and u.k. and immigration issues among many others the entire circumstances created many challenges and here to bring us up to speed is a brit herself for which the founder and c.e.o. of strong mark hillary thank you so is a delight to have you here we really appreciate it so bring us up to date on where we stand are we still at march next year for them leaving and what are the set the table for us. thank you and yes just to make sure that i've jewels that isn't british and american but that we're very happy for that by the thank you very much but let's look at it i think we can look at it big picture to stop it i think we could look at a historical example if we look at the number that millennium bug when everybody was panicking and of course the media there was lots of talk about that but everybody dealt. it really well so well in fact and so much was fixed that when it actually came to that deadline there was no catastrophe there was no disaster so as to appoint any formal breaks it is still

the u.k. panelists talk about what the future relations of the united states and u.k. look like after the u.k. leaves the union next year. this discussion is about an hour. >> thank you everyone for coming, welcome to council on foreign relations meeting. i'm steve myro. we are lucky to have joining with us, matthew goodwin from the u.k. and jennifer hillman from georgetown university law center and ed luce from the "financial times." as i was thinking about this thinking g in i was it was nice for once to focus on someone else's internal problems for a change. as we think about it that in many ways, we have -- we are now 330 days away from exit day and yet, we have no idea how we're getting from point a to point a. in washington, that is never a straight line and that definitely appears to be the case in the u.k. and what i think we want to focus on today is explore those internal brexit politics, because while at the council, we are interested in the foreign policy dynamics and where this is

and u.k. and immigration issues among many others the entire circumstances created many challenges and here to bring us up to speed is a brit herself terribly for which the founder and c.e.o. of strong mark hillary thank you so is a delight to have you here we really appreciate it so bring us up to date on where we stand are we still at march next year for them leaving and what are the set the table for i. thank you and yes just to make sure now i've dual citizen british and american but that we're very happy for that by the thank you very much but let's look at it i think we can look at it big picture to stop it i think we can look at a historical example if we look at the number that millennium bug whatever but all of us panicking and of course the media there was lots of talk about that but everybody dealt with a. really well so well in fact and so much was fixed that when it actually came to that deadline there was no catastrophe there was no disaster so as to appoint any formal breaks tha

the u.k. to my right, jennifer hillman from georgetown law firm -- law center. ,nd from the financial times ed. as i was thinking about this today coming in, i was thinking it is really nice for once, with everything going on in the u.s., to focus on someone else's internal problems for a change. it, in manyabout , we are nowe exitlly 330 days away from day, and we have absolutely no idea how we are getting from point a to point b. i like to tell people that in washington, point a to point b is never a straight line, and that definitely appears to be the case in the u.k. i think we want to focus on exploring those internal brexit politics, because while at a council, we are interested in the foreign policy dynamics and where this is all going after brexit. as we know, all politics are local, and what happens with the policy will in many ways determine the prospects for the foreign policy framework. let's start there. mayerms of prime minister and the u.k. more broadly, they are on a pretty --

maintain sustain and improve higher education in the u.k. and one of the most controversial parts of that report was the introduction of. i in one thousand nine hundred seventy the british left led by its young charismatic candidate tony blair wins the elections after eighteen long years of conservative rule. at the age of forty three the head of the labor party takes charge of the country with a program whose foundation is to apply private sector management models to public services so as to make them more efficient more productive. higher education will be no exception. right. we need to widen access to universities get more money into universities and the best and fairest way to do it is a balance between the state and the graduate. face became reality and nine hundred ninety eight and it was a key landmark in the history of higher education in the u.k. because at that moment the principle of free education free higher education in the u.k. finished. for this historic reform tony blair introduces the yearly one thousand pound tuition fee

the russian ambassador to the u.k. says that russia is still being denied conscious access to him though in violation of international law. unfortunately we're doing their work service to this people to sort of you do through boy or the russian citizens if they don't want to or assistant this one but we want to see them because of that put to do you know we just saw the pictures nobody. nobody saw or not we don't know. ok let's get the latest now them from paula boyko from my u.k. good afternoon polly some good news then i guess going to power has been discharged but what else do we know at this point it doesn't seem an awful lot. well yeah in regards to him not that much the medical team at the hospital has said that he is going to be continuing his recovery outside of souls redistrict hospital and in terms of his location now that's a closely guarded secret we can assume he's been whisked off to a safe house much like his daughter. was when she was discharged from the same hospital about a month ago and at the time s

