we know the problem, what can the eu do? firstly we have to put our own house in order and that's what we have been trying to do. clearly we need to make sure there is a safe place for victims to be able to come through and raise these issues. but beyond that we're looking at having a committee where meps who, like many people in this situation, have disproportionate power against very many let's say young women, because it is disproportionately women who are affected, so what we are doing is asking the bureau of parliament to make sure. 0k. asking the bureau of parliament to make sure. ok. i asking the bureau of parliament to make sure. 0k. iwant asking the bureau of parliament to make sure. ok. i want to come to the parliament. beyond that. iwant make sure. ok. i want to come to the parliament. beyond that. i want to come to that in a second. there is a lot to be said. the union, the commission, brussels, what can they do about this problem across europe? we need to make sure it is actually -it we need to make sure it is a

inside the parliament of the eu. what sort of examples are we talking about here? well, we have, you know, majority of the people in power are still men, both in terms of the officials and parliamentarians. you have very many young women who come to work in parliament or come for work experience and, of course, you have this imbalance of power and, often, somehow, there is a feeling, a bit like in the film industry, in politics here as well, that it's ok, young women are expected to do more than the job they are there to do. someone has said there is a cultural silence around the parliament. people felt unable to raise concerns, or telling stories of what they have been through. exactly. this is the same scenario, same situation elsewhere, in westminster, if you are in a big corporation, you know that yourjob is at risk. and so that is the problem. the reason there is silence is because most people are too afraid and they don't know the mechanisms. now, two years ago the parliament set up a body to say, we know some

eu and the euro because as we know in the eu doctrine you have to reapply tojoin know in the eu doctrine you have to reapply to join again. that would make brexit look like a walk in the park, to have the currency, the single market and the customs union in one instant. the more boring economical arguments will win the day overall. but i think people coming down here and finding a way to react to this public sentiment is key. force is unacceptable. the daily telegraph. pound coin chaos as shops defied deadline. so many of these coins still in circulation? 500 million old coins still in circulation, down the back of sulphurs. —— sulphurs. businesses have been very kind in that they are still open to treat them as legal tender. the thing that has most amused me is that officials are worrying about there being a messy transition period. i'm thinking, very timely, this. talking about complex transitions. my word. people try to adapt to having coins that will fit things like vending machines and supermarket trolleys. some outlets need to update their hardware. if you look at tesco and sai

the uk and eu. she said she had in mind a dynamic, unique economic agreement of benefit to both parties. it later‘sjeremy corbyn accused theresa may of a chaotic approach, and that britons are no closer to knowing what the future of the country will look like. joining me now from our westminster studio is jenny chapman, labour's shadow brexit minister. where is the clarity needed? the clarity is needed from top to bottom u nfortu nately. clarity is needed from top to bottom unfortunately. what keeps happening with the prime minister at the moment, i think probably because her backis moment, i think probably because her back is against the wall, is that she keeps saying, i'm going to make a dramatic intervention, i'm going to make a very important speech, i'm going to come to the house of commons and make a very important statement. and then the contents are very vague and she's quite good at identifying problems, but not very good at outlining how she would solve those problems. and even today in

it has been a member of the eu. at the moment, the british side is not prepared to be specific about those commitments. for the rest of the eu, member states not mr barnier and the commission, in particular, the member states, that isn't good enough. from their perspective, if the british don't pay this and specify it, they'll lose out. that's the deadlock that needs to be broken. if the right form of words can be found to do that, people don't think it is impossible but there needs to be movement, it can be resolved relatively quickly. right at the end of the news conference, after talking about disturbing dead locks, mr barnier said if we can move on, there is political will, we can reach some agreement in december about moving on to talk about trade. but, that deadlock does need to be broken. it remains a real one. what are we expecting to happen then next week when eu leaders meet, of course? well, you can never be quite certain what happens when they all get together in one room. but i think what is being seen

in the eu. this has been my first priority from the very beginning of negotiations and it remains so. negotiations are complicated and deeply technical. but in the end, they are about people. and i'm determined that we will put people first. eu's systems make an extraordinary contribution to our national life, and we want them to stay. i know that eu member states also value the uk nationals living in their communities, and i want them to have their rights protected too. we are united on the key principles, and while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding, we're within touching distance of a deal. this agreement will provide certainty about residents, health care, pensions, and other benefits. it will mean the eu citizens who paid into the uk system and uk nationals who have paid in the system of the eu countries can benefit from what they have put in. it will enable family whose have built their lives together to tay together, and provide guarantees the rights of those uk na

