emissions from the eu have fallen by 2296 emissions from the eu have fallen by 22% since between 1990 and 2017 but climate scientists say that is just not enough. this month, the uk became the very first major economy, really, to make a legal commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050. here is one of the big problems — the european reliance on coal. germany gets 40% of its electricity from coal but plans close all 84 coal—fired power stations over the next 20 years. poland, the proportion is much bigger, of its electricity comes from coal. it is one of the countries refusing to sign up to the 2050 target. another is the czech republic. a czech mep and candidate for the top eu job spoke to the bbc‘s ross atkins to explain why. if you make a political declaration it is the easiest way to do. the difficult thing is to fulfil that. i can only remind all that in 11 countries of central and eastern europe ‘s, the post communist country, no green mep was elected to the parliament. there is a little bit of a different view between western europe and eastern europe. does that mean that people in

it also, just asjeremy politics for the eu. it also, just as jeremy hunt politics for the eu.jeremy hunt and borisjohnson don't take the eu at its word that it will never, ever renegotiate the brexit withdrawal agreement, the eu doesn't take them at their word that they really would be likely to trigger a no—deal brexit by the 31st of october. it centres around two eu theories i am hearing. number one, about ambition, particularly surrounding borisjohnson. about ambition, particularly surrounding boris johnson. eu diplomats say to me he seems like someone diplomats say to me he seems like someone who has wanted for so long, to be the uk's prime minister. what he or to be the uk's prime minister. what he oer hunt, to be the uk's prime minister. what he or mr hunt, really risk their premiership afterjust a couple of months in downing street by pushing through a no—deal brexit? that parliament and some mps in their own party may oppose? and the second theory is about practicalities because if the new uk prime minister does manage to engage the eu any brexit talks in the autumn, n

leave the eu, know was that it take you to court anymore.ould be spearheading this as the european competition commissioner, she is in denmark and she is a part of the social liberals they are, she is also one of the names that has put forward. she has my vote for her environmental credentials. for one of these big roles coming up on this next year, talking ofjobs, bloomberg is reporting that president trump believes that he could actually demote powell who is the governor to be on the board as opposed to being the boss but some are paying —— saying that he hasn't got the power to do that, legally you can't. what the president is trying to do is try to put pressure on the fed to reduce interest rates. they are going to do that anyway. they are going to do that anyway. they have kept it on hold, i don't think it's going to be a july let's have a bet of camera, one of our big as that we usually have. i think is going to be late in the year but they will go down. trump doesn't need to worry, let me give you more statistics. since he came to pow

the high representative who is kind of like the eu foreign minister but also kind of not like the eua european central banker and will be in office for eight years. all five jobs are being treated as one package which has to be divided up by geography, north, south, east and west. politics, so the right, the left, the liberals and the greens. by gender and between bigger countries than smaller ones. it is all a big old mix of politics and power and personality. watch out for the italians, the luxembourg is and the belgians who historically have proved to be very good at playing it. millions of people have descended on the streets of new york this weekend as part of a series of events to celebrate the city's annual lgbt pride. it follows the 50th anniversary of the iconic stonewall riots earlier this week, seen by many as the start of the international gay rights movement. our lgbt correspondent ben hunte reports. it is a weekend like no other. an estimated four million people are hitting new york's streets to celebrate lgbt pride. !
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eu leaders are gathering in brussels were to may is attending herfinal eu in brussels were to may isding her final eu summit in brussels were to may is attending herfinal eu summit as prime minister. john worboys, the black cab rapist who was almost freed from jail, pleads guilty to attacks on four more women. good afternoon. the business news 110w. good afternoon. the business news now. carphone warehouse profits down. it's the second profits warning since alex baldockjoined the company as chief executive just over a year ago. may saw the biggest drop in british retail sales this year. cold weather is to blame with shoppers putting off buying summer clothes. sales in department stores were particularly weak. but to put it in context the sector has not grown since september of last year. as expected, uk interest rates have been held at 0.75%. all nine members of of the bank of england's monetary policy committee voted to keep them unchanged. slack‘s public debut is happening thursday on the new york stock exchange and the company has set a reference price of $26 per share for its dir

eu leaders are not being realistic.reparing to come to brussels towards the end of this week for a summitand towards the end of this week for a summit and they are also preparing a united and determined front when it comes to the idea of renegotiating the brexit deal, and their answer is no. even if come the autumn, if the eu were tempted to reopen some of those questions, such as the irish backstop, those conversations could never be finished by october 31, which is the date by which most of those leadership candidates say they wa nt to those leadership candidates say they want to leave the eu. that's why this evening the eu thinks the idea ofa this evening the eu thinks the idea of a no—deal brexit is becoming increasingly likely, and they heard borisjohnson say increasingly likely, and they heard boris johnson say this increasingly likely, and they heard borisjohnson say this evening that if there were to be no deal, then the uk should have this transition period where it still retains the advantages of eu membership

