union but it would have to apply european union laws and the european union would have to treat the u.k. as if it was a member of the european union so there is almost two years to negotiate a trade deal and only if that fails only if there is not a trade deal we will have to apply the backstop so the backstop as you just said is the insurance policy we signed to avoid hot water on the irish island so why are we not talking about plan well let's stick with plain b. then why not say the backstop has to stay as it is but agree that it has a time limit because there has to be a trade agreement within the next two years that's in the interest of the british science and interest of the european union why are we not optimistic enough to negotiate i mean that's been one of the most important arguments of those of the brics years of those at the catering breck's it was that they are able to negotiate a trade deal with the european union let's do it and left let's begin on first of april to negotiate the trade deal and it's even do the following let's begin now to clarify what the terms of s

union elections to the european parliament when we're planning to leave the european union just nine months later tell your sympathies are suddenly with them see well i'm i'm i'm. devarim to be understanding of the difficulties that we're facing but the keep repeating the pall of our parliament has spoken and legislated both main parties were elected on the basis of the. triggering of article fifty which set the date for the twenty ninth of march and that is now implemented in law. you've been saying that no deal is increasingly attractive but that's not what you and your vote leave colleagues promised the country was it time and again they promise great deals with the e.u. and everyone else instead they just fall into britain slap to them they turned out to be no student well. i have to confess that i think it's in the european union's interests to strike a sensible free trade deal with the united kingdom and whether we make that agreement before we leave which looks rather unlikely now or after we leave i believe that that's what will happen but in the end my point is that really b

union elections to the european parliament when we're planning to leave the european union just nine months later you've been saying that no deal is increasingly attractive but that's not what you and your vocally colleagues promised the country was it time and again they promise great deals with the e.u. and everyone else instead they just fall into britain slapped and they turned out to be not so. i have to confess that i think it's in the european union's interests to strike a sensible free trade deal with the united kingdom and whether we may. that agreement before we leave which looks rather unlikely now or after we leave i believe that that's what will happen but in the end my point is the really broken promise is when. the vote leave campaign didn't make promises we were campaigning for your fellow. brits it secretary david davis constantly post to both britain's exit terms and a new free trade agreement would be wrapped up within the article fifty timeframe that hasn't gone so well he said at the end of two years or so and thirty six in the end of two years he said we will ha

union and they made a decision on that to lead the european - - leave the european union. so to go back to the people in a second referendum that is in relation to the politicians and their democracy and all of the efforts that have taken place to remove the nonsense and the statement to mention if the talks fall which i hope is not the case she will do a series of votes of what they would pursue can you confirm there will be a voting system a preference to allow the house to decide one solution on this problem? >> what i heard it said in the intention of government is the talks with the opposition fail to get a majority across the house we would work with your position to identify opportunities to determine a single result there are a number of ways they can do that. to genuinely come to a proper reflection of the views of the house so full membership of the single market is the only way to guarantee with the services sector so with these options the carrier is among the politicians. >> i did recognize a picture painted in relation to these matters it is important as we l

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

so i continue to believe we need to leave the european union with a deal as soon as the european union with a deal as soon as possible. and of course this house has voted repeatedly to avoid ano house has voted repeatedly to avoid a no deal. yet despite the efforts of members on all sides we have not yet been able to vote for a deal. so ahead of the council i wrote to president tusk to seek a short extension to the article 50 period to the end ofjune. critically i also requested that any extension should be determinable so that whenever this house agrees a deal and ratifies the withdrawal agreement we can get on and leave. and i did this not merely to avoid a further delay to the ratification of the withdrawal agreement but specifically to retain our ability to leave the eu without having to hold european parliamentary elections on the 23rd of may. mr speaker, the discussions of the council were difficult and unsurprisingly many of our european partners share the deep frustration that i know so many of us feel in this house over the current impasse. there was a range of views about the

