david davis is saying one thing, borisjohnson outcome.me. david davis is saying one thing, borisjohnson is saying another. that has not been resolved. ido another. that has not been resolved. i do not have confidence this prime minister can resolve that. ministers could not find a way forward in whitehall today, the prime minister will be looking form or movement from some of them add this week ‘s cabinet meeting. —— at this weeks cabinet meeting. —— at this weeks cabinet meeting. ina in a moment we'll hear from in a moment we'll hearfrom our reporter adam fleming in brussels — but first vicki young is in vienna. are we getting any clearer about what the government will ask for in the final settlement?” what the government will ask for in the final settlement? i think we might be, today, with david davis, this was very much about reassurance, it seemed really a far cry from some of the argument is made by people in the conservative party and in the cabinet, over the yea rs party and in the cabinet, over the years and decades when they hav

david davis told business leaders in vienna that the uk wants to promote rights and standards. e assurance from mr davis is not worth the paper it's written on. 0ur chief political correspondent vicky young reports. the uk has decided to carve out a different path to the european union. but ministers don't seem to be preparing for a sharp change in direction. the message here in vienna was more about reassurance. david davis denying accusations from labour that the government plans to sweep away rules that protect workers or the environment. they fear that brexit could lead to an anglo—saxon race to the bottom. with britain plunged into a mad max style world borrowed from dystopian fiction. these fears about a race to the bottom are based on nothing. he argued that high standards could help ensure trade with the eu remained as frictionless as possible, with both sides recognising each other‘s rules and institutions. some of the business leaders in the audience who want to keep close ties to britain were encouraged by mr davis' words. i think his tone is now different to what it

david davis is none too chuffed about the lea k of davis is none too chuffed about the leak ofan davisne too chuffed about the leak of an internal whitehall document to the buzz feed website mps were then allowed to take a look at that document and more details we re at that document and more details were emerging so in fact what the document says he's every single region of the uk would not do as well over the next 15 years under a range of different scenarios outside of the european union than they would if we had remained members of the european union said david davis today distancing the government from that analysis and suggesting it was merely a work in progress. three things, one, every single financial hmmfi things, one, every single financial forecast relating to brexit has prove n forecast relating to brexit has proven wrong so forecast relating to brexit has proven wrong so far, forecast relating to brexit has proven wrong so far, massively wrong, all on the same side or underestimated the progress of the economy, secondly this is a work in progress, this is not a complete po

david davis was trying to get some reassurances today to eu leaders.ut leaving the eu and criticised eu red tape and seeing it stifled uk business. he said the uk had helped to shape rules and regulations but in some cases the uk was a world leader so he was telling the eu we would not scrap all those rules and regulations, we will not undercut the eu. we need to trust each other and our rules and regulations but will that be enough for brussels and will it be enough for those sitting around the cabinet table who need to come to some sort of agreed position? in two days theresa may will summon her senior ministers to the country retreat of chequers weather will try to thrash out an agreed position. thank you very much. adam fleming is in brussels. how did it go down there? finance ministers were here having a meeting. i was struck by two things, this is just how the eu meeting. i was struck by two things, this isjust how the eu does meeting. i was struck by two things, this is just how the eu does things with its international partners. if you stick to

but we have ready head david davis saved will be on terms.ee robbins who seems to be briefing he does want us to stay in the customs union. there is a problem with the ad men of this process. yes. if it was only about admen. —— admen. —— admin. is it about using the sort of language that david davis used as discourteous, that this is them trying to exert political pressure? of course, the 27 are looking after their interests as the uk are supposed to be. i think the current policy is the national interest but thatis policy is the national interest but that is their attempt. it is clear asa that is their attempt. it is clear as a drunken mass or in a bar after midnight. what is actually happening. theresa may have a warring cabinet, a warring parties. she might think is she knows what she wants but she can‘t get it which is why we are in this ridiculous row about what we are asking for in the transition period and if we don‘t know what we are asking for, how can we get it? we will find out. now, the ship its candidate process. —— schpitzen. it

