i am actually supposed to be talking about what happened at the eu council.rous mood. so... i will respond to a small number of the points that the right honourable gentleman made. he talked about the talks that we had to try to find a compromise and a majority across this house. we did indeed enter those talks. i think both sides entered those talks in a constructive spirit, and i would remind the gentleman that it was he who terminated those talks. he asks about my view, and i wanted to leave the european union on the 29th of march with a deal. if the right honourable gentleman and his colleagues had voted with the government on that, we'd already be out. and i... just to reiterate that point and remind him i have done everything to avoid a no—deal brexit by voting for a deal three times this year. he's done everything to increase the chance of no—deal by voting against a deal every time. will she confirm today that she will not vote for a tory leadership candidate supporting a no—deal on the 315t of october? mr speaker, will the government not finally acce

these eu council meetings, we have been discussing some of the key challenges facing not just europeand long discussions about brexit, we have also talked about how we can protect and maintain our shared prosperity and security. and so for example, when we saw chemical weapons used on the streets of salisbury, there was a very strong, powerful, unified message sent from the uk and the 27 other member states of the european union through the expulsion of many so—called russian diplomats. the uk has also been leading on the issue of climate change, where we need to ensure we have a better environment for the future. tonight we will be discussing the issue of the jobs for those who head the eu institutions. i am looking forward to a constructive discussion. and of course once we leave the eu, our relationship with the 27 member states will continue to be important. they are our closest neighbours and we will continue to facing the same challenges and wanting to work together, protecting our values. is leaving on the 31st of october do or die the right approach? well, i have always been

this year the ecb president election falls in the same year where we have to choose the new eu councileu commission president. we know in terms of ecb, we have we have the german, we have french candidates. whoever succeeds mario draghi will geographically come from further north and that would suggest a slightly more hawkish or less dovish twist to everything the ecb does. that is already important and it is part of the reason markets are skeptical on the ecb announcements to the guidance beyond this year or in terms of qe are rate cuts. guy: we are quite done with mario draghi. he speaks tomorrow in frankfurt. ,ince we have an ecb meeting five-year five years have gone down. the market does not believe draghi. does he now need to deliver another one of those we will do whatever it takes speeches? christian: he could try that. part of the reason why last week's message was drowned out is that mario draghi is only there until the end of october. what we need is a joint statement of the current ecb leadership and the future ecb leadership to make a difference. we do not know the future

soi eu council but i am in a generous mood...tly is continuing preparations for no—deal. he asks about my view on no—deal, i wanted to leave the european union on the 29th of march with a deal. the right honourable gentleman with his colleagues, if they had voted with the government, we would already be out. and just to reiterate that point and remind him, out. and just to reiterate that pointand remind him, i have done everything to avoid a new deal brexit by voting for a deal three times this year. he has done everything to increase the chance of no—deal by voting against a deal every time. rejecting any brexit deal risks the worst outcome of no—deal brexit. those are not my words, but the words of his own labour members of parliament. finally, the leader of the opposition talked about people on this side being divorced from reality. i have to say, the person who is divorced from reality in this house is the leader of the opposition, who thinks the economic model we should follow is venezuela. so, we will pull away from the hou

this is likely to be my last eu council meetings, and during the timei council meetings, and during theome of the challenges facing to sure the wider world as well. we have had tough and long discussions about brookside, but we have also talked about how we can protect and maintain ourshared talked about how we can protect and maintain our shared prosperity. for example, when we saw chemical weapons use on the streets of salisbury, there was a really powerful, unified message sent by the uk and the other eu states for the uk and the other eu states for the expulsion of many so—called russian diplomats. the uk has also been trading on the issue of climate change, but we need to ensure we have a better environment for the future. tonight we will be discussing the issue ofjobs of those who headed the eu institutions. i am looking forward toa institutions. i am looking forward to a constructive discussion. of course, when we leave the eu, our relationship with the other 27 states will continue to be important, they are our closest neighbours and we will continue to face the same challenges

