the eu in many ways. that was the red line that there may established as prime minister, and has continued, but it is certainly a compromise. there is no question that the uk has got everything it wanted, for example we don't have the same access to the single market but without any of the obligations which is what was being talked about at various points. it is a more distant relationship but also the basis on which a future relationship can be built and i suspect this is not the end of the story. it may be as a headline media story, but there will continue to be developments in the uk— eu relationship in the future. is it possible to sum up what the uk has gained and lost as a result of this? i know we don't have the deal but the broad outline agreements are out there. in broad outline, we have agreed quite a compromise on fish, where we haven't taken immediate control of all of our waters and an immediate high uplift in the fish we can catch, but that is phased in over six years. we have accepted there

in value, trade between the uk and the eu is worth six times that of australia—eu trade.e greater. and whether that happens or not — the fact that we don't know what's going to be happen in less than a month is creating uncertainty for uk businesses — as you'll hear in this clip. well, of course, businesses expected that in negotiation, we were likely to see a moment like this. for us, however, it is coming very late in the game. businesses across the uk do want to see a deal happen, they do want to see the two sides keep talking. but they are running out of time to implement whatever may be agreed or not agreed in brussels. and so we all wait. we know both sides would prefer a deal, but not at any cost. here's anand menon from uk in a changing europe. the stumbling blocks very much remain, ensuring that neither the uk and the eu could subsidise particular industries, the so—called level playing field issue. there is a kind of chicken—and—egg element to these negotiations, because both sides want the other to blink first and make a compromise. and the danger is that both

but the eu feels the hit is more important for the british than the eu.risjohnson has been invited to india injanuary. that hasn't been confirmed here. what would that signify — what could that mean? trade with india still is a relatively small for both countries, isn't it? yes, it is remarkably small. in fact, i would venture to say that trade between the two countries has underperformed, because these two countries have been trading for more than 400 years. so it is now around 20 billion, which is really a minute figure compared to britain's trade with the european union, for instance. but what's happening is this — britain, in the event — and this looks more and more likely — of exiting the european union without a free trade agreement, is looking for partners with a similar kind of arrangement. already, britain and japan have reached a free trade agreement, and that is precisely what britain and india are exploring. my understanding is that it won't be a comprehensive free trade agreement. it will be limited, it will be strategic, but that is what ind

but the eu feels the hit is more important for the british than the eu.newspapers as i said earlier that borisjohnson has newspapers as i said earlier that boris johnson has been newspapers as i said earlier that borisjohnson has been invited to india in january. borisjohnson has been invited to india injanuary. it hasn't been confirmed here. what would that signify, what could that mean? trade with india still is a relatively small for both countries, isn't it? yes, it is remarkably small. in fa ct, yes, it is remarkably small. in fact, i would venture to say that trade between the two countries has underperformed because these two countries have been trading for more than 400 years. so it is now around 20 billion, which is really a minute to figure compared to britain's trade with the european union, for instance. —— reallya trade with the european union, for instance. —— really a minute figure. but what has happened is this. britain, in the event, and this looks more and more likely, of exiting the european union without a free trade agreement, is look

at the moment, the uk is in a transition period — it's left the eu but is following eu rules.riod ends at the end of the year, exactly three weeks away. and at the moment, there's no new deal to provide new terms for how the uk and the eu trade. that's why borisjohnson went to brussels last night. that's why negotiators kept talking today. and there's been lots of reaction to the point we've reached. the next person we will hear from is ursula von der leyen. i had a very long conversation yesterday night with the prime minister, borisjohnson. it was a good conversation, but it is difficult. we are willing to grant access to the single market to our british friends. it's the largest single market in the world. but the conditions have to be fair. they have to be fair for our workers and for our companies, and this fine balance of fairness has not been achieved so far. 0ur negotiators are still working and we will take a decision on sunday. thank you. next, let's hear from pedro silva pereira, the vice—president of the european parliament. this is his scathing assessment. the uk

the uk and the eu.ore signs of growing pressure on uk hospitals from the new coronavirus variant. three ambulance services in the south—east of england are asking people not to call unless it's a genuine emergency. countries across the european union begin a co—ordinated roll—out of the covid vaccine, with all 27 member states offering jabs to the most vulnerable. president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package, after previously threatening to block the bill, saying parts of it were "wasteful". at least 200 british tourists are reported to have fled the swiss ski resort of verbier to avoid a 10—day quarantine, ordered after the discovery of the new covid variant in the uk. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. in the last hour, eu ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the eu—uk post—brexit trade deal that was agreed on christmas day. the ambassadors of all 27 eu member states have provisionally accepted the eu—uk trade and coop

