relation to the european union. actually, it is this government that has presided over record levels of people in employment. it is this government that has seen people help their living standards with tax cuts for 2 million people. he talked about the future relationship, and the need to entrench aspects of the future relationships. of course, the government did on the 29th of march say that we would accept the amendment that was put down on paper by the honorable member, which would require parliament to have that role in looking at the future relationship and negotiation objectives of the future. what that clearly makes the case is that any government, and as is going through those negotiations, will have to ensure that they are taking part in agreeing with that future relationship. and on the issue of coming together in the agreement, the point is simple. i'm not prepared to just except labour's policies. labour is not just prepared to accept our policy. as the honorable gentleman has said, this takes compromise

concept but i simply say with the electorate, we gave them the opportunity in relation to the european union and they made a decision on that to lead the european - - leave the european union. so to go back to the people in a second referendum that is in relation to the politicians and their democracy and all of the efforts that have taken place to remove the nonsense and the statement to mention if the talks fall which i hope is not the case she will do a series of votes of what they would pursue can you confirm there will be a voting system a preference to allow the house to decide one solution on this problem? >> what i heard it said in the intention of government is the talks with the opposition fail to get a majority across the house we would work with your position to identify opportunities to determine a single result there are a number of ways they can do that. to genuinely come to a proper reflection of the views of the house so full membership of the single market is the only way to guarantee with the services sector so with these options the carrier is among the politicians. >> i

we could have already left the european union.do now is to work to ensure that we get that majority of parliament such that we can ratify the european union, leave the deal —— leave the deal, and do it as soon as possible. thank you. —— leave it as soon as possible. thank you. — — leave with it as soon as possible. thank you. —— leave with a deal and do it as soon as possible. theresa may concluding her press conference. a few things to take out of that. we can still leave the european union by the first ofjune if we ratified the steel and get the legislation through in the first three weeks of may. putting more pressure on the uk parliament reiterating several times that she is very clear that she wa nts to that she is very clear that she wants to deliver on brexit. she did say that the conditions, there were not many conditions attached to the ascension that she has been granted until october 31. the uk will still have full membership rights as well as all the obligations that come under the eu treaties. and she acknowledged tha

we entered the european union as one united kingdom and we will leave the european union as one united kingdom. >> following the referendum in 2016 and the major parties' policies in 2017, we have a collective responsibility to deliver. the rational, responsible, practical way forward is to take the withdrawal agreement, with a majority, through this house and then move on with the best possible customs arrangements, including i believe, the , majority of the people in northern ireland. p.m. may: can i say to my right honorable friend, he is absolutely right. it is important for us to deliver on the vote in the referendum. he is reminded the house that the two main parties in the chamber both campaigned at the last general election on manifestos precisely to deliver that brexit, and that is what we should be looking to do. >> prime minister, we need to use this extension for a purpose. one more heave is not good enough, and it will not work. neither will trying to con people that we can have all the benefits of a customs union and still have a completely independent trade policy. can i

and the biggest stronghold we have is the european union. said, there is something coming out which is a european economy. it is possibly false today to continue today to speak about a german, french, spanish economy. if you look at the big companies, the big corporate is, you see they invest all over the continent. and this is the strength that europe has and we will be effective in the world that is to come and in a world of 10 billion people we will have in the midst of this century if we work together as european union, and this is what we are working on. with respect it is not the european market that is going to save germany from low growth. your growth may be as low as 0.5%, one reason is because of a slowdown in exports to china. germany is very vulnerable to a china slowdown. jim 0'neill one of the leading economists in the uk formally with goldman sacks says germany is in danger of becoming a derivative of china you are so dependent on china. possibly this was not in a scientific comment, but the hope of the commentator.” was not i

the european union faces incredible problems. tant european elections, out of which you are going to have a new commission, a new president of the council. a new budget needs to be negotiated. brexit has been absorbing a lot of time of eu business. people are literally fed up and i think a lot of europeans are thinking this is going to be bad, britain leaving without a deal, but this is a bad we can live with. we cannot let this issue continue to dominate european politics for years to come. and, tim, do you agree with that, and if it is true, that it is well understood inside westminster? interestingly, today was the day we were supposed to have left the european union, and i was at a party last night run by nigel farage's supporters. it was not much of a party, the mood was subdued, but there are still quite high hopes in that circle that no deal will happen. not because they expect theresa may to deliver it for britain but because they think an exasperated european leader is soon going to say, and there has to be an absolute co

