donald tusk will be known as mr no-deal brexit. the men are manoeuvring over what happens next in the set up of the withdrawal deal, the brexit deal between the uk and the eu because at the moment we have got a huge gap between boris johnson saying remove the irish border backstop and the eu saying we are knuckle to remove it unless you can show so it does the same thing. was to guarantee there's no hard border in ireland for the uk or the eu, sans point its maneuverings around the issue in the second thing is manoeuvring around a potential blame game, because most of the eu and uk now know and no—deal brexit on october the 31st is a realistic possibility and if that happens a lot of people and a lot of businesses and governments will be furious and disappointed, and fingers are going to be pointed, and borisjohnson is trying to manoeuvre and say if it happens is because the european union would not talk to us or budge, donald tusk is saying it's because the uk cannot offer us anything to replace the backstop with. and we will be

donald tusk also said the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement. meanwhile at the g7 summit, the prime minister says he'll urge president trump not to escalate a trade war with china. prince andrew says "at no stage" did he "see or suspect" any criminal behaviour that subsequently led to the arrest and conviction of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the record number of fires in the amazon forest. british airways is facing anger from thousands of passengers who've received emails to say their flights next month have been cancelled — because of strikes by pilots over pay. and england's batsmen are fighting to keep their ashes hopes alive at headingley, where they're chasing an unlikely target of 359 to win. good evening. boris johnson has hit back at donald tusk after the european council president said he hoped the prime minister wouldn't be remembered as "mr no deal". mr tusk was speaking in biarritz at the the g7 summit of world leaders. in response

trump, also he had a bit of spat with donald tusk today when donald tusk warned that mrjohnson did not wa nt to tusk warned that mrjohnson did not want to be remembered as the reader who left you with no deal. we will be discussing what they will be talking about in the papers in a few minutes' time. talking about in the papers in a few minutes' time. few places have experienced the effects of climate change as dramatically as the arctic. in finnmark, at the northernmost tip of norway, the warmer temperatures pose a challenge for indigenous saa—mi reindeer herders. but one solution — may make things even worse as our correspondent james cook has been finding out. a samie chief at the top of the world. neil herds reindeer like his ancestors before him. but now, the chief and his daughter are worried about the future, a copper mine which they say will disrupt their animals and damage the environment. translation: this is life changing. if this mine becomes a reality, that makes the chance of survival impossible. both economically and mentally. at my age, we can manage somehow, but th

tusk, we don't think borisjohnson when he meets donald tusk, we don't think boris johnson is when he meets donald tusk, we don't think borisjohnson is in a position to give the kind of detail which may reassure the europeans in the next 48 hours. it hasn't even formally started yet, but already, lots to go through. thank you forjoining us. well, as james was saying, the fate of the amazon rainforest is high on the g7‘s agenda. late last night — in the face of growing international pressure — the president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, ordered the country's armed forces to help tackle them. the fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. andy moore has the story. there have been angry protests outside brazilian embassies across south america. in mexico city... in santiago in chile... and in colombia, where indigenous people were among the demonstrators. translation: i feel very sad, because the earth is our mother and what is happening in brazil. the president of brazil needs to stop the fires. we live from the earth because she is the one who

the prime minister hits back at a warning from donald tusk ahead of the g7 summit that he risks forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit i still hope that prime minster johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no—deal. borisjohnson said in reply it would be the eu's donald tusk who will be known as "mr no—deal brexit" if he doesn't listen to uk demands. president trump and other world leaders have also arrived for the summit, which looks set to focus on trade. prince andrew has said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction" of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle a record number of wildfires raging in the amazon forest. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected, as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. it's not looking good for england's hopes of regaining the ashes in the third test at headingley. and click looks at trailblazing technology that's taking firefi

