if they feel put off by the way in which yvette cooper is talking to giorgia meloni or whatever in italy for the governing party where they have their voters splitting off in all directions. and just as reform did extremely well at the general election getting five seats, the green party have four mps in parliament. jeremy corbyn and a group of independents are likely to set up a political party early next year. so we should just always be mindful, even though it's a smaller chunk of british public opinion, of that group of people. as we talked about yesterday, a bit about this is that labour has got the right saying, you're not radical enough on our way, and the left saying you're not radical enough the other way. so then you end up with a muddle in the middle. and that is one of the sort of central criticisms of starmer�*s government overall, is that in trying to please everyone, they might end up pleasing no one at all. but i think we should have a listener question, because i think we've all wanged on quite a lot. and paddy, it is about starmer and maybe it is relating to this muddle

closely followed by the president of the european central bank, christine lagard in second and giorgia meloni here. thank you so much for watching. ben brown is waiting in the wings with the context. do stay with us, but now the weather. hello there. it's across scotland where there's been the best of the sunshine over the last few days. a beautiful scene here in perth and kinross, although it has been cold. temperatures overnight well below freezing, a rather frosty day for many. elsewhere, it's been the cloud which has been stubborn. a few breaks in that cloud in staffordshire to bring a bit of brightness for a time, but as we go through tonight, really not a great deal of change. there'll be a lot more cloud across england, wales and northern ireland. scotland still seeing some mist and fog patches in central areas, but largely clear skies again and temperatures will drop away quite quickly through tonight, so there'll be a widespread frost. we could see those temperatures as low as about —8, —9 degrees celsius again in more rural areas. elsewhere, though, those temperatures will stay up a

he has been closed to the neofascist prime minister of italy giorgia meloni, for years. backing this extremist party in germany which has many neo- nazis in it, self identified neo-nazis is a bold move. it is consistent with this design of supporting far right governance, racist white christian paranoia for those who are against those not quite christian to save civilization. the same discourse as stephen miller gives us every day in the united states. there is a lot of similarities there. this revolution of reaction which is how hamas illini defined net -- fascism, that's a core theme of my book strongmen. all of these movements that musk is condoning and supporting and using his money and social media influence to prop up are part of this revolution of reaction against multifaith and multiracial societies. we are seeing that, of course, unfold here. >> eddie, it's remarkable we are having this conversation that in the election it was had this information was available. it was known. i don't know we had a national conversation about all of this. at least not one that co

the populous italian prime minister giorgia meloni is a rising star in europe.y giro elites and the american left may not be happy to, but the working people and they looked down upon whose concerns they ignored for decades may finally have a fighting chance. and that is "the angle." joining me now elbridge colby secretary of state under donald trump and missouri senator, eric schmitt. let's start with you and what should the first order of business fee? >> you hit the nail on the head aand one of the key things he laid out is to try to end the war in ukraine but overall bring back the leverage and get the allies to do more of their fair share and tried to get peace in other parts of the world to prevent war. you are absolutely right you see she's shaping to try to get a phone call and shine bomb and trudeau, the worst of the left is also sort of catering to the kind of strength that president comp brings an understanding of leverage and willingness to use it for the american people so you see the results and it can't happen soon enough. as we discussed biden on

next up was the prime minister of italy, giorgia meloni. musk popped into that meeting.k and maloney have a thing. trump called the italian a real live wire. he says they all got along great and they hope to straighten out the world in a little bit. back in the united states the democrats are admitting, quote, it feels like trump is president already. they feel like biden has, quote, effectively disappeared from the radar, and in conversations they don't even mention president biden. it's kind of sad. one democrat says biden is one of the lamest of lame ducks we've ever seen. and they're ready to move on. democrats in washington just want to get him and the people around him out the door. trump's practically sleeping in the white house and walking around the rose garden. biden doesn't seem to care. democrats are embarrassed. >> history is going to be a harsh judge. this is the culmination of what's really a public humiliation for the party that their leader is really not capable of being a public figure for the last five years. >> jesse: but the left isn't moving on any

