WORLD BREXIT REVIEW

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SHOTLIST:

AP Television

London, UK - 22 February 2016

1. Wide of UK Houses of Parliament as London bus passes

2. Close of clock face at the top of Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben

AP Television

London, UK - 16 June 2016

3. Wide of Big Ben as seen from Buckingham Palace

4. Wide of Buckingham Palace

POOL

London, UK - 3 June 2012

5. Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip (centre), Charles (left) and Camilla (right) on royal barge during Diamond Jubilee celebrations

6. Mid of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry on royal barge

7. Pull out of royal barge sailing down River Thames during Diamond Jubilee celebrations

AP Television

London, UK - 11 June, 2016

8. Mid of Queen Elizabeth II in carriage during the Trooping of the Colour for her 90th birthday celebrations

9. Wide of Guardsmen in ceremonial marching during the celebrations

AP Television

London, UK - 1960s

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10. Close tilt down of man putting shirt in carrier bag

11. Wide of man by scooters

UNIVERSAL ARCHIVES

London, UK - 31 October 1963

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12. Various of Beatles getting off plane in London

AP Television

London, UK - 7 June 2016

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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Johnston, Fashion Director, GQ Magazine UK

"You also think street scene, you think east London, you think hipsters, you think the most vibrant street fashion possibly in the world."

AP Television

London, UK - 3 July 2012

14. Punk and goth street fashion in Camden

AP Television

London, UK - 16 June, 2016

15. Hipster in Brick Lane cafe

16. Pull focus of street sign reading: (English) "Brick Lane E1"

17. Various of curry houses on Brick Lane

AP Television

Margate, UK - 8 June 2016

18. Various of Margate beach and people relaxing in sunshine

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Iain Aitch, Author:

"Everyone might say a Sunday roast or fish and chips, that's a quintessentially British meal, but then suddenly everyone says it's chicken tikka masala."

20. Various of takeaway fish and chips being served

AP Television

London, United Kingdom, April 30, 1973 (MUTE)

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21. Red buses on a London street

AP Television

London, United Kingdom, September 24, 1973 (MUTE)

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22. Tilt down of Ford workers walking out of various plants

23. Wide of Ford cars on a train

24. Various men take part in industrial action at Ford plant

AP Television

United Kingdom, February 10, 1974 - no exact location available

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25. Various of non functioning coal mines during national coal strike

AP Television

London, United Kingdom, June 3, 1975 (MUTE)

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26. Mid of Margaret Thatcher wearing a flags-of-Europe sweater, flanked by women also wearing pro-Europe sweaters

AP Television

Maastricht, Netherlands - 7 June 2016

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27. Clocktower of Maastricht town hall with EU, Limburg and Maastricht flags

28. Wide of streets in the town

AP Television

London, UK - 7 July 2016

29. Various of autistic teenager Rens Van Velzen completing other puzzles with black and yellow blocks against the clock

30. Close tilt down of the psychologist on the autism study at Kings College London timing Rens Van Velzen during test

31. Close of Van Velzen

32. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Declan Murphy lead scientist, EU Aims study on autism, Kings College London:

"Big questions need big populations to come up with the right answers, and we simply cannot deliver the amount of patients for the amount of science from one centre or from one country."

33. Various of Van Velzen being tested in eye tracking unit at Kings College London

AP Television

Southampton, UK - 16 September 2016

34. Wide of Southampton Boat Show 2016, cruise ship in background

35. Tilt down to pontoon, boats and visitors

36. Close of 'Sunseeker' flag

37. Various of Sunseeker 95 Yacht exterior

38. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Popham, CEO of Sunseeker International:

"We've benefited because of the weakness of the pound, but its all about business confidence."

39. Various of Fairline yacht

40. SOUNDBITE (English) Russell Currie, Managing Director of Fairline Yachts:

"We've had an overnight decrease in the price of our boats in areas such as the European market

41. Zoom out from cruise ship docked near boat show

42. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Pridding, Chief Executive of British Marine:

"Industry and business need stability and the time it will take to exit from the European Union will be problematic"

AP Television

Mijas, Malaga - October 6, 2016

43. Wide of coastal area of Mijas

44. Pan of typical apartments in the area and people walking by the sea side

45. Various of British pensioners taking Spanish classes in the Parnell School

46. Various of Juan Mayor Carlos Maldonado in his office

47. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Juan Carlos Maldonado, Mayor of Mijas:

"When the results of the Brexit (referendum) were known, a big uncertainty was created."

48. Various of family walking near beach

49. Pan from people walking up steps from the beach to the owner of Royal Beach cafe talking

50. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sergio Morales, co-owner of Royal Beach bar in Mijas:

"Most of our clients here, around 80% of them, are British."

AP Television

London, UK - 1 November 2016

51. Pull focus of bronze Japanese archer

52. Mid of men admiring antique chandelier

53. Art dealer Tanya Baxter showing painting to visitor

54. Close tilt down of painting 'Paper Bride in Waiting' by Zeng Chuanxing (price £120,000/ USD 147,000)

55. Wide of antique clock stand

AP Television

London, UK - 9 November 2016

56. Mid of Tiana Wilson with Santa who is holding a Hatchimal waiting for the toy to hatch

57. Wide of girl playing with toy on chair

58. Mid zoom in to boys playing with Bluetooth Furbys

59. Low mid view of caterpillar going past boys and Furbys

60. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederique Tutt, toy industry analyst, NPD:

"Since the Brexit vote the toy market has been faring really well with an increase of three percent."

AP Television

Lundby, Denmark - 22 November 2016

61. Mid tilt up of Christmas tree plantation

62. Wide of plantation through tops of trees

AP Television

Copenhagen, Denmark - 21 November 2016

63. SOUNDBITE (English) Claus Jerram Christensen, Managing Director of the Danish Christmas Tree Association:

"The low exchange rate for the sterling pound makes it more difficult to achieve the same prices."

64. Mid of large container truck filled with trees pulling out of yard stacked with trees

65. Pan across field of Christmas tree saplings for 2018 and beyond

LEADIN:

For decades Britain's discontent over its European Union (EU) membership has simmered on, but then came the June referendum.

Nationalism surfaced and Britain's voted to leave the EU.

Brexit as it became known sent shockwaves through money markets and governments around the world.

STORYLINE:

In the weeks running up to referendum judgement day, the British were busy with a little soul searching.

Mulling over their shared history, the country's pride in their democracy and heritage.

It was a year when Queen Elizabeth celebrated being the longest reigning UK monarch and the country celebrated her ninetieth birthday.

The pomp and ceremony from her recent jubilee were still a source of pride and were reminiscent of the heydays when London style was considered to be world leading.

In the 1960's British fashion and British pop were riding high.

That sense of being at the vanguard of style has continued, according to Robert Johnston the Fashion Director of GQ Magazine: "You also think street scene, you think east London, you think hipsters, you think the most vibrant street fashion possibly in the world."

Author Iain Aitch explained how a variety of heritages were now mixed up, making Britishness a more complex idea to communicate: "Everyone might say a Sunday roast or fish and chips, that's a quintessentially British meal, but then suddenly everyone says it's chicken tikka masala."

But it wasn't this hipster, Brick Lane art and curry house side of Britain that won the vote.

The referendum on June 23rd was to signal the start of a long debate.

Britons for the first time had to absorb what being outside of the EU looked like.

Britain joined what was then called the European Economic Community in January 1973.

This was ratified by a referendum in 1975 with a resounding 67% majority.

By the seventies, Britain was beset by strikes and disgruntled union workers.

Traditional industries such as manufacturing and coal were in decline in the mid seventies.

Unemployment exceeded one million for the first time in March 1975. By the August that figure had increased to 1.25 million.

Some 83,000 immigrants were living in the UK by 1975, mostly from the Commonwealth.

According to Migration Watch UK for the year ending December 2015, net migration to the UK was 333,000.

And the lady had yet to turn. Margaret Thatcher MP (then leader of the opposition) campaigned to stay in the European Economic Community.

Later as prime minister between 1979 and 1990, Thatcher was known for her tough line with Brussels, especially during negotiations for the Maastrict Treaty in 1992.

The city of Maastrict is the home of the treaty which created the EU.

As summer arrived, businesses, leading universities and research establishments were beginning to assess the impact of Brexit.

For science and medicine, concerns were two fold.

Britain had attracted thousands of top researchers as well as billions of Euros in grants.

They went into research like this at Kings College London.

This project is a multidisciplinary look at the potential causes and effects of autism. It's a long term project which is linked to other studies across Europe.

Doctors and scientists aren't worried about losing cash in the short term, but falling behind in the knowledge race in the long term, especially as Britain has sought to place itself as a central base for the new industrial technologies.

The other fear is losing the brains which have been drawn to British research, people who now fear they will need to move to other institutions to keep up with the cash and the research.

Lead scientist at King's College Professor Declan Murphy warned: "Big questions need big populations to come up with the right answers, and we simply cannot deliver the amount of patients for the amount of science from one centre from one country."

The EU's Horizon 2020 budget is 80-billion Euro which funds medicine and science research across Europe.

Britain's split from the EU will leave a funding gap as well as a brain drain, according to Murphy. He argues it will be the children with autism like Van Velzen who will lose out.

As an island nation, boat building and sales have been important to the UK.

The industry fears rough waters may be ahead for Britain's luxury yacht industry, but right now it's riding on a wave caused by the plunge in the pound's value.

Phil Popham, the CEO of Sunseeker International was cautious: "We've benefited because of the weakness of the pound, but its all about business confidence."

Others like Russell Currie, the Managing Director of Fairline Yachts, says he already had cause to worry: "We've had an overnight decrease in the price of our boats in areas such as the European market."

British Marine's chief executive Howard Pridding tried to show more confidence in the course ahead: "Obviously, industry and business need stability and the time it will take to exit from the European Union will be problematic."

An estimated 1.2 million Britons live in other EU countries, mostly France, Portugal and Spain according to Britain's House of Commons library.

But that's a conservative figure because many expats don't bother registering with their embassies or the local authorities.

At Mijas on Spain's Costa del Sol, many Brits don't want to return to Blighty.

Used to the sun, sea and cafe society, some British residents are so concerned that their lives on the Costas are threatened, that after many years they're finally learning to speak Spanish.

According to Mijas' Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado: "When the results of the Brexit (referendum) were known, a big uncertainty was created."

Local traders are also keen to keep the British on the Costa.

Many are retired and spend their pensions here.

Bar owner Sergio Morales says: "Most of our clients here, around 80% of them, are British."

A cloud of uncertainty still hangs over British expats in Spain and elsewhere in Europe.

And it's possible a string of similar nationality schools for expats may spring up.

Not everyone was bemoaning the onset of Brexit.