many across the house believe it is important to ensure we can leave the european union before the european parliamentary elections. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we are in this difficult situation because the government's approach hasn't worked. inseem to be going around the same circles or doing the same things, isn't going to solve things either. it would be helpful to understand how far the prime minister is actually come -- prepared to reconsider her redline. will she told the house whether she is now willing to consider a theon external tariff with eu, a key part of any customs union, or does she still rule a common external tariff out? p.m. may: can i say to the right honorable lady, obviously the house rejected the government's plan. it also rejected the opposition's plan. the house rejected no deal. the house rejected replication. the house rejected a second referendum. come to ano agreement on what it can agree on to take the issue forward. i ampeople talk about -- aware of the question the right honorable lady asked. our customs union i think there is actually more agreement and als

the european has deaf union has been clear that the rules of the european union must be applied at the border in the event of no deal. that is clear from the european union. some of the other comments have been taken out of context and the interpretation given to them. on this issue of the customs union, i come back to the position i set out earlier. we want to see the benefits of a customs unit dust union. but is in the political declaration. no tariffs, no quotas and no rules of origin checks. we also want to see, and this was reflected in the political declaration, an independent trade policy. the labour party has a position of the benefits of a customs union with a say in trade policy. we are very clear that the benefits of a customs union can be obtained while ensuring that we have the freedom to make those trade deals around the rest of the world that we want to make as an independent country. >> i also thanked the prime minister on behalf of my constituents in exeter before ensuring this country does not crash out of the european union without a deal tomorrow. in the national in

the six country were founding members of the european union and therefore it's a big movement on the symbolism of this of this alliance now you have to keep in mind that indeed equally as in the coming situation there has been far from florida over the last decade it has a very high level especially of of national debt and he's definitely looking for investors to be able to help them you know build infrastructure that has been lagging behind both at the national level but also at the levels and china is actually the ideal partner for this remember that in general you had this bridge collapse with a very dead people because of the the lack of it is too easy of the infrastructure and the lack of new investment in china is an opportunity for italy today is different from the european perspective and from place on my core we actually want to have a united european union in front of china to make arrival ok patrick you want to jump in go ahead yes. i like you very much sure you are you're ricky you should know. of the balance between threat an opportunity. speaking as an america fr

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that is absolutely clear from the european union, and some of the other comments have been taken out of context in the interpretation that isen been given to them. on this issue of a customs union i come back to the position i set out earlier. we want to see the benefits of a customs union. in fact, that is in the political declaration of no tariffs, no quotas and no rules of origin checks. we also want to see what is reflected in the political declaration an independent trade policy. the labour party hase a positin of the benefits of a customs union with the site in trade policy. we are very clear that the benefits of a a customs union n be obtained while ensuring that we have the freedom to make those trade deals around the west of the -- the rest of the world what we want to do as an independent country. >> can i also think the prime minister of half of my constituency for ensuring that this country does not crash out of the european union without a deal tomorrow. in the national interest so i thank you foror that. but that she also not mike pence in the national interest that the

of make ground with his voters he wants to show them what happens if you turn the back on the european union and that it's a bad show if you try to be not european anymore i'm going to america the german side they're looking at this with much more relaxed and they say want to do most decisions are taken was majority we can usually always outvote them and then also some safeguards have already been put in place the draft conclusions for the summit like there will be meetings without britain at the table and britain will have to sort of promise not to. interfere in european business now that's a promise on paper legally it's difficult to bind their hands however the political dust up if they do they really still need the european union because after all this the dig a solution is about the future relationship will begin if they start that are such a bad footing nothing will be forthcoming from brussels and that's a very important point to make well it's tonight really is the night of decision you know after all of these nights that we have spent here talking about brics i guess that means frid

