and now we will crusty michel barnier. we will cross to michel barnier. translation: of the united kingdom... the commented plan of the joint political declaration on the framework for our future relationship, and all that is the result of very intense negotiations, which started 17 months ago. and i would like to thank our two teams, the uk team and the team that has been working with me, for their commitment and hard work, and personally, i would like to say that it is an honour and a privilege to have been part of a quite exceptional team here. now, this agreement is decisive, a crucial step in concluding these negotiations. it is also the achievement of a methodology of negotiation that has been carried out in transparency from the word 90, out in transparency from the word go, and fully in respect of our respective mandates. now, this draft withdrawal agreement, ladies and gentlemen, includes 185 articles, three protocols, and a series of annexes. this is the draft in my hand here. i have a draft agreement between the united kingdom and the european

michel barnier said they would have to ta ke michel barnier said they would have to take the consequences of the vote, that is as far as he would go and theresa may has stressed this up as it is either her deal or no deal at all. you seem to be suggesting that somehow parliament could find it third way. for theresa may to say it third way. for theresa may to say it is her deal or no deal shows the difficulty of the position she is in the cause in fact, she did conceive this on the steps of downing street tonight. there is a third way and that if we don't do this. the only people who could decide to do that by the british people themselves in a people's vote. how do you get the point? parliament will not be able to deal with this, that is clear. it is clear that parliament will not pass the steel. if the deal does not get through parliament and the only people who can really buzz of this are the people of britain at a referendum —— resolve. are the people of britain at a referendum -- resolve. thank you. michel barnier says it is a decisive step forward and there's a lot of waiting and

michel barnier was alongside him. he was praised today brides donald tusk for the work he has done on it. important as well, because you could be looking at a future european commission president. it was important for him to get something. important to see what he does next. will he take on the second part of these negotiations? everything that has been agreed today, it's no guarantee of the future relationship. there will be years ahead of us of negotiations on what the future relationship actually looks like. those negotiations can only start formally once we have actually left. we willjoin a press conference when it starts but let's talk up to when the two men take the stage. it starts but let's talk up to when the two men take the stagelj it starts but let's talk up to when the two men take the stage. i think now we've seen them leave this room... let's dip in and have a listen to what they have to say. in its article 50 formation. now without further ado, i invite the president donald tusk to take the lead. today

but tonight when michel barnier was asked abt that, he said the u.k. parliament would have to take the consequences if they vote again it. what we don't know -- there was a lot of noise at the moment -- is whether over the next three he vote weeks, because will not come until the middle of december -- people pore through it and consider their options. the m chaht be the other side. and when they have their toes over the edge of the cliff, do they step back or do they jump? ime minister is betting that when faced with the wialternative, the get behind her. that right now looks like a very big gamble. jane: christian, do you think she can survive any possible vote of no-confidence or further resignations? christian: she has made it clear, and she has talked about this before, becauseteers have threatened a vote o no-confidence, and she said that if there was such a virtuous -- such a vote, she would stand pafor the leadership of thy again and continued even if she won that by one. the conservativearty has to ask itself this -- does it really want to put

t tonight when michel barnier was asked about that, he said the u.k. parliament would have to take the consequences if they vote against it. what we d't know -- there was a lot of noise at the moment -- is whether over the next three or four weeks, because the vote willot come until the middle of december -- people pore through itnd consider their options. the chaos might be the other side. and when they have their toes over the ee of the cliff, do they step back or do they jump? the prime minister is betting that when faced with the alternative, they will get behind her. that right now looks like a very big gamble. christian, do you think she can survive any possible vote of no-confidence or further resignations? christian: she has made it clear, and she has talked about this before, because brexiteers have threatened a vote of no-confidence, and she said thas if thereuch a virtuous -- such aote, she would stand for the leadership of the party again and continued even if she won that by one. the conservative party has to k itself this -- does it reall

gone was mrfinger that michel barnier gave today? gone was mr finger wagging michel barnier. we're used to seeing him during the negotiations really sort of telling of the uk and warning the uk of the consequences of brexit. tonight it was a different tone. praise from uk, the great ally, the great friend. praise for uk negotiators alongside eu negotiators. michel barnier said they had achieved what they set out to do, to protect the irish border, the rights of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu after brexit. and to protect uk constitutional integrity as well. he said they had managed to achieve all those things. it was almost as if, someone those things. it was almost as if, someone put it to me, they have managed to create a beautiful egg out of the negotiations. could now be smashed? i put it to show barnier tonight what plans the eu has a place of the uk parliament votes down the deal. he didn't want to engage in that. he didn't want to engage in that. he didn't want to engage in that. he didn't want to engage in the questions around this temporary customs ag

