the eu then as close as possible to the eu. if labour comes along and says we think we need to negotiate a brexit deal anyway and put it to another referendum, we would be in favour of a much softer brexit, much closer to the single market and so on. i think eu leaders will say ok. the fact they have said they will not reopen, they have a lwa ys they will not reopen, they have always said they will not reopen. i will keep this brief but i will illustrate it. at school i had to wear a school uniform and we hated it. we always wanted to get rid of school uniform. there is a uniform is so you can rebel against something quite minimal as minimal as well as having lots of freedoms. if the uk says it will not open the bejewelled agreement and it does then they have broken their word. on then they have broken their word. on the substance so far they had not given away that much. -- their withdrawal agreement. this is why i cannot wait for the labour ma nifesto, cannot wait for the labour manifesto, when it comes out that the details o

the eu in the fta. the eu knows full well that this would be toxic publicly for the prime minister to sign away sovereignty like that and that is just one of many many reasons i wrote a twitch or threat of 21 points and i know that goes against twitter wall today as to why that is one of the many reasons... we don't talk on brexitcast this much these days because we all had to get it out on twitter! absolutely, i held myself back as to why these trade negotiations are likely to drag on past december 2020. but all the bets here are that unfortunately, the eu things as far as businesses are concerned in the uk and the eu who so concerned in the uk and the eu who so want to see calm and want some certainty after all of the uncertainty of brexit, the eu is convinced this is not going to end after the selection whether labour has some kind of government and works towards renegotiations and thena works towards renegotiations and then a second referendum or if the tories are able to have their own government,

and negotiated again with the eu. it would be... u nless again with the eu. it would be... unless boris johnson said again with the eu. it would be... unless borisjohnson said i will undo the deal that ijust knew that ifigo undo the deal that ijust knew that if i go back to brussels with arlene foster, i think that would be pretty tricky and there's a lot of that feeling there too but never say neverin feeling there too but never say never in this process. never say never in this process. never say never to anything at all, never say never to anything at all, never say never to anything at all, never say never to sweep... donald tusk, he did a big speech last night which was his last set piece speech before he leaves the europa building in brussels at the end of this month. things only become irreversible and people start to think so. so the only words that come to my mind is almost like she knew it we are starting the podcast with. will not sing don't give up but donald tusk had seen that he had sort of given up had seen that he had sort of given up hope and he also went o

he said the eu blinked. we have found elements of agreement leading to exactly the same result as the initially planned backstop. i am not answering if borisjohnson is right or you are right but we have a deal and a treaty. so northern ireland is effectively in the customs union even though legally it isn't? that is your description and it is not wrong. is it since the referendum vote and up until this point you have dealt with three uk prime ministers, david cameron, to may and now boris johnson. were they easy to work with on a difficult subject? could you come up with an adjective for each one of them and how you worked with them? i have known in my long career different british prime ministers. i was starting with tony blair in 97 and thenjohn major and then david cameron, theresa may and borisjohnson, all of them they are to some extent, although nobody believes that, good friends because all of them, mainly theresa may and boris johnson, they were giving me the impression that they were trying to do th

be dragged out of the eu against their will, 1 million scots wa nted eu against their will, 1 million scots wanted to leave.|j eu against their will, 1 million scots wanted to leave. i find that a bizarre perversion of democracy. you are comparing referendum result and the general election result, and there are turnout figures to take into account. 1 million people, you said, voted to leave, but that's a much smaller of people in scotland who voted to remain. there was a majority, not a narrow majority in scotland, with the highest remain votes of any part of. nobody is suggesting we ignore the reasons why people voted to leave, but, nevertheless, the majority of scotla nd nevertheless, the majority of scotland is that we want to remain in the eu. it would be odd if the first minister of scotland wasn't trying to progress that clear majority view. but don't you think there is an issue at stake here about undoing what has gone before, whether that is the previous independence referendum, or the brexit referendum? in a democracy people have the right to change their minds, circumstances

them as well as with eu partners. craig, thank you. we can go to portishead and speak to annette. the prime minister was there yesterday. i was in weston—super—mare, very close. there yesterday. i was in weston-super-mare, very close. you should have come to portishead, it's much nicer! i was at a fish and chip shopin much nicer! i was at a fish and chip shop in weston—super—mare, i was at papa's. i was told it was the best in weston—super—mare. papa's. i was told it was the best in weston-super-mare. it was all over social media, you were having two lunches. my conservative election candidate has failed my town of portishead, which is the second largest town in the county. but i support your tory attempts to ta ke but i support your tory attempts to take us out of europe. what should i do on election day? i hope very much you will support us. what we are doing is taking the country forward. we have a great, great programme, a vision for the country, but we need to get brexit done and get it done by januar

