and the eu are not concurrent, the uk will be forced into the regulatory regime of the eu in some fashion and there will be no prospects of a serious trade deal in the future. if that occurs the u.s. will have lost a significant opportunity. firstly, you've said clearly in trade that you are not protectionists. the u.s. has been one of the strongest forces for liberalized trade on the planet. a deal with the uk, a country at a similar socioeconomic level so there can be no race to the bottom or offshore of u.s. jobs and a country where there is a balanced trade relationship is the ideal candidate for the agenda. we are each other's foreign direct investment and we both employ over 1 million of each other's citizens. despite as many protectionist actions, president trump knew this when he proposed a bold, free trade envision at the quebec g7 meeting in june. no tariff, no barrier, he said. that's the way it should be. he also knew that three g7 members, france, germany and italy, bound by the eu's external tariffs are not capable of joining that project. it also highlights my second point,

in some senses, it's the same problems the eu have. trump administration that if there was a trade deal with the uk, it would be on the us's terms. which of those negotiation partners has a bigger bargaining power in that situation is, that is a risk to the uk. we will have a bit ofa a risk to the uk. we will have a bit of a begging bowl going around the world. in terms of measuring one against the other, it is obvious which one is bigger. we only have a few minutes left which means we're going to whisked back to the telegraph to discuss kleenex tissues. oh, boy! kleenex forced to rebrand its man sized tissues after receiving complaints that the brand was sexist. instead of being called man—size they will be called extra large. i have a bit of sympathy for these arguments around gender products, putting girls in pink and boysin products, putting girls in pink and boys in blue. you have to be the stewardess, you a re boys in blue. you have to be the stewardess, you are the pilot. i have some sympathy for that but no one is offended by m

the eu are not backing off. n extra sentence in there to say that perhaps we could be in a customs union for the whole of the uk and it would just be regular tory checks between northern ireland and the re st of between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. but the dup doesn't like that and the main text of the withdrawal agreement. in northern ireland specific. i was saying this about a year ago that they put the ca rt before about a year ago that they put the cart before the horse. if they know the trading relationship, you don't have a broader issue. that's right, but downing street failed in what was their primary task to get the talks that way round. so, if people wa nt to talks that way round. so, if people want to know the technical name for the argument was at parallelism versus sequential —ism. the uk wa nted versus sequential —ism. the uk wanted to talk about it at the same time. you figure out what the future will look like and only then does it really matter how you leave. you worry about the small

let's talk to a reporter from the eu observer. you think of the mood as the leaders we re think of the mood as the leaders were going into night?|j think of the mood as the leaders were going into night? i think they are looking forward to hearing what theresa may has to say, how she is planning to get this through the parliament and the government in london. i think it would be keen to see some sort of reassurance from the theresa may, that she will be able to deliver a deal. is there some sympathy for theresa may?” think there is sympathy from all 28 governments. i think there will be sympathy for her and there could be a summit in november and there is a summit in december, so there is still time to come to a deal. we will hear from the president of the european parlance tonight, he will be in those dinner. he will give a press co nfe re nce be in those dinner. he will give a press conference straight after. but they have brought the european parliament along with them throughout the process. so even if these dates slip, october

this really is the crunch moment for the uk and the eu. crunch, and this is the week from hell, soap theresa may, like last week, was the week from hell, this will be others, because actually this could all go on until right up till the real 11 hour which could be 28th of march 2019. we're trying to do this in an orderly fashion, if the european council is to sign off on the divorce, that is the withdrawal agreement which will include those controversial northern ireland backstop, and only then will they start of the about the content of the political declaration, which is not legally binding, which will give us some not legally binding, which will give us some indication of what the future relationships between the eu and the uk will look like. one of the hard choices that theresa may will have to make is the type of deal that you will finally present? the stumbling block at the moment is of course the northern ireland border. there are two totally inconsistent positions that theresa may has taken. one is that she wants to leave the custo

and supplying services to the eu or interacting with eu vat systems. commerce and we are grateful to them and all stakeholders for their construct them and all stakeholders for their co nstru ct of them and all stakeholders for their construct of ongoing engagement on that necessary plan. more broadly i met with the british chambers, race, the cbi, the institute of direct risk and federation of small businesses as part of the government and business advisory group on the 17th of september to make sure that we are explaining or negotiating proposals and no deal planning and listening to uk businesses of all sizes and across all sectors. we will keep providing people and businesses with the advice that they need as we negotiate our exit from the eu. we also keep working with the eu. we also keep working with the devolved administrations on all aspects of planning for an exit. i intended thejoint aspects of planning for an exit. i intended the joint ministerial committee in september and it is now much 12 times and our last meeting was a valuable opportun

