eu/uk. uk/eu. >> i got that. >> so it's not my role to comment on going declarations just for right now, there is a press conference between president trump and theresa may. i don't want to comment. this ongoing declaration. as a matter of fact, factually i can just say that the rule is clear and well known by everybody, including the uk because we have elaborated this rule with the uk for 44 years. we are working on the basis of as i just said in my speech an ambitious free trade agreement with the uk, particularly goods as we did with canada in the last few months and as far as the trade policy is concerned, it's also possible for the uk to ask to be part of a custom union with us on goods, that means in that case that the uk will be included in our trade policy for goods. so it could be free to have any kind of free trade agreement and services with any said country. so those are the facts and the rules are well known by everybody. >> the white paper was released yesterday and i know you

the uk is leaving. the uk is leaving. we respect the vote and i have been working so hard for the last year. i am working for another withdrawal. >> morning, thank you so much. you mentioned you can envision custom units. my question would be for the service sector. my question is, what it affect the service industry? it appears to me if the right paper was chose, the good industry would be in contrast. a lot of the economy chose hardbacks it. -- hard brexit. >> exceptionally qualified as a commissioner, thank you very much. >> i didn't want to go into details, but you are speaking about preparedness, but also in the case of early with draw, we need to protect very carefully what would happen to the financial market. we have brought together the bank of england, acb and we are working clearly to identify the risk to mitigate and put the private sector in front of it's only race response ability. i think they asked first of all to be prepared and to carefully see the exposure to the uk market. i don't want to commend the d

will they see this as the uk tried to have the ca ke see this as the uk tried to have the cake and eatrry picking? up cake and eat it or cherry picking? up to this point that would have been the assumption. from the outset, the council guidelines and all the negotiations so far, the commissioner and michel barnier have been particular about movement of people, goods and services all had to be tied together however the feedback coming back this week after the statement has been reasonably warmed. it remains to be seen if it is simply to tick things over. back to keep the clock running down, keep our hopes up and tell us in a couple of months time hit us with a single market or nothing. which leaves the 27 in market or nothing. which leaves the 27ina market or nothing. which leaves the 27 in a strong negotiating position. thank you very much. it is very early in the morning and you are undertaking some very complicated decals so we appreciate that. it's a battle royale in the media industry. tuesday morning uk time, 21st century fox raised their bid for the european broadcaster sky. and

let's start with the uk government.ue to formally lay out its post—brexit trade plans to parliament in the next few hours. there's still plenty of disagreement within theresa may's governing conservative party over the proposals which would cover goods once the uk leaves the european union. and in this 100 plus page document there should be more detail about what uk is looking for when it comes to the services sector. and that's hugely important because services make up almost 80% of the uk economy and will be crucial in determining how prosperous the country is after the uk leaves the eu in march. the latest figures show that in 2016 the biggest share of uk services exports went to the rest of the european union. nearly a0%. the united states bought the next biggest chunk at 21% and then it was japan at 3%. services are also crucial to the uk's public finances. the financial services sector alone paid $95.6 billion in uk taxes in the year to march 2017. that's11% of all uk tax receipts so any fall could cut the amount

he singled the uk alt on immigration. he singled the uk after mr mentioned.rsue a an inflammatory rhetoric, unite people around the issue of immigration which has been the most difficult issue across the eu and in the uk. he is a bit out of sync with the uk people. the british public has become much more onside with immigration. he has recognised the —— it has recognised the need for integration in certain sectors. attitudes towards immigration have changed quite considerably in the la st changed quite considerably in the last 12 to 15 months sol changed quite considerably in the last 12 to 15 months so i think the president doesn't actually have a good grasp of what is going on in the uk. here we are again, similar to where we were at the g—7 where the president criticises his allies and then flies off i meet someone who has been ostracised by the global community, kim. they wonder how that looks after ruffling the feathers of his closest allies?m is very difficult. this is one of the top agendas, trade and russia. it will be very interesting to see what com

