you're watching beyond one 100 days. the british prime minister slams the russian government over the poisoning of a former spy. theresa may says it's highly likely the kremlin was involved. so, what's she going to do about it? this attempted murder using weapons grade nerve agent in a british town was not just a grade nerve agent in a british town was notjust a crime against the skripals, it was an indiscriminate and reckless act the united kingdom. it was an indiscriminate and reckless act the united kingdom. the russian ambassador to london has been summoned to explain the attack — and mrs may says there cannot be business as usual with moscow. radio silence from north korea on trump's offer of direct talks — the secretary of state says there's still much to be agreed. also on the programme: allegations of bullying and sexual harrassment within westminster — the leader of the house tells us what she is doing to protect clerks and staff. what we are looking to achieve is for people to come forward, not ending up splashed all over the newspapers, not ending up being further bullied

by people knowing, oh, you just made a complaint about someone. the bun fight over scones — how the promotion of a cornish cream tea left one corner of england a little red faced. get in touch with us using the hashtag #beyond1000ays hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. moscow — your move. the british prime minister theresa may has given russia a day to respond to allegations that it was behind the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury, england, eight days ago. if moscow's response isn't credible, said the prime minister, the incident would be deemed an unlawful use of force against britain and her government would take extensive, as yet unspecified, measures. mrs may told parliament they'd been poisoned with a military—grade nerve agent of a type developed by russia. our diplomatic correspondent

james landale reports. today, police continued to examine the salisbury home of sergei skripal, more than a week after the former russian intelligence officer and his daughter were attacked with a nerve agent, a week during which it has remained unclear who carried out the crime and wide. who carried out the crime and why. so, this morning ministers gathered for a meeting of the national security council, looking for answers. an update on the investigation from the police and intelligence services that would allow them and the prime minister to decide what steps to take next. for some days, ministers have been pushing theresa may for a tougher response. this afternoon, she was clear who she thought was responsible, and what they should do. it is now clear that mr skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a military grade nerve agent of a type developed by russia. it is part of a group of nerve agents known as novichok. based on the analysis of world leading experts at porton down,

our knowledge that russia has previously produced this agent and would still be capable of doing so, the government has concluded that it is highly likely that russia was responsible for the act against sergei and yulia skripal. she said the foreign secretary had summoned the russian ambassador and told him he had until the end of tomorrow to explain whether this was a direct act by the russian state or by others who now control the nerve agent. mr speaker, this attempted murder using a weapons grade nerve agent in a british town was notjust a crime against the skripals, it was an indiscriminate and reckless act against the united kingdom, putting the lives of innocent civilians at risk. and we will not tolerate such a brazen attempt to murder in a brazen attempt to murder innocent civilians on our soil. the labour leader called for tougher sanctions on oligarchs living

in london. we need to continue seeking a robust dialogue with russia on all the issues currently dividing our countries, both domestic and international. rather than simply cutting off contact and letting the tensions and divisions get worse. earlier today, before the statement, president putin was visiting an agricultural centre in southern russia and dismissed a question from the bbc‘s steve rosenberg. president putin, bbc news — is russia behind the poisoning of sergei skripal? translation: we are dealing with agriculture here, as you see, to create conditions for people's lives, and you talk to me about some tragedies. first get to the bottom of it there and then we will discuss this. but now that russia has been blamed officially for what happened in salisbury, it has 2a hours to decide how to respond. in the report there, you saw our

correspondent steve rosenberg. we have been speaking to him and i askedif have been speaking to him and i asked if moscow would be worried about what they heard in the british parliament today. the biggest problem the british government faces here is the way it is perceived by the kremlin. i think it is perceived as pretty weak, britain is perceived as pretty weak, britain is perceived as quite weak, because moscow here's british politicians in parliament criticising russia, huffing and puffing, but the russians don't believe that britain will blow the house down, that will take strong measures against moscow, so the key question now is that if, come wednesday, britain could prove that this was an act of state—sponsored force by russia, what kind of measures will britain, perhaps together with her allies, take against moscow? well let's get more from our chief political correspondent vicki young. some very strong words in the house this afternoon. theresa may's

language suggests thatjust kicking out a few diplomats isn't really going to cut it. no, and she is under a lot of pressure from any on her own side as well as others to do more than that and i think the phrase it will not be business as usual means that they are planning something more than that. we understand that the foreign secretary boris johnson understand that the foreign secretary borisjohnson called in the russian ambassador this afternoon at about 3:45pm. his tone was cool and firm, there was no handshake between the two of the man the foreign secretary expressed the outrage felt by the british public about the reckless disregard for public safety and as you say, the russians have until midnight tomorrow to give their response and the british government saying you either did directly target is or you have lost control of this nerve agent and either of those scenarios mean there will be some kind of extensive retaliation. the question is whether it is a wholesale expulsion of diplomats from this country, but i think britain knows

