. influence her to drop prosecutions against snc-lavalin.e within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in my role as the attorney general of canada in an inappropriate effort to secure a preferred prosecution agreement with snc—lavalin. to secure a preferred prosecution agreement with snc-lavalin. shortly after this departure, one ofjustin trudeau's closest aides also resigned, denying any wrongdoing. he has maintained that any discussions he has had withjody wilson—raybould we re he has had withjody wilson—raybould were lawful, and his government was concerned that thousands ofjobs in canada were at stake if the company went to trial. with elections coming up went to trial. with elections coming up in september, mr trudeau is concerned that when they lose, they lose badly. female cabin crew at a major airline have been told they no longer need to wear makeup while on duty. virgin atlantic has removed the long—standing requirement, calling it a significant change. the uniform has always

the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government.ne philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the affair at a press conference in toronto. in democracies you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible, i think that is important. i want to thankjane... in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote: she goes on to say: the snc—lavalin affair centres around a quebec—based engineering firm, which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to millions of dollars in bribes it is alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorney generaljody wilson—raybould resigned from the cabinet amid accusations that the prime minister's office improperly try to influence her to stop a criminal prosecution against snc—lavalin. for a period of approximately four months, between december an

the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government.ne philpott became the latest to step down. while i am disappointed, i understand her decision to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. i want to thank her... commotion and yelling 0k. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible, and i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering and applause in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote: she goes on to say: the snc—lavalin affair centres around a quebec—based engineering firm, which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorney general, jody wilson—raybould, resigned from the cabinet amid accusations that the prime minister's office improperly pressured her to stop a criminal prosecution against snc—lav

my interviewas with neil bruce, ceo of snc-lavalin.hery: coming up, we are awaiting the event decision on interest rates. we will have a special report at 2:00 p.m. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: the federal reserve will announce its latest rate decision in a few moments. with us for a preview is carl riccadonna, chief u.s. economist for bloomberg economics. we expect the fed to hold steady, potentially lower projections with the number of interest rate hikes. -- challenging will it did will it be to stay dovish without implying a cut? impliedcut is already in the market, so this is the hurdle they are confronting heading into the next couple meetings. we have had a slew of weak economic data over the last couple of months with retail sales collapsing, week industrial production, the last jobs report showed a payroll stall. they have to make a nod to that. if we look at fed funds futures for the first quarter of next year, about 40% probability of a rate cut by that time. fed usnd of ties the hands going into the meeting, so therefore, th

this is all about a scandal around a company, snc—lavalin, and justin trudeau believes that job losses—lavalin, and justin trudeau believes thatjob losses could result from that company being prosecuted for fraud. this is quite a big shock and surprise, when she made that choice. it puts the prime ministerjustin trudeau in quite a tricky position. when he was elected, quite soon after donald trump was a late did in the us, he was seen as this poster boy for a new era in politics, everyone hailed him, he had huge diversity in his cabinet. where is he now? is he in a crisis? this article implies it is the worst crisis he has seen? crisis? this article implies it is the worst crisis he has seemm crisis? this article implies it is the worst crisis he has seen? it is a crisis by canadian standards. we have to remember an election is coming up in october, so not great to have something like this happen so to have something like this happen so close to that. second, he had promised his government would be different, a clean and ethical government, and therefore to have two cabinet ministers r

that his office improperly pressured the former attorney general to shield the engineering firm snc—lavalintroversy to rest — trudeau defended his government's actions, but admitted mistakes. over the past months, there was an erosion of trust between my office and, specifically, my former principal secretary, and the former minister ofjustice and attorney general. i was not aware of that erosion of trust but, as prime minister and leader of the federal ministry, i should have been. the former attorney general, jody wilson—raybould, contradicted the prime minister's account and accused his office of demoting her, in retaliation for her refusal to strike a deal that would keep snc—lavalin out of court. i experienced a consistent and sustained effort by many people within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of protectorial discretion. justin trudeau won praise for his commitment to women and minorities. he even touted the symbolic appointment ofjody wilson—raybould, who is a prominent indigenous woman. yet this scandal has pitted him against her, and it's not a goo

the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government.sion to step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices, and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible. i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering. in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote, a minister must always be prepared to defend other ministers publicly. i must speak in support of the government and its policies. she goes on to say, sadly, i have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised. the snc—lavalin affair centres around the quebec—based engineering firm which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorney generaljody wilson—raybould resigned from the cabinet amid allegations