uk's single biggest investor here in the uk.stor here in the uk. so i think it's very appropriate for the president to be here. i think these protests are a distraction, a sideshow. at the end of the day the special relationship will endure because regardless of who is president are prime minister we will have so much in common between our countries. so a danger zones by god but not because of donald trump as a lot of people would say —— it endure is in spite of donald trump. we did not start off as the best of friends in 1776 dan butler we are now. i think president trump comes at a pivotal time in the uk's history, the uk is about to leave the eu and a couple of months' time and i think he would like to walk away with free trade deal the uk. like to walk away with free trade dealthe uk. you like to walk away with free trade deal the uk. you say the like to walk away with free trade dealthe uk. you say the us is like to walk away with free trade deal the uk. you say the us is the uk's greatest ally that the personal relationshi

uk would apply uk tariffs intended for the uk and eu's tariffs and trade policy for goods intended for the eu. 96% of businesses would be able to pay the correct tariff or no tariff at the uk border so there would be no additional burdens for them compared to the status quo and they would be able to benefit from the new trade deals we'll strike. in addition, we would also bring forward new technology to make our customs systems as smooth as possible for those businesses who trade with the rest of the world. some have suggested that under this arrangement, the uk would not be able to do trade deals. they are wrong. when we have left the eu the uk would have the own independent trade policy and the ability to set tariffs for our trade with the rest of the world. we will be able to pursue trade agreements with key partners and on friday the cabinet agreed we would consider seeking success to the agreement for trans pacific partnership. mr. speaker, our brexit plan for britain respects what we've heard from businesses about how they want to trade with the eu after we leave and will ensure

in terms of the uk government and the holder of the uk government and the holder of the uk governmentresent time. yes, it is a strong relationship that has been strengthened over the course of many decades. but this is a difficult moment. as president trump lands in the united kingdom, two thirds of brits polled think he is making things worse for international relations. about 60% think that he should not meet the queen. so it is a very controversial visit. but nonetheless, it is clear with the case that the united states and united kingdom have many interestss that are very much in mind still. their values are in line, perhaps not always of the president and the united kingdom, but certainly of the united kingdom, but certainly of the united states and the united kingdom. so it is complicated, but i think that there is a recognition that regardless, this is a very significant relationship and this visit has got to take place, and the conversation will focus on some of those very key foreign policy issues, trade, russia, middle east, iran, so those discussions will be taking place an

and on the subject of future uk customs arrangement with the eu. plan that was unveiled at a crunch meeting at the country retreat and it proposed a common rule to avoid a hard border in northern ireland and the uk connected taxes on imports for the eu's behalf. the cabinet agreed the blueprint declared the collective responsibility in the cabinet responded. david davis resigned, boris johnson the following day to sign up for the prime minister's compromise. >> personal statement. >> theresa may's plan amounted to brexit in name only. >> we have time in these negotiations, changed tack once again. an independent self-governing, not the miserable permanent limbo, not the democratic disaster of ongoing harmonization with no way out and no safe for the uk. marymac despite the resignations and disagreement, would turn into the customs bill, uk eu cross-border trade after brexit. they didn't like that and put down amendments to the bill which the government later accepted. the remainders of those amendments undermine the field. >> it was margaret thatch

ido the uk.te would be willing to accept that in order to leave the eu a nation must accept such a threat to its constitutional integrity, we made the choice tojoin constitutional integrity, we made the choice to join as nation state, we must be free as nation states to make the choice to leave. the joint report that we agreed in december was very report that we agreed in december was very clear report that we agreed in december was very clear on report that we agreed in december was very clear on this. we were both explicit that northern ireland is an integral part of the united kingdom, consistent with the principle of consent in the belfast agreement and the report is also clear about the need to preserve the integrity of the uk's internal market, which is vital to businesses, the length and breadth of our country, not least here in northern ireland. yet the commission's proposed backstop text does not deliver this. under their proposals, northern ireland would be represented in trade negotiat

