customs union with the eu and the benefits of that. obviously it is realistically the only way to get tariff free access, it is really important for manufacturing base, and nobody could ask the question you keep your commitment to no hard border in northern ireland without a customs union. in the general election, and we have consistently said the benefits of a customs union must be retained, and over the summer must be retained, and over the summeri must be retained, and over the summer i laid out the position for transitional arrangements that would be any customs union, and said then it ought to be an option on the table. without many weeks of discussion, unanimously we agree, we had a big meeting on monday, to develop our policy. janewatta nanond is that tomorrow. this is, as well, laying to rest the last shreds of any doubt about whether you were in favour of a customs union. what kind of customs union do you want? the customs arrangement at the moment are hard wired cus
his first trophy in england, as they beat arsenel 3 0 in the carabao cup final. and in half an hour on bbc news: the travel show visits the snowiest place in the united kingdom. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the shadow brexit secretary has confirmed that labour wants the uk to remain in a customs union with the eu after brexit. sir keir starmer told the bbc‘s andrew marr show that a new treaty replicating the existing customs arrangement would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. the prime minister is committed to leaving both the single market and the customs union. she s expected to outline the government s position in more detail this week. our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. for the first time there is clear blue policy water between labour and the tories over brexit. in a speech tomorrow, jeremy corbyn will confirm his party would keep the uk in a customs union with the eu after brexit. crunch time is now coming for th
there are reports from syria of a chemical attack in eastern ghouta, an enclave on the outskirts of damascus that has been under intense bombardment from the syrian regime for a week now. the region is the last major rebel held area near the capital, and the assad regime is now determined to take it back. these are pictures we ve just received of that suspected chemical attack. the reports come a day after the united nations security council demanded a syrian ceasefire without delay . but clashes between syrian forces and the rebels have continued, as have the airstrikes. russia has accused the rebels of attacking syrian government forces. caroline hawley reports. in eastern ghouta today, a measure of calm after a week long storm of airstrikes. in small numbers, people ventured out from underground shelters to assess the damage. but there were reports of airstrikes continuing in some parts of the rebel held enclave. once again, children were among the dead. today is the firs
london. this is bbc world news. good morning. it s 9am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, where the us has given a cool response to a reported offer of talks from north korea. the us state department says any talks would have to lead to the end of the regime s nuclear programme. south korea claimed pyongyang had signalled its willingness to hold talks with the us, after a meeting between a north korean general and south korea s president before the closing ceremony of the winter olympics. laura bicker now reports from pyeongyang on a games in which politics played as much of a role as the sporting action this is the confident side of south korea. it does seem to yong yang is ready to talk to the us, a vidic rory for the president. unlike the opening ceremony, the country s their own colours, highlighting the division, despite the diplomacy. critics think the north have been given too much a platform at these games. the minister responsible for tal
health officials in the rebel syrian enclave of eastern ghouta say several people have suffered symptoms consistent with chlorine gas exposure during attacks by pro government forces. although, the syrian government has always denied using chemical weapons. earlier, france and germany appealed to president putin to pressure the syrian regime to honour the un brokered ceasefire. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports you may find some of it distressing. this was inside eastern ghouta. in almost seven years of war in syria, real ceasefires have been rare, ineffective and short. the un couldn t agree on a start time for the ceasefire. the best they could do was to say, without delay. that s elastic enough to wreck this ceasefire‘s chances. today is the first day of the ceasefire resolution. still there s warplanes in the atmosphere, there is still shelling. the level is less than before. civilians are still being killed. civil defence workers dug a badly injured baby