why haven't we got an eu google? that is why you see these pushes toward digital taxes, which is a hope we can raise money off of these companies and encourage our own companies. what is stopping our startups? what will happen is we have a good european idea, and they tend to sell out to a big american company rather than grow in their own right. >> one of the other big issues around the world is meddling in elections, from brexit to the 2016 election here, but also elections in germany and france. what steps are the european union taking to prevent meddling in elections? >> one institution we have is called the european commission. each country has a commissioner responsible for a certain area. the british commissioner is in charge of security issues. one of the initiatives he is working on is exactly this -- how do we make sure we maintain integrity of elections? europeanrly the elections next may-june. a realserve -- there is desire to understand these issues. actually how much interference is there and, how can w

eu/uk. uk/eu. >> i got that. >> so it's not my role to comment on going declarations just for right now, there is a press conference between president trump and theresa may. i don't want to comment. this ongoing declaration. as a matter of fact, factually i can just say that the rule is clear and well known by everybody, including the uk because we have elaborated this rule with the uk for 44 years. we are working on the basis of as i just said in my speech an ambitious free trade agreement with the uk, particularly goods as we did with canada in the last few months and as far as the trade policy is concerned, it's also possible for the uk to ask to be part of a custom union with us on goods, that means in that case that the uk will be included in our trade policy for goods. so it could be free to have any kind of free trade agreement and services with any said country. so those are the facts and the rules are well known by everybody. >> the white paper was released yesterday and i know you

it is the basic structure of the eu. even if there were, let me finish, even if there were, and there are divisions internally in the eu, but they are part of the european union. once they leave, they can enact those divisions. that's all i meant. when i said that the negotiating position of the eu was stronger, structurally. it was reported this morning that david davis met with michel barnier, his counterpart in the european union, but he has had lots of meetings with other countries trying to do a deal here and deal there. in the end, the commission is charged by all 27, it used to be 28, to be the negotiator. just as immigration, there are all kinds of domestic political things going on in hungary and italy, in the end they get together at the summit and they come up with a unified proposal and that is how they negotiate. i'm amazed you do not want to admit that is how reality works. we will have to leave it there, sorry. the meeting at chequers is in a few days' time so, guess what, we will be discussing on this pro

it is the basic structure of the eu. even if there were, let me finish, even if their work, and there are divisions internally in the eu, but they are part of the european union. once they leave, they can enact those divisions. that's all i meant. when i said that the negotiating position of the eu was stronger, structurally. it was reported this morning that david davis met with michel barnier, his counterpart in the european union, but he has had lots of meetings with other countries trying to do a deal here and deal there. in the end, the commission is charged by all 27, it used to be 28, to be the negotiator. just as immigration, there are all kinds of domestic political things going on in hungary and italy, in the end they get together at the summit and they come up with a unified proposal and that is how they negotiate. i'm amazed you do not want to admit that is how reality works. we will have to leave it there, sorry. the meeting at chequers is within a few days' time so, guess what we will be discussing on this

, and our proposal will create a uk— the eu, and our proposal will create a uk- eu the eu, and our proposal will create a uk— eu free trade area, which establishes a common rulebook on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards, but we will ensure no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result we will avoid friction in trade. that will protectjobs and livelihoods, and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. we have also agreed a new business friendly customs model with freedom to strike trade deals around the world, and now we want to get on at pace, negotiating this with the eu, to bring prosperity and security to people. we have had good, in—depth detailed discussions today. crucially, what we have agreed is the creation of a uk— eu free trade area. this will maintain high standards. it will be a common rulebook for industrial goods and agricultural products. we will also ensure that nothing can change without the consent and approval of oui’ without the consent and approval of our parliament. just finally, pr

and the eu. it would respect the ought tonmy of the uk and eu's legal orders and based on the principle, cannot resoldisputes between th two. and put forward a new business friendly cost oms model and arrangement. this would remove the need for customs checks and controls between the uk and eu because we would operate as if a combined customs territory. crucially it would allow the uk to pursue an independent trade policy. uk would apply uk tariffs intended for the uk and eu's tariffs and trade policy for goods intended for the eu. 96% of businesses would be able to pay the correct tariff or no tariff at the uk border so there would be no additional burdens for them compared to the status quo and they would be able to benefit from the new trade deals we'll strike. in addition, we would also bring forward new technology to make our customs systems as smooth as possible for those businesses who trade with the rest of the world. some have suggested that under this arrangement, the uk would not be ab

