privately we got a document circulated by the eu negotiators to the 27 other countries in the eu that pointed out the flaws in what borisjohnson was that pointed out the flaws in what boris johnson was proposing and rebutted his claims, particularly if the backstop came into force it would contravene the good friday peace agreement or would contravene the good friday peace agreement oi’ leave would contravene the good friday peace agreement or leave people in northern ireland without a voice. the eu has been pushing back hard. but you will notice they haven't said it is all over. so there may be some room for manoeuvre. just not yet. back to peter at westminster, an interesting this development where the government says british officials want go to a lot of eu meetings as from september ist. is that a way of downing street trying to say to people, this is real, we are leaving. yesjust 11 days of meetings left, probably less if you ta ke meetings left, probably less if you take out weekends. but this is about hammering home the message both to the eu and to a domestic audience, poten

sure the eu isjust ready for no deal in to a deal, but i'm not sure the eu is just ready for no deal in the way that somehow because it has a big consequences it may have greater consequences it may have greater consequences for us, i don't dispute that but it will have consequences for ireland, and that's the paradoxical thing by speaking prompted this, they end up with what they did not want. should we talk about something else? yes. pollution linked to mental illness, it's in the telegraph as well. interesting study which is basically saying, here it says research published and found that children in the us and denmark are people in that denmark and us found a between air pollution and us found a between air pollution and risks of increased mental disorders. from what we can see, it looks like a correlation without a definitive causal link, and obviously it would be factors like the most polluted areas that those with highest levels of deprivation and all sorts of other social problems, which clearly have potential because of some of the mental health problems, which i talked abou

ultimately, the uk has decided to leave the eu. they've triggered article 50 of the lisbon treaty to allow them do so, but we on the european side stand consistently to protect the european principles, and indeed to ensure the uk meets its responsibilities, that we have those legal guarantees for european citizens living in the uk and british citizens living across the eu, that the uk meets its responsibilities in terms of financial payments, to see off commitments that they've made that they received a massive return on, but equally that we have a mechanism that keeps the border on the island of ireland open, that ensures that the good friday agreement — the very fragile peace deal that's only 21 years old — of which the british and irish governments are co—guarantors of, that that is protected. that there's no hardening of the border and that we can go forward... when you go through that list, i do get the feeling nothing has changed, but there are new elements, not least the language coming from some of your senior officia

well, that is up to the eu now. it is also in terms of the british government —— up to the british government —— up to the british government —— up to the british government as well, surely. what we do need to do is respect the referendum and make sure that we are leaving... what you think are the chances of a no deal? as it still one enabling cosmic i am not in the middle of negotiations.” one enabling cosmic i am not in the middle of negotiations. i cannot sense what you‘re coming back with at the moment. i do know that the chances of us living on top of the sist chances of us living on top of the 31st are ioo%. so that is what i‘m aiming for. i would rather live with aiming for. i would rather live with a deal. today we have also had the government talking about ending freedom of movement if there is a no—deal brexit. people representing the 3 million eu citizens in this country say that that his reckless politics by the government and by the prime minister and that it will sow the prime minis

and the ambassador from the eu. this agreement will nearly triple the duty-free access of american ranchers to high-quality beef in europe. initial estimates indicate the u.s. beef will grow by over $270 million a year once the agreement is fully implemented. with this new exclusive, country specific quota american ranchers have a guaranteed market share. we look forward to the eu approving this agreement expeditiously. >> mr. president and ladies and gentlemen. i am honored to be one of the signatories of this agreement. this provides a solution. let me underline the negotiations were in good spirit and it is a great example of how the trade system can work for trade disputes. with this agreement we reaffirm commitment [inaudible] to the trade agenda and a new faith in the eu-u.s. relationship. the agreements will be sent to the european parliament and we hope to obtain [inaudible] i would like to highlight the strength of eu trade relations with the u.s. is a priority of the presidency. i would like to thank those

and the ambassador from the eu. this agreement will nearly triple the duty-free access of american ranchers to high-quality beef in europe. initial estimates indicate the u.s. beef will grow by over $270 theion a year once agreement is fully implemented. with this new exclusive, country specific quota american ranchers have a guaranteed market share. we look forward to the eu approving this agreement expeditiously. >> mr. president and ladies and gentlemen. i am honored to be one of the signatories of this agreement. [inaudible] for the u.s. this provides [inaudible] and the wto. we are connecting this in good spirit and it is a great example of how the trade system can work for trade disputes. we -- with this agreement we reaffirm commitment [inaudible] to the trade agenda and a new faith in the eu-u.s. relationship. the agreements will be sent to the parliament and we hope to obtain [inaudible] as soon as possible. of the a priority presidency. i would like to thank those negotiators on both sides. pres. trump: th

