competition law and i know this was not your question, but if there is some time, i want to refer to mr. manne's statements about eu competition law because i don't agree with them all. i want to say something about what is consumer harm and does the eu require proof of harm. but here, on the barriers, this is exactly where eu law is very concerned with barriers to entry, and is very concerned with access of outsiders and wants to protect competition on the merits and if people are frustrated from offering what they have to offer to serve consumers in a better way, that is a competitive harm. thank you. >> my time is about to expire, but anyone who has thoughts about this issue in writing, i would very much welcome them. and i don't want to take additional time because senator klobuchar has been so generous in yielding to me. thank you. >> senator klobuchar. >> thank you senator blumenthal. i have a few questions here. i thought i'd start with you, professor, and that is that less than a year ago at an april 2018 panel, i think, you suggested there is a perception that enforcement in the united states has become, q

to mean there doesn't have to bea eu law to mean there doesn't have to be a hard border. are hearing, and even amber rudd said that mps should think very carefully a nd said that mps should think very carefully and clearly if they plan to vote no on tuesday, when you look at the alternatives on the table. they absolutely do need to think clearly about it and they need to understand how an advanced free—trade agreement is actually a really good solution and would provide a great future for our country. the costs of actually doing business over the borders are nothing like what has been put about and the fear mongering that has been going on recently. for example, they are saying it would cost 11% of the value of consignments to trade across border in the auto industry, but i know having been to rotterdam and spoken to people is that the real number is 0.3%. this idea that oui’ real number is 0.3%. this idea that our economy does not work somehow if we don't go along with the prime minister's plan, it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. you are getting muffled but we will carry o

the courts is not to determine the role of the courts is simply in terms of any interpretation of eu lawnterpretation of the law not determining the case, so would be for the joint determining the case, so would be for thejoint committee, determining the case, so would be for the joint committee, the arbitration process and there are requirements in terms of acting in good faith, as to how that would need to be conducted.” good faith, as to how that would need to be conducted. i understand what you are saying, but so it is the case that the uk government count withdraw from backstop union hatry, that is the case? because it is an insurance, the whole nature of the backstop is it is an insurance but as we have covered, there is strong insin tests, firstly to avoid going into the backstop but secondly, as to why from an eu perspective they themselves would not want the stay. if indeed you look at the comments that president macron raised the other day, the point about them relating to fishing is on day one, the eu would lose access under the backstop, that would be a difficult conversation

that have been bolstering lgbt equality here are eu laws. in the uk and there is lots of concern or some concern, and there is lots of concern or some concern, from lg bt and there is lots of concern or some concern, from lgbt people who are being taught that would be redundant, we are fine. if we are leaving the eu, one thing i insist upona leaving the eu, one thing i insist upon a strong law in the uk that at least matches what the eu gave us.” would like to think this country is advanced enough that we would definitely stick to what we've known, but i don't think we can take it for granted. i loved it. i sort of adore you. i have to say. you're kind of amazing. ifi have to say. you're kind of amazing. if i had somebody that was to shouting or so off—putting, i would rather listen and then go, yeah, you're right, actually. it's what we've got in common and how we fixed it. we should have been the poster boy and girl brexit, this is how you do it, you sit down on top. can i get a hug? after you. thank you. goodbye. goodbye. we've had a fair

be followed. 0ne market, there are eu laws that have to be followed. checks on 100% of the documents of all food and animal products that come into the single market. somewhere, that will have to be done. this is a tricky situation for the republic of ireland as well. they clearly don't want a hard border to be imposed, but legally yes, the eu law would say to them, you need to make sure those checks are carried out somewhere. the problem for ireland, if they were not carried out there you might get countries like france who start checking things coming from the island of ireland into the rest of the eu. it was one of the policies followed by david davies when he was the brexit secretary. he said, let's play a game of chicken over this. his policy didn't prevail, but legally there would have to be a ha rd legally there would have to be a hard border of some kind. in terms of the backstop, which may or may not be used, if there is no trade deal sorted out by the end of 2020 and if the deal is not agreed, then the backstop comes in, which critics say cou