funny to listen to the musings about the various leaders he met on the prime minister of italy, giorgia meloni, he said she has a real live wire, i will tell you she is great, prince william and i laughed when i read this a good looking guy donald trump said, really very handsome last night and some people better in person, looked great and really nice and i told him that. >> harris: alex hogan did some reporting earlier last hour and you know, there were world leaders reportedly who are saying that donald trump is the de facto president at this time, and you know, it is disturbing that we have not heard from president biden, because i assume that he is up from his nap, not kidding, that was embarrassing for the entire united states of america, but also not from the vice president kamala harris, so tacitly no known leadership at the top, people who are supposed to be glued and situation room to situations that affect us across the world, but an incoming president is able to hold high level presence with leaders and they call him a de facto president. not only is it embarrassing, but it is inef

nato stands with germany and from here in italy, prime minister giorgia meloni posted this. i'm deeply shocked by the brutal attack that struck the helpless crowd at the christmas market. i stand with the entire government by the families of the victims, the injured and all the german people. violence must have no place in our democracies. of course, you know, these sorts of christmas markets are so popular here in europe, all across europe, especially in germany. this would have been the last friday before christmas. lots of people there enjoying their time together. families, young people, old people. so it's really a shocking. it's sent shockwaves across europe. kim my worries turn to other similar christmas events and new year's events that are planned for the next week and so on. >> bari, laterza in rome. thank you so much. really appreciate it. all right. to our other top story now, just after a midnight deadline and days of chaos, u.s. lawmakers have averted a crisis. the government is avoiding a shutdown of many operations after the senate passed a stopgap funding bi

that donald trump later today is going to actually be meeting with the prime minister of italy, giorgia meloni, on the sidelines of this broader reception that macron is holding for all of the, you know, some 50 heads of state that have gathered, gathered there for this reopening of the cathedral i also am told that, you know, there's going to be a lot of leaders there, as he's probably expected to mingle with them, but he is going to have a private meeting directly with meloni interesting, because of course she has been the leader of the conservative party, kind of stabilize that party over the last couple of years, and many people have almost seen her as someone who could kind of work with donald trump, given they have some like minded views about the broader you know, state of european affairs of course, one of the biggest things that we saw today was that meeting between donald trump, macron and zelenskyy, the president of ukraine, a lot of questions have really been you know, circling over what donald trump is going to do about the war between ukraine and russia. is he going to withdraw s

giorgia meloni, of course, the leader of the g7 this past year.nk her for her work, particularly as it relates to what the g7 has done in support of ukraine, richard. >> all right. at the white house for us, aaron gilchrist, thank you. >>> joining us now, democratic strategist julie, thank you for joining us. you heard the reporting coming from aaron. any surprises on the flurry of new legislation from the president as part of that also the clemencies that were announced this week? some democrats not happy that he had done that, again citing the idea that there are separate branches of government and they should operate as such. >> well, look, you may not be happy with the fact that the president has the power to grant clemency or pardons. i don't love that part of our constitution. but it is his constitutional right to do that. i have no problem with him exercising those rights. look, a lot of what he is is important. but it's not legacy building. i don't know that the bald eagle is something that the rest of us will look back on 100 years from n

heard from mike memoli, the president is going to see the pope in rome and also meeting with giorgia meloni has been supportive of ukraine. if you are looking for a third-party, not the slow vauks, but it could be the italians, it could be others, but maloney is a strong supporter of ukraine. that could be a good conversation. >> ambassador bill taylor, thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> well, it has been less than a month since assad he is regime fell in syria. those leaders are looking to rebuild relationships in the middle east with the newly appointed governor of damascus calling for a more cordial relationship with israel. joining us now nbc news international correspondent hala gorani. israel is still taking military action in syria even after the regime change, but could that change? >> reporter: well, that's a good question. certainly israel is not signaling that it is about to stop this expansion of its troops in parts of the golan heights, for example. this is the territory that it annexed in 1981 after having occupied it in the six-day war. and as you mentioned there, we

