and u.k. citizens here in the twenty seven there is still a lot of uncertainty at this point of course surrounding bragg's it and what it means. as for u.k. citizens living abroad they've been polling to break that cycle from the beginning of course i want to ask you to look into your crystal ball this point and i want to ask you what do you see happening on march twenty ninth coming up as you say just a little over seventy days that's the day that the britain supposedly the e.u. what use think will happen well i think that the vote yesterday actually made the possibility of an extension all the more possible far more possible than that was it's already being talked about in the media i was giving expert evidence in the bone to stop before the e.u. committee on monday along with other expert witnesses and it was one of the questions that was being discussed in that context and i frankly don't see how the legislation can be put in place for the u.k. to leave by the twenty ninth of march at this

which actually the u.k. could really do with us at the moment so what i would recommend is we've just got to. we've got america australia the commonwealth councils just hearing up to do free trade deals with us there's a big wide world out there ninety three percent of all world trade is done outside of the year now we're in a strong negotiating position so i think all this talk of general elections is just ridiculous we're in a very very strong negotiating position to get on that train mrs my you tell them in here exactly what we want and i bet you there deliver it. yes some fascinating words i do wonder if there is a move. to them and show a little more strength in the gauche asians of can be interesting to watch see how things unfold many thanks my guest is an independent british member of the european parliament. said to the global news now venezuela's facing political deadlock after the country's opposition leader announced that his party was ready to form a new government this is after he refused to re

the u.k. canada and the latest country to make such a statement was our island however if we go back to canada poll brother couldn't even confirm whether he still had a canadian passport or not which does sound very strange but that's the way it is right now he's now in detention in moscow having been charged with espionage although his brother says that the only reason he went to russia was to attend a friend's wedding party the us ambassador had been given permission to see the suspect then so he did mr whelan's lawyer is seeking bail for his client for now we aren't really aware of any other details but journalists all around the world are talking about it and speculation is rife he faces up to twenty years in a russian jail deal of masks plenty of time to be small to dispose of. what's most likely as we'll as a pawn in russia just play to get back one of its spies after maria patino here in the united states the re of boots do you believe the arrest of your brother was retaliation and was

as things stand in just two months time the u.k. will leave the european union the divorce is being viewed as a political issue but it's economic impact is undeniable one industry in particular is bracing for a seismic shock london's financial services industry the square mile as it's known is the baiting heart of the u.k.'s financial services industry and its status as europe's financial capital is under threat a report published this week estimated that banks and other financial companies have shifted at least a trillion dollars worth of assets out of the country and into the european union setting up new offices in places like frankfurt joining us now via skype from leone in france is. the managing director of frankfurt mine finance good to have you with us on counting the costs one trillion dollars worth of assets have already been moved out of the u.k. . say so briggs it is already having an impact on the u.k.'s financial services sector how much more money will will be will be lost this figure came out just a few days ago from

u.k. change is in the aviation plus and creepy the latest consumer gadgets connected to the internet on show in the last vegas counting the cost on al-jazeera. one of the top stories here. u.k. prime minister to resign may has warned parliament to back her deal for leaving the european union or risk not leaving a top or final day of debate is taking place ahead of tuesday's vote on may's great deal. u.s. president donald trump has threatened to devastate turkey's economy if it attacks kurdish forces in syria but the turkish foreign minister says his country won't be intimidated. and protests are broken out in zimbabwe over the government's decision to double fuel prices police responded with tear gas. venezuelan president nicolas maduro is preparing to lay out his plans to turn around the oil rich nations struggling economy in a speech in caracas and who are sworn in for a second six year term on thursday under his leadership venezuela's economy has struggled with public infrastructure suc

