union, i've been working for us to leave the european union. i have voted consistently in parliament to leave the european union. everybody in parliament voted the same way, we would no longer be a member of the european union . >> i take that to mean that you're not going to contemplate leaving the european union without a withdrawal agreement. >> i'm making a very simple point which is, i know. i'm answering yourquestion the way in which i choose to answer it . the point is very simple. i stand by the resolutions i've made in the past of not leaving with a bad deal but i happen to believe we can leave with a good deal. i should have made that reference, i was talking in the abstract, we now are no longer talking in abstracts, we're talking against the background of a negotiated deal hard-fought which i believe is the right to have a good deal for the united kingdom. >> .. i do not believe we should remain in the european union and deathly. i believe that's what i want to see the house of commons -- we will only stay if article 50 is revoked.

the secretary of state and the european union? prime minister may: we'll have a different arrangement for the negotiations. i think most likely it would be led by the secretary of state. if i can can just explain obviously the next stage of negotiations, phase two of negotiations, includes wide range of issues. of course it would be necessary to be able to draw cross expertise from a cross government on all matters that were involved. for example, one element that will be security aspects. obviously making sure that those who are expert, part of those negotiations will be important. >> what would be your role or role of your successor if that's what happens in the negotiations? how would that be habbled? prime minister may: the secretary of state would operate according to policies set by the government. there would be not just a role for that individual and the rolls, but roll for the cabinet. >> is the government ready for negotiations? i ask because the discriminate -- secretary of state announced mon-b a month ago the governme

may: i want us to leave the european union, i've been working to leave the european union, i have voted consistently in parliament for us to leave. had everybody in parliament voted the same way we would no longer be a member of the european union. you take that to me that are not going to contemplate leaving the european union of your own choice without a withdrawal agreement? p.m. may: i'm making a very simple point, which is that -- i know, and i am answering your question away in which i choose to enter it. -- the way in which i choose to answer it. the point is simple, i stand by the references i made in the past that no deal is a bad deal, i have a good deal. when i first made that reference, i was talking in the abstract at lancaster house, and we now are no longer talking in the abstract, we are talking about a negotiated deal, hard-fought, which has -- which i believe is a good deal for the united kingdom. that is why i say it remains the government's position we will continue to work to leave with a deal. >> so if the house of commons declines to approve a withdrawal agreement

on the part of the european union. member states have not been able to reach a consensus and really as as at these as it has been mentioned that the current crisis in libya only makes these decisions merge and i would like to thank all our guests lee we are out of time charlie actually saw and night hot thank you very much and thank you too for chick you can see the program again anytime by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com and for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside story and you can also join the conversation on twitter handle is at a.j. inside story for me imran khan and the whole team head like that i . when your fiancee lives behind bars. the engagement also becomes a life sentence. zero world hears from three palestinian women whose lives have been dictated by their relationships with men in prison. wedding on hold on al-jazeera. it's a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in bhutan tiger's mess hall astri seems to defy gravity every few cities

want to undermine the european union and. the imagination though how exactly that will pan out once they sit down in committees and try and find common ground. but what is fascinating is the 2 end of the spectrum so let's call them the whatever the nationally so order globalists extremely similar challenges despite being so different from. indeed 23 of question there. liberals in germany call themselves liberals in front would never even dear of calling themselves liberals because when you use the word liberal in france you lose elections right away and again for instance absolutely absolutely completely and also the positioning the liberals have towards the concept of european integration he's far more critical than the european liberals in brussels so to speak and so the old struggle with these contradictions on both on the spectrum screens liberals on the one hand and nationalists on the other the ones that will manage to sort it out will be the ones that will manage to sway things ok there's a lot more to talk about for s

