is exactly for the eu deterrent and ta ke exactly for the eu deterrent and take the same thing to them. —— to turn around and stay the same thing. this is the strategy the same thing. this is the strategy the government has barked upon. i understand the need to keep your euro sceptic, exit years, we are not numbers of the eu so we cannot have your sceptics, but you're entering into... this is the uk tempting to try and get a deal with the eu, to try and get a deal with the eu, to try and get a deal with the eu, to try and prevent a no—deal, and i think the sort of belligerent tone the uk is taking is not in any way helpful, and i'm just lightly concerned the eu going to snap and this is going to turn around and say, weary connect just this is going to turn around and say, weary connectjust like you can. if you can take us to the front page of the mail and this test hope to have quarantine. this is obviously a very optimistic message. i think we have had so much chaos and mayhem over the last fortnight, we saw last week with quarantine bingo, which countries were going to stay on the a

so now the eu's chief trade negotiator michel barnier is when to start conversations with eu leaders parliament to see exactly what they wa nt to want to do next. all of which would have been expected by the british government. the british government is facing criticism at home as well. the top legal spokesman for the opposition labour party released this statement... labour's top legal spokesman charlie falconersaid in a statement. we have had the strong statement from brussels. any further response from brussels. any further response from westminster? the government here has reiterated what we heard already from michael gove, the cabinet minister who is in charge of overseeing the brexit process and it does really seem that there is an impasse. i think it is useful to think of it as two separate things going on at the same time. there are already trade talks under way about the future relationship between the uk and the eu. they have been going on, the eighth round of those taking place already in london today. there have been major sticking points in those discussions already and

the withdrawal agreement, which took the uk out of the eu, also says that state aid rules, eu estaterules also says that state aid rules, eu estate aid rules will continue to apply in northern ireland. those are the rules around how governments can subsidise businesses. and that is another thing which could limit the british government's room for manoeuvre in the future. and i think thatis manoeuvre in the future. and i think that is why if you eyebrows were raised when it emerged that the uk government is saying that domestic legislation this week will override some aspects of the withdrawal agreement. now, we have heard from the government in the past hour. it says it is totally committed to implementing the withdrawal agreement. it will take what it calls some limited and reasonable steps to clarify the details. but, you know, trade and negotiations are all about trust and we can take it as read that the european union will be going through this new legislation line by line, word by word, to see what it actually says. chris, thank you very much. in a moment we'll talk to our polit

but does this bill make it more likely that the eu will 110w make it more likely that the eu will nowinly not the mood here tonight. but i have spoken to eu diplomats who say look, we are still going to persuade this trade deal with the uk. we still want this trade deal. but the atmosphere and those trade negotiations was already so bad before today that the chatter that talks could break down altogether is beginning to get louder. katya adler for us with the latest analysis in brussels. images of the 22 victims of the manchester arena bombing were displayed at the public inquiry today, as details were given of each of their lives, theirfamilies, and last moments before the attack at a concert in may 2017. experts have concluded that 21 of the victims could not have survived their injuries because they were so severe. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz has been listening to the evidence. all in the same moment, a husband and wife stood with their arms around each other. a schoolgirl told her friend she loved her. a teenager was asked what her favourite song was. but before she could answe

and the eu treating china is the emphasis the eu is placing on climate.cult is it for china and the eu to find common ground here? there is talk going forward, and i hear increasingly, a climate tax being applied to goods entering from china because of the coc footprint that exists there. janka: this is an important topic for the eu and domestic politics in europe. on thens will be decided topic. it really matters. it also matters in terms of the global impact. at the moment the eu finds itself relatively alone with the leadership lacking. to china onng up these questions on its own. china has been good on the retort front but has not lived up -- on the rhetorical front but is not living up to its commitment. measures taken that increasingly rely on coal energy. co2 emissions are not going down. there is no more ambitious strategy to be seen. this is supposed to be addressed in a high-level dialogue between the eu and china. the eu has made it clear it demands of china a more ambitious approach. the eu has said they have set the bar high and they expect c