the only person still standing with any strength is giorgia meloni of italy. annmarie: it was all of these men coming to the south the video -- south of italy, the individually new who would be really the main speaker representing europe dealing with the incoming administration ahead of the a selection. politico called it the last supper and that could not of a more correct. jonathan: more later this hour. coming up, we will catch up with katrina. michael shepard and mark mccormick. we begin with stocks taking a bit of a breather. fed rate decision tomorrow afternoon. franklin templeton is optimistic in the next year. the current market environment is a function of animal spirits following donald trump's factory and market liquidity that is supportive, strong market performance was not a reason to be bearish. katrina joins us now. it is good to see you. small caps on the russell. underperformance for them, and outperformance for a market cap s&p, particularly nasdaq 100. what do you think is going on at the moment? >> at the moment we have had a period of dige

it felt like it was giorgia meloni that with the central figure of europe because everyone that showedare very progrowth and i've like -- i like what they've done with the economy. spain is saying we are going fast and greece which was always sort of the stepchild of the e.u. for so many years is now really putting a great performance. they need to lead and do more and germany is the secret, the key to the future of european growth. >> say you've gone on this whirlwind tour of the whole world. what is your big takeaway after meeting with international leaders in finance around the world? >> there's enormous optimism about the u.s. that there is so much we don't know about what this new administration is going to do. personnel and policy, ultimately how will these different policies be put in place? will we see tariffs? is it selective, incremental, or much broader? we don't know. >> thank you for being with us and congratulations on making it home. coming up next, we are going to be speaking to andrew hallman horse and katrina camp any. >> it is the sequencing as well. tariffs, are the

also, there's an interesting piece in the sunday times talking about giorgia meloni, the italian primeister, being the new queen of europe, which made me inwardly chuckle. she had a very close relationship, believe it or not, with rishi sunak. >> yes, she she she did. >> yes, she she she did. >> they kept on hanging out together because they were the same age and both from the right. and i just thought to myself, starmer and meloni will have very, very little in common if she is indeed the queen of europe that he really needs to negotiate with. >> i actually think she is the queen of europe to an extent. it's extraordinary. can you imagine a couple of years ago if somebody said that the most stable country politically in the eu is italy? italy? >> i know, but it just goes to show if you have robust leadership and somebody that sticks to their principles and values, and she's made huge strides with trying to reduce immigration, particularly into lampedusa and around the italian coast, then, you know, it pays dividends. >> and i tell you what, if she doesn't like starmer, it will be very

musk was among the high profile names from around the world, including italian prime minister giorgia meloni former french presidents francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy. earlier this afternoon, mr trump and mr macron had met the french president, greeted the us president, greeted the us president elect on the steps of the elysee palace , and the pair the elysee palace, and the pair shook hands and posed for pictures shortly after they met with volodymyr zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, for trilateral talks. mr zelenskyy said he had good and a good and productive meeting with the pair, while mr trump and mr macron addressed reporters this afternoon. here's what the us president elect had to say. it's a great honour and we had a great relationship as everyone knows, we accomplished a lot together and the people of france are spectacular. >> i guess it's one of our largest groups in the united states. french people and we respect them and we love them. very talented people, extremely energetic people, as you know, very well. and it's an honour to be here. and we had a good time together a

musk is among the high profile names from around the world, including italian prime minister giorgia meloni former french president francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy . earlier this nicolas sarkozy. earlier this afternoon, mr trump and mr macron had met the french president, greeted the us president, greeted the us president elect on the steps of the elysee palace and the pair shook hands and posed for pictures shortly after they met with volodymyr zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, for trilateral talks. mr zelenskyy said he had a good and productive meeting with the pair , productive meeting with the pair, while mr trump and mr macron addressed reporters earlier this afternoon. here's what the us president elect had to say . president elect had to say. >> a great honour and we had a great relationship. as everyone knows, we accomplished a lot together and the people of france are spectacular. i guess it's one of our largest groups in the united states. french people, and we respect them and we love them. very talented people , extremely energetic people, extremely energetic people, ext