cabinet meetings are supposed to be a private space they shouldn't have. put any discussion public sector pay in the context of the fiscal and economic situation that we face. prison officers, teachers and nurses are among 5 million public sector workers whose annual pay rises are capped at 1%, below inflation meaning in real terms many have seen a pay cut. at the general election labour promised to scrap the pay cap but do public sector workers deserve a pay rise above inflation?” but do public sector workers deserve a pay rise above inflation? i think they do but that would be at the review bodies. i will not be doing what this government does writing to the review bodies and saying you can review the paper you can only go up by 1%. that means a pay cut the most people, effectively. now his position is being used by some of his cabinet colleagues to paint is out of touch and according to the man himself, by those who disagree with his approach to brexit.“ man himself, by those who disagree with his approach to brexit. if you wa nt with his approach to br

and to sit with the cabinet. no president had done that before. not that there were not vice presidency meetings occasionally like it would be with other cabinet members but to be a a formal member of the cabinet, he invited coolidge to that. so i described that is being a very pivotal moment in terms of the vice presidency as an institution in furthering its attachment as an executive institution. the origins are first of all it was an afterthought at the federal convention. alexander hamilton proposed having a vice president turkey was basing it on lieutenant governors, because lieutenant governors in the colonies and for states and whatnot. so this idea that you had a backup to the governor in that case, and, in fact, the original proposal for a vice president was to call them governor. and someone had suggested that aas a title for the vice president. so then in the federal convention moving forward, again it was proposed very late in the game, and it was proposed really not to be a functioning physician but

and that's just the cabinet.getting on with business, the frame is always the same: cabinet debate out in the open, and a leadership campaign going on behind the scenes. so, for example, today, the education secretary promised extra funding for schools in england, but she could not promise new money. it had to come out of her own department's plans, which invites us to think she's been in a battle with the treasury and lost it. after a weekend of briefing at the chancellor's expense, we learned today that the prime minister was poised to tell the cabinet to behave. but she does not have the authority that she once did. right now, the brexiteers in the party are willing her to stay in place, believing that a new leadership election might lead to some backtracking on brexit. nick watt is our political editor. nick, what is theresa may going to say to them tomorrow? as you were saying, the prime minister will open the cabinet meeting with a stern warning to ministerial colleagues

there doesn't seem to be much discipline in the cabinet, ifi to be much discipline in the cabinet, ifnk the prime minister should get to grips with these naughty boys, don't you? but she's only a woman! can they run a government?” you? but she's only a woman! can they run a government? i think mrs thatcher did. i think this is hard oi'i thatcher did. i think this is hard on philip hammond. i read his mansion house speech about two or three weeks ago and i came here that particular night to say i thought it was a very good speech. i thought he made it clear that we were leaving the customs union and single market but he was keen to have a transitional arrangement. it strikes me as eminently sensible. and you are pro—brexit... me as eminently sensible. and you are pro-brexit. .. i thought it me as eminently sensible. and you are pro-brexit... i thought it was eminently sensible and i couldn't see anything in the speech to object to, sol see anything in the speech to object to, so i don't see what is going on with these leave supporters. the whole thing seems to be getting out of control

absolutely deplore leaks from the cabinet. i think my collea g u es from the cabinet.lic expect us to be disciplined and effective. 0ur backbenchers are furious and the only people smiling will be in berlin and paris. public sector workers continued to make their concerns known, as it seems to members of the cabinet who with the prime minister's authority in tatters, are in no mood to do as they are told. and eleanor is in downing street for us now. how much should we make of this row around the cabinet table? the knives are certainly out. there is a rabble about public sector pay itself. the chancellor is intent on fiscal discipline but a handful of ministers have made clear they think the party's stance on pay damaged them during the election. it is an important issue but it is one some see as a short—term dilemma in contrast issues such as what type of brexit we end up with, and that is a significant part of this briefing from mr hammond. there is opposition in the cabinet to his insistence that jobs in the cabinet to his insistence thatjobs come in the cabinet to h

