you saw the rooms, katya. i have beenin you saw the rooms, katya. in those rooms, seen the artwork... it is small. it's smaller than my living room, a tiny flat, and if there was any other country other than tiny, mini and if there was any other country otherthan tiny, mini luxembourg, you know what? maybe this was planned. it would not happen with angela merkel because she's got a massive press conference with hundreds ofjournalists. massive press conference with hundreds of journalists. this massive press conference with hundreds ofjournalists. this was one of those ones where, can i say this, talk up, not conspiracy. one of those ones where, can i say this, talk up, not conspiracylj one of those ones where, can i say this, talk up, not conspiracy. i am with you. misjudge but not intentionally humiliating. we can talk about it as a dramatic moment. actually, it has not had any massive impact on the process. my favourite little nugget, i found impact on the process. my favourite little nugget, ifound myself looking up the size of luxembourg. the si

no way, no way, is what i remember from you, katya. now, the law, which says there has to be a deal by that mid—october eu leader summit, but the eu sees this differently. its timetable is up to the 31st of october, because that is the legal date where the uk will be leaving the eu unless there is another extension, so even if there is a drama at the summit and quite a few people here i am talking to predict a kind of drama at the summit, that doesn't mean it is all over. it means that there might still be residual possible maybe, maybe, maybes, up until the 31st. and there is another thing that has been starting to do the rounds today in brussels, this idea that this is actually going to take us a lot longer. of course they knew that the trade talks, remember when we used to talk about them, the trade talks, the free trade agreement, that we would end up with a closer partnership. at the end of 2019? that that would take a couple of years and people said maybe even five or six years. ivan rogers said ten. now it is looking at how divi

katya, you have two kids — is that a tidy bedroom for a kid, for an 11—year—old? and it's the floor that counts. 0h! it's true. you're hardcore. ok, let's talk about our tidy or untidy constitution. oh, well done. this whole suspension of parliament — prorogation — is it legal, is it illegal? is it happening, is it not? is it illegal in scotland but not in england? when will we know? let me put on my robe. robe? ajudge‘s robe? yeah. i want the wig. i want to see the wig. that would be amazing. a wig with headphones. that would be great. and then i wouldn't have to dry my hair in the morning. it would be transformational. the this week dressing up box is no longer in use, so i'm sure we can deploy it. and, if you are a this week of viewer, welcome along. it is lovely to have you, but you didn't get andrew to leave behind any blue and i for one am really disappointed about that. so, a couple of days ago, the scottish court — yesterday, only — said that borisjohnson‘s suspension of parliament — the prorogation — was illegal and that he had misled the queen. now, in c

faisal islam, bbc news. 0ur europe editor katya adlerjoins me now.one by the 17th of october, is it possible? it depends who we should believe because the prime minister says he is working flat out to get a deal with the eu but today we heard from the chief brexit negotiator from the eu who said, there are no grounds for optimism. the thing is, is he being fair? the main envoy for the prime minister is shuttling backwards and forwards to brussels twice a week at the moment, but because he has not yet put a concrete uk proposal on the table, how to replace that backstop guaranteed to keep the irish border open after brexit and because the ideas he is discussing with the eu has been described by insiders as piecemeal and largely aspirational, basically eu leaders suspect that a lot of these trips are for show, to show uk voters that the prime minister is busy trying to get a deal rather than sincerely talking about ids that the eu could go for. are they not engage in? no, thatis go for. are they not engage in? no, that is for two reasons, number one th

katya adler, john pienaar, thank you.owns here in westminster — what do voters around the uk think of the prospect of another general election? our special correspondent lucy manning has been to the marginal constituency of crewe in cheshire, a labour seat that would be a target for the tories, to hear the thoughts of people there. crewe and nantwich — a leave seat, a marginal seat. if borisjohnson is aiming his brexit and election strategy anywhere, it's at the voters here. as the prime minister hopes to rebuild his majority, they're making ice cream vans to export across the world. tommy francis voted leave, and has always backed labour. i'll vote conservative this time — and it will probably be the first time in all my family's history — because, at this moment in time, borisjohnson is the only person that i can see wants to push through leaving europe. crewe and nantwich is one of the conservatives' top target seats, and with tory fears support is melting away in scotland and in remain areas, the prime minister needs

