agreement that britain reaches with the you must be in the interests of u.k. industry must be in the interest of the u.k. economy it is simply unacceptable for the conservatives to approach the negotiations with brussels with a jingoistic attitude because that's what many of them that's why many of them to slightly it's a matter of jingoism and people like bush johnson and liam fox these people are millionaires they don't care if it doesn't work for the u.k. economy but jeremy if he becomes prime minister. of the next general election or if the agreement with the pay doesn't work out for the tories jeremy will be a very very tough negotiator and he will ensure the best deal for the british economy the amounts with chinese indian and japanese diplomats who tell me that britain is a bridge for them to really explore they good in say year about pain tyrus and they say you find bridge isn't there anymore what is the point of there being japanese factories for example in the north of england they would simply relocate them to europe that is something that jeremy un

britain was never for that. britain is on its way out to the exit. this seems to be the franco—german vision of where to take the european union. well, i think this has been a catharsis moment. i think the brexit was a catharsis moment, but equally so the trump election and equally so the united states leaving the paris climate agreement. i think these are all defining moments and it comes at a moment where there is some new leadership standing up in europe. i believe that the european project is much stronger than some people thought it was. do we need more europe? yes. have you seen the opinion polls? 0pinion polls across europe ask people, do you want new treaties, more integration, more federal europe? and in belgium, france, germany, hungary, italy, poland, spain, many other countries, the answer is, at the moment, overwhelmingly no. well, let's see how you ask the question. if we look at what are the big themes in the world today — climate change, fighting terror, handling migration. everyone knows that there is no single country in itself

for britain. give me your backing and i will deliver for britain. thank you. thank you. theresa may on the final rally of her campaign here in birmingham. talking to an audience, but looks to be several hundred supporters. but returning to those core themes of the campaign, called around 50 days ago now, basically she's the only person she says who can negotiate the right deal when it comes to brexit. also highlighting some of the other campaign issues that have been slightly blown off course in the past few weeks by the dreadful terror attacks and other problems about the so—called dementia tax. for example talking about national productivity investment funds, housing, building social housing and then being able to buy that after a period of ten or 15 years. so that is the final rally in birmingham for theresa may. well the ukip eder paul nuttall has spent his final day of campaigning on the east coast of england. they want brexit to be completed without handing over any cash while cutting net

the eu is desperate for britain to stay. who do you speak to in the eu who tells you they are desperate? every signal they make, please come back! this week, michel barnier was expressing frustration, and was saying effectively, hurry up and get on with it. they are desperate because the eu is crumbling, financially, it is finished. actually, the eu is stronger than it was a few months ago. they eurozone is growing, and britain is not growing... it's growing because they are pumping 80 billion every month into the markets. the ecb, if it stops the quantitative easing... this is fake news! don't take us down that route! as we approach the beginning of these talks, one way or another, what do you pick up on? annalisa talks about chaos—on—thames, what do you pick up on in terms of, if we have a leadership election later this year, if the conservative party changes its leader, if we have a new british prime minister, does that play into this? what do people in europe say about this? i can only speak for people in germany. th

britain was never followed. foreign policy, heavily integrated. britain was neverfollowed. britain was on its way out to the accident. this seems to be the franco—german vision of where to take the european union. i think this is their catharsis moment. brexit was a catharsis moment. brexit was a catharsis moment. brexit was a catharsis moment. but equally so the election donald trump, and the united states lead in the paris climate agreement. i think these are all defining moment. and it comes at all defining moment. and it comes at a moment where there is a new leadership standing up in europe. i believe that the european project is much stronger than some people thought it was. we need more europe? yes. to tackle... but have you seen the opinion polls? these polls have asked people if they want more treaties, more europe, and in germany, france, the holland, spain, and others, the response is, overwhelmingly, no. let's see how you asked the question. if you look at whether the —— if you look at the big themes of the world today. climate change. terror. handling mig

