she has more time now, time that donald tusk is urging herto more time now, time that donald tusk isthat by the end of may, we will know pretty much where these negotiations are going to go. we would know what will happen with the conservative leadership, there is likely to be a challenge along the way. by the rules of the conservative party, they can't get her out of office until the end of the year. so, she could be in position still for that summit in october and maybe still coming back to the european council to look for another extension, who knows. but it certainly gives everybody some breathing space and i think that will be some relief to those within the european council who wants the uk to just take a step back and work out whether the political process is working and whether they indeed want to look at an alternative way forward, a general election or indeed a second referendum. chris morris hasjust joined me. he was in that press conference and we heard you asked the question, chris, as to whether this really did suit anybody. a longer extension means that they will be ta

some breaking news coming in from the afp news agency, this is a quote from donald tusk and which he esa may. at the moment, donald tuskis theresa may. at the moment, donald tusk is saying theresa may has accepted that delay to the 31st. so thatis accepted that delay to the 31st. so that is just confirmation there after the round and remaining eu 27 leaders sat down together to discuss this request for an extension. donald tusk then met up with a theresa may to go through some of those conditions and we heard them talking about this earlier. this behavioural clause and after that, we had a little bit of an extension come expecting a press conference, a lot sooner, but there was an extension because there were a few issues that theresa may had with some of the small issues with the details of extension but now we are hearing from donald tusk according to the afp news agency that theresa may has accepted that delay, and the suggestion is that there will be a review in june. if suggestion is that there will be a review injune. if you remember, she had admitted to the eu requesting a dela

donald tusk yes, i was looking. suggesting that we could keep on coming back and asked for sentience. what can you give the british people and your own party that breaths it will actually happen? i'm very clear that we must deliver as a government oi'i that we must deliver as a government on brexit. the parliaments gave the choice to people in the referendum. the government said that we would abide by the decision the british people talk. it is now our duty to deliver on that decision. we could have already left the european union. what i want to do now is to work to ensure that we get that majority of parliament such that we can ratify the european union, leave the deal —— leave the deal, and do it as soon as possible. thank you. —— leave it as soon as possible. thank you. — — leave with it as soon as possible. thank you. —— leave with a deal and do it as soon as possible. theresa may concluding her press conference. a few things to take out of that. we can still leave the european union by the first ofjune if we r

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christian, i thinkl in the letter she sent to donald tusk.e letter she sent to donald tusk. christian, ithink i told you the news, didn't i? we have heard the news, didn't i? we have heard the news! it is a long night. use they there, christian. you beat me to it. stay there mage. we are in the studio here with stephen bush and katie. iwant the studio here with stephen bush and katie. i want to bring you all in this conversation. the suggestion is that emmanuel macron is not that happy about october 31, we are just hearing that now. but it doesn't sound as if that date has been walked down with the other 27 countries. it does not come as much a surprise if that is the day that the french president will not be pleased. we have talked about how no deal could still happen, and no one should presume the uk will get this extension and even if it was granted, the french president did suggest it could be a short one. it doesn't seem as though that argument has not won the room and it was angela merkel who said "let's give the uk some more time and t

well, in the words of donald tusk, it needs to be used wisely. there's much confidence at the moment in the political process in westminster but at least theresa may has set out a process this evening. she spoke to the leaders forjust over an hour, a better performance, we're told, than the one she put on in march at the eu summit here in brussels. but still, plenty of questions for the 27 other european leaders, in fact they were locked in discussions for some nine hours. and largely, that was because there was a disagreement between the german and the french camps in particular on how long this extension should be. the german chancellor had said that it should be as short as possible but long enough for people just to take a breather, and to take away some of the anxiety that surrounded brexit and in their view, that should have taken brexit to the end of the year. the french, of course, who are looking at eu reforms, the french president wants to get on with all that business of reforming the european union, were looking at a much shorter exte

in another twist to the break that saga, european council president donald tusk has requested an extensionf up to one year. reporter: another day, another "dear donald" letter to donald tusk. requesting an extension, this time to june 30. also, that britain would take part in eu elections if britain can't agree on a deal beforehand. another option suggests the president of the european council, donald tusk, has offered an extension of up to a year. one member of the u.k. cabinet has s suggested theheight have o take the offer. >> if we can't find a way through with p parliament, thene have no choice. but it's not our first choice. our firsrst choicice is to leave ququickly, cleanly, and allow britainn to moveororward. we are very optimistic that britain has a successssl post brbreads it futurere. we have this challenge of a hung parliament that we need to overcome in order to get that. brent: germany repeated --reporter: germany repeated its call. britain awaits a response from brussels. brent: we have team coverage of this race against the braves at clock. we are joined by a correspondent

