-eu border. government has put forward a proposal which delivers benefits of a customs union, but with the ability of u.k. to determine trade and development policy. of ability toical negotiate and don't believe it is in the national interest. they would prefer a comprehensive customs union with a u.k. say in eu trade policy but with the eu negotiating on our behalf. if we are going to pass the withdrawal agreement bill and deliver brexit, we must resolve this distance. as part of the discussions, government offered a compromise onlyn of union on goods including a u.k. say in relevant policy and ability to change the arrangement so future government could move in preferred direction. we were not able to agree as part of our talks. it is right that parliament should have the opportunity to resolve this during the passage of the bill and decide between the government proposal and a compromise option. in government will commit law to let parliament decide this and affect the outcome of this in legis

presented themselves as eu reformers.his is a positive development. i have no doubt that one of the reasons why people on the continent voted for a pro—european majority is also brexit. if europeans see what brexit means in practise, then they also draw conclusions. brexit has been a vaccine against anti—eu propaganda. now on the point of the lead candidates. today's discussion confirms the agreement reached by the leaders in february last year that the european council will exercise its role when electing the commission president, meaning with the treaties that there can be no other. at the same time, no one can be excluded being a leak candidate is not a disqualification, on the contrary, it may increase their chances. the treaty is clear, the european council should propose in the european parliament should elect therefore the future president of therefore the future president of the commission must have the support of both a qualified majority in the european council and a majority in the european parliament. we also

that was the word of one diplomat i spoke to about eu business, putting a block on the eu budget to put are the scenarios that the eu is game—planning, but frankly, they have been game planning this for a long time because theresa may's demises and outcome is a huge surprise. as these races are often unpredictable, is there someone who we do not know very much about in terms of like matt hancock, who's going to run it looks very unlikely at the moment but not impossible. stewart the development secretary or sajid javid, you know they would know about him but how would they approach someone who they do not know very much about? it'll come back to a position to come with. the whole process has been very paper— based and explaining what you mean based in people sitting around a table rather than being second—guessed by the eu from a distance. so i think they'll probably do a big effort by the renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement and they'll at least politely listen to the first request and taken the details of the request, and think about the person and more about the position, that i

they would prefer a copper hence a customs union with a uk cn eu trade policy but with the eu negotiatingr behalf. customs union with a uk say in the trade policy but with the eu trading bed negotiating on our behalf. as pa rt bed negotiating on our behalf. as part of cross—party discussions, the government offered an option of a temporary customs union on goods only, including a say on trade policy so the government can decide its preferred direction, but we were not able to reach agreement. instead, we will commit in law to let parliament decide this issue and reflect the outcome of this issue. to address concerns a future government could rollback hard—won protections for employees, we will publish a new workers' rights bill. asi publish a new workers' rights bill. as i have told the house many times, successive british administrations of all colours have granted british workers' rights and protections well above the standards demanded by brussels. but i know people want guarantees, and i am happy to provide them. if passed by parliament, the bill will guarantee that the rights enjoyed

, but how they speak to the eu, that will influence how open eu leaders are.atic who was talking about a block on the eu budget and to say change the backstop. these are the scenarios that the eu is again planning but this has been for a long time because the demise has not come as a huge surprise. if this ends up with somebody who people in brussels don't know much about. for example, matt hancock, the health secretary and it looks unlikely at the moment, and it looks unlikely at the moment, and rory stewart who is international develop and secretary 01’ international develop and secretary or sajid javid, and they would know about him, but how do you think they would approach somebody who they don't know much about? it will come down to the position they come with because the whole process has been very paper—based and to come and explain what you mean based on people sitting round a table rather than being second—guessed by the eu from a distance so i think they will probably do a big formal effort that if they want to have a renegotiation of the withdrawal

sol second—guessed by the eu from a distance.g effort by the renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement and they'll at least politely listen to the first request and taken the details of the request, and think about the person and more about the position, that is of the eu operates, positions positions. deal politely open the door and listen, which they will, they will listen with their fingers in theirears they will listen with their fingers in their ears because they have already said, this is it, we are not budging. the panic will be prickling on the back of their necks again and the tea shop was talking about the possibility of a no—deal brexit under new prime minister when he will be worrying about is a prime minister who is seen to be serious about no deal in a way that theresa may was never believed here in the eu to be serious and that will split unity amongst the member states and whether some countries will say, may be another day, maybe this, but that will be something that they'll be worried about tonight. but i am fas

