discussions here, not negotiations, according to leo varadkar, but still according to leo varadkar, buty important meeting between the two men. thank you very much, we will be back to you when they have something to say. i can now talk to adam fleming who's in brussels. how are they reading it? reading it rather than acting it, they want to let it play out in the uk and only get involved in something concrete happens. there has not been a lot of comments from eu leaders despite the odd comment over the weekend about what is happening in the uk, other than set at the eu position and keep the options open. in terms of this stuff about whether boris johnson sends two letters or not, they will wait and see how many letters turn up wait and see how many letters turn up and act on the one that is the legal request from the uk that is an extension to the brexit process, if it ever comes. what eu officials keep hammering it is, parliament telling a prime minister to ask for an extension and instructing them to accept the extension if one is offered is not the same as the legal process that will

democratic unionist party are saying, because we had today leo varadkar telling the saying, because thern ireland, which could have meant a border down the irish sea. that suggestion was rubbished almost immediately by the dup leader arlene foster, and they said that story was nonsense in their position has not changed. there were many reasons they were not able to sign up reasons they were not able to sign up to the backstop, which was agreed under theresa may and could have meant some special treatment for northern ireland, northern ireland having to abide by some single market rules while the rest of the uk did its own thing. that wasn‘t enough to get the dup votes then, and it still isn‘t now. so the dup is not going to sign up to anything which it believes will cut itself off from the rest of its market in great britain, and it doesn‘t want any different treatment, which was the suggestion that was hastily downplayed by the dup overnight. so whilst there is still some sign that borisjohnson is whilst there is still some sign that boris johnson is being whilst there is still some

but also, listen to leo varadkar, he said a request foran to leo varadkar, he said a request for an extensionlike an election, of course we would look at that. the key thing in the meantime, it is whether there will be any progress towards any sort of a negotiated outcome, a deal. emma talked about a northern ireland only backstop. that idea is reminding borisjohnson, ireland only backstop. that idea is reminding boris johnson, he ireland only backstop. that idea is reminding borisjohnson, he said the landing zone is clear, does that hint at it? the problem is as the irish said, what is on the table at the minute will be discussed but does not address it all and there needs to be proposals pretty soon. we are 20 days into that 30 day window. the general secretary of the tuc has accused borisjohnson of running scared of parliament over brexit — and called for him to rule out no—dealfor good. frances o'grady‘s comments came during her keynote speech to the tuc congress in brighton. our correspondent simon gompertz is there. frances o'grady threw down the gau ntlet frances o'grady threw down the

leo varadkar warned that a no—deal brexit would affect the friendship between the two nations.re is no such thing as a clean break orjust getting it done. rather, we will just move onto a new phase. if there is no deal it will cause severe disruption for british and irish people alike. here in westminster, mps are to vote again today on holding a snap general election — with the prime minister looking set to face a second defeat. travel disruption for hundreds of thousands of british airways passengers, as pilots go on strike. it's the biggest walk—out in ba's history. i'm carrie gracie with the rest of today's headlines. more than 120 firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at a block of flats in south west london. residents say they're relieved they got out alive. i'm just thankful we got the family out, all of us out and everyone is safe. whatever is in there, we will have to just get back somehow, some way, but as long as we are safe, i suppose. and coming up, little mix'sjesy nelson calls for a crackdown on online trolls, as she reveals she tried to take her own life

leo varadkar talking to the dup.t what he can say is working with the dup because he says he totally understands the unionists in northern ireland and he wants to work with them and so on. there is movement. what might change this is the verdict of the supreme court. if you haven't been following the case, if you have had better things to do than watch the supreme court rundle is, than watch the supreme court rundle ‘s, what is happening is the scottish —— scottish court decided that boris johnson scottish —— scottish court decided that borisjohnson acted against the law and misled the queen in order to outline his domestic programme and everybody suspected it was because he wanted to close down debate on brexit that according to london, they said it is none of our business. supreme court has had this week argument after argument after argument on both sides and they have to come up with verdict, probably early next week. it could not be more contentious. and yet you have the courts intervening and being conscious th

watch boris johnson's facial expression as you listen to leo varadkar talking.order on this island and protecting our place in the single market are our priorities in all circumstances. we must protect piece and also the all ireland economy. that is why the backstop continues to be a component of the withdrawal agreement unless and until alternatives are found. we are open to alternatives but they must be realistic ones, legally binding and workable. we have not received such proposals to date. leo varadkar was not done there. there is no such thing as a clean break brexit, he said. negotiating free trade agreements would be a herculean task, he added. mrjohnson said. iwant herculean task, he added. mrjohnson said. i want to find a deal. i want to get a deal. like you, i look carefully at no deal and have assessed its consequences both for out assessed its consequences both for our country and years. yes, of course we could do it. the uk could certainly get through it. but be in i'io certainly get through it. but be in no doubt that outcome would be a failure of

