brexit secretary, david davis, told mps it would ensure the uk's "smooth, orderly" exit from the european union. but the plans also involve giving ministers the power to make changes without full parliamentary scrutiny, and that's proving controversial. our first report today is from our political correspondent, iain watson. the law that took us into the european union was passed in 1972 and now our eu membership is about to end, not with a bang, but, with a rather complicated process. the government now has 2a months to unravel their relationship that has lasted for 44 years. the secretary of state for exiting the european union, secretary david davis. the brexit secretary set out the first steps today, with the promise of a great repeal bill. we're being clear we want a smooth and orderly exit and the great repeal bill is integral to that approach. it will provide clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. it'll mean that as we exit the eu and seek a new deep and special partnership with the european union,

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morning and welcome to bbc news. the brexit secretary, david davis, is warning mps not to try to change the bill which will allow the government to start the formal brexit process. attaching conditions to the bill, he says, would undermine the prime minister's negotiating stance. with me is our political correspondent, susana mendonca. what has everybody been saying? we have had this report from the foreign affairs select committee, saying if the government did. they saying if the government did. they say there is a realistic plot that they could do a deal if they were derailed in some way. we have heard time and again from the government that no deal is better than a bad deal. crispin blunt, the chair of the committee, is basically saying there needs to be clear planning to prevent a bad impact on the rest of us. the most important economic impact will come on tariffs and nontariff barriers which would arise in the event of there being no deal and us leaving the european union. the treaties of the european union will i'io treaties of the european union will no longer apply and w

great repeal bill will be introduced in the house of commons by brexit secretary david davis in around half an hour's time. this is a big transformation. we shouldn't underestimate that we've got a task to do. it is momentous, but it is not beyond us. european leaders, including the german chancellor angela merkel, are discussing brexit at a meeting in malta. the other stories that are developing this hour... more brexit fallout as insurer lloyd's of london says it will establish a new european subsidiary in brussels. the search for a missing helicopter due to stop over at caernarfon airport is focusing on the snowdonia national park. health officials have published voluntary guidelines for limits on the amount of sugar they believe should be in everyday foods. i'm outside the houses of parliament in westminster. plans to make britain an "independent, sovereign" nation will be published this morning — just one day after theresa may started the process of brexit. the great repeal bill will outline how the government plans to repatriate more than a0 years worth of powers from th

david davies last night, on question time actually hinted that immigration might not come down in terms of what people are expecting from brexit. so, the truth is, it is a leap in the dark with a blindfold on. nobody really knows what'll happen, including david davies and liam fox. we will have to see how all of shakes down. the front page of the times, lucy. the eyes of history are watching and that includes the picture behind theresa may of the first prime minister of great britain? yes, an interesting choice given many historians revile him as corrupt. but he is the first prime minister and it is that patriotically chip, this union jack flag next to her. it will become an iconic image. i love this buzzword, it isa iconic image. i love this buzzword, it is a wet signature. it is a properfountain pen. it is a wet signature. it is a proper fountain pen. you can see the weight of it. i am disappointed it is not an actual quill. but the irna is not an actual quill. but the irna is it is a woman prime minister in the position of having to do this, following on from a woman conservati

visits lapland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the brexit secretary, david davis, has urged mps not to support the house of lords' amendments to the bill which will allow the government to begin the process of exiting the european union. he said the proposals, to protect the rights of eu citizens and give parliament a vote on the final brexit deal, would undermine the government's negotiating position. but the shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, said labour would argue for the changes to go ahead. meanwhile, the house of commons committee on foreign affairs has warned about the prospect of britain leaving the eu without a deal in place, and said it would be a "dereliction of duty" if the government didn't have a contingency plan in place. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, susana mendonca. what has everybody been saying? we have had this report from the foreign affairs select committee basically saying that if the government doesn't have a plan in place for an outcome where we don't have a deal at the end of the brexit negotiations, that would be a derelicti

david davis ‘s warning mps not to try to change the bill. he says undermining it would undermine the prime minister's negotiating stance. the simple truth is we have been planning for the contingency, all the possible outcomes. do you have a plan for no deal? indeed. 23 weeks ago, it was briefed out, that i had spent most of cabinet meeting talking to the cabinet about making sure of the importance of contingency plans being online. do you have part of your team round the back of the building thinking, if it doesn't work, this is what will happen? it's notjust my team, is the whole of whitehall, every single department. understand, it's the contingency plan. the aim is to get a good outcome and i'm confident will get a good outcome. we don't wa nt will get a good outcome. we don't want people to think this is what we are trying to do, that they are because we need to have it there for two reasons. one, if, as crisp and integrated year earlier, it does go wrong for whatever reason, we need to be ready for that and make sure we are in a position to deal with that. if we get the main in