-- eu communities act and bring key uk law —— eu ch would be properfor parliament. withdrawal agreement bill, which would be proper for parliament. mr sharon hodgson. the prime minister may recall that last week i asked her about the terrible funding settle m e nt her about the terrible funding settlement for tyne & wear fire and rescue service. i was not happy with the answer so i am going to try again. in light of the fact that the funding local services such as police and fire through the council tax does not work. will she look again at this funding formula that is going to lead areas such as mine perilously close to being an unsafe service in fire and police very soon. i understand that the place and prime minister undertook to get back to the honourable lady. as i think my right honourable friend the fire minister made clear this week, the authority's or spending power has increased this year. time and we will £25 million of reserves, which is equivalent to 52% of their core spending power. in cumbria we have enjoyed 42 days of

law should be enforced against it. i want to link what you said about barriers to eu competition law. i want to refer to the statements about eu competition law because i don't agree with them all and i want to say something about what is consumer harm and does the eu require proof of harm. here on the barriers, this is exactly where eu law is very concerned with barriers to entry. it is very concerned with access of outsiders and wants to protect competition on the merits. if people are frustrated from offering what they have to offer consumers in a better way, that is a competitive harm. thank you. >> my time is about to expire. anyone who has thoughts about this issue in writing, i would very much welcome them. i don't want to take additional time. >> thank you. i have a few questions. i thought i would start with you , professor. at a panel year ago in april 2018, you said that enforcement in the united states has become timid and passive and that europeans are hoping to become the global leader in antitrust enforcement policy because the u.s. has defaulted. do you still think the

disputes will be able to ask the european court of justice for its opinion on its interpretation of eu law, but the dispute would be determined by the arbitration panel and not the european court of justice. >> [indiscernible] made my speech later today -- if i had made my speech later today, i would have told her my sacred duty as a member of parliament is to come here and look after the health and -- welfare and future prosperity of my constituents. sympathetic to the situation she finds herself them. i have lost that sympathy. she is actually being captured by the far right exit wing of the european research group that does not believe in research. of this captive nationalist conservative party. prime minister may: no, the concern about the nature of the backstop is one that has been wide-ranginga group of members of parliament, including some on the opposition benches. >> i very much hope the sake of this country that the prime minister will prevail in the difficult negotiations that lie ahead, but i hope as she enters those negotiations she will be sustained by the widespread admirati

that shows very clearly that with the existing techniques and existing processes under existing eu lawby people who really do understand customs, so an organisation that represents 19,000 customs organisations... i recollect all of this. i also recollect the irish foreign minister saying that there is absolutely no way the irish government agrees with your position on what could be achieved with technical facilities at the border. as for as he's concerned it is nonsense. and if you would go down as canada free—trade like there would be a hard border. there will never be a hard border, because the uk government won't build one, the irish government won't build one, and the eu won't buy one. so can we just forget the hard border? it is a complete paper tiger. it won't happen. let's be realistic, look at what happens in the rest of the world, all borders are moving towards more automation, preclearance, the systems all exist now. there is nothing new, nothing alarming... why do you think... existing techniques, existing processors within existing law. that is how you sort the irish border

applicable export control and sanction laws and regulations that follow the united nations, us and eu laws basically saying it hasn't done anything wrong at this stage, and that it has very little to go by with what is coming out of canada and the us right now. thank you very much. just to say as well that this story is impacting financial markets in asia. it is a very big deal. with me is dr stephanie hare, who is an independent analyst. so give us your take on this. i mean, huawei is on everyone's radar. we have seen new zealand take action. yesterday we had the story about bt in the uk. there is a lot of suspicion about this company. yes, so right now there is a lot of intelligence sharing taking place among the five eyes, the united states, canada, new zealand and the uk. of those five, the united states, australia and new zealand do not want to work with huawei, and we just saw the head of m16, that is britain's intelligence service, say that the united kingdom will have some tough decisions to make about whether or not to work with huawei as this country upgrades its telecoms network

the caa says they are entitled to compensation under eu law.first luxury fashion house in the world to stop using exotic animal skins, including snake, crocodile, lizard and stingray. the firm says it had become harder to source materials ethically. chanel willl also stop using fur. well done, chanel, isay. absolutely, absolutely. it's been a rollercoaster week for global stock markets, with shares surging on monday on hopes of a resolution to the us—china trade war, then tumbling on tuesday as scepticism set in. but optimism is back, now that china has pledged speedy implementation of promises it made to donald trump at the g20 summit. robin brant is in shanghai. china has spoken on the deal agreed, after president trump and his opposite number spoke across the table, changes will be implemented as soon as table, changes will be implemented as soon as possible, that is as far as soon as possible, that is as far as they have gone in terms of any timescale, the meeting was a successful one, they are clear on implementing the commitments agreed,

