, and our proposal will create a uk— the eu, and our proposal will create a uk- eu the eu, and our te a uk— eu free trade area, which establishes a common rulebook on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards, but we will ensure no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result we will avoid friction in trade. that will protectjobs and livelihoods, and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. we have also agreed a new business friendly customs model with freedom to strike trade deals around the world, and now we want to get on at pace, negotiating this with the eu, to bring prosperity and security to people. we have had good, in—depth detailed discussions today. crucially, what we have agreed is the creation of a uk— eu free trade area. this will maintain high standards. it will be a common rulebook for industrial goods and agricultural products. we will also ensure that nothing can change without the consent and approval of oui’ without the consent and approval of our parliament. just finally, prime minister, in t

this week in the eu, spend two days in new york. meeting the open ambassadors in the united nations. stakeholders and three days in washington, for trade and minister for finance. the chairman of the federal reserve and many other people. and yesterday in the capital. congressmen, friends of ireland. so just to explain what did i think, what is the agenda of this negotiation. why we want to reach an agreement with the uk. the chance, the limits of this negotiation. one point i mentioned in my speech a few minutes ago is that none of my meetings, during these five days recently somebody telling me there's no value to the brexit. none of them. the same in europe, huh? even mr. faraj. i met personally to a very stimulative meeting. he was not able to give me the proof. mr. faraj when i met him, the last question after the end of the meeting was the explanation. because troy to explain, to me why is brexit. to understand and i ask him, can you tell me mr. faraj, how do you see after brexit. how do you see the situation between eu and the

you see any flexibility on the eu's part? michel: just to avoid any misunderstanding and confusion, in this long and extraordinary , i will do everything for this brexit to be unique. there are steps. we have to put the steps in the right order. the first step is about the divorce, the separation the uk asked for. we are organizing this orderly withdrawal much better than a disorderly withdrawal through this treaty. this is a precondition. what i said about the 80% agreed is about this treaty. the white paper published by the uk yesterday and the guidelines published by the eu leaders in march, or about the future relations. so, what is at stake is clearly the finalization of this treaty from now until october, a few whens, or november, and this treaty has been ratified x months after, we have to publish a political declaration about the future relations. that is why this white paper is useful and why we have to check and assess it in line of the guidelines. so two different exercises, the agreement through a treaty is this pa

is not part of the eu. we need to continue the dialogue. i explained the three bodies of the eu. one any of parliament recommended suspending the privacy shield. they don't want to stop this. they have too many tech companies. >> how big a concern is privacy in the eu versus the united states? using facebook and social media companies sharing information with what turned out to be russian hackers. what are the broader concerns about privacy online and in the eu, and what expectations should they have of privacy online? >> i don't see much difference in our concerns here and across the atlantic. officials come to you from parliament a number of times. there are huge concerns about what happens to the data. we are all learning. when facebook started, lots of people signed up for it not thinking about the implications of giving their data away. hey, it is a free service, i don't have to pay for it. i can connect with friends and those i have seen for years. -- have not seen for years. people on the whole welcomed it. facebook provides this free service, but what do they do with my da

when it is not in the interests of the eu at all. ing, we can process goods in under five seconds. the latest bank of england growth rate numbers are x and a whole raft of statistics from people saying it will be a disaster. there aren't too many unknown unknowns for people to say how bad it will be. i have digressed. the eu is much stronger than the uk. on what basis is that? the second... just because? finish your point and then we will come back. because there are 27 countries. versus one. you do not think that is a weakness and not a strength? if you could let me finish, you have 27 countries that are in the same organisation with the same interests. even if they do not agree individually with each other, they have to put up. it's just human nature and political intelligence. they have to put up a common front because they are one party. they cannot negotiate individually with the uk against the common interests of the eu. you can obfuscate it with loads of statistics and rhetoric. it's a fact that the second point is... let's hea

what we are proposing is challenging for the eu. it requires them -- it requires them to think again to look beyond the positions they've taken so far and agree a new and fair balance of rights and obligations that is the only way to meet our commitments to create a hard border without damaging the constitutional integrity of the uk and while respecting the result of the referendum. it is a balance that reflects links we've established over the last 40 years as some of the world's largest economies and security partners and bold proposal we will set out more fully in a white paper on thursday and expect the eu to engage seriously with the detail and to intensify negotiations over the summer so we can get the future relationship i firmly believe is in all of our interests. in the two years since the refer undumb, we've had a spirited national debate. with robust views echoing around the cabinet table as they have on breakfast tables up and down the country. over that time, i've listened to every possible idea and every possible versio