trade changes fundamentally with the eu on january eu. not sure what that looks like, this deal eases that change a little bit, but the nature of that change is really fundamental, and the nature therefore of the new uk—eu relationship is changed completely, so, it is strange to judge the deal against a change we haven't yet experienced. i suppose that is why the eu were so set on talk about divergence, level playing field, getting a process, at least a structure so they know where to go if there is divergence, it is clear those rules have been set up, swift ta riffs if those rules have been set up, swift tariffs if there is divergence, we seem to get clarity about that crucial issue. what about trust. do you think that threat of breaking international law, did that damage trust, does it damage trust going forward , trust, does it damage trust going forward, did it delay this deal, do you think? i don't think it delayed the deal. i think there was a bit of a hit to trust but i think the uk government perhaps recognised it wasn't the most

now all of that body of eu law has been kind of that body of eu law has been kind of copied and pastedaw. it has retained european law. but now we get the right to diverge from it. and that for the government is the great benefit of brexit, the freedom to do that and the freedom to strike trade deals. both the flip side of thatis trade deals. both the flip side of that is what you talk about which was that single market and customs union membership, underpinned it seamless, frictionless free trading with our biggest partner, the european union and that was everything from fish to a car to all the parts going into that car and everything in—between. now with that coming to end, there will be, although there will be no taxes or tariffs on imports and exports, there will be new barriers and the governmentjust four there will be new barriers and the government just four hours ago put out its new border operation model with a bunch of case studies about how it applies to fish going from great britain to france, 26 key steps they say. car parts coming in and there is a lot of new procedures.

with aligned with the eu expire.e are also told visas might be required for british people who plan to stay e in thefor more than three months. french ministers have been visiting the euro star terminal and meing some of the 600 new customs officers that have been recruited to deal with everything brexit is going to bring. the minister for public accounts. >> from january 1, this comes an it point from the europe union and the market. great britain becomes a separate country. it means checks, policeed controls, the or a passport to cross this border. host: so, there is pressure in the eu, there is pressure in the u.k. what kind of political support does boris johnson have from withty his own p >> there have en indications he last few days,s there have been throughout the negotiations, th mps do not expect the prime minister to give any ground at all or to compromise only in the nariswest upgrading the u.k. sovereignty as an independent nation. we have had the strongest indication so far from boris sees the outcome of

rules now we have left the eu.new deadline of sunday, let us say that they do begin to make progress on the issues you are talking to, is it a full stop? if you are a business at the moment, on sunday, it will be 18 days until the end of the transition period, and to give businesses that little notice to prepare for such a profound difference in our trading relationship, we would be going from the closest relationship anywhere in the closest relationship anywhere in the world to the worst trade relationship, and businesses would have just 18 days notice of that. in one sense, it is observed that it has got theirs, but in another sense, if you are on a verge of a deal on sunday, you wouldn‘t want to give up if you thought you were just a day or two away from getting it over the line. there is no absolute deadline here other than the 31st of december which is when the transition period comes to an end. lord ba rwell, thank transition period comes to an end. lord barwell, thank you very much for joining lord barwell,

i canjust when britain was part of the eu. i can just make one when britain was part of the eu.point when britain was part of the eu. i can just make one point about the banks making money that we discussed earlier, this is the story of what happens during the war when certain industrial companies and manufacturing arms make a lot of money. so people have been losing jobs as a result of the lockdown, some are doing very well out of it. let's look at the times now and brexit on the front page there, there is brexiteers at the top back deal as borisjohnson there is brexiteers at the top back deal as boris johnson hails there is brexiteers at the top back deal as borisjohnson hails new chapter for deal as borisjohnson hails new chapterfor britain. deal as borisjohnson hails new chapter for britain. it is quite surprising to see the opposition leader, a prominent person who wa nted leader, a prominent person who wanted to stay in the eu, voting alongside members of the european research group he wanted to leave. is that right that that's happening? that looks as if it's going to hap

from this treaty in so far as the eu wa nted this treaty in so far as the eu wanted it, and there isint about nontariff barriers, yes, i think it is important to stress what i am talking about is barriers on the grounds of, you know, your plugs won't work in our country, therefore they are banned or whatever. that kind of technical barriers to trade. there is a lot in the treaty to try to reduce all that kind of thing, make sure that doesn't happen. that isa make sure that doesn't happen. that is a good thing for businesses and consumers, and in that sense it is a great free trade deal, but i must stress to people getting ready for january the 1st that, you know, there will be change, so people will need to get on the government website, exporters will need new forms and everything else. people should be aware of the change that is coming, but it is also an opportunity, because for british exporters now, the whole world will be treated the same for export purposes, and i think that will actually galvanise our exporters to think more positively and dynamically about the opportunities

