our political correspondent, chris mason, is westminster for us. it is good to see you are awake. are you hearing anything that suggests that perhaps this deal could be voted down? is it basically a foregone conclusion? it is a foregone conclusion? it is a foregone conclusion. it is a curiosity. in myjob usually we talk about the process of all ethics because we are uncertain about the outcome. in this instance it is all about the process because the outcome is pretty much predetermined. the government will win in the vote around about seven o'clock tomorrow night. it will win bya mild o'clock tomorrow night. it will win by a mild because it has a majority on the conservative benches, though, a small one, but labour are saying their mps should also backed the government endorsing the triggering of 50. a good number of labour mps will not have a pressing excuse to do something else. some will abstain. others will vote against

chris mason.head of world athletics' governing body, has denied misleading a parliamentary committee which is investigating doping in sport. e—mails have been released which appear to show that lord coe was aware of corruption allegations in athletics before they were made public, raising questions about evidence he gave to mps last year. this report by our sports editor, dan roan, does contain some flash photography. as both athlete and administrator, lord coe has been at the very top of his sport for decades. but tonight, fresh concerns over whether he misled mps about what he knew and when over allegations of a russian doping scandal. when coe appeared in front of a parliamentary select committee, in december 2015, he was asked if he knew about the corruption crisis before it became public the previous year? i was certainly not aware of the specific allegations that have been made around the corruption of anti—doping processes in russia. but since then, there's been evidence coe may have known

chris mason at westminster.in's services sector grew at its fastest rate for 17 months in december. services, which include areas such as retailing and banking, make up more than three—quarters of the uk economy. earlier i spoke to our economics editor kamal ahmed. it looks like 2016, despite the gloomy predictions of what might happen if britain voted to leave the european union, which we did, don't seem to have come true. we could now be the fastest—growing economy in europe when those figures are finally published at the end of this month. interestingly, the chief economist at the bank of england, i went to an event he spoke to today at lunchtime, and he welcomed the figures and said he was optimistic the 2016 had been stronger in terms of growth, and many had predicted including the bank. he thought the bank had been maybe too pessimistic. these very good figures are based on the great british shopper, who has kept spending despite the warnings of what the brexit vote might bring. but he did also send a note

chris mason. it is 16 minutes past five.unman responsible for killing at least 39 people in a packed istanbul nightclub. police in oldham are looking for a hit and run driver who killed a 12—year—old girl and seriously injured her 11—year—old cousin. the royal family have attended a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. the election of donald trump as the next president of the united states has thrown into doubt one of the obama administration's key foreign policy achievements — the thaw with cuba. the communist—run island has slowly been opening up to the world since washington lifted strict travel and trade restrictions. will grant reports from havana. when rock royalty the rolling stones played havana earlier this year, it was notjust a concert, it was history. what they achieved through music has been less easy for other parts of the uk economy, that is to break into cuba. while he was still in the job, philip hammond became the first uk foreign secretary to visi

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.sident trump continues to deliver on his election promises and dismantle barack obama's legacy. after weakening obamacare in one of his first actions as the new american president, he's now pulled the united states out of the trans—pacific partnership, the giant free trade deal which covers more than a third of the global economy. he's also said he will impose a border tax on american companies that move jobs overseas and then seek to import goods. from washington, david willis reports. withdrawal of the united states from the trans—pacific partnership. with that and a stroke of the pen, donald trump made good on a campaign promise to pull america out of the trans—pacific partnership. a symbolic gesture given that the deal negotiated by the obama administration had yet to receive congressional approval. great thing for the american worker what wejust did. but it was nonetheless a reinforcement of the president's campaign trail commitment to put americanjobs first. the 12—nation tpp, wh

with me is chris mason.emy corbyn have had any idea that len mccluskey would say this about him? we have asked them but they have decided they don‘t want to comment. it is hard to say how it is possibly useful forjeremy corbyn that figure as big as len mccluskey in the labour movement, someone who has backed jeremy corbyn from the outset to become labour leader, stood by him when he had an onslaught of criticism, that now when he comes out and makes remarks in the daily mirror which are as critical as this or openly questioning how long he might last, could possibly be useful forjeremy corbyn. len mccluskey says if the opinion polls are still awful, those are his words, in 2019, everybody would examine that situation including mr corbyn. he says mr corbyn is not an ego maniac desperate to cling to power for power‘s sake. in other words, he is effectively putting at attention or sell by date on the very man he has backed from the outset. the usual criticism of people againstjeremy corbyn are called blairites

