andi to walk away from the customs union and i think remaining in the customs union would ensurefs and barriers and would help enormously in northern ireland because nobody wants to see a return to a hardboard and disdain in the customs union would ensure that wouldn't happen. labour was talking about coming out of the customs union. no, we have said we wa nt to customs union. no, we have said we want to ensure that tariff and barrier free want to ensure that tariff and barrierfree trade. my want to ensure that tariff and barrier free trade. my view is the simplest way of doing that is to remain in the customs union. when it comes to the single market, that is separate because there is the issue of free movement. when we leave the eu, it will come to an end. it was theissue eu, it will come to an end. it was the issue for a lot of people who voted in a referendum. parliament will have to decide what our immigration policy will look like and what we also said in the election is we want the mass —— maximum possible access to the single market. 80% of our economy is based on service

, so is there now a possibility that we might stay in the customs union and perhaps give the customs union and perhaps give the single market? jeremy corbyn himself said we would leave the single market but that leaves a question of the fate of the customs union open. returning to the issue of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, one of the key issues that eu negotiators, illuminate for us if you would how the dup‘s position on that and the conservative position might affect brexit. arlene foster had said prior to the election that she did not want a hard border between the north and the south, and if we leave the customs union and there is nothing put in its place, there is nothing put in its place, the northern ireland border will be the northern ireland border will be the outer border with the eu and so for that reason, if we left the customs union, there would have to bea customs union, there would have to be a hard border, customs checks on all the goods coming from the south and the rest of the eu into northern ireland. 0nce and the rest of the eu in

tariff free trade within the eu. customs union, which allows tariff free trade within the eui customsllows tariff free trade within the eu. i think that this should be left on the table. so we could stay inside the customs union? there's no question of this deal being a viable deal. no deal is what happens if you get to the end of the two years and you haven't been able to reach agreement, your post over the cliff. extracting the uk from the us not going to bec. there's no real clear -- is going to bec. there's no real clear —— is not going to be easy. there is no real clarity about what it is going to look like. as is one thing is clear, that by ministers facing a tough fight here and in brussels. a corresponding brussels has more on that... 11am brussels time those talks will get underway. 0ne that... 11am brussels time those talks will get underway. one of the early issues will be how will they proceed. remember, david davies wa nted proceed. remember, david davies wanted trade talks and the outset and he has predicted around over summer and he has predicted around over summer over

why we're in a customs union, we are still under the control under the jurisdiction of european union the eu has with other countries and we will be part of those trade agreements as well. it is probably going to be rather difficult to go ahead to have any trade agreements jedinak period. difficult to go ahead to have any trade agreementsjedinak period. who knows what we can extract from the europeans? i would say that right now we add in a week session and it is us that our following what the europeans want us to follow in terms of process. if we get an extension as we have been discussing now, it will have to be the terms that we have to accept. thank you for joining us. jo swinson has been appointed the deputy leader of the liberal democrats and she was unopposed. the first candidate to stand to become the party leader is vince cable. he managed to regain his twickenham seatin managed to regain his twickenham seat in the recent election, declaring his candidacy he said he would work to secure a second referendum on any brexit deal and he has been explaining why he wants to be the l

this also, and others too, they want a brexit that involves leaving the single market and the customs unionbut reaching a very good agreement within the european union, that is the benefit for them and others. unless we get rid of these quite misleading terms of hard and soft, then we will not be better off under discussion will not be better off, so we discussion will not be better off, so we must do that. you have called them misleading terms, but they are well accepted for the nature of the brexit that the uk might face. very well accepted and used by yourself and your colleagues in the media. i am afraid it is much more illuminating to talk about what we actually mean and what we actually wa nt actually mean and what we actually want from brexit, that is the kind of discussion that we ought to be having. lord howard, thank you very much for your time today. thank you. ican much for your time today. thank you. i can talk to professor catherine barnard, professor of eu and employment law at the university of cambridge who joins me employment law at the university of cambridge whojoins me

if we leave the customs union, it could spell trouble for some.ant our car is going to europe stuck on this side of the channel. it's really keeping that free flow of product going. one compromise would be to stay in the customs union where goods can cross borders within the eu without import taxes. but that's not government policy at the moment. it wants out. for me it's about getting what we promised the british people, getting control of the laws and getting control of the borders. you cannot do those things if we remain inside the single market and inside the customs union. if you want the benefits of brexit, being able to get new trade agreements so we can access the growing markets of the world, then that requires the model we set out. the customs union will be one of the big battles over the next few months. if we stay inside it, as many big businesses want, that could mean we won't be allowed to sign free trade deals with countries outside the european union. but if that happens then frankly liam fox would be out of a job. and how long wou

