writing in the observer, keir starmer criticises the government's approach of constructive ambiguityould be no mixed messages. a credible solution is needed to one of the most important issues facing britain's exit from the eu. that means, he says, we would seek to remain in a customs union with the eu and within the single market. it would mean we would abide by the common rules of both. labour hasn't said how long the proposed transitional period should last after the uk leaves the eu, only that it should be as short as possible but as long as necessary. when many labour mps return here to westminster in the next week or so, they may find themselves torn between supporting what many will see as a soft brexit policy and representing their constituents, a lot of whom voted overwhelmingly to leave the eu. long—term, keir starmer has suggested keeping the benefits of the single market with what he called more effective management of migration. some pro—europe labour mps want the party to go further. what people would now like to see, building on this important step forward, is for the

we have come off that and what keir starmer, definitely withjohn mcdonnell and what keir starmer, definitelyon of soft brexit. as the economy softens next year, as confidence sacks, possibly, because of oncoming brexit, and we are seeing indicators for that, i think this will play out very strongly. there is good politics involved in this as well. it still plays to the tories and to the government, their strengths, as long as they can get momentum growing. as soon as you get out into the process, we could soon go over the edge, in that the tory party, and this is where the coming co nfe re nce party, and this is where the coming conference will be so interesting, will be seen to be more to be fighting within itself, and suddenly labour really does have momentum. it is very interesting. and next we are going to discuss the position of the brexit secretary, david davis. yes, let's. but in paragraph two or three of keir starmer‘s piece, constructive ambiguity, the famous phrase of david davis, just not good enough. the keir starmer article is excellent, and i don't know why for the love of whoe

what keir starmer is saying here is exactly what labour will do if they were in power with regards toriod after the uk leaves the eu at the end of march 2019 and a date as yet unspecified further in future. he's saying that labour would keep the uk within the customs union, the trading zone that sets eu—wide import tariffs during tha transitional period, and also keep the uk within the single market which of course allows freedom of movement of people, goods, services and money. that's the difference. it is a clear difference between what the government is aiming to do and that is to take the uk out of the single market and out of the customs union on day one, as soon as the neogotiations end and at the end of march in 2019. so it's the clearest picture yet really that we have had from labour on what their plan for brexit is, but there are lots of questions. how long does this transitional period last? keir starmer has come up with a quite clever phrase saying it is as short as possible, but as long as necessary. very much keeping his options open there. as for the endgame, what our f

writing in the observer, keir starmer says...k to remain ina that means we would seek to remain in a customs union with the eu and within the single market during this period. it means we abide by the common rules of both. never mind talks between britain and brussels, asi talks between britain and brussels, as i understand it there has been intense negotiations with the labour's ranks to clarify their position. what does abiding by eu rules mean? it would mean the continuation of free movement of labour, making it difficult to control eu migration. how long would labour's transitional period actually last? the government is thinking in terms of two years, but we would not put a time limit on it. we need to reach an arrangement which protects the long—term trading relationship between britain and europe and jobs in this country. we have to look at trading arrangements with the rest of the world. jeremy corbyn speaking at the edinburgh festival, but behind—the—scenes in labour there has been pressure on him to go further and commi

again, perhaps not surprisingly, critical of where keir starmer is now. and not unreasonably.ticle, it was not the observer was at first remark reading the article, he is clear about this position. what he is not about is what that means the free movement. presumably if you are in the single market you retain that. which is something that will irritate a lot of voters. the other thing is thing is he is really not clear about what the future relationship with the eu will be. he mentions three times a future relationship which will be progressive, notjust relationship which will be progressive, not just about trade but science and things like that, which is superb but of course the tories have been a bit clearer. they say it is a free trade deal. he is not absolutely clear about what it means when it begins. your point of the tories being clearer is true on one side in that they have sounded clearer. the fundamental truth is that no politician knows really what they are talking about, because how could they? we are in such uncharted waters. the labour party is trying to put some

writing in the observer, the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, also suggests the uk could negotiateationship with the single market, and remain in a form of customs union. joining me from west london is the labour mp and the co—chair of the all—party parliamentary group on eu relations, chuka umunna. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. why the change of heart for your party? i remember an interview with jeremy corbyn saying that we were definitely coming at the market. -- coming out of the single market. the position of the labour party at the general election was to retain the benefits that we get from being a member of the single market and the customs union going forward. the chief negotiator for the eu, customs union going forward. the chief negotiatorfor the eu, michel barnier, has been quite clear that the only way you can do that is by remaining a member of the single market and the customs union. so this very welcome change in policy is, it makes sense and it brings the liberal party's position in line with that of the tuc, which is

shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer says britain should remain in the single market for ‘as long asecessary‘ after leaving the eu, to avoid the economy falling off a "cliff edge". president trump announces he is to travel to texas, as the remnants of hurricane harvey continue to cause catastrophic flooding across the state. now on bbc news: it's time for click. this week, the second of our repeats from india. we are hitting the road, the rail and the water. there will be dancing, and singing, sort of. driving in india is an experience. the roads are crammed, the horn is omnipresent, and the rules are... well, the rules are here somewhere, i'm sure of it. and that's why we won't be doing a piece about self—driving cars in india any time soon. despite the fact that it seems like everyone in india owns a car, that's not true by any means. many people choose to travel by train instead, but if you think that's any less intense, think again. yeah, about those rules... mumbai central station is a massive, heaving hub, connecting the city to the north and east of india, but if you look clos

