iwould point the us it is a force multiplier for britain, i would point to the relationship that tony blaire bush had in the days after september the 11th when it actually worked really well where blair would go to washington, he at the second highest approval rating of any public figure in the united states and he would come back to europe and all of the european prime minister 's would line up to have dinner with him because they wanted to understand what bush was saying and he was kind of the ambassador. it all went wrong when he became too supplicant three over iraq and he didn't pull back. so that is a danger, of being a democrat in a conservative thing. i think the worrying thing about this visit, yes it looks like a normal visit, but trump is not a normal president. he does not believe in the liberal international order, he believes in himself coming getting attention for himself. if you look at all of his biographers, they say he has never had any friends. he doesn't have any long—term friends, he discards his wise when they are not useful to him. he doesn't believe in alliances and

jeff was talking about tony blair and bush, blair missed an historical opportunity at the time, becauseerage over bush and he was close to him and he could have done something, which he didn't do, and that was a historical mistake in many ways. he could have actuallyjust before the invasion of iraq he would have been able to tell bush, look, this was a mistake. but he and powell could have had a senior conversation. but britain is very important on the chessboard and can make a real difference, but what i saw yesterday in washington was a british prime minister who of course needs to do what she has to do, but there was an element desperation... i'm a tory and i love blaming tony blair for anything, on that one it is the job of the new prime minister to make sure that we are close to our closest ally. i want to point out that some of the basis for the cooperation is intelligence and defence. many things are part of this, regardless of who the prime minister is. but british spending on its own defence has decreased, the number of aircraft carriers and planes on aircraft carriers, the num

look at it and i think back to the days when i worked for tony blair and alistair campbell in downingwn war against the media, even though the media was more benign toward tony blairthan it is media was more benign toward tony blair than it is toward donald trump in america and it occurred to me, we would have loved to undermine the media in the wake donald trump has succeeded in undermining it. our objective was to turn and when it was a objective was to turn and when it was a bad story and said that was just the media, you can trust them. that is what he is trying to do. before i worked there and was a journalist and i was very conscious of the distinction between the two and it was a very importantjob of the distinction between the two and it was a very important job that the media had fully power to account. it is one of the checks and balances in every democracy. you and your colleagues understood, even alistair campbell, understood the importance of the media in a democracy. of course, but we were doing a different job. democracy. of course, but we were doing a differentjob. we

with gordon brown, tony blair or theresa may, we need to make a difference.r be offered? i think you're right. if it isn't done we need to send some of the practices we have into general practice. if we resource them better, we will keep patients out of hospital and we will hopefully be able to ride this crisis. fundamentally we get what we pay for and if we don't put more money we can't pay for anything. thank you. around the world there has been a significant increase in the number of children being referred to gender clinics. increasingly, parents with children who say they've been born in the wrong gender, are adopting a gender affirmative approach and supporting their children in changing sex. tomorrow night, a documentary airs on bbc two which looks at the choices children and their parents are making in canada. around the world, the transgender community is on the march. you are the new world. there is no normal any more. this is the new normal. not all boys have a penis, and not all girls have a vagina. parents are facing an explosion in the number of

, states since tony blair's in chicago in 1999, when he first, openly advocated armed intervention isby theresa may this evening. as if to underscore the failure of current british policy, the foreign secretary boris johnson earlier on today told a committee of the house of lords that, now the policy in britain had changed, and that president assad should be permitted to run for election, as part of a democratic resolution of the syrian civil war. that's a complete reversal of british foreign policy. boris johnson himself called it, a com plete johnson himself called it, a complete flip—flop, but he said, the uk had been unable at any stage to fulfil its mantra that the syrian president should go. now, by boris johnson saying it, it meant theresa may didn't have to, but those are pretty painful words to have to utter. there is more in the prime minister's speech that we've been listening to. she is challenging donald trump, particularly over nato and the un, and the —— i think she's signalling it will be a bumpy special relationship. meanwhile, president trump had other things in his

