how should the eu handle this?y and get some kind of workable relationship, but not one where the eu and we will talk about britain as well, where we are in a supplicant relationship. i am worried about the idea we have to somehow support everything that donald trump is doing and not criticise it in order to have that relationship. we will still have those commercial relationships at the same time as criticising him on human rights. are we still going to depend on america for defence? potentially. this whole development could push more defence cooperation across the eu, could push the eu to working more together. spending more money? who knows? that is in the gift of the eu 27 now. that is not something for britain to be involved in. we meet our 2% on nato. an interesting point raised there. it could be, if the 27 now regard the white house as something that is hostile to them, this could actually pull europe together in a number of fronts. yes. i think they should cease their hostility to mr trump, and accept the

and we intend relaunching the eu.at the end of march in rome for the 60th anniversary of the rome treaty. with the aim of celebrating the results so far. but also to look at the mission of the eu in the next ten yea rs mission of the eu in the next ten years in detail. and taking into account the fact it may be necessary to have different levels of integration, which is apparent since a little time. and as mrs may said, we will continue to foster good co—operation between our two countries, and in the days ahead, not only thinking of the uk and eu negotiation, but also for the period that we are living in italy. finally, we seem a little bit of growth. —— we see growth. u nfortu nately not growth. —— we see growth. unfortunately not as strong as we would like it to be. but i want to reiterate here that we continue with the reforms and the application of these reforms. so the italian government shows continuity with what has been done in the last two or three years. and we wish to ensure stability for what needs to be

the eu.e'll be looking at where the eu stands in relation to the us and where the new uncertainty leaves britain. also tonight. a serving royal marine pleads guilty to stockpiling weapons for use by dissident republicans. terror at the louvre in paris as a man armed with a machete attacks the museum guards. the pastor facing up to 20 years in prison for protesting against for protesting against mugabe's government in zimbabwe. and, the original headbanger bows out. we speak to ozzy osbourne as black sabbath bring an end to half a century of metal. coming up in sportsday: we will have the latest from the davis cup. and, ireland's women beat scotland in the six nations. scotland haven't won in the tournament since 2010. good evening. eu leaders have made a show of unity at a summit in malta against what they see as a potentially hostile us president. donald trump has previously praised the uk for voting for brexit. today, eu leaders declared the importance of a strong europe in the face of a ne

the eu.ter's flying visit here is just part of her mission to hold on to britain's global clout after brexit. theresa may's hope by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better brexit dealfrom eu leaders who may look to her to help fight europe's corner with the new president. but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves, not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. we've got twitter for that, one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's relationship with america after brexit but the eu council president, donald tusk, saw a role for mrs may and britain. the uk can, inside europe or outside europe, eu, not europe, can be very helpful. and i have no doubt also after today's discussions and what theresa may said, i have no doubt that today we can feel some kind of s

we are leaving the eu but we are not leaving europe. my eu but we are not leaving europe.lays a full role. we will ensure that parliament sees as much of our strategy as possible as much of our strategy as possible as long as it does not damage our negotiating position or our national interest and the government will bring forward a motion on the final agreement to be approved by both houses of parliament before it is concluded. we expect and intend that this will happen before the european parliament debates and votes on the final agreement. noble lords have already demonstrated the value of the work of this house as we prepare to leave the eu. 11 reports relating to brexit have been published by our select committees with at least eight more to come in the next few weeks. the first tranche of reports covered issues including the impact on financial services trade, fisheries, policing and security and acquired rights of eu nationals. the government responses will be published over the next few weeks and if committees are well under way on their next inquiries. the eu comm

donald tusk essentially saying to all eu leaders, the eu 27, because theresa may will not be there, weministration which we are not sure where they are going with that, radical terrorism, where they are going with that, radicalterrorism, populism, all theseissues radicalterrorism, populism, all these issues we need to take a stance. they can all very well sit there all these leaders and do the talking but the people in their respective countries may do the talking for them and they may not be the leaders any more? very good point. that is the issue they will be facing, netherlands, france, germany elections. exactly, go back to 2007, the 50th anniversary of the european community which became the eu. back in 2007 no—one would have said that ten years onward beat this crisis, the ihenacho crisis, the social crisis and now the political crisis. this is something they will be whereof, they may welcome up with suggestions how to tackle migration, ta ke suggestions how to tackle migration, take the eu forward, but at the end of the date a lot of them will be concerned about domestic elector