he has already been mentioned by donald tusk. donald tusk, president of the european council, who he will be meeting on sunday, has said that this is now the third by minister, the third british by minister they have had talks with about brexit. the absolutely want cooperate on an issue of no deal. that is the uk withdrawing without any kind of deal. he added that he hopes that mr johnson does not go down as mr no deal. he said he hopes the british prime minister would not be remembered as the prime minister who withdrew the uk without any kind of deal in place. you can see him speaking to reporters. let us take a listen and see if we can hear them at all. you want to see you want to preserve biodiversity. can there be any hope of a trade deal with brazil, brazil seems to be taking steps... we will do everything we can to support the brazilians, to... trade deal, at thisjuncture? are all sorts of people who will take any excuse at all to interfere with free trade. and i don't want to... you could just about hear some other words

already donald tusk of the european union has said, look, if that happens we will retaliate. the backdrop to this is that donald trump is far from happy about the trading relationship between europe and the us, the trading relationship between china and the us, it will be one of the big issues to play out across the summit. all of the european leaders toa summit. all of the european leaders to a lesser or greater extent have said that trump's approach to this trade war with china and nascent trade war with china and nascent trade war with europe is not helping the global economy. there are 13,000 security personnel in biarritz. they are aware of protest we have seen in france over the past few months. i can show you some pictures. there has been limited trouble. very limited trouble. we have seen some clashes between police and protesters and today we saw some yesterday as well. it has not been violence on the scale that some people expected. so going into the evening of day one of this three—day summit here in biarritz, day two is going to bring a focus on africa, among ot

a manual their welcoming first stop this evening, donald tusk. they have actually met each other already today. they had a meeting on the sidelines as they have seen each other, but for the next few minutes, this is their formal ceremony. the formal welcoming. so macron arrives just a few minutes ago. he was first to arrive, obviously as the host, and now this is the beginning of the procession of formal welcomes, formal photographs they are, that macron will be undertaking for the next few minutes. the location is in the south of france, the sun has been shining there all day, the weather is very pleasant. but the specific location is the esplanade lighthouse, chosen, obviously partly because of its picturesque, picturesque location. you can see they are being pointed out now, as i'm sure he will go through the various monuments in the area, the sea various monuments in the area, the sea and the skyline. but after this, the photo opportunities, then of course the tricky business of trying to get together and pull some international cooperation,

already donald tusk of the european union has said, look, if that happens we will retaliate. the backdrop to this is that donald trump is farfrom happy about the trading relationship between europe and the us, the trading relationship between china and the us, it will be one of the big issues to play out across the summit. all of the european leaders to a lesser or greater extent have said that trump's approach to this trade war with china and nascent trade war with europe is not helping the global economy. translation: tensions, particularly trade tensions are bad for everyone. we need to de—escalate and stabilise things to avoid the trade war that is starting to set in. data is going to bring a focus on africa among other things. five african leaders have been invited including the presidents of south africa and egypt. it will be interesting to see whether below this grand political drama of these big hitters of the political world coming together we will also get some firm policy commitments on education, on health care and on gender equality in africa. hundreds of new f

donald tusk also said the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement. i still hope that prime minster johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no—deal. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the record number of fires in the amazon forest. british airways is facing anger from thousands of passengers who've received emails to say their flights next month have been cancelled —— because of strikes by pilots over pay. and england's batsmen are fighting to keep their ashes hopes alive at headingley, where they're chasing an unlikely target of 359 to win. prince andrew has released a statement about his friendship with the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the first time the prince has spoken directly about his links since epstein took his own life in a new york prison cell earlier this month. prince andrew said "at no stage" did he "see or suspect" any criminal behaviour. epstein had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges when he killed himself. here's our royal correspondent n

