Skip to main content

tv   The Papers  BBC News  October 20, 2020 10:30pm-10:46pm BST

10:30 pm
what are your feelings about the disagreements we have seen among politicians? it's unreasonable to expect, for example, the opposition to go along with decisions when they seem to be totally chaotic. how much longer are they going to keep us apart from our families and friends and whatnot? human nature i think is going to go against the rules. just to try and get it under control, we do need tojust kind of work together with the government and kind of do what they say. finally, a quick show of hands. if you are broadly optimistic about the next few months, raise your hand now. just two of our ten were upbeat. if you are broadly pessimistic about the next few months, raise your hand now. the other eight generally gloomy. pessimism has it, i'm afraid. thank you all very much indeed and good luck. that report was from our home editor mark easton.
10:31 pm
football and the champions league returned tonight, behind closed doors. manchester united were in action in france, beating paris st germain 2—1, but chelsea could only draw with sevilla. our sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. just 58 days ago, paris saint—germain‘s superstars walked out into the champions league final. now, it all starts again and the first game of the group stage is when anything still seems possible. against the odds manchester united quickly took charge, winning a penalty that would bring forward their own stand in captain bruno fernandes to hop skip and miss. but there was hope. a second look showed the keeper keylor navas had left his line and that meant a retake and this time fernandes held his nerve. commentator: this time he gets it spot—on! but psg boast one of europe's most potent attacks. united would have expected a response, although not like this. an own goal from anthony martial and there is no planning for that.
10:32 pm
but 18 months ago here in paris, united pulled off a memorable victory over p56, and perhaps with that in mind they poured forward. and then marcus rashford delivered the winner their dominance deserved. united have made a stuttering start to this season but here instead of stumbling they found their stride. there was less excitement at stamford bridge but that was almost what chelsea wanted. after their defensive issues this season, edouard mendy was brought in from rennes and kept sevilla at bay in what was a cagey first half. the europa league holders at the break, trying to shake things up, but neither side could find a breakthrough. chelsea had the better chances as it finished 0—0. a rare clean sheet for frank lampard's side. not the win they wanted but perhaps the result they needed. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.
10:33 pm
10:34 pm
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the economics correspondent for the telegraph lizzy burden and the deputy political editor of pa harriet line . tomorrow's front pages starting with. .. a picture of the mayor of greater manchester — andy burnham — is on the guardian‘s front page — he's accusing the government of playing a "game of poker with people's lives" after borisjohnson imposed the toughest level of covid—19 restrictions on the region without agreeing a support package the metro carries the accusation
10:35 pm
from the mayor — that the prime minister has placed the area into a "brutal" indefinite lockdown. the times says borisjohnson pulled the plug on talks over the scale of the funding — despite the two sides being separated by only five million pounds. according to the daily mail — police have urged pubs and restaurants in london — to check on customers — to ensure they stick to lockdown rules. the japan times says the country is on cyber—alert — after the uk and the us alleged a series of cyberattacks orchestrated by russian military intelligence, aimed at disrupting the tokyo olympics and paralympics. the international edition of the financial times reports the us department ofjustice has accused google of suppressing competition in internet search — in a lawsuit that marks the beginning of a landmark antitrust case against one of the world's largest technology groups. and the front page of the daily telegraph features former cricketer and commentator, sir geoffrey boycott — who's accused the bbc of sacrificing "quality for equality."
10:36 pm
so let's begin. hello to you both. we will start with the metro newspaper which focuses my not surprisingly of course, on what is happening in manchester. tear and loathing. i don't know how long it took for them to think of that headline. now can we had days of political wrangling and not surprising that greater manchester has entered tier 3 restrictions. huge applications for the millions of people living in greater manchester, that's pubs and bars closing if they don't serve substantial meals and as well as more restrictions on people socialising. the key sticking point over the past week and a bit has been over the financial settlement for greater manchester. the mayor was arguing for a settlement that he thought would effectively save the
10:37 pm
people who are affected by these restrictions, now it seems that settle m e nt restrictions, now it seems that settlement was that he was the bare minimum of £65 million and the government was only willing to go up to £60 million. andy burnham said the government walked away from the talks and is that a different tone struck by borisjohnson today at talks and is that a different tone struck by boris johnson today at the downing street press conference. nonetheless greater manchester was going to these restrictions on friday but at the moment only a £22 million package. although it does appear that talks are continuing on how much further to go on that.” don't know if you were watching the events in the afternoon, it was fascinating. he had this press conference on the street as his aid was passing him news over the government was doing to my mins later by boris johnson government was doing to my mins later by borisjohnson and vella by people speaking in the comments. that was an exhausting day and for people in manchester so many, many questions. i think it was
10:38 pm
the city council leader that showed in the text that said the final figure is going to be £22 million. the health secretary says that £60 million is still on the table. whether you think that this is all political theatre or not it won't can encourage compliance. that was the point that sir graham brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers made tonight. he said it will always be better than the measures were brought in by consent. this political row could really undermine health policy and it's hard to think of the worst time for the divide too abrupt. this is the government that selected on a promise to level up the regions. in the claim that andy made the all they're doing is leveling them down is ringing pretty loudly. second question to review, you look at numbers for a living. when you look at that gap between the two sides
