This should be a fine time for British carmakers, with sales increasing nicely, but for one major storm front - the impossible-to-predict ramifications of the country's vote to leave the European Union (EU).

As British industry leaders showed off their wares on Wednesday beneath the Eiffel Tower and ahead of the Paris Auto Show, Britain's EU exit, or 'Brexit', remains vexing because it's still not clear exactly how the complex and highly globalised auto trade will be affected.

Michael Hawes, Chief Executive at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), told those gathered in Paris on Wednesday that the single market was "fundamental to the current strength we're enjoying".

Hawes added that the British government now has "a major challenge" to balance the wishes of the British public with the continued success of the auto industry.

The sector has attracted record investment in recent years of 3.5 billion pounds (USD 4,549,119,400), but auto industry representatives like Hanno Kirner, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy at Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, said the key to ongoing success "is we have to maintain free trade with Europe".

Many expect Brexit to be disruptive, and to raise costs for companies, but the hard talk negotiations between Britain and the EU on the crucial issues of tariffs and the free movement of labour are still months away - and will possibly take years to resolve.

That means years of uncertainty over the cost of building cars in Britain and the ease of exporting them to other EU countries.

It will also create doubts about how difficult it will become to import vital car parts from other EU countries, to say nothing of the restrictions likely to be put in place on the free movement of skilled workers needed to assemble vehicles.

This is the main reason investment has slowed in an industry that was enjoying a good run of health - production grew more than 12 per cent in the first half of 2016 compared to the year before.

While the drop in the pound since the June vote to leave the EU has helped car exports from Britain, overall uncertainties are casting a shadow over the future.

"We had a short-term gain but we are very mindful of the long term," Simon Sproule, marketing director for Aston Martin, said in Paris.

He said the company's investment plan remains "completely unchanged since Brexit," at least for now. And it's focusing on non-European markets, too.

Carmakers do not know how much production costs will surge, and whether the increases, possibly in the form of higher tariffs, will end Britain's attractiveness as a platform for building cars and getting them into the European market.

There was one possible sign of a continental divide: while international carmakers are unveiling a slew of new models at the Paris Car Show this week, Land Rover chose to stay on the other side of the English Channel to demonstrate its latest model Wednesday.

Company officials played down any political message behind the decision. But with the industry converging on Paris this week, whether to consider British manufacturers part of the European market is a question on many minds.

Paris - 28 September 2016

1. Pan from Eiffel Tower to British-made cars on display

2. Cars on display

3. Close of Jaguar engraved in air intake

4. Pan of new Jaguar SUV

5. Hanno Kirner talking to reporters

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanno Kirner, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy at Jaguar Land Rover Automotive:

"Key to us is we have to maintain free trade with Europe. Key is that we continue to have access to global talent and key for us is that industrial regulation doesn't change. Those are the three points that are really important to us and we're trying to talk to government to explain, we're trying to talk to European governments to explain and we believe it's in the mutual interest of both the UK and European countries to maintain those three key points."

7. Kirner

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanno Kirner, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy at Jaguar Land Rover Automotive:

"We cannot stop investing. We are in a long-term industry. We have been investing nearly a billion pounds (1,299,767,000 US dollars) in our engine manufacturing capacity in Wolverhampton. We just continue to grow and so we cannot make our decisions dependent on political singular events so our investment this year - 3.5 billion pounds (4,549,119,400 US dollars) in the UK, the biggest industrial investment - is going to continue what it is and is going to go forward."

9. Aston Martin DB11

10. Aston Martin logo

11. Pan of DB11

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Sproule, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Aston Martin:

"What we've seen in the short term is currency wins with the devaluation of the pound. As an exporter - and we're dominantly an exporter from the UK - that's been a benefit to us. The economic uncertainty is still out there. We're scenario planning. The short-term impact in terms of the British economy does not seem to be so severe. We're seeing a little hesitation in the market but overall, we're pretty much business as usual. But we're planning obviously for when Article 50 is triggered and then we start to get in the discussions."

13. cutaways of Sproule

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Sproule, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Aston Martin:

"No, in fact our investment plans are completely unchanged before Brexit and after Brexit. We announced before Brexit that we are going to invest in a new manufacturing plant in the UK. That's the second manufacturing plant, a plant in Wales that's going to create 750 jobs. Additionally we are going to create another 250 jobs in the West Midlands so that's a thousand direct jobs by the end of the decade just for Aston Martin and those plans are unchanged."

15. Auto industry representatives on stage

16. Representatives on stage with cars

17. Tilt-down from Eiffel Tower to stage with cars

18. Michael Hawes giving interview

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Hawes, Chief Executive at Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT):

"The current uncertainties are significant and business never likes uncertainty. The Government has a major challenge now that it's facing. An industry like ours, we want to remain within the single market but we recognise the challenge that's been put forward as a result of the referendum. People voted due to concerns around immigration and the two are not necessarily compatible. Our role is to ensure we reflect our members', the industry's view and that is from a business perspective that being part of the single market is fundamental to the current strength that we enjoy."

20. Sacre Coeur church through window of convention room on first floor of Eiffel Tower

21. Various of crowd attending UK automaker industry event

22. Close of Great Britain campaign logo

23. Wide of Mark Garnier walking onto podium

24. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Garnier, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Trade:

"The British people have spoken and we live in a democracy and we will deliver that democracy. But for people like me, it's incredibly important that when I go back to Westminster, we are delivering these messages which you are giving us. The SMMT are very efficient at engaging with parliamentarians and making sure we understand what's important to you. We know, full well, that you need to be able to secure, in the long term, zero tariff access to the single market. We also know full well that it is incredibly important that you can get engineers when you need them that can either move around your businesses that are pan-European or if you are not, that you can source engineers from other parts of the EU to come in and help your businesses develop and grow stronger."

25. Garnier talking

26. Crowd

British Prime Minister May is taking a tougher stance on sanctions on Russia than is US President Donald Trump.

Trump was asked how close the U.S. is to lifting sanctions on Russia over its incursion into Ukraine.

Trump says it is "very early to be talking about that." He says the U.S. looks to have a great relationship with all countries, including Russia.

May says Britain wants to see sanctions remain until a 2015 cease-fire agreement for Ukraine is fully implemented.

Trump continues to maintain that torture works, but he says he's giving his defense secretary power to "override" his views.

Trump said Defense Secretary James Mattis doesn't believe torture, or a technique called waterboarding that stimulates drowning, is an effective tool for obtaining information.

Trump says, "I don't necessarily agree," but he says Mattis "will override, because I'm giving him that power."

President Donald Trump says he had a "friendly call" with the Mexican president.

At a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump also confirmed he had an hourlong call with President Enrique Pena Nieto (PAYN'-yuh nee-EH'-toh).

The call came a day after the Mexican leader canceled a visit to Washington after Trump moved forward on building a border wall.

Trump reiterated his stance that the US-Mexico border is porous and drugs are making their way into the U.S.

He also vowed to renegotiate American trade deals with Mexico.

Trump also reaffirmed his position that Britain's exit from the European Union will be "a fantastic thing for the United Kingdom."

Trump says he expects to get along well with May because they both enjoy being around other people.

Washington - January 27, 2017

1. Wide of presser

2. SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump, speaking about Russian sanctions

"Well, I hear a call was set up Steve and We'll see what happens as far as the sanctions, very early to be talking about that. But, we look to have a great relationship with all countries, ideally. That won't necessarily happen. Unfortunately that won't happen with many countries. But, if we can have, as we do with Prime MInister May and the relationship we've all developed and even the short relationship that we've just developed just by being with each other... have lunch... we've really had some very interesting talks, some very productive talks... But if we can have a great relationship with Russia and with China and with all the other countries, I'm all for that. That would be a tremendous asset. No guarantees, but if we can, that would be a positive, not a negative."

3. Wide of presser

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister

++SHOT STARTS ON CAMERA MOVE TO MAY++

"As far as the UK is concerned on sanctions for Russia in relations to their activities in the Ukraine, we have been very clear that we want to see the Minsk agreement fully implemented, we believe the sanctions should continue until we see the Minsk agreement fully implemented. And we've been continuing to argue that inside the European Union."

5. Wide of presser

6. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"We have a great general who has just been appointed secretary of defense, Gen. James Mattis, and he has stated publicly that he does not necessarily believe in torture or waterboarding or however you want to define it. Enhanced interrogation I guess is what a lot of words... a lot of people would like to use. I don't necessarily agree, but I would tell you that he would override because I'm giving him that power. He's the expert, he's highly respected, he's the general's general. Got through the Senate very quickly -- which in this country is not easy, I will tell you. So, I'm going to rely on him. I happen to feel that it does work. I've been open about that for a long period of time, but I am going with our leaders."