with the eu that works in our mew chur interest. hat works in our mew chur interest. one that on nors the referendum result, gives us control of our money, borders and law, one that sets us on course for a prosperous future, protecting job, and boosting prosperity. 0ne a prosperous future, protecting job, and boosting prosperity. one that safeguards our union and allows the whole uk to thrive in the years ahead. a brighter future whole uk to thrive in the years ahead. a brighterfuture for northern ireland, where we restore devolution and come together again asa devolution and come together again as a community, to serve the interests of the people. and brighter future interests of the people. and brighterfuture for us interests of the people. and brighter future for us all, where we put aside past divisions and work as one, to meet the channels and seize the opportunities that lie ahead. i am passionate about that brighter future, and the possibilities that are within our grasp. as i said on the day i launched my campaign to become l

and the eu. because in terms of our relations, in terms of solidarity, it is useful to give europe a vision and a feeling about this, and the goal. this week in the u.s., i spent two days in new york, we met with ambassadors at the united , andns and stakeholders three days talked about trade and the chairman of the federal reserve, and yesterday in the and membersgressmen of the friends of ireland part -- friends of ireland. stake,ained what was at the agenda of the commission, why we want to reach an agreement with the u.k., and the chance and limits of the negotiations. one point i mentioned in my speech a few minutes ago is that not of my meetings during these recently somebody telling me that there is no value to the brexit. even mr.in europe, in my i met a person office at his request. it was a very stimulating meeting. [laughter] proof not able to give me about brexit, about leaving brexit. my last question at the end of for aneting was asking explanation, because he was trying to explain w

there is an ongoing discussion in the eu. yes, my offer exists but especting it, we have prepared een prepared for many of the leadership -- [indiscernible] ichel: but in any case respect it. elizabeth: please join me in thanking our guest for a wonderful session [applause] elizabeth: it's been very interesting and i think you have a lot of work ahead of you. i hope you will have a little savor an eu y to victory. thank you so much. [applause] . [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> brett kavanaugh, the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia is president trump's nominee to the supreme court. follow the supreme court process meets on cavanaugh capitol hill. watch live on crmp span and watch on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, saturday t 8:00 proximate cause p.m. -- >> c-span where h

uk to elsewhere in the eu. tokyo. —— our correspondent. now let's brief you on some other business stories. many shoppers in the us and elsewhere are struggling to access amazon's website as one of its biggest annual sales gets underway. many users report the site either crashes or is showing an error message. amazon says it is working to resolve the issues. shares in the electric car company tesla have fallen after its chief executive directed abuse on twitter at one of the british cave divers who helped to rescue 12 thai children last week. shares fell 2.75% after elon musk referred to the british diver as a pedophile. the diver is considering legal action. the uk government has narrowly avoided defeat on its customs bill after agreeing to brexiteers' demands to change its wording. the bill survived byjust three votes following a backlash from pro—eu politicians who accuse the prime minister of caving into demands by eurosceptic mps. that's it for the business briefing this hour. but before we go, here are th

our proposalrt of is the u.k. euree-trade area which will avoid the need for regulatory checks at the border and protect those supply chains. requires foris spear that is the commitment to maintaining common rule for industrial goods and agricultural project -- product spirit of the eu would make an upfront choice to submit ongoing harmonization with the eu on goods, covering only those necessary to provide frictionless trade on the border. necessary to ensure free flow -- free flow at the border and it would not include the agricultural policies which the u.k. will leave when we leave the eu. the recommendations are relatively stable and supported by a large share of our businesses. we continue to play a strong role in international standards that underpin them. it would be a parliament to wait -- parliamentary lock on all rules and regulations and when we leave the eu, we will end the effect of the eu law in the u.k. , laws passed in westminster and belfast. we would have the sovereign ability to reject heavy propo

of leaving the eu. the future, and i believe that the plan which i have set out with its clear momentum for frictionless trade with the european union while giving us the european union while giving us the freedom to strike trade deals around the world will be one that is welcomed by businesses and investors and we will see more investment and morejobs in the uk. and we will see more investment and more jobs in the uk. among the matters agreed in the chequers communique there was reference to the continuing obligation of the government to the backstop arrangement so called, can the prime minister make it clear about the deal as far as the union is concerned, and can she make it very clear as far as the backstop is concerned, she stands by her rejection of the eu legal interpretation and there will be no constitutional political differences between northern ireland and the rest of the uk in the backstop? as he has invited me to do, i will be happy to say that i continue to reject the protocol proposal of