without a trade deal the u.k. would fall back on the rules of the world trade organization customs checks that borders would return with the likelihood of huge tailbacks on motorways leading to ports and aviation experts have warned that without e.u. air traffic regulations for flights between the u.k. and e.u. countries might be grounded come brags that day. and knock on effect of the transport chaos disruption to food supplies. the u.k. imports about thirty percent of its food from the e.u. so supermarkets could see shortages on their shelves and there is more another sector that could get into trouble banking. all credible studies have shown a significant negative impact from a no deal brags that on the u.k. economy the pound is already under severe pressure due to mounting fears that britain will crash out of the. what else health care it is estimated that britain imports about thirty seven million packets of medicine every month from the e.u. that includes cancer drugs any disruption could have serious conseq

president mark corners even to some degree started to give the u.k. the cold shoulder. the u.k. is heading towards a no deal despite there being no agreement it scares everybody the first losers of this are the british people maybe we can improve on one or two points i don't really believe that because we went to so far as we could in the existing agreement . just in. order to try and solve a problem of british internal politics we want not defend the interests of europeans the plenary session is taking place currently in the european union parliament it's being led by people of course talking about breaks it might have been hoping that they could have been dotting the i's and crossing the t.'s on this deal today but not so it looks like it's back to the drawing board and in fact there are warnings now that a high risk deal is a very likely outcome. of a no deal has never seemed so high our goal is to avoid such a scenario but we also have a responsibility to remain cool headed which is why we will intensify. for this possibility many voices are now suggesting that a second refe

what a tough day for the british prime minister the u.k. opposition leader. the. british. plan was overwhelmingly rejected by. a major brand of men's shaving products. called. how dear. presumptive presumptuous as you imply. evil by nature i completely disagree and think it's absolutely fantastic that focusing on the positives there's actually a way to generalize men being. on the positives there is actually some men out there doing the right thing. the green new deal or us project to cope with the economic and ecological issues is raising concerns among politicians and green activists themselves. in the sixteenth and eight zero zero. one am here in moscow it's already becoming a busy day for your welcome to the program. in the most important vote since the day of the referendum and twenty sixteen the parliament has overwhelmingly rejected to reserve major e.u. divorce deal the prime minister lost by a whopping margin of two hundred thirty votes it is the biggest defeat of the government in modern british history. this is the most significant for. any of us will be told th

parliamentarians the hardliners in the u.k. who want to hard drugs it but an overwhelming majority does not want it and others are a little hopeful thinking that maybe this will give way to a second referendum maybe this will give way to the u.k. in the end somehow actually staying in the european union and what about the problem with ireland in northern ireland you know the backstop issue that is something that seems to be the issue that cannot be solved is there any indication from brussels from the european union that there is any maneuvering there or is it now time for the european union to make sure that it protects the interests of the republic of ireland. the problem brant of all this and not many people like to talk about it openly but they do behind closed doors of course is this red line of a hard border between northern ireland and ireland becomes completely obsolete if you have a hard drags the day after that the irish people the irish state which is part of the european union will be obliged to have border controls

u.k. prime minister faces a vote of no confidence shortly after she suffered the biggest parliamentary defeat in modern british history as both sides of the bright debate unite against her. ministers have gone but the shambles has remained unchanged point of credibility as a government for. what you just call. and europe was quick to react to the outcome of the vote and some senior politicians saying the e.u. would make no further concessions another's urging the u.k. to clarify its plans and also to come physical deadlock in venezuela with the opposition leader and i'm seeing a plan to oust elected president nicolas maduro and create a new government until new elections can be held. hello there well can you watching r.t. international just seven pm here in moscow. now we start with breaking news because four american soldiers have reportedly been killed a man from explosion rocked a crowded area in the center of the syrian city that's according to media reports the official u.s. army twit

we're hearing from the u.k. at the moment, the leaders of oriness conglomerates overall groupings, are saying this is terrible. all we need is transparency. how much is it affecting business sentiment? maria: right. again, another good point. if you remember throughout the past year, there was this idea that they make so it to the u.k. and the german automakers who were obviously not doing as great as they wanted to be right now because of trade but also because of brexit uncertainty would lobby and push angela merkel to take a softer tone. the reality is despite the warnings, despite concern, the eu 27 has put together for two years. everyone stood behind them. nobody has said anything that goes against his position or are official line from the european union. going back to business, they want to get a clear sense of what is going on p we have heard it from a number of companies. again, the long-term strategic priority, and business gets less, is to preserve the single market. the eu will not do anything that

