that will not impress mrs merkel. suspicion that this full trip, the letter from monday, is the only use —— reason to prepare an alibi, he is trying to front a withdrawal agreement and the europeans are not ready to follow the democratic wishes of england, to pacify it and therefore a hard sta nce pacify it and therefore a hard stance isjustified. pacify it and therefore a hard stance is justified. mrs pacify it and therefore a hard stance isjustified. mrs merkel will not follow into that trap. thank you for joining not follow into that trap. thank you forjoining us and giving us your insights into the political chemistry there. let us talk to our westminster correspondent. i do not know if you could hear all of that but it sets the stage for what is an important but difficult meeting of antenna. it will be hugely difficult but i think borisjohnson knows that. all descendants we have been getting from downing street suggest they think progress at this meeting and the one with emmanuel macron tomorrow are nonexistent.

that's right and angela merkel supports the eu's lines quite clearly on this. mronours, it will be a friendly reception, but so far there is no indication that angela merkel oi’ is no indication that angela merkel or the german government in general would change their position, which has always been to support the eu's line on this particularly when it comes to the backstop. angela merkel doesn't feel it is her position or her prerogative to even discuss changing the backstop. that would be seenin changing the backstop. that would be seen in germany are spurring ireland under the bus which germany has long said it would not do to an existing member of the eu. mrs merkel is open to changing the agreement looking forward , to changing the agreement looking forward, so the political declaration, she is open to the idea of what sort of alternative arrangements could be put into place when it comes to avoiding a hardboard on the island of ireland. she has said she looks forward to more details on that. but so far, germany has said they do not see the concrete details t

the daily mirror reports that mrs merkel has called the prime minister's bluff. it describes mrjohnson as "stunned" in his reaction to the german chancellor's demand that the uk must find a realistic alternative to the backstop. now on to the financial times. it says the cost of servicing the debt of developed countries has sunk to its lowest level for more than four decades and that the sharp decline is putting pressure on governments to borrow and spend more in order to jump—start the flagging global economy. the copenhagen post online says that denmark is picking up the pieces and the cost of donald trump's cancelled visit. now on to the south morning china post which has this picture of yet more chaotic scenes at yuen long mtr station as protestors confronted police. and finally the bbc online reports that in a bid to keep the region clean, the nepalese authorities have banned single—use plastics in the everest region. the ban will take effect from january 2020. so let's begin. with me is rolake akinkugbe—filani, head of energy at fbnquest merchant bank. let'

the daily mirror reports that mrs merkel has called the prime minister's bluff.german chancellor's demand that the uk must find a realistic alternative to the backstop. now on to the financial times. it says the cost of servicing the debt of developed countries has sunk to its lowest level for more than four decades and that the sharp decline is putting pressure on governments to borrow and spend more in order to jump—start the flagging global economy. the copenhagen post online says that denmark is picking up the pieces

market she's on her and you leave she's not in berlin but observance you take it for granted that mrs merkel is backing.

what mrs merkel would be prepared to talk about what she is hoping mr johnson will want to talk aboutere, she has said she is open to the idea of alternative arrangements to keep that border on the island of ireland open. but so far, berlin has said they haven't had concrete ideas of what those alternatives should be from britain. until then, what those alternatives should be from britain. untilthen, until there are more concrete ideas, they say the backstop has to stay in the withdrawal agreement. joining me now to discuss this is yael selfin, chief economist at kpmg in the uk. how co—dependent do you think the british and german economies are? they are dependent, but it's a very different picture for the uk and for germany. if you look at germany on its own, and you look at german exports, in terms of total exports, goods and services, they represent about 4% of the german economy, the exports that go to the uk market. but then you need to look at the uk and their relationship with the eu asa and their relationship with the eu as a whole. eu exports represent about half of the total

allies of mrs merkel have accused the prime minister of making a completely impossible request, and notz at the weekend. an extra £9 million is to be given to local councils to help them prepare for brexit, with a little more than half the money going to areas with major ports. ministers say the funding will help councils develop local brexit plans, and cover additional staffing costs. kent council will get more than £2.5 million due to the potential pressures around the port of dover. thousands of homeless children are growing up in converted shipping containers, office blocks and bed and breakfasts, according to a report by the children's commissioner for england. anne longfield says it's a "scandal" that many families are living in dangerous and cramped conditions, often for months at a time. councils say the housing crisis and budget cuts are forcing them to place people in temporary accommodation. cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. the 78—year—old was jailed for six

