the irish government and michel barnier are saying, no, the irish government and michel barnierare saying, no, we the irish government and michel barnier are saying, no, we cannot move ahead with anything to do with the withdrawal until we get the backstop sorted out. it doesn't need to be the wording that the eu have proposed, they have invited the british to come back, the irish have said we can sit down and talk about the wording. that may or may not happen. that is the first thing. the second thing is what happened in the house of commons, iain says it is probably dead in the water, or most of it is. any agreement based around a customs arrangement in the chequers agreement is not going to get through the house of commons. furthermore, michel barnier is pretty cool about it, he has sent back several questions through the british government, saying, can we have further details about how he would run a customs arrangement like this, so on and so forth. it is pretty unlikely that will form the basis of any negotiations. unless and until there is unacceptable irish deal that ireland is sa

michel barnier, his demeanour, he was looking determined, but very stressed. because he said that there has to be a solution on this issue to have a withdrawal agreement, or there is a chaotic brexit. he said he is prepared to address any plan that is put on the table. but i think crucially the eu also signalled that they are not changing their position and michel barnier in his response to that white paper, he welcomed it asa to that white paper, he welcomed it as a basis for talks, but he said how can the eu trust the uk to collect taxes and there not be fraud and many problems he sees with it. ministers from the eu 27 remaining countries here, they said talks are entering a critical moment and they're concerned at the risks of no—deal arising. they're concerned at the risks of no-deal arising. thank you. hot on the heels of his controversial talks in moscow with the russian president, president trump has invited president putin for a summit at the whitehouse. the news has taken many by surprise in washington, not least the us head of intelligence who was

michel barnier is going back to the irish backstop, the border issue again. when this was resolved at the beginning of the year, simply because theresa may yesterday, in a speech in belfast, tore it up and said we do need that any more. precisely, the withdrawal agreement... with money, transition, it has basically been blown apart by uk politics. maybe uk politics, but the point is that the british government signed up to this legal, operable, think those are the keywords in it, backstop, so that it is now no longer operable because of what happened in the house of commons. so we have to renegotiate that. this process of withdrawal, and then future trade, it falls this autumn because it will crystallise in uk terms as we sign a large cheque, yes, we get transition. what do we get in return in terms of future trade? we get a big commitment. so you don't need to pay the money. none of it will get to the house of commons. the most likely outcome then becomes no deal. exactly! that is what the maddest of the leaders have always wanted. jacob rees—mogg what the

bear in mind, what michel barnier is saying is a unified position. he wasn't discounting everything, he was saying there are bits you can take from this paper, but when theresa may talks about her of position, she says this is not going to be the paper, you can add bit from it. one of the hope is that michel barnier says, i use a superlative, the clock is ticking. they think if the irish issue can be sorted out, there is enough sign before the next summit. let's go now to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who joins me from westminster. can theresa may be grateful this has not been dismissed out of hand? she will believe this is not the day michel barnier stood up and effectively ripped up the white paper and said we can't work with this. it was a cautious welcome, but it was also a warning from the european union today that there are several parts of theresa may's plans that they believe cannot work. and as you keep him should just then, among those is the view that it would be difficult for a eu countries to collect customs on behalf of t

then when theresa may went to david davis or whoever it was, they went to michel barnier, michel barnier knew he was up a unified country. today, we would have a deal which respected things in my view personally, things like eu citizens being able to stay here, things like a degree of control of borders. but making clear immigration is a big thing. in other words, trying to get a decent deal. instead what has happened is the establishment hated it, so they have sabotaged it. michel barnier has said that he doesn't need to do anything, he just keeps saying no and watch the remainders ruinous. but you have the brexiteers inside the tory party, i expected them to squabble, but i did not expect a foreign secretary to behave like this. if i was theresa may, i would have sacked borisjohnson a long time ago. but where he is right, and i hate to say this because i think he has behaved despicably, but where he has behaved despicably, but where he is right is when he says that the deal was on the table to make us a colleague of europe. to pay £39 billion to have no say in your future, to be subse