that really to have a powerful impact, it has to work with its allies, so that means people in the european union, it means nato, it means the united nations, trying to get allies onside to make russia think again. one senior conservative mp said to me, when i said would president putin care whatever we did and he said in the end, this has got to be about the relationship we have going forward. at the moment, it is an abusive relationship, russia does not respect britain and we have to make them respect us. katty: vicki young, thank you very much. i guess this is the question, is the prime minister going to be successful in making this notjust a british issue but making it an international issue so she can get allies on board to have a robust response. christian: there are some obvious thing she can do in the uk, so there are 99 companies listed on the british stock exchange, over 3,000 russian students here, about £i.3

billion worth of investment in property that is of suspicious funds, according to transparency international, so she can certainly target that side of things in the uk but like you say, she will want this to be an international effort. not easy when you look at the europeans, in italy, the 5—star movement have gone a bit soft on russia, the germans have not been inclined to impose tough sanctions on russia either and of course there is brexit, so they are not particularly enamoured with the uk at the moment. there is though the collective defence principle within the founding treaty of nato, article five, and there has been some suggestion from ministers that that might be one way they would go. katty: then she faces the same problem she faces with the europeans, she would have to get the americans on board to get some kind of nato response. looking at the white house and president trump, that seems pretty far—fetched, doesn't it? christian: therein lies the problem because donald trump has not imposed the sanctions that congress has put

in place itself and if he's not going to do to protect american democracy, he's not going to do it for british democracy, i don't know. but certainly they will be nato, battle with the next port of call. twice before they have enacted article five in recent years, one after 9/11 and one after the annexation of crimea in ukraine, so we will have to see what kind of action is taken. imagine you make a historic offer to sit down with a sworn enemy, your press goes wild, your opponents are worried, it's the headline on tv for hours and then you hear absolutely nothing back from your adversary. well, apparently that's the position the president trump now finds himself in. katty: last week, he said he'd sit down with kim jong—un and, since then, according to the us secretary of state, there's been silence from pyongyang. mr tillerson also said no time nor location has been set. who knows? if it happens, if it doesn't happen... i may leave fast or we make sit down and make the greatest deal i may leave fast or we may—sit dam

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a faile( can nmit. it is a unique korea, even some more, even if it is a faile( can nmit.? up 3 unique korea, even some more, even if it is a faile( can nmit.? up of unique korea, even some more, even if it is a faile( can nmit.? up of unit talks and he can pick it up of the talks fail, do you 11th that is what is fail, do you think that is what is going on? of course, the north koreans have been planning for this for awhile and they have different options they will have laid out in the planning process and i am sure there is a plan never what happens if the summit fails and they can just keep moving forward with their programmes. if you had to stake your many years studying this issue and your sizeable retirement fortune on whether kim jong—un is entirely bluffing or whether this is a serious offer on his part, which way would you go? i think it's a serious offer. the north koreans don't offer a meeting with their leader lightly, and soi a meeting with their leader lightly, and so i think they have thought about this a lot, they know what they want to get out of the summit. it may be different from what president trump once. that would imply they are seriously prepared to

give up their nuclear weapons. imply they are seriously prepared to give up their nuclear weaponslj think give up their nuclear weapons.” think they are seriously prepared to consider a process of denuclearisation. that doesn't mean it's going to happen overnight. it will be an objective, long—term objective, of negotiations. thank you very much for coming in. the british parliament has a problem with bullying and sexual harassment. and, too often, it is the complainant that is removed from theirjob, rather than the mp. among those under scrutiny is the speaker of the house, john bercow. katty: his former private secretary, kate emms, told bbc newsnight she had suffered bullying while working for the speaker in 2011 and was signed off sick suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. mr bercow has refuted the accusation. and more have come forward, with further allegations about other mps. he sort of manoeuvred me out into the corridor and... ..put his arms around me and... ..kissed me on the lips and...