the eu. every household in britain bought an average 5a bags for life last year. environmental campaigners say they should be much more expensive, to curb plastic use. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. we will have the news that uk athletics have commissioned an independent review into its dealings with alberto salazar, who was banned forfour with alberto salazar, who was banned for four years with alberto salazar, who was banned forfour years for doping allegations. thanks, katie. also, the weather with thomasz shafernaker. at the moment, it is grey and rainy. but we can all look forward to some sunshine over the weekend. thanks, thomasz. also coming up. we have a special report about the damage being done to the black sea — long used as a dumping ground for plastic and chemical waste. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. neither the conservatives nor labour are being honest about spending, in the run—up to next month's election — according to the inde

but also that our friends in the eu but also that our friends in the eu but also that our friends in the eu have a very considerable trade balance surplus with us in goods of £65 billion and they have every incentive to get on with it. itv. since you lasted together on the morning after the referendum you have blamed pretty much everyone for the failure to deliver brexit, mps, the failure to deliver brexit, mps, the eu, everyone except ourselves. is anyone of you willing to take responsibility for the fact you started this project and without a plan? i am willing to take responsibility for the fact we believe it is a great project for this country and it is a great shame that parliament has impeded it for the last three and a half years. it has corroded trust in democracy. if you want to get brexit done, there is only one way forward and that is to vote conservative. one of the tragedy says that the alternative versions to others leaving are not alternatives. they are variations of remain. ifi alternatives. they are variations of remain. if i look at what the labour party to my regr

a number of pro—eu parties are aiming to defeat the tory candidates by essentially putting out one pro—eu candidate and each constituency and this is what they plan to do and 60 see across england and wales. do you think that fewer candidates deprive voters of choice? i think that is a point that has been raised by some of the liberal democrat candidates who have been asked to step aside, one candidate said that he didn't particularly wa nt candidate said that he didn't particularly want to step away, i think he said he didn't want to step down because he doesn't necessarily support the policies that are being put in place, so he would rather stand as an independent and not stand as an independent and not stand at all, and i think choice is very important for people, the other question is how much choice to people really have? are we talking about conservative labour lib dem or are we talking about remain and leave ? are we talking about remain and leave? what is going to be the august issue in the election? tactical voting has always been a measure. the main opposition party, labour, is

and the eu parliament is scheduled to vote on the new eu commission. if confirmed, urszula vande leyen's commission team will take -- at the beginning of december. later, the fed will release its u.s. beige book. watch for earnings from the chinese electronics company xia omi for the third-quarter numbers coming from that business. another major swedish make has been drawn into scandinavians money laundering scandal. scb is now suspected of allowing nearly 500 million krona linked to russian tax fraud flow to the bank. scb has so far maintained it has not found any evidence of systematic laundering. joining us now to discuss is someone fresh of a call with the company and can bring us insight. francis, what is the latest here ? >> yet another revelation in scandinavia about money laundering, this time the ceo tells us that he ritter reads that he reiterates his message that he has not found -- tells us that he reiterates his message that he has not found any evidence. that said, the ceo says they cannot exclude the possibility of being used. it is a di

or eu plus non-eu nationals. i think they're talking about both but what they're talking about both but what the charts show is that ending free movement from the eu will not really make a dent in it and if you start bringing down numbers from the rest of the world there will be sectors of the world there will be sectors of business, agriculture, construction, the hospitality industry, the nhs, they will start saying, where do we get our staff from? we are talking about the numbers we know about, but what about illegal immigrants and there is some new research out today on the numbers of illegal immigrants. there is,, one organisation suggesting and it is an estimate, that between 800,001.2 million irregular and undocumented immigrants might be in the uk. 800,001.2 million? somewhere between that? they reckon that half of the illegal immigrants in the eu are in the uk are in germany, hardly surprising given that they are the two biggest economies. it's really difficult to count illegal immigrants. if you are an i

given you want to re—join the eu? ido want i do want tojoin i do want to join the i do want tojoin the eu, i believe we get a significant number of benefits from being members of the eu, buti benefits from being members of the eu, but i agree that the eu is not perfect but we cannot make changes within the eu unless we are around that table trying to make the changes and as an independent country, scotland would have much more of a voice in the eu than it currently does because our interests are not heard strongly in europe because it is the uk government representing us and generally they are representing the population centre which is definitely not scotla nd centre which is definitely not scotland so we would have a much stronger voice to ensure those reforms happen in a way that benefits scotland rather than benefiting the uk are other people in europe. megan — i have voted snp in the last two elections because i believe their politics are always intended to help the many, not the few. but as a representative fo