you have it, the thoughts of jean—claude juncker and donald tusk bringing to an end a very long eveningere in brussels. a disagreement among the 27 over how long this extension should be and in the end, what we probably got here isa the end, what we probably got here is a fudge that probably suits all sides but does not really satisfy anybody in particular. a couple of things to pull out of that press conference. first and foremost, the date in june will only conference. first and foremost, the date injune will only be an occasion or staging post to review the progress that has taken place in westminster. donald tusk said it is entirely up to the uk as how it is perceived and deal with the withdrawal agreement. they can either ratify, leave the extension oi’ either ratify, leave the extension or rethink the brexit strategy if they want. they can revoke article 50, they have the time to do that. up 50, they have the time to do that. up to october 31. he dodged a question as to whether this is the final extension or whether it can be renewed. under the terms of article

meanwhile, donald tusk could offer the uka meanwhile, donald tusk could offer the uk a flexible exite of one year. that plan is likely to be put to eu leaders at next week's plasma eu summit. the attorney general geoffrey cox says there is likely to bea geoffrey cox says there is likely to be a lengthy brexit delay of talks between the government and labour don't succeed. we'll go to westminster to speak to our political correspondent alex forsyth about that letter shortly... but first, let's go to brussels and speak to our correspondent adam fleming... so, that letter perhaps on donald tusk‘s desk as we speak. meanwhile, he is proposing a flexible extension to brexit, what does that mean exactly? in simple terms, the idea donald tusk is putting on the table is article 50, the brexit process in the eu treaty, the date of that, which has already moved from 29th of march to the 29th of april, be moved to the end of march 2020. but there isa to the end of march 2020. but there is a little spin on this which is it would be very clear that if the uk parliament managed to get the brexit de

it is very interesting, the tweet from donald tusk coming out just the tweet from donald tusk comingthe last few minutes, clearly shows you the eu is watching very closely what has been happening in london, donald tusk saying, let us in london, donald tusk saying, let us be patient. so what is likely to happen? at the minute, the eu is simply going to sit and wait and say, as it has done already, that the uk has to present a clear plan by the beginning of next week, prefera bly by the beginning of next week, preferably monday for that eu summit on wednesday, to consider. because if you look at what theresa may said, she is asking for an extension possibly up to the 22nd of may so that the uk would not have to take pa rt that the uk would not have to take part in european elections. now, this is something that the eu leaders have already dealt with, they had that big summit, a long meeting late into the night that happened already a few days ago, and they were very clear that there would only be that extension if the withdrawal agreement was passed. the uk could still do that, but if

i'm kasia madera in london — the headlines: donald tusk confirms there will be another delay to brexitntil the end of october — we'll be live in brussels with the latest. the british pm will now hear the terms set by the eu — but will it be enough to calm her critics back home? i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore — also on the programme: the world's biggest election is set to begin in india with nearly 900 million people expected to vote. and america's attorney general says us intelligence agencies spied on donald trump's presidential campaign. live from our studios in london, and singapore, this is bbc world news. it is newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and one o'clock in the morning in brussels, where it's being reported that european union leaders have agreed to delay brexit until the end of october, with a review injune. this came after theresa may spent an hour in brussels trying to persuade the summit that it's worth granting an extension until the end ofjune, to see if she can get the opposition labour party to support her withdrawal agreement. my colleague chr

official who confirms a letter is being written by theresa may to the eu council donald tusk today, accordingicial. it doesn't say how long the delay is she is going to ask for. we heard earlier on a report from elsewhere that suggested tusk might grant a 12 month extension. conversationre the of length of delay goes. it reduces or expands the number of options that could lie ahead. up next, we'll turn our attention to germany. could there be hope for a recovery after poor data? we put the question to our guests next. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to the european open. we are 23 minutes into the trading day and not seeing a lot of movement. the dax unchanged. there really isn't a lot of trading going on ahead of the jobs numbers coming out later, which could lead to some change. that's why my head is on the central bank. here in germany, there is hope yet for a recovery. factory output rose more than expected in february, just slightly amid a surge in construction. it was a rare spec of good news amid a barrage of bleak reports. multi-assetor strategist at state street, is with us.

