able to maintain the eu passport and through to eu customers. so that's a way how we're approaching this. >> thank you. the gentleman here in the blue shirt. we have a mic here. >> good morning. fellow with the veterans in global leadership. with that, we've talked about the challenges facing the european union with the u.s., with the global economy as well as the challenges with brexit. you've certainly had your experience helping to lead latvia through the crisis in 2008. if i may ask, what guiding principles and lessons learned have prepared you to deal with these future challenges? what lessons and scar tissue have remained from that time? >> okay. well, i would say the lessons learned, at the were actually many fold. but there were-- i would say one lesson was during the crisis. that when you are in a deep financial and economical crisis as latvia was in 2008-2010, it's important, actually, to ask swiftly to address financial instability because financial stability is precondition for economic growth. so, if you delay action, you delay fina

as regards eu-china relations, indeed, just this week, earlier this week we had eu-china summit.so discussing our cooperation in a a number of areas, including of course the economy and finance, including global challenges like fight against climate change. that said, of course we also had our issues with china and when for example, u.s. is raising issues like forced technology transfer, intellectual property rights, industrial subsidies, we held the same concerns. and from that point of view we feel that it would have been better to address those concerns in a court midway between eu and u.s. -- coordinated way -- between eu and u.s., but currently this is not exactly happened. >> thinking also by the relationship between china and the european union, there is not necessarily a great harmony on the responses to the belt and road, whether it's in eastern european countries as of the european sovereign debt crisis, whether it's portugal, italy, how is the european union really approaching the belt and road initiative? >> first of all, the european union remains open to foreign inv

eu retaliated.e head and crescendoed into thousand and ten, 2011 when the wto found that both of them were receiving billions in assistance unfairly. but the big surprise here is that the us and from, he's been a bit of a critic in the way it's giving subsidies to our bus. australian casino giant crown has seen it's shares soar today — after news of a takeover offer. let's go to our asia business hub where shara njit leyl is following the story. who is betting on crown? it is wynn resorts. in those shares are soaring. there are worlds second—largest casino firm and are just over $7 billion, the proposal for crown would be the second biggest deal of 2019. crown has not said if it is considering but what's interesting about the deal is that both companies on the rebound after break ups their billionaire bosses. steve wynn and james packer. james packer stepped down in a remarkable retreat, what from what he said were mental health issues. he remains a significant shareholder. his family have been a fi

so, what was happening in this week's eu summit the good news is the eu leaders they are worried that the most destructive scenario, and currently, the uk basically has half a year more to reflect and to work on what is really their preferred scenario with relations with the eu because we know the debate in british parliament had been very complicated with no majority for a deal and no majority for no deal and no majority for no brexit and so, apparently more time is needed to figure out what to they actually want and where they can find a majority . >> do we still have a range of possibilities on the table for the uk? >> nothing is excluded from no deal to know brexit. but, having more time provides for the situation and of course, a longer extension means that the uk will help to participate in european parliament elections and they are corresponding and we are preparing for this. >> this public debate on the uk is in the context of european parliament elections . >> we've had very strong warnings from anyone from the bank of england on the no deal brexit not only to the uk but acro

/china/eu relations. she has spent a significant amount of time at the royal danish defense college and has held visiting fellowships at harvard university, the wilson center and other similar institutions. delighted to turn the podium over, or turn the microphone over, i should say, to the secretary general. thank you. >> thank you, ken. it's a pleasure for me to be here, back at hudson to moderate this panel. that's going to be a very easy task, because we have very distinguished set of speakers who are going to explore different aspects of the european union and the united states and the management relations. i think i ought to say, just in the beginning, that there has been anything distinctive about the trump administration's strategic initiatives. the free and openin dough pacific has probably been the most distinctive. and there have been many discussions about what that concept entails. but i think there are three elements that are worth focusing on. first, the freedom from domination to create a