the eu continually say they will not reopen them.if only it was borisjohnson know why people think that if only it was boris johnson these doors would reopen, especially when there isn't a politician in the country who is hated in the eu as much as borisjohnson. who is hated in the eu as much as boris johnson. why? from their point of view he built his entire career oi'i of view he built his entire career on telling lies about the eu. when he was a journalist, and he has fanned the flames of euroscepticism to burnish his own credentials. so the fact that he is not serious, the fa ct the fact that he is not serious, the fact that he to european eyes into many people in this country is not a serious politician. he is funny and makes people but doesn't have the heft required to be prime minister. according to rory stewart in the independent, he is poisoning our politics. and respect to rory stewart for being one of the ones to stand up and say i will not serve under him. he has used more colourful language and some of the other papers b

and who would get a better deal to the eu? a better deal ——from the eu? johnson or hunt? of the two, for me, it's boris. let's imagine they come into the room and i am the new prime minister and you are the eu. who are you going to listen to? i would personally listen to jeremy hunt. because? because i think he just comes across more serious, more definite and his ideas and i just like, with boris, you never know what you're going to get. we were told that fuel was going to go through the roof and flights are going to go through the roof, but what's going happen with schools and prices? when we joined the eu in the '70s, the country was a completely different place, wasn't it? a different state of what it is now. i think we can stand on our feet. the loose cannon of boris, makes you feel if he makes the threat of walking away, they're more likely to believe boris than jeremy hunt will walk away with no deal. if you had to choose to go for a drink with? all: boris. boris is entertaining! someone to be a bank manager? jeremy. someone to drive your kids home at the end? jere

reached capital levels of 70% of the eu average. within this group, the countries that have joined the euro area have grown even faster reaching at almost 80% of the eu average. in contrast, catching up has been in the economies outside the eu with income levels below 40% of the average of the 28 members of the european union. this is, of course, also because of the historical events that have some of these countryiies. acted as a catalyst for convergence creating the institutional and economic conditions for the cee economies to adopt highly effective growth strategies their faster convergence shows with high-quality institutions in place, the eu single market can be a powerful engine of growth allowing not only the poorer countries to catch up, but also the richer countries to benefit from a larger market and opportunities. however, in order to maintain convergence and reap lasting benefits from the single market and membership, efforts to ensure institutional quality and good governance have become all the more important given th

the high representative who is kind of like the eu foreign minister but also kind of not like the eu will be in office for eight years. all five jobs be in office for eight years. all fivejobs are being be in office for eight years. all five jobs are being treated as one package which has to be divided up by geography, north, south, east and west. politics, so the rights, the left, the liberals and the greens. by left, the liberals and the greens. by gender and by bigger countries than smaller ones. it is all a big old mix of politics and power and personality. watch out for the italians, the luxembourg is and the belgians who historically have proved to be very good at playing it. we will find out more about that meeting this evening. i think they are on the look for compromise candidates. do you fancy a change of job matt from doing the weather? keep me away from politics. heat humidity. in the recent days it has been dominant but we are into pressure at the moment. that is been with us all week but now temperatures much closer to where they should be. it will stay dry with sunshin

and is equally to these pro—eu tories.tical home we can have a programme whether it is investing in public services, schools, dealing with climate emergency are tackling homelessness, i think we could give a really strong lead and be a party of government. jo? there are lots of divisions in our society in this moment but there are two big divides about the brexit vote and one of those as economic and one is cultural. in economic issue we have to be honest that the economy is broken, it doesn't work for so many people who work hard and try to get on and still find a living in poverty and cannot get out of it. we do need transformation and part of that is about investment and public services but it is also about changing how our economy works. that is one way to start healing. on the cultural issues what really worries me about that brexit vote is not just about what it said about eu institutions but in terms of what kind of country we are and our liberal values. those are under threat. when i was growing up in the 19805 and

eu side, it is very hard to detect that.y demanding approach by mrjohnson, farfrom demanding approach by mrjohnson, far from getting the demanding approach by mrjohnson, farfrom getting the eu to back off, may risk actually them just hardening their position and being even more unwilling to compromise further. norman, thank you. norman smith. the annual review of royal spending has revealed that refurbishing the new home of meghan and harry — the duke and duchess of sussex — cost the public nearly two and a half million pounds. the figures were published by buckingham palace. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. they chose windsor for their wedding, and when harry and meghan considered where they wanted to live, the focus once again was on this town, with its long association with royalty. they moved from kensington palace in central london for a secluded residence known as frogmore cottage, hidden away close to windsor castle. what is revealed today is that it has cost £2.4 million of public money to t

