17/01/2017

:00:35. > :00:38.Hello, and welcome to the Daily Politics.

:00:39. > :00:40.Theresa May says the UK won't be "half-in, half-out"

:00:41. > :00:43.of the EU, as she sets out her Brexit

:00:44. > :00:50.The Prime Minister is due to flesh out her Brexit plan in a speech

:00:51. > :00:57.We'll bring you the speech live and uninterrupted here on BBC Two.

:00:58. > :01:00.After months of deliberation, the PM is expected to say the UK

:01:01. > :01:03.will leave the EU single market in order to take back control

:01:04. > :01:11.But how much freedom will we have to strike our own trade deals

:01:12. > :01:13.with countries like China, India and the United States?

:01:14. > :01:26.We'll have detailed analysis and political reaction.

:01:27. > :01:29.For six months since the referendum, Theresa May has stuck to her phrase

:01:30. > :01:38.Today, we find out what that really means.

:01:39. > :01:40.In around 15 minutes, the Prime Minister will make

:01:41. > :01:43.a speech to an audience of diplomats in Lancaster House, central London,

:01:44. > :01:46.which Number Ten says will set out 12 priorities for the forthcoming

:01:47. > :01:54.We're expecting the speech to last around 45 minutes, and we'll bring

:01:55. > :01:58.you all of her speech, live and uninterrupted.

:01:59. > :02:01.With me for our specially-extended programme today are the Conservative

:02:02. > :02:03.Leave campaigner and former Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers.

:02:04. > :02:05.And Labour's Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner.

:02:06. > :02:11.First, let's get the latest from our assistant political editor

:02:12. > :02:18.Norman Smith who's at Lancaster House.

:02:19. > :02:29.What can we expect? If you are expecting a blueprint for Brexit, a

:02:30. > :02:35.feast of details, you are going to be disappointed, that is not what

:02:36. > :02:39.you will get. Yes, there will be confirmation, we are leaving the

:02:40. > :02:45.single market, but beyond that, I suspect there will be little

:02:46. > :02:49.clarity. The reason is so many of the key areas are central to Theresa

:02:50. > :02:55.May's negotiations and she does not want to compromise her approach.

:02:56. > :03:01.There is an ongoing disagreement, call it what you will, within

:03:02. > :03:05.Government over key aspects of Brexit. Instinctively, Theresa May

:03:06. > :03:12.rarely says more than she has two. By the end of the day, we will not

:03:13. > :03:17.massively wiser about the specific objectives Theresa May is seeking.

:03:18. > :03:22.For example on the issue of the customs union. It is clear Mrs may

:03:23. > :03:26.wants Britain to negotiate its own trade deals outside the customs

:03:27. > :03:31.union. Equally it is clear within Government there is a view there are

:03:32. > :03:36.huge advantages to British industry to remain a part of the customs

:03:37. > :03:40.union. That will form a critical part of negotiations. We want to be

:03:41. > :03:45.out but we want the benefits of staying in. We are looking for a

:03:46. > :03:50.deal. Likewise on immigration, we could push for a tough deal, insist

:03:51. > :03:58.on quotas are people who want to come from the EU to Britain. We

:03:59. > :04:04.could go for a of movement, saying you can come here if you have a job.

:04:05. > :04:08.Lastly, on a transitional deal, we don't want to say we are desperate

:04:09. > :04:15.for a transitional deal, that makes us look weak. That is central to

:04:16. > :04:21.negotiations. Because Mrs May still has to go into the negotiating

:04:22. > :04:28.chamber, she does not want to put up an advertising sign, this is what I

:04:29. > :04:31.want. So do not expect detail about her specific objectives.

:04:32. > :04:38.She has talked about 12 negotiating priorities. We work expect too much

:04:39. > :04:45.detail around the key issues. What will be in those priorities?

:04:46. > :04:53.Will they be nebulous? You will hear a restatement of what Mrs May has

:04:54. > :04:56.said many times about taking back control of migration, legal

:04:57. > :05:00.authority from the Supreme Court, of our money.

:05:01. > :05:07.The big overarching principles. What will be in her speech is a message

:05:08. > :05:15.of reassurance. The speech today has been cast as her setting out her

:05:16. > :05:19.plans. I think she sees it as Theresa May talking to the world

:05:20. > :05:25.beyond Westminster. Reassurance to voters we won't be doing the hokey

:05:26. > :05:31.Cokie halfway in half an hour. We are leaving. Reassurance to other

:05:32. > :05:35.countries, we remain friends, we want to trade with you. Reassurance

:05:36. > :05:41.to the rest of the world who won't become some sad lonely Island not

:05:42. > :05:44.talking to the rest of the world. It is that bigger picture message

:05:45. > :05:50.rather than the nitty-gritty specifics.

:05:51. > :05:55.Thank you. We will let you go inside Lancaster House.

:05:56. > :06:01.Is this what you are expecting, a clear sign we are leaving the single

:06:02. > :06:06.market? That is what has been briefed.

:06:07. > :06:11.Norman Smith is right, at this stage, it doesn't make sense to have

:06:12. > :06:15.a detailed negotiating blueprint in the public domain. We may get an

:06:16. > :06:19.indication we are leaving the internal market but not huge detail

:06:20. > :06:24.on other issues. Do you accept that? The more the

:06:25. > :06:31.speech has been trialled in advance, it is probable unless it will

:06:32. > :06:36.contain on the day. It has been a speech where the Prime Minister is

:06:37. > :06:40.trying to say this is on track but actually as Norman set out in his

:06:41. > :06:45.piece and as Theresa May would agree, the Prime Minister is in a

:06:46. > :06:51.difficult position appealing to the wider audience, but also trying to

:06:52. > :06:58.get the facts right. Are we going to have the benefit of the customs you

:06:59. > :07:03.in? She realises that is in our economic interest. -- customs union.

:07:04. > :07:06.She wants a bold statement, this is a clean break which is a difficult

:07:07. > :07:11.balance. Leaving the single market as has

:07:12. > :07:16.been briefed is what she will outline. She has been clearer about

:07:17. > :07:22.that over the last few months. We won't hear anything different. Do

:07:23. > :07:26.you agree then as you have implied that the argument about today will

:07:27. > :07:29.be about the customs union and whether we are part of that customs

:07:30. > :07:36.union which will make it difficult for us to have free trade deals

:07:37. > :07:38.which is the Department you are shadowing?

:07:39. > :07:45.If you look at what the Conservative Party manifesto said, it talked

:07:46. > :07:50.about safeguarding Britain's's interests in the single market,

:07:51. > :07:56.about competing the single market in terms of the economy. It is clear we

:07:57. > :08:01.have a Prime Minister who has now broken with those central pledges

:08:02. > :08:05.that were there in the Conservative manifesto. But she has done that

:08:06. > :08:10.without her own mandate. That puts her in a difficult position with the

:08:11. > :08:17.electorate and her own party. She has to explain how having come into

:08:18. > :08:24.being Prime Minister without any election, and she is now revoking

:08:25. > :08:27.that clear commitment that was in the Conservative manifesto, to

:08:28. > :08:32.complete the single market. It is one thing to say, we are leaving the

:08:33. > :08:36.EU. To say we are going to reject all the things that are in the

:08:37. > :08:40.economic benefit that create jobs and economic prosperity in this

:08:41. > :08:47.country, she has to explain that to the British public.

:08:48. > :08:51.That we would be better off. She had to explain how we are going to be

:08:52. > :08:55.better off. The Conservative manifesto said we

:08:56. > :08:57.would hold a referendum and respect the result.

:08:58. > :09:03.We respect that result. Now she is in that position...

:09:04. > :09:09.We need to leave the internal market. It would leave us subject to

:09:10. > :09:12.European law and the European Court of Justice, both of those are

:09:13. > :09:18.inconsistent with respecting the leave boat.

:09:19. > :09:25.You are saying the Conservative manifesto contained inconsistent

:09:26. > :09:28.answers. I am asking now the Prime Minister should reconcile those by

:09:29. > :09:36.explaining to the British public why, on the one hand, she promised

:09:37. > :09:42.to make Britain better by completing -- safeguarding the British interest

:09:43. > :09:46.in the single market, now she wants to do the opposite.

:09:47. > :09:50.The phrase is half-in, half-out, she doesn't want that. We are leaving

:09:51. > :09:58.the EU, she says. Would you see partial membership of the customs

:09:59. > :10:02.union, would that still be half in for you?

:10:03. > :10:06.My anxiety would be if we stayed partly in the customs union, we

:10:07. > :10:12.would be likely to be subject to extensive regulation and balls and

:10:13. > :10:17.the ECJ. If we can avoid that, it is not unreasonable to keep the option

:10:18. > :10:21.open -- regulation and balls. To be consistent we need to leave

:10:22. > :10:29.the customs union and the internal market.

:10:30. > :10:33.In its entirety. Mixing and matching different

:10:34. > :10:42.sectors is difficult to reconcile with WTO rules.

:10:43. > :10:45.Do you agree Barry Gardner the UK would still be half in if you like,

:10:46. > :10:50.if we remained even partially as part of the customs union?

:10:51. > :10:54.Not at all. What you have, for example, both Norway and

:10:55. > :10:58.Switzerland, one of them inside the single market but not part of the

:10:59. > :11:05.EU, the other inside the customs union but not part of the EU.

:11:06. > :11:10.Models can be separate where those countries are not members of the EU.

:11:11. > :11:16.Strictly, that is not correct. The point Theresa May made about the

:11:17. > :11:20.world trade organisation is important.

:11:21. > :11:25.What the WTO says, in order to be part of a customs union, you need to

:11:26. > :11:32.be substantially within it. That means it is about 85% - 90% of all

:11:33. > :11:34.your ex boats have to be part of the WTO.

