they have had a day together, emmanuel macron and theresa may. they have been watching france and england. there has been a certain amount of irritation in europe about whether premised is going on brexit. within the uk, because she is not going to have a majority, it has reignited the debate on what kind of brexit we're going to have. absolutely, the view in brussels and in the other 27 eu states is, hello, britain, what on earth is happening? i think many of them are looking on britain utterly aghast. we're waiting for this meeting between president emmanuel macron and theresa may, and what is really fascinating if you think about it is how quickly your geostrategic position can change, if i can put it that way, in a couple of years. two yea rs that way, in a couple of years. two years ago you would have said france was really struggling, unpopular, wea k was really struggling, unpopular, weak looking leader. here in britain, david cameron had just been really, kind of young, enthusiastic, doing well. britain looking kind of at peace with itsel

emmanuel macron is getting ready for his first european meeting. he gave his first interview to several european papers about you. you can read it in the guardian. he said the use of chemical weapons in syria is a red line. he also said france and germany are planning to take the lead on giving europeans more social protections to win back because it of low middle-class voters. theresa may will be headed to that summit in discuss her brexit plan with european leaders. some of those were outlined yesterday. you might say that europe really stole the show. many thought that her hat looked quite a bit like the eu flag. it caused many people to wonder if the queen was trying to send the euurope mess which parliament's chief rights and negotiator certainly wanted to enter it that way. genie: you can always get a closer look at that on our website. sami: in ththe early 2000s,s, te balkan mumusic boom hpepened around the globe. it also hit in my hometowown of new yorork, wherbabands like g gogol bordelo anand balkan beatat box srtededo mix gypsy rhythms w

he is campaigning for emmanuel macron and he lives in the estate behind the camp. we are aware of what is going on. next to theght housing block, hundreds of migrants are sleeping on the street. >> this is a situation that cannot go on. it has become too much for local residents, and there are other problems in the neighborhood. here,are enough jobs quality of life is not ideal, and infrastructure is in a poor state. i don't think i'm lying when i say this is the worst maintained area on the edge of paris. improving living conditions for migrants and local residents, that is what the debate comes down to between the two candidates. in a neighborhood that until now was a left-wing stronghold. tom: in other news, greece has turned anger in london following from the wednesday fire at a government housing block, in which at least 30 people have lost their lives. cost-saving during the recent renovation of the building could have played a part in making the fire spread so fast. residents are demanding to know why british prime minister theresa may took so long to get to

france's new president emmanuel macron will be there too. he's given his first interview since being elected — le figaro one of eight media outlets he spoke to. he says france will have a "pragmatic" relationship with britain when it leaves the bloc. saudi arabia's arab news dedicates its whole front page to the change in the kingdom's succession line. king salman has replaced his nephew with his son, to become heir to the throne. mohammed bin salman is recognised for making major changes to the country's economic and energy policies. uber co—founder travis kalanick is hailing a taxi out of his chief executive office. he's stepping down as ceo, in the wake of a number of scandals at the company. the financial times reports uber is facing a leadership vacuum, with three top executive positions now vacant. with me is amrita sen, chief oil analyst at energy aspects. lovely to see you. likewise. the queen's speech, not quite the normal p°mp queen's speech, not quite the normal pomp and circumstance, but it was boiling hot? all of our corres

it is not the first time emmanuel macron has taken a swing at this labor reform. he worked on even tougher version of the law and eventually quit the government after it was watered down. that version of the labor bill sparked mass protests in 2016. this time around, several labor unions have vowed to take to the streets to protest government measures, calling for a general strike on september 12. kate: moving on to other business headlines, the french energy giant has been given the green light to start of a third nuclear reactor. security experts identified weak spots in cover of the reactor. he put into could service. if i be made by nuclear regulators this october. the biggest supermarket chain is cutting 1200 jobs, that's a quarter of its workforce. afteryoffs come a week they said they would lay off positions in a call center. japanese technology giant toshiba is suing western digital for interfering with ale of its memory chip is this. ofhiba is claiming damages ¥120 billion or almost 100 billion euros to compensate for the losses that it nuclear business.

