chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.o have died in the london bridge attack — that's after police searching for a frenchman who disappeared during the attack found a body in the river thames. xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. remembering those who died. and returning to london bridge for the first time. the police officers who faced the london attackers. who comforted the injured. here to lay flowers and pay their own respects. in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public, and obviously our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. thank you. today police looking for xavier thomas said they found a body in the river thames. he was in london on holiday with his girlfriend who is seriously injured in hospital. ignacio echeverria, a spanish national, was confirmed dead today, last seen jumping off his bike to help a woman

chris buckler, our ireland correspondent. cardinal george pell, has said he will defend himself against charges of sexual assault. the former archbishop of sydney and melbourne said that he'd suffered a relentless character assassination and was looking forward to having his day in court in his native australia. cardinal pell is the vatican treasurer and one of the pope's closest advisers. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir is in rome tonight. yes, today was meant to be dominated bya yes, today was meant to be dominated by a solemn ceremony as the pope presided at the feast of saint peter and take that paul, whose ministry and take that paul, whose ministry and martyrdom helped establish the church —— saint peter and st paul. but as the cardinals gathered in saint peter's square behind me, one senior official was surprisingly absent. a public holiday for the people and for pope francis, an opportunity to celebrate mass with several new cardinals. but one of his most trusted officials, effectively the head of th

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.eorge pell, has been charged with historical sexual offences against children. at a press conference this morning, the cardinal insisted he was innocent, and said he looked forward to having his day in court. james reynolds in in rome for us this evening. this morning in st peter's square, the cardinals of the catholic church turned out for a celebration led by pope francis. what these men do, how they behave, directly affects the pope's ability to lead. this morning, one of their number was missing. cardinal george pell appeared in a vatican pressroom to respond to the allegations made in australia. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. for more than 40 years, george pell worked as a priest and then an archbishop in his own country. during the 1970s, he worked in his hometown of ballarat. the police have been investigating this era. they have now brought charges. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic

chris buckler, bbc news, newry.and's other parties, the dup and sinn fein, before next week's vote. cricket now and england have beaten bangladesh in their group a clash in the champions trophy at the oval. in front of a 22,000 crowd bangladesh scored 305—6. despite an injured heel, joe root was england's highest—scoring batsman with 133 not out. he also scored the winning runs. the actor roy barraclough, who's best known for playing the landlord alec gilroy in coronation street, has died at the age of 81 following a short illness. roy barraclough also worked in a comedy double act with les dawson. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. i'll have it seen to. what about cloth was alec gilroy for more than 30 years —— roy barraclough. cloth was alec gilroy for more than 30 years —— roy barracloughlj therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. alec was good at looking after the pennies, a bit short on romance. their one kiss me. julie goodyear said she was devastated. she says they were j

chris buckler, thank you.t consumers are cutting back on their spending — in reaction to higher prices in the shops. official figures showed store prices saw their steepest jump in more than four years. with the exception of food, we bought fewer goods in may than we did in the same month last year. our economics correspondent andy verity is here. up up until now, people have seemed to wa nt to up until now, people have seemed to want to spend willy—nilly and there's a warning from the bank of england we could be looking at a change in interest rates at some stage. we've seen a slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter of the year and it suggests consumers are pulling their horns and a little bit, because in the past even though wages haven't been rowing as fast as prices, we had a long period of that, consumers have still kept up their spending will stop retail sales haven't slowed down, they've kept growing. so what's different now? the big squeeze in incomes in between 2011-14, we squeeze in incomes

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.tories have 13, labour seven and the lib dems four. the snp losses claimed some high profile scalps. the party‘s former leader and scottish first minister, alex salmond, lost his seat to the tories as did the party‘s leader at westminster, angus robertson. our scotland editor sarah smith now on the picture in scotland and how the result may affect the snp‘s pledge to hold a second independence referendum. her report contains some flash photography. struggling to put on a brave face today, nicola sturgeon knows her demand for another scottish referendum hasjust been rejected by scotland‘s voters. in scotland, the snp won this election. we have more seats than all of the other parties combined. however, it is an inescapable fact that we also suffered some bitterly disappointing losses last night. do you accept this result means there will not be a second referendum on independence any time soon? undoubtedly, the issue of an independence referendum was a factor in this election result but