out of the european union that we shall destroy utopian union i have to defend the interests of european citizens that i have to defend the interests of the german citizens the belgian citizens who want to keep the european union because it's in their advantage. is their work is a job that what is happening the central issue is what is more important the single market or freedom of movement prime minister to resume says say migration from the e.u. will be cut so what will happen i think what will happen what she wants is very clear she has announced it becomes a party convention a few weeks ago she announced that she wants a kind of free trade agreement which do use opinion so that will be denied a sation but what we don't have are a negotiation when one side is saying never no no no it's about of that it's about as a free trader you know what what we. i don't know what we shall never accept is to undo to destroy the internal market to destroy the utopian union by saying to the people ok freedom of movement is not too long or a basic principle of the union not a lie let's be honest the f

the european union. my guests in is hungary's foreign minister, peter szijjarto. can ‘0rbanism' win europe's battle of ideas? peter szijjarto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation again. what's fascinating about being in budapest right now is that, in the last couple of days, hundreds of huge posters have gone up around this city, depicting george soros, the american financier, next to jean—claude juncker, the president of the eu commission. and the message is that the european union — presumably in association with soros — is threatening the security of hungary. why does your country feel the need to indulge in this black propaganda? well, first of all, this is an election campaign so you shouldn't be surprised of posters appearing in public areas... but this has nothing to do with elections because it's funded by the hungarian government, and it doesn't have any party label on it, it's simply a message from the government to your people. we think that it is absolutely the

union without a deal so just crash out of the european union and on the other hand wants to revoke 50 which would mean staying in the european union forgetting about breaks it all together and there's very little middle ground anymore it's not that many people anymore that want a 2nd referendum or an extension of those bricks that process and see it all drag our for years and years to come so way shortly to resume a really no longer be the prime minister of britain but she's not leaving politics is anything known about what her plans are. what she said today she is going to return to her constituency it's just west of london and maidenhead and she will i'm sure get a little bit of rest because in the last weeks she has really tried to ramp up to see a profit from bracks and she's been working hard for example on the issue of climate change so 1st of all the rest what happens then we don't know but she will stay on as a member of parliament on the back benches and she will follow the new premiership of course johnson from there we were just looking at pictures again of her last questio

gives to the european union because it's a donor to the european union rather than the receiver of money and they wanted to take back laws from the european union and they didn't necessarily vote. it's to stop any sort of trading arrangement with the european union and so she contracts a deal with the european union the did all those things that allows the u.k. to stop free movements that guarantees the rights of u.k. citizens inside the european union and that takes back the money and takes back the laws at least for the toilet for a while keep the trading arrangement open while the u.k. can figure out what to do instead and she went to them and said how about it you know what you think that's that's what people more or less voted for isn't it. and they all said no it isn't you know and as a said before it's like a child being being promised are going to be given a racing car for christmas and then that given being given a rusty bicycle instead of being told you you've got to get on that you know no thanks i don't i don't want to get on that at all and i think to a large extent she must

right and the european union is not saying don't do such or. such are huge violation of the rule of law now this is the most interesting part that this could have never been told to the german in berlin this could have never been tolerated yes european officials mention this at no point while at this point here are not officially a member of a european every month they have an excuse of not interfering in into their fares all obey that they can into the theater because there are certain chapters which set certain standards that the aspiring countries has to fulfill and those shots of 22242324 it's long been believed that the enlargement policy at has dual objectives democratizing eastern european countries as well as fulfilling the e.u. foreign policy agenda one element of which is to keep russia at bay to keep its influence minimized and yet i get it from your writing that it it's not always working as intended and sometimes they say and to russians trick is actually contributing to the rise of autocratic leaders and these toleration of the la

to hear it from the european union. likewise from the united states but the main thing which all of us here in russia understand because we have same experience it's very tempting to blame anybody else on your own fault and in this concert in the rush to do it but we see exactly this phenomenon in the west especially in the european union but i think it's it's it it to move over it's a new stage because. for quite a long time the european next month was in the in the state of denial they tried to say that everything is ok there are there are some problems but mainly those are produced by outside forces now they finally concluded that shot something should be done in fact heard you make a very interesting point that for the 1st time since the collapse of the soviet union the countries between russia and the e.u. seizing 2 b.b.c. prime geopolitical real estate sometimes inflated values that there finally a left to their own devices do you think that realisation has already started to sink in do you see any change in how t

