as michel barnier says, the clock is ticking.aph has a fantastic picture on its front page. this is another one of the stories we've been discussing, the opening of those winter olympics with the combined north and south korean team. we've got mike pence, the vice president of the united states and behind him the sister of kim jong—un. that's all she is known as is his sister. she's a despot in harrowing right! —— in her own right. that's the sister smiling beatifically. mike pence ignored this dinner that certain north korean dignitaries were invited to and so had he. he's not talking to them. it's a slightly childish way... it looks as though he's a bit embarrassed by the whole thing is. because i'm so obsessed with the weather at the moment because it's freezing, i've been watching and the journalists apparently have heat packs but in the ceremony some of the performers as well as the athletes, some in shorts, one of them is bare—chested. .. athletes, some in shorts, one of them is bare-chested. .. the diplomatic repercussions

the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier says a proposed transition period after britain leaves the single market and customs union "is not a given" and checks at the irish border were "unavoidable". the charity oxfam has condemned staff over reports they regularly used prostitutes when stationed in haiti on a mission to help those affected by a devastating earthquake in 2010. also this hour, at the winter 0lympics get underway in south korea with the elaborate opening ceremony. and, at the ceremony, a historic handshake between a south korean president and the sister of north korean leader, kim mac. —— kim jong—un. a scientific breakthrough that could help preserve the fertility of young cancer patients — human eggs have been successfully grown in the laboratory for the first time. it's been on display at the natural history museum since 1905 — but now dippy the diplodocus is starting a three year tour of the uk. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the daughter of a man, murdered by the islamic state group in syria, has welcomed the capture of two british men who are though

michel barnier was in downing street today for the latest talks with david davis.s hold talks in downing street — chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check team explains what stage we're at in the brexit negotiations. it feels like there are two broad sets of negotiations going on at the moment. one between the eu and the uk and another within the british government, trying to reach agreement on what it wants the future relationship with the eu to look like. and the eu has emphasised on numerous occasions that until it has a clearer idea of the uk position, formal negotiations on the future cannot really begin. so what is happening at the moment? well, to start with there is still a lot of work to be done on the outstanding issues from phase one of the talks. we discussed them a lot last year, the future status of the irish border, a financial settlement or divorce bill, and the future rights of eu citizens here and uk citizens elsewhere in europe. and when it comes to number one, the irish border, the issue of customs arrangements which we are hearing a lot about

michel barnier represent the 27th?could be a bit of that. they're claiming that the nordics and the eastern europeans are not feeling that this is being well handled. i would love... idid is being well handled. i would love... i did watchdog for ten yea rs. love... i did watchdog for ten years. i have never been allowed to put everything on screen that haven't got evidence backing it up. i don't see the evidence here.|j haven't got evidence backing it up. i don't see the evidence here. i do believe the actual thrust but if the british government were to walk away at... one of the points he wants to do, michel barnier, is to say, during the two—year transition, we have to abide by new directives that are issued in that two years. there is about 40 of them being lined up. we also have to continue to pay our money on. is britain said ok, we have got power of veto, not good to pay you have got power of veto, not good to pay you a penny. they were like that. we have a negotiating strategy as well as the eu in this. this is

that was part of what michel barnier had to say in brussels just a little bit earlier today.have had comments from david davis, the brexit secretary. he issued a strong response to everything that michel barnier had to say and we will have more about that from our political correspondent. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. all of these comments have been fascinating. tell us more about this. good evening. the tone has been sour with a fruity and salty language between the two sides. we should expect that because this is a negotiation. michel barnier was effectively negotiating in public on behalf of the 27 remaining members of the european union and that is is job. the big difference today is that it was just him and it didn't involve david davis because, as you say, these negotiations have been at the technical and civil service level rather than ata and civil service level rather than at a ministerial level. david davis responded to the remarks from michel barnier in a statement in the last half—hour. the brexit secretary said, there has been intense

about the british approach to brexit, so they are trying to change that, and instead they had michel barnierand thena tiny barnier over to downing street and then a tiny press conference, but barnier still managed to say something disparaging. basically, he is trying to tell the british government that it is time to make a decision about whether they want to be inside or outside the single market and the customs union and theresa may can't tell him to mac the eu what that decision is yet because frankly her cabinet is not agreed on it —— can't tell him or the eu what the decision is yet. we are getting the pressure from brussels to make up our mind on what we are offering, there is also pressure from within the cabinet and on her backbenchers, and also the need for more clarity, but she can't. the only thing keeping her cabinet together is the vagueness thatis cabinet together is the vagueness that is allowing people on both sides to still think they have got something in the game and there is everything to play for but i think this'll everything to play for but i think this‘ll be a very dif

