that being britain, of course.

it was labour that made sure that britain's e.u. membership gave workers rights to minimum paid leave, protection on working time rights for agency workers, equal pay anti-discrimination laws and protection for the work force when companies change ownership. it was labour working in partnership with sister parties and unions across europe that made sure the prime minister's attempt to diminish workers' rights was kept off the agenda of these e.u. negotiations. labour has supported moves to reduce child benefits to non-resident children as a reasonable amendment. however, we also welcome protection of existing migrants until 2020. so that families have stability of income. the prime minister's deal includes respects we welcome -- elements we welcome but others that concern us, but it's largely irrelevant the choice facing the british peep. not one single element has a significant impact on the case we are making to today in. we welcome the fact the side show is over so we can now get on with making the real case which will be put by

turning to britain's place in europe, mr. speaker, i've spent the last nine months setting out the four areas where we need reform and meeting with all other 27e.u. heads of state and government to reach an agreement that delivers concrete reforms in all four areas. let me take each in turn. first, british jobs and business depend on being able to trade with europe on a level playing field, so we wanted new protections for our economy to safeguard the pound, to promote our industries including our financial services industries, to protect british taxpayers from the costs of problems in the eurozone and to insure that we have a full say over the rules of the single market while remaining outside the eurozone, and we got all of those things. we've not just permanently protected the pound and our right to keep it, but we've insured that we cannot be discriminated against. responsibility for supervising the financial stability of the u.k. will always remain in the hands of the bank of england. we've insured the british taxpayers

i have to say for me, britain divorcing itself from this political union isn't just about britain. i personally hope very much indeed that a break would be followed by a broader conversation that went on right across europe, and i would love to think in five or ten year's time we would have a european union made up of democratic sovereign nation states working together, trading together, but without a flag, anthem, army, or police force. >> you were a broker, you know about money, and how the money markets -- the trades -- the stocks and shares market hates uncertainty. that ten years between now and when you think there could be a host of sovereign nations would be an uncertain time. and that could prove rather difficult given the way the world markets are right now. >> i tell you what is really uncertain, what is uncertain is continuing on the current course, because its a economic and military union that is seeing the north and south of europe being pushed further apart with every month that goes by. what is uncertain is a european union where the german chancellor has now signa

it is britain that is top of the agenda tonight. prime minister david cameron is desperate to extract confessions from his partners over his country's membership. he needs or forms to take home for voters or britain could become the first country to ever leave the eu after a promised referendum. >> it might be sagging, but it is still there. the british prime minister warns it could appear if the conditions aren't met. >> we will take the deal but i will not take a deal that doesn't meet what we need. >> the deal he wants is a series of reforms which would return significant decision-making powers to london. he seeks to opt out of the desire to move towards an ever closer union. cameron wants to restrict access to welfare benefits for eu citizens. the demand would undercut the core principles of free movement. it cannot be imposed. he made clear a compromise is possible, but not at any cost. no country can abandon the common rules of authorities. i want great britain to stay in the european union. it must it here to the framework an

, they can come to britain. so we think that is the right approach taking some more people from the region but being cautious because all the evidence shows that even if it's an orphan child they may have broader family that's connected to and better to keep them with them. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. given the security threats faced by this country, whose policy are more dangerous, those in scottland or those on the party opposite who want to keep submarines without nuclear missiles? >> it is hard to choose from the wrong or the bizarre, you can take your pick, labour's latest plan so use submarines to transport military personnel around the world. [laughter] >> it's the most expensive uber service that anyone has ever thought of. you really wonder what would they think of next. >> prime minister may be aware of the case of my constituent lisa brown, tenth of november 2015 as a missing person, could have been missing since the 6 of november. hisas mother and sister visited spain several times since an

a deal has been struck between the eu and britain aimed at keeping britain in the european union. the british prime minister has just held a press conference talking about the provisions and here's part of what he said. is deliveredthis on the promises a mate. britain will be out of ever closer union, never part of a european superstate. they will be tough new restrictions on access to our welfare system for eu migrants. no more something for nothing. written will never join the euro and we have secured vital protections for our economy. and a full say over the rules of the free trade single market while remaining outside the euro. i believe that it is enough for me to recommend that the u.k. remain in the european union having the best of both worlds. we will be in that parts of europe that work for us, influencing the decisions that affect us, and the driving seat of the world's biggest markets and with the ability to take action to keep our people safe and we will be out of the parts of europe that do not work for us. out of the open borders, out of the bailouts, at a the euro.