pay special tribute to michel barnier and also. to those around him because you know there are those who appear on the television who whose work under ten years ago for those who allowed those who appear on the television screens to work and i would like to pay tribute to mr being way under this i mean he's own who with michelle's main right hand person. and as michelle was negotiating on behalf of the commission also a word of gratitude to my secretary general modernism are through my head of private office car about to miss. also to all of those. around. the shop truck. name which is very difficult to pronounce but he's easily recognizable and our interest macaque to. us as. well as with all of the is this agreement would not have been possible the post was. i'm inviting goes to have to rectify this this deed in the house of commons to take these infants into asia this is the best feed possible for britain this is the best deal possible for europe this is the only deal possible the only deal. possible. and i would like to add one

we very much appreciated and admired the work that was done by our friend michel barnier, so i would like to pay special tribute to michel barnier and also to those around him, because there are those on the television who work, and then you have got those who allow those who appear on the television screens to work, and i would like to pay tribute to m ichel's main right-hand persons, and as michel was negotiation on behalf of the commission, also a word of gratitude from my secretary general, to my head of office, and also to all of those around him. very difficult to pronounce, but he is easy to recognize. because without all of these, this agreement would not have been possible. i am inviting those to have this deal in the house of commons that this is the best deal possible for britain, the best deal possible for europe. this is the only deal possible, and i would like to add one sentence concerning the civil servants, those at the service of the commission. nobody, nobody of them will be pushed out. nobody will be ejected. i always admired the professionalism, the loyalty, the

barnier, so i would like to pay special tribute to michel barnier and also to those around him, because there are those on the work, and then you have got those who allow those who appear on the television screens to work, and i would like to pay tribute to m right-hand persons, and as michel was negotiation on behalf of the commission, also a word of gratitude from my secretary general, to my head of office, and also to all of those around him. very difficult to pronounce, but he is easy to recognize. these, without all of this agreement would not have been possible. i am inviting those to have this deal in the house of commons that this is the best deal possible for britain, the best deal possible for europe. ,his is the only deal possible and i would like to add one sentence concerning the civil , those at the service of the commission. will benobody of them pushed out. nobody will be ejected. i always admired the professionalism, the loyalty, the commitment of those coming from britain to serve at the promiseon, so i cannot -- nobody will be ejected from the commissions. this deal,

michel barnier is a viable candidate to replace jean—claude juncker in 2019. he was not able to seek his parties official nomination and finished second to jean—claude juncker in 2014. he is officially not running but did a very good job in this process so the elections did not work out, you might see michel barnier re—emerging and we would not be the begg negotiator —— brexit negotiator and you would need to bring someone else in and it is rumoured that at french head of the trade department here is someone who could easily fill the slot of michel barnier. is he a mountain walker to? he has a lot of summits ahead of them and is beyond official retirement age. they are thinking what they can do with them after the next changeover of top jobs. ideas say he has never walked summits like this one. as you say we will keep the british feminist and watch at a say at the back of summit today. she had about half an hour to talk to european leaders today, all 27 of them keenly aware of her situation back at home. she attempted to sell the deal to the british pu

s chief negotiator michel barnier welcomed the draft parts that agreement here's part of what he had to say. now this agreement. is the decisive crucial step in concluding these negotiations this negotiation has never been and it never will be one against the other. never i have always said that we negotiating with the united kingdom not against the united kingdom and in the respect of this sovereign choice the choice they made to leave the european union and tonight i said it's a crucial step. it's a crucial step let's take this now to brussels our correspondent is standing by good evening to you georg michel barnier eight they're saying that is a crucial step he's also just said that the u.k. parliament has to accept its responsibility here that doesn't sell like a unit used completely convinced that all of this is a done deal. no i don't think he is convinced it is a done deal and he was very careful in choosing his words today he left it until the end of his press conference to say that there is decisive progress the magic words we've been waiting for i followed all the press con

and why are they doing that when they gave the mandate of michel barnier? it's because they don't trust him 150%. and why? because what we have seen here is quite a last—minute change in order to get to this point where we have a draft technical agreement, so it is on the technical not political level at this moment, the eu had to make a big concession, really, and that is when it comes to that backstop over ireland, that guarantee that there will be no hard border on the island of ireland, whatever the future relationship is between the eu and the uk. that now includes a customs arrangement between the uk and the eu, so that projects towards the future. that is not something the eu governments are planned for, and now they are worrying that it has been so hastily put together that somehow they could give uk businesses a competitive advantage over eu wants, and that is why they will look at the tiny, tiny print. so to understand how those worries play out, we are very concentrated today on westminster and how theresa may sells her plan to cabinet in time

the is chief negotiator there michel barnier. let's go straight to a brussels and get some more from our correspondent there mathis what did you make of what michel barnier had to say. brian rashad when you can now harvest the fruits. he has planted over weeks and months negotiating with the british side waiting that they would take a position waiting that they would move from the red lines and finally now he has this over five hundred pages documents the divorce deal on the table and been approved today by the twenty seven e.u. ministers it will be if you ask me rubber stamped by the leaders on this special summit on the weekend and then it is up to the u.k. parliament to make the next step and so mr bunny when asked point personally how he feels in that particular situation he said you know i'm not comfortable it's too sad an occasion but of course he's glad to see that things move forward towards an orderly brecht's that ok gary qualls of mass with us in london very good in london a number of conservative party rebels is growi

