liberal cable stations to tell people that because they're american people aren't told that very often philip john brennan's name was mentioned here i think i know why he had such a furious and i think even childish tweet about the mccabe firing is that we go back to the lack of candor again i think john brennan is probably has the least amount of candor and all the cast of characters here i mean i would really like to know how many times he leaked to the media because that's the at least one reason why mccabe was let go because he leaked to the media go ahead philip. you know i agree i mean you know we keep looking at the f.b.i. and this and unfortunately the cia or at least the leadership of the cia was much more guilty of of this kind of lying and sneaking around for political reasons brennan it is known approached a number of european intelligence services to obtain dirt on the donald trump campaign with which information then was leaked. to the to the media so brennan was the political boy working for the expected hillary clinton. presidency so let's let's expand this investigation let's

assertions well well said your honor and we go to philip right now philip but my question stands is that if there is an investigation into these other activities that we have discussed that ad nauseum on this program here. or maybe i should ask why wouldn't sessions not appoint a new counsel because i think it's imperative right now because as you said earlier in the program in russia gate it's so flimsy you can make it in anything you want but a lot of other things are very factual people lying under under oath unmasking leaking all of these things have legal. implications here you know talking to george papadopoulos in a bar you know i don't see the legal jeopardy but i would peter struck talking to his girlfriend looking for insurance i think we should perk up our ears and look at it more closely go ahead philip. well i hear what you're saying peter but the problem is i think that the the corruption is so broad yeah the united states government that everybody has an interest in not letting it be investigated and we probably need something go like you remember the church commission in

before we go to the break here philip. i'm sure general flynn is watching all of this with great interest so we have a number of people that have lied under oath and lied to the f.b.i. so why should there be a prosecution general flynn if there are going to be prosecutions against other people that lied to the f.b.i. the f.b.i. lying to the f.b.i. go ahead philip you know this is this is really the interesting aspect of the investigations people are being gotten gotten by virtue of the fact that they lied about something and nobody's really looking at what they actually did if we look at what flynn actually accomplished or did there's nothing there but the fact that he lied his way the reason he's being hung out to dry and this seems to be the process that's being followed by the investigation when you think about it that's pretty scary and it is very very sorry gentlemen to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on exposing the deep state stays with r.c. .

but philip actually got the papacy into france.ve done that, the pope can become a puppet of what you want to get done. >> that is a moment for the church that becomes very troubling. you're abdicating the seat of where the church is supposed to lie. if you leave the bones of peter behind and you're not moving them, you're moving to this other place, what you're saying is that maybe this isn't as important to the church as we had thought it was previously. now it becomes a really dangerous situation for holding together not just the papacy, but holding together beliefs and tenets of the church. >> leaving rome cost religious authority throughout europe. but once the church becomes established in france, pope clement v finds that despite being hundreds of miles from the bones of st. peter, there are certain benefits to the new location. >> it was very clearly a time when they had given up their spiritual authority in order to enjoy material prosperity. the college of cardinals, which also became centered at avignon after this, was a

go ahead philip you know this is this is really the interesting aspect of the investigations people are being gotten gotten by virtue of the fact that they lied about something and nobody's really looking at what they actually did if we look at what flynn actually accomplished or did there's nothing there but the fact that he lied his way the reason he's being hung out to dry and this seems to be the process that's being followed by the investigation when you think about it that's pretty scary and it is very very all right gentlemen to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on exposing the deep states with our three. american minutes one is the mounting. and the second is the race your knowledge or miss. a day bootstrapping anyone can succeed america who works hard so this is a whole group of people all generations in america is saying that there is no melting pot we're not being assimilated there's no opportunities we can't live up so their response essentially is to go into conflict and this is a major. but again. pedal

before we go to the break here philip. i'm sure general flynn is watching all of this with great interest so we have a number of people that have lied under oath and lied to the f.b.i. so why should there be a prosecution of the general flynn if there are going to be prosecutions against other people that lied to the f.b.i. the f.b.i. lying to the f.b.i. go ahead philip you know this is this is really the interesting aspect of the investigations people are being gotten gotten by virtue of the fact that they lied about something and nobody's really looking at what they actually did if we look at what flynn actually accomplished or did there's there's something there but the fact that he lied his way the reason he's being hung out to dry and this seems to be the process that's being followed by the investigation when you think about it that's pretty scary and it is very very all right gentlemen to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on exposing the deep sta

