Well have the latest from westminster and brussels, including an interview with the belgian mep, philippe lamberts. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A mother breaks down at the contaminated blood inquiry as she talks about the death of her ten year old son. 19 people are arrested as police say theyve broken the uks biggest ever drugs operation more that 50 tonnes of drugs are seized. And coming up on the programme well be live from the roundhouse in london, ahead of tonights building of the year award the stirling prize for architecture. Today at five, the top story talks to secure a brexit deal appear close to collapsing after a downing street source said the eu had made a brexit deal essentially impossible. The source claimed the german chancellor Angela Merkel had told borisjohnson in a phone call this morning, that a brexit deal is now overwhelmingly unlikely. Mrs merkel reportedly said a deal would never be possible unless Northern Ireland stayed in a Customs Union which i
The new head of the imf has given a bleak forecast for the World Economy saying the fallout from trade wars could last a generation. Speaking of the man. Thats a jean claude yunker. I was hoping to talk about President Trump, because the white house has presented a key witness from giving evidence to the democrats impeachment inquiry. Let me start by showing you the statement from the president of the European Parliament, released after he met Boris Johnson European Parliament, released after he met borisjohnson earlier. He says. You can make a decent case, that relations between the uk and european are as fragile as theyve been for decades much more so because of the last 2a hours. Brexit is supposed to happen on october 31 but theres increasing confusion and acrimony. A lot has happened. Stay with me and ill take you through it. First to a call between Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson this morning. After it downing street briefed that a deal was now essentially impossible. Heres norma