the problem is that you got david davis saying one thing, the problem is that you've got david davisorisjohnson saying something else and the prime minister saying almost nothing. it's got to be resolved. and that's the aim of thursday's meeting of senior cabinet ministers. david davis says he is certain a good deal with the eu is on the cards, but discord amongst his colleagues needs to be dealt with first. vicki young, bbc news, vienna. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. labour'sjeremy corbyn has warned the press that "change is coming," as he accused them of publishing "lies and smears" over his contacts with a czech spy back in the 1980s. he suggested the reporting showed how "worried" media bosses were by the prospect of a labour government. a high courtjudge has ruled that doctors in liverpool can stop providing life support to a boy who's seriously ill, against his parents' wishes. alfie evans, who's 21 months old, suffers from an undiagnosed neurological degenerative condition. the judge said he agreed with medical specialists that further treatment was fut

the business leaders in the audience who want to keep close ties to britain were encouraged by david daviswords. i think his tone is now different to what it was maybe one year ago. in reality, hopefully it will bring us together. in the end there will be closer relationships between the eu and uk, otherwise nobody will win. david davis' words today are a far cry from what many in his own party have been saying about the needs to break away from the burden of eu red tape that has been stifling british business for decades. he prefers to talk now about ongoing cooperation and mutual trust with the european union after brexit. cabinet ministers have been touring european capitals in recent days, urging eu leaders to be pragmatic about brexit negotiations. but labour say it's the british government that needs to make some decisions. the problem is that you have david davis saying one thing, borisjohnson saying something else, and the prime minister saying almost nothing. it has got to be resolved. there is a basic question here, do you want to stay close in trading terms to the eu, or do you

have a listen to what david davis said.from dystopian fiction. these rumours about a race to the bottom are based on nothing. not our history, not our intentions, not our national interest. frankly the competitive challenge we in the uk and the european union will face from the rest of the world, where 90% of growth in market will come from, will not be met by a reduction in standards. we will never be cheaper than china or have more resources than brazil. this challenge can only be met by an increase in quality, in service levels and intellectual content. while i profoundly disagree with those who spread these fears, it does remind us all that we should provide reassurance. 0n on thursday mrs may will lock cabinet ministers inside checkers to try to hammer out some kind of a final brexit position. you wonder whether it might be the deal which keeps all the different voices in the cabinets together. in other words, we are not going to take eu rules but we are going to stick by our own, which are remarkably close to the eu r

of course we trust david davis but we do not know who will come after him.ld raise standards, not just maintain, on animal welfare and climate change, for instance, if we exceed eu minimum, could that be problems as well? that could see costs to adhere to it, that could interfere with competitiveness. that may be so. but it should not raise new trade barriers with the eu. the government vision of a post—"brexit" britain is becoming a little clearer, and on thursday, prime minister will take the cabinet away from westminster to the seclusion of a country retreat to try to resolve any outstanding disagreements and the "brexit" secretary david davis says she will keep them under lock and key until they do. we have been here before it suppose crunch meeting. we have been here before with a supposed crunch meeting. but no outcome. david davis is saying one thing, borisjohnson is saying another. that has not been resolved. i do not have confidence this prime minister can resolve that. ministers could not find a way forward in whitehall today, the prime minister wi

david davis, brexit will not plunge britain into a mad max dystopia.ht in our minds. we were not thinking that. the idea people were thinking it could get that bad! he is trying to say it will be fine and britain outside of europe will be perfectly strong. don't panic. is anyone panicking? are people just frustrated with the lack of concrete information as to where we are going and what it will be like afterwards? some people are still angry over it in the wrong decision. put that to one side. people are just frustrated. we do not know what the deal will look like and we cannot plan for the future. ireland will invest for the next 12 months to be anything after that? no. you can't tell us what it will look like. we have a series of speeches, and i am none the wiser. that is what everyone is saying to me. all of the company bosses, a nalysts, me. all of the company bosses, analysts, they are saying it is the lack of concrete information which makes it difficult. i guess they cannot give it if they do not know and have not decided, have not agreed, what