here'a look at where the eu stands with his deals in this report.eporter: it is the world's largest single market and the biggest trader of goods and services. the european union accounts for 16% of global export and import, with some 500 million consumers it's also the biggest export market for many countries. itsblock has achieved strong position by acting together on a common strategy to expand its global reach. the eu has more than 115 trade deals either enforced or being negotiated. among them, a french trade agreement with canada that goes into effect in september. another partnership deal with japan in force in february of this year removes most trade barriers like tariffs. there are rough wataters ahead, namely the battle withth the united states. after trump tariffs last year, the sites started negotiating a possible deal. they are locked over th issue of agriculture. the eu does not want u.s. agricultural products coming in freely. washington insist any deal must include farming products and is threatening to impose new tariffs on european

, maybe vetoing the next eu budget.that next prime minister could be willing to trigger a costly no—deal brexit, something the eu never really believed that theresa may was willing to do. now, however her successor deals with the eu will affect how open eu leaders are to offering a new brexit extension to the uk. the current one runs out on the 31st of october and the assumption here is that the next prime minister will want more time to try to renegotiate the brexit deal, and possibly to hold a new general election. katya adler in brussels. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: from japan to germany, and 100 countries in between, school children skip classes to demand action against climate change. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, an event to aid relief in africa. hughes started forming at seven a.m.. it led to full-scale rides as a.m.. it led to full-scale rides as a deliverable fans broke out of the area. the belgian police lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death o

here in northern france, it is a contest between president macron‘s pro—eu movement, and the anti—euched. translation: i am going to vote, it is my duty as a citizen, but i don't know yet who for. translation: this vote will be an important point of the future elections. it will give an idea who might come out on top. the official eu—wide results will be announced when polls close this evening. you can follow all of the results of the 2019 european elections with huw edwards and the team from 10 o'clock this evening, on bbc one and the bbc news channel. and you can find the latest results on the bbc news website. breaking news from south yorkshire police, saying that two people arrested on friday have now been charged and will appear at sheffield magistrates‘ courts tomorrow. two people arrested on friday by south yorkshire police will appear at sheffield magistrates‘ court tomorrow. the environment secretary, michael gove, has confirmed that he is joining the tory leadership race — making him the eighth candidate standing to replace theresa may. speaking outside his home this mornin

here there was a surge in support for pro—eu parties.t do you think of labour's position on brexit? it's very wishy—washy at the moment. ithink, i mean, i'm a big corbyn supporter at core, but i don't think they've covered themselves in glory, and i think a lot of people would have done what i've done which is a reactionary vote against labour and the tories as welljust to give them a bit of a nudge and say, you might be the big two, but there are other viable options out there. for some, there's little hope anyone can find a solution. because of the amount of people who want things different, it's very much torn. it is impossible for anybody. opposing views in this heated debate are, it seems, still entrenched. the time for war is over. but the political battle goes on. alex forsyth, bbc news, warwickshire. for the picture across the uk, we'll be in cardiff after a good night for the brexit party and for plaid cymru and a terrible night for labour. we'll be in northern ireland, where the cross—community alliance party took one of the th

the negotiations over a future relationship with the eu. in line with proposal put forth by the honorable members, the new brexit you would set out in law the house of commons will to prove the uk's objective for negotiations and mps will be asked to approve the treaty governing that relationship to call the government side to. ninth, the new brexit you would legally advise the government to seek to conclude the alternative arrangements process by decembed for the northern island backstop. this commitment is made in the spirit of the amendments tabled by my article print the member passed by this house on the 29th of january. while it is not possible to use alternative arrangements to replace the backstop in the withdrawal agreement we will ensure they are a viable alternative. and finally ten, we will ensure that should the backstop come in full, great britain will stay in line with northern island. we will prohibit the proposal a future government could split northern island off from uk's custom territory and we will deliver on our commit

