we were talking about leaving the customs union, theresa may thinks we might wa nt union, theresa maypan is saying that there's this new arrangement they have that they're part of, the trans—pacific partnership, including countries like australia, canada, vietnam and japan and they've come together in a trade deal to try to lower barriers between them and encourage trade and best practice. the uk has said that's something they're interested in and the japanese prime minister here has warmly said they would welcome the uk with open arms into that arrangement. not something we can do when in the customs union. international trade agreements, not as easy as some people in this country think. this is a potentially really positive thing. the reason i think this is important is politically our head has been in the relationship with europe, constantly talked about over the last two years, one of the advocates of brexit's biggest ideas is there are other opportunities, opportunities with these growing economies around the pacific and there's a chance we can do trade deals with commonwealth co

theresa may has said emphatically, many times, publicly, the uk will now leave the customs union. or the government, to be very, very clear here, would mean that the european union would effectively have to sign off on if that can happen, to which they will have absolutely no incentive to do so. have absolutely no incentive to do so. so she cannot guarantee, actually, that the uk under this would ever leave the customs union. and i think, when you are talking about trust in politics, we saw what happened with nick clegg and the lib dems and tuition fees, you cannot repeatedly promised the public something and then say, well, it may happen in the future, perhaps, if rustles allow us to, and jacob rees—mogg and steve baker are pushing back against this, as are the dup. this would be an absolute disaster for the tory party. but the problem with this is theresa may doesn't really have a majority for chequers, she doesn't have a majority for staying in the customs union, but jacob rees—mogg majority for staying in the customs union, butjacob rees—mogg doesn't have a majority for hard ex

there is a majority in the house of commons to stay innocent market and customs union.r prime minister is held to ransom by the right—wing elements in her own party. i am saying to her that recognising to stay in decent market and customs union is the best option, notjust was college, but the whole of the uk. what she doesn't do that? as the prime minister and government have suggested, the deal she comes back from brussels with, would have to be signed off by 27 other states or nothing. what makes you think you can nothing. what makes you think you ca n force nothing. what makes you think you can force her hand after that?“ nothing. what makes you think you can force her hand after that? if we are talking about a chequers deal, this is still an impact in scotland. we have to put across strongly that there is an alternative to that. the only thing we can support is the least worst option, the one that tex jobs across the uk. some people will think that is risking a no deal, in terms of getting what you want. we don't want a no deal, nor do we want a bad deal. we want on

she said we will leave the customs union.ave of the eu say so after 2020. and what is their incentive to do that if they say that you can leave. in terms of the cabinet look at liam fox. he is a passion brexiteers. international trade secretary. he is the man supposed to be securing these deals. you will be looking at "i can look at doing deals may in the future if the european union say i can". you think we will get more cabinet walk—outs? think we will get more cabinet walk-outs? i hope so because this is the plan. ithink walk-outs? i hope so because this is the plan. i think steve walk-outs? i hope so because this is the plan. ithink steve baker, paris johnson book pick off the ballot as the dup are. brexiteers her fears and rightly so. let's move on because there are lots of other stories to talk about. i the front page of the telegraph we have been talking about mental health today, mental health day. facebook should pay a mental health levies. i'm up for facebook paying a bit more tax. but what is confusing here is a si

i am saying to her that recognising to stay in the single market and customs union is the best optiont for scotland, but the whole of the uk. what if she doesn't do that? as the prime minister and government have suggested, the deal she comes back from brussels with, would have to be signed off by 27 other states or nothing. what makes you think you can force her hand after that? if we are talking about a chequers deal, there is still an enconomic impact in scotland. jobs will be lost, people will be poorer. we have to put across strongly that there is an alternative to that. the only thing we can support is the least worst option, the one that protects jobs and investment across the uk. some people will think that is risking a no deal, in terms of getting what you want. we don't want a no deal, nor do we want a bad deal. we want a deal that will protect the interests of scotland and the uk. i will be arguing that we should stay in the single market and customs union, we have support across the party from the lib dems and greens and plaid cymru. we are going to see michel barnier in o