that is why donald tusk has been talking ofa is why donald tusk has been talking of a year—long extensionhat you are away from this cliff edge. the prime minister may say two things in it, cliff edge is good to concentrate minds... she has tried that. it didn't work. that you answer to that one. the other thing she might say is that we do not want meps from the uk giving the democratic mandate for leaving the eu. we do not want meps sitting in parliament, we want to be out before parliamentarian set in strasbourg. if we need a longer deadline, tales shouldn't my dogs. brexit and the potential problems it causes, especially if you get a very bad brexit are far more important than taking part in elections and after a ll than taking part in elections and after all allow people to vote. i think the prime minister is more afraid of what could happen to the conservative party in those elections than anything else. are you concerned about what might happen in those elections? there is a lot there is a lot of discussion and a battered section of the electorate who just want them to carry out —— a

council president donald tusk and the e.u. commission president younker let's listen to that they will continue to see a corporation as a full member state with all its rights and as a close friend and trusted ally in the future let me finish it was a lesson to our british friends. this extension of flexible as expected. and a little bit shorter than they expected but there's still enough to find the best possible solution please. do not waste this time. in june when we meet again we will not be renegotiating among ourselves all the u.k. greenman that was reach months ago because the wood green agreement must be respected in its entirety we don't want the withdrawal agreement to be called into question because that will jeopardize the backstop agreement we've negotiated with our irish friends. ok natasha butler is live there in brussels where all of this is happening all of these developments so. that now she will go to the house of commons tomorrow to discuss those two for a cent to resent this to them and the point of questi

we understand when it is wrapped up, donald tusk and john clydejunker will it is wrapped up, donald tusk after that, the prime minister will come and give us our thoughts and reflections on what has been decided. but this is not taken back control. this is the uk in the hands ofa 27 control. this is the uk in the hands of a 27 of the latest, clive. thank you, christian. many thanks for the tea m you, christian. many thanks for the team for staying up late and i suspect you will keep going potentially if we get a deal at some point. it's being described as a "significant milestone in human understanding of the universe." today astronomers unveiled the first ever picture of a black hole, three million times the size of earth. though it's 26,000 light years away, the hope is that the image will help research, into how galaxies came into being. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. that. this is the nucleus of the galaxy m87 and this is the first—ever image of a black hole. unveiled to the world, this black hole is more than 3 million times the size of the earth. and devouring mate

donald tusk.e next few days? i do not expect this to run for few days? i do not expect this to runfora few days? i do not expect this to run for a couple of days but maybe i have got this wrong, leaders want certainty for themselves and the united kingdom. it is a good proposal. they will debate the best date and there will be different views, weather it will be a couple of months or a year. it takes away from the united kingdom and ourselves about an uncertainty of ruling over a cliff edge. the uk prime minister and europe does not wa nt to prime minister and europe does not want to see a crash out of brexit we wa nt want to see a crash out of brexit we wantan want to see a crash out of brexit we want an orderly brexit. if we extend it for a number of months on a year, it for a number of months on a year, it gives the united kingdom certainty and time in which to deal with the ratification process. there is an interesting tweet from donald tusk, saying there are times when you need to be able to

the other option, as a donald tusk reminded us yesterday, was to revoke article 50? regard to wto. at the moment, that is the legal backstop, dare i say it. it is something which mps already, effectively, prove, when they voted for article 50. as for going back in, my understanding from all the conversations i've had, and all of the votes we have had is that nobody in the house would say there was a majority to revoke article 50. i don't think that is generally on the table. lets focus on the weeks and months ahead, the uk participating in eu elections, which looks like a definite possibility. you have said you would not campaign for the conservative party in those elections. you said at the beginning of this week you might even vote for a candidate put forward by nigel farage's brexit party. do you want to correct that? what i said was that i would be happy to support a candidate who would deliver on brexit, if you like, on that agenda. frankly, that could be conservative, it could be a member of another party. as to who, i want somebody with some real credibility,