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.olitics in northern ireland, the journalist & author, david mckittrick. he joins us from our belfast studio. i hope you don't mind the veteran tag, it is meant as a condiment of course. what do you think the stumbling block is? arlene foster and the dup say things are not on the table and deep underneath that is an underlying distrust which permeates all of these talks and there has been a lot of mistrust and it is being added to an sinn fein's ace by the fact that arlene foster has done this deal with theresa may. sinn fein never in their history have trusted british government a nyway have trusted british government anyway and they are saying arlene foster has got a big, powerful ally in theresa may and she is not going to be in the business of giving any concessions to sinn fein. on the surface it is about irishness and respect for irish culture, but there isa respect for irish culture, but there is a great deal more than that and play behind it? that is right. sinn fein pulled out

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. the liberal democrats are targeting as they try to make a comeback after losing nearly 50 seats at the last election. now a region represented almost entirely by conservative mps, it's an area where opposition to the government's school funding policy has been particularly strong. our south west political editor martyn oates has this report. dear mrs may, i am nine years old, living in devon, attending primary school. writing about the cuts on funding towards education i have heard about recently. mike has written to party leaders expressing his concern about school funding. class sizes in his school increased in september. the classroom next door now a store cupboard. the school unable to afford a teacher working here. when you cut funding levels it affects children at all levels. the more able children do not get the attention they need, challenging the support to go on. our most vulnerable children find education more difficult, do not get the one—to—one support they previously had

chris buckler there, thank you.day of temperatures above 30 degrees centigrade. it's the hottest heatwave injune for 20 years with tomorrow predicted to be the hottestjune day since 1976. there are warnings about the dangers posed by the high temperatures for elderly people, children and babies. at whipsnade zoo the keepers took the opportunity to keep their chimps cool in a novel way! they've given them ice lollies and ice blocks which the chimps took to with enthusiasm. not ice creams though. no, i think they have got lots of healthy fruit. i was looking at grapes there, embedded in the ice.” i was looking at grapes there, embedded in the ice. i think they'd like an ice cream. now the forecast. it is fairto like an ice cream. now the forecast. it is fair to say that it's going to stay hot. chris fawkes can tell us. another day for getting out and about and enjoying the sunshine which has been strong once again. this was the scene sent to us by beach seeker showing the sunshine in st ives in cornwall. after a hot d

our ireland correspondent chris buckler is at stormont and our deputy political editorjon pienaar is t. chris, the leader of the dup arlene foster, she is in london to meet the prime minister on tuesday. what does she want in return for her support? there has been a lot of talk on the dup's there has been a lot of talk on the dup‘s stance on gay marriage and abortion, but i have no down that the dup‘s priority is money not morality. northern ireland gets more per head in terms of public funding, but its economy and public services here need investment so we expect the dup to ask for cash. they will also want a say on brexit negotiations and strengthening the different parts of the uk to bring the union together. what is happening in westminster will have an impact instalment. when negotiations about power sharing are due to morrow, it will be difficult if the dup are propping up the conservatives, to see them as honest brokers for theresa may's government as facilitators and that is why we have had a statement from the irish prime minister warning that nothing should be done to jeopar

chris buckler reports. leo varadkar is the new face of modern ireland.hs he has been the favourite to become this country's leader. he set out his vision of leadership amid a sea of signs bearing one name. i think if my election today has shown anything it is that prejudice has no hold in this republic. and so every proud parent in ireland today can dream big dreams for their children. every boy and girl can know that there is no limit to their ambition, to their possibilities if they are given the opportunity. his father was a doctor who emigrated from india and married an irish nurse. two years ago he came out as gay, ahead of a referendum on the introduction of same—sex marriage. he celebrated the yes vote on stage, a sign of social change in what many still call catholic ireland. and leo is totally different to the last taoiseach, enda kenny. he is not one of these high—fiving enda kenny types, but that is not always what is needed. times change and they know what is in him, that steel and determination. island's economy may have emerged from a time

here's our ireland correspondent, chris buckler. night's count revealed any winner, it was the democratic unionist party. the dup now hold more than half of northern ireland's seats at westminster, and their ten mps could offer theresa may what she wanted most from this election, some stability. although arlene foster has indicated that will come at a price. what we want to see happening is a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, recognising our history and our geography. we've always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that's certainly what we'll be pushing for. along with money for northern ireland's economy, the dup is thought to want influence in the upcoming brexit negotiations. questions about what will happen to northern ireland's land border with the republic have become a major concern, although the party has always seen itself as british rather than european. we say never! founded by the protestant ian paisley, the dup‘s religious roots are deeply important. stormont, stormont...

