and more brexit! in the i... i don't know why iam brexit! in the i... i don't know why i am surprised! tangled eu red tape for british tourists, new regulations will increase compote —— convocations post brexit. we have already seen, passengers coming for already seen, passengers coming for a flight three hours early when normally it is two because it will be more security before we have even left. brexit has certainly tagged those titles which have more to do with the uk being in the open —— not being in the showing an open border area. in this case it is directly tied to brexit, the fees is very small, 5 euros, but it could potentially coming uk citizens would get permits to last for years, but they will have to go through a process and tick and say where they are staying. i experienced this is american when i come to the uk. it is not owner us, it is doable, but these are small changes people will see as we implement brexit. it has implications. the last thing i would say is brussels should be careful because the uk can reciprocate whatever b

broadly speaking the brexiteers seem co mforta ble speaking the brexiteers seem comfortable with the paper and that is because it is the case that the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice will end. so brexiteers can put their hand on the heart and say we're delivering what we promised in the referendum. that this is getting back sovereignty, taking back control of our own laws. what the paper lays out is the government position that it is prepared to be flexible on this and the question really is about how much influence the ec] will continue to have in the future. the paper makes clear that we cannot cut off the ec] entirely, that the influence will continue to exist. this is of course because as the government says, we want to have this closer relationship with the customs union, in the interests of business, so we can continue to trade with the eu. to do that we need to come up with this method for resolving disputes. the idea of today are just that, ideas about what kind of arbitration might be formed going forward if we strike a trade deal with the eu. getting down to th

the harder brexiteers really wa nt brexit. the harder brexiteers really want us to do that. and you just think, we are supposed to be divorced by 2019 and back any divorced by 2019 and back any divorce we have set out these patterns at the beginning and we have to be... we cannotjust say, no, we are not giving you any money... it is about compromises. of course it is, like any divorce. sticking to david miliband. saying we need a second vote on the brexit deal which was the liberal democrat policy which did not do them much good during the election. one wonders how much weight this will carry. this is not supremely new. the timing is interesting. penny was saying that despite the fact the parliament is in recess, there is growing speculation about the creation of a new anti— brexit party joined by some political heavyweights from all sides and that would be interesting but vince cable, the leader of the liberal democrats, is asking whether this would do much good. he seems to believe there is going to be a growing consensus. will be a new party or a consensus of people sta

he said the challenge of this generation is brexit, and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 1a months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but, if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions which might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu—uk customs union instead. after all, the european union has a customs union with turkey. in all the potential solutions that leo varadkar put forward for this border, there was a common theme. free movement for people, goods and services. but will that be possible, particularly if it turns out to be what many call a hard brexit? there's going to be some form of border, because the uk will not want people sort of coming into ireland, the south of ireland, and using it as a sort of gateway into the uk itself. ever since before, you know, i'm too young, i didn't see the bo

these brexit talks have been largely technical. political pressure to push the progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the formation of a new german government following elections next month. meanwhile, as the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's eu membership is ticking. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. the amount of money britain will pay to leave the eu is likely to dominate future brexit talks. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check team is here with more details. the biggest fights in the european union are always about money — so there was never any reason to suppose that the brexit negotiations would be different. last year the uk paid about £13 billion to the eu — roughly £200 per person. some of which then gets spent in the uk. but the commission argues that the uk has also made a series of big financial commitments as part of the eu's current seven—year budget, that need to be paid on exit. the eu also says the uk needs to settle its

but also go back to where we started, we have this massive challenge brexit. and we have to deal with that in the national interest. nicky morgan, thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thank you. hello there. we're moving into the last day of august, but in some places, yesterday, it felt like september had already arrived. because there was a lot of cloud, there was some rain around, and temperatures across some south—eastern areas only got up to 13 degrees. but further north and west, the day brought brighter skies and some spells of sunshine. just a few showers. and that's the sort of weather that we will take with us into thursday. the cloud has now been chased away to the east. we've got some clear skies following on behind, with just a few shower clouds. and during the day ahead, we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and showers. the showers quite heavy from the word go in western areas. and then extending eastwards as the day goes on. but with some bright or sunny spells between those downpours. so, let's take a closer look at 4pm in the afte