the meeting in london did not go as the eu hoped. the eu wa nted did not go as the eu hoped.t reassurance, guarantees from the government that in the end it would respect their withdrawal agreement, the divorce bill signed last year in full. it did not get that. so now the eu's trade negotiator, michel barnier in london today, will start conversations with eu leaders with the european parliament, to see exactly what they want to do next. thank you. hosptial waiting lists for routine operations and treatments in england are now at a record high. more than 2 million people are having to wait over 18 weeks to be seen — and more than 80,000 are having to wait for more than a year. the sharp rise in waiting times shows the heavy toll that the pandemic has had on the nhs. almost all non urgent surgery, like hip and knee replacements, was stopped in march to make more space for coronavirus patients. but there has been some positive news with more cancer patients now starting their treatment. 0ur health editor, hugh pym reports. carol is a casualty of the covid crisis. a year ago she

the eu needs to stop using northern ireland to get their own way.great difficulties here in northern ireland, mr speaker, when people use northern ireland in that fashion. i do recall when the then—taoiseach used a photograph of a blown—up border post to make his point in the european union in october 2018 — that was wrong, as well. what we need to do is focus on getting answers for our consumers, for our businesses, and for the citizens of northern ireland. and it is quite wrong to use hyperbole to get their own way. what we need to see is the actual protection of peace in northern ireland. arlene foster. the health minister lord bethell has given a stark warning that, if the government doesn't get the "communications challenge" right on coronavirus, the disease will "come back," leading to "tens and thousands of deaths". some peers said the public needed to understand the evidence behind the rule introduced in england on monday limiting meetings to six people. i think, my lords, we are at a dangerous moment in the life of this horrible virus. one

the eu says that would be unfair.s were vital and the uk‘s position was clear. it‘s a wake—up call for the eu side. we‘ve got to a position where there‘s only two points really that are holding us back, but we can‘t accept that the eu will control our laws — that‘s the reason we are leaving. no other country goes into free trade negotiations with the eu or with anyone else on that basis. and the eu wouldn‘t accept that if we insisted on it. the rows about brexit are not as noisy as they were. the ever—present tension at westminster and beyond has eased. whatever happens this autumn, how we trade with the eu will change next year. a trade deal may be struck, or may not be. labour say it‘s vital an arrangement with brussels is arrived at. it‘s the clearest sign yet of this government‘s monumental incompetence, if we get to the end of the transition period and we haven‘t negotiated a deal with our most important trading partners. the government continually promised that they had an oven—ready deal. and yet it still looks

is it for the eu to leave the talks?pressure, to keep the withdrawal agreement but just get to the eu being more flexible? what is it all about is what they are asking. number one, there is genuinely a frustration with what they see as eu intransigence in the talks, whether whatever the bits you have the talks you are talking about, there was a genuine frustration that the eu still sees the uk as being part of their ambit and therefore not respecting that the uk has already left and can do what it wants, that would be part of the genuine view. secondly, there is a need to genuinely also to prepare for what happens if there isn't a deal. there is going to have to be a piece of legislation always about what happened between scotland, england, northern ireland and wales if there wasn't a deal, so that is genuine. number three, this is partly a product of a thing we have talked about for so long, the ambiguities in the arrangements for northern ireland that had to be done to actually be able to get a political agreement. the

will get to that point, will the eu...just direct that to joe, please? the question is, does borisjohnson have the stomach to go for a no till brexit when at the end of this year we could have a second wave of covid, it could mean tariffs and questions around the border, disruption to supply chains. very concerned about that. it is still a question of political will, does johnson have the will to go for the outcome? we ultimately do not know. i think there is a 25% chance of a deal but that's enough to get one. the uk has to prepare for the fact that we are a sovereign nation, that's a fact he was unwilling to give us the credit. and therefore why should the uk allow part of its territory to be ruled over by the eu in some small part? that is what is going on. and the reason why they are trying to find a new way of doing this is because there has been i'io doing this is because there has been no challenges from the eu side and that's why they are trying to prepare for a no deal situation. do you think this was a good strat