population who felt the burden of the european union without feeling the advantages of. the european parliament consists of 751 amy pease representing more than 500000000 people from 28 countries the big question is how many of them will give their backing to the new alliance of far right european leaders. let's now introduce our guests they are finance expert that the most senior lecturer in european politics at the university of surrey and men and director of the u.k. in a changing europe initiative and a former special advisor to the house of lords e.u. committee and joining us from milan stefan of edge in an italian journalist who focuses on economics and foreign affairs and is also co-author of the black book of the leg gentlemen welcome all of you to inside story the finest expects of us if i can start with you were just seeing this report about that rally in milan led by matt hale vini how likely do you think it is that a lot of these far right stroke populous parties across europe will be able to form a functioning coalition a functioning bloc within the european

union and the the belief in the european union i mean for god's sake what's going on with briggs that last 30 seconds to paris go ahead. we need to have a change of course i mean the what you were mentioning before is here the problem is not the 5 people who use the word perceive the problem is what we do with what precisely what the how do we finance it how do we find ways. to make it to the. global world these are the questions we have to us not how we protect ourselves from people from the south because. people's perfectly right i mean the problem is that these guys there were people who made them poor so we collectively made them poor so they're coming there will be coming so the problem is what do we do our social model i know you can if you're back to the 1st time we're going to. be with you going on as we were going. so far we did not solve our problems you make us much worse than we were ok that's all the time we have gentlemen many thanks to my guests in brussels paris and in edinburgh and thanks to our viewers for watching us here at r.t.c. in x. time and remember. after the

will it be the european union? we would have a different arrangement for the negotiation most likely it would be led by the secretary of state. could just explain, the next stage of negotiations include the wide range of issues, and it would be necessary to be able to draw cross expertise for cross government on all matters, one element would go to the security aspects. making sure that those who are expert and well-versed are part of the negotiations. >> what would be your role or the role of your successor in the negotiations? how would that be handled with the secretary of state? >> the secretary of state would operate according to policy set by the government. a there would be not just role for that individual and the prime minister, but a role for the cabinet. >> is the government ready for negotiations? the secretary of state and announced a month ago the government was planning to set up an expert advisory group in trade and customs. has that group been established? >> there are various pieces of work being

union for the events of the whole point of the european union was to find common solutions to common problem with that if you didn't do and you know that you didn't you know block that to. the our bones. the extreme right politic politicians who went close to power or sitting governments are the one who are blocking the entire as island package and migration package that the european parliament majority has voted including the reform of the dublin regulation i was there for ten years to do it ourselves by politicians like orban who say not only we don't like it we don't even want to negotiate it's a going against the whole way european politics is not so nationalist populist are already so we says why do what you have here you do it. the problem they hurt you yes first to turkey the council to you as well first of first to turkey and then to libya. and that and well either of those two warrior league laureus lee did that we did we need to work with our external partners of course also so it's ok in libya where they can be incarcerated for years no one and i don't know as i've beaten

i have been trying to leave the european union. i am looking forward to voting a fourth time to leave the european union in a withdrawal agreement bill. sadly, opposition members and some of my collea g u es opposition members and some of my colleagues have not voted alongside me in that way. but how we do that, how we do that is a matter for this house, because the deal has to be ratified by this house. government and this house have to determine what the objectives for the next stage of negotiations are going to be. i have been clear those negotiations will be taken forward by somebody else leading this government. what i am also clear about, you cannot get onto the second stage of negotiations until you get over the first stage. that is what the bill is about. the prime minister in her statement referred rightly to the need to avoid the risks that are inherent in the brexit process. but doesn't she realise that her latest proposal actually hard—wire those risks into the process themselves? is the right honourable gentleman tal

after island joined the european union in the early 1970 s. the situation began to improve by the mid 1990 s. the country had earned the nickname of celtic tiger victors write history the saying goes but in ireland they say it's the losers who sing their songs. so there's always being in the corner of aspect to folk music where some corner of like rebellious or on the author of terry a nature i suppose that would be an element that we are picking up on. the financial crisis of 2008 island very hard causing the property market to collapse and plunging the country into recession many banks and financial institutions faced bankruptcy so ireland received a bailout from the eurozone now its economy is on the rise again. thanks to questionable tax incentives ranks it has reopened old wounds a lot of things are coming out in the open at the moment and one of them is like the rest of your greedy guess the see the kind of like that we've had to deal with for the last a 100 years that the hands of the british mean i think if we were and if we didn't hav

