with michel barnier. the talks and britain is not happy with michel barnierlj the talks and britain is not happy with michel barnier. i don't think this has descended into a slanging match, it started off a slanging match, it started off a slanging match, remember boris telling them they could whistle for money and michel barnier, who strikes me as being a very urbane, great example of somebody who is calm under pressure, he said the only sound i can hear is the ticking clock. we don't seem to be getting anywhere any fast —— very fast command to have yet another slanging match, there is also tough words being used, such small print on the front of the telegraph i have to put on my glasses. a senior source in britain says michel barnier‘s attack is inconsistent, illjudged, ill considered and unhelpful. what cards have we got to play in this game at the moment? it seems to me that michel barnier is saying, show us your hand, and we are saying, no, we can't show you are a handful stop what was the phra

david davis is giving michel barnier a hard time? and negotiator has to listen to what the other person is saying and there is no evidence that david davies or anyone else from the uk government has listened to what is coming back from the other members of the european union. that is not surprising because they are not listening to messages from the elected government of scotland and wales. they are not listening to a lot of their own backbenchers. david davies must stop acting like he is a colonial governor general, telling people what to do. he must act like he is ina people what to do. he must act like he is in a difficult negotiation and it is difficult because his party made it difficult. he is not acting like that, he is presenting a solid british negotiating position, as face of the british negotiating team, both outwardly and inwardly and he is fishing michel barnier as ha rd and he is fishing michel barnier as hard as he can to get the best deal for britain, surely that is what you want? we do not know what deal he is pushin

and what we're hearing clearly from the chief negotiator michel barnier and from jean—claude juncker and this evening from the president of the european parliament, a whole spread of opinion, is that the uk they believe really needs to do more. they're not satisfied that the uk is delivering enough detail or enough progress. deadline is coming up next month or at least in octoberfor deadline is coming up next month or at least in october for sorting many of these issues out. what happens at the deadline is not match?m of these issues out. what happens at the deadline is not match? it is not a hard deadline, october is the next time the 27 other eu countries will meet here in brussels. that is the first opportunity they will have two said that they're happy with what the uk is proposing for the separation agreement and that they would be prepared to move onto talks about the future deal. but if they're not about the future deal. but if they‘ re not happy about the future deal. but if they're not happy at that stage or if the commission is not happy and does not even recommend that t

in their words, michel barnier has massively overegged his demands for money. that‘s why both men today saying they want to get down to work, but not suggesting there‘s going to be any dramatic breakthroughs by the end of this third round of official brexit negotiations. thanks very much. the headlines on bbc news: the authorities in houston have warned that the severe flooding, that‘s forced thousands of people from their homes is likely to get worse. the third round much brexit talks are taking place in brussels this afternoon, with british negotiators urging the eu to show flexibility and imagination. a lorry driver has been remanded in custody in connection with saturday‘s minibus crash on the m 1. he was charged with 20 counts of drink driving and dangerous driving. the latest from the sports centre. england and west indies are finally poised. england have a lead of over 200 runs against the visitors. joe root, the first to go for 72. malan went, having put on a strong partnership with ben stokes. roston chase, who soon had jonny ba i rstow roston

michel barnier seemed very pessimistic. he talked about the fact there had been no decisive progress, that there still wasn't trust between the sides particularly when it came to the issue of money and citizens rights. david davis putting a brave face on it, listing some of the technical areas where things had had progress being made. we are waiting for documents to be provided by officials so we can see in detail where the few areas of progress actually are. i think they we re progress actually are. i think they were quite technical. i was also struck by the different approaches that the two men are taking. michel barnier talked again and again about the instructions he'd been given by the instructions he'd been given by the other 27 eu leaders. he talked about the fact is answerable to the european parliament too and that's why he's sticking to the left of the law and that his approach. david davis trying to take the moral high ground by saying this is an issue about people, rather than the eu's process. can see an attemp

what is meant by it and what is michel barnier referring to here? this has been built into the eu's negotiating mandate. there are two words we will hear a lot of "sufficient progress", that's what they say has to happen before we move on to the next phase of talks. it's been left deliberately vague. no—one says what "sufficient prog ress" no—one says what "sufficient progress" means. the british side clearly thinks it means broad declarations of principle. the eu wa nts declarations of principle. the eu wants much more detail. specifically, on what is probably the most difficult issue at the moment, the money. isn't it always in any negotiation? you know, the eu has not yet said a specific figure. we wa nt has not yet said a specific figure. we want you to pay this much. there are estimations out there, you can do your own calculations. £60 billion at the current exchange rates. they are taking the seven—year eu budget period. the uk has all sorts of commitments in that which it has to fulfil. what british officials seem to have done this we