in the next hour the brexit secretary david davis will say the uk will not be plunged into what he describesad max—style world", after it leaves the european union. in a speech to business leaders in vienna, mr davis will also reject the idea that brexit will lead to a "race to the bottom" in workers' rights and environmental standards. it's the latest speech by senior government ministers on brexit. norman is at westminster for us. what point is he trying to make when he talks about this mad max style world we will not be plunged into? the great fear of many eu leaders is that after brexit we will become a singapore of the channel, in other words we will get rid of those tiresome, tedious, burdensome eu rules and regulations and that will give british business a competitive advantage. that is what the mad max analogy is about. he is saying we will not become the land of mel gibson with burning cars and a deserted wasteland desert where we have made a bonfire of workers' rights, environmental protections, the 48—hour working week directive. we will not become like that, we will be just like

for now, let's talk about brexit secretary david davis. into what he describes as a mad max style world after it leaves the european union. in a speech to business leaders in austria this morning, mr davis will also reject the idea that brexit will lead to a "race to the bottom" in workers' rights and environmental standards. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is in vienna. 0utside outside the building where this is all happening very soon, bethany. it looks extremely cold where you are. tell us a bit about the reception he will receive, will it be warm or not? i think the entrepreneurs will be gathering in the house of industry right behind me when they can get their way through the snow. they will be listening very hard to what he has to say. no one wants bad relations with britain after brexit, but they are very interested to hear what it is exactly that britain wa nts. what it is exactly that britain wants. people here say there is not clarity yet. david davis will say that he wants to continue to see close cooperation when it comes to reg

today with david davies this was about reassurance.ative party and in the cabinet over the years and in the cabinet over the years and decades when they have made the case for leaving the eu saying we have got to breakaway, all this red tape is no good, it is stifling british competitiveness. it was not quite what david davies was saying today, pleasing some rules, saying that britain had helped shoot them. the message from him and the message from theresa may at the weekend was about continued cooperation. —— button had helped shape them. you are getting the impression things will not change too much. david davies was saying this is about trust, we will have to trust each other‘s different rules and regulation, the question is will that be enough for people in brussels to accept and more crucially whether cabinet ministers will go along with it. adam fleming has been saying that you'd leaders will be suggesting negotiating trade deals with the uk as they normally would with other countries. they were in brussels for a regular meeting

there is a claim that david davis has lost control to 0llie robinson seems to be briefing that he doesustoms union. there's a problem with men, isn't there. is itjust a political move by the eu trying to crank up the pressure, cancelling meetings they were going to have with david davis, describing his language is discourteous, is them trying to do let to exert political pressure? of course, the 27 of them are looking after their interests like the uk is supposed to do. it is as clear as a drunken mass brawl in as clear as a drunken mass brawl in a bar after midnight. theresa may has a cabinet, of touring party, she might think she knows what she wants but you can't get it which is why we are in this silly row over what we are in this silly row over what we are asking for in this transition period so if you don't know what we are asking for how can we ever get it! will find out, won't we? paul tang, dan dalton, thank you. now, the spitzenkandidat process, what do you mean, you haven't heard of it, the world rolls off the tongue of mps as readily as brexit. it's all about choosing europ

david davis says he is certain that a good deal with brussels is on the cards.. kfc says disruption is expected to continue across many of its restaurants for the rest of the week , after a change of delivery supplier meant they ran out of chicken. the company said thatjust under half of its 900 uk outlets remained closed. the kfc crisis has even prompted calls to the police in london's tower hamlets , they say it's not a police matter. time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. in the short term, the weather is going to be mostly behaving itself. wednesday is not looking too bad at all for most of us. a bright sort of day. a little on the chilly side but nothing too cold. the really cold weather that is heading our way is still many days away. right now we have got clearing skies across many western and northern parts of the country. in east and central areas, however, over this evening and overnight still a lot of cloud. it has been a very cloudy day across the east and the south east. through the course of the night, even one or two spots of rai

david davis will see michel barnierfor lunch very technical.see michel barnier for lunch today, and thatis michel barnier for lunch today, and that is a big catch up, but the real work will be done by your officials when they meet in brussels on tuesday and wednesday and thursday. they will talk about things that we re they will talk about things that were left over from phase one of the brexit talks, and they will talk about the irish border, turning commitments made into legal text, and it is only on friday that senior officials will discuss and get an update on the uk position and how it sees the future relationship. they will be discussing the stuff about what to replace the customs union with. thank you, adam. let's cross now to our assistant political editor norman smith. good morning to you, norman. after days of confusing signals from various ministers about the government approach to future customs arrangements, are we any clearer now? we are clearer in the sense that mrs may seems to have thrown a bone to have brexiteers, who have bee