the recession of the european union and people take it serious the european elections then the leaders should also take it serious what happens today that is what i am asking for and having this democratic principles in mind i think suze who will finally. have to join together have to find a common understanding for the future suze parties have to respect who is number one who is number 2 is the number 3. in the question who is has finally the really leading growth again for us i don't i don't feel a real powerful victory today i can only say that i am happy that we arrived as a strong us political family that is a big achievement that was our main goal when we started our campaign to arrive again as a group you can ask for the right to lead but we're open for all the other contributions we're open for content and we're open for other contributions when it is about the distribution of the posts on european level. that's one 5th of up. thank you chris which agency they questioned about hungary's feeder's did you have that with mr. or are you going to talk with him because without him. l

european union. were talking about a transition period that enables people to be able have a smooth and orderly exit at the point at which we leave, that gives businesses an absolute certainty about the basis on which they will be operating at that point in time and gives them the time to prepare for the future relationship that would obviously be negotiated in that period.|j relationship that would obviously be negotiated in that period. i don't agree. we know! sir patrick. the european statutory insolence committee has recommended on 61 occasions that the government reverse its original proposals to go from a negative seeded to an affirmative procedure. the gonnet have accepted all of them and i'm grateful for that corporation i think it shows that when a committee of the house has said that it wants something to be changed, the government has been willing to change it. in your view now, as far as you are concerned following the cooper— letwin bill, is it your view that it cooper— letwin bill,

on the part of the european union. member states have not been able to reach a consensus and really as as at these as it has been mentioned that the current crisis in libya only makes these decisions merge and i would like to thank all our guests lee we are out of time charlie actually saw and night thank you very much and thank you too for chick you can see the program again anytime by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com and for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside story and you can also join the conversation on twitter handle is at age eight inside story for me imran khan and the whole team here i couldn't. i. people have to weigh your own record on this trial in fact a few years ago there is place only for one state on the land of israel all you do not believe in a two state solution the official story is that there are no i'm sure we all still are you i don't care about the official story if you were to go visit today you would say what has the media been

on the part of the european union. member states have not been able to reach a consensus and really as as at these as it has been mentioned that the current crisis in libya only makes these decisions merge and i would like to thank all our guests lee we are out of time charlie actually saw and night thank you very much and thank you too for chick you can see the program again any time by visiting our website zero dot com and for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside story and you can also join the conversation on twitter handle is at a.j. inside story for me imran khan and the whole team here i couldn't. i. on counting the cost this week trump the world economy all shutting down iran's ability to sell oil. in the stock to pull phone screen of chinese tech giants at the f.b.i. state. talk to the inventor who suspects his technology was stored counting the cost on al-jazeera. maine on al-jazeera. as the world's biggest democracy goes to the polls we focus on the econ

smaller countries in the european union and. that's the famous heroes square we meet viktor noise about. his father is german and his mother is hungary and but he doesn't feel like a european. because all things get. this do you support a conservative state a nation state. and i'm opposed to the european union or do you want. victor is active in the right wing conservative pheidias party of prime minister viktor all band he's also involved in the election campaigns outside parliament he plans a video for huge election rally held last year. a god it's like the whole country came together on this one day when we felt strength and peace. we felt we were one country. to material motional absolutely. i want to. comment on the bounce nationalist populist rhetoric is popular with many young people all dance new electro laws instituted in 2012 helped secure a 2 thirds majority in last year's parliamentary election despite winning just under 50 percent of the followed fetus also has enormous influence over the hunky area media and the co

