:00:36. > :00:40.On today's programme: Theresa May says she will end the free
:00:41. > :00:44.movement of people when the UK leaves the EU.
:00:45. > :00:47.Francois Hollande warns Britain must suffer the consequences.
:00:48. > :00:52.We will assess the implications for the Brexit negotiations.
:00:53. > :00:54.UKIP launch an investigation of the altercation
:00:55. > :01:00.between two of their MEPs in the Strasbourg Parliament
:01:01. > :01:01.which left Steven Woolfe in hospital.
:01:02. > :01:04.We'll assess implications for the party.
:01:05. > :01:08.The EU joins India and Canada in ratifying the Paris climate
:01:09. > :01:12.change deal which will now come into force next month.
:01:13. > :01:16.The EU Commission considers a new plan to bring the citizens
:01:17. > :01:24.Free interrail passes for 18-year-olds.
:01:25. > :01:28.So all that to come and more in the next half-hour.
:01:29. > :01:36.First, our guide to the latest from Europe in just 60 seconds.
:01:37. > :01:39.Theresa May kicked off the week with that announcement.
:01:40. > :01:42.We will invoke Article 50 no later than the
:01:43. > :01:53.So even the most mathematically challenged of us
:01:54. > :01:55.can deduce that Britain could leave the EU by summer 2019.
:01:56. > :01:57.In Strasbourg, the European Parliament
:01:58. > :02:03.chief Brexit negotiator warned the EU should not compromise
:02:04. > :02:06.in Brexit talks on its four founding principles -
:02:07. > :02:11.A new EU border force was launched on Thursday aimed at stopping
:02:12. > :02:13.the dozens of migrants who attempt to Balkan states
:02:14. > :02:16.Hungary rejected the EU quota for migrant resettlement
:02:17. > :02:22.Half the voting population failed to make it
:02:23. > :02:25.In a vote attended by the UN Secretary
:02:26. > :02:28.General, MEPs backed the first global agreement on curbing carbon
:02:29. > :02:32.emission which was then ratified by other countries on Wednesday
:02:33. > :02:42.and is set to come force in a month's time.
:02:43. > :02:47.With us for the next 30 minutes I have been joined by the Green MEP
:02:48. > :02:49.Molly Scott Cato and the UKIP MWP Jonathan Arnold.
:02:50. > :02:52.Molly Scott Cato and the UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnold.
:02:53. > :02:54.The ratification of the Paris climate change agreement
:02:55. > :03:00.We all agree now that climate change is the greatest threat facing
:03:01. > :03:02.humanity and it is significant that the
:03:03. > :03:05.world's country have come together and have agreed to this Treaty
:03:06. > :03:12.and it is coming into force very quickly
:03:13. > :03:15.because people are focusing on this as a key issue.
:03:16. > :03:16.We need to move rapidly towards renewables,
:03:17. > :03:20.like they are doing in Germany and, I'm afraid, the government is taking
:03:21. > :03:23.us in the opposite direction and the other thing is focussing
:03:24. > :03:26.on the aspect of land that can be used for carbon capture.
:03:27. > :03:28.Now that we leave the common agricultural policy,
:03:29. > :03:32.we can make sure that when we give subsidies we can in return have
:03:33. > :03:34.from them dealing with climate change
:03:35. > :03:39.Two things - I believe that these decisions should be taken
:03:40. > :03:42.at Westminster by our Parliament and not through the European Union.
:03:43. > :03:47.We should decide for ourselves which international agreements
:03:48. > :03:54.we should sign and secondly my concern
:03:55. > :03:57.is we are going...often and we're putting the cart before
:03:58. > :03:59.the horse in response to lower carbon emissions.
:04:00. > :04:04.when you have pensioners who have to struggle to choose
:04:05. > :04:05.between heating and eating in the winter,
:04:06. > :04:09.what you have to do is get the technology right.
:04:10. > :04:17.Make sure you have the right renewables and make them affordable.
:04:18. > :04:19.It is a research and development question.