if they say no which was being the case in at the moment when michel barnier. then we're looking at perhaps waiting till a summit in december when there are talks about future trading relationships not starting until well into the new year. time is ticking. is it a moment to start panicking? i did think so because nobody thought it would be easy, we are talking about unravelling a0 years of history and partnership and it is an incredibly complicated business. but you could sense in that press conference that the two sides have come from very different positions, this week in particular. thank you. theresa may has attempted to dismiss criticism of her promise to fight the next general election, by insisting she's "not a quitter". some former ministers, including lord heseltine, say it would be difficult for her to continue as prime minister until 2022, following the recent disastrous election. but at a news conference in japan, where she's on a three day visit, she emphasised there was a long term job to do. ben wright is travelling with the prime minister, and

michel barnier says at the moment there's little common ground on a range of issues. how can we build trust and start discussing the future relationship. but david davis urged the eu to be more imaginative and flexibile in its approach. we'll have the latest live from brussels. also this lunchtime: theresa may dismisses criticism of her plans to lead the conservatives at the next election. i said i wasn't a quitter. there's a long—term job to do, there's an importantjob to be done in the united kingdom, we stand at a really critical time. there's an anxious wait as a chemical plant in houston, flooded by tropical storm harvey, suffers two explosions. the surrounding area has been evacuated. millions of people are hit by heavy flooding right across south asia, during the worst monsoon rains in decades. i live at kensington palace. on this day in 1997 diana, princess of wales was killed in a car crash in paris. today flowers have been laid at the gates of her former london home today flowers have been laid at the gates of herformer london home is just as they were 20

michel barnier insisted the uk had to be more clear and realistic about a brexit deal. the eu couldn't show flexibility, he said, if the uk didn't show its hand. translation: i'm not frustrated but i am impatient. it's not that i'm angry, i'm determined. so where does that leave all of us? we know that brexit will have a big impact on our lives butjust how huge will depend on the nature of the transition deal and a future permanent trade deal between the eu and the uk. we're nowhere near that yet and all this deal—making could still fall apart. though, there's no need to panic, just yet. the eu refuses to talk about the eu—uk future until there is substantive progress on the divorce deal. so where are we on the three core issues? both sides agree reassuring eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu, is a top priority but they disagree, still, whether the european court ofjustice should have a role in guaranteeing the rights of individuals. 0n ireland, progress has been made, especially around protecting the northern ireland—republic of ireland common travel

but that creates a problem, michel barnier is only a mess anger? quite so. the british government is trying to keep the powder dry on a number of major things but the position papers, the most important position papers that have been published, the one on northern ireland and the one on future customs arrangements don't have much meat on them at all. the northern ireland one says the right things about aspirations and discusses a number of possible options that could be discussed but it does not contain any of the firm proposals that the eu side is looking for. i wonder, you looking for. iwonder, you mention looking for. i wonder, you mention it will go down to the wire as that is the nature of the negotiations and you have been involved in those negotiations. is there a danger that on television, in the newspapers, the commentators, that we focus too much on the individual moments and look too little at the overall progress, and the reason i say that is, we never expected to get on to the substance of trade negotiations until after october and the german el

from the eu's michel barnier, evident frustration that talks are moving too slowly. we must start negotiating seriously. we need uk papers that are clear to have constructive negotiations. and it is money that he means. the uk's brexit bill. from david davis, a response. we want to lock in the points where we agree and unpick where we disagree and make further progress on the whole range of issues. but in order to do that, we require flexibility and imagination on both sides. david davis and his team are stung by accusations they were ill—prepared last time and spent the summer creating papers, but the eu has dismissed them, saying they lacked detail and are not on what we need to talk about. magical thinking, they called them. they say it is aspirational, nothing to do with what is talked about. david davis wants to get on with discussing the future relationship with the eu, the rules for trade, and what laws would apply. the eu for now will only address separation issues and the rights of citizens after brexit, the irish border, and the immigrant issue. today, an

you can't bully us, michel barnier. you think a lot of feel that way? people like john redwood in the tory party... express readers will be thinking, because he doesn't want to talk about trade yet, they are still talking about the divorce bill, and it is always about the money in any divorce, and this seems to be the massive sticking point. it is not a fair headline, because he has a mandate from the other you take —— the other eu states to negotiate. he has to do this first before we can get onto the trade deal, which was set out along. they have to talk about the border with the republic of ireland and plenty of other things too,