7. Wide of presser

8. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"But, I will say that we had a very good call. I have been very strong on Mexico, I have great respect for Mexico, I love the Mexican people, I work with the Mexican people all the time -- great relationship. But, as you know, Mexico with the United States has out-negotiated us, has beat us to a pulp though our past leaders. They've made us look foolish. We have a trade deficit of 60 billion dollars with Mexico."

9. Wide of presser

10. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"I can often tell how I get along with someone very early, and I think we're going to have a fantastic relationship. Brexit -- and I really don't change my position very much. If you go back and look, my position on trade has been solid for many, many years -- since I was a very young person talking about how we were getting ripped off by the rest of the world. I never knew I would be in this position where we can actually do something about it."

11. Wide of presser

12. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"I think Brexit's going to be a wonderful thing for your country. I think when it irons out you're going to have your own identity and you're going to have the people that you want in your country, and you're going to be able to make free trade deals without having somebody watching you and what you're doing."

13. Trump and May exit

British Prime Minister May is taking a tougher stance on sanctions on Russia than is US President Donald Trump.

Trump was asked how close the U.S. is to lifting sanctions on Russia over its incursion into Ukraine.

Trump says it is "very early to be talking about that." He says the U.S. looks to have a great relationship with all countries, including Russia.

May says Britain wants to see sanctions remain until a 2015 cease-fire agreement for Ukraine is fully implemented.

Trump continues to maintain that torture works, but he says he's giving his defense secretary power to "override" his views.

Trump said Defense Secretary James Mattis doesn't believe torture, or a technique called waterboarding that stimulates drowning, is an effective tool for obtaining information.

Trump says, "I don't necessarily agree," but he says Mattis "will override, because I'm giving him that power."

President Donald Trump says he had a "friendly call" with the Mexican president.

At a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump also confirmed he had an hourlong call with President Enrique Pena Nieto (PAYN'-yuh nee-EH'-toh).

The call came a day after the Mexican leader canceled a visit to Washington after Trump moved forward on building a border wall.

Trump reiterated his stance that the US-Mexico border is porous and drugs are making their way into the U.S.

He also vowed to renegotiate American trade deals with Mexico.

Trump also reaffirmed his position that Britain's exit from the European Union will be "a fantastic thing for the United Kingdom."

Trump says he expects to get along well with May because they both enjoy being around other people.

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Washington - January 27, 2017

1. Wide of presser

2. SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump, speaking about Russian sanctions

"Well, I hear a call was set up Steve and We'll see what happens as far as the sanctions, very early to be talking about that. But, we look to have a great relationship with all countries, ideally. That won't necessarily happen. Unfortunately that won't happen with many countries. But, if we can have, as we do with Prime MInister May and the relationship we've all developed and even the short relationship that we've just developed just by being with each other... have lunch... we've really had some very interesting talks, some very productive talks... But if we can have a great relationship with Russia and with China and with all the other countries, I'm all for that. That would be a tremendous asset. No guarantees, but if we can, that would be a positive, not a negative."

3. Wide of presser

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister

++SHOT STARTS ON CAMERA MOVE TO MAY++

"As far as the UK is concerned on sanctions for Russia in relations to their activities in the Ukraine, we have been very clear that we want to see the Minsk agreement fully implemented, we believe the sanctions should continue until we see the Minsk agreement fully implemented. And we've been continuing to argue that inside the European Union."

5. Wide of presser

6. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"We have a great general who has just been appointed secretary of defense, Gen. James Mattis, and he has stated publicly that he does not necessarily believe in torture or waterboarding or however you want to define it. Enhanced interrogation I guess is what a lot of words... a lot of people would like to use. I don't necessarily agree, but I would tell you that he would override because I'm giving him that power. He's the expert, he's highly respected, he's the general's general. Got through the Senate very quickly -- which in this country is not easy, I will tell you. So, I'm going to rely on him. I happen to feel that it does work. I've been open about that for a long period of time, but I am going with our leaders."

7. Wide of presser

8. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"But, I will say that we had a very good call. I have been very strong on Mexico, I have great respect for Mexico, I love the Mexican people, I work with the Mexican people all the time -- great relationship. But, as you know, Mexico with the United States has out-negotiated us, has beat us to a pulp though our past leaders. They've made us look foolish. We have a trade deficit of 60 billion dollars with Mexico."

9. Wide of presser

10. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"I can often tell how I get along with someone very early, and I think we're going to have a fantastic relationship. Brexit -- and I really don't change my position very much. If you go back and look, my position on trade has been solid for many, many years -- since I was a very young person talking about how we were getting ripped off by the rest of the world. I never knew I would be in this position where we can actually do something about it."

11. Wide of presser

12. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"I think Brexit's going to be a wonderful thing for your country. I think when it irons out you're going to have your own identity and you're going to have the people that you want in your country, and you're going to be able to make free trade deals without having somebody watching you and what you're doing."

13. Trump and May exit

British Prime Minister May is taking a tougher stance on sanctions on Russia than is US President Donald Trump.

Trump was asked how close the U.S. is to lifting sanctions on Russia over its incursion into Ukraine.

Trump says it is "very early to be talking about that." He says the U.S. looks to have a great relationship with all countries, including Russia.

May says Britain wants to see sanctions remain until a 2015 cease-fire agreement for Ukraine is fully implemented.

Trump continues to maintain that torture works, but he says he's giving his defense secretary power to "override" his views.

Trump said Defense Secretary James Mattis doesn't believe torture, or a technique called waterboarding that stimulates drowning, is an effective tool for obtaining information.

Trump says, "I don't necessarily agree," but he says Mattis "will override, because I'm giving him that power."

President Donald Trump says he had a "friendly call" with the Mexican president.

At a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump also confirmed he had an hourlong call with President Enrique Pena Nieto (PAYN'-yuh nee-EH'-toh).

The call came a day after the Mexican leader canceled a visit to Washington after Trump moved forward on building a border wall.

Trump reiterated his stance that the US-Mexico border is porous and drugs are making their way into the U.S.

He also vowed to renegotiate American trade deals with Mexico.

Trump also reaffirmed his position that Britain's exit from the European Union will be "a fantastic thing for the United Kingdom."

Trump says he expects to get along well with May because they both enjoy being around other people.

Washington - January 27, 2017

1. Wide of presser

2. SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump, speaking about Russian sanctions

"Well, I hear a call was set up Steve and We'll see what happens as far as the sanctions, very early to be talking about that. But, we look to have a great relationship with all countries, ideally. That won't necessarily happen. Unfortunately that won't happen with many countries. But, if we can have, as we do with Prime MInister May and the relationship we've all developed and even the short relationship that we've just developed just by being with each other... have lunch... we've really had some very interesting talks, some very productive talks... But if we can have a great relationship with Russia and with China and with all the other countries, I'm all for that. That would be a tremendous asset. No guarantees, but if we can, that would be a positive, not a negative."

3. Wide of presser

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister

++SHOT STARTS ON CAMERA MOVE TO MAY++

"As far as the UK is concerned on sanctions for Russia in relations to their activities in the Ukraine, we have been very clear that we want to see the Minsk agreement fully implemented, we believe the sanctions should continue until we see the Minsk agreement fully implemented. And we've been continuing to argue that inside the European Union."

5. Wide of presser

6. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"We have a great general who has just been appointed secretary of defense, Gen. James Mattis, and he has stated publicly that he does not necessarily believe in torture or waterboarding or however you want to define it. Enhanced interrogation I guess is what a lot of words... a lot of people would like to use. I don't necessarily agree, but I would tell you that he would override because I'm giving him that power. He's the expert, he's highly respected, he's the general's general. Got through the Senate very quickly -- which in this country is not easy, I will tell you. So, I'm going to rely on him. I happen to feel that it does work. I've been open about that for a long period of time, but I am going with our leaders."

7. Wide of presser

8. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"But, I will say that we had a very good call. I have been very strong on Mexico, I have great respect for Mexico, I love the Mexican people, I work with the Mexican people all the time -- great relationship. But, as you know, Mexico with the United States has out-negotiated us, has beat us to a pulp though our past leaders. They've made us look foolish. We have a trade deficit of 60 billion dollars with Mexico."