have to have a form of customs union either for northern ireland have to have a form of customs unionorthern ireland or the rest of the uk as well, if you want to avoid the border. rest of the uk as well, if you want to avoid the borderlj rest of the uk as well, if you want to avoid the border. i think this is absurd. it has been blown out of proportion. the border can be dealt with using current technology, there is no doubt about that. there is a border already, because we have different vat rates and hmrc does some spot checks. not necessarily at the border, but it is there already. it has just been weaponised and the negotiators have gone along with it. they agreed to this in back in december. the guardian picks up on the same story, saying may lobbies eu leaders to rescue brexit deal. she is travelling to brussels on wednesday and it is difficult to see where the breakthrough will come from. she will stand up on wednesday, saying the same song she sang in salzburg. she was on the phone to a manual macron tonight. she also spoke to angela merkel over the weekend, because she is tr

eu together with no part hived off either in the single market or customs union? nion. of course, what we are looking at in relation to, we made that very clear when the european union made their proposal that would effectively have carved northern ireland away from the rest of the united kingdom, in their backstop proposal. it is because we cannot accept their backstop to a backstop because they continue to want to see that. in fact, what we want to see ina that. in fact, what we want to see in a backstop is a situation where northern ireland businesses can both export freely to great britain and to the european union. that would be a good position for the northern ireland businesses. i am trying to signa ireland businesses. i am trying to sign a withdrawal agreement without having legally binding text on the partnership would lead the uk in a deeply vulnerable position and unable to negotiate properly. will she confirm that no deal is still a lot better than a bad deal and a bad deal is giving 39 a way that we need to spend on our priorities, for no good reason?

of the uk temporarily, for an undefined, limited amount of time, in the customs union. to stop die—hard border. that is the problem, as you have mentioned, undefined period, the backstop was agreed before christmas, this idea that we would remain in a customs union. the problem, particularly on the side of the brexiteers, but other people as well, that we would remain indefinitely in this, it would drag on and on, that is what theresa may and dominic raab have gone out to say, we need something different, wheat and end point if we are going to have this transition. we don't want to be in a position where it just goes we don't want to be in a position where itjust goes on and on. a few members of the cabinet, a significant number, unhappy about the prospect, and what has happened today, dominic raab has gone out there to say, the deal you were putting forward, potentially going to be agreed in the middle of this week, is not acceptable in its current form, precisely because the backstop problem has not been

theresa may will ask her cabinet today to agree a backstop plan that would keep britain in a customs unionh brussels until a permanent trade deal can be agreed. but the dup has reacted angrily, saying it will vote down the budget if the pm compromises over a hard border. now to the ft and "it's crunch time for angela merkel". it's the election in bavaria on sunday which will see 180 members of the 18th landtag of bavaria elected, but the christian social union party, the sister of angela merkel‘s party, could see historic losses which could, in turn, weaken ms merkel. staying with the ft, james murdoch, formerly chief executive of 21st century fox, is the frontrunner to succeed elon musk as the chairman of tesla. mr musk previously agreed to step down over tweets he posted about taking the firm private. and now on to the front page of the times, which reports on plans by uk ministers to force employers in both the public and private sector to reveal their ethnicity pay gap. the proposals will oblige bosses to show how much employees from ethnic minorities are paid compared with their white

it isa single market and customs union.major rift that now appears to be looming full stop although this morning, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, trying still to strike an upbeat note. this is obviously a difficult period. there was always going to be a moment like this, but we should remember that a moment like this, but we should rememberthata a moment like this, but we should remember that a huge amount of progress has been made. there are still one or two outstanding difficult issues, but i think we can get there. whether we do this week or not, who knows? but i know everyone is trying incredibly hard. my colleague dominic raab was here over the weekend, i was meeting eu foreign ministers yesterday evening. i think it is possible to do it, and with good will on all sides, we can get there, but there are some difficult issues yet to overcome. we can get there, says difficult issues yet to overcome. we can get there, sasteremy hunt, but not it seems by this wednesday's eu summit, at which mrs may will go and address e