The art and antique market experienced a mini boom according to London dealers at this winter fair.

The weak pound against the dollar and Euro has seen American collectors in particular start to snap up bargains with savings of beween 25 and 30 per cent compared with six months ago.

Art dealers are reporting a similar trend.

They say investors see the arts market as a safe refuge in uncertain times.

As Christmas approaches the toy industry is bracing itself and Santa is wondering whether he'll have much to be jolly about.

It's the time of year when manufacturers and retailers count on making their biggest cash bonus of the year.

According to industry analyst Frederique Tutt: "Since the Brexit vote the toy market has been faring really well with an increase of three percent."

That's because toy retailers buy stock almost a year in advance and can keep prices stable, but the toy dealers here admit next year the stockings left out for Father Chrismas may have shrunk considerably.

There's nothing as Christmassy as a Christmas tree, but in Denmark the outlook for tree producers isn't quite so evergreen.

According to the Danish Christmas Tree Association, the small Scandinavian country grows around 11.5 million trees a year.

About 9.5 million of those are exported.

But these are challenging times and currency fluctuations are having an effect on trade.

Speaking about his members, Claus Jerram Christensen of the Danish Christmas Tree Association says: "They have experienced that the low exchange rate for the sterling pound makes it more difficult to achieve the same prices."

The true impact of Brexit on Britain and Europe as a whole is still to an extent unknown.

The UK government had announced it was to trigger Article 50 next March to start negotiations to leave EU.

But since then, Brexit has twice been contested in the High Court.

One ruling has already stated Britain's law makers should be allowed a vote in Parliament beforehand.

Breaking up, it seems, really is hard to do.

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Jackson - 24 August 2016

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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, Republican presidential nominee

"This is a great honour for me, I am going right now to invite onto the stage the man behind Brexit, and a man who led, brilliantly, the United Kingdom Independence Party in this fight and won despite all odds, despite horrible name calling, despite so many obstacles, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Nigel Farage."

2. Trump turns to look to his right for Farage, has to turn around as Farage enters stage from Trump's left side, both men shake hands and Farage walks up to microphone

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nigel Farage, former leader of UK Independence party and leading Brexit campaigner:

"Well thank you and good evening Mississippi. I come to you from the United Kingdom with a message of hope and a message of optimism. It's a message that says, if the little people, if the real people, if the ordinary decent people are prepared to stand up and fight for what they believe in, we can overcome the big banks, we can overcome the multi-nationals. And we did it, we made June 23rd our Independence Day when we smashed the establishment."

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STORYLINE:

The former leader of the UK Independence party appeared on stage with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday.

Trump paid tribute to Nigel Farage as "the man behind Brexit... who won despite all odds".

In turn, Farage said he had traveled to the US with a message of "hope... and optimism".

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Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump visited a second golf course he owns in Scotland on Saturday, landing via helicopter two days after the United Kingdom voted to leave to European Union.

Trump welcomed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying the British people "will be happy in the long-term."

This is Trump's first international trip since sealing sufficient delegate support to be the Republican Party's presidential nominee.

The timing of the trip has raised eyebrows among some fellow Republicans as it comes amid a rocky stretch for his campaign.

Trump isn't slated to meet any political leaders while in Scotland.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4042332

Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump visited a second golf course he owns in Scotland on Saturday, landing via helicopter two days after the United Kingdom voted to leave to European Union.

Trump welcomed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying the British people "will be happy in the long-term."

This is Trump's first international trip since sealing sufficient delegate support to be the Republican Party's presidential nominee.

The timing of the trip has raised eyebrows among some fellow Republicans as it comes amid a rocky stretch for his campaign.

Trump isn't slated to meet any political leaders while in Scotland.

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POOL

Aberdeen, Scotland - 25 June 2016

1. Various of Trump's helicopter arriving at Turnberry Golf Resort

2. Various of Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump getting out of helicopter and greeting resort staff

3. Trump surrounded by media, UPSOUND (English) Journalist: "Mr. Trump, what did you think about the stock markets drop yesterday after the Brexit?

UPSOUND (English) Donald Trump, (R) Presumptive Nominee:

"I think it's too bad, a lot of bad decision, a lot of bad things happening in this world."

UPSOUND (English) Journalist: What's your thought on Brexit?

UPSOUND (English) Trump:

"Well, I think people have to make their decision. They made the decision I thought they would and long-term, I think they'll be happy."

UPSOUND (English) Journalist:

"As a businessman, does it bother you to see the turmoil we see in the markets?

UPSOUND (English) Trump:

"Well, there's always turmoil, no matter where you go, no matter what you do but they (the UK) had to make their decision and they made their decision. A lot of people thought that was the decision they'd make."

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UPSOUND (English) Trump:

"I think that they have to just get their act in and make it work, but they want to have their own independence, you know, they want to be independent and that's what it is. But this is an amazing place, an amazing country and it's going to be very successful, ultimately, but they want to be able to move, they want the people they want to come in."

++WHITE FLASH++

UPSOUND (English) Journalist: (Do you think) other countries will follow Brexit? France, Italy, Spain...

UPSOUND (English) Trump:

"I think it's going to be in a lot of trouble, I think a lot of other people will follow. I think you're gonna see that. I mean, I believe you'll see; I'm the one who said this was going to happen, I believe you're going to see other people do the same (inaudible)."

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UPSOUND (English) Journalist: (You've been talking a little bit about how some people in England, Great Britain in general want to their independence; if people at home, in Texas, were to want to secede from the United States for the same the reasons...some in Great Britain say there's too much direction coming from Brussels, and some in Texas say too much coming from Washington. Would you feel the same way, say if they want to do it, they should?)

UPSOUND (English) Trump:

"Texas will never do that because Texas loves me."

US presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visited a second golf course he owns in Scotland on Saturday, landing via helicopter two days after the United Kingdom had voted to leave to European Union.

Trump welcomed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying the British people "will be happy on a long term".

This is Trump's first international trip since sealing sufficient delegate support to be the Republican Party's standard-bearer this fall.

The timing of the trip has raised eyebrows among some fellow Republicans as it comes amid a rocky stretch for his campaign.

Trump isn't slated to meet with any political leaders while in Scotland.

US presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visited a second golf course he owns in Scotland on Saturday, landing via helicopter two days after the United Kingdom had voted to leave to European Union.

Trump welcomed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying the British people "will be happy on a long term".

This is Trump's first international trip since sealing sufficient delegate support to be the Republican Party's standard-bearer this fall.

The timing of the trip has raised eyebrows among some fellow Republicans as it comes amid a rocky stretch for his campaign.

Trump isn't slated to meet with any political leaders while in Scotland.

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Aberdeen, Scotland - 25 June 2016

1. Wide of 'Trump' helicopter at Turnberry golf resort

2. US Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump gets out of helicopter and is being greeted by resort staff members

2. Trump greeting resort staff members

3. Trump speaking to resort staff members,

UPSOUND (English) Journalist: "Mr. Trump, what did you think about the stock markets drop yesterday after the Brexit?

UPSOUND (English) Trump: "I think it's too bad, a lot of bad decision, a lot of bad things happening in this world. "

UPSOUND (English) Journalist: What's your thought on Brexit?

UPSOUND (English) Trump: "Well, I think people have to make their decision and on a long-term, I think they'll be happy."

UPSOUND (English) Journalist: As a businessman, does it bother you to see the turmoil we see in the markets?

UPSOUND (English) Trump: "Well, there's always turmoil, no matter where you go, no matter what you do but they (the UK) had to make their decision. A lot of people thought that was the decision they made."

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UPSOUND (English) Trump: "I think that they have to just get their act in, make it work, but they want to have their own independence, you know, they want to be independent and that's what it is. But this is an amazing place, an amazing country and it's going to be very successful. They want to be able to rule, they want the people they want to come in."

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UPSOUND (English) Journalist: (Do you think) other countries will follow Brexit? France, Italy, Spain...

UPSOUND (English) Trump: "I think it's going to be in a lot of trouble, I think a lot of other people will follow. I believe you'll see, I'm the one who said this was going to happen, I believe you're going to see other people (inaudible)."

LEAD IN:

With Brexit looming, fears are growing that border controls between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic could become a reality.  

If that happens among the worst affected industries in the border areas will be tourism which relies heavily on ease of travel between the two jurisdictions.   

STORY-LINE:

Just four kilometres (2.5 miles) south of the border with Northern Ireland, Belturbet in Co. Cavan in the Irish Republic is on the front line of the Brexit crisis.  

Tourism, in particular fishing and boat cruising, is the town's biggest industry, drawing in visitors from Europe and from all around Ireland both north and south.

During the Troubles, tourism in Belturbet was in decline, but since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which ended the conflict, things have been looking up.  

Investment in tourism infrastructure rose - including the construction of a new marina - drawing in visitors keen to explore the region known for its scenic lakes and rivers.  

But with Brexit looming locals are worried that the tourism industry could be badly affected.  

Cruising company ABC Boats has a base at Belturbet and another one over the border at Aghinver in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Just outside Belturbet, the Erne River marks the border itself, with one river bank in Northern Ireland and the other in the Republic of Ireland, illustrating the complexity of the issue which has stalled Brexit.

ABC's Sean Greenan, who manages the Belturbet Marina, says he's worried that European visitors in particular will stay away if Brexit results in new border controls.

"Our…majority of our customers come from…from Europe. So you have, you have German, eh Austrian, Switzerland, you know that's…that's ninety percent of our customers em, what way are they going to react? This is what we need to ask ourselves. What way are they going to react looking at coming to Ireland after Brexit?"  

The removal of the militarised border in 1998 increased cross border trade and fuelled economic growth which has benefited people both north and south.

The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge marking the border just outside the town has become a potent symbol of north/south co-operation.

Opened in 1999 as a replacement for another bridge which was blown up during the Troubles, today cars and trucks travel across the border without hindrance.

The only way to tell that you have crossed the border is road markings which change on the bridge from white in Northern Ireland to yellow in the Republic of Ireland.

If a new border is constructed this marks the spot where locals fear security infrastructure will reappear stifling cross border co-operation.   

35 kilometres up river from Belturbet is Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland,  which is also heavily reliant on tourism.   

Most visitors to Enniskillen travel up from the Republic of Ireland and locals are concerned that that could be jeopardised by Brexit.

Terry McCartney is the Managing Director of the Belmore Court & Motel, one of the largest hotels in the town.

"People flying into Ireland mostly fly into Dublin. Eh once they get into Dublin if they want to come north they have to hire a car. Will there be a border? Will there not be a border? Will they be able to bring their car across the border? Will they need a visa to come across the border? So those are all issues in terms of guests and residents em. But on top of that then we also have the issue of workers em. We have a number of jobs which are filled mainly by people who work…or who come from outside the UK and Ireland. After Brexit will those people be able to stay? Will be be able to get additional people to do those important jobs in in the accommodation sector? So em those are big issues for us and definitely very uncertain."