9. Wide of presser

10. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"I can often tell how I get along with someone very early, and I think we're going to have a fantastic relationship. Brexit -- and I really don't change my position very much. If you go back and look, my position on trade has been solid for many, many years -- since I was a very young person talking about how we were getting ripped off by the rest of the world. I never knew I would be in this position where we can actually do something about it."

11. Wide of presser

12. . SOUNDBITE (English) US President Donald Trump:

"I think Brexit's going to be a wonderful thing for your country. I think when it irons out you're going to have your own identity and you're going to have the people that you want in your country, and you're going to be able to make free trade deals without having somebody watching you and what you're doing."

13. Trump and May exit

With Britain's exit from the European Union looming, Scottish officials are visiting Liechtenstein to explore the tiny Alpine country's arrangements that give it access to the massive EU market.

Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick says that Scottish visitors are "coming and visiting Lichtenstein, and trying to find out especially about the functioning of" of the European Economic Area (EEA) that allows Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway to be part of the EU single market.

Frick spoke to The Associated Press on Monday at a meeting of ministers from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), another bloc that unites Switzerland with those three countries.

She said Liechtenstein can inform Scotland about the way the EEA and EFTA work, but said Britain must sort out its post-Brexit ambitions before membership in either could be considered.

Geneva - 21 November 2016

1. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) conference building

2. Room inside the conference

3. Aurelia Frick, Liechtenstein Foreign Minister, speaking with journalists

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Aurelia Frick, Liechtenstein Foreign Minister:

''In the EFTA family we discuss twice a year about partners we are at the moment negotiating with, about possible future partners, and as well free trade agreements we want to renegotiate or make more modern, so this was the discussion this morning.''

5. Speakers at the conference

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Aurelia Frick, Liechtenstein Foreign Minister:

"I think first of all we need to know what Britain wants, so everybody here in this room is asking us what is happening. We don’t know it. So that’s a decision that Britain has to take, and then we are in a position in the EFTA family or EEA family, or each of our countries to see how we deal with the situation.''

7. Participants of the conference during coffee break

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Aurelia Frick, Liechtenstein Foreign Minister:

''We have people from Scotland coming and visiting Liechtenstein, and trying to find out especially about the functioning of the EEA and EFTA. And especially as we are limited in size, it is interesting to see how a country of our size is organising the whole set up within, especially the EEA. So we are open to share information, we are open to show how the functioning is, but this is not up to us to decide what Scotland is doing. I think that’s an answer Westminster needs to give.''

9. Cutaway of Monica Maeland, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Monica Maeland, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry:

''We haven’t had any signal from the UK about these questions. And I think first of all, the UK has to decide for themselves which way they are going to go.''

11. EFTA conference participants and EFTA signboard

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Monica Maeland, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry:

''Of course it’s very important to all EFTA countries to maintain our close relationship with the UK, and with the EU. For Norway, both the EEA agreement is very important, has been and will be in the future. And as for our relationship with the UK, it’s also very important to remain our close economic and trade relations, so that’s all good.''

13. Johann Schneider-Ammann, President of Switzerland and Finance Minister, talking about the progress of negotiations with India

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Johann Schneider-Ammann, President of Switzerland:

''Both sides signalled a certain flexibility, I assume that we find a compromise and find a solution.''

15. EFTA conference building

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Birmingham - 2 October 2016

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

++INCLUDES CUTAWAY OF AUDIENCE APPLAUDING, FRAMING CHANGES++

"But first today, we're going to talk about global Britain. Our ambitious vision for Britain after Brexit. Because 100 days ago, that is what the country voted for. We're going to talk about Britain, in which we are close friends, allies and trading partners with our European neighbours. But a Britain in which we pass our own laws, and govern ourselves. (PAUSES FOR APPLAUSE). In which we look beyond our continent, and to opportunities in the wider world, in which we win trade agreements with old friends and new partners. In which Britain is always the most passionate, most consistent, most convincing advocate for free trade. In which we play our full part in promoting peace and prosperity across the world. And in which we, with our brilliant armed forces and intelligence services, protect our national interests, our national security, and security of our allies."

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

++INCLUDES CUTAWAY OF UK FOREIGN SECRETARY BORIS JOHNSON++

"Even now, some politicians, democratically elected politicians, say that the referendum isn't valid. That we need to have a second vote. Others say they don't like the result, and they'll challenge any attempt to leave the European Union through the courts. Oh, come on. (Laughter and applause from audience)."

3. Various of audience applauding

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"The referendum result was clear, it was legitimate. It was the biggest vote for change this country has ever known. Brexit means Brexit and we're going to make a success of it."

5. Audience applauding

STORYLINE:

Prime Minister Theresa May has said Britain "will make a success of Brexit" at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, promising to protect the country's global interests and promote free trade.

Britain voted in a June referendum to leave the EU, but has not yet invoked the article of the EU treaty that would trigger negotiations.

Triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty early next year would set the nation on a course to leave the 28-nation trading bloc by 2019.

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May met on Friday with her New Zealand counterpart, Bill English, at 10 Downing Street on Friday.

Trade and security were top of the agenda as Britain is preparing to leave the European Union.

Both leaders touched on a potential Free Trade Agreement to strengthen ties.

May said the UK's International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, would visit the Commonwealth nation in the coming months to begin a bilateral dialogue with the ultimate aim of striking a trade deal.

English is on his first international trip since taking office after former Prime Minister John Key's surprise resignation in December 2016.

UK POOL

London - 13 January 2017

1. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Prime Minister of New Zealand Bill English walking towards 10 Downing Street, zoom into photo op in front of door, leaders entering building, pull out to wide

2. May and English approaching podium for joint news conference

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Britain's Prime Minister:

"As the UK leaves the EU and forges a new role in the world, we want to strengthen relations with partners like New Zealand. So today we've talked about Brexit and the opportunity it presents to deepen our bilateral ties, increasing our trade relationship and continuing our close security cooperation. I'd like to say a few words on each."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill English, Prime Minister of New Zealand:

"Our relationship will remain strong once the UK leaves the European Union, and it will continue to forge our ties. We are here to work with both the UK and the EU and we are ready to negotiate a high quality Free Trade Agreement with the UK when it is in the position to do so. We already have a strong and diversified trade and relationship with the UK and a Free Trade Agreement will build on that."

5. Leaders leaving

Proud to be British - but with a lot of help from India.

UK engineering firm Renishaw has been using Indian-manufactured parts for products like their 3D printer for years.

And they hope that an upcoming trade mission this week will help strengthen ties between the two countries.

"We make some very high quality products in India that we then export back to the UK for assembly into our products that are then again re-exported to anywhere else in the world," said Rhydian Pountney, director of sales and marketing at Renishaw.

"So when it comes to negotiations between the UK and India, clearly we want to see the minimum amount of barriers – whether they be tariff or non-tariff. Any easing, simplification of that is going to be most welcome."

The trip, led by British Prime Minister Theresa May, is hoped to lay the foundations of a new era in UK-India trade.

It's May's first major bilateral trip since she assumed control of the government after Britain voted to leave the European Union this summer.

But some believe the trip will be dominated by exercising damage control - an attempt to counter the negative impact of a Brexit vote.

"Partly this is going to be about PR and particularly about the whole rhetoric around Brexit," said Professor Jaideep Prabhu, director of Centre for India and Global Business at Cambridge University's Judge Business School.

"People might expect that there's going to be some kind of free trade treaty happening sometime soon between India and the UK, but I don't think that's going to happen very quickly because those are very complex."

That may dampen the mood of many pro-Brexit voices in the UK who campaigned on the belief that being outside of the EU would more easily allow bilateral trade agreements between the UK and emerging markets like India.

But despite the complexity of negotiating such agreements, critics of May's government say roadblocks to any future UK-India trade deal can be boiled down quite simply.

"I think it will be very, very difficult for the British government to make any headway in discussions with India unless we're willing to adopt a more relaxed approach to visas," said Vince Cable, former UK Business Secretary.

He cites the now stalled EU-India trade talks that he says were stumped by the UK's refusal to allow New Delhi's calls for relaxed immigration rules.

Since Theresa May placed stricter rules on student visas, the Indian student immigration population to the UK has more than halved, from 40,000 in 2010-11 to less than 20,000 in 2014-15.

For Indian entrepreneurs like Chitresh Sharma, this issue is only too familiar.

After studying in Glasgow and starting a business that now employs more than 40 people, he is unsure if he will even be able to stay in the country long-term.