:04:20. > :04:27.If you take what Jonathan Arnold is saying, will it
:04:28. > :04:31.We are already seeing governments committing to this and many have
:04:32. > :04:34.political direction and travel but also business is coming on board
:04:35. > :04:41.and one of my key concerns is that to make this transition
:04:42. > :04:44.in a renewable economy we do not want to see the benefits in banks
:04:45. > :04:49.We can allow pension funds to invest in the infrastructure and therefore
:04:50. > :04:52.the money will come back to them and more widely through community
:04:53. > :04:54.73 nations ratified, it is a lot of support.
:04:55. > :05:00.57% of the world's green house gas emission.
:05:01. > :05:07.There is a consensus of sorts behind an
:05:08. > :05:10.agreement like this which in the future should make
:05:11. > :05:12.energy costs getting cheaper and better for everyone.
:05:13. > :05:14.I think there are certain issues there.
:05:15. > :05:18.What we are looking at the moment is China building up to another 400
:05:19. > :05:20.coal-fired power stations, increasing its emissions
:05:21. > :05:27.far, far beyond anything that the entire UK output
:05:28. > :05:32.is so there are certainly global questions and they
:05:33. > :05:35.have to be answered by getting the technology right.
:05:36. > :05:37.On Thursday the UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe was
:05:38. > :05:41.hospitalised after what was described as an altercation
:05:42. > :05:44.with a fellow UKIP MEP, Mike Hookem, at the European
:05:45. > :05:50.It was suggested he was unconscious and in a serious condition
:05:51. > :05:52.but by the afternoon, he was awake and tweeted
:05:53. > :05:57.he was feeling brighter, happier and smiling as ever.
:05:58. > :06:01.It came just a day after Woolfe declared
:06:02. > :06:04.It came just a day after Woolfe declared that he would stand
:06:05. > :06:07.following James's announcement that she was standing
:06:08. > :06:14.The other MEP, Mike Hookem, has been talking to the BBC.
:06:15. > :06:17.He says he did not throw a punch at his colleague nor
:06:18. > :06:25.There were no punches thrown, there was nothing.
:06:26. > :06:39.The door opened at that point I was not holding him.
:06:40. > :06:47.He fell into that room onto another MEP.
:06:48. > :06:54.I arrived a quarter of an hour late because it was called
:06:55. > :07:00.I could only piece together from speaking to colleagues.
:07:01. > :07:09.From what I heard is that there was a little bit of animosity,
:07:10. > :07:12.shall we say, at the start of the meeting.
:07:13. > :07:15.Discussion about Steven Woolfe for having had
:07:16. > :07:18.discussions about defecting to another party, which Mike Hookem
:07:19. > :07:27.I am recounting what people said to me.
:07:28. > :07:31.They are saying to me that then Steven Woolfe took off his jacket,
:07:32. > :07:35.and basically said to Mike, let's sort this out side.
:07:36. > :07:41.That he was wanting to discuss it in private.
:07:42. > :07:46.He was not suggesting a political fight.
:07:47. > :07:53.Mike is pretty much of pensionable age.
:07:54. > :07:58.Mike Hookem having heard that, if anyone says "deal with this
:07:59. > :08:01.outside" I think people start to get the impression that some form
:08:02. > :08:02.of physical altercation could take place.
:08:03. > :08:07.Not always, maybe at UKIP party meetings...
:08:08. > :08:10.I can honestly say that I have been in UKIP for 15
:08:11. > :08:13.years and I have never come across a meeting like that one
:08:14. > :08:18.and frankly I'm glad I arrived at that meeting late
:08:19. > :08:22.but what happened when they went outside, as I understand it,
:08:23. > :08:33.they had gone outside and there are witnesses to that.
:08:34. > :08:36.they had gone outside and there were no witnesses to that.
:08:37. > :08:39.In terms of were punches thrown, who threw them, that I think
:08:40. > :08:43.is something that you're not going to get anybody to comment on.
:08:44. > :08:44.The European Parliament is investigating.
:08:45. > :08:46.Did they bring the party into disrepute?