ollie robbins and jeremy helan —— hayward seems to be running the show, but now david davis was beings by the prime minister and they seem to be in unity. happy days are here again. laughter the sunday telegraph says that the deal could be ruined. oh, happy days are here again! this is david lidington accusing nicola sturgeon and also the welsh assembly of potentially putting up barriers to a smooth brexit by daring to argue for their own power on things like food safety and other such things. the only thing that is certain about brexit is the fact that all the major parties love fudge, whether it is british fudge, european fudge, it is british fudge, european fudge, it isa is british fudge, european fudge, it is a big mess and it will continue, but happy days are here again. talking about things continuing... he thinks he's going to get clarity. staying with the telegraph, the aid charities story, and i want to put this to you, many charities have said it is all about putting safeguards in place to protect the vulnerable and to stop the perpetrators of abuse. why has it taken this fo

pulled out that's our that's our dilemma and you know it's i'd love to hear it said david davies and all of the elders say that they don't want to damage the peace process they don't want to damage the good friday agreement. they don't want to do anything duff will upset the north and the south and all be done for twenty years and then quickly add both we're leaving the european union to a single market in the close of union it's not the people who start fighting again are violence alex it's it's a two way trade it's you know are in it is an export country we export. practically seventy eighty percent of what we produce and the u.k. is the big the big market but it is the industries that are vulnerable and. the agricultural in the face it's the perishables it's they you know the edge to speak to small running in north county dublin as in the supermarkets tomorrow morning and in different parts of the u.k. when you look right into the limit can you see examples of the one countries in the customs union one comfortable est norway and sweden for example not always out of the customs uni

pulled out that's our that's our dilemma and you know it's i'd love to hear said david davies and all of the elders say that they don't want to damage the peace process they don't want to damage the good friday agreement. they don't want to do anything double upset the north and the south and all be done for twenty years and then quickly add both we're leaving the european union to sink a mark in the close of union it's not the people who start fighting again are violence alex it's it's a two way trade it's you know our unit is an export country we export. practically seventy eighty percent of what we produce and the u.k. is to big the big markets but it is the industries that are vulnerable and. the agricultural in the face it's the perishables it's a you know the vegetable picked a small learning in north county dublin as in the supermarkets tomorrow morning and in different parts of the u.k. when you look right into the limit can you see examples of the one countries in the customs union one comfortable estate in norway and sweden for example not always out of the customs union swe

what is david davis saying?are concerned the uk will be a mad max world. he says they fear brexit could fear to an anglo—saxon race to the bottom with britain plunged into a mad max style world borrowed from dystopian fiction. what is he saying? he's saying the uk has high standards and will continue to have high standards and doesn't want to use brexit to undercut the eu. and what he is doing is burying the singapore model. this was the model in the dim distance past of january last year when philip hammond said if the eu fails to agree a deal with the uk, maybe the uk will have to think of remodelling its economy. there is an if in his speech. he says the eu does need to agree a free—trade deal with the uk. that needs to include financial services and, if that happens, you can then have the mutual recognition by the uk and eu of those high standards. who is he talking to? is this to remainers? the hard—core brexiteers? this is one of a series of speeches by cabinet ministers in the run—up to the march summit w

today, using very —— broadside from david davis today, using very undiplomatic language for ididn'tnt, but it was a political document, andl document, but it was a political document, and i did not think it was in good faith to publish a document with frankly discourteous language and actually implying that they could arbitrarily terminate in fact the implementation period which is not what the aim of the exercise is and we think it was unwise to publish that. support from banning —— downing street, they thought it was also unwise to use icon of language, but will be a press conference from michel barnier and we was if he responds in kind —— to use that kind of language was not olive branch from the european parliament tonight, trying to reassure the british government that there is no scope at all for introducing new rules in any case in the transition period. thanks for joining us. the latest superhero film from marvel has its european premiere tonight in london, but what makes it different is its all—black cast of actors playing the heroes. the film's created a huge buzz on socia