cabinet collea g u es caused a lot of problems.et colleagues are supposed to have criticised him for it. he said he did not describe public service workers as overpaid. he proved for what evidence to his case that public sector workers are paid on average more than the counterparts in the private sector. private sector wages are rising more quickly. he was pushed on the issue because it has emerged that there is something of a split within the cabinet and it comes back to the issue of brexit, on which the chancellor all but confirmed there was a split in the cabinet with his comments on television. he said of some colleagues were speaking out against them it was because of his agenda. he is pushing for a softer brexit, focusing on the economy and protecting jobs, rather than on immigration. we have got a clip we can play at the moment. the policy on public sector pay has not changed. we are looking to be fear on public sector workers. a seven—year freeze? seven years of pay restraint. teachers, for example add the 3.3% pay increase

i absolutely deplore leaks from the cabinet.eagues should be very quiet, stick to their own departmental duties and i think the public expect us to be disciplined and effective. our backbenchers are furious and the only people who are smiling in this will be in berlin and paris. public sector workers continue to make their concerns known, as, it seems, do members of the cabinet, who, with the prime minister's authority in tatters, are in no mood to do as they're told. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10.30 and 11.30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining us tonight are ruth lea, who's an economic adviser to the arbuthnot banking group, and the journalist and columnist, yasmin alibhai—brown. the new star of doctor who has been revealed — jodie whittaker will become the first woman to play the time lord. she's best known for her role in broadchurch and will take overfrom peter capaldi. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. time travel show doctor who m

and sit with the cabinet. no president has done that about. not that there were the vice presidents in meetings but to be a formal member of the cabinet. invited coolidge to that. so i described that as as being a very pivotal moment of furthering the attachment as an executive institution. origins are if was an afterthought at the federal convention. alexander hamilton proposed having a vice president. he was basing it on lieutenant governors because there were lieutenant governors in the colonies and first states. so this idea you had a backup the gunfire and the roger proposal for a vice president was to call them governor. and someone suggested that as a title for the vice president. so then in the federal convention moving forward, again it was proposed very late in the game, and it was proposed really not to be a functioning position but just as a backup to the president if something were to happen to the president and heaven there the framersers were ambiguous how to work with secession. when you get th

he did go on to explain that it the cabinet. he did go on to explain thatitis the cabinet. on to explain that it is a fact that an average those in the public sector are paid more than their counterparts in the private sector when you take into account the pensions that they earn asa account the pensions that they earn as a result. our policy on public sector pay hasn't changed. we've sought to be fair to public sector workers... we've had 7 years of pay restraint but teachers had a 3.3% increase, nhs staff... over half of them have had a raise of over 3%. it isn't the same picture across the board. 0ur position is that we have to be fair, look at recruitment and retention of workers and be fair to the tax payer... and we have to protect jobs and we have to protectjobs in the public sector. those other bit of the equation we have to double. the keep this under constant review and i think the fact that the company has been discussing this issue sends a clear signal that we do understand the concern both of public sector workers and the wider public. what is the opposition ha

i absolutely deplore leaks from the cabinet.be very quiet, stick to their own departmental duties, and i think that the public expect us to be disciplined and effective, our backbenchers are furious and the only people smiling at this will be in berlin and paris. public sector workers continue to make their concerns known. as it seems do members of the cabinet, who, with the prime minister's authority in tatters, are in no mood to do as they are told. hello, i'm marc edwards at and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: federer the record breaker. the king of wimbledon wins his 8th title at the all england club. lewis hamilton wins the british grand prix at silverstone and closes the gap in the drivers‘ standings. home sweet home. hosts, the netherlands, kick off their euro 2017 campaign with a win. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. there simply no better place to start than with the man who just can't stop winning. roger federer surely the youngest 35 year—old in sport, b

i absolutely deplore leaks from the cabinet.nk my colleagues should be very quiet, stick to their own departmental duties, and i think that the public expect us to be disciplined and effective, our backbenchers are furious and the only people smiling at this will be in berlin and paris. public sector workers continue to make their concerns known. as it seems do members of the cabinet, who, with the prime minister's authority in tatters, are in no mood to do as they are told. and eleanor is in downing street. how much should we make of what philip hammond has said today? the knives are out for the chancellor and there are a number of factors playing into this. the row over public sector pay itself. the chancellor is intent on the government holding its nerve and dealing with the country byes—mac debt, yet a handful of ministers have made clear they think the pa rty‘s have made clear they think the party's position on pay damaged them during the election. but it is decisions on what type of brexit we end up with, something that wi

