europe to discuss that i'm now joined by ruth carpenter irish politician and a member of the irish parliament ruth it's so good to talk to you thank you very much for coming over for the invitation now i know that both the repeal of the abortion ban and the repeal of the blasphemy law were major milestones for you personally for your party as well as for your country as a whole but i think to many outsiders the main question is not so much how did arlen do it but how did it manage to hold out for so long how do you explain it. well it isn't unusual to. church had huge control in the country since independence almost a hundred years ago the church and state were interconnected i suppose because it was a very weak economy quite a backward country and it seems that the new independent routers to close connection with the catholic church for social control. the church control of health education and specks of life include including advising the government on passing. legislation. restricting the freedom of women working class people poor people and the it despite all of the control things seem to

countries in europe to discuss that i'm now joined by ruth irish politician and a member of the irish parliament ruth it's so good to talk to you thank you very much for coming on board for the invitation now i know that both the repeal of the abortion ban the repeal of the blasphemy law were major milestones for you personally for your party as well as for your country as a whole but i think to many outsiders the main question is not so much how did i do it but how did it manage to hold out for so long how do you explain it well it isn't unusual to. church control in the country since independence almost a hundred years ago the church and state were interconnected i suppose because it was a very weak economy. contrary to the new independent to close connection with the catholic church for social control. the church had control of health education and specks of life includes including advising the government on passing. legislation. restricting the freedom of women working class people poor people and the despite all of the control things seem to be moving very very fast in two thousand and fift

come from a piece of material it can only come from the parents then the outrage reached the irish parliament to the same recently clothes fake tan even contraception being used to discredit women who have the bravery to go to course women around the world are posting photographs of their underwear online as part of a campaign dubbed this is not consent my sexy underwear my plunging neckline my cheered skirt my tight jeans none of them is concerned you know what is me saying yes it should never be most shameful to be raped and to be a rapist no means no it was this nature can art. the wreckage of an argentinian submarine has been discovered a year after it was missing and explained all after the break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond short and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm sure business i'll see you there. this reserve bank enables a copy yes is it at the center of america's descent into financial armageddon yes can you blame the fed for such things as the infrastructure collapse across america the ecological collapse. california wildfires and hu

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welcome back to well the part with ruth company politician and a member of the irish parliament. just before the break we've been talking about old the social changes that's happening in your country and what i find interesting is that there's there's a lot of conversation about national identity both in ireland but i know even more so in europe and the united states people rediscover a national identity when they are faced with the changing world around them the irish national identity is very pronounced both domestically and internationally it's represented in culture it's represented in other countries do you have any concerns that they irish national identity as we know it will change beyond recognition because of all those social changes or perhaps this is something you would actually welcome. yeah i don't have any fear that you know our culture such as music and the things that are in and exports in terms of its artistic life in fact hopefully will improve. it will be more representative maybe of men and women. no i don't of i think the culture that you're talking about. wh

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come from a piece of material it can only come from the parents and the outrage reached the irish parliament to be seen recently close faked even contraception being used to discredit women who have to bravery to go to course women around the world are. posting photographs of their underwear online as part of a campaign dubbed this is not consent my sexy underwear my plunging neckline my cheered skirt my tight jeans none of them is concerned you know what is me saying yes it should never be most shameful to be raped and to be a rapist no means no more. of that. and we're back after a very short break. you know world of big partners new law and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made history media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the bad and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be a

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europe to discuss that i'm now joined by ruth carpenter irish politician and a member of the irish parliament ruth it's so good to talk to you thank you very much for coming on for the invitation now i know that both the repeal of the abortion ban and the repeal of the blasphemy law were major milestones for you personally for your party as well as for your country as a whole but i think to many outsiders the main question is not so much.