you can't bully us, michel barnier. you think a lot of feel that way? people like john redwood in the tory party... express readers will be thinking, because he doesn't want to talk about trade yet, they are still talking about the divorce bill, and it is always about the money in any divorce, and this seems to be the massive sticking point. it is not a fair headline, because he has a mandate from the other you take —— the other eu states to negotiate. he has to do this first before we can get onto the trade deal, which was set out along. they have to talk about the border with the republic of ireland and plenty of other things too, but and plenty of other things too, but a trade deal is quite far down their list of priorities. i think we will get this batting of heads anyway. they will say, you can't get past that, but we have to settle on the bill first we don't even know what the deal is. they haven't got a figure. we had a british trade negotiator earlier, a former one, who said no one will tell us these end points in the middle of a negotiation

michel barnier was very public. they are happy to repeatedly remind the british side that there are two ticking clocks here. the immediate one is the deadline of october that they have set if the uk wants to move on to discussions about a future trade relationship. then there was the ultimate deadline of march 2019, when the uk leaves the eu if it can‘t get a deal. mr barnier referred to these because they know that one of the biggest assets for the eu side to drive these talks forward is to remind british negotiators and the british public that unless they see progress on these issues, the uk is at risk of exiting without a deal. they are happy to wield that sort of cattle prod to push the british along. matthew, thank you. we can now speak to the liberal democrat brexit spokesman tom brake in westminster. are you frustrated that the eu is not being more flexible, as david davies puts it? well, the uk government is digging a deeper hole for itself and sinking deeper into a quagmire of their own making. on the iss

michel barnier system the uk had to be more clear, and realistic, about a brexit deal. the eu couldn't show flexibility, he said, if the uk didn't it sad. translation: i am not frustrated, but i am impatient. where does that leave us? we know that brexit will have a big impact on our lives, but just how huge will depend of the nature of a transition deal, and a permanent trade deal between the eu and the uk. we are nowhere near that yet, and all the steel—making could fall apart. although there is no need to panic just fall apart. although there is no need to panicjust yet. —— deal making. where are we on the three core issues? both sides agree reassuring eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is a top priority. they disagree, still, whether the european court of justice should have a role in guaranteeing the rights of individuals. on ireland, progress has been made especially around protecting the common travel area. but the so—called divorce bill is the biggest sticking point right now. the eu wants the uk to pay up to 100 billion eu's end what it see

michel barnier is warning the uk must negotiate seriously. he expressed concern about progress made so far, and warned that uk "ambiguity" must be removed and progress on "separation" issues made. for his part, brexit secretary david davis said both sides had to show "flexibility and imagination." from brussels, damien grammaticas reports. gliding into eu headquarters, david davis. the summer is almost over. now brexit gets serious. don't be fooled by the smiles between the chief negotiators. serious tensions are brewing. we are concerned. time passes quickly. from the eu's michel barnier, evident frustration that talks are moving too slowly. we must start negotiating seriously. we need uk papers that are clear to have constructive negotiations. and it is money that he means. the uk's rigs erbil. from david davis, a response —— brexit bill. erbil. from david davis, a response -- brexit bill. we want to lock in the points where we agree and unpick where we disagree and make further progress on the whole range of issues. but in order to do

michel barnier has said iam each other. michel barnier has said i am ready to intensify negotiations in coming weeks in order to advance. awarning, a in coming weeks in order to advance. a warning, a threat? he is frustrated according to the times. i understand. he is calm. publicly, all we are seeing is not very much. they need to crack on with it in private. instead of insulting each other, perhaps telling each other to shut up, they just other, perhaps telling each other to shut up, theyjust need to agree on something that looks positive to everyone's electorates. by 27 against wind, they will win, it looks like. —— but 27 against one. he has been described as unhelpful on the front of the daily telegraph. britain is not happy with his comments. the slanging match continues. i think we have covered the front page of the daily telegraph. the i. it is getting worse. we are used to hurricanes blasting through, but it is getting worse for texas and houston in particular. i am not surprised. my taxi driver on the way he t

you've had that michel barnier wants to continue and make whatever that is needed. these men will see a lot of each other over the next 18 months or so, was the chemistry might? i have to say in the bottas you did not see them coming into the ring together and they appear to get on very well, they appear to get on very well, they were talking about the holidays and there was the general sense of bon ami between them. thank you, catherine. holla anmane harvey could be one of the top ten most some initial estimates putting the costs of damages as high as $13 billion and worryingly when he had the losses are thought to be uninsured. the many affected it is not emotional only it is a devastating financial experience. that is right we had one of the officials there today saying this is just the start of what would be a long lengthy process. i think you are looking at potentially devastating long—term consequences certainly financially the many homeowners. what we are beginning to learn is that many people live in areas where the flooding wasn't expected. so, they didn'