unless the eu want to come to us...ortunate those who are negotiating with brussels on behalf of the other nation states have not taken a more speckle stance towards our country, but that's the way they have decided to move forward. i hope that if they see some buddy coming forward who is clearly willing to leave the eu without a deal, they realise they have to reopen some of this negotiation. i don't think it will be right at this stage to put up the shutters. ultimately, we have to do what is right for our country first and foremost, and that is what dominic raab has painted a real clear picture of doing today. this isa clear picture of doing today. this is a process which three years ago was resolved by the mps alone. how important you think it is on this occasion that party members have the final say? our process as a party is very clear. if there is no consensus within parliaments, it will go forward to the membership, and i think that will happen this time. i think that will happen this time. i think there was con

about ambitions europeans have for the eu. we will talk about that across the hour and your questions are very welcome. we will also bring you the main stories from elsewhere in the world, we have to talk about huawei and google, a huge announcement today from google saying it is cutting ties with the well‘s second biggest smartphone maker. if you have a huawei phone, we will talk through what that is going to mean for you. and we are going to report from vienna because the political turmoil in austria is deepening. at the weekend, we had the vice chancellor walking out and no more of his colleagues have walked out as a complaint about how the chancellor sebastian kurz is dealing with the whole thing. let me start with three reasons why we should all pay close attention to these european parliamentary elections. first of all, they are essentially 28 domestic elections, they are going to give us a huge amount of information about the political situation across the eu, from how people feel about brexit, people in france and thei

here there was a surge in support for pro—eu parties.do you think of labour's position on brexit? it's very wishy—washy at the moment. ithink, i mean, i'm a big corbyn supporter at core, but i just don't think they've covered themselves in glory, and i think a lot of people would have done what i've done which is a reactionary vote against labour and the tories as welljust to give them a bit of a nudge and say, you might be the big two, but there are other viable options out there. for some, there is little hope anyone can find a solution. because of the amount of people who want things different, it's very much torn. it is impossible for anybody. opposing views in this heated debate are, it seems, still entrenched. the time for war is over. but the political battle goes on. alex forsyth, bbc news, warwickshire. with the picture across the uk, we will hear from our political editor in wales and political correspondant in northern ireland. but first to glasgow, where our scotland editor sarah smith explained how the ruling snp put in a ve

they talk about reforming the eu from within, transforming it.g the eurozone. now it is about having more sovereignty. he will not leave the 5—star movements although maybe he is saying that but we don't know what he is thinking. what they do expect is because there were six seat and now we're getting into the high 20s when it comes to the european parliament, i think they are hoping to show that success, show that they are the one the people want and see if they can tra nsfer people want and see if they can transfer it then to trans —— success ona transfer it then to trans —— success on a national level. he talked about creating another party, you heard him mention marine le pen and nigel farage but really would he be able to form another coalition of more far right parties? people say probably not because member states, they may agree on some things but they may agree on some things but they definitely do not agree when it comes to immigration and whether other countries would share the burden that italy has massively shouldered when it comes t

the eu to match their offer.ndicate what they think they say about the country and what they say about the country and what they want, but the results do not say there is a majority for a no—deal brexit. say there is a majority for a no-deal brexit. the results are on a low turnout and i have had leave voter after leave voters say what is the point of voting? they can see the point of voting? they can see the point of voting? they can see the point because we are poring over the point because we are poring over the entrails of these results. we look at what we have got and there is no point in wondering what people might have voted for if they voted. iam might have voted for if they voted. i am trying to encourage people to vote in elections. that is a good thing but a separate argument. in terms of looking at the results and what they indicate, there is not a majority in the country according to the results for a no—deal brexit. the standout fact of the result is the brexit party being runaway winners. if it had

to hold an eu referendum.ferendum. only if there isn't a general election. is it clear? you judge. we have a responsibility to listen to what everyone has to say and ensure that there is an agreement made and that is put to a public vote. even his closest labour collea g u es public vote. even his closest labour colleagues are tiptoeing towards clearer backing for another vote. of course we want a general election but realistically there are not many tory mps who will vote for that so our best way of doing that is going back to the people with a referendum, i think that's what our members want. the snp were rewarded for a clear position in scotland to try to stop brexit. labour pushed to fifth place, unimaginable a few yea rs fifth place, unimaginable a few years ago. what we saw in these elections was yet another emphatic rejection by the people of scotland brexit, the message from scotland couldn't be clearer, we don't want brexit, we want to stay at the heart of europe. in wales, plus comrie, who want anoth

