20/10/2016 Outside Source

Hello and welcome to Outside Source and welcome to the European council

in Brussels, where the latest EU summit is under way. Theresa May has

seched a warm welcome from Jean-Claude Juncker and the other

leaders. This what is he said when she arrived. The UK is leaving the

EU, but we will continue to play a full role until we leave and we will

be a strong and dependable partner after we have left. Donald Trump is

facing fresh allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour. We

will bring you details of that and we will look back at the final

televised presidential debate, the biggest talking point was when Mr

Trump was asked if he will accept the election result. I will tell you

at the time. I will keep you in suspence. Suspension. We report from

Iraq and as you're watching, if you have any questions on the stories we

are covering, but in particular the EU summit, do get in touch.

Officially there are three main subjects on the agenda at this EU

summit - trade, immigration and Russia. But inevitably every

discussion is in the context of Brexit, which everyone knows is

coming down the track. So the UK is a particular focus for everyone

gathered here in this vast European council building in the centre of

Brussels. I have been spending the last few hours try to ask some of

the most senior figures to comment on the state of this institution and

where Brexit fits into it. I did better in some cases than in others.

Mr Kenny, BBC News. Mr Kenny. BBC News? BBC News, do you think it is

ineever tab that the UK will -- inevitable that the UK will leave

the single market. They have decided to leave the single market and they

full access to the single market after leaving. That is only possible

biceping the rules. -- biceping the rules. Do you think it is inevitable

there is a hard Brexit. I don't know the compromise on free movement.

Because no negotiation without notification. Some say the reason

there will be compromise Germany's economy relies on the UK. I don't

know such people. Do you think you will stand as the German Chancellor.

He didn't want to answer that question. That is Martin Schulz the

president of the European Parliament. BBC news, what do you

expect to hear from Theresa May? Good afternoon. A question in

English, do you think that a preoccupation with unity is

preventing strong measures on migration for example?

What will you say to Theresa May over dinner, what is your message

from Bulgaria to the U can. K? Well, sources at No 10 Downing

Street have been speaking to the BBC telling us that Theresa May today

has been insisting to the other 27 leaders that the UK intends to still

play a full role in EU summits and negotiations and said while she

doesn't mind the 27 other members meeting, as they did in Bratislava,

she has said if they're taking any decision that have an impact on all

members, the UK needs to be involved. We may get more while we

are on air. If you have any questions about the EU summit, the

best way to reach us is the hashtag, BBC OS. Our e-mail address will be

on the screen. Michael says what will happen with the border of the

Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The short answer is we

don't know. But the governments in London and Dublin have acknowledged

it is a sensitive issue that they intend to take seriously. Now back

to European politics in a minute. But now American politics, I am sure

a lot of you saw the final televised presidential debate. During it,

Donald Trump said he treated women as well as anyone does. But today

fresh allegation of inappropriate sexual behaviour. A woman called

Karena Virginia gave a press conference. He walked up and reached

his right arm and grabbed my right arm. Then his hand touched the right

inside of my breast. I was in shock. I flinched. Don't you know who I am?

Don't you know who I am? That's what he said to me. Let's turn to the

most talked about moment in that televised debate.

She should never have been allowed to run

for the presidency, based on

what she did with e-mails and so many other things.

But, sir, there is a tradition in this country, in fact

one of the the prides of this country is the peaceful transition

of power and that no matter how hard fought

a campaign is, that at

the end of the campaign that the loser concedes to the winner -

not saying that you're necessarily going

to be the loser or the winner - but that the loser concedes to the

winner and that the country comes together in part

Are you saying you're not prepared to commit to

What I'm saying is that I will tell you at the time.

Chris, let me respond to that, because that's horrifying.

You know every time Donald thinks things are not going

in his direction, he claims whatever it is is rigged against him.

Well this is how Donald Trump addressed that particular

controversy during a rally earlier on in Ohio. I will totally accept

the results of this great and historic presidential election. If I

win slam! Our correspondent is live from Phoenix, give us your thoughts

on that debate and where it leaves the election campaigns. Well, I

think if Donald Trump was trying to expand his base and to make his last

pitch to the American public, he got way off track in that debate. The

headlines are that he initially refused to say whether he would

accept the results of November 8th balloting. That is a very dangerous

proposition. I was in the spin room talking to Republican office holders

and they were uncomfortable by it. Republican politics have to --

politicians have to run with their name on the ballot. Their careers

depend on people having faith on the system and their opponents conceding

defeat if they are beaten and this makes for a very dangerous

proposition. Everyone is talking Ake that. -- about that. Any points that

Donald Trump tried to make during that... Debate by that one exchange.