allies of mrs merkel have accused mrjohnson of making a completely impossible request, and not beingmajor sticking point remains the backstop — an insurance polcy that would keep the uk in the eu customs union, to prevent the return of border checks on the island of ireland. in a moment, we'll talk tojenny hill in hamburg. first live to westminster, and our political correspondent iain watson. it does not sound like he will get a very warm reception, but what do we think is his strategy? he will get a warm reception to an extent because they will emphasise the non—brexit issues the leaders can agree on on international affairs and security and so on. but certainly there is this rather large gaping gap between borisjohnson this rather large gaping gap between boris johnson and angela this rather large gaping gap between borisjohnson and angela merkel when it comes to brexit. he is demanding, of course, that the eu withdraw the northern irish backstop, the controversial arrangements that keep the uk close to eu regulations to avoid a hard border in ireland, and that goes as a precondit

to have shut the door that mrs merkel cracked open what's your take on the current status of mr johnson's campaign to reopen the discussion well i would say this i would say that we talked about before that mccrone is in a very weakened position his approval rating is only 24 percent and the reason. markel of course is being more flexible subtly with regard to the irish backstop is that she has german businesses breathing down her neck because one in 7 german cars is sold into the u.k. and so many of their white goods are also just over a month ago there was a report that now over 14 percent of goods that were formerly purchased from germany now purchased in the u. u.s. what i would say is now he's going into this meeting in beer it's this weekend i think this is what we can expect he's not going to waver he can't he's based his entire premiership on the fact that he is going to get the u.k. out of the e.u. busy and bracks it is going to be a vial no no deal and he's done that for leverage he has to stick to that point the other thing that he's recently stated is that he sees an angle of

chancellor merkel she's on her annual leave she's not in berlin but service you take it for granted that mrs merkel is backing the stance of her coalition partner and that means no john participation in such a u.s. mission so come. many think might succeed michael as the cd uses as the conservatives candidate in the next election she is try. leave all or options open anywhere still some confusion there that last week before boris johnson took over as prime minister in the u.k. the u.k. proposed a european naval mission to the gulf to help protect shipping in the strait of hormuz would germany bored me more amenable to a european mission i personally think so such a mission under european flag german would probably find its role has been similar european missions in the past some of them quite successful and john vessels in that flight to the us for example that was one mission of off the coast of east africa an anti piracy mission but if you look at the john navy these days there are so many vessels under repair and undergoing an overhauling process so they're adalat if germany would or even could

allies of mrs merkel have accused mrjohnson of making a completely impossible request, and not beingint remains the backstop, an insurance polcy that would keep the uk in the eu customs union, to prevent the return of border checks on the island of ireland. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. what do you think borisjohnson will hope to achieve given he has already had quite a clear message from angela merkel in advance of the meeting? partly this will be showing he is reaching out to european leaders, he will be welcomed by our military guard, there will be a mini press co nfe re nce military guard, there will be a mini press conference stressing cooperation with angela merkel in other areas, international fairs, security etc, but fundamentally there is a big gap on brexit. he says that can't be a deal with the northern ireland backstop and she says there can't be a deal without one. how did they bridge the gap? her compromise suggestion is if borisjohnson goes along with this deal in the short term and accepts the backstop then she will work desperately hard w

then, in the middle of theirjoint news conference, mrs merkel said: "maybe we can find that solution ean by that? if you ask me to divine what is in the mind of angela merkel, it is the toughest challenge for any commentator. i think she is driven by what was once famously said, how wonderfully it concentrates the mind when the day of execution is near. an october 31 is the day of execution for both the eu and the uk. and you have to have shown a willingness not to have let this happen by default. you've got to think of something that might impinge on it, and turn it into something more hopeful. and the 30 day period she suggested this for britain to resolve. johnson so far has not come up with an alternative solution to how to regulate ireland after the no deal exit. did the irish government know she was going to say this, put the cat among the pigeons? i think they've been trying, and a lot of the coverage from berlin has been trying to clarify exactly what she said, it wasn't going to become a solution in 30 days. as you are saying, thomas, she is so shrewd, she is putting the ball