Back on the River Erne linking Belturbet and Enniskillen, life continues on at its leisurely pace, at least for now.

It's the years of uncertainty surrounding Brexit that have been the the biggest problem facing businesses like ABC Boats, says manager Sean Greenan.

"What we need as a company here, and what our clients need - knowledge. We need to know what's going to happen next year. We're going to want to need to know what's going to happen the following year. And at the end of the day we've got to deal with whatever that is. But we've got to know. You can't deal with anything until you know about it."

Protecting the many gains made under the Good Friday Agreement and avoiding the return of a hard border are the most important things going forward, says Brendan Fey a local politician and pub owner.

"I believed that we were going to be an economic island - cross border, health, electricity, phones, everything. It has thrown everything up now, we have to get back to that. People talk about a united Ireland - I would just park that, that's not important just at the moment. The important thing is that we don't have borders anywhere on this island."   

The UK is due to leave the European Union on October 31st.  The British government is currently still trying to thrash out a deal with the European Union ahead or the EU summit on October 17-18.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland, October 9th 2019.

1. Wide aerial of town. ++MUTE++

2. Wide aerial of town and boats on river. ++MUTE++

3. Wide low-level aerial of boats on river. ++MUTE++

4. Close up zoom in of engraved plaque reading (English): "This project has been part financed by the EU special support programme for Peace and Reconciliation."  

5. Wide pan of passing cruise boat.

6. Wide tilt from water turbulence at back of boat to river.

7. Wide frontal view of cruise boat.

8. Close up of boat driver's face seen through windscreen.

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Greenan, ABC Boats Marina Manager, The Marina Belturbet.

"Our…majority of our customers come from…from Europe. So you have, you have German, eh Austrian, Switzerland, you know that's…that's ninety percent of our customers em, what way are they going to react? This is what we need to ask ourselves. What way are they going to react looking at coming to Ireland after Brexit?"  

10. Wide of road with passing traffic.

11. Medium of sign: 'Reject Brexit - Hard Border, Job Losses, Food Shortages.'

12. Medium of sign: 'Hard Border? Soft Border? No Border !'

13. Wide of bridge with passing traffic.

14. Close up of engraved plaque: 'Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge, Aghalane" - which sits on the border

15. Close up pan from white line on road to yellow line on road marking 'border' between Ireland and Northern Ireland

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - October 10th 2019.

16. Wide aerial of town. ++MUTE++

17. Wide of town main street with traffic.

18. Medium of pedestrians.

19. Wide of hotel and cars on road.

20. Close up of British flag.

21. Medium of sign: 'Belmore Court & Motel'.

22. Medium pan of man entering hotel reception.

23. SOUNDBITE (English) Terry McCartney, Managing Director, Belmore Court & Motel.  

"People flying into Ireland mostly fly into Dublin. Eh once they get into Dublin if they want to come north they have to hire a car. Will there be a border ? Will there not be a border? Will they be able to bring their car across the border? Will they need a visa to come across the border? So those are all issues in terms of guests and residents em. But on top of that then we also have the issue of workers em. We have a number of jobs which are filled mainly by people who work…or who come from outside the UK and Ireland. After Brexit will those people be able to stay? Will be be able to get additional people to do those important jobs in in the accommodation sector? So em those are big issues for us and definitely very uncertain."

24. Wide pan of cruise boats.

25. Medium of fisherman.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland, October 9th 2019.

26. Wide frontal view of cruise boat.

27. Medium of boat driver seen from below.

28. Close up of speedometer.

29. Close up pan of man's face.

30. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Greenan, ABC Boats Marina Manager, The Marina Belturbet.

"What we need as a company here, and what our clients need - knowledge. We need to know what's going to happen next year. We're going to want to need to know what's going to happen the following year. And at the end of the day we've got to deal with whatever that is. But we've got to know. You can't deal with anything until you know about it."

31. Medium of Brendan Fey standing on riverbank jetty.

32. SOUNDBITE (English), Brendan Fey, Cavan Country Councillor and pub owner.     

"I believed that we were going to be an economic island - cross border, health, electricity, phones, everything. It has thrown everything up now, we have to get back to that. People talk about a united Ireland - I would just park that, that's not important just at the moment. The important thing is that we don't have borders anywhere on this island."   

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Archive  : Lough Erne, Enniskillen - 28 May 2013

33. Various of lake with cruise boats

34. Sunshine reflected on water

35. Cruiser on the water

36. Police speed boat on patrol

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Archive : Lough Erne, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - June 2013

37. Aerial tilt down of area around Lough Erne to Lough Erne Resort Hotel

LEAD IN:

With Brexit looming, fears are growing that border controls between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic could become a reality.  

If that happens among the worst affected industries in the border areas will be tourism which relies heavily on ease of travel between the two jurisdictions.   

STORY-LINE:

Just four kilometres (2.5 miles) south of the border with Northern Ireland, Belturbet in Co. Cavan in the Irish Republic is on the front line of the Brexit crisis.  

Tourism, in particular fishing and boat cruising, is the town's biggest industry, drawing in visitors from Europe and from all around Ireland both north and south.

During the Troubles, tourism in Belturbet was in decline, but since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which ended the conflict, things have been looking up.  

Investment in tourism infrastructure rose - including the construction of a new marina - drawing in visitors keen to explore the region known for its scenic lakes and rivers.  

But with Brexit looming locals are worried that the tourism industry could be badly affected.  

Cruising company ABC Boats has a base at Belturbet and another one over the border at Aghinver in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Just outside Belturbet, the Erne River marks the border itself, with one river bank in Northern Ireland and the other in the Republic of Ireland, illustrating the complexity of the issue which has stalled Brexit.

ABC's Sean Greenan, who manages the Belturbet Marina, says he's worried that European visitors in particular will stay away if Brexit results in new border controls.

"Our…majority of our customers come from…from Europe. So you have, you have German, eh Austrian, Switzerland, you know that's…that's ninety percent of our customers em, what way are they going to react? This is what we need to ask ourselves. What way are they going to react looking at coming to Ireland after Brexit?"  

The removal of the militarised border in 1998 increased cross border trade and fuelled economic growth which has benefited people both north and south.

The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge marking the border just outside the town has become a potent symbol of north/south co-operation.

Opened in 1999 as a replacement for another bridge which was blown up during the Troubles, today cars and trucks travel across the border without hindrance.

The only way to tell that you have crossed the border is road markings which change on the bridge from white in Northern Ireland to yellow in the Republic of Ireland.

If a new border is constructed this marks the spot where locals fear security infrastructure will reappear stifling cross border co-operation.   

35 kilometres up river from Belturbet is Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland,  which is also heavily reliant on tourism.   

Most visitors to Enniskillen travel up from the Republic of Ireland and locals are concerned that that could be jeopardised by Brexit.

Terry McCartney is the Managing Director of the Belmore Court & Motel, one of the largest hotels in the town.

"People flying into Ireland mostly fly into Dublin. Eh once they get into Dublin if they want to come north they have to hire a car. Will there be a border? Will there not be a border? Will they be able to bring their car across the border? Will they need a visa to come across the border? So those are all issues in terms of guests and residents em. But on top of that then we also have the issue of workers em. We have a number of jobs which are filled mainly by people who work…or who come from outside the UK and Ireland. After Brexit will those people be able to stay? Will be be able to get additional people to do those important jobs in in the accommodation sector? So em those are big issues for us and definitely very uncertain."

Back on the River Erne linking Belturbet and Enniskillen, life continues on at its leisurely pace, at least for now.

It's the years of uncertainty surrounding Brexit that have been the the biggest problem facing businesses like ABC Boats, says manager Sean Greenan.

"What we need as a company here, and what our clients need - knowledge. We need to know what's going to happen next year. We're going to want to need to know what's going to happen the following year. And at the end of the day we've got to deal with whatever that is. But we've got to know. You can't deal with anything until you know about it."

Protecting the many gains made under the Good Friday Agreement and avoiding the return of a hard border are the most important things going forward, says Brendan Fey a local politician and pub owner.

"I believed that we were going to be an economic island - cross border, health, electricity, phones, everything. It has thrown everything up now, we have to get back to that. People talk about a united Ireland - I would just park that, that's not important just at the moment. The important thing is that we don't have borders anywhere on this island."   

The UK is due to leave the European Union on October 31st.  The British government is currently still trying to thrash out a deal with the European Union ahead or the EU summit on October 17-18.

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland, October 9th 2019.

1. Wide aerial of town. ++MUTE++

2. Wide aerial of town and boats on river. ++MUTE++

3. Wide low-level aerial of boats on river. ++MUTE++

4. Close up zoom in of engraved plaque reading (English): "This project has been part financed by the EU special support programme for Peace and Reconciliation."  

5. Wide pan of passing cruise boat.

6. Wide tilt from water turbulence at back of boat to river.

7. Wide frontal view of cruise boat.

8. Close up of boat driver's face seen through windscreen.

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Greenan, ABC Boats Marina Manager, The Marina Belturbet.

"Our…majority of our customers come from…from Europe. So you have, you have German, eh Austrian, Switzerland, you know that's…that's ninety percent of our customers em, what way are they going to react? This is what we need to ask ourselves. What way are they going to react looking at coming to Ireland after Brexit?"  

10. Wide of road with passing traffic.

11. Medium of sign: 'Reject Brexit - Hard Border, Job Losses, Food Shortages.'

12. Medium of sign: 'Hard Border? Soft Border? No Border !'

13. Wide of bridge with passing traffic.

14. Close up of engraved plaque: 'Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge, Aghalane" - which sits on the border

15. Close up pan from white line on road to yellow line on road marking 'border' between Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - October 10th 2019.

16. Wide aerial of town. ++MUTE++

17. Wide of town main street with traffic.

18. Medium of pedestrians.

19. Wide of hotel and cars on road.

20. Close up of British flag.

21. Medium of sign: 'Belmore Court & Motel'.

22. Medium pan of man entering hotel reception.

23. SOUNDBITE (English) Terry McCartney, Managing Director, Belmore Court & Motel.  

"People flying into Ireland mostly fly into Dublin. Eh once they get into Dublin if they want to come north they have to hire a car. Will there be a border ? Will there not be a border? Will they be able to bring their car across the border? Will they need a visa to come across the border? So those are all issues in terms of guests and residents em. But on top of that then we also have the issue of workers em. We have a number of jobs which are filled mainly by people who work…or who come from outside the UK and Ireland. After Brexit will those people be able to stay? Will be be able to get additional people to do those important jobs in in the accommodation sector? So em those are big issues for us and definitely very uncertain."

