forever more, it would be known as the chequers plan.eresa may is now desperate to sell. what i'm doing as prime minister, what we're doing as a government, and what we did here at chequers in putting the plan together, is put a plan together that delivers on the vote that people took. because it means an end to free movement, an end tojurisdiction of the court, an end to sending vast sums of money every year, and all the other things like coming out of the fisheries policy, the agricultural policy, and so forth. but at the same time, we're able to protect jobs and livelihoods. but first theresa may's cabinet, and then her party, have been split by the chequers plan. it's complicated, it's long, but at its heart a simple aim — to make sure that the new borders that will spring up between brexit britain and the eu don't destroy thousands of manufacturing jobs and don't undermine peace in northern ireland. it was a compromise with the eu. for many, a compromise too far. we had blinked first, and i think chequers was a sign we'd blinked fir

shi'a change chequers is that she has not changed chequers. but she has not changed chequers.ut she spent much thinking about this and working toward this. this is ejaculation relation of some ever and surviving cabinet ready —— —— this is the culmination of cabinet resignations and she is upwards of someone resignations and she is upwards of someone being not flexible and agile. she is not turned on a sixpence so what is brussels going to faint? the question is what you face a leadership challenge and according to the telegraph, a link memo says there will be a challenge to the pm in april. yes, and what has been drawn up, this leaked memo is the runners and riders. who is in the running? will, boris johnson is the running? will, boris johnson is the bookie's favourite and philip hammond thinks he might have a go at it, but he is not very hopeful. liam fox is thinking that he did figure becoming leader or try to become leader, and michael goes, so these are the sort of candidates. the one that has been mentioned but we've not got here is matt hankin talk, who is the outsider.

at the heart of chequers is a free—trade deal. at the heart of chequers is a common law clearly? have asked about canada. what is the problem? the table from the eu. and effectively... which they say would be generous. trade and all of that, they make it sound quite good. you wanted me to explain canada. perhaps i can complete my explanation. sure. creating a customs border between northern ireland and the uk. territories, carving northern ireland away from the uk. that is not acceptable to us. regulatory checks, customs checks, at borders. calais border. so you don't like the irish border question. hard border in ireland? does there have to be a hard border in ireland? you said that i don't like the irish border question. part of the united kingdom. the united kingdom. ireland and ireland. does mean an irish border, doesn't it? we have checked with the wto. it does mean a border in ireland. there are wto rules, which we are committed... which breaks your own promise. guarantee to the people of northern ireland. nobody wants a good deal with the eu better than i do. that we can d

. —— chequers plan.n a rather stimulating experience for the prime minister, rejected a deal. would you say that she now, and you are former leader of the conservative party, that she now has to negotiate her position, she has to negotiate her position, she has to negotiate her position, she has to negotiate more, she can't simply just walk away? well, i hope she does not do that, i hope that is not a mindset. i don't think that she has much room to make further concessions from the chequers plan. there are people who think that the chequers plan was a plan to file. with respect, that is the point. she will have two, otherwise the whole thing will break down. -- to file. we have heard from emmanuel macron, french president, we have heard the angela merkel, there messages quite simple, we in britain must understand, you cannot cherry pick the bits you like the single market, we will not allow it and if you insist that that is the basis of your plan, the plan will fall. well, we will have to see whether th

in high—stakes game of chequers chicken. in high—sta kes negotiations you game of chequers chicken.c at this stage, you keep pushing until the very end. that is the view from paris. although it to berlin. brexit is not playing in the headlines today in the german press. that's because the german voters don't think it's much of an issue. they all agree pretty much with the line taken all agree pretty much with the line ta ken by all agree pretty much with the line taken by brussels. that is that the eu and the single market and customs unit should not be split up. that has been something that angela merkel has been categorical about prolonged time. she feels you are either in the eu or you're not. that is something she has repeated again and again and german business agrees with that. even though german exporters definitely want to keep selling cars and bits to britain and they want to keep trade going with britain but at the same time what's more important for both of those people is keeping the single market intact. that's why it was always a given that germany would reject the che