china and eu relations. visiting time fellowships at harvard university, the molson center and other similar institutes. we are delighted to personal -- or in the microphone over to the secretary-general. >> thank you. it is a pleasure for me to be here. to moderate this panel, it is going to be a very easy task because we have many distinguished speakers who are going to explore different unions of the european and the united states and the management of relations with china. sayhe beginning i want to if there is that anything distinctive about the truck -- trump administration initiative the free end up and open pacific has been the most distinguished. there have been many discussions about what that entails. elementshere are three were focusing on. first, the freedom from domination to create a political order that is not dominated by idea that chokes out the possibility of political life for others. second, the maintenance of an open economic system. that the united states spent a lot of capital building

a charm offensive in europe, just three days before the uk is set to leave the eu.s to berlin and paris to try to get the eu's most powerful leaders to back a brexit delay. draft conclusions for a crucial summit in brussels tomorrow suggest a longer delay could be granted, if the uk agrees to certain conditions, but the exact date is yet to be decided. israel holds its most closely—fought election in years. the polls close in one hour. also on the programme: awaiting the release of the full mueller report. the us attorney general says he'll let congress and the public see more of it within a week. and computer says no!

eu. ideal outcome of this process would be to agree and approach on a future relationship that delivers on the result of the referendum, that both the leader of the opposition and i could put to the house for approval, and which i could then take the next week's european council. however, if we cannot agree on a single unified approach, then we would instead agree a number of options for the future relationship that we could put to the house in a series of votes to determine which course to pursue. crucially, the government stands ready to abide by the decision of the house, but to make this process work, the opposition would need to agree to this as well. the government would then bring forward the withdrawal agreement bill. we would want to agree a timetable to this bill to ensure it is passed before 22 may, so that the united kingdom need not take part in european parliamentary elections. this is a difficult time for everyone. passions are running high on all sides of the argument. but

absolutely, the eu has been clear about that. eu leaders again have reiterated that.nt, a hard brexit means no transition and they have also said that beyond that there would be no mini agreements they call it, in the case of a hard brexit, they will not replicate what's already been in the withdrawal agreement to smooth the process. they will not have many deals, transport and aviation, the eu will put in place its own unilateral measures to try to help over the initial period, but some of those will only last a matter of weeks and months and then it will be for the eu to decide whether it wa nts to for the eu to decide whether it wants to consider them —— continue them so it will make its own unilateral decisions and not with the uk. damian green atticus in brussels, thank you, we will let you go to bed. thank you for staying up with us. —— damian grammaticas. anna soubry, who left the conservative party earlier this year to join the independent group said she was shocked to see nick boles leave the tory party. he would be very welcome. i share ick‘s values. he has

but the eu 27 is now prepared. but are they? one of many eu leaders concerned about plans for the irish border in case of a no—deal brexit. his words for the irish prime minister today were ones of unquestioning solidarity for dublin and the good friday agreement. but listen to this. translation: our priority must be to protect the european union and the single market. the eu cannot be forever hostage to a political crisis in the uk. no surprise that ireland is one of the eu countries most keen to allow mps time to unite around a brexit plan. there is still time for the prime minister to come to the european council with proposals, proposals that are credible and have a clear pathway to success. eu responses to the prime minister's statement this evening were swift, and generally positive. this tweet from the president of the european council. eu leaders still expect a clear plan from the prime minister in time for their emergency brexit summit in brussels next week. so nothing changed there. but the mood tonight is a little lig

— ta ke that she cannot take the eu out —— take the uk out of the eu with no deal, and an extension isa number of important questions. how long an extension is she going to apply for, because the 22nd of may, at that point, as i argued in the house this week, that might mean there was no further extension possible because the eu would say you did not take part in the european elections. secondly, what happens if the eu proposes a different extension to the one the prime minister has sought? if the offer of cross—party collaboration is meant, is she going to talk to jeremy corbyn about the answer to both of those very important questions, and my second reaction is this — after two and three quarters yea rs this — after two and three quarters years she has said she wants to reach out, but we have been here before, and the net result was the prime minister listening politely but her mind remained closed. and she really needs to give, i think, parliament and indication that she is willing to move. if this is the first indication she will shift, then that of course is important, but if it i