24. Wide pan of cruise boats.

25. Medium of fisherman.

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland, October 9th 2019.

26. Wide frontal view of cruise boat.

27. Medium of boat driver seen from below.

28. Close up of speedometer.

29. Close up pan of man's face.

30. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Greenan, ABC Boats Marina Manager, The Marina Belturbet.

"What we need as a company here, and what our clients need - knowledge. We need to know what's going to happen next year. We're going to want to need to know what's going to happen the following year. And at the end of the day we've got to deal with whatever that is. But we've got to know. You can't deal with anything until you know about it."

31. Medium of Brendan Fey standing on riverbank jetty.

32. SOUNDBITE (English), Brendan Fey, Cavan Country Councillor and pub owner.     

"I believed that we were going to be an economic island - cross border, health, electricity, phones, everything. It has thrown everything up now, we have to get back to that. People talk about a united Ireland - I would just park that, that's not important just at the moment. The important thing is that we don't have borders anywhere on this island."   

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Archive  : Lough Erne, Enniskillen - 28 May 2013

33. Various of lake with cruise boats

34. Sunshine reflected on water

35. Cruiser on the water

36. Police speed boat on patrol

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Archive : Lough Erne, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - June 2013

37. Aerial tilt down of area around Lough Erne to Lough Erne Resort Hotel

LEAD IN:

For decades Britain's discontent over its European Union (EU) membership has simmered on, but then came the June referendum.

Nationalism surfaced and Britain's voted to leave the EU.

Brexit as it became known sent shockwaves through money markets and governments around the world.

STORY-LINE:

In the weeks running up to referendum judgement day, the British were busy with a little soul searching.

Mulling over their shared history, the country's pride in their democracy and heritage.

It was a year when Queen Elizabeth celebrated being the longest reigning UK monarch and the country celebrated her ninetieth birthday.

The pomp and ceremony from her recent jubilee were still a source of pride and were reminiscent of the heydays when London style was considered to be world leading.

In the 1960's British fashion and British pop were riding high.

That sense of being at the vanguard of style has continued, according to Robert Johnston the Fashion Director of GQ Magazine: "You also think street scene, you think east London, you think hipsters, you think the most vibrant street fashion possibly in the world."

Author Iain Aitch explained how a variety of heritages were now mixed up, making Britishness a more complex idea to communicate: "Everyone might say a Sunday roast or fish and chips, that's a quintessentially British meal, but then suddenly everyone says it's chicken tikka masala."

But it wasn't this hipster, Brick Lane art and curry house side of Britain that won the vote.

The referendum on June 23rd was to signal the start of a long debate.

Britons for the first time had to absorb what being outside of the EU looked like.

Britain joined what was then called the European Economic Community in January 1973.

This was ratified by a referendum in 1975 with a resounding 67% majority.

By the seventies, Britain was beset by strikes and disgruntled union workers.

Traditional industries such as manufacturing and coal were in decline in the mid seventies.

Unemployment exceeded one million for the first time in March 1975. By the August that figure had increased to 1.25 million.

Some 83,000 immigrants were living in the UK by 1975, mostly from the Commonwealth.

According to Migration Watch UK for the year ending December 2015, net migration to the UK was 333,000.

And the lady had yet to turn. Margaret Thatcher MP (then leader of the opposition) campaigned to stay in the European Economic Community.

Later as prime minister between 1979 and 1990, Thatcher was known for her tough line with Brussels, especially during negotiations for the Maastrict Treaty in 1992.

The city of Maastrict is the home of the treaty which created the EU.

As summer arrived, businesses, leading universities and research establishments were beginning to assess the impact of Brexit.

For science and medicine, concerns were two fold.

Britain had attracted thousands of top researchers as well as billions of Euros in grants.

They went into research like this at Kings College London.

This project is a multidisciplinary look at the potential causes and effects of autism. It's a long term project which is linked to other studies across Europe.

Doctors and scientists aren't worried about losing cash in the short term, but falling behind in the knowledge race in the long term, especially as Britain has sought to place itself as a central base for the new industrial technologies.

The other fear is losing the brains which have been drawn to British research, people who now fear they will need to move to other institutions to keep up with the cash and the research.

Lead scientist at King's College Professor Declan Murphy warned: "Big questions need big populations to come up with the right answers, and we simply cannot deliver the amount of patients for the amount of science from one centre from one country."

The EU's Horizon 2020 budget is 80-billion Euro which funds medicine and science research across Europe.

Britain's split from the EU will leave a funding gap as well as a brain drain, according to Murphy. He argues it will be the children with autism like Van Velzen who will lose out.

As an island nation, boat building and sales have been important to the UK.

The industry fears rough waters may be ahead for Britain's luxury yacht industry, but right now it's riding on a wave caused by the plunge in the pound's value.

Phil Popham, the CEO of Sunseeker International was cautious: "We've benefited because of the weakness of the pound, but its all about business confidence."

Others like Russell Currie, the Managing Director of Fairline Yachts, says he already had cause to worry: "We've had an overnight decrease in the price of our boats in areas such as the European market."

British Marine's chief executive Howard Pridding tried to show more confidence in the course ahead: "Obviously, industry and business need stability and the time it will take to exit from the European Union will be problematic."

An estimated 1.2 million Britons live in other EU countries, mostly France, Portugal and Spain according to Britain's House of Commons library.

But that's a conservative figure because many expats don't bother registering with their embassies or the local authorities.

At Mijas on Spain's Costa del Sol, many Brits don't want to return to Blighty.

Used to the sun, sea and cafe society, some British residents are so concerned that their lives on the Costas are threatened, that after many years they're finally learning to speak Spanish.

According to Mijas' Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado: "When the results of the Brexit (referendum) were known, a big uncertainty was created."

Local traders are also keen to keep the British on the Costa.

Many are retired and spend their pensions here.

Bar owner Sergio Morales says: "Most of our clients here, around 80% of them, are British."

A cloud of uncertainty still hangs over British expats in Spain and elsewhere in Europe.

And it's possible a string of similar nationality schools for expats may spring up.

Not everyone was bemoaning the onset of Brexit.

The art and antique market experienced a mini boom according to London dealers at this winter fair.

The weak pound against the dollar and Euro has seen American collectors in particular start to snap up bargains with savings of beween 25 and 30 per cent compared with six months ago.

Art dealers are reporting a similar trend.

They say investors see the arts market as a safe refuge in uncertain times.

As Christmas approaches the toy industry is bracing itself and Santa is wondering whether he'll have much to be jolly about.

It's the time of year when manufacturers and retailers count on making their biggest cash bonus of the year.

According to industry analyst Frederique Tutt: "Since the Brexit vote the toy market has been faring really well with an increase of three percent."

That's because toy retailers buy stock almost a year in advance and can keep prices stable, but the toy dealers here admit next year the stockings left out for Father Chrismas may have shrunk considerably.

There's nothing as Christmassy as a Christmas tree, but in Denmark the outlook for tree producers isn't quite so evergreen.

According to the Danish Christmas Tree Association, the small Scandinavian country grows around 11.5 million trees a year.

About 9.5 million of those are exported.

But these are challenging times and currency fluctuations are having an effect on trade.

Speaking about his members, Claus Jerram Christensen of the Danish Christmas Tree Association says: "They have experienced that the low exchange rate for the sterling pound makes it more difficult to achieve the same prices."

The true impact of Brexit on Britain and Europe as a whole is still to an extent unknown.

The UK government had announced it was to trigger Article 50 next March to start negotiations to leave EU.

But since then, Brexit has twice been contested in the High Court.

One ruling has already stated Britain's law makers should be allowed a vote in Parliament beforehand.

Breaking up, it seems, really is hard to do.

AP Television

London, UK - 22 February 2016

1. Wide of UK Houses of Parliament as London bus passes

2. Close of clock face at the top of Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben

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London, UK - 16 June 2016

3. Wide of Big Ben as seen from Buckingham Palace

4. Wide of Buckingham Palace

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London, UK - 3 June 2012

5. Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip (centre), Charles (left) and Camilla (right) on royal barge during Diamond Jubilee celebrations

6. Mid of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry on royal barge

7. Pull out of royal barge sailing down River Thames during Diamond Jubilee celebrations

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London, UK - 11 June, 2016

8. Mid of Queen Elizabeth II in carriage during the Trooping of the Colour for her 90th birthday celebrations

9. Wide of Guardsmen in ceremonial marching during the celebrations

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London, UK - 1960s

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10. Close tilt down of man putting shirt in carrier bag

11. Wide of man by scooters

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London, UK - 31 October 1963

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12. Various of Beatles getting off plane in London

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London, UK - 7 June 2016

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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Johnston, Fashion Director, GQ Magazine UK

"You also think street scene, you think east London, you think hipsters, you think the most vibrant street fashion possibly in the world."

AP Television

London, UK - 3 July 2012

14. Punk and goth street fashion in Camden

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London, UK - 16 June, 2016

15. Hipster in Brick Lane cafe

16. Pull focus of street sign reading: (English) "Brick Lane E1"

17. Various of curry houses on Brick Lane

AP Television

Margate, UK - 8 June 2016

18. Various of Margate beach and people relaxing in sunshine

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Iain Aitch, Author:

"Everyone might say a Sunday roast or fish and chips, that's a quintessentially British meal, but then suddenly everyone says it's chicken tikka masala."

20. Various of takeaway fish and chips being served

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London, United Kingdom, April 30, 1973 (MUTE)

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21. Red buses on a London street

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London, United Kingdom, September 24, 1973 (MUTE)

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22. Tilt down of Ford workers walking out of various plants

23. Wide of Ford cars on a train

24. Various men take part in industrial action at Ford plant

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United Kingdom, February 10, 1974 - no exact location available

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25. Various of non functioning coal mines during national coal strike

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London, United Kingdom, June 3, 1975 (MUTE)

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26. Mid of Margaret Thatcher wearing a flags-of-Europe sweater, flanked by women also wearing pro-Europe sweaters

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Maastricht, Netherlands - 7 June 2016

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27. Clocktower of Maastricht town hall with EU, Limburg and Maastricht flags

28. Wide of streets in the town

AP Television

London, UK - 7 July 2016

29. Various of autistic teenager Rens Van Velzen completing other puzzles with black and yellow blocks against the clock

30. Close tilt down of the psychologist on the autism study at Kings College London timing Rens Van Velzen during test

31. Close of Van Velzen

32. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Declan Murphy lead scientist, EU Aims study on autism, Kings College London:

"Big questions need big populations to come up with the right answers, and we simply cannot deliver the amount of patients for the amount of science from one centre or from one country."

