Monday morning, we look at the week ahead in washington with Washington Post reporter and a political white house reporter. And funding for Childrens HealthInsurance Program with paul howard of the manhattan institute. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. Announcer , british Prime Minister theresa may talks about plans concerning brexit. Then Federal Reserve board chair janet yellen holds a News Conference on the future of interest rates. And 11 00 p. M. , another chance to see q a with clinical cartoonist with political cartoonist ann telnaes. The British Parliament is currently in recess. Prime ministers questions will not be seen tonight. British Prime Minister theresa may was in florence, italy to discuss brexit, the future of the United Kingdom to talk about and concerns about citizens rights. This is just under an hour. Pm may a critical time in the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. It was here more than anywhere else that the renaissance began. A period of history that inspired centuries of creativity and critical thought across our sonant, consonant continent, and which in many ways defined what it meant to be european. A period of history whose example shaped the modern world. A period of history that teaches us that when we come together in the spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it within ourselves to do great things. That shows us if we open our minds to new thinking and new possibilities, we can forge a better, Brighter Future for all our people. And that is what i want to focus on today. We are living through a new and critical period in the history of the United Kingdoms relationship with the European Union. The british people have decided to leave the eu and to be a global free trading nation, able to chart our own way in the world. For many, this is an exciting time, full of promise. For others, it is a worrying one. I look ahead with optimism, believing that if we use this moment to change not just our relationship with europe, but also the way we do things at home, this will be a deciding moment in the history of our nation, and it is an exciting time for many in europe, too. The European Union is beginning a new chapter in the story of its development. Just last week, ambitions were set out for the future of the European Union. There is a vibrant debate going on about the shape of the eus institutions and the direction of the union in the years ahead. We dont want to stand in the way of that. Indeed, we want to be your strongest friend and partner as the eu and the u. K. Thrive sidebyside. That partnership is important. For as we look ahead, we share challenges and opportunities in common. Here in italy today, our two countries are working together to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Challenges where all too often , geography has put italy on the frontline. As i speak, britains royal navy, National Crime agency, and Border Patrol are working alongside their italian partners to save lives in the mediterranean and crack down on the evil traffickers who are exploiting desperate men, women, and children who seek a better life. Our two countries are also working together in the fight against terrorism, from our positions at the forefront of the International Coalition against daesh, to our work to disrupt the networks terrorist groups use to finance their operations and recruit to their ranks. And earlier this week, i was delighted that Prime Minister jens ohlone was able to join insident macron and myself convening the first ever u. N. Summit of government and industry to move further and faster in preventing terrorist use of the internet. Mass migration and terrorism are the two examples of the challenges to our shared european interests and values that we can only solve in partnership. The weakening growth of global trade, the loss of Popular Support for the forces of liberalism, and free trade that is driving moves towards protectionism, the threat of Climate Change depleting and degrading the planet we leave for future generations, and most recently, the outrageous proliferation of Nuclear Weapons by north korea with the threat to use them. Here on our own continent, we see territorial aggression to the east. And from the south, threats of instability and civil war. Terrorism, crime, and other challenges, which respect no borders. The only way for us to respond to this vast array of challenges is for likeminded nations and peoples to come together and defend the International Order that we have worked so hard to create and the values of liberty, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law by which we stand. Britain has always and will always stand with its friends and allies in defense of these values. Our decision to leave the European Union is in no way a repudiation of this longstanding commitment. We may be leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving europe. Our resolve to draw on the full weight of our military intelligence, diplomatic and development resources, to lead International Action with our partners on the issues that affect the security and prosperity of our people is unchanged. Our commitment to the defense and, indeed, the advance of our undimmed. Lues is our determination to defend the stability, security, and prosperity of our european neighbors and friends remains steadfast. And we will do all this as a sovereign nation in