brexit is at the root of this. the cabinet seem unable to agree at the moment on what they will do, whether a transition period or anything else. we will hear more about that in the coming weeks but this is at the root of it, the disagreements that there are but any leadership bid, they have to agree to get behind somebody. that is what is keeping theresa may in place. indeed. the fa ct theresa may in place. indeed. the fact is there seems to be either they say she will come by christmas while this has been going on ever since the disastrous election results, the election that was was hers to win but was hers to lose and will she stay until the brexit negotiations are officially ending in 2019 or is that when the real fight for the manoeuvring, let her do all that kind of legwork and these are questions that are being asked within the conservative party because the alternative scenario is talking ready about the disintegration and because of the deep divisions within the conservative party, 44 years into the involv

no jeremy policy —— that its policy on brexit was unclear. nojeremy corbyn and keir starmer have agreed on their version of the way forward. a transitional period is, they say, essential. writing in the observer, keir starmer criticises the government's approach of constructive ambiguity and says there should be no mixed messages. a credible solution is needed to one of the most important issues facing britain's exit from the eu. that means, he says, we would seek to remain ina means, he says, we would seek to remain in a customs union with the eu and within the single market. it would mean we would abide by the common rules of both. labour has not said how long the proposed transitional period should last after the uk leave the eu, only that it should be as short as possible, for as long as necessary. when many labour mps return from their summer break to westminster, they may find themselves torn between supporting what many will see as a soft brexit policy and representing their constituents, a lot of whom voted overwhelmingly to leave the

they are watching the progress of brexit negotiations nervously. now number ten point out thatjapan owned softbank has committed to the uk after brexit, nissan and toyota have upped their investment too. but japanese companies fear of brexit that breaks down without a deal. do you still think that no deal is better than a bad deal? we could still walk away? yes, i think that is right. but if you talk about the point at which we leave the european union, we want to ensure that at that point we do have a deal and that we have a deal that is the right deal for the united kingdom. after a day injapan‘s former imperial capital kyoto, theresa may boarded a bullet train to its new one, tokyo. questions from her host about how the government plans to turn brexit rhetoric into reality will follow the prime minister there. ben wright, bbc news, kyoto. tropical storm harvey, which has caused such devastation in texas, is now heading towards neighbouring louisiana. record amounts of rainfall have fallen across the region. large parts of houston — the count

up next we talk brexit. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: this is bloomberg "surveillance" with david and francine from london and new york. the u.k. spent a summer publishing an avalanche of documents on brexit but stayed silent on the topic to derail the deal and that's how much money they'll pay the european union. despite some confessions in position papers, sterling fell to the weakest against the euro on monday. negotiations resume next week. let's go back to lloyd's of london inga beale and set to open a office in brussels and with us rupert harrison from black rock, asset strategies and is a former chief of staff of george osborne of nine years. thank you both for staying with us. rupert, first of all, it seems like we finally heard from boris johnson and we were waiting for something on boris on brexit. are the brexiteers softening their stance in general and what does it mean for negotiations? rupert: the difference between boris saying a few weeks ago they can go whistle and ask for money and on a

is it because you want to halt and reverse brexit? look, i don't renege from the fact i was a committed campaigner for the remain side of the debate. but you accept it's going to happen. i do accept it's going to happen. nno second referendum 7 i'm not in favour of a second referendum. i think if you ask people a question... if politicians or the establishment say we're not keen on the answer, let's have another go, actually that breaks down that trust between politicians and the electorate even further. i think we have a situation now that needs to be negotiated in the national interests. but the point is, and i think this brexit issue if you like, has put before politicians that question of country before party or which way does it work in a way that i haven't seen, certainly i've been in parliament for seven years, i've been involved in the conservative party for 28 years, i haven't seen that question put in this way before. so this is fundamental stuff that affects notjust internal british political life but has implications for t

he said the challenge of this generation is brexit, and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 1a months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but, if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions which might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu—uk customs union instead. after all, the european union has a customs union with turkey. in all the potential solutions that leo varadkar put forward for this border, there was a common theme. free movement for people, goods and services. but will that be possible, particularly if it turns out to be what many call a hard brexit? there's going to be some form of border, because the uk will not want people sort of coming into ireland, the south of ireland, and using it as a sort of gateway into the uk itself. ever since before, you know, i'm too young, i didn't see the bo