that comes from david davis.s here is that this, obviously he claims it betrays labour's supporters who voted leeds. he says is actually breaching the labour party manifesto of 2017 and putting jobs at risk by surrendering one of the chief prizes i brexit. his argument is labour may think they have found this simple solution but there is a lesson that are yet to learn. it looks like snake oil, it smells like snake oil, don't expect it to make you feel better. of course, david davis is a man who said way back when we will be signing all these deals, that leaving the eu will be very easy and he is obviously saying you cannot find a simple solution to this. that sound like he's changed his tune rather a lot. for some but, remaining ina rather a lot. for some but, remaining in a customs union which isa remaining in a customs union which is a replica of what we have currently got is not what brexit was about. who can really say what brexit is about when it was a very simple vote with very simple language describing an

this is michel barnier who had a meeting with both david davis and a brief meeting with theresa may.surely no surprise but this is about the transition period and what we're going to have afterwards, uk is trying to ditch the old format of talks which took place last year where david davis would go over to brussels and then they would have a week of talks and thena they would have a week of talks and then a press conference in which michel barnier would say disparaging things about the british approach to brexit, so they are trying to change that, and instead they had michel barnier over to downing street and thena tiny barnier over to downing street and then a tiny press conference, but barnier still managed to say something disparaging. basically, he is trying to tell the british government that it is time to make a decision about whether they want to be inside or outside the single market and the customs union and theresa may can't tell him to mac the eu what that decision is yet because frankly her cabinet is not agreed on it —— can't tell him or the eu what the decision is yet.

point of bricks in the first place better than he should be part of the liam fox agenda i mean david davis is doing a specific different job but i'm sure it will be part of the fox agenda is the reason we're not hearing about it is because philip hammond injuries may remain oh i don't think so and i don't actually think the reason is really remain or how much i think it is but i don't think she is just free trade need a treaty at all i understand the point you're making which is just get on trade in to an extent and a lot of areas you can and it's interesting that america gets all of those of stuff to the you about the single market because it's not retail goods and if we ended up going to be a route we could simply. say whatever you want to call do that but i think the the basic underlying point to your question is that while it's free trade it still needs to be healthily policed and you don't want tree cheating going on and therefore you need some rules ok because to some the issues of sovereignty issues of free trade they don't seem to be discussed much at the moment it all seems to be

the brexit secretary david davis said he was surprised by mr barnier‘s remarks. 0ur deputy politicalorts. brexit is coming and time is running short. just 13 months before britain is officially out of the european union, and today the eu had a sharp warning. sort out key sticking points, or there will be no deal and no transition. britain's brexit secretary met the eu chief negotiator in downing street on monday. friendly enough, butjust weeks to thrash out the shape of a brexit transition. today, with a big eu summit next month, michel barnier put a blunt message, in terms easy to understand. if these disagreements persist, the transition is not given. so much to sort out, and talks are getting prettily. so much to sort out, and talks are getting prickly. 0n the rights of migrants who arrive after the brexit date, will brussels block trade if britain breaks eu rules? the brexit secretary called it discourteous. mr barnier disagreed. translation: throughout these negotiations, my attitude has not been in the least discourteous or vindictive. we have never wished to punish the uk. it

of this kind of revelation that the city were promised some sort of paper by the government by david davis as to what would happen to the city of london now there's not even a date for c.e.o.'s of a bailed out city of london getting a position paper on it you'll find that nearly all businesses of any size city of london are doing their own homework and employing their own experts to set out what the options are provided you leave the country and then also to all actually to actually how they should structure their business i mean the comment i particularly make to you is that when at the time of the referendum i was doing about fifteen different city seminars and things and i'm not surprisingly the organizations that j.p. morgan's were in they remain kept everything small them that was in the bricks at camp and they are being squeezed out of the single market quite deliberately because they can't afford the overhead costs of the regulation j.p. morgan and others who would remain exactly they can in the end i think was a nice older couple. ok well we're going to have jeremy call been much a

this is what david davis said in response. deal of information about our proposals in terms of customs arrangements and other arrangements with respect to being outside of the eu. we want a co nfe re nce being outside of the eu. we want a conference if free trade agreement and to make that as frictionless as possible. to make trade as free as possible. to make trade as free as possible while still giving ourselves the opportunity to make free trade deals with the rest of the world, the fastest growth, 90% of the rest of the growth will come from there. according to the numbers of the eu itself. it's perfectly clear what we want to do. as you said yourself, were leaving the customs union but aiming for a good future. for many that will sound like the uk wanting to cherry pick to get all the best bits for its own way. senior cabinet ministers will meet twice to try and thrash out that future relationship. amber rudd raised eyebrows when she said you'd be surprised, there is a lot more agreement than you would think. we will find