barnier to then work around the table with david davis on. the 27 member states are not really getting involved in this stage of the process. well we will be watching closely for unity or disunity is in the run—up to an eu summit in 0ctober because that is when eu leaders based on advice from michel barnier will decide if so—called sufficient progress has been made in this first phase of talks to move to the next phase of talks which is the best of the uk government really wa nts to best of the uk government really wants to get into, trade and future cooperation on security and things like that. it will be intriguing to see if there is perhaps two different camps are among the member states, people who are keen to get bad judgment made and move on to phase two and those who may be wa nted phase two and those who may be wanted be a bit tougher with the 0k and what that the notion of sufficient progress is. thank you very much. don champion is in houston, being battered by the rain. tell us what it's like. good afternoon. brief but heavy do

michel barnier bumping intoa artificial division. michel barnier bumping into a journalist from the news agency bloomberg in the building behind me a couple of years ago said the uk still has to clarify its position is on a whole load of issues, which suggests not a lot of clarifying has been done in the last couple of days of talks and in terms of the substance of the issues, there still seems to be disagreement on the issues of citizens rights, primarily whether it is the european court ofjustice that guarantees the rights of eu citizens living in the uk after brexit or whether the british courts would suffice, such is the british claim. northern ireland and the irish border, there has been a big position paper published by the british government, described as magical thinking by european diplomats in private. the real sticking point is the so—called brexit bill, the european demand that the uk has financial obligations it must stick to. what has been happening today, i understand, is british negotiators have been making a presen

that's something we heard from michel barnier today we'll hear more of that today. the british have a point about flexibili flexibility. we heard from david davis that he wants more imagination on the european side. michel barnier working on tight parameters, the mandate provided to him, he has to stick to that. every time he wants to move outside those parameters, he has to seek fresh approval from european leaders that is a criticism that may hold some water when it comes to the idea of european flexible they'll be arriving over the course of this morning, the two teams. they have specialized teams on these particular issues. particularly that financial one. one of the areas that is being talked about is british citizens traveling in europe may no longer have access to free healthcare >> you've been following the negotiations for quite some time how has the trajectory changed how has the power balance between the eu and uk changed in that period? >> it's difficult to gauge essentially the europeans have been unified since day one that was not something that necess

michelle barnier sees the discussions are far from shifting to talks on the post brags that relationship between london on the block. the question cost of the divorce when the key sticking points. britain's brags that minister david davis is being in a more upbeat mood saying that concrete progress has. nevertheless been made this week. let's listen now to what both men have been saying. we'd like to read. at this point in time with far from being able to confirm sufficient progress is so that we can recommends to the european council. to start the discussion about the future relations between the uk and the european regional truck stricter horseshoe will close to what you may need. internal abandon this week we've had loan and detailed discussions. across a mobile areas but i think it's fair to say we've had so we've seen some concrete pro wrestling. in other world news the iraqi prime minister has vowed to continue to liberate every inch of the country. this after his forces retook the town of telephone and the surrounding province from the islamic state group this thursday. haider al

from the eu's michel barnier, frustration. we must start negotiating seriously. we need uk papers that are clear, in order to have constructive negotiations. papers that are clear, in order to have constructive negotiationsm is money that he means. the uk's brexit bill. from david davis a combative response. we want to lock in the points where we agree. unpick the areas where we disagree and make further progress on the whole range of issues. but in order to do that, we will require flexibility and imagination from both sides. david davis and his team stung by accusations they were unprepared the last time have prepared a raft of papers, but the eu say these lack detail and magical thinking they could them and they stay these are aspirational and not to do what is being talked about now. david davis wants to get on discussing the future relationship with sea, but the eu will only for now addressed separation issues. it is eu leaders who have set these conditions. today, angela merkel was meeting emmanuel macron in paris, seemingly in lockstep. they insist the uk