tonight at six: another round of brexit talks ends with frustration on both sides. the divorce bill is at the heart of the row. the eu hits back after britain's team says it's being asked to pay too much to leave the eu. the commission has set out its position, and we have a duty to our taxpayers to interrogate it rigorously, it is clear the uk does not feel legally obliged to honour its obligations after departure. with the timetable slipping, we'll be asking if there is a way to break the deadlock. also tonight: theresa may says she's not a quitter, but some in her own party question whether she'll still be leader at the next election. the online gambling firm that's been hit with a fine of nearly £8 million. it failed to protect vulnerable players. still time to apply for an extra 15 hours of free childcare in england — but some nurseries fear they'll be out of business. another record—breaking transfer deadline day — premier league clubs have already spent 1.2 billion. and coming up in a special transfer deadline day sportsday on bbc news: alexis sanchez

this is the start of another very busy brexit period. this uk proposal sta rts busy brexit period. this uk proposal starts with the idea of a new temporary customs union after brexit that looks as much like the current and elsewhere in europe. it also needs to be agreed by the rest of the eu which may be thinking, if it is not broken, do not fix it. one of the tricky issues is during the transition period which could last two, three years, the uk wanted to be able to negotiate its own trade deals around the world and there is no sign so far the rest of the eu will agree. then there are the uk's longer term proposals for what would follow the temporary fix. 0ne suggestion is what they are calling a highly streamlined customs arrangement, using technology to cut paperwork as much as possible. and to allow fewer vehicle checks. it would take years to get ready for such a new scheme so work to prepare for it would need to start pretty much straightaway. notjust at british ports but in places like france, the netherlands, belgium and of course ireland as well. the alternative uk suggest

for the europeans, brexit will take place. i love the idea that marc says that all 27 are wonderfully united. they are! it's for the birds, marc. you wait, their divisions... that's the typical british hope. we are united to resist the british proposal. you might be right on that. to return to the specific point of ireland, which is what the position paper was about. stephanie is right to say that this is one of the trickiest areas in the negotiations, isn't it? and it ties in with the problem of britain wanting to bring down immigration but if you don't have a hard border it could be risky in terms of people smuggling, they're all issues. yes, for europe, there is a problem that we will have a frontier that will become fluid and not really policed because you will have smugglers, terrorists, traffickers of humans who will be able to go into the... the irish effectively have a veto. frankly, if these proposals put forward by the british government, whatever, unless they are acceptable to the irish government, it will be diffic

the euro -- orderlywe will have an brexit as opposed to a disorderly brexit. you are looking at an eight year low for sterling versus the euro. there is data on the u.k. and the eurozone. let's go to juliette saly in singapore. juliette: the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says iran can never be allowed to have nuclear weapons. nikki haley spoke after president rouhani warned that iran's nuclear program could be ramped up that the u.s. continue sanctions. president trump wants to abandon the deal in congress. martin short has given a skeptical response to the uk's temporary proposal for a you and customs unit after brexit. the former head of the parliament said that britain risks further propagating negotiations by creating a series of position papers for the talk. the united kingdom, the government in london, everything suggests another proposal. this is for sure in my eyes not therefore, and [indiscernible] to overcome the main problems, especially the guarantee of the freedoms of the european union. let's discuss it. has said ititain wants to avoid a

this is a big issue to do with brexit. that went up issue to do with brexit. that went up by issue to do with brexit. that went up by100 and issue to do with brexit. that went up by 100 and 9000. that‘s interesting because worst it‘s still up, it is a much slower pace of increase. before that, it was nearly doubled the number. not astonishing given as to why, maybe brexit, remember these people are coming from outside the eu as well. —— not any confirmation as to why. average wage going up by 2.1%. that is quite significant, one of the highest in a long time, but crucially we had the inflation figures yesterday. this is going up by 2.6%. there is still a gap, we will feel more squeezed in our pocket. over the course of the year, we are about 7.5% worse off this year than last. it is taking a dent on what we have in our pocket. -- 0.5% dent on what we have in our pocket. —— 0.5% worse off. we have been talking about zero—hours contract. there has been pressure on employers to reduce them. issues related to wear wages are not keeping up with the ri