i want to repeat that while we are leaving the eu we are not turning our backs on europe.will be speaking abroad new partnership with the eu outside the single market including a bold and ambitious free trade agreement. we will maintain strong relations with their european partners as we work together on issues such as security, justice and migration. the honourable gentleman is really an excitable zebedee! it has been made abundantly clear to him that the minister is not giving way! we have had made clear commitments to protect workers' rights. let me be as clear as possible, all the workers' rights that are enjoyed under eu legislation will be preserved by the great repeal bill and will be brought across into uk law. let me say this also, we have no plans to withdraw from the ec hr. let me deal with the question. euratom and eu share a common framework including european court of justice, rolled framework including european court ofjustice, rolled forward the equation and decision—making of the council. making them uniquely legally joined. council. making them uniquely l

sol we have a duty to eu nationals at the same time.uld be completely wrong in terms of negotiating, in terms of our negotiating position, to declare your unilaterally, that all eu nationals up to a certain date can continue to live here without any fear or favour. sir hugo swire, defending the prime minister's arguments on eu nationals. you're listening to monday in parliament. coming up: a change in headgear sets the commons aflutter. but first: rarely on the committee corridor do you hear quite such contrasting opinions as those presented to the work and pensions committee. the subject was the "gig" economy, where workers get paid for each job they do, rather than being fully employed or on a contract. one set of witnesses was full of praise for cab and courier firms. the other full of despair. at exactly the same companies. the "contents" went first. working as a career? i was a full—time tennis coach and i was finding it tough. i wanted another job to mix in with my coaching. the courierjob job to mix in with my coaching. the couri

he wins with trump because he is anti—eu, as the eu tries to beat herup, she has is anti—eu, as the eugree there is an impetuosity to trump, which means sometimes he doesn't act on his own and certainly not in america's broader interest. because of that, i think it was a good thing for the prime minister to go, and the day after she left washington, the baltic states and polish governments thankeder for securing from the president a guarantee of support for nato. if the, andl guarantee of support for nato. if the, and i believe the prime ministercan, she can the, and i believe the prime minister can, she can nudge, encourage or pin down the president on areas like support for nato, then that has to be a good thing for the west. in terms. he said pledged hundreds % support for nato can we trust that? you can't say he shouldn't be invited to the united kingdom. if he is, there will be people who like america, want to see a strong transatlantic arrangement, and really worry that here is going to be the queen and the president of the us that many people in britain dislike and it puts the q

guy: are you pro-eu or error you anti-eu?you the party -- they have written to the commission accusing you of malevolence toward the values that define the european union. they've never met me, talks to me, or read anything i have written. in this characterization. i have not read it the letter, i have read the account in the guardian. is addressing the question of a future ambassadorship and whether a person should have only pro-eu sentiments or views. within the european union there are probably three or four different views on what the european union should be or where it may go. in the parliament you're talking about the constellation is sprayed across the spectrum. frankly the americans get to pick. it is never the case that the country gets to pick the ambassador is. you had a previous role with the you and and geneva -- -- un role in geneva. bringing down the soviet union, maybe there is a union of that needs taming? what do you think needs to happen to tame the eu? reporter: basically overstepping its capabilities. th

for london's 7000 eu nurses official assurances can come soon for london's 7000 eu nurses official assurancesondon's 7000 eu nurses official assurances can come soon enoughlj certainly want to see the government clarifying their position on eu workers. they know perfectly the nhs cannot cope without ours. they have to do it build batter is about as the nhs will collapse. —— with outdoors. it's great that so many of our rivers and canals are a lot cleaner than they used to be, and wildlife is thriving. however, is one resident of what a waste that has been making itself unwelcome. we said nigel barden divide out more about the invasion of the american crayfish. —— find out. this could be the mississippi delta. it is only 12 miles from the city of london. dust is the perfect time to set your crayfish trap. —— dusk. this fisherman is looking forward to a good catch. we use a bait of mackerel or anything fishy and oily and wejust mackerel or anything fishy and oily and we just placed that out in the water, make sure the zip is closed, and we leave them in there for approximately 2a to 48 and we l

