healers michael gove spelling that out. he talks about the bps which is the basic payment scheme which is the basic payment scheme which is the biggest of the eu's rural payments. i envisage guaranteeing the bps payments continuing for a transition period in england which would blast on a number of years beyond the instrumentation period. during these years we propose to reduce the largest bps payments in england, and we could do this with a straight cap at a maximum level or through a sliding scale to the largest payments first. what sort of reaction has been from farmers to this? mostly positive reaction from farmers, obviously concerned about what would happen in a relatively short period. from that perspective some year students but a relatively narrow window for them to adjust to the new system and however much the frustrations many farmers have had with the common agricultural policy, and they have been plenty, the new system being proposed will be in all likelihood pretty different. he wa nts to likelihood pretty dif

it is also quite brave of michael gove. many people who receive hitherto this kind of hand are wealthy landowners who have received it either for owning land they owned anyway, or owning land and then not doing anything with it under set—aside. michael gove is environment secretary once again rather surprises people by doing the unexpected and probably doing a good thing. does it make sense to you, susie? to some extent, journalistically. this is a speech michael gove is given, an early version handed out to some newspapers. the times and the telegraph both reported it differently for different reasons, they have different readerships and different reasons for not backing gove. what good is saying in the telegraph has absolutely no figures are attached to it. so he doesn't say how much it might cost? are attached to it. so he doesn't say how much it might cost7m are attached to it. so he doesn't say how much it might cost? it does. just a moment. the times reports that the total cost will be £10 billion. it also says tha

, when michael gove went ona table apparently, when michael gove went on a brand and complained about it the pm riley replied, it's called flexible working, michael, and we as a government support it. i think for a government support it. i think for a lot of people who do flexible working more might want to use flexible working in the future pleased to see the pm is on board with that. lainy, an interesting story in the sunday telegraph about lipstick knives which are being advertised for sale on instagram among other places.” advertised for sale on instagram among other places. i found this... given the level of knife crime that we are experiencing in particular, i don't want to say throughout the country but in london and in other cities, that... the called lipstick knives because they fit in your handbag, in stereotypical pink colours, there is a cat knife out there that you can slip into your handbag and it is very much geared towards a female market. i find handbag and it is very much geared towards a female market. ifind it quite disturbing, this piece, that these are being ad

michael gove has provided that. that is to be really well received. beyond that, do you agree with michael gove when he says the system he called on and inefficient, a system of subsidies, do you agree the system as it currently stands does need to be changed after that? i think this is the opportunity for a new deal that works for the uk that stacks up for the taxpayer, that stacks up for the taxpayer, that make sure we have quality, affordable british food on the shelves. we know that's what people wa nt to shelves. we know that's what people want to be able to buy, and i'm thrilled that he has committed to a national food policy, thrilled that he has committed to a nationalfood policy, the recognition of how important food production is in this country. this is our chance in the uk to do something that actually works for every citizen. some of this feature money seems to be tied with farmers making environmental improvements, improving natural habitats, increasing biodiversity, is a positive step as far as most of the members of the nfu are concern

michael gove is putting forward some detail of how it will change. we knew the government would match payments, two years after the uk has left the european union. michael gove went further today and said for most farmers in england those payments would continue largely in the same form for years after that. up until 2024. largely in the same form for years afterthat. up until2024. it largely in the same form for years after that. up until 2024. it is one example of the government being able to give a bit of detail of what one large part of the uk economy, which is directly — which has a direct impact from the european union, will fa re impact from the european union, will fare after brexit. i suppose the question is, is this possibly a model for other sectors, if we are talking about a five—year transition period are others going to say that would benefit us? yes, that's quite possibly the case. there are other economies, the entertainment industry, the service industry, the financial industry, and particularly retail in the uk which may well fo

