Lets bring you some breaking news now in the past half hour, borisjohnson has announced that the uk and the eu have struck a Brexit Agreement. Writing on twitter, the Prime Minister said weve got a great new deal that takes back control , now parliament should get brexit done on saturday so we can move on to other priorities. well, the president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, said it was a fair and balanced agreement for the eu and the uk. However, the democratic unionists whose 10 votes the government might need to get the deal approved in the commons have said in response that they remain opposed to the deal. Let us been to chris, who is keeping gcioss let us been to chris, who is keeping across all of the developments here in the European Council. We had the following over the past half an hour some of the developments that have been coming in. Michelle bernier same as we have a deal, they were talking about whether as a builder isa talking about whether as a build
Or the north of ireland remains in the u. K. s customs territory the discussions over the past days at a times been difficult. But we deliver on and we are very very old to get. The solution that we found rests on for a Main Elements number one norseman island will remain and i and 2 limited set of e. U. Rules are not up very early to 2 goods this means that all are applicable procedurals on goods and we take place at the bones of and 3 into Northern Ireland and not across the island. For this propose u. K. Authorities will be in charge of applying do unions customs code in no some island. Number 2 beyond applicable proceedings there is also the questions of customs duties not an island will remain indicative ukase customs territory between a deaf or benefit from the u. K. s future of trade policy but not an island would also remain an entry point into our singular market so what have we done to square these circular u. K. Authorities can apply a new kit to race on products coming from
To get brexit done and get this excellent deal over. The dup arent the only ones not in favour of the, labour say they wont be backing it either. As it stands, we cannot support this deal and will oppose it and parliament on saturday. And with two weeks to go until the uks official departure date the eu says theres no reason for any further delays. Also on the programme. High stakes diplomacy in ankara. The us Vice President announces a deal has been reached with president erdogan for a brief ceasefire in northern syria. Hes the key witness the impeachment inquiry wants to hear from. Today Gordon Sondland answers questions about pressure for ukraine to investigate joe biden. Welcome. Michelle is in washington. Im Christian Fraser here in brussels. The deal with the eu is done. Boris johnson has managed to get an agreement, something many of us thought was impossible. The eu did move, contrary to its own assertions, and to those of many experts and, dare i say it, journalists. But to ge
White house stands accused of stone warning an impeachment of best occasion against donald trump. And the International Monetary fund cuts Global Growth outlooks the level since the 2008 financial crisis. Turkeys president of the one has dismissed a proposal for a cease fire and refused syria and system that the operation will continue until his countrys objectives have been achieved it comes as the u. S. Prepares to send a high level delegation to ankara aimed at ending turkeys operation but as the offensive continues russia says its troops are now on patrol in Northern Syria as an a hole the reports. The russians moved in after the americans moved out in a deliberate withdrawal the city of members is moscows latest victory in syria its military police now patrols a front line that separates the turkish and syrian armys their presence stops a turkish led military advance towards the city which sits on the m 4 highway a main logistics and commercial route that runs to the iraqi border
Donald trump. And history in the making palestine host saudi arabia and a wild cup qualifying match but not everyone is happy. He is president russia has dismissed a proposal for a cease fire in syria and sustaining the operation will continue until his countrys objectives have been achieved aid agency Doctors Without Borders says its been forced to suspend the majority of its walk in the region as the offensive continues and russia says its troops and patrol in Northern Syria reports. The russians moved in after the americans moved out in a deliberate withdrawal the city of mumbai is moscows latest victory in syria its military police now patrols a front line that separates the turkish and syrian armys their presence stops a turkish led military advance towards the city which sits on the m 4 highway a main logistics and commercial route that runs to the iraqi border the city also connects the east of the euphrates with the rest of Northern Syria the russian move disrupts ankaras plan