before we go to the break here philip. i'm sure general flynn is watching all of this with great interest so we have a number of people that have lied under oath and lied to the f.b.i. so why should there be a prosecution of a general flynn if there are going to be prosecutions against other people that lied to the f.b.i. the f.b.i. lying to the f.b.i. go ahead philip you know this is this is really the interesting aspect of the investigations people are being gotten gotten by virtue of the fact that they lied about something and nobody's really looking at what they actually did if we look at what flynn actually accomplished or did there's there's something there but the fact that he lied his way the reason he's being hung out to dry and this seems to be the process that's being followed by the investigation when you think about it that's pretty scary and it is very very all right gentlemen to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on exposing the deep state

go ahead philip.

go ahead philip you know this is this is really the interesting aspect of the investigations people are being gotten gotten by virtue of the fact that they lied about something and nobody's really looking at what they actually did if we look at what flynn actually accomplished or did there's nothing there but the fact that he lied his way the reason he's being hung out to dry and this seems to be the process that's being followed by the investigation when you think about it that's pretty scary and it is very very all right gentlemen to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on exposing the deep states with r.t. . for a single. training very young. months of intensive school. rats. and they save lives. and i mean i. think. if you. look at the natural. i thought she looked at me like seething. going. oh. welcome back to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing exposing the deep state. ok let me go back to bruce in washington which is let me give you a hypothetical let's say in two or

i'm philip mena. as part of a saturday morning tweet storm, president trump slamming the top politician over immigration, further escalating the divide saying governor jerry moonbeam brown, crimes include kidnapping and robbery, badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize and dealing drugs. is this really what the great people of california want? joining us now, joe watkins, republican strategist and former bush white house aide and victoria di francesco. thank you for joining us this afternoon. brown eliminates the grounds on which they could be targeted for removal from the country. what does this mean for folks given the clemency? >> the issue of executive clemency is especially important to the immigrant community. if you are an immigrant and have a conviction, you're picked up by i.c.e., you can be deported. what the clemency does, what the pardon does, it erases that old conviction. remember, pardons are given after a person has served their sentence, has lived crime free

prost talking exposing the deep state i'm joined by my guest philip giraldi in leesburg he is a former cia counterterrorism specialist who is now executive director of the counsel for the national interest in new york we have steve malzberg he is a conservative political commentator and in washington we have bruce fein he is a constitutional lawyer and a former associate deputy attorney general under president ronald reagan all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate philip let me go to you first here. as i'm mentioned at the beginning of the program we have of this law of unintended consequences the more that the the political left in the backed up by the media go after trump and the so-called. rush of delusion collusion story the more we're finding out really what the other side was doing the and the amount of corruption that seems to be enormous here if we get a second council don't we face the prospect that we're going to have a divided population politically and they're going to choose whatever findings each council

extreme nothing biker howel philip in the northern italian alps.here where even experienced mountain climbers are breathless he takes his bike to its and his limits. in sequence of info there is definitely a risk but risk has a certain appeal when you go to the absolutely out of my stage of your comfort zone and know if you're up to the challenge that's when it gets really interesting. during the ride how all the experiences and endorphin rush and juiciest call this mental state flow. of emin's of when you're really in this flow with these moments you want thinking you're told you're just totally immersed in cycling for me the next two and a half second stretches the whole universe i become one with my bike with the move up. give me a total rush on the way back down to the valley can be addictive. basically just make a file and whatever the flow is dangerous it's always pulling you to go one step that's where i found my flow yesterday i don't find it today it's when you'll not in the flow but can think about what's around you that you can find a di

the french finance minister was in london and he met philip hammond and his message was similarto philipu‘re determined to emphasise our connectedness, we should be able to get a better deal than canada. but it may take time. it is not something, i think we discussed this last year. we had ministers saying this would be the easiest negotiation in history. it isn‘t. easiest negotiation in history. it isn't. what is the next thing to look out for? the next sort of if you like event is a summit of eu leaders towards the end of the month. that will hopefully finalise negotiations on a transition after brexit for roughly two years. negotiations on a transition after brexit for roughly two yearsm there is one. if there is one. and secondly this document that has come out today which is a draft would be due to be agreed officially by the other 27 eu leaders and it would form the basis by which the negotiating team start to talk to british negotiators about the future relationship. they want to wrap up that phase of negotiation by october. barely more than six months. they‘re saying on the eu si