so there is definitely a move abroad and jockeying for position within cabinet.nt page. this is on theirfront sunday leads their front page. this is on their front page as well. that's right. it seems there is real pressure on the prime minister actually to make an announcement before the 20th ofjuly, so that it is sense, although mps won't be in westminster and talking to each other, which i gather is when a lot of the plotting goes on, but it would seem they want... there may be some announcement a foot. and of course this is on the back of weeks ina course this is on the back of weeks in a demonstration in london and other parts of the uk about stopping austerity, basically. it is interesting that the polls are very bad now. they've been spooked by the election result. the observer was just showing that now according to the latest poll in the observer by opinion it shows theresa may is a -20% opinion it shows theresa may is a —20% and jeremy corbyn on a%. so the election is having it would seem applications as we saw, with the tabled amendments, whether it was

i absolutely deplore leaks from the cabinet. my colleagues should be very quiet, stick to their own departmental duties, and i think that the public expect us to be disciplined and effective, our backbenchers are furious and the only people smiling at this will be in berlin and paris. public sector workers continue to make their concerns known. as it seems do members of the cabinet, who, with the prime minister's authority in tatters, are in no mood to do as they are told. the title role in doctor who is to be played by a woman for the first time in the 5a year history of the series. jodie whittaker, who starred in the itv drama broadchurch, will take overfrom peter capaldi, making her first appearance as the 13th doctor in this year's christmas special. here's lizo mzimba after half a year of speculation from fans, notjust about who the new doctor might be, but whether it would be a man or a woman... confirmation that the time travel show is making history. jodie whittaker says she is overwhelmed as a feminist, as a woman, and

in an unusual move, the chancellor slapped down cabinet rivals briefing against.d by people who are not happy with the agenda that i have, over the last few weeks, tried to advance, of ensuring that we achieve oui’ advance, of ensuring that we achieve our brexit which is focused on protecting our economy, protecting oui’ protecting our economy, protecting our jobs, protecting our economy, protecting ourjobs, and making sure we can have continued rising living standards in the future. one of the cabinet's prominent leave campaigners, the international trade secretary, denied being behind the briefings. i absolutely deplorable weeks from the cabinet, i think my colleagues should be very quiet, stick to their own departmental duties, and i think that the public expect us to be disciplined and effective. our backbenchers are furious and only people smelling and this will be in berlin and paris. public sector workers continue to make their concerns known, as it seems to members of the cabinet, who, with the prime minister's authority in tatters, are in no mood to you a

cabinet is split. what cani standards. cabinet is split. what can i tell you?lit down the middle of the cabinet. you people ever chancellor and the home secretary who are looking to take a transitional approach, and then you have people like liam fox david davis, and even though we don't know is that we would they want, we are aware that it is not what the chancellor wants. and those messages are reported on in the guardian. just hearing different positions from different cabinet members, while theresa may's not around. from different cabinet members, while theresa may's not aroundlj know. while theresa may's not around.” know. watching it is quite fun, as a com pletely know. watching it is quite fun, as a completely detached observer, but obviously each of these decisions will affect all of us, eventually. at the moment readers feel as if there is a bit of, as you say, one half of the cabinet said to be in denial the breast will happen, they are talking about transitional periods, about the free movement continuing, saying it will be recognisably european. and

theresa may is heading a government, the cabinet. a divided cabinet.a to control? where does that take us question does it take us to another general election? try and find a strong government? i think she gambled and she failed, and she should step down and leave the stage for other people who can form a strong government and go for the brexit negotiation, look at the services in this country, challenge labour, impose or say we are britain, we are a major player in the international community. to have a government very vulnerable like this, and you have a prime minister who gambled and failed and still at the head of the government, i believe this is absolutely unacceptable. even labour have its own contradictions about brexit. this is the irony, asjeremy corbyn becomes more and more popular among young people, when they find out what he actually thinks what he thinks about brexit, which is very anti—eu. that will have problems for labour. i think brexit is the thing, the main issue facing britain at the moment for the next few years. neither party ha