one thatther bilateral between the eu and nato. could it be and affect for the eu.hat some we are pro-nato, pro-u.s. the others are against that. inecall a situation back 2002. it proved to be quite unconscionable. maybe you can comment on this. >> well i am not the partner. i am by myself. seriously. what they to you german interest is. germanyeveryone in ought to see this line as an argument. citizenso tell our that we would do everything to ensure security. without the states of america, wen if we stand together have to worry about international terrorism, it is not summit we on our own sufficiently. it is right and understandable for the of -- youof america, president obama did this. that is why we decided to do it. to do more. germany is aware of his responsibilities. to see that in the national campaign. our we would increase polling budget. if we cannot do more, because it has the option to be absorbed create we need capability, numbers will not be sufficient. i think we owe it all to pursue our own course. with the bone of contention, it will not be with dec

we are leaving the eu. minister's flying visit here is just part of her mission to hold onto britain's global clout after brexit. theresa may's hope, by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better brexit deal from eu leaders who may look to her to help fight europe's corner with the new president. but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves. not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. "we've got twitter for that", one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tusk saw a role for theresa may and britain. the uk inside or outside europe, can develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today's discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarit

that's where the eu's position is today.tese prime minister and i'm quoting to you the german finance minister. if you want to play quotes, i can quote you francois hollande, who has consistently said the uk is going to pay a very high price. francois hollande will not be in the elysee when we do the negotiations. but look, you're quite right, there is a range of different views. but from the spanish foreign minister through to michel barnier, the chief negotiator, who has said, for example, on the vexed issue of uk financial services, he has pointed out, hey, hold on a minute here, given that britain puts £1 trillion worth of finance into european companies, actually, if we turn around and have a rational, vindictive being the differential approach to these negotiations... yes, it may hurt britain. we ought to stop talking about beggar thy neighbour protectionism and start looking for the win—win. and the point i was making about wolfgang schauble, and i think the same can be said for angela merkel, and michel barnier, is t

so if you take away the eu nurses, the eu doctors, it will be mayhem, it will be chaos.dical training back in his native austria. he's now working as a senior staff nurse at great 0rmond street. ashan is a six—month, long—term ventilated patient. he has had six surgeries already. he was really sick at the beginning. but he's smiling all the time. he's getting really, really good. i came here in december 2015 and i've been working here since then. i've always wanted to gain international experience and improve my skills. and for me the nhs means always excellence and high standards. i think your dressing has been changed also, right? last summer's vote in favour of brexit means the future status of nurses like rene is currently uncertain. they may lose theirjobs and be forced to leave the uk. the situation is still unclear. we have a lot of nurses from abroad, like from spain and italy and portugal. it's a big impact for the nhs if we have to leave. and i do hope there will be a chance to stay here. cuts to training budgets and a shortage of home—grown nurses wanting to w

migration is a major faultline within the eu.nean countries want our their partners far from these shores to resettle a share of the migrants, and many are reluctant. experts warn that alternative solutions, like paying african countries to take migrants back or trying to stop people from leaving libya, will be difficult and dangerous. i think the focus right now is to try and slow down or shut down the flow of people coming from libya. i don't think that's an achievable goal. i think if europe manages to shut down or blockade libya, there would be a displacement effect to neighbouring countries, and we would see boats departing from other areas. the people of malta are notjust worried about migration, of course. the island has close historic ties to the uk, and in places looks more british than britain itself. so might it be usefulfor the uk to know it has such a close ally among the 27 eu remainer states, when the time comes to cut a deal on brexit? there are ties, which are notjust historical, notjust cultural, but also emotio

you can only legally coming from within the eu and!itish people may like the idea of going global but i do not think they would support globalising unskilled migration to this country, which is by far the largest pa rt this country, which is by far the largest part of it. we need to debate that openly. having said all that, i voted for the referendum act, we have to implement the will of the people as many of my collea g u es of the people as many of my colleagues have said. we are democratic, do it in a way that is open is uniting, because if the natural interest at this moment is best served by a maximum unity, a show of strength by parliament, i give way to my honourable friend on that point. i am grateful to give way to my honourable friend on that point. i am gratefulto my honourable friend and son—in—law for giving way, because i do want to endorse what he has just said. we have shown it is possible on this very, very divisive and complex is stu, we have shown it is possible not only to be members of the same party, the same fami

