tv The Papers BBC News February 18, 2018 11:30pm-12:01am GMT
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hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the education secretary says there should be more variation in the cost of university courses, ahead of a review of funding in england. brendan cox, the husband of the murdered mp, jo cox, resigns from two organisations set up in her memory, after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. and ‘three billboards outside ebbing, missouri' is the biggest success of tonights baftas, taking a total 5 awards including best film, best supporting actor and best leading actress. gary oldman scooped best actor for his portrayal of winston churchill in the film ‘the darkest hour.‘ thank you, sir winston, thank you, sirwinston, i thank you, sir winston, i thank you, the churchill family and of course, once again, bafta. i am so grateful
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for this incredible honour, thank you. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former conservative adviser, giles kenningham and torcuil crichton, political editor at the daily record. let's have a look at tomorrow's front pages. the financial times is leading with a story about donald trump lashing out at the fbi and his national security advisers over the russia investigation. a pensions boost for millions. the daily express says pensions experts are hailing a "perfect cocktail" of conditions that have boosted many company schemes. the ‘i' focusses on the new review of university tuition fees saying the reforms will be divisive. power dressing at the baftas. the telegraph pictures british actress florence pugh whojoined other celebrities dressing in all black at tonight's bafta awards, in solidarity
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with the time's up movement and victims of sexual assault and harassment. the metro also leads on tuition fees with a quote from the prime minister saying ‘uni fees unfair and poor value.‘ the mirror shows a picture of keira ball, who died in a car crash, whose heart helped save the life of a 10 year old boy. the guardian also focusses on tuition fees saying that proposals to reduce charges for cheaper courses is deemed ‘unworkable‘ by critics. and the times says that savers are losing millions to retirement fraudsters with a surge in cyber criminals targeting pension pots. so a mix of stories there in tomorrow's papers. we will begin with university tuition fees. the guardian's reporting that is a is warning to universities over high cost. some
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courses might become cheaper? yes, all part of the tories overhaul of tuition fees in an attempt to woo the youth vote. she is saying that some subjects the fees should be dictated to by their market value to the economy. interestingly, the guardian have a chart here were saying if you studied medicine and dentistry you are looking to rake in about $35,000 when you leave, if you do artand about $35,000 when you leave, if you do art and design you are looking at about £20,000. there are some other sensible things in the proposals that they are rolling out. a push towards more degrees which last two yea rs towards more degrees which last two years with a vocational aspect. looking at a cap on fees. i have to say, i did my own degrees which lasted for years, it deftly could have been done within two years. sensible, but these are ideas and not policy. the labour party said they would scrap tuition fees
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altogether and bring us in line with scottish universities. it was 11 billion when he looked at it and it would cost more now, would you spend that if you are getting a middle—class subsidy or would you put it at the other end at the start of schooling, with kids from working—class areas to boost them to get into university in the first place. it is interesting in the first instance because it is not about brexit. a story about theresa may and the uk government. it is the first time we have heard the government on the front foot on a domestic story. i thought he was very surefooted, he gave a great interview on the sunday times, everybody talking him up as a future leader, very sensible and pragmatic. he is out on sunday, the headlines
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oi'i he is out on sunday, the headlines on monday morning she will make a speech tomorrow morning. she sang the university fees are too high. —— saying. a lot of people having a go at that as well, there has been blowback already from justin greening, who was sacked as education secretary and from universities uk in the eye. let's look at that because the headline is tuition fee reform will be divisive. penalising poorer students and they have got to do something to address the interest rate that you pay on these loans. yes, because these are only one part of it. there is fees and then the loans you take out to survive because they have maintenance grants. then the amount of money that universities rake in from foreign students and the amount of money that universities pay to themselves. you make a good point,
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none of this is costed so how will we pay for it? is no detail at this point. i suspect the government will hide behind the fact that there is a review going on. withjeremy corbyn, he said it will be free tuition fees, after the election they go back and say it is an ambition, not eight promised. -- not a promise of. it isa eight promised. -- not a promise of. it is a huge amount of money that universities have gotten used to having. it is the wrong end of the marsh. if you want to get more people in, or more poor kids from working—class areas into university you spend money on education at the beginning of their lives not when you are giving middle—class subsidies. let's look at the time. we have got a couple of stories about pensions in different guises here. the times is saying that savers lose millions to retirement fraudsters, targeting pension pots online. an incredible story, says
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the law changed in 2015, people over 50 but access and can choose what they want to do. people have gone and advising people on how to spend their money. a huge fraud industry has gone up attending, cloning themselves online, cold calling people and fraud in people out of money. they set up websites that look like legitimate high—street names getting people to get their pension pot out and stick it into i'ioi'i‘ pension pot out and stick it into non— investment. the financial authority estimates that to an half million has been stolen in the last year from pension pot. fascinatingly, they have cloned the financial conduct authority 's website. if you go to check on their company against the site, it refers you to a clone website that tells you to a clone website that tells you the company is legitimate. which
