Also tonight the Supreme Court gives this libyan the right to sue a former Foreign Secretary over torture claims. Ajump in The Cost Of Living inflation hits a two and a half year high, with warnings of more to come. Vinniejones will vinnie jones will captain the vinniejones will captain the six nations squad with Sam Warburton told to fight for his place in the side. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Britain will be leaving the eu Single Market. That was the clear cut message from theresa may as she set out her red lines for the brexit negotiations that are now just weeks away. Her core demands are that britain must be able to control the number of people who come here from the eu. British courts must have the final say in interpreting british laws. And parliament will get the chance to vote on whatever deal is negotiated. The Prime Minister is aiming for what she called a Global Britain that has the best possible trade deal with the eu while opening up to the rest of the world. There was a warning too for her eu counterparts she will walk away if eu negotiators try to punish britain. Heres our political editor, laura kuennsberg. On a day when theresa may set out her vision for briains future. Good morning. Whats the plan . On her way. Have you got a plan . On our way out, not just out of the have you got a plan . On our way out, notjust out of the european union. Are we going to get a detailed plan . Theresa may gathered ministers and ambassadors too. To confirm finally, we will leave behind the way the country has made its living for decades. Applause asa applause as a priority, we will pursue a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the european union. This agreement should allow for the freest possible trade in goods and services between britain and the eus member states. It will give British Companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within european markets, and let european businesses do the same in britain. But i want to be clear what i am proposing cannot mean membership of the Single Market. Privately, ministers had talked of preserving some parts of the special club, the market of hundreds of millions where our businesses can buy and sell without barriers. Remain as had pushed her, but she believes it cant be done, because the rules of the Single Market come with unlimited eu immigration. The message from the public, before and during the referendum campaign, was clear brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to britain from europe, and that is what we will deliver. Our Customs Arrangements, how we trade over borders, will change too, but no final decision on how. Her clear hope, though, is that the uk will not pay billions to the eu every year. There may be some specific programmes in which we might want to participate. If so, and this will be for us to decide, it is appropriate that we will make a contribution, but the principle is clear the days of britain making vast contributions to the eu every year will end. 27 other countries will decide if her plans are an ambitious wish list or a fantasy, yet most dramatically, if after two years of talks negotiations stall, she and her team are willing to walk away. Written wa nts to are willing to walk away. Written wants to remain a good friend and neighbour to europe, yet i know there are some voices calling for a punitive deal that punishes britain and discourages other countries from taking the same path. Britain would not, indeed, we could not, accept such an approach. While i am confident that this scenario need never rise, while i am sure a positive agreement can be reached, i am equally clear that no deal for britain is better than a bad deal for britain. Thank you. But remember, the Prime Minister never wa nted remember, the Prime Minister never wanted to leave. During the referendum campaign, you said plainly that you believed if we left the eu and Single Market, the country, its families and citizens, would be worse off. Now, i doubt you have changed your mind, or, as Prime Minister, you have made a decision that you believe will leave the country and its citizens poorer which is a . All the Economic Indicators have been more positive than people predicted. It is only earlier this week that the imf confirmed we were the Fastest Growing economy last year. And what iam growing economy last year. And what i am talking about today is the country is coming together and looking for that Brighter Future as a Global Britain. Did the brexit backers in the cabinet get the upper hand . It was an excellent speech, optimistic, confident, and it set out our responsibilities in a global context. This wasnt an inward looking, purely european speech. Context. This wasnt an inward looking, purely european speechm is negotiate bulk negotiable, good for the uk and for the rest of the eu as well. Why should they allow us to have our cake and eat it . As the Prime Minister said, it will be good for both sides. Do you think what she set out is achievable . We shall have to see. Not achievable . We shall have to see. N ot exa ctly achievable . We shall have to see. Not exactly nodding along, either, the other parties across the uk. The political consequences of theresa mays choices are unclear. |j political consequences of