:11:35. > :11:42.Theresa May is going inside Lancaster House, due to speak in the

:11:43. > :11:43.next few minutes in a speech lasting 45 minutes. She has gone inside

:11:44. > :11:46.Lancaster House. Let's take a quick look

:11:47. > :11:48.at the timetable to Brexit. Theresa May's speech comes ahead

:11:49. > :11:51.of a decision by the Supreme Court on whether she will need

:11:52. > :11:53.the approval of Parliament That ruling is expected

:11:54. > :11:58.by the end of January. The Government has already committed

:11:59. > :12:02.to publish a plan for leaving the EU The Brexit Select Committee has

:12:03. > :12:11.called for a white paper to be The Prime Minister has said Article

:12:12. > :12:15.50 will be triggered by the end of March,

:12:16. > :12:18.firing the starting gun on up to two But the EU's chief negotiator

:12:19. > :12:24.Michel Barnier has said the negotiations could only last

:12:25. > :12:27.for up to 18 months in order to give EU institutions

:12:28. > :12:29.time to ratify the deal. Further talks may need to take place

:12:30. > :12:32.after that to agree Britain's post-Brexit trading relationship

:12:33. > :12:34.with the EU if this cannot be negotiated in parallel

:12:35. > :12:43.with the exit deal. And throughout the speech,

:12:44. > :12:45.the BBC's Reality Check team will be fact-checking Theresa May's claims

:12:46. > :13:01.and posting comments on the BBC Labour is not going to block the

:13:02. > :13:05.triggering of Article 50? That is right, we have accepted the

:13:06. > :13:12.will of the public was clear. It was a huge vote, 52% in favour of

:13:13. > :13:16.leaving, 48% against. That is a clear majority, we accept

:13:17. > :13:20.that. What we will try is set out the way

:13:21. > :13:23.in which we think it should be delivered.

:13:24. > :13:28.There was no clarity about how we should leave.

:13:29. > :13:31.That is what we need. It is what the Prime Minister promised before

:13:32. > :13:35.Christmas, what Parliament voted on before Christmas.

:13:36. > :13:38.The Government accepted they would set out a paper to Parliament

:13:39. > :13:43.setting out the negotiating conditions.

:13:44. > :13:47.The speech today is not a Government paper.

:13:48. > :13:50.As Norman Smith said. Will it be enough for you if she fleshes out

:13:51. > :13:55.the principles? Not at all, we want a paper to

:13:56. > :13:59.Parliament, not a speech. But what would be wrong with that?

:14:00. > :14:03.Why shouldn't Government flesh out more clearly beyond what this speech

:14:04. > :14:07.is expected to set out to MPs across the house, bearing in mind the

:14:08. > :14:12.opposition said it would block triggering Article 50?

:14:13. > :14:17.It may be the Government publishes further documents before a vote is

:14:18. > :14:22.taken in Parliament. Ministers are engaging every day in Parliament on

:14:23. > :14:26.how to approach these negotiations. This speech is another significant

:14:27. > :14:30.landmark setting out our objectives. Every step of the way Parliament is

:14:31. > :14:34.involved. What would not be wise is to set up all the detail of our

:14:35. > :14:38.strategy. If the Government fails to provide

:14:39. > :14:41.some sort of paper setting out the negotiating position, what will you

:14:42. > :14:45.do? They will have broken their permits

:14:46. > :14:50.to Parliament. We will table an amendment setting out what we

:14:51. > :14:54.believe should be the case. If the Government defeats that, they

:14:55. > :14:59.have the majority in Parliament to do that, it is their right to do

:15:00. > :15:04.that as Government, then they can trigger Article 50 without having

:15:05. > :15:09.provided detailed to Parliament for proper Parliamentary scrutiny.

:15:10. > :15:13.Today, it is not acceptable for the Prime Minister to make the

:15:14. > :15:18.fundamental points about how she is approaching these negotiations not

:15:19. > :15:22.to Parliament. Parliamentary scrutiny is important, it is what

:15:23. > :15:29.the Brexited said they were bringing back, sovereignty to the UK.

:15:30. > :15:36.Let's go inside the room at Lancaster House. Diplomats gathered

:15:37. > :15:40.inside, with members of the press, waiting for this speech from Theresa

:15:41. > :15:46.May, due to start in the next few minutes or so. Lots of anticipation,

:15:47. > :15:49.no doubt. There is our political editor Laura Kuenssberg. Theresa

:15:50. > :15:54.Villiers, you were going to interject when Barry was speaking? I

:15:55. > :15:58.think it is crucial to point out that Parliament is engaged every day

:15:59. > :16:03.in this process. Barely a day goes by when we don't have debate on this

:16:04. > :16:07.and very often Labour don't have the speakers... What can they debate on

:16:08. > :16:12.if they don't have the information in their grasp? The Prime Minister

:16:13. > :16:18.set out the fundamentals in her conference speech. We will get more

:16:19. > :16:22.detail today. What we don't want is wrecking amendments in the

:16:23. > :16:27.legislation. Barry Gardner said that won't happen, they won't have

:16:28. > :16:31.wrecking amendments, is that right? That is right. If we are leaving,

:16:32. > :16:36.which we accept we are, we want to make a success of it. That means

:16:37. > :16:41.jobs in this country, economic growth. And remaining in the customs

:16:42. > :16:46.union? We think that actually we should be getting the best possible

:16:47. > :16:50.access either in the customs union and the single market that we

:16:51. > :16:54.possibly can, for our goods and services, on a tariff free and on a

:16:55. > :16:59.non-tariff free basis. Those barriers must remain. That would

:17:00. > :17:03.mean, according to the European Union, on a tariff free basis, that

:17:04. > :17:09.we would have to sign up to the rules of freedom of movement. That

:17:10. > :17:14.is subject to negotiation. Any indication they would give way on

:17:15. > :17:18.that? None. It is clear on the other side of the negotiating table that

:17:19. > :17:22.they hold the four freedoms as essential. There was a concession

:17:23. > :17:26.given to David Cameron on timescales on the four year concession they

:17:27. > :17:30.talked about. There may be a way of pushing that further. That is

:17:31. > :17:35.subject to negotiation. Both sides were very clear that leaving the EU

:17:36. > :17:39.meant leaving the internal market, during the referendum that was clear

:17:40. > :17:44.from both sides. In terms of negotiations, what are your viewss

:17:45. > :17:49.on the transition arrangements? There are hints there should be a

:17:50. > :17:54.transitional arrangement with the EU if negotiations aren't completed by

:17:55. > :17:56.2019, would you support that? It depends what transitional

:17:57. > :18:01.arrangement we are talking about. If it is something that effectively

:18:02. > :18:05.keeps us in the EA for years on end, I don't think that would be

:18:06. > :18:10.acceptable. If it's relatively short or specific, it could make sense,

:18:11. > :18:13.but you can't answer the single question about whether transitional

:18:14. > :18:18.arrangements are acceptable or not, it depends on what type of

:18:19. > :18:22.transitional arrangements. Would you prefer to use the clean and hard

:18:23. > :18:26.Brexit terms, whether or not they had completed a deal with the EU

:18:27. > :18:30.that is satisfactory for the government? I would prefer we

:18:31. > :18:35.limited the period of uncertainty, so we had a clean break from the EU

:18:36. > :18:38.at the end of the Article 50 process. Inevitably there will be

:18:39. > :18:42.some types of transitional arrangements to help industry deal

:18:43. > :18:46.with that transition. But I think the more we can do to get this

:18:47. > :18:49.decision made as quickly as possible, the better for our economy

:18:50. > :18:53.and it gives us the opportunity to start negotiating with other

:18:54. > :18:58.countries on trade deals. Do you accept if we stay part of the

:18:59. > :19:02.customs union, within that group of countries that trades within the

:19:03. > :19:07.customs union... I am going to stop there, here is the Prime Minister,

:19:08. > :19:08.Theresa May, taking her place on the podium to deliver her speech on

:19:09. > :19:25.Brexit. A little over six months ago the

:19:26. > :19:31.British people voted for change. They voted to shape a brighter

:19:32. > :19:36.future for our country. They voted to leave the European Union and

:19:37. > :19:42.embrace the world, and they did so with their eyes open, accepting that

:19:43. > :19:46.the road ahead would be uncertain times, but believing that it leads

:19:47. > :19:50.towards a brighter future for their children and their grandchildren,

:19:51. > :19:56.too. It is the job this government to deliver it. That means more than

:19:57. > :20:02.negotiating our new relationship with the EU. It means taking the

:20:03. > :20:07.opportunity of this great moment of national change to step back and ask

:20:08. > :20:15.ourselves what kind of country we want to be. My answer is clear. I

:20:16. > :20:21.want this United Kingdom to emerge from this period of change stronger,

:20:22. > :20:29.Sarah, more united and more outward looking than ever before. -- fairer.

:20:30. > :20:33.I want us to be a secure, prosperous, tolerant country, a

:20:34. > :20:35.magnet for international talent and a home to the pioneers and

:20:36. > :20:43.innovators who will shape the world ahead. I want us to be a truly

:20:44. > :20:46.global Britain, the best friend and neighbour to our European partners,

:20:47. > :20:51.but a country that reaches beyond the borders of Europe, too. A

:20:52. > :20:56.country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old

:20:57. > :21:00.friends and new allies alike. I want Britain to be what we have

:21:01. > :21:09.the potential talent and ambition to be, a great, global trading nation

:21:10. > :21:14.which is respected around the world and strong, confident and United at

:21:15. > :21:20.home. That is why this government has a plan for Britain. One that

:21:21. > :21:26.gets us the right deal abroad, but also ensures we get a better deal

:21:27. > :21:32.for ordinary working people at home. It's why that plan sets out how we

:21:33. > :21:37.will use this moment of change to build a stronger economy and a

:21:38. > :21:42.fairer society, by embracing genuine economic and social reform. Why our

:21:43. > :21:45.new modern industrial strategy is being developed, to ensure every

:21:46. > :21:50.nation and area of the United Kingdom can make the most of the

:21:51. > :21:54.opportunities ahead. Why we will go further to reform our schools, to

:21:55. > :22:00.ensure every child has the knowledge on the skills they need to thrive in

:22:01. > :22:04.Paris Brexit Britain. Why, as we continue to bring the deficit down,

:22:05. > :22:09.we would take a balanced approach by investing in our economic

:22:10. > :22:12.infrastructure, because it can transform the growth potential of

:22:13. > :22:16.our economy and improve the quality of peoples lives across whole

:22:17. > :22:19.country. It's why we will put the

:22:20. > :22:25.preservation of our precious union at the heart of everything we do.

:22:26. > :22:29.Because it is only by coming together as one great union of

:22:30. > :22:36.nations and people that we can make the most of the opportunities ahead.