and a couple of days i'm going to brussels for the latest eu summit, where does the eu fit in all of this? the eu essentially says it is an association of member states. one of those member states is spain, represented in the eu by its capital, madrid, by mariano rajoy. there is no way that the eu will take sides against mariano rajoy, it will not intervene, it is for him to sort out, an internal matter present. this guy looks like he's going to become the youngest national leader in the world. sebastian kurz is 31 and he's succeeded in pulling austrian politics to the right. we don't have a final result but with 31% of votes counted, sebastian kurz‘s the people's party is in the lead. he'll have two coalition options — a far right party — of the centre left social democrats. european leaders are watching closely. europe's watching cautiously. this luxembourg's foreign minister. translation: i am convinced that the new chancellor, if it turns out to be sebastian kurz, will remember the great leaders from european history. i believe their values are sustainable for austria's eur

citizens in the eu and the eu 27 citizens in the uk the corruption thatis citizens in the uk the corruption that is the best possible legal certainty. last week, we explored the ways in which we will make sure the ways in which we will make sure the rights we agree now will be enforced in a fair and equivalent way. we explored ways in which we can way. we explored ways in which we ca n fully way. we explored ways in which we can fully in ferment withdrawal into uk law. that will give confidence to eu citizens in the uk to enforce their rights as set out in the agreement in uk courts. both sides discussed ensuring consistent interpretation of our agreement. we have not arrived at a single model, we have explored options. we should not lose sight of the fact we made significant progress since june. not lose sight of the fact we made significant progress sincejune. we have reached agreement on criteria for residents rights, the right to work and own a business, social security rights, rights for current family members, reciprocal health ca re family members, reciprocal health care rights, the

uk and the eu. no doubt, between now and then they will hope that conversations remain private. well, our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels. what is it with all these so—called private meetings that suddenly everything seems to be leaked? simon, i think to understand it if you get your head around the way these things work, so here you have these things work, so here you have the commission carrying out the negotiations on the half of the 27 other countries of the eu, you had that dinner, theresa may came through that get behind me about a week ago to have that then withjohn claudejuncker. week ago to have that then withjohn claude juncker. the week ago to have that then withjohn claudejuncker. the account of that dinner will be briefed to diplomats, officials, not just in dinner will be briefed to diplomats, officials, notjust in this building but also from those 27 other countries, they all have an issue the macro interest in what was said at that meeting. there are many pos

the eu will not do that as well. the only thing is, donald tusk, the head of the european council, twittered today and he said, please do not resort to violence. use forceful arguments, but do not argue with force. so there is a slight fear this might get out of control or out of hand. but the eu officially is not reacting. they say that spain must resolve this problem on their own. for example, the french president also said he is behind mariano rajoy. also the german chancellor told , through a spokesman that she is behind her spanish counterpart. so there is no question the eu is behind spanish government. sarah: catalonia has no support for independence within the eu, but in practical terms is f catalonia secedes from spain, what is going to happen? bernd: nothing. the eu diplomats tell us that they will ignore any move of catalonia to become independent. there will be no border, there will be no tariffs, passport controls, things like that. every decision the catalan government, which will no longer be in office

for the eu. that is, for you, and mathematical formulation because in this country when we talk about the trade issues, we are reminded that both sides benefit, yes britain needs the eu, but it cuts both ways? britain is 15 to 17% of the eu economy. where as trade with the eu is 47% of britain's trade. plus the fa ct is 47% of britain's trade. plus the fact under wto rules, if there is no deal, europe can still get its goods to the uk because tariffs on goods are very low, so the germans will still be able to sell their cars. where as britain needs to export services and services are not covered under the wto rules and britain has a big problem. doesn't the eu also want britain's money and by that i don'tjust mean the divorce bill, it is clear there is still haggling over that but when britain leaves in 2019, the eu is not getting our regular funds and that surely is an issue of concern? no, that's what it means to no longer to be a member. they don't wa nt to longer to be a member. they don't wa