and britain will lead the way. we will work so that brilliant works for the countries of europe and the people of europe. and crucially for the british people, who want to work and have security and get on and make the most of their lives. if we stay, britain will be in there, keeping a lid on the budget, stripping away unnecessary regulation and seeing through the commitments we've secured in this renegotiation. ensuring that britain truly can have the best of both worlds. in the parts of europe that work for us and out of those that don't. in the single market, free to travel around europe, part of an organization where cooperation on security and trade can make britain and its partners safer and more prosperous. but with guarantees that we'll never be part of the euro, never be part of shengen, never be part of a european army, never be forced to bail out the eurozone with our taxpayers money. that's the prize on offer. a clear path that can lead to a fresh settlement for britain in a reformed european union. a

it was labour that made sure that britain's e.u. membership gave workers rights to minimum paid leave, protection on working time rights for agency workers, equal pay, anti-discrimination laws and protection for the work force when companies change ownership. it was labour working in partnership with sister parties and unions across europe that made sure the prime minister's attempt to diminish workers' rights was kept off the agenda of these e.u. negotiations. labour has supported moves to reduce child benefits to non-resident children as a reasonable amendment. however, we also welcome protection of existing migrants until 2020. so that families have stability of income. the prime minister's deal includes respects we welcome -- elements we welcome but others that concern us, but it's largely irrelevant, the choice facing the british peep. not one single element has a significant impact on the case we are making to today in. we welcome the fact the side show is over so we can now get on with making the real case which will be put b

being stronger, britain being safer, t britain being better off. but this is a choice and i thinc it's very important that we set out the choice and the alternative to the british people, because this is the mos important decision that people are going to make on a politicl issue poe tenlcially in their rh lifetimes and i don't want anyone to take a step into the dark without properly thinking through what the consequences are. one thing i absolutely agree with the honorable gentleman inb about is although brussels and r the institutions can be frustrating, we should never t t forget what brought this institution into being in the first place, and even at the oor mostou frustrating times of tal, i always find -- you look round the table and think of how thesa countries fought each other and killed each other for so long and the dialogue and the actione we take together is positive. in terms of the vote in scotland, this is one uk vote. >> mr. speaker, my right old friend just spoken about national parliaments, democracyt and our sovereignty. h in t

it is good for us to have britain alongside us and we would miss britain from the european union. we would have to cope of course, if the british people decided to leave. anna: you would have to cope. what would the brexit look like and what would it do to the irish economy? dan: that is one of the difficulties. nobody can be sure what the post-brexit world will look like. some say it would be much the same as it is now. view, there would be changes and those changes would be detrimental to the european union, to the u.k., and to ireland. that is a matter that can only be decided after the referendum and after britain decides to leave. we will continue the journey as partners within the eu as ireland. manus: does ireland to support the main pillars david cameron is trying to focus on, in terms of sovereignty, and i am focusing on that. ireland has a very close relationship with the eu. his island behind all of these pillars of renegotiation for cameron? >> because of our unique relationship with britain and because of our strong desire that it should remain in the european union,

the fact is the european union needs britain and it does not want britain to exit because that would start exits from greece, italy, spain portugal and the crumbling of the whole european union dream and the euro now world's second largest currency. >> as you know scotland is strongly in favor of staying in the eu. if britain votes for a brexit, is the possibility of scotland splitting and being part of the eu while england isn't? >> yes, absolutely because scotland feels that britain is going to be split up, britain is going to be done away with by the european union. nine will be britain scotland, wales and northern ireland. i can see what the scots are getting at and of course that is great risk but is it worth risking england and wales and northern ireland and just that that we will be divided into just a country but nine different regions all reporting directly to brussels and some of throws regions combined with cornwall and porsche galt and regions in france and others with germany and denmark on the east coast. completely they want to split britain off from being a nation and