cross talking exposing the deep state i'm joined by my guest philip giraldi in leesburg he is a former cia counterterrorism specials who is now executive director of the council for the national interest in new york we have steve malzberg he is a conservative political commentator and in washington we have bruce fein he is a constitutional lawyer and a former associate deputy attorney general under president ronald reagan all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciated philip let me go to you first here. as i'm mentioned at the beginning of the program we have of this law of unintended consequences the more that the the political left in the backed up by the media go after trump and the so-called. rush of delusion collusion story the more we're finding out really what the other side was doing the and the amount of corruption that seems to be enormous here if we get a second council don't we face the prospect that we're going to have a divided population politically and they're going to choose whatever findings each council

cross talking exposing the deep state i'm joined by my guest philip giraldi in leesburg he is a former cia counterterrorism specials who is now executive director of the council for the national interest in new york we have steve malzberg he is a conservative political. commentator and in washington we have bruce fein is a constitutional lawyer and a former associate deputy attorney general under president ronald reagan all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i was appreciated philip let me go to you first here. as i mentioned at the beginning of the program we have of this law of unintended consequences the more that the the political left in the backed up by the media go after trump and the so-called. rush of delusion collusion story the more we're finding out really what the other side was doing the and the amount of corruption that seems to be enormous here if we get a second council don't we face the prospect that we're going to have a divided population politically and they're going to choose whatever findings each council ends up

philip salmond hammond said push it back to 2020.ity and what amounts to austerity. what the chancellor is trying to do is make this argument he is for a balanced approach. what is striking is that on the one hand he is saying there is light at the end of the tunnel, the vision of the optimists, but the vision of the pessimist, that's his view as well. today you had philip hammond and his opposite out and about, doing their thing. politically, five years ago, this would have been the staple of politics. you remember rows about spending cuts, are they necessary, should the be delivered, but now it is niche. so much airtime is spent oi'i is niche. so much airtime is spent on brexit. you have these gentlemen out setting out their budgets. this isa out setting out their budgets. this is a big fiscal event, moments with tax and spending changing hugely, significantly, at least they can. we have the spring statement. even calling it spring is optimistic. but it will be a non—event. calling it spring is optimistic. but it will be a non-even

let's start with cnn's abby philip live in washington. andrew mccabe former fbi director was fired less than 48 hours before he could retire with full benefits. >> that's right, victor. this decision came at virtually the last possible moment for the attorney general jeff sessions to make it. mccabe was set to retire in just a couple of days when he turned 50 after about 21 years with the fbi. and he was fired in part because of an ongoing investigation into his conduct as it relates to some investigation s the fbi ha been conducting into hillary clinton and the clinton foundation. that investigation had been referred to an office called the office of personnel responsibility who had reportedly recommended that mccabe be fired. now, we haven't actually seen that report, but cnn has reported this week that that report was scathing and criticized mccabe's actions. sessions then decided to go forward with this action. what is really at stake here is the question of whether he was being pressured by president trump to fire mccabe over a separ

enough's enough about it. >> philip, i dare go down this rabbit hole here.have these conversations with members of the evangelical community, with some republicans, they say there's a big chasm between what president clinton did and what donald trump's simply accused of doing. is that a sufficient pushback? >> gets at one of the key differences between clinton and trump. trump has consistently relied on the strategy of not admitting he did anything. we actually saw this play out when he was defending roy moore's candidacy in alabama. he relied on the fact that roy moore never said he had done the things he was accused of doing, and as such, he was entitled to the benefit of the doubt. as soon as, for example, al franken admitted to having touched someone inappropriately, donald trump and many republicans jumped down his throat. trump's strategy has been dedmi, deny, deny. continue to keep reasonable doubt and use that as a way to keep people allied with him. i think that's really the challenge here. i think that's the danger for him, there's one question whi

what do you make of the exchange between philip hammond and donald tusk?re at the start of a set of negotiations and there is a difference of opinion, not very surprising. and of course we had not seen surprising. and of course we had not seen financial services as part of a major free trade agreement butjust because we have not so far does not mean it cannot be done. we are in a different position because the uk and eu rules on financial services are currently aligned. so there been pulled apart but i hear what donald tuskis pulled apart but i hear what donald tusk is saying about whether it is in the interests of the eu. and also i think london provides a huge amount of money for the rest of europe. we have very deep liquid capital markets and that provides great and if it to many european companies. so i suspect there is a deal to be done. let‘s see where we get to. but the kind of shape of deal that philip hammond seemed to hint that is that something you think is basically on the right track but what i think what phillips said today and what the prime