that his office improperly pressured the former attorney general to shield the engineering firm snc—lavalintroversy to rest — trudeau defended his government's actions, but admitted mistakes. over the past months, there was an erosion of trust between my office and, specifically, my former principal secretary, and the former minister ofjustice and attorney general. i was not aware of that erosion of trust but, as prime minister and leader of the federal ministry, i should have been. the former attorney general, jody wilson—raybould, contradicted the prime minister's account and accused his office of demoting her, in retaliation for her refusal to strike a deal that would keep snc—lavalin out of court. i experienced a consistent and sustained effort by many people within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. justin trudeau won praise for his commitment to women and minorities. he even touted the symbolic appointment ofjody wilson—raybould, who is a prominent indigenous woman. yet this scandal has pitted him against her, and it's not a go

she says trudeau and senior government figures pressured her to stop the prosecution of snc lavalin.> i experienced a consistent and sustained effort by many people within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in my role as the attorney general of canada. reporter: trudeau denies any wrongdoing, but his popularity is sliding. with elections set for october, he is now polling behind the rival conservatives. phil: let's s get more on this fromom campbell clark, chiefef polilitical writer at canada's "globe and mail" newewspaper, which broke e the scandal. welcome to dw. tell us more about justin trudeau's response to these allegations. campbell: i ththink part of the problem has been that he has not had much of a response. he has dribbled out ananswers or time, at first denying that he had pressured or directed the attorney general to interfere in the prosecution. and then when she testified in front of commons committee, he did not respond other than to say he disagreed with her characterization of events. we have not really heard

the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government.step down. mr trudeau struggled to give his reaction to the news at an event in toronto. in democracies, you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices, and we need to leave room for as many of them as possible. i think that's an important piece of it. so i want to thankjane... cheering in her resignation letter, jane philpott wrote, a minister must always be prepared to defend other ministers publicly. i must speak in support of the government and its policies. she goes on to say, sadly, i have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised. the snc—lavalin affair centres around the quebec—based engineering firm which faces fraud and corruption charges in relation to $36 million in bribes it's alleged to have offered to libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. philpott‘s resignation comes less than a month after former attorney generaljody wilson—raybould resigned from the cabinet amid allegations that the

insists he acted within the law in his handling of the corruption scandal involving the firm snc—lavalinisters. facebook says it will try to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines on its network. it will remove misleading content and disable accounts that continue to violate facebook‘s policies on vaccine information. the company has faced pressure to tackle the problem. 0utbrea ks of measles in the united states and elsewhere were attributed to the growing numbers of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. japan is also fighting the worst measles outbreak in years. and at the international space station the inner hatch of the space x dragon vehicle was being closed by astronauts. it's so that on friday morning, america's first private space craft can return to earth, and that will mark the end of its test flight. it's been docked at the space station for the last 6 days as astronauts ran tests which could see it approved by nasa to carry people later this year. thailand's top court has dissolved an opposition party that nominated the king's sister as its candidate for

and accused his office of demoting her in retaliation for her refusal on a dealwould have kept snc-lavalinf-court. ms. wilson-raybould: i experienced a consistent and sustained effort by people in the government to interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. nada: justin trudeau won praise for his commitment to women and minorities and touted the symbolic appointment of jody wilson-raybould, a prominent indigenous woman. thbu scandal pitted him against dr and it is not a g look for the prime minister even as he tries to assert he did nothing wrong. with the general electionlo ing in october, trudeau is on thin ice with canadians. >> he should offer some kind of apology. >> he is a politician. g he is doine work of politicking. >> he should resign and call an election. nada: justin trudeau's star power was cemente pwhen he took sident trump, china, and saudi arabia. the controversy at home could remove him from the world stage. nada tawfik, bbc news, ottawa. laura: british foreign secretary remy hunt has decided to grant protecon to the british national detained in iran. it does

pressing the former justice minister not to pursue a prosecution against the engineering giant snc—lavalin butts said the prime minister simply wanted jody wilson—raybould to seek outside legal advice on a matter that placed jobs at risk. two senior cabinet ministers have resigned over the controversy, which has become a major political crisis for mr trudeau. and a great night for ole gunnar solskjaer and his team manchester united in paris in the european champions league. they went into the game against paris st—germain as underdogs with a 2—0 deficit from the first game. but ended up going through to the quarterfinals of the champions league after winning 3—1 with a penalty in injury time. more on that story in sports today coming up in half an hour's time. r&b singer r kelly's been arrested for the second time in recent weeks, this time forfailure to pay child support, hours after lashing out in a television interview against unrelated charges that he had sexually assaulted teenage girls. this was him arriving for the court hearing in chicago where he was taken into custody for owing m

