the eu is developing with eu japan, eu mexico but the british are not part of that. the question is those agreements that are not already signed, will the eu have to relook at them because the british are not part of them? and so i think this is very very important and i also think from the british point of view, you know, the scenarios you create that don't look terribly good, the eu is realizing how different trade and investment is. they are separating treaties. if i looked at highway political sized investment agreements are in the eu, they going to get a trade deal. trade on goods but investments quite a long way off. do you want me to continue or finish? >> i happen to know that in the audience there are a lot of people with very lively views. i think we'll turn to fran now and then to howard and then open it up. i am confident it will be generally lively debate going on here. i will turn it over to you. michelle highlighted this range. we are in the next phase now. tell us what that means and what other strategic policy consequences we may face. >> i think tod

the eu is developing not only lamenting with canada, eu in mexico, eu marcus or but the british are not part of that. question those implement that are already fine, now the british exit, will the eu have to re-look at them because the british are not part of them? so i think this is very, very important and i also think from the british point of view, the scenarios you create that don't look terribly good for the british, the eu is now realizing just how different trade and investment is. they are separating their trade and investment treaties so if i was the british and i looked at how politicized investment agreements are , in the eu, they're going to get a trade deal. it may not be good but investments are quite a long way off. i happen to know in the audience there's a lot of people with very lively views so i think the question must turn to rand now and to howard and opened it up because i am confident it's going to be generally lively going on here. ran, i'm going to turn it over to you and we have a range of additional issues that i think you are well placed to have a discussion

safety which all eu countries are pa rt safety which all eu countries are part of. if the uk going to stay pa rt part of. if the uk going to stay part of. if the uk going to stay part of that, is it going to mirror the regulations? we talk about things like regulations but that is how the world operates, and rules and regulations. at the moment we have the same as the rest of the eu and that is going to change. i'll find a question you can't answer at some point but i haven't managed it today! you can get more from the tea m today! you can get more from the team not just an today! you can get more from the team notjust an brexit but an lots of news stories, search for bbc reality check. thank you for watching this special and brexit. we are back tomorrow at the same time covering a range of stories. welcome to our latest thoughts on the weather over the next four or five days and into next week. the script for this week is that we start the week fairly quietly. by wednesday and thursday things get very wet and windy as you will see. then the end of the week turns mu

eu's exports is to them. the reality is that we do not know on what terms we would have access to the single market. we do know that in a negotiation, we would need to make concessions in order to access it. and the uk has indeed been making many concessions. among them, agreeing to the eu's negotiating phases that it will pay substantial budget liabilities, and accepting it cannot start negotiating its own trade agreements any time soon. but on citizens‘ rights and even the budget issue, the eu has given ground also. so, what about the phase two negotiation, setting out the broad framework for trade, security and so much else? the eu suggests it must be a choice between single market membership like norway, or a trade deal like the one done by canada. theresa may, it‘s clear, wants something much closer than that canadian deal. compared with what exists between britain and the eu today, it would nevertheless represent such a restriction on our mutual market access that it would benefit neither of our eco

economy in the eu. and britain could have run the show but we'll never know. the idea that the germany runs the show. look through german eyes. here we have the biggest military power in the european union leaving. at a time we have threats from russia, at a time when we have less than concrete assurances from a good allies in the united states and president trump. there is a lot of nervousness around. we will continue to. to have a european layer of integration makes sense. in the run—up to the referendum, david cameron spent a lot of time trying to get concessions from the eu and spent most of his time talking to mrs merkel because that is where it is. and with that we'll have a goodbye to our guests. are doners almost goners? a vote in the european parliament seeking to ban phosphates from frozen from the meat fell short. there were 3 votes and the british meps did their bit to save the frozen vertical meat spit, or kebabs as they are known by us. instead of saying the eu is banning kebabs, that is

and eu. something we have not touched on a great deal but there are lots of agencies certification agencies that very much control the movement of products between the two markets and now the u.k. is faced with a decision whether to buy into these agencies without having a seat at the table or set up their own which could take several years during which time products have to be certified it could be a challenge. also they like the student exchange program and have access to the university research fund. so the british have to be selective with their asking for in this regard but i hope it is generous for a longer transition on these elements. but i'm not optimistic that the eu will be generous but the other recommendation is to think about staying in the customs union. don't look. >> because how goods move through the u.k. and i heard one and if you put them up that 90 seconds each you back up traffic. so no one is quite prepared and even though we are not optimistic to stay in that turkey li