, so is there now a possibility that we might stay in the customs union and perhaps give the customsimself said we would leave the single market but that leaves a question of the fate of the customs union open. returning

we will therefore seek to customs union. we will therefore seekto amend customs union. queen's speech to add in membership of the single market and of the customs union. both the remain and leave campaigns agreed that we could not stay in the customs union and single market providing of good reasons. we want free trade agreements with other countries around the world and you cannot do that in the single market. two, they make it very clear that you have to pay budget contributions and accept freedom of movement which we have no intention of doing. it is one of the few things are both campaigns agreed about. we told the british marker we would leave the customs union and the single market. we will work with the government over the course of the next period in parliament to ensure that we do deliver prosperity, do deliver greater spending on hills and education and that we do see an end to the dark tunnel of austerity. this queen '5 speech does not herald any hope for my constituents. this government and the once before, have knocked out the rungs of the ladder of opportu

customs union. and, hammond on the customs union. and, michel barnier, how confident are you that you will still have mr davies to talk to over the next six months, given the fragility of a british government that has to rely on loyalists in northern ireland? how flattering. let me deal with that. we have dealt with it once already, but the treatment of the northern ireland issue, the republic of ireland issue is by no means second—class. just the reverse, it has been dealt with by the most senior people in ago negotiating teams. that is... we are starting it now, not because... we hope we can get a reasonably fast resolution. in northern ireland, that will take some considerable time. very compact, very sensitive and as michel barnier has already said, is one we take its really seriously. has absolutely nothing to do with any negotiations inside the house of commons. let me on this pointjust reaffirm the fact that we have begun at the highest level. the british promise's adviser, my deputy in these negotiations. i think this shows i

customs union, you've been a little equivocal on the customs union.d what would make sense from your point of view, you would start out by saying yes, let's go into the customs union if they'll have us, even if that means we can't make free trade deals with other countries independently? well, let me try and answer that. but it is important to focus on outcomes and not the model. that's really important, because we're starting negotiations and the question that's before everybody is what is it that we want to achieve? what is the outcome that we want? the vehicle, or the model, is secondary to that. we've been clear that it's tariff—free access to the single market, it's no new customs impediments and it's something that works for services. but, interestingly, that is a thing that everybody agrees on. the eu will then have its priorities. i think its priorities are likely to be how do we guarantee or ensure thatthe'uk'wagldn‘t‘be—a'btg d , - 1|——1:.5—;,..!.j»w,, 5 55. so that goes on the table and we have to negotiate. i can't understand why you can't

the customs union.'t vote for a single market back in the 70s, we voted for a customs union which means you don't pay tariffs. ukip each other the same non—tariffs and give all other countries the same. the car industry is very concerned that we may be outside the customs union. we want to stay in it. let hammond says it will be like being in it but outside of it. it depends whether we can have the same tariff free arrangements even if we are outside the customs union. it's this and settled period causing business concern? if you are a car-maker, it might take £1 billion to develop a car. you've got to develop it for three years and then sell it for another seven and that requires planning. you need to know your costs, whether you can compete, export successfully. the car industry is saying this is sinking ca i’s industry is saying this is sinking cars at the moment. even if the transition to brexit takes longer than two years, they need to know what it looks like. we think transition will be a buzzword

and you can't do it if you're in the single market and customs union.u'd have to pay budget contributions and accept freedom of movement, which we have no intention of doing. so, it's one of the few things the two campaigns agreed about. we all told the british public we would be leaving the single market and the customs union. we again will work with government in the course of the next period in this parliament to ensure that we do deliver prosperity, we do deliver greater spending on health, and education, and that we do see an end to the tunnel, the dark tunnel, of austerity. this queen's speech does not herald any hope for my constituents. this government and the preceding government have knocked out those rungs of the ladder of opportunity for so many of my constituents. that reach for the first rung is now very high. a new mp used the first day of the debate to make her maiden speech. many of my constituents work in financial services. other key 21st—century sectors, like medical innovation, the tech centre and advanced manufacturing also priorit

