then you have liam fox and borisjohnson, soft brexit.have liam fox and boris johnson, they soft brexit. then you have liam fox and borisjohnson, they want soft brexit. then you have liam fox and boris johnson, they want a soft brexit. then you have liam fox and borisjohnson, they want a hard brexit. theresa may's authority isn't as hard as it was. that is so sweet of you to describe the prime minister is having authority, because she doesn't have any! she can't sack anyone would do anything. but she is the prime minister. she is out of the country and she has left philip hammond nominally in charge. there are various useless trade deals that liam fox does and borisjohnson, they try trade deals that liam fox does and boris johnson, they try and keep out of the country as much as possible for this reason. the chancellor and the home secretary is not in it to announce soft brexit deals, infuriating the right of their own party —— sneaked in. infuriating the right of their own party -- sneaked in. is it chaos or is it that we just don't know

website today you see the liam fox is in washington d.c. trying to lay the groundwork for the very important and potentially very economically significant trade deal that president trumper said he wants with the u.k. after breakfast and the lead is whether or not this will mean chlorine wash chicken comes in british market that is the lead so of on that story very small minor issue probably we have nothing to do with an eventual deal but that's how they lead on it they don't talk about the fact that for example our farmers are undercut by european farmers who meet lower welfare standards than we do and we can't block that or make them label the products as such because of e.u. rules that's not news but if there is a potentially good trade deal coming down the tracks because of bread then the fact that it might involve chlorine more chicken is of crucial importance and that's the b.b.c. the b.b.c. and the mainstream broadcasters all over do you think that this is enough to constitute being labeled biased which is something that liam fox is m

liam fox clearly has concerns about that. it's not just fox clearly has concerns about that.r leading figures have been contradicting each other month after month. the referendum, by their definition, is binary. they force people to either side of an argument. they are very much divided with that countdown, that clock ticking down to the 29th of march 2019th when we will leave the eu. -- 2019 of march 2019th when we will leave the eu. —— 2019 when we will leave the eu. —— 2019 when we will leave the eu. thanks very much. the duke and duchess of cambridge willjoin theresa may, at a service in belgium this evening, to mark 100 years since the battle of passchendaele. evening, to mark 100 years it was one of the bloodiest confrontations of the first world war, with almost half a million allied and german soldiers killed, during three months of fighting. allied and german soldiers killed, 0ur correspondent robert hall reports. this is a city that has dedicated itself to remembrance. a city which rose from the rubble. itself to remembrance. pictures filmed soon after the war from

the international trade secretary liam fox has said unregulated free movement of people between the ukr brexit would "not keep faith" with last yea r‘s referendum result. mr fox told a sunday newspaper he'd not been party to any cabinet discussions about a transitional arrangement in which immigration rules remain similar to what they are now. with me is our political correspondent emma va rdy. again, differences of opinion about what will happen? confusing for voters at the moment. all that talk during the referendum campaign about getting back control of our borders. freedom of movement is such a key aspect of the referendum campaign. what is the government has been clear about is that freedom of movement rules will cease to apply after 2019. we don't know what extent immigration controls will then be able to be brought in and what's they will look like. the chancellor philip hammond has said it will be sometime before we are able to introduce full migration controls between the uk and the eu. and suggested a period of up to three years, next election, after brexit with gradual phasi

absolutely, but as we know liam fox is in the us and about to try and start a bit of trade talk.ade secretary, yes. he is hoping to persuade everyone and presumably the rest of his cabinet (l) presumably the rest of his cabinet (!) that what would be a great thing is if we have american meat products, this is not good for me, i had not eaten meat for 30 years, but lam sure had not eaten meat for 30 years, but i am sure it matters to many more of you. that would include chlorine washed chicken, which sounds revolting to me, but to be honest the chicken sounds worse than maclaurin, i quite like swimming. hormone —— sounds maclaurin, i quite like swimming. hormone “ sounds worse maclaurin, i quite like swimming. hormone —— sounds worse than the chlorine. but actually it is a brexit story, isn't it? yes, if we are not going to trade with europe, we have to trade more with america, and there is a lot more of them and they have a lot more money than us. the inevitable but, in this case michael gove. ceremony sentences begin like that! indeed, and angela ballard some, —— andrea leadsom,