-- an eu without britain, which could have major economic ramifications for britain, but it would depend on the type of brexit delegate sheeted. >> and the u.k. enters into an economic us -- acrimonious series of negotiations and cannot come up with a favorable free trade arrangement, the economic costs could be much more deeper and much more longer-lasting. >> these consequences could happen immediately. the british car industry would be forced to pay customs taxes when exporting cars to the eu here this would cost 15% more. trade could also decline. 50% of british goods exported within 2014 went to the eu, britain's biggest trading partner, but some economists say the decline could be upset by a stronger partnership with non-eu countries. in 2014, the u.s. was britain's number one is what. investment could be affected. the eu has been an important financial backer for the past decade, contributing 46% of all foreign direct investment in britain in 2013, leaving the eu conceived these investments dry up, at least in the short term. london would inevitably lose its financials europe's ce

, they can come to britain. we think that's the right approach, taking some more people from the region, but being very cautious, because all the evidence shows that even if it's an orphaned child, they may well have some broader family they're connected to and it's better to keep them with them. >> thank you. birchen the security threats faced by this country, whose policies are most dangerous, those in scotland who want to scrap our nuclear deterrent or those who want to keep trident submarines without nuclear missiles? >> it's hard to choose from the wrong or the bizarre. you can take your pick. labour's latest plan is to use trident submarines to transport military personnel around the world. it's the most expensive uber service that anyone has thought of. you really do wonder what on earth will they think of next? >> martin daugherty. >> prime minister, you may be aware of the case of my constituent, lisa brown, whose family were notified by spanish police authorities on the 10th of november 2015, as a miss

if britain leaves it is probably bad for britain but it is also very bad for the european union am will you have france, germany, pretty much left there alone. you don't have this balancing fact. you also have the fact that the most dynamic economy in europe is britain. if it goes out, you can see all these other problems coming back to haunt it. >> rose: we continue with neel kashkari. >> i don't want the american people to be left with the impression that we may not be back in the same place again. and my view is we need to take transformational reform to solve the too big to fail issue so we never have to ask taxpayers to do that again. >> rose: and they became vulnerable and could have failed in not rescued because they made such bad bets on subprime. >> correct. we had a nationwide housing downturn that none of us predicted. and the banks disn see it either. the regulators didn't see it. and then they ran into trouble. >> rose: we continue with al hunt on the story with governor terry mcauliffe of virginia. >> you look at how many the democrats start out with and how many the repub

and britain will lead the way. we will work so that britain works for the countries of europe and the people of europe. and crucially for the british people, who want to work and have security and get on and make the most of their lives. if we stay, britain will be in there, keeping a lid on the budget, protecting our rebate, stripping away unnecessary regulation and seeing through the commitments we've secured in this renegotiation. ensuring that britain truly can have the best of both worlds. in the parts of europe that work for us and out of those that don't. in the single market, free to travel around europe, part of an organization where cooperation on security and trade can make britain and its partners safer and more prosperous. but with guarantees that we will never be part of the euro, never be part of schengen, never be part of a european army, never be forced to bail out the eurozone with our taxpayers money and never be a part of a super state. that's the prize on offer. a clear path that can lead to a