it is just michel barnier. we will hear from talks. it is just michel barnier. thank you very much. authorities in paris have had to close the eiffel tower. because of snow and black ice. the organisation that runs the tower said de—icing it was a complex procedure. paris has been covered in a heavy blanket of snow as much of northern france is hit by icy winter conditions. the snow played havoc with traffic and public transport, halting almost all buses in the capital along with some tram and commuter rail lines. that is the weather in france, let's see what it is doing here at home. nice to see that it is notjust the uk that gets disrupted by bad weather, we have had a cold start, also some rain affecting eastern parts of england, behind it, a bunch of rain, sleet and snow showers. as we can see in herefordshire, snow falling, though showers will continue to move towards the south—east over the next few hours, may stay cloudy, little wet at times, parts of lincolnshire, for the bulk of the uk, as you can see, by the green map here, we have clear skies, good su

there was a consensus michel barnier was scaremongering.feeling coming from the british public. we are looking for a bogeyman. and he would be the person. what about japan? japan told us person. what about japan? japan told us yesterday, we are here to make money and if we are not making money, we are out of here. is japan scaremongering also? we are not leaving this subject because if we turn to the sunday express, still brexit, but the headline is that theresa may sets out a road map to a successful brexit. what is that? how many road maps have we had? what do they say it is? this is another crunch time. we keep coming to a crunch time. we keep coming to a crunch moment where theresa may will sit down and said to them all, we have to concentrate. theyjust had a weekend away at chequers. they had one a week ago. it is only one year away and we are supposed to be leaving the eu. we have to have this together by october because they are coming together in october and they will vote on our plan, whether they wa nt will vote on our plan, wheth

you say that but does michel barnier speakfor the states!barnier speak for the entire european union? 0h, barnier speak for the entire european union? oh, i barnier speak for the entire european union? 0h, ithink we barnier speak for the entire european union? oh, i think we have lost... we've got you back, can you still hear me, paul tang?|j lost... we've got you back, can you still hear me, paultang? i can hear you. repeat the question, you say britain is more divided than the eu 27. but does barnier speak for the netherlands in terms of the draft eu text? ca n netherlands in terms of the draft eu text? can we imagine the state where they would want to put up barriers to trade with the uk? they don't wa nt to trade with the uk? they don't want to make it more difficult, do they? i think they will be differences but they haven't been exploited by the british government. i expect there to be differences, where you don't see a difference is that you cannot cherry pick. that's the fear that keeps the eu 27 together. but when there are real cho

the telegraph reports jeremy corbyn told eu chief negotiator michel barnier that labour was open to keeping the uk in the eu customs union. the guardian leads with a government crackdown on unpaid internships. so a mixed—bag of front pages there, thank you both forjoining us tonight, let's hear what you make of some of those stories. let us start with the ft and this signalfrom the let us start with the ft and this signal from the bank of england, that rate rises are on the way, presumably to make sure inflation is keptin presumably to make sure inflation is kept in check. exactly. this is about trying to dampen inflation, what we are talking about is is a doubling of interest rates from 0.5% to is %. i cover politics, a lot of stories matter but this is important because it directly affects our readers and their pockets, if you have a mortgage, this means your payments will go up. if you are a saver it is good news because you will get more interest on your savings. i bet there is a lag between the higher interest rate, we have got used to low interest rates. it will be a shock. a relative

michel barnier says it was a direct clash. what they are discussing today and who is allowed to be in the room while they do it. as i said, things aren't going very well. anyway, we'll leave it there, adam thank you very much, adam fleming in brussels. the winter limericks and south korea are likely to do the coldest in history with temperatures of —25 celsius. north and south korean athletes entered the stadium to loud cheers as one team. the sister of north korean leader kim job also shared a handshake with the south korean president. with me now is a reader in diplomatic and international studies at the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london. focusing on diplomacy through sport. an historic handshake. already being called that. around the world as such. is it? it certainly has a degree of ramifications, certainly, there will clearly be thoughts flowing from this that mean diplomacy, the opposition for the conversation has been provided through sport. —— the opportunity. it doesn't mean to say the