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european union trying to humiliate britain and to resume a. house defend nonsense friend i mean this is really been nice them actually they have their own problems they want to do with their own national politics they want to do the european politics i mean that's what's on their minds day in the end i said if done with britain they are looking at the kids in london and they're horrified mostly and some of flabbergasted that the country would sort of follow it come to this point bought what they really don't want is to sort of stick the dager in and turn it around it's not in their interests and they're not going to do that they are trying to protect themselves that's all and to break six years in london who are sort of treating the soft stuff and saying things like that in television interviews they really have to look at themselves if they want to wear those reactions come from i wonder if they read julius caesar when they were in school. at that summit in brussels barbara as always thank you. here is some of the other stories now that are m

european elections which will be taking place on the twenty third she will leave britain out of the european union however also there is said or what filtered out was that reason may give us some more concise and concentrated performance in front of her european colleagues than usual so that frustration is not quite as far as the last summit where they grilled her for over an hour and a half and sort of lifted their hands and said we don't know anything so this summit was a bit better but still the decision will now be made by the twenty seven and always we know what's going on in brussels tonight what about what's going on back home for theresa may i mean the hardline brigadiers they or open or arms about this extension. angry about everything when it comes down to two reason may and i can list off what they're angry about that angry that reason may said that no deal is better than a bad deal and yet effectively she's trying to take no deal of the table that angry that she said whatever happens the u.k. will leave on the twenty ninth of march twenty nine teen that was almost two weeks ago the u.k

we need a stronger will prosper when steber european union. harrop. for example was washing towards washington so they do believe we have to do every scene to keep their religion to remain country. stable so do i have did have an interest to see how do your opinion parliaments work you spewed a lot of people are very worried about priest because they believe if do you would britain move out of you can you be the bigger german chancellor angela merkel and to deal with it future economy comparable cooperation and china will be the. pattern or in terms of the fire to refer to remain in of a multinational song they do have an interest to look at the start of the european elections. mr beaver you've been on the continent a lot in asia. you have do you do you bring those two things together sometimes the elections and this region that you know so much about you're so interested in well of course you see the asean countries they look carefully how the european union is developing connectivity and to work together and so they don't understand sometimes and th

theresa may said that the uk could be out of the european union byjune the first. got on with rectifying the deal. good morning everybody, ijust met with the president of the european council where i agreed an extension to the brexit process to the end of october. i continue to believe we need to leave the eu with the deal as sooi'i need to leave the eu with the deal as 50011 as need to leave the eu with the deal as soon as possible. and vitally the eu have agreed that the extension can be terminated and the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which was my key request of my fellow leaders. for example, this means that if were able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of we will not have to take part in european elections, and will officially leave the er on saturday the first of june. during the course of the stanchion, the european council is clear that the uk will continue to hold full membership rights as well as its obligations. as i said in the i’ooiti as its obligations. as i said in the room tonight, there is a single tear of eu membership with no condi

it would be sensible to put a question mark after european union.nd then in due course, my lords, we can tipp—ex it out. but first... just as the uk was heading for another brexit—exit day, the brakes were jammed on — and the date of our departure from the eu put off for up to 6 months. the flexible extension runs until the 31st of october — or earlier if mps agree a deal — and means the uk looks set to take part in the european elections in may. so how exactly did we get here? the week had started with parliament passing emergency legislation late on monday, binding theresa may to asking for a further delay. with that demand ringing in her ears, the next day, the prime minister went off to berlin for talks with the german chancellor, angela merkel — and then on to paris to meet president macron, preparing the ground for wednesday's crucial eu summit, which was to set the date for any extension. but before that meeting on wednesday night, there was a dash back to the uk for pmqs, where the snp‘s westminster leader wanted to know how the talks with l

will crash out of the european union this coming friday unless the e.u. agrees to another delay at an emergency summit tomorrow on the eve of that summit british prime minister theresa may her power in question dropping in on europe's leaders who without question have the power to make or break bread i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. this is my going to paris poland then on to brussels suggests but the only intention when she needs to get friends at the moment is not london she protected the u.k. wants to stop for breakfast process becoming consul fifty not suggest that for the time being taking back control was not meant to westminster but simply other capitals in europe where nice paving stay and if indeed it matters that should have picked up for the next four didn't do the conditions sense fine but you want them counsel us is not sitting tough not being met the shaft without means but the deadline is next on april twelfth. also coming up tonight you'll meet the journalist kidnapped on the syrian border trying to report on the attraction of isis

