at the theresa may pointed out in parliament recently, michel barnier was in london and he is tryingo, there is a round of negotiations to try and unblock the two sticking points which are overfisheries unblock the two sticking points which are over fisheries in this decade. and the commission will be coming to london and will be speaking to michael goff was counterpart, the british counterpart, the british counterpart, christopher, it is going to be awkward. from the government point of view, i don't wa nt government point of view, i don't want to sound like the spokesman, but they are trying to make sure that if there is no deal, which looks like as little as 30% likely to get a deal, if the no deal is 70%, and they're trying to check that it 70%, and they're trying to check thatitis 70%, and they're trying to check that it is the union that can be secured and that matters a lot to the uk after brexit, without a deal. that is what they're saying but you know, to hear that in the house of commons and making a small, limited change to the agreement last year, no wonder they are furio

but theresa may and many others weren't satisfied. by setting out the government's main aim. above all, we must ensure that the delicate balance between communities in northern ireland is maintained and that the uk government pursues policy which maintain growth and stability in northern ireland. those have a lwa ys in northern ireland. those have always been and will be this government's priorities. but the former pm quickly jumped in. if the potential consequences of the withdrawal agreement we re of the withdrawal agreement were so of the withdrawal agreement were so bad, why did the government sign it? we have heard u nfortu nately government sign it? we have heard unfortunately some harmful interpretations suggested over the last few months. but there was more. the government is acting recklessly and irresponsibly with no thought to the long—term impact on the standing of the united kingdom in the world. this will lead to untold damage to the united kingdom's reputation. it puts the future of the united kingdom at risk, and as a

theresa may lo her job trying to solve it.johnson wants to break international law to address it, and everyone isak tg an interest. >>h don't mess we good friday accords. >> let's look at why the irish border question won't away. the challenge has always been to reconcile three things. the first is the new single market, it allows free-- marke free movement of goods, services , andapital. the people protect it. anything going in or out is checked. the second thing was captured by boris johnson in 2013. be our country'dependencey can day. >> leading the new single market leads us to the third thing, and this is complicated. if the people leaves the single market, the question is where to put the checks? this then becomes about history and about geography. northern ireland is part of the u.k.. a violent conflict played out between nationalists who wanted to be part of the replalican and unionists who wanted to stay in the u.k.. in 1998, the good friday agreement ended that conflict. it also ended military checks on nce then, mil

anchor: on the dynamics, jessica, when we were talking about theresa may, when she was trying to geteal through, it was all a numbers game, wasn't it, because she did not have the numbers? and boris johnson has more freedom to go with what he wants . jessica: yes, had sabalenka been planned during the time of theresa may in terms of legislation current -- with some contention, one other things who would be discussing tonight is whether theresa may would be able to get that through the house of commons. that would be a big question, but boris johnson with 80 strong , the mandate to get brexit done, and of course, the u.k. has left the eu already since the end of january, during the transition period, but it is not long until that is over. there have been other stories very much in the headlines, but i think as we head towards october, it will be discussed more and more. anchor: the latest round of trade talks start tuesday. the commission says, "i trust the government to implement the agreement under national law and prerequisite for any future partnership. protocol in ireland is esse

, and this is the linking bit, that he is accusing theresa may of blinking, of not standing up tooted on the same route, if —— afairly —— a fairly bearish interview. we are no nearer sorting out fishing rights, level playing field rules, state support for businesses, and also that even more ticklish issue of who is going to police all this if ever we are going to get a deal. and obviously but we don't want is the european court. it is looking increasingly like we going to go without a deal on wto rules, so let's brace ourselves for 10% ta riffs let's brace ourselves for 10% tariffs on cars, meat, cheese, milk going up by 30%. that's the kind of thing we now face. does not sound too good, does it, jo? thing we now face. does not sound too good, does it, 10? it does not. these are crunch talks. it is a phrase used over and over muh but michel barnier, this is the eighth and final phase of the talks will we are just weeks away from coming out, and we heard only earlier this week that the germans are basically throwing their hands in the air and say nobody is making much effort on the