the eu is america's largest trading partner. the eu and the us economies account together for about half the entire world gdp and for nearly a third of world trade flows. - europe is fundamentally important in the united states. europe is our largest trade partner. europe is the largest investor into the american economy and europe is the home of our strongest and largest alliance the nato alliance, we have 26 european allies. so europe is vital to the united states. - i think the us/ british relationship will remain special but not as special as it was because britain will be able to help less than it did in the past. britain will be weakened by this geo-politically. britain will be out of discussions that involve the eu. - [narrator] the united states and other powers have increased incentives to negotiate trade agreements with the eu as a single block rather than 28 separate governments. the trans- atlantic trade and investment partnership ttip uses this approach. - the aim of the ttip, like the tpp was to achieve much deeper

the eu is implementing with canada eu mexico, eu japan and british are not part of that. the question those agreements already signed, now the british exit will the eu have to relook at them because the british are not part of them? so i think this is very, very important. so i think also from the british point of view, the scenarios you create, that don't look terribly good for the british the eu is realizing just how different trade and investment is. they're separating trade and investment treaties. if i was the british and i look how politicized investment agreements are in the eu, they are going to get a trade deal. trade on goods but investments quite a long way off. do you want me to continue or finish? >> i happen to know that in the audience there are a lot of people with very lively views. we'll turn to fran and then howard and open it up. i'm confident it will be the wilson center generally lively debate going on. michelle highlighted range of additional issues. this is something i think you're well-placed to have a discussion of. we're in the next phase now? >

those fears for eu citizens and british citizens in the eu. but there is no focus on this issue and certainly meps are worried that that is being sidelined because their focus is on the other two issues. this will affect millions of people here and across the eu. it's always the way with these kinds of big macro negotiations that actual individual human people. get forgotten. while we are discussing with a border or trade deal might look like, that actual people who don't know whether will be able to live or have their children will be considered citizens. that is a huge amount of anxiety for millions of people to be living with on a daily basis. i feel it is one of the few things it what everyone wants which is what people to be ok and britons in europe to be ok. if it were me, andl in europe to be ok. if it were me, and i wasn't sure whether i could stay, that wouldn't be good enough. i would be worrying all the time. and people are choosing not to say because of the uncertainty like businesses. this letter the financial times. french offer

those regulations are decided by the eu. do we really think that we will be deciding with the european financial services regulations will be once we are outside of the institutions that set those? of course we won't. this is not about taking back control at all. do you think that the arch brexiteers within the conservative party are going to accept this idea of being part of the european court ofjustice for quite a few years to come, being rule takers, in that sense? the supreme court has first priority and will decide whether to refer to the european court ofjustice. most of them they are unhappy about it but they have accepted it. i think labour are in difficulty on this. john mcdonnell said the other day he wants to be in a different single market. labour keep changing their position. i think they want to keep us in the single market and customs union — in which case, there is no point leaving the eu. some of us do. you say there is no point. what do you think the phase one agreement has done in terms of the customs un

the eu is cautious, arguing that the more eu is cautious, arguing that the m o re a ccess eu is cautious, arguing that the more access you get, the more responsibilities you have. the eu doesn't want to —— the uk doesn't wa nt to doesn't want to —— the uk doesn't want to make access payments, allow the free movement of people or have the free movement of people or have the european court ofjustice. the norwegian model gets access but also agrees to the things the uk doesn't want. some argue that a bespoke deal needs to be found but there is no such thing as membership light. it is argued that the eu and uk are starting from the same point so it should be easier but this will be the first deal in history —— trade deal in history where the two sides occurring to get further apart rather than come closer together. more now on the collapse of a rape trial... more now on the collapse of a rape trial after vital evidence came to light which the police had failed to disclose. charges against liam allen, who's 22, were dropped three days into a trial, after thousands of messages were

the eu's terms for phase two of the negotiations. and a new set of guidelines. they say talks will only move on if all commitments the uk has made so far are respected in full, so no backtracking on the financial and citizens' deals, and for a transition the eu's terms are that the uk will continue to participate the customs union and single market so little change, but the uk will not have a part in eu decision—making and it will have to accept all the same rules as eve ryo ne accept all the same rules as everyone else, including any new eu regulations, and be bound by the european court of justice. regulations, and be bound by the european court ofjustice. as for what the uk wants most of all, in—depth discussions about those future ties, they'll have to wait until march, eu leaders said, indicating it is the eu that still firmly in control of the brexit process. and in that press conference is happening just now, angela merkel has been saying that she expects what is to come is to be an even tougher negotiation. emmanuel macro

