to the eu. the eu is happy that theresa may made warm words in her commitment to that in her florence speech but they one turned into hard fast commitments. we in the media are quite excited about what comes out of the dinner tonight. eu officials are beavering away, working on a draft text to be put in front of eu leaders on the brexit portion of their summit which they will have here on friday. all they will have here on friday. all the leaders will be back on friday. the summit will concentrate on brexit on friday morning. we have had a new updated draft of that text, it tonight. it mentions the role of the european court of justice. some people say it sounds like it is being tougher on the uk and less optimistic about the chance of progress being made on brexit talks. eu diplomats say to me privately it is not as tough as that it is just making technical tweaks to the document. i will keep you posted on when the prime minister does actually arrived here or her dinner with eu leaders. we will

the british ambassador to the eu in one of the cars as they went in earlier. behind the scenes people are saying not to expect any big breakthroughs from this dinner, although you never know there might bea although you never know there might be a joint statement issued by both sides after they have finished eating very shortly because the meal finishes in about ten minutes. but let's look at the context in which this dinner is happening. the fifth round of brexit talks last week in brussels, some progress on technical terms but no great strides forward and certainly not enough to allow the talks to move on from this first phaseis the talks to move on from this first phase is about withdrawal issues to talks about the future relationship ora talks about the future relationship or a transition phase, which is what the uk government really wants. at the uk government really wants. at the end of this week eu leaders will all be here at the end of the week for a all be here at the end of the week fora summit. all be here at the end of the week for a summit. theres

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens' rights, were stuck at this stage. possibly in december things could move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? mmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. venezuela's coalition partners who oppose the rule of president nicolas maduro appear to be in disarray. it comes after one of its leading members announced he would leave. henrique capriles is protesting again

the uk and the eu shared the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and, let me be clear, whatever happens we wa nt me be clear, whatever happens we want them and their families to stay. while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding on citizens rights, i'm sure that we are within touching distance of the deal. of northern ireland, we have agreed that the belfast agreement must be at the heart of our approach and northern ireland's unique circumstances the man specific solutions. it is vital thatjoint work on the peace process is not affected in any way. it is too important but that is. both sides agree that the canopy any physical infrastructure at the border and that the common travel area must continue. we have both committed to delivering a flexible and imaginative approach on this vital issue. this council is an important moment. it is a point at which to reflect on ho

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens‘ rights, were stuck at this stage. possibly in december things could move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? mmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, he painted the ordinary in way that was extraordinary. 50 of cezanne's portraits are brought together for the very first time. a moment they had all been waiting for.

the and you can the eu. but i believe that by approaching these negotiations in a constructive way, in a spirit of friendship and cooperation, we can and will deliver the best possible outcome that work for all our people and that belief was shared by other european leaders. mr. speaker we're going leave the european union in march 2019. delivering on the democratic will of the british people. >> hear, hear. >> of course, we are preparing for every even allity to make sure we leave in n a smith and orderly way but i'm confident we can negotiate a new, deep and special partnership win the sovereign united kingdom and the friend the european union. that's my mission and the government's statement and i commend this statement to the house. >> jeremy corbyn. >> thank you, mr. speaker i'm like to think the prime minister for advanced copy of this statement and i also underline the importance of respect for human rights and democracy in turkey. imprisoning journalists and lawyers is not part of that process and is

the other side of this, is whether eu citizens are still going to be overseen as the eu wants by the european court ofjustice. that they do not actually... they are right, we don't know yet. perhaps more over the next couple of days. key to this is also the welcome deal or no deal, that's the thing. already now, if talks collapse, there is no deal. the government is moving bit by bit by bit, saying we need something. as we will get onto the neck this is how far they have come, even if there is no deal they can stay. let's move onto the next story, another open letter, this time to the prime minister from letter, this time to the prime ministerfrom a letter, this time to the prime minister from a group letter, this time to the prime ministerfrom a group of letter, this time to the prime minister from a group of brexiteers. this just shows the view much pressure she's under. the eu nations on the back that because of the election vocal. they know they can delay because we will offer more. then the soft, pro—eu cabinet ministers saying we should keep close links. then the brexit bunch