In Britain on an entrepreneur visa, he needs to hit particular targets within five years to guarantee staying in the country.

He's on track, he says. But it's hard.

And to grow his business, he needs to look outside of the UK talent pool for employees.

The best place to look? India.

But for now, he has put his plans for attracting Indian tech talent to his start-up on hold.

He'll wait it out, he says, until things become a little clearer.

Theresa May leaves for her three-day trip to India on November 6.

Wotton-under-Edge – 4 November 2016

1. Various of machines operating at UK engineering firm Renishaw's headquarters

2. Various of Rhydian Pountney, director of sales and marketing at Renishaw

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rhydian Pountney, director of sales and marketing at Renishaw:

"We make some very high quality products in India that we then export back to the UK for assembly into our products that are then again re-exported to anywhere else in the world. So when it comes to negotiations between the UK and India, clearly we want to see the minimum amount of barriers – whether they be tariff or non-tariff. Any easing, simplification of that is going to be most welcome."

4. Various of 3D printer operating

London – 4 November 2016

5. Wide tilt down of Professor Jaideep Prabhu, director of Centre for India and Global Business, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jaideep Prabhu, director of Centre for India and Global Business, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge:

"Trade between India and the UK is somewhat disappointing. Given the historical links between the two countries, the large Indian diaspora here, common language, legal system and so on, you would expect much more trade. In 2014, if you looked at exports from the UK to India, they are on the order of 8 billion and India was 13th in the list of top exporters from the UK, way down the list from the US, which is at the top with something like 80 billion, or even China, with about 18 billion."

7. Cutaway

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Jaideep Prabhu, director of Centre for India and Global Business, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge:

"Partly this is going to be about PR and particularly about the rhetoric around Brexit and looking to the wider world for trade possibilities. So people might expect that there's going to be some kind of free trade treaty happening sometime soon between India and the UK. I don't think that's going to happen very quickly because those are very complex. The groundwork may be laid for that."

London – 3 November 2016

9. Various of former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable, in interview

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Vince Cable, former UK Business Secretary:

"I think it will be very, very difficult for the British government to make any headway in discussions with India unless we're willing to adopt a more relaxed approach to visas. I mean it's very clear. I was involved for five years in the negotiations involving the European Union and India – trying to encourage the negotiations, and the problem was it run into the buffers partly because of problems on the Indian side, but mainly because of the British. It wasn't because the other European countries were holding us back, it was because of British objections."

11. Various of start-up company Swipii and Indian co-founder Chitresh Sharma showing how app works

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Chitresh Sharma, co-founder of start-up Swipii:

"Our company employs roughly over 40 people, in just under three years, and I myself am on an entrepreneur visa. And I have really high targets to hit, in order to even get a permanent residence."

13. Various of employees at Swipii in London office

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Chitresh Sharma, co-founder of start-up Swipii:

"We struggle to find some particular specialists in the UK to get our job done and ultimately we have to contract it to companies in India doing it on a consultative basis. Which not always translates – the communication, probably because they are so far away, time difference is a problem, the money involved in paying someone here would be far cheaper than actually having to manage a company there. So yeah, we are still looking for people but I don't know with Brexit happening how the rules and regulations are going to dictate so we have put that to rest and we are just trying to use the current pool of talent as much as we can."

15. Various of Swipii office in start-up accelerator space

French President Francois Hollande met with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at the Elysee Palace.

The two men discussed the prospects of a Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, with Key saying this could be in place by 2018.

Key said that while New Zealand's exposure to Britain and the EU is limited, the country could be affected by Brexit, given China's relationship with the EU and New Zealand's exposure to China.

Key was among Hollande's foreign guests of honour during this year's Bastille Day Parade.

French President Francois Hollande met with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at the Elysee Palace.

The two men discussed the prospects of a Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, with Key saying this could be in place by 2018.

Key said that while New Zealand's exposure to Britain and the EU is limited, the country could be affected by Brexit, given China's relationship with the EU and New Zealand's exposure to China.

Key was among Hollande's foreign guests of honour during this year's Bastille Day Parade.

AGENCY POOL

Paris - 14 July 2016

1. Exterior of Elysee Palace

2. Honour Guard

3. French President Francois Hollande waiting for New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to arrive

4. Key's car arrives

5. Key shakes hands with Hollande

6. Interior shots of Key, Hollande and their delegations

7. SOUNDBITE (English) John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand:

"(We had) a good discussion about the free trade agreement. The President is really quite forward-leaning now on where that's going with New Zealand, and quite keen to demonstrate, actually, that the European Union is in a position to sign free trade agreements and do so maybe at a faster pace than had been previously thought."

8. Cutaway of EU and French flags

9. SOUNDBITE (English) John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand:

"We come away from this visit in quite optimistic, actually, about where the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations will go. At the moment commissions are going through the process of speaking to all of the 28 member states, but we hope to start the more formal and detailed negotiations early in 2017 and hopefully look to an objective of signing an FTA maybe by the end of 2017 or early in 2018."

10. Cutaway of guards

11. SOUNDBITE (English) John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand:

"Our exposure to both United Kingdom and to Europe is much smaller than, for instance, our exposure to Australia or China. But China has a very significant relationship with the EU, so if there were to be financial issues in the European Union as a result of Brexit, or just other broader issues, that indirectly flows to New Zealand."

12. Cutaway of flags

13. SOUNDBITE (English) John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand:

"One thing that is coming through with all the European leaders that we have met, because of course we met (Italian) Prime Minister (Matteo) Renzi yesterday in Rome, is that there is a real focus, actually, on the fact that Europe does need to change and needs to really start tackling some of those issues of youth unemployment, and that it can't afford to let the austerity measures that they've had washing over Europe for a long period of time now, continue to drag economic growth down. So, I think the leaders are focussed on Brexit but also on what the messages might be for their own countries and for the European Union as a whole."

14. French flag flying

Britain's membership of the European Union means it is "more secure from crime and terrorism," British Home Secretary Theresa May argued in a speech on Monday.

It was May's first major speech since backing the campaign for Britain to remain a member of EU.

She said Britain had "avoided the worst of migration crisis that has hit continental Europe" because it was not part of the Schengen borderless area.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson - a backer of the campaign for Britain to leave the EU, also known as "Brexit" - dismissed suggestions that Britain cannot cope if it leaves the 28 nation bloc.

Britain will hold a referendum on continued membership of the EU on 23 June.

Britain's membership of the European Union means it is "more secure from crime and terrorism," British Home Secretary Theresa May argued in a speech on Monday.

It was May's first major speech since backing the campaign for Britain to remain a member of EU.

She said Britain had "avoided the worst of migration crisis that has hit continental Europe" because it was not part of the Schengen borderless area.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson - a backer of the campaign for Britain to leave the EU, also known as "Brexit" - dismissed suggestions that Britain cannot cope if it leaves the 28 nation bloc.

Britain will hold a referendum on continued membership of the EU on 23 June.

UK POOL

London - 25 April 2016

1. British Home Secretary Theresa May arriving to deliver speech in favour of Britain remaining in the European Union (EU) ++MUTE++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Home Secretary:

"Now I know that some people say the EU (European Union) does not make as more secure because it does not allow us to control our border. But that is not true. Free movement rules means it is harder to control the volume of European immigration and as I said yesterday, that is clearly no good thing. But they do not mean we cannot control the border. The fact that we are not part of Schengen (area), the group of countries without border checks, means we have avoided the worst of migration crisis that has hit continental Europe over the last year. It means we can conduct checks on people travelling to Britain from elsewhere in Europe and, subject to certain rules and the availability of information, it means we can block entry for serious criminals and terrorists."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (backing campaign for Britain to leave the EU):

"We've been told we have to go to the back of the queue, that seems to me to be ridiculous when you consider that actually the real reason we haven't been able to do a free-trade deal with the United States in the last 43 years is that we are part of the EU."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (backing campaign for Britain to leave the EU):

"73 per cent of the non-EU trade we do at the moment is done without any kind of trade deal whatever, so first to be sort of bullied in this way, I don't want to exaggerate - for people to say that we are going to be unable to cope on our own I think is absoultely wrong."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

The European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on Monday delivered a keynote speech at Beijing's University of International Business and Economics,

Malstrom is in Beijing to have talks with Chinese officials on investment agreements.

In her speech, the commissioner said that free trade between China and the EU would have to follow a proper investment agreement that will unify all the existing investment agreements between member states and China.

She also addressed the issue of Brexit, saying that all agreements between third countries and the EU, including the UK, would not be affected because of the referendum result.