what was also interesting was he insisted the whole cabinet was he insisted the whole cabinet was unitedon phase beyond brexit, in 2019 as well. so there has been changing mood music, suddenly speaking to members of the cabinet in the past few days, they believe they have their leave colleagues on side for the transitional period, but if the tectonic plates have shifted, the fault lines are over how long that will last. liam fox says tee years, some say four years, some say it would be a disaster if it lasted longer than the next election. thank you. michael gove was making his first speech since returning to the cabinet — he also told environmental and countryside groups that brexit offered a "once—in—a—lifetime opportunity" to reform britain's agriculture and fisheries. opportunity" to reform britain's agriculture farm, heries. opportunity" to reform britain's agriculture farm, basically, the of land you farm, basically, the richer you are, the more you get. mr gove says that must change. the leaving the eu gives us a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to reform how we manage agriculture a

colleagues that what happens in cabinet stays in cabinet. now, on one level that shows she's in agreement of philip hammond, the chancellor. he believes this has come from within the cabinet. he's very unamused by it. at that point, the prime minister and the chancellor then part company. in downing street, the view is that the leaks were not prompted by a brexit plot, but by frustration at the chancellor's rather dismissive attitude occasionally towards colleagues. but the chancellor actually does believe that a brexit colleague or colleagues were behind the leaks. he believes that his talk of a reasonable transitional period after we leave the eu has upset colleagues. he was talking over the weekend about how it could be two years, possibly it could even be five years and i'm told, he would like to have agreement within government on this by september. on the transitional arrangements? that's right, within government on that by september. of course, the longer the transitional period it is, the more difficult it is for the uk to negotiate

there is no discipline within the cabinet.th and greg clark whiting a joint letter saying that they want to keep these very close ties with the eu over the drug industry, pharmaceuticals and health, which is very interesting because it is very important for nhs treatment, drugs coming on stream and having the regulatory structure allowing patients to get them as quickly as possible, but it is also important to the pharmaceutical industry. what is going to happen if every cabinet minister in their particular sector sta rts minister in their particular sector starts saying, 0k, brexit, fine but not my bit of business and industry? why are the ft saying this, why not write a letter to the cabinet minister, or david davies? this is not business as usual. wide are they pitching it at me instead of david davies? it is lobbying in public. on every single issue. it says the letter has been passed by downing street but it is very odd. it again makes it looks as if the prime minister's authority isn't strong at the cabinet level. the da

this helps the rest of the cabinet as well. general kelly was coming from the cabinet which is handpicked by president trump. he convinced many of them to work in his cabinet. >> martha: would you say that there is a relief among the staff tonight? >> i think there is a great deal of enthusiasm of what may be. whether reince priebus stays that's up to the president. once that decision was made, there is an enthusiasm and curiosity. what i want to emphasize to you is that, i said to him very clearly, there are dozens of talented men and women who work in the white house. who are not household names who work their tails off the first six months for the good of the country. they will continue under a new chief of staff. they saw that president trump was a fighter. >> martha: i think that's a message the american people would like to hear. i think personalities have been so strong coming from so me different areas in the white house that they have overwhelmed the agenda. do you hope that general kelly will say to everyone, you're a

the cabinet room, of course. i want to bring in now former white house insider to talk about all of this. chief of staff for president clinton and knows something about running the west wing. and shannon reporter for bloomberg news and kelsey snell. thank you for being here. mack, i have to kick it over to you. you've been in this job. what is your prediction and what is your sense how john kelly is starting out day one? >> i think you summed it up just right. new chief, same president. we'll see. i think general kelly is a person of standing, he's been a patriot and served our country with distinction and dedication and i think, hallie, the fact that he's been in the white house here at homeland security for six months is a big plus. i also think at some level president trump understands that some things are going to have to change. they're going to have to stabilize. this white house needs to look outward in their service to the american people. not inward with continuing soap operas. >> john kelly has been on

is the cabinet split on brexit? of town today, i'm very pleased that negotiations are beginning, and as you know, a very fair, serious offer has been put on the table by the uk government. it's notjust that government has to wrangle brexit through brussels and parliament, but deal with other pressures and disagreements on public sector pay and on spending. above all, the disagreements have emerged into daylight because the discipline theresa may had imposed on the tories has all but disappeared since the general election. tomorrow, she will warn the cabinet to behave, to keep their views to themselves, but those with desire for the top job, or helpful friends with ambition, believe the game is on. it's got to stop. i think, whoever is doing it, everybody needs to get into a cold bath or cold shower, and then get together and have a warm pint afterwards. becuase this is damaging. it's damaging to the party, to the parliamentary mps, and, most importantly, to the country. remember him, urging the tories today to inspi