i couldn't do anything about it. i couldn't force him off. i'd made a chocolate cake and i was kneeling, putting, you know, the rest of the icing on the cake and the mp in question, he came in and laughed and came and stood right over me, i remember it being very overbearingly close and him saying, "right where you belong, on your knees with "a face full of chocolate." so following those allegations by newsnight, the independent inquiry into the allegations of bullying against staff in the houses of parliament is set to go ahead. the leader of parliament andrea leadsom said the issue should be investigated. i will propose that

the inquiry should hear from past and current staff members about their experiences and help to provide them with closure wherever possible. i will also propose that it should take soundings from current and former house staff on whether the respect policy is fit for purpose and weather has staff would be better served by having access to the new independent complaints and grievance policy from day one. mr speaker, i am complaints and grievance policy from day one. mr speaker, lam more determined than ever that we banish all kinds of harassment and bullying from this place because make no mistake, there is a need for change. strong words from andrea leadsom, who was responding on the part of the government. and earlier today, i asked herfor her reaction and this is what she told me. very importantly, at the heart of our investigations, was the need for confidentiality for the individual complainant and, so, of course, what we are seeking to achieve is for people to be able to come forward, not ending up

splashed all over the newspapers, not ending up sort of being further bullied by people knowing that, oh, you'vejust made a complaint about someone, so confidentiality is absolutely key to giving people the confidence to be able to come forward knowing they will get a fair hearing but also really importantly with this independent complaints procedure is there will be serious sanctions against anybody who is found guilty, ranging from sort of lower—level sanctions, apologies, training, etc, right up to dismissal, to the recall of mps act and that is absolutely vital, so you got a whole process through that puts the complainant at the heart of it. butjust to be specific, if the allegations are upheld against the speaker of the housejohn bercow, should he be forced to go? well, we are working on implementing our proposal as soon as possible. we are hoping to have pretty much done it within three months from now and it will then be the case that somebody with a complaint against, whether it is a member of parliament, a peer, another member of house staff, a journalist, etc, who works

on the parliamentary estate, will be able to come forward and use that complaints procedure. you're the commons leader, responsible for arranging government business in the house of commons. there's a report in the times today that this parliament is the most inactive for at least 20 years. well, i just don't see that at all, you know? at the moment, we have 16 bills before parliament. six have already received royal assent, we have a huge amount of legislation to get through, so there's all sorts of legislation that is coming forward at pace, more to do, and myjob is to see it all through and make sure that it gets its final readings and its royal assent. it interesting you say that because the times quotes an anonymous tory mp who says, "they hang around saying everything "is going marvellously, but then we don't have the numbers "to vote on anything so we all hugger off home "early so we all hugger off home early "and we come back tomorrow to do

it all again." no, that is... you know, we have taken our view on some opposition day motions that the government chooses not to vote on those, but in terms of getting legislation through, we are taking all of our bills through at pace and of course when you are in a situation where you don't have a government majority for every bit of legislation, you do need to consult very carefully and in detail with members right across the house to make sure that we take into account their views and address all of their concerns. very quickly on brexit, the european council president donald tusk and the french finance minister who was here last week were pretty blunt, where they come about when it comes weren't they, about when it comes to financial services and the city and i know you are very interested in the city, financial services won't be part of a future deal. so my own view on that is uk financial services is the world leading financial services centre. the united kingdom is second to new york and the other competitors are singapore and hong kong. you know, the european union needs access to uk financial services, the whole sector employs around two million people in the united kingdom,

ranging from edinburgh to birmingham to bournemouth, as well as of course the city of london. it's a massive sector and whilst it will be great if we can get a free trade deal that includes financial services, nevertheless, the sector will thrive and survive extremely well once we leave the eu in 2019. well, they did talk about fisheries, the coastal communities here are worried you are going to sell them out for financial services. that is absolutely not the case, there will be huge opportunities for uk fishing communities to rebuild, to have a more thriving fishing community that we used to have before we joined the european union. definitely fisheries has been an area that has suffered asa has been an area that has suffered as a result of our membership and i look forward to being able to take back control and be a coastal state once again, to decide on access in our own fishing waters and that's going to be a huge advantage of

leaving the european union. andrea leadsom. christian, you have far too much fun reading the quote from the times, it was written all over your face. seriously, on andrea leadsom, i have no doubt that both she and theresa may are concerned about the issue of bullying and harassment in westminster but how urgently do you think they are taking this? i didn't detect in her answers to you really forceful sense of urgency that this has to right now. christian: i think she has done a lot of work on it, actually, but one of the problems in westminster at the moment is that those clerks and staff that are employed by parliament, under a different union and are not covered by some of the reforms she has pushed through for those staff who work for mps and she has been saying we need one uniform system across westminster that defends all people, because at the moment, as we said in the introduction, there is a feeling that it into the complainant that is forced out of a job and push towards anotherjob. katty: so how long before this

investigation produces results and the system changes? christian: the interesting thing will be, given the numbers in parliament, whether implications here, if it is proven, and let's reiterate the fact thatjohn bercow has denied the accusations against him, but if it is proven, would he be forced to stand down? that i suppose will be the test of the new §>= % is hisjob. ”r" eer; "‘"’ ' have is hisjob. ”r" eer; "‘"’ ' have look;job. ”r" eer; "‘"’ ' have lookat‘b. ”r" eer; "‘"’ ' have lookat‘b. ’ from eer; "‘"’ ' let's have a look at news from around the world. in nepal, at least 49 people have been killed in a plane at a meeting in february, martin selmayr was appointed deputy secretary—general of the commission and moments later, he was made secretary—general. we don't shy away on this programme