leo varadkar talking to the dup.dup because he's always said he totally understands the unionists in northern ireland and he wants to work with them and so on and so forth. so, i think there's movement. so what might change this in a really big way is the verdict of the supreme court when it comes. if you haven't been following the case, if you've had better things to do than watch the supreme court bundles, what's at root here is the scottish court decided that borisjohnson had acted against the law and had misled the queen by suspending parliament in order to have a queen's speech to outline his domestic programme and everybody suspected it was because he wanted to close down debate on brexit, but a court in london basically said, oh, it's none of our business. so the supreme court has had this week argument after argument after argument on both sides and they have to come up with a verdict, probably early next week. now, it could not be more contentious. and yet you have the courts intervening and being very consc

in the financial times, the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, warns borisjohnson not to expect anyonsessions from the eu on the irish border issue. the daily mail leads with culture secretary, nicky morgan, saying she'll stand by borisjohnson and urges others to do the same. but she says he must tell the truth on what progress he has made in talks with brussels. in the express, their poll shows that britain is still backing brexit despite a constitutional crisis. it says the poll shows people still think he's the best person to deliver brexit. and the sun leads with little mix star jesy nelson admitting that she tried to take her own life because of abuse she suffered on social media. let's make a start with the financial times. varadkar let's make a start with the financial times. va radkar plays let's make a start with the financial times. varadkar plays down progress on brexit deadlock. after all these months of being told there is no way to get rid of the backstop, it would be quite a change of something like that were to appear. the backstop has been a stumbling block for the

leo varadkar talking to the dup, politically he cannot get away with weakening the backstop in any wayh the dup and he says he understands the unionists in northern ireland and wants to work with them. so white might change all of this is the verdict of the supreme court. if you have not been following the case that had better things to do than watch the supreme court is what is happening here is the scottish court decided borisjohnson happening here is the scottish court decided boris johnson had happening here is the scottish court decided borisjohnson had acted against the law and had misled the queen by suspended parliament in order to have a queens a speech to outline his domestic programme. and everybody suspected it was because he wanted to close down the debate in brexit but according to london they said that's none of our business. the supreme court has had this week argument after argument on both sides and they have to come up with the verdict probably early next week. now, it could not be more contentious, right? you have the court intervening and being very conscious that

borisjohnson said this morning in dublinjust before he went in for talks with the irish leader leo varadkarone about the idea of getting a brexit deal done. i have one message that i want to land with you today, leo, and that is that i want to find a deal. i want to get a deal. like you, i've looked carefully at no deal, i have assessed its consequences both for our country and yours. and yes, of course we could do it, the uk could certainly get through it, but be in no doubt, that outcome would be a failure of statecraft, for which we would all be responsible. and so, for the sake of business, of farmers, and for millions of ordinary people who are now counting on us to use our imagination and creativity to get this done, i want you to know i would overwhelmingly prefer to find an agreement. borisjohnson may be talking more warmly about getting a deal this morning, but he's also vowed that he will not delay brexit beyond october 31st. even though the new law that mps have passed may force him to write to the eu and ask for a delay. so how will he get round that? could borisjohnson send two

he has been in dublin visiting leo varadkar.ed after months of negotiations. but the uk's parliament keeps rejecting it. in part because many brexiteers objected to the irish border backstop. we have spoken about this a lot. it's designed to ensure that there are no border checks between the republic of ireland and northern ireland in the event britain and europe can't agree a new trade deal. it does it by keeping the uk aligned to the eu's customs union — which means the uk can't make its own trade deals. borisjohnson wants the backstop gone, he says it's undemocratic, because britain can't get out of it unless the eu signs a trade deal. the eu is adamant it must stay — in part to maintain peace on the island of ireland. in part to protect its single market. and that's the nub of the deadlock. borisjohnson wants the uk out of the eu's single market and customs union. and doesn't want checks on the irish border. and he hasn't convinced the eu he has worked out how to do that. with all that in mind, here's the irish prime ministe