another former prime minister's been in brussels, tony blair knows getting close to the white house at time can end badly. mps on all sides are anxious theresa may remembers that lesson. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the royal bank of scotland, which is mostly owned by the taxpayer, is to set aside another $4 billion to pay fines for mis—selling. royal bank of scotland is in the middle of a restructuring, which includes asset sales, job cuts and multi—billion dollar charges to settle litigation and pay regulatory fines for past misconduct. british scientists have identified 14 new disorders affecting children after analysing the genes of thousands of children with rare, undiagnosed conditions. identifying the genes responsible should lead to a greater understanding of the serious disorders which affect the development of the brain and body and might eventually lead to treatments. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. caitlin, so nice to meet you. a big moment for these two families, meeting for the first time. ten—year—old tamika and nine—year—old caitlin have th

the telegraph highlights her pledge never to repeat what she called the failed policies of tony blairrge w bush. he was the last republican president. the metro describes the two leaders as the odd couple. the express says the brexit boom and the surge in share prices has given pensions of huge boost with annual pay—outs at their highest for nearly a decade. the guardian has more on their big meeting tomorrow, with a photograph of theresa may, highlighting her assertion that she can forge a strong personal relationship with the new president because opposites attract. the tie focuses on president trump's policy towards his neighbours. the daily mirror gives its front page over to the news about rory mcgrath, who today admitted stalking a former lover. i think we will probably be guided by the front pages tomorrow morning. let's begin with the metro. melanie eusebe, the odd couple, you are from another of those neighbours of the united states, canada — do you think they're and odd couple, or is there some kind of ideological corner which has emerged? they certainly are an odd couple. t

in 2003, the special relationship was strengthened with prime minister tony blair supporting president george w. bush call to invade iraq. >> chemical, biological, nuclear weapon capabilities, that threat is real. the u.s. has been a true friend than great britain. the subsequent administration is following suit. barack obama claims he believes in a special relationship. germany's angela merkel received the first call. the results of the eu referendum raises concerns about the value of the relationship with allies across the pond. maybe there may be a u.k. u.s. trade agreement. our focus is negotiating with a big block of the european union to get a trade agreement done. the uk's going to be on the back of the queue. >> although on paper, they do it just -- they do disagree on major topics including torture, use of intelligence through legal means. the mexican president meanwhile has said he spoke to president donald trump by press -- by telephone today. this comes amid a brooding row over a wall and who is going to pay for it. talks were supposed be held in washington next week. we ca

tony blair was perceived as an excessive closeness to president bush. teresa may got through that part and got through a fairly uneventful press conference >> thereas that the reporters from the uk had trouble gettiwi how they wr days out as opposed to americans. did that get worked out >> i think it did. thankfully i have gone native enough and done it in the american fashion but certainly for some british, right away you a problem and british people put the month and the day in a different order. which was a problem. >> we're glad you got in. >> exactly. >> thank you, niles. >>> let's take it to gary. gary mcgrady. why did i forget gary's last name for a second? maybe it's the cold. >> no doubt about it. here's what's going on. this weekend is typical. we're going to be breezy and kind of a mixture of clouds and sun, so january is back. this looks like it will stick around. it will stick around for the end of the month. 46 tomorrow, cooler on sunday, more clouds there, sunday night monday morning will coming along, so you know what that mean, little b

shortly after 7am, we'll be asking tony blair's former chief of staff just how significant this firstng is likely to be. the labour mp and party whip, jeff smith, has said he'll defy jeremy corbyn and vote against the government bill that'll trigger article 50. the mp said he wasn't convinced the government had a proper plan for brexit. the shadow transport minister, daniel zeichner, has also said he'll oppose the legislation, while tulip siddiq has resigned from the front bench over the issue. the royal college of surgeons has described as "alarming" plans to restrict the number of hip and knee replacements in one part of england. the move by three clinical commissioning groups in worcestershire is designed to save money, but they insist operations will continue to be carried out elsewhere. andy moore has the details. hip and knee operations can be a godsend to do is to get them, but also expensive, up to £6,000 each. three groups in worcestershire want to decrease those bills because they said they were spending far more than other areas. it is important that they consider operation