world, reeta, for which the eu has dismissed borisjohnson‘s world, reeta, for which the eu has dismissed boris johnson's demand that the withdrawal agreement to be reopened and the backstop is scrapped, but after his dinner this evening with angela merkel here in berlin, a downing street source said there is a glimmer of light where there is a glimmer of light where there was not the day before. i think number ten is encouraged by what they were hearing from the german chancellor, the fact that she has invited new ideas about how the uk might want to solve the northern ireland backstop, she has invited them to come forward with plans. i think they are encouraged by that. the problem is, for several years now, three years, the uk has been putting forward ideas that the eu says do not work, which is why they insist the backstop has to be in the deal, and nothing from angela merkel today suggested that she agreed with borisjohnson today suggested that she agreed with boris johnson that the backstop should be scrapped. the rapport was warm, and that matters in politics, angela merkel wants t

it is the eu saying they are not interested. they are saying no, we do not want to talk. that is wrong and sad and not in europe's interests. india puts kashmir on lockdown — pakistan's prime minister says the move will increase tension between the two countries. and tributes to toni morrison, the first african—american author

as well as eu nationals in the uk andi eu as well as eu nationals in the uk and i will continue to champion this. i have been doing this for three years, there is nothing new in what i am saying, for three years i have been saying repeatedly we have got to protect the rights of those 5 million people. only by doing so can we leave the european union in a smooth and orderly manner. thank you very much for your time. the headlines on bbc news: ten men, aged between 13 and 30, are being questioned on suspicion of murdering pc andrew harper in berkshire. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more. they've been supported by thousands of teachers. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of peter duncan, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. in the premier league, it is back—to—back victories at the start of the season for the first time in ten yea rs of the season for the first time in ten years for arsenal as they beat burnley 2—1 in the early kick—off. pierre—emerick aubameyang scored the winner. the second ashes test has b

we feel that it's always in favour of the eu because we are not able to compete on the eu market. there is a strong support for agriculture in norway by the consumer and by the government and parliament. so, the best paying market is right here outside my barn door. back in the uk, farming unions have called on the government to strike a deal with the eu and do more to support british farmers. we've spent three years planning for a no—deal brexit. we're going to do everything we can to make sure that the border flow continues and we are also going to put in place support for sectors like sheep that may be affected through that short—term turbulence. confidence in westminster, but even amongst farmers who support brexit, there are calls for clarity. i probably would vote the same way. the problem is, we've let politicians take over and do it and that's where the problems arise. it doesn't matter what happens come the 31st of october, we just need to know what's going to happen. it's just knowing. this uncertainty has been the biggest challenge. forfarmers, dealing with brexit i

the second eu takeaway isa those issues. the second eu takeaway is a lot more gloomy, mishal. eu leaders are is a lot more gloomy, mishal. eu leaders a re pretty is a lot more gloomy, mishal. eu leaders are pretty much convinced that boris johnson leaders are pretty much convinced that borisjohnson does not have a realistic, immediately operable alternative to the backstop up his sleeve and they don't see any point in watering down or even getting rid of the backstop altogether, something they say they would not actually do, that is because they think the real problem here is not the backstop but the lack of a majority for the prime minister in parliament to get a brexit deal through. so, they see his focus on domestic politics, not on dealmaking with the eu, and therefore, eu leaders think they now have to wait and watch and they see a no—deal brexit as increasingly likely. katya adler, in biarritz, thank you. the fires raging across part of the amazon rainforest have been high on the agenda of the summit, where president macron said g7 leaders had agreed to help the countr

despite brexit, there is still net inward migration to the uk from eu countries. today's figures show 59,000 more people came here then left in the year to march. but from those countries thatjoined the eu later in 2004, like poland, 7,000 more people left than arrived. the main exceptions to the trend are bulgaria and romania. from those countries, there was still net inward migration of 32,000. and all the figures have to be treated with caution now. they were downgraded yesterday to experimental statistics because of concerns over how accurate they are. barbara runs a resource centre for east europeans. she told me people are leaving because of concerns about the future. and this week the government has been emphasising its desire to end freedom of movement. that brings this sense of feeling unwelcome again. it reminds people that actually people did vote brexit, "fair enough — maybe this is because of me." on monday it became clear the new home secretary, priti patel, had rejected an idea that in the event of a no—deal brexit, the end of freedom of movemen

