trade secretary, liam fox. : as we leave the eu, we have to agree methods of dividing up the amount of kuroda britain should take from -- amount of quarter britain should take. it is a sign that we can make progress on both sides. anna: we have heard michelle barnier that they say not much progress has been made to talk about trade next week. also crucially to investors outside europe and there is pressure that says we don't have to put our money in europe. to know what our italian and german and french investments will mean in terms of access to the u.k. market. if you becomes unclear what access will be then they may decide to go elsewhere. this is part of the problem. we are not conducting this negotiation in a vacuum. where doing it in the context -- we are doing it in the context. anna: is it the uk's decision to leave the eu. liam: we have been making offers. .t is our decision is a right it is not as though britain is breaking away and doing something against the rules. we are doing something that had bee

referring to borisjohnson, liam fox and david davis. the sunday mirror has pictures from inside a prison which it says exposes the party lifestyle of convicts. president trump has said that "only one thing will work" when dealing with north korea. he's taken to twitter to say this. our north america correspondent, laura bicker, has been giving us

international trade secretary, dr liam fox, has been talking today about what he thinks is likely to happen, he has been speaking to my colleaguejohn pienaar. clearly we don't want to leave with no deal but most of the world's trade is done on that basis. we have very strong fundamentals in this economy, last year was the highest amount of investment ever to come into the united kingdom in our history. we have seen a very strong performance in employment, and the economy is still growing very robustly. so no need to fear crashing out with no deal? in a nutshell? we don't have to fear it because it is the basis of most of our trade but it would be better if we left with a full agreement with the eu. his colleague david davis in the eu. his colleague david davis in the house of commons this afternoon speaking the mps also said that the uk had to be prepared for a no deal scenario. he said that was the best way of getting a good deal out of the european union. but in front of the european union. but in front of the home affairs select committee, amber rudd, the home secretary, was asked

international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. also in the next hour: counting the votes injapan‘s snap general election — exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory. and at 2:30: the week in parliament will look at the pressure the government is under over the roll—out of the welfare benefit universal credit. a senior cabinet minister has told the bbc that the government should consider borrowing more money to invest in building hundreds of thousands of new homes. speaking on the andrew marr show, the communities secretary sajid javid said up to three hundred thousand new homes a year are needed — a level of construction not seen since the 1960s. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. what are the government may be prepared to borrow money to pay fred. we are looking at new investments. what i want to do is make sure that we are using everything we have available to deal with this housing crisis. where that means, for e

i am a fan of liam fox. my god! my god! laughter. really? we share a birthday.bout the european council summit last week, i thought it was a bit more positive, ifelt summit last week, i thought it was a bit more positive, i felt angela merkel was quite positive, ifelt that tusk... they had to be, they we re very that tusk... they had to be, they were very supportive of her... but... what has been achieved?” think they made a bit of progress, the tone was better, after theresa may's florence ‘s speech, which was very conciliatory, then they don't... will very conciliatory, then they will not what the cabinet did when she got back home, i agree that the florence speech was deeply civilised, she called friends and someone, civilised, she called friends and someone, but as soon as she comes back, the rabid right breaks out into this school boy madness again. you know, there are 27 nations that have to be persuaded. i know they keep talking about france and germany but actually it is... there is only one, it is called germany.” don't think so. last week was better, i

international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay theu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. also in the next hour ——counting the votes injapan‘s snap general election. exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory. and at 3.30pm, click takes a seat in the world's toughest yacht race. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a senior cabinet minister has told the bbc that the government should consider borrowing more money to invest in building hundreds of thousands of new homes. speaking on the andrew marr show, the communities secretary sajid javid said up to 300,000 new homes a year are needed — a level of construction not seen since the 1960s. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. new homes are being built, but nowhere near enough. the government admits that the housing market is broken. building more is one way to fix that, and community secretary, sajid javid says that more money could be porridge to build them. what i want to do is make sure that we are using ever