eu leaders are converging today on the eu leaders are converging today on the romanian city of sibiu at the city hall. brexit is not on the agenda and the uk prime minister, theresa may, is not attending. the summit, scheduled two years ago, was meant to look at the union's future after the expected departure of the uk on march 30. but with brexit now delayed until the end of october, can there really be a european summit where no—one is talking about it? our correspondent adam fleming is in sibiu. what will they discuss? many people say that this particular summit is very heavy on symbolism but may be very heavy on symbolism but may be very light on substance.” very heavy on symbolism but may be very light on substance. i think thatis very light on substance. i think that is a good summary. the buildup to the summit has been more interesting than the summit itself may prove to be because the president of the european commission first dreamt up the idea two years ago and he wanted to be on saturday march 30, the day after the uk's scheduled departure date until some people pointed ou

, maybe vetoing the next eu budget. next prime minister could be willing to trigger a costly no—deal brexit, something the eu never really believed that theresa may was willing to do. now, however her successor deals with the eu will affect how open eu leaders are to offering a new brexit extension to the uk. the current one runs out on the 31st of october and the assumption here is that the next prime minister will want more time to try to renegotiate the brexit deal, and possibly to hold a new general election. their minds are focused elsewhere and thinking of the european parliamentary elections and the results being announced on sunday night. they could have a big impact on important eu players like germany, france and italy back at home. meanwhile, the liberal democrat party has announced that sir vince cable will be replaced as leader on july 23rd, paving the way for a leadership contest. cable called for a "new generation" to head the party, with deputy leaderjo swinson the firm favourite to succeed him. the pro—

the eu elections are next week.ss 28 nations, will elect members of the european parliament in brussels, the eu's only directly—elected body. in many countries, populist parties are expected to do well, including in france where president emmanuel macron has staked his presidency on confronting them. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been testing the mood among voters on france's north—eastern border. if you want to see what freedom of movement in europe looks like, come to the north—east corner of france early on a weekday morning. this is one of 40,000 people from this area to cross the border each day for work. her father worked to cross the border each day for work. herfather worked in the to cross the border each day for work. her father worked in the local steel mines here. she commutes to her hairdressing salon on the 738 to luxembourg. is she living the european dream? translation: dream, no. you need to work, that's all. working near where you live is the ideal but salaries and pensions are better

does in future component in every deals the eu does infuture —— component in every deals the eu doesen door because lots of other parties saw the rise of the green agenda and green environmental issues and climate issues were playing a big part in these elections, and your hearing other big parties saying that they will address that. —— you are hearing. we can put the rise of the green party is on the shoulder of the young swedish climate activist —— green parties. her mission to get school students to go on strike every friday for the last few months has had a real impact. in terms of when you asked people across europe what one of their priorities was, the environment has shot up in the last couple of months. that might be a product of the fact lots of the big problems the eu has had over the last few years, dealing with migration and the eurozone crisis and the sovereign debt crisis, those things have massively died away to be replaced by other issues and one of those big issues is the environment. in terms of the shifting numbers for the main groupings, adam, what does this mean

here in northern france it is a contest between president macron‘s pro—eu movement, and the anti—eu nationalistsg watched. translation: i am going to vote, it is my duty as a citizen, but i don't know yet who for. translation: this vote will be an important pointer of the future elections. it will give an idea who might come out on top. the official eu results will be released when polls close this evening. and damian spoke to us a little earlier from brussels — and explained the key things to look out for as the results come in tonight. voting in belgium is compulsory. what is being watched out for? the overall composition of the european parliament. the expectation is the big centre parties, the conservative centre right, the socialist centre left, will be losing the share of the vote. what will happen then to the vote. what will happen then to the liberals, the greens? the may well do quite well. the fire left, the far right. that will determine the far right. that will determine the balance of the parliament, but crucially also the horse trading in the next few days for the top eu jobs and t