to the eu. not the immigration policy but a fair immigration policy where we treated ea treated everyone all over the world equally. we don't look for europeans. we look for the better people of the world. the second reason was because the eu is based on a 1950s model of political integration. actually many people there want to build a united states. i thought -- what i found when i first got there is there was a massive gap in perception. people in europe are mostly about trade and corporation where actually people in brusse brussels want a physical union. there is quite a gap. so the second question -- >> host: the think piece you wrote. >> guest: in any sector to benefit from a disruption it should be the tech sector. because we look at new ways of doing things. i think i tell everyone in the book where he says where you have change or made a change, there are three ways of reaction. you can be fragile and just fall apart. you can be robust and survive. or you can be anti-fragile and poflt --

eu/uk. uk/eu. elizabath: i got that. michel:so it's not my role to comment on going declarations just for right now, there is a press conference between president trump and theresa may. i don't want to comment. this ongoing declaration. as a matter of fact, factually i can just say that the rule is clear and well known by everybody, including the uk because we have elaborated this rule with the uk for 44 years. we are working on the basis of as i just said in my speech an ambitious free trade agreement with the uk, particularly goods as we did with canada in the last few months and as far as the trade policy is concerned, it's also possible for the uk o ask to be part of a custom union with us on goods, that means in that case that the uk will be included in our trade policy for goods. so it could be free to have any kind of free trade agreement and services with any said country. so those are the facts and the rules are well known by everybody. elizabath: the white paper was released yesterday and i know you haven't had

eu/uk. uk/eu. elizabeth: i get that. [laughter] michel:so it's not my role to comment on going declarations just for right now, there is a press conference between president trump and theresa may. i don't want to comment. as a matter of fact, factually i can just say that the rule is clear and well known by everybody, including the uk because we have elaborated this rule with the uk for 44 years. we are working on the basis of -- as i just said in my speech, an ambitious free trade agreement with the u.k. for two grilli, as we did with canada in the last few months. as far as the trade policy is concerned, it's also possible for the uk to ask to be part of a customs union with us on goods. that means in that case that the uk will be included in our trade policy for goods. they can be free to have any kind of free trade agreement for services of any country. and the rules are well known by everybody. and as with: the white paper was released yesterday, and i know that you haven't had a chance to study it in depth, but i a

why haven't we got an eu google? that is why you see these pushes toward digital taxes, which is a hope we can raise money off of these companies and encourage our own companies. what is stopping our startups? what will happen is we have a good european idea, and they tend to sell out to a big american company rather than grow in their own right. >> one of the other big issues around the world is meddling in elections, from brexit to the 2016 election here, but also elections in germany and france. what steps are the european union taking to prevent meddling in elections? >> one institution we have is called the european commission. each country has a commissioner responsible for a certain area. the british commissioner is in charge of security issues. one of the initiatives he is working on is exactly this -- how do we make sure we maintain integrity of elections? particularly the european elections next may-june. there is a real desire to understand these issues. actually how much interference is there and, how can

eu/uk. uk/eu. elizabath: i got that. michel:so it's not my role to comment on going declarations just for right now, there is a press conference between president trump and theresa may. i don't want to comment. this ongoing declaration. as a matter of fact, factually i can just say that the rule is clear and well known by everybody, including the uk because we have elaborated this rule with the uk for 44 years. we are working on the basis of as i just said in my speech an ambitious free trade agreement with the uk, particularly goods as we did with canada in the last few months and as far as the trade policy is concerned, it's also possible for the uk to ask to be part of a custom union with us on goods, that means in that case that the uk will be included in our trade policy for goods. so it could be free to have any kind of free trade agreement and services with any said country. so those are the facts and the rules are well known by everybody. elizabath: the white paper was released yesterday and i know you haven't ha

inside there were, and likely still are, profound disagreements about life outside the eu. theresa may argued for a model where we're snugly tied to the eu in many ways, but it seems, at least in her mind, a deal was done. well, in detailed discussions today, the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the eu and our proposal will create a uk—eu free trade area, which establishes a common rule book on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards but we will ensure no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result, we will avoid friction in trade. that will protect jobs and livelihoods and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. we've also agreed a new business—friendly customs model with freedom to strike trade deals around the world. but if it was easy, theresa may wouldn't have had to call her ministers to her retreat. suggestions brexiteers might quit after plotting last night, so alarmed atjust how close a relationship number 10 has design. be clear, what the

uk to elsewhere in the eu. interesting times. thanks, rupert. all correspondence in tokyo. —— our correspondent. now let's brief you on some other business stories. many shoppers in the us and elsewhere are struggling to access amazon's website as one of its biggest annual sales gets underway. many users report the site either crashes or is showing an error message. amazon says it is working to resolve the issues. shares in the electric car company tesla have fallen after its chief executive directed abuse on twitter at one of the british cave divers who helped to rescue 12 thai children last week. shares fell 2.75% after elon musk referred to the british diver as a pedophile. the diver is considering legal action. the uk government has narrowly avoided defeat on its customs bill after agreeing to brexiteers' demands to change its wording. the bill survived byjust three votes following a backlash from pro—eu politicians who accuse the prime minister of caving into demands by eurosceptic mps. that's it for