. —— leo varadkar. saying sounding a note of caution. —— leo va radkar.ritish government, ireland and the eu want is still very big. it is. and although there have been reports of an intensification in talks between the british government and the irish government and as you mentioned the involvement of the leader of the dup in talks in dublin, there is still a big difference in expectations there because what the backstop comprises, what theresa may '5 government had agreed was essentially the solution to the irish border was that we would have no new checks and controls anywhere on the island and the only way to deliver that is for northern ireland to stay in a customs union and single market relationship. the new borisjohnson government have rowed right back from that, rightly, in my view, to say you can avoid a hard border, you can avoid breaching the belfast agreement by using measures that will facilitate trade but it will not be the status quo. and that's where the irish government is still very firmly disagreeing, that it will move towards a positi

it comes as borisjohnson tells irish prime minister leo varadkar he would "overwhelmingly prefer" tohrough it. but be in no doubt that outcome would be a failure of statecraft for which we would all be responsible. there is no such thing as a clean break orjust getting it done. rather, we willjust move on to a new phase. if there is no deal, it'll cause severe disruption for british and irish people alike.

said today it isa minister leo varadkar said today it is a definite advantage to have an irish person for the next five yea rs. crucial brief for the next five years. other priorities we can see, two deputies at the head of the commission, one of them in charge of climate change, they've seen the votes for the green party is in european elections, the other, the competition commissioner now who in the us is not liked, she is known as the us is not liked, she is known as the tax lady by donald trump, she gets an even more beefed up role, taking on global tech giants, tax enforcement, things like that, the greeks get a role overseeing migration, they are on the front line about, so quite a lot of eye—catching appointments coming through. damien, thank you. a review by public health england has found a quarter of adults have been prescribed drugs in the past year which could be addictive. medicines including painkillers, sleeping pills and anti—depressants are taken by around 12 million adults with half of them being long—term users. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. med

of course, you were just mentioning there was comments by the irish taoiseach leo varadkar. again today that a deal is some way off between the united kingdom and brussels. interestingly, negotiations are set to resume again today, boris johnson's representative david frost in brussels for those talks. no 10 have been talking relatively optimistic about finding a deal. borisjohnson very clear that he does want to find some kind of agreement, that that is absolutely his preference. but of course, as ever, time is running out, 31st october, the current default departure date, although of course that falls into tension with the cross—party act designed to stop a no—deal brexit and potentially see a no—deal brexit and potentially see a delay beyond 31st october. thank you very much for that, just parker, in westminster. domestic violence killings across the uk are at their highest level for five years, according to police force figures obtained by the bbc. that's despite a series of measures taken by the government to reduce domestic abuse. our home affairs correspondent tom sym

leo varadkar did not, on the but irish journalist certainly did.ch in the comments from a senior member of the trump administration and no surprise to anyone that the trump administration are supporters of brexit. what was surprising i think the people was he should seek to make those comments in ireland to an irish audience. particularly when he suggested or seemed to suggest that the eu and therefore ireland have been negotiating with the eu in bad faith, the feeling is that the feeling in brussels and to some extent doubling that the uk is walking away from the commitments made, the government of boris johnson is walk away from its commitment made by its predecessor theresa may's government in relation to the backs up that was some evidence of bad faith. i do think people pick too much attention to what mike pence has to say. i think the view in brussels and certainly more so the view in brussels and certainly more so in dublin is that there are important allies in the united states congress where people like nancy pelosi and other individuals h

borisjohnson will meet the irish prime minister leo varadkar in dublin this morning.xit, with the future of the border with northern ireland remaining the biggest sticking point to striking a deal with the eu. here's our ireland correspondent, chris page. you cannot see it, but it has been the biggest obstacle to a brexit deal. the border between northern ireland and the irish republic doesn't have any chat once, and both the uk and the eu wants to keep it that way. —— checkpoints. but they don't agree on how to achieve that aim. the centre of the dispute is what is known as a backstop, guarantee the frontier will remain open under any circumstances. it will come into force only if there is not a majorfree—trade deal which would remove the need for cheques. borisjohnson would remove the need for cheques. boris johnson wants would remove the need for cheques. borisjohnson wants the idea to be scrapped, because it would in effect keep britain in that you's customs regime, and may northern ireland has to follow some european rules on goods. but the irish government argue

the paper says ireland's prime minis leo varadkar, has warned mrjohnson not to expect a "breakthroughing progress. the south china morning post carries this warning — from qihoo a chinese internet security company known for its antivirus software — that with technological advances there will be more risks, making cyber security a key growth area in the future. they would say that, wouldn't they? now onto the guardian which reports that leading gps have called on the government to make mmr vaccinations compulsory before children start school. and finally the bbc online, reporting from the toronto film festival, asks have we become too cynical? actor tom hanks says the increasing level of cynicism in society is partly what led him to take a role as a loveable children's entertainer in the film ‘a beautiful day in the neighbourhood'. with me is eileen burbidge, a partner at passion capital — a technology venture fund based in london. let's get started. the telegraph says that borisjohnson can legally stop brexit extension, that is their headline. given the fact that he contributes regula

