chris, thanks very much, chris morris, with our reality check.t on immigration this evening, we can go to westminster and talk to laura kuenssberg, what have you learned? many of our viewers will remember that he may decided to stick with her ambition of reducing net migration, the difference between the number of people who move away and the number of people who settle here permanently, to under 100,000 when she published her manifesto. it was controversial, because the target has been missed by miles by the tories since 2010. but she has resolutely refused to give a timetable, to give herself a deadline. when asked by reporters this afternoon whether that might been by the end of the parliament, by 2022, she said that is what we are working for, although it won't be easy. now, that significant, because it is the first time she has gone anywhere near setting out a timetable, but also slightly awkward, because the brexit secretary, david davis, has told question time, we cannot promise it within five years. tonight, tory sources are playing this

reality check‘s chris morris looks at the scale of the task ahead.s feel that way. but now the uk's departure from the eu is set to dominate the next parliament. inevitably the queen's speech, the biggest chunk is of bills relating to brexit, that's the overwhelming issue facing the government and parliament over the next two years. and as the government embarks on the most daunting set of negotiations this country has faced in decades, so to this new parliament, with no strong governing majority, will have to deal with an unprecedented legislative challenge. the main piece of legislation has been named by the government as the great repeal bill. and yes, it will repeal the european communities act and take us out of the eu. but its main purpose is really to transpose thousands and thousands of eu rules and regulations into british law, potentially as many as 20,000 pieces of legislation. the idea is to avoid a legal and financial vacuum when we leave. you're also going to be hearing quite a bit about this guy. henry viii. a henry viii clause allows

chris morris, bbc news.hat the majority in favour of invoking it was quite overwhelming, and so i accept the matter is settled, we are definitely going to leave the european union. lets talk more about the day. i am joined now by the labour mp hilary benn and, for the conservatives, john whittingdale. thank you gentlemen. you are not actually cheer of the brexit committee at the moment but you have been, how big a task is this? we have just had been, how big a task is this? we havejust had some idea, people need to start working hard. it's enormous. we have both been on the brexit select committee and the more we have enquired into things the more i think we have come to realise the scale and complexity of the task. this is a parliament which will be dominated by brexit for the next two years, not just a great repeal bill but the new legislation announced today. for the regulation and decisions which are currently directly applicable in the uk the objective, which is to save the day after we leave, regulatio

let‘s bring in chris morris, who often helps us on european matters.s even hinted that a u—turn might be a puzzle, lots of viewers who support a brexit come back and say, what are they doing, this isn‘t helpful. come back and say, what are they doing, this isn't helpful. if you are an eu leader and you are asked at the door is still open, in a sense, it would make more news if you said the door was completely closed. it was perhaps a deliberate message being sent out to those who would like a slightly different type of brexit than the one being promoted by theresa may. i‘m not sure it will be seen by all his eu collea g u es sure it will be seen by all his eu colleagues as a helpful thing to say at the moment, because a lot of them are saying, it has been one year since the referendum, let‘s get on with it. mr tusk has his position and he likes putting out these lines occasionally. i‘m not sure there is an expectation of a u—turn. i think most people think brexit will happen. the question is, what type of brexit and under what conditions? picking up on

election — and with less than a week until the country heads to the ballot box — reality check‘s chris morrisront pages. but questions have been raised about how reliable they are. the last few days, author of the conservative lead over labour, with anywhere between 3 and 14%. have water is lost their mojo? have certainly had problems in the past, most notably during the general election campaign in 2015, when all the polls said it would be a hung parliament by the conservatives won an outright majority. what is going on? let‘s ask a man who really should know. is a persistent issue which the polling industry has been trying to deal with, which is how to avoid overestimated labour, underestimating the conservatives. that problem certainly re—emerged quite starkly in 2013, and is a problem the industry have been further trying to work on to try to avoid this time around. after the 2015 election, the british polling council held an enquiry, concluding that the polls had failed because the samples weren‘t truly representative of the voting population. in particular they overestimated the number