borisjohnson has got a big majority which theresa may lacked.true but not the reason why she didn't do it, she didn't do it because it's very difficult and it's not a good idea. to be fair, tony blair even considered repudiating parts of the convention because of this problem of, in his case, he was trying to deport people suspected of terrorist offences. and it's a consta nt terrorist offences. and it's a constant struggle for prime ministers. i mean, theyjust find themselves bound by laws which they find frustrating, but i mean, the reason they are there are to protect fundamental human rights. you know, that ought to make prime minister's lives difficult. lucy, the mail on sunday is in campaigning mode, and the trauma of lone births. this is women during the pandemic. they have to give birth without anybody with them, which would be a very lonely experience for many. this is a really shocking story to discover that after lockdown, during locked on, you can almost imagine why certain hospital trusts were asking women who were going to be givin

theresa may in the commons.vernment of mismanaging billions of pounds spent in response to the pandemic. in a speech to party members at its virtual annual conference, the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, accused ministers of a ‘cavalier‘ approach to public spending during the crisis. as chancellor, i would ensure that public money was always spent wisely. targeted where it is needed most, not slayers where it is not. new leadership with proper oversight of government contracts so they deliver value for money every time. testing every single budget line against the goal of net zero carbon emissions. because the evidence is crystal clear, and investment that favours our climate also favours jobs, and the short and long—term. let's get more on this — pat mcfadden is the shadow economic secretary to the treasury. what exactly are you accusing the government doing in terms of spinning too much money? government has been quite widely praised for his furlough skiing and other measures to get this country through th

theresa may lost her job trying to solve it.dress it. and everyone is taking an interest. don't mess with the good friday accords. with peace in northern ireland at stake, let's look at why the irish border question won't go away. the challenge has always been to reconcile three things. the first is the eu single market. it allows free market of goods, people, services and capital, and the eu protects it. anything coming in or out is tracked. the second thing was captured by borisjohnson in 2016. i believe that this thursday can be our country's independence day. for some of its supporters, brexit is an assertion of national sovereignty. and leaving the eu single market is part of that. which leads us to the third thing. and this is the complicater. if the uk leaves the single market, the question is, where to put the checks. and this then becomes about history and about geography. northern ireland is part of the uk. for years, a violent conflict played out between nationalists, who wanted to be part of the republic of ireland,

but theresa may wasn't satisfied.ht to the long—term impact on the standing of the united kingdom in the world. this will lead to untold damage to the united kingdom's reputation. it puts the future of the united kingdom at risk. and, as a result, with regret, i have to tell the minister, i cannot support this bill. the attack at fishmongers' hall in london at the end of 2019 left two people dead — stabbed to death by a man who'd been released halfway through a sentence for terrorism. as part of its response, the government introduced the counter—terrorism and sentencing bill, which brings in a minimum 14—year jail term for the most dangerous terrorist offenders. those who commit serious acts of terror must face sentences which match the severity of their crimes. labour turned to what was not in the bill — deradicalisation. the failure properly to address the issue of deradicalisation measures in prison will haunt this country for generations as we establish academies of terrorisms. a former independent reviewer of te

theresa may in the commons today. pounds of taxpayers' money in its response to the pandemic. speaking at the annual party conference, which is being held as a virtual event, the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, accused ministers of a cavalier approach to public spending which included spending money on testing kits and personal protective equipment that turned out to be unusable. while the chancellor was profiting from a financial system that took huge risks, then passed them on to ordinary people, i helped to rein it in. as chancellor, i would ensure that public money was always spent wisely. targeted where it is needed most, not splurged where it isn't. and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will address the virtual labour conference tomorrow. it will be broadcast in a politics live special on bbc two from 9am. the us presidential election is just six weeks away, and aside from the main campaigning by president trump and his democratic rivaljoe biden, voters are taking the debate online in record numbers. as t