:22:37. > :22:41.The result of the referendum was not a decision to turn inward and

:22:42. > :22:46.retreat from the world. Because Britain's history and culture is

:22:47. > :22:50.profoundly internationalist. We are a European country and proud of our

:22:51. > :22:55.shared European heritage, but we are also a country that has always

:22:56. > :23:00.looked beyond Europe, to the wider world. That is why we are one of the

:23:01. > :23:02.most racially diverse countries in Europe, one of the most

:23:03. > :23:09.multicultural members of the European Union, and why whether

:23:10. > :23:13.we're talking about India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, America, Australia,

:23:14. > :23:16.Canada, New Zealand, countries in Africa or those closer to home in

:23:17. > :23:22.Europe, so many of us have close friends and relatives from across

:23:23. > :23:27.the world. Instinctively we want to travel to study in and trade with

:23:28. > :23:31.countries not just in Europe but beyond the borders of our continent.

:23:32. > :23:38.Even now, as we prepare to leave the EU, we are planning for the next

:23:39. > :23:44.heads of Commonwealth meeting in 2018, a reminder of our unique and

:23:45. > :23:50.proud global relationships. And it is important to recognise this fact.

:23:51. > :23:55.June the 23rd was not the moment Britain chose to step back from the

:23:56. > :24:00.world, it was the moment we chose to build a truly global Britain. I know

:24:01. > :24:04.that this and the other reasons Britain took such a decision is not

:24:05. > :24:09.always well understood among our friends and allies in Europe, and I

:24:10. > :24:14.know many fear that this might herald the beginning of the great

:24:15. > :24:21.unravelling of the EU. But let me be clear, I do not want that to happen.

:24:22. > :24:26.It would not be in the best interests of Britain, it remains

:24:27. > :24:30.overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain's national interest that the

:24:31. > :24:34.EU should succeed. That is why I hope, in the months and years ahead,

:24:35. > :24:40.we will all reflect on the lessons of Britain's decision to leave. So

:24:41. > :24:42.let me take this opportunity to set out the reasons for our decision and

:24:43. > :24:47.to address the people of Europe directly.

:24:48. > :24:53.It's not simply because our history and culture is profoundly

:24:54. > :24:58.internationalist, important though that is. Many in Britain have always

:24:59. > :25:03.felt that the United Kingdom's place in the European Union came at the

:25:04. > :25:07.expense of our global ties and a boulder embrace of free trade with

:25:08. > :25:12.the wider world. There are other important reasons, too. Our

:25:13. > :25:17.political traditions are different. Unlike other European countries, we

:25:18. > :25:21.have no written constitution, but the principle of Parliamentary

:25:22. > :25:25.sovereignty is the basis of our unwritten constitutional settlement.

:25:26. > :25:28.We have only a recent history of devolved government, though it has

:25:29. > :25:33.rapidly embedded itself. We have little history of coalition

:25:34. > :25:40.government. The public expect to be able to hold their governments to

:25:41. > :25:45.account very directly. As a result, supranational institutions as strong

:25:46. > :25:48.as those created by the European Union, sit very uneasily in relation

:25:49. > :25:54.to our political history and way of life. And while I know Britain might

:25:55. > :25:58.at times has been seen as an awkward member state, the European Union has

:25:59. > :26:03.struggled to deal with the diversity of its member countries and their

:26:04. > :26:09.interests. It bends towards uniformity, not flexibility. David

:26:10. > :26:14.Cameron's negotiation was a valiant final attempt to make it work for

:26:15. > :26:19.Britain. And I want to thank all those elsewhere in Europe who helped

:26:20. > :26:24.him to reach an agreement, but the blunt truth, as we know, is that

:26:25. > :26:28.there was not enough flexibility on many important matters for a

:26:29. > :26:33.majority of British voters. I do not believe that these things apply

:26:34. > :26:37.uniquely to Britain. Britain is not the only member state where there is

:26:38. > :26:39.a strong attachment to an accountable and democratic

:26:40. > :26:43.government, such a strong internationalist mindset or a belief

:26:44. > :26:47.diversity within Europe should be celebrated. So I believe there is a

:26:48. > :26:52.lesson in Brexit, not just for Britain, but, if it wants to

:26:53. > :26:56.succeed, for the EU itself, because our continent's great strength has

:26:57. > :27:02.always been its diversity. There two of dealing with different interests.

:27:03. > :27:07.You can respond by trying to hold things together by force, tightening

:27:08. > :27:11.vice like grip that ends up crashing into tiny pieces the very things you

:27:12. > :27:15.want to protect, or you can respect difference, cherish it even come and

:27:16. > :27:19.reform the EU so it deals better with the wonderful diversity of its

:27:20. > :27:24.member states. So to our friends across Europe, let

:27:25. > :27:30.me say this: our vote to leave the European Union was no rejection of

:27:31. > :27:33.the values we share. The decision to leave the EU represents no desire to

:27:34. > :27:39.become more distant to you, our friends and neighbours. It was no

:27:40. > :27:43.attempt to do harm to the EU itself or to any of its remaining member

:27:44. > :27:47.states. We do not want to turn the clock back to the days when Europe

:27:48. > :27:56.was less peaceful, less secure and less able to trade freely. It was a

:27:57. > :28:00.vote to restore, as we see it, our Parliamentary democracy, national

:28:01. > :28:03.self-determination and to become even more global and

:28:04. > :28:08.internationalist in action and in spirit. We will continue to be

:28:09. > :28:12.reliable partners, willing allies and close friends. We want to buy

:28:13. > :28:16.your goods and services, cellular hours, trade with you as freely as

:28:17. > :28:22.possible and work with one another to make sure we are all safer, more

:28:23. > :28:25.secure and more prosperous through continued friendship. You will still

:28:26. > :28:30.be welcome in this country, as we hope our citizens will be welcoming

:28:31. > :28:34.yours. At a time when together we face a serious threat from our

:28:35. > :28:39.enemies, Britain's unique intelligence capabilities will

:28:40. > :28:43.continue to help to keep people in Europe safe from terrorism. And at a

:28:44. > :28:48.time when there is growing concern about European security, Britain's

:28:49. > :28:51.service men and women based in European countries, including

:28:52. > :28:56.Estonia, Poland and Romania, will continue to do their duty. We are

:28:57. > :29:04.leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe. And that is

:29:05. > :29:08.why we seek a new and equal partnership between an independent,

:29:09. > :29:12.self-governing, global Britain and our friends and allies in the EU.

:29:13. > :29:18.Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership

:29:19. > :29:23.of the European Union or anything that leads us half in and half out.

:29:24. > :29:29.We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries.

:29:30. > :29:32.We do not seek to hold onto bits of membership as we leave. No, the

:29:33. > :29:40.United Kingdom is leaving the European Union, and my job is to get

:29:41. > :29:44.the right deal for Britain as we do. So today, I want to outline our

:29:45. > :29:53.objectives for the negotiation ahead. 12 objectives that amount to

:29:54. > :29:59.one big goal, a new, positive and constructive partnership between

:30:00. > :30:03.Britain and the European Union. And as we negotiate that partnership, we

:30:04. > :30:08.will be driven by some simple principles. We will provide as much

:30:09. > :30:13.certainty and clarity as they can at every stage and we will take this

:30:14. > :30:14.opportunity to make Britain stronger, to make Britain fairer and

:30:15. > :30:24.to build a more global Britain. The first objective is crucial, we

:30:25. > :30:29.will provide certainty whenever we can. We are about to enter a

:30:30. > :30:35.negotiation, that means there will be give and take, there will have to

:30:36. > :30:40.be compromises, it will require imagination on both sides. Not

:30:41. > :30:45.everybody will be able to know everything at every stage. But I

:30:46. > :30:49.recognise how important it is to provide business, the public sector

:30:50. > :30:55.and everybody with as much certainty as possible as we move through the

:30:56. > :31:04.process. So, where we can offer that certainty, we will do so.

:31:05. > :31:06.That is why last year we acted quickly to give clarity about farm

:31:07. > :31:11.payments and university funding, why is be repealed the European

:31:12. > :31:16.Community is that we will convert the body of existing EU thought into

:31:17. > :31:22.British law to give the country maximum certainty as we leave the

:31:23. > :31:27.EU. The same rules and laws will apply on the day after Brexit as

:31:28. > :31:33.before. It will be for the British Parliament to decide on any changes

:31:34. > :31:51.to that law after full scrutiny and proper Parliamentary debate. When it

:31:52. > :31:53.comes to Parliament, there is one of the way I would like to provide

:31:54. > :31:53.certainty and I can confirm today the Government will broker the final

:31:54. > :31:55.deal, put the final deal before Parliament before it comes into

:31:56. > :31:58.force. Our second guiding principle is to

:31:59. > :32:04.build a stronger Britain. That means taking control of our own

:32:05. > :32:09.affairs, as those who voted in them is to leave demanded we must. We

:32:10. > :32:13.will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the jurisdiction

:32:14. > :32:19.of the European Court of Justice in Britain. Leaving the EU will mean

:32:20. > :32:23.our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and

:32:24. > :32:26.Belfast. Those laws will be interpreted by a judge is not in

:32:27. > :32:32.Luxembourg but in courts across this country. Because we will not have

:32:33. > :32:38.truly left the EU if we are not in control of our laws.

:32:39. > :32:41.A stronger Britain demands we do something else. Strengthen the

:32:42. > :32:48.precious union between the four nations of the UK. At this momentous

:32:49. > :32:55.time, it is more important than ever we face the future together. United

:32:56. > :33:00.by what makes us strong. The bond that unites us as a people and

:33:01. > :33:05.Arshad -- our shared interest in the UK being a successful trading nation

:33:06. > :33:10.in future. I hope that same spirit of unity will apply in Northern

:33:11. > :33:14.Ireland over the coming months in the Assembly elections, and the main

:33:15. > :33:19.parties that will work together to re-establish a partnership

:33:20. > :33:23.Government as soon as possible. Foreign affairs are the

:33:24. > :33:30.responsibility of the UK Government and we act in the interests of all

:33:31. > :33:35.parts of the UK. As Prime Minister I take that responsibility seriously.

:33:36. > :33:39.I have also been determined from the start the devolved administrations

:33:40. > :33:44.should be fully engaged in this process. That is why the Government

:33:45. > :33:48.has set up a joint ministerial committee on EU negotiations so

:33:49. > :33:51.ministers from each of the devolved and restrictions in the UK can

:33:52. > :33:56.contribute to the process of planning for our departure from the

:33:57. > :34:00.EU. We have received a paper from the Scottish Government and look

:34:01. > :34:04.forward to receiving a paper from the Welsh Government shortly. Both

:34:05. > :34:09.papers will be considered as part of this important process.