the international trade secretary, liam fox, is holding talks in washington to discuss a possible tradeules prevent britain signing an agreement until after brexit. mr fox said the talks cover a "number of strands", including "continuity" of existing deals. our political correspondent alex forsyth has more. for people who have add say itted the departure from the european union, liam fox, part of the reason for that was because they wanted the uk to be able to go off into the world and forge its own trade deals with other country, free from what they saw as the shackles of eu membership and so, that is what liam fox sees his role as doing, there is no real conflict with european union on this, the eu recognises that the yuck needs to develop trading relationships in readiness for brexit as and when that happen, but there are restrictions on what can be formally agreed before the date of brexit, and then question two, over what can be signed off if the uk ends up in a transitional deal with the european union, post—brexit for a period of time. nonetheless liam fox was positive, very opti

liam fox.nts a big international trade agreement with the united states. he needs it desperately if brexit is to be a success. president trump rolled out senior republicans to meet dr fox, including the house speaker, paul ryan. but when trump tweets that a uk trade deal is big and exciting, who does he mean will benefit? before we came on air, i spoke to liam fox about trump, trade and — yes — chicken. we'll hear his thoughts in a moment. first, the big picture of what's at stake. at 4:16am this morning, the president of the united states‘ twitter account enthused over liam fox's visit. "our special relationship with the uk is going to be even better, the us trade representative and uk's liam fox met today to begin new chapter for stronger trade." a few hours later, so too did @realdonaldtrump — "working on major trade deal with the united kingdom, could be very big and exciting, jobs!" "the eu is very protectionist with the us, stop!" today there was good economic news for the government at h

the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with theu referendum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. the duke and duchess of cambridge willjoin the prime minister this evening to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium — one of the bloodiest of world war one. i will be reporting live from ypres, a focal point for the commemorative events and talking to one of those who have come from britain this weekend to remember ancestors who fought and died in the battle. and at 16:30, george alagiah meets renowned writer and political commentator ahdaf soueif at the hay festival in talking books. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. he made the comments on twitter after pyongyang test—fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. from seoul, our correspondent karen allen sen

the international trade secretary liam fox is free movement of labour after brexit would not be keepingith the eu referendum result. in sport, the england lionesses are in action this evening in the women's euro 2017 quarterfinals. catch that and all the rest of the day's sports events in sport stay in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he is very disappointed with china for not doing more to stop north korea's weapons programme. his comments came after pyongyang launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile ina intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. the north koreans say it isa in a month. the north koreans say it is a stern warning to washington that the entire us mainland is now within striking distance. in response, two bombers have conducted exercises over the north korean pen until. us b—1 bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula. escorted by fighterjets as part of a drill it was a direct response to what is being seen as an increasingly belligerent north korea. the us president is blaming china, p

that seems not to chime with what is being said by liam fox, who is in america meeting his equivalentnment, and talking up the us government, and talking up the idea of a quick and easy trade deal with the us that would change things like animal welfare standards. cabinet is split. what cani standards. cabinet is split. what can i tell you? it was a big split down the middle of the cabinet. you people ever chancellor and the home secretary who are looking to take a transitional approach, and then you have people like liam fox david davis, and even though we don't know is that we would they want, we are aware that it is not what the chancellor wants. and those messages are reported on in the guardian. just hearing different positions from different cabinet members, while theresa may's not around. from different cabinet members, while theresa may's not aroundlj know. while theresa may's not around.” know. watching it is quite fun, as a com pletely know. watching it is quite fun, as a completely detached observer, but obviously each of these decisions will affect all of us, eventually. a

so we say to liam fox, don't tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it.tional trade, which co—ordinates future deals, says that scotch success story and we will support the industry so it continues to thrive to thrive and prosper post brexit. whiskey may be the water of life, but it might also give london and edinburgh a headache — in trade terms, at least. have been —— cathedrals have been pa rt have been —— cathedrals have been part of our towns for centuries, but in the face of falling congregation numbers and rising repair bills, they are being forced to modernise. fiona trott has been to durham cathedral to see some priceless relics of saint cuthbert, which the cathedral hopes will help to attract more visitors. one of england's most treasured landmarks. now some of its own treasures are being put on permanent display. the sanctuary knocker. it was the passport for criminals or those fleeing justice to get an extension on their sentences. they could come here, they could claim sanctuary for 37 days. for me, personally, this is literally the jewel of

