and the united kingdom.learly, britain would not be in a position to negotiate this and america would not want to negotiate this until we knew the arrangement, post brexit. when he was in britain, trump said that if britain is in the customs union to factor, in order to keep the irish border open, then it will be very hard to negotiate with britain a separate trade deal. that was a reasonable point anna: what are the prospects for assuming -- that was a reasonable point, right? what are the prospects therefore, for a great prize, the rise of brexit, namely, a trade deal with america? >> the prime minister and the president have talked about this at each of the last several meetings i attended. most recently in new york, about three or four weeks ago. we are keen on i free trade agreement and the president always says consistently how keen he and his a ministry should are on this and how they would be ready to start negotiating just as soon as we are. we have this implementation period running from march 2019

may not break apart the union of the united kingdom, and after we second left the european union, the e.u. may not direct or regulate our economy and govern ourselves? pm may: firstly and i say to my friend, when we have left the european union, we will be taking decisions here in the united kingdom all those issues that previously have been taken in the european union. we will be taking control of our borders. we will also take control of our money and borders. and on the first point he has made i made it clear earlier year, have continued to make it clear and will carry on making it clear that we will not accept any proposal that would break up the united kingdom. >> michael dodds. mr. dodds: nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, does the prime minister accept that it would be very, very difficult for the house to be asked to confirm a withdrawal a agreement which is legally binding without having pretty clear assurances in some precision about details of future trading relationships? pm may: cannot i say to the right honorable gentleman that i dashcam i say to the right --

will be no hard border between northern ireland and islands, that is the clear commitment of the united kingdom government and as agreed by the european union when we filed a joint report. >> my constituents -- held in the jail in the united arab emirates for five munson was this week charged with spying. will primus to ensure the government make clear to the uae that matt was in their country doing academic research and nothing more and also ensure that he receives full consular and legal support, fair trial and return to his wife in england as soon as possible? >> this is a difficult and depressing time for mister hedges and his family. foreign office official are supporting mister hedges and his family and raise the case at the highest level. my right honorable friend raised this case. we are in regular contact with them and the health and well-being -- >> john baron, welcoming the japanese prime minister that we can join the transpacific partnership when we leave the eu wishing her well in future negotiations upcoming. could she confirm that our participating, will not be hindered by the co

i certainly wouldn't advocate splitting the united kingdom.the negotiations are about. do you think are no deal scenario is more likely? i have never felt the no deal scenario was as likely as the government was pretending. i think there is an element of trying to frighten the children, talking about nuclear weapons, it is a terrible outcome and some people will buckle underand outcome and some people will buckle under and accept whatever bad deal is coming. what seems to be coming down the track is an unsatisfactory arrangement in which the british public are asked to pay up 40 to £50 billion in return, it's not at all clear what we are getting. a trade agreement is worse than what the arrangement rehab with the european union. it is potentially very messy and one solution out of this mess is to go back to the public and let's give them theresa may's deal and if they like it, and if not, give them they like it, and if not, give them the option of remaining in the european union. theresa may will be on herfeet in european union. theresa may wi

mate's bag at today's nine hundred twenty two committee meeting the decide to premiership the united kingdom we speak to northern ireland's former first minister and republican column line on which post is better than belfast brussels dublin listen more coming up in today's show but first what is troubling the u.k. prime minister more today a backbench meeting on brics it that could decide a future all this money arabia's crown prince mohammed bin summoned help the first of two meetings with british prime minister theresa may the red carpet has been rolled out early at the prince had lunch with britain's queen elizabeth at buckingham palace and during his three day visit the aide to the family friend what meets with all the senior royals and dine with the queen's son and grandson that's the way even chinese t.v. covered razor maze arguable genuflection to someone she know appears to be labeling a murderer a mind you this is the kind of questioning u.k. state mandated media presented its questions to journalist jamal khashoggi when he was alive apologies for the quality robertson solomon seem