to happen when michel barnier alive... arrives in london?n when michel barnier alive... arrives in london? i think he has been one of the main supporters of this kind of soft approach. countries are starting to realise that brexit will happen. yes, there was unity, everyone was saying no cherry picking, no cake eating, but now countries like italy should be the first to open the way to say, listen, this is going to happen so why don't we start being more pragmatic and realistic. because the eu could lose bit as well as britain. yes, countries with a strong economic bond with the uk are starting to prepare the ground to say what if we actually will be allowed to have our own bespoke deal with the uk? there are dangers in this because the moment when eve ryo ne this because the moment when everyone starts having a bespoke deal with the uk is the moment the eu collapses, and the single market cannot allow that. but there is a real sense that there is more pragmatism, a favour for more bespoke deals. i think it is right that european countries a

there was another news conference with michel barnier on the stage in brussels, but there was no davidfrom the brexit department was a written statement from david davis responding to the words from mr barnier in the news conference. i think a lot of this we can slot into the category of the rhetoric that surrounds negotiation, that both sides are there to represent their own cause, and there are going to be disagreements. but it is a reminder that the part of this negotiation that the part of this negotiation that would seem to fall into the easy box, the transition period or implementation period, depending on the language you use, is not necessarily quite as easy as some had thought. yes, there is broad agreement on about 99% of it, that pretty much nothing will change in the two years —ish after the uk leaves the european union at the end of march next year, but there are still some wrinkles to be ironed out. these areas of disagreement. the hope on both sides is that that will be sorted in the next five or six weeks before a big eu summit in the middle of next month, but there are

for example when michel barnier comes to london and says terrorists for example when michel barnier comesre unavoidable, they are not. everyone is calling everyone else's bluff. tariffs are not unavoidable. i don't think this is a game of bluff because in my office for example practically everyday there representatives of british industry, whether from the pharmaceutical sector or others trying to get me to understand their position and i understand it completely. because they have fears about moving away from the european regulatory framework when it comes to access to pharmaceuticals for example. let's stop calling this a game of bluff. it is not, it is about people's lives and livelihoods and this is why, politically this is difficult. michel barnier needs to spell out how things are. if the uk leads the customs union and single market and we don't know what will be in its place, and right to do that and i think that david davis understands that and i hope other ministers understand it. what i hope will happen this week is that officials and others will come to a better idea for the uk

michel barnier hasjust accelerate all contact. michel barnier has just arrived in downing street. we will have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime: a white supremacist, ethan stables, has been convicted of a terrorist offence, after planning to carry out a machete attack on a gay pride event in cumbria. the only surviving suspect in the 2015 paris terrorist attacks goes on trial, in connection with a gun battle in brussels. lauri love, suspected of hacking into fbi computers, has won his appeal over extradition to the united states. lloyds bank bans bitcoin purchases on its credit cards — it says people need protecting from debts they may never be able to repay. snow and freezing fog disrupt travel as temperatures continue to plummet across the uk. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: the philadelphia eagles are celebrating a first super bowl title after a thrilling win over defending champions the new england patriots. hello, good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has ruled out the prospect of the uk staying in any kind of european custo

this was a difficulty that michel barnier presented.sels, as the cold facts of brexit begin to ta ke as the cold facts of brexit begin to take shape. michel barnier arrived to prove eu commissioners on the treaty he has drafted governing the uk exit from the eu. appropriately enough this was a breakfast meeting with no cake on offer. the text still has to be signed off by the other 27 eu countries, then the agreed by the uk, and it sets out brexit in stark legal terms. the agreement lays out the way the eu believes that a border can be avoided between the north and south in ireland saying... essentially, northern ireland inside the eu customs union, which it says would be an area without internal borders in which the free movement of goods is insured. most importantly the court ofjustice of the eu shall have jurisdiction. court ofjustice of the eu shall havejurisdiction. it is, in shell bony says, the backstop option. if the uk can propose better solutions they would take president, but it is the eu's base case. this is the backstop sol