more now on britain‘s withdrawal from the eu. michael gove who is the cabinet minister in charge of no—deal planning says he is saddened that the eu seems to be refusing to negotiate with the uk over a new brexit deal. it comes after the eu said uk demands to remove the irish backstop from theresa may‘s deal were unacceptable. holger hestermeyer is a reader at king‘s college london — specialising in international dispute resolution. hejoins us via he joins us via webcam from germany for the bed looks less of both sides may be boxed in at the moment? pleasure to be with you and absolutely i think the problem is both sides have taken positions because of the incentives they have. the eu has already crossed its bloodlines last time by offering an all uk customs union and that did not get the deal across parliament. so the eu needs to be convinced that anything that they do now gets the deal across the line. on the other side the government has barely got a majority said they are preparing for an election and they need to ste

we feel that it's always in favour of the eu because we are not able to compete on the eu market. there is a strong support for agriculture in norway by the consumer and by the government and parliament. and the best—paying market is right here outside my barn door. back in the uk, farming unions have called on the government to strike a deal with the eu and do more to support british farmers. we've spent three years planning for a no—deal brexit. we're going to do everything we can to make sure that the border flow continues and we are also going to put in place support for sectors like sheep that may be affected through that short—term turbulence. confidence in westminster, but even amongst farmers who support brexit, there are calls for clarity. i probably would vote the same way. the problem is, we've let politicians take over and do it and that's where the problems arise. it doesn't matter what happens come the 31st of october, we just need to know what's going to happen. that's...it‘s just knowing. this uncertainty has been the biggest challenge. forfarmers, dealing

well, the eu believes that for itself as well. however, the eu says itself as well. however, the eu says it is open to alternatives to the backstop that the johnson government may come up with. there are already talks going on at a low level across the channel. thank you. and if you want to know anything more about the suspension of parliament or brexit, you can go to our wesbite at bbc.co.uk/news. bolton wanderers has completed a takeover deal tonight which will save it from collapse. administrators announced that the company football ventures had bought the league one club, which has been struggling financially for months. bury fc was expelled from the english football league yesterday, after a takeover bid fell through. here's our sports editor, dan roan. they're the fans left without a club. with bury‘s hopes of league survival washed away, they gathered at gigg lane today to try and take stock of the news. 134 years of history brought to an end, a community in shock. it's a bereavement isn't it? you're losing part of your family. i have a sister who hasjust be

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in brussels there is a big drive by the eu to reject and rebut what borisjohnson has the eu to reject and rebut what boris johnson has been the eu to reject and rebut what borisjohnson has been saying about the irish border backstop. we saw that tweet from donald tusk which did not name the prime minister, it did not name the prime minister, it did not name the prime minister, it did not quite call him a liar, but nearly dead, and then we had a spokesperson from the european commission saying that the letter did not provide any workable alternatives —— nearly did. and the ego's brexit negotiators rejecting and describing lots of the claims that boris has made as misleading and incorrect. the backstop contravening the good friday agreement or that the people of northern ireland would not have a say, and also deciding idea that already have northern ireland and ireland, which have separate legal system is coexisting, the ego says thatis system is coexisting, the ego says that is a situation that only exists because of the framework provided by eu law. the mood music is pretty bad on

there is every possibility that the eu- there is every possibility that the eu — for the eu to show flexibility. i'm hoping they will. a special report from inside kashmir in lockdown — cut off since sunday after india removed its special status. the anger inside isn't really spilling out onto the streets as we have seen happen before in kashmir. the reason for that is people aren't able to communicate and the tight security deployment. it's exactly 50 years since the beatles walked across that zebra crossing in abbey road for their seminal album cover. and at 11:30pm we'll be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers rachel cunliffe from city am and joe twyman from deltapoll uk. good evening. welcome to bbc news. a major united nations report on land use and climate change says we should all be eating less meat and making ourdiets more pla nt—based. the un experts at the ipcc say we're consuming too many meat and diary products in the west and it's helping to fuel global warming. but their new report stops short of saying people should become vegetarian or vegan. here's our scie