this was pretty strong when it comes the eu, thatis pretty strong when it comes the eu, that is a strong language. images like this from san francisco that look like something out of blade runner. smoke from the wildfires i think of it the obscuring the sun. crazy. 1115 in the morning and it's like the middle of the night. increased efforts continue to find shelter for thousands of migrants after a second fire in two days at a camp in lesbos. and we'll take an in—depth look at the continuing row between australia and china — with journalists expelled from beijing — and now chinese academics having their visas withdrawn in australia. the european union is threatening to take legal action against the uk over its controversial new brexit bill. the uk government wants to ignore parts of last yea r‘s withdrawal agreement, specifically on issues concerning northern ireland. the eu says that would be unacceptable. this is the european commission's vice—president maro sefcovic in london today. he flew in for emergency talks with the senior uk cabinet minister michael gove. they don't appear to h

we know the eu is furious. would still like a trade deal with the uk this autumn but also brussels feel it's being bounced by the government, provoked into walking out of trade negotiations. we don't want to give them that satisfaction is how one eu diplomat put it to me. and so, instead of walking out of the negotiations, despite the legislation arguments on the one side, despite a huge amount of issues that separate the two sides on the trade agreement, despite time and trust really running out between the two sides, it seems neither the eu nor the uk want to be the first ones to walk out of the negotiating door. tonight, we heard that negotiations will continue here in brussels on monday but of course with a huge black cloud hanging over them. katya adler, thank you. hospital waiting lists for routine operations and treatments in england are now at a record high. more than two million people are having to wait over 18 weeks to be seen — and more than 80,000 are having to wait for more than a year. the sharp

at the moment, the uk is in a transition period — it has left the eu but it is following the eu's rulesod finishes at the end of the year. but borisjohnson says, actually, the real deadline for a trade deal is october 15. here he is. that effectively means a no—deal brexit, something borisjohnson has previously said was a "million to one" chance of happening. here's george eustice again. what the prime minister is saying, i think, is eminently sensible, which is we all need to know where we stand by the end of october so we know we are planning for. and if we are planning for a candida style free trade agreement, the kind of agreement with incas eminent impossible to achieve and make sense for both parties, let's get understood by the middle of october. if on the other hand there is not good to be a further negotiated agreement and we will be trading with the eu on terms similar to australia, businesses need to know that now, so they can really plan forward. george eustice mentioned the possibility of trading on terms similar to australia. effectively, that just means following world tr

of both extra kidding ourselves from the eu which isa kidding ourselves from the eu which is a loss anywayay but if we do end up in a knot scenario we do end up failing to negotiate a free trade deal with the eu, the cost of that will completely blow out of the water the net benefit of this trade deal. it seems very odd to me that if the government is so determined for us to be global britain to have all these trade deals that it would ta ke all these trade deals that it would take a little bit more energy and effort into negotiating the deal with our biggest trading block right on our doorstep. mo, will the government be hoping that the relative speed with which this deal was executed will give people confidence that there is a bright future for britain after leaving the eu? yeah, i think it certainly will. i think it is a good news story for the government. and even though the value of monetarily may not be that very much i think the point is well made about how the contract a lack of deal with the io. the symbolism of deal with the io. the symbolism of this is really important. this dea

we know that the eu is fearless.uld still like a trade deal with the uk this autumn, but also, brussels feel it's been bouts by the government, provoked into walking out of trade negotiations. we don't want to give them that south max that is a shame —— that satisfaction. despite the legislation argument on the one side, despite a huge amount of issues that separate the two sides, despite time and trust really running out between the two sides, it seems neither the eu nor the uk wa nt to it seems neither the eu nor the uk want to be the first one to walk out of that you but awe negotiating door. we heard that you negotiations will continue on brussels —— in brussels on monday. thousands of migrants are spending a second night sleeping out in the open on the greek island of lesbos after fire destroyed what their makeshift camp was. a blaze engulfed moria camp on tuesday night, then another wiped out any remaining tents on wednesday. authorities are investigating whether the fires at the camp, the biggest in europe, we

