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the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels, sir ivan rogers, has resigned. sir ivan was criticised for warning the government that it could take a decade to reach a new post brexit trade deal with the european union. he told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to begin. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. the reason for his resignation has not been revealed. let s get more from our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. quite a surprise, iain. a surprise to many people, he has not got back to many people, he has not got back to us to cast any light on the reasons for his resignation. he has not given by public resignation letter, that is unlikely to happen as he is supposed to remain impartial and behind the scenes. he was brought from the shadows if you like into the limelight, and uncomfortable place for a diplomat when he suggested ....
a whole lotta albums vinyl sales hit a 25 year high in the era of streaming and downloads. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, swansea city have apointed bayern munich‘s assistant coach paul clement as their new manager, succeeding bob bradley, who was sacked last week. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. britain s top diplomat to the european union has resigned. sir ivan rogers leaves hisjob just months before the government is due to kick off formal brexit talks. sir ivan found himself at the centre of a political storm recently when he told ministers a brexit deal could take up to ten years. leave campaigners accused him of being unduly pessimistic, while others said he was simply reporting sentiment in brussels. carole walker s in downing street. carole. thank you, well, sir ivan rogers resignation caught downing street and the foreign office by surprise. he was due to be our man at the eu until november to see through the first opening phase o ....
given suspended sentences. also coming up. plans to reduce the powers of an independent watchdog have been dropped. the congress withdraw a controversial initiative to strip the committee of its powers. a 48 hour strike among cabin crew at british airways, has been called by the union unite, starting a week today. and going full circle. how vinyl is making a comeback, with the sales of records hitting a 25 year high. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the uk s most senior diplomat to the european union has quit just weeks after warning it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the european union following brexit. sir ivan rogers s resignation comes less than three months before the government expects to start formal talks on leaving the eu. his comments put him at the centre of a political row leave campaigners accused him of being unduly pessimistic, while others argued that he was simply reporting the mood in brussels. this report from our political cor ....
withdraw a controversial initiative to strip an independent ethics committee of its powers. and, going full circle. how vinyl is making a comeback, hitting a 25 year high. the uk s most senior diplomat to the european union has quit, just weeks after warning it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the european union following brexit. sir ivan rogers resignation comes less than three months before the government expects to start formal talks on leaving the eu. his comments put him at the centre of a political row, with leave campaigners accusing him of being unduly pessimistic on brexit, while others argue he was simply reporting the mood in brussels. here s our political correspondent carole walker. voiceover: behind the darkened windows, at the prime minister s side, as she arrived at last month s eu summit, sir ivan rogers tried to keep a low profile. but his warning that it could take the uk ten years to get a new eu trade deal overshadowed what was alread ....
the programme. turning back time on a family business. later in the programme we ll speak to the young entrepreneur who s hoping to revive the watch making company set up my his ancestors. and according to the trade union congress, today s the day that an average chief executive in the uk has earned as much as an average worker in a whole year, so we want to know, are they worth it? just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. in a few hours we ll receive the latest inflation figures for the eurozone economy. the block managed growth of 0.3% in the third quarter of last year and a sustained rise in prices could lead to the scaling back of the european central banks de facto money printing program. as you can see here, there has been a marked improvement in the rate of inflation for the block and in yellow you can see the 1% inflation rate that economists are predicting for the last month of 2016. although this is still some way below the european central b ....