theresa mays choices are unclear. I think we have to have a deal that ensures we have to have a deal that ensures we have to have a deal that ensures we have access to the market, that we have access to the market, that we have access to the market, that we have british jobs we have access to the market, that we have britishjobs depended on that market, that is what we will be pushing for. If it is specifically this form of Single Market, i dont know. She seems to want to have her ca ke know. She seems to want to have her cake and eat it. Choices emerging here. Do we want to be taken down a path that we didnt vote for and which is against our interests, audibly want to take control of our owii audibly want to take control of our own future . And i think that is a choice scotland has the right to make. To wave the white flag across the straits of dover, as theresa may has done, is damaging to britains future and is a theft of democracy. In brussels, the message will had been received and at last clear. Parliament was told today they will get a vote on the final deal, but his is plain that the Prime Minister believes the country has delivered a clear verdict, and she has made her mind up, drawn her big conclusions. Her dilemma is now are persuading a continent that what she wants is possible, and those who voted to stay in the eu that its even desirable, but this is really only the start of a long process. Much will change. Concern and criticism wont fade away. The scale of what we decided, how it will change our country and all our lives is still fully to emerge. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. For decades now, britain has traded within the eus Single Market. As weve been hearing, those days are numbered. So what is the european Single Market and what could britain get in its place . Heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. The Single Market is the Beating Heart of the european union, it binds the European Community together. The members believe that if they get rid of barriers to trade and have goods, services and workers move freely across their borders, then their economies will grow. To make this happen, they agreed, trading rules. A widget made in greece same as one made in spain. They set up the European Court of justice to make sure everybody follows the rules. Supporters say the Single Market helped British Companies flourish, like this Engineering Firm in bristol. It makes it easier for them to export their goods and employ people from across the eu. I think theres an obvious risk morass outside of the Single Market. We trade increasingly with europe. I think any change in the Customs Regime is probably going to make us uncompetitive. But opponents say the Single Market imposes unnecessary red tape on british firms, like this Nappy Manufacturer in northampton. It gives too much power to eu judges, and allows into many migrant workers. The owner of this firm says the opportunities outside are greater. I think morally we cant remain part of the Single Market because we want to go out and do our trade deals with countries outside the eu, and thats very exciting for countries such as ours. So, to help make that happen, theresa may wants britain to have instead the greatest possible access to the Single Market. Particularly the british cars, lorries and financial services, and to get that by negotiating a new Free Trade Deal with the eu. If she can, and if they are willing. And what about the so called Customs Union, the deal under which eu countries impose the same tariffs on goods and services imported from outside the eu . Theresa may said she didnt want that uk to be bound by this any more and instead wanted britain to be able to set its own tariffs and negotiate its own trade deals with the rest of the world. But, she said she would accept some kind of new Customs Arrangement with the eu but didnt spell out what that might be. So, this is what the Prime Minister wa nts. So, this is what the Prime Minister wants. Now, all she has to do is get the eu members to agree, and thats farfrom certain. I have skated over the surface of what are some important issues, so you can read more detail on the bbc website, that will take you through all the options and what that might be. George. It didnt take long for eu leaders to react. The president of the eu Council Called the speech realistic, but the european parliaments negotiator called theresa mays goals an illusion. The pound strengthened after the Prime Ministers speech. More on that from our Business Editor simonjack, who is at the World Economic forum in switzerland. But first, lets talk to our europe correspondent damian grammaticas, whos in strasbourg. Damian, isuppose damian, i suppose people are still die jesting damian, i suppose people are still diejesting the damian, i suppose people are still die jesting the speech, but any themes emerging . Digesting. Die jesting the speech, but any themes emerging . Digesting. There isa themes emerging . Digesting. There is a feeling that there is a little more clarity, but the european parliaments chief more clarity, but the european pa rliaments Chief Negotiator said that in his view theresa may was selling an illusion, because this idea that you could read the Single Market, leave the Customs