that's the work of katya. the stamina, the hours.e papers with our reviewers anne ashworth, the associate editor of the times, and the business commentatorjosie cox. that's coming up after the latest headlines and a full sport update. a lot of discussion about the labour party, thomas cook and strictly. let's return to our main story and the labour party conference. the party says it would scrap england's education watchdog ofsted because it is "unfit for purpose" — and replace it with a new school inspection system. let's speak to dr mary bousted, one of the joint general secretaries of the national education union — the body which represents the majority of teachers and education professionals in the uk. thank you for being with us. why scrap ofsted ? thank you for being with us. why scrap ofsted? because the system justis scrap ofsted? because the system just is not working any more. the state system. it does not inspect skills fairly and it does not give reliablejudgments skills fairly and it does not give reliable judgments —— i

katya on her lonesome in brussels. aww. ..it for you, but i won't talk to you about it at the beginning. adam, on a greek island. what? not doing a serious piece. can you bring me back some spa na kopita, please? if i don't eat it on the plane. i would love to say i'm doing a piece of investigative journalism. but dino, known to our viewers and listeners, the person who sits in that little booth behind laura, pushing the buttons, is getting married, and it's his stag do tonight. it's just like mamma mia. this might be the last time we ever see you or hear you, adam. so before we wave goodbye, paint us a brief picture. how many have you had to drink? hardly any, because i've been preparing myself for this brief appearance on brexitcast. with a little bit of distance from brussels and london, observing the brexit process, i am so confused. will there be a deal, won't there? are there papers being tabled by the uk, aren't there? was boris johnson humiliated in luxembourg or not? has jean—claude juncker shown a bit of willingness

that's the work of katya. the stamina, the.e're going to do it four more times around the room. i wondered how they were going to stop mike from talking because he can go on a bit. you realise how exhausting it must be as well, the sweat! a giant yellow duck, harry potter and a storm trooper were just some of the costumes worn by paragliders running off a cliff edge in the french alps this weekend. i'm not sure i would fancy being strapped to that thing. the skies above the small village of saint—hilaire were filled with colourful, costume—clad pilots for the annual "i carnaval". around 130 people from around the world took part, with prizes going to those wearing the best costumes. that look like some bed sheets there. and goodness gracious, look at that! it remains pretty popular. the french village has been hosting regular paragliding contests since the 1970s. freedom. i have never done it, but it is slightly awkward, you said to be strapped to a stranger and making small talk. i felt far more terrified about being strapped

that is the work of katya.ght we were finished for the day she would make us do it formal times! tens of thousands of holidaymakers will be waiting with baited breath to hear what the future holds for travel company, thomas cook. the tour operator is due to hold talks with shareholders and creditors this morning to come up with a rescue deal. 150—thousand people could be stranded if the firm goes out of business. joining us now is consumer affairs journalist, felicity hannah. talk us through the practicalities here. particularly, iguess, talk us through the practicalities here. particularly, i guess, from the perspective of holidaymakers who are on holiday right now, trying to relax, trying to kick back and forget about the worries of home, who understandably would be fearful about what is going to happen. it's not what you want when you are trying to enjoy a bit of sunshine before you head back to the uk, so it isa before you head back to the uk, so it is a worry for holidaymakers, but they shouldn‘t panic. th

he's been speaking to our europe editor katya adler. remember this?s on monday, borisjohnson pulled out of a planned open—air press conference in luxembourg. his host decided to go it alone, giving vent to obvious frustration with the brexit process next to an empty podium. accidental undiplomacy or intentional humiliation? we had a situation where i thought we should go and we should speak to the people and tell them to have respect to prime ministerjohnson, that was really my goal. and when i see that people say that i wanted to blame, i want to humiliate, i have to say this was really not what we wanted. i think the uk are our partners, our friends. you vehemently deny accusations that this was a planned ambush? not at all. a planned humiliation? no. but prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson wasn't there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you must have r

thanks for the latest, in brussels, katya adler, our europe editor. that's it.enal's wait for a league win at old trafford continues — but a draw makes it manchester united's worst start to a season in 30 years. dina asher—smith stays on course for herfirst gold medal in doha as she storms into the 200 metre semi final. and scotland get a much needed boost injapan as they ease to victory over samoa at the rugby world cup. hello and welcome to the programme. it was a wet and miserable night at old trafford for a clash that would once have been billed as one of the highlights of the premier league season. instead, manchester united and arsenal played out a 1—1 draw that was as grim at times as the weather. nick parrott was watching. there was a time when manchester united knew how to get things done. following the... manager ole gunnar solskjaer remains chipper, perhaps because old trafford is arsenal's burma ground. they have not won the league since solskjaer was