on british business if there were no deal with the eu.ed about the widely reported incident in the early hours of friday morning at the flat he shares with his partner, borisjohnson said it was simply not fair to talk about his family and loved ones. here is laura kuenssberg's exclusive interview with mrjohnson in full. borisjohnson, what boris johnson, what would you borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number ten, to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. and that is number one, eu citizens, 3.2 million. they to be protected. you may remember, their rates should be enshrined in an unconditional way in uk law, number one. numbertwo, there is other things that you should do to make progress. with the bits of the withdrawal agreemen

and i do not see a lot of leeway or opening on the eu side after...ter. part of the decision—making happening at the moment is for people to occupy the topjobs and moment is for people to occupy the top jobs and i thought it was interesting that the french president wants michel barnier to become commission president. michel barnier of course negotiated the withdrawal deal and was quite tough on what the eu wanted. is there a connection there at all in terms of what president macron might be thinking? i think he has been open to different candidates and has not named one specific candidate as his favourite. it will be a very difficult negotiation and this is why they could not agree on names today and decided to postpone the decision to june to today and decided to postpone the decision tojune to 30th stop to fulfil the top fourjobs you need to make sure all the political parties, the key political parties are represented, that you have a geographical representation and that you also ensure agenda balance on these eu positions. the european parliament

we will not start thinking leaving the eu isa will not start thinking leaving the eu is a good idea.o see the lib dems go into coalition if there is a hung parliament? who with? my name is leena, i am a prospective candidate and i will be standing in the heart of mid—wales. to respond to your point, no, i agree, the heart of mid—wales. to respond to your point, no, iagree, i the heart of mid—wales. to respond to your point, no, i agree, i do not think in the current form we can support either brexiteer labour or tories, damned if we do, damned if we don't. my stance on the idea is we don't. my stance on the idea is we have worked with parties before in parliament, on the example of brexit, we have had co—signatories on many motions that have gone through and we are facing a by—election in wales, as you are both very aware. that is becoming more crucial than ever to be able to work across party to talk to other parties and put slight differences aside in the case of the greater good. there are people in my constituency falling sick because of failures in the constituency and it is tim

it is simply not credible to say that the eu will just tell us to say that the eu will just tell us tor interests that citizens‘ rights are protected, that the future for goods in circulation at the time of exit can be resolved, that air transport can be resolved. these are very sensible measures. it is not right that the eu will simply turn round and refuse on the basis of the suffering that that would cause in their economies as well as ours. you don't know that so it is a gamble. it is not a gamble, it is a probability with pragmatic politicians acting in the interests of their people. let's say that your plan doesn‘t work. how would you get ano plan doesn‘t work. how would you get a no deal through parliament against the wishes of their majority in parliament? you are inviting me to be very technical here as leader of the commons and i‘ve presided over the commons and i‘ve presided over the legislation for the last two yea rs the legislation for the last two years and what is clear to me if you bring in the two bills that i‘m talking about, then the only capability parliament has i

already the eu releasing the mappings with the eu releasing the mappings with the economy so integratedey have to create a solution there and the rest will follow. but if you said there is not one, and get both of these potential leaders are committed to getting out, by the 31st of october, something has to be sorted with the eu on trade and economic relations. what is a coachella i do think we are playing with a rubiks cube and a lot of pieces are missing. you factor in the need to preserve that peace process. you need to preserve it to be of the us. nancy pelosi has said she's can go was a for a trade agreement if you work away from your commitment. we will be seen something of a rogue state if you have walked away from that peace process. thank you forjoining us. we had a line of breaking news on the story from earlier. i about the readmission of chris williamson. mp after his suspension from the labour party. this is from thejewish labour movement, they put out a statement in reaction to that. the national chair says how they're the labour party did not it is institutionally racist

that of course, invites the eu to double down.differ on deadlines there are similarities between the two contenders. both say they want to get a better deal out of the eu but they are also prepared to leave without one if brussels doesn't budge. and so far, the eu has been pretty clear that the withdrawal agreement is not up for renegotiation. accused of a submarine strategy boris johnson surfaced quite a lot yesterday, sticking to the claim that free trade can continue if the eu allows, even in the absence of a full formal agreement. but is such a route really possible? it requires both parties cooperation so the ability to use it in a no deal scenario is far less likely to be applicable. no one has accused jeremy hunt of hiding away. the self—described underdog knows that ballot papers start dropping through conservative party members doors in ten days' time. jessica parker, bbc news. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. there is the date of october 31, increasingly significant. explain a little bit m