general election and with less than a week until the country heads to the ballot box reality check‘s chris morris at how reliable the polls are. questions have been raised about how reliable the polling numbers are. the conservative lead over labour has been anywhere between 3% and 14% in recent days so have polls lost their more joe? there in recent days so have polls lost their morejoe? there have been problems in the past, most notably in the general election 2015 when all the polls said there would be a hung parliament but the conservatives won an outright majority. so what is going on? let's ask a majority. so what is going on? let's aska man majority. so what is going on? let's ask a man who really should know. there is a persistent issue that the polling industry has been constantly trying to deal with which is how do we avoid overestimating labour and underestimating the conservatives. that is a problem that errors in 2015 and that the industry has been further trying to avoid. after 2015, the british polling council held an inquiry which determined that polling failed because the sample

our reality check correspondent chris morris has been looking at the complexity of some of the key issuesns the uk has faced in decades are going to have to make rapid progress. because the uk is due to leave the eu in march 2019, and both sides reckon they'll need up to six months before that to get any deal fully ratified. so time is short, they want to get on with it. and initially, the eu negotiating team has a mandate to start talking about three issues: a financial settlement — how much does the uk owe? money that it has already agreed to spend. the eu is seeking up to 60 billion euros. then a guarantee of future rights for eu citizens here and uk citizens elsewhere in the eu. everyone wants to get this sorted, but the legal details are really complicated. the eu wants the european court ofjustice involved, the uk doesn't. could some new form of legal oversight be part of a compromise? and then there's the future status of the border between northern ireland and the republic — which after brexit will also be a land border between the eu and the uk. how do you keep the border as open

chris morris reporting.the fourth time voters have gone to the polls in 13 months. how much does identity affect the vote? chris butler reports. to understand politics and how people vote in northern ireland, you have to understand just how important identity is, and that is expressed in a whole range of ways, like music, dancing, all kinds of culture. most people here regard themselves as coming from one of two traditions. they see themselves as either british or irish, and those routes run very deep. the router yea rs, routes run very deep. the router years, traditions like this, kenny, they are important, both politically and personally. the element being pa rt and personally. the element being part of a band allows me to stand up for what i believe in and make sure that our heritage and tradition never goes away. heritage and tradition are important here. most protesta nts tradition are important here. most protestants tend to vote for unionist candidates and catholics tend to vote for republicans. that

we'll get chris morris to answer. go for it. the response was fantastic.ut if it was anywhere else in the uk, sheffield, newcastle, whole, the response might have been a bit threadbare. ——hull. this is perhaps due to a lack of police funding. there have been a lot of cuts under theresa may. essentially, what are the parties going to be doing, bringing back more officers on the beat or community policing? i think we have lost a lot of that in the past few years. you have looked at this in reality check. it has become a big debate in the last few days. if you talk about firearm officers, authorised firearm officers, the numbers have gone down in the last six years. ken will know more about this than me, they have gone down from 6,900 to 5,600. the plan of the current government is to increase it back to the 2010 level by next year, but only some of the money from that will come from government. some police forces will have to find the money themselves from existing budgets. as for other parties, labour said it will put another 10,000 police on the streets. a

chris morris has been looking at the reaction from europe and the implications for those crucial brexit they didn't go into that much detail in the campaign, the result looks at least in part likea campaign, the result looks at least in part like a repudiation of the direction of travel proposed by theresa may. don't forget, here she was in downing street 7.5 weeks ago saying she wanted a stronger majority for the forthcoming brexit negotiations. now we know she has actually ended up in a weaker position. where does that leave us? don't forget what we voted on last yearin don't forget what we voted on last year in that referendum. here is the question, should the uk remain a member of the european union or leave the european union? no mention of the single market, customs union, immigration, hard brexit, just this simple question. in this election campaign, but the main parties, labour and the tories, had in their ma nifesto a labour and the tories, had in their manifesto a commitment to brexit so that's not in doubt. the type of brexit, that may well be up for grabs. theresa may has ma