liam fox, thank you very much indeed.a moment to win or lose this venue and this party. our political editor, nick watt, is here. it is a really tough speech, what is she going to do? it is interesting, we will have a flavour of her frustration with the tory squabbling when she will tell the party, let us shape up and give the country the government it needs but she will show some agility. —— but she will show some humility. she will say she listens and got the message of what happened injune and said she is responding and the front page of the sun newspaper says there will be a splurge in council house buildings of but it will also be very personal as she explains what motivates her. it is important to say that she did lose both her parents at a relatively young age and the prime minister will say, "it is when tested the most that we reach deep within ourselves and find that our capacity to rise to the challenge before us may well be limitless." thank you. boris johnson just can't help but get attention, at a fringe meet

victory in sunday's general election, according to exit polls the international trade secretary, liam foxs the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. spain's foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the catalan government of its powers. now on bbc news, click. this week: life on the ocean waves. a big cloud makes a big bang, which makes a big cloud. and climbing higher and higher, and back down again. this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts this weekend, the world's toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. now, that doesn't actually sound very far. but, in the middle, there is the small matter of 16,000 nautical miles, taking in 12 cities in six continents. and, with broken masts, capsizes and icebergs almost guaranteed, this is no luxury cruise. to try and make t

liam fox, hits back at criticism against trade talks. >> many of these agreements, we have to do things like look at the quarters which were given by the european union to some of these countries, and work out a way of disaggregating them i never used the phrase cut and paste. it's not correct >>> let's look at the european equity markets there's so much going on at the moment a strong day for the ftse yesterday, having a flatter session today. as you'll notice on the right-hand side of the screen no german trade it's basically the day of german unity. so they have a public holiday there today. elsewhere you can see really, really very flat markets on the european session the hang seng boosted into the close by, as we said, financials 2.1% higher is where the market finished 587 points to the good reserve ratio canboosting the chinese market there being a proxy for mainland chinese markets. let's look at individual sectors. basic resources and banks being the most highly performing stock sectors. materials was a strong performer in the united states overnight, which led to the 43rd reco

dr liam fox there.thornberry says she thinks the uk is "heading for no deal". and despite talk of progress at the recent eu summit, the reality is that negotiations on the divorce remain deadlocked. intransigence is on theresa may's side, because she doesn't have the strength or authority to control her backbenchers, let alone her cabinet, and i think we are heading for no deal, and i think that is a serious threat to britain, and it is not in britain's interests for that to happen. we will stop it. regulators have told several hundred online gambling operators to remove casino games which may appeal to children. the move follows claims that operators are using cartoons and characters to encourage children to play. last year, the industry regulator found 450—thousand children in england and wales were gambling every week. prison officers in fourjails are to trial the use of parva spray, similar to pepper spray, to defend themselves against aggressive inmates. the ministry ofjustice will also issue more

the international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will payhe eu after brexit, until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. spain's foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the catalan government of its powers. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, as more pressure is piled on the government over the welfare benefit, universal credit. will the prime minister now pause universal credit and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the roll—out? why have we introduced universal credit? it is a simpler system, it is a system which encourages people to get into the workplace. what next for brexit? we talk to two parliamentary experts about the battles ahead for the eu withdrawal bill. in the commons there's a call for an end to the use of surgical mesh implants. women in their 30s, 405, 50s are telling us that they're struggling to walk, they have lost their sex lives and suffer from horrendous pain day in, day out. and w

the international trade secretary liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will payeuropean union after brexit, until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. dr fox says ministers are still trying to establish what the eu wants. i'm saying that what we will decide is a number when we can see the final package. i've made this — as has david davis in discussions we have had with ministers across the european union, we've made very clear our position. and when we've said to them would you simply give a number before you knew what the outcome was going to be they say absolutely not, in which case we say so why should we? the spanish foreign minister has urged the catalans to disregard any instructions from the regional government in barcelona, if the government suspends the region's autonomy. earlier this month catalans voted for independence in a disputed referendum which spain's highest court said was unconstitutional. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is in barcelona for us. bethany, is it clear what sort of powers the central government is planni