then the remaining members of the eu we re then the remaining members of the eu were going to say, yesthdrawal agreement, let‘s now put our heads down and start work on the next document, which is the shape of the future relationship, so that both those things could be put together and signed, sealed and delivered, at another summit and signed, sealed and delivered, at anothersummit in and signed, sealed and delivered, at another summit in mid—november, so that the british parliament could stop voting or needle. that timetable has gone out the window now, and no one is sure of what is going to happen. adam, thank you very much. a british cyclist shot dead by a hunter in the french alps yesterday has been named locally. 34 year old marc sutton, who was originally from south wales, was killed by a stray bullet while riding in woodland near montriond, close to the swiss border. the former chief constable of police scotland, phil gormley, who resigned after allegations of bullying, has been given a major new role in policing. bbc news understands that mr gormley, who denies any wrongdoing,

the eu is not bluffing. ry mps in the papers this weekend, using crass and violent language in relation to the negotiation is a horrid and irresponsible. those responsible need to withdraw and apologise. such language has no part to play in our public discourse. it is disappointing when the threats of violence against the prime minister talked about that we get noise and we get background noise and a lack of understanding of the seriousness of understanding of the seriousness of the situation we are in. they should be ashamed of themselves. threats of violence against the prime minister or anyone else must be called out on those responsible are held to account. the prime minister must face them down and she will have our support in that. mr speaker, the prime minister must act to protect jobs speaker, the prime minister must act to protectjobs and living standards by ensuring we stay in the customs union and the single market. no more games. can i ask the prime minister to vegas our attention now on securing

union, and it was considerably worse than the eu. for health, who wrote on twitter, dear jeremy hunt, i was born in a soviet gulag, which when you are getting to the point where that is the response to something that the foreign secretary has said, it is not going very well. do you agree with the times that he said... the question is why did he say it? —— the times. do you agree he is putting ambition above country? it is part of conference, has just above country? it is part of conference, hasjust said, you above country? it is part of conference, has just said, you send out a hard message in the conference. it was clearly badly misjudged, the comment, and coming after boris, of course, as foreign secretary, we thought we would get a more conciliatory foreign secretary, and he went tojapan, more conciliatory foreign secretary, and he went to japan, gave more conciliatory foreign secretary, and he went tojapan, gave an erudite speech injapanese, was gladhanding people around europe, fellow ministers around europe over the summer, over

and that is critical because we leave the eu at the end of march.erhaps the eu —— uk economy will need a boost. he has brought forward the personal allowa nce, brought forward the personal allowance, how much you can earn before you pay tax. that will go up to 12 thousand £500. what that tra nslates to 12 thousand £500. what that translates to, if you are a basic rate taxpayer, you get £150 more. if you are higher rate, you will have £595 more. in the opponents —— personal finance realm that was all. or questions about whether there would be changes to pension tax relief. the other newspapers, so we don'tjust relief. the other newspapers, so we don't just focus on relief. the other newspapers, so we don'tjust focus on the one, the guardian says that he has delivered a budget of tax cuts and spending to shore up theresa may so they are focusing on her weakness at this point. the financial times says the giveaways clouded by brexit and that is the other element. the times says it isa is the other element. the times says it is a giveaway gambled. this

the eu's proposed backstop — in the event of a no—deal brexit — would see northern ireland continue tolike the rest of the uk. but that could effectively create a customs border in the irish sea. that's fiercely opposed by the dup, which props up theresa may's minority government. eimear daly is chief economist at the foreign exchange specialists global reach group. good to see you. victoria talking about the key issues. this is the biggest stumbling block many would argue. they are on the same page, looking for the uk to move. all sides are on the same page, no one wa nts to sides are on the same page, no one wants to see a hard border on the northern ireland border. the issue is the customs. the uk saying northern ireland will remain part of the eu customs territory set pretty from the uk so that is not a cce pta ble from the uk so that is not acceptable to the dup. victoria pointing out that food, agriculture, one of the big trades between ireland and the uk and theresa may was very keen to point out that when we leave the european union we leave those very stringent rules and quart

protests about it, the more the eu protests about it, the more the eu protests about it, the morejob is to make sure the polish leadership understands that the rule of law has to prevail even if that takes longer than i would like, that we keep demanding high standards, and the benefit of europe is that at least in these countries are without around the table. but it doesn't take away from your core point, there are deep divisions behind that. there also seems to me the strain of nativist nationalist populist politicians, which will include those governing in poland and hungary, are making the political weather and parties like yours in the centre—right, thinner gale and the wider block in europe, the european people's party, they are running scared of these people. your own block refused to expel viktor orban‘s fidesz even though you think he's flouting european values. first of all, i'm not running scared of anyone. i'm from a small country but i'm pretty brave in my politics. secondly, the british conservatives didn't vote to sanction viktor orban and hungary, so there's a ques