it was not staying in a customs union as far as i can tell. labour for some time have been committed and this is getting a sadly complicated, to a customs union. now the argue because we have left it is different but it will be based on the same. there is a lot of playing with words but it seems to me one of the big problems with this is when theresa may was strong and we forget that before the election disaster from her point of view, she was quite strong. and a stable! but cabinet ministers were quite scared of her, she was way ahead in the opinion polls. and i think she could have defined a route to take that was realistic instead of trying to please all the ha rdliners of trying to please all the hardliners and say that we will carry on having free access to the eu market but then i have to say but we will not take their laws and will not have free movement. actually at that point, she was 30 points ahead in the polls, cabinet ministers terrified of her, but she acted wea kly terrified of her, but she acted weakly when she was strong. now

either in the single market or customs union differences. he united kingdom... when the uk leaves the european union, it will be the uk that leaves the eu. we will be leaving the european union together. i am clear that should be no hard bar on the border between northern ireland and ireland. but as put forth proposals we can deliver on that and maintain the integrity of our union. there is a real fear that the government will delay any deal until the last possible minute so that it can try and bounce parliament with the threat that it is her deal or no deal. she knows that would be unacceptable to parliament but she also knows how damaging no deal would be in terms of security as well as jobs in the economy. so will she confirm that it will be better to apply for an extension to article 50 to thrash out with no deal? amid the tensions of brexit one mp mentions and cheerier news. next spring when the duke and duchess of sussex are having their first baby, i want this country to be at a time of economic stability. a no deal is unpredictable. s

customs union would prohibit such bilateral u.k. trade agreements a spokesperson for the prime minister played down prospects for a deal next week when ms may will meet with the leaders at a summit and we have reports over the past that things are going well only be stalled or stymied by one issue or another so it remains to be see what will take place regardless of what.

problem, the eu has put forward its version, which would be northern ireland remaining in the eu's customs unionthe elements of the single market where necessary to avoid a border. the uk has is ok with the principle of a backstop, but it doesn't like the idea of northern ireland being part of a separate customs territory from the rest of the united kingdom, so the uk has put forward a temporary customs arrangement, it's called its plan, which would be northern ireland and the uk in a customs arrangement, with the eu, it would prevent you having a border, and then they do something else, separate arrangements to deal with rules and regulations on products and goods and stuff like that. that's what they have put forward. but the eu says we're not too keen on the word temporary, and does your arrangement need to include the whole of eu trade policy as opposed to just tariffs, so it is a real head scratcher. if any proof was needed of its head scratching nature, it is today. officials have been working on this month, but when the politicians coming in, dominic raab coming in and saying that is not

negotiations in brussels information leaking out of the talks point to britain remaining in the customs union after bret's it until a permanent trade agreement is hammered out customs checks would be avoided on the border between arlen and northern ireland a controversial concession to the e.u. brics its supporters and teresa mayes government fear could take years to reach a long term trade deal making an emergency compromise permanent. the brics it minister says that should not happen. we cannot do you see the united kingdom looked involved but due to customs union and union arrangements which would leave definitely that would not believe. but the northern irish d u p whose support theresa may needs for parliamentary majority staunchly opposes the current plans the party's leader described it as amounting to the annexation of northern ireland by the e.u. because of the province would be subject to different regulations than the rest of britain a compromise in brussels is within reach but to reason may still has to convince a majority in her parliament to support the deal. a sound look at som

the fallback position which the eu has insisted on which would keep the northern ireland in the customs union government says thatis union and the uk government says that is not acceptable, to divide the northern ireland from the rest of the uk. everyone would have to be in some kind of customs arrangement not called the customs union. it was jointly agreed at face—to—face talks between dominic raab and michel barnier weren't necessary ahead of this week's october european council which is the meeting of all the eu national leaders, especially the people who would sign off on any deal. so it suggests the clock is ticking. as if we didn't know that. that there is still the need for some kind of last—minute face to face negotiations to see if a deal can be done. certainly adds to the drama over the next few days. what the substances we will have to wait until we hearfrom the substances we will have to wait until we hear from dominic the substances we will have to wait until we hearfrom dominic raab, hopefully a little later. a 34—year—old british man has been shot dead by a hunter in the french