what do you make of what michael gove had to say? well, northern ireland farm and small family farms and we would like to think that we are green by nature. we have a pile of hedgerows we are not terribly concerned about michael gove's environmental credentials and his environmental emphasis. having said that, the support we get at the minute helps deliver a good environment as well as safe, affordable food. we think he needs to keep the two strands going hand in hand. so when you say you're not too bothered about the environmental aspect of what he says, is that because you feel you are doing enough already? yes. we feel we are well on the way to being on the way. no—one wants their farm in a worse state than they found it in. a lot of farmers within northern ireland have already planted hedges, planted trees and are looking after the environment in a very green way. so we think we are well on the way to delivering what michael gove ideals are. are you worried at all or are you worried at all on behalf of your members about the po

michael gove was, of course, one of the key leave campaigners in the eu referendum. he said that it was britain that should decide what its farmers can do, what trade policies they can work out and what food standards should be for the public. but there are others who are saying that his message today is far too optimistic in terms of what britain can achieve when it leaves the eu. a separate report today from mps said that brexit trade deals risked britain's very food security, as we face cheap foreign imports. they warn that we could end up having to take products like american chickens washed in chlorine as part of the price we pay for trading with non—eu countries. michael gove also said today public access to farmland as well as top—quality animal welfare was at the centre of government policy. but the uncertainties of brexit and what follows make it difficult for him and all those involved in farming to know exactly how our agricultural landscape will change. duncan kennedy, bbc news, 0xfordshire. tony blair has warned jeremy corbyn he must change course on

first michael gove and then tony blair this morning. a reminder that it might be a new year but politics is the topic —— in politics, the topic you will hear again and again this year will be brexit. what tony blair is saying is that labour needs a distinctive position on brexit. he does not think the party has that. he thinks that labour should be articulate in the view that is much, much more pro—european. tony blair's view is that the uk would be better off staying in the european union. he thinks that labour ought to ensure that brexit is a tory brexit, make them own it 100%, showed why brexit isn't and never was the answer. he said at every prime minister's questions, jeremy corbyn should nail each myth of the brexit campaign, challenge the whole farce head off of a prime minister leading oui’ head off of a prime minister leading our nation in the direction she cannot bring herself to say she would vote for. labour and downing street have decided they will not offer any response to what tony blair has had to say. some brexi

you think of these changes that michael gove is suggesting?” you think of these changes that michael gove is suggesting? i think we are quite happy to work with the government to develop a policy that will work in the new environment that we will have once brexit has been negotiated and sort it out. as a farmer, does this mean you would lose out? well, obviously what michael gove has said today is implying that initially there is a transitional period where perhaps a similaramount of transitional period where perhaps a similar amount of money will be available. i'm not sure in what form that will be available. it looks like it will be available. it will provide some certainty while we are coping with the changes in trade. and potentially going forward, the way the money is offered to the industry may be in a different format. that quite a long transition period to the long system not being brought in until 2024, do you think the farming industry will welcome that are some certainty? yes. as i say, bit of certainty while we work out what trad

the environment secretary, michael gove, is to outline his plans to change the regulations governing food and farming after brexit. tech firms are working to fix bugs that could allow hackers to steal personal data from computer systems. schools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media's emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, england's children's commissioner says. the leader of the council in windsor is calling for police to take action against what he called "aggressive begging" before the royal wedding in may. britain's andy murray pulls out of the australian open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. he hasn't played a competitive match since wimbledon last summer. good morning and welcome to bbc news. donald trump's lawyers have intervened in his bitter row with his former chief—of—staff steve bannon. they've threatened him with legal action for speaking to the author of an explosive new book about the president which, amongst other claims, describes him as being unprepared for thejob, poorly informed about the