that raises questions why the u.k. would need eight hundred thousand pounds for the vote but it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave the you've since then negotiations between london and brussels have encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border while there's still no solution that satisfies all sides the e.u. does say it wants clearer proposals from prime minister to reason. we want to membership partnership with the united kingdom but for that we need realistic proposals from the u.k. and the colonel be a game of hide and seek the downing street spokesperson has said that may is simply trying to get the best possible deal for both sides although most margot parker a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party says that the british people have been left for straighted the british people have voted for this referendum have for expectancy to leave we're frustrated with our government being so slow in their they go see a shit news you know we

in the u.k. bricks at supporters and all claiming that there's a secret plot to keep the country in the european union after it most of the government has set aside money for next year's eve parliamentary election but officials say the money is only there in case of an emergency it's a precautionary measure so that we have the necessary funds to deliver our functions as a european parliamentary election in the unlikely event that they do go ahead. elections for the european parliament will take place next may two months after the u.k. is supposed to have left the e.u. yet the u.k. has put aside some eight hundred thousand pounds for those elections it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave the e.u. since then the negotiations between london and brussels have encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border and while those still no solution that satisfies all sides the e.u. says it needs more clear proposals from the british prime minister. we wan

and u.k. and immigration issues among many others the entire circumstances created many challenges and here to bring us up to speed is a brit herself terribly for which the founder and c.e.o. of straw mark hillary thank you so it is a delight to have you here we really appreciate it so bring us up to date on where we stand are we still at march next year for them leaving and what are the set the table for iced tea back thank you and yes just to make sure now i've jewels that isn't british and american but that we're very happy for that by the thank you very much but let's look at it i think we can look at big picture to stop with i think we can look at a historical example if we look at the member of the millennium bug what everybody of us panicking and of course the media there was lots of talk about that but everybody dealt with it. really well so well in fact and so much was fixed that when it actually came to that deadline there was no catastrophe there was no disaster so as to appoint any

content and u.k. prosperity but not at any price now but what are your recently thoughts of course there's a link with the tell us a bit so as nomadic was at the vessel that titanic was built on the scale of it in those days alex was it couldn't actually enter into any of the french ports had to pick up the passengers it would send people out through onto the vessel that had been lying and it was like a package package yes very much so but it had been lying and a desperate city it off a french quarter was a restaurant and moved on to being repurposed a few times and finally was saved with help from a charitable trust that was set up in an amount of trust and was brought back to belfast that a knife forms an integral part of the titanic exhibition it was the package it was it was the same look julia started of the titanic was that much more work a day shift i have to say not quite high ever lots of the fixtures and fittings and if you're ever lucky enough to get on board the ship you will see a lot of

and u.k. and immigration issues among many others the entire circumstances created many challenges and here to bring us up to speed is a brit herself terribly for which the founder and c.e.o. of straw mark hillary thank you so always a delight to have you here we really appreciate it so bring us up to date on where we stand are we still at march next year for them leaving and what are the set the table for i. thank you and yes just to make sure now i've dual citizen british and american but that we're very happy for that by the thank you very much but let's look at it i think we could look at it big picture to stop with i think we could look at a historical example if we look at the number that millennium bug whatever but all of us panicking and of course the media there was lots of talk about that but everybody dealt with. really well so well in fact and so much was fixed that when it actually came to that deadline there was no catastrophe there was no disaster so as to appoint any formal bre

the u.k. had no intention to walk away from the deal, and was asked about future relations with the u.s., president trump's upcoming visit to london, and whether it would impact commercial interest between british companies and iran. this is just under an hour. welcome to the ministerial statements. i will call the secretary of state, boris johnson. >> thank you. with your permission, i will make a statement on the future of the iran nuclear agreement. the government regrets the decision of the u.s. administration to withdraw from the deal and to reimpose americans sections on iran. we did our utmost to prevent , from the moment that president trump's administration took office, we made the case for keeping the deal at every level. last sunday, i traveled to washington to repeat this country's support in the agreement in meetings with secretary pompeo, vice president pence, national security bulletin. -- bolton. the u.s. decision makes no difference to the british that the strength -- constrai

and u.k. and immigration issues among many others the entire circumstances created many challenges and here to bring us up to speed is a brit herself for which the founder and c.e.o. of strong mark hillary thank you so is a delight to have you here we really appreciate it so bring us up to date on where we stand are we still at march next year for them leaving and what are the set the table for great tieback thank you and yes just to make sure that i've jewels that isn't british and american but that we're very happy for that by the thank you very much but let's look at it i think we can look at it big picture to stop with i think we can look at a historical example if we look at the member the millennium bug whatever but it was panicking and of course the media there was lots of talk about that but everybody dealt with the. really well so well in fact and so much was fixed that when it actually came to that deadline there was no catastrophe there was no disaster so as to appoint any formal br