techniques and existing pi’ocessoi’s under the existing techniques and existing processors under existing eu lawn organisation that represents 19,000 customs organisations...” organisation that represents 19,000 customs organisations... i recollect all of this. i also recollect the irish prime minister saying there is absolutely no way the irish governor degrees with york position on what can be done at the irish border —— the irish governor degrees. as for as he is concerned is that it is nonsense. if you would go down as canada free—trade like there would bea canada free—trade like there would be a hard border. there will never be a hard border. there will never bea be a hard border. there will never be a hard border. there will never be a hard border, because the uk government won't build one, the irish governor won't build one, and the eu won't buy one. it is a com plete the eu won't buy one. it is a complete paper tiger. it won't happen. let us be realistic, look at what happens in the rest of the world, all borders are moving towards more automation, preclearance, the systems all exist 110

those promises and what we have now, we are still contributing to the eu and we are still bound by eu lawinternational trade agreement. there isa international trade agreement. there is a battle over brexit but a longer running fight over independence in scotla nd running fight over independence in scotland as well. your're watching business live — our top story ——— bosses from three of germany's top car manufacturers are in the us today hoping to persuade the trump administration to ditch tariffs over imports. a quick look at how the markets are faring a mixed picture emerging, as you can see. it's not on the board at oil prices starting to rise again. now, many of us want to save more butjust never really get around to it — or lack the discipline. you may feel you have no spare money to save. in fact, more than 80 per cent of people in the uk don't save on a regular basis. and slightly more worryingly 9.6m households in britain have no savings at all. but when it comes to banking — two out of five people now regularly use mobile banking apps. moneybox is an app that uses technology to e

this is 1a new pieces of eu law to help it cope with a no deal scenario and some is quite useful to thesh airlines can fly in and out of the eu but not around it for a year. british truckers can still bring goods into the eu from the uk for nine months before they then have to apply for a limited number of permits. auditions citizens abroad will be given help to apply for permanent residence and you will not need and visa for a short trip, and brussels will recognise some uk legislation on financial services for a year or two to prevent turmoil in the markets. the eu has been more generous than i expected that this is still pretty bare—bones staff and the message from brussels is clear, this is not like keeping the good bits of eu membership, this is not as good as the transition or inflammation patient period on offer, in other words the deal on the table is way better than no deal —— implementation period. business groups, including the cbi and the federation of small businesses, have urged politicians to do all they can to avoid a no—deal brexit. they say firms are "watching in horro

today they have fleshed out the details by publishing 14 legislative proposals, bits of eu law that willansport when it comes to alleviation and road haulage. there‘s some stuff in there about citizens right and some stuff about citizens right and some stuff about financial services as well. this is 14 legislative proposals, bits of eu law, which now need quite consultation and have to be approved by the european parliament as well. big message from the eu, this is in norway replicating key bits of eu law, which now need quite consultation and have to be approved by the european parliament as well. big message from the eu, this is in norway replicating gbits of eu membership and this is in norway as good as they transition period contained in the withdrawal agreement. this is bare—bones and staff put in place by the eu acting unilaterally on its own, not in negotiation with the uk, and a lot of this stuff will be temporary as well. thank you. in a moment, the business news. first the headlines on bbc news... a plan for immigration after brexit — the government says it says it will priori

union committee stated on the basis of the legal opinion we considered we conclude as a matter of eu law article 50 allows the uk to leave the eu without any outstanding financial obligations. the prime minister told me in prime minister's questions two weeks ago completely the opposite. who is right? the prime minister of the european committee? >> can i say to my honorable friend, the committee of the house of lords that he has quoted that was quoted by another honorable friend, monday's statement when i gave it, that in their view there was no legal obligation, there's a different opinion on this and it is there are legal obligations for the country when we leave the european union in terms of financial payments to the european union and i believe as i said before that this is a country that uphold its legal obligations. >> i don't think i heard any minister ever say their government's plan would make our country poorer. is that what the prime minister came into politics for? >> it is clear, what the chancellor made clear this morning is the brexit deal that delivers best for our jobs