we will talk shortly about those brexit proposals. let's start though this week with a word about the terrorist attacks in spain, which killed 1a people in two cities and injured many more. adam and marc, your response to yet another attack in europe. a similar modus operandi from the past. yes, what can i say? it is a second—generation, young men committing these things, obviously radicalised, alienated, not surprisingly it happened in barcelona. it was obviously going to be a key target. there are rumours of a cia warning to spain, we do not know if they are true or not but in a place like las ramblas, there is clearly a potential target there and it is a bit of a surprise that they were able to drive for 500 metres down las ramblas. another soft target, we see it time and again. yes, and after nice i said that that sort of thing should not have cars allowed because it was a similar situation. the promenade. basically there is very little to tell you other than that we have to count on the muslim community to pick up these guys in

is it because you want to halt and reverse brexit? no. look, i don't hide from the fact that i was a committed campaigner for the remain side of the debate. you accept it is going to happen? i do accept it's going to happen. so no second referendum? no, i'm not in favour of a second referendum because i think if you ask people the question, if politicians or the establishment say, we're not very keen on the answer, let's have another go, actually that breaks down that trust between politicians and the electorate even further. so i think we have a situation now that needs to be negotiated in the national interest but the point is, and i think this brexit issue, if you like, has put before politicians that question of country before party or which way does it work, in a way that i have not seen certainly. i've been in parliament for seven years, i've been involved in the conservative party for 28 years, i haven't seen that question being put in this way before. so this is fundamental stuff that effects notjust internal british political lif

what me and my government are about is notjust delivering on brexit. we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. it is the first time theresa may has been so blunt about her plans to fight the next election and her foreign secretary today seemed enthused at the prospect. i'm giving my back tooing theresa may. i'm giving my undivided backing to theresa may. we need to get brexit done. she is ideally placed to deliver a great outcome for our country. by the next general election, britain will be out of the eu, the question is on what terms and the japan's prime minister wants to know more about the uk government strategy. over three decades more than a thousand japanese firms have established in britain. notjust the big three car makers, but manufacturers and banks. both ways, it is a relationship that matters. but some ofjapan‘s banks are worried their access to eu markets could suffer. some financial institutions have announced that they prefer moving certain number of operations from london to europe, to retain the single passport wi

that is brexit minister david jones. i'm joined via webcam by the liberal democrat foreign affairs spokesman tom brake. good afternoon. what do you make of this article? ha5 peace broken out? i think david jones has just confirmed that what this is about is perhaps getting philip hammond back on track with a hard brexit programme. clearly mr hammond, perhaps while the prime minister was out of the country, started saying things about the impact brexit would have on the uk economy and the need for a soft brexit. that people like liam fox and david jones were not co mforta ble liam fox and david jones were not comfortable with. now he has been brought back in line. it is not hard brexit if there is a transitional deal, is it? ratherthan brexit if there is a transitional deal, is it? rather than saying everything has to end on the 31st of march, this is saying that we can have a period, we can delay some of the impact of this so that we have more time to prepare for the practicalities of implementing, for example, customs c

but post—brexit, there could be no challenge on that through the ec]. what about the impact on business? there, i think it is a little bit more complicated. the government has set out a number of options on how disputes over trade could be resolved, including joint committee, arbitration and a court like the european free trade area court, which governs countries like lichtenstein and iceland. that court would not have jurisdiction lichtenstein and iceland. that court would not havejurisdiction in any of these court of arbitration, but it could retain some influence if, for instance, a post—brexit decision of the ec] is looked at in order to resolve a dispute. and adam fleming is at the european court ofjustice in luxembourg. adam, there‘s still a lot to wade through before the government can even start negotiating this with the eu? yes, and we are outside a court, so let's look at it in a legal way. first, the case for optimism. i spoke to a judge who used to work here at the european court of justice, who welcome the paper from the uk, saying that

these are the advocates of the so—called hard brexit. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. there are scores of cross—border roads. he wants to keep them completely open. today, mr varadker demanded for any brexit agreement to protect the free movement of people, goods and services across this island. when people talk about the border of the past, they refer to the troubles, when huge security was needed. that is not the case any more. this is the dividing line between the countries, not that you would notice. the political tensions in northern ireland are obvious. those questions of what will happen to the border after brexit. the irish prime minister will be on the eu's side of the table during negotiations. on a shared island, there is a shared interest in finding solutions. they only have months to discover them. chris buckler, bbc news, northern ireland. earlier, i spoke to our ireland correspondent chris buckler and a