voters in tory marginal say chequers is bad for britain. 44 the most marginal tory constituencies, and the voters in those constituencies do not like the chequers deal and two thirds of them are dissatisfied with the way the prime minister is handling brexit and so this goes to the very heart of this electoral challenge for the conservatives, they could lose seats and there are concerns that the conservative government could fall. they don't like chequers, but what do they like question —— what do they like? nobody has put forward an alternative. they said earlier, there is nothing new in what boris has said, and that was rather brutal. he said we need a serious leader with a serious plan and there is no other plan on the table at the moment. that might change. that is it. many voters are annoyed both with labour and the conservatives because this has been years and we have had plenty of time and chequers is all that has been put forward and thatis is all that has been put forward and that is universally unpopular with almost everybody. see

and discussion about chequers. discussion about chequers. workers and dealing with the cost of livingving. it should be a conference about skills and housing. about skills and housing. social media and a new stamp duty for non—uk taxpayers. for non—uk taxpayers. not exactly ground—breaking policies. not exactly ground-breaking policies. ground-breaking policies. increases despite failing performance. performance. dealing with our public services such as the railways. services such as the railways. at the party of opportunity whatever the background. the background. time and attention to deal with some of these much bigger issues? of these much bigger issues? we have to march through the fog of brexit. to march through the fog of brexit. said her privacy would be dealing with budding injustices. with budding injustices. millions of people otherwise it will cede ground to the labour party. cede ground to the labour party. employees and creating 400,000 jobs and a green revolution. and a green revolution. where do your ideas come from? your ideas come from? put forward as an alternative

. —— chequers.r regulatory reform and trade deals to buy thought it was a third. moreover, it is notjust what i think all these anti— chequers people think but it is what donald task thinks. —— donald force —— tusk. chequers proposals will not work and he was right. it is not surprising there are these brexit divisions going on when there is so much disagreement over chequers which is a half baked plan. are we talking about compromise? is theresa may going to have to do this at the conference? she sounded adamant today. she has a reputation for digging her heels in on things that are unachievable. she did that as home secretary as well under david cameron. she stubbornly refuses to shift. obviously, she is going to have two because the eu won't accept chequers. it is blatantly obvious to everybody that she needs to renegotiate and come back to the eu with something better so she can bring it back to parliament and she is just stubbornly refusing to do so. is just stubbornly refusing to do so. meanwh

in the eu opposing chequers.s where? where's your alternative? we will bring forward our ideas, but what we're not going to do is pre—empt them today. the fundamental issue here is that we've ended up in a trap, in a sense, of our own design which we need help the government out of. but there's no sign of the government budging. ministers hope enough mps will choose a deal rather than none at all. will the chequers deal survive? of course it will. could the conservative party split over chequers, do you think? no, i don't think we will. i think we'll reach a good agreement and all have the right brexit that will work for the country. hello. yes, i'm sorry, i've got a bit of a sore throat. do you think the chequers deal can survive, mrgove? this is more than tory squabbling about europe, way past the point of who backed leave or remain, who hates or really supports brexit. but this is whether theresa may can find a compromise with the rest of the eu that ultimately she can get through parliament. the belief in gov

. —— chequers plan. -- chequers plan. appearance during the course of the week?ave reached and passed peak johnson. johnson. wading in this morning and describing it as deranged. describing it as deranged. what more can he do? can he do? what more can he say that hasn't already been said? hasn't already been said? and, so far, there's no sign of that. that. no doubt he's locked away in his hotel bedroom as we speak. his hotel bedroom as we speak. norman, thanks for speaking to us. norman smith that the conservative party conference. party conference. where else would he be? at the end of september... conference throughout the day... channel. preparation for it and be back on the sofa at lipm. to officials there. to the city of palu — which was badly hit. trapped in the rubble of buildings. the 7. waves as high as six metres. from above, the true impact of this earthquake starts to become clear. homes crumpled and swept away, a bridge collapsed and submerged. this was a shopping centre, now buckled and bent. this woman and her daughters were inside when the earthq

by dozens for the chequers plant is shared by d oze ns of for the chequers plant is shared by dozens remain in the cabinet, but today liam fox scoffed recent warnings by the chancellor that the economy would be hammered and borrowing would be hammered and borrowing would rise if no deal was reached with the eu. can you think back on all your time with the eu. can you think back on all yourtime in with the eu. can you think back on all your time in politics where the treasury have made predictions that we re treasury have made predictions that were correct 15 years out? i can't. they didn't predict the financial crisis that happened. no one could. so this idea that we can predict what our borrowing would be 15 years in advance is just a bit hard to swallow. theresa may needs to convince the eu her post—brexit trade plan is workable, but today, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he strongly opposed some elements of it in his most explicit criticism of the plan so far. and all this leaves theresa may ina very far. and all this leaves theresa may in a very difficult position