does that undermine emmanuel macron's mandate? >> it is also in contrast with what is happening in britain where the younger generation has been massively going to vote. in france, that is not the case. macron is legitimate in the votes but half of the population who have given up on turning out to vote -- that shows that he is in thepopular as we see national assembly. >> some skeptics are already saying that the single party hegemony could be a risk for democracy. is that just sour grapes? or is there something to that? >> i do not think there is any risk for french democracy. you will have a clear result of the election. this is the nature of democracy. if one party has the majority, that is the nature of the outcome of the election. why should democracy be in danger if you have a strong leader with a parliamentary majority? i cannot see that. >> emmanuelle chaze, i detect a skeptical look? >> definitely. if you look at the polls, what is indicated is that we will have an assembly which is definitely leaning right. his party is

another headache for emmanuel macron. no longer minister for territorial planning, he's been -- insist the the move is not a punishment. people put their trust in you, when those who voted for you ask for your ideas, i see that more as an honor. >> for the prime minister, he also says a new role has nothing to do with investigation. >> he says he will not hide behind political immunity. he expects the investigation to clear him of any wrongdoing. soaring temperatures in the united states, especially in phoenix, arizona, mean it is now so hot, planes cannot fly. more than 45 to been canceled as temperatures creep toward 49 degrees celsius. that's higher than the operating temperature of some planes, and the highest temperature since june 1990. arizona is seeing the most i've been to printers but that rest of the heat wave also being felt across nevada and california. let's get an update on the business news. brian is with us in the studio. we start with a major scandal in the world of finance, fraud charges being brought a

emmanuel macron was very clear today. reiterating france will not recognize russia's annexation of crimea. he says he doesn't want to talk for the sake of talking. he wants concrete results and tangible progress. he wants progress. he's going to propose withdrawal of troops. he's going to propose that tangible results can be shown. >> he wants this format of talks to happen before the g 20 summit in early july. >> it's a tall order. he is trying to strike a pragmatic note. these talks are essentially in a stalemate right now. even as the conflict on the ground is still very much an ongoing firing across the demarcation line. to resolve that conflict have been dead in the water. he wants to convene this before the g 20. we are talking hamburg next week. it's a very tight time frame. the emphasis is to get everyone around the table. he was pretty tough with vladimir putin. we don't know what he said to him behind the scenes. said russia had invaded ukraine. he's not going to give much slack to either side. be tough with the

does that undermine emmanuel macron's mandate? >> it is also in contrast with what is happening in britain where the younger generation has been massively going to vote. in france, that is not the case. macron is legitimate in the votes but half of the population who have given up on turning out to vote -- that shows that he is in thepopular as we see national assembly. >> some skeptics are already saying that the single party hegemony could be a risk for democracy. is that just sour grapes? or is there something to that? >> i do not think there is any risk for french democracy. you will have a clear result of the election. this is the nature of democracy. if one party has the majority, that is the nature of the outcome of the e election. why should democracy be in danger if you have a strong leader with a parliamentary majority? i cannot see that. >> emmanuelle chaze, i detect a skeptical look? >> definitely. if you look at the polls, what is indicated is that we will have an assembly which is definitely leaning right. his party

what is interesting to me is a big majority for emmanuel macron, economic policies are liberal, doing things that appeal to the right, and an opposition which is on the right... so the whole of french politics has moved a long way to the right. precisely, very interesting development, and now we have to see what emmanuel macron is going to do about it. if he is really able to passin about it. if he is really able to pass ina about it. if he is really able to pass in a matter of three months quite... quite a lot of drastic reforms, statute style, he probably will be part of the french economy is -- will be part of the french economy is —— french economics and social mood. this is the big question. this is the big question. we will no much more about that by the beginning of september, i would say. more about that by the beginning of september, iwould say. do more about that by the beginning of september, i would say. do you sense that this is a moment in french history, modern politics, when the re—forms which everyone keeps talking about, every presidential newcomer, that finall

the new centrist party of french president emmanuel macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections. projections suggest en marche could get as many as three—quarters of the seats in the assembly. the final outcome will be decided at a run—off next sunday. mr macron's party was established just over a year ago and many candidates have little or no political experience. joining us now is tomasz michalski, professor of international economics at the hec international business school in paris. good morning to you. give us your ta ke good morning to you. give us your take on this, not landslide, but this extremely strong rally behind emmanuel macron and his new party, and what it means for the economy in france? well, this gives a space for long—awaited reforms, that is for sure. along with the republican party, which is going to have the larger part of the seeds of the remaining seats. we are looking into a 90% pro reform majority in the parliament. so we can, this is a once—in—a—lifetime chance, that there is could be a

to go back on theresa may, emmanuel macron, they have momentum, impotence. does it change the negotiations? they are applying the rules we have applied before. angela merkel and emmanuel macron, they do not want the block to allow themselves to be divided on brexit. and they are not going to allow it. britain was hoping probably to lead by lateral negotiations, one—to—one, and if this is not happening, is the block is concise and coherent then i don't see... britain is retreating which is so sad to see. it is being... a tendency of britain, 20 centred trees. i think it is sad. the magic word was pronounced by emmanuel macron and a few people doing that eu summit. brexit can be reversed. but it was take such a strong leader in britain to muster the courage and the vision to actually say, look, you know. we should not go. article 50 was up to make it impossible to get out gracefully. in a sense, brexit may be moving further away, it becomes an aspiration of goal but we never quite get there, we are in two transitional arrangements. the problem is the clock

