sally hodkin the limelight, i don't know! welcome to the programme.s less than a week since the uk woke up to an election result that plunged it into even deeper political and economic uncertainty. prime minister theresa may still hasn't finalised an agreement with the northern irish democratic unionist party which would allow her to govern with a narrow majority. but away from those talks, the pressure is mounting on the government to lay out a strategy for brexit negotiations. tonight the chancellor, orfinance minister, philip hammond, could give us some idea of what is planned. he's expected to say that $61bn of funds from the european union's investment bank will not be put at risk. it currently provides funding for major infrastructure projects across the eu, including here in the uk for the crossrail train line in london, and tram networks in nottingham and manchester. he's also expected to signal there may be some room to negotiate when it comes to keeping the country in the eu's customs union. staying in that union would allow businesses to co