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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20170103

welcome to bbc news. 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 trade deal with the european union once britain has left. 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. we still don t know, we still haven t heard anything from him? i m afraid we haven t. what is interesting is the downing street statement, a pretty anodyne couple of lines from number ten, effectively saying the reason he stood down in fact was to give a successof stood down in fact was to give a successor the chance to be in place before the brexit negotiations took place. of course we expect ....

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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Five 20170103

of the bloodiest episodes of the first world war, will be held this summer. and going full circle. how vinyl is making a comeback, with the sales of records hitting a 25 year high. it s 5 o clock. our main story: the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels has resigned just weeks after he warned it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the european union once britain has left. sir ivan rodgers told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador to the eu early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to start. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. while his four year term would have come to an end this november, some believed he might stay on for the brexit talks. the reasons for his resignation haven t been revealed. in the last hour, brexit campaigner and former ukip leader, nigel farage, has told the bbc that he s very pleased to see sir ivan hand in his resignation. afterall, he s a committed eu ....

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