donald tusk should remember that if he does not want to go down as mr no deal brexit. mrjohnson hopes he can depend on the american president for support. donald trump has said that brussels has not treated the uk well over brexit. tomorrow they will sit down together to discuss a post—brexit trade deal. so far so good. weather is perfect and the guests are fantastic eve ryo ne and the guests are fantastic everyone is getting along. we hope to accomplish a lot this weekend and i look forward to it. friendly words but they may not be able to disguise the serious differences between leaders here. hundreds of anti—capitalist and environmental campaigners have been staging protests against the g7 summit in the nearby town of bayonne. police used tear gas and water cannon to control the demonstrations after stones and bottles were thrown at officers. several people were detained. earlier, several thousand people staged a peaceful and authorised march across the border between france and spain. let's look at some other stories in brief. north korea's state media has rele

he's already at loggerheads with the outgoing european council president donald tusk, who said mrjohnson would not want to be remembered as mr no—deal. in a moment, more on trade and other issues. but first here's bbc‘s vicky young in biarritz. a warning — her report contains flashing images. landing for his first summit, and it could be a tense one. borisjohnson is determined to leave the eu but says britain won't be walking off the world stage. the prime minister wants to show he's got an important role to play and has strong views on global trade. i'm very worried about the way it's going, the growth of protections, of tariffs that we are seeing. the uk thrives mightily on being an open, outward—looking, free—trading nation. that's what we're going to be promoting because i think it's good for the world. there is a lot on the g7 agenda here in biarritz, but right now for borisjohnson nothing is more important than brexit. can he persuade eu leaders to give him a new brexit deal? that's something brussels has said it won't do, even though parliament rejected the withdrawal ag

the g7 summit in the french resort of biarritz is under way and borisjohnson has hit back at donald tusk after the european council president said he hoped the prime minister wouldn't be remembered as "mr no deal". in response, mrjohnson said mr tusk would earn the same title if he ignored the uk's demands. well, a little earlier this evening mrjohnson was greated in biarritz by the president of france — emmanuel macron and his wife bridget donald trump was also met by president macron — though he had already enjoyed a lunch with mr macron earlier on a seafront terrace. he told reporters: "so far, so good. "we'll accomplish a lot this weekend", adding that he had a special relationship with macron. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in biarritz — her report contains flashing images. landing for his first summit, and it could be a tense one. borisjohnson is determined to leave the eu but says britain won't be walking off the world stage. the prime minister wants to show he's got an important role to play and has strong views on global trade. i'm very worried about the

. -- donald tusk. the eu has a lwa ys brexit. -- donald tusk. the eu has always been open to cooperation, when david cameron wanted about brexit, when theresa may wanted to avoid a no—deal brexit and we will also be ready, now, told the serious talks with prime ministerjohnson. —— to hold a serious talks. the one thing i will not cooperate on as a no deal. —— is no deal. i still hope that by ministerjohnson will not like to go down in history as mr no deal. mr tusk said that he was happy to look at ideas as long as they were. . . to look at ideas as long as they were... and he said that he was ready as long as the uk was ready —— when the uk was ready. but actually, the eu on the issue of the irish border has been saying, show us what you have got for a long time now. the fundamentals, delivering brexit, which involves living the single market, leaving the consumers union and maintaining that there is no ha rd and maintaining that there is no hard border between the uk and the republic of

then we had all the g7 leaders along with donald tusk sitting round a table to ta ke donald tusk sitting round a table to take on grand issues like the state of the global economy and international security. we are starting to get more detail not on what is being discussed between borisjohnson what is being discussed between boris johnson and donald what is being discussed between borisjohnson and donald trump. first of all they talked about the prospect of a uk us trade deal. lots good new mood music, but we will need to see how that translates into the negotiations. we know they have talked about huawei, which the americans have provided security concerns about, and the of brexit came up. donald trump is very supportive of boris johnson, came up. donald trump is very supportive of borisjohnson, saying he has the right man for the job, supportive of borisjohnson, saying he has the right man for thejob, he doesn't need any advice from me. it took a couple of swipes at theresa may saying it was difficult talk trade previously because we were getting anything back. in union, he said the uk