look at u.k. gilt spreads which are substantially under treasuries, i would suggest that of the european interest of the major markets, the u.k. gilt market is most susceptible to yield rises into treasury yields. we will talk more about the u.k. shortly. finishing our conversation around the euros, some of the data of late has been on the weak side. use whatever word you want to describe it, but there's been a little bit of a tempering up the growth story that perhaps was inevitable. do you think we are back to where we were q4 last year by the time we get through the bad weather and the flu season? scott: much of the slowdown was in projected economic activity. three things were looking at our oil prices that moved higher, the euro-weaker over the last several weeks, but lasix, inflation expectations in europe have also gone up. there has been a rapid rise inflation over the last couple of weeks. in our mind, if you look at the data plus the more fundamental story around germany, we remain relat

s were allowed to travel through these u.k. to view the cultural treasures that were looted from them as i know you want to get in here but you can see this is where it's headed what do you make of that well i absolutely mean this idea of maintaining a museum's cosmopolitanism as a reason as one of the reasons not to not to give back would it i don't says i think. it's a fallacy i mean i think that you're the person who tweeted was absolutely. right thinking about how difficult it is for ethiopians to get to europe sometimes to apply for a visa to pay for the cost and to travel and then to see their own items their own items that was stolen i find i find that idea absolutely repugnant and the idea of the museum claims that it needs some kind of cosmopolitanism maybe lets you know how much those museums need these items and they understand very well there is not that they they don't intend to give it back because they intend to keep maintain the value of their museum for other people but i do think that what chris and i truly do

in the u.k. brics its supporters are now claiming there's a secret plot to keep the country in the european union after it emerged that the government has set aside money for next year's eve new parliamentary election officials say the money is only there in case of an emergency it's a precautionary measure so that we have the necessary funds to deliver functions it's a european parliamentary election in none likely event but they do go ahead. elections for the european parliament will take place next may that's true months after the u.k. is supposed to have left the e.u. and yet the u.k. has put aside about eight hundred thousand pounds for those elections it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave the e.u. since then the negotiations between london and brussels have encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border although still no solution that satisfies all sides the e.u. says it wants more clear proposals from the british prime minister. we w

the u.k. it's just not a question of a monopolistic practices they're not going to have that much control they don't have any control over print the same way that rupert murdoch's fox company has so i think that there's just not as much of a concern for comcast to go in and take take over that part of sky interest and the other story breaking news today is that comcast wants to once again horn in on an offer that disney is making to buy twenty first century fox for fifty two billion bucks we've reported on that before but it seems comcast bowed out due to some regular tory concerns i don't really understand now they're back what do you make of it well i think that what your viewers have to keep in mind is that june twelfth is a key date in all of these discussions we should that's right that's when the department of justice is going to say whether or not the time warner merger is going to be able to move through and most people think that most industry insiders think that the department of jus

squirting water so i like your idea that the u.k. needs a clown station to compete with the berlusconi's and then only the trump clownish behavior in america and other global clowns i mean to compete in this global economy you need a clown force johnson's caliber he's a world class clown well if you don't have the authority in the power to be a state's person then you might as well be a clown because you've got to compete for global attention right so johnson's comments however are his strongest since teresa mayes team agreed last week on a controversial compromise that could keep the u.k. tied to e.u. trade rules for years after the divorce the proposal got a frosty reception from brussels and prompted jacob response to commands enough conservative lawmakers to engineer a leadership challenge to say he was losing faith and tree some may but the united kingdom is part of the body of the european economy as a seventy three trillion dollar trading block you know the whole brags it is like your liver deciding to separate from your body

in a way that we can encourage all u.k. shipyards with the necessary skills and expertise to continue to engage in that particular program and douglas chapman joins me know welcome to the alex salmond sure that's very much there but the prime minister about his joy there but she seemed to concede that the minister of defense will no putting out to white tend across the world a range of ship building contractors. you know when we look back to the ship building stance she was only last year you know people who work in the ship building this and she really thought the future was looking a bit greater however this latest announcement we have contracts and they're going to international tender means that british jobs squashed jobs are being sucked shipyards and you know the future for these workers is us but doesn't the prime minister have a point i mean the range of ships being put out to tender are not ships are likely carriers which have been built to your can states if serviceable ships are required for the navy and should w