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the negotiations over the brexit deal are farfrom over, but the environment secretary, michael gove, is setting out proposals for what farming in england might look like once we leave the eu. he wants to replace the current eu subsidy — which is based on how much land you own — with one based on what you do with the land. but his proposals wouldn't come into effect till 2024, well after another general election. here's our business editor, simonjack. farming is perhaps the industry most closely entwined with the eu. for 45 yea rs, closely entwined with the eu. for 45 years, those who work on this green and pleasant land had been regulated, protected and paid by the eu. 3 billion a year in subsidies is paid out to farmers, determined by how much land they own, that will change according to the environment secretary. what i want to do is to move away from the current method of subsidy which doesn't really reward efficiency to a method of agricultural support which make sure that good bombers have new markets for their products and at the same time that the natural environment is en

we are talking to michael gove. this is about these issues to do with how much plastic we use and what is happening to it in the wider environment. lots of people talking about how easy it is or isn‘t to recycle past —— plastic. dave says, ideally use the german idea. three yea rs ideally use the german idea. three years ago in one of the cities in germany, one of the supermarkets as a machine which has the ability to recycle plastic and cans. there will not be a bottle return scheme as part of these ideas. other people pointing out, including environmental organisations, they should be legislation to back up the ideas, the 25 year plan. what will it mean? lender agrees that plastic pollution needs to be addressed. it is about educating people. it doesn‘t matter how many systems are in place. people still think it is ok to drop litter and rubbish on the beach. tim has been seen quite a bit of rubbish in weston—super—mare. looking at local screening up the coastline. it does look lovely but we can see som

michael gove has said that ultimately, we need to deal with the problem at home. how do we manage to eventually deal with the problem here in the uk? that is a very good question, i think that looking at other markets is a good short—term solution because obviously, you want to solve all the volume of waste thatis to solve all the volume of waste that is produced by other countries. i think that it is a good opportunity forfinding i think that it is a good opportunity for finding new ways to recycle a nd opportunity for finding new ways to recycle and to collect, so i think in the short term, it might be challenging but i think it is probably a good start to push more innovation forward. you recyclable waste that you collect within europe, don't you? you have created your own supply chains, you are just telling me. yes, so we have worked out how to recycle everything from biscuit waste to food wrappers, to football vouchers, so we try to look at waste differently because everything is technically recycla ble, everything is technically recyclable, so it is about

gove has been talking about planting 50 million trees between manchester and bradford. these policies will take an awful long time. there won't be any obvious results for a long time but it is all to do with demographics. trees instead of a rail line. onto the mirror. daisy, hospital departments heaving with patients who have been in a&e 13 hours, this testimony from one doctor, i think. hours, this testimony from one doctor, ithink. but hours, this testimony from one doctor, i think. but the service that gives so much to all of a sudden i've is on force of goodwill alone. don't forget us, defend us please. a very powerful front page, of course it is the daily mirror, obviously a very strong story. we saw obviously a very strong story. we saneremy corbyn going on the nhs for obvious reasons at prime minister's questions. people are very worried about nhs in crisis will stop the only thing i would say is that, like you have clarified, i have covered nhs stories for a very long time. you can always get somebody to save the nhs is in crisis. i am somebody to save the nhs i

the environment secretary, michael gove, says subsidies to british farmers currently paid for by brussels will be guaranteed by the government until the 2022 general election, with a proposed transition period afterwards. farmers would then receive payments in exchange for taking steps to protect the environment such as planting woodland or boosting wildlife. our business editor, simonjack, reports. farming is perhaps the industry most closely entwined with the eu. for 45 years, those who work on this green and pleasant land have been regulated, protected, and paid by the eu. £3 billion a year in subsidies is paid out to farmers, determined by how much land they own. that will change, according to the environment secretary. and what i want to do is to move away from the current method of subsidy, which doesn't really reward efficiency, towards a method of agricultural support which makes sure that good farmers have new markets for their products, and at the same time, that the natural environment is enhanced. under proposals announced today, the government would limit payments to the lar

finally this one, michael gove a senior cabinet figure ramps up clock watching civil servants. —— rants at. they are not working hard enough. according to a cabinet source, mr gove went off on a rant ina cabinet source, mr gove went off on a rant in a cabinet meeting where he said does the public service is to work for five days? and he was told was a flexible time. he goes in, rips up government, tell citizen and clearly he has ruffled a few feathers. he has made great inroads in the environment department one year after everybody thought his political career was over but this really shows that the whitehall machine may not be the biggest fan of him and he is not the biggest fan of him and he is not the biggest fan of them either. i don't know if he ca res of them either. i don't know if he cares a lot about that. he lacks efficiency. he likes to see public serva nts efficiency. he likes to see public servants held to account. importantly, servants held to account. importa ntly, he servants held to account. importantly, he is highlighting the brexit glycol. all domestic policies have b

