ultimately, any minister isjudged by their actions, and although mr gove's pledges seen much greener ing from what's grown in the fields to how farmers adjust after brexit. david shukman, bbc news, in hertfordshire. michael gove also said the whole cabinet is in agreement that there should be a period of adjustment after brexit so that businesses have access to the migrant workers they need. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar is at westminster. does this make the government's position over brexit clearer ? well, the eu wants more clarity. business leaders say they want more clarity, but they will have to wait, partly because so many key decisions have yet to be discussed, let alone decide by ministers. ministers are broadly agreed on the importance of getting a transitional period of maybe two years, although the chancellor and a number of civil serva nts chancellor and a number of civil servants would like longer to make sure trade continues to flow as freely as now between britain and europe on to give business time to prepare for a new customs system and to make sure there is

and although mr gove's pledges seem much greener than many expected, what counts is the hard detail on how farmers are after brexit. david shukman, bbc news, hertfordshire. michael gove also said the whole cabinet is in agreement that there should be a period of adjustment after brexit so that businesses have access to the migrant workers they need, but our deputy political editor is in westminster for us this evening. does make the government's position clearer? there has been a lot of squabbling in the cabinet lately but there has been more agreement over the shape of brexit. for now, brexit is still a work in progress. there is broad agreement now on the importance of keeping trade moving freely as now between britain and europe during a transitional period of perhaps two years. the chancellor and a lot of civil servants would like that period to be a lot longer. business will need that time to adjust to a new custom system and there is a worry that a sudden lurch into a new system could hit investment. ultimately, it will be about the negotiations in brussels. as far as freedom of

mr gove says that must change.—lifetime opportunity to reform how we manage agriculture and fisheries and therefore how we care for ourour fisheries and therefore how we care for our our rivers and seas. and we can recast our ambition for our country's environment and for the planet. in short, leaving the european union should mean a green brexit. that means payments for owning land will be scrapped by mr gove. subsidy will come instead for protecting the soil and waterways, preventing flooding, and reducing pollution from farm chemicals. landowners have been braced for reform. farmers like me are both producers of food and conservationists at the same time. you must remember that most farmers, a small family owned businesses, hard—working, trying a small family owned businesses, ha rd—working, trying to a small family owned businesses, hard—working, trying to produce food for the nation but also trying to c0 nse rve for the nation but also trying to conserve a clean environment. the key question will be how much o

mr gove says that must change. therefore how we care for our our rivers and seas. and we can recast our ambition for our country's environment and for the planet. in short, leaving the european union should mean a green brexit. that means payments for owning land will be scrapped by mr gove. subsidy will come instead for protecting the soil and waterways, preventing flooding, and reducing pollution from farm chemicals. landowners have been braced for reform. farmers like me are both producers of food and conservationists at the same time. you must remember that most farmers, a small family owned businesses, hard—working, trying to produce food for the nation but also trying to conserve a clean environment. the key question will be how much of the total subsidy farmers retain when reform happens. mr gove's speech stretches beyond farming. on fisheries, he said the eu had allowed overfishing. the uk would stick to tighter limits. on plastics, he said the 5p bag charge had been a success, but he wanted to do more to c

mr gove says that must change.—in—a—lifetime opportunity to reform how we manage agriculture and fisheries and therefore how we care for our our rivers and seas. and we can recast our ambition for our country's environment and for the planet. in short, leaving the european union should mean a green brexit. that means payments for owning land will be scrapped by mr gove. subsidy will come instead for protecting the soil and waterways, preventing flooding, and reducing pollution from farm chemicals. landowners have been braced for reform. farmers like me are both producers of food and conservationists at the same time. you must remember that most farmers, a small family owned businesses, you must remember that most farmers, are small family—owned businesses, hard—working, trying to produce food for the nation but also trying to conserve a clean environment. the key question will be how much of the total subsidy farmers retain when reform happens. mr gove's speech stretches beyond farming. 0n fisheries, he said the eu

mr gove promised a new law banning microbeads. and toothpaste. that can end up polluting the oceans. he wants the new move to save stocks of fish. mr gove says the eu allows overfishing, and he believes britain acting alone could be more sustainable. and he described climate change as a threat. and criticised donald trump for pulling out of the paris agreement on global warming. ultimately, any minister isjudged by their actions. and although mr gove's pledges seem much greener than many expected, what counts is the hard detail on everything from what's grown in the field to how farmers are after brexit. david shukman, bbc news, hertfordshire. back to what is happening in the us. white house press secretary sean spicer has announced he is going to resign from his post. let's be to oui’ resign from his post. let's be to our washington correspondent, outside the white house, where it is rather hard, i imagine. and humid. what has he said about white he is going? nothing so far from sean spicer officially. but what we understand is t

mr gove has a view.rea of public sector pay. mrjohnson, we are told, has a view. has the government been underpaying nurses and teachers, mr secretary? we can all have a view. welcome to the post—austerity age. the deficit problem has not exactly been cured, but things have changed since 2010, and politics sees other issues as more pressing — none more so than pay forfive million public workers.