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. what were saying is a good would not enter the european union the stupid uk without the european union being expected. [inaudible] but suppose we have lower tariffs than the u.s. and europe has lower tariffs, for example. we would then collect the higher eu tariffs on the goods coming from the u.s. when they came in through liverpool or wherever. would we expect goods coming into the eu from new zealand, would we expect the eu to collect higher tariffs for us or would we expect them to apply their own eu tariffs. >> at the border. >> what i'm saying what the paragraph says is that this is not a question of someone physically handing cash over at the border. the way we would deal with it is a formula reven

and the uk. -- the relationship between the uk and the uk. —— the relationship between the uk. —— thes. the idea of a special relationship it is argued, is a manufactured one. what are your thoughts on the relationship between the two countries and on what donald trump briefings about the uk. the links between the countries are strong. taking politics out of the equation for a moment, lots of people play baseball and american foot ball people play baseball and american football in regents park if you go there in the afternoon. that is where donald trump was he helicopter will be landing. there are nba basketball games in london now and american football games. like the re st of american football games. like the rest of the world, we consume a lot of american culture through hollywood. there is a lot of warmth there, a lot of history. i think the politics are quite different at the moment. britain's government is quite preoccupied with brexit. donald trump is not hugely interested in a lot of the foreign policy subjects that previous presidents have been interested in. normally ahead o

as you know, a few days ago we received the uk's white paper oi'i ago we received the uk's white paperhite paper is the result ofa know, this white paper is the result of a very intense internal debate in the united kingdom, a debate that was necessary, and i think we've all seen that this debate in the uk is not over yet. as i said to the ministers, there are several elements in this white paper that does open the way to a constructive discussion leading to the political declaration on future relationship. let nick watt a few of the positive elements. the proposal for a free—trade agreement, which will be at the very heart of our future economic relations. now, basically, we have an key proposal they are, that this was part of the council guidelines, namely that we need a free trade agreement. the second element, a commitment to a level playing field, especially regarding state aid and the rules on employment and the environment, and thirdly a broad convergence on the need, in fact on the absolute need, to cooperate on both internal and external security. on this point, what is actual

— the eu, and our proposal will create a uk- eu the eu, and our proposal will create a uk— eu free tradeshes 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 terms of what you have agreed today, you ha

the uk when it seen it is the largest legal country partner for the uk when it comes to the economy. us. let‘s go to goodwood in the south of england now where motorsport fans are gathering for the annual festival of speed. the major car brands and industrial giants like germany‘s siemens are all investing heavily in autonomous vehicle technology. but could a machine ever be a match for a racing driver on the track? our transport correspondent victoria fritz reports. host to the great and the good and ata host to the great and the good and at a racetrack, of course, plenty of these come as standard. until now. meet robo cart. a truly driverless ca i’s meet robo cart. a truly driverless cars built from the ground up and driven by artificial intelligence centres and gps gives the car 360 degrees vision, a vision, perhaps, of the future. it is definitely the way the world will go. leisure driving and driving day today for going to work can be two very different things. not to be outdone, these boys from cranfield university. they have a 1965 ford mustang with a difference. each box cont

eu tariffs, taxes on imports, at uk borders on behalf of the eu.ate the cabinet agreed the blueprint and mrs make —— may declared the collective responsibility within the cabinet had returned. two days later, the brexit secretary david davis resigned and the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, quit the following day, both unable to sign up to the prime minister's compromise. personal statement, mr borisjohnson. in his resignation statement, borisjohnson said that theresa may's plan amounted to brexit in name only. it is not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once and we can change again. a strong, independent, self—governing britain, that is guinely open to the world, not the miserable permanent limbo of chequers, not the democratic disaster of ongoing harmonisation with no way out and no say for the uk. borisjohnson. despite the resignations and the disagreements, part of the checkers agreement were turned into the customs bill, on uk— eu cross—border trade. amendments were put down to the bill, which th