our ireland correspondent chris buckler is in belfast and sent us this update.t the social issues. these negotiations are important of the dup, money not morality. they wa nt to the dup, money not morality. they want to stay in brexit, and ensure the strengthening of the united kingdom will continue. what had happened in westminster will nevertheless impact here at stormont. the negotiations trying to get power—sharing back and running again resume tomorrow. that could be difficult given that the british government are more than just facilitators if they are propped up by the dup itself. that is why they have their statement from the irish prime minister, the taoiseach, enda kenny. he said he's concerned about this potential deal and also concerned aboutjeopardising this potential deal and also concerned about jeopardising the good friday agreement itself. michael gove has described how surprised and delighted he is to be brought into the cabinet again. he is the new environment secretary after year the outer darkness of the backbenchers. he is one of several ne

we'll hear from ireland correspondent, chris buckler, in a moment.irst, let's get the latest from downing street, wherejohn pienaar has been following developments. the reshuffle was evidence of the vulnerability of the prime minister. a brexit supporter, michael gove, had to be brought in. the most discreetly powerful figure on the backbenchers warned her publicly that anything that upsets people risks defeat. michael fallon warned her she better listen to him in future or presumably risk a mutiny. she looks at the prime minister strapped into an ejector seat with 500 fingers hanging over the button. borisjohnson said don't expect a challenge to theresa may, at least not yet. but that means nothing with loyalty to self—preservation in the party. they could not handle a challenge this close to brexit talks. senior members fear the possibility of a second election. her position looks painful. her pa rty‘s looks her position looks painful. her party's looks deeply uncomfortable. it can't be good for a company country expecting something stronger so cou

we'll hear from ireland correspondent chris buckler in a moment.'s get the latest from downing street where john pienaar has been following developments. this was evidenced of the prime minister's vulnerability. it had to be valley just by minister's vulnerability. it had to be valleyjust by bringing a brexiteer michael gove in from the cold. today for the first time i can ever remember, the tory mp's chairman, maybe the most discreetly powerfulfigure chairman, maybe the most discreetly powerful figure westminster on the backbench has warned publicly that anything that upsets those mps in the coming parliament three year will risks defeat. and michael fallon warned her she better listen to her ministers in the future or risk a mutiny. she looks like a prime minister structure to any jetstar seat with 100 fingers hovering over the ejector item. —— strapped into an ejector seat. the party public deepest instincts of self preservation. the tories don't think they can handle a channel —— challenge this close to the brexit talks. there is a fear of the

here's our ireland correspondent chris buckler.rn ireland — the son of an immigrant, openly gay, and for months, he's been the favourite to become this country's new prime minister. i indeed have been elected the 11th leader of fine gael. he set out his vision of leadership, amid a sea of signs bearing one name. i think if my election as leader of fine gael, today, has shown anything it's that prejudice has no place in this republic. and so every proud parent in ireland today can dream big dreams for their children. every boy and girl can know there is no limit to their ambition, their possibilities, if they are given the opportunity. varadkar‘s father was a doctor, who migrated from india, and married an irish nurse. two years ago, he came out as gay, ahead of a referendum on the introduction of same—sex marriage. he celebrated the "yes" vote on stage, a sign of social change in what many still call "catholic ireland". and leo is certainly different from last leader, enda kenny. he's not one of these high—fiving enda kenny types,