/eu relations as well. the united states under president trump announced a fundamental shift in u.s. policy towards china, a whole of government approach that was announced here at hudson institute by vice president pence in his historic october 4th speech, and now after years of largely benign view in china, of china in the eu, a view that was parallel to largely benign views held here in the united states by leading opinion makers, viewing china as a strategic partner, as an engine for markets and investments, china is now viewed with shall we say greater nuance in the european union. recent guidelines given by the european commission and european internal affairs service talked about china simultaneously as a country with a partner with whom the eu, i'm quoting, has closely aligned objectives, a negotiating partner with whom the eu needs to find a balance of interest and economic competitor in pursuit of technological leadership and systemic rival, promoting alternative models of governance. this need to

that was the clear request from the eu.t on the table is that she doesn't want to ta ke table is that she doesn't want to take part in european elections but once the extra extension. will they agree? not on the basis of their la st agree? not on the basis of their last summit. they'd have to seriously change their position. that sounds like a difficult moment of decision for everyone concerned. and of course for the conservatives in particular it is difficult as they see it to go into the eu elections because they are worried about nigel farage and that they may lose support to a new brexiteer party that may spring up. they don't wa nt to party that may spring up. they don't want to have to go into elections and field candidates. the eu must recognise that is politically difficult for the british government. is there any flexibility on that? i think it is very difficult to see that because the eu leaders put that in black—and—white in their legal conclusions after... they had hours of meetings at the summit they've just ha

the uk should have left the eu by now andi uk should have left the eu by now and i sincerely regret theot been able to persuade parliament to approve a deal which would allow the uk to leave in a smooth and orderly way, but the choices we now face are stark and the timetable is clear so we must now press on at pace with our effo rts now press on at pace with our efforts to reach a consensus on a deal that is in the national interest. donald tusk said the uk now had enough time to get agreement in parliament or even choose to cancel brexit altogether. let 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 to find the best possible solution. please do not waste this time. last night mrs may found a friend and ally in angela merkel. for the six hours, the leaders debated without the uk in the room. the result, a compromise with new brexit dates. the uk will leave the eu at the end of october at the latest or earlier if the current withdrawal agreement is ratified by parliament. there

because the uk should have left the eu by now.ly regret the fact that parliament has not been able to pass a deal. but, prime minister, the decision of the length of the delay is not in your hands. you've said, as prime minister, you could not countenance a delay beyond june 30, soi not countenance a delay beyond june 30, so i ask you again, what would you do if the eu insists on a longer delay? i'm working to ensure we can be the european union within the timescale that the garment wants to see. i want us to be able to leave the european union in a smooth and orderly way as soon as possible and that's what i'm going to be working for. thank you. she doesn't want to a nswer for. thank you. she doesn't want to answer that yet. her counterparts will take some convincing of what she could do with a short pause. an extension in itself does not solve this problem. but in a way, it gives the british side more time, more space, to find a solution. i think it's worth trying. at the same time, i also think it's frustrating. the french pres

theresa may asks the eu for another brexit delay, until the end ofjune. the prime minister writes to donald tusk, saying the uk could still leave earlier — if mps finally support the 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 be

the man whose role is to negotiate brexit for the eu said he didn't wa nt to brexit for the eu said he to speculate, but right now speculation is all there is. what day is brexit going to happen? the 22nd of may, the 30th ofjune, the sist 22nd of may, the 30th ofjune, the 31st of march 2020? the reason that isa 31st of march 2020? the reason that is a question you have to ask is because, behind closed doors here, ministers think the eu will need to give the uk more time, which means a longer extension, potentially until the end of this year, or maybe until spring next year. one date that is becoming less important — this friday, april the 12th. it is when the uk could leave without a deal. no—one at the eu's top table wants that to happen. we do everything we can to avoid no—deal brexit. that to happen. we do everything we can to avoid no-deal brexit. 0h that to happen. we do everything we can to avoid no-deal brexit. oh no no—deal on friday? can to avoid no-deal brexit. oh no no-deal on friday? certainly not, thank you. a fond farewell from berlin seem to make up for the awkward arriv

