, then myjudgement trap us in the customs union, then my judgement is that trap us in the customs union, then myjudgement is that weighing those difficult options after the political risk of no brexit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal. and what about his character? dfd character instilled to be prime minister? some people would say he is too nice, i think it's possible to be very polite and very tough and i think my record shows some very difficult industrial disputes that i had in the department of health and the advantage of the politeness is that people will talk to you but, i hope they don't underestimate you andl hope they don't underestimate you and i am going to get that deal. there will be 15 more of these before they choose our next prime minister. plenty of time for more questions. our political reporter peter saull was at the hustings he sent this update a short time ago. this is the exact same then here where the conservative party conference took place in autumn of last year, where theresa may was dancing on the stage two dancing queen, that did very litt

member state were to say, we are leaving the eu, for example denmark, and we want to leave the customs uniontoms border between denmark and the rest of the eu, but that does not work in ireland because of the peace process. the good friday agreement does not want to see any infrastructure replaced between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, and that has brought us to that famous backstop, so this idea that famous backstop, so this idea that either northern ireland remains in the customs union and closely aligned to the single market in order to avoid the hard border, or at the uk's request, the whole of the uk would stay in that backstop if necessary until a new trade agreement was reached after brexit between the eu and the uk. a long explanation there, but to explain from the prime minister of the netherlands's point of view, because of those circumstances, after two yea rs of of those circumstances, after two years of negotiation, the withdrawal agreement that was signed off by theresa may in november is the best compromise deal possible. the eu says, no more changes are possibl

so that we work as one customs union. that is labour's policy.that is the way do it. you go into a negotiation in a position of strength and as for a trade deal, i do not believe that the nitty-gritty is likely to be negotiated directly with donald trump. we need to work with americans, we need to be honest with them, so we know who they are and they know who we are. >> and we expect president trump to push particularly on the huawei issue today when he meets with theresa may where do you stand on this is president trump correct in his hard stance against the chinese firm >> my position is this, i am in what is called the privy council, which means i'm in down silg around t -- council around the queen so i have briefings that other members would not be given but what i can say is that the labour party when in government will always pay close attention to the security advice that we're given and we will make decisions on the basis of what is best for our security and we will not give up our security for the sake of economic expediency. so it would

what we need is something that allows us to leave the european union, but does not trap us in the customs uniond definitely. some people would say, he is too nice, he is not going to be good in these negotiations because he will blink. how can you convince us that you would not blink?” blink. how can you convince us that you would not blink? i think it is possible to be very polite and very tough. i think my track record shows some very difficult industrial disputes that he had in the department of health, some very complex negotiations that have of the treasury for £20 billion a year for the hs. there is a big negotiation. and i had a bottom line, i would negotiation. and i had a bottom line, iwould have negotiation. and i had a bottom line, i would have left the government if i been able to secure what i need the nhs in the nhs staff needed to give the pressures of an asian —— ageing population. i am going to get that deal. this will be the most popular question with the audience. nicholas benny. following the latest evidence of the bias of the bbc, but action will you take as prime minister

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what we need is something that allows us to leave the european union but does not propose to the customs union or the single markets indefinitely so we can only leave them at the whim of the. now to some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump has said he will impose additional sanctions on iran in an attempt to werther hampering the country's nuclear program trump also said the pentagon was still considering military action against terror statements after trump called off a strike on a rainy and targets after the revolutionary guard shot down an american intelligence journal how to get things done. the people of istanbul are preparing to go to the polls tomorrow in a rerun of the city's mayoral election that was an old in may polls show him of the ruling party again trailing ephram in my moment of the opposition c.h.p. . won the initial vote in march which was then scrapped following alleged irregularities. at least 7 people were killed in cambodia when a building under construction in the city of bill suddenly collapsed overnight it's feared more people

negotiate a better deal that can get through the house of commons that's not going to try person the customs union. my judgment is that weighing those difficult options up the political risk of no exit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal so both candidates they're essentially saying that the u.k. believe the e.u. on october 31st even if that means a no deal. we heard similar promises of course from theresa may i mean how realistic are these promises. well jeremy hunt is open to an extension if a better deal is in sight but if there is no better deal in sight both candidates are willing to leave with no deal and that would be would be risking basically catastrophic economical consequences here in the u.k. but also a constitutional crisis because the u.k. parliament has said it doesn't want to beef with no deal so are the candidates really realistic about that about leaving on october 31st it's really impossible to say and we have to say boris johnson is known for flip flopping on issues he's a political opportunist so the problem really is that people in the u.k. don't really know what j