the key to this is that the uk want... bit euthis has had to say if that fails, it is really compliment, but the key point is that is offering a way out. theresa may's problem is the cabinet made perfectly clear, that they could not accept a 2—tier backstop. does is take us significantly into new territory?” would have to say michel barnier is offering a suite or in the deal, but the sweetener is not very good. he is essentially offering three years to get a deal done. and trade deals tend to take much longer than that. if we remember the treat deal that the eu negotiated with canada from negotiations and implementation took about eight years. that was canada. and is frustrated by the speed of this process as it is will not take a great deal of heart in it lasted longer. no. brexiteers describe it as they would have to put up with freedom of movement, all things they don't want to do, but would not have any say in the rules. and also during that period, they would have to renegotiate how much of that £36 billion we would have to

the eu's proposed backstop to avoid the return to a hard border in case talks fail would see northern continue to follow eu rules, unlike the rest of the uk. that would effectively create a customs border in the irish sea between northern ireland and the uk mainland — an idea fiercely opposed by the democratic unionist party, which props up theresa may's minority government. but in the irish parliament on tuesday, prime minister leo varadkar stood firmly behind the 1998 good friday agreement, which ended direct uk rule over northern ireland and brought to an end decades of violence. while it may be factually correct to say that the good friday agreement, just like any other international treaty or agreement could be changed, could only be changed with the agreement of the british and irish governments, and could only be changed with the consent of the people of the republic of ireland. it is not something that could be changed by any one political party oi’ changed by any one political party or by any one government, and certainly as far as this government is concerned, the good frida

nothing scheduled before the eu summit on wednesday. ere would be a deal in the offing for that summit, but it looks unlikely now. some suggesting because there is no summit scheduled for november, emmanuel macron, the french president made it clear, if there was no progress at this one, there wouldn't be a need for an emergency summit in november. so some speculating this could run to december. i am joined speculating this could run to december. iam joined by speculating this could run to december. i am joined by the leader of the liberal democrats, said vince cable. what do you want the prime minister to say today? the public needs clarity, we are getting leaks and briefing and different people in the cabinet saying different things. just to understand if there is a problem, what the problem actually is. i suspect that actually the negotiating problems with the european union are not that profound. the problem is with the conservative party in london. they are badly split and the prime minister cannot get an agreement between the vario

brexit secretary dominic raab suggests the uk agrees to extend the transition period after leaving the euo avoid an unacceptable plan for northern ireland. a woman has been killed in a suspected gas explosion that destroyed a flat in north—west london overnight. the duke and duchess of sussex continue their royal tour in australia but kensington palace says the duchess won't be attending other engagements today. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are ben chu, economics editor at the independent and sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times. president trump has said the united states will pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago. the nuclear forces treaty led to the destruction of hundreds of tactical weapons, but washington has accused the kremlin of breaching the agreement. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty was seen as a landmark accord when it was agreed by russia and the us 30 years ago. it led to the destruction of

theresa may updates the commons on her negotiations with the eu. byn says the conservatives are arguing amongst themselves. after via languages use against the prime minister by of her own mps. serving our national interest will demand that we hold oui’ nerve interest will demand that we hold our nerve through these last stages of the negotiations, the hardest pa rt of the negotiations, the hardest part of all. lu the conservative party has spent the last two years arguing with itself instead of negotiating a sensible deal and the public interest. claims that saudi arabia used a body double to try to fool the world into —— after murdering the journalist jamaal khashoggi. thousands of central american migrants continue their push to

first, the eu says that there is not time. h the progress that we have made, the eu still requires a backstop have made, the eu still requires a ba cksto p to have made, the eu still requires a backstop to the backstop, as an insurance policy. they want this to be the northern ireland only solution that they had previously proposed. we have been clear that we cannot agree to anything that threatens the integrity of our united kingdom. prime minister said she was confident that a deal was within reach. i continue to believe that a negotiated deal is the best outcome for the uk and for the european union. i continue to believe that such a deal is achievable. in response, jeremy corbyn said that the public was losing confidence in the conservatives ability to deliver. the choice for this parliament should never be her deal or no deal. if this government cannot get a good deal for this country, it has to make way for those who can't. iain duncan smith, who is pro—leave, asked how long the emergency backstop in ireland might be need