they want the chancellor to show the eu that he is serious about leaving without an agreement. he needs to do the sums, he needs to set aside precisely the sort of sums we need, which i imagine we'll run into billions of pounds. what we cannot haveis billions of pounds. what we cannot have is a state of affairs where if we do terminate negotiations or the eu indicates it is not prepared to doa eu indicates it is not prepared to do a deal, we are left scrambling to find the infrastructure we need to operate new systems. business is banking on a transition period to addressed to a new relationship with the eu but there is anxiety about the eu but there is anxiety about the two sides not striking a deal in time and how any new arrangements on customs or the rest would be brought in. i think he is right for the contingency plan to be drawn up, the concern is the length of time left to bring those contingency plans into operation. in the white paper they talk about setting up an inland custom support, so, clearly, things like land would have to be bought, systems introduced. there i

so this is the eu saying we arejoining the un in a parallel sanctions list but to an extent the eu actually has very limited dealings with north korea. some countries like poland for example have about 400 north korean workers. they are trying to pressure countries like that to limit and not renew the visas of those north koreans who are working there. despite tougher sanctions from the united states, from china and now from the eu, it looks like north korea is not affected at all. now they are warning countries that are joining the sanctions list should refrain from joining us military action to avoid retaliation. yeah, that the statement by the deputy un ambassador of north korea, who says "as ambassador of north korea, who says "as long as one doesn't take part in us military actions against the dprk, north korea, we have no intention to use nuclear weapons against any other country". so yet another heightening of the rhetoric between north korea and the west. of course directed at the us after this war of words. donald trump threatening to totally destroy north korea, saying last week t

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able to separate from the eu properly. this is extraordinarily complex. i think it is a huge amount of work for the british administration. do you think that they have not been, by far, properly prepared? i am not commenting on domestic politics of the united kingdom. i am witnessing the enormous amount of work which remains to be done, compared to what had been stated during the referendum campaign, there is a huge difference about what had been said to british voters and the reality that they face today. i am not sure that the debate on the referendum went in depth on the consequences of brexit. and in your view, the british people didn't get a sense of the real pain they were going to feel? this is a lesson that have to be learned for all of us. we have the same sort of experience, but with less dramatic consequences in 2005 when we discussed the programme of the european institution. it was explained to our fellow citizens, this is precisely what we should not do in the future, have people deciding behind closed doors

what about the summit of the eu leaders next week? we hear there are draft conclusions which talk about internal preparatory discussions, in other words, trade talks, so it sounds like, as you say, it is not doom and gloom and maybe there —— they are preparing for trade talks. they are preparing for trade talks. they are preparing for trade talks. they are preparing for trade talks with themselves. it's the equivalent of ifi themselves. it's the equivalent of if i had themselves. it's the equivalent of ifihada themselves. it's the equivalent of if i had a business meeting with someone if i had a business meeting with someone and i sat and spoke with my collea g u es someone and i sat and spoke with my colleagues and adjusted the papers and checked the paperclips were in order but did not meet them and talk to them. it is not the same as an honest trade talk with britain. instead, it's very introspective. they are making everything is ok. of course they want trade. there is still the same continuity and they wa nt still the same co

the daily telegraph is saying the eu is in crisis over this poll, the perception of this paper is eu countries and leaders didn't condemn what was happening in catalonia. borisjohnson said he was worried by any violence, that doesn't sound like a condemnation of the police. the statement from the foreign office here was buried... it didn't mention any hint of criticism of the police so i think the uk hasn't come out with a firm line in terms of this. to criticise the eu over that probably tells you more about how the telegraph perceives the eu in general, and it pazzini sit in crisis all the time anyway. what do you think? they would have said more had it been a different country. somewhere like hungary or poland in eastern europe where the eu has been very critical before hand. eastern europe where the eu has been very critical beforehand. they also think that this actually shows david cameron in quite a good light in a weird way because it shows how what weird way because it shows how what we could have had potentially in this country if things had been a bit different in scotland

the eu withdrawal bill. it's the crucial bit of legislation that takes eu law and moves it into uk law in time for brexit. but there's been concern that the government is going to make extensive use of what are called henry the eighth powers to change acts of parliament with little scrutiny. and that's before we get on to the actual content of the bill. so far 300 amendments have been put down! so, to find out what was going on i caught up with two parliamentary experts, dr hannah white from the institute for government and lord lisvane, who before moving to the lords was clerk of the commons. i began by asking hannah white why the bill was so important. this is really the significant bill relating to brexit and it is going to transfer all the existing eu legislation on to the uk statute book and what the government is doing to enable that process to go smoothly is giving itself quite extensive powers to amend the legislation once it is on the uk statute book. either to make it make sense or to make more sub