we are discussing final arrangements between the u.k. and the u.k. -- between the e.u. and the u.k. in the future. we will publish a paper next so that the options, will be available for everyone to see. i think we are going to be transparent and open about our intentions, about what we face and how we intend to go forward. vonnie: how difficult is it right now? as you can tell from caroline's line of questioning, you are -- the u.s. is also being a little difficult, even with the moving of the embassy. there are sticking points. boris johnson came over and did sway with the u.s. president. how difficult is it to navigate those diplomatic orders? kim: there is always movement at any time in the international relationship. there will always be one or two areas that we disagree on. but the point of friendships and alliances and partnerships is you can discuss those frankly and openly and constructively and find a way forward hearing boris johnson has been exceptionally productive in his visit here. hesaw everyone from the -- saw everyone from the vice president to the secretary of sta

we will do our utmost to protect u.k. commercial interests. u.s.ll the u.k. tell the that we will be having to work with them to try and limit the abuses of the iranian regime and control the missile program better? can i also say how much i support the u.k. meeting. grateful to my right honorable friend first you morning and that important point thanks juncture area >> you, madam deputy speaker. we agree trump's decision has made the world they were -- the world a more dangerous place. does he recognize the rank hypocrisy of applying weapons while we ourselves keep out loud in the direct contravention of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. isn't it time we joined other countries who have been negotiating these advantages at the u.n. and seek to impose leadership on the world stage? >> i think most people in the house understand the independent u.k. deterrent keeps the peace that other countries would want to threaten. >> thank you, madam deputy speaker. i can't say that president trump is my cup of tea, but for the iranian actions in the middle east go dow

s were allowed to travel through these in a public u.k. to view the cultural treasures that were looted from them as i know you want to get in here but you can see this is where it's headed what do you make of that well i absolutely mean this idea of maintaining a museum is cosmopolitanism as a reason as one of the reasons not to not to give back looted items is i think. it's a fallacy i mean i think that you're the person who tweeted was absolutely. right thinking about how difficult it is for ethiopians to get to europe sometimes to apply for a visa to pay for the cost and to travel and then to see their own items their own items that was stolen i find i find that idea absolutely repugnant and the idea that the museum claims that it needs some kind of cosmopolitanism maybe lets you know how much those museums need these items and they understand very well there is not that they they don't intend to give it back because they intend to keep maintain the value of their museum for other people but i do think that what chris and i truly don't

the u.k. doesn't keep data on how such equipment and weapons are used after being sold until that can be established m.p. has put forward a motion to suspend sales altogether in the lords of the extensive use of. israeli forces against palestinians in gaza the house calls for a suspension of u.k. sales to israel unless it can be demonstrated that weapons and components imported from the u.k. . in accordance with the consolidated criteria that motion did not make it to debate and while just after the killing of protesters britain did join the chorus of countries calling for an independent investigation when the un put sending a war crimes probe to gaza to a vote the u.k. abstained calling into question just how important the truth is to teresa mayes government and leaving london in the comfortable position of condemning potentially her fake abuses also in the guns to carry them out they are always in your throat. actually there increase there are. in critical occasionally but the more wall the

positions --u.k. we kind of want to be out of the eu but we want everything to be the same but the eu says that is not possible. mark: they synonymous eu officials, -- i'm anonymous eu officials, are they acting on the process -- be has been junk car longer and others -- john car longe an >> the people in brussels working on behalf of the 27 other governments negotiating in brussels. it is an interesting question. there is tension. between the 27 capitals and these negotiators in brussels. they strike a hard line in brussels. they need to represent the eu. the capitals around the rest of europe may not necessarily have a hard line. they have different interests and would like the u.k. to stay close to the eu. at the moment, the message from the europeant is commission, the hartline. -- hartline. as we get close closer to the deadline, you may start to see some loosening as other capital say, hang on, we would like the u.k. to take part in these projects. vonnie: it will be interesting. today that say

transfer marks of course upset before in britain but this time the u.k. officials appear to have developed a thick skin and that it slide however across the channel many feel trumps twisting the knife in a deeply open weird. manual ten kilometer running race through the capital will not be held this year it's two to the high number of homeless people many of them migrants who have camped out along the route it's a problem that many had hoped would have eased over the last year or to show to do with how small. president machen had pledged that by the beginning of two thousand and eighteen no one would be sleeping rough on the streets of france let alone paris yet not only did he fail to deliver on the promise but it's getting worse much worse it's believed that up to one thousand eight hundred migrants have set up camp along the canal in paris and fears that that could explode to around two and a half thousand in the next few weeks has caused the organizers of the great race to graham paris to cancel the annual event. the ten kilometer race between paris a