eight he or nine days leading up to another summit next weekend, donald tusk, the president of the eu councilhe will be trying to consider all these options open to him listen to what the leaders have to say, and try by next sunday to come up with a consensus so by the time the parliament begins a new session with a fresh-faced set of meps, there will be someone put forward by the council for xhig president a commission president and some other top jobs that the parliament can approve >> willem, thank you for that. from leadership to the european commission to leadership of the uk boris johnson and jeremy hunt will go head to head to become the next prime minister. hunt edged out michael gove in the final ballot johnson is the overwhelming favorite to succeed theresa may. the former london mayor is committed to leaving the eu with or without a deal on october 31st chancellor philip hammond spoke out about a no-deal brexit he warned the scenario would permanently harm the economy >> a damaging no-deal brexit would cause short-term disruption to our economy, soaking up all the fiscal headroom w

in brussels tomorrow for an european leaders are preparing to meet in brussels tomorrow for an eu councilgest person to summit el capitan in yosemite national park. the race to become the democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential elections is a crowded field. 2a have thrown their hat in the ring. the candidates need to keep the media's attention while demonstrating to democrat supporters why they are different from the rest of the pack. but one of the trickiest things about running for president surely has to be quickly responding to difficult questions. thinking on yourfeet. and that can be hardest of all not when you're being asked about politics, but when you're being asked about yourself. job interview style. the new york times put them to the test. what is your comfort food on the campaign trail? when you are vegan it means lots of veggies on the go. idry to it means lots of veggies on the go. i dry to stay away from it but vegan cupcakes is probably a real threat. any kind of fast food. chicken sandwich from mcdonald's no source, two of them. what was the last time you were embar

leaders will be talking about how to divvy up the eu's top jobs, because there will soon be vacancies for president of the commission, president of the councildent of the european parliament, the central bank, and the eu's foreign minister. so the business of brexit, as far as the council's summit is concerned, is well down the agenda? yes, brexit has been relegated to a five minute slot at the end of the summit tomorrow lunchtime, where i think all we going to get is an update on the latest situation from donald tusk and a bit more about the eu's to contingency plans for a no—deal brexit from jean—claude juncker, the european president. the big moment is tomorrow night, the dinner, where we see all of that divvying up. the new personalities that will dominate the eu for the next five years. this afternoon, the summit will be dominated by discussion about climate change and whether all 28 eu countries will sign up to a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050. the vast majority, including the uk, have given it the thumbs up, but there are still big holdouts, and there are still big holdouts, and there is a big question about whether the eu can si

he was talking to our europe editor katya adler — on the eve of the eu council summit in brussels.ng the new british prime minister — whoever that may be. when the new prime minister comes in and would ask for an extension, we all have to learn about what his plan will be in terms of new elections, a new referendum, making changes to the red lines that the uk currently holds. if nothing is happening, it would mean after the 3ist happening, it would mean after the 31st of october, again, can we make changes? no, we can‘t, because we have to change the red lines, then there is no point in an extension. you would be prepared to have no—deal brexit on the 31st of 0ctober? no—deal brexit on the 31st of october? no, i hate it, i hate brexit from every angle and i hate brexit from every angle and i hate brexit from every angle and i hated brexit from every angle and i hatedd no brexit from every angle and i hated no deal angle —— no—deal brexit from every angle and we have to avoid the ha rd every angle and we have to avoid the hard brexit, so we must walk towards a negotiated brexit and

first of all, it is my final g20 summit, but i will be back around the eu council table in brussels tomorrowry, i had to think which day of the week it was, but it is tomorrow night, and that i have the bulk summit at the end of next week. and as regards the end of next week. and as regards the reviews of the conservative party members, i believe that conservative party members as with the majority of the public in the united kingdom want us to deliver on brexit. i believe they want us to deliver not just what that means brexit. i believe they want us to deliver notjust what that means in terms of leaving the eu, but the brighter future that we believe the uk can have outside of the european union. that's what i was working on, and it is what my successor will work on. david? david williamson, sunday express. you are returning to... studio: we will live —— might leave that conference and go to tom barton. £1.4 billion being committed to aids, malaria, global health efforts. this is all part of this last—minute legacy building, tom? absolutely, this is about the prime minister trying to make

eu jobs but no doubt brexit will be on some people's minds. ben haddad is a former adviser to president macron of france, and a fellow of the atlantic council onhe says that eu leaders will be concerned if the new british prime minister pursues a no—deal brexit. i think it is on the back of their mind. they are looking at this with some concern but at the same time i do not think it is going to change the position of eu leaders who have been clear about the fact that they won't compromise on the core principle of the single market, they won't compromise the eu commitment to not reinstating a hard border in ireland, and so this had already been made clear to prime minister theresa may in the deal that she negotiated with the eu and i do not see a lot of leeway or opening on the eu side with a different uk prime minister. part of the decision—making that's happening at the moment is for people to occupy the top jobs and i thought it was interesting that the french president wants michel barnier to become commission president. michel barnier of course negotiated the withdrawal deal and was quite tough on what the eu wanted. is there a connection