with the uk getting ready to leave the eu, does the uk and the eu have anything to offer india without its other. it puts india in a sweet spot, it has the bargaining chip, it has to do business, you would like to open up the economy to foreign investors, and both european union and the united kingdom wants to access the indian market. the indian return has been asking for a liberal these access, asking for a greater trade agreement between the two countries. with the uk, with uk prime minister theresa may, coming here, india has put that these conditions and also with the european delegation, they will be negotiating on this front. the european union has given out more investment deals but we have to wait and watch whether there will be a liberal these agreements to go ahead with. thank you very much. live in delhi. some of the other stories making the business news. ryanair chief executive michael o'leary has written to the airline's pilots to offer them better pay and conditions. the improved conditions came after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in recent weeks

the uk has quit the eu, so after brexit day. that means it could be several years until the terms are settled. damian grammaticas is in brussels for us now. how worried are they that european unity could be strained by what is going on? i think, unity could be strained by what is going on? ithink, simon, it is a concern for the eu. it was certainly a concern at the outset of the whole brexit process, so after the referendum in the uk, but what has happened since then is that the eu 27, as they call themselves, remaining states common position and their common approach towards negotiations. what donald tusk was pointing out there was his concern, as things go along, as we go down the line and get into the negotiations about a future relationship, trade relations, all that sort of thing, that is where more divisions could open up, where things could get more difficult, because countries have different interests to pursue, and it was a warning what might come in terms of stressors down the line, not right 110w. stressors down the l

the eu without a trade deal. chris grayling was responding to a warning from the chairman of sainsbury‘s, of a sharp rise in food prices if there's no brexit agreement. mr grayling said that in any case, he believed the talks with the eu would lead to a deal. here's our political correspondent ben wright. no deal is better than a bad deal, that's what the government keeps telling us, but what might that mean for your supermarket shop? the retail giant sainsbury‘s has warned that food prices could go up by 22% if britain leaves the european union without a trade deal. if that happened, one minister says we'll have to grow more of our own. what we will do is grow more here and we'll buy more from around the world. but, of course, that will mean bad news for continental farmers and that's why it won't happen, because it's actually in their interest to reach a deal. so, are warnings of higher prices frightening shoppers? this part of south london voted remain, but i did find two leave supporters who thought a hik

and the eu. when you look at what article 50 talks about, it doesn‘t talk about you can walk away if you don‘t like the deal. it talks of a withdrawal of the agreement. we both parties and wre obliged to find a settlement to this issue and the first part will, we are sluggish we are having difficulty, whether you call it tennis or not, but i believe the ball is in the uk‘s court. the prime minister has made a speech and that should be followed by a negotiating position. i hope progress can be made, but i do i we will see sufficient progress this month. but at the end of the day we are here to serve the interests of people. not so serve the interests of people. not so much about a power game and from oui’ so much about a power game and from our perspective, that is what we see within the conservative party. so you say at the moment that you do not believe enough progress has been made on some of the key issues that the eu believes needs to be dealt with, before we talk of future trading re

the eu. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed reports. it will be one of the toughest challenges facing the brexit negotiators, i'm tackling the multitrillion pound financial services industry which links the uk with the rest of the european union. banks and financial companies based in britain pay £67 billion in taxes each year and contribute a trade surplus of £58 billion helping the uk's economy. many eu countries would like a slice of the sector and see brexit as an opportunity. frankfurt and paris for example are marketing themselves as new places to locate. the bank of england is now preparing for tens of thousands ofjob now preparing for tens of thousands of job losses now preparing for tens of thousands ofjob losses which it believes will hit the uk if there is no new free—trade deal. some will simply disappear as the financial sector shrinks across britain and some will be loss —— lost to london's competitor cities. although the bank believes the job losses is a reasonable scenari

i think it tells us more about the telegraph's position on the eu than the eu position on the catalan referendum, because as i said, you, both from the parliament and from the individual members have been critical of this. i'm not 100 present sure i agree with letting the eu and eu institutions off the hook with this, because the point thatis hook with this, because the point that is made in the telegraph article is the response from the eu would be very different if it was not spain, if it was hungary or one of the eastern european countries that have been criticised by the eu for human rights issues in the past. with this, there are armed police at hacking people for trying to exercise their democratic right to vote. it might be an illegal referendum, and as you said, the spanish government is absolutely free to ignore the results, but i don't think in other eu countries if you would have had that response from the police they would have stayed silent and just said, that's an issue for hungary, that's an issue for poland, which is what they have done in this case. so there is a sens