, give me the authority to speak for britain, strengthen my hand while i am fighting for britain. if you give me your backing, i will deliver for britain. thank you. applause. studio: theresa may talking to party activists in yorkshire with her message at the start of this final week of the general election campaign. five days to go and a stark reminder to her party, if i lose six seats my government loses its majority, she said, in other words, get the vote out in the next few days. she will take questions now from party members. from the press. reporter: you said you have no plans to raise income tax, are you saying categorically you will not raise income tax? our position on tax hasn't changed, we set it out in the ma nifesto. hasn't changed, we set it out in the manifesto. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it's the conservative party that it's the conservative party that always has been and is and a lwa ys that always has been and is and always will be a low tax party. it's our firm always will be a low tax party. it's ourfirm intention to reduce a

embattled britain we're in london with the latest on the cyber attack brix it and troubles for prime minister bay on this edition of. politicking on larry king we're broadcasting from london if there is any political scene that can compete with the trump show in washington d.c. in swat here in great britain parliament recently suffered a sustained cyber attack the investigations in the early stages but russia has been cited as the culprit the home secretary ones antiterrorist sources are stretched very tight and prime minister to reserve may struggles to leave word to some callers on the government what's the latest and where does it all go from here we'll get insight from tomic taig chief you gave political correspondent for politico he previously worked at the mail online and the independent on sunday thanks for being with us and having me there was a recent cyber attack on email accounts belonging to members of the british parliament the investigations in the early stages what do we know. we don't know very much to be honest but everyone is sight seeing russia as you would expect

france and britain: a tale of two political worlds. the french president triumphed in the first round of parliamentary elections despite or because of the newcomer status of his party. it looks set to win the majority in the second round of elections this weekend. a different picture in the u.k. where theresa may hoped up herns will sure majority. tough negotiations on britain's withdraw from the eu get underway gett. our europe's fortunes looking up? it is a pleasure to welcome emmanuelle chaze, a correspondent for radio france international and she says that the party hegemony is reshaping the political landscape. but, theresa may's alliance will affect brexit negotiations. , pleasure to welcome jon worth a consultant for eu institutions and also a blogger. he says that the eu turned a corner with emmanuel macron's victory in germany stability but the uncertainty caused by the u.k. is very serious. and we are happy to have malte lehming back on the program, the editor of tagesspiegel in berlin . he says nationalism and populism are n

and britain basically the same in this talks well i would do so i mean the e.u. sells formal to us and we sell to the e.u. so it's manufacturers or is exporters generally have a greater incentive to smooth exit than even the bushies have but obviously on both sides there's no advantage for either side to have a rough and tumble of tariffs and various other things and a smooth transition as well both sides need bracks it might jeopardize an open border between the two islands and that isn't going to sit well with the northern irish who are used to having access to their kid in the south so both london and brussels said they don't want to have a hard border back but one having it open leave a huge back door into the u.k. once it leaves to e.u. and regains control over its borders which was one of the main reasons for bracks it. well i think both sides of the border is a special case they're working very hard to come up with a solution number of possible solutions being put forward i think because again it's so much in the interests of the republican bought into as

but it must be done in a way that works for britain. and i'm confident we can do a brexit deal that puts jobs and prosperity first. that keeps our markets for goods and services and capital open, that achieves early agreement on transitional arrangements to avoid unnecessary disruption and dangerous cliff edges. what really struck me about philip hammond's speech at the mansion house was the stark change in tone. he talked aboutjobs and prosperity in contrast to theresa may before the general election. she was much more focused on immigration and on sovereignty. the message from the public before and during the referendum campaign was clear. brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to britain from europe and that is what we will deliver. next—door neighbours but different approaches. mrs may wants to cut immigration to the tens of thousands. the chancellor is keen to promote immigration as good for the economy, a view shared by political rivals. we've said jobs and the economy must be the priority. at his mansion hous

coo the eu is desperate for britain to stay on. who do you talk to in the eu that tells you they are desperate. give me one name? every s signal they make, oh, desperate. give me one name? every s signalthey make, oh, please desperate. give me one name? every s signal they make, oh, please come back. we're saying effectively hurry up back. we're saying effectively hurry up and get on with it. the eu is crumbling, financially it's finished. the eu is stronger than it was a few months ago. britain is not growing. they are pumping 80 million every month into the markets. if it stops the quantitative easing, it is finished. don't take us down that route. a thought, as we approach the beginning of these talks, one way or another, whatever we think everybody thinks about them, you talked about chaos on thames, what do you pick up on in terms of if we have a leadership election later on this year, if the conservative party changes its leader, ie if we have a new british prime minister — does that play into this? what do people in europe

