at the point at which we exit the eu we will meet to know what our new relationship with the eu is. will possible to negotiate both parts within the time thatis negotiate both parts within the time that is available, that could be as little as 18 months? it could be. you referred to it as being in relation to the need for the european parliament to have a process of ratification. the results ofa process of ratification. the results of a concern that european leaders have in relation to the european parliamentary elections which are taking place in 2019, and the concerned to ensure the arrangements about the uk's relationship are clear. are you confident that the 27 member states think it is possible to negotiate a new trade and access deal in 18 months, given simon rogers is reported to have advised ministers, not his view, that it could take up to ten years to agree a new trade deal? i have noted, when i have been talking to individual leaders, the willingness from everybody to ensure that we can undertake this as smoothly and as orderly as possible, and a recognition from everybod

he seemed to be putting it out to say don't blame the eu. nobody is blaming the eu.ction to it. we could do more. that may be the case. if you are going to have sanctions against russia, and we have some. you think they are inadequate. yes. but to make sure everybody is in for these, do you need the eu? yes, absolutely. but that is our position at the moment. we should negotiate this further. we have been witness to intolerable suffering. we have to have sanctions not against the russian people but against the regime. but again the eu has done no more than what it has been doing already. it needs to be more. by the uk remaining part of the eu, it is more likely that we will be taking more people with us to deliver sanctions against russia. we need to be at the table not stuck outside. do you think the summit‘s decision to look at creating a mini military headquarters and co—ordinate troops is going to cause concern in the kremlin? no. no, not at all. i would like to make a related point, or share that with you if i may. we were always told we were scaremongering, sug

some of those are eu nationals.re is no clear visibility on what's going to happen to those guys post hard brexit, soft brexit, whatever brexit. they have been lean years for the pig farmers of yorkshire — migration from europe is at a record level. but what will end freedom of movement mean to the uk economy and how will it work in practice? we have an special panel with us this evening to debate the big issues. michael gove is here — the former tory cabinet minister one of the chief architects of the vote leave campaign. sir vince cable of the liberal democrats — former business secretary and a strong remain supporter. professor anand menon of king's college london — who leads the independent research body, uk in a changing europe. and dia chakravarty, political director of the taxpayers‘ alliance — a think tank for for lower taxes and smaller government. hello and welcome to the brexit effect — this is our special programme looking more in—depth at what lies ahead for the uk and the eu. we're now almost six month

you currently have net migration from the eu is 180 9000.nce of meeting your net migration target, you would have to get eu net migration down to, what, 50,000? we will be putting into place the immigration arrangements for people coming within the european union that we believe are in the interests of the united kingdom. does that mean that if you conclude it is not in the interests of the united kingdom to get net migration from the eu down to 50,000, you will ditch the net migration target, or will you give the net migration target priority over what is in britain's best interests in the ago she asians? this government will retain its intentions of bringing net migration target —— in these negotiations. we have set out very clearly. time now that we believe sustainable levels are in the tens of thousands —— that for some time now. we do that for very good reasons, because of the impact that we believe immigration does have an research has shown us have on people, particularly those on the lower end of the income is scale. people, particul

norway was not a member of the eu. you left the eu.d not expect those people who you turn your back to them, to be nice to you. you cannot ask for free trade agreements and get the same benefits as if you are a member of the eu, no, you can't. you have to leave and after that, they will decide whether they will give you this free trade agreement or not. but you cannot leave and have all the benefits. but you were in favour of brexit, weren't you? no, i was against it. i was always against it. the city of london, most businesses would like a transitional agreement. most people in business and trade would like a transitional agreement. for example, this weekend we saw a very important report from the house of lords on the uk fishing industry. i was very surprised. uk fishing was something you would think would want to come out of the eu altogether and the common fisheries policy that even in that area the house of lords were saying they would have to keep some eu membership. but the areas with fishermen and women voted overwhelmingly for