then, in the middle of theirjoint news conference, mrs merkel said: "maybe we can find that solution at did she mean by that? if you ask me to divine what is in the mind of angela merkel, it is the toughest challenge for any commentator. i think she is driven by what was once famously said, how wonderfully it concentrates the mind when the day of execution is near. an october 31 is the day of execution for both the eu and the uk. and you have to have shown a willingness not to have let this happen by default. you've got to think of something that might impinge on it, and turn it into something more hopeful. and the 30 day period she suggested this for britain to resolve. johnson so far has not come up with an alternative solution to how to regulate ireland after the no deal exit. did the irish government know she was going to say this, put the cat among the pigeons? i think they've been trying, and a lot of the coverage from berlin has been trying to clarify exactly what she said, it wasn't going to become a solution in 30 days. as you are saying, thomas, she is so shrewd, she is putt

mrs merkel has repeatedly said that deal cannot be renegotiated.e did appear today open to mr johnson coming up with some kind of alternative to the backstop in as little as 30 days. then write reports. —— then another prime minister arrives in berlin to demand more concessions on brexit. prime minister, are you hopeful of a deal? it's a familiar tune, but this time the deadlock is stark, and it's boris johnson receiving the red carpet, here to tell the german chancellor that the deal hammered out between theresa may and the eu must change. 0therwise, mrjohnson insists, the uk is leaving with no deal at the end of october and claims there's nothing mps can do to stop it. berlin would not have been surprised to hear borisjohnson‘s condition for a deal, that the irish backstop, intended to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland after brexit, be scrubbed altogether from the withdrawal agreement. but eu leaders say the deal is closed. so, what would one of europe's most powerful leaders have to say to the man who led the uk's campaign to leave?

mrs merkel has repeatedly said that deal cannot be renegotiated, but she did today appear open to the up with some sort of alternative to the backstop in as little as 30 days. our political correspondent ben wright reports now from berlin. another prime minister arrives in berlin to demand more concessions on brexit. prime minister, are you hopeful of a deal? it's a familiar tune, but this time the deadlock is stark, and it's boris johnson receiving the red carpet, here to tell the german chancellor that the deal hammered out between theresa may and the eu must change. otherwise, mrjohnson insists, the uk is leaving with no deal at the end of october and claims there's nothing mps can do to stop it. berlin would not have been surprised to hear borisjohnson‘s condition for a deal, that the irish backstop, intended to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland after brexit, be scrubbed altogether from the withdrawal agreement. but eu leaders say the deal is closed. so what would one of europe's most powerful leaders have to say to the man who led the uk's campaign to leave? before d

negotiated but the present moment to me it's the mr mr boris johnson has all the worries in mind mr mrs merkel is the is not the lib position to take us bold initiatives so the only one on lived is the president but croll. i don't know if we will succeed but one thing really we have to to recognize this is trying all fronts one nickel of former french ambassador to iran so i think. that airstrikes have killed several civilians in opposition control turns around an important highway in syria near a turkish observation post the army backed by russia is continuing its offensive in the northwestern provinces it live along the strategic and 5 highway government troops are already in control of a part of the m 5 following the rebel withdrawal from the town of qom she could on monday well let's go live to burn a smith in antakya and hatay province that's near the syrian border hi there barnard's so what more do we know then about this attack on that turkish observation post. julie this is the 2nd time there's been an attack on turkish military forces by acid's forces in the last week earlier this wee