what offer is he making to the european union? because presumably any negotiating strategy must involve putting something to the european union in place of the backstop. and although borisjohnson says things are going well in these negotiations, every european capital and brussels, where the european commission is based, says we have heard nothing from david frost, who is his main negotiator. well, with respect, as they would, because this is a negotiation. both sides are seeking to maximise their own interest, so they're hardly going to start talking warm and friendly before the crux of the negotiation has been entered. but surely, in any negotiation, you would set out what your position is. and so far, even though he agreed with mrs merkel that there would be 30 days, and even though half of that period has gone, he still hasn't said what is his negotiating position. my experience of doing negotiations with the european union, which i did when i was a justice minister, involved you setting out your position. you might well make

staying inside the customs union, the trading union from the european union. she has ruled that out. and of course if she were to go for that option, that would involve a major renegotiation with the european union. that is nothing to say that perhaps they may be in favor of a softer brexit that they would not go for it, but it means that time is running out now for a deal to be struck. it is just 10 weeks before the united kingdom leaves the european union. they need to have a deal or they are just simply going to crash out without one. brent: there has been at least one report this evening that the european union is signaling that it is prepared to delay brexit until 2020. we cannot confirm that, there is only one report of that, but that report is out there. is that where we are headed this week, maybe her asking for a delay? mah 29 is around t the corner. charlotte: there has been speculation growing that the u.k.'s exit from the european union will be delayed. let me just give you an idea of how that would work exactly. the united kingdom would have to as

it is a success story for the european union. i understand what you say, but i don't think they are the same thing you are saying. also, i invite you to have a chat with many people of my age, i am 21, to have a chat with many people of my age, iam 21, i know to have a chat with many people of my age, i am 21, i know exactly how it feels not to find a job. and having to go somewhere else because thatis having to go somewhere else because that is what our generation is doing because simply, the economy is not working very well and there are hundreds of people going to northern europe. i would like to get more response from the floor. there is a lady there. i would agree that, yes, we do need radically different policies, bubbly starting with corporation taxes, minimum wage. itjust with corporation taxes, minimum wage. it just seems with corporation taxes, minimum wage. itjust seems a lot of the effort is very much pro—business and is targeted towards companies, but those profits are not necessarily trickling down. exactly. how w

a quick word on donald tusk in the european union. he is the co—host along with the president of egypt. he was sitting next to the president, donald tusk spent his younger years fighting for democracy in poland. he is sitting next to a man who ousted egypt's's first democratically elected leader.m man who ousted egypt's's first democratically elected leader. it is fascinating and they have become accustomed to being next to one another and expressing things subtly. the hungarian prime minister, the bad boy of the european union, has a personal campaign againstjean—claude juncker, using adverts on hungary right now, they were close to each other, talking briefly. this is fascinating because when you step back from this, it takes days to work out what happened within these meetings, but these meetings through them up, and you have to think, what is the most important thing now? it is the most important thing now? it is perhaps investment unity and influencing on both sides. thank you. i have to confess, it is a surreal scene in shar

now that troops mean staying in the european union. to respect the results of the referendum einstein it is not just something that this government will not do. so david ok we've heard the prime minister say that but based on what you're telling us then she is she is evolving if you will she is willing to allow a break sit deal to keep the u.k. in the customs union of the european union is that is that how we are to understand that tonight. the distinction brand is that it's well known that the brick city is in the in the can her party will never allow a bricks it keeps britain in the customs union because it will prevents any chance of britain for when its own trade deals with other countries around the world because it will be tied to the e.u. trade policy so what must happen is some sort of middle way perhaps where britain stays in a customs arrangement a customs union if you like for goods which is a very well as long as stablished part of the single market with the e.u. but perhaps it retains the freedom to make its own trade deal

with the european union as part of a reaching out exercise. prime minister confirmed that is the case? >> the exercise i indicated last night is about listening to the views of the house and understanding the views of parliamentarians to understand what could command the support of the house and deliver on the referendum and what the government wants to do is ensure we deliver on the result of the referendum leaving the european union and we want to do it in a way that ensures we respect the votes of those who voted to stay in the referendum meaning free movement and getting a fair deal for fishermen and opening new opportunities to trade with the rest of the world and neighbors in europe. >> my question was about the customs union. your in denial about that as much as she is in denial about the decision made by the house last night. the business secretary told business leaders on a conference call last night we can't have no deal for all the reasons send out. prime minister reassure the house and confirm this is the government's position we c

