and notice, you know, you mentioned the times front page with michel barnier.e eu's brexit negotiator. but if you read his words in the times, you will see that he is behaving like the grown up that he is behaving like the grown up in the room and sing, you know, step back from this. this is not good. we have got to work together on this. and you know, i wonder, good. we have got to work together on this. and you know, iwonder, i would hope, i doubt it well, but i would hope, i doubt it well, but i would hope, i doubt it well, but i would hope at least some people would hope at least some people would reassess their position on michel barnier because he is the voice of reason here? is michel barnier because he is the voice of reason here?— voice of reason here? is he the voice of reason here? is he the voice of reason here? is he the voice of reason? _ voice of reason here? is he the voice of reason? are _ voice of reason here? is he the voice of reason? are you i voice of reason here? is he the i voice of reason? are you reassessing your position on him?— your

michel barnier was appointed the eu's chief negotiator for agreeing a divorce deal.y, david frost... it was all a sign of how brexit split the government, families and the country as a whole. in 2017, theresa may lost her parliamentary majority. a year later, she was still trying to manoeuvre towards a deal. the eu was sometimes in step, but often not. there is no room whatsoever for renegotiation. eventually, the two sides settled the uk's final bill, citizens‘ rights and the solution for avoiding a hard border on the island of ireland. but the british parliament rejected the deal three times, much to the fury of brussels. i've been wondering what the special place in hell looks like for those who promoted brexit without even a sketch of a plan on how to carry it safely. by the summer of 2019, theresa may's time was up. with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. new pm borisjohnson finally rammed home a brexit deal after winning a snap election. british meps said goodbye to the european parliament and, in january th

the times has spoken to michel barnier, eu negotiator, reporting that he intervened to tell brusselsack. in the telegraph, emmanuel macron is apparently being accused of making "nonsense" claims about the oxford jab, risking public confidence. the french president also makes the front page of the guardian — his warning that the eu will seek to "control" vaccine exports from the bloc. the mirror also going with that story from brussels, with the headline "eu block on ourjabs". to the financial times — which has gone with the wall street chaos as its main story, saying us regulators and prominent political figures have leapt to the defence of amateur share traders who've challenged the old guard of wall street. and finally, "champagne super nova". the star claims vaccines tsar kate bingham ditched dry january to celebrate news of the new vaccines. let us begin, james and harriet. thank you both of you forjoining us. let's start with the sun's front page now. now eu are really giving us the needle. this referring to the story i have been talking about, a vaccine war on britain, the sun

something michel barnier has urged. _ let's talk about on what is on the front of the sunday times.w technical issues. the overhead camera comes to our rescue. there it is. ambling logos to be outlawed from all kit. this will mean quite a dent in some clubs. i mean quite a dent in some clubs. i to get such a terrible headline for a really _ to get such a terrible headline for a really important story. —— i think it's such _ a really important story. —— i think it's such a — a really important story. —— i think it's such a terrible headline. the bulk— it's such a terrible headline. the bulk of— it's such a terrible headline. the bulk of the — it's such a terrible headline. the bulk of the story is the gambling crisis. _ bulk of the story is the gambling crisis. the — bulk of the story is the gambling crisis, the epidemic almost that's overtaken— crisis, the epidemic almost that's overtaken this country, and actually, _ overtaken this country, and actually, although i am a labour sopporter. _ actually, although i am a labour supporter, this whole gambling thing started _ supporter, th

the government just as the eu was protecting the single market and david frost and his team and michel barnier rd to barnier and his team worked really hard to try and square the circle of these two different priorities in these negotiations and both sides felt a fair deal had been struck. that respected those priorities. 0riginally, that eu wa nted priorities. 0riginally, that eu wanted the uk to sign up to a new rulebook to agree to brussels regulations in order to get this very privileged access if you like to enter single market but david frost and team and the prime minister said no, not going to leave as a member of the european union to sign up because it does not work for us. this new deal says, 0k, work for us. this new deal says, ok, if eitherside diverges or breaks away from the agreed principles, competition rules when it comes to regulations and costs and for example government subsidy, and the other side feels this allows unfair competition can go to an arbitration panel, with all sorts of different mechanisms and say we want to impose tariffs so that is possible in this trade de

in all those meetings with michel barnier in brussels he has tweeted britain has just become a fully independent country again deciding on our own affairs for ourselves well not everyone sees it quite in those simple terms because in the next few years a lot of people will be finding out details and mechanisms which are not clear at the moment nicolas sturgeon the 1st minister of scotland is very wary about this she has tweeted scotland will be back soon europe keep the lights on her stance of course is that scotland should be an independent nation she previously lost a referendum on independence from the u.k. but clear majority of scottish voters were for membership of the european union in the 2016 referendum so she knows that there are doors that she could push there you won't also be surprised to hear that the prime minister sorry the president of france emmanuel mccall while using his new year's message to call britain a friend and ally going on to say that in his words this brics it was the child of the european malays and of many lies and false promises so what he is saying in

and david frost and his team, michel barnier and his team, they worked really hard to try and squareo very different priorities in these negotiations and both sides then said they felt at the end that a fair deal had been struck that respected those priorities. and how is that? well, of course, originally, the eu wanted the uk to sign up to a new rulebook, if you like, to agree to keep to brussels regulations in order to get this very privileged access, if you like, to its single market. but david frost and team, the prime minister said no, we're not going to leave as a member of the european union to sign up to this new brussels rulebook, thatjust does not work for us. so what this new deal does is it says, 0k, well, if either side diverges — so breaks away from the agreed principles, sort of competition rules if you like, so when it comes to environmental regulations and costs, labour regulations, for example, or government subsidy, so state aid. and then the other side, if they feel this allows unfair competition, can go to an arbitration panel — there's all sorts of different mec