:34:10. > :34:14.We won't agree on everything but I look forward to working with the

:34:15. > :34:17.administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to deliver a

:34:18. > :34:23.Brexit that works for the whole of the UK. Part of that will mean

:34:24. > :34:28.working very carefully to ensure that as powers are repatriated from

:34:29. > :34:32.Brussels back to Britain, the right powers are returned to Westminster

:34:33. > :34:35.and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations of

:34:36. > :34:39.Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

:34:40. > :34:45.As we do so, our guiding principle must be to ensure as we leave the

:34:46. > :34:48.European Union no new barriers to living and doing business within our

:34:49. > :34:53.own unions are created. That means maintaining the necessary

:34:54. > :34:59.come on standards and frameworks for our domestic market, empowering the

:35:00. > :35:03.UK as an open trading nation, to strike the best trade deals around

:35:04. > :35:08.the world and protecting the common resources of our islands. As we do

:35:09. > :35:11.this I should be clear no decision is currently taken by the devolved

:35:12. > :35:19.demonstrations will be removed from them. We cannot forget that as we

:35:20. > :35:23.leave, the UK will share a land border with the EU and maintaining

:35:24. > :35:27.that common travel area with the Republic of Ireland will be an

:35:28. > :35:33.important priority for the UK in the talks ahead. There has been a common

:35:34. > :35:37.travel area between the UK and the Republic of Ireland for many years.

:35:38. > :35:43.It was formed before either of our two countries by members of the EU.

:35:44. > :35:47.The family ties and bonds of affection that unite our two

:35:48. > :35:52.countries means there will always be a special relationship between us.

:35:53. > :35:55.We will work to deliver a practical solution that allows the maintenance

:35:56. > :36:00.of the Common travel area with the Republic while protecting the

:36:01. > :36:05.integrity of the UK's immigration system. Nobody wants to return to

:36:06. > :36:09.the borders of the past so we will make it a priority to deliver a

:36:10. > :36:15.practical solution as soon as we can.

:36:16. > :36:19.The third principle is to build a fairer written. That means ensuring

:36:20. > :36:24.it is fair to everyone who lives and works in this country. That is why

:36:25. > :36:28.we will ensure we can control immigration to Britain from Europe.

:36:29. > :36:42.We will continue to attract the brightest and best.

:36:43. > :36:47.So our immigration system serves the national interest.

:36:48. > :36:54.So we will get control of the number of people coming to Britain from the

:36:55. > :36:58.EU. Because, well controlled immigration can bring great

:36:59. > :37:01.benefits, filling skills shortages, delivering public services, making

:37:02. > :37:05.British business is the world beaters they often are. When the

:37:06. > :37:12.numbers get too high, public support for the system fault is. In the last

:37:13. > :37:17.decade we have seen record levels of net migration in Britain and that

:37:18. > :37:20.volume has put pressure on public services like schools, stretched our

:37:21. > :37:25.infrastructure especially housing, put a downward pressure on wages for

:37:26. > :37:28.working class people. As Home Secretary for six years I know you

:37:29. > :37:34.cannot control immigration overall when there is free movement to

:37:35. > :37:38.Britain from Europe. Britain is an open and tolerant country, we will

:37:39. > :37:43.always want immigration especially high skilled immigration,

:37:44. > :37:48.immigration from Europe, and always welcome individual migrants as

:37:49. > :37:52.friends. The message from the public before and during the referendum

:37:53. > :37:57.campaign was clear. Brexit must mean control of the number of people who

:37:58. > :38:02.come to Britain from Europe and that is what we will deliver.

:38:03. > :38:08.Fairness demands we deal with another issue as soon as possible.

:38:09. > :38:12.We want to guarantee the rights of EU citizens who are already living

:38:13. > :38:16.in Britain and the rights of British nationals in other member states as

:38:17. > :38:19.early as we can. I have told other EU leaders we

:38:20. > :38:26.could give people the certainty they want straightaway and reach a deal

:38:27. > :38:31.now. Many favour such an agreement, others do not. I want everyone to

:38:32. > :38:36.know it remains an important priority for Britain and for many

:38:37. > :38:39.other member states to resolve this challenge as soon as possible

:38:40. > :38:45.because it is the right and fair thing to do.

:38:46. > :38:49.And a fairer Britain is a country that protects and enhances the

:38:50. > :38:54.rights people have at work. That is why it is we translate the body of

:38:55. > :38:58.European law into our domestic regulations we will ensure that

:38:59. > :39:03.workers' rights are fully protected and maintained. Indeed, under my

:39:04. > :39:06.leadership not only will the Government protect the rights of

:39:07. > :39:09.workers set out in Europe in education, we will build on them

:39:10. > :39:13.because under this Conservative Government, we will make sure legal

:39:14. > :39:17.protection for workers keeps pace with the change in Labour market and

:39:18. > :39:24.the voices of workers are heard by the boards of public and listed

:39:25. > :39:28.companies for the first time. The great price for this country,

:39:29. > :39:34.the opportunity ahead, is to use this moment to build a truly global

:39:35. > :39:40.Britain, a country that reaches out to old friends and new allies alike,

:39:41. > :39:45.a great global trading nation, and one of the firmest advocates for

:39:46. > :39:50.free trade anywhere in the world. That starts with our close friends

:39:51. > :39:53.and neighbours in Europe. As a priority, we will pursue a bold and

:39:54. > :40:00.ambitious free trade agreement with the European Union. This agreement

:40:01. > :40:05.should allow for the freest possible trade in goods and services between

:40:06. > :40:10.Britain and the EU member states. It should give British companies the

:40:11. > :40:14.maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets, and

:40:15. > :40:21.let European businesses do the same in Britain. But I want to be clear.

:40:22. > :40:26.What I am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market.

:40:27. > :40:33.European leaders have said many times that membership means

:40:34. > :40:38.accepting the four freedoms of goods, capital, services and people.

:40:39. > :40:43.And being out of the EU but a member of the single market would mean

:40:44. > :40:46.Compline with the EU rules and regulations that implement those

:40:47. > :40:49.freedoms without having a vote on what those rules and regulations

:40:50. > :40:55.are. It would mean accepting a role in

:40:56. > :41:01.the ECJ that would see it having direct legal authority in our

:41:02. > :41:06.country. It would to all intents and purposes mean not leaving the EU at

:41:07. > :41:10.all. That is why both sides in the

:41:11. > :41:15.referendum campaign made it clear that a vote to leave the EU would be

:41:16. > :41:22.a vote to leave the single market. We do not seek membership of the

:41:23. > :41:26.single market. Instead we seek the greatest possible access to it

:41:27. > :41:32.through a new, competitive, bold and ambitious free trade agreement.

:41:33. > :41:36.That agreement they take in elements of current single market

:41:37. > :41:39.arrangements in certain areas, the export of cars and lorries, the

:41:40. > :41:44.freedom to provide financial services across national borders. It

:41:45. > :41:50.makes no sense to start again from scratch when Britain and the many

:41:51. > :41:53.other states have did to the same rules for many years.

:41:54. > :41:57.I respect the position taken by European leaders who have been clear

:41:58. > :42:02.about their position because I am care about mine.

:42:03. > :42:06.And important part of the new strategic partnership we seek with

:42:07. > :42:10.the EU will be the pursuit of the greatest possible access to the

:42:11. > :42:14.single market, on a fully reciprocal basis, through a competitive free

:42:15. > :42:20.trade agreement. Because we will no longer be members

:42:21. > :42:23.of the single market, we will not be required to contribute huge sums to

:42:24. > :42:27.the EU budget. There may be some specific European

:42:28. > :42:32.programmes in which we might want to participate. If so, this will be for

:42:33. > :42:34.us to decide, it is reasonable we should make an appropriate

:42:35. > :42:39.contribution. The principle is clear. The days of

:42:40. > :42:46.Britain making vast contributions to the EU every year will end.

:42:47. > :42:51.But it is not just trade with the EU we should be interested in.

:42:52. > :42:57.A global Britain must be free to strike trade agreements with

:42:58. > :43:02.countries from outside the EU. Important though our trade with the

:43:03. > :43:06.EU is and will remain, it is clear the UK needs to increase

:43:07. > :43:09.significantly its trade with the fastest-growing export markets in

:43:10. > :43:14.the world. Since joining the EU, trade as a

:43:15. > :43:21.percentage of GDP has broadly stagnated in the UK. That is why it

:43:22. > :43:26.is time for Britain to get out into the world and we discover its role

:43:27. > :43:31.as a great global trading nation. This is such a priority for me that

:43:32. > :43:34.when I became Prime Minister I established for the first time a

:43:35. > :43:41.Department for International trade led by Liam Fox.

:43:42. > :43:45.We want to get out into the wider world, to trade and do business all

:43:46. > :43:51.around the globe. Countries including China, the Gulf states

:43:52. > :43:55.have already expressed interest in trade deals. We have studied

:43:56. > :44:00.discussions on ties with countries like Australia, and India.

:44:01. > :44:03.President-elect John has said Britain is not at the back of the

:44:04. > :44:09.queue for a trade deal with the United States, the world's biggest

:44:10. > :44:13.economy, but front of the line. I know my emphasis on striking trade

:44:14. > :44:17.agreements with countries outside Europe has led to questions about

:44:18. > :44:23.whether Britain seeks to remain a member of the customs union. It is

:44:24. > :44:31.true full customs union Premiership prevents us from negotiating our own

:44:32. > :44:35.competitive trade deals. Grzegorz Krychowiak collection at the customs

:44:36. > :44:42.union prevents us. I also want cross-border trade with

:44:43. > :44:45.EU to be as frictionless as possible.

:44:46. > :44:51.I do not want Britain to be part of the common commercial policy. These

:44:52. > :44:55.are the elements of the customs union that prevent us from striking

:44:56. > :45:02.our own competitive trade agreements with other countries. I want us to

:45:03. > :45:07.have a customs agreement with the EU. Whether that means we must reach

:45:08. > :45:13.a completely new customs agreement, become an associate member in some

:45:14. > :45:16.way or made a signatory to some elements, I hold no preconceived

:45:17. > :45:20.position. I have an open mind on how we do it, it is not the means that

:45:21. > :45:27.matter but the ends. Those ends up here. I want to remove as many

:45:28. > :45:33.barriers to trade as possible and I want Britain to be free to establish

:45:34. > :45:38.our own tariff schedules at the WTO. Meaning we can reach new trade

:45:39. > :45:45.agreements not just with the EU but with old friends and new allies.

:45:46. > :45:52.A global Britain must also be a country that looks to the future.