rup are about what the government thinks the eu might do —— are you?hreat by the eu that the uk will not appear on an approved list of third country providers on what are called sps products. if you look on the eu's website, there are a large number of countries that have been approved, which range from countries with might expect, like australia and new zealand, such tarmac and those you might not expect, like afghanistan. ifthe uk might not expect, like afghanistan. if the uk didn't move on some of theissues if the uk didn't move on some of the issues future regulation ship —— relationship, the uk would not appear on this list and that is crucial for the northern ireland border. if we weren't on the approved list, it is possible, not certain but possible, the eu could say, sorry, we don't think that meets our standards. because there isa meets our standards. because there is a danger that that might cross the border into the republic, which is part of the eu and suddenly it could be sold anywhere else in the eu, we need to stop it getting to northern

it is important we address the existing imbalance in eu china regulations, where we see the eu marketfor trade and investment to china than china is to eu companies. it is something we are actively negotiated with china and within the framework of eu and china. >> the third issue has to do with brexit, traveling to the u.k. today. the headlines yesterday, financial times, they change the legislation which overrides some key points to the agreement earlier last year. those threats seriously? how do you read the conversation coming out of the u.k.? >> it is a major concern for the eu. >> do you think they are well prepared enough in terms of how we will approach the change in the relationship, or do you think more needs to happen? >> indeed, eu is negotiating with the name to reach an agreement. i do not think it is an eu or the you k's interest and at the end of the day, we need to trade on wto terms. turning to happen to us successfully to move forward. side, financial services we knowbanking side, there have been discussions for as we base future ofations on the system decisions for

well, my guest is romanian laura kovesi, the eu's first public prosecutor.as enhanced powers to tackle transnational crime. but if member states refuse to play ball, how can she succeed? laura kovesi in luxembourg, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation. you have had almost a year since your appointment as the eu's first chief public prosecutor. you are trying to deal with a very urgent problem that costs the eu billions of euros. what have you actually done so far? i took my office in 1st of november and i started to organise together with the small team that i founded here to, in the beginning, the administrative issues that are necessary. to start the eppo, it's necessary to have the european prosecutors as those prosecutors who will work here with me in luxembourg. and also we need to have the european delegated prosecutors. the european delegated prosecutors is those prosecutors who will work in their national member states. would you agree... ..would you agree with me that the problem is indeed very urgent? we are talking about the

when it comes to, we've got both sides keeping their lines, so to speak, but the eu asjohn was sayingrealistically, where do we go from here? what do you think? i think the lines are still beyond the trade negotiations. as of the discussions between michael gove have been going on a long time of the negotiators in future relationships, with the eu said is that they're not going to stop those negotiationsjust because of what is going on in relation to the northern are than protocol withdrawal agreement. and they said one of the things that has been reported is there going to carry on with the talks because they want you to pull out and if the uk does not want to know dear brexit, one of the important things is that the sticking point, this major point of contention is that the bill that the government in table would do, it would allow ministers to make things and consistent with withdrawal agreement. it will be preaching part of the withdrawal agreement that it was passing through parliament in one of the things that this been a numberof one of the things that this been a number of cri

and —— de eu in the uk.ike, so that if there are not agreements reached on some things, it would give the power to uk ministers to unilaterally decide them. their pitching in as a sort of safety net, but that is quite a lot of power given to uk ministers over things like, for example, which goods are at the risk of going on into the eu if they go into northern ireland. under this legislation, it would be uk ministers setting up themselves without the eu having to do with it. the tone today, this is not them tearing up what is agreed, it is making sure there is not ambiguity ifan making sure there is not ambiguity if an agreement is not reached. helen catt, our political correspondent. police in birmingham have arrested a 27—year—old man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder — in connection with a series of stabbings in the city centre yesterday morning. the man was arrested in the selly oak area of the city at around 4am this morning. the attacks happened at four different locations acr

there's pressure from the eu but also pressure from the eu but also pressure from the conservative party situation. all the while those negotiations going on about the uk's future trade relationship with the eu. yes that's the one we have heard more about. the negotiations in the future relationship led by the two men you can see there. david frost for the uk and michel barnier. very much now in the shadow of the release of the internal market legislation in the uk. the main thing these negotiations are supposed to do is try and sort out the future trade relationship. can you even if you have basic free—trade agreement before the end of the year? but it's not just about trade. the trade talks have not gone terribly well over the summer, not much has changed. also things like security cooperation such as how do police here co—operate with their counterparts? they are used to doing it within the eu with the free flow and exchange of data. that's not guaranteed once we have left the single market and the customs union. i think the fear is that with turning into a really serious row about th

