Leaders of the UK's devolved governments must not "undermine" Brexit negotiations, Downing Street has said.

Theresa May has offered the Welsh Government a formal seat in talks to shape the UK's EU exit strategy.
But First Minister Carwyn Jones said there was "certainly a great deal of uncertainty" about the UK's position.
The joint ministerial council (JMC), which includes Mr Jones and the prime minister, met for the first time since 2014 on Monday.
Prime Minister Theresa May said it was "imperative" Wales helped make Brexit discussions work.
But Mrs May's official spokeswoman said: "We have been very clear that we should be working together to secure the best possible deal for the whole country.
"We expect representatives of the devolved administrations to act in that way and to in no way undermine the UK's position."
The prime minister offered the leaders a "direct line" to Brexit Secretary David Davis during the discussions.
Following the meeting, Downing Street said that a new cross-nations forum on the talks to leave the EU would be set up, chaired by the Brexit secretary.
Plans are to be drawn up to integrate it with the "wider process of exiting the EU", with the first meeting set for November ahead of the triggering of Article 50 by the end of March.
The prime minister said she wanted the JMC to meet more regularly and would set up another session early next year.
Further work is to take place on putting the committee on a new formal footing with "guaranteed" annual meetings.
Mrs May said: "The country is facing a negotiation of tremendous importance and it is imperative that the devolved administrations play their part in making it work."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns also attended the meeting at Downing Street, alongside Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness.
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Jones said: "We don't know what the meat on the bones will be or indeed the general principles for the negotiation."
But he welcomed the "work programme" and said that it was "absolutely essential" to hold these meetings more frequently and ensure that the nations' voices were heard.
In a statement, Mr Jones said the starting point for Brexit negotiations must be "full and unfettered access to the single market".
He also welcomed agreement by the UK government for the JMC to meet more frequently.
But Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said the UK government would have been criticised for not engaging with devolved governments if it had stated a certain position on Brexit,
On Saturday, the prime minister said she wanted the meeting to be the "start of a new grown-up relationship between the devolved administrations and the UK government".
Mr Cairns said Mrs May had set a "clear framework" for Wales to be at the centre of any Brexit negotiations.
But Mr Jones warned there needed to be a clear agreement between the different administrations before the UK pushed ahead with a deal to leave the EU.
Meanwhile, Plaid Cymru urged the first minister to prioritise protecting Wales' membership of the single market during the meeting of the JMC.
Shadow secretary for external affairs, Steffan Lewis, said: "Unless the first minister shows strong leadership and outline decisive demands - factors which have been absent from his response to the referendum result so far - there is a danger that Wales will become a bystander to Brexit".


Manu Prakash, a bio-engineer at Stanford University, designs cheap tools that can make a big difference in the poorest parts of the world.

At the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Vancouver, he showed off his latest gizmo - a cardboard centrifuge that can spot malarial parasites in blood.
Toy-inspired, it costs 20 cents (15p).
He also launched a citizen science project to identify disease-carrying mosquitoes by their sound.
The "abuzz" project asks people to record the sound of mosquitoes' wings beating, on the microphones of their mobile phones, which are available even on the most basic models.
Acquiring acoustic data on wing beat sounds - the frequency of which varies from species to species - together with the time and location of the human-mosquito encounter creates a "powerful tool" for identifying where disease-carrying mosquitoes may be.
Prof Prakash has a passion for getting low-cost scientific tools with a practical use into the poorest communities.
"There are one billion people who live with no infrastructure, electricity or healthcare," he told the Ted audience.
"Frugal science is about building solutions for these communities."
Prof Prakash - who has also designed a paper microscope that costs less than a dollar (80p) -  came up with the idea of Paperfuge during a field trip in Uganda.
He spotted a $1,000 centrifuge - a medical tool used to separate liquids such as blood - being used in a remote clinic as a doorstop.
"They had no electricity so it was useless to them," said Prof Prakash.
On returning to his Stanford lab, he was inspired to create a cheaper option, by toys - first a yoyo and then a whirlygig - also known as a button on a string - that is made using a spherical object suspended on threads that are then pulled to make it spin.
"Could we use the physics of these objects to build centrifuges?" he asked.
Prof Prakash and his colleague Saad Bhamla recruited three undergraduate engineering students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford to build a mathematical model of how the device worked.
The team created a computer simulation to capture design variables such as disc size, string elasticity and pulling force.
They also borrowed equations from the physics of supercoiling DNA strands, and eventually created a prototype that spun at up to 125,000 revolutions per minute.
"There are some beautiful mathematics hidden inside this object," Prof Prakash said.
Using the device to spin blood in a capillary coated with orange dye for 15 minutes separates malarial parasites from red blood cells, enabling them to be spotted under a microscope.
And in 2014, Prof Prakash launched Foldscope, a paper microscope that costs under a dollar.
Foldscope has now sold 50,000 units in 130 countries.
Used by amateurs and children as well as scientists, the projects it has inspired are being shared on a citizen science database.
Prof Prakash plans to ship one million more microscopes this year.


Taliban militants have freed 248 prisoners in an assault on a prison in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

Militants armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and bombs blasted down the walls of the jail in the town of Dera Ismail Khan and streamed inside, reports said.
A gun battle lasting several hours went on into the early hours of Tuesday. At least 13 died, including six police.
Correspondents say it is a huge embarrassment for authorities.
The attack was similar to an assault on a prison in nearby Bannu in April last year, in which almost 400 prisoners were freed.
By M Ilyas KhanBBC News, Islamabad
The Taliban assault comes on the day parliament is electing a new president. We will never know if the timing was deliberate, but it has hugely embarrassed the government, and once again highlighted the ability of the militants to strike at will.
Suggestions the authorities had advance warning of the attack, but did not act on it, only make matters worse.
No high-profile Taliban members were being held at the Dera prison, but at least 30 militants freed in the assault are described by the authorities as "hardened" Taliban fighters. The attack rekindles memories of a 2012 jailbreak in the nearby city of Bannu in which about 400 prisoners escaped, including Adnan Rashid, a radicalised former member of the military who recently wrote an open letter to child activist Malala Yousafzai explaining why she was attacked by the Taliban.
The Dera jail attack comes a month after the police said they had arrested a group of militants who were planning to launch a similar attack on Karachi Central Jail. This is indicative of an emerging Taliban strategy to break jails instead of negotiating the release of their prisoners by taking hostages, which they have done in the past.
Reports also suggest intelligence had warned of an impending attempt on the jail two weeks ago.
This latest assault demonstrates the weakness of the Pakistani state, says the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Karachi.
The state appears not to have the capacity, and some would say the will, to rein in hardened militants, he says.
The attack in the town of Dera Ismail Khan began with shooting and huge explosions at around midnight on Monday (15:00 GMT).
Up to 100 attackers, some wearing police uniforms, bombarded the prison with rockets and mortars before going inside.
The town's civil commissioner, Mushtaq Jadoon, said attackers used loudhailers to call the names of particular inmates.
An ensuing gun battle raged for three or four hours.
Katherine Houreld, a correspondent for Reuters news agency, told the BBC it had been a "very sophisticated attack - they blew the electricity line, they breached the walls and they set ambushes for reinforcements".
"When the shooting started, we immediately got into an armed police vehicle and parked on the road in front of the main gate," injured policeman Hidayat Ullah told AP news agency from his hospital bed.
"After this, we heard an explosion and the main gate exploded. After this, we started shooting towards the main gate from our armed vehicle.
"During this time, maybe either a rocket launcher or a mortar shell hit the vehicle. Two of our policemen were killed on the spot, and three of us were injured. We got down from the armed vehicle, and after that I don't know what happened."
The town's prison is a century old and is said not to have been designed for high-security inmates, but houses hundreds of Taliban fighters and militants from other banned groups.
Mr Jadoon said 30 "hardened militants", who had been jailed for their involvement in major attacks or suicide bombings, were among those freed.
He was also quoted as saying that militants had taken away six women, five of them inmates and the other a police officer.
An unnamed official told AFP news agency that jail records and an office had also been torched.
The town is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, next to Pakistan's mountainous tribal region.
Among the inmates freed were two local Taliban commanders, Abdul Hakim and Haji Ilyas.
Also released is a sectarian militant, Waleed Akbar, the principle suspect in last year's attacks on Shia mourners in Dera Ismail Khan during the Shia mourning month of Moharram.
Fourteen fugitives were later re-arrested by police, Mr Jadoon said.
A curfew has now been imposed on Dera Ismail Khan as police hunt for the remaining escaped prisoners, but correspondents say this will be a difficult task as they flee into tribal areas.
Mr Jadoon told a local TV station that militants had booby-trapped the building with explosive devices, which had now been defused.
The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pervez Khattak, branded the incident a failure of several agencies.
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A local resident told the agency that the initial blast was so loud that "it rattled every house in the neighbourhood".
The attackers were chanting "God is great" and "Long live the Taliban", officials said.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said his group carried out the attack. He said about 300 prisoners had been freed.
The authorities are reported to have received intelligence about an impending attack two weeks ago, but prison officials said they did not expect it to come so soon.
A Taliban spokesman said one of their commanders freed in an assault on a prison in Bannu in northern Pakistan in April last year played a key role in the latest jailbreak.
Correspondents say the authorities will face questions about how militants were able to stage a virtually identical attack in Dera Ismail Khan.
Monday night's violence came hours before Pakistani politicians elected Mamnoon Hussain from the ruling PML-N party as the country's new president.


An English tour guide who takes visitors around Wales has been found guilty of anti-Welsh racism.