insists he acted within the law in his handling of the corruption scandal involving the firm snc—lavalin. facebook says it will try to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines on its network. it will remove misleading content and disable accounts that continue to violate facebook‘s policies on vaccine information. the company has faced pressure to tackle the problem. outbreaks of measles in the united states and elsewhere were attributed to the growing numbers of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. japan is also fighting the worst measles outbreak in years. british and european union negotiatiors are preparing to work through the weekend to try to break the deadlock over brexit, before a crucial vote next tuesday. there are nowjust 22 days to go until the 29th of march — the date britain is due to leave the eu. concerns are growing about the possibility of britain leaving without a deal. eu officials have given the uk until tomorrow to come up with fresh proposals for brexit negotiations. and at the international space station the inner hatch of the spacex dragon vehi

jody wilson—raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield snc—lavalin from prosecutionn contracts under muammar gaddafi's regime. here's part of the recording between wilson—raybould and former clerk of the privy council of canada michael wernick. pope francis is in morocco to promote interfaith dialogue in a country that projects itself as a bastion of moderate islam. the pope has met king mohammed and visited a school for imams, said to be a first for a pope. the trip is a follow up to last months historic visit to the united arab emirates. bbc arabic‘s mouna ba is in the capital, rabat. hundreds of people have lined up here to get a glimpse of the pope, who arrived earlier at this institute. it is an institute to teach imams from morocco, other african countries, and from europe as well, tolerant islam. an institute that is backed by king mohammed the sixth. earlier, the pope had praised morocco's efforts to promote peaceful islam and reject radical islam. translation: i am grateful that my visit gives an opportunity to promote mutual understanding between followers

jody wilson—raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield snc—lavalin from prosecutioncts under muammar gaddafi's regime. here's part of the recording between wilson—raybould and former clerk of the privy council of canada michael wernick. now, all the sport. huddersfield town have been relegated. they lost 2—0 at crystal palace on saturday. that means they will play in the championship next season. will play in the championship next season. the site have taken just 14 points from 32 games so far. their demise is thejoint points from 32 games so far. their demise is the joint earliest relegation in the history of the premier league. personally, i know that in life there is failure and there is a success and it belongs together. so, the club have to learn from the failure and things we did wrong this season. we have to learn and we are owner best way to solve it. i think the performance proved it, anyway. at the end, you have to go through all the details which happened this season and prepared to come back stronger. elsewhere, manchester city's ups of winning a history

snc—lavalin, has been accused of bribing officials in libya.om government contracts — jobs would disappear. the formerjustice minister has accused the prime minister of political interference, mr trudeau denies any wrongdoing. now treasury board president jane philpott has walked out too... saying she's lost confidence in the government over their handling of the matter. — she tweeted: "i must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities, constitutional obligations. there can be a cost to acting on one s principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them." this was mr trudeau's response. while i am disappointed i understand her decision to step down and i want to thank her for her service. i want to thank her for her service. i want to thank her for her service. i want to thank her. in democracies you get people with a wide range of perspectives and voices and we need to leave room for as many as possible, i think that is an important piece of it. sol possible, i think that is an important piece of it. so i wanted to thankjane...

office tried to influence a corruption probe into one of the world's biggest engineering firms snc—lavalining colonel gaddafi's rule. mrs wilson—raybould says justin trudeau's staff spent months convincing her that taking the company to trial would costjobs, and votes. she quit the cabinet in protest. then on mondayjane philpott, another one of mr trudeau's allies resigned. justin trudeau's reputation has been rock solid since he became pm four years ago. he made the rolling stone magazine. the economist describes mr trudeau's maple charm offensive. the huffington post calls him the the selfie king of canada. but things aren't so straight—forward now. this article on canadian news website global news says mr trudeau has lost the moral authority to govern. and there's an election later this year. i asked jessica murphy on whether this scandal is having an impact on his polling. this is a government in damage control. and yes, as you saw there, numerous opinion polls have shown that his public support has dropped and that confidence in his government has dropped. i think we really saw that w

she had been asked not to pursue a corruption case against one of canada's biggest companies snc—lavalinelf" against the allegations. let's hear a bit of whatjustin trudeau had to say earlier. the context is a tough one, with potential job losses in the thousands. these are the types of situations that make governing a challenge. and when there is an erosion of trust within the people involved, it further complicates what is already a difficult decision for the attorney general. this has been a tough few weeks. canadians expect and deserve to have faith in their institutions, and the people who act within them. almost every day as prime minister, i learn new things, so i can tell you without a doubt that i have taken and will continue to take many lessons from these recent days and weeks. our north america correspondent nada tawfikjoins us now from ottawa. this has been a real problem for him, did he do enough in the press conference to make the problem go away? while it is interesting, because many people had anticipated that he might offer more of an apology, not just saying that this