Union and then still enjoy privileged access, he said that was an illusion. Also, another senior mep said to me that theresa may was overselling the benefits of what could be achieved with trade deals with distant countries, and underestimating the difficulties that there will be for British Companies, british businesses, giving trade with the eu. He said they may find it very difficult in the future if there are things like customs checks, mike ta riffs things like customs checks, Mike Tariffs Coming in. Also, the idea that the uk could walk away was dismissed, saying the uk would suffer most. One negotiator said he is not seeking to punish the uk in the negotiations. Simon, lets come to you. I guess you couldnt be in a better place to gauge business sentiment. What is the reaction so far . Businesses have been calling out for some clarity. We got some today no ifs, no buts, no Single Market. Pretty clear, but most leaders ive spoken to here had come to this conclusion themselves, thinking that continued membership of the Single Market was incompatible with the political imperative of bringing immigration down. What really got years twitching here was the tone of theresa mays speech here today. She didnt pull any punches, said she would fight for a good deal, was prepared to retaliate if necessary, and that she thought no deal was better than a bad deal. What that means, if she does walk away, walks into these General International trading standards, that means ta riffs trading standards, that means tariffs could come in. Businesses here are very worried about that, and they hope it is a negotiating posture. It is a Nuclear Option that they dont want to press the button on. They beget clarity . Sum. Are we going to get a better idea of where we finally end up . Im afraid not. Thank you, both. So, is theresa mays vision of britains future what voters had in mind when they went to the polls in the Eu Referendum . Our midlands correspondent, sima kotecha, has been talking to people in birmingham, which voted narrowly to leave the eu. Its the 50 50 city, where half the population voted to leave the eu, and the other half voted to remain. Today in her speech, the Prime Minister said people who had voted for brexit had done so with their eyes open. Out, out, of course, absolutely. The country seems like its slipping, slipping. We lost everything, everything to the european. Everything was going up and itjust seemed to be slipping away. She confirmed the uk was heading for a hard brexit, but not everybodys clear about what that means. Unless its laid out in laymans terms, we dont understand the jargon. She may as welljust speak chinese to us. Youve got 16 Sausage Rolls there for a pound. At the market, locals were digesting the headline announcement. Shes just said that the uk will be leaving the Single Market what do you think about that . I dont think the uk should leave. I think things are all right the way it is. Personally, they are rocking the boat quite a lot. Diversity is a good thing, because you bring all kinds of different ways of life, you know. And the jobs that some people in england dont want to do, other people are happy to come and do it to keep the country going. The Leave Campaign won by a whisker here, fewer than 4,000 votes made the difference, but no matter which way people voted, the question many want the answer to is, what brexit really means to them. We need still even more information, and i dont think we will fully understand until we have made that complete break away. Then, we will understand what it means. You know, at the moment, its just pie in the sky, isnt it . The Prime Minister says she wants a smooth and orderly brexit, but the process could take years. For those who voted out, patience is wearing thin. Sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. In her speech today, the Prime Minister made a point of saying she wanted the four nations of the uk to have their say as britain prepares to leave the eu. Lets hear now from our correspondents in cardiff and belfast, but first our scotland editor, sarah smith. Nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, responded to theresa mays speech today by saying she think it is has increased the chances there will be a seconding referendum on scottish independence. She said its clear that the uk is heading for a hard brexit, which they she thinks will be economically catastrophic and will not allow Scotla Nd Catastrophic and will not allow scotland to be Stem Rollered Down A Pathit Scotland to be stem rollered down a path it didnt vote for. At the end of last year, the first minister put together a Paper Outlining you how she thinks scotland could stay in the Single Market if the uk leaves. That could only happen if the Prime Minister and the uk government agrees with it. She says she doesnt think theresa may is giving the proposals serious consideration and thatis proposals serious consideration and that is why she said she thinks the prospects spect of another vote for independence, she thinks a prospect which is being abouting more likely. Becoming more likely. Which is being abouting more likely. Becoming more likely. Most exposed to the fallout from brexit because it shares a land border with the Irish Republic. Theresa may was quick tod