but what was this, a cheery philip hammond rushing to his place?mber, they're over there. i, meanwhile, am at my most positively tigger—like today. not much has changed from the world outside. true, the economy will grow a little bit faster. the debt will start to fall, just. the day to day deficit, remember that, it's gone. but compared to other countries, the economy is sluggish and slow, only a hint of easing off months away. if, in the autumn, the public finances continue to reflect the improvements that today's report hints at then, in accordance with our balanced approach, i would have capacity to enable further increases in public spending. that might have delighted his side. the speaker: john mcdonnell. but labour accused him of not being in the real world. hasn't he listened to the doctors, the nurses, the teachers, the police officers, the carers and even his own councillors, they're telling him they can't wait for the next budget. they're telling him to act now. but is he listening? this is the eighth year, the eighth year in a row when

philip issa of the associate press. ank you very much. >> yes. my pleasure. >> thompson: last month, we brought you the story of displaced families that came to hartford, connectut, from puerto rico following the devastation wrought last year by hurricane maria. hartford, with a strong puerto rican population and heritage of its own, is now home to hundreds of children displaced by the storm. today, we take a closer look at the stallenges thesents face adjusting to life in a scdehool system that irmined to educate them even as it struggles to find the funding to do so. newsho weekend's yvette feliciano reports. >> reporter:ia de leon had just started her day at bulkeley high schooartford, connecticut, when she found herself too sad and distracted to focus on algebra. >> it was my first period, and i told my teacher that i needed to go to the bathroom, but i didn't go to the bathroom. >> reporter: instead, she walked through the hallways, cing, until she found gretchen levitz, who students here call the school mom. >> she asked me about, like, why

philip: we see a variety of areas.ometimes it will be a case of arranging a seminar with someone from a company or someone related to a company. it does raise challenges compared to more traditional research. there are compliance concerns. you definitely have heightened awareness and some investors aren't keen on it. nejra: are they concerned about insider trading? is that the ultimate concern? philip: potentially. i think most of the networks to have compliance in place. for example, we historically haven't used the network because we get investor feedback. we are hearing that some people are more now because it's a more phallic way of getting detailed perspectives of research. also, sometimes, there is fear the banks won't have the same coverage of they are charging for research. will they provide research for hot companies? i think people are taking a wider view of where the research comes from. nejra: have issues around research had any kind of feed into your business with clients and the way they might want to tra

if you did not go to a certain section of old salem, which is the saint philip's historic district, where the church is, you would not have gotten a full sense of how integrated the population of the an enslaved was. >> this site has been very important to african-americans. we consider it the touchstone of the african-american experience in winston-salem. it is the saint phillips african more avian church nor in as the -- saint philip's african moravian church. this site is culturally, historically significant and very part of the salem story. 1861 largerw in the ,acility for the congregation at saint phillips. it originally started in a log this larger23, building accommodated 200 members. they had the traditional seating that would have been early on with this congregation and the home church congregation where women sit on the right side and men sit on the left side. inside this building, we continue to talk about how life would involve with this congregation. we have to go back to the log church in order to elaborate how most shutters came about, because the congregation was the fund

but the chancellor, philip hammond, today signalling that there is, in his words, light at the end ofng cautious. he does not have the nickname spreadsheet phil for nothing. but he is suggesting that after years of austerity and strict limits on spending, things may be able to change in the future. he says we are at a turning point. here is what he said earlier. there is light at the end of the tunnel, because what we're about to see is debt starting to fall, after it's been growing for 17 continuous years. that's a very important moment for us. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. we have to get debt down. we've got all sorts of other things we want to do. we've taken a balanced approach over the last couple of fiscal events, using flexibility that we had to continue paying down debt, but also to provide additional support our public services, to invest in britain's future and to reduce taxes for families and small businesses who are feeling the pressure. a cautiously optimistic message. labour, as you might expect, take quite a different view. the shadow chancellor, john mc