, britain is a big military power with france, and it's good to have britain not just inside n.a.t.o. but inside the european union itself. >> woodruff: so i guess you're looking for a lively debate for the next four months. >> well, it's going to be lively partly because of what's added spice is now the conservative leadership is at stake because boris johnson, the mayor of london, who's always considered slightly buffoonish but also very popular and a possible prime minister, has broken be david cameron and is favoring exit exit, while cameron wants to stay inside, and cameron's quite angry with johnson, but johnson, i think, sees it as his best chance of becoming prime minister down to road. >> woodruff: drama at every level. steven erlanger with the "new york times." we thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now, big hopes in the fight against cancer, and the potential for some surprising allies: elephants. jackie judd reports on researchers thinking outside the box. >> the ringling brothers and barnum bailey performing pachyderms. >> reporter: this spring, all of these circus elep

through which britain which britain has benefited from the negotiated muscle that comes as part of the world's largest trading block. across country after country they said of course they could sign trade deals with britain. they also said that their priority would be trade deals with the eu. the eu deals would be bigger and better and a deal with britain would not be possible until we settled opposition outside the eu. so for those members who care about signing new trade deals outside the eu, we would be looking at years and years of delay. last but not least on competitiveness, one of the biggest frustrations is the red tape and brock are say. we agreed their old not be targets to cut the total burden of eu regulation on business. this builds on the progress we have already made with the commission already cutting the new initiatives by 80%. it means the cost of eu redtape will be going down not up. if we were to leave the eu we would ultimately achieve a deal with full access to the single market like norway, we would still be subject to all of the eu's regulation when selling into

britain will never be in the euro, he said. britain will never participate in the future bail outs of countries. and there will be restrictions on welfare payments made to e.u. migrants. let's go straight to emma hayward because she has been following all of this. emma, how important of a deal is this? how might it change britain's relationship with europe? >> he said that britain would never be part of a future european super state. he said there would be tough new restrictions on access to the welfare system, and he also said that there would be new protection for countries which don't use the euro. that being britain, of course. >> a cabinet meet willing take place tomorrow morning. he's wasting no time. >> it has been a long slog to this point. he must be exhausted. his team was hoping he would have been speaking to his cabinet tonight. instead, he has been locked in those negotiations. but he has got the deal he wants. so he'll take that back to london, and he'll speak to his cabinet tomorrow morning at 10:00, and then we

anyone see how the currency of britain is endangered, britain is eliminated from the u.s. and how britain is step by step transformed, going to be wise to stay in the european union. >> it is a dramatic debate and important debate for europe because what we are discussing now is crazy what we have to unite. do not be divided. the only ones to gain from a divided europe are people like vladimir putin, people like bashar al-assad. instead of discussing how to develop a strategy, we are sowing division, we are weak and yesterday it became very clear the russian american plan to cease fire in syria happens everywhere again not about the table, such a crucial decision. we can continue now and some are doing it, to complain about a deal and point at to the downside of the deal. i appeal to everybody in this house, to do the opposite. use the deal to put europe back on track and make your work again. let's finally stopped the standstill because of this issue. i have nothing against giving special stages to britain if next time you agree also in the next time we can go ahead integ

the biggest return from brussels to britain since we joined the eu. we've nailed that down in these discussions to make sure they can't get routed. these were all key objectives. i'm not saying this is perfect or i'm not saying the european union will be perfect after this do. with the british position be better and stronger? yes, it will. >> thank you, mr. speaker. since assuming office in 2010 the prime minister has on occasion tried to discredit to limit the increases in contributions by the united kingdom to the european union budget. varying degrees of success but can't deny those as result of this agreement given that the uk pays 9 billion pounds and more net into the eu every single year, will he tell us how much our contribution is going to go down in net terms each year as result of this agreement? >> we've already done the european budget agreement which was for the first time when you look at the seven year financial perspective, that's the budget over the next seven years, that is going to be lower over the seven years in the last seven ye

on the issue of a possible britain leading the e.u., david cameron is pushing for britain to stay within the e.u. family, and that's why he is here. putting forth these proposals. now he said what he is putting forward and a good deal, not everybody at home thinks it is a good deal. the proposals he is putting forward, they say they are too watered down. now, of course, he has to convince the over 27 leaders of the e.u. that what he is putting forward won't damage him too much, otherwise he won't get their backing. and of course, whatever he leaves with here, he has to two home and then try to sell it to the public, and that might be difficult. because we know from the polls in the u.k., that there is still a lot of people that are undecided. there are some people that are very deaf anyone that they want to leave the e.u. they think there is too much red tape that the e.u. has damaged the manufacturing and business. so david cameron needs to do a good deal for his own reputation too. >> thank you very much, emma hayward following that for us in brussells. how barack obama plans to make h