:08:47. > :08:49.I am struggling about knowing exactly
:08:50. > :09:05.Other people.., the witnesses, know but let me put it this way
:09:06. > :09:08.is this really it portrays UKIP in an appalling light.
:09:09. > :09:10.The way I look at this is, hard-working
:09:11. > :09:13.members, the people who go out and put leaflets through doors,
:09:14. > :09:15.the people who have worked hard for this
:09:16. > :09:18.party year in, year out they expect better than what has
:09:19. > :09:24.Frankly, they have a right to expect that and I think it is absolutely
:09:25. > :09:30.disgusting that this incident has happened.
:09:31. > :09:34.Our members have a right to expect better and frankly the general
:09:35. > :09:35.public have a right to expect better.
:09:36. > :09:42.In terms of what should happen now, that is a matter for the party
:09:43. > :09:46.to determine, that is for them to decide, not me.
:09:47. > :09:49.Who would you support in a leadership contest?
:09:50. > :09:59.I have not decided yet partly because I do not know
:10:00. > :10:03.whether someone like Paul Nuttall would put his hat in the ring.
:10:04. > :10:05.It is clearly, after what we've seen in this situation,
:10:06. > :10:08.it must be obvious to anybody, that Steven
:10:09. > :10:11.Woolfe and of course Mike Hookem - though I do not think
:10:12. > :10:15.he would put his hat into the ring - surely they cannot now consider
:10:16. > :10:20.either of them could stand in a leadership contest.
:10:21. > :10:26.Martin Schulz has put out a statement.
:10:27. > :10:29.I would just like to say that I have worked alongside Steven
:10:30. > :10:34.Woolfe because he is in my committee and I speak on finance as he does,
:10:35. > :10:38.and I found him to be a decent person to work with,
:10:39. > :10:41.but the important point with this story is that
:10:42. > :10:42.UKIP are bringing our country into disrepute.
:10:43. > :10:45.It is appalling to see someone collapsed on a bridge
:10:46. > :10:49.and they have been doing this for some time in chambers,
:10:50. > :10:51.behaving with disrespect and rudeness
:10:52. > :11:03.Martin Schulz is saying he will investigate this.
:11:04. > :11:13.I do not know if he will involve police.
:11:14. > :11:15.If it is obvious there has been assault, presumably
:11:16. > :11:20.A conservative MEP is going to be leading the investigation
:11:21. > :11:22.and we will wait for that result from both
:11:23. > :11:24.the UKIP and the inquiry by the European Parliament.
:11:25. > :11:26.In her speech to the Conservative conference,
:11:27. > :11:29.Theresa May made it clear she will ensure Britain's
:11:30. > :11:31.new arrangement with the EU will end the free
:11:32. > :11:34.movement of people and end the European Court of Justice having
:11:35. > :11:38.What does it mean for Brexit negotiations, when they trigger
:11:39. > :11:41.Article 50 before the end of March next year?
:11:42. > :11:43.Kevin Connolly has been testing the mood at the European
:11:44. > :11:50.A busy day at the European Parliament.
:11:51. > :11:54.And a busy week in British politics because we know a bit more
:11:55. > :12:05.Not a deadline, of course, but a rough timetable.
:12:06. > :12:10.Now the Europeans say there will be no negotiating until Britain sets
:12:11. > :12:13.out stall but might there be a bit of manoeuvring
:12:14. > :12:16.A question for the parliament president.
:12:17. > :12:21.People speak to each other but to discuss to each other
:12:22. > :12:25.It will become more concrete before you start
:12:26. > :12:31.With me nobody is completely speaking about it.
:12:32. > :12:47.And, given the scale and complexity to come,
:12:48. > :12:49.there are those who agree that it might make sense
:12:50. > :12:54.The sooner we come up with a final agreement, the batter.
:12:55. > :12:57.The sooner we come up with a final agreement, the better.
:12:58. > :13:05.Everybody would have something to lose if it was too much
:13:06. > :13:15.Our laws will be made not in Brussels but in Westminster.