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast.ived in paris this evening to meet french president emmanuel macron. we'll speak to our europe editor katya adler who's there in a moment, but first let's speak to laura kuenssberg on events here. laura. in these negotiations with the dup, who do you think has got the upper hand? theresa may was not the one with the power, the dup holds the cards because she needs them. the tories and dup have been working together behind the scenes informally for the last couple of yea rs informally for the last couple of years but theresa may needs them to make a public affirmation. she needs them to sign on the dotted line so she can show she will have enough numbers in the houses of parliament to run the country effectively. even if she gets that deal she will still be looking at a wafer thin majority, but she's extremely vulnerable session needs them on board to shore her up. the dup from the part, they are hard handlers, wheeler dealers, no strangers to negotiation and although i'm told there's n

british and irish governments to try to restore power—sharing at stormont. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler. injust over 2a hours in just over 2a hours the northern ireland assembly is supposed to meet, a first and deputy first minister supposed to be appointed and months of political crisis supposed to be over. that was the plan but it does not seem like a certainty at this juncture. the democratic unionist party and sinn fein are still deeply divided on a range of issues but there is one in particular causing a lot of disagreement. that is about an irish language act. i is the first language act. i is the first language ofjust over a quarter of 196 language ofjust over a quarter of 1% of the population here but it is deeply important to nationalists and republicans and as a result they're pushing for official status for it. but the dup are against that and what a much wider legislation that would look at languages and culture more generally. as a result we had something of a stand—off and last night angry words from sinn fein in response to the dup, talking about having a parallel process

in a moment, we'll be speaking to our correspondent in belfast, chris buckler.nciple a deal agreed with the dup, but five hours later that was not the case. what's going on? apparently that was simplya mistake. what's going on? apparently that was simply a mistake. we have had these conflict to read statements, downing street saying there was initially an agreement then the dup say not, then downing street saying yes, we got it wrong and released the wrong statement. at this stage it is pretty clear that the dup are clearly prepared to do a deal if the terms are right. they have become a bit frustrated withjust terms are right. they have become a bit frustrated with just how many social issues have been mentioned, like abortion and same—sex marriages, they are socially very conservative. they say some of the common since mentioned —— comments mentioned don't reflect the modern party. they also say that in this election campaign they will continue to block the introduction of same—sex marriage in ireland and some tory mps may be unhappy with that. nonetheless in

our ireland correspondent chris buckler has the latest on those stormont talks.eartland where many voters choose the party at least partly because of their religion. the dup's opposition to same—sex marriage and abortion has concerned some mps at westminster. but politicians and voters in this corner of the uk can be more conservative than many tories. do you think they need to change those kind of views? no, i would agree with those views, i am sorry. everybody's entitled to their opinion and if that's your opinion, then you should stand for your rights. we have a right to speak out, so we do. the dup used a veto to block the introduction of same—sex marriage in northern ireland. it was just one of a series of disagreements with sinn fein that led to the collapse of stormont. but the potential marriage of convenience between the conservatives and the dup has left republicans questioning if the british government can really be seen as honest brokers in the talks to try to restore power—sharing. we don't believe that any deal between the dup here and the english t

it means he will replace enda kenny as taoiseach in the coming weeks. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler fine gael leadership. however, the first count is in and we are expecting the final one to be announced in the next matter of minutes. they believe they can re—energise them and supporters say he is a very modern taoiseach for a very modern ireland. leo varadkar‘s name has long been linked with leadership of ireland. two years ago he came out as gay, ahead of a referendum on the introduction of same—sex marriage in ireland. and he celebrated the yes vote on stage. a moment for him both personally and politically. it was a sign of change in what many still call catholic ireland. vadakar‘s father was an indian immigrant, a doctor who married an irish nurse, and he made his name in the difficult position of health minister. many of you knocking on doors in the local elections had to trip over water meters to knock on doors to explain why the government had taken a medical card away from their disabled child. that will never happen under my leadership of fine gael. but becoming taoiseach

