‘ worrisome worrisome and ‘ worrisome and the regulation is very worrisome and the last thing we need for the economy. also in independent, the controversy surrounding whatjohn bercow said, that he would oppose donald trump in able to address mps and peers in parliament during a state visit due later this year. he says opposition to racism and sexism were hugely important. the guardian looks at bermuda. the country accuses the uk of hypocrisy in its efforts to end offshore financial secrecy. it also says the uk is also a tax haven. foreign nationals can live in the uk without paying tax on any overseas income, they say. we have editor—in—chief of the oxford business group with us. when patrick cockburn makes a statement about the two state solution being doomed he is only echoing what many a nalysts doomed he is only echoing what many analysts said as soon as this was

announced, that these 4000 or so homes are now legal as far as the israeli government is common and. and of course the independent and patrick cockburn are critics of many of the israeli policies, but it is difficult to disagree when you look at the law that was passed yesterday, normalising settlements. it flies in the face of so much that one might feel towards any idea that there would be a move towards peace. i think the rhetoric around iran that he has been... that benjamin netanyahu that he has been... that benjamin neta nyahu has that he has been... that benjamin netanyahu has been using in the uk it is, as they identify, a fiddly for this normalisation of settlements. when you add that benjamin netanyahu will be looking at trump as a more sympathetic president and administration in the us, it almost rubber stamps... the us, it almost rubber stamps... the us almost rubber stamps is rarely policy. this is a worrying sign for those of us who talk to the palestinian two state solution, which does seem sadly unlikely stop

wait to make it clear for those who wa nt wait to make it clear for those who want a wait to make it clear for those who wanta —— wait to make it clear for those who want a —— unlikely. to make it clear, benjamin netanyahu was in the uk. a lot of the coverage talks about his coverage of the ran almost trying to deflect attention from what's going on in terms of this housing settlements. it seems to be a concerted policy by the israelis. last week we had pictures of what was about to happen in on illegal settlement, because settlers had built land without permission from the israeli government. so the israeli military were sent into remove those settlers and there were a few hundred. at the same time, having said they would build more houses on occupied territory, so—called occupied territory, and the un security council a couple of months ago said they were in legal. israel has removed settlements before, in 2005 they removed some

from the gaza strip and they have recognised and said that they are prepared to make very painful decisions to reach some form of peaceful settlement. however, decisions to reach some form of peacefulsettlement. however, news like this make one question whether that's really the case. what do you make of white benjamin netanyahu says about iran and the threat that they impose to israel and also, he says, the euro and other parts of the world? because of course that's getting more sympathy in the us, that stance. absolutely. on one level you can see iran is in the ascendancy and very much this division in the middle east and he is looking to exploit that. he also has a sympathetic ear from mr trump, who was a fierce critic of iran. you could argue either way on that one. this report from amnesty international could be one of the more grim stories to come out of the syrian civil war. more grim stories to come out of the syrian civilwar. sadly, it shouldn't be surprising. bashar

al—assad's father was famous for mass slaughter in the early 80s. for those of us familiar with this sorry tale of syrian opposition, this is a sadly familiar story. one point that got me is one of the prisoners that was cited as a witness used to check is by out of the window and he said you could always tell how many people had been harmed by the amount of slippers left on the floor. very chilling. —— had been hung. of slippers left on the floor. very chilling. -- had been hung. also this claim that it could not have happened without the authority of some very senior happened without the authority of some very senior figures, whether they be political or religious. and then when all of the accounts are going to be said and done, there's the question of international criminal court, crimes against humanity. all of those things eventually many hope will be judged. it does seem that this report from amnesty international relies on some

credible witnesses and it's hard to imagine that this level of slaughter is going without official sanction. mario draghi, the head of the european central bank, is all over the papers. he was in a conversation and questioned by the press yesterday. talked about lots of things. this article looks at his comments about the legislation which was brought in after the 2008 financial crisis, which affected all of us. in the us, that legislation increased the amount of capital ra nks increased the amount of capital ranks have to hold, apparently safeguards consumers and curbed the risk—taking of banks in the us. trump is expected to really loosened that fairly new regulation and mario draghi says this is a real worry. and that legislation was one of president obama's flagship policies and the idea was to protect main street, not wall street. i think on one level corporate america and the

banking of gilberry hard done by. —— banking of gilberry hard done by. —— banking sector. at the same time there has been no financial crisis, no run on banks and american mortgages etc, the man on the street, has been protected. the critics of what mr trump is doing say that this is going to take away some of those protections and mario draghi is reflecting that. also, trump isa draghi is reflecting that. also, trump is a great friend of wall street. in fact he has appointed some ex— goldman sachs people to his cabinet. some! you see is a friend of wall street, one of the biggest complaints against hillary clinton was that she was too close to wall street. some of the talk she gave in private to some of the big institutions. i think at the last count i think there were six former goldman sachs employees in donald trump's cabinet, extended or the