The European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on Monday delivered a keynote speech at Beijing's University of International Business and Economics,

Malstrom is in Beijing to have talks with Chinese officials on investment agreements.

In her speech, the commissioner said that free trade between China and the EU would have to follow a proper investment agreement that will unify all the existing investment agreements between member states and China.

She also addressed the issue of Brexit, saying that all agreements between third countries and the EU, including the UK, would not be affected because of the referendum result.

Beijing - 11 July 2016

1. Wide of conference room with European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom at lectern

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecilia Malmstrom, EU Trade Commissioner:

"And our comprehensive agreement on investment that we are negotiating is aiming to boost investment, that is good for both of us. And it would do that by levelling the playing field between foreign and domestic investors, improving EU's access to the Chinese market. It will create one single arrangement covering all investment between the EU and China."

3. Cutaway

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecilia Malmstrom, EU Trade Commissioner

"United Kingdom is a country that has in its history always said yes to globalisation, it has always has been a country that has been very open to trade and international contacts, and that will remain, whatever, I would say. So I do not think that will have a consequence, and I do not think that it will have a consequence on the European Union's engagements either, because we are committed to continue all our existing and future relationships that we have, to develop them, to make them deeper. And also to show to our citizens that it is beneficial to have these contacts."

5. Cutaway

6. End of meeting

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New York - 9 November 2016

1. Various of Trump fans celebrating

2. Wide of Trump and his family

3. Woman celebrating Trump's win

4. Trump and family walking on stage

5. People cheering Trump

6. Trump shaking hands with Mike Pence

Miami - 11 November 2016

7. Various of anti-Trump protests

New York - 1 December 2016

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Ann Bovino, Chief U.S. Economist, S&P Global Ratings:

"In terms of the impact of the Trump presidency on growth, you have to keep in mind that right now campaign promises are just what they are, promises, they are not policies. So let's see what happens in terms of how they get through Congress and whether.. and basically what comes out at the end."

Washington - recent

9. Exterior of US Capitol

New York, US - 13 June 2014

10. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) floor

US - Exact date and location unknown

11. Man filling up car at petrol station

New York - 1 December 2016

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Ann Bovino, Chief U.S. Economist, S&P Global Ratings:

"If you look at the job gains now averaging around 180,000 per month for the year to date and the unemployment rate under 5 percent we have a rather strong jobs market, so in terms of actually pushing the unemployment rate down even further and strengthening the jobs market that might actually result in stronger inflation as well, making the fed likely having to move further."

Moscow, Russia — December 15, 2016

13. Various of Kremlin

14. Various of political analyst Masha Lipman looking at computer

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Masha Lipman, political analyst:

"We used to say that Putin is unpredictable and keeps his intentions and his plans as secret. Now we have at least one more person, who is unpredictable and this is the President of the United States - President-elect at this point, but of course in 2017, he will become the President of the United States. We still know very little about his policies. His appointments leave many shocked and speechless even, shaking heads in this belief. But what his policies are going to be is an open question. "

Aleppo, Syria - 15 December 2016

16. Wide of Aleppo outskirts

17. Wide of buses parked near evacuation area

18. Various of United Nations vehicles parked near evacuation centre

Bartella, Iraq - 21 October 2016

19. Various of Bartella, east of Mosul during fight against IS group

20. Various of Iraqi Special Forces

Cairo, Egypt - 13 December 2016

21. Set up of Dr. Saeed Sadek Political Sociology Professor at Future university in Cairo at office

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeed Sadek, Political Sociology Professor at Future university in Cairo:

"The only problem for the Iraqi people is of course they have this ethnic and religion sectarian conflict may continue and erupt here and there from fanatics on both sides, corruption and oil prices will also affect the Iraqi economy for 2017."

London, UK - 13 July 2016

23. Various of British flag on parliament

UK Pool

London - 27 June 2016

24. British PM Teresa May ( formerly Home Secretary) arriving at 10 Downing Street

AP Television

Berlin, Germany - 12 July 2016

25. Various of German newspaper headlines about Teresa May

26. Various of German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Berlin - 1 December 2016

27. Various of the German Parliament building (Bundestag)

28. Thorsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, in his office

29. SOUNDBITE: (English), Thorsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin:

"The AFD (Alternative Fuer Deutschland) is actually taking away quite a few voters from the Christian Democrats. And it is a very unfortunate thing for Merkel to have a party formed to her right. That indeed is a vital threat to her political ambitions."

Surat, India - 5 December 2016

30. Various of men working in Indian diamond factory

New Delhi, India – 3 December 2016

31. Various of economist Veena Jha in her office

32. SOUNDBITE (English) Veena Jha, Economist:

"India has to consolidate its trade relationships within Asia. It has to look to Europe, without Britain, for a strong trade relationship. It has to solidify its relationships, particularly, with Germany, Netherlands, and France, which are the largest markets. It has to look to the US for an Indo-US free trade agreement and kind of a strategic partnership which has been talked about but has not been inked."

New Delhi, India – 7 November 2016

33. British Prime Minister Theresa May shakes hands with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during her official visit to India

Surat, India - 5 December 2016

34. Various street scenes in Surat

Rojama Mayong Village, Assam, India – 18 November 2016

35. A woman waiting to exchange defunct currency bills at a bank

Beijing, China - 30 November 2016

36. Various of Chinese Feng Shui master and astrologist Dong Yilin

37. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dong Yilin, Chinese Feng Shui Master and Astrologist:

"In the year of the rooster, the Heavenly Stem (in Yi Qing) is fire and the Earthly Branch is gold and they are struggling with each other. It's like a process of burning gold and beating it into a craftwork. The craftwork is beautiful but it has to go through enormous hardships. Therefore, in the year of 2017, we will see many "turmoils" not only in China but also many other parts of the world like Europe and the US."

38. Close of compass

LEADIN

2016 has been a year of upheavals and upsets that some would prefer to forget.

So what can we expect in 2017? Will the year of the rooster change the world pecking order or will it be business as usual?

While analysts are mixed on what lies ahead, one Chinese fortune teller says the world can expect "turmoil".

STORYLINE

It was a result few people predicted, but one which will play a major role in shaping the year ahead.

Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th US President will be held on January 20th and it's expected to draw people of all persuasions to Washington whether it's to celebrate or commiserate.

His stunning election win sparked numerous protests, and it's provoked widespread speculation about the impact that some of his controversial campaign promises might have when he takes office in 2017.

Chief U.S. Economist with S&P Global Ratings, Beth Ann Bovino says there's still some uncertainty over what path he will take.

"In terms of the impact of the Trump presidency on growth, you have to keep in mind that right now campaign promises are just what they are, promises, they are not policies. So let's see what happens in terms of how they get through Congress and whether.. and basically what comes out at the end."

If there are no major shocks to the economy, growth is expected to be around 2.5 percent and more interest rate rises are likely, according to Bovino.

"If you look at the job gains now averaging around 180,000 per month for the year to date and the unemployment rate under 5 percent we have a rather strong jobs market, so in terms of pushing the unemployment rate down even further and strengthening the jobs market that might actually result in stronger inflation as well, making the fed likely having to move further," she says.

In light of CIA accusations of Russian hacking, Trump's relations with the Kremlin will come into focus in January.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to hold an open hearing that will examine possible Russian meddling in November's presidential election.

Political analyst Masha Lipman says there are signs Moscow's relationship with Washington will thaw, but adds that both leaders are not giving much away just yet.

"We used to say that Putin is unpredictable and keeps his intentions and his plans as secret. Now we have at least one more person, who is unpredictable and this is the president of the United States — President-elect at this point, but of course in 2017, he will become the president of the United States. We still know very little about his policies. His appointments leave many shocked and speechless even, shaking heads in disbelief. But what his policies are going to be is an open question."

Lipman says the ongoing civil war in Syria means Trump and President Putin will need to make some tough choices.

Syria has been torn apart by more than five years of war - at the moment both countries support different sides.

Over the border, the Iraqi special forces are still battling the Islamic State group, also known as Daesh.

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says that "Daesh is now failing and controls less than 10 percent of Iraqi territory."

Political Sociology Professor at Future university in Cairo, Saeed Sadek says even if Daesh is eventually defeated, Iraq could still face many challenges.

"The only problem for the Iraqi people is off course they have this ethnic and religion sectarian conflict may continue and erupt here and there from fanatics on both sides corruption and oil prices will also affect the Iraqi economy for 2017," he says.