from the tough questions, however much we offend one side of the argument. but sometimes whether its the trump presidency or brexit, but sometimes whether it's the trump presidency or brexit, beliefs are bound so tightly with identity, there is precious little room for compromise. and so it is with this story. christian: cream teas. the scone, the jam, the cream. in what order should they go? the national trust, namely the lanhyd rock country house in bodmin, has run a publicity campaign in which the scone was photographed like this. sacrilegious. with the jam on top of the cream! and for those of you who don't know — that is how the arch—enemy does it in devon, across the border, across the taymar. in cornwall, they do it the right way — so what they do is they get the

scone, they put the jam on liberally like this and they smear it around and then... i can't believe we've got spray on cream, seriously, the budget, where is the clotted cream? you can take the boy out of burnley, honestly. katty: i am just worried about your type. christian: that is the way they do it and so infuriated with people in cornwall... which camera are you one? i got overtaken with the green tea. so infuriated with people in cornwall, they started cancelling their subscription to national trust. katty: i completely agree, there are some things people can have difference of opinion about and we should respect their opinions... i can't believe you are eating. people who put the cream on the scone first are wrong, it is not a question of whether there is room for

negotiation, they are wrong, right? finally, you and i have something we can agree about. christian: quit while we are ahead, is that the only thing we agree on, whether it is jam cream? katty: christian grew up in the north, i grew up in the middle east, we are clearly the best people in the world to consult about cream teas from the south—west. christian: we do vanilla slices, they will never let me back into devon. anyway... this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news... finish your scone! unfair and unjustified is how the eu describes president trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium. how will europe respond? and why this fly on the wall documentary looking deep inside an american police department

is featuring at a human rights film festival. that is all still to come. give me five minutes and i will finish these. good evening. tomorrow is going to be much drier day across the uk. it has been quite a poor one today across the bulk of england and wales, this weather watcher picture from east sussex being fairly typical. lots of cloud around, some bands of rain and all wrapped around an area of low pressure that is drifting its way slowly eastwards across england and wales and as it pushes away into the near continent, so we should see much drier weather returning overnight. those downpours lasting longest across east anglia and the and out towards the west, we will see a finger of co—producing a few spots of rain here and there.

clearer skies coming into northern ireland, temperatures down to two or three degrees and elsewhere could turn a bit misty and murky. that will lived in the morning and we will lived in the morning and we will see sunshine developing in more areas, not just northern will see sunshine developing in more areas, notjust northern ireland but also western scotland, across wales and the western side of england as the cloudy air drifts towards the eastern side of the uk and there may be one of two light showers but in the most part, it will be drier than today and temperatures perhaps a degree or so higher, ten or 11 being typical. there is milder air on the whether the middle part of the week. we have a low pressure area, a big one, sitting out to the west of the uk and it will push these bands of cloud and rain towards our shores but at the same time, ahead of that, we are drawing in our airfrom iberia, milder air but to achieve some decent temperatures, we need some decent temperatures, we need some sunshine. out towards the west, it will be cloudy and windy with gales around the coast and we could see this rain coming into western areas later on. for many, it will be areas later on. for many, it will be a dry day, still quite windy and a little sunshine coming through, so

temperatures as high as 13 or 1a. some sunshine in the south—east where we import some drier air, 50 not out of the question and feeling more like spring. roll things on a few days towards the weekend, it will feel very different, five the maximum temperature and it will feel a little more like winter. we have these bands of rain coming in around that area of low pressure, weakening as they move across the uk but high pressure will become more dominant and that will mean that we draw in and that will mean that we draw in an easterly wind by the time we get into the weekend, so that easterly wind is going to be a strong one and it will feel colder and there will be some snow showers, chiefly in the east. this is beyond 100 days, with me, katty kay, in washington — christian fraser's in london. our top stories: theresa may summons the russian ambassador to explain who was responsible for the poisoning of the former spy segei skripal and his daughter. allegations of bullying and sexual harrassment within westminster — the leader of the house tells us what she is doing to protect clerks and staff. coming up in the next half hour —

donald trump rows back his commitment to gun controls and says there's not much political support for doing anything big. sparks aren't flying yet but the eu ambassador to washington tells me europe's ready to respond to president trump's proposed steel and aluminium tariffs. if tariffs are imposed on european exports, then indeed we will have to protect the interests of our industry in the way that we best see fit. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag #beyond100days. well, when it comes to guns, donald trump holds flexible positions. whether you see this as pragmatic or unprincipled probably reflects your view of this unconventional president. mr trump is now no longer pushing to raise the age limit on gun sales in the us — an idea he championed after the school shooting in parkland, florida. now, the white house has this watered—down plan to

