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tv   The Papers  BBC News  January 20, 2018 10:30pm-10:46pm GMT

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generally a let generally a lot of cloud sunshine. generally a lot of cloud and some drizzle over hills in the west. the temperatures beginning to nudge up, 6 to 10 degrees. that is the story as we head through the week. temperatures will climb. particularly in the south. 12 or 13 degrees. but with the milder conditions we will see some wet and windy weather at times. that is all from me for now. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. the us government grinds to a halt on the first anniversary of president trump's inauguration — as the senate fails to agree on a budget to fund many public services. america knows this is the trump shutdown. only the president can end it. several gunmen attack the intercontinental hotel in kabul and seize hostages. officials say several people were killed and at least six were wounded when security forces raided the building. turkey launches an assault
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on kurdish fighters in northern syria — opening up a new front in the conflict. north korea will send 22 athletes to compete in three sports at the winter olympics in south korea in february. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, news editor at the institute of economic affairs and sebastian payne, who's political leader writer at the ft. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times says allies of the labour leaderjeremy corbyn are planning to get rid of 50 labour mps. the telegraph — which leads with comments from the foreign secretary borisjohnson that the uk should welcome a visit
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from president donald trump. a poll in another newspaper suggests that we do not want that. the sunday express says that more than 100 tory mps will demand the prime minister end free movement and leave the single market as soon as we leave the eu in march 2019. the mail on sunday leads with a plot to target three ex—conservative cabinet ministers in — what the paper calls — "a cash for brexit scandal". with me are kate andrews, news editor at the institute of economic affairs and sebastian payne, who's political leader writer at the ft. we can start with this story about jeremy corbyn. i have the feeling i have read this headline before, but let's go through it. jeremy corbyn allies plot to oust 50 labour mps,
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what is it all about? we had this big move on labour's national executive committee, which is the body that rules the party, and it was taken over by body that rules the party, and it was ta ken over by acolytes body that rules the party, and it was taken over by acolytes ofjeremy corbyn. everybody is asking what does this mean. this is what it means. they will use this new—found power to try to oust mps who do not agree withjeremy corbyn. we have some of the names, hilary benn, the former shadow secretary. the former shadow chancellor. and maria rigas. the idea is to use complicated mechanisms within the party to get rid of them and bring in more lefty mps. but this is speculative. if you had this, all of these mps would just leave the labour party. they would probably form another new party. this is a risky strategy for jeremy corbyn. i don't think they would do this. they wouldn't have a
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shock and awe deselection. a couple of people do it carefully and below the radar. doing this is asking for civil war on the left which will hurt them at the ballot box.“ civil war on the left which will hurt them at the ballot box. if you read until the end of this story it says that and said they were not campaigning for this. even so, there isa campaigning for this. even so, there is a lot of movement. —— momentum said they were not campaigning for this. since jeremy corbyn did so well in the snap election i think that tension has been escalating. the sentiment has been modern mps need to get on board otherwise they could potentially be facing conflict. sebastian is right, if you did one big exodus that would just be setting up another new party and spit your vote. the most important thing to take home about this is if momentum are trying to bring in more radical mps momentum are trying to bring in more radical mp5 on the left, that 2017 manifesto we saw, which many people
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said it wasn't as radical as they expected, would be going out the window. and we will see with jeremy corbyn and mcdonnell planned to do with power. and they are getting more confident. pundits like us said they had no chance of winning. they did very well. they get more confident in their position. the real question is, was lastjune a flu ke real question is, was lastjune a fluke or is that what is really going on? they need to be careful in not believing in their hubris too much. this is about a general election, as well. which is surely a long way away. you would think. surely brexit has to get out of the way before any political party wants to have that debate. it's not on labour's interest to take over the brexit negotiations now. they don't have consensus in the party about what kind they would have. imagine saying that on television tomorrow. let's move on. the sunday telegraph. their main story, we should welcome
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trump visit, says boris. this is all against the background of what is going on in america at the moment. the government shutdown, protest marches, and so on. trump one year run. what is boris saying? he has suggested that he should be welcomed into the uk because the relationship with the united states is so crucial here. it is about respecting the office of the presidency, respecting that security, and potentially trade in the future would be fighting especially once britain needs the eu. boris has been saying this for a while. i agree with him. in the short—term gain to completely push the president out. i think a working trip would be appropriate. bring out all the bells and whistles for a state visit is another matter and people have the right to protest. boris is trying to highlight the fa ct boris is trying to highlight the fact that the us has that special relationship. it has always been an ally. and to cut it off because trump holds office now could be an error down the road. trump himself
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seems unwilling to come. he was invited to cut the ribbon on the new american embassy. he said he didn't like it. off location, i believe. people south of the river upset about that. it looks like it isn't just antagonism here. about that. it looks like it isn't just antagonism herelj about that. it looks like it isn't just antagonism here. i have absolutely no idea what the government's policy towards the us at the moment is. one year ago, theresa may was on the first plane out of london to get to washington. that backfired spectacularly when he brought in that travel ban. she was left looking foolish. then it has gone to wear his best friend, we're pushing him away, having paraded him again. —— we are his best man. the uk us relationship goes way back. fa ct uk us relationship goes way back. fact is, trump isn't well liked it. there was a story on the front of the express which says that we do not want him to come here, particularly british women who feel