how can the eu except the democracy is beaten in the streets? that it is beating against the democracy, the rule of law, and the constitution, which is a continental legal system. we cannot allow this. this could be a very bad example for the rest of the european countries which have also some of these problems. let me tell that spain is a democracy since a0 yea rs that spain is a democracy since a0 years ago. i was born and raised in this democracy. i want this to succeed but there is a common understanding between all the different regions in spain, we have a very particular system where the catalans, a very particular system where the catala ns, many others a very particular system where the catalans, many others are living together in spain. it is difficult together in spain. it is difficult to manage, we always have our aspirations, but what we would not allow is for political reasons, the law which is uniting us in spain and in europe is broken without any justification. this is what we are speaking about here today. but a legal or not, de

and focus on the fact that if we can get agreement with the eu, both britain and the eu will be better off for it. sir keirstarmer. but in the commons, concern crosses party line. 0nly fa ntasists and fanatics talk up no—deal. no deal is not good for the uk. no deal is not good for the eu. by their vote onjune the 8th, the british people did not give this government any mandate for no deal. the government says it wants a deal, but: if we did not prepare for all outcomes, we leave ourselves exposed to an impossible negotiation. so, hours, days, months of brinkmanship still ahead, while the time remaining before brexit passes all too quickly. deal or no deal, where have i heard that before? let's talk to our political correspondent, leila natho, about this. is it going to make any difference to how the government negotiates? well, i think that warning takes you back to the referendum campaign, really. we had warnings from all sorts of organisations about the economic doom and gloom supposedly in the eyes of brexiteers if britain left the eu. brexiteers and leavers would bristle at that

in the eu. from michel barnier‘s point of view there still seems to be quite a few glitches when it comes to eu nationals. when you package all that together, the overwhelming consensus is that there has been some progress, but nowhere near enough progress to get the go—ahead to move onto those crucial trade talks. if that is the case, if thatis trade talks. if that is the case, if that is what we hear from this news conference this morning, what is that going to mean for the eu's approach to these discussions, and what's an impact is it going to have ona what's an impact is it going to have on a very pressurised environment backin on a very pressurised environment back in westminster.” on a very pressurised environment back in westminster. i think it matters massively, because time is a critical matter in these negotiations. there is a growing view among tory negotiators that if we can't lift in the next stage in december, it is time for theresa may to walk away and go down the no deal ro

of leaving the eu without any agreement. the option of leaving the eu i think on a cross—party basis, you will see in the debates in the coming week the government will get a message, there will be a deal. will get a message, when we amend the legislation — which i think we will, i think there's a majority to do that — we'll have a meaningful vote, which is what we've said all along. that — we'll have a meaningful vote, we'll be able to say to government, whatever you're negotiating, it will not be on the basis of no deal, because the damage to this economy would be so great. deal, because the damage to this but deal, because the damage to this a deal is what sh tomorrow but a deal is what she wants. tomorrow theresa may will have dinner in brussels before an eu summit. asummit dinner in brussels before an eu summit. a summit which will not open trade talks but will aim to shunt the negotiations on. number ten says theresa may's dinner in brussels tomorrow has been in the diary for some while. there is clearly an effort to roll the diplomatic pitch ahead of the crunch summit at

uk and the eu. there has been much discussion of what constitutes sufficient process. let me be clear that sufficient progress and the sequence that sufficient progress and the sequence of negotiation has always been the eu construct not the uk one. negotiations require both parties notjust to one. negotiations require both parties not just to engage constructively, but to develop their positions advance. the uk has been clear it will be conducting these negotiations in a constructive and responsible way. the substantial progress we have made over recent months proves we have done just that, and we're ready to move these big oceans on. interesting to listen to the radio this morning and hear someone close to angela merkel saying boris johnson is not helping. boris johnson is not helping. boris johnson is not helping. boris johnson is taking a hard line on the money. people should not be confused. there is the money we will pay to honour our commitments in this budget cycle, then there is the separat