the international trade secretary liam fox has said unregulated free movement of people between the uk eu after brexit would "not keep faith" with last yea r‘s referendum result. mr fox told a sunday newspaper he'd not been party to any cabinet discussions about a transitional arrangement in which immigration rules remain similar to what they are now. with me is our political correspondent emma va rdy. as always with things brexit, there are the politics and policy. let's talk about the politics. this is about thrashing out how brexit will work and the issue of free movement and control the borders was such a big issue of the brexit campaign. the government says freedom of movement rules will not apply when brexit happens in 2019, but in reality it does not mean overnight people from ve you will be prevented from coming to britain. —— will be prevented. immigration controls will be phased in gradually. the chancellor philip hammond said it will be sometime before we are able to introduce full controls on migration he said a period of three yea rs, migration he said a period of three ye

the international trade secretary liam fox has said unregulated free movement of people between the ukit would "not keep faith" with last year‘s referendum result. mr fox told a sunday newspaper he‘d not been party to any cabinet discussions about a transitional arrangement in which immigration rules remain similar to what they are now. with me is our political correspondent emma va rdy. mixed signals because we had a different tone struck by philip hammond the chancellor and amber rudd the home secretary at the weekend. it goes to the big debating point over freedom of movement rules and how britain will get control of its borders after brexit. 0ne and how britain will get control of its borders after brexit. one big thing talked about during the referendum campaign. the government said freedom of movement rules will no longer apply after 2019, when we see brexit happen. in practice, it does not mean overnight people from the eu will be prevented from coming to britain. instead it is more likely immigration controls will be phased in gradually to prevent what has been called a cliff e

liam fox and borisjohnson he wants to see free movement ending.d is saying big panic it is all going to be ok we will face things input that is not what a lot of baxter is voted for which was taking back control and ending free movement on the day of the leaving. within the move to another story and they have loads of things to say about that it's very interesting. as lola said it is silly season. there is ofa lola said it is silly season. there is of a port that amber rudd is meeting representative of whatsapp in california what is she saying about whatsapp only benefiting terrorists? it is the end and encryption, some people say that is the point of whatsapp i would say it is not the reason most people, i wouldn't care of my whatsapp messages, they are very boring, i wouldn't care if the secret services we re wouldn't care if the secret services were spying on them she does say it hinders the fight against terrorism but it is something she said many times before and the legal issues are difficult and silicon valley companies have huge amount of

liam fox in america.r wait and see period until 2022. not so, apparently. liam fox says that would not work. clearly not consented in the cabinet as was reported yesterday. given what is going on in the white house at the moment. repeal bill is in tatters. revolving door manically swinging. liam fox fizzing with excitement and gushing with his process to find those guys in america. you would not normally associate those words with a politician. neither a glass half—full half empty man. whether it is fizzing or not. i am scottish, the glass can never be big enough. michael gove and liam fox arch brexit campaigners. he is delighted, forget chlorinated chickens. he does add, they understand that at the moment we are only able to talk about what it is we want to talk about. basically sums up brexit so far. france. macron bringing in a new way of working. but the hello continuing to fake? i consider him the sun king. accurately, likening him to tony blair, who founded the centre is to wait 20 years ago. —— cen

so we say to liam fox, don't tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it.rade, which co—ordinates future deals, says that scotch is a uk export success story and we will support the industry so it continues to thrive and prosper post brexit. whiskey may be the water of life, but it might also give london and edinburgh a headache — in trade terms, at least. we have got the travel show coming up. first, let's have a look at the weather. good evening. it has been warm in the sunshine today but a lot of showers around and thunderstorms too. over the next couple of days we have a mixture of sunshine and chalice. the heavy, thundery showers will fade, overnight the show was retreating to the western areas, continuing in northern ireland where there has been localised flooding, but not as heavy showers as we have been seeing. clearer skies further east, showers to

so we tell liam fox, don't tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it.tional trade which co—ordinates future deals says that scotch is a uk export success story and will support the industry so it continues to thrive and prosper post brexit. whiskey may be the water of life but it might also give london and edinburgh a headache — in trade terms at least. now the weather. spring showers, but not spring? it's not summer, it's a bit of everything, all over. all over the place, the weather. we are never going to satisfy everybody today with the forecast because it is so changeable. i just want to point out one area to give you an example. central parts of cornwall and devon, the way the showers are moving, any town or city within this line is getting shower after shower, after shower. it really is an awful day. some of those in the south—east and eastern areas haven't had many showers at all. 0verall, looking across the uk, there was a lot of them around and the risk of catching a downpour is pretty high. we had thunder and lightning as well and events have