while the u.k.'s housing minister is said that the government is listening to concerns and will discuss a policy review concerning a ban on flammable materials in construction. over two thirds of former gram for residents yet to be re housed to while some eighty two households are still living in emergency accommodation one campaigner whose home overlooks the charred remains of graham says he got little hope that the government's words are going to turn into anything more of. we haven't seen corresponding option on to see action it's difficult to believe the government why ask for consultation if we know that the outcome boss to all my tools still wrapped around buildings today we shouldn't discuss it in part of it we should take action to d. because we need to have another growth they should be versity they should be presentation if there is no representation in democracy is not democracy is not just issue right to cause more years to argue that we needed adversity in that it is to kind of want to s

in a way that we can encourage all u.k. shipyards with the necessary skills and expertise to continue to engage in that particular program and douglas chapman joins me know welcome to the alex salmond sure that's very much there but the prime minister about his joy there but she seemed to concede that the minister of defense will know putting out two white turned across the world a range of ship building contractors well it seems like there are a. you know when we look back to the ship building stance she was only last year you know what people who work in the ship building this industry the thought that the future was looking great or. for this latest and iseman we had contracts and they're going to international tender means that british job squashed jobs are being sucked shipyards and you know the future for these workers and we can pretty but doesn't the prime minister have a point i mean the range of ships being put out to tender i'm not ships like the carriers which have been built to your constituency they're service

the u.k. has sold a record number of arms to israel this year according to a new report by a campaign against arms trade it comes as british politicians condemn tel aviv's use of force against palestinian protesters are to use it jacqueline berger investigates. after israel's use of life fire against palestinians on may the fourteenth there was condemnation in much of the world not least the u.k. yesterday's riseth massacre because of left at least fifty eight dead the loss of life we have seen is tragic and extremely concerning. such as is destructive to peace efforts and we call on all sides to show restraint the launch of life is extremely concerning we continue to employ israel to show great restraint yet despite those strong words for years britain has been ramping up how much weaponry it sells to israel since two thousand and fifteen numbers have skyrocketed up eleven for in the span of just two years and those sales include star power rifles weapons sites in munition for small arms anti

the u.k. doesn't keep data on how such equipment and weapons are used after being sold until that can be established m.p.'s put forward a motion to suspend sales altogether in the lords of the extensive use of. israeli forces against palestinians in gaza the house calls for. israel unless it can be demonstrated that weapons and components imported from the u.k. . in accordance with the consolidated criteria that motion did not make it to debate and while just after the killing of protesters britain did join the chorus of countries calling for an independent investigation when the un put something a war crimes probe to gaza to a vote the u.k. abstained calling into question just how important the truth is to teresa mayes government and leaving london in the comfortable position of condemning potentially horrific abuses also in the guns to carry them out.

we will talk about the u.k. we will bring you our interview with former u.k. prime minister may day at london time. this is bloomberg. >> it is 7:20 a.m. in london which means we are 39 minutes away from the european equity market open. it looks like we can see a slightly higher open judging from the european futures. the s&p 500 has broken from a bear trend. we have the bloomberg business flash. >> not a bear market. an agreement reached ending a bitter three-way viewed that has raged for three years. sica but almost -- representing 24% in interest for around $2 billion. a strategic dealmaking driven by destruction across industries means this year will be an extra very time if you are making, according to the goldman sachs m&a team. >> unless there is a glaring antitrust issue, that has been proven over time to get the way, i think companies are prepared to take the bad. the environment is as good as it is going to get. regulatory will slide down to the bottom. >> that is your bloomberg business flash. >> thank you very much. the window tout tighten volatili

sanctions on iran and former russian spy pilot who was poisoned by nerve agent in the u.k. in march is discharged from hospital however moscow says it's still being denied access seeing him in violation of international law. now we're starving is the former russian spy statistically powell who was poisoned by nerve agent in the u.k. has been discharged from hospital in his daughter were admitted on march the fourth after being exposed to a substance known as the chalk in the city of seoul sprit was once a russian intelligence officer but was stripped of his rank after it was revealed he was spying for the u.k.