let me put something to you that liam fox the international trade secretary said after being interviewedked about being willing to walk away without a deal, it wasn't, britain and the cabinet is quite serious, prepared for their to be no deal? do you think they are bluffing?” prepared for their to be no deal? do you think they are bluffing? i don't know whether they are bluffing or not but what i do know is that the chat and talk of being no deal promoted by boris johnson, chat and talk of being no deal promoted by borisjohnson, liam fox and others is grossly responsible. you do not reach an agreement with your counterparty by sitting at the negotiating table and saying i don't wa nt to negotiating table and saying i don't want to do a deal with you. that is the mood music many eu ambassadors and ministers get from our government and that is unhelpful because what it is, if we get no deal you will have my long queues at ports like dover, a situation where we wa nt ports like dover, a situation where we want no further the airlines can fly our aircraft in and out of eu countries... when i

the international trade secretary, liam fox, says the government won't decide how much money it will to the european union after brexit until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. dr fox says ministers are still trying to establish what the eu wants. i am saying that what we would decide is a number when we can see the final package. discussions we have had with ministers across the european union, we have been very clear on our position. when we said to them, would you simply give a number before you knew what the outcome was good to be, they say, absolutely not. in which case we say, why should we? but the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry says she thinks the uk is heading for no deal. and despite talk of progress at the recent eu summit, the reality is that negotiations on the divorce remain deadlocked. intransigence is on theresa may's side, because she doesn't have the strength to control her backbenchers, let alone her cabinet, and i think we are heading for no deal, and i think that there is a serious threat to britain, and it is not in britai

trade secretary liam fox has told the paper about what he calls mrs may's "great inner strength".ly, the sunday star claims england football bosses will send bug sweepers to next yea r‘s world cup over fears that the russians will spy on the team. politics and intrigue, isn't it?! let's start off, and why don't you get government with the times? apologies to anyone who was not interested in infighting in the conservative party or mrs may's future, because that is pretty much what all the broadsheets are concentrating on. just out of the back of that conservative party conference, which any standards was an unmitigated disaster, and certainly the prime minister's speech was, so we knew that the minute she had that speech finished, the plotting was going to get out of hand, and you can see the evidence. lots to do most borrowers in a reshuffle, her reaction to this plotting, fantastic interview with the prime minister. —— plots to deem out boris in reshuffle. she says the truth is that my feelings can be hurt like anybody else, but i am pretty resilient. that is the theme, a p pa re

trade secretary liam fox has told the paper about what he calls mrs may's great inner strength.unday mirror has pictures purportedly from inside a prison which it says exposes the party lifestyle of convicts. and the daily star sunday claims england football bosses will send bug sweepers to next year's world cup, over fears that the russians will spy on the team. lets start, daisy and martin. there are so lets start, daisy and martin. there are so much politics in the sunday papers. do you want to kick us off with the front of the times?m papers. do you want to kick us off with the front of the times? it is a really interesting interview that they have got here with theresa may. it has almost been pushed down the agenda by all of the slow motion car crash debris of the conference. so we have, in no particular order, it seems to me, there is going to be a reshuffle in a fortnight‘s time. three members of the cabinet want theresa may out a christmas, others wa nt theresa may out a christmas, others want her out within two years. half the cabinet to go anyway. her husband says he i

liam fox is talking there now.spondent vicki young who is in manchester and, vicki young, interesting to hear what david davis has to say, especially after that talk of disunity and lack of clarity? that's right. it's been a very different message from the british side in all of that. they feel there's been some progress and that the words after the last round of talks last week we re the last round of talks last week were much warmer and they hope they can progress to that crucial next stage. it's certainly a theme of brexit this afternoon, liam fox just speaking in the conference hall there. david davis coming up. then borisjohnson the there. david davis coming up. then boris johnson the foreign there. david davis coming up. then borisjohnson the foreign secretary after that. i'm going to show you the queue. this hasn't happened yet at this conference, but if you just look down here, you can sea a very long queue forming already for this afternoon's event and, i've just been speaking to a slightly stressed conser