the eu.s will allow parliament to send the bill on forfurther amending and scrutiny, before it becomes law. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is at westminster with the latest. what are we going to find out? probably very little. i think most people expect it to simply flesh out what theresa may already set out in the speech she made the other day at lancaster house. it will be seen as, if you like, a concession to those conservative mps and potential rebels who will be demanding sheep produce a formal government white paper. they will now get that. —— she produce. the question now is whether the bandwagon has become virtually unstoppable, at least here. last night's vote with a thumping majority of 384, which suggests theresa may is on cruise control at the westminster end of things. it may be different in brussels. let me mull that over with a prominent leave campaigner. do you think the westminster end, to reza may is now unstoppable? dashed to reza may. let's rewind. there was

saving universities eu funding. what does oxford university wa nt to funding.ersity want to do? they have been charmed by the french to open a campus extension in paris and other universities have been approached, like warwick university. extremely high class areas of learning. they will lose their eu funding during the brexit negotiations and whether they do or not, they are worried that they might. students from

there are those who see the ills of the eu as being greater than the merits of the eu.ad peace at the heart of europe for over 70 years, should not be ignored or taken for granted. i think one of the issues has been complacency, whether it is in europe that we may disagree but there is peace. that is a hard one and the eu has been instrumental this. sometimes it is hard to believe that the eu has won the nobel peace prize. i think what happens in the us affects liberal democracies round the world. we will see this push for illiberal force, nationalism with an ugly side rather than patriotism coming up. that will affect europe and how it goes forth. so elections are a... but what happens after elections, we saw the brexit referendum here and there were huge divisions in society. nobody has worked out saying, how do we still live together and how will brexit work for britain's identity going forward? the same is true for europe, having to think, what is the eu like if you have the uk out of it and if you have large numbers of people going out to vote as being against immi

the issue of eu nationals was once again raised this afternoon.ated also earlier this week. i want to once again state to the house that the government fully recognises that the issue of eu nationals resident in the united kingdom is an extremely important one and one which we wish to address as a matter of priority, just as we wish to address the issue of the rights of uk nationals resident in the — no i won't. this, however, has got to be a matter that is addressed after the negotiations commence. and after the detailed committee stage of the bill was finished, the legislation entered what's known as its third reading stage. and when a final vote of the house took place, the government won through. the ayes to the right 494. the noes to the left, 122. cheering the ayes to the right, 494, the noes to the left 122. the ayes have it, the ayes have it! claims that the government agreed a behind—the—scenes deal with a conservative—controlled council over the funding of social care have you made by the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. surrey county counc

eu nationals living in the uk. one because she wants to secure reciprocal rights for the i million brits living in the rest of the eu. this issue could be resolved next week if an alliance of tory backbenchers working quietly with senior cabinet ministers manages to force the prime minister's hand. theresa may wants to reach agreement on the uk's future partnership with the eu during the two—year brexit talks, but the eu is only obliged to take account of the final settlement at this stage, prompting the uk to accept the need for an implementation period. the white paper is silent on the eu's view on this period. their rules must apply. theresa may's decision to leave the single market means the uk will no longer be able to rely on so—called passporting rights to sell financial services across the eu. so the white paper doesn't really 7275251 aka} 354.15??? “ew'z'; tag: instead, it has a very simple message for the rest of the eu. 75% of your capital market business is conducted through the uk. do you really want t

in a letter to eu leaders, he told them to "use the change in the trade strategy of the us to the eu'sdvantage," saying washington's protectionist outlook was a chance to look elsewhere forfree trade deals. meanwhile, president trump's top trade adviser says germany is using a "grossly undervalued" euro to "exploit" the us and its eu partners. germany's angela merkel has rejected the suggestion, saying it has always encouraged the european central bank to be independent. the united states remains the single biggest economy in the world, worth more than $18 trillionin 2015. the european union's is second and closing the gap. with me is morris reid from the public strategy firm, mercury, who worked with both the clinton and 0bama administrations. good morning. a war of words. good morning. the eu and the us. not a good way to go. they feel they have to have it tough talk with donald trump. i think it is the opposite. i think they should be more engaging. the eu and the us have so much in common in terms of export and import. they are on the same page. donald trump is trying to fight peop