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the government's present and dangerous dilemma the three key figures we interviewed then ports on the u.k. proposals this is what they had to say what david davies lights to mention is the american canadian border. and i don't know why he keeps mentioning that because they always have to do is google this and you'll see the massive queues of traffic . waiting for the checkpoints so that's precisely the example you use this is precisely our fear i listened to theresa may and i listen to others from the english tories saying that. don't worry about the border in ireland ireland will be fine on the one hand and then insisting that britain will leave the customs union leave to single marcus and so on and of course the reality is that those two positions are completely at odds with each other i think the tories have played a very dangerous game no way can arland or show daryn and or will arlen's be the collateral damage in the midst of all of the us my worry is of course that the parliament some of the paramilitaries the smaller operations have not gone away they do not enjoy public support bu

in the u.k. there have been things happening since the crisis. >> what you see at the end of all of this? will the eurozone work better? macron as someone who can change france? >> he has been quite positive. francis at two presidents that are not gotten good out of the presidency. he is trying to do the right thing. hopefully he will go through this and get france to be a good partner with the labor market. one of the things which is positive for europe is that banks are now in very good shape. they are properly capitalized and prepared for the next recession. seem someu may consolidation. i think transactions are complicated and cross-border banking transactions are always very complicated to do. i'm sure there will be some. consolidatione of , there -- you have been part of mergers in the past, do you see that happening in the fund management side? >> yes i do. given the investment one needs to make in technology and given the size of the capital we have to spend, i think it's more difficult t

we will do our utmost to protect u.k. special interest. >> while the u.k. to the u.s. will be happy to work with than to try to limit the abuses of the iranian regime in control better. can they also say how much i support among the u.k. immediate and independent trade policy with functioning borders. >> i'm grateful to my right honorable friend for shoehorn it in that important point at this juncture. >> thank you, madam deputy speaker. we agree trump's decision has made the world they were dangerous place, wouldn't you agree that makes the world of international lot more important than he recognize the hypocrisy of applying weapons while we ourselves keep out loud in the direct contravention of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. isn't it time we joined other countries who have been negotiating these advantages at the u.n. and seek to impose leadership on the world stage? >> i think most people in the house understand the independent u.k. deterrent keeps the peace that other countries would want to threaten. >> thank you, madam deputy speaker. i can't say that pres

the only hope france germany and the u.k. . they seem to have is to push for a compromise with trump simply tweaking the existing agreement but perhaps we're not seeing the whole picture here maybe the problem for america actually goes deeper than this one pact we got a president is a president who doesn't listen to. the people who are naysayers and a president that is as true to regime change as we are. meanwhile pushing the white house to abandon the agreement is the israeli prime minister whose country is in the signatory netanyahu just last week gave a pretty dramatic power point presentation on iran's secret nuclear program which turned out to be both not secret and non-existent still b.b. is flying to moscow in the coming days to try and get his message across to president putin the kremlin has been clear on its stance however we are going to support the deal concluded with the previous u.s. administration so with both sides battling it out everything for now is still up in the air this deal took years of exhaustive negot

simon: there is political risk in the u.k. if you want to talk about when that risk could come up, that period around october when parliament comes back is when these issues start. happens with the negotiations with the european union. should something come along to overnment's current position in parliament, you could be moving towards an election. within the confidence agreement, the last time we had this sort of thing in 1977, this lasted 18 months. of course you could start to see that crumble two years in. we will have political unrest with the pound in that case. us: sterling battering has been on the yield story, not a political story. cpi, 2.1% from 2.3$. -- from 2.#%. could this be another droplet sterling today? you can see an early freight hike from the bank of england. we have already factored in that caution on the yield story. it undermines that simple guilt idea. it is going to be negative. when you are looking at the yield differentials against the seen thesehaven't kind of yield differentials since the mid-198

the russian ambassador to the u.k. says russia is still being denied access to him though in violation of international law. unfortunately we're doing it works as to these people to sort through books for the russian citizens if they don't want or assistance for him but we want to see them because for the put to do that we just saw the pictures nobody through voice nobody saw with the north we don't know gay script powell has been discharged from hospital we know that the medical team of said that he's going to be continuing his recovery outside of souls redistrict hospital in terms of his location well that's a closely guarded secret we can assume that he has been whisked off to a safe house much like his daughter yulia square pile was back when she was discharged from the same hospital last month she's been kept well away from the public eye and out of the glare of the media and i think we can expect something very similar with a surrogate script file to happen that in itself is very interesting given the massive sca