david davis will see michel barnier for lunch today, and thatis michel barnier for lunch today, and that, but the real work will be done by your officials when they meet in brussels on tuesday and wednesday and thursday. they will talk about things that we re they will talk about things that were left over from phase one of the brexit talks, and they will talk about the irish border, turning commitments made into legal text, and it is only on friday that senior officials will discuss and get an update on the uk position and how it sees the future relationship. they will be discussing the stuff about what to replace the customs union with. thank you, adam. let's cross now to our assistant political editor norman smith. good morning to you, norman. after days of confusing signals from various ministers about the government approach to future customs arrangements, are we any clearer now? we are clearer in the sense that mrs may seems to have thrown a bone to have brexiteers, who have been up in arms in recent days, demanding she spells out more clearly where we are going. today, she said, n

the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, in london for talks, warns that the decision to leave the customs union will impact trade. without the customs union, and outside the single market, barriers to trade and goods and services are unavoidable. we want a comprehensive free trade agreement, and with it a customs agreement, and to make that as frictionless as possible to make as much trade as currently exists, as free as possible. we will look at what impact leaving the customs union will have on britain. also tonight. a man accused of hacking into us government computer systems wins his legal battle against extradition. running into trouble, the company which operates the east coast main line is losing millions of pounds. now the government intervenes. tackling the underground trade in super powerful painkillers that have claimed more than 100 lives in the last two years. fentanyl‘s a killer, and the drug dealers are playing russian roulette with our lives. they give our children drugs, and our children, my child, died from it. and 100 years after some women won the right to vote

right, you say that, but does michel barnier really now speak for the entire european union?? yeah, i can hear you. we lost you momentarily, we‘ve got you back. are the big question, you say britain is more divided than the eu 27, but does michel barnier speak for the netherlands in terms of the draft eu text? ca n netherlands in terms of the draft eu text? can we really imagine a state where the netherlands would want to put up barriers to trade with the uk? they don‘t want to make it more difficult, do they? there will be different in that they have been excluded by the british government. i expect there be differences but we don‘t see a differences but we don‘t see a difference is it you cannot cherry pick. that is the fear that keeps the eu 27 together. but when there are real choices on the table, i expect there will be some kind of deficient between the eu 27. listening they‘re to dan sultan, what is your impression of this seemingly confusion over whether britain is going to remain in the customs union? it was made clear that we would be leaving the single market and t

the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has warned that trade barriers for goods and services are it secretary, david davis today. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check team explains which stage we're at, in the long and complex negotiations. there are two broad sets of negotiations going on at the moment. one between the eu and the uk and another within the british government, trying to reach agreement on what it wants the future relationship with the eu to look like. and the eu has emphasised on numerous occasions that until it has a clearer idea of the uk position, negotiations on the future cannot really begin. so what is happening at the moment? well, to start with there is still a lot of work to be done on the outstanding issues from phase one of the talks. we discussed them a lot last year. there's the future status of the irish border, a financial settlement or divorce bill, and the future rights of eu citizens here and uk citizens elsewhere in europe. and when it comes to number one, the irish border, the issue of customs arrangements which we are hearing a lot about t

michel barnier said today this was so michel barnier said today this was so that negotiations could press to have that by the end of the year if the x it is going to happen smoothly. as he said again today in his press conference this text is not a surprise. it is the result of all of those negotiations with david davies and the visits of theresa may to secure progress in december and they included that agreement in decemberand they included that agreement in december and this idea that northern ireland would remain fully aligned with the rest of the eu. what the eu side has said today is that they have fleshed that out in legal form and that is what has been met with this response from the uk but the eu says any other ways to try and prevent a hard border, that's up to the uk to propose those and they could be discussed and put into the text and supersede this idea if they are workable. but they have to come from the uk. the eu says it's waiting for that. there are other contentious issues as well. let's head to our ireland correspondent. you are very close to the border. what could chan

people like michel barnier, says tallis what you wa nt michel barnier, says tallis what you want andl has a joke where she says i don't know what theresa may actually wants. she made a speech in florence, a hardline speech in lang caster house but the question is which one, where does she truly lie? in the telegraph... jeremy colburn, many would be that he is a prime minister in waiting. leader of the labour party and actually, the business community, the city of london and others are having to consider him now and think about him and think about what it would mean if he were to become pm. he is actually saying i will be quite hard—core. actually saying i will be quite hard-core. absolutely. no apology, the most ha rd—core hard-core. absolutely. no apology, the most hard—core labour government as far as the city is concerned, in 40 as far as the city is concerned, in a0 yea rs. as far as the city is concerned, in a0 years. 20 years ago when tony blairand a0 years. 20 years ago when tony blair and gordon brown were preparing for power, they had this charm offensive. the new labour. no