union and they're going to do their best because the canonical interests for european union to do a deal to do business deals with your opinions it's big it's a huge numbers we're talking about billions of dollars between the two sides and european union does not want to does not want to do that chance just because the united states they want to pull out just to please dia the israeli prime minister what about the us than say. then how high are they going to react to today's developments is there any chance that even the prospect of a nuclear armed iran where thank you very much in the future here of course could bring washington back to the negotiating table. the only way to bring. the united states washington to the table is if the two sides they keep. the two sides this see that the regent is the on the doors of war because no one wants the war not the americans have interest in or another they are indians so the two sides are going to keep doing. either politically or militarily from the two sides and till they get to a point that they need to sit on the table they are in use th

we have to do this together as european union -- as europeans. brent: his rival from germany represents the conservative european people's party in the european parliament. faced with questions about attacking climate change, he emphasized the need to preserve jobs in the energy industries but also advocated big change in transportation. >> the main issue here is the taxation of air travel. in particular, the fact that kerosene is not taxed due to international contractual agreements, while the way and drivers on the roads have to pay tax on the fuel they use. this unfair situation means flying is much cheaper. this is a sore point, this imbalance has to change in europe. brent: that's talk about the debate. a reporter in brussels is following the lead up to those european elections. can we talk about a winner in that debate? reporter: that's very hard to tell because both men are representatives of the mainstream party. there's not much difference on the issues. there was a lot of harmony, a lot of agreement. those men both want a common migrati

i've been trying to leave the european union. i am looking forward to voting a fourth time to leave the european union. the withdrawal agreement bill sally opposition members and some of my colleagues have not voted alongside me in that way, but how we do that, how we do that is a matter for this house. because the deal has to be ratified by this house, and government and this house have to determine what the objective for the next date of negotiations are going to be. i have been clear that those negotiations will be taken had four by somebody else leading this government. not what i'm also clear about, you can't get onto the second stage negotiations until you get over the first states. that's what the bill is about. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister statement referred rightly to the need to avoid the risks that are inherent in the brexit process. doesn't she realized her latest proposals actually hardwire hard those risks into the process themselves? >> if the right honorable gentleman is talking on the issues which are signi

s departure from the european union in disarray. but it is now clear to me that is it it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th of june so that a successor can be chosen i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. well we'll have an update from paris in a moment but 1st let's talk some more and slee in the london and lauren prime minister she tried calling on admitted she a defeat but she could not deliver breck sets that sound to you prime minister. no you know i mean you can he can say she didn't try. i mean she is notoriously stubborn. and says so herself but the other thing is that there's a definition of insanity which says the try and do the same thing over and over again to get a different results and in the end you know it was doomed to fail if you cast your mind back to the 3 votes the 3 time

and i'm opposed to the european union and the. victor is active in the right wing conservative fetus party of prime minister viktor all pan he's also involved in election campaigns outside parliament he plays a video for huge election rally held last year. god it's like the whole country came together on this one day. we felt strength and peace. we felt we were one country. to make it very emotional absolutely. i want the old fart around the ball bounce nationalist populist rhetoric is popular with many young people obama's new electoral laws instituted in 2012 helped secure a 2 thirds majority in last year's parliamentary election despite winning just under 50 percent of the followed fiji has also has enormous influence over the hunk area media and the courts many independent researchers say the ban poses a threat to democracy but that doesn't seem to bother a lot of young people. to go. many of them support orbán because he portrays himself as a rebel who is defending the hungary's freedom. he says he's protecting the country a