leo varadkar was saying it has not even happen behind closed doors! is, let me finish, quite an important point, the detail is about a small company, beneath the vat threshold, a larger one, vat registered, orthe big business, how do they move each side of the border? the one cracks where they differed, i understand, is the fa ct we they differed, i understand, is the fact we want to have a stand—off checks system, therefore, the board itself remains open, but leo varadkar is saying, i don't want that. i ask him to reconsider, that is the one piece of the jigsaw denying us getting a withdrawal agreement type deal across the table. that is a different point for a different question, my question was: when you hear the irish leader saying, unless you don't think he is telling the truth, saying, "we have seen no new telling the truth, saying, "we have seen no new detailed proposals...", surely, he means, there is no new detailed proposal?” surely, he means, there is no new detailed proposal? i am not close to it but from what i understand, i am impatient

leo varadkar has already been strongly clear that the backstop must be part of any deal.will not move on that and he has the support of brussels on that. and this is the tricky issue because it was the backstop that borisjohnson, when because it was the backstop that boris johnson, when he because it was the backstop that borisjohnson, when he was foreign secretary, he was absolutely dead against it. but i think this is another area where they can start this lid has because you can still have a backstop but maybe it is in northern ireland only. everyone saves a little face, everyone compromises a little bit and boris johnson goes forward and the prime minister of ireland goes forward but ina minister of ireland goes forward but in a slightly reconstituted shape and form as to what theresa may had negotiated. we shall keep a close eye today and tomorrow and in the following days. moving on now to the south china morning post. an interesting story about a company called oihoo that i had not heard of prior to this article. cyber security is growing with the expansion sg. 56.

the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says the government's proposals so far fall short, and he's not aware of any change in the dup‘s position — something reported earlier today. we'll have the latest on the brexit talks. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: a teenager who died from an allergic reaction at burger chain byron was misled into thinking his meal was safe for him, a coroner has said. levels of the most powerful greenhouse gas known to man are rising in the atmosphere with dire consequences for the environment. the king and queen is are coming to stay. what? here we go. and in the film review: downton abbey transitions from the small screen to the big screen. see what mark kermode thinks of it and the rest of this week's releases at 17:45pm. it's five o'clock. our top story: the prime minister has said he won't be deterred by anybody from leaving the eu on 31st october. borisjohnson says he's cautiously optimistic of getting a brexit deal, but the uk will leave by the deadline, whatever happens. he's due to have talks on monday with the european commission president, j

. >> leo varadkar have been waiting two months since boris johnson became u.k. prime minister.wo close neighbors and allies, but these men are poles apart on the question of the irish border after brexit. when the u.k. finally leaves the european union, the only land border between them will be on irish soil. the so-called irish backstop is a plan to avoid checkpoints and quarter checks, something many fear will endanger peace in northern ireland. it would keep the u.k. and the customs union after brexit. leave campaigners and boris johnson supporters find that unacceptable. boris johnson has promised to solve the issue. in ireland, they want specific proposals. >> lots we cannot and will not do. the replacement of a promise is not on. we need long-term certainty. the people in the north and south need to know their livelihoods, security and sense of identity will not be put at risk as a consequence of brexit. >> bororis johnson is gambling that a no deal brexit threat will make eu leaders change the divorce deal. if they don't move, he wants everyone to share the blame. >> i l

but borisjohnson hinted at the meeting with lee over at that —— leo varadkar. leo va radkar. the contentious with lee over at that —— leo varadkar. the contentious bit is s they are talking about a return to a northern ireland only backstop. to be clear, that would mean northern ireland effectively stays in a customs union with the rest of ireland and the eu but the rest of great britain does not. that means you end up with checks between great britain and northern ireland which the dup say they would never accept. downing street has said that is not what they are proposing, going back to the original idea of a northern ireland only backstop. but there are clearly talks about what they can do to try to get a deal. because this is where we have ended up after all the turmoil of the last few days. in a situation where the best way out of this for boris johnson a situation where the best way out of this for borisjohnson is to get a deal that he can get through parliament. because that would mean he would not have to ask for a delay to brexit. something he says he