here's our ireland correspondent chris buckler. leo varadkar is the new face of modern ireland.r months, he is been the favourite to become this country's new primers. months, he is been the favourite to become this country's new primerslj have become this country's new primers.” have been elected the 11th leader of fine gael. he set out his vision of leadership. amid a sea of signs with his name. as leader of fine gael, i have shown that predators has no place in this republic. and so every proud parent in ireland today can dream big dreams and their children. —— prejudice has no place. there is no limit to the possibilities if they are given the opportunity. varadkar‘s father migrated from india, becamea varadkar‘s father migrated from india, became a doctor, and married a nurse. last year, he came out as 93v- a nurse. last year, he came out as gay. he celebrated the "yes" vote on 93v gay. he celebrated the "yes" vote on gay marriage on stage. and leo is very different to andy kenney. he is a different kind of man. —— enda. he has steel and determination in. ireland may have e

still no agreement over nationalist demands for an irish language act. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler have made it clear they are prepared to go back into government, the power —— problem with power—sharing is unique parties who are prepared to share power and sinn fein have said they are not willing to go back into power—sharing with the dup. whilst political negotiations are sometimes treated as fun and games, despite appearances things have got serious. the dup and sinn fein have spent months clashing, and now the negotiations to try to get power—sharing back up and running are set to come to a shuddering halt and an uncomfortable stalemate. the future of devolved government in ireland now hangs in the balance, to the frustration of many at this funfair in the frustration of many at this fu nfair in belfast. the frustration of many at this funfair in belfast. ijust think they need now to put their differences aside. we have voted for them, we put them in, it is now time for them to do theirjobs. the dup's deal to prop up the conservatives at westminster has brought the promise of £

our ireland correspondent chris buckler has the latest on those stormont talks.ers choose the party at least partly because of their religion. high among the concerns of the democratic unionists and their electorate is protecting the union of the united kingdom. and now they find themselves in a position not just to help provide some stability, but also to influence government in the uk. the prospect of a deal between the dup and the conservatives is a deep concern for sinn fein, particularly as theresa may's government is also supposed to be acting as an honest broker. in talks to try to restore power—sharing here at stormont. talks to try to restore power-sharing here at stormont. we don't believe that any deal between the dup here and the english tories will be good for the people here. and any deal which undercuts in any way the process here or the good friday and other agreements is one which has to be opposed. watching as sinn fein spoke were members of the dup. their westminster ambitions could have an impact on parliament buildings in belfast, where devol

chris buckler reports on the results in northern ireland.mocratic unionist party. they won more than half of northern ireland ‘s 18 seats but ten mps would not normally make a batch of a difference in a parliament of 650 people. but this was no ordinary election. the dup could be theresa may's secret weapon for at least some stability in government. their support gives the conservatives a majority but it is likely to come at a price. what we wa nt to likely to come at a price. what we want to see happening is a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, recognising our history and geography. we have always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that is what we will be pushing for. any deal is likely to mean money to help northern ireland ‘s economy as well as influence in the brexit negotiations. the dup campaignfor the brexit negotiations. the dup campaign for the the brexit negotiations. the dup campaignforthe uk the brexit negotiations. the dup campaign for the uk to leave the eu but they don't want a ph

our correspondent chris buckler is in our belfast newsroom. good afternoon.rnoon. we haven't seen as faras i'm aware,james good afternoon. we haven't seen as far as i'm aware, james brokenshire who was northern ireland secretary, going into downing street. but we do note the irish foreign minister has tweeted he is meeting him tomorrow soi tweeted he is meeting him tomorrow so i think we can take it as read he is staying in the job. it's going to bea is staying in the job. it's going to be a difficult one, isn't it? yes, remember these talks were interrupted by the election to try to get stormont back up and running again by the end of the month. they will be more and more difficult, because if the dup is propping up a conservative government, it's difficult to see how the tories can be seen as an honest broker, is there to build the bridge. to really try and find a way through, of helping the two parties, dup and sinn fein as well as the others, to come to some sort of agreement that would allow power—sharing which collapsed in january. would allow power—sha

our correspondent chris buckler is in our belfast newsroom. good evening, chris.we have not heard any news to the country that james brokenshire, the new northern ireland secretary, would be staying in his position. we expect that he will. indeed, the irish foreign minister was tweeting about a meeting there, so we assume he stays in the role. theresa may clearly once continuity there. it will be a difficult role in the days and weeks ahead given the controversy about the deal between the dup and her, and what that might mean for the political process in northern ireland. if you look at the statement of and if kenny earlier this evening, it gives you a real concern in the south of the border in dublin about what this potential deal could mean with the dup. first of all they say nothing should be done that could jeopardise the good friday agreement, but beyond that, it gives you a sense that there are problems in terms of these talks of power—sharing getting underway again tomorrow at stormont itself. and thatis tomorrow at stormont itself. and that is because at t