david davis, suggesting there is no plan. as nigel said, they had already been very critical of david cameron, accusing the government of gross negligence, of never having a plan b for the result of the referendum, which resulted in a leave vote. to do it again would be absolutely appalling. they use this phrase, mutually assured damage, which is a throwback to mutually assured destruction, a cold war term used by russia and america. it is absolutely damning. it is chilling for the government. it is chilling to business. it is chilling to the country. if there is no deal, and theresa may has said we will walk away because no deal is better than away because no deal is better than a bad deal, they have got this idea in their heads it is possible there is not a deal they can agree to. what is the plan? if she does trigger it on tuesday or thursday, they have two years to come up with something. politically, if there is a plan b that is being configured, they don't want to make too much of it because they wanted to succeed. what if it doesn't succeed? there needs to be a contingenc

afternoon and welcome to bbc news. brexit secretary david davis has urged mps is the brexit secretary david davis has insisted that the government is working on contingency plans in case britain crashes out of the european union without a deal. speaking this morning he said the country would be ready if the negotiations go wrong. his comments come after a government committee warned that the failure to reach an agreement would be very destructive for both britain and the eu. we have had this report from the foreign affairs select committee. its saying that if the government doesn't have a deal in place for the end of the negotiations that would bea end of the negotiations that would be a dereliction of duty. we have heard time and again from the government that no deal is better than a bad deal. crispin blunt, the chair of the committee, is basically saying there needs to be clear planning to prevent a bad impact on the rest of us. the most important... the treaties of the european union no longer apply. then we will go to world trade organisation trading terms with the uk and there w

process will be debated in parliament tomorrow. in advance, the brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to reject the amendments put forward by the house of lords. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins reports. we all know what set britain on the road to brexit — last year's referendum victory for leave. but we don't know what brexit will actually look and feel like. nine months on, a cross—party committee of mps is warning that the coming negotiations could stall or be derailed. their report says a complete breakdown in the talks would be very destructive, damaging both the eu and the uk. and the mps argue that the government isn't planning sufficiently for a painful no deal outcome. as the prime minister prepares to trigger the formal start of the brexit process later this month, a government spokesperson has responded to the committee report by saying that david davis, the secretary of state for exiting the european union, had briefed the cabinet last month on the need to prepare, notjust for a negotiated settlement, but also for the unlikely scenario in which no mut

tomorrow. in advance, the brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to reject the amendments put forward by the house of lords. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins reports. we all know what set britain on the road to brexit — last year's referendum victory for leave. but we don't know what brexit will actually look and feel like. nine months on, a cross—party committee of mps is warning that the coming negotiations could stall or be derailed. their report says a complete breakdown in the talks would be very destructive, damaging both the eu and the uk. and the mps argue that the government isn't planning sufficiently for a painful no deal outcome. as the prime minister prepares to trigger the formal start of the brexit process later this month, a government spokesperson has responded to the committee report by saying that david davis, the secretary of state for exiting the european union, had briefed the cabinet last month on the need to prepare, notjust for a negotiated settlement, but also for the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement could b

it comes back to the house of commons tomorrow. the brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to reject lords amendments and to give the prime minister a "free hand" in negotiations with the european union. if the bill is passed, theresa may could trigger the formal process of brexit as early as tuesday. our political correspondent susana mendonca has more details. the latest instalment in the battle to trigger brexit takes centre stage here tomorrow and the government's warning mps, including potential rebels on its own side, not to stand on its way. what we can't have is the... either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. they haven't got a veto on it. i don't think anyone is talking about that. well, well, what does it mean otherwise? you know, people talk about a meaningful vote. what does it mean otherwise? this is how the timetable has unfolded. last week, the house of lords passed the second of two amendments to the government's article 50 bill. tomorrow, the bill goes back to the commons where mps could reject the amendments and pass the bill b