. —— a full member of the european union. 0ur rights. —— a full member of the european union.on was to have some political government this integration that the uk will not use any kind of political vikings or tricks to... —— political blocking is. to be distracted or to stop our work or use this possibly political instrument to implement something. i really trust what theresa may declared today. i have no doubt the terms are sincere declared today. i have no doubt the terms are sincere and treated serious. the reference to the corporation is in reference to the basic principle of the treaty. which are governing are living together andi are governing are living together and i trust theresa may that united kingdom will not step away from the treaty they have two co—operate with the government. i know that in parts of europe and sometimes in britain too, there is this idea that britain could walk in the next coming years decisions of the next coming years decisions of the european union. we had heard voices coming from britain that britain wants to be a very different partner of

the uk and the european union have agreed to delay brexit until october 31. fter hours of talks at an emergency summit in brussels, the president of the european council, donald tusk, described the extension as ‘flexible‘. he urged the uk not to waste any more time, and said the course of action was entirely in its hands. britain will remain a full member state of the eu for now, with the option of cancelling brexit altogether. my colleague christian fraser is in brussels. he outlined what exactly, the extension is for. well, in the words of donald tusk, it needs to be used wisely. i don't think there's much confidence at the moment in the political process in westminster but at least theresa may has set out a process this evening. she spoke to the leaders forjust over an hour, a better performance, we're told, than the one she put on in march at the eu summit here in brussels. but still, plenty of questions for the 27 other european leaders, in fact they were locked in discussions for some nine hours. and largely, that was because there was a disagreement bet

remain a member of the european union. o i have a crystal ball about the extension very likely is going to be something like around the end of the year because what european heads of state and government do not want is a series of kill if eggs the cliff edge for exit summits i mean like every street three weeks not even every three months they want this issue off the table in one room the french president was really striking he said we have other problems to deal with and he's also the one who wants to put obligations and duties on to the british side as long as there are members of the european union because he fears that the successor to to reason may who might be harder to tear would be obstructive would sort of try to interfere in european business would try to sort of bring down votes or do other stuff that really impedes the european union and nobody here wants that so yes there will probably be some ties to the extension and all this is just a very bad evening for the british prime minister. robert ayson reporting fr

be in part european union. through the measure prizes konami should one of the last thirty years or one the world's when there was a big financial speculation looked like in ninety two against and against the pounds and the list of why exactly thanks to you if there was not you are this time that we doubt belonging to a perspective to go you know that i should know more unification of more but in the glacial in the monetary italy will be found that that's also a matter of debate because there are some who would tell you the. italian gains of membership have been much smaller than among other member states because if i'm not mistaken the average g.d.p. growth in italy since two thousand and one was only a quarter of one percent compared to the one point seven e.u. average can you really blame the italians for trying to you know look at the alternatives for example cooperating with china. i think that when you speak about the. from the mental distinction to. the mental argument for. relation on talking about the

the european union especially when it comes to technology and regulation of innovation i are saying that the europeans have essentially a choice between either having a democracy or have in the. technological society. i think that this is a very good question and this is the main challenge of today because the main. two days. and is challenging to see. is the. reduction in the medium term of the workforce and the second is what is called the human income. they will lucian so there could be a summer following that perhaps tomorrow some will be delegated if. we became the executor and then just much more in the west that we have to find a new president specified three priorities sustainable development peace and culture and all of them strike me as something that europe does better than others it's good at sustainable development better than many other parts of the world it's good that culture is. peace if you want to if there. is a moving forward why do you focus on things that you. focus on something that struggles. i think that the idea to look to the. is first of all i don't see that t

more time more time before brics it begins as it stands tonight britain will crash out of the european union this coming friday the british parliament has failed to agree to a bright sit with draw a plan to rescind may's breaks a plan you may remember has been rejected by lawmakers three times tomorrow evening the european union will hold an emergency breaks it summit theresa may is hoping that her visits today will be enough to convince the rest of the e.u. to give her one more break sit extension this would probably be the last delay on offer to the u.k. and it is safe to say this is the last chance to rescind a has to keep her country from leaving the european union in chaos without a plan for what's ahead. just as with breaks it to read the minds arrival of the chancellery didn't go as planned the british prime minister was obviously a little too early as merkel wasn't there to welcome her it was only after to resume a went inside that both leaders came back out for compulsory handshakes but smiles confident the fact that the german chancellor and other european leaders are urging the br