:13:16. > :13:22.Much will depend on Theresa May and how she handles Brexit.
:13:23. > :13:25.So how are Europe's parliamentarians judging what they are hearing.
:13:26. > :13:31.I think it is good that there is a decision to trigger
:13:32. > :13:36.I think the bad thing is that on the UK side there is no
:13:37. > :13:38.agreement on how or what to negotiate.
:13:39. > :13:47.Strasbourg is waiting to hear more, much more, from London and don't
:13:48. > :13:58.Europe's Parliamentarians have a vote on any proposed wrecks
:13:59. > :14:03.a deal and, if they did not like it, they could veto it.
:14:04. > :14:06.Kevin Connelly reporting from Strasbourg.
:14:07. > :14:10.Do you accept that we are not going to be a full member
:14:11. > :14:15.of the single market following Brexit now?
:14:16. > :14:18.It seems clear Theresa May has ruled out free movement of labour
:14:19. > :14:21.and the European Court of Justice having jurisdiction over
:14:22. > :14:26.When we listened to her speech, we heard that, yes, it sounds
:14:27. > :14:33.like we are going towards hard Brexit, and that is how
:14:34. > :14:36.the speech was received in Strasbourg and on the European
:14:37. > :14:39.end of negotiations, but we should be aware of the great
:14:40. > :14:44.Jobs, people working for multinational organisations,
:14:45. > :14:54.are based here because they can sell directly to other
:14:55. > :14:55.European countries in the single market.
:14:56. > :14:58.Why would the remaining 27 member states want to be punished,
:14:59. > :15:03.We import more from the EU then we export.
:15:04. > :15:07.What would be the point of putting punishing tariffs on our goods?
:15:08. > :15:10.I think we are at risk of seeing this from a British perspective
:15:11. > :15:12.and Tory perspective, which is basically about
:15:13. > :15:16.The European project, especially France and Germany
:15:17. > :15:19.in the aftermath of the Second World War,
:15:20. > :15:25.and the four freedoms underpinning it.
:15:26. > :15:28.One of those is freedom of movement, and if we do not accept
:15:29. > :15:34.that we will not be allowed to trade freely in the single market.
:15:35. > :15:36.We could still have access without having the freedom
:15:37. > :15:41.That is a British view, but the French Prime Minister
:15:42. > :15:44.We heard Francois Hollande saying Britain will suffer the consequences
:15:45. > :15:48.if indeed they do go for what is being termed as a hard
:15:49. > :15:50.Brexit, which is withdrawing, no membership of the single market,
:15:51. > :15:57.and not signing up to any freedom of movement.
:15:58. > :16:01.Hollande will not be in place by the time any meaningful deal...
:16:02. > :16:04.You do not think his successor would feel the same?
:16:05. > :16:07.What is happening here is the European Union is setting
:16:08. > :16:14.And what we need to do is set out our negotiating position,
:16:15. > :16:24.is it seems to me in British politics, there are far too many
:16:25. > :16:27.people who are in negotiating positions coming from
:16:28. > :16:31.the European Union saying that that position is where we will end up,
:16:32. > :16:35.and it is a little bit like if I went to buy a car
:16:36. > :16:38.and there is a list price on that car, I will negotiate
:16:39. > :16:45.I won't simply say, the person in the salesroom is telling me this
:16:46. > :16:48.car is this price, there is no possible way of any movement
:16:49. > :16:51.from that, and actually, when we look at the Lisbon Treaty,
:16:52. > :16:54.Article 8 makes it very clear that negotiations will be conducted
:16:55. > :17:01.in a spirit of neighbourliness and cooperation.
:17:02. > :17:05.That may be what is written down, but it may not be the reality.
:17:06. > :17:07.We have heard European leader after European leaders saying
:17:08. > :17:10.if there aren't consequences, it will set a terrible
:17:11. > :17:17.You can understand why they are going to be talking tough,
:17:18. > :17:24.In the end, will they not strike a deal that is beneficial
:17:25. > :17:29.Seeing this as an economic dealmaking system is the problem.
