the uk's behalf in terms of access to uk waters. the prime minister will know that in 1965 there was a neighbourhood agreement between northern ireland and the republic that each could fish in each other‘s six mile water. two years ago the irish republic remained on that. we didn't relate, so remained on that. we didn't relate, so all the irish fishermen can come into northern ireland but northern irish fishermen can't go to the republic. would she try and speak up sometimes for northern irish fishermen and not always support the irish government? consistently, throughout these negotiations, one of the issues i have had at the forefront of my thinking has been the people of northern ireland. she raises a specific issue and i'm happy to look at the specific issue of the six mile water she refers to. we will become an independent coastal state, asi become an independent coastal state, as i have just become an independent coastal state, as i havejust said, and we will ensure that it is the uk negotiating on behalf the uk, for access

there will be reciprocity, whatever happens to uk citizens of the will hold for eu citizens of the uk. there is hope to maintain status quo for the people who are currently on either side of the channel to maintain their rights. that is only in the short—term, just be withdrawl agreement. we do not know what will happen the long term. you think it will continue because both sides need to maintain the status quo. citizens' rights, everyone agrees that should not change, the way that uk citizens come to the youth. it is about rights of people to live in different countries in the eu. it is difficult over something like this to be drawn back. what is your view on the suggestion today, a report by the national institute of social and economic research finding that the uk will be £100 billion better off after brexit. this report was commissioned by the people's vote who do want another referendum. what is sure independent analysis? prior to the referendum there have been a number of studies tried to estimate at the time what the cost of brexit would be. the current number is on the high

it safeguards the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and uk citizens living in europe, and it settles the divorce bill — the uk will pay £39 billion to the eu, but won't continue large payments beyond that. here's the most contentious bit. if, during the transition period, a new trade deal isn't agreed, then that period could be extended, or the northern ireland backstop could kick in. that means, to avoid checks at the irish border, the whole uk would be in a customs territory with the eu, but northern ireland would have some different trade terms. and the uk can'tjust end that arrangement when it wants, ? and that is a problem for some. what we are seeing in this irish protocol is much more than that, we are seeing us staying in the european union, in terms of the single market, the customs union rules will apply to northern ireland, we are in the same vat regime as europe, we are in the same state aid as europe, and there is very much a border down the irish sea as very much a border down the irish sea as a very much a border down the irish sea as a result of this, and that's why we

if the proportion of people in the uk asa the proportion of people in the uk as a whole who arejewish is pretty small, but this kind of thing, and this constant accusation that is being leveled at the party, the these questions simply do not help these questions simply do not help the party, not least because they drowned out a chance for the party leadership to talk about other things. thank you very much indeed. the brexit secretary dominic raab has visited northern ireland for talks with polticians and business leaders. the dup leader arlene foster said she hoped a deal on the deadlocked irish border question was close, but sinn fein accused mr raab of making a "flying visit" and acting like a thief in the night by not listening to the concerns of people living on the border. mr raab said he remained confident of getting a good deal. our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont for us. yes, northern ireland is at the short end of brexit, because this is the new party of the uk that has a border with another eu state, and the future of that border has become the future of tha

so, i the eu and the uk. the uk and china orwhatever. so, ithink the eu and the uk. the uk and china or whatever. so, i think you the eu and the uk. the uk and china or whatever. so, ithink you have the eu and the uk. the uk and china or whatever. so, i think you have to have three fair and balanced approach and that is with the president wants. he doesn't want free—trade with with without there and balanced, so you have to have everything. laura regulations and more freedom and lower tariffs and so on. “— more freedom and lower tariffs and so on. —— will regulation. more freedom and lower tariffs and so on. -- will regulation. final thought, perhaps people see how he is currently dealing with china for example when it comes to trade, can the uk expect that sort of treatment in negotiations? china is a different discussion. if you want to ta ke different discussion. if you want to take a look at the china row book, the rule book they follow in the rule book that the rest of us have to follow, there are some adjustments that have to be made. this president i

uk. no deal due to the us—china trade war — apec members fail to agree on a joint statement for the first time in its history. and on the markets, it's a lacklustre start to a new trading week with the lack of progress on trade between us and chinese officials disappointing investors. the past week has been dominated by the fallout from the draft brexit agreement. what i'm sure i do not need to remind you. —— but i'm sure i do not need to remind you. today, ministers from the eu 27 are meeting to discuss the deal, and finalise the joint political declaration on future relations between the eu and the uk. so what are the big concerns for europe? first up, the divorce bill — the draft withdrawal agreement includes a "financial settlement" from the uk, thought to amount to around £39 billion, or about $50 billion, which is contingent on a withdrawal agreement being signed. northern ireland is also a key concern for the eu. it exported around $6 billion worth of goods to the eu in