he appointed michel barnier to conduct the negotiations and they will make the recommendations to the other countries about whether the uk has done enough to unravel those issues to do with the past. and what we are hearing very clearly from the chief negotiator michel barnier and from jean—claude juncker and from the president of the european parliament, a real spread of opinion, is that the uk, they believe, needs to do more. they are not satisfied the uk has delivered enough detail or enough progress. 0utside source life from the bbc newsroom. 0ur 0utside source life from the bbc newsroom. our top story... president trump is in texas as devastating flooding continues. he says he wants the relief effort to stand as an example of how to respond to a storm. we can take a look at some of the stories our language services are covering today. heavy rain has brought india's financial capital mumbai to a virtual standstill — flooding streets and causing transport chaos. dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled. more heavy rainfall is expected. a bangladesh court has fo

so the eu's michel barnier summed up the session, saying "no decisive progress" had been made on key issues. but the brexit secretary, david davis, warned that only "flexibility and imagination" would lead to a deal. from brussels, our europe editor, katya adler, reports. trust building between the two sides. that's what the eu says this first phase of brexit negotiations is about. so, by today, the end of round three of the first talks, how much trust is there? it's clear that the uk does not feel legally obliged to honour its obligations after departure. how can we build trust and start discussing a future relationship? for his part, david davis said the uk couldn't blindly trust the divorce bill presented by the eu. the commission has set out its position and we have a duty to oui’ its position and we have a duty to our taxpayers to interrogate it rigorously. behind the smart suits, dusted smiles, it was clear that both sides were talking at cross purposes today about what brexit subject to tackle in what order, and whether and much progress is actually being made. david davis p

in the medium—term michel barnier has proposed the issues that come out of the brexit agreement could be sold bya the brexit agreement could be sold by a joint committee of officials from each side and if they cannot reach agreement, that would go to the ec] for the final say. you can imagine the uk signing up to the first part of that, but not the second. as for the long term, the final, permanent deal between the eu and the uk, that is an issue for phase two of the talks which will not start until the end of this year at the very earliest. a long way to go. adam, thank you very much. adam, thank you very much. the home office has apologised after around a hundred letters were wrongly sent to eu nationals warning them they face detention and removalfrom the uk. the error emerged after a finnish academic tweeted about correspondence she received from the department. eva johanna holmberg, who is married to a briton, was told she had a month to leave. a cyclist who knocked down a mother of two who later died of her injuries has been cleared of manslaughter. charlie alliston was, however

however, michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, the man doing the brexit talks from the man doing the brexit talks from the eu's side, says, before you can talk about the future relationship, trade, customs, the uk has to make sufficient process on the issues the eu has identified as priorities. those are complicated things like the rights of eu citizens living in the rights of eu citizens living in the uk after brexit and uk citizens living elsewhere in europe, what do you do about the irish border? and also, the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill. michel barnier is clear you cannot talk about the future until sufficient progress has been made on those issues. in terms of the broader thing about whether the government's commands today for the interim customs period and what happens after, the eu say, the only way you can get frictionless trade like that is if you stay in the customs union and you stay in the single market, basically staying in the eu. geva hash tag, the chief negotiator, he said the government's demands are a fa nta sy said the government's demands

barnier, the eu's court, and michel barnier, the eu negotiator, has been clear there can be no talk about the future relationship between britain and the eu until substantial progress has been made on the rights of eu citizen is here, the rights of uk citizens in eu countries, the northern ireland border and the settlement, how much money britain owes in terms of liabilities. the kenyan opposition leader raila odinga has given a defiant response to international calls for him to respect the results of last week's presidential election. at a rally in the capital nairobi, he urged his supporters to boycott work tomorrow. he said he would announce his full course of action on tuesday. our correspondent alistair leithead has more. they believe the election was stolen and have taken to the streets. opposition presidential candidate raila odinga toured his strongholds in the capital, the first time he has appeared in public since losing the election. he urged his supporters not to accept the result. they knew they would be defeated and would have to steal, he told the crowd, that is why t

barnier who ru ns negotiators and michel barnier who runs their negotiating team, wants the uk to say what things the uk will be willing or not willing to pay for. the british side is doing an analysis as to whether it is the eu side is to the leader—macro legally able to ask for a bill. david davis says all of this is linked together so you need to start talking about the future relationship right now. very technical negotiations and discussions. thank you very much. hundreds of the uk's biggest companies will be made to reveal how much more their chief executives are paid compared to their average employee under government measures due to be announced later today. the reforms are aimed at increasing boardroom transparency in publicly listed companies but do not include plans for executive pay to be approved by a shareholder vote as promised in the conservative ma nifesto. police in east sussex are still working to establish the source of a suspected chemical haze which drifted in from the sea. people on several beaches had to be evacuated and around 150 people received hospital tr