our reality check correspondent, chris morris, has been looking at the official numbers to try to gaugele who are muslims —— the attacks. we know the overall number of attacks based on religion rose by 34% last year, significant increase. some areas and police forces do break it down into specific religions. london is one of them. we know from figures in london islamophobic attacks have ridden tee risen from 1136 in the year to january, 2016, and as you mentioned, sadiq khan, has given figures, based on police numbers, suggesting that in the aftermath of the london bridge attacks, the numbers rose fivefold on a daily basis compared to the average so far this year. there seems to be pretty clear evidence numbers are on the increase and of course these are the attacks that get reported, not all attacks get reported, not all incidents of abuse get reported. there is an u pwa rd abuse get reported. there is an upward trend, it seems, even though the way in which the attacks recorded varies between different forces in different parts of the country. something we also look at is anecdotal evi

we will delve a little more into that chris morris is with me.its and pensions. if you haven‘t been here for five years but already in the uk and have been here for less than five years you will be given a bit of time to make that five year period up. that seems pretty generous on the surface. eu citizens will be pretty cross about the fact that many have struggled through 85 pages of massive bureaucratic difficulty to get the permanent residence in the last couple of years only to be told you have to start again. the premise that said they will try and make this eu demand as simple as possible, not overlook obligated bureaucratic to try and get things moving. there is common ground between the uk has said and the eu said couple of weeks ago but clearly there are legal and technical difficulties which need to be overcome. as we had at the negotiator sing any more guarantees. what are the main obstacles or sticking points? the legal issue is one and what happens if in ten years in future british prime ministers says they agreed to turn up that agr

discuss this now is thomas kielinger, london correspondent for the german newspaper die welt, and chris morrisd be a clear result. we respect britain hugely. and now we have strong leadership in france and we will have that in germany as angela merkel is certain to win, but we have the opposite of that and something close to a lame duck prime minister which is not in our interests, we do not like it. we will just wait and see what will happen. from this side of the channel it makes perhaps a few that we are in a very weak position and the eu would prefer that.|j we are in a very weak position and the eu would prefer that. i do not think so, we do not prepare state m e nts think so, we do not prepare statements like david davis seems to have made today that they will walk away if they do not get the deal in their interest. that language i think he had better not use again. not that you have to eat humble pie but a more moderate approach to negotiations is perfectly in order. does that mean a soft brexit? it has been demanded everywhere in great britain. ruth davidson is demanding it, or suggest

in case you're losing track of exactly what's happening with brexit — let's catch up with chris morrisre, he said it isn't a punishment, but actually the french will be quite happy to see britain uncomfortable with all this? the french were always going to be one of the most difficult people on the other side of the table and that's partly because they're just france and it's the tradition! but yes, they're one of the countries that say look, let's not give very much up say look, let's not give very much up here. i think for the eu as a whole, probably the worst thing is they have been through the five stages of grief and they had come to terms, we are going to lose the uk, let's get on with it and suddenly the rules have changed again and they look at the conservative party and they see all sorts of different things being briefed and they wonder who they're going to negotiate with and what authority they're going to have. they know it will be dfs and theresa may, but the reason, i think, they wanted a stronger government here overall is because stronger governments have ability to ta

morris, filed hr claim, never mentioned anything about bill cosby. when she did she said the incident happened in 1990, not 1996 when she finally said that something occurred. christ was very telling how defense counsel spent so much time cataloging the number of communications after this incident between cosby and constand and who initiated them and how long they were. that's obviously doing to be a focus if they put on this own case. anyway, jean, thank you -- >> the big question is when andrea constand is going to take the stand. >> yes. yes. we are waiting for her. we're told cosby will not. time for "cnnmoney" now. you saw the graphic. corporate america wasn't happy president trump withdrew from the paris climate accord. now big business is teaming up with local leaders in the climate fight. what will that look like? chief business correspondent christine romans has is in the money center. what are we going to see. >> hi, chris. forget what the president decided big business and leaders plan to honor paris accord. hundreds of businesses promise to keep reducing emissions, apple, amazon, adidas, gap, l'oreal. eight states and the mayor's dozens of cities also