is it true david cameron voted more times for bills under tony blair than corbyn did?nswer. or is that fake news? i think it might be true. corbyn is facing a massive rebellion having ordered everyone to vote to trigger brexit, a lot of labour mps are unhappy about that and thought to be voting against it. could it fail? of the bill fail? almost certainly not because the numbers are there. they have got the numbers? yes. they are worried overnight that they cannot have a vote at the end of the second reading, tomorrow and then the next day. the concern is there might be an ambush vote at 11 o'clock tomorrow night, they might not be enough government mps around. tomorrow night, they might not be enough government mps aroundm tomorrow night, they might not be enough government mps around. it is a headache for the whips. they have a headache for the whips. they have a running whip. the front page of the telegraph, your paper, christopher, good story. care for pa rents christopher, good story. care for parents like your children. 0n the face of it the headline makes perfec

he was chief of staff when tony blair was prime minister and dealt with george w. bush and george clinton. but america's old allies are learning the old rules don't apply. >> everything from the relation with russia, iran deal, free trade, climate change, name everything you can think of on the agenda, trump has a different position than most european governments. >> and the list grows with each new presidential anoint mns. >> we have a clear view on torture. we do not agree with it and we'll continue in that position. >> from his position about nato and cozying up with vladimir putin, europeans are learning how to deal with president trump. they're afraid if they publicly criticize the president he'll merely respond with a tweet. p >>> other e of the president's advisers is taking on journalists. "the new york times" reports that stephen bannon should keep his mouth shut. they call the media the opposition party and said they should be embarrassed and humiliated by the unanticipated election results. the "washington post" reports president trump threatened the par

he was also a foreign affairs adviser to prime minister tony blair.ry her, concern her, that she wants to explore, with the new president, but on the basis of the close relationship she is hoping to build them. i think it was a good speech. it made it clear that she absolutely wants to work alongside donald trump, but also managed to set every clearly, as we saw in those clips, some of the things that concern about american policy, and sol think she's trying to get in early in his term of office to try and discuss those things. let's talk about some of the common ground, securing a future trade deal. i think there is a political desire on both sides, isn't there, to have something to show for this meeting and trade? what do you think that might be? i think they will reaffirm their determination to conclude a quick trade deal once we have left the eu. i'm nota quick trade deal once we have left the eu. i'm not a trade expo, but it is clear that president trump has been signalling that unlike his predecessor, he sees this as something he wants to do ear

he was chief of staff when tony blair was prime minister and dealt with george w. bush and george clinton. but america's old allies are learning the old rules don't apply. >> everything from the relation with russia, iran deal, free trade, climate change, name everything you can think of on the agenda, trump has a different position than most european governments. >> and the list grows with each new presidential anoint mns. >> we have a clear view on torture. we do not agree with it and we'll continue in that position. >> from his position about nato and cozying up with vladimir putin, europeans are learning how to deal with president trump. they're afraid if they publicly critic county has never been a sanctuary city, it offered to do it phenomenonly i pay the cost. >> i said in my order don't worry about the guarantee. we will hold them for the federal government. that's the only change. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with counselor to the president kellyanne conway about the standoff with mexico. >>> cbs news norah o'donnell sat down. the ceo was ca

did with george bush. bill, making her look a little like tony blair did with george bushlj was notbut we have no indication they discussed refugee questions. it was her ability to say without any contribution by him but he is 100% in favour of nato, which isa he is 100% in favour of nato, which is a big step in the right direction compared to what you're saying during the election campaign. as far as the current controversy is concerned, i think the uk government has two responsibilities, the first which it has already done is to say clearly a nd which it has already done is to say clearly and unambiguously that it disapproves, disagrees with the executive order and thinks there's a very unwise decision. the second obligation is to use the diplomatic means available to it to seek to influence changes in that decision. already, by getting the foreign secretary and the home secretary to get in touch with their counterparts in washington, we have had it clarified that those with dual nationality will not be affected by the band. they does not resolve the overall controversy but it is