they have to align with eu rules.erwise, they could undercut deregulating labor while having access to the market. companies could base themselves in the you -- u.k.. the u.k. says you can't do that, it would defeat the whole purpose of brexit. david frost said you could have a relationship like a client to the you -- you. we have good standards. we are goingo o regulatete them. trust isis in short order becaue of the controversial move the u. made this week, that they will cancel what they promised to do in the w withdrawal t trey last year when i it comes to northern irelaland. northern ireland would be part of the eu customs area and they would have checks between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k.. if it was just up to the tetechnical problemsms like fisheries, they would have thihs solved. thisis is a big ideological iss. it looks unlikely to be resolved. anchor: what would a no deal brexit mean itit, if no agreemet is reached? it's important to point out there are going to be big changes at the end of the

it did not go ashe eu hoped.u wanted reassurances, guarantees from the government, that in the end, it would respect that deal signed last year. did not get that and now the eu's chief tradeegotiator in london today will start s,nversations with eu lead see exactly what they want to do next. >> all of which would have beenh expected bbritish government. it was known that this would prompt criticism at home and abroad. this statement was released. reputation in the in theppers -- process. we have had a strong statement from brussels. any further response from westminster? >> no. the gornment reiterated what we had heard already from the cabinet minister who is ise charge of ovng therexit process. it does seem that theres impasse. it is useful to think of its a two separate things going on at the same time. already trade talks about the future relationship between the u.k. and the e they have been going on and on. the eighth round of those in -- taking place already today. major stig points in those discussions alr

rules and so remain aligned with the eu's single market.tween britain and northern ireland. this new uk legislation gives the uk the option to unilaterally change which goods are checked. which is right at the heart of how the whole thing works. here's our reality check correspondent chris morris. in order to achieve that, it meant there had to be some additional bureaucracy between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, between northern ireland and great britain, so one of the things it said was that the goods moving from northern ireland to great britain would have to fail in an export declaration form. no one of the things the internal market bill says is that no longer has to apply, or ministers would have the right in the event of there being no trade deal to decide to unilaterally to change that measure. swire would you do ireland's prime minister has called the uk's actions "disturbing". here he is explaining why. the degree to which it drags northern ireland back into the centre stage is very, very regrettable. it has a potential

it argues that eu negotiators have yet to accept fully the consequences of the uk leaving the eu, andstoms union. the message from london is, we're a sovereign state and we're going to follow our own rules. because that, they say, is basically what brexit was all about — the freedom to choose. that could mean supporting new technology as the economy changes, or helping companies in the former red wall seats taken from labour in last year's general election. but there's an added complication. northern ireland. the withdrawal agreement signed last year by borisjohnson‘s government is now an international treaty. and it says eu law on state aid will apply to the uk in relation to the goods trade in northern ireland. that means the government is obliged to inform the eu of any state aid decisions that affect northern ireland. but now the government is planning a "fallback option" — domestic legislation which would override parts of the withdrawal agreement if trade talks break down. sensible planning, says the uk. potentially breaking international law, says the eu. the prime minister say

the eu needs to stop using northern ireland to get their own way.union. it causes great difficulties here in northern ireland, mr speaker, when people use northern ireland in that fashion. back at westminster, the senior law officer for scotland was also under pressure over the internal market bill — and those comments by the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, that the legislation would let ministers break international law in a limited and specific way. how does the advocate—general feel able, consistent with personal honour and professional duty, to remain as the advocate—general? my lords, i have satisfied myself as to the correct legal position in this context. let us be clear. as i indicated to the justice sub—committee this morning, it's my view that the secretary of state for northern ireland essentially answered the wrong question. and... groaning he's a cabinet minister! i hope my honourable and learned friend does not become unwell in view of the noises emanating from him. but if he has, i wish him well for the future. well, in the