leo varadkar is making positive noises though.t it theresa may that originally offered that? wasn't it british? we look at what else is said here if the objectives are met and we don't need the backstop. when he talks about the single market have to be preserved in its entirety which means in all ireland agreement which means then we might have this fiendish situation of having a border down the irish sea and saying no british prime minister would accept that. and the dup said that too. if that they don't want northern ireland to be treated than the rest of the country. boris johnson, with whatever you make of him as a serious union. he's been talking to them all the way through. we have to get our heads around this alternative proposition and i think the dup are already behind it. i don't think they will be the sticking point. ithink don't think they will be the sticking point. i think the sticking point will be the other 27 eu leaders. you can see the subheading, borisjohnson is leaders. you can see the subheading, boris johnson

as, indeed, leo varadkar made clear today, that that would be a case of being back to the negotiating end to this brexit meyer, the way to do that is to stop brexit —— mire. igive to do that is to stop brexit —— mire. i give way. the guardian, of which i am an avid reader, said the lib dems are poised to back the revoking of article 50 entirely. is that correct? the honourable gentleman cannot be surprised that the liberal democrats are a party that wishes to stop brexit. and in a general election, where we will stand to secure a liberal —— liberal democrat majority, such a majority government would revoke article 50. ido government would revoke article 50. i do not think he should be surprised by that position. perhaps he should pay more attention. but this government and this prime minister have no mandate for a no—deal brexit that they are trying to force on the british people. it is clear, also, from the resignations of the right honourable members, that he has no plans for securing a brexit deal. he is not entering into this in any spirit of seriousness. and i think they speech b

. ———— leo varadkar. some sort of concession, it wouldn't work. ---- leo varadkar.lieve that boris johnson amber rudd herself doesn't believe that borisjohnson is trying to get a deal. in fact, that is not his primary objective. is she right?” don't think that is true. there is someone out there almost permanently trying to push things true but it is true that in the government there is still -- true that in the government there is still —— there is now a lot of emphasis on preparing for a no deal exit and they say the point of that is to try and get them a better deal because they know that we are prepared to leave if we don't get a good deal. this is been pointed out in the mirror this morning. the story in the mirror, the government we re story in the mirror, the government were taken aback this week by the fa ct were taken aback this week by the fact that labour were not supporting an election in the way that they thought they were going to do. now they are thinking about what else they are thinking about what else they can do. one of the constitutional wheezes

at the end of october boris johnson has said and he has said it again when he was meeting with leo varadkar that he is trying to get a deal from brussels suit if there was an agreement if boris johnson was somehow able to get an agreement with brussels either something that he gets exclusively that he can sell us a new agreement or maybe trees or maize old withdrawal agreement which he then might have to change just ever so slightly if you can get some things through parliament here because then parliament would really at the last moment maybe barge and that they would maybe then get his deal however we have seen another cabinet resignation over the weekend one of chorus johnson's closest colleagues she has said she doesn't think that the government actually wants to get a deal from brussels and they put all their efforts into the preparations for for a new deal and leaving at the end of october so we don't know whether this is something that boris johnson actually does or doesn't have in mind this deal with the e.u. could then what do you would then do you really nobody knows there are rep

expect a breakthrough on brics it during talks with his british counterpart on monday in dublin leo varadkar says his meeting with boris johnson will be about sharing ideas for other than negotiating bilaterally only yuki u.k. leaving the e.u. broadcasted that his government wants a deal between london and brussels that protects the all island economy and the northern irish peace process. i don't think the meeting tomorrow. is a high stakes meeting in the sense that i don't anticipate. a big breakthrough tomorrow if we come to agreement that agreement will happen over at the summit but stakes are. russia has held regional elections after weeks of protests because tens of opposition candidates were bound for running the vote is seen as a test of the popularity of president vladimir putin and his allies the ruling united russia party is browned has become so toxic it's candidates presenting themselves as independents set vasant reports from moscow. just over there you go so paul has become the face of a new protest movement in moscow the 31 year old lawyer was banned from running in the electi

he met the irish prime minister leo varadkar and said that a no—deal brexit would be a failure that both governments would be responsible for. meanwhile — this afternoon a law designed to prevent the uk leaving the european union without a deal came into effect as it was given royal assent. also this afternoon, there were emotional scenes in the house of commons as the speakerjohn bercow announced he was standing down from the role on the 31st october. this evening — mps have voted to force the government to publish its correspondence over suspending parliament — and it's no—deal planning documents. later — we expect not until around quarter—to—midnight — mps will vote again on the government's motion to hold a snap general election. and after the vote — at the close of business in the house — parliament be will prorogued — suspended — for five weeks. our political editor laura kuenssberg has this report — which does contain flash photography. that's some guest book. michel barnier has been here... borisjohnson turn to put his name on the taoiseach‘s visitor list. donald trump! goodness!