joining me now is a lecturer in eu politics and eu foreign policy at the university of oxford.hank you forjoining me. moron brexit and the tory leadership ina moron brexit and the tory leadership in a moment but first let's turn our attention to the top jobs in the fa ct attention to the top jobs in the fact that this summit has failed to make any progress on that. what happens next? it was a long night for our leaders and it was very clear from the early minutes on that it is most likely not going to have an outcome so there is no surety on one date and within the next ten days we will see further consultations between the parliament and the different political groups and the different political groups and between the different member states, facilitated by donald tusk and then we will have another european council meeting onjune 30. in the meantime, of course, they are focusing on the possibility of a no deal brexit. how prepared are the 26th for that eventuality? the preparations for a nodal brexit have been going on for many months already. and the commission has been quite

what is the eu making of these candidates and their pledges?g their eyes and trying to suss them out. they are politicians as well, so out. they are politicians as well, so they know when it comes to a leadership contest like this, there can bea leadership contest like this, there can be a difference between what these candidates may pledge, like definitely leaving the eu by the sist definitely leaving the eu by the 31st of october and being willing to go for a no—deal brexit. what they may be thinking privately and what they would actually do if they were to become prime minister could be different. so they are game planning. who would state michael johnson be prime minister hunt or prime minister gove? and crucially, the eu wants to work out if any of these candidates could carry a co mforta ble these candidates could carry a comfortable majority in parliament for a withdrawal agreement, something which of course eluded theresa may. and that is because, as we know, eu leaders want to avoid an ideal brexit. so there is a bit of wiggle room if

meanwhile, in the commons there was condemnation of the continued uncertainty on eu citizens' rights.rexit secretary has asked the eu to think again about coming up with a separate agreement in the event of no deal. back in march, stephen barclay wrote to the eu looking for some kind of arrangement on rights, but responding to that letter, the european chief negotiator michel barnier said it would be far from straightforward to identify which provisions would need to be "carved out" as part of a "ring fencing exercise". never in peacetime, never, have the rights of over one million british citizens been placed on a negotiating table like this. and i say to the british government once again, as a responsible conservative government, the rights of our citizens, along with the rights of eu nationals, must be protected, whatever the outcome of brexit is. we remain committed to delivering on citizens' rights there, and we are focused on making sure we reach an overall agreement in order to secure an orderly exit from the eu but we remain committed to executing the will of this house and ea

the parliamentary arithmetic hasn't changed, the eu unlikely to have changed, the eu unlikely to havenegotiating position, and the northern ireland border hasn't disappeared either, so everything remains the same, so his view is that all the candidates have to come up with a plan b. his view, the most plausible plan b is what he calls some sort of mechanism, some sort of electoral mechanism. i presume by that he means a referendum. what's striking about thatisit referendum. what's striking about that is it wasn't so long ago that for any top tory to talk about a referendum was in pleat no—no, but now we have the chancellor, albeit on his way out, but a chance limiting the idea that perhaps the only way we resolve the situation is with another referendum. stay with us on the bbc news channel for all the latest on the tory leadership race. we'll be bringing you coverage of the final two rounds of voting throughout the day, with the results expected at 1pm and 6pm. the dutch prime minister has told the bbc that the uk's economy and place in the world will be seriously diminished after br

that is despite the eu...i the backstop? that is despite the eu...to read them? the irish prime minister saying we don't have a backstop... graham mackrell your own bbc‘s katya adler has said quite recently there is some wiggle room on the backstop. we haven't tried to engage with the irish, to understand their fears. can you tell me where there is a border... that's right, kevin wheeler stepping down as part of the uk border delivery group. there is no technology solution which would mean that you could do customs controls and processes and not have a hard border. there is no magic solution that would make that go away. if there was, trust me, we would have found it. just to repeat, katya adler says there is some wiggle room here. at sajid was talking about existing technology, not new technology that hasn't been developed. where is not being used? one of the sticking points... where is it being used? i can't tell you the exact country. there are no exa m ples of the exact country. there are no examples of borders with the eu where technology has el