therefore seek to amend the queen's speech to add in membership of the single market and of the custom's unionunion referendum to leave the european union, they voted to leave the single market and the customs union. i believe that northern ireland must, along with the rest of the united kingdom, do likewise. and there was a clear warning over the direction the dup wanted to see. we will work with government during the course of the next period in this party to ensure that we do deliver prosperity, to deliver greater spending on health and education and that we do see an end to the tunnel, the dark tunnel of austerity. this queens' speech does not herald any hope for my constituents. this government and the preceding government have knocked out the rungs of the ladder of opportunity for so many of my constituents. that reach to the first rung is now very high and it is very difficult to get into further education without a loan. or into nursing without the nursing bursary. when southern is not happening because of the election result, no grammar schools, no proposals in social care, no scrappi

as far as the customs union is concerned, the final question of whether you stay in or out of the customss we have two the single market. there are advantages of striking our own free trade agreements, and there are some advantages of staying inside the customs union and staying part of the eu's customs arrangement. saying at the outset, stick with your model for two years, isn't the right way to approach negotiations, i think. keir starmer, thank you for your time. time for a look at the weather. it's another hot summers day out there through the course of today where we are likely to see temperatures even higher than yesterday. this was the scene from one weather watcher in county down one weather watcher in county down on the coast. some cloud around but plenty of sunshine. yesterday we saw temperatures as high as 32 degrees in parts of the south—east. today could be a degree or so warmer. always fresher in the north. a weak cold front shifting slowly across the south across scotland and northern ireland. that will produce fresher conditions in the far north. further south we have almo

single market, leaving the customs union as it currently stand5.d for membership of the single market on our terms, and with conce55ions, that would be entirely possible, something that could be achieved. of course, it is not dead in the water at all. what we saw today with the concession on the abortion charges amendment was the abortion charges amendment was the government is very vulnerable to ideas that kind of cross party lines. there is every chance, moving forward , lines. there is every chance, moving forward, if onlyjeremy corbyn and the labour party wills show some backbone on europe on the single market, for us to have a deal at the end of all this is that suits 100% of the british people, not 48 or 52. you think you could come back to this whole issue, that once we are into the negotiations that is going on, you still think there will be further chances in this house to try make that happen, 5taying further chances in this house to try make that happen, staying in the 5ingle make that happen, staying in the single market? which many peo

he said uk would leave this single market and customs union but there could not a cliff edge and thereangements to keep trade flowing. the economy must come first. he even attacked the tory election campaign for not making more of it. we did not talk about the economy as much as we should have done. whatever the reason, this is the result. angerfrom some. lacking enough mps on their own, the tories have turned to northern ireland's dup. their views on brexit will now also have to be considered. theresa may is facing tough battles here. there is a raft of laws that need to be passed. the parliamentary session has been extended to two yea rs, session has been extended to two years, giving the government more time, but that won't make it much easier. the tories are divided about what brexit should mean, and that is without the views of political opponents. labour could flex its muscles, suggesting today the uk could stay in the customs union which allows tariff free trade within the eu. it should be left on the table. 50 we could stay inside the table. 50 we could stay inside the customs

when it comes to the customs union, how do you have this invisible border between north and south in ld, with the exception of vladimir putin's eurasian union and one other, is a customs union. you are not obliged to have a single common external tariff. leaving the customs union means britain can sign free—trade agreements with india, america, australia and china, all of the big economies overseas, which will account for 100% of the growth in this country. staying in the customs union while leaving the eu would be the worst of both worlds because the eu would have a say over oui’ because the eu would have a say over our trade deals. they had to come here today looking in charge of their brief and yet the politics at home tells us there is an awful lot of discussion to be had in the house of discussion to be had in the house of commons. indeed and i do not think there is a majority in the house of commons for leaving the customs union. it is not as easy as dan portrays. not only are you outside your main export market, you also need to make new agreements with the rest of the world to