and the eu have said they will retaliate. american car—makers are against these tariffs. there have been talks about it at the senate. the majority of people who are testifying are saying, please don't implement these tariffs, including american car—makers, because they are worried about retaliatory effects. they are also worried because a lot of the components of their cars come from outside the us, so it will push up the cost of production. let me talk about the effect these tariffs are having on currencies. the yuan is falling, which is ironic because that of course boosts chinese exports, which the americans don't particularly want. there are a lot of reasons why the yuan is falling, not least because of the slowdown in the chinese economy and this crackdown on debt. which is separate to the tariffs. it is separate and has been going on for a long time. but you are right, the yuan is that a one year low already. if the us box chinese exports because of the tariffs, they will just find somewhere else to go. so that could f

in there, theresa may's plan for life outside the eu. briefing. the document has been kept so tightly under wraps that we haven't actually been allowed to bring it out of the building. the white paper does in detail spell out a much closer relationship with the rest of the eu after brexit than many brexiteers had hoped for, but from the prime minister's point of view it's time to compromise, and accept we can't have it all. the 98—page document spells out the common rule book. for manufacturing, the uk will follow eu rules to avoid a hard border in ireland. but the government isn't aiming for one big agreement on services but new arrangements instead, to cover the vast majority of the economy. the overall deal will be policed by a new governing body. the european court won't have the final say but will interpret the rules. and while the government will end unlimited immigration from the eu, its citizens will be able to come without visas to do paid work in some circumstances — not yet defined. for those who like dramatic breaks with the e

the border? >> at our border we will collect eu tariffs for goods that are heading to the eu. will we or won't we expect eu countries to collect our tariffs on goods that are destined for the uk? >> what we have put in the white paper, what we expect is that eu countries, i say eu countries but in fact the way the eu does it is not necessarily to the individual countries in terms of the way the payments are made, but the sums of money that will be relevant for goods that are entering the european union or destined for the united kingdom would be a page to the uk. >> if we have different levels of tariffs, and said very clearly or at least i thought it was clear and page 17, however the uk is not proposing that the eu apply the uk tariffs and trade policy at its border for good intended for the uk. is that still the case? >> what we are proposing that you see in that paragraph earlier, the uk proposes a tear revenue formula for goods entering via the eu and those entering via the united kingdom. the important thing is there's reciprocity in the sums of money that would be paid.

in there, theresa may buzz plan for life outside the eu. t of this morning's briefing, the document has been kept so tightly after wra ps document has been kept so tightly after wraps we haven't been allowed to ta ke after wraps we haven't been allowed to take it out of the building. the white paper in detail spells at a much closer relationship with the rest of the eu after brexit. many brexiteers —— than many brexiteers had hoped for. in the prime minister's pointed you it's time to cover my dad except we can't have it all. the 98 page document spells out all. the 98 page document spells out a common rule book for manufacturing. the uk will follow eu rules to avoid a hard border in ireland but the government isn't aiming for one big agreement on services but new arrangements instead to cover the vast majority of the economy. the overall deal will be policed by a new governing body, the european court won't have the final say, but will interpret the final say, but will interpret the rules. while the government will end unlimited immigration

we are clear when we leave the eu, free movement will end. at cabinet, 120 pages long, so far three pages of it have been published with a broad outline of what is agreed. over the course of this weekend you can expect mps from all parties to pick through the detail to understand what this means and there are conversations ongoing between conservative backbenchers and other parties before they come up with their reaction. theresa may addresses mps on monday and i think we will see the real response to this proposal then, and that is before she has to negotiate it with brussels. it is still a long road for the prime minister, despite the fa ct for the prime minister, despite the fact number 10 will be pleased she has reached this point. we are nowjoined by alan wager, from the independent research group the uk in a changing europe. how does this proposal look compared to what the eu has said it would be prepared to accept? there are two key bits of the proposal that probably would not fly with the eu as it stands in one is the fact we are askin

the eu. days is an absolute yawn. treason act and hired her cabinet was behind —— theresa may declared her cabinet was behind her brexit plan but now she's facing chaos in the commons. the government has sunk into a mire of chaos and division. the agreement that was supposed to unite the cabinet led to the cabinet following apart within 48 hours. at pmqs, jeremy corbyn highlighted conservative divisions but the prime minister focused on her differences with labour.|j but the prime minister focused on her differences with labour. i will end free movement committee wants to keep it. i want us out of the customs union, he wants us in. i wa nt customs union, he wants us in. i want us out of the single market, he wa nts want us out of the single market, he wants us in. i want us to sign around trade steals, he wants to hand them over to brussels. i will have ruled out a second referendum, he won't. —— i have ruled out. have ruled out a second referendum, he won't. -- i have ruled out. many in the