the eu busy thinks they are doing the uk a favour.e... and such is the story of brexit. it is interesting how brexit—lite drowns out everything else. to reason a is staying here in brussels tonight, because there is another summit after this one for the asian leaders. there are 51 heads of state and government that will be here. that represents two thirds of the world's population, two thirds of global gdp and it is a very good foreign indeed the work on trade deals. to reason they will hang around tomorrow, she will meet some of these asian leaders —— theresa may will hang around tomorrow. thank you very much come a question. live from brussels with all the latest on the eu summit. as we've been hearing, the international trade secretary liam fox has pulled out of an international investment conference in saudi arabia next week because of concerns about the disappearance of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. the us secretary will also pull out. mike pompeo has returned from a visit to saudi arabia and turkey and he will tell reporters

criticised for suggesting we could remain tied to the eu for longer than planned. at the summit in brussels, theresa may indictates theresa may indicates she would consider an extension to the transition period, in order to reach a deal. we are not promoting an extension to the fermentation period, we are working to ensure we have a solution to the backstop problem in northern ireland which is currently a blockage to completing the deal. the eu says it's open to the idea, but mps at westminister say it will cost britain billions. also tonight: the number of murders in england and wales has risen to its highest level for ten years. pressure intensifies on saudi arabia over the suspected killing of a journalist, as america, britain, france and the netherlands pull out of a major investment conference in saudi. and bringing bands closer to the people — how the likes of u2 are using technology to take their music to the people. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: we'll take a close look at eddiejones‘s latest england squad to face the springboks, a

if the deal passes this hurdle and is ratified by the other eu staes, the uk will leave the eu on 29th9. with me is our assistant political editor norman smith in westminster. also, i'mjoined by adam flemming in brussels. hello, let's talk first of all about those meetings going on between the two major unionist parties in northern ireland, especially the dup. of course, this whole issue of the irish border is absolutely vital, that must be sorted out ahead of the summit is coming up. yes, what's been happening is the european commission and michel barnier, the chief negotiator and his team have been tweaking the text of the backstop, that is the insurance policy to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. and it is important because it has got to go into the brexit withdrawal agreement which is signed by both sides, the before brexit happens. the commission has been tweaking the text to make it more palatable. it's also focusing on the technical aspects of the backstop. in other words, we're checks would happen, and what checks would be done, just how light touch they would be.

would itjust be about the mechanism? from euof 2020 or not, presumably to guard against the allegation that the uk is being imprisoned in the period for longer than it once. so the discussion will be about the text going into the document, no not necessarily the end point. in terms of bolt on is, the transition period here is called the full monty minus, the uk is signed up to all eu policies but doesn't have a seat at the table. that is the minus for the full monty. if the transition is to be extended beyond jets ember 2020 it would be for the full monty unless the uk can convince the eu to negotiate the very nature of the transition period during the extension. and tickets for the full monty minus are quite expensive!” think you are getting at the financial contribution. part of it is that you pay financial contributions, billions of euros every year, as if you were a member. the deal is we signed up to pay those the 20192020 will stop if we are in the transition period beyond that we will have to make a financial contribution

the eu doesn't wa nt raise the stakes.n't want to make it look like it is easy for britain to get a trade deal, because they want to stop the brexit contagious spreading across other countries like italy. i did believe it would. italy is backing off, because some of the parties in the coalition... they will back off. do you think they will back off? he hasn't backed off on anything else so hasn't backed off on anything else so far. £10! £10 or 10 euros?! let's have a look at a different story. the financial times talk about the institution for fiscal studies. if philip hammond wants to balance the books by the middle of the 2020s, he will have to cut spending will increase taxes. the second thing is that this whole posterity thing, this is the labour party's agenda. this is what worried me about to reason mac's speech. if you look at the public spending figures, we are spending 800 billion per year, it is 38.5% of gdp. surely, this is an posterity. i prefer gdp. surely, this is an posterity. i p refer to gdp. surely, this

but the eu is so far refusing to allow the uk to put a hard deadline on that.nt of the eu council, donald tusk, says that has made a no deal more likely than ever. there was precious little support for the prime minister in there. this place is alive with what ifs. what if there can't be a compromise on ireland? what if a deal can't be done? what if a deal that's done then can't make it through parliament? there are plenty of people around with answers for theresa may. perhaps none of which she really wants to hear. the leader of sinn fein in westminster telling the prime minister she must do whatever it takes to avoid a hard border. the consequences of getting it wrong for ireland are far too serious. and any responsible person in british politics, and in particular the british prime minister, has to understand that. northern ireland's unionists put the blame the other way. we need to see that the whole of the united kingdom leaves the european union together, and there aren't any differences made between northern ireland or any other parts of the united kingd