what michel barnier was saying isa say. what michel barnier was saying is a unified position. he was not discounting everything, he said there are bits you could take from this paper but went theresa may talks about her of position, as we heard from your correspondence, we have the position from the eu saying this is not going to be your paper, you can add bits from it, the other bit of hope is michel barnier saying he is using the superlative, the clock is ticking. he thinks if they cancel the irish issue out, there is enough time to get a deal for the key october summit when the leaders next meet. clock ticking, the phrase we often use. thank you. two fifteen—year—old boys who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in north yorkshire, have received custodial sentences of ten and 12 years. the teenagers planned to re—enact the columbine school massacre in the usa, in which 13 people died almost 20 years ago. let's get more from our news correspondent fiona trott. imean, so i mean, so much that is disturbing about this case. what we said there reminds you that

commonly the michel barnier tea m barnier. commonly the michel barnier team are in the us trying to promote the eu to the us so they will be working on this. with some of the relative complexity of this, all of the leaders who are currently leaving the nato summit, have got to read 104 pages to work out the details. if you look at the alignment on the customs union in some areas, looking at how customs officials will separate at the border british trade so all of that is very complicated. this morning the new foreign secretary saying he hopes there won't be cherry picking of this on the eu side. in the meantime donald tusk, the head of the european council, is saying october is still the date when they wa nt october is still the date when they want this paper agreed on by both sides. thank you. england's hopes were dashed last night in russia, as they failed in their bid to reach a world cup final for the first time in more than half a century. gareth southgate's team were beaten 2—1 in extra time by croatia, who'll now play

michel barnier said the proposal for a future trading relationship could weaken the single market — and create burdens for business. as mr barnier delivered his verdict, the british prime minister was in northern ireland — whose future relationship with the eu is itself a key sticking point. theresa may urged brussels to evolve and embrace the uk's proposals. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast, with a plea and a promise. a promise it would be no hard irish border when the uk leaves and a plea to the eu. she had compromised on her brexit plan, now it was brussels' turn. the white paper presents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment. how would the british compromise is go? eu foreign ministers had met and set the tone, wary, not convinced, at l

mr michel barnier's first impressions of david davis's replacement will no doubt feature as the eu's 27 other nations meet to discuss the state negotiations. talks are also likely to cover their response to britain's white paper on its future relationship with the eu. the work on withdrawal agreement and issues relating to the irish border, a key sticking point in deciding on exit deal. away from brussels, the british prime minister will also be addressing that as she delivers a speech in belfast later. theresa may is expected to reaffirm her proposal to reconsider a deal which would see northern ireland treated differently to the rest of the uk. the likelihood of britain crashing out of the club without an agreement is farfrom a certainty, but many in brussels now fear it is a growing possibility, and it is that uncertainty that has led the european commission to urge its members to step up contingency planning for a chaotic no deal brexit. now to our top business story. is related to that report by caroline rigby. —— it is related to. you can just about see his caroline rigby.

michel barnier also turned to that white paper and he did poke holes in it. he said he simply couldn't see, or he had questions, about how it was compatible with the eu's single market. real questions and real difficulties for the negotiations. you can get more on that story on the website. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: we meet meghan, the nine year—old who's helping to keep a quarter of a million london commuters safe on the underground network. it's emerged that nine members of the same family were killed when a tourist boat sank during a storm in the us state of missouri. in total, 17 people died, including several children. thirty—one people were on board the vessel, known as a "duck boat", when it overturned in strong winds near the town of branson. our north america correspondent, james cook reports. oh, this is not good. this duck boat made it back to the shore. the passengers, not wearing lifejackets, apparently unaware of quite how much danger they were in. oh, my god. oh, it's going under. further out, a second duck boat was in b

aren't those governments, when it comes to the crunch, going to put pressure on michel barnier? after all, he isjust a civil servant, an official answerable to the council, to say, we can't have this happen, we have to compromise? i hope so, but i am not holding my breath. mark carney, the governor of the bank of england, put his finger on the key dislocation, which has nothing to do with manufacturing, goods and trade, which is to do with financial services. essentially, a large number of european politicians seem not to understand precisely where all of the debt is hedged, where all of the derivative contracts are in london. well, that is their debt. when those contracts no longer work, that is a problem for britain, that is a spectacular problem for the italian government, or for german banks. that money is written off. i'm not advocating that happening, i'm just saying that by accident you could end up with it. where i think this is breaking down is that the european union, and you've got to take your hat off to the eu negotiating tactics, in a sense their negotiating approa

