how much that ends up being, you guess. thank you. i am talking about 60 billion. the foreign secretary borisjohnson said we should not give them anything. you cannot have a free divorce. if you decide to divorce you have to pay the price, it is as simple as that. it will be painful in the beginning but after that you have to realise you are exporting 50% of your exports to europe. it has to be a soft landing, it has to be flexibility from the british side to keep good relations with the ex wife, for examples. there should be pavement. at the same time there should be soft exit without problems because it is in the interests of britain to keep good relations with the eu. they are angry and upset and we should understand that. i am not sure about the divorce metaphor, it is like breaking upa the divorce metaphor, it is like breaking up a business. we have been pa rt of breaking up a business. we have been part of what jeremy clarkson has called the biggest budget in the world,
to dateline london. how much, if anything, should britain pay to leave the european union? how bad is the military situation facing the group calling itself islamic state? and is wikileaks a good or a bad thing? my guests today are greg katz of associated press. abdel bari atwan who is a writer and commentator on arab affairs. maria margaronis of the nation. and david aaronovitch of the times. very good to see you. when britain leaves the eu, we should be faced with a stiff bill for the divorce. or the alternative metaphor is that it is like leaving a golf club we stop paying when we stop playing. which is it? and how much is the chancellor of the exchequer trying to save money to pay for what he knows will be an expensive few years ahead? what should we pay? what is the tariff for leaving? does anybody have any idea? no. since we think she will do the triggering on tuesday, and therefore the big discussions, it seems likely. there are things that have to be done before tha
frost possible but hopefully a good deal of dry, sunny weather for tomorrow. it be a lovely day for many of us and in the sunshine it will feel quite warm. top temperatures in the south east 16 celsius. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. the brexit secretary tells mps to ditch changes to the bill, which will allow the government to start the formal brexit process. the diplomatic row deepens between the netherlands and turkey, as dutch riot police use water cannon to break up a large protest outside the turkish consulate in rotterdam. and joni sledge, one of the sisters from the 70s disco group sister sledge, has died at the age of 60. now on bbc news it s time for dateline london with gavin esler. hello and welcome to dateline london. how much, if anything, should britain pay to leave the european union? how bad is the military situation facing the group calling itself islamic state? and is wikileaks a good or a bad thing? my guests today are greg katz of associated pres
to dateline london. how much, if anything, should britain pay to leave the european union? how bad is the military situation facing the group calling itself islamic state? and is wikileaks a good or a bad thing? my guests today are greg katz of associated press. abdel bari atwan who is a writer and commentator on arab affairs. maria margaronis of the nation. and david aaronovitch of the times. very good to see you. when britain leaves the eu, we should be faced with a stiff bill for the divorce. or the alternative metaphor is that it is like leaving a golf club we stop paying when we stop playing. which is it? and how much is the chancellor of the exchequer trying to save money to pay for what he knows will be an expensive few years ahead? what should we pay? what is the tariff for leaving? does anybody have any idea? no. since we think she will do the triggering on tuesday, and therefore the big discussions, it seems likely. there are things that have to be done before tha