and liam fox has praised the prime minister's great inner strength.ory, again the conservative party on the front page. tories at war as theresa may plans for no eu deal. rebels warned she must make progress by christmas. the picture is emma stone, the actress arriving at a film festival in leicester square in london for the european premiere of battle of the european premiere of battle of the sexes, in which she plays willie jean king, in the famous match when she played bobby riggs —— billie—jean king. you normally get warnings about not having too many sweets ruining your teeth, but a p pa re ntly sweets ruining your teeth, but apparently popcorn is ruining our teeth and the number of popcorn related goblins that dental surgeries has doubled over the past three years from around 5% of cases to around one in ten. the sugary ones, they are rotting our teeth are opposed to breaking them. really quickly, we won't dwell on this because we have reported it on our news, john major having a blast that treacherous tory rebels. we have heard this over the la

international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay theu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. also in the next hour, counting the votes injapan‘s snap general election. exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory. and at ii.30pm michael fish presents a special programme in which he retraces the route of the great storm of 1987 from dorset to sussex. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more on those stories in a moment — but we start with some breaking news in — and we're getting reports of an incident in nuneaton. warwickshire police have confirmed they're dealing with an ongoing incident at bermuda park. this is the location. bermuda park indeed a bowling alley. warwickshire police have given the unique official word, they have said on twitter that officers are currently dealing with an ongoing incident. they are urging people to avoid the area. there have been unofficial reports of a gunmen, some people there, eyewitnesses again, on twitter and social media, some saying that h

international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay theter brexit, now on bbc news, a special programme in which michael fish traces the roots of the great storm of 1987. i'm michael fish and i was a bbc weatherman for over a0 years. there's been a lot of snow in eastern parts of the country overnight and still quite a lot to come. # the sun always shines on tv... and in october 1987, i drove an austin maestro. we gave the forecast in fahrenheit as well as celsius. nothing but bad news. if anything, trouble with the wind today, as you might say. and then, of course there was this... earlier on today, a woman apparently rang the bbc and said there was a hurricane on the way. well, if you are watching, don't worry, there isn't... i've become forever linked with what followed. the worst storms for hundreds of years hit the south of england early this morning, killing a dozen people and bringing the whole south—east to a halt. gales of more than 100 mph smashed buildings and caused millions of pounds worth of damage. there was no warning. the

in number 10 because she wa nts to put him in number 10 because she wants to do it herself, and liam foxthe fact of the matter is that the security the europeans now see in the domestic situation here makes it hardly worth their time to take the negotiations seriously. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split will not go away, the party will not unite, the country will not unite, it simply puts her further and deeper country will not unite, it simply puts herfurther and deeper into country will not unite, it simply puts her further and deeper into the difficulties. returning to my question, do you think she sack borisjohnson? question, do you think she sack boris johnson? i think she should have a reshuffle, but a reshuffle tends to create more enemies than it creates friends. people

someone right at the heart until recently of international trade, liam fox is in charge, the secretaryriking new trade deals after brexit with different countries around the world. and a hand in britain's future trading relationship with the eu. not crashing in here and causing a row with undiplomatic language but choosing his words carefully. the disadvantages, the dangers, of ending the brexit negotiations with no deal. he has been clear that this has been leading to legal uncertainty, bad for business, jobs, investment in britain. he also was at pains to point out that it would make it very difficult for britain to agree future trading relationships with countries beyond the european union who may see britain as a gateway to the eu in future. agreeing those deals, he said, would be a long and at times difficult process. the americans might raise issues like chlorine treated chickens, hormones and eve, access to health service. the indians might say, well, we would like more visas. some countries might like more recognition of safety and product standard. all of these raise complex i