left the eu.p the fermentation period, the softly—softly exit of the eu, but we wouldn't be paying the full £39 billion divorce bill. of course, the big question is, why on earth with the eu agreed to this? because they have always said they will not sanction the withdrawal agreement being renegotiated. it probably sounds to them like we have returned to our old cherry picking tendencies and there is no sign eu leaders will be bowled over by borisjohnson‘s barnstorming self—confidence, which means if boris johnson barnstorming self—confidence, which means if borisjohnson can't deliver the deal by october 31, then we are indeed heading towards no deal. chris, mrsjohnson's been setting out his ideas on the irish border after brexit. how plausible are they? well, looking at one significant aspect of mrjohnson's ideas of how you keep the irish border open, he spoke about what he described as abundant technical solutions. some technology would certainly help towards that aim, for example, the potential

we are live at the eu summit.eremy hunt will battle it out to be the next uk prime minister, the environment minister missed out by just minister, the environment minister missed out byjust to votes. the president of china has received an enthusiastic welcome and north korea. the first time a chinese leader has been there in a0 years. the nuclear missile programmes were discussed we were told. in vietnam the special task force being created to look at how to maintain the body of its revolutionary hero, the bodies involved or you can still see it on display but its has deteriorated. many of you have been reading about the untimely death of the french dj and producer philip who fell from a building in paris, one half of the french group cassius and worked with bands including phoenix, france ferdinand and the beastie boys. at this eu summit the european council is working to adopt what is called a strategic agenda. this is essentially a list of priorities for the eu of the next five years, he will be surprised to kn

the eu says, no more changes are possible. if you will keep to the eu's and uk's red lines.move this if the uk changes its mind and decides to have a closer relationship with the eu. if that can happen, says mark rutte, then the eu's lines will also change. but with the eu want its own leadership battle, and we don't know how that will work out, under new leadership, couldn't there be an opportunity for some kind of change of direction on brexit and some kind of renegotiation? there are always opportunities for things, you can never say never in politics. you can't rule anything out. but it is unlikely because for example what kind of newjobs are we looking at? the one that would count for brexit is the president of the commission, but what is the commission to? when it comes to negotiating brexit, it serves the eu member states, so leaders like mark rutte and the prime minister of ireland today who said there is enormous hostility amongst eu countries to the idea of extending the brexit period even further, so the period before brexit actually happens, no possibility to tha

i will appreciate it in with the eu workers, free movement is not just with the eu workers, free movementre and do whatever you want. if you do not have a job within three months, we could send them back in, but we never did. boris is also said to come which i think most people would accept, they shouldn't be automatically entitled to benefits within the eu, the rules would allow you. our system is different. irememberthis allow you. our system is different. i remember this all came up with david cameron trying to negotiate the brexit referenda videos something that would be enough to keep people and and i was on the issues, putting out these different systems. we are not a fire, and other photograph of borisjohnson. this morning was taken relatively recent. these boris johnson pictures come up in the internet. you cannot stop them. where does he make these things up from i do not know. the idea that, somehow, we are going to magically be able to get a deal with the eu before the 31st of october, the eu before the 31st of october, the new parliament does not even start sitting into the is

the high representative who is kind of like the eu foreign minister but also kind of not like the eu a european central banker and will be in office for eight years. all five jobs are being treated as one package which has to be divided up by geography, north, south, east and west. politics, so the right, the left, the liberals and the greens. by gender and between bigger countries than smaller ones. it is all a big old mix of politics and power and personality. watch out for the italians, the luxembourgers and the belgians who historically have proved to be very good at playing it. in a moment, we'll bejoined by viewers on bbc one for a news summary with mishal husain. now, it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. after the heat and humidity of recent days, a much fresher feel out there today. still pleasant enough in the sunshine, we continue with that vein for the rest of this coming week. many areas, particularly further south, will stay dry with some sunshine at times, a bit of rain here and there, particularly the north—west of the country, but temperatures

so regardless of whether we leave the eu or stay in the eu, we still need to bring in extra workers onthis trial isn't designed to meet farmers' entire staffing needs, but the farmers' union says it's worked well and urgently needs expanding. the pilot scheme is going to have to be fit to deliver. i am pleading with government that we take the scheme up to 30,000 in 2020, so that we can ensure it is fit for purpose. the home office told us it will review the two—year scheme before deciding what will be done longer term. farmers like david hope workers like these will be able to come back again and again. katy austin, bbc news. stormzy has become the first black british solo artist to headline the 6lastonbury music festival, after taking to the pyramid stage last night. the 25—year—old grime rapper used his set to highlight inequality in the justice system and the arts. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is at glastonbury now. yes, it has already been seen as one of the most memorable and significant performances of recent times at glastonbury. wearing that union]ack times at g