is that quite persuasive to the eu? no. because there really isa to the eu? no. because there really is a need for this insurance policy in the view of ireland, the eu and increasingly and it looks like an act of desperation, given the weeks that have come out of this are damaging and no—deal brexit would be. so this seems like a prime minister who may be new to the job but the uk and eu negotiators have been at this for the better part of three years and if such an alternative arrangement existed, they would have found them and they would‘ve put them in place. what is guaranteed if this is ratified by the house of commons of the uk will have that soft landing, the transition period on november one and they will be the time needed to get that trade deal in place. the best way for the eu to prevent the backstop from ever coming into force would be to show unity on what the future relationship with the eu will look like. but as long as the country remains divided as it is, the eu sees an increasing need for that backstop because their fear is that backstop beca

the eu thinks it's prepared. it has passed european by that agitation that will apply for a temporary period in sectors that are really cares about, like aviation, road knowledge and some financial services. in other countries that will be particularly affected because they have a very close trading relationship with the uk, france, belgium, and the netherlands, and ireland, have spent money on new facilities and hired hundreds and hundreds of new customs officers. but there is a niggling feeling around here that european businesses haven't done quite enough to get ready. the other 27 countries also reckoned that the uk will be back at the negotiating table pretty quickly even if there is an ideal brexit. the uk will want a free trade agreement with its biggest, nearest economic neighbour. the thinking goes. but the eu will only start talking if the uk makes pledges on the right —— rights of citizens, financial obligations and the irish border. though it hasn't bowed out how those talks will actually work, ho

eu leaders ask. so, they're sticking to their position that the door is open to get rid of the backstop if borisjohnson can find a credible, immediately operable alternative. he received an invitation here at the g7, just like last week in paris and berlin, saying that — we're ready to hear you, if you have that alternative. and in the meantime, we are no further with this backstop issue than we were months ago when theresa may was prime minister. something, though, has changed, because borisjohnson used to be dismissed by many in europe as a bit of a chancer, a populist without a plan. now eu leaders do take him very seriously on two particular issues. they believe him now that he will pursue a no—deal brexit if he doesn't get a new deal with the eu, and they also believe him that he would rather leave with a deal. but this new eu understanding of the prime minister really doesn't bring the two sides any closer to agreement and so, for now, the eu believe that a no—deal brexit is still the mos

we feel that it's always in favour of the eu because we are not able to compete on the eu market. there is a strong support for agriculture in norway by the consumer and by the government and parliament. so, the best paying market is right here outside my barn door. back in the uk, farming unions have called on the government to strike a deal with the eu and do more to support british farmers. we've spent three years planning for a no—deal brexit, we're going to do everything we can to make sure that the border flow continues and we are also going to put in place support for sectors like sheep that may be affected through that short—term turbulence. confidence in westminster, but even amongst farmers who support brexit there are calls for clarity. i probably would vote the same way. the problem is, we've let politicians take over and do it and that's where the problems arise. it doesn't matter what happens comes the 31st of october, we just need to know what's going to happen. just knowing. this uncertainty has been the biggest challenge. forfarmers, dealing with brexit is lik

the eu single market. our political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. what to expect from boris johnson, who is laying out his stall in more detail? he and his long—standing brexiteers have hated the idea of the northern ireland backstop, the insurance policy to avoid a hard border in ireland but would keep the uk close to lots of eu rules and regulations with no ability to exit unilaterally. they have not liked it for a long time and borisjohnson as saying in no uncertain terms, unless the backstop goes than the prospect of no deal becomes even greater. he is ratcheting things up a little, one of the arguments made about the eu and by the irish government is that the good friday agreement, the peace process in northern ireland, could be undermined if there is the risk of a hard budget being reimposed, but boris johnson risk of a hard budget being reimposed, but borisjohnson is saying that the good friday agreement is all about consent between the communities in northern ireland, nationalists

the eu says its door is a lwa ys yes and no. the eu says its door is always open. michel barnier, the chief negotiator, will get back from his holidays at a moments notice, i am told, but only to discuss ideas that are compatible with the existing brexit deal. eliminating the northern irish backstop from the brexit deal is not compatible with it. both sides are deploying similar tactics here at this stage. but you talk to the eu negotiators here in brussels tonight, and they are feeling very bleak, because they are not seeing any new ideas about solving the problem from the uk. bleak because they think the prime minister borisjohnson bleak because they think the prime minister boris johnson has bleak because they think the prime minister borisjohnson has left himself no room for manoeuvre or compromise. and bleak because they are worried that no brexit deal whatsoever would ever get through the very divided british parliament. and as day follows day, the eu is inching closer and closer to concluding that the only way this process will end with the uk leaving with n