uk. live from london, that's our top story on monday 19 november. it's a crucial week for brexit — as theresa may presses on with selling her deal in the uk — while eu ministers meet to discuss future relations between britain and europe. and a power struggle in india — where a debate is raging over the independence of the central bank ahead of an election year. markets. . .they‘ll be paying special attention to the british prime minister today — who is hoping to get business leaders to back her brexit plan today. and we'll also be hearing the story of one entrepeneur who decided to start her own bank for women in rural india. they were not getting loans from any other banks. google is patenting new smart home technology that would scan your home, then offer you content based on what it detects — is this progress, or a huge invasion of privacy? let us know — just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. welcome to programme. theresa may is set to renew

the uk. the uk worked with us and thanks, if i made, to the british team. the agreement must now be ratified. it is time for everybody, everybody to ta ke is time for everybody, everybody to take their responsibilities. today's agreement will help create the trust and confidence needed for negotiating our claws and —— ‘s and unprecedented future relationship. we will remain allies, partners and friends

could completely inhibit the uk's independent trade policy. there is something in what donald trump has said for everybody. brexiteers who say the deal is a disaster and people on the other side of the abdomen to say it is the wrong way to be going so profoundly unhelpful for number 10 as they try to rally support around this deal, and effort thatis support around this deal, and effort that is clearly floundering at the moment. thank you so much, from westminster. greg swenson, who's a partner at the merchant banking house brigg macadam, is with me now. you are listening to that. when i heard these comments, when i arrived at work earlier today, it reminded me of the former president barack obama speaking ahead of the referendum in june 0bama speaking ahead of the referendum in june 2016, 0bama speaking ahead of the referendum injune 2016, when he said, if the uk votes to leave the european union, you could go to the back of the key when it comes to trade with the us. here we are again with an american president giving his comments before a ve

method of trying to enter the uk. 0ne is a really dangerous method of trying to enter the uk. one of the downsides to a certain extent some might say with the tightened security around the uk border is the fa ct security around the uk border is the fact that it makes the criminals and the migrants far more desperate, if you like, in terms of the measures that they will go to to try to beat that they will go to to try to beat that security, and one of the things that security, and one of the things that we see is the increase in this type of activity. now, we're talking about people using small boats to ci’oss about people using small boats to cross the english channel, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. invariably at night, invariably with a helmsman who has very little if any experience, and of course we are also talking about small boats that we would probably classed as overloaded and almost every occasion the migrants themselves don't have any form of safety equipment, so we're talking about a very

today there is no other deal to be offered to the uk, orto be no other deal to be offered to the uk, or to be renegotiated. but that isa uk, or to be renegotiated. but that is a different story from what we have been discussing, which is the extension of article 50, which of course would be limited, because we have elections the european parliament, as you might remember, a couple of months later after the uk leads. so there would be a limit, evenif leads. so there would be a limit, even if that would be feasible. but what is, i think, i even if that would be feasible. but what is, ithink, i hope, a common approach, but definitely the european approach, that the most undesirable result, outcome of this process , undesirable result, outcome of this process, would be an ideal scenario. it is even hard to imagine the consequences of this, especially for the uk. but not only... there are still some politicians in the uk who believe that no deal would be also a negotiated scenario. no, no deal is just know it... nothing with regard to citizens which would be negotiated, nothing with regar

pushing towards western areas in the uk. monday is looking fine and dry familiar vassals top with a change to the weather comes much harder air. it will be all mired about the winds will be stronger as well. on top of that we got the rain as well. the big load starts to purge our shores and basically another one to the south, rattling through the uk through the week as well. the temperatures will be picking up but the winds as well, you have to pay for it if you want milder weather, you will get gale force winds and outbreaks of rain. the wife. —— goodbye. this is bbc world news today. i'm aaron safir. our top stories... britain's prime minister theresa may is in brussels as the eu says it's ready to sign the brexit withdrawal agreement. the spanish prime minister says britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar. mrs may insists she'll always stand by the territory. the uk's position on the sovereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not change. i am proud that gibraltar is british and i will alwa