accept this kind of solution because their hope is that we might stay in this thing called the customs unione we have to stick to their tariffs. i think they know now they want to get through parliament. you're suggesting the eu did not listen to more creative ideas for the backstop because they wanted to keep us closer. this is a negotiation and they're going to negotiate what is, for them, the best outcome. the reality is that we ended up with the night dia that is likely to get through parliament. when i touch people in the eu they understand that and are keen to see if there is a way through this. listening to you talk about your brexit plans is similarto talk about your brexit plans is similar to talking to boris johnson. high on ambition and low on concrete detail. i've been very clear on the detail, we have been talking about the fact that... you're clear about you what you would like to do but it isa you what you would like to do but it is a wish. what is the evidence you could get this done? that's the starting point for any deal. it's different to what theresa may was negotiating.

i would have thought the next stage, i would have thought the only hope of getting a deal is a customs unionf that is what we're going to with but we seem to be getting the idea that yes, brexit will take an awful lot longer than we ever thought. so he is compromised? that's what it looks like. it's putting clear blue water between him and the rest of them who for brexit. it would be interesting to see what jeremy for brexit. it would be interesting to see whatjeremy hunt, the foreign secretary has got to say about this because he is more likely to be a no deal, we mustn't leave with no deal. as nigel says, the idea that we would leave on october 31, is now receding into the distance. but there are still people, namely boris johnson, and —— who are hellbent on coming out, whatever. this makes a difference and the other interesting thing in the story is that the working pension secretary now appears according to this article to be giving michael gove her support, having rejected borisjohnson. she brings with her that one nation to review. about 60 votes that which is quite significant. that's

has to leave the eu's customs union.w, according to the eu withdrawal agreement, britain does not actually exit the eu customs union. and i think that that's a real problem for a u.s. u.k. free trade agreement. so yes, i do think that the momentum for a free trade deal with the united states makes a no deal brexit on october 31st far more likely. >> nile i was going to at first respectfully disagree that you were optimistic about the u.k. because of some of the hurdles you then mentioned. i was actually on the president oba obama's export council which was a bipartisan council. we put together tpa, tpp and t-tip which was transatlantic. there are so many hurdles for the u.k. to get through before there is a u.s. u.k. free deal agreement. i think for our viewers, you know, first, you have to have a no brexit exit because if there's a deal with the eu, then there is no deal with the u.s. number two, if that does happen, then the u.k. becomes part of the wto, which means the impact on the u.k. with respect to new tariffs, n

it was not clear from tre rendum that people really wanted a hard brexit -- pulling out of the customs union, pulling out of the single market. she laid some red lines very early that made it difficult to deliver the deal. laura: was it also hard for t cause during the referendum she was a reluctanmainer and then she had to implement brexit? did she reflected the divisions in the country? amanda: she was, i think, a reluctant supporter and faced challenges in delivering the deal, and she was abpresiding over a dividedet and divided parliament and divided country. people will point to strategic mistes she made. certainly people would argue that the mishandling of the snap elections in 2017, which saw her completely lose her conservative majority and become reliant on the hard-line uniosts from rthern ireland, made her life much more complicated. laura: her critics blame her, blaming brussels for the facs that brexit t happened. will it be any easier for her successor to deliver brexit? amanda: it's not. whoever it is is going to face similar challenges. you have a country that is just as divi

it was the suggestion that we should be trapped in the customs union until the eu gave us permissiont. we have to find a way of showing that we can keep the board open, keep what we call a soft border, and i think through technology we can do that, but we have to do that in a way that doesn't trap us in the customs union because leaving the eu is about regaining our sovereignty, and that means we have to... you're talking about giving ireland 500 million to help unlock the problem. you think it's about money? i think money will help because the ultimate solution to keeping the open border, and can ijust say as someone who is responsible for security and counterterrorism, that was a hard woi'i peace counterterrorism, that was a hard won peace in ireland and we cannot risk that in anyway whatsoever, we are 100% committed to the good friday agreement and keeping the open border. i've done the work on this. in my department we have the border force who have looked at this. it is possible to have an open border with two different customs arrangements on either side, using existing technol

