listening to michel barnier this morning.ifficult and being an incontestable bill and there will be consequences, sing this is the rough—and—tumble of early negotiations and manoeuvring. david davis has been cleared on the cash fund. he said we're not paying 100 billion euros, forget it, not happening. on the smaller sums around 50—60 billion. he said that the figures are plucked from funnier and do not recognise and, pretty sceptical about that. and he said that if they do not get a deal then we do not know you anything. we are pushing back. the difficulty is that when it comes to negotiation and then there will have to be compromise. when both sides ramp up the rhetoric, it makes it harder to cut a deal because everyone has to look over the shoulder to think about what their own people are doing. michel barnier has determined to the 27 eu countries and seats, i did not get the 100 billion i was after. what david davis will have to see to the british electorate that they said theresa may is a typical woman, she has given awa

michel barnier says it is not meant to bea michel barnier says it is not meant to be a punishment thatthe uk it may feel like that. chris morris there. in a moment we'll talk to our assistant political editor norman smith in downing street, but first let's speak to kevin connelly who is outside the european commission in brussels. some tough talking from brussels today making it clear that this will not be without pain. that's right, it was a smooth and softly spoken performance from michel barnier and he is far too experienced and wily politician to get trapped into a game of putting a figure on what all of this is ultimately going to cost britain. but underneath it all the message was quite steely. you heard it spells out, it won't be quick and it spells out, it won't be quick and it won't be painless. and ultimately of course, if you are being asked to pay many it doesn't matter whether it is called a settlement of accou nts it is called a settlement of accounts or a bill or a punishment, what you are interested in, what the uk government will be interested in is what the figure is.

the eu's chief negotiator on brexit, michel barnier, says britain must honour its financial obligationss it leaves the eu, and warns departure will not be quick or painless. later this afternoon, the prime minister theresa may will visit the queen at buckingham palace to mark the dissolution of parliament. and labour and conservatives have clashed on their tax plans. let's talk to our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at downing street. in terms of the formal election campaign, you are there because theresa may will make that symbolic visit to the queen a little bit later on today. that's right. a bit of tradition that seems pretty difficult to let go of. in a short while, we expect theresa may to leave ten downing st. she will travel the short distance to buckingham palace to have an audience with the queen. we know the political parties have been campaigning for the last couple of weeks, but today with this visit to the queen, parliament is officially being dissolved. in fact, all the mps in the house of commons became members of the public. 650 members of the public, some ob

i give the floor to michel barnier...nse downing street dinner, among suggestions that the uk would have to pay 100 billion as we leave the eu. some have created the illusion that brexit would have no material impact on our lives, or that negotiations can be concluded quickly and painlessly. this is not the case. more cryptically, less diplomatically, he said: just like when hill walking, you have to learn the rules, or accidents happen. the government didn't start the day with a subtle message. the tories were eager to make disputed claims about labour's plan for tax. butforget that, every question was about the possible bill from brussels, and rather than ramp up the row, those two had tried to turn it down. can i ask you both not to hide behind the fact that there will be negotiations? in this election, don't voters deserve to know how much of that taxpayers cash they may be asked to stump up? is that figure closer to zero or 100 billion? the public want one thing. they want a good outcome to this negotiation, the best

the eu's chief negotiator on brexit, michel barnier, says britain must honour its financial obligations as it leaves the eu,

honour usually only reserved michel barnier, the european union's chief brexit negotiator, has addressedvisiting heads of state. mr barnier highlighted the complexity of issues relating to the border with northern ireland, and what that means for brexit talks. michel barnier, the european union's chief brexit negotiator, our ireland correspondent chris page was listening. it has been a symbolic day for ireland, which is the eu state that will be most affected by brexit because of its ties to the uk. before today, the only people invited to address the irish parliament were presidents and prime minister is like nelson mandela, jfk, ronald reagan. by inviting michel barnier to make a speech, the irish government was sending a strong international signal about how seriously they are treating brexit. so michel barnier act knowledge that ireland is in a unique situation and talked about theissue unique situation and talked about the issue which is one of the most prominent and tricky issues facing ireland, the future of the land border, the only [and border between the uk and another eu state