the eu‘s chief negotiator michel barnier says brexit talks are at a decisive moment. here‘s our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. while the arguments rage in the uk, in brussels, the eu‘s 27 other countries are moving ahead. ministers meeting today to green light the deal reached last week. translation: we all agree this is very good news. we all made really a big effort to get this far. the 27 countries have been as flexible as they can. now we‘re waiting to see if the uk will accept it and we can move forward. here there was no appetite for reopening negotiations with theresa may. this is the best she‘ll get. it is the best after so many months of negotiations and i'm sure that now we need to go further. are you worried that the deal will not survive this week or maybe mrs may won‘t survive? it will survive. we are waiting for the same situation in london, but here it will survive. the eu believes the text agreed with the uk is fair and balanced. the only item to be resolved — michel barnier‘s proposal the uk be offered the option of a one—off

barnier's, michel tone shifted. brusselshe point is doesn't want to say anything that can kill this before it gets them. -- done. nejra: what kind of access argue k banks going to get in this divorce deal? has the city learned from yesterday? , 600: we do have the deal pages long, a big stack. the european union will now use this term they like called equivalents. the way you do business, regulations, does it match the european union criteria and if not, he won't have full access. i think banks they -- new this was a central scenario. we see indication in dublin, paris, and someone. inus: maria tadeo westminster. let's see what the news flow brings us today. james bond, he works in her majesty's service, aston martin. we've got the numbers for the company. they are reaffirming their outlook, full-year sales target, the top end of the guidance. third quarter -- a revenue of 282 million pounds. a couple weeks ago, we wrote up this story that you are seeing. a huge amount of short interest in aston martin. maybe 6.6 pe

it is said michel barnier in germany are not at all impressed. they do not wa nt to not at all impressed. they do not want to reopen the text of the withdrawal of agreement for anyone and they are warning that making conditions any harder on the uk at this point will make that much tougherfor this point will make that much tougher for theresa may to get it through the house of commons. let's go to the houses of parliament. later signals that in parliamentary terms the troubles of the government are farfrom over. terms the troubles of the government are far from over. absolutely. as one potential threat is fading a real one is acted on. no sign of the 48 horse men or women of the apocalypse, the tory brexiteers coming to take theresa may away. her friends and partners in government, the dup, ab stained on the finance bill tonight. what does that mean a normal parlance? when push came to shove, that band of northern irish unionists did not vote with the government on a vital piece of legislation, the budget. that throws into question the support th

a good dealfor both chief negotiator michel barnier. a good deal for both sides, chief negotiator michel barnier. a good dealfor both sides, nobody chief negotiator michel barnier. a good deal for both sides, nobody has been tricked. the sales operation by the eu is still going on. in terms of the idea about whether a deal can be renegotiated or reopened, chancellor angela merkel of germany said yesterday as far as she was concerned a deal could not be reopened, that was not something she was considering. it was echoed by a senior official in brussels yesterday involved in the talks, saying both sides had exhausted their margin for manoeuvre and added their margin for manoeuvre and added the eu had banked a lot of their own rules and were being ambitious to get this far. it all seems to suggest there is less wriggle room for theresa may over here. essentially, the eu 27, they are ploughing on on the track that they are on because that‘s all they can do, perhaps? in the light of uncertainty here in the uk? there are two things going on

michel barnier says the deal is fair the plan is a special summit on the november 20. michel barnier says the deal is fair and balanced and lays the ground for an ambitious new partnership. we've also had a strong message from the german chancellor saying the deal is all but done and will not be reit negotiated. translation: we have a document on the table that they both have agreed to, so for me there is no question at the moment whether we negotiate further. if you're just if you'rejust coming if you're just coming in, it's been a busy day here in westminster, let's recap today's dramatic developments in the brexit process. yesterday the uk and the eu presented its draft agrement for britain's withdrawal — which included provisions for a transition period and ‘backstop' while a trade deal is negotiated. in response, brexit secretary dominic raab quitjust before 9 o'clock this morning, followed by esther mcvey and two other ministers. at half past ten this morning, theresa may defended her deal in the house of commons and was on her feet for three hours taking que

the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier, says brexit talks are at a decisive moment. here's our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. while the arguments rage in the uk, in brussels the eu's 27 other countries are moving ahead. ministers meeting today to green light the deal reached last week. translation: we all agree this is very good news, we all made really a big effort to get this far. the 27 countries have been aspects spectacle as they can. now we're waiting to see if the uk will accept it and we can move forward. here, there was no appetite for reopening negotiations with theresa may. this is the best she'll get? the best after so many months of negotiations and now we need to go further. are you worried the brexit deal will not survive this week, or maybe mrs may will not survive? here it will survive, we are waiting for the same situation in london. the eu believes the text agreed with london is fair and balanced, the only item to be resolved, michel barnier‘s proposal the uk be offered the option of a one—off extension to the so—called transition p