speaking to the bbc this morning, mr gove said ministers would fully take on board "the integrity ofiew process". some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. pay rises for five million public sector workers have effectively been capped at 1% since 2013, before which there was a two—year freeze on pay for all but the lowest—paid workers. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. what exactly has michael gove been saying? it is important to remind people that that cap since 2013 was all part of these austerity measures, this drive to get down the deficit. at now, we're hearing that public pay review bodies are expected to recommend pay rises $0011. expected to recommend pay rises soon. michael gove has made it pretty clear that if the recommendations are for pay rises, that he believes the government should accept this, saying the government should respect the integrity of that process. michael gove was challenged on the andrew marr show today, over whether these pay review bodies just to the government's bidding, or w

mr gove said the cabinet was agreed on the need for an implementation period between britain formally trading relationship coming into force. but it's unclear if that would include continuing freedom of movement for eu nationals. from westminster, our political correspondent chris mason reports. this week's brexit negotiations concluded with an acceptance on both side there's still a lot of work to do and the clock is ticking ever closer to the uk's exit day in march 2019. but the government wants a transitional period after that, where the uk is out, but some elements of eu membership remain. could that include unlimited immigration from the eu? the prime minister has made clear as we leave the european union we will have an implementation period which will ensure we can continue to have not just access to labour, but the economic stability and certainty which business requests, and again, that something around which the government and cabinet are united. the details, inevitably at this stage, are sketchy. the boss of the bank goldman sachs says that means they are spending a lot on

you are, the more money the taxpayer pays you and it was clear this had to change and this is is mr gove'sreage payments depending on how much you own, so the question for farmers is how much of that £3 billion they can secure into the future. the government has promised the 3 billion up to 2022, but i think after that it will almost certainly this slip will almost certainly slip because the chancellor will be saying, a lot of that goes to waste, and start clawing it back. the other question is what will michael gove ask farmers to do in order to get their money? at the moment, he is talking about them protecting the soil, protecting waterways, storing carbon in the soil to help the fight against climate change, but all the details on that will be really, really difficult to achieve. it's an incredibly complicated policy that is being carried out by a department that has had heavy cuts in staffing, so this will not be an easy path. so subsidies was one issue that he tackled. what else stood out for you? he gave a whole this, he looked at the entire gamut of environmental policy in defra, t

donald trump's deal language is for it, "we've got to have access to ourfarmers," michael gove says, "well, mrjust won't do it if it involves compromising of the chickens. what makes it more interesting is that is not the sort of music we are hearing from liam fox, the cabinet minister who is supposed to be negotiating trade deals, because when he was asked on newsnight last night about this, he was much more cautious. it's fine. we don't need that regulation that the eu currently has. we will be prepared to accept whatever the chicken is washed in because we believe that is the right way to go, it makes food cheaper and it is a deal with the us? we will want to ensure that the scientific advice that we have ensures proper protection for british consumers, because dropping our standards is... well, it doesn't at the moment, right? the eu has a preventative strategy, so doesn't believe that chlorine washed chicken is the right thing to have in the eu. will that change under liam fox's trade deal? can you rule that out? well, i can rule out that we will be dropping our standards and consumer pro

gove >> in order to make sure that our economy thrives consistent with public interest. >> commissioner, mr. carr? >> thank you for the question. going forward basis the network is going to be very different than 4g. we will have small cells dotting our landscape.policies b we need to make sure that not just sec policies, but nationali environmental policy a national historic preservation policies are adjusted to reflect the realities of those facilities which are different than traditional large cell towers. >> i would of those same points. it will look different. i viewed through not just innovations but jobs in economy. if we get the framework rate it could be 275 billion in investment over the next decade to deploy 5g. that could be 3 million new jobs. combined with i/o t you're looking at a big boost to the economy. >> when you expect to have the proceedings finalized and begin to make spectrum available? >> we don't have a timeframe to report. we are actively studying in and are working with stakeholders to figure out those parts where we can take actions that if there's other areas w

mr gove has a view. i think we should listen to the pay review bodies who govern each individual area of public sector pay. mrjohnson, we are told, has a view. has the government been underpaying nurses and teachers, mr secretary? we can all have a view. welcome to the post—austerity age. the deficit problem has not exactly been cured, but things have changed since 2010, and politics sees other issues as more pressing — none more so than pay forfive million public workers. a veteran deficit slayer gives us his view. all the president's tweets. if you're struggling to keep up with the trump social media strategy, we'll give you the latest. and more to the point, we'll discuss what it says about his presidency. and what have this lot have got in common? the answer is music producer clive langer. when i worked with david bowie, we met socially quite a few times. but then, you know, he has your number. you don't have his. hello. the debate over what replaces austerity is under way, and public sector pay is a