:17:30. > :17:32.For them it is a political structure and political union that they value
:17:33. > :17:35.very strongly, and without those four freedoms it
:17:36. > :17:38.Their priority is to keep the union together.
:17:39. > :17:44.The economic negotiations are second to that.
:17:45. > :17:50.Are you saying the Germans are not interested in a good economic deal?
:17:51. > :17:54.They are not interested in the sort of trade deal that could be done
:17:55. > :17:59.Our trade is not as significant to them as it is for us.
:18:00. > :18:03.12% of their economy and 4% of our economy that is actually tied
:18:04. > :18:10.That is three times as much important for us as for them.
:18:11. > :18:14.We just heard one of the MEPs in that film say there would be
:18:15. > :18:21.When you look ahead to invoking Article 50, when the talks
:18:22. > :18:24.really begin, and we see exactly whose cards are on the table,
:18:25. > :18:28.will it not be the case that MEPs in Europe will look at it
:18:29. > :18:30.practically and pragmatically, and not emotionally?
:18:31. > :18:36.What would be the point of MEPs if we were to come up with a deal
:18:37. > :18:39.that works for the UK, that works for the
:18:40. > :18:44.If we were to come up with a deal that actually recognises the UK's
:18:45. > :18:46.strengths, and frankly, that is one of the things
:18:47. > :18:50.I want to see Theresa May doing, playing the strong hand that we have
:18:51. > :19:00.If we came up with a deal the worked for everyone,
:19:01. > :19:03.in whose interest would it possibly be for the European Parliament
:19:04. > :19:09.What do you think should happen to EU nationals that are here?
:19:10. > :19:12.Should there be a clear statement from the government
:19:13. > :19:14.to say their position and their futures here are 100%
:19:15. > :19:17.guaranteed as David Davies said but Liam Fox wouldn't?
:19:18. > :19:23.People who are living in the UK, we can't say to them you have to go
:19:24. > :19:27.back to the country you've come from, just like the Spanish
:19:28. > :19:28.government would never say to British citizens
:19:29. > :19:32.Well, they might if there is a negotiation.
:19:33. > :19:35.If we say that is not an issue on the table,
:19:36. > :19:38.then they wouldn't, and frankly, I think the Spanish government
:19:39. > :19:41.would recognise that Britons going out to retire and live
:19:42. > :19:47.in Spain are taking a lot of money and bringing that money into Spain.
:19:48. > :19:50.With many EU countries facing Eurosceptic movements of their own,
:19:51. > :19:53.MEPs this week have been discussing a scheme which its backers say
:19:54. > :19:57.could increase positive feelings towards the European Union.
:19:58. > :20:00.The idea is to give every young person across the EU a free
:20:01. > :20:04.Interrail pass for their 18th birthday.
:20:05. > :20:07.The European Commission says it will now consider the proposal.
:20:08. > :20:19.This is a wonderful and enchanting idea, the idea of a free Interrail
:20:20. > :20:22.pass for 18-year-olds, investing in young people,
:20:23. > :20:24.investing in trade for European citizenship and allowing people
:20:25. > :20:26.to travel around Europe promoting better understanding
:20:27. > :20:35.As we have heard in the past, Europe is all about emotion,
:20:36. > :20:40.and one way of feeling emotion is by travelling around
:20:41. > :20:43.the continent, and that is the fundamental idea
:20:44. > :20:52.And I must say, I'm very grateful to the head of the group for giving
:20:53. > :20:57.a voice to many people during the State of the Union speech.
:20:58. > :21:03.I love trains and transport and I want to continue to make it
:21:04. > :21:06.really easy for young people to travel by train
:21:07. > :21:15.And I want to make sure that it is cheap.
:21:16. > :21:20.If you spend 361 euros for each 18-year-old in the EU on this
:21:21. > :21:23.harebrained irrelevance, it will cost 1.9 billion a year.
:21:24. > :21:31.And even by the standards of the EU, this is madness.