now the remaining members are split over whether or not to cooperate with emmanuel macron. alexander old cut has the story. >> the crack in the party has turned into a chasm with the creation of a new group in parliament. brings group will together in peas and independent mps who we know are part of the right and center right. and who will share with us the willingness to work together towards the common good in the national assembly. to put political practices before all partisan considerations. constructiveitled are made up of around 20 public and mps and our around 15 from the centrist party that chose to take part in this project. will break away from the old political world, from this kind of systematic opposition by reflex, by pavlovian conditioning to all the government's proposals, even when the prime minister is a member of our political family, and even sometimes to oppose what we propose yesterday. we don't want this kind of politics. >> hardliners from the open were quick to dismiss the new group and want to play no part in it. constructive's are behaving like t

chancellor angela merkel and president emmanuel macron. joining us from brussels is matt miller as we await the news conference. what are we looking for in this news conference, the joint news conference between medical -- merkel and macron. what is taking so long? matt: we are not sure, but clearly the meetings and negotiations have gone a little over time. there was supposed to give their -- this was a press conference we did not know about officially, but they were supposed to get their press conferences in general, the different nations, around 1:00 p.m. but obviously, they have a lot to talk about. it is interesting to look at the tusk piece of sound there. alix points out, he takes this kind of talk very seriously, a dreams come true kind of talk. he grew up in communist-controlled poland. impossible being made possible by government is a very real idea that he wants to follow. the idea that brexit could be turned around, almost everyone says it is incredibly unlikely, has been picking up so much momentum. last week, short of a -- sc

emmanuel macron expected to take a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections. liz says, "do i have trust? never have, never will. not even the ones i vote for." annabel says, "no, move it on.". will. not even the ones i vote for." annabel says, "no, move it on." . it makes an assumption that we had trust in the politicians to start with." keep your comments coming in. trading for 15 minutes across europe and france is the one standing out of the crowd. let's discuss france ina bit of the crowd. let's discuss france in a bit more detail. and now away from the political upheaval in the uk, france is also forming a new government, where emanuel macron's new party en marche is taking control of french politics. it looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections. projections suggest en marche could get as many as three—quarters of the seats in the assembly. the final outcome will be decided at a run—off next sunday. mr macron's party was established just over a year ago and many candidates have little or no politic

i think this is an extraordinary revolution for emmanuel macron. there has been a large majority in the lower house. what he would like to do is take a big run at labor, pension, and tax reforms to get the french economy going, then link up with angela merkel and france and germany forming this center to get the european economy going. this is an auspicious moment now. last two french presidents have also tried to reform the french economy and then defeated by unions, students. he will face that pressure, but has a lot of momentum. jonathan: there is significant optimism behind him from investors. talk to me about the nature of the conversation and negotiations and how this has changed? >> the conservatives got the elections wrong. they have been significantly weakened. theresa may can survive politically, it is not clear she can survive for the next year or two. these negotiations are very tough. understands that this negotiation is theirs to dictate right now to britain. a strongerthey want negotiating partner on the other side of the table? ther

this as emmanuel macron's government prepares for a minor reshuffle as two ministers step aside. the paris prosecutor opens up the operations after a man carries weapons and a van into the champs-elysees. police have since detained for of the assailant family members. announces it will appeal after a european court of human rights found a russian law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors is discriminatory. we've will bring you the latest from our correspondent in moscow. first, our top story, the national front party today convening a meeting as members attempt to move forward following a dismal result in sunday's parliamentary election. gained eight party seats in parliament but saw the number of votes plummet since residential elections in may when marine le pen went head-to-head with emmanuel macron in the decisive second round. of thele, the founder national front party jean-marie le pen was refused entry to today's meeting and has since demand the resignation of his daughter marine, citing failure in presidential and parliamentary elections. >> marine le pen must

on tuesday i will meet president emmanuel macron. these are important in getting on with the brexit negotiations but also dealing with the challenges people see in their everyday lives. this is a government getting on with the work we need to do, to ensure we area the work we need to do, to ensure we are a government that will govern for everyone, that we see opportunity across the country, that we see people making the most of their lives. just one more thing quickly. some of your colleagues have been suggesting that you might bea have been suggesting that you might be a caretaker prime minister. for the record, do you intend to serve a full term? i said that if re-elected i would serve a full term but what i am doing now is getting on with the immediatejob am doing now is getting on with the immediate job and that is what is important, that is what the public would expect. they want to see government providing that certainty and stability at what is a critical time. the brexit negotiations start ina time. the brexit negotiations st