details of its great repeal bill as brexit minister david davis says the era of paying big sums to the eu is coming to an end. >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday. we got a lot going on today. glad you're with us. we got a jam packed hour for you, culminating later on in the day with the interview that geoff c geoff cutmore has with vladimir putin. markets are trading modestly higher. the ftse 100 up 0.1%. benefiting from the weakness of the pound in the triggers of the article 50. xetra dax up 0.21. cac 40 higher to the tune of 0.1%. a fairly quiet session. let's look at some sectors driving us higher today. what we're seeing is that oil and gas is leading, when it comes to the sectors, because we're seeing another day of increases for the oil price. the third day in a row. financial services, construction material doing better. on the down side, autos, real estate, and telecoms slightly underperforming. let's get back to our top story. theresa may is set for another battle in parliament, this time to push through her great repeal bill. a piece of legislation aimed at removing e

to stay. david davis the brexit secretary responding to all of that, says he feels that he does have a moral obligation to those three eu citizens. but he also feels he has the obligation to more than a million brits living in other eu countries. the argument from the government has been that they can't unilaterally say, that you citizens will be allowed to stay and they wa nt to will be allowed to stay and they want to protect the rights of british people working and living abroad as well. they have said all along that it is their priority, they say that other eu countries, it is their priority to and they expect and hope that once the dissertation is to get started that this will be one of the subjects that they took very quickly. whether that is agreed and signed off before the two years are up. maybe is a different matter. the reason it hasn't been discussed and sorted out already is because some eu countries say they can't do any of this until the uk who has said they want to leave, until you trigger article 50. that is what they had been waiting for but i think concerted m

. brexit secretary david davis said the uk government had not assessed the economic impact on such an outcome to his satisfaction. donald tusk addressed the issue when he addressed the european parliament on wednesday. i want to be clear that a no deal scenario would be bad for everyone. but above all for the uk. it would leave a number of issues unresolved. we will not be intimidated by threats. and i can assure you they simply will not work. our goal is to have a smooth divorce and a good framework for the future. and it is good to know that prime minister theresa may shares this view. are you surprised, or does it matter, that the government, given that it said this could be an option, that no deal would be better than a bad deal, has no sort of game plan what no deal would mean? yes, considering that we've done it, i can't see why have you done it? what way have you done it? you talked about wto terms. the big issue is about trade. there is no way you will unravel tens of thousands of eu laws before you leave. but on trade, theyjust need to be made a single offer that means they c

. frankie mccamley, bbc news. the brexit secretary david davis is urging mps to ignore proposed changes to the government's brexit bill when it's debated in the commons on monday. the amendments include measures for a meaningful vote on the final brexit plan and guarantees on protections for eu nationals living in britain. article 50, the formal process for quitting the eu, could be triggered next week. our political correspondent alex forsyth gave us this update from westminster. the brexit bill, that piece of legislation that would allow the government to start the negotiations about leaving the eu is entering its final stages here in parliament next week. the house of lords have had their say. they want changes to the bill, as you say to protect the rights of eu citizens already in the uk, but also a written guarantee that parliament will get a say on the final terms of the brexit deal. tonight there's a very clear message from the government, they will not accept those changes. the brexit secretary david davis saying he wa nts secretary david davis saying he wants the bill to go throug

the conservative mp david davis was one of those who ca ptu red mp david davis was one of those who captured what was happening. stay back, stay back! is he coming? shouting. back, back, back, back! get back! let's get back! get back! somebody‘s underfire. came under fire down there. inaudible. come this way, guys. let's get over to the other building. stay where you are, ok? i'll come this way. don't try to get down there at the moment. can you get a view of what's going on? what's happened 7 stabbing. i'm trying to find out. scenes from inside parliament yesterday captured by the mp david davis. we are not afraid were the words that theresa may began her statement to the commons with earlier this morning. she spoke at some length about her thoughts and feelings, the government's response to this attack at the very heart of democracy here, and she also spoke about the individual behind the attack and what is known so far, although his identity hasn't been released yet, and she said that he was british born and bred and was known to m15. the man was british—born and that, some y

laws. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps it would ensure the uk's "smooth, orderly" exit from the european union. but the plans also involve giving ministers the power to make changes without full parliamentary scrutiny, and that's proving controversial. our first report today is from our political correspondent, iain watson. the law that took us into the european union was passed in 1972. now, our eu membership is about to end. not with a bang, but with a rather complicated process. the government now has 2a months to unravel a relationship which has lasted for 44 years. the secretary of state for exiting the european union, david davis. brexit secretary set out the first steps today with the promise of a great repeal bill. we have been clear that we want a smooth and orderly exit and the great repeal bill is integral tool —— integral to that approach. it will provide clarity for businesses and workers across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. it will mean that as we exit the eu and seek a new and special partnership with the european union, we will be do