given by the eu, security is different. uture of nato and germany is complacent. when angela merkel, after this message from donald trump, she said yes we will tell dell might talk in germany about wrapping up our defence spending quickly. shuai shut down by her coalition partners, who said no way. one of them said "angela merkel cannot allow herself to be exposed by donald trump's rearmament mania". are you prepared to spend a lot more on defence quickly or not? we spent more, in two years we have increased the defence budget considerably and will continue until 2024 this way. but we need to see the other questions, tanks, which means more for security. will come closer to the 2% but we have to see over our own responsibilities and we have to see that we stick with the alliance, that we fulfil our conditions and most of all, synergy effects is the new defence, to get the synergy effects. let me touch up on one other issue which is important in germany and around the world, the response to mass migration. again, this is the

bernd: the eu is also suing the u.s. before the wto.he eu is also trying to get other partners involved like japan, china and other asian countries, to show the americans that they are isolating themselves. if there is a real trade war, then the eu could come up with other tariffs they could retaliate against, let's say, the american service i industry like apple, amazon or google. this is also likely, but of course the eu wants to avoid that. sarah: alexandra, i want to talk about the mood in the u.s. we know american farmers and businesses are taking a hit from this harsh trade policy in the trump administration announced tuesday he will provide up to 12 ilya dollars in aid to farmers -- billion dollars in aid to pharmasset by these tariffs. -- alexandra: you're right that at the moment he is feeling a lot of pressure in criticism from manufacturers here, from farmers, as you said, and also within his own republican party. especially talking about farmers, they say they are already really suffering to the measures imposed by u.s. trad

the eu's interpretation of the decemberjoint the eu's interpretation of the december joint agreement,here will be a line regulation in northern ireland with the republic, but not the rest of the uk, it is something that theresa may was very adamant about that she could not accept. that has to be replaced. the eu must know that it is a definite red line for her. and she says for every prime minister. i think reinforcing what i was saying before. half got a vested interest in getting a deal themselves. i think this underlines it. there‘s going to be a lot of rhetoric and noise and it is really seeing if they can hold their nerve. all of these negotiations always go to the wire at the eu. it does feel like it is going to the eu. it will go to the wire. looking for summer, are they now? anything going to get done over the summer? maybe not. i think it is not a conversation, but i think it is a point for the government because that vacuum during the summer you are going to see potentially mps plotting. before there was always a general a cce pta nce there was always a general acceptance an

and wa nt to the eu or do you reject the deal and want to remain in the eu? urther? possibly but it depends on what the deal at how close it is to what the deal at how close it is to what was promised to the public —— what was promised to the public —— what the deal is. every time the prime minister has had one of these summits within her own party, she has changed her position so in the chequers summit, she has broken many of her own red lines that she set area this year so we got the european union at the moment who incidentally i sitting in an empty room because british negotiators haven't turned up for the last two weeks of negotiations and they don't know what the british stance is at all so how can the eu who had settled view on this from the very start... is very interesting to note that all 27 remaining nations have a very clear negotiating stance. they published it two years ago. if they can do it, why on earth can't britain do it? bearing in mind that brexiteers her prepared for this day for so long. some brexiteers have said there is every chance we

he told me i should sue the eu. reporter: sue the eu? sue the eu. now, no. did you think about that for a second? we're going into negotiations with them. but more seriously for the prime minister, her new plan to have a common rule book with the eu on traded goods, hasn't gone down well with many of her own backbenchers. this week, ardent brexiteers will try to change crucial legislation to scupper it. while some of those who backed remain will try to pull her closer to the eu. some people are saying they want to vote in the trade bill the to keep us in the customs union. i say that's not acceptable. that's not what the british people voted for. others are saying perhaps we can not have the bill at all. that would be damaging to our no deal preparations. so let's just keep our eyes on the prize here. the prize is delivering leaving the european union. some long—standing leave campaigners say they won't vote down the government's brexit legislation entirely, but they are determined to give it a radical overhaul. brexit is enormously positive, a huge