that idea of chucking chequers, she has made quite clear thatis chequers, she has made quite clear thatt she has to put forward. she it is the only plan of the table. that is right to some extent. the other one number ten has put forward but there are people that say there are alternatives. and that the uk could pursue a free—trade agreement. other schools of thoughts that the uk could stay in the single market and customs union by membership of the economic error oi’ customs union by membership of the economic error or similar, so i think what theresa may critics will hope is that by increasingly the number of voices saying the plan is not workable including now the yvon sanquer leigh eu she may be forced to pursue one of those other options but at the moment she certainly is not going down that path because both options are equally politically fraught, whichever way she turns he is facing a roadblock. i think the backstage of this is to get to the tory party conference and then will be about trying to negotiate with brussels to overcome some of really difficult areas in the question o

he will continue throwing eggs at the chequers plan, good old boris.this is typical boris. it says there are no plans to launch an immediate leadership campaign. all the people who are joining the tory party to get their way on chequers, they have got to wait three weeks to get a vote in a leadership contest. boris has got to drag this out another three weeks to make sure they get a vote. i'm astonished how much boris manages to dominate the media and the front pages. he's basically saying i'm not going away and i will this persistently every week until this persistently every week until this leadership bid is off the ground. you agree it is likely to happen? he sees himself as a winston churchill and he will be swept into downing street by this sweep of history. he won't need to plot anything in particular. he has had his wilderness weeks... 0n the backbenches. i'm astonished that you are astonished, because we all work in the business and we know that when he speaks or writes, we collectively tends to cover it. it's really frustrating. it is one colu

boris was here of course at chequers and was part of course at chequers and was part of the cabinet that it forward and took his decision thereafter about his decision. he changed his mind. he took it is —— it took his position about foreign secretary and decided he could not continue. if we look at this, and we look at the plan, what does it deliver? an end to free movement, which is what the british people want, we decide who comes across our borders and to this country, delivers an end to the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, our parliament makes our laws, it delivers an end to sending vast amounts of money to the european union each year so we can spend money on the national health service, it delivers on coming out of the common agricultural policy, the single market, the customs union, the common fisheries policy. it delivers on also ensuring that we can negotiate retread deals, but free trade deals around the rest of the world but it does it in a way that does protect jobs the world but it does it in a way that does protectjobs and livelihoods in the uk and also protec

i would prefer it over the the chequers agreement.s to the chequers agreement? yes, i would. so you don't like the direction of travel she is in at all? i don't much, but the question you put to me was what alternative do you think she has? well, once it becomes clear, if it becomes clear, it may not, that the chequers agreementjust will not run, this is an option that she has available to her. amber rudd, who was of course a senior minister, until she was forced out of the government, amber rudd, she says that at least in her view a0 tory mps favour something like a norway solution and absolutely will not support and would vote against any free—trade agreement on this sort of canada model. so just as the tory party is deeply split on the chequers, we believe there are 80 members of your party who would oppose it, so the tory party is absolutely hamstrung and divided on any notional canada plan too. well, i don't necessarily agree with amber rudd. well, i know you don't agree with amber rudd but that's the point i keep coming back to,

he took a pop at hsz future —— chequers.he's definitely going to go on his own direction and carve his own path. that's what we're expecting. but it says here he has no plans to launch an immediate leadership bid, which i was a bit surprised at because i felt like the momentum was really coming now, that they would be something immediately after the conservative party conference. but i think what's really clear is he's going to continue sniping at theresa may's chequers deal. throwing rocks at it actually is what the piece here says. it's really difficult for theresa may, boris is such a significant figure and she's worried, you wouldn't be going out to these tory associations if you didn't want to put people on side. i think he could be more upfront and he could do a few more interviews rather than having these things put out through friends, or having his column. i think a straight interview on what he's intending is quite important at the moment. the other thing, i mean, is what happens at the conservative party conferenc