who isunfair question, the bigger difficulty right now for theresa may, jeremy corbyn or michelle barnierme we saw barnier laying out his plan, we saw theresa may reacting to jeremy corbyn in the parliament. domestic politics has been a big problem for theresa may all along. not only do she have a problem with the opposition but within her own party. there is a group of splinter mp's who are looking to side with the idea of a customs union which jeremy corbyn has put forward. inre are harder brexiters her party that are pushing against her. add that the michelle barnier problem, eu transition period, and theresa may has no short of issues right now. it leads to a cloudy picture, and as a result, we could see even more downside. euro-pound, look at having a nice increase on that news. what is the upside potential considering the euro is also weighed down by inflation and other factors? richard: if you look at the headline that we got today, the german and french headlines over the past couple of days, it actually shows inflation was slow. if you drill down into the data, there was a lot of

the front of city am carries a plea from brexit eu negotiator michel barnier to uk prime minister theresa to make a choice on what customs arrangement britain wants after it leaves the european union. the independent looks at the reaction from the uk after us president donald trump attacked the national health service in a tweet claiming it is "going broke and not working". and finally the telegraph leads with a call by campaigners to pardon the suffragettes who were jailed while fighting to win the vote for women. today marks the 100th anniversary of their victory. as promised, lawrence gosling is back. many of our viewers are with you and are saying you are the voice of calm in the midst of this 24—hour manic selling session. this is a bloomberg's latest line, as it were. it is hockey what is going on in asia. the stock plunge is deepening, it says. it is very kind of florid, almost emotional language. bloomberg talks about emotional seller. for those of us with market experience, the panic time was about ten years ago, when the whole financial system was genuinely in danger of melting

the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has warned that a transition period forss what he called substantial disagreements can be overcome. mr barnier said these include britain not wanting to extend permanent rights to eu nationals who arrive in the country during the transition, and not wanting to follow all european rules during that time. john piennar reports. brexit is coming and time is running short. just 13 months before britain is officially out of the european union, and today, the eu had a sharp warning — sort out key sticking points or there will be no deal and no transition. britain's brexit secretary met the eu chief negotiator in downing street on monday. friendly enough, but there's just weeks to thrash out the shape of a brexit transition. 0h, here we go. today, in brussels, with a big eu summit next month, michel barnier had a blunt message, in terms easy to understand. if these disagreements persist, the transition is not a given. so much to sort out, and talks are getting prickly. 0n the rights of migrants who arrive after brexit day, will bru

the eu's chief brexit negotiatior, michel barnier, has issued a stark warning to the uk — effectivelyernment, you can't have your cake and eat it. he said the uk's decision to leave the eu single market and customs union meant border checks at the irish border were "unavoidable" — something both the uk and the eu have said would be unacceptable.he also warned that without greater agreement on key issues like northern ireland, the two year transition period after brexit was not a given. the brexit secretary david davis said he was surprised by mr barnier‘s remarks. brexit is coming and time is running short. just 13 months before britain is officially out of the european union, and today the eu had a sharp warning — sort out key sticking points, or there will be no deal and no transition. britain's brexit secretary met the eu chief negotiator in downing street on monday. friendly enough, but there's just weeks to thrash out the shape of a brexit transition. today, in brussels, with a big eu summit next month, michel barnier had a blunt message, in terms easy to understand. if these dis

i admire michel barnier in brussels because they are keeping their cool.t december, brussels helped theresa may save face. they said, ok, this is fine, eu citizens will retain their rights during the transition period. in march, we are going to move on to start negotiating trade deals. and there is the customs union, so if you don't belong to it, you need a hard border. but brussels and ironically, jean—claude juncker, the head of the european commission, did intervene to rescue theresa may and the british position, but it is worth asking why that happened. a lot of that was to do with pressure from german industry. with pressure from jean—claude juncker, a former prime minister of luxembourg. the luxembourg economy is essentially an offshoot of the city of london. there are other things happening in european politics. germany does not have a government. germany are not the strongest... michel barnier and jean—claude juncker, are they keeping their cool, to take your phrase, or are they sabre rattling? are they deliberately trying to remind people that tim