yes, absolutely, michel barnier has been in ireland for two days.houses of the irish parliament and reassured them the issue of the irish border was one of the topmost priority is, the head of his list that need to be tackled in the negotiations over brexit. they will be pleased to hear that. he has come here today to this food state to discuss exactly what it means for local businesses there is a divorce between britain and ireland. there are nine food companies based here, meat processors, ready meal companies. it is hard to over emphasise how closely entwined the economy here, just nine miles from the border with northern ireland is, with the economy in the north. behind me, you can possibly see a milk processing plant. 50% of the milk processing plant. 50% of the milk they handle comes over the border every day. 18,000 trucks a year of milk. anything that is called a hard border with customs checks, tariffs and different regulations could be disastrous for companies like that. they are anxious here that michel barnier should understand what brex

the european union's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has been addressing the irish parliament.ecause of its historical and geographical ties with the uk, because of your shared border and strong economic links, ireland is in a unique position, a unique position. with the fall of stirling, brexit is already having an impact on the value of irish exports to the uk, in particular, the agri— food sector. and many in ireland fear the return of tensions to the north. today, in front of these two houses, i want to reassure the irish people, in this negotiation, ireland's interest will be the union's interlaced. we are, in this negotiation, and a united eu will be here for you. european integration helped remove orders that once existed on maps and and minds. now, brexit changes the border, but i will work with you to avoid a hard border. the uk's departure from the eu will have consequences. let's talk show ireland correspondent, chris page, who is in dublin. a hugely supportive message from michel barnier. up we would expect. wasn't anything new in what he said? i don't think there w

our correspondent chris buckler is in monaghan, where michel barnier is due to arrive shortly.the roads between northern ireland and the republic are long gone. and while everyone repeatedly says they don't want them to return, the eu's chief negotiator has made clear that there will have to be some sort of customs controls here. but michel barnier is visiting the irish border today to show that the european union is aware of the many concerns held by those who live both sides of it. a lot of employees working in the factories in this food park from northern ireland, and similarly, we have some people from the county monaghan area working in northern ireland, so they have to look and see what impact this is going to have on their situation. this business in county monaghan is just miles from this island's border. the uk is one of its most important markets, and they know that, packaged up with all the brexit negotiations, are months of uncertainty about how it could affect their trade. if there is a hard border, we envisage obviously potential extra costs for ourselves, for get

actually and you would have said what michel barnier said about the way to lose anais has gone aboutent galaxy. i don't think she is in a different galaxy, i think she may be in a far flung she is in a different galaxy, i think she may be in a farflung part of this one but i think if people look at the way in which she and the conservatives have gone about this, they have not sought to set these negotiations offer around principles. they are adopting a very ta ke principles. they are adopting a very take it or leave it strategy, which they themselves are saying they end up they themselves are saying they end up in us leaving without a trade deal at all. the people that we currently do a5% of all our export trade with, they are saying we might not have a trade deal with them at all. the effects of that, of what she is talking about, of her negotiations, the effects of that on the british economy would be absolutely devastating. so i think the way in which she is negotiating and seeking to the these bigger issue nations has so far been disastrous. i far prefer the approachjeremy disast

but michel barnier said the uk‘s accounts must be settled.n in london. 20—year—old damon smith packed a rucksack with explosives, set to go off within minutes at north greenwich station. sainsbury‘s has warned of challenging trading conditions as it posted an 8% fall in annual profits. the chain's chief executive said the supermarket will try not to pass on price increases to customers. cast a shadow on the resort. however, a decade later in spite of extensive inquiries there have been no firm leads and the investigation remains open. jon kay reports now. ten years. ten years since everything changed here. a little girl vanished on a holiday with her parents. it's unbelievable that nothing, there's been nothing. you know, nobody‘s found anything. they haven't found the child, they haven't found anything. jenny murat remembers it like it was yesterday. she only lives a few yards from the block where madeleine disappeared. back then she set up a stall outside, appealing for information. she never imagined that the case would still be unsolved a

michel barnier after meeting you said he had been here to listen and he had not... an open border when northern ireland is no longer part of the eu? a number of food producers offered solutions. he would not comment on those solutions until he studies them with his people back in brussels but he was very attentive to everything being said and it covered all the food from fish to poultry to processed foods. he was also quite interested in the traffic flow that is going from northern ireland to dublin port over to holyhead and onto dover because we are all aware there is only one ferry from ireland to france. he is not suggesting solutions and you offered a number of them. collectively as the group what would be the best outcome, given that brexit goes ahead, what would be the best possible arrangement the republic of ireland and northern ireland could come to? using modern technology to resolve it. it facilities similar to sweden and norway, switzerland and the eu, keeping traffic moving and keeping the solution is going. it is going to take time for this tour of off