the former foreign secretary boris johnson says the chequers plan is a surrender — his view is backedy a colleague who spoke to eu negotiators today. mr barnier was, as you would expect, extraordinarily charming and well—informed. and he and i found we were in a considerable degree of agreement, that chequers is absolutely rubbish and we should chuck it and what we should have is a canada—style free—trade deal. the debate is heating up in the week mps return to westminster, as the brexit clock is ticking. we'll have the latest from brussels and from westminster. the other main stories on bbc news at five... a warning to tech firms, from the home secretary, saying they must make a bigger effort to tackle child sexual abuse online. the met office confirms that this summer in england was the hottest on record and the joint hottest for the whole of the uk. it is a useful show. it can do many great things and i am sure it will continue to do that. the broadcaster chris evans announces he's leaving radio 2 after 13 years to take the helm at virgin radio's breakfast show. and england's highe

the prime minister's chequers plan is even more unpopular than the poll tax.ing with scotland's future by taking us out the eu against her will with her disastrous chequers plan? the only people who are gambling with scotland's future are the scottish nationalist party who want to take scotland out of the united kingdom. theresa may. the government have announced that it is to ask for a review of hate crime legislation in england and wales, including whether or not misogyny should be considered as hate crime. at the moment, attacking someone on the grounds of race, sexuality, disability or religion constitutes a hate incident. the labour mp stella creasy want incident motivated by hatred of someone because of their gender to be added to the list. she made the call during a debate on the voyeurism bill, which makes up skirting, taking a photo under someone‘s clothes, a crime in england and wales. stella creasy said anyone convicted of a crime should get a tougher sentence if there actions were motivated by misogyny. she had examples of the harassment that women

can the chequers deal survive? 0f all. can the chequers deal survive?ll the conservative party split over chequers? i don't think we will. we'll reach a good agreement and have the right brexit for the country. i'm sorry, i have a sore throat. this is more than tory squabbling about europe, way past the point of who backed leave or remain, who hates all supports brexit. this is whether to theresa may can find a compromise with the rest of the eu that she can ultimately get through parliament. the belief in government is most mps would support her rather than choose unknown chaos and no deal. the truth? with no majority of her own, there can be no guarantee. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. what do you read into michel barnier‘s comments? well, should theresa may be happy this evening? well, probably yes. she has got used to michel barnier wagging his finger when he talks about brexit, tapping his foot, pointing at his watch playing time is running out. today he said it's possible that in 6—8 weeks' t

chequers does not deliver that.d by the european union, so it is time to move onto something else. they say it has not been completely, and if that was the deal you ended up with, are you not concerned by opposing it you are potentially bringing down your prime minister? i don't think there is a majority in the house of commons for anything that resembles chequers. i think we have to be honest about that, and i don't think for one minute a deal like chequers will be the final deal. i think we will move to something like a free—trade agreement that most people can support. what about no deal preparations? there is a cabinet meeting on thursday. are you happy that enough is being done, given that enough is being done, given that that could be something that happens in six months? are you happy that the country is ready for that? you call it no deal. in fact it would be a trade agreement based on wto rules which is how we trade with... but even businesses i'm talking about, particularly, do you think they are ready con

i am not sure it is true about chequers. it is a political poll. that sounds dodgy. about chequers. dodgyi about chequers. it is a political poll. that sounds dodgy. i will tell the that next time i see them. one of the points that is being made is that boris is very much targeting and has the momentum with grassroots activists and he has got this rally that he is going to be attending on tuesday. i had a quick checkup of theresa may's twitter feed and she makes a very pointed message and pointed comment about enjoying being out with grassroots activists. who do you really think has the momentum there? is it boris or is it theresa may? that is a strong word to use for either of them, neither of them by the great leaders that i would imagine the conservative party faithful would wish to have at this moment. i think my gut feeling is that in some way they would like boris but in other ways they think party unity is much more important at this stage. the membership do appreciate that they are in a crucial period of their time and they say whatever we think of boris, at the moment, we w

theresa may is continuing to stress that her chequers plan is the only one on the table despite some is our political correspondentjessica parker. for a dead duck it is doing quite a good job of still staying afloat, isn't it? in the circumstances. as it finally been written off or as downing street still insisting this is the only plan in time? study of people have written it off including people have written it off including people within her own party, not least of all boris johnson people within her own party, not least of all borisjohnson who went on the attack again yesterday in an article and said that chequers needs to be chucked and presented his own six—point plan for what should happen on brexit. theresa may never short of critics in terms of her chequers plan and a lot of people urging herto drop chequers plan and a lot of people urging her to drop it but the business secretary greg clark today saying it is still the deal they are pushing through and that negotiations are ongoing. the government defending chequers as a possibility but we have had another tory mp heidi who