it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back onto previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. but to a evolve their position in kind, and on that basis i look forward to resuming constructive discussions. i firmly believe that we can complete what we have started. we can negotiate a new relationship with the eu that works in our our mutual interest. one that honours the referendum result, gives us control of our money, our borders and our laws, one that sets us on course for a prosperous future, protecting jobs and boosting prosperity. one that safeguards our union and allows the whole uk to thrive in the years ahead. and speaking in belfast a little earlier. this is the scene in brussels. —— earlier. this is the scene in brussels. -- that was theresa may speaking in belfast a little earlier. this news conference with michel barnier was due to happen around noon, but it has been delayed further. 0f around noon, but it has been delayed further. of course we will bring you reaction fr

amendments we re eu cross—border trade. amendments were put down to the bill, which the government later accepted. but that upset the remainers who thought the amendments undermined the checkers deal. it led to some feisty and highly personal exchanges later. deal. it led to some feisty and highly personal exchanges latenm was margaret thatcher that championed free trade, as a proud conservative. and i am a tory. i believe in business. i believe in capitalism, i believe in enterprise. i knew margaret thatcher, i worked with margaret thatcher, my honourable friend ain't no margaret thatcher. can i say to my right honourable friend that i don't pretend to be. quite right! able to walk—in margaret thatcher's boots. if we don't deliver frictionless trade either by a customs union or indeed by some magical bird way that the prime minister think she can deliver on, and good luck to well on that, if we do not do that thousands ofjobs will go —— bird way. that, if we do not do that thousands ofjobs will go -- bird way. the fo

>> at our border we will collect eu tariffs for goods that are heading to the eu. will we or won't we expect eu countries to collect our tariffs on goods that are destined for the uk? >> what we have put in the white paper, what we expect is that eu countries, i say eu countries but in fact the way the eu does it is not necessarily to the individual countries in terms of the way the payments are made, but the sums of money that will be relevant for goods that are entering the european union or destined for the united kingdom would be a page to the uk. >> if we have different levels of tariffs, and said very clearly or at least i thought it was clear and page 17, however the uk is not proposing that the eu apply the uk tariffs and trade policy at its border for good intended for the uk. is that still the case? >> what we are proposing that you see in that paragraph earlier, the uk proposes a tear revenue formula for goods entering via the eu and those entering via the united kingdom. the important thing is there's reciprocity in the sums of money that would be paid.

tariffs, taxes on imports, eight uk borders on the eu's behalf. after a day's debate, the cabinet agreed the blueprint and mrs may agreed the collective responsibility within the covenant had returned. two days later the brexit secretary david davis resigned, and foreign secretary borisjohnson quit resigned, and foreign secretary boris johnson quit the following day, both unable to sign up to the prime minister's compromise. personal statement, mr boris johnson. in his resignation statement, borisjohnson said theresa may's land amounted to brexit in name only. it is not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once and we can change again. a strong, independent, self—governing written that is genuinely open to the world, not the miserable permanent limbo of chequers, not the democratic disaster of ongoing harmonisation with no way out and no say for the uk. boris johnson. but despite the resignations and the disagreements, part of the chequers agreement were turned into the customs bill on uk — eu cross

and the eu's trade policy for the eu. businesses would be able to pay the correct tariff war no tariff at the u.k. border so there would be no burden compared to the status quo and they would then if it from the new trade deals we would strike. we would also bring forward new technology to make the customs as smooth as possible for those businesses that trade with the rest of the world. that under this arrangement, the u.k. would not be a will to do trade deals and they are wrong here when we left the eu, they would have their own trade policy with the trade organization for our trade with the rest of the world. produce for our partners and on friday, and the comp progressive agreement for transpacific heart the ship. planpeaker, our brexit respects what we've heard for businesses about how they want to trade with the eu after we are best we ensure we to capitalize on the future in line with our modern industrial strategy. our proposal also includes a far-reaching partnership that will ensure continued cooperation while e

and eu. ask i am encouraged. you have to be careful with the way things go to put too much stock in any one day's developments. at least this has been moving in the right direction in the last 24 hours. >> in terms of what candidate should be doing now, bargaining with mexico is that the right answer? >> it is very important. the president strategy up until now whether it has been an nafta or dealing with the eu has been dividing conquer. pressureapply more individually than with part of a group. nafta is a three-way agreement. makes sense to have coherence and consistency across north america area >> from the point of view of your members, this is gone on longer than someone like. we have real tariffs in place now. how are businesses responding inside canada about how they are investing in what kind of plans they can make? >> there is no question whether form willing exist or what it will take that causes investors to hold back. the sooner that we can resolve the uncertainty the better it is for all three countr