union on the other hand the european union is. organizing issues it's very difficult to get coordinated action across twenty seven or twenty eight countries without there being a set of rules that govern that actually and so it does have to adhere to its own rules and understandably the european union has needed to protect its own interests as the u.k. has decided to withdraw forecasts university thanks so much for your take today on that i'm sure we're seeing more of those key votes go ahead this week. the break. on our. other headlines are arms president rouhani is in iraq aiming to boost ties with the neighboring country in baghdad is currently under pressure from washington to cut economic links with tehran of course it seems there already has the upper hand when it comes to red carpet welcomes. can it be a monkey business only colds and chose to assure all dig it mr president on the gratitude of a rope for the rainy and support that they provided through the war against terrorism. trump an answer to roxy repetitiously without

is out of the european union go ahead. so there is a who or which was believed from the french secret service recommending to the president whom to work try to be a more realistic and who are going to fight against terrorism weezer iran and we syria and the reason with russia so maybe there is a chance but i'm a little bit concerned because. there is some people some advantage to x and we want to continue to support the curate but what we can do. with all of the u.s. forces it's impossible to get we can do anything it's all over and you know i'm afraid because a lot of you know we know minister for enough french for he was a minister of defense during the french like russian against syria i'm afraid it's the. best in our best honor of her arms on this question that he wants to go to the end because of the socialist government can't. except. the old the money time old use all that there are is the help doing to us the costs of you isn't it one how does it change the equation here because. it's completely destabilizes things

make european union strong again but i really do believe that if you want to make european union stronger that needs a good cooperation with the united states so i rather instead of making fantasies about whom to choose i have to concentrate on the successful negotiations between the u.s. and the european union now we talked about the ears and evelyn's about smaller countries dealing with china but the top administration is far more hawkish when it comes to corporation of the beijing and they are reframing it from an economic issue into a security issue and as a member of nato how much room for maneuver do you think hungry has in dealing with china you know in this regard i'm always very honest with my american friends and counterparts as well i myself supervise intelligence as well as foreign minister of foreign affairs minister and so far. i have not received information as we. would have. obstacles on the way of our economy. of the american intelligence i'm sure the you're american or there's. no. evidence is. trying to whoever else or anyone else. or risk our national security. or wha

union indeed he could have left the european union by now the parliament didn't pass the withdrawal agreement so we need that extra time to work to ensure that we can get a deal through parliament this enables this to be even a signal to the way it's in everybody's interest i think what mark says is that we are able to these the european union not the point at which we are asked if i got withdrawn agreement that would enable us to leave on the twenty second different to me since the speech is the announcement that the united kingdom is also preparing for the european elections is very important to me that will guarantee the continued functioning of the european institutions. on the six of the off most important to us that the u.k. leaves the e.u. in its own in the manner we also want to keep the even twenty seven unified and well stocked in the spirit i have no doubt that we will reach a unanimous agreement again this was months ago you down i don't need to see you now it's time for decisions we've negotiated a withdrawal agreement with two years a lot of time was dedicated to that

union not switzerland is not in the european union canada is not in the european union those are all different forms of our americas now and then we are going to put forward exactly the very idea that there is that that referendum determines how brits it should look and how far away from the european union that britain should be is nort correct the referendum said britain should leave the european union legally speaking it did not determine what sort of breaks britain would get britain would leave the european union that would fulfill exactly what was said in the referendum and therefore the issue would simply be done so therefore you cannot possibly say that the deal that is on the table is actually not a bricks it let's let's bring in let's bring in donna cohen on that particularly on the issue of the border. between between the republican and northern ireland and whether it's whether it should be a hard border or no border or something in between what is there is there some sort of a compromise where goods could be subject to checks or others not or through advances in technology

union and more integrated european union. i see it is the opposite. i think it is necessary that the british parliament is taking a decision and i hope it will be very soon and i know that brexit is one of the questions that is a difficulty for world economies. when i was in washington last week i discussed with the imf and all the other people. everyone agreed that questions of politically made, man—made uncertainties like the trade tensions between the united states and china, like the brexit are one of the reasons for the slower growth in the world economy because all of the wait for them to cease. i think it is the reason why for anyone who forecasts about germany, the european union, the world economy says there will be better growth at the end of this year or the next year because everyone is hoping that the tensions will decrease and the man—made political uncertainties will vanish. a final thought on politics. it brings us back to where we began, referring to the 30 years anniversary after unification. germany its