there is a report today in the guardian about sabine weiland, the deputy to michel barnier brussels, who has said that what we need to do is take this away from all the commentators on the site, all the leaders, and go into what they call a tunnel, into the dark, and let's throw around some wacky ideas and some ideas that are highly controversial, and see if we can find highly controversial, and see if we canfind a highly controversial, and see if we can find a way through the impasse, which was this issue of northern ireland, northern ireland existing ina ireland, northern ireland existing in a customs union on its own, and from that point there were some really detailed discussions over the last two weeks. they had arrived at this point with a text which she has been able to get past her cabinet this evening. so i think in the space ofjust over a month, this is quite an achievement for the prime minister and for her team. what we don't know of course is what is going to happen in the coming days with his cabinet ministers have had a chance to pour through the document, 585 pages of

there is remarkable achievement by michelle barnier and his team. there is death paws definitely no appetite. thanks for your company, good to get your thoughts. let's look at these pictures of leo varadkar. let's listen to what he has to say. almost two years of work, two years of negotiations. still regret the fact the uk is leaving the european union andi the uk is leaving the european union and i think the best course of action would be for the uk to stay in the european union and the single market and customs union but we respect their decision not to do that so we have spent two years trying to negotiate an agreement that protects our interests, our citizens and our economy and i believe we have that come on agreement which allows for an orderly withdrawal from the european union and protects the freedoms and rights of citizens come on agreement which provides a transition period during which we can negotiate a future relationship and if its not successful then a back kicking in which us there be no hard border between ireland and northern ire

anna: did michelle barnier give you any indication it is possible? he's going to keep his cards close to his chest. , for is a possibility of example, the british public having another say on the eu with the option of staying, of course the british public may decide to accept the deal negotiated a prime minister may. bear in mind the consequences of no deal on the eu, also my country and my city, i'm sure the eu realizes it is preferable to extend article 50, which it is possible to do, rather than a situation where there is no deal. the consequences include 11:00 , those europeans, more than 3.5 million in my country are in london. michel barnier and his team, also the british government will realize it is the case the theish parliament rejects deal, amends the motion so it'll as the british public the first , then the negotiations except thing to do is extend article 50 to allow more time. anna: thank you for joining us from berlin. the governor of london. manus. manus: stay tuned with bloomberg. the pemex ceo joining us after 8:00 a.m.. steven ash

michel barnier warns of a long road ahead. powell's 2019 talks. fed chairman says the american economy is strong but could face headwinds next year. this is bloomberg surveillance. i'm francine lacqua in london, here at westminster. tom keene in new york. we're looking at the market fallout. looking at what this agreement could mean for the future relationship between the u.k. and eu, but also the resignation of dominic raab. it, he isnk about actually one of the key negotiators in this agreement. yesterday, we understand he supported it, and today, he resigns. tom: the cabinet minister resigning. also, further breaking news, marie morris has submitted a letter of no confidence in may. my question to you, far more able on this them and edwards anna edwardsthan , if we see these, how does it change prime minister may's speech in 30 minutes? francine: that is all about the numbers. to go forward a motion of confidence, it means you need 48 letters. you need 48 in peace saying i don't have confidence in our prime minister. then you go to a confidence

michel barnier who has been instrumental in this process throughout and in the later donald tusk sent out a few minutes ago telling us their withdrawal agreement had been endorsed, he gave thanks to michel barnier who had not only kept the uk on site but also the unity of the 27. perhaps the strongest words of the day came from jean—claude juncker who said it's strongest words of the day came from jean—claudejuncker who said it's a sad moment for the uk and for the eu but was warning that this is the deal that is on the table and the uk parliament have to get behind it. translation: it's a sad day both for the united kingdom and for the european union. it's not a moment of jubilation or of celebration. it's a sad moment and it's a tragedy. lithuanian president — dalia grybauskaite — says what happens next is up to britain. everything could happen, at least four possible scenarios could be in place, but it's up to the british side to decide what path they choose. what are those scenarios? it could be a return to the vote of people, it could be new elections, it could be a reque

we also heard from michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator he said that we have no time to lose we need to start working on the future relationship as soon as possible >> our work is not finished. we still have a long road ahead of us on both sides. for my side, the next few days we will all work on the text of the political declaration, the future relationship with the member states as well as with the european parliament. this work will be intense. our goal is to finalize this political negotiation with the uk so that the european council can endorse it >> since the very beginning we have had no doubt that brexit is a lose-lose situation, and that our negotiations are about damage control >> i'm afraid that right now things do look very shaky. we don't know exactly if this european summit will actually happen on the 25th of november but we'll keep checking with european institutions and bringing you all the latest. >> silvia, thank you for bringing us the latest from brussels plenty of breaking news to grapple with i want to bring in steve blix. never a dull moment in politics. >