michel barnier, the brussels top negotiator when it comes to britain's brexit talks will stop was talkingbe expected to pay. we did not get clarity on whether it was £100 billion, but mr ban a will be suggesting it is non—negotiable —— mr barnier. that gives you a sense of his determination to drive a very ha rd of his determination to drive a very hard bargain indeed. clearly somewhat impatient with the way this has dragged on. he said we have had ten months of uncertainty, the clock is ticking, in other words get on with it. he suggested it will be difficult, brexit would lead to material consequences for britain, and he also raised a question about whether mrs may will be able to get this deal signed, sealed and delivered within two years, saying this can't be done quickly. be in no doubt michel barnier is one tough cookie and he will drive a hard, ha rd cookie and he will drive a hard, hard bargain. yes, he said it is not an exit bill, a punishment, it is just what britain owes. so brexit will be a big dealfor quite a few people when it comes to the general election in the uk. but how

well, ireland have given michel barnier very special treatment here today.the irish parliament where presidents and prime ministers, the likes of nelson mandela and colleagues, so this shows how important the brexit debate is in ireland. what michel barnier had to say reflected pretty much what is in the eu‘s draft negotiating guidelines on brexit. the issues around the irish border have to be resolved in the first phase of talks with the uk, so the irish government are pleased about that, there are issues, as it were, pushed so high on the brexit agenda. the trickiest issue will be what happens to the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. at the moment, it‘s an open border, you drive across it and hardly notice it‘s there. the question is, will new controls have to come in after brexit? everyone involved says they don‘t want that to happen but the question is, if the uk is leaving the european customs union, while what will then happen with regards to mana what will then happen with regards to man a drink they the border? that is some

that is something michel barnier spoke about in his speech to the parliamentarians here today.work with you to avoid a hard border. the uk's departure from the eu will have consequences. departure from the eu will have consequences. we have a duty to speak the truth. we have together the duty to speak the truth. customs controls are part of order management to protect the single market, to protect our food safety and our standards. but as i already said many times, nothing in these negotiations should put peace at risk. a strong expression of will on behalf of michel barnier, that the eu will do their best to avoid a ha rd eu will do their best to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. that is a priority for them, but as you heard he puts the customer ‘s conundrum in a nutshell and it is that brainteaser that will be occupying the minds of the officials in belfast, brussels, london and dublin as the brexit process unfolds. the focus has been very much on michel barnier‘s speech here in dublin. ireland is likely to be the nation most affected by brexit, apart from the uk

we heard michel barnier today saying the settlement for the brexit process should not be seen for thes should not be seen by the british as a punishment. but $100 billion, i imagine that's how it is being seen in the uk. this is likely to be one of the most difficult first issues in these talks when we get beyond this general election period. the eu position confirmed today by michel barnier, their chief negotiator, is that the uk must meet its financial commitments and any payment should be seen as bad, not a bill or punishment but then just settling the account that they owe. the eu so far has refused to put a figure on it, various numbers being banded around. today david davis the brexit secretary said they would not pay anywhere near the region of 100 billion euros to leave. so there's going to be an argument over this but i think you can add into this some degree of positioning and deliberate political play by both sides if they can talk up the numbers now may be able to come down and reach a compromise which they can take back to their respective parties and look like it was a s

the fact that michel barnier has been invited to do so today shows how seriously the irish governmentremain open? mr barnier said again he doesn't want any new controls to be introduced, but he did acknowledge that because the uk is leaving the european customs union, finding a resolution would be difficult. brexit changes the border with the eu, but i will work with you to avoid a hard border. the uk's departure from the eu will have consequences. we have the duty to speak the truth. we have together the duty to speak the truth. custom controls are part of eu border management. they protect the single market. they protect our food safety and standards. but as i already said many times, nothing in these negotiations should put peace at risk. nothing. the border brainteaser will continue to occupy mainz, but for today, michel barnier‘s address to the dublin parliament has been a highly symbolic moment for ireland. chris page, thank you. young people who are hiv positive now have near—normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatment — according to a study from bristol univers