let's return to the trade deal between the eu and the trade deal between the eu and the uk entering intorman christian democrat mep david mcallister, who's chair of the european parliament's foreign affairs committee. also chair of the european parliament's coordination also chair of the european pa rliament‘s coordination group. good to have you with us on bbc news. i suppose the best place to begin, how do you see the reconstruction of the relationship 110w reconstruction of the relationship now between the eu and the uk after a rather tricky divorce? now between the eu and the uk after a rather tricky divorce ?|j now between the eu and the uk after a rather tricky divorce? i welcome that the negotiation teams found an agreement practically in the last minute just before christmas and i am relieved the disruptions and the chaos following a no deal withdrawal of the uk from the single market and customs union has been avoided. 0n the other hand, i regret that today will be the last day of 47 years of successful cooperation between the eu and the uk. in the customs union and the single m

idea of the eu. of this should come as a surprise. two serial rapists who were each given a life sentence are to have the minimum time they must spend in prison increased. the high court has ruled that joseph mccann, who was jailed last year for 37 offences involving women and children, and reynhard sinaga, jailed in january for 159 offences against 48 men, will now both have to serve a minimum of a0 years. the judges rejected calls for whole—life prison terms, which have never been imposed in a non—murder case. the coronavirus vaccination programme has been under way for four days. our health correspondent james gallagher has been looking into the safety of the vaccine. mass vaccination for coronavirus is under way, and eventually, millions of us will be offered a jab. so, what do we know about its safety? well, first of all, i want you to hold this number in your mind. one in a thousand of the entire uk population have already died after being infected during the pandemic, and this figure is rising

it feels like there's still a very big gap between the eu and the uk, i can't see the eu budging becauseegrity of the single market. and so i really think the question here is that last time borisjohnson said he would never, ever ci’oss any of borisjohnson said he would never, ever cross any of his redlines was ata time ever cross any of his redlines was at a time when he was negotiating a withdrawal agreement with the eu, and actually he saw his redline in order to get that agreement he stepped right across it. he said he would not have northern ireland, there would be no border. her text on the irish sea. in the end, boris johnson conceded that to the eu so ina johnson conceded that to the eu so in a withdrawal agreement. i think the question really this time is, is borisjohnson when he saying he's got his redlines, are the absolutely oi’ got his redlines, are the absolutely or is he willing to give somewhat and to come to an agreement about some kind of mechanism so if the uk and the eu diverge in labour and environmental standards in the future, what that means in terms of trade barr

the eu trade deal. team for the eu during the negotiations. chile, mexico and costa rica have begun vaccinating thousands of people against covid—19. they have become the first countries in latin america to do so and they are using the pfizerjab. an extra 800 military personnel are deployed near dover to help clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross into france. thousands of lorry drivers are spending christmas day stuck in their vehicles waiting for covid tests. a covid stimulus package designed to revise the us economy has struggled to make progress in congress. —— revive. the package is worth over $900 billion.

than a canadian relationship with the eu.s a bad thing. there are plenty of ways, as i've said, that we can turn to the advantage of both sides. a relationship like australia really means no deal and maybe massive disruption. under the eu's emergency plans, out today, uk transport could only move around the continent if it sticks to european rules, even though sharing regulations is at the centre of the clash in the talks. some firms are already fed up. alcaline transport run 200 trailers out of kent with sites across europe and have even invested in a couple of helicopters to keep things moving, spending more than £3 million trying to keep up with what might happen. it's been going on for solid three years. they keep changing the goalposts. every time they do that we are losing 200,000, 300,000, and we go on and off, on and off. that's really frustrating. you don't know which way you're heading. we're just flying blind at the moment, so it isn't going to make any difference whatever the concession is going to be — it is stil

wyke farms exports 4,000 tons of it to the eu every year.cess to europe. the tariffs for our business at wyke farms would have amounted to over £4 million per year, and then we would have had all the complications about how we pass that onto customers, who is going to pay it? because we certainly didn't have the financial resources to pay it. so, it would have been hugely complicated and really damaging to what amounts to about 30% of our business. but uk business is not home and dry. traders will still face a new raft of paperwork and cost, over 200 million additional customs forms will need completing, at a cost of over £7 billion. haulage companies warn many businesses are not ready for this new normal. celebrations may be brief. simon jack, bbc news. of all of the issues thrashed out in the brexit trade negotiations, none has proved as hard to crack as the issue of fishing. leaving the eu‘s common fisheries policy was touted as a key benefit of brexit, with britain in theory being able to control who fished in its waters and how much fis