the uk is set to leave the eu in march 2019.ernment 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

at long last across the uk, we and ran across the weekend.hine in the west and there will be a bit more about about who this coming week. earlier, not quite as windy as it was. the rain we are seeing will end in showers. when at times to the north and gradually things warm up. that is because we have an area of low pressure with us to finish the weekend, to go into the start of this week. that will start to fizzle out as we go into the week. the cool airwill out as we go into the week. the cool air will drift away northwards and we will start to drag in increasingly warmth across western parts of europe. earlier this morning, temperatures in east anglia around 17 to 18. some sunshine the eastern areas to begin with that showers in the east and west will increase the morning, as will among the plauen. —— amounts of cloud. during the afternoon, there will be a lot more sunshine around and lighter winds compared to the weekend, it will probably fill a few degrees warmer. we finished monday, the skies will start to clear again. some will return t

, nissan, car companies, like this. japan has factories in the uk, nissan, carcompanies, in the uk, nissan closer to japan. young, this is something that should worry manufacturers oi’ something that should worry manufacturers or at least the government politicians in the uk. —— yeah. they are essentially leaving an economic bloc that is not only significant for uk exports to the eu but is it significant forjapanese manufacturers because after this agreement, if the eu uk leaves the eu and does not sign a similar agreement with japan and a similar agreement with japan and a similar agreement with japan and a similar agreement with the eu, it really risks falling out of this trading area and japanese manufacturers will have the alternative then of exporting directly to the eu with no ta riffs exporting directly to the eu with no tariffs or moving their manufacturing from the uk to elsewhere in the eu. interesting times. thanks, rupert. all correspondence in tokyo. —— our correspondent. now let's brief you on some other business stories. many shoppers in the us and elsewhere are struggling t

i think that deal along with a new dealfor our uk.long with a new deal for our membership of the eu which recognises people is understandable and legitimate concerns about migration, to put that question back to a second referendum but i see no way out of this impasse because there is no deal can envisage the house of commons is going to support. i want my prime minister to be able to do the very best for this country and thatis the very best for this country and that is why i continue to vote the way i do. but you can see the strength of feeling that there is tonight in the commons. the government way dashed the government may have won tonight but clearly they have not one around many members of their own party. clearly theresa may has not managed to get both rival factions in theresa may has not managed to get both rivalfactions in our own party on side put up and they go into the recess with the strategy in question. thank you very much for that. more on that vote to come later this evening and we will be speaking to stephen hammet

the uk would apply domestic tariffs and trade policies for goods intended for the uk, but charge eu tariffsoods heading into the eu. the plan says it will end the free movement of people, "giving the uk back control over how many people enter the country." a "mobility framework" will be set up to allow uk and eu citizens to travel to each other‘s territories. what do ministers make up the departure of the brexit secretary? health secretaryjeremy hunt has been defending theresa may's plan on the bbc‘s today programme. a prime minister'sjob is notjust to get the support of the cabinet which is what theresa may successfully bid on friday, but also to get unity in the country on this very difficult issue. she also has to listen to the voices of business, to listen to the voices of business, to the people concerned about the implications of leaving the eu and she is making a very straightforward case, that in order to deliver a successful brexit, there are going to be some compromises along awake but what she is not prepared to do is compromise on red lines and do what michael gove is clear she

president trump has arrived in the uk.his first visit here since taking office, with stringent security measures in place — as thousands of people are expected to join demonstrations over the next few days to voice opposition to his policies. the president said he was "fine" about the protests, that britons liked him "a lot". and he said many britons agreed with his views on immigration, which is why he said they'd voted for brexit. he's due to meet the prime minister tonight and tomorrow and will also meet the queen tomorrow at windsor. as our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports, it's being seen as the most controversial visit by any us president to britain. the moment president trump finally made it to britain. touched down at stansted. not for a still promised state visit, but a much scaled—down working visit. that reflects a country split down the middle over having him here at all. the president and first lady melania were greeted on behalf of the government by liam fox, international trade secretary. that