has the eu though it uk sting in the eu. —— uk staying in the eu.my. we have got to prevent that. how do we do that? of course a general election but not many tory mps are going to vote for a general election, it would be like turkeys voting for christmas, i think the best is a second referendum, so if there can be a deal, great, but it needs to go back to the people, if there is a no deal, we have got to block it, and one way to do that is to go back to the people and arguing the case against it. it would be catastrophic for our economy, it is not just me saying that, it is philip hammond, others across the parties, independent economists as well, and i am not willing to stand by and let my constituents lose their jobs. so are you saying it is a referendum under any circumstances? i think it is, yes. let‘s speak to the labour mp peter dowd. are you fed up with constructive ambiguity? time for a second referendum announcement?” ambiguity? time for a second referendum announcement? i do not think it is a question of being sick of so—called constructi

they do hold some sway over the eu executive. leaders gather. many of the policy is that those leaders agree need to be approved, needs to have the final approval of the parliament. thank you for explaining that. we will be back in the coming one and a half hours. if you have questions about brussels, and the election results, send them our way. back in a couple of minutes. on sunday we had reports of 27 tornadoes across parts of the united states, tied in with a weather system which continues to push northwards and eastwards. again we are likely to see severe storms over the coming hours, this time across the coming hours, this time across the upper great lakes. illinois and michigan seeing the threat of tornadoes. that threat then eases from these storms as we go on to tuesday. but there will be further pick thunderstorms breaking out in that more usual place, tornado alley, oklahoma, may be parts of kansas, northern texas seeing storms on tuesday. the south—east of the united states meanwhile stays hot and sunny. southern chin

meeting in brussels today, eu countries urged the u.s. secretary of state, mike pompeo, not to escalate tensions and britain and germany raise concerns over an accidental military conflict in an already unstable region. a year after the u.s. withdrew from net nuclear deal, u.s. foreign -- eu foreign ministers are fighting -- looking for a way to salvage it. >> the u.s. secretary of state's visit came as a surprise. mike pompeo turned up in brussels, with the message that if europeans were discussing iran, he should be there, even if he wasn't the right to. when he heard from his eu counterparts was mostly criticism. the u.s. put out of the iran nuclear deal a year ago. >> in europe, we are united in our view that this deal is vital to our security. no one wants iran to be in possession of nuclear weapons. that is the goal of this accord and that is what we have achieved so far. we will stand united for this agreement to be implemented. >> after donald trump withdrew from the deal last may, he reproduced harsh sanctions against tehran and

eu leaders urged tehran to think again. it is now even more important that europe shows a united front. we want to keep using diplomatic tools. we know our limitations, but we all agree that the more united europe is, the better the chance we have of using dialogue to find possible solutions. being united on all fronts was exactly what the eu leaders wanted to convey. they swiftly signed a 10-point blueprint for the block's future, vowing to work together through thick and thin -- for the bloc's future. >> i can state one thing with complete confidence -- the leaders have categorically demonstrated that they want to take full political responsibility, not only for single events or challenges, but for the european union as a whole. >> at sign ambitions in deed, but no concrete decisions can be taken until after the upcoming european elections, and they may well highlight a europe risen by division over what his future should look like. -- riven by division over what it's future should look like. >> it is clear that we will h

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the eu elections being fought on eu issues probably for the first time in a very long time.nout of 67%. the snp leader nicola sturgeon has been out and about campaigning down the road here in leith today. she of course, makes the case, we hear her saying it often, scotland voted to remain and she doesn‘t want scotland to be dragged out of the eu without permission and she suggests that it could have implications for a second referendum on independence in scotland. today she was asked about the prime minister ‘s bolt deal, as she would call it, and nicola sturgeon saying that actually the snp mps in westminster would be highly unlikely to support it. snp mps in westminster would be highly unlikely to support itm sounds as if the deal agreed by the cabinet will take scotland and the uk out of the european union but out of the single market as well and the snp will not vote for a deal that does that and takes us out of the eu and the single market because the consequences of that for scotland jobs, living standards, the prospect of future generations would be disastrous. frankl