plan, to show the chequers plan not to be the best idea, and that he will work on that.nvolvement has raised questions about is this the beginning of a plot to replace theresa may with borisjohnson? plot to replace theresa may with boris johnson? an important plot to replace theresa may with borisjohnson? an important thing to note is what we heard from liam fox earlier on today on the andrew marr show. he said the thing about changing the leader is the arithmetic does not change. he means the conservative party does not have the conservative party does not have the numbers in parliament to be able to push through whatever it wants to push through an brexit. it needs consensus from within parliament from across different parties. whoever the leader is they would have to do that. although theresa may is constantly under pressure and talk of plots, at this stage it does not look as though this would happen, certainly before we get to the point where there is or is not a deal. the former labour prime minister gordon brown has weighed into his party's anti—semitism row. he s

mr baker adamant that chequers will not get through parliament.onservatives who were previously disinterested and automatically poor remain who are saying we should go... we should go forward with the fred deal in our mutual interest. white critics of mrs may have also been forced onto the back foot after they shelter plan to publish their own alternative plans to the chequers deal. they say they will still bring forward specific details on some of the key issues around brexit but they will not be presenting a fully formed, detailed worked out alternative to brexit. they say they will come up with ideas and choices but that it is up to the government to put those in a formal revamped package on brexit. and the former tory leader iain duncan smith has also urged downing street to tone down the rhetoric and warned if not a return to what he called the bad old days of maastricht and the danger of the tories plunging out of government. eye i will have a little bit of advice to the government and thatis bit of advice to the government and that is they

we know what he thinks about chequers, he quit the government back in july thinks about chequers, hent back injuly and have constantly said the same things over and overagain, he has constantly said the same things over and over again, he has written this 4000 word essay outlining his offers to chequers, we know he thinks now, but the key point is what jason was referring to in the bbc interview. everything now has been about criticising the policies, not the person. he has not said theresa may needs to go, he said chequers needs to go. what was interesting in the interview was when laura asked him several times will you challenge theresa may, he did not say no, and in westminster palace that means yes, i'm certainly thinking about challenging, but it does not end in the times. there is a story of alan duncan, a deputy minister for the foreign office who really goes for borisjohnson, calling him britain's trump, he'sa borisjohnson, calling him britain's trump, he's a non——— enormous chance are, nota trump, he's a non——— enormous chance are, not a team player, not intellectually sensi

have him describing the chequers plan as deranged.t to the party chairman, brandon la fell if he put to the party chairman, brandon lafell if he thought it was unacceptable way to describe the chequers plan. —— brandon lewis if he thought. boris has his own style of using language. the party is focused around being behind the prime minister to deliver a good deal for the uk as we leave the eu. but is it appropriate? you will have to ask boris what he thinks of the language he's using. you are his chairman. and my focus is on making sure members have a good conference and work with the prime minister to make sure we are delivering on a domestic agenda, on the issues that matter to people and on brexit, making sure we get a good deal for the uk that leads us continuing to grow as an economy in the future. so, despite being embattled recently, is it safe to say that borisjohnson is recently, is it safe to say that boris johnson is pitching recently, is it safe to say that borisjohnson is pitching himself for prime minister still?|i boris

but are wavering and say, we might vote for chequers. 0nce are wavering and say, we might vote for chequerseminded me of the day after the referendum, david cameron, i won't quit, he did quit. they all looked absolutely morose and this reminded me of that. they had won but they looked like they had lost. this is what it reminded me of. again, we don't know what this photo was about but it doesn't look good. this is their week without trying to roll out their vision. we believe they are going to put up an alternative and oi'i going to put up an alternative and on the eve of the tory conference, we'll see. let's move on to the front page of the daily telegraph. according to the daily telegraph, farmers first in line for grants. these are farmers who are going to protect the countryside. the environment secretary is talked about this before. keeping distance from the different tribes and groups. it's about what division could be. what are going to do, where are we going to be? this is this and of how we replace the common agricultural policy. left right and centre. we are not going to base it