33. Various of Van Velzen being tested in eye tracking unit at Kings College London

AP Television

Southampton, UK - 16 September 2016

34. Wide of Southampton Boat Show 2016, cruise ship in background

35. Tilt down to pontoon, boats and visitors

36. Close of 'Sunseeker' flag

37. Various of Sunseeker 95 Yacht exterior

38. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Popham, CEO of Sunseeker International:

"We've benefited because of the weakness of the pound, but its all about business confidence."

39. Various of Fairline yacht

40. SOUNDBITE (English) Russell Currie, Managing Director of Fairline Yachts:

"We've had an overnight decrease in the price of our boats in areas such as the European market

41. Zoom out from cruise ship docked near boat show

42. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Pridding, Chief Executive of British Marine:

"Industry and business need stability and the time it will take to exit from the European Union will be problematic"

AP Television

Mijas, Malaga - October 6, 2016

43. Wide of coastal area of Mijas

44. Pan of typical apartments in the area and people walking by the sea side

45. Various of British pensioners taking Spanish classes in the Parnell School

46. Various of Juan Mayor Carlos Maldonado in his office

47. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Juan Carlos Maldonado, Mayor of Mijas:

"When the results of the Brexit (referendum) were known, a big uncertainty was created."

48. Various of family walking near beach

49. Pan from people walking up steps from the beach to the owner of Royal Beach cafe talking

50. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sergio Morales, co-owner of Royal Beach bar in Mijas:

"Most of our clients here, around 80% of them, are British."

AP Television

London, UK - 1 November 2016

51. Pull focus of bronze Japanese archer

52. Mid of men admiring antique chandelier

53. Art dealer Tanya Baxter showing painting to visitor

54. Close tilt down of painting 'Paper Bride in Waiting' by Zeng Chuanxing (price £120,000/ USD 147,000)

55. Wide of antique clock stand

AP Television

London, UK - 9 November 2016

56. Mid of Tiana Wilson with Santa who is holding a Hatchimal waiting for the toy to hatch

57. Wide of girl playing with toy on chair

58. Mid zoom in to boys playing with Bluetooth Furbys

59. Low mid view of caterpillar going past boys and Furbys

60. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederique Tutt, toy industry analyst, NPD:

"Since the Brexit vote the toy market has been faring really well with an increase of three percent."

AP Television

Lundby, Denmark - 22 November 2016

61. Mid tilt up of Christmas tree plantation

62. Wide of plantation through tops of trees

AP Television

Copenhagen, Denmark - 21 November 2016

63. SOUNDBITE (English) Claus Jerram Christensen, Managing Director of the Danish Christmas Tree Association:

"The low exchange rate for the sterling pound makes it more difficult to achieve the same prices."

64. Mid of large container truck filled with trees pulling out of yard stacked with trees

65. Pan across field of Christmas tree saplings for 2018 and beyond

PATRICK STEWART GIVES SPEECH AT ANTI-BREXIT RALLY

Actor Patrick Stewart gave a speech backing the tens of thousands of protestors who marched through London on Saturday (19 OCTOBER 2019), calling for a second referendum on the terms of the U.K. Prime Minister's new European Union divorce deal.

Protesters, many wearing blue berets emblazoned with yellow stars symbolizing the EU flag, marched to Parliament Square as lawmakers debated Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new deal.

The "Star Trek" amd "X-Men" star was one of several speakers adressing the rally in Parliament Square.

"It's happening now," he said, motioning to Westminster.

"18 months ago, I stood in an old nightclub in Camden Town and I spoke to 1000 enthusiasts, if skeptical, audience members. I told them that no matter what happens, Brexit will shape the future of this country for decades to come. I told them that Brexit was going to be delivered and will be nothing like what was promised in 2016. I told them how peace in Europe was still a cause worth fighting for. And thus, on that warm April day, the People's Vote campaign was born," he told protestors.

"Over the last 18 months in every region, the nation of this great United Kingdom. We've made the democratic case for a people's vote.  Because let me let me be clear. There was nothing democratic about that referendum," he continued. "People weren't just misled, they were lied to."

Lawmakers Saturday voted to postpone a decision on whether to back a proposed Brexit deal with the European Union, voting 322-306 to withhold their approval on the deal until legislation to implement it has been passed.

The vote aims to ensure that the U.K. can't crash out of the EU without a divorce deal on the scheduled Oct. 31 departure date.

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London, 19 October 2019

1. Various of march, protesters holding European Union flags and signs

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2. Aerial shot over protestors in Parliament Square

3. Wide shot, Patrick Stewart introduced to stage. UPSOUND (English) Patrick Stewart, actor: "Thank you. Thank you so much. It is marvelous to be here with all of you this afternoon. But 18 months ago, I stood in an old nightclub in Camden Town and I spoke to 1000 enthusiasts, if skeptical, audience members. I told them that no matter what happens, Brexit will shape the future of this country for decades to come. I told them that Brexit was going to be delivered and will be nothing like what was promised in 2016. I told them how peace in Europe was still a cause worth fighting for. And thus, on that warm April day, the People's Vote campaign was born. And furthermore, the weather is still on the our side."

4. Aerial shot over protestors in Parliament Square

5. Clip speech Patrick Stewart, actor UPSOUND (English):

"Over the last 18 months in every region, the nation of this great United Kingdom. We've made the democratic case for a people's vote. Because let me let me be clear. There was nothing democratic about that referendum. But they are still, every day, claiming that that is what is was, an act of democratic politics. There's nothing democratic when a small majority of people were promised the sunlit uplands, were told that their lives would be better and were then sold down the river. People weren't just misled, they were lied to. By who? Lied to by the Brexit elite."

6. Wide shot Patrick Stewart giving speech UPSOUND (English): "It's happening now" leaves stage

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Munich - 17 February 2017

1. Wide of panel discussion on "The Future of the European Union: United or Divided?"

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuanian President:

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"We do have external threats as military pressures, which are becoming very serious and I know you talked at a previous session a lot about it. It's not only for Baltic states but generally we do face difficulties and threats from Russia directly. We do have even nuclear threats because it's not only about the military threats, it's about for example unsafe nuclear power plants on our borders, in Belarussia (Belarus) for example. So external pressures as information war, propaganda, cyber attacks, all this I call external pressures on our security inside Europe which practically pushes our agenda as everyday we see."

3. Wide of panel

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalia Grybauskaite, Republic of Lithuania President:

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"Finally, we have the Brexit element here as a topic which is spoiling really quite significantly our discussions and the goals influence how we need to tackle other problems, so it's not for good, opposites it's an additional challenge which we need to face."++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Frans Timmermans, First Vice President of the European Union;

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"Because I believe, if you look at European society, whether it's a British society or on the continent, I would even say if you look at western society - you could include the United States - there is one common feature you see especially in the middle classes - this feeling that people have lost control of their destiny. I think the winning slogan in the Brexit campaign was to regain control. And this is not a British thing, this is a phenomenon we see in all western societies today. And that is a consequence of the many crises we have seen over the last 10 years, especially the economic crisis."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Witold Waszczykowski, Poland Minister of Foreign Affairs:

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"For us, it's not only a divorce, for us it means not only the future relationship between the European Union and UK outside of the European Union but still being European. But this is also for us, the third part which is the reflection on the state of the union, the reflection of the causes of the Brexit. And I don't see that reflection among many countries, among many politicians. They think that everyone is guilty but not us."

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Finance Minister:

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"Our biggest problem actually is that more and more people all over Europe don't really trust the European institutions. That's what we have to change. Therefore we can use all the problems we face including the Brexit, as a waking up, a wake up call for Europe and to concentrate (on) what is most important."

8. Wide of panel

STORYLINE:

The Lithuanian President blamed Brexit of "spoiling" discussions at the Munich Security Conference.

Speaking on a panel on Friday at the annual gathering of diplomats and defence officials, Dalia Grybauskaite said the United Kingdom leaving the European Union had become an additional challenge that needs to be solved.

While Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, called on the European Union to reflect on the causes of Brexit and the state of the European Union.

The politicians were speaking on the first day of the conference which will see German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, European Council President Donald Tusk and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend as well as more than 30 heads of state and government, 80 foreign and defence ministers and other officials.

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Thousands of European Union supporters are singing, dancing and marching through the streets of London to protest the United Kingdom's vote to leave the EU.

July 2nd's two-mile (three-kilometre) "March for Europe" from Hyde Park to Parliament was organised on social media.

Many of the marchers say they expect lawmakers to block any moves to leave the 28-nation bloc, a move backed by 52 percent of voters in the June 23rd referendum.

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UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage on July 4th said he is resigning as the head of the party, arguing his political ambition to have Britain leave the European Union (EU) had now been achieved.

Farage said he will retain his seat in the European Parliament to see out the negotiations for Britain's exit from the EU, following the country's June 23rd vote to leave the bloc.

It is the second time Farage has resigned as leader of the party, but he said this time it would be permanent.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron left Number 10 Downing Street on July 13th to attend his last session of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

Theresa May will replace him as Prime Minister later in the day.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived to No. 10 Downing street on July 14th in her first full day in the new position.

May is expected to continue the process of appointing ministers to her new administration.

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The UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault in Paris on July 28th.

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Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of Britain's Labour Party on September 24th.

Increasing his margin from the 2015 leadership contest, Corbyn was elected with 61.8 percent of the membership's vote, receiving a total of 313,209 ballots.

His sole opponent, Owen Smith - who was Corbyn's Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions until 27 June - received the remaining 193,229 votes.

The left-wing incumbent was strongly favoured to defeat challenger Smith and retain leadership of the party, after a so-called 'coup' was launched against Corbyn by sitting Labour lawmakers following the Brexit vote in June.

The leadership contest was fraught with online name-calling and allegations that the leadership of the strongly pro-Palestinian Corbyn has fostered anti-Semitic abuse in the party.

Since his first election as Labour leader just over a year ago, tens of thousands more new members have flocked to Labour, many of them young and enthusiastic.

Corbyn draws big crowds to rallies and meetings, and his supporters are a formidable force on social media.

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1. Various of people marching through London to protest the United Kingdom's vote to leave the EU

00:07:18

Farage resigns as UK Independence Party leader

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nigel Farage, UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader:

" My aim in being in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union. That is what we voted for in that referendum two weeks ago and that is why I now feel that I've done my bit2. Audience

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UK PM Cameron departs Downing Street

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3. British Prime Minister David Cameron leaving Number 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his last session of Prime Minister's Questions

4. Wide of Downing Street with Cameron's car pulling away

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New UK PM arrives at 10 Downing Street

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5. Police officer in front of No. 10 Downing street

6. Various of Prime Minister Theresa May arriving, being greeted by media and entering Downing Street, pull out

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UK FM Johnson meets French FM

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7. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault shaking hands and walking up stairs

00:46:24

Jeremy Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership contest

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8. Various of Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and leadership challenger Owen Smith on stage

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Paddy Lewis, Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party: ++INCLUDES CUTAWAYS++

"The votes cast for each candidate are as follows: Jeremy Corbyn, 313,209

STORY

British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will step down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, sparking a contest to replace her as party chief and U.K. leader.