the uk will follow eu rules.ll deal will be policed by a new governing body. the european court will have the final say but will interpret the rule. it will in blue unlimited immigration. the citizens will be able to come without visas to do paid work in some circumstances. not yet defined. for those who like dramatic break with the established order, guess who, it is not as much of the separation is brexit might have been. ministers had a chance to explain, president trump tried to do it for them. i have been reading a lot about brexit the last couple days and it seemed to be turning a little differently where they are getting partially involved back with the european union. i do not know if thatis the european union. i do not know if that is what they voted for. awkward. given the prime minister was leaving for home to welcome the american president on his visit to the uk. they voted for us to take back control of our money, our law and our borders. that is exactly what we will do. will stop sending vast contri

the eu is the uk s biggest trading partner, with almost half of all uk goods and services going there4 billion, or almost $360 billion. supporters of brexit argue there are huge opportunities elsewhere in the world. exports to china have soared in the last decade, to hit a record high last year. but they are still less than a tenth of what britain sells to the eu and far less than it sells individually to germany, france or the netherlands. with us is thomas cole, head of policy and research at the uk—based pro—european organisation, open britain. good to see you, thomas. it has been at ultra was fortnight, mainly with oui’ at ultra was fortnight, mainly with our focus of attention on parliaments, on the government and to reason may. you get the feeling the mood music is changing and it is about getting ready for a no deal. both from dominic raab, the new brexit secretary and from the european commission. your thoughts on this? it is concerning with only eight months to go of the brexit negotiations and the original plan to reach a deal by october. the real issueis to reach a deal by

it is the last leg of his visit to the uk. president trump was earlier formally welcomed by the queen at windsor castle — despite the fact that it's not a full state visit. he held talks with the prime minister, where tensions were evident on the approach to brexit, but both stressed the special relationship between the two countries. i give our relationship, in terms of grade, the highest level of specials. i'm confident that this transatlantic alliance will continue to be the bedrock of our shared security and prosperity for years to come. across the uk — thousands have taken to the streets to protest against the visit, accusing president trump of spreading hatred. while mr trump has no scheduled pla nts while mr trump has no scheduled plants here in turn bury he's got plenty of work to do added that major meeting vladimir putin in helsinki on monday. there have been developments relating to russia. three days before that meeting, the usjustice department has charged russian intelligence officials with meddling in the us ele

we have nato, then we have the uk, and then we have written.nd i said putin may be the easiest of them all. you never know. i'm going to a pretty hotspot right now, right, with a lot of resignations. any us presidential bid visit is an exercise in the projection of power, and though protesters won't get anywhere near him, there are plenty who support donald trump being given the red carpet treatment as britain's most important ally. the red carpet treatment as britain's most important allylj think britain's most important ally.|j think donald trump will have wonderful and fruitful conversations with the prime minister, because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter who is president or who is prime minister. a long—standing relationship between our two countries will endure. when president trump arrived into britain today he was greeted on behalf of the government by doctor liam fox, the government by doctor liam fox, the international trade secretary, underlining again the importance of trade, the pre—eminent issue on theresa may's agenda. bu

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 customs territory. it would also allow the uk to view an independent trade policy. we would apply the trade policy for goods intended for the uk and the eu policy for goods intended for the eu. businesses would be to pay the correct tariff at the uk border. and they would be able to benefit the new trade deals we would strike. in addition we would also bring forward new technology to make our customs systems as smooth as possible for those who do trade w