secondly, notjust northern ireland but the whole of the uk would remain in a temporary customs union,h the eu. many tory mps really don't like that because it wouldn't allow the uk to strike new trade deals around the world. they want any temporary arrangement to have a precise end date, otherwise it could drift on for years. but the eu reject that, arguing that if there is a precise end date, then it's not a guarantee or a backstop under all circumstances. so there's deadlock and something will have to give because with no backstop deal, there'd be no withdrawal agreement. and there'd be no transition period after brexit. something which is supposed to give both sides some time to try to sort out all the complexities of their future relationship. chris morris, bbc news. president trump has suggested that rogue killers in the past few minutes the former brexit minister steve baker told newsnight what mrs may needs to do to get mps like him to back her on a deal. you could see in the commons, there's no support for the deal... the pro, proposals, chequers proposals, anywhere in the hou

we are inside a temporary customs union.customs union is that none of the border issues would arise. we would be out of lots of things that people objected to who voted to leave the eu. we would be out of the european court of justice. we would be out of the common agricultural policy. crucially, from that position we could negotiate that long—term relationship that we will not get to start negotiating properly until after we have left. that has always been the eu‘s position. they will not discuss it in detail until we have actually left. in the eee a we would be able to have that position and the truth is that there are probably 200 conservative mps who would support that, labour, even maybe the snp might support it, it just seems to me that what the prime minister needs to find a way to do is to admit that the approach that she has been following has not been successful. she has all good faith and attempting it but it not succeed. she will not secure a majority at the house of commons. moved to a position that does take us

that is the situation. >> the car industry is clear that it needs a new customs union to secure investment in british manufacturing. they said they would continue to invest but there are limits. those are customs barriers. jobs art risk. why won't the prime minister back a customs union supported by labor and trade unions and business and i suspect the majority in this house to protect those jobs. >> what the automotive industry and other industries such as aerospace have said they want to see frictionless trade across the borders and what lies in the heart of the free trade deal that is proposed, and in july, that is what we are working to deliver. we want to deliver a brexit that deals with a vote of the british people and the we protect our security and what would labor deliver? free movement could continue. that won't deliver on the vote of the british people, they want a second referendum for the british people and say we are terribly sorry, you got this wrong. there will be no second referendum, the people voted. >> jeremy corbin. >> my question was about investment in british indust

that it is precisely the suggestion from the european union that northern ireland be kept in a customs unionted kingdom is in the different relationship with the european union? this government has rejected because we want to ensure that we leave the european union as one united kingdom. could ijoin other colleagues here in condemning the use of language that we saw? in the hope we will not see any language like that in the future. at the start of the statement, the promise that talked about the work that had been done on cyber security, i remain very concerned about the progress that is being made on the security treaty to make sure we maintain the high levels of security when we leave the european union so we can continue to deep british citizens save and eu citizens throughout europe. —— keep citizens throughout europe. —— keep citizens save. we have been making good progress for our future relationship with the european union. there are still discussions, negative is being undertaken to ensure that we can retain the operational capabilities but ensure that we are able to not only work to

solving at all, that you don't need any checks on the crash, we can actually out of turley, the customs unionand keep that. how is this -- we have had the irexit talk, you can leave the and, of union, too course to our kingdom, which would called the british isles. [laughter] >> which we have seen before. >> you are a much more secure country. nevertheless, to what degree is this bringing up rather bad memories and changing the political plan -- political climate in the republic? >> it is a very big question, and a sense. on the one hand, the relationship has clearly the deterioratedd -- in the last couple of years, since june 2016. we had a high point in bilateral relations when queen elizabeth visited in 2011 and came to ireland and traveled around the country. there was a really strong collateral relationship and personal relationship as well political ands prime minister. certainly, those relationships have been strained in the last two years. and of course, offense was taken by the remarks from some cabinet lights and from leading within the conservative party. however, i would say, we h