and eu.y: the final hurdle was cess to fishing waters. so what ishis deal mean for the fleetsn either side of the channel? and what does the brexit deal mean for biness, trade, and travel? we unpack the details for you. ♪ ndfour a half years after britain voted to leave the you come the post-brexit trade deal has been agreed. u.k. prime minister bo johnson says britain year trade agreement which would protect jobs, but the labour party said the deal was thin and didn't protect workers. the main stumbling block was fishing quotas. mr. joson said britain would eventually take controler its fishing waters. the prime minister td a news conference at downing street that great had taken back control of its laws and destiny. mr. johnson said deal was fantastic. in brussels, urszula or lion -- urszula vendo van d lyon spoke the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon said no deal would never make up for what brexit had taken away. our editor laura kunsberg reports. laura: a deal achieved number 10 li

banks,r, the eu member which is not shared by all 27 eu members, we have other things, which is not avel-free area for the entire eu, so there are arrangements within the eu treaties which would allow for subgroups of countries to go veto of anhat the individual country could not block it. there are various ways to do that, and the eu is exploring these waves at the moment to make sure the recovery fund will happen. the problem then for hungary is if the eu goes around the hungarians, that a, they will not get any money, and that is a lot of money for them at stake, domestic political debate and hungary, it may not go down well. that is because the hungarians want to have political control over their judiciary. they are actually forfeiting money and moving a bit away from the european mainstream. the hungarians often are the ones who fear that the coil around germany and france would be the building lock for a tighter european union, and they will actually add to the fears of being left out if, with the veto, they now force the eu in the biggest project of the eu ever, to go ahead wit

trade changes fundamentally with the eu on january eu.ases that change a little bit. but actually the nature of that change is really fundamental and the nature therefore of the new uk either relationship this change completely. it is strange to judge the deal look the change we have yet experienced. the former uk train negotiated there. with all the issues out, and that has proved as ha rd to issues out, and that has proved as hard to crack as the issue of fishing. leaving the eu is coming policy was touted as the key benefit of brexit with britain and the theory being able to control who fished in its waters and how much fished in its waters and how much fish they were allowed to catch. buried eases the chief executive of the national federation of fishermen as organisations and explain what the injuries hopes were for the deal. —— barry dees is the chief executive. what we wanted was actually nothing very extraordinary, just the same relationship that the eu currently has with norway, which is another independent coastal state. so annu

eu countries would need to ratify the agreement, too.cian said it needs to be in all their interests. this is the framing of the relationship between the uk and the eu for years, decades to come. and, so, we have to be absolutely convinced on both sides of the channel that it is the right framing for this relationship. and if it is not we shouldn't sign it. behind these walls in brussels, talks now to determine at last the uk's future relationship with the eu. jonathan blake, bbc news. so, talks are starting again this afternoon — and we know there a number of sticking points in the negotiations which are proving to be hard to reconcile. the first is fishing. it's just a small part of the uk's economic activity, but a symbolic one, with disagreement over the level of access the eu will get to fish in uk waters. perhaps the biggest issue is fair competition, also known as the ‘level playing field'. the eu says the uk must stick to agreed rules on government aid to british firms, so that there's no unfair advantage. and then there's what's

the eu recognises, that the uk outside of the eu, is a sovereign country.e free trade in the absence of tariffs, putting two economies right next doorto putting two economies right next door to each other, it's not unreasonable to ask for what has already been agreed in principle, which is that there would be a level playing field for fair competition and in the future. that is all the eu is looking for and for some reason, the british government sees that as an undermining of british sovereignty and decisions that a future government may not be able to make. it's very clear, if you want to trade tariffs — free, with the free trade agreement with the eu and its single market then there needs to be fair competition between both sides and that is nothing new. it's something the eu has insisted on the many something the eu has insisted on the any something the eu has insisted on the many many months now. has it come down to... it dystopia that the uk wa nts to down to... it dystopia that the uk wants to do things it will never do, the eu wants to protect itsel

than by eu laws.en to keep a very big economic player on the geographically on the margins of europe, very close to the eu, relatively close to the eu set of rules. the uk does not want to be bound by that because all point of brexit is to not be bound by that. the whole business of a level playing field, fair competition, as both sides want to see it, is still a big sticking point. our europe correspondent nick beake is in brussels — he explained the priorities for the uk and the eu in agreeing a deal. over the past 48 hours or so, we have seen a reflection of the fact that this is a club of 27 different members. sometimes there is an uneasy relationship between those members with different priorities. notably france. a minister yesterday said that if a trade deal is agreed, if they manage to bridge all the gaps that chris was talking about, thenif gaps that chris was talking about, then if the french do not like it, they will veto it. they will not have any qualms about that. that is an indication o