if you want remain in the eu, you will be able to vote for that. either way, only a labour government will put the final decision in your hands. because this has involved the whole country from the start, it can't now be left to politicians. the conservatives say the labour's proposed timetable for this is a fairy tale. meanwhile the cabinet has met for the last time before parliament is dissolved. we are about to go forward to a general election which i think it's fair to say that none of us particularly wanted to hold. the prime minister says it's necessary because parliament blocked brexit. the tories claimed they will deliver brexit and sort out the long term relationship with the eu within a year. that could prove a tall order and so... could it be extended? no. definitely not? absolutely. we will make sure that we have a proper free trade agreement with the european union and of course, some people in the past have argued that it will be challenging, but i think if you look at the way in which for example borisjohnson in just 90 days moved fr

either way, remain in the eu you will be able to vote forthat. eitherway, only remain in the eu you will be able to vote for that. either way, only a labour government will put the final decision in your hands. because this has involved the whole country from the start, it can't now be left to politicians. the conservative say the labour party proposals timetable for this is a fairy tale, meanwhile the cabinet has met for the last time before parliament is dissolved. we are about to go forward to a general election which i think it's fairto general election which i think it's fair to say none us particularly wa nted fair to say none us particularly wanted to hold. the prime minister says it's necessary because parliament blocked brexit, the tories claimed they will deliver brexit and sort out the long term relationship with the eu within a year. that could prove a tall order and so year. that could prove a tall order andso... year. that could prove a tall order and so could it be extended? no. definitely not? absolutely. we will make sure we have

which has already been criticised by opposition parties, the liberal democrats in that at the moment eu health workers can come for free, and in future they too will have to pay this temporary charge, so their argument is better to stick with the eu, because then health workers from the rest of the eu don't have to pay anything in future they will have to pgy- anything in future they will have to pay. perhaps some tricky questions for the conservatives on that policy, norman. also perhaps tricky questions about one of their prospective election candidates, a man called nick conrad has stepped down because of comments he made in an interview when he was a radio presenter were not picked up in the vetting process. it is interesting, because he worked on bbc radio norfolk and was involved in a phone in some time ago where the issue was about rape, and he suggested that in

jean—claudejuncker is the longest serving head of any eu national government. translation: i think the decision for jean—claude juncker is a decision that will allow us to have a commission president who has european experience and is willing to accommodate the wishes of individual member states as well as the wishes of the european parliament. since 2014, he has been the president of the european commission. responsible for proposing new eu laws, enforcing the blocks rules, handling trade deals and for the last three years, grappling with the considerable challenges of brexit. in truth, it has pained me to spend so much of this mandate dealing with brexit. during his five years in office, jean—claude juncker has seen an eu crisis or two. the rise of populist eurosceptic politicians, the migration crisis and the greek debt crisis. president junker, do think the deal will go through tonight? but brexit will arguably leave the deepest scar on the european union. mrjuncker will soon he succeeded as european president. but would jean—claude juncker be tempted

no, eu citizens depends on the ultimate outcome of the eu negotiations. we will obviously negotiate within three months of taking office, and leave arrangement with the eu which would be about marking access, customs union and protection of rights. and if we remain in the european union following a referendum, then obviously the eu relationship applies. but i do think we have to recognise there are many people in britain who have partners who are from europe, or the other way around and have children, therefore the children of both. we cannot stop them moving about, it would not be right to stop the family reunion. indeed, i proposed a motion to exactly that effect in 2016 straight after the referendum. do you know what? borisjohnson actually voted for it. it sounds like you will, in your manifesto, i know you don't want to make the final commitment today, but from that answer, it sounds like you will extend freedom of movement? listen, our manifesto making meeting is only three days away. we can all await that with bated breath. in a moment we'll talk to

trade deal might lead to the eu getting more access to british waters. susana mendonca, bbc news. we can speak to our political correspondent, susana mendonca. the cbi, employers association, has been talking today and says it has real concerns about these conservative immigration policies. what has been said? with any conservative immigration policy, it basically says that you can come to the uk if you already have a job offer in advance regardless of what country you come from, talking very much about this point by system. that is something businesses have expressed concern about, now the head of the cbi is saying that, if you want to build houses, for example, you can't just you want to build houses, for example, you can'tjust take the skilled people, architects etc, you also need libraries. actually, the conservative policy on that could end up resulting in a skill shortage. when we are talking about brightest and best, i think that is a worry. if you do want to build 200,000 houses a year, you don't just need the architects and the designers. you ne