within the eu on how far and how fast the process should proceed. brexit will also have an important impact on the trans- atlantic relationship. most americans are familiar with the term. it's one of those that penetrated immediately into the public consciousness. the re--- the united states has been very absent from negotiations which marked the departure of america's traditional role as an active participant in debates. brexit is primarily a matter for the uk and toward that end, we are committed to engaging in these issues including launching a project on the future of this special relationship and how that will fit into the broader relationship after brexit. we are delighted to be joined by a stellar panel. edward luce is editor of the financial times on the colonist and-- western liberalism available on amazon. it will moderate the panel. >> the united kingdom's ambassador to the united states , thank you very much for joining us here today. amanda sloat is one of our senior fellows and divided kingdom, how brexit is making the constitutional o

what is the game plan? eu, andsume the u.s., japan come to some sort of agreement on what they want to put the word in those -- put forward in those areas. what happens next? will you try to get other countries to join? will you approach the chinese? >> yes, once the last trilateral statement says that they are going to try -- each of the trilateral members are trying to resolve their internal processes by the end of the year, and then reach out to other countries, other wto members, probably early next year. eventually, once there is a common agreement among the trilateral partners, then we will move out to approach other members. paperntioned the canadian . we talked about the canadian paper earlier in this discussion. there was a reference and that canadian paper to developing new rules around industrial subsidies and smes. i think there is an appetite in the wto membership for this approach. saw a report that the eu met with the chinese yesterday or the day before on these issues. do you have any news on t

security risks, what is the concern on the part of the eu about this? not that they are concerned about suddenly leading in a lot of terrors. the people who have these sums of money are not really looking at this action. that things are money—laundering are a concern. and the lack of vetting of these individuals. and who is giving them out? please is like malta and cyprus have made a lot of money from these so—called golden passport. what sort of regulation is there or transparency when it comes to the process ? transparency when it comes to the process? it is limited at the moment and that is what the eu is concerned about. this is what they have spoken about. this is what they have spoken about for a long time. they think the eu is now saying we need to do something about this. are you one of the many millions who subscribe to netflix? what are you hooked on? what have i been watching? designated survival was one that i had been watching recently. how about the crown? yes. that was fantastic. and this is why so many people seem to be watching netflix o

our top story: still no progress in brussels on brexit and the uk's transition out of the eu could be extended for another year to the end of 2021. the us asks turkey to hand over a surveillance recording said to provide strong evidence that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in istanbul. crimea begins three days of mourning after the gun and bomb attack at a college that left at least 19 people dead. in business, #metoo sweeps across india as women take to social media to speak out over workplace harassment. also coming up in the business briefing: a no—deal brexit will set britain's car industry back two decades, that's the warning from the sector's lobby group. lots more to come on those negotiations. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: stockpiling for a chaotic brexit, so—called brexit preppers fear chaos in march and have cupboards crammed with food and medicines. are you getting ready for a no deal? what would you stockpile? tell us what you think, just use #bbcthebriefing.

but the eu is so far refusing to allow the uk to put a hard deadline on that.f the eu council, donald tusk, says that has made a no deal more likely than ever. there was precious little support for the prime minister in there. this place is alive with what ifs. what if there can't be a compromise on ireland? what if a deal can't be done? what if a deal that's done then can't make it through parliament? there are plenty of people around with answers for theresa may. perhaps none of which she really wants to hear. the leader of sinn fein in westminster telling the prime minister she must do whatever it takes to avoid a hard border. the consequences of getting it wrong for ireland are far too serious. and any responsible person in british politics, and in particular the british prime minister, has to understand that. northern ireland's unionists put the blame the other way. we need to see that the whole of the united kingdom leaves the european union together, and there aren't any differences made between northern ireland or any other parts of the united kingdom.

says the uk is still committed to making progress at the eu summit on wednesday. storm, the clean up — roads and railways continue to struggle following a battering from storm callum. trains in devon are disrupted along the coast after flood damage caused a 6ft hole to open up beneath the line. france, germany and the uk issue a joint statement demanding a "credible investigation" in to the disappearance of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, who vanished after visiting saudi arabia's consulate in turkey. in response the saudi's say they will retaliate against any sanctions imposed on them. angela merkel‘s regional allies in bavaria look to have experienced their worst election result since 1950. exit polls suggest the csu, mrs merkel‘s bavarian sister party, has lost its absolute majority. the greens and the far right alternative for deutschland made the biggest gains. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. can you have too many martins? i don't think you can, which is fortunate... with me are martin bentham, who's th