i believe it's time to drop the deeply flawed chequers proposals, to chuck chequers and stand up forxit. if we don't deliver it, it will have huge repercussions for the country and the government and the future of the conservative party. is borisjohnson conservative party. is boris johnson preparing conservative party. is borisjohnson preparing for a leadership bid? i think boris johnson leadership bid? i think borisjohnson is doing what a lot of us are doing, trying to persuade the prime minister to drop the chequers agreement. at the end of the day, the chequers proposal is not the brexit we promised the british people. it doesn't take control of our borders or our money oi’ control of our borders or our money or laws. it will keep this as a battle state, and we will be a law taker and battle state, and we will be a law takerand a battle state, and we will be a law taker and a captive market for overpriced eu goods going forward and unable to enjoy signing up free trade deals with growing parts of the world economy. that is the main economic benefit of brexit. if the prime minister

nobody expected chequers to fly, no deal? nobody expected chequers to fly, that's not the issue.w it was treated by the eu figures who definitely overplayed their hand. they have now reinvigorated the credibility of her leadership to an extent i never dream possible last week. macron use of the world liars about a significant proportion of the political in this country was extraordinary, that is the language you use when you are about to declare war on another country, not in trade negotiations. they have not said anything different from the last two years, that is the problem. there has been no movement, absolutely not attempt. negotiation is the french word, right? we should know what they called cherry picking is you like some bits, you don't like other bits. the idea you don't budge on anything, the british think they are doing politics, the europeans are doing theology. that's the difference. this is a franco german metaphysical system. when emmanuel macron talks about the integrity of the single market, these are trade negotiations. this is not... i am going to deny that th

the chequers proposal is dead, already ripped apart by her own mps. plan that survives contact with her cabinet and with reality? those are, of course, two very separate concepts. when will we get proposals that put jobs and the economy ahead of the survival of herself and her own government? what i'm doing is negotiating a brexit deal for britain. i'm making sure that the economy works for everyone. i'm building a stronger, fairer country. what is the right honourable gentleman doing? he is trying to change his party so anti—semites can call the creation of israel racist. and he should be ashamed of himself! it was then the turn of the snp leader at westminster. the prime minister's chequers plan is even more unpopular than the poll tax! why is the prime minister gambling with scotland's future by taking us out of the eu against her will with her disastrous chequers plan? the only people who are gambling with scotland's future are the scottish national party, who want to take scotland out of the united kingdom. theresa may. the government has announc

in the eu opposing chequers. is where? where's your alternative? we will bring forward our ideas, but what we're not going to do is pre—empt them today. the fundamental issue here is that we've ended up in a trap, in a sense, of our own design which we need help the government out of. but there's no sign of the government budging. ministers hope enough mps will choose a deal rather than none at all. can a chequers deal survive? of course it will. could the conservative party split over chequers, do you think? no, i don't think we will. i think we'll reach a good agreement and all have the right brexit that will work for the country. hello. yes, i'm sorry, i've got a bit of a sore throat. do you think the chequers deal can survive, mrgove? this is more than tory squabbling about europe, way past the point of who backed leave or remain, who hates or really supports brexit. but this is whether theresa may can find a compromise with the rest of the eu that ultimately she can get through parliament. the belief in gove

. lead, get the job done and we can unpick it later. -- chequers.t he wants is his brexit baby delivered, what he doesn't want is a second vote, which is gaining more traction with sadiq khan, saying that he supported that. he cannot afford a leadership contest because it could him or one of his peers, i am not sure if you call them that any more because there is a civil war, who would then be the failure of brexit. he cannot afford a general election because there are polls suggesting that they would not be in power. he wants this delivered. he is backing the pm. he is saying it is an intriguing comment, the next pm can unpick whatever we decide. obviously he sees himself as the next prime minister. what i find unnerving and uncomfortable is i run a company, a business and business wants certainty. it will be the businesses and entrepreneurs who have to deliver some sort of boost to the economy after all this has happened. let's decide, chequers right now, let's back that, then we might change later. businesses have to basically followed exactly wh