fl; elf of eu l if." "' citizens‘ rights and t ;25% t égé% 2 eu and that other a madman consider a” if —:i: overjuice and pastries the two sides agreed a 15 page list of promises. david davis‘ face, proof that it‘s taken an exhausting series of talks to get the eu to say this. the commission has just formally decided to recommend to the european council that sufficient progress has now been made on the terms of the divorce. what is the biggest compromise the other side has made to get you to this point today? this was a question of coming together and working together for a report and working together for a report and agreement in the best interests of all sides. here's what those negotiators have actually negotiated. to guarantee the rights of eu citizens staying in the uk, the european court ofjustice will still have a role for eight years after brexit although it might affect a handful of cases. the uk has finalised an agreement in principle about its financial obligations, that could end up being up obligations, that could end up being up to £39 billion according to official

and will the eu listen? certainly they have offered special deals to other countries when they want to. to ukraine, for example. and to liechtenstein. with me now are two experts on all this. charles grant, director of the centre for european reform. and allie renison, head of europe and trade policy at the institute of directors. which sectors, british sectors, if we went straight to the canada deal, which british sectors would really suffer from that? i think when you look across the piece, the point about canada is that it's effectively starting from a very different vantage point. the market access is nowhere near. they still have tariffs. they're not eliminated. agriculture would be particularly hit. financial services and services, professional services sectors whereby you would have under the canadian deal, have a local office in a european capital to access those markets. in access terms, i thought the goods makers, on the goods, i thought that was mostly sorted out on that, it was just the services

impossible under eu regulations. as much progress will be made as possible but nothing signed on a future trade deal. thank you all. thanks to all of our brexitcasters who came here and thank you for watching on the news channel and bbc world news. have a good christmas. brexitcast from the bbc. don't write off a white christmas yet. we are watching and very rough rain but could still turn to sleet oi’ rain but could still turn to sleet or snow before midnight, especially across parts of scotland. very wet out there but what makes it interesting, after a mild day for most of us, colder air is beginning to move in. scotland and northern ireland, england and wales through the night. we have some heavy rain through parts of wales, south—west england, the midlands, sweeping east through england overnight, with gusty winds. lingering into parts of scotla nd gusty winds. lingering into parts of scotland in north—east england, some rain, sleet and snow through the right, as temperatures continue to drop. an icy start

no longer has a vote in the eu. planners, itness is essential that there is some continuity after march 29. after we can get over this current hurdle, if we can get through phase one, if there is an agreement in place, and that is signed off at the eu summit, that should be positive for confidence to the extent that the transition looks more likely to be taken place. movinghis story is markets, of course, moving the pound as we speak. moving it over in the asian session as we get into the european session. we will learn more this hour. i have a longer-term chart. this is one of those traits a very out of fashion in 2016. they were suggesting there was an upside here. sticking to your world, would that sound sensible to the fundamentals looking to support that? guest: there are clear links to the fundamentals. we have seen that bouncing around of some of the confidence indicators. growing at half the pace it was a few years ago. it is all linked in together. the pound, of course, if we were facing a cliff edge after

impossible under eu regulations. as much progress will be made as possible but nothing signed on a future trade deal. thank you all. thanks to all of our brexitcasters who came here and thank you for watching on the news channel. channel and bbc world news. have a good christmas. brexitcast from the bbc. good evening. a lucky few saw some sunshine but on the hole in the run—up to the big day for the next few days, they'll be mild, cloudy and breezy. winds picking up and also some rain arriving across northern parts of the uk. the rain comes on the weather front, yet to really put into scotland and northern ireland, high pressure still in charge at the moment, if you are feeling the breeze in the atlantic, drawing in some cloud. low cloud as well: misty and murky doing this hills in the west, some drizzle on western scotland with wind picking up overnight across north uk. that is not falling much at all, a mild might want mild might once again. it starts grey, misty and murky over the hills but we may see some sunsh