we have been the largest entry point to the eu for the last five years.ery difficult for greece to cope with, especially for the fire violence. lesbos took the majority of the 2019 arrivals. we have tried to provide the best possible accommodation. the government had decided in february 2020 to replace this camp with a brand—new camp that would've been safer and provided more humane living conditions. the truth of the matter is people in the greek islands welcomed the refugees years ago but after so many years of continuous flow, there has been a lot of fatigue in local communities. the blaze has reignited calls for the eu to rethink it's asylum policy — and take in far greater numbers of refugees to take the pressure of camps like moria. thousands of people rallied in berlin on wednesday — calling on the government to increase its refugee intake — and use its power at the negotiating table in brussels to bring about reform. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has bluntly told london there will be "absolutely no chance" of a us/uk

and the eu will be identical. to use some political will in order to ease this transition. managed hardis the recovery think would be disrupted much because there is so much potential. exit orong run, a hard no deal what hurt the u.k. badly in potential growth terms. lowering it to around 1.5%. by comparison, inside the eu, 2.1%. that is the big hit. businesses nowe realizing this and moving as quickly as they can? a lot of things -- we hear on the continent order on the internet come from the u.k. they will have to be moved or they will lose the business because no one wants to pay and next are 20% in customs on top of the goods they are ordering. kallum: think about brexit in terms of growth rather than in terms of a big hit to the u.k. economy. brexit willct is lower the rate at which trade between the u.k. and eu gross. the net effect is negative in growth terms but across industries both within the u.k. and europe there will be some winners and losers. trade diversion between the two areas from u.k. companies

we have been the largest entry point to the eu for the last five years.omething very difficult for greece to cope with, especially for the fire violence. lesbos took the majority of the 2019 arrivals. we have tried to provide the best possible accommodation. the government had decided in february 2020 to replace this camp with a brand—new camp that would've been safer and provided more humane living conditions. the truth of the matter is people in the greek islands welcomed the refugees years ago but after so many years of continuous flow, there has been a lot of fatigue in local communities. the blaze has reignited calls for the eu to rethink its asylum policy — and take in far greater numbers of refugees to take the pressure off camps like moria. thousands of people rallied in berlin on wednesday, calling on the german government to increase its own refugee intake and use its power at the negotiating table in brussels to bring about reform — something the german foreign office has said is a priority in the wake of the crisis. avril benoit is executive d

the eu has also been playing hardball tactics.ndo, but everyone is keen to point out it is not playing with international law. one thing to bear in mind, when the eu says that this is undermining trust necessary for a future trade deal, actually, the eu, a big beast on the international stage of trade, doesn't actually do deals based on trust. katya, thank you. the time is 18:19. our top story this evening: the prime minister announces tough new coronavirus restrictions in england — from monday, social gatherings of more than six people will become illegal. inside or outside. as the football season kicks off, the premier league's new boss says it's "absolutely critical" that fans are allowed back inside stadia as soon as possible. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: a hectic end to stage 11 of the tour de france. caleb ewan snatches a sprint win. primoz roglic holds onto the leader's yellowjersey. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has heard that the first fire engines didn't arrive at the scene until two hours after th

-- in the eu. his trade -- is traded the biggest unknown for top world economies in the coming months? >> there are definitely a handful of big events that will come together over the next couple of months. it has been a big year for trade already. we are looking at a number of other risks. the one you mentioned at the outset was president trump, who spoke yesterday mainly from a script that we heard already about decoupling from china. what was different about this is it wasn't to his base or a rally of his supporters. it was a labor day press conference where he made this point about china in stronger words than we have heard recently. vskis is an interesting pic, he is not a hawk or a dove when it comes to trade. he is pretty much down the middle. that will be interesting to see how it pairs up with the more protectionist u.s. officials. francine: what do we know about how biden's administration would be different from the trump administration when it comes to trade around the world? >> biden sa

is eu rules would restrain this. this,r sense, you studied there is an often talked about cap between what is happening in united states, china, and europe. europe does not have a technology sector. speculate that the reason why europe does not have that is the way we have seen governments purging these sectors in the past or the lack of encouragement in these key sectors in the past? ecosystem isverall focusing on rules and regulations. if you look the new companies ,hat make it into the top 100 probably one third of the top 100 companies are relatively new. you do not have that change within western europe itself. within the u.k., it is a more complex picture. the u.k. service sector economy is focused on financial services. the u.k. once a sensible deal with the eu, but if there is no sensible deal the u.k. is prepared have a clean break. within the u.k., the future we ofarly need, but in terms some respectse in need to rebuild the manufacturing base. it is pre-good in terms of high-value exports, but not they can