of being part of the eu." surely what mrs may has put forward in essence is somewhat more sophisticated as a form of cherry—picking. that is true. therefore we have to negotiate a lot of details in that paper. but it is clear that britain has to fulfil the standards and when it fulfills the eu standards it can have market access. and at the same time mrs may has said that she wants to give the house of commons rights to change the standards, that we see it is the same at the moment. britain is part of the eu and go in different directions. and we have a problem with the future. how to deal with that must be clarified. and some other things. one intriguing point of detail, if you would, for me. that is, mrs may had two meetings with your chancellor merkel in the run—up to the release of this white paper set of proposals. indeed, some people are saying that mrs merkel was given a heads up, and indication of what was in the british plan, before the british cabinet or indeed the british parliament. you know mr

more detail, more urgency and more cooperation from the eu. they want the eu now to engage. we have flexibility on our side, we now need similar constructiveness and flexibility on the eu's side. this is time to get round the table because it's has become, i think, for businesses, a race against time. this white paper is not a solution — it's an aspiration. the tough negotiations don't end but start here, and business knows it. simon jack, bbc news. let's get the view from brussels and our europe editor katya adler. the question really, katya, what response has this white paper got there? you can divided into two parts, mood and content, and the mood music is pretty good —— divide it into two parts. they have been working for a long time to present what they see as the future relationship between the eu and the uk, and brussels now has that in the form of the white paper. you can also see theresa may moving towards also see theresa may moving towards a softer brexit which is what the eu prefers, but that being said the you is that you keep's biggest and geographically

that is with the eu 27... only this morning the european commission warning eu member countries and businesses to prepare for bridging crashing out of the eu with no deal. they fear there could bea with no deal. they fear there could be a great deal of disruption, particularly for business, if there is no deal. there will be more from brussels later this hour here on afternoon live. there has been a big rise in violent crimes recorded by police in england and wales, with murder, manslaughter and knife crime all up in the 12 months to march. official figures for the year to march also show a 30% increase in robberies, but offences involving guns are down. the crime survey, which is an indicator of longer—term trends, suggests no change in overall crime levels. richard lister has more. police! dawn raids this morning in west london, part of an operation aimed at drug dealers and knife crime suspects. so far this week the operation has seen almost 70 people arrested and nearly 50 charged, part of a growing prob

and what will happen to flights to—and—from eu destinations, and across eu airspace? here's our reality check correspondent chris morris. if the uk leaves the eu without any withdrawal agreement, eu rules and regulations will very abruptly stop applying to the uk after march 29th next year. so what does that mean in terms of planes being able to take off and land? well, the uk would no longer be part of the eu single aviation market, which is the basis for flights in and out of the country at the moment — notjust to the eu itself but to other countries with which the eu has a deal, such as the united states and canada. in all, the eu governs uk aviation access to 44 other countries. of course, you can always negotiate new agreements, but access would start at a pretty low level, and negotiations take time. that's why a sudden no—deal scenario is so alarming to the industry. the uk would no longer be governed by the regulations of the european aviation safety agency, which deals with all sorts of things like maintenance and common standards. the uk's civil aviation

tariffs, taxes on imports, eight uk borders on the eu's behalf. after a day's debate, the cabinet agreed the blueprint and mrs may agreed the collective responsibility within the covenant had returned. two days later the brexit secretary david davis resigned, and foreign secretary borisjohnson quit the following day, both unable to sign up to the prime minister's compromise. personal statement, mr borisjohnson. in his resignation statement, borisjohnson said theresa may's plan amounted to brexit in name only. it's not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once and we can change again. a strong, independent, self—governing britain that is genuinely open to the world, not the miserable permanent limbo of chequers, not the democratic disaster of ongoing harmonisation with no way out and no say for the uk. borisjohnson. but despite the resignations and the disagreements, part of the chequers agreement were turned into the customs bill on uk—eu cross—border trade after brexit. but brexiteer mps didn't l

also the eu sees theresa may is moving towards a softer brexit which the eu prefers. but when it comes to content eu officials are far more cautious. we heard from michel barnier in a tweak today, the eu's chief negotiator, who said we need time to analyse this white paper. 0f who said we need time to analyse this white paper. of course it is a dense and long white paper. privately been eu already rejects large parts of the white paper but it sees it as a springboard to restart face—to—face negotiations this monday. another reason why eu leaders today are reluctant to comment in detail is because they see that febrile political atmosphere back in the uk and they think that whatever they may comment oi’ think that whatever they may comment or criticise in the white paper could just add fuel to the fire. katya thank you so much, katya adler, europe editor with the latest. you can find out more on the white paper and the brexit negotiations so far at bbc.co.uk/brexit. plenty of material for you to have a look at on our website. you will see all the links there. the