this is one of the other big stories of the evening, the visit of liam fox to the united states, this is the front page of the independent. he is dismissing concerns that some might have in this country, if there is a future trade deal in the united states, they are correlated chicken and hormone raised beef. some watchers of the brexit process will wonder why he is there because we are not formally allowed to have negotiations with any other country whilst we are still in the eu protest michel barnier said, very french expression, how can you stop people talking? you can have the informal conversations with their to negotiation and that is what liam fox is doing and there is no bigger fish in the pont than a deal with the united states. we are their largest investor, they are ours and so largest investor, they are ours and so forth. things people get hung up on, chlorinated chicken catches the mine because it sounds horrible, is food standards. and his bargaining, which is probably true statistically but a difficult one to swallow, is that this is a detail and what i would invite you

the international trade secretary liam fox has said unregulated free movement of people between the uk "not keep faith" with last yea r‘s referendum result. mr fox told a sunday newspaper he'd not been party to any cabinet discussions about a transitional arrangement in which immigration rules remain similar to what they are now. with me is our political correspondent emma va rdy. liam fox seems to be striking a different tone to previous ministers in this last week? that is fair to say. the idea of freedom of movement was a hot topic during the brexit referendum campaign. we were bombarded with arguments about getting back control of the borders. the government has says freedom of movement rules will still apply, not apply any further after 2019. in practice, that does not mean eu citizens will be prevented overnight from living here. it means a gradual phasing to prevent a cliff edge for business. philip hammond that the chancellor says it will be sometime before we are able to introduce full migration can trust between the uk and eu, a period of up to three yea rs and eu, a period o

at the moment, looks as we go as the supplement, liam fox is saying just come in, do what you like to our market there's always balance between the producer and consumer. i believe that very often liam fox gets the consumer interest right but doesn't take care of the british producer >> jeffrey, barry raises an interesting point, saying the uk is discernibly smaller others are concerned we will be forced to take whateve agreement is offered at some point, even if we manage to fight back is this a concern of yours >> the u.s. economy is roughly 6 or 7 times larger than uk economy. i think we would be right to be thinking of how would we approach trade negotiation what's in it for britain, for the u.s., what is win-win. we start thinking about legislative conversation, and also about broader conversation with businesses, small businesses particularly that can benefit from elimination of duplicative barriers, opening the conversation more broadly in our countries to capture the imagination of perhaps new ways about what trade can do for people straightforward things like that when it com

we heard liam fox, jeremy corbyn has also been talking about brexit today. what has he been saying?pressed on labour's position on brexit, to clarify whether labour is in favour of leaving the single market. jeremy corbyn very clear that membership of the european union is inexorably linked to membership of the european single market, what labour wants to do, he says, is negotiate tariff free access to the market and have a migration policy after britain leads the eu based on the economic needs and the skills needs of the country. jeremy corbyn has also been talking about the bbc, which we have been talking about earlier this morning. he was very critical of the bbc‘s approach. i would sign the letter with i think the bbc needs to look hard on yourself. the point you made in the press discussion earlier about the treatment of older women in the bbc i think is a very important one. the gender pay gap is appalling. we would insist on a strong gender pay audit is every organisation and we would also look at the 20 to one ratio between the chief executive and the lowest paid staff in ev

liam fox speaking in washington.group representing companies that focus on us—uk trade and investment. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. it is already our biggest single export market. so is there more potential there, do you think?” think there is, with or without a trade deal. for example, we have lots of hungry exporters, smaller companies who suffer barriers, like regular trio barriers, disproportionately. trade deals could help them get to market more quickly so there is an example that is cutting through cross sectors. smaller companies could do better. we are looking to smaller companies to help us grow the overall export price. they are raped group that could win. a long way if, lots of ifs, buts and maybes so they could be lots of things that could be done before then. it is a strange position for liam fox because nothing can be done until 2019, until beneath you. it is like someone until beneath you. it is like someone sitting in the waiting room waiting to get on

the international trade secretary, liam fox, is holding talks in washington to discuss a possible tradehe european union. current eu rules prevent britain signing an agreement until after brexit. mr fox said the talks cover with a "number of strands" including "continuity" of existing deals. he's been speaking in the last half hour. 0ur political correspondent is in westminster. talking before you sign a deal is going to wind some people up? for people who have advocated the uk's departure from the european union, people like liam fox, who was a brexiteer, one of the prominent leave campaigner, part of the reason was they wanted the uk to forge its own trade deals, free from the shackles own trade deals, free from the s ha ckles of own trade deals, free from the shackles of eu membership. so that is what he sees his role as doing. there is no reel conflict with the european union on this, the eu recognises that the uk needs to develop trading relationships in readiness for brexit as and when that happen, there are restrictions on what can be agreed before the date of brexit and then que