he entitled it brexit is beginning to look like no brexit at all. of talksrd round between the u.k. and the eu gets underway. he said it is absurdly difficult to identify specific changes that will affect people's daily lives. he makes the point that there is little difference between the start of the major parties and they are talking about transitions, one a couple of years and 14 years. perhaps will not any change if transition looks like now. no change in daily life until 2023. manus: he said brexit is looking like a classic case of the mountain referring to the mouse. the labor party will push for a transition which will preserve the economic arguments including membership of the european union's common market and the customs union. let's bring in david. to james hayden and then we will get david. joining us from brussels. what is the mood around this third round of brexit talks? we saw the two men side-by-side for the first time since july in round two. >> this is the first round after the round in july and they are together again. they look nice, they look friendly and all, t

these are your headlines brexit talks move ahead and the stakes get higher with every tick of the clock. we spoke to the european parliament's chief brexit negotiator who says britain can't have its cake and eat it >> apparently some people think or dream that they can have all the advantages of the european union, free trade, single market, customs unit without any liability, without any inconvenience. >>> british prime minister theresa may says the uk will build the closest, freest trading relationship possible with japan as she continues her post-brexit trade building mission. >>> difficult to stomach carrefour shares sink to the bottom of the stoxx 600 bringing rival casino down after issuing a profit warning on declining margins. >>> battle stations. president trump hits the road to campaign for a tax overhaul, but there's a lack of specifics and plenty of opposition in congress >>> good morning welcome to the show. let's look at how european markets opened there's more green than red on the screens. taking the lead from a positive u.s. close overnight and positive momentum out of

accessalk about a high brexit. to a low access brexit, something like wto. took 75,000 jobs out of the u.k. ecosystem. outside of the u.k., but many go to new york. businessesrange of -- there is a range of businesses that stop happening. is 10%act on the sector of the financial services activity in u.k. francine: we have to talk about inflation. miles, thank you so much. you will stay with us. that is up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ francine: welcome back to our weekly brexit show, live from bloomberg's european headquarters here in london. , thank you so much for sticking around. we are talking about the transition agreement. to treasury and various people involved in this. are the brits prepared to negotiate? do they have a strong enough team to head to brussels? >> we have engagement with the and the ministry of justice. because of the nature of our industry, it cuts across government. what i would point to is also the role of the regulators. the fca and the pra are the world's leading regulators. are headsh regulators and shoulders above everyone el

these brexit talks have been largely technical. political pressure to push for progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the german elections next month. meanwhile, as the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's membership is ticking. in the last few minutes, the transfer window for premier league has closed in england with clubs spending more than £1.2 billion on top players. england forward alex oxlade—chamberlain has moved from arsenal to liverpool today for £35 million, while manchester city's second bid for arsenal's forwarded striker, alexis sanchez, has fallen through. let's talk to sports correspondent olly foster who is at the emirates stadium in london. it has been a frantic evening. what are the headlines? frantic, but not as explosive as we had expected, really. yes, it is another record summer really. yes, it is another record summer in regards to all the millions, but here at the emirates, we expected more millions to be changing hands. the big

it was pessimistic about brexit, wasn't it? there was a lot more going to go wrong band did go wrong. and rightly so. this time last year, mark carney said, plan is better than no plan. fully a year later, no plans. he has reasons to be concerned. lets remember that one year ago, the bank of england and the treasury said that by now, we would have half a million people unemployed because of the leave vote, what has happened, unemployment is at a 42 year low. there are challenges, wages are not picking up, the governor seemed to suggest that was because of brexit. they're not rising in the us or eurozone. that is what is scary, the global economy, despite what we say about the positive aspects, the global economy is weakening. inflation is falling. everyone has been warning about rises in inflation, and members of the bank of england, mpc, they are willing to put up interest rates, at a time when the consumer is quite vulnerable. we are very dependent upon consumers. and very high levels of debt. i don't think it is half as posi