upset that we are leaving the eu. so they saw the sides of the conservative divide rowing in behind the prime minister. that is something if you tilt your ear, you can hear the huge sighs of relief coming from downing street. but remember, this is just coming from downing street. but remember, this isjust the beginning of the negotiating process, what is to come, the discussion about the future relationship with the eu will be more complicate, in all likelihood. that is why opposition parties are keeping up the pressure on the prime minister. this is the point we had hoped to get to two months ago. what the prime minister needs to do is to focus on transitional measures immediately. that should have started in october. it now needs to started in october. it now needs to start straightaway. a few conservative mps are grumbling about the deal. they see it as a compromise too far. this man agrees with them. amazing, the british prime minister flying through the middle of the night, to meet unelect the bureau crats to pat

border and eu citizens' rights. and still to come... bringing art to life — the pioneering project that means you'll be able to print your own museum masterpieces. coming—up on sportsday on bbc news... mooen rests his finger from the ashes pulse, as the england all—rounder says he won't bowl in tomorrow's tour match ahead of the third test. snow and wintry weather have caused disruption across many parts of the uk — with power cuts, school closures and icy conditions on the roads. the met office says snow showers have been affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england — and it's warning of more snow and ice to come this weekend. judith moritz reports. shropshire saw snow from early on. the roads were already treacherous before morning rush hour, and those sledges were an option for some. few commuters went anywhere quickly. the police warned of numerous crashes and gridlocked roads, and it was the same story on the isle of man, the whole island succumbed to the snow. all of its schools

impossible under eu regulations. as much progress will be made as possible but nothing signed on a future trade deal. thank you all. thanks to all of our brexitcasters who came here and thank you for watching on the news channel and bbc world news. have a good christmas. brexitcast from the bbc. the mild weather is staying with us into christmas day, boxing day will be much colder across the uk. with the mild weather, there's been plenty of cloud around, misty, murky weather, just a lucky few today have seen some sunshine, particularly east wales, west midlands, and across parts of north—east england. where you have had some sunshine, a chance of a bit of patchy fog for a time this evening before it clouds over again. outbreaks of rain affecting parts of scotland as we go through the night, into the central belt as well, a few spots for northern ireland and the far north of england. maybe some areas into mid single figures, but it is a frost—free, mild night going into christmas eve. and we still have this weathe

and the eu. the deal we struck will guarantee the rights of more than 3 million eu citizens living in the u.k. and to a million u.k. citizens living in that eu. eu citizens living in the u.k. will have their rights and enforced by british court. they will go on living their lives as before. ares clear in florence we going to honor our applications. we have now agreed a settlement that if there to the british taxpayer. it means that in the future will be we to invest more in priorities at home, such as housing, schools, and nhs. in northern ireland, we will guarantee there will be no hard border. we will uphold the belfast agreement. we will continue to preserve the constitutional and economic integrity of the united kingdom. , tried taken this week this week to strengthen and clarify this part of the agreement following discussions in northern ireland and across the u.k. we spoke yesterday and we both committed that there should be no barriers. i believe this agreement is that. to underline the i

i the eu to have a fair deal with britain. lam the eu to have a fair deal with britain. i am still confident that we can reach sufficient progress before the european council on the 15th of december. for much of the day, all eyes had been an dublin, which insists there will be no eu— uk trade talks in west london guarantees there will be no hard irish border. we believe we have a responsibility to the island of ireland as a whole to the island of ireland as a whole to make sure we work with the british government to get a wording that can settle nerves on this issue, so as we that can settle nerves on this issue, so as we move that can settle nerves on this issue, so as we move into phase two, people notice that the result, even if it is an unintended consequence, isn't going to be a hard border. once there were customs posts on these border roads and in the irish republic there is concern brexit could see them brought back, hampering trade. this particularly agricultural trade between the north and south of the island. it's been suggested in an agreement could be reac

the eu's terms are:. as for what the uk wants most of all, in—depth discussions about those future ties, they will have to wait until march, eu leaders say. indicating that it is the eu which is firmly in control of the brexit process. in the last hour, the eu president has given his reaction to two—day's development. 0pening reaction to two—day's development. opening the second phase of our negotiation shows the unity of the eu 27. the hard work of michel barnier and the work of prime minister may. as for future relations, it is time for the eu 27 to get more clarity. donald tusk speaking earlier, and jean—claude juncker praised mrs mabe was like negotiating skills. a group of parliamentarians being involved in this and so we were able to conclude that sufficient progress has been made and now it is up to us to draft the withdrawal agreement together with our british friends and i hope that this withdrawal treaty will be approved by the european parliament and by the house in london. jungle gym i