Irene Laird, 64, who now lives in Caernarfon, was convicted after a trial before a district judge in the town.
She was fined and given a 60-day suspended jail sentence for offences including racially-aggravated common assault on Gwladys Jones last December.
The incidents, in the Caernarfon area, were unrelated to Laird's business. She told the court: "I am not a racist".
Laird was also found guilty of common assault on Mrs Jones and racially-aggravated threatening behaviour on a second occasion in February.
District Judge Gwyn Jones said Laird was wrong in thinking Mrs Jones was someone she had encountered previously.
He said Laird met the complainant in a public park and used strong racist and offensive language that amounted to "gratuitous degradation" of the victim.
The defendant was ordered to pay a Â£500 fine and Â£1,000 compensation, while a five-year restraining order was imposed.


A mobile police station has been set up outside a nightclub as the search continues for a clubber who went missing two weeks ago.

Deakon Wilkins vanished after leaving Motion nightclub in Bristol in the early hours of 14 January.
Police divers have checked canals and rivers for the 24-year-old from Weston-super-Mare and his family are offering a reward.
Officers will speak to people about Mr Wilkins as they arrive at the club.
Det Insp Steve Cartlidge from Avon and Somerset Police said the force was doing everything it could to find him.
"Officers will be outside the club to see whether anyone remembers seeing him leave a fortnight ago," he said.
"And we're still keen on speaking to anyone who was in the area and saw Deakon and who hasn't already made contact with us."
Mr Wilkins is described as 5ft 10in (1.78m) tall, medium build with ginger hair and a tattoo between his neck and chest that says "Rush".
When last seen he was wearing a red fitted jumper, black blazer, dark jeans and red trainers.
His parents will be distributing leaflets about him in Bristol city centre again later.


The man who brought the 10-year-old killers of James Bulger to justice says he will never forget the moment the toddler's mother realised her son was dead.

Det Ch Supt Albert Kirby met James's mother Denise as she walked with a family liaison officer in the car park at Marsh Lane Police Station in Bootle.
"I just walked toward Denise and she must have realised the worst and she just let out this blood-curdling scream," said Mr Kirby, who had just returned to the station from the murder scene.
Two-year-old James was killed by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson after being snatched by them from a shopping centre in Bootle on 12 February 1993.
Mr Kirby, who led the inquiry into James's murder, has lived with the crime for the past 20 years.
"I will always be known as the man who dealt with the James Bulger inquiry," he said.
As an incredulous nation tried to comprehend the brutal child-on-child murder Mr Kirby felt "the tremendous responsibility under the glare of the media and public and also all the emotional issues which came out, as well as having to deal with my own staff who were as emotionally touched by it as anybody else".
He said: "I think it affected us all. We knew quite quickly that James had been taken from his mother by two boys but didn't realise how young they were.
Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were convicted of killing two-year-old James Bulger in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993.
Thompson, who was released in 2001 after eight years in detention, was given a new secret identity and address.
Venables was also released on licence in 2001 after serving his sentence but was jailed for two years in July 2010 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children.
He has been refused parole.
"When we went to the murder scene we found it difficult to equate what had happened at the scene with the action of two young boys who were then 10 years of age."
Mr Kirby said it was not the most difficult crime he had to solve as a detective but added: "With James the other issues made it very very difficult - the public expectations and the emotional side of it."
Mr Kirby said at first police thought James was lost after the two boys had taken him from The Strand Shopping Centre, in Bootle.
Yet once continuing sightings placed him further and further away from The Strand, he said "we had to readjust our thinking and think 'blimey there's going to be a strong possibility that they have done the murder'".
Mr Kirby said the only reaction of he and his team at the end of the trial was a sense of relief.
"Normally with detectives at the end of any inquiry you would have some form of celebration, a few pints. That never happened.
"It was coming up to Christmas and we were just glad we could enjoy the Christmas holidays."
Twenty years on Mr Kirby said he feels no upset at recalling the inquiry.
"It has stayed with me but I don't look upon that as a downside. I was a professional detective and I did my job - that is what was expected of me," he said.
"In the years that followed, you've always had the issues. Did Robert Thompson and Jon Venables do long enough?
"Should they be out? What happened with Venables? We are still dealing with them 20 years on.
"James's murder highlighted to all commentators and observers that children were capable of doing some very evil and violent things.
"The question is always why? Even now I don't know why they did it.
"Sadly we were able to show on that day they set out to murder - they tried to take another boy a couple of hours earlier who they were going to shove under a bus outside the shopping precinct.
"I don't know anyone who has heard what their explanation is.
"It fascinates people because we all think of our own children."


UK economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year, helped by a big jump in oil and gas production, official figures have shown.

The UK's economy grew by an estimated 0.7% in the April to June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
That compared with growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of the year.
Output in the economy during the second quarter was 2.6% higher than the same period a year earlier, the ONS said.
"After a slowdown in the first quarter of 2015, overall GDP growth has returned to that typical of the previous two years," said ONS chief economist Joe Grice.
He added, however, that Tuesday's economic growth figure showed GDP per capita - economic growth as shared out among each member of the population - was back to "broadly level with its pre-economic downturn peak in 2008".
The economy has now seen 10 quarters of sustained economic growth.
The ONS said manufacturing output experienced its first fall in two years with output dropping 0.3% in the quarter.
However, a surge in North Sea oil and gas production lifted overall industrial output by 1% - the biggest increase since late 2010.
The "mining and quarrying" component of the industrial output figures, which includes oil and gas extraction, rose by 7.8% in the quarter, the biggest increase since 1989.
The ONS said the increase, which came despite falling oil prices, was driven by tax cuts in March designed to support the sector.
Construction was flat in the period, the ONS said, recovering from a slight fall the previous quarter.
The UK's dominant services sector recorded growth of 0.7%, following a rise of 0.4% in the previous three months.
Domestic demand is expected to remain strong, as wages rise and with the temporary effects of low inflation boosting consumer spending.
The ONS said there were also signs that businesses were finally increasing investment.
The first estimate of GDP is based on about 40% of the economic data used in the final output estimate and is subject to revision.  The second estimate is due in about a month's time.
Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC the figures showed that the UK was "motoring ahead".
"Our economy [is] producing as much per person as ever before. But there are clear risks out there in the world economy from the eurozone to what's happening in the world's stock markets, and so its vital that we stay on the road that we've set out on," he added.
But Labour's shadow chancellor, Chris Leslie, told the BBC that Mr Osborne was "being very complacent".
"Our economic growth really should be much stronger than this, especially with some of the mounting instability in the European economies, China, worldwide. We haven't seen the rebalancing of the recovery that we should have seen by now," he said.
The latest growth figures come amid mounting pressure for a rise in interest rates following five years of rates sitting at the historic low of 0.5%.
They also come a fortnight after Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggested households should prepare for a rate rise towards the beginning of next year.
Andrew Sentance, senior economic adviser at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a former member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), pointed out that in five of the past six quarters, the UK economy had grown by 0.7% or more, suggesting the economic recovery was "well-established".
Mr Sentence, who said recently that he would have voted to raise interest rates, were he still a member of the MPC, added that the UK was on course to grow by 2.6% in 2015 .
"Against this background, higher interest rates should be firmly on the MPC agenda in the second half of this year," he said.
Anna Leach, head of economic analysis at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), forecast that growth would remain "decent" through the rest of the year, helped by lower oil price and inflation, which she said would drive consumer spending and business activity.
But she warned: "Performance is mixed across sectors, with UK manufacturers going through a tough time as the stronger pound hits sales into the eurozone. Meanwhile, the eurozone is still grappling with uncertainty over the Greek bailout."


England Under-21 defender Danny Rose called for Serbia to be banned after claiming he was racially abused by fans in Krusevac.

Fans ran on to the pitch and scuffles broke out as England celebrated a  and Euro 2013 qualification.
Rose, 22, said he was subjected to monkey chants throughout the game, starting in the warm-up.
He told Sky Sports: "I had two stones hit me in the head when I went for a throw-in."
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Connor Wickham's 94th-minute goal secured a 2-0 aggregate victory in the second leg of the qualifying play-off.
Sunderland's Rose was sent off after the final whistle for kicking the ball away in reaction to the abuse he was receiving.
Prime Minister David Cameron led the calls for Uefa for to impose "tough sanctions" on racism while sports minister Hugh Robertson has written to Uefa president Michel Platini following "extreme provocation and racism" following Tuesday night's game.
Rose described how the chanting started in the warm-up and gradually got worse as the match went on.
"After 60 minutes my mind wasn't really on the game. I was just so angry and it was so hard to concentrate," he said.
"Then we scored and after 90 minutes' worth of abuse, I expressed my emotions as soon as we scored.
"Next thing I know, all the Serbia players were surrounding me, pushing me. I remember getting slapped twice. I got ushered away and that's when I kicked the ball - and then the referee sent me off.
"I don't understand - the game had finished. And then there was more monkey chanting. They should be banned."
The Football Association reported "a number" of racist incidents to Uefa.
England defender Nedum Onuoha was racially abused during the 2007 Under-21 European Championship game against Serbia in the Netherlands, for which Serbia were fined £16,000 by Uefa.
Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle said Serbia should received a "significant" international ban, adding that it was "farcical" that Rose was sent off for reacting to being racially abused.
"Serbia should be banned because it's a repeat offence," he told BBC 5 Radio live.
"Banning them for a start, from any tournament, would be progress but I think if it's significant - if it's a couple of tournaments - then that would cause that nation to address the issue that has deprived them of international competition."
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "The PFA condemns the appalling racist abuse endured by our Under-21 team in Serbia which evoked memories of scenes we all hoped had been consigned to the past.
"Fifa and Uefa need to get tough and deduct points or disqualify teams from competitions."
Former England midfielder Paul Ince, whose son Tom played in the game, told ESPN: "It's disgraceful to see these scenes.
"If it was me, they [Serbia] would be kicked out for the next five tournaments - European, World Cups - but they will get a little ban and that will be it."
Sunderland's chief executive Margaret Byrne said: "The scenes in Serbia last night shocked everyone and Sunderland Football Club wholeheartedly backs the Football Association's stance on the matter."
Reading striker Jason Roberts told BBC Radio 5 live: "Uefa have shown they have no stomach for this battle. They haven't taken this on in the past; I doubt they will now.
"It's time for players to take action and that's why I've said they should walk off the pitch because, guaranteed, if that happens things will change."
Roisin Wood, director for anti-racism campaign Kick It Out, said: "Banning has got to be an option.
"This is Uefa's chance to show the world and take a strong stance against discrimination. We hope that Uefa will take a strong stand and instigate a full investigation."
A Uefa spokesperson told BBC Sport that it expected to receive the referee and delegate's reports on Wednesday or Thursday, but would not comment about the incidents at the game until they had studied the reports.
A spokesperson for the Serbian Football Association told BBC Sport there will be a meeting between its board members on Wednesday followed by statement later in the day.