-- britain approaches times of stress. host: go ahead, melissa. caller: i have a couple of comments. apparently, in line with the mayor of london, i think the approach is not going to be as effective as it could be more stated differently. i hear the same sentiment and united states, where people say, this is extremism, and it is a perversion of islam, and that is true. the greater problem is extremism as a whole. muslims are not the only people creating acts of violence for their ideologies about the world. extremism,ristian and perhaps approaching it that way would be more beneficial and more effective. attacking the mythology itself, attacking the detachment from reality itself, it may be a little preemptive and at some points, we need to attack the roots of the issue. top,ad of just what is on freaking out is not very helpful. host: we'll get a response. good: i think she makes a point. one of the operative aspects of theresa may's suggestions and the way things were change in terms of increasing the protective custody

we see britain as wea ker seeing stronger. we see britain as weaker on multiple levels. i think thatis weaker on multiple levels. i think that is played in peoples minds is not the reality having negotiation with happened. what did you think of the guests? a walking stick for david geysers, made in the part of france. in return, mr davies gave him a book about an expedition to the himalayas. perhaps the walking stick can be used in a more forceful fashion its negotiations get to uncharted territory to use. it is a fascinating because she did look like she was bestriding the world like she was bestriding the world like a colossus before everyone predicted the victory and all the stea m predicted the victory and all the steam has gone out. notjust the stea m for steam has gone out. notjust the steam for her personally but this whole project of what is brexit. the polls are now showing that people do not want a hard brexit, they wanted economics first brexit. what is that? how do they get it? what you have to give up to get a soft brexit? all of a sudden the benefits of sta

due decay to the european court of justice not if britain's coming out it's and becoming a sovereign independent country over the counter be allowed from our point of view well let people be forced to be uprooted it should london and brussels fail to find common ground on this for instance will the british retirees be forced to come back home from sunny spain to fog in britain i have no idea i don't think that's going to happen i think the spanish have already said that the happy to keep the british pensioners in spain as long as we give brilliance to spanish people working in the u.k. . again this is a slight possibility they may complicate all this because of gibraltar but if the sensible love won't happen so at this point brussels is sending signals it may accept as soft cracks it which implies retaining closer here k e u tyson braden remaining in the european customs union at the same time you negotiators are warning that britain has to pay what they call an have to bill if they want this kind of scenario to feel where it is in effect being blackmailed during these talks . i do s

a country that takes the decisions that matter to britain here in britain. we will be able to control our own borders, ensuring we continue to attract the brightest and the best to work or study in this country. but ensuring we have control over that process, so it is managed properly and that our immigration system genuinely serves the national interest. because while controlled immigration can bring great benefits, filling skill shortages, delivering public services and making british businesses the world beaters they often are, when the numbers get too high, it is difficult to build a cohesive society and united country. we will be able to control our own money. no longer paying huge sums to the european union every year. but spending that money on our priorities here at home. things like the new shared prosperity fund, we will put in place. replacing ineffective and restrictive eu structural funds with a new uk based scheme, whose sole purpose will be to reduce the inequalities that exist within and between the four nations of our united kingdom. we will

and build a britain that is stronger, fairerand build a britain that is stronger, fairer and more prosperous than today. in or out, the world waits to see if america will honour its commitments to the paris climate change agreement. former fbi directorjames comey, who was fired by president trump, is to testify to the intelligence committee on the administrations links with russia. the boss of british airways's parent company has defended the recent handling of the computer failure that left passengers stranded all over the world. than 10,000 fake applications have been made for the tickets for the tribute concerts set aside for those caught up in a majesty attack. now time for a look at the sports news. here's mike bushell. hello, it should be a cracking finish to the england— bangladesh match, at the oval, on the evidence so far nothing can be taken for granted against bangladesh. that's right, mike, absolutely, bangladesh posting a very impressive score in their opening innings of 305—6. tamim iqbal, the opener, did the damage. an impressive 129 from him, his ninth odi score for bangl