. >> do you and mrs. merkel agree on the step forward from iran.agree that iran should not be nuclear. we will come out to a statement from that effect. we cannot let iran become secure with nuclear weapons. >> [music] -- [indiscernible] >> we want to prevent any kind of weapons. we have very productive talks on this issue as well. it is obviously still moving. is slowly moving forward. but there is still a long way to go. >> i do think that we really made some big progress in respect to iran. in the and the unity of the g7. there has been great unity. just flawless in that sense. i'm thinking about all of the seven countries. and it has been really good. we've a meeting or two left. but i tell you we will have great meeting with even with iran. a lot of progress with iran. and we've come to a conclusion more or less that is the biggest part of the conclusion. they can't have nuclear weapons. we've have a very successful very opposite of what you report. you to report where i was in the plane i hadn't even landed yet you said i was in a dispute. th

mrs merkel knows a no—deal brexit would lead to complications in ireland so she wants to find a deal.ell you on or off record from whatever background by and large, they will say that mrjohnson appears to be pursuing this strategy are putting britain first, don't then be surprised, they say, when germany chooses to put europe first. jenny hill and iain watson, thank you. it's emerged the level of eu migration to the uk has been underestimated for a decade. the office for national statistics says it may also have over—stated migration from countries outside the eu. daniel sandford is with me. what on earth has been going on with these figures? if you imagine, you count who is coming in and out of the country? the way it has been relied on for years for years and yea rs relied on for years for years and years is a clipboard survey at airports asking people coming into the country and leaving the country what their plans are, are you coming to work, to visit, are you leaving for good or going back to poland for a couple of weeks? that is how the figures were calculated. it has become cle

and if you let it be out before the meeting with mrs merkel victim what should be said here. and by yes how are you today didn't i get it i'm great. the meeting in the digital council is strictly confidential of course. but also on his agenda today posting a selfie with the chancellor and his book and even shooting a video with the late chancellor konrad adenauer. i know i'm addressed by you and then this is the end of the meeting off the 1st day off it did get tired out digitizer board of germany because i'm going to work at a cabinet morning with some interesting ideas. the value of being in us and now we have you riffing and figure out what shall we do the next time. andreas thinks we need better education its way to live alongside data machines like amazon. ve could in your view if we used to have geography botany zoo wallaby and so on how can we make data a real subject now of years in the digital studies to equip us with the basic skills to make decisions in this digital world it was a fit. he has a different idea. give mr we've got to tackle the problem at its root whi

united states to take them because they didn't come from the united states, so -- >> do you and mrs. merkeliscussed iran? >> we haven't discussed much iran except that they can't be nuclear, they'll be coming out with a statement of that effect, everybody agrees that we cannot let iran become a nuclear -- have nuclear weapons. [inaudible] >> we had very productive talks on the issue as well. slowly moving forward but still a long ways. >> i really do think that we have made progress in terms of iran and unity of the g7, it's been flawless in that sense, we've had a lot of fake news, no unity, there's no unity, we've had -- i've visited with all the 7 countries and it's been really good. not quite over yet, we have a meet or two less but i will tell you we've had great unity even with iran and a lot of progress on iran and we come to a conclusion more or less, but the biggest part of the conclusion they can't have nuclear weapons but we've had a very successful g7, very friendly, very opposite of what you reported, you had a report where i was in the plane, i hadn't even landed yet and you s

merkel. let's listen in. >> mr. president, do you and mrs. merkel agree on the step forward for iran?oo much, but i think we agree iran shouldn't be nuclear. it's a very important thing. in fact, i think we'll be coming out with a statement to that effect from the g7. everybody agrees that we cannot let iran become a nuclear -- have nuclear weapons. >> mr. president, you multiple times that the eu -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> i can only repeat that we've said we want to defend any kind of nuclear weapons for iran. it is something that we want through negotiations. we had very productive talks on this issue, as well. it is, obviously, still moving ass an issue. it is slowly moving forward, but there is a long way to go yet. >> mr. president, what are your thoughts on the climate? >> i do think that we really made some big progress with respect to iran in terms of unity of the g7. there has been great unity, really. it's been flawless in that sense. you know, we had a lot of fake news where they're saying, oh, there's no unity. there's no unity. it's like, we've had a really -- i

that is really very similar to what mrs merkel said yesterday.d accept that and say i accept your challenge, it's something i want to do. i understand the uk needs to put forward proposals. and that is the eu view. i think mr mccrone will be saying the same thing to mrjohnson over lunch here just a little saying the same thing to mrjohnson over lunch herejust a little bit later —— mr macron. over lunch herejust a little bit later -- mr macron. iain, you have been listening to that. some people might have been saying angela merkel‘s comments were tinged with irony. well, it was a positive moves, they discussed all sorts of international issues, notjust brexit. the question is not so much the mood, but has angela merkel changed her tune? she said to bowes johnson, look, perhaps within 30 days you can come up to alternatives to this controversial irish backstop and avoid a hard border in ireland if trade talks don't succeed. he has that he will come up with alternative arrangements but downing street has stressed it isn't a 30 day deadline, the dead

