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The competence of national governments to do with visas, length of stay, for instance, where certain things can be negotiated. But you are right, overall in terms of the big barriers to access to the european market, including the german market, that will require a negotiation with the European Union. So there are certain things they can do on the economic side with the Germans Today but The Big Picture is a European Picture and that Trade Agreement that borisjohnson signed with the European Union back in 2020. In terms of that conversation with the European Union, is that what the Labour Government want to do, or is this just a softly softly approach and just a realignment of what was a rather turbulent relationship when the conservatives were in power . To be honest, i dont know any more than you do about what they intend to do. Its clear they want to improve bilateral levers with key european statesmen. Today in germany with olaf scholz. Keir starmer will be visiting Emmanuel Macron
Going to pursue in germany. Lets not forget that germany was always the country in the european union, or at least the largest country um, supporting brexit to the very end. Sorry, supporting britain, not brexit to the very end. So i think germany is the place To Go to get some gains without going all the way into eu participation. In the news today. Lego, The Worlds biggest toy maker, is outperforming the wider toy market. In its half year results out today, revenue climbed by 13 between january and june reaching the equivalent of 4. 65 billion dollars. Joining me now is niels christiansen, ceo of lego. Thank you forjoining us. So lego is outperforming the wider toy market, what do you think it is setting your Retail Strategy apart from others in the sector . I Retail Strategy apart from others in the sector . ~ , Retail Strategy apart from others in the sector . The sector . I think it is probably not one silver the sector . I think it is probably not one silver bullet, the sector .
done to tackle that. but little detracts from team gb s achievements here. with a haul of six medals now, and the prospect of more to come, these have been a breakthrough games for british swimming. after years of struggling to compete with the likes of the united states, they ve now established themselves as a real powerhouse in the sport. what lies behind this resurgence, do you think? you know, way back in 2015, peaty won his first world championship. i think the way he does about his business, so professional, you know, it does rub off on people. you know, the coaches as well that the athletes get to work with day in, day out, there are so many that have, you know, constant strive to improve, and i think that means it s so special to a lot of the swimmers. and in the relays this weekend, scott can become the first british olympian to win four medals in a single games not yet a household name,
well funded sport, but it s been going in the right direction. a second gold of the games may have narrowly eluded duncan scott earlier, but his three metals here are more than any british swimmer has managed at an olympics in over a century. the scotsman now among team gb s most decorated ever athletes. luke greenbank secured bronze in the 200 metre backstroke, although, when asked, he then questioned whether it was a clean race, after a russian athlete won, with russia still under suspicion following their state sponsored doping scandal. it s obviously a very difficult situation, not knowing whether. .. ..who you are racing against his clean, but it s something that i think is part of the sport, and, if i m honest, more needs to be done to tackle that. but little detracts from team gb s achievements here. with a haul of six medals now, and the prospect of more to come, these have been a breakthrough games