so tusk is basicallyjust saying trump is determined to weaken the eu, and breakup europe. it's quite an extreme vision. yes, charles michel, also, the man who is going to be taking over today, talking about the future for the next few yea rs, about the future for the next few years, in brexit and the difficulties that the eu may face over future trade talks. ella back that's right, the focus has been so much on sort of brexit, will he get it done, how will he get it done? but let's not forget that there is 110w but let's not forget that there is now 11 months, if brexit is achieved, if he gets that deal, there will be 11 months to sort out a trade deal with the eu. that is not very long. it is not very long. and a lot of countries will have a lot of internal and want to follow their own sort of path ‘s. that is going to create a lot of conflict within the eu. so far they have been very united. they haven't shown any splits. even if they have been any, we haven't seen them externally. so true, so true. and again, i think there is a good chance that actually might change,

on eu immigration, and it's not just the scale of the decision on eu immigration, and it's notjust the scale of the leadership plan that is controversial, a small group of —— protesters outside. jeremy corbyn undeterred. why do you think the whole country once much bigger spending and a much bigger state because this manifesto has put rocket boosters on what you promised in 2017 and it did not convince the country to give you a majority then. it isa country to give you a majority then. it is a radical manifesto but radical answers are what is necessary. you've got to have an offer on the table that matches the scale of the problem we face at the moment on the 21st century.“ scale of the problem we face at the moment on the 21st century. if we can get beyond brexit labour can win this election. digger think he will be moving into number 10? this election. digger think he will be moving into number107|j this election. digger think he will be moving into number10? i hope so. whatever family plans there are four downing st this election is a huge and serious moment for the labour lea

the profile of eu and non—eu migration are quite different. because there is quite a restrictive immigration system for non—eu citizens, a lot of people coming in, a lot of them are international students, if you look at the workers, we are generally talking about skilled work, people in graduatejobs, rising numbers have been going into the nhs. on the eu side, we see much more of a mix. you have people in highly skilled jobs but also in a lot of the middle skilled positions, construction occupations as an example, and low wage positions, waiters and waitresses, this kind ofjobs that under the current immigration system tend not to be eligible for visas. the big question going forward is how much more restrictive with the immigration system be for eu citizens if free movement comes to an end? which of those jobs will still be eligible and which ones will not. it is really good to talk to you. thank you very much. you are welcome. in a moment victoria is going to bring us the latest business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon li

with no final decision on europe, no final decision on eu immigration, and it's notjust the scale of the leadership‘s plan that was controversial, a small group ofjewish protesters were outside. jeremy corbyn undeterred. it is time for real change. thank you! why do you think the whole country wants much bigger spending and a much, much bigger state? because this manifesto has put rocket boosters on what you promised in 2017 and it did not convince the country to give you a majority then? yes, it is a radical manifesto but, if you travel around this country and you talk to people, radical answers are what's necessary. you've got to have an offer on the table that matches the scale of the problem we face at the moment in the 21st century. if we can get — big if — beyond brexit, labour can win this election. do you think he will be moving into number 10? i hope so. i promised my son we could play some fifa there. does your dad play fifa with you? whatever family plans there are for downing st, this election is a huge and serious moment for the labour leader and for all of us. asj

scotland has independence, will they remain in the eu, if england leave? interestingly asks, would that mean they would be a hard border? the snp have been looking at the irish border what has been going on there. asi border what has been going on there. as i said, it is the snp policy for scotla nd as i said, it is the snp policy for scotland to be part of the european union even if the uk as a whole force through with brexit and we end up force through with brexit and we end up leaving. this question is tricky because it does depend on what happens with brexit, it is hard to a nswer happens with brexit, it is hard to answer and it depends on what the future relationship looks like between the rest of the uk and the european union. nicola sturgeon says she doesn't want to see hard brought there between england and scotland, it doesn't have to be one, they could be ways of working for some head opponents are saying, if you have different tariffs, and customs arrangements, look at the northern ireland situation, it would be impossible to avoid hard border.

eu referendum $03 be neutral any labour eu referendum so a bit more decisive about sitting on the fence. nicola sturgeon was actually saying she would play ha rd ball actually saying she would play hardball with actually saying she would play hard ball with labour there was actually saying she would play hardball with labour there was a hung parliament, boris johnson hardball with labour there was a hung parliament, borisjohnson was unable to drift back to talking about brexit the whole time, challenging the public services and his own rhetoric. before we talk to the various teams let's pick out some of the stand out moments from each of the leaders starting with his revelation miro and the role of our government will be to ensure that the referendum is held in a fair atmosphere and we will abide by the result of it and i will adopt as prime minister a neutral stance so that i can credibly carry out the results of that to bring our communities and country together. do you thinkjeremy corbyn is going to walk away from the chance to end austerity and protect the nhs and stop universal cre

