of the customs union.er that has certainly erupted now. it is the showdown issue on different visions of brexit; a new frontier in the remain—leave war. it's suddenly the centre of attention, partly because the lords voted for a pro—customs union amendment last week, but also because the sunday times reported that theresa may would not be too upset if she was forced to keep britain tied to the eu customs zone. downing street last night said otherwise. so is it really now in play? the first point is politics: mps will get more than one chance to vote on it and could easily end up supporting it. if they do, we're in an interesting world and you can draw complex decision trees of the different scenarios. and then the second point is that the eu may make it costly to refuse the customs union at some point. nick watt can explain. the reason i've been seeing brexit and brexit is closely because it does. brexit means brexit. brexit means brexit. brexit means brexit. and we are going to make a success of it. it's

sorry, the customs union...about who has spoken more to be poon about who has spoken more to be poor. carry on with what you were saying. this is realms of unreality. we are going to get everything we wa nt we are going to get everything we want and we don't have to give anything away instead. what alarms and most of all about the irish border is that i hear a number of conservatives, including boris johnson, suddenly saying, well, you know, the good friday agreement, it is time we renegotiated, rethought it and you think right, are they really willing to make that sacrifice, over 3000 people killed and they are willing to go back to those days. i think any undermining of the good friday agreement, particularly at this things are very tense in northern ireland anyway with a government in power, is very alarming. how dangerous is this moment? surely the only people undermining the good friday agreement would be the eu if they force a ha rdboa rd agreement would be the eu if they force a hardboard northern ireland

she has tojoin a customs union. if you want an all uk solution... not want to break up the union. for the sake of argument, she joins a customs union, and the devolved institutions in northern ireland, say we will be aligned on goods and agriculture. it does not solve the problem. we might have done a deal with the americans, but it will still have to be policed on the irish sea border. she can't sign up to that. i was going to say, as we sit here, we've got the commonwealth down the road. they're talking about £700 billion of deals. we cannot do our own trade deals if we stay in the customs union. i'm on the trade committee of the eu, doing a greatjob. they have not got one with china, india, the united states. thank you both for coming in. french president, emmanuel macron, did a star turn at the european parliament this week. adam fleming was there to watch it all. every month a different eu leader has hit the red carpet here at the european parliament to give a speech sketching out their vision for the continent. no offence to the croatian prime

so, what is a customs union?ries that decide not to have taxes on imports of goods, known as tariffs. the eu customs union also imposes a common tariff on goods entering from outside, which means members cannot do their own trade deals with countries around the world. on thursday there'll be a symbolic non—binding vote in the commons on all of this. next month, in all likelihood, a crunch vote. labour are in favour of staying in a customs union and they muse there might be a majority of mps in the commons who agree with them. and those making the case for maintaining a customs union point to this, the 310—mile squiggle that will mark the frontier between the uk — northern ireland — and the eu — the republic of ireland — after brexit, and the universal desire to keep this border almost invisible. without being in a customs union with the eu, it's almost impossible to see how the commitment to no hard border in northern ireland can be met. and i think everybody, really, who has looked at this has come to that concl

mps call on the government to keep the uk in a customs union with the eu.aker reckons one cabinet minister has nailed the perfect parliamentary answer. that exchange should be ca ptu red answer. that exchange should be captured in a reusable bottle and prefera bly stored captured in a reusable bottle and preferably stored in one of our great easy and. at first, the home secretary amber rudd has faced repeated calls from labour to resign over targets to remove eagle —— illegal migrants from the uk. when she and the appeared in front of the home committee, she said that no such targets existed. labour put down an urgent question, asking her to come to the commons to explain. amber rudd said she was omitted to tackling illegal immigration.” amber rudd said she was omitted to tackling illegal immigration. i have ever agreed that there should be specific removal targets and i would never support a policy that puts targets ahead of people. the immigration arm of the home office has been using local targets for intel performance management. these we re intel perfo

by leaving the customs union, by establishing a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the eu, wee to forge new trade relationship with our partners around the world, and maintain as frictionless trade as possible between the uk and the eu, providing a positive voice for free trade across the globe. lord paladin speaking before the government. theresa may told the commons that the windrush generation of caribbean immigrants, some of who were wrongly threatened with eportation was taken by a labour government in 2009. the children of commonwealth citizens who arrived in the uk with their parents up until the early 1970s, were automatically granted leave to remain. but some have recently lost theirjobs and access to nhs services, or been detained in immigration removal centres, because a change in law means they have to prove they have been living in the uk, even though they have been in the country legally for decades. at prime minister's questions, theresa may was asked what the government was doing to reassure those affected. these people are british, they are part of us. and i w