speaking at a joint news conference, michel barnier said both sides remain far apart, and there's little chance of starting negotiations soon, on a possible future trade deal. but the brexit secretary david davis urged the eu to be "more imaginative and flexible," in its approach. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports from brussels. round three, and brexit talks are in trouble. the chief negotiator has emerged to say that on the biggest issues, things have stalled. translation: at the current state of progress, we are quite far from being able to say that sufficient progress has taken place. sufficient for me to be able to recommend to the european council that it engage in discussions on the future relationship between the uk and the eu at the same time. both sides frustrated with each other, thinking they are inflexible. as i said at the start of the week, it's only through flexibility and imagination that we will achieve a deal that works truly for both sides. in some areas, we have found this from the commission side, which i welcome, but there remains some way to go. s

michel barnier is correct to say that the clock is ticking. i think it is ticking louder and faster than people had appreciated. because there will be elections that the eu in 2019. the uk will leave the eu in 2019. the uk will leave the european union in march of that year, and we don't have a lot of time to ratify any deals that are made in these negotiations. it is some progress to have a paper, tomorrow is another step and i will be watching it closely around the border with northern ireland. thank you very much. a look at the headlines. brexit secretary, david davis, says the government wants to negotiate a temporary customs union with the eu for when the uk leaves. millions of rail passengers will see fares rise by 3.6% when price changes come into force next year. the grenfell tower public inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire and the actions of authorities before the blaze. and in sport... as the premier league turns 25, top tier clubs will discuss the possibility of closing the summer transfer window before the s

whereas michel barnier has been very clear. but it griva financial settlement, which is extremely important, obviously something that has to be dealt with. it must be dealt with before we move on to further talks. that of the mandate that barnier has, and that has been known. that was effectively agreed to after the great battle of the summer, which never happened. that was effectively agreed to by the uk site. the question is, why would you use up more time, when an agreement is needed to move onto the next stage? now, eitheryou agreement is needed to move onto the next stage? now, either you can use up next stage? now, either you can use up the time because you haven't agreed utterly what you are going to do on the financial side, or if you are playing brinkmanship and you think there will be a break from the other side. but it is weird to play brinkmanship when you that is on the brink. it is not the eu on the brink, it is the uk. the eu are saying, when they asked that is fight with these three things, they can move on. wha

we are but the french and germans are saying michel barnier, slow down. if we caused ba, easyjet and ryanair some disruption for a period of months, and aviation comes up six months before brexit, if we do not have the right to fly will cancel those flights. but it is in everyone's interest... that is the misunderstanding here in the uk. it is not in everyone's interests. it is european interests, said in the european airlines who are lobbying against this to not have an agreement when it will not last for a couple of years but a couple of months. but the british people when booking holidays for the summer of 2019 it will be drive or get a ferry to scotland or ireland. you are an outlier on this. everyone else was in denial. this is reality. there are other legal realities which will come unto. but you attended a meeting at the european parliament last month and we have a clip of willie walsh taking a diametrically opposed view to you. he says it is going to be fine. with policy support it ought to be relatively straightforward to agree a deal on aviation

the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has expressed concern about the lack of progress made so far and accused britain of ambiguity on key issues like its exit bill. the uk brexit secretary david davis said both sides had to show flexibility and imagination. 0ur brussels reporter adam fleming joins me now. hello, adam. in a further brexit related from a speech related comment from a speech earlier byjean—claude juncker, he is saying that he has read all the papers produced by her majesty's government and none of them is satisfactory, he says. so there are an enormous amount of issues to be settled. while the negotiators are locked in that room, and they are a sort of locked in because once they are in nobody is allowed a until the end of the session, in public the president of the european commission has been giving this speech to the eu ambassadors, the diplomats represent the eu around the world and he had two big things to say. the first thing was he wanted to reiterate that the eu timetable is still the way that these negotiations will work. there will be three priority issue

what they want to discuss with michel barnier, the chief negotiator for the eu, is the relationship for the eu and the uk. barnier has set until the risen a financial settle m e nt until the risen a financial settlement we are not able to do that. —— there is a. so that is why they are doing this. if this is true, that is what they are trying to do. much higher figures have been talked about. yes. there has been the 100 billion figure which boris johnson said they can go and whistle for. it is not as big as it looks. essentially it is saying we should pay what we are paying at the moment for the three years of a transition period, that is 10 billion a year. and then a bit extra. i am amazed that ruth seems to think that is reasonable. you would expect some of the leavers to say we will not pay a penny. many will. the truth is, i was a civil servant, you no... that is where i got my superb manners from. —— know. ifi is where i got my superb manners from. —— know. if i may say so. but this is a negotiation. i do believe we wa nt this is a negotiation. i do believe we want a go