for non—eu. .. europe. because the rules are more stringent. for non-eu... they europe. because the rules are more stringent. for non-eu. .. they talk about a criminality threshold which puzzled knee, what is that? about a criminality threshold which puzzled knee, what is that7m about a criminality threshold which puzzled knee, what is that? it is complicated but at the moment it is difficult to bar people who are eu nationals from coming to the uk, short of proving that they are clear and present threat to society, are quite high bar. under the new rules, as far as quite high bar. under the new rules, as farasi quite high bar. under the new rules, as far as i think they will apply, border staff will look at people‘s previous convictions, if they are, if they have got recent convictions in the last 12 months, if they have committed an offence which caused serious harm, if they are a persistent offender, they will look at their character, all those aspects will be taken into account and can be barred from coming into britain. those rules were always going to apply, but

but eu leaders say the deal is closed. so, what would one of europe's most powerful leaders have to say to the man who led the uk's campaign to leave? before dinner, they spoke at the chancellery. we cannot accept the current withdrawal agreement, arrangements that either divide the uk or lock us into the regulatory and trading arrangements of the eu, the legal order of the eu, without the uk having any say. but, mrjohnson, the eu says it will not renegotiate the withdrawal agreement under any circumstances, so are you prepared to compromise, or is this trip simply posturing before you blame the eu for a no—deal brexit? yes, of course, i think there is ample scope to do a deal. the backstop, that particular arrangement, which i do think has grave, grave defects for a democratic country, a sovereign democratic country like the uk — that plainly has to go. but once we get rid of it, if we can change it, then i think there is the real prospect of making progress very rapidly indeed. and chancellor merkel, the withdrawal a

eu leaders ask. so they're sticking to their position that the door is open to get rid of the backstop if borisjohnson can find a credible, immediately operable alternative. he received an invitation here at the g7, just like last week in paris and berlin, saying that — we're ready to hear you, if you have that alternative. and in the meantime, we are no further with this backstop issue than we were months ago when theresa may was prime minister. something, though, has changed, because borisjohnson used to be dismissed by many in europe as a bit of a chancer, a populist without a plan. now eu leaders do take him very seriously on two particular issues. they believe him now that he will pursue a no—deal brexit if he doesn't get a new deal with the eu, and they also believe him that he would rather leave with a deal. but this new eu understanding of the prime minister really doesn't bring the two sides any closer to agreement and so, for now, the eu believe that a no—deal brexit is still the most

the eu will not give up the irish backstop. that was his response to borisjohnson‘s key demand as he tries to renegotiate the brexit deal. translation: the key elements of this agreement, including the irish backstop, are notjust technical constraints or legal quibbling, but are genuine, indispensable guarantees. but the prime minister says it won't be uk that puts up a physical border between northern ireland and the republic. under no circumstances will the uk government be instituting, imposing, checks or controls of any kind at that border. so, is this the brexit blame game? also on the programme... why a no—deal brexit could lead to more domestic waste ending up in landfill sites in england — guess where it will end up. most of our landfill capacity is further north, up in the midlands, north of england, so it would have to start being trucked from the ports up to those landfill spaces, further up north. the gcse pass rate is up slightly — and that's despite warnings from teachers that some students struggled. is t

what is genuinely disturbing, actually, is this whole the eu is going to blink first, the eu will blink at one minute to midnight on the 315t of october. the eu doesn't want a no deal, and that's the only card we have in our pocket. i just that's the only card we have in our pocket. ijust think, if you are negotiating and doing this really complex, very smart, svengali —type back door negotiations, you ought to be waving the cards that are in your pocket all over the media all the time for this is what we have, you are going to blink because we will threaten you with no deal. so the eu has complete ingress and insight into what the british cards are all you have is no deal. that is going to harm you more than us. we have made this very clear. why would we suddenly change our position, so close to the end? what is happening now in preparation for that, what is happening is this very disturbing, parallel universe, post—truth situation, where michael gove and other brexiteers are saying, very disappointed in the eu, they are refusing to negotiate, not been very grown up, refusing to ne

what it does mean is that from the point of view of the eu rather than the eu being left to look into antigen saying they are not prepared to do anything they say they are prepared to listen to anything but the ball is now in mrjohnson‘s or. he says he thinks a deal can be done and the eu is calling his bluff saying show us if you think it can be done. you have a few days, go do it. sharmila whelan is an economist at from aletheia capital. will the uk and the eu be able to agree on how to manage brexit if no deal is forthcoming? the g7 is meant to be about fighting inequality but we know that the real topic of conversation will be brexit. i think it will be difficult. we are looking at disruption any which way. errors talk of alternative arrangement but it is the bit called to imagine what a compromise would be. the uk would perhaps accept a fixed term on the irish deal providing they can withdraw from it unilaterally and it is replaced with a digital border. but to the eu that will be difficult if not possible to agree to because it means reopening the withdrawal agreement and more

