The uk representative to the eu will hand over that letter from theresa may signalling the start of two years of negotiations on leaving. Well bring you all the latest news and reaction throughout the day, from across the uk and European Union. Good morning. Im outside the Houses Of Parliament on College Green ahead of the triggering of article 50 which marks the start of the formal process for the uk to leave the eu. The Prime Minister, theresa may, has just left number ten downing st. She is on her way to parliament. She will be addressing mps this lunchtime after Prime Ministers questions. She will be telling mps that today marks the time for the country to come together as it embarks on what she describes as a momentous journey. We embarks on what she describes as a momentousjourney. We know that embarks on what she describes as a momentous journey. We know that the Prime Minister has already signed that letter giving official notice under article 50 of the lisbon treaty. That lett
president xi and president putin meeting in this way? i think today was really an inflection point. you have this detailed 18 page statement setting out russia and china s strategic partnership, saying that they are better than allies, pushing back at the west, saying the west has no right to tell them what to do, and you have the chinese explicitly endorsing the russian demands that nato never enlarge and of course russia confirming its view that, of the one china policy. and so there was a lot of detail may also they also lashed out against the aukus alliance, the united states, great britain and australia, and the west s whole indo pacific strategy. it is interesting, a lot of the country they are lashing out at other ones that boycotted the olympics diplomatically due to human rights abuses in china. but if it is a new era, which i
but mr putin came for more face to face talks and he s agreed trade and energy deals and a new friendship of closer cooperation with china. they used to share communist rule. now what binds russia and china is concern about resurgent us influence as tension over ukraine increases by the day. the moment the olympic flame was installed was a subtle one no big cauldron set alight but not so the other message sent out by the host from this stadium, that china and russia are forging a new, much closerfriendship. robin brant, bbc news, beijing. well earlier i spoke to angela stent a former us national intelligence officer for russia and eurasia. i asked her how significant she felt this meeting was. today was really an inflection point. you have this detailed 18 page statement setting out russia and china s
the two leaders will agree a new atlantic charter modelled on the statement setting out american and british goals at the end of the second world war. but tensions over post brexit trade arrangements for northern ireland risk overshadowing their discussions. paul adams reports. it s not every day the american president comes calling. joe biden, accompanied by his wife, touching down in newquay late last night. a warm welcome at the start of a complex, challenging week of diplomacy. earlier at raf mildenhall, a chance to mingle with american troops and set out his stall. i m heading to the g7, then to the nato ministerial and then to meet with mr putin to let him know what i want him to know. america, he said, was back ready to work with allies to tackle coronavirus and climate change, and prove that democracies still work in the face
of the sun. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden will hold talks with the british prime minister, borisjohnson in cornwall, in a few hours at the start of his first foreign tour since taking office. mr biden flew into the uk with his wife, jill, on air force one last night, before going on to cornwall for the meeting, and the g7 summit which begins on friday. the two leaders will agree a new atlantic charter, modelled on the statement setting out american and british goals at the end of the second world war. 0ur diplomtaic correspondent, paul adams reports.