i give the floor to michel barnier.ter a tense downing street dinner, among suggestions that the uk would have to pay 100 billion as we leave the eu. some have created the illusion that brexit would have no material impact on our lives, or that negotiations can be concluded quickly and painlessly. this is not the case. more cryptically, less diplomatically, he said: just like when hill walking, you have to learn the rules, or accidents happen. the government didn't start the day with a subtle message. the tories were eager to make disputed claims about labour's plan for tax. the forget that, every question was about the possible bill from brussels, and rather than ramp up the row, those two had tried to turn it down. can i ask you both not to hide behind the fa ct ask you both not to hide behind the fact that there will be negotiations? in this election, don't voters deserve to know how much of that taxpayers cash they may be asked to stump up? is that figure closer to zero or 100 billion? the public want one thing. the

michel barnier was invited here yesterday and now tony blair has been invited to address the meeting.e irish peace process and he was making the point that he wa nts and he was making the point that he wants the status quo, that easy movement of people north and south across the border, to remain in place as much as possible. neilson said he thinks that there is a consensus across british politics that it should remain the status quo. i am extremely anxious to make sure that brexit does not impair that agreement, that we continue to have the closest possible relationship between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. there are really important and difficult challenges in this. at the moment, we have the common travel area, where people can travel freely between south and north, on the island of ireland. this is vital to maintain. in addition, the open border between the north and south, in terms of trade, has done an immense amount for uk and irish commercial and trade relationships, and it is important that, although there will be difficult challenges in relation to this, that

also, as the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, prepares to address the irish parliament,en the republic of ireland and northern ireland, where brexit talks will be closely followed. that is because, of course, it will represent britain's land frontier with the eu once it leaves, and businesses there are worried about what that border will be like, as the bbc‘s dominic o'connell reports. this is what we will be once britain leaves the european union. the main land border between the two. they might not look like it, but the tranquil waters here are actually an international frontier. tranquil waters here are actually an internationalfrontier. 0ver tranquil waters here are actually an internationalfrontier. over here the republic of ireland and hear the united kingdom. it wasn't always this peaceful, of course. it used to bea this peaceful, of course. it used to be a militarised border with checkpoints. now businesses here are worried about britain's bow to the european union, and what happens next. another busy lambing season just finished... some of the most worried farme

the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, also attended the dinner.s are always done behind—the—scenes. we know we have to get the french election out of the way, we know we have to get the german election out of the way. in germany you have chancellor schultz or chancellor merkel. i think economic imperative will always prevail and that will be an important thing, not kind of after—dinner leak. theresa may will be hoping for brighter climbs on the campaign trail, after being granted her a regional election wish, that voters should have brexit uppermost in their minds. the past because she in this most controlling of prime minister ‘s will not be in charge of that capricious force, events. nick what there. a lot seems to have happened since that dinner. before we came on air, i spoke to the irish foreign minister charles flanagan in dublin. i asked him whether the leaking of details from a downing street dinner that took place between theresa may, david davis and jean—claude juncker could be interpreted as an attempt to interfere in the british electi

and over in brussels, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, will be speaking. —— there is talk about the divorce bill. it will be a crucial issue over the next few years. one of the controversial things we have already discussed is the brexit bill. how much britain is expected to pay in the course of negotiations in terms of liabilities to the eu and claims we have already to pay. that could be about £60 billion. the financial times today is reporting michel barnier, the chief negotiator, is talking about £100 billion. ajump. that has not been corroborated by us. that has not been corroborated by us. it isjust that has not been corroborated by us. it is just speculation that has not been corroborated by us. it isjust speculation in that has not been corroborated by us. it is just speculation in a newspaper report. he will make a speech later on and i will be surprised if he talks about the figure. but no doubt it will be a key sticking point in the negotiations. thank you. we will talk to you about that ruby morning. —— through the morning. we'll be speaking to