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

because we are all equal members of the european union our interest is to make do european union united and strong again the question is how to get there there are 2 basic approaches one approach just so that we should make brussels strong and in the meantime the member states this concept called like a concept of the united states of europe which we totally reject and oppose our concept is different because it's fitting that the e.u. can only be stronger again if the member states are getting stronger and stronger so for us a strong european union must be based on strong member states member states which are proud of their national identity and we stick to the. historic cultural heritage i think this debate this question particularly evident when it comes to the issue of migration and what strikes me is that i think much of that debate is rooted not only in attitudes towards the present policies but also in the past the e.u. was set up as a project that is specifically aimed at avoiding a certain kind of past germany's past 1st and foremost don't you think that it's perhaps institution

union the six country a founding member of the european union and therefore it's a big movement on the symbolism of this of this alliance now you have to keep in mind that indeed italy as an incoming situation that has been far from florida over the last decade has a very high level especially of of national debt and he's definitely looking for investors to be able to help them you know build infrastructure that has been lagging behind both at the national level but also at the levels and china is actually the ideal partner for this remember that in general you had this bridge collapse with a very dead people because of the the lack of it is too easy of the infrastructure and the lack of new investment in china is an opportunity for italy today is different from the european perspective and from place on my core we actually want to have a united european union in front of china to make arrival ok patrick you want to jump in go ahead yes. i like you very much sure you are you're ricky you should know. of the balance between threat an opportunity. speaking as an america from america we w

czech republic paul and are the members of the european union right now and you. capture there are you also. the theater nation of other very important to have established member they're not able to solve this there of course then they are not able to solve this in the west and baucus when this is running much much. larger scale. the in this country it's always been a bit counter to many observers that former soviet satellites like bulgaria romania poland became members of the european union before the constituent parts of former and on the line yugoslavia having looked at how those various countries measure against the e.u. yardsticks are you sure that it's always been a function of jaynie and democratic or economic development rather than let's say geo political expediency i would say that is one of the geopolitics in this process and of course the european union wants to bring to take in these countries become some kind of shields. other other countries especially russia maybe some some other countries but i think the. in 1809 when the berlin wall came down i t

he talked about as leaving the european union. i want us to leave the european union. i voted three times for us to leave the european union. had my honorable friend photo with me we would already be outside the european union. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and can i think the prime minister for her statement and a grateful for advanced site of the period before begin, mr. speaker, on the point of clarification just to help the prime minister, i think she suggested prime minister's questions it was no review of the devolution. that's perhaps some surprise to those of us who listen to radio scotland this morning that had lord duncan talk what exactly that and, indeed, laura duncan had been appointed to the role. that indeed many scottish generalists have tweeted they have had briefings from number ten. so perhaps the prime minister might take the opportunity to clarify things whether or not she she's going to scotland tomorrow or whether she doesn't -- [inaudible] mr. speaker, i'd like to join with the prime minister by endorsing her rebuff response to rush and it must end

we entered the european union as one united kingdom and we will leave the european union as one united kingdom. >> following the referendum in 2016 and the major parties' policies in 2017, we have a collective responsibility to deliver. the rational, responsible, practical way forward is to take the withdrawal agreement, with a majority, through this house and then move on with the best possible customs arrangements, including i believe, the , majority of the people in northern ireland. p.m. may: can i say to my right honorable friend, he is absolutely right. it is important for us to deliver on the vote in the referendum. he is reminded the house that the two main parties in the chamber both campaigned at the last general election on manifestos precisely to deliver that brexit, and that is what we should be looking to do. >> prime minister, we need to use this extension for a purpose. one more heave is not good enough, and it will not work. neither will trying to con people that we can have all the benefits of a customs union and still have a completely independent trade policy. can i