the international trade secretary, liam fox, says unregulated free movement of people between the ukopean union after brexit would "not keep faith" with the result of the eu referendum. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. does this chime with what other ministers have been seeing?m does this chime with what other ministers have been seeing? it shows how immigration rules are going to change and that what pays and that thatis change and that what pays and that that is still being worked out. the government has made it clear that when brexit happens in 2019 the freedom of movement rules will no longer apply but that does not mean that suddenly overnight eu citizens will be prevented from coming to the uk. instead there will be a gradual change of immigration laws. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said it may take some time before migration controls are fully implemented with europe, saying there will need to be a transitional period. liam fox has told the sunday times that if there was to be a continuation of freedom of movement after brexit that this would not keep

that is what we're seeing liam fox trying do now.e formally leave the european union, no deal can be signed. and there is a question on whether anything could be signed off even if we entered the transitional period after the official brexit date. but that did not stop liam fox from being very optimistic about what he sees as the future opportunities. this is since peaking in washington are little bit earlier. us firms employ more than one million people in the united kingdom, and the uk firms employ more than one million americans here. us companies are investing in the uk, seeing a familiar environment built on economic fundamentals, which allow businesses to flourish. they are attracted by our low tax and low regulation economy, universities which sit alongside their american counterparts in all global top ten lists, a highly skilled and educated workforce, a cutting—edge research environment, and the ability to operate in the perfect time zone for global trading. these fundamentals will not change, and the uk will always be open

liam fox begins post—brexit deal talks with the united states.the imf said the economy would grow by 1.7%, instead of the 2% it initially forecast. it lowered its prediction for the uk and the united states, but upgraded the outlook for several eurozone countries. over two and a half thousand products have shrunk in size over the past five years, but are being sold for the same price. the office for national statistics said it was notjust chocolate bars that have been subject to so—called "shrinkflation" when the goods get smaller but the prices stay the same to compensate for the increase in raw ingredients. it said toilet rolls, coffee and fruitjuice were also being sold in smaller sizes. the world's leading oil producing countries are meeting in russia today. ministers from the organisation of petroleum exporting countries — opec — as well as other oil producers are discussing plans they've put in place to deal with the current oversupply of oil. earlier this year, they cut production in an effort to stop crude prices from falling we get resul

the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. but the chancellor philip hammond has previously said "it will be some time" before full migration controls can be introduced. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are sebastian payne from the financial times and prashant rao from the new york times. before the papers — sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. england's cricketers will start day four of the third test against south africa in a strong position, despite rain wiping out most of the afternoon's play at the oval yesterday. debuta nt bowler toby roland—jones took his fifth south african wicket in the morning session as the tourists were dismissed for just 175. as expected the weather took a turn for the wo

liam fox is the transitional period as britain leads the eu could last until the next election. 0ur political correspondent is here to tell us more. tell us more about what he has been saying. the idea of this transitional period, we know that britain will leave the eu in march 2019, two years after we triggered article 50, the formal process to get that. but there has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about a period that will smooth the process by which britain leads the eu so there is no so—called cliff edge for businesses, for all of us as we transition into that new relationship with europe. now, the idea of a transitional deal has caused some divisions within the cabinet. there are different members of the cabinet that support different versions of this transitional deal. theresa may likes to call an implementation period. in

has dismissed liam fox his claims it says that its organization takes coverage. and no organization takes coverage of the economy more seriously than the b.b.c. that they don't recognise this characterisation that's been made and outlined in the letter but the b.b.c. is always happy to talk to politicians it'll be interesting to see if any of this changes the number of despite brags that headlines going forward certainly will be interesting artie's polly reporting from london thanks. a correspondent from russia sputnik news agency has been caught up in the gun battle in mosul in iraq while she was taking pictures of the mine clearing operation in the historic part of the city she managed to escape unharmed and showed her video with us. about am often man just a thought well come on are called looking for me from a comment about that. and i. know you are so high on who. got the you got the man. i gather you go for your i do often i did not come from a dress i was taught. and also one of our beloved. will. this gunfire happened when cyrus a nerd then was filming in