let‘s start first of all with the tweet from donald tusk. the president of the european council who chairs the summit. he was the first recipient of a letter from borisjohnson first recipient of a letter from boris johnson last night. first recipient of a letter from borisjohnson last night. he sent a tweet in the last half an hour saying the backstop is an insurance to avoid a hardboard on the island of ireland. unless and until an alternative is found, those against the backdrop and not proposing realistic alternatives in fact support re—establishing a border. evenif support re—establishing a border. even if they do not admit it. he doesn‘t name boris johnson even if they do not admit it. he doesn‘t name borisjohnson in that tweet, but it‘s pretty clear he‘s referring to the prime minister and people who have the same view. first of all, suggesting they are wrong in their approach because it could lead to the re—establishment of a border between northern ireland and ireland, and also the bit which will annoy people in downing

the european council president, donald tusk said he was "willing to listen" to his ideas for brexit — as long as they were "realistic". 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young reports from biarritz. landing for his first summit, and it could be a tense one. borisjohnson is determined to leave the eu but says britain won't be walking off the world stage. the prime minister wants to show he's got an important role to play and has strong views on global trade. i'm very worried about the way it's going, the growth of protections, of tariffs that we are seeing. the uk thrives mightily on being an open, outward—looking, free—trading nation. that's what we're going to be promoting because i think it's good for the world. there is a lot on the g7 agenda here in biarritz, but right now for boris johnson nothing is more important than brexit. can he persuade eu leaders to give him a new brexit deal? that's something brussels has said it won't do, even though parliament rejected the withdrawal agreement that theresa may negotiated. so is this man likely to help the prime minister? don

this is donald tusk, a man who said there was a special place in hell for those who have put forward the idea brexit without a plan to do it safely. at the time, everyone really thought he was aiming that people like boris johnson. so there was some tension there yesterday, another spat where donald tusk said surely mrjohnson didn't want to go want to go down as mr no deal. what you can see is a preparation of the blame in case no deal happens and you can hear mrjohnson is saying, it is up to the eu. they know parliament has rejected the withdrawal agreement and the northern ireland backstop, it is completely unacceptable to the uk, it has been rejected three times and something will have to change. if they don't compromise, they will be blamed for no deal. that is not how the eu sees it. they think this is a uk problem and they have compromised on things, the backstop was a compromise for the eu, it was something the uk government wanted. but it was a different regime and prime minister. things have changed, but in the end someone will have to compromise. no one thinks there will be

donald tusk. let's take due to the scene live now in biarritz where president trump and president macron have been having lunch. they are posing for a photocall and i think can lessen in... we can fix the situation and we have a lot of contacts and i think we have to work very ha rd contacts and i think we have to work very hard because i think we surly same objective, first, being sure that doctor mac and a second, the stability... how to decrease it and fix the situation, in terms of trade, because i think if we manage to fix the situation, we will fix a great part of the world and this is very important part of our discussion. obviously, how to find new ways. . . discussion. obviously, how to find new ways... and i look at you, we especially need some renewal to our economy and we will probably decide to have new tax cuts, which is one of the ways to renounce... and thirdly we will discuss the digital and how to frame this new welding, lashed together and obviously, climate and environment. we

mrjohnson tells donald tusk the uk would be happy to accept, i've mentioned that one. the irish backstop is about the fact that if and when brexit happens, northern ireland will exit the eu along with the rest of the uk and ireland will remain very much part of it. if there is no arrangement in place then there is a risk that the hard border of some form is necessary but the eu and uk say that has to be avoided. they can't agree on how to do that. let's speak to nick eardley at westminster. there not something particularly new in this idea of technology and alternative arrangements. boris johnson's hold argument has been the backstop has to go, replace it with alternative arrangements based around technology and then you have around technology and then you have a deal which could get through the house of commons. one thing that is new in the letter is he is saying to europe, we understand alternative arrangements might not be enough, we understand you might want further assurances and we are prepared to look at that. it sounds a bit like a new sort of backstop, not the