they're reporting that's part of a transition deal, which senior cabinet members have finally agreed on. talking of senior cabinet members, boris johnson, uk foreign secretary, is looking animated on the front page of the japan times. he's there of course to clinch some trade deals with the japanese and to meet a couple of humanoid robots in the process, it seems! many of you must be heading off on summer holidays soon. well, let's hope you're not flying today — we have a story on our own website about how today is the busiest day of the year to hit the skies. and finally, wanting to make a quick bob this summer? thought about moon dust? the chicago tribune reports that one woman has made over $1 million auctioning some of the shiny stuff. so let's begin. with me is paul charles, ceo of pc agency, a travel and lifestyle consultancy. he will take us through the papers. a warm welcome to you. let's start with a front—page story on the independent, the picture of oj simpson looking pretty happy. he is coming out after nine years over 33 year sentence and this was, we understand, to be e

as i say, they may as well hold cabinet meetings in public.y all send us an e—mail, tweet it out maybe? the donald trump way. and the sunday times, you are also going to have an interview with the police federation chairman, and he will be warning that actually if police do not get a proper pay rise, security, national security, could be at risk. and yet you have got philip hammond saying this. there is huge amounts of restive spirit of a public sector pgy- of restive spirit of a public sector pay. wages have been frozen in lots ofjobs, including the public sector, it is very live and it is a very saw issue with a lot of people. he seems insensitive, just at the time when you would think mr hammond would be positioning himself to be the hail fellow well met person who could be the next leader —— sore issue. there are people briefing that philip hammond —— philip may would like his wife, theresa may, to stand down. it is pretty undignified. it is, but as you say, we have this poll in the independent tomorrow which shows that the public mood has

this is somebody who regularly interfaces with the cabinet and general kelly is coming from the cabinet. he would be talking to his peers about their different concerns, their different appointment of issues and we have active cabinet and often doesn't get coveraged and interfacing with capitol hill where a lot of legislative agenda has stalled. i think the chaos this week really was in capitol hill and the senate why after seven and a half years nobody jumped out of the cake and gave us health care in a silver platter, i don't know. chris: i do want to talk about the disarray inside the white house. you had anthony scaramucci in a profanity attack on another -- other members not just one of the administration, of the white house staff and so i just want to ask you directly, has scaramucci who said that he reports directly to the president, has scaramucci, have you now been told you report to john kelly? >> i will speak with general kelly and the president about that as i'm sure anthony scaramucci will. we are all very curious and have our first formal meeting with chief of staff tomorr

now, the idea of a transitional deal has caused some divisions within the cabinet.here are different members of the cabinet that support different versions of this transitional deal. theresa may likes to call an implementation period. in

remember, the cabinet itself is split in terms of what brexited will look like. philip hammond has always been a key proponent of the idea of a transitional deal. some critics would say it is a ruse to make sure that brexit doesn't happen. i think there has certainly been attempts by downing street to rein in the cabinet. a few weeks ago the prime minister had to slap down the cabinet and tell them to stop leaking details of private meetings. now we have theresa may's spokesperson saying very clearly, outlining the goldman position, to try to rein in the cabinet ministers that are going on the airwaves and saying their personal opinions on what brexited should look like. —— the government position. the headlines on bbc news: commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark the centenary place in belgium to mark the ce nte nary of place in belgium to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war. the battle of passchendaele. a former royal marine has beenjailed former royal marine has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bomb

they're reporting that's part of a transition deal, which senior cabinet members have finally agreed on. talking of senior cabinet members, boris johnson, uk foreign secretary, is looking animated on the front page of the japan times. he's there of course to clinch some

chancellor philip hammond criticises cabinet collea g u es philip hammond criticises cabinet colleagues he defends his position on public sector pay and says they receive a premium compare the private sector workers. acid attack offenders could face life sentences isa offenders could face life sentences is a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. eight people have been killed and at least 49 were seriously injured in a stampede that broke out at a football match in senegal. time for a look at the sport, here's richard. the british grand prix is under way at silverstone. lewis hamilton started on pole. got away cleanly and is leading. coverage on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. meanwhile in under an hour roger federer begins his quest to become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later today. the swiss takes on marin cilic on centre court, in what will be his 11th final. federer is aiming to overtake pete sampras as the most successful male player in the history of the tournament. david ornstein reports.. 2003, 20