angela merkel and emmanuel macron held a joint press conference at the european summit. unity all over. especially when it came to one of the most contentious issues, the legal migration and the refugee crisis. the positions taken by chancellor merkel were brave decisions and i hope we don't have to repeat them. in any case, i will do anything to stand by you because of this common challenge. it requires common answers. seems like this from last weekend have become more and more frequent. more than 50,000 refugees have crossed the mediterranean. 8.6% increase compared to 2015. leaders come in with their support for the libyan coast guard to slow illegal end of the migration. >> there is a high degree of consensus between germany and france. we are talking about border security as well as the causes of migration. german french initiative on the subject of trade and climate policy at a summit that seems to embrace the new kind of european optimism. brexit is just a side note. that >> doesn't mean that we don't need to have intense negotiations with u.k.. we need to focus m

theresa may is in paris this evening meeting her french counterpart, emmanuel macron. instead of opening discussions about brexit with the new french president from a position of strength, a politically weakened mrs may insisted, nonetheless, that brexit talks with the european commission will begin next week as planned. our europe editor, katya adler, reports from paris. it must have felt a bit lonely getting out of the car today at the grand elysee palace. emmanuel macron‘s greeting was friendly, though far from a effusive. the prime minister will have imagined this visit very differently before the election. but now she's on the brexit back foot, her credibility damaged in europe, standing next to the passionately europhile french president, theresa may was determined to sound resolute. i think there is a unity of purpose among people in the united kingdom. it's a unity of purpose having voted to leave the eu, that their government gets on with that and makes a success of it. but president macron had word of warning. that britain shouldn't try to charm individual

all of these things have allowed emmanuel macron to shine. it's hard to believe that it was less than a month ago on may 7th emmanuel macron became the youngest man ever to be elected to france's presidency. >> let me say a few words to our american friends. >> reporter: also the first-ever to make speeches in english publicly which was to come in handy very quickly. >> we all share the same responsibility. make our planet great again. >> so we're getting out. the united states -- >> reporter: it was a stinging rebuke to what donald trump had a just announced in the rose garden. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: within hours macron's call was the most widely shared tweet ever from a french account. the french press asked if the french leader was the new leader of the free world. emmanuel macron's first steps on the world stage were remarkably short as was his shand shake with the american president. far from innocent. he wanted to show his strength. days later emmanuel macron welcomed to versail

we define emmanuel macron's honeymoon drawing to a close. around the country, --ning not to meddle in after the u.s. embassy raised questions over how authorities were treating him. he is currently being treated in a chinese hospital for liver cancer. he was jailed for 11 years back in 2009. has themougin details. lange: let him come to the u.s. for treatment if that will help. that is the message the u.s. investor has to beijing. >> we americans would like to see him have the opportunity for treatment elsewhere, if that could be of help, but it is important that we work together between our two countries to adapt these important human rights issues. be ane: these case could early indicator of how far washington will be willing to push beijing when it comes to human rights. the u.s. downgraded china to its lowest ranking on human trafficking. for president xi jinping, who has a long-standing relationship with the u.s. ambassador, this is a domestic issue. shouldi: the country respect china's judicial sovereignty and refrain from using any in

you mentioned emmanuel macron. he spoke in his election campaign about how he wanted the european union to reform, and that he would push for it. we are also hearing some stories from italy, from spain... you said isa from italy, from spain... you said is a new era. how do you think it will really play out? many have their vision for what the new era will look like, but getting all 27 to agree on that is another matter. i think this is a chance to achieve something very simple. for many europeans, they don't know what europeans, they don't know what europe really is. so this is a time to say ok, this is what it is, how does it work. the relations for business and education, because there are indications there. immigration and security, too. we can say ok, we have a white paper, and we need to write a new story. but for business leaders in france, the uk, and across europe, what you think is the most important thing for them? i know the uk, so many business leaders, it is about trade and trade negotiations we leave,

angela merkel and emmanuel macron present a united front at the eu summit in brussels, choosing to get a joint press conference. their message is that the eu is strong and they are looking boeing to a future beyond brexit. willie franco-german magic have the desired effect? brexit is grabbing headlines in brussels. how does the country feel about it today? a high price for peace. arab states give qatar a list of demands to end their blockade on the tiny gulf nation. they include closing the broadcaster -- al jazeera. sarah: i am sarah kelly. occam to the program. their message is clear. the franco german alliance is back. ready to lead and provide the eu with a post brexit run. angela merkel and emmanuel macron have given a joint press conference at the end of a two-day summit in brussels. the veteran politician and the newcomer looked like a well-established team. voicing agreement on every issue. >> europe's new power couple. angela merkel a and emmanuel macron held a jojoint press conference at the europepean summit. unity all over. especially when it came to one of the most content