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talk about how facts here —— they talk about how facts here —— they talk about how facts here —— they talk about halifax being targeted. big—name. what is interesting is, cyber security, the government will spend more on that. it is a new front. there is a huge amount of money sloshing around which in the past was safely stored away. money sloshing around which in the past was safely stored awaym would have been locked up. past was safely stored awaym would have been locked upm past was safely stored awaym would have been locked up. it says here... don't invest in anything else! they are not qualified to give advice. the daily express has a more positive story about pensions. pensions boost the millions. deficits have gone down because of a perfect cocktail of conditions, apparently. they are saying the surge in the stock market has helped to replace £50 billion in deficit and comes as a huge relief to
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millions of employers in their final salary pensions scheme. great but i think they miss out because the stock markets are quite volatile. also, a lot of so what? is this doesn't affect you tomorrow morning unless you are retiring tomorrow morning. it is a bit like pensions themselves, it is like never—never land. let's put that to one side for another day. and a lot of people don't even have access to their pension scheme and never have. they are increasing in the minority, aren't they? look at the financial times, richard hammond —— philip hammond to drop. we knew that there was going to be a smaller budget, we didn't know that small. the box office still being a somewhat ironic nickname. —— docs office filled.
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that was his nickname back on the day. kind of ironic. he has picked the net publicity box, it will be 15 minutes long, no red 0x is. —— box. did in the previous chancellors toy with the idea of not bothering with it any more? there was the whole thing about having one budget a year, most advanced economies in the west only have one. we have two because gordon brown wanted two hits. the only thing i would say against that is that at the moment we are in a huge time of uncertainty but it might be a good idea that we had a bit more than 20 minutes to reassure the world that we are a good place to invest. i am sure phil it -- good place to invest. i am sure phil it--i good place to invest. i am sure phil it ——iam good place to invest. i am sure phil it —— i am sure phil knows best. you quys it —— i am sure phil knows best. you guys will fill the void with a lot
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of speculation. the budget used to be the use day in westminster now they want to take it off. is still 24 they want to take it off. is still 2a hours a day of light and continuous use channels to sell. thanks very much philip hammond. the telegraph is where we will finish. power dressing at the bafta's. this is an actress looking defiant in support of the movement to tackle sexual harassment in the film industry and in particular she is also wearing black like a lot of people chose to do on the red carpet. power dressing at best, most of the female guest we're chose to wear black. they chose it to put focus on to the meat to campaign and culture of abuse of power and sexual harassment. —— apra to. they want to
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change that and they will but as we we re change that and they will but as we were saying earlier on, these things don't change at award ceremonies, they change earlier on in industry and earlier on they change earlier on in industry and earlieron in they change earlier on in industry and earlier on in the development of movies and scripts who has the power on who green lights movies, who writes movies and directs them.|j know it feels like there is a sizeable shift going on in relation to tackling inequality, sexism, it is not just isolated to tackling inequality, sexism, it is notjust isolated towards the film industry, it is spilling out of a charity set and politics and into many other films. the actress pictured there, with two of the women from the date on... two of them. —— dagenham. the dagenham strike was all about equal pay, it was good in name but not good in nature because women are still
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earning less. it was nice to take along these two women. part of a campaign from so long ago that is still not complete. let's finish with hidden calories fuelling obesity. don't nibble on anything before you go to bed. we are all eating too much but particularly men do. we are the worst offenders. a p pa re ntly do. we are the worst offenders. apparently an obesity crisis is being filled by the average person eating 50% more calories than they realise that has come down to lack of portion control and people eating more meals outside of the home. i am definitely on the fence. that is good of you to declare that. definitely on the fence. that is good of you to declare thatm definitely on the fence. that is good of you to declare that. it is a good of you to declare that. it is a good old stat story. where are they from? they are from an official stat agency. they asked people to estimate how much there were eating over a four—day period and men
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estimated they were eating 2000 calories per day, in fact they were 3500. the women estimated they were eating thousand 500 and were eating just over 2000. what i find is that britain is the fattest country in western europe, which i didn't realise. the sugar tax is coming into force in april, which they reckon will rake in £520 million, which will be earmarked to get sports in primary schools, getting kids at its. clearly it is a problem. we hear stories every day about the obesity crisis. it is a worldwide problem, other countries have got the sugar tax in, it does seem have got the sugar tax in, it does seem to work. in the 1970s, talking about dagenham and their workers, 2% of the population were obese, now it is 45%. of the population were obese, now it is 4596. -- 2596. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front