we don't wa nt stay in the customs union.w come that is wrong for the economy, leaving us worse off and poorer which is not what people voted for. you've got queen's speech which was as thin as the prime minister's majority, she is literally a prime minister being described as an interim prime minister, and if you look at the gaps on the benches behind, it's clear she is losing support within her party. john mcdonald said of single market membership. i can't see it being on the table. it's not feasible, if you are committing to get rid of freedom of movement and you are cherry picking and they won't allow that. we need to recognise what the country has said around the controls of freedom of movement, but i have always argued that if there can be greater controls and if we can negotiate that with the eu, yes, we couldn't stay in as it is, but let's recognise what does work for our country. that anyone not difference to the conservatives. i think it is because i still would like to see that we don't throw out what works in term

this is the customs union and that says if you are a member of the customs union, once something hass a great advantage. but also if you're in the customs union you cannot make your own free trade deals around the world. you do it at eu level. and that is one of the great things theresa may said, we wa nt the great things theresa may said, we want to beat global britain and make all these free trade deal. never mind that some would be difficult. you remember her speech about the eu during the election campaign and she had a long list of things that she wanted to achieve. one was controlling immigration and another to have a free trade deal with india. but of course india would want more business for its people to come here. so everything is interlinked. so much has yet to be determined in negotiations. this government should not be using threatening language like that. that the germans are anglophiles, many of them. let's talk about the french and let's face it, they stopped us joining the ec as it was then the first time around. 27 nations in effect to negotiate with, notjust german

that means, as we have said, the benefits of the single market and the customs union. riffs, no customs barriers, and alignment of regulations. how that is achieved as part of this negotiation but the criticism of the government is that it took all those options of mike the table. arlene foster, leader of the dup, is due to meet the prime minister tomorrow, to buy to make an arrangement to sustain the tories in office. a number of cabinet ministers are reportedly saying in private that the dup, which is to the right on social issues, may provide them with cover to push for a softer brexit. this tory told me some ministers who have been wary of talking out on brexit believe the dup will give them a chance to slip through something more palatable to them. the dup takes a pragmatic approach, that trade dumps all, with the irish republic, so they want unfettered trade, they don't want tariffs on goods across the border, and they don't want a hard border. the dup position is helpful to the conservatives in terms of managing brexit. i think previously what the position was th

on economics, let's be clear, if you are part of the customs union, you are part of the customs unionalso about non—tariff barriers, being part of this engine for social justice non—tariff barriers, being part of this engine for socialjustice that sets a floor for employment rights, consumer rights and environmental protections and it makes sense for us to... protections and it makes sense for usto... do protections and it makes sense for us to... do you accept freedom of movement then? membership of the internal market necessarily means... freedom of movement. let me answer your question. freedom of movement at the moment is not unconditional so at the moment... we have freedom of movement and control over immigration policy because of our membership. that is not true. let me finish the answer. the eu can provide for people whoa don't have the prospect of getting a job, after three months we can require them to leave. we don't do that at the moment. if we did so, we could move towards free movement of labour, as opposed to free movement of people. lift accident stein is not in the eu

she said out of the single market, after the customs union, and of course, having a close trade relationshipt close agreement on security, and i personally believe that is right. and i don't think that greenies make a big difference. it is notjust green. so michael fallon said, and i wash it, and it was an interesting moment, he has been very loyal, that he is now shifting and now saying that he is after a more business friendly brexit. —— you that he is after a more business frienr §§i§§lt —— - are| you that he is after a more business frienr §§i§§lt —— - are not! that he is after a more business frienr §§i§§lt —— - are not always know what? economists are not always! they are. i am. know what? economists are not always! they are. lam. please know what? economists are not always! they are. i am. please give right. they are. i am. please give the talking stick to ruth, just a moment. i am not always right, but i write most of the time. i am more right than most economists are. but i think when i said, you that theresa may wanted a close