arlene foster was also asked about the comments made by the irish prime minister in the irish parliamentrstood they might feel vulnerable. he said he wanted to give words of reassurance and in his view the draft agreement upheld the good friday peace agreement and therefore protected the integral territorial rights of the uk. that means things can change unless the majority of people in northern ireland decide that it should. that does not appear to have comforted unionists. arlene foster was dismissive of his comments. she repeated her line that the irish government has been very aggressive in his brexit negotiations and this is made the whole prospect of a no more likely. a quick line to add, thatis more likely. a quick line to add, that is quite a vocal crowd here, who want to stop brexit if you had not guessed. that is the phrase they are chanting loudly. if you wondered what all the voices are. on the other parties in northern ireland, we focused on the dup because of their partnership with theresa may, what is the view in the rest of the unionist community and the other side of the

minister's questions have been taking place in westminster, questions have been going on in the irish parliamenthern ireland this is quite difficult, i want to say the good friday agreement will be protected and that includes the fa ct we be protected and that includes the fact we respect the territorial integrity of the uk. and importantly she said on the backstop it cannot have an expiry date and it cannot be possible for one side to withdraw from it unilaterally but it is important to appreciate that it is our intention that the backstop should never have two be invoked. in other words a future relationship, the terms of that relationship between the uk and the eu would be agreed. 0ne between the uk and the eu would be agreed. one other point, leo varadkhar, it is reported confirming an eu summit has been pencilled in for the 25th of november, part of a choreography leading up to a planned brexit but before that there are other hurdles for the prime minister to get through, not least this cabinet eating and just over an hour. —— cabinet meeting. let's give you a flavour of what other politici

prime minister might find refuge in crowds, today in wales as well as across the irish sea but it's parliamentakes to shift them. nicola sturgeon says theresa may's brexit deal is quite simply a bad deal and would make scotland nine billion pounds poorer by 2030. the first minister was quoting from new research produced by the scottish government's economic advisers. the snp's 35 mps will all vote against the withdrawal agreement. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smithjoins me now. why will scotland be so much poorer? well, she is worried about ease with which scottish company can trade with the eu and their ability to recruit staff. the scottish government figures suggest that leaving the eu under the prime minister's deal could do such damage to the economy, that it would cost £1600 per person in scotland, by 2030. and she is worried about that northern ireland backstop, because she says if it is activated it could put scotland at a competitive disadvantage with northern ireland, because they would have a closer relationship where the eu, she is worried that northern ireland could benefit from job

but eurosceptics and northern irish unionist allies crowded into parliament to condemn the draft, almost as its existence was announced. for the first time in 1,000 years, this place, this parliament, will not have a say over the laws that govern this country. it is a quite incredible state of affairs. it's utterly unacceptable to anybody who believes in democracy. the trick will be for theresa may, can she satisfy everyone? it's going to bea can she satisfy everyone? it's going to be a very hard so i would've thought. there's no chance of labour coming to the rescue. given the shambolic nature of the negotiations, this is unlikely to be a good deal for the country. we'll wait to see the detail but we have made it clear on a number of occasions, if it doesn't meet that test, we'll not vote for it. gary lineker! it's hard to see how this crowd with the odd famous face will be satisfied. there's a small, but noisy group in parliament who think that are strengthening and will vote no as they want another choice. i am not going to accept a deal that will totally undermine our credibility in

the irish prime minister leo varadkar has been speaking in the irish parliament about the draft agreementthe commission task force would be in a position perhaps tonight to publish the text with the possibility of probability of an eu council meeting around 25th november. the text would have to be ratified, as we all know, by westminster and also the european parliament. so how‘s the agreement going down in the rest of the eu? let‘s speak to our brussels reporter adam fleming. whilst the focus is very much your right now it will switch to where you are tomorrow if the cabinet agrees. and maybe even tonight because the speculation here in brussels amongst all the journalists waiting for eu ambassadors to come out of a meeting where they are briefed on the latest progress and waiting on action from london is that the denoument from this will be dominik coming to brussels this evening to stand on stage with michel barnier where they will jointly announced that decisive progress has been made in the brexit cox and decisive progress of the target they are aiming for four donald tusk, president