barnier. —— been blown out. of the water within days by michel barnier. -- been blown out. it is a tough one. this was a compromise which was hardfought. the white paper. now we are seeing the european union saying what it has set on previous occasions, that even though you want to, you cannot necessarily bend the rules. we have seen necessarily bend the rules. we have seen the eu say this before with regards to free movement

barnier. —— been blown out. of the water within days by michel barnier. -- been blown out. it is a tough one. this was a compromise which was hardfought. the white paper. now we are seeing the european union saying what it has set on previous occasions, that even though you want to, you cannot necessarily bend the rules. we have seen the eu say this before with regards to free movement of the bland goods, and now of course again the eu is sticking to its rules and saying, as a nonmember of the european union, you cannot in future collect customs duties for us. —— movement of people and goods. that was a proposal by the uk government to avoid a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. there was a suggestion the uk government could collect some taxes on behalf of the eu for goods that would go between northern ireland and the republic, and dominic rather, the uk brexit minister, has said that there has been innovative ways of dealing with these situations before. —— dominic raab. he has been calling on the eu to say, come on, move our way. so

michel barnier also turned to that white paper and he did poke holes in it. he said he's in blue couldn't see, all he had questions, about how it was compatible with the eu's single market. —— he said he simply couldn't see. two 15—year—old boys who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in northallerton in north yorkshire have been given custodial sentences. thomas wyllie and alex bolland were inspired by the killings of 13 people at the columbine high school in america almost 20 years ago. fiona trott reports. thomas wyllie, described as being controlling and devious. his friend, alex bolland, said students needed killing. two children who wanted to carry out mass murder. they never gave evidence in court, so we'll never fully understand why. for months, the teenagers collected items and hid them away. the prosecution called them "instruments for an explosive device". among them, screws and petrol found in a rucksack. police also recovered a series of social media messages between the teenagers. they talked about shooting up the school. m

dominic raab will meet michel barnier later this afternoon. we can now speak to louise stewart, from the federation of small business. what do members make of the prospect of no deal? there are concerns, from businesses of all sizes, that we could be heading to a no deal, only 36 away from when we are set to leave the eu. small businesses welcomed the fact the white paper was published and they thought that was published and they thought that was a good step towards negotiations but there needs to be a ramping up preparations were no deal and the problem is for smaller businesses they do not have the resources —— for no deal. we have heard about airbus and rolls—royce making plans to move their business perhaps out of the uk because of brexit, but smaller businesses don't have those resources so there is a concern about no deal. there it -- there are divisions regarding your members must what preparations are they making for whatever scenario we end up making for whatever scenario we end up with? —— regarding your members, so what pr

i think it's quite nice for michel barnier to have someone other than us for michel barnier to have someone otherthan us in for michel barnier to have someone other than us in his sights. i'm going to bring something new slightly. sorry. camara ? going to bring something new slightly. sorry. camara? three, thank you. its ear, it is tiny. —— it's here. the daily telegraph, merkel on brink of the migrant deal rejected. why isn't this a bigger story on the front of the ft? it is a huge story. we've seen the threat of the man from the christian social union, threatening to resign over the deal on migrants that merkel thought she had won at last week's summit. that's what the summit was devoted to, saving merkel. they rallied around angela merkel to save her and also to save her political life, which is based on this deal with the csu. this has been the stability of germany for close to 70 yea rs. stability of germany for close to 70 years. the idea that the christian social union don't like the deal they thought she'd won, that she thought would please them... she hoped it would please them

maybe we need someone else in the room with michel barnier. he has had two years of david davis's shtick. maybe this will help the country to form a new negotiating process moving forward. let's look at the daily express, because before david davis resigned in the last few minutes, in case you have just switched on and are wondering what we are talking about, david davis has resigned as brexit secretary. theresa may tells the eu it is time to get serious, and the pm's ultimatum over brexit. michel barnier has been saying come on, we want answers and there are too many questions. she obviously feels she has those answers. in all of those papers we are not seeing david davis's name. in all of the talks it is theresa may, you are hearing rumbles from borisjohnson and michael gove, and people on the outside like jacob rees—mogg with his european research group bashing away at the wall, but there hasn't been any mention of david davis in all the papers we have discussed tonight. whatever course this paddle steamer is on down the river, i think it