so britain needs a labour government. instead of putting our economy first, the conservatives‘ reckless approach has left us isolated. increasing the chances are britain crashing out of the eu without a deal, which would be the worst possible outcome for this country. britain is leaving the eu. but let‘s be clear. there is no such thing as no deal. if we leave that a positive agreement because we had needlessly alienate everyone, we still have to trade with the eu. we will have to have terms of that trade and very bad ones at that. theresa may says no deal is better than a bad deal. let‘s be clear, no deal is in fact a bad deal. it is the worst of all deals. applause. because it would leave us with world trade organisation tariffs and restrictions instead of the access the european markets we need. that would mean slapping tariffs on the goods we export, an extra 10% on cars, with the risk that key manufacturers would leave for the european mainland, taking skilled jobs with them. in sector after sector, no deal wou

laws and borders made and managed by britain alone. the setting never seems to change but laws passed and stored here for decades and built to follow the rules of the eu club must go. now a government weakened by the election is reaching out to other parties and across the country before scrapping the law that took britain in an planning a future outside. the law that took britain in an planning a future outsideli the law that took britain in an planning a future outside. i think it will be tough but on the other hand there is a consensus across parties that we are leaving the european union, and they will be discussion about exactly what that means, so discussion about exactly what that means, so what we have to discuss is how we can achieve consensus on the actual rules that engage, and there's a lot of rules to get through. a clutch of eight bills set up through. a clutch of eight bills set up the legal framework for brexit. the repeal bill ends the authority for eu law so parliament can replace it. the fisheries bill takes back con

what britain does is only of interest to britain. in terms of that, we have seen that she has had a shambolic campaign. she is now drastically weakened her own authority and she now has two sets of people, well, three sets. she has the dup on the one hand, she has hard—core right—wing brexit supporters, and she also has a liberal remain faction like nicky morgan. and the problem is before she struggled to get legislation through — do you remember national insurance when she tried to do a u—turn on that but she did not have a majority? how is she going to get anything through when she has three completely different factions? i will give you all one last word. how long has theresa may got? at least until the finalisation of the first negotiations on brexit. a year. maybe a year. she has no authority. she will not last until the end of this year. thank you all very much. a real pleasure to have you here. what a fascinating week in politics. we will be back with more next week. hello, there. showers overnight continue into the mo

a time of change for britain, particularly with regard to brexit. the rest of europe will be watching with bated breath. >> what is next is a big question. britt is an -- sarah: eu leaders are urging theresa may to push ahead with the negotiations, saying there is no time to lose. >> there are likely to be tough talks involving huge sums of money. after the snap election in the u.k., it's unclear who will be coming to the heart of europe and when. one of the first politicians to express his views. we're ready for negotiations. we can start tomorrow. we've been waiting for britain's entry into the talks for almost a year. i hope the results of this will have no impact on our negotiation schedule. luxembourg's foreign minister has warned that britain may now be even less willing to compromise. theresa may will be even more dependent on those who want a hard brexit and that won't make it any easier for the eu. for germany's foreign minister, the result sends a signal to the next british government. i think the message to take away is that people want a

and get the best deal for britain and get the best deal for britain and get the best deal as we leave the european union? secondly, ithink best deal as we leave the european union? secondly, i think there best deal as we leave the european union? secondly, ithink there is best deal as we leave the european union? secondly, i think there is a simple question, which is who has the world but crucially also the plan tojust the world but crucially also the plan to just get on with the job and deliver brexit. those brexit negotiations will start in 11 days after election day, so whoever is elected as prime minister has got to be ready to hit the ground running and get into those negotiations. there will be no delay in, no stalling, no waiting around for a long time. you have got to be in there and able to start those negotiations. and then the third thing i would say is there is to to simple reality, which is that if i lose just six seats, then my government loses its majority, and asi government loses its majority, and as i say, that would risk putting jeremy corbyn into number 10 downing