this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january.lks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one which has already been signed, sealed and delivered. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now the government is introducing its own law, so that uk ministers can decide how to apply the rules without the eu's agreement. the disapproval from this former prime minister was obvious. the government is now changing the operation of that agreement. given that, how can the government reassure future international partners that the uk can be trusted to abide by the legal obligations of the agreements it signs? another conservative mp got this remarkable

eu rules. calling forth on the eu commission is to recognise that the uk has left the eu, so we will not be continuing to sign up to their rules. would this mean the return of a hard border? no. the whole point is to avoid the return of a hard border, so as avoid the return of a hard border, so as! avoid the return of a hard border, so as i say the joint committee was supposed to clarify these ambiguous areas in the withdrawal agreement. so far, it hasn‘t done that, so the uk is putting in place a backstop plan to make sure that should be not succeed in a free trade deal, we will still be able to keep northern ireland as a core part of the united kingdom‘s internal market. so it is precisely to avoid that hard border. and that was the intention of the words agreement, wasn‘t it? and that was the intention of the words agreement, wasn't it? yes, but it did have some areas of ambiguity and lack of clarity that were supposed to be finalised during... the financial times is reporting today that the

and he is characterising the eu's interpretation as being extreme. change that withdrawal agreement. and that is the thing that would break international law, that is the thing that is causing this big furore. michael gove is the cabinet office minister who is heading up those sort of technical negotiations on the detail of how the northern ireland protocol, as it is called, would work. he said that the government is committed to implementing it, though. the protocol is being implemented by us because we believe that it does secure northern ireland's position within the within the united kingdom, but it is the case, as the prime minister has spelt out, that some of the actions of the eu have shown that they could be prepared in extremes to take certain steps which would threaten the integrity of our united kingdom, and that is why we need to have this safety net, this long stop which we do not wish to use, we do not intend to use, but if we have to we will because, ultimately, our responsibility as ministers is to safeguard the security, the integrit

, and formerly an eu judge and eu treaties negotiator.ey cox. he says it is an important boundary that has been crossed. yes, absolutely. and many people in brussels and other eu capitals are quite puzzled by what happens in london now. are they quite puzzled though because they will understand that there are very difficult talks being held and everybody is carrying the game of brinkmanship until the end. well, you can carry games but they are —— there are different ways to do it. you could argue that the agreement was going too far, too broadly considering article 50. you could, all of this could have been done and wouldn't have been a frontal attack on international law just at the crux of a vital negotiation. but those talks are also going ahead, aren't they, in tandem if you like? you have the trade talks on the one hand on the talks you are discussing are under way as well. yes, they are going simultaneously but not in the same direction now. because it is very difficult to have two tracks of negotiation and you try to make a new tre

the uk says the eu is asking forfar future. the uk says the eu is asking for far too future.changes, or helping companies in the former redwall seeds taken from labour in last yea r‘s redwall seeds taken from labour in last year's election. the added complication is northern ireland. the withdrawal agreement signed last year by the government is now an international treaty, and it says that eu law on state aid will apply to the uk in relation to the good straight into northern ireland. that means the government is obliged to inform the eu of any state aid decisions that affect northern ireland. now the government is suggesting policy that will override the agreement, potentially breaking international law, with all that implies was the prime and assesses no trade deal would still be a good outcome and the uk would prosper mightily in his words was many businesses that trade across—the—board with the eu and have to deal with tariffs, checks and bureaucracy, warned that the consequences would be disastrous. so we are back at deal or no deal in relation to the eu, and no uncerta

this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january.talks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one which has already been signed, sealed and delivered. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now the government is introducing its own law, so that uk ministers can decide how to apply the rules without the eu's agreement. the disapproval from this former prime minister was obvious. the government is now changing the operation of that agreement. given that, how can the government reassure future international partners that the uk can be trusted to abide by the legal obligations of the agreements it signs? another conservative mp got this remarkab