Part of a Grade II-listed library in Sheffield will become a cafe bar under plans approved by the council.

The Walkley Library building, on the corner of South Road, will continue to house a library.
But True North Brew Company, which owns several pubs in the city including the York in Broomhill, plans to renovate and extend the 1904 building to accommodate a bar.
The plans were passed by Sheffield City Council on Monday.
Chris Reece, chair of the Walkley Carnegie Library charity, said it had been run by volunteers since November 2014.
He said the decision would allow the group "to concentrate on maintaining the service".
True North Brew Company plans to build a two storey rear extension with a mezzanine floor.
Mr Reece said although the library area would be reduced, increased opening hours and more events in the building would make it "vibrant".
True North Brew Company will address maintenance issues and implement health and safety legislation, such as creating level access to the building.
The front, currently the children's library, will remain a library while the cafe bar will be situated at the back in the new extension.
In July 2014 Walkley was one of 10 "associate" libraries to which the council committed to provide financial support.
He said: "The new arrangement means the library can finally receive the attention that this Grade II-listed building deserves."
Community groups objected to initial plans to create a bar in the library but Walkley Carnegie Group said it was the most sustainable way to keep the library.


The European Commission has opened a fresh investigation into whether Microsoft has kept the anti-trust commitments it made in 2009.

Microsoft had agreed to provide customers with a screen to allow them to chose internet browsers other than its own Internet Explorer.
In a statement, Microsoft conceded it had "fallen short", blaming a technical error.
The European Commission said penalties for non-compliance would be "severe".
EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said it appeared the browser choice screen (BCS) had not been provided since February 2011, meaning 28 million customers might not have seen it.
Microsoft said PCs running the original version of Windows 7, as well as Windows XP and Windows Vista, did have the screen.
But it added: "Due to a technical error, we missed delivering the BCS software to PCs that came with the service pack 1 update to Windows 7.
"While we have taken immediate steps to remedy this problem, we deeply regret that this error occurred and we apologise for it."
Mr Almunia said:  "Needless to say, we take compliance with our decision very seriously.
"If the infringement is confirmed, there will be sanctions."
To date the European Union has fined Microsoft 1.64 billion euros (Â£1.29bn).


A man was "shocked and amazed" when he found more than £1m in his bank account after an error.

Kieron McKeefery, 21, said he "walked around like the king for a week" after finding £1,245,000 in his NatWest account.
The web designer, from Barnsley, discovered the cash when he checked his unused savings account at work.
NatWest said it was not their error but the funds had been sent to Mr McKeefery's account by another bank.
Mr McKeefery, from the Brampton area, alerted NatWest straight away after the find in January saying that having so much money made him feel "uneasy".
He has just released the details, and said: "My first thought was 'get it spent', but about five seconds later I thought I should actually tell the bank."
He said he was surprised by the laid-back reaction of NatWest, saying it took 10 days to take the money back.
"I constantly had to chase them up to get it sorted - I didn't really want to leave such a large amount in there."
NatWest admitted it should have done more to move the money from Mr McKeefery's account to a suspense account.
"We appreciate Mr McKeefery bringing this issue to us," a statement said. "It occurred not as a result of a NatWest error but we were able to help resolve it as a result of his pro-activity.
"The delay he experienced... was due, in part, to processes that need to be followed to return funds to the sending bank, though we also could have done more for him in moving the funds to a temporary suspense account."
NatWest left Mr McKeefery with £210 interest from the sum, which he says he has spent already.
"Having £210 isn't bad I guess for the hassle. I can't even remember what I spent it on."


Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the US to argue against a possible nuclear deal with Iran.

Mr Netanyahu says the deal would be inadequate to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
He is due to give a speech in Congress on Tuesday which was not agreed in advance with the Obama administration, angering the White House.
The speech comes two weeks before Israeli elections, with his Likud party under pressure in domestic polls.
The US and other powers - the so-called P5+1 - are negotiating with Iran on its nuclear programme.
They want a framework agreement by the end of the month which addresses concerns that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons technology, something Tehran denies.
Before getting on the plane for Washington, Mr Netanyahu described his trip as a "fateful and even historic mission".
"I feel deep and genuine concern for the security of all the people of Israel," he said. "I will do everything in my ability to secure our future."
Mr Netanyahu was invited to speak in Congress by Republican leaders.
But the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher in Washington says the move has angered Democrats, some of whom feel forced to choose between Mr Obama and their desire not to upset Israel.
Several Democratic members of Congress including Vice-President Joe Biden have said they will not attend the speech.
The Israeli leader is expected to talk about Iran and Islamist militant groups.
But US Secretary of State John Kerry - who will meet Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Geneva on Monday - said he hoped the speech would not turn into "some great political football".
However, he told ABC's This Week programme that Mr Netanyahu was "welcome to speak in the United States, obviously".
Mr Netanyahu's visit will start with an address on Monday to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee - the largest Jewish interest group in the US.
Also speaking will be Susan Rice - President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser. On Wednesday, she said Mr Netanyahu's visit was "destructive to the fabric" of the US-Israel relationship.
Iranian presidential spokesman Hamid Abutalebi said Tuesday's speech would further distance Israel from its allies and "finally will benefit Iran".
Quoted by Iran's Fars news agency, he said world opinion wanted to hear a message of peace and security.
"This message comes from Iran's peace-seeking negotiations... and not from Netanyahu's words at the Congress," he added.
President Obama does not plan to meet Mr Netanyahu next week.
The White House cited the "long-standing practice" of not meeting government leaders close to elections, which Israel will hold in mid-March.
Mr Netanyahu is fighting a tough election against the Labour Party's Yitzhak Herzog, who has focused on the prime minister's cooler relations with Mr Obama.


Mae Cabinet Cyngor Gwynedd wedi penderfynu ail-agor yr ymgynghoriad i statws ysgol 3-19 newydd yn Y Bala.

Daeth y penderfyniad wedi i dros 1,000 o bobl arwyddo deiseb yn galw ar y cyngor i roi statws cymunedol i'r campws, yn hytrach na statws eglwysig.
Y cynllun yw uno dwy o ysgolion cynradd y dref, Ysgol Bro Tegid ac Ysgol Beuno Sant - sy'n ysgol eglwysig - gyda'r ysgol uwchradd bresennol, Ysgol y Berwyn.
Diwedd Ionawr fe ysgrifennodd llywodraethwyr yr ysgol uwchradd at y cyngor yn galw arnyn nhw i ailystyried statws eglwysig yr ysgol newydd.
Mae'r gwaith o adeiladu'r campws newydd ar safle Ysgol y Berwyn yn parhau.
Mae'r cyngor sir wedi dweud mai'r gobaith yw agor yr ysgol erbyn 2018. Pryder rhai yw y bydd cael ymgynghoriad arall yn achosi oedi.
Dywedodd y Cynghorydd Gareth Thomas, yr aelod cabinet dros addysg mai nod y cyngor yw "sicrhau darpariaeth addysg o'r radd flaenaf ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc dalgylch Y Berwyn".
Ychwanegodd: "Yn anffodus, yn dilyn cyfnod hir o gydweithio gyda'r Eglwys yng Nghymru, mae'r datblygiadau diweddar wedi achosi pryder mawr ymysg llywodraethwyr ac aelodau'r gymuned leol ac felly yn peri risg sylweddol i lwyddiant yr ysgol.
"O ganlyniad, mae'r Cabinet wedi penderfynu cefnogi'r argymhelliad i ymgynghori'n ffurfiol gyda llywodraethwyr ar yr opsiwn i dynnu'r cynnig presennol yn ei ôl."
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Esgobaeth Llanelwy eu bod yn "siomedig ond heb eu synnu" gan y penderfyniad.
"Mae Cyngor Gwynedd wedi gwneud llanast llwyr o'r prosiect hwn. Fe wnaeth y cyngor ofyn i ni i weithio gyda nhw ac fe wnaethom hynny, gan gefnogi eu cynlluniau ar gyfer ad-drefnu ysgolion yn Ne Meirionnydd.
"Y mater sylfaenol yma yw bod Cyngor Gwynedd wedi tynnu eu cefnogaeth i'r prosiect hwn yn ôl.
"Rydym yn disgwyl i Gyngor Gwynedd gysylltu â ni fel mater o frys."
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru: "Rydym wedi darparu £5.135m tuag at ysgol 3-19 yn Y Bala, nid yw'r arian yma dan fygythiad.
"Ni all Llywodraeth Cymru wneud sylw ar unrhyw ymgynghoriad o newid sydd dan ystyriaeth gan y llywodraeth leol."