the airline regulator says customers are entitled to compensation under eu law, but ryanair says theouldn't have to pay. in his first broadcast interview, the british academic who was jailed in the united arab emirates on spying charges has told the bbc he was psychologically tortured and that he contemplated suicide. matthew hedges, who's 31, says he was forced to sign a confession under duress. he was speaking tojon humphrys. matthew hedges had been arrested a few days after he arrived in dubai, where he'd gone to do research for a ph.d. he was accused of spying. he was held in solitary confinement and then sentenced to life in prison. he was pardoned and allowed to come home and, this morning, did his first broadcast interview with me on today. with him — his wife, daniela tejada, who'd fought throughout for his release. matthew told me how he'd been treated by his captors. there was no, erm... there was no light. i wasn't allowed, erm, to do anything to try and distract myself. you couldn't listen to the radio... no. ..or anything of that sort? not until i'd started the court cas

if your flight is delayed more than three hours or cancelled then under eu law you are entitled per passengern but if there are what is called extraordinary circumstances at play, like bad weather, then the airline doesn't have to pay out. this dispute is about whether strike action falls into that category. in a statement, ryanairsaid into that category. in a statement, ryanair said that courts in other european countries have ruled that strikes do qualify as extraordinary circumstances. but if there is a court case in britain it could have implications when any of us fly in the future. our top story this lunchtime: the government publishes its legal advice on brexit in full, a day after being found in contempt of parliament. and still to come... a new report finds the home office has still not established the full scale of the windrush scandal. coming up in sport later on bbc news, the olympic and world track cycling champion dani rowe is retiring from competition. the 28—year—old said she wants to stay in the sport. world leaders have gathered in washington to pay their respects at the sta

and the eu works on the basis that it is an organisation based on the law.ich says what the law is. and the eu is no different in that respect. that was the model on which the ecj was set up. what is it being confused with? the court of human rights? partly with the court of human rights which rules on whether a particular action ofa rules on whether a particular action of a member state is contrary to one of a member state is contrary to one of the articles of the convention on human rights. that is the task of the court of human rights which sits in strasbourg and is a totally different organisation from the ecj. the ecj, as i say, exists to say what eu law is, that is what the treaty says it is to do. that is what it does. but of course, the nature of the issues that go to the european court is that, in many cases, they are political in the sense that they have political consequences, as indeed many of them have business consequences,. if you are making decisions on the rules of the single market, there are business consequences and that is not really a p

it was always clear the eu withdrawal act went through which did repeal the 1972 act and bring the eu law into the uk but the occasion of an implementation period in which we were operating the same as we are today as a member of the european union it would be necessary to ensure any necessary changes were made at those changes would be made in the withdrawal agreement before parliament. >> the prime minister may recall terrible funding in rescue service. and the fact, and police and fire through the canceled tax precept doesn't work in areas such as maine. when you look again at this formula that will lead areas to be closed to be an unsafe service very soon. >> i understand the prime minister talking to get back to the honorable lady but the prime minister made clear the authorities spending power has increased this year and china may hold 25 million pounds of reserves which is equivalent to 52%. >> despite the transport secretary, and will remain. will my right honorable friend condemned the actions which left vulnerable people without public transport and businesses suffering. >> take

quickly after leaving it can be agreed, but the point of law, as a former lawyer, the point of law still stands. the euunderstand it where it's approach as i understand it where its legal process is very important to it, and the point is you cannot agree as a matter of law european law, until we have left, that is the point. the history of the eu is that it has managed to adjust its legal process when it leads to. the law does evolve of course. let's come to some specific points of annex two, article three, subsection two. the united kingdom will apply for its customs tariff... when previously has the uk allowed for taxation without representation? because the eu will be setting our customs taxes, and we will have no say on it, once we've left. you are talking in terms of the northern ireland protocol? no, after the backstop, taxation without representation.” don't have that precise text in front so i will pick that up and happily write to you on it. but we have covered why the backstop is undesirable, why we have no desire to go into it, and we have covered the safeguards there are in order to allow u

rescue missions, ourjob is to identify the criminals who are behind this and target them with our uk eu lawrrest and prosecute these criminals to stop them from profiting from putting people in a dangerous situation and evading uk border control. the home secretary has cut short his uk holiday to deal with this. what more can be done that is not being done to stop the number of migrants who are coming across the channel? from a uk law enforcement perspective, bearing in mind i'm from the national crime agency, my remit is to tackle the organised criminals behind this. from our perspective criminals behind this. from our ers ective we're criminals behind this. from our perspective we're working closely with french law enforcement, we have staff based alongside our colleagues in france. we have seen a number of arrests in recent weeks. just over one week ago we still a number of people arrested by the french, working alongside us. two of these people were uk—based individuals who had gone over to france to further their criminal activity. we had arrests last thursday night of a facilitator wh