i was at an event yesterday where the chief negotiator was speaking at, michel barnier. this was before the announcement of the deal at chequers but nonetheless it was very significant that he was saying, he devoted a lot of his speech to the integrity of the single market. he was saying this was the heart of the european budget, it is the single most economic public good provided by the european union and it —— he was adamant that that was going to be unravelled. by the looks of it, if you‘ll get to be‘s plan, it does look like trying to unravel parts of the single market. there are freedom of goods, movement of people, capital and services, what this plan is asking for is to keep participating in goods and capital but not the other two. i think there are questions about whether that will apply here. the difficulty is that these negotiations are often in the end political and it is how much the end political and it is how much the political will may be there to say to the european commission from the heads of government, we understand why you have been negotiati

we saw michel barnier today, he seemed to me more angry, we saw michel barnier today, he seemed to me more angry, more frustrated, more determined than he has appeared before. why? well, he said there is 13 weeks to sort all this out. the key issue remaining is that border in northern ireland and it is that backstop, the insurance policy in case they cannot agree in the future trade deal how to avoid those border checks. both sides agreed back in december they would have won. today, mrs may stood in belfast and said, unacceptable, the eu's proposal. mr barnier said there has to be one and it has to be legally workable or there is no agreement and the uk crashes out. he is concerned about that, the eu 27 ministers are concerned, those here today. we heard from them, they said they are increasingly worried that there could be this know deal chaotic brexit and mr barnier turned to that white paper and he did poke holes in it. he said that he simply could not see, he had questions about how that was compatible with the eu's single market. some real questions and real difficulties, i think

michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper, the one that triggered a slew of resignations in westminster, but questioned whether some of it could work in practise. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast with a plea and a promise. a promise there will be no hard irish border when the uk leaves. and a plea to the eu. she had compromised on her brexit plan. now, it was brussels's turn. the white paper represents a significant development in our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. as for the border, her plans sees goods moving freely between the uk and the eu, including ireland with no customs or other checks. so, no special status for northern ireland, no undermining the union. the solution we have put forward is a practical, workable solution to do that which respects the vote of the british people, protects jobs but

and michel barnier will assist. millions of eu citizens in the uk and fight verso. that brings us nicely to the financial times. the economics of this is that what theresa may has proposed appears to be what big business would like. proposed appears to be what big business would likelj proposed appears to be what big business would like. i think up to a point. if there is no problem in terms of sending goods in and out of europe and having them come back again, the supply chain works in such a way. so integrated. things moved out all the time and you do try to be competitive by getting parts from the best suppliers. try to be competitive by getting parts from the best suppliersm would be a nightmare to have two arrange customs arrangements. that is fine. many companies are notjust manufacturing companies. they are also service providers. in some cases, some need manufacturing firms are more service firms than one who actually produces things with the maintenance and software used. what will happen to all of that? that needs to be clarified. are we moving in the righ

one of the issues i think will be that i think michel barnier will wa nt to that i think michel barnier will want to know from the british brexit secretary is effectively what is the standing of the customs arrangement now, given these four men passed just last week in parliament. i think it's important as we going into negotiation that we negotiate with the eu government and it will then be a matterfor the british government to bring back whatever the outcome of the negotiation is to the outcome of the negotiation is to the uk - the outcome of the negotiation is to the uk — westminster parliament for approval. i think it will be most u nfortu nate approval. i think it will be most unfortunate in the middle of all of this is that at this stage, it's effectively less time in these talks. it will not help the process and it will help europe or the uk and it will help europe or the uk and it will not help the necessity and it will not help the necessity and real need for a broad—based sustainable deal between the uk and the eu. brian, good to to you. talk thank you for holding on to ta

the contrast between david davis and michel barnier could hardly have been starker. davis, with the breezy air of self—confidence, optimistic it would turn out well, in spite of the growing evidence to the contrary, versus barnier, a sticklerfor detail, methodical, irritated at the lack of british progress. it is clear that the uk does not feel legally obliged to honour its obligations after departure. how can we build trust and start discussing our future relationship? there were criticisms of the brexit secretary's apparent lack of preparedness. last year, he appeared for a meeting with mr barnier with no notes or documents at all. but last month, it emerged that davis had spentjust four hours with michel barnier this year. to those paying close attention, the nitty—gritty of the job was being passed to a man in the background, senior civil servant 0lly robbins. 0nce part of david davis' team, he now reports directly to the prime minister. what david davis did was he kept the conservative party together in the sense that, as long as he was in the cabinet, conse