the eu has only said they won't accept. wanted. —— great three. the eu has only said they won't acceptm wanted. —— great three. the eu has only said they won't accept. if they hadn't triggered article 50, deciding what brexit was going to look like could have taken years and yea rs. look like could have taken years and years. the neverendum. something that has a massive impact on the country. let's jump and that has a massive impact on the country. let'sjump and see! not if you want to get out of the influence of the eu. is 7596 had voted to leave i would be saying yes. but it was 5296. i would be saying yes. but it was 52%. the reality is, it would be a hung parliament. no one would be able to form a government and they would have to find a political solution in another way. the reality is, this is stupidity in action. the financial pages of the mail on sunday said bravo! bosses back pm's brexit is a big step forward. some of the business leaders are saying. it is at odds with what the observer is saying. is not su

the worry is whether the eu retaliates ina worry is whether the eu retaliates in a tit—for—tat way and the whole thing escalates as we have seen with the us and china. and the eu have said they will retaliate. what is interesting about this is that so many american car—makers are against these tariffs. there have been talks about it at the senate. the majority of people who are testifying are saying, please don't implement these tariffs, including american car—makers, because they are worried about retaliatory effects. they are also worried because a lot of the components of their cars come from outside the us, so it will push up the cost of production. let me talk about the effect these tariffs are having on currencies. the yuan is falling, which is ironic because that of course boosts chinese exports, which the americans don't particularly want. there are a lot of reasons why the yuan is falling, not least because of the slowdown in the chinese economy and this crackdown on debt. which is separate to the tariffs. it is separate and has been going on for a long time. but you are r

why haven't we got eu google? that's why you sometimes see some of these pushes for example to digital tactics, for example which is all that we can raise money off these companies encourage our own companies and i we have to look , what is stopping our startups? what tends to happen, you'll have a good idea and actually will, they can decide. so there american companies rather than going in theirown . >> one of the issues is the meddling in elections from brexit to obviously the 2016 election here but also the elections in germany and france. what are the steps the european union are taking to prevent meddling in elections? >> i mentioned the three institutions. each country makes a commissioner who is responsible for a particular area and the british commissioner happens to be in charge of security issues and one of the programs he put into place or one of the initiatives is exactly this, how do we make sure we are maintaining the integrity of elections and particularly the european elections next may or june. w

anyone who has been following us-eu like. anyone who has been following us — eu trade negotiations, which are generally done in cordial though competitive ways, it isn't going to be surprising, the eu will not tolerate anything that donald trump is doing and just let it happen, it will be met with a strong response. they are some of the most experienced trade negotiations in the world on both sides of the atla ntic the world on both sides of the atlantic soap no surprise there is noise coming from the us and their president and the year —— eu will hit backjust as hard but in a measured way. again, having to cover every single twist and turn on this and see how it all plays out because and see how it all plays out because a lot of these, president trump was speaking on fox news on sunday in a special interview and had a lot of fantastic headlines but the media are putting out everywhere but in terms of the reality of this, we have to wait and see in terms of its impact. it will drive up prices on automobiles which could

he told me i should sue the eu. reporter: sue the eu? sue the eu. not going to negotiations, sue them. actually, you know, no. did you think about that for a second? we're going into negotiations with them. but more seriously for the prime minister, her new plan to have a common rule book with the eu on traded goods, hasn't gone down well with many of her own backbenchers. this week, ardent brexiteers will try to change crucial legislation to scupper it. while some of those who backed remain will try to pull her closer to the eu. some people are saying they want to vote in the trade bill the to keep us in the customs union. i say that's not acceptable. that's not what the british people voted for. others are saying perhaps we can not have the bill at all. that would be damaging to our no deal preparations. so let's just keep our eyes on the prize here. the prize is delivering leaving the european union. some long—standing leave campaigners say they won't vote down the government's brexit legislation entirely, but they are determined to give it a r

for goods heading into the eu. the plan says it will end the free movement of people, "giving the uk back control over how many people enter the country." a "mobility framework" will be set up to allow uk and eu citizens to travel to each other‘s territories. what do ministers make up the departure of the brexit secretary? health secretaryjeremy hunt has been defending theresa may's plan on the bbc‘s today programme. a prime minister'sjob is notjust to get the support of the cabinet which is what theresa may successfully bid on friday, but also to get unity in the country on this very difficult issue. she also has to listen to the voices of business, to listen to the voices of business, to the people concerned about the implications of leaving the eu and she is making a very straightforward case, that in order to deliver a successful brexit, there are going to be some compromises along awake but what she is not prepared to do is compromise on red lines and do what michael gove is clear she had not done. david d