at the same time turkey's in the customs union but is not in the european union and yet there are others boris johnson's a leading example the foreign secretary you say it's not really brics it's unless you leave the customs union is in its purest terms because the u.k. should be free to do deals with the people a square in those those two sides off is really difficult for us it was all wrapped up in the question of the border with northern ireland as well so it is a mess we thought was going to be a vote today a non-binding vote on whether the u.k. should stay in but it now appears that might be being put off a little thing that's because the government doesn't want to loose so it is problematic very much for the government and you know you heard in that report about sort of fishermen who support but want to stay in the customs union because they got to get the fish to france where they quickly well it cooper who's a leading figure in the opposition labor party to make exactly the same points about any number of other industries that rely on fast movements and the sort of fre

ie to remain in the customs union.oing to have to change your policy, aren't you? i'm not going to enter into hypotheticals about what the house may or may not do. i expect the government policy to be upheld. but if it is not you're going to have to respect it, aren't you? i expect the policy to be upheld. and there was a taster of what that debate might be like on thursday whether they debated whether the uk should stay in a customs union. 400 lorries an hour rumble on and off the ferries. in ireland 6000 lorries and 8000 vans ways to and fro across the border without even breaking. from apples to aerospace, bridge and does more britain does more than £230 billion of export trade with european countries every year. those businesses don't get stopped at the border, don't pay tariffs or actual form so they can just sail on through. that is the frictionless trade that so many of our manufacturing jobs depend on. as the eu and the customs union they will be able to sign the own trade deals with our partners around the wor

she has another awkward voice that is probed the customs union on the backbenches now.o wait and see whether amber rudd does become a rebel, or whether she goes away quietly and falls in line. don't forget at this press gallery lunch in westminster last week, the home secretary just in westminster last week, the home secretaryjust mentioned that actually we might stay in the customs union. that is a really controversial thing to say and goes against government policy and massively stoked up tensions inside the party. i think she will have to play a very careful line so she doesn't make theresa may's position any harder than it is. but would that crucial meeting comment this week on what the solution to the customs union is going to be, the balance has been tipped ever so slightly, depending on who theresa may picks, and i am sure that will be in her calculations while she scratches her head on who she is going to put in this most important role. sebastian payne, thank you for joining us. coming back to the guests joining us. coming back to the gu ests we joining us. com

what is a customs union? trade agreement between countries that decide not to have taxes on imports, known as tariffs. the eu customs union imposes a common tariff on goods from outside which means members cannot do their own trade deals with countries around the world. on thursday there will be a symbolic non—binding vote in the house of commons on this. next month in all likelihood a crunch vote. labour are in favour of staying in a customs union and think there might be a majority of mps in the commons who agree. those making the case for maintaining a customs union point to this, these squiggle that will mark the frontier between the uk, northern ireland and the eu, the republic of ireland, after brexit. and the desire to keep this board are almost invisible. without a customs union, it is almost possible to see how the commitment to a hard border in northern ireland can be met. everyone who has looked at this has come to that conclusion. there is no credible voice suggesting an alternative. that commitme

but if you're in the customs union.hat to the customs union we have at the moment? we want a customs union that does the work of the current customs union because it's so important for manufacturers, so important for peace in northern ireland and insuring there is no ha rd ireland and insuring there is no hard border and what we've done is look at what's in the economic interests of the uk's. the government obviously has done some analysis of the impact of leaving a customs union, and it's worked out that the cost of leaving outweighs any benefit it might otherwise get. there's a really important economic argument as well. how is that taking back control of our negotiations of border agreement squirrel trade agreement we wa nt we want a say on that now and in the future. june 2016, the say on the ballot paper, should we be a member of the eu? now we are grasping with how do we leave and what does the future relationship look like? and what does the future relationship look like in terms of listening to the voice of manu

you have emphatically rejected remaining in the customs union but when the trade bill returns to thewill vote on whether it wishes to adopt a different policy, ie, to remain in the customs union. if that is carried, you are going to have to change policy, aren't you? well, i'm not going to enter into hypotheticals on what the house may or may not do, and if the government is defeated in these arguments i expect the government's policy to be upheld. but if it isn't, you'll have to respect that. the government always respects parliament. i expect the policy to be upheld. and there was a taste of what that debate might be like on thursday when mps debated whether the uk should stay in the customs union. at dover, 400 lorries per hour rumble on and off the ferries to france. in ireland, 6000 lorries and 8000 fans whizz to and fro across the border without even braking. from apples to aerospace, from yorkshire woollens to scottish salmon, britain does more than £230 billion of export trade with european countries every year. those businesses do not get stopped at the border, don't pay tar