canada having these plans, but the eu, you know, don't...ng these plans, but the eu, you know, don't. .. canada took seven yea rs know, don't. .. canada took seven years to negotiate, so the canadian government started negotiating that in 2009, it was finalised by, stephen harper's successor in 2016. we are not looking at anything imminent but we only get a trade deal if we pass the withdrawal agreement. there is no magic way of ignoring the withdrawal agreement. there is no magic way of ignoring the backstop, so i personally think that ifjeremy hunt becomes prime minister, which is unlikely unless borisjohnson, some minister, which is unlikely unless boris johnson, some major catastrophe hits him which is not unlikely because he is quite accident—prone and particularly looking at the events of last weekend and the whole argument that rage, but i thinkjeremy hunt and in fa ct voters rage, but i thinkjeremy hunt and in fact voters now have more faith in jeremy hunt as prime minister than they do in borisjohnson and tory members, tory voters t

do you think the eu will budge on the backstop?”est chance. and how are your plans compared to mrjohnson‘s? and how are your plans compared to mrjohnson's? the plan may be similar, the person is not. is still a lot of questions focusing on boris johnson‘s private life, norman. yellow yes, we didn‘t really get any further insights from mrjohnson about that row with his girlfriend, carrie symonds. his attitude is that he has never commented on his private life, and he thinks to do so would be unfair to friends and family because it involves dragging them into the political arena. that said, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, who is backing his rival, said you may not a nswer backing his rival, said you may not answer questions about your private life but you have to provide more information about your brexit plan. if boris is not going to answer questions on his private life, that is his decision. but i would like to see him answer questions on lots of other things. it has been disappointing he has not been able to participa

that is creating friction between the eu's leading nations, france and germany. >> the eu commission, the heartbeat of the european union. 28 heads of state and government have gathered in brussels to decide on the new leader, but chancellor merkel cautions against high expectations. >> here in germany, we have the situation that the cdu and spd are committed to the top candidate, but that is not always the case and the council as we have known for a long time. we will discuss this, but we might not have a result today. >> the european party's top candidates have been campaigning throughout the eu. liberals, conservatives, greens, social democrats. but the french president does not want to limit himself to these candidates when it comes to voting in a new eu commission president, so he is risking an open dispute with germany. >> in my opinion, it is up to france to find a solution and not get bogged down in programs to find europe's ideal leadership team. >> but if france does not stand behind the top candidate, it will need support for its choice. even before the summit began, presid

i asked what the contributions to the eu would be. she said there would be up eu would be.there would be up for negotiation. talking of brexit, we are hearing from the conservative candidates for leadership. realistically, we have gotan eu leadership. realistically, we have got an eu that is going on summer holidays soon and then a change in the commission, a change of meps. how much time will they have to listen to whoever the new leader is, if there is a renegotiation to happen? that is a tricky one to a nswer happen? that is a tricky one to answer because there are so many different variables, but i will give ita different variables, but i will give it a go. officials here in brussels a lwa ys it a go. officials here in brussels always push against this idea that eve ryo ne always push against this idea that everyone goes on holiday in august. it is very quiet here at normal business crisis will hold, but last summer at the summer before there we re summer at the summer before there were rounds of brexit are gauche asians even in the middle of the summer holidays. if you

that is by the eu has a lwa ys this moment.e eu has always been crystal—clear, you won't have a deal unless there is a backstop. unless there is a credible idea pretty immediately and you are not saying it's ready immediately. you are talking about within a decade. no, i think it is ready. now? yes, i do, but the eu have not wanted to accept this kind of solution, because their hope was that we might stay on in this thing called the customs union, where we have to stick to their tariffs. but i think they know that one gathered parliament. —— won't get through the there is a way we can do this but what we have to do is send the right per minister to have those digger sessions. to have this open discussions and then i think there's a deal to be done. discussions and then i think there's a dealto be done. but you are saying that you didn't want to accept the idea because they want to keep us in the institution of the european union, that your contention? i think they have always wa nted contention? i think they have always wanted

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the eu might be pa rt around the world. the eu might be part of that.it. it is certainly hypothetical. many people won't think this will happen. in the scenario eye and putting to you your pressure worked. the conservatives left on no deal, it is what you wanted, it has worked, there is no need for the pressure anymore —— eye and putting two. who knows what will happen the next day. the eu mates are coming back to us just happen the next day. the eu mates are coming back to usjust might come back to us. it is a fair point. there would be immense pressure from those who did not want to leave. was hea those who did not want to leave. was he a head of steam. we would be back into the internal recurrence which the brexit party would be opposing that. the fundamental problem is you would have to you go to the new word in the mexican, article 49. you would have to reapply, you would get the euro, showing in, that takes a period of time as well. once you are out you are out. crosstalk. we are talking at this point in time about how we are living, not whether w