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

to the uk. the blizzard of donald trump to the uk.u are joining the protest today.” will bejoining. we will be you are joining the protest today.” will be joining. we will be speaking up will be joining. we will be speaking up against the damaging policies of this donald trump. in the courts, the straight and at the ballot box. there are hundreds and thousands of them in the uk and they should all make their voices heard, if not that the protest then at the ballot box. this november's midterm election is going to be the difference. continuing down a very damaging path with donald trump. do you feel as a democrat that job uses with donald trump. do you feel as a democrat thatjob uses muted right now? we intend to bring the noise. we will be making some noise, making ourselves heard. this protest is just one of many that are happening. the voices of american citizens have been raised loudly and clearly around the country and around the world but yes, we're out of political power and that has allowed this administration and corrupt membe

the uk in the eu that is good for the uk, will be good for the eu as well.i see around the european union as we are coming close to the point, we will leave on the 29th of march 2019 and we have got to negotiate this deal in advance of that and what i see are people focusing their minds on the impact the future relationship will have on their economies as well as ours. we have had some constructive responses so far. i won't say you won't hear negative things being said but so far constructive responses. we will sit down and talk to people about it. anybody else? come on, the north east isn't normally as shy as this. prime minister. in the event parliament rejects the deal it has with the european union will there be no—deal brexit and will be the time to table a new deal? my aim is to table a deal parliament will support because it will be a good deal for the united kingdom. obviously, we are going into negotiation and we are preparing for no deal and the government is stepping up its preparations for no deal because it only makes sense to be prepared for al

president trump has arrived in the uk.s first visit here since taking office, with stringent security measures in place, as thousands of people are expected to join demonstrations over the next few days to voice opposition to his policies. it was always expected to be a controversial visit, but within hours of landing the president criticised theresa may's approach to brexit, and warned that the trade agreement she's seeking with the eu will make a deal with america far less likely. the remarks were made in an interview with the sun. mr trump is staying tonight at the us ambassador's residence in london. our north america editor jon sopel is there. you will remember just you will rememberjust over two yea rs you will rememberjust over two years ago, barack obama came to london during the whole brexit debate and supported david cameron's position that britain should not leave the european union. that brought accusations that the american president was interfering in the politics of a sovereign nation. well, donald trump has

our proposal sets out the right plan for the uk, honouring the right plan for the uk, honouring the democratic people, protecting the integrity of our precious union, supporting growth, maintaining security, and safeguarding british jobs. it is notjust the resignation of two senior ministers she has to worry about now, even if boris johnson is yet to move out of the foreign secretary's swanky pad. he and david davies both quit over the plan, believing it keeps us too close to the eu after we leave. do you regret resigning? no, not for a moment! but dozens of tories were ready tonight to vote against the government to protest, but facing defeat, ministers backed down on some parts. it is quite clear that chequers and the white paper that was published last week simply do not restate what the prime minister had committed, even something like ten days ago. downing street is trying to claim that they haven't given into the eurosceptic group.|j would not have gone to all the work idid to would not have gone to all the work i did to ensure that we reached that agreement, only to see it changed in so

uk exports to the uk with $362 billion last year, almost half of everything at exports.priority for the uk government in its controversial plans for a so—called soft brexit, keeping close links to the eu. in an interview with the sun newspaper, president trump once soft brexit will mean no trade deal with the us, 01’ will mean no trade deal with the us, or possibly worse. lots to suggest. with me is a us economics fellow at chatham house, a think tank based in london. theresa may put on a lavish affair last night, bands were out, dinner was a p pa re ntly night, bands were out, dinner was apparently very good. those comments comejust apparently very good. those comments come just before they are going to tuck into the food. how damaging is that interview? very damaging for the special relationship and it adds fuel to the fire for the brexiteers who were quite unhappy. trump puts his finger at a very inconvenient truth, there is a trade—off between regulatory alignment with the eu post brexit and regulatory alignment with the united states in a free trade agreement betwee