of eu leaders wa nt how did the majority of eu leaders want the prime minister to go down today? into the lions den with all the leaders with their arms folded? no they wanted an excuse their arms folded? no they wanted an excuse to grant this extension not out of favour but to avoid an audio on friday. also eu leaders keep across the price in the uk and they wa nted across the price in the uk and they wanted ongoing political divisions in parliament, she did not have expectations she would present them with a clear cut what next. as soon as she left the room, eu leaders began to think about how to protect the eu if there will be another uk prime minister who might want to try to disrupt the workings of the european union from the inside. that isa european union from the inside. that is a big concern of theirs. since then they have been arguing about long versus short extension, 17 member states in favour of a longer extension but that is not unanimous. there are 27 leaders in all and they have to come to a unanimous conclusion. one thing is for sure, nobody in that room once thi

labour wondered how the uk would co—operate with the eu. have their idea about what the perfect sanctions regime should be in order to get the particular policy objective which they want affected. i think the problem with that kind of lone ranger approach is that actually for sanctions to be effectove, you need to have shared regimes. we already see there is an awkwardness if the european regimes are not absolutely in—line with the american regime. and i think the proliferation of more different legal regimes would cause significant problems to british banks and british businesses. helen goodman there. you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy, and don't forget you can follow me on twitter, @bbcalicia. now it's 25 years since the rwandan genocide that left nearly a million people dead. over a period of 100 days in 1994, hutu extremists killed hundreds of thousands of minority tutsis. moderate hutus were also killed. marking the 25th anniversary at the weekend, the rwandan president lit a flame of remembrance. five alleg

. would have to leave the eu by the 1st of june.now, will be considered by member states, leaders tomorrow, but before that in brussels this evening by ambassadors. there will be an initial consideration by the member states' ambassadors tonight before the summit tomorrow. the uk would also have to commit to act responsibly, this is what damien was telling us about early on, in other words, not to jeopardise the proper functioning of the eu. because, there is a view in parts of the eu that if britain is in on some kind of extension but is due to leave, the incentive not to make trouble, as they see it, is not there. so they want there to be a condition there about acting responsibly. those are the draft conclusions, as we know, at this moment at 5:40pm, 6:40pm in paris, theresa may is meeting emmanuel macron at the elysee paris, trying to convince him, chancellor merkel and others, to agree to some kind of extension. we have seen that the date is to be fixed. earlier, the prime minister was in berlin meeting angela merkel for last—m

they have already dealt with the eu?the question of the european election at the last summit in march. that is why there are two deadlines. this has been secured already by the eu 27. it was really crucial time to make sure the constitutional legality of the european election, the european parliament, will not be disrupted by the british leaving the european union. the other thing which now comes to the surface and which has been talked about by colleagues in paris is the european union will ask for very firm commitments on securities by the british government they will not disrupt the decisions which will come and we are just in a very decisive year, 2019 is not only european elections, it also means a new eu commission and council president and to some mps in the uk, they have already said, if we have to stay in the european union, we will certainly disrupt everything, the budget, the commission and so on and so forth and that is something that none of the 27 will want to see. i listened to the chancellor when she spok

also, could brexit push up tuition fees for students from the eu?n our interest to build walls between our world—class universities and our nearest neighbors. and the education secretary applauds youngsters who take an interest in the environment. my message to them on a friday afternoon is that the best place for you to be is in school. all of that to come and more. but first, the police minister has said he believes the police are open to improving their procedures for gaining evidence from mobile phones in rape cases. in england and wales, victims of crimes including rape are being asked to allow access to their phones. including social media, or risk seeing the prosecution abandoned. the new consent forms are a reaction to the collapse of a number of rape cases after crucial evidence from a phones was revealed. answering an urgent question. nick hurd said it was vital to ensure public confidence in the police and justice system. it's important to note mr speaker, that police forces have been using forms to request victim's consent to review mobi

the briton is now not leaving the eu on friday. the eu has agreed toa the eu on friday.nths. october 31. —— to a further delay for another six months. october31. —— briton is to a further delay for another six months. october 31. —— briton is not leaving. the uk will be taking part in the european elections. —— brittain. there was one thing stressed by ronald tusk, please don't waste this time. — donald tusk. hello, no sign of spring warmth in the immediate forecast. the weekend is looking a bit colder. we will ta ke is looking a bit colder. we will take a look at that in just a moment. first of all, how's thursday is shaping up and talking about cold weather, a widespread frost to begin the day but a fine day ahead for most the day but a fine day ahead for m ost pla ces the day but a fine day ahead for most places with some sunny spells. high pressure is in control at the moment. that is blocking weather systems from coming away from the atlantic. also blocking milder air from coming our way as well because the flow of air around the high—pressure is bringing in this ch

task urged the eu to not waste any more time.the indian general election — the biggest democratic poll ever held. an estimated 900 million people are eligible to vote. the first week's polling will take place in 20 states across the country. astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole. it measures a0 billion kilometres across, three million times the size of the earth. scientists are calling it an ‘absolute monster‘ — larger that the size of our entire solar system. it was photographed by a network of eight telescopes across the world.