she knows it's in the cabinet. because the kid knows it's in the cabinet. until a certain age she doesn't have this awareness that you might have something else in your mind other than what she knows, which is why they say until the age of four or five, kids don't lie. they don't realize it's useful to lie because they think what's the point of line? you know what i know. so in trying to communicate with people, often instead of making use of the idea that this person may have a different idea from what i think and thinking, we would use technical terms as though the other person understands it. and still at four or five years old thinking i know what they know. we forget people have different ideas in their heads, different understandings, different experiences. it's very easy to forget that. every single field has its own jargon, and we get so used to it we think like the kids, they must understand it also. >> host: the kid jargon or vernacular also be used as kind of a bullying technique or, i'm smarter than you? >> guest: it can be. i've done that in my

is she threatening to sack some of the cabinet, all of the cabinet?uch thing as an understacker born minister. we have had days of infighting and private conversations becoming public, things being leaked. it gives a sense of a government in chaos. the prime minister has already lost her majority in an election she called off her own accord, so she is trying to calm the nerves a bit, and say that if these people carry on in fighting... whose nerves is she going to calm by saying, i could sack the lot of you? there is no such thing as an understacker will prime minister either. somebody called charles walker, vice—chair of the 1922 committee — do you know what that is? somehow or other we have to modernise what is happening in parliament. why is this a committee with influence? it is a committee with influence? it is a committee of backbenchers, set up in 1922. there is an interesting point, she doesn't have the power to sack cabinet ministers. page two of the times. britons eat 50% more sugar than they admit. the average man thinks he eats a lot less,

potentially being pushed out of the cabinet. >> if jess sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay. any effort to go after mueller could be are the beginning of the end of the trump presidency, unless mueller did something wrong. >>> good day, everyone, i'm andrea mitchell in new york. we're track a white house civil war between new communications chief anthony scaramucci and chief of staff reince priebus it's broken out into the open with scaramucci going on twitter overnight and accusing priebus of leaking his financial records, even though those records are public documents, they're not classified it's not really a leak. it was the first evidence that scaramucci possibly with the president's backing might be making a move against priebus who had already lost long-time aid sean spicer and was himself on the ropes. >> i don't like what they're doing to the president of the united states or their fellow colleagues in the west wing. now, if you want to talk about the chief of staff, we have had odds, we have had differences. journalists know who the leakers are, so if reince wan

the split within the cabinet, brexit is a part of that but we have had rumblings for days, accordinge times, may one to sack donkey ministers. where has this come from? theresa may is going to tell cabinet tomorrow to stop, i wonder if she will be going to magaluf and say they have had too many beers, you have this tory party with this vortex of borrowing over brexit, a prime minister who doesn't have the clout to assert her control and then this jostling for positions as being the next in line to take over and they are in this death spiral and i cannot see an easy way out, they will reflect on how better to get rid of her. there is rivalry for the leadership but also important political questions, brexit and austerity, dividing the cabinet? and i thinkjason's description could apply to the labour party, it is all tricky and i think theresa may is grateful for the timing that this is her last cabinet meeting and she will not be subject to more links, although the timetable of brexit is the only thing that carries us through the summer, jason and i wondering what the recess will bring

he had the war with his own cabinet.d meeting with informal advisers in the back room of the white house. it leaked. they called it the kitchen cabinet. they said this is unconstitutional, this is outrageous. every president has had a kitchen cabinet since. there's no guarantees here. it didn't work for lyndon johnson. he became isolated from the people. you can brow beat the senate and the cabinet. if you lose the people, you lose. jackson hung on to the popular people. if donald trump can hang on to that base, maybe he can make it, too. >> neil: and i think abraham lincoln said the end justifies the means. right? >> he had a tough time. he was dealing with a lot. he was walking a high wire. he pushed to the edge constitutionally. it was a tough time. >> neil: all right. does it change votes in the end? yes, they can change votes. those senators can act very brave. they got to count their beads. >> exactly. oh, that federal funding. all right. doug, you're the best. thanks very much. presidential historian extraordinair