he talked about the question of eu funds and eu funds that are currently intended to continue beyond clearly some weeks ago what the position on this was. that those funds will be continue to be met provided they give value for money and meet the uk government's objectives. he talked about the length of the process as he knows once we trigger article 50. how long within that process it does ta ke how long within that process it does take depends on the progress of the negotiations that that take place. he then talked about uncertainty and needing investment to come into the united kingdom and how he gave the impression there was a bleak picture out there of the economy, the fastest growing economy in the g7 i would remind him. let's look at companies that announced new additional investment since the brexit referendum, honda, jaguar land rover, nissan, aldi, associated british ports, gsk, statoil, the list will continue because this is still a good place to invest. it is a good place to grow businesses and then he talks about confusion on the front bench. well, he has been looking at

that means we leave the eu and all the eu regulations. does she agree that the certainty that this country is looking for. >> i will think my honorable friend for repeating that brexit means brexit. in fact it does. i think it's important that the point we leave the eu that it will be open to this parliament to decide which regulations it will wish to continue with and which it wishes to change. >> in regard to citizens who have come to live in the uk, does the prime minister agree that the principle of protecting those who make a contribution to our community should be a core responsibility of our government >> it's important to recognize the contributions made by those living here in the uk. i expect to wish to be able to guarantee but we do need reciprocity. we need to have certain guarantees for uk citizens who are living in the european union. >> is there any discussion on how quickly the eu can make progress on tax avoidance and when will the eu go ahead. [inaudible] >> i have to disappoint my friends because this is not a matter th

"i want a courageous position from the eu. i want them to send forces to monitor evacuation of civilians." one of his strongest supporters is french president francois hollande, who is the many a clear message from the eu. "if the 28 cannot agree on such crucial questions -- for instance, how can thehe civil population be saved, how can we stop a war that is already going on for five years and how can we denounce the massacres that took place with russian, syrian, and iranian involvement -- if we have no answers, what are we good for?" what the eu can actually do regarding syria, however, is limited. leaders are likely to issue a statement strongly condemning the assault by the syrian regime and its allies, especially russia. but as eu's foreign policy chief makes clear, additional sanctions against russia are not on the table. >> it is clear that the regime and its allies, russia and iran, have a responsibility in what happens and is happening in aleppo. our priority today is to try to make things better on the ground for civ

as regards the eu regulation, i think it is important that a point at which we leave the eu, eu regulations are -- and will be open to the department to decide which of those regulations it wishes to continue with and which it wishes to change. >> in regard to citizens of town to live in the uk, doesn't the prime minister agree that the principle of protecting those who make a positive a our communities should be a core responsibility of our government? >> i recognize the positive contribution that is made by eu citizens living in the united kingdom. i have said on many occasions at that i expect to be able to and wish to be able to guarantee their status or in the uk, but we do need reciprocity. we need to have care and concern for uk citizens who are living in the european union. >> is the prime minister have any discussions on how quick of the eu can make progress on tackling national tax avoidance and in particular when the eu will go ahead with the country by country boarding? >> i have to disappoint my friend and that this was not a matter that was being discussed at the european coun

the lib dems got it after a very pro—eu campaigns appeal it is a very pro—eu campaigns appeal it is ap win that controls party. now she might listen to some panic stricken tory mps and lib dems reading down their necks. is it time to listen to the electorate to make me not want brexit, but they certainly do not wa nt brexit, but they certainly do not want a brexit. -- who may or may not. farewell, 2016, hello, 2017. donald trump could be inaugurated as president of the us. elections in france. germany will have elections. but british politics will be overwhelming we dominated by the negotiations for our exit from the eu. -- negotiations for our exit from the eu. —— overwhelmingly. hang on, maybe i should head back in there. no, ican't maybe i should head back in there. no, i can't miss all of that. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. train passengers are warned of delays, diversions and cancellations, as work starts on a record number of engineering upgrades on our rail network. iamat i am at ealing broadway where trains to paddington are terminating, becau

the eu is making a mess of virtually everything.ozone, then the eu's common asylum policy compounded by angela merkel, and what we've seen are huge streams of people coming into europe over the course of the last year, no security checks done on anybody. or you could sign up for grassroots out, an alliance of tory backbenchers and a few other characters. left, right! forward march! to victory! on the 23rd ofjune. as the battle went on, leavers capitalised on feelings that there was something fishy about the entire political establishment. i think this country has had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms. people have had enough of experts? what do you mean? acronyms saying they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong. old foes became firm allies, but among the tories things were getting more and more unfriendly. boris is the life and soul of the party. but he is not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening. blue on blue, as it was known, turned into all—out war when george osborne theorise