she has said that we are not going to be part of the customs union or any customs union and that positionet have been very clear about that this morning. so that is not the next compromise? correct. that is jeremy hunt that isjeremy hunt standing next that is jeremy hunt standing next to leave's health spokesman. he is the latest government minister to insist there will be need —— now give on this issue, they are determined to press on with their plans to leave the customs union. some tory brexiteers fee they have been reassured that if it came to it, theresa may would be prepared to make this a vote of confidence. at the moment there for a brexiteers are reassured that despite suggestions theresa may is wobbling on issues, they are confident she will stick to her commitment to leave the customs union. thank you. a body recovered from the river elbe in hamburg is that of missing scot liam colgan, according to the lucie blackman trust which helps the families of people missing abroad. the 29—year—old from inverness was attending his brother's stag do in the german city when he disappeared

by leaving the customs union, by establishing a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the eu, weners around the world. when it came to the vote, the government came off worst. contents 348. not contents, 225. so the contents have it. peers voted against government policy and to explore staying in a european customs union. so ministers will ask mps to overturn tonight‘s defeat. not because it means a change of policy inside government, they‘re saying having to explore membership of a european customs union is so vague it might make no practical difference. but there are more struggles to come about the shape of brexit and a final deal. ministers will give no ground to their opponents, if they can avoid it. the shape of brexit, the prime minister and the government‘s authority depends on the outcome. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. time now for all the sports news in sport today. welcome to sport today live from the bbc. coming up. chris smalling puts manchester united on the front foot before from lu ka ku. manchester united on the front foot before from lukaku. novak djokovi

absent of this debate and possibly a vote is the customs union.he customs union that means that goods for anyone in the eu can actually travel across those 28 countries terrorist free. -- tariff free. us is a key plank of this legislation that is very important. the prime minister wants to get through as the deadline as far as we know is not going to change and that is the end of march 2019. the official date on which in conformity with the will of the british people and the 2016 june referendum the united kingdom will leave the eu and the prime minister theresa may has been extremely clear. it is not going to be possible at all and it is not her wish or the british governments wish to stay either in the single market or in the customs union. what we will see today is a very important test for theresa may's government and that is to see the strength of that feeling not just voiced in a debate but if indeed it is confirmed that there is a vote although it will not legally binding how big that vote is and of course there would be some political dama

vote puts pressure on prime minister trees amazed breaks its strategy she's refused to pursue a customs union with the european union some critics believe leaving the tariff free zone will hurt britain's economy this country being asked to experiment at other people's pleasure with a free trade policy yes i do not know what the cost will be for constituent business is in this country here when i say to my party if we undermine and ignore the evidence for peace in northern ireland and we undermine the business of financial security party people in this country we will not be forgiven for a job here when are you k. correspondent lawrence lees outside westminster was following that debate and vote lawrence had pressure now from the house of more pressure from the house of commons is it sufficient pressure do you think to begin to force the idea of a concession on the government. well it might be i think that's the short answer think about the votes here jonah was there in the end they didn't actually mean anything because the governments which thought it might loose got around the fact that they

concerned about the customs union. the customs union. theresa may can possibly fail to deliver and away with. deliver and away with. are happy with the way that the brexit negotiations are going on. brexit negotiations are going on. —— the i. the i. thing and everybody says yeah, which is better for us? is better for us? clever people in, say this is better for us and that sorted. how easy is that? let's do that. fiction illustrated is this is happy with. with. before we lose viewers, shall we move the guardian. we move the guardian. for a moment and the windrush generation. generation. neither has the guardian actually, which is really let the story here. which is really let the story here. ——jeremy corbyn is not letting go. have the documentation they were being asked for documentation. being asked for documentation. —— i arrived for. arrived for. you know what is so horrible about all of these stories? horrible about all of these stories? here for 45 years but does not seem to have anything to back that up. to have