chris mason is here with more.ys lie ahead for our two people, there is a deep bond, we expected this. but then theresa may said he is 100% behind nato?m expected this. but then theresa may said he is 100% behind nato? it was political match of the day. such different characters. it is impossible to exaggerate the extent to which they are different. both are very new in their role. this is are very new in their role. this is a first are very new in their role. this is afirst in are very new in their role. this is a first in terms of president trump meeting a foreign leader. you can see the nervousness on both sides. the extraordinary thing is that moments like this require political correspondents like me to be partial body language experts, partial pop psychologist, as well as reading the political things. there was interest in body language? yes, in terms of the political news, it was really striking that the prime minister explicitly said that the president was 100% behind nato, effectively articulating publicly

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.n the supreme court ruling. that's at 7:10. president trump has announced that america will formally withdraw from the trans—pacific partnership, one of the major pledges he made during the election campaign. the trade deal involving a dozen countries was agreed by barack obama. president trump has also cut funding for international groups that provide abortions, and has frozen the hiring of some federal workers. drivers caught driving well above the speed limit will face bigger fines after a review of the sentencing guidelines for courts in england and wales. the changes will allow magistrates to impose much tougher penalties on drivers and are intended to make sure the punishment for speeding is a lot higher for the worst offenders. flooding has caused billions of pounds of damage and ruined flood management in england and wales is still fragmented, inefficient and ineffective according to a group of mps. members of the commons environment committee have accused the government of fai

chris mason, bbc news.t over an hour we'll be speaking to the chairman of the british medical association's gp committee. the east of england has escaped major flooding, despite fears that storm surges could hit towns along the coast. thousands of people were urged to leave their homes as the environment agency issued i7 severe flood warnings for yesterday evening. but by the early hours of the morning the threat had subsided. simon clemison reports. after a ll after all the words and warning, just the sight and sound of a huge display of strength by nature. within 5-10 display of strength by nature. within 5—10 minutes it was coming over the walls and just flooding straight in and running all the way down the street. it was awful. about 30 homes were inundated. businesses as well. into the evening, people in the path of the storm surge were still protecting their properties. some were advised to leave, but others in great yarmouth stayed put. we saw it happen in 2013. you have to ta ke we saw it happen in

chris mason, bbc news.t's talk now to our political correspondent, tom barton, who is in our london newsroom. tom, this follows a turbulent week for the nhs. good morning. good morning. you are right. it has been a tough week. earlier this week, we heard too many patients are waiting more than four hours at accident and emergency. and in the first week of this year, four out of every ten hospitals in england declared a major incident for at least one day. this announcement is really an attempt by downing street to show that they are dealing with the issue. officials say that about a third of patients who show up at accident and emergency would be better treated elsewhere in the nhs. ministers see gps as key to reducing demand on hospitals. and so they are asking gps to open for longer and are saying that they could lose some funding if they do not. and the language coming out of downing street is pretty strong. a suggestion patients are suffering because surgeries are not providing the access they need. and

chris mason says the prime minister faces a challenging year ahead in the brexit negotiations.allenge she faces as prime minister. the detail is what follows this new year, as opposed to the revelations and headlines following the referendum campaign. how does she go about managing to negotiate a deal that satisfies the country and as many people as possible. some people going for a hard brexit, complete breakaway from the european union, others saying there will have to be some sort of arrangement and deal that can accommodate the desire for many who voted leave who wanted something done about immigration, as against the clamour from business to give us access to the european markets. that process will begin with the triggering of article 50, then the nitty—gritty detail of trying to work out how the arrangement will look. also a story in the sunday times about isis planning a chemical weapons attack in the uk? very striking headline, the desire to plot a chemical attack. based on an interview with ben wallace, the security minister. he suggested the headline was rather overdo

with me is our political correspondent chris mason...you tell us more about what was said? it is surprising. len mccluskey was a tarring figure in the late movement and a passionate advocate ofjeremy corbyn when he originally stood for the labour leadership in summer 2015. he remained vocally passionate asa 2015. he remained vocally passionate as a supporter when jeremy 2015. he remained vocally passionate as a supporter whenjeremy corbyn went through the process of being re—elected last year. yet now, he appears to be saying that there could be a shelf life, there could bea could be a shelf life, there could be a sell by date forjeremy corbyn, and as he can of the party in opinion polls. he's been interviewed in the daily mirror this morning and says, let's suppose we do not have a snap election and it happens when it is scheduled for in 2020. it buys into the question of what happens if we get to 2019 and opinion polls are still awful, the truth is, everybody would examine that situation, including jeremy corbyn. this follows on from r