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pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you. 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you giles and torcuil. thank you very much. now on bbc news, andrew marr talks to the european parliament's brexit negotiator, guy verhofstadt, who sets out what the uk can expect to have agreed by march 2019, when it officially leaves the eu. three can i start with a big and simple question. why do you think the british voted to leave the eu? because they were quite critical towards the eu and for good reason. i wrote a whole book about what does not work inside the european union. i understand euroscepticism. my only
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a nswer to i understand euroscepticism. my only answer to your scepticism is not to leave the union but to reform the union. returning to the talks themselves. do you want a deal with britain? what we want is an association agreement and in that there will be a free trade deal. we think the future relationship with britain needs to be broader than merely trade and economics. so you do on a free—trade agreement so there should be no problem in achieving that, given our regulations are almost similar. we wa nt regulations are almost similar. we want more than free—trade. we should like to have britain still in the single market. britain as a member of the european economic area. written as a member of the customs union and so on. the trouble with your vision is that is basically the uk staying inside the eu but without a vote. let us more about
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transition. we will talk about that more in the coming weeks. transition is mainly the continuation of what we call the existing rules, the existing policies without having a say. that is true because britain, in the transition, will no longer be present in the commission, in the parliament and the european council. dorisjohnson parliament and the european council. doris johnson says parliament and the european council. dorisjohnson says it parliament and the european council. doris johnson says it will parliament and the european council. dorisjohnson says it will be an tolerable and undemocratic to accept new rules on new changes in rules without even being in the room while they are made. were not decided for britain to leave and we have... britain to leave and we have... britain wanted the transition period. we were not the people who asked for a. in effect, your response is, tough. we are not against the transition. i don't think the transition is even necessary because you need a period necessary because you need a period
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necessary to discuss and to negotiate the future relationship. it is normal but in a transition you simply continue the existence policies. a big problem with the transition talks at the moment is about free movement of people. theresa may says it is not the same for somebody who do come from the continent of europe and settle in britain during the transition period, already knowing that britain is leaving the eu. that is a different life choice than someone whojoined different life choice than someone who joined before we decided to leave. so why should people coming during the transition period have the rights of the people who came before. because transition is the continuation of the existing situation. that is a bureaucratic argument. i will give you the answer. it is not acceptable for ours that rules will continue without change for financial services for whatever other business and only for the citizens, their situation will change. that is analysing citizens. why should everything continue for services,
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for goods for imports and exports and only for the citizens, they will be worse off. that is unacceptable. we do not even want to discuss it. they know what the situation is, they now britain is leaving. but britain asked for a transition. it needs a period from now on until the end of 2020 to prepare itself. so thenit end of 2020 to prepare itself. so then it is normal. however the rights and duties will be the same in transition. that accounts for the uk nationals living —— living on the continent. theresa may says her position is a red line and you say youras position is a red line and you say your as they redline. is no meeting of minds on this. is possible that the transition period will fail? what happens then? if there is no transition then britain automatically withdraws on march 29 next year. were the british government can do is to prepare a
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new system for after 2020 but they cannot seriously say look, all the rules stay in place but for citizens, there is a new situation. let's move to the end state, the final agreement. this interview does go faster. if it is all possible that by the time we formally leave in march next year there will be a free—trade agreement could. is that possible? i think what is possible by march 29 next year, if everybody agrees, the british parliament, the european parliament, will be a withdrawal agreement. inside that withdrawal agreement. inside that withdrawal agreement. inside that withdrawal agreement there will be a an agreement on the transition. be it two years, or the beginning of 2021. asserting that will be possible is an annex. a political declaration describing, more or less in detail, i should say, what the
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future relationship will be. and then we will use the transition period to clarify this political declaration in an international agreement. so withdrawal agreement inside a withdrawal agreement. the transition deal, a deal on translation. and an annex, a political declaration describing in detail already because everybody has an interest to do it in detail and not have misunderstanding is afterwards, describing the future relationship. it is fairly clear, although not completely clear, what theresa may is going to ask for. david davis described it to me as canada plus, plus, plus. he meanta free—trade deal with no tariffs and a special agreement on things like financial services. that is what he wa nts to financial services. that is what he wants to ask for. is not reasonable to do that sort of special bespoke