including a string of all right let's hear him he's demanding more stringent agreements on the customs union the single markets and the irish bank still. it wasn't long until may was back in brussels. and despite trying thing in the votes of no confidence mps have rejected three more attempts to get her deal passed. having failed to convince parliament the her path was the right way outs of the european union. theresa may is stepping down from the conservative party. the e. u. has made it clear during the breaks its seal will not be re opens for negotiations it's the country i love. maybe and grow their joins us now to help explain what happens next she is a lecturer in european politics that queen's university in belfast thanks so much for being with us. now trees the maze premiership ending very quietly today so the expectation that new leadership will change the country's political uncertainty that this was all mates fault. or is the public feeling a little an easy today. i don't think anyone's expecting brexit to be sold just by changing the prime minister. we're in a situation that no w

negotiate a better deal that can get through the house of commons, that's not going to trap us in the customs unioneighing those difficult options up, the political risk of no brexit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal. and what about his character? did he have the charisma and steel to be a prime minister? some people would say, "he's too nice". i think it's possible to be very polite and very tough. and i think my track record shows, you know, some very difficult industrial disputes that i had at the department of health. the advantage of the politeness is that people will talk to you. but by golly, i hope they don't underestimate you, because i'm going to get that deal. what did you make of it? i thought boris was absolutely fantastic. he was electric. the room came alive as soon as boris entered the room and he spoke, he was absolutely brilliant. jeremy surprised me, i have to say. he came over much better than i thought he would. and it's food for thought. what did you think about questions about borisjohnson's personal life? i mean, it was inevitable, given the timing, that they wo

sodoa a lot of their business with europe, so do a lot and amongst themselves because they have a customs union desperately needed to grow more and they need more presence in global trade and brazil is one of the wildplus most closed economies, it's very hard to do business down here because at the high level of the carrots. to the brazilian ministry believes that this will boost the economy significantly in the coming years, and could make actually the economy grow again because brazilian —— brazil has in the doing very well same with argentinian, so there i think it is big boost will be mainly driven by consumers in south america buying more products from europe with cheaper access to those markets and selling mark to the markets as well. you mention concerns in europe, what are the concerns where you are? well, the concerns in south america are the same that we see across the world. a lot of it is to dailyjobs and protectionism, it's very revealing that this deal let's start right now when actually there isa start right now when actually there is a surge of protectionism in the world at high

hard brexit, and a lot of leave supporters don't want a hard brexit, and they want some form of customs uniondisparate views is a challenge that borisjohnson may find it is very far beyond his powers. and if he wins, you then imagine that first trip to brussels he will make as a prime minister, and what does he say, and how is he received, and what are they going to say, because there are so many unknowns? absolutely. stone one thing that is not unknown, one thing that is clear, is that if borisjohnson becomes leader, he is still leader ofa becomes leader, he is still leader of a minority government and has to rely on the dup. eu have said that they will not change, that may be sure and may not be true, but unless there is a general election, the parliamentary arithmetic set stays where it is, and that places him in a very difficult position. there are other important stories around, and i know that both of you have focused on what the independent is leading with tomorrow. dawn, this is an exclusive about the care quality commission have been looking at, to do with care homes and abuse. yes,

brexit was supposed to deliver the exact same benefit for the single market and customs union, an extraek for the nhs. at the prime minister was not able to deliver, and any actual brexit deal is going to fall far short of those promises. so, shouldn't the voters get the choice between proceeding on the basis of whatever deal is actually available or remaining? the government's position on a second referendum has not changed. in 2019 there were 7,500 people working in the chemical industry in teeside. i would ask the secretary of state to put himself in the shoes of those workers the chemical industry. for that worker, which is worse? no deal, or a second referendum? between those two things, i think no brexit is worse than no deal. the point is no deal would be disruptive. i've been clear about that to collect on my own side, but the point is that she has consistently voted against a deal, and it is the deal that would have secured the interest of businesses like the chemicals industry. an snp mp was concerned about eu citizens applying to stay in the uk. she had a very specific techni

eu have not wanted to accept this kind of solution because their hope was we might stay in the customs union have to stick to their tariffs but they know now that won't get through parliament. what you are suggesting is the eu didn't listen to more creative ideas for the backstop, because they wanted to keep us closer. well, this is a negotiation, and they obviously are going to negotiate for what is for them the best outcome, but the reality is we ended up with a deal that won't get through parliament when i talk to people in the eu they understand that, they are keen to see if there isa that, they are keen to see if there is a way through this. listening to you talking about your brexit plans is very similar to talking to boris johnson about his plan, how on ambition, low on concrete detail?” have been clear about the concrete detail. we have been talking about the fact... you said what you would like to do. that is... it is a wish. what is the evidence you could get this done? that is the starting point for any deal. you have to be clear about what you want and it is different to what the