and negotiate to keep us in the single market and customs union.ommand a majority in the house of commons. does the prime minister not understand that staying in the single market and a customs union is the only deal that will get through this house? can i say to the right honourable gentleman, as i have explained in this chamber on a number of occasions and will continue to do, the proposal would have put forward is one that delivers the referendum vote but also ensures that we protect jobs and livelihoods. across the united kingdom. and former brexit minister who resigned over the prime minister's plan set out his approach. can i ask the right honourable friend to impress upon our european friends two points which i have the house will think are reasonable and practical. first that the eu may not break apart the union of the united kingdom, and second that after we have left the european union the eu might not direct how we regulate our economy and govern ourselves. can i say to my honourable friend that certainly i am very clear that when we hav

downing street rules out accepting a brexit deal that would leave the uk permanently part of a customs union with the eu, after ministers raised concerns. turkey claims it has documented evidence to prove journalist jamal khashoggi7was killed inside the saudi embassy just over a week ago. the head of the firm at the centre of a medical waste controversy hits back against claims of mismanagement, saying it provides excellent service. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. we have been a success story up until last week and all of a sudden now everyone sees this as being a horror story. coming up on afternoon live — all the sport with jon watson, a former top flight footballer speaking about his depression. yes, that is michael carrick. defeat in the 2009 champions league final sparked a year—long battle with depression. thanks, jon. and matt taylor has all the weather. 0ne one word springs to mind, windy. storm callum was with us today whipping up some rough seas around the country, bringing in some heavy rainfor the country, bringing in some h

we cannot move beyond the risk of this in definite existence for northern ireland in a customs union.id not function more prominently in the campaign running up to the referendum. that would be far too orpheus, for far too long this has beena orpheus, for far too long this has been a series of bizarre positioning statements by all and sundry, people seemingly going to be reversing position overnight when it does not suit them. this weekend we had the germans briefing that there was a deal nominee agreed by all sides, apparently, number ten to nine this was the place, dominic raab going out to seemingly agreed a deal, then he turned his back on it at the last minute because it is not acceptable. in the meantime, lots of aggravation behind—the—scenes. those people apparently drafting " brexit" negotiations are now calling for rebellion of the cabinet against the proposal he had at some point been involved in the negotiations of... it is chaotic. how do you satisfy all those different constituencies? pa rt all those different constituencies? part of the problem is that we have agreed to

together with new park high you've got off either in the single market or customs union differences here the u.k. leaves the united kingdom but when the u.k. leaves the european union it will be the u.k. that leaves the european union we will be leaving the european union together i'm very clear there should be no hard border between northern ireland and island but as we've put forward proposals we can deliver on that and maintain the integrity of our union and of course what we're looking at in relation to the and we made that very clear when the european union made their proposal that would effectively have carved northern ireland away from the rest of the united kingdom in their backstop proposal it's precisely because we cannot accept their backstop to a backstop because they continue to want to work to want to see that in fact what we want to see in a backstop is a situation where northern ireland businesses can both export freely to the great britain and to the european union actually that would be a good position for all the northern ireland this is alex spoke to senior d.p.m. ph

staying in a customs union which is the labor party wants you would prefer a second referendum even to that even you're open to the idea of an. the referendum as much as you're being snarky about it because i know that what what what what what what happened here is if that were to be the case we would have effectively had a group of m.p.'s and peers who had frustrated the referendum result who had deliberately gone for an unacceptable result it with the over same of overturning it so the biggest vote for anything in british history would have been overturned by our politicians but it's worth just spending a moment on why that is such an appalling outcome and why the people who are pushing for it really know this if britain stays in the customs union as a nonmember we give brussels one hundred percent control of our trade policy with zero percent input from us and in fact is even worse than that if you're in a customs union with the e.u. as a nonmember then whenever the e.u. does a trade deal with a third country say the e.u. did a trade deal with india. britain would have to match ever