:45:53. > :45:56.That means being one of the best places in the world for science and

:45:57. > :46:01.innovation. One of our great strengths as a

:46:02. > :46:05.nation is the breadth and depth of our academic and scientific

:46:06. > :46:10.communities, backed up by some of the world's best universities and we

:46:11. > :46:15.have a proud history of leading and supporting cutting edge research and

:46:16. > :46:21.innovation. So we will also welcome agreement to continue to collaborate

:46:22. > :46:24.with our European partners on major science, research and technology

:46:25. > :46:29.initiatives. From space exploration to clean energy to medical

:46:30. > :46:32.technologies, Britain will remain at the forefront of collective

:46:33. > :46:37.endeavours to better understand and make better the world in which we

:46:38. > :46:43.live. And a global Britain will continue

:46:44. > :46:46.to cooperate with its European partners in important areas such as

:46:47. > :46:50.crime, terrorism and foreign affairs.

:46:51. > :46:59.All of us in Europe face the challenge of cross-border crime, a

:47:00. > :47:06.deadly terrorist threat and the dangers presented by hostile states.

:47:07. > :47:11.All of us share interests and values in common. Values we want to see

:47:12. > :47:15.projected around the world. With the threats to our common security

:47:16. > :47:19.becoming more serious, our response cannot be to cooperate with one

:47:20. > :47:25.another less, but to work together more. I therefore want our future

:47:26. > :47:29.relationship with the European Union to include practical arrangements on

:47:30. > :47:34.matters of law enforcement and the sharing of intelligence material

:47:35. > :47:38.with our EU allies. I'm proud of the role Britain has played and will

:47:39. > :47:43.continue to play in promoting your's security. Britain has led Europe on

:47:44. > :47:46.the measures needed to keep our continent secure, whether it is

:47:47. > :47:50.implementing sanctions against Russia following its action in

:47:51. > :47:55.Crimea, working for peace and stability in the Balkans or securing

:47:56. > :47:59.your's external border. We will continue to work closely with our

:48:00. > :48:05.European allies in foreign and defence policy, even as we leave the

:48:06. > :48:09.EU itself. These are our objectives for the

:48:10. > :48:14.negotiation ahead, objectives that will help to realise our ambition of

:48:15. > :48:19.shaping that stronger, fairer, global Britain that we want to see.

:48:20. > :48:23.They are the basis for a new, strong, constructive partnership

:48:24. > :48:28.with the European Union. A partnership of friends and allies,

:48:29. > :48:33.interests and values, a partnership for a strong EU and a strong UK. But

:48:34. > :48:39.there is one further objective we are setting. For as I have said

:48:40. > :48:44.before, it is in no 1's interests for there to be a cliff edge for

:48:45. > :48:47.business or a threat to stability as we change from our existing

:48:48. > :48:53.relationship to a new partnership with the EU. By this I do not mean

:48:54. > :48:55.that we will seek some form of unlimited transitional status in

:48:56. > :48:59.which we find ourselves stuck forever in some kind of permanent

:49:00. > :49:04.political purgatory, that would not be good for Britain, but nor do I

:49:05. > :49:09.believe it would be good for the EU. Instead, I want us to have reached

:49:10. > :49:13.an agreement about our future partnership by the time the two year

:49:14. > :49:20.Article 50 process has concluded. From that point onwards we believe a

:49:21. > :49:23.phased process of implementation, in which both Britain and the EU

:49:24. > :49:28.institutions and member states prepare for the new arrangements

:49:29. > :49:32.that will exist between us, we'll be in our mutual self-interest. This

:49:33. > :49:37.will give businesses enough time to plan and prepare for those new

:49:38. > :49:41.arrangements. This might be about our immigration controls, custom

:49:42. > :49:47.systems all the way in which we cooperate on criminal justice

:49:48. > :49:50.matters or about the future legal framework for financial services.

:49:51. > :49:53.The time we need to phase in the new arrangements may differ. Some might

:49:54. > :49:57.be introduced very quickly, some might take longer and the interim

:49:58. > :50:04.arrangements we rely on are likely to be a matter of negotiation. But

:50:05. > :50:09.the purpose is clear. We will seek to avoid disruptive cliff edge. We

:50:10. > :50:13.will do everything we can to phase in the new arrangements we require

:50:14. > :50:21.as Britain and the EU move towards new partnership.

:50:22. > :50:27.So these are the objectives we have set. Certainty where ever possible,

:50:28. > :50:31.control of our own laws, strengthening uniting Kington,

:50:32. > :50:36.maintaining the common travel area with Ireland, control of

:50:37. > :50:40.immigration, writes the EU nationals, enhancing rights for

:50:41. > :50:44.workers, free trade with European markets, new trade agreements with

:50:45. > :50:48.other countries, a leading role in science and innovation, cooperation

:50:49. > :50:53.on crime, terrorism and foreign affairs and a phased approach,

:50:54. > :50:57.delivering a smooth and orderly Brexit. This is the framework of a

:50:58. > :51:01.deal that will herald a new partnership between the UK and the

:51:02. > :51:08.EU. It is a comprehensive and carefully considered plan that

:51:09. > :51:12.focuses on the ends not just the means, with its eyes fixed firmly on

:51:13. > :51:18.the future and on the kind of country we will be once we leave. It

:51:19. > :51:22.reflects the hard work of many in this room today, who have worked

:51:23. > :51:28.tirelessly to bring it together and to prepare this country for the

:51:29. > :51:33.negotiations ahead. And it will, I know, be debated and discussed at

:51:34. > :51:39.length, that is only right, but those who urge us to reveal more,

:51:40. > :51:43.such as the blow by blow details of our negotiating strategy, the areas

:51:44. > :51:47.in which we might compromise, the places we think there are potential

:51:48. > :51:53.trade-offs, will not be acting in the national interest. Because this

:51:54. > :51:58.is not a gamer or a time for opposition for opposition's sake, it

:51:59. > :52:02.is a crucial and sensitive negotiation that will define the

:52:03. > :52:08.interests and success of our country for many years to come. And it is

:52:09. > :52:12.vital that we maintain our discipline. That is why I've said

:52:13. > :52:16.before and will continue to say, that every stray word and every

:52:17. > :52:20.hyped up media report is going to make it harder for us to get the

:52:21. > :52:24.right deal for Britain. Our opposite numbers in the European Commission

:52:25. > :52:30.know it, which is why they are keeping their discipline. The

:52:31. > :52:33.ministers and government know it, which is why we will also maintain

:52:34. > :52:36.hours. So however frustrating some people find it, the government will

:52:37. > :52:43.not be pressured into saying more than I believe it is in our national

:52:44. > :52:47.interest to say, because it's not my job to fill column inches with daily

:52:48. > :52:54.updates, but to get the right deal for Britain, and that is what I

:52:55. > :52:58.intend to do. I am confident that a deal and a new

:52:59. > :53:04.strategic partnership between the UK and EU be achieved. This is firstly

:53:05. > :53:09.because having held conversations with almost every leader from every

:53:10. > :53:14.single EU member state, having spent time talking to the senior figures

:53:15. > :53:18.from the European institutions, including President Donna Tartt,

:53:19. > :53:26.Jean-Claude Juncker and after my colleagues have done the same, I am

:53:27. > :53:31.confident that the vast majority want a positive relationship between

:53:32. > :53:35.the UK and the EU after Brexit, and I am confident that the objectives

:53:36. > :53:42.I'm setting out today are consistent with the needs of the EU and its

:53:43. > :53:46.member states. That's why our objectives include a proposed free

:53:47. > :53:50.trade agreement between Britain and the European Union and explicitly

:53:51. > :53:54.rule out membership of the EU single market. Because when the EU's

:53:55. > :54:00.leaders say they believe the four freedoms of the market are

:54:01. > :54:05.indivisible, we respect that. Whether 27 member states say they

:54:06. > :54:10.want to continue their journey inside the European Union, we not

:54:11. > :54:14.only respect that fact but support it, because we do not want to

:54:15. > :54:19.undermine single market and we do not want to undermine the European

:54:20. > :54:24.Union. We want the EU to be a success, and we want its remaining

:54:25. > :54:28.member states to prosper. And, of course, we want the same for

:54:29. > :54:32.Britain. And the second reason I believe it

:54:33. > :54:37.is possible to reach a good deal is that the kind of agreement I have

:54:38. > :54:44.described today is the economic li rational thing that both Britain and

:54:45. > :54:50.the EU should aim for. Because trade is not a 0-sum game. Moreover it

:54:51. > :54:54.makes us all more prosperous. Free trade between Britain and the

:54:55. > :54:59.European Union means more trade, more trade means more jobs and more

:55:00. > :55:03.wealth creation. The erection of new barriers to trade, meanwhile, means

:55:04. > :55:07.the reverse. Less trade, fewer jobs, growth.

:55:08. > :55:12.The third and final reason I believe we can come to the right agreement,

:55:13. > :55:18.is that cooperation between Britain and the EU is needed not just when

:55:19. > :55:23.it comes to trade, but when it comes to our security, too. Britain and

:55:24. > :55:28.France are your's only two nuclear powers. We are the only two European

:55:29. > :55:33.countries with permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.

:55:34. > :55:37.Britain's Armed Forces are a crucial part of your's collective defence

:55:38. > :55:41.and our intelligence capabilities unique in Europe, have already saved

:55:42. > :55:44.countless lives and very many terrorist plots that have been

:55:45. > :55:52.thwarted in countries across our continent. After Brexit, Britain

:55:53. > :55:55.wants to be a good friend and neighbour in every way, and that

:55:56. > :55:57.includes defending the safety and security of all of our citizens. So

:55:58. > :56:01.I believe the framework I've outlined today is in Britain's

:56:02. > :56:09.interests. It is in your's interests and is in the interests of the wider

:56:10. > :56:13.world. But I must be clear, Britain wants to remain a good friend and

:56:14. > :56:18.neighbour to Europe. Yet I know there are some voices calling for a

:56:19. > :56:22.punitive deal, that punishes Britain and discourages other countries from

:56:23. > :56:27.taking the same path. That would be an active calamitous self harm for

:56:28. > :56:33.the countries of Europe and it would not be the act of a friend. Britain

:56:34. > :56:38.would not, indeed we could not, accept such an approach. And while I

:56:39. > :56:44.am confident that this scenario need never arise, while I am sure a

:56:45. > :56:48.positive agreement can be reached, I am equally clear that no deal for

:56:49. > :56:53.Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain. Because we would still

:56:54. > :56:58.be able to trade with Europe. Would still be free to and strike trade

:56:59. > :57:01.deals across the world and we would have the freedom to set the

:57:02. > :57:06.competitive tax rates and embrace the policies that would attract the

:57:07. > :57:09.world's Best companies and biggest investors to Britain.