i admire michel barnier in brussels because they are keeping their cool. at december, brussels helped theresa may saved face. they said ok, this is fine, eu citizens will retain their rates during the transition period, we all move on to start negotiating trade deals in march." which is again if we don't belong to the customs union, then you need a ha rd the customs union, then you need a hard border. brussels, ironically, jean—claude juncker did intervene to rescue theresa may and the british position, but it is worth asking why that happened ? position, but it is worth asking why that happened? a lot of that was to do with pressure from german industry. a lot of that was to do with pressure from jean—claude juncker, who is of course a former prime minister of luxembourg, which is essentially an offshoot of the city of london. there are other things happening in european politics. germany doesn't have a government. and is... michel barnier and john called younger, i'd be keeping their cool or idea deliberately so trying to remind people that time is runni

no the biggest issue indeed is time because as michel barnier has said over and over again the clock is ticking and in london nobody seems to be listening so now they have finally agreed to meet again to negotiate to continue negotiations next week because between christmas and now nothing has really happened and it's not the fault of brussels we have to add from here and then of course there are really issues that are connected to the content of this agreement for instance the arlen question there is the question of which court is going to arbitrate which court is going to oversee the relations between the united kingdom and the european union after breakfast at the e.u. says it has to be the european court of justice the brits say no it has to be some other body but they haven't really proposed which body it could be or who could sit on it and so on and so forth and so we have a long list of detailed citizens' rights for instance have not been satisfactory really resolved and then we have the whole transition period the time after break that where we more or less have a legal statu

so that was michel barnier speaking a short while ago in brussels joining me from there now is the don't be a correspondent barbara visit mother michelle bania said there were significant points of disagreement what are the key issues in stumbling blocks in this draft treaty. no the biggest issue indeed is time because as much money has said over and over again the clock is ticking and in london nobody seems to be listening so now they have finally agreed to meet again to negotiate to continue negotiations next week because between christmas and now nothing has really happened and it's not the fault of brussels we have to add from here and then of course there are really issues that are connected to the content off disagreement for instance the arlen question there is the question of which court is going to arbitrate which court is going to oversee the relations between the united kingdom and the european union after breakfast at the e.u. says it has to be the european court of justice the brits say no it has to be some other body but they haven't really proposed to which body it could b

they do not agree with michel barnier that they want it to be open ended.r would rather than be talking to the british civil servants, he wants to see the brexit secretary across the table. i get the impression michel barnier thinks the talks are ending the road and you need to get the big politicians in to solve those disagreements. thank you for the latest in brussels. let's go live to westminster and talk to the former deputy prime minister lord heseltine. thank you for coming in. how important is this draft treaty tomorrow and what will you be looking for in the document?” tomorrow and what will you be looking for in the document? i think we will be looking for an interpretation of the language that has been used to describe the present situation. there is obviously has been the temptation to pick the issues down the road, for example the irish border issue. —— kick the issues. let's see what it looks like when it is in the hands of the lawyers. the total problem of all of these negotiations is that both sides are brief to really think they are an diffe

that meeting ta kes pla ce with michel barnier.k, it is a critical week and we will keep you will cross the latest on that. —— across. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the arab news which says france and turkey plan to create a "diplomatic road map" for an end to the war in syria. that's according to the office of french president emmanuel macron the ft shows greek demonstrators on its cover as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in a dispute over the naming of macedonia. many greeks object to the country calling itself macedonia, saying it implies a territorial claim on greece's northern macedonia region. the telegraph carries a warning from lloyds bank who have become the first to ban customers using credit cards to buy bitcoin, amid fears they could run up huge losses. the irish times leads with brexit and how a row within the conservative party over future customs arrangements comes as european negotiators are looking at how to stop britain undercutt

she will meet with michel barnier.an who is always on the air talking about brexit. you have me there. he is the chair of a group of backbenchers who wants to make sure they get a true and clean and pure brexit rather than a mishmash of watered—down compromise, which is what they fear. the prime minister overnight has reacted to some criticism coming from people like jacob rees—mogg talking about the notion of the customs union, one of the central point of contention around the whole thing. michel barnier will be giving a big news conference later this week fleshing out where we got used. we will talk about that later. they want us to not be part of the or a customs union. the government is having to be more clear because of the heat from people like jacob rees—mogg. christopher very popular, isn't it, it has been number one, a brexit pod cast. that is with adam pleming who neatly joins us from cast. that is with adam pleming who neatlyjoins us from brussels. let's talk about the customs union. that news, how will be p