in the 12 months tojune this year, an estimated 40,000 more eu an estimated 48,000 more eu nationals moved to the uk then left. that is actually the lowest level for 16 years. there has been a fall in people coming to the uk for work, particularly from countries like poland, latvia, czech republic and hungary. in contrast, non—eu net migration has gradually increased since 2013. when the economy does well, we tend to see more people coming in. when it is not doing so well or when there is a lot of uncertainty, like there is at the moment, we see fewer and fewer. so it is really difficult to predict, for example, if you kept free movement in place, what eu migration would look like in five or ten years from now. wisbech in cambridgeshire has seen high levels of immigration. leonardo arrived three months ago from portugal. he's here to study. the course i am doing will give a lot of opportunities on the job area. and if everything goes right, i think i can have a good job and then come back to portugal. in fact, since 2016, the numbers choosing to study in the uk have gradually incre

she wants two things — to stay in the eu... we want scotland to remain inside the eu. ..but scotland to be out of the uk. it should not be for westminster to decide. but if she worked with jeremy corbyn, could this election give the snp both the outcomes they want and change the course of the country for us all? and if there is a hung parliament after this election, snp mps would seek to form a progressive alliance to lock the tories out of government. to be crystal clear about this, if labour was looking to seek a government and they accepted the principle of having another vote on independence in scotland, you would be willing to form an alliance that would put jeremy corbyn in downing street? i would never put borisjohnson into downing street. but you would putjeremy corbyn in? and if people are worried about jeremy corbyn, with good reason in many respects, then better to have snp mps in there making sure the right issues are progressed and the right values are protected than having a jeremy corbyn government without that i

she wants two things — to stay in the eu... we want scotland to remain inside the eu. ..but scotland to be out of the uk. it should not be for westminster to decide. but if she worked with jeremy corbyn, could this election give the snp both the outcomes they want and change the course of the country for us all? if there is a hung parliament after this election, snp mps would seek to form a progressive alliance to lock the tories out of government. to be crystal clear about this, if labour were looking to seek a government and they accepted the principle of having another vote on independence in scotland, you would be willing to form an alliance that would put jeremy corbyn in downing street? i would never put borisjohnson in downing street. but you would putjeremy corbyn in? and if people are worried about jeremy corbyn, with good reason in many respects, then better to have snp mps in there making sure the right issues are progressed and the right values are protected than having a jeremy corbyn government without that influe

i don't want us to leave the eu, there is better deal than the one we have in the eu. it needs to be stopped and scotland needs to be stopped and scotland needs to be given a choice. what do you say when people say, actually, the snp and the liberal democrats would do best if borisjohnson and the conservatives won a majority on december 12th? i'm i'm the conservatives won a majority on december12th? i'm i'm sorry the conservatives won a majority on december 12th? i'm i'm sorry that garbage. we are the biggest and strongest party at westminster. i don't want to see harm being done to my constituents and scotland, and i don't want to see the damage to our closest neighbours either. we know it will hit the public services and the nhs in england as much as it will in scotland. the scotland has done great work to protect us as far as it can, but you can only go so far when westminster has so much control and we know, we know this is a brexit election, we know that the snp is best placed to stop brexit, we are the biggest party in westminster who are united in this goal, but

the turnout was higher in the eu referendum. exactly but secondly, 1 million people you are saying to me voted to leave but that is a much smaller number than people in scotland who voted to remain. and there was a majority, not a narrow majority, in scotland with the highest remain vote of any part of the uk. so, of course nobody is suggesting we ignore the reasons why people voted to leave. but nevertheless, the majority in scotland is that we want to remain in the eu and i think it would be rather odd if as first minister of scotland, i wasn't trying to progress that clear majority view. you said this morning that brexit if it goes forward means years of wrangling economic uncertainty. that's exacted the same as it would be if there was another independence referendum, isn't it? i don't accept the inevitability of that message. this is the thing, i oppose brexit. but it was never inevitable that brexit became the chaotic mess that it has done. that was down to a lack of honesty before the referendum from the key advocates. th

of the eu budget so 25% of the next eu budget, the annual eu budget will go for the sustainability goals. we will work with member states on applying the same sustainable budgeting principles in the member states. all member state budgets will be working with european investment 2025, half ofe by the lending costs of the financing is related to climate. indeed, we will need to work most at public and private financing. stimulus,ds to fiscal this is a question of a broader macro economic feature. to balance fiscal sustainability, financials to state ability and member states with also green fiscal stimulus. david: one of the things that has been talked about -- we hear from president emmanuel macron of france is a move toward a banking union in europe. would you be taking that up? is that achievable and is it achievable within the next six months? bankingwith regards union, this is an ongoing initiative. already we have two out of three members of the banking union up and running. we talk about single supervision and single resolution and in the next month it will be concentrating to fina