if britain leaves, it is probably bad for britain but , also bad for the european union. you will have france and germany pretty much left alone. you don't have this balancing act. you also have the most dynamic economy in europe which is britain. if it goes out, you will see other problems coming back to haunt it. there are other things to do with security in all of these other things. the reason for americans to worry is not just -- charlie: if europe acted as a unit, it would be the largest economy in the world. john: it is the largest economy in the world. but it is not in terms of the clouds that comes with that. the divisions within it. charlie: and cultural divisions. john: it is interesting what you were saying about the political thing. ed boles is one of the advisors to gordon brown. he told me about a meeting in the old days when they sat around a table, the british, the french, the germans. everyone around the european table. the great man at the center of europe, the person who pushed it toward -- forward turned to the belgians and said you have to do this fo

they think a brexit could harm britain's economy. lots of city firms, big banks have come out and have said it would be negative for britain's economy. of course, there are, also, for example, hedge funds that have complained about too much regulation from brussels and they would see a brexit as a positive thing but they're in the minority. brent: brigit, thank you very much. to some of the other stories making news around the world. indian forces have ended a three-day siege of a government building in the disputed kashmir region, leaving three militants dead. the group a convoy of soldiers before taking refuge in the building. five soldiers and a civilian were killed. the libyan army has claimed a series of victories against islamist fighters in and around benghazi, taking control of several districts and a seaport. rival governments and militias have been battling for control in libya since the ouster of moammar gaddafi five years ago. india has destroyed fishing boats. the vessels came from the philippines, vietnam and myanmar. m

those in favor of britain leaving the bloc say the u.k. could save 8 billion euros a year and contributions to the eu. others warned the british pound would humble in trade -- tumble in trade. until june, david cameron has to convince european partners and his own country that staying in is worth it. reporter: british newspapers were quick to ridicule the prime minister. despite the threat of a brexit, cameron's demands are not gaining the traction he had hoped. >> i am very willing to be creative in order to allow great britain to remain inside, but not at any price. we have to conclude now that there will be no second chance. cameron wants the right to scale back social benefits for eu citizens living in the u.k. he hopes to gain more legal independence from brussels. exceptions like these are not sitting well with many eu members. >> i heard rumors about possible problems with the final outcome of the summit. also related to the universities. reporter: greece unveiled its own list of demands. athens wants changes in eu refugee policy be

if britain leaves, it is bad for britain, but also bad for the european union. it will have france and germany pretty much left alone. you also have the most dynamic economy in europe which is britain. if it goes out, you will see other problems coming back to haunt it. charlie: if europe acted as a unit, it would be the largest economy in the world. john: it is the largest economy in the world. with that, divisions within it. charlie: and cultural divisions. john: it is interesting what you were saying about the political thing. ed boles is one of the advisors to gordon brown. he told me about a meeting in the old days when they sat around a table, the british, the french, the germans. the great man pushed something through. he turned to the belgians and said you have to do this for europe. now the ability to persuade anybody at all to do anything for europe is much less. it is like the united states with each state fighting desperately for its bit. charlie: was he in opposition for political reasons or a deep and passionate belief about economics in the europe

without britain or a britain without the e.u. might look like. >> really what is at stake, i suppose, is this sovereignty issue, the clash of individual nations' interests and that of the wider european union. that is where cam ran is coming up against resistance because there are countries that are saying we don't want to water down the rights of our citizens who, perhaps, are migrating to praises like britain. >> reporter: these talks will undoubtedly be tense and could help pave the future direction of the entire e.u. back at new lands they're getting ready to send stock apraud, not knowing if the path ahead will run quite so smoothly if britain is taken down a different track >>> the white house is trying to calm people's concerns about security after an f.b.i. request to apple to access the phone of one of the attackers of san bernadino. they say it risks the privacy of all customers. >> reporter: a late ad to a schedule. obama announcing a task force to improve the government's cyber security >> there was a poll showing tha