but the very existence of the united kingdom joining me now is former first minister with all the knowledge and current unionist party chairman lord m.p. would have be welcome to going underground if we leave aside the party politics of the ninety two to two committee how is the union this movement called it's of involved with the policy is bricks and negotiations and i know this is the deal being or do you agree. banks in negotiations that are arguably threatening to break up the union well my party recommended remain vote reluctantly but on the basis that there were two major issues one was the border because we didn't even when we went to see former prime minister cameron before the campaign. we didn't get the impression that number ten really understood the implications for the quarter the second thing was you've got to do your fault for not explaining it to him one of the we did our best i assure you and the second thing was you've got to remember we were two years closer to the scottish referendum so at that particular stage the decision of scotland to remain in the union would have a

that we have to respect thumbs and we try and and get the best possible deal that we can for the united kingdom as a whole do you think that there will be a border in the irish sea there will be a border between they are sure public and great britain between eighty and ninety percent of our exports either go to or via great britain britain is alarmed bridge so arlen can't send its goods directly from its own shores to mainland europe there on the reason the ferry capacity so it goes across the r.t.c. primarily to ports in wales and then it goes either to the u.k. as a who or it goes to the country to dover or others southern ports we don't want it to be extended up they are a sea to our shores because the boss spoke of our trade is done with. great britain and that is is the case the total exports to the whole of the world. from they are sure public all of those exports one point six percent go to northern ireland of the irish republic total imports from the whole of the world one point six percent come from northern hutton's so thought is people don't get that they level of trade never you've

leaves the united kingdom but when the u.k. leaves the european union it will be the u.k. that leaves the european union we will be leaving the european union together i'm very clear there should be no hard border between northern ireland but as we've put forward proposals we can deliver on that and maintain the integrity of our union and of course what we're looking at in relation to z. and we made that very clear when the european union made their proposal that would effectively have carved northern ireland away from the rest of the united kingdom in their backstop proposal it's precisely because we cannot accept their backstop to a backstop because they continue to want to work to want to see that in fact what we want to see in a backstop is a situation. northern ireland business is. great britain and the european union actually that would be a good movie this is alex spoke to senior de shannon to have his assessment on why the crisis has passed. can i take you back to last december when the democratic unionist party the prime minister of the dangers of the so-called. d

. >> 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 order. lucinda creighton is consulting and minister for european affairs. douglas alexander is a senior fellow for the science of international affairs and storm- - formerly served as minister for europe and secretary of state for scotland in the british government. i would also like to recognize the irish ambassador here with us today. please feel free to use your phone. if you are tweeting about today's event the hashtag is #bbti . with that, over to you. >> thank you very much tom. the pleasure is always to be in bookings and see so many familiar faces, so thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to have such a well-qualified and diverse panel to discuss this issue we are facing. we've got halloween approaching next week. sure enough, theresa may at the same time as close to midnight, late night sessions and brussel- - in brussels. and they have to match by the 29th under article

have to rescind they under pressure back at home don't mean don't we how united is the united kingdom right now. it's really is not very we're not united and when you say pressure this pressure really hasn't been decreasing and also not with this these new proposals of extending the transition period the reaction here at home has been really quite critical and not just from the brits to tears they say this is ridiculous and why do we need to stay in the european union and pay more but also from others who voted remain who say well if this is a matter of principle how can this be resolved with extending the transition period no please the politicians are remarking that then the u.k. would have to pay in the war substantially more but doesn't really have a say in anything so not really much to gain from the perspective of many parliamentarians here at home the newspapers equally critical i would say let's break down one of the biggest issues i mean this is really the main sticking point this issue of the irish border remind us why it's so contentious and some difficult at this point to