:21:32. > :21:35.Europe looks like a leaf in the autumn.
:21:36. > :21:37.It is fatigued by its numerous crises.
:21:38. > :21:40.It is only the young people that can transform this European autumn
:21:41. > :21:47.And one of the people behind the campaign for free Interrail
:21:48. > :21:51.passes for 18-year-olds is Vincent, who joins us now from Berlin.
:21:52. > :22:05.We launched the programme as a result of an Interrail trip
:22:06. > :22:08.we took ourselves, me and a colleague.
:22:09. > :22:10.We travelled to 14 European countries.
:22:11. > :22:13.We really found out how important it is to experience
:22:14. > :22:16.I think before this trip, we were already Europeans in theory,
:22:17. > :22:19.but the trip turned us into Europeans out of experience.
:22:20. > :22:21.It was not just textbooks, this was personal experience.
:22:22. > :22:25.We made friendships and got to see the beauty and diversity.
:22:26. > :22:31.I think a lot of young people don't have that opportunity and we really
:22:32. > :22:34.need to give them that opportunity so all Europeans really know
:22:35. > :22:43.If you think about it, 2 billion euros sounds like a lot,
:22:44. > :22:48.but this is a single digit percentage of the EU budget,
:22:49. > :22:51.1-2%, a very small amount of the EU budget.
:22:52. > :22:56.If you think about the long-term, systemic efforts of this move
:22:57. > :23:01.to strengthen European identity, to foster cultural exchange
:23:02. > :23:03.and dialogue between youth and all future generations,
:23:04. > :23:06.this will be an invaluable programme that will vastly further
:23:07. > :23:16.Will you still have to have quite a lot of money as an 18-year-old
:23:17. > :23:18.to be able to fund the accommodation, the time away,
:23:19. > :23:25.even with this sort of money behind it?
:23:26. > :23:29.I think this is a very good point, and we have thought about it a lot
:23:30. > :23:32.and talked with MEPs and think tanks about this problem
:23:33. > :23:38.But the main idea is that you can level the playing field and make
:23:39. > :23:41.the entry into mobility easier for youth but independently of socio
:23:42. > :23:43.economic, national or financial backgrounds.
:23:44. > :23:46.I think it would be worthwhile to build a couch surfing network
:23:47. > :23:49.around this idea to really see the Interrailers connected even
:23:50. > :24:05.I went Interrailing and at the time it was quite expensive.
:24:06. > :24:17.It is lovely to have a young person be positive about Europe.
:24:18. > :24:20.We know they voted strongly to remain and feel truly European,
:24:21. > :24:23.and I hope British young people will be able to participate in this
:24:24. > :24:28.One of your colleagues called it bribery and a rotten apple.
:24:29. > :24:33.I think the point is they have said they want to spend taxpayers' money.
:24:34. > :24:36.That is money people have worked hard to earn,
:24:37. > :24:40.So that people can feel more European!
:24:41. > :24:43.And actually, frankly, I think travel is a great thing.
:24:44. > :24:46.It is great for young people to travel.
:24:47. > :24:49.But I don't see personally that that is around the boundaries
:24:50. > :24:53.My brother had a great time going out to Malawi and working
:24:54. > :25:12.In a way, this is really taking the benefits of the Erasmus
:25:13. > :25:15.and applying them to youth across the board.
:25:16. > :25:17.Erasmus is one of the most successful programmes that has
:25:18. > :25:22.But this would really apply to all youth.
:25:23. > :25:25.Erasmus is just for a small percentage.
:25:26. > :25:28.It would really benefit all of us so much and move this continent
:25:29. > :25:32.And it will include young Brits, will it?
:25:33. > :25:35.We are still in the EU, so they will be included?
:25:36. > :26:03.Before we have a look at the weather here at home,
:26:04. > :26:05.we'll have a quick update on Matthew.
:26:06. > :26:08.Formerly a major hurricane, the winds have dropped but the rain
:26:09. > :26:12.has continued, 265 millimetres of rain across parts of Georgia