the eu president travels to washington for talks on trade next week. if a solution cannot be found, the eu says it will consider further countermeasures. daniel: some eu retaliatory tariffs on american products came into effect the start of this month. for jack daniels, the united states' biggest whiskey exporter, it may mean hiking prices in europe. our correspondent clare richardson went to lynchburg, tennessee, to get a taste of the problem. clare: american whiskey in the firing line. now that the european union has hit back against u.s. president donald trump with tariffs of its own, companies like attack daniels are forced to make sacrifices that could hurt their bottom line. i am in lynchburg, tennessee, home to jack daniels, the top was he exporter in the united states. they said they plan to increase their prices for consumers in the european union, and they are worried that people choosing what to drink will forgo the expensive american products and pick something cheaper. tennessee strongly backed trump in the 2016 elections. that is likely t

of leaving the eu. can she assure me that the agreement from chequers allows the situation to continue with uk getting more inward investment over the last 30 yea rs, inward investment over the last 30 years, with both parties, then we could have anticipated, and that is good news for the future of the engineering industry as well as all those other jobs engineering industry as well as all those otherjobs that are reliant on those otherjobs that are reliant on those industries? we have seen good figures for direct investment into the uk, supporting jobs in the uk, and that will continue in the future, and i believe that the plan which i have set out with its clear momentum for frictionless trade with the european union while giving us the european union while giving us the freedom to strike trade deals around the world will be one that is welcomed by businesses and investors and we will see more investment and morejobs in the uk. and we will see more investment and more jobs in the uk. among the matters

it's the financial centre of the eu. the figures show there is the eu. the figures show there is the biggest trade partner and it's also the biggest contributor to growth of financial services. so there is no deal on services of the brexit it is impossible to replicate that kind of growth going forward. let's take a look at some of the day's business stories. rolls—royce holdings has agreed to sell its loss—making commercial marine business to norway's kongsberg for an enterprise value of £500m. the business has about 3,600 employees, mainly based in the nordic region. the move comes as part of a wide—ranging restructuring plan for rolls—royce, which aims to save £400m a year. south korean tech giant samsung electronics has estimated that its second—quarter operating profit will be a lower—than—expected. operating profit is expected to hit £10 billion for the april to june period. slowing smartphone sales are a big factor for samsung, which sells its own models as well as making components for other firms. and deutsche bank shares are up

the eu paper has more warnings of potential disruptions for europeans including airports, if eu—uk aviation and passenger rights deals are no longer valid. businesses, too, could be affected, if the uk is a key exporter or importer of goods or in the financial services sector. and in security terms, with the uk being taken off eu intelligence sharing databases. a no—deal brexit could have a big impact on northern ireland, too. the prime minister arrived there this evening at the start of a two day visit. first stop, a china factory, the perfect setting to make assurances about safeguarding the fragile peace process while preventing the uk from breaking apart. disagreement over the irish border is possibly the biggest elephant in the room in eu—uk brexit talks, with the potential to shatter whatever other progress is made. well, tomorrow, representatives of all 27 eu countries come here to brussels to discuss their views on theresa may's white paper, her proposalfor a theresa may's white paper, her proposal for a future theresa may's white paper, her proposalfor a future eu in uk relatio

but we import a lot more from the eu. we do, but it's as equally in the eu's interest to make sure there is fluidity and frictionless trade with britain. all this coverage seems to suggest it is down to how we might behave. clearly there is an onus on the eu to create frictionless trade in any scenario, otherwise they will not be selling as any other food or goods in an easy way. and as they sell us more than we sold them, presumably it is in their interest to sell us as much as possible and continue to. moving on to macron and other member states rolling in on this, ifind interesting the coverage seems to be on what we can do. it is also in the eu's interest the sell is as much as possible as we move forward in any trade relationship, whether it be wto free—trade. trade relationship, whether it be wto free-trade. i think the problem is where we are in the process. we are is where we are in the process. we a re two is where we are in the process. we are two months away from needing a proper deal before brussels, we're o

the eu. ensuring a fair training environment, under our proposal the eu would have regulation on competition and commit to maintaining high regulatory standards for the environment, change, employment and consumer protection. third, we would lead a joint institutional framework to provide for the interpretation of eu agreements by both parties, done in the uk by uk ports and in the eu by eu courts in areas where the uk continued to apply a common rulebook. this framework would provide a robust need for the resolution disputes including the establishment of a joint committee of representatives from the uk and eu. it would respect the autonomy of the uk and eu's order and to be based on the fundamental principles that the court of one party cannot resolve disputes between the two. the cabinet also agrees to put forward a new customs model for facilitating customs arrangements. this would remove the need for checks and controls between the uk and eu because we would operate with a combined custo