writing for the observer, shadow brexit spokesman sir keir starmer says remaining within the single markethugely adva ntageous' for british business while our trading relationship with europe was still being finalised. the government is currently committed to leaving the single market and the customs union in march 2019, when we formally leave the eu. two men have died after their tiger moth biplane crashed near an airfield in dorset. the historic plane came down near compton abbas airfield near shaftesbu ry. police said the pilot and his passenger were both in their sixties. the air accident investigation branch has been informed. the head of economics at eton college has left the school after an investigation into claims he had circulated questions from an upcoming exam to other teachers. the public school said it deeply regrets the incident involving mo tanweer — who was also deputy headmaster of academics. it says the pupils who took the a level—equivalent exam have had their results amended accordingly. at half past 11, we will have alp a review, but first, a quick look at the front p

of movement for eu citizens beyond 2019, has been set out by the party‘s brexit spokesman sir keir starmerf a lack of clarity on the issue. after months of hype and insults, the richest fight in boxing history is just hours away. the undefeated american champion, floyd mayweather, has come out of retirement to face the biggest name in mixed martial arts, the irishman conor mcgregor. 20,000 people will pack the arena in las vegas to see the bout ringside — millions worldwide will watch it on tv. our correspondent, ade adedoyin, has more from las vegas. well, here in las vegas, the hours and the minutes counting down ahead of what will be one of the richest fights in boxing history. conor mcgregor set to earn in the region of $70 million, floyd mayweather — the best pound—for—pound fighter of this era — set to earn over $100 million. all the talking is now done. the hype and the build up to this fight has been off the scale. some have criticised it as a bit of a circus because of mcgregor‘s lack of boxing experience. but that hasn‘t stopped the number of bets going in on him. i spoke to an o

when we formally leave the eu, labour on the other hand, keir starmer setting without this morning, wouldoms union and the single market during that transitional period. for how long? as short as possible but as long as necessary is what labour are saying. definitely keeping their options open their and as to what would happen after the transitional agreement ended, that is much less clear. so still plenty of questions about britain's relationship with the european union, longer in the future but some clarity from labour, loose what they would do in the interim period this morning. jonathan, thank you. emergency workers in texas are being deployed into the area hit by the most powerful hurricane to reach the state in half a century to assess the damage it has caused. two people are now known to have died. earlier on breakfast, cbs news reporter weijiajiang who is in corpus christi told us hundreds of thousands of residents are without power. we're here in corpus christi, the city is pretty much in the dark because those hurricane force winds knocked down so many power lines, in fact, you

he seen the statement from keir starmer.f being in the customs union is important because this is the way you protect jobs and the economy and it might be a permanent outcome of the negotiations but we must see how they go. tom watson, thank you. thank you for coming in. there are only so many ways you can say nothing has been agreed. the eu's brexit negotiator has now tried most of them. in today's press conference michel barnier warned no decisive progress had been made. david davis called up the need for "flexibility and imagination". we were all left to imagine what that might mean. testy exchanges and the lack of real momentum in talks so far raises the very real prospect of deadlock in the two rounds of talks left before mid october. that's when the eu 27 leaders meet to decide whether they can say sufficient progress has been made. it's all complicated, isn't it? and this is only the beginning. although, perhaps that's the point. it shouldn't be. to our political editor in a second, with his news, but first, chris coo

keir starmer says one thing and diane abbott and jeremy corbyn say different things.ar. this is seven years of lack investment in the economy. eventually that comes home to roost, as the time we exit telling exits europe. we have the perfect storm of brexit, the government's economic policies all coming together to slow down. it's not just the last six or 12 coming together to slow down. it's notjust the last six or 12 months since the referendum vote, it's what's happened over the past seven yea rs, what's happened over the past seven years, frankly. you pointed out at the beginning that people's credit cards are maxed out, you are suggesting people spend their way out of this? i am not saying that. we have to invest in our economy, the government have used borrowing to pay our day—to—day running costs, the equivalent of a family borrowing to pay its food bill. that has to stop and has to be turned around. you have to have investment, not just to pay the —— not to pay the electricity bill but investment in capital and country. that is the way forward. our productivit

staying in the customs union would bea staying in the customs union would be a disaster, we have keir starmeror the bus brexit deal. our ma nifesto have for the bus brexit deal. our manifesto is very clear that we have to retain access to the single market, we have to make sure we keep the benefits for business and jobs in this country of tariff three trade arrangement with the eu. —— tariff three arrangement. that is crucial. that sounds like exactly what the government has said this morning. they are saying it is time—limited. morning. they are saying it is time-limited. surely european partners will not let you go on indefinitely. that is unrealistic, isn't it? that is why we have to work with our european partners. the problem of what the government has proposed is that they have not talked to her partners about what they have put forward. already, the european commission is saying this is not going to work. so the government has come forward without stopping to their partners. it is five months since article 50 was triggered, and they should have been doing better than they have been, fr