but if there is scope for further compromise on chequers? further compromise on chequers?e court of the eu. ball is in the court of the eu. put on the table and the desire for the eu to respond. the eu to respond. interventions like the one that was recently made in salzburg. recently made in salzburg. looking to meet the eu, not ideally, but if necessarily, without a deal. but if necessarily, without a deal. them and considering them, another words to compromise on chequers. the context of two sites striking a deal. deal. can come to some sort of accommodation. accommodation. honouring the terms of the referendum and what we 1m. honouring the terms of the referendum and what we 44. referendum and what we 44. may is floating this idea in 2022 of a festival of great britain. a festival of great britain. think she will still be prime minister then? minister then? i do not see why she would not be. would not be. and delivering things for the people. what are the big policy messages? messages? paid jobs so people have a better standard of living. standard of living. is an oppo

she has said chequers is the best she can get.ay to parliament, use the likes of what i have said to the european parliament, to turn round and say, if moderates are saying we cannot get chequers through, you need to give me more. ithink she get chequers through, you need to give me more. i think she can do that, i have worked with her and she can be the most bloody—minded lady in the world and she needs to show it now. that is the problem she has got, even if she gets a deal with the eu, it is bringing it back to parliament. we should go back too far with this, several mps have been asking me how they will vote on something they don't know what looks like or what the alternative is going to be. until it is clear, you shouldn't write off but she cannot get it through. things could change. there could be many mps, if they think the alternative to chequers or something similar to that deal is a no deal they might not be willing to go down that road either. there are all sorts of scenarios. vicky thank you, we will go to salzburg bec

in the eu opposing chequers.l bring forward our ideas, but what we aren't going to do is pre—empt them today. the fundamental issue is we've ended up in a trap of our own design, which we need to help the government out of. but there's no sign of the government budging. ministers hope enough mps will choose a deal rather than none at all. can the chequers deal survive? of course it will. could the conservative party split over chequers? no, i don't think we will. we'll reach a good agreement and have the right brexit for the country. i'm sorry, i have a sore throat. this is more than tory squabbling about europe, way past the point of who backed leave or remain, who hates or really supports brexit. this is whether theresa may can find a compromise with the rest of the eu that she can ultimately get through parliament. the belief in government is most mps would support her, rather than choose unknown chaos and no deal. but the truth? with no majority of her own, there can be no guarantee. our europe editor katya a

now, parts of her chequers brexit proposalas unworkable.rs brexit proposal as unworkable. now, he said in his statement he was simply matching strident tone for strident tone, he described theresa may as surprisingly tough and uncompromising at the salzburg summit. but it is clear now that both of them misjudged the mood and the political sensitivities of the other. there haven't been any other official reactions from eu leaders to theresa may's statement this afternoon. they basically see it is directed more at a domestic audience and trying to bolster her political position at home, but eu leaders wa nt position at home, but eu leaders want a deal and donald tusk said in his statement he still thinks a compromise deal, good for both sides, is possible, and he's signed off isa sides, is possible, and he's signed off is a close friend of the uk and a true admirer of theresa may. i couldn't help but wondering, what herfacial couldn't help but wondering, what her facial expression might have been as she read that this evening. we will never k

the former foreign secretary said the approach agreed at chequers means disaster for britain.ed byjacob rees mogg who spoke to eu negotiators today. michel barnier was extraordinary charming and well informed and we found we were in a degree of agreement that chequers is rubbish and we should throw it and have a canada style free trade deal. prominent supporters of labour leaderjeremy corbyn have been elected to the national executive committee. they include peter willsman who claimed trump fanatics we re willsman who claimed trump fanatics were behind actions of anti—semitism in the party. and the heat wave in england makes the records. the met office confirmed it was the hottest ever and 2018 was the joint hottest summer on record ever and 2018 was the joint hottest summer on record for the uk as a whole. in a moment it will be time for sports day but let's look at what else is coming up. but 7pm we will be discussing the novel methods that governments around the world are adopting to raise their birth rates. at 815 we will be talking about chris

or bust, if you want me, ta ke chequers or bust, if you want me, take the chequers deal.r own party for the chequers deal or elsewhere. how does she move forward without losing what remains of her authority in the negotiation? katy balls, it looks like, looking at it from the side of the atlantic, that britain is in one of its most critical political phases ever and yet the two main parties, the labour party and the conservative party, could not be any greater disarray. is that because of brexit, or are the party is in disarray and therefore we have this committee the process, where the negotiations are not going well?m is notjust because of brexit, it is because brexit has proven more complicated than many thought it would be. and also it was such a close ward, 52% to 40%, means that the country is divided, and that is reflected in our politics. when you look at the problems of the labour party, the biggest cause of division, although brexit is one of them, it is actually anti—semitism at the moment and it is handling that. but i think a lot of mps are looking around, th