it is through the eu market. there is an opportunity to get some lamb out there, but it doesn't replace, and we need to be clear on this, it doesn't replace the french market. there is no interest from the japanese to take on the 40% of lamb we currently export into europe at the moment. the market research that has been done injapan said they don't actually like eating lamb that much. there is a small amount that could potentially go to japan, but there is a critical question to be asked here. what is it that we are going to be exporting more of to these global markets? how are we going to resource it. we have people out in china, the new zealanders have 100. if we are going to up the potential of the people we have out in these new market opportunities, what does the government want in return? those questions have not even been remotely answered as yet. i want to ask you about the actual labour side of things, because before you even look at exporting, you have got to have people to pick the produce, to do the

posturing before you blame the eu for a no-deal brexit? of course i think there is ample scope to do a deal, and i've explained, ithink, pretty clearly what needs to happen. we need to remove those elements of the withdrawal agreement that simply don't work for the uk. i've spoken of the things that i think are sensible, the protections of the rights of eu nationals. chancellor merkel, the withdrawal agreement was defeated in parliament three times in britain. it has been buried by borisjohnson. why in britain. it has been buried by boris johnson. why won't you reopen it in the few weeks that are left, and do you see the brexit crisis now is the uk's problem to solve? translation: of the backstop was a witty full— back position. translation: of the backstop was a witty full—back position. —— the backstop was always a full— back position for them if we find a solution, we can maybe find it in the next 30 days. boris johnson and angela merkel are now discussing their differences face—to—face over dinner, the first in a series o

what we are going to do is leave the eu. and that means that legally all those powers revert to the uk. i wa nt to those powers revert to the uk. i want to stress because people get a bit confused or can be. that doesn't mean we are going to stop anybody coming into this country. it doesn't mean we are going to become remotely hostile to immigration or to immigrants. i'm not at all. i used to run the most diverse city in the world and was very proud of it. what it does mean is that immigration into the uk will be democratically controlled and we will be producing an australian style points based system to do it. this is a change from the immigration policies proposed by theresa may's government. it proposed extending freedom of movement untiljanuary 202i. and allowing eu citizens to come to the uk for three months before having to apply to stay longer. all that has gone now. here's danny shaw on what this new policy means in practical terms. it's quite difficult to bar people who are eu nationals from coming to the uk. you h

eu tourists every year. many brexit supporters have said that the weaker pound is a boost for tourism as thousands of holiday makers take advantage of cheaper prices. that spring in our guest who is well placed to talk about this, kate nichols, the chief executive of uk hospitality. some people have said this could result in morejobs hospitality. some people have said this could result in more jobs for locals and higher wages to attract them. that doesn‘t sound too gloomy, does it? it is not, as you say, large numbers of the industry rely upon foreign tourists. it is a £31 billion export industry, the national tourist industry, we rely on visitors coming from overseas as well as domestically, and at the moment where we have low levels of unemployment and a falling number of young people entering the jobs market, we have a real labour shortage at present. so we have to make sure that we have got the job is anti—labour available to deliver that service that domestic customers and international customers n

so for now the eu believes agreement so for now the eu believes a no—deal brexit is still the most likely scenario. katya adler, europe editor, thank you. thank you. away from thank you. away from brexit, leaders did manage to agree measures to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. more than £18 million was promised in emergency funding forfirefighting equipment and military assitance. earlier borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help with reforestation. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has this report. the fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of ra i nfo rest, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now at least some global action. at the g7 summit in france, world leaders agreed a package of emergency support for the region. first there will be more money to provide countries in south america with more firefighting aircraft, and in the longer term, further support to help with reforestation. translation: we will offer immediate financial aid to the amazonian countries who have made their need t

what does the eu think? eu leaders have two takeaways when it comes to brexit and this g7 meeting, which is more positive and then decidedly negative for them. eu leaders think and no—deal brexit is becoming increasingly likely. time is simply running out unless the prime minister would perform a u—turn and ask for another brexit extension. eu leaders do believe borisjohnson has something secret up borisjohnson has something secret up his sleeve, realistic alternative to the brexit deal and the famous backstop for the irish border. the prime minister tells them the ball is in the eu's code but eu figures said they say to me they see no point in watering down the backstop evenif point in watering down the backstop even if they did consider getting rid of it altogether because they see the prime minister doesn't have a majority in parliament that would guarantee that even then the brexit deal would get through. they see instead he is focusing on domestic politics, shoring up his premiership and winning an