the only negotiator is michel barnier.rse... you are right. but you cannot completely separate a negotiation with the uk on bilateral issues with the comprehensive negotiation the eu is conducting also on behalf of france. france is in both bodies, and even the uk isn't. we will look at it carefully and when it is about migrants and human lives, it should not be something that we look at without — how can i say — deep thought. i don't want to enter now into a negotiation. it would not be appropriate at all. finally, let me ask you about yourself, as you probably observe, president macron will only become president on sunday when he formally succeeds francois hollande. have you been asked to serve in his government? the day i can answer this question, i will call the bbc again! if the call comes, would you say yes? i don't want to comment on this issue. it is a prerogative of the president to decide who will be his prime minister, so i respect the french constitution. and you are an mep, will you at least be a candidate for

also, as the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, prepares to address the irish parliament,e republic of ireland and northern ireland, where brexit talks will be closely followed. that is because of course it will represent britain's land frontier with the eu once it leaves, and businesses there are worried about what that border will be like. we will have a special report from the bbc‘s dominic 0'connell. more from tanya later. we will look at what else is making news around the world, and how it is being reported on, as well. leaders of the eight nations with territory in the arctic are meeting in alaska amid confusion about the us government's policy on climate change. the arctic council summit, which is held every two years, will also discuss shipping, fisheries and tourism, but the main focus is on rising temperatures in the high north. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from the meeting in fairbanks. the frozen north is melting. it is springtime in alaska, and the winter ice is beginning to break up. the villagers here on the bering sea say the floors a

i wonder how robust her comments might be perhaps about something that for example michel barnier saidndeed, britain's vote to leave the eu, how frank she is with the prime minister of the day. i suppose we will only ever know so much. wouldn't we all love to know? yes. i think she has a practised way of asking questions rather than expressing an opinion. now, on occasions in the past her asking a question has been interpreted as expressing an opinion. but i think that as we have been saying she has an acute interest in all of this. she wants to keep abreast of things and who wouldn't when you've been in that position for all of these years and as she said, it is fortunate not only is she a fast reader, she has been described as an executive woman who quite likes, she is not taking decisions, but she is in her way as a constituency toingal monarch right at the centre of things and she is seeing things and she has this opportunity to take a lively interest in matters of state. she has the right as we have said to be consulted, to encourage, and to warn and no doubt there have been occas

the eu chief negotiator michel barnier has warned the process will not good afternoon, i'm hugh with look at the day's sport here on bbc news. and lord coe, the president of the world governing body for athletics the iaaf says it must consider european athletics' suggestion that all world records before 2005 should be wiped. the bodies are desperate to make a clean break in athletics after recent doping scandals and coe believes all proposals should be considered. these proposals actually underpinned three really important things. it toughens up our stance on anti—doping, it makes sure world records are set in an environment where we know there is proper measurement and proper technology, and that samples of those athletes that set the world record are going to be held for ten years. these are all important proposals, but they need to be discussed. clearly detail needs to come through and i want to hear from the athletes and the athletes will make their voices very clear and there has to be global debate. mike powell says the plans are disrespectful and an injustice and a slap in the

i give the floor to michel barnier.after a tense downing street dinner, amongst suggestions the uk would have to pay 100 billion euros as we leave eu. some have created the illusion that brexit would have no material impact on our lives, or that negotiations could be concluded quickly and painlessly. this is not the case. more cryptically, less diplomatically, he said... "just like when hill walking, you have to learn the rules, or accidents happen." the government didn't start the day with a subtle message. the tories, eager to make disputed claims about labour's plans for tax. forget that, every question was about the possible bill from brussels. and rather than ramp up the row, those two had tried to tone it down. could i ask you both not simply to hide behind the fact there will be negotiations? in this election, don't voters deserve to know how much of their taxpayer's cash they may be asked to stump up? is that figure closer to zero, or100 billion? the public want one thing. they want a good outcome from this nego

i know from what was said yesterday, what michel barnier said yesterday, what michel barnier said yesterdayase and make sure we do everything we possibly can to protect the good friday agreement and the peace process and protect the strong relationship between the republic of ireland that the uk going forward. thank you. but tony blair speaking at a meeting in ireland to a gathering of pro—european politicians from across europe. he was interviewed this morning on morning ireland. he was asked about the leadership of the labour party. he said it would be best for him to keep a diplomatic silence for the time being. it's that time of the year again, and tomorrow night ukraine's capital kiev will play host to the 63rd eurovision final. it's 20 years since we last won, so what are our chances this time round? last year ukraine snatched victory at the last moment with a song byjamala about crimean ethnic cleansing underjosef stalin. the uk's entry "you're not alone" byjoe and jake came a pretty disappointing 24th out of 26 countries former x factor #oh... # yasligima toyalmadim #0h, oh... # men