there is a council of the eu between 110w there is a council of the eu between now and then, so theyould be a chance to take that decision. damian green, thank you very much. todayis damian green, thank you very much. today is just the first ballot, we will have another one on tuesday, when candidates have to get over 32 mps to back them. the bar goes up, and another ballot on wednesday, then on thursday, there could be two on thursday, the way things are looking at the moment it looks as if borisjohnson has pretty much got cruise control on. his team were handing out these. i don't know what it says about his team, if they are the most organised on most well funded, but anyway, the most organised on most well funded, butanyway, it looks the most organised on most well funded, but anyway, it looks as if borisjohnson will come funded, but anyway, it looks as if boris johnson will come first today. who comes second is up for grabs. we will keep a very close eye on that. just to say all ten candidates have 110w just to say all ten candidates have now voted in this first—round ballot. th

at this eu summit the european council is working to adopt what is called a strategic agenda. the next five years, he will be surprised to know that one of them is climate change. as for the development this evening that would disappoint some people here. it was to agree for the whole of the you to become carbon neutral by 2050 has not got unanimous support. the goal we are told is being moved to a footnote in the final summit statement that footnote will read for a large majority of members, climate neutrality must be achieved by 2050. bearin neutrality must be achieved by 2050. bear in mind greenpeace has not been oppressed by the general approach and they said they had a chance to turn away from claimant breakdown down the greenpeace says they blew it. while the main opposition came from poland, hungary and the czech republic let's hear again from the check mp. he's a leading speaker the euro sceptic block in european element. here's what he does not support that. i have serious doubts whether this is achievable because of course if you make a political declaration is the e

european council president donald tusk says eu leaders want to put the issues of trade and geopoliticalons on the table at the upcoming g20 summit in osaka, japan. at a joint news conference alongside european commissioner president jean-claude juncker, and the romanian president in up thes, tusk brought lingering issue of brexit, reaffirming the european union's position that when drawing the agreement was not open for renegotiation. look forward to working together with the next u.k. prime minister. we want to avoid a disorderly brexit and establish a future relationship that is as close

first we need to get the eu commission president, then the european council, only after that politicians will eventually get around to who will be the next president of the ecb. also benoit is in the running, and many market participants would like him to be the next ecb president. clearly he has a feel for the markets. he has a feel for the political side he was sitting on the board for so many years. so he's also backing the current measures i guess this will be an interesting one. clearly benoit, there are still legal limitations because there's some statutes inside the ecb saying a current governing council member can't move on to the top of the bank but there's also some caveats. so it's not an impossibility to see him moving to the top. >> it's a very exciting couple of months for the ecb, not least because of the personnel changes as well as some pressures on them on the monetary policy front. we'll come back out to you shortly. i believe some of the introductory remarks have been released prfrnlg >> a version of his comments has been released. we can see the summary of that dragh

most immediately relevant when it comes to brexit our president of the european council, that is someone who represents the eu probably most importantly of all, the president of the european commission. jean—claude juncker is on his way out. this is already the second summit at which eu leaders tried decide the array of top eu drugs but such is the power struggle going on behind closed doors behind me here, that it seems even possible they won't reach a conclusion tonight. it is tempting to think once there is a new european commission president and once there isa commission president and once there is a new prime minister installed in downing street, it will equal new opportunities for the brexit deal. but caution there because the european commission serves that member states when it comes to brexit. it is eu leaders who gave them their negotiating mandate and in november our government signed off on the brexit withdrawal agreement. what it means is the only one who has the power now to change that withdrawal agreement or to amend it are the leaders of the eu member states alone. that means all theresa may

eu's top position. brent: for more on that, we want to go straight to the european council in brussels where our correspondent is standing by. good evening to you. let's talk about the jobs and the jostling for those positions in a few moments, but first, let's talk about efforts to rein in climate change. apparently eu leaders cannot agree on that, either. i'm talking about net carbon neutrality. what can you tell us seattle >> also called by net neutrality. there was supposed to be a side note of conclusions. we saw draft conclusions that were still there and all the countries were supposed to commit themselves to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2050, basically meaning that you have, if you calculate all the carbon emissions and how you get rid of the carbon emissions or get them out of the atmosphere, that you would have a carbon-free europe. this has failed. this was actually something we saw coming in the last days because poland and the czech republic, among others to be fair, said they would not go along with this. now it appears this is only a footnote in the declaration. if you look at how important