earlier i spoke to our political correspondant chris mason, and i started by asking him whetherjeremyanswer is i'm not sure. we asked jeremy corbyn and his team that point and they didn't want to comment. it is hard to see at this stage how it is useful for jeremy corbyn. that a figure as big as len mccluskey within the labour movement, someone who has backed jeremy corbyn and defended him from criticism, and then backed him through the second leadership race that happened over summer, that when he now comes out and make remarks to the daily mirror that are as critical as this, openly questioning how long corbyn might last. he says if the opinion polls are still "awful" in 2019 everyone would examine that situation, including jeremy corbyn. he sasteremy corbyn is not an egomaniac, desperate to cling to power for power‘s sake. he is potentially putting a sell by date on the man he has backed thus far. the usual criticism is thrown around, that they are blairites. it is seen as a criticism on the left of the labour movement. nobody in a million years would attach that criticism to len m

let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason, up early to talk to us.promises to be a busy year. how we chagrined to deliver this deal for everybody? happy new year. it will be a huge year for theresa may. the language she used was interesting in this message. describing it as a momentous decision to leave the european union and the referendum being something that was divisive in part. she even quote the late labour mpjo cox who was murdered by a far right extremist just one week was murdered by a far right extremistjust one week before the referendum, when she set prior to her death that there was more that united us than divided us. the big challenge for theresa may is to start to flesh out what brexit will actually look like. you will hear people like me wagging on for months in 2017 about article 50, a horrible bit of brussels jargon which basically means starting divorce procedure from the eu. that is predicted to take two years, but then political predictions are not what they used to be. what is absolutely guaranteed is that there will be plenty

let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason. will she find it to negotiate what she describes as a brexit deal for everyone? good morning. happy new year. it is a colossal challenge, this, for theresa may. the referendum dominated politics in 2016 and it will dominate politics in 2017 as well. it is quite striking, the kind of language that the prime minister has used in this message. she says the country has made a momentous decision, set ourselves in our new direction, she says. in parts of the referendum was very divisive. she even referendum was very divisive. she eve n q u otes referendum was very divisive. she even quotes the late labour mpjo cox who was murdered by a far right extremist a week before the referendum when she said we have far more in common then that which divides us. politically, a task looks like this— she has to bind the country together. and the referendum inevitably forced people to fall on one side or another. and then to get into the nitty—gritty of the politics. she will hear people like me warbling

with me is our political correspondent chris mason. 0ne understands why she says this, she is the primeis, however, is the implication is there will be satisfaction for everyone, good luck with that. exactly, every prime minister wants to seek themselves as the face of unity but how can she possibly please everyone? she acknowledges in this message that the referendum campaign was divisive, she quotes the late labour mp jo campaign was divisive, she quotes the late labour mpjo cox, murdered byafar the late labour mpjo cox, murdered by a far right extremist before the referendum saying there is more that unites us than divides us. in big picture terms that is fine but in the details, there is a huge amount of division. what does brexit actually look like? there are a plethora of terms thrown around which are meaningless mostly, a hard brexit or a soft brexit, or some little saying a clean brexit. we will get the start of the process in the next few months, people like me will be talking endlessly about article 50, the trigger for the divorce of the european union. but we'll see the start

with me is our political correspondent chris mason. 0ne understands why the prime minister of all otherskfor all of minister of all others wants to speak for all of this, but there are not just divisions within speak for all of this, but there are notjust divisions within the main and leave, but in the camps as well. there is not a prime minister in history who has not attached the term unity candidate to themselves, but when you get into the detail, there are lies the challenge. she talks about his desire to represent the 100% rather than the 52 and the 1:8, but the 100% rather than the 52 and the a8, but when you start getting into that detail, there are bound to be divisions. keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary for labour, is in the times today saying that there is going to have to be some sort of accommodation within the brexit steel that recognises that immigration was a massive issue for millions of people. when you look at the detail of that, you get a sense of the challenge the prime minister will face an under negotiation table. do you have a restriction that means that pe