you spoke to the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier. what are his thoughts on if theresa may will survive? maria: michel barnier literally walked around here seconds ago. he is making his way to the european commission because there will be a meeting today in just 10 minutes. barnier,t from michel who has also been very critical of theresa may. and he has gone very quiet that is the general sense in the european capital. no one wants to say or do anything that could make theresa may even weaker. they just want to see if she can weather the storm. no comment from michelle barnier and november 25, the special brexit summit to seal the deal is still on the european union's schedule. if theresa may is not legal -- able to stay in office, it will be a possibility to talk about the no deal brexit, instead. taylor: -- nejra: great work, alan bloomberg reporters. europeank at how the equity markets might open in under an hour's time. yesterday, european stocks generally dropped, but the ftse 100 ended the session. dax, and cac futures all point

in contrast of the turmoil here in westminster, in brussels michel barnier formally handed over the 585 page draft withdrawal agreement to donald tusk. damien dramatic as is there. the scenes in the uk are exactly what the eu negotiators feared all along that once this deal is handed into the politicians‘ hands, it is out of their control. the eu wants to get this over the line and they begun that process of trying to get the final sign off by the eu 27 countries, the final parts wrapped up, earlier today. 8am this morning, michel barnier and his negotiating team taking the first steps in what is meant to be a meticulously choreographed process, to get the withdrawal agreement over the finishing line. he delivered the text agreed with the uk to be eu‘s 27 remaining member states and donald tusk. 0ver 27 remaining member states and donald tusk. over 600 pages of meticulous detail governing the uk s exit. what we have agreed at negotiating level is fair and balanced, takes into account the uk s balanced, takes into account the uk s positions, organises the withdrawal in an orderly fas

michel barnier said that we shouldn't now enter into some kind of bargaining process, the eu should not give up on its principles like protecting the irish border. do i send any degree of wiggle room? it seems the eu is intent on standing firm until that vote in the house of commons. if this text does not pass, i'm being told there is the possibility for some tweaking of the text but no more than that. if it we re text but no more than that. if it were to come to a general election oi’ were to come to a general election or eight second referendum, then the eu likely would agree to put the uk's leaving process on ice and why? pure self interest. firstly to avoid that no deal scenario and secondly for the eu in the hope that the uk might change its mind and stay in their club. many thanks again, katya. laura kuenssberg is in downing street. what is your sense of the immediate threat to decry minister in terms of this vote of no—confidence? threat to decry minister in terms of this vote of no-confidence? it is still there and hanging in the air, there is a rather eerie calm here tonigh

you're been talking to people, what have they been saying about what michel barnier has arrived at? the eu ambassadors are being briefed about what is in this document. they have been leaving their telephones and ipads outside so that is no leaks. essentially, most member states think this is a balanced deal. it gives the uk a temporary customs arrangement. edgar sa nta na ta riff temporary customs arrangement. edgar santana tariff and quota free access to the single market. —— it gives then tariff. they feel this is as good as it gets in terms of avoiding a hard border in ireland and giving theresa may something she can conceivably sell to her cabinet and the house of commons. none of the 27 states wa nt the house of commons. none of the 27 states want the big sick to happen but except it will happen. ireland perhaps more than others has all range of reasons for not wanting brexit to happen, do you think the irish government will feel delighted or satisfied with what is on the table? my understanding is that even though no one is speaking publicly in dublin about this because t

the insider gossip here is michel barnier and germany are not at all impressed. they don't want to reopen the text of the brexit withdrawal agreement for anyone, and they're also warning that making conditions any harder on the uk at this point will make it that much tougherfor this point will make it that much tougher for theresa may to get the deal through the house of commons. katya adler talking from brussels. the parole board has decided that the serial sex offender, john worboys, should stay in prison. worboys, a black cab driver, was jailed in 2009 for assaults on 12 women in london. injanuary, the board said he would be freed after serving 10 years, but it provoked a public outcry and was overturned by the high court. the former england and tottenham footballer paul gasgoigne has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train from york to durham. he was arrested at durham station in august. the 51—year—old is due to appear before magistrates next month. carlose ghosn, one of the world's most prominent businessmen and the chairman of nissan,

so you would expect michel barnier to be happy. he is happy that the bulk of his work is done. and all the attention now is on westminster. the telegraph, giles, difficult days ahead, they quote what theresa may said outside downing street in reference to what she thinks might or might not happen behind the scene. the telegraph's take on this, what do you make of it? the telegraph are clearly no fans of the brexit... i think they highlight a couple of things i find interesting and really ram home the realisation of what is happening. it says agreement was only reached in cabinet when it was framed as it is this orjeremy corbyn. this idea that if you collapse the deal then you could trigger an election which would be the back door to thejeremy corbyn government. another interesting thing, nick timothy, theresa may's former chief of staff, political brain, formerly closest political brain, formerly closest political confidents has slammed the deal and said political confidents has slammed the dealand said in political confidents has slammed the deal and said in the paper that the