see why the foreign secretary the u.k. to the united states is not an exception to the role and i'm not seeing much of a chance for him to be able to convince the american president in order to remain in the d.l. and i think in many sources or as we can see according to the signals or in the cases are telling us that the chance of withdrawal from the nuclear deal is higher than remaining in the end so why do you think trump is so down on this deal . ones because that is that has been part of his campaign pledge to exit the nuclear deal because he sees that as the war still ever in history and then the other hand the wire service that the people are surrounding him are those who believe that the deal is not that good and they are hard or anti iran figures like as you can see the national security adviser of the united states now mr bolton on the other hand the secretary of state my campaign they are both anti you ron. and once this comes in the nation with. positions by countries like so the oraibi are or some other parties

foreign secretary boris johnson unlike u.k. home secretary on the road there's not resigned for misleading the public a story covered even on mainstream media twentieth of march boris johnson gave an interview to a german t.v. station and his answer was pretty clear that's mean the people from from porton down the he. may have the samples do they and they they they were absolutely categorical and i asked the guy myself i said are you sure and he said there's no dot and then then two days later on the twenty second of march the foreign office appeared to back up his claim and tweeted that analysis reporter down made it clear that it was a military great number chopped nerve agent produced in russia yesterday the head of portadown revealed they happened to identify the source of the poison and then this morning the tweet was deleted by the foreign office maybe what on the road did wrong when she resigned after misleading the british people about deportation targets and the windrush scandal was that she didn't tweet the informatio

u.k. has not come to grips with all the steps needed to avoid frontier ship from the isle of ireland. it has not formally pitched its plan. you can find more stories on the bloomberg website. >> we are in track for a weekly loss. this uncertainty about the summit is sending shockwaves through the stocks in asia. you have seen the cost be off the lows of the day and south korea. it is hong kong that is one of the worst performers there, down by a quarter of 1%. gm's in asia doing quite well today. toyota is down another 1.4%. samsung hit with a fine from a u.s. court over patent infringement with apple. they are doing quite well in late trade. lenovo, another stop we are watching. analysts remain cautious on the restructuring. they expect topline growth with their latest numbers. >> thank you very much. we are live at the st. petersburg international forum. we are with the ceo of russia's sovereign wealth bank. it is a packed day here at st. petersburg economic forum. we are gearing up for

those between the u.k. and the eu that if we want to see that trade as well as possible not is the future partnership. today my constituency sure the prime minister would like to wish them well. more than 800,000 directly from nhs light is the prime minister line for the port and safely into public hands. >> i also commented about the national health ink service that this government is committed into national health service that will give it certainty and sustainability through the annual budget making we are committed to a national health service. >> who knew that would be the only lifeline? with the 11-year-old who had the awareness event and that is simply just because of the background. will the prime minister leading the nation with the children. >> thank you for raising this issue with the experience of these two and is doing important is to raise awareness and particularly the parliament and we support to raise awareness from the minority ethnic backgrounds and then in 2015 that includes test but fix

is supposed to have left the year and yet the u.k. has put aside eight hundred thousand pounds for those very elections it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave since then the negotiations between london and brussels of encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border while there is still no solution that satisfies all the sides the says it wants more clear proposals from the british prime minister. we want a membership partnership with the united kingdom but for that we need realistic proposals from the u.k. and it cannot be a game of hide and seek whether downing street spokesperson said that reason may simply trying to get the best possible deal for both sides but margot parker a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party says the british people have been left for straighted the british people have voted for this referendum have for expectancy to leave we're frustrated with our government being so slow in there they go see a show and as you know we we find i

u.k. and australia clinch first place. pushes bond surety. of. colonel let me see how do you got it all for what it is i'm just out of a picture gurn tree shorter than if you know what i mean when once you are drawing away the bulk of your true since you wash your own i don't jim. but we are out of it isha banks are up and amount of. french made it into but well it's a sham of a bash here for drunk. soup. are your search. quit comparing arson yada yada short life when you have. to choose a. single step i mean sure that it should be called a college. or for you. so if i thought that in your career i mean cash are we talking about which i mean for our strong issue. not all chinese students going to ford studying in leading universities in those that truly matter not all students can afford to study abroad . most of them are enrolled in universities based in their home province they dream of a brighter future in such cities the shanghai or beijing hundreds of thousands now migrate every year to big cities. but the chinese economic system isn't quite