2017 will also see Britain set the wheels in motion for its exit from the European Union.

Prime Minister Teresa May has set a March deadline to start Brexit and will face 2 years of tense debate as she tries to get the UK the best deals on trade.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Britain faces "rough" and "hard" negotiation. But Merkel also faces a fight for her own survival with elections later in the year.

Germany will elect the members of the Bundestag, as the German parliament is called, after the summer in 2017.

Merkel's Christian Democrats are currently in a coalition government with the Social Democrats (SPD).

However, the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI) in Berlin says there has been a right wing backlash because of her policy welcoming Syrian refugees.

"The AFD (Alternative Fuer Deutschland) party is actually taking away quite a few voters from the Christian Democrats. And it is a very unfortunate thing for Merkel to have a party formed to her right. That indeed is a vital threat to her political ambitions," says GPPI director Thorsten Benner.

While the West slows, the one jewel in the world economic crown is likely to be India as its growth outperforms the rest of the world.

Veena Jha, an economist and policy analyst, says India's economy is now growing faster than China and the country must seek new markets.

She says Britain could be the biggest loser because Brexit will slow Indian investment in the UK as it looks elsewhere.

"India has to consolidate its trade relationships within Asia. It has to look to Europe, without Britain, for a strong trade relationship. It has to solidify its relationships, particularly, with Germany, Netherlands, and France, which are the largest markets. It has to look to the US for an Indo-US free trade agreement and kind of a strategic partnership which has been talked about but has not been inked."

However there could be hiccups as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves towards a cashless society, promoting digital transactions instead to curb the black market.

However the coins fall, 2017 is the Chinese Year of the Rooster which begins on January 28th. The Rooster is the sign of dawn and awakening, but it also means that triumph can only be achieved at the price of hard work.

Chinese Feng Shui Master and Astrologist Dong Yilin says many countries will face huge challenges with their economies.

"In the year of rooster, the Heavenly Stem (in Yi Qing) is fire and the Earthly Branch is gold and they are struggling with each other. It's like a process of burning gold and beating it into a craftwork. The craftwork is beautiful but it has to go through enormous hardships. Therefore, in the year of 2017, we will see many "turmoils" not only in China but also many other parts of the world like the Europe and the US."

One thing's for certain, a busy 2017 awaits whatever way the compass points.

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China supports the UN Security Council in imposing new sanctions on North Korea over its fifth and largest nuclear test in September, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Geng Shuang said China "resolutely opposes" North Korea conducting nuclear tests and is committed to maintaining "peace and stability" in the Korean peninsular.

Since North Korea's September 9 nuclear test, China, a close ally of North Korea, and the US have been negotiating a new draft Security Council resolution to punish Pyongyang, but Russia is delaying action.

Geng also said China is willing to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK after Brexit.

Nine out of 10 British companies doing business with China believe the UK needs a free-trade deal with Beijing in the post-Brexit era, and most think the goal is achievable within five years, according to a new survey by the London based China-Britain Business Council.

The poll, published this week, also found a majority believes the UK's departure from the European Union will create more business opportunities with China.

Beijing - 24 November 2016

1. China's foreign ministry spokesman arriving at the news conference

2. Cutaway of reporters

3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Geng Shuang, Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

"China resolutely opposes the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) conducting nuclear tests. To achieve denuclearisation of the (Korean) peninsula, maintain the peninsular peace and stability, and resolve nuclear issues through peaceful means like dialogue and negotiation, is the consistent position of China. We have reiterated that China supports the UN Security Council in taking more resolutions to the 5th nuclear test by the DPRK. As far as we know, the member states of the UN Security Council are in discussion over the new draft resolution concerning the DPRK."

4. Cutaway of reporter with phone

5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Geng Shuang, Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

"China's position is clear on forging FTA agreements with other countries. We are willing to forge the FTA agreement with the countries that have interest, under the WTO rules and in the spirit of mutual respect, win-win co-operation, and open and inclusiveness, so as to jointly boost economic growth in the region as well as the world."

6. Cutaway of reporters

7. End of news conference

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday said that her country will be a "global champion of free trade".

Her first major foreign policy speech, at the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet in London, acknowledged that the election of Donald Trump as US president and the UK's vote to leave the European Union marked an era of profound world change.

May argued that governments must heed people's concerns about the impact of globalisation on jobs and communities.

UK POOL

London - 14 November 2016

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"A year ago few of us would have predicted the events ahead. A clear, determined decision to leave the European Union and forge a bold, new, confident future for ourselves in the world. And of course a new president-elect in the United States who defied the polls and the pundits all the way up to election day itself."

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"For over six centuries this very banquet has celebrated the pioneering brilliance of our nation as a global champion of free trade. Now as we leave the European Union I believe we can show the way forward again."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"In our negotiations on leaving the European Union we're not trying to replicate the deal that any other country has with the EU, and we're not going for an off-the-shelf solution. All of us here tonight know that there's not some choice between 'hard Brexit' and 'soft Brexit', it's about how business and government works together to get the best deal, the right deal for Britain."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"To be the true global champion of free trade in this new modern world we also need to do something to help those families and communities who can lose out from it."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

LEAD IN

2016 has been a year of upheavals and upsets that some would prefer to forget.

So what can we expect in 2017? Will the year of the rooster change the world pecking order or will it be business as usual?

While analysts are mixed on what lies ahead, one Chinese fortune teller says the world can expect "turmoil".

STORY-LINE

It was a result few people predicted, but one which will play a major role in shaping the year ahead.

Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th US President will be held on January 20th and it's expected to draw people of all persuasions to Washington whether it's to celebrate or commiserate.

His stunning election win sparked numerous protests, and it's provoked widespread speculation about the impact that some of his controversial campaign promises might have when he takes office in 2017.

Chief U.S. Economist with S&P Global Ratings, Beth Ann Bovino says there's still some uncertainty over what path he will take.

"In terms of the impact of the Trump presidency on growth, you have to keep in mind that right now campaign promises are just what they are, promises, they are not policies. So let's see what happens in terms of how they get through Congress and whether.. and basically what comes out at the end."

If there are no major shocks to the economy, growth is expected to be around 2.5 percent and more interest rate rises are likely, according to Bovino.

"If you look at the job gains now averaging around 180,000 per month for the year to date and the unemployment rate under 5 percent we have a rather strong jobs market, so in terms of pushing the unemployment rate down even further and strengthening the jobs market that might actually result in stronger inflation as well, making the fed likely having to move further," she says.

In light of CIA accusations of Russian hacking, Trump's relations with the Kremlin will come into focus in January.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to hold an open hearing that will examine possible Russian meddling in November's presidential election.

Political analyst Masha Lipman says there are signs Moscow's relationship with Washington will thaw, but adds that both leaders are not giving much away just yet.

"We used to say that Putin is unpredictable and keeps his intentions and his plans as secret. Now we have at least one more person, who is unpredictable and this is the president of the United States — President-elect at this point, but of course in 2017, he will become the president of the United States. We still know very little about his policies. His appointments leave many shocked and speechless even, shaking heads in disbelief. But what his policies are going to be is an open question."

Lipman says the ongoing civil war in Syria means Trump and President Putin will need to make some tough choices.

Syria has been torn apart by more than five years of war - at the moment both countries support different sides.

Over the border, the Iraqi special forces are still battling the Islamic State group, also known as Daesh.

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says that "Daesh is now failing and controls less than 10 percent of Iraqi territory."

Political Sociology Professor at Future university in Cairo, Saeed Sadek says even if Daesh is eventually defeated, Iraq could still face many challenges.

"The only problem for the Iraqi people is off course they have this ethnic and religion sectarian conflict may continue and erupt here and there from fanatics on both sides corruption and oil prices will also affect the Iraqi economy for 2017," he says.

2017 will also see Britain set the wheels in motion for its exit from the European Union.

Prime Minister Teresa May has set a March deadline to start Brexit and will face 2 years of tense debate as she tries to get the UK the best deals on trade.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Britain faces "rough" and "hard" negotiation. But Merkel also faces a fight for her own survival with elections later in the year.

Germany will elect the members of the Bundestag, as the German parliament is called, after the summer in 2017.

Merkel's Christian Democrats are currently in a coalition government with the Social Democrats (SPD).

However, the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI) in Berlin says there has been a right wing backlash because of her policy welcoming Syrian refugees.

"The AFD (Alternative Fuer Deutschland) party is actually taking away quite a few voters from the Christian Democrats. And it is a very unfortunate thing for Merkel to have a party formed to her right. That indeed is a vital threat to her political ambitions. And next year it will be interesting to see whether we will have a major terrorist attack for example in Germany. That is one of the big uncertainties.

