you are watching beyond 100 days. the prime minister's brexit agreement has "uncomfortable, unattractive elements" says the attorney general, but it is a "useful compromise". mps demand to see the full legal advice he gave the government ahead of five days of debate that begins tomorrow. geoffrey cox said were the government to be pushed into the irish backstop, to avoid a hard border in ireland, the united kingdom could be stuck in that agreement indefinitely. the body of george hw bush is on its way from texas to washington where it will lie in state. america's mst president is being remembered today as a model of civility from another era. also on the programme: the bbc‘s david attenborough open the un climate conference in poland, appealing to world leaders to act on behalf of millions world wide who are crying out for change. if we don't take action the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural

world is on the horizon. and the former first lady michelle obama returns to the london inner city school that inspired her to campaign for educational reform. hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. next week the house of commons will vote on the eu withdrawal agreement, 585 pages of legally binding text. and if it is approved then it will form part of a future international treaty, between the united kingdom and the european union. so, on what basis are mps making their decision? today the government published an overview of the legal advice given by the attorney general. here are the salient points. the irish backstop — the position of last resort, designed to maintain an open border in ireland — would tie the uk to a customs union "until it is superseded, by a subsequent or alternative arrangement." the uk could only cry foul about the eu's negotiating position, if there were "clear

basis for doing so," which could, he admitted, be hard to prove. it is not possible, he says, under international law for one party to withdraw from this agreement unilaterally. but it is still in his view the best compromise. gradual loosening and removal of the legal ties that have bound us to the european union for 45 years will take time to work out. this agreement and the eu withdrawal act, already passed by the house, allow for the necessary time and legal means for that process to unfold in a peaceful and orderly way. the reality of the situation is that all members that are asking questions at a major disadvantage because they've not read the legal advice upon which this statement is based and it is totally unacceptable to be in this position when aspects

of the attorney general's advice have been selectively leaked to the press over the weekend. but is "partial" legal advice enough when it comes to a decision so important? in the past hour, the labour party has joined forces with other opposition parties, including the dup, to initiate contempt of parliament proceedings. they want the government to publish the legal advice in full so that the five day debate which begins in the commons tomorrow will be "properly informed" by it. others like the remainer and former attorney general, dominic grieve disagree. in november the commons decided and voted that on this occasion the full legal advice concerning the implications of the withdrawal agreement be provided. the government today has provided partial commentary. that's right. the government's position was it

wanted to follow normal precedent, publish a very comprehensive document setting out the government's interpretation of the legal position and send the attorney to the house of commons, which he came, to answer questions in relation to what was in the document. the government has not provided what the house of commons motion requested. do you think that is right, as a former attorney general? should there be a client attorney privilege for the government or should all the fa cts for the government or should all the facts be put before the public given it isa facts be put before the public given it is a once—in—a—lifetime decision? i've no doubt the government was right in its initial view the attorney general's advice to government should be confidential and the government should set out its legal position separately because it's a well—established principle attorneys must be able to advise confidentially and was

doubted it inhibits the ability of the attorney to provide that advice —— and floated it inhibits. he made clear claims that his advise me contain information that related to third countries, for example, and it was important the confidentiality be preserved. the difficulty the government has is parliament passed that motion and a parliament insists oi'i that motion and a parliament insists on seeing this document and has a majority to carry out that insistence, i think the government will be in difficulty withholding it. do you think any members of parliament listening today will have changed their minds about whether to vote with the prime minister on december the 11th? i don't know. he was pretty candid. i thought his interpretation of the document was largely accurate. i don't mean that

any pejorative term, he did not touch on one or two things that he might have done but he pointed out what is already clear from reading the document, that the backstop is a very unusual fetter on national sovereignty and although it may not be intended to be permanent it could have that quality and be irreversible, in terms of international law. that's very important issue for me and why i will not be voting for the government's deal. but he said that open said this was the legal position and it was then a political judgment whether one was willing to acce pt judgment whether one was willing to accept the potential strengths that ran from its —— potential restraints that banned from it. or whether it wasn't the case with problems would not be capable of being sorted out. given that both sides acknowledged it was meant to be temporary. what ken clarke made the good point

we are already subject to international treaty, the good friday agreement and is it notjust a moot point if you pull out unilaterally you'd be undermining international treaty. you —— he is quite right about that. every treaty is signed fetters of sovereign discretion which is why the arguments as they remain supporting mp these arguments appeared to be a fallacy. when leaving the eu will he will still be bound by many other treaties that fetter our national sovereignty. giving the eu this unique status might brexit supporting colleagues have is, might brexit supporting colleagues haveis,in might brexit supporting colleagues have is, in my view, seriously mistaken. john burkle saying he will make a decision early tomorrow on those