the eu is making a mess of virtually everything.urozone, then the eu's common asylum policy compounded by angela merkel, and what we've seen are huge streams of people coming into europe over the course of the last year, no security checks done on anybody. or you could sign up for grassroots out, an alliance of tory backbenchers and a few other characters. left, right! forward march! to victory! on the 23rd ofjune. as the battle went on, leavers capitalised on feelings that there was something fishy about the entire political establishment. i think this country has had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms. people have had enough of experts? what do you mean? acronyms saying they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong. old foes became firm allies, but the tories things were getting more and more unfriendly. boris is the life and soul of the party. but he is not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening. blue on blue, as it was known, turned into all—out war when george osborne theorised ab

it gives people certainty at the point we leave the eu on how eu law is operated so that -- is protected. one want to clarify straightforward point to buy leaving, the mean what is commonly understood by leaving, that eu law will no longer apply directly in u.k. courts? prime minister may: when we are outside the european union, we will be determining our laws and british courts. >> that will be completed by 2019? in april 2019? marguerite: i fully expect to be able to meet the timetable that is being set out. >> one further point, therefore, clarification. article 50 provides for a country to leave more than two years after it is triggered as part of the withdrawal agreement. answers iit from the just had that you are not seeking a withdrawal agreement. the two-year period. we are notter may: seeking to extend article 50 be on the two year period. it may be that the negotiations two be completed before years. but we are not seeking to say we want this to be extended beyond the two years. i fully expect to undertake the deal within that time. >> that deal when not contain anything that c

the eu is making a mess of virtually everything.hen the eu's common asylum policy compounded by angela merkel, and what we've seen are huge streams of people coming into europe over the course of the last year, no security checks done on anybody. or you could sign up for grassroots out, an alliance of tory backbenchers and a few other characters. left, right! forward march! to victory! on the 23rd ofjune. as the battle went on, leavers capitalised on feelings that there was something fishy about the entire political establishment. i think this country has had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms. people have had enough of experts? what do you mean? old foes became firm allies, but among the tories things were getting more and more unfriendly. boris is the life and soul of the party. but he is not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening. blue on blue, as it was known, turned into all—out war when george osborne theorised about a harsh brexit budget. the sort of tax rises we could see include a 2p ris

but, injune, they voted to leave the eu.ukip, believes that it, not labour, is now the authentic voice of working—class experience. the lack ofjobs and the lack of opportunities for our young'uns, that is absolutely horrendous. and with the mass migration under the labour party, under tony blair in particular, all the wages were compressed. i think it is a case of ukip filling in the gap where labour once was. for the working class. during the brexit referendum, the official leave campaign said the uk sent £350 million per week to brussels, and this could be better spent on the nhs. they painted it on the side of their campaign bus. critics said that it was a lie. this is what that bus looks like now — new livery and new colours. the pledge to fund health care has gone. just as it has gone from the national discourse. is this the uk's version of so—called post—truth politics? we knew exactly who made the claim written on the side of this bus, they were challenged every day on television. there is still a shared public realit

with the eu that is a common market, with the eu that is a common market, not a common with the eu thatgovernment, based not a common government, based on alliance rather than alliance rather than abception. i'm sure we alliance rather than abception. i'm sure we can do alliance rather than abception. i'm sure we can do that so it sure we can do that so it is beneficial to all. sure we can do that so it is beneficial to all. that beneficial to all. that brings an advantage to us beneficial to all. that brings an advantage to us and to our european partners. thank you very much, the the government the government is the government is dropping a the government is dropping a national teaching scheme to nationalteaching scheme to hire more teachers‘ more teachers‘ with more teachers‘ with us more teachers‘ with us is more teachers‘ with us is branwenjeffries. more teachers‘ with us is branwenjeffries. tell us with us is branwenjeffries. tell us what the national teaching what the national teaching service was to look like? what the national teaching service was to look like? this was to look