let no one be in any doubt, for the future partnership, the uk will be negotiating for the whole uk family, including gibraltar. i am proud that gibraltar is british and its constitutional status will not change. that was theresa may speaking at the end of the summit of the european council in brussels this lunchtime. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has also been speaking today. he said the eu was determined to have as close a relationship as possible with the uk in the future. today, the european council endorsed the agreement on the withdrawal of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland from the european union and the european atomic energy community. on this basis, the european council invited the commission, the european parliament, and the council to take the necessary steps to ensure that the agreement can enter into force on the 30th of march 2019, so as to provide for an orderly withdrawal. the european council approved the political declaration, setting out the framework for the future relationship between the european union and the united kingd

the uk's future relationship. for the future relationship the uk will have full control of their own legislation and rule—making. this is essentialfor the integrity of the single market. it is essential for the uk the integrity of the single market. it is essentialfor the uk in the integrity of the single market. it is essential for the uk in terms of taking back control. now, more than ever, we must all remain calm, andi than ever, we must all remain calm, and i will remain calm, and keep our focus on the need for the uk to leave the eu in an orderly fashion. whether that orderly exit happens now depends on events in london. eu leaders will sign off their side in a summit on sunday and then hold their breath. we'll have more damian in a moment, and hear from our business editor simonjack at the cbi conference in london. but, first, let's talk to our assistant political editor norman smith at westminster. is mrs may looking more secure in herjob this week than last week? well, clive, after one of her dismal days

the uk. the uk worked with us and thanks, if i made, to the british team. the agreement must now be ratified. it is time for everybody, everybody to ta ke is time for everybody, everybody to take their responsibilities. today's agreement will help create the trust and confidence needed for negotiating our claws and —— ‘s and unprecedented future relationship. we will remain allies, partners and friends with the united kingdom. ifi if i may just if i mayjust add a few words in french. i do so to explain about the outcome in a very serious situation. exit is a very serious situation that i would like to explain why we have ended up with this outcome. —— brexit. it is true to that my sis 600 pages and gives legal certainty to all those affected by uncertainty created by brexit, people, citizens, businesses, states and all of this work would not been possible, mr president, without personal trust and the trust of the president of the european parliament. none of this would have been pos

for the uk's economy, people, and security. so that may be what donald trump is really pushing at, but i think his mischaracterisation of this deal will not make easier for prime minister may to secure ratification in parliament on 11 december. do you see britain's departure from the eu in any way affecting uk—us intelligence sharing? i would hope not. we have the closest security, military to military intelligence relationship in the world, and it is important to us to sustain that. there are also important us security relationships with nato, with eu partner countries, canada, new zealand, australia, with other countries that also enjoy a bong and close historic ties with the uk. —— a long and close. but senator, if the uk is excluded from some eu intelligence sharing systems, would that therefore devalue britain in any way in terms of its relationship with the us? the uk has an exceptionally capable and robust intelligence service that has access to a whole lot of both human and signals intelligence. it is of great val

this is the deal that i think works for the uk. but there are people who don't understand, what is plan b. i'm working on making sure that we get this vote through in parliament. i think if we don't get the votes in parliament, what we will see is more division, and more uncertainty. there are people in parliament, on the other side, some who will argue for no deal, some who want to stop brexit and frustrate brexit. what i want to do is deliver brexit, with a good deal. my focus at the moment, all my focus, is on finalising the deal on sunday with the european council, and beyond that, getting the vote through. but how can mps know how to vote if they don't know what plan b is? to vote if they don't you have said this week, and your cabinet colleagues have said the same, it's no deal or no brexit, what is plan b? the focus of the government at this point is rightly on getting the deal through. and on saying to people, when you come to look, what mps need to focus on, is this the right deal forthe uk? is it a deal that delivers what

by uk officials and any negotiation by uk officials and many, many meetings which i and other ministers held with our eu counterparts. i firmly believe that the draft withdrawal agreement was the draft withdrawal agreement was the best that could be negotiated, and it is for the cabinet to decide whether to move on in the talks. the choices before us were difficult, particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop, but the collective decision of cabinet was that the government should agree that the government should agree that the government should agree that the outline political agreement. this decisive decision allows us to move forward and finalise the decision in the days ahead. these decisions were not taken lightly, ahead. these decisions were not ta ken lightly, but ahead. these decisions were not taken lightly, but i believe it is a decision that his family in the national interest. when you strip away the detail, the choice before us away the detail, the choice before us is clear. this deal, which delivers on the vote of the referendum, which brings back control of ou

