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that's all from me. bye— bye. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be
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bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and the political editor of the sunday people and the sunday mirror, nigel nelson. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the observer leads on reaction to comments by borisjohnson that he's planning for a third term, with senior conservatives apparently calling him "delusional". according to the telegraph, the prime minister is planning to impose sweeping new steel tariffs as he tries to win back support in red wall seats, but the paper says he could be accused of breaking international law. the sunday mirror reports on a high court verdict that government plans to house asylum—seekers were unlawful. the sunday times has further allegations about prince charles by the paper's investigations team. "crackdown on militant unions" is the lead for the express, with suggestions that the prime minister is being urged by the attorney general not to give
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an inch to striking rail staff. so, let's begin. we are going to start off with the observer. prime minister's plan for third term delusional. why don't you begin on this one and take us through the story? at begin on this one and take us through the story?— begin on this one and take us through the story? at the moment there are many — through the story? at the moment there are many across _ through the story? at the moment there are many across the - through the story? at the moment there are many across the country| through the story? at the moment l there are many across the country of conservative offices who think a third term putting their hand in their hands. anyone who heard or saw their hands. anyone who heard or saw the prime minister possibly interview from wanda today will have seen a man who is defiant in the face of two by election defeats, one of them and absolutely staggering of a 24,000 of them and absolutely staggering of a 2a,000 majority. and hejust seems to be oblivious to what is going on within his own party and what is going on in the country. he made it
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absolutely clear that he has got no intention of changing his behaviour. he regards issues around his leadership as settled and his premiership could extend into the third term. so i think people will be wondering how long it is going to be before the men and women in gray suits follow oliver dowden, the conservative co—chairman, and say time is up to my prime minister. interesting in the story it says several senior mps questioned why the prime minister had been allowed to give interviews in which he said he would refuse to change his ways? this refers to the comment there was not going to be some psychological transformation with him. i wonder to what extent he would have been given guidance about what he was saying or is he someone who goes his own way in these interviews? i
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is he someone who goes his own way in these interviews?— in these interviews? i think it is certainly the — in these interviews? i think it is certainly the latter. _ in these interviews? i think it is certainly the latter. once - in these interviews? i think it is certainly the latter. once he - in these interviews? i think it is i certainly the latter. once he starts talking, _ certainly the latter. once he starts talking, he — certainly the latter. once he starts talking, he cannot really stop himself— talking, he cannot really stop himself and like you i have been pretty— himself and like you i have been pretty amazed by interviews he is given _ pretty amazed by interviews he is given today from the one where he started _ given today from the one where he started on — given today from the one where he started on radio for saying that i'm not going — started on radio for saying that i'm not going to change, that's me, i'm going _ not going to change, that's me, i'm going to _ not going to change, that's me, i'm going to carry on the way i am which of course _ going to carry on the way i am which of course is — going to carry on the way i am which of course is behaving the way he is it has— of course is behaving the way he is it has gotten him and all the trouble _ it has gotten him and all the trouble in the first place. and this outhurst— trouble in the first place. and this outburst and rwanda was quite bizarre — outburst and rwanda was quite bizarre because he was never asked this question at all. what he was asked _ this question at all. what he was asked was— this question at all. what he was asked was are you going to serve a full second — asked was are you going to serve a full second term? one of those standard — full second term? one of those standard questions we always ask prime _ standard questions we always ask prime minister is and they always say yes, — prime minister is and they always say yes, which was the reply the reporters— say yes, which was the reply the reporters who were travelling with him expected. and suddenly he iurches — him expected. and suddenly he lurches off into this i'm after thinking _ lurches off into this i'm after thinking about a third term and now if he was _ thinking about a third term and now if he was able to serve that, assuming _ if he was able to serve that, assuming the electoral cycle runs