the border. onnier said that is acceptable. nothe eu cannot and will mitigate the application of its customs policy and rules and excises corrections. to a nonmember. who would not be subject to the eu's government. >> the rejection of the proposal is a blow to the hopes of achieving an agreement by october. talks are expected to resume next month. atbal news 24 hours a day tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. live from bloomberg in new and live in toronto, welcome to bloomberg markets. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. facebook shares plunge is privacy concerns it. the stock could be poised for the largest one-day loss in value ever. trumpe truce president declares a cease-fire on more tariffs to focus on europe increasing imports of soybeans and natural gas area the canadian chamber of commerce ceo speaks out what he makes of the ongoing trade tensions and the future of nafta. let's get a quick check of the major

the eu is starting to catch up and realize they have to have the best balance but so far most policy tends to be freedom of movement between eu countries, not necessarily looking to get the best people in the world . you have your college and all these people, you have your people from mine, we're not good. >> last question, dave shepard. >> i'll make one more prediction but this is 10 years from now, how is tech going to look differently in the eu? what are the innovations that we will we will be using on both sides of the atlantic that we are not using today? >> i think that's a continuation of the mobile device, the firm becoming more than telephone. it's a game machine, it's all that sort of thing. that will continue and it will be more your home environment, your car, your lifestyle. your car before you getting there. some of these technologies are already there. there will be lots of green tech. we will have moved to electric cars but it won't necessarily be bad electric, hydroelectric provides huge opportunities. we have a debate on hydroelectricity that you need that critical

i think there is one concern that the eu has. but if we could clarify that, i think it should be in theory quite clear. >> let's talk about the privacy. the biggest issue this year in european tech is the european privacy regulations that just went into effect and there's a question about whether the united states which is able to certify that it's meeting those obligations after september 1st they may not be able to without changes in u.s. policy. so how big a concern is it, do you think, that the eu and the u.s. and the u.k. reach agreement on the privacy regime going forward? >> i think it's essential and i think all tech companies would agree it's essential. but, once again, you have politicians or politics get in the way here. and clearly there are some concerns within one of the committees, the civil liberties committee that looks at this issue. the u.s. hasn't put forth some of the measurements it expected. >> the u.s. is not a member of the eu. they don't have to do this. we're doing this for a koofrpt -- cooperative arran

the eu withdrawal bill, what it might mean. e westminster government was launching a power grab for powers that come back to the uk from brussels. >> reporter: in westminster, the common votes meant debate on crucial issues, was cut short 218 minutes. the westminster leader and i came for elementary procedure. >> we will not be disrespected by the parliament. i have no option. >> it is a way to disrupt business and register a protest, they have to be completely clear. it requires a vote, and that vote could be taken at the end of session. in the middle of pmqs as he and blackburn wanted. john burke oh wasn't having that. >> you are seeing that. >> reporter: mister blackford continued to object. >> the refusal of the right honorable gentlemen to resume his seat when so instructed. i ordered the right honorable gentlemen to withdraw immediately from the house or for the remainder of this day's sitting. >> reporter: ian blackford turned and marched towards the exit. a moment later all the other mps followed him as they walked past.

she needs to get the deal to the eu. eds to get the likes of angela merkel and emmanuelle macron on her get barnier to sell —— accept it. he says they don't want to accept it because it is not conceding enough, making brexiteers and remainders alike tear their hair out. there is his point of impasse when it comes to negotiations, historically negotiations, historically negotiations with the eu have gone right up to the final hour. we saw that with phase one, and an agreement may well be struck in the last few minutes, which is frustrating for everyone around. people are united on the idea we should've started no deal preparation in advance. not only because we needed prepare for a plan b. brexiteers would rather a trade deal like canada has. they want the ft says that paris is seen as the ft says that paris is seen as the obstacle to the checkers deal, and this is presumably what the meeting has been a raised. emmanuelle macron is not a big fan of the eu as angela merkel is. he was all about informing the eu and watching

the eu. ensuring a fair training environment, under our proposal the eu would have regulation on competition and commit to maintaining high regulatory standards for the environment, change, employment and consumer protection. third, we would lead a joint institutional framework to provide for the interpretation of eu agreements by both parties, done in the uk by uk ports and in the eu by eu courts in areas where the uk continued to apply a common rulebook. this framework would provide a robust need for the resolution disputes including the establishment of a joint committee of representatives from the uk and eu. it would respect the autonomy of the uk and eu's order and to be based on the fundamental principles that the court of one party cannot resolve disputes between the two. the cabinet also agrees to put forward a new customs model for facilitating customs arrangements. this would remove the need for checks and controls between the uk and eu because we would operate with a combined custo