. >> there is little chance it will come to a vote according to britain and france and the u.s. ambassador to the united nations said the relations were good enough and had this stinging review. >> this is a distraction from the core fact which is that 224 needs to be implemented. we have a resolution on the books, it is the right resolution, we have commitourselves to it and we need russia to do the same. >> it is too early to say international diplomacy has failed. but getting the talks restarted in geneva will ease the tension is but pushing a political situation further away than it's been for some time daniel lak, al jazeera, united nations. >> turkey is blaming russia for stalled talks and accused russia with ethnic cleansing in syria. >> they want to is do an ethnic cleansing. kurds and arabs not important for them and all those who are against the regime so in fact, based on humanitarian grounds we are receiving the refugees. >> director for the center of strategic studies in washington, d.c. he believes the syrian government is benefiting from tense relations between th

britain is weighing in on the debate over whether britain is better off inside or outside the eu. earlier today, ba systems' chairman spoke to guy johnson. >> being part of europe is much more than an economic story. we have strong defense relationships with europe. by being together, we can come it to schemes and developments and important article things that make the defense argument a better argument. i think we have to recognize that our security is much more than the physical security. cyber security is something we are all under threat four. guy: do the general public find that easy to understand? blackjacks flying across our skies from russia, that is something you see on the front page of the newspaper. >> i think we all understand that. there is a strong group to be in in an increasingly difficult world. the security argument is one that i think is made. leave europe, there is indeed a possibility that the scottish discussion may reemerge. if scotland were two separate from the rest of the united kingdom, that itself would put our submarine position at risk by the possibl

angie: is britain more important to the eu, or as the eu more important to britain? >> that is a good question, and there is an elongated debate about that. i think the trade will carry on. britain is a major industrial economy. is,any is, france is, italy and so on. and whether or not britain is in the euro, life goes on. people still trade with norway, switzerland, iceland. of hot air around us, and i think the market volatility we are seeing around the pound is trying to weigh up what this means in terms of dollars and pounds and so on. i think it will settle down until we get the date of her bet, and that is likely to june, and in the run-up to that referendum, you will see high volatility. inry: and coming up later the show, the old-fashioned phone booth gets a modern makeover in manhattan. we will take a look after this short break. ♪ shery: singapore is looking to mobileompetition in the market, hoping to attract a fourth provider. the tor will auction 235 megahertz of spectrum in three stages. the first will be reserves for prequalified companies that don't

greece had threatened to block a deal for britain unless other e.u. states promised to keep their borders open. non-. e.u. members macedonia and serbia have closed their frontiers. austria will only allow 80 refugees per day, despite protests from other e.u. members. several hundred refugees are stranded on the border between greece and mass don't a. our correspondent has more now. >> reporter:-- macedonia. >> reporter: the main issue is the domino effect of imposing a quota on the numbers of refugees allowed into a country like austria. that will have a domino effect. you will have more people waiting in slovenia and croatia, serbia and macedonia all the way back to this country. greece has already a problem with the so-called economic migrants. those are people from north after, from iran, from pakistan, who came here who are not allowed to cross the border at the moment because they're not considered as refugees. so they try to sneak in either by their own or using smugglers. we spoke to many many people over the past few days and they say even if

without britain or a britain without the e.u. might look like? >> really what's at stake is the sovereignty issue. the clash of individual nations' interests and that of the wired european union and that's where cameron is getting -- coming up against resistence because those countries in the east are saying we don't want to water down the citizens rights who are perhaps my great to go britain. >> reporter: these talks will undoubtedly be tense and could help pave the future direction of the entire e.u. they are getting ready to sends stock abroad, not knowing if the path ahead will run quite so smoothly if britain is taken down a different track. emma hayward, al jazeera, in manchester. >>> venezuela has raised the price of pet al about 6,000% it's the first price rise in decades people cued up for hours before the price goes up tomorrow. the president nicholas maduro says the price rise is needed to balance the economy. virginia lopez from caracas. >> reporter: people here are expected these measures will help ease the tension that's been build