what is a customs union?g the customs union as part of brexit, they argued this would be a proper brexit because it allows the country to make the most of properly leaving the eu, because if you are not in a customs union can go off and strike trade deals around the world. you cannot, if you stay within it. but there have been rumours within parliament saying, hang on, maybe it would these sensible to stay in the customs union given how important our trading relationship is with the eu. he is in the house of lords said that in a vote last week, and there will be a vote again this week. —— peers in the house of lords. and there is a big crunch vote next month on this issue. the government has been forced to reiterate its long—standing position that it wants to ta ke long—standing position that it wants to take the country out of the long—standing customs union after brexit. 0thers long—standing customs union after brexit. others are making the opposite argument. thank you. a founder of the money saving expert

leaving the customs union so the customs union is basically about avoiding tariffs and so that's really a question about manufacturers most manufacturers won't benefit i don't think from even the customs union because their biggest market syria in the e.u. and who might benefit can you think of anybody that there are some that might not care or might benefit a bit like a very price sensitive high end cars whiskey that kind of thing where a lot of it is sold outside the european union stuff is already solid place to touch a pan in china isn't it that just carried on as it is and well if the u.k. managed to get free trade agreement with china. then it might be possible to sound more cars because there would be zero tariffs so you know there might be some small benefits but overall i think it's pretty clear that remaining in the customs union would be best for u.k. manufacturing which which sorts of industries are most worried about this would you say well the really. big worried industries are car manufacturing and because they rely on this just in time manufacturing where parts crisscros

desperately worried about the potential for the united kingdom leaving the european union leaving the customs union and potentially a hard border going up with things like road blocks separating the two countries and dividing communities that mr bonny unquestionably is painting this as the organization of the european union and indeed the republic of ireland understanding what communities want listening to them saying to the united kingdom you must leave the border open you must stay in the customs union and listen to the concerns of these people and portraying it as being in stark contrast with the absolute chaos frankly is of the moment inside the u.k. government which can come up with a position in the context of the resignation of the british home secretary on the rods the divisions that we know exist inside the british cabinet over brics it's

tory mps who are the brexit wing of the tory the house of commons has repeatedly rejected the customs unionnd they are confident they will reject the customs unit again. peopleot imagine these walking through the lobbies with labor were, because it would bring down the government, and that will be the threat that theresa may will use. he said, she will go out and stand there and say, you have got to vote with me on the customs union and in the end, these tory exit -- anti-brexit rebels who are sort of temperamentally loyalist, will feel the tug of loyalty and will behave themselves. that is his argument. counterargument is maybe they won't and maybe this big vote and the house of lords will give more confidence. the fact that they were -- labour are behind the customs union in the way that six months they weren't. the climate is shifting in the comments. mark: are we shifting? europe wants this second referendum, customs union. is there a change in the air? can you sense anything, or are asreading too much into it we do talking about this every single day? robert: that is the $100 million q

you have the labor party talking about joining a customs union. david davis talking about a customs arrangement. what is the difference between all of these? potentially a huge amount. one might mean free tariffs and free trade and the other might mean stealing union with the european union which means no trade deals with other countries. many city a lot more detail. on these proposals and there is perhaps a possibility that some sort of fudge could be agreed to the government goes to the motions of trying to achieve a customs union with europe. however, it's going to give us the freedom to negotiate of the trade deals in that may satisfy both sides. the wording of the clauses being voted on today by the lords does not specifically commit the government to its pledge to leave the customs union. we will have to wait and see how the government responds or the proposals they put forward. with a look at detail for the answer. guy: a lot is being price and the pounds of the market is reacting to this. a shift towards maybe a softer brexit. what did the

and that's why i believe it makes sense for the government to be asked to explore the customs union. amendment has support across the house, there was strong opposition too. this is a political argument dressed up as a trade argument. and the trade argument bares no substance whatsoever. and therefore, i urge the house to reject what is in a sense, in essence, a wrecking amendment. have a care with what we are doing. we are an unelected house. we are not an elected house and this amendment and the other amendments are part of a campaign which is putting peers against the people. the people... yes, it is. the people set out very clearly that they wish to leave the european union which meant leaving the customs union as well. as my noble friend has pointed out, it was central to the whole campaign. so, what is going on here is an exercise by remainers in this house who are the majority who refuse to accept the verdict of the british people. and i believe they are playing with fire. this amendment isn't about us playing politics. this amendment is not about unscrambling brexit. it is ab