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels.ion of a northern ireland only backstop could unlock brexit negotiations? well, the eu definitely thinks so, it was its original preferred backstop planks it was theresa may that asked for the backstop to apply to the whole of the united kingdom, the eu thinks the northern ireland only backstop ticks a lot of boxes for both sides, from the eu perspective it allows it to protect its single market and a member state ireland and the northern ireland peace process, and the eu thinks from the uk perspective, it would allow great britain to make whatever trade deals it want, while northern ireland economically could benefit from the advantages of both sides and politically, could keep its relationship unchanged with the rest of the united kingdom. now polls indicate in northern ireland that the majority there are in favour of the majority there are in favour of the backstop, and recently the prime minister said he was open when it comes to trade in agricultural products for northern ireland

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels.feated in parliament on the no deal scenario that would weaken his hand in negotiations with the eu. how is that seen in brussels? that is the theory of the prime minister but i have spoken to no one in eu circles is not a politician or diplomat who really agrees with him. we heard the prime minister again and again assisting the uk negotiating power now lies in a credible no deal thread but actually that alone is not enough because eu leaders believe borisjohnson is serious about and no—deal brexit but that alone does not make them change the brexit withdrawal agreement. they're waiting for him and his team to come up with concrete alternative proposals in the eu insists that so far they have seen nothing at all. so we hear the prime minister saying he is stepping up brexit negotiations and his main eu envoy comes backwards and forwards to brussels, expected here again on wednesday, but eu leader have refused to call these negotiations because of the absence of new uk proposals on the

our europe editor katya adler is in luxembourg this evening. cathy...d say why suddenly so much fuss about tiny luxembourg? when it comes to brexit, luxembourg really does matter. the prime minister here has a veto over any new brexit extension and a veto over future eu trade deal so did he set out to humiliate borisjohnson this week? he told me today absolutely not. i am sad about this perception from people to think that i want to humiliate. i have too much respect for the humiliate. i have too much respect forthe uk, humiliate. i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for borisjohnson to think that i prepared this as a trick just to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have think that i prepared this as a trick just to have five think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk after prime minister bettel following a meeting on monday here in luxembourg with borisjohnson, meeting on monday here in luxembourg with boris johnson,

katya. not really.rnered in all of directions and that what makes them think -- directions and that what makes them think —— that is what makes them think —— that is what makes them think this is not a man that can get away with pursuing no deal accept any more. he has to truly pursue a deal because that is the best hope. just make no—deal brexit. —— no—deal brexit. he is not attached to the backstop. it is inside the withdrawal agreement. there is nothing new inside the withdrawal agreement. it says that the backstop is the third option. in the absence ofa is the third option. in the absence of a trade deal between the two sides that would make alternative arrangements or a backstop necessary, these other kinds of conditions that you have. it is in the withdrawal agreement that you can replace the backstop with something else. this is not a new andl something else. this is not a new and i think this is the eu gameplaying by saying, look, we are open but they have said this all along. as soon as borisjo

katya adler in brussels, thank you.ader, jo swinson, says her party would not go into coalition with borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn. speaking in bournemouth, where the lib dems are holding their annual conference, she also denies that her party is being "anti—democratic" in saying it will cancel brexit outright. ms swinson previously supported another referendum on eu membership. our chief political correspondent vicki young sent this report, which contains some flash photography. liberal democrat conference isn't everyone's of fun... it's a real pleasure. ..but this year, some new recruits are throwing themselves into the whole experience. smile! six former labour and conservative mps have defected to the lib dems because of brexit. i tell you, it's a breath of fresh air. and there more might be to come. yesterday, the party agreed to revoke article 50, cancelling brexit altogether if it wins a general election. leaderjo swinson denies she's ignoring the referendum result. it's about being straightforward and honest. i t