the initial target was rejected by brussels as breaching eu laws. of the u.k. leaving the eu are 50-50 of parliament rejects theresa may steel. eut is according to international trade secretary speaking to the sunday times. he called on fellow lawmakers to back the deal saying he would rather have an agreement that falls short of expectations then risk no brexit at all. a crucial turkey have role to play in syria according to a message from president vladimir putin. this comes a day after the country's top defense and intelligence chiefs met in moscow. they agreed to coordinate military steps to fill the void left by donald trump's decision to order military pullout. ruling party has won by a landslide in an election marked by violence. according to the nation's election commission and its seats.won almost 90% of the opposition has called the vote farcical. as many as 18 people were killed in poll related violence. this election gives the prime minister an unprecedented short-term in office. south korea says kim jong-un wants more summits to resolve the nuclear

made it completely clear that the backstop, if it ever came to plays, would be challengeable under eu lawcts via the cause what is his...7 promoting projects via the cause what is his...? order, and resume your seat. i'm sorry to bark at the honourable lady but the intervention isjust too long. end of. then off. borisjohnson. isjust too long. end of. then off. boris johnson. very good point none the less because it is exactly on the less because it is exactly on the point. as i have been saying, the point. as i have been saying, the eu has no incentive whatsoever to let us out of this backstop precisely because they have this massive trade surplus with ours. furthermore, when you look at eu manufacturing and uk business —— uk manufacturing and uk business —— uk manufacturing and uk business, they realise that they have, through the hole in the minty asian period and beyond, uncheck an unmediated power. —— the whole transition period. with no representation. if you think that is an ideal situation, let him speak now. is an ideal situation, let him speak now. the right honourable member spe

we have 14 new draft eu laws to help with a hard brexit, the uk leaving in march next year with no divorced would do what you can so that british citizens who live in an eu country now can carry on living and working there even if there is no deal. financial services, the usa and we'll recognise some of the financial services regulations to allow some very narrow financial services to continue as they do now. quite a lot of stuff on transport. bare—bones aviation quite a lot of stuff on transport. ba re—bones aviation stopgap quite a lot of stuff on transport. bare—bones aviation stopgap solution where british airlines will still be able to fly in and out and over the uber they will not be able to operate flights between airports in the eu and british truckers will still be a will to bring goods into the eu for up to nine months after that they will have to apply for very scarce international permits. the eu says this is the minimum we are prepared to do, it is about protecting the interests of the eu rather than helping the uk. it is designed to send the message the deal on the table is b

the airline regulator says customers are entitled to compensation under eu law, but ryanair says theesigning. sir terry has been at the head of crossrail, a new east—west rail link across london, for almost a decade. concerns were raised recently about his dual role with hs2 after crossrail‘s opening was delayed from this month until autumn next year. global carbon emissions are set to hit an all—time high in 2018 — according to a new study. researchers at the university of east anglia and the global carbon project say a projected rise of more than 2 per cent has been driven by a growth in coal use for the second year in a row. a booming global market for cars has also helped drive c02 emissions to a new high. world leaders, including donald trump and three former us presidents, have paid their respects at the state funeral of the late president george hw bush. mr bush senior, who served as the 41st us president, died on friday at the age of 94. he will be buried in his home state of texas, alongside his wife barbara. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has more. a nation prepares to

the civil aviation authority says they are entitled to compensation under eu law.vealed that for the first time, a healthy baby has been born to a woman using a womb transplanted from a dead donor. the 10—hour operation and the following fertility treatment took place in 2016. there have been nearly 40 womb transplants using a live donor, resulting in 11 babies, but the ten previous transplants from a deceased donor had failed. let's talk to dr valentine akande, a consultant gynaecologist who leads the bristol centre for reproductive medicine. good morning and thank you for joining us. why do you think in this instance, the transplant resulted in the birth of a healthy baby girl? first of all, good morning and it is a very exciting development. i haven't got the full details of what happened. but certainly, what is clear is it is the first successful transplant from a non—living donor. potential possibilities for why it has been successful include how the uterus was transplanted. it might have been more fresh than in other circumstances but that is difficult to say

