folly: scott lucas, your thoughts about the tape, how damning is it?agree with john and bruce that it doesn't change the case. the existence of this tape became known at the end of may, more than one week after trump was indicted. but on the political front, this amplifies, as it were, the indictment. it amplifies the seriousness of it, and it does cause a real problem for donald trump's public defense which has varied very trump -- oh the fbi planted the documents, i didn't know the documents were there." and then, of course,, d idea that he could declassify them either with a signature or in his mind. that is gone now. what i find most interesting about this is is the context of this case. because this document was one of the most sensitive in the u.s government. it was about u.s war plans on iran. why would donald trump release u.s war plans on iran to a writer or a publisher as well as to staff who are in the room? it was because he wanted to score a point against the current and then chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milliy. donald trump,

to discuss this visit, i am joined by scott lucas, professor of us and international politics, universityd as we heard from our correspondent, the cluster bomb situation will be top of the agenda. rishi sunak said were signed up to the treaty which does not allow the uk to produce them but he did not criticise president biden for sending them?— criticise president biden for sending them? criticise president biden for sendin: them? �*, , .,~ , ., sending them? let's break this down. the first level — sending them? let's break this down. the first level is _ sending them? let's break this down. the first level is the _ sending them? let's break this down. the first level is the uk _ sending them? let's break this down. the first level is the uk like _ sending them? let's break this down. the first level is the uk like 122 - the first level is the uk like 122 other countries is a signatory to a 2008 convention which is the prime minister mentioned pledges not to produce or use cluster munitions. the us russia ukraine are not part of that convention. the second level i think which is what thi

, appreciate that .thank >> scott lucas, appreciate that .k you very much indeed. we've to leave it there. we've got to leave it there. >> thank both . >> thank you both. >> thank you both. >> you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. now bring up to date now let's bring you up to date with rest of today's top stories. >> the government's illegal migration bill returns to the house of commons after the draft legislation suffered 20 key defeats in the house of lords . defeats in the house of lords. >> mps are to vote on the changes made by upper changes made by the upper chamber, which include new amendments address amendments to address safeguarding concerns for women and children . and children. >> reforms to sick pay could cut absence levels and provide a £4.1 billion boost to the economy . that's according to new economy. that's according to new research . it comes as the number research. it comes as the number of people off work due to long term illness remains around record high levels . the analysis record high levels. the an

okay, scott lucas, professor of us and international politics of the clinton institute, speaking to a stipend by me. and this really falls as have sold that a palestinian, and the all coupon westbank. they all me says he tried to destination an explosive device in ramallah, which is also rated homes on rest of the 10 palestinians. the right scream, save the children, is highlighting the emotional and physical abuse self and by young palestinians arrested by is ready forces. the group says 42 percent head injuries, including gunshot wounds and broken bones. 86 percent will base and at some point, often with rifle bouts and sticks. 65 percent were arrested during the 9th 50 percent was seized from that homes, nearly 70 percent with strep size. most of them were boys. jason, a is a directive, save the children in the occupied palestinian territories. he says, as well as should observe the un convention on the rights of a child. i think this is an ongoing system where every year there are approximately 500 to 1000 children that are rested through the military detention system. there's bee

. >> well, let's to >> yeah, well, let's talk to professor lucas from the professor scott lucas fromsity dublin. good university college dublin. good to you morning . king to see you this morning. king it's always interesting now with biden coming over here because he has rightly or wrongly developed this relationship of being someone who's not overly pursued, are very special relationship . relationship. >> well, i think the biden administration as a whole has continued to keep up those key links that we've had since world war ii. you could talk about the links between the military services, between the diplomatic services, between the diplomatic services, between the economic communities, between the intelligence services , and those intelligence services, and those links intelligence services, and those unksindeed intelligence services, and those links indeed have been vital as part of the international support for ukraine against russia's invasion. i think what you're probably referring to is that not just joe biden, but also joe, a cross—section of washington, both democrats and

scott tonight and this is the box report. ♪ we will be following all this very close to correspondent lucas tomlinson live at the white houselicy expert. we begin today with white house correspondent jacqui heinrich in london with details on biden's visit, hi jackie. it's bill, t

scott tonight and this is the box report. ♪ we will be following all this very close to correspondent lucas tomlinson live at the white house as insight from foreign policy expert. we begin today with white house correspondent jacqui heinrich in london with details on biden's visit, hi jackie. it's bill, the present speed with king charles will focus on climates. biden is a bigger lift of both in london and again at the nato summit in lithuania it will be justifying his decision to provide cluster bombs to ukraine which are banned by more than 120 countries. we are not signatories of that agreement. but it took me a while to be convinced to do it. the main thing is they have weapons to stop the russians now to keep them from stopping the ukrainian offensive to these areas. or they don't. and i think they needed them progress a key factor in the decision russia has been using cluster bombs on ukrainian soil since the beginning of the invasion. the land will need to be de- mind anyway ukraine also committed to postwar cleanup and u.s. officials point out they have huge incentive to mitigate risk to their own people. the move