the eu is currently the uk's largest trading partner. in 2017, uk exports to the eu were worth over $350 billion. that is 44% of all britain's exports. the brexit deal envisages a trading relationship that is as close as possible on goods. under the terms of theresa may's brexit deal, to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland, the uk will stay in a customs union after a 21—month transition period if a wider trade deal is not ready to come into force. britain has said it wants to negotiate trade deals around the world, outside of the eu. but the concept of a single customs territory that forms the basis of the irish backstop could restrict britain's ability to sign comprehensive trade deals with other countries outside the bloc. the uk's financial services industry has expressed concern over the lack of detail about access to the eu's financial markets after brexit. the question on whether the eu's existing access to uk waters will continue has also been deferred until 2020. france is one european country keen to protect its fishe

the uk economy is growing strongly the latest figures, quarterly figures show the uk growing more strongly than germany, france or italy. i think the uk economy is in a good position. foreign investment continues to come in. i think investors have confidence in britain as being an open economy, open for investors, a good place to invest >> that was greg hands i want to reiterate we're seeing a bounce in the pound here the sterling is up 0.2%. this is on reports in "the times" that michael gove is going to remain as environment minister in the prime minister's government there was a bit of speculation that he may be looking to resign he obviously has not according to this report and he will be a member of the cabinet. willem joins us from westminster. i don't know if you were listening to the greg hand interview there, i thought it was interesting that he said it is unlikely the deal will get through parliament at this point in time. and in order for it to get through, they would need to see further concessions or some concessions out of the eu, particularly when it comes to irish backstop

let no one be in any doubt, for the future partnership, the uk will be negotiating for the whole uk family, including gibraltar. i am proud that gibraltar is british, and its constitutional status will not change. the deal we have agreed today unlocks a bright future for the uk. outside the eu, we will be able to strike new trade deals around the world, and open up new markets in the world's fastest growing economies. we'll be able to focus our energies on the other important issues that matter to the british people at home, creating more good jobs and spreading prosperity more widely, taking care of our public services like the nhs and schools, building more homes and tackling the social injustices that prevent too many people fulfilling their potential. in any negotiation, you do not get everything you want. you need to identify what your vital interests are and stick to them, but be prepared to compromise on other areas in order to achieve a result. i think the british people understand that. when they look at this deal, they will see it as a good one for our country and that it is in t

this single eu— uk customs territory would mean that uk goods get tariffs and quota free access to the eu 27 market. for competition to be open and fair in such a single customs territory, we had agreed provisions on state aid, competition, taxation, social and environmental standards. this will agree that both eu and uk manufacturing will compete on a level playing field. an essential condition for the single customs territory to cover agricultural products will be to agreed between the union and uk on access to waters and fishing properties. as a rule, the backstop shows that we have been able to find common ground and meet our common objectives. number one, to protect the good friday agreement in all its time —— in all its time mentions. number two, to preserve the integrity of the eu ‘s single markets, and ireland's place in it. three, to respect the uk's territory and constitutional order. four, to protect the common area between ireland and the uk. finally, let me repeat, this backstop is not meant to be used. our objective remains to reach a new agreement between the eu an

officials and many, hard negotiation by uk officials and any hard negotiation by uk officials and many, many meetings which i and other ministers held with our eu counterparts. i firmly believe that the draft withdrawal agreement was the draft withdrawal agreement was the best that could be negotiated and it was for the cabinet to decide whether to move on in the talks. the choices before us were difficult, particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop. but the collective decision of cabinet was that the government should agree the draft withdrawal agreement and the outline political declaration. this isa outline political declaration. this is a decisive step which enables us to move on and finalise the deal in the days ahead. these decisions were not taken the days ahead. these decisions were not ta ken lightly the days ahead. these decisions were not taken lightly but i believe it isa not taken lightly but i believe it is a decision that is firmly in the national interest. when you strip away the detail, the choice before us away the detail, the choice before us is clear.

particularly the uk site after a customs arrangement under the uk customs arrangement under the uk customs rules in the future of the way of avoiding that border. what conditions the the commonwealth. the eu countries have wanted a lot of tough decisions. tying eu customs rules with market rules to keep a level playing field. that is one thing they will look at. the other things that they will look at is other things that they feel there have been too many concessions on on the uk side. so be worried about things like their fishing industries, and their access to fishing waters which will be controlled by the uk in the future, so controlled by the uk in the future, so we're going to see interesting eu positions that might come out of this, but essentially what we will see is the debate now shifting to the uk for see is the debate now shifting to the ukfora see is the debate now shifting to the uk for a time, because for the first time since before the referendum, and all the months afterwards, the uk will now have a written text that will lay out what brexit will look like. gone are all th