that is only if japan opens up the eu farm could and they allow japanese cars in the eu u nfettered allowthe eu unfettered access. they used stand to gaina unfettered access. they used stand to gain a great deal from a trade agreement like this. many have said symbolically it would signal that free trade deals are not going out of fashion despite statements from us president—elect donald trump that the us will pull out of the trans—pacific the us will pull out of the tra ns—pacific partnership the us will pull out of the trans—pacific partnership and also the vote by the uk to lead the eu. both of these things have been seen as anti—trade moves. both of these things have been seen as anti-trade moves. 0k, very interesting. we will keep an eye on that. the corner shop has been at the centre of our communities for more than 70 years and despite the rise of supermarkets and a change in our shopping habits, the corner shop market is expected to increase by 17% to £44 billion over the next five years. babita sharma, herself the daughter of shopkeepers, investigates how the corner shop has mana

as to how eu law is operating. so workers rights remain protected and so forth. >> i'm just trying to click on one very straightforward point. by leaving do you mean what is, understood eu leaving, that is that the eu law will no longer apply directly in uk courts? >> when we are outside the european union, we will be determining our laws and it will be british courts spirit and that will be completed by 2019? >> the -- >> in april 2019? >> i fully expect to be able to meet the timetable that has been set out in terms of determination. >> one for the point, therefore, clarification. article 50 provides for a country to leave more than two years after it's triggered as part of the withdrawal agreement. do i take it from the answers i just heard that you are not seeking a withdrawal agreement that will lead you beyond the two-year period? >> we are seeking to extend the article 50. beyond the two years. in fact, the european commission has indicated that they consider it may be that the negotiations would be complete

is on the table at a dinner of eu leaders today. theresa may will update them on her plans to launch britain's exit from the eu but she is not invited to the dinner after. the remaining 27 will discuss their strategy. the u.n. says it is considering sanctions against gambia's president who refuses to step down and make room for the newcomer who won the election to replace them. -- him. the world's biggest cyber atattk at yahoo! with one billion accounts affected. we'll have the details in our business updatate. museum is giving visitors a rare glimpse of paintings 15,000 years old thanks to an exact replica of the prehistoric caves in the lescaux. story live from paris. we will start in aleppo. it's an offer for those who want to take it up. who are in people eastern aleppo given that there is a cease-fire will be able to stay. they may be able to stay with family, relatives. this evacuation probably primarily is going to be taken up by the families of fighters and those who may been involved in journalism, activism. tobody who may

would that be part of the eu negotiations?'s answer was, let's see how that negotiations go. we have got the target and we want to get there, but this is not the moment to say exactly how we are going to deal with net migration from the eu. although of course she did stress that getting back control of immigration was one of the key issues in the referendum on which the government was determined to deliver. so a long session, the prime minister really pressed for a lot of detail. i think still where going to have to wait until the new year before we get a much clearer idea of exactly how the government is going to approach these negotiations. she was also pressed on what might happen in the worst case scenario that we end up leaving, having triggered article 50, without any agreed deal. that's right. she said, well, there are plenty of contingency plans. she also addressed this whole question ofa also addressed this whole question of a transitional deal. but, as she pointed out, this can mean different things to different peop

those ministers today said they are concerned that the eu is applying double standards and the eu's credibility is at stake just because there is a eu-turkey deal. there are ministers who are fully aware of how important to be deal is for stemming the flow of refugees. at a time when there is a populist surge in europe, this deal is very important for european leaders. finally, you have those ministers like the german foreign minister who said today, look, we have to see the broader picture. we have to see turkey as a crucil partner when it comes to conflict like the one in cyprus. >> we are looking at this from a turkish point of view. where our events? -- where are events? >> according to the eu-turkey deal, a session should be accelerated. the eu parliament has suggested freezing acession talks in case the death penalty should be introduced. one minister endorsed or even praised this approach. it was the austrian foreign minister. >> for years now, turkey has been evolving further and further away from europe. and in the last few months, this trend has actually hastened. over 100,000 people