fivejobs are available at the same time, prison of the council, the foreign policy chief of the eu, theentral bank. all important jobs president of the european central bank. all importantjobs coming three at the same time. they want to balance lots of different factors, geography, big and small countries, men and women, new and old countries, and the political parties of europe, the right, the left, the liberals, and the green. in theory, that has to be something for everyone. it is proving very tricky to balance all those factors. about four hours ago, it looked like a deal had been done among the eu leaders who were at the 620 deal had been done among the eu leaders who were at the g20 summit injapan this leaders who were at the g20 summit in japan this weekend leaders who were at the g20 summit injapan this weekend which would put a frenchman into the job of president, he is currently vice president. however, leaders didn't speak to other colleagues around europe because that plan has been trashed by just about europe because that plan has been trashed byjust about everyone else. th

update on where we have got to from the president of the european council, donald tusk, and jean—claude juncker will give an update on the eu's deal. diplomats anna bassett is wonder if one or two of the eu leaders will have their say on how the tory leadership raises looking at what that might mean for the brexit process in the next few months. in terms of whether the eu has a favourite, they are being very diplomatic and not making any public comments. though the working assumption here in brussels is that borisjohnson will be prime minister, because he is so popular with mps and even more popular, it seems, with party members. so now they are trying to work out where he stands, what his position will be, to his advisers will be, and whether he really means that when he says the uk will leave on the 31st of 0ctober, deal or no deal. they suspect is softening his position that a bit double eight adam, thank you very much. we will talk later. the rate at which himalayan glaciers are melting has doubled in recent years. scientists from columbia university in new york used spy satellite pictures from the cold war to show that i

the october european council will be a moment when the eu 27 have to come toa a moment when the eu 27er has said and done in between time. at what point do you stand aside, and at that point, we have no representation in the commission. it keeps going until a new commission is installed, that is meant to take place in november. i keep going as long as this commission keeps going. if the uk is a memberstate, then commission keeps going. if the uk is a member state, then it is not only entitle, it has to have a commissioner, if the commission is going to be properly constituted, like the meps who have just been elected so that the european parliament is properly constituted. borisjohnson has said he is not aiming for no deal but the uk must leave by october if he is the prime minister and there is no deal, what would that mean for security and our intelligence sharing between britain and europe? the first thing to say is there is strong intelligence cooperation across europe, including the uk, that takes place outside of the uk, that takes place outside of the eu framework. so that will

nomination for the new president of the eu commisison, and some of the other big roles available, like the replacement for donald tusk as president of the council stories later in our news briefing. in the united states, a self—help guru accused of leading a sex cult that enslaved women has been found guilty on all charges. keith raniere founded an organisation called invm, which claimed to offer seminars for self—empowerment. but the court heard he manipulated and abused female members of the group. here's our north american correspondent peter bowes. the is finally over. the end of a long ordeal, prosecutors described asa long ordeal, prosecutors described as a modern day svengali. moments ago in the eastern district of new york they return verdicts rejecting keith raniere on all counts of his federal indictment. akrotiri started in 2003, supposedly a self—help group that sought to empower people in their daily lives. but the reality was very different. prosecutors that it was a cover for an organisation that enslaved women. during the trial that lasted just over six weeks, keith raniere was accused of a string of crimes from sex trafficking

the united kingdom permanent representative to the eu handed a letter to the president of the european councilovernment's decision to invoke article 50. brexit means brexit. ♪ there should be no general election until 2020. we need a general election and we need one now. every vote for me is a vote for strong and stable leadership. i am working to get a deal the parliament will support. i reached a deal with the leaders of the eu member states. it is clear that a house is not support this deal. voting against leaving without a deal and for an extension does not solve the problem. we are now at a moment of decision. i feel like we are reaching the limits of this assess area did we will now not leave on time with a deal on the 29th of march. it is slipping away from us. we risk losing a great opportunity. i will shortly leave the job it is been the honor of my life to hold. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude. to have had the opportunity to serve a country i love. heartbreaking. dozen educated, almost a conservative contenders buying to take her position. it seems a