also to come to the u.k. prime minister faces a vote of no confidence after she suffered the biggest parliamentary defeat in modern british history as both sides of the breaks the unite against her day. breaks it ministers of calm ministers have gone but the shambles has remained unchanged point shrilly of credibility because our government quit for. what you just call. on europe was quick to react to the outcome of the vote with some senior politicians saying the e.u. would make no further concessions another surging u.k. to clarify its plans. for the welcome just gone six pm here in moscow you watching r.t. international now will start with breaking news because four american soldiers have reportedly been killed a man bridge after an explosion rocks a crowded area in the center of the syrians. see that's according to media reports the official u.s. army twitter account confirmed casualties but didn't specify the number of those killed local media published a video of c.c.t.v. footage capturing the moment of

here in the u.k. and they seem to be lobbying for it rather strongly not only that but we're also hearing murmurs from brussels that article fifty which is the date that britain is set to leave at the moment except for the twenty ninth of march this year it's coming out very shortly that could be extended not just for a couple of months as was previously thought but because of the scale of the political turmoil here in the u.k. over gregg's it that could be extended persons departure from the e.u. potentially until next year but you know this is the never ending story the chaos continues in the political confusion it with the briggs's and u.k. politics many things poorly with the latest from london. with reason is victory comes just twenty four hours remember the day of defeat a draft brigs that divorce agreement opposed by an overwhelming majority of fellow and p's including many conservative rebels. surprisingly have been a lot of interest in the events in westminster over the last few days particul

is much worse than the deal that the u.k. at the moment has including for example the british rebate so they think why should we be yond what we already have and they essentially a lot of them really do want to stay within the european union and there are others and they're mostly insite reserve mates own conservative party on the right of our party who think that this deal ties the u.k. much too closely to the european union and for also an indefinite time because of the so-called back start stop which clarifies the situation of northern ireland after after the withdrawal period of two years so they think the u.k. should cut lose completely and cut loose immediately and something even they shouldn't that the u.k. shouldn't pay any money to the european union without having a free trade deal so they think it's basically to favor to the e.u. and the other still wanted for the sake of the u.k. so the briggs's vote in parliament reflects a deep about leaving the european union what does it tell us about confidence and teresa may

the u.k.'s financial services sector how much more money will will be will be lost this figure came out just a few days ago from e y. and we expect at least the same amount of money to also be moved. we alone have a very clear indications that about eight hundred billion of us dollars in assets will be moved into frankfurt was going this year and what about jobs. how many are we talking about jobs being lost in london jobs being moved from london to to europe or jobs being created locally in europe. like you said there will be various ways in which jobs will be impacted the latest study which came out by iraq he said about seven thousand jobs i expected to be in two thousand and ninety eight i think that's a that's a fair assessment but first of all already before a few thousand jobs have been moved and depending on the outcome of the final results another couple of thousand jobs may or may not be moved depending on that. how would that impact people having to move from london into into contine

u.k. and they seem to be lobbying for it rather strongly not only that but we're also hearing this from brussels that article fifty which is the date that britain is set to leave the e.u. at the moment is set for the twenty ninth of march this year it's coming out very shortly that could be extended not just for a couple of months as was previously thought but because of the scale of the political turmoil here in the u.k. over brags that that could be extended to britain's departure from the e.u. potentially until next year. u.k. prime minister of tourism a has given a short statement from number ten downing street after winning a no confidence vote in parliament she emphasized her intention to deliver on the results of the two thousand and sixteen referendum to leave the you may held meetings with representatives of minority parties in parliament before her remarks and she is expected to meet with other senior government representatives as well. teresa mayes victory comes twenty four hour

