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We start in the south of france where the seaside city of biarritz is hosting leaders of the g7 group this weekend. The united states, canada, france, germany, italy, japan and the uk. Theyll all be there. On the agenda, inequality, climate change, trade. This is borisjohnsons first g7 as british Prime Minister. He comes fresh from the elysee palace under discussion there was the uks exit deal with the eu. The Sticking Point is the backstop a condition to keep britain in a Customs Union with the eu if a trade deal cant be struck. This week the german chancellor Angela Merkel raised hopes of a compromise inviting the uk to come up with an alternative solution for the irish border. But frances president macron warned any agreement will not be far from the existing deal. Dont forget, trump is in town. The president has held out the the prospect of a very substantial trade deal for the uk with the us post brexit. As our correspondent damien grammaticas explains, the pressure is now very mu

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