xavier bettel spoke to our europe editor katya adler.ese perceptions from people to think that i want to humiliate — i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for boris johnson, to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk, after prime minister bettel, following a meeting on monday, here in luxembourg, with borisjohnson, decided to hold a press conference. mrjohnson, he holds the future of all uk citizens... loudly criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protesters, after the prime minister had left the building. you vehemently deny accusation that this was a planned ambush or a planned humiliation... no! but, prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson was not there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you must hav

katya, also normally in brussels. trying to sit up as straight as i can.rmally have to do this, we are just a podcast. it's nice of us to hang out instead of just speaking through the airwaves. we should have a crack at explaining what we try to do for the people seeing this for the first time on the tv and who have not tripped across us in podcast land. might be frightening. here we are, four people sitting in a box with headphones on and it's not the usual thing of telly and suits and autocues and that sort of stuff. that is obvious. and not our usual personae on television, because if you see us on the ten o'clock news or if you hear us on radio 4, we sound much more serious. and we give shorter answers. here, we go into detail and we go behind—the—scenes a lot as well about the news of the day. but we should not be scared of the details. i am not scared of detail. i love details. that is why i carry these things around with me. one of the running themes has been adam and his binders. where are the binders? you have come with a few chunky yellow pages.

prime minister bettel speaking to katya adler.onse to thousands of forest fires which are sending thick smoke across the region. schools have been closed in malaysia and thousands of people have been treated for lung infections linked to the haze. the province of central kalimantan on the island of borneo has been one of the worst—hit areas. 0ur correspondent rivan dwiastono is in palangka raya. the air quality in the city is still in hazardous level. therefore people are still advised to wear their masks every time they leave their houses. today we actually followed a team of firefighters and volunteers to visit some hotspots in palangka raya. we visited at least three hotspots today, and from what i saw, it's not an easyjob that they did. the fire from the burning peatland is getting closer to locals' residence, and here the fire broke outjust behind the house of a local that is made and built out of wood, and that can easily be lit by the fire itself. the firefighters are still trying to put out the blaze, but it's hard because

our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels.i mean, the reactions of the government doing defeated, the idea of banning a no—deal brexit is sort of bittersweet for the eu —— being defeated, because you can't really ban a no—deal brexit. the a nyway to really ban a no—deal brexit. the anyway to avoid a no—deal brexit is to make a deal with the european union, and if we think back when in the brexit negotiations when theresa may was by minister, there was a point where the eu was really begging, crossing its fingers, praying for parliament to take control over the brexit process. actually, what parliament showed itself to be very good at is deciding what it didn't want to brexit, not uniting around what it did. and when the eu looks at the so—called rebel alliance now we can see yes, they are united about wanting to avoid a no—deal brexit, they are very divided about what kind of brexit, if any, they do want. so you see here in the eu the feeling that a general election or another brexit extension, they've been around this before

katya adler has been giving me he view from brussels.on as wednesday. after that speech from boris johnson i spoke to katya adler to hear how the statement had gone down in brussels. it had been an expectation that the prime minister would call an election and even though he didn't, there is an expectation he may yet call an election within the next few days. actually as far as the eu is concerned for those who are still holding out a hope for a renegotiated brexit deal acceptable for both sides. don't forget the most probable outcome is still believed by eu leaders to be a no—deal brexit. they think an election could help those who still hope for a deal. why is that? that is because the prime minister is incorrect when he says that the main lever rang that the uk has over the eu to pressurise into making what would be uncomfortable, is a credible threat of a no—deal brexit, we all know eu leaders want to a avoid no—deal brexit. eu leaders believe boris johnson avoid no—deal brexit. eu leaders believe borisjohnson with his no—deal threat

katya adler, our europe editor.rence in brighton, a day earlier than scheduled in response to this morning's supreme court ruling. mr corbyn called on borisjohnson to resign as prime minister and insisted that labour was more than ready with a range of policies for government. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. # 0h, jeremy corbyn... he wants to be prime minister. they're desperate for him to be prime minister. and many here think that day has just come closer. it's been a difficult conference forjeremy corbyn, but today he got plenty of new material for his hastily rescheduled speech. tomorrow, parliament will return. cheering. the government will be held to account for what it has done. borisjohnson has been found to have misled the country. this unelected prime minister should now resign. cheering. and there was more. he thinks he's above us all. he's part of an elite that disdains democracy. i will tell you this. i don't think he is fit to be prime minister. applause. so what is mr corbyn goi