michelle barnier speaking in much more positive terms at the moment. european commission president, jean—claude juncker, says if the deal doesn't get through the uk parliament, the eu will not renegotiate. this is the best deal possible for both. i'm sad because watching the united kingdom, which is not nothing, the united kingdom, leave the european union, is not a moment ofjubilation but a moment of deep sadness. we've done everything possible to have this divorce be as smooth as possible, but there are no smooth as possible, but there are no smooth divorces. if the parliament says no and the uk is there any more you could do or is this as good as it gets? this is the deal. it's the best one possible. and the european union will not change its fundamental position when it comes to these issues. sol fundamental position when it comes to these issues. so i do think that the british parliament, because this isa the british parliament, because this is a wise parliament, while ratify this deal. this is the deal and it will not change, that will be used

well, they are going into a secretive phase, apparently, the team, with barnier, michelle —— michel barnier, this secretive phase is called the "tunnel. are they literally going into a tunnel? -- the "tunnel". so a tunnel would be an improvement. there is no certainty that there is a light at the end of it. laughter. cani a light at the end of it. laughter. can i advise them to stick away from all of these various things that we can have fun out of? absolutely, and theresa may, you can imagine the private eye front cover. this is in the hope that donald tusk, president of the eu council, will have an extraordinary brexit meeting called, a summit, at the end of the month, they are thinking november 22, let's put bets on whether anything happens on november 20 two. and downing street... the day that president kennedy was assassinated —— november 22. that was 1963, we have moved on, but if you are looking for anniversaries, if you look that way... it seems to me that you know much more than these things about i do, but the only bargaining chip we have is, they think we owe them 39 billion,

in europe the chief negotiator michel barnier is exercising some caution. "we are making progress," he said. "but we are not there yet." in california, at least 1111 people are now known to have died in the wildfires, which are spreading again in high winds. also on the programme. make france great again! donald trump takes on the french president following his trip to paris for armistace day. and too good to eat...

this is michel barnier, the chief negotiator, saying let's add another year on, we don't have to hurry away, we will be happy to have you there. you will just be caught in this sort of limbo period, and you of course keep contributing, which from the eu's point of view, who can blame them? we area point of view, who can blame them? we are a huge net contributor to the eu. ithink we are a huge net contributor to the eu. i think we don't often talk enough about the impact that our sleeving is going to have on the eu's finances. it is going to leave a huge hole in their budget. and so this looks on the surface like a generous gesture, don't rush, it is fine, you can stay with us for another couple of years. but keep handing over the cash, and that will kind of help the eu to deal with its own budgetary problems. this is an attack on the brexiteers, as well, because they are saying the eu are... we are going to be rule takers, not rulemakers, so we are having to pay more of that money into the eu budget, but we will have no say in it, as well, and what barnier maybe miss —— mischievous

the fact that dominic raab, the man who has been going to and fro with michel barnier, says it is not good enough, and that puts massive pressure on the other brexiteers in the cabinet and we now know that leading members of the erg run to them saying you must quit. we will be talking to the leader of the erg, and marie morris, injusta leader of the erg, and marie morris, injust a moment. leader of the erg, and marie morris, injusta moment. dominic leader of the erg, and marie morris, injust a moment. dominic raab saying the backstop amounted to customs union obligations and he can't reconcile the terms of the deal with the promises made in the conservative manifesto. of all the members of the cabinet who could have gone, his departure is undoubtedly the most significant, isn't it? i think it is. to lose one brexit secretary was clearly bad, when david davis webb. to two suggests that mrs may is charting her own course on brexit. —— when david davis went, and now two, it suggests that mrs may starting their own course on brexit. the civil servant ollie morris is putting together a

to donald trust the council president let's revisit that because michel barnier also had some words to say what we have agreed to negotiate to leave or. is fair and balanced takes into account the u.k.'s positions organizes their we rule into orderly fashion and ensure new border and i am divine and lays the groundwork for an ambitious new partnership with our rock is not finished we have a long road a long road ahead of us on both sides for my side the next few days we will all work on the text of the political decoration of the future. with the member states as well as we are european parliament and this work will be intense our goal is to finalize this particular mission with the u.k. force of the european council can undo orse it all right max so we're listening there to michele ban is words from earlier today you know he did say that there's a lot of work still to be done that being said we did hear some tons of optimism there from him you know from the ios perspective is this agreed the agreement that they wanted to get out of this. well they all they all continued to say that

s chief brant sadler in brussels a michel barnier says or so not to do to britain's prime minister won the approval offer a cabinet on wednesday teresa mayes now taking her proposal to parliament i firmly believe that the draft withdrawal agreement was the best that could be negotiated and it was for the cabinet to decide whether to move on in the talks the choices before us were difficult particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop but the collective decision of cabinet was that the government should agree the draft withdrawal agreement and the outlined political declaration this is a decisive step which enables us to move on and finalize the deal in the days ahead . these decisions were not taken lightly but i believe it is of sedition that is firmly in the national interest paul brennan is in london joins us now live so theresa may has the backing of her cabinet on the bracks a draft agreement but she's not completely out of the woods as she. oh no no and even when you say she's got the backing of a cabinet yes there is collective responsibility for this decision but t