in ireland ireland will be fine on the one hand and then insisting that britain will leave the customs union leave to single marcos and so on and of course the reality is that those two positions are completely as odds with each other i think the tories have played a very dangerous game no way can our and or show darren and or will argument be the collateral damage in the midst of all of that. the idea of reimposing a border on the island is not just economically disruptive it's potentially jeopardizes the entire political infrastructure of the good friday agreement the executive itself in the north the assembly the northern institutions are built. are premised on the notion of european standards and regulations and lol so this is a big problem for us bragg's this is a disaster and i would not say that the do you. have what i what i would understand are considered to be a position of huge strengths i think they they find them says a particular moment in time with a particular mathematical as relationship don't get me wrong i think this confidence and supply arrangement between the tories and

customs union would prohibit such bilateral u.k. trade agreements a spokesperson for the prime minister played down prospects for a deal next week when ms may will meet with the leaders at a summit and we have reports over the past that things are going well only be stalled or stymied by one issue or another so it remains to be see what will take place regardless of what occurs and he brags that deal would need to prove from the u.k. parliament. and other news from the u.k. there is more follow up for the reputed big four accounting firms after scandals including the collapse of u.k.'s super contractor karelian a client of accounting giant k p m g the chair of the competition a market's authority or a c.m.a. andrew tie re says his agency will take a closer look at auditing processes with an eye toward major reforms in a statement mr to. i rewrote if the many critics of the audit process are right not just the companies which by audits that lose out it's the millions of people dependent upon savings pension funds and other investment

downing street rules out accepting a brexit deal that would leave the uk permanently part of a customs union with the eu. it comes as several cabinet ministers are understood to have expressed their concern about a so—called backstop option, but the chancellor is optimistic about the negotiations. well, i've always been optimistic that we would get to a deal in the end because it's clearly in the interests of both sides to do so. and what has happened over the last week, ten days, is there's been a measurable change in pace. we'll hear more about philip hammond'scomments about brexit. also on today's programme: the head of the firm at the centre of controversy about medical waste hits back against claims of mismanagement. he says it provides an excellent service. ten days after a saudi journalist disappeared in turkey, there are reports that audio recordings prove he's been murdered. the finance director of patisserie valerie has been arrested. 2,500 jobs could be at risk after the cafe chain said it needed an immediate cash injection. and the queen's granddaughter princess eugenie marries a

and that meant leaving the single market and the customs union.d another referendum where the lib dems, the greens and the snp, all three lost their share of the vote. the electorate voted for parties committed to leaving. the fact the labour party has since renege on that doesn't tell us what people we re that doesn't tell us what people were voting for at the time. seeing the strength of feeling yesterday on the strength of feeling yesterday on the streets of london, with hundreds of thousands of people marching, people feel they know much more than they did... these are almost all people who now think we should have another referendum because they lost the first one. there was scarcely anybody there who. .. the first one. there was scarcely anybody there who... how can you have a three or four option vote? it's not going to happen, because it requires legislation, a campaign, a period for the referendum commission to agree the question. that takes six months to one year and we are going to have left by march 2019. if it did happen, i suspect le

, and thatis single market and customs union, and that is to give time and stability to move to exactly. but the key thing is that we do leave the eu, all its institutions, no meps, no summit, that will only happen if there is a deal. there will only be ideal if we solve this irish border problem, and at the moment we are hitting, two immovable objects are about to collide. brussels are saying they will not sign any deal unless there is a backstop that has... under any scenario there is never a hard border in ireland. the other immovable object is the dup and the right wing of the conservative party who will not be tied into an endless customs union as they see it, because they seek that as keeping us within the orbit of brussels for evermore. nobody really knows how it will play out. the telegraph report, this was the eu chief negotiator michel barnier who proposes extra year, because the eu needs our money, and that will make them an extra 17 billion according to the telegraph. so it is bad for the uk according to people who are not happy with this, jacob rees mogg also said t