the government wants to align with the european union on its to keep dry. about the same time, was to pursue trade deals which would undermine this process. it's not compatible. the technology they need to continue to pursue that plan simply doesn't exist. it's already been ruled but that eq is the legal and practical and an invitation to fraud. and the government has failed to provide any economic analysis to show this would makeno it better off. why would the house support such a chaotic and desperate approach works he set out a sensible compromise plan, over a year ago. including a comprehensive and permanent customs unions with the eu that gives us a safer it would allow us to strike trade deals as part of the park worlds biggest trading block. while maintaining higher standards. it's credible and achievable. ohe best way to protect industry, manufacturing jobs, something this government indifferent to thes crisis as it shows today. the government must be prepared to step in and take a public stage to say thousands of jobs are there. foundation industry

union do now have the mentum with them and this is going to complicate the scene within the european parliament now we've seen the erosion of the center left of center right the traditional jew up lee who held the stability of the european union's parliament together they have they have lost they've got they've got a a leech of support from them so it's going to be more complicated now as far as the european parliament is concerned the groupings will be organize of the next few days and weeks there will be a new alliances and i think getting through policies and getting through any legislation will be more difficult now because it's not simply going to be a case of it being ordered by paris or berlin it's going to have to be spread across the capitals much more efficiently than it was before says the end if you like of the dominance of the traditional axis within the european union the parliament and every decision that's made now every piece of legislation that's taken is going to require long and complex negotiations so you could say that's a victory for democracy at least but it d

i feel as british people voted to leave the european union. ifeel as certain today as i did three years ago that ina today as i did three years ago that in a democracy, if you give people a choice, you have a duty to implement what they decide. i have done my best to do that. i negotiated the terms of our exit and a new relationship with our closest neighbours that protects jobs, our security and our union. i have done everything i can to convince mps to back that deal. sadly, i have not been able to do so. i tried three times. i believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high. but it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort. so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday seventh june so a successor can be chosen. i have agreed with the party chairman and the chairman of the 1922 committee that the process for electing a new leader should begin in the following week. i have kept her ma

union are not mutually exclusive the hope is nationalism is the enemy of the european project and in the final days before the election we need to make that clear my friend says men in let's put out by commonly before i. remember saying in essence that europeans can be can be nationalists could be perpetual to make about their own country but they can also be internationalists and they can be patriotic about europe what they've got to be patriotic about well what he just heard the german chancellor say is that you oppose built on come on values and those 5 years are telegrams and being open minded and cooperating with one another and the past i would be taken if nationalist parties would gain more seats in the european parliament would be that of isolationism not only from country to country but also from europe towards the wealthy and that is something that represents a great then show for the common values that are does of hero. that's also very good but the vast majority of according to the figures the vast majority of european voters european citizens believe the system is broken

we need at european union and more effective european union. the result where pro—european forces are formed or are getting a co mforta ble forces are formed or are getting a comfortable majority in the european parliament tells us quite clearly that people were worried about the current development. let's go to italy where the far right league party won the most votes. its coalition partner the anti—establishment five star movement was beaten by the centre—left democratic party which came second. they are said to get 28 seeds, by 23. -- they are said to get 28 seeds, by 23. —— seats. and you can see the other groups there as well. let's go on to the shower, though, this is particularly interesting. the league got 34%, compare that to 2014 where they got 6.2%. and as you go down you see their coalition partners, five star got 17%, that is most and exact —— almost an exact inversion of how the coalition has been going in italy. we'll get some analysis on that in just in italy. we'll get some analysis on that injust a in italy. we'l

show but we do leave the european union all the thirty first of october so the goal of the party was to win the election so that it would never have to participate in them again sounds like something carol himself would be quite proud of and in order for this to happen nigel farage vowed to put the shattered two party system out of its misery and in doing so manage to unite politicians from across the political spectrum who in other circumstances may have never politically aligned and on the one hand you have your craft foxes who's a former member of the revolutionary communist party who at times has been unapologetic and her controversial left wing views there's a lot to say and i take my lead for millions of votes is showing credible resilience in facing down three years of incessant defamation and on the other hand you have the likes of paul knocked on his the former head of you can't he's an advocate of banning the back and even bringing back the death penalty and see that's the twist and bracks is now the presented as a left wing issue or right wing issue we witness the birth of