the international trade secretary, liam fox is in washington, laying the ground work for a possible post—brexitde deal with the us. and on newsnight, a rare public appearance from a man whose name dominates washington bar to space we rarely see. jarrod kushner appeared before a panel today to say he had done nothing wrong. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have ended their legal battle to take him to the us for experimental treatment. charlie's father, chris gard, gave an emotional statement outside the high court, saying they were going to spend their last precious moments with their son, who would not now make his first birthday in just under two weeks‘ time. earlier, their lawyer told the court that time had run out for the baby, as an american doctor who examined charlie had said he could no longer offer the therapy after seeing the results of a new mri scan last week. doctors at great ormond street hospital say the treatment could never have worked. here‘s our medical correspondent fergus walsh. raw emotion outside the high court, whi

liam fox is in washington today, he will be doing a speech later and laying out a bit more about what achieve. until the uk has formally left the european union, it will not be able to signoff any trade agreement and until the us state knows what the transition we deal outside suddenly you will be, it cannot push either. it is really not until 2019 at the earliest that we will have a clearer understanding of where these talks can go. which area will they be able to make progress on most easily and where are the stumbling blocks? the financial, in london and new york, possibly you could do something there, the aviation sector. the eu has opened sky agreement with the us so has opened sky agreement with the us so they could be optional. they could grandfather the open skies dealfor the future. could grandfather the open skies deal for the future. but there are negotiations... the big free trade agreement between the us and union... exactly. in a small way, it was one of the reasons why the leader vote wanted to leave the european union because they were concerned it could lead to a big

we're going to washington now, where the trade secretary, liam fox is visiting.ndamental justification of the power of free trade. the world has changed yet the experiences of globalisation and technological advances, unimaginable in ricardo's time, have only served to validate his theory. the principles of free trade have underpinned allowances that help rebuild post—work europe, russia in the fall of communism and the tearing down of the iron curtain, facilitated 70 years of global prosperity and enhance the living standards of people across the world. commercial liberalism imparts vast economic benefits that there is also a robust moral case which we must reiterate. as the world's developing and emerging economies have liberalised their practices, prosperity has spread across the globe, bringing stability where there was once poverty. according to there was once poverty. according to the world bank, the three decades between 1981 and 2011 witnessed the biggest single decrease in material deprivation in human history. take india as an example. in 1993 around 45

and on newsnight, live from washington, we talk to liam fox about trump, trade, and chicken.will have the latest on the president's latest attempts to undermine his own attorney general. a very good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. the government has hailed bmw's decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as "a vote of confidence in britain." bmw has confirmed the model will go into production in 2019, with the parts manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled at its cowley plant, near oxford. bmw had previously expressed fears about the uncertainty surrounding brexit. today it said it had "neither sought nor received" any reassurances from the government on arrangements after britain leaves the eu. here's our transport correspondent richard westcott. they make two thirds of the world's minis here. to the relief of workers, we now know that the new electric mini will be made here too. it's great for the business, and we're very thrilled that we will be part of this huge success, hopefully. it means there is no problem with the thoughts of the

the international trade secretary liam fox says any transitional arrangement with the eu after brexit who is currently in the us holding future trade talks, told the bbc‘s andrew marr show he had no ideological objection to interim arrangements to minimise disruption after the uk's exit in 2019. a little earlier i spoke to our politics correspondent who explained what a transitional deal would involve. we know the clock is already ticking to march 2019. by that date we have to have a deal with the eu and that will be the date when brexit happens. what will the aftermath look like? theresa may has said she wants to see what she calls an implementation period, a time—limited implementation period of any new deal that is struck. this time implementation period is being called a transitional deal. we know there have been differences in the cabinet about this idea of a transitional deal, how long it should go on for, what part of our current relationship with the eu would still be present in that transitional deal. doctor liam fox, one of the key brexiteers in the cabinet, has been speakin

the international trade secretary liam fox says any transitional arrangement with the eu after brexitheduled for 2022. mr fox, who is currently in the us conducting preview trade talks, said there were a number of practical issues which needed to be sorted around things like immigration, to allow a smooth transition. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is here to tell us more. tell us a little bit more about exactly what he said. doctor fox has been talking about this idea of a transitional deals so we know the clock is already ticking down to march 2000 and 19. by that date we have to have a deal with the eu and that will be the date when brexit happens. what will brexit actually looked like? theresa may has already said she wants to see what she called an implementation period, a time—limited period of any new deal thatis time—limited period of any new deal that is struck. this time implementation period is also being called a transitional deal. we know there have been differences in the cabinet about this idea of a transitional deal, how long it should go on for and what it sh