well i think mrs merkel got it right it was a parallel event it was 3 hours of detail talks with the french foreign minister and half an hour with president macron an intensive phase of a diplomatic exercise that the french have been conducting with the support of britain and germany for several weeks now to try and reduce the tensions over the iran nuclear agreement and there has been talk of possibly iran back to the limits on its enrichment activities which it has slightly disregarded recently. and in return for that at getting some of its oil that is currently blocked still on international markets but we don't know whether that is what was discussed and we don't know what the bottom lines are either united states or iran both of whom would have to talk to the french frankly if the french are to pull off a new phase in these difficult discussions but what was today likely to have accomplished. well there are 2 scenarios one unlikely and one lightly the unlikely one is that they made excellent progress but some form of agreement is in mr serry pocket and he needs of course to chec

mrs merkel said she hoped a deal could be reached, but repeated that germany is ready for a no—deal brexiterlin. but don't read anything into it, say mrs merkel‘s supporters. they insist her position has not changed — the withdrawal agreement is not open for renegotiation. the two leaders spoke a little earlier — let's have a listen. we cannot accept the current withdrawal agreement, arrangements that either divide the uk or lock us into the regulatory and trading arrangements of the eu, the legal order of the eu. translation: our aim is to preserve the integrity of the single market. that is obvious. if somebody wants to leave the single market, we must see to it that the integrity of the single market is ensured. we have shown imagination and creativity in the past as european union and i think here too we can find ways and means. this is the start of the big bite of diplomatic activity as boris johnson mixes first trip as prime minister. the first trip to berlin to see angela merkel, he appeared to sign up angela merkel, he appeared to sign up to the idea that the uk would propose alter

with mr zelinsky mr putin and merkel will try to work with the normandy formats in a few weeks. there's no alternative to the normandy format and will obviously supported. now here's something else that's very important the french president emmanuel made it clear that for him it was very important to me president putin face to face before the french leader heads to bad trades that is the venue of the coming g. 7 summit that's about to kick off in just a few days and this is a summit that russia has not been part of the whole more than 5 years straight after the events in ukraine and mr putin was asked by one of the journalists if russia was keen to return well here's what he said. a little g. 8 doesn't exist anymore how can i return to an organization which doesn't exist today it's the g 7 regarding a potential format with 8 member states we never reject any proposals some time ago it was russia's turn to hold a g. 8 meeting but our partners didn't. and did for now it seems that russia and the g 7 countries that were used to be known as the g 8 when russia was still part of it a

and this is for mr president don't. either merkel showed some flexibility in. last night over the question of changing the irish backstop don't you think you should cut the new british prime minister a bit of slack as well. thank you very much libby of course as you know great deal of work has already been done to ensure that the transition on october 31st is a smooth as it possibly can be and so there are already agreements on aviation on financial services many other sectors and what we want to do now between in the next should be one days or whatever your many we want to make sure that we do all the necessary work on both sides of the channel to make sure that whether we get to an agreement will not our exit is smooth and there is a pain free as possible for citizens and businesses on both sides and that's what we're going to. get terms a position. regarding a question. of an introduction the back to. the good. point which has been negotiated in the context of the operation given you the a jug of your violent and the past the political situation so it is an

phrase that angular merkel used several years ago now referring to the refugee crisis that then pertains here in germany so hearing that sort of language used back to her as it were by mr johnson well that will have provoked a reaction from angela merkel clearly from his perspective optimism was the message he wanted to bring here with the right prevailing wind as it were with a shift in mentality from the european you he believes something could be done this was what angle america's more nuanced reply was when she was posed a similar question to save the banks of the say look folks was it the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this kind if one finds the solution and we said we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then we're one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put our all into this. dominic it might be a bit simplistic to say this but when it comes to talking to. those in germany who are dealing with this situation it's really going to come down to what's more important to germany isn't it the u.k. or the e.u. . well clearly the german position

