important don t know the questions. first, the leader of the conservative party, the prime minister, theresa may. applause. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. good evening prime minister, yourfirst is from abigail. why should the public trust you when you have a known track record of broken promises and backtracking during your time as home secretary and prime minister? thank you david and thank you. applause. thank you for you coming to be an audience tonight, which is an important part of campaign. let me tell you about some of the things i did as home secretary. i said i would ensure we we re secretary. i said i would ensure we were dealing with extremist hate preachers and excluded more than any other before me. i said i would do something about stop and search, i don t think anybody should be stopped and searched because of the colour of their skin. i said i would be tough on crime and ensure our police and security services had the powers they need to do theirjo
celebrations marking the 70 anniversary of the country s independence from britain. singer taylor swift wins her sexual assault case against a former radio dj. good morning. it is tuesday, the 15th of august. welcome to bbc newsroom alive. the brexit secretary has confirmed that the government wa nts to has confirmed that the government wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the eu for when the uk leaves, similar to current arrangements. the eu commission has welcomed the proposals, but opposition parties here save the document lacks detail. britain would also seek to be allowed to negotiate trade deals with countries outside the eu. although members of the eu s customs union are barred from striking such agreements. adam fleming explains. under the customs union, the eu has one external border for the import of goods from abroad. if import taxes, known as tariffs, are paid, they are paid when that product enters this area. it can then move around between co
of india are remembering partition 70 years on. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. premier league clubs will vote on closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season. it currently runs until the end of august. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has confirmed it wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the european union to be in place after the uk leaves the bloc. the secretary of state for exiting the eu, david davis, says the deal would prevent trade disruption until a permanent settlement could be reached. the eu commission says it will study the proposals but will only address post brexit relations once sufficient progress had been made on the terms of the withdrawal. while the european parliament brexit negotiator, guy verhofstadt, has tweeted his thoughts on the matter. to be in and out of the customs union and invisible borders is a fantasy. this report from our political correspondent, laila nathoo