proceedings, in a worst—case scenario he could suspend or expel mps he thought responsible, he would refer it to a group of cross—party mps and they would decide on the punishment. what would that mean in regards to the vote. the prime minister is trying to shift mps the prime minister is trying to shift mp5 on their support but still looking in trouble and if you do not publish the full legal advice people become suspicious of the government is trying to hide it so it does not really help are trying to get this deal over the line. hugely critical decision for the country. it seems to me having all the access to information you can but is out there is something parliament would want. special air mission 41 is currently en route from houston to washington carrying the body of george herbert walker bush. the former president died in texas at the age of 94. he navigated the end of the cold war, built a global coalition to liberate kuwait

and negotiated two major nuclear weapons treaties. american voters however didn't reward him for those foreign policy successes. under his time the economy shrank, interest rates rose and he was seen as out of touch with the struggles of ordinary people. he failed to win a second term. but he is one of only two american presidents whose son also won the white house — cementing his status as the leader of a political dynasty. more than anything, today, president bush is being remembered as a symbol of a more civil time in us politics. america is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. we as a people have such a purpose today. it is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world. and joining us now from san francisco is ron christie, who served as an advisor to george w bush. america remembered in, it seems to

me, through george hw bush a very different time in american politics from today. most certainly. george hw bush, if nothing else, was a gentleman, someone nothing else, was a gentleman, someone who could work across the political divide to forge deals and he was a decent person. he was fun to be around, and gracious to those around him. for me on a personal level, he always make you feel like you were level, he always make you feel like you we re one level, he always make you feel like you were one of the most important people in the world and he wanted to get to know you. i always treasure the interactions i've had with him. he clearly had a different view of america's role in the rest of the world from the current president and arguably from barack obama as well, he saw america's role as the leader on the global stage, he led the

coalition to liberate kuwait. it's ha rd to coalition to liberate kuwait. it's hard to imagine today's president and perhaps even barack obama having that sense of mission about engagement. more than anything else, i think president george hw bush recognised the office of the presidency was bigger than any one individual and recognise the power of that office and worked in a very collaborative manner with leaders around the world to preserve and protect freedom and dignity and democracy. it was not about him, it was about the united states leading and working with allies and that is the graciousness and the channel we will miss with his passing. one mps here, in fact, it was the chair of the foreign affairs committee, said the peaceful tra nsfer of committee, said the peaceful transfer of power is the hardest thing to achieve and he posted the letter bill clinton was left when

the 42nd president came into the office and he read from that. let's watch what he said. when i walked into this office just now i felt the same sense of wonder and respect i felt four years ago. i know you will feel that as well. i wish you great happiness here. the image of him is of this decent quy: the image of him is of this decent guy, but you don't get to become the [list guy, but you don't get to become the aist president that you are a bit of political operator. absolutely right. he was extremely competitive, he was the captain of the baseball team at yale university, he enjoyed the art of politics. you would never know it by the way he dispatched loyalist by jim baker, the secretary of state, to do lots of whose political dirty work. you like to have the perception of being above the fray but let's not make any doubt about

that, he lost the art of the game of politics. —— he loved the art. when you look at america today, do you think it is a political world that george hw bush would recognise and feel comfortable end ? i do. so much of this has been framed that somehow donald trump is a really strong departure from people like george hw bush and earlier presidents but politics is not, politics can be vicious and ruthless and underlining the manner in which he carried himself was someone in which he carried himself was someone who was a very political and very aware of the stakes, as he did, and donald trump manifests that in the way he tweets and acts. i still think this is something that he would have recognised. good to get your thoughts, particularly since you have met him

and knew his son is so well. good to see you both. a critical climate conference has opened in poland. cop 2a brings together head of governments, business leaders and un officials. the un secretary general opened the conference by saying the world is "nowhere near where it needs to be" on the transition to a low—carbon economy. three years ago, a climate conference in paris ended with a pledge from almost every nation in the world to limit global warming to below two degrees celsius. the talks this year are about how that promise is enacted — with a focus on common rules on measuring, reporting and verifying emissions, and on how climate finance is going to be provided. the conference opened up with this stark warning from naturalist sir david attenborough. the world's people have spoken. their message is clear. time is running out. they want you, the decision—makers, to act now. they are behind you, along with civil society, represented here today, supporting you in making

tough decisions but also willing to make sacrifices in their daily lives. not on the guest list this year is donald trump — although some us officials will attend. the president withdrew from the paris climate agreement in 2017, saying he was elected to represent the people of pittsburgh, not paris. now a new report claims that donald trump's stance on climate change is restricting global efforts to cut carbon because it provides political cover for other countries to limit action. we can speak now to the author of that study, joseph curtin. good to have you with us. you put some of the blame on this for donald trump but i remember back in may of last year there were plenty of conservatives and republicans in the senate, including the speaker, who encouraged him to withdraw so is it