indeed we could have left the european union by now the parliament didn't pass the withdrawal agreement so we need that extra time to work to ensure that we can get a deal through parliament this enables us to be even a signal to the way that's in everybody's interest i think what matters is that we are able to these the european union not the point at which we are actually far got withdrawn agreement that would enable us to leave on the twenty second of may that to me said the future is the announcement that the united kingdom is also preparing for the european elections is very important to me that will guarantee the continued functioning of the european institutions. is that it's of the off most importance to us that the u.k. leaves the e.u. and informed in a manner that we also want to keep the east twenty seven unified and will sapped in this spirit i have no doubt that we will reach a unanimous agreement again this response will be down i don't need to see you now it's time for decisions we've negotiated a withdrawal agreement with two years a lot of time was dedicated t

still want to ask a question about value because the european union has long position. based on to about a decade ago many central asian countries for example kazakhstan uzbekistan even russia to some extent wanted to deepen their cooperation economic cooperation with the european union but they were told that you know we care a lot about values. you have to build your democracies first then the economic cooperation will depend they all turn to china helping china rise helping themselves certainly do you think it was a smart decision putting value above economic opportunities because china clearly have seized on those economic opportunities something some would say at the expense of the european union. one cannot cannot leave that is exactly what. europe was accused. conditionality to da that because you cannot me. to say there is no country has been cut off the investment of. the first european union members that most of them saying that has not been a mistake because they need more money with conditionality they look china as an opportunity but today. the media. not.

he wants to deepen integration in the european union. nuel macon do not want the long extension, do not want britain to be running and fighting the european parliamentary elections because you feel that what will emerge from that is a big block of nationalist, eurosceptic, meps coming from britain, nigel farage amongst them, who will create trouble for your vision of that deeper integration in europe. —— macron. it is quite clear macron is concerned about that, you talked about the pollution of the european parliament that i would say to you thatis parliament that i would say to you that is simply democracy and you should accept it. absolutely, absolutely, no, there i have a strong disagreement with emanuel macon and the likes, and his likes, because to the contrary of what you are saying, i would welcome european elections in the united kingdom. what i don't want is that an undecided united kingdom, eitherto stay or to leave, remains in a sort of limbo and that limbo contaminate the functioning of the european union. i did not speak abou

out of the european union with no deal. becomes a vis richmond's and you're likely to get the opposite view here very many regard opposition to bracks it's as a form of treachery. this richmond is every bit as pretty as the other one it was voted the best place to live in britain yet the mood here can be venomous towards both the e.u. and the british governments they dismiss entirely the idea that bracks it is some kind of mythical creature as their opponents claim britain they say is being led like a lamb to the slaughter democracy is dying i think the longer it goes on the more extensions the more that the power of the people by parliament who are reminded and we will not get brecht's it is simple as that i think it's delaying tactics so that i can reverse the decision of the people we had the people we don't need in our people we should leave on. and that's it. it goes without saying that syriza may is now being pulled apart by both of these forces in parliament it will inevitably be her downfall abandon braxton revoke t

news why but from berlin tonight a plan that could take breaks it into major overtop the european union proposes a flexible twelve month delay for the u.k. but british prime minister to resign may once it sooner by june thirtieth what will it be also coming up tonight the libyan capital under threat from militia groups in a power struggle the un secretary general trying to avert a civil war as the eastern forces commander tries to drive out the un backed government and an unusual battleground for ukraine's presidential election a health clinic both candidates in the run all submit to drug tests to show that they are fit for office. and the biggest game in german football in years byron take on dortmund this weekend in what could be a book as we get title decider we'll hear from both coaches about a match every football fan is talking about. i bring golf it's good to have you with us british prime minister theresa may has asked the european union for yet another extension to bret's it she says the u.k. needs more time to avoid leaving without a deal now may has asked for a delay to june

will crash out of the european union this coming friday unless the e.u. agrees to another delay at a number of the summit tomorrow on the eve of that summit british prime minister theresa may her power in question dropping in on europe's leaders who without question have the power to make or break. this is the day.