until they do this is going to carry on. —— customs union.ied to clarify with a tweet but she put it out there and we have matt hancock today why do think had a bit of a up and no conspiracy involved and he was not clear on the customs union either. putting this narrative out there and this really might be why david davis is sort of... very suspicious of this because if they feel that we do stay in the customs union is tantamount to stay in the eu. this is meant to be a big sticking point. we will see if they managed to resolve that. the other of course big story up the day. this amazing picture and anyone who has been watching the coverage, just incredible to watch, really, when they? the hands of history, the korean leaders plan to scrap nuclear weapons and they are looking like the best of friends. the diplomatic word of the week has been bromance. diplomacy by handholding, really. remarkable pictures really and they have choreographed shaking of hands, they planted a tree together, it was a beautiful, sunny day and it was just an amazing

we won't be in the customs union, it won't be in the customs union, it won't be in a customs union, but trade with the eu, but we would collect the ta riffs the eu, but we would collect the tariffs on goods that coming to the uk. basically, it's a very complicated. you could call it a customised customs union. i'm surprised no 1's done that yet. behar brexiteers think it will not work and they think it's a way to get closer to a softer brexit, a customs union with the eu when the government has explicitly said it will not do that. there are up calls to sack the chief brexit negotiator oliver robins. there are great quotes in this. when prime ministers start following the advice unelected advisers, trouble follows. this is our hatred of experts and distrust of officials all over again, but if you have a brexit negotiator, they have to have the trust of the people they are negotiating for can't do theirjobs. let's move on to the sunday telegraph, reporting news of the sad death of alfie and the pitcher of balloons. but did you make of that? it got huge amounts of coverage. it's a really d

the telegraph has said here that it was customs union gaffe. 0f telegraph has said here that it was customs gaffe. of course people are looking for the slightest on it isa people are looking for the slightest on it is a very sensitive subject, whether we will or won't stay in the customs union and what the new arrangement might or might not be. we were talking about before, i think you are probably right that it was not suggesting that we were not, it was not an attempt to diverge policy. she tweeted after saying she should have been more clear and she was not intending to strike a different note at all. of course the trouble for her is it is a sensitive subject and she is completely over the rocks right now. i think people are looking for her to make mistakes. i think this is pretty mischievous. do you think as the remainder she was, did she do it deliberately? i just don't think this was a particular gaffe. she was basically saying i don't really want to get involved in this. those who wa nt to get involved in this. those who want to get rid of her or do anything to weaken the so—called r

we when we spoke to these people who will support brick cities but they all want to stay in the customs union so they can move goods quickly enough because it would be disastrous for the likelihoods otherwise it is striking that you know they didn't think that the government position which is leave the european union leave the customs you leave it all behind and abandon it and try something else is not shared actually by a lot of their constituency that does support breck's isn't it makes you think how difficult it's going to be to find a position that is suitable full for everybody and it looks like there's going to be a vote on this at all now today but there will be a some point in the coming weeks is going to have to be one of the striking things about the debate today is about how many can seventy's who support bricks it say we should think very long and hard before abandoning the economic relationship with the european union so let's bring in dunce who's got his reponse to go to you kate . but you'll mess on this if the walls of votes that meant something in sense of the government's po

do they know what a customs union is? are difficult to do polling on. -- thelish disease intricacies are not something that many people have familiarity with. when you ask people if you do not provide information, it is just for or against, you get of lot of i do not know. the way you do that has an impact on the answer. everything -- it is hard simply because there is no impartial westin. mark: one of the more interested developments was david cameron , he hadn interview disappeared into the background. he spoke to cnn and says he does not regret holes in the , but the country voted to remain. what did you make of it? there was not a whole lot of interest, which is surprising from someone who was prime minister recently. mark: are you amazed he does not regret holding out? he said thatk before. i recall a year ago he made a speech in asia where he said having the referendum was a way of taking the poison out of english politics, an interesting take. what is your take on it? as mss, it is not the be-all and end-all. emma

theresa may is clear we are going to leave the customs union, if you don't, it is difficult to do tradebut it might make trade with europe more difficult. there was a report that said if mps forced her to stay in it, she is not that bothered, because it might make brexit easier and downing street have said, they have tried to squash it saying it is a red line. and yet, when the events change, may be the position will not be sustainable, if the majority of mps vote to stay in, there is not a lot the government can do and the question is all about the small number of conservative rebels and whether they can force theresa may to cross her red line and keep britain in the customs union. we shall see. i know. we thought we had forgotten about brexit, and this would go a long way to solving the problem of the irish border, which is how do you have are learned in the eu and all the eu trading agreements, northern ireland north and yet they're not be customs checks, if you're in the customs union, it makes us a lot less likely you will have border guards or need border guards or cameras and thi