james wilson thank you, philip. thank you so much, philip. i was looking through a few files the other day and came upon a quote that i think might apply to the subject at hand. that is the problems that bedevil american policy is not like headaches. with those you take a powder and they are gone. instead they are like the pain , of earning a living. they will stay with us until death. we have got to understand that all our lives, the danger, the uncertainty, the need for alertness, for effort, for discipline will be upon us. but we are in for it. the only question is whether we will know it soon enough. i think that line, as dean son said at- atche the harvard club of boston, applied very well at the moment and very much in 1998 when strobe talbott, deputy secretary talbott sent it on to secretary madeleine albright. if you're a much applies to the topic we have been discussing. incidentally it probably also applies to me or his perception of me when i 12 years ago walked into his office and six years ago trying to finish up at the universit

philip does more than just make music he's a trained educator and works for the nonprofit organization y.m.c.a. young men's christian association as the director of a youth club in ashland and he sees every day the rel god plays in kids' lives. up to global hopes and on groupon host and i think faith is of great significance and not necessarily the church or traditions are but the questions like is there a god and god am i wanted to do i matter i do have a purpose is there a future these are these things i've always occupied people for mention of course. they're also at the heart of fish the elephant song and his music and social work have at least one thing in common that cut him down in expression of love for god. sadly our pop exports national is drawing to a close but the finish off we take a look at how one man remakes traditional christian music into an international smash hits in one thousand nine hundred the german producer make a trip to the krikorian monk chanting and letting bible verses and combine them with electronic beats to sing a sadness that's from the music project e

that is the big challenge for philip hammond, growth thatis challenge for philip hammond, growth thatss income for the government. less ability to spend money on those big challenges of health, defence and the police. thank you. a teenager accused of planting a bomb on a tube train at parsons green in london has said it became a fantasy for him when he was bored during the school holidays. ahmed hassan admitted building the device that partially detonated last september, but denies attempted murder. he told the court the idea of being chased by police was "very attractive" and he wanted attention. two victims of the serial sex attackerjohn worboys have taken their case to the high court. they're challenging a decision by the parole board to release the former taxi driverfrom prison. worboys has served 10 years in jail for attacks on 12 women in london. tom burridge was in court. john worboys tricked and drugged young women. just eight years ago, he was jailed indefinitely for one rape and several assaults in the back of his taxi. when the parole board announced earlier this year he wa

cross talking exposing the deep state i'm joined by my guest philip giraldi in leesburg he is a former cia counterterrorism specialist who is now executive director of the council for the national interest in new york we have steve malzberg he is a conservative political commentator and in washington we have bruce fein he is a constitutional lawyer and a former associate deputy attorney general under president ronald reagan all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciated philip let me go to you first here. as i mentioned at the beginning of the program we have of this law of unintended consequences the more that the the political left in the backed up by the media go after trump and the so-called. rush of delusion collusion story the more we're finding out really what the other side was doing the and the amount of corruption that seems to be enormous here if we get a second council don't we face the prospect that we're going to have a divided population politically and they're going to choose whatever findings each council

philip: we see a variety of different methodology.ear about the traditional setting up the core with an expert and sometimes it will be a case of arranging a seminar with someone from a company or someone related to a company. it does raise challenges compared to more traditional research. there are compliance concerns. you definitely have heightened awareness and some investors aren't keen on it. nejra: are they concerned about insider trading? is that the ultimate concern? philip: potentially. i think most of the networks do have compliance in place. for example, we historically haven't used the network because we get investor feedback. we are hearing that some people are more now because it's a more valid way of getting detailed perspectives of research. also, sometimes, there is fear the banks won't have the same coverage if they are charging for research. will they provide research for hot companies? i think people are taking a wider view as to where the research comes from. nejra: have issues around research had any kind of feed

so philip iv and boniface had a very real clash of powers.face began to generate some very, very harsh language about the power of the papacy, here is a letter he wrote to philip iv of france, he said, listen, son, literally that's how he begins it, son, god has set us over kings and kingdoms, let no one persuade you that you have superiority. so it is this very explicit language that says the pope has control over the king. >> but king philip has an agenda, and he does not intend to let one insubordinate pope stand in his way. and that becomes a really dangerous situation for holding together not just the papacy, but holding together beliefs and tenants of the church. >> leaving rome costs the papacy religious authority throughout europe. but once the church becomes established in france, pope clement v finds that despite being hundreds of miles from the bones of st. peter, there are certain benefits to the new location. >> it was very clearly a time when they had given up their spiritual authority in order to enjoy material prosperity. the