what is interesting about the uk, last yea r‘s what is interesting about the uk, last year's spend the four day period was four and a half billion pounds. they did will be 7 billion this year. so the much report that was 2—3 years ago. they said that it will come from £3110 per person to £240 will come from £3110 per person to £2110 per person, with more shopping. interesting happen the numbers play up. it is really interesting how things like devices, whether they be these— i promise i read the news office said that using it to shop today, but tablets, smartphones, the like have completely change the retail landscape, because it is so much easier to do it regardless of whether or not there are actually deals are not. the other thing of course that one has to worry about is the high street. all over the country. what the chancellor did in terms of business rates in the budget last time, too little, too late. and also the emphasis on culture. i was amazed in the united states at the percentage that walmart and amazon will do shopping is enormous. it is on the tablet, the phone,

we will always negotiate on behalf of the whole uk family including gibraltar and of the whole uk family including gibraltarand in the of the whole uk family including gibraltar and in the future relationship we will stand up for their interests. the sovereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not change. but in belfast, the dup renews its attack on the deal, saying it could separate northern ireland from britain theresa may has just completed a meeting with jean—claude juncker and is now with donald tusk in a meeting. i'm lukwesa burak in london, the other news this evening: french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. a us government report warns that unchecked climate change will cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars and damage human health and quality of life. and nicolas roeg, the director of the man who fell to earth and don't look now, has died at the age of 90. good evening from brussels. the eu summit will go ahead tomorrow. assurances regarding gibraltar came this afternoon in a letter to t

uk, we are a uk business, we have headquarters of the roadm uk, we are a uk business, we have headquarters of the road. it has been great to talk to you. —— up the road. we will keep an eye on that for sure. let's go to singapore now where leaders of the association of south east asian nations are gathered for a summit. they have been hosting russian president vladimir putin — as well as us vice president mike pence. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau is also there. he's spoken to us and been been defending free trade. there are two choices in politics, you can amplify those beers with the politics of populism and division or you can try and allay those fears with concrete, sometimes complex and reasonable solutions. i am very much in the latter camp, and there is no question that, no matter what citizens of whichever country, canada's citizens of whichever country, ca nada's example but citizens of whichever country, canada's example but not the only one, but if you come to people with a thoughtful, reasonable, positive vision, they will respond. justin trudeau, the canadian prim

now, you have frequent mention in this document of uk's sovereignty, and also of an independent uk trading policy. it's also made very clear here that after brexit, the freedom of movement of eu citizens to come and live and work in the uk is over. theresa may said after brexit, the uk would leave the single market but could still enjoy frictionless trade with the eu. well, that's not in here because the eu wants to drive home the point that if you leave the single market, you can't have the same benefits. but this is ambitious on trade. it calls for the ease of trade between the eu and uk, and to have as close a trade relationship as possible. for those who dislike the wording of the irish border guarantee in the other brexit document, the withdrawal agreement, they'll be relieved to see here that the eu and the uk say they're going to work hard to find alternatives, such as using technologies when they're up and running. and for others who worry that they're going to be staying in a customs union with the eu forever, there's no mention here of a union but for ambitious customs arrangemen

they do not wa nt to against the uk. indeed. they do not want to push too hard and it is not in the interest of either the your opinion or the uk to end up in a no deal scenario, but the timing is an acute one, to the extent that not only do we have the end of march as a deadline, but even if we were to extend that period, the problem is we have the european parliament elections in may, and is the united kingdom going to participate or not in those elections? presumably there will be a brexit so they will not, so even will be a brexit so they will not, so even if we were to give the figure she is and more time, i am not frankly speaking that i am sure that we would end up with a fundamentally different results, because it seems to me that what has remained is an internal contradiction within the united kingdom itself, where essentially everything that could make sense politically, from a brexit point of view, simply doesn't make sense economically and as far as the unity of the united kingdom is concerned, so of the united kingd

that's difficult thing with the uk. then, also, this exit sort of review of how big uk could get out of this in future, another difficult question and all of those, i think, still holding things up, here, no quite small, lots of hard talking. damien and norman, thank you. 44 people are now known to have died in the worst wildfires in california's history, and hundreds of people are still missing. most of those killed were in and around the town of paradise, which has largely been destroyed. president trump has declared a major disaster in the state, making federal aid available to affected residents. from california, david willis reports. the seafront mansions of the rich and famous prove little match for some of the worst wildfires here in living memory. the first people in the celebrity enclave of malibu knew about this blaze was when a ball of fire came barrelling over the hillside, devouring everything in its path. we never saw a fire truck probably until an hour or two after the fire went through. police, same thin