Contenders to the leadership role are starting to emerge inside the Conservative party.

Three of those who have officially thrown their hat into the ring are former London Mayor and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, former Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey and newly appointed International Development Secretary Rory Stewart.

Known for his gaffes and less than diplomatic stances on several issues, the Eton and Oxford educated Johnson was one of the faces of the Leave campaign and remains a polarising character.

He had been going for the Prime Minister position after David Cameron's resignation but stopped short of announcing his candidacy when his campaign manager Michael Gove decided to pull his backing at the last minute.

He was named Foreign Secretary in July 2016 and quit the post in July 2018 over Theresa May's approach to the Brexit process.

Returning to Parliament as a back bencher, he continued to campaign for an alternative to May's Brexit plans.

Esther McVey was a member of Parliament from 2010, serving later as Cameron's Under-Secretary of State for Disabilities in 2012 before taking up the post of Minister of State for Employment the following year.

She later moved on to become the Chair of the British Transport Police Authority and  Deputy Chief Government Whip, becoming Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in January 2018.

A staunch Brexit backer, she quit the post in November over Theresa May's handling of the process.

On Monday McVey launched the Blue Collar Conservatism group to woe working class voters, pledging to make cuts to the overseas aid budget to fund domestic budgets such as education and police instead.

McVey wants to see Britain leave the EU by the end of October even if that means leaving without a deal.

Newly appointed International Development Secretary Rory Stewart moved up from Minister of Prisons, replacing Penny Mordaunt who took the post of Defence Secretary following Gavin Williamson's dismissal over a security breach from the National Security Council.

An accomplished diplomat, former tutor to Princes William and Harry and award winning writer, Stewart became a member of Parliament in 2010.

He held several posts including Minister of State for International Development and Africa as well as the Prisons portfolio.

A Brexit remainer, he has supported Theresa May's deal and warned of risks of sleepwalking into a no-deal situation through political miscalculation.

A backer of climate change action, he has stated he wants to bring the deeply divided country together on Brexit.

Michael Gove, currently the Environment Secretary who has held several cabinet posts including Education Secretary and Justice Secretary has not declared his intention to run but is seen as a potential contender.

Gove worked first in journalism, including a stint at the Times newspaper, and built a reputation with extensive television and radio appearances.

He entered parliament in 2005 and was made Education Secretary after the Conservatives' election victory in 2010.

His reform plan made many enemies, however, and he was reassigned after four years.

A supporter of the Leave campaign, Gove had previously put himself forward for the leadership of the Tory party following David Cameron's resignation in the wake of the Brexit referendum.

After being the top job campaign manager for fellow Tory Boris Johnson, Gove withdrew his support for him on the day he was announce he was a candidate and instead came forward as a candidate himself.

Johnson decided not to run and Gove lost to Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, who came second.

He got the Environment Secretary post following the 2017 general election and was a supporter of May's withdrawal deal.  

Jeremy Hunt held the post of Health Secretary for over five years  - the longest serving Health Secretart in the history of the NHS and was under much criticism over his handling of several issues during his tenure, including a feud with junior doctors over their contracts which resulted in several strikes.

Hunt was previously a Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport as well as Minister for the Olympics during the 2012 London Olympics.  

He replaced Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary in July 2018.

A supporter of Remain in the European Union membership referendum, he backed Theresa May's withdrawal deal and is seen a safe pair of hands.

The pro-Brexit Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom, who resigned as House of Commons Leader on Wednesday to protest May's Brexit plan, tweeted on Friday that May's speech was "an illustration of her total commitment to country and duty."

Leadsom, also a possible leadership contender, said May "did her utmost" and praised the dignity of the prime minister's speech.

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1. Various of 'Vote Leave' campaign coach arriving, supporters cheering as Boris Johnson, UK Member of Parliament and leading "Brexit" campaigner, exits coach and delivers speech

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London- 1 August 2012

2. Johnson, dressed in suit and waving British flags, dangling from zip wire

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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris Johnson, then-Mayor of London:

"The last thing I wanted was to go against (British Prime Minister) David Cameron or the government. But after a great deal of heartache, I don't think there is anything else I can do. I will be advocating 'Vote Leave' or whatever the team is called - I understand there are many of them - because I want a better deal for the people of this country."

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Birmingham - 2 October 2018

4. Boris Johnson, former British Foreign Secretary, arriving at event on sidelines of Conservative party conference

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Boris Johnson, former British Foreign Secretary:

"This is the moment to do that and there is time. This is the moment to chuck Chequers (UPSOUND long applause)."

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6. Johnson coming out of house carrying tea tray UPSOUND (English) Boris Johnson, Conservative MP:

"I have nothing to say about this matter except to offer you some tea, ok? Go on." Pan down to reporters taking mugs of tea from tray

7. Johnson handing tray to reporters and heading back inside

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8. Then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (left) and British Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox arriving at Number 10, Downing Street

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London - 15 November 2018

9. Then British Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey leaves home and gets into car, with reporters asking questions:

UPSOUND (English) Reporter (off screen): "Are you going to resign?"

UPSOUND (English) Reporter (off screen): "Do you have confidence in Prime Minister?"

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London - 24 September 2018

10. Then Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey arriving

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London - 17 March 2019

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Esther McVey, British Conservative MP:

"You'd have to wait until there is a leadership challenge, or if there is a leadership bid coming forward. And then again I would wait to see if people mean it, because there's a difference between saying it when it's a hypothetical to them saying it when it's actually happening. And if there were enough people who supported me, if it seemed there was a reasonable chance, I would, and if there weren't, because people who might have said it might not then follow through, and if there wasn't I wouldn't stand for it."

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12. International Development Secretary Rory Stewart arriving for Cabinet meeting

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London - 11 February 2019

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rory Stewart, British Minister of State for Prisons:

"Well I hope. Very, very small. Because in the end I think the Republic of Ireland, the European Union, the government Great Britain realises that it would be damaging, unnecessary and awful to have a 'hard Brexit'. It would happen, I'm afraid that through miscalculation, it's not something that anybody wants. I'm hoping that rationality and common sense will prevail."

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London - 28 March 2019

14. Environment Secretary Michael Gove coming out of his house UPSOUND: (English) Morning Mr. Gove, is the Prime Minister right to resign to win her deal?

Gove: "I think the single most important thing that every MP needs to concentrate on is making sure that we deliver on the mandate to leave the European Union. 17.4 million people asked us to leave the European Union. We now have a chance to make sure that we do, that's why everyone should support the Prime Minister's deal."

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15. Then British Justice Secretary Michael Gove signing a banner on the day a date is set for the referendum

16. From (screen right): Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers (pink jacket), Employment Minister Priti Patel, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, Leader of the House of Commons Chris Grayling and Gove at headquarters of 'Vote Leave' campaign

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17. Various of Gove and Boris Johnson, former London Mayor, having photos taken against Olympic Park backdrop

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London - 1 July 2016

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

"For all Boris' formidable talents he was not the right person for that task. That realisation meant that I once more face a difficult decision. Could I recommend to friends, colleagues and the country, a course in which I now longer believed. I could not. I had to stand up for my convictions. I had to stand up for a different course for this country. I had to stand for the leadership of this party."

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19. Various of Gove leaving polling station with his wife Sarah Vine, posing for reporters and leaving

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20. Gove arriving at Number 10, Downing Street

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London - 27 July, 2012

21. Wide of excited crowd starting to ring bells on board of HMS Belfast, with the then Olympics Secretary Jeremy Hunt

22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Hunt, then Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport:

"I think it was fantastic, it was lovely to see an event which had so many children involved, and also to have an event that was taken place in the whole country."

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23. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt walking to podiu,

24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeremy Hunt, British Foreign Secretary: (++on imprisoned British Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe++)

"Frankly every day that she is in prison is a reminder to the whole world of a gross injustice."

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London - 10 February 2016

25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeremy Hunt, then Health Secretary:

"There is no need for this industrial action and we all want an NHS that offers the safest, highest quality care every day of the week."

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26. Various of Hunt arriving at Number 10, Downing Street

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27. Former House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom exiting building, talking to media, leaving (Leadsom resigned as Commons leader on 22 May)

UPSOUND (English) Andrea Leadsom, former cabinet minister:

(Question: With the Withdrawal Agreement now shelved, is it time for the prime minister to resign?)

"Well, that's a matter for her. But for me, I felt I couldn't in all conscience stand up and deliver the business statement today with a Withdrawal Agreement bill in it that I couldn't support elements of. So I have no doubts that I made the right decision. And of course it's for the prime minister to decide what's right for her and for the country. Thanks very much."

(Question: Should the prime minister resign, will you run for leadership?)

WILL IT BE DIANA, ELEANOR OR BREXIT FOR HARRY AND MEGHAN'S CHILD?

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, may be keeping plans about their impending baby under wraps, but that hasn't stopped everyone in Britain from trying to guess the gender and the name of their first child.

If Britain's bookmakers are to be believed, it's definitely a girl - and Diana may well be one of her many names.

The William Hill agency closed the betting on the baby's gender a few days ago after an "avalanche" of bets poured in from people convinced the royal couple is having a girl.

"The secret's out, as far as we're concerned," firm spokesman Rupert Adams said. "It could be because someone somewhere has seen the scan, or someone has heard something."

While Adams acknowledged there's always a chance the surge was based on nothing, he said average betting patterns over the years suggest there's usually some truth in rumors.

So far, Diana is topping the bookmakers' list as a front-running name - William Hill has put the odds at 4/1. Victoria, Alice, Grace and Elizabeth are close behind, while Albert, Arthur and James are popular guesses for a boy.

"A ridiculous number - 80% of bets taken - are for the name Diana," Adams said. He said he personally doubts Harry would choose a name that so directly evokes his iconic mother's tragic death in 1997 but added: "There's every chance of it being a middle name."

Carolyn Harris, a royal historian who teaches at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies, agrees that Diana could be a middle name. That's what Harry's brother, Prince William, and his wife Kate did for their daughter, Princess Charlotte (the 3-year-old's full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana).

"The choice of Diana as a first name would place a lot of pressure on the royal baby, as the press would constantly compare her to her famous grandmother," she said.