he is the one who appointed michelle barnier to conduct the negotiations. they will make the recommendation as to whether the uk has done enough to unravel all of thoseissues has done enough to unravel all of those issues to do with the past and what we are hearing very clear from the chief negotiator, mr barnier, from jean—claude juncker and from the president of the p in parliament, a whole spread of opinion, is that the uk really needs to do more. they aren't satisfied the uk has delivered enough detail are enough progress. there's a deadline coming up month for sorting, or at least in october, for sorting, or at least in october, for sorting a lot of these issues out. what happens if that deadline isn't that? yes, it's not a hard deadline. in october, that's the next time those 27 other eu countries other leaders, will meet here in brussels and that is the first opportunity they would have to say they are happy with what the uk is proposing for the separation agreement and that they would be prepared to move onto talks about a future trade deal. but i

in today's press conference michel barnier warned no decisive progress had been made. david davis called up the need for "flexibility and imagination". we were all left to imagine what that might mean. testy exchanges and the lack of real momentum in talks so far raises the very real prospect of deadlock in the two rounds of talks left before mid october. that's when the eu 27 leaders meet to decide whether they can say sufficient progress has been made. it's all complicated, isn't it? and this is only the beginning. although, perhaps that's the point. it shouldn't be. to our political editor in a second, with his news, but first, chris cook reports. just listening to today's press conference, you'd be forgiven for thinking the uk and the eu 27's representatives hadn't been in quite the same meeting. this week we've had long and detailed discussions across multiple areas and i think it's fair to say we've seen some concrete progress. we did not get any decisive progress on any of the principal subjects, even though, i want to say, even though, on the discussion we've h

don't forget, michel barnier said at one point there will be known smooth terrain. this is not possible. both sides could be discussing something thatis sides could be discussing something that is not even feasible. lets add to the potential confusion. this report on page two of the sun quoting somebody who went to the meeting at chequers, suggesting that theresa may will quit in two years‘ time. this is not the first time we‘ve had this story. this has been bandied about quite a bit. number ten has said it‘s all rubbish. silly season, august, nothing better. not the same as saying it‘s not true. this first came out with the 1922 committee, then her saying she cried election night, people putting words in her mouth sort of, saying she has decided not to stay another two yea rs. decided not to stay another two years. i suspect this is wishful thinking on some people‘s behalf. i‘m sure she has no idea how long she‘s going to be in number ten. she will be hoping it will be a full term. with a tiny majority quite unlikely, i would‘ve thought. term. with

that is the warning from michel barnier, as talks resume in brussels. he said he is frustrated that the uk government's ambiguity and the failure to tackle potential financial liabilities. this on the same day a major body representing uk manufacturers of one britain is facing a brain drain. they warned skilled workers from across europe are already turning their backs on the uk. a survey released this morning found a quarter of manufacturers have seen a decrease in applications from eu nationals. at the same time, 16% have seen a number of eu nationals leaving their business going up. kpmg released a report and predicts 1 business going up. kpmg released a report and predicts1 million eu nationals that currently work here in the uk are now considering leaving. the vast majority of eu nationals in the country at the moment to consider the uk as very or quite an attractive place to work. the uk exports $336 billion worth of goods and services to the eu. the eu sends back 376 billion. in economic terms at least, it is going to be beneficial for both sides

the european commission, the boss of michel barnier, the negotiator, say they are grateful that the uk is setting out its position and that there will be further position papers as well as this one about the customs union, because they have been crying out for more information. so, gratefully received. but the eu sticking to its position, that before the negotiations can get round to trade and customs, you have got to make sufficient progress on the priority is used for the first set of talks that the eu has identified and they are, the rights of the uses and in the uk after brexit and british citizens living in the rest of the eu. -- the citizens living in the rest of the eu. —— the rights of eu citizens. and also the border in northern ireland. michel barnier says there's had to get towards being solved before we can move to the next phase of talks. regarding the principle that the uk could have a close cousin ‘s relationship for an interim period and a similarly close relationship for the rest of time, thou not so enthusiastic. they say the only way you can get frictionless tr