and also make it difficult, the eu says, for the uk to roll over its involvement in the current eu trade deals it is involved in and might continue to want to have a relationship with. thanks very much indeed. well, next week, cabinet discussions about what brexit "end state" the government should be aiming for are due to kick off. we're joined by the conservative mps jacob rees—mogg and ken clarke. jacob, good evening. last night, theresa may won applause in the eu. will you be applauding her tonight? i am always applauding her, she is an excellent prime minister giving clear leadership of brexit. are you happy that you are going to be in the eu with all of its structures and constraints and its laws, until 2021? as i understand it, that is a position set out by the european union and it is not the law, this is the beginning of the negotiations, the eu said its intention is during the transition period we will be bound by the single market and the european court but the british government has not accepted that and it would be very unwise to. it sounded like theresa may had accepted th

but, actually, ithink the eu side see that... they don't see that as in any way, i think, weakening theresa may. in a way, i think they'd be glad of the fact that the parliament will approve something because, as i say, they want a sort of durable outcome from this that works all round, however hard it is to get to that. so, in the new year, they move on to the next part of negotiation. one thing we should just say about the withdrawal process. they are saying in the document that they released today that they expect the withdrawal agreement to be put into a legal text. they want it to be legally binding. and there is still a little bit of work to finish on that, particularly when it comes to citizens‘ rights. they're hoping that that can be done in parallel with the talks about the future negotiation. but that is the situation here in brussels at the end of this eu summit. christian fraser there at the summit in brussels. the us secretary of state says north korea needs to show a "sustained cessation of threatening behaviour"

the eu wouldn't make us do it. absolutely, from the uk perspective, the eu referendum was not legally binding. it happened and it has come political reality but it is not legally binding. article 50 is legally binding. article 50 is legally binding, we have started the formal process and after two years, unless there is a unanimous vote, be it the uk plus the member states and the european parliament could vote to extend the negotiating period but otherwise in march 2019 the uk leads. up until that point, the uk can change its mind. after that point, when there is talk about you can vote in the 2020 election on the brexit deal, we are out. britain can vote and decide what it likes but actually we have left the european union at that stage and we would have to apply to come back in. if we are talking in theory or practice all likelihood, were there to be this huge event that everybody, including the eu, there is a feeling that in the uk there is a conspiracy to keep us in the. whoever you talk to keep us in the. who

ona big on a big day for the eu... on a big day forthe eu... a on a big day for the eu... a barrage of questions. last night these leaders had given theresa may around of applause. not very enthusiastically but it was well deserved. angela merkel had led that gesture, appreciative after mrs may told the eu leaders she wants a smooth brexit. it is what they want as well. of course the one leader who is in here today is theresa may herself, the leader for whom this matters more than for any other. getting the green light in the brexit process to move to the next stage. and so the looming question, exactly what does the uk want future ties with the eu to look like?” think the first big step is for the united kingdom to say very clearly what it wants. in clear terms. i think if this happens within the next few weeks, we can start in earnest and by march we will have a very clear european position. thank you. first, the eu 27 27 agreed that sufficient progress has been made and discussions turned to the eu's terms for phase two of the negotiations. and a new set of guidelines

uk citizens living in the eu. eu citizens living in the uk will have their rights enshrined in uk law and enforced by british courts. they will be able to go on living their lives as before. i was clear in florence, we are a country that honours their obligations. after some tough conversations, we have now reached an agreement which is fair to the british taxpayer. we will be able to invest more in our future priorities at at home such as housing, schools and the nhs. in northern ireland we will guarantee there will be no hard border and we will uphold the belfast agreement. in doing so we will continue to preserve the constitutional and economic integrity of the united kingdom. the president of the european commission praised the commissioner for her determination and said the negotiations had been difficult for both sides. difficult for both sides. i believe we have now made the breakthrough we needed. today's result is, of course, a compromise. it is the result of a long and intense discussion between the comm

and the eu. the irish say they'll not accept a breach of number one. the dup will not tolerate a breach of number two. so does that mean we have no choice but to breach number three? well, that's not what iain duncan smith and his fellow brexiteers want. brexit secretary david davis kind of admitted that three is the one to look at, but in the commons today he thought we could still take back control even if we align many of our rules to the eu's. the presumption of the discussion was that everything we talked about applied to the whole united kingdom. alignment isn't harmonisation. it isn't having exactly the same rules. it is sometimes having mutually recognised rules, mutually recognised inspection — that is what we are aiming at. well, can we really have a uk—wide arrangement that allows us to be different from the eu, but similar enough for northern ireland not to have a border? there are two thoughts about this. we need a fudge in a form of words that simply gets us to the next stage of