interesting to hearfrom borisjohnson, and earlier he was in dublin with the irish taoiseach at leo varadkarand backstop, how to ensure the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland remains free and flowing and it seems as of yet that issue very much unresolved. and that will continue to go on while parliament is prorogued. it must be incredibly frustrating for the politicians, though? yes, parliament prorogued over the next five weeks and you‘ve heard tonight a number of mps expressed their real anger that parliament is being prorogued. some people will look at parliament and say, well, it‘s incredibly fractious, they‘re not getting on at all, it‘s a minority government, what on earth are they going to achieve anyway even if they were sitting? but the opposing argument to that is that there is concern that by proroguing parliament, the government, perhaps, some argue, could exit position and leaving mps very little time to scrutinise the brexit position when they come back in october. let's go back to parliament to hear mps scrutinise before the five—week suspension. let‘s

boris johnson was in talks monday with the ira ship to ship leo varadkar the issue the irirish border of course top of the agenda. in that one no sign the two men have you point that is now and close at the lotus stock no deal breaks in what. has received the queen's approval. if boris johnson refuses to respected ago negotiate with brussels he. now risks prosecution for contempt about little. leave the e. you by the end of october come what may. that still boris johnsons mission even off the parliament passed legislation forcing him to ask for another brexit extension if new new deal emerges by the nineteenth of october. some of his ministers have rejected speculation that he has to resign claiming he can keep his promise while also respecting the laws passed by parliament we all going to dodo with that. thehe station's test very carefully well two thousand doesn't require and that's not a needle full thing today i think it's the responsible thing to dodo the responsible thing to do was to support. legislation which weakens on the guy sitting position in brussels. and he's are expect

the dup appear to be softening their stance slightly, there are talks going on with leo varadkar, stephen and jean—claude juncker has made this pronouncement. and arlene foster certainly in new york for the un general assembly next week, which of course the prime minister will be at as well. do you think a deal will be forthcoming by 31 october? because there seems to bea 31 october? because there seems to be a little bit of confusion over this, because certainly one of the papers that we are going to be looking at later suggest that stephen buckley, who is the brexit secretary, says we need another year on the backstop. yes, he thinks that in order to tie down the legals of its we need another year. but the deal would have to go through by 31 0ctober unless an extension was granted —— stephen barclay. i think the prime minister has made very clear he doesn't want to do that. so it would come in 17 or 18 october and it would have to be voted through and crucially it is the changing numbers in parliament because people are seeing their preferred option is very unlikely. they are getting to

the irish leader, leo varadkar, has been giving a speech outlining the possible impact of a no—deal brexititizens. have a listen. there will be checks on goods and on live animals. and as far as possible, these will take place in the ports, airports, and at business level, but some may need to take place near the border. we are working out the details of this with the european commission, and we will inform the public and business as soon as we know what the outcome will be. pat leahy is political editor at the irish times and has been giving his analysis of the taoiseach's comments. this was the most comprehensive description, i think, that the taoiseach has given about the consequences of no—deal. he did also, of course, list the things that wouldn't change between ireland and the uk in the event of a no—deal, because of the common travel area which stands separate to the eu agreements. but he also said, for the first time from him, that there would be checks needed on some goods close to the border. i think this is the direction that the government has been moving in recent weeks. i thi

believed a brexiteer was still possible in time for terminating —— irish prime minister lee override leo varadkartion. we know why they don't want a general election under his leadership. most of them — most of them don't want a general election because they fear that their party will lose. but there is a small, small, terrified minority of labour mps who don't want an election because they actually think you might win! —— he might win! the leader of the opposition himself is entitled to over £1a0,000 of taxpayer's money and yet today we have the extraordinary aspect of the entire opposition collectively deciding to abrogate their most fundamental responsibility. if you really wa nt fundamental responsibility. if you really want to delay brexit beyond october the 31st, which is what you seem october the 31st, which is what you seem to want to do, then vote for an election and let the people decide. that the people decide if they want to delay or not! this is a very serious issue, the prime minister is running away from scrutiny. running away... running away from scrutiny with his brother and his