michel barnier also said there was a need to build trust in areas such as citizens‘ rights and financial obligations. britain's negotiator, david davis, said there had been some advances, but acknowledged that differences remained. people have been placing flowers and lighting candles at kensington palace in london to pay tribute to diana, princess of wales, who died in a car crash in paris exactly 20 years ago. the ex—wife of prince charles, the heir to the british throne, was well known for her charity work. in tribute to her work with people with aids, a memorial service was held at a former hiv hospice in london. japan's naomi 0saka, who is just 19 years old, followed up her win over defending champion angelique kerber in the us open with a 6—3, 4—6, 7—5 win over denisa allertova of the czech republic. she is now facing the estonian kaia kanepi on saturday. about 2 million muslims from across the world have begun the annual hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia. on thursday they climbed mount arafat east of mecca where muslims believe the prophet mohammed gave his last sermon 1a ce

the chief negotiator is michel barnier. and he is the one who clearly said, and will say it what needs to be said from this site, from the eu. so there is no willingness to create problems for the city of london or the uk. so there is no willingness to create problems for the city of london or the uk. but one is to recognise that we have, we have eight common concern, that is an enormous concern, and that is financial stability. i mean, wejust went through — the world just went through an enormous financial crisis. we know it is absolutely key to have the capacity to regulate and supervise, with full capacity, and full powers, the financial sector, and a financial activities. and when you have financial stability concerns, you have to make, to take decisions as to what is best or worse in the different options that are offered to you, and only those responsible for the monetary area can do that. so it must be the eu institutions having this power. and i cannot imagine — if it was imaginable that the city of london or th

from the eu's michel barnier, evident frustration that the talks are moving far too slowly. we must start negotiating seriously. we need uk papers that are clear, in order to have constructive negotiations. and it is money that he means, the uk's brexit bill. but, from david davis, a combative response, so the battle is brewing. we want to lock in the points where we agree, unpick where we disagree, and make further progress on the whole range of issues. but in order to do that, we require flexibility and imagination on both sides. david davis and his team, stung by accusations they were ill—prepared last time, have spent the summer creating papers. but the eu has dismissed them, saying they lack detail and are not on what we need to talk about. magical thinking, they called them. they say it is aspirational, nothing to do with what is being talked about now. david davis wants to get on with discussing the future relationship with the eu, the rules for trade, and what laws would apply. but the eu, for now, will only address separation issues and the rights of citizens afte

starting with the instructions given to michel barnier by the european council, then moving onto the nine position papers that were published by the european commission on a whole range of legal issues to do with the brexit process. the second half of this massive folder is all the position papers that the uk has been publishing in the last couple of weeks. position papers are official documents, quite legalistic, quite detailed, which are actually on the table, in the negotiations metaphorically. in that michel barnier and his officials from the eu side and david davis and his officials from the uk side go through the documents, and they are the basis for the negotiations. they are looking for points of agreement and disagreement, and point of clarification. the two newest documents at the end of here are the ones published by the uk today. one very technical one which is about confidentiality of eu and uk documents during and after this process. the most significant one is, to give it its technical name, goods on the market. that is what happens to products that are on sale in the

he appointed michel barnier to conduct the negotiations and they will make the negotiations and they will make the recommendations to the other countries about whether the uk has done enough to unravel those issues to do with the past, and what we are hearing very clearly from the chief negotiator michel barnier and from jean—claude juncker and from the president of the european parliament, they spread of opinion, is that the uk, they believe, needs to do more, they are not satisfied the uk has delivered enough detail for summer enough progress. —— or enough progress. there a deadline coming up in october. at these issues, what happens the deadline is not met? it is not a hard deadline, but in october, that is the next time those 27 other eu countries, their leaders will meet in brussels and that is the first opportunity they would have to say they are happy with what the uk is proposing for the separation agreement and that they would be prepared to move onto talks about a future trade deal. they, though, if they are not happy at that point or if the commission is not happy an

the chief brexit negotiated, michel barnier, has warned britain it is time to start negotiating seriously about leaving the eu. speaking ahead of the third session of face—to—face talks between the two sides, brexit secretary david davis said they needed to be more flexible. the vatican has announced pope francis will visit myanmar this november as violence continues involving the country's rohingya muslim people. thousands have fled their homes in recent days as deadly violence erupts between the army and rohingya insurgents in myanmar. many have escaped to the border between rakhine state and bangladesh but are being turned away by border guards. the fighting has already left more than 100 people dead. the bbc is at the bangladeshi side of the border. 100 sitting around me. they came from myanmar. just this morning some of theirfamilies from myanmar. just this morning some of their families with them and others left their families back where they came from. this area is being called the zero point. the border guard of wrangler does have quarantine the area. —— bangladesh. despit