liam fox speaking earlier.ink tank. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. the united states is already britain‘s biggest export market. so how would we further benefits from an open and bigger trade deal, a free—trade deal? an open and bigger trade deal, a free-trade deal? i think the reality is precisely because of the scope and jets of the existing relationship, in order to further enhance and deepen it, you would have to get down to some of the very tough political issues that relate not to traditional trade barriers, but really environmental, food product regulation, financial regulations and the like. and there, once you get to the nitty—gritty, you will find that actually the transatlantic differences might be quite a lot larger than you think. yes. from a strictly trade perspective, the uk is the requesting party and we are in a hurry. so we don‘t have much room for manoeuvre, which worries people. well, i mean, yes. donald trump said it himself in the art of the d

vonnie: i love how our brexit willtin puts it, liam fox meet with his u.s.rt in washington, and mexico, and texas. as if texas is a different country. is the u.k. looking for a free-trade agreement with one of the united states in particular? >> they certainly made the u.k. itself a priority. that has come under some -- that united states itself a priority. that has come under some criticism, singh they should be doing trade deals with economies of its own size, such as australia and new zealand. the u.s. has more experience, whereas the u.k. has started these brexit negotiations with the least amount of civil servantss ince the 1940's. mark: we talked about chlorine-washed chicken from the united states. it is a potential stumbling block. what are others? and tradef economists experts have been saying the same issues that came up in the u.s.-european trade deal will resurface here. we had liam fox saying this chlorine-washed chicken issue is a detail, and it does not affect the broader agreement, but it speaks to a wider set of issues, such as lowering food

as international trade secretary liam fox has accused the b.b.c. of willfully ignoring positive news on the brags that process the claim came in a letter to the broadcasters director general have he's already voiced his concerns before. to tell you in the newspaper or listen to the radio t.v. the story is done very negatively it almost is going to be impossible for us to do these trade deals if you look we spoke of rome undermines the work he's doing. well mr speaker it does appear that some elements of our media would rather see britain feel than seabrooke to succeed. and i i cannot recall a single time in recent times when i have seen good economic news that the b.b.c. didn't describe those despite rick's. well he says that the b.b.c.'s putting a damper on things economically he says that when his press team calls up the b.b.c. news desks offering positive stories about brags that they choose not to cover them and he says that's hampering his ability to strike international trade deals with he's taken stock with a particular phrase that b.b.c. he

lines online featuring this phrase despite brags that since the vote took place last june of course liam fox he's a massive pro brags that he's one of the chief brags it is here in the british government so his letter to the b.b.c. has really riled up the pro e.u. campaigner in the u.k. one liberal democrat politician hair has accused him of acting like a tinpot dictator they've accused him of trying to blame the b.b.c. for his own failures as international trade secretary in trying to strike those deals the influx isn't the first big politician here in the u.k. to express. of course dismissed all of these allegations of bias they said that they don't recognize the characterization of the coverage outlined in this letter and perhaps explaining some of the gravitas with which they approach these briggs's headlines they have said that no walk in my station takes coverage of the economy more seriously. any delegations currently holding crunch talks with u.s. lawmakers it comes as a leaked memo suggests brussels is proprietary if washington pushes ahead with new onto russian sanctions that could

the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with theesult if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. but the chancellor philip hammond has previously said it will be some time before full migration controls can be introduced. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. now on bbc news, witness. hello, i'm lucy hockings. welcome to witness, here at the british library in london. this month, we have another five people who have witnessed extraordinary moments of history first hand. we'll be talking about the legalisation of homosexuality in britain 50 years ago. a breakthrough for women in the men's world of motor racing, and the moment the russian ballet star rudolf nureyev defected to the west. but first, we go back to 1946, and a turning point for china. the country was wracked with a civil war between communists and the nationalists. translation: i never even thought about joining the communists. i followed the nationali

the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with theum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. but the chancellor philip hammond has previously said it will be some time before full migration controls can be introduced. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. now on bbc news, talking books. hello and welcome to talking books from hay festival here in wales. it's a celebration of culture with around 500 events across ten days. the aim of the festival is to bring together some of the world's greatest writers and thinkers to share their stories and ideas. i'm speaking to the egyptian author ahdaf soueif. her novel the map of love made her the first muslim woman to be nominated for a booker prize. her latest book, this is not a border, is an anthology celebrating her own extraordinary literary festival. applause ahdaf comes here hotfooting it basically from the staging the 10th — we're in our 30th anniversary her