Senegal has traditionally enjoyed one of the most unrestricted press climates in the region.

But media freedom is threatened by "physical attacks on news media, jamming of radio broadcasts, abusive prosecutions and the jailing of journalists", Reporters Without Borders said ahead of polls in 2012.
Self-censorship arises from laws which ban reports that discredit the state, incite disorder or spread "false news". Nevertheless, private media often criticise the government.
Radio is an influential medium. Commercial and community stations have mushroomed.
There are nearly 20 daily newspapers. Foreign publications circulate freely and multichannel pay TV is readily available. BBC World Service (105.6 MHz) and Radio France Internationale are available on FM in Dakar.
By December 2011 there were just under two million internet users (Internetworldstats.com). Access is unrestricted.


Every day since 28 November, 10-year-old Rohit Kumar has sat from dawn to dusk on the banks of the Gandak river in the eastern Indian state of Bihar with a magnetic fishing line trying to fish out coins from the water.

He is among the hundreds of boys who collect coins thrown into the river by visitors and devotees during the annual month-long Sonepur fair, which is said to be Asia's biggest cattle fair.
Armed with heavy magnetic rings tied with colourful plastic ropes, Rohit is at work every day from 5am to 5pm. For a month, he is missing school.
"I fish out around 100 rupees [$1.83; Â£1.14] to 110 rupees every day and my mother is happy with my efforts," says Rohit.
His father, Shatrughan Singh, is a day labourer who earns a similar amount on the days he can find work.
Rohit hands over the money he collects to his parents and it goes a long way in helping feed their family of six.
Rohit first started going to the river bank two years ago after he saw other village boys going every morning with their fishing lines.
"I was curious, so one day I went along with them and learned the tricks of the trade," he said.
He borrowed 10 rupees ($0.18; Â£0.11) from his mother, promising to return double the money in the evening.
At the beginning of the cattle fair, hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees bathe at the confluence of the Gandak and Ganges rivers in Sonepur, in Saran district, 35km (21 miles) north of the state capital, Patna.
The devout also throw coins in the river as a mark of their devotion and reverence.
As soon as a coin is thrown into the water, the hawk-eyed little boys throw their magnets in the same direction, much like the fishermen throwing their nets into the sea.
"I generally collect coins worth 150 rupees ($2.70; Â£1.70) a day and most of the time my family buys food with this money," said Rakesh Kumar, another coin collector.
Rakesh's father, Suresh Rai, runs a tea stall at the fair ground and has a large family of nine members.
Rakesh and his sibling Bittu Kumar come to the river bank every morning at the crack of dawn and leave only after at 5pm.
"My rope has just a single magnet which is not very effective. I'll buy a bigger one soon so that I can collect more coins," Rakesh said.
Gruelling poverty
His friend Krishna Kumar, who also collects coins worth 100-150 rupees a day, says their work is not easy.
"I spend almost 10 hours a day on the river bank, with my eyes fixed on the coins thrown into the water. Sometimes I get them, sometime I lose to other friends," he said as he displayed a coin he had just fished out of water.
Krishna says he keeps a part of the money he makes "to buy some sweets at the fair".
"When the fair begins, one can see hundreds of young coin collectors here. See how they have used local technology to fish out coins from water," Radheshyam Panda, who performs religious rituals on the river bank, said.
"These young coin collectors may use different magnet sizes or different colours of plastic ropes but one thing which they have in common is their gruelling poverty," said Mahendra Babu who sells ingredients for religious ceremonies on the river bank.


Stocks in Japan and China led most Asian shares higher on Thursday despite ongoing investor concern in the US over a possible interest rate rise by the US Federal Reserve.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 1.43% at 18,991.11 points, with shares boosted by a weaker yen.
The US dollar was at 121.30 yen on Thursday in Tokyo compared to 121.44 yen in US trade.
A weaker yen gives a boost to Japan's big exporters.
It helps make their products cheaper to buy overseas and gives a boost to their earnings.
Investor relief at the news that the International Monetary Fund had agreed to put $10bn into Ukraine's struggling economy, over the next 12 months, also helped drive Japan's shares higher.
In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 0.51% at 23,839.73 in mid afternoon trade, while the Shanghai Composite was up 1.79% at 3,349.79.
In South Korea however, the benchmark Kospi reversed earlier gains to finish the day down 0.52% at 1,970.59.
Earlier on Thursday the government announced a surprise interest rate cut which had given a boost to shares.
The Bank of Korea said it had cut its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 1.75%, its first cut in five months.
Analysts said the move was probably driven by a weaker economic outlook and fears over possible deflation, and they predicted further cuts this year.
The bank's move is in line with several other regional economies which have made interest rate cuts in order to boost growth.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.98% at 5,850.17 points.
Official employment numbers released on Thursday showed 15,600 new jobs had been added to the economy in February, relatively in line with expectations for an addition of about 15,000 jobs.
The latest numbers also showed Australia's unemployment rate had remained steady at 6.3%, down slightly from 6.4% the month before.
Analysts said the figures would be unlikely to move the Reserve Bank of Australia any further towards another interest rate cut.
National Bank of Australia economist David de Garis said the numbers were in line with expectations and showed "something of a bounce back" - though not a very large one.
"The figures are not divergent enough from the consensus to swing the [interest rate] debate one way or the other," he said.
Some good news for the country's exporters came early on Thursday as the Australian dollar hit its lowest level since May 2009, reaching as low as 75.6 US cents.
The currency inched up slightly after the jobs numbers were released before steadying at 76.06 US cents.
A lower currency makes their goods cheaper for consumers to buy overseas.


Ross County will receive a small fee for the departed Brian Graham if the striker helps Hibernian win promotion this season after Saturday's transfer.

Graham's move came a day after Richard Foster left for St Johnstone.
Manager Jim McIntyre agreed to release them despite both having a year left on their contracts.
"I don't see many clubs paying money for a player in his 30's. Brian's coming up to that as well," he said of the 28-year-old.
"There will be a small fee if Hibernian get promoted.
"Quite frankly, Brian came and asked me 'can I go?' He's missing his wee girl and finding it tough because they're based in the central belt.
"I feel we've got good competition there and young Greg Morrison coming through who we feel has got an opportunity."
Foster made his debut for St Johnstone in Saturday's 4-2 defeat by Celtic, the former Aberdeen and Rangers right-back having already been in talks with the Perth club, who pushed through the deal following a series of injuries.
"Both players did fantastically well," McIntyre told BBC Scotland following his side's 2-0 win over Kilmarnock.
"They were involved in arguably the most successful season Ross County's had last year, so we wish them well."
McIntyre, who has Liam Boyce in a rich vein of form with five goals in two games and Craig Curran back to fitness after long-term injury, admitted not all decisions are entirely about football.
"You've got to sometimes look at the human side and try and help him out," he said of Graham.
"Sometimes, when a player comes and says that to you, he was not a regular starter for us, I've got to add that as well, although he played a good part here.
"In Richard's case, we've been playing him wide midfield.
"I signed a natural left back in the summer and I want a natural wide player, somebody that's used to playing that role."
Graham has signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year and made his debut for Neil Lennon's side as a substitute in their Championship win over St Mirren.
The striker, who spent a season in Dingwall after leaving Dundee United, had agreed to terminate his contract with County by mutual consent.
Graham said: "It's one of the top four clubs in Scotland with a great opportunity to go there and get promotion.
"I enjoyed Ross County, it's a great family club and obviously I won a cup there.
"Once I knew there was interest, I was very keen on working with Neil Lennon. He did exceptionally well at Celtic.
"I've been away from my wife and two children for long spells as well, so getting back down to be with them was additional motivation."


EU officials want the public to be able to continue using catch-up services, such as the BBC's iPlayer and Sky's Now TV, as they travel across Europe.

The proposal is part of a wider-ranging European Commission initiative for a "digital single market".
The regulator says it wants to boost the use of online goods and services by introducing new rules.
But the technology industry has warned that some of the suggested changes could undermine that goal.
The measure affecting internet catch-up services would become possible thanks to a pledge to reduce the differences between national copyright laws.
"The Commission wants to ensure that users who buy films, music or articles at home can also enjoy them while travelling across Europe," it said in a statement.
"The Commission will also look at the role of online intermediaries in relation to copyright-protected works.
"[And there will be] a review of the Satellite and Cable Directive to assess if its scope needs to be enlarged to broadcasters' online transmissions and to explore how to boost cross-border access to broadcasters' services in Europe," the Commission added.
The BBC confirmed it would look into the possibility of easing its iPlayer restrictions.
"We note the Commission's interest in making services more portable to UK users while temporarily travelling in Europe, and will begin work to look at the technical and legislative implications," said a spokesman.
As part of its wider plan, the Commission also announced it had launched a new anti-trust competition inquiry into the 28-nation bloc's e-commerce sector.
It said it wanted to tackle anti-competitive measures taken by retailers and manufacturers that prevented customers in one country from buying electronics, clothing, shoes and other goods from online stores available elsewhere in the EU.
In particular, the regulator said it wanted to see an end to "unjustified geo-blocking".
This is a measure that either denies a user access to a site based on their location or re-routes them to a related store that features different prices.
The Commission highlighted instances of car rental companies using the practice to charge different countries' citizens different prices when they booked in advance for the same destination.
The Commission also announced a new inquiry into the role that search engines, app stores and social media networks play in the digital market.
"This will cover issues such as the non-transparency of search results and of pricing policies, how they use the information they acquire, relationships between platforms and suppliers and the promotion of their own services to the disadvantage of competitors," the Commission said.
"It will also look into how best to tackle illegal content on the internet."
This is likely to prove a fresh headache to Google.
The US search giant is already dealing with the EU's earlier accusation that it had abused its dominance of internet searching by promoting its own shopping adverts above others.
"Breaking down barriers to online trade across Europe will improve consumer choice, increase investment, create jobs and spur economic growth. We're committed to playing our part," the firm said in a statement.
The new investigation is also likely to affect Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter and Microsoft's Bing, among others.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which represents many of the large tech firms, has expressed concern.
"We support the overall recognition by European leaders that the internet is the way forward for Europe's economy and society," said the CCIA's vice president James Waterworth.
"However, there are several measures that threaten to undermine the stated goal of the digital single market to grow Europe's economy, replacing it with a re-regulation agenda.
"Existing measures to respond to problems online strike a balance between freedom of speech, commercial freedom and controlling infringing material. Extending a 'duty of care' could severely affect these freedoms," Mr Waterworth added.
Earlier in the year, President Obama also suggested that the EU sometimes took steps that deliberately discriminated against US tech firms, even if that was not the stated aim.
"Sometimes the European response here is more commercially driven than anything else," he told the news site Recode.
"Oftentimes what is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests."
In total, there are 16 separate aims set out in the digital single market strategy, which the EU says it wants to deliver by the end of 2016.
Other pledges include:
Although the Commission has given itself less than two years to complete its plan, it could take significantly longer for Europe's citizens to experience the promised changes, since national governments and the European Parliament will also need to have their say.
The Commission is also working on separate measures to clarify the situation regarding net neutrality - rules governing if and when broadband and mobile network providers can discriminate between online services using their infrastructure.
A spokeswoman told the BBC more information about the EU's Building a Telecoms Single Market strategy would be released later this year.