which the british people are in control. Their decision to leave the institution of the European Union was an expression of that desire. A statement about how they want their democracy to work. They want more direct control of decisions that affect their daily lives. And that means those decisions being made in britain by people directly accountable to them. The british people have about control and direct accountability about politicians is one reason why throughout this membership, the United Kingdom has never totally felt at home being in the European Union. Perhaps because of our history and younger feel the European Union never felt to us like an integral part to our story the way it does to so many elsewhere in europe. It is a matter of choices. Of profound pulling sovereignty that is a crucial feature of the European Union prevents deep cooperation, which brings benefits. But it also means that when countries are in the minority, they must sometimes accept decisions they do not want, even affecting domestic matters with no market implications beyond their borders. When such decisions are taken, they can be very hard to change. The british electorate made a choice. They chose the power of domestic olingratic control over po that control, strengthening the role of the u. K. Parliament and scottish parliament, northern iran, and welsh assemblies Northern Ireland and welsh assemblies in creating our laws. That is our choice. It does not mean that we are no longer a proud member of the family of european nations, and it does not mean we are not a proud member of the family of thatean nations, or worse we do not want the eu to succeed. The success of the eu is profoundly in our National Interest and that of the wider world. Having made this twice, the question now is whether we, the leaders of britain and the eus Member States and institutions, can demonstrate that creativity, innovation, that ambition that we need to shape a new partnership to the benefit of all of our people. I believe we must. I believe we can. While the u. K. s departure is inevitably a difficult process, it is in all of our interests for negotiations to succeed. If we are to fail or be divided, the only beneficiaries would be those who reject our values and oppose our interests. I believe we share a profound sense of responsibility to make this change work smoothly and sensibly. Not just for people today, but for the next generation who will inherit the world we leave them. The eyes of the world are on us. But if we can be imaginative and creative about the way we establish this new relationship, if we can proceed on the basis of trust in each other, i believe we can be optimistic about the future we can build for the United Kingdom and for the European Union. In my speech at Lancashire Lancaster house earlier this year, i set out the uks negotiating objectives. Those still stand today. Since that speech and the triggering of article 50 in march, the u. K. Has published 14 papers to address the current talks and set out the Building Blocks of the relationship we would like to see with the eu, both as we leave and into the future. We have now conducted three rounds of negotiations. While at times those negotiations have been tough, it is clear that thanks to the professionalism and diligence of davis and michelle bernier, we have made concrete progress on many important issues. For example, we have recognized from the outset there are unique issues to consider when it comes to Northern Ireland. The u. K. Government, the irish government, and the eu as a whole have been clear that through the process of our withdrawal, we will protect progress made in Northern Ireland over recent years, and the lives and livelihood that depend on this progress. As part of this, we and the eu have committed to protect the belfast agreement and the common travel area. Looking ahead, we have both stated explicitly that we will not accept any physical infrastructure at the border. We owe it to the people of Northern Ireland, and indeed to everyone on the island of ireland, to see through these commitments. We have also made significant progress on how we look after european nationals living in the u. K. And british nationals living in the 27 Member States of the eu. I know this whole process has been a cause of great worry and anxiety for them and your loved ones. But i want to repeat to the 600,000 italians in the u. K. And indeed to all eu citizens who have made their lives in our country, that we want you to stay, we value you, and we thank you for your contribution to our national life. It has been and remains one of my first goals in this to ensure that you can carry on living your lives as before. I am clear that the guarantee i am giving on your rights is real. And i doubt anyone with real experience with the u. K. Would doubt the independence of our courts or the rigor with which they would uphold peoples legal rights. But there are concerns that over time, the rights of eu citizens of the u. K. And the rights of u. K. Citizens overseas will diverge. I want to incorporate our agreement fully into u. K. Law and make sure u. K. Courts can refer directly to it. When there is uncertainty around underlying eu law, i want the u. K. Courts to be able to take into account the judgments of European Court of justice, with a view to ensuring consistent interpretation. On this basis, i hope our teams can reach firm agreement