you can read katya's blog on the bbc website.ooking at the european press there's not much sympathy for boris johnson. nothing achieved host snubbed said der spiegel of germany, le monde saying mrjohnson‘s strategy is unreadable. do you know what i came across today though, and my tour of the french press ? though, and my tour of the french press? a lexicon of how they treat brexit overseas, so the different terms we use. so are you michelle fleu ry terms we use. so are you michelle fleury of rands? what is the french for backstop? i do not know. it sounds quite tasty. perhaps it served cold and they picked up an english acronym. board of brexit. may be a belly of brexit. speaks french. moving on. back to the schoolbooks. us officials say they have identified the exact launch positions from which a combination of drones and cruise missiles were fired at saudi oil installations at the weekend. they are all inside iran at the northern end of the persian gulf. their trajectory was from the north of the abqaiq oil plant so they evade

and we'll hear more from "bush—kat" on tomorrow's show, as mike and katya check in to breakfast withs is breakfast with victoria fritz and ben thompson. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: prime minister borisjohnson has suffered a new blow to his authority after his work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, resigned last night. ms rudd said she no longer believed the government's main objective was to leave the eu with a deal — and she described the sacking of 21 rebel tory mps as an act of political vandalism. number ten said it was "disappointed" by the resignation of a "talented" minister. the business secretary, andrea leadsom, has said the conservatives will break convention by fielding a candidate against the commons speaker, john bercow, at the next general election. major parties don't usually contest the speaker's seat but mr bercow‘s handling of recent brexit debates has angered ministers. he is yet to comment on the latest criticisms. president trump says he has cancelled a peace deal with the taliban after it admitted to carrying out a re

among them a product designers katya instance ava's. the trigger for that work is the amount of trash that they themselves produce. with. the couple have long been aware of the issue. but despite their best efforts they're aware that avoiding packaging altogether is still extremely tricky. and 15 yeah about 15 years ago we were standing in our pantry wondering why a 3 person household generates a bag full of plastic waste each week. even though we're very careful this is. every day food items cooked meats cheese coffee and tea it all has to be packaged apartment 2 years ago there's a vis started producing can possible film and bags made from cellulose from which waste which decompose when they come into contact with bacteria in the soil in france italy and switzerland you can put them in the organic waste bin. indictment of my germany this isn't possible at the moment we're working to provide evidence that our film decomposes brilliantly in industrial composting facilities and together with waste management companies we also striving to

but it all became a little tense when mike appeared to almost drop katya during one of the lifts. mike. those are the main stories this morning. now the sport. the rugby world cup of course dominating the headlights. we hope will be looking to take it to the australians today. a big game for the welsh. we have whence this match is likely to finish top of the pool, which is likely to mean an easier progress to the final, probably avoiding england and new zealand. so there are just a few minutes to go before wales kick—off against australia in tokyo. warren gatland's side had a bonus point win against georgia in their opening match. but, of course, this will be much tougher, as katie gornall reports. in the shadow of tokyo's skyline, wales are standing tall. a convincing win in their opening game has got them off and running at this world cup. but now, the intensity is set to rise. a heavyweight clash with australia... we perform when big games come around. this is the biggest test we have in front of us. there has been a few guys frustrated with selection, which is a good thing. th

katya adler is our europe editor.hable text, isa but this is not an untouchable text, is a contract drawn up between theresa may and her cabinet at the eu, and eu leaders are not pleased there‘s a new prime minister who now wa nts a there‘s a new prime minister who now wants a brexit deal but they do want a brexiteer. that is why they are focusing on the northern ireland backstop at the moment, and this is nothing new, this was their original backstop proposal, so it already exist in written terms. if the prime minister was to go for it, they could get it written up in no time at all, it is basically ready so it could be ready for the crucial eu summit in mid—october by which time the minister has promised that he would have a renegotiated deal on the table, bingo. except not bingo because although the northern ireland only backstop offers things to both sides, for the eu to protect the northern ireland peace process and member state ireland and their single market, great britain would be free to make whatever trade d