tonight is where the theresa may would be even able to get that to the house of commons, and i wouldhnson, a 80 strong majority, elected on a mandate to get brexit done. the uk has actually left the european union already but we have been following eu rules since the end of january, during been following eu rules since the end ofjanuary, during the transition period but really not long now until that transition period is over. we have not talked much about brexit recently. there been other stories very much in the headlines but i think if we had towards that october summit, something discussed more and more, and getting into the trade talks this week, it does not seem like anyone is talking up the prospect of anyone is talking up the prospect of a breakthrough. jessica, that's the westminster perspective. let's get the perspective from brussels. here's the president of the european commission... the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler has more on the reaction from brussels. never a dull moment. i wonder if those last couple of words in that statement from the president, the releva nt sta

theresa may famously replied "no uk prime minister "could ever agree to this".ed to the eu's single market until a new trade deal was done. no said brexiteer mps. and soon mrs may was gone — and borisjohnson arrived with a big shift that few saw coming. in 2019 he meet ireland's leo varadkar and offered to accept some checks in the irish sea. it stunned uk politics — but he got a deal with the eu, forced an election, won the election. it was a huge political coup. from there, brexit happened, and trade talks began. but as they struggled to progress borisjohnson delivered his second big shift. during the election campaign, he'd told us his brexit deal was oven ready. but mrjohnson's view of his deal changed. and hre directed his government to do this. this does break international law and a very limited and specific way. the uk is now seeking to override parts of the withdrawal agreement — and accuses the eu of wanting a border in the irish sea. even though the withdrawal agreement which the uk agreed explicitly creates a regulatory border in the irish sea. and s

, he says, lord frost says theresa may 's government did blink in previous brexit negotiations andy bullish rhetoric, we are not going to become a state of brussels, it comes before the eighth and final round of talks with michel barnier, lord frost 's counterpart for the barnier, lord frost 's counterpart forthe eu, barnier, lord frost 's counterpart for the eu, arriving barnier, lord frost 's counterpart forthe eu, arriving in barnier, lord frost 's counterpart for the eu, arriving in london on tuesday. i think there is still a lot of sticking points and a lot of commentators now saying it is looking as though we may end up with ano looking as though we may end up with a no deal brexit and in turn we will not reach agreement by december the sist. not reach agreement by december the 31st. but this rhetoric in this interview in the mail on sunday has already been dismissed by the eu with one eu source calling itjust, the kind of muscle flexing that one would expect before these kinds of negotiations. shyama, look at the sunday mirror with the latest on the harry and meghan sager, t

theresa may shot it down.eaten constitutional integrity of the uk by creating a customs and regulatory border down the irish sea. and no uk prime minister could ever agree to it. theresa may instead proposed a backstop, a plan where the uk remained aligned to the eu's single market until a new trade deal was done. "no," said brexiteer mps. and mrs may was soon gone. next, enter boris johnson, promising to "get brexit done". and he soon delivered a big shift that few saw coming. in liverpool in october 2019, here we have borisjohnson meeting the then irish prime minister leo varadkar. and in an act of political treachery or brilliance depending on who you ask, he agreed to some checks in the irish sea on goods moving from britain to northern ireland. he alienated unionist mps, he alienated some of his own party, but he got a withdrawal deal with the eu, he forced an election, he won the election. it was a huge political coup. from there, brexit happened, and the uk and eu began trade talks. but then a familiar

as you know, the former prime minister, theresa may, has just the former prime minister, theresa may,he last few hours, that she thinks this is horrifying. she said "the uk government is now seeking to change the operation of the withdrawal agreement". she suggested that this goes ahead the british government's credibility on the international stage will be shot popular and that is a big if there. because clearly, as i have said repeatedly, this is a safety net. we don't want to have to go down this route if the eu joint uk council can resolve these issues. so you, douglas ross, telling me at the beginning of this interview, that where you think boris johnson is wrong you will stand up johnson is wrong you will stand up to him, what does that mean in this? you don't think boris johnson is wrong in this case? i think this is the last opportunity for the uk government to have the safety net. the internal market legislation that will be laid before parliament tomorrow and the finance below the final two pieces of legislation that the government can take through in time for leaving the tr