If that happens I think you will see a lot of increase in support for the right-wing populists. Or if we have an unravelling of the refugee situation again with the EU-Turkey pact unravelling on refugees. That could also increase the pressure on Germany and that could also be in a sense a supporting factor for the AFD," says GPPI director Thorsten Benner.

While the West slows, the one jewel in the world economic crown is likely to be India as its growth outperforms the rest of the world.

Veena Jha, an economist and policy analyst, says India's economy is now growing faster than China and the country must seek new markets.

She says Britain could be the biggest loser because Brexit will slow Indian investment in the UK as it looks elsewhere.

"India has to consolidate its trade relationships within Asia. It has to look to Europe, without Britain, for a strong trade relationship. It has to solidify its relationships, particularly, with Germany, Netherlands, and France, which are the largest markets. It has to look to the US for an Indo-US free trade agreement and kind of a strategic partnership which has been talked about but has not been inked."

However there could be hiccups as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves towards a cashless society, promoting digital transactions instead to curb the black market.

However the coins fall, 2017 is the Chinese Year of the Rooster which begins on January 28th. The Rooster is the sign of dawn and awakening, but it also means that triumph can only be achieved at the price of hard work.

Chinese Feng Shui Master and Astrologist Dong Yilin says many countries will face huge challenges with their economies.

"In the year of rooster, the Heavenly Stem (in Yi Qing) is fire and the Earthly Branch is gold and they are struggling with each other. It's like a process of burning gold and beating it into a craftwork. The craftwork is beautiful but it has to go through enormous hardships. Therefore, in the year of 2017, we will see many "turmoils" not only in China but also many other parts of the world like the Europe and the US."

One thing's for certain, a busy 2017 awaits whatever way the compass points.

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New York - 9 November 2016

1. Various of Trump fans celebrating

2. Wide of Trump and his family

3. Woman celebrating Trump's win

4. Trump and family walking on stage

5. People cheering Trump

6. Trump shaking hands with Mike Pence

Miami - 11 November 2016

7. Various of anti-Trump protests

New York - 1 December 2016

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Ann Bovino, Chief U.S. Economist, S&P Global Ratings:

"In terms of the impact of the Trump presidency on growth, you have to keep in mind that right now campaign promises are just what they are, promises, they are not policies. So let's see what happens in terms of how they get through Congress and whether.. and basically what comes out at the end."

Washington - recent

9. Exterior of US Capitol

New York, US - 13 June 2014

10. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) floor

US - Exact date and location unknown

11. Man filling up car at petrol station

New York - 1 December 2016

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Ann Bovino, Chief U.S. Economist, S&P Global Ratings:

"If you look at the job gains now averaging around 180,000 per month for the year to date and the unemployment rate under 5 percent we have a rather strong jobs market, so in terms of actually pushing the unemployment rate down even further and strengthening the jobs market that might actually result in stronger inflation as well, making the fed likely having to move further."

Moscow, Russia — December 15, 2016

13. Various of Kremlin

14. Various of political analyst Masha Lipman looking at computer

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Masha Lipman, political analyst:

"We used to say that Putin is unpredictable and keeps his intentions and his plans as secret. Now we have at least one more person, who is unpredictable and this is the President of the United States - President-elect at this point, but of course in 2017, he will become the President of the United States. We still know very little about his policies. His appointments leave many shocked and speechless even, shaking heads in this belief. But what his policies are going to be is an open question. "

Aleppo, Syria - 15 December 2016

16. Wide of Aleppo outskirts

17. Wide of buses parked near evacuation area

18. Various of United Nations vehicles parked near evacuation centre

Bartella, Iraq - 21 October 2016

19. Various of Bartella, east of Mosul during fight against IS group

20. Various of Iraqi Special Forces

Cairo, Egypt - 13 December 2016

21. Set up of Dr. Saeed Sadek Political Sociology Professor at Future university in Cairo at office

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeed Sadek, Political Sociology Professor at Future university in Cairo:

"The only problem for the Iraqi people is of course they have this ethnic and religion sectarian conflict may continue and erupt here and there from fanatics on both sides, corruption and oil prices will also affect the Iraqi economy for 2017."

London, UK - 13 July 2016

23. Various of British flag on parliament

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London - 27 June 2016

24. British PM Teresa May ( formerly Home Secretary) arriving at 10 Downing Street

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Berlin, Germany - 12 July 2016

25. Various of German newspaper headlines about Teresa May

26. Various of German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Berlin - 1 December 2016

27. Various of the German Parliament building (Bundestag)

28. Thorsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, in his office

29. SOUNDBITE: (English), Thorsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin:

"The AFD (Alternative Fuer Deutschland) is actually taking away quite a few voters from the Christian Democrats. And it is a very unfortunate thing for Merkel to have a party formed to her right. That indeed is a vital threat to her political ambitions. And next year it will be interesting to see whether we will have a major terrorist attack for example in Germany. That is one of the big uncertainties.

If that happens I think you will see a lot of increase in support for the right-wing populists. Or if we have an unravelling of the refugee situation again with the EU-Turkey pact unravelling on refugees. That could also increase the pressure on Germany and that could also be in a sense a supporting factor for the AFD".

Surat, India - 5 December 2016

30. Various of men working in Indian diamond factory

New Delhi, India – 3 December 2016

31. Various of economist Veena Jha in her office

32. SOUNDBITE (English) Veena Jha, Economist:

"India has to consolidate its trade relationships within Asia. It has to look to Europe, without Britain, for a strong trade relationship. It has to solidify its relationships, particularly, with Germany, Netherlands, and France, which are the largest markets. It has to look to the US for an Indo-US free trade agreement and kind of a strategic partnership which has been talked about but has not been inked."

New Delhi, India – 7 November 2016

33. British Prime Minister Theresa May shakes hands with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during her official visit to India

Surat, India - 5 December 2016

34. Various street scenes in Surat

Rojama Mayong Village, Assam, India – 18 November 2016

35. A woman waiting to exchange defunct currency bills at a bank

Beijing, China - 30 November 2016

36. Various of Chinese Feng Shui master and astrologist Dong Yilin

37. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dong Yilin, Chinese Feng Shui Master and Astrologist:

"In the year of the rooster, the Heavenly Stem (in Yi Qing) is fire and the Earthly Branch is gold and they are struggling with each other. It's like a process of burning gold and beating it into a craftwork. The craftwork is beautiful but it has to go through enormous hardships. Therefore, in the year of 2017, we will see many "turmoils" not only in China but also many other parts of the world like Europe and the US."

38. Close of compass

With only a few days before Britons vote on whether to stay in the European Union or leave it, the bloc's foreign ministers appealed to British voters to remain.

Speaking after a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Sweden's and Slovakia's foreign ministers said they hope the UK will stay in the EU.

Latvia's foreign minister warned that his country will fight against granting UK favourable trade agreements it is enjoying now under the EU umbrella if it chooses to leave.

With only a few days before Britons vote on whether to stay in the European Union or leave it, the bloc's foreign ministers appealed to British voters to remain.

Speaking after a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Sweden's and Slovakia's foreign ministers said they hope the UK will stay in the EU.

Latvia's foreign minister warned that his country will fight against granting UK favourable trade agreements it is enjoying now under the EU umbrella if it chooses to leave.

Luxembourg City - 20 June 2016

1. Ministers and foreign delegations gathered in main hall by Council of the European Union building exit

2. Security guards by European flags

3. Photographer

4. Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak approaching camera

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakian Foreign Minister: ++CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS SHOT++

"Well, I hope UK will stay the European Union. I believe UK will be stronger in the EU and EU will be stronger with the United Kingdom. At the same time, it's clear that whatever the outcome, the European Union will be different and we need to make a proper reflection. We need to make sure that the European Union answers to the expectations of our citizens and that's what I expect from our leaders."

6. Lajcak giving an interview

7. Cameraman

8. Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom giving an interview

9. Recorder

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Margot Wallstrom, Swedish Foreign Minister:

"We will of course still be dealing with the UK (in case of Brexit) but it will change the dynamics and the situation and the atmosphere within the European Union - and I think to the worst. So that's why we're still hoping that they will remain in the EU."

11. Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Foreign Minister, leaving the building

12. Flags

13. SOUNDBITE (Latvian) Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian Foreign Minister:

"One thing is clear - if they (the UK) think that they will banish all the migrants, all the European citizens from their country and still get all the free trade agreements and favourable regulations to Britain - well, that's not going to happen. And I can confirm that this is going to be the position of Latvia. At the same time, I don't want to scare or threaten anyone - the British people have to decide on this question themselves."

14. Flags

15. Foreign delegations waiting to depart outside Council of the European Union building

16. Close sign of Council of the European Union

17. Various of cars with foreign delegations leaving

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday said the UK would remain a "fully engaged and active member" of the European Union until it eventually leaves the 28-nation bloc.

May was speaking at a news conference in Copenhagen alongside her Danish counterpart, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who described the UK's decision to leave the EU as "tragic."

"I can assure you that we will miss you when you leave," Rasmussen added.

May reiterated her stance that the process for the UK's departure would be triggered no later than March 2017, but added that she expected "to be able to guarantee the legal rights of EU nationals already in the UK," as long as the rights of Britons residing in the EU were maintained.

The former British Home Secretary also stated that the UK would continue its obligations as a full EU member until the point of its departure.

Copenhagen - 10 October 2016

1. British Prime Minister Theresa May and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen approach stage

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Danish Prime Minister:

"We (Denmark and the UK) joined the European Union together 44 years ago in 1972, so having that history in mind, and having in mind that we have worked closely together within the European Union, and that we look eye-to-eye on many different issues - sound fiscal policy, free trade, efficient institutions, etcetera - I must say that I frankly think it is tragic that the UK is leaving the European Union. But, the British have made their decision, and of course we respect that - and there's no way around the divorce. But I can assure you that we will miss you when you leave."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:

"But of course we are leaving the EU, so if I turn to Brexit, Lars and I have already talked about the work we are doing in the United Kingdom to prepare for those exit negotiations. As I said last week, we will formally trigger the process of leaving no later than the end of March next year, and I hope it can be a smooth and orderly departure. That's in the interests of Britain, but I think it's in the interests of all other European countries as well. The relationship will be different in the future because we won't be members of the Union, but I want the agreement that we come to to reflect the kind of mature, cooperative relationship that close friends and allies have. And, as part of that, I expect to be able to guarantee the legal rights of EU nationals already in the UK, so long as the British nationals living in Europe - in countries who are member states of the EU - receive the same treatment."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, British Prime Minister:

"Now while the UK remains a member of the EU, we will meet our various rights and obligations. We will be a fully engaged and active member of the EU until the point at which we leave, and that's how I'm approaching this first European Council meeting that I will be attending later this month, and we want to work with our European partners. We want to ensure a consistent and firm response to Russian aggression, we want to do more to address the root causes of mass migration that is affecting people and those movements into Europe and, as you have said Lars, I think we want to stand up for free trade. We want to ensure that people recognise the importance of free trade as a spur to economic growth. That's something on which I think we think very much alike, and on which we firmly agree, and we certainly want to be taking that argument forward and continuing to promote free trade."

5. Rasmussen and May shaking hands and leaving news conference

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be pursuing a "bold" free trade agreement with the European Union.

May said Britain will leave the EU's single market - but will "seek greatest possible access to it" - as it exits the trade bloc.

May said her plans for Brexit cannot allow the UK to remain in the single market of the bloc because that would mean "not leaving the EU at all."

May said she wanted Britain to be part of a customs union agreement with the other EU states, and remove as many trade barriers as possible. She did not provide details, but said she had an "open mind" on how to do it.

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London - 17 January 2017

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"But the great prize for this country, the opportunity ahead is to use this moment to build a truly global Britain. A country that reaches out to old friends and new allies alike, a great global trading nation and one of the firmest advocates for free trade anywhere in the world. That starts with our close friends and neighbours in Europe. So as a priority we will pursue a bold and ambitious free trade agreement with the European Union."

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"But I want to be clear. What I am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market. European leaders have said many times that membership means accepting the four freedoms of goods, capital, services and people, and being out of the EU but a member of the single market would mean complying with the EU's rules and regulations that implement those freedoms without having a vote on what those rules and regulations are. It would mean accepting a role for the European Court of Justice that would see it still having direct legal authority in our country. It would, to all intents and purposes mean not leaving the EU at all."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"So an important part of the new strategic partnership we seek with the EU will be the pursuit of greatest possible access to the single market on a fully reciprocal basis through a comprehensive free trade agreement. And because we will no longer be members of the single market we will not be required to contribute huge sums to the EU budget. There may be some specific European programmes which we might want to participate. If so, and this will be for us to decide, it's reasonable that we should make an appropriate contribution. But the principle is clear. The days of Britain making vast contributions to the European Union every year will end."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, UK Prime Minister:

"Now I want Britain to be able to negotiate its own trade agreements but I also want tariff free trade with Europe and cross border trade there to be as frictionless as possible. That means I do not want Britain to be part of the common commercial policy and I do not want us to be bound by the common external tariff. These are the elements of the customs union that prevent us from striking our own comprehensive trade agreements with other countries. But I do want us to have a customs agreement with the EU. Whether that means we must reach a completely new customs agreement, become an associate member of the customs union in some way or remain a signitary to some elements of it, I hold no preconceived position. I have an open mind on how we do it. It is not the means that matter but the ends."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

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London - 26 April 2017

++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++

1. David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, arriving on stage

2. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"The government has made it very clear, it wants to secure the rights of EU nationals living in Britain at the earliest opportunity in the negotiations. Citizens of EU member states make a vital contribution to our society and our economy. And while we want to control immigration in the future, I do not think anyone wants to pull up the drawbridge. And a global Britain will always welcome the brightest and the best."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"We should be under no illusions about the scale of the task ahead of us. We are re-shaping Britain's place in the world. Securing an agreement with the EU within the two-year period about our withdrawal and the shape of our future relationship will be challenging. We'll have difficult issues to confront, compromise will be necessary on both sides."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"The vote to leave the EU did not signal any desire to do damage to the European Union or its 27 remaining member states. Nor was it a rejection of the values that we share as fellow Europeans."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"We are leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe. This means our primary aim is to get a deal, a good deal, on a new relationship with Europe."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"We want a new, deep and special partnership with Europe. At the core of this partnership should be an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement of unprecedented scope. We will seek the freest possible trade in goods and services between the UK and the EU. And we want to continue to give businesses the freedom to operate within European markets."

7. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"We want no return to the borders of the past in Northern Ireland. And I can guarantee that stability there will be a key priority when we look to the future in our negotiations."

8. SOUNDBITE (English) David Davies, British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union:

"The UK's departure from the EU should not be viewed through a projectionist lens. We want to reach out to our old friends and new allies alike and say 'Britain is open for business'."

9. Davies leaving

STORYLINE:

The British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on Wednesday said that the government wanted to secure the rights of EU nationals in the UK "at the earliest opportunity" in the negotiations.

With regard to Northern Ireland, he said that the government did not want "a return to the borders of the past."

David Davies also commented on the priority for Britain to reach an "ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement of unprecedented scope".

He acknowledged that it will be "challenging" to agree on such an agreement as well as on the terms of the withdrawal within the two-year negotiation period, saying "compromises will be necessary on both sides".

Davies added that "the UK's departure from the EU should not be viewed through a protectionist lens."

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London - 30 June 2016

1. British Justice Secretary Michael Gove walks to podium

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Gove, British Justice Secretary:

"According to some 'In' campaigners, independence also means the devastation of large areas of our national life. Our football teams would apparently be denuded of foreign players, so Premier League matches would have to become, at best, five aside contests."

++WHITE FLASH++

"The City of London would become a ghost town, our manufacturing industries would be sanctioned more punitively than even communist North Korea, decades would pass before a single British Land Rover or Mr Kipling cake could ever again be sold in France and in the meantime our famers would have been driven from the land by poverty worse than the potato famine."

++WHITE FLASH++

"Quite the opposite. We'd be starting a process, a happy journey to a better future."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Gove, British Justice Secretary:

"It's our policy to be part of a free trade area. Financial services are already flourishing in London. We were told before, when the single currency was being established, that London would shrivel and die as a financial centre if we were outside the single currency. If we're outside the European Union but part of a free trade zone then the ingenuity, the energy and the attractiveness of London as a financial capital will ensure that our financial services continue to thrive."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

STORYLINE:

Leave campaigner Michael Gove on Thursday told voters to ignore the dire warnings espoused by Britain's defeated Remain campaigners as he set out a vision of Britain beyond the European Union.

The Justice Secretary said UK business relationships could thrive as part of a European free trade zone.

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