a better deal, that can get through the house of commons, that is not going to trap us in the customs union that weighing those difficult options up, the political risk of no brexit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal. and what about his character? did he have the charisma and steel to be prime minister? some people would say he is too nice. i think it is possible to be very polite and very tough. and i think my track record shows, you know, some very difficult industrial disputes that i had at the department of health. the advantage of the politeness is that people will talk to you, but by golly, i hope they don't underestimate you, because i'm going to get that deal. there will be 15 or more of these hustings before conservative members choose our next prime minister. plenty of time for more questions. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. polling stations have officially closed in mauritania, a country marking its first democratic transfer of power since independence from france in 1960. president mohamed ould abdel aziz seized power in a coup in 2008

agreement in a nutshell is that we didn't withdrawal we still remain because of the backstop in a customs union we wouldn't run and run trade policy we can do that on international try to do with america will join a real brazil the european court of justice would still have power just in the transition period well just in the transition. because the arbitration process period last beyond that if you look at all to once and for all and. there will be a number of other areas like the joint committee which last beyond the transition period which by which team civil servants effectively could michael or above the head of parliament say you know mr falls for the deal provides for an exit from europe's political union and its institutions true or false isn't that what you want to know that is not true because it's still to say for instance the joint committee still means political control so the deal the states are the deal is date and there's not a business no other deal on offer so what do you do what you do is you accept that the deal is did. and you say can we do better than you do in fact we can

the eu don't want to accept this solution because the eu think we will have to stay in this customs union stick to their tariffs. they said they wanted to keep us closer? this is a negotiation and they are obviously going to negotiate for what is, for them, the best outcome. but the reality is we ended up with a deal thatis reality is we ended up with a deal that is not going to get through parliament. when i talk to people in the eu, they understand that. unlike borisjohnson, you the eu, they understand that. unlike boris johnson, you are the eu, they understand that. unlike borisjohnson, you are willing to go beyond the october the 31st deadline but how long will you try to get a deal before you say time for no deal? that 31st of october come hell oi’ deal? that 31st of october come hell or high water deadline is a fake deadline. we will know well before the 31st of october if there is a deal to be done on the basis i have said. if there isn't and if no deal is still on the table, i have been very clear, i will leave the european union without a deal. but i am not going to do that if th

a better deal, that can get through the house of commons, that is not going to trap us in the customs unionyjudgment is that weighing those difficult options up, the political risk of no brexit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal. and what about his character? did he have the charisma and steel to be prime minister? some people would say he is too nice. i think it is possible to be very polite and very tough. and i think my track record shows, you know, some very difficult industrial disputes that i had at the department of health. the advantage of the politeness is that people will talk to you, but by golly, i hope they don't underestimate you, because i'm going to get that deal. went to make that i thought he was fantastic, at the rain came alive and when boris spoke he was absolutely brilliant. jeremy surprised me, and he came over it much more sooner surprised me, and he came over it much more sooner than i thought he would. and food for thought. what you think about questions about boris johnson's you think about questions about borisjohnson's personal you think about questi

can he set out for the house why the customs union is the wrong policy choice when it comes to liftinging world with free—trade? i strongly disagree. i think it's incredible import that we have zero—tariff, zero—quota access to european markets in order to defend the future of the british economy. we're talking about climate that's central to this department. if europe needs 300 million electric cars over the next few decades, i would like those cars to be manufactured in united kingdom. we have huge potential in battery technology. we can make the planet a better place and we can create greatjobs for british businesses and the way to do that is to have the access to those markets. rory stewart. you're watching thursday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. and don't forget — you can get our round—up of the week in parliament on bbc two at 8am on a monday morning. now, mps have condemned the government for not doing more to support the survivors of the grenfell tower fire and prevent a similar tragedy happening in the future. it's nearly two years since the blaze at the 24—storey blo