Thank you very much. We will talk to you next week I am sure. There is

full coverage on the US presidential election online on the BBC app or

web-site. Now one of the main stories this week, the efforts to

retake Mosul in Iraq from the Islamic State group. If we bring up

the map we can show that Kurdish troops are moving to the city from

the east and Iraqi troops moving from the south. Our correspondent

has been with the Iraqi troops all week.

The fight for Mosul is being led by Iraqi forces,

but it is being done with America's help.

Escorted by Apache gunships who travelled with the most

senior coalition commander in Iraq, General Steven Townsend,

now keeping a close eye on the battle.

The BBC's the first media to be given this access

Our first stop, an austere base where the

US is supporting Iraqi and Peshmerga forces

Their artillery and the shells are being used to target so-called

There are days where we can impose our will, and there are days

This is a big operation and a long war.

When you pull back and look at it, he is what I see.

I see the Iraqi security forces have encircled Mosul, and

they are imposing their will on the enemy in Mosul now.

There are 5000 US troops in Iraq, but not directly in the fight.

Nor Lieutenant Townsend tells me is it an American imposed plan.

But he is in close contact with Iraqi commanders.

At his next meeting with Iraqi's Chief of Defence staff,

he looks for reassurances that they have enough

Defeating IS in Mosul won't be easy.

They are adaptable, creative, cunning.

We have seen all kinds of examples of that.

It is a challenging opponent. They saw people's heads off on TV.

They burn people alive in cages, they crucify people,

and they drive over people on the street

Are they using human shields in there?

Yeah, they are probably using human shields.

This is an opponent that has to be stopped.

He won't be drawn on how long it will take, but with Mosul

in the distance, any victory still looks like some way off.

Just looking through your questions, Jeremy is watching in the south-east

of England, saying, what are the chances of an acrimonious divorce

from the EU and the two coming back together. I have given up thinking

what will happen. What I would say is that there are still very senior

people within the EU who consider no Brexit to be a possibility, a small

possibility, but a possibility. Last week Donald Tusk said the two

options available are hard Brexitno Brexit. Others think as more details

emerges, Parliament will demand a reverse. But there is no prospect of

that at the moment. Theresa May says is she is here to tell the other 27

leaders the UK is definitely leaving and there is nothing to suggest that

that is not going to happen. Keep the questions coming whether by

e-mail or social media and we will continue our coverage of the latest

EU summit. A historic moment that many of his

victims have waited for for decades. The former dictator in the dock. As

he sad down, obedient enough. Dawn and as the sun breaks through

outside Korum, it lights up a famine. The depressing conclusion in

Argentina today it is cheaper to paper your walls with money. We have

had controversy in the past with Great Britain, but as good friends,

we have always found a good and lasting solution. Concord bows out

in style after more than three decade s in service, it taxis home

one last time. Welcome back to out, live from the

European council as the latest EU summit begins. The first that

Theresa May as UK Parliament has attended. We are going to get into

more detail in a minute. The other main stories here from the BBC:

Donald Trump is facing fresh allegations about sexually

inappropriate behaviour. A woman says he groebed her at a -- groped

her at a tennis tournament. Yesterday Mr Trump dismissed his

accusers as liar. Forces are said to be ahead of shed rule in attempts

retake Mosul. The 28 leaders of the EU are having dinner. They started

with pan fried scallops and main course crown of lamb and topped with

iced vanilla parfait. The leaders aren't here to enjoy nice food,

they're here to talk about the serious matters facing the EU. The

behaviour of Russia on the international stage, trade and

immigration and of course Brexit. Theresa May is here, this is what

she said earlier. I'm here with a clear message. The UK will continue

to play a full role until we leave and we will be a strong partner

after we have left. It is in the interests of the UK and the EU that

we continue to work closely together, including at this summit.

