trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. and great britain's heroes of rio could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards, with the winner chosen by the public. and in half an hour, christian fraser presents a special programme looking at the uk's journey towards brexit. the sports stars are starting to arrive. we will find outjust before nine o'clock who has been named the sports personality of the year. and in half an hour, christian fraser presents a special programme looking at the uk's journey towards brexit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the russian ambassador to the united nations say they will veto a united nations say they will veto a united nations proposal to put in monitors to check the situation in aleppo. there are reports that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have b

trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. and great britain's heroes of rio could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards, with the winner chosen by the public. i hear only red carpet we are in the next few hours, we will find out who has been cloned the sports personality of the year. and in half an hour here on bbc news, discover how the latest robotic technology could improve healthcare in this week's edition of click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are reports that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have been set alight and attacked. the buses were on their way to the towns of foah and kefraya which are surrounded by rebel forces. in a deal between the government and rebels, in exchange for the evacuation of people from those villages, thousands are due to be escorted out of

the trade secretary, liam fox, says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. will there be more success for great britain's rio heroes at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards? the winner is chosen by the public. and sportsday will bring you the day's premier league action in half an hour, including southampton‘s victory over rivals bournemouth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. buses are reported to have set off from eastern aleppo, taking civilians out of the former rebel stronghold that's now controlled by syrian government forces. the evacuation stopped on friday because of disagreements between the two sides. efforts to revive the deal have been taking place since. but there are also reports that rebel forces have attacked and destroyed buses sent to rescue civilians in a similar evacuation, from the mainly government—supporting villages of foah and kefraya. our middle

the trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. the leader of the rmt has denied that the union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. andy murray wins sports personality of the year for a record third time. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, deputy head of sport at the sun and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard. we will go through the review in a moment. let's look at the front pages. the daily telegraph claims that royal mail staff, as well as rail and airport workers, may strike over christmas, leaving theresa may facing pressure over "industrial chaos." the paper also notes andy murray's third sports personality victory. the guardian also celebrates murray's win, but focuses on claims that the justice secretary had prior warning ahead of the riot at hmp birmingham on friday. the metro leads

liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. the general secretary of the rmt transport union mick cash has dismissed claims that it's organising strikes as part of a conspiracy to bring down the government. he distanced himself from reported remarks by the rmt‘s president, sean hoyle, suggesting trade unions were coordinating industrial action to oust the conservatives. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. some media reports suggest that trade unions are trying to bring down the gutman. the rmt national president was pretty clear on the subject. they are talking about the left trying to bring down the government. there was the national shop stewards network. 0ther left—wing organisations are coordinating to bring the government down. guess what? we are. mick cash dismissed the idea. when not about looking at conspiracies to bring down the government. 0ur looking at

liam fox. our political correspondent has been explaining the complications of a customs union. there would be no ta riffs customs union. there would be no tariffs and barriers in a customs deal between me and you, but if i wa nt to deal between me and you, but if i want to deal with bob, it has to have the same conditions. you can't ta ke have the same conditions. you can't take control of your trade policy because you have to have the same trade policy with any country in the world. we could have this great benefit and trade freely, but i would have to stick with your trade deals with america or india, for example. it is difficult to liam fox to support the customs union as we know it now, but the government is arguing in some quarters that you could renegotiate the customs union so that we could somehow have all of the goodies but maybe have some freedom around the edges, although they haven't spelt out how that would be possible. a deal has been reached between the syrian government and opposition fighters resume the evacuation people from east aleppo in return for the evacu

the trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. great britain's real heroes could be infor great britain's real heroes could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards with the winner chosen by the public. the result is announced within the hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, the evacuation of the now government—controlled city of eastern aleppo has hit another stumbling block. it had been due to resume after a pause lasting three days, on condition that the rebels allowed civilians to leave two villages which support president assad. then armed men attacked the buses sent to the villages of foah and kefraya. although some buses have now left eastern aleppo there are still thousands of people there, desperate to leave. in the last hour, the un security council has said it will vote tomorrow on a resolution demanding uni

international trade secretary liam fox has refused to rule out britain remaining a member of the european customs' union, which could limit free trade deals after brexit. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr he was "instinctively a free trader" and he would have his say in the cabinet. here is our political correspondent, mark lobel. british businesses approach the end of year with element of doubt hanging over future customs arrangements, such as whether a new trade deal will bring less bureaucracy, or more, to our borders. speaking to the bbc this morning, the international trade secretary left open the possibility that we could remain a part of the eu customs union. we need to look at all the options, all the possible... including staying in the customs union? the reason i asked, and in a non—confrontational way, if we stay inside the customs union, we cannot do the type of deals that your department was set up to create and, therefore, there is no need for liam fox. there would be limitations, in terms of tariff setting, which would limit what kind of deals you can do. that is quite corr