last night, eu chief negotiator michel barnier tweeted that the eu would have to "assess proposals to see if they are workable and realistic. " our political correspondent chris mason has more. you know you've had a long day when it's midsummer and, when you set off home from work, it's dark. this was chequers, the prime minister's retreat in buckinghamshire late last night. cabinet ministers met for 12 hours to discuss brexit and they agreed on a plan. a few hours before, at dusk, theresa may set out her proposals. the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the eu. our clear proposal will create a uk—eu free—trade area, which establishes a common rule book on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards, but we will make ensure that no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result, we will avoid friction in trade. that will protect jobs and livelihoods, and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. the prime minister wants to see a facilitated customs arrangement that woul

in the eu. problems in terms of how that will work as far as michel barnier in the eu 27 countries are concerned, he said it will be open to fraud, and there is also the issue of the common rule book put forward by the uk. how would that be maintained? because the uk wants to seek exemptions for agricultural and food and farming goods and then there is theissue and farming goods and then there is the issue of wanting to do a trade deal on goods, but not on services. the show bernie eaker suggested those two were linked. a bit of a way to go then. thank you very much. talking us through this. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. officials have said that the death toll, when a duck boat capsized on a lake in missouri, has now risen to 17, but added that all those on board have now been accounted for. president trump has offered his "deepest sympathies" to the families of the people who died. 1a people have been wounded in a knife attack on a bus in northern germany. loca

it is now for the eu to respond. mr barnier said that the irish border was an issue that the irish border was an issue that still needed work. let me say that for ireland and for us and for all parts of this negotiation, i'm working for a deal. not for no deal. you don't need a negotiator for a no deal. you need a negotiator to reach a deal. reports from northern germany say that ia reports from northern germany say that 1a people have been wounded and two of them seriously in suspected knife attack on a bus in the city of lubeck. raised eyebrows as donald trump invites vladimir putin to the white house. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. golf in the rain? it is raining but rory mcilroy does not mind, he has been rolling in the birdies and e is just three shots off the lead now. thanks, and we'll bejoining you for a full update just after half—past. also coming up. we look back at the 100 edition of the music compilation. hello, this is afternoon live. theresa may has said the european union must "evolve" i

court, and in the eu by eu court. framework would also divide a robust inappropriate means for the resolutions dispute, including through the establishment of a joint committee of representatives from the u.k. and eu. it would respect the autonomy of the u.k. and the eu's legal orders and be based on the fundamental principle that the course of one party cannot resolve disputes between the two. fourth, the cabinet agrees to put forward a new customs model to facilitate this customs arrangement. it would remove the need for customs checks and controls between the u.k. anti-e.u., because we went operate -- it would also allow them to pursue an independent trade policy. the u.k. would apply the uk's tariffs and trade policies for goods intended in the u.k., anti-e.u.'s intended for the u.k.. 96% of businesses would be able to pay the correct tariffs or no tariffs at the u.k. border, so there would be nothing additional for the, and they would be able to benefit from the new trade deals that we will strike. in addition, w

last night, eu chief negotiator michel barnier tweeted that the eu would have to "assess proposals to see if they are workable and realistic." our political correspondent chris mason has more. you know you‘ve had a long day when it‘s midsummer and, when you set off home from work, it‘s dark. this was chequers, the prime minister‘s retreat in buckinghamshire late last night. cabinet ministers met for 12 hours to discuss brexit and they agreed on a plan. a few hours before, at dusk, theresa may set out her proposals. the cabinet has agreed our collective position on the future of our negotiations with the eu. our clear proposal will create a uk—eu free—trade area, which establishes a common rule book on industrial goods and agricultural products. this will maintain high standards, but we will make ensure that no changes can take place without the approval of our parliament. as a result, we will avoid friction in trade. that will protect jobs and livelihoods, and also meet our commitment to northern ireland. the prime minister wants to see a facilitated customs arrangement th

eu businesses. convinced a no deal scenario would be a disasterfor eu businesses. but when i say this eu is focused on a deal, i am when i say this eu is focused on a deal, iam not when i say this eu is focused on a deal, i am not talking about a final trade deal or a final customs deal. the kind of detail we are hearing about in westminster. because the eu knows that will be finalised only after we have left the eu. what it is focused on right now is the uk's exit deal, the so—called withdrawal agreement. i can remind you that is already 80% agreed between the eu and the uk so this eu is honing in on that remaining 20% and it is very, very difficult. 0ne on that remaining 20% and it is very, very difficult. one of the key sticking point remains the irish border issue. my sources in brussels say the commission is trying to reword the wording on the island at the moment in the hope that it will make it more acceptable to the prime minister. from brussels and westminster, thank you, both. the offici