our political correspondent chris mason is at westminster. hi, chris. it is an important visit.lationship endless is of the coming days. what can we expect? that is the favourite phrase of any british prime minister in any era, getting onto any plane and go to the us. we will hear references to the us. we will hear references to the us. we will hear references to the special relationship again and again. theresa may says it is that relationship that will allow her to be candid in her conversations with president trump. she set across the atlantic this morning with a bagful of questions from mps. they were suggested to her yesterday in the commons, specifically on torture, for instance, but also on climate change. first stop is philadelphia, this away day for republican politicians, the party of the president. we will see the prime minister emphasised what she sees as the importance of international organisations like nato and the un, that president trump has been sceptical about. she will also be in the business of making friends. and she will take a scottish artefact, and old c

earlier, our political correspondent, chris mason, said the prime minister was keen to be seen as ons. after a howling gale of bad headlines over the last couple of days, theresa may wants to be seen to be taking charge. as to be on the side of patients, on the side of the woman who just came up to me a couple of minutes ago with her phone counting on the stopwatch nearly seven hours, as she has waited here to get her ageing mother checked into a bed. she was full of praise for the south, but theresa may if siding with a&e is pursuing a risky strategy. we are seeing that with the reaction it is provoked. but arguably politically it would be more risky to say nothing. for a long time it has been an achilles heel of the conservatives that they have not been widely trusted with the nhs. this week, this month, this winter, doesn't help with that. this week, this month, this winter, doesn't help with that. a teenager who was stolen as a new—born from a hospital in florida eighteen years ago has been found — in south carolina. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off and dna tests con

with me is our political correspondent, chris mason.y as labour leader. do you think he had any idea that len mccluskey was going to say this? i've tried to find out directly from tea m i've tried to find out directly from team corbyn the answer to the question, but they are not going to comment on what has happened. it's ha rd to comment on what has happened. it's hard to find anything in len mccluskey‘s remarks that in the short term are remotely useful to jeremy corbyn. one or two labour mps have floated the idea that if we get to 2019 and labour are still in a pickle, jeremy corbyn might not like the idea of fighting a general election campaign, but they tend to be voices who have been critical ofjeremy corbyn since the year dot. len mccluskey is a hugely powerful and influential figure within the labour movement. he's also been hugely loyal to jeremy corbyn from when he was first running to the leadership, to securing his first victory, to surviving the first year when mp said he wasn't up to the job, to the challenge of last summe

earlier, i asked our political correspondent chris mason whether the mr corbyn had any idea the uniteunite leader was going to make these comments. i have trying to find out from team corbyn the answer to that question. they are going to not comment on what has happened. it is hard to find anything in len mccluskey‘s remarks which is at all useful to jeremy corbyn. there is the opinion that if we get to 2019 and labour are still in a pickle butjeremy corbyn may not want to fight an election campaign, but those tend to be voices who have been critical of jeremy corbyn since the year dot. len mccluskey is a hugely powerful figure in the labour movement but he has also been fiercely loyal towards jeremy corbyn said he was first running for the leadership, to securing the first victory, surviving the first year when many mp said he was not up to thejob, to the challenge last summer, and to his eventual second successful election campaign. if he is saying that the opinion polls are in his words still awful in 2019, everyone would examine that situation including jeremy corbyn, it does not

with me is our political correspondent, chris mason. he had this speaking to patients today.have they been saying initially about what the government is asking gps to do. they were saying that as far as they could see it they just needed saying that as far as they could see it theyjust needed more money. i spoke to one woman who had been timing how long she had been waiting on the phone and it had been seven hours. she was in a cubicle to the side of accident and emergency. but she was full of praise for the work that the health care professionals we re that the health care professionals were doing and in her opinion that was not enough money going to the national health service. we have heard this argument from doctors and union leaders as well. strategically what is interesting here is that she is trying to make the case that she is trying to make the case that she is intervening in this whole thing, but she is also picking a side. she is siding with those working in a&e over gps and saying that gps should do more. that is politically risky, particularly among a profession