it would be bad for not just the uk but all the eu countries.e in the political protest —— process in the uk and it may well be that again they need to review extension in october if there has not been away ratify the agreement that at least it does give all sides sometime and of course a very busy political calendar here in europe over the course of the next few months with the european elections, the change of guard at the commission and a new president in place across the road. all that will ta ke place across the road. all that will take place before the leaders come back to review on october the 31st which has not lost on many people. the same day of course is halloween. the same day of course is halloween. the one thing you would say about todayis the one thing you would say about today is strong and stable, as theresa may used to say, has been replaced by smooth and orderly and there was nothing very strong about there was nothing very strong about the uk position here. over the course of the week, theresa may has been going around slight

and if it is a member it has to abide by eu law.aking a political statement, it's just respecting international treaties. now, as to the conditions ofa treaties. now, as to the conditions of a political process, i goto examples, elections, a second referendum, it could be something else. —— i gave two examples. if she comes back empty—handed is trust me, i'll find a way, i mean, the european leaders have trusted her for more than two years to find a way. and what she has demonstrated so far is an inability to find a way around which she can find a majority. so why should we trust her more today than we did a year ago or two years ago? that is the problem. so she has expanded the trust capital that she had with the other european leaders. that's a fact of life. and, indeed, an endless extension of a limbo period is not good for the uk, it's not good for the european union. so unless there isa plan... the european union. so unless there is a plan... and maybe there's other players possible, but she has to come back with a plan. if she

the eu protects its farmers.e, but that doesn't mean leaving the fold is easy or painless. simon jack, bbc news. theresa may will be travelling to berlin and paris tomorrow for talks with the german chancellor and the french president ahead of wednesday's summit. let's go to our europe editor katya adler in brussels. is there a sense in berlin and paris of what mrs may is likely to be saying in these meetings? first off we have discussed over and over again how fed up eu leaders are with this ongoing brexit process but they are welcoming this contact with the prime minister ahead of wednesday's brexit summit. she doesn't have a great track record in getting the tone right on the night at eu meetings and the eu feels that with no—deal brexit looming on friday, this is not the time for misunderstandings. in paris and berlin there is little expectation ofan imminent berlin there is little expectation of an imminent breakthrough in the cross— party of an imminent breakthrough in the cross—party talks with jeremy corb

the other 27 members of the eu have to agree too.s willing to help theresa may, it can't be held hostage to britain's political crisis. here is our europe editor katya adler. here in brussels, eu decision—makers listen very closely to the prime minister's statement this afternoon, and they want to be glass half full about it. although there is a certain dose of scepticism in there, they like her intention to look for compromise and for national unity around brexit. but then those that i speak to say they have seen very little evidence of it so far, either in government or in parliament. the french foreign minister this evening said, "let me know if anything changes". so the mood has lightened slightly. but eu demands on the uk have not changed at all. basically, the uk has up until next week, remember the eu leaders brexit summit on 10 april, to either get the withdrawal agreement past parliament, or leave the eu without a deal or ask for a longer brexit delay. now, the prime minister says that she will do that, but if and when she d

there is a concern in the eu that you could have a situation where the uk has ended up still in the euut not having had the elections for the european parliament. so, a member state would be unrepresented in the european parliament, which would call into question the entire legitimacy of the european parliament, and every decision it took. it might sound like a real technicality, but that is a really important issue for people in brussels. the other big thing we are going to be discussing tonight is how do you ensure, if the uk stays infor how do you ensure, if the uk stays in for longer, it sticks to the rules, particularly because you might end up with a new prime minister or a very different kind of government in the uk? on one side, you get the relaxed countries who say, look, the eu treaties already have something in it called sincere cooperation, which means if you are a member of the eu you stick to the rules. surely you can come up with a form of words between the uk under the eu that means everybody is on the eu that means everybody is on the same page? then you get people at