the u.k. point to a positive open as parliament prepares to vote on theresa may's exit deal. -- brexit deal. european cash trading starts in less than 30 minutes. matt: staring down the barrel. parliament has its say on theresa may's brexit deal as the pm face of the worst government -- governmentrs defeat in 95 years. we are live in westminster. futures point higher in europe and the u.s. as well following a positive section in asia. can earnings optimism win over concerns of a softening global economy? bnp paribas is said to shutter its u.s. commodities desk. a bad loan knocks down citigroup's revenue, but shares rise of the bank says the trading environment is actually improving. we are less than a half-hour from the start of european trading. take a look first off at futures here. we have euro stoxx 50 futures up 0.9%. ftse futures gaining as well. we look set to have this equity rally role from asia to europe and then to the u.s. as well. even amidst these fears of global growth and today

as things stand in just two months time the u.k. will leave the european union the divorce is being viewed as a political issue but its economic impact is undeniable one industry in particular is bracing for a seismic shock london's financial services industry the square mile as it's known is the bitting heart of the u.k.'s financial services industry and its status as europe's financial capital is under threat a report published this week estimated that banks and other financial companies have shifted at least a trillion dollars worth of assets out of the country and into the european union setting up new offices in places like frankfurt joining us now via skype from leone in france is. the managing director of frankfurt mine finance good to have you with us on come. in the costs one trillion dollars worth of assets have already been moved out of the u.k. so briggs it is already having an impact on the u.k.'s financial services sector how much more money will will be will be lost this figure came out just a few days ago from e y. a

the u.k. is not ready, our resilient structures are not in place to deal with a no deal brexit. a bit more time, neither side wants there to be a no deal. here's the plan around which the majority of conservatives, mps and ministers can: us. i hope the prime minister will take it forward. anna: this sounds like recasting from scratch the brexit deal at the 11th hour. both sides are compromising. it is one of the things that has been missing from this process. certainty,give that the backstop moves to the front of the process and becomes an indefinite proposal for trade and no -- all sides commit. anna: does it have any reach across the aisle? there arewill, but people who are not sure about it. there are a lot of labor mps who know that we are not -- they want to see an agreement in place but are concerned about an extension to article 50. i hope people will look at this. can move forward to talk about the next stage. anna: you want an extension. which what you're complement -- your extension

the u.k. house of commons. also about 15 minutes from now, the boe governor, mark carney, will testify. we will bring you his testimony live. first, let's quickly check in on the markets in our studio in london. here's nejra cehic. nejra: we are seeing a little bit of risk appetite in. equity markets. . the stoxx 600 a little bit higher in today's session. also, u.s. futures pointing higher, with the s&p 500 gaining more than 1%. cable absolutely study, doing pretty much nothing over the past two days. if you look at the closing levels, today we saw some volatility. our traders looking through what happened? are they waiting on the sidelines or are they actually just taking a bit of a positive view that from your the government will remain, we could get a softer brexit, or no bugs at oh? the euro is step -- brexit at all? the euro is steady. the 10 year treasury yield is moving up by a basis point. morgan stanley has revised down its 10 year yield target to a 235 handle. that's important. doll

the u.k. actually are up fractionally. it's where we begin your news day. the u.k. is gearing up for one of the most important brexit votes since the actual vote for brexit steve sedgwick live with the details on what we can expect. steve. >> brian, good to see you. there's so many different scenarios that could be painted in flow charts, diagrams the fact of the matter is mrs. may, the prime minister is facing an absolutely huge task to get her withdrawal through out of the parliament today. she suffered defeat after defeat recently through last week which clipped her wings and clipped her government's wings and their ability to go forward, but this is the big one the fact of the matter is not many people believe that she will get it passed today, but most people think it will be a large defeat on the hands. the question is then what happens next there are many, many scenarios does she quit? does she say identify had enough i'm walking out. she'll face a no confidence vote that is almost sure