, but worse than that would be a deal would damage britain in the which would damage britain in the long—term. so, he is very much focused upon trying to get some kind of deal that means we have a slow, rather than a cliff edge, meaning some interim dealfor britain. we have heard from the shadow brexit secretary today on the andrew marr show. with labour you get inflicting views, really, on whether or not they think the single market should be in or out. labour's official position is that we are out of the single market, but keir starmer was talking about access, so a lot of people are wondering about whether that means they want us out of the customs union or inside. keir starmer try to give some kind of clarity on that, talking about what labour would want would be a deal that would mean we still had the kind of access that we currently have, but not formally inside the actual single market. he was very clear that he thinks that, considering the election we have just had, and the situation the government is in at the moment, and the approach it has taken with the eu, he thinks it has been q

do you feel a deep sense of incoherence and uncertainty in britain? there is. because the vote brexit was originally 52—48 in favour of leaving the eu. 48 for remain. and for those who wanted to leave, they were really a variety of different views as to what people wanted. some had a nostalgic view of things in the past in the 1950s and 1960s —— some had a nostalgic view of things in the past in the 1950s and 1960s when globalisation was not getting on their way. others said the eu was far too protective. we are better off outside of it to recover productivity. others focused on the issues of migration. that was clearly an issue for many people in the uk. in many ways, the vote for brexit was a vote against something, against the eu. without being clear of what it was. it is that split that has made life so difficult for politicians across the political spectrum over the last few months. when we talk about the split across the political spectrum, we must remember that the conservative party under theresa may got 43% of the vote, but 40% of the vote went t

he made it a more optimistic sunny picture of life for britain after brexit. and i think that is what she left people here wanting to feel. talking too about, trying to make britain a fairer country. that was the message. it was quite brief. it was the last rally of the campaign. but her speech didn't last more than ten minutes. thank you very much. that is ben wright who has been following the prime minister. now the election has been dominated by security issues after the terror attacks in london and manchester. today it is final day of campaigning has seen party leaders returning to their core messages. foi’ party leaders returning to their core messages. for the conservatives, brexit and the economy and for the labour party the nhs and schools. my colleague has been looking at each of the main parties' commitments in the economy, health and housing. have you made up your mind? here is a guide to the policies the parties are setting out. first the economy, it is always the economy stupid. maybe not this time. the conservatives say they will balance the bu

then there's ireland, which will have the eu's only land border with britain. checkpoints with northern ireland were scrapped at the end of the troubles almost 20 years ago. it's worried a "hard" border will hurt trade. finally, a big issue of course for all the countries: the future of the 3.6 million eu citizens living in the uk as of last year. if affects some more than others of course — a million of those are from poland. uk prime minister theresa may is expected to set out her plans on their status at the summit. following the queens speech in parliament on wednesday, she struck a conciliatory tone. but labour leaderjeremy corbin pressed her again over the issue. mr speaker, this queen's speech is about recognising grasping the opportunities for every community in oui’ opportunities for every community in our country, to benefit as we leave the european union. it is about delivering the will of the british people with a brexit deal that would parts of our united kingdom, and that commends the greatest possible public support. it is about building a ne

britain. strength in my hand as i fight for britain. give me your backing, and i will deliver up for britain. —— give me your backing, and i will deliverfor britain. jeremy corbyn told his supporters that a labour government would end austerity — and spend more on public services. five more years of tory cuts longer waiting lists underfunded schools in many parts of the country and hope under labour.

britain, but it was not effective. so it was much easier for british and french to get across the atlantic than german ships. he was saying any belligerent could buy these goods from the united states. frankly, delano roosevelt allowed britain and france to buy a american ships so they could transport the stuff if they did not have enough ships of their own. his argument for this was that it was keeping the war away from the united states. the problem is that in the spring of 1940, his calculation almost seemed to collapse when france suddenly capitulated to germany in june of 1940. in may of 1940, germany launched a huge offensive against western europe and the french crumbled before it. on the very day that germany launched this attack, may 10, 1940, winston churchill became the british prime minister. the two events were not really connected. they seem to be connected, but they were not. the decision had been made the day before. still, churchill became prime minister. it seemed like a perfect example of the hour be