we heard from the former prime minister theresa may saying she was worried about that.he former prime minister is right in what she said today, in relation to that. and that's why all the focus should be on getting a deal done. sir keir starmer talking to vicki young. we can speak now to professor anand menon, director of the uk in a changing europe, and professor of european politics and foreign affairs at king's college london. what do you think the chances of a trade deal are at the moment?” don't like to put numbers on it. but i'll say is there still a real possibility we will get a deal, simply because both sides would prefer simply because both sides would p refer to simply because both sides would prefer to have a deal that no deal. but the differences on principle are real, so equally there is every chance that talks might collapse. it's very finely balanced at the moment, but i think there's a real prospect of a deal being done. because some people think boris johnson doesn't want a trade deal. i'm not privy to the private thoughts of the prime minister, but fr

issues with the substance and with this timings were known and this is what caused the fall of theresa mayssues have been known for a while but i think the telegraph piece is interesting because this is a prime minister talking to the core conservative photo and to conservative mps and members of the house of lords, this is not about the old remain leave to fight, these are people who are brexiteers who are unhappy with this because of the uk's role in the world, questions about how we can hold to account other countries

stefanie can tell us if our former prime minister theresa may was right when she posed the question,g to be the effect of all this on britain's reputation abroad? go on, stefanie! iam not reputation abroad? go on, stefanie! i am not the german government or the commission, but it does not go down well. this is about state aid, this is about how goods come into the uk from northern ireland, or from gb coming to northern ireland, would be checked. this is all the creed. ajoint would be checked. this is all the creed. a joint committee would have the surveillance of that, the overview of that, and to say, no, we undermine that via domestic legislation is astonishing. 0k, let's get through a few of foreign titles. the new york times, the faces of hunger. quite an interesting line from the writer, lecturer in poverty so close together in pandemic america, with so together in pandemic america, with so many families using food banks —— luxury and poverty. the pandemic has exposed the fragile nature "of success exposed the fragile nature "of success for millions of americans". may be outward

issues with the substance and with this timings were known and this is what caused the fall of theresa may pots and governments of these issues have been known for a while but i think the telegraph piece is interesting because this is a prime minister talking to the core conservative photo and to conservative mps and members of the house of lords, this is not about the old remain leave to fight, these are people who are brexiteers who are unhappy with this because of the uk's role in the world, questions about how we can hold to account other countries like china and russia for things they are doing that do not fit the international wall standards when we ourselves are going to break international law and our own words as well? i think it raises issues including about trade, you heard nancy pelosi talking about the possible us trade deal. there are bigger themes that this is connected to so bigger themes that this is connected tosoi bigger themes that this is connected to so i think the prime minister here is trying to talk to these core supporters to get their support because that support

boris johnson's predecessor theresa may has come out t to question whether the prime minister is imperiling the kingdom's international reputation. causing concern for eu leaders just as brexit talks resume. the uk's northern ireland secretary has responded to questions about new government legislation that could alter parts of the u.k.'s withdrawal agreement with brussels. article four of the northern ireland protocol states it will remain part of the customs territory post brexit. the new legislation aims at clarifying how the withdrawal agreement will be implemented because it breaks international law with regard to belfast. powers oftaking the in a very tightly defined set of circumstances. reporter: they insisted the u.k. fully intended to implement the protocol and northern ireland that will see it follow northern borders to keep the land with the republic of ireland open. >> this parliament devoted the withdrawal agreement into u.k. legislation. the government is nowow changing the operation of that agreement. reporter: the bill could damage trust in the u.k. over future trade deals.

will stick with eu rules, which is what theresa may said, and everyone hated the deal. a boris decided we will have custom border, the northern ireland on the same rules as the rest of europe and the u.k. go its separate way. you effectively have a new border. now he's saying i did that deal but actually of course could it really have a border in the middle of what is still the united kingdom and that is what we now have him suggesting that they would actually pass a law that would break this agreement with international treaty, which is incredibly devices -- divisive in the u.k. and a red flag for the europeans. but you're right, it is complicated and annoying and a lot of people don't want to think about it anymore. [laughter] romaine: a big red flag for the europeans and we will talk about later.e stephanie, thank you for staying up with us. that is stephanie flanders, she leads the broad swath of economic coverage here at bloomberg. always great to have her on. coming up, we will talk about some of those red flags europe is raising and expanded conversation outside