from eu membership to whatever is agreed after. she said parliament will be given a vote on a final deal. but it was parliament getting a say on the start of negotiating that deal which was the big news a few days later. the government got taken to court for wanting to trigger article 50. the mechanism to leave the eu. without having to ask mps first. by a majority of 8—3, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so. no prime minister, no government, can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged. parliament alone is sovereign. parliament was given that very vote a few weeks later. ayes to the right, 494. nos to the left, 122. an historic vote today. it got through by a large majority at every turn. it has carried out the will of the british people. the stage was set, then, and on the 29th of march article 50 was triggered. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. all it took was a short letter delivered by hand to brussels, s

time for the eu and uk to get stuck in. a hugely important decision was taken by the remaining 27 countries in the eu at the end of april. to start with negotiators would only talk about three subjects: the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the rights of eu citizens living in britain and vice versa, and how much britain owed the eu, the so—called divorce bill. only when sufficient progress was made in those areas could talks move on to the nitty—gritty of trade deals. we all want a close and strong future relationship with the uk. there's absolutely no question about it. but before discussing the future, we have to sort out our past. the very next day, a german newspaper published details of a meeting between the eu commission president jean—claude juncker and the pm. it alleged the meeting had been frosty and mrjuncker had left ten times more sceptical. theresa may dismissed the report as gossip. byjune, it was time to get on with it. i'm here in brussels today, like michel, to begin the ne

nobody else outside the eu have bankers bound by requirements imposed by the eu. leaving the single market is a fundamental, not least because it is about freedom of movement. that doesn't mean they get to dictate what are bankers do. news in brief on the front page, promote parking to get the green light. on the front page, promote parking to get the green lightli on the front page, promote parking to get the green light. i thought ca rs to get the green light. i thought cars could already do this. this is great news for everybody who finds parking in tight spaces difficult. they need to rewrite the highway code. it must be safer. i think you are both hopeless. it is part of the skill of driving. that is it from us. skill of driving. that is it from us. you can find the front pages on the bbc website. if you missed the programme you can watch it on bbc iplayer. good evening. some of us started today with some fog. it was all about cloud invading from the west. we saw some sunshine but we saw more clouds in the sky and further north west. the close was pretty thic

i think whatever deal she gets out of the eu would be a reflection of where the eu is going. we need to think about that. you saw some more positive statements coming out of the continent. the belgian prime minister saying he thought a canada plus—plus should be the cornerstone of any future negotiations with the uk. it is in keeping with what david davis has said. and what the majority of what the cabinet supports. many people thought a canada plus—plus deal was unrealistic and a fantasy. i think how europe handles this will be a real reflection of where it is going. that is important. david davis and his ramblings on what was decided by mrs may was just a statement of intent. they have been very tough. things will be as they are until 2019. the transition period, more or less everything stays the same. we are playing them. the transition period is interesting. we have march 2019, but if we are looking at a two—year transition period, things are broadly the same for very many years to come. we are still part of the ec], the trade deal is going to be similar. you have b

and1 million eu citizens living in the uk and 1 million uk citizens living in the eu. eu citizens living in the uk will be able to go on living their lives as before. we‘ll look ahead to the next phase of talks. children affected by domestic violence need better

during the eu referendum a similar vote amount -- to stay in the eu. spain sees this as a way of -- matt: they overwhelmingly want to stay as a part of the u.k., but then they overwhelmingly wanted to stay as part of the eu. that is an issue people find themselves in. it looks like the british government is trying to stick to the status quo as much as it can while achieving a brexit in name only. is that the outcome you expect? john: i think if you look at what is happening in the first phase, there is a feeling that the beginning of the negotiations the u.k. had a staff that was a long way from what the eu wanted. we ended up with something closer to where the eu starting position was because of the reality of circumstances here. matt: a lot of that because of the irish situation. staying under eu regulation. they will continue paying for everything 32020 and yonder. the european court of justice still has jurisdiction -- john: that is because the eu is insisting on that. it seems from the cabinet meeting that was held yesterday in the u.k., the more