the chancellor philip hammond, has rejected calls to announce the end of austerity.his spring economic statement, he said the country was still heavily in debt, but there was "light at the end of the tunnel". labour has accused the government, of holding back growth. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has more. the chancellor suggested today that after years of gloom, the public finances might, just might, be getting closer to emerging into the sunlight. there is light at the end of the tunnel because what we're about to see is debt starting to fall after it's been growing for 17 continuous years. that's a very important moment for us. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. we have to get debt down. we've got all sorts of other things we want to do. we've taken a balanced approach. that debt the chancellor talked about looks like this, big by historic standards. but, forecasts suggest the amount the uk owes, relative to the size of the economy, could have peaked. labour, gathering this weekend in dundee for their scottish conference, claim there's little

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philip is with me. with the business advisory firm gdw.tial targets, when you are advising business, what are you telling them? increased compliance risk. let's look at the options. balancing not hurting business, alienating the russian population, hitting the russian... asset freezing on high—ranking officials. one has a flat overlooking the ministry of defence in london. confiscate that, you can. things haven't been sanctioned like banning russian media. like russia today. could lead toa ban media. like russia today. could lead to a ban on media organisations like the bbc. make it harderfor companies to pass the due diligence test. use the unexplained wealth orders to hit large properties owned by russians in london. the list is long. the trick is to get it right without hurting uk business. let's pick that time. two things, one is how to approach the sanctions to have sufficient impact. and not to damage uk interest. sanctions would need collaboration with the us?m is not there at the moment, collaboration. lu kewarm statements. we have

and a mountain moxy daredevil biker ha is philip and his breathtaking descent from the highest peaks. well it's that time of year in germany thank goodness when we're on the cusp of spring throwing off the shackles of a dark northern winter and rejoicing in the return of the light and the city of frankfurt in western germany goes about it very actively with its human knowledge and that's a biennial festival that puts the focus on light and on media art in all its many forms and applications and it makes great use of location in terms of how it plays with history and architecture so luckily there's still enough darkness to appreciate this stunning display. frankfurt's famous rumor building has been transformed or is it just a trick of the light words an abstract patterns form and reform on the facade of the fifteenth century former town hall and. onlookers become part of this installation for light artist philip guys to video mapping show called frankfurt facades to tell stories about the city in preparation city residents sent him word start to associate with their remembered square.

the chancellor philip hammond, has rejected calls to announce the end of austerity.ys before he delivers his spring economic statement, he said the country was still heavily in debt, but there was "light at the end of the tunnel". labour has accused the government, of holding back growth. our political correspondent jonathan blake has more. morning, chancellor. there was little disguising philip hammond's smile this morning and perhaps even a spring in his step as he arrived to deliver his message that the economy is looking up. there is light at the end of the tunnel. what we are about to see is debt starting to fall after it's been growing for i7 continuous years. that's a very important moment for us. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment and we have to get let down. that debt, the chancellor talked about looks like this. dig by historic standards but forecasts suggest the amount that the uk owes relative to the size of the economy could have peaked. labour gathering this weekend in dundee for their scottish conference claimed there is little to celebrate a

philip rucker. this is a new level of intensity, shall we say.he question is, what might be next and what does this mean to ruling, if you will, of administratin administrating? >> i don't know what is coming next. every time i think we've seen something that is impossible to occur in the white house, something more extreme happens. i think phil rucker covered the campaign. he has been covering this process, donald trump for a long time. so, for him to write this kind of headline or team of reporters to write this headline is pretty significant. looking at jeb bush and that debate brings back a lot of memories from some campaign trail. something that they reiterated over and over again is that she called president trump or at that time candidate trump unfit. that is something we reiterated time and time again. she did and our surrogates. we are seeing that come to light and it's very disturbing. i don't know how we'll survive three more years. >> it was also said that president trump when he was at mar-a-lago today or overnight had discussed this

philip? >> great to hear, thank you. >> the country is now hearing from shulkin himself for the first time as he takes on the white house. and just listen to what he had to say about an exchange he had with the president just hours before he was dismissed from his post via twitter. >> i spoke to the president yesterday. we spoke about the progress that i was making, what i needed to do from a policy perspective. >> that's before you were fired? >> that's correct. >> you spoke to him, he made no mention of the fact that he was about to terminate you? >> that's correct. >> and then you found out via tweet? >> right before that, the chief of staff kelly gave me a call, which i appreciated he gave me a heads up. and so -- but that was much after the phone call. >> shulkin went on to say in a "the new york times" op-ed quote, it should not be this hard to serve your country. >> and as one trump officials is getting ready to leave his post, another one was getting reacquainted with the executive br