the prime minister's in malta for an eu summit.he'll brief foreign leaders about her recent meeting with president trump. iran says it is unmoved by threats from washington, and that it will never initiate a war. after the us president accused iran of "playing with fire". in the next hour, vegetable rationing. supermarkets are rationing the sale of more vegetables to cope with a shortage brought about by bad weather in spain. broker layer and iceberg lettuce are affected. —— broccoli. and re—building bridges: tadcaster‘s bridge is about to re—open, more than a year after it collapsed in the floods of christmas 2015. and this is the live shot right now. and this is the live shot right now. and the bridge is about to be reopened in the next few minutes. it has been a long wait for the people of tadcaster. and that bridge having been closed the winding the town and causing huge inconvenience for many months. —— dividing the town. it is a beautiful, sunny day, there, with people waiting in expectation for the bridge to reopen. the brid

certainly that i5 partner of the eu". certainly that is what mr farage i5 partner of the eu". these are your words. when i am attacking him i am attacking not britain, i am attacking not britain, i am attacking somebody who wants to destroy the european union. europe is on its way to becoming an adversary, is that the way you feel about the uk? absolutely not, what i hope is we can find a fair partnership with people like mr farage, at the heart of the brexit campaign and looking to destroy the european union, that's my problem and that is what i will fight. the thing is, it's notjust about britain. win you said of the brexit campaign, you described it as the latest high mass of tribalism in europe. it isn't just latest high mass of tribalism in europe. it isn'tjust actually in britain where people are expressing great scepticism about the european union, great scepticism about immigration and its effect on europe. you could look at le pen in france and geert wilders in the netherlands. the gap poland, look at hungary, so many nations across the european union —— look at.” hun

it was the second reading of the eu notification of withdrawal bill.ally that means a general discussion on the principles of the bill. but as the bill is short and narrow in scope, the debate ranged over wider territory — the pros and cons of brexit, possible amendments to the bill and the role of the house of lords. the government is determined to trigger article 50 by the 31st of march in order to deliver on the decision of the british people, the bill before us is a procedural part of that withdrawal process. i welcome the constructive tone we have heard from the opposition that they will not seek to frustrate this process while of course undertaking the scrutiny role we are here to perform. we will not be threatened into not fulfilling our normal constitutional role. and neither will we be goaded into acting irresponsibly. we have to have a serious and responsible debate. and in doing so, if we ask the house of commons to look again at an issue, it is not a constitutional outrage but a constitutional responsibility. there is a world of difference

sanctions from the eu in the u.s. have weighed on the russian economy since the annexation of crimea. many see the trump presidency is a chance to build bridges. russia's export focused industries are hoping that they will -- >> donald trump has built a snowman in his honor. but in truth, he is scared the frosty relationship with the u.s. could be about to end. his cheese business is thriving because of the ban russia imposed on fresh fruit imports. if there is talk of lifting the sanctions, we will appeal to vladimir putin as a result. we might protest in favor of keeping them. that then left the sanctions but raise taxes on foreign producers. russia introduced the band in response to the sanctions imposed by western nations including the u.s. after putin and next crimea -- annexed crimea. >> there are people and sections of the russian economy that benefit from sanctions. >> farmers making a good living, the prospect of once again having to compete with chief imports have left them feeling pretty cheesed off. >> to

it's really hard to imagine the eu falling apart.is it? to go back to your question, let's imagine marine le pen becomes france's next president. she is very astute because she's not going to hold a referendum about belonging to the european union, because the french feel too much european to vote, to go for that. but what she will do is a referendum on the euro, and she's likely to win it. it's very unpopular in france? unpopular enough to tilt it to 51%. that would be the end. if it was on the euro in a number of european countries with greece being a possible example, germany, who knows? it's a false referendum because it is a kind of brexit referendum in the sense that if you have widespread discontent and people can think they can blame economic malaise on the euro and that will fix it, then of course they will vote against it. but that won't fix it. then you have to have politicians brave enough to say that, but that's rare. where does this leave britain? you could say that, in voting for brexit, the british have decided they w