what is clear is that we will be leaving the customs union and back gives us the customs union and backdo the transitional adoption of agreements that the eu already has, that the uk asa that the eu already has, that the uk as a party to. it gives us the ability to make agreements with developing countries about the sort of tyra nts developing countries about the sort of tyrants we apply to their goats and it might help us develop their more. it enables us about the future free trading agreements. we have agreed we went to do that. what we are talking about is what sort of customs facilitation agreement there would be to ensure that we get frictionless borders and do not apply any extra costs to add a uk businesses exporting to europe or european exporters coming to the uk. it is in the interests of everyone that we reach such an agreement. also at mansion house, mark carney was digging and he said that brexit is already making british people poorer, because rising costs are outstripping wage growth, do you agree? there are other influences on the global economy rather than brexit. we h

so we could stay inside the customs union? yes. this notion of no deal being a viable deal which theresa may and the government have repeatedly said. no deal is what happens if you get to the end of the two years and you haven't been able to reach agreement. you are pushed over the cliff. extracting the uk from the eu isn't going to be easy, and there's still no real clarity from anyone about what brexit should or will look like, but it's clear that here as well as in brussels, the prime minister is facing a tough fight. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. it's almost a year since the uk voted to leave the european union, and it's two months since the formal brexit process was triggered, under article 50 of the lisbon treaty governing a member state's withdrawal. that means brexit will take place in march 2019. so, what will the negotiations in brussels tomorrow involve? 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas explains. monday morning 11 o'clock brussels time, at the seventh floor of eu headquarters, the talks that will decide

so we could stay inside the customs union?e deal, which theresa may and the government have repeatedly said. no deal is what happens if you get to the end of two years and have not reached an agreement. you are pushed over a cliff. extracting the uk from the eu want be easy and there is still no real clarity from anyone about what brexit should or will look like, but it is clear that here as well as in brussels the prime minister is facing a tough fight. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. —— extracting the uk from the eu will not be easy and there is still no real clarity from anyone about what brexit should or will look like, but it is clear that here as well as in brussels the prime minister is facing a tough fight. studio: alexjoins studio: alex joins us studio: alexjoins us now from westminster, how significant are these comments? well, there was some expectation given that theresa may did not win a majority in the house of commons at this election, that there would be a lot of pressure on her to soften her stance on bre

our member ‘s‘ ideal situation is to stay in the customs union and the free, single market. we won't remain in them for a long period of time. we may remain in for five—year spurts it may not need to be that long. a lot of it will depend on trade agreement talks. it will be complex as the manufacturers we re will be complex as the manufacturers were saying this morning, but we are ina were saying this morning, but we are in a slightly better position, see as canada was, starting on a very low bases with two markets coming together. we are in their and we are on the same terms as the eu, and it means stepping back a bit which might ease negotiations. people who have said we are leaving, we have to state in for five years? why should that be? the government has been clear. they want a close trading relationship with the eu after we leave. so if that end goal is pretty much decided on, that we have a trade agreement with them and some customs with no big delays at the borders, why would you create turbulence in the short term if the end goal is established? businesses and not s

so we could stay inside the customs union.n agreement, you get pushed over the cliff. extracting the uk from the eu is not going to be easy. there is still no clarity from anyone about what breakfast shed or will look like —— brexit should or will look like —— brexit should or will look like —— brexit should or will look like, but there's no question that the prime minister is facing a tough night. time now for the sport... we will start with the goth, the final round of golf in wisconsin. eric carmen took a 1—stroke lead into the last round of 18 holes. brooks capture has birdied the first two holes and harman is still at 12 under par after the first. rickie fowler, who led after the first round is left with justin thomas at nine under round of 63 on saturday. now moving to cricket, pakistan has shocked the world by thrashing india in the finally the icc champions trophy on sunday. pakistan, ranked bottom of the teams in the jordan, the pakistan, ranked bottom of the teams in thejordan, the their rivals by a massive 100 and 8

i want to leave the single market and the customs union. you're wrong on three towns!ountries drifting. soft brexit is the way forward. you don't dismiss the single market. why should we stay in the single market? is because we get so much trade. we can have this argument in a second but you can't decide that those are the ways that are best for our country. we have at the hubris of the conservative party, including new, it has to be tempered. you can't tell me we stay in the single market. we will still trade with them and have access. they want a trip with us... kenya motorist jeremy corbyn... we also —— can you imagine ifjeremy corbyn... we also —— can you imagine ifjeremy corbyn. .. we are so weak now... it's going to be a beneficial negotiation. i wish a week from now —— year i wish to speak to you a year from i'iow. i wish to speak to you a year from now. it's great, i've got nothing to do tonight. the ira. the i say michael gove is back in the environment secretary. that is quite important. and please is back because he's a good communicator and i saw he was doi