emmanuel macron has been on the job for less than a month. that is not stopping him from criticizing president trump. it raises questions of the climate change debate and questions with the u.s. and france. >> we get more on the trump v. macron match up. we have melissa bell in paris and cnn political reporter stephen collinson. melissa, talk about how people in france are reacting to the bold words from their president macron. >> reporter: with a great deal of interest. this is a man who is a political novice. here in france a few weeks ago and now he is france's president. really managing to shine on the world stage as a result of things beyond his control. the calendar with the g7 and the declaration made in the rose garden which donald trump reminded the world of his particular brand of internationalism. it is hard to believe it was less than a month ago. on may 7th, emmanuel macron was the youngest man elected to france's presidency. >> mlet me say a few words. >> reporter: also the first ever to make speeches in english publicly. >> whe

many among them are newcomers and women from the political movement of president emmanuel macron. they will be the dominant force in parliament as the theervative party will be only major opposition. the socialists have been pushed to the sidelines. emmanuel macron has promised a new anti-terror law as well as efforts to make hiring and firing easier. catherine be a reports. >> emmanuel macron is ready to get down to business, backed by a legislative majority. he claims to reform the labor market, clean up politics and strengthen national security. he believes the key to tackling unemployment is loosening the labor market. he wants to make it easier to hire and fire workers. he wants to give employers more power to negotiate conditions with employees and macron wants to cap court awarded severance pay. he will use an executive decree to fast-track these through parliament. labor unions are already criticizing the measure and have warned they will take to the streets in protest. macron has also vowed to clean up politics after a slew of politicians found themselves embroiled in tax

one one very quick question on emmanuel macron,. . do you think it is creating the best environment for startups in france? bernard: i have happy to see france with emmanuel macron. we have the chance to reform france and contribute to give more strength to europe as a whole. fascinating, one of the most successful businessman who has ever been warning about the very cheap cost of money. compare and contrast that with what is happening in tokyo right now and what mr. kuroda is talking about. they are continuing to push the button on the stimulus that is in place, and we have gotten to the point in the press conference where he is being asked how on earth does the boj exit? the lines are straightforward. showing exit stimulations are not appropriate now, it is too early to forecast what the balance sheet will look at -- look like when the exit goes through. he is making a bunch of comments result -- related to the exit. he is not giving details. whether or not there is an internal discussion going on within the oj, we do not know. we h

it certainly bears out all the predictions emmanuel macron himself made, who, as he was making his bid, he said without an established party, it would not matter, because he would have with these people behind him, they would have the logic of institutions and he would bring them into parliament. and it appears that is what has happened. also making news this hour. china says an inspection of companies based around beijing found that more than 70% were violating air pollution regulations. researchers say firms were pumping out more emissions than allowed, operating without licences or did not have enough pollution control equipment. iran has sent planes loaded with food to qatar, which has had all its transport links with neighbouring arab states severed. saudi arabia, the uae and others are accusing qatar of supporting jihadi groups. the qataris deny this. the us territory of puerto rico has just been voting in a referendum three british men detained in germany after conversations on board a plane have been released without charge. theirflight a plane have been released without charge

the newly—elected president emmanuel macron is expected to win a landslide victory, but voter turnout is expected to be low. no sat nav, no compass and certainly no wifi. a team of sailors complete a 3—year voyage around the world in a polynesian canoe. hello and welcome to bbc news. 58 people are now presumed to have died in the grenfell tower fire in west london. police have warned the death toll is likely to rise. the bbc understands the number of dead or missing could be around 70. the british prime minister, theresa may, has faced criticism over her response to the tragedy. she met with victims and community organisers in downing street. in a statement after, she acknowledged what many local people have been saying for days, that the initial response to the fire on wednesday "was not good enough". jeremy cooke reports. in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new dark reality on the london skyline, with the power to shock, and to move. a sight which stops you in your tracks. too much to take in. it's hard to know what to say, yeah. it's just horrific. we jus

emmanuel macron insist the new laws will not infringe on personal freedoms. new details have emerged about that failed attack. he posted letters to family members on the day of the attack and he said he supported isis and said he was angry that french authorities heads topped him from traveling to syria. they also say the man who was heavily armed had cruised around tourist hotspots such as the eiffel tower leading up to the failed attack. confirming today that it was a near miss. >> these terrorist acts might not have waned any victims. but the intention behind it was to kill. proof on top of the arsenal of weapons, it will posted by the attacker on the 19th of june. in this letter, he wrote his support for jihadists fighting to save islam and muslims. he gave his allegiance. he said that he wanted to go to syria and was angry that a apostate stopped him. >> the iraqi city of mosul, they've are no more. they were blown up by the islamic state according to the iraqi government. it was a final act of destruction for those in the final days. it must have great