the brexit back door. nigel farage is putting his fingers of alarmism on this and that is a shame because the good people of the island of ireland deserve better than that. this is an enormous opportunity, you don't want borders are about offences watchtowers, and there is a lovely photograph on the front of the metro showing where the border is. cars pass freely. guns change that. put on immigration border on the airports and ports in northern ireland and then turn it into hong kong, a fabulous place where young people can think, if i get a skilled asa people can think, if i get a skilled as a future for me and business, let business do what it does with his creates jobs, generate createsjobs, generate profits and pay tax. if you can do anything in brussels with this negotiation you can show this is a better thing than beatings for britain. some people, notjust arrived, a lot of beatings for britain. some people, not just arrived, a lot of people see this as a back door for britain and control being hande

the sunday telegraph also go with brussels and brexit. brexit, we have to get used to it for at least the next two years it will dominate the debate in this country. there was nothing else the government can do in terms of its domestic agenda. the whole weight of whitehall and the civil service is now just whole weight of whitehall and the civil service is nowjust having to focus on brexit to make the best of it. next week, monday david davis goes to brussels, again for the start of the latest round of brexit talks and we are told that he will be more bullish and go there and tell the eu that they have got to start sharing a bit more flexibility. that will do it! britain has been, and a purpose their kids will love these things, their kids will love these things, the last couple of weeks open publishing all these policy papers to set up their position so he is saying we're doing this work you got to metres halfway so it could get a bit feisty this week, i think. open to now the us shown no willingness whatsoever to try and meet any of the

he said the challenge of this generation is brexit, and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 14 months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but, if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions which might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu—uk customs union instead. after all, the european union has a customs union with turkey. in all the potential solutions that leo varadkar put forward for this border, there was a common theme. free movement for people, goods and services. but will that be possible, particularly if it turns out to be what many call a hard brexit? there's going to be some form of border, because the uk will not want people sort of coming into ireland, the south of ireland, and using it as a sort of gateway into the uk itself. i've never seen before, you know, i'm too young, i didn't see t

round three and brexit talks are in trouble. the chief negotiator has emerged to say that on the biggest issues things have stalled. translation: at the current state of progress, we are quite far from being able to say that sufficient progress has taken place. sufficient for me to be able to recommend to the european council that it engaged in discussions on the future relationship between the uk and the eu at the same time. both sides frustrated with each other, thinking they are inflexible. it is only through flexibility and imagination that we will achieve a deal that works truly for both sides. in some areas, we have found this from the commission side, which i welcome, but there remains some way to go. the two big sticking point is our first big uk's financial obligations. the uk is questioning the legal basis for what the eu says it does and although it has obligations it won't say what they are. on the trade deal, the uk says it must settle the separation first and won't even discuss one. david davis himself hasn't been

round three, and brexit talks are in trouble. the chief negotiator has emerged to say that on the biggest issues, things have stalled. translation: at the current state of progress, we are quite far from being able to say that sufficient progress has taken place. sufficient for me to be able to recommend to the european council that it engage in discussions on the future relationship between the uk and the eu at the same time. both sides frustrated with each other, thinking they are inflexible. as i said at the start of the week, it's only through flexibility and imagination that we will achieve a deal that works truly for both sides. in some areas, we have found this from the commission side, which i welcome, but there remains some way to go. so the two big sticking point is are, first, the uk's financial obligations — money. the uk's questioning the legal basis for what the eu says it owes, and although it has obligations, it won't say what those are. and a transitional trade deal — the eu won't even discuss one. it says th

this is the start of another very busy brexit period. this proposal starts with the idea of a temporary customs union that looks as as much like the current union as possible. that would reassure business but it needs to be agreed by the rest of the eu which may be thinking, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. a tricky issue is that during this transition period which could last up to three years, the uk wants to be able to negotiate its own trade deals around the world and there is no sign that the rest of the eu will agree to that. then there are the longer—term proposals for what would follow this temporary fix. one suggestion is what they are calling a highly streamlined customs arrangement, using technology to cut paperwork and to allow fewer vehicle checks. it would take years to set up such a scheme so work to prepare for it would have to start straightaway. belgium and ireland. the alternative uk suggestion is for a new customs partnership between the uk and the eu which would dispense with any customs border altogether. outside a

he said the challenge of this generation is brexit, and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 14 months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but, if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions which might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu—uk customs union instead. after all, the european union has a customs union with turkey. in all the potential solutions that leo varadkar put forward for this border, there was a common theme. free movement for people, goods and services. but will that be possible, particularly if it turns out to be what many call a hard brexit? there's going to be some form of border, because the uk will not want people sort of coming into ireland, the south of ireland, and using it as a sort of gateway into the uk itself. ever since before, you know, i'm too young, i didn't see the bo