and david frost and his team, michel barnier and his team, they worked really hard to try and squareties in these negotiations and both sides then said they felt at the end that a fair deal had been struck that respected those priorities. and how is that? well, of course, originally, that eu wanted the uk to sign up to a new rulebook, if you like, to agree to keep to brussels regulations in order to get this very privileged access if you like to its single market but david frost and team and the prime minister said no, we're not going to leave as a member of the european union to sign up to this new brussels rulebook, that just does not work for us. so what this new deal does is it says, 0k, if either side diverges so breaks away from the agreed principles, so competition rules if you like, when it comes to environmental regulations and costs, labour regulations, for example, or government subsidy, so state aid. and the other side, if they feel this allows unfair competition, can go to an arbitration panel, there's all sorts of different mechanisms in this deal, and say, look, we wan

staying with that story, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has urged the eu to step backrom a deepening dispute with britain about a shortage of covid—19 vaccines. mr barnier told the times newspaper that the two parties should work together in the spirit of cooperation. his intervention comes after the eu announced it would impose controls on the irish border by invoking emergency clauses from the brexit divorce deal. our europe correspondent, kevin connolly, is in brussels and he explains why the european commission has now backtracked on the plan. the original decision by the european commission to threaten the imposition of border controls to stop any potential flow of vaccines from the republic of ireland into northern ireland was extraordinary, because it flew in the face of years of brexit diplomacy, in which the avoidance of exactly that type of hard border was the primary aim of european union diplomacy. so it was an extraordinary decision. i think there was a bit of shock in brussels at the degree of angerfelt in dublin, belfast and london. so the issue, fairly

border, sparked outrage at westminster and stormont, while the bloc�*s chief brexit negotiator, michel barnierow with the uk over a shortage of vaccines in europe. dr liam fox is former international trade secretary, he gave me his reaction to the eu's backtracking. i think the first thing is the great contrast between the very measured and proportionate way the british government dealt with this yesterday compared to the confusion in the commission, and i think that the rather statesman—like way that the prime minister dealt with it in his conversations with the european commission president was in stark contract with some of the behaviour from people like president macron in recent days. i think the real issue here is about both the eu's decision making process and what the eu see as their wider role. for example, who thought it was a good idea to invoke article 16? the buck has to stop somewhere, where does it stop? why did they not think it was a good idea to tell the irish government, who are a member of the eu, after all? obviously, this had a major impact on them. and what does this tel

are under european union tried to get this issue resolved, and it certainly that people like michel barnier on the decisions made, and it is a genuine issue in ensuring that everyone is fully aware of the implications of decisions that they may well be making on the brexit process in northern ireland.— making on the brexit process in northern ireland. ., ~ . northern ireland. thank you so much for bein: northern ireland. thank you so much for being with — northern ireland. thank you so much for being with us _ northern ireland. thank you so much for being with us today. _ today is the anniversary of the world health organisation first declaring the covid—19 outbreak a public health emergency this of international concern. its director—general, tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, has warned countries against "vaccine nationalism", saying drugs should be prioritised for use for those most in need around the globe. vaccines are giving us another window of opportunity to bring the pandemic under control. we must not squander it. the pandemic has exposed and exploited the inequalities of our world. ther

karina: one winner from the brexit drama is michel barnier, the top negotiator for the eu has gotteneader of the year award, it is based in ireland. she is the first non-irish person to be honored. she led the eu team three years of sometimes difficult negotiations with the u.k. that culminated with a final split on new year's day. global news 24 hours a day, on ir and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by over 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. -- on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by over 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. rishaad: this week's global equity rallies, which was based on expectations and more economic support in the rollout of vaccines having a pause. still troubling covid-19 trend. let's bring in michael mccarthy. great of you to join us. give us a sense of feeling out amongst market participants. nothing goes in a straight -- straight line. >> we sound not so convinced of that. one of the reasons is the signals from markets other than equities. the selloff we have seen in bonds, i would estimate what we are looking at is a ch

one winner from the brexit drama is michel barnier. she has won the european of the year award. the award is based in ireland, and barnier is the first non-irish person to be so honored. barnier lead the eu team through difficult negotiations with the u.k. that culminated in a final split on new year's day. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. haidi: still ahead, we speak about priorities for the biden administration. president and ceo david hunt joins us next. a settlement in australia goes ahead next month. a sycophant step toward ultimate reconciliation -- a significant step toward ultimate reconciliation. this is bloomberg. ♪ so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure. and even if the power goes down, your conne

elsewhere, the times has an interview with the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier, who toldsejohnson &johnson vaccine, which it says could "transform prospects for fighting covid—19". the paper reports that no—one from the clinical trial required hospitalisation or died from the virus. and the yorkshire post has a special report, one year on since the county found itself at the heart of britain's initial coronavirus outbreak, with the uk's first suspected case at a hotel in york last january. the paper also pays tribute to the 10,000 victims who have died in the region since the start of the pandemic. and those first couple of cases were eventually ta ken to and those first couple of cases were eventually taken to hospital in newcastle and we will speak to the consultant who was in charge of looking after those patients and find out what they learned from that very early experience a bit later in the programme. i very early experience a bit later in the programme-— the programme. i will not be fli ant the programme. i will not be flippant about _ the programme. i will not be