emmanuel macron is a man in a hurry. he wants to push his reforms as quickly as possible. the problem is the lack of opposition in the next parliament will bring opposition elsewhere, and that opposition might be in the streets, and the french are very good at bringing opposition in the streets. a clear majority would be a big help to the new president in tackling france's intractable labour laws. but any majority he does get is likely to need sensitive political handling. the party draws its candidates from the old centre—left and centre—right, with half of them new to politics entirely. next sunday's the vote will begin a new political era, new to voters, president and parliamentarians alike. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. it feels so two very different perspectives, doesn't it, whether it is in france or the uk at the moment. that always has a knock—on for the markets. what they saying, sally? of course, a brand—new trading week is upon us. and if we have a look at how things are going right now, reaction continues to the turmoil in domestic politics in the u

or is emmanuel macron an ally? i think we are in europe quite clear — i would go with angela merkel and emmanuel macron any day. but it's a choice that the united kingdom has to make. do you believe that putin and trump are allies or do you believe that the ones who live 100 kilometres away are actually the most credible ally in a world which is more chaotic than ever? a very interesting perspective and i want to come back to some of those global points you've just made because i don't want this entire interview just to be about britain, that wouldn't be right given your position in europe. but a final quick point on britain. in your heart of hearts, do you think it is still entirely possible that britain will actually reverse its decision and decide it doesn't want to leave the european union? who am i tojudge? if i would be a british citizen then i have the right to vote and the right to be part of this debate. i'm not. and i think that this is a choice that has been made in the united kingdom. i believe that n

and emmanuel macron is aware of it. he recently said it publicly. he knows the challenge he is facing. he has to respond to the anxieties, the sufferings of his citizens. they are not morons. they are not fascists. they are really dissatisfied citizens. said general mattis told you the french with the best allies of the u.s. on the battlefield. gerard: if you look at what we're doing the sahara region -- macron is going today or tomorrow to study our forces. we have 4000 soldiers fighting tryingts in the most circumstances. we are also the main ally of the u.s. fact that ours a cooperation between the u.s. and france has never been so intense. charlie and you are former ambassador to the united nations and former ambassador to the united states from france. tell me what ucs possible from syria. gerard: the problem again as a diplomat, you see what is possible, and again, the reality is that russians have sent us a clear message and uranian's also that aside is going to stay. we don't like it -- charlie: and there are saudi's waiting on the battlefie

further success for france's emmanuel macron. his party looks set to secure a big majority in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections. also in the next hour, we'll be reviewing tomorrow's headlines in the papers — including the i, which has more on michael gove‘s return to cabinet as theresa may begins the task of rebuilding her government. and in sport, lewis hamilton wins the canadian grand prix in montreal, narrowing the gap with sebastian vettel in the drivers‘ championship. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as prime minister, and is "getting on with the job." she has been speaking tonight, after reshuffling her cabinet, and said what the public wanted to see was "government providing certainty and stability. " let's have a look at some of the reshuffle details. michael gove makes a surprise comeback, returning to the government as environment secretary. damian green is made first secretary of state and cabinet office minister, a promotion to a key r

emmanuel macron, wants to stop it. why will it be successful here ?|j emmanuel macron, wants to stop it. why will it be successful here? i am not familiar with what emmanuel macron said about the 35 hour working week and what his reasons are for it. the idea of the working week being shorter is that there is a lot of wealth that we have not seen a lot of wealth that we have not seenin a lot of wealth that we have not seen in this room. big corporations are making excess profits. corporation tax is going lower and low and they are getting more and more of the pie. we cannot see the benefits. we can have good jobs. that is the important thing the green party is also saying we need to transition the economy down the resilient local economies with money flowing through them rather than being sucked out by multinationals. the majority of the money saved flowing in the local economy but when it goes to a chain store it leaves the local economy. it makes sense to do this in the face of legalisation. you are talking about creating good jobs, and we all want t

what is emmanuel macron stand to gain? he is poking fun openly at trump, saying, let's make the planet great again. he was going towards the leaders who we re he was going towards the leaders who were together and almost extended his hand to trump, and said hello to merkel first. then he finally shook hands with trump. so he was playing to the idea that, oh, yes, i am going to stand up to trump and have a strong handshake. but in the end, he is the leader of the first country in the western world and we have to deal with him. let's invite him ona have to deal with him. let's invite him on a pretty impressive day, which is the 14th ofjuly, bastille day. it shows that he is in the top rank of world leaders, doesn't it? what does donald trump stand to gain from this, cathy? —— katty? what does donald trump stand to gain from this, cathy? -- katty? well, it makes emmanuel macron looked like a statesman. but for donald trump, who hangs onto grudges, to agree to go to this, it is interesting. eric, what will the actual day l