talking about about demands from the eu for the uk to pay money. the concerning thing here is if our currency comes under pressure, and it could well do in the brexit turmoil, it may happen, it may not, we could end up with a frictionless transition, but if the currency comes under pressure this means we've got £490 billion less to prop up we've got £490 billion less to prop up our currency than we thought and that's really worrying. we all need rainyday money. this is so low down the page! it is the telegraph. it is tucked away under gps defying the nhs and boris johnson tucked away under gps defying the nhs and borisjohnson in tucked away under gps defying the nhs and boris johnson in a tucked away under gps defying the nhs and borisjohnson in a row boat. a wonderful metaphor, calm waters for borisjohnson this a wonderful metaphor, calm waters for boris johnson this week or another rowing metaphor? i'm not sure. shall we look at the mirror? this is lisette anthony, who has waived her right to anonymity, and she says she was raped by harvey wein

in the eu and eu citizens living in the eu and eu citizens living in the eu and eu citizens living in the uk are best protected. david davis said the two sides have yet to agree on a single model. these are really complicated things to do with family reunification, whether you can take benefits with you, whether british citizens can move on to another eu country citizens can move on to another eu cou ntry after citizens can move on to another eu country after brexit. some of the reporting around this in the last few days has suggested that diplomats are finding this incredibly difficult. theresa may speaking just yesterday in parliament said we are very close to an agreement on citizens‘ rights. but it wasn‘t at all clear that was apparent today. and that other one, what about ireland ? apparent today. and that other one, what about ireland? ireland, another very knotty set of technical issues. everyone gress that everything should be done to preserve the freedom of movement and trade across what will after all become the border between the uk and the eu. negotiators spoke of tech

philip hammond calling the eu 27 the enemies? it has not been a good week for the chancellor, in the cross hairs of the brexiteers. he is not laughing tonight. in the cross hairs of the brexiteers in his own party all week. accusing him of being miserable about brexit. they said he was refusing to plan for and no deal brexit and he had back in an article in the times which wind them up further and it culminated in the bizarre episode in washington today where he said the eu was the enemy, as if he was trying to appeal to the more brexit elements of his party but then walked back on it within 30 minutes so strange end a bad week. he had the word enemy put in his mouth by the interviewer, i think? possibly. if you take the word enemy out of that quote, the headline in the telegraph sums this up, it was a bizarre outburst. their main perceived problem with philip hammond for a lot of people early on was you we re hammond for a lot of people early on was you were supposed to be boring, maybe this is his effort to prove he is not. as

she said the ball is in the eu's court. eu has said the ball is entirely in the uk's court. laura kuenssberg is in westminster. both sides saying it is up westminster. both sides saying it is up to the other? that's right. theresa may and the tories have taken a political battering in the last few days as the cabinet appeared to be squabbling among themselves. but today theresa may's mainjob was to themselves. but today theresa may's main job was to look as if she is in charge, to look like she means business. in brussels, another round of those vital talks begin. since she last went to the house of commons she survived an attempt to force arrived, lost boys in front of the nation, and if that's not all, ministers‘ antics the nation, and if that‘s not all, ministers‘ antics have been fodder for the pages. but the biggerjob in hand is to get the date —— brexit talks moving. statement, the prime minister. theresa may trying, hoping to ignore the pressure on her. but first, two tory nods, she said no deal might be an option. wile i believe it is profoundly in our inte

the uk is india's largest exports market in the eu. now that brexit negotiations are under way, we believe until the time those formalities are done, this trade negotiation with europe will ta ke trade negotiation with europe will take time. europe has already offered more investment in infrastructure projects in india. there is an announcement by the european union investment bank for urban infrastructure and transport. also, they are offering liberalised visas for indian intellectuals, which they have been campaigning for very hard. let's go to asia now. and another dent on the reputation of the japanese car industry. nissan is recalling all 1.2 million cars it sold in its home market over the past three years. the country's transport ministry has found cars were being signed off for delivery without being checked by qualified technicians. rico hizon is following this for us in singapore. ben! good to see. tell us more. you better watch out. if you have a nissan car, it may not be certified. the transport ministry discovered quality

the eu without a trade deal. chris grayling was responding to a warning from the chairman of sainsbury‘s of a sharp rise in food prices if there's no brexit agreement. mr grayling insisted that in any case, britain would reach a deal with the eu. here's our political correspondent ben wright. no deal is better than a bad deal, thatis no deal is better than a bad deal, that is what the government keeps telling us, but what might that mean for your supermarket shop? retail giant sainsbury‘s has warned that food prices could go up by 22% if britain leaves the european union without a trade deal. if that happened, one minister says we will have to grow more of our own. what we will do is grow more here and we will buy more from around the world, but that will be bad news for continental farmers but that will be bad news for continentalfarmers and but that will be bad news for continental farmers and that is why it will not happen because it is in their interest to reach a deal. so are warnings of higher prices fr