what is michel barnier likely to be saying when he meets dominic raab? you are right, dominic raab will be arriving here very soon and i think you will be wanting to say layout your position. we have got that agreement now from chequers and he will want to start questioning that. the eu will be saying they want to focus on the issues that are currently outstanding and the real issue that is outstanding, that withdrawal agreement, not the future trade stuff which is not the key thing at the minute, and in that the keyissues thing at the minute, and in that the key issues outstanding, particularly about the irish border issue. what we have today, which will be in the minds of many in the commission, is the document that has been produced bya the document that has been produced by a separate unit, nine months in the preparation, outlining what could happen and warning eu countries, eu companies, eu individuals about the possibilities of no deal. it is pretty stark, they go through it and talk about the possibility of long lines of lorries at the borders, th

s top exec negotiator said he welcomes britain's concrete economic proposals but michel barnier stop short of optimism it is also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios including. ireland is already in preparation mode with online advisory checklists to help its companies navigate the possible impacts of gregg's it. with much of europe sweltering on the high temperatures even the regions in the arctic circle are feeling the heat sweden is struggling to contain around fifty separate wildfires some of which have become too big to fight threatening villages and causing major problems in a country more used to dealing with. climate change means this sort of extreme weather event could become more frequent. inferno near the arctic circle. four days firefighters have been struggling to contain a rash of wildfires scattered over a vast expanse of sweden from north of stockholm all the way to the arctic forests . this sense of it feels like we were in vain and it just burns and burns at the end we had to back up three kilometers because it became too dangerous. multiple villages

britain's new brexit secretary, dominic raab, is going to meet the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, for the first time. and there are reports the eu is ramping up preparations for a failure to reach one in time — a risk it says is growing. the financial commentator david buikjoins me now. so nice to see you again. lovely to be with you. thank you forjoining us on be with you. thank you forjoining us on the briefing. how do you think today's meeting will go between the new brexit secretary in the uk and michel barnier, given the fact that russells has been watching the last two weeks unfold in westminster —— brussels. the trouble now is we think that dominic raab has had an undertaking from the prime minister that he is the brexit secretary, because there has been this feeling that ollie robbins and the prime minister have really sidelined david davis, and i think there is possibly an element of truth in that. he wa nts to an element of truth in that. he wants to go there knowing he has his own man. he has the mandate. i think he has an even though i thought the prime minister

i want to thank michel barnier for his job and may i hand the floor to him? bonjour. .. translation: thank job and may i hand the floor to him? bonjour... translation: thank you, everyone , bonjour... translation: thank you, everyone, for being so patient. i would like to begin by thanking austria and the austrian presidency. i would like to wish them all the best but i would also like to thank them for having given us the opportunity at the beginning of their presidency to have a general affairs council meeting. it was a long meeting, very intense meeting, but a very useful one for both my team and myself. everyone had the opportunity to share their analysis, their ideas, to put questions. i often say, ladies and gentlemen, that the unity of the 27, referred to there, unity confirmed today, it wasn't god—given, it is a unity that is achieved by listening to each other, by listening to the institutions, the european parliament, as well as the council, and for my team and myself, there is and for my team and myself, there is a degree of transparency and objectivity that

a debut performance by dominic raab alongside michel barnier. what they have to say? first of all there was a bit of good news from both sides and that is they have made some strides forward in terms of post—brexit corporation on security. on sharing things like fingerprints, dna profiles and passenger name records for people who get flights between the uk and eu. that is something that is the uk has wanted to get a move on with and thought that there was a good case forjust getting that stuff sorted as soon as possible. it seemed that big strides have been made in that direction. here is the bad news and it is about the idea of the backstop to afford these might avoid a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. that was about something being written into the brexit treaty, being stored up in case the future relationship discussions about the trade deal did not come up with a solution for a hard border. they have this in the draw as a back—up plan for what would happen. there have been massive disagreements between the eu and the ukfor disagreements betwee

