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Trump: Britain should leave EU without agreement

02/06/2019 GMT

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Trump says UK should leave EU without a deal; battles in Syria continue after civil war

On the eve of his state visit to Britain, President Trump has said the UK should leave the European Union without a deal, we'll be looking at the upcoming visit, and remembering his last visit with of the creators of the Trump blimp.

Also in the programme: after eight years of civil war in Syria, battles are still raging in the rebels' last stronghold, with civilians caught in the middle. 

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Jacqueline Magnay, the European Correspondent for The Australian, based in London, and Rami Khouri, Professor of Journalism at American University of Beirut and senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.

(Image: The US Presidential Cadillac known as "the Beast" entering Downing Street in London. Credit: PA)

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