0:00:23 > 0:00:28Good afternoon.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Labour would keep the UK in a customs union
0:00:30 > 0:00:32with the European Union after Brexit, according
0:00:32 > 0:00:33to a senior minister.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Sir Kier Starmer told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that a new treaty,
0:00:39 > 0:00:41replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best
0:00:41 > 0:00:43for the economy and would respect the referendum result.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48The Prime Minister is committed to leaving both the single market
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and the customs union and she is expected to outline
0:00:51 > 0:00:53the Government's position in more detail this week.
0:00:53 > 0:01:00Emma Vardy reports.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04After months of uncertainty over Labour's position, no other party is
0:01:04 > 0:01:09moving decisively away from a so-called hard Brexit. It has been
0:01:09 > 0:01:13unanimously agreed according to the Shadow Brexit Secretary, Sir Keir
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Starmer said Jeremy Corbyn will announce tomorrow that Labour
0:01:16 > 0:01:20government policy would be per the UK to enter the new customs union
0:01:20 > 0:01:25with the EU after Brexit.We long championed being in a customs union
0:01:25 > 0:01:30with the EU and the benefits of that, it is the only way
0:01:30 > 0:01:34realistically to get tariff free access, really important for
0:01:34 > 0:01:36manufacturing and nobody can answer the question of how you keep your
0:01:36 > 0:01:39commitment to no hard border in Northern Ireland without a customs
0:01:39 > 0:01:43union.Staying in a customs union would mean Britain continuing to
0:01:43 > 0:01:48trade freely with other EU countries, this, says Sir Keir
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Starmer, would be best for Britain's manufacturers, but it would limit
0:01:52 > 0:01:57our ability to strike new trade deals outside Europe. Brexit
0:01:57 > 0:02:07supporting Labour MPs say staying so closely tied to the EU
0:02:07 > 0:02:09closely tied to the EU does not keep to the spirit of the referendum
0:02:09 > 0:02:12result.What is wrong with it is the country voted to leave and while it
0:02:12 > 0:02:14is really important we negotiate free-trade agreement with Europe,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19the EU is a bankrupt organisation, it has never had its accounts signed
0:02:19 > 0:02:23off, it needs our money.The Conservatives have warned it is
0:02:23 > 0:02:28crunch time with Theresa May, the pro-EU MPs could defeat the
0:02:28 > 0:02:31government in the Commons when Parliament votes on the terms of the
0:02:31 > 0:02:36final Brexit deal. But the trade secretary Liam Fox encouraged to
0:02:36 > 0:02:40remain supporting Tories to unite behind Theresa May when she sets out
0:02:40 > 0:02:44the Government's plans for the future relationship with the EU next
0:02:44 > 0:02:48week.I think when the rest of the Parliamentary party hears on Friday
0:02:48 > 0:02:55as the Prime Minister set set out at she will win over Anna I hope they
0:02:55 > 0:03:02will have an open mind and listen to what the Prime Minister says.Now
0:03:02 > 0:03:07there is a clear difference between the Tories and Labour on Brexit.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Emma is here now.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16How politically significant do you think this shift from Labour is on
0:03:16 > 0:03:20the customs union?Lots of questions over whether this has the potential
0:03:20 > 0:03:24to bring down the Government, whether they could be defeated in a
0:03:24 > 0:03:28vote. The Prime Minister has ruled out staying within a customs union
0:03:28 > 0:03:33because it would constrain Britain's ability to strike other trade deals.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37But the pro-EU Tory former minister Anna Soubry has tabled an amendment
0:03:37 > 0:03:41backing membership of a customs union and on paper it is thought
0:03:41 > 0:03:45that our round ten Conservative MPs supporting this. But if it really
0:03:45 > 0:03:50came together crunch, would they go that far to defeat Theresa May while
0:03:50 > 0:03:54that could be seen as paving the way for another general election which
0:03:54 > 0:03:58could deliver a Labour government? Strong warning from the
0:03:58 > 0:04:06Conservatives in Duncan Smith to colleagues, saying, do not play into
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Labour's tactical game.Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12The closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics
0:04:12 > 0:04:17in South Korea has been taking place, bringing to an end 16 days
0:04:17 > 0:04:18of sporting and political drama.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Russian athletes were not allowed
0:04:19 > 0:04:22to march under their national flag at the closing ceremony after two
0:04:22 > 0:04:24of the team's members failed drugs tests.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26But the International Olympic Committee says it will lift
0:04:26 > 0:04:28the ban after the Games, if no more Russians test positive.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35Andy Swiss reports from Pyeongchang.