but mr macron and mrs merkel are saying they are open to hearing anything he might have to say. up with something that is workable and workable before we leave. that is the whole point. if it is to replace the whole point. if it is to replace the backstop it has to be ready to go. macron and angela merkel are not going as far as the eu has done for months where it has said that it is not reopening the withdrawal agreement or up for negotiation, neither have said it in no starc terms. some may think optimistically that that is a softening of the eu position. i think it is more likely that france and germany do not want to walk into a trap where downing street can say look at the eu who we re street can say look at the eu who were not taking this seriously and they are being buried intransigent. this will lead for a no deal. i think it is about who is going to be blamed for a no deal. borisjohnson has made it very clear that it will not be the uk government putting up any physical border checks on that border. he made that case twice very deliberately, because again i think this i

mr president, angela merkel showed some flexibility in berlin last night over the question of changingeady been done to ensure that the transition in october at the 315t is as smooth as it possibly can be and so there are already agreements on aviation, financial services and many other sectors and what we now want to do in the next 71 days or whatever is left, to make sure we do all the necessary work on both sides of the channel to make sure that whether we get an agreement or not, our exit is as smooth and as pain free as possible for citizens and businesses on both sides. translation: regarding your question, i said in my introduction that the irish backstop, as we call it, is a point which has been negotiated in the context of the negotiation, given the geography and politics of ireland, it is an important element which allows us to guarantee stability and also the integrity of the single market, these are our two girls. when you talk about flexibility, these two girls have to be met and we therefore have to find a solution that guarantees the integrity of the single market. we ha

french]king >> do you believe with chancellor merkel, who wants to find an alternative to the backstop in 30 days, mrime -- what alternative options are there to the backstop? >> what chancellor merkel said yesterday, which is in line with the spirit of our exchanges, we days.isibility within 30 ofs is also the objective prime minister johnson. nobody is going to wait until the 31st of october to find a good solution. if we don't find a good solution we cannot overnight solve all the problems. the next month, we will be mobilizing michelle barney i --- barnier and his team of negotiators what can help us find -- overcome the obstacles. the withdrawal agreement has already been subject to o a lotf hard work and was a result by a unanimous decision by the members of the e.u. i believe our collective intelligence and desire to be constructive should allow us to find a good solution. i have always been described as .he toughest member of the gang because i have always clearly that a choice has been made, we have to implement the choice. that is not by wasting time. it is not because we are going to try t

angela merkel hoping for some sort of solution, mr macron to be more willing to be much more blunt. in westminster? there are some interesting body language between them today, boris johnson and emmanuel macron, is a strong and long lasting handshake. it is the words that matter but what is interesting is the widespread expectation was that emmanuel macron would say no to the demand to reopen the withdrawal agreement, this big 500 page plus document that theresa may had painstakingly put together with the eu but had been rejected by parliament, but he didn't say that. he didn't say he wasn't going to reopen it. he did on any withdrawal agreement they would reach in the next month would be very similar to the existing one. borisjohnson supporters, many conservative mps, won't like the sound of that but what's going on is not so much that we will necessarily be avoiding no deal, what i think was going on from emmanuel macron's point of view was that he would not be portrayed as a person who is causing no deal. he's going to sound reasonable, perhaps more reasonable than people imagine

merkel. this weekend mr.th him decades of animosity against the european union. anna stewart looks at the legacy of bad blood between the two. >> his stance on europe means that he is hated by some and adored by others. boris johnson's rocky relationship with the eu began long before the term brexit was even coined. in the early 90s, johnson was posted to brussels for the british newspaper the telegraph where he developed a niche filing mocky stories about eu bureaucracy. charles grant, a fellow brussels based journalist at the time new johnson well. >> he exaggerated hugely, sometimes invented stories. you became famous. >> johnson dispatches advanced his career and grew to an anti-eu sentiment. >> i was chucking rocks over the garden where i heard an amazing crash from the greenhouse next door over in england. everybody in brussels was having an amazing explosive effect. it gave me a rather weird sense of power. >> not until 2016 johnson decided to stake his whole career on the issue of europe. when the bre