when theresa may asked him to lead, he said, i would rather follow than lead. now, this all feels very familiar in the trump era. every possible horrible thing a person can say. the fundamental reality is all these scandals come in the midst of what should be the worst of them all, the one we wake up with every day, the one we go to bed every night with. 190,000 people are dead, due in no spaul part to the absolutely catastrophic failure of the leadership of president donald trump. 6 million americans have contracted the coronavirus. it's now swelling in parts of the midwest, and there are outbreaks popping up on college campuses across the country. some looking really bad. then you have kids and parents and teachers who are trying to make learning from homework with school shut down. then you've got other folks in schools where it may not be safe. the trump campaign's strategy in the face of all this is basically pretend it doesn't exist. it's like, covid doesn't count, trump 2020. they're going to run on the economy as if it didn't crash in the last five mont

the most pointed criticism came from theresa may, a veteran of these negotiations, and she suggests thatiament voted that withdrawal agreement in the uk legislation. the government is now changing the operation of that agreement. given that, how can the government reassure future international partners that the uk can be trusted to abide by the legal obligations of the agreements it signs? i thank my right honourable friend for her question. we have worked in a spirit of good faith, to make sure we do uphold the pin spots behind the protocol. our first priority continues to be to secure agreement on the protocol for the joint committee and the wider free—trade agreement. what is interesting is that her intervention came shortly after the announcement that a senior civil servant had resigned. the legal department makes it clear that they are there to follow the rule of law. he has resigned ahead of this bill, the concerns over which have led to his departure. from the government's point of view, if they are going to be living some lawyers and civil servants, they are looking as though the

the former prime minister theresa may has warned the changes could damage trust in the uk over futurenegotiations between britain and the eu started today, as our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. mrjohnson, are we going to get a deal today? are you confident? he promised to get brexit done, and the uk has left the eu, but now borisjohnson‘s team is in a familiar place — trying to negotiate another deal. this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january. progress is slow, but round eight of the talks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one which has already been signed, sealed and delivered. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now the government is introd

former prime minister theresa may has warned the changes could damage international trust in the uk overfuturens between britain and the eu have just started the south african runner caster semenya has lost her appeal at switzerland's federal supreme court against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. this means that unless the olympic eight—hundred metres champion complies with the ruling and takes hormone—suppressing drugs, she will not be able to defend her title in tokyo next year. semenya has said she was disappointed with the decision. morgan carpenter is the co—executive director of intersex human rights australia and is an intersex man assigned male at birth. caster semenya was observed as female at birth and all she is asking for is the right to be accepted, as that woman assigned female at birth and she is a asking to be to compete on the basis of her natural gifts. and what do you make of the decision? it was always a long shot. i think the swiss federal court has only a very narrow remit and it's not able to assess many of the implications of the previousjudgeme

remember, also was appointed to lead the security brief for the uk which raised an eyebrow from theresa mayng this interview to basically put a jibe against her government and that is what he is referring to this time, we won't blink. it's a very gung ho interview, very much about we are going to stand up for british sovereignty, we will not give in, the eu aren't doing anything, they are failing to engage. it makes rather depressing reading i think for anyone who is concerned about what is actually going to happen at the end of the year when brexit happens and we haven't got a deal. it is quite clear that this has come with the backing and the sanction of downing street. i think it is all pa rt downing street. i think it is all part of the meshes about boris johnson needing to show he is getting or is regaining a grip on things because he has had a disastrous summer, he is floundering on many things and we will come on to prime minister's questions in a while. this is about we are really going to go back onto the front foot, this is what he was elected for, to deliver brexit and damn those

so the admission has led to a torrent of criticism also weighing in is the former prime minister theresa may and she says that it ultimately undermines the fact that the u.k. is a trustworthy nation and she couldn't be more wrong according to our serve on the lead he was the president of the european commission she says it does just that it undermines the trust that the e.u. has for the united kingdom but burning bridges with the european union may not be that much of a surprise right now but it seems like this somewhat political stunt may be causing quite a lot of consequences further afield as the united states has now warned london that if indeed it goes ahead and tries to violate the good friday agreement well therefore there will be no u.k. u.s. post back to trade deal of course that is something that the u.k. was heavily relying on moving forward into the next few years now currently david frost who is the u.k.'s chief parks and go she will be meeting with his counterpart michel barnier they're having the final round of these crunch talks but no doubt this very political provocative st