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

this is the status of eu nationals in the uk, and uk nationals in the eu. then there is the irish border, the border between the republic of ireland which is a member state of the eu, and northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom. on three issues, there is no agreement yet. early on in the day, i was down at the entrance where all the leaders come through, and one of the first to arrive was theresa may. here she is speaking to the bbc. this council is about taking stock and looking ahead to how we can tackle the challenges we all share across europe. that means continuing oui’ across europe. that means continuing our cooperation, at the heart of the strong partnership we want to build together. we will be looking at the concrete progress that has been made in rx negotiations, and looking at setting out our ambitious plans for the weeks ahead, particularly i want to see an urgency in reaching an agreement on citizens rights. we have heard the word urgent a lot today because i think both sides of this negotiation understand that time is running

the second key card is cash, if we put enough money on the table the eu will move. the difficulty is we don't want to tell the eu how much we are prepared to give until we know what we will get in terms of trade so we are in a sort of uneasy stand—off with both sides reluctant to give ground. norman smith in westminster, thank you. a british woman who travelled to syria four years ago to act as a recruiter for the so—called islamic state group has reportedly been killed in a drone strike. sally—annejones, who was originally from kent, became a high profile supporter for is and used social media to encourage western girls tojoin them. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. iconic, threatening and british. the propaganda pictures of the jihadist recruiter sally—anne jones, propaganda pictures of the jihadist recruiter sally—annejones, who went to syria in 2013 with her young son j°j° to syria in 2013 with her young son jojo and joined so—called islamic state. she married this man, junaid hussain, a computer hacker later killed in a drone strik

eu and the uk. at the heart of that remains cooperation on the key issues and dealing with the shared challenges we face. that speech in florence set out the ambitious pollution and i look forward to us being able to progress that in the weeks ahead. —— the ambitious vision. we will talk about a variety ofi vision. we will talk about a variety of i have set out the uk's vision andi of i have set out the uk's vision and i look forward to discussing that but also that other key issues, migration, defence, security, counter terrorism. the uk wants to play a full role cooperating with the eu. 0ur reality check correspondent, chris morris, is here to look at what the sticking points are and what is needed for a breakthrough. after five rounds of brexit negotiations, the eu has decided that sufficient progress has not yet been made. eu leaders are set to confirm that tomorrow, friday. there are several things to be resolved. but, basically, at the moment, it all comes down to money. in her speech in f

with the eu. i'm sure that many colleagues in this house will tv the level of concern and indeed desperation of many of our constituents who come to our surgeries across the country, in fear that families and friendships will soon be ripped apart. so mr speaker... into, it's not scaremongering, mr speaker. this is a serious issue. this is a serious issue that affects many people, that affects many people in this country day in and day out, who are frankly frightened of the future. so mr speaker, i call on the prime minister again today, to listen to the tuc and the cbi minister again today, to listen to the tuc and the cb! and guarantee the tuc and the cb! and guarantee the rights of eu nationals living in the rights of eu nationals living in the uk. given mr speaker this this house voted injuly the uk. given mr speaker this this house voted in july 2016 the uk. given mr speaker this this house voted injuly 2016 to guarantee the rights of eu citizens, can the prime minister finally reflect the wil

from the eu. you can't do that without a border. and last of all, the financial settlement. even if we walked away and said we're not paying. imagine if that was on the other foot, paying. imagine if that was on the otherfoot, imagine if scotland had left the uk. using england or wales would have said that's ok, don't forget about the bill —— forget about the bill, it doesn't matter? i hope there is still time for us to reach an agreement. it sounds as if you don't want to make sure the will of the people is enacted. it sounds as if you want to stop brexit in its tracks. no i don't. people have accepted that we are leaving the eu. when i looked around and talk to people, they see the value of the pound down. they see the credit rating down. they say investment down. they see growth down. they look to the political leaders for a plan and see and both parties, parties that seem to be more in obsessed with infighting than delivering a plan. now when they look to see progress, sadly they find that