the international trade secretary, liam fox, says the government won't decide how much money it willuntil it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. dr fox says ministers are still trying to establish what the eu wants. i'm saying that what we will decide is a number when we can see the final package. i've made this, as has david davis, in discussions we've had with ministers across the european union. we've made very clear our position. and when we said to them, "would you simply give a number before you knew what the outcome was going to be?" they say, "absolutely not." in which case, we say, "so, why should we?" the spanish government has rejected accusations from the regional authorities in catalonia that it has carried out a coup by moving to impose direct control after the disputed independence referendum. people opposed to catalan independence have been protesting in barcelona, from where tom burridge reports. this scene, hard to imaginejust this scene, hard to imagine just a few weeks ago. maybe 200 people outside a military barracks in barcelona. chantin

davis's principal civil servant to put him in number 10 because she wants to do it herself, and liam foxr, putting the brexiteers in charge. but the fact of the matter is, the insecurity the europeans now see in the domestic situation here makes it hardly worth their time to take the negotiations seriously. so what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split will not go away, the party will not unite, the country won't unite. it simply puts her further and deeper into the difficulties. the deputy first minister of scotland, john swinney, has opened the snp conference in glasgow, saying his party is the only progressive political choice for scottish voters. brexit, and the rights of eu citizens living and working in scotland, is expected to loom large throughout the three—day event in glasgow. in his address to party members, mr swinney outlined his party's achievements. every conference brings scrutiny of the position of political parties and ours is no different. at this point in ourfirst government back in october, 2008, we were polling about 38%. not bad. but by thi

the international trade secretary, liam fox, says the government won't decide how much money it willon after brexit until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. dr fox says ministers are still trying to establish what the eu wants. iam i am saying that but we will decide isa number i am saying that but we will decide is a number when we can see the final package. this has david davis in discussions with ministers across the european union, we have made very clear our position and when we said, would you simply given but before you knew the outcome, they say absolutely not. so why should why? but the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, says she thinks the uk is "heading for no deal". and despite talk of progress at the recent eu summit, the reality is that negotiations on the divorce remain deadlocked. intransigence is on theresa may's side because you does not have the strength or authority to be able to control her backbenchers, let alone her cabinet and i think we are heading for no deal and i think that isa heading for no deal and i think that is a

and "brexit‘s big three back the pm" is the lead in the sunday express, referring to borisjohnson, liam foxinside a prison which it says exposes the party lifestyle of convicts. president trump has said that "only one thing will work" when dealing with north korea. he's taken to twitter to say this. our north america correspondent, laura bicker, has been giving us the latest from washington. this is a rather cryptic announcement by the us resident on twitter and is open to interpretation. —— president. he has said in the past the us is prepared to do anything to protect itself and its allies. last week he had, it seemed, to be an open spat with his secretary of state, rex tillerson, when he found out they were back channels between the us and north korea to try to get them to talk. at that time he tweeted he told rex tillerson he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with the rocket man. if this is blaster, it is incredibly dangerous. —— bluster. it is open to interpretation in pyongyang. when it comes to that interpretation, they will take that as an act of war, as they have in the past.

international trade secretary, liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay theting the votes injapan's snap general election — exit polls suggest the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won a resounding victory.

liam fox says a hard brexit would not be best.ivorce from europe without an agreement remains a possibility. fox said such a scenario would mean britain being subject to the terms and conditions of the wto. cut monthly bond purchases to $35 billion next year as it waits for inflation to pick up. the federal bank will continue buying from nine months to just over 2.5 trillion euros. the ecb makes its next policy decision on thursday. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. yvonne: time to see how asian markets are shaping up this morning. let's get the latest with sophie kamaruddin. sophie: a few things percolating this morning. bonds falling, stocks on the rise, and dollar strength continuing for a second session, up .2%, dragging on currency markets. kiwi still under pressure under $.70, lower for a fourth straight session. check out gold, extending losses after falling. sliding .4%. the dollar-yen is back above 114 for the first time since july