labour called for a strong emphasis in retaining the uk's benefits of the the eu single market and customs union, as well as putting jobs and the british economy first. well, a little earlier this evening, i spoke to the labour mp hilary benn, who served as chairman of the brexit select committee in the last parliament. i started by asking him what type of brexit he would like to see following on from the election. i think ithink in i think in view of the prime minister's catastrophic misjudgement and the fact she has lost her majority, the idea that we would walk away from the talks with no deal, which is what she said before, is dead in the water. the commons with its current may cut would not vote for that. she has wasted valuable time because the clock has been checking that we are no further

to signal there may be some room to negotiate when it comes to keeping the country in the eu's customs unionaying in that union would allow businesses to continue their existing two—way relationship worth about $656 billion. and that's vital because the eu is the uk's biggest export market. kamal ahmed is our economics editor. morning. good morning, sally. you have blogged about this, quite a change in tone coming from the uk, how is this likely to go down in the eu? well, the eu will probably welcome this. the chancellor in the uk,pmup welcome this. the chancellor in the uk, philip hammond, is close to wolfgang schaeuble, the fine and minister in germany, and both sides of the fence on brexit want a good dealfor the economy, of the fence on brexit want a good deal for the economy, and of the fence on brexit want a good dealfor the economy, and i think the worry in the uk has been, up until the general election, as ben said, when theresa may was somewhat weakened in a position in britain, taking back control, sovereignty, immigration will be the leading issues around brexit. philip hammond,

we are still headed for hard except, leaving the customs union and the single market.ure business that he will do his best to ensure that won't happen on march 29 2019. there will be a transitional period where he hopes things will carry on like they are now. how do you think he will try to make that happen or guarantee that, given the fact that even yesterday, david davis has given ground already? david davis has given ground. david davis said the row over summer has given ground. david davis said the row over summer will be a round sequencing whether we will start talking about trade at the same time as we started talking about the subjects that the eu wants to talk about, our expert bill and what happens to eu citizens here and britons in europe. it wasn't a row at all. we in the uk have simply accepted the eu's terms on this but that means we have to sort out all those difficult issues about the terms of our excellent, the so—called divorce bill, whether eu citizens here and britons abroad have the same rights. we have to sort of all of that out before we start tal

being in the customs union means that once goods have passed through customs in one country, they canhout any further tariffs — that's obviously good for business. but if you're in the customs union you don't negotiate your own trade deals with the rest of the world. so working out any new economic relationship is going to be complex, and there will need to be a significant transition period — probably several years — to avoid any sudden shocks. for now, though, the eu is still waiting to find out exactly what it is that the uk wants, and it's wondering how stable the new government is really going to be. getting through the next few months without the entire negotiation running into serious trouble would be a good start. portugal has declared three days of mourning, as hundreds of firefighters are still tackling a forest fire which has killed more than 60 people. the blaze took hold in a densely forested region in the pedrogao grande area in central portugal. emergency services are being hampered by strong winds and daytime temperatures of about a0 degrees celsius. caroline hawley re

and succumb lots of the customs union and the single market i would have thought that any deal that required to still to pay billions into brussels to accept the. superiority of the european court of justice to accept free movement. or even a deal whereby we had a can of sammy's sort of. entrance into the single market but we still had to accept. the regulations made by brussels without i'd be taking part in the discussions beforehand that would be unacceptable because that would mean the brussels could create regulations for the city of london which could affect destroyed so i don't think we'd be full for that speaking about the bill blumberg is saying perhaps it could cost the u.k. sixty alien to eighty billion heiress which is more than that british defense budget can do you care for it to cut this bill. if the loan of a good thing that's the bill that it's going to be presented to the stone to negotiations than. sessions will still be today because the british have no intention of paying any such bill which is a just. i don't know a try on by the. by the europeans because legally they kn