with the eu before. we come from the point where we are actually a member of the european union, operating on the same basis at the moment, and therefore i think that stops us off from a different position in terms of our negotiations on trade in the future. having called the election, did you imagine you would be back six months later and beg the european union for two more years in the florence speech? i have not begged the european union for two more years. if you listend to what i said in the lancaster house speech, you will see that we were already talking about the concept of a smooth and orderly process of withdrawing from the european union. that is what the implementation period is about. this is not two more years to negotiate with the european union. this is about two years when practically both businesses and governments will be able to put in place the changes necessary to move from the current relationship to the future partnership that we will have. the home affairs committee pressed the p

so clearly the eu has to do something. he said this time and time again that now more than ever, we have to say something and the reaction to donald trump actions have to be recognition of palestine as a states. that is the response that donald trump provocation deserves. and in particular, it is what we owe to the palestinian people. it is a serious indefensible act and that is why the eu has to show the political clout and moral clocks as well. i do understand the caution but really, this is a great opportunity to give a political and moral lesson both israel and the united states. now it is the time to recognize the state of palestine. we should not wait any longer. >> thank you, very much. one minute. >> thank you, president. whoever knows history is aware of how attached the israeli people are to jerusalem. and the eu has refused to recognize this. i think that this is very serious for the israelis and for many christians in europe and the representatives, you invited -- to brussels recently. and i would just like to

with the eu, including trade. glasgow live to brussels. my colleague is there for you. the british prime minister preferring to focus on these positive 20 arrived here in brussels 80 hours ago. she will get an opportunity this evening, at the do it, to think about brexit, and to reassure, perhaps, european leaders about what has been achieved so far. maybe to set out some of the context about what they hope will happen next, but she will leave brussels to light, and it will be for 27 leaders tomorrow to sit down and effectively rubber—stamp the agreed minute that they came to friday. most of the leaders, said they were broadly happy, with what they had seen, although a little unnerved by the comments from david davis who said it was more a statement of intent. the leaders say that they want this to be legally binding, and would like to c10 legal text as it is possible. with all the racks and from here in brussels, and also at home to vote in the commons, last night, here is our chief bopp correspondence that you

in the eu and voted to leave the eu. but when we see what the indications of that are, and this week has started perhaps to bring it home, coupled with the fact that parliament has been told, quite shockingly, that the government itself has not actually looked properly at the costs implied for the country of actually leaving the eu, what it will mean for different vital sectors of our economy, and if they haven't been able to actually ascertain what it costs to leave, then we need to urgently do some work, so that the british people know that the government itself understands what we're doing and can lead us on a good path. baroness altmann, very good to talk to you, as ever. we can also speak to helena rowless, head of the brussels office of the law society. what do you think is the significance of this? some people were saying this is supposed to be the easy part and now, there is only about a year to hammer out a trade deal, which is potentially far more complicated? first of all, thank you very much for having me her

leader calls for a full eu convergence by 2025. congress extends funding for two weeks to ravenna u.s. government shutdown and attention turns to jobs data in the fed's rate path for 2018. welcome. i am matt miller. we are in london. the trading day. in the equity market, take a look at the stocks 600. this is a function of the bloomberg that allows you to break down an index into the industrial groups. you can seal most every single one is gaining. and gas losers are oil and that's not by a lot. the banks are the biggest gainers after the basil iii negotiations turned out to be not so bad. everything is gaining. the banks are the big news. that and the fact that everything else is pretty much up. let's get the first word news from sebastian. >> u.k. prime minister of theresa may and juncker of the commission have reached a brexit deal. they are now ready to work after next week's summit. flurry of after a diplomatic activity overnight in a predawn meeting between may and euchre. prime minister may has assured me she has the backin

in the eu 27. the citizens who are in the eu 27. the citizens who are in the uk will be able to apply for saddle status. in united kingdom we will make the process simple, an easy process for them. there will be certain requirements in terms of the length of time they will have been in the united kingdom, but we'll get a significant period of time for people to be able to apply for that settled status. the basis on which we operate it is that we value polish citizens and other eu citizens in the united kingdom. they've made a life choice, we want them to be able to continue with a life choice and continue living in the uk and living their lives as before. the agreement we've come to with the european union will enable them to do just that. translation: indeed, there was one thing that is perceived differently by madam prime minister and myself, this pertains to our citizens living in the uk. and the context is very particular. madam prime minister has been very kind, for which i'm very grateful. sh