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the prime minister writes to donald tusk, saying the uk could still leave earlier — if mps finally supporthe withdrawal deal. we still hope to leave the eu in the next couple of months. that's our ambition. we don't have a majority in parliament, and that means that we have to have these discussions withjeremy corbyn. we'll be live at westminster and in brussels. also this lunchtime... bailfor sally challen, the woman whose conviction for murdering her husband was quashed by the court of appeal. her family say they're delighted. it's a massive moment. we're overjoyed that she's coming out. mind the gap... at many companies, the difference between men and women's pay has widened — in favour of men. the england star who says he can't wait to turn his back on football — because of racism. and the tiger‘s on a roll. the horse that's could become the first back—to—back winner of the grand national since red rum. and coming up on bbc news: british heavyweight dillian whyte claims he is being frozen out of a first world title fight, saying the world boxing council are holding him back. good after

in a letter to eu leaders at the president of the european council, donald tusk, says in addition toresa may's request, we should discuss an alternative longer extension of up to a year. this is what theresa may said on that last month. i am not prepared to delay brexit any further than the 30th of june. brexit any further than the 30th of june. but the brexit secretary says something has changed. if there were an extension longer than the 30th of june, the key is that we contaminate that as soon as we can. some mps are furious she is looking for a further delay to brexit. the dup have said it is humiliating. but for some brexiteer as not every political clout has a silver lining. they think it could give enough time for the prime minister to be deposed and be replaced with a new leader to give the party a new sense of direction. for the party it gives it a chance to come together for a new leader to really listen to what the different parts of the conservative party are saying. i think most people believe that new leader must bea people believe that new leader must be a lever, a bre

european council president donald tusk has called it a breakthrough the e.u. china leaders summit in brussels saw beijing make concessions on key trade issues like market access and intellectual property this at a time of growing european an ease over china's brand of economic ambition on the world states they you is betting big on dialogue as a way to keep china and check and minimize but neither side needs more of trade tensions that is. the choreography is still a bit shaky. but when it comes to matters of trade at least the relationship is going in the right direction that's european union council president donald tusk take on the final communique for this year's brussels summit. negotiations have been difficult about that fruitful. three managed to agree a joint statement which sets the direction for the ship based on the reciprocity china has compromised on several key questions international companies will no longer be pressured into disclosing their technological know how to their chinese partners also cut back on state subsidies and in future trade re

despite that perception, the message from donald tusk is clear.down. —— a begging bowl. we still have to negotiate future trade deals with them. play nice. absolutely. there isa very them. play nice. absolutely. there is a very strong feeling amongst european leaders, they are so exasperated by britain that they really wa nt exasperated by britain that they really want to hurt her at the moment. she keeps coming back and keeps grandstanding and it is very tempting to just tell her to shove off and that they will put things oi'i. off and that they will put things on. but i think this is a good move, donald tusk is saying if we have a long extension, putting good behaviour clause is where britain agrees that they will reach certain stages and do so they are progressing, ratherthan stages and do so they are progressing, rather than her previous tactic was to dreaded no deal, even though a lot of our party are happy for that to happen, then we can actually see some progress in the deal being thrashed out. the front page of the independent, you lead us

but it has come down to a fudge for those in that room, donald tusk, the president of the eu council,een history yet seen a long time for history to change. her in east germany, they wa nt change. her in east germany, they want to give the uk proper time if the uk wanted to rethink its decision about leaving the european union and possibly take another route to a softer person or to revoke brexit altogether. 31st of october want to do it. but this is where they have landed with a kind of in between... six once, 20 weeks maybe? back to the uk, it is still so divided where it isjust not there yet for some people will not have breathing space if that is what the country wanted or needed. angela merkel wanted to get that space, and emmanuel macron didn't. they met summer in the middle. you asked me about the two main leaders in the eu and they found the compromise position between the two. the idea of the june review is a meaningless review. this place works on unanimity and different sides of briefing and what went on in the room, the feeling is that they are none too happy with emmanuel

the master plan pitched a donald tusk.san severs the final tie up with his former chief, his family's legal representative speaks to the bbc. welcome to this visit —— tuesday edition of asian business report. we begin with trade tensions not between us and china, we are talking about the eu and china. as european council president donald tusk and european commission president jean—claude juncker are hosting china later today. so what is on the agenda? our business reporter tells us. agenda? our business reporter tells us. we keep talking about the us and china but the european union and china but the european union and china are two of the world's biggest trading partners with over $1 billion in commerce each day, this covers everything from industrial and consumer goods to clothing, cars and consumer goods to clothing, cars and chemicals. but the eu wants beijing to open up even further by negotiating an investment treaty but here is the thing. europeans concern about what it calls china's lack of transparency, industrial