eu single market. let's go to our political correspondent, pete saull at westminster. good morning. yes, in a way this is a restating of position from the prime minister. we knew already that he wants to get rid entirely the most controversial aspect of the withdrawal agreement negotiated by theresa may, the northern irish backstop, and he makes three points in this letter today to donald tusk. the first is it is anti—democratic and he says that's because northern ireland would not have a say over the rules that it would be forced to follow. if it were in the backstop. the second point he makes is potentially it undermines the good friday agreement because there are communities within northern ireland that don't consent to the rules that would be in the backstop, and the third point is it can't be a basis for a future relationship between the uk and the eu, because come in his view, it would limit britain's ability to strike trade deals with other countries around the world, so quite a hard line appr

with donald trump on the us— eu trade deal. progresses with donald trump on the us- eu trade deal. there was talk of a road map to a trade deal, which is not the same as a trade deal. the person he really wants to be talking to is nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. congress has huge power of the trade deals. and the irish lobby is important. i've interviewed nancy pelosi and spoken to senior member of congress, they have said they will not sign off on a trade deal if the good friday agreement is jeopardised. and nancy pelosi in 2008 blocked a trade deal between the us and colombia. she blocked it. she had the power to do that, and it took many years for that to be agreed. that is a real challenge for britain in the next few months. and i don't think british politicians have never fully understood that relationship. in the reagan republican days, there were politicians here baffled by republicans being sympathetic to the republicans being sympathetic to the republican cause. yes, i do think it is naive to think thatjohnson and trump considers equals to negoti

we know the eu would rather avoid a no—deal brexit, but the eu test the compromise with it is in their wider interests and then the irish border, the eu has to get rid of, for them, getting rid of it, if there is no workable alternative in place, that means exposing their whole single market and they think they'll leave them worse off than facing in the deal brexit. remember theresa may's metra is no deal is better than a bad deal, the eu believes that for themselves as well. and on a low level, there is communication across the channel looking at possible alternatives. certain eu leaders to located at the prime minister says it isa located at the prime minister says it is a workable alternative. so borisjohnson does it is a workable alternative. so boris johnson does not it is a workable alternative. so borisjohnson does not come up with a real alternative to the back backstop which is? when it comes to for example, the technical alternatives using modern technology, using trust trade systems and the eu says that is not enough to keep the border at free of checks and free of infrastru

the circumstances of britain's departure from the eu remain totally uncertain. if borisjohnson decides to go for a no—deal brexit, many mps here are determined to try and stop him. what you have is the rather absurd sight of a prime minister who, in 2016, posed as a champion of parliamentary democracy, turn, in 2019, into some kind of dictator. parliament will not stand for it, we have the mechanisms available to stop no—deal from happening. every mp should work to make sure that happens. borisjohnson wants to get a new brexit deal agreed with the eu but is braced for an autumn battle with parliament if he can't and the government tries to leave the eu without any agreement. can you guarantee that you will not seek to bypass parliament to get a no—deal brexit through? what mps should do is honour the mandate of the people and leave the eu on october the 31st, and that is what... but, mrjohnson, you know that mps do not want a no—deal brexit, there will be a confidence vote, they may well try and force you to resign, orforce you to hold a general election

the irish government and the eu say it must remain. still very difficult to see how that issue so, what do voters make of today's dramatic developments? back in 2016, birmingham voted to leave the european union by a whisker. our correspondent phil mackie has spent the morning speaking to people there. birmingham caught many people by surprise when ed narrowly voted to leave in 2016 but with a population of1.1 leave in 2016 but with a population of 1.1 million there was no uniform vote across the city. this is an affluent suburb in the centre of birmingham were 65% of people voted to remain in the 2016 referendum. it has also always been a key election battle ground as well although the conservatives have not held a seat yet since 1997. no one voted for no—deal brexit. i have come to terms with brexit but give us the options. the fundamental principle is democracy and of parliament itself is not democratic then democracy overrides the principle of a parliamentary democracy because they're not working in a democratic fashion, theyjust

what is genuinely disturbing, actually, is this whole the eu is going to blink first, the eu will blink at one minute to midnight on the 315t of october, the eu doesn't want a no—deal, and that's the only card we have in our pocket. ijust think, if you are negotiating and doing this really complex, very smart, svengali—type backdoor negotiations, you oughtn't to be waving the cards that are in your pocket all over the media all the time. this is what we have — you are going to blink because we will threaten you with no—deal. so the eu has complete ingress and insight into what the british cards are — all you have is no—deal, that is going to harm you more than us, we have made this very clear, why would we suddenly change our position, so close to the end? what is happening now in preparation for that, what is happening is this very disturbing, parallel universe, post—truth situation, where michael gove and other brexiteers are saying, very disappointed in the eu, they are refusing to negotiate, not been very grown—up, and we are being grown—up and coming to the table.