now we are talking about the brexiteer rubble —— rebels. to the eu. rexiteer rubble —— rebelsm is like 3—dimensional chess. the brexiteer rubble —— rebelsm is like 3-dimensional chess. or checkers. very good. no, this was messed up by the brexiteer alters themselves. they messed this up because they didn't trust that this was going to happen and they have forced the government to move before they were ready to move, and here we are. one thing that didn't surprise —— that even surprised me, in the uk... inaudible. you have to go through, the signature, all of that. they had to go to the supreme court to get permission from parliament. it is the brexiteer ultras. to get permission from parliament. it is the brexiteer ultraslj to get permission from parliament. it is the brexiteer ultras. i wonder if maybe he was playing a double but let's turn to the observer, before you start talking about david cameron. mandelson joins brexiteer attack on theresa may's eu gemili asia. so people on the other side of the yatala attacking as well. what leaves us is that t

the eu and i look forward to it being received positively. divers in thailand succeed in getting an air line to the cave where 12 boys and their football coach are trapped. but conditions still aren't right for a rescue attempt. the us and north korea agree to set up a joint working group on denuclearisation, after mike pompeo‘s latest trip to pyongyang. china retaliates after the us imposes tariffs worth $34 billion, accusing washington of starting the "largest trade war in economic history." the british prime minister, theresa may, says her cabinet has reached a collective agreement on the basis of the uk's future relationship with the eu post—brexit. it has set out plans for a "free trade area" between the uk and the eu, which it believes will prevent a hard border in ireland. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he would assess whether the ideas were workable and realistic. here's our political editor, laura kuennsburg. look close. then closer. look through the haze. there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more important

her cabinet has reached a collective agreement on the basis of the uk's future relationship with the euost—brexit. it has set out plans for a "free trade area" between the uk and the eu, which it believes will prevent a hard border in ireland. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he would assess whether the ideas were workable and realistic. here's our political editor, laura kuennsburg. look close. then closer. look through the haze. there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate to get him and the other brexiteers on board. inside there were, and likely still are, profound disagreements about life outside the eu. theresa may argued for a model where we're snugly tied to the eu in many ways, but it seems, at least in her mind, a deal was done. well, in detailed discussions today, the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the eu and our proposal will create a uk

that is with the eu 27... show a 30% increase in robberies, but offences involving guns are down. the crime survey, which is an indicator of longer—term trends, suggests no change in overall crime levels. richard lister has more. police! dawn raids this morning in west london, part of an operation aimed at drug dealers and knife crime suspects. so far this week the operation has seen almost 70 people arrested and nearly 50 charged, part of a growing problem with violent crime. the figures show homicides in england and wales at a ten—year high, more than 700 people were victims of murder or manslaughter in the year to the end of march, a 12% rise on the previous year and excludes terror attacks. the figures suggest knife crime is up by 16% and there were 30% more robberies. we know what works from the past, a combination of robust law enforcement and really effective prevention and that is what our strategy is intent on delivering, so we can put an end to this scourge of terrible violence. the report says record

if a solution cannot be found, the eu says it will consider further countermeasures. : some eu retaliatory tariffs on american products came into effect the start of this month. for jack daniels, the united states' biggest whiskey exporter, it may mean hiking prices in europe. our correspondent clare richardson went to lynchburg, tennessee, to get a taste of the problem. clare: american whiskey in the firing line. now that the european union has hit back against u.s. president donald trump with tariffs of its own, companies like attack daniels are forced to make sacrifices that could hurt their bottom line. i am in lynchburg, tennessee, home to jack daniels, the top was he exporter in the united states. they said they plan to increase their prices for consumers in the european union, and they are worried that people choosing what to drink will forgo the expensive american products and pick something cheaper. tennessee strongly backed trump in the 2016 elections. that is likely the reason that distilleries here are feeling the brunt of your's was -- europe's response. a

the uk is set to leave the eu in march 2019. rnment has some crucial legislation to get through before then. firstly, the bill putting eu law into uk legislation to stop a legal black hole opening up after brexit and giving ministers the option to change those laws once we have left. the seemingly simple aim of the eu withdrawal bill went —— led to a nine—month long parliamentary battle. the bill passed through the commons before easter was just battle. the bill passed through the commons before easter wasjust one defeat inflicted upon it, either manned by mps for a vote on the final brick deal struck with brussels. but when it got to the lords, peers to the scissors to the bill, inflicting defeat after defeat after defeat on the legislation. coming back to the commons, concessions and compromises were reached but there was still one big sticking point. having secured a vote on the final deal there was a call for parliament to have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what to do if we left the eu without