the telegraph says the environment secretary, michael gove, will announce plans forfarmers to be rewarded for opening up the countryside to the public and enhancing the environment after brexit. it also shows a windswept dog called ‘cookie' soaking up storm eleanor‘s gale force gusts on the beach at heacham in norfolk. the metro takes a more ominous look at storm eleanor, with an image of porthcawl in south wales. and the metro also celebrates the lottery win of a cab driving widower, who scooped £24 million without matching all the numbers on his ticket. that is also on the front page of the mirror, with the lotto winner celebrating, surrounded by five daughters. and the story of the homeless man originally branded a hero following the manchester arena attack, having pleaded guilty to stealing some of the victims's possessions. the financial times leads with fears over britain's asset management industry — and its vulnerability to eu countries after brexit. the express has a weather story. —10 in some areas warning that we were facing a week—long chill. you know where you are

this is where the borisjohnson, michael gove our statute books. this is where the boris johnson, michael gove group will be pleased. they can wriggle their way away from the eu tendrils, working their way out, negotiating the balance between access to markets. it is called managed divergences and that is what the planning process is, it gets lost amongst all the noise. how quickly will that happen? isn't the transitional period somewhat up in the air? the phrase the government likes to use is about two years. that could be under two years or over two years. the eu says it needs to be 21 months. any more beyond that it becomes 2021 when the transition period ends and then it is the next period when the eu has its budget. if britain wants to do that and go beyond two years, it may have to pay for the privilege. that and go beyond two years, it may have to pay for the privilegelj wonder have to pay for the privilege.” wonder how many people will have worked it out. there is a cost, but they are trying to explain that cost. for some people like the

this was put to the environment secretary michael gove today and he says ministers will be looking at the circumstances leading to the collapse of carillion. it is vital to ensure people who work for carillion and the services they deploy are catered for and it is vital to look back and look at what went wrong and i am sure no stone will be left unturned in order to establishjust stone will be left unturned in order to establish just where the responsibility lies for the collapse of the country. joining us is the labour mp rachel reeves, who chairs the commons business, energy and industrial strategy committee. thanks very much forjoining us. the question michael gove was saying is we will look the same we are the responsibility lies, what is your perspective on that? it appears the government has known for some time carillion were in huge struggle and yet they haven't used that opportunity to put in place the sort of plans needed to ensure jobs are protected, suppliers are protected and the british taxpayer is protected, so while i welcome state m e nts protected, so while i welcome

we have michael gove's work on the environment. it is critical that those vitally important issues for our country get dealt with properly, energetically andl dealt with properly, energetically and i am confident that in 2018 we will be continuing to do that. do you think that reshuffles, particularly ones were the big posts are not changed, can they really convince the country that this is a fresh start for the cabinet with fresh start for the cabinet with fresh ideas? ultimately, actions and outcomes but louder than words. the proof will be the that get delivered in the years ahead. but putting people who are energetic and dynamic and have ideas into key petitions can make a difference. for example michael gove who took over as environment secretary six months ago. in that short space of time he has banned ivory sales, micro beads, we will have planned a new northern forest, he has banned pesticides that kill bees. so all kinds of things michael gove has done with energy and determination in the space of six months and that gives

the telegraph says the environment secretary, michael gove, will announce plans forfarmers to be rewarded for opening up the countryside to the public and enhancing the environment after brexit — it also shows a windswept dog soaking up storm eleanor‘s gale force gusts. the metro takes a more ominous look at storm eleanor with an image of waves crashing against the harbour wall at porthcawl in south wales. the paper also celebrates the lottery win of a cab driving widower, who scooped £24 million. that story is also on the front page of the mirror — with the lotto winner celebrating surrounded by his five daughters. it also has the story of the homeless man, originally branded a hero following the manchester arena attack, having pleaded guilty to stealing from some of the victims. now, click. 2017, the year of curious cats, haunting holograms, and trigger happy trackers. hello. it is time to look back on the year in tech. as 2017 fades away, we could tell you about all the technology news that has happened, the hacking, the launching, the automatic driving, but that would be just l