it looks bad when you havejohn major, you got theresa may lining up to criticise you.four nations —— borisjohnson. work as a group of four nations —— boris johnson. goes to show how difficult it is to agree on this topic. we are out of time as always. rachel and christopher, thank you so much and thank you for your honesty and your opinions. there were plenty of them, so thank you for that and thank you to our viewers as well. the conversation is hashtag bbc papers if you'd like to get involved. port in england was dealt a blow when borisjohnson port in england was dealt a blow when boris johnson announced port in england was dealt a blow when borisjohnson announced the pilot event with browser stadiums at 1000 people. and be reviewed on the 1st of 0ctober. it comes as a chief collective —— executive of the premier league... richter and masters as a failure to do so can cost clubs hundreds of millions of pounds. it's actually critical. that's because like every other industry, football has been impacted by covid already. so like £700 million from last year, there are r

illustrative here is, think of the last time there was a novichok poisoning, that was here in britain, and theresa maye to cobble together a good international response. there were almost 120 russian diplomats around the world expelled by countries such as the us, australia, and the majority of them, the great majority, were eu countries. that is something where allies act and have great weight. that was when britain was still part of the eu, or the referendum had happened but britain was still in the transition period and was a member. much easier to call in european partners when you are at the table of brussels. in this case, say something like this had happened in britain on british soil, it would be much harder to mount the same response. borisjohnson, yasmin, was foreign secretary at the time. i was talking to another person this week and he was saying, it is simple what the international community must do, it must make putin a pariah and not invite him to things and not pose for handshakes and photographs with him. would it make a difference? it is worse than that. london is the laundromat of t

operation of that agreement also speaking in the house of commons on tuesday former prime minister theresa may warned that the bill could damage trust in the u. k. i have. a future trade deals with other countries. about more home story up to now and midnight. time next france has the tuesday's. belarus forcing opponents of the president alex looking. in eggs. as part of a crackdown on protests against his august ree electioion that crcritics. in belarus and outsie say was rigged. with some clarity though the situation of maria callistus coba. as of the reliability of the story courses in question the authority said that she was arrested trying to cross the border into ukraine. the support to say she was kidnapped by unknown people during sunday's demonstration in minsk. demonstration against chanchal. espionage for more on this- phrenic- vehicle so. who's a non resident fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia center and a journalist in belarus thank you very much for being with the same friends twenty four we appreciate your time. can you tell. us what's the atmosphere like now where you are

that borisjohnson said his version of the withdrawal agreement had been made acceptable whereas theresa may'sng that this move is turning the clock back and reigniting old wounds and it's important to focus on getting a deal and looking at what is dealing with coronavirus in the uk. this has been a tricky subject for the labour party and they are a bit split on this sort has been quite tricky for them to come forward in this so it is quite different from keir starmer and he is saying the labour party will support the legislation if it fixes the substantial cross—party concerns raised. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who is serving a five —year sentence in iran, is due in court later today to face a new charge. she has already been convicted of spying charges that she vigorously denies. the latest we're hearing is although this new is expected to help today her husband richard is saying she was not picked up for court today and the lawyer was told that the trial is not happening today. nazanin called the prosecutors office and was told she would be brought in the next couple of days for a discussio

it is one of the reasons borisjohnson was so careful to renegotiate theresa may's version of the northernbut at the moment, this is being used as a pawn in these very tense negotiations over the future trade relationships. is your instinct that they will find some way out of this disagreement because of the economic implications both for the eu and the uk? you might think that would be the right answer, but the economic sta kes a re the right answer, but the economic stakes are really high. we have seen a number of british trade steel organisations begging the uk and eu to come to an agreement because the economic implications are so serious. but they are not looking at this through the prism of economics but through the prism of sovereignty. and what they are arguing is that the uk is a sovereign nation are now and we should not be curtailed now in our activities by anyway by the eu. the problem is geography and perfect that northern ireland has a border. there is a lot of trade that goes on between northern ireland and the south, so it is really important but that gets settled. the uk g