but what was this, a cheery philip hammond rushing to his place?ey're over there. i, meanwhile, am at my most positively tigger—like today. not much has changed from the world outside. true, the economy will grow a little bit faster. the debt will start to fall, just. the day—to—day deficit, remember that, it's gone. but compared to other countries, the economy is sluggish and slow. spending will stay tight. i do not agree with those who argue that every available penny must be used to reduce the deficit. and nor do i agree with the fiscal fantasists opposite who argue that every available penny should be spent immediately. but a glimmer for the end of the year. if, in the autumn, the public finances continue to reflect the improvements that today's report hints at, then, in accordance with our balanced approach, i would have capacity to enable further increases in public spending. that might have delighted his side. the speaker: john mcdonnell. but labour accused him of not being in the real world. hasn't he listened to the doctors, the nurses, th

chancellor philip hammond.conomy was performing better than expected. he told mps the british economy was performing better than expectedlj am performing better than expected.” am pleased to report today to the house on a uk economy that has grown in every year since 2010. an economy which under conservative leadership, 110w which under conservative leadership, now has a manufacturing sector enjoying its longest unbroken run of growth for 50 years. an economy which has added 3 millionjobs growth for 50 years. an economy which has added 3 million jobs and seem every which has added 3 million jobs and seem every single region of the uk with higher employment and lower unemployment than in 2010, seen that the wages of the lowest paid up by almost 7% above inflation since april 2015, and income inequality lower than at any time under the last labour government. solid progress towards building an economy that works for everyone. so mr speaker, i reject the party opposite's doom and gloom about the state of the natio

philip hammond said he would be looking at all options before the next budget.ourable friend that there is a mechanism for voluntary donations to her majesty's treasury and in case he is misled i will send a copy of our bank details. —— mislaid. 0ne conservative later made the point that perhaps imposing a new tax targeted at a core element of the party's support may not be a good idea after all. and that's it. so for now from me, mandy baker goodbye. hello there. plenty to talk about in the weather story for the remainder of this week. we closed out yesterday in the south—west with a beautiful sunset. however, u nfortu nately, that's the place today where we will see some of the wettest and windiest weather courtesy of an area of low pressure moving in from the atlantic. it is bringing quite a lot of heavy rain and gale force winds to parts of portugal and spain. this low will sit out in the atlantic and influence the story for the next few days to come. good news, a southerly wind will bring milder air across the country so if you managed to escape the rain an

the chancellor, philip hammond, has rejected calls to announce the end of austerity.elivers his spring statement, mr hammond said the government would still need to continue paying down the debt, but that there was "light at the end of the tunnel". labour has the accused the government of holding back growth. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. morning, chancellor! is that a spring in the chancellor's step? philip hammond looked reasonably cheerful this morning as he arrived to deliver his message that the economy could be turning a corner. after a gloomy few years of relatively low growth, a hint things could be looking brighter. there is light at the end of the tunnel because what we are about to see is debt starting to fall, after it has been growing for 17 continuous years. that is a very important moment for us. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. we have to get debt down. we've got all sorts of other things we want to do, we've taken a balanced approach. that debt the chancellor talked about is too high for his liking, but forecasts sh

years philip let's start with a ani berlusconi has him on board to head up his patchwork coalition are we talking about the next prime minister of italy and if so what can we expect yes i think if anyone has a good chance to tell you and he is the man at the moment. seems like a good choice from discourteous point of view a way of reassuring people in europe that. the new center right government won't be yeah hardline and it's a euro skepticism would be breaching a european rules so. he is a is a reassuring choice both for the rest of europe and probably also for conservative centrist moderate voters it in italy and we've seen the role that immigration is playing in this nationwide debate berlusconi calls migrants a social time bomb as we heard in max's report is this issue now completely drowning out other concerns italians may have. not quite certainly the most emotionally inflammatory theme of the election and it is the net top of the agenda really from very early on but they're out there related to the mns such as unemployment and security people blaming. migrants for the lack of b