really wasn't the sort of brexit he was hoping. seeing it as sort of brexit he was hoping. seeing itasa sort of brexit he was hoping. seeing it as a betrayal of what the british public voted for what he wanted it see was britain signing andismenting international trade deals more quickly. but what we see today is confirmation it is going to be a much slower propose. those in the cabinet believe that slower process is for good reason because it provides businesses a chance to adjust to any new regulation. now it is also interesting foint out, that well, of course what we are hearing todayis well, of course what we are hearing today is about what waenlts but that also has to be agreed —— about what westminster wa nts also has to be agreed —— about what westminster wants but that has to be agreed with the eu and the chief negotiator, michel barnier tweeted today that the quicker the eu and the uk agree on citizens, settling accounts, and ireland, the quicker the eu can discuss customs and futures arrangements. we are really seeing that the eu negotiators are sticking t

he said the challenge of this generation is brexit and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 14 months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions that might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the customs union, perhaps there can be an eu uk customs union instead. but everything depends on the deal. and if it was to end up being a so—called hard brexit, no one is sure how trade and movement could be monitored, along a border which has scores of open roads. when people talk about the irish border of the past, they tend to refer to the years of the troubles, when huge security was needed along these roads. that's not the case any more. this is actually the dividing line between the countries, not that you'd notice. there's going to be some form of border because the uk won't want people going into the south

she is in the country to discuss trade deals after brexit. the chair of the independent inquiry into building regulations following the disaster at grenfell tower says it's "inevitable" that she'll find failings. and princes william and harry visit a memorial garden for their mother, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death. professor ray kinsella has been writing in the guardian about the issue of whether ireland should think aboutjoining in the brexit process. give us a sense of your thoughts. as i said earlier, the key issue, really, is that britain is not so much leaving europe as leaving for europe has become. the europe of today is very different to the europe that ireland and the uk and denmarkjoined the europe that ireland and the uk and denmark joined in the europe that ireland and the uk and denmarkjoined in the early 19705. with and denmarkjoined in the early 1970s. with brexit, our relationship with europe does come into question as well. the key issue is whether ireland's best interests are served by remaining in the europ

are trying to capitalise on the situation post—brexit. the french by minister eduard phillippe has said that france will use all its power to make paris the european financial capital. —— prime minister. but is this trying to capitalise on the spoils are little unsavoury? especially given the strong alliance with the uk. i think you have two - i understand your question, but you have two take two things into consideration. one is that historically london has not been the financial centre of the eu for decades and decades. —— to take things. the result of hybrid concentration in london is the result of the single market, which means that a single regulation and a single judicial system. means that a single regulation and a singlejudicialsystem. —— means that a single regulation and a single judicial system. —— high broker concentration. bizarrely, or toa broker concentration. bizarrely, or to a point, the grecian of the euro. -- -- the to a point, the grecian of the euro. —— —— the creation. we reached a state which

it's not going to be 2019, after brexit, that she goes, it could be longer. that's right. this came about when she was on tour. she has the lobby packed with her in japan, and after the reports at the weekend in the sunday mirror that she might have gone by the 30th of august 2019, she was asked about this and hit back, saying, no, i'm no quitter. i'm going to stay and i wa nt to no quitter. i'm going to stay and i want to fight the next election, much to everyone's surprise. after the election, there was this understanding almost that she was the caretaker leader and she would see brexit through and then kind of after she had dealt with brexit and had the stability, then the conservatives could start having a bloody leadership battle ahead of the next election. i was talking to sources today after we got wind of what she had said, and it was a mixed response. you know, there were one 01’ mixed response. you know, there were one or two who said she can't fight an election, she's proved she can't do it. she was termed the maybot. we all remember the wheat fields, the naug