:57:10. > :57:14.And, if we were excluded from accessing the single market, we will

:57:15. > :57:18.be free to change the basis of Britain's economic model. But for

:57:19. > :57:22.the EU, it would mean new barriers to trade with one of the biggest

:57:23. > :57:31.economies in the world. It would jeopardise investments in Britain by

:57:32. > :57:34.EU companies worth more than half a loss of access for European firms to

:57:35. > :57:37.the financial services of the City of London. It would risk exports

:57:38. > :57:43.from the EU to Britain worth ?290 billion every year and it would

:57:44. > :57:48.disrupt the sophisticated and integrated supply chains upon which

:57:49. > :57:52.many EU companies rely. Important sectors of the EU economy would also

:57:53. > :58:00.suffer. There are crucial profitable export market for the automobile

:58:01. > :58:04.industry as well as energy, food and drink, chemicals, pharmaceuticals

:58:05. > :58:08.and agriculture. The sectors employ millions around Europe. I don't

:58:09. > :58:11.believe the EU's leaders will seriously tell German exporters,

:58:12. > :58:15.French farmers, Spanish fishermen, the young unemployed of the Eurozone

:58:16. > :58:19.and millions of others that they want to make the poorer just to

:58:20. > :58:25.punish Britain and make a political point. For all these reasons. And

:58:26. > :58:28.because of our shared values and the spirit of goodwill that exists on

:58:29. > :58:35.both sides, I am confident that we will follow a better path. I am

:58:36. > :58:38.confident a positive agreement can be reached. It's right that the

:58:39. > :58:42.government should prepare for every eventuality, but to do so in the

:58:43. > :58:45.knowledge that a constructive and optimistic approach to the

:58:46. > :58:50.negotiations to come is in the best interest of Europe and the best

:58:51. > :58:54.interests of Britain. We do not approach these

:58:55. > :58:58.negotiations expecting failure but anticipating success. Because we are

:58:59. > :59:03.a great global nation with so much to offer Europe and so much to offer

:59:04. > :59:07.the world. One of the world's largest and strongest economies,

:59:08. > :59:12.with the finest intelligence services, the bravest Armed Forces,

:59:13. > :59:16.the most effective hard soft power and friendships, partnerships and

:59:17. > :59:21.alliances in every continent. And another thing that's important, the

:59:22. > :59:27.essential ingredient of our success... The strength and support

:59:28. > :59:31.of 65 million people willing us to make it happen. Because after all

:59:32. > :59:36.the division and discord, the country is coming together. The

:59:37. > :59:43.referendum was divisive at times, and those divisions have taken time

:59:44. > :59:46.to heal, but one of the reasons that Britain's democracy has been such a

:59:47. > :59:51.success for so many years, is that the strength of our identity as one

:59:52. > :59:56.nation, the respect we show to one another as fellow citizens, and the

:59:57. > :59:59.importance we attach to our institutions means that when a vote

:00:00. > :00:06.has been held, we all respect the result. The victors have the

:00:07. > :00:10.responsibility to act magnanimously, the losers have the responsibility

:00:11. > :00:14.to respect the legitimacy of the outcome and the country comes

:00:15. > :00:19.together. And that is what we are seeing today.

:00:20. > :00:25.Business isn't calling to reverse the result but make a success of it.

:00:26. > :00:29.The House Of Commons has voted for us to get on with it. The

:00:30. > :00:35.overwhelming majority of people however they voted want us to get on

:00:36. > :00:41.with it as well. So that is what we will do. Not merely forming a new

:00:42. > :00:47.partnership with Europe but building a stronger, fairer, more global

:00:48. > :00:52.Britain. Let that be the legacy of our time. The prize towards which we

:00:53. > :00:58.work, the destination at which we arrive once the negotiation is done.

:00:59. > :01:02.Let us not do it for ourselves but for those who follow, for the

:01:03. > :01:07.countries children and grandchildren as well. So that when future

:01:08. > :01:12.generations look back at this time, they will judge us not only by the

:01:13. > :01:17.decision we made but by what we made of that decision.

:01:18. > :01:22.They will see that we shaped them a brighter future, they will know that

:01:23. > :01:30.we built them a better Britain. Thank you.

:01:31. > :01:38.Theresa May speaking for nearly 45 minutes, setting out her priorities

:01:39. > :01:44.in what was a frank and wide ranging speech. She made clear what to some

:01:45. > :01:48.extent we have all known, which is that UK cannot remain a member of

:01:49. > :01:55.the single market because she said the UK would happen to accept the

:01:56. > :01:59.EU's four key freedoms. She went on to say and expectedly there would

:02:00. > :02:03.not be full membership of the customs union, people thought she

:02:04. > :02:07.would not be as clear as she was because that would she said prevent

:02:08. > :02:13.striking our own free trade deals which was the backdrop for this

:02:14. > :02:18.speech, the title behind her head of global Britain, she talked a lot

:02:19. > :02:30.about free trade, being an outward looking country but that would

:02:31. > :02:34.preclude of the customs union. She did say full ownership and there

:02:35. > :02:37.will be a lot of detail about whether there will be a partial

:02:38. > :02:43.membership of the customs union for certain sectors.

:02:44. > :02:48.She did say she wanted the greatest possible access. She said the days

:02:49. > :02:55.of making vast contributions to the EU coffers were over. That did not

:02:56. > :03:00.roll out making some contribution. David Davis did not rule that out,

:03:01. > :03:02.particularly again if you wanted certain arrangements for certain

:03:03. > :03:09.sectors. She said we might want to stay part

:03:10. > :03:14.of some of the EU programmes. She talked about transitional

:03:15. > :03:23.arrangements, to avoid what she called a cliff edge in 2019.

:03:24. > :03:27.She also said this wasn't a time for the opposition to oppose what the

:03:28. > :03:32.Government was proposing for the sake of opposition. She said it was

:03:33. > :03:37.vital to maintain discipline. She promised a Parliamentary vote on

:03:38. > :03:43.the deal that her Government actually comes back to Parliament

:03:44. > :03:45.with, at the end of the negotiations on the deal to leave the EU.

:03:46. > :03:49.campaigner and former Cabinet Minister Theresa Villiers.

:03:50. > :03:54.And the Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner.

:03:55. > :04:03.Your response to the speech? Have you got what you wanted? It is

:04:04. > :04:10.a great speech. I feel quite emotional. This is

:04:11. > :04:13.another big step towards becoming an independent country again, the

:04:14. > :04:18.confirmation we are leaving the internal market, the reiteration we

:04:19. > :04:22.are going to take back control of making our own laws, interspersed

:04:23. > :04:31.with a sensible pragmatism about phased implementation.

:04:32. > :04:34.A welcome speech. Except if the EU and other member states do not quite

:04:35. > :04:38.give Theresa May and her Government what they want in terms of that

:04:39. > :04:42.crucial free trade deal with the rest of Europe?

:04:43. > :04:50.The prime Minster spoke in tough terms. It is very clear it is in the

:04:51. > :04:54.interests of both sides to reach a sensible accommodation on trade and

:04:55. > :04:59.ash she pointed out it would be Europe acting against its own

:05:00. > :05:04.interest to punish us. The effect leaves them poorer particularly our

:05:05. > :05:09.nearest neighbour in Ireland. It was right to send that message. I

:05:10. > :05:16.hope the EU sees sense. Even if they don't give us a trade deal, then we

:05:17. > :05:19.trade on most favoured nation status under WTO rules, other countries do

:05:20. > :05:22.more business with you on that basis.

:05:23. > :05:28.She said she would not like the UK to fall off a fifth edge you can

:05:29. > :05:30.play and would like a transitional arrangement.

:05:31. > :05:36.We are out of the single market which is not what Labour wanted. And

:05:37. > :05:40.out as full members of the customs union visibly because otherwise we

:05:41. > :05:46.would not be able to do the free trade deals she wants us to do.

:05:47. > :05:52.That appears to be the case. I want to welcome one central aspect of the

:05:53. > :05:56.speech, she has committed to two votes in Parliament, one in the

:05:57. > :06:01.House Of Commons, and in the House Of Lords also. I am delighted she

:06:02. > :06:06.has made that concession. It was not on the cards if you months.

:06:07. > :06:12.Ago When she talks about frictionless access into European

:06:13. > :06:17.markets, we have to look at what this new free trade agreement

:06:18. > :06:22.arrangement with the EU is that she is proposing. Frictionless access

:06:23. > :06:27.means you would have to have a harmonisation or a recognition of

:06:28. > :06:32.the equivalents of these standards and regulations in each of the

:06:33. > :06:37.countries. That is possible? It is possible but

:06:38. > :06:49.it means we are still accepting the regulations placed by Brussels. That

:06:50. > :06:53.goes against what she spoke of, that Parliamentary Roxy and

:06:54. > :06:57.self-determination being the key messages.

:06:58. > :07:02.On the issue of a vote at the end of the deal, let us assume there is a

:07:03. > :07:07.deal to put to Parliament, is there any scenario under which you can see

:07:08. > :07:11.Labour voting that down? Look, we want to respect the will of

:07:12. > :07:15.the British people we come out of the EU.

:07:16. > :07:20.And we need, and the Prime Minister was right to say this is not a time

:07:21. > :07:26.for opposition for opposition's sake. It is time for the opposition

:07:27. > :07:29.to do what we should do which is to oppose the Government in the

:07:30. > :07:34.interests of the British people. If you thought it was a bad deal

:07:35. > :07:40.would you vote it down? If we think it is the wrong deal, it

:07:41. > :07:45.it has about making Britain poorer, and sacrificed jobs instead of

:07:46. > :07:51.creating jobs, of course it would be our obligation at that point, and by

:07:52. > :07:55.giving the vote she assumes there is a possibility of the deal being

:07:56. > :08:01.voted down. Both of you staying for this special

:08:02. > :08:06.programme throughout. The Prime Minister is now answering

:08:07. > :08:09.questions from the press. If there are any crucial answers we will of

:08:10. > :08:12.course play Bentiu on this programme.

:08:13. > :08:16.We can talk now to Ukip's Deputy Chairman, Suzanne Evans.