the one yesterday by david davis indiana presented a picture of a britain that was in lockstep with thewas trained to reassure people that we we re was trained to reassure people that we were not going to take cliff edge, but this letter is in stark contracts that. henry will be back. his cadaver coffee and he has other stories get his head around. we will talk you through those. —— he is going for a coffee. and we look forward to the competition in zhenjiang —— pyeongchang. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going in to afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got underway, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russ

as a response to that we have had comments from david davis, the brexit secretary.se to everything that michel barnier had to say and we will have more about that from our political correspondent. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. all of these comments have been fascinating. tell us more about this. good evening. the tone has been sour with a fruity and salty language between the two sides. we should expect that because this is a negotiation. michel barnier was effectively negotiating in public on behalf of the 27 remaining members of the european union and that is is job. the big difference today is that it was just him and it didn't involve david davis because, as you say, these negotiations have been at the technical and civil service level rather than ata and civil service level rather than at a ministerial level. david davis responded to the remarks from michel barnier in a statement in the last half—hour. the brexit secretary said, there has been intense work this week. he said it is surprising to hear that michel barnier is unclear on

to britain and he will be meeting the prime minister and david davis and talking about the exit, thend what that is going to look like of course in march of 2019 and so it is the next stage of those negotiations. and as well as michel barnier in there will be key ministerial meetings behind the scenes, technical discussions with different departments about how that will work. the process moving forward. we don't know yet what the outcome will be and all of this noise we are hearing over the weekend from brexiteers is about them trying to push their idea of that they want the brexit outcome to look like. the housing minister dominic raab spoke to sky news this morning, and was asked if the final brexit deal could include the membership of some kind of customs union i don't think we will be in any form, at least as conceived in international trade practice, of a customs union, because if we were we would have our hands tied in negotiating free trade deals with other parts of the world, whether it is brazil, whether it's china or india and the prime minister has been clear we want to be

coming up: jeremy corbyn muses on david davis's assurance that brexit won't end in a mad max dystopiat the prime minister feel he could set the barjust a little bit higher? theresa may comes back with a quip of her own. the only fiction around in relation to brexit and the european union is the labour party's front bench, who cannot even agree with themselves what their policy is. and the health secretary announces a review into the way medical problems caused by nhs treatments are handled. patients and their families have spent too long feeling they were not being listened to, making agony of a complex medical situation even worse. but first, the exchanges between theresa may and jeremy corbyn at prime minister's questions are usually a brexit—free zone. but the cabinet will be convening at the pm's country residence, chequers, on thursday to pin down the uk's future relationship with the eu. and so the opposition leader made an exception. he began with david davis's assurance that post—brexit, britain would not descend into a war—ravaged desert where society has collapsed. yesterday

the only people we are negotiating with is theresa may, david davis and the british government.government. i made this very clear tojeremy corbyn at the beginning, andi tojeremy corbyn at the beginning, and i said that to him every time i have met him. i want to listen to everybody, to fully understand what is happening in the united kingdom, i want to take the time necessary to understand and respect the british political debate. i did want to say anything about domestic political debate. we will see how much time we have got left. translation: in these circumstances, what is your message to the government? should they approve these documents as drafted, or do you need more time to think, to see whether something could be changed in further negotiations with the uk? what documents are you talking about? serve and document the legal documents for the transition period. do you mean the tax published by the position this week his mac well, it is a -- well it isa week his mac well, it is a -- well it is a draft legal text to save time. what it is agreed, this will be part of the wi

since talks began by the meeting brags that secretary david davis a new round of talks is expected to take place in brussels on tuesday panniers visit comes as british prime minister's reason may faces growing pressure to resign leave barca has more from london. the hughes chief negotiator is here in london to talk about the start of the next crucial phase in talks talk of a transition what's going to happen after the u.k. leaves the european union the end of march next year to resume a and her government last year put forward a proposal for a two year transition period that would align the concerns of banks and businesses and others who are worried about the possibility of a cliff edge departure from the european union it is a period of important adjustment for people here in the u.k. and also from external investors wanting to put their money in britain post but there's an awful lot to get through for instance who's going to be in charge during that two year period will it be simply a continuation of the current status quo something that hard line breaks it is for them to reason mas