so why would the eu budget? reports in london, denied by berlin, suggests some eu countries are willing but powerful germany says no.|j some eu countries are willing but powerful germany says no. i think this is completely nonsense. the brexit debate in germany is in the background because we have had elections three weeks ago. i am sorry, but it is not all of europe circling around the uk. tonight, brussels insists the eu speaks with one voice. the earliest trade talks can one voice. the earliest trade talks ca n start one voice. the earliest trade talks can start it says is in the new year. uk points to progress already made an brexit, but the eu wants more, on money. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. this talk of accelerating the effort, and the priorities we know the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week?|j the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week? i think that only a few days ago we were discussing the ter

with the eu. i hope that michel barnier and his team, with the eu. i hope that michel barnierand his team, we with the eu. i hope that michel barnier and his team, we have got 98 very clever people negotiating a brussels on our side, i'm still very hopeful we will get a deal and one that will work for us and the eu. you were a backer of borisjohnson where he stood for the leadership. lots of speculation as to whether he will be shuffled out of his position. should he and how will he react? it's up to the prime minister what she does with her team. she has a very strong team around that cabinet table and lots of hugely talented people in the lower ranks but also on the backbenches. you only had to be at the party co nfe re nce only had to be at the party conference to see the party is fizzing with ideas and energy. she needs to channel that and i think she will do it really well. she has to make that decision and it's above my pay grade even speculate what she will do with any member of her team. t

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

if the uk wants a trading relationship with the eu, and the eu says fine, this is what has to happen, if you don't want the trading relationship, it is up to you. the sunday times, gambling sites are forced to stop year in children. 450,000 children are readily on gambling sites, being viewed in by cartoon characters, and we we re viewed in by cartoon characters, and we were appalled when we read this story. there has been... the advertising authority and gambling watchdog has written to these companies haven't immediately with dawn these sites which are advertising children's cartoons. they are invested in creating a generation of gambling is, and gambling can be a disease, so it is creating a generation of people who get online and play and try and win money, it is very, very dangerous. it is absolutely pernicious. did you find the children were having to pay? it's not properly explained how they are paying to go on the sites. they are obviously achieving it because as i said, nearly half a million children and doing this. this adds to the other abuses of these industry, like fixed

eu and the uk. at the heart of that remains cooperation on the key issues and the shared challenges we face. that speech set out that ambitious vision andl speech set out that ambitious vision and i look forward for progressing that in the weeks ahead. we will be talking about a variety issues today. i set up the uk's vision in that speech and i look forward to discussing that but also the challenges we share, migration, defence, security and counterterrorism. these are issues that are shared across europe and the uk wants to play a full role and cooperating with the eu in dealing with these. thank you. theresa may arriving for those discussions in brussels, referencing her florence speech. new heard her do that, and talking about the urgency, that is the word she used, the urgency of getting an agreement on citizens rights. that follows on from the open letter which she sent to eu nationals living in the uk. meanwhile, pro—brexit members of the tory party have been urging her to potentially issue

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

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

it would be as bad for the eu as it would be as bad for the eu as it would be for the uk if we crash out without any deal, but we know there isa without any deal, but we know there is a massive parliamentary battle coming up, we are going to get the brexit bill going through and all sorts of amendments from across the house. we are talking about hundreds of amendments. one of them is the green amendment, as it's known, one that potentially labour could be joining forces with conservative remaina joining forces with conservative remain a rebels. the amendment talks about how our final deal would have to be approved by second act of parliament, so that got through, potentially it would mean that mps who want there to be a deal could block the idea of a no deal and that is whatjohn mcdonnell, the labour shadow tantalum was talking about today, that they could banded together with those mps that thought there needs to be a deal —— labour shadow chancellor. in terms of the conservative point of view, the government's view, chris grayling made the point that anyone who tries to frustra

relationship with the eu. our political correspondent ben wright reports. staying put and ploughing on — theresa may arrived back in number ten this morning after a difficult few days but ahead of her statement in commons on brexit later cabinet ministers have denied rumours they are divided. i'm looking forward to the prime minister's statement, thank you. rumour is always destabilising, but the cabinet is not divided. we are behind the prime minister, you will hear a report into parliament today. the prime minister is to say we can prove the doomsayers wrong when it comes to brexit and moving the talks on will require leadership and flexibility by both sides but the ball is now in the eu's court. it is bullish talk and the uk is currently frustrated about the refusal to start negotiating until the basic terms of divorce including the financial settle m e nt divorce including the financial settlement have been sorted out. in a speech in florence last month theresa may said eu countries would not lose money