:08:17. > :08:25.Were you pleased? I was chuckling, it was channelling Ukip, there were

:08:26. > :08:31.phrases I have used myself. Her 12 priorities were all extremely

:08:32. > :08:37.sound priorities for a proper clean hard Brexit.

:08:38. > :08:42.Overwhelmingly welcome the speech. We don't need Ukip anymore! You are

:08:43. > :08:48.signed up to everything she said. Therefore there really isn't any

:08:49. > :08:53.need for Ukip to stop her falling away from her promises?

:08:54. > :08:58.What the Prime Minister set out today was very sound principles.

:08:59. > :09:04.Remember it is not the Prime Minister who has carte blanche to

:09:05. > :09:09.deliver Brexit. She is surrounded by a strong and influential

:09:10. > :09:13.establishment. The hardline remainders, the Supreme Court, the

:09:14. > :09:18.House Of Lords. She dealt with those issues. I don't

:09:19. > :09:24.think she did in the sense what is she going to do if these people

:09:25. > :09:29.kicked up a fuss? Ukip is still very strong on Brexit, we have to be, to

:09:30. > :09:34.make sure we get the right Brexit. It is still for us a job of holding

:09:35. > :09:41.her feet to the fire. We heard a lot of talk today, it is the right kind

:09:42. > :09:43.of talk, but we still need action. She talked about transitional

:09:44. > :09:50.arrangements. Do you support that idea or is it

:09:51. > :09:58.half in it depends what it looks like?

:09:59. > :10:02.Something as fundamental as the free movement of people, if that is a

:10:03. > :10:06.transitional scheme, we could see higher levels of immigration from

:10:07. > :10:10.the EU than before. What about being a member of certain

:10:11. > :10:18.programmes? Implications we could stay part of security arrangements

:10:19. > :10:24.and under the ECJ for contractual arrangements?

:10:25. > :10:28.That is not acceptable. I was pleased to see Theresa May making it

:10:29. > :10:32.clear Britain was not going to be subject to the power of any European

:10:33. > :10:38.Court. We would if we stay part of Europol.

:10:39. > :10:45.Theresa May made it clear she wants to cooperate over security and is

:10:46. > :10:51.but we are going to be out of the EU. A fundamental principle. I had

:10:52. > :10:57.her say it is about free trade. If we cannot have free trade

:10:58. > :11:02.agreements, that means... She did say that the UK would not

:11:03. > :11:06.sign up to full ownership of the customs union, would you consider

:11:07. > :11:12.that to be still half in half out of the EU? If we were signed up to

:11:13. > :11:17.certain industries to remain part of the customs union, in the way turkey

:11:18. > :11:20.is? It depends what the negotiation

:11:21. > :11:29.looks like. If we were still bits -- a bit in

:11:30. > :11:36.the customs union? To export to that market we will

:11:37. > :11:41.need to meet those standards. That might make that much

:11:42. > :11:45.difference. In terms of contributions to the EU coffers, she

:11:46. > :11:49.rolled out making vast annual contributions to the EU will stop

:11:50. > :11:55.what if there were some contributions, perhaps every other

:11:56. > :11:59.year, would that be acceptable? Let's see what that negotiation

:12:00. > :12:05.looks like? It is arguably fair and reasonable while we are negotiating

:12:06. > :12:09.we still contribute. For me and Ukip we would say there has to be a

:12:10. > :12:15.cut-off point where we have zero contributions to the EU. Again, the

:12:16. > :12:22.direction of travel was very hard line from Theresa May on getting out

:12:23. > :12:29.of the EU. And acre Cilic free one. I was struck by how she made

:12:30. > :12:38.concilatory noises to the EU. -- and a concilatory one.

:12:39. > :12:46.Do you think we will still be half in the EU if we don't fully come out

:12:47. > :12:50.of the customs union? As I said, ultimately, our

:12:51. > :12:53.destination is out of the customs union because I suspect it will come

:12:54. > :12:57.with too many strings attached for it to be reconcilable with a Leave

:12:58. > :13:02.vote. Even if it hits, a fracturing an

:13:03. > :13:06.aerospace who do rely on an extensive supply chain within the EU

:13:07. > :13:11.customs union? But there are many countries around

:13:12. > :13:15.the world who sell more to the EU without being in the customs union?

:13:16. > :13:23.How destructive will it be if they had to prove place of origin for

:13:24. > :13:27.every car and plane? That is what American producers

:13:28. > :13:34.managed to do and they sell vast amounts of products in those

:13:35. > :13:37.industries to the EU. Once -- thousands of lorries pass

:13:38. > :13:42.through countries which have customs barriers without even slowing down.

:13:43. > :13:51.There are technology always to ensure the rules of origin system

:13:52. > :13:55.does not mean a huge bigotry burden. Countries not within the customs

:13:56. > :13:59.union, they have a multitude of free trade deals and banish it.

:14:00. > :14:06.Norway and Switzerland are very different economies from the UK --

:14:07. > :14:11.and they manage it. The automotive sector, they don't

:14:12. > :14:18.sell vast amount of cars into the EU most of the cars in the EU off from

:14:19. > :14:25.within the EU. The country of origin rules are critical here because our

:14:26. > :14:28.suppliers who feed into products not just in the automotive sector but

:14:29. > :14:35.products from Europe to third countries outside, will begin to see

:14:36. > :14:39.them if from the supply chain within the next nine months because it is

:14:40. > :14:46.an 18 month supply chain. A serious problem for business. Some

:14:47. > :14:49.more reaction this time from the Government.

:14:50. > :14:52.Damian Green was at the Cabinet meeting today and joins me from

:14:53. > :14:58.Lancaster House. You were a remain campaigner before

:14:59. > :15:02.the referendum, now a member of the Government.

:15:03. > :15:05.The Prime Minister said we would not be half half-out, is the UK going to

:15:06. > :15:15.leave fully the customs union? She said we will leave the single

:15:16. > :15:19.market, the customs union is more complex. We will leave the parts of

:15:20. > :15:23.it that stop us signing trade deals with other countries in the world.

:15:24. > :15:27.We've seen a lot of interest in free trade deals with Britain and there

:15:28. > :15:31.are certain parts of the customs union that do that. The Prime

:15:32. > :15:35.Minister made clear other parts of the customs union that we will be

:15:36. > :15:38.negotiating about, that we may wish to stay in. She doesn't have

:15:39. > :15:49.preconceived notions about how we do that. There are parts of the customs

:15:50. > :15:52.union we won't want to stay in because we want to sign free trade

:15:53. > :15:54.deals with other economies around the world. That is an admission that

:15:55. > :15:56.key industries like aerospace manufacturing could be harmed if we

:15:57. > :16:01.came out of the customs union? She made the point that what we want to

:16:02. > :16:06.achieve is near frictionless borders as they can. Clearly there are, as

:16:07. > :16:10.you say, many big important industries, both in this country and

:16:11. > :16:14.in other countries around Europe, that rely on supply chains and other

:16:15. > :16:19.European countries. And we want as few customs barriers as they can, in

:16:20. > :16:23.practical terms, for those. That will be an important part of the

:16:24. > :16:27.negotiations, which illustrates that the best kind of deal is not just

:16:28. > :16:32.good for Britain, it's good for other European countries as well.

:16:33. > :16:35.Clearly that frictionless trade provides prosperity and jobs in

:16:36. > :16:39.other countries. Can you be clear in terms of financial contributions

:16:40. > :16:44.that could continue to be made to the EU, it is clear from what she

:16:45. > :16:47.said that she is not ruling out all together some financial

:16:48. > :16:52.contributions being made, in order for us to have preferential access

:16:53. > :16:57.to the single market. Is that right? It wasn't quite that. She said we

:16:58. > :17:01.wouldn't make contributions in the traditional sense but there may well

:17:02. > :17:07.be individual projects we would want to get involved in. Like? We would

:17:08. > :17:13.look... Let's see what's on offer. I don't want to pick individual

:17:14. > :17:18.sectors or individual projects now. In those circumstances it may be to

:17:19. > :17:22.Britain's advantage to make a financial contribution to a specific

:17:23. > :17:25.project. That was a red line for some of the Brexiteers before and

:17:26. > :17:28.after the referendum. On that basis, there could be some special

:17:29. > :17:32.contributions that are made, in order to have some sort of advantage

:17:33. > :17:38.for certain sectors or industries. She said we might want to remain

:17:39. > :17:42.part of some EU programmes. That's right as well, is it? That's

:17:43. > :17:46.specifically what she was talking about when she said, she wasn't

:17:47. > :17:50.talking about sectors, she said there may be specific programmes

:17:51. > :17:55.where it would be to Britain's advantage to be part of, that's

:17:56. > :18:00.where it may be to our advantage to make contributions. So we are still

:18:01. > :18:02.a bit in the EU, in that case. If WHISTLE

:18:03. > :18:07.And the odd contribution here or there, still part of some of the EU

:18:08. > :18:10.programmes, some of which could be under the jurisdiction of the

:18:11. > :18:15.European Court of Justice, we are half in and half out, not having a

:18:16. > :18:19.clean Brexit or hard Brexit we've spoken about? I don't think that's

:18:20. > :18:24.true at all. The phrase she used a lot is we will be in a strategic

:18:25. > :18:29.partnership with the EU. We will be out of the EU but we will obviously

:18:30. > :18:34.be friendly, neighbours, fellow democracies. We want a strategic

:18:35. > :18:38.partnership. As strategic partners we may say he is a project, he is a

:18:39. > :18:43.programme that members of the EU and a nonmember of the EU, like Britain,

:18:44. > :18:47.might want to join. The EU signs deals with countries that are not in

:18:48. > :18:52.the EU, so it's not unknown for that happen. Britain will be outside the

:18:53. > :18:59.EU but will be a friendly, strategic partner of the EU and its member

:19:00. > :19:02.states. Damian Green, thank you for joining us outside of Lancaster

:19:03. > :19:08.House. Theresa Villiers, when we look at hard border, the Common

:19:09. > :19:11.travel area between Ireland and Northern Ireland, she said there

:19:12. > :19:15.wouldn't be a hard border. How can she guarantee that if we're coming

:19:16. > :19:21.out of the single market and almost all of the union? We have had a

:19:22. > :19:24.Common travel area for almost 100 years, it predated the EU

:19:25. > :19:29.membership. There's no reason we can't continue it. Yes, there's a

:19:30. > :19:32.degree of risk of illegal migration by having an open border, but it's

:19:33. > :19:41.perfectly possible to manage that risk, without border checkpoints.