comes back to the house of commons tomorrow. the brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to reject lords amendments — and to give the prime minister a "free hand" in negotiations with the european union. if the bill is passed — theresa may could trigger the formal process of brexit as early as tuesday. our political correspondent susana mendonca has more details. theresa may wants to get on with it. for months she has vowed to kick—start brexit talks by the end of march. but some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. today the brexit secretary tried to reassure mps and peers they would get a vote on the prime minister's final deal with the eu. but... what we can't have is the, the either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. they haven't got a veto on it. what does it mean otherwise? people talk about meaningful votes. what does it mean. peers have defeated the government twice, and labour's standing firm. what we say to the prime minister and i wrote to her on friday, reflect on wh

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largest legislative projects ever undertaken in the uk. david davis explained how it would work. what it does is, 40 years of european law, transfer that into uk law. it's not a straightforward process but it is a limited process. we have to do that in a way that works, so all the law works. that means when we start on the new trade deal, we are many the same place as every other country in europe. after that, we'll have to do legislation on immigration, customs and other things. that will be done substantially by parliament. there'll be a number of such laws i think. parliament will make those decisions. this is a big transformation. we shouldn't underestimate that we've got a task to do. it's moment us to but it's not beyond us. the insurance market, lloyd's of london, says it will open a new subsidiary in brussels in early 2019 because of concerns about brexit. it's concerned that once the uk has left the eu it will lose the right to sell its products across the single market. the chief executive said customers shouldn't be worried about the move. nothing to worry about. in fact it

a credible plan to do it. yesterday, as you were saying, essentially what david davis was saying is that the uk will land in a legal safe zone on the day after we leave. but interestingly, there is a debate going on in the conservative party on that point. you were mentioning the incorporation of all that eu law into uk law. some of the old guard of tory eurosceptics are saying, you know what we want to do with that legislation, we want to get rid of it because brexit has liberated the uk to be a more liberal economy, but some of the younger guard, in the highly influential european research group, the influential group of brexiteers, they are saying hold your horses, one step at a time, let's just focus on brexit, and what we might want to repeal, let's think about after the next election. so what that means is that there is going to be quite a debate on what you should have in the conservative manifesto for the next election. so look, here is what i have picked up today. it has been dubbed a briton‘s greatest peacetime challenge. today the government of the first steps to ensure

once britain has left the eu. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps the bill would help ensure a "smooth and orderly exit" from the eu. but the shadow brexit secretary, labour's sir keir starmer, said the bill gave few safeguards and provided the government with "sweeping powers" to change legislation without full parliamentary scrutiny. we will talk about that. ourfirst report is from our political correspondent, iain watson. the law that took us into the european union was passed in 1972 and now our eu membership is about to end, not with a bang but, well, with a rather complicated process. the government now has 2a months to unravel their relationship that's lasted for 44 years. the speaker: the secretary of state for exiting the european union, secretary david davis. the brexit secretary set out the first steps today, with the promise of a great repeal bill. we're being clear that we want a smooth and orderly exit and the great repeal bill is integral to that approach. it will provide clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on t

militants regard as religious heretics. david davis is urging mps to ignore proposed changes to the brexit bill in the commons on monday. the amendments include changes to a meaningful vote on the brexit plan and guarantees on protections for eu nationals living in britain. article 50, the formal process, could be triggered next week. the brexit bill, that piece of legislation that will allow the government to start the negotiations about leaving the eu is entering the final stages here in parliament next week. the house of lords have had their say. they would like changes to the bill, to protect the rights of eu citizens but also a written guarantee that parliament will get a say on the final terms of the brexit deal. tonight there is a very clear message from the government that they will not accept those changes. david davis said he wants the bill to go through with no strings attached. we know that labour will not agree to that. jeremy corbyn said so today. what is crucial is how many tory mps are prepared to go against the government. they had been given a verbal reassurance th