donald tusk was looking for something longer.s bring in maria who joins us live from brussels. do the europeans on the other cited the english channel fear that we will see a rolling cliff edge? that is what theresa may seems to be pointing us to. maria: exactly. you can see why this is all kinds of problematic. we had the prime minister say i want a short extension until the end of june and do not want to run in the european elections and you have donald trust -- donald tusk say that there should be a year-long extension meaning you have to run in the election. this is a nightmare scenario in brussels to get stuck in a cycle where the u.k., every two months decides that we do not want a no deal brexit have not figured out the answer. need a little more time. this is something that the e.u. does not want to be trapped in. at the same time it is difficult because nobody here, in particular the germans, do not want to be blamed for a no deal brexit. vonnie: are getting involved with labor exit easier to talk itut -- with labour mak

the bbc says donald tusk is behind it.y the idea has been kicked around for several weeks. it isason the pound likes it postpones the cliff edge but for the economy, it means the uncertainty is prolonged. next week, we've got a summit on april 10. will takey what may to the summit. extension donald tusk is talking about, there needs to be a clear path ahead. we expect a lot of noise into that summit about some of the most reluctant eu members saying what is the path ahead? there might be a bit of noise marketsht freak out like suggestions the eu won't grant an extension. what we hear from brussels is they will grant the extension but the question is how it will be framed. nejra: i like that, flex tension. lots of words coming out. brexord i have coined is haustion. evelyn herrmann of bank of america merrill lynch is still with us. how different is the prospect of a short or long extension to your base case of the impact on u.k. and eurozone growth? evelyn: again, not much really. our base case is we get a deal done. if we

to break the talk till october thirty first and we have a commission and council president that donald tusk and about to speak let's listen in the press conference following this special meeting of the you can council on brics it without further ado are first in line to the president of the open council but it's also to take the full thank you . with the president the president. tonight the repeal of goals of decided that through grants the united kingdom a flexible extension of the article fifty period until the. first of october this means another six months for the u.k. . during this time. because the function would be entirely in the u.k. so and. it's can still out there fired there was rogue remained in which case the extension would be terminated. it could also reconsider the whole rigid strategy. and that might lead to changes in the political declaration but. it was the old agreement. i'm through the end of this period david kay we also have the possibility to revoke the good fifty and briggs it all together. ok we'll continue to see a corporation as a full member state with all its

donald tusk is proposing a 12 month extension.ay says she hopes to have it ratified before may 23 but is prepared in case the deal fails to win the approval of parliament. china's vice premier is holding a new consensus when it comes to trade. it came after a meeting of the white house in a trip to washington. president trump talked up the prospects of a monumental agreement. there was an idea for trump to finalize a deal. leaks, theo wiki nation has a plan in place for the u.k. for his arrest. bail when he refused to be extradited to sweden. he said he feared facing trial in the u.s. for facing -- leaking government documents. relation -- revolution, according to the billionaire founder of the world's biggest hedge fund who says more than 60% of income earners keep falling for the top 40%. amazon is reportedly ready to take on apple's airpark. pods.mpany is -- air the company will let people use their voice to order goods and access music. tictoc -- powered by with a 2700 journalists in more than 120 countries. >> welcome back to

up to a year, that donald tusk has proposed up to a yea r, flex that donald tusk has proposed up tolex extension? the vice president of the european parliament was asked on bbc breakfast about what she thought about that proposal. i think it is quite a good proposal. they would debate the best date and i think there will be different views as to if it should be a number of months or a year. i think what it does is it takes away from the united kingdom and ourselves an uncertainty about a rolling cliff edge. for example, friday the 12th is the day at the moment that the united kingdom would leave the european union. clearly, the uk prime minister and europe does not want to see a crash out of brexit. we want an orderly brexit. if we extend it for a number of months or perhaps a year, it does give the united kingdom certainty and time which to deal with the ratification process. a very interesting tweet from donald tusk, i will try to quote it accurately, saying there are times when you need to give time to time, and perhaps this is one of those times, when we do need to understand th

she wrote a letter to donald tusk, the eu council president, requesting a leave date extension tojuneh, if needed. it also requests an option to leave earlier if a deal is agreed in parliament, but the letter accepts no agreement means the uk prepares for the european parliament elections on may 23rd, something mrs may has been desperately trying to avoid. at westminster, brexit is a work in progress and not much progress. mps could vote to set their own limit on any extension, potentially tough for the prime minister, since she will have to hammer out an agreement in brussels next week. even before today's letter, the government's lawyer in cabinet was warning of a potentially long brexit delay if talks with labour failed. we have to re—evaluate where we would be. the problem then would be in an extension, it is likely to be a long one. by which i mean longer than just a few weeks or months. after three rounds of talks this week, negotiations between team corbyn and team may were barely alive tonight, with no sign of a breakthrough. labour blaming the tories for offering no change in