territory, use eu airports, offer surfaces within eu countries and vice versa. issues and a lot of fuels think why don‘t they just practical issues and a lot of fuels think why don‘t theyjust do these things. they are trying to but the problem is the government talks about the million moving parts of the economy and on both sides of the channel they are reflected by bits of paper somewhere and a lot of them could in theory disappear or become invalid. that is a travel, there is road travel as well, what are they proposing there? i gain six months to allow both traders and travellers to allow both traders and travellers to continue as normal so recognising the ability of lorry drivers to drive across borders and not have any drive across borders and not have a ny extra drive across borders and not have any extra bits of paper than they have at the moment. 0ne any extra bits of paper than they have at the moment. one thing that is interesting, something announced a few days ago was the channel tunnel and you would think presumably it stays open even at their as a

the eu and the u.k.re still in a deadlock over trade, business rules, and fishing rights, and there is word that four royal navy ships will be on the as of january 1 to protect britain's fishing waters from eu men states. here is what the bird -- eu member states. here is what the british prime minister and the president of the you commission had to say. pm johnson: we are hopeful, but from where i stand now, it is looking very, very likely that we will have to go for a solution that i think will be wonderful for the u.k., getting exactly what we want from january 1, obviously different from what we set out to achieve, but i have no doubt that this country can get ready and, as i say, come out on fair terms. >> we have not yet found the solutions to bridge our differences. we will decide on sunday whether we have the conditions for an agreement or not. in the meantime, the commission has proposed four targeted contingency measures today. books earlier we spoke to our correspondent in brussels who told us

the uk thinks the eu needs to move significantly to enable progress. the eu feels the same.lling to grant access to the single market to our british friends. it's the largest single market in the world. but the conditions have to be fair. they have to be fair for our workers and for our companies, and this fine balance of fairness has not been achieved so far. the two sides are still stuck on long—standing points of disagreement over fishing rights, rules for businesses operating each other‘s markets and how any deal would be enforced. with no guarantee that differences can be overcome, the eu has published its plans for minimising disruption in the event of no deal. it proposes rolling over current arrangements between the uk and eu forairand road arrangements between the uk and eu for air and road connections for six months, and continuing reciprocal access for fishing boats to each other‘s waters for another year. in the commons this morning, labour said businesses are urgently needed certainty about what was coming down the track. there is a sense of huge dismay as we al

the level playing field is the eu saying, ok, uk, you wa nt field is the eu saying, ok, uk, you want if you want that, we want to know that you are not going to undercut a bunch of eu businesses. we go to all these efforts to harmonise roles across the eu, set minimum standards on things like the environment, levels of social protection, and we have these rules on how much our governments can subsidise their businesses. so we do not want you to let your businesses come on, no tariffs, no quotas, without knowing you are going to stick to something like those roles, as well. if you are going to come in and compete with us, our businesses wa nt and compete with us, our businesses want to know that competition is fair. we have decided to go, you have decided to want out of our rules, we are not going to give you a license to put us out of business. that is why this level playing field has been a big issue for the eu. the uk, and the other hand, can argue that it uk, and the other hand, can argue thatitis uk, and the other hand, can argue that it is nothing like single market access. you

clinched by the eu and britain.hile, mexico and costa rica begin vaccinating thousands an extra 800 military personnel are deployed near the english port of dover to help clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross into france. and christmas in the castle — queen elizabeth and prince philip break tradition by spending the holiday period at windsor. and nearly two years after ten cathedral was ravaged by fire, the first concert is held in its remains. —— after notre dame cathedral. happy christmas and seasons greetings. for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, a warm welcome. viewers here arejoined, as i said, by viewers on bbc world, as well. after relief on both sides following a post—brexit trade deal, european union ambassadors are getting some of the details in a christmas day briefing. they're hearing from michel barnier, who's led the eu negotiating team during nearly a year of fraught negotiations with britain. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, said britain had achieved a £660 billion a year

citizens -- all eu environment and healthier citizens —— all eu companies.. on the coronavirus pandemic, right now the coronavirus pandemic, right now the european union is working. to renew the safety of vaccines that make them available. we aim to authorise the biontech pfizer vaccine by the end of the year, subject to ema's opinion. ema's opinion on the moderna vaccine should come in the new year, and the roll—out of the astrazeneca and oxford vaccines are ongoing. but it is vaccination, not vaccines, that says lights. i called on member states to finalise the preparations for the start of vaccination, we stand ready to support. we also care for our neighbourhood. the european union will coordinate the donation of vaccines by member states, in particular to protect the health ca re particular to protect the health care workers in the western balkans and in our neighbourhood. and finally we should start working now on avoiding future crises. i asked leaders for their support to advance rapidly on getting the european health union of the ground, and thank y