be a member of the single market of the eu, and a single market of the uk. times as much to scotland. trying to weave together the different demands or brexit could yet strained the bonds that holds the uk together. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. doctors have described a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer as "truly transformative," and they hope it could be used to treat other cancers. the technique, developed by researchers from university college london, uses a laser to activate a drug made from deep—sea bacteria. trials involving more than 400 men found it destroyed tumours without causing severe side effects. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, has the story. this is the technology which represents a huge leap in prostate cancer treatment. it involves a drug derived from bacteria found in the darkness of the ocean floor. this laser optic fibre is inserted into the prostate, the light activates the drug which kills the cancer. when gerald capam was diagnosed with early prostate cancer, he was worried it might develop and he'd need surge

she argues just because the uk's the eu, it does not have to leave leave the single market.i do not accept that there is a mandate to take any part of the uk out of the single market. scotland could stay in the sigel market even if the rest of the uk chooses to leave. today's proposals are nothing like the red white and blue brexit theresa may speaks about, they're more of a bespoke scottish tartan version. for scotland to be able to stay in the single market substantial new powers would need to be devolved. control over immigration, business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred north of the border. like this tartan mill in the scottish borders export into the eu. they claim firms like this could employ eu nationals who would not have the right to work elsewhere in the uk but it won't be easy. it would be legally and politically and technically extremely difficult for scotland to stay in the single market if the uk is leaving the eu because they would be one set of business regulations applying to scotland and another applying to england which would

split roughly 50/50 between eu immigration -- >> and non-eu -- >> and non-eu immigration. slightly more from outside the eu. not too far from 50/50. the immigration policy is going to change as a result of us leaving the european union. what is the policy objective of the climate change that we will make? is it still to reduce net immigration two tens of thousands rather than the 300,000-plus? >> right, all i can do -- bear if minds, i said earlier, mr. mcfatten, that my task is to bring the decision home as it were, and. for others to exercise the decision. i draw your attention i think to comments both by the prime minister and current home secretary who said that that aim is still there, but they also warned it's not going to be -- it's not going to happen overnight. it's not going to be some closing doors and so on. and my own view as i said earlier is there will be exercising national interest which does not mean suddenly denying universities nobel lower yachts coming there, or -- laureates coming in or denying businesses managers from tokyo or berlin or wherever. and

split roughly 50/50 between eu immigration -- slightly more from outside the eu. it's not too far from 50/50. the immigration policy is going to change as a result of us leaving the european union. what is the policy objective of the change that we will make? is it still to reduce net immigration to tens of thousands rather than the 300,000 plus? >> all i can do here, bear in mind, my task is to bring the decision home as it were were, d for us to exercise decision. i draw your attention to comment further by the prime minister and by the current home secretary who had said that aim is still there but they've also one is not going to be something, it's not going to happen overnight, and my own view of this as i said earlier is that there woul will be exerd in the national interest. which means it will not be suddenly denying universities nobel laureates coming there or denying businesses the ability to transfer managers from tokyo or berlin or wherever. and doesn't involve a shutting down farms in the country. >> but is it a race will expectation on behalf of the

the eu commission which is the executive arm of the eu and the parliament.ith the eu leaders agreeing on a compromise where the country holding the six-month rotating presidency of the consul would be able to participate in the negotiations along with the commissions chief negotiator. these two countries holding the rotating presidency in 2017, two of the smallest countries in the includingthe eu estonia. and the eu parliaments president martin schulz who wants to get involved. it was agreed last night that the eu parliament would be able to send some representatives to participate in some discussions because remember the eu parliament will have to ratify any brexit deal that is decided and finally, we heard from the minister at the end of the dinner last night who expressed his concern about the relationship with northern ireland, the trade relationship and he wants eu leaders not to do anything to -- the peace process with northern ireland. prime minister meeting with angela merkel today. what are we expecting? inhe needs angela merkel order for greece to

but it was not a question framed on the membership in the eu.nd the other thing i think to take on board, whether or not you're right, it would suggest if there was an eu referendum initially, the vote would be to leave. whether it does imply from that, what is clear from the market reaction is people realize that the process to get from where we are today to either an anti-eu government or more importantly an out referendum on the eu in italy is a long way off. that's why the market is up today despite the result. >> oh, okay. it was not the counter factual once again wasn't born out from what the mainstream media thought would happen. this is actually that you needed to explain, you need to be here for this, melissa cabrera. but anyway, we'll talk about this. we'll talk about -- we have larry coming in. we have ian williamson. >> he is an economist? >> i gave him that title. did you hear the headline? >> i don't have a microphone on. >> we stopped the presses because we have to change the stories, there's a new headline, larry summers doesn't