between the uk and the eu. butl and endeavour between the uk and the eu. but i believe that by approaching these negotiations in a constructive way, and the spirit of friendship and cooperation, we can and will deliver the best possible outcome that works for all our people. and that belief was shared by other european leaders. mr speaker i am now beginning to have, feel very worried —— worrying sense of groundhog day. here we are again after another round of talks and we are still no clearer as to when negotiations will —— on britain's future with our largest trading partner will actually begin. but it was on wednesday that the brexit secretary put the cat amongst the pigeons in an appearance before the brexit committee. it is no secret that the way the union makes its decisions tends to be at the 11th minute, sorry, the 59th minute of the 11th hour, and that is what they expect to happen here. labour mps asked when the uk parliament could vote on the deal. it could be after march 2019? it could be, it

the eu to mediate in the crisis over independence. barak obama has spoken at a rally in virginia to support a democratic party candidate for governor. mr obama took aim at what he described as the fear and bitterness that marked the 2016 presidential election campaign. he also warned that politics in his country has been set back half a century by the lack of political unity. now it's time for world business report. growth forecasts cut, tourist numbers slashed, and hundreds of firms relocating. catalonia's independence vote is taking an economic toll, and the crisis is far from over. plus, holden on no longer. australia has just built its last ever car, as the country's auto industry finally shuts up shop. we find out what caused the breakdown down under. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. in a moment, more revelations about nissan's quality control scandal, amid claims that corners were being cut for the last two decades. we are also looking at the independence crisis in catalonia. the government says it will impose

commitments to the eu, the so—called divorce bill. first of all, here is michel barnier. we can find ourselves to technical discussions. useful discussions, but technical discussions. so on this question we have reached a state of deadlock which is very disturbing for thousands of project promoters in europe and it is disturbing also for taxpayers. the eu has always said it will not talk about any future trading relationship with the uk until the certain immediate issues are resolved. michel barnier confirmed he would not be recommending to the eu that those further conversations begin. that is not a surprise, by the way. next, here is david davis, who is leading the uk negotiating team. our aim is to provide as much certainty as possible to business, citizens and the european union. and on this we are making real and tangible progress. i make no secret of the fa ct progress. i make no secret of the fact that to provide certainty we must talk about the future. the prime minister's speech set out the scale of the ambition of our partne

the reports of the deadlock between the eu and the uk have been exaggerated. and while progress is not sufficient, it doesn't mean there is no progress at all. "there's nothing to say about brexit", says mrjuncker. cue a sigh of relief from the uk. but here's the man who has to try to make it work here. i don't want to answer a question. from the look on michel barnier‘s face, he knows it's not going to be easy. angela merkel said, "we hope we can move on in december, but it depends "on the uk paying more". the french verdict, even more gloomy. "today, we are not even halfway there". did he mean we'd have to pay at least double the 20 billion? that's not yet clear. this was far from a brussels bust up, though. number ten's encouraged that negotiations are at least moving. theresa may does not go home empty—handed. she can claim progress of a sort, but this fraught process has gone a couple of inches, and it's a journey of many, many miles. those 27 will decide their next moves without britain even in the room, while at home the prime minister must calculat

the telegraph are focusing on the potential ramifications for the eu. much of the thrust for independence is based upon the fact catalonia feels they are in a strong position, not just supporting catalonia feels they are in a strong position, notjust supporting the population, but they have a fit of the spanish population and an awful lot of their gdp and they feel they would be strong on their own. across the eu, every nation has a separatist breakaway movement somewhere. cornwall, wales, scotland, parts of belgium and france, corsica and venice. if that was to repeat across the eu, you would have to have i suppose those states that wanted to have some kind of independence, they would have to feel they also likely to wealth and success on their own. many of them will feel that is not the case, so you won't have all of the eu splintering apart in the same way andi splintering apart in the same way and i doubt that other nations after watching spain will have it in the same way. i put this to both of you, although i want to move on to other stories. the