what the prime minister said on the sixth of december, when she said no new borders within the united kingdomluding northern ireland, will be the customs union and the single market, and on the 17th of december, she agreed that nothing would be done to greet any border between northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom. does he stand by that? because it is to understand that as faras we're because it is to understand that as far as we're concerned, as a democratic unionist party, we will not tolerate any given separates northern ireland from the rest of the united kingdom in terms of customs or single market as we leave the european union. we have been clear about that from day one. it is why we have the debacle in december. let's not repeat the mistake. the honourable gentleman registered his position clearly. we intend, as he knows, we have been engaging this issue and intend on our commitments, and we will not do anything that will threaten the economical constitutional integrity of the matter kingdom. yesterday the prime minister's spokesman said there can be no withdrawal agreem

and i do hope that the negotiations between the united kingdom and the european union end up well, sootiations do not go well, i believe that we will be able to engage in consultations with the united kingdom's side regarding the issue of maintaining the free trade agreement. president moonjae—in, thank you so much for your time. most of us have been enjoying some pretty decent sunshine this saturday. most, but not all. across the north—west we have seen thicker cloud. this was the scene in the highlands of scotland earlier. stubborn cloud has also been in northern ireland and the far north—west of england, particularly the cumbria and lancashire, the of northumberland as well. whether code has broken across scotland, have seen temperatures shoot upwards. we nearly had frost this morning, temperatures of zero to one celsius. now it is 19, which is very warm for late october. seven or 8 degrees above average. we also have warmth of across england and wales. 0vernight it will stay cloudy, rain will turn heavier than the western isles and highlands full stop clearer skies further south a

and i do hope that the negotiations between the united kingdom and the european union and up well, so in consultations with the united kingdom's site regarding the issue of maintaining the free trade agreement. president men, thank you so agreement. president men, thank you so much for your time. —— president moonjae—in. hello. the weather is not looking battle for most of us this weekend, a little bit misty and froggy where you are first thing in the morning. but on balance it is a good one, a lot of sunshine on the way, but absolutely everywhere. in the north—west of the country there is the cloud approaching, wins a strengthening and there will be a bit of rain in western parts of scotland, and i think northern england will also see a time some overcast sky. looking critic loudly in the north—west, ii overcast sky. looking critic loudly in the north—west, 11 degrees the mildest in belfast, three degrees, a nippy start to saturday. nippy and froggy, the fog to be thickest across parts of the midlands, also south, wales is well, could last into the afternoon in one or two spots perha

not only northern ireland, only 50% of irish beef exports from the irish republic go into the united kingdomnot want a border in the irish sea, either. why would our country, the unaided kingdom, want a customs border right down the middle of the country. that is not what people voted for when they voted for brexit. do youjust people voted for when they voted for brexit. do you just want the deal to colla pse brexit. do you just want the deal to collapse as it is at the moment? absolutely not. we want a fair trade deal, we don't want a hard border, i'ioi’ deal, we don't want a hard border, nor do we want an ordeal. we recognise that there are issues pertaining to the belfast good friday agreement that need to be upheld. we want to maintain our corporation with the irish republic, but we also want to ensure that we benefit from the uk leaving the european union, any new trade deals that the uk enters into. what brussels are proposing at the moment would exclude northern ireland from those new trade arrangements. that means we will not benefit from brexit in the same way, as i believe, the res

the rights that will be available to those living in the united kingdom already. we have said very clearly what will be the situation coming to the united kingdom during the implementation. i was able to update people a few weeks ago. we will look after those citizens. as for the individual case, we will be looking into this and some detail. it is being encouraged around the whole country. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am sure the whole house will join me. calling the earthquake answer nominee in which which 1500 people died. we wish him well in the rebuilding of their communities. can we take these opportunities to thank those that did so much to help during the emergency at that time. mr. speaker, today is world mental health day. today there are 5000 fewer mental health nurses than there were in 2010. the prime minister said last year week that austerity was over. when will austerity be over for the mental health services? >> first of all. can i join expressing condolences. i am pleased to say partial development able to respond to that. i understand the appeal