her idea is to say all out all of the uk to be in a customs union, customs arrangements with the uk.h a time limit. why not agree to that? we will have a backstop afterwards. there is more of an argument for the backstop. the uk won't ratify the agreement that a backstop. the title of customs union is difficult. it is not possible to have brexit, you are a memberof the not possible to have brexit, you are a member of the customs union or not. cannot be negotiated between now and december? and agreements for the uk in customs union. we see it is possible to the time for the period to have proper negotiations. thank you very much taking the time to explain that to us. if that is right it seems the best theresa may could hope for is talks to continue but simply to be presented with an option that will be signed up to that backstop and the promise of a customs union. will that be enough? over to norman smith who is in westminster to find out. over to norman smith who is in westminster to find outlj over to norman smith who is in westminster to find out. i feel the mood in circles is like

which includes keeping the uk and northern ireland in the eu customs union for a limited period, whileion is found. jeremy corbyn accused theresa may of kicking the can down the road and said it is time for her to allow labour to take over. here is laura canonsburg. whistles and motorbikes clearing the way. the prime minister and entourage can't speed —— just speed past fun little obstacles. after a roadblock in brussels, chatter about theresa may's future is serious talk. why is there such a fuss now? these are crucial days in the brekke talks. more and more mps are unhappy about the compromises the predator is making, and more and more of them are losing faith she is the right person for the job. more of them are losing faith she is the right person for thejob. but more of them are losing faith she is the right person for the job. but at this stage, theresa may has little choice but to do again. the brexit talks are not about my interest, but the national interest. and the interest of the whole of the united kingdom. serving our natural interest will demand that we hold oui’ nerve in

this is mainly over his concern at the idea that the uk as a whole could stay in a customs union withe eu for the foreseeable future, to avoid border checks in ireland if no deal is agreed. now, when you talk about asserting executive authority in the cabinet, well what does that mean? well, possibly that means the threat of resignations. david davis, of course, no longer in the cabinet himself. his own resignation earlier this year didn't actually force the prime minister to change course. so it will be very much up to individual cabinet members to decide what they do. speaking on a programme on sky this morning, former cabinet minister and brexit supporter iain duncan smith appeared to give some backing to the idea that those who don't really support the approach that is being taken, perhaps they should give some thought to their position. i share one thing in common with him, which is we both resigned from cabinet when we were not in agreement with it. therefore i am always of the view that when you get to the point where you no longer agree on a fundamental issue, then it will be

great britain and northern ireland remains within a customs union force and a single market with the e.u. for a temporary period of time want to three years that is unclear the problem is for to resume a how to she's share that vision with hard line breaks the tears back here in the u.k. that wants a clean break from brussels she knows that this talk of rebellion within her ranks her plan needs to be watertight thank you very much for that for now that is made with the latest live in london thank you. to germany now where chancellor angela merkel's allies in the stage of bavaria have suffered their worst regional election results and nineteen fifty and there's concern the outcome could widen divisions end miracles federal coalition the question social union of c.s.u. won thirty five percent of the vote losing its absolute majority for only the second time since one thousand nine hundred eighty two and were followed by the sentence to green party and far right a f t let's go to our correspondent dominic cain has live for us in munich talk us through the results dominic because the c.s

under mrs may's chequers plan, the uk would leave the eu's single market and customs union but there inued harmonisation" with eu rules on goods and agriculture. that would mean no new physical infrastructure on the irish border and no new customs checks or controls. the eu's proposed backstop — in the event of a no—deal brexit — would see northern ireland continue to follow eu rules, unlike the rest of the uk. but that could effectively create a customs border in the irish sea. that's fiercely opposed by the dup, which props up theresa may's minority government. eimear daly is chief economist at the foreign exchange specialists global reach group. good to see you. victoria talking about the key issues. this is the biggest stumbling block many would argue. they are on the same page, looking for the uk to move. all sides are on the same page, no one wa nts to sides are on the same page, no one wants to see a hard border on the northern ireland border. the issue is the customs. the uk saying northern ireland will remain part of the eu customs territory set pretty from the uk so that is