chris buckler is in belfast: throughout the uk, background really matters when it comes to politics.e else in the uk. although patrick will stand sometimes into division. that‘s been reflected in concerns and communities and also in culture. to understand politics and how people vote in northern ireland, you have to understand just how important identity is. that is expressed in a whole range of ways like music, dancing, all kinds of culture. most people here regard themselves are coming from one of two traditions. they see themselves as either british or irish. those roots run very deep. the reality is that traditions like this, they are important both politically and personally. it does indeed, chris. being part of a band allows me to stand up for what i believe in and make sure our heritage and tradition never goes away. and heritage and tradition are important for all communities. most protestants vote for unionist candidates and catholics for irish nationalists. but that is not always the case. in reality, there are cross community candidates but even that phrase, "cross communi

chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. party, which lost a third of its seats at westminster. they ended the night with 35 seats — the tories have 13, labour seven and the lib dems four. the snp‘s former leader and former first minister, alex salmond, lost his seat to the conservatives, as did the party's westminster leader angus robertson. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports on what happened in the scottish constituencies. her report contains some flashing images. struggling to put on a brave face today, nicola sturgeon knows her demand for another scottish referendum hasjust been rejected by scotland's voters. in scotland, the snp won this election. we have more seats than all of the other parties combined. however, it is an inescapable fact that we also suffered some bitterly disappointing losses last night. do you accept this result means there will not be a second referendum on independence any time soon? undoubtedly, the issue of an independence referendum was a factor in this election result but i think there we

joining me is our ireland correspondent chris buckler who's in dublin for us. is expected to come. are you in belfast? i'm still in belfast. i looked at that scene and i thought, i belfast. i looked at that scene and ithought, i know belfast. i looked at that scene and i thought, i know that rooftop. it is belfast not dublin. the meetings are due to happen in dublin though. tell us what's expected. there is a lot of concern from politicians in the republic of ireland about any deal between the duchlt up and —— dup and theresa may's government will mean. they head south to dublin and the two biggest parties, the dup and the two biggest parties, the dup and sinn fein. there will be three things on the agenda. you mentioned the westminster deal. there have been concerns expressed openly by the irish government about what this deal could potentially mean. concerns that it could jeep ared eyes the good friday agreement. this idea the conservatives could be in some way beholden to the dup for their support at westminster is a worry for the irish government. they don'

our ireland correspondent chris buckler is in belfast.his monday was the day storm and it was the day storm at was supposed to get back on track. how is that looking? the talks for that are resuming today. they had been paused for a few weeks of the general election campaign and a lot of people thought another divisive election campaign in northern ireland would help the prospects of an agreement to get storm want back given that it has already been down since power—sharing collapsed injanuary. it has been gone for the rest part of six months now and the nationalist party that will be involved so prospective deal between the dup and the conservatives is not going to help at all in fact it will probably make things more difficult. sinn fein in particular have been very critical of the deal and essay it shows that the british government cannot be expected to act as a neutral, impartial broker at these talks. gerry adams, the sinn fein leader, has said there should now be an independent chair though the secretary james brokenshire says he di

chris buckler, can you help us with that?stminster. even in 2015 when there was that talk of a hung parliament, at that stage the dup and conservatives were chatting, working out whether or not they could potentially do a deal. and there have been some private negotiations to ensure that the dup would back the tories in some of the votes which have taken place in the last parliament. they say at this stage, talk of a formal agreement is premature. but they accept that there have been talks and soundings and that they are trying to work out some kind of a deal. the big question is, what will that be? will it be something where they will fa ncy it be something where they will fancy with them do they want something more formal in return for it? one thing is for sure, they will definitely want something in return for it, huw. that is likely to be some money for the economy in northern ireland of some sort, and some say in terms of the brexit negotiations. they believe this could put them into a good position. frankly they are lic