concerns have been raised about a new eu fishing law that comes into force tomorrow.sh back to port that would normally have been thrown overboard to prevent them going over their quotas. the legislation has been described as badly designed by some uk industry organisations. catriona renton has more. new rules mean from tomorrow, any fish caught by british trawlers must be landed. in the past, fish that took boats over their quota would be thrown overboard or discarded. the aim is to avoid wasting fish and to encourage crews to be more selective. the scottish fishing federation says the laws are well intended, but it is the fallout that could cause problems. everyone, especially the cottage fish —ish everyone, especially the cottage fish -ish -- everyone, especially the cottage fish —ish —— fishing industry, is distinctively against discarding. the problem is agreed and the solution is not agree. peter is the biggest white fish port in europe. a variety of fish including haddock, cold, whiting and place are caught at the same time. different types of fish have to fill

absolutely, there is an immense history of adding prodigals and declarations in eu law.f the text. and then it depends on the political will to do that. do you detect the will is there or not? well the member states have to vote for this withdrawal agreement by qualified majority. there is some disagreement but legally it is possible to get through by qualified majority to make stage —— to make changes but the question is will the changes but the question is will the changes alter what has been agreed. leo varadkar has been very clear in saying if we reopen this agreement for this one issue then people must realise that the entire thing is reopened. was that realistic orjust a threat? it is a realistic proposition given the immense scale of substance that is involved in such an agreement. it is possible to see how legally these issues can be opened up but politically it is a very wide—ranging idea. opened up but politically it is a very wide-ranging idea. when we look at the issue of trying to make an agreement more credible for some of these conservative mps, by includi

let's get more reaction now to the ecj ruling with catherine barnard, professor of eu law at cambridgeia webcam. this decision says that we can change our minds unilaterally with nothing unchanged. is there anything in this that has surprised you? not really. the question has always been is ita really. the question has always been is it a unilateral decision for the uk or is it a unilateral decision for the ukora is it a unilateral decision for the uk or a bilateral decision. does the eu have to have its say? you will recall a couple of weeks ago the advocate general gave an advisory opinion that said it was a unilateral decision for the uk, and the eu would have no say over it. the court ofjustice had broadly followed this and said yes, unilateral decision for the uk, provided it does it according to its own constitutional democratic requirements. and crucially it says very clearly that if the uk were to decide to stay, ie by revoking the article 50 notification, we would stay on the terms that we have now, which means budget rebate, no requirement tojoin which means budget rebate, no

under eu law airlines must pay compensation to passengers if their flight is cancelled or delayed byid their respects. one of those was former senator and one time political rival bob dole, who saluted as he was helped out of his wheelchair. dole once faced bush during the 1988 republican primary fight for the presidential nomination but maintained a decades—old friendship with the former president. we saw him their salute the casket. bush‘s spokesman, jim mcgrath, described the salute as "a last, powerful gesture of respect from one member of the greatest generation to another". amazing pictures. a handwritten letter by albert einstein in which he grapples with the concept of religion has sold at auction for almost 2.3 million in new york. titled ‘god letter‘ it was written in 1954 in his native german and it was expected to fetch less than half of the final bid. it‘s been described as his "most articulated expression of his religious and philosophical views". and you think the place that? downstairs toilet. if you have a downstairs toilet. when you spend that much money on somethin

now, concerns have been raised about new eu fishing laws that come into effect tomorrow. them going over quotas. a house of lords committee says it's concerned about how the scheme will work. catriona renton has more. new rules mean from tomorrow any fish caught by british trawlers must be landed. in the past, fish that took boats over their quota would be thrown overboard or discarded. the aim is to avoid wasting fish and to encourage crews to be more selective. the scottish fishing federation says the laws are well intended, but it's the fallout that could cause problems. everyone, most especially including the scots fishing industry, is instinctively against discarding. so, the problem is agreed. the solution is not agreed. peterhead is the biggest white fish port in europe. here, a variety of fish, including haddock, cod, whiting and plaice are caught at the same time. different types of fish have different quotas. but according to the new rules, when a boat catches its quota of any species, it will now have to stop fishing. fresh fish is of course important to fish a