the prime minister might find refuge in crowds, today in wales as well as across the irish sea, but it is parliamentthink the deal is in the. it might take more than handshakes to shift them. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, belfast. so what kind of trade deals could britain strike with other countries under the terms of theresa may's brexit deal? last night, president trump said the deal looked good for the eu, but could prevent future trade deals between the uk and the us. is he right? our business editor simonjack has been looking at the possibilities. the first thing worth saying is that the uk already does a lot of trade with the us, in fact, the us buys more uk goods and services than any other single country by miles. uk export to the us in 2016 were worth £99 billion a year, that is nearly double what we sell to germany and much more than we do to france and ireland. to the eu in total, we sell £241 billion worth of goods a year, so £241 billion worth of goods a year, so it is still a biggest trading partner overall. there is no reason that existing trade with the us should be affected, but what

irish sea. but parliament's decision and many mps believe the deal is still it may but parliament's decision ande more than handshakes to shift them. let's talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake who is in westminster... we saw images there, so news coming out of scotland as well, which is worth putting into this debate, from nicolas about the impact of brexit. yes, the scottish government has further say on its opposition to theresa may's brexit deal, with the first minister. 0utlining how in her view, scotland will be poorer as a result of this deal. the government claims that investment will fall in scotla nd claims that investment will fall in scotland by the year 2030, scottish people will be £1600 a year worse off in the worst—case scenario, that his economic analysis which was first published injanuary. but it is well documented that the s and p are very much anti—brexit as a whole, and beat deal that theresa may has reached, as it stands in westminster, they will vote against it when parliament gets a vote on the 11th of december. but the prime minister will nevertheless, cont

parliament. an important few days coming up. of the irish times, let us coming up.f the irish times, let us look at their front page. the brexit backstop, the fudge to get over this problem of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has to be dealt with. it says that theresa may faces tory result of the deal. that is they look at her future. it also talks about what the irish prime minister has to say about all of this. he is very pleased. be taoiseach said he wanted a bullet—proof play. this is about the guarantees about hard border. this plan guarantees the soft border and continued security cooperation. the dup, they are making it pretty clear. they spent an hour, the leader of the dup spent an albert theresa may in ten downing street yesterday well, making it very clear that they will not back anything that they will not back anything that means the relationship with europe is different to the rest of the united kingdom —— about an hour. theresa may relies on the dup's support in westminster. this is another reason why they are concerned

parliament. the opposition party, northern irish d.u.p. the prime minister's own party are saying they will vote no. our aaron mclaughlin is in brussels and joins us now with the very latest on this. so, aaron, theresa may has said herself this is one of the most significant votes before the british parliament. how likely is it that she can actually get it passed given so many are saying they'll vote no? >> reporter: well, quite simply, rosemary, the arithmetic at westminster is not in her favor. it's looking increasingly unlikely that she will be able to get this passed parliament. perhaps that's why we're seeing theresa may now engaged in a big p.r. push to go over the heads of her cabinet, over the heads of lawmakers to try and solell this directly to the british people telling them this deal will pave the way for a brighter future for them. in terms of her messaging to lawmakers, she is essentially giving them a binary choice. this deal or chaos, and that was reinforced yesterday by the e.u., 27 leaders at that historic summit. take a

reason may has a very very thin majority in parliament she is in government because the d u p the northern irish protestant person party is propping her up they have just had a party conference and they said they will not vote and then there are over eighty m.p.'s suggested that. part of the conservative party not going to vote with her so she can has one drug called which is the no deal gregg said which is sort of the cliff edge scenario at the end of march that britain will question without anything and this is the trump card where she hopes that she can reign people and she also is now trying to speak directly to the british public she wants to convince the public who then she hopes will convince the m.p.'s to vote with. but it's still a long road ahead and she doesn't have much time. reporting from london thank you. earlier we spoke to political advisor john worth and started by asking what happens next. it's the first stage is going to be the so-called meaningful vote in parliament this is when to resume a bring so deal in front of the lawmakers and ask ok do back this it's scheduled for el