in fights although donald tusk is preparing to ask e.u. leaders at the summit next wednesday to offer brits in this one year extension and he vest saying that that also allows for what she wants which is for the u.k. to leave the e.u. by the end of june they're saying that it would be a one year flexible extension so it any time before then if the u.k. parliament did pass a deal then they could leave well before the end so it's basically not contradicting what to reason he has put in this letter you are referring to that she sent to donald tusk to pass on to the other e.u. twenty seven leaders of course perhaps her thinking is that it's better for her to ask for a short extension and that to be rejected than to be seen to be. weak if you like to be seen not to be not to be doing everything she can to try to get bricks it through particularly for the hard line breaks it is in her own party why do i say that because that date of thirtieth of june was already rejected by the european union when she asked for it before circumstances have chang

donald tusk tweeted to eu leaders, " let donald tusk tweeted to eu leaders, "let us be patient".rts news. good evening. despite a record investment last summer — the most ever by a newly—promoted club — defeat send them back to the championship with five games remaining. and it's not going well — abdoulaye doucoure has watford ahead. manchester united could move up to third with a win at wolves, it's been a quick start — scott mctomminay put them ahead with his first goal for united. but diojojota has levelled it up in the last few minutes for the hosts. coverage on bbc radio 5live and the bbc sport website. england will be joined by scotland for the first time at the world cup. the deal will also taek in the next euriopean cahmpionship that will be hedl in england. —— take in the next european championship that will be held in england. northern ireland and wales have been involved in a joint home nations deal before, but the republic of ireland are included for the first time. and england's record goalscorer who retired from the international game in 2014, thinks deals like this

let us be patient is the response from the european council president, donald tusk, but the scottish national party is unimpressed. this isa national party is unimpressed. this is a process that we are engaged in in parliament, there is a bill out tomorrow that will extend the article 50 process, and what we have seen today is a prime minister who seems to want to ignore that and engage ina seems to want to ignore that and engage in a fireside chat with jeremy corbyn. that's not acceptable. when the time comes, they'll be in the chambers. a neo—nazi and convicted paedophile is facing a jail sentence for plotting to murder the labour mp rosie cooper. as london imposes a new ultra—low emissions zone, health experts say long—term exposure to man—made air pollution accounts for 30,000 deaths a year in the uk. and at 11:30pm we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. stay with us for that. good evening. after a cabinet meeting that lasted eight hours, the prime minister has announced she will ask the eu for another extension to the brexit deadline, to try to brea

european council president donald tusk said there would also be a review in june, and tusk said therebe a review injune, and he offered this clear message to the uk. this extension is as flexible and i expected and a little bit shorter than i expected, but it is still enough to find the best possible solution. please do not waste this time. theresa may says she still hopes to leave with a deal as soon as possible, potentially before the 22nd of may in order to avoid the uk having to take part in european elections. i do not pretend that the next few weeks will be easy all there is a simple way to break the deadlock in parliament, but we have a duty as politicians to find a way to fulfil the democratic decision of the referendum, deliver brexit, and move our country forward. nothing is more pressing of move our country forward. nothing is more pressing or more move our country forward. nothing is more pressing or more vital. it's no secret that key players within europe remain deeply divided over how best to handle britain's withdrawal. wednesday's decision was ultimately a way for the

joining us from london so it just seems that donald tusk answer is a may and a de marte odds over how long that should be delayed for. the u.s. so on the surface very different views of what should happen donald tusk writing to twenty seven of the e.u. leaders ahead of the summit in brussels next wednesday basically recommending that they do give britain as much flexibility as possible not to be seen to be being too harsh on britain limiting cerys maze options with that one year extension to the brics it deadline. the idea has been welcomed by the irish prime minister they override can not surprisingly his country stands to lose perhaps the most if there's a no deal directly to disorderly bricks it because of economic links but mark root of the dutch premier has said that the proposals. from to reason may raise significant questions which reason may of course is asked for an extension just till the end of june that's what she asked for a couple of weeks ago in the e.u. promptly rejected that giving her a shorter deadline if she had got her withdrawal deal passed through parliament whi