when he was here at the uk before.k before we had our referendum on staying in the european union, he weighed in significantly on the debate about the uk's decision, saying that the uk could be at the back of the queue if we decided to leave the european union in terms of trade with the us. and many thought that was unhelpful. that is right. and i think that is true especially with donald trump's comments. but given the white house administration that we have at the moment... yes, it requires enormous self—discipline. i think barack 0bama self—discipline. i think barack obama has been pretty good about that since leaving office. let's have a look at this story about brexit in the daily telegraph and the other papers in the uk, which all focus on theresa may avoiding another defeat just by a all focus on theresa may avoiding another defeatjust by a whisker, two days in a row, on pretty significant amendments that were mooted by various parts of the party. these were amendments they wa nted party. these were amendments t

in the uk we have tons of cameras. in fact, in london, or a uk we have tons of cameras.ndon, ora more uk we have tons of cameras. in fact, in london, or a more cameras per square metre than anywhere else on earth, i think. square metre than anywhere else on earth, ithink. facial square metre than anywhere else on earth, i think. facial recognition has been useful to the authorities here in terms of trying to combat terror attack so this is not unusual but the suggestion in the new york times is the reason is wide. a police officer in china wearing facial recognition glasses and the use of them to spot a heron smuggler. china will say they are big country. football is coming home! england faces croatia later, in moscow. it is talking about gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the likely lineup. gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the likely lineupli gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the likely lineup. i will be watching. i love the story in the daily mail which says that southgate could not listen to the song for 20 yea rs could not listen to the song for 20

asa summit and during his visit to the uk. as a republican, do you agree with that approach?” uk. he came in with a similar standpoint to barack obama and george bush was obama opposed the german gas pipe, the german— russian gas pipeline, and george bush tried to get our allies over 2% on gdp spending, and both quiet residents tried to do that. they were nice and polite but if trump custom ruffle a few feathers, but if he gets countries in nato to foot their share of gdp spending, if he applies pressure on the russia— germany pipeline, something the obama administration opposed, i would say he's getting results whereas the last two presidents failed to. wedge thank you very much. on the issue of nato funding, a number of nato members have said, since the summit, we already have an arrangement in place to reach 2% of gdp by 2024 and, as such, nothing has changed apart from pressure from the americans, but they say they were planning to do that all along. . talk to somebody who knows a lot about what donald trump has done in this part of scotland, bill grant, the local conservative

misty and hot in the north—west of the uk and northern ireland.ifference in the north—west is the north atlantic influence with a risk of showers on this weather fronts. in africa and iberia, drawing up heat. heat continues to build at this time of year. more energy from the sunburn you lose through the night—time cooling. temperatures by date gradually rising. if skies are clear, not dropping as much by night. 29 or 30 clear, not dropping as much by night. 29 or30 in clear, not dropping as much by night. 29 or 30 in england and wales, the weather front peps up in and northern ireland. for most of us across the sun index, it is not linked to temperature. on the coast, enjoy the sea breeze. the sun is just as strong at 20 as it is for 30. temperatures for most of the week around 30, not far short in cardiff, in the north it is more refreshing and the chance of showers. dry, fine and summery weather to come. this is bbc news. i‘m shaun ley. the headlines at 11. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, says a brexit deal will be done if the european u

to the uk. robert tuttle is a former us ambassador to the uk. i spoke to him from los angeles.ten used to that in the united states where the president can sometimes be all over the place. but it was evident to me today watching the two of them together, that they really do have a strong relationship. they've spent a lot of time together in the last 2a hours, and a lot of time for private talks that i think will improve their relationship and will continue our strong, special relationship with the united kingdom. that alliance, notjust with the uk but with the whole of europe is really in some ways the bedrock of the western order. and it was within that western order that you work as the us ambassador to the uk. some people would argue donald trump is undermining that order of things. would you go that far? well, i think he's taken some tough stances, especially on the contributions of countries in nato to nato, but as you know the united kingdom is one of the few countries that contribute over 2% of its defence budget, 2% of gdp, which is very positive. so, i think that it so