the fact that michael gove, a big hitter in government terms, is in that department. we have seen a bit of a change. he has raised the profile, and his own profile at the same time, by talking about these issues. what would be very interesting is how far the conservative government is willing to go when it comes to things like new regulations, the possibility of new taxes. there is talk of a new tax on plastic coffee cups that you use once and chuck away. what a conservative government with a tiny minority be willing to ta ke with a tiny minority be willing to take on that challenge is to not michael gove is suggesting that they might. that will be the test on whether they are able to bring in new laws, taxes and regulations to do it. she mentioned blue planet, we are going to be talking to one of the cameramen that worked on that after 5.30. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: patients are dying in corridors, a stark warning from more than 60 a&e doctors who have written an open letter to the prime minister. as we have been discussing, prost leeds plastic free s

there are meant secretary michael gove a set late last year parliament would have an effective veto over any trade deal now the labor party criticised the british government's interest in the t p p's saying it should focus closer to home specifically on britain's key future trading arrangement with the e.u. now barry gardiner the shadow trade secretary said quote of course t.p. could be helpful but it is not the main event and at the moment the government is making a hash of that and a former live demo leader tim farron said quote this smacks of desperation these people want to leave a market on our doorstep and join a different smaller one on the other side of the world it's all in the sky thinking part of the time it is illegal for the u.k. to sign trade deals before it leaves the e.u. but things could change come twenty one thousand posts proxy. our bond markets about to make moves brian gold martin proposal manager of trinity asset management joins us to discuss brian thanks for being with us happy new year hope you're staying warm there and in chicago one of the people works here sa

the environment secretary, michael gove, is to outline his plans to change the regulations governing food and farming after brexit.

there are meant secretary michael gove a set late last year parliament would have an effective veto over any trade deal now the labor party criticised the british government's interest in the t p p's saying it should focus closer to home specifically on britain's key future trading arrangement with the e.u. now barry gardiner the shadow trade secretary said quote of course t.p. could be helpful but it is not the main event and at the moment the government is making a hash of that and the former lib dem leader tim farron said quote this smacks of desperation these people want us to leave a market on our doorstep and join a different smaller one on the other side of the world it's all in the sky thinking part of this time it is illegal for the u.k. to sign trade deals before it leaves the e.u. but things could change come twenty one thousand post brock's at. our bond markets about to make moves brian gold martin proposal manager of trinity asset management joins us to discuss brian thanks for being with us happy new year hope you're staying warm there and in chicago one of the people works

there are meant secretary michael gove a set late last year parliament would have an effective veto over any trade deal now the labor party criticised the british government's interest in the t p p's saying it should focus closer to home specifically on britain's key future trading arrangement with the e.u. now barry gardiner the shadow trade secretary said quote of course t.p. could be helpful but it is not the main event and at the moment the government is making a hash of that and the former lib dem leader tim farron said quote this smacks of desperation these people want us to leave a market on our doorstep and join a different smaller one on the other side of the world it's all in the sky thinking part of this time it is illegal for the u.k. to sign trade deals before it leaves the e.u. but things could change come twenty one thousand post brock's at. our bond markets about to make moves bryan gold martin per follow manager of trinity asset management joins us to discuss brian thanks for being with us happy new year hope you're staying warm there and in chicago one of the people wor

the environment secretary, michael gove, says subsidies to british farmers, currently paid for by brussels, will be guaranteed by the government until the 2022 general election, with a proposed transition period afterwards. farmers would then receive payments in exchange for taking steps to protect the environment such as planting woodland or boosting wildlife. our business editor, simonjack, reports. farming is perhaps the industry most closely entwined with the eu. for 45 years, those who work on this green and pleasant land have been regulated, protected and paid by the eu. three billion a year in subsidies is paid out to farmers, determined by how much land they own. that will change, according to the environment secretary. and what i want to do is to move away from the current method of subsidy, which doesn't really reward efficiency, towards a method of agricultural support which makes sure that good farmers have new markets for their products, and at the same time that the natural environment is enhanced. under proposals announced today, the government would limit payments to the la