business, may be vetoing the next eu business, may be vetoing the next eu budget. next prime minister could trigger a costly no—deal brexit, something the eu never really believed theresa may was willing to do. however her successor deals with the eu, will affect how open eu leaders are to offering a new brexit extension to the uk. the current one runs out on the uk. the current one runs out on the 31st of october and the assumption is the next prime minister will want more time to try to renegotiate the brexit deal and possibly hold a new general election. but tonight eu leaders' minds are focused elsewhere and thinking of the european parliamentary elections. the results will be announced on sunday night and they could have a big impact on really important eu players like germany, france and italy back at home. thank you again for those thoughts, our europe editor. thank you again for those thoughts, our europe editor. more on the political future of the uk in a moment, but let's take a brief look at some of today's other news. two teenage boys have died after wh

they are going to be, if we can stay in the eu, fantastic representatives for the regions.sage people are sending, that they want to remain in the eu, they support the party is calling for a people's vote. we can combine our efforts with the liberal democrats, plaid cymru, the snp, the parties clearly for remaining in the eu. we have thrashed the brexit party. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said that the second half of next year — would be the right time to hold another independence referendum. she argued that the results showed scotland did not want brexit, and set out how she would try to keep the country in the eu. firstly, we will continue to work across party divides at westminster to try to find a coalition that can stop brexit and put the issue back to the people. i think there will now be significant pressure on jeremy corbyn and the labour party to come off the fence, and backed calls for a second eu referendum. also, as i indicated before the european elections, this week we will bring forward legislation to put in place the rules for giving peopl

i do not think the eu can give britain an easy ride, then the eu project breaks up.ings towards a new eu in some respects so we will be able to discuss that in future. thank you, all, for coming in today. that's it for dateline london for this week — we're back next week at the same time. goodbye. hello there, it's been a male start. they have managed to find some brightness, but there is some wet weather around and so far it has been moving through scotland out of northern ireland into the north of england and parts of wales. it will wea ken england and parts of wales. it will wea ke n off england and parts of wales. it will weaken off as it pushes steadily south and east, band of rain moving into lincolnshire by lunchtime and then down into the south—east corner eventually. we should start to see an improvement as we go through the day across northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland, some brighter skies in the afternoon. breezy affair and feeling cool and disappointing under the cloud and rain which will linger. here, temperatures peaking at around

voters, did not support her allies as much as she hoped across the eu.s of europeans cast vote for change, but not all for the far right. the pro-european greens did phenomenallyroell, as did 's liberals. >> we are witnessing a polarized society. now we're gng to use leverage the citizens gave us to try and enact change at european level. >> reducing social inequalit reducing our ecological vifootprint, imp public health. we will see if the others areor preparedhat. katya: seemingly unprepared for this new, fragmented political order are the eu's traditional power blocs, the centerleft and the center-right. germany's government was given a very bloody nose., like in the u.rope's voters are favoring political movements they beliet beieer reflect their priorits. there are questions today as to how long angela merkel can or should stay in office. all is could well affect the brexit process. the woesf angela merkel, the far right breaking down the neck again of emmanuel macron, looming general elections in a number of eu countries, all of this makes it much

and so in these first eu elections since a and so in these first eu elections sincea uk and so in theseen no brexit effect for the nationalist eurosceptics did well in france and italy but not enough to shift the balance and they have seen example of the uk and have softened their sta nce of the uk and have softened their stance and not called for the exit of their own countries. so the eu is moving and leaving the uk innocence to argue about brexit itself. in today's other news, a man and woman have appeared in court charged with the murder of two teenagers who died in a house in sheffield on friday morning. the woman, who is the mother of the dead children, is also accused of the attempted murder of two other children. alison freeman is at court now. the defendants appeared here at sheffield magistrates court this morning both wearing a grey t—shirt for the sarah barrass, whose 3a, is cou nts for the sarah barrass, whose 3a, is counts of murder over the deaths of two children. her son blakely was 1a and triston who was 13 at a house in sheffield on friday morning. she is also accused