have lines coming out of dublin this afternoon, in the last few minutes reuters is reporting that leo varadkarrisjohnson tomorrow, that he says two things, interestingly, he is in discussions as he puts it, with the european commission on the, on this question of checks, some distance away from the irish border, that is the first thing he says, he then adds, that in the context of all of that, so let me find that line of copy for you first of all so i can quote it accurately. the irish prime minister is saying that these, these discussions are taking place, these are not negotiations or anything like that, they are discussions, which he is reporting on. he then adds two further interesting things, he says that within weeks or months ofa he says that within weeks or months of a no—deal, let us say the uk did leave without a deal, the uk and eu would have to sit down and negotiate on would have to sit down and negotiate o n exa ctly would have to sit down and negotiate on exactly the same issues, that of course, his point there, is that these are the things which the british government is saying

leo varadkar plays down talks progress on brexit deadlock.ovement likely, is there, on the backstop? depends entirely who you listen to. the noises coming out of ireland are not positive. borisjohnson is off to dublin tomorrow to meet the ever premier. —— the irish premier. and there is, boris johnson premier. —— the irish premier. and there is, borisjohnson has spoken about an all ireland agriffood zone badly by lee everard, has said that is not enough. i remember the old uk backstop was at the behest of the british government because originally it was proposed just as a backstop for northern ireland. but theresa may said the whole of the uk had to be in it. now it seems possible that the dup faced with the prospect ofjeremy corbyn in government, might, it says here, that they are prepared to be flexible, but the dup are not known for their flexibility. they don't wa nt for their flexibility. they don't want northern ireland to be treated any differently from the rest of the country. the democratic unionist party don't want any difference of

leo varadkar said tomorrow's meeting isn't high stakes, and expected any agreement to happen at the european 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. traditionally, the major parties do not contest the speaker's seat — but mr bercow‘s handling of recent brexit debates has angered ministers. simonjones reports. 0rder! 0rder. in the seat for the crucial vote... the ayes to the right, 327. noes to the left, 299. ..when mps backed the bill aimed at blocking a no—deal brexit at the end of october. butjohn bercow is now underfire from the business secretary. andrea leadsom says that by allowing mps to use a procedure to trigger emergency debate as a means of taking over the timetable, he has permitted a flagrant abuse of parliamentary process. in the mail on sunday, the business secretary writes... the speaker is an mp who stands in general elections but is usually unopposed by the major political parties. mrs leadsom is warning that the conservatives will

borisjohnson said to leo varadkar, the irish prime minister, he was keen on getting a deal.g a deal rather than being comfortable without one in the last few days, but we know how difficult getting a deal is, especially those who are not too keen, including mrjohnson, on one of the solutions to the backstop issue, the security policy on island of ireland to keep the border open under any circumstances, packaging up ireland with a closer relationship with the eu and the rest of the island of ireland versus great britain. by mrjohnson said he doesn't want to do that, doesn't wa nt to doesn't want to do that, doesn't want to start pulling the uk apart. is there a middle ground between what he's ruled out and something the eu might be willing to live with? it looks like a small middleground if it's there, and the possibility of getting that signed off and before parliament before the end of october looks pretty tight as well. the politics and the legal consequences of going for no—deal area big consequences of going for no—deal are a big obstacle for the prime minister now given

he was speaking alongside the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, who said that the uk had yet to offerutions to the backstop, the insurance policy to avoid a hard border in ireland. meanwhile, there were emotional scenes in the house of commons this afternoon as the speakerjohn bercow announced he was standing down from the role on the 31st october. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster this evening. sophie if you don't want drama look away now. it has been another day of twists an turns in westminster. the controversial speaker of the commons john bercow announced he is quitting but not before the next episode of the whole brexit saga is complete. the prime minister right now is having to listen to mps, hold an emergency debate. trying to force the government to publish sensitive documents and tonight he is likely to fail in his bid to crash the commons into an early general election. it has been quite a day and our report tonight begins with flash photography. that is some guest book. michel barnier has been here. boris johnson turn to hizb ut—tahrir name to put his

minister is talking a lot more about the deal this week, from his trip to ireland when he was meeting leo varadkarwas a one in a million chance of no deal. i'm sorry, but he has yo—yoed all over the place and i have to say that the optimism is here. the optimism is not in the eu. the eu says, we will never stop trying, we'll never stop listening — partly true, because no deal is expensive and painful, politically and economically, but also because they have to show to their own publics — "we're trying." angela merkel, the german chancellor was saying yesterday that she is going to work to the last minute and there could be a chance of there being a deal because she has to say that because germany stands to lose 100,000 jobs in the case of a no—deal so her voters need to see — german voters — that she is going to be open up until the last minute, but optimism? i was going to say, michel barnier‘s remarks to the european parliament in brussels today, which we were sent in french, and my french isn't great, but i think i know what "le situation du brexit restez grave uncertaine" means. he also said,