of his cabinet.d the president found his remarks inappropriate. can you specify what he found inappropriate? he found it inappropriate for a person in that position. i believe the comments he made, he found them inappropriate. is it up the trail of the rest of the staff? you talk about the messaging for the president and the communications department is crucial so am communications department is crucial so am trying to find out what went wrong between this morning and this afternoon. i don't think it's complex to understand the president found the remarks inappropriate. i cannot explain it further. we had some speculation about the possibility of a first strike. is that option on the table? the president will not broadcast any decisions but all options are on the table. the president signed an executive order on infrastructure, does that mean the president has no intention and will not be a tide working with congress on the infrastructure build? is there any discussion about moving forward with any l

the inner movements of the cabinet. philip hammond has renewed power within the cabinet.hether he has been flexing his muscles, you might assume, by making these comments. earlier he said to these comments. earlier he said to the labour mp these comments. earlier he said to the labourmp in these comments. earlier he said to the labour mp in the chamber accusing her of the hysterical when she asked a question about how businesses in ireland fare after brea kfast. businesses in ireland fare after breakfast. he said he would urge her not to be in hysterical. he got into trouble for that. another comedy has made. i would suggest there is no doubt he did make it. absolutely no doubt. his track record will not helping. a picture of a female train driver called pauline, quite rightly angry on page four. theresa may had angry on page four. theresa may had a month to lick their wounds. it is her getting her strength back. the daily mail has a timely warning before the main summer holidays starting. £2200 summer car hire rip—off. starting. £2200 summer car hire rip-off. large bills

kristen, day one, a cabinet meeting, only the second full cabinet meeting according to white house records and the first day for general kelly on staff as chief of staff. >> reporter: and he faces an uphill battle, andrea, you just laid out the charge for secretary kelly as he comes in, as the new chief of staff. his goal is to basic stabilize the ship here at the white house, to stem some of that discord that's really overshadowed this administration, and to bring some order, and the big question mark is whether the president will empower him and embolden him to be able to do that. we know the president thinks he's his own best messenger, it's unlikely that secretary kelly will be able to stop him in tweeting, for example, but will he convince the president -- report directly to him instead of going to the president. that remains an open question, but this is someone who's seen broadly as a stabilizing force, he's a 45-year marine veteran, he leads with an iron fist. the president has talked about what he thinks is so important, a tough stance on crime and illegal immigration, and he's ho

disagreement because the prime minister stood tall and her cabinet were relatively small.ion have relative stature has been flipped around, not because the cabinet has grown in stature but because the prime minister's stature has been shrunk by the banishing of her overall majority so we have seen cabinet ministers be much more willing to talk publicly about their outlook on brexit. often at this time of year when the prime minister is away on holiday, that old cliche about the cat being away and the mice playing is trotted out but the difference is the mice were playing before she went away because the prime minister is authority has been dented. in theory the big negotiation is meant to be with brussels, the british government are negotiating with brussels and those negotiations will continue at the telling of august but whatever thing publicly is a public discussion amongst cabinet ministers and others about exactly what they hope brexit in those short—term transitional period and in the long term after it will look like. let's insert one last caveat, this talk of a tra

theresa may has remained at cabinet ministers that cabinet meetings have to be private, that if ministerssaw is damaging briefings against philip hammond, with suggestions he described public sector workers as overpaid, interesting just watching mr hammond in the commons now, he did not look like a in the commons now, he did not look likea man in the commons now, he did not look like a man on the back foot, i have to say. he said at one point, i am not enfeebled and went out of his way to make the case against for tackling the deficit and if these briefings were meant to damage him, it certainly didn't look like they had succeeded. nevertheless, from mrs may's point of view, if you have a cabinet leaking information, inevitably, it appears there's a lack of control and that damages her own authority, so she has appealed to ministers this morning to the briefing and that follows a talk he gave to conservative mps last night on the commons terrace saying, stop the backbiting and sniping. i think we hope in mrs may's camp is that if they can just get through to the summer recess, a couple of

within the cabinet? is it people ganging up on philip hammond7m within the cabinet? philip hammond? it is a lot of people jostling for position. and also disagreeing honestly about brexit, about austerity. if you theresa may, you would think, divide and rule. wait, hold your space, get through the summer recess, and hold your space, get through the summer recess, and draw their fire. and actually, let the media do what the media do, which is put up rumours all the time and frustrate the opposition into not... henry, how deep are the divisions? long—term, they are terminal. looking at this picture... terminal for who, the conservatives? of the theresa may? the conservatives if there is a general election. define terminal for the conservatives, do you mean general election? you believe there will be a general election? if there is... in the next two years. he is not alone in thinking that. why call a general election in the middle of brexit. thinking that. why call a general election in the middle of brexitm might be taken out of their hands. we will see, like so many