the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with theum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. but the chancellor philip hammond has previously said "it will be some time" before full migration controls can be introduced. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. events will take place this evening to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium. half a million allied and german soldiers we re million allied and german soldiers were killed or wounded in the three and a half month campaign. now on bbc news, it's witness. hello, i'm lucy hockings. welcome to witness, here at the british library in london. this month, we have anotherfive people have witnessed extraordinary moments of history first hand. we'll be talking about the legalisation of homosexuality in britain 50 years ago. a breakthrough for women in the men's world of racing, and, in a moment, the russian ballet star rudolf nureyev defe

liam fox was over, the americans.er, the trade secretary over in the united states a couple of weeks ago talking to their trade minister about the opportunities and the work has already continued. we are optimistic and positive. james? prime minister, is it about new trading arrangements or simply replacing the arrangements we already have through the eu which the uk will need just to stand still? there is a number of things we are talking about. yes, we will talk about where there are countries that have existing arrangements with the european union. what arrangement we can come to so we ensure we have a smooth process of leaving the eu. but in to a smooth process of leaving the eu. but in - to countries like but in talking to countries like america and india, we are talking about what we can do in terms of improving our trade relationship and leading into future trade agreements with them after we've left the european union, as you know legally, there is a limit to what can be done and be enacted before we leave the

later today the uk's trade secretary liam fox will be in washington to discuss a preliminary trade dealbritain's departure from the european union. a final trade agreement cannot be ratified until the uk formally leaves the eu, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations for what the us president expects to be, "a very, very big deal". in an interview with the bbc, mr fox said that uk—us trade is currently worth nearly $220 billion. but this could increase by as much as $52 billion if trade barriers between the countries are removed. for now though the process cannot begin in earnest because the uk is not permitted to hold formal trade talks with non—eu countries until it has left the european customs union. to complicate matters, the uk's trade secretary has welcomed a transition agreement with the eu which could potentially last up until the next scheduled general election in 2022. although this would prevent the uk dropping off a cliff—edge in 2019, it is currently unclear whether the uk would be able to start negotiating with non—eu trading partners while the transition deal

the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with theferendum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. but the chancellor philip hammond has previously said it will be some time before full migration controls can be introduced. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, the team are in vegas, making faces for cash... hacking for cash... and free cash! vegas, home to casinos... elvis — sort of. uh-huh! superfast knot tying. wide open spaces. limos. the strip. and, this week, the largest hack—fest on the planet. if there's one week of stuff in vegas that isn't staying in vegas, it's this week's bsides, black hat and notorious defcon gatherings. this is the week where hackers rub up against law enforcers and everyone peeks over each other‘s shoulders and networks. so, let's get straight into the action. and, for our first hack of the show, daniel here has got an extra

liam fox is in washington and to reason me is out of the country. —— chorizo me.ne the chancellor wants to find. when it comes to negotiating post—brexit trade deals, you have mentioned things like chlorinated chicken, all of which we have highlighted in how compensated all of this will be. the chlorinated chicken and the hgh powers, this has shown how difficult it is to do. —— cows. sometimes it is corine and sometimes something else that you do not get all the problems you can. —— chlorine. there will be some harsh truths. what i would point out is we already export 2596 would point out is we already export 25% of all about goods and services to the us. this is not the trade relationship which is broken. it does work pretty well. there will be trade off. if we want to export our beef, will we have to take their chicken? 40 years worth of relationship with the eu which has the own standards which we have been beholden to, it will be very difficult. when you say we can get a trade deal done, i am sceptical. let's talk about amazon. it is now worth half $1 trillion

so we tell liam fox, don't tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it. deals says that scotch is a uk export success story and will support the industry so it continues to thrive and prosper post brexit. whiskey may be the water of life but it might also give london and edinburgh a headache — in trade terms at least. now it's time for the weather. plenty of water around today. widespread and heavy and at times thundery across the uk. northern ireland and scotland with quite a few storms. sunshine around. devon, a decent date to be on the beach not so a decent date to be on the beach not so much inland. a line of eyre peninsula showers in six hours. some thickening cloud coming over the irish sea to bring down pause over wales, northern england, up into scotla nd wales, northern england, up into scotland and northern ireland. they will these overnight. towards the south—east it may be dry and clear for the most part. 0ver south—east it may be dry and clear for the most part. over the next couple of days, probably more sunshine although showers becoming fe