nabila, you next. do you agree with alex, do you see it as a good week? well, i think all of the policies that borisjohnson's coming up with at the moment are a clear distraction from the overwhelming issue of brexit. he's trying to give the impression he'll get stuck in government jobs and involving things such as economic revival, but the one thing that's high on people's mind is that single issue which is brexit and that's what his administration will be judged on. and i think there's a fascination in watching the boris johnson administration unfold, but i can't pretend it is a positive fascination, instead there is a chilling and rather freakish aspect to the whole debacle. on the one hand, it's by far the most viciously right—wing and indeed brutish conservative government any of us can remember, and on the other hand they're making out that they have the guile and sensitivity to deliver and to sort out one of the most divisive issues in british history. the reality is, a restrained british government has failed miserably to deliver brexit in three

nabila. mack on theissue real possibility. nabila. mack on the issue of the backstop, priti patel has suggested that the threat of starvation as in the irish famine could actually help resolve the backstop problem. so this is the kind of far right, reactionary comments and low intellect sound bites we're getting from members of this new administration and i think it will be a very short lived one and a new general election will be called shortly. and i think it is the wider population actually means at general election in the interest of democracy. as a us broadcaster put it, 0.30% of the uk population voted for borisjohnson to become prime ministerand... voted for borisjohnson to become prime minister and... i will let brian first and then alex. on the backstop. this idea that started a few years ago where the british were saying they need us more than we need them. was all about trade. the backstop is all about trade. the backstop is all about trade. the backstop is all about trade. the backstop is notjust about backstop is all abou

nabila — you next. do you agree with alex, do you see this it as a good week? well, i think all of the policies that borisjohnson's coming up with at the moment are a clear distraction from the overwhelming issue of brexit. he's trying to give the impression he get stuck in governmentjobs and involving things such as economic revival, but the one thing that's high on people's mind is that single issue which is brexit and that's what his administration will be judged on. and i think there's a fascination in watching the boris johnson administration unfold, but i can't pretend it is a positive fascination, instead there is a chilling and rather freakish aspect to the whole debacle. on the one hand, it's by far the most viciously right—wing and indeed brutish conservative government any of us can remember, and on the other hand they're making out that day have the guile and sensitivity to deliver and to sort out one of the most divisive issues in british history. the reality is, a restrained british government has failed miserably to deliver brexit in three year

nabila, you go next. do you see answers emerging from what we had from the prime minister? i must dwell on the grid ability of this government, if i may. i want to focus on patel, the home secretary, who personifies the figures nature of this government. this was someone who was a far from popular ex— lobbyist for the alcohol and tobacco industries, she is a p pa re ntly and tobacco industries, she is apparently still a lobbyist, £1000 an hour lobbyist, and clearly in breach of the ministerial... she will have to stop that is home secretary. indeed. but this is also somebody who has been forced out of government as international dell development —— development secretary, offering umana serenade to... we don't have time to spare to do the back story of ms patel. —— humanitarian aid to... where do you think the new cabinet and he himself are taking this? well, i think, of most of the new ministers in boris johnson's government have this area of manners about them, just as ms patel does and none of them have proven their record of sorting out complicated policy prob

political us television journalistjeffrey kofman, irish broadcaster brian o'connell and french journalist nabila ramdani if the ball comes loose from the back of the scrum — a rugby phrase borisjohnson himself used to talk about the opportunity. to become party leader and prime minister. the ball came loose. it's now in his hands. but there's a lot between this player and his try. parliament has blocked the brexit deal agreed by his predecessor, but nor is it prepared to tolerate no—deal. the eu says the deal it agreed is not up for renegotiation. the public remain profoundly divided. the pound is weakening. the new prime minister is boxed in by unforgiving political and economic realities. a chameleon and joker at a moment which demands strategy and execution. does his first week in office suggest that the jokes mask a steely strategist? does a borisjohnson's i think it has been an amazing start. i don't think anybody can deny that there is a sense of purpose, dynamism and in a budget that has really transformed with ministers. ifeel like that has really transformed with ministers. i feel l

nabila: 13 states and the district of colombia are against this deal. they are worried he will be bad for consumers and raise prices, taking away one of the players from the market at face value, never a good thing for consumers. but if the doj and the fcc both approve this, it makes the case weaker because they have to argue to the court why they are not going along with the governing bodies whose job it is to assess competition and continued protection. caroline: we wait with bated breath. there i am sure will be to break the details. now let's talk about another bloomberg scoop. on wednesday shares of symantec soared after broadcom announced talks to buy them. there was a value of $13.7 billion and this could be an expansion into the more profitable software business. symantec would make perfect fit for the broadcom portfolio. i want to first go out to you, because talk to us about why this is a perfect fit. >> thank you for having me on the show. i think symantec at the initial stage passes the smell test for broadcom. broadcom has 52% operating mar

our thanks to nabila ahmed on that story. sites that they would be decommissioning, sprint sites, and a networkas we saw, all of s are trading higher. tech is a big factor in the market broadly. president trump has been very vocal on a topic today on twitter, most recently vowing substantial reciprocal action against france after the french taxingnt signed a law tech a, including amazon and google. for more on the story, let's welcome in technology reporter kurt wagner. trump has been very busy on twitter, talking about google potentially in bed with china, apple not being immune or getting any tariff waivers. but the moment france is potentially piling on the tech sector, that is when donald trump got very protective of these tech giants. little bit to be a concern here in silicon valley that what is happening in france could set a new standard for other countries in europe, and countries around the world. these are global companies. the more they have to do with individual tax rules, all of their different jurisdictions, it

then that person turn away so it's not safe cause that person who's not quite yet c. 32 year old nabila has been looking for a job for years in vain. she 103 sons live with her cousin and her 2 sons in a tiny tin shack for 7 of them share 8 square metres. the children's fathers have abandoned them that's not unusual in this neighborhood. the children are a source of income for families in the townships. and her cousin receive a total of $100.00 euros a month for the 5 children. in the event of daisy the scenario in which cape town runs out of water the 2 women could only hope that the government would jump in and help more effectively than it seems to be doing now. now we think these are all in the team. and state is seeing how these days it will cause i witnessed this i don't know how we going to live with money. with a 0. sum imagine people dying of thirst 200 comes that's an unlikely scenario but the danger of social unrest or infectious diseases due to water scarcity is more real. since the start of the drought more and more patients have come to this township hospital with hygiene

nabila ahmed, thank you. plenty more coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ breakingre on that news. european union leaders have reached an agreement on top jobs at the eu parliament. lagarde willistine be nominated to lead the european central bank. for more, let's go to brussels and hear from maria tadeo. of summit talks. no decisions and finally we have more clarity. what is the latest? record 20 hours and three days here trying to figure out who will do what in the european commission. names are finally out and they are all pretty clear. christine lagarde will be nominated to replace mario draghi at the european central bank. this is at the end of october, the big job investors have kept their eyes on. when it comes to monetary policy, she is someone who obviously has done the rounds across the world. many look at her as a crisis fighter but she has never worked as a central banker. already seen a few eyebrows raised, wondering if this is too much of a political figure going into a central bank. also, some immediate repercussions, it will not be weidman, from the german central b