the eu drew up a mandate between the eu member state leaders. they decide what guidance to give michel barnier, the mandate to negotiate. on the uk site, theresa may has to make the decision, will we be aligned closely to eu rules or strike out on our own and give us the power to strike up some trade deals, like the norway light and canada plus they have been talking about. european leaders need to gather their thoughts on the issue. that is why the talks are not starting immediately. of course, theresa may is under pressure, one might say and has been for the last six months, from within her own party. so many people want the prime minister's ear. we have seen this defeat, how bruised has it left her? it is easy to overestimate the significance of the defeat. i don't think it changes the dynamic of the negotiations. when you look at the people behind the defeat, the rebels, anna soubry, dominic grieve, they are people who would have been committed to stop brexit and obstruct it in every way possible. they talk about parliamentary sovereignty, b

eu citizens living in the eu. eu citizens living in the eu. eu citizens living in the uk will have the rights enshrined in uk law and enforced a british court. they will be able to go on living their lives as before. i was clear in florence that we are a country that honours our obligations. after some tough conversations, we've now agreed a settle m e nt conversations, we've now agreed a settlement that is fair to the british taxpayer. it means that in future, we will be able to invest more in our priorities at home, such as housing, schools and the nhs. the irish prime ministers welcome to the deal and said the conditions were now in place for the next phase of negotiations to start. we have achieved all that we set out to achieved all that we set out to achieve in the first phase of these negotiations. we have support from the european union and guarantees from the united kingdom. i the european union and guarantees from the united kingdom. lam now satisfied that sufficient progress has been made on the irish issues. the parameters have bee

leaders said, indicating it is the eu who is firmly in control of the eu who is firmly in control of the brexit process. they have helped theresa may in the last few weeks and there have been concessions on both sides. another scrap the theresa may because they said alongside talks on the transition in january, they will stop the preparatory work across a road up the european commission and discussions of the framework for the future trade deal. so the work which has to go on within the corridors of power, that will go on so they will be in power, that will go on so they will beina power, that will go on so they will be in a good position so that when theresa may has met with her cabinet, they can move forward. theresa may gave her reaction. this is an important step on the road to deliver a smooth and orderly brexit that people voted for injune last year. the eu and the uk have shown what can be achieved by perseverance and commitment on both sides. i'm pleased it has been agreed that should make rapid progress on an implementation period which will give certainty to individuals and

from eu membership to whatever is agreed after. and she said parliament would be given a vote on a final deal. but it was parliament getting a say on the start of negotiating that deal which was the big news a few days later. gina miller! the government got taken to court for wanting to trigger article 50. the mechanism to leave the eu. without having to ask mps first. by a majority of 8—3, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so. no prime minister, no government, can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged. parliament alone is sovereign! parliament was given that very vote a few weeks later. the ayes to the right, 494. the noes to the left, 122. an historic vote today. and it got through by a large majority at every turn. it has carried out the will of the british people. the stage was set, then, and on the 29th of march, article 50 was triggered. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. and all it took was a short let

citizens in the eu will also have their rights protected. the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice is coming to an end and we are taking control of our own laws once again, which is exactly how it should be. she warned nothing would be agreed until everything was agreed. these are the actions of a responsible nation honouring the commitments it has made to its allies having gone through those commitments line by line, as we said we would. it is a fair settlement for the british taxpayer who will soon see significant savings compared with remaining in the eu. we well be able to use that money to invest in our priorities at home such as housing, schools and the nhs. it means the days of paying vast sums to the european union every year are coming to an end. the deal was good news all round, she concluded. this is good news for the people who voted leave who were worried we were so bogged down in negotiations it was never going to happen. it is good news for people who voted remain who are worried we would crash out without a deal. we w

isn't sufficient, the eu could impose levies on transactions with those countries and cut off eu funding. some of the nearly 100 countries examined by eu officials could find themselves on a second list of those willing to comply with eu standards but who aren't there yet. nielsjohannesen is a professor of economics at the university of copenhagen who has been researching tax havens. good morning. thanks for being on business briefing. what do you make of the european union's way of tackling this problem 7 of the european union's way of tackling this problem? it's still a little bit and clear on what the blacklist actually means. i think it is crucial that there will be some credible sanctions so that we don't just name and shame these jurisdictions, but also actually do something to make them change their policies. is that really possible? given the fact that in many cases that there isn't illegal activity going on, or at least that is the implication. history shows that if we stand together and put pressure on these jurisdictions we can change their policies. a good example is in 2009