Bermuda, a densely-populated British overseas territory in the western Atlantic Ocean, has one of the world's most prosperous economies, largely because of its offshore finance industry.

Beaches, golf courses, colonial buildings and the subtropical climate also attract some half a million tourists a year but the self-governing territory has not escaped the global economic recession.
The 16th century Spanish sea captain, Juan de Bermudez, is believed to have discovered the archipelago of seven main islands and more than 170 islets. England took control of Bermuda in the late 17th century and slaves, mostly brought from Africa, came to outnumber the colonists. Today, three-fifths of the population are of African descent with the remainder of mostly-European extraction.
The 1968 constitution guaranteed internal self-government but tension in the 1970s saw the assassination of the colony's governor and rioting. British troops went in to restore order and recent polls show a large majority opposed to independence.
In May 2013, Bermuda along with several other territories in the Caribbean, signed agreements on sharing tax information with Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
Premier: Michael Dunkley
Formerly deputy premier, Michael Dunkley became premier in May 2014 after his predecessor, Craig Cannonier, resigned over the so-called Jetgate controversy involving political donations from an American businessman.
Mr Dunkley took over as leader of the One Bermuda Alliance and brought Mr Cannonier back into the cabinet in 2015. Mr Dunkley was previously a minister of public safety for his party after it won the 2012 general election.
The territory is believed to have one of the oldest parliaments in the world; a representative assembly was established in 1620.
The islands' broadcasting scene is dominated by two commercial players, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company and VSB.
Circa 1503 - Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermudez sights the islands.
Early 1600sÂ - African and American Indian slaves are brought to the islands. By 1617 they outnumber white settlers.
1684 - Bermuda becomes an English crown colony.
1968 - New constitution introduced. British monarch is head of state, represented by a governor and internal self-government is granted.
1973 - Tensions rise, culminating in the assassination of Governor Richard Sharples.
1977 - Riots and demonstrations for civil rights follow execution of Sharples' murderer. State of emergency is declared and British forces are sent to restore order.
1995 - Independence referendum: pro-independence Progressive Labour Party (PLP) encourages voters to boycott poll. Majority votes against independence.
2003 - Hurricane Fabian, worst storm in 50 years, sweeps across Bermuda with winds of up to 125 mph. Royal Navy task force heads out to offer assistance.
2009 - Bermuda added to OECD's "white list" of countries complying with internationally agreed tax standards, after signing information exchange agreements with several countries.
2012 - One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) wins general election, ending PLP's three straight terms in office.


Barcelona say they "have the beginning of an agreement" over keeper Claudio Bravo's transfer to Manchester City.

The Spanish club's technical secretary Robert Fernandez said: "We are awaiting events this week. When Claudio leaves, we hope to have a new keeper."
The arrival of Chile international Bravo, 33, would likely leave England keeper Joe Hart as third choice at City under new manager Pep Guardiola.
Hart, 29, is considering a move after being dropped for Willy Caballero.
Guardiola said on Friday that Hart can leave the club if he wants, with Everton and Spanish side Sevilla interested in signing him.
BBC Sport understands the player does not want to move to Sevilla - or German side Borussia Dortmund, with whom he has also been linked.
Hart has been a substitute in City's three games this season, with former Barca boss Guardiola saying he prefers a goalkeeper "able to play with the ball".
He added: "I spoke with Joe from the first moment we met. I try to be clear with my players and I was clear with him.
"The first thing I am looking for from the goalkeeper is to save. After that he has to be able to help us to create a good build-up. That is why I am here."
Hart has made 347 appearances in all competitions for City since joining from Shrewsbury in 2006.
He has won 63 caps for England, but had a disappointing Euro 2016, making mistakes against Wales and Iceland as Roy Hodgson's side were knocked out in the last 16.
Bravo, who has played 75 games for Barca following a move from Real Sociedad in 2014, is Chile's most capped player with 106 appearances.
Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is expected to replace Bravo at Spanish champions Barcelona, who also have German 24-year-old Marc-Andre ter Stegen.


Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Joshua Buatsi has turned professional and will make his debut on 1 July.

The Briton, 24, who has finished his degree since winning his light-heavyweight medal at the Games, has signed with promoters Matchroom Boxing.
"We have an outstanding talent in Joshua Buatsi," said promoter Eddie Hearn. "He'll be on all our major shows and we will push him to the top."
Buatsi will face an unnamed opponent at London's O2 Arena on his pro debut.
Buatsi follows fellow Rio Olympians Joe Cordina, Lawrence Okolie, Anthony Fowler and Josh Kelly in turning professional.
His bout will feature on the undercard of Frank Buglioni's British light-heavyweight title defence against Ricky Summers.
"It's the right move for me," said Buatsi. "My parents drummed into me about finishing my education. After Brazil I had a year left.
"Everything for me now is boxing. There's competition out there. We're all hungry. It's a brutal sport but I'm ready."
Half of the 10 men and both of the two women who competed for Team GB at the Rio Games have now turned professional, with super-heavyweight silver medallist Joseph Joyce expected to follow.
Buatsi impressed at the Olympics by stopping opponents in his first two matches before winning comfortably in the quarter-finals and eventually losing on points to Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov in the semi-finals.


A petition set up by a bereaved mother after charity volunteers cleared tributes from baby graves has attracted more than 1,600 signatures in a week.

Clare Maceachen, from Shrewsbury, lost her son William in childbirth in 2010.
Her petition calls for families to be allowed to leave one tribute after the Sands committee removed items at Longden Cemetery, in Shrewsbury.
Shropshire Council, which owns the cemetery, said it was considering a "new policy" for the graves.
Mrs Maceachen said she first noticed the tributes had been removed in November, when she visited the graves with her three-year-old son Harry.
She said many non-organic tributes, such as toys and ornaments, had been piled up under a nearby tree.
"William had with him a little stone bunny which Harry understood was his brother's toy," she said.
"We couldn't find it underneath the tree so I think they have just binned it.
"Being unable to leave anything to watch over my baby when I'm not there is simply heartbreaking."
Many of the graves carry the names of stillborn or neonatal babies, with about 18 babies buried in each grave.
In a statement, Sands said it felt it had "no choice" following concerns about health and safety from cemetery staff.
The charity apologised for "not communicating with parents adequately".
Mrs Maceachen says the tidying of the tributes was not being applied to any other graves in the cemetery.
"In December, they even cleared the Christmas cards parents had left for their children, which is what made me decide to launch this petition last week," she said.
"There were 1,300 signatures within the first 48 hours - it just shows how much people care."
Mrs Maceachen's petition calls for Shropshire Council to allow the families of the babies to leave one small tribute.
Councillor Steve Charmley said: "Shropshire Council is to consider a new policy for what items can be left on the graves in future.
"In the meantime, floral tributes can continue to be left on the graves and the items removed by Sands can still be seen at the cemetery."


Donald Trump is to remain as an executive producer on the new series of reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice after becoming US president.

Mr Trump helped create the show and starred on it until 2015, when his political career took over.
But he will keep an executive producer credit when the new series, which is owned by MGM and aired by NBC, begins in January with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
However, his involvement has raised questions about conflict of interest.
Mr Trump will be sworn in as US president on 20 January, 18 days after the new series begins.
Variety magazine, which first reported the story, said he would be paid at least "in the low five-figures" per episode. MGM declined to comment on the financial arrangements.
The president-elect's spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, said: "Mr Trump has a big stake in the show and conceived of it with Mark Burnett."
Some observers have questioned whether the connection will affect the reporting on Mr Trump by NBC's news division.
In June 2015, NBC said it had ended its business relationship with Mr Trump because of "derogatory statements" he made about immigrants during his presidential campaign.
After news of Mr Trump's continued link with the show emerged, the liberal Media Matters blog wrote: "NBC will invite scepticism into how NBC and MSNBC can fairly cover the sitting president when there is a financial incentive to protect his reputation and the ratings of the Celebrity Apprentice.
"Furthermore, Trump and NBC should address the conflict of interest concerns raised by the fact advertisers may help to personally enrich President-elect Donald Trump by purchasing ads during Celebrity Apprentice."
However, the new series was recorded in February, before NBC severed its ties with Mr Trump and before his election.
Mr Trump's supporters have defended the president-elect, comparing his Apprentice credit to royalties received by Barack Obama from his books.
An unofficial Twitter account for Republicans in Tennessee wrote: "Media freak out about Trump remaining an EP for Celebrity Apprentice. But hasn't Obama collected millions in book royalties as president?"
Mr Trump is due to hold a press conference next week outlining how he plans to leave his business "in total in order to fully focus on running the country."
The new series of Celebrity Apprentice features stars including singer Boy George, Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil and Jersey Shore personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.