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arrangement? that will not be the outcome of this negotiation. that can be the outcome. the outcome will be... it can not be a type of commerce a, kind of this is interesting, this is not interesting. what will be in that pa rt interesting. what will be in that part of the association agreement, is we will see. financial passports will not be there any longer because thatis will not be there any longer because that is the actual system. we need to bea that is the actual system. we need to be a part of the single market to have that. that will be a far more difficult negotiation than simply saying we like financial services. we don't like sector and we take it out. that will be for the future. that's not now. there are disagreements on the european side as well about this. the italian prime minister said that it would be unthinkable to not have financial services as part of the agreement. there will certainly be something
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about financial services. there will also be something about regulatory equivalents. because what we do not wa nt equivalents. because what we do not want is with this whole agreement is we establish a type of financial centre that is competing with the continent, not in in a serious way, by lowering taxes, lowering the type of rules so that we create a competitive disadvantage. we want a level playing field so that. that is the key in all this. there has to be a level playing field in this and now competitive advantage for the british orfor the now competitive advantage for the british or for the europeans to beat many people in britain want to divert in some areas and carry on, c0 nve i’g e divert in some areas and carry on, converge in others. that is what you
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allow forjapan. .. there converge in others. that is what you allow forjapan... there is converge in others. that is what you allow forjapan. .. there is a big difference. with the japan trade agreement and with the canadian trade agreement what tried to do was converge. what britain is asking for isa converge. what britain is asking for is a request for divergences in a number of fields. we don't want that. we understand that, 0k, britain wants to divert in a number of fields and we gave that sovereignty, but they then have to accept the consequences of that. if you diverged, it will be... it does sound punitive. now. it is not punitive. it is the decision of the british people to go out and to lie diverged into and that is the big difference. so, if i am diverged into and that is the big difference. so, ifi am theresa may oi’ difference. so, ifi am theresa may or borisjohnson difference. so, ifi am theresa may or boris johnson and difference. so, ifi am theresa may or borisjohnson and i come to you and say canada plus, plus did you say no chance. is that right? i'm not saying that. everything depends on the red lines of the british side
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i say the single market is a best solution for the british economy. the british government does not want that because the redline is no freedom of movement of people. i say the second—best option for britain isa the second—best option for britain is a customs union. britain says no, thatis is a customs union. britain says no, that is not possible because it wa nts to that is not possible because it wants to regain control over trade policy. my third proposal is that 0k, policy. my third proposal is that ok, let's look into another association agreement. maybe there will also be opposition by the british government to say that this implies the role of european court ofjustice implies the role of european court of justice and we implies the role of european court ofjustice and we don't like that. much depends not on the european side, a lot depends on the redline that are put on the table by the british. is a big difference between you and michel barnier on any of this or do you think alike? this passivity of the european parliament is that we will be very clear on the issues of citizens right and we are very worried, i can tell you, and if
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you give the me the opportunity did say this to the british public, were very worried about this, that the system will be a bureaucratic nightmare for eu citizens living in britain and for uk nationals living on the continent. we want a system for the eu citizens in the future that will be very simple to. a declaration by then has to be sufficient to continue to have their rights. might i ask what happens if, perhaps over this issue, the european parliament votes down the deal or the british parliament votes down the deal? what happens if the deal is voted down? then there is a brexit on march 29 without any arrangement. that's what happens. i have only small experience as a politician in belgium and in europe, not in britain, but i presume that
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if that happens, for example, the uk parliament voting down the deal, i presume there will be a crisis in british politics. i presume, maybe an election, maybe after that election a new government and maybe a new position by the government on brexit. may i call it like that can a new territory. thank you very much for talking to us. good morning. sunshine was in shorter supply yesterday that there will be a change of fortunes for today. at the moment a lot of cloud is streaming our way so we do not have any frost around this time and that cloud is big enough to provide further outbreaks of rain and drizzle. wet weather is pushing as we very slowly eastward so it will be the more eastern parts of scotla nd be the more eastern parts of scotland and england better in the dollar down sort of weather on monday. to the west it will be dry and bright sun sunshine around coastal areas and in northern ireland ahead of the second band of rain that arrives. sunshine and
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setting degree is quite likely. further if underneath that cloudy damp weather. in nine areas of rain but they start to converge overnight. second band of rain pushes its way eastwards across the uk, allowing clear skies to follow when two parts of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures differ whether there are cold nights to come and we are left on tuesday with some rain. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines:
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demanding action on gun control. teenage survivors of the florida school shooting say they'll march on washington. after fire ripped through lhasa's jokhang temple, the extent of the damage to the most important shrine in tibetan buddhism is still unclear. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme: the search for a downed passenger plane in iran is stopped for the night, as a blizzard sets in. as many as 66 people are feared dead. and all in black on the bafta red carpet — the stars show their support for the campaign against sexual harassment.
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