but the minister said britain couldn't expect trade to continue with the eu precisely as it does nowdeal brexit. the eu has adopted time—limited regulations covering the aviation market access and safety certificates as well as road haulage and international rail. they've also announced visa free travel for uk nationals travelling to the uk for short stays after exit. the government has given reciprocal assurances in each of these four areas which will provide certainty to businesses and citizens should the uk leave the eu without a deal. is it not reassuring that these mini deals and others mean that planes will fly, hauliers will operate airbus wings will be exported and visa free travel will continue? will my friend also confirm that hmrc plan no extra checks at dover and will prioritise flow over compliance while france is so determined not to lose trade to belgium and dutch ports that they have installed multiple extra lorry lanes and located inspection points away from the ports and installed the equipment to scan moving trains and so the likelihood of congestion and delays has

if britain leaves the eu without a deal. think that politics has changed somewhat since march the 28th. on both sides of the channel there is a different understanding of what is needed. £21; million of your money was used to renovate harry and meghan‘s house, windsor home. was it money well spent? let us know. strippers at two manchester clubs say they're "angry and terrified", after a campaign group carried out undercover filming of private nude dances. we'll talk to the union which represents them — they describe it as "revenge porn". and we'll go inside the nightclubs of south korea, where a string of allegations from drug taking to sexual assault have rocked the k—pop industry. translation: i was so scared. i tried to set myself free and shouted, "help me, help me! i don't know these guys." hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. one of the things you definitely wa nt to one of the things you definitely want to talk about today is the money spent doing up harry and meghan mycoplasma cows. one

parliamentary arithmetic is not going to change, the eu negotiating sta nce going to change, the eu negotiatingrder, that isn‘t going away. so you guys need to have a plan band away. so you guys need to have a plan b and what is interesting is that mr hammond is suggesting that plan b ought to be another referendum as he is saying the only way to break the logjam would be to have another referendum. it is interesting, because up until now it‘s almost become impossible for any senior tory to move to the idea of another referendum. now we have the chancellor, albeit a departing chancellor, nevertheless saying, actually it might be the only way to sort this out. norman, thank you very much. do stay with us on the bbc news channel for the latest on the lorry —— tory leadership race. we‘ll be bringing you coverage of the final two rounds of voting throughout the day, with the results expected at 1pm and 6pm. the dutch prime minister has told the bbc that the uk‘s economy and place in the world will be seriously diminished after brexit. he was talking to our europe editor katya adler — on the eve of

an hour but did not directly debated today both claim that they can renegotiate a brexit deal, the eu says it's already close. jeremy hunt said his background as an entrepreneur would allow him to negotiate out of what he described a crisis facing the country. conservative supporters have been lost to the brexit party. the only way to win back the voters who have gone to the brexit party is to brexit, we have to get on with it and then we'll get them back. how do you reassure people you're notjust going to seek extension after extension because you had said you are open to perhaps going further than october 31 and halloween. there is very little difference in practise between my position and boris, i have said it's true if we got to the last week of october, we had a deal, with the eu there was some legislation going through the house of commons at the high think i got there, i'm not going to rip it off and leave without a deal. but,. but the british public are you gonna let them know if it's viable. we all will know by the time to get to october if there is a deal to be done you will

is there any truth to that, has the eu position changed? needed.resting. he has said everybody knows things have changed. he keeps them there are 29 packs of party meps in the eu parliament. do not forget there were 2a uk meps in the last one. it is not a massive change. so far, there is no sign that the eu because my position has changed at all. i think mrjohnson is relying on hoping for is that when officially comes to shove, they will prioritise politics over policy and that faced with a prime minister, as he would say it, determined to push for new deal, they will somehow bend and buckle. there is no sign of that so far, so i think his critics would say that is quite a gamble to be taking but the british economy and all the other bits of the relationship we have so far. we have the european union policing internal security, other those things that have to be sorted out very quickly if we were to leave it new deal. because the current arrangements we have a cross that hauls range of issues that suddenly disappear. just a word about his opponentj

on british business if there were no deal with the eu.he widely reported incident in the early hours of friday morning at the flat he shares with his partner — borisjohnson said it was simply not fair to talk about his family and loved ones. he's been interviewed by our political editor laura kuenssberg downing street is the threshold he really wa nts downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross. but boris johnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. but after years of building ambition, can he now explained to you what he would actually do as prime minister? boris johnson, what would you do on day one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween?” one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. the key things you have got to do are to ta ke things you have got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement which is dead, ta ke withdraw