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

most of the time, most of the benefits of pushing this closer and closer to the deadline helps the eu. the uk government are acknowledging that. it is them who will have to ultimately concede the next 18 months. thank you very much for your time and analysis, simon. of course, any news we get, we will feel —— fill you in. we are also talking about the e—commerce giant amazon. it's set a deadline of today for cities to put in their bids to host its new headquarters. amazon says it will employ around 50,000 people on an average salary of $100,000. not surprisingly dozens of cities have put themselves up so far. but alongside the likes of new york and toronto there are some more surprising bids, as samira hussain reports. austin, denver, new york city, toronto, canada, camden, new jersey... camden, newjersey? yes, camden, newjersey, home to 77,000 people. this once bustling industrial town has fallen on some ha rd industrial town has fallen on some hard times. but camden believes it too has a shot at becoming home to the next headquarters for amazon. it sits between york city and w

for people in the uk and the eu to experience that. so representatives, regardless of the political fight, must, at the end of the day, know that they want to secure that for the safety and security of their own citizens. you say no deal wouldn't be good, but for a lot of people it feels as though we're heading in that direction. for example, george, the brexiters on theresa may's back benches, all the talk is that's where they quite like to end up. we had the german chamber of commerce, or the equivalent, saying this week there would be a very hard brexit and german companies in britain should be prepared for that. there are some people on the eurosceptic side of the argument who think a clean break with the eu is the way forward. we trade with the rest of the world on wto, we expose british industry to the chill winds of competition. it's just the jolt the british economy needs. but if you speak to most of our readers, the ft‘s readers, they would say quite the opposite, that we actually need to make this a managed process, we need

how many of you would say eu, the rest of the eu, is ourfriend? i don't... i think because of this, they are making us enemies. several of you said... because philip hammond, the chancellor, referred to them as "enemies" at some point this week. he apologised. they are not. how many of you would use the word "enemy"? no. so how many of you would say that they are not our friends? let's not go as far as enemy, but how many of you would not use the word "friend" to describe the rest? i do not think that they're being friendly at the moment. that's the best way i would put it. do you not see it as like a family? you may have brothers and sisters, but you do not necessarily particularly like them all the time! but at the moment, we are bound together by, you know, financial reasons, whatever. .. i would say european—wise, on a population level, absolute friends. whether the political classes at the top are our friends, that's a different matter for me. it's like saying they are enemies, i would definitely say that michel barnier is not a friend, but the averag

the uk has quit the eu, so after brexit day. that means it could be several years until the terms are settled. let's get the latest from damien in brussels. what is your assessment of the message that eu leaders are really trying to get across? i think what we are hearing is a sort of unified point across all of these people that are talking, which is that they are trying to lay out the constraints as they see them. that is very simple. the structure of the talks that the eu has laid down is that first there has to be disagreement on the exit and that is stuck at the minute, which is why we are hearing is warning is coming from donald tusk. the issue there is the need the eu side sees for the uk to put on the table what it is prepared to pay. as michel barnier made clear in his comments, it is only if that is resolved in the coming weeks or longer that he will then legally be allowed by the eu to move on to discussing a transition. 0nly allowed by the eu to move on to discussing a transition. only once thatis discussing a transi

contributed to the eu and the kind of impact on the eu budget that the exit will have. would it not be more important than the third level you're suggesting?” important than the third level you're suggesting? i certainly concur with you that the eu has a big interest in finding some deal and getting the uk to pay. especially 2019 and 2020 where the money is certainly needed. so, we are talking here about 20 billion to 30 billion missing. there is a will to get a deal. again, to change a mandate, you would need to activate domestic processes. you need to prioritise this. i think merkel is very much absorbed by her domestic considerations at this stage and emanuel macron has a lot on his plate with labour market reforms. emanuel macron has a lot on his plate with labour market reformsm some parts of the british political scene, there is frustration. can you tell us from a brussels point of view how you characterise the feeling or emotion or kind of attitude to the brexit process from your point of view? well, i think it's fair to is a brussels is really annoyed by what