that is the view of the uk independence party. a very different view from former uk prime ministers tony blair who is backing a second referendum. refer to it today as a people is bought and he's been telling the bbc why he supports it. the whole basis of theresa may's case to the british people is that this honours the brexit mandate and it settles the issue. and actually, neither is correct. it doesn't honour the brexit mandate because the people who most fervently believe in brexit say this isn't brexit. and it doesn't settle the issue, because, actually, there is so much still to be discussed that even those people who stay in the cabinet at the moment, who are really anti—her plan but stay in it tactically, want to pull us the other side of march 2019 and carry on the fight. therefore, the only way you're going to unite the country, ultimately, is to get this back to the people and say you've a mandate, whether the government does a proper brexit, the sort of brexit borisjohnson wants, or that we stay. that is the only way

the rights of 3 million eu citizens in the uk and 1 million uk citizens in the eu will be protected. a comprehensive air transport agreement will keep planes flying between britain and the eu, and a deal on energy will allow electricity and gas to continue to flow. the text also covers the so—called "backstop" for northern ireland, which guarantees there will be no return to a hard border with the republic of ireland if the two sides fail to do a deal in time. in that event, the uk as a whole would stay aligned with the eu customs union. there would also be a 21—month transition period to give businesses time to prepare. so although britain leaves the eu on 29 march 2019, nothing will change until the end of 2020. britain has also agreed it will pay a fair financial settlement — or divorce bill — of as much as 39 billion pounds or $51 billion. this is what the prime minister had to say after brokering the deal. this is a decisive step which enables us to move on and finalise a deal in the days ahead top these decisions were not taken lightly but i believe it is a decision tha

the eu is currently the uk's largest trading partner. in 2017, uk exports to the eu were worth over $350 billion. that's 44 per cent of all britain's exports. imports from the eu totalled $435 billion — 53% of all imports into the uk. the draft agreement aims to protect that — promising a free trade area for goods, with no tariffs or quotas. that eases many of the worries of manufacturing firms — like the car industry. but what about services — which accounted for 40% of uk exports to the eu last year? the draft promises an ‘ambitious arrangement‘. but britain's huge financial sector fears it won't get anything like the access it to eu markets that it enjoys now. then there is the uk's trade with the rest of the world. it's currently covered by the eu's trade deals. under the draft agreement — britain would be free to make its own. brexiteers say it could do better deals than it has now — and with more countries. but some fear it would simply have less negotiating power. china is stepping up its sphere of influence. our a

, if they want to canada option for the uk, if they want to ca na da style option for the uk, if they want to canada style deal, more remote from the european union, they could have that. the more they stick to rules and regulation within the eu, the deeper the access to the single market. and that sliding scale, there may be more of the need for there may be more of the need for the backstop if britain is closer to the backstop if britain is closer to the canada deal? that is true, too. but i think from what i hear from the united that is true, too. but i think from what i hearfrom the united kingdom is they want to have far reaching deal, in order to avoid terrible economic consequences. therefore, i'm quite confident this deal will be enough if they are intelligent enough to find a proper solution for avoiding the hard border between the two islands. we mustn't pre-empt what will happen in the house of commons because we don't know how mps will feel when faced with this decision. but if it goes down and theresa may can't get it through, then what? then a hard brexit. we have not as

we have worked, i have worked with my team and negotiate with the uk, never against the uk. i want also to thank the british team. now it's time for everybody to take the responsibility, everybody. iwill just add that this deal is a necessary step to build the trust between the uk and the eu. we need to build to the next phase this unprecedented and ambitious partnership. we will remain allies, partnership. we will remain allies, partners and friends. michelle barnier speaking in much more positive terms at the moment. european commission president, jean—claude juncker, says if the deal doesn't get through the uk parliament, the eu will not renegotiate. this is the best deal possible for both. i'm sad because watching the united kingdom, which is not nothing, the united kingdom, leave the european union, is not a moment ofjubilation but a moment of deep sadness. we've done everything possible to have this divorce be as smooth as possible, but there are no smooth as possible, but there are no smooth divorces. if the parliament says no and the uk is there any more you could