first and foremost, the bill putting eu law into uk legislation to stop a legal black hole opening uper the brexit and giving ministers the option to change those laws once we have left. but the seemingly simple aim of the eu withdrawal bill led to a parliamentary battle that went on for nine months. the bill had passed through the commons before easter with just one defeat inflicted on it. a demand by mps for a vote on the final deal struck with brussels. but when it got to the lords, peers took scissors to the bill, inflicting defeat after defeat after defeat on the legislation. coming back to the commons, concessions and compromises were reached, but there was still one big sticking point. having secured a vote on the final deal, there was a call for parliament have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what to do if we left the eu without any deal at all. the mp leading the battle explained why it was flawed. we cannot allow a situation in which there is no mechanism for dealing with no deal. the minister intervened several times to try to offer a compromis

the eu paper has more warnings of potential disruptions for europeans including airports, if eu—uk aviationare no longer valid. businesses, too, could be affected, if the uk is a key exporter or importer of goods or in the financial services sector. and in security terms, with the uk being taken off eu intelligence sharing databases. a no—deal brexit could have a big impact on northern ireland, too. the prime minister arrived there this evening at the start of a two day visit. first stop, a china factory, the perfect setting to make assurances about safeguarding the fragile peace process while preventing the uk from breaking apart. disagreement over the irish border is possibly the biggest elephant in the room in eu—uk brexit talks, with the potential to shatter whatever other progress is made. well, tomorrow, representatives of all 27 eu countries come here to brussels to discuss their views on theresa may's white paper, her proposalfor a theresa may's white paper, her proposal for a future theresa may's white paper, her proposalfor a future eu in uk relations. this misting meeting will be

it's the financial centre of the eu. the figures show there is the eu. services of the brexit it is impossible to replicate that kind of growth going forward. let's take a look at some of the day's business stories. rolls—royce holdings has agreed to sell its loss—making commercial marine business to norway's kongsberg for an enterprise value of £500m. the business has about 3,600 employees, mainly based in the nordic region. the move comes as part of a wide—ranging restructuring plan for rolls—royce, which aims to save £400m a year. south korean tech giant samsung electronics has estimated that its second—quarter operating profit will be a lower—than—expected. operating profit is expected to hit £10 billion for the april to june period. slowing smartphone sales are a big factor for samsung, which sells its own models as well as making components for other firms. and deutsche bank shares are up more than 5%, after us investment bankjp morgan denied a report in a german newspaper that it was interested in buying a stake in the german bank. the report also

it is now for the eu to respond. simply to fall back on previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment. how would the british compromise is go? eu foreign ministers had met and set the tone, wary, not convinced, at least not yet. i will remain an optimist. but it is hard to be an optimist in these challenging times. we will work on the basis of principle and see to what extent are british partner fully gets it, including the british parliament. then it was the negotiator‘s turn. he was not ready to buy written‘s offer as it stood, but he was willing to talk. there are several ways elements that open the way to constructive discussion, he said, but his doubts and questions piled up. how could britain trade with europe's single market without following the same rules? what about protecting eu consumers? and, in plain english, the eu was ready to contemplate the outcome many fear most. talks ending and no agreement. even if we want to reach a deal, it

theresa may to promise no hard irish border after brexit and urge the eu to accept her plans for a free trade area. also coming up: driven crazy. auto firms say trump's tariff plans will put thousands of us jobs at risk, and thousands of dollars on the price of a new car. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and we are also talking about this. as cadbury‘s launches a version of its famous dairy milk bar with 30% less sugar, we're asking is that sort of move the answer to obesity or is itjust a gimmick? should we be simply swapping chocolate for something healthier? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. so the white house says president trump intends to invite vladimir putin to washington later this year, despite continuing criticism of his summit with the russian leader in helsinki on monday. news that discussions about the visit are already taking place took many by surprise, including the us director of national intelligence, dan coats. in an interview with cnbc, mr trump defended