theresa may and michel barnier put the ball in each other‘s court to try to reach a deal. it is now for the eu to respond, not simply to fall back on to previous positions which have already proven unworkable. even if you want to reach a deal, it is also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios, including no deal. with both sides preparing for the worst case secnario of no deal, what hope of a breakthrough? also tonight: the surviving victim of the novichok poisoning in amesbury, charlie rowley, leaves hospital. say that again? the reaction of the us head of intelligence when he's told president trump has invited president putin

this misting meeting will be hosted by michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator. we saw this week how the paper was fought over in westminster. well, here the eu has plenty of its own doubts and questions. but don't, if huw, expect any great drama out of brussels tomorrow. the eu has no intention of slamming the door on theresa may or her proposal. the eu feels that the brexit negotiations are far too delicate for that, with that threat of the no deal brexit scenario hanging in the air. our business editor simon jack is here. we heard there about some of the concerns in brussels — how would you characterise the concerns among british business? i would say these warnings are timely because it coincides with a week in which in the boardrooms of the uk there is no doubt that the chance of a no deal brexit has gone up. with westminster and some of the amendments we have seen, if back in december of last year there was an agreement that has a last resort, if we do not come to any agreement, in order to prevent a ha rd any agreement, in order to prevent a hard border

gavin lee, we are expecting to hear from michel barnier any minute? we are, which is the first full response we will get from the european union given that more than a week ago, theresa may set out in the white paper her government's is not brexit, saying, this is our position and saying that the eu needs to evolve. this is what they have been doing today. 27 european ministers in brussels have been analysing the brexit white paper, and it has been an extraordinary and pretty much unified silenced up until today, all saying that they will have a collective response to this white paper. i spoke to a few ministers as they came to examine the brexit papers. one of them, the french europe minister, said they are concerned about all the amendments that have been added to the white paper. there are so many more questions, including the german europe minister. i asked him what he thought of the white paper and he said he is nervous now. he said there is little time between now and there is little time between now and the key october summit where both sides w

i asked how quickly michel barnier would knock this down if he would be dismissive. one minister said, we're going to be reaching beyond barnier and it will be interesting because i think national interest will have a bigger part to play. thrashing out the detailed spain, france, germany, italy want, their national leaders will have a bigger role. up to now it has been michel barnier as the front man but i think that will change. we had to leave it but thank you for coming in. and you can read more of simon's analysis on brexit on his blog which you can find on our website or via the business section of the bbc news app. and we will hear from other business leaders about this story which broke after midnight last night, that david davis is leaving the uk government. we will stay right across that. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. nissan says it will issue an update later over how it measures vehicle exhaust gas at its domestic plants. in october, japan's second largest car—maker said that uncertified inspectors had signed off on final

he was speaking after his first talks with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier. the meeting came as the european commission advised eu states to prepare for a no—deal brexit, a situation where no formal agreement would be reached by the end of next march. from brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports. a new face in brussels, confronting the same old brexit challenges. michel barnier, the eu's by now rather dour chief negotiator, has been in on this process from the start. our challenge will be to find common ground between the fundamental principles that define the eu and the uk positions. the smiling enthusiasm of the new brexit secretary came in stark contrast. i come out today to discuss the detailed proposals that we have got in our white paper, that you will have seen, and i'm looking forward to, with renewed energy, vigor and vim, heating up the negotiations, and making sure we're in the best position to get the best deal. is the government stable enough to make a deal with brussels? dominic raab‘s upbeat message doesn't quite match the political

dominic raab met the eu negotiator michel barnier in brussels for the first time since taking over from david davis. both the uk and the eu have signalled that preparations must increase for the uk leaving the eu without a deal. with his suitcases waiting, dominic raab had earlier answered his first departmental questions in the commons. today i will travel to brussels to meet with michel barnier to discuss negotiations, and i look forward to working with him to secure a deal in the interests of both the united kingdom and our european partners. what steps is my right honourable friend taking to bolster and emphasise the importance of no deal planning across government? i would say to my honourable friend most of our no deal preparations is developed internally with targeted engagement with relevant parties. we are now at the point where more of this delivery will start to become more public and over the summer, the government will release a series of technical notices to set out what uk businesses and citizens in various sectors will need to do in a no deal scenario and make public mor