so we could stay inside the customs union? yes.o this notion of no deal being a viable deal, which theresa may and the government have repeatedly said. no deal is what happens if you get to the end of the two years and you haven't been able to reach agreement. you're pushed over the cliff. extracting the uk from the eu isn't going to be easy, and there's still no real clarity from anyone about what brexit should or will look like, but it's clear that here as well as in brussels, the prime minister is facing a tough fight. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. you'd be forgiven if you didn't know where the sulu and celebes seas are. but this stretch of water in south—east asia is one of the riskiest regions in the world. i spoke to maritime defence expert collin koh from nanyang technological university and asked him why it took so much time for the region to agree on this security arrangement. actually there are a few issues, the main one has to do with the political issue of sensitivity for one another‘s sovereignty. that's the pro

the government is taking a risk saying we want to be out of the customs union but sort of in. they could take is to revisit that decision and say if you want a guarantee for british business in northern ireland, then to stay in the customs union. forego the right to sign new trade deals independently? the us is already our largest single trading market and trading goods with china has quadrupled in the past decade. staying in the customs union, one we have all these people saying we want a softer brexit, vaguely expressed, is that what it comes down to, when we hear people say soft brexit is the debate inside the customs union or not? i think that is the first and clearly sensible step to take. the second issue will be what kind of access we have to the single market. but also cooperation on things like foreign policy, the fight against terrorism. that continued cooperation is essential to our security as we leave the eu. i need to talk to you butjeremy corbyn, he had a much better electorally but also did not think he was very good and ijust wonder whether you still do not th

so, my lords, we will be leaving the single market and customs union.mense trepidation. she is carrying an invaluable ming vase across a rather polished floor. in the government's hands is the future our economy and thus the well—being of our people. how the government negotiates our future with the eu will have immense consequences for the nation. 0ur businesses, workers, consumers, young people, trade unions. and for generations to come. every time the minister attacks those who ask questions about the details of brexit as unpatriotic, people on the continent as well as here become more suspicious that the government still does not know the answers. to those who want to stop brexit, and i heard one or two speeches that seem to say they would like to, we must listen to the democratic decision of the people. i was particularly struck by lord adonis, who made a very good speech, but it seemed to me that he was ignoring the fact that we had a referendum. the public recognise the need to control our borders. not least at a time when you publish an increase

conservatives say they will leave the single market and the customs union, seeking this deep and specialabour, that won't do for them, they would scrap the brexit white paper and put the emphasis on the single market and the customs union, and remaining within it. and also, they want to immediately guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in britain. the liberal democrats, pro—remain, of course, would hold a referendum on the final brexit deal, with that option in there to remain in the eu. and ukip, they would quit thejurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, as well as the eu single market and the customs union. i can't go through all the policies and where the various party stand, but it is all there on the bbc website, to take a look, all the manifestos there. let's turn to the day's other news. eight people are now known to have died in the london bridge attack on saturday night. police searching for a frenchman who went missing during the attack have found a body in the river thames. xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend, as our spe

custom union, if you remain in the custom union, it means you will not be able to strike trade dealse liam fox because he has nothing to do. power, deliver this so soft brexit idea, that will not pass the test. you are acting on a script that is not there. manus: nobody killed in the blanks, did they? scripts, terrible actor with theresa may, bad judgment. she called the election it was wrong. and weweaker than ever are expecting her to deliver a softer brexit. this is fiction. manus: she is going to strike a deal with the democratic union party, who support no hard border between the north of ireland, where i am from, and the south of ireland. i have lived through hard borders and checkpoints, i cannot explain how deep that ranks. no hard border, number one, but number two, their view of brexit is, they supported brexit despite the majority of northern irish residents voting to remain. >> this will be the first test. from brussels perspective, we need to deal with three main items. them leaving the u.k., and the issue of the border. this will be the first test there. a are concerned

the conservatives want out — out of the european single market and out of the customs union.labour wants to retain the benefits of the single market and customs union though it wants to curb european immigration. the liberal democrats insist that the brexit deal must be put to a popular vote. whereas the snp want a new independence referendum, so scotland can stay inside the eu. and ukip has been campaigning on a promise to hold the new government to account over brexit. whatever happens in these elections, the new prime minister and government will largely be judged on what kind of a brexit deal they can get and what impact it has on lives here. three of our specialist editors explaining some of the issues at the heart of the election. you can read more details about where the parties stand on a special section of the bbc website. visit bbc.co.uk/election2017. go to that part of the website and follow the links. among the many accounts of what happened late on saturday night, in the london bridge area, are tales of remarkable courage by police and other emergency services, b

