Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

Live Reporting

Gavin Stamp

  1. UK wants EU trade deal but not 'at any cost' - PM

    UK and EU negotiators are trying to agree a post-Brexit trade deal by 31 December.

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  2. Why is the Hate Crime Bill so controversial?

    MSPs have backed the new hate crime legislation after the Scottish government promised to make changes.

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  3. 'Light touch approach' to sea border in first week

    NI's chief vet says the food industry will not face penalties over new rules in the first week of 2021.

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  4. Brexit fishing row: What is a fair deal?

    Fishermen's representatives from the UK and Ireland explain what they think would be a fair deal.

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  5. Rain blamed as lorry park misses Brexit deadline

    Sevington lorry park will be ready to hold HGVs but the customs clearance site will not be finished.

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  6. Online harms law to let regulator block apps in UK

    Ofcom would be able to fine tech giants huge sums if it believed they had failed to protect users.

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  7. Raab: UK was 'too myopically-focused' on Europe

    Britain will have future opportunities for free trade deals with "India and the Indo-Pacific region" when it leaves its transition period with the EU, says the foreign secretary.

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  8. 'Border chaos likely even if Brexit deal agreed'

    Economist Jacob Kirkegaard says it will now be difficult to implement any Brexit deal in time.

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  9. Brexit clarity is 'big issue' for flower firms

    As UK/EU talks continue, a flower exporter says they have to put "caveats" in all their quotes.

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  10. UK and EU restart trade talks after leaders' call

    A final decision on a deal was expected on Sunday, but the two sides sent negotiators back to the table.

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  11. von der Leyen: 'There is movement' in Brexit talks

    The EU’s relations with the UK would be “about new beginnings with old friends” Ursula von der Leyen has said.

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  12. Pound gains after Brexit trade talks extended

    Sterling regains some of Friday's losses after the UK and EU continue talks over a Brexit deal.

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  13. Brexit Basics: The single market

    Confused by Brexit jargon? Reality Check unpacks the basics.

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  14. UK 'working to extend grace period deal'

    Smaller retailers are concerned that NI supermarkets have been handed a big advantage in Brexit talks.

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  15. Extended Brexit talks 'give hope' to businesses

    More trade talks mean a deal is still possible, the organisation CBI Wales says.

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  16. Tentative progress made as EU hints at concessions

    EU sources say talks are constructive, with both sides keen to avoid blame for a no-deal Brexit.

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  17. How close is light at end of Covid tunnel?

    The biggest vaccination programme in history is under way. How long will it take to work?

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  18. Brexit trade talks leave firms 'utterly confused’

    Business across Britain tell BBC News of their frustration at post-Brexit trade talks being extended.

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  19. Britons told not to stockpile food ahead of January

    Retailers tell shoppers they have enough supplies as uncertainty remains over the terms of Brexit.

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  20. What would change with a no-deal Brexit?

    What will it mean if there is no deal between the UK and EU by the end of the year?

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