the prime minister we nt deal with the eu. minister went to brussels instead to beg for an extension. jeremy corbyn and the prime minister in the commons, and will have more on that later. after a short rest from royal duties, the duchess of sussex has rejoined her husband for a walkabout on fraser island off the coast of queensland. the couple, who are expecting their first child in the spring, are on a 16 day tour taking in australia, new zealand fiji and tonga. our royal correspondentjonny dymond is travelling with them. on the edge of eastern australia, a traditional welcome for harry. this is fraser island, also known as paradise. the duke came to declare the rainforest here part of the queen's commonwealth canopy. a conservation project stretching across dozens of countries. put simply, without trees and forests, we don't survive. it is a symbiotic relationship, and one that so many people still fail to realise. and then, some handshakes and some real playing around. he played alone. meghan taking some time out. but harry

i'll tell you why, it was because our global strategy, our strategy was focused on the eu. n the 19th typical 19705 when we firstjoined the common market, it makes much less sense today in the globalised economy. in 95% of the world grosses outside the eu. of course, the eu is, and always will be colossal to us, but the rest of the world is proportionally gaining ground. i was thrilled to find that even though our trade with latin american countries is still relatively small, way behind our competitors, the uk is already the second biggest investor in peru. we already have the largest quote of argentinian mile back, and following the olympics there are british co nsulta nts the olympics there are british consultants helping the pan american games in peru. these arejust the beginnings, think what we could do if we had properfree beginnings, think what we could do if we had proper free trade deals. and that is why it is so sad and desperately wrong that we are preparing to agree to terms with brussels that would make it much more difficult, if not impossible, to do such deals.

untilthe irrelevant at the moment to the eu 27, isn't it? t night. infact, she presented no new facts here last night. in fact, she reportedly only took half of the 30 minutes she was allotted before the dinner. that is allotted before the dinner. that is a frustration to many eu leaders who come into the building today. they we re come into the building today. they were hoping for more concrete progress. it is, in the words of one french official, that an solvable problem of the irish border and how to secure frictionless trade that is in the way of any deal being finalised. the big news is this idea that you can have an extra year of months on the end of the transition, perhaps to make the backstop less releva nt. perhaps to make the backstop less relevant. that is certainly something that the european leaders are in favour of although the prime minister, which is asked this question, seemed less inclined to speu question, seemed less inclined to spell out what it would actually mean. well, as i said yesterday, we've made good progress. we

where we are with the eu, that will make the u.s. deal much easier to complete. it is speculative. we have actually already used the working group. willtablished who negotiate this free trade deal that will strengthen cooperation between the communities and to look at issues around financial services, regulation where there may be quick wins and low hanging fruit. euis consistent with continuing their participation in the customs union. the stuff we can do from the outset and as the british and eu become clear in its detail, that will help us conclude the eu -- the u.k.-u.s. element. >> your hand is been a long time, gentleman in the middle. the elephant in the room seems to be the european union. what should the eu do to keep and really wants the u.k. to reconsider the referendum? what should the eu do now if the papers are correct and the customs union is in the deal and they find whatever solution to the back stuff, doesn't get to a soft brexit? -- does that get to the soft brexit? should be you try to sabotage may, get a deal in

you know the value of your words and actions, and the proximity to eu and the word soviet.ity of those words puts you in a similar bracket to mr. tusk, or mr. macron who is calling brexiteers as liars. does that lower the tone >> you have to look at argument i was making it is clear i'm not saying the eu is like the soviet union. i'm saying if their view that the only outcome of the talks that is acceptable for the eu is for the uk to lose out, be punished to take a decision to leave the club, that's against the very ideals that the eu set up to defend that's the wrong step. that's why if it's a negotiating tactic, fine, that's negotiations what i care about is really what the outcome is, what the destination is they're heading to what i want and i think what the british people want is a friendship and a partnership with europe. >> critics of this conference say it's as much about a beauty pageant as it is about getting policy forward was that part of your audition for a job that may or may not turn up in the future, ie becoming the prime minister of the ik uk? >> absolutel

theresa may has told mps she believes a deal with the eu is achievable despite differences over how to handle the irish border. we cannot let this disagreement derail the prospect of a good deal and leave us with a no deal outcome that nobody wants. meghan and harry will become parents in the spring. the royal couple announce they're expecting their first child. as police arrive at the saudi consulate in istanbul, the diplomatic pressure increases on the saudi leaders to explain what's happened to missing journalist jamal khashoggi. after scientists warned last week of the potentially devastating effects of climate change, president trump says he thinks it may be real, but he isn't sure if it's man—made. and the tiny faroe islands are pushing to be allowed to compete as an independent nation at the olympics. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has insisted that a brexit deal is still achievable — despite negotiations stalling again just days before an eu summit. the sticking point remains the issue of the irish border. hopes of a breakthrough were raised but then d