10:39 pm
that £5 million, and he says he was to get 65 million, borisjohnson says he can only be 60 million to match other regions proportionately, lancashire and merseyside. what he reckoned with that gap? people say he took the cable too far for £5 million. at the end of the peace by the guardian it says that officials accused him of blaine setting the prime minister by asking for that 65 million. other people are going to say he was lowballed by the government and andy burnham says people in manchester will face a winter of hardship. as the figure he calculated that greater manchester needs. we don't know where those numbers come from, we asked him for a breakdown of the costings, so maybe it is fair to be saying that, should all have been gambled £5 million? is a very
10:40 pm
sombre looking andy burnham on the guardian. here, you look at the political side of this and perhaps the same question to you about that £5 million from a political point of view. when we're looking at is cut in the government have just paid the extra 5 million to get this over with? the other way of looking at is of the regions will then say they more. only £5 million isa then say they more. only £5 million is a lot of money to an ordinary person but in government terms it's really very little. politically it so really very little. politically it so important for the government because liverpool city region and lancashire already in tier 3 lockdowns and they effectively went down without too much of a fight all said to the show in recent days. at the government is keyed to have its £8 per capita for the it was to keep that broadly the same across each area the lockdowns. now it appeared
10:41 pm
to act favourably to greater manchester which one hand to think many people would understand but on the other £5 million is not very much for the government to give, why would they not do that if that's what he says is really the bare minimum needed to not see great sways of poverty and homelessness in the coming months across the region. that is not an awful lot of money. people will see either way base in their own political view that'll put ultimately £5 million is not a lot in government terms but potentially an awful lot in his eyes. or really could he have coped with 60 million rather thanjust 22 could he have coped with 60 million rather than just 22 million could he have coped with 60 million rather thanjust 22 million on could he have coped with 60 million rather than just 22 million on the table at the moment? lets bring the daily telegraph front page of expands to say northern cities told they could be next. prime minister hits a full—scale regional lockdowns. we went through this in march and april i came to the country as a whole. now we are seeing different regions with different measures and that
10:42 pm
politically is exposing some of those pre—existing tensions in the country in a second wave that we did not really see in the first wave, am i right? south yorkshire is expected to agree to three measures tomorrow. northeast, teesside and others are in talks as well. there's these refs of being exposed regionally and i think the case with andy is that the government was trying to make an example of greater manchester. going to be very expensive the government is responding to each region's asks. nicola sturgeon tried to preempt this in scotland by saying she was not going to respond in the same way from the regions. it's a big problem from the regions. it's a big problem from the regions. it's a big problem from the government and nicola sturgeon can see it coming. herriot, we are seeing these pre—existing rifts within south forever but we are seeing in the really stark contrast now and
10:43 pm
the second wave. certainly. pets being scratched as to why that is whether to do with the nature of work in the north more broadly, or the south or whether it's because the south was hit hard as the first time around and there's figures that one in five people around here had reversed the first time around. perhaps playing into the blood and suffering less. but it was quite interesting that at the press conference today jonathan suggested that a national lock—out is not really appropriate now because of these differences in cases across the country. for example cornwall or norfolk have very low cases per capita and suggesting the harm died by lock—out in those areas is really not worth it. just to kind of bring the whole country together. of course the other aspect of that is the behavioural science or whether actually a national lockdown we are all in it together actually improves compliance and never has a much
10:44 pm
greater effects than people in manchester feeling a little bit picked on almost for something that individually certainly is not their owi'i individually certainly is not their own fault. completely different story now, still in the daily telegraph front page of the education editor. teaching white privilege as fact is, quote, illegal. this comes from a common statement by one of the ministers. tell us about this please. the qualities ministers said that people should not be learning about white privilege as a fact in schools, or learning to inherit racial guilt, she says that it's an ideology that sees she says that it's an ideology that sees my blackness as victimhood and their whiteness as oppression. this is obviously a highly controversial issue because for many people it is not a matter of debate. it's a fact thatis not a matter of debate. it's a fact that is proven over history. i don't think that she is saying that
10:45 pm
children should not learn about white privilege and i think she is saying that it should be understood ata saying that it should be understood at a concept like white supremacy which is obviously an extremely dangerous throughout history. even saying that is very offensive to a lot of people, black or not. your thoughts harriet? i think this article remain to be a comments made by an academic last week to a committee of mps. it was she was suggesting that actually it's quite damaging for white underprivileged people, of course boys and some working—class areas, really do struggle in school and struggle therefore through life because of a lack of privilege in suggesting this term potentially is quite damaging to those people to a sort of not able to get ahead. because of the whole series of factors that they are not privileged. as i she said it's a hugely controversial topic but not quite as straightforward as
10:46 pm
saying that white privilege

37 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on