when tony blair swept to power in 1997 there was much fanfare about the number of women who'd becomeabes‘ they represented a big jump in the numbers, in large part due to labour's policy of all—women shortlists. in total 101 labour women were elected in 1997, doubling the overall total of female mps, from 60 to 120. spin forward twenty years and there are now 195 women mps, but that's still only 30%! the women and equalities committee has been looking at how to boost those numbers. it's suggested that in future political parties should be fined if they don't ensure at least 45% of general election candidates are female. i asked the committee chair, maria miller, if a system of fines wouldn't have a disproportionate impact on smaller parties. well, clearly, you'd have to look at how smaller parties were dealt with but the lion's share of mps are from the main parties, who contest all of the westminster seats, and we feel very strongly, if you're going to put measures like a 45% vote on candidates in place, there needs to be teeth there to make that really have an effect. in the end, d

>> reporter: well, it's going tony blair in new york at trump tower. this is going to be an unprecedented meeting with the heads of the c.i.a., f.b.i., n.s.a. and the director of the national intelligence, who will brief the president-elect. on top of that, our law enforcement sources are telling us this will be first meeting between the president-elect and f.b.i. director james comey. comb yeah's future at the f.b.i. has been the subject of intense debate after his decision to reopen the clint private e-mail server investigation just 11 days before the election. some democrats believe comey was part of the reason why health hy clinton lost. josh, even many trump has criticized comey's handling of the e-mail investigation at times. >> elliott: jeff pegues in washington. jeff, thank you. late today cbs news learned that mr. trump is considering a restructuring of the office of the director of national intelligence created after the 9/11 attacks. he held by james clapper vacant. president-elect trump has well over 18 million followers on his preferred me

and politicalfear, we know that one person who went in to see tony blair to be promoted was just terriblyy is a bit of a difficultjob. maybe that is why they have not replaced jeremy hunt after all these years. no—one else raised his hand in cabinet and said, "i'll take it." jeremy's doing such a bad job, someone has to fix it. it is a very difficultjob. a very difficultjob. the nhs, after the monarchy, the thing that defines being a modern briton, the sense of pride in the nhs... it was in the opening ceremony of the olympics games. and it is a big deal. i come from america and when asked if i would ever move back, i think, how much money, even with some form of obamacare, which won't be around in a month, but the amount of money i have to earn before i pay tax just to insure my family... whereas here, that whole thing has been lifted from my shoulders. there is a cultural fixation on it. i think there is a cultural fixation on the nhs in this country and people think that there was this... there was an interview with immigrants to see how well they've integrated in the uk. when asked wh

he was chief of staff under tony blair and dealt with george w. bush and bill clinton.ut america's allies are learning the old rules don't apply. >> everything from relations with russia, the iran deal, free trade, climate change, nearly everything you can think of on the agenda, trump has a different position than most european governments. >> reporter: and the list pronouncement. now it's torture. >> we have a very clear position on torture. we do not sanction torture. we do not get involved with that, and that will continue to be our position. >> reporter: from his suspicions about nato to his cozying up to vladimir putin, european leaders are being challenged on how to respond to donald trump. as one former senior official confided, scott, they're afraid that any public criticism will merely be met with a tweet. >> pelley: mark phillips, thanks. age is just a number to the williams sisters. both won australian open semifinal, and now serena, age 35, and venus, age 36, will face off saturday in the finals. up next, the classic comedy that took on serious subjects. [p