fund programmes to train school staff to use firearms, encourage military veterans and retired police officers to become teachers, and improve background and mental health checks. ron christie — former advisor to president george w bush — is with us now. president trump made a big thing about how you shouldn't be afraid of the nra, then it seems to me he met the nra, then it seems to me he met the nra and now he is wrote back his proposals. where does he stand on guns? i think president trump is or he believes in the right of the second amendment but he really wanted to get this increase in age from 18 to 21, white? i was on the phone with senior officials on the white house and they say president trump wants to be seen as active and vigorous in doing something, but he doesn't want to take on republican supporters or the nra, he thought this would be a losing issue for him. hence the watered-down thing.

stay with us, we will wanted to talk about someone else in a second. —— talk about something else. it's one of the states that helped deliver the white house for donald trump, but, right now, a bitter congressional fight is underway in pennsylvania. a special election will be held on tuesday and the polls are razor tight. democrats are hoping it will be the beginning of a blue wave that will create momentum for november's midterm elections. but republicans are fighting to keep the seat. the bbc‘s mat morrison went to hear from the voters. hi, doug, would you mind if! hi, doug, would you mind if i could sign in yourgarden? hi, doug, would you mind if i could sign in your garden? it's not even close to november but you wouldn't know it in his pennsylvania district. campaigning is in full. as president trump is just the latest to add his star power to the race. the world is watching. they are all watching. because i won this district by 22 points. it's a lot. that is why i'm here. the get all those red hat ‘s! —— look at all

those red hat ‘s! —— look at all those red hat ‘s! —— look at all those red hats. meanwhile at the democratic rally... go out and make sure he wins. former vice president and pennsylvania native was trying to rally his troops. i love what he said, it is what everyone here feels. vice president biden speaks to the working class in this region, it isa to the working class in this region, it is a blue—collar region and he's a blue-collar guy. in the final days of the race, the polls point to a toss—up between the republican and democrat. ca navan toss—up between the republican and democrat. canavan is 33, which in itself is a surprise —— and the 33 rolled. the toss—up is itself surprise. there is a single issue, which is president trump. if you are dissatisfied with the course of an sturgeon that you taking this country —— and direction that he's taking this country and, this is your chance to stand up and say

something about that. the eyes of the world are on this race. the eyes of the nation are up on this race because people do see this as a referendum on donald trump. is he doing a good job? and i hope and pray that the voters realise it isn't about one seat. it's about the ways for the whole mid—term election. this is the first congressional race since the school shooting, but surprisingly, gun control is not a driving factor. neither candidate supports measures like banning assault rifles. and it's the democratic candidate who even played up his pro—gun credentials. spent four years in the marines and still love to shoot. he teaches self defence classes outside a pet bird and is also a cop. —— this man teaches self defence crosses. we get a lot of people who

are scared bare—bones will be taken away, oh, i have this mother monica i'd better buy a gun before the politicians take them away. i'd better buy a gun before the politicians take them awaym i'd better buy a gun before the politicians take them away. it is more about the economy. and whoever wins will be seen as a harbinger of things to come. wrong, how significant would it be if the democrats win this seat that trumpeted by 20 points, you said 20 do, it is actually 20? it will be a huge referendum on the president and his administration. he has made this race about donald trump. we saw him on saturday campaigning vigorously, speaking about his accomplishments. if this republican goes down in at strong republican district, this is an early referendum on donald trump. this is a campaign style rally in pennsylvania, i wanted to ask you about this, at one point donald trump said this about regular presidents. take a listen. i'm very presidential.

ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here tonight. rick saccone will be a great, great congressman. he will help me very much. he's a fine man. you work forformer you work for former president, what do you think? i think the club is having the time of his life. some of the restricted staff put on have been taken away committee is having a good old time. i wonder if his 44 predecessors in office would have had the same view and the same reaction that he did. he is having fun at the moment, last week, he was his own chief of staff, his chief strategist, i don't know how the keeping up with him, maybe they've just thrown up their hands in the air. is on the phone with the white

house this morning and they say, we refer you to the president'stweet you may have seen, and i'm like, don't we have a communications office, a press office, a normal white house hierarchic was mike know, we have donald trump as my twitter that they are trying to keep track of and it is unbelievable to watch him on and our buyer basis.” wa nt to watch him on and our buyer basis.” want to get your thoughts are more serious note. the press secretary was speaking in the last few minutes and she has called the poisoning in britain and outrage and said this, the united states would continue to stand side by side with britain. the point we were making before you arrived was, how are they going to stand side by side with britain? president trump, of course, has not permitted the sections that congress had already passed. —— implemented the sanctions. of course, implications of russia will turn the focus and attention on trump. so