michel barnier says they have exhausted all remove the -- -- all they have exhausted all remove the —— —— all room for manoeuvre. this is what ken clarke said about a potential vote of no—confidence. is what ken clarke said about a potential vote of no-confidence. of all the stupid things to introduce into the present crisis, to have a conservative leadership election going on ever six weeks, with blood running in the gutters, a whole lot of silly arguments about europe between the contenders, i can't think of anything more useless to engage in. i think if they get in the necessary number of letters, which they keep threatening to, for six months, they put the letters in, i think she will win the vote of confidence. ken clarke talking earlier. let's show you the picture at downing street at the moment, we can show you the live shot, because we are expecting penny mordaunt to come out that door any time soon, or maybe she will go through the back if she has resigned, one of the three we are keeping an eye on. some activity there, but we will go back if we see penny mordaunt in

obviously michel barnier and his team have been keeping other governments closely informed. there are regular meetings at ministerial level but in those last key hours when the details are completed there will be lawyers in other capitals who wants to go over them as well. that's why part of the process is going to be, in other capitals, time for other countries to say, hang on, what does this bit say? not necessarily about the provisional text of the withdrawal agreement. alongside that there will be a short text of an outline of a political declaration on the future relationship. what we are talking about is the terms on which the uk leaves the eu. there is a lot on what the future relationship will look like. initially that will be a document of no more than five or six pages. the idea is that it will get expanded with input from other countries and that forms the basis ofa countries and that forms the basis of a negotiating mandate for the next big negotiation which will start once we leave on march 29, on what the future looks like for security, foreign policy and most

michel barnier says the deal is fair and balanced and lays the ground for an ambitious new partnership. but the german chancellor warns against any changes to the plan at this late stage. translation: we now have a document on the table that britain and the eu 27 have agreed to. so for me there is no question at the moment whether we negotiate further. good evening and welcome to westminster. theresa may has insisted that she will see brexit through and that she has set out the right course for the country. it's been a day of intense political pressure since the draft agreement was published yesterday with four ministers resigning. let's have a look back at how we got to this point... yesterday the uk and the eu presented its draft agrement for britain's withdrawal, which included provisions for a transition period and ‘backstop‘ while a trade deal is negotiated. in response, brexit secretary dominic raab quit this morning, followed by esther mcvey and two other ministers. theresa may defended her deal in the house of commons and was on her feet for

barnier spent the morning getting approval for the deal from ministers of the twenty seven e.u. member states he's been speaking over the last few minutes ok we are in fact at the decisive moment in this process no one no one should lose sight of the process the progress that we have been achieved in brussels and even longer i am pretty that ministers today's report the overall package in particular member states support of the draft with direct reman and do you side that we will still need to determine internal procedures of the union for agreeing to extend the transition but grover speaking to deal is fair and balanced ok fair and balanced let's bring in our correspondents in london barbara basal and in brussels a guard math and scared that comment just a few minutes ago what do you make of what barney had to say today. it's mr bundy of the chief directed negotiator for the you harvesting the fruits of hard work of his team from the past couple of months hours with hundreds of hours i have to say with the negotiating side from the u.k. where he prepared that deal and today i w

you can see now, michel barnier there. with him is the european council president donald tusk, speaking to a news co nfe re nce president donald tusk, speaking to a news conference after theresa may's cabinet approved her draft brexit deal last night. let's have a listen. thank you very much. of course, i don't share the prime minister's argument about brexit as such. since the very beginning we have no doubt that brexit is a lose lose situation and our negotiations are only about damage control. given these extremely difficult circumstances, i would like to thank michel barnier and his team, for doing this exceptionally hard work. we all put a lot of trust in you and rightly so. you have achieved our two most important objectives. first, you ensured the limitation of the damage caused by brexit and second, you secured a vital interest and principles of the 37 member state —— 27 member states and the eu asa state —— 27 member states and the eu as a whole. i am confident that you did your best to protect the interes

michelle barnier said it could extend longer and could potentially continue until the end of 2022. the fte said barnier had floated this yesterday my colleague joins me from brussels where there's a flurry of brexit-related meetings going on sylvia, what are your ministers saying this morning? is there any chance talks could be reopened as some british politicians have suggested >> reporter: well, willem, the mood here in brussels is that work is done when it comes to the exit agreement and that there's no need to reopen negotiations we caught up alesh malahi, the secretary of state for european affairs, and he told me he doesn't want to reopen negotiations and the summit here on sunday will go ahead. >> we hope we will not have to reopen the negotiations. so we hope it will not be open excessive excessively. >> reporter: what would you like to see in the political declaration. >> what we want and we made it clear that we want the most possible closest relationship for the rights and obligations for the british. for the czech republic specifically what is important for us is so tha