uk jurisdiction. addressing mps, the brexit secretary david davis said the bill would provide clarity and certainty for people and businesses on the day the uk leaves the eu. as the prime minister said it is our fierce determination to get the right deal for every single person. now is the time to come together to ensure the uk as a whole is prepared for the challenges and opportunities presented by our exit from the eu. we are being clear we want a smooth and orderly exit and the great repeal bill is integral to that approach. it'll provide clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the uk on the day we leave the eu. it mean that as we exit the eu and seek new deep as special partnership with the european union will be doing so from a position where we have the same standards and rules. it will also ensure we deliver on our promise to end the supremacy of european union law in the uk as we exit. our laws will be made in london, edinburgh, cardiff and belfast and interpreted not byjudges in luxembourg that the judges across the uk. some have been concerned that

negotiating positions, will meet with david davis the secretary of state for brexit. so again, just as the prime minister's tone was interesting in the commons, so donald tusk‘s tone was interesting in the press conference he just gave in brussels. of course, many people in london suspected mr tusk would be something of an ally in these negotiations. he wants to get a deal done. he is polish and he said all 27 would have the same position but we know there are differences of emphasis between the original members of the treaty of rome and the eastern european members who came late to the game. they in particular want a deal done on eu nationals living in the united kingdom. theresa villiers, what has been the reaction to the prime minister's statement and donald tusk? i think both are trying to be positive and set a constructive tone, that that reflects a recognition that these negotiations could leave both sides better. it does not have to be a o—sum game. it is in the interests of the eu and uk that we come out of this flourishing. it is a symbolic moment, the pulling of the trigg

, timing counts. david davis said there would be pain points yesterday. whether it is this week or down the line. it will not be easy for the government. we will be easy for the government. we will be busy. talking about being busy, france, and more revelations about francois fillon on the weekend which could prove to be, you know, even more controversial. it seems he is ducking one scenario and having to head to another. you could not make it up, really. just a few weeks ago, fio it up, really. just a few weeks ago, no signs of francois fillon being hurt at all. the latest revelation if he was caught tweeting a caricature of his rival, macron. he had to apologise for that. some people interpreted it as anti—semitic. and other allegations that it appears he accepted two suits from a friend worth 30,000 euros. i don't know about you but, a suit worth that much... how many people would accept that? not only acce pt people would accept that? not only accept it... i mean, it is an extraordinary amount of money. and this name he has been given francois two—suits fillon. this name he has

of around $60 billion dollars for leaving the eu. david davis says while britain will meet its international obligations, he doesn't think that sort of money will change hands. the cost of the divorce! that's not the last we will hear about that. in fa ct we the last we will hear about that. in fact we will talk about that in the paper review in a moment. so a change of scenery for markets in asia after falls on monday, you can see we have seen games right across—the—board. the yen has moved across—the—board. the yen has moved a little versus the dollar, and the price of oil is up around 0.5% —— gains. part of the reason for the change is people getting their nerve back on wall street the night before after serious falls on friday. the real concern was the fact trump didn't get through his changes to the healthcare reforms. that unknown people, it seems people have got over that disappointment. i'll be back shortly for a look at the papers. i'll see you then but now, back to ben. one in six local roads in england and wales are at risk of becoming damaged beyond repa

all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: david davis has urged mps to back the brexit bill and insisted the uk will be prepared if it has to leave the eu with no deal in place. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. with the president forced out of office, what challenges lie ahead for the south korean economy? and how the secrets of how to succeed in business could lie in a bit of horseplay. hello and welcome to this monday edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. edition of asia business report, i'm shara njit leyl. within edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. within the next two months south korea will have a new president and that president will have a raft of economic challenges to deal with, the worsening of relations with china over a missile defence system is a big worry and what will candidates for the top job have to say about giant conglomerates like samsung, so tied up conglomerates like samsung, so tied up in the corruption scandal that brought down park geun—hye? the disgraced

correspondent is at westminster. we have just had a reaction from david davis. he said he is disappointed that the house of lords has chosen to make further changes to the bill and he says it is clear that some of the lords would seek to frustrate the process of triggering article 50 and leaving and he says it is the intention of the government to make sure that does not happen and they will try and overturn the amendments in the house of commons. i am joined now by lord lamont to give us his take. quite a defeat? i am disappointed but i expect it will be overturned in the house of commons. i think it was an unnecessary amendment that has been carried because the prime minister has given an assurance which i totally accept and i think parliament ought to accept, but parliament ought to accept, but parliament will have a say and a vote in both houses at the end of these negotiations. i cannot really see what the amendment was about. i think also the amendment was illustrated by some of the people who spoke, it was technically defective in those ways. is it your suspicion that this is also