is emmanuel macron or angela merkel and ally? i would go with angela merkel and emmanuel macron any day. —— an ally. but that is a decision that the united kingdom is to make. a very interesting perspective. and i want to come back to those global point you made. i don't want this entire interview to be just about britain, that would not be right, given your position in europe. but a final point on britain, in your heart of hearts, do you still think it is possible that britain will actually reversed its decision, and decide that it does not want to leave the european union? who am i tojudge? ifi not want to leave the european union? who am i tojudge? if i would bea union? who am i tojudge? if i would be a british citizen, then i have the right to vote, and the right to bea the right to vote, and the right to be a part of this debate. i am not. and i think that this is a choice that has been made in the united kingdom. i believe that no deal would be very bad for the uk citizens, and would be bad for european citizens. i beli

landslide for emmanuel macron. here's the story. reporter: at the national assembly, it's like the first day of school for these newly elected lawmakers. the fresh faces of the french republican are being shown around their new workplace. >> i'm excited to get to work. >> i'm going to try and learn as much as possible. i'm very touched to be here. i'm going to make sure that those who elected me are proud of their lawmaker. reporter: the morning is devoted to administrative tasks. official photos are taken and documents are filled in. >> what's in your initiation pack? >> a scarf and something more practical. the rule book of the national assembly. it's quite thick. i'm not sure i'll get through it all today. reporter: the new arrivals to place are staggered across the morning. they're welcomed by re-elected lawmakers. show them the ropes. for about three weeks when i started. but we'll be here to give them a them that the oldies i'm that you, not that old. reporter: meanwhile, lawmakers who lost their seats are packing up. idea for

then she flew to paris to meet president emmanuel macron. he told her that britain could still stay in the european union if it wants to. may responded by saying that exit negotiations will begin on schedule next monday. before that she spoke to her own lawmakers in parliament. reporter: theresa may return to the house of commons on tuesday holding a far more fragile grip on power. after last week's disastrous result for conservatives, they had a message of unity. >> the challenge of keeping our nation safe, including the ideology of islamist extremism, the challenge of securing the best possible brexit deal in taking the united kingdom out of the european union. as we faced difficult challenges ahead, let us come together to keep our country safe and bring a stronger, fair, and more prosperous future for every part of our united kingdom. reporter: earlier, may held talklks with a party from northn ireland. it support would tip the balance of power and give may a majority in the house of commons. but the prime minister has been advised not t

to go back on theresa may, emmanuel macron, they have momentum, impotence. does that change brexit negotiations? it does. they know it won't make any difference. they are applying the rules we have applied before. merkel and macron, they do not want the block 27 states to allow themselves to be divided on brexit. and they are not going to allow it. britain was hoping probably to lead by lateral negotiations, one—to—one, and if this is not happening, is the block is concise and coherent then i don't see... britain is just retreating which is so sad to see. it is being just... it has always been a tendency of britain, 20th century. i think it is sad. the magic word was pronounced by macron and also a few people doing that eu summit. brexit can be reversed. but it would take such a strong leader in britain to muster the courage and the vision to actually say, look, you know. we should not go. procedural difficultures, that's what article 50 was set up to do, to make it impossible to get out gracefully. in a sense, brexit may be moving further away, it becom

reporter: this all adds up to a n awkward start for emmanuel macron. host: let's bring in some more on this story. claire williams is standing by. any clearer on the reason behind the decision to step down today? it was getting increasingly difficult for him not to step down to be honest. when his colleagues announced yesterday that she had a moral problem staying on as defense minister given these accusations over misusing eu money against the party, when she stepped down, that was at the time described as a personal decision. but of course, they had trouble staying on. it was increasingly pressure on their shoulders to step down and follow suit and do the same as their colleague. he was theat, justice minister and could be facing his own judicial investigation. on top of that, he was in charge of bringing in this law to more lies political life. position a difficult and it was untenable for him to whenon as justice minister he could be facing these kinds of investigations against his own party. host: all this is likely to complicate president emmanue

tell us about the reforms that emmanuel macron wants to put in place. a mandate even though turnout was quite low in the selection. right, [indiscernible] has already -- already started to reform intelligence services and announced a new but the majorlaw reforms that every investor and every company in france has been waiting for is a revamp of the labor market, making it easier for companies to hire for example by reducing social butributions and employers also [indiscernible] also allowing companies to negotiate wages. with this majority, even if we are likely to see some resistance from the union, it will be easier for him to propose this labor reform. mark: there was a record low turnout in the first round. that's hardly a ringing endorsement for president macron. yes, 51% is the downside for the legitimacy of the election. if the turnout is higher for the have much criteria and many believe that emmanuel macron would get the majority. many probably decided not to go vote because they thought it was a done deal. this is something he will have to tak