a u.k. trading partner keeping a .lose eye on the eco-lineup, we will get data fromcer price japan along with machinery orders in from china. we will be getting new home at 9:30 a.m. hong kong time. aussie dollar looking steady, head of consumer confidence data at the bottom of the hour. it has rallied about 1.4% this year, which is spurring some calls for a correction. sterling trading just above 1.28 after reversing overnight losses and volatility picks up and the one-week oil.t a quick check now on brent continuing to climb above 60. the chinese throwing everything they can at their economy. >> thank you so much. let's get to first word news with paul allen. >> jpmorgan boss jamie dimon warning the record government shutdown could drive u.s. growth 20. he said companies are increasingly worried about the funding dispute of washington as arguments over president trump's border wall keep services close. the shutdown will shave more so much. let's getthan 1% of growth everk according to sour

let's check, though, how the u.k. and mainly european markets are trading on the back of the u.k. vote as well, and we are seeing the ftse 100 in the u.k., again, react the markets may be anticipating this outcome down about .6% on the mainland, again, very slight moves and anything minor to the upside for germany and france what about in the currency markets? we have to look at the pound sterling again, actually a change it appears as though with all the guest that is we have had over the last couple of days and weeks that the market anticipated this outcome and has set itself up for it as always, we've got the best coverage in the business for this historic time and last night's brexit vote, and we begin where it all began with a resounding defeat for the u.k. prime minister theresa may. steve sedgwick live outside the u.k. parliament with manager on what happened and what will happen >> brian, resounding is only quite a solid word, but it doesn't even go near to say the size of the defeat of mrs. may suffered last night. 118 of our own mp's, which is way more than her own wits

is still putting out a hand to the u.k. that's not to say that every country who is a member of the e.u. feels the same. the e.u. -- the u.k. has done a good job of accepting member -- many e.u. members. there's the option of extending article 50, therefore delaying brexit, and maybe not happening at all. brent: what are our options right now? for rv viewers who may just be joining us, the deal prime minister theresa may presented rejected tonight pucci said she will come back with an alternative plan. alex: what can she really come back with within three days? brent: so what happens then? that say we are headed toward a second referendum. what would that look like and how would we get to that? alex: there would have to be agreement in parliament, legislation put forward, there would have to be a majority of mps and also in the house of lords as well to agree to that and vote on it for that to happen. brent: is there support for that right now? alex: is there support within the house of commons? yes, there is some support,

just bear that in mind overall, u.k. inflation in the u.k. -- u.k. inflation has cooled now, i want to get over to sterling as well check out how sterling as well as the broader currency markets are fairing this morning now, sterling throughout the course of the morning has been firming. right now we are seeing it up about 20 basis points to 1.2883. of course, yesterday in reaction to the vote we saw some sharp moves in sterling initially going lower in a knee jerk reaction to the result, but then rallying, and now this morning we are seeing that rally continue euro versus sterling is around that .88 number, and sterling versus the yen about 1.39. there's a look at sterling crosses for you. let's get into equity markets. this morning it was looking like a positive picture across the board. now in the last minutes of trade we have seen a downturn in ftse shares as well as dac shares looking at the ftse first. we are seeing stocks there trade down about 60 basis points remember, a lot of those export exposed stocks are reacting, in part, to the news th

but for the u.k. unfortunately you know teresa mayes she's often said well the way out of brecht's it is going to be a set of trade agreements but i think any trade agreement with the united states is going to be extremely difficult here you have donald trump somebody who's been willing to say that canada is a national security threat when it comes to steel imports canada so you know how do you how the u.k. going to fare i think it's also just as unrealistic you these trade deals take many many years absolutely hey it's going to be kind of desperate to sign something and the u.s. you know they can take their time ever having a mentally appreciate your insight on this very much thank you. hundreds have a. joint a new caravan that's heading for the us mexico border they're the second group to leave hunt orus and three months but this time many are planning to stay in mexico to work on rail and reforestation projects and there. from where the caravan on monday. sitting and waiting near the side of the bu