and in brussels the use chief negotiator michel barnier spent the morning getting approval for the deal from ministers of the twenty seven member states he had this to say after that meeting we are in fact at the decisive moment in this process no one no one should lose sight of the process the progress that we have been achieved in brussels and you no longer i am pretty that ministers produce report to overall package in particular member states support of the draft with direct reman do you side we really do need to determine internal procedures of the union for agreeing to extend the transition. that gregory speaking to dealing fair and balanced. there so is it acceptable agreement any closer let's bring in our correspondents in london bigot mohsen in brussels eric massa's scared if we could start with you a key moment in brussels focus is now turning to the future of the trading relationship what kind of possible sticking points are emerging there the political declaration brian that ministers but also oficial syrian brussels and leaders on the weekend will be still be working on is

the eu chief negotiator michel barnier hailed the deal. first, let's listen to theresa may. it is my job as prime minister to explain the decisions the government has taken. i stand ready to do that. beginning tomorrow with a statement in parliament. if i might end byjust saying this — i believe that what i owe to this country is to take decisions that are in the national interest. and i firmly decisions that are in the national interest. and ifirmly believe, with my head and my heart, that this is a decision which is in the best interests of our entire united kingdom. translation: this is the d raft kingdom. translation: this is the draft in my hand here. the draft agreement between the uk and the eu. there are no more colours in here, you will notice. there are no more bits in green where they were before. the white is the new green, huh? earlier, the imf warned that a no—deal brexit could cost the uk at about 6% of gdp, or about four years of economic growth. 0ne analyst told me why politics will play a crucial role in the days and weeks ahead. this probably has more

that is the eu chief negotiator michel barnier. i am joined by the political lead writer at the financial times. where do you think things are going to go from here? their withdrawal agreement has been agreed and everything we have heard suggests this idea of trying to unpick it is simply not going to happen so the two key questions today are, what do the famous five or the fatuous five, depending on who you are, do? that is chris grayling, michael gove, andrea leadsom and penny mordaunt, who are still in the cabinet. do they stay and try and fight or do they walk? i think people like liam fox and michael gove are now in it for the long haul but others like andrea leadsom may walk. these 48 letters, where are we on that? publicly it is about 25 at the moment. there is a lot of talk saying they have reached that threshold privately. the issue is, if they don't get there, it could look a bit foolish, because on friday you with the key organiser against this coup against theresa may saying we would have them by lunchtime. then it was

it is unusual from michel barnier. he said working, got to go. that reflects the mood in brussels. no one wants to say or do anything that could make a weak prime minister theresa may even weaker. the summit for november 25 is still on. if she can saying weather the storm, she -- they can do it and if not, they will talk a no deal brexit. 25 summithe november still on, then? the latest here, they are watching for resignations. sayingre reportings maybe he didn't want the brexit job. he has remained silent all of yesterday. just watching and waiting and seeing whether theresa may be available to negotiate on the 25th? lilian: that's right. a report suggested that he didn't want to take on the job but thinks he can negotiate a better brexit deal. when you talk to european officials here, we had 600 pages. it took a year to work on this. months, weat in four can get a new deal done, that is not entirely realistic. this is the deal. the pillars of the deal have been agreed, so the idea something can magically come out in weeks, not really the case when it comes to the european perspect

we've also heard from michelle barnier, the chief brexit negotiator for the eu. we heard him say that it's time for everyone to quote, take their responsibility. take a listen to what he had to say. >> now it's time for everybody to take their responsibility, everybody. i want just to add that this deal is a necessary step to build the trust between u.k. and the eu. we need to build for the next phase this unprecedented and ambitious partnership. we will remain allies, partners and friends. >> reporter: we've also heard from the president of the european counsel in the letters to the leaders inviting them to today's summit saying this deal achieves the eu's main objective in all of this which is to secure a financial settlement, make sure there's no border on the island of ireland as well as take care of the citizens living there in the united kingdom. the president of the european parliament is expected to exchange views with the leaders. from there they're expected to have a working session to endorse both the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration

has stood foursquare behind their lead negotiator michel barnier may. well regardless of what happens in the u.k. when this enormous document is actually looked at by the e.u. twenty seven leaders will be there for presume it will just get noted through by them and by the european parliament. well that's exactly what's also what's happening now the member states and any piece from the european parliament are looking are sifting through that document and expect member states to zero in on those last minute compromises that have made that paper those five hundred eighty five pages possible so they will look exactly will any of this to the backstop opportunity of the backstop solution rather will that if for instance the u.k. a comparative advantage this has been an interest driven process from the side of the you they have always made sure that their interests are protected in this and that is what member states will do so so don't expect them to rubber stamp that process although having said that it's very clear that michele by a has enjoyed the the trus