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there are clearly disagreements in the cabinet. but ta ke disagreements in the cabinet.bour party and there are disagreements over brexit there. they have been disagreeing with one another for months on end. meanwhile, the clock continues to tick down, one year and eight months, just under 600 days until brexit, the end of march, 2019. chris, thank you. to venezuela, where polls will soon close in a controversial election to choose a new parliament, which will have the power to rewrite the country's constitution. it follows months of violent anti—government protests, in which more than a hundred people have died. 0pposition groups have boycotted the vote, saying it's another power—grab by president maduro, whom they blame for venezuela's deep economic crisis. katie watson is in caracus for us. katie? well, as you said, the polls are closing shortly but the result will not come as any surprise. all candidates have been proposed by the administration. what is really highlighted in the vote today is the polarisation in venezuela. you go to a pro—government stronghold and pe

time will tell. >> governor levitt, you've been in the cabinet, you've been in the cabinet with a lot of internal disputes, but this is pretty remarkable. and on top of which jeff sessions as a senator was the very first senator, very first person from the senate to endorse donald trump. he's now saying that that's because he felt that he had such big crowds that jeff sessions was just going along to ride his coattails if you will. but how does he continue this way? what is his strategy here in this public war of words with his own attorney general? >> i have to confess that like many others this is not a reality i recognize. i've been in a cabinet in two different roles, and there are times when a president disagrees with something that a cabinet member has done and has every right to have a conversation about the cabinet member's performance. but generally and i think properly those are conversations that take place eye to eye, knee to knee, inside the oval office. and believe me, when that happens, cabinet members listen. but to do it in a public way is -- well, let's just say it's

the chancellor philip hammond criticises cabinet colleagues for briefing against him as he defends his position on public sector pay and says they receive a "premium" compared to private sector workers. public sector workers on average are paid about 10% more than private sector workers. relative to private sector workers, are they overpaid? they are paid about a 10% premium relative to private sector workers. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. in wimbledon, the men's final is about to begin between seven—time wimbledon champion roger federer and first time finalist marin cilic. also in the next hour... just who will be the new doctor to take control of the tardis? we will find out who the new time lord or time lady is. as racing is underway at the british grand prix, lewis hamilton is on track to win his fifth victory at iconic silverstone. and at 2:30 p:m., the week in parliament looks at the great repeal bill and parliamentary battles to come. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the ch

most people in this cabinet seems to be fighting each other.he prime theresa may saying looking at the pay public sector pay cap will stay, it didn't but come a —— iddon becoming front—page story.” think it is a death warrant for the government. they will find it difficult to fight a tamil election which won't be in five years' time, i protect it will be in a austerity ticket —— fight a general election. we will talk more about brexit, a large component of the brexit vote was the sustained effect of austerity. they are on a high risk game. we will get on the brexit surely but we want to look at one other story on the sunday times, your story, sian and the new gcses that have been sapped by 16—year—olds this year and all the spirit? all i found this really interesting. ididn't all i found this really interesting. i didn't interview with the new chief inspector. i didn't expect her to come from this angle. but she is really worried coming into the job that kids are not getting a broad and balanced education. she has seen in schools and teachers d

splits in the cabinet as the big beasts jostle for position and jostle for money as well. it looks like the i% jostle for money as well. it looks like the 1% public sector pay cap will get bust. it is a question of when and who benefits politically. this is a really interesting story, both because it is about austerity which will come back again and again, but also this is one of the first issues which the new cabinet of the new parliament has really argued over, and what really comes across as a lot of cabinet ministers who were maybe lying low or taking the party line a couple of months ago, are standing up for their departments and what they want. michael gove has said it should be lifted or it could be lifted. philip hammond has said if we have lots of extra spending we might need some unpopular extra taxes. so far no one has spoken about breaking the pensions triple lock which would be my personal way of dealing with that. you have justine greening and heads of departments dealing with a week prime minister they can come out of the woodwork and make their voices heard