the trade secretary, liam fox, said britain could remain a member of the eu customs union, after brexit. the leader of the rmt, mick cash, has denied that his union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being short listed for the final award. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week — i, robot. robo chef. and some loud, noisy animals meet the locals. shouting the design museum in london has moved into a new home, and it is suitably stunning. i have come to see fear and love, an exhibition of ii designers‘ reactions to our increasingly complex world. the most animated star on show has to be an industrial robot arm, which its owner hopes will present a more friendly face to robotics and maybe help us empathise with the economics of the future. with the meconomics of the future. it senses where you are and come

the international trade secretary, liam fox, has said he will tell the cabinet in private whether —— or not —— the uk should stay inside the european customs' union after brexit, which would limit free trade deals. he told the andrew marr programme that the government was still debating the issue, but said there would be "limitations" if britain was to remain inside it. here's our political correspondent, mark lobel. british businesses approach the end of year with element of doubt hanging over future customs arrangements such as whether a new trade deal will bring less bureaucracy or trade deal will bring less bureaucracy oi’ more trade deal will bring less bureaucracy or more to our borders. speaking to the bbc this morning, the international trade secretary left open the possibility that we could remain a part of the eu customs union. we need to look at all the options, all the possible... including staying in the customs union? the reason i asked, and in a non—confrontational way, if we stay inside the customs union, we cannot do the type of deals that your department was

the transport secretary, liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. the leader of the rmt, mick cash, has denied that his union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. the first i heard about a lot of these actions you are talking about, is in the newspapers when #24e got published. we're not about trying of a trot conspiracy to bring down this government. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being short listed for the final award. now on bbc news, it's time for politics europe. hello, and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. on today's programme: eu leaders meet in brussels to discuss syria, migration and brexit. the race to replace this man heats up. we have the low—down on the runners and riders to become the new president of the european parliament. meps app

the trade secretary, liam fox, says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. the leader of the rmt has denied that the union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. personalities across the sporting world are celebrating this year's sports personality of the year tonight, with a record 16 contenders being shortlisted for the final award. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. 0ur headlines this evening: crisis? what crisis? manchester city beat arsenal to go second in the premier league. yet another good day for india against england. the tourists‘ chances of winning the fifth test are fast receding. and an upset in the european champions cup as scarlets hold on to secure a famous victory over toulon. good evening. news of a very important victory for manchester city in the premier league. they came from behind to beat arsenal 2—1 at the etihad stadium, and are now seven points behind the lea

and we were introduced to the three brexiteers, the international trade secretary liam fox, rebooted as foreign secretary. spreading charm. and keeping comedians and work. foreign secretary, on the subject of europe, is brexit living up to all of your hopes and expectations for britain so far? of course, brexit has already been a wonderful journey. borisjohnson, what do you say? i would say, we never really expected to win i think behind brexit it's a bit of a laugh, blast the numbers all over bus. in scotland, the tories other leading lady, ruth davidson, was having a blast. the conservatives steamed in second. forcing labour into third place north of the border. labour found itself with a bit of a puzzle, its leader jeremy corbyn was immensely popular with party members, not so much with his members of parliament, some of whom described his performance in the referendum campaign as pretty lacklustre. morning. early one morning the shadow foreign secretary, hilary benn, was sacked, much of the rest of the shadow cabinet packed their bags, including angela eagle. you found this perso

the trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. great britain's real heroes could be infor great britain's real heroes could be in for more

the trade secretary, liam fox, says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. jamie vardy and gareth bale are among the stars who could be named this year's sports personality

the trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. the leader of the rmt has denied that the union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. personalities across the sporting world are celebrating this year's sports personality of the year tonight, with a record 16 contenders being shortlisted for the final award. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week, the american guidebook that may have helped save lives. it took a lot of courage for a black family to get in their car and hit the open road. lighting up jordan's most treasured monument. and dressing up in a polish castle. if you have misplaced your ties, i'm sure mr derbyshire can be of assistance. we're starting this week in the united states of america. nowadays, a largely safe place to visit, no matter who you are or what you look like. 80 years ago, though, travelling around some parts of the country could be a dangerous prospect if you