15 couples did their thing for the first time, including our very own mike bushell and his partner katyad he had rhythm with head judge shirley ballas saying his kick ball changes has week eight potential. did you send a line from bruno? he said, there were absolutely some steps that were recognisable. no-one was more surprised about that than mike! completely exhausted at the end of it as well, you forget how exhausting it was. katia has been saying to me, give me five! in the restaurant, when i was in bed next to my wife. i like that your wife didn't say, five what? the energy level was extraordinary. that is the work of cassia. the stamina, just when i thought we were finished for the day she would make us do it formal times! a giant yellow duck, harry potter and a stormtrooper were just some of the costumes worn by paragliders running off a cliff edge in the french alps this weekend. the skies above the small village of saint—hilaire were filled with colourful, costume—clad pilots for the annual ‘i carnaval‘. around 130 people from around the world took part with prizes going to thos

but it all became a little tense when mike appeared to almost drop katya during one of the lifts. had a lot of trust in mike. she nearly ended up on her head. do you know, he didn't drop her, though. he did all right on the leaderboard. he did all right on the night. we will take a look at how he continues. we love him, don't we? as a youth climate movement led by the activist greta thunberg sweeps the globe, the issue of america's use of fossil fuels looks set to be a battleground topic in next year's us presidential election. but, in some trump—supporting states, the interests of the coal industry and concerns about climate change have already come head—to—head, as our correspondent james cook reports. it was the day the uk voted to leave the european union, but nobody cared about that in white sulphur springs. they were fighting to survive the worst flood anybody here could remember. 23 people did not. three yea rs remember. 23 people did not. three years on, the creek is silent, but the horror remains. my wife was in... belinda scott was found clinging to this tree, badly burn

our europe editor, katya adler, explains why., he was made to wait outside the room while the 27 eu leaders discussed whatever it was, a request for a new brexit extension or whatever. this will be the same with borisjohnson. now the uk has asked to leave the eu, eu leaders have declared that he cannot negotiate individually with them. he has to negotiate through the european commission, and they are sticking to that, which means whatever boris johnson sticking to that, which means whatever borisjohnson says he cannot come to the summit in october and thrash things out with eu leaders because they won't do any dressing. if he does have some new ideas, he can present them to you leaders at the summit but they will say thank you very much, we'll go away and think about it. the reason eu leaders are sticking to this rule of not negotiating at the summit with the uk or with the uk prime minister comes down to eu unity. let's get some of the day's other news. iran says it will free seven of the 23 crew members of a swedish—owned, brit

meeting on monday, when the british prime minister did not attend a press conference. 0ur europe editor katyaout these perceptions from people to think that i want to humiliate — i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for boris johnson, to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk, after prime minister bettel, following a meeting on monday, here in luxemberg, with borisjohnson, decided to hold a press conference. mrjohnson, he holds the future of all uk citizens... loudly criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protesters, after the prime minister had left the building. you vehemently deny accusation that this was a planned ambush or a planned humiliation... no! but, prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson was not there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you mus

let's speak to our europe editor katya adler who's in brussels.d in court and what impact could it have on brexit? the ruling today raises all sorts of questions for the eu. will boris johnson, their brexit negotiating partner stay in hisjob johnson, their brexit negotiating partner stay in his job and when might there be a general election, but what i've seen mainly today is the eu trying to put its hands over its ears and block out the noise. why is that? it sees today's ruling on what happens next in the uk as a domestic political matter. that's why the european commission did not wa nt to why the european commission did not want to comment on it today. the eu prefers to concentrate on where it does have a role to play, and that is in negotiations. today's ruling doesn't change very much. under eu law the eu negotiating partner is her majesties government, and boris johnson is still the head of that. eu leaders still want a brexit deal and would love it signed, sealed and delivered by the middle of next month as borisjohnson once as well, but t