an outline of this published in november and the european commission is publishing 14 bits of new eu lawuple of them. when it comes to transport, there is loads of flights between the uk and eu every day, they want to maintain that basic level so they will do legislation so british airlines can fly into and out of the eu. they cannot operate flights within the eu and that power will last for a year. when it comes to british truckers, they will still be able to bring goods from the uk into the eu for nine months if there is no brexit deal after march 2019, before they have to apply for some very limited and scarce permits. that gives them a grace period to adjust. when it comes to financial services, the eu has looked at the bids of the banking industry and financial services world that it needs to protect in a no deal scenario and has come up with a couple of narrowed things like the clearing of derivatives. it has said, we will use our procedures where we recognise the eu recognise the uk‘s financial services regulations as the same so that that trade can continue in some cases for a ye

then the default position is that we would leave on the 29th of march 2019 under article 50 under eu lawwe will leave. and if we leave on wta terms personally i am not frightened by all this project fear nonsense. we had this before the referendum and it turned out to be completely untrue. i guess people would disagree with you on that point whether all of that was untrue. let me give you an example. we were told in the run—up to the 2016 referendum, george osborne, who i have always got on well with, said that if the british people voted to leave the economy would immediately go into recession, employment would go into recession, employment would 9° up go into recession, employment would 9° up by go into recession, employment would go up by half a million and house prices would fall by 18%. how they got 18 as opposed to 17 or 19 i do not know. we voted to leave. what happened? not know. we voted to leave. what happened ? the not know. we voted to leave. what happened? the economy carried on growing. it didn't go into recession. we have the lowest unemployment in this country since 1975

eu. it comes as a top european law officer said the uk should be able to unilaterally cancel its withdrawal to brexit. you are loosely delighted with this this morning. yes, he is a judicial officer, and a legal officer. it is only in about one in five cases that the court does not follow the advocate general ‘s opinion. this is advocate general ‘s opinion. this is a strong signal about which way the court will be facing. as to whether iam court will be facing. as to whether i am pleased, court will be facing. as to whether iam pleased, i court will be facing. as to whether i am pleased, i think in normal political times, anybody would say that it was a good thing for mps to understand the legal framework when they are making incredibly important decisions and to have all options on the table before them. that is all this case does. i detect a bat! you said in normal times you would be pleased but... i am mystified as to how the government has fought tooth and nail, we have had 11 hearings before the one last tuesday. why the government has fought tooth and nail to keep mps in the dark. it

depends, because there is a difference between what parliament can do and what is possible under eu law suggested to the uk, or the uk can ask the european council for an extension of the period. but parliament alone cannot extend the period, and if there is no extinction tonne extension and there is no deal, then there is a crash out. if there was another referendum, the so—called people's vote, and one of the options was let's just a in the eu, it would appear that is a simple phone call to say we are dropping article 50. yes, there are no formalities required for that, all that the advocate general said is that the advocate general said is that it has to be done in good faith, i:e., not tactically, in a way to, as it were, do an in and out dance, that one has two then say if thatis dance, that one has two then say if that is the settled will of the british people, or parliament, then all one does is notify the council of that contention with a letter, just as it was done by a letter on 29th of march that we were leaving. thank you so much for your time. the home secretary sajid javid

let's get the thoughts of catherine barnard, who's professor of eu law at cambridge university. 50? take away the deadline of the 29th of march and extent article 50 ?m is in their power, but we have to ask for it, and then the eu has to act unanimously, so all 27 have got to agree to an extension of the period. of course, while some numbers that may be willing, others won't, particularly those who didn't really get what they wanted in the negotiations on the withdrawal agreement. crucially, the uk has to ask. just to pick up on the point of theresa may travelling around, trying to get changes to how deal — the difficulties she has is that there is no way clearly that the eu will change anything in role. what has been agreed is agreed as far as they are concerned. there are two documents that were negotiated— the big withdrawal agreement, the article 50 of women, which is the 585 page document. that seems to be pretty much locked in a stone. the eu won't open that, because of they reopen that, then the french will ask more about fishing, the spanish wa nt ask more about fishing,

the problem is that eu law in triggering article 50, and in uk law, the d efa u lts article 50, and in, so it is not good enough for parliament to just reject the prime minister's deal and say, we also don't want no—deal. they have to substitute with something else, and if it involves agreement with the eu, they have to get something that can be agreed by the eu. a vote on extending article 50? if they voted to extend, they would need eu agreement, remember, an extension requires unanimity, and the eu has made clear it might extend in some circumstances, but just for the made clear it might extend in some circumstances, butjust for the uk to go on having internal divisions, probably not too keen on extending for that. the thing we learned yesterday, quite interestingly in the european court ofjustice judgment, was the uk could unilaterally revoked article 50, but it would have to be revoking to stay, not revoking to buy more time. and the prime minister has said that she would not extend article 50, but then she said she would go ahead with the meaningful vote yesterday, and she change