trade secretary liam fox is the uk could remain a member of the you're customs union after brexit. heard of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader mick cash denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. the russian ambassador to the un says he will veto a security council resolution to ensure un officials monitor the evacuation of aleppo. the un security council is due to vote on the resolution later today. earlier reports suggested that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have been set alight and attacked. the buses were on their way to the towns of foah and kefraya which are surrounded by rebel forces. in a deal between the government and rebels, in exchange for the evacuation of people from those villages, thousands are due to be escorted out of the opposition held part of eastern aleppo. a number of buses containing fighters and their families have started to leave the last rebel—held enclave, according to reports from syrian state tv. a little earlier, i spoke to our corresponde

and we were introduced to the three brexiteers, the international trade secretary liam fox, and bojo rebooted as foreign secretary. spreading charm. and keeping comedians and work. foreign secretary, on the subject of europe, is brexit living up to all of your hopes and expectations for britain so far? of course, brexit has already been a wonderful journey. borisjohnson, what do you say? i would say, we never really expected to win i think behind brexit it's a bit of a laugh, blast the numbers all over bus. in scotland, the tories' other leading lady, ruth davidson, was having a blast. the conservatives steamed in second. forcing labour into third place north of the border. labour found itself with a bit of a puzzle, its leader jeremy corbyn was immensely popular with party members, not so much with his members of parliament, some of whom described his performance in the referendum campaign as pretty lacklustre. morning. early one morning the shadow foreign secretary, hilary benn, was sacked, much of the rest of the shadow cabinet packed their bags, including angela eagle. you found

the international trade secretary liam fox has refused to rule out britain remaining a member of the european customs' union after brexit, which could limit the ability to cut free trade deals. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr that he was "instinctively a free trader" and he would have his say in the cabinet. here's our political correspondent ben wright. there's some flash photography in his report. at the moment, british businesses know the score. we are full members of the eu single market with its free movement of goods, services and people. we are also members of the eu's customs union, the biggest in the world. the huge question is, what will brexit bring? this morning, the trade secretary suggested we could remain partial members of the customs union. we want to look at all the different things. it's not binary. i hear people talking about hard brexit and soft brexit as if it is a boiled egg we are talking about. it is a little more complex. turkey is in part of the customs union but not other parts. we need to look at the cost. the customs union includes all 28 eu nations but

and we were introduced to the three brexiteers, the international trade secretary liam fox, rebooted as foreign secretary. and keeping comedians in work. foreign secretary, on the subject of europe, is brexit living up to all of your hopes and expectations for britain so far? like boris: of course, brexit has already been a wonderfuljourney. borisjohnson, what do you say? i would say, we never really expected to win. i think getting behind brexit was a bit of a laugh, the numbers all over bus. in scotland, the tories‘ other leading lady, ruth davidson, was having a blast. in scottish parliament elections, the conservatives steamed in second, forcing labour into third place north of the border. labour found itself with a bit of a puzzle. its leaderjeremy corbyn was immensely popular with party members, not so much with his members of parliament, some of whom described his performance in the referendum campaign as pretty lacklustre. morning. early one morning the shadow foreign secretary, hilary benn, was sacked, much of the rest of the shadow cabinet packed their bags, including ang

and the three brexiteers, liam fox, brexit secretary david davis, and boris johnson, rebooted as foreign secretary, spreading charm. speaking french. and keeping comedians in work. is brexit living up to all of your expectations for britain so far? i... of course... brexit is already... a wonderfuljourney. borisjohnson, what do you say? already... a wonderfuljourney. boris johnson, what do you say? i... isay...! boris johnson, what do you say? i... i say... i never expected it... brexit... it was all a bit of a laugh, really. some numbers on a bus... in scotland, davidson was having a blast. in elections for the scottish parliament, the conservatives came in second, forcing labour into third place north of the border. labour found itself with a bit of a puzzle. its leader, jeremy corbyn, was immensely popular with party members, but not so much with its members of parliament, some of whom described his performance in the referendum campaign as pretty lacklustre. good morning. early one morning, the shadow foreign secretary hilary benn was sacked. much of the rest of the shadow cabinet pa

trade secretary liam fox is the uk could remain a member of the you're customs union after brexit. heard of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader mick cash denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government.