aren't eu summits famous for?e 30th ofjune" knowing full we ll not be on the 30th ofjune" knowing full well that the press would be talking about that outside and that's what he would like. he wants to send this message back on that he is tough in defending europe, he doesn't like the longer extension, he worries about a prime minister that might follow theresa may who might try and obstruct the workings of the eu from the inside and so he has many reasons why to take that particular position and to be seen to be taking it ahead of the european parliament three elections on the 22nd, 26th of may. the other leaders, the majority of them were in favour of a longer extension 6—12 months. there at the lower end of that. you can say it doesn't really please anybody or you could say everybody's has a little bit of it. but it has come down to a fudge for those in that room, donald tusk, the president of the eu council, angela merkel, you have seen history yet seena merkel, you have seen history yet seen a long time for h

he and other eu leaders are not likely to refuse her. there's political cost to delay at home, and it might comes with strings attached. talksjust a warm up, really, for the main event in brussels tomorrow. but the prime minister has no doubt learnt on this painfuljourney, even neighbours can be friends and allies, and rivals too. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, paris. from the french capital, laura gave us this assessment of today's meetings, and the likelihood of angela merkel and emmanuel macron approving an extension to our departure from the eu. it is clear tonight there is nothing settled about the kind of delay that they might be willing to offer her. and even if she does get one, there are plenty of awkward conversation still ongoing at home. first off, serious frustration particularly on brexiteers in her own party about the fact that she is asking for any kind of delay at all when for so long she would try to stick to the timetable as she set. second of all, genuine difficulties and dilemmas in those cross—party talks that's the ju

brexit delayed: the eu gives the uk a new deadline of october 31st. and on the markets... growth worries remain in asia.

news and according to eu diplomats come eu leaders have agreed to a brexit delay until october the 31st of that timeline in june, theresa there will be a review of that timeline injune, theresa may wanted the end ofjune as the date for which an extension should go to and that she hoped would been the uk not taking part in european elections or at least uk meps not sitting in parliament. but the fact is it will go on now until october the 31st according to the details we are getting out brussels at the moment. christian fraser has been covering this throughout the day. 0ctober christian fraser has been covering this throughout the day. october the 3ist this throughout the day. october the 31st that is a halfway house. slightly longer than theresa may wa nted slightly longer than theresa may wanted to but not as long as some people were suggesting. the idea potentially west from some leaders that an extension could go to the end of december this year. —— was from some leaders. yes. it was a date that was offered quite early in the evening by the secretary general of the european commissio

through ireland's green fields, a key eu leader arrives.d warnings the possibility of the uk leaving without any deal has increased. and there's growing speculation over whether ireland could be asked to budge. translation: we are more than aware of the fact that what is at stake, and what has to be solved, in particularly as regards ireland, what will be essential, what we need to do, what sort of assurances we have to give. and ireland, so exposed to the effects of brexit, needs the eu's backing. whatever challenges we face, whether it's protecting the good friday agreement or maintaining the integrity of the single market, we'll approach those as shared challenges. there won't be anyone trying to force anything on anyone else. it's going to be very much a shared challenge on a european challenge and one that we are up to. officials have been keen to portray this visit asa have been keen to portray this visit as a show of support, not a sign that ireland is under pressure, but germany and other eu countries too will want concrete answers

all at sta ke leaving the eu on friday.vening and plenty of coverage on the bbc. we will be back shortly, meanwhile back to the studio. meanwhile, here businesses who spent money stockpiling ahead of a potential no deal brexit are now stuck in limbo not knowing how or exactly when the uk might finally leave the eu. business groups are warning the uncertainty is having implications for their cash flow, and their ability to make investment plans. our business correspondent katy austin reports. these cakes wouldn't be the same without their main ingredient. cheese from germany. to tide them over if supplies are disrupted by a no—deal brexit, this cake maker has brought in ten times their local order. if ferries cannot come through the port, the factory would literally grind to a halt. at this sort of level, ten tonnes of soft cheese, that is ok, but if we had to do a lot more, if we had to start purchasing chocolate, butter, lots of other ingredients, it would get tougher for us as a business. and they are far from alone. ware