that's the department which liam fox is in charge of as the secretary of state and tasked with post brexitdifferent countries around the world. also having a hand in negotiating britain's future trading relationship with the eu specifically. now he's a former civil servant. he's not crashing in here and using undiplomatic language and causing a row, he is choosing his words carefully to set out what he sees are the disadvantages, the dangers of ending the brexit negotiations with no deal. he's been clear to say this would lead to a huge amount of legal uncertainty. it will be bad for business, forjobs, for investment in britain. he also was at pains to point out it would make it very difficult for britain to agree future trading relationships with countries beyond the european union, who may see britain as a gateway to the eu in future. he said that agreeing those deals with other countries would be a long, and at times, difficult process. the americans might raise issues like chlorine—treated chicken or hormones in beef or access to our health service. the indians might well say, well, we

the trade secretary liam fox.essing why it thinks parliament has a vital role to play in debates about britain's place in the world. policy exchange says with divisive brexit legislation coming up the government will be hoping to avoid a major commons vote on a controversial foreign policy issue. it also states that the uk can't afford to give the impression that it no longer aspires to be a problem—solving nation, something i put to the mp who wrote the foreword to the report, the new chair of the foreign affairs committee tom tugenhadt. the point is that the uk has always set itself apart from many other nations by being engaged in helping others to solve problems. that doesn't mean that we are necessarily interventionalist, because some of the ways we solve problems are in co—oporation. so we were instrumental, for example, in setting up the united nations or setting up the world trade organisation and we have been instrumental in setting up and supporting organisations like nato. so when we say problem—solving

david davis' principal civil servant to put him in number 10 because she wants to do it herself, and liam fox been a disaster, putting the brexiteers in charge. but the fact of the matter is, the insecurity the europeans now see in the domestic situation here makes it hardly worth their time to take the negotiations seriously. so what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split will not go away, the party will not unite, the country won't unite. it simply puts her further and deeper into the difficulties. and hashish and a——do a —— do you think she should sack borisjohnson? a —— do you think she should sack boris johnson? i think she should have a reshuffle. and it often creates more enemies than friends. those promoted are pleased. those sacked are very displeased. and a significant number of people who think they should be promoted and we re think they should be promoted and were not, they also displeased. reshuffles a re were not, they also displeased. reshuffles are not the panacea which it is easily thought they would be. so, keep him close, but don't keep him in his c

"brexit‘s big three back the pm" is the lead in the sunday express, trade secretary liam fox has told.‘ and the daily star sunday claims england football bosses will send bug sweepers to next year‘s world cup, over fears that the russians will spy on the team. not sure how much they would learn if they did spy on the team but anyway! let‘s begin, peter, your paper. may plotting to demote boris in reshuffle, issue really? that's what it says here. essentially we have our political editor who got an interview with theresa may and she is asked, what would you do about borisjohnson? she is asked, what would you do about boris johnson? she doesn't is asked, what would you do about borisjohnson? she doesn't say outright, i'm going to sack him. what she does say is it has never been my style to hide from the challenge, it's part of myjob to make sure i have the best people in my cabinet and so on. stepped back from giving total support to him, hasn't said directly she will sack him. we have another quote in the piece from one of the ministers, a senior figure with knowledge of the prime mini

in number 10 because she wa nts to put him in number 10 because she wants to do it herself, and liam fox, frankly, is obscure. it has been a disaster, putting the brexiteers in charge. but the fact of the matter is that the security the europeans now see in the domestic situation here makes it hardly worth their time to take the negotiations seriously. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split will not go away, the party will not unite, the country will not unite, it simply puts her further and deeper country will not unite, it simply puts herfurther and deeper into country will not unite, it simply puts her further and deeper into the difficulties. returning to my question, do you think she sack borisjohnson? question, do you think she sack boris johnson? i think she should have a reshuffle, but a reshuffle tends to create more enemies than it creates friends. people who get promoted quite pleased. but the people who are sacked are very displeased and a significant number of people who think they should have been promoted and were not, they are also displeased.