, whether this country will stay in a customs union posts march 2019.s not at all happy about that idea. where are we with that debate? now let's talk about a deal. if there is a deal in the next couple of months, a withdrawal agreement, what we know is that it will include a transition period that will start at the end of march next year when brexit legally happens and will run forjust under two years until the end of 2020. this whole row now forms around what happens at that point, if there isn't a trade agreement, a future agreement, that prevents a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. the eu have suggested an idea within northern ireland stays closer to the eu in terms of its regulations than the rest of the uk. that is unpalatable to the british government because it effectively puts a border down the irish sea. the latest suggestion is that the uk as a whole would stay in a customs union, but there is then a i’ow a customs union, but there is then a row about for how long, because the eu is not likely to want to put a

a customs union is not enough to work this out.ers of turkey. so, it has to be a different type of arrangement. from the eu side, that should be a permanent safeguard against their ever should be a permanent safeguard against theirever being should be a permanent safeguard against their ever being a border, something not undermining the good friday agreement. for me, i'm amazed it is on the other way around. the uk demanding that nothing can get away in the way of the belfast woman. “— away in the way of the belfast woman. —— the belfast agreement. so it is simple, if you want a border that creates a problem, we have to create something that will give a special status to northern ireland. the dup doesn't want that, and now you're at an impasse. just quickly, that november summit, it is still there in pencil. if there was a breakthrough in the next few weeks, that would be concrete, wood at? that read. donald tusk said he is waiting for word from michel barnier. if he has said there is has beena barnier. if he has said there is has

the backstop would be northern ireland remaining ina would be northern ireland remaining in a customs unionf the rest of the uk didn't, and that is really contentious because it will effectively have northern ireland in a closer union and put the border in the irish sea, which nobody wants. what she has been fighting for is to have the backstop applying to the whole of the uk and then you don't have the irish sea border issue. but then you put the whole of the uk in a temporary customs partnership arrangement or union, whatever you wa nt arrangement or union, whatever you want to call it, one of the fundamental red lines of brexit, so by solving one problem you create another one. it's an interesting lesson in the importance of language because it all hinges on the word temporary, what does temporary mean, at what the brexiteers want is a guarantee that if some kind of customs arrangement continues after the transition period that we are already going to have, that has a clear end date, the eu will not allow them to have a clear end state because they argued that, how can there be an end st

the car industry is clear that it needs a new customs union in order to secure investment of british vauxhall recently said they would continue to invest, but there are limits. those limits are customers‘ barriers. jobs are at risk. why won't the prime minister back a customs union supported not only by labour and trade unions, but by businesses and i suspect a majority in this house to protect those jobs? can i say to the right honourable gentleman what the automotive industry and indeed other industries such as aerospace have said is that they want to see frictionless trade across the borders, frictionless trade across our borders is exactly what lies at the heart of the free trade deal that is proposed in the government's plan put forward after the chequers meeting injuly. that is what we are working to deliver for the people in this country. we want to deliver a brexit that delivers on the vote of the british people and that ensures we protectjobs and security. and what would labour deliver? they think free movement could still continue, that will not deliver on the vote of the b

at a customs union for example -- is is is furious modernizing customs union which we would have to talk about trade unions we would have to talk about. public procurement reach these are serious issue where you you would need rule of law anyway. so i don't think he will he will move in that direction because that would. mean he wouldn't have his power he would lose his power so i think he will try to convince the german government by the refugee issue. to give some financial support maybe immediate and some years we will here somewhere. but the german government actually did give some support i don't i don't have any information on that but i think that's the first target he doesn't want that you process that's not realistic lexington and you are noting. that i i i i agree and and and i would i would. bring it down to one sentence the core of the problem is add on himself and the way he governs this country. and the economic crisis. has a few of the reasons of fuel global developments that were accelerating its. but it comes down. to the way learning and and the problem here is he might