not the britain of the 1960's with a big empire. people remember that a big picture of churchill, roosevelt and stalin, the world superpowers on the same bench. now, but we are a small and agile nation trying to make its way against countries like china. how do we exercise power practically in a way that is going to make a tangible benefit for our people? that's the way to do it. the nearest club to do that through is the european union. beyondthe big argument, the renegotiations. let me jump in here. let's say he gets a deal and comes home. what was learned from the scottish referendum on how to roll this out as you prepare for the referendum on the european union? guest: i would say there are a few lessons to be learned. first of all, a spokesperson for the campaign to stay in, we should not only be pointing to the risks as we leave. there's a big trading dimension and the risk is we lose the with other eu has nations around the world. but we should talk about the positive reasons for staying in, which is that we have potential he

european leaders are frustrated with britain's demands but would like to see britain stay in the e.u., not least because of this countries diplomatic and military significance. european leaders will be watching political events in britain very closely over the next few months. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, westminster in central london. >> 52,000 train passengers are stranded because of heavy snow. 175,000 people were scheduled to leave but most of them heading home to celebrate chinese new year. the train station can only hold 43,000 commuters. the delayed passengers held in makeshift sheds. >>> more four at any time on our website at aljazeera.com. >> ted cruz taking the title of top dog in iowa with the gop. >> now we willas astound the world again! >> after a near miss, bernie sanders looking to new hampshire. crosby going to court, trying to get the sexual assault cases against him thrown

this is a recognition in europe that britain has long been arguing for. keeping britain out of the ever closer union, i also wanted to strengthen the role of the house and all national parties. so we now have a proposal in the text that if brussels comes up in the legislation that we don't want, we can get together with others and block it with a red card can also propose a new mechanism to finally enforce the principle of the subsidiary near to the house which states as far as possible they should sit here in the parliament and if not in brussels. so the european union has to go through the power they exercise and workout what is no longer needed and should be returned to the nationstates. second, i said we wanted to make europe more competitive and deal with a with otherworldly demand that iraq received that can cost jobs here in britain and across the european union. we asked for commitments on all the areas central to the competitiveness and the international trade deal signed with = the single market completed and regulations stripped back. all these

votes to leave the european union -- britain's brexit debate. he expects britain's competitiveness to take a hit in u.k.ou -- a hit if the votes to leave the european union. >> what that could mean for our competitiveness -- from a pure business perspective, a brexit would not increase our competitiveness. markus: it was an upbeat start to the year for the french jobs market. the number of job seekers dropped in january by nearly 28,000. the jobless total remains above 3.5 million. near record highs. january was a good sign, but it is too soon to speak of a john -- solid jobs recovery. one month in over the number of registered jobseekers does not mean there will be a big decline. there must be several months in a row of decline to really get to a trend of improvement in unemployment figures. if we want a reversal, we blessed with for several months of decline -- we must wait for several months of decline. markus: the french government is trying to crack down on employment fraud, specifically targeting the illegal use of posted workers. there ar

i'll be battling for britain, i will not take a deal that doesn't meet what we need. i think it's much more important to get this right, than to do anything in a rush, but with goodwill and hard work, we can get a better deal for britain. >> let's imagine these ifs. if he comes back with something he seems satisfied with, and if any referendum possibly in june, the british people say yes, we want to stay in the european union, based on what you have won for us, mr. cameron, is it the case as i have read that the european parliament can still veto any of the proposals that he has come back with? >> reporter: well, that would be the case, but really, david, we need to get to that point in the first place. and this is the draft text that donald sent out earlier to e.u. leaders, and inside you see different bits in square brackets, and those are the parts of the deal which still need to be ironed out, and the hard bits will be on benefits for migrants and also on financial regulation. of course for david cameron, he wants a good deal, because when he came into power, he p