necessarily donald trump or is it conservatives in america who do not see why they should limit the burning of fossil fuels? thank you. i think you have started with the conclusion of our report, in a sense, donald trump has clearly made a very significant contribution by withdrawing from the paris agreement but it is consistent with four decades of republican administrations going back, including george hw bush, ronald reagan and george w bush. all of these leaders made very negative contributions to global climate, international negotiations. in a senseit international negotiations. in a sense it is no aberration but this decision to withdraw, i suppose the report was primarily looking at what have been the consequences of this withdrawal decision on this ambition mechanism at the heart of the paris agreement. there is clearly an american dislike

of regulations of any sort and it is not just of regulations of any sort and it is notjust among of regulations of any sort and it is not just among republicans, democrats, more than they do in europe are anti—regular tory. one thing, the degree to which other countries have followed mr trump's lead does not speak particularly well of them and suggest given an excuse they will take it and not do what they should be doing to cut emissions. i think that's true of some countries but we also have to bear in mind there is some differentiated landscape and some countries continued to do their bit. the uk's emissions are 35% below 1990 levels. not all countries have a veil of this political and moral cover to renege on commitments and not participate. some countries has, the russian federation, turkey, the kinds of countries, australia, indeed, the kind of countries you would expect with tended to have

been on the more reactionary end of the spectrum in any case. on the other hand, the eu, china, india have continued to support the paris agreement and so in a sense, i think the paris agreement was designed to be very flexible, countries make their own pledges. i don't think its future is yet threatens by this withdrawal but certainly i think if there was not a different outcome, for example, in the upcoming presidential election in 2020, then we might see the agreement could unwind further because countries, it is notjust unwind further because countries, it is not just countries unwind further because countries, it is notjust countries how to implement commitments but they have to come forward with more and more ambitious commitments over time. the eu and china or india and these countries that want to do their bit and will not play their hands if the trump administration continues with its current approach and they will keep their ambition its current approach and they will keep theirambition in its current approach and they will

keep their ambition in the pocket. this interplay between the main players, nobody wants to play their pa rt players, nobody wants to play their part in the biggest country in the world, most powerful country, is not doing its bit. thank you very much forjoining us. wall street likes what it heard from the g20 meeting. financial markets here rose today on news of a temporary trade truce between china and the us. china welcomes the 90 day reprieve from high us tariffs but mr trump needs a break too, because us farmers have been suffering from beijing's retaliatory measures. this was his tweets today. the question now is where this truce leads since there are rather different accounts from both sides on what it involves. we arejoined by we are joined by than...

we are joined by are you clear what has come at this agreement from the gzo's has come at this agreement from the g20's because the chinese seem to have a different view the white house. the white house has a different view within the white house so the dissonance has left us all with the? which is why you saw the big rally on wall street back off because it is not clear. we still have not reduced tariffs with china or anyone else so many of the firms that continued to struggle will continue to do so and the global supply chain gets more complicated as we move into next year when we lose the cushiony tax cuts played in the squeeze on profit margins. even though this is a temporary pause and we will not have an escalation on the ist of january it does not mean we will be able to solve the gap in 90 days. even harder to do on a

bilateral basis, we have many allies who agree with us on enforcing the rules of the road with intellectual property and enforcing china to play by global rules but by having a bilateral instead of multilateral agreement we lost some of our potential peer pressure. it is unclear we will come up with the resolution and mixed messages are also within the administration itself. do we think he was always likely to make a decision like this, given the pressure he is underfrom farmers in north dakota orfrom car workers employed by general motors, there are areas of the economy that are looking to be a little softer at the moment because of the policies he has enacted over china. that's exactly right. there has been lots of pressure on the white house from wall street in particular, one of the white house's most ardent

anti—china supporters has made clear he does not like. but interesting is seeing the farmers are going to get a big lift, we have already had a surge of bankruptcies in the farming sector, small farmers going out of business because of this and the subsidies that were meant to offset the pain of tariffs were only paid in october and too little too late for those that already went bankrupt. does this help american farmers now? the problem is not solved and we still have a talent and actions by other countries that are hurting farmers as well so does not the problem, it could provide a temporary band—aid but the question is will we be able to come together and figure out something that works? without it multilateral agreement thatis without it multilateral agreement that is very difficult. 150 so check list of a gap that the usa wants to

fill in 90 days, it seems unlikely. thank you so much. chief economist, thank you so much forjoining us from chicago. lets see where this leads because the problems with the farmers, they have already got silos and full of soy beans that have gone rotten so they need action and the money to be disbursed. all these issues are very worthy subjects but you have officially made it, katty. you have officially "made it" — this weekend a star on saturday night live — and played by holywood a lister, claire foy. joe, we now have definitive proof that donald trump ordered... because,,katty, there's too much smoke here to have no fire. there's an inferno. the guy can tweet all he wants, but eventually the truth will come out.