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the full_ assuming the electoral cycle runs the full length, you're talking about — the full length, you're talking about staying until 2034. and so no wonder— about staying until 2034. and so no wonder tory— about staying until 2034. and so no wonder tory mps are saying that is totally— wonder tory mps are saying that is totally delusional. the wonder tory mps are saying that is totally delusional.— totally delusional. the telegraph with the ten _ totally delusional. the telegraph with the top story _ totally delusional. the telegraph with the top story of _ totally delusional. the telegraph with the top story of prime - totally delusional. the telegraph i with the top story of prime minister opposes —— imposes steel terrace to win back red wall so suggesting that when it comes to the nuts and bolts of governing, he is looking slightly but not so far have a bit closer in terms of the timescale and looking at what he needs do. but as this story suggests, it could land him in difficulties. , ., , ., , difficulties. yes, well as nigel was 'ust sa in: difficulties. yes, well as nigel was just saying when _ difficulties. yes, well as nigel was just saying when you _ difficulties. yes, well as nigel was just saying when you asked - difficulties. yes, well as nigel was just saying when you asked about| just saying when you asked about whether he listens to his advisers, it is quite clear that he does not and in fact this is the story that was the straw that broke the camel's back, the camel being the ethics adviser who resigned last week or earlier this month. and we were all
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slightly mystified because it seemed to be about steel and some rather sort of convoluted thing and here now is the story. he is going to be probably, borisjohnson will be accused of breaking international law and he wants to put new steel tariffs in place as part of an effort to win back support and red wall seats and he is preparing to hit several developing countries what are called safeguard import limits. that is designed to protect uk manufacturers from a flood of cheap steel. now they are also planning to extend the steel tariffs already imposed on developed countries, but mrjohnson and the government will be exposed to accusations that they are breaching wto rules in order to protect the british steel industry. we know he does not really care very much about breaking international treaties or international laws, but there are
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also concerns that this could lead to a retaliatory measure to uk exports and it could also dampen british manufacturers who rely on imported steel. this is another probably announcement that has not been thought through and what the likely implications of it are. that likely implications of it are. at the end of the story in the front page is the life and other developments but one of them talked about a poll suggesting that voters are turning on the government and the bank of england over the cost—of—living crisis with almost one in three say it is a public spending is significantly to blame for high inflation so it may be in other developments lying on the front page but how to the government handle that is obviously right at the front and centre of most people's minds. if the front and centre of most people's minds.— the front and centre of most people's minds. the front and centre of most --eole's minds. , , , , people's minds. if the biggest issue facin: us people's minds. if the biggest issue facing us at — people's minds. if the biggest issue facing us at the _ people's minds. if the biggest issue facing us at the moment, _ people's minds. if the biggest issue facing us at the moment, the - people's minds. if the biggest issue facing us at the moment, the cost l people's minds. if the biggest issue | facing us at the moment, the cost of living, _ facing us at the moment, the cost of living, and _ facing us at the moment, the cost of living, and so the government are taking _ living, and so the government are taking the — living, and so the government are taking the lie that if you give
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workers _ taking the lie that if you give workers an inflationary pay rise, that's— workers an inflationary pay rise, that's going to make matters worse and then— that's going to make matters worse and then of— that's going to make matters worse and then of course last week they increased — and then of course last week they increased pensions by 10%. and said that was— increased pensions by 10%. and said that was not— increased pensions by 10%. and said that was not inflationary so it is not even — that was not inflationary so it is not even kind of economically add up. not even kind of economically add on i_ not even kind of economically add on ithink— not even kind of economically add up. i think cost—of—living is certainly— up. i think cost—of—living is certainly the big thing and obviously we are in now for a summer of strikes _ obviously we are in now for a summer of strikes in _ obviously we are in now for a summer of strikes in various sectors. the rail unions— of strikes in various sectors. the rail unions obviously will carry on with their— rail unions obviously will carry on with their strike action and sub there _ with their strike action and sub there is— with their strike action and sub there is some time before this out but i _ there is some time before this out but i think— there is some time before this out but i think what is interesting but the polling is how mixed it is and how sympathetic the public seem to be to these wage demands. and there is an issue _ be to these wage demands. and there is an issue that borisjohnson has -ot is an issue that borisjohnson has got to— is an issue that borisjohnson has got to address. you cannot just dismiss — got to address. you cannot just dismiss that and say you can all have _ dismiss that and say you can all have the — dismiss that and say you can all have the percent and that will be it. not when inflation is running towards — it. not when inflation is running towards 11%. i would've thought we will have _ towards 11%. i would've thought we will have to settle a lot longer way