it wasn't bill clinton and tony blair in terms of us and british leaders having a conversation.o hold their own and that will have been noticed. look i guess, he held her hand. one of the major points that came out of this of course is nato, something that has been worrying many countries. donald trump has previously questioned the role of the us in this organisation. theresa may seem to make it clear that she is confident of their commitment. you said your 100% behind nato, but we are also discussing the importance of nato continuing to fight terrorism and cyber warfare as it is to fight more conventional forms of work. i've agreed to continue my efforts to encourage fellow european leaders to deliver on defence of the bridge and is more friendly shed. it is only by investing properly in defence we can ensure we are properly equipped to face our shared challenges together. theresa may speaking for the president there. the camera we had was not on his face, so i can see whether he was not deny shaking his head. he didn't deny wishy stated there. how crucial is that? think i was

a previously leader, tony blair, came under scrutiny with the publication of the chilcott inquiry‘s reportthe decision to go to war in iraq and to remove saddam hussein from power, in a coalition of over 40 countries led by the usa, was the hardest, most momentous and agonising decision i took in my ten years as british prime minister. now, ukip, where to start? after basically causing the referendum and then winning it, nigel farage resigned as ukip leader. during the referendum campaign i said i want my country back. what i'm saying today is i want my life back. and it begins right now, thank you. diane james succeeded him, but didn't much like the look of it, and quit after 18 days. the next frontrunner, steven woolfe, was hospitalised following an alleged punch—up with a fellow mep, after he left hospital he left ukip. i will be withdrawing my application to become leader of ukip, and i'm actually withdrawing myself from ukip. you are resigning from the party? yes, with immediate effect. the next leadership contest was won by paul nuttall. there are open goals in british politics today

tony blair had his hand gestures. i don‘t know.doesn‘t it? ok, he did not win the popular vote as we have said many times, but he is popular. we have been speaking to people all day who say, you know, i know he might need to rein it in a bit on twitter, but i like what he says, i like his intentions. the financial times, america first, fest in the air, competent —— combated inaugural address, in the air, competent —— combated inauguraladdress, rejection in the air, competent —— combated inaugural address, rejection of globalism? that is a huge issue. people are trying to figure out what will happen in these first hundred days, and the problem that modern journalists have had is the present these large macro ideas, america first, we are going to focus on america for most, then he has these micro ideas, targeting ford, for instance, in protectionism, targeting gm, for instance, but we do not get that middle part, how these policies are actually going to be implemented from today forward. isn‘t that because he is be implemented from t

another former prime minister's been in brussels, tony blair knows getting close to the white house at badly. mps on all sides are anxious theresa may remembers that lesson. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. there's news tonight that royal bank of scotland, which is mostly owned by the taxpayer, is to set aside another $4 billion to pay fines for mis—selling. our business editor, simonjack, is here with more details. what can you tell us, simon? it's another massive body blow for rbs. they have been setting aside in the kitty to pay this monster fine for its role in selling risky mortgages. that kitty is now at $10 billion if you add in this 4 billion. this will put rbs in a bigger loss in 2016. the ninth year in a row that rbs has lost money. i should say this was not unexpected. nor is it final. the final bill may be much higher than $10 billion. rbs had hoped to settle all of this at the beginning of this month, before the new administration comes in. it remains to be seen whether the new administration is more 01’ whether the new administration is more or less lenient on foreign

he worked with tony blair on global issues and david cameron before david cameron about on that renegotiationike his advice. he was meant to meet other representatives every week and return and tell downing street and the british government their thoughts on the forthcoming brexit negotiations. so losing him just before negotiations is quite significant. hopefully, we will find out more today about the reasons behind this, but the bottom line is the timing. he is hugely experienced and well respected among other european countries, how much ofa other european countries, how much of a blow is it in that sense, it in terms of the pure negotiations and the difficult period ahead for britain? this would not be surprising news to downing street if they had agreed his departure because it was felt better somebody else got in place before negotiations began. if it looks like his term of office was ending this year and he would stick to that timetable, perhaps it is more sensible to bring somebody else said at the beginning. but a man of his departure suggests this was not a great strategic decision