event on then sidelines of the conservative party conference, liam fox said britain is working to adopt 43 trade agreements that it is currently a party to as a member of the you. china's official factory gates has risen to a five-year high, indicating the efforts to clean up the financial sector and the environment. the manufacturing pmi the expectations as a rose to 52.4 in september, up from 51.7 a month earlier. in japan, confidence among big manufacturers has risen to the highest level in a decade. the boj survey came in at 22 in the third quarter, up from 17 and the best rating since september 2007. that underscores shinzo abe's efforts on the economy as he comes upon a reelection. 0 --global news, 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. guy: catalan separatists signaled that they may move toward a unilateral declaration of independence early this week after yesterdays referendum. -- government spokesman said hundreds of activists were injured on sunday as they try to stop spanish right police from sundown the vote. -- he appealed for y

speaking at an event on the sidelines of the conference, liam fox think britain is working to adopt 40e-trade agreements that it is currently party to as a member of the e.u. and once you have been in place before the -- before that u.k. leaves. china's officially factory gauge has written into a five-year high. -- has risen to a five-year high. the private sector survey slipped to 51.6. in japan, confidence among big manufacturers has risen to the highest level in a decade. the survey came in at 22 for the third quarter, up from 17 in the previous opal. eriod.the previous p that underscores the run of success for the premature. -- for the prime minister. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . and manus question, it is a quiet session in asia and will be for the week. todaye countries closed as china and south korea will remain closed all week. the nikkei is up. we are seeing the broader topix down .2%. a change in the clock means the asx 200 is now finishing the

international trade secretary liam fox says the government won't decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until the trade deal becomes clear. and alexis sanchez scores as arsenal pile on the misery for everton with a 5—2 win at goodison park. more on that in sportsday at 5:30. good afternoon. some breaking news now, and warwickshire police have urged people to stay away from a retail park in nuneaton due to an "ongoing incident". images on social media show police ca i’s images on social media show police cars gathered outside a retail and leisure complex outside nuneaton. there are unconfirmed reports that a man with a shot gun in a bowling alley at bermuda park to the south—east of the town has taken hostages. other people in the complex, which includes cinemas and restau ra nts, complex, which includes cinemas and restaurants, are being held in lockdown. others have been evacuated toa lockdown. others have been evacuated to a nearby hotel. on the line is megan westwood, who was with her family nearby, and was evacuated to a nearby hotel. thank you for speaking to us. c

liam fox set a hard brexit would not be the nightmare some predict.ains a possibility. means britainmply being subject to the terms and conditions of the wto. ecb will cut the monthly bond purchases to $35 billion next year, stretching out the programs remaining capacity. respondents of the bank would continue buying for nine months, take the program to what some official kiev the limit at just over 2.5 trillion euros. the ecb makes its next policy decision thursday. the new zealand prime minister believes in the benefits of free trade and will pursue new agreements and has indicated support for the tpp and intends to clamp down on foreign property speculators. she is new zealand's youngest prime minister and the most youthful female leader in the world. she won power three months after taking control of her party. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. i am paul allen. thank you for that. over asmarkets to mull we kickoff trading. when it comes to the political cont

speaking at an event on the sidelines of the conservative party conference, liam fox also said britain is working to adopt trade agreements that it is party to as a member of the you, and wants to have been in place before the u.k. leaves. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm nejra cehic. this is bloomberg. francine: thank you so much. catalan separatist leaders signaled they may move towards a unilateral declaration of independence. hundreds of activists were injured on sunday as they sought to stop spanish police from shutting down a referendum. mariano rajoy, the prime minister, has refused to acknowledge the referendum. >> there has been no referendum in catalonia. today, all spaniards have seen that our rule of law is still strong and in force. let's cross now to barcelona, where maria has the latest. the market is responding quite a lot to the vote. remember, we were having a conversation last week, are they -- theyo complacent might have been. this is a big constitutional crisis. you could argue that it was