we know that michel barnier, the chief negotiator for the eu, we know that michel barnier, the chiefiatorfor the eu, he is coming to london tomorrow. we understand he will meet with theresa may and he will also meet david davis, who is doing the negotiations for britain. in terms of these negotiations it is the first time they meet this year, so it is the next stage. before christmas we had the first stage which was about eu citizens and the irish border. now moving on to talk about the condition deal, what happens then marched 2019? what will that relationship look like? we heard about having a two—year period of transition, what will that be like? it is only when you get beyond that that you can get into discussing the trade relationship which so many of the brexiteers are concerned about. they are adamant britain should not be part of the customs union. amber rudd today was talking about how britain would not be in the customs union, but she was talking about a potential partnership, some kind of trade relationship with the eu. certainly these discussions this week with michel bar

michel barnier is on his first official visit to the united kingdom since negotiations began banja has been speaking to the u.k. brecht sic secretary david davis and prime minister to resign may at downing street he's warned the time has come for the u.k. to make a choice over the nature of its future trade or barker is at the house of parliament in london. there has been some decision on the customs union but with michel barnier weren't warning this is possibly going to be a bumpy ride. he did indeed well ahead of this meeting there's been a sense load of allegations swirling in the british press about a possible rebellion to oust the prime minister to resign may from members of her own party hardline breck city is who were worried about to resume a conceding things to the european union and not clarifying whether the u.k. did indeed tent intend to leave the customs union well ahead of this meeting to resume a clarified that indeed categorically the u.k. would leave the customs union as if to somewhat satisfy those dissenting voices from when within her own ranks but what does this al

that was the warning delivered by the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier after talks in downingwent further and said the time had come for the uk to choose what sort of relationship it wanted with the eu after leaving. labour says it's ‘foolhardy‘ to reject a customs union with the eu — which is britain's largest trading partner — as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. in a hurry. notjust to catch the 1056 from brussels to london. we have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. but the eu's chief negotiator wants to press on. it is time for bargaining he says as the next round of brexit talks loom. what happens straight after brexit. do you know what the british government wants? the two years or so timeframe, not much will change but the real posturing is about the longer term. theresa may popped in for a drink after reminding her party that she wants out of the single market free trade area and the current customs union. but she knows, along with these two, there might be mishaps along the way. our negotiating team is starting straightaway, tomorrow

for more than an hour, michel barnier listened to the concerns and the hopes of city leaders representingr they really want to talk to now is in london. from this, we will go back to government and say, look, we have an enormous amount to contribute to the discussions, to the negotiations. let's get around the table and talk urgently, because the clock is ticking. britain's department for exiting the eu says it does meet with stakeholders from local and regional government. but these city leaders say they want to make sure that power and influence over brexit is not only in the hands of a westminster elite. mark easton, bbc news, brussels. the fast food chain kfc has temporarily closed around 600 restaurants across the uk and ireland after delivery problems meant a shortage of chicken. kfc said it had been let down by a logistics company that took over its supply chain last week, as our correspondent jon kay reports. nooooo! when you've been promised kfc as a half term treat but there is no chicken. nine—year—old maxine is not happy. angry. sad. and disappointed. and hungry? very hungry!

secondly, what i would say to michel barnier —— wrong vantage point. either so it's not going to happen. and it should not happen unless of course the european union foists that onto the irish and i would be really interested to see what the taoiseach would have to say about that. because we want to see the free flow of goods and services as is happening now. even though boris johnson in that leaked memo suggested that the government should focusing on the irish border becoming significantly harder? he's looking at all the options. it's counter the government policy. of course it is but he's looking at all the options. if the european union insists there should be a hard border, it's right we should look at the options. we don't want it, the irish don't want it and i hope we should resist michel barnier. nobody wa nts should resist michel barnier. nobody wants it so what's the issue? it's important to understand that what is being discussed here is illegal under fitting to commitments that we re under fitting to commitments that were made in december b