she believes tony blair perhaps appeared to write a blank check for george bush after 9/11.de it clear she disagrees with donald trump and thinks that sanctions should remain in place. he was noncommittal on that. kellyanne conway was saying maybe the us would be lifting sanctions. think what she got on nato. essentially, donald trump has given that commitment and she can say to eu partners and nato partners in europe, who have doubts about the uk heading off to the us, she is able to say she got a commitment that he is 100% behind it. you may do well on the substance, but in the end it is decided, often, on the optics, and what will be the abiding memory of the visit? the handshake, the holding hands. thanks, nick. dr leslie vinjamuri is an expert in the transatlantic partnership. professionally, this must be a fraught time for you. what is the transatlantic partnership? it has been an interesting visit today. it was a meeting that could have gone very badly. but i think it is exactly right to say the optics, the symbolism of the visit have so far seemed to be very importan

and i haven't felt this way about an ally standing strong with us maybe go back to the days of tony blair and george bush. it felt good again. i like what you said when you said a confident america is good for the world. and that's something to as something to build on. these two even when they disagree seen together. >> what was missing. it felt like it was a huge week for the president. i think the president after his conversations needed to show maybe some confidence and steadiness himself. and what a moment it was for thersea may to come through and show that britain and america see i type. it wasn't just a coup my out moment she also gave donald trump some instructive lessons about what to do and how to stand up and showing up in leading. there is a responsibility for that. and there's some words about russia. in total it was a moment where two nations with a long history of pulling together all together once again in very difficult and challenging time. >> is a democrat watching this. it was a great week for donald trump. it ended up out of his point i think it was the perfect visit

tony blair knows getting close to the white house at the wrong time can end badly, and mps on all sidesesson. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. rescue teams in italy have found more bodies in the ruins of a hotel that was struck by an avalanche last week. in all 24 people were killed with five people still missing. 0ur rome correspondent james reynolds has been speaking to two people who survived — and they say it's like being born again. how many of us will ever know what it's like to come back to life? on saturday these two people were appalled from the hotel. the couple had been trapped underground for 59 hours —— were appalled. this afternoon we met them at home, they tell be what happened when the avalanche it. translation: tell be what happened when the avalanche it. translatiosz tell be what happened when the avalanche it. translation: it felt like a avalanche it. translation: it felt likea bomb, avalanche it. translation: it felt like a bomb, i felt glass exploding and it felt as if an entire wall had hit me. somewhere underneath these tonnes of snow and debris, they were jam

tony blair met george w bush in february for the first time, gordon brown met president 0bama in earlypark. but it could be that the first british politicians to get to shake the hand of president donald trump will be nigel farage as it was announced today he will be attending his inauguration in 15 days' time. thank you. jill saward, the woman who became a renowned campaigner for survivors of sexual assault after she was raped during a burglary at her father's vicarage, has died. she was 51 and had suffered a stroke. she became the first rape survivor in the uk to waive her right to anonymity — and spent much of the rest of her life crusading for better treatment of survivors of sexual assault from the courts and police. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby described her as a heroic and remarkable campaigner. here's our home affairs correspondent june kelly. jill saward was 21 when, in 1986, she became the victim of a crime which caused revulsion across the country. there was horror that in a suburban vicarage in ealing in west london, a young woman was dragged into a bedroom at k

he was chief of staff when tony blair was prime minister and dealt with george w.ush, and bill clinton. but america's old al lies are learning, the old rules don't apply. >> everything from relation with russia, the iran deal, free trade, climate change, nearly everything you can think of on the agenda, trump has a different position than most european governments. >> reporter: and the list grows pronounceme pronouncement. now it's torture. >> we have a very clear position on torture, we do not sanction torture, we do not get involved with that, that will continue to be our position. >> reporter: from this suspic n suspicions about nato to cozying up to vladamir putin, european leaders are being challenged on how to respond to donald trump. as one former senior official confid confided, scott, they're afraid any public criticism will merely be met with a tweet. >> mark phillips, thanks. >> age is just a number to the williams sisters, both won australian open semifinals. now serena, age 35, and venus, age 36 will face off saturday in the finals. up next, the classi

