the european union withdrawal bill. leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, stressed the bill's importance. as the brexit secretary has said, this is one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through parliament. and it is a major milestone in the process of our withdrawal. it means we will be able to exit the european union with maximum certainty, continuity and control. but opposition parties didn't see it quite like that. as the brexit secretary has said, this is one of the most significant and it is a major milestone in the process of our withdrawal. it means we will be able to exit the european union with maximum certainty, continuity and control. in a vice—like grip in those sensitive places. and hooray! hooray! the great repeal bill is out today. a bill to unite the country and an invitation to climb aboard the battered jalopy as it trundles over the cliff edge. mps will hold their first big debate on that bill in the autumn. and it's not going to be straightforward. the government face

european union withdrawal bill.alks under way in brussels, opposition parties claimed the uk parliament has been left with little to do. isn't the european parliament, however much mocked in this country, showing the mother of parliaments just what parliamentary control looks like in the modern era? its ability to veto the brexit deal means that the other institutions need to front—load information to the parliament, so there have been seven position papers against one from our government and unfortunately parliamentary scrutiny in the westminster parliament is still rather unstructured. we have just completed an election where we have asked people to vote for us. as a parliamentary democracy, they expect us to debate and vote on motions that were relevant to their lives 31 days ago. 0ur constituents expected us to come back straightaway to work. instead after the gracious speech, there have only been seven votes. this parliament is already being dubbed the zombie parliament. i actually think that that comparison wo

today, the bill that will legally take us out of the european union arrived in parliament. broadly, the withdrawalts and pastes thousands of eu laws that govern so much right now into british law. once we leave, they won't apply. but with theresa may's shaky grip, mps will inevitably try to make big changes. i think there is a big understanding now amongst ministers, right the way across the board, that there will need to be a bit of compromise, there will need to be inevitable changes. so you think ministers have understood that, but perhaps not yet theresa may? i think we will wait and see. the withdrawal bill is such a huge undertaking. it also gives ministers the power to try to change or strike out swathes of regulation without guaranteeing mps a say. this bill, as it stands though, would give ministers like you sweeping powers to change, get rid of bits and pieces of regulation that you don't like, without mps having a guaranteed vote and full debate. these are hardly massive changes, these are technical changes to make the law work. and it's up to the house of commons, if a statutory instru

today, it wasn'tjust brexit and the publication of that excitingly titled european union withdrawal billtention — what we used to know as the great repeal bill. the brexit effect on the economy also hoved into view as the office for budget responsibility — the obr, the government's official economic watchdog — published its first ever fiscal risks report. and it certainly said there were a few — high levels of debt, a continuing deficit, an economy now less able to deal with shocks than it was before the financial crisis. is this really the time to be ending austerity? the obr called for public finance "prudence", and i asked john mcdonnell, labour's shadow chancellor, if borrowing more now would really make for a strong and stable economy, and whether being prepared to vote against the brexit bill was really an attempt to derail the whole process. if you look at the underlying references that are coming from the obr, it's about seven years of austerity. it's about productivity stagnating from nearly a decade. low wages, wages falling back as well. business investment growth falling back

bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. it's been referred to as the repeal bill, but its official title is the european union withdrawal billits purpose is to replace eu law with uk legislation and smooth the brexit process. the brexit secretary david davis has described it as a "major milestone." however, political opponents have threatened to disrupt its passage through parliament. our political correspondent, ben wright, is in westminster. good morning. lots of questions about how easy it will be to get this through for the government of theresa may. good morning. this is very significant. on the face of very significant. on tgg 225; g; g is simple. it repeals the 1972 it is simple. it repeals the 1972 act and ends the application of eu law in the uk. once all of the negotiations are completed and the uk leads the eu in march 2019, it can do it because of this bill being passed. it will do something more significant, transferring thousands of rules and regulations that currently apply to the uk because of membership to the eu, taking all of those laws and regulations, and putting them on a uk statute book. there will be

today, the bill that will legally take us out of the european union arrived in parliament. broadly, the withdrawalcuts and pastes thousands of eu laws that govern so much right now into british law. once we leave, they won't apply. but with theresa may's shaky grip, mps will inevitably try to make big changes. i think there is a big understanding now amongst ministers, right the way across the board, that there will need to be a bit of compromise, there will need to be inevitable changes. so you think ministers have understood that, but perhaps not yet theresa may? i think we will wait and see. the withdrawal bill is such a huge undertaking. it also gives ministers the power to try to change or strike out swathes of regulation without guaranteeing mps a say. this bill, as it stands though, would give ministers like you sweeping powers to change, get rid of bits and pieces of regulation that you don't like, without mps having a guaranteed vote and full debate. these are hardly massive changes, these are technical changes to make the law work. and it's up to the house of commons, if a statutory inst