guest: they want to keep britain in. they do recognize if written left, it would be the first country to join the eu to have left it. that would be a big blow to the whole eu project and they are prepared to make concessions to you written in, but then have the question who are they? you have 27 decision-makers and they all have different interests. people who come to britain to do are not interested in getting benefits, they are interested in work. they say we will restrict the benefits in the first year and get them increase. that is just barnstorming. it's not really serious and i don't think it is serious in a wider sense for britain either. money it would save by these restrictions is absolutely my new. the bureaucratic activity to enforce them is colossal. so he is barnstorming as well. it is undoubtedly a popular site in britain. how economically costly would it be if written word to leave the eu? are the economic voteications if the brexit goes against cameron? guest: britain will find it more difficult to export

without britain or a britain without the e.u. might look like. >> really what is at stake is the sovereignty issue, the clash of p individual nations interests and that of the wider european union. that's where cameron is getting - coming up against resistance because there are they are saying they don't want to have less rights for our citizens migrating to places like britain >> reporter: these talks will be tense and could help paver the future direction of the entire e.u. they're getting ready here to send stock abroad on not knowing if the path ahead will arrive so smoothly if britain is taken down a different track >>> thousands of people have gathered in kosovo's capital regarding the government resigns and calls fresh elections. it marked eight years of independence from serbia. the opposition has been blocking all parliamentary activities p since october with a series of protests. the government has accused the opposition to come to power through violence. more than 200 people are protesting in zimbabwe over unpaid salar

there's late tonight a deal reached between britain and the european union on the future of great britain's membership in the bloc. prime minister david cameron set out to loosen his country's relationship with the eu as you know to apeetss some members of the opposition at home who are demanding an exit from the eu. but it's not a done deal yet. a referendum in the uk will likely be held in june. more now on the tenuous talks that took place in brussels. >> reporter: british prime minister david cameron put his best stiff upper lip on display. how else to deal with britain's possible exit from the european union, the so-called brexit, which could threaten the mere existence of the eu. >> as i've said i'd only do a deal if we get that britain needs. >> reporter: late today word of a deal but no details. cameron had said he needed concessions, the most important being tighter restrictions on welfare benefits to supplement low-paid work, especially to migrant workers, as europe contends with the ongoing migrant crisis. with a deal in place, a long-promised british letter ren dumb whether to c

back here in europe, he says he's battling for britain. the you k's prime minister promising he's only interested in getting a good deal as he arrived in brussels earlier to renegotiate the terms of his country's membership in the eu. agreed arriving earlier on one thing, this deal is a big deal for europe. european leaders gathered in brussels for a possible brexit at the heart of the discussion. >> we have important work to do today and tomorrow. i will be battling for britain. if we can get a good deal, i will take that deal. important's much more to get this right than to do anything in a rush. work,oodwill, with hard we can get a better deal for britain. outlined david cameron several points he wants to negotiate. he once britain and the others outside the eurozone to not be financialto the eu's regulation straight he is pushing for less bureaucracy and red tape. prime minister is also keen to curb benefits to migrants arriving in britain. he wants to exempt his country from an ever closer union, giving greater powers to national parl

>> more and more britains do not want to stay. what is a major rebuke to prime minster david cameron. recently declared his support. remaining in the e.u. would lead of democracy. he is the editor in chief of from 2006 to 2014. he's editor in chief to the economist magazine where i first know him. which i am pleased to have him back here. morning. so, explain this to us. >> british have long been of angst about europe. cameron decided to offer them a referendum. debate about where he that. have done i think there was a lot of pressure on cameron to give them to have another say on this. it's been building and building theparticularly within conservative party. david cameron prime minster and head of the conservative party. within the conservative party, the easiest way to think about is akin to being pro-life in the republican party. cameron his deal has been to go to europe and he would come back the improvements in relationship. he negotiated with angel markell. he brought back a package, brought that back to parliament and said