what if the new president of the european council will be an existing head of state or government for the euting red lines was the i meant to say briefly at the start of the question. i have not been on for ages, it is my chance! i remember, you were on the beach. a man has told the inquiry into contaminated blood that he came from a family of haemophiliacs, and six siblings were infected in the scandal. four ofjohn cornes' brothers have died. thousands of people were given blood infected with hepatitis c or hiv in the 1970s and ‘80s. mr cornes told the inquiry that he believed his mother died of a broken heart. sophie hutchinson reports. john to pot arriving at court with his family and lawyer. he was one of six brothers with haemophilia. in the 70s and 80s, they were treated with infected blood products. three of his brothers got hiv and died of aids. it devastated his mother. she became frail and fraught. i think she would still be alive, she would be about 85 or something like that now. i think she would be alive if it wasn't for what happened. she was a strong woman and the tragedy ripp

eu on october the 31st. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. ikea could be building homes in the uk after a council by overseas firms has declined sharply in recent years. the number of new projects in the uk fell 1a% in 2018-19. while there was a 2a% fall in the number ofjobs created. san francisco has become the first city in the usa to ban the sale of e—cigarettes. it's because of concerns about a "dramatic surge" in young people using them. stores are now banned from selling the vaporisers. it's also illegal for online retailers to deliver to addresses in the city. e—cigarette producers say the move will "create a thriving black market". g20 is happening this week — and a lot of focus on sorting out trade wars? yes — president trump is said to be "comfortable with any outcome" from a potential meeting with his chinese counterpart xijinping at the g20 in osaka. certainly over the past few months — it's clear that global market activity has been unsettled by trade disputes. it's been overshadowed by the ups and downs of the bitter trade war between the world's two biggest economies — the us and c

involving the president of the european council donald tusk there and the president of the european commission jean—claude junker. they essentially were saying that the eua merkel the german chancellor speaking at the council. let me give you a quote from her. she is saying we made it very clear we wish to cooperate with the newly elected british prime minister. we will enter into talks but we will underline yet again that the withdrawal agreement has been negotiated. so although withdrawal agreement has been negotiated. so althoutheremy hunt and boris johnson may negotiated. so althoutheremy hunt and borisjohnson may be talking in their various ways about some sort of renegotiation with the eu as they make their pitches for the conservative leadership and indeed to become prime minister, a repetition from the eu, various people within the eu, yet again that the withdrawal agreement has been negotiated and is not up to be reopened. now, a petition to recall conservative mp for brecon chris davies has secured the signatures of more than 10% of registered voters in his constituency, which forces a by—election. he was fined and ordered to do 50 hours of co

eu, does the u.k. lose a lot of firepower? does it lose omnipotence it once had? david: omnipotence goes way too far. u.k. is a permanent member of the security council should not be under illusions of what a middle sized country can do. played fact that we have this active role in brokering the nuclear deal and continuing talks about how to sustain it, it does not give us a leverage, but a place at the table. francine: does the u.k. lose clout? david: definitely. no question, when you withdraw from the leading, global, regional power, i have called it an act of political disarmament. the u.k. is weakening itself. the fact that it is consumed by brexit further cash trade's it's capacity. francine: plenty more with our guest, david miliband come international reckons you -- international rescue me president. -- rescue president. up next, there are protests in the civic center of hong kong calling for carrie lam to step down. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: to the brink, president trump approves military strikes for iran for shooting down the drown but pulls back at the last moment. global stocks truck chew wait as the latest iran developments serve jit

eu by the 31st of october. let‘s get more reaction to last night‘s debate now. nicola lowery is chair of the telford conservative association. and i‘m joined by holly whitbread, conservative councillor for epping forest district councilintends to do and how he would like to take us out of the eu and his proposalfor our country, clearly wanting to turbo—charge our economy and looking at domestic policies. i have concerns over boris‘s lack of detail about how he intends to break the parliamentary deadlock. clearly he would be acting without the will of parliament if he does that so while i think that is something many people feel is not the only option, it is not clear how he could deliver on that without a general election which could cause economic uncertainty and potentially a minority government where we are unable to govern, so while those are the candidates i am torn between, it hinges on whether he can deliver brexit and then looking at the long term plan for the party. and holly? i think boris is a fantastic character and if we have to go to an election he is the best person for the job, he can galvanise the grass roots and give more energy after a few disappointing elections, he has the right person and in ter