betweennged letters myself and the eu council in january. on the 11th of march in frankfurt, i agreed a package which means that the eu cannot trap the u.k. indefinitely. it is explicitly a breach of the commitments we had agreed if they do so. have an arrangement by december 2020. at every stage, we have been working to get withdrawal agreements and the eu has now -- that theyat have backed down. to.elation to thee was discussion around table of that issue of conditionality. and the affect that i think everybody around the table focused on is there was only a single tear of membership of the european union. legally, there is only a single tier, and they rejected the concept of conditionality on that basis. the prime minister will recall that in the conservative manifesto, there was a commitment to negotiate a pre-trade and customs agreement. would she agree with me that the political declaration has been agreed and discussions with the labour party are being constructed in their spirit, and will she keep going to keep the timetable that avo

it is basically the eu's fault. she could present it that way.t extension. do you think you might want a longer extensionwe have had foran eu want a longer extensionwe have had for an eu official signe donald tusk is preparing to say it should be flexible extension, but a year?” think there are several drawbacks associated with a long extension from the eu's perspective. along extension would mean that the uk would have to take part in the european parliament elections in may and that is quite problematic from the eu's perspective because some of the eu's perspective because some of the seats have already been redistributed to other countries and you would have to get those other countries to give up their claim to those extra seats, which could be politically quite difficult. there is also the question of how uk participation in the european parliament elections could change the dynamics and a balance of power in the european parliament. it is quite likely that the uk would elect a number of brexiteers and there is of course the question of whet

should have left the eu by now. regret the fact that i have not yet been able to persuade parliament to approve a deal that would allow the u.k. to leave in a smooth and orderly way. the choices we now face are stark and the timetables are clear. we must now press on at a pace with efforts to reach consensus on a deal in the national interest. tomorrow, i will be making a statement to the house of commons. placelks will also take between the government and the opposition to seek a way forward. i do not 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 fulfill the democratic decisions of the referendum, deliver brexit, and move our country forward. nothing is more pressing or more vital. i will take a few questions. >> eu said a few days ago, as prime minister you cannot consider a delay further along june. that is exactly what you have agreed here in the early hours. many people are going to be very furious at ano

and eu trade war. been vocal this is something he wants to keep back of his trolley to put tariffs on you -- european car exports. but the eu remains fundamentally pro-trade, and has never agitated trade tariffs. anna: as opposed between china and the eu, the conversation is more about buying up european corporate's. that seems to be more controversial. isabelle: fundamentally, the eu shares the same gripes the u.s. does, subsidies, the role of state on companies, concerned around market access for european companies. the eu will continue to push these issues, but i would be surprised if they started threatening to bring tariffs to deal with them. that's one set of issues. the second set of issues the eu will be vigilant about is not being the victim of the trade agreement between the eu and china. some elements of which may have a barter element to it. and the eu doesn't want to be a victim. then there's the question around chinese investment in europe, potential sensitivity, national security specter

the eu decided on this date, that. the eu decided on this date, that was an eu decision.ivered already half a year, but it is important that the decisions are taken as fast as possible and there is still a chance to avoid european elections and that is the way, the 31st of october is the longest date, but you can also deliver before and hopefully now, the house of commons. can you give an insight into some of the arguments raging about whether there should have been a longer delay or more conditions? tell us about those discussions. look, the date was the 29th of march. now we are already ahead of that. i think we cannot prolong that for ever, we need certainty. the conditions are clearly there is no parallel on the future relationship. i hope on the ratification of this withdrawal agreement, we need now a decision in the house of commons. you are free to have more clarification on the political declaration, for example the customs union is possible. that might bea the customs union is possible. that might be a compromise between the prime minister and leader of the oppos