theresa may had a proper response earlier today, giving russia the chance to own up to this or not, but whatever it is that the uk decides to do, i think donald trump needs to be forceful and stand side by side with her but it only underlines and underscores as i said a second ago the fact that donald trump and his inability to impose sanctions on russia was authorised on expediency thanit russia was authorised on expediency than it was to do the best thing for the us. clearly what the uk would like to do is make this an international issue, possibly even invoking nato, for some kind of response. but given that president trump finds it so difficult to criticise president putin and russia, comedy really see this white house is standing by the uk and responding to russia in a forceful way? —— do you really see?” responding to russia in a forceful way? -- do you really see? i think they will say, but actions speak louder than words, and with putin, the one thing he understands his action and we have not seen donald trump do anything against martin repeated at this point and i don't think this will be the case. --

against vladimir britain. the eu are not happy about donald trump's plan to impose luncheon on steel —— caris on steel and aluminium. he responded... and just a brief time ago, i spoke with the david o'sullivan — the eu's ambassador to the us, who joined us from austin, texas. ambassador, the eu trade commissioner has said that the european union is going to stand up to trade bullies. is the trump administration becoming a trade bully? i think we have a disagreement with this administration over the issue of steel and aluminium tariffs. we think the proposed imposition of those tariffs on european company is unfair and not justified. and if the tariffs are eventually

impose, we will react as we feel appropriate. we hope that this will not happen, there's a possibility of an exception for certain countries and that's the channel we're going to work in the immediate future. right, but the european union has not been mentioned necessarily in those exemptions. in fact, the president on saturday and again this morning tweeted in ways that made it sound like he was not happy with the european union, he says the european union has large tariffs and barriers against the united states. if you don't get an exemption, will the eu retaliate against american products? if the proposed steel and aluminium tariffs are imposed on european exports, then yes, we will use our rights under the world trade organisation to impose rebalancing tariffs on american exports. we hope that won't be the case. i know that the president has made some critical remarks about the european union.

we don't share the president's perspective. i don't think it's fair to characterise the european union as protectionist or posing barriers to american exports. we are one of the largest trading economies in the world and we are one of the most open and we trade enormously with the united states. but if that's a conversation that the president wants to have, i think he should hold it with european interlocutors, presidentjuncker of the european commission, we can continue that conversation. but on the immediate issue of tariffs, we are pursuing the avenue of a possible exemption for the european union. failing which, we will reserve rights under the world trade organisation. would the president's proposed measures against european steel and aluminium exports to america actually have a material impact on european producers? i think germany is only something like 3% of america's total imports of steel. we're actually the largest exporter of steel to the united states, the second—largest by volume and the largest by value. so total european union exports of steel are quite important.

the total value of those exports is around $8 billion. that's the value of the european exports which would be affected by these tariffs if they are imposed. so it's not an inconsiderable amount. so it would have an impact on european countries, then? it would very much have an impact on european companies and we of course feel obliged to protect their interests. i'm going through the list of things the eu has talked about in terms of retaliatory measures, bourbon from kentucky, harley—davidsons which come from wisconsin, orange juice which comes from florida, these are all very important states in american politics, as you know. is this a political gesture that the eu is proposing? the commission has proposed an indicative list, this has been discussed with the member states, and in choosing the products, of course you always look at those which will have the maximum impact in terms of the effect desired. so we will see... impact politically, you mean? also economically, because the desire is to send a message that the damage inflicted on european exports will be reciprocated in terms of having an impact on american exports.

i want to emphasise, though, that this is not where we want to be and we hope that we will not have to take this forward. if there is going to be a trade war, just to be clear, the european union will fight back? i really don't think it would be right to characterise this as a trade war. we sincerely hope that it is possible to have a dialogue and to come out of this situation without tariffs being imposed on either side. that is our objective. if that is not the case and if tariffs are imposed on european exports, then indeed, we will have to protect the interests of our industry in the way that we best see fit. thank you very much forjoining me. you're very welcome, thank you. pretty forthright on this, when it comes to retaliation. the big question is whether imposing tariffs on the guise of national security,

whether that works or indeed whether donald trump wants to work with the wto, he said to congress, i don't believe the wto is setup to deal with a country like china and industrial policy and they think they are biased against the united states. the president, all through his campaign and his presidency, has made it clear that he does not like big, multilateral deals will stop he prefers unilateral deals. he feels that america has got the bad end of the stick when it comes to lots of different countries and getting tied up different countries and getting tied up in those wto type deals. i suspect if he had a magic wand, he would love to which the wto are and do things one on one, which he feels he can control it, he can either win for america anyway that he wants to. let's see if the european union gets some kind of... i wonder whether these tariffs haven't become part of a broader negotiating tactics rather than a clear set of punishments