a possible temporary customs union with the future uk government could change and the european union have dismissed. i trade arrangement which the former uk representative to the eu has described as the definition of insanity. mr. speaker, none of what the prime minister announced yesterday was discussed with the devolved government. this really goes to the heart of the problem. in december 2016 the scottish government published a compromise position. this was projected without discussion. scotland's voice has been ignored time and time again. brexit has -- from the scottish parliament. that is no respect for the devolved administration by this government. westminster has ignored scotland. mr. speaker, this is a tory mess. look around, there is no support for the prime minister is deal. prime minister, this deal faces even a bigger defeat the last one. tomorrow, communities will make their voice heard, and our democratic european relation. mr. speaker, a vote for the scottish national party is a vote to stop brexit. a vote to stop this economic matters, about to respect scotland's de

union on october 31st that is hello and the brakes a day that the european union sort of gave out during the last extension and saying this is it folks that was another half year nothing has happened so far so boris johnson has already sort of made clear that deal or no deal britain will leave and that of course increases the chances for no deal because nothing has changed here with regard to bracks it he he will have if it's johnson or somebody else the successor after reason maybe year she will have this same problem mentary majority's he will have to face the same problems getting a deal through parliament however legal experts now say it might not be binding this conclusion by parliament that they don't want to heartbreaks it so far as nuns johnson and others know that very well the breaks that hardliners might very well head for it but the country remains divided and of course the tory party remains deeply divided the moderate forces in within the tories they now see that their stock is falling and so johnson or somebody else might yet to split the tory party there will be tremendou

between the new prime minister and the european union. and the european union is rightly fearful. last the new prime minister. is quite disruptive within the european union so long as the uk remains a member state. which we will certainly until the thirty first of october at the earliest. okay robert his resolve to leave it there thank you for your call sir. robert he's a constitutional expert at university college london. now at speaking of european elections they're taking place as we speak here at the continued on friday in a process that is set to take four days in total. irish voters cast their ballots after campaign domination by concerns over neighboring britain's. messy bid to leave the block the czech republic also began their voting at which is to last into saturday. eurosceptics are hoping for strong results across the continent but the momentum took an early hits our production example on thursday suggested pro p. u. parties. are headed for a surprise when they're at the netherlands and britain kicked off the voting process. on t thursday. no prisoners rights group in

the european union should take. i want to open this up for questions and comments. a questiono direct to anyone of the panelists. let's start with the gentleman in the back. please wait for the microphone. if you can introduce yourself and your affiliation. antoine. with now, in the coming weeks we will be seeing a fascinating power-play between counsel and european parliament. constitutional matters, this might be a question that does not interested that much. what do you think would be the effect on the voters should the european parliament let go of candidates becoming european commission president? do you think this would be negative or would they not care about it? how much importance would you give to a question like this? erik: let's pick up one more while we're at it. let's go to the middle. >> i have a question. -- do anyone of you anyone of you want to venture some guesses as to how europe will reach parliament? about thefirst one is described antoine which party will nominate the next european commission

. >>> years of declining voter turnout came to an end signaling a renewed interest in european union policies. >> reporter: big headlines here at the european parliament election center was voter turnout. voter turnout came in at a whopping 50.5%, an 8% gain on voter turnout from 2014 and the first time in the history of these elections that voter turnout actually increased. they've been on a steady decline since the elections first happened in 1979. it was a figure i can tell you that will leave many eu officials pleased. vo low voter turnout long been seen as a signal of voter apathy. this showing that europeans are more enthusiastic about these elections. the so-called grand coalition surprised of center right, center left parties for the first time lost its majority. to put this in perspective, between 2014 and 2019, 74% of the legislation that made its way through european parliament was passed because of the grand coalition. well, that coalition is grand no more. now those parties are going to have to be looking at smaller groupings for some sort of coalition to be able to pass