s bricks at minister david davis who described proposals to sanction britain if it breached e.u. rules during that transition as discourteous those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after talk to al-jazeera all season by. al jazeera. and for your. would you mentioned war will. look to see. for more than four and a half years iranian refugee peru's but chauny has been living in limbo on a remote specific island he was sent there by australia after he tried to reach its shores by boat for off. if his a prison it was a pretty slim.

and david davis. experts. what that will look like. in march 2019. it is the next stage of those negotiations. as well as michelle burger you're coming over, there will also be key ministerial meetings, meetings behind—the—scenes, technical discussions. —— as well as michel barnier. the process moving forward. we don't know yet what the outcome will be. all of this noise we are hearing over the weekend from brexiteer ‘s is very much about them trying to push their idea of what they want for brexit. when he very much. our political correspondent. —— thank you. the prime minister is expected to announce plans to make it an offence under electoral law to intimidate parliamentary candidates and their campaigners. in a speech later this week, mrs may will say recent cases of politicians being abused — in the street and online — risk "toxifying" public debate. sinn fein has confirmed that gerry kelly, one of its northern ireland assembly members, removed a clamp from the front wheel of his car, in belfast.

minister and david davis.ut moving those discussions on to the next stage in the relationship between britain and europe. talking about the transition period and the next step. in addition, there will be key ministerial meetings through the week, behind—the—scenes, looking at the technical details. it's about taking brexit on. all of this briefing in the national newspapers over the weekend is in part i header back to add pressure on to the prime minister. she had pressure when she was in china a few days ago. people wa nt to was in china a few days ago. people want to be clear about where she stands. she says she has been clear, that britain is leading the eu, they wa nt to that britain is leading the eu, they want to know what direction we are going in. for the moment, thank you. the prime minister is expected to announce plans to make it an offence under electoral law to intimidate parliamentary candidates and their campaigners. in a speech later this week, mrs may will say recent cases of politicians being

david davies the brexit secretary accused them of bad faith.owing confidence that the european commission will change its approach. david davis is going to tour the european capitals, putting pressure on them to pressure the commission to get a good deal. tonight the european commission repeated that it was sticking to its line that a transition period is not a given and that phrase sends shivers up the spine of british businesses. thank you forjoining us. the uncle of an 11—year—old—girl who was stabbed to death in wolverhampton has been charged with murder. jasmine forrester was found seriously injured in a house, in the early hours of friday morning and died later in hospital. delroy forrester is due to appear at walsall magistrates court tomorrow. to appear at walsall the leader of south africa's ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's president jacob zuma, will be decided tomorrow. he made the announcement at a rally in cape town, marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela. our africa editor fergal kean

when david davis speaks, he'll be talking about european union as british standards, some reassuranceisn't seeking to undermine or undercut europe on safety sta nda rds, undermine or undercut europe on safety standards, workers' rights, for example of the devolution speech, that david livingstone will make, we are told there were some real substance there to try and assure the scottish and welsh government that power which comes back will not be hoarded in whitehall. the big picture stuff, about how far and quickly we diverged from european regulations, will be left until the prime minister's speech, and in not giving much detail to hisjust minister's speech, and in not giving much detail to his just about get fragile unity in her own party. how difficult to balance will this be, given the fact that, within her own party, theresa may is having to appeal to two different constituencies? she is. but i think, in essence, time is running out, because the eu will be formulating its own negotiating directors, as they call it, ahead of these trade talks. there is no guarantee they will be co

the first priority for him and his host david davis is to agree what happens straight after brexit.ow what the british government wants? in the to years or so government wants? in the to years or so time frame not much will change but the real posturing is about the longer term. theresa may popped in for a longer term. theresa may popped in fora drink longer term. theresa may popped in for a drink after reminding her party that she wants out of the single market free trade area and the current customs union. but she knows, along with these to, there might be mishaps along the way. our negotiating team is starting straightaway, tomorrow certainly on an intensive period of negotiation and we can get that agreement. yet while this might sound elegant in a french accent it is still a warning. without the customs union, outside the single market, barriers to trade and goods and services are unavoidable. time has come to a choice. in other words, foreign secretary and others, make your mind up. the eu's has consistently said we can't keep the best bits of the eu without losing somewhere.