fox who has suggested that maybe the uk could stay partly in the customs union, talk from other cabinet ministers about some kind of transitional arrangement. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he wa nted a nswers. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he wanted answers. can she tell us when the house will receive the governments were article 50? how long we'll be given to scrutinise that plan? can she tell us how long the british government margins the whole process will take ? the british government margins the whole process will take? and can tell us of the british government will be looking for an interim transitional deal with the european union? these are basic questions which have not been answered almost six months after we voted to leave the european union. jeremy corbyn accused theresa may are presiding over a shambolic government and said there were mixed messages coming from a very many of her cabinet ministers. theresa may interestingly was asked about whether she thought the uk might continue to pay into the uk might continue to pay into the eu once they have left, she did not rule

intriguingly, yesterday, liam fox, the trade secretary, talking about whether the uk might remain partly in the customs union. there has been speculation about a possible transitional arrangement. i am sure it is these things they want to ask the premise about. she has said it did more than brexit means brexit. 0thers did more than brexit means brexit. others will want to know what she had to say about eu citizens and their rights of where they can stay, whether british people will be able to stay in other countries. she was an early agreement on that. that will be an area where she will be pushed by mps. 0pting out it has been matter of more questions than a nswe i’s. been matter of more questions than answers. we will see of theresa may gives animal away in the next hour 01’ so. gives animal away in the next hour or so. we will bring you that speech by theresa may life at around half past three. very soon. mps holding an inquiry into combating doping in sport have been hearing from a number of key witnesses today. representatives from team sky, british cycling and the world anti—

those was just looking at it, liam fox wants a clean brexit. talking about transition and here we are, scotland talking about another referendum. how damaging to sterling and sterling assets could another referendum be in the bifurcation of the united kingdom trading assets? geoffrey: it is possible that could push the nikkei to those we saw over the last six months sterling is think where it is right now. the marginal impact on a new referendum and the prospects of the u.k. breaking up will probably be less compared to the seismic shift in the uk's place in the world. as it were, due to brexit. i think there was a lot on the table right now. you mentioned different positions. the answer will be some are in between. as we approach article 50 triggering, i think the market will want some kind of a plan because right now, some certainty -- a breakup of the united kingdom is less significant than the u.k. pulling out of the e.u.? geoffrey: symbolically -- anna: that relationship goes deeper and covers more centuries. geoffrey: the issue, if we loo

willie trade minister have a special role in that, doctor liam fox? as we unfold the way in which that trade negotiation will ta ke which that trade negotiation will take place, obviously we will bring in expertise, both official and ministers as appropriate from the department of international trade. many governments have a single trade negotiator, the us government for example, who deals cross departmental it. do you envisage that we have some playing such a rule, or should we have? we are currently building up the specific trade negotiation expertise within the department for international trade and we will be making in due course, we will be setting a more clearly. . . course, we will be setting a more clearly... it is your intention that the expertise should be applied to the expertise should be applied to the trade negotiations? where it is appropriate. the committee is also looking at civil service capacity issues by department, starting with the foreign & commonwealth office. the institute for government has produced a paper that suggests depa

i met with liam fox and australiathat given and the uk's friendship and long-standing ties, big investors in each other's countries, we are focused on what we can do to provide some support if they would like it from australia, but we are also going to have preliminary discussions about possibly looking at a trade agreement with the year k when they formally leave the european union, but we have to give them time. rishaad: thank you for joining us. steven ciobo there. boosting thet, banks, why the donald trump presidency is giving vendors a reason to beecher four. -- a reason to be cheerful. this is bloomberg. ♪ withad: you are back "bloomberg markets." the chief executive of jb pork morgan and bank of america making bullish forecast. , a bankingtion conference in which the ceo of j.p. morgan chase and bank of america both concede that trading revenue for bonds will likely be up by 15% in the current quarter. j.p. morgan says this is "obviously much better than last year." indicating that bank stocks have surged because donald trump's policies will unleash business, and that will boost

simon: there is a limit to what liam fox can negotiate in the eu. he is obviously keen to get out of the customs union and start lining things up, but certainly, talks are already underway. to some extent, philip hammond was in seoul this week, argentina, not exactly a long time british ally, the falkland islands, but for the most part, this rhetoric -- we are going to have to wait for it well. but an interesting development in the u.s. last night, talking in the media, larry kudlow, a commentator, speaking earlier in the week, talking about the importance of donald trump striking a free-trade deal with the british early on in his presidency. if that goes, that is a really big win. francine: is it likely? are you in contact with the government? mark: i know in number of the ministers working around this area. i think the usa-u.k. potential deal is want to really look at. that could be a game changer, right? i suspect there will not be a single day where a new trade deal is set. i suspect it will be a process of negotiations evolving over some years,