notably emmanuelle macron but also someone else. both of them are under the age of a0 and both are seen as two examples of a new, enthusiastic generation of european leaders who are trying to invigorate the eu and what it stands for. he spends a lot of the day getting to know people. he needs to start building relationships in the eu and that is because he's concerned about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, the north being within the uk and what brexit might do to the border. he wants the border to remain open in terms of trade and freedom of movement. in terms of emmanuel macron, i was there when he arrived earlier, just a couple of hundred meters from here, and whatever you think of his politics he has star power and at home. he was confident, swaggered in, laughed with the the press, answered questions, and when he decided it was enough time off he went, looking incredibly at home and confident. you also mentioning the new defence deal. emmanuel macron is a big supporter of that just as he deal. emm

then she flew to paris to meet president emmanuel macron. he told her that britain could still stay in the european union if it wants to. may responded by saying that exit negotiations will begin on schedule next monday. before that she spoke to her own lawmakers in parliament. reporter: theresa may return to the house of commons on tuesday holding a far more fragile grip on power. after last week's disastrous result for conservatives, they had a message of unity. >> the challenge of keeping our nation safe, including the ideology of islamist extremism, the challenge of securing the best possible brexit deal in taking the united kingdom out of the european union. as we faced difficult challenges ahead, let us come together to keep our country safe and bring a stronger, fair, and more prosperous future for every part of our united kingdom. reporter: earlier, may held talks with a party from northern ireland. it support would tip the balance of power and give may a majority in the house of commons. but the prime minister has been advised not t

the french president, emmanuel macron took aim at trump's campaign slogan, saying in english it was time to make the planet great again. china, the world's top polluter saying it will stand by its pledge to fully implement the paris deal, saying it is the responsibility of nations to tackle climate change. here is a look at the international reaction. >> to say they are angry, the french have an expression, being green with outrage. it is with that color, also the symbolizing efforts to fight claimant change that paris protested against the u.s. decision to drop out of the deal negotiate here in the french capital. for the french president emmanuel macron, donald trump made a mistake, and he chose to say so in english. >> friends, we will not give up the -- france will not give up the fight. i reaffirm that the paris agreement remains irreversible. we all share the same responsibility. make our planet great again. >> france and it's european partners are clear there will be no renegotiation of the climate deal. they are determined to make even greater efforts to save the planet. >> this

there will be talks with president emmanuel macron tonight. we will keep you across that and anything that emerges from those and also anything that might emerge about the talks between the conservatives and the dup and we know arlene foster is staying in london tonight. but for now, it is back to the studio. the european court of human rights has ruled that doctors should continue to care for the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, until midnight next monday, while they continue to consider his case. it's positive news for charlie's parents, who maintain that they want to take him to the us for experimental treatment for his rare genetic disorder. last week, the uk supreme court had agreed with doctors at great ormond street hospital and ruled that he should be allowed to ‘die with dignity‘, as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. charlie gard cannot see, hear, move, cry or swallow. he is seriously brain damaged and kept alive with a mechanical ventilator. his parents, chris gard and connie yates, have raised £1.3 million throu

and emmanuel macron seems to have picked up emmanuel macron seems to have picked up moment. and he's a centrist. he isa mixture. up moment. and he's a centrist. he is a mixture. in some ways, he's quite like tony blair. he pleases various wings on the spectrum because he's not a socialist. he was in the bosworth the government? then he left. he doesn't he'sa he's a global capitalist, all those things. you said that with almost... i wish i was 21 again. i never grew up i wish i was 21 again. i never grew up from 21, hate it all. but the problem. that's why we're pleased to see you. i am a capitalist. no shame capitalist. i think he's managed but the good news is he's a total eu believe. and he's saying he doesn't wa nt to believe. and he's saying he doesn't want to see any concessions to anyone who leaves. they tend to forget it's not on our hands. the other thing is, when forget it's not on our hands. the otherthing is, when we forget it's not on our hands. the other thing is, when we thought the neofascists were going to take over france. i never thought the neofascists wou

there is a huge amount of hope in emmanuel macron. in terms of the analogy, i think it stops there. donald trump the election has left increased political uncertainty and the most important economy in the world. that remains. charges, policies. there is potential. the election of emmanuel macron has more fiscal stability. , ceo ateddie lait latitude investment management will stay with us on the european open. i want to take a look at tv . it is a function you can watch the show on and follow along if you click into the panel and see which functions we are using. see the charts we use on air. the linklso click on down here and ask the guest a question. we will keep your name confidential. --next, we will talk the talk u.k. equities as the pound is back above $1.30. typically, pound strength means ftse weakness. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." we have breaking news. it looks like in berlin the bundestag has passed a gay marriage bill. 393 to 226.nt, it looks like they have caught up with a lot of the western world and passed a