the former prime minister theresa may has warned the changes could damage trust in the uk over futuretrade negotiations between britain and the eu started today as our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. mrjohnson, are we going to get a deal today? are you confident? he promised to get brexit done, and the uk has left the eu, but now borisjohnson‘s team is in a familiar place — trying to negotiate another deal. this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january. progress is slow, but round eight of the talks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one which has already been signed, sealed and delivered. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now the government is i

the former prime minister theresa may has warned the changes could damage trust in the uk, over future between britain and the eu started today, as our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. mrjohnson, are we going to get a deal today? are you confident? he promised to get brexit done, and the uk has left the eu, but now borisjohnson‘s team is in a familiar place — trying to negotiate another deal. this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january. progress is slow, but round eight of the talks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one which has already been signed, sealed and delivered. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now the government is introducing its ow

if you remember, the theresa may government was so busy negotiating with itself, the consensus in theving started to fall apart and fracture and we got this enormous division. what we've got now is a situation four years later with a tory government are still negotiating with itself, still can't reach agreement within its own ranks, and that's why we haven't got a brexit deal done. we've got to do this. so we can focus on coronavirus. what is the deal you would like to see done because you we re would like to see done because you were campaigning on the basis of staying in the customs union and the single market at points during that whole debate. is that what you still want? we want to close trading relationship so businesses here don't face enormous barriers. in the customs union? one of those benefits would we want and still years later be having an argument about where to place a border on the island of ireland or within the uk. and the problem the tories have got as they rejected the customs union and we accepted it and we lost the vote, but the question is then how are they goin

i think the european union always knew that when we had the previous prime minister, theresa may, thathe would give ultimatums will would always fold -- but would always fold under pressure. we saw something similar with the withdrawal a year ago or so when the u.k. decided to accept the of the ramifications of issue which is now -- now they are trying to unpick. there is a very high-stakes game of poker here. political pragmatism has always been sort of our benchmark in assuming there would be ideal eventually, but that deal will be limited in scope. that pragmatism does seem to be in incredibly short order as we speak. so that is why these no deal risks are on the rise. tom: jeremy stretch, thank you so much. cibc head of g10 fx strategy. 1.1830., it has been a most interesting year for mr. barrick in california. he has had an extraordinary year in real estate and also in politics. his support of the president of the united states. a conversation with tom barrack, coming up. futures -13. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: "bloomberg surveillance." francine lacqua and tom keene. tom barrack wa

they struggled to get a sensible and workable solution for this —— theresa may. to light and hacks that readers i think is quite wrong. i do think it will lead people to really question what is going on here. and i think the questions around this is a well and the reason that many mps are quite frustrated by this. because it opens up frustrated by this. because it opens up many other issues that we are trying to deal with. whether it is credibility on the world stage to get new trade deals, we already heard from the us and congress about the impact they could have on that. whether it is holding other countries to account for things that we do not want them to do which i am a klingon in flagrant violation of law. how can we do that if we are being accused of this ourselves? this i think actually goes beyond the old argument of leave or remain. there are many brexiteers, prominent conservatives who do not like what the government is trying to do here. i think this ft story it willjust bolster their case. staying with the brexit theme, and this is somewhat related i

borisjohnson‘s predecessor as prime minister theresa may has also go involved.earlier. the united kingdom government signed the withdrawal agreement with the northern ireland protocol. this parliament voted that withdrawal agreement into uk legislation. the government is now changing the operation of that agreement. partners that the uk can be trusted to abide by the legal obligations given that, how can the government reassure future international partners that the uk can be trusted to abide by the legal obligations of the agreements it signs? and trust is very important here. northern ireland was the single biggest obstacle and trust is very important here. northern ireland was the single biggest obstacle to the withdrawal deal getting done. the issue has always been the border on the island of ireland. northern ireland is part of the united kingdom — it shares a border with the republic of ireland which is in the eu. and because of northern ireland's violent past and its successful peace process, the status of that border is highly sensititive. the question h