the truth always comes out. indeed, and that's why today... what's this report going to tell us that we actually don't know already? nothing. what new evidence even needs to come out? it's funny you should say that because... i mean, the guy surrounds himself with crooks. the only thing we're missing is a true smoking gun. he's not listening. and why do we even need a smoking gun? i can say whatever i want. we already know this stuff. donald trump's a werewolf. there is another bombshell every day. he is a gay werewolf. and there is nothing left to say. he's a gay mexican werewolf. katty kay, thanks forjoining us. always insightful. always insightful! just to reassure our bosses, i will not be saying that. that was totally unexpected. i was on a flight from san francisco and my phone was full of text messages. claire foy only does a royalty, the

queen in the crown, and now katty kay. it seems to accentuate how attentive you think i am to your analysis, as opposed tojoe scarborough. as opposed to, you mean, notjust attentive, i want to know who would play christian fraser one saturday night live. jason donovan, perhaps? 0h, night live. jason donovan, perhaps? oh, yes! your 805 pop duo. there we go. that was fun. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — the head of britain's secret intelligence service accuses russia of ‘perpetual confrontation' with the west. we have got lots to talk about for

the rest of this week. we still have this atlantic influence and after tonight there will be lots of cloud. the rain returns for the middle part of the week before getting potentially windy, damaging winds, by the end of the week. things are quietening down at the moment. that weather front that brought showers earlier is moving away and low— pressure earlier is moving away and low—pressure arise from the south—west. in between we have clearing skies, showers of the irish sea fading away, some showers through the night across northern ireland and western scotland and here we have the threat of icy conditions. you can see how the frost develops widely, much colder night than last night in the southern half of the country. some frost even here. perhaps one or two mist and fog patches as well, a cold and frosty start for many, mostly

dry and sunny to begin with, very few genres, tending to cloud over from the south and later on some spots of rain for the far south—west of england and pembrokeshire where we will probably have the highest temperatures. quite a bit colder than today across much of england and wales. tuesday night it gets colder again with the lowest temperature is a widespread frost for scotland and north—east england, not quite so called elsewhere where there is more cloud. as that move northwards, some snow briefly over the pennines and the southern uplands and perhaps the central highlands as well. for the most part it is of rain elsewhere, heavy at times, milder conditions for the rest of the country but the cold era in scotland temperatures will not rise very much. what a contrast on thursday was a much milder weather, evenin thursday was a much milder weather, even in scotland and northern

ireland and then it gets windy into friday and the rain is never too far away. still uncertainty into friday but we have got this big area of low— pressure but we have got this big area of low—pressure approaching and that could bring gusts of 60 mph or more across northern and western parts. no warnings at the moment but it is one to watch later in the week. this is beyond one hundred days. with me, katty kay, in washington. christian fraser is in london. our top stories: america pays tribute to george hw bush, remembered as a symbol of deceny and unity, ahead of a day of national mourning. a far—right party wins seats in a spanish regional election for the first time since military rule under the dictator general franco. coming up in the next half hour: the head of mi6 makes a rare public statement, warning russia not to underestimate the uk's ca pabilites. plus the story of the british couple

reunited with their engagement ring — after dropping it down a new york subway grate. the coffin of president george hw bush is currently on its way to washington as part of a full state funeral. his family will be on hand atjoint base andrews for the arrival and then his remains will be brought to the us capitol. it is there where dignitaries and the general public will be able to pay their last respects. for more on what we can expect — the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan is on capitol hill and provided this update. presidents george hw bush is travelling on his finaljourney here to the nation's capital on an air force one plane which has been loaned by president trump and has

been renamed special air mission 41 in order of america's aist president. he will lie in state here at the capitol rotunda until wednesday morning as part of days of commemorations to remember the president. as part of that, vice president mike pence will deliver remarks here and students from all five military academies in the us will also take part in some of the proceedings. on wednesday morning, his body will then move to washington's national cathedral for a state funeral, which will be attended by president donald trump and the first lady as well as all living presidents including, of course, his son and bill clinton, jimmy carter, and barack obama. and then his body will go back to his home state, where he will finally be laid to home state, where he will finally be la id to rest home state, where he will finally be laid to rest at the presidential library in college station. but it is fitting that his commemorations include a significant proportion of