0:04:35 > 0:04:43The sound of defiance...
0:04:43 > 0:04:50Over a neutral anthem, the Russian anthem being sung
0:04:50 > 0:04:52by the gold-medal-winning ice hockey team of the Olympic athletes
0:04:52 > 0:04:55from Russia.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58On the very day their nation was getting a reprieve, 160 of their
0:04:58 > 0:05:01athletes have had to compete here under a neutral flag while
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Russia wasn't granted their flag for the closing ceremony
0:05:03 > 0:05:05their Olympic ban is now set to be lifted.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Despite two Russian athletes including
0:05:06 > 0:05:08curler Alexander Krushelnitsky failing drugs tests here.
0:05:08 > 0:05:16There are cases of negligence, but there is no
0:05:17 > 0:05:22indication whatsoever for a systemic or systematic doping.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23As for Team GB, well, it was
0:05:23 > 0:05:25a disappointing final day.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31Their bobsleighers finishing 17th and 18th.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38But with five medals, including Lizzy Yarnold's
0:05:38 > 0:05:40it's been their most successful Winter Games ever.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41We're very happy.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44This is an historic games for us, it's our best
0:05:44 > 0:05:45of the Winter Olympics.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47We have three medals in one day on that
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Saturday, we had back-to-back gold medals with Lizzy Yarnold.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51But these Games have been about politics as
0:05:51 > 0:05:52well as sport.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53President Trump's daughter Ivanka among those
0:05:53 > 0:05:55attending the closing ceremony.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00While after parading under a unified flag
0:06:00 > 0:06:02at the start of the Games, the
0:06:02 > 0:06:05North and South Korean athletes once again entered the stadium together,
0:06:05 > 0:06:06embracing the spirit of celebration.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09The large contingent from Team GB also enjoyed their moment,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10finally a chance to relax.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13For the hosts who have been widely praised for their
0:06:13 > 0:06:18organisation, it's been a memorable fortnight.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But at last, it was time to lower the Olympic flag and hand
0:06:21 > 0:06:26it over to Beijing who will hold the next Games in four years' time.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29It has a tough act to follow as Pyeongchang put on
0:06:29 > 0:06:35a dazzling spectacle.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37A Games which has made so many headlines
0:06:37 > 0:06:38is saying goodbye in style.
0:06:38 > 0:06:46Andy Swiss, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Reports from Syria suggest government forces have
0:06:50 > 0:06:53continued their attack on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57despite a UN demand for a 30-day ceasefire.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00In the last week, some 500 people are said to have been killed
0:07:00 > 0:07:05in air and ground attacks by government forces.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11China's state news agency says the ruling Communist Party
0:07:11 > 0:07:15has proposed a change to the constitution
0:07:15 > 0:07:18that would allow the president and vice president to stay in power
0:07:18 > 0:07:21for more than two terms.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The current president, Xi Jinping, is due to step down
0:07:24 > 0:07:27from his role in 2022.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Our China correspondent is in Beijing, how significant is this
0:07:30 > 0:07:38move?This proposal could see the biggest change to the leadership of
0:07:38 > 0:07:42this country, the second-biggest economy in world, of course, for...
0:07:42 > 0:07:52Hello? Hello?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24We do apologise for the breakdown in this programme. We hope to get a
0:08:24 > 0:08:30pact to you as soon as possible. -- we hope to get it back to you as
0:08:30 > 0:08:37soon as possible.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13We are so sorry for the technical problems. We hope to get the
0:09:13 > 0:09:26programme back to you as soon as possible and Ken. -- possibly can.