closer knit one. indeed, the leading economic adviser is one of these ex— goldman sachs people. continuing with that trump conversation and the protest in the uk. another angle, another element. john bercow, the speaker of the house of commons, says, we will not allow him to speak or address mps in the houses of parliament when he comes for a state visit. does he have that power? as i understand john doco is supposed to be political in ——john bercow is supposed to be politically independent and it seems there are certain key holders of westminster hall, one of the places the president might address parliament. this is a political minefield for theresa may and the british and indeed the queen. you just have to question how this intervention will play. john bercow is no stranger to controversy. so it is very

interesting. i like that, we will remember that. what have we got? 1.5 minutes. bermuda. what do you make of this? this is where people go to pay... go on holiday! that's right. the rich people leave their money there and the less rich people go on holiday there, if they can afford it. they say the uk is being hypocritical? that's right and turning a blind eye to these tax havens. in fact, turning a blind eye to these tax havens. infact, bermuda hasjust become the head of the uk's overseas territories and it's a famous harbour of insurance and financial services. —— famous hub. it makes a lot of money out of that. it is also famous for offshore companies. the whole furore is about whether they should be registered. authorities in bermuda are defending their position firmly because in the uk and indeed around the rest of the world tax

havens have come under increasing scrutiny. there is really no argument when you look at it and indeed the non—dom resident in the uk this year, the greater scrutiny within the uk and the argument is whether bermuda should as well. within the uk and the argument is whether bermuda should as wellm is an ongoing debate, really, this whole issue of tax havens and all the rest of it. it is quite interesting, with the trump presidency, because at one point we we re presidency, because at one point we were heading towards an international law in terms of tax and it looks like we are further away from that. u nfortu nately we away from that. unfortunately we haven't got time for a reply on that. a minister says that" there are people in england and they aren't there for the weather, they are there for the tax brea ks" weather, they are there for the tax breaks". weather, they are there for the tax brea ks". thanks very weather, they are there for the tax breaks". thanks very much for your time. have a good day. hello. monday turned out to be quite a day of weather across some parts of the british isles with a combination of wind and rain

and some hill snow for the northern parts as well. tuesday, a chilly start wherever you may be. there will still will be some of that monday rain, if you like, lingering, especially across the eastern side of both scotland and england, because that weather front will make very, very slow progress through the day into the north sea, and that keeps that chance of a little bit of rain still there across those eastern parts. where the skies clear further west, it'll be a really cold start, there will be some ice around across south—western scotland, northern ireland, maybe some sheltered spots across the western side of both england and wales. here, the skies will have cleared for some overnight, and that will give rise to some sunshine first up across the south—west and into wales but you'll notice there are showers not very far away. move a little bit further east from that, this is where we get into that murky zone all the way from central—southern england, through the midlands to northern england and southern parts of scotland. further east again, there the rain from that old weather front. across western parts of scotland and western parts of northern ireland initially, i think this is where we are going to see some pretty hefty showers,

at times, just merging together to give some longer spells of rain with the chance, i would have thought, of a little bit of hill snow yet again. on through the course of the day, those showers really getting going across parts of wales and the south—west, you might even hear the odd rumble of thunder in the mix there. i think improving conditions gradually getting into central—southern england and maybe the north—west of england, south—western scotland. and relatively speaking, compared to what's to come, those temperatures not too bad. nine or 10 degrees across western parts but underneath the cloud and rain in the east around about six degrees. now, as far ahead as wednesday, that weather front is still lurking. in fact, it's heading back towards the west, wouldn't you just know it, not the same intensity i suspect than we've seen of late and that's going to open the door eventually to some cold air, which, as we get on through thursday and into friday, absolutely wins out, such that cold air comes to sit across the british isles in the latter part of the week

with the mild air lurking out in the atlantic. and this is the difference it makes to the temperatures. no longer eight, nine and ten. it's three, four, five and six for many of us with only the western fringes pushing towards seven or eight degrees. a lot of cloud around. i'm afraid it is going to be fairly leaden skies and that cooling process continues apace on into thursday, two, three, four, five or six degrees, so by the end of the week there will be cold easterly wind with a lot of cloud and the odd snow flurry too. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. anger from conservative mps after an unprecedented attack on president trump by the commons speaker. i would not wish to issue an invitation. john bercow said he was "strongly opposed" to donald trump addressing parliament when he visits the uk, but tory mps say the speaker should have remained neutral. good morning, it's

tuesday 7th february. also this morning: a shake up of housing in england. the government sets out plans to build a million new homes by 2020.