alarm as eu citizens are denied settled status. the guardian has done a lot of coverage of people applying for settled status. the home office was running adverts which had to be amended because it suggested all unit with a passport, when actually for about one fifth of people they need to provide more evidence. and it is interesting to see that even really quite ardent long—term leave supporters, peter —— people like dan hammond, conservative mep, the spectator has started to criticise the government, saying the leave campaign, is that it would be easy for eu citizens. if we end up with another window scandal in our hands ido another window scandal in our hands i do think the tide of popular opinion, even among leave supporters would turn. the claims of hypocrisy among people who were part of vote leave... he said there should be a syste m leave... he said there should be a system whereby everybody gets to state, the administrative complexity of stripping millions of people of their rights and assuming you can just tidy it u

are unacceptable to the eu. so, they are inching closer and closer to the idea that the only outcome is going to be one where the uk leaves without a deal on the 31st of october. but as i was saying in that piece there, they haven't given up hope yet, lots of officials looking to the g7 summit of leaders that borisjohnson will attend in biarritz in france towards the end of august. will that be the moment of truth where it becomes clear whether or no where it becomes clear whether a no deal is inevitable or not? other officials saying actually, it will be a few weeks after that that really matters, because that will be the time when the british parliament reconvenes and mps assess what they think of what has or hasn't happened over the summer holidays. but yes, a pretty downbeat assessment from the eu about the prospect of future talks. although i should say, they are not ruling out more more talks in future, theyjust don't think there's much of a basis for them at the moment. drjennifer cassidy is a politics le

leave the eu. all i am asking the primary stuff to do is honour his pledge that he made to me and the country that he would absolutely and unequivocally guarantee the rights of these 5 million innocent people, most of him do not even have the right to vote in the eu referendum so it is not a question of whether i am supporting jeremy corbyn, of course i am not, jeremy corbyn, of course i am not, jeremy corbyn and opposition leaders can do what they wish but what i support as the conservative manifesto to leave the conservative manifesto to leave the eu on before the 31st of october and a smooth and orderly manner.m that becomes clear to you that that is not what is happening, that it is not going to happen, at some point thenis not going to happen, at some point then is your desire to protect the rights of the citizens trump any loyalty you may have two boris johnson? i'm not particularly interested in who you will support what would you support some other plan, not personalities but i plan to avoi

is geneva which is not an eu project. diffusion project which is based in france, we would still be part of that, it is not all bleak, there are prospects. of the things will be able to participate in whether we are in the eu or not, but it is staying in the framework programmes, even there, even outside of the eu, we could buy our way back in. you could associate as they say, but our big worry is that the conditions will not be right. it is important to the scientific community that we do stay a part of those programmes but we do need our government to come up very clearly and say that is the goal and boris johnson, as new prime minister, we need the conditions to be rights of the eu can say, yes, under the conditions that we can let you back in. if they are not, he's going to be that hard hat. —— need that hard hat. let's look at the weather. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. if you have any travel plans of the next few days or you are off to any outdoor events, with staying in touch with the we

the eu have repeatedly said they wa nt to the eu have repeatedly said they want to change the possession on the backstop and we have been campaigning fora backstop and we have been campaigning for a long time to make sure that as surety regarding the irish border situation so that the good friday agreement hasn't undermined and we have repeatedly put forward our version of the brexit deal but now we are in the terrible situation where boris says he wants the eu to remove a backstop but doesn't actually have a plan as to what he is going to put in place and that is very worrying. to discuss the latest brexit developments more we are joined by anand menon, director of the nonpartisan, academic research initiative, the uk in a changing europe. to what extent do you believe a new deal exit from the eu is now unavoidable? i think it is becoming more likely, unavoidable? i wouldn't go quite that far yet. parliament has the ability of it so wishes to stymie the prime minister even if the prime minister wishes to go for no deal. what we don't know is we haven't had time enough to watch this prim