the eu has made it clear a ny then little is.t clear any extension must have a purpose. another long day of brexit wrangling lays ahead, the way forward remains uncertain. let's get the latest from norman smith at westminster. another day of talks between labour and the government on brexit, how likely do you think they are to be successful? not very likely to be honest, not as bad as the uk s prospects in the european song contest but pretty gloomy. even if the leaders could reach some sort of policy compromise over brexit, the trouble is they are being pulled apart by their parties who are deeply unhappy about the idea of any deal. on the tory side, we know tory mps have steam coming out of the area is at the prospect of some sort of deal withjeremy corbyn, indeed some are now trying to organise a letter—writing campaign calling on mrs may to go. on the labour side, we know many labour mps on the labour side, we know many labourmps are wary on the labour side, we know many labour mps are wary that if there is a dealjeremy corby

eu leaders wa nt to minister's performance.u leaders want to see evidence of a credible plan before granting another brexit extension. we'll have the latest from brussels and paris, and we'll consider the prospects for tomorrow's eu summit. also tonight... married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. in the israel election, the latest signs are that long—serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu is struggling to hold on to power. we report from algeria, as the protests by young people intensify against the country's political leadership. and in tonight's football, spurs take the lead against manchester city in the champions league quarter finals. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a rare defeat followed by a more familiar victory — england women beat spain to get their world cup preparations back on track. good evening. theresa may has spent the day vis

the eu budget needs approval.y nice. in the prime minister after theresa may he wants to obstruct the workings of the eu. the extreme concerns of obstruct the workings of the eu. the extreme concerns of monks the leaders. but they have worked that out amongst themselves. they can informally make these decisions and if the uk refuses to ratify them, they can ratify them after the uk has the fossil —— after the uk has left most of the assumption is why when the uk behave some way. just a precautionary measure. but i will be interesting to see when we actually black and white see what sort of safeguard measures they put in place. what they actually agreed on as this is our extension under these addition. i will be interested to see what they see as a good behaviour clause for the uk. katya adler there. the good behaviour class yesterday the erg research group were saying one of the members they uk if they continue to be within the eu could be a trojan horse. —— the good behaviour class. a lot of concern now. some bre

america has picked fights with the eu and china.hese two economies, the eu and also china, have a good reason why they need to co—operate in order to repel what is going on against america. effectively america has pushed the eu and china together. now if they were to come together. now if they were to come together and have some reasonable deals, then i think it would strengthen their hand against america. effectively, these are two countries that will combine in order to repel the forces of america. as i just mentioned, friday remains the default date for the uk to leave the eu as it stands. do you think the eu would grant them and other extension? i think so, would grant them and other extension? ithink so, because i think — one of the issues we are seeing in the uk at the moment is that the people in the uk are beginning to change their minds. some people are beginning to change their minds. we must render that three years ago, people were given a very simple vote to leave europe. but nobody actually defined what leaving europe m

the chinese premier will hold talks with top eu officials in brussels later tuesday at the annual eu-chinahey meet amid mounting interns about beijing's trade practices and tom mackenzie joins us now. how tense is this meeting likely to be? not expected to be easy-going because there is a lot of contenders issues. there has been a shift in tone from senior eu officials in the last six to 12 months. compared to the last year, the last eu-china summit in july, the tone has shifted. we have heard that from the commission report calling china a systemic rival as well as a partner and competitive. also from the likes of president macron talking about the need not to be naive and it comes to dealing with china. there are major issues the two sides have to address and the concerns from the eu side around trade and china's trade practices. the fact chinese investment can still flow into the europe relatively easily where as in the other direction there are major hurdles. that has led to deep frustrations and those happen particular did by the eu commission president jean-claude juncker. expect tho

we had already encouraged eu citizens to vote in their home country for 2019 eu parliamentary electionsin the uk will have followed previous advice to ensure that they use their vote and are able to do so and their member state of citizenship. the labour mp who triggered this urgent statement that theresa may had confirmed participation in the elections very late in the day. these unusual circumstances and the government's complete lack of action has helped create an artificial barrier to the enfranchisement of eu citizens. instead, we are already hearing reports of a formal legal challenge to the government, yet another brexit mistake. what i would say to the honourable lady, we would not be in this position if she and more of her colleagues voted on the 29th of march and we wouldn't be holding these election and there would be the opportunity to do just that. because this government maintained this position about eu elections at the 11th hour even at dominant when it was clear that the brexit deal would not pass, they have onlyjust started the process of contacting registered european