also damaged us but especially for the united kingdom was so dramatic that i think at the end of a day emotion should not be in that question and then have a position where we all it can live with but under the conditions that our two principles irish border and the intuitive market unity is secret and that's going to happen yes or no i hope that in the course of the next week it will happen probably not to. thank you very much mr. our the positive spin there any prediction that's a man with courage tonight was told in our correspondent and he is in brussels covering the summit fours max you know we heard mr brooke right there say he thinks that some sort of agreement could reached could be reached by maybe next week is he . being overly optimistic with this. yes maybe he meant in the next weeks because that would be in line with what michele said the chief you negotiator from the e.u. commission we've heard that sentence repeated in different variations next days next weeks it seems that the prescription that the different leaders in the go shooters' gave themselves for this stage tod

only be necessary because different laws which apply in northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom emanate from brussels, in other words northern ireland would be governed by brussels while the rest of the kingdom would be governed from london. if you think the checks can be done in a very minimal weight, are argument is still make them between northern ireland and great britain. you can't haveit ireland and great britain. you can't have it both ways. you can do them in the ways that they have been carried out in present but otherwise, any arrangement that assist the be done along the irish sea is because eu laws will be applied to northern ireland and northern ireland will not be part of the united kingdom and that is not a cce pta ble the united kingdom and that is not acceptable to us. given your strength of feeling, would you go so far as people have suggested he would, devote against a budget —— to vote against the budget which would be enough to bring down the government? will wait to see what the deal is, the government rely on votes a nd the deal is, the government rely on

the one red line in relation to the united kingdom is one that we will stand by, come what may. constitutional integrity of the united kingdom, but also the economic integrity. mrs may is trying to bridge the divisions, downing street saying she will never allow britain to be trapped by eu customs laws permanently. brussels want to say the uk will follow those rules until a fully fledged trade deal is in place. so another tough cabinet meeting next week with the possibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. could mrs may console herself with the thought that life couldn't get any tougher? not really. it could, and it probably will. princess eugenie has married jack brooksbank at st george's chapel in windsor. the royal family and celebrities were among 850 guests at the ceremony. eugenie, the ninth in line to the throne, was given away by her father, prince andrew, watched by her grandmother, the queen and by her mother sarah ferguson. nicholas witchell reports. hold on to your hats, it's another royal wedding — though this was one not quite in the same lea

the one red line in relation to the united kingdom is one that we will stand by, come what may.onal integrity of the united kingdom, but also the economic integrity. mrs may is trying to bridge the divisions, downing street saying she will never allow britain to be trapped by eu customs laws permanently. brussels want to say the uk will follow those rules until a fully fledged trade deal is in place. so another tough cabinet meeting next week with the possibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. could mrs may console herself with the thought that life couldn't get any tougher? not really. it could, and it probably will. john pienaar bbc news, downing street. so another tough cabinet meeting next week with the possibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. the head of the company at the centre of the controversy about stock piled medical waste has hit back against claims of mismanagement. speaking for the first time garry pettigrew, of health care environmental services, told the bbc that bodyparts were not stored any longer than they s

well, i can say to my honourable friend that the united kingdom will be leaving the european union onnd just to clarify again, once the deal with the eu has been agreed, parliament will have a vote on the withdrawal agreement and the terms of our future partnership. and parliament will have the choice to accept or reject that deal — if parliament accepts the deal, we will introduce the eu withdrawal agreement bill, which will implement it in domestic legislation. if parliament chooses to reject the deal, the government will be unable to ratify the agreement. andrea leadsom trying to clarify slightly confusing parliamentary rules. now, do we take cheap food for granted and does it come at a high human cost? that was the accusation as mps debated how to end exploitation in supermarket supply chains. the mp who put forward the debate said the uk's still imported made seafood each year, despite some horrific examples of slavery. the environmentaljustice foundation has uncovered horrific examples of slavery in the thai seafood sector. workers were tortured, abused, wages, food and sleep wi