but contrast that with the words of the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, to the irish broadcasterfeels the two sides are some way apart. so we are still stuck in this position where it looks like anything that is being put forward from one side or another is still a step too far. emma vardy in belfast, many thanks. an inquest has ruled that a teenager who died from an allergic reaction to a burger had not been made aware of the ingredients in his meal. owen carey collapsed after eating at a branch of byron in south london, in 2017. his family has called for a change in the law to protect people with allergies. keith doyle reports. it was a meal to celebrate owen ca rey‘s it was a meal to celebrate owen carey's 18th it was a meal to celebrate owen carey's18th birthday. but the teenager died a short time after eating a chicken burger and suffering an allergic reaction in april 2017. the inquest heard that despite telling staff he had allergies, he was not made aware that the chicken was marinated in buttermilk, something he was allergic to. the coroner said a lack of information on

the headlines: boris johnson is meeting the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, in dublin today, aheadre to vote again today on holding a snap general election — with the prime minister looking set to face a second defeat. travel disruption for hundreds of thousands of british airways passengers, as pilots go on strike, it‘s the biggest walk—out, in ba‘s history. more than 120 firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at a block of flats in south west london.

leo varadk ar says the u.k. needs to guarantees, not promises. varadkarsland, north and south, safety know that their risk.entity are not at kong, thousands of demonstrators marched to the l forconsulate to appea help from president trump. david: in tennis, rafael nadal stopped a comeback bid by daniil medvedev to win the u.s. open men's singles title. tobeat medvedev in nine sets win his 19th grand slam trophy. alix: and he was tired. released a letter calling on at&t to review its portfolio and divest assets, considering a sale of directv. in the markets, at&t up by almost 10%. markets holding on to their pre-open rally, up 0.3%. in the currency market come weaker dollar. higher yields in europe as well. crude getting a bid on some risk on, but more of a saudi story. david: let's turn to china. china export numbers over the weekend were surprisingly weak, showing a 1% contraction, while imports shrank by 5.6%, increasing china's trade surplus with the rest of the world. we welcome now from washington deborah lehr, paulson institute vice-chairman and exe

at the moment, as the prime minister of the republic of ireland, leo varadkar, said this morning, iter record company, warner music, failed to take action, after hearing allegations of sexual assault. the 34—year—old alleges she was attacked by an industry executive who works with the label. miquita oliver has the details. music: "smile" by lily allen. lily allen has been in the music business since she was a teenager. last year, she wrote for the first time about her alleged sexual assault by an unnamed record industry executive in 2016. she says since the release of her memoir, her label have not acted on her allegations. have you had any engagement from your record label since you wrote about the assault that happened to you in the book? yes, i went out to dinner with one of the label bosses and he said to me he had no idea about this incident until he read about it in the book. did he say, "now that we know, boy, are we going to do something about it! no. lily allen said she didn't tell the label about her assault in 2016, and she said she didn't tell the police because she didn'

commission president and chief negotiator michel barnier in luxembourg on monday irish prime minister leo varadkar says the u.k. still hasn't presented viable alternatives to the backstop which is the mechanism aiming to prevent a hardboard on the island of ireland meanwhile johnson brush of criticism of his decision to suspend parliament to so close to the brics it deadline the yes i'm all in for are all in favor of are all in favor of r. and b. is more you know with those who would be. great if we were to go back to the night i'm shutting down. the let's. see what there is ample time for parliament to consider not just pretty but all kinds of things both before and after the european council will table 72 let's let's get on do it at least 4 people have died and hundreds more and evacuated after severe flooding across much of southeast in spain 2 days of torrential rains have turned roads into rivers and cause have been swept away and i would reports. blood pool to. capita from spain's mediterranean coast this is a seaside town popular with tourists in a region being battered by storms and heavy

to people like leo varadkar who say that nothing has been put on the table?is really trying to get a deal. well, this is a matter of trust, of course it is. i trust that the prime minister is trying to get a deal. i do that because i'm a conservative mp, but other people might do that because they see it as a way out for him. this is also a bit of a leap of faith for me to be involved in a cross—party group because, of course, labour mps have not voted for a deal before now. 92% of my party did vote for a deal, so i feel we're coming at this with some certainty that a large number of us will do again, but i trust the labour mps i'm working with to bring across the people in their party who i know feel the same as me. trust works both ways, norman. the prime minister has everything to prove that we can trust him when he says "i want to secure a deal". and let's be honest about this, there is a lot of noises off in this debate from the prime minister, i have to say, as well as others. but as i said, trust works both ways. and when members of parliament are seek