time in washington, dc because in many ways george hw bush was the consummate public servant. he dedicated his life to politics. he was a congressman, he was head of the cia, he then became vice president, and of course then went on to hold the ultimate job in politics, the presidency. as memories pour in of president bush — many have cited his spirit for high flying adventures. at the age of 75, the former navy pilot decided that he should mark his major birthdays byjumping out of a plane. of course he did. he took his last parachute jump at age 90 harnessed to seargant first class mike elliott. for more on that plunge, seargant elliottjoins us now from north carolina. iimagine, i imagine, sergeant elliot, that you might have been a little bit nervous skydiving with the [list president of the united states when he was 90 yea rs the united states when he was 90 years old. yes, honestly i was

com pletely years old. yes, honestly i was completely nervous on all three of hisjobs, but a little more nervous on the 90th because he was 90 years old and he is not as agile as a young man any more, so it was quite a big task when you found out you are going tojump a 90—year—old former president out of an aeroplane in front of his entire family and every new station in the world. what it is why cq? -- awarded his wife cq? the first time i met mrs bush she said, if you hurt him, i will kill you. i now think she would have killed me if i would have hurt him. so the landing was paramount and he presumably, even though he was 90 yea rs presumably, even though he was 90 years old, he was involved in the landing. absolutely. it takes both parties when you do a tandem jump. our [list president is not a small quy- our [list president is not a small guy. he was six foot two and was

about £240, so dealing with parkinson's disease, hejust about £240, so dealing with parkinson's disease, he just didn't have the muscle ability, so it was a little difficult to land, and he had a great big smile on his face once it was all said and done. did you chat on the way up to the point when you set of, you took off, to the point where you jumped? what did you talk about? you know, he was extremely quiet. i think he was kind of taking it all in. we took off from walker's point so he could see his family home, his summer home. we landed at saint anne's chert and he didn't say a lot throughout the take—off as well as the job itself. he was kind of quiet and he was kind of overlooking his life, that's what i thought he was probably thinking. i'm not exactly sure on that. why do you think he did it? i think he did

it to send a message out to people of his age that regardless of your age you can still do what you love to do. he also did it, in my eyes, to do. he also did it, in my eyes, to show he is a perfectionist. he was shot down during world war ii and he didn't reject properly and thatis and he didn't reject properly and that is why he continued to jump out of aeroplanes, because he wanted to do it perfectly, and i think hejust enjoyed the jump. he enjoyed do it perfectly, and i think hejust enjoyed thejump. he enjoyed living and he lived for life. he lived a full life indeed. you can say that again. thank you very much for joining us. he jumped again. thank you very much for joining us. hejumped with president george hw bush when he was 90 years old. absolutely stunning. this was a man who at the age of 17 signed up for the military because it was on pearl harbor and pearl harbor had just happened and he was only 70 yea rs old just happened and he was only 70 years old but he wasn't going to let the fact that he was a minor and technically illegal, by the way, stop him from signing up. he said the moment he heard about it, he knew that he wanted to serve, and so he signed up. i dare say, though,

jumping from a plane aged 90 was probably up there in the diary entries. just on his political career, as we look at these pictures, you were saying earlier that he wasn't elected for a second time and! that he wasn't elected for a second time and i know that in america, as in france over here, people get nostalgic for their presidents, so why you think. mackie was much loved today, and yet wasn't elected back in the 905 for a second term? i think it was about the state of the american economy. he was clearly a huge presence on the world stage and you look at world leaders who have been rendering him today and who worked with him and his role in the reunification of germany was invaluable in building that coalition to liberate kuwait, but i think there was a sense back home in america that perhaps he took his eye off the ball when it came to the economy or perhaps didn't quite relate to people. there was one

moment during one of the presidential debates in 1992 when he was running against this young u psta rt was running against this young upstart from arkansas, bill clinton, and they were asked about the date and they were asked about the date and they were asked about the date and the state of the us economy and george hw bush, who was born into this very petition family, couldn't really give an answer about what the state of the us debt meant to him personally and there was bill clinton, a younger generation, very good famously at feeling people's pain, and he gave a more compelling, more personal answer, and people looked for that in that particular moment. i think if interest rates had been lower, something perhaps as mundane as that, then potentially george hw bush would have won a second term in office. but he is very much being remembered today as somebody who came from a political class of civility that he himself was very class of civility that he himself was very civil, meant to be very polite, although as ron was suggesting earlier in the programme, when it came to winning elections, they were pretty much no holds barred. he was associated with one of the most very negative racially