the eu remains the market for 44% of our exports. eu itself accepts that 90% of global growth in the next 5— ten yea rs global growth in the next 5— ten years will come from markets outside europe. iamjoined by david collins, professor of international economic law, university of london. good to see you. you are listening to liam fox. there has been so much noise this week with regards to brexit. your take on where we are at. it is frustrating. we would like to have had a deal by now. i would have had a few years ago that we would have won. i am hopeful there will be a deal. if there isn't we can handle an ideal situation. it is not what we want. it would be u nfortu nate, not what we want. it would be unfortunate, but i think the country can manage. i think in the long—term that the uk will be better off outside of the eu, even if it takes five or ten years for that to materialise. would you describe yourself then as a brexiteer? you can me that if you want to. when you say a no deal would be unfortunate, what about this warning fro

comparing the eu to the soviet union is as an wise as it is insulting.bout freedom and human rights, prosperity and peace, life without fear, it is about democracy and pluralism, and continent without internal borders and walls. as the president of the european council, and someone who spent half of my life in the soviet bloc, i know what i‘m talking about. the soviet spirit is still alive, as demonstrated by the attack in salisbury. you will know best where to find this spirit. rather not in brussels. i am sure you will also remember who was the first to declare full solidarity, it was the uk at that critical moment. u nfortu nately, uk at that critical moment. unfortunately, it was not a unique incident. today, the dutch and uk governments informed about the cyber attack against the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague. it was carried out by kremlin intelligence services and the. and a half of the eu, i want a fiddly contempt this attack and express our complete solidarity with those affected. i will put the issue of cyber

will not be deciding how closely it will be aligned with the eu? at are the areas where they could be negotiating? >> it depends on how long it takes to negotiate the legal texts that will turn into a proper treaty. the political deal we expect to do as part of the overall package about future relationships between the eu and the u.k. if there is a good deal of detail and the political tax, -- political text, they need to be some detail to have a meaningful vote in the house of commons which has been promised. then you should have a reasonable idea of the direction of travel for the u.k.-eu agreement as we kick off the negotiations with the u.s. on free trade deals. this is all highly speculative. we will see how it unfolds. you can imagine for a while the negotiations were running in parallel. we do the deal with the eu are quickly than we can finish the negotiations with the u.s. that will make the u.s. deal much easier to complete. it is speculative. we have actually already used the working group. we established who will negotiate this free trad

fear is that cutting free from the eu isjust disappearing into never— never land. y about the money, as our remainers, who say the cost could spiral up to they say potentially £18 billion, and none of this, they say, resolves the vexed issue of the northern ireland backstop. in other words, doesn't get you any closer to the deal. one former minister said the deal. one former minister said the blancmange of backbenchers, that sort of wobbly lot in the middle, they are in despair over the way this has been handled, so we have ended up in the position of the last 24 hours where mrs may has said yes, she has managed to unite the tory party, the trouble as she has managed to unite them in opposition to her. thank you both very much. if you're unsure about the various terms surrounding brexit, then you can go to the bbc news website and look for the brexit jargon—buster — your guide to all the key terms. president trump has asked turkey for a copy of a recording, said to contain clear and disturbing evidence that the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, was killed inside th

the eu says it's ready to consider the idea. we are not standing here proposing an extension to the implementation period. what we are doing is working to ensure we have a solution to the backstop issue in northern ireland, which is currently a blockage to completing the deal. if the uk decided that an extension of the transition period would be helpful to reach a deal, i am sure that the leaders would be ready to consider this positively. the murder rate in england and wales reaches a ten—year high. crime figures also show increases in robberies and theft. also tonight: how easy should it be to change your gender legally? the government is soon to decide whether the rules should be relaxed, amid claims they're too complicated and intrusive. and saved from the scrap heap. one of the world's first electric trains is brought back to life. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says she is convinced that the uk can achieve a good deal with the european union on brexit, despite the eu summit in brussels ending wit

the only people proposing a hard border or postulating at the eu. k position because they are saying if you don't agree our terms, which they think will do away with the need for a ha rd will do away with the need for a hard border, there won't be a deal. in which case, we direct a border. it's a self—defeating thing. if there is a deal, it's only then they would direct a border, we wouldn't. why are we giving so much prominence toa why are we giving so much prominence to a non—issue? why are we giving so much prominence to a non-issue? the problem is the uk government signed up to this last year, didn't they? do something very confused, yes. you'd think that was a deliberate fudge? confused, yes. you'd think that was a deliberate fudge ?|j confused, yes. you'd think that was a deliberate fudge? i think there will almost certainly people in the eu government machine who saw it as a useful lever for them to leave their colleagues into not giving us a proper brexit. that's what the eu saw it as as well. so, we stay in a customs union? and single market