ensuring the bill does not preclude the uk government agreeing a transitional arrangement with the eu, and at the moment as drafted, it could do that. there's also a very big issue, which is that parliament should get a vote on the final deal that we do with the european union. theresa villiers saying that academic when she was here about an hour ago, she says it's like a treaty, there is bound to be a vote, there is not an issue. no, it isn'tjust like any old treaty. this is fundamentally going to change the trajectory of this country and the demand is for us to have a separate act of parliament approving the final deal. and so far the government hasn't agreed to that, that is what is... that would be separate to the withdrawal bill, a kind of formal easing off at you call it? that's right. a number of other issues about how you enforce environmental issues which were enforced at european level, at a uk level. if they're being transferred across isn't that implicit in the process? the problem is is there a uk agency to pick up the reins and enforce the rules? front—bench position,

and eu share the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in the u.k., and u.k. nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and let me be clear, that whatever happens we want them and their families to stay. correspondent: nobody had expected a breakthrough, but friday's summit is unlikely to leave either side feeling satisfied. sarah: and council president donald tusk presented what is being called a leader's agenda to discuss the eu reforms proposed by the french president. we asked our dw correspondent max hoffman earlier about that agenda's aim. max: what you have at the moment is you have a very enthusiastic french president with a lot of energy, making a lot of propositions, suggestions, all over the place. and i think it is twofold. what donald tusk, the president of the eu council, is trying to do is give all of those visions and energy a little bit of structure so channeling what , emmanuel macron is proposing. and at the same time, not only channeling it, but preserving the ambition that is behind it, because wh

trade with south korea is via the eu at the moment. these guys are pooh—poohing the idea of global britain, but you are strong believer in that. one thing we must not forget is that a no deal might be bad for us and no deal will not be good for the eu either and we sometimes forget that. it is a two—way situation, we say that a lot of our prosperity has depended on being part of the eu but a lot of their prosperity has depended on as being part of the eurozone or the eu ‘s own as well. we must not forget that and think they hold all the cards. but i want to ask you something, simon, if we fall out and there is no deal, one cause might be a fall in government, but do you think the british government has to fall if no deal happens? is that a resigning matter? i do not know how it will play out but if we did get to that situation, it would probably be in circumstances of some political upheaval but there are some ways in which it might come about. you have to remember, there are some people in the conservative party, possibly in the

i think they are misreading the eu here, the eu has been so clear, we have a mandate, michel barnier is our negotiator, it's up to him and if he says november we say no topic this idea of playing divide and ruin, the classic british foreign policy tactic, isn't going to work —— we say no. it is important for theresa may's leadership and how she's regarded in this country, particularly by her own party, as we see in the daily telegraph, sack rs and refused to go but boris wouldn't go easily. it wouldn't be a simple move “— go easily. it wouldn't be a simple move —— sack boris. the remainers say if you get the blonde bombshell that steals all the headlines it will be fine, you can have more of an even keel. you have to remember what he's doing, he is the brexiteer, mr vote leave, representing brexit britain in cabinet. his goodwill means there's grit to it. if you try to demote him and make him just an office cleaner oi’ and make him just an office cleaner ora and make him just an office cleaner or a teaboy, it's not taking him seriously enough. i'm not saying that's a mo

tonight she got to speak to the 27 leaders of the other eu state. she started talking about the strong bonds the uk will have with the eu when it leaves in areas like security and defence. she did push the idea of needing to get these talks going. barring a miracle, it was pretty much clear trade talks were going to be starting at this summit. we know that the 27 eu leaders and theresa may will get together soon in which they are looking forward to. the eu does not want theresa may to go home empty—handed. that is why they are going to be promising to start talking amongst themselves about trade and transition deals. but they will not yet go on to talk to the uk directly about that because they say they need more compromise on theresa may and they need more detail on the cash. it is the money, the brexit bill, that is the sticking point in the talks. we can look at what happens today and look forward to tomorrow, a more friendly tone. we saw theresa may with german chancellor angela merkel and her french counterpart chatting in a friendly way. i t

with the eu. the government has said that parliament will have a meaningful say. that two year transition period to be set into law as well. and also calling for a different approach to the so—called henry viii powers that the government will find the use of tra nsfer government will find the use of transfer these powers from europe into uk law. it's considerable list of demands here, and an interesting dynamic in parliaments, where you have labour threatening to align with the conservative mps who want to cause the government some trouble. a lot of tory rebels have said they wouldn't vote for official labour amendments. younger men then is your potentially endangering your own governments by backing the opposition. this is a stumbling block? eight is, and a delicate dynamic in parliaments because it labour goes to find setting out its demands are distinctively controlling the process of changing this bill, the conservative mps who wa nt to this bill, the conservative mps who want to rebel again