there are economic interest in 27, in theire eu relationship with europe -- with britain. london,e exporters with there are service companies that depend on relationships with london and there is a deal to be had which makes it so the economies of britain and the eu don't suffer too badly, but it will be some time before we see what that deal might be. host: our guest has represented the u.s. in london and baghdad, the former executive vice president of the clinton bush haiti fund. charley reese, now with the rand corporation. our phone lines are open. (202)-748-8001 for republicans, (202)-748-8000 for democrats. we have a line for independents. steve from jacksonville, illinois. republican. caller: that last caller, it was a good call and a good question. how do you feel about the mayor being sworn in on the koran and the other things? it does not make sense. it is a big democratic line. they have been feeding it to the same -- for the people for so long. they want everyone to depend on the government. that's -- the guy that swore in on the koran is saying everything is f

give me the authority to speak for britain, strengthen my hand when i fight for britain, and, with your backing, i will deliver for britain. thank you. thank you very much. very good to see you. the theresa may there campaigning in west yorkshire. speaking to a lot of young people there at that election rally. and reiterating some of the stump speeches she has talked about in the last few weeks of the campaign. she said if you want a leader who will deliver strong and sta ble leader who will deliver strong and stable leadership, then that would be the conservatives. she talked about brexit, reiterating that the talks on brexit actually start just 11 days after the election. and she talked about the security situation, of course, following saturday's terror attacks, and said that the conservatives and her party have a plan and the government has a plan to deal with the terrorists, and to deal with security problems there. we are actually hoping to talk to our political correspondent, ben wright, who is following the prime minister, at some point, to get some of his analysis on this. i th

in britain is a sense of the desire to have an a la carte menu. you can pick this and that the other. within the eu there are rules. rules about the freedom of all of these things. within the scope of those rules it makes it very difficult simultaneously to have full control of immigration and bea have full control of immigration and be a member of either the single market or the european economic area. so when you look at it you think the choice is britain wants to make other choices that are available to it from the eu. they may be contradictory. you've just come from the us where you have witnessed as we all have on our tv screens donald trump's impact on america. all the legal issues, the russian issues, let's just america. all the legal issues, the russian issues, let'sjust talk about trump and economics. his message is one of america's first and that embrace of the idea of protectionism when necessary for americanjobs, the protectionism when necessary for american jobs, the building protectionism when necessary for americanjobs, the building

evelyn thought britain would stay in europe. -- everyone thought britain would stay in your. -- europe. now there is a feeling of uncertainty. the situation here in terms of health care and patience is a very complex one. people are worried about losing that health care. there already seeing the value of their savings plummet. a lot of them are very worried -- and a lot are older and are worried about their health care, losing their health care. in some instances we have heard tales from places like new york where people have -- british people he got to the hospital and you d't haveealth care that's not true, but it goes to sh there is a lot of confusion about it. we didn't think this would happen. a lot of people cannot vote because of the 15 year rule here. i went to bed as a european union that -- european that ght and woke up and ex-pat. that is a huge shock to myself and a lot of people who base insults he. i may have to go back and get spanish qualifications for working in spain. i may have to reregister. i may have to come out of the country every 90 days like my american friend

britain as for reciprocation, it falls short. so it's like our strong and stable government, in the end, she is weak and unstable. her fair and serious offer, it's nothing like fair and serious. it does not bode very well for the rest. steve, was it as bad as all that? yeah. right, 0k. it is very interesting when theresa may triggered article 50, it was portrayed in parts of the media as an act of steely leadership, comparable to margaret thatcher at her peak and so on. when, in reality, what she was doing was triggering a sequence where she was passing control of the manner of brexit to the rest of european union. that is the dynamic as outlined in lisbon treaty of which article 50 is a part. she can come to summits and it's not her weakened position here in the uk, and it is very weak, that has brought this about. it is the dynamic of brexit as defined by article 50. even if she had arrived with a mandate bolstered... if she had won a majority by 200, it would still have happened. she went to the council, said look, here's an i