labour's lord adonis, the head of the national infrastructure commission, was moving an amendment tong that it contained no plan for britain to remain in the customs union and the single market. in total, more than 60%, 60% of our trade, is with the eu or third countries where we enjoy free and preferential access by virtue of customs union and single market membership. my lords, the government's brexit policy is basically one of trying to filla swimming pool with a teaspoon. it is an interesting and very challenging idea, but don'tjump in for about three centuries. taking back our own control over our own affairs includes gaining control of our borders and setting out our own immigration policies. we've also made clear that we respect the referendum outcome. we cannot enter being half in and half out of the eu. so, my lords, we will be leaving the single market and customs union. i would approach herjob with immense trepidation. she is carrying a valuable vase across a rather polished floor. in the government's hands is the future of our economy. and, thus, the well—being of our peo

the labour peer lord adonis advises tony blair on tuition fees and he says the vice chancellors have questions to answer. the questions will need to be asked about the management of the scheme but there is no reason why student should fear their fees will go up. there are a range of different options for dealing with the deficit. it is a deficit concerning future liabilities, so it doesn't immediately impact the ability to pay retired academics and there is time to work through what there is time to work through what the solutions will be. what i do not think is an option at all is for tuition fees to go up. have already been trouble from £3000 to £9,000. the government has linked them further to the rate of inflation so they are heading up towards £10,000. i don't think it would be acceptable to the public or graduates for fees to the public or graduates for fees to rise further. we will come back to rise further. we will come back to fees in a moment, but with all this money in universities, what is it being spent on? some of those tuition fees up to now could have been used for pa

with isis crossbench peer lord adonis report who helped increase tuition fees to £3000 a year as headsbench peer. how acceptable do you think it is that tuition fees will have to be skimmed off to fill this gap? this is a very serious case of mismanagement on the bus half of england's vice chancellors. some big questions will need to be asked about the management of the scheme, but there is no reason that stu d e nts scheme, but there is no reason that students should be that these will go up. there were range of different options for dealing with the deficit. it is a deficit concerning future liabilities, so it doesn't immediately impact the ability to pay retired academics. and there is time to work through what the solutions will be. what i do not think as an option at all is tuition fees to go up. they have already been travelled from the thousand pounds to £9,000. the government has now lynched them further to the rate of inflation, so they're heading towards £10,000. —— links them. i don't need it would be acceptable for these rise further. we welcome activities in a moment. wit

a little earlier i was joined by labour peer lord adonis, who advised tony blair on tuition fees. chancellors have serious questions to answer. this has happened at the same time as the explosion of pay for vice chancellors. there are a range of different options for dealing with the deficit. it is a death concerning future liabilities to it doesn't immediately impact the ability to pay retired academics and there is time to work what the solutions will be. but tuition fees have already been travelled from £3000, to £9,000. the government has linked them to the rate of inflation so linked them to the rate of inflation so heading towards £10,000. i don't think it is acceptable to the public 01’ think it is acceptable to the public or graduates for fees to rise any further. we will come back to what happens to fees in a moment, but with all this money sloshing around in universities, what is it being spent on? surely some of those tuition fees up to now could have been news for pension contributions? too much has gone on for top pay for senior lecturers in universities and some has

let's begin with you, lord adonis.k clegg increased the fees from £3000 to £9,000. and from no real rate of interest, they have gone to a 6% real rate of interest. it is not sustainable. that is why people have debts of £50,000. even introducing £3000 with a very low interest rate, you know the way it is going to go. it is only going to go up. that is untrue. we gave a commitment that the fees would not increase beyond the fees would not increase beyond the rate of inflation. that is what we would have done if we had stayed in government in 2010. of course, no government can be responsible for what its successor does. but stu d e nts what its successor does. but students were not happy at the time with £3000. but they accepted the system. they did not accept the principle. we did not have massive campaigns against. people thought it was fair. is that right, shakira? did undergraduates accept the principle? i think students want free and accessible education, so anything that is a barrier to that... but the increase ove

let's speak to lord adonis, chairman of the national infrastructure commission and a former labour transportots of unhappy people in mexborough saying there has been a huge lack of information, lack of consultation. i do not think that is fair, anyone who stands to lose their home or to be seriously inconvenienced will be upset and i understand that and a proper process needs to be gone through to establish compensation and to make the arrangements as satisfactory as possible but we are in the situation you are always in with big infrastructure problems is how do you balance problems with the benefits so the country as a whole benefits so the country as a whole benefits and as you heard or though it will be a lot of inconvenience for some individuals, huge numbers of businesses and millions of people who live in the great cities of the midlands and the north, birmingham and manchester and leeds and sheffield are liverpool, their connections will be transformed by this new railway line and then it cannot come soon enough. but it has taken so long even to get this stage and the trains will not

one remark i will bring you from a labour peer, lord adonis, gives you a sense of the heightened language the economic institutions of the eu, the single market and customs union, as being as big a mistake as appeasement in the 1930s. chris, thanks very much. chris mayne send there. crowds are expected to line the streets for the funeral of bradley lowery later today. the six—year—old sunderland fan won a legion of supporters across the country, including footballerjermain defoe who has left training in spain to be at the funeral. bradley died last friday after suffering from a rare cancer. president trump will be the guest of honour at the bastille day celebrations in paris today. he's marking france's national day at the invitation of the country's president, emmanuel macron. the two leaders will watch the traditional military parade which, this year, has french soldiers marching alongside us troops. hugh schofield joins us from paris. there will be some extraordinary scenes today, we can see some of the buildup behind you? indeed. i'm on the champs—elysee and you can see preparations w