brexit will no longer be tolerated after they backed her plan for the uk's future relationship with the eu. some mps have expressed concerns about the proposals. can theresa may sell it to our mps and brussels? the country expects england play sweden in samara for the chance to make their first world cup semi final in 28 years. it will be tough, sweden are a tough nut to crack. know what they are about and yes it will be tough. but england have enough. the country's expected to come to a standstill as millions of people watch the game in pubs and on big screens up and down the country. the boys trapped in a cave in thailand write letters telling their parents they are strong and not to worry. police investigating the poisoning of a couple in wiltshire warn the operation will take months to complete. and coming up... join me and a panel of guests on dateline london, we will be discussing that meeting on brexit and we look ahead to donald trump was mac uk visit. —— donald trump was mac uk visit. —— donald trump's uk visit. hello, a very good morning to you. welcome to bbc news. theresa may h

the uk's not in the eu any more. to spain. however they get here, 18 million people travel to spain from the uk every year. so many it sometimes feels less like benidorm and more like britain. the english breakfasts aren't going anywhere, but some home comforts will have to be negotiated in the brexit talks. such as... the mobile phone roaming is gone now because of the eu. if it was to come back because of brexit, how would you feel? i'd have to be careful how i use my phone abroad. so, you know your european health insurance card, which means you get free medical care, what if that disappeared? you'd just have to be like america and just pay private, wouldn't you? i'm just going to show you the newest hotel renovation, the rh canfali. tracy says uncertainty about brexit isn't affecting bookings for next summer yet. just as well, because her company has just opened this new hotel. the best thing about the hotel is this, the view. benidorm and the levante beach. i think sometimes there's a lot of scaremongering goes o

china by the way asked the eu to do a trade deal. the eu said, no. the eu said to us we would much rather that have a deal with you, the united states, and that's why president trump and meeting was so important and process is being immediately. this is very good news in my judgment. >> brennan: so you are a reagan era conservative. >> i am. >> brennan: doesn't it send shivers up your spine when you start talking about giving aid bail out to farmers when you start talking about deficits now, growing more towards one trillion in 2019 when you start talking about trade wars here. isn't there a less destructive way to get to the growth you want to see? >> well, look, first of all, lowering tax rates, lowering back regulations and opening up energy is a great way for growth. and that's what we're seeing. and president's program, only been doing this i guess five trump quarters almost at 3%. 3.1 in the first half and 4.1 in the second quarter. it's working. it's all working. >> brennan: it's worth it? >> that's one point. i'm not for pain i'm for prosperi

both the eu and the us is very aware of china's rise and a level playing field is exactly what the euants, particularly as the us is trying to create a trade war. but what china will want to get out of the summit is that china does play by the rules. i think some sort of acknowledgement by the eu that china is perhaps willing to negotiate and play by the rules is something we might see out of this summit. do you think china will start to favour the eu?i think china will start to favour the eu? iam think china will start to favour the eu? i am thinking about the farnborough airshow and i am thinking about airbus and boeing and china saying, we like boeing, but we will go with airbus just to needle the americans to make a point. that could be a potential, but that is up to the bilateral talks between the companies themselves. but there are certainly more opportunities for european companies in the light of the tensions with the us trade wars. however, underlying this there is a sentiment and a bit of hostility towards chinese investment as we talked about. china does need to obey by the

she is putting this country at the mercy of the eu. om only the third ever england men's world cup semifinal. it's been 28 years since the last semi for england and, of course, 1966 is the only time they've ever got to a final. england fans are starting to believe that the seemingly impossible may just be possible. # if you see me walking down the street # staring at the sky, dragging my two feet # you just pass me by # it still makes me cry # you can make me whole again #. it is headed firmly in! harry mcguire got his head to it! this is the stuff of dreams from the three lions! pickford! you beauty! # you can make me whole again #. # we are going to party all night long! # all night long. go on, al! # all night long! # all night long #. will it be the third or fourth placed play—off on scepovic or the final on sunday? mark wright played 45 times for england including in that 1990 world cup semifinal which went to penalties against west germany and england lost. he did not ta ke germany and england lost. he did not take a penalty despi

will lead when we leave the eu. the regulations that are covered are relatively stable and are supported by a large share of our manufacturing businesses, and we would continue to play a strong role in shaping the european and international standards. and there would be a parliamentary lock on all the rules and regulations, because when we need the eu, meeting will end the direct effects of the eu law and the u.k., and al lawson the u.k. will be passed in westminster and belfast. our parliament would have the sovereign ability to reject any proposals if it's so chose, recognizing it will be including market access. second, we will ensure a fair trading environment. under our proposal, the u.k. into you would incorporate strong encyclical commitments. we will establish cooperative arrangements on competition, and we will commit to maintaining high regulatory standards for the environment, climate change, unemployment, and consumer protection. third, we would need to join the institutional framework to provide a consis