quickly. At the moment, the negotiations are focused on the arrangement for the u. K. s withdrawal from the eu. But we need to move on to talk about our future relationship. Of course, we recognize that we cant leave the eu and have everything stay the same. Life for us will be different. But what we do want, and what we hope that you, our european stay aswant, too, is to partners who carry on working together for our Mutual Benefit. In short, we want to work handinhand with the European Union, rather than as part of the European Union. That is why in my speech at lancaster house, i said that the United Kingdom would seek to secure a new, deep, and special partnership with the European Union. This should span both a new economic relationship and a new relationship on security. Let me set out what each of these relationships could look like before turning to the question of how we get there. Let me start with the Economic Partnership. The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. We will no longer be the members of its Single Market or customs union. We understand that the Single Markets for freedom are indivisible for our european friends. We recognize that the Single Market is built on a balance of rights and obligations. And we do not pretend that you can have all the benefits of membership of the Single Market without its obligation. So our task is to find a new framework that allows for a Close Economic Partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different balance. But as we work out together how to do so, we do not start with a blank sheet of paper. Like other external partners negotiating a free trade deal from scratch have done. In fact, we start from an unprecedented position. We have the same rules and regulations as the eu. And our eu withdrawal bill will ensure they are carried over into our domestic law at the moment we leave the eu. The question for us now in building a new Economic Partnership is not how we bring our rules and regulations closer together, but what we do when one of us wants to make changes. One way of approaching this question is to put forward a stark and unimaginative choice between two models. Either something based on European Economic area membership, or a traditional freetrade agreement such as that the eu has recently negotiated with canada. I dont believe either of these options will be best for the u. K. Or European Union. European economic area membership would mean the u. K. Having to adopt at home automatically and in their entirety new eu rules, roles over which in future we will have little influence and no vote. Such a loss of democratic control could not work for the british people. I fear it would inevitably lead to friction and a damaging reopening of the nature of our relationship in the near future. The very last thing that anyone on either side of the channel wants. As for canadian style free trade agreement, we should recognize that this is the most advanced freetrade agreement the eu has yet concluded, and a breakthrough in trade between canada and the eu. But compared with what exists between britain and the eu today, it would nevertheless represent such a restriction on our mutual Market Access that it would benefit neither of our economies. Not only that, it would start from the false premise that there is no preexisting regulatory relationship between us. Precedent suggests that it could take years to negotiate. We can do so much better than this. As i said at lancaster house, let us not seek merely to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. Instead, let us be creative as well as practical in designing an ambitious Economic Partnership which respects the freedoms and principles of the eu and the wishes of the british people. I believe there are good reasons for this level of optimism and ambition. First of all, the u. K. Is the eus largest trading partner, one of the largest economies in the world. And a market of considerable importance for many businesses and jobs across the continent. And the eu is our largest trading partner. So it is in all our interest to find a creative solution. And the eu has shown in the past that creative arrangements can be agreed in other areas. For example, it has developed a diverse array of arrangements with neighboring countries outside the eu. Both economic relations and in justice and home affairs. Furthermore, we share the same set of fundamental beliefs. A believe in free trade, rigorous and fair competition, strong consumer rights. And that trying to beat other countries industries by unfairly subsidizing ones own is a serious mistake. There is no need to impose tariffs where we have none now. I dont think anyone sensible is contemplating this. As we have set out in a future partnership paper, when it comes to trading goods, we will do everything we can to avoid friction at the border. But of course, the regulatory issues are crucial. We share a commitment to high regulatory standards. People in britain do not want shoddy goods, shoddy services, a poor environment, or exploitative working practices. And i could never imagine them thinking those things to be acceptable. The government i lead is committed not only to protecting high standards, but strengthening them. So i am optimistic about what we can achieve by finding a creative solution to a new economic relationship that can support prosperity for all of our people. In any tra