and we aren't going to be part of any sort of customs union.iness community but also politically it is facing difficulties. in the house of lords last week the government suffered a defeat on the issue. eu negotiators have also described mrs may's alternative packages as "unworkable". now there will be a series of crunch commons votes in which possibly there may be enough tory rebels to side with the opposition to defeat the government on this absolutely critical issue which is why, over the past 2a hours we had seen downing street trying to reassure eve ryo ne we had seen downing street trying to reassure everyone that mrs may isn't having a wobble, she is not about to waver over a customs union. she is determined britain will still leave it after brexit. thank you. that's another story we will keep across. the restaurant trade has always been a tough one. but in recent months it seems like the appetite for eating out has taken a further hit. mid—range restaurants here in the uk, like byron burger, jamie's italian, prezzo and carluccio's have

they are saying they believe this is now creating a great mentor behind a customs union, being in a customs. it is a choice between what this person described as utterly speculative free trade deals around the world and billing in the european union, customs union. good for manufacturing jobs and dealing with the northern ireland border. thank you very much. it was the report they told us we couldn't see, showing widespread and systematic mistreatment of thousands of small business owners. customers were told rbs natwest‘s global restructuring group was a turnaround division to help improve their fortunes. but a leaked report for the regulator, the fca, found it was a profit centre with an intentional, co—ordinated strategy to put the bank's interests ahead of its customers‘. many of them were ruined, and the report found the board of rbs responsible for their distress. but the fca wouldn't publish it, saying it was legally barred. now it's come out, newsnight‘s spoken to a hotel developer ruined in the scandal who says that deprived him of vital evidence that could have helped him find jus

by leaving the customs union, by establishing a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the eu, wepeers voted against government policy and to explore staying in a european customs union. so ministers will ask mps to overturn tonight‘s defeat. not because it means a change of policy inside government, they‘re saying having to explore membership of a european customs union is so vague it might make no practical difference. but there are more struggles to come about the shape of brexit and a final deal. ministers will give no ground to their opponents, if they can avoid it. the shape of brexit, the prime minister and the government‘s authority depends on the outcome. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the entertainer and television personality dale winton has died at the age of 62. here‘s the star of the show — dale winton! 0h. thank you, thank you. thank you so much. hi there welcome... dale presented a range of programmes, including supermarket sweep and family fortunes, in a career that started as a dj in london before hejoined the bbc in 1986 to present pet watch. in a statemen

have its say too, and any suggestion the government is backsliding and preparing to stay in the customs unionwas back in 2016, and the vote was to leave the european union, which means leaving the single market and leaving the customs union as well because they are all elements of eu membership. parliament doesn't yet seem convinced that the government's plans for brexit will work in practice. with crucial votes maybe as soon as next month, theresa may still has some explaining to do. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. one of the world's biggest film industries, india's bollywood, is known for its popular musicals and dramas. but bbc news has spoken to a number of actors who say it has a serious sexual harassment problem, which no—one is talking about. actresses have told the bbc they've been asked for sexual favours by men in the industry, others say they've been molested. many are too afraid to go public for fear their careers and lives will be ruined. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidya nathan sent this report from mumbai. these over—the—top dance routines are a staple of bollywood films. a s

the single market and the customs union, quite simply, were not on the ballot paper.the prime minister's own government analysis shows that almost every sector of the economy in every region of the united kingdom would be negatively impacted if the uk leaves the customs union. negotiations in brussels are effectively at a standstill because the government are bereft of ideas for how to deal with the irish border issue. why is it that jobs, living standards and even the good friday agreement are all secondary concerns to this government? will the prime minister confirm now that if this place votes in favour of a customs union, that will be the negotiating position of her government? >> can i say to the right honorable gentleman that he is wrong in so many of the statements that he has just made. first, this government are not bereft of ideas on how we can approach the issue of the northern ireland border, because we have published proposals for dealing with that very issue. but if he wants to listen to scottish businesses, i suggest businesses,o those who just yesterda