Harris believes Harry and Meghan may adopt a similar approach to the naming of other recently born royal children lower down the line of succession: Choosing a moniker that's traditional, but one that doesn't frequently appear within the royal family.

She also thinks a possible middle name could be Ruth - after one of Meghan's great-grandmothers, as well as Diana's maternal grandmother, Lady Ruth Fermoy.

Some observers speculate that Meghan, who has long spoken out about women's rights, could go for a name that evokes strong women in history - a theory Harris thinks has substance.

"A name associated with prominent female historical figures in Britain and/or the United States is certainly a possibility," she said. Eleanor, for one, could honor both Eleanor Roosevelt and Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of England in the 12th century.

Harry and Meghan haven't announced the baby's gender or the due date, which is widely believed to be sometime in late April.

The pair declared Thursday they are keeping the birth private and won't be sharing news about the baby's arrival until they've told family and friends. That has led many to jump to the conclusion that they are planning a home birth at their new residence, Frogmore Cottage, close to Windsor Castle outside of London.

Home birth or not, the scenario will be quite different from the media circus that lasted for days outside the London hospital where their sister-in-law Kate's three children were born. That will significantly dampen the name and gender betting frenzy, according to William Hill, which reported taking "hundreds of bets a minute" every time palace officials announced that Kate had gone into labor.

Whatever name they choose, the new baby will not automatically have the official title of prince or princess. Those titles were given to all three children of William, the eldest son of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne.

Instead, Harry and Meghan's baby is expected to be styled the Earl of Dumbarton if a boy and Lady Mountbatten-Windsor if a girl. That said, the child's great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, could change that if she wants the baby to be a prince or princess.

Harry's first child will be seventh in line for the throne, bumping down Harry's uncle, Prince Andrew.

Some punters have been having a laugh with their royal baby bets. Ladbrokes reported that 2 pounds ($2.60) have been staked on the name Brexit - with odds of 500/1. The name Donald is at 250/1. Meghan, as any reader of British tabloids knows, is no fan of the current U.S. president.

One thing British betting agencies are not seeing: lots of money being placed on quirky, New Age or celebrity-driven, unique monikers.

"Harry is a traditional guy at heart, we think he would like a relatively traditional but not absolutely turgid royal name," Adams said.

"(Meghan) would like to convey herself as regal - we feel she would not go with a weird name like 'Sunshine,'" he added.

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London, 12 February 2019

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. The Duke and Duchess Sussex arrive at the Natural History Museum to attend the gala performance of "The Wider Earth"

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Birkenhead, 14 January 2019

2. Tilt down Duchess of Sussex examining child's knitted hat

3. Medium shot audience

4. Wide shot of Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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London, 7 February 2019

5. Close-up Duke and Duchess of Sussex talking to guests

6. Tilt up from Duchess' baby bump

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London, 16 January 2019

7. Wide of Duchess of Sussex arriving at Mayhew animal welfare center

8. UPSOUND (English) Peggy, pensioner:

"And you're a fat lady."

UPSOUND (English) Duchess of Sussex:

"(Laughs). I'll take it."

British Prime Minister Theresa May criticised her former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for a newspaper column in which he described burqa-wearing women as "letter boxes" and "bank robbers".

Johnson, who quit the government last month in a dispute over Brexit, made the remarks in a Daily Telegraph article published on Monday.

"It is imperative that everybody is careful in the language that they use. It's very clear that the language Boris Johnon used to describe people's appearance, has caused offence. It's not language I would've used, I think it was wrong to have used that language," she said.

In his article, Johnson said he opposed banning burqas and other face-covering garments, but wrote that it was "absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes."

His article drew criticism from Muslim groups and fellow politicians - including some Conservatives.

The Conservative Party's chairman, Brandon Lewis, has asked for Johnson to publicly apologise for the comments he made.

Latin-spouting, tousle-headed Johnson is a former mayor of London and one of Britain's best-known politicians.

He resigned as foreign secretary in July, accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of killing "the Brexit dream" with her plan to seek close economic ties with the European Union after the UK leaves the bloc next year.

The resignation solidified Johnson's position as a leader of the pro-Brexit wing of the Conservative Party, which is deeply divided over its attitude to the EU.

Many expect May to face a leadership challenge if faltering Brexit negotiations don't improve - and Johnson is likely to be a contender to replace her.

Some suspected Johnson's burqa comments were intended to boost his appeal among right-wing members of the party.

Sayeeda Warsi, a Conservative member of the House of Lords, said Johnson was using Muslim women as a "convenient political football to try and increase his poll ratings."

"These were offensive comments but clever politics," she said. "Boris knew the effect and the impact that this kind of dog-whistle politics would have."

Several European countries, including France, Belgium and Denmark, have banned face-covering veils in public, but none of Britain's main political parties supports such a restriction.

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UK POOL

Edinburgh - 7 August 2018

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

"First of all, I believe, and the government believes that the question of how a woman should dress is matter for a woman's individual choice. Nobody should tell a woman how to dress. As we discuss these issues, and openly discuss these issues, it's imperative that everybody is careful in the language that they use. It's very clear that the language Boris Johnon used to describe people's appearance, has caused offence. It's not language I would've used, I think it was wrong to have used that language and I agree with Brandon Lewis."

The annual Friends of Ireland celebration on Capitol Hill celebrated St Patrick's day early Thursday.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi welcomed President Donald Trump and visiting Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to a gathering that shared laughs and honored the long relationship between the two countries.

Pelosi used the words of Republican President Ronald Reagan to raise the issue of immigration as Trump listened.

"If we ever close the door to new Americans our leadership in the world would soon be lost, " Pelosi told the audience.

Her comments came just hours before the Republican-controlled Senate was expected to rebuke the Republican president for declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Democratic-run House, led by Pelosi, voted last month to block the declaration.

Trump thanked the Irish leader for briefing him on his perspective on Britain leaving the European Union.

The Irish Prime Minister paid tribute to the Congress for its support, "at this critical time to help us to protect and ensure that there is no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland, whatever else may happen as a consequence of Brexit."

British lawmakers were deciding Thursday whether to seek a delay to Brexit, which is currently scheduled for March 29.

Trump commented as he welcomed Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to the White House for an early St. Patrick's Day celebration.

St Patrick's Day falls on Sunday, March 17th.

POOL

Washington - March 14, 2019

1. Wide view of luncheon  

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House:

"I'm going to open this meeting with this gavel. This, Mr. President, is a gavel that Tip O'Neill's family gave him when he became Speaker. Peter (King) it's Waterford Crystal. You cannot you can only use it gently if not only once." (Laughter)

3. Close-up Trump listening  

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House:

"And this is what I want to say about Ronald Reagan. So he said thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity we are a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas and always on the cutting edge always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. President Reagan went on to say if we ever close the door to new Americans our leadership in the world would soon be lost. Ronald Reagan, his last speech as president of the United States. The story of Ireland and the United States, you can applaud it if you want ..."

5. Close-up Trump applauding

6. Pan from audience to Trump speaking

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"This afternoon we're delighted to join all in welcoming Taoiseach, who I've gotten to know very well, my friend.  We discussed a lot of things that were of great interest to all of us. Just a little while ago in the Oval Office, in particular we talked about Brexit a something that's turning out to be a little more complex than they thought it would be. But it'll all work out. Everything goes one way or the other it's going to work out. But he had a very interesting view on it and I appreciate your letting me know what's going on over there."

8. Cutaway audience

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"As the United States and Ireland grow ever closer in friendship and partnership and we are indeed growing closer, we're doing trade deals, we're doing things that we frankly have not done to this extent before. May we find inspiration in the example of those who came before. May we draw new strength from the noble example of St. Patrick and may we all be blessed by the luck of the Irish. That's a good thing. The luck of the Irish."

10. Wide, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar

11. SOUNDBITE (Irish Gaelic, English) Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland:

"Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you."

12. Wide

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland:

"And, I want to say on behalf of the Irish government on behalf of the Irish people that we thank the Friends of Ireland caucus and the Congress for their vital help at this critical time to help us to protect and ensure that there is no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland. Whatever else may happen as a consequence of Brexit."

14. Wide, audience applauding

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland:

"When I was preparing for this speech I had a chance to come across something really interesting in our archives. It's from 81-years ago. The year was 1937, the year our Constitution came into effect and a message of support was sent from the United States signed by 300 congressmen, governors Democrats and Republicans alike. And on that document 81 years old our names like Harry Truman, Richard Russell and Henry Cabot Lodge, Junior. So Madam Speaker, as a token of my appreciation and the friendship between our two nations I'd like to return to you and Congress a framed copy of that message to symbolize our historic connection, to remind us of our shared values and to inspire us of what we can achieve together in the future."

16. Wide, Varadkar and Pelosi with framed document

The annual Friends of Ireland celebration on Capitol Hill celebrated St Patrick's day early Thursday.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi welcomed President Donald Trump and visiting Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to a gathering that shared laughs and honored the long relationship between the two countries.

Pelosi used the words of Republican President Ronald Reagan to raise the issue of immigration as Trump listened.

"If we ever close the door to new Americans our leadership in the world would soon be lost, " Pelosi told the audience.

Her comments came just hours before the Republican-controlled Senate was expected to rebuke the Republican president for declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Democratic-run House, led by Pelosi, voted last month to block the declaration.

Trump thanked the Irish leader for briefing him on his perspective on Britain leaving the European Union.

The Irish Prime Minister paid tribute to the Congress for its support, "at this critical time to help us to protect and ensure that there is no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland, whatever else may happen as a consequence of Brexit."

British lawmakers were deciding Thursday whether to seek a delay to Brexit, which is currently scheduled for March 29.

Trump commented as he welcomed Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to the White House for an early St. Patrick's Day celebration.

St Patrick's Day falls on Sunday, March 17th.

POOL

Washington - March 14, 2019

1. Wide view of luncheon  

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House:

"I'm going to open this meeting with this gavel. This, Mr. President, is a gavel that Tip O'Neill's family gave him when he became Speaker. Peter (King) it's Waterford Crystal. You cannot you can only use it gently if not only once." (Laughter)

3. Close-up Trump listening  

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House:

"And this is what I want to say about Ronald Reagan. So he said thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity we are a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas and always on the cutting edge always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. President Reagan went on to say if we ever close the door to new Americans our leadership in the world would soon be lost. Ronald Reagan, his last speech as president of the United States. The story of Ireland and the United States, you can applaud it if you want ..."

5. Close-up Trump applauding

6. Pan from audience to Trump speaking

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"This afternoon we're delighted to join all in welcoming Taoiseach, who I've gotten to know very well, my friend.  We discussed a lot of things that were of great interest to all of us. Just a little while ago in the Oval Office, in particular we talked about Brexit a something that's turning out to be a little more complex than they thought it would be. But it'll all work out. Everything goes one way or the other it's going to work out. But he had a very interesting view on it and I appreciate your letting me know what's going on over there."