the prime minister hits back at a warning from donald tusk ahead of the g7 summit that he risks forever being known as "mr no—deal" over brexit. i still hope that prime minister johnson will not like to go down in history as mr no deal. borisjohnson said in reply it would be the eu's donald tusk who will be known as "mr no—deal brexit" if he doesn't listen to uk demands. president trump and other world leaders have also arrived for the summit which looks set to focus on trade. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle a record number of fires raging in the amazon forest. police chiefs call an emergency meeting to discuss officer safety — in the wake of the killing of pc andrew harper last week. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month in a dispute over pay. now on bbc news, click. spencer kelly takes a look at the latest techniques in firefighting at the international fire training centre. this week, another chance to see our firefighting special when we tackle blazes fr

you just mentioned donald tusk, the european council president. he's been saying a whole host of things that were very sharply critical of the president. typically going into these g7s, you just don't hear the kind of language used that we heard from the european council president aimed at the president of the united states but you're hearing it at this g7 summit because the president has really rattled some nerves over here on the side of the atlantic. donned tusk was saying earlier today that trade wars, like the kind that the president is waging, those could lead to a global recession. yes, they do use diplomatic language from time to time, but it sound like as this is just opening up that those diplomatic niceties are being set to the side because there are some serious disagreements between the u.s. and these european partners in the g7. >> and macron is welcoming there the prime minister giuseppe conte. maybe the stand alone that the president hasn't insulted just ahead of this summit. so, sam, you know, these are the world's leading industr

dear donald begins boris johnson's letter to european council president donald tusk in a 4 page missive johnson describes how the so-called backstops solution for the irish border is undemocratic and infringes on britain's sovereignty and must therefore be removed from the withdrawal agreement the prime minister's made it clear that the withdrawal agreement because the backstops have been rejected 3 times something's got to change the alternative arrangements for me are afforded those all already being investigated and the promises made it clear if the e.u. is willing to be flexible on that one point then we got a really good chance of getting a deal through the house of commons the backstop is a last resort solution to keep the border between british northern ireland and e.u. member aren't open even after brags that many fear that civil conflict could flare up again if new border controls are implemented johnson is now calling for alternatives to the backstop without offering any concrete proposals this is drawn a cool response from the european commission very science began these nego

the prime minister insisted again today that it has to go and said donald tusk should remember that, if he doesn't want to go down as mr no deal brexit. mrjohnson hopes he can depend on the american president for support. donald trump has said that brussels hasn't treated the uk very well over brexit. tomorrow they will sit down together and discuss a post brexit trade deal. so far, so good. the weather is perfect. the guest list is fantastic. everybody is getting along and i think we will accomplish a lot this weekend and i look forward to it. friendly words, but they may not be able to disguise the serious differences between leaders here. vicky young, bbc news, biarritz. 0ur diplomatic corresondent james landale is in biarritz. james, there are serious differences aren't there? so how will borisjohnson navigate those when he meets donald trump tomorrow? well in recent weeks there has been something of a diplomatic bromance between them, frequent phone calls, lots of warm words about a trade deal sometime after brexit. i would expect a lot more of that tomorrow when they meet here.

borisjohnson said in reply it would be the eu's donald tusk who will be known as "mr no—deal brexit" if he doesn't listen to uk demands. president trump and other world leaders have also arrived for the summit, which looks set to focus on trade. prince andrew has said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction" of disgraced financierjeffrey

he'll also meet the european president donald tusk to talk about brexit and the prospect for avoiding a no deal exit. president macron wants to use the summit to restore what he calls "the spirit of multilateralism". to that end, he is looking for collective action by the international community to tackle the fires destroying the brazilian rainforest. but he's expected to struggle to bridge the growing divide between the us and europe of issues like climate change and trade. summits like these are supposed to be opportunities for world leaders to come together and agree common action on the world's problems. the risk is that the g7 once again becomes a moment for division, rather than unity. such is president macron‘s pessimism that he has already admitted that he will not even attempt to draft a final communique. such a text, he said, would be pointless. james landale, bbc news, in biarritz. the japanese prime minister has already landed in biarritz airport ahead of the g7 summit. shinzo abe will be joined by other leaders, who are arriving over the course of the day. meanwhile, pr