mps will now get a vote on that issue broadly of the uk, the government negotiating to stay in a customs union response from kia starmer in the last few minutes he says it is an important step forward and that the prime minister has to listen to the growing chorus of those who want the government to drop the red line on leaving the customs union. the big question when it returns to the commons are those conservative mps who have been in the remaining side of the argument, do they see this as their moment to try and push and defeat their own government? they‘ll be underan defeat their own government? they‘ll be under an awful lot of pressure. a bouncy castle which blew across a fairground, leading to the death of a 7—year—old girl — was loaded into a trailer before police arrived — a court has heard. seven year—old summer grant was admitted to hospital, but died from her injuries. 0ne witness told chelmsford crown court that a ‘truck—type car‘ arrived after the incident — and about half a dozen people packed the inflatable away. two fairground workers, william and shelby thurston, deny a health

coming out of the customs union means we will be free to have deals that suit the united kingdom.businesses like this to have a frictionless border into the eu and we put forward proposals that will deliver that frictionless border and enable us to do deals around the rest of the world. this visit was pa rt rest of the world. this visit was part of the conservatives' local election campaigning. theresa may has been dragged back into the brexit row over trade and some businesses don't like it. we do not expect all the answers but we expect the evidence to be listened to and that as much information is shared. this is the next stage of discussions and we urge the government to listen. she is under pressure to explain how her plan fits in with the promise not to create a physical border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. last week appears defeated the government on brexit and some conservative mps still want answers. no conservative comes in to vote against the party leader but this is an important issue and whether we get it right and i hope discussions the cabine

labor of course said they want a customs union, not the customs union.d the word arrangement. what does that actually mean? does it mean that britain is locked into eu rules and regulations? for has been a big red line theresa may. does this mean some sort of agreement whereby you can for theresacontinue trade, but stile trade deals around the world? this is also the key to solving the question of the irish border, which is still the main thing that is the devil in talks. there is still no solution on this issue. perhaps there is a solution coming into focus that might solve the problem. francine: this seems a little bit like drip feed. we have a brilliant brexit bulletin that asks, when will the fog clear? when will we have the details? >> that is the big question. ed has gone slightly you're really quiet over the -- it has quiet.ightly eerily talks onto the future trade agreement is another. we had the transition agreement a few weeks ago. now we need that detail. the reason that we are not getting it is because the sides are very far apart. francine:

the single market and the customs union were not on the ballot paper.l because the government breast of ideas of how to deal with the irish issues. why is it thatjobs, living standards, even the good friday agreement are all secondary concerns to this government? will be primers to this government? will be primers to confirm now that is this place votes in favour of a customs union, that'll be the negotiation position of the government? —— the prime minister confirmed. he is wrong on many of these state m e nts he is wrong on many of these statements he has made. this government is not breast of ideas. if he wants to listen to scottish businesses, he should listen to be businesses, he should listen to be business as he yesterday on the food and drink federation scotland, scottish bakers, said scotland's businesses benefit enormously from existing and largely unfettered uk single market. the snp government in scotla nd single market. the snp government in scotland should listen to that. theresa may perjuring prime minister's questions. lengthy exchanges

but it depends on what can of customs union uk negotiates with the european union. nicely to the story we are about to discuss. so far no model for a trade deal with financial services in it. theresa may's government has suffered a heavy defeat in the house of lords in a vote relating to brexit. peers have voted in favour of a customs union with the eu defying one of the prime minister's red lines. it is not definitive, the bill will now go back to the house of commons. let's get this update with our political correspondent ben wright who's in westminster. and it was a heavy defeat. 120 votes against the government. tell us what the reaction has been. a heavy defeat yes, not a huge surprise because the conservatives do not have a majority in the house of lords. the unelected upper chamber here at parliament. this was always going to be quite a tough fight to get this huge piece of legislation through call the eu withdrawal bill. one of many having to go through parliament to pave the way for brexit. i think this defeat shows the house of lords is ready to thump the

also in business briefing: the tussle over a customs union compromise.s another tough week ahead for prime minister may. it's good to have you with us. we'll brief you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also, research from the university of sussex has found the pain felt by football fans after a defeat is double thejoy of winning. so we're asking you, is it worth it? what is your experience? join the conversation — just use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. police in the american state of tennessee are going door to door right now to try to find a gunman who killed four people at a restaurant in nashville. the man, who was wearing just a bomberjacket when he enterd the building, fled after a customer disarmed him. lebo diseko has more. a family restaurant now the scene of a crime, after a naked gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle. the suspect arrived in a pick—up truck and shot two people outside. he then went inside, opened fire, and killed at least two more. he got out with an assault rifle, wearing only a jacket, nothing