agreed that northern ireland would follow some eu and remain aligned t the eu's single market and thatre should be some checks on goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. this u.k. legislation gives the u.k. the option to unilaterally change which goods are checked, which is at the heart of how the whole thing works. here is chris morr. in order to achieve that, there had to be some additional bureaucracy between northern ireland and the u.k. one of the things it said was goods moving from northern irand to great britain would have to fill in a form and export declaration form. one of the things the bill says is that no longer has to apply, ministers would have the right in the event of there being no that measure.ecide to change ros: islands prime minister is calling the actions disturbing. eg thee to which it tracks back into the nter stages, it has the potential to be divisive in that context. we must work to make sure that does not transpire. concerned about wha this would mean about future talks ound trade. >> meaningful negotiations can only proceed on the basis o

britain will prosper out of the eu. borisjohnson is britain will prosper out of the eu.ain will prosper out of the eu. borisjohnson is being optimistic? it is certainly a politically motivated statement, let's put it that way. economy in the long term relative to where it otherwise would have been. it's interesting whether all the focus on whether they'll will be a bill or not. the reality is even if we do get a deal, there's very big problems for a lot of firms which trade between the uk and france in the continent because of all the new paperwork, which will come in even if there is a deal. they say they are just not really and they are just worried about supply change being broken. ithink that's something we should have focused on as well as the question of whether there is going to be a deal between the uk and the eu over a tray deal. benedicte, the components of leaving the eu have said this is a chance for the uk to sign new trade agreements that will be very useful to the country. yes, but the eu would argue that it had far more trade agreements when it was inside

the eu's a nswer into the eu single market?nd, so within the united kingdom. the withdrawal agreement sets out pretty clearly that if goods are moving from great britain to northern ireland with the prospect of them moving on to the republic of ireland then they have to pay tariffs. if they do not move into the republic of ireland, those ta riffs into the republic of ireland, those tariffs can be reimbursed. when it comes to northern ireland, eu rules... have to follow state aid. as haran said, we have to see which the legislation which the government plans to put forward this week actually says. —— helen. if they say that they are trying to change what it means, they will regard that as changing international law. planning for the possibility of having no formal trade agreement between us, but that is not how the eu will see it. we will get more on that little bit later. let's go back to that i was mentioning a moment ago in suffolk. suffolk police said officers were called to a shooting at 840 this morning, reports of a shoot

the eu is rather taken it is not a surprise. the eu is rather ta ken aback by it is not a surprise.r, to get that withdrawal agreement done so that there would be a brexit with a deal. the uk got out of the eu as promised, as agreed, onjanuary 31, so this is really being seen as quite a provocative betrayal of all that work that was done last year. as you mentioned before, the eu has put out this strong statement, not only calling it a breach of trust but very poignantly saying it is now up but very poignantly saying it is now up to the uk government to restore that trust. if that trust isn't restored, it is hard to see how they make much progress in negotiations over the future relationship and a future trade deal. and yet you had the immediate response from the government, which was essentially to say that the uk parliament is sovereign. there is no question it is, but i would ask, looking at that statement as you read it, ok, but will the sovereign parliament of the united kingdom violate international law? it has the ability to do so, there is no question parliament can legislat

, barnier, lord frost 's counterpart for the eu, arriving barnier, lord frost 's counterpart forthe eu think there is still a lot of sticking points and a lot of commentators now saying it is looking as though we may end up with ano looking as though we may end up with a no deal brexit and in turn we will not reach agreement by december the sist. not reach agreement by december the 31st. but this rhetoric in this interview in the mail on sunday has already been dismissed by the eu with one eu source calling itjust, the kind of muscle flexing that one would expect before these kinds of negotiations. shyama, look at the sunday mirror with the latest on the harry and meghan sager, the netflix deal they had done, a bit of speculation show they might produce for netflix could be a show about princess diana ? for netflix could be a show about princess diana? i have to say, they haven't got a lot of usp s, if it goes through they will tell prince william and i think you might have spotted it in the papers today! i think it's an interesting story. not a story you can analyse, it's a story on w