Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The British Governments Brexit Strategy can be summed up in new Prime Minister Boris Johnsons three word phrase do or die. The uk is leaving on october the 31st, he says, deal or no deal. Right now, a deal between london and brussels appears unlikely, so what about the alternative . Well, my guest is iain duncan smith, former conservative party leader and ardent brexiteer. Can Prime Ministerjohnson deliver a no deal exit and what will it mean for britains politics and economy . Iain duncan smith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. If i may, let me begin by quoting to you the words of an European Union official in brussels uttered just a couple of days ago. A no deal exit now appears to be the uk governments central scenario. Would you agree with that . In the sense that the governments made it clear they think the existing Withdrawal Agreement is dead, unless there is major surgery to it, and the government has set out the starting point, which is t
Now on bbc news hardtalk. Leaving come what may. So right now then, i suppose if were blunt about it, were in the process of some welcome to hardtalk, kind of weird blame game im stephen sackur. With borisjohnson and key ministers the British Governments brexit saying theyll only talk strategy can be summed up in new Prime Minister boris to brussels, only negotiate, johnsons three word phrase if brussels accepts the withdrawal do or die. Agreement, and, of course, the uk is leaving on october the backstop within it, the 31st, he says, are completely dead. And they know that brussels deal or no deal. Can never accept that, right now, a deal between london and brussels appears unlikely, so essentially theyre trying to pile the blame on brussels so what about the alternative . For the complete failure well, my guest is iain duncan smith, former conservative party leader and ardent brexiteer. Of any negotiation. Well, actually the failure of the negotiation goes back a long way. It goes ba
Campaign to put fake content on facebook and twitter. Click talks to the winner of a prestigious Global Learning prize about how they are helping children with maths and literacy in some of the worlds poorest countries. Hello, good afternoon. The neighbour who called police after overhearing a row between Boris Johnson and his girlfriend has said he had feared for their safety. Tom penn, who is 29, defended his decision to give a recording of the incident to a newspaper, saying that someone likely to become Prime Minister should be accountable. The story continues to dominate the front pages of the papers today. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley says it is clear mrjohnson does not want to talk about the incident. The argument his team mate because he has kept his private life private and that wont change, but something that is again splashed across the front pages of the newspapers this morning and with questions still unanswered, quite frankly. I think more fuel has been put on
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are miatta fahnbulleh, who is the Chief Executive of the new economics foundation, and kate maltby who is a columnist for the i paper and arts critic. Welcome back to you both. Lets look at what belt is coming in. What else. The shocking findings of an investigation into the met by the Police Watchdog is the lead for the metro. The report uncovered discrimination, bullying and misogyny in the ranks of the force. As the government prepares to announce its long awaited Levelling Up Strategy tomorrow, the guardian quotes critics who say the 12 point plan lacks funding and clarity. The paper also carries an image of Borisjohnson Meeting his ukrainian counterpart in kyiv earlier, amid threats of a russian invasion. Despite the Prime Minister flying to eastern europe, he hasnt been able to leave his problems behind. The i says Senior Tories have put the pm on notice over partygate, with former foreig
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are miatta fahnbulleh, who is the Chief Executive of the new economics foundation, and kate maltby who is a columnist for the i paper and arts critic. Welcome back to you both. Lets look at what belt is coming in. What else. The shocking findings of an investigation into the met by the Police Watchdog is the lead for the metro. The report uncovered discrimination, bullying and misogyny in the ranks of the force. As the government prepares to announce its long awaited Levelling Up Strategy tomorrow, the guardian quotes critics who say the 12 point plan lacks funding and clarity. The paper also carries an image of Borisjohnson Meeting his ukrainian counterpart in kyiv earlier, amid threats of a russian invasion. Despite the Prime Minister flying to eastern europe, he hasnt been able to leave his problems behind. The i says Senior Tories have put the pm on notice over partygate, with former foreig