To unblock the deadlock. And no, it didnt mean theresa may was increasingly worried about the idea of no deal on brexit. So thats clear. And even though none of the europeans could quite remember when the dinner withjean claudejuncker had been finalised, we have to believe, because they told us, it was always on tonights menu. The discussion at table will not be made public until whatjuncker ominously calls the autopsy. But first, reports this evening suggest negotiations between the two sides have accelerated. Lets go live to our diplomatic editor, mark urban, who well let you into a secret didnt have this trip in his diary for weeks. It wasnt in my diary, if it means another trip to the european commission, whos complaining . We all know what happened back in april. There was this dinner in downing street between the president of the commission, Jean Claude Juncker, and theresa may, which by all accounts went pretty badly. People briefed against her from the commission side saying sh
Rejected. So my colleagues and i have been working with a wide variety of stakeholders, including many of you, to simplify things moving forward. Case in point is the qualified Residential Mortgage rule. As all of you know in august, six federal agencies including hud proposed a revised version of qrm to make it equal, qm. This is a direct result of the feedback weve received since the first proposal in 2011. You told us it needed to be refinded, and we listened. Refined, and we listened. Now our rule now some of our critics have called this a dilution of our rule. But as you know, qm itself is a very strong measure, as im sure director cordray will confirm later in the conference. And were confident that this will find the right balance between responsibility and opportunity moving forward. Another example of proper coordination is huds qualified mortgage rule which builds off the qualified mortgage definition set forth in cfpbs final rule. It extends the cfpb patch defining loans tha
The confusion continues. So it is fitting were here today in d. C. So we can be heard loud and clear. We are here to call and policy makers collectively to recognize the collective impact of the rules, regulations, litigation and enforcement action because at the end of the day we are putting the American Dream at risk. My hope is that maybe this time weekend strike a balance together, constructive, and its up policy politics have to make. Workingclass towns, hispanic american africanamericans, for some homebuyers, Single Parents trying to raise the kids who want to own a home, we end up creating a perfectly riskfree safe and sound system and that will be the system for those who need the help the least. Theres no doubt theres conflict and rulemaking. This is hurting the return of private capital. Policymakers quite frankly can give lipservice to the desire to bring back private capital because the actions clearly are working against that return. So im asking one more time for policies
Coronaviurs case in months, which appears to have slipped through the countrys rigorous quarantine system. It isa it is a woman who travelled to the country from abroad. Here in the uk, the snp will present its National Assembly with what its calling a roadmap to a new referendum on scottish independence. And borisjohnson becomes the first european leader to speak to the new us president , joe biden, since he entered the white house. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Here in the uk the Health Secretary matt hancock says 77 cases of the South African variant of covid have been found here in the uk. But all have links to International Travel and there is no evidence to date that it is spreading in the community unchecked. Matt hancock has also said we are a long way from restrictions being eased as scientists warn people may still be able to pass on the virus even if theyve been vaccinated. Our Health Reporter jim reed has more. The vaccination roll out
This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines. The chancellor rishi sunak has thrown a lifeline to the uk economy, unveiling a raft of measures to get the country moving after a prolonged coronavirus lockdown. People need to know that although hardship lies ahead, no one will be left without hope. Businesses will receive a £1,000 jobs Retention Bonus for every furloughed employee they bring back to work and keep on the books. The chancellor confirmed a new £2 billion kick start scheme to create morejobs for young billion kick start scheme to create more jobs for young people. Billion kick start scheme to create morejobs for young people. And stamp duty will be temporarily cut in england and Northern Ireland for properties costing less than
£500,000. Vat is cut on food, accommodation and attractions from 20 to 5 . Labour, though, say more could have been done. Anneliese dodds criticising the plans. This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines at 3 today, britain should have had a