we were talking about the eu japan trade.esidency, in a post brexit environment. these trade deals which people are not really talking about at the moment between some of the largest economies out there will keep things going. what was your favourite christmas toy? are used to like getting a new mountain bike —— i used. we always able to go out for a bike ride before coming back for some turkey. good stuff. thanks very much. happy christmas. you, too. still to come, aaron's making himself useful for once as santa's little helper. iam bringing i am bringing this back, pride in the face for you. —— pie. we are having a look at hamleys. we're going to talk about the christmas trade and find out about their expansion plans in, where else, china! thousands of post office workers are beginning strike action today. the walkout by the communication workers union is the latest move in a dispute over pension changes, job security and closures. industrial action this week will also affect airports and southern rail services as keith doy

. -- hint. trade deals after moving out of the eu. —— hint. leave ten people dead, including a canadian mormon. and the bbc sportsperson of the year 2016 is andy murray. the tennis world number one caps off a fantastic year, winning the award for a record third time. and the actress and socialite jaja kapur has died at the age of 99. good evening. after another day of tension and delays, buses and ambulances have tonight been leaving eastern aleppo carrying civilians out of the former rebel enclaves. at least 350 people are said to have left in the convoy heading west towards government territory. a limited evacuation last week was stopped on friday because of disagreements between the sides. pa rt disagreements between the sides. part of the problem this time was the suspension of a reciprocal evacuation between these two villages which are mainly government supporting. rebel forces are said to have attacked and destroyed buses rescuing people from there. and this evening a human rights mission was postponed for another time. here is quentin

we will convert the body of existing eu law into british law.great repeal bill is given royal assent, parliament will be free, subject to international agreements and treaties with other countries, and the eu on matters such as trade. to amend, repealand improve any law it chooses. she also said she would trigger the negotiation process, by the end of march. but gina miller had other ideas, she won a gate at the high court only parliament could start it. the government challenge that ruling at the supreme court, we have a set of files called the ca. the electronic bundle. 1697. bundle three, tab five, think that is the... thejudges will give their verdict in a few weeks. meanwhile, brexit secretary david davis had to explain he hadn't really described his counterpart in the european parliament as satan. i was being tempted by the chairman of the select committee to criticise you, so i said get it.. he was the satan. that clarifies it all. he is examining the pros and cons of brexit on 50 different sectors of the economy from cakes to cars, it is

but in june they voted to leave the eu.ip believes that it, and not labour, is the authentic voice of working—class experience. the lack ofjobs, the lack of opportunities for our young ones, it is absolutely horrendous, and with the mass migration and of the labour party, under tony blair in particular, all of this was compressed. it isjust a case that ukip fills in the gap where labour once was. for working class. during the brexit a referendum on the official leave campaigners said that the uk sent £350 million per week to brussels and it would be better spent on the nhs. they painted it on the side of a campaign bus. critics said it was a lie. this is what that boss looks like now. new livery, new colours. the pledge to fund health care is gone. just as it has gone from the national discourse. is this the uk version of so—called post—truth politics? we knew exactly who made the claim written on the side of the sparse, they were challenged every day on television, there is still a shared public reality in british politics

but the political uncertainty in europe is vast, and that the eu itself, never mind brexit, the eu in a year's time could be a very different beast? well, no, that's for sure. 0n the other hand, the devil is in the detail. if you start looking, which i have done, i urge everyone to look into the details of trade deals. it's the stuff of nightmare. can we wait til after christmas? laughter we can. it's the stuff of nightmares. this is what civil servants will do throughout europe and britain, pulling their hair. because the eu has to approve every single change of quarter that britain is going to do. it looks to me very possible that in two years' time, britain will have no trade deal or agreement with the eu, and they will be somewhere in the wilderness. some people think that's actually certain, because you can't negotiate a trade deal with the eu when you are a member of the eu, so you have to be out of it, and it will take two years to get out. you can start negotiating a sort of road map, or you can start talks behind closed doors. everything's possible in diplomacy, i suppose. wh