accept this kind of solution, because their hope was that we might stay on this thing called the customs union we have to stick to their tariffs. what you are suggesting, foreign secretary, is that somehow the eu didn't listen to my creative ideas for the backstop because they wanted to keep us closer. well, this is a negotiation, and they obviously are going to negotiate for what is for them the best outcome. but the reality is, we ended up with a deal that's not going to get through parliament, and i think when i talk to people in the eu, they understand that. unlike boris you are willing to go beyond the 31 october deadline. but for how long would you keep trying to get a deal before you say time to get a no deal? well, i think that 31 october come hell or high water deadline is a fake deadline. i think we will know very soon, well before 31 october, if there is a deal to be done along the basis i have said. if there isn't, and if no deal is still on the table, i've been very clear. i will leave the european union without a deal. but i am not going to do that if there is a prospect of a bet

a better deal, that can get through the house of commons, that is not going to trap us in the customs uniongment is that weighing those difficult options up, the political risk of no brexit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal. and what about his character? did he have the charisma and steel to be prime minister? some people would say he is too nice. i think it is possible to be very polite and very tough. and i think my track record shows, you know, some very difficult industrial disputes that i had at the department of health. the advantage of the politeness is that people will talk to you, but by golly, i hope they don't underestimate you, because i'm going to get that deal. there will be 15 or more of these hustings before conservative members choose our next prime minister. plenty of time for more questions. borisjohnson has never answered questions about his private life and listening to that it is clear he is not going to start doing so now. those in his team would point to the cheers in the room, they're backing from those conservative party members who felt he was right t

accept this kind of solution, because their hope was that we might stay on in this thing called the customs unionto stick to their tariffs. but i think they know that one gathered parliament. —— won't get through the there is a way we can do this but what we have to do is send the right per minister to have those digger sessions. to have this open discussions and then i think there's a deal to be done. discussions and then i think there's a dealto be done. but you are saying that you didn't want to accept the idea because they want to keep us in the institution of the european union, that your contention? i think they have always wa nted contention? i think they have always wanted us to remain as close as possible to the eu but it is very clear that what people voted for in the general election that we had two yea rs the general election that we had two years ago, was forced to leave the union, leave the single market... what you are suggesting, foreign secretary, is that somehow the eu didn't listen to any creative ideas for the backstop because they wanted to keep us closer. well, this is a neg

were no longer binding ourselves into a negotiating process where we could be looked into the customs unioning like it. we could still look at aspects of the free trade agreement that people like steve baker trade agreement that people like steve ba ker wa nted. trade agreement that people like steve baker wanted. we would be keeping our options open during the transition. that is why they came together to support it and that was why that amendment got through the house of commons. this may sound like a small change, but it totally changes the way this process would work afterwards and would lead to a different outcome. there are two issues. firstly, it is highly unlikely that the eu would ever acce pt unlikely that the eu would ever accept the mull has come from mice. i met with one of the largest countries' senior diplomats yesterday and it is not going to happen. secondly, johnson will probably seek to find an excuse for going forward with an extension, which will probably be granted for at least a few months. the excuse that will be given will be twofold. firstly, he would get into gove

period, if that there is a withdrawal agreement, will still be in the customs union.uring the transition, the u.k. will be able to negotiate with the u.s., but not to implement a new trade deal. unless there is a no deal brexit , which would be extremely disruptive, what we are talking about is something that is several years ahead. vonnie: even if there is the will on both sides to do an enormous trade deal, assuming brexit happens, this all plays ,ut as president trump laid out was there a sinister tone set by the president when he mentioned the nhs, national health system? >> interestingly, that was a very actively discussed topic with the u.k. enter the european union. a lot of concern at that time that the eu competition policy in particular would put that into question. in the end, the u.k. made it a strong point in their would beons that nhs secure. this was fully compatible with eu law, and nothing happened. here we are talking about something comparable. people that don't like the idea of a trade deal with the u.s. will make a strong and of this. i don't thin

most important goal is to reach an agreement that protects the public, the taxpayer and our customers. unioned in march, but before one can occur, the union has to give vta a 72 hour notice, if the strike does happen, light rail service will not operate and a plan is in place to ensure that bus service continues, and because a strike would mean a very big disruption, so public transportation here in the south bay, the vta says it has reached out to the governor's office to request a cooling-off time to prevent union members from going on strike, whether or not that happens is still unclear. and again, at the union headquarters in campbell, a spokesman saying that they are very upset with vta, they are questioning whether or not they want to get this deal done, and they question their motives behind it, they say they have come to the negotiating table every single day since last august and they are really disappointed for what they call was a last and best final offer. whether or not a strike happens is still unclear, if it does occur, a 72 hour notice has to be given. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we