:19:42. > :19:44.The reality is, the key thing is how you cooperate with the immigration

:19:45. > :19:49.authorities on both sides of the border. For around 100 years those

:19:50. > :19:53.immigration authorities have worked together, to try and secure the

:19:54. > :19:56.external borders of the Common travel area. That will continue.

:19:57. > :20:02.That's how we need to operate. We can now talk to the Lib Dem leader

:20:03. > :20:05.Tim Farron. Welcome to the Daily Politics. Looking funny if not a

:20:06. > :20:10.little cold outside the Houses of Parliament. These are all your worst

:20:11. > :20:15.fears come true. We are leaving the single market, we are leaving, if

:20:16. > :20:21.not totally, the customs union. It is the end of that kind of

:20:22. > :20:24.relationship with the EU. It seems to be the extreme version of Brexit

:20:25. > :20:31.Theresa May was briefing in advance of this speech. That is incredibly

:20:32. > :20:35.disappointing for anyone who thinks democracy matters. What she has done

:20:36. > :20:39.is taken the views of 51.9% of the people that voted to leave the

:20:40. > :20:43.European union last June and assumed they were all meant the same as

:20:44. > :20:47.Nigel Farage and assumed they wanted an extreme Brexit that wasn't on the

:20:48. > :20:51.ballot paper. This is a theft of democracy as well as an attack on

:20:52. > :20:55.our economy. To decide to do this, without seeking the will and the

:20:56. > :20:59.opinion of the British people at the end of it, is more offensive. The

:21:00. > :21:02.only two really substantial thing she said in the speech was that she

:21:03. > :21:05.was going for the hard Brexit and ripping us out of the single market.

:21:06. > :21:09.The other was its parliament would get a vote on the deal at the end of

:21:10. > :21:13.this. Which is saying politicians can have a bit of democracy at the

:21:14. > :21:20.end of this process, but the people can't. We take the view that you

:21:21. > :21:23.start this process with democracy, as we did last June, but you do not

:21:24. > :21:27.end it with a stitch up. Because you want to see a second referendum? I

:21:28. > :21:31.want a first referendum on a deal we know nothing about yet. Theresa May

:21:32. > :21:36.has waved a white flag on the most important thing when it comes to our

:21:37. > :21:40.future relationship with Europe. The single market. Business is united in

:21:41. > :21:45.saying we should be in the single market. It's not true to say they

:21:46. > :21:49.are 100% United. I'm sure you could find somebody, but 90% in the recent

:21:50. > :21:55.survey before Christmas that they wanted to be in the single market.

:21:56. > :21:58.This is a theft of democracy and the only way to close is by asking

:21:59. > :22:03.people to say yes or no to the deal at the end of the process. Let's ask

:22:04. > :22:06.what you can do about it, Tim Farron, as leader of the Liberal

:22:07. > :22:11.Democrats. Will you be instructing your peers to vote against

:22:12. > :22:15.triggering Article 50, which would start the negotiation process, to

:22:16. > :22:17.block this happening? We have been clear we will use parliament to

:22:18. > :22:22.amend whatever the government puts in front of us, to ensure Britain

:22:23. > :22:27.gets the best deal, so Britain does argue and fight its corner, and

:22:28. > :22:33.business' corner at the stay in the single market. You will block it,

:22:34. > :22:36.block triggering Article 50? I will be clear, our breadline is on a

:22:37. > :22:39.referendum. If the British people are not given their say at the end

:22:40. > :22:44.of all this, if the will of the people is ignored, if the people are

:22:45. > :22:46.cut out of this process, this is a stitch up between politicians and

:22:47. > :22:51.bureaucrats in Brussels on Whitehall. We will vote against

:22:52. > :22:58.anything that cuts the people out of this process. You want the second

:22:59. > :23:00.referendum? We want the first referendum on the deal. We know

:23:01. > :23:04.nothing what it will look like, we have some idea what Theresa May will

:23:05. > :23:09.and won't fight for. She won't fight for Britain's position in single

:23:10. > :23:14.market. We have no idea what it will look like at the end. Why should the

:23:15. > :23:18.British people have that. When they have no say? Wrote parliament is

:23:19. > :23:22.full of elected representatives like yourself. Why isn't that enough in

:23:23. > :23:27.terms of giving you the say on final deal? Because we started with a

:23:28. > :23:33.referendum I think that's why you have do end up. To reverse the

:23:34. > :23:37.process we've been through? If the courts or even parliament elected to

:23:38. > :23:41.offer that is, were to frustrate the will of the people, that would be

:23:42. > :23:44.wrong and counter-productive. The only way Britain is staying in the

:23:45. > :23:48.European Union, even the single market, is if the British people

:23:49. > :23:52.tell the government that is what they want. The Liberal Democrats are

:23:53. > :23:56.the only people providing the vehicle for that democracy to take

:23:57. > :24:02.place. You are representing, as you say, the 48% who voted... To remain.

:24:03. > :24:06.And the leaders who want us to stay in the single market. We don't know

:24:07. > :24:12.what the numbers are in terms of who wanted to stay in the single market.

:24:13. > :24:16.More than none. You may not like it, in fact I know you don't like it,

:24:17. > :24:20.the issue of immigration was important one way or another. Do you

:24:21. > :24:24.not accept Theresa May is responding, in some way, to what

:24:25. > :24:27.many people felt was a need to take back some control of immigration and

:24:28. > :24:31.open borders? I think what she's doing and what no

:24:32. > :24:36.one seems to be doing is making the case for British people and our

:24:37. > :24:40.freedom of movement, British prisoners. Answer the question on

:24:41. > :24:43.immigration. If you are concerned about immigration, it's a two-way

:24:44. > :24:48.street. Nobody seems to be arguing the best deal for us. If you take

:24:49. > :24:52.Theresa May's Linux that freedom of movement is some kind of a red line,

:24:53. > :24:56.don't accept what the other side say over membership of the single

:24:57. > :25:00.market. Go and argue Britain's case. If you want to be in the single

:25:01. > :25:04.market and I want some of the other stuff people of Europe say we have

:25:05. > :25:09.to have, don't just accept it, don't wave the white flag, fight Britain's

:25:10. > :25:12.corner. Tim Farron, thank you very much.

:25:13. > :25:17.Some suggested the Prime Minister might not tell us much she had an

:25:18. > :25:22.already revealed about how the UK will approach the Brexit process. As

:25:23. > :25:25.it turned out, she made a number of significant and explicit statements,

:25:26. > :25:28.as we've already discussed. Let's look at some of the key things we

:25:29. > :25:33.have learned from the Prime Minister's speech.

:25:34. > :25:40.The deal will be put to a vote in both Houses of Parliament. On the

:25:41. > :25:43.big subject of immigration she said Brexit must mean control of the

:25:44. > :25:47.number of people who come to Britain from Europe, although she didn't

:25:48. > :25:53.give any further figures on that. She said the UK will pursue a bold

:25:54. > :25:56.free-trade agreement with the EU, but she confirmed that as expected,

:25:57. > :26:00.that will not mean membership of the single market.

:26:01. > :26:04.Also on trade, the Prime Minister wants to be able to strike deals

:26:05. > :26:10.with non-EU countries, so Britain will not retain full membership of

:26:11. > :26:15.the customs union. Instead, she wants some form of customs agreement

:26:16. > :26:20.with the EU. Theresa May also said the UK may continue to make payments

:26:21. > :26:25.to the EU after Brexit, but they won't be fast, whatever that means.

:26:26. > :26:30.Finally, on transition, she wants a phased process of implementation on

:26:31. > :26:35.any deal to avoid a disruptive cliff edge. Just finally, before the end

:26:36. > :26:40.of the programme, to Reza Villas, your thoughts on what she said in

:26:41. > :26:43.regard to a warning to the EU, if there were attempts to block a deal

:26:44. > :26:49.or make a bad deal that wasn't going to be advantageous to Britain?

:26:50. > :26:52.Underlying underlining the Chancellor's comments that Britain

:26:53. > :26:56.could take action to protect the economy. Was that wise to threaten

:26:57. > :27:02.when she had EU diplomats in front of her? It was certainly quite

:27:03. > :27:08.tough. A very tough warning. I think it's only setting out the facts, in

:27:09. > :27:13.terms of the options that would be open to us as an independent

:27:14. > :27:17.country, able to take our own decisions. And become as Labour call

:27:18. > :27:21.it, a bargain basement economy, making sure corporation even lower

:27:22. > :27:26.than is being proposed. Is that what you would see? We have set the

:27:27. > :27:30.direction of travel which in any event brings down corporation tax.

:27:31. > :27:35.What I doubt would be on the agenda would be large-scale deregulation. I

:27:36. > :27:40.think we would certainly want to look at the body of EU regulation

:27:41. > :27:42.and see whether it's proportional, whether we want to do things

:27:43. > :27:47.slightly differently. In a number of areas I think we keep it. I don't

:27:48. > :27:50.think it would be a race to the bottom in terms of regulation. Will

:27:51. > :27:56.you align yourself with Tim Farron and the Liberal Democrats? No, I

:27:57. > :28:02.think what the Prime Minister said was if the EU were not to give us a

:28:03. > :28:08.good deal, it would be an act of calamitous self harm. Those were her

:28:09. > :28:12.words. You agree? She threatened five or six times, she used our

:28:13. > :28:17.intelligence services five or six times to back up that threat. You

:28:18. > :28:23.rightly pointed out that she has spoken of a deregulated tax haven,

:28:24. > :28:26.backing up what Philip Hammond has already threatened. I believe that

:28:27. > :28:32.that threat, combined with this threat that maybe we would withdraw

:28:33. > :28:37.our cooperation on intelligence services, is a deeply damaging, huge

:28:38. > :28:42.moral mistake as well as a political one. All right, thank you very much

:28:43. > :28:46.to both of you for sitting here with me while Theresa May gave that

:28:47. > :28:49.critically important speech. That is all for today. Thanks to you and all

:28:50. > :28:55.the guests on the show today. The one o'clock News started on BBC One

:28:56. > :28:56.now. I will be back with Andrew tomorrow at 11:30am for PMQs.

:28:57. > :29:00.Bye-bye. Join Michael Buerk as he explores

:29:01. > :29:05.the dishes fit for kings and queens. When it comes to extravagance, few

:29:06. > :29:11.monarchs can compete with George IV.