i do not think the eu can give britain an easy ride then the eu project breaks up. be proceedings towards a new eu in some respects we will be able to discuss that in future. thank you all for coming in today. that's it for dateline london for this week — we're back next week at the same time. goodbye. hello. if you had some sunshine on saturday you are likely to see some rain on the sunday. turning was showery as it does. the persistent rain continuing across northern scotland, but starting to ease from the central belt in southern scotland. sunshine behind any rain. one or two showers. a brisk westerly wind. gusty across northern scotland, combine that with the rain, temperatures 9— 10 celsius. elsewhere 14— i9 celsius. maybe 21 across elsewhere 14— 19 celsius. maybe 21 across east anglia and south—east england. any patchy rain will clear through the evening. we will keep rain going across scotland. more showery in nature. elsewhere mainly dry stop simply clear spells. cooler than the night just dry stop simply clear spells. cooler than the nightjust gone. lowe's

the eu cannot be compared to a state.ong because there is always a mistake of comparing the european union into a state. the capacity to legislate in the european union, is divided across different institutions. that the point is, deal with greg's point about the perception of european citizens. he is correct. most think that the european parliament is not a very important institution although it is. it isa it is a co— legislator. it takes a lot of very important decisions every day. they only talk about national politics, the european dimension of these elections is forgotten. this brings me back to something he mentioned before. president macron has tried to articulate a narrative for a liberal europe. is it working? it worked for him, many of us would have seen him wrap himself in a european flag. we thought, this is a different kind of politics and it succeeded. right now his approval ratings are very low. so was margaret thatcher's but then she bounced back. he is redefining what it means to be a european leader. esp

what to do and who to give the top eu jobs after that vote.in a room with theresa may are of course well aware of the leadership contest under way for those after herjob, but when i asked them earlier they didn't seem very keen on a new brexit negotiation after mrs may's departure. those who want to be her successor say they want to renegotiate the brexit deal. no, renegotiate... no, no, no, no. no renegotiation. this is too easy. so we changed the stuff, and so if the next prime minister is not going to be successful, you change again and you start your renegotiation again? that would be too easy. no, we had the negotiation, we finished the negotiation, and it's not because a head of government is going to change that we will restart the negotiations. that's not part of the game. i was crystal clear. there will be no renegotiation. there is no other option than the agreement that we reached with the uk government, so... no more discussion? will the eu renegotiate the brexit deal when there is a new uk prime minister? before we need a new prim

business, vetoing the eu budget.t prime minister could trigger an ideal brexit something that the eu never believe theresa may was willing to do. however the successor deals with the eu, european leaders will need to offer an extension and the assumption is the prime minister will want more time to renegotiate and possibly hold a new general election. international leaders from beyond europe have also been reacting to news of mrs may's departure. this is what president trump had to say. i feel badly for theresa, i like her very much, she's a good woman who worked hard. she's very strong. she decided to do something that some people were surprised at, some weren't. it's for the good of her country, but i like her very much and in fact i'll be seeing her in two weeks. the conservatives aren't the only party looking for a new leader, as the liberal democrats have also begun the process of choosing their next leader. the party's current leader, sir vince cable, announced in march that he would step down after the local e

eu. cathryn, in terms of foreign policy that richard mentioned, you have thought a lot about transatlantic relations and foreign policy, at a time in your office, you mentioned the pressure from russia and china, but also from the trump administration. there is perhaps a danger or a risk that these internal divisions within european countries, but now increasingly within brussels itself in the european parliament, could undermine european unity and europe's ability to assert itself in this increasingly competitive global landscape. do you see the risk for that? or do you see a silver lining in terms of sort of the centrist pro-european countries now coming together and wanting to assert european power or sovereignty, others call it strategic autonomy, at a time with rising competition in the global inscape? cathryn: right now, we have a table of riches, this tableau of riches. for a long time we had atrophy, we had atrophy within the european union and if you think about macron's series o

the eu cannot be compared to a state.ecause there is always the mistake of comparing the european union to a state. the capacity to legislate in the european union is divided across different institutions. and council... but does it deal with greg's point about the perceptions of european citizens? he is right. most think that the european parliament is not a very important institution, although it is. it takes a lot of very important decisions every day. but also, the parties competing in these elections make the mistake of — they only talk about national politics, the european dimension of this is forgotten. this brings me back to something you mentioned before. president macron has tried to talk about a narrative for europe — is it working? it worked for him, many of us would have looked at the election and seen him wrap himself ina european flag. it succeeded. right now his approval ratings are in the doldrums. so were margaret thatcher's at midpoint in the electoral cycle but then she bounced back. he is redefining,