tusk and it was a tough response. i will not direct french wine. gentlemen that emanation for many reasons. and do you stand by france if the u.s. impose a star if. you will respond in kind the law think we need and we want this confrontation especially with our best ally the united states but of course. this is not our initiative this is trade and tariff struggle but we have to be ready also for this but scenario and we are ready james anything else of note from donald tusk and that sort of opening address which he gave. yeah he spoke on a number of other issues i think probably most notable was the situation in the amazon which has been added to the agenda by president michel who's so concerned donald tusk also said he was concerned but said he's seen a position change and president both scenario that he was now ready to fight the fires and to cooperate internationally also brics it because one of the leaders here is going to be doing something different from all the others and that's the new british prime minister

you are meeting donald tusk. will you say to his face that you will not hand over the billions of pounds that have already been agreed because my i think you know is that the reality is, if we come out without a deal, then clearly the 39 billion is, is, is part of that deal. are you willing to pay any of it? what i have said repeatedly is that we will have substantial sums from the 39 billion, a substantial residue... you are willing to pay some? 8 billion? a substantial residue to pay, whether to support oui’ residue to pay, whether to support ourfarming residue to pay, whether to support our farming businesses or all types of investments to get britain ready for the world beyond brexit. the other thing about the world beyond brexit that we don't talk enough about are the opportunities to do things differently, to regulate in a different way, to have free ports and do free trade deals. to put our country on a different path, a less bureaucratic path. we have been talking about growth and what is wrong with the

donald tusk was there, they have had a conversation and a meeting. boris johnson and donald tusk. not much seems to have come out of it. donald tusk seems frustrated but there has not been any offering of some new suggestions on how to deal with the backstop which borisjohnson has hinted he would have. of course. i think it is reasonable eu leaders arejust silly think it is reasonable eu leaders are just silly and wait—and—see mode. again, there are all the soundbites, what will the distinction be? boris johnson soundbites, what will the distinction be? borisjohnson has made a clear effort to say, listen, the current withdrawal agreement is dead. one of the messages he wanted to learn was that the divorce bill is upfor to learn was that the divorce bill is up for contention, he is not necessarily going to follow through with that £39 billion bill. obviously this perplexes european leaders, because they are saying, what is the alternative? what are you suggesting instead ? what is the alternative? what are you suggesting instead? what is interesting, i found, it you suggesting

the eu have been very critical about this today, and we had donald tusk, the president of the european council on twitter, and he said that borisjohnson‘s proposal would lead to the reintroduction of a border on the island of ireland and that he wasn't exactly being honest about that. there was a document circulated amongst the 27 other eu governments by the eu's brexit negotiators rebutting a lot of the prime minister's claims about the good friday agreement. the eu is sticking to its position that the backstop has to stay in the divorce treaty that will be signed before brexit day if there is to be a deal, and the joint search for alternatives to the backstop will only happen after that. chancellor angela merkel of germany said something similar today, and i imagine she will say something similar tomorrow to boris johnson face—to—face when he goes to berlin. i also imagine he would hear something similar from the french president in paris on thursday and from donald tusk when they meet at the g7 summit at the weekend. although there is somewhere where they will be less face—t

that‘s the essence of a letter that boris johnson has sent to donald tusk. he‘s got meetings coming up this week with both emmanuel macron in france and angela merkel in germany. quite a lot of toing and froing between london and various european capitals to come in the coming days but that is what he says to donald tuskin but that is what he says to donald tusk in this letter that has just been released. officials on the spanish island of gran canaria say a wildfire which began on saturday is now out of control. 9000 people have been forced to leave their homes, as strong winds fan the flames up to heights of more than 150 feet. planes and helicopters are supporting around 700 firefighters on the ground. however, high temperatures and the windy conditions are making it difficult to tackle the flames. let‘s talk more on this now with matthew hirtes who‘s an author for going local in gran canaria and joins us from his home in the capital, las palmas de gran canaria, via webcam now. give us a sense of how bad this is turning out to be. this is actually t