there's still one or two showers dotted about western parts of the uk early on. for most, it's a sunny start to the day, and the sunshine will continue throughout. the sun will turn increasingly hazy across western parts of the uk on through the day. higher clouds spilling in ahead of this area of rain, which will be knocking on the door of northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. top temperatures around 9 or 12 degrees, and some sunshine, a gentle breeze. that will not feel too bad. as we go through friday evening and night, clearly the weather is changing. a system moving in from the atlantic, it will be turning wetter through scotland and northern ireland. the winds are picking up as well. gales developing through irish sea coasts. not as cold, but still quite chilly for the coldest parts of east anglia and south—east england. this weather system coming in is this deep area of low pressure, ex—hurricane 0scar. it is going to pass us well to the north—west, but still produce strong winds the closer you are to it on saturday, especially in the western

if in the end of the uk leads them. if in the end of the uk leads the eu without a full deal on customs and indeed the single market, or indeed lee's at some point with none of that sorted out, the backstop was that northern ireland or ireland would effectively remain inside the customs union, possibly the single market. —— leave. and if that happens, then there would be eight water down the north sea. it looks likely to include the idea of the whole of the uk staying in, so that the negotiations could be done. —— there would be a border. if this deal is done while not being a member of the european union, that clearly is a compromise that is going to anger the brexiteers. that is the thing, it this is the thing they have long feared when they start talking about being a so—called vassal state, having to take rules from brussels and the eu 27 because it is effectively still in the customs union and having no say in them, thatis union and having no say in them, that is worse they now realise that being in the e

fishing rights in uk waters make up part of the future free—trade deal. this is a clear example of how domestic european politics can mess in the brexit process. you have the spanish prime minister and the french president not looking great good in the polls at home and here they are pressing national issues of concern. it is said michel barnier in germany are not at all impressed. they do not wa nt to not at all impressed. they do not want to reopen the text of the withdrawal of agreement for anyone and they are warning that making conditions any harder on the uk at this point will make that much tougherfor this point will make that much tougher for theresa may to get it through the house of commons. let's go to the houses of parliament. later signals that in parliamentary terms the troubles of the government are farfrom over. terms the troubles of the government are far from over. absolutely. as one potential threat is fading a real one is acted on. no sign of the 48 horse men or women of the apocalypse, the tory brexiteers coming to take theresa may aw

their desperation to get to the uk is being fuelled by fears of brexit. how many of you think it's going to get harder, put your hands up? you all think it's going to get harder? there is a rush. everybody‘s talking about it in here, in thejungle, we're like we need to get in quicker, you know what i'm saying, in case the security get fired up. even as winter sets in and temperatures start to plummet here, migrants in this part of the north of france are continuing to prepare to cross this treacherous stretch of water. it's happening at night—time in the dark, and they're using their mobile phones to navigate across to the kent coast. waiting to catch a dinghy to the uk, these iranian migrants told me they paid £6,000 each and were waiting to be taken to a nearby beach by smugglers. translation: we have to go by boat. we know we are putting our life in danger. i've tried before, but the waves were three metres high and came up over the boat. i already stared death in the face. there are fears drowned migrants could wash up on to calais' beaches. migr

or to the uk. so all of those shipments and people movements back and forth are at the base of ensuring that we deliver the daily needs of people. people in britain consuming irish food exports, and other exports. so those are the things that are at issue here and we need to see the details of the we're talking about a customs partnership which could take ca re of customs partnership which could take care of goods but we also need people based services accommodated in any dealas people based services accommodated in any deal as well. we underlined that this is a draft text, and it needs approval as parliamentary level. if that does not work out, if you get to know deal scenario, just speu you get to know deal scenario, just spell out the implications of that. no deal would be disastrous and eve ryo ne no deal would be disastrous and everyone is realising that that is what is at stake here so a huge amount turns on what can be agreed in the next couple of days or weeks. no deal woody to the dismantl

the uk, the whole of the uk, will remain in a customs union as well. well done, very clear! joel, we‘ve got an e—mail which asks... what will happen if parliament rejects the withdrawal agreement? parliament's first opportunity for a voice on this will be the so—called meaningful vote which has been negotiated between parliament and the government through the withdrawal act. and so there is no reason why there just has to be one meaningful vote, parliament can have multiple bites of this cherry and the prime minister could have her first deal floated down and then either go back to brussels and try and change elements of the agreement, which could be very difficult, or alternatively hope that mps glance over the cliff edge and then think differently about the relative merits of this deal. but if parliament says, no, this deal is not for us, we want no deal, then by the 20th of january not for us, we want no deal, then by the 20th ofjanuary the government has to put a statement to parliament to say, this is what we think will happen next. and after that, it's really not