trumps remarks of course upset before in britain but this time the u.k. officials appear to have developed think again and that flight however across the channel many feel trumps twisting the knife in a deeply open wind. and you'll ten k. running race through the french capital won't be held this year do that due to the high number of homeless people many of them migrant camped out along the route it's a problem many have hoped would have eased over the last year or two charlotte devinsky reports president mark owen had pledged that by the beginning of two thousand and eighteen no one would be sleeping rough on the streets of france let alone her and yet not only did he fail to deliver on the promise but it's getting woods much worse it's believed that up to one thousand eight hundred migrants have set up camp along the canal he in paris and fears that that could explode to around two and a whole thousand in the next few weeks has caused the organizers of the great race to graham paris to cancel the annual event. the ten kilometer race between paris and s

after briggs it and northern ireland which is part of the u.k. people there are worried about the return of customs checks and security posts on the long troubled irish borda lawrence lee reports. if anyone needed proof of how the european union's chief pricks in the go see is viewed in ireland and the welcome from the irish prime minister said it's all done dork's technology college was occupied by the leadership of the entire political class and everyone else with an interest in making bricks it worked on and done by extension the european union i have the honor of introducing someone who has become a household name in our mr bania they all said he will have no closer friend in us and he in turn promised to defend islands to the end. there is no added value correct the consequences of bricks he could not a miss not lead to the return of our border or nature and maps or in mines dundalk itself is only a few kilometers over the border with the u.k. and virtually everyone here crosses as a matter of daily routine the man from the city's chamber of

and of u.k. m.p.'s don't do what a foreign power wants them to this representative of israel since reassigned makes what hasn't been taken for a joke i know that you don't think the people of. israel has since apologized those supporters. of israel in the u.k. labor party such as root smee that have allegedly been revealed by wiki leaks to be informants for israel's biggest backer the us state department here is a confidential cable the us secretary of state hillary clinton from agents in london it suggests to me that you gave the u.s. government that backs israel information about former labor prime minister gordon brown's election plans labor's prospect of a parliamentary candidate for burton roots need strictly protect told us april twentieth that brown had intended to announce the elections on may the twelfth strictly protect presumably means that agents here in london don't want anyone to know they have met with the labor m.p. the m.p. that has lately been attacking her leader we contacted roots m

the u.k. is remaining in the customs union for the foreseeable future. 79-39. finished up around 4/10 of 1% yesterday. carrying into europe as well. this is the picture. we are looking at an incredibly flat session. keep an eye on stocks today. a lot of unchanged around europe this morning. not a lot of action at a headline level. you will see some movers this morning. let's show you the market open. 77-34 is where we are trading. a little bit of ground on the london market. don't expect much. 3/10 of 1%. the pound factor into the mix. flat.pening absolutely cac opening flat as well. dax interesting today. saying, wen union will back our companies when it comes to dealing with irean. -- with iran. i am wondering whether or not the risk is really worth taking. let's see what is going on in the imap this morning. this is the sector story in terms of the breakdown. soft, care looks staples look soft. that is the picture we are finding ourselves with. financials as they are at a significant track

the u.k. is their home. i am giving the prime minister today the opportunity will she , scrap these fees for young people, as she has done for the windrush generation? p.m. may: can i say to the right honorable gentleman that a minor who has indefinite leave to remain will have access to benefits and entitlements which put them on an equal footing to their british citizen peers, so a grant of british citizenship is not therefore required. of course, specific exemptions from application fees are provided to several groups with limited means, such as stateless people, victims of modern slavery or domestic abuse, asylum applicants and children who are looked after by a local authority. and the children's act 1989 imposes a general duty on local authorities to promote the upbringing of children in need by providing a range and level of services appropriate to those children's needs, regardless of their status. ian blackford: that simply is not good enough. we are talking about up to 120,000 young people in this

u.k. regulators say that they will not raise and i trust their public interest concerns over the comcast bid to buy british broadcaster sky for thirty one billion dollars here to discuss is mark professorial lecture at american university thank you again for being with us what's going on well this news today really opens the door for what could be a really major deal for comcast to buy up part of sky and really take its business out of the united states and into the u.k. as well as germany and austria so i think media watchers around the world are seeing this this. u.k. decision that they will not fight any any comcast purchase of this part of sky and they're seeing this as a real. you know a real shake up of the media conglomerates when they say that it didn't raise public interest concerns is that the same as antitrust concerns over here it's similar and i think that what you have to remember is that rupert murdoch's fox and fox company twenty first century fox own still a majority stake