Ex-England captain Rio Ferdinand has said he wants to build social and affordable homes in London to help combat the housing crisis.

The former defender has teamed up with ex-Fulham striker Bobby Zamora and current West Ham captain Mark Noble to set up the Legacy Foundation.
All three men grew up on council housing estates in London.
They will start work building 1,300 homes just outside Luton in 2017.
The players said they have also opened discussions with Newham council, Barking and Dagenham, and also want to approach Southwark Council too.
"I'm from Southwark and I want Southwark to have a legacy as well... I will be so disappointed if that didn't happen," Ferdinand said.
Their aim is to achieve 50% social and affordable housing at each site the Legacy Foundation builds on.
Ferdinand added: "Everything that we do has to have a sporting and leisure facility. It has to have an education part to it and we want to entice the local businesses to give the people in the community opportunities as well."
The players' current project will see 1,300 homes built in one of the most deprived areas of the UK in Houghton Regis, near Luton, with 600 properties currently designated for social and affordable housing.
The Bedfordshire site will include a sports academy, a creche, a leisure centre with a gym and swimming pool as well as education and community facilities.
It is being built at a cost of Â£400m in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council and Aviva Investors.
The council will set rents and rental periods with the income from tenants split between the council and investors.
Under the proposals put forward by the Legacy Foundation councils will also retain the freehold to the land.
The footballers' share of the profits from the housing projects will be put back into the foundation to ensure the continuation of youth and sports facilities on the sites where they build.
Asked why they had chosen to build affordable housing Mr Ferdinand said: "I don't ever want to be known for the rest of my life as just a footballer.
"I want something I can look back on. [Something] my friends, my family, and my kids especially, can look back and go 'you know what my dad did something or my friend did something for the community and that's there and [has got] longevity and sustainability and he helped people in those communities.'"


A four-year-old boy has been reunited with his lost teddy bear nearly a week after it went missing at an airport in the US.

28 July 2017 Last updated at 08:36 BST
Luke, from Texas, lost his bear after his family's return flight from Colorado to Dallas.
But fortunately for Luke, his teddy bear was actually just on a little adventure...
Check out the video to see what it got up to!


A British Muslim man accused of trying to joining Islamic State has told a jury he fled the UK after fearing for his safety.

Zakariya Ashiq, 20, of Coventry, was "tortured" by unidentified "shadowy figures", the Old Bailey heard.
The court earlier heard he left the UK in November, but was forced to return after failing to cross the border from Jordan into Syria.
Mr Ashiq denies preparing acts of terrorism.
He was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 20 November.
Giving evidence, Mr Ashiq said he had been "pestered and "harassed" by members of MI5, meeting officers 12 times.
He said he told intelligence officers he would inform them if he heard about a terror attack planned in Britain, but would not spy on other Muslims.
Mr Ashiq told the court he was also abducted five times between July and November by "shadowy figures" in balaclavas with London and American accents. He said they had blindfolded and handcuffed him.
On the first occasion he said he "thought it was a joke", until they demanded the names of leaders in Syria.
"They showed my mum's prescription, my fingerprints. They said 'We know everything about you, there's nothing you can hide from us'," Mr Ashiq told the court.
On other occasions he said he had been tortured.
"They would put a towel on your face, pour water on you and you get a drowning sensation," he said.
"I was choking up the water. I thought I was going to die. Then afterwards, they do the same thing again but I took a gulp of air before they did it and it was the same questions again and again.
"I just said, 'Just kill me now.  I prefer death than torture'. This country hates Muslims, the way they tortured me."
Asked by his lawyer Paul Hynes QC why he never mentioned these abductions to the police, he said he "didn't trust them" and feared seeming "like a mad man".
The trial continues.


Snapchat has just launched another new feature on their popular social media app.

This time it's not about filters, it's all about where people are.
'Snap Maps' puts users and their snaps onto a map so friends and other Snapchatters can see where they are and what they are doing.
It has raised a lot of concerns amongst child safety experts.
The NSPCC advise that young people should set Snapchat to 'ghost mode' which means that no one can see your location.
Remember if you have any concerns about online safety speak to a parent or teacher.


BBC presenter Steve Bailey has struggled with the mental and physical effects of eczema since he was young and has kept his condition hidden from all but his closest family and friends.

But after fearing he could lose his foot to the condition, he chose to delve deeper into its devastating effects by speaking to those who have shared his painful journey.
Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a dry skin condition which, according to the National Eczema Society, affects one in 12 adults in the UK and about 20% of children.
Though a fairly common ailment, it is highly individual and the severity of the condition can vary wildly.
Professor Mike Cork, a consultant dermatologist at the University of Sheffield, describes it as "one of the most destructive diseases we have".
"The very mildest form of atopic eczema could be a tiny bit of dry skin on a baby's face and all you need is to avoid soap and detergents, [apply] some nice moisturisers and maybe a couple of days of steroids in a year - 85% of eczema is mild or moderate," he says.
"But, when we come to severe, things are so different: 100% of the skin surface can be affected, bright red, bleeding, infected. It can be hard to move, impossible to work, they can't have relationships, their life is totally destroyed."
Steve, 40, from Bradford, has presented the BBC Yorkshire Early Show since 2013 and lectures in media and journalism at the University of Huddersfield.
But, though his career involves talking to people each and every day, he has never been able to talk openly about his eczema.
"I'd imagine 80% of the time it's ruling how I think I'm perceived by other people," he said.
"I'm either red, swollen, inflamed, or sore, and I feel like I have to make excuses for that. It's embarrassing.
"The itch can become so intense that I want to rip my skin off in order to let the flesh underneath breathe."
He said his suffering was taken to new level when his foot became infected in 2013.
"I think I made the excuse that I had dropped a wardrobe on my foot to cover up the fact the eczema was the real reason.
"It got to one point when I thought I was actually going to lose my foot.
"I was on antibiotic after antibiotic and eventually, thank God, it worked. Hopefully I'm never in that position again."
Steve's wife Charly said she thought the condition had actually brought them closer together, with her often having to help with treatments.
She said: "There's definitely no inhibitions in our relationship.
"As a girlfriend I was happy to help out and as a wife I'm just as happy to help out. I'd rather I be useful than you have to go to hospital every day and get somebody else to do it."
Jenny Stradling, 26, from Leeds was born with eczema, but when she turned 16 her condition worsened and lead to her spending the night in A&E.
In 2013 she set up the blog I Have Eczema to share her experiences.
"It can be so bad that you actually stick to your bedding. You can have really raw areas and kind of look almost like a burns victim," she said.
But it is the urge to itch which Jenny, like many sufferers, struggles with particularly.
"It's just this bone-deep itch that you can never scratch," she said. "It never goes away."
Professor Andrew Wright, associate director of the Centre for Skin Sciences at the University of Bradford, said the "itch-scratch cycle" was a vicious circle.
"If you scratch the skin enough to produce some discomfort and some pain, that that will almost certainly override the lower grade sensation of itching," he said.
"[But] the scratching isn't helping, it is damaging the skin and, undoubtedly, leading to the development of more eczema."
Equally common is the impact the condition can have on sufferer's personal life.
Jenny said she had lost partners and friends as a result, and had been left housebound at times.
It has also affected her self-confidence and left her feeling so embarrassed by her constant scratching she would hide herself away for "secret skin-picking sessions".
"There's a kind of guilt that people put on you even though its not your fault. You can't help it. You just have to quench that itch," she said.
It is not just those with eczema who shoulder the burden of the condition.
Sue's 17-year-old daughter Alice was born with eczema and she spent much of her childhood in hospital.
But, at home, Sue has also had to learn to live with her daughter's condition, at times having to change her bed sheets on a daily basis, buying wipe-clean furniture and replacing washing machines damaged by the creams and lotions that seep into her daughter's clothes.
Sue said: "It's very difficult as a mum. You have to be strong, you're a nag, you have to bully them in to doing their treatment. You have to cope with normal life, working and being a carer.
"I struggle but I get on with it. I have to put that front up that everything is all right, I can't cry here so I go elsewhere and cry."
The effects are both emotional and physical.
"When she's gone through what she's gone through all her life, I do want to protect her. I don't want to see my little girl in hospital.
"I don't sleep cause I hear Alice scratching. When she was young, she used to sleep with me so that I could hold her hands and stop her scratching so that she could get some sleep."
Their struggle was compounded when Alice was targeted by bullies, but, together, they have been able to move forward.
"My mum is my rock," said Alice. "If anything goes wrong, I just go to my mum. She is just my world. I could not have done anything I've done up to now without her."
For 17-year-old Sam from Bradford, a combination of the desperate urge to scratch, the loss of control and comments about his skin left him feeling angry, upset and embarrassed.
"The whole of my body was itching and I've only got two hands, it was impossible to deal with," he said.
"I like being in control and that was the one thing I was not in control of, it made me frustrated and angry.
"I was probably quite ugly. I didn't like looking at my own skin because it was all dry and all red and all cracked.
"Little comments by people about how my skin looked, that made me feel worse about it.
"I was quite ashamed of my skin because it looked really horrible compared with everybody else's. I didn't want anybody to see it and think badly of me."
His mum, Lindsay Dobby, said that when Sam's condition worsened during his first year at secondary school, she was forced to give up work to look after him.
She said: "Daily life became really hard. I could not have gone to work and looked after Sam because he simply could not go to school.
"You end up shouting and snapping at each other because you're all tired."
She said her decision to give up work, however, was the only option.
"It's your child and you would literally do anything for them," she said.
"To see your child in that state literally ripping themselves to shreds, it's horrendous."
Eczema: More than Skin Deep will be broadcast on 29 August at 09:00 BST on BBC Radio Sheffield and on BBC Radio Leeds at 18:00 BST.