here's our political correspondent, chris mason.he government has faced a blizzard of criticism about its management of the nhs in england. targets missed, major alerts declared. seniorfigures in the health service sounding doom—laden about the future. now the prime minister is turning her attention to family doctors and what they can do to help. a downing street source said, "most gps do a fantasticjob. however, it's increasingly clear that a large number of surgeries are not providing the access that patients need and that patients need and they are suffering as a result because they are then forced to go to a&e to seek care". the doctors‘ union, the british medical association, said the remarks amounted to scapegoating during what it called "a very serious crisis." we provide a 24—7, 365 days a year service and it is almost an insult to hard—working gps propping up the nhs ona to hard—working gps propping up the nhs on a daily basis. the association added that a third of gp surgeries in england had unfilled vacancies because the

chris mason is here.al phrases, great days lie ahead for our two people, a deep bond, we were expecting that. theresa may said, of america, that they are 100% behind nato, and we were not expecting that? that really left out from what we heard from the prime minister. she didn't have to say that. it is clear she was very clear to ram home publicly that one of their conversations in private was a commitment to nato. president trump said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he said that the north atla ntic trail that he said that the north atlantic alliance is obsolete, a word he has used, and in particular he is very concerned about the funding formula. he thinks america has to bail out other countries that don't pay enough into the pot. the uk has long maintained that it meets the nato spending commitment on defence, as does the united states, but a good number of other members don't. the prime minister has acknowledged it is understandable, on that basis, that there might be a difference. there was clea

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason, and asked him how easy it would be for theresato want to badge themselves as standing for unity, as being the personification of the country they lead. and yet on this subject of brexit, the theme that dominated her new year's message and will dominate her time as prime minister, there are divisions everywhere you look. there's divisions in society, the big numbers, the trade—off between the 52% and 48%. divisions geographically. the first minister of scotland is going to be constantly making the argument that there was a very different result north of the border, as there was in northern ireland. there are divisions within the conservative party, and within the labour party as well. the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer is saying today that he thinks there does have to be some sort of immigration controls imposed as part of the deal. jeremy corbyn has sounded much more liberal around immigration. from the prime minister's perspective, the real slog of the nitty—gritty of brexit is what 2017 is going to be all about. the trigge

i'm joined now by political correspondent chris mason, has there been reaction to these comments?ontext is vital — there is a tussle within the country's biggest union, unite, over who will lead it. len mccluskey is standing again, up against gerard coyne, the leader of unite in the west midlands, and he has given a speech this morning reacting to these remarks from len mccluskey. so both men are seeking votes, the votes of their members. equally, because unite and labour are so close, they have been huge donors to the party, this is a proxy battle over the direction of the labour party. so what did len mccluskey say? this was in the daily mirror, he said that if the opinion polls in a couple of years' time still, in his words, awful, the truth is everybody would examine that situation, including jeremy corbyn, and he adds that he is not an egomaniac desperate to cling to power. now, mr coyne has said that len mccluskey‘s problem is that he is too interested in party politics, rather than representing unite members. so what has he said this morning? he has said he is astonished by

let's talk to chris mason at westminster. how damaging is this for mr corbyn? it is damaging.ty on every issue, but this is a gaping chasm for labour on the biggest issue of our time. the ci’ux the biggest issue of our time. the crux of the problem is that most of the areas with a labour mp voted out in the referendum, but most labour mps in the referendum, but most labour m ps voted in the referendum, but most labour mps voted to remain. so what do they do? some will decide they will back jeremy corbyn, they will back the will of the people. some will find something else to do. they will add stein. 0thers something else to do. they will add stein. others will decide that they have too defied jeremy corbyn. for some, that is because their area did vote remain and they want to reflect that. forjeremy corbyn, he wants people to back the idea of the brexit, not least because there are by—elections next month in seats that labour want to cling to which backed exit themselves. but for some labour mps this comes down to a point of principle. they say they wa nt to point of principle

let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason.ow difficult will she find it to negotiate what she describes as a brexit deal for everyone? good morning, happy new year. it is a colossal challenge for theresa may, because as you were saying and she acknowledges in her new year ‘s message, she has to keep onside those who voted remain and those who voted leave. she has to keep the country together. our language in this message is pretty striking. she talks about the referendum being a momentous decision, that it was to divisive in parts. this year comes the detail, the nitty—gritty of trying to work out exactly what brexit will look like. thank you very much. the archbishop of canterbury has also spoken of the divisions caused by the eu referendum. he's urging reconciliation, as our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. surrendering to the demands of television lighting, the archbishop of canterbury prepares to deliver his new year's message in a familiar setting. justin welby returned to coventry, the city where he