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of somewhere in the middle at around 5%. �* , , y ., of somewhere in the middle at around 5%. ., 5%. let's stay with you for the sunday mirror and _ 5%. let's stay with you for the sunday mirror and stay - 5%. let's stay with you for the sunday mirror and stay with l 5%. let's stay with you for the i sunday mirror and stay with the cabinet in the front story is priti breaks law and another asylum scandal. ., ., ., breaks law and another asylum scandal. ., ., ,., ., ., scandal. even more elaborate and auoin on scandal. even more elaborate and going on and _ scandal. even more elaborate and going on and it — scandal. even more elaborate and going on and it seems _ scandal. even more elaborate and going on and it seems to - scandal. even more elaborate and going on and it seems to be - scandal. even more elaborate and going on and it seems to be a - scandal. even more elaborate and l going on and it seems to be a good weekend _ going on and it seems to be a good weekend for it. what this is this a controversial napier barracks in folkestone which houses 400 migrants. and priti patel has leased that for— migrants. and priti patel has leased that for the — migrants. and priti patel has leased that for the ministry of defence and what she _ that for the ministry of defence and what she wanted to do was extend that for— what she wanted to do was extend that for another four years. now campaigners have gone to the high court _ campaigners have gone to the high court and _ campaigners have gone to the high court and said this is discriminatory under the equalities act and _ discriminatory under the equalities act and the judge has agreed. and said that _ act and the judge has agreed. and said that it— act and the judge has agreed. and said that it would breach the equality— said that it would breach the equality at both for the people who are stuck— equality at both for the people who are stuck inside napier barracks and
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also for— are stuck inside napier barracks and also for local people because of the impact of— also for local people because of the impact of having so many migrants on them _ impact of having so many migrants on them so— impact of having so many migrants on them. so that is the nub of the problem but of course none of the first time — problem but of course none of the first time that priti patel has run into problems with this. 12 months ago. _ into problems with this. 12 months ago. she _ into problems with this. 12 months ago, she also lost a court action because — ago, she also lost a court action because the finding was that she had breached _ because the finding was that she had breached the selection process for the people who went in to make the barracks _ the people who went in to make the barracks. so we had a long history on priti _ barracks. so we had a long history on priti doing these various things that she _ on priti doing these various things that she tried to get a blanket ban on migrants having mobile phones, three _ on migrants having mobile phones, three asylum to go to court and they won that _ three asylum to go to court and they won that action and it almost feels like the _ won that action and it almost feels like the government ministersjust don't _ like the government ministersjust don't know or learn their lesson. obviously— don't know or learn their lesson. obviously in the government of the day faces lots of challenges from all sorts of groups and lots of legal challenges but how problematic do you think it is for this government when there are a series
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of stories about the government potentially breaking the law or having ruled to have broken the law? i think the government's view is let's just change the legal system, let's just change the legal system, let's come up with a bill of rights as dominic rob did last week. we have seen in the last 24 hours what happens when you have a politcised judiciary with what happens in america with roe v wade and the argument is always that lawyers will challenge and maybe when if the law that they are challenging is a bad law. and i think as nigeljust pointed out, priti patel is a past master of this. she comes out with these i'm going to do this, i will do that, there will be a balance, is a headline. it is not been thought through were tested and it's a
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lawyer's job to challenge the law which sometimes leads to changes but they don't always win. and i think they don't always win. and i think the government is at fault if it is not making laws that achieve the aims that it wants to because they are just looking for gimmicks all the time. fin are just looking for gimmicks all the time. ,, ._ are just looking for gimmicks all the time. . ., . .. are just looking for gimmicks all the time. ,, , ,, ., the time. on the sunday express, a different tone _ the time. on the sunday express, a different tone in _ the time. on the sunday express, a different tone in its _ the time. on the sunday express, a different tone in its approach - different tone in its approach towards a prime minister. he is going nowhere, boris valves, he will fight and went to elections is about up fight and went to elections is about up in the help in relation to the prime minister and then in bold, crack down on militant unions of the sunday express looking with the story about strikes out the back of course of the third rail strike today. just take us through what the sunday express is saying here. basically that boris johnson is basically that borisjohnson is being — basically that borisjohnson is being urged to actually seat down the strikers. and the issue here is obviously— the strikers. and the issue here is obviously over pay, so what we're talking _ obviously over pay, so what we're talking about, interesting the day