u.k. weapons dog to yemen gives us its take on the world's worst humanitarian crisis britain's biggest police force advises not to drive into london but it's not because ten thousand die each year in the capital because of pollution but it's happening now stop pete because he won't work no britain's parliamentary speaker didn't publicly write off to raise amazing bricks and to deal with me and q.'s pull the symbol coming up in today's going underground the first in a week when britain's intelligence services admitted they didn't act accordingly to stop the bombing of the ariana grande a concert in manchester which killed twenty two are others continuing to be killed because of so-called u.k. intelligence this in a week of college and british involved conflict from afghanistan to yemen i'm joined now via skype from one town in the northwest of the united states by ordering whistleblower and former drone operator brandon bryant brandon thanks so much for coming on the show now we have in one

sourcing chemicals from the u.k. these sort of issues practically could create significant difficulties very quickly and of course we don't really know i mean some people are even talking about the prospect of a second referendum i mean perhaps you know even though briggs it a tool as the damage though not already been done to economic ties between european companies and the u.k. for example is this irrevocable in some sense circumstances i think i'm not sure ever irrevocable but it will certainly have mid to long term consequences in the financial services industry people have already moved jobs into the e.u. restructured businesses in order to take account of what might happen in the worst case those things are going to change overnight. and so brics it already has had an impact and even if the u.k. were to switch is positional to switches direction now for many it's already too late to change back overnight what's happened all right to john hammond annoy at c.m.s. thanks a lot for joining us thank you well some a

have lost the u.k. rebate and be forced to pay whatever was demanded alternatively the backstop would come into force an arrangement with which there is no time limit or end point it locks britain into a deal from which it cannot leave without the agreement of the e.u. and as my friend a member of a hogan it's imperative pointed out in so many occasions this is unprecedented in british history. the last two years gives us no confidence that this government can do a deal in under two years so some points before december twenty twenty the focus would then inevitably shift from negotiations on the future relationship to negotiations on an extension to the transition period including negotiations on what further payments we should make to the european union. the vedic partnership documents say yes and i quote it can lead to a spectrum of different outcomes as well as checks and controls that doesn't show to me any clarity whatsoever in that document. and there is not even any mention of the famed frictionle

citizens in the u.k. and of u.k. citizens within the european union after the u.k. leaves the european union that's all the withdrawal agreement which is quite legal listing the second component to the political declaration is much more skeletal and that relates to the kind of relationship that the u.k. will have with the european union after it leaves and there's a lot more wiggle room in the political declaration than there is in the drawled arrangement is the political declaration itself is quite vague one interpretation of it is that we're aiming for the kind of relationship that mrs may has and that is one where for goods there's a kind of single market arrangement with the european union for services and other products then a much looser arrangement with the european union but equally the political declaration couldn't come for solutions such as the always plus where the u.k. stays within the customs union and the single market or again something much looser like just a canada style free trade agreement so the political get declaration is very vague and quite

the u.k.'s prime minister to resign may says that she'll try to break the deadlock over her breaks a deal by seeking further concessions from the european union at the heart of the talks will be possible changes on a backup plan to avoid a hard border in ireland may's initial plan on how the u.k. would exit the e.u. was the fitted by historic majority in parliament last week the country is shut jule to leave the e.u. on the twenty ninth of march well those are the headlines coming up next that's counting the cost to look at the financial impact of this month's biggest stories from brakes it to the u.s. china trade or. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week to resume a hangs on to chair one who breaks that deal is overwhelmingly rejected by parliament avoid crashing out of the european union without a deal. also this week currency to buy essential goods is hard to find in zimbabwe as anger after the governm

sourcing chemicals from the u.k. these sort of issues practically could create significant difficulties very quickly and of course we don't really know i mean some people are even talking about the prospect of a second referendum i mean perhaps you know even though briggs it a tool as the damage though not already been done to economic ties between european companies and the u.k. for example is this their vocal in some sense circumstances i think i'm not sure i ever irrevocable but it will certainly have mid to long term consequences in the financial services industry people have already moved jobs into the e.u. restructured businesses in order to take account of what might happen in the worst case those things are going to change overnight. and so brics it already has had an impact and even if the u.k. which is which is positional to switch is direction now for many it's already too late to change back overnight what's happened all right john hammond a lawyer at c.m.s. thanks a lot for joining us thank you well some