i think michael gove is due to bring it out very soon. high expectations of what the government will do, not just riding on the coat—tails of friends of the earth and the woodland trust, but what will it do offer its own back as well? we have to be that there. thank you very much. the headlines: theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it is properly funded for winter pressures. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. there are reports that several ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. some of the uk's largest retailers agree to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18 years old. in sport, there are four more fa cup third round ties. newport county have knocked out leads to— one. the winner came in the last minute. —— leeds united, 2—1. arsenal play nottingham forest at apm. spurs against wimbledon is also goalless at the moment. england's cricketers are heading for defeat in the final ashes test. they need to bat out the final day in sydney,

and that is michael gove. [applause] that gentleman is not solely ourponsible for all problems. we spend hundreds of hours learning things that could be done instantaneously. considering that 70% of jobs ,ill be gone in 30 years time what are we doing? don't take it from me. take it from statistics. the head of the ocd says education is the biggest party of the united kingdom and we have fewer people getting a-levels as a percentage of the than estonia. if facts are not enough for you, then we are all here elected as representatives of the young people. a curriculum to prepares for life has more votes than any other motion. so that is simple. your choices simple. if you want a future, if you want a britain that can survive, then you must vote for a curriculum to prepare us for life. [applause] >speaker: thank you. thank you. ,ow, to conclude the debate from wales, to conclude this final debate, please welcome david abbott ear. [applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. to finish this debate, i want to make some facts clear. i want to present this to both you and my peers. one, the wo

he went on, if michael gove is serious about wanting to bring back o—levels, the government will have to repeal equalities act because if the exam is not accessible to a functionally illiterate troglodyte with a mental age of six will be judged to be elitist and forbidden by harriet harman's law. in 2015, he wrote about technology that could allow parents to select the most intelligent embryo in vitro. you wrote this, my proposal is this, once the technology becomes available why not offer it free of charge to parents on low incomes with below average iqs? it could address the problem of intergenerational social mobility and serve as a counterweight for the meritocratic elite to become a hereditary elite. i read those out for the benefit of our audience. you have a disability, a form of cerebral palsy, what does it make you feel when you hear those words that he wrote gemma well, it is horrible. if i go to a building, because i have difficulties with my legs, and i see there is a ramp, i am filled with delight. when you hear those kind of things from people who know nothing about this

michael gove saying it was an idea thatis michael gove saying it was an idea that is being considered and how will that go down with his own party? the idea of more regulation, forcing companies to do something, which is often the only way they do decide to act and make a difference, thatis decide to act and make a difference, that is not always popular among conservatives. will be interesting to see whether michael gove and the prime minister and their own mps feel they are willing to go down that road if the voluntary action does not happen. they see this as an opportunity, notjust does not happen. they see this as an opportunity, not just to does not happen. they see this as an opportunity, notjust to get does not happen. they see this as an opportunity, not just to get voters onto their side but to talk about something different, something other than brexit, and saying they are being ambitious, they want britain to bea being ambitious, they want britain to be a global example of a country that takes the environment very seriously, and they would say, it is not eu regulations that

now is not the time to do that and she was supported by almost every member of the cabinet apart from michael gove, still there with borisjohnson and i understand there was a very strong intervention, pointed intervention, by amber rudd, singling out boris johnson. what did borisjohnson‘s team say? it would be fair to say he is chastened this evening. he said to his friends he mucked up. well, it rhymes with "mucked." his frustrations with brexit and the way it has been negotiated are well known and he has concerns about the prime minister's overall timidity. but he is admitting the cabinet gave him a kicking. i am told he regarded amber rudd's intervention as personally offensive but there is one silver lining. he believes philip hammond's robotic response, "i gave the nhs £5 billion," means people who want in the conservative party to protect the nhs might be thinking of turning to borisjohnson rather than the chancellor. thank you. too many students are taking their own lives, while at university. we know it can be hard for some young people to cope, a long way from home for the first t