with me is our political correspondent chris mason. this is very surprising from len m cclus key ?vocate of jeremy corbyn. all the way back to summer 2015, when he wasjust jeremy corbyn. all the way back to summer 2015, when he was just one of the candidates for the labour leadership and was not seen as a shoo—in, he was seen very much as an outsider. then mccluskey championed his course and has continued to do so in the first year when a good number of labour backbenchers, most of them, wanted rid of him. now, these remarks in an interview with these remarks in an interview with the daily mirror, they are quite striking. let's suppose, users, we are not having a snap election and stick to the electoral timetable of 2020, it buys into the question of what happens if we get to 2019 and opinion polls are still awful. the truth is, everybody would examine the situation, including jeremy corbyn. he adds that he is not an egomaniac desperate to cling to power for the sake of power. he is publicly putting a sell by date on jeremy corbyn and effectively saying he must improve otherwise ev

with me is our political correspondent, chris mason. a very aspirational message from theresa may.it's going to be a very tall order for her to deliver the sort of unity and opportunity she's talking about. any prime minister is going to want the badge themselves for unity and by the personification of the country that they lead. on the subject of brexit which dominated her new year message and will dominate her time as prime minister, there are divisions everywhere you look. there is the trade—off between the 52% and 48%, there are divisions geographically. the first minister of scotland is going to constantly making the argument that the was a different resort north of the border. there divisions within the conservative and labour party. keir starmer is staying today that he thinks there has to be some sort of immigration control imposed as part of the deal. jeremy corbyn has sounded more liberal around immigration. from the prime minister's perspective, the real slog of the nitty—gritty of brexit is what 2016 —— 2017 is going to be all about. the triggering of article 50 within

our political correspondent chris mason is at the royal free london hospital and explained further aboutto the calls for a 7—day nhs. theresa may is facing criticism from all angles, from patients, opposition, the health select committee said it is not right to be scapegoating gps. tonight one newspaper says... politically this could be very dangerous for theresa may, not in the least because they are polling very badly when it comes to nhs trusts. and one poll tonight, just a snapshot suggesting that the reason may is more trusted than labour and jeremy corbyn on the nhs and that, despite the gale of headlines that she has faced this week. a teenager who was stolen as a newborn from a hospital in florida 18 years ago has been found — in south carolina. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off and dna tests confirmed her real identity. the woman who raised her has been charged with kidnapping. our washington correspondent laura bicker sent this report. this is kamiyah mobley, with a woman, who for hall her life she believed was her mother. but the 18—year—old has discovere the truth

with me is our political correspondent, chris mason.ge she talked about looking ahead to eu of unity and opportunity. that is certainly aspirational. but is it a stretch, is it wishful thinking, given the year that we have had? she has a huge come as you challenge. some have suggested it is one of the biggest political challenges due good faith in peace time, the business of extracting the uk from the eu. -- business of extracting the uk from the eu. —— elliptical challenges you could have in peace time. there is an acknowledgement it will take time. she has used the phrase bumps in the road along the way. there is likely to be a hiatus in the early months of the year prior to triggering article 50, the start of the process of disentangling, the divorced from the eu. she reflects in this video, which is dominated by the theme of brexit, she wants to be the theme of brexit, she wants to be the prime minister that can unite the prime minister that can unite the 48 and the 52, in other words, talked of the whole country. but of course it w

let's speak to our political correspondent, chris mason. why is theresa may saying this to gps now?e seen to be on the side of patients, but the woman i was chatting to earlier, who had a stopwatch on her mobile phone, she had been waiting for seven hours to get her elderly mother checked into a bed for care. she was full of praise for the staff, they were doing as much as possible, she said, but the problem was that were not enough of them. theresa may is facing criticism from all angles, patience, the opposition and trade unions and the conservative chair of the health select committee who said it was not right to be going after and scapegoating gps. tonight, in the observer, the former head of the civil service, he chairs a london hospital, said there is enormous fragility across the nhs. she might expect politically this would be very dangerous for theresa may, not least because historically the conservatives have polled very badly when it comes to trust in the nhs. tonight, there is an opinion poll, just a snapshot, from the independent and sunday mirror suggesting theresa may