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

the eu are exaggerated. and it is possible formal trade talks could begin in december. earlier the prime minister, theresa may, said she was she was "ambitious and positive" for britain's negotiations with the european union but there was still "some way to go" in the brexit talks. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels outside the summit talks. donald tusk, as you say, said he would not describe the talks was deadlocked. but the same time jean—claude juncker said he would use that word many times. it appears that the eu politicians want to send positive signals to the uk that the bureaucratic side of the eu, handling the talks, see them as bogged down. this morning it all began with theresa may back here just 12 hours after her important address last night eu leaders. before dawn and theresa may was back, her speech at the summit last might not enough to enter the brexit stalemate, other leaders say speeches are not enough. it is time to go for a real negotiations, not just negotiating

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

so why won't the eu budge? reports in london, denied by berlin, suggests some eu countries are willing but powerful germany says no. i think this is completely nonsense. the brexit debate in germany is in the background because we have had elections three weeks ago. i am sorry, but it is not all of europe circling around the uk. tonight, brussels insists the eu speaks with one voice. the earliest transition and trade talks can start it says is in the new year. uk points to progress already made an brexit, but the eu wants more, on money. hurricane—force winds have hit many parts of ireland as one of the most powerful storms in decades sweeps across the british isles. storm ophelia has claimed the lives of three people in the irish republic, and around 360,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity. an amber weather warning, indicating a potential risk to life and property, has been in force in northern ireland, many parts of wales, south—west scotland, and the isle of man. 0ur correspondent chri

to leave the eu. what are the plans his department have laid out, in particular relation to the wto, if we don't go into the agreement and the quotas? mr speaker, as i said, first of all, we have to get our trading schedules agreed. then we have to get our free trade agreements with the countries agreed — they involve the division of quotas. we are making good progress on that. we want to see a comprehensive agreement because we believe that is in the interests of all concerned, but, of course, the government is making preparations contingent on there being no agreement. that would be the only responsible thing for any government to do. can he inform the house that the treasury is giving him all the resources he needs to prepare for no deal in terms of preparing schedules and making deals with other countries? this is absolutely vital. well, mr speaker, our department, and i don't really wish to trumpet this to other departments, does have a unique agreement with the treasury that we are able to inc

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

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens' rights, we stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport toda

with the eu. even the european council president sounded more positive. donald tusk said reports of deadlock were exaggerated, but that more progress was needed. earlier the german chancellor angela merkel said the main sticking point was the bill to be paid by the uk when it leaves. eu leaders had previously refused to discuss trade until the so—called divorce was settled. as our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. her report contains flashing images. tick tock, tick tock. european leaders took 90 seconds today to decide that brexit talks haven't gone far enough to move on. time is pressing. they will start talks about talks. yet until the uk says it is prepared to pay, no big deal. i'm ambitious and positive for britain's future for these negotiations but i know we still have some way to go. both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit, and we should recognise what has been achieved to date. do you deny that you've made clear to your eu counterp

the u.k. has a trump card, money, so the eu is interested that they pay into the eu coffers. because the u.k. has been a large contributor. they want to hold this card, they do not want to say right now what are they going to pay, because they do not know what they are getting in the end. they are hoping to link those. it is a game of chicken. brent: exactly right. who blinks first. are we headed to a new deal scenario? i will put that to both of you. what is next? good great britain leave without a deal -- could britain we without a deal? john: it is in no one's interest. so what we are seeing at the moment is the british side of trying to buy time to work out what it wants. bear in mind we still have another 18 months until they leave the european union and at that time crunch is starting to get severe, but we're not at that stage yet with britain throwing itself off of a cliff, if you like. we have more scope yet. the difficulty is internally in british politics. there are many members of the conservative party that are hardliners, they want to see brexit as soon as possib

uk leaves the eu. david davis told a committee of mps that he hopes to get an agreement finalised with the european commission by the time the uk leaves in 2019, but ratification could happen after that date. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. building up to brexit. as we head towards our departure from the eu in 2019, parliament is scrutinising the government's strategy. it will have to vote on the terms of the exit deal ministers are negotiating. but today the brexit secretary said that may have to happen after the uk has left. the undertaken that we have given... it could be after march 2019? it could be. it depends when it concludes. the vote of the uk parliament could be after march 2019? yes, it could be. david davies says negotiations could go to the wire. there is a clock ticking on their talks and deadlines to hit. it is no secret that the way the union makes its decisions tends to be at the 11th minute, etc. 59th minute of the 11th hour and so on. that is what i would expect to h