said he believes a deal could be reached before mrjohnson's deadline of 31 october. 0ur europe editor katyas. there is a lot of noise about briefings, here, there and everywhere, from number ten, from eu leaders, often really contradictory as to how much progress is really being made in talks, and there's a lot of movement. the brexit secretary zooming around europe, today madrid, tomorrow brussels. the prime ministerjets off to new york next week to the un general where he will sit down with macron and angela merkel. but frankly there is a lot of sound, a lot of fury, a lot of spin, but not much is really changing on the ground. that irish backstop remains the sticking point to finding a new brexit deal with the eu and the uk still pretty far apart as to what could and should be done. but, on the positive side, eu leaders are as keen as boris johnson, if at all humanly possible, to find a deal next month. no—one on the eu side i speak to off the record thinks it is possible to find that magic solution by mid october, that magic solution by mid october, that eu leaders' summit here in bruss

earlier i spoke to our europe editor katya adler.ost likely outcome. remember with theresa may, boris johnson's predecessor, who was made to wait outside the room where the. —— while the eu 27 discussed whatever was discussed, a new brexit extension or whatever, well, this will be the same with borisjohnson. now that the uk is asked to leave the eu, eu leaders have declared that he cannot negotiate individually with them. he has to negotiate through the european commission, and they are sticking to that, which means that whatever borisjohnson says, he cannot come to the summit in october and thrashed things out with eu leaders, because they won't do any thrashing. if he does have some new ideas, he can present them to eu leaders at the summit, but they will say thank you very much. we will now go away and think about it. and the reason eu leaders are sticking to this rule of not negotiating at the summit with uk or with the uk prime minister comes down to eu unity. and just to remind you the referendum would be on 15 october —— elect

our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels for us tonight — are they unlocking this at last?bout briefings here there and everywhere from number ten, eu briefings here there and everywhere from numberten, eu leaders, often contradictory as to how much progress is being made in talks and there is a lot of movement, the brexit secretary is going around europe, madrid today, tomorrow brussels, the prime minister is off to new york next week to the un, where he will sit down with angela merkel and emmanuel macron, but there is a lot of sound and fury at there is a lot of sound and fury at the moment but not much is really changing on the ground. the irish backstop remains the sticking point toa backstop remains the sticking point to a new brexit deal with the uk and the eu pretty far apart as to what could and should be done. but on the positive side eu leaders are as keen as borisjohnson positive side eu leaders are as keen as boris johnson if positive side eu leaders are as keen as borisjohnson if at all possible to find a deal next month, no one on the eu side thinks it is pos

let's speak to our europe editor katya adler in brussels.see on the news are normally polite and diplomatic but the luxembourg prime minister anything but, why the change in town? i think what you have there is a change in tone in public but really not in private. from the luxembourg prime minister today that was spilling over into the public domain of the kind of level frustration that i regularly hear about when i talk in off the record conversations with european politicians and diplomats. number one, frustration that more than three years after a referendum on eu membership uk is a country, the mps are still divided about what kind of brexit we want or whether we want brexit we want or whether we want brexit at all and that makes the eu feel that they can perform somersaults in negotiations and make compromises and still not be sure the result would pass through parliament. also frustration from the luxembourg prime minister today, eu leaders hate always being seen as the villains when it comes to brexit by so many high profile uk politi

our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels.no—deal brexit is sort of bittersweet for the eu because really you cannot ban a no—deal brexit, the only way you can avoid a no—deal brexit is to make a deal with the european union. and if we think back when in the brexit negotiations when theresa may was prime minister, there was a point where the eu was really begging, crossing its fingers, praying for parliament to take control over the brexit process. but actually, what parliament showed itself to be very good at is deciding what it didn't want from brexit, not uniting around what it did. and when the eu looks at the so—called rebel alliance now it can see yes, they are united about wanting to avoid a no—deal brexit, they are very divided about what kind of brexit, if any, they do want. so you see here in the eu there's a feeling that a general election or another brexit extension, they've been around this block before and they will hear the prime minister saying he's going to come to brussels now in mid—october at the eu leaders

and coming up, after another gripping week in westminster, laura kuenssberg and katya adler join adamming and chris mason, for some brexit gossip and analysis in brexitcast. that's in half an hour. labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says a minority labour government is becoming more likely every day, as opposition parties consider whether to call a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. it follows a tumultuous week for boris johnson, with criticism of his use of language in the house of commons, and his referral to a police watchdog, following allegations that a businesswoman received favourable treatment, when he was mayor of london. the government has described that move as politically motivated. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. power is seldom easy. borisjohnson has found out quicker than mostjust how hard it can be and the pressure keeps on coming. come to london, build your businesses here! the mayor of london supports you! the police watchdog has been asked to investigate his relationship with this businesswoman, jennifer arcuri, over claims she received favour