similarly, we will be leaving the customs union.greements with the rest of the world and that is a major upside for britain. so the circumstance has not changed at all. today's talks were very much about tone, and outlining the key matters for discussion. at the same press conference the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier, said concerns about the border between the uk and ireland were one of those top priorities. we agreed that our closest collaborators, europeans, will start dialogue on ireland. the protection of the good friday agreement and the common travel area are most urgent issues to discuss. we also agreed on the importance of the timing for this first phase. our objective is to agree and the main principles of the key challenges for the uk's withdrawal as soon as possible. this includes citizens' rights, the final settle m e nt includes citizens' rights, the final settlement and the question borders in particular, in ireland. michel barnier speaking a few hours ago after a news conference. my colleague christian fraser i

my view is the simplest way to do that is to remain in the customs union.n we leave the european union free movement will come to an end. in those circumstances, parliament will have to decide what our immigration policy is good to look like. we want the maximum possible access to the single market for british businesses. 80% of our economy is based on services so that will be important. labour's position would've been accessed but not membership to the single market? yes, that is what we have been seeing consistently. what with rolling out no deal say to those you are negotiating with other than saying that we will give way. we wa nt to saying that we will give way. we want to deal as a country. everyone wa nts to want to deal as a country. everyone wants to get the best possible deal out of this. i think these the gauche agents will come down to a trade—off between money, because what all the 27 states what is a contribution from the united kingdom for leaving, and ensure any government in no circumstances would say that if you wanted an agreement on body

if there was a customs union which meant more freedom to people in terms of immigration, then in yoursh up at the end of this process with the free movement of people and without the ability to cut our own global deals, frankly we‘re not that much furtherforward. to be honest i think this is part of the reason that ukip were wiped out of this election, the hope versus fear issue. for years that we have had nigel farage walking around like a poundland pinochet promising people but the problems they had... —— nigel's party's answer is to scapegoat the most marginalised and vulnerable communities. but now the only answer is to scapegoat the most marginalised, vulnerable communities. no, no, no. at the conservative campaign failed to address that? i think you're being too binary about this. there are very important issues about what they call a social decency of life, and then the issues with britain intends the sovereign state. they've come together precisely because the labour party manifesto did make a difference. jeremy corbyn said and the labour party said that the kind of brexit to

he‘s insisted the government wants a seamless brexit so the uk can leave the eu and the customs unions always said that no deal is better than a bad deal with brussels. he also said he wanted to see a brexit which supports jobs and investment. when i talk about a brexit that talks supports british jobs, when i talk about a brexit that talks supports britishjobs, i mean a brexit that the voice cliff edges, that insures we segue seem silly from the customs union to a new arrangement that will allow british goods to flow notjust arrangement that will allow british goods to flow not just without tariffs, because tariffs are small pa rt tariffs, because tariffs are small part of the problem, it is without delays and bureaucracy. it is the delays and bureaucracy. it is the delays and bureaucracy interfering with the flow of fresh produce, we import huge amounts of fresh produce, we have to make sure our border continues to work seamlessly and that is the number one challenge for business. the shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, says membership of the customs union should be one of the op

or inside. market or outside, inside the customs union or insidelj market or outside, inside the customst she did not answer the questions on the public sector and the nurses that have had a 40% pay cut and having to use food banks. here's never used that the bank and heard never been toa that the bank and heard never been to a good bank. take it back. i want to a good bank. take it back. i want to hear... we can hearfrom jeremy corbyn. this is what he said about the nuclear deterrent. we have to try to protect ourselves, we would not use it as first use, and, if we did use it, millions are going to die. i would decide in the circumstances at the time. would you use it as second—year so which allowed north korea or some idiot in iran to bomb and then say we better start talking? you would be too late. of course not. of course, i would not do that. you would allow them to do it. of course not. that is why i made the point is short time ago about the need, the need for president 0bama's deal with iran to be upheld, and to promote disarmament in korea. that is difficult... it is impossible.