big changes are coming to the uk's relationship with the eu whether there is a deal oi’ with the eu whetherr not. this is now the endgame. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. and chris mason is here in the studio. your words, the endgame, is it really the endgame? we have said sentence like that once or twice before in the last few years, but yes, it is. the transition period i’u ns yes, it is. the transition period runs out in a couple of weeks, is there going to be a trade deal? we will find out pretty soon. because a trade deal has to be ratified, signed off so it becomes law on both sides of the channel, yes it may be only the 5th of december, but this deal needs arriving at, if there is going to be won, in the next few days to give time for the ratification process. what have we learnt is with regards to that telephone call this afternoon. there are long—standing gaps regarding fishing, competition rules and how it is governed. the uk filled the gap between the two sides have grown in the last few days, they felt a few days ago they were getting close to securing a deal. now it doesn

has left the you. -- eu. the leaves less remain argument is over, no matter which side -- the leave/remain argument is over, no manner which side we were on. we will always be europeans. we will always have shared values, experiences, and history. we can now also have a shared future. and today's vote provides the basis. formal introducing a limit for backbenchers. please obey. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome this deal and i will be supporting this deal today. incredulity as to what the leader of the opposition said. offered against a better in 2019. i will take no lectures on this deal. mr. speaker, mr. speaker, the prime minister has said that the trade arrangements are central to this deal. it would have been unforgivable givene european union that they signed up for that in the political declaration signed in november, 2018. one of the reasons for supporting this deal is the security arrangement but in place, which would be important. -- i hope in practice we will see little change to the ability to

in 2019, 43% of all uk exports were to the eu and 52% of all uk imports from the eu.agricultural products, but cars may have up to 10% tariffs applied. dairy products — including french or dutch cheeses, irish butter or belgian chocolates — could become 35% more expensive. here's the chairman of tesco, the largest supermarket chain in the uk. so i think there will be an impact in terms of pricing on customers, because those sort of tariffs can't be absorbed only by the producers or the supermarket chains, but it will also, i think, change the mix of that which people eat. are people going to eat quite as much brie if it's costing 40% more? will they eat more domestically produced cheddar? we calculate the overall impact is going to be low single digit, about 3—5%, on food prices, but obviously vastly more on some selected items. of course, if this were to happen next year, these additional costs for business and consumers come in the middle of a pandemic that is already applying future financial pressure. this times article reports that a new team has been set up at t

on the uk side, they say that the eu has been intransigent on fisheries, and the eu side say that theming enough on the issue of enforcement, so enough on the issue of enforcement, so if they continue to access the uk market they do so on a level playing field and there are fair competition rules in place that will last the test of time. this all sounds very technical, very legal. but at the end of the day it is a political question. and i think the uk and eu, it isa question. and i think the uk and eu, it is a question of how they can incorporate, particularly for the eu, how can it cooperate with the uk thatis eu, how can it cooperate with the uk that is both an ally on issues like fighting crime, security in europe, potentially a direct economic competitor on its doorstep. it is a really crucial question and we have to hope over the next few days they find a result. is part of the issue that on the eu side we are seeing fracturing, where you have one camp that our hawks and one camp that delves, and that france, and germany, for example, are pitted against each other and what they

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back to brexit and the fact that the eu and the uk are to continue talking.would end today but boris johnson and ursula von der leyen have agreed to go the extra mile. let's talk to the former permanent secretary to the brexit department and a specialist partner in a firm helping companies in their dealings with the eu. thank you for being with the eu. thank you for being with us. do you think... it sounds like there is good news that the two sides have agreed to keep talking. are you optimistic there can be a deal? we are bouncing around between optimism and pessimism. not entirely surprised they have stretched the deadline again. deadlines have proved very elastic. the formal legal hard stop on this is not actually until the end of the year, the 31st of december. the fact they have found a bit more space must be a good thing. if the talks can continue. there is hope. the longer it goes on, there is less time for scrutiny of any deal by both european parliament and the uk parliament and there are a lot of businesses out there waiting to find out on what term