the eu is going to them, the rest of the eu is going to the polls. i think back to 2014 the last eu elections, only two in five voted. not everybody is looking at the european elections through the lens of brexit. in island. i wa nt the lens of brexit. in island. i want you to avoid the brexit topic and talk about the things that concern europeans. we get a lot of media coverage about immigration. it is not simply about immigration, it is not simply about immigration, it is if you are matteo and italy, but if you are out every weekend with the yellow vest movement it is because you think the system is either broken, corrupt or both. it is notjust either broken, corrupt or both. it is not just immigration. either broken, corrupt or both. it is notjust immigration. if you look at other countries it is actually about how we fix the economy. so it is all of these things. as eunice said, the tectonic plates are shifting and the party systems are breaking down. and you get smaller independents. to get minority parties like the greens having a resurgence fo

implement brexit in the eu. it elected members to the european parliament which might never sit. what it did do is put the brexit process to the electoral test and what has happened is the brexit party got 30% of the vote and it sent a clear message about what the u.k. electorate is hoping for and it will definitely influence the leadership contest which is about to happen. vonnie: italian banks are down today. there is worry about italy and whether it can meet the metrics and rules outlined for it at the european level. how concerned are you about italy? the most pullas on the fabric of the european union? famke: definitely as i guess everybody has been saying for years, italy is too big to fail and it is worrying because the fundamentals are in a bad state and the country is run by the haveight national and they really made significant gains in these eu elections and savini takes it as a message he has more power and the ability to confront brussels. that will -- we will see a standoff essentially between ital

so that's good news for eu officials. bianca?> erin mclaughlin in brussels, thank you, let's go now to our melissa bell who is in france. melissa, this seemed like a poor showing for supporters of e m manu manual -- emmanuel macron's party. how much of a disaster and how much of a surge for the far right in france? >> reporter: well, bianca, last night with the first exit polls and partial official results, the final results in france, the official ones complete, we understand that the gap is in fact narrower than we'd imagined last night between 23% from the ruling party, 22% for emmanuel macron's party. it was a triumphant note that maureen le pen hit last night. she had a referendum on the president and drawing on the anger in the streets of france. have a listen. >> translator: it will be up to the president now to join. he who put his presidential legitimacy in his vote made a referendum on his policy and himself. he has no other choice than to dissolve the national assembly and choose a voting system that's more democratic,

it puts eu companies in a tough position, eu governments in a toughh position,n, but iran is riright, it has not gotten wht expectedutut of the deal. atat the samame time the e.u. hs tried so hard to keep it together. it is in the process of implementing a system that would allow payments to go to iran withthout coming undnder u.s. sanctions. that is not up and running yet, so iran has the right to be a little impatient about that. but i believe that e.u. certainly feels a bit betrayed by iran doing this, giving it 60 days to somehow turn the situation around. that is a dangerous situation. iran may not be in violation of the agreement within the next 60 days if it returns to crawling towards enrichment activities again, but it could get there quickly after 60 days and that worries anyone. it is not in anyone's interest for this to happen.n. iran even says itself doess not want to o pull out of ththe dl. it simply wants the eu to boost its economic activity with iran so thahat both sides are getting what was agreed. the eu is basically in a position now where it needs to work as hard

here in northern france, it is a contest between president macron's pro—eu movement, and the anti—euat's being watched. translation: i am going to vote, it is my duty as a citizen, but i don't know yet who for. translation: this vote will be an important point of the future elections. it will give an idea who might come out on top. and there are some early indications. the official results will be announced when polls close this evening. you can follow all of the results of the 2019 european elections with huw edwards and the team from 10 o'clock this evening on bbc one and the bbc news channel. and you can find the latest results on the bbc news website. the sunday times says it has found evidence that the snapchat app has become what it calls a "haven" for sexual predators who target young people. the newspaper has uncovered thousands of reported cases involving the photo—messaging app since 2014. john mcmanus reports. snapchat has helped to revolutionise mobile communication. it is a simple idea — photos and videos sent between users are deleted once they have been viewed, very qu