as eu leaders gather in malta. malta's prime minister calls for a "fair deal" for britain, but warns it will pay a price for leaving. plus, small talk, big money. snapchat files for a stock market flotation, that could be the biggest tech ipo since facebook. welcome to world business report. i'm aaron hesslehurst. in a minute we'll have, world business report. but first this. we start in the maltese capital, valletta, where eu leaders are gathering for a special summit, two days after the british parliament voted overwhelmingly to start the process of brexit. prime minister theresa may will be holding one—on—one talks with various eu leaders. so, what is she up against? malta holds the rotating presidency of the eu. its prime minister, joseph muscat, has been clear britain can't have its cake and eat it too. he has told the european parliament this. "we want a fair deal for the united kingdom." but and it's a big but "that deal necessarily needs to be inferior to membership." there is also huge time pressure. assum

you think the formulation of the eu simply doesn't work. it cannot survive. made an interesting point about the importance of nationstates. what donald trump is, avowedly a self—confessed american nationalists, "america first" is his message and that message, which is a nationalists message, is echoed across europe in different nationstates where politicians are winning with a nationalist message. it is not echoed. it is the opposite. it was first born in europe. nationalism has been born in europe. nationalism has not been born outside europe. more than that, i think it is a tricky thing which is happening. that is that an american president is bidding on more nationalism in europe. you know what nationalism in europe means? that's not nationalism based on values, it's nationalism in europe based on ethnicity. and what nationalism has done in the last 100 years in europe, we all know it! 20 million victims, all of this is based on nationalism. so an american president thinking, "0h, european unity is not necessary, let's go back to national identity, ideas o

andi constituency voted to stay in the eu and i felt i constituency voted to stay in the eu and ifeltn the eu and i felt i had to respect that and reflect their views in parliament. you say you have to respect the will of your constituents. but what about the will of the country? this was about taking back control, what we heard over and over again about the referendum. if i do not let my constituents ta ke—back control what is the point of me representing them here in westminster? you said, you know, you do not feel anything for clive lewis, but theresa may did not really what this to end up in the house of commons and house of lords at all yet she seems to have got this through pretty easily, and we are this through pretty easily, and we a re left this through pretty easily, and we are left speaking again about labour are left speaking again about labour are being divided. how has it come to this, that labour is divided once ain? to this, that labour is divided once again? i am not bothered about which party is united and divided on this. brexit is a bigger issue than party politics

in hampstead and kilburn we celebrate these eu nationals. they are part of oui’ these eu nationals.part of ourfabric as these eu nationals. they are part of our fabric as much as everyone else and they have a right to be here as much as the successive generations that came before them. if i vote for this bill today, i am abandoning my responsibility to these eu nationals who live in my constituency and for lack of time, i will go on to the next reason why i'm voting against this because of a lack of access to the single market. this affects three main groups in my constituency, the self—employed who have argued this they need tariff—free trade with the eu. those who are involved with the scientific and technical industries because in the last ten years, the scientific funding has increased by 73% from eu sources and at this point, their projects are injeopardy sources and at this point, their projects are in jeopardy and finally, no, iwill projects are in jeopardy and finally, no, i will not give way, those who are involved in the financial and insurance service, who have no clarity

controlling embrace from the eu.he uk and the rights of uk nationals living in the eu. protecting and enhancing existing workers‘ rights. ensuring free trade with european markets whilst forging a new strategic partnership with the european union, including a bold and amount bigs free trade agreement, a mutual beneficial new customs agreement. forging free trade agreements with count aacross the word. ensuring the uk remains the best place for science and innovation. cooperating in the fight against crime and terrorism. finally, delivering a smooth and orderly exit from the eu. these 12 objectives amount to one goal, a new, positive and constructive partnership between britain and the eu that works in our mutual interest. all of them are key. but let me highlight some of the specific issues in the white paper. it reiterates our firm view that it is in the uk‘s interest for the eu to succeed politically and economically. that cannot be said too firmly. we want the eu to succeed politically and economically. so, we app