8. Cutaway audience

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"As the United States and Ireland grow ever closer in friendship and partnership and we are indeed growing closer, we're doing trade deals, we're doing things that we frankly have not done to this extent before. May we find inspiration in the example of those who came before. May we draw new strength from the noble example of St. Patrick and may we all be blessed by the luck of the Irish. That's a good thing. The luck of the Irish."

10. Wide, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar

11. SOUNDBITE (Irish Gaelic, English) Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland:

"Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you."

12. Wide

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland:

"And, I want to say on behalf of the Irish government on behalf of the Irish people that we thank the Friends of Ireland caucus and the Congress for their vital help at this critical time to help us to protect and ensure that there is no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland. Whatever else may happen as a consequence of Brexit."

14. Wide, audience applauding

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland:

"When I was preparing for this speech I had a chance to come across something really interesting in our archives. It's from 81-years ago. The year was 1937, the year our Constitution came into effect and a message of support was sent from the United States signed by 300 congressmen, governors Democrats and Republicans alike. And on that document 81 years old our names like Harry Truman, Richard Russell and Henry Cabot Lodge, Junior. So Madam Speaker, as a token of my appreciation and the friendship between our two nations I'd like to return to you and Congress a framed copy of that message to symbolize our historic connection, to remind us of our shared values and to inspire us of what we can achieve together in the future."

16. Wide, Varadkar and Pelosi with framed document

UK's Prime Minister Theresa May told a business forum that Japan was one of the key trading opportunities for trade after Brexit.

Speaking in Tokyo on Thursday, the Prime Minister said that this is a formative period in shaping the future of the United Kingdom as it leaves the European Union.

"I am determined that we will seize the opportunity to become an ever more outward-looking global Britain, deepening our trade relations with old friends and new allies around the world," May said.

"And there are few places where the opportunities of doing so are greater than Japan, the third largest economy in the world," she said.

The British leader is on the second day of a three-day visit to Japan that is expected to focus on Brexit, trade and security.

She will spend Thursday in Tokyo for a series of meetings and visits.

May and Abe also met Wednesday after her arrival in Kyoto.

UK POOL

Tokyo - 31 August 2017

1. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walking towards Prime Minister of the UK, Theresa May and shaking hands

2. Theresa May approaching lectern

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

"This is a formative period in shaping the future of my country and as we leave the European Union, so I am determined that we will seize the opportunity to become an ever more outward-looking global Britain, deepening our trade relations with old friends and new allies around the world. And there are few places where the opportunities of doing so are greater than Japan, the third largest economy in the world."

4. Cutaway wide of May at lectern

5 . SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister of the UK:

"So I am here together with a business delegation representing some of Britain's biggest investors in Japan, because we want to build on that momentum, and because I believe this is a good moment for like-minded partners such as Britain and Japan to be doing more together. For as we become a global Britain, a European nation still, but one that is outside the European Union, so we will be free to engage more actively and independently, particularly in key Asian markets like Japan."

++BLACK FRAMES++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister of the UK:

"So I come to this Forum today seeking to lay the foundations to take our trade an investment relationship to a whole new level as we leave the European Union and I've agreed with Prime Minister Abe that we will develop an ambitious programme of joint working to help achieve this."

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister of the UK:

" We will also seek to ensure the freest and most frictionless trade possible between the UK and the EU and this includes the imperative of a smooth and orderly transition for people and businesses in the UK and in Japan in the remaining 27 member states and for all our partners around the world. Through all these steps, we will ensure the greatest possible confidence in our economy and we will build the closest, freest trading relationship between our two countries for when the UK leaves the European Union."

7. May shaking hands with Abe and sitting down

8. Close of May

9. Close of Abe

10. Various of exchange of the memorandum of co-operation which was agreed and signed in the presence of Prime Minister May and Prime Minister Abe being exchanged on stage

11. Leaders leaving the stage

President Emmanuel Macron pledged Saturday to protect European farming standards and culinary traditions threatened by aggressive foreign trade practices that see food as a "product like any other."

Macron's speech at his country's premier agriculture fair was aimed at assuaging French farmers' anger at government policies seen as favouring urban elites and neglecting the heartland cherished for producing famed cheeses and wines.

Europe's "civilisation of eating well, of gastronomy, of the art of living" is now threatened by world powers that pursue aggressive trade policies and "consider food a product like any other," without taking into account environmental, health or culinary concerns, Macron said.

He spoke amid European Union talks on its next agricultural aid plan, a major source of funding for French farmers.

He appealed for unity at those talks and argued against calls to re-nationalise French farming policy.

Macron is trying to tackle the concerns head-on by spending all day Saturday at the Salon d'Agriculture in Paris, where farmers showcase their livestock, food and wines.

He is meeting with dairy farmers, pork producers, vintners and others.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris - 23 February 2019

1. French President Emmanuel Macron at farm fair surrounded by media

AP via AGENCY POOL (REUTERS)

Paris - 23 February 2019

2. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President:

"European agriculture remains today the world's first power. European agriculture guarantees safe and healthy food to all the people, European agriculture proudly promotes a civilisation of eating well, of gastronomy, of the art of living."

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris - 23 February 2019

3. French President Emmanuel Macron at farm fair surrounded by media

AP via AGENCY POOL (REUTERS)

Paris - 23 February 2019

4. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President:

"European agriculture is now threatened from the outside, by world powers that do not hesitate in pursuing aggressive strategies to impose their norms and standards, by the international order because it considers that food, a product like any other, ended up losing its soul. European agriculture is also threatened from the inside, by those using the pretext that the CAP (Common Agricultural Police adopted by the EU) would be imperfect or is not their priority and would want to re-nationalise it."

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris - 23 February 2019

5. French President Emmanuel Macron at farm fair surrounded by media

AP via AGENCY POOL (REUTERS)

Paris - 23 February 2019

6. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President:

(on French fishermen being threatened by Brexit)

"In this context, we will defend our fishermen and their interests. We will defend all our sectors with strength against the changes we have to suffer. But, more broadly, we will defend all our farmers thanks to a protective Europe."

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris - 23 February 2019

7. French President Emmanuel Macron at farm fair

AP via AGENCY POOL (REUTERS)

Paris - 23 February 2019

8. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President:

"In agriculture, just like in many other areas, we must invent a new global deal. Yes, we must be on the defensive, carrying out a deep reform of trade policies. I said so a few months ago while speaking at the OCDE (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development): those thirty year-old policies have become outdated."

9. Wide Macron at press conference

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris - 23 February 2019

10. French President Emmanuel Macron at farm fair

A day before crucial talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May and senior EU officials on Brexit negotiations, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hosted EU counterparts at his official residence in Kent, taking one out in a rowing boat.

During a walk around the Chevening House estate with a group of Eastern European foreign ministers and his wife, Johnson persuaded one guest to head out onto the lake in a small boat.

Despite protestations from his wife, Marina Wheeler, who joked that they were "not drowning the foreign ministers," the Czech Republic's Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sramek, jumped into the rowing boat and took it out before coming back to pick up Johnson.

"This is going to be a tremendous success," Johnson said as he rowed off for a short paddle on the water with his guest.

UK POOL

Chevening House, Kent - 15 October 2017

1. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson standing for photo with EU foreign affairs ministers at his official residence, Chevening House

2. Johnson walking with ministers

3. Johnson attempting to get upturned rowing boat to water with help of minister UPSOUND (English) Marina Wheeler, Boris Johnson's wife: "Let's go, into the house, come on, they've got a programme.

We are not drowning the foreign ministers, come on." (Czech Republic's Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sramek agrees to go out on boat)

4. Johnson holding boat as Sramek gets in and sets off

5. Sramek rowing on lake

6. Johnson being helped in to boat by his wife and handed an oar, and they set off rowing UPSOUND (English) Boris Johnson, British Foreign Minister "This is going to be a tremendous success, a tremendous success!"

7. Various of Johnson and Sramek in rowing boat on lake

8. Foreign ministers applauding

JEREMY CORBYN ADDRESSES GLASTONBURY CROWDS

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn was on Saturday (JUNE 24) greeted by crowds of revellers chanting his name at the ever-popular Glastonbury Festival.

The Labour Party leader met festival staff as well as dairy farmer and founder of the festival Michael Eavis as he arrived at the site in Pilton, Somerset.

The audience booed Donald Trump when the British politician mentioned the US President's name during his speech.

"And if you can see that far, look on the wall right over there that surrounds this wonderful festival. There's a message on that wall for President Donald Trump. And you know what it says? Build bridges not walls," Corbyn said, to cheers.

Corbyn went on to list other issues, including the Grenfell Tower fire, and the rights of EU citizens in the UK during the Brexit process:

"There's a number of things, they are very simple, very basic questions we should ask ourselves. Is it right that so many people in our country have no home to live in and only a street to sleep on? Is it right that so many people are frightened of where they live at the moment, having seen the horrors of what happened at Grenfell Tower? Is it right that so many people live in such poverty in a society surrounded by such riches? No it obviously is not. And is it right that European nationals living in this country, making their contribution to our society, working in our hospital, schools and universities, don't know if they are going to be allowed to remain here? I say they all must stay and they all must be part of our world and part of our community."

The festival runs until Sunday (JUNE 25.)

UK POOL

Pilton, Somerset - 24 June 2017

1. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn arriving at Glastonbury Festival and talking to Michael Eavis, dairy farmer and founder of Glastonbury Festival

2. Various of Corbyn talking with Eavis

3. Wide of Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival

4. Various of Eavis introducing Corbyn, Corbyn arriving on Pyramid Stage, AUDIO Cheers, crowd chanting (Corbyn calls Eavis back on stage)

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, UK Labour leader: ( On Trump)

"And if you can see that far, look on the wall right over there that surrounds this wonderful festival. There's a message on that wall for President Donald Trump (AUDIO Boos) And you know what it says? Build bridges not walls (AUDIO Cheers)."

6. Various of Corbyn, crowd

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, UK Labour leader: ( on housing, Grenfell Tower, EU citizens' rights)

"There's a number of things, they are very simple, very basic questions we should ask ourselves. Is it right that so many people in our country have no home to live in and only a street to sleep on? Is it right that so many people are frightened of where they live at the moment, having seen the horrors of what happened at Grenfell Tower? Is it right that so many people live in such poverty in a society surrounded by such riches? No it obviously is not. And is it right that European nationals living in this country, making their contribution to our society, working in our hospital, schools and universities, don't know if they are going to be allowed to remain here? I say they all must stay and they all must be part of our world and part of our community."

8. Crowd holding banners