adds, the willie horton ad, during his campaign that he won in 1988, that was seen as a low point in terms of american politics, so he wa nted terms of american politics, so he wanted to win, make no point about that. he was booed late —— he was prepared to play the dirty game of politics but he himself was always seen as someone who was very politics but he himself was always seen as someone who was very civil. shall we see the dog? i want to see the dog. go on. best part of the dog. our director is asking relatives. oh, the dear dog, who is sitting at the conference. this was a service dog. i was like to ask what type of doctors. is it a golden retriever? he was severely impaired by the end of his life, the 415t president, having had parkinson's and being in a wheelchair, and this was his service dog cold sally, and thatis was his service dog cold sally, and that is the picture of sally standing guard over the coffin of his master. lovely. i love that photo. very nice. ok. all right,

let's look at some of the day's other news. ambulance drivers in france have staged further protests against president macron's government reforms. protests over fuel tax have grown into general anger at higher living costs — thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend across the country. four people have been killed since demonstrations started more than two weeks ago. the government is expected to announce measures to try to calm the situation later in the week. a russian soyuz rocket has docked at the international space station on the first manned mission since the dramatic failure of the previous launch two months ago. two astronauts from the us and canada and a russian cosmonaut lifted off from kazakhstan earlier today. in october, two cosmonauts were forced to make an emergency landing just minutes after ta ke—off. in a landmark case, a vegan in the uk is bringing legal action against his employer — claiming he was sacked on the basis of his beliefs. jordi casamitjana describes himself as an "ethical vegan" and claims he was discriminated against, but the employer says he was dismissed

for gross misconduct. the tribunal will decide if veganism is a ‘philosophical belief‘, akin to a religion — and therefore protected by law. for the first time since the end of the dictatorship of francisco franco, in spain a far—right party has won seats in a regional election. against all expectations, the vox party won twelve parliamentary seats in andalusia — after having led a campaign against immigration and the catalan independence. it is only the latest example of the rise of a far—right party in europe. all the countries in red here on the map have seen a far—right party gain seats in the last national elections. in countries like switzerland and austria they have won well over 25% of votes. in other places like italy or sweden far—right parties have gained slightly less than 20%. joining us now is professor cas mudde of the university of georgia. he has been studying extremist movements and the far—right in europe for the past ten years. the socialists came out on top in

this election, but the far right is doing far better than they have done since the 19805. would you put their success down to? it's a bit difficult to say but undoubtedly things that played a role work particularly for the spanish situation first of all the mainstream right—wing party, the popular party, which for a long time has taken up most voters on the whole right including the radical right, has been dethroned because of a massive corruption scandal and we have the catalonia situation which played an spanish nationalism. on top of that, we have issues that are economic and migration related. so by and large, a really perfect storm for a party like vox. you have been studying the far right in europe for a long time. we arejust studying the far right in europe for a long time. we are just showing studying the far right in europe for a long time. we arejust showing our viewers the map there. wherever you look across europe at the moment, there is a far right party that has

seats in parliament or is making headway. why didn't it is happening? in part because the key issues of the radical right are the key issues of today, and in addition we speak about these issues like european integration, like immigration, in the friends of the radical right. we talk about them as a threat to national identity and ethnic identity. we talk even about our economic issues mostly in terms of nativism, in terms of being threatened by european integration and being threatened by immigration. and when we talk about these issues in that way, the radical right seems particularly relevant and seems to have solutions. and so they profit from the way that we talk about that and the way that we limit politics to msn is only a small lump of issues which are important, but which don't expand to the whole

political scene. when we looked at the swedish election, one of the issues that was raised, the criticism of the far right that was raised, was that they could talk about the social and cultural issues, but when it came to the swedish economy, they didn't really have much of the platform. so is there an opening therefore more mainstream, centrist parties to take on these groups not by being dragged into conversations about social and cultural issues, but talking about economic issues? absolutely. it is important that we talk about the important that we talk about the important issues like european integration and immigration, although we don't necessarily have to do that in their terms. but we should also talk about issues that are at the top of the concern of the majority of people, which include education, health care, economy, and if we talk about those issues generally, the radical right doesn't really have that much to offer. their social and economic agenda is relatively underdeveloped and mostly is it in terms of nationalism, which

most people understand that in the end that is not really the answer to everything. 0k. thank you. that is fascinating. thanks very much for joining us. the head of britain's secret intelligence service, mi6, has made an extremely rare public statement, accusing russia of adopting a stance of perpetual confrontation with the west. this is just the second public speech in four years by alex younger — in it, he made reference to the uk's handling of the posioning of former spy, sergei skripal and his daughter in salisbury. our intention is for the russian state to conclude that benefit it thinks it thinks it is accruing from this activity, they are not worth the risk. we will do this in our way, according to our laws and our values. we will be successful nonetheless. and i urge russia or any other state intent on subverting our way of life not to underestimate