free roaming in the eu will officially end. four providers is that they won't be imposing huge roaming charges, but i would always suggest you check with your provider before you go. and what about health insurance? free medical treatment in the eu won't be guaranteed. from the 1st of january, travellers can no longer rely on the european health insurance card, which will make it more important than ever that they have full travel insurance when they venture to the eu and beyond. and how will people be able to take their pets on holiday? from 2021, eu pet passports will no longer be valid. the government has applied for great britain tojoin a shortlist of countries where cats, dogs and ferrets enter the eu in a similar way to now but, if the uk doesn't make that list, then the rules get more complicated and you may need to get a certificate from the vet. so, when beach holidays are back in 2021, british tourists will need to make sure they aren't tripped up by the new rules. sarah corker, bbc news. nigerian security forces are

for the eu, both sides must follow the eu, both sides must follow the same rules.ve a level playing field, not only for today but for the future. but is the eu treating the uk differently? certainly, there is a perception among brexit supporters that it is not being fair. i don't believe that those are terms that any prime minister of this country should accept. or, there is the conservative mp who accuses the eu of acting in a highly responsible and unreasonable way. but has the eu demanded more from the uk? in short, it has. the eu wants the uk to agree to share rules on government subsidies, on workers' rights, on environmental and food standards and it wants the uk to remain in sync in the future too. the uk reject that and that does go beyond other trade deals the eu has struck with canada and japan. but the eu has its justification. it would be economic suicide for the european union to basically undermine one, not of its pillars but it's fun — and, the single market copy the point being of a trade deal is done but the uk has different rules, potentially its

the eu disagrees, and so does labour. to be saying is, we are willing to accept no—deal — which would mean tariffs across the board — because of some future theoretical threat, maybe some time in the future, to have tariffs in relation to some products. now, that makes no sense. that's like saying, i'm worried my roof is going to leak in five years' time, so let's bulldoze the house now. talks are expected to start in brussels this afternoon again. the question is if the outlook is any brighter. helen catt, bbc news. borisjohnson boris johnson gave borisjohnson gave a slightly longer statement after that conversation. let's listen to a bit more of it now. the idea was that when we went out oi'i the idea was that when we went out on wednesday, the hope was that we we re on wednesday, the hope was that we were going to be able to finish things off today, there was a deal to be done. as things stand, and this was basically what ursula and i agreed, i this was basically what ursula and i agreed, lam this was basically what ur

to free movement between the eu and u.k..s of tomatoes will travel free, bags of potatoesill trel freely, but people will not travel freely anymore between the end u.k. i know michel barnier and boris johnson might thinking they are having a bright christmas, but it is not ahristmas present. this is a necessary thing. it is good that it has happened, but there can be lots of unresolved issues, security issues, police cooperation, all kinds of issues that haven't gone away. because in the end, the story of europe is about people, people coming together, people and the challenges that we face, running our bunesses, running our lives. so this is the start, i hope, of a new relationship. but in the end, perhaps 15 years time, it willead back to britain thinking of rejoining, because that is the best solution for everybody. phil: publicly and unusually, the you maintained unity behind chief negotiator michel barnier. i wonder if you think any particular eu leaders have been quietly working in the background? >> i do think,phil, in

, or into theirjourney into the eu, or into the uk. and have to undergo additional checks, all sought out additional documentation. so, in theory, if they arrive here with everything in order, with the right paperwork, it should be pretty smooth flowing. but if they haven't got the right documentation, there could be issues. the reality is that the system is pretty untested. so i think it's going to take some time for hauliers and people transporting goods to get used to it. and that is where we may see some problems arising. simon, do we know how many of the promised 50,000 customs agents are promised by the government for the end of the transition, are actually in place? that's a good question. i was speaking to one haulage firm yesterday, looking into this. they say there are not any figures available. the theory is that there could be a shortage of people. the government in the uk has put forward a pot of money to help ease this process. on that money has all been claimed. so there are moves afoot. but it is not clearjust how many

last year, that has the eu hopping mad.ss dramatic progress is made by tomorrow night, this could be it. haven't we seen brexit deadlines come and go before. what will make the difference here is whether the uk and eu negotiating teams in that building finally get the nod and wink from their bosses, the nod and wink from their bosses, the prime minister on the one hand and the president of the european commission on the other, to make this difficult political compromises. if they have, we probably will see a deal. if they haven't we probably won't. many thanks, our european editor there. let's take a look at the latest government figures. they show there were 17,272 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 15,131. 1,345 people had been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. 231 deaths were reported. that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the pa