some of those are eu nationals.hose guys post hard brexit, soft brexit, whatever brexit. they have been lean years for the pig farmers of yorkshire — migration from europe is at a record level. but what will end freedom of movement mean to the uk economy and how will it work in practice? we have an special panel with us this evening

japan is the eu's second biggest trading partner in asia after china and together the eu andjapan makea after china and together the eu and japan make up more than a third of the world's gdp. how important are the negotiations in light of how donald trump has been so vocal about getting the us to withdraw from the tpp? that was a question i put to richard jeremy, the chief economist from the bank of singapore a little earlier. more important they have been talking for years about this and not making a lot of progress, no sign of urgency. the us tpp is dead in america with trump. they are both looking for a new partner. at a time when it looks like free trade, globalisation, all that is on the backburner, what can they hope to achieve, these two massive parts of the world's gdp? on one level they are big economies and if they improve trade relations there are economic benefits from that. on another level they want to send a signal to push back against the protectionist views coming out of america and also to some degree the uk as well. looking specifically at the uk, we have heard from

separation from he eu. theresa may agreed to that demand but put forward an amendment asking them to follow her timetable for talks. >> we will probably the told the plan is to have a red, hite, and blue brexit. we are the leaders in free trade, whereas we are giving up all the conditions that govern free trade in a single market. >> can i say that the honorable member is no longer in his place but to say that it might consist of hints, i want to remind that when moses came down from the mountain bearing the tablets, it can -- did not contain the 10 hints. [laughter] >> we are seeing oversight used as a break against bringing our democracy home. once again the labor sides with he national elite. they try to frustrate and overturn the way people voted in june. >> it is 167 days, almost six months, since the referendum and we have 113 days to go until the 31 of the of march, the deadline the government set itself. we are almost two thirds of the way there. talk about glacial progress may be an overstatement i

has been traumatic for the eu.ey looking forward to in 2017? the eu summit is about trying to limit the fires of 2017. of brexit, something they will discuss at 27, no negotiations yet. it will be all about the format, how they are planning to be ready for brexit. ,hey will also discuss turkey something they could find a compromise on because austria did not collect the president, they wanted to freeze the turkey accession talks. now could find compromise in that no new chapters are available for opening. the dilemma will also be with the dutch -- elections coming, the rise of the populist freedom party and the dutch cannot ratify the eu-ukraine agreement at the moment. back in april, in a referendum, they reject it -- according to an eu's -- eu official, they are trying to find a compromise today. they could rollover the sanctions on russia related to ukraine for another six months. at the moment, they expire in january and it will be difficult for eu leaders to divulge discussing the issues in syria. guy: in brus

citizens in the uk and british citizens living in other eu countries.turns in the brexit debate. mrs may has said she intends to trigger article 50 in march leading to a two—year exit procedure. but on monday, the chancellor philip hammond suggested — in a session with the treasury committee — that there might be a drawn—out transition period. there is, i think, an emerging view among businesses, among regulators, and among thoughtful politicians, as well as quite a universal view among civil servants on both sides of the english channel that having a longer period to manage the adjustment between where we are now, as full members of the european union, and where we get to in the future as a result of the negotiations that we will be conducting would be generally helpful, would tend towards a smoother transition, and would run less risk of disruption, including crucially risks to financial stability. two days later, the brexit secretary david davis had his first session with the committee set up to examine the uk's exit from the eu. the committee chairm

ofthe eu is making a mess virtually everything.irst we have the eurozone, then the common asylum policy, compounded usually by angela merkel. >> this is our nation. this is our state. this is our country. and we will take this country back, bit by bit. the type of rhetoric we just saw their failed to convince austrian voters in the election over the weekend to put in the lead. why did it fail in austria, when it did not in italy? they failed in this election, but nearly half of the voters voted for him. is not a federal president, he might be once -- one of the federal chancellor's, the far right, but not the right extremist party, but a right-wing populist party. he could be the next head of government. they did not fail so much. maybe it was an advantage for ofm not to have the position the president, but the more important position of the federal chancellor in the future. ok, so the far right has lost the skirmish, but the battle continues, so to speak. an, do you see the far right being strengthened going out of this election r