>> it tells us the u.k. economy is slowing it comes after fairly strong summer period where retail sales were buoyed by the world cup effect, the good feel effect from that. and also much better weather, which buoyed retail sales. we are now seeing the hang over from that and also we've got, of course, heightened brexit related uncertainty. and a world economy that is slowing down 0.3% q on q doesn't look too bad relative to what's happening in europe at the moment >> it's really hard to ask you this question and to get an answer that's fair to what is going on in a very complex environment, but how much does this uncertainty about brexit, if we're looking back now a couple of months essentially, how much does that impact a figure like this, do you think >> it's impacting it a lot today's number, the rns calculates it based on the output promotion to gdp. so investment is not directly in there, but it will use the expenditure approach when it comes up in a fourth quarter estimate next month. and if you look

citizens in the u.k. and u.k. citizens in the e.u. who are waiting to have their status confirmed we have already committed to ensuring that e.u. citizens in the u.k. will be able to stay and to continue to access in country benefits and services on broadly the same terms as now in both a deal and a no deal scenario indeed the next phase of testing of the scheme for e.u. nationals to confirm their status has launched today and having listened to concerns from members and organizations like the three million group i can confirm today that when we roll out the scheme in full on the thirtieth of march the government will waive the application fee so that there is. so there is no. financial barriers to nationals who wish to stay. and anyone who plans all will look like during the pilot phase will have their fee reimbursed and more details about how this will work will be made available in two calls some some e.u. member states have similarly guaranteed the rights of british nationals in a no deal scenario and we will step up our efforts t

the u.k. granted qatada asylum in nineteen ninety four as he claimed to have been tortured in jordan the u.k. arrested him after nine eleven on terror charges qatada were sent back to jordan twelve years later he was assured that he would not be tortured there however his deportation overseen by then home secretary theresa may certainly cost the u.k. a pretty penny in fact at least one point nine million pounds was spent on it including payments for legal fees and aid and as mentioned nearly two hundred grand will spend after he had been removed from the country on a monitoring his condition and ensuring he wasn't actually being tortured the government committed to monitoring qatada for up to three years the last payment was made in twenty sixteen so i guess debate the issues raised first by migrant deportations but second in particular by the case of qatada. in the first place. should never have been granted asylum here by can one thousand four hundred when you think about it all the money al

so it would mean that the u.k. would would leave on w t o rules and that's interesting that that has been the pm spokesperson has said that they have not ruled but ruled out a no deal so everything is still in play here apart from it seems seems to always amaze deal because it doesn't have the support boris johnson the former foreign secretary saying this deal is dead in recent days deal is dead so she has three days to try to come up with some kind of alternative or she can answer your opinion we should have more time i should come on if she can often for more time but she's already did. she said that that she didn't want to do that and she didn't want to be a second referendum so she changed her mind before that so let's look at what i was a member and you know what what will the e.u. do what will they will that be they have to have a special summit or are they just going to leave the u.k. to try to work this out surely some point has got to go got to brussels and and go back and please please help me with this b

elite u.k. dockett government documents suggest the second break that referendum could be on the cards become just to resume a scramble to come up with a were bought used to e.u. divorce. russia's airborne forces are put to the test in their first tactical training exercises of the year and volunteers that to win this election. and the celebrations live many in for last the first language i give says his unique take on the me too movement claiming it's no longer a force for good. a very good morning to you you're watching r t international with me and carrying on our top story this hour lays out armed drones space based sensors and ground based detectors donald trump is pushing for an ambitious expansion of america's missile defense capabilities after the pentagon published a review outlining the threats facing the country. takes a closer look. regardless of attempts by world's strongest men to dodge questions about a new global arms race well we may have to come to terms with reality in some ki