the eu has found it difficult to acce pt the eu has found it difficult to accept that the eu as a sovereign deal was done. nick beek, bbc news, brussels. well, that‘s the backdrop of how we got to where we got to today. the deal running two 2000 pages sets out new arrangements for tariff free trade and other cooperation. let‘s hear a little more from boris johnson a little while ago. it's johnson a little while ago. it‘s four and half years since the british people voted to take back control of their money, borders, laws and waters, and to leave the european union. and earlier this year, we fulfil that promise, and we left on january the 31st with that oven ready deal. since that time, we have been getting on with our agenda enacting the points—based immigration system that you voted for and will come into force on january the 1st, doing free trade deals with 58 countries around the world, and preparing the new relationship with the eu, and there have been plenty of people who have told us that the challenges of the covert pandemic have made this work impossible, and that we should extend t

we left the eu, of course, at the end of january, but we left the eu, of course, at the end ofjanuary left the eu, of course, at the end of january, but the details of how we trade, how we live with each other on either side of the channel are yet to be hammered out. these are yet to be hammered out. these are the arrangements that will set so are the arrangements that will set so much that affects things for yea rs so much that affects things for years to come. whether or not there isa years to come. whether or not there is a deal matters for our economy, four hour security, for northern ireland and so much else. and yet despite two sets of talks between the eu chief and the prime minister in the last 48 hours, after another bout between them tonight, no further progress has been achieved. so the talks have essentially been exhausted at this moment, but a face—to—face meeting is planned for the coming days. but there is very much a dark mood about the prospect of much changing in the week to come. clearly, there is perhaps one more chance, but there is a real mood around government t

michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, briefed the eu 27 member states, then going to the europeanas still deadlocked, no agreement, limited progress on the three main outstanding issues that we keep hearing — fish, competition regulations, and how to police a deal if it is ever agreed. you can look at this many ways. you can say, "this is just the low point before both sides get ready to make those difficult political compromises we've also spoke about for so long that would make those necessary to reach a deal." that doesn't mean a deal is no longer possible. but on the other hand you do see here a clash of ideologies, and we just heard from penny mourdaunt they're talking about sovereignty. for the government, brags it was about national sovereignty and breaking away from brussels's rules, being free to diverge and make your own rules and regulations —— brexit. but when it comes to the eu, and ordering to give uk preferential access to its market, it says it wa nts to access to its market, it says it wants to protect its markets with competition rules, so it wants the uk to sign

that means uk based trucks can only have three drops at eu venues, which means eu companies becomings about haulage companies, producers, production crew, technicians, artists, professional musicians, dancers and actors, all who contribute to the £111 billion industry, and that is no wonder a petition calling for the government to remedy this has been signed by ovei’ to remedy this has been signed by over 195,000 times and rising. the bill places bureaucracy costs and delays where there was once a frictionless trade, and i hope the minister will lay out his plans to support this vital british sector. john baron. thank you, mr deputy speaker. i commend the prime minster, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster and this whole deal which i will be commending later today. both sides were always going today. both sides were always going to have to compromise, but the uk has secured it sovereignty, and this isa has secured it sovereignty, and this is a good deal. we have also secured a safeguard, an exit route is chosen. the deal proves wrong those who thought there was no alternative to

we have been in the eu for over 40 yea rs. have been in the eu for over 40 years. i have a personal battle of stake in this game for 29 years. i wa nt to stake in this game for 29 years. i want to support the final chapter of britain leaving the european union. we left on 31st of january. we've beenin we left on 31st of january. we've been ina we left on 31st of january. we've been in a transition period. i am really hopeful that this will be to the satisfaction of returning sovereignty and allowing britain to bea sovereignty and allowing britain to be a normal independent country and being good friends and neighbours with our eu friends and partners. being good friends and neighbours with our eu friends and partnersm doesn't really matter if your group of mps doesn't back it in the house of mps doesn't back it in the house of commons because of the labour party bucket, it will go through anyway? element that may be the reality of the politics of this, of course. if they support a document that they haven't seen yet, that's fine. it's better than no dealfrom a labo

and that means the standards that we share in the uk and the eu form a floor of the uk and the eu formand workers' rights. and if either side goes below that by allowing companies to pollute more perhaps paying workers less to getan more perhaps paying workers less to get an advantage, the other side can penalise them with taxes on british ca i’s penalise them with taxes on british cars or french wines. so that has been negotiated. the bone of contention is what happens in the future. so if the eu increases its regulations on the environment, for example, the proposal on the table right now would say if the uk doesn't follow it, those same penalties can apply. and boris johnson, the prime minister, railed against that today. there is a compromise, which is the so—called ratchet. if both sides agree, then that forms the new base. and that was suggested by the eu a few months back. so if you stand back from this, you have an argument about potential hypothetical future trade tariffs. if they don't get a deal on that, we will get them on everything injust three that, we will get them on e