ifi terms that protect the uk and the eu.r i am committed that there would never be no deal. it is unnecessary, it is damaging and it is so unnecessary and damaging. asjeremy said, it is not even a credible threat. then you must be happy with no brexit. we can't hear you. we are going to go to mark who is in belfast. panel, we're going to our guest. 550... rory stewart, we can't hear anything. mark is in belfast. thanks, good evening, gentlemen. i wa nt thanks, good evening, gentlemen. i want to say, i grew up during the troubles and i've seen how free and open the border to the republic of ireland has helped to secure peace and give us more trade and development. can the candidates explain how they will solve the issue of the irish border, a subject many people here see as theresa may's downfall? now, theresa may has tried to solve this one, for three yea rs, tried to solve this one, for three years, and she couldn't. the question is how, how will you? not empty promises. jeremy hunt, you seem empty promises. jeremy hunt, yo

here in berlin, the eu had been in talks earlier this year but eu leaders postpone discussions untilember. no official reason was given but the french delegation had voiced opposition to accepting new members at least until brexit is completed. my colleague spoke with the president and asked him what roles he hoped his country could play in the eu. >> we would like to be in the european union. we are a small country and we cannot be the key stakeholder there. that's why we need these so-called external evaluator from brussels in order to have better lives for our citizens. >> there has been a stumbling block, to say the least. some eu member states, have said back off a little bit, because we need more time. in october, we will let you know. do you expect them to give you the green light, or to hold off? >> we expect 100% that we will be given the green light. there is not's any single government of the eu member states -- that is 100% sure. we have clear assurances by france and holland and denmark. last year -- it will be decided next june after negotiations are close. we are quite

the uk is currently part of the eu's trading relations. once it leaves the eu, then it can have the opportunity to put in place its own economic regulations. northern ireland, which is part of the uk shares a border with the republic of ireland. that border is going to become the external trading border between an eu member state and ireland, and the uk that is no longer a member. there needs to be checks on the goods transiting the border in a way they are not currently. crux of the issue, the more you stay aligned with eu regulations, the easier it is to have a frictionless border. less checks if your rules are aligned on safety. the problem is the more aligned you are, the harder it is to negotiate free trade agreements with countries like the united states when they might be asking you to dooef rate from rules. the fun men -- deviate from rules. >> the potential to walk away or at least let brexit happen without a deal, and what are the benefits and liabilities of that choice. >> the preferred option for many in the uk is to have a neg

this is already the second summit at which eu leaders tried decide the array of top eu drugs but suchems even possible they won't reach a conclusion tonight. it is tempting to think once there is a new european commission president and once there isa commission president and once there is a new prime minister installed in downing street, it will equal new opportunities for the brexit deal. but caution there because the european commission serves that member states when it comes to brexit. it is eu leaders who gave them their negotiating mandate and in november our government signed off on the brexit withdrawal agreement. what it means is the only one who has the power now to change that withdrawal agreement or to amend it are the leaders of the eu member states alone. that means all theresa may was advised not to go to berlin or to paris because the commission in brussels was negotiating, the prime minister might well be advised to go to germany, to france, to ireland before he comes here to brussels with his wish list. katya adler, thank you. authorities in sudan say seven people hav

neither will the eu. of person the conservative party will select. of course. so the answer is... if you think it makes a huge difference to pick somebody pragmatic and smart.” difference to pick somebody pragmatic and smart. i take the point they may not want to say anything, but you have had no private indication from dublin?” talk to irish ministers frequently and my constituency borders with the republic. have they given you a private indication? no. so you haven't. #2345i -- they are looking at the contest with interest. we no that, but does t matter enough for them to be prepared to go down this road? why should they? if the conservative party picks a smart, intelligent negotiator, who can go to brussels and to dublin and have meaningful conversations we stand a better chance of getting a successful negotiated brexit than if we pick somebody who shows themselves insensitive to the issues in ireland. but the bottom line it isa in ireland. but the bottom line it is a wish a prayer, you have no indicat

mrjohnson, why do you think the eu will do what you want them to?here's a massive opportunity now to get this thing done, put it to bed and allow the country to move forward. but you need good will from them, don't you? and i think there's going to be good will on both sides. it's been 2a hours of interview, speeches and visits, mrjohnson told the bbc yesterday that the uk would leave the eu at the end of october, with or without a deal, and he'd keep back the £39 billion divorce payment. so that's a state secret? today he was still fending off questions about his private life. he's been accused of staging this photo with his girlfriend after neighbours reported shouting and screaming from their flat and called the police. so when was it taken? it's not a state secret, itjust happens to be something i don't want to get into. you won't even tell me when the picture was taken? no, why should i? mrjohnson's convinced that the public don't care about the details of his personal life, although it obviously hasn't passed them by completely. we thought you