given by the eu, security is different. it is part of security. but we are talking about the future of nato and germany is complacent. when angela merkel, after this message from donald trump, she said yes we will tell dell might talk in germany about wrapping up our defence spending quickly. shuai shut down by her coalition partners, who said no way. one of them said "angela merkel cannot allow herself to be exposed by donald trump's rearmament mania". are you prepared to spend a lot more on defence quickly or not? we spent more, in two years we have increased the defence budget considerably and will continue until 2024 this way. but we need to see the other questions, tanks, which means more for security. will come closer to the 2% but we have to see over our own responsibilities and we have to see that we stick with the alliance, that we fulfil our conditions and most of all, synergy effects is the new defence, to get the synergy effects. let me touch up on one other issue which is important in germany and around the wor

all of these negotiations always go to the wire at the eu. it does feel like it is going to the eu. it will go to the wire. looking for summer, are they now? anything going to get done over the summer? maybe not. i think it is not a conversation, but i think it is a point for the government because that vacuum during the summer you are going to see potentially mps plotting. before there was always a general a cce pta nce there was always a general acceptance and people going back to their constituency and forgetting about what is going on, now they have got whatsapp and technology so plotting can take place over that. we‘re going to have a white summer. i really hope so. the telegraph, this is interesting because the papers seem to have got leaks of the official minutes from that cabinet away a, and this one on the daily telegraph saying cabinet will have free movement. this is talking about a row between philip hammond the chancellor, a the home secretary, about immigration of course a huge issue of free movement, but saying here that philip hammond his argument that you workers

eu conservatives are put down a memo demanding the u.k. stays in a customs agreement with the eu. defeated.as 301.yes to the right the nose to the left 307. no site relief, the government was defeated. much of the brexit argument has been about how far the u.k. will be free to do trade deals with our countries. the u.k. government is keen to customize on our relationship with the united states. the prime minister invited the president after the talks. he said staying close to the eu would make the u.s. trade deal very unlikely. he added that he would like to meet up [indiscernible] and that he would make a good prime minister. outraged at the fact that the president was coming to the u.k. at all with our friends in the eu? himself on prides this. that is not a question that can be asked. it is entirely wrong. >> this government has waived its way. this is on welcome intervention. it was possible to predict. trying to predict politics is a very risky business. it just wasn't expected. 2019 --for michael march of 2019. that could be extended. this could be the transition agreement t

or uk citizens in the eu, and the eu would apply its ta riffs eu, and the eu would apply its tariffs and regulations at its borders. we are working day and night for a deal, it is clear the uk s night for a deal, it is clear the uk s withdrawal will have repercussions with or without a deal and that's why everybody, in particular it economic operators, need to be prepared. and arriving here soon, the brexit secretary dominic raab. over to you, brussels. damian grammaticas is in brussels. what is michel barnier likely to be saying when he meets dominic raab? you are right, dominic raab will be arriving here very soon and i think you will be wanting to say layout your position. we have got that agreement now from chequers and he will want to start questioning that. the eu will be saying they want to focus on the issues that are currently outstanding and the real issue that is outstanding, that withdrawal agreement, not the future trade stuff which is not the key thing at the minute, and in that the keyissues thing at the minute, and in that the key issues outstanding, particularly abou

they want a free trade area between the eu and uk. they talk about having a common rule book between the uk and the eu on all goods, including agrifood, and they are happy to commit that by treaty so there will be ongoing harmonisation with goods. on services, though, a substantial chunk of the british economy, they do say they will strike a separate arrangement and recognise, as a result of the uk leaving the single market and the customs union, that this will mean that the level of market access that each gets to each of those markets will not be as good as it is right now. we haven't yet heard from some of the big player brexiteers around the cabinet table who have ultimately signed up to this, but thatis ultimately signed up to this, but that is not to say that they are not pretty unhappy with it, such as the length of the driver be chequers country retreat, you wouldn't even here the screams if that is what was coming from the negotiating room. in terms of how to describe this, the language around brexit is rather difficult, but

the eu. our political correspondent iain watson reports. ifa if a week is a long time in politics, ten days is an absolute yawn. treason act and hired her cabinet was behind —— theresa may declared her cabinet was behind her brexit plan but now she's facing chaos in the commons. the government has sunk into a mire of chaos and division. the agreement that was supposed to unite the cabinet led to the cabinet following apart within 48 hours. at pmqs, jeremy corbyn highlighted conservative divisions but the prime minister focused on her differences with labour.|j but the prime minister focused on her differences with labour. i will end free movement committee wants to keep it. i want us out of the customs union, he wants us in. i wa nt customs union, he wants us in. i want us out of the single market, he wa nts want us out of the single market, he wants us in. i want us to sign around trade steals, he wants to hand them over to brussels. i will have ruled out a second referendum, he won't. â