what of donald tusk and talking to him? donald tusk is probably taking a slightly harder line than others? but donald tusk is the president of the council, therefore he represents all those member states. although the negotiation was done with the commission, so i don't think that will be significantly different. it will be significantly different. it will be significantly different. it will be interesting to see whether brexit significantly features there, because it is a g7 meeting and there are many other issues on the agenda. how different do you think this government looks to the theresa may government? i know it's not a new government,? very different, and that has been the deliberate policy. what boris johnson that has been the deliberate policy. what borisjohnson wants to do is to differentiate himself clearly from theresa may, by taking a hard line and saying we need to remove the hard... he also wants to convince parliament that he has political energy to deliver what he wants. and do you still see a united eu at

letter to donald tusk. johnson describes how the so-called backstop solution for the irish border is undemocratic and infringes on britain's sovereignty and must therefore be removed from the withdrawal agreement. >> the prime minister has made it clear that the withdrawal because of the backstop has been rejected three times. something has got to change. the alternative arrangements for the irish border are already being investigated, and the prime minister has made it clear if the e eu is willing to be flexible on that one point, we've got a really good chance of getting a deal through the house of commons. >> the backstop is a last resort solution to keep the border between british northern ireland and eu member ireland open even after brexit. many fear civil conflict could flare up again if new border controls are implemented. johnson is calling for alternatives to the backstop without offering any concrete proposals. this has drawn a cool response from the european commission. >> he began his negotiati

the eu council president donald tusk has rejected borisjohnson‘s fresh demand for the irish backstop to be removed from any brexit deal. the backstop would keep the uk in the eu customs union — preventing the return of border checks between northern ireland and the irish republic. it comes as the government annouces that british government officials will no longer go to most eu meetings from the ist of september. in a statement, the department for exiting the eu says the decision to ‘unshackle' officials from these eu meetings is to enable them to better focus their talents on our immediate national priorities. the brexit secretary stephen barclay said officials will only go to meetings that really matter, reducing attendance by more than half and saving hundreds of hours. here's our political correspondent iain watson. no roadblocks any longer on the irish border, but how to maintain the free flow of goods after brexit has been a barrier to a deal with the eu. brussels and dublin want the government to agree to what's called the backstop, an arrangement that would avoid a hard b

while late on monday boris johnson delivered a 4 page letter to european council president donald tusk asking him to axe the irish border plan he called it inconsistent with the sovereignty of the u.k. donald tusk responded to the letter on twitter writing the backstop is an assurance to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland unless and until an alternative is found those against the backstop and not proposing realistic alternatives in fact support reestablishing a border even if they do not admit it so saying pretty clearly there that there is no room for negotiation but german chancellor i'm going to perhaps opening the door a crack or ditch the moment if we get a practical arrangement on how to preserve the good friday agreement on still defined the borders of the european single market we would no longer need the backstop so this this means we will think about practical solutions if you have the will to find solutions you can do so quickly the european union is ready to do that but we do not need to reopen the withdraw agreement that's a matter for the future relationship and

donald tusk also said the eu will not co—operate with leaving europe without an agreement. i still hope that prime minister johnson will not like to go down in history as mr no deal. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle a record number of fires raging in the amazon forest. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. ba says it's "extremely sorry" passengers have found difficulties trying to rearrange their flights. and now on bbc news, a look back at some of the highlights this week from the victoria derbyshire programme. hello and welcome. over the next half—hour, we'll show you some of the highlights from our programme over the last week. and we start on facebook, where thousands of women in groups across the country are naming and shaming the men they claim have abused them. prick advisor was set up to be a force for good — a social media group where women can warn other women about all sorts of negative behaviour by men, from chea