david davis accused them of acting in bad faith.ence that the commission will rethink its approach and david davis has been revisiting european capitals to persuade them to persuade the commission to reach a reasonable deal. the commission is sticking to its line, they are saying that a transition period is still not a given and that phrase will send a shiver up the spine of british businesses. thank you. the leader of south africa's ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's president jacob zuma, will be finalised tomorrow. speaking in cape town at an event marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela, mr ramaphosa made it clear that if the president didn't resign, he'd be asked to step down on monday. mr zuma's eight years in office have been marred by numerous corruption allegations. been marred by numerous we are currently engaged, comrades, in discussions around the transition to a new administration and specifically to resolve the issues and the position of the president of the republic of south

mr barnier held talks in downing street with the brexit secretary, david davis today. broad sets of negotiations going on at the moment. one between the eu and the uk and another within the british government, trying to reach agreement on what it wants the future relationship with the eu to look like. and the eu has emphasised on numerous occasions that until it has a clearer idea of the uk position, negotiations on the future cannot really begin. so what is happening at the moment? well, to start with there is still a lot of work to be done on the outstanding issues from phase one of the talks. we discussed them a lot last year. there's the future status of the irish border, a financial settlement or divorce bill, and the future rights of eu citizens here and uk citizens elsewhere in europe. and when it comes to number one, the irish border, the issue of customs arrangements which we are hearing a lot about today, looms large. how can you have an invisible border there without some kind of customs union? the challenge is to resolve all of these issues in the next few

as michel barnier and david davis hold talks in downing street, chris morris from the bbc‘s reality checkt stage we're at in the brexit negotiations. chris? yes, it feels like there are two broad sets of negotiations going on at the moment — one between the eu and the uk, and another within the british government, trying to reach agreement on what it wants the future relationship with the eu to look like. and the eu has emphasised on numerous occasions that until it has a clearer idea of the uk position, negotiations on the future can't really begin. so what's happening at the moment? well, to start with there is still a lot of work to be done on the outstanding issues from phase one of the talks. we discussed them a lot last year. the future status of the irish border, a financial settlement or divorce bill, and the future rights of eu citizens here and uk citizens elsewhere in europe. and when it comes to the irish border, the issues of customs arrangements — which we've heard so much about today — looms large. how can you have an invisible border there without some kind of customs unio

it is the result of all of those negotiations with david davies and the visits of theresa may to secureey included that agreement in december and this idea that northern ireland would remain fully aligned with the rest of the eu. what the eu side has said today is that they have fleshed that out in legal form and that is what has been met with this response from the uk but the eu says any other ways to try and prevent a hard border, that's up to the uk to propose those and they could be discussed and put into the text and supersede this idea if they are workable. but they have to come from the uk. the eu says it's waiting for that. there are other contentious issues as well. let's head to our ireland correspondent. you are very close to the border. what could change and what might have to change? this might not look like the front line in a battle but this will be the uk's only frontier with the european union. quite often at the moment you know you are passing from one country to another as you see one sign. speeds are measured in kilometres per hour rather than miles per hour. a lot o

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the brexit secretary, david davis, tells business leaders in vienna

brexit secretary david davis. and you can follow that speech live and in full if you are a bloomberg customer using the live go function. there's a mutual recognition of regulators in post-brexit and that he believes its key. theu.k. already goes beyond regulations. he is basically trying to say that i imagine if you mirror some of the regulations the u.k. could get an easier time. we will get to what mr. davis is saying next and we will have plenty more on brexit and his comments coming from vienna. this is bloomberg. >> we simply have to escape the dead hand of eu regulation and red tape. ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance." comment francine from london and new york. -- tom and francine from london and new york. while the results from hsbc were not the swan song that he hoped for as he hands over the rain to his successor. bloomberg daybreak asia spoke with the banks finance director following the results. despite the disappointing fourth quarter, they say hsbc is optimistic for 2018. >> we've always ta