our way of life not to underestimate our determination and our capabilities. or those of our allies. as we all know, spies choose not just their words carefully, but also their timing — so why speak out now? that's what i asked our security correspondent gordon corera. well, this is only his second speech infour well, this is only his second speech in four years well, this is only his second speech infouryears and well, this is only his second speech in four years and office and i think this was because he wanted to talk about the wider public about some of theissues about the wider public about some of the issues and the big issue on his mind was clearly russia and the poisoning of sergei skripal here in salisbury. earlier in the year. a man who it is said for mi6 spying for his own country, russia, and alex younger of mi6 had a tough message for the russians, basically saying that if they continue to act ina way saying that if they continue to act in a way which was subversive of british institutions, the phrase hybrid warfarin are often used, then britain would push back with exact costs on russia. don't underestimate what we can do, he said. but he also offered something of an olive

branch, saying we don't want to escalate, so if you don't escalate, we won't escalate. we always talk about russia and we never talk or we very rarely talk about the threat posed by china. what did he have to say about that? it is interesting because it wasn't in his speech but it did come up in the question and a nswe rs. it did come up in the question and answers. in his phrase, money, politics and power was shifting to the east and he was worried about the east and he was worried about the technological advancement of china as it moves into artificial intelligence, and he raised this issue about whether chinese companies should be allowed to build the new five g telecoms networks in the new five g telecoms networks in the uk. some other countries have said that they do not want chinese companies to be involved in building those networks because it is a potential security risk, and the chief of mi6 said conversations needed to take place on that, suggesting that there did need to be some kind of review about whether or not it should be allowed. we know where the former head of mi6,

richard dearlove, stands on brexit. where does this cheap stand? he was careful not to get into the politics of brexit, would you might expect, but he did say that written had been able to contribute intelligence which prevented terrorist attacks against french and german interests, and that deepening security ties would continue. i think a message there from him that whatever the politics of brexit, his agenda will be to continue to cooperate because in his view that saves lives. he is speaking in saint andrews to a young audience. does he see these people as potentially be spies of the future? that's right. he was trying to say, don't imagine you couldn't work for mi6. he went to st andrews many years ago and he was saying the next thing he knew he was being recruited by mi6. he was a spy in the balkans are spying on groups in the balkans are spying on groups in the balkans, trying to get close to some groups, and he was saying that spying has changed because technology is much more important now, but encouraging young people at

his old university to not discount the idea and perhapsjoining the secret service. thank you. this is beyond one hundred days. still to come — michelle obama makes a return trip toa michelle obama makes a return trip to a school in london. we will have the latest on the first lady's reception. the number of working people in poverty is the highest in 20 years — that's according to a new report by thejoseph rowntree foundation, which focuses on tackling poverty in the uk. our correspondent danny savage reports from buxton in derbyshire. i open the curtains in the morning and hope for the best. sue prince constantly worries about money. every day, i check my bank. i need to know what's coming and going out of my account. she has three part—timejobs, but it still leaves her with precious little to live on after paying her overheads. my rent is £495 a month,

plus there's other household bills as well. i'm still only left with about £80 a month. that goes to buy my food and top up my gas and electrical. buxton's a bit out in the sticks, it and does get cold. on a tuesday, the day ends with a visit to an informal food bank... how important is getting this food to you each week? very. it is to me, anyway. ..where sue collects a few days' worth of supplies. i was embarrassed at first, quite embarrassed. but now... i don't know, it's become a way of life for me. and i know i need it. i wouldn't do it if i didn't need it. for £1.50 a visit... food which is donated, damaged or nearly out of date is handed out. they can't afford to buy it, so need this. they then return to their homes on this estate in rural derbyshire, just a handful of the 4 million

people in the uk who it's claimed are in work, but living below the poverty line. the government, though, says far fewer people are living in poverty and household incomes have never been higher. sue is getting a little more money now that she's moved on to universal credit, but is still reliant on food hand—outs and doesn't see that changing. michelle obama is in london promoting her new book becoming. she's at the royal festival hall right now with an audience of almost 3,000 talking about her childhood, law career, and time in the white house as the first african american first lady. earlier today, she revisited a north london school she went to in 2009. it was a visit which went on to inspire herfocus on education in the us. bbc‘s adina campbell was there and spoke to some of the girls she met.