The Scottish Parliament should have the power to set income tax rates and bands, the body on strengthening devolution has concluded.

The Smith Commission also said a share of VAT should be assigned to the parliament, and Air Passenger Duty fully devolved.
The commission was set up by Prime Minister David Cameron in the wake of the vote against Scottish independence.
Its findings will form the basis of legislation on more Scottish powers.
The UK government welcomed the report, but Scottish ministers said it fell short of what the nation needed to flourish.
The Smith Commission, which took forward its recommendations in consultation with the Scottish Parliament's five parties - The SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens - recommended that:
Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said a "stakeholder group" would now be set up to take forward the recommendations.
The Liberal Democrat MP said: "Having a more powerful Scottish parliament inside a strong United Kingdom will open the door to more constitutional change in the United Kingdom.
"We can achieve home rule all round."
The Scottish government said any new powers were to be welcomed, but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon argued the Smith Commission package was ultimately disappointing because many powers, like the personal tax allowance, corporate taxation and child and working tax credits, would remain with Westminster.
Speaking at Holyrood, she said: "70% of our taxes continue to be set at Westminster, 85% of social security controlled at Westminster - this parliament responsible for less than half of the money we will spend.
"It's not so much the home rule that was promised - in so many respects, it's continued Westminster rule."
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But shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran said the Smith report was, "a promise kept and an agreement delivered."
Speaking in Westminster, the Labour MP added: "Today's deal is, in fact, more radical and goes further than many had anticipated and on this side of the House we believe the principles we have worked for today - pushing power closer to people - is one that should be followed across Britain."
Mr Cameron said he was "delighted" with the report, adding: "We are keeping our promise to the Scottish people."
He added that proposals for English MPs to vote on English laws were to be published before Christmas.
Labour opposes the idea of only allowing English MPs to vote on matters that only affect England, claiming they would create two classes of MPs.
Instead, Labour wants more devolution within England. The Lib Dems also favour more regional devolution.
These new powers will deliver a stronger parliament, a more accountable parliament and a more autonomous parliament
Lord Smith, who chaired the commission, said: "Taken together, these new powers will deliver a stronger parliament, a more accountable parliament and a more autonomous Parliament."
"The recommendations, agreed between the parties, will result in the biggest transfer of powers to the parliament since its establishment."
Lord Smith's recommendations will form the basis of draft legislation due to be published by January 25, with the main parties at Westminster pledging to take it forward, regardless of who wins the UK election, in May 2015.
Detail, scrutiny, debate, discussion, bargaining, anger, leavening humour. But, as ever, the outcome is launched forth into the febrile soup that is the contest for public opinion.
The SNP strategy was to seek to maximise the gain from Smith - while simultaneously preparing to declare that the ultimate package is insufficient.
This is the tactical mirror of the approach adopted by the parties supporting the Union which is to argue that true Home Rule has been attained.
At Holyrood and in Scotland, the debate will be over whether the Smith report is a boon or a betrayal.
That will be a factor - a significant factor - in the Scottish facets of the UK General election in May.
If you think today's constitutional changes are only about Scotland, think again.
If you think they mark the end of a process of change, think again.
If you think they will end the debate about Scottish independence, think again.
The proposals to give the Scottish Parliament much more power will fuel calls for....
There are calls - from all sides - for greater devolution within England. The Chancellor, George Osborne, is already offering more control to what he calls the "power houses" of the north of England such as Manchester and Liverpool.
In Wales, too, assembly members want greater control over their affairs and already Stephen Crabb, the Welsh Secretary, is holding cross-party talks to discuss what this might entail.
And in Northern Ireland, Stormont is expecting to be given very soon - perhaps even next week - the power to vary corporation tax so it can compete with the Irish Republic.
But there are risks.
Some MPs believe that these demands for extra devolution outside Scotland will not - and cannot - be met in full. They fear expectations will be raised that cannot not be satisfied and this will fuel resentment towards Scotland.
There are lots of other important new powers being transferred to Holyrood, including the ability to lower the voting age, change speed limits, license frackers, influence the new BBC Charter, and - possibly - change abortion rules.
But it is the transfer of big tax and spending powers that creates significant fiscal and economic uncertainties - whose resolution may have serious political consequences.
The lynchpin of all this is what the Commission calls the fiscal framework for the new devolution, which includes a number of principles.
Perhaps the most important is that at the precise moment that the new powers are devolved, Scotland's budget and the UK's budget should neither be bigger or smaller as a result of this transfer to Holyrood of new spending and taxing powers.


Lisnagarvey have been beaten 4-1 by Spanish giants Atletic Terrassa in their European Hockey League knockout round of 16 match in Eindhoven.

It ended the involvement of Northern Ireland teams in the tournament as Banbridge lost in a penalty shootout to Racing Club de France on Friday.
Sean Murray equalised soon after Marc Calzada had given Atletic an early lead.
But the Spanish team broke away to seal their place in the EHL KO8.
'Garvey had been hoping to become the first Irish club to reach the last eight of the tournament.


Head coach Paul Trollope says he will use past experiences to turn around the fortunes of Cardiff City.

Second-from-bottom Bluebirds travel to Burton in the Championship on Saturday having won just twice in the league.
Trollope accepts responsibility, but vowed: "It's easy for things to fall apart, that's not going to happen."
Striker Rickie Lambert is in contention for selection despite suffering an injury early in the 2-0 home defeat by Derby County.
Trollope could also give a debut to former Aston Villa defender Joe Bennett.
Cardiff came from behind to clinch a 2-1 win at Rotherham on Saturday, but Tuesday's set-back against Derby saw them drop back into the Championship relegation zone.
But former Wales assistant coach Trollope believes the spirit in his squad is still good and his own experience will help them.
He said tough spells as Bristol Rovers manager and as an assistant to Chris Hughton at Norwich and Birmingham have prepared him to deal with adversity.
"You are made up of all your experiences, what you have seen and what you have done and certainly I have been in similar situations through my career," he said.
"You learn and you evolve and learn how to act and how to turn things around in this situation, because it's easy to go the other way."
The Cardiff City boss admitted the international break, which follows the game at Burton, adds to the pressure, but said he remains confident.
"It is disappointing and there are some feelings you don't want to be feeling. But we are where we are, I take responsibility for that, I'm the head coach," he said.
"It's my programme I have set, I have that responsibility and I also have a belief that although things have not gone our way things will turn."
Lambert limped off with a hamstring injury in the first half against Derby, but could feature at Burton.
Defender Joe Bennett, signed from Aston Villa during the summer transfer window, is travelling, while Lee Peltier and Freddie Gounongbe could return from injury.
But there are injury doubts over Wales defender Jazz Richards and Iceland midfielder Arron Gunnarsson, while  Anthony Pilkington will be assessed on Friday.


The new Doctor Who is to go on a world tour ahead of the first series starring Peter Capaldi.

The tour will visit five continents in the space of 12 days, calling in on South Korea, Australia, the US and Mexico before winding up in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in August.
Capaldi said it was "fantastic" so many people love Doctor Who.
Fans will first be able to see Capaldi and assistant Jenna Coleman at events in Cardiff and London on 7 August.
Capaldi became the latest regeneration of the Doctor at Christmas, and has spent the past few months working on his first full series starring alongside Coleman who returns as assistant Clara.
Capaldi said: "After eight months solid filming deep in the world of monsters, Jenna and I are thrilled to be heading for the Planet of Fans."
Steven Moffat, executive producer and lead writer Doctor Who which is made by BBC Cymru Wales, added: "I've always thought we'd all be a lot safer if the Doctor conquered the world, instead of the Daleks.
"Now with Jenna and Peter leading the charge, it looks like it's going to happen. I'll be bringing up the rear to handle the exposition scenes, and maybe carry some bags."
Filming is well under way on the new series of Doctor Who with guest stars including Frank Skinner, Ben Miller, Tom Riley, Keeley Hawes and Hermione Norris confirmed to be joining the action.


Donald Trump has blasted a union leader who accused him of lying about his deal to stop an air conditioning maker from moving jobs to Mexico.