michelle barnier was very clear.n exasperated minister has an arresting analogy for the brexit negotiations. they are now like the iconic scene in the spaghetti western the good, the bad, and the ugly. who will shoot first? this minister asked me. as if on cue, one of the characters in the real—life stand—off popped up to make clear that the eu is now spoiling for a fight. michel barnier was dismissive of britain's plans for its future trading relationship with the eu, which theresa may will outline in a major speech on friday. translation: it is an illusion to imagine that we are going to accept cherry picking. we are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the single market. the uk knows the rules that underpins the integrity because they worked with us to create them for 43 years. tomorrow, the european commission will publish its full legal text of the uk's withdrawal treaty. amid frustration in brussels that the uk is not rising to the challenge, the eu is planning to tighten its demands on the irish border

speaking on a visit to downing street, michel barnier said the "time had come" for the uk to choose whatwanted after its 2019 exit. now on bbc news, a look back at monday's events in parliament. hello, and welcome to monday in parliament, our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords. on this programme: can we trust the civil servants to be neutral over the effects of brexit? i have maintained this document as propaganda from top to bottom. a hundred years since women got the right to vote. but female peers say there's a long way to go in the fight for women's rights. you have to ask yourself what is meritorious, who decides what is the value? and after donald trump tweets about the state of our nhs, an invitation is issued to the us president. showsowwleaders—hip.l i think i have done overall more than 20 years, with some discontinuities. i never had the occasion to question the impartiality or objectivity of the of civil servants. quite often they have said things that i did not want to hear but i would never accuse them with with the recent accusations leveled against t

the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has issued a stark warning to the uk — effectivelyan't have your cake and eat it. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. brexit is coming and time is running short. just 13 months before britain is officially out of the european union, and today the eu had a sharp warning. sort out key sticking points, or there will be no deal and no transition. britain's brexit secretary met the eu chief negotiator in downing street on monday. friendly enough, butjust weeks to thrash out the shape of a brexit transition. today, with a big eu summit next month, michel barnier had a blunt message, in terms easy to understand. if these disagreements persist, the transition is not given. so much to sort out, and talks are getting prickly. 0n the rights of migrants who arrive after the brexit date, will brussels block trade if britain breaks eu rules? the brexit secretary called it discourteous. mr barnier disagreed. translation: throughout these negotiations, my attitude has not been in the least discourteous or vindictive. we have never wis

today, in brussels, with a big eu summit next month, michel barnier had a blunt message, in terms easynd talks are getting prickly. 0n the rights of migrants who arrive after brexit day, will brussels block trade if britain breaks eu rules? the brexit secretary called that discourteous. oh, no, it isn't, said mr barnier. "my attitude hasn't been in the least discourteous "or vindictive", he said. "we never wished to punish the uk. "it's foreign to my state of mind". and how to leave the eu without bringing back a hard north/south irish border. no one wants that but... it is important to tell the truth. a uk decision to leave the single market and to leave the customs union would make border checks unavoidable. it's notjust a political problem at this shoe shop in newry, northern ireland. these shoes are meant for walking, on both sides of the border. customs and tariffs could mean a business like this running into trouble. what we need is easy access from the factory to our shop floor. if there is a hard border, then there will be hold—ups all the way along that we cannot predict. the

i asked michel barnier what he thought about that and mr barnier said that the person he really listenedyou again later. very much. —— thank you very much. the foreign secretary borisjohnson says the government won't fund any aid agency that allows the exploitation of women in southern syria. it follows evidence given to the bbc that some women in the south of the country have been exploited by men delivering aid on behalf of the united nations and international charities. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. exposure the fighting continues. demand for six from local simians. they were withholding the aid that had been delivered and using these women for sex said this was a range of women. they were women of different ages of the group. some had experienced at themselves, some we re very had experienced at themselves, some were very distraught. daniel spencer is an experienced aid worker, she heard the stories from women who had fled to jordan and heard the stories from women who had fled tojordan and they told her that many refuse to go to distribution centres because peo

that was the stark warning delivered by the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, in downingime had come for the uk to choose what sort of relationship it wanted with the eu after leaving. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. in a hurry. notjust to catch the 1056 from brussels to london. we have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. but the eu's chief negotiator wants to press on. it is time for bargaining, he says, as the next round of brexit talks loom. the first priority for him and his host david davis is to agree what happens straight after brexit. do you know what the british government wants? the two years or so timeframe, not much will change but the real posturing is about the longer term. theresa may popped in for a drink after reminding her party that she wants out of the single market free trade area and the current customs union. but she knows, along with these two, there might be mishaps along the way. our negotiating team is starting straightaway, tomorrow certainly, on an intensive period of negotiation and are confident we can g