the ifg compared the brexit transition with other major uk government projects.ations for the london olympics both took more than a decade. digitising tax took five years. implimenting brexit will be very, very tight. the clock is ticking in parliament, too. if a deal on a withdrawal agreement is reached this autumn, possibly in november, there'll only be about 70 sitting days in parliament before brexit is due to happen. some of that time will have to be devoted to other issues, such as the budget. the government will also need to win a meaningful vote on its deal with the eu in the house of commons, and then pass legislation giving the withdrawal agreement affecting uk law. as for those traffic lights, if there's a deal, they're green for legislation, except for the withdrawal agreement bill, which needs to be passed, flashing amber, with no deal against some green but plenty of uncertain amber, and red on citizens' rights. so, an awful lot depends on the next few weeks, as negotiations with the eu on a withdrawal agreement, the terms on which the uk will leave

the ifg traffic lights have a lot in green. 0fficials ifg traffic lights have a lot in green.t there are amber issues and the toughest part of all, avoiding a ha rd the toughest part of all, avoiding a hard border in ireland, that is still flashing red. 0ptimism that a withdrawal agreement can be reached may be rising. as everyone says, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. getting any deal approved by mps in westminster is still a high risk red light. brexit, the ifg concludes, is likely to lead to unprecedented levels of change across huge swathes of policy simultaneously. with six months ago, the whole process remains highly uncertain. we are here at the university of salford all day. the freshers will be arriving later today, the first over them. many young people can hazards are what this change is going to mean. huge implications what ever happens. let's discuss this in a little more detail. i'm joined by our reality check correspondent, chris morris. the first thing to talk about is theresa may is talking about what i'm putting out there is it's my deal or no de

the ifg compared the brexit transition with other major uk government projects.de. digitising tax took five years. implimenting brexit will be very, very tight. the clock is ticking in parliament, too. if a deal on a withdrawal agreement is reached this autumn, possibly in november, there'll only be about 70 sitting days in parliament before brexit is due to happen. some of that time will have to be devoted to other issues, such as the budget. the government will also need to win a meaningful vote on its deal with the eu in the house of commons, and then pass legislation giving the withdrawal agreement effect in uk law. as for those traffic lights, if there's a deal, they're green for legislation, except for the withdrawal agreement bill, which needs to be passed, flashing amber, with no deal against some green but plenty of uncertain amber, and red on citizens' rights. so, an awful lot depends on the next few weeks, as negotiations with the eu on a withdrawal agreement, the terms on which the uk will leave, which theirfinal phase. they also need to agree a polit

for example, the ifg says more than 1a0,000 businesses will need to be ready for changes at uk bordersxtra staff and spending £2 billion on brexit preparations by march 2019. there's been lots of talk about whether people have changed their mind since the referendum. the polling suggests there has not been much movement. every week, yougov asks do you think britain was right or wrong to vote to leave the eu? green is wrong to leave. blue is right to leave. green is slightly ahead, but still close. no great swing that some predicted would happen. one place that voted strongly to leave was burnley in the north of england. home town to the bbc‘s christian fraser. he's gone back. it's one of the oldest stadiums in england. and the smallest town ever to field a premier league team. this burnley squad loves to upset the established order, with players that seem to reflect the same stubborn character as the men and women who follow them around the country. on you get. this time, it's a trip to wolverhampton wanderers. another chance to defy the odds. and as with football, so it is with brexit

the ifg acknowledges that progress has been made. torrential rain. chinese state media says two people have been killed. in a moment we will speak to howard johnson about the devastation left behind in the philippines. but first let's go to our china correspondent robin brant, who is in hong kong. good to see you. at the moment we know there is a lot of devastation. we can see just behind you, know there is a lot of devastation. we can seejust behind you, in hong kong, after the cyclone, the typhoon, i should say, has passed through. they are all the same thing depending on the region. let us know what has been happening. well, let's talk about mainland china first. i think the authorities there have moved over 2 million people who were in the path of typhoon mangkhut, and they will think that they have averted what could have been a far more deadly storm. as you say, just to make people recorded dead there at the moment. so a mass evacuation plan, and that appears to have worked. here in hong kong, this is what is left after yesterd