in my view the chequers proposal — it's not a deal, we shouldn't call it the chequers deal, it's a proposalworse than being in. i mean, we would be under the rule of the european union with respect to all of our manufactured goods and agri—foods. worse than being in the eu? that is a startling statement from a leading brexiteer. but his contempt for the chequers plan is shared by dozens of tory mps. 0ther brexiteers remain in the cabinet, but today, liam fox scoffed recent warnings by the chancellor that the economy would be hammered and borrowing would rise if no deal was reached with the eu. can you think back on all your time in politics of where the treasury have made predictions that were correct 15 years out? i can't. they didn't predict the financial crisis that happened. no—one could. so this idea that we can predict what our borrowing would be 15 years in advance is just a bit hard to swallow. theresa may needs to convince the eu her post—brexit trade plan is workable. but today the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he strongly opposed some elements of it, in his most exp

i have to tell you, i'm afraid that a weak compromise is exactly what i think chequers is.s in europe have rejected her plans and she's being buffeted by backbenchers, who can theresa may rely on for support? step forward the foreign secretary, insisting she's right to demand concessions from brussels. if the eu's view is that just byjust saying no to every proposal made by the united kingdom we will eventually capitulate and end up either with the norway option or, indeed, staying in the eu, if that is their view, then they've profoundly misjudged the british people. this social media post from donald tusk, the eu council president, has helped stir the bad blood, mocking mrs may for what he says is trying to cherry—pick the best bits out of the single market. mr tusk played host at the salzburg summit, where the so—called chequers plan was dismissed. but he's rejecting suggestions that the ideas were knocked back without explanation. in a statement, he said: trying to get beyond the growing acrimony, he continued, so, what next for eu negotiations? who's going to blink fir

it is they who have made chequers dad.e made their position clear, it is the end of the road which is very disappointing and for me, leads to no alternative then we need to go back to the public to decide. brexit appears to dominate every second of the prime minister's time that this has got her appearance at the conservative party conference. that is made a lot more complicated by what happened in salzburg. theresa may enters this confidence ina theresa may enters this confidence in a difficult position. at a party conference if you are riding high in the polls, it is the time to showcase policies and reach out to the public that she is facing a lot of problems, everybody is waiting to hear what boris johnson of problems, everybody is waiting to hear what borisjohnson belsay of problems, everybody is waiting to hear what boris johnson belsay and whether he will grab headlines and undermine her. because this chequers plan has proved quite unpopular, and according to some mps is unpopular with the tory grassroots, how will

in my view, the chequers proposal, it is not a deal, we shouldn't call it the chequers deal, it is theost worse than being in. i mean, we will be under the rule of the european union with respect to all our manufactured goods at agro foods. her former foreign secretary borisjohnson has also weighed in. in his latest newspaper column he has described the prime minister's brexit strategy has affixed that can only lead to victory for the eu. but, as the seasons change here in britain, the deadline for brexit negotiations looms large. theresa may is running out of time to convince sceptics both in europe and at home. in the last few minutes, two journalist in myanmar have been sentenced to seven years in prison. the pair worked for the reuters news agency. they have been investigating reports of a massacre of ten rohingya men. let's cross live to bangkok, where the bbc‘sjonathan head has been following events. tell us more about what happened in court. well, this is a postponed verdict, of course. it was supposed to be read out last week. no one is sure why that happened, the judge was ill

chequers as dead as a dodo.allies warning eurosceptics will kill off her brexit plan. into the industry tomorrow is the story fall the daily mail. —— for. rail failings are aslo splashed across the front of the times. the paper also reports on may's brexit plans creating a rift among eu leaders in salzburg tonight. the maternity unit scandal at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust sees the number of cases being reviewed soar to over 100. that's on the mirror. and too little, too latte. the sun reveals starbucks paid only £4.5million in tax last year on £162 million profit. we will return to that story in due course. let us start with a set. different interpretations of what is happening in salzburg in this meeting between theresa may and the other eu leaders, depending on what paper you read. the times mac, made's brexit plan opens a rift between eu leaders. a rather positive headline. yes. and certainly her team will have spirits soaring, the salzburg dinner may bring brittle this morning after the ten minute speec