this vote said please government change your position continue your talks over staying in the customs union with the european union but of course that was one because so many on the government side to oppose this idea simply didn't turn up so in that sense he didn't mean anything but what was significant about this was a number of concerns venky's people from the ruling party who argued against their own government's position and said look we can't have a brick sit we want bricks if we want to control our borders and stop letting so many people in and all these things they talk about but continue our trading relationship with the european union to allow businesses which exports manufacture selfish to france and things like that to move their goods quickly across the borders in the coming weeks there will be a meaningful votes it will be binding on parliament but it looks at the moments that the arithmetic is that the government might lose that those if it does it will be very good news for manufacturers people in the food and drinks industry people i that's who want the customs union to sta

labour has said there's no economic case for ruling out a customs union.rvatives, who backed remain, have signalled their readiness to take a stand against the government on the issue. the proceedings will provide an indication of the strength of opposition theresa may is likely to face in future commons votes on her brexit plans. a mum whose primary school aged son was a victim of sexual abuse by a boy younger than him, says there needs to be more guidance for schools on how to deal with the issue. the boy was raped when another child was invited to his home to play. his mother says primary schools need more information. i don't think schools know how to deal with it or the signs to look out for. they may be quite dismissive about those early signs, and they shouldn't be because it is all of ourjob is to safeguard children, even the little things. the nhs in england will need another £50 billion a year by 2030, according to a review by two former health ministers. labour's lord darzi and the conservative, lord prior, carried out the review with a panel of

i suspect the debate on the customs union still has some way to go. thank you.ghanistan, at least 52 people have been killed and more than a hundred injured in a suicide bomb attack in kabul. the islamic state group says it was behind the blast, which targeted a crowd waiting outside a voter registration centre. zia shahreyar sent this report from kabul. the people who were killed and injured here had been waiting in line at this voter registration centre for identity cards that would have allowed them to vote in elections due to take place in october. the suicide bomber walked up to the building's entrance and detonated his bomb. translation: this kid was innocent. what was she guilty of? she was killed today in this attack. these people call themselves muslims. curse on such muslims. look at this. this is a voting card which is drowned in blood. who will come to vote when the government asks us to? the government hopes to register up to 14 million people in the coming months at thousands of centres across the country but afghanistan's independent election comm

manus: mike, i like the way you use the word "some form of customers union desk customs union." irish question for this administration which is proving intractable. do you think this would split the government and cause theresa may to have to follow her sword? -- to fall on her sword? it is a big line for theresa may. >> our cabinet needs to sit back and look at the facts. in relationpromise to what the eu is still a country of 65 million people. sensible,e a pragmatic one in deeper than the turkish one. it is an entirely different situation that we have. they need to look at this in a very careful manner before they come to a conclusion. hopefully, the house of parliament who has voted to trigger article 50 will have the opportunity to reflect and debate and discuss the issues around the application on jobs, investment in the united kingdom in manufacturing and longer-term. to be clear, what this is what much or prior -- much prefer to stay in the customs union which support. it is creeping so many jobs in this country and across europe or anna: used to be on the barclays board

the times talks about a customs union compromise.n i would say that downing street has made a statement saying that we are sticking with our plan to leave the customs union, that is where we are headed. is the alternative they don't like. per puzzle of a customs partnership, which is an attempt to manage the northern irish border issue, that are quite trust that. dasher and they don't quite. talking about the financial times, after brack of the brexit debate. one of the reasons why many perhaps averted to leave the european union, it is all about their budget and where the money goes and who gets what. this one is about the eu budget overhaul set to shift funds to southern european countries like italy and spain, lot of it has been towards eastern european countries, and relatively new members. that is down to measurements. this is that the next budget. historically, money has been apportioned through the coalition policy, funnelled base, based on gross domestic product per head. that has been expanded to other criteria like youth un

or joining that we will not be staying in the customs union orjoining a customs union.toms union means goods made in the eu which can travel around the block with few checks and few tariffs. essentially, the government tonight has reiterated its long—held position. what is interesting about this is that downing street feel so strongly tonight that it needs to reiterate tonight that it needs to reiterate to clarify its position. last week, the government suffered a defeat in the government suffered a defeat in the lords on the issue. this week, there is an opportunity for mps to have a vote on it. it's going to be a symbolic vote and will not tie the government late kick off hands of government. after the defeat last week, some remain supporting mps are feeling emboldened about making a stand on this issue. for the brexiteers on the other side, staying in the customs union is a deep red line. so while the debate this week will be purely symbolic, it could be an indication as to the opposition the prime minister is set to face. but downing street are still billy bragg cle