the european union withdrawal bill.hould england change the laws on organ donation to presumed consent? and mps remember one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. it is difficult if not impossible to imagine the mind, the blood and the horror, and the sheer scale of the losses of passchendaele. —— the mud, the blood. first, the government has launched a key part of its strategy —— brexit strategy into parliament. the repeal bill, designed to convert eu legislation into uk law, was formally introduced in the house of commons. opposition parties say they will fight its passage through parliament. at the start of the day, the leader of the commons hailed its arrival. the eu withdrawal bill will be presented to the house today. as the brexit secretary has said, this is one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through parliament. and it is a major milestone in the process of oui’ a major milestone in the process of our withdrawal. it means we will be able to exit the european union wi

formally known as the european union withdrawal bill, it will repeal the european communities act 1972to the eu and remove the supremacy of eu law. it will give parliaments and assemblies in westminster, edinburgh, belfast and cardiff the power them in the future. t is not expected to be debated until the autumn, but will need to have been passed by the time the uk leaves the eu — due to be in march 2019. the brexit secretary, david davis, has called it "one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through pa rliament". he's called on all parties to work together but labour has already said it will vote against it, unless major changes are made. 0ur assistant political rditor, norman smith, is in westminster. getting it through the commons will be something rather different? what we have learned is by getting it through, and it is the legislative linchpin of brexit which underpins the whole brexit process, getting it through is going to be a titanic battle. because already the liberal democrat leader, tim farron, says he is going to make life hell for the gove

formally known as the european union (withdrawal) bill, it will repeal the european communities act 1972brexit as the day before. but it will give parliaments and assemblies in westminster, edinburgh, belfast and cardiff the power to change them in the future. it is not expected to be debated until the autumn, but will need to have been passed by the time the uk leaves the eu — due to be in march 2019. the brexit secretary david davis has called it "one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through pa rliament". he's called on all parties to work together but labour has already said it will vote against it, unless major changes are made. a short while ago our assistant political editor norman smith joined me from westminster and said the big question is can the prime minister get this bill through parliament? theresa may in that interview was art the same question, and appealed to the mps in all parties to back this legislation, to deliver on it will be british people, which would mean there is trouble ahead. the liberal democrats have said they're going to c

withdrawal bill, the repeal bill. the formal title is the european union withdrawal bill. it will end jurisdiction in the u.k.nd convey existing european statutes into british law when the u.k. leaves the bloc. the u.k. will also leave the european court of justice and nuclear agency. the scottish parliament will get a separate vote on the bill through a legislative consent motion. repeal bill has been unveiled. that is the latest from the united kingdom. joining us is jeff rosenberg and brian nick. looking at the situation in the u.k. -- fragmented, political mess. compare that to europe, united and politically stable compared to where some people thought we would be a couple of months ago. jeff: there have been dramatic changes. on brexit there is uncertainty in terms of what exactly the form of brexit will look like given the shifts we have seen in politics in the u.k. across the channel a 180 degree turn around from what we were .alking about six months ago the rise of populism, fragmentation in europe, the potential for a downside tail risk. what we got was the opposite. the narrative coming out of europ

of scrutiny for the government on its blueprint for brexit, outlined yesterday in the european union withdrawal billnd paste exercise where all of those laws the uk signed up to as part of being a member of the european union get cut and pasted, so on our first day outside the eu there are still laws covering all the areas the eu up to now has been power to set laws on. but also some controversy about that process. as you were saying, concern from the scottish and welsh governments, concern from labour and some conservatives about exactly how it might work. concern from others about the lack of opportunity to scrutinise some of the changes because of how much has to happen so quickly. one remark i will bring you from a labour peer, lord adonis, gives you a sense of the heightened language about this. he compares leaving the economic institutions of the eu, the single market and customs union, as being as big a mistake as appeasement in the 1930s. chris, thanks very much. chris mayne send there. crowds are expected to line the streets for the funeral of bradley lowery later today. the six—year—old su

, has urged mps to work together to pass the repeal bill which he described as a major milestone in the process of withdrawing from the european unionblished the bill which converts just published the bill which co nve rts e u just published the bill which converts eu laws into british legislation. labour is calling for significant changes and the liberal democrats warned that they will make help for the government. we will speak to vicky young at westminster. many predictions here of some difficulties ahead and of a very long parliamentary battle. of course, the question is how far the opposition parties prepared to go to make significant alterations? iamjoined go to make significant alterations? i am joined now by nicky morgan who has recently been elected as the chairman of the treasury select committee. when it comes to brexit, what do you think was that what changes would you like to see made here and what will you consecrate in the common months —— coming months in this parliamentary battle? clearly the option of a transitional phase. getting everything done in 20 months and having a potential cliff edge are something we need

the uk government says it has taken a major step in withdrawing the country from the european union. it has published a parliamentary billregulations into british law to help ensure life continues as normally as possible once separation occurs. it's introducing the repeal bill to parliament, which will convert 45 years of european legislation into british law. a moscow military court has sentenced the ringleader of a chechen gang to 20 years in prison for killing the russian opposition politician, boris nemtsov. zaur dadayev, is a former member of an elite military unit under the command of chechnya's strongman, ramzan kadyrov. his four accomplices received sentences ranging from 11 to 19 years. a congressional committee in brazil has voted not to send corruption charges against president michel temer to the supreme court. the charges will now be debated by the whole of congress, but it is increasingly unlikely that mr temer will face prosecution. it comes a day after the former president was convicted for corruption. now, there's nothing worse than a backseat driver! these fantastic pictures are of the world famous red