facebook, however, says that it is not true what the eu is saying, and they did not mislead the eu.y to be able to share that kind of information. furthermore, from facebook‘s spectre, they say, look, what the eu back in 2014 was worried about was cross—platform usage. imagine using whatsapp and that connects directly to facebook, and you can chat using either system simultaneously, really. well, that is still not possible. that is the real risk. that was the risk that the eu was asking about back then. briefly, the european commission has been active in its pursuit of tech companies recently, hasn't it? it has. facebook is facing some other issues with regards to other bits of its operations. also, we are talking about apple earlier this week and how it is contesting the big tax bill levelled at them by the eu. google is also facing difficulties with the eu commission. this is part of a wider scene that we are seeing with regards to these big internet companies. thank you very much. samir hussein in new york. coming up on outside source after the weather, the latest on what is goin

looking at the eu harmonized estimate. 0.1%.ear on year number is also stronger than expected. 1.5% dpi year on year in december. the numbers are similar if you look at the eu harmonized number. stronger than expected inflation story coming out of spain. tying this into the conversation that we had earlier around the end of the dip -- the end of the deflationary story. the end of year news conference after the last cabinet meeting of the year. a lot to talk about on the spanish economic story. let us turn to europe and get who isws of james athey here in the studio with us. you talk about heightened banking and political risk meaning we are entering a dangerous and potentially volatile timeframe. what worries you? >> quite a lot to be honest. there is interest in the inflation story that you were referred to in spain and we almost see virtue in an increase in inflation across the eurozone because that is what the central banks have been trying to achieve in the last few years. we have a similar situation in the u.k. where prices

police and justice officials to access airline passenger data covering all flights to and from the eu some leaders say more needs to proposing increased checks on cash and gold transfers from outside the eu. >> it's an effective way of disrupting planning for attacks. opportunity ofhe opportunity of implementing our international obligations to harmonize our approach to the criminalization of money laundering across the eu. reporter: the threat from terrorism remains high and experts warn of changing packets. to syria now where the evacuation of eastern aleppo is still underway amid freezing conditions and heavy snowfall. left in thee have last few days. 60 buses packed with people were held up at checkpoints for over 24 hours, but were later given the green light to move on. under a blanket of snow, the evacuations resume. civilians and rebel fighters alike were bused out of the last opposition held enclave of aleppo. the final round of evacuations came to a standstill for over 24 hours. disagreements broke out between rebel groups and the syrian government. it left thousands strande

outside of the eu. brexite: what kind of does the prime minister want, and what within the eu?ning more from her aides. they're talking more favorable about a transitional deal to bridge the gap between leaving and the new relationship, previously skeptical of that. immigration,on the saying the u.k. will not have the plan by february -- until february. so, using sound bites red, white, and blue brexit. in a few years, she will have to start fleshing out that due to pressure from the parliament. the year has been remarkably united. the 27 countries have been quite united. the four freedoms, the if you wantovement, to say part of the single market. where we did see some fracturing is who gets to sit around the negotiating table. talks in brussels monday and again yesterday, a sign that the european commissioners, the chief negotiator, might have to share some of the room. francine: and you are still convinced that this is the right thing to do, to get out? really none the wiser about where we will end up. mark: i think we are a little the wiser. i do not think we have a full pic

we wanted to be integrated in the eu, but not unified.rom brussels, not from prague here. so this is not independence. the former communist bloc has its own rust belt. this steel factory, outside prague, collapsed under market forces. its workforce fell from 20,000 to 300, but openness to europe has given the czech economy far more than it has taken away. it has one of the lowest unemployment rates in europe. there is, even in this dereliction, little appetite to walk away from that success story. translation: i think most people would vote to stay in the eu, at least i would. i look at my family and i think for the sake of my children, my grandchildren, for their future, it's better to be in the eu. germany is europe's centre of gravity now. pianos from this factory sell around the world because they are among the best in the world, and that is germany's economic strength. the pursuit of unity in europe has been germany's way of turning the page on its own dark past. the eu has been germany's act of contrition and of redemption. the pian