2 million british nationals that are living in other eu member states.a reciprocity here. the government already proposed this in the council, saying, look, you know, can we get this agreed? and a couple of member states, france and germany, said, no, we have to leave it for the start of the negotiations. so a unilateral move from the uk side to say, well, actually, we'lljust grant this, without any converse agreement for uk citizens, risks the whole thing being forgotten about and shoved away and uncertainty continuing for uk citizens. whereas if we say nothing about it, if we leave it for the start of the negotiations, then i very much suspect it will be the first thing agreed and everybody will be happy but a pre—emptive move on this could disadvantage those of our own uk citizens who are in other european countries. that's not what the groups representing brits in other eu countries believe. they believe it's important to kick—start the process, to have a catalyst by the uk government taking the first move. it's perfectly reasonable for the other eu

it was the second reading of the eu notification of withdrawal bill.ly, that means a general discussion on the principles of the bill. but as the bill is short and narrow in scope, the debate ranged over wider territory — the pros and cons of brexit, possible amendments to the bill and the role of the house of lords. the government is determined to trigger article 50 by the 31st of march in order to deliver on the decision of the british people. the bill before us is a procedural part of that withdrawal process. i welcome the constructive tone we have heard from the opposition that they will not seek to frustrate this process while of course undertaking the scrutiny role we are here to perform. we will not be threatened into not fulfilling our normal constitutional role. and neither will we be goaded into acting irresponsibly. we have to have a serious and responsible debate. in doing so, if we ask the house of commons to look again at an issue, it is not a constitutional outrage, but a constitutional responsibility. there's a world of difference betwe

we are leaving the eu.onto britain's global clout after brexit. theresa may's hope, by showing she can deal with donald trump and get results, she will get a better brexit deal from eu leaders who may look to her to help fight europe's corner with the new president. but like so much of theresa may's plan for brexit, it won't be easy. theresa may's welcome was warm enough at this informal summit, though she could be forgiven a few nerves. not everyone was interested in new ways to connect with president trump. "we've got twitter for that", one leader said. and president hollande insisted it was france's job to develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tusk saw a role for theresa may and britain. the uk, inside or outside europe, can develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today's discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner i

workers from the eu and beyond?rightest and best are still welcome here in the uk. that's why, i think people want to see the uk government making decisions about people coming here from the european union. but we are clear about the importance, as i said in my speech in lop caster house, there will be immigration into the uk. we want to ensure the brightest and best can still come here. yesterday, the brexit minister claimed that the parliament will have a meaningful vote on the time eu deal. can the prime minister confirm that under her plans, parliament will either have to accept what the government offers or fall back on wto rules. in the event there's no deal, there'll be no vote at all. isn't the reality, this is just take it or leave it and it isn't a meaningful concession, it's a con? i will reiterate what was said by the minister in the debate yesterday. we have looked at this, i said in my lancaster house speech there would be a vote in the final deal. we will bring forward a motion. it will be on the fina

but what could happen is that those in the eu who wa nt to happen is that those in the eu who want toffer our support deal to tempt parliament into voting the deal down, so there was no deal at all. why is he so worried about the house of commons? why is he scared? i'm supporting government, offering this house a vote, and the government can't deny the house they vote. but it's important for those who want to go further and press the government for more this approach should understand... it could be deeply damaging to the united kingdom negotiating position. let's return now to our correspondent who's inside the house of commons. the confusion is that the government says it won't this seek further negotiations with the eu the government votes down its brexit deal. they are pushing for a meaningful vote, so they don't want to be rubber—stamping a deal that has been signed off by teresa may and the eu parliament, they want the option to send it back to the negotiating table. the labourfront bench welcomed it, that since then, on more discussion, mps are not as happy. what do you make of

nobody of the three institutions of the eu will accept that. of the union, out the single market, out the customs union, out the european court ofjustice and then saying, "but that is an eu programme that interests me and that is a sector that interests me." that will not happen, sorry. because then she has to take also the obligations, and the payments were linked to these advantages. you can never create a status outside the european union which is more advantageous than to be a member of the european union. it would not be fair towards the members of the european union and to our taxpayers. you want to believe there can be no cherry picking, but others have sent a different message. even mr barnier, who is, with all due respect, probably more important to the negotiations than you... that's true. ..because he is negotiating on behalf of the commission. he is negotiating and we have to approve his negotiations. exactly. you're an observer and he's a negotiator. according to a leak that the guardian newspaper got hold of, he told meps that the