the mail on sunday saying that david davis has been grossly negligent, dereliction of his duty. and in fact there are pages and pages of this and this is the report from the foreign affairs select committee, and these committees are very influential, as you know. if you cast your mind back, the same committee warned david cameron and criticised him for gross negligence, was actually the phrase they used, for not having put into shape or put on the backburner a plan for if there was a live vote in the referendum. what they are saying now, it is possible that, because theresa may has set a bad deal is better than no deal, is worse than no deal —— leave vote. it actually there might not be a deal, in which case what is the plan? what happens? and they are absolutely not mincing their words at all. the chairman of their words at all. the chairman of the select committee, crispin blunt, was a very committed brexiteer. but this is talking about what are we going to do? talking about it being destructive, talking about mutually assured damage, a throwback to the cold war phrase mutuall

sincing the second world war. the brexit secretary today, david davis said he wants a smooth and ordinary process , said he wants a smooth and ordinary process, do you think that is going to happen, given everything you have said? i think we will have to wait and see is the honest answer to that. everybody would hope that the negotiations go wet well for the sake of the country, that this bill can be navigated through parliament, but it does look as very tall order. do you think then, that we will have to go ona do you think then, that we will have to go on a recruitment drive to get a few more civil service mps to work on this thing? there is already recruitment under way to recruit trade experts and others, so yes, we will need to recruit more civil servants, we will also i think have to think about some of the reductions that have been maids in the past and whether those will be able to stand, we are in the case of the civil service, we have actually seen something like a reduction by a fifth since 2010. 0k. seen something like a reduction by a fifth since 2010. ok. good to se

response from the uk government saying now isn't the time to have that. on thursday david davis will say to the scottish government and the other devolved administrations, the uk government doesn't want to hoard power. he will say he is prepared to hand back some, but not all powers on fisheries and agriculture, to those devolved administrations. david davis will do that when he sets out the next stage after the triggering of article 50, the great repeal bill. it annuls the act of parliament that took us into the eec and it secondly brings back into uk law all the eu law. really interesting on the next stage after that, what of those eu laws that will be in uk law, what they should appeal. he will say that isn't this parliament, that is that the next parliament, put it in the tory manifesto. reaction will be very interesting. thank you. once the ceremonies of tomorrow's triggering are done with, there is the possibility of no deal at all. we are joined by anna soubry and bernard jenkin. good evening. i'm an ex—remainer. we are leaving the eu, so i don't know what you would call me. we

secondly, agree the status of eu nationals. what a word is there on those eu payments? david davis on question time said the uk will not pay anything like the 60 billion euros that is mentioned in brussels, but he did say that the uk will meet its international obligations. that is a big thing the eu has been saying, it means the uk will be obliged to abide by its eu budget commitments that have been agreed by all member states and the twenty20, which means a third of the budget. but david davis also cited a recent house of lords report and it said if the uk leaves the eu without a deal, it will not, by law, have to pay a penny. he regards that as a great card to have in his back pocket. thank you very much. our diplomatic editor mark urban has been speaking to sir simon fraser who until 2015 was the foreign office's top civil servant. he began by asking how successful european leaders have been in holding the eu's 27 member states to the same negotiating position. i think there has been a lot of discipline. it came out of the commission first of all. coming out of the position across

can we have the same benefits, labour say, but that was what the brexit secretary david davis promised, those were his words. some brexiteers suspect labour is trying to position itself so labour is trying to position itself so that it can reject the final deal that mrs may eventually strikes. keir starmer this morning though warning mrs may not to be tempted or pushed around by hard brexiteers in the tory party who might want no deal at all. once a small minority in the conservative party, the brexiteers are now in office and in power. this ideologically—driven approach to brexit would be disastrous and divisive. and it would stand as a roadblock to continued co—operation in the important fields of technology, research, medicine, security, science, art and culture. the prime minister needs to face down these brexiteers. norman, as we have said, theresa may meets nicola sturgeon later. how difficult is that meeting likely to be? i think it's likely to be very strained, not just be? i think it's likely to be very strained, notjust because of the personal difficulties these two women