on the 30th of march under the agreement the uk will lose its place on the eu data protection law, evennisters have said they want to hold onto that place, it is a place where the uk has wielded considerable influence. isn't the reality of the agreement that we'll have to continue obeying these rules but we'll have lost the ability to influence what those rules are? the terms of voting rights in various elements once we've left the european union is going to change. what has been clear from the agreements that we've negotiated is the capacity of the united kingdom to continue ? to give technical support where that is appropriate, ina support where that is appropriate, in a whole range of matters. on a numberof the in a whole range of matters. on a number of the issues which are dealt with by the european union, the rules they operate, they aren't just european union rules, by our international standards on which the united kingdom will continue during the impairment period and beyond to have its role. it is unfortunate for the government to be in contempt of parliament. would she agree

may's withdrawal, agreement, that still gives a little too much influence from the eu over courts, laws free movement, over trade issues, although mrs. may, says that is not true. once the transition period is over at the end of 2020, britain will be largely clear of the eu and free to do whatever it wants to do. there is still the sense that the eu will have a little more influence than people would like. i mean, you know, all day we have protesters saying leave means leave. they want out. they were quite happy to have the hard "brexit" but it is just not an easy thing to do. the ambassador brought up a very important point that an amendment was agreed upon in parliament last week, that will allow the, how the parliamentary committees to stop a hard "brexit." they would be table to take control. not allow that to happen. by the way the bookmakers, when they start taking bets on what will happen, the outcome of "brexit," the favorite is a second referendum next year. longest odds are for an agreement to be reached i think is really interesting. connell: do they have odds whether it woul

laws which is what you promised. in fact, she said we will not truly leave the eu unless we get control of our laws and that will notn in this agreement. it would also be inconsistent with the withdrawal act which we passed injune this year, and in any case, the reality is, dup will not support the prime minister in relation to the withdrawal agreement and that means that indefinitely, under those circumstances, we will not have a majority of the house of commons.“ it in the national interest for there to be even less certainty right now? brexit was already causing a great deal of uncertainty and now we don't know where the leadership of the tory party is going. you can't get less certainty than not having a withdrawal agreement, that is a very conscription and the reality is we need to have a renegotiated arrangement. people in the european member states, the leaders, we'll get this message. they've had the message loud and clear, and they keep on saying. but the difference is, this is about the leadership of the conservative party and therefore, indirectly, the question of who is to be prime minister and the reali

much in return, we are prepared to accept an horrendous implementation period where the eu will continue making our lawse are prepared to accept a lot of compromises, so long as we get to the end of this and we leave and are an independent, sovereign state, because above all the british people wa nt to because above all the british people want to leave. they might be disillusioned with brexit at the moment but they would not have voted to leave if they did not want to. are you happy that mrs may say she will not lead the party into another election? i was saddened by the way she presented that, obviously it was an attempt to appease hostility. i don't think anybody seriously believes she would leaders into an election, but she had to say that. it underlined the kind of problem she has the kind that will still persist, in the end, herfuture... it is being decided as we speak. even that the conservative continues to vote on the floor of the house of commons, she has problems, she has a minority government and she has alienate it a coalition. as bernard jenkin said, the prime minister's future is being det

free movement, we will take back control of our money, ending the vast payments to the eu, and take back control of lawsn court ofjustice. either she is living in cloud cuckoo land or you are. or you wonder how she read every page of her own agreement. i have talked to some senior lawyers about this. i am not a lawyer. they're intake and is emphatically that statement is wrong. we will be shelling out 39 billion and more if we get into the next financial out if it drags on. but we will absolutely be under the cost of the european court of justice. when you are saying that his flat out wrong you are suggesting that either she is utterly incompetent or she is a liar. no, i... good question. ifind it extraordinary. her public statements are not in tune with my understanding and with lawyers' understanding and with lawyers' understanding of what is proposed. what would the question be in the second referendum of yours? do you like the deal that we've got, or would you like to remain within the european union? that is what we need to put to the people. parliament has now spent two years with only brexit domi