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

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens' rights, we stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. now it's time for newsnight with evan davies. the government wants to be remembered for more than just brexit. the problem is that for many, it's only being remembered for botching up the introduction of universal

but labour thinks the tories‘ approach is the problem. not the eu side. the danger is we will get to march 2019 with no deal, we will fall out of the eu, we'll go on to world trade organization rules and there will be threats to a lot ofjobs all across britain. but hang on. for months round here, it's almost been impossible to find anyone who really believed that this month would be the moment when the talks would move to the vital next phase. there has been some progress behind closed doors — just not very much — and there won't be more until the political leaders are ready to intervene. but today's drama in brussels doesn't mean the chances of a deal are dead. they are working hard in whitehall to move things to a conclusion. but politicians on both sides may have to budge for that to happen. the deal that will define the decisions that change our lives is tonight, still farfrom reach. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a british woman who became a prominent recruiter for the terror group islamic state has reportedly been killed in a drone str

of thing that the eu 27 wa nted like the kind of thing that the eu 27 wanted to hear, but by not giving much away. yes, they were restarting the agenda as far as the talks were going, that britain was taking the initiative, and if this is the case, this is bad news for theresa may and somewhat more concerning to her i would have thought then these issues about things going on within the conservative party. her premiership has to be if nothing about brexit, and that was one of the strange things about her speech, when we did get to hear what she was trying to say, she didn't really say very much about brexit at all. maybe she felt that what she needed to say had been said in florence but apparently the idea that we will be able to go ahead with the two—year period of transition is really looking out of the question now, according to this article. the eu has always said they will not do any discussions about future trade deals until they get the financial settlement sorted out. they said that at the start. they are consistent. yes, and this story is basically germany and france saying t

the eu. if we have had tariffs and we would do, if there is no deal, the goods they would via the shop, the goods that they buy at the cornershop will go that they buy at the cornershop will 9° up that they buy at the cornershop will go up in price even further. chuka umunna, thank you very much. right, let's ta ke umunna, thank you very much. right, let's take a look at the weather. good morning, storm ryan wiggling, wet weather around, drier and brighter as the day goes on, showers pushing up across south—west england and on to south wales. the best of the sunshine, the north wales, the midlands, south east england by this afternoon, temperatures down compared to yesterday, ii—ilid. to mike, showers fading, dry and clear for a mike, showers fading, dry and clear fora time, mike, showers fading, dry and clear for a time, here is the longest in north—east england, eastern scotland, rural spots reaching single figures. rain coming back to northern ireland, western scotland by the end of

this is the front of the express who are in a state of outrage as the eu are put ago block on eu trade talks. they're reporting that michel barnier has essentially, the eu is demanding a multibillion pound divorce settle m e nt multibillion pound divorce settlement and at the moment he has warned the uk not to expect concessions so the michel barnier way of negotiation seems to be show me the money and when the reply is we can't give you everything you want, his reply is please can i have all your money. unsurprisingly, this is not going to go down well with david davis. he is the british people — he has the british people's interests at hearts and must guide money wisely, he is not there to offer the eu whatever they want. it is disappointing that things are at this stage and they haven't moved further on. is this to be expected, do you think? snoo i can't see why there is outrage, we are where we thought we would be snoochlt we haven't been able to get to a point where we could go on to the next stage. it was said until you reach that stage then you will be pretty much, that we wou

between the eu and the uk. at the heart of that remains cooperation on the key issues and dealing with the shared challenges that we face. that speech that i set out in florence set out that ambitious vision and i look forward to us being able to progress that in the weeks ahead. mrs may will have just a few minutes over dinner tonight to persuade the leaders otherwise. but after five rounds, the negotiations have stalled. it's the eu that controls the pace and the sequence here. the prime minister's speech in florence did lift the tone, but the eu says the uk hasn't provided solutions to the problems caused by brexit. so this summit is likely to say on the issue of citizens' rights the uk must provide legal certainty, including a role for the european court ofjustice. on ireland, the uk needs to present and commit to flexible and imaginative solutions. on a financial settlement, the uk must make a firm and concrete commitment to settle all its obligations. mrs may has already had one dinner in brussels, on mon