wants another three months until the end of june meanwhile the president of the european council donald tusk is we're proposing a flexible twelve month delay well for more on this let's cross. in london that being said the e.u. is indicating it would give the u.k. yet another extension to the brags that deadline was the thinking behind this that . that's right daryn though to clarify we must just stress that this is reportedly what the head of the european council donald tusk is preparing to ask the heads of government at that summit in brussels next wednesday to do for britain it's his idea came off the long talks on thursday and he says it's the best solution his point is that it will give maximum flexibility to the u.k. so that the european union is not seem to be pressuring them into staying in the bloc but also would have the u.k. constantly coming back with a mini request for a short extension after extension so to avoid start kind of chaotic scenario his proposal is that britain be offered a one year extension presumably ending in april twenty twenty with the possibility of leaving th

donald tusk...t if the european limit ratifies it in for some the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt says nobody wants a long delay. we still hope to leave the you in the next couple of months. that is our ambition. we don't have a majority in parliament and that means we have to have those discussion with jeremy means we have to have those discussion withjeremy corbyn to see if there is enough common ground to do that. supporting conservative np jacob reese mogg doesn't like the extension and he has responded to donald tusk‘s suggestion with a tweet in which he says... to which the european parliament's press according nader replied —— european parliament's. .. he signs it off with a winky emojis face. the irish cup minister says the extension might be better to avoid further uncertainty. nobody wa nts avoid further uncertainty. nobody wants no deal. we also wants to avoid rolling extensions where there is an extension every couple of weeks and every couple of months. that is uncertainty for bus

. >>> president donald tusk will offer the u.k. a 12-month brexit extension, but the french finance minister says paris would question the moesh of any british request for a delay. >> the french president has made it clear that we need to understand an extension. >> investors await the u.s. jobs report due out later today, hopeful that a strong print could fut put recession fears to bed and keep the fed from cutting rates. >>> not a huge amount of momentum across the european markets this morning as we get close to the end of the week, a lot of are dealers potentially taking profit off the table after a relatively strong run this week. if we look at the markets here in europe, though, you can see where there is some momentum. >> we look at the sectors, and you can see where that momentum remains. it's in basic resources. again, one of those trade sensitive stock sectors that you can see where people react well to some of that news flow around the trade discussions between trump and xi, or at least their governments. household goods

donald tusk warns the u.k.o be sincere. , whileolitics nominates the ecb -- >> australia now knows the date. ♪ punting brexit, and the ecb and the fed making it clear that the doves remain in ascendancy. we are looking at inflation data around 9:30. implications for policy and profits. is the extension going to be a trick or treat? that will be the key question. the pound all over the place. >> the brexit drama will stretch on for six months, the european union agreed to delay the split longer than theresa may wanted, threatening to trigger a backlash. top eu officials are frustrated. u.k. to be once the sincere and not waste time. we are at the summit in brussels. i guess the ball is in britain's court. what happens? >> it is. it is gone past 3:00 a.m. it has been a heated discussion. they have agreed to the new brexit deadline, october 31, but there was clear and explicit warning from donald tusk to prime minister may and the house of commons to not waste time, to make sure they use the time to get the deal t

the european council president, donald tusk, delivered this warning to the uk. me finish with a message to our british friends. this extension is as flexible as i expected and a little bit shorter than i expected. but it is still enough. but it is still enough to find the best possible solution. please do not waste this time. let's get the reaction from brussels with our reporter adam fleming. it seems the mood was amicable. it seems the mood was amicableli it seems the mood was amicable.” think that is putting it too far, there were lots of disagreements behind—the—scenes, although nobody left and a half or stormed out and this halloween date, the new deadline for the brexit process, halloween of all days, is shorter than some wanted. the dutch wanted it to be a year, and it is longer than some expected, for example the french and austrians. also in the written statement there are words talking about how the uk will have to behave well as a member in the extension and notjeopardise the functioning of the eu, but no official mechanism to make that happen. some p