this afternoon michelle obama was welcomed back with overwhelming applause from schoolgirls in north london, a place which held special memories for the former first lady. it gives me a level of focus and determination in the work that i do when i get to see you all up close and as i said then, you remind me of me, and all the fears and all the challenges that you face. and you guys give me a sense of comfort. michelle obama made her first visit to the school back in 2009. and nine years later, her appearance and words of advice have had a long—lasting impact on former students and staff. she's inspired me to go to law school and she's inspired me professionally in so many ways

to take on so many different voluntary roles. it gives us power, kind of. like, i'm a woman from a working—class background who is black, obviously. but it just feels that i'm there as well and it feels like my voice is being heard through her and it'sjust wonderful. and teachers here say their close relationship with the former first lady is deeply meaningful. she's written to us, she's congratulated the girls. she's taken them to oxford university and she's invited them to washington. today, a new generation of schoolgirls got to meet their role model. mrs obama was on stage for an hour, and spoke openly about a wide range of issues, including her time in the white house. being first lady wasn't the easiestjob in the world. but i got strength from your hope and what i could do for you. it's notjust these girls who are inspired by michelle obama's personal story. herjourney from a working—class neighbourhood in chicago all the way

to the white house has captivated millions of people all over the world. it was really good and inspiring. it was just so amazing to see michelle obama up so close. how did you find today's assembly? it was really inspiring to look up to her as a role model and to remember the past memories she created with us in our school. and her presence here continues to have the same effect. you look at michelle obama today and she has it all. she has been first lady and has been incredibly successful in her oral career as well but i think a message to those girls that was so important was i was one of you. i was a girl from a working—class family who struggled. no one thought she was going to make it. she applied to princeton and her teachers said to her, really? you are applying to princeton? she said, you will come across those kinds of

hurdles, but you do it. i did it and you can do it. it's the stuff of nightmares for any couple soon to be engaged. after much agonising you eventually find the perfect ring. only to go and lose it. you had onejob! that's what happened to one british couple who lost their engagement ring while in new york. john drennan had proposed to daniella anthony in central park — she said yes — but the ring was too big, and hours later as they went to get lunch, it fell off, into a subway grate. cctv captured the aftermath of the pair trying desperately to retrieve the ring for two hours. no such luck — that is, until a friend alerted them to a tweet from the nypd that had gone viral. police had posted the footage in an appeal to reunite the mystery couple with their ring — and thanks to the internet — that will now happen. indeed. all‘s well that ends well. some people are suggesting daniel

craig to play me. or eddie red mane. iam ignoring craig to play me. or eddie red mane. i am ignoring the person who said barney rubble. have you read all of them, christian? or only the ones that said daniel craig. this is pretty selective. it well curated group, perhaps. we will see you tomorrow. me and duchess k. bye—bye. hello. we have a lot to talk about with the rest of this week. we still have this atlantic influence after tonight and tomorrow morning. a lot of cloud heading our way. and the rain returns around the middle part of the week before it gets potentially windy. damaging winds by the end of the week. the moment things are dropping and fighting down. heavy showers earlier on across england and wales and that is now moving away. this area of low

pressure rise slowly from the south—west. in between, clearing skies. showers coming in of the irish sea. tending to fade away. some showers going through the night across northern ireland and into western scotland. here we have the threat of some icy conditions as well. you can see how the frosted phillips quite widely. it will be a much colder night than last night in the southern half of the uk. a touch of frost even here. lowest temperatures properly —6 in eastern parts of scotland. one or two mist and fog patches around as well. it will be cold and frosty for most of us on tuesday. mostly dry and sunny to begin with. very few showers across the north west of scotland. clouding over more from the south—west. later on, some spots of rain into the far south of england. that's where we will have the highest amateurs. 6—8dc. that's where we will have the highestamateurs. 6—8dc. colderthan it was today across much of england and wales. on tuesday night, colder again. the lowest temperatures and a widespread frost. not quite so cold

elsewhere because we have more cloud coming in and some wet weather too. as that moves northwards on wednesday, into the cold air, briefly some snow over the tops of the pennines and then also for the southern uplands into the central highlands as for the most part elsewhere, it is rain. heavy at times. milder conditions for most of the uk. colder in scotland with the cloud coming in. temperatures not rising very much at all. what a contrast as we move into thursday. much milder weather, even in scotla nd much milder weather, even in scotland and northern ireland. then it gets windy as we move on to friday and all the while rain is never too far away. still some uncertainty as we head into friday. but we have got this deep area of low pressure approaching the uk and it did bring some gusts of 60 mph or more across western part of the uk. at the moment, no warnings. one to watch later in the week. this is bbc news.

i'm cliver myrie. the headlines at 8 o'clock: the row over the government's legal advice on brexit intensifies, as opposition mp5 call for contempt proceedings, despite the attorney general publishing a summary of the guidance. as critical international talks begin, there's a stark warning from sir david attenborough, on the threat of climate change. if we don't take action, the colla pse if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisation is and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. a man who admitted killing the midwife samantha eastwood, has been sentenced to a minimum of 17 years injail.