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no meeting of minds on this brexit issue. the biggest issue facing northern ireland at this time, many would say. let's speak now to the conservative mp theresa villiers, —— on northern ireland correspondent. clearly the border issueis correspondent. clearly the border issue is a priority, so what reaction has there been in brussels? we have not had a tweet from the eu's chief negotiator. we have not had a critical tweet from the mep leading the brexit response to the european parliament. that may be because everybody here in brussels agrees this is a particularly sensitive subject, and that is why it is not being treated in quite the same way as the other brexit related issues, or maybe it is because when you read the uk government position paper today, it is written in a way we re paper today, it is written in a way were the uk is bending over backwards to address the concerns that the eu has raised about this whole situation. for example, the eu says we want a big political agreement before you start talking about tech

he has some things to say about brexit. he's been praising philip hammond, he says i never thought i would say this but philip hammond is also playing an important, even valiant role, the transition of the county advocates is vital. perhaps we should have done this before the telegraph what he's advocating we are now learning from the telegraph has been agreed in two loose way. we have remained voters and leave vote rs have remained voters and leave voters coming together to stayed there should be a transition period, dependent on how long it will be but david miliband, obviously, is massively against brexit. and you know, no doubt would support any kind of anti brexit parties should there be one but it's quite interesting, he has almost foreseen what was going to be said this weekend and said he approves of that. there has been quite a lot of talk of office bring, about setting up talk of office bring, about setting upa new talk of office bring, about setting up a new anti brexit political party, what do you hear? allegedl

rooney -- is a point we're having a debate about what brexit should or will mean. we are having that after the vote on whether or not we should leave ? the vote on whether or not we should leave? we should have had this debate in the middle of the voting? is that not part of the problem? the campaign was about the headline topics, taking back control, arguments about sovereignty and immigration seeming to win through. of course, the low—level, nitty—gritty, the weeds of the system which can combat these topics and give people what they were promised in the field, is something that perhaps we might have thought whitehall might have planned more for but that is not the case and we are where we are and the time is ticking. we were talking about big ben but of course the real clock thatis ben but of course the real clock that is ticking is on the brexit negotiations, which have to be completed by march 2019. in negotiations, which have to be completed by march 20 19. in the telegraph, it says one of the repercussions is a government might abandon or water down rest

a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival gets under way in west london — a minute's silence will be held in a hours‘ time for the victims of the nearby grenfell tower. american boxer floyd mayweather confirms his victory over irish martial arts star conor mcgregor will be his final fight. and in half an hour, newsbeat asks if it's time for change over attitudes to the legalisation of cannabis. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the drivers of two lorries involved in a collision on the m1 motorway that killed eight people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. four other passengers in the minibus that was crushed remain in hospital. andy moore reports. the minibus involved in yesterday's crash was carrying 12 people from the nottingham area down towards london. police said some of its passengers were visiting from india. one of those who died has been identified as cyriacjoseph, who was also known as benny. he was the owner of the minibu

let‘s get more on brexit. the latest developments. two ministers who previously expressed pretty diverging views on brexit have now written a joint newspaper article, which attempts to clarify the government‘s position. they‘ve been writing in the sunday telegraph, philip hammond and liam fox confirming there will be a transition period to help businesses arejust transition period to help businesses are just that it will only last for are just that it will only last for a limited period of time. the comments are being seen as an attempt to show more unity between the rival sides on europe in theresa may cabinet. let‘s speak to the snp's may cabinet. let‘s speak to the snp‘s europe spokesman stephen gethin is. thank you for being with us, what do you make of this? talk of disunity within the cabinet on brexit, now an apparent coming together and in agreement there should be a transition period, do you welcome that? i think one thing thatis you welcome that? i think one thing that is abundantly clear, deep divisions that exist

guy: what defines the difference between hard brexit and soft brexit is what kind of trade deal gets signed. the limitations of a trade deal is movement of people. there still is a very broad gap between what the u.k. government thinks people voted for and what they want, and what the european union is prepared to accept. while i agree that there have been some conciliatory steps, i think the mood has improved between the two sides. there still is a gap between the way the two have interpreted what is happening. francine: where do you see the boe going? baseve a chart of the u.k. compared to the cpi. the concern is that the inflation has to do with the fall in pound. do you look at brexit negotiations or just the fundamentals? guy: the fundamentals you probably focus on more are the growth figures. some of the survey data is suggesting that people are feeling less optimistic. i think the real concern now has to be that that starts to feature in growth figures. i suspect it is going to be in the u.k. francine: do you agree with that? ashok: absolutely. what we've seen is a cycle that