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A no deal drugs it was off the table m.p.s also voted to force the government to release confidential files about the preparations so that scenario. and boris johnson began his day in dublin with talks with the irish prime minister any of erotica about what will happen if the u.k. leaves the european union without an agreement and i will hear from our correspondent in london 1st this report i believe rob had been waiting 2 months for this meeting since boris johnson became the u.k. prime ministe...

Kissinger. both as secretary of state and as national security adviser. so, depends on the personality of the president to a fundamental degree. for kissinger it was richard nixon of course who kind of knew how the world worked. president trump does not. so, good luck to whoever comes next in that very hot seat. >> ambassador crocker, thank you so much. thanks for being with us today. and ambassador eva, i know youve got other commitments. let me ask you about the next step in afghanistan and wi...

Had nothing to say there is no evidence whatsoever the response is just trying to threaten the e.u. he is not going to the e.u. with any sort of sensible and worked out proposals on the e.u. is sitting there going well what we make of this how do we possibly deal with someone like that whos essentially trying to threaten us rather than negotiate with the now speaking as a german looking at this situation and also with an incoming head of the e.u. commission who is herself a former german politic...

Of commons the moment still has to as were speaking still has to get through the house of lords though were expecting that to happen and then goes to the queen for that for roll a sense of to be signed off what was postes through an amendment to say a change to this bill that was included within the last hour to reason mays withdrawal deal to be put back to parliament this is the deal that was voted down 3 times in parliament could possibly could we see it coming back and that being a way for pa...

Are reports that boris johnson wants to change the u.k.s defense pledges in the current brags that deal in other words were hearing from london that the prime minister wants to create leverage in other words to threaten that the u.k. will not cooperate with the e.u. in security if it doesnt get in a vis the you know in answer to the backstop in ireland for example have you heard anything new i havent heard anything and lets see whether this prime minister is still prime minister at the end of ne...

Spectacular fashion with one of his own mps defecting to one of the pro-remain parties, anti no deal parties, the eu essentially doesnt know how strong a hand boris johnson would have in any future negotiations. not to mention the fact that max is pointing out we have the prospect of a minority government here in the house of parliament with a split parliament now having taken control of the agenda. this is really difficult stuff for the partners of the eu to have to negotiate with because essen...

Referendum, that both scotland and ireland did not vote to leave the european union. and we see both sides of the spectrum here. on the one hand, the greater possibility of a united island precisely because of the question of the backstop and the customs union and so on, and the more this goes down the road, the more we see the argument for scottish secession gaining traction yet again. so the irony of this, of course, that this great narrative of the uk leaving the european union and becoming t...

During his visit to berlin she had yet see the new proposals from the not you what she also said what she also has said is that there is no point towards what my friends across the e.u. have said is that there is no point in having a negotiation as long beginning formal talks as normal as there is a rich parliament to make that station impossible its not just chancellor merkel because that notion stented proposal has been put forward last week a the irish deputy prime minister has said and i quo...

When boris johnson said theyre making good progress and a deal with the e.u. was within reach and that he had plans to replace this backstop with an alternative well you officials here in brussels say theyve never seen any of those plans that these plans do not exist and thats why many here think that the real plan of the johnson administration is to have a no deal braggs it so thats what the e.u. is preparing for right now expected to announce new measures to get the european union prepared for...

Now defunct withdrawal agreement because of pure harty politics. let me make progress. they claim they wanted a deal. as we know that withdrawal agreement gave homage to the e.u. that many of them now seem to crave. what is now clear, mr. speaker? this house would not agree a deal even if it were gold plated. this house no longer reflects the will of the people of this country. >> shepard: so the biggest problem at this moment is the backstop with northern ireland. the european union says if thi...