law. the brexit secretary, david davis, said the uk was on the threshold of its most important negotiation for a generation. our political correspondent chris mason reports. contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. with those words the government achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. one thing came out very clearly in all the debates. it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. i think the quicker we get on with this process the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plan's new law guaranteeing the rights of eu citizens living here and ensuring parliament gets a vote after the government's brexit negotiations. that meant the bill was carried down this corridor of power and back to the house of lords. but collectively they knew the game was up. as the unel

tough talking from both sides. a reminder, after 830 we will speak to david davis. the uk coastguard has suspended its search for a private helicopter which went missing over caernarfon bay in north wales yesterday afternoon. five people were onboard the aircraft, which was en route to dublin from milton keynes when it disappeared. 0ur reporter holly hamilton is in caernarfon this morning. what more do we know? as you say this was a privately owned aircraft with five people on board. it was en route to dublin. we know it left milton keynes dons before midday yesterday. it had been scheduled to stop here at however it never arrived. no sightings or radio contact meant that the coastguard had to be informed. the searcher operation began shortly after four o'clock yesterday afternoon. that involved to coastguard helicopters which searched the area between north wales and dublin as well is on land unfortunately they were forced to stop for the night due to poor visibility and weather conditions. north wales police and took over the search and they have been focusing their cher

hasn't been decided, but the brexit secretary david davis says it will be a priority once talks get under way. if ellie and her collea g u es under way. if ellie and her colleagues were to return to eastern europe, then who would fill the va ca nt posts 7 europe, then who would fill the vacant posts? there certainly isn't an abundance of labour here in settle. the jobless rate an abundance of labour here in settle. thejobless rate is currently around 3% and according to the government, that means this area has full employment. the prospect of eu workers losing their right to remain isa eu workers losing their right to remain is a worry for the manager at annie hall. she wants to keep her current migrant workforce and recruit more staff from europe. we don't know what is going to happen, we can't plan, we are in a very rude role location —— in a very rural location and it has been historically difficult to recruit and without the staff from eastern europe, it will be difficult to function. it all seemed very clear on the morning ofjune 2a last year, perhaps less so now and the ta

david davies shot this cell phone as he learned of the attack. he ran through the parliament building yelling for people to get back and get to safety. >> we now know a man from utah was one of the people killed. teri okita reports. >> reporter: forensic investigators examined the crime scene near parliament one day after a deadly terror rampage that now includes one american fatality. the family said online that kirk cochran of utah was celebrating his 25th anniversary with his wife who was injured. a 43-year-old teacher from spain and 15-year veteran police officer keith palmer were also killed. police have now identified the attacker as 52-year-old khalid masoud born in kent. police say he had a criminal record but there was no indication he was planning a terrorist attack. >> focus on his motivation, his preparation and his associates. >> hear, hear. >> reporter: parliament was back in session thursday where the prime minister delivered a defiant message. >> we are not agrade and our resolve will never -- we are not afraid and our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism

. now to the u.k. where brexit minister david davis is urging mps to back the brexit bill. it is back to the house of commons after two defeats in the house of lords. prime minister theresa may could trigger the formal process of brexit as early as tomorrow. we explain. mps as theg to brexit bill returns to the house of commons. britain's brexit minister urged lawmakers to reject two amendments made in the house of lords which would guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the u.k. and get parliament about on any deal between britain and the eu. >> i don't want to take a simple bill designed to do nothing more than put the result of the referendum into law as the supreme court told us to do, don't tie the prime minister's hands in the process of doing that. >> the government faces opposition from the labor party and conservative mps who have warned against the possibility of leaving the eu without a deal. >> a lot of the stories this weekend are about crashing out without a deal. that would be a disaster. vote in to have a parliament before that could happen. >> key members of the governme

will be david davis, britain secretary state for exiting the european union says the debt is nowhere near 60 billion and the u.k. may even pay the block nothing. two weeks ago, davis stunned mps bite meeting government had done no assessment in the event of britain leaving the eu without a deal. but the former shadow home willtary said the rights be protected as long as he gets guarantees for the 1.2 million britons living in europe. promises, earlier davis distance himself from the claim that britain will secure the same benefits as single market membership and upcoming talks and suggested that playing the ball -- paying the block for access is off the table. to some: let's move on other world news, another blow for france who socialist andidential candidate, manuel valls has not endorsed him. instead, endorsing the centrist independent emmanuel macron. profile the most high to turn his back on the party candidate. reporter: two month since he lost the socialist primary, manuel valls is breaking the promise he made to his party and falling into step behind centrist emmanuel macron.