the european union's regulation regulator has assured -- however, michel barnier suggested keeping the border free of controls could be come gated knowing that customs controls are part of use for management. ireland is the only eu country that shares a land border with the u.k. the u.s. oil industry recovery -- hreatening opec's higherion is four times in november with -- when opec announced a cut. news powered 24 hours a day in over 120 countries vonnie:. democratic senator bob casey joins us live from capitol hill. he weighs in on the firing of at comey intor james today's senate intelligence hearings. this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg markets. back to capitol hill as the senate intelligence committee hearing continues. acting fbi director andrew mccabe disputes president trump's claim didn't support james comey. these got senator bob casey standing by. >> we are here with senator bob casey from -- we are hearing from the acting fbi director at this hearing that is underway that there was no discrepancy or loss of confidence with fbi members to former director coming. what you

chief negotiator michel barnier set accounts must be settled on both sides.in's exit bill has been put as high as $104 billion based on its past financial commitments to the e.u.. president trump has begun his visit to israel by telling prime minister benjamin netanyahu that iran will never have nuclear weapons. he also called for peace with the palestinians, but was vague on details, saying he prefers to leave it to both sides to sorted out amongst themselves. he will visit the west bank later for talks with president mahmoud abbas. pres. trump: i believe that a new level of partnership is possible and will happen, one that will bring greater safety to this region, greater security to the united states, and greater prosperity to the world. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am tom mackenzie. this is bloomberg. tom, thanks for that. chinese conglomerate hna group are in talks. that deal would value what of asia's largest asset manager that more than $2 billion. a conglomerates reporter

we had comments from michelle barnier, the lead eu negotiator for brexit, he said it would not be a quicknd painless process, and angela merkel saying britain should be under no illusions about brexit. theresa may faced criticism here domestically from her political opponents. one accusing her of poisoning the atmosphere around the talks. another said she's trying to use brexit and nationalism to distract from the failings of her own government. she promised to be a bloody difficult woman when it comes to these negotiations. some people saying she will get some domestic political advantage by taking such a tough stance against her european counterparts. it may encourage turnout amongst conservative voters in the uk who looking at the polls may think there's no point turning out to vote. >> willem, thank you very much for that. >> two key takeaways. the fact that there is an election coming at all has helped the pound, not hurt it. it's just near the 129 mark. continues to hold in and around that level. the other point, in the uk there are local elections for not pound relevant local seats

i want to give you some comments from the european union‘s chief brexit negotiator michel barnier heou have to settle your accounts. the luxembourg foreign minister said it is clear in this matter on the finance issue, if we get stuck we will not get onto phase two, what should come afterwards between the eu and great britain. so the focus very much on tying up what it will mean, britain leaving the eu in those negotiations. in a moment, the news at one with reeta chakrabarti but first an update on the weather from nick miller. increasing sunshine for many as we go through the week but we are not there yet. high pressure builds in so it becomes dry, settled and warmer in some sunshine but it is towards the end of the week, as the high pressure begins to pull away eastwards, we drag in a much warmer flow of airfrom eastwards, we drag in a much warmer flow of air from the southall southeast. there is increasing sunshine and it is there at the end of the week and going into next weekend that temperatures really start to soar, again with that warmer flow of start to soar, again with that

we have been hearing from michel barnier at a conference about eu's citizens rights in florence.t to free movement which has been given to european citizens. we should not allow populace to take the political debate hostage. but we should not ignore what are often deeply felt opinions and reactions. people are concerned about the free movement of eu workers, not only in the uk, but also in many other member states. that's a summary of the news, now back to local elections 2017 with huw edwards. welcome back. we are covering the results of the local elections in england, scotland and wales and we will be focusing on lots of these results still coming in. some of them in big contest such as the west midlands for the new city and regional mad. but the results coming in. norfolk has come in. this is a conservative gain. a familiar story in lots of parts of england from no overall control, 55 seats to the conservatives in norfolk. 17 to labour, 11 the lib dems. it is a familiar picture in terms of the colla pse familiar picture in terms of the collapse of ukip. let's look at the diffe