that word is michael gove. now that gentleman is not solely responsible for all of the problems because the education system hasn't fundamentally changed its contents since the victorian era. we learn hundreds of hours what can be done instantaneously on our telephones and 70% of jobs will be gone in 30 years time. what are we doing? but don't take it from me, take it from statistics because the head of the oecd has said education is the biggest priority and we have fewer people getting "a" levels than the ex-soviet nation such as astonia. but if the facts aren't enough for you, then we are all here elected as representatives of the young people and a curr curriculum to prepare us for life had more votes than any other motion. the facts are simple. your choice is simple. if you want a future, if you want a britain that can survive, then you must vote for a curr curriculum to prepare us for life. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. now to conclude the debate from wales, to conclude the fifth and final debate,

olly robbins fears that the cabinet brexiteers, notably michael gove and borisjohnson, are on his case. he worked hard to win them over in the run—up to the prime minister's eu speech in florence last september, making changes on the way. but in the tense week in december when the phase one brexit negotiation deal appeared to be on the verge of collapse, there was some frustration in the cabinet office that those ministers were less supportive. well, ithink, inevitably, because of the role that boris and michael played during the leave campaign, clearly they are big figures who need to be part of this process and brought into it. and from what i've seen, i think olly deals with them and their offices very effectively. and again, brings a level of diplomacy to the whole thing. deep in the basement of the guardian newspaper lies one final clue to the character of olly robbins. ruthlessness tinged with impeccable manners. angle grinders and drills were wielded by senior guardian editors to destroy files which had been leaked to them by edward snowden. olly robbins had issued a stern war

the environment secretary, michael gove, has set out proposals for what farming might look like after brexit. it would see the current eu subsidy, based on how much land you own, replaced with one based on what you do with the land. here's our business editor simonjack. for 45 years, those who work on this green and pleasant land had been regulated, protected and paid by the eu. 3 billion a year in subsidies is paid out to farmers, determined by how much land they own, that will change according to the environment secretary. what i want to do is to move away from the current method of subsidy which doesn't really reward efficiency to a method of agricultural support which make sure that good bombers have new markets for their products and at the same time that the natural environment is enhanced. under proposals announced today, the government would limit payments to the largest landowners. it would reward environmental protection measures such as flood prevention and support high standards in animal welfare. we are very pleased with the gove announcement today because it provides a l

michael gove was questioned on it this evening and he said that he was listening to their close european partners but they also listened to the 17 million people who voted for brexit. i like the idea that it is like a bad marriage! it feels like it's been that way for a long time! maybe they just it's been that way for a long time! maybe theyjust need therapy! get them to talk it all out, have them on the programme! it is you! yes! serbia has condemned the killing of a prominent kosovo serb politician, describing it as an attack on all serbs. he was shot dead outside of his office in the north of the country. where a lot of the population is largely ethnic serb. president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort‘s trial has been delayed. he was indicted for money laundering and tax fraud as pa rt money laundering and tax fraud as part of the probe into the russian interference into the us residential election. uk supermarket chain iceland say they will eliminate plastic packaging from their stores, it will be replaced with paper which can be recycled. i think christian should make

i would like to pay tribute to michael gove and his tea m pay tribute to michael gove and his team for their work on it and the energy and enthusiasm they have brought to it. it's goals are simple. clean air, clean and plentiful water, plants and animals which are thriving and a cleaner, greener country. these are all valuable in themselves. but together they add up to something truly profound. a better world for each of us to live in and a better future for the next generation. we have worked closely with the devolved administrations as we have developed this plan, and we want to work closely with them on these issues in the years ahead. this is a plan for the years ahead. this is a plan for the long—term. as our environment changes, our plan will be updated to ensure we are continuing to deliver on our commitment to deliver healthy natural environment. nothing is more emblematic of that natural environment than our trees. a tree isa environment than our trees. a tree is a home to countless organisms from insects to small mammals, there are naturalair from insects to small mammals,