liam fox, lots of people on both sides of the unit within the conservative party are signed up to thist in the government for transitional arrangements and they are putting together budgets for next year and they are saying, if you do not start telling as soon... what i am saying, heidi said that the negotiations are going badly. they are not. angela merkel has said that we can talk about trade in december after the first stage is done. many people on your side were saying that it was going to be next year. we have talked down the british diplomacy and government and economy, but actually, if you strip away all of the rhetoric, we are not in a bad place. i think we will get a deal. everyone involved is confident that we can get the deal, and then we can move on. people said this summit in october was going to be crunch time. businesses need the certainty about what the trading arrangements are going to be, whether they are going to have to make customs declaration, whether they their supply chain is going to hold up, they need that certainty, because we are looking at a situation in ma

allthe big ones, ithink, have said, and this is second down from liam fox, of course, is that they arein doing that. some want to improve them but that will ta ke want to improve them but that will take time. there are also the comments form by minister shinzo abe about the future economic partnership with japan. they want that to continue with us and from justin trudeau, the canadian arrangement would continue with us as well. but would it be us asking those countries, can we carry on on this basis or would it be the eu saying, we are asking for britain to be allowed to continue to access these deals, because that is an important distinction? it could be either or both and that is what my caveat comes down to. it depends on the guidelines given to the commission by the council. 0k. what happened to the members see the common fisheries policy during this time? would we still be bound by it? again, that is a negotiating issue. the problem is they would be quota setting during that period, so we have to have a resolution to that. we have not come to a policy conclusion. you haven't come

liam fox saying he will fight to protect the 1,000 jobs being put at risk in northern ireland. >>> last week the u.s. commerce said they were considering a 219 jet maker. >>> turning to this week's wall street agenda, janet yellen is set to speak on wednesday. tomorrow auto sales. thursday, international trade data and the big one comes friday, the monthly jobs report. on the earnings front we'll get information on lenar, constellation brands and young china. >> we have the founder and ceo of joe y and reinserting it why? >> there is some hope we'll have it the reflation trade that we saw after the election, i'm -- i think that we will ultimately get some tax cuts. i don't think it's going to be as sweeping as we had hoped in the wake of the election in trump trade >> is that a surprise that the tax will be scaled back. >> expectations got so low in july that just the fact that there's talk about it and there's some hope and recognition that something has to get done, you've seen some expectations i guess what i'm saying is there's a little bit of limited up side. i don't think this is

be hearing from the foreign secretary, but also from david davis, the brexit secretary, and from liam foxecretary, the triumvirate, if you like, of brexiteers at the top of the government, all speaking today, and there will be a real analysis of every word and syllable to work out if we can learn anything new. we will speak to you a little bit later, as well. and injust over an hour we will speak to the prime minister, theresa may. that is at 7:10am. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has announced plans to boost training places for nurses in england. more nursing associates will be trained, and an apprenticeship scheme will allow a work—based path to a nursing qualification. the royal college of nursing say they welcome the boost, but raised concerns that students would be plugging gaps in the workforce at the expense of quality patient care. catalans are going on strike today to protest against the violence that marred the region's independence referendum on sunday. public transport will be shut down, schools will be closed, and hospitals will only treat emergency cases. catalonia's reg

now the international trade secretary, dr liam fox, has been talking today about what he thinks is likelyt is the basis of most of our trade but it would be better if we left with a full agreement with the eu. his colleague david davis in the eu. his colleague david davis in the house of commons this afternoon speaking the mps also said that the uk had to be prepared for a no deal scenario. he said that was the best way of getting a good deal out of the european union. but in front of the european union. but in front of the home affairs select committee, amber rudd, the home secretary, was asked the same question by labour. there has obviously been discussion and speculation in the press about whether there might be no deal at all of any form. if there were no deal of any form, do you believe that britain would continue to be a safe and secure as we are now?” think it is unthinkable that there would be no deal. it is so much in their interest as well as in hours, in their communities, their families, their tourists's interest to have something in place. we will make sure that there is som

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