, or other relations with the uk. so yes, this is a process which costs, that is obvious, and it will cost much more. and we have to — we have the capacity as politicians and the responsibility to avoid this. no deal is not... last question. it is personal and it's emotional. you have known britain for a long time, long experience working with the british. are you feeling very angry towards the british today? we respect the decision. we regret it very much, and i'm certainly among those people who regret it probably above the average. so yes, i'm angry. i regret it, and i cannot understand, and i also hope that those who might wish to create a hard brexit, a crash—out, that they will understand the consequences for the generations of brits, of other europeans. so i think our duty is first of all to find an agreement that would allow us to have an orderly brexit — no importance what nonsense it actually is for me. danuta hubner, thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thank you. yesterday was a really dramatic

i'm telling you, it came from a uk company... which uk company? ..which has cash generated in the uk. which uk company is that? rock services. rock services is a shell company. it doesn't generate money. we have looked at this and we don't see how rock services can generate eight million quid. are we not in a position where the electoral commission have referred that? we will explain ourselves and the accounting that went behind it. i am very happy with that. arron banks was adamant the money came from his uk—based company, rock services. the electoral commission, who have seen the accounts of rocks services, claimed there were insufficient funds to justify such a large donation. as the criminal investigation gets under way, arron banks can expect months of scrutiny about his finances. manveen rana, bbc news. police and accident investigators are trying to find out why eight children fell from a giant inflatable slide during a fireworks display in woking in surrey last night. all eight children were hurt — although none suffered serious injuri

we have worked, i have worked with my team and negotiated with the uk, never against the uk. i want also to thank the british team. now it's time for everybody to take their responsibility, everybody. iwill just add that this deal is a necessary step to build the trust between the uk and the eu. we need to build on the next phase this unprecedented and ambitious partnership. we will remain allies, partnership. we will remain allies, partners and friends. thank you very much. on his way into that meeting, again stressing everyone has to take the responsibility, he is nodding towards the difficulties in the house of commons, everyone in brussels is aware of the struggle theresa may has. responsibility is the codeword they have adopted, they mean it as you are using it, in eyes if you torpedo this deal at westminster you are heading for no deal which will be catastrophic for all sides, and it's also a message to the european parliament because they get a veto over the final deal and will vote on the second week of march, saying this has been negotiated for a long time and today

now, you have frequent mention in this document of uk's sovereignty, and also of an independent uk trading policy. it's also made very clear here that after brexit, the freedom of movement of eu citizens to come and live and work in the uk is over. theresa may said after brexit, the uk would leave the single market but could still enjoy frictionless trade with the eu. well, that's not in here because the eu wants to drive home the point that if you leave the single market, you can't have the same benefits. but this is ambitious on trade. it calls for the ease of trade between the eu and uk, and to have as close a trade relationship as possible. for those who dislike the wording of the irish border guaranty in the other brexit document, the withdrawal agreement, they'll be relieved to see here that the eu and the uk say they're going to work ha rd to the uk say they're going to work hard to find alternatives, such as using technologies when they're up and running. and four others who worry that they're going to be staying in a customs union with the eu for ever, there's no mention here ofa

say that they are made some in the uk say that they a re really made some in the uk say that they are really glad they're leaving, you're inflexible and not listening to the needs of the people. what would be your reaction to them?|j a lwa ys would be your reaction to them?” always respected the dignity of the british people, which is the same dignity of the people living on the continent. britain has voted, there was a sovereign decision, we are highly respectable of disrespecting of that decision. is also not the end of the road of negotiations on a future trade deal in other relationships starting in earnest after brexit, they will come back to gibraltar and fishing, and we could come back to the northern ireland border question. i don't think we can come back to the northern ireland border question. we will star in the next coming months the steps of the future relationship, andi steps of the future relationship, and i don't think it would be wise to give the first indications on these conversations. you said to me at the beginning of this process you felt it would be a sad proc

it builds to across the uk. we still have a cold fear they are going in and it is quite smooth moving weather as well. it will never be particular the warm and chances are there will be a lot of cloud. a few showers tricky that was northern england and northern ireland. a little sunshine on either side of that, perhaps, but still disappointing temperatures. moving to choose a colder we will see to more frost around if the cloud brea ks more frost around if the cloud breaks up as the high pressure builds down. a lot of weather on tuesday. signs of change you buy in the coming into northern ireland and south—eastern england and wales. that is because instead of high pressure will start to see low pressure will start to see low pressure in the longer range forecast. setting up towards the north—west, pushing weather fronts across the uk. another area of low pressure coming up in the south—west and then every fridge before another one comes in from the atlantic. what is that essentially shown? much more u nset