with no final decision on europe, no final decision on eu immigration, and it's notjust the scale of the leadership plan that is controversial, a small group ofjewish protesters were outside. jeremy corbyn undeterred. it is time for real change. thank you. why do you think the whole country wants much bigger spending and a much bigger state because this manifesto has put rocket boosters on what you promised in 2017 and it did not convince the country to give you a majority then? yes, it is a radical manifesto but, if you travel around this country and you talk to people, radical answers are what is necessary. you've got to have an offer on the table that matches the scale of the problem we face at the moment in the 21st century. if we can get beyond brexit labour can win this election. do you think he will be moving into number 10? i hope so. i promised my son we could play some fifa there. does your dad play fifa with you? whatever family plans there are for downing st, this election is a huge and serious moment for the labour leader and for all of us. asjeremy corbyn heads off arou

eu net migration — the difference between the number of eu citizens coming to live in the uk and those leaving — has fallen to its lowest level for 16 years. the office for national statistics, which published the figures, says fewer people from the eu are coming to britain to work. sarah corker reports. the fenlands in eastern england, home to some of the nation‘s most fertile farm land. and this area has long been a destination for migrants looking for work in the fields and factories. supermarkets and us, the customers, want fresh vegetables all year round. and it‘s tough, physical work. farmers say they‘re finding it harder to get the number of people they need to meet the growing demand. we‘re all competing for those workers. farmer nick allpress relies on eu workers to pick and pack his leeks. 85% of his employees are eastern european. straight after the brexit vote in ‘16, we saw a marked drop. actually, i think the workers are very unsure whether they are welcome, what their status is going to be, even those who are permanently here now. but now we find, year on yea

and you have the eu to admit you? and you have theissue the eu to admit you? and you have the issue of spain. would spain admit you when they got their own issues with separatists in catalonia? how would get round that? scotla nd catalonia? how would get round that? scotland has the largest deficit in europe of 7%. it needs to be 3% or less. and i take the gentleman's point? there are a lot of questions in there. let me try to take them in turn. firstly, with the greatest of respect, europe did not say that in 2014. europe did not make any comment about what would happen if scotla nd comment about what would happen if scotland voted for independence. it certainly didn't say scotland would not be allowed to be a member of the eu. some may have taken from their body language that they were not that keen on it but they didn't actually say that. nor has spain ever said it would veto the membership of an independent scotland. what spain has said is that if it is done constitutionally and legally they would respect that. and, you know, i travelled a lot around the e

she says no—deal that cannot negotiate with the eu would be as good as they deal the eu would be as good as they deal the uk currently enjoys. she says no formal brexit is preferable to the one that our continued membership to the eu. she reckons that there would be up to £50 billion over a five—year parliament which would be what they call a brexit bonus for remaining in the eu, a remainers bonus, if you like. she says some of that money would be used to fund 20,000 extra teachers in england, and fora 20,000 extra teachers in england, and for a boost for other things, in particular, social care. let's return to our political correspondent chris mason, i'm joined now by chris morris, the bbc‘s reality check correspondent, who's here to go through that manifesto in more detail. stopping brexit, what are the implications of that in terms of theirfigures? implications of that in terms of their figures? it is the one thing that sets them apart from all the other uk wide parties, just can't all the whole thing. as you say, no big claim from the lib dems on that score is this, they say th

the 31st of january. -- fair leave the eu on the 31st of january. —— fairto say. leave the eu on the 31st of january. —— fair to say. the key thing is, will that get brexit done? legally, yes, practically, no. next year, if anything, could be more frenetic and more fraught than the year that is about to end. we have gotjust a few months to try and negotiate a trade deal with the european union. trade deals take a long time. mrjohnson keeps on saying yes but we start from almost the same place... we are aligned, but that is part of the problem, trade deals, which are a lwa ys problem, trade deals, which are always very difficult processes that are about gradually getting closer together and crating good well, what he wants to do is gradually pull us apartand he wants to do is gradually pull us apart and create potentially more tensions. there are certainly suspicions on the eu site about how far suspicions on the eu site about how faer suspicions on the eu site about how far mrjohnson wants to pull apart. it is not impossible but i think it will be a very tall order to do what you

the eu negotiator, michel barnier has said the eu deal and johnson‘s term it would take three years, maybe more further negotiations. johnson‘s sell—out deal with trump could take even longer. imagine the time it would take to fill all those pork barrels in the us senate and other places. just think about it. a vote for conservatives is a vote for yet more drawn out, bogged down negotiations, more broken promises and more distractions from the vital issues facing us that keir and laura have spoken about. like making sure people have a habitable sustainable planet for our children and grandchildren. a green light for boris johnson‘s sell—out trump deal would be the start of years more brexit chaos and division. people sometimes accuse me of trying to talk to both sides at once on the brexit debate. to people who voted labour and people who voted women. do you know what? they are dead right. —— voted remain. why would i wa nt to right. —— voted remain. why would i want to talk to have the country? anyone seeking to become prime minister must talk to and listen to the wh