with me is our political correspondent chris mason.sa may and the government?” where does this leave theresa may and the government? i think she's decided that after a volley of terrible headlines about the nhs in england that she had to be seen to be making a decisive intervention in all of this. what's interesting politically is that she has decided to side with one part of the system against the other. she's gone out of her way to say that most gps do a fantasticjob. her way to say that most gps do a fantastic job. but effectively her way to say that most gps do a fantasticjob. but effectively she's saying, when you look at the the pinch points in the system and the pressures on accident & emergency departments that one of the causes of that is gp surgeries not open for long enough or not open at the times that patients in the local area want to see them open. the tricky business for her politically in all of this is two fold. one, if you start siding with one side of the system against the other, then you cause a row and gps' leade

we can get more now from chris mason in westminster.heresa may wants to paint on a broader canvas. she is aware there will be plenty of talk about brexit in the coming months and she does not want the government talking of nothing else but brexit, simply defined by that. today we will get a sense of her philosophy for government. she will talk about the importance of the shared society and dealing with the burning injustices as she sees them that undermine society and she says mental health provision is one of those. notjust talking about brexit today. boris johnson in the united states has met senior members of the incoming donald trump administration and he will head to washington to meet senior republicans. the government making the case that there is plenty to be getting on with as well as getting out of the european union. we are expecting to speak tojeremy hunt shortly. he has been delayed, i think. in the next half an hour. up to four million commuters in london face significant disruption this morning because of a strike across

let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. ehind the move? i think after a howling gale of bad headlines from the government over the past couple of days, theresa may wa nts to the past couple of days, theresa may wants to be seen to be taking charge and be on the side patients, the underside of the woman who came up to mea underside of the woman who came up to me a couple of minutes ago with her phone, counting on a stopwatch, nearly seven hours she has waited to get her elderly mother checked into a bed. she was full of praise for the staff saying it wasn't their fault, it was the system under too much pressure. theresa may, rather than gps is pursuing a risky strategy. we have seen that with the reaction it has provoked. but arguably, politically it would have been more risky to say nothing. for a long time, it has been an achilles heel of the conservatives and they have not been trusted with the nhs. this week, this month, this winter, doesn't with that. chris, thanks very much. a teenager who was stolen as a newborn from a

earlier i spoke to chris mason and asked him whetherjeremy corbyn had any inkling these comments wereorbyn and his tea m sure. we asked jeremy corbyn and his team that time point and he didn't wa nt to team that time point and he didn't want to comment. it is hard to see at this stage how it is useful for jeremy corbyn. but a figure as big as len mccluskey within the labour movement, someone who has backed jeremy corbyn and defended him from criticism, and then backed him through the second leadership race that happened over summer, but when he now comes out and makes remarks to the daily mirror that are as critical as this, openly questioning how long you might list. he says if the opinion polls are still, awful, in 2019 everyone would examine that situation including jeremy corbyn. he says situation including jeremy corbyn. he sasteremy corbyn is not an egomaniac, desperate to king cling to power for power ‘s sake. egomaniac, desperate to king cling to powerfor power ‘s sake. he is potentially putting a sell by date on the man he has backed. the usual criticism is thrown around, tha

chris mason is here., a deep bond, we were expecting that. theresa may said, of america, that they are 100% behind nato, and we were not expecting that? that really left out from what we heard from the prime minister. she didn't have to say that. it is clear she was very clear to ram home publicly that one of their conversations in private was a commitment to nato. president trump said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he said that the north atla ntic trail that he said that the north atlantic alliance is obsolete, a word he has used, and in particular he is very concerned about the funding formula. he thinks america has to bail out other countries that don't pay enough into the pot. the uk has long maintained that it meets the nato spending commitment on defence, as does the united states, but a good number of other members don't. the prime minister has acknowledged it is understandable, on that basis, that there might be a difference. there was clearly concerned from her and from loads of british po

chris mason from bbc news. a question for prime minister may one on the nhs, if i may.can no longer deliver everything that has been asked of the nhs. is the nhs in crisis. and a quick question for prime minister english, hausding do you think after brexit can new zealand negotiate a trade deal? on the nhs, i recognise and acknowledge that the nhs is under pressure. we a lwa ys that the nhs is under pressure. we always see increased pressures in the nhs overwinter periods. i mean, that's why we are preparing for the winter period this time, £400 million was put into ensure this winter preparing us. but of course what we have seen, we saw on the tuesday after christmas, the busiest day for our hospitals. and the hard work of medical professionals up and down the nhs in providing their vital service that people need. so the nhs is under pressure, but i'd like to say thank you and recognise the huge amount of work that is being done by our medical professionals. with respect to the trade agreement. we would hope that we can negotiate as soon as possible after the exit is c