customs posts in zones around the border between northern ireland and the republic. 0ur europe editor katyanight is not yet an official position, but a suggestion that has been made by the uk government, and it would see customs infrastructure on the island of ireland. so not exactly on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but setback may be five, maybe ten miles. they would be checks on goods as well, and there would be gps tracking systems on traders as well. now, what the eu has said to date is, you wa nt to what the eu has said to date is, you want to bin the backstop, boris johnson, that is fine as long as you can come up johnson, that is fine as long as you can come up with an alternative that meets our main criteria, respecting the single market, number one, number two, safeguarding the northern ireland peace process. for the eu, this means no customs infrastructure, not on the border, not near the border. it means no checks at all. we have spoken to the european commission tonight. the bbc has spoken to the irish government as well. their response is that

customs posts in zones around the border between northern ireland and the republic. 0ur europe editor katya. what we first had to do is take a step back and remind ourselves what boris johnson's step back and remind ourselves what borisjohnson‘s aim has been in renegotiating the brexit deal. he said he wanted to be in the backstop, and what have we seen this evening? —— bin the backstop. well, we know he is under pressure because if he wants to get a new deal with the eu by that leaders' summit in 0ctober, the eu by that leaders' summit in october, the eu has said they need official government positions, official government positions, official government positions, official government alternative to the backstop, by this week. the leak tonight is not yet an official position but a suggestion that has been made by the uk government. and it would see customs infrastructure on the island of ireland, so not exactly on the island of ireland, so not exa ctly o n on the island of ireland, so not exactly on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but set back maybe five, ma

katya, you have a lot of trust in him! laighing, cheering and applause. hallelujah.dband buses. hejoins us including additional money for broadband buses. he joins us now from the conference centre in manchester. can we deal with what has come out overnight, downing street denying a claim made by a journalist about the prime minister borisjohnson. why journalist about the prime minister boris johnson. why was journalist about the prime minister borisjohnson. why was it necessary toissue borisjohnson. why was it necessary to issue that statement? the prime minister has been clear, those allegations are completely untrue and, from my part, i will not get drawn into these kinds of personal allegations. sadly, this kind of thing comes up now and again in parliament and i have never commented on it before and i am not going to start now. matt hancock and others... he says that i know charlotte well and i entirely trust what she has to say. there is a conundrum. downing street saying one thing and matt hancock perhaps indicating another. i do not think it isa indicating an

. >> yeah, mike and katya, the western eyewall of the stor the is about 35 miles to the east of the bay which is to our north, so we are feeling those heavy strong winds. you looksee the cell boats are really bouncing around. at one point earlier today, we couldn't see the other side of that bridge, and even on the side of the marina. as the storm pushes through, we are seeing periods of very, very gusty wind. tropical storm-force winds are expected to linger if this area through the day and into tomorrow as the storm tracks northward. so far, we have not seen that the great amount of flooding that we expected to see with the storm surge. we have got about seven inches of rain measured in the carlson area. and that being said, having seen the four to eight-foot storm surge come in to any of the low-lying flood-prone areas like we expected. we did see some partially flooded out roads, some downed porea, but the flooding has not been what we thought would be the worst case scenario. that being said, the storm is not out of here yet. you can see the sales on that boat over there really sho

here's katya adler in brussels on what else the eu had to say.ions for the eu. well borisjohnson, there brexit negotiating partner, stay in his job? when might that be a general election? what i'm hearing mainly today as the eu trying to put its hands over its ears and block out all the noise. it sees the ruling today and what happens next in the uk as today and what happens next in the ukasa today and what happens next in the uk as a domestic political matter. that is why the european commission didn't want to comment on it today. the eu prefers to concentrate on the it does have a role to play and that is in negotiations. today's ruling doesn't really change very much. under eu law, the eu's negotiating partner as her majesty's government and boris johnson are partner as her majesty's government and borisjohnson are still the head of that. eu leaders still want a brexit deal. they would love it signed, sealed and delivered by the middle of next month, as boris johnson wanted as well, but they remain highly sceptical, as we heard today from the