businesses and for the u.k. economy >> very important, but how much upside would you actually see in your share price if that softer scenario is achieved >> well, that's really up to investors to judge what i can tell you is that the u.k. economy has been progressing well in a very resilient way. growing is.5%. we have low i want parmts throughout the country we saw the latest numbers this week employment in the u.k. is at the highest level ever 140,000 more people. gdp. good scenario with a significant uncertainty of it. as you saw over the last 12 months, all u.k. domestic stocks have been hammered people have avoided u.k. domestic stocks as an asset class. >> a lot of attention at the moment is what's going on in the housing market and just how bad things can get zoo right. well, we have, like, two mortgage markets in the u.k. you have the long-term market, which is mostly cash transactions high value properties. the rest of the country. while in london, prices have been going down. i would say significantly

and the u.k. already were by the united kingdom has proposed to exempts small businesses from customs checks which the e.u. has refused so i think the solution will have to lie in. flexibility and we need some flexibility we need some acceptance that there may be a little customs hole in ordinance and i don't think that is so unreasonable why because there are already two giant customs holes into the e.u. secrets customs border and those are the ports of antwerp and rotterdam where many goods are entering europe and only a tiny fraction is being checked and. full of patients in my own country belgium from hunter of have been saying that there are many problems with that so it would be completely irrational knots to allow a little bit of flexibility. at the very unimportant part of the u.s. customs border in northern ireland catherine is a no deal breck that still a possibility do you think that could happen. i think it's very definitely still a possibility and was delighted to see that the two ame

bemused that mainstream u.k. media seem to be in shock that the sitting prime minister should be able to even have a phone conversation with a representative of the largest trade union the country where in shock actually the phone call because unlike many european countries it also is a very good relationship between the trade union movement and its governments a perspective of the political makeup of those governments in britain of course we're not involved so we've never been invited to participate in discussions about the night how deep i as been an internal conservative power it's not even been a parliamentary debate the only opportunity the parliament about to discuss brics is now hence all the confusion and the frustration in parliament but you know this is a deal that satisfies the internal politics of the conservative party i know the people's assembly and unite has been at the forefront of the struggle against purse to any weight crash austerity policies economic warfare some of your members talk about i

and it's revealed the u.k. spent nearly a quarter of a million pounds protecting a radical muslim cleric after deporting him to another country we put the issue up for debate first and just think it's appropriate that the u.k. a taxpayer should pick up the bill for a terrorist mastermind because when all that goes for a rule of in the u.k. absolutely clear that you want to get. there well can you watching r c international this saturday afternoon where she is gone three pm here in moscow. now britain canada island and the u.s. have all confirmed that a man detained in russia on spying charges is one of their citizens and a former u.s. marine is now at the center of intense media speculation our correspondent in her trunk picks up the story. haven't they god as get rather used to hearing about russian spies getting caught in america we have the hybrid warfare that you're seeing with russia which is very much forefront inspired master this is the one thing this is a hard and fast rule of trading when you when you

u.k. prime minister faces a vote of no confidence later a day after she suffered the biggest parliamentary defeat in modern british history as both sides of the break the plate unite against. this government has failed country i think when it comes to these cracks in policy the rest of us need a mind reader and europe was quick to react to the outcome of the vote in some senior politicians saying the e.u. would make no further concessions another the u.k. to clarify its plans. are to international is just gone four pm here in moscow now we're going to start this hour breaking news because casualties have been reported after an explosion rocked a crowded area in the center of the syrian city pentagon troops could be among the jude local media say so let's get the latest now from our. place across this story for us paula at this stage then what more to be now. well initial reports and i must mention that they have not been confirmed suggests that anywhere between two to five american soldier