against specific countries, i think we will see a lot of wiggle room on these tariffs before they are announced. let's have a look at some other news. the bbc has accused iran of collectively punishing its persian service journalists for the work they do reporting on the country's affairs. the allegation was made as the bbc launched an unprecedented appeal to the un human rights council, demanding that its employees' rights be protected. more than 20 persian service staff and their families have had death threats. iran has denied the allegations of harassment. five people have died after a helicopter crashed into new york's east river last night. amateur footage captured the moment the aircraft descended into the water. emergency services raced to the scene but only the pilot survived. it's understood the passengers were travelling to a photo shoot. the so—called book keeper of auschwitz has died at the age of 96. he was responsible for counting belongings confiscated from prisoners. he was one of the last people to be convicted of crimes in

the nazi genocide. he was in hospital when he died and get to begin his sentence. french president emmanuel macron is in india meeting prime minister narendra modi. the two leaders took a boat trip on the ganges river, in the hindu holy city of varanasi on the last day of the french president's three—day state visit. earlier, theyjointly opened and new solar power plant built by a french company. this is beyond 100 days. still to come... back—up. you ain't sending known to the hospital. the us police force is struggling to gain trust of the community, we speak to the film—makers who spent two years of the oakland police force. sir ken dodd — one of the most popular entertainers of his time — has died at the age of 90. he was a man who brought happiness and tears of laughter to thousands of people with his legendary live performances during his career which spanned 63 years. sir ken died yesterday in liverpool in the house where he was born with his partner of a0 years

by his side. david sillito looks back at his colourful life. the tickling sticks, the wild hair and surreal flights of fancy were only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent ofjokes. his shows would often end in the early hours of the morning. geronimo! offstage, he was very private, but one of his close circle of friends was his joke writer, john martin. i always say writing jokes for ken dodd was h e ueto

even said anything! now, that doesn't happen very often! how tickled we were! how tickled we are! he would fire the gags out at you! and was his partner of a0 years, they got married just three days ago. i've been overwhelmed by the love and affection which i've already received from dear friends and the public. and i thank you all for being here. he was one of the last links to music hall. ken dodd — it really is the end of an era. you're watching beyond 100 days. while gun control is back in the spotlight,

the issue of policing in us is also, once again highlighted. a new documentary film, the force, currently featured in the the human rights watch film festival in london, presents a fly—on—the—wall look deep inside the long—troubled oakland police department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform. let's take a look at a small highlight of the film, before we bring in the director, peter nicks. one police officer can affect the credibility of a department, of a city. one police officer. it can have an impact on this whole country. this police department has a history that we have to own up to. it's our legacy. i don't want bad cops, period. this is the fourth shooting in two months from the oakland police department of black men. don't nobody know the story. oakland, california's police force is really... officers allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct... talk about a bombshell.

as the mayor of oakland, i am here to run the police department, not a frat house. how can we stay in our houses? how can we stay safe? they covered up corruption. who you going to be? are you going to be the cop that people talk about, the dirty cop that does things that he shouldn't do? what's your legacy going to be? we're joined now by the force's director, peter nicks. great to have you. thanks for having me. it looks like a good watch. the oakland police department came famous on this side of the atlantic after the murder, or the shooting, of iman from missouri who spawned the barclays matter movement. do you think in the time since then things have changed any? —— the shooting of

a man which spawned the black lives matter movement. i think the trust has been broken. if you go back to the origin of black panthers, that goes back to the oakland police departments. in the 1960s. yes. and the black lives matter movement emerged from the oakland police department, there is a deep distrust andi department, there is a deep distrust and i don't get will change overnight but this is a monumental turning point in that relationship. what it reveals from the little i've seen is the gulf between how the see themselves and how they are viewed by the public. —— how the policemen see themselves. that is the point of the perspective and part of the reason why we approached this only way we did, which is to going with an objective eye and say we want to bring the audience into the experience and perspective of both police and activists, orjust the community, these are two sites that don't really share meaningful way there story of history and that creates that divide and makes it

worse. heater you have made... yet made the film with a really concerted effort not to take sides in what is a very raw story here in the united states. but did you come to the conclusion after two years with the oakland police department that this is an organisational issue or is this down to people and people, you know, not acting with the best interests of their communities at heart? the film is the second in a trilogy of films that we are making about this one community. with the examining the underpinnings of all the problems that press on the resources of public institutions, whether it is health care, our first film was about access to health care, criminal justice, about access to health care, criminaljustice, education, look at the education system and the problems educators face in trying to bring people about of what was really a story or poverty. so the police, they confront the consequences of failed education policy, feel policies that really