mr. difficult dinner date with angela merkel. i referred -- on prime minister johnson's difficult dinner date with angela merkel. the president likened jay powell to a bad golfer who cannot fight. kevin: cannot make it up. the president continuing his attacks against fed chair jay powell, arguing he would like to see rate cuts sliced lower and he would like to see them do something to compete with china. the president, according to treasury department officials, argued that president xi jinping has something president trump does not. that is a central bank he can factor into. when you look at it from a broader standpoint, as the debate continues on to whether or not there'll be an economic recession, the president heading into the 2020 reelection cycle by attacking fed chair jay powell, who he nominated. david: thanks. we will talk to about that problem with china. in the meantime, let's turn to ben on tax cuts. we had president trump say he is thinking about tax cuts, including capital gains. could he do that? ben: it would be v

mr. difficult dinner date with angela merkel.minister johnson's difficult dinner date with angela merkel. the president likened jay powell to a bad golfer who cannot fight. kevin: cannot make it up. the president continuing his attacks against fed chair jay powell, arguing he would like to see rate cuts sliced lower and he would like to see them do something to compete with china. the president, according to treasury department officials, argued that president xi jinping

meet today in the coming hours the german chancellor meanwhile angle or merkel has been more optimistic in talks on wednesday she gave mr johnson a 30 day deadline to find an alternative solution dominic kane reports. incoming to meet angela merkel in berlin boris johnson brought a message one of her desire to compromise where possible if his host would do likewise we in the u.k. want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get what we can do this up in the us i think is that is the phrase but clearly. they clearly we cannot we cannot accept. the current withdraw agreement. unfazed by hearing her own catchphrase used to her angle america went straight to the heart of the matter the contentious irish border backstop the size the banks of the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this conundrum if one finds the solution and we said we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then we're one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put our all into the darkness and balance constraint that's because we're at

mr. macron, bit of enforcer with merkel seeing her influence waning as the lead country, leader of europes interesting that macron has been very careful not to upset the u.s. over a whole host of issues that's probably why we won't get a communique this time around. we found out in advance there would be no communique because there was so many differences of opinion over protectionism, over trade, over tariffs, over the environment, over climate and perhaps how to deal with brazil as well. there will be no formal group g7 communique in previous years it's looked like g6 plus one, there will be no repeat of that, but it also means of course there is no forthright action no, coordinated policy action. i'm sure all of you know by now, the g7 was formulated back in the 1970s to form an economic response, coordinated economic response to what happened with the world's first oil shock in the early 1970s. and of course the economic mantra has been at the basis of what the g7 stands for ever since. but this time around, perhaps there's been a little bit of grumbling behind the scenes by some memb

appears to be the next target for mr trump on trade during a meeting with germany's uncle merkel the german chancellor pushed for a swift deal to be made between the 2 parties the us announced talks and this is of great interest to us to enhance the trade relation between the e.u. and the u.s. we said we want to bring this as quickly as possible to a successful solution germany will work resolutely for this within the framework of the e.u. reporting for boom bust branches or r.t. . and rounding up some of the other headlines coming out of a surprisingly dramatic g 7 scene that could add world leaders pledged 20000000 euros to fund the fight against human set fires ravaging the longs of mark quickly warming planet in the amazon rain forest the funds will mostly gourd to go toward making more firefighting planes available and logistical support has also been pledged last week president emanuel necron of france threatened to veto the european union spending trade deal with brazil and the other 3 members of america's story the south american trading bloc of brazil failed to protect the p

yesterday, mr macron — who is hosting the summit — and german chancellor angela merkel said the ongoing's amazon rainforest must be discussed. the summit begins this evening with a formal welcome and dinner and ends on monday. from biarritz, here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. he's had one—on—one meetings with some european leaders but today, boris johnson will take his first steps on the global stage as prime minister when he attends his first proper international summit. the seaside resorts of biarritz in southern france has been locked down in tight security ahead of the annual gathering of g7 leaders, who are expected to discuss climate change, global trade tensions in the gulf and, yes, brexit. the prime minister will use the summit to try to reaffirm britain's international credentials, saying the uk will not retreat from the world after brexit, but will instead remain at the heart of international alliances. mrjohnson will also meet donald trump for the first time since taking office and discuss the parameters of a potential us—uk trade deal. he'll also meet the e