you are going to meet donald tusk. are you going to say to his face that you're not handing over the billions of pounds that have already been agreed? i think he knows that the reality is if we come out without a deal then clearly be 39 billion is part of that deal. how much are you willing to pay? what i said repeatedly is that we will have substantial sums from the 39 billion, a substantial residue of... you are willing to pay some. 8 million? a very substantial residue to pay whether it is to support our rural communities, farming businesses or types of investments to get britain ready for the world beyond brexit but the other thing about the world beyond brexit that we don't talk enough about the opportunity to do things differently. to regulate in a differently. to regulate in a different way, to have freeport, to be free trade deals, to put our country on a different path, have less bureaucratic power. we have just talking about growth, what is wrong with the global economy, so much of it is to do with overregula

the eu have been very critical about this today, and we had donald tusk, the president of the european council on twitter, and he said that boris johnson's council on twitter, and he said that borisjohnson‘s proposal would lead to the reintroduction of a border on the island of ireland and that he was not exactly being honest about that. there was a document circulated amongst the 27 other eu governments rebutting a lot of the prime minister's claims about the good friday agreement. the eu is sticking to its position that the backstop has to stay in the divorce treaty that will be signed before brexit day if there is to be a deal and thejoint brexit day if there is to be a deal and the joint search for alternatives to the backstop will only happen after that. angela merkel of germany said something similar today, and i merkel of germany said something similartoday, and i imagine she will say something similar tomorrow to borisjohnson will say something similar tomorrow to boris johnson face—to—face when he goes to berlin. i also imagine he would hear something similarfrom the fre

eu council president donald tusk has rejected boris johnson's fresh demand for the irish backstop to be removed from any brexit deal. the backstop would keep the uk in the eu customs union — preventing the return of border checks between northern ireland and the irish republic. here's our political correspondent iain watson. no roadblocks any longer on the irish border, but how to maintain the flow of goods after brexit has been a barrier to a deal with the eu. brussels and dublin want the government to agree to what's called the backstop, an arrangement that would avoid a hard border in ireland by keeping the entire uk closely in step with many eu regulations until a new trade deal is agreed. in his letter to the eu the prime minister made it clear this was unacceptable. what the prime minister is asking the eu to do is look at reality. the withdrawal agreement because of the backstop has been rejected by the house of commons three times and it has been very clear that that is the sticking point but without that there is a good chance of getting a deal through the house and that i

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joining the state leaders was donald tusk. outgoing presidents of the european council still very much working on britain's departure from the eu. one thing i will not co—operate on is no deal. and i still hope that prime ministerjohnson would not like to go down in history as mr no—deal. the uk prime minister's says the responsibility lies with mr tusk. reports suggest that the uk may not pay its full withdrawal bill and £39 billion if it doesn't get a deal. first though, mrjohnson will hold a bilateral meeting with donald trump, the us president is a brexit supporter, but they don't see eye—to—eye on everything, including trade wars. i am very worried about the way it's going, the growth of protection, tariffs that we're seeing, the uk thrives mightily on being open, outward loking, free—trading nation, that's what we're goingto eb promoting because it's good for the world. the two allies will meet for breakfast. on their menu, just what might go in to a uk—us trade deal, the chinese trade dispute and iranian sa

borisjohnson has been warned against forever being known as "mr no deal" over brexit by donald tusk, as world leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz. meanwhile, the prime minister will urge president trump not to escalate a trade war with china when they meet at the summit. brazil's president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the record number of fires in the amazon forest. british airways apologises after admitting that some e—mails sent to passengers telling them theirflights had been cancelled because of a pilots‘ strike were sent in error. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, who's the chief political commentator at the independent, and the broadcaster penny smith. many of tomorrow's papers are already in, with g7 summit in biarritz dominating the front pages. the mail on sunday says borisjohnson is expected to tell eu leaders at the summit that under a no—deal brexit, britain doesn't have to pay £30 billion of the so—called divorce bill. the sunday ti