i thought that you would mention tony blair and george bush. that ended pretty badly...sson about that. our alliances with america should be based on values and those what we hold in common, not simply on the idea that we want to be at the front of a notional queue. but the idea that you ideological agree with every leader around the world caused nonsense. you need to make priorities. i wonder if what you do, you say, if you are going to ban muslims from certain countries, we will not work together. if you consider torture, we will not work together. if you deny climate change, we went work together. really? i think it is time, this is about self—interest. i think it is tone, this is about self—interest. let me be clear, it is self—interest, that we are strong defending climate change. it is in our interests to defend a two state solution for israel and palestine, donald trump wants to overturn it it seems. there were good notes in theresa may's speech tonight, she had to mention those things but that was not the main thrust of the speech. britain voted for brexit, donal

it was cooked up by tony blair's government. lou: oh. >> it's appointed in secret. there's no confirmation. lou: that sounds right for an elitist establishment high court. >> it is literally, the legal cronies of the establishment that are in there. so, that's the first thing to bear in mind. lou: good to know, as they say. >> secondly, this whole court case has been a total waste of time and money and still remains that because whatever happens it's not going to have any impact in the real world. what they've said is that they have to consult parliament and parliament has to have a vote. the real question is, will parliament vote down the verdict of the people and the referendum? no, that's not going to happen. lou: it sounds vaguely suicidal. >> of course, it's never going to happen. the only question now, what form does this take? she made a speech the other day, setting out, prime minister theresa may sent out a statement setting leavings the eu. she could send it to parliament, have a vote on it, and they're not going to vote it down. lou: she was rather ambigu

. >> narrator: early on, british prime minister tony blair was charmed by him, and as with germany, theirconomies would become even more entangled. london's financial center was a city enchanted by russian money. these were the years of high oil prices, and putin's russia was growing like never before. it fueled massive corruption, and much of that money was flowing into london. >> the city of london, which has made a huge amount of money out of laundering russian money over the years, and the city is ultimately the motor of the british economy, and it runs on russian money. >> ♪ for you were my thrill on blueberry hill. ♪ >> narrator: valery morozov is a russian construction magnate who now lives in exile in london. his company has done projects for the kremlin, most recently on the scandal-ridden sochi olympics. but finally, he says, the corruption under putin had gone beyond what he could live with. >> if you put these people in the united states or in canada and check what they've done, they're criminals. yeltsin was bought and supported by criminals. putin was brought up to power in

he accused tony blair of being a war criminal. of commons having served more than 40 years as a leader. tam dalyell, who has died at the age of 84. now it is time, little later than usual, for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, will perry. it's not over till the old fella swing... federer will go for an 18th grand slam title at the australian open. venus williams continues to roll back the years — she'll play sister serena in a grand slam final for the first time since 2009. and it's back—to—back wins for england's cricketers on their tour of india, with victory in the first twenty20 in kanpur. we'll look back at that winning start for england in the twenty20 series against india and look ahead to tonight's efl cup semifinal second leg between hull and manchester united, but we start with the tennis. it's turning into a tournament for the old stagers in melbourne. 36—year—old venus williams will play her first australian open finalfor 14 years. she'll meet 35—year—old sister serena for the ninth time in a grand sl

joining me now from westminster is former labour director of communications to tony blair, alastair campbellg loss. some people a0 could be a future leader. ithink it is a big loss. i think tristram is one of those politicians who has real breadth and depth and it is a big loss to the labour party, and a big loss to parliament. i think that politicians, in the end, they are the same as everybody else, they are human beings and opportunities come along and maybe one comes along that new thing will never come again. tristram's that life is as a historian, and in many ways, i would save hisjob is made for him. i think he will do it in really well. there is no denying it is a big loss to the labour party. i was drunk by looking on twitter the rear action by some people —— i was struck by looking on twitter at the reaction of some people. people calling him a disloyal plotter, we want socialist mps, a snob, traitor, that kind of stuff. however good hisjob is and so on, it goes right to the heart of divisions in the party. you can pay way too much attention to a relatively small number of people w