treating eu and non—eu workers the same... the vast majority will need a job offer to come and work in the uk. migrants will typically have to wait five years before they can claim benefits, and a yearly charge for access to the nhs will rise to £625. but no precise detail on numbers from a party that's been stung before for failing to meet its own targets. if you don't fix on any kind of targets we have no way ofjudging whether your policy has been a failure or a success. no, that's wrong, because actually what we'll do is make sure that the government and parliament has got control over immigration. so we get the advantages, the benefits and what i describe as the innovators coming here, creating newjobs, but also... how can you judge if the controls are being used properly? and we also control the costs and the pressures that immigration if it's uncontrolled undoubtably places. immigration can, yes, be seen as an issue of principle. to what extent should the uk be able to control exactly who can and can't come here to live

ambassador to the eu, they would have under their portfolio in aspiring nation to the eu. >> eu ambassador sondland would have ukraine in his portfolio because they are an inspiring nation and he's the ambassador to the eu, correct? >> you agree it was in his portfolio? you would agree it is in his portfolio, would you not? >> i would agree that -- >> let her finish her answer. >> ambassador, you may answer your question. >> ambassador, you are recognized. >> i would say all eu ambassadors deal with other countries including aspiring countries but it is unusual to name the u.s. ambassador ambassador to the eu b.b. responsible for all aspects of ukraine. >> i will take your answer. still in his portfolio which was my question. >> you knew about ambassador holbrok, he's a man of great integrity. you know by his reputation, you would agree he's a man of great reputation, right? >> yes. >> would it surprise you if in 2004, john kerry had a member of his campaign who was a foreign policy advisor who traveled to the ukraine in july and met with officials and u.s. ambassador, did that surprise yo

we are the enthusiast for the eu. but the key thing we have to remember is what boris johnson but the key thing we have to remember is what borisjohnson kept saying was the mantra, the utterly unbelievable mantra, of get brexit done. but of course, you know, if we done. but of course, you know, if we do live on 31 january, we are then going to spend the next year wrangling about our relationship with the eu, a relationship with the re st of with the eu, a relationship with the rest of the world. that won't give us rest of the world. that won't give us the chance to tackle the climate emergency, tackle all the pressing problems. i don't think any mention tonight about this debate coming from the north of england. you know, the huge north—south divide. i live in sheffield. you know, people in sheffield, people in rotherham, in doncaster, who have just been hit by heavy flooding, they are feeling deserted, abandoned by westminster. well, let me mention something it was addressed tonight, although briefly, and that was

if the eu known for cooperating across departments? you have the green side, the economies side, can these two work together?” think one more important things she has done is restructure the commission when the previous content. the previous commission tried to do with coordinating thing, but didn't have the civil service behind. she has included this in the commission, so they will have the civil service behind which will help, but what she will be relying on those member states agreeing. reaching the climate neutral target for 2050, it is notjust onto her, she is rife with other institutions, and it's a big gamble to put something legislative proposals on the back of the other institutions in the eu agreeing. if she doesn't manage those two, it could look like a fairly thin programme. the other problems she faces, not mentioned on the first agenda, it's brexit, which certainly bedevil her predecessor. yes, von der leyen has tried to say as little as possible brexit. her reaction to really come down to the uk refusing to nominate a

but after that, once we are out of the eu, we don't have to pay to be part of that club. the net payment per year we would no longer need to pay is around £11 billion. it has been a very substantial cost in getting us ready for brexit, whether we leave with a deal or potentially with no deal. it may well be that there are quite a few costs still to come. a lot of people here are talking about the financial side at the cost on brexit and the benefits potentially that come from it. let's go to another question from neil from reading, if boris johnson wins and has a majority, can he do a no—deal brexit and get it through? if borisjohnson were to do what he hopes to do and end up after this election with an overall majority in the house of commons, then he would be able to insure that his deal, which he has negotiated, would get through, that is certainly his aim. i don't think that he would be at that point would be interested in going back to any kind of no deal. he would argue, i have a deal, a good dealfor britain and we should push it through. that said, having passed

member of the eu or should it leave the eu 7 that's member of the eu or should it leave the eu? that's the only thing we we re the eu? that's the only thing we were asked. it is. we went and told what leave it looks like that's the battle now, not about how we view but about where we end up and particularly that means that trade. if you are going to diverge or move away from the european economic model and the european economic orbit, the only place you can really go realistically, there are other deals around the world but in terms ofa deals around the world but in terms of a big place to anchor yourself, it's going to be the united states. and i think for donald trump, a melody of brexit it's no accident he made these comments while talking to at fries on radio and a melody of brexit would have the effect of moving the uk more abruptly into the american orbits because it would move in the uk more abruptly away from the european one. and yet obviously there are forces on the other end of the argument to say this is already too hard a brexit. and we know this document here came