european union as it withdraws. as negotiators repair for a round of talks, the bill is one of its biggest issues. this puts the fee as high as $114 billion. jimmy carter is out of the hospital after being treated or dehydration. he was volunteering at a habitat for humanity home building project. he appeared to wobble and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. he was discharged this morning and will be returning to the building site. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. mark: coming up, what president donald trump talks on trade and what it could mean for the spirit does this, especially mexican tequila. we will have an interview with the chief executive. he will tell us why draft kings and fan dual decided to end their margin -- merger. this is bloomberg. ♪\/ vonnie: live from bloomberg in new york, i'm vonnie quinn. mark: we are counting down to the european close. say it'sdistillers unpredictable because big-game families are involved. an exclusive interview, i asked the chief executive what he thought of

has urged mps to work together to pass the repeal bill — which he described as a major milestone in the process of withdrawing from the european union today published the bill — which converts eu laws into british legislation. but labour is calling for significant changes, and the liberal democrats are warning they will make life "hell" for the government. here's our political correspondent ben wright. power is shifting. brexit will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk. but untangling a0 years of rules and regulations will be complex and contentious. the bill published today will eventually repeal this — the 1972 european communities act. it will also copy and paste existing eu law into uk legislation. we believe that to deliver a smooth and orderly exit from the eu, we need to ensure people know they face the same laws and rules and regulations on the day after we leave as they did the day before. so there's no step change. people can be confident the law will continue to operate, but parliament, crucially, will have control. so this new bill is crucial and without it there would be legal chaos on the day that britain left the eu.

first time in writing today it will have to pay money to the european union when it withdraws seeking to tap down on a fight over the brexit bill to bloomberg today, ireland's finance minister said the e.u. is not planning on punishing the u.k. pre-brexit. >> there is no intent whatsoever within the european union to be engaged in punishing the united .ingdom we respect the decision of the british people expressed through the referendum. european union recognizes that, too. alisa: he also said both sides will engage in a process that will yield a figure at the end of it. the american doctor who specializes in conditions such as the one affecting charlie garner will travel to britain next week to assess the critically oh baby. the 11-month-old suffers from a rare genetic disease that has left him brain-damaged. his parents have been fighting to take him to the u.s. for treatment. after much legal wrangling, the doctor has decided to go to them to examine the child. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti and this is bloomberg. ♪ this is "bloombe

withdrawing the country from the european union. it's published legislation to convert thousands of european laws and regulations into british law to help ensure a smooth transition once separation occurs. the repeal billears of european legislation into british law. an american doctor has told the high court here in london that a trial therapy in america could give a chance of meaningful improvement to the condition of the terminally ill baby charlie gard. charlie's parents were in court on thursday for the latest stage of their legal battle to keep him alive. the judge says he will only change his ruling, allowing great 0rmond street hospital to withdraw life support, if new evidence is compelling. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. save charlie gard, save charlie gard. they call themselves charlie's army, some of the half a million people who signed the petition calling for him to be allowed abroad for experimental treatment. chris gard and connie yates reject evidence from charlie's doctors that their son has irreversible brain damage. we love him more than life itself. if he is still fighting, then we are still fighting. charlie is terminally ill, can't move or breathe unaided. four c

the first time on paper it will have to pay money to the european union as it withdraws from the bloc. s prepare for a round of talks, the brexit billto be one of the biggest issues. $114 billion. the number of italians living below the level of poverty almost tripled in th last decade. 4.7 million last year. global news 24 hours a day powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you so much. let's look at some of the celebrations in paris on this j 14th, directly linked to the french revolution of a few years ago i read in my charles dickens. is johnson, a france that resurgent. what has been your biggest macron surprise? guy: i think the biggest macron surprise is kind of his ability to continue to march forward, to excuse the pun. at a good pace. he has stepped up. he played a very clear that he has an agenda, and he seems to be bending the rest of europe and the united states to that agenda. it's impressive. tom: there it is. we will have coverage. the president and the first lady attending in paris this friday. right now let me go to the data check. equities, bonds, currencies, commod

bill will provide a lot of opportunities for arguments. we already see an argument about whether or not we should or should not pull out as part of withdrawing from the european unionhave to concede on that, for example. expect plenty of government defeats, but remember the government can stay in office unless it loses a vote of no-confidence. when will that happen? it will depend -- guy: this is the government, not may. >> don't expect theresa may to call another general election. i think it is a case of once bitten, twice shy. the question is, does the government involuntarily lose a vote of confidence in the house of commons? that depends partly on by elections and whether the conservatives lose seats. a defense partly on whether the concert of internal divisions over brexit cause one or two more divisions. and it could get down to such boring things as, does davis davis get stuck in the fog at the airport on the day of a no-confidence vote. will the government fall early or after a considerable amount of time is difficult to forecast. it could be down to circumstance, ill health, b i-election losses, all of which is unpredictable. matt: would the u.k. public lo