be no reduction in standards in this area including oi'i in standards in this area including on labouranddards in this area including on labour and social, occupational health and safety and fair working conditions. we have said we will improve on this in developing our future relationship we be you. indeed, we already go further than eu minimum standards including on annual leave, paid maternity leave, flexible working, paternity leave and pay, and parental leave. for we know at the first responsibility for protecting those rights sets with this parliament. as we take back control of our laws we will not only oi'i control of our laws we will not only on that responsibility but go further still, including by implementing the recommendations of the taylor review. not just protecting workers' rights that enhancing workers' rights. fifth, the amendment claims our deal allows the amendment claims our deal allows the diminution of our security. the leader of the opposition knows if we fulfil the democratic decision of the british people to leave the eu we can't have the same rights that we can

is that arrangement that nobody really likes the conservative party and labourand really likes the conservativeabour and liberal democrats are all saying that the we the uk to closely tied to the eu. however in that deal there is a choice. the uk cameron erving going to be backstop, choose to extend that transition period. theresa may is saying that she would want parliament to have a say in that. she is "wait some of the mps that don't like that backstop idea so they're going to vote on the deal because of it, that she could bring around on—side. quickly after that suggesting they we re quickly after that suggesting they were saying that is not good enough and it still does not our concerns. so despite her best efforts at this point, it is still looking like she has got a real fight on her hands to get that deal through parliament. stay with us please. the backstop is one issue and the economic consequences of brexit is another. we have heard from both the government and the main opposition. first of all here's the chancellor of exchequer, the finance minister philip hammond earlier on in the

areas of the economy which say they rely on migrant labourand at economy which say they rely on migrant too long for it to filter through. it is quite a long time. the other point is whether it is in the nhs or elsewhere, the new system that appears, we appear to be moving toward this white paper, essentially encourages lower skilled people, maybe people with skills we need in the nhs, but lower skilled, to only come for short periods of time, maybe 12 months. it is much less attractive, people will not want to come. if you say you can come for 12 months and then you have to go again just as you have established a life and a foothold, you are not going to do it. it is the balance between the control of immigration which is one of the lessons the government is taken from the referendum and keeping the economy moving. chris norris, thank you so much. as ever. the scottish first minister is at downing street this afternoon for a mini summit of the uk nations on the prospects for brexit. she‘ll be talking to reporters shortly on what‘s been discussed at number ten. let‘s talk to our politic