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his past actions are not something they want to deal with. you would get huge protest if he came here in a official state visit. he has been to france, all sorts of country where you might think he would get a hostile reception but he didn't. he went done quite well. it's interesting that the politico and the elite here reached out. other countries were hesitant. he has met emmanuel macron. he has met angela merkel. these protests didn't happen. the one country that is reaching out to him find the most difficult to stomach him. theresa may and donald trump will have a bilateral over a coffee. there will be no protesters. they can do what boris suggests here. interestingly, rex tillerson, secretary of state, is on his way to london, and boris says he looks forward to having a chat with him. i'm sure. somebody
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needs to open the new embassy because trump wasn't able to come here himself. i like that. chuckles the sunday telegraph again. junior doctors must pay to leave the nhs. as if it didn't have enough hanging over it, what is this about? fascinating titbit which has come from a chap who represents senior management in the nhs. saying junior doctors who get trained get all of the benefits of the health service. if they then want to leave they have to pay back the £220,000 work benefit. surely this will getjunior doctors annoyed. remember how aggrieved they were last year when they were hitting the streets and some say trying to bring down the government and all of that stuff. now to be told by managers you have to pay back. it's quite a lot of money. it is. training is a two-way scheme. if you say to someone you are going into this contract to pay it back, it does seem unfair, but it
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highlights the huge problems we have with the nhs at the moment. absolutely and the representative of this says this is one of the most pressing problems of the nhs, we have thousands of doctors choosing to go abroad. if you have invested that much money, hundreds of thousands of pounds into one person, to see them take off immediately is difficult. we don't have the full details. we don't know is going abroad for a year would count. this is an indefinite move in which they have to pay something back, for example. but there are other services which have better pay, better hours, nicer services for the workers as well as the patients. we must be aware of that when we have these conversations. does this come back to the business of the fact that the health system is a broken model. fantastic staff, but it isn't working, is it? it isjust an example of it. everyday we have all nhs crisis. everyday we find something else is wrong. nobody is
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willing to come out and admit the fa ct willing to come out and admit the fact that the system might not be fit for 2018. and you have doctors voting with their feet to go to other countries to work there and that should be a sign. theresa may ‘s government should do something about it. jeremy corbyn has proposals to raise taxes, keep the same model, but put more cash into it. talk has been coming from downing street about a royal commission. that would be a fantastic way of kicking the problem into the long grass for the next five years and not do anything. all of this talk about raising taxes. in the short term that is more money m, the short term that is more money in, but something needs to be done, we cannot keep going into this situation. the population is getting older. strains will grow greater. and the internal argument between management and doctors will continue to grow. indeed. we mentioned the sunday express before. the polls saying trump isn't welcome. brexit
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enforcers is the headline. kate, i think it is your turn to explain. they are reporting that more than 100 mp5 will demand that theresa may ends freedom of movement and takes britain out of the single market in march 2019. what this is pointing out is that the transition period should not include any kind of free movement or access to the single market. jacob rees mogg is reported here to be... what did you call him? layla the new darling. i must remember that. he said that she must stick to his red lines which she has theoretically laid out. phase one of theoretically laid out. phase one of the negotiations wasn't something the negotiations wasn't something the heart brexiteers enjoyed. they felt too much money was being offered. they feel like the question offered. they feel like the question of the irish border was leaning too
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far towards remaining of the irish border was leaning too fartowards remaining in of the irish border was leaning too far towards remaining in the single market, rather than taking them out. and the other issues they care about, like free movement, they think they will not be listened to there either. i think they are laying down the line now. it is a long game isn't it? it should not just be about the next few years. does theresa may need this pressure? certainly not. she should be worried by this. phase one was the easy part. the eu said, give us lots of money. then you will have to keep the same rules of transition. the heart brexiteers are saving their ammo for the real fight, heart brexiteers are saving their ammo for the realfight, which is the end state. i don't know why they are so the end state. i don't know why they are so worried about the transition part. as long as it has a finite date, let's say the end of 2020, you exit all of the eu's institutions, then that is fine. but these 100 mps
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are the most powerful caucus within parliament we have seen in modern history. jacob rees mogg has recently ta ken over history. jacob rees mogg has recently taken over the head of this group, which is called the european search group, they are putting a garda van theresa may. if they lose faith in her, they will knife her. so she should be worried. —— are putting a guard around theresa may. the transition will be the status quo. i don't know what they're getting at here. very quickly. the mail on sunday we cannot ignore this. top tories in chinese cash for brexit for —— who furore. it is your story about undercover reporters. it is channel 4 saying this. it will be a dispatchers programme.
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-- it is —— it is going to be a dispatches story. it was a sting. they said somebody along to

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