he called the eu the opponents, the enemy. later, taking to twitter to apologise for a poor choice of words. in europe, the talk is still of the divorce bill, the rights of citizens and ireland. if you are sitting in a bar and if you are ordering 28 beers, then some of your colleagues are leaving, that is ok. that's not feasible. they have to pay. i met the new french finance minister who said he wanted a good deal, but there was a need for patience. progress is not enough to move to the next stage. but there has been some progress. you know our will is not to have a hard brexit or a soft brexit, it is to get a fair brexit which would be in the interests of both the uk and european countries. philip hammond is here amongst some of the most powerful people in politics and economics, and a change of tone. he says he's not here to talk down britain, he says, to worry about britain but to talk up the country's prospects. but he knows brexit is not the only problem he is facing. next month, he will have the budget and the problem o

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens‘ rights, we're stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've really got the deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. more than two hours are wasted per day in every nhs operating theatre because of inefficiencies. that's the finding of analysis by one health watchdog. nhs improvement looked at more than 1.5 million r

eu are pro the project and like the eu are pro the project and like the vision of a federal superstate, thatis the vision of a federal superstate, that is not representative of the electorates they are serving. there is also the issue of the florence speech, theresa may was open—handed she was reasonable in taking the fight to brussels and saying we will honour our commitment according to the fiscal framework until 2021, but what we pay afterwards then depends on the membership of various different things. do we want our e 1115? different things. do we want our e 111s? so to get to the bottom of the divorce bill they have got to say what they would like us to pay. florence was considered considered —— conciliar tree by the brexit is. and now the times. david davis. no deal —— david davis draws up no deal. no deal was better than a bad deal. no deal was better than a bad deal. that is not the view of everyone in the capital, i don't think philip hammond would agree with that and all with some of the others, but this is david davis, the brexit secretary, drawing up a clear pict

the eu without a trade deal. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, she said the uk would face "serious disruption" and be at a "big disadvantage". the concern over leaving the eu without a deal is growing. 0ur political correspondent is here now. it's not just hillary it's notjust hillary clinton voicing concerns this morning, we are also getting word from the former head of department for international trade, former head of department for internationaltrade, sir former head of department for international trade, sir martin donnelly as well. that is right. he was in post at the department for international trade until march and he has given his first interview since leaving, speaking on the today programme on radio 4 this morning, and setting out what he sees as the disadvantages or even dangers of the negotiations with brussels ending without a deal, and the uk going it alone after brexit come if you like. he says it could mean a huge amount of legal uncertainty and that could be very bad for business, jobs and i

if we do end up contributing to the eu. if we do end up leaving, well, we will, because we voted to, but if we do have to make a payment or spend some money putting in place contingency plans for things like the ports, clearly we have that £10 billion a year which is currently going to europe that will stay in the uk, so if your question is where will the money come from, that is the answer. so we got there in the end. but we are at a stalemate with the eu 27 sticking to their mandate which is we're not talking about trade and we have other things sorted. theresa may is saying we'd talk about trade. surely the momentum is with the 27 as a block. they are actually refusing to even talk about the transition arrangements 01’ even talk about the transition arrangements or the fermentation arrangements, it is worse than just not talking about trade. i bryan minister has made clear we will honour our obligations. she has even said we are prepared to continue making contributions during fermentation. i think the europeans need

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the eu. the transport secretary said he thought a deal would be done, but if it wasn't, we already have 0peration stack set up to cope with it, and he rejected suggestions that planes would be grounded. the deadlock in the latest negotiations with the eu has made the prospect of no deal one that the government insists it is now planning for. but parliament is gearing up for a fight, with labour suggesting it will join forces with tory remainers to try to change the legislation in the eu withdrawal bill to stop the government from being able to opt for no deal. i think on a cross—party basis, you will see in the debates in the coming week, the government will get the message, there will be a deal. when we amend the legislation, which i think we will, i think there is a majority to do that, have a meaningful vote, what we've said all the way along, we can say to the government that whatever you are negotiating will not be on the basis of no deal, because the damage to this economy will be so