donald tusk last night was talking about the need for patients.s not the message -- for patience. that was not the message i got from jean-claude juncker. maria: not at all, but if you follow brussels daily, you do realize that donald tusk is an optimist. he still thinks there is a way to maybe undo brexit, that the u.k. may ultimately change its mind, and that you can keep a very close relationship. i do think it is a mistake to think that donald tusk speaks on behalf of the european commission, the likes of juncker , but also to think that in this particular case he speaks on behalf of the eu 27. it has been made very clear by many other heads of state like emmanuel macron that they think this is a question for a different generation, that brexit needs to be put to rest now and the eu has to be move forward. i think you have to tread those very carefully. vonnie: european parliamentary elections don't typically grab the imagination of europeans. at the same time, this time might be a little different because the u.k. may have to take part. bothe

in a letter to european council president donald tusk, theresa may says britain will prepare to hold ons for the european parliament, with the option of pulling out of them. mr tusk is considering a longer, flexible extension of up to a year. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. what next for brexit? because parliament is still deadlocked, unable to agree how we can agree we re unable to agree how we can agree were not relieved, the prime minister is asking for more time to try and sort it out. in a letter to the european council president, theresa may asked to delay our departure date until the 30th of june this year but once the option of leaving earlier if parliament supports a brexit deal before then, which is what the government hopes. we still hope to leave the eu and the next couple of months, that is oui’ the next couple of months, that is our ambition, we don't have a majority in parliament. and that means that we have to have these discussions with jeremy means that we have to have these discussions withjeremy corbyn to see if there is enough common ground to

arnold tusk said they will also be a review injune and offered this clear message to the uk. —— donald tuskusk. this decision is as flexible as i expected and a little bit shorter than i expected. but it is still enough to find the best possible solution. please... do not waste this time. theresa may still hopes to leave with a deal as soon as possible. in order to avoid the uk having to take part in european elections. i don't pretend the next few weeks will be easy or there is a simple way to break the deadlock in parliament but we have a duty as politicians to find a way to fulfil the democratic decision of the referendum, deliver brexit and move oui’ referendum, deliver brexit and move our country forward. nothing is more pressing or more vital. it's no secret key players within europe remained deeply divided over how best to handle britain's withdrawal. wednesday's decision was ultimately away for the eu to avoid a no—deal brexit or at least make more time to prepare for one. i think we delivered best possible compromise because it was one to provide the unity of the 27 a second, becau

on friday the president of the european council donald tusk is waiting on a response from u.k. prime minister theresa may it's being reported that the deadline will now be october thirty first with the review in june may actually wanted a shorter delay until june thirtieth tashi butler joins us live from brussels so natasha what are the details were coming out what do we know so far. right now we waiting to hear from the e.u. council president donald tosk for more and more details are exactly over this extension that's been agreed all we know right now is that an extension has been agreed on by all twenty seven a huge members don't know tosk has met with the british prime minister to resume a he's told her about the extension and she apparently has accepted that it is reported this extension would be until october thirty first that is no longer the reason may have dos forward she came here earlier many hours ago that was actually on wednesday evening without those day morning here in brussels to resume a had wanted an extension until june the thirtieth we have now reports of oc

with us in studio thank you both for joining us barbara let's start with you so we heard there donald tusk and john called you are saying they were satisfied with this agreement but with the admonition please do not waste this time this next six months theresa may have said it's her intention to leave before that date if possible even before elections next month what do you make of all these comments. of course one of those said please get on with it because he and the of the e.u. leaders have been watching the agony over breakfast for months on and now we need to remember in november there was draw agreement was agreed by the two sides as a matter of principle the entries made took a back to london and since then there was just after chaos an even more chaos so the lead from donald tusk is quite understandable he hopes that britain can somehow return to its good senses and find a compromise as the european union has done here tonight and figured out how and how much of an extension to give so that is that is the main point that you have to take away from donald to scan of course also junc

and floats their ideas for rival bret's at extensions the news donald tusk is said to be proposing a flexible twelve month delay for the u.k. to leave the dog for even may once and june thirtieth deadline will be weighing up the possibilities with our london and brussels correspondent also coming up a rebuke for president at a one in turkey as local elections we report from istanbul where a recount is underway to decide whether anyone's party has lost its twenty five year grip on power and. fears of college as militia troops reach the outskirts of the libyan capital tripoli original warlord is preparing to drive out internationally backed government. and an upcoming exhibition that puts rockstars instruments at center stage. and. new york's metropolitan museum at minus the hardware of rock n roll and its show called play it loud. i'm an eclipse mackinnon thanks so much for joining us british prime minister to resign may has also the e.u. for yet another extension to bret's it saying the u.k. needs more time to avoid leaving the block without a deal and l.s.s. sent to european council