Here is the Maltese Prime Minister saying what he expects to hear from

Theresa May. I wouldn't expect to hear a specific plan with all the

intricacies. I would expect a list of priorities, what the priority is

- whether it is membership of the single market, whether it is

immigration and the realisation that the two are mutually exclusive. You

can't have the cake and eat it basically. I look forward to see at

least a first negotiating stand that will be put forward once there is a

notification. But I don't expect anyone of us to start negotiating

tonight. That is from an interview conducted by Katya Adler. She is

very much worth following on Twitter. She updated us on what the

French president said, he said if Theresa May wants a hard Brexit we

will give her hard negotiations. Question people have been asking is

why would a country like France or Germany push for tough negotiations

when Britain is an important export market. Why would they jeopardise

that with tough negotiations. Katia has been helping me understand that

point. No one is driving a hard bargain yet. They're flexing their

muscles before the negotiations start. Brexit is not formally being

discussed. In Germany, in the UK there is not a understanding of the

relationship that the other countries have with the EU it is

about politics and emotion and with Germany it is about history and

wanting to put the World War two past behind. If it comes to a choice

between UK cash and European politics for Germany, they will

choose the future of the EU. Now I have a couple of guests. Peter

Muller and I have an e-mail saying how are BBC reporters being treated

by other EU press. There is no hostility. Talk to us about how your

countries approach Theresa May. What do you think their tactics are here?

Everybody is waiting to hear from Theresa May when this Brexit

negotiation will start and when she talks of hard Brexit. For Germany a

hard Brexit would not be good news, if you think of the business

environment that is involved. For Denmark, their approach has been to

make up a unit that will win quickly after the referendum was made clear

to make sure that Danish interests are thought of in the negotiations

and one of these interests is to maintain the inner market and there

is a feeling if we give into the free movement issue that will be

unravelling the whole project and this is the problem. Is there an

appetite from the people who consume your journalism to see the UK

punished in some way for this decision? I don't think so actually.

Actually to if you see what maybe behind the Brexit vote of British

people, they're concerned that are shared in other countries. If you

look at Germany or other countries, there is a populist vote going up in

my country, the first time after the war, so you can't say the sentiment

which might be behind Brexit is a British sentiment alone. So no, no

need to punish the Brits. We will talk more later. I want to turn the

trade. This is one of the three main issues on the agenda here and Sita

is a world you will hear. A trade deal between Canada and EU and it

has been three years in the making and they can't get it over the line.

Let me explain what its about. Those supporting it suggest it could bring

the two markets together in a way that would boost the trade between

the two by 20%. There are some who argue that could boost the EU's GDP

by $13 billion a year. The catch is, if I bring up the map, Belgium is

not the obstacle, a regional Parliament is the obstacle. It is

refusing to sign the deal and fit does not like it, the EU cannot

adopt it. This is causing frustration and having an impact on

the EU's reputation as a free trade proponent. Our correspondent is live

from New York. We have two big deals, one with Canada, one with the

US and both are proving very hard work? Yes many people are looking to

the deal between Canada and a EU as the precursor of what we may see in

terms of negotiations between the United States and the European

Union. And of course, on both sides of the Atlantic with regard to the

Sita deal there are concerns. There is a lot of pressure on Canada and

its Prime Minister to try and get this deal signed and you're even

seeing he has dispatched his international minister for trade to

speak with leaders in Europe, just ahead of World Trade Organisation

meeting to try and get this resolved. There is the Wallonia

issue and visa requirements with Romania is also a concern. Thank you

very much. Let's talk about this with our two guests. On free trade,

the EU does need to understand that there are people who are not

enthusiastic about this any more. That is true. That you need to

persuade the population of Europe that free trade is a good thing and

for the same reason they will discuss the instruments to deal with

countries that use state aid to undermine, for example the steel

industry in Europe has gone wrong. We have seen protests in Germany

over this, do you think what has happened with Canada could inform

what happens with the UK? As we have been discussing Brexit, the UK

should look at how difficult it is to actually bring through a sensible

trade deal that the EU is doing with a third country, I mean a country

like Canada, if you can't do a deal with Canada, you can't do it with

anybody. Some Some people will be amazed that the Parliament of

Wallonia can stop this deal. We are all wondering that, maybe Belgium

should look at their national laws. And the commissioners didn't have to

ask all Parliaments to ratify this. They could have gone through with

it. But they wanted to make it more democratic. John says, is the Canada

deal looking possible. It will happen? That is what everyone is

saying. We have ambassadors coming together and not emergency session

in the Parliament of Wallonia. But I wouldn't be too sure. Gulf stream

asked are there questions about the Schengen zone, internal movement in

the EU. Denmark is a supporter of that. It is important for our

industry to be able to move across border. But we see a growing voice

against it. Thank you. Lots of questions coming in. Use our e-mail

or hashtag on find me on social media. We will work through as many

as we can. As we get updates live from the latest EU summit, I will

bring you them. See you in a minute.