the jaguar swept in and out of brussels without a deal because the eu in the uk don't see eye to eye.o the same customs rules as the continent, but the eu is refusing to allow a time—limit on that. there was precious little support for the prime minister in there. this place is alive with what ifs, what if there can't be an agreement on ireland? what if a deal can't be done? what if a deal then can't make it through parliament? there are plenty of people around the answers for louise —— for theresa may. in ireland, they say they must avoid a ha rd ireland, they say they must avoid a hard border... the consequences of getting it wrong for ireland are far too serious and for any person in britain, particularly the british prime minister, they have to understand that. northern ireland's unionists pitted the other way. we need to see that the whole of the uk weaves the eu together and there aren't any differences made between northern ireland or any other parts of the uk and that is what it means. and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten... and the snp with its own set

for people coming from the eu that will change. huge crowds as borisjohnson addresses the conference, he called theresa may's brexit plan a ‘constitutional outrage‘ there is time, this is the moment to check trekkers. we'll have the latest from the conference in birmingham, and we'll be talking to conservative chairman — brandon lewis, later in the programme. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. rescue workers in indonesia reach some of the worst affected areas after an earthquake and tsunami left more than tweleve hundred people dead and tens of thousands needing urgent help. all couples in england and wales will be able to enter into a civil partnership — as the government agrees to change the law following pressure from hetrosexual campaigners. cristiano ronaldo faces an investigation by police in las vegas after a woman alleges the footballer sexually assaulted her. he denies the claims. and too many blue plaques? the chairman of the group behind them thinks so, and says the links can be tenuous. it's 5 o'clock. our main sto

northern ireland in the eu customs union, with no customs checks or payments, and in the single markets. but that would mean you'd need checks between northern ireland and great britain instead. no way, said the government, that would break up the uk, but eight months later, we're still waiting for detailed alternative proposals which may emerge this week. they're likely to include a plan for the whole of the uk to stay in a customs union with the eu for some time after brexit, and a compromise which would seem some checking of goods, in particular of food and animals, moving between great britain and northern ireland. which brings us to this. no border in the irish sea. and the democratic unionist party, on whose support the prime and it depends in parliament, is not alone in insisting that any suggestion of a border would be unacceptable. —— the prime minister depends in parliament. but the eu and, it seems, the government, will argue that it won't be a border, just a series of checks that few people will notice. in the longer term, though, if northern ireland was tied more closely t

in case the eu do not match the pragmatism that we have shown.ime minister stated on the 21st of september after the salzburg summit, the government has made clear we will unilaterally protect the rights of eu citizens in the uk in the event of a no deal. to the uk in the event of a no deal. to the 3 million here at, we say, "you are ourfriends, our neighbours, our colleagues, we want you to stay and we will be setting out the details as soon as is practicable." we also now urged eu and all its member states to step up and give the uk citizens on the continent the same reassurances. mi’ citizens on the continent the same reassurances. mr speaker, it is time on both sides to provide all our citizens with that comfort and with that confidence. but in response the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, criticised the absence of the prime minister in the house of commons, saying she should have updated mps herself, and said little progress had been made in the negotiations. mr speaker, it would also have been better if today's statement contained

if you leave the eu you leave the rights of the eu and the response abilities of being part of the eu trade. what this paper says, in the events of no deal, we‘re going to try and negotiate than ourselves. that cannot be guaranteed. only one of those deals is ready to roll as a separate uk deal. there is a fair chance that‘s quite a lot of trade around the world will have to revert to what is known as basic rules of world trade. we would lose a least from a temporary base, special access we get through being members of the eu to trade agreements with countries like canada, south korea and so on. this is a long long list of technical notices, i have had a look at some of them. they are telling me what is going to happen but not how to get around them. they are technical, because they are aimed ata are technical, because they are aimed at a technical market. one of the problems is, prepare for this, but they do not tell you how to prepare for it. you cannot prepare for them sometimes. consumers worry that if you spot a fire, or netflix, at the moment, because we are in the eu, if you‘re

you actually broke the story about the eu ambassadors being summoned for this meeting. ficantly ups the interest in what is going on this afternoon, doesn't it? yes, if they are meeting it is because they wa nt to they are meeting it is because they want to hear about progress that has been made in the talks and here you hear rumours that the member states have heard positives from the meetings. the thing about all this is it seems quite exciting with dominic raab making this last—minute dash to brussels and the ambassador has been summoned on a sunday evening, diplomats working on a sunday night! but a lot of this was kind of expected as negotiations reach a crucial one sensed it stays like this, you need to get the politicians involved, either to seal the final deal or to make big decisions about the last few remaining issues. see you would expect a dominic raab to turn up at a moment like this. it isjust expect a dominic raab to turn up at a moment like this. it is just that it wasn't in the diary and we didn't get lots of forewarning. the 27 remaining member states o