Welcome to bbc news. The home secretary, amber rudd, says the uk will continue to seek a bespoke deal on leaving the European Union and she insisted that differences between cabinet ministers over brexit policy have been exaggerated. A Cabinet Committee will meet this week to discuss the governments approach to negotiations. Heres our political correspondent, susana mendonca. Watching the dragons in action on a trip to china last week, the Prime Minister was all too aware that her backbenchers at home were fanning the flames of division over xebgt. Some brexiteer have been painting a picture of disunity on the governments front bench. Now one leading member of the cabinet has pushed back. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, which is the committee that meets to help make these decisions is nor united than they think. We meet for discussions, i think we will arrive at something which suits us all. Assessments think week that had suggested the options for a post Brexit Brexit deal with
Welcome to bbc news. The home secretary, amber rudd, says the uk will continue to seek a bespoke deal on leaving the European Union and she insisted that differences between cabinet ministers over brexit policy have been exaggerated. A Cabinet Committee will meet this week to discuss the governments approach to negotiations. Heres our political correspondent, susana mendonca. Watching the dragons in action on a trade trip to china last week, the Prime Minister was all too aware that her backbenchers at home were farming the flames of division over brexit. Some tory brexiteers have painted a picture of disunity on the governments front bench over the direction britains negotiations with the eu should take, but now one leading cabinet member has pushed back. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, the committee that meets in order to help make these decisions, meeting twice this week, as you rightly say, is more united than they think. We meet in the committee and also privately for discus
In a crucial week for talks with the eu over future trade arrangements, the home secretary says the uk will not surrender too quickly in its bid for a bespoke deal. Amber rudd also hit out at the brexiteer conservative mps, saying the cabinet was more united on brexit than they might think. Tomorrow, the eus chief negotiator, michel barnier, will be in london for talks. Michel barnier, will be later in the week, a Cabinet Committee will be seeking to agree on future policy. Committee will be seeking our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. Putting the uk on the world map, the Prime Ministers been preparing for life outside the eu, taking tea in china, and helping to secure billions of pounds of business deals. Billions of pounds of business but reaching agreement on the other side of the world perhaps much easier than solving disagreements in her own of disunity about the type of brexit they want. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, which is the committee that meet in o
Like a russian fighterjet. Red star is clearly visible on the wing. This footage posted on line appears to show the plane being hit and bursting into flames in a rebel had dashed rebel held area of north west syria. Agger had a jihad is to group formally linked to alqaeda said it had shot the plane down with a surface to air missile. Moscow said the pilot ejected and survived the crash but was killed by rebels on the ground. The fighter was shot down near the city of saraqeb close toa down near the city of saraqeb close to a major highway in idlib province. It was back in december when the Syrian Government backed by russian air power launched a major offensive against rebel groups in idlib, the last province under rebel control. But civilians are paying a heavy price. Thousands have fled. On friday rescuers said they pulled the bodies of at least seven civilians from cars hit by airstrikes south of aleppo. This incident is a rare loss for the russian air force. Opposition groups have
In idlib province. It was back in december when the syrian government, backed by russian air power, launched a major offensive against rebel groups in idlib, the last province under rebel control. But civilians are paying a heavy price. Thousands have fled. On friday, rescuers said they pulled the bodies of at least seven civilians from cars hit by airstrikes south of aleppo. This incident is a rare loss for the russian air force. Opposition groups have in the past shot down syrian planes but rarely those of the russian army and there are reports that moscow has responded by firing cruise missiles from navy vessels in the mediterranean. Sarah corker, bbc news. Italys Prime Minister has called for politicians to act responsibly after a mass shooting in the city of macerata. Six migrants from africa were injured when an italian man fired at them from his car. James reynolds reports from rome. One man, a 28 year old man, young Italian Armed with a pistol, turned the italian city of macera