barnier, a man who wants todoa with michel barnier, a man who wants to do a deal with us, tremendous pressure on his side, to get the best deal. i think the only responsible thing to do is to be prepared if those negotiations and the energy, pragmatism we have shown is not reciprocated. that is the sensible thing to do. whether it is the allocation of money. we are hiring extra border staff. people need to know that britain can thrive whatever happens. the energy we will bring, the ambition and the pragmatism, we get a deal done in october. while the comment still claims no deal is better than a bad deal, labour see it differently. no deal, labour see it differently. no deal should not be an option and thatis deal should not be an option and that is why we wanted a meaningful vote in parliament and called on the government to look at renegotiating the deal. a no deal would be absolutely catastrophic for industry. if the argument about britain and the eu sound familiar by now, this man has heard more of them than most. the former prime minister back with his now familiar warning. if w

mr raab will meet his opposite number michel barnier for formal talks this afternoon, ahead of a getting—to—know—you dinner this evening. the meeting comes as the european commission publishes a report outlining how eu member states can prepare for the possibility of the uk leaving the bloc without a deal. meanwhile, there'll also be a first for theresa may this afternoon, when she visits the irish border for the first time since the referendum more than two years ago. well, dominic raab has also been facing mps in the commons this morning — the first time he's done so as brexit secretary. here's some of his exchange with his opposite number in the labour party, keir starmer. yesterday, the former brexit minister, the honourable memberfor wycombe, made a direct threat to the secretary of state that conservative mps on his wing of the party and not prepared to vote for any brexit deal that does not meet their demands. tony bonser white paper, he said that 40 tony bonser white paper, he said that a0 plus members the conservative benches, and i quote, do not like this deal and are willing to vote in

it is all over to michel barnier. this is all over to michel barnier. this is a spoke british deal. up until now, he said he will not accept that. —— bespoke. we will have to wait and see exactly what the view of brussels is going to be. i know we have the white paper coming out next week where we will have more detail on the bones of the skeleton that emerged last night, but we will. i suspect vince cable is more happier than i am today that is for certain. is that true? not especially. not particularly, it will leave the country in a fudge with an unsatisfactory brexit but nigel will be disappointed in the other brexiteers because his first point was a belief in a special trade deal with america. i have doubts about whether there is much in it anyway. one of the key points in the agreement as i understand it is we retain european food standards, and the americans are keen to change these and use chlorinated chicken, beef hormones, gm foods and the rest of it so on one of the fundamental point is the brexiteers have been looking for, they're going to be seriously disappointed a

chief negotiator michel barnier says the plan could allow for progress. germany's chancellor warns that us also tariffs could jeopardize prosperity.

michel barnier, you have just explained what sort of questions you put on the white paper. you're very courteous as you said but there are major stumbling points in the white paper. the white paper is not the same, it has already been when did that recommended this week. in westminster this seems to be no prospective of a majority on any kind of exit. then the prime minister in her belfast speech today said unique to change your viewpoint oi'i said unique to change your viewpoint on the backstop. so my question is given all of this, knowing businesses will have to start to prepare as the commission has warned them, when do you think should you assume your responsibility and tell economic operators and businesses that the prospect of an ideal is on the horizon. so when will that be, isn't going to be in october, the 29th of march, when will you draw this conclusion? or as a negotiator with the goal right through to the end of keep negotiating right through to the end? well we have to be realistic. my aim is to reach an agreement, it is not going to be easy, as i said right f

he could not look michel barnier in the eye and believe what he was saying. boris johnson isn't negotiating with michel barnier, so it is a slightly strange one that it has come today. it's clearly designed to cause theresa may damage on further his own political ambition. stephen, what about the impression that is left of the government now in the public ‘s eyes, given that it is in charge of such a crucial process, which the majority of people in this country which the majority of people in this cou ntry voted which the majority of people in this country voted for and a process that will affect the lives of everyone whether they voted for it or not? it's not a great luck that the government appears to be sort of almost self obsessed, particularly at such a late stage and particularly because the central argument that boris johnson particularly because the central argument that borisjohnson makes in his resignation letter, that was true the second the government committed to having no infrastructure on the island of ireland. many people would rightly say,