i have treated european union with nothing but respect the united kingdom expects. easy prey for political promises how property in brazil is affecting potential voters before sunday's election. a lot of fear of disease is adding to the long list of woes on the indonesian island of so the way zero five days after it was hit by an earthquake and tsunami a plea is now being made for body banks to be sent the death toll has reached one thousand four hundred seven but the government says scores of yet uncounted people are likely to still be buried in collapsed buildings begin our coverage in central power to city this report from andrew thomas. the mosques are in part to hide the smile the white tulle pool in is because liquid is dripping through the orange one from the body wrapped inside there's not much dignity in this but in pali right now there is a lot of meat at the row row hotel there searching for between fifty and seventy guests who were inside when it collapsed nearby one of hollywood's biggest shopping centers has been destroyed. elsewhere building damage is

a hard border would harm both ireland and northern ireland and thus the united kingdom on the other hand leaving the e.u. would not be possible without reestablishing a border both sides have yet to find a solution. if you want to know why the border after breaks it will be such a problem just go to monaghan these ducks from silver hill farm hatch in british northern ireland. then they are brought to the republic of ireland to be fattened and slaughtered. then back to northern ireland where they are packed. crossing the border. for twenty years a lot of business. there is free access to both during the troubles the border was there like this was a tough area. and no one in london wants that either the border between ireland and northern ireland is hotly debated in the negotiations it's also due to the fact that great britain is divided on the brakes and issue nobody seems to understand the negotiations anymore it's confusing you don't know it's going to happen one day they say that one day they say that you don't know what's going to know about what is so confusing nobody knows what's go

voted to leave the on the united kingdom as a whole will leave the e.u. and if there are any attempts to leave northern ireland languishing in the stifling . of brussels then we will not be voting for any deal which consists of an arrangement such as. to those a salute we've got off to choose between some sort of border between north and the others to public or some sort of border across. prime minister. i think dropped the ball to restart because she accepted that or there was a problem with the border and stead of kicking back and saying there isn't a problem there does need to be a problem we have to we can find ways of monitoring tree and across the border collecting taxes of that be collected and everything else but she she doesn't and of course that's why we're ninety and possibly our foster met michelle obama this week in brussels you famously as if you managed to extract a deal from dynasty is there anything miss your badly could say to you to do a deal with brussels i think the difficulty with. michel barnier as michel barnier non-o. he's got the

of the one red line in relation to the united kingdom is one which we will stand by come what may.ep the cost of two shall integrity of the united kingdom but also the economic integrity. for labour the prime minister's troubles are an easy target. there's two sets of negotiations going on, on the one devilment is negotiating in brussels. 0n the other hand they are negotiating around the cabinet table — and this has got to stop, the national interest has got to come first and this division at the heart of the government has been the cause of the government has been the cause of so much of the problems. even if thatis of so much of the problems. even if that is true the prime minister may well end up relying on pro—eu labour mps to get any deal through. for now she is trying to bridge the split on her own side. downing street says she will never allow britain to remain trapped permanently by eu customs rules. she needs a deal she can present as temporary. brussels is looking for a deal which will last as long as it needs to before i fully—fledged trade deals in place. the next meeti

will my right honorable friend join me in welcoming michael parkinson who opened the united kingdom's first center on saturday or fairweather displaying wonderful memorabilia and music and not yet another reason why it is declared? >> prime minister. >> a little bit of music myself on occasion. can i thank him? can i thank him for highlighting this excellent new center. i'm extremely pleased the center was opened by my constituent, michael parkinson. he may know the culture is one of the key strands of the campaign. the whole of the uk for global audiences and we would like to see in support showcasing the excellent range of performing arts and i would like to join my honorable friend, once again put in relation. >> jeremy corbin. >> thank you, mister speaker. i join the prime minister in thanking the head of the civil service for his public service, wish him well in his recovery and in my conversations, what impressive, will inform double a dedicated public servant he is and i hope he gets through this difficult condition at this time. the prime minister says austerity is over. the c