as long as you‘re going to be outside of the customs union, it‘s going to be difficult to solve the question in the world side by side that don‘t have a border. there are big issues to face up to and i very much welcome the fact that one or two of the candidates are being rather more realistic about it like worry stuart. i think however wonderful diplomatjeremy hunch may be, he would have to face up to that as well. as for the alleged frontrunner johnson, will be no that principle and competence are strangers and mr johnson‘s world. and competence are strangers and mr johnson's world. if boris johnson we re johnson's world. if boris johnson were the tory party leader and the prime minister of this country, what would you make of that? well, i think for me it would mean that the conservative party are irretrievably at least for the time being become a narrow english nationalist right—wing party. ithink narrow english nationalist right—wing party. i think the trouble at the moment is while there area trouble at the moment is while there are a lot of conservatives about in parliament, they were

will not end up in the customs union. >> we had to guess the other day who said they feel the best wayay these markets is to step in steady. jp morgan, 43%. can step intoou sterling and this time? sterling or cable? brexit in my view is an issue for the long-term potential growth rate. would put in above 2.1 percent. there is a huge range. undervalued if the u.k. can avoid a hard brexit. they willconfident definitely avoid it? no. >> those risks are rising. stay with us. much more to get through in terms of market risks. texasg about risks, the -- sought the biggest drop in assets. before the most recent crisis, the asset manager had defied a slump with stiller returns. now there are concerns about holdings. with the timeline, dani burger. have seen low interest rates and central-bank stimulus that have caused fixed income managers to feel the manage -- pressure, turning to get yields. less liquid assets. push is partially what was behind tim haywood and his demise. hisrs said some of investments were done without due diligence. more recently, we have had investment empires brought to

through technology we can do that but we have to do that in a way that doesn't trap us in the customs unionhnson talking about article 2a of gatt, which means you can trade tariff rate, but you need two sides to agree with that so if you leave with no deal, there is no deal so you cannot use article 2a of gatt to keep that open. jeremy hunt talked about technology but the eu site there is no technology anywhere in the world that would keep this border as open as it is now. thank you, chris morris. let's go back to anita mcveigh. i have with me to people who have been with us since early evening, thank you to stephen and rania. it will be great to get your reaction and compare it to what you have seen beforehand. it was a great debate, some interesting things involved through the session, and whereas i started of supporting rory, i think at the end of the best candidate was michael gove because he gave a detailed plan for brexit and what will happen after that. rania, earlier you were talking about liking borisjohnson earlier you were talking about liking boris johnson and earlier you were t

the eu have not wanted to accept this kind of solution because they hope we stay in the customs unionwe have to stick to their tariffs but they know now that won't go through parliament. what you are suggesting is that somehow the eu didn't listen to more creative ideas because they wanted to keep us closer. this is a negotiation and they are obviously going to negotiate for what is for them the best outcome but the reality is we ended up with a deal thatis reality is we ended up with a deal that is not going to get through parliament and when i talk to people in the eu they understand that. they are keen to see if there is a way through this. listening to you talk about your brexit plans are similar to talking to borisjohnson about his brexit plans. high on ambition but low on concrete detail. i have been clear about the concrete detail. you are talking about what you would like to do but it is a wish. what is the evidence you could get this done? that is the starting point for any deal, you have to be clear about what you want and it is different to what theresa may was negotiating.

union what we should do is have a close relationship with the single market and we should be in a customs unionoes that help guarantee 50% of our trade which is what happens with the eu but also when it comes to new trade deals we would be doing it in conjunction with our friends and our brothers and sisters from the rest of europe and we would be a much larger economic group and we wouldn't be able to be taken advantage of in the way in which president trump would try to take advantage of it we were to leave the european union with no deal. it is oui’ european union with no deal. it is our view that we do not turn our back on europe completely and sail off into the mid—atlantic and put your fate in the off into the mid—atlantic and put yourfate in the hands off into the mid—atlantic and put your fate in the hands of an erratic leader like donald trump. a lot of people will applaud that sentiment but i just people will applaud that sentiment but ijust wonder ifjeremy corbyn becomes the prime minister in the months ahead how on earth would he engage with donald trump and would that be the end of