well rumor has it that michael gove wanted to put targets in and then at the end of the day the targets were taken out again so i think what we what we're seeing here is actually a bit of a backlash against what the want to resign may and colleagues of the hope would be a really good sort of rebranding and a good endeavor for the conservatives with this twenty five year environment plan it hasn't worked out that way because there's been such a backlash hopefully that will realise that they need to actually put some details into the plan quickly and then maybe that will make a difference and maybe you can help us fill in some of these blanks give us an idea of the details currently in the u.k. you have a five p. charge on plastic bags that you use to take on your shopping from the supermarket they're talking about a charge on plastic containers that you might use for takeaways but also a plastic free aisle in the supermarket i mean what how how does something like that work well that's actually an idea that some campaigners called plastic planet put together fronted by ben fogle the expl

gove, it is less clear what the winning proposition would be on the winning proposition would be on the madrid side. and i would guess, and to that extent i think i do know her mind, she would rather have the option. she has to be quite careful if she wants to control the timing. always good to hear your insides, anne mcelvoy. many thanks. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:1i0pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight is the editor of politico london playbook, jack blanchard, and the whitehall correspondent at the sun, lynn davidson. the government's agreed to release leaked documents which suggest that leaving the european union would result in slower economic growth. ministers had previously refused to disclose the findings. insisting that the research was incomplete. but they've now made a u—turn following pressure from the labour party. mps and peers are set to leave the palace of westminster during a proposed multi—billion pound refurbishment after the commons approved a motion calling for

the mood i think has changed and those in government sense the mood has changed, added to which michael gove sips since he has become environment secretary has renewed energy into the argument and that perhaps has led to today's decision by mrs may to make a speech on the environment. thank you. joining me now is chris noice the head of communications with the association of convenience stores. thank you for coming in. of course now, convenience stores like larger supermarkets, will be charging 5 pence for a plastic bag, which you we re pence for a plastic bag, which you were telling me a lot of smaller retailers have been too. yes. in wales and in scotland, where we have had this legislation for a few year, all retailers are charging for bags and in england we have done some work with our members about 40% already issue a voluntary scheme. but now that that is being extended is will force the remaining 60% to adopt this. are most keen? yes. more research from our members said the majority are in favour of this. what it does is promotes consistency between all retailers and consistency

the prime minister will be making a speech about this tomorrow, along with michael gove. they are going to be tackling disposable pig waste. they will be extending the 5p charge which has existed. this is about extending it in england. the moment, if you shop ona in england. the moment, if you shop on a bigger store, in england. the moment, if you shop on a biggerstore, one in england. the moment, if you shop on a bigger store, one that employs more than 250 people, you will be charged 5p for a use back. the use of these bags is absolutely plummeted since while raising cash to charities at the same time. a small government intervention which has made a massive difference in the government are going to be consulting on extending that tall shops. corner stores convenience shops. corner stores convenience shops in the much smaller shops on high streets. it's highly likely this will be extended because as i said, it is made a massive difference. there are currently some exemptions. if you go to a pet shop and buy goldfish, a plastic bag is free. a match she might feel to stil

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michael gove says they are seriously polluting our air. seriously polluting our air. debate the latest government thoughts on that. and this... the sinking of the empress of britain. and this... sinking of the empress of britain. very emotional, because i realised he was writing about me. hello there. the bbc came back with its own analysis today. playing out elsewhere. "there is no problem, but yes, we are going to solve it". an issue — even though women are paid less on average. arrived more recently, it suggests. were more generous. to be more structured. our business editor, helen thomas reports. and now on—air talent. the bbc off balance. editors and correspondence who appear on screen. 8%, that is lower than the 9. 4%. 6%. was much too wide with more men at the top than women. the first is the gender pay gap. the average of men's pay and women's. seniority or by type of work. pilots are men and most of its cabin crew are women. but the bbc is grappling with another issue, equal pay. are of an equal value to the organisation. it seems to be the report that the bbc wanted. you