across the united kingdom.brexit minister who resigned over the prime minister's plan set out his approach. can i ask the right honourable friend to impress upon our european friends two points which i have the house will think are reasonable and practical. first that the eu may not break apart the union of the united kingdom, and second that after we have left the european union the eu might not direct how we regulate our economy and govern ourselves. can i say to my honourable friend that certainly i am very clear that when we have left the european union will be taking decisions here in the united kingdom on all of those issues that previously have been taken in the european union so we will be taking control of our laws and of our money, and at our borders. antifa dup, whose votes keeper in power, had their say. antifa dup, whose votes keeper in power, had theirsay. —— antifa dup, whose votes keeper in power, had their say. —— and the dup. do that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed to the premise

the united kingdom says it will begin taxing large online platforms like facebook and amazon and twenty twenty the most significant if it gets to reshape tax codes to the do. the two percent taxable target online firms earning more than five hundred million pounds annually finance minister philip hammond says such companies quote generate substantial value in the united kingdom without paying for it the measure is expected to raise four hundred million pounds annually the e.u. has been debating a similar attacks. and stain in britain because when britain leaves the european union not only england scotland wales and northern ireland exit to the block but also other sovereign british territories. or even smaller areas like british military bases in cyprus and that's posing a huge problem to all of farmers there because they rely on open borders to sell their goods they may be small but these all of play an outsized role for andreas for to you their own oil is his life blood flow to you farms land on a british air force base an operative on the southern tip of cyprus the relationship betwe

i think thatis united kingdom and the eu.r the next 5—7 days, rather than talking about changes in direction of the negotiations. michel barnier has a very firm hand on the 27 and how they are coming forward on a joint platform. it is how the uk actually takes that relationship forward to make sure we get a good deal that benefits the uk, benefits the eu and especially doesn't leave northern ireland outside the united kingdom. do you accept that theresa may has a very difficult political balancing act and she is doing what she can with different constituencies? you are a very important constituency and are pa rt very important constituency and are part of that. do you think room for manoeuvre is so limited that she is unlikely to be able to offer something that you can agree with?|j think theresa may's problem at this moment in time is actually back in westminster and how she brings mps and even members of her own party onside. something that we have a lwa ys onside. something that we have always warned about since this becam

we believe in the united kingdom. only plan does that and it's the only plan on the table at the moment that does. do you think that he could ever be prime minister? i'm not speculating about or commenting aboutjobs. for speculating about or commenting about jobs. for individual speculating about or commenting aboutjobs. for individual members of parliament this is not about the jobs of politicians, this is about thejobs of jobs of politicians, this is about the jobs of people out there in our country. you are setting out your new policy today. the thick ordinary people will feel the difference when they look at the country after your new immigration policy has been brought in? i think people will feel a difference because they will know that for the first time in decades it's the uk government that is deciding who can come into the country. because we'll be bringing an end to free movement once and for all. we will be able to decide the bases on which people come to the uk. that has not been possible for yea rs uk. t

spending plan for the next year for the united this is the spending plan for the next yearfor the united kingdomt because of coarse theresa may the british prime minister said at her conference in her big speech that this was the end of austerity which, in many senses, sally, has left the uk in a better position to face the difficulties of brexit, but the ultimate problem for all of us, the ultimate problem for all of us, the chancellor is the big one at the moment today, we don‘t know what brexit will look like. and he said

>> we all want to see something that works for the united kingdom, but also something that works for the european union, as well. anna: do you worry that no deal or a hard brexit solution could fuel efforts to drive a united ireland? is there going to be a vote on a united i'll -- isle? >> no, i don't see that. people recognize that being in a part of the united kingdom, imminently unionists in the traditional sense, but they recognize it is the best place to be. a national health service is very cherished in northern ireland. all of this talk from some people on the remain side about the irish border is quite, it is not just unhelpful, it is disrespectful to those of us to live in northern ireland, who to remain part of the united kingdom. i have to say the prime minister has been very on message in relation to this and we want to continue to support her in doing that. anna: you talked about the good friday agreement not being sacrosanct. what did you mean by that? it created a lot of buzz on twitter. >> [laughter] i don't know why that is the case. the belfast agreement has been cha