should support the community. if you ta ke should support the community. if you take out all the bad apples in a department, and there is a department of culture and the department of culture and the department of culture and the department of problem that we are examining, you're still going to have those underlying problems. so the film is underlining couple of things, the need for oversight, we need oversight in these departments and do we need a new model for community safety? do we need a new model for the underpinnings of community and democracy? you spent so much time with the police force, thatis so much time with the police force, that is the one thing that perplexed me, given that they please force thatis me, given that they please force that is already under the spotlight and probably expecting the criticism, why would they go out and let your ride with the officers, sitting on the dispute, going to the meetings with senior officers and politicians? why did they want that sort of exposure? i think they really felt they had a story to tell and one of the things i told them initially when we were kind to gain access, initially when we were kind to gain access , we initially when we were kind to gain access, we have lots of meetings with city officials, the mayor, the

police chief, trying to articulate why you wanted to make this film. and we told them we can't control what happens. we are going to spend a good amount of time, notjust parachute in and out. they felt they we re parachute in and out. they felt they were making progress. and that story wasn't being told and they wanted that story to be told. we are almost out of time, good to have you in the studio. where can we see the foulds it is ona studio. where can we see the foulds it is on a net flex and is in the human rights watch from festival in london. —— it is on netfli. —— netflix. edinburgh zoo has suspended its giant panda breeding programme. the zoo says that tian tian and yang guang will not be bred this year. tian tian has failed to produce a cub six times since moving to the scottish zoo in 2011. it has bamboozled zookeepers. netflix... ——

it has bamboozled zookeepers. netflix. .. —— bamboo—zled. .. zoo officials say they want to make enhancements to the giant panda enclosure before attempting future breeding. iti it i think there is pressure on expectant mothers... you've got it all wrong! the pressure is on the man in this relationship. this is a story about panda performance anxiety. who knows? we will leave you with that thought. it will be back the same time tomorrow. thank you for watching. goodbye. —— we will be back the same time tomorrow. good evening. tomorrow would be a dry day across the uk. it has been a poor day across england and wales, this picture has been filleted google. lots of how to run, bands of rain, all wrapped around an area of low pressure making its way slowly

eastwards a cross low pressure making its way slowly eastwards across england and wales and as it pushes its way into the new continent, we should see much drier weather returning overnight. at worst the west, we will see a finger of cloud producing if you spot of rain, clear skies coming into words in an island, temperatures down to 2—3 and elsewhere could turn a little bit misty and market, patches of fast too. in the morning, we will see some sunshine developing in more areas, not just northern some sunshine developing in more areas, notjust northern ireland but also west of scotland and wales and across the western side of england. and as cloudy air drifts towards the eastern side of the uk, there maybe one or two light showers, but it will mostly be much drier active than today. temperatures perhaps a degree or to higher, at 10—11 being political. in the middle part of the week, we have a low pressure area are sitting out to the west of the uk, pushing bands of cloud and rain thwarts our shores but at the same time, head of that rain, we are

growing in power from time, head of that rain, we are growing in powerfrom iberia and this is milder air, to achieve is a decent temperatures, though, we need some sunshine. and it will be quite cloudy and windy, feels on the costs, and we could see this rain coming in later on. later, though, dry day, but still quite windy, and some sunshine coming through, so temperatures could get as high as 30-1a. temperatures could get as high as 30—1a. some sunshine in the south—east will reimport some higher, 15 not out of the question. -- 13-1a. but higher, 15 not out of the question. --13-1a. but a higher, 15 not out of the question. —— 13—1a. but a few days towards the weekend, it will feel very different. five maximum temperature, and it will feel a little more like winter. what's happening? we got these bands of rain around that area of low pressure, weakening as they move of low pressure, weakening as they m ove a cross of low pressure, weakening as they move across the uk, but high pressure will become more dominant meaning withdrawing easterly wind by the time we get into the weekend. that easterly wind will be a strong one and it will feel colder and we will see some snow showers, chiefly

in the east. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. the prime minister says it is highly likely that russia was behind the attack on a former russian spy in salisbury. this attempted murder using a weapons grade nerve agent in a british town was notjust a crime against the skripals. it was an indiscriminate and reckless act against the united kingdom. as investigations continue — the russian ambassador is summoned to the foreign office and told to explain by the end of tomorrow how the chemical weapon found its way to salisbury. a teenager is jailed for ten—and—a—half years for attacking six moped riders with acid while trying to steal their bikes. sky's football pundit jamie carragher is suspended after he spits at a teenage girl and her family.