The US president-elect said Chuck Jones had done a "terrible job" for workers at Carrier, moments after Mr Jones had criticised Mr Trump on CNN.
Mr Trump had wrongly claimed 1,100 jobs in Indiana were saved, said Mr Jones.
Earlier in the week Mr Trump attacked Boeing, hours after its boss criticised his trade policy, but he denied a link.
Shortly after Mr Trump's tweet attacking Mr Jones on Wednesday night, the union leader started receiving phone calls threatening his children, he said.
"Nothing that says they're gonna kill me, but, you know, you better keep your eye on your kids," said Mr Jones.
Keeping jobs from migrating to lower-wage countries was a central plank of Mr Trump's successful election campaign.
And he claimed a victory last week when he struck a deal with Carrier's parent company, granting them $7m in tax cuts and incentives over 10 years.
In the CNN interview that preceded the enraged tweet by the president-elect, Mr Jones disputed Mr Trump's claim on the job figures because 550 jobs were still going overseas.
Using stronger language when speaking to the Washington Post earlier this week, Mr Jones said the billionaire businessman had "lied his ass off".
On Thursday morning, the union boss admitted his choice of words was unwise but he stood by his accusation.
"Trump didn't tell the truth and I called him out," he said, saying the president-elect "overreacted".
He said that while the union was grateful to have 730 of its members keeping their jobs, Mr Trump had raised false hopes for hundreds of others when he wrongly claimed 1,100 jobs were not moving abroad.
Mr Trump's tweet sparked a back and forth on Twitter with the union, which sprang to Mr Jones's defence by saying he worked tirelessly to save "all jobs".
Mr Trump responded by tweeting that the union was to blame for jobs going abroad and it should reduce its dues.
The union fired back by saying its dues helped the union save jobs, adding the hashtag #imwithchuck
The spat is the second time this week that the president-elect has attacked an organisation that has criticised him.
On Tuesday, he threatened to cancel a huge government contract with Boeing after the chief executive made pro-trade remarks that were reported in the Chicago Tribune.
But Mr Trump said he had not seen the article in question.
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Britons "should give Portuguese a go" as the Olympics get under way in Rio de Janeiro, urges the British Council.

Almost two in five of 2,000 UK adults surveyed for the charity did not know Portuguese was the official language of host country Brazil.
More than one in 10 said the language was "Brazilian", while one in five thought it was Spanish.
Portuguese is not widely taught in UK schools but will be crucial to future trade deals, says the British Council.
Previous research by the UK's international cultural and educational organisation identified Portuguese as the sixth most important language "for the UK's prosperity, security and influence in the world over the next 20 years".
That report called for a wider range of languages to be taught in schools, based on analysis of global economic, political and educational factors.
Currently, less than 1% of the UK population can speak Portuguese, says the council.
In 2015  just 2,932 students took Portuguese GCSE compared with 168,402 who took French and 93,028 Spanish, it adds.
Source: British Council
The survey is part of the British Council's 2016 campaign for more UK adults to take language lessons, following a general decline in language learning at both school and university level.
The campaign urges people to boost their skills in languages such as French, Spanish or German, which are traditionally taught in schools, as well as others on the list such as Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese.
"Portuguese is a hugely important language for the UK both now and in the future," said Mark Herbert, British Council head of schools programmes.
"With the eyes of the world on Rio this summer, we have the perfect opportunity to learn more about this fascinating part of the world and to try out some Portuguese along the way.
"Ultimately, having more of us being able to speak at least a little of a foreign language is good for the UK's long-term competitiveness in the increasingly connected world."
The survey was carried out by Populus among a weighted sample of 2,152 UK adults.


Fianna Fáil has agreed to support a minority Fine Gael government over three budgets in the Republic of Ireland.

It could mean the Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny returning as Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) next week, subject to ratification.
Mr Kenny and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin are expected to talk over the weekend.
The parties are the two largest in the Republic of Ireland.
They met on Friday, with policy issues mentioned in the framework document including public service pay and the housing sector.
Their respective parliamentary parties will consider the document and have to ratify it.
It will also need to attract the support of Independent TDs (MPs) for Mr Kenny to become the first Fine Gael Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) returned in successive elections.
The Irish parliament is due to meet again on Wednesday, it is unclear whether everything will be in place by then, as it is a bank holiday weekend in the Republic of Ireland.
"We have an agreement," acting transport minister Paschal Donohoe told journalists after weeks of talks between the two parties.
He said a significant amount of work would be done over the coming days, before a draft of the agreement is put before the Fine Gael parliamentary party.
Fianna Fáil's Michael McGrath told the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ he was "pleased and relieved" to have concluded talks with Fine Gael.
He said the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party would be on standby over the weekend to meet once the final document agreement had been drafted.
Under the deal, Fianna Fáil will not bring the government down in confidence motions or object to reshuffles.
With all other parties in the Republic of Ireland's fractured parliament refusing to join Fine Gael in government, the centre-right party needs to secure the support of some of the 14 independent TDs (MPs) it has been in talks with for weeks.
Fianna Fáil campaigned against the outgoing Fine Gael government in the recent election.
Following February's election, Fine Gael had 50 seats, Fianna Fáil 44, Sinn Féin 23 and the Labour Party got seven.
But no party was able to form a majority government and TDs have failed to elect a leader on three previous occasions.
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have dominated Irish politics since the early 1930s but they have never been in a formal coalition.


Fifa's chief independent ethics investigator has called for a "change of culture" at the organisation.

In a thinly veiled attack on president Sepp Blatter's leadership, Michael Garcia reiterated the need for "greater transparency".
"The investigation and adjudication process operates in most parts unseen and unheard," continued Garcia.
He added that the organisation needs a "leadership that sends a message that the rules apply to everyone".
Talking about the current investigation process, Garcia said: "That's a kind of system which might be appropriate for an intelligence agency but not for an ethics compliance process in an international sports institution that serves the public and is the subject of intense public scrutiny."
American lawyer Garcia concluded his lengthy investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process last month and handed his report to Fifa's ethics adjudicator Hans Joachim Eckert, but he is disappointed by the world governing body's insistence on keeping his report confidential.
In a keynote speech at an event organised by the American Bar Association in London, Garcia added: "The natural next step of the development of an effective ethics process at Fifa is greater transparency.
"The second element that is vital to fulfilling the promise of this reform process is tone at the top.
"More simply put, the second element an institution like Fifa needs in order to meet the challenge of ethics enforcement is leadership. An ethics committee - even a serious, independent ethics committee backed by a strong code of ethics - is not a silver bullet.
"What is required is leadership that sends a message that the rules apply to everyone; leadership that wants to understand and learn from any mistakes or mis-steps the ethics committee may have identified; leadership that makes it clear to everyone - this is what we've set up the ethics committee to do, this is why they do it, and this is what they've done.
"It's that kind of leadership that breathes the life into a code of ethics. Because true reform doesn't come from rules or creating new committee structures. It comes from changing the culture of the organisation."
Garcia's views on publishing the report have been supported by a number of Fifa executives, including Uefa president Michel Platini and Britain's representative Jim Boyce.
But Fifa president Blatter insists the contents of the report must remain confidential, and that no member of his executive committee made a specific request when the issue was raised in a meeting earlier this month.
Garcia said other sports organisations have already demonstrated the value of transparency, highlighting the publication of a report into allegations concerning the 2002 Winter Olympics being awarded to Salt Lake City, which allowed the International Olympic Committee to "move forward".
He added: "We have seen that recently with the NFL where a lack of transparency in its initial investigation concerning Ray Rice fostered scepticism and questions about the integrity of its leadership. Now the NFL has has to bring in outside counsel to investigate the investigation.
"Notably, the NFL has made clear the results of the new investigation will indeed be made public.
"That in turn would help foster a culture of compliance internally and would promote more confidence in the system from the public, its partners and the millions of fans who follow and love the game."
Garcia said the aim of transparency is not "to embarrass certain individuals" or "harm the organization", but rather the opposite.
"It's one thing to tell people that a rigorous process is in place. It's another thing to show them how that process works and what it has uncovered," he explained.
"Fifa built the system that should inspire confidence that things have changed for the better. Showing that to the public serves Fifa's best interest."


A councillor who performed a Nazi salute during a meeting has been ordered to attend a diversity training course.

Labour member Jonny Morris made the gesture in protest after Conservative members voted to end a debate on raising Plymouth City Council tax.
He has also been suspended for three months.
Mr Morris confirmed the penalties which were agreed by the Labour group but declined to comment further.
The gesture - which was caught on camera - was met with a chorus of derision from fellow attendees at the meeting.
Opposition politicians branded Mr Morris an "utter disgrace" and demanded his resignation.
He apologised, and said he performed the salute because he was "very angry at the closing down of debate".
Plymouth Moor View Conservative MP Johnny Mercer said: "If he had a shred of integrity or any pride in his office he would have resigned.
"I think not to lose your job if you do a Nazi salute in a council chamber is extraordinary but it speaks of the standards the Labour group holds themselves to."
Labour leader Tudor Evans, who has previously condemned Mr Morris' actions, declined to comment on the sanctions against him.


Lawyers representing 9,000 Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders have been granted another adjournment in a court case that was meant to start on Monday and has already been delayed twice.

Separate factions within the shareholder group are understood to be unable to agree whether to accept an improved offer to settle claims they were misled about the strength of the bank's finances when asked to pump in more money in 2008, months before RBS nearly collapsed.
Judge Robert Hildyard adjourned the case until 7 June, but warned this would be the final chance to reach an out-of-court settlement. He said the two sides must inform him whether a settlement has been reached by 1 June.
The judge said he understood that it was "an exceptional case with exceptional logistical problems", but added: "We must have certainty one way or the other. The court must know whether the matter is to proceed or not."
He had already expressed his impatience at the delays.
In a brief hearing on Wednesday, Jonathan Nash QC, for the claimants, told the judge that "progress towards a settlement remains good".
Both sides will attend court on Thursday for a short hearing to update the judge on further progress.
The majority of shareholders have agreed to accept the deal.
However, groups representing some of the smaller claims are thought to be keen to fight the case, which would involve seeing disgraced former boss Fred Goodwin give evidence on his role in the bank's near-collapse.
The cost of the legal action already exceeds £100m and without the backing of the larger shareholders, smaller groups may struggle to find the financial resources to fight a trial scheduled to take 14 weeks.
A spokesperson for the investor group did not respond to requests for comment, while RBS declined to comment.