our political correspondent chris mason reports.or days, the government has faced a blizzard of criticism about its management of the nhs in england. targets missed, major alerts declared. seniorfigures in the health service are sounding doom—laden about the future. now the prime minister is turning her attention to family doctors and what they can do to help. a downing street source said, "most gps do a fantasticjob. however, it's increasingly clear that a large number of surgeries are not providing the access that patients needs and that patients are suffering as a result because they are then forced to go to a&e to seek care". the doctors‘ union, the british medical association, said the remarks amounted to scapegoating during what it called "a very serious crisis." the association added that a third of gp surgeries in england there are thousands of gps out there visiting people in their homes. we provide a 365 day service and it is almost an insult to the hard—working gps that are propping up the nhs on a daily basis. the associ

this house with a more sensible and more moderate approach to brexit. 0ur political correspondent chris masons, backed remain. but the fact is, after the vote and tomorrow's crucial vote they have to go one way, don't they? they do. that is why this is a little light binge watching a parliamentary drama box set. but where we know how it is going to end, how the drama will conclude. because, as you say, despite the fact the vast majority of mps were remain, the vast majority in the end, even those who voted that way themselves, will make the argument that democratically they feel obliged to back the triggering of article 50 and, so, the start of the divorce process, if you like, from the eu. there will be exceptions. the ministerfor totte n ha m exceptions. the ministerfor tottenham has already made the case that he found it very uncomfortable to have to go against what he felt was a strongly held view in terms of his view that the uk should leave the european union. a good number of lib dems, the scottish national party, and a decent number of labour mps likely to be of the view that they don

that ministers have the power to do that, but opponents say they need parliament's approval, as chris masonau revoir! the european union ignites strong passions. almost seven weeks ago, protesters gathered outside the supreme court as the 11 most seniorjudges in the land gathered inside. hour after hour of dense legal argument followed on the biggest question in politics — where does power lie? is it behind the door here in downing street? or inside here in parliament? the prime minister says she can start the uk's divorce from the eu herself, but campaigners led by the businesswoman gina miller, says mps and peers have to have a say first. this morning, we will find out who has won. if the government loses, they will also lose complete control of the timetable for starting the process of leaving the european union. it will have to rush its plan through parliament in the next few weeks. today is not about whether brexit should or will happen but who gets to press "go". that is why it matters, and that is why there was a lot of interest here in what the judges had to say. our correspondent b

chris cryer, he slips it past steve mason. rangers up two to nothing.e voracek did his best, he had two goals in the third but rangers had too much, flyers fall five-two. >>> last night top ranked villanova on the road, tasting butler, trying to hold on to that 20 game winning streak. jay wright fired up early, he says sir, i respectfully disagree and i would like to discuss it with you in a cordial matter. he hit with a technical. here's jaylen brownson game tied he had 23, the cats needed a little bit more. josh hart doing his best with the jump shot there. on the sea saw, nova up one but butler with more bite then bark tonight as savage with the lay up. and that end nova's 20 game winning streak snapped for first time since last march, they have fallen 66-58. that is all for sorts, i'm pat gallen, have a great day. >>> speaking of sports offer years we have seen globetrotters make all kind of crazy basketball shots. >> but this one is one to remember, this is bucket blake at the shot from the roof of a arena get this, it is 100 feet down and 100 feet

chris, i think, hit big shots in the second half and loosened it up. >> st. joes home to george masonwk. demry with the play. hawks take the one point lead. the st. joe's team is plagued with injuries. >> still ahead in >> the sixers will host the nix tomorrow night. the sixers have won three of the last four games. okafor has hardly been a part of the game. dnp next to his name as in did not play. >> right now, i'm the person sitting out. it's not what i want to be in the position. i'm dnp. coach brown has been phenomenal with me, and i know in the long run i'll be fine. >> it's not his fault he's in the situation. i want to be sure he's kept up, feels fantastic about himself. >> we have a ben simmons sighting, we are told he practiced with the team today. hopefully he will be back on the court soon from foot surgery. >> gist the beginning. thank you, ducis. "jimmy kimmel live." ami adams, naomi harris and music from blink 182. "action news" continues at 4:30. > >> "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, pat oh donald and karen murray. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and