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which _ talking about, interesting the day which the — talking about, interesting the day which the express mentions that the treasury— which the express mentions that the treasury secretary simon clark came out and _ treasury secretary simon clark came out and said — treasury secretary simon clark came out and said that public sector workers — out and said that public sector workers really should not have to pay rises — workers really should not have to pay rises of any more than 3%. of course _ pay rises of any more than 3%. of course we — pay rises of any more than 3%. of course we don't know exactly what the rail— course we don't know exactly what the rail workers are claiming because _ the rail workers are claiming because the first stage of this dispute — because the first stage of this dispute that has to be settled is a guarantee — dispute that has to be settled is a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies and then they can get on to— redundancies and then they can get on to talk— redundancies and then they can get on to talk about pay and working conditions. but this idea of trying to stick— conditions. but this idea of trying to stick to — conditions. but this idea of trying to stick to the 3% and not move from that, _ to stick to the 3% and not move from that. ijust _ to stick to the 3% and not move from that, ijust don't think it's going to wash because people really are feeling _ to wash because people really are feeling the pinch and everybody was told that _ feeling the pinch and everybody was told that when the pandemic was over life would _ told that when the pandemic was over life would get better. and there was always _ life would get better. and there was always an _ life would get better. and there was always an implied promise from government ministers that pay rises would _ government ministers that pay rises would come and suddenly now because of inflation _ would come and suddenly now because of inflation going up they said they cannot— of inflation going up they said they cannot afford it. find of inflation going up they said they cannot afford it.— of inflation going up they said they cannot afford it. and the use of the word militant _ cannot afford it. and the use of the word militant is _ cannot afford it. and the use of the word militant is interesting, - cannot afford it. and the use of the word militant is interesting, is - cannot afford it. and the use of the
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word militant is interesting, is it. word militant is interesting, is it not? �* . word militant is interesting, is it not? �*, . ., , . word militant is interesting, is it not? �*, .. ., not? it's ridiculous. where are these militant _ not? it's ridiculous. where are these militant unions? - not? it's ridiculous. where are these militant unions? i- not? it's ridiculous. where are these militant unions? i mean| not? it's ridiculous. where are - these militant unions? i mean this is lazyjournalism. at its worst and we have seen that particularly in the coverage of the rail strike and i think it suits the government very well to try and drive a wedge between working people and the government by trying to hearken back to the days of the 70s when unions were more left—wing and more militant. it seems to me that is remotely reasonable with inflation running at nearly 11% or forecast to be 11% for people to say hang on a minute, we cannot live if we are only getting 3% and don't forget that railway workers and health workers and a lot of other public sector workers were the people who we were all supposed to be out clapping on the doorsteps every thursday night because they kept the country going during the pandemic. you know, you cannot pay the mortgage or buy groceries with some
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empty clapping gestures. interesting to note that actually in the last week alone the tuc�*s join a union website, traffic going up by 800% which i think tells you where the public are sitting on this and they are perhaps looking for help in supporting their pay claims. trier? supporting their pay claims. very busy because _ supporting their pay claims. very busy because we _ supporting their pay claims. very busy because we are _ supporting their pay claims. very busy because we are almost out of time, that rather neatly after the last discussion stays in the subject of the strike with the rail strike. and always finding humour in everything even something disturbing all of our— everything even something disturbing all of our lives and this is a state agent— all of our lives and this is a state agent showing a couple around a new house _ agent showing a couple around a new house and say it's a real bargain and also — house and say it's a real bargain and also close to a train station saint— and also close to a train station saint you — and also close to a train station saint you will be cut off from everywhere. gn saint you will be cut off from everywhere-— saint you will be cut off from everywhere. saint you will be cut off from eve here. ., ., everywhere. on that note we will leave for a _ everywhere. on that note we will leave for a moment _ everywhere. on that note we will leave for a moment but - everywhere. on that note we will leave for a moment but i - everywhere. on that note we will leave for a moment but i know. everywhere. on that note we will- leave for a moment but i know you're back to do it all over again at half past 11pm and for the moment, thank you both very much and back at 1134 more papers and now time for click
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