injune united kingdom and eventually given bail. should be extradited to sweden to face questioning, julian assange into the ecuadorian embassy in london and was later granted asylum by the then president, raphael crail. five years later, in may 2017, sweden's director of public prosecutions announced that the rape investigation was being dropped. assange could, of course, choose to leave the embassy. although he no longerfaces leave the embassy. although he no longer faces charges leave the embassy. although he no longerfaces charges in leave the embassy. although he no longer faces charges in sweden, there are still the small issue of skipping bail. his main fear seems to be the threat of extradition to america. wa angry over his website's release of sensitive documents —— washington. by now he has been told to pay his own phone and medical bills and take better care of his pet cat. the current president of ecuador has described assange as being like a stone in his shoe. this latest move is unlikely to make relations any warmer. t

washington also the united kingdom u.s. close to you know the saudi the saudi the house of saud king abdullah particularly in the politics and the fact is that no one knows what's happened to him and i think this is this is the concern particularly even though with all these horrific allegations we still don't have any real facts and of course you know if you look back at the family if you look at that c.c.t.v. footage there is video of her pacing up and down outside these gates waiting for him to come out on the phone extremely worried so again everyone just waiting for some kind of palpable fact that we can then you know be able to disseminate to sect what happened to him eight days later nothing is heard from him and of course these are renda salai geisha ins remain in the air but everyone really does call and tell can't confirm if they're actually true stephanie thanks very much wolf. well let's go to the u.s. after days of silence the trumpet ministration reacted by calling for a thorough investigation is what happened

prime minister may: every case in relation to people's right to stay here in the united kingdom is looked at extremely carefully, and i will certainly ensure that the home office looks again at this case. sir amess: if music be the food of love, we could certainly do with a lot of music just now. in that regard, will my right honorable friend join me in welcoming sir michael parkinson who opened the expanded premises of the united kingdom's first jazz center in southend on saturday, inspired by digby fairweather and displaying wonderful jazz memorabilia and music, and is that not yet another reason why southend should be declared a city? mr. speaker: prime minister. prime minister may: i have of course been known to move to a little bit of music myself on occasions. can i thank him for highlighting this excellent new center, and i am extremely pleased that it was opened by my constituent, sir michael parkinson. he may know that culture is one of the key strands of the government's great britain campaign. that is about promoting arts from across the whole of the uk to global audiences. we

protecting the union of the united kingdom i think those will all be issues that the members of parliament will want to want to consider when they're looking at it and as i say i believe a good deal for the u.k. will be one that does deliver on the verge of the bush people and does all those things it protects jobs it protects our security and protects the union in the united kingdom thank you. as britain's prime minister theresa may speaking in brussels of the two day summit of presidents printed up loser brussels bureau chief max hoffman. hearing a lot more positive sounds from from both sides but as we've heard there is going to face a problems at home trying to sell the idea of an extended transition period. yes this has been floating around the summit and even before to extend the transition period so the period of time between when the u.k. leaves the european union scheduled for the twenty ninth of march of next year. and when they actually enter the new relationship that still has to be defined so far this transition period is scheduled in for two years and now the idea is to exten

no deal is especially for the united kingdom. also damage for us but especially for the united kingdom is so dramatic that i think at the end of a day a motion should not be in that question and then have a position where we all it can live was but under the conditions that our two principles irish border and the in total market unity is secured and that's going to happen yes or no i hope that in the course of the next week huge will happen probably not to. thank you very much mr. at least nineteen people have been killed and dozens injured in a shooting in russia annexed crimea the attack took place at a college in the black sea port of cash russian authorities say an eighteen year old student shot his fellow students and then killed himself. and the drama unfolded at around noon with what sounded like an explosion conflicting reports followed some spoke of a bombing feuding suspicions of a terror attack on the crimean college. by the end of the afternoon it had become clear that the victims had been shot. at that it's. the iden