the eu does not set any ‘action levels‘ forforeign bodies in food. but i imagine there‘s a rat or two on the farms where ourfood is produced. in fact i think pretty much all myjam has mould on it. my my wife still uses a knife with butter on it, we have talked about this! i think there is some scaremongering going on here. i will drink this! but the fear is that it is about regulations, how strict should regulations be if you remember bse, the worst food scandal that we had in the united kingdom, pa rt that we had in the united kingdom, part of that had to do with the easing of rules and i think that is where the concern is as you start to look at the future of the uk and any trade deals that it would do. but more the fact that you live in a very litigious society. you allowed six rathaus not seven! if we go to court over seven then you‘re in trouble. —— right harris. moving on! this is beyond 100 days. still to come — we‘ll tell you about the bottles of bordeaux wine that have been sent to space — all in the name of research. scientist

eu net migration — the difference between the number of eu citizens coming to live in the uk and those leaving — has fallen to its lowest level for 16 years. the office for national statistics, which published the figures, says fewer people from the eu are coming to britain to work. sarah corker reports. the fenlands in eastern england, home to some of the nation's most fertile farm land. and this area has long been a destination for migrants looking for work in the fields and factories. supermarkets and us, the customers, want fresh vegetables all year round. and it's tough, physical work. farmers say they're finding it harder to get the number of people they need to meet the growing demand. we're all competing for those workers. farmer nick allpress relies on eu workers to pick and pack his leeks. 85% of his employees are eastern european. straight after the brexit vote in ‘16, we saw a marked drop. actually, i think the workers are very unsure whether they are welcome, what their status is going to be, even those who are permanently here now. but now we find, year on year since

the conservatives have fleshed out some of their plans, treating eu and non—eu workers the same, the vast majority will need a job offer to come and work in the uk. migrants will typically have to wait five years before they can claim benefits. the annual charge to access the nhs will rise to £625. but no detail on numbers from a party that has been stung before by failing to meet targets. if you don't have targets, we don't have a way ofjudging whether your policy has been a failure or success. we will make sure parliament has control over immigration, so we get the advantages and benefits. how can we judge if the control is being used properly? we also control the costs that uncontrolled immigration undoubtedly places. to what extent should the uk be able to control exactly who can and can't come here to live and work? it is also an issue of pragmatism, with many businesses saying they need easy access to workers of all skills levels. there are so many industries that rely on people coming here to work from other countries, so we want to make sure there is a system that is fair, w

of the eu. we will support tax breaks for investment in technology and in rnd. that is the programme that we are offering, uniting and levelling up, better education, infrastructure and what isjeremy better education, infrastructure and what is jeremy corbyn of the labour party offering? i'm going to tell you because i think it is absolutely terrifying. i have to say, i think their programme is truly scary, disastrous. i'm afraid, they will not get brexit done, the only thing ican not get brexit done, the only thing i can understand from the bermuda triangle of confusion in the brexit policy is they want more dither and delay. they will have two referendums next year, one on scotland, that is the price nicola sturgeon will demand for putting jeremy corbyn in power and that is the only way they can get there, in a collision with the snp. you have a referendum in scotland and break up one of the most successful political partnerships of 300 years in the form of our uk. i don't want it to happen. d

out of the eu. keith, the bbc does as you know have a reality check team, a fact check team, on politics live. you think presenters could do more along these lines with politicians and the interviews in terms of challenging what they are promising? we much though. i come from a science background as a science teacher for many years and i do get quite frustrated frequently because people make claims, politicians in particular, and journalists, and panellists, and it seems to me that they are picked up very rarely and although andrew neil does a perhaps more than most, what evidence have you got for this? a particular example of that is perhaps with opinion polls. i have carried out opinion polls for many times over decades. and fascinating thing for me is to try to say well, what range of people have you got back? how many people have been interviewed? how back? how many people have been interviewed ? how have back? how many people have been interviewed? how have you come to that conclusion? and i fe

about the eu/u.s. trade relationship impact in your mind across europe? >> that's a good question. another question to trade or not to trade i do believe that. this century, this kind of a question should be irrelevant but the world is different this uncertainty about to trade or not to trade, of course it has a negative impact across the globe and sure that this is happening. of course, the direct impact is different across countries but what we see now that next year, the global growth due to this kind of uncertainty would be followed up and it could be. i think and i believe that will win and of course take time. we should focus on the best possible solutions quick solutions. if we prolong this story if you don't have the option to remove that uncertainty for a reason. is there time for governments in europe like your own to think about a coordinated fiscal response of course in those countries which have a positive fiscal space should use it we should stick to the fiscal rules. we also could recomm