we want. overcoming barriers here is one thing. then the prime minister must convince brussels of her plan. ata must convince brussels of her plan. at a crucial meeting of eu leaders injune, the at a crucial meeting of eu leaders in june, the clock at a crucial meeting of eu leaders injune, the clock is ticking. alex forsyth, bbc

these ideologues, i don't think they represent the best interests of british business, and therefore of this country. and theresa needs to sort them out and see them off. the problem for the prime minister is whichever way she turns she is likely to upset somebody. number ten has officials working on the options, but this complex customs conundrum will not be easily solved with such deep divisions in her party. meanwhile, labour is convinced it can pile on the pressure by winning support for its customs plan. actually, quite a lot of the conservatives are going to follow us in this. we remain in the customs union during the transition period, we want to negotiate a customs union. that will solve the northern ireland border problem, which i think is intractable. you have just demonstrated that. in addition to that, it will get us the tariff—free trade that we want. 0vercoming barriers here is one thing. but then the pm must convince brussels of her plan. and with a crucial meeting of eu leaders injune, the clock is ticking. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the fugitive jamie acour

government will represent the views for the people of northern ireland given that the british government is in disarray anyway and split in half over its bricks it strategy it isn't difficult for mr to look like he knows what he's doing he and his supporters must hope they can use this tour and the u.k.'s weakness to press home their results each gloriously al-jazeera on the island hugh cable. armenia's opposition leader has been formally nominated for the post of prime minister and is leading a march towards the central square a day ahead of the parliamentary vote of the country's new leader it's the culmination of two weeks of protests that saw former prime minister. ousted. some ten thousand people took to the streets of moscow on monday to protest against recent restrictions to internet freedom in russia authorities this month began blocking that messaging app telegram over its refusal to hand over the keys to its data encryption join a whole reports. in moscow they demanded the government and block the popular instant messaging app telegram the company had refused an official order

i'm sorry, i don't think that these, these ideologues, i don't think they represent the best interests of britishusiness, and therefore our economy and therefore the people of our country, and theresa needs to sort them out and see them off. the problem for the prime minister is which ever way she turns she's likely to upset somebody. is which ever way she turns she's number ten has officials, working on the option, but this complex customs conundrum won't be easily solved, with such deep divisions in her party. won't be easily solved, with such meanwhile, labour's convinced it can pile on the pressure by winning support for its customs plan. pile on the pressure by winning actually quite a lot of the conservatives are going follow us in this. of the conservatives we remain within the customs union during the transition period. we want to negotiate a customs union. that will solve the northern ireland border problem, which i think is intractable and you have just demonstrated that. in addition to that, it will get us the tariff free trade that we want. it will get us the tariff overcoming barrier

i'm sorry, i don't think these are ideologue, they don't represent the best interests of british business needs to sort them out and see them off. the problem for the prime minister is whichever way she turns, she is likely to upset somebody. number ten has officials working on the options, but this complex customs conundrum will not be easily solved with such deeply —— deitch deep divisions in her country. quite a lot of conservatives will follow us on this. we want to negotiate a customs union, that will solve the northern ireland border problem which i think is intractable and you just demonstrated that. in addition to that, he will get us tariff free trade that we want. overcoming barriers here is one thing, and the prime minister must convince brussels of her plan. and with the crucial meeting of eu leaders in june, the clock is ticking. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the fugitivejimmy forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the fugitive jimmy a court to forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the fugitivejimmy a court to be back in the uk very soon after he declined to fight his extradition f

british royal family, and as an american and biracial woman, changing the face of the british monarchy. >> she representsity and modernity. and, you know, the royal family is an institution, very protected institution, and to have someone of mixed heritage who is american, who isn't, you know, of royal blood accepted in shows i think a level of progress. >> reporter: meghan addressing her ethnicity and the british tabloid's scrutiny of it in her engagement interview with harry. >> it is a shame that is the climate in this world to focus that much on that or that it would be discriminatory in that sense but i think, you know, at the end of the day i'm really just proud of who i am and where i come from. >> reporter: she's becoming a role model to a new generation. >> she's definitely really inspiring and she knows what she's saying. >> we're following her footsteps in a way. >> reporter: students at her alma mater, the immaculate heart in los angeles, say she makes them believe the sky is the limit. >> i'm excited just because i feel like i really see myself in her. >> reporter: meghan grew up with an int

government will represent the views for the people of northern ireland given that the british government is in disarray anyway and split in half over its strategy it isn't difficult for mr barnier to look like he knows what he's doing he and his supporters must hope they can use this straw and the u.k.'s weakness to press home their advantage lawrence leigh al-jazeera on the island you cable. news opposition leader has been formally nominated for the post of prime minister nicole is leading a barge towards gallivan central square a day ahead of a parliamentary vote on the country's new leader is the culmination of two weeks of protests that saw former prime minister. ousted says he's the only man who could armenia of corruption the poverty and conduct free and fair elections. earthquake survivors in armenia second largest city continue to live in squalid conditions thirty years after their homes are destroyed in government pledges to rehearse them failed as robin forestay walker reports. this is the only neighborhood these children know not the one that used to exist before the earthquak

government will represent the views for the people of northern ireland given that the british government is in disarray anyway and split in half over its bricks it strategy it isn't difficult for mr bonior to look like he knows what he's doing he and his supporters must hope they can use this tour and the u.k.'s weakness to press home there was on stage gloriously al-jazeera on the island hugh cable. one of the catholic church's top officials will face sexual abuse charges in an australian court cardinal george pell served as a priest in victoria joined the one nine hundred seventy is rising to become archbishop of melbourne in the one nine hundred ninety s. he's accused of several acts of sexual misconduct during those years pell is now australia's most senior catholic cleric and served in rome as vatican treasurer he's pleaded not guilty under thomas has more from outside the court in melbourne. the magistrate ran through the various accusations against called know how i made it very clear the her job was not to decide whether the jury should convict on any of them but whether they cou

represents another big break with tradition. we haven't had so close to the throne somebody who self describes as a feminist before. is she going to be taken to the hearts of the britishthey have this chemistry. i think they have this chemistry. i think the british people are warm and open to things that represent something new and i think that it is going to be difficult for people to embrace these conversations because it's not what we are used to in britain but i think and! what we are used to in britain but i think and i know many others agree that it think and i know many others agree thatitis think and i know many others agree that it is time we do that and if we can do it in a way that is not acrimonious and in a spirit of conversation, it is a positive step. she is somebody that people like. do you think she will carry on her causes. she is not going to be able to be as political as she has been. her criticism for example of donald trump won't wash as a member of the royal family. but will she trump won't wash as a member of the royalfamily. but will she be involved in things that are noncontroversial that people can rally around. it's frustrating for me that

i'm sorry, i don't think that these ideologues, i don't think they represent the best interests of britishm out and see them off. some in europe have cast doubt on whether they have even agreed to such proposals. labour say a customs union, similar to the current one but giving the uk more of a say, is the only option. i think actually quite a lot of the conservatives are going to follow us in this. we remain within the customs union during the transition period, we want to negotiate a customs union, that will solve the northern ireland border problem, which i think is intractable, and you have just demonstrated that. in addition to that it will get us the tariff free trade that we want. 0pposing sides continue to trade arguments on this key brexit question. nick eardley, bbc news. well, nickjoins me now. nick, brexit again, following the story. a lot of confusion, but what is it doing to the party? how divisive is this proving? it can be quite a driver issue, counted? customs partnerships versus maximum facilitation versus customs union. it is important, though, it is one of the main outs