they still have to present the leadership,irish the eu, and the u.k. parliament itself.ility in the pound. scarlet? scarlet: all right. mike, thank you. great perspective. we do have the ec chief negotiator for brexit speaking in brussels. we will bring you any headlines as they cross. the brexit deal concluding talks, the theresa may's cabinet approved as the result of a negotiation. the eec president recommends decisive progress be made. obviously a lot of talking heading out pushing for discussion. he tweeted his support for the draft deal. as we put this all together and look at how the british pound and u.k. stocks are performing, i want to bring in bloomberg's chief macro strategist for a look at all of this. it feels like there is no real even now, it is up .5% after a roller coaster ride. what are investors worried about? >> we have a technical brexit --l, which means the deal that is supposed to happen later it is difficult to say, it is a technical deal. that is what i think they are worried about. >> i wonder if maybe the chance was the no deal brexit, maybe t

which begins on page 302, she envisages the possibility of a border down the irish sea, something which she has told parliamentis legally meaningless, that is my point, this is law, this is a treaty. in the treaty it does contemplate a border down the irish sea. it is in black and white in the northern ireland protocol to the agreement. the prime minister told the house of commons on numerous occasions she would never contemplate a border down the irish sea. but she has, it's in here for anybody to read. all right, we have run out of time but thank you for being with us. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister has hailed a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu as ‘right for the whole of the uk'. after a review looking into the manchester arena terror attack — mi5 accepts it made a mistake in not tracking the bomber. the wife of matthew hedges — jailed for spying in the united arab emirates — thanks the foreign secretary, after he assured her that his team is doing everything in their power to free mr hedges. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ende

she's being shot at from all sides not only from the opposition and parliament as was to go it was to be expected also from the northern irish unionist party the d u p from scotland and various parties there bought also from with in her own party we heard jake apres smug he is the leader of the spokes person probably off the hard line the ultra brecht satiric those figures in the tory party who really want a heart to lean and fast break was the european union they absolutely opposed the solution that britain is supposed to stay in a customs union for two years or even more maybe and to stick to european rules during that time they see this as treason and they denounce to reason mase deal as something that goes against this spirit of brics that it's bret's it in name only as they call it and they are ready to mount a leadership a formal leadership challenge against her so she is really beleaguered from all sides and nobody absolutely nobody wants to step into her shoes at the moment which which makes this whole notion of a leadership challenge all the more intriguing if nobody wants the job why try to take out the one person

deal up until this point was how to deal with the irish border or indeed as barbara just mentioned we heard theresa may talk again and again in parliament about a backstop explain to our viewers who are not familiar with that term what that is and what this deal lays out for the irish border question. the backstop was really the biggest problem ever since because if you didn't have the border and i lived in northern between northern ireland and ireland you could have basically said let's have a free trade area and a free trade agreement something like with canada maybe with added security something like canada plus plus that was in the discussion but with this political element between northern ireland and ireland you can't have that because the fear is that there will be trouble maybe even something like a civil war i've heard people mention that of course the those are speculations but they don't want to risk it and that's why they need the backstop and the backstop is an insurance policy against a hard border between northern ireland and ireland and to avoid that. basically is . to avoid that they need something that they can fall ba

bill, eu citizens rights and crucially — the northern irish border during what's known as the transition period immediately after brexit. parliamenther — spent much of the week talking about brexit, but it was her three—hour statement to parliament on thursday that saw the tension peak — and the prime minster forced — again and again — to defend the agreement. i know it has been a frustrating process and forces to confront very difficult issues. but a good brexit, a brexit which is in the national interest is possible. we have persevered and have made decisive breakthrough. once the final deal is agreed i will bring it to parliament and i will ask mps to consider the national interest and give it their backing. voting against a deal would take us all back to square one. the withdrawal agreement and outline political declaration represent a huge and damaging failure. after two years of bundled negotiations the government has produced a botched deal that breaches the prime minister's on red lines and does not meet our six tests. the prime minister come before us today to try to sell us a deal that is already dead in the water. not e