the european commission with michel barnier and the eu 27 members will be meeting tomorrow to discuss the uk's white paper to discuss the future relationship, which came out last week. the clock is ticking but i cannot see any movement taking place unless there is a willingness by the uk government to shift its sta nce by the uk government to shift its stance on the island border. we could be looking out a possible december european council decision. that is only three months before the uk is scheduled to leave the european union. the uk government wa nted european union. the uk government wanted the uk to take rules until the end of 2027 need to get that deal in place. thank you very much, thomas. what about these notes being drawn up what about these notes being drawn up to prepare for the eventuality of no deal? it is 15 pages, it is sent to the other 27 member states to say, up your game because there could be a possibility of dealing with the shock of the fallout of no agreement on brexit. it is almost like a how—to guide of dealing with areas where there will be big problems.

people might have seen michel barnier given his reaction to theresa may's plan last friday and he did not dismiss it out of hand, they want to try to help theresa may as much as they can but here the ft has the reality behind part of her plan which is most important, the ft access to eu markets for london firms and at the moment we have a system called passport in which is like the single market for financial trading, you can do there what you can do here. the government accepted it would lose that saw then i thought we will have something called mutual recognition which means we both have standards but we recognise each other and everything can recognise each other and everything ca n flow recognise each other and everything can flow freely and the eu said no. the eu are assisting on equivalence which is effectively the eu's ability to strike out the city of london's ability to trade in the eu if britain does anything it doesn't like in terms of its regulatory system. it weaves control in the hands of the eu which would be damaging for the city of london. britain has begged for somet

michel barnier, the chief negotiator, has been in on this process from the start. our challenge will be to find common ground between the fundamental principles that define the eu and the ukip smacker position. the smiling enthusiasm of the new brexit secretary came in stark contrast. —— the uk's position. we have details ina the uk's position. we have details in a white paper, which you would have seen. i am looking forward to the negotiations and making sure we're in the best position to get the best deal. if the government is sta ble the best deal. if the government is stable enough to make a deal with brussels? the eu is not convinced of the british line that big progress is being made in negotiations. are you sure? we have presented several positions. britain was even facing resignations of ministers and state secretaries. now we have a new brexit secretary. which has caught the eu thinking that the possibility of the uk crashing out of the club without a deal has become a lot more likely. —— got the eu thinking. but what is this no deal brexit? all of

michel barnier questioned whether the plans for a common rulebook for goods were practical. earlier, theresa may urged the eu to evolve its position on brexit. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

i am striving every sinew with our department, with michel barnier, who i think is a man who wants to do a deal with us — tremendous pressures on his side — to get the best deal. but we've got to, i think it's only the responsible thing to do, to be prepared if those negotiations and the energy and ambition and pragmatism we are showing are not reciprocated. so that's the responsible thing to do, whether it's the allocation of money, preparation of our treaty relations, or hiring extra border staff. i think people need to know that actually we are ready, so that britain can thrive, whatever happens. the ambition and the pragmatism, we'll get a deal done in october. but while the government still claims no deal is still better than a bad deal, labour see it differently. no deal should not be an option and that's why we wanted a meaningful vote in parliament and why we called on the government, in the event of us voting down such a deal in parliament, that they would be required to look at renegotiating the deal. because a no deal would be absolutely catastrophic for industry. if th

michelle barnier. i'm going to go down here. let's welcome mr. michelle. >> good morning to all of you in this room and to everyone watching online. thank you very much. this is a challenging task, i can tell you . with the e.u. there are 37 states. we can begin and i regret this vote in the uk two years ago. but to respect it now we have done it in the best way possible. >> today i am finishing my visit in the u.s., where i wanted to make the european voice heard on brexit . just like in europe - know when i met in the u.s. this week would find any added value to the brexit. let me briefly tell you where we are in the and negotiations. we are at stakes we're looking to leave the e.u. at the end of march next year. this is true. our goal is to ensure an orderly withdrawal. here is the last treaty on which we are looking to work with. >> this was my team, draft number three t on the legal form. >> we have made good progress and have agreed to protect the city's involved on both sides. we want to keep the current right for employment and social rig

michel barnier questioned whether the plans for a common rulebook for goods were practical. earlier, theresa may urged the eu to "evolve" its position on brexit. the new health and social care secretary says he will look again at the current key a&e target of seeing patients within four hours