i would between the uk and the united states. iwould imagine between the uk and the united states. canadian press on the president how important free trade is and what damage these ta riffs free trade is and what damage these tariffs he is doing could do to the global economy. let's bring ron back m, global economy. let's bring ron back in, this will play well with people backin in, this will play well with people back in the united states?” in, this will play well with people back in the united states? i think it well, there are a lot of people who are very much concerned about ta riffs who are very much concerned about tariffs and the impact on american businesses across the united states, why is the president doing it at this time, why is he going to verbal wa rfa re this time, why is he going to verbal warfare with our closest allies and i think it's an opportunity for the president and the prime minister to reassure a very nervous president and the prime minister to reassure a very nervous american business sector. i imagine, iwas wondering earlier, if all the guests would com

fur farming was banned in the uk in 2000.s enquiry evidence was taken from retailers in camden to learn how real fur was being sold as fake. and what changes have been put in place to make sure it doesn't happen again. the report calls for a clearer labelling and stronger enforcement of the rules by trading standards. mps also want the government to begin a consultation on whether the sale of all types of real fur should on whether the sale of all types of realfur should be on whether the sale of all types of real fur should be outlawed. if you are afraid of heights, you might want to look away for a moment. suspended 115 feet in the airand with no moment. suspended 115 feet in the air and with no security cable, this is the tightrope artist scaling the skyline above paris. she spent the last year preparing for the stunt. and afterwards she described the walk as magical. now it is time to take a look at the weather. here is stabbed in a us. it is going to be warm, hot for some of us, as we head into next week. we could be loo

the uk would apply the uk's tariffs for goods intended for the uk and eu's tariffs for goods intendedh the rest of the world. some have suggested that under this arrangement, the uk would not be able to do trade deals. they are wrong. when we have left the eu, the uk will have our own independent trade policy with our own seat of the world trade organisation and the ability to set tariffs for our trade with the rest of the world. we will be able to pursue trade arrangements with key partners and on friday, the cabinet agreed that we would consider seeking accession to the comprehensive and progressive agreement for transpacific partnerships. al brexit plan for britain respects what we have heard from businesses about how they want trade with the eu after we leave, and will ensure we are best placed to capitalise on the industries of the future in line with our modern industrial strategy. finally, our proposal also includes a far— reaching proposal also includes a far—reaching security partnership that will ensure continued close cooperation with our allies across europe while enabling

the uk has put forward various, quite compensated proposals about the uk collecting eu and uk tariffshe eu got the revenue it was due from products that came to the uk and then went to the eu. it was pretty, dated. he is what michel barnier have to say about the uk's proposals. he sounds pretty lu kewa rm. we both want an ambitious free—trade agreement. in march, eu leaders proposed an unprecedented free—trade agreement. another area of convergence between the eu and the uk is the need for ambitious customs arrangements. we are also both committed to a level playing field between our economies. but, to be frank, we are not at the end of the road yet. there are major issues to be discussed and questions to be answered. so whether that means that the uk needs to go back to the drawing board or whether they can address those concerns in michelle barnier‘s by tweaking them slightly remains to be seen. for dominic raab, that was his first appearance at the podium during a press conference here in brussels. he was here last week for a round of brexit talks but this was the first time we saw

the amendments perhaps the uk and the republican violent... make that arrangement illegal. so in a sense they have kicked away that backstop. if we can't get progress in the talks we're having at the moment, with no backstop, there is no withdrawal agreement, no signing of the divorce papers. no signing of the divorce papers. no signing of the divorce papers means no transition period, which means that that cushion we had until december 2020 no longer exists. that gets business very, very nervy indeed and that is where the urgency we are seeing from the eu is reflected very much here in boardrooms in the uk, it is not a position which anyone in business and few in politics wanted to be in — buta and few